Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-08-06

be great big show, from start to fin
lsh and you can't afford to miss it.
AS fragrant as freshly picked flow
ers and fully as lasting is the perfum,
to be found at Iveys Pharmacy.
The Mineral Point Fair has got
to be sort Of Homecoming OF
Reunion for all old time residents OF
southwestern Wisconsin. You'll meet
old friends there and renew acquaint,
ances that you haven't seen or hearc
of for years.
The Mineral Point Fair is the
first race meeting in the Southern
Wisconsin Fair Circuit and the race
horses meet here for their first
trials of speed. A splendid field is
assured and red hot races will be wit
messed every day.
Political announcements for all can
didates will be published in The Tribune,
party affiliations cutting no figure.
Every aspirant must necessarily adver-
tise if he wishes to get before the peo-
pie, and all are entitled to advertising
space at advertising rates.
Every time person Hicks a United
States postage stamp he gets taste of
sweet potato. The gum with which the
stamps are backed is made from that
succulent vegetable because Uncle
Sans heutenants consider it the most
harmless preparation of the sort.
Becoming incensed at stranger
who started to walk across a newly laid
cement walk at Marshfeld, Lewis Lar
son, cement worker, threw trowel
at him, 1t missed its intended victim
and went through plate glass window
of hardware store. The loss is $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. H Bach and
two children of GAINESVILLE, Mrs. F. B.
Moore of Chicago, and C. S. French of
Lake Geneva, constituted an automo-
bile party from GAINESVILLE to this city
on Tuesday. They visited the Slack
mine on Wednesday and returned to
GAINESVILLE.
This is the season of great suffer
ing for the most patient of all servants
the horse. Give him water often. Let
him stand in the shade when possible.
See that his harness is comfortable. Try
to put yourself in his place. Remember
the Golden Rule and broaden the words
"others" and "them.
The love affairs of two Indiana fam
lilies named Day and Sunday are keeping
the gossips busy, so it is said. Three
boys of the Sunday family married three
Day girls and the remaining two Sun
day boys are counting two Day girls.
There is a probability that every Day'll
be Sunday Ly and by.
The scorching hot weather of the
last two weeks has caused various eX-
changes which come to the Tribune
desk to bewai. the need of more shade
trees in their respective towns. Miner
al Point is grandly shaded by trees and
the blessing has been duly appreciated
during said hot spell.
BY glancing over the Tribune ad-
vertising columns it will be seen that
Mr.. A. Appel, the supposedly irredeem-
able bachelor, has taken unto himself a
partner, and he purposes advertising
the fact. Call at his barber shop where
Fred Engels can explain fully the
partnership business.
Genial John Ralph couldn't stand
the trials of patching, hence he started
in quest of his "better half" whom he
expects to find at Joliet, ILL.,, whittier
she went with the little ones some
weeks ago for a visit at the parental
home. John is not likely to return
again unless his wife does.
Two Irishmen meeting one day
were discussing local news do you
know jim Shedley?' asked Pat.
Faith, F." said Mike, AN | do. .
"Well, " said Pat, che has had his APP.
pendix taken away from him. eye
don't say so, said Mike. "Well, il
serves him right. He should have hac
it in his wife's name Elk.
Here IS a farmers mode Of Kidding
his premises Of rats and mice: If YOU
sprinkle sulphur on your barn floor anC
through you corn as you gather it there
will not be rat or mouse to bother
He has done this for years and has ney
er suffered from the pests, A pound o
sulphur will be sufficient to preserve
large barn of corn, and is good for tn,
stock. -Ex.
One of the greatest features Of tn,
First and Best Fair will be the magnifi
cent special ATTRACTIONS, the Aeria
LIoyds and the Sensational divers
These acts are the marvel Of the coun
try today. Their death-defying feat
in MID air are the most spectacula
ever offered outside of state fair
| Those attractions alone are worth com