Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-17

nave every ioooluVIift III lue NOuH'
try made a travelling wheather
prophet, His little flags are to be
displayed on every train, and the
farmers whose barns are within
sight of track will have their
wheather forecasts as regularly as
any city newspaper reader. The
experiment has been tried on sever
al roads.
The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
any one for fraud who takes paper
and refuses to pay for it, Under
this law the man who allows his
subscription TO run along for some
time and then orders it stopped, or
orders it "refused, ," aud has a postal
card sent notifying the publisher,
leaves him liable to arrest aud fine
the same as for theft.
WE understand that the enter
tainmeut given by Beulah Joiner
and Alfred Vivian, at Wyoming,
for the benefit of the Y, z. 5, c. f.,
was we'll received and brought in
quite nice sum for the society.
The audience expressed themselves
as h.iug so well pleased that the
p, CORNERS will repeat their pro-
gram about Thanksgiving week at
at Wyoming aud Spring Green.
Mr. +. A. CoUsE, father of our
wideawake new milliuer spent
Sunday here visiting with his
daughter. Mr. Couse is a citizen of
Madison, and an old soldier minus
one leg. AT present he is engaged
in canvassing for the Wtsconsi"
Farmer, a weekly publication of
sixteen pages, one of the best farm
papers issued in the northwest. The
Flrmer and the TRIBUNE oan -
had one year, in advance, for .he
small price of $l.6O.
THERE is a probability Of Mineral
Point receiving a visit from hev
Joseph Farguson, ID. d., of England
president of the +. Nj. Conference
there He is one eft Europe's grea
ministers, and is wonderfully talent
ed as a speaker. His popularity il
further attested by his position IN
the conference. He has been at
tending the great convention al
Washington as one of the delegates
Mr.. Chubb is acquainted with him
and is very glad TO have the oppor
tunity Of introducing him to The
citizens of Mineral Point. Further
notice will be given in these columns
The Wisconsin Grand Lodge OF
Good Templars will meet at Oshkosh
= net year. An effort was made AT
, it's recent session in Eau Claire 70
raise the grand chief tempIar's sal
= AIRY to $500 a year, bat it was
finally fixed at the old figure Of
$1,000 aud expenses. The grand
secretary's salary was reduced from
81, 200 to 1000 aud expenses. Ii
- was proven at the late session that
r Menasha has the banner Good Ten
. pIar' lodge Of the world n larger
than that Of any other lodge in tine
district, state, or world.
e TIE state dairy and food com
missioner is proving a useful anC
, sensible creation. lie quietly visits
e creameries, cheese factory, etc,
D and takes away samples OF eaci
: mans milk. He has discovered tha
/, some men are void Of conscience 0
: honesty. TO such the flowing brool
and the cows teat are one and th'
same; and again it is discovered b.
the commissloner that some have
wonderful attachment 30 that whlcf
settles on the top Of milk, 50 muet
so that they cannot give 1t up IN
Justice to other customers of tn
r factory. The law, however, vii
probably squeeze out such Ignorance
,. aud notions in due time.
The largest and best assortmen
Of chamois skins ever in the city, q
i Prideaux's Drug store.
j. FoR the American Fat stock Sho9
Il to be held in Chicago, Nov. nth Z
& 2Ist, special excursion tickets WI
v be sold at fare and q third, viii
!. IA earfs added for admission c0u