Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-30

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The advertised list of letters at
the post office for this week has the
following names for whom there are
letters: Harry Butteris, Addie Dow
ling, John N. Wellman, Mary Wood
man.
SOME young men took advantage
of the Italian string band in town
the past few days and had them play
for a social dance Monday evening.
They pronounce the music rendered
doubly grand, setting the feet wild.
THE Whitewater manufacturers
are shipping large lots of farming
machinery to Nebraska while the
transportation rate is but 10 cents a
hundred. The railway rate war is
very profitable to them.
MARRIED-At the residence of
the brides parents, in Willow
Springs, Lafayette, Co, April 27th,
by Rev. J. Marks, Mr.. Frank p.
Burgess, of Rapid City, Dakota, and
Miss M. Emily, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. II. Legoe.
MUscopA's public school building
was destroyed by fire recently, and
from the tone of the paper Of that
burg, one would suppose that more
satisfaction was thereby realized
than otherwise. Evidently it was
an old delapidated structure.
The display Of Wall Paper at the
Postoflice Book Store is fully equal
to any in tn city, and at low prices.
Patterns somewhat out of style are
offered at prices belew cost and at
prices that will attract. Before pur-
chasing give the stock and prices an
investigation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett, Of
Barreltown, buried their youngest
child-a little boy about ten months
old-last Friday. This is the fourth
child the tereaved parents have been
called upon to mourn the loss Of, and
the afliction falls with more than
ordinary severity.
The 2. M. church society has
commenced to repair and beautify
its church building, and during
the time necessary for this work the
society will hold regular SER
vices in the Good Templars' Hall on
High street. Preaching and Sabbath
School services at the usual hours.
A NUMBER of the young English
men who are located in and around
Madison are said to be watching the
difference between England and
Russia with great interest. In case
war is declared, they will immediate.
ly abandon the civic occupations in
which they are now engaged and
rush to their country's aid.
PERSONS in this vicinity who con
template raising tobacco-and the
number is growing wonderfully
will find many timely hints concern
ing its cultivation, cure, etc, in the
series Of articles which will appear
in this paper (taken from the Edger-
ton Tobacco Reporter, from the pen
of II. S. Pomeroy, cultiyator of
long experience and good success.
THE family of /. D. Bushnell, of
Belmont, Lafayette county, have re-
ceived from the government back
pensions amounting to 5,340 and a
regular monthly pension of s72.
Mr.. Bushnell was in the army, and
was a prisoner at Andersonyille and
other rebel prisons for some seven
teen months, which broke down his
mind, and he is now an inmate Of
the Wisconsin insane asylum.
LAST Friday Afternoon as Miss
Kitty, daughter of Alfred Richards,
Of BarreItown, was getting out Of a
wagon near the postofice, she slip
ped in some way and fell, striking
the back Of her head against the
sidewalk with great force. She was
rendered insensible at once, and was
conveyed to DR.. Tallman's office,
where she remained in an almost
senseless condition for quite while.