14 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Mineral Point Tribune
Location
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
1
The Economy Rest Tent at the fair provides a large cool space with chairs, cots, toilet articles, and ice water in charge of a competent lady. It invites ladies and children to rest or be cared for, located between the Secretary's Office and the Dining Hall.
Local items include births, visitors, and engagements. building updates and street improvements. fair preparations with ticket offers and decorations. church services and club entertainments. a ball game rescheduled. and advertisements for Spooner's gasoline and various goods in the Mineral Point area.
The excerpt hints at favorable closing prices and other compelling bargains as buyers look for solid value. Multiple options appear attractive amid cautious market sentiment, inviting prudent selections and quick decisions before markets shift.
The Common Council passes an ordinance for a new school house. Tribune urges procurement of definite plans and a reliable cost estimate for taxpayer consideration. Market pitch: Misnok offers building stone lime stone sand stone and delivery in the city with black dirt for lawns and invites inspection.
Guttenstein bern on Fountain street rented and fitted for horses fed and cared for by reliable attendants. Available by the hour day or week with reasonable prices. In Mineral Point Wisconsin. For rent a five room house with cistern in southern city part for 4 50 a month. Also large house and lot 90 by 160 with barn, wood house, fruit trees and water cistern. Terms from Joan Curnow or J B Reynolds.
Thirty two men quit and idle Tuesday while five or six landers stayed in. The strike follows a failed wage demand from the Kennedy mine owners. Wages cited were 1.85 dollars daily in dry digging and 1.50 in wet. Plant closure seems likely if demands are not met. July 31. Galena Gazette mentions local notices and community notes.
Fitzgibbons Brothers will showcase a full line of carriages and harness at the Mineral Point Fair with goods sold direct to consumers. The article also notes local officials N H Snow resigning from the school board and F K Hanscom succeeding him, plus remarks on visitors and the town’s hospitality and a local sales pitch for Rocky Mountain Tea at 85 cents.
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