Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-24

tended I'D tHe ptHittHtidis ioi ~"
years.
The Dodgeyille Sun has been sole
to Messrs. w. Il. Holt aud J. 4. Boyle
two enterprising young printers O
Madison, who will take possession o.
the office next week.
Ed. +. Prldeaux, OF this city, and
for several years operator here fol-
the Northwestern road, has been
promoted to the position Of station
agent OH the Galela division at FL
| gin, I'll.
The district convention Of the
Order of the Eastern Star, which
was held in this city yesterday after
noon and last night, was largely at
tended and passed off with much
enthusiasm and enjoyment. Min
eral Point ceapter was represented
! by some 40 or 80 members, Lancaster
by rs, Montfort by IS, Rewey by 10,
Platteville by 5, Fennimore by 4, and
Dodgeville by--we don't know how
many.
The veterinary surgeon of Dodge
vile, was called to, Spring Green
the other day to see Il horse belong
ing to John f.. Jones, which had
been ailing for some time with sore
mouth. The doctor pronounced the
disease very dangerous and con-
tagious canker, and the horse was
shot. 1t is feared other horses in
the vicinity are suffering from the
same disease, which the doctor says
is sometimes durable in its first
stages if proper remedies are used.
From the Sun.
Rev. Ilitf, the new minister, of the
Nj. i. church in this city, took pos
session last Sunday. He gave the
members some straight talk and he
gives promise OF great usefulness
among our people.
BY advice of physicians Mrs. Cape
will spend the winter in Washington,
whore she hopes to overcome the
pulmonary difficulty contracted dur
ing the long sickness Of her hus-
band, the late Rev. w. Cape.
sunday Ole Anderson, the ten year
old son Of (Big 0le), had his leg
broken by being struck thereon by |
the front foot If horse. The boy |
was attempting to keep the horse
from going through gate to where
some oats were, and'the horse did the |
injury stated.
Last Sunday evening Silas Arthur, |
Of this city, suffered the fracture Of
one Of the bones Of the fore arm and |
the dislocation of the wrist joint. He
was riding horse to water without
4 bride and only the halter as II
means to control and guide him.
The horse became unmanageable
md ran and bucked SO that Silas
vas thrown from his back to the
ground suffering the injury men,
toned and slight bruise Of the
read.
Mrs. Helen F,dmunds died of the
" ight of years at her late home in
ne town of Dodgeyille. on Tuesday
# this week Her funeral was yes
erday. She was 50 years, 6 months
nd s days old at the time of her
Ieath. She was the wife Of Edmund
by whom she had -four
ons, viz: Edmund, Sigburn, Ole and
'obias. She with her husband set
led in this vicinity in 1882, where
ince to the time of her death she
las resided.
One of the saddest deaths that has
to this community is that {
( Mrs. Samuel Clayton, who died of
Uphold yer, on Monday, in the
own Of Nj film. Mrs. Clayton lost
Ter husband some two weeks ago of
he same disease which caused her
Ieath. The family resided in the
outhern part OF our city and were q
in gardening. They were
cry industrious and struggled to
'ay for their home and make an /
lonest wing. She leaves two child
en-, neither Of whom are over four !
ears Of age. The unfortunate con 4
Iition of these little ones is sadden-
ne 10 think of. Mrs. Clayton was %
ears old at the time of her death.
John Bennett died unexpectedly
bout o'clock yesterday morning.
If. BWnott has recently been con- '
erted and two weeks ago was bap- !
ised By immersion. lie was suffer ]
NJ from lung trouble and had sew \
raj spells Of bleeding from the lungs. |
t was in one of these bleeding spells |
hat his death occurred. Mr.. Bennett
vas about 30 years old al the time of 4