Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-20


?. NJ. church. Speeches will be
made by Messrs. 4. Braken, J. c..
Martin, f. L. Cork and Rev. p. A.
Simpkin. All are cordially invited.
THE ladies of the Alpha Society
of the p. M. church, will hold a tea
at the residence of Mrs. f. E.
Hanscom, from 5 to Z p. m.,
Wednesday, Feb. oath. A sociable
with program in the evening. Every
body invited. Admission 10 cents.
john MoARDLE recently sold his
farm to Fred Graber, and conse,
quently will sell his stock and farm
implements at public sale. A com
plete list of stock and other things
to be disposed OF will be given
later. The sale will take place
March 30, 1892.
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THE ladies of the NJ. E. church
have decided on having a grand
sociable during the evening of
Washington's birth day, Monday,
Feb. %. 1t is to be held at the
attractive and commodious home of
Mrs. VIM. Lanyon, Jr. They are
active with their preparations, de-
termined to have it prove an except
ionally pleasant occasion for all
who attend. Everybody is invited.
IT is said that wolf-hunts are get
ting to be quite fashionable near
Berlin where the pests are numer-
Gus. Nearly every day parties are
organized and go on hunt. The
wolves have done much damage by
killing sheep. And yet there are
people who have the audacity to
say that there is "wolf-farming" in
this state for the purpose of getting
the bounty on their scalps.
"THE human voice can never be
initiated. We may make all the
wind instruments, for then man
only repeats his work, but the song
that gushes from human lips deties
us. We can ape a broken-down
voice, it's nasal defects, as in
Punch and Judy show, but with
metal or wood, shape and turn as it
we may, we only produce the sad
dest limitations Of those sounds
which God has given alone to those
He made like unto Himself"
The captain of the Salvation
Army contingent at Eau Claire has
hit upon a new scheme of soul
saving and penny.catching. The
brave officer advises that he will
preach the gospel standing on his
head. He will be supported in this
painful position by two of the
female soldiers of his command,
each of whom will hold one of his
legs Just below the knee. We
wonder if he will still head in the
same direction when be turns up
his toes to the daisies?
TIE old frame building just west
of the Model Bakery, has been torn
down and the rubbish carted away.
The progressive firm Of James
Hutchison 81 Sons, bankers, as soon
as they possibly can, will commence
the erection of a fine structure on
this site and push it rapidly to com
pletion. The business portion of
this city, with two or three excep-
tions, is now made up Of solid,
substantial buildings, and is not ex-