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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

FARMERS in the western parts Of
Racine and Kenosha counties have
been bothered with chicken thieves
the past three months. Several
hundred fowls were stolen, also har.
ness and other property. The au-
thorities of Mount Pleasant believed
that the thieves were from Racine,
and laid the case before the police
department JOS. Pier and JOS Sic.
bert were soon arrested ON sus-
piciou, They confessed to having
stolen hundreds of fowls and that
they were taken TO Milwaukee, Ken
osha aud Racine aud sold, 1t was
customary TO hire team Of horses
and start out at night and steal a
wagon load. They were taken be-
fore Judge Fish, of the Circuit
court, and sent to state prison for q
term of one year each.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

Tux following notice has been put
up in all the postoflices Of the Unit
ed States by the order Of the first
assistant postmaster general: "Don't
mail your letter without having your
address written or printed upon the
upper left hand corner This will
insure its prompt return to you if
not delivered and will prevent it's
being sent to and opened at the
dead letter office" At the TRIBUNE
office you can get fine envelopes
with your name and address printed
on them ut trihing expense which
will comply with this request and
possibly save you much annoyance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
To The Public.

Having recovered from injuries
sufficient to attend 70 business, /
hold myself in readiness to treat
diseases Of all domestic animals.
Consultation free. All calls prompt
ly attended 70.
+, w. PHIp,
Veterinary Surgeon.
Office Commerce street, first door north of
Tcrrilrs hotel l9ml
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
ALDRo JESks. ArrEnSEr.
Notice 10 Hear Proof Of win.
STATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA


STATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA
~ County Court--In Probate
Notice is hereby given that a. a peeiaf M,
OF the Iowa County Court 10 be held in ana ~
said county, az the Court House iu ~ rf.
OF Dodgeville, in said county, On shs ~ ~
Of May, A. D. 1884, being the fourth Tues5ess
OF said month, at eleven o'clock IN tie f,rerC-s
OF said dsy. the following matters will be has-5
and considered.
The application Of j. W Rewev. 10 sa,,f.
20 probate the last viii and testament Of Iol
Carpenter. late OF the town OF Miiiiiu In Ssf5
county deceased; and also To admit 70 probsis
& codicil thereto, aud for letters lestament5--
on said viii.
And 1t is further ordered, tina, public uo,i,a
thereof be given TO all persons interested ~
publishing a copy Of this order for three waags
successfully prior 10 said day OF hearing In ~
Mineral Poiut TRIBUNE, a weekly newspaua-
published IN >aid county.
BY order OF the Court
l1w3 CHARLES ". MCILHON, Judge
Dated Dodgeyille, Wis, April "a, 1891
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
Please Settle.

Having transferred my butohering
business to Belmont and therefore
am unable to attend TO collection
personally, my accounts have been
placed in the hands of A. S. White
for settlement. Parties knowing
themselves indebted to me will
please settle at once.
lqtf w. ii. TKMBY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

HAVING leased and suitably
fitted up the barn opposite
Sims livery stable, for Veterinary
Infrmary, | invite public attention
thereto, and solicit the patronage of
all who have horses or cattle need
ing treatment in sucs an institution.
Having spent years in studying for
the profession, and graduated from
one of the best veterinary colleges
on this continent, and with sever
al years practical application, | feel
confident of being able to intelli-
gently and successfully define and
treat animal ailments. Special at
tention given to Castration, Lame
ness, Barbwire Injuries, Cuts,
Strains and Bruises, for which the
best liniments and salves known
to the profession are used and kept
for sale.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
NsHIP AND MATERIAL GUARANTEED

Equal to those from larger city taiors whose price
is from % to 40 per cent. higher for same grade
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
Dental Work

For this line we are prepared
with improved instruments
and experience to fit up
horses mouths for one dol
lar each.
For all services charges will be
found moderate. Calls to any part
of the city or county made at any
hour, day or night. Residence over
Gales Grocery store.
s y. =. P PgiI q %. CHAS. SHAM.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
Makes More Bread
Makes Whittier Bread
Makes Better Bread

than any other -four. This flour
has become so popular that the
manufacturers have been compelled
within fifteen years to increase the
daily output from 200 barrels to
1890.
The company own over 200 eleva-
tors scattered through the famous
Red River section of Dakota, and
are thus enabled to select the choicest
hard wheat forstheir mills and to
maintain the Excellence which has
given Pillsbury's Best its popularity.
If you are not using this flour
try it and you will have a -four
which we guarantee to give salts.
faction.
Remember that Pillsbury's Best
has maintained the lead for over 20
years. Pillsburys Best is the best.
For Sale By
Brewer & Penhallegon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17

BRING your butter, eggs and poul-
try to J. A. Spratler and get the
highest market price.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-17
You get a cap to match also
Found Guilty and Sentenced

2 To be sold regardless Of
= cost. &c..
+ A big batch Of goods have
been found
= Guilty OF occupying too
T. much space ii our
e House and must be clean
& ed out
Z Boys Pants sentenced to 25c worth
4 ..,...--.....-. ............. 9Oc
s Boys Pants sentenced to Soc worth
v Boyts suits sentenced to Csc worth
- .,-,--... ..,.... ......... 800
3 Boys Ties sentenced to zoe worth
...........- .-.-..,..... zoe
Mems socks sentenced to Sc worth
X ..-'.-..... .--..--.,.-..-,l
Is Mems socks sentenced to Zoe worth
,..... .,...........,. zoe
Il Mems shirts sentenced to SOC worth
K. summer Fiannels sentenced 20 Do
yd, worth. -.---......-.. Toe
blueS Calico sentenced 20 81 per yd
worth ..,--,--...... ....-....sc
q French GiuguaWs sentenced 90 l2'gc
s.. worm ...-r-.. ....-rr ihc
ShlruhR hluEhaih, sentenced % 70
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
ALMOST DRAGGED UNDER.

Adve0suees Of . Seal Hnut in m EsIrimo
kaiak.
The author of Eskimo Life" de-
scribes days hunt when the men of
the village put out to sea, each in his
cranky little kaiak, after seals. auks,
fish, or whatever other game might pre-
sent itself. Tobias began by chasing
seal which dived and did not come
up again within sight, but the man is
one OF the best hunters Of the village,
as the reader may judge by what fol.
lows. He had sighted another seal,
and was Swimming over the sea toward
it, when the huge head of a hooded
seal popped up right in front of the
kaiRjs, and was harpooned in an in
slant
1t makes a frightful wallowing and
dives, the harpoon line whirls out, but
suddenly gets fouled under the throw.
ing -stick Of the bird-dart. The bow of
the lsaial is drawn under with an ire
sistible rush, and before Tobias knows
where be Is the water is up to his
armpits, and nothing can be seen of
him but his head and shoulders and the
stern of the kaiak, which sticks right
up into the air.
1t looks as il It were all over with
him. Those who are nearest paddle
with ell their might to his assistance,
but with scant hope of arriving in time
to save him.
Tobias, however, is a frst-rate l1aiak
man In spite of his difficult position
no keeps upon even keel while he is
through the water by the seal,
which does all it can to get him entire
~ under.
At last it comes up again, ana in q
he has seized his lance, and,
with deadly aim, has pierced the seal
the head. A feeble movement
and it is dead
The other men come up in time to
find Tobias busy making his booty fast.
and to get the piece Of blubber to
which each is entitled. They cannot
restrain their admiration for his cool
ness and skill, and speak OF it long
afterward.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
YOUR WANTS SUPPLIED
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ments. No foreign advertisements taken at
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
A GREAT MISTAKE.
Herbert spencer's Disregard for the LAWS
of Health.

Herbert spencer's Disregard for the Laws
OF Health.
Herbert Spencer is a great philoso.
pher, a laborious student and writer
of many books; but with all his mental
| activity, he has not permitted his body
| TO indulge itself in the activity by
which its organs and structure might
have been kept in healthy condition.
The philosopher has "all knowledge"
except that '.health is the vital princi-
pie of bliss, and exercise of health"
a traveller recently told a friend of the
Outlook an anecdote Of Mr.. Spencer,
which exhibits him as paying the in
evitablc penalty of neglecting the laws
OF physical health:
1t seems he is a special friend Of
Grant Allen, 20 whose home he recent
~ went as guest, but, being in fragile
health, Mr.. Spencer said that he could
not endure the noise of many persons
talking together; so he begged to have
his meals in the room adjoining the
dining-room. Yet his social instinct
prompted him to ask that the door be-
tween the two rooms be left open.
I. should be said that Mr.. Spencer
has invented pair Of iron clappers
wl,ioh he shuts over his ears when the
sounds of life become too oppressive
for endurance.
as the family were talking and
laughing IN the dining room, Mr..
Spencer could not endure the strain.
and called out to them they were too
hilarious"
The next day they subdued their
voices to the lowest pitch. and he COM
planned that they We're ''not company
enough" They then went out to
drive. and the talk became SO lively
that, with snap. he drew his iron ear
caps to their places and sank back
well-nigh exhausted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
Forbade Him to Sub nit.

Ono of the most painful trials of
Kossuth's exile was his inability to be
present at the deathbed of his mother.
She lived in poverty in Brussels, and
she expressed desire to see her son
once more before she died. The Bel
gian government of that day would
not grant his request to visit her I'M
less he consented to be accompanied
wherever he went by an officer of po-
lice. He might have consented to this
degrading condition says one biog-
raphcr, for her sake. but no sooner did
his mother hear of it than she forbade
him TO come to her, and she expired in
the Last days of 1852, blessing him with
her dying breath.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
NOT AS GOOD AS HER MA.
The OIdnioa OF an Austrian Princess on q
Circus Riders Feat

The OTAnion OF an Austrian Princess on .
Circus Riders Feat
Nearly everybody knows that the &C.
centric empress of Austria carries her
fondness tor hunting to such pitch
that up TO recent years she used to
brave the terrible Ats of NAL de mer
that are cnused by the Irish channel
for the sake of enjoying the superb
hunting that can still be found In the
Emerald isle-one free Joy not vet
hunted out of it by the ubiquitous and
Ubiquitous Sassenach. But it is not
generally known. says the New York
Journal, that the first lady of the land
in Austria Is also a fancy rider, used TO
have private arena, and when in
playful mood would give exhibitions
of startling equestrian skill TO q select
circle of moro or less discreet friends
One day when her little daughter
Stephanie was on visit at the home
Of a noble in another part of the en-
pire it occurred to her hosts that per
haps a circus that was performing in
tine neighborhood would afford the IN
FAINT princess q novel delight. They
took the child, and Were astonished at
the profound gravity with which her
little eyes watched the performers
leapirg through hoops of colcred
paper, turning somersaults or riding
two horses at once
well" said one at last, what does
our little princess think OF it?''
Not much" replied the child. shak-
ing her head sagely. My ma can do
those things heap better" Then,
with AZ air of profound conviction:
My ma. born circus rider"
Imagine, If you can. Austria's eti-
quette. and then imagine the thrill Of
ANA cement and horror which the
child's remark produced.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
.Jansnese industries.

II is matter of singular interest
that japan IS now manufacturing mod
ern war material for the use OF western
nations. Six guns manufactured at
the japanese government arsenal at
Osaka have Just been supplied TO the
Portuguese government. A month or
so since 9 British firm took the first
steps n the establishment of a watch
ElaEicg concern in Japan for the man
rfaetC-e by japanese worluen Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10

Honorary graduate Of Ontario Veterinary
College. Toronto. Ont.
Office: Palace Stables, ia North Lawrence
avenue. Wichita. Kansas. Calls by mail, tele-
graph OF telephone answered promptly. dag OF
night Charges reasonable Telephone IL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
LcArninS n She II Learned.

A few of tie better plumbers perpe
tratcd Of tho recent university exam
nations are given by a contemporary.
One candidate described ''primogeni-
tlIre" as plan. which bears only one
flower; another derived equinox
from "equa." mare, and ''nox."
night It's meaning being a night
mare:' while 4 third. IN paper on the
character OF Henry VII. wrote: Cath
crime Par. who survived the king. was
goingrO be bebea6ed. bu, he died the
Oar before hs s.gnod the warrant
LONDON GlcNS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
PHYSICIANS.

u. e. DORSEY. ". ~.
Practice Limited 10 Disease Of the
bF-, lar, Nose aud Thfo4.-
100 NORTH MALE STREET, Up SrAIaz
sz2 lus
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
RAILROAD SCHOOL.

The National Is the only school Ia
America. where the scholars get the
sctral training the same a. II they
were on .'fhe Main Linz" station
work. se!eSraphy, express business.
western Union. Also short hand
and sypcwsasine. 3rd floor Firehsuxh
block, cor. LIST and Market. Wichita,
Kan, Prof.. j. 4. SsartxeIi. Prin,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
Che dieita Daily Eagle Thursdsy 5poruimg asu O. lea4

L>OR SALE-.m MEAL TICKETS AT $50 FOR
II ~ neais-fa4c Per meal. Lodging SC. w;ch-
ita Dining Hall. "a and zig I. Douglas avenue up
stairs. q :, II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10

Stern Employer-'Seeh here, young
man, this makes three times you have
been late at the Office this week. de-
mand an explanation Blase Clerk
well believe in the theory that the
office should seek the man rather than
'h~+ the man should seek the Office .
Philadelphia Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL
" condition OF the STATE Bank OF Co!wich a,
ColwGh. state Of kanss. ~ the Close y. business
the 18th day of May, so
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
TAG wHALY
The Di6erenre-

Marriage" remarked the p-ofes
sor. twas rite practiced BY the an
GENTS
And bachelorhood.- interrupted a
maiden of forty, lis wrong practiceG
by the Moderus "-Harper's Bazar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16
Good Racing at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Oct. 1.-THE attend
ance at the opening day ofthe fall trots was
very discouragiDg. The track and weather
were all that could be desired and the rae
ing interesting. In the second heat of the
3 Is trot Thayer sent Trevillian for stall
lion record. He could not finish better
than 2.0S IA. 1t is conceded if he had
been pushed he could have gone
faster. The 800 class, purse of
$1,000, New Castle won in six
heats; Sallie Simmons, second; Ollie
X third; best time, 2.lS IL by SalIie
Simmons; winners best time, 2.l5 "a.
The 2l3 trot, purse $780, Miss Nelson
son in four heats, William Penn, second f;
Commodore Porter and Wistful tied for
third; best time, PIP 81. The PIP pace,
purse $500, (unfrished), Venture won in
two heats; Patti d. and Angie d. each
won one heat best time, 2 10 3-4 by Ven
ture. The - trot, purse $1,000, (unfin-
.hed), Trevillian won two heats; best
time, 0S Ia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16
Liluokalani's Reported Insanity Doubled.

WAsHISGToN, Oct. lj.-No information
is received in Washington confrmatory of
the report that Queen Liluokalani has be-
come insane. In well-infOrmed circles
it is not believed. The Queen was greatly
chsgrined at the action of this gov
ernment on recognizing the nav repub-
lie. For some days after the receipt of the
intelligence that republic was recognized
the Queen remained secluded in her room
refusing to see anyone except Intimate
friends. More recent adyices state she
suffered subsequently from slight illness,
but the latest reports show her to have re-
covered. She is living quietly at her resi-
dence on the street in the rear of the ma
tional palace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16
EXCITING SKIRMISH
Between SursIars and Citizens at Cumberland
Centre.

PORTLAND. Oct. l5-At Cumberland
Centre, Sunday night, an exciting skirmlsb
took place between burglars ard citiz2ns.
The burglars broke open and ritied Adams
Z Whitu, Us blacksmith shop and got tools
With which they forced open window In
James Dunn's store. which is also the post
office. Postmaster Dunn, who lives across
the street, was aroused by the unusual
aoise, and. arming himself, stationed him
self be h,nd fence in the rear of the store,
wi lie his brother -in-law, George Jordan,
kept watch in front of the store, and other
cit z.ns surrounded the place.
The burglars in the store saw Jordan in
fr, mt and fired several shots at him through
he glass front door. None of the shots
took effect, bnt one bullet came near hitting
Mrs. Dunn, " ho was in window of her
house across the street.
The burglars opened the front door and
h n it was seen that there were four OF
them. They took to their heels down the
road toward Yarmouth and escaped pursuit
b, plunsing into the woods.
In the store they had drilled hole IN the
safe, filled the hole with powder and in,
serted fuse, at the same time rummaglog
through the postt flee money drawer. They
got nothing of value, however.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16
DEBS' TUNE CHANGES.
He Now Cannot Say Bad Things Enough
about Train Wreckers.

President Debs had carefully read the re-
port the arrest of the Battle Creek train
robbers last night, he said "You cannot
quote me too strongly indenouncing all such
acts of violence. 1t these men are guilty
they ought TO be punished to the full ex-
tent of the law. DO not say they are or
are not guilty, but if the prosecution have
the evidence as the reports say they have,
then these men have been guilty of fiend-
ish crime. | cannot comprehend how men
can commit such deed. II is worse than
cold -blooded murder. 1t makes no differ
ence whether or not the accused men are
members of the American Railway Union.
The American Rsilway Union does not
shield crime. If any of our men are guilty
of crime they must suffer for it,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16
SENTENCES IMPOSED
At the Oxford County Supreme Court Mon
day.

PARIS, Oct. lj.-Sentences imposed al
the Oxford supreme court, Monday, were
Alexander M. Nickerson, Lewiston, " he
pleaded guilty of forgery, two years il
State prison.
The following pleaded guilty of breaking
entering and larceny: James Stone, Bos
ton, 10 months in Auburn jail; John New
ell, Paris, nine months in Auburn jail; Eu
gene q. Merryfield, Bryants Pond, thre,
years in State prison; John A. Swan, Bry
ants Pond, two years IN Auburn jail; Pat
rick Swan, Bryant's Pond, one year il
Auburn Jail.
John Newell was recalled, and his sen
tence was mitigsted to seven months in Au
burn jail. James Day, Cornish, rose il
the midst of his trial for breaking, entering
and larceny, and pleaded guilty to larceny
The trial was stopped and he was sentenced
to six months in the county Jail. Stepher
II. Packard, Norway, common seller, nuls
ance, eight months in Auburn Jail. Ex
planning why so m my were sent to Auburn
county Jail, hlch is full the court is rush
ing, there being four jury trials this after
noon. Divorces, Zeneida Pike, Oxford
from Sherman Pike, desertion; f. Prescott
Bennett, from Mary Jane Bennett, deser
ton; Hattie E. Gilman, Fryeburg, from
Orandolf L. Gilman, abusive treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16
OVER SIX BILLIONS
In Customs Receipts Adjusted During as
Years by Cfiice Now Abolished.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Commissioner
W. II. Pugh of Ohio, has handed to Secre-
tary Carlisle the last report of his office as
commissioner of customs, established
March 3. 1919, abolished July so, 1894.
During 45 years existence of office ac-
counts of over Sc, 800, 900, coo in customs
receipts were adjusted, on which
the loss was insignificant. The
work of the office, without excep-
ton of SCI unadjusted accounts is all COM
plete to June 80. The report states that
the following ports reported mo transac-
ions" during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1894: Aroostook, Maine Bristol and
Warren, r. L.. Edgartown, Mass; kenne-
DUNK, Me-; Marblehead, Mass; Nan
ucket, Mass; Newburyport, Mass; Saco,
Maine; Stongington, CT; York, Maine.
All the ports named have collector and
many deputy collectors and clerks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16
HON. W. ". IHOM MAS, JR..
Bauqueied by the Swedish-Americans oi New
York and Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, oct. 15.-Many inilu-
ential Swedish-Americans of New York and
Brooklyn, this evening, rendered a banquet
here to Hon. w. W. Thomas, Jr., who last
Saturday returned from Swe, en-. Mr..
Thomas is from Portland, Me, and during
President Harrisou's administration was
minister TO Sweden. He has been ia Swe-
den six years. Minister Thomas made an
enviable record as a diplomat, and is very
popular with the Swedes of this country
and Sweden. Rev. DR.. Beck, president of
Upssle College, spoke in eulogy of the
guest of the evening, and MIR. Thomas re-
sponded in a hearty and lengthy speech.
Consul General Woxen toasted the King
Of Sweden and stoaSt in honor of the Pres
ident of the United States followed. ii.
G.. Thomas, brother of the ex minister, was
the recipient of the toast proposed by A. Il.
johnson, general passenger ageut of the
Thingvalia line. Ernest Tundgren spoke
of the consul-general and Theodore S.
Wolfe responded to the trsst "The United
States" Rev. Meuritz Stolphe responded
to the toast Sweden; A. NJ. Alquist
spoke for Norway; =; T.. +. Johanson for
the "Lsdi' MIR. JohansOn mentioned
Mrs. w. w. Thomas, Jr., who is n Swed-
ish noblewoman, and handed the ex-minis-
t.r basket of Il Iwers in Swedish colors, to
be presented to Mrs. Thomas.