Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-05-13

eacu week during tne summer.
They have decided on Tuesday, but
should the weather interfere it will
be on the following Friday.
QUEEN VICToRIA's crown is worth
$1,200,0O0. 1t costs in interest
$4,000 year for this headpiece
which she never wears. The in
terest alone would buy about 1000
"lovely" bonnets every Easter.
A HOLE in the sidewalk is made
good (0, in some places, by making
spike of 2x4 scantling and driving
it down to the level of the walk,
Economy, thou art not only jewel,
but great enhancer of beauty.
Brewer Il Penhallegon handle the
"Nail Box" cigar.
Hon. G. G. Cox has been ap-
pointed aid de camp on staff of
National Commander, G. A. r. The
same came unsolicited on Mr.. Cox's
part. All will agree that it is an
honor most worthily bestowed.
RICHLAND county assessors re.
Gently held a meeting in which
nearly every town was represented,
to agree upon schedule to govern
the assessment of personal property.
1t is a practice that should prevail
everywhere.
GEN. RUsK and family arrived at
their Viroqua home, from Wash
ington, on Tuesday morning of this
week. Uncle Jerry is looking as
fresh and robust as twenty years
ago, and says that he is delighted to
return home permanently.
LAST week the Monroe Sentinel
entered upon its forty-fourth year,
and celebrated the event by enlarg.
ing to an eight-column quarto, max
ing one of the largest papers in the
state. We congratulate Bro. Booth
on his enteIp prise and prosperity.
LAST week it was announced that
the ladies of the 2. M. church
would hold an ice cream festival on
decoration day, but as they have
since made arrangements to pro.
vide meals for the soldiers during
the reunion the festival will not be
held.
The Monroe Condensing Factory
is supplying the Racine baby.food
factory with condensed milk of an
excellent quality. The milk is
matted, and otherwise prepared for
use, as a most wholesome article of
diet for babies and invialids at the
Racine laboratory.
GoRGEN 81 PITTz are in line on
"Nail Box" cigars.
THE Volga, S. Oak. Tribune,
Tom Bishops paper, says: Thursday
morning last, April 27, John Berge,
who lives near Lake Campbell, nine
miles south of Volga, came to town
in a sleigh and brought forty
bushels of wheat. It's late spring,
but still "later" winter.
WISCONSIN is paying out a large
amount of money for wolf scalps
this year. Friday the secretary of
state drew warrants to the amount
of $565 for this purpose. Within
the past week a warrant was drawn
to pay $50 for wolves killed within
twenty miles of the state capital.
A NOTE from Mr.. Philip Law
renee informs US that he has moved
with his family to Pierre, S. Oak,
he having been appointed to the
position of book-keeper in the state
auditors office. Mr.. Lawrence's
numerous friends back here will be
pleased to learn of his good fortune.
Tue railroad up the Kickapoo
Valley seems to be doing a good
business. Although It's sale has
been frequently reported it has not
yet passed out of the hands of the
campany that built it. Work is
going on along the line and new
life has been given to the villages
through which 1t passes.
The Milwaukee railroad company
has increased the pay Of baggage
men and passenger brakemen S. per