Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-18

Mr.. VIM. Murrish, this city.
In the absence of has wife and
little daughter, who have gone for a
visit to England, Mr.. Guy p. Cobb
is very circumspect bachelor pro-
tenn.
Mr.. MICHAEL BURNS exhibits a
potato raised in his garden, this city,
the present season, and dug June Is,
that measure seven inches in circum-
| ference.
A GRAND union picnic will be held
at Lost Grove school house, next
Tuesday, June 23d. Everybody is
cordially invited. Come and have a
good time.
| HARRY GALE returned yesterday
to Minneapolis, where he has "A posi-
tion in the railroad shops. He came
for weeks visit at the parental home
in this city.
JAS. COLLINS, ex-street commits
sioner, after a siege of several weeks
sickness, made his appearance on our
streets this week. Every acquain-
tance gladly greeted him.
Mr. G. 5. WILLARD, of the town of
Miffiin. in this county, who is now
over So years of age, is enjoying the
sensation and benefits arising from
the growth of set of new teeth.
THE Galena Gazette employs the
proper term when it says: THAT most
excellent musical organization
known as the Mineral Point Band,
will give an ice cream festival, ,"etc.
GEORGE STEIL, of this county, who
lately took the one year course at the
Wisconsin dairy school, has secured
a position in the stock department
of the Louisiana Experimental Sta
ton.
THE TRIBUNEis usually printed on
Wednesday afternoon. Next week it
will not go to press until Thursday,
in order that the Office force may en-
joy the great masonic picnic on
Wednesday.
THE best thing that has appeared
on the editorial page Of the South
west Wisconsin, of Linden, for some
time, is the editors address, given at
the Memorial day observance at that
place. 1t is a gem.
COMMENCEMENT exercises We're
held at the Prairie Chicken school
district No. 2 on Thursday, June I'd.
The graduates Were Elmer Terril,
Elias Brewster and Ida Brewster.
Noilie Babcock teacher.
THE work of fitting the store build
ing lately occupied by Eden d Blew
EFT to accommodate J. j. Hanscom q
Co, is being pushed vigorously and
thoroughly. By July lst it will be
ready for its new tenant.
ALL progressive ladies are cord
tally invited to attend the course of
lectures by Mrs. Marion Hartman
Hunt, of Chicago, at the City Hall,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons at 2:30, next week Adj
mission free.
Miss IpA BoTToMLEY, having
spent her summer vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bottomley,
in this city, has returned to Des
Moines, Iowa, where she holds the
important position of stenographer
for the National Masonic Accident
Association.
RAIN prevented the park concert
and festival by the band Monday
evening, but it was held Tuesday
with marked success. Large num-
bers were present to hear the excel
lent music, and showed their APP
probation by literally patronizing
the refreshment tables.
THE editor who got off the follow
ing evidently intends to do the square
thing: "If any subscriber finds line
in this paper which he does not like
and can not agree with, let him bring
the paper to this Office, point out the
offending line, then to please him the
editor will take his scissors and cut
| IL out for him.
! A CORRESPONDENT writes to the
Highland Press that company of
prospectors from Mineral Point have
begun work on NJ. j. Williams land,
northeast of Benton, in search of zinc
and lead ore. They are drilling with
with regulation well drilling appa-
ratus, under the supervision of the
famous claim locator and douser,
VIM. Dave, Of Mineral Point.
AN interesting feature of the an
nual statement Of the public library
il that the printers appear to have
made the largest donations tothe on
terprise during the year. We refer
to this because printers are too COM
monty supposed to be dead heads,
when in fact they are always gener-