Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-01-11
Long Ago in Mineral Point.

Inc IflDnne, March -, 1880: Com
panies of gold hunters are daily
leaving this town for California, and
teams from other places are almost
constantly passing through here
| for the same destination. We are
informed that over sixty teams and
two hundred persons leave this town
the present season for California.
The Tribune, May 3. 1850: Never
before during our residence in Min
| eral Point have we kno IN the prices
for produce as high as at the present
time. Flour is sell ing for three dol
lars per hundred. Potatoes have
| heen sold in town the past week for
one dollar per bushel, and most ar
ticles of produce are equally high.
Mineral is worth from twenty-four
to twenty-five dollars per thousand.
We understand that Sam
uel Crawford has accepted an invi-
tation from the electors of Crawford
and other counties comprising the
Sixth Judicial Circuit to become
their candidate for Judge.
The Tribune, May q, 1850: We
noticed on Monday last a fleet of
10 or II prairie schooners anchored
about three miles from town. On
Tuesday they made their first grand
la ntrxr int tny fo i'll
commenced in business. A large
amount of lead and copper is ready
to be shipped and will give employ
to number of teams during the
suinmer. We are sorry to say
that on Sunday morning last our
streets presented an appearance
poorly calculated to leave upon the
minds of travellers who had stopped
to spend the Sabbath in our village
a favorable impression as to the
GROWN UP BOYS of this place. The
piling of stoves, plows, etc, in the
middle of the streets, and the remov-
ing of signs as was done on Saturday
night, is an otfense which if punish
| ed to the extent of the law would
| place those concerned in IA very un-
pleasant situation. We understand
there are persons in town who intend
to proceed against all who may be
engaged in similar otfense here
after; so look out BOYS.
The Tribune, Jan. 3, 1865: The
new year has set in with the weather
as fine as spring. Thus far the win
ter has more the appearance OF au-
tumn than of the more rigid season.
y The President is about issuing
a special message on Cuban affairs
x Senator Atchinson and his
friends are very confident that Kan
sas will be slave state.
The Tribune office has been removed
to the third floor Of Milton's new
stone block, corner of High and
Chestnut streets. During
the past year there has been more
permanent improvements in the
shape of buildings made in Mineral
Point than in any previous year.
Among the most prominent are the
stores OF Messrs. Thomas d Co.. the
store of John Milton on High street
and the warehouse of G.. W. Cobb on
Commerce street. All these build
ings are of stone, three stories high,
and substantially built. Among tho
dwellings erected within few
months past are those of Hon. NJ, NJ.
Cothren, VIM. Lanyon, Henry Plow-
man, y. b. Boydon and George
Priestley.
The Tribune, Jan. 10, 1866; A COM
pany of hunters who had spenta few
weeks in Richland county returned
to this village last week with between
30 and 10 fine fat deer and 10 bears.
L. :. Sprague and f. PridoauX spent
three or -four days hunting but few
miles from this village and succeed
ed in capturing eleven deer
D
The Tribune, Jan. t, 1850: A new
year has commenced and with 1t
come paper bills, store bills ana
other like calls upon the printer
There are quite number who have
been in our debt almost since the
commencement Of the Tribune IN
this place. For job work particular
/ lv for election tickets We have hard
/ lv received enough TO pay Tor the pa
per used in printing. Unless those
Indebted TO US co ne forward ana
settle their bills soon. the Tribune
win assurediy be discontinued, and
u,o .haII look for a better location
for our business. MaIiieu
at Franklin, Dec. %, 1919 oy feN. y
Butler, Amasa Cobb E7q~ ana hiI7