Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-10

HE hepuOilcan county conVen-
ton, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the several county
offices, and an assemblyman, also to
choose delegates to the State sena-
torial convention, will be held on
Wednesday, the 5th of October.
ONE of the most unique displays
in the cookery line even seen at a
fair in this city or section was that
made by Noble Davis, the baker. 1t
was in pyramid form, of squares,
with white dove ornaments, and
otherwise beautifully trimmed, and
surmounted with statuary, the whole
reprenting how he prepares cakes
for weddings and other parties.
A LAW has been passed making it
unlawful for the government to fur
nish printed envelopes to private in
dividuals, firms or corporations.
Good We are still in the business.
Envelopes of all sizes, colors and
qualities furnished and printed to
order at the TRIBUNE office at rea-
sonable prices. Your order is solic-
tied.
SPoRTsMEN may now take their
guns, but no dogs, and hunt and
take wood-cock, quail, partridge,
prairie chicken, pheasant, plover,
mallard, teel or oOd-duck, until
December lst, and other wild ducks
not named above, wild geese, brant,
etc, until May LIST next Hunting
any game with dogs is prohibited
until September lst, 1898.
JOE WONDER, the trotting horse,
is rightly named. Each week al
most he is performing such feats as
to make people wonder what he will
do next. At Decatur, H., about
ten days ago, he won a race against
a field of ten horses, making the
three heats in 1921, 2:l94 and 2:ls4,
carrying sixty pounds over weight.
By the way, Joe is Swigert colt.
liz the death of John Ross, which
occurred on the 1st inst, Waldwick
lost one of her best and most highly
esteemed citizens. He was a native
of Ireland; came to this country In
l845, and settled in Waldwick in '63.
His age was 73 years, 4 months and
9 days. There survive him wife,
four daughters, (Mrs. Uriah James,
Waldwick; Mrs. JAS Jackson, Min
eral Point; Mrs. Geo. Alton, Mifliin;
Mrs. Henry Weise, Mineral Point0
and three sons-Alex., John w. and
Leslie, all residing in Waldwick.
The silver medals offered by the
fair society at its fair held in this
city last week, for elocution, were
won by Robt. Martin and Bessie
Hutchison. 1t should be understood
that there was no competition be-
tween the winners named, as there
was medal for boys and one for
girls, all contestants to be under
eighteen years. Those who heard
them praise their efforts very much.
| Should these successful parties take
part in a like contest for the gold
medal offered by the State fair, and
did not win, they would come awful
close to it.
AN exchange says: "Limberger
cheese cut and laid in cupboards
and refrigerators will drive away
aunts." Phew! Who will dispute it?
The whole family would pick up and
leave, including cats and dogs. 1t
would drive a herd of cattle thro'
eighteen feet of snow, or an eight
penny nail through hickory tree.
1t is strong enough to transplant
Bunker Hill over into Iowa, or to
convert Salvation Army drum
major to Buddhism. PUTT into the
refrigerator to drive away ants and
you might as well sell the refrigera-
tor for the twenty-five cents worth
Of old zinc there is in it.
The hay-fever season is on in full
force, and there are sneezes and
sDeazes and the unfortunate victims
revel (?) in sIeepless nights. There
are a good many persons in Mineral
Point who are attacked by this queer
ailment every fall. A few are able