Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-17

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The exercises of the graduating
class of the Mineral Point High
School VIII take place at the City
Hall Friday evening, June Is. The
class consists Of four members;
Hattie Gates, Rufus Hooking, Eta
Neal and Ella Dave. The Mineral
Point cornet band has kindly con
sented to enliven the occasion with
instrumental music, and Prof. Sol.
Osborne is preparing the vocal mu
sic, which fact viii vouch for its
high order. Rev. w. J. c. Bond,
of the p. NJ. church will deliver an
address on the occasion, by invita-
ton of the class. The exercises
promise to be fully up to The aver
age|of such occasions
/ PROGRAMME
1 Music by the band.
! Essay ....... ................" mind and Body
ELLA DAVE.
Music "Fairel Than Thee"
EITA NEAI~
Murc by the band.
huFus HoCkiNG
Music THE May Fly"
/ Essay True Greatness" with Valedictory.
HATTIE GATES.
Music 10y the band.
Presentation Of Diplomas
Music "rm King Oer the land and the Sea
Closing Address by Rev. W. J. G. Bond.
Music Chorus Band.
THERE are advertised letters at
the postofice, June II, 1856, for
James McAdam, Philip Richards,
Henry Is. Shedd. Persons calling
for above will please say "adver-
tised" and give date of this notice.
GEO. CRAWFORD, r. Nj.
TIE veterans reunion held at
Minerm Point last "Wednesday and
Thursday was all that could be de-
sired. over 200 were spent by
the citizens in making the neces sary
preparations for the proper reception
and entertainment of the soldiers
and visitors and nearly million
flags and an untold lot of cut flow
ers were used for the decoration of
that beautiful enterprising city.
All visitors at the reunion are loud
I'm theis praise of the hospitality,
tact and energy displayed by its
residedts B0Sc0beE Dial.
A VERY enjoyable and social good
time WIS had by all who attended
the G.. A. K. reunion nj Mineral
Point on Wednesday and Thursday.
The weather was perfect, the city
handsomely decorated for the occa
sion, the generous citizens OF the
"Point" yieing with each othor in
entertaining the hosts of guests and
everybody expressed themselves as
we'll pleased with the royal way
with which they were received. Be-
sides the band, Guard to the mum
Der of thirty muskets, and the q. A.
r. Post, a great many civilians went
to the Point and helped celebrate.
/ Nothing transpired To mar the har
mony of the occasion. A number
Of light fingered gentlemen from
Chicago "took In" the reunion aud
successfully relieved a number of
persons of their surplus "boodle."
Two pickpockets were captured on
the tram on its return trip on Thurs
day evening aud were allowed to
clay over" and repose their weary
bodies for 3 day at the hotel de
Morse. - Monroe Sun.
PROBABLY the largest reunion ever
held in the state, except the one in
Milwaukee in 1880, was that which
closed at Mineral Point on Thursday
evening last. 1t was the reunion Of
the South western Wisconsin veteran
soldiers association. IL has always
been splendidly managed, being
well ofieered. The people of the
cities and villages where the re-
unions are held take great pains to
prepare to give the veterans and
/ visitors a warm welcome, and SO it
was at Mineral Point last week.
/ Nearly $1,000 was raised in city
Of 5000 inhabitants, to meet ex-
penses, aud there were decorations
/ that have never been equalled on
occasions Of that character in our
state 4 n classes united in giving