Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-10

| all of which we are pleased to learn.
MIR. Joseph Harker, the agree.
able postmaster at Mifiiin, circulated
among us yesterday.
Edgar Bennett, an heir of the
TRIBUNE, is down from the capital
for frolic with old chums.
Mrs Bennison an son Sherman
went to MazoManie for a short visit.
Hon. J. NJ. Smith and Mr.. John
Horn, are among those from here
witnessing the Democratic pow-wow
at Chicago.
Mrs Alfred Wallis started
Tuesday noon for Pueblo, Col, to
join her husband, who is in business
at that place.
Father O'keefe left on Tuesday
for Grand Forks, Dakota, where he
will visit with a brother for about
two weeks. His mother accompani-
ed him.
During the past week Miss
Kate Ivey has been visiting at
Dodgeville. She returned Monday,
bringing with her for a short stay,
Miss Genie Smith, most agreeable
young lady.
Mr.. John Hampton, who some
dozen years ago left Mineral Point
for New York city, arrived here Sat
urday for the first time since his de.
parture, and is enjoying himself
with hls brother, Geo. Mastcn, and
many old acquaintances.
Miss Vina Felt, of Warren, ILL.,,
is in this city visiting with Miss
Alona Mayhem.
MIR. John Haddeld is on a bust
ness trip TO Chicago.
Mrs. Isaac Suthers returned last
week from a visit to her brother in
MazoManie. Mrs. Jas. Phillips, of
Milwaukee, accompanied her home,
and is visiting with parents and
friends.
Rev. T.. L. Clough, who was a
gallant soldier in the late war, and
who rose from the ranks to cap
tiancy, now located at Mineral
Point, was in the city yesterday. Mr..
Clough is one of the practical kind
of ministers. Some years ago an
Eau Claire fireman was killed, leav-
ing a family, a mortgage ON their
, home and no money TO live on. Al
ter preaching the sermon he stepped
to the coffin and said that the dead
9 man had often stood between harm
and the property of many in the
audience. He leaves n destitute
family with a mortgage on their lit
tie home. We will now raise money
enough to take up that mortgage
and place this dead mans wife and
children in easy circumstances, and
it was done Mil1oaukee Sunday
telegraph.
Mr.. James Mahoney, of Miner
al Point, was in the city on his way
home. Mr.. Mahoney is a theologi-
cal student ut Baltimore, and is pre-
pairing for the priesthood. He will
be ordained this summer. GaIona
{ Gdzette.
Frank Weston, the popular
? young conductor of the Iowa City
accommodation on the B. G. Il *
) n, starts this morning for the home
E of his parents, at Linden Wisconsin,
where he will spend ten days drink
ing buttermilk, milking the cows
, and running over the old farm. Mr..
Weston is a gentleman in every
sense of the word, and for that rea
son he is a favorite all along the
line, nor could a more faithful en-
poyee of the road be found or one
who would more carefully guard its
interests. lie deserves his brief hol-
iday and we hope it may be pleas
ant one.-C CeC1ar Rapid { Lo,ca) Rep.
Hon. NJ. J. Briggs came home
for brief visit on Tuesday evening,
having been engaged for some weeks
past in working up aid in Lafayette
and Green counties for the proposed
/ Chicago, Freeport d StPaul railroad.
lie brings the gratifying news that
aid has been voted in all the towns
where propositions have been sub
mitted, except in the town Of York,
Green county, (wherc the PROPOSE
ton for $4,000 is still pendlng,) as
follows: La La Fayette county
town Of Argyle $4,000, town of
Blanchard $4,000; in Green county
town Of Cadiz $1,000, Adams
| s. 900 Jordan $4,000, besides $le,-
600 Of individual subscriptions in
Illinois, making a total of $44,5o0
aid already secured, and leaving but
! S. 800 to raise to complete the con
tract for $4,000 on the first fifty
miles, when the work Of construc-
ton is to be commenced Chronicle.
Fresh fruit and yegetabies can be
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