Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-09

next weekly meeting, Tuesday, Aug.
IA, at 8 O'Clock, as business of i'm
portance will come before the
society.
The c. NJ. & St. p. r. r. Co.
will sell land excursion tickets at a
fare one way, for the round trip to
all land points in Northern Iowa
Dakota MINI, and Neb. on the fol
lowing dates. Aug. 81 Sept. II and
25th Oct. 9th and Esd.
n. II. Snow, Agt.
SIX cars of stone from the Red
Rock quarry, near Gratiot, were
shipped last week to Chicago to be
used for building purposes. This
stone is similar to the Lake Superior
sand stone and is considered very
valuable for building purposes. The
Chicago d st. Paul company have
put side track in the quarry and
given Mr.. Sinclair, the proprietor,
all the facilities for shipping. There
are ten men employed in the quarry.
OVER in Oregon, Dane county,
this state, is said to be a fellow
named Dennis Donahue, who last
Saturday amused himself and
friends by swallowing several
cigars, taking for desert a small
bottle containing a stick Of fused
caustic potassa. Emetics were
promptly given and his life saved.
His stomach now contains several
jack-kniyes, lead pencils and other
choice articles of food swallowed
last spring.
The l.. M. Sunday School OF this
city will have its annual basket pic
mic, in JEWELS grove next Wedues-
day, Aug. 18th, Procession will form
at the church, at $50 a. m. City
band will be in attendance all day
Friends from the farms are invited
to bring their vehicles with as much
seating capacity as possible. Your
kindness in previous years has been
greatly appreciated and has contrib
uted largely to our success. Come
again and enjoy much needed day
of rest and recreation. If weather
is unfavorable on the day named
picnic will be held on Thursday the
10th. Con-.
The Dodgeville GronjcJe is dis
posed to handle our base ball club
rather sneeringly. 1t says our boys
were badly beaten at Shullsburg and
Warren, and advises them to aban
don the game and play three.corner
cat, etc. While the boys were de
feated on their trip the score does
not prove that they were badly beat
en-. They rode in bus from this
city to Shullsburg (26 miles) in the
morning and on the afternoon Of the
same day held the Shullsburg boys
down to seven runs, and made -four
themselves. Is that bad playing
under the circumstances? Since
then the Shullsburg club came to
this city one evening and met oul
boys on the diamond the next day
and the game resulted II to 4 il
favor Of Mineral Point. And i.
that bad playing? We claim tC
have the best club in the county, Mr
Chronicle, and the boys are ready tC
defend that claim.
T1PPEcANoE MEN.-NTr. VIM
Bainbridge Of Miflin voted for Gen
w. II. Harrison in ls40 at Galena
Ill. Thomas Conroy, Of Highland
voted the same ticket in St. Louis
Mo, likewise Amos Hayes, of this
city, be voting at Springfield, Ill
All rejoice at the prospect Of living
to vote for Ben. Harrison in 1888.
"a SHINING MERk.n-The many
Iowa county friends Of Mr. anc
Mrs. J. II. Waggoner are panied tc
learn of the death of their daughter
Nellie, aged about l9 years. Added tc
lovliness Of from and feature, was q
beauty Of heart and intellect that
secured TO her the love and admira