Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-11-04

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and good spirits at Yikami, Wash
ington Ter, where he takes upon
himself the duties of Indian agent.
The annual wrestle with ~the per
verse stove pipe is due. The editor
is the only man in any town who can
put up a stove pipe without indulg
ing In profanity, and he usually lets
his wife do the job.
Chilly" WILLIAMS secures the
largest majority of any county can
didate. A more fitting compliment
could scarcely be rendered him, and
he appreciates it we can assure one
and all.
The Annual Missionary Meeting
will be held at the p. NJ. church
next Sunday evening, when addresses
will be delivered by Rev, J. Hard
castle, of DodgeI lille, Rev. Hewitt,
and the pastor.
JOHN GRINDELL shipped a carload
of brick to Jones Bros, Mineral
Point last week. They are to be
be used in building new furnaces
and improving and enlarging the
capacity of their zinc works.-Grant
County Democrat.
Our townsman, Simon Lanyon,
Sr., has been seriously sick, we are
sorry to chronicle, the past week.
His wife, who was visiting with
children ut Pittsburg, Kansas, was
telegraphed for, arriving here Mon
day, accompanied by her son Henry.
The weather being so fine, aud
the grass so good this fall, farmers
have not rushed off their stock to
market as fast as was expected.
Several carloads of hogs and cattle
have been shipped from here, yet
there Is no apparent rush.
IT is the universal verdict that
Congressman LaFollette's speech in
this city was not only the most able,
manly, and clearest delivered ever
heard in this city, but that it did
more than all else To cement the Re
publicans. The same is said for
him wherever he has been, and the
result bear witness.
WHILE the TRIBUNE has been
voluntarlngly thanked by Demo
cratic candidates for its course to-
ward them during the recent cam
paign, tire same parties in the same
breath deplored the uncalled for
attaoAS made by their representative
organ in this city.
w nave sceu stNeIdl me TAU
ishes in our time, but the one pre-
sented us the other day by Mr.. Jas.
Beaumont eclipses them all. 1t is
\ summer radish, turnip-shape, of
the Stuttgardt variety, and weighs
five pounds full. 1t is solid clear
through, and as crisp and tender as
the smallest and youngest possibly
can be.
FRED TAYLOR, brakeman on
conductor kane's freight train
was run over and killed at Lone
Rock last Sunday night. He stepped
into a cattleguard while engaged in
switching and two cars passed over
his body, dividing it lengthwise.
Taylor was about 20 years of age
and resided at BoscobeI.-R Repu6H
can Observer.
THE great local event of last week
at Praire du CHEN was the success
ful launching OF the gigantic "Pon-
toon" for the East Draw of the Rail
way Transfer Pontoou Bridge at
that point. The immense floating
structure is over 400 feet in length,
and will support train of loaded
freight cars as securely as a track on
solid land. This by far the most
complete "Pontoon" ever con
strncted.
a HORSE belonging to d. G.
Jones, of Dodgeville, ran away from
boy in that village last Monday,
and in its mad flight collided with
the large draft team of horses Of
Mayor Gilman of this city, which
was standing on the street. One Of
the thills of the vehicle to which