Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-01-24

ing for few weeks at Chamley's.
! HENRY BENNETT and wife, after
a few weeks spent in our midst to
the great pleasure of all relatives and
old acquaintance, departed Monday
for their far off Colorado home.
Mrs. ERNEST RALPH, young wife
of only 20 years, died at Montfort on
the 18th, after brief illness, pain
fully shocking the community, in
which she was well known and much
beloved.
THE Knights Templar installation
and party next Friday evening is an
ticipated with confidence that it will
be the social event of the season.
Templars from adjacent towns in
large numbers will be here.
A MOVE is being made to organize
a new county from the ten north
towns of Grant and a portion of
Crawford, with county seat at Bosco-
bel. 1t ought not to succeed. 1t
We're pity disinember historic old
Grant county.
The many friends of Mrs. S. r.
Chubb will be glad to hear that she
is improving somewhat. Though not
able to stand and still suffering pain,
nevertheless, she is better than a
week ago, and hopes for still greater
improvement.
| THE Highland Press commends the
| organization of a social card party
at that place on Sunday evening,
composed of young ladies and gentle
men. Ii any young people in Miner
al Point have Sunday card parties,
they are not advertising the fact.
SUBJECT for sermon by Rev. Chubb
at p. M. church next Sunday morn
ing will be, "Shining as the Stars,
and how to do it," Sunday-school at
p. IN. Praise service in chapel at
6:l5 p. IN. Sermon at Z o'clock by
the pastor; subject, THE Envious
Brother
"a HEAD of fine cattle, full bred
and high grade steers and dairy cows
are to be sold at auction by the hust-
ling cryer Davisson, at the stockyards
in Mineral Point next Saturday after
noon. Also a good family driving
horse. If you want any of them be
on hand at one o'clock sharp. Time
will be given on good paper.
IT is said that only by getting con-
sent to use the telegraph poles along
the Northwestern railroad from
Dodgeville to Edmund can telephone
connection with the county asylum
be. made for the 800 appropriated
by the county board for that purpose.
Even with that advantage the
amount will hardly meet the cost Of
the line.
BEGINNING with next Sunday
evening, Rev. +. w. Straw will deliv-
er series of six sermons on Christ, as
follows: "Witness of history to the
Coming of Christi "Witness Of the
Scriptures to Christ" witness Of the
World to Christ "Witness of the
Soul to Christ" "What will you do
with Christi "We have Found the
Christ
MINERAL POINT not only has at
present the finest ochestra it ever
had, but the best by all odds in south
western Wisconsin. 1t is known as
the Anderson orchestra. and consists
of j. w. Anderson, first VIOLIN Ben.
Winn, second violin; Jas. Remfrey,
bass viol; Alf. Wallis, clarionet;
Blight Wallis, cornet; Herman
Enzenroth, baritone; J. q. Oates,
flute.
WE happened into the store of w.
J. Penhallegon the other day and to
our great surprise found Miss Han
nah Mauger on deck as clerk. For
long time Miss Mauger served in a
| like position in the store Of III. Zim-
mer but for the last few months has
| been in Milwaukee. No more popu-
lar lady clerk than Miss Mauger
ever waited on the people of Mineral
Point, and those glad that she is in
our midst once more are many. This
week She Is visiting friends at Dar-
lington.
/ THE installation ceremonies, ban
quet and dance of Raven lodge. No.
/ 59, X. of F., on the evening of the
4 18th inst, were enjoyed by q large
gathering Of invited guests. In the
absence Of DR.. Pearee, deputy grand
chancellor, Of Dodgeyille, who was
expected to offlciate, w. j. Penhalle-
gon, past chancellor, performed the
duties in an able and entertaining
manner, assisted by J. w. Hutchison
acting as grand prelate, and John
i Spensley AZ grand master-at-arms.
/ There was an intHspersing Of good
music by the orchestra and the male