Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-20
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been formed at Janesyille. The
young women of that place have
already raised $500 for new Y.
NJ. 9. a. building. 1t is intended
to commence building as soon as
$4,000 has been subscribed.
AN old settler of Beloit by the
name of Thomas Crosby, died at
that place on the 18th inst. Mr..
Crosby located at Beloit in 1887, at
which time very few white settlers
were living in that section. He had
passed the allotted age of man, be-
ing at the time of his death 76 years
old.
A NOTICE is going the rounds of
the press to the effect that citizen
of Galena is willing to invest $lO,.
600 in zine plant similar to the
one in this city, if the balance of
the requisite capital can be raised
among other citizens.
THE Montfort Monitor says Mr..
Henry Dreyer, the Montfort marble
dealer, has presented the Preston
Nj. K. church with beautiful blue
marble slab inscribed with the year
of the erection of the building to
be paced over the door.
The annual installation of Min
eral Point Div. No. Is, U. II. X. of
p. took place at their armory Feb.
10, 1892, on which occasion S. T.
Osborne, Adg., Sd Britallion Wis.
Brig. duly installed the following
officers:
S. Vivian, s X. c.
Richard Hoare, S. X L.
Jas. Toay, $. K II.
Frank II. Pittman, S. X, r.
A, 6. Deller, $. X. Il.
L. II. Osborne, $. X. G.
L. Vivian, S. X. s.
UNDER an order of Pope Leo,
dated at Rome, January II, 1892, !
giving Roman Catholic clergy in
regions where influenza prevails
authority to absolve the faithful
from fasting and abstinence on GER
tain days and seasons, Archbishop |
Elder has promulgated an order to
be read in every church in his |
diocese, granting this apostolic in
dulgence. This not only abolishes
the fast Friday, but other church |
fast days.
THERE will be a public sale on
the farm three miles southeast of !
this city, whic h was recently sold by |
II. 5. Schellinger. The date is
fixed for Monday, Feb. %. Th e |
sale will commence promptly al |
o'clock p. m. The property consists
Of team of work horses, 6 years
old, and two colts; good milk
cows, 5 2-year-old heifers, II shoats;
2-horse wagon, single buggy,
corn cultivator, 200 bushels of oats,
one stack of straw and a quantity of
tane hay, as well as other prop
erty. F. E. Davisson will cry the
sale.
Mr.. HARKINsoN, of the Model
Bakery, has sold the business to
Mr.. Have, of Boscobel, the latter
gentleman intending to take posses
sion as soon as possible, which viii
be the latter part of this week
or the first of next. Mr.. Have is
an old hand in the restaurant line,
and will make a speciality Of serving
regular meals and lunches. Mr..
Harkin son, being a courteous and
accommodating gentleman, has had
good run Of business, his reason
for selling out being that he has
other and more important interests
that demand his personal attention.
We have no doubt the new conner
will do well.
AT the joint session Of the State
Agricultural and horticultural asso-
Citations, held at Madison last week,
paper on Kitchen Gardening"
was reao by Mrs. J. NJ. Smith, Of
this city, and writer-up Of the
same makes the following comments
thereon: Mrs. Smith is a lady
well known for the beauty Of her
own home garden, and Of high rep
utation for her skill in making the