Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14

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since Easter Day has been so late.
1t will not again fall on that day till
l943. Ash Wednesday will fall this
year on the 10th of March.
THE insurance business formerly
represented by T. S. Ansley has
been transferred to w. A. Jones.
The agency represents some of the
best companies in existence, and any
business entrusted to its care will
receive prompt attention.
THE second session of the Fifth
district lodge, l. o. G. T., composed
of all the lodges of that order in
Dane, Iowa, Lafayette and Grant
counties will be held with Lancaster
lodge, No. 80, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Jan. 26 and u, 1856.
HAVING sold a large tract of his
farming land Mr.. VIM. Jewell, re.
siding on the Linden road from this
city, will offer at public sale, at his
place, next Thursday, the 2lst inst,
rs head of horses and cattle, among
which are some very desirable.
A LITTLE fouryear-old son of Con-
rad Wenzel, a shoemaker in Lancas-
ter, Wis, had the sight of his right
eye destroyed one day last week.
The little fellow was sitting on the
stairs when his sister passing by him
accidentally thrust blade of a els
sors into and through the ball of
the eye.
A SUIT has been commenced by
the town of Eden, this county,
against the Chicago d Northwestern
railway for $4,000 for defective
highway caused by this company.
This is to reimburse the town for
money it was compelled to pay for
the death of the two Parish boys,
which happened few years ago.
THE Salvation Army is now OPP
Grating in Dubuque. The Times
speaks of it as follows: "These
much talked OF reformers do not
turn out to be so wild and forbidding
as reported. Their meetings are
we'll attended, and they have the
satisfaction of knowing that they
are doing some good. All people
do not come to grace the same way,
and if any come no one must com
plain.
The following item taken from
the Grant county Herald shows
students just what is necessary to
insure successful work: Nothing
is more needed for the success of q
school than the general disposition
of the students to learn. Just so
far as they naturally lack a thirst for
knowledge, so far is the teachers
work increased ana results dimin-
ished. Students, do you really aoant
an educat5on.2 Parents, do you en-
deayor, as far as possible, to foster
such desire?"
GUNDRY, GRAY & Co. will close
out the balance Of their stock of
ladies and misses cloaks, also mems
aud boys oyercoats, at cost. These
are all fresh goods and you will find
it rare opportunity for bona fide
bargains.
PRoF. J. c. FREEMAN, L. L. d., OF
the University of Wis, will give
one of his eloquent lectures for the
benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society of
the NJ. E. church, at the vestry, on
Friday evening the 18th tomorrow
The Prof. lectures in the Platteville
course on Wednesday evening, is at
Darlington on Thursday, so that
there is no doubt but that he will be
here. The reason for the December
failure was owing to the postpone
ment of his lecture in Darlington.
Admission % and Is cents.
THERE could be nothing better for
the young people of this city than
to start a reading society known as
the Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
tifc Circle whose initials are c. L.
S. G. tits a regular course Of study
raouirino one hour a day, and goes