Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-07

indications are now displayed every
morning by the floating of flag
from Court House staff. This has
been secured through the enterprise
of their mayor, 5. w. Reese.
The meeting of the pedagogues
at Dodgeville last Saturday was at
tended by about fifty teachers, aud
was one of the most interesting ses-
sions ever held in the county. a pa
per read by Prof. jolly on "Manual
Training Schools" is spoken of as
having special merit.
TaE whole of January month,
one of the most dreaded because of
its usual severity, passed by with
out the thermometer reaching down
within several degrees of zero; but
February opened up with an effort
to equalize affairs. Monday and
Tuesday nights the mercury capered
at about Is below zero.
IN this issue of the TRIBUNE APP
pears the business card of John IL.
Padon, contractor and builder, who
has located in shop three doors be-
low Lanyon's foundry, on Fountain
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street. He is the happy possessor
of new and the most modern ma
chinery, and holds himself in readi-
ness to do satisfactorily any kind of
work in his line.
THE Sons of Veterans Dramatic
Co. will give only one entertain
ment this season, and that is to be a
good one. Patronize home talent
by going to hear them. They will
give one of the most popular dramas
and one of the funniest of all farces
Remember the date, Tuesday, Feb
10th. Admission, 20 cents; child
ren, 10 cents; reserved seats, 80 cts.
DoDGEvILLE people are showing a
commendable disposition to give
their city a boom. They have al.
ready secured the erection of roll
er flour mill, and organized an sad
vancement association" for the en-
couragement of other local business
enterprises Success is sure to fol
low persistent intelligent effort, and
we hope DodgeyilIe will "work with.
out ceasing" on the line laid down.
BUSINESS men will find, by little
study and experiment, that the SO.
called "dull seasons" are the times
to advertise bargains in their lines
of business. When all the mer-
chants are advertising largely and
are offering bargains in endless vari-
ETY., the public pays less attention to
them than to the lesser number Of
fered in an soft" season. Successful
advertisers will never neglect the
"dulI seasons"
The McGinty Trouble company,
which appeared in this city since
the TRIBUNE's last issue was printed ],
is fairly described by an exchange
in this way: "The company was
much better than the piece, which
was absolutely devoid of plot or
story and lacks even the thinnest
semblance, the salient features of
which even modern farce-comedy is
possessed. The company is com
posed of several clever people who
would be more popular and would
shine to greater advantage in a
piece that would give them oppor-
tunity to display their ability.
HERE is one Of pugilist Sullivan's
latest freaks He was enroute from
Madison to Rockford with his the
atrical company. The burly Bos.
tonian had absorbed a quantity Of
whisky, and when the train pulled
into Harvard Junction he got out
and loudly proclaimed that he was
the owner Of the place. "Any
duffer who steps on this platform
runs against this he yelled, as he
held out his left hand and tipped
his silk hat little more on his eye.
81 can lick any man in the United
States, so / guess III be able to
thump any one in Harvard" No
one disputed it, and he staggered up
and down the platform cursing be-