Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-05
WISCONSIN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1898.

' :, - 'HS - - -us AAhLAi bNl LHbil,
and w. A, Cortright were here this
week on the sad mission of attend.
ing the funeral of J. II. Gundry.
Tux NJ. Z. church will close to.
morrow evening, on account Of the
dedicatory services at the p. NJ.
church. The morning service and
Sunday-schooI will be held at the
usual hours.
A MOVE ought to be set on foot in
this city to secure better mail facili-
ties between here and the villages
of Linden and Miflin. No loss. but
a possible gain to all three commu-
mites would result.
From sixteen to eighteen trotters
and PAGERS, and few running
horses, are stabbed at the fair
grounds in this city, and all are
daily exercised on the track in con
nection herewith. This track is
now one of the best in the. state.
CRAWFORD, Richland, South Sauk,
Iowa, Lafayette and Grant county
District Christian Endeavor Con
veution, August % and 90, at
Prairie du Chen, All Christian
Endeayor members in this district
are invited to attend.
The reports of people being
bitten by dogs this year exceed any
thing ever known before. There
seems to be vicious breed of the
brutes growing up which have the
savage nature of the old fashioned
watch dog with none Of his sense.
The Prairie du Chen Courier
says the patience of Cleveland wait
ing for a bite is not to be compared
with that of a nian waiting for his
application for office 10 DC acted
upon. The Courier editor wants to
be postmaster, don't you see?
j. w. REwEY, one of Iowa ooun.
try's best citizens, favored the TRlB-
UNE with a call while in the city
Tuesday. BY the way, Mr.. Rewey
said he did not intend 10 miss the
Mineral 1T. fair this year. lie did
once to eyeryone's disappointment.
FARM hands are very scarce and
a good man or boy commands hand
some wages. What our farmers
would do without all the labor saw
ing machinery is hard to tell, but
one thing is sure, the crops could
never all be harvested without all
theHc applldhCes.
LAST Monday Fred Brown EN-
barked for Cheyenne, Wyoming,
where a position awaits him as drug.
gist. Fred is an intelligent young
man Of careful and moral hadits-
one Of Mineral Points best produc,
tions--and with good health be is
bound to prosper
BURGLARS flock to every town
and city where there is a run on the
banks. Doubtless in many instances
they have added largely TO the ex-
citement Of ignorant depositors by
their misrepresentation. The light
fingered gentry have upon every
such occasion had a rich harvest.
DURING the past week Thomas
McGinnity, Of Waldwick, has been
a sufferer for inflammation extending
up the arm arising from a seeming
slight injury to the hand, and at one
time it was feared that amputation
would necessarily follow. DIR. Pal.
mer, Of Janesville, was summoned,
and per last report Mr.. McGinnity
was improving nicely.
A "sweet girl graduate" of the
Praire du CHEN high school thus
describes how a goat butted boy
out the front yard. ale hurled the
previous end Of his anatomy against
the boys afterwards with all earnest
ness and velocity, which, backed by
the goats ayerdupois, impaired a
momentum that was not relaxed un
al be landed on the terra tirma be-
yond the goats jurisdiction"
A NEW subdivision to our city has
been made by Senator G, Spensley.
1t consists Of that tract Of land south