Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-11


from this city to Darlington yester-
day, and a very pleasant time is re-
ported,
w. II. 0sBoRNE's family rejoiced
that he was able to spend whole
week at home; the house for which
he travels allowing him short va
cation.
NEXT Sunday morning Rev. 4.
Kent will preach on: "The Greatest
Wealth and how Possessed; in the
evening; "The Un6 ssolvable PART
nership.n
JOHN NANcoLAs, tonsor general
for Mifiiin town, Welsh settlement
and eastern Grant county, headquar-
ters at Rewey, visited Mineral Point
ON Tuesday.
MRS. RICHARD HoARE, who was
taken to a Chicago hospital for sur
gical treatment, is said to be doing
well, and expected to return home
wirhin a few days.
MRS. ATKINS, of st. Paul, and Mrs.
Toms, Of Omaha, daughters of VIM.
j. Cox, and raised in Mineral Point,
came last night for a visit at their
girlhood home.
THERE is good ground for prog
nostieating happy wedding at
Rewey in the near future. A former
Mineral Point boy is the fortunate
prospective groom.
Miss EVA WEARNE, who has been
visiting at the home of her uncle,
Mr.. Richard Wearne, at Omaha, Neb.,
for the past nine months, returned
to Mineral Point last Monday noon.
THE increase of school population
in Mineral Point, while not incon-
siderable, is not in ratio with the
general increase of the past five
years, as appears by the recent CEN
sus.
DAVE G. JACKA made the run
from Livingston to Mineral Point, is
miles, on his wheel last Friday, in
one hour and seventeen minutes.
Considering the many hills, this Is a
good record.
LINDENs celebration on the 9TH
was good one. A large crowd
gathered and all entered heartily in-
to the spirit of the occasion, The
program was entertaining and in
structive, and each part well sus-
| tanned.
In IS not generally believed that
| there has been an increase of 500 in
the population of Mineral Point dur
ing the last five years. Differences
between z. 5. and State enumerators
account for part of the apparent in
crease from 1890 and 1885.
THE Mineral Point dairy board of
trade met yesterday, the 10th, with
fair attendance. About $4,000 pounds
Of cheese was offered and taken by
f. G. Spooner, at 7Le per lb., for Par
lament q Esport. The next meeting
will be held Wednesday, July 24th
REV. w. J. G. BOND, who resigned
his position at the last session Of the
Primitive Methodist Conference,
has, after preaching as a candidate
before the Congregational church
1T Boscobel, received call to the
pastorate and is expected to COM
mence during the present month.
DIR. TALLERDAY's Medicine COM
pany, with a tent pitched near the
q. S. Hotel, is giving series Of en-
tertainments, consisting Of vocal and
instrumental music, panoramic views
etc. 1t is said to be good enter
tainment for the money, only 10
cents, and is advertised to remain
for week.
MIR. JoHE 0'DowD, our city iani-
tor, while out with fishing party on
the 4th, had the misfortune to frac-
ture his leg. The party were In a
buss, and having to cross a boggy
meadow, Mr.. O'Dowd with others
got ont to walk over the bad place,
and IL doing so made nisstep, with
the result stated. The injury Is not
| likely to be permanently serious,
but viii disable him for some time.
| liz the haste Of issuing the TIL
BuNE ahead Of time last week. in
order that the force might enjoy the
4th. the departure of Mrs. John Iyey
and her daughter Maude, for Sheri-
dan, Wyoming, where their future
home Will be, was overlooked. Mrs.
/ Ivey has been a resident Of Mineral
Point for 40 years, or more, ia fact
from early girlhood. In that time,
~ maiden and fnatron She has drawn
about her many warm friends, whose
kind remembrance she will bear to
her western home. Miss AIaude,
tie youngest Of the family. who
graduated with honor from our high
school last month, was one OF the
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