Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-03-02


-Boscobel is still in the throes OF
uncertainty as to who will be post
master of that berg, and politicians
are having regular cat-and-monkey
scrap about it.
Taken this month keeps you well
all summer. Drives away impure
blood. The greatest spring tonic
ever offered. Rocky Mountain Tea.
At Eastman & Meserole's.
Change of postmasters at Mineral
Point was effected March lst. Mr..
n. i. Martin succeeding NJ 2. NJ.
Crawford. The corps of assistants is
not yet fully decided upon.
The Good Templars' entertain
ment at Dodgeyille last Wednesday
evening was admirably rendered
and well attended The receipts
were about SSl. 90.
Miss Preston is in the city mar
kets, studying the styles and select
ing the choicest things for her spring
stock, to be opened March 9th, op-
posite Gundry & Grays. 7w4
The St. Paul Dispatch announces
the death of the wife of Mr. o H..
Comfort, formerly of Iowa county,
which occurred Feb. Goth, at the fam
ily bona in 81 paul
james Spensley's sale of farm
stock and machinery was quite larg-
ely attended, Notwithstanding the
weather was very cold. Property
generally brought fair prices.
Joe Barnett, a well known citizen
of Lancaster, fell down the stairs of
the Wright House, where he was a
boarder, and was so badly hurt that
he is still unable to be about.
Quite number of people in Dar-
lington bave been getting water from
the city waterworks, not only with
out paying for it, but without so
much as saying "by your leave"
Mr.. Henry thinner, former
hustling business man of Mineral
Point, was in our city yesterday as
representative of leading New
York dry goods and novelty house.
A postal from Leroy Gordon, who
has been attending the Aricultural
College, at Madison, states that he
will arrive home today Thursday
to recuperate after his quite severe
illness.
Louis Ryalls and +. G. Halver-
son, of Dodgeville, have purchased
the hardware store and business OF
J. II. Carrow, at Linden. Mr.. Hal
verson will have charge of the busi-
ness there.
The high price of wood for fuel
is subject Of remark by most of our
local exchanges. 1t is quoted at $3.50
per cord in Montfort, $500 at Platte
vile, and about the latter figure at
Lancaster.
Are you thin? Would you like
to get fat and plump? Tried laugh
ing" t'wouldn't work-now take
Rocky Mountain Tea-'twil do the
business. 35 cents at Eastman d
Meserole's.
County School Supt. Metcalf noti-
fies us that notice will be furnished
for publication next week relative to
when and where he will hold exam
nations for certificates to teach in
Iowa county.
There has been general anxiety
caused by the illness OF Mr.. Adam
Dresen, popular leader ofthe Mineral
Point Band. 1t is gratifying to state
that at this writing he seems to be
on fair way of recovery.
The death of Mrs. Jacob Rolling
at Linden, which occurred Feb. 18th,
is cause of general sorrow in that
village, where she bad resided for
more than 80 years, and was very
highly respected.
Mr.. Joseph Deller started yester-
day wednesday, for Lacrosse to
attend the silver wedding Of bis
daughter and son-in-law, Mrs and
Mr.. VIM. Strauss, who were married
in this city March 4th 1874.
-Fitgibbon Bros, Of Monroe, rave
decided not to go to Galena. The
people Of that city offered them o
large bonus in the shape Of the FRITZ
Planning Mill, but they decided that
they would not leave Monroe.
B. J. Bennett, OF the Tribune, wa,
lin Chicago and Milwaukee the past
week, and purchased a lot Of th'
newest things in printing material
eauipping this office to continue a
the front in doing neat and stylisi
printing in all lines.
i The numerous acuuaiutAncpS anf