Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06

will be home after this week ready
for business.
GEo. BENNETT has relinquished
his job on the Milwaukee Sentinel,
and will re enter the state university
to finish his college course.
POPULAR prices maintain for the
theatre this week ,5 and 35 cents.
Reserved seats, only s5 cents, on
sale at Hanscom's book store.
ME. FELIX JEFFREY, Of Monroe,
son Of Edward Jeffrey, Of this city,
came and made his old father glad
by spending Sunday with him.
Mrs. WIN. WALLIS and grand
daughter, Nellie Healy, returned to
Dubuque Saturday, after twelve
weeks visit with her son, John B.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEO. HARTLEY are
bereaved by the loss of their little
two year old daughter, who died
Monday night Of cholera infantum.
SCARCITY Of vegetables, owing to
the drouth makes it difficult for the
Plattevile canning factory to get
enough to keep their machinery and
hands employed.
For SALE-A second hand Feed,
cutter, with carrier, and two-horse
Tread Power, which can be put in
running order at small expense.
35w2 w. 81 j. HoARE.
N. Fl. Snow and wife attended the
funeral Of Mr.. Johnson at James
vile Monday. The two families have
been long time friends. Since Mr..
Snow and Mr.. Johnson were station
agents 1T Avoca and Lone Rock.
A TALLow CANDLE-This play to
be rendered by the Van Dyke and
Eaton company Friday evening, is
one Of the most entertaining and
popular in their repertoire. Reserv-
ed seats at Hanscom's only 35 cents.
VIM. A. JONES attended the Iowa
State Fair at Des Moines on Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. He
has some Of his famous Poland
China hogs on exhibition there.
Master Willie Jones accompanied
his father.
CHARLEY OWEN, with bis mother
and little neice, concluded their
visit in Mineral Point Monday, and
returned to Madison, where they
will be the guests Of Mrs. Thos.
Priestley for a few days before re
turning home to Chicago.
In other columns will be found
reports Of fire at Muscoda last Sat
urday by which $4,000 of property
was lost, and disastrous fires Satur-
day and Sunday in various lumber
inc towns Of northwestern Wiscon-
sin and northeastern Minnesota.
LOCAL interest is specially strong
in the three-year-old race, to be trot-
ted Friday afternoon. Bert Cobb's
Hazel g. and Mrs. John Penhalle-
CONS Modesty, both daughters of
Count Folsio, are in this race, and
if either wins it will be credltable to
the Count.
III. r. JOHNSON, station agent at
Janesville, and father of Walter
johnson, who married Miss Laura
Jacka, Of this city, died last Friday,
aged Sc years. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
II. Jacka and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Blewett attended the funeral al
GAINESVILLE Monday.
LESLIE WEBB and Henry Schraum
two young married menof Platteville
who, being charged with adultery
with Miss Minerva Redmond, have
eluded the officers, were captured IN
western city few days ago and
are now in Jail at Lsncastes. The
Redmond woman, who was sentenc.
ed to the county Jail for five months
has already served two months.
MISS LAURA ARGALL, aged u
years, died at the home Of her father
James Argall, in this city, Thursda
afternoon, Aug. 80, after long con-
test with that dread disease consump-
| ton. Deceased was native oi