Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-02
Linden Locals.

Mr.. aud Mrs. Matthew Prdeaux
are here visiting Mrs. Kate Richards,
Mrs. Prideaux's mother
Mrs Carrie Luke, of Mlllln, is
visiting her father, Mr.. u " earne.
Charlie lugraham arrived home
on Friday night to visit tricuds here
aud take in the Mineral Point fair.
Charlie reports times lively at Iron
Mt, Mich.
Now IL the chance to get your
p cture takeu The Good Luck car
stands near the Liberty POLE, All
work guaranteed.
Mr. Tanner Walker, of Aunaton,
was in town last week.
Mr Harry Bakers barn was struck
by lightning on Saturday. y hole
was Knocked in the roof about six
inches in diameter A horse was
standing in the barn aad was not
injured.
Mr.. Thomas Hicks returned from
Dakota on Thursday last. Tommy
looks as though Dakota agrees with
him. lie reports DIR, weather much
as we have had it here thus summer.
Frank llioks' grey pony ran away
just after 1t was unhitched from the
wagon on Saturday. 1t ran through
a wire fence, turned and ran through
In another place cutting Itself very
bad with the wire.
Miss Mary Spargo is at home from
Huinbolt, Miohigan, where she has
been WIN her sister tor several
years.
Mr.. VIM. RapsoE and son John,
Mr.. aud Mrs. john Fox, Nj = Chas.
Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Pryor
aud Mrs, Matthew Holman, from
Cobb, attended quarterly meeting
services here on Sunday
Miss Kate Richards, of Dixon,
Tennessee, is the guest of Miss
Mary HeaIhcock.
A FIRE on the old Dewey place,
near Cassvllle, last Tuesday alter
noon burned over 100 acres of bot
tom land, and consumed twenty tons
of hay stacked thereon belonging
10 j. NJ. Hauuum. 1t was only by
great eff prt that tbs large stone shed
on the Dewey place was saved. fhe
fire, IL Is thought, was probably set
by spark from IA passing railroad
locomotive Ielter.
A NEW lot of carpets of all grades,
also floor oil cloths BY the yard and
in patterns for the early fall trade
has just been received at Deller's
He has also received with the above
lot something superior to the oil
cloths which has never been brought
here before, aud although lIttle
more expensive than the oil cloth,
hen taxing wear aud comfort into
consideration 1t ls 10y far the cheaper.
1t is called lluoleum, aud Is made of
CORK.
On Sunday evening a disturbance
arose IN the Chelsea church. Two
unmannerly fellows used bolSterous
language aud interfered with the
services To such a shameful extent
that Mr.. Bond was Obliged to have
the gentlemen ~ arrested. Esq
Bayne fined the defendants $2l.50
winch was by the way, as leulent as
possl ble, aud sent them on their way
wiser if not betIer grown up boys.
--- Warren Sentinel.
A STARTLING explosion occurred
in the kltchen of Hon. NJ. j. Briggs
residence one uay last week. The
girl put some harmless looking
paper boxes in the cooking range to
bury up the fire, when terrific ex-
ploslon occurred, blowing the front
aud end out of the stove aud fright
ming the family considerably, but
none were injured. II subsequently,
appeared that the boxes were some
that had been thrown out by Jones
d. Owens ard had contained Etna
giant powder cartridges, and it is
supposed that some of the substance
which is very explosive had leaked
out and adheared to the box, or one
of The cartridges remained in 1t.
The little boys had brought the
boxes home to play with them
UodgeDitle SIN.