Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-04

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Sunday morning is ''That Old Mort
gage r. J. Penhallegon. Jr., leader.
A VERY desirable residence in this
city for retired business man, or
professional man or farmer, is offered
for sale cheap on easy terms. Apply
at the TRIBUNE office.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN r. ToAY, Mr..
and Mrs. r. j. Penhallegon Jr., Miss
Grace Gray and Mrs w. II. Bennett,
attended the funeral of Miss Nettie
Cottell, at Dodgeville, on Sunday.
Keep off the grass" signs have no
restraining effecton the adventurous,
feather headed Dandy Lion, remarks
the La Crosse Chronicle. Everywhere
the cry is the same. There never
was time when the yellow-headed
little imp so completely took possess
sion of lawn, field, pasture and wood
land.
Miss MILLIE WALLIS, who has
been absent over eighteen months
visiting relatives in Washington
Oregon and California, returned
home Tuesday noon. She reports
"the best time in her life" and her
appearance indicates thatthe golden
slope section agrees with her to per-
fection.
AFTER July 1st j j. Hanscom d Co.
will occupy the store room lately
vacated by Eden & Blewett. Pend
ing removal they have determined to
reduce their stock, and to do so will
make prices on wall paper, window
shades and fixtures, and other things,
such as never before known N this
market. 23w2
The following Knights Templar at
tended the rendezvous at Janesville
last Friday: VIM. Treweek, A. h.
Bishop, w. G. Hales, VIM, FL. Curry,
f. w. Sylvester, II. H. Wright, n.
Treweek, w. p. Bliss, VIM. Perry
II. n Latin, w. H. Bennett, A. H..
Potter, w. j. Penhallegon, Samuel
Terrill, j. +. Potter.
THE annual banquet Of the Alumni
association of the Mineral Point high
school will be held Friday evening.
President Chalmers, of the Platte
vile normal, will deliver an address.
A business meeting of the associa-
tion, for the election of officers, ETC.,
will be held in the High School room
Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
THE annual Plum Grove picnic
will be held June 18th. Arrange
ments to make it an unusually pleas
ant occasion are in progress. A cor
dial invitation is extended to the
public to join in a day Of rural pleas
ure. If weather is unfavorable on
the 18th, the picnic will be held the
day following. BY ORDER Com.
THE Masons have secured the
beautiful lot of Miss Agnes Strong,
in the heart Of the city, for their pic
mic on the 24th. Committees are
energetically at work to make this a
notable time in the history of
masonry in southwestern Wisconsin.
A rare program, including vocal and
instrumental music, and speak
ing by orators of note, is in prepar-
alton, specially low rates on the rail
roads are promised.
THE Sacramento, (Cal.) Record of
May 26, announces the death of Ed
win Prideaux, in that city, on the
24th, aged 78 years. Deceased was
an uncle of Mr.. w. Fl. PrideauX of
this city, and was we'll known here,
where he resided for several years.
A wife, two sons, Edwin, Jr., and
Blight, and one daughter, Mrs. Josiah
Jacka, survive, all residing in Sacra-
mento. The funeral was on the 26th,
from the residence of the daughter.
THE Mineral Point Dairy Board of
Trade met Wednesday, May 9th,
with a fair attendance. The follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: q. q. Cox, president;
II. Conley, vice president; Jas. Dunn
secretary and treasurer. Sixteen
thousand two hundred pounds of
cheese were offered. None sold. The
next meeting will be held June 10th.
Since the meeting a considerable
part Of the cheese then offered has
been sold to Mr.. +. G. Spooner.
THOMAS BURKE, who was appoint
ed to position in the state capitol
at the opening of the present admin
istration, as resident Of Iowa Coun-
ty, much to the surprise Of republi-
cans Of the county, died suddenly at
Waupun, whence he had been trans
ferred as a guard at the state prison,
on Sunday, May 24th. He retired in
apparently perfect health Saturday
evening and Sunday morning was
found dying in his room. ApopleSy
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