Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-23

SMALL sales and slow collections,
and the necessity of making room
for spring goods, impel A. &. Deller
to make a sacrifice sale of his stock
of winter clothing. Here is a rare
chance for bargains.
THE Knight Templar installation
is to come off this (Thursday) even
in this city. The Slocum orchestra
furnishes music. A number of
knights and ladies from out of town
are here to enjoy the occasion.
THE revival meetings continue in
the p NJ. Church with increasing in
terest and attendance. The mem-
bers Of the church have found them
both stimulating and profitable, and
a number have risen for prayer.
HENDRA BROTHERS are deter
mined that their customers shall be
better served through the year 1896
than ever before. Experience is
showing them constantly what is
needed, and they will provide it.
A MEMBER of the county board
calls attention to an error in the pub
Iished proceedings of the adjourned
session as appeared in the TRIBUNE
last week. DIR. Deahofe's bill of $25
was allowed at $40, instead of "in
full"
AN exchange says the man who
thinks newspaper will suspend be-
cause he quits taking it, is like the
man who took drink from the river
and then looked along the shore to
see how much he had lowered the
water.
ADVERTISE particular things, give
prices, take as much pains with my
announcements as | do with my
stock and do my heaviest advertising
in dull times, because then is when
people look most keenly for bargains
John Wanamaker.
IT takes a rich man to draw a
check, pretty girl to draw attention,
a horse to draw cart, a porous plas-
ter to draw the skin, topper to draw
the cork, free lunch to draw a
crowd and an advertisement in a
newspaper to draw trade.
MRS. CATHERINE KENNEDY,
mother of Richard and Thomas Ken
nedy, died at her home in Highland
last Friday, aged ~ years. That
she was worthy mother is shown
by the good boys she reared to be-
come honored American citizens.
DIR. j. w. MORGAN and Will Jeuck
Jr. were privileged to attend the leap
year party given by the ladies of
Dodgeville, Friday evening, of last
week, and are enthusiastic in praise
of the grace and cordiality with
which the ladies entertained their
guests.
SUBSCRIBERS to the stock If the
Southwestern Wisconsin Fair are al
ready beginning to pay in their
money to the treasurer. Certificates
are not yet ready but will be by Feb.
lst; in the meantime Treasurer Allen
will give receipts for any money
paid in.
JANEsvILLE has character known
as MOL, the kisser.n She is tall and
muscular and about IS years Of age,
and her hobby is cate ning the poor
unprotected men, who happen to be
out late at night, and affectionately
embracing them. She is supposed
to be insane on this point.
JIM. MINOR has a corps Of men at
work filing his mammoth ice house.
While experimenting the job one
day last week Maurice got his foot
badly bruised by block of ice slip
ping back on the shoot. He limped
painfully for time, but has now re-
sumed his stately stride.
ABOUT a year ago there was some
movement toward securing some fire
protection for the city. Has the
matter been entirely lost sight of
or given up as impracticable or un-
necessary? If any alderman or
other party knows anything about it
will he please stand up.
A.P. HIGBEE, senior proprietor Of
the Higbee House, Dodgeville, died
last Friday, after brief illness. Mr..
Higbee had won public favor rapidly
during the short time since he came
to take charge Of the popular hotel
1T the county seat, ana the travelling
public will learn Of his deeease with
regret
MARRIED:-At the residence of
the brides sister, Mrs. NJ. Colds
worthy, Of Linden, on Wednesday,
Jan u. 1896, Mr. WIN. James and
Mrs. Edith Bray both Of Linden, Rev.
NJ. n. James officiating, None but
tie immediate relatives of the par