Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-16

specialist, will be at the u. S. Hotel
on his regular monthly visit next
Thursday, May 23d.
SAVE HEAT, save steps, save fuel,
by using one of those self-heating
gasoline fiat irons, sold by j. E. Hos
king. Call and get one for trial.
MRS. PHILLIPS is further improv-
ing the popular and cosy U. S. Hotel
by replacing all the old windows
with new ones, single light to the
sash.
REV. s. r.. CHUBB goes to Dodge
vile this Thursday morning, to con-
duct examination of candidates for
admission to the P. NJ. church min
istry.
WIN. HELM has begun suit against
the town of Darlington to recover
5000 damage, alleged to be sustained
by falling from wagon while driv-
ng over bad road on a dark night.
WHETHER Prof. Hicks or Druggist
Pride is the greater weather
prophet is a subject of animated dis
cussion at the Mulhairn club rooms
in these days of changeful climate
conditions.
REV. ALFRED CHARLES and wife
of Edmund, have taken their de-
parture for England, whittier they
go for the benefit Of MI. C.'s health.
Mrs. John Charles, and son Robbie ac-
companie them.
NINTY in the shade Friday after
noon, forty-fiye atsunset of the same
day, killing frost Saturday night,
snow falling Monday morning, and
heavy frost Monday night. How's
that for a May-time experience?
IT is not necessary to go to Dodge
vile or Linden for gasoline or kero-
sene stoves. S. Hooking & Co. and
Martin q Toay, of this city, have
some of the best made, as will be
seen by notices elsewhere in this
paper.
w. HI. CURRY and j. p. Hankins
returned Friday from the Grand
Lodge A. o. u. w meeting at Osh-
kosh. They report the session a
spirited one. Miss Annie Curry re-
mains for a few days visiting at Mil
waukee.
SOME farmers think the oat crop
in this vicinity has been seriously
damaged by the hard freeze Of Mon
day night. Hon. George Cox says
he has never known young oats to
be so wilted by frost as his were last
Tuesday morning.
THE rickety old flagstaff in the
hall yard is being taken down, and a
renovation of the building is to fol-
low-none too soon. A suggestion by
City Clerk We'll, that the best place
to put a new flagstaff is over the
dome of the city hall, meiits consid-
alton by the committee.
MANY have taken advantage of
our offer to furnish the TRIBUNE and
Weekly Inter-Ocean one year for the
low price of $l.60. This offer will
continue only until June lst, there
fore, others who wish to avail them
selves of it must call before that
date.
SATURDAY, May 18th, is the day on
which trimmed millinery of latest
styles may be got at special reduce
tion prices, at the New Millinery
Store, next to Gundry d Gray.
A PLEASANT visit with Mrs. Eben.
Davis, of Welsh Settlement, was en-
joyed last Friday. She is bravely
meeting the responsibilities thrown
upon her by the recent sudden death
of her devoted husband, but finds the
weight of her great affection heavy
burden.
THE Milwaukee Bridge and Iron
Co. was awarded the contract for
building the SIX iron bridges In the
town of Platteville, the contract
price being $4,000 One bridge is to
be built on stone abutments, one on
cylinder piers, while four are what
are called "leg" bridges.
MARRIED, May 18th, at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, by Rev.
+. w. Straw, Mr.. stephen q. Wallace,
of Beloit, and Miss Rachel Jackson,
of Mineral Point. They go to Beloit
today, will reside there, followed by
the good wishes of many friends,
including the TRIBUNE staff.
IT is whispered that Mineral Point
parties have acquired mining prop
erty somewhere III southwest Mis-
souri, or Arkansas that promises to
be a genuine bonanza. Great secrecy
is maintained respecting it. Mayor
Snow, w. "A. Jones and VIM. Uren
are supposed to be ION the ground
floor
REV. ID. BREEZE. who recently ar