Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-28

the 9th inst, Mrs. Edwards came
to Mineral Point from England in
1882, but remained here only about
three years, when with her husband
she located at the place of her death.
RICHARD FITzsIIoNs had the mis-
fortune to lose a horse one day
this week, and thinking it would be
all right, carved up the dead animal
and fed it to his hogs. Woe
be unto the hogs, for when arriving
at his hog pen, the following morn
ing, he found his pets laid out, they
having been poisoned by the meat
fed them. Farmers take heed.
THE death last Friday of Mrs,
Joseph Arthur, who resided a short
distance west Of this city, was un.
timely and extremely sad. Three
little children are left and "A hus-
band who is in a crippled condition
from a severe accident to his foot
while chopping timber recently, of
which mention was made in the
TRIBUNE. Much sympathy aboupds
for the bereaved.
J. w. REwEY & Son opened their
new bank for business on the 10th,
with capital Of $4,000 The
bank safe is one Of the latest, fire
and burglar proof, with time lock,
but for reliability as a depository ii
is as a tinderbox, compared with
the reliable integrity of the bankers.
Rewey station is having quite a
boom of late, with bright prospects
ahead.
JACK CARKEEK and J. G. Com.
stock, of Michigan, had a wrestling
match in Dubuque, ednesday
evening, in which Carkeek was the
victor throwing ComStocS four out
of five times. The match was for
500 a side, the winner to have 70
per cent. of the receipts, and Oar
keek to throw Comstock four out Of
| five times. The receipts were $500.
The Dubuque papers say that the
contest was apparently a fair one.
Pun CHEEK, JR., late Commits
sioner of Insurance, dropped into
Mineral Point, ednesday evening,
and remained through Thursday.
His business as general agent for
the Hartford fire insurance company
brought him here. Only a few
/ friends were fortunate enough to
learn of his presence, as an attack
of la grippe and business combined
prevented his circulating about
much.
MANY years practice have given
@. A. Snow 81 Co, solicitors of
patents at Washington, ID. c., un-
surpassed success in obtaining pat
ents for all classes of invention.
They make q speciality of rejected
cases, and have secured allowance
Of many patents that had been pre-
viously rejected. Their advertise
ment in another column will be Of
interest to inventors, patentees,
manufacturers, and all who have to
do with patents.
REV. JoHN DYER, one Of the very
first preachers on Yellowstone cir
cult, is on a visit to the field Of his
early missionary labors. One
evening recently he occupied the
pulpit Of Yellowstone church, much
to the pleasure Of large cougrega-
tion assembled for the occasion. His
recital Of Incidents and experiences
as am itinerant in the Rocky Noun
tain districts and other vineyards,
covering a period Of SO years, is
spoken Of as highly interesting aud
instructive.
WHAT has Mineral Point TO boast
Of? Why, the largest aud best
stocks of dry goods, groceries,
drugs, gents and ladies' furnishing
goods, boots and shoes, hats and
caps, iewelry, harnesses and sad
dlery, hardware, meats, breads,
stationery, music and all necessaries
of life to be found in any town Of
its size; also fine hotels, barber
shops, marble shops, reliable banks,
expert mechanics, and large