Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-30

mite cartridge and while Mr.. Sweeney
was scratching on II with q pin 4
ascertain its nature, the cartridge ex.
plcded.
| PIOm the sun.
There will be a MASQUERADE bal
lgiyen in the opera house on Febru-
airy 4th under the management OF
| Elvod.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. o. X. Rannm have
returned from Madison, whe-e they
had been in the grocery business for
the past few months. IT i said that
they arc about to engage IN business
/ ia this city.
Mr.. Thomas jones, ex-superintend-
ent OF schools Of Iowa county, now a
student at the state university, was
in the city Tuesday renewing ac-
auaintances and traDsactIng BUSH
ness.
The property Of John p. Davis,
Mary Jane Davis, and others, Of Min
eral Point. was sold at public auction
by sheriff Carrow Monday. The
property contains two lots, and was
purchased by Il. y. Hutchison for
Alfred Bishop. Of Mineral Point.
The lower room Of the NJ. r. church
ig being thoroughly overhauied and
renovated. When the improvements
are finished the room will present a
very neat appearance. Those who
have been accustomed to assemble
there will hardly be able to recognize
it hi its new dress.
Mr.. James Temby, who lives about
four miles from this city, went to
Elgin on Thursday morning. He is
contemplating starting a skimming
factory and his trip TO EIgin was for
the purpose Of procuring reliable fig
ures on the cost Of putting in the
necessary machinery.
AS several conflicting reports have
been going the rounds concerning
the r. NJ. church, the following au-
thentic statement is published. A
majority IF the members 81 the To-
cal church favor the disbandlng Of
the conference. butno d.eision what
ever has been reached concerning a
union with the congregationalists.
In fact, no action of any kind has
been taken, except as indicated
above.
From the star.
Hon. Joel Whitman and wife 90
south tomorrow. Thew viii make
their headquarters at Mobile, Ala.
J. r. Johns, Of this city, il attend
Ing the poultry show held OF Rock
ford this week. He exhibits some Of
his thoroughbred chicks there.
Tuesday VIM. Mulhall fell dis
lance of twelve feet from the roof of
one Of the /. {. buildings in this city
and is laid up with severe injury to
one Of his ankles by the fall.
Last Sunday afternoon, as Rev. J..
Thos. Pryor aud wife were driving
out ~ their yard with their horse
and cutter, the horse became un-
manageable and overturned the cut
ter, inluring Mrs. Pryor slightly. Mr..
Pryor hung TO the reins and succeed
I'd in stopping the horse without fur
Their injury.
About nine o'clock Saturday even
ing Thomas Lynch, who resided in
the village Of Highland, went down
town TO get some whiskey in q bottle.
He was in the habit Of drinking 10
some extent and his wife aftera time
went to bed. She woke up during the
night and thought she heard her
husband at the door calling her. She
went to the door but she could see
no one there, The clock showed the
hour to be -four in the morning. She
dressed herself and went down, found
her husband lying in the gutter near
a saloon as she thought intoxicated
She tryed to arouse him but could
not; called assistance and thereupon
IL was Dissolved that lie was dead.
His skull was fractured at the back
and the doctors say he had been dead
for hours. There is suspicion of foul
play.
DoN'T forget ID. Jenkins, the jew
eler, when YOU want anything in his
line. Tie is the best man to deal
with. The cheapest; the most re-
liable 80