Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-07


such sport, quietly hied to Platteville,
where a cocking-main was recently
held. No report of the meeting is re-
ceived down to date.
BECAUSE Of insufficient advertis-
ing, and inclement weather, the
Oakes Specially company and Swiss
Bell Ringers, did not have so good an
audience as they deserved. 1t is
good troupe.
ONE hundred persons took supper
at the Nj. +. parsonage last Friday
evening. Every guest declared it a
rare banquet, and the ladies are more
than pleased with the receipts-over
twenty y-five dollars.
REV. THOMAS DIXON, Jr., OF New
York City, will give his most cele-
brated lecture, entitled: The Gates
of Heaven and He'll in Modern Bab-
ylon On. Y. city, in the Platteville
Lecture Course, Saturday, Feb. l6
Doc HOLMES entertained two rare
specimens of the genius tramp last
Friday night. They came from the
Emerald Isle by way of Dodgevil,.
and continued their journey south
ward Saturday morning, per advice
of the marshal.
DON'T miss the best chance to buy
clothing at your own price you ever
had-at the Wisconsin State Cloth
ing Goa sale.
J. G.. KIRKPATRICK, of Rewey, has
the sympathy of a large circle of
friends throughout southern Wiscon-
sin,among whom the TRIBUNE claims
a place, in the loss Of his devoted
wife, who died January 25th, aged
81 years.
THE Pleasant View church will
hold its annual festival in the Pleas
ant View lodge hall, three miles east
of Mineral Point, Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 18th. All are cordially in
vited. Admission, adults 25 cents,
children Is cents.
THERE will be an entertainment
by the best local talent of the city at
the opera house, on the evening of
February 22d, Washington's birth
day, for the benefit of the needy in
our midst. Program and further adj
vertisement will appear later.
Hon. r. M. LAFoLLETTE is quite
sick. He was convalescent and left
his home to try an important suit in
court, causing a serious relapse. He
won the suit, however, getting $4,000
judgment for his client against the
G. d. N. w. railway company.
MR.. AND MRS JOHN FIEDLER are
called upon to mourn the loss of
their youngest child, Roy, who was
taken from them by that child-enemy
Group, on Monday afternoon. Their
other boy, Johnny, was barely saved
from the grasp Of the same destroyer.
FRANK HADFIELD and wife came
up from Englewood last week for
few days visit with relatives and
school-day chums. Frank represents
the Evans & Howard establishment
of st. Louis, whose business is the
manufacturing Of fire brick, sewer
pipes and fire clay goods.
III is current report on our streets
that the city account was overdrawn
at the banks to the extent Of $4,000
when tax paying for this year began.
If this is true, and no levy has been
made to. meet the deficiency, wont
the situation be the same next fall ?
Explanations seem to be in order.
DARLINGTON papers last week fin
ished publishing proceedings Of tile
annual session Of the county board
and promise this week to give the con-
Guiding chapters Of the January ses-
sion. Lafayette county people must
have the virtue of patience largely
expanded.
Sol. AND WILL. OSBORNE renewed
| dcQudlHldHNe WIFI llltlG iullIiltS III
this city last week. Sol. is off again
for three months trip. Inthe near
! future he expects to be called on to
make a tour Of the Pacific states.
Win. enters upon periodic long
trip this week.
a CLOUD was lifted from this COM
munity on Friday last when positive
information came from the sick room
of Miss Eta Smith that she was bet
ter, and would doubtless recover. On
| Thursday, when her father came,
there was little hope that she would
be with rs today.
/ THE Ida Mining Company, Of BEN
ton, held its annual meeting at that
4 place Jan. 2Sth. Members present
were, Calvert Spensley- G. w. Nell
hon, NJ. Dougherty, r. Sherwin and
J. Dawson. They elected G. Spens-
ley, W. A. Jones, NJ. Dougherty, r..
Sherwin and J. Dawson for directors.