Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-03
Waldwick and Hollandale.

last Friday morning to take a drive
eastward from Mineral Point, into q
country he had not visited for sew
eral years. The first stop was made
at G. II. Thomas, who was found en-
| joying short rest from cutting corn.
A little further on Frank Terrill was
found rebuilding fence on the place
of his brother William, assisted by
nephew. Proceeding south and west
to Seth Heath's place, it was learned
that he had killed the wolves in La
fayette county for which he claimed
and received the bounty allowed in
that county, after full inquiry into
the facts. Jay Stevens, a little fur
ther on, was replacing an old rail
fence with the modern barbed wire
horse trap. With discriminating
calculation, the pencil pusher halted
mt the farm hoine of Hon. G. G.. Cox,
about II o'clock, and of course was
greeted with and accepted cordial
invitation to refresh the inner man
and beast. Mr.. Cox was found fiat
on his back in bed, nursing badly
swoolen leg, but Mrs. Cox saw to it
that everything necessary to make
the call pleasant for us was done, and
she must have been confident Of her
success on witnessing our perform
ance at the table,
With renewed vigor the way was
resumed to the village of Waldwick,
half mile distant. This village we
found clustered about what used to
be known as the Yellow Stone church
on the farm of Geo. l.. Hall, and a
most vigorous little burg it is. Prom
inent on the corner of two principal
streets is the store of Pile Brothers, a
block north the store of VIM. J. Tom
| lin, in both of which are carried good
stocks of general merchandise, and
both seem to have a good trade. OPP
smith and carriage shop of Bucking-
ham & Whitford, two first-class me-
chanics, with all the tools and APP
| pliances necessary to do the work in
their line as well as it can be done
anywhere, and their skill seems
to be appreciated by the people of
the neighborhood. Adjoining this
shop is first class feed mill, recent
ly put in by John Ross, Jr., which is
| kept busy on Wednesdays and
Thursdays, the days when grinding
is done, and is great convenience to
the people Of the neighborhood. Two
good carpenters, VIM. Buckingham
and James Skews, are kept busy.
| Stonemason work II attended to by
r. Huxtable, and the paint brush is
artistically handled by Alfred Tea
que.
Improvements are in progress on
all sides. Conspicuous among these
! is new hall 2SX56 feet, being erected
| BY the Modern Woodmen Of Amer
| lea. The foundation walls are al
ready completed, and lumber on the
ground. A lodge Of Woodmen was
organized only last March, with II
charter members and Joe Whitford
as Master. The present membership
Is %, and increasing steadily. Other
improvements were new barn by
j. II. Reynolds, and cellar digging
for new houses by John erase and
Mrs. Il. Nichols. A prospercHs cheese
factory in the village is supported
by farmers Of the vicinity.
AS in all proper American COM
munities, the public school is a
prominent feature. 1t was opened
| for the fall term Sept. 9th with 80
pupils, in charge of Miss Clara Bar
rett, of Linden.
Two Of the proprletors Of the viii
lage, G. l.. Hall and VIM. Bucking-
ham, who were among the first set
tiers in that locality, gave US pleas
ant greeting. The leading matter Of
social interest just now is the meet
ings being held there by sabbath
Day Missionaries and representa-
tive of the Latter Day Saints, be-
tween whom there was spirited dis
cussion, furnishing entertainment if
not spiritual help to the people.
From village reporter it was learn
ed that JAS. Harris lost a horse by
death while hauling lumber from
Mineral Point for the new hall; that
Mrs. G. White, Of Chicago, is VISIT
ing her sister, Mrs. Jas. Ball. James
Harris, of Spencer, Iowa, is home for
visit with his mother; Jerry Hum
bert and Charley Harker had gone
to the Richland county fair.
HoLLANDAIE.
From Waldwick orr course was
direct to Hollandale, on the /. G. r.
r., which we found to be an ambi-
tious, prosperous place. There are
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