Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04

at . o'clock, when a love feast will
be held. Rev. S. II. Chubb will
preach at 1880, on "What Barnabus
Saw at Antioch" AT the evening
service Mr.. Chubb will deliver his
third lecture on Bunyan's Pilgrim s
Progress.
DURING the heavy wind and rain
storm last Sunday evening the roof
of the county fair building was
blown off and dumped several feet
away. And at JAS. Toay's place in
this city large oak tree, nearly two
feet in diameter at the base, was
blown down, the limbs striking the
house. When cut up the tree made
cord of wood.
A GIANT fire cracker put off in a
wrought iron pipe one-quarter of an
inch thick, at Brodhead the other
evening, bursted the pipe aud threw
a piece of it through the window of
a business house. This proves that
these large crackers are decidedly
! dangerous, and it is hoped that due
care will be exercised by all who
sport with them.
II is difficult to keep track of the
crop prospects in detail at this
season of the year, when the weather
for even few days may tip the
scale irreyocably one way or the
other. The general outlook, however,
seems to be highly favorable, and
the fact that the latest reports are
the most reassuring is significant
and encouraging
The inmates Of the Iowa County
asylum and poor farm picked eleven
bushels of ripe strawberries from
the asylum garden on Tuesday,
making twenty bushels already
gathered 10y them this year, and the
season has but just opened. In ad-
dition to this large amount of the
berries saved, the 100 inmates have
all they wish to eat every day
Chronicle.
A GENTLEMAN, employed in the
secret service department Of the
government, has been in these parts
this week looking after fraudulent
pensioners. lie finds them all along
the line, which goes to show that
dishonesty and depravity still exists
il the human family. Ii was ever
thus, and in all probability ever
will be.
The need of active city officials
was clearly brought to the surface
Tuesday evening when n wandering
umbrella repairer, who was so drunk
that he would rather lay down than
stand up, wallowed in the street for
about an hour surrounded by a
gang Of youngsters that blockaded
the sidewalk. A constable finally
come along and placed him in the
city refrigerator for the night.
AMONG the soldiers who hay e re-
Gently been granted pensions is
Ferdinand A. Bublitz, of Mena sha.
Mr.. Bublilz was member of Co.
d. First Wisconsin Cavalry, and
assisted in the capture Of Jeffe rson
Davis. His share Of the reward
which was offered for that notabIe's
person, and which was paid few
years back, was $3.50. There we're
only six Wisconsin boys who assist
ed in this famous capture, and Of
those only about three are still liv-
ing.
A vILLAISoUs act was performed
by some unknown party one night
lately at the new residence now be-
ing built for Mrs. Luke. The
bastard party or parties entered a
room that had been pIastered but a
few hours and tore down the plaster.
ing and laths and otherwise
mutiIated the property. II the mo-
tive was one Of revenge or jealousy
nothing could be more cowardly,
and if mischief nothing more con
temptible. Who is guilty Is un
known, but if found out Che law
viii provide a hard road 10 travel.
"THE man who wants more