Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-27

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newspapers in different parts Of the
country, within the last week.
"What everybody is saying must
be true"
AT banquet in Lancaster last
Tuesday evening, at which the
leading citizens were present, the
name of Senator c. II. Baxter was
proposed as the next Republican
nominee for governor. All present,
irrespective of politics, pledged
their hearty support. The people
could 90 elsewhere and fare worse.
! THE United States Express com.
pany has secured the express bust
ness on the lines of the c. NJ. ~.
St. p. railway. The Adams will
retire entirely. The United States
company announce that it will make
no changes in officers; retaining
the old Adams company men in all
cases.
THOMAS FAITH, young man of
industrious habits and one much re-
spected by all acqualntances, died
pt the home of his father, in this
city, Tuesday morning last. He
was sick just a week, and pneumonia
was the agency. His age was
about 23 years. 1t is a hard blow
te the bereaved family.
The third entertainment by the
Mineral Point Lecture Course will
take place next Thusday, Feb. lst,
when Prof. G. K. Bailey, the traveller
and journalist, aud formerly geolo.
gist of Wyoming, will give one of his
popular lectures. He is a general
favorite wherever known. His
lectures are facinating, entertaining
and brimful of intellectual gems.
: THE large and choice collection of
mineral specimens placed on exhi'
bition at the worlds fair by W. A.
Jones, J. l.. Gray, w. s. Ross, ID,
jenkins, A. Appel, f. E. lianscom
and Eddie Jeuck, all of this city,
arrived here in first class condition
aud free Of charges last Saturday.
The respective owners are well
pleased at the compliment paid their
exhibits and the excellent treatment
given the same.
In an address to it's delinquent
subscribers the editor of an Illinois
paper thus admonishes them: "lt
you have frequent fainting spells,
accompanied by chills, cramps,
bunions, chilblains, epilepsy and
iaundice it is a sign you are out of
health and liable to shuttle off al
any moment. Pay up your arrearges
and year or two in advance and
Z make Yourself solid for rafting
obituary notice"
The entertainment under the au-
spices of the w. r. @. on the 23d
/, was fairly well attended considering
j. iucement weather. Miss Kanouse,
the elocutionist did exceedingly
we'll and received merited applause,
r Miss Gale at the piano and Miss
\ Shaw with the violin acquitted
, themselves in a high degree as
was conceded they would before
j., hand. Miss Edith Chandler and Mr.
Jas. Kober rendered vocal solos witt
pleasing effect.
Mr.. WooDMANsEE, who repre-
= sents the Children's Home society
viii preach at the III. L. church to
. morrow morning and at the p. NJ
church ia the evening. The fac
} that the state school at Sparta can
not take children under three year
Of age, leaves plenty Of workins
e room for this Home society, and i
u is accomplishing much good. M
u collections will be taken sunday
e but a personal canyase will be made
= during mex, week.
OS Wednesday last the trial o
Banker Koettiug, Of Milwaukee, a
t, which Judge CIementson, Of thi
!. district, was called 70 preside over
came TO an end, the prisoner beiul
d sentenced to five years hard labo
/. at the states prison at Waupun
A. Motions for a new trial aud al
n arrest Of judgment were bot
y denied by the court. The manne