Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-26
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Linden Locals.

Linden, August Is. 1886
The |. o. o. f picnic on Thurs
day last was well attended and
passed off very pleasantly. Ad-
dresses were made by the Revs.
Baker, Biokford and Hewitt, follow.
ed by Dist, Atty. Jesse p, Smoker,
of Dodgeville. A large number of
guests were present from Mineral
Point, Dodgeyille, Cobb, Mtliin,
Edmund, Rewey and Levingstou.
Rev. Blckford in his address made
some very feeling remarks on the
death of our friend Orrin Evans, of
Dodgeville, who died of cancer in
the throat on that morning.
Burt Smith, who has been sick
with bilious remittant fever for the
past week, is fast recovering under
the skilltul treatment of DR.. Stuil.
Batten S Richards are still pay
ing the highest prices for all kinds
of stock. Farmers will do well to
see them before selling to other
parties.
Lluden'S first nine base ball club
accepted challenge TO play a
friendly game with the Nhullsburg
first nine at the latter place, the
Shnllsburg club TO pay team hire
aud expenses of Ljuden club. The
Linden CLUB arrived in Shullsburg
on Friday. After some trouble in
agreeing on au umpire, the game
WAS started, but after playing sew
ca innings, the Ludeu club seeing
that they could not get Justice from
the umpire, aud hearing 1t bnaSted
that the Shullaburg nloe intended
to win the game by foul means If
necessary, refused to play any more.
The score stood To - in favor of
Linden. The boys have played ball
IN nearly all the neighburlng towns
III this and Graut county, aud they
were never treated so Shabbily as
they were in Shullsburg last Friday.
Miss Annie Jenkins, Of Mineral
Point, and MISS Hughes, of Mliliin,
were III town on Sunday.
Mr.. Rpbt. Livingston and Miss
Made Jacobs, Of Leytng-ton, spent
Sunday with friends here
WIN. &. Richards, of Britt. Iowa,
is around shaking hands with old
! friends.
| Linden, Wis, Aug 25, 1876.
Linden was well represented at
the picnic AT Highland ON Saturday.
/ A match game Of base bail was
made up af er u good deal of parley-
| lug. The Llnden club went there
expecting To play Highland, but
Highland not being in trim for
playing wanted To pick nine men
from the Highland aud Montfort
clubs, but Linden refused to play.
1t was finally settled for Montfort
and Linden TO play. jimmy Rob
erts, one Of the best players in the
Linden nine, had To leave at three
O'Clock 10 start for Iowa, aud owing
to their not having o bali on the
ground iii 10 play with before they
got one the ume arrived for him TO
leage, consequently Linden vas left
IN bad shape with new man in
Roberts place The result was
MontforL won the game.
Jack Richards is happy, 1t is a
girl. Mother and daughter doing
well.
Mr. John Tremelling has gone to
Chicago 70 purchase goods.
Mrs. Richard Wearne, of Omaha,
is visiting her father, Mr.. Samuel
rreloar.
DR.. Tom Leylngston was in town
on Sunday.
| say wal! look out for the yell
low lckets nest when you 20 fora
glng for cookies again.
The following persons were elect
ed to represent our town at the
Republican convention TO be held at
DodgevII,e on the 26Lh: kearton
Coates, Arthur Jewell, J. J. Heath
cock, Il. l. Richards, john Wearne,
Royal Glanville, Oliver Barrett, and
solomon Lewis.