Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-21

him and thLN put him off his guard,
while Irely came up behind him and
struck him on the back of his head,
knocking him down and striking
him several times after he had fall
en-. The two men then fled. Irsly
was esptured the next day in the
collar Of house in Glenn Haven,
where he had taken refuge, and was
brought to Lancaster for examins-
ton, charged with assault with in
tent to kill. Hinsman is still at
large. The injured man is in pre-
carious condition and it is doubtful
whether he will survive.
Red cards are nowhere compared
with the excitement of last week.
Mineral Point is bound to be scnsa-
tional or nothing. EVERYBODY that
has ever cared to hear anything has al
ways heard that women have no right
in Masonic lodge. Last Thursday
evening was the regular meeting of
Mineral Point Commandery. After
the regular business it proceeded
with an initiation in the degree of
the Red Cross. To anyone who
doesn't know we will tell them fif
they won't tell anybody else) that
the degree of the Red Cross is very
long there is lots Of work about it
and the valiant Sir knights who
haven't had supper since p. M are
very hungry for the hard fare that
that belongs to the degree.
Well, last Thursday night, when
the Knights were awful hungry, re-
freshments weren't ready. Now
Sam Terill is the steward of the in
stitution, with Charlie Gale as as
sistant, and they are generally on
time, but that night they We're slow,
and the weary, hungry ones had to
return to their work like the hired
boy on a farm who thought ten
O'Clock was dinner time. They
couldn't even have piece. Well,
when they had got through work,
and were more hungry for some Of
Charlie Gales box roasts, they were
told that supper would soon be
ready. SO Captain General Tom
Priestley proceeds to the commissary
to inquire about rations, but stops in
the banquet hall to pull away some
chairs thinking there were too many,
at the same time making some slight
ly complimentary remarks as to Sir
Knight Terrill's ability to count;
but Charlie Gale flanked him, telling
him that the chairs might as well
stay by the too numerous plates, and
as there is no great amount of use
disputing with gale, Tom went
back to look after his forces and fall
them in line to go to supper. Tom
put on lots of military; gave his com
mands IN a stentorian voice-"For-
wardl by file Iight in one rank, di-
vide right and left" &c, until he
opened the door, when there sat
well-their loi0eSi Sam Wright
tainted and they had to run to Mof-
fett's for hair restorer. Capt. Priest
ey lost his voice; forgot how to
command; was as badly scared as
Grant says he was when he went out
to his first fight in Missouri. Nels
Snow was worse scared than by the
Red Cards and actually turned pale,
while DR.. Pulford stroked his long
beard with the tenderness that says,
"Non to love" Nobody to caress
but you," and was never more hap
py, though he had made men swear
for more than 40 years that a woman
shouldn't be admitted to Masonic
lodge.
Order was finally restored. Joe
Gundry, being the only fellow who
wasn't "scart," was able to take in
the supper with vim despite the
surroundings; while Sylvester smiled
one of those sorrowful smiles that
q man does when his conscience
smites him. But how did they get
there? Nobody will tell. Sam Ter.
rill did his duty, however. But they
say that Sylvester, if he would only
tell, could reveal the fact that be
was the guide who told them how to