Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-09-12
Lecture Course.

October by the Couthoui Concert 60.
This will be followed by lectures hy
Jahu Dewitt Miller, George Kennan.
the Siberian explorer, John Temple
| Graves and Robert Mcintyre. The
closing entertainment will be by
Leland T. Powers, the talented and
famous impersonator.
The above names speak for them
selves, and the excellence of the
course, together with the object for
which 1t is given, our Free Public
Library, which Is SO deservedly pop
ular, should insure for It the most
liberal patronage of our people.
Tickets for the course are 81 each.
and may he obtained from the men,
bers Of The Woman's Reading Club,
or az J. J. Hanscom's book store.
a Young man named Roger, neph
ew OF the late John Roger, died ut
his home in Lost Grove last Sunday
and was buried in this city Tuesday.
He was 10 years old, and had been In
feeble health for some time.
Mr.. WlLDER's flute playing was
an inspiration, and the highest eraise
that can be given IL is to say that
each moment it seempi better than
the preceding oue.-- Argus and Pa
triot, Montpelier, Vt.
Mr.. Wilder is with the Couthouri
Concert Co.
MIR. WILL REYNOLDS, who has been
Jot. Hanscom's head man for the past
4 or years, delivers up the key next
saturday night, He will enter the
state university, taking the electric
engineering course, this year. Harry
Brown will take his place.
Miss CoUTHouI had the distin-
guished honor Of being selected to
read The Prophesy" at tile opening
of the worlds fair IN Chicago, an
honor well bestowed, as no more
popular and talented artist has ever
graced the American platform.
The oyster season Is open, but the
nutritious bivalve will not be mar
keted to any large extent in this Sec
tiou until colder weather prevails.
1t is reported from the oyster dis
tricts that the supply In sight IL
larger than has ever been known.
MIR. JONI PEARCE was quite severe
~ burned about the head and face
by having hot coffee accidentally
spilled over him, ut the dining hall
on the fair ground last Thursday. He
l. almost well again az this time, how
ever, which his friends will be glad
10 know
IT Il the unanimous verdict Of those
who have attended many fairs, that
the meals served by the =, M. church
ladies on the fair grounds IN this city
We're the best they ever got at any
such place. We are glad TO learn that
the church nets Il nice sum from the
enterprise.
THE worthy president OF our fair
association, Hon. q. q. Cox, had
hardly got rested from his services
here last week when he was called
for to begin duties as superintendent
of transportation at the state fair at
Milwaukee. He started in yesterday,
and will be absent until the state
fair closes.
LAST Saturday evening merry
party left this city prepared to en-
camp week or more near Hillside
Home, on the Wisconsin river. The
company consists Of: Henry aud
Paul Springer, Walter and Flank
Hoare John and Chas. Ralph, Thos.
Whitford, freeman Shepard and
Ben Jacka.
The Mineral Point band Is entered
to compete for premium offered
for the best band at an old settlers
meeting to be held in Milwaukee
next month. Competition is open to
all bands In the state outside of Mill
waukee. The only competitors our
band need to fear are expected to be
from Madison and Monroe.
ELEGANT new fixtures for stylish
sample room are being put into the
building adjoining the postofiiee
by J. NJ Minor. While saloons are
in vogue, az they are IN this city
most undeniably, 1t IL desirable that
they be in the best hands possible.
II all such places were controlled
and managed By as worthy men as
Maurie Minor there would be less In
thafr1 ~ comnlain ~