Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-13

with her brother, John Il. Wallis.
PRAIRIE LILY, a choice patent
flour, from the roller mills of j. II.
Mallery, New Prague, Mimi, gives
satisfaction every time. Sold by
Georse Jeuck, Mineral Point. If.
A FEW cases of diptheria are re-
ported at Mitfiin, one resulting in
tie death of Dorcas, daughter of
Mrs. l.. jenkins. Others afflicted
are recovering, and no new cases
have appeared within the last week
or two.
GEO. CUNNINGHAM, of Cobb, and
Mr.. Stevens, Of Linden, driving in
opposite directions on the road be-
tween Cobb and Edmund, one even
ing last week, collided, and the pole
of Stevens rig struck the horse of
Cunningham, inflicting bad wound.
THE indianapolis News announ-
ces the marriage engagement of
Miss Orletha Tilden F'ithian, of that
city, and Mr.. Charles f. Healy, now
of st. Louis, formerly of this city.
Charley is kindly remembered by
Mineral Point friends, who will be
pleased to learn of his prosperity
and prospective happiness.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9th, will be
children's day at the Mineral Point
Fair, when all children under Is
years Of age will be admitted free.
It is hoped that the little folks will
come by the thousand, and every
rrecaution will be taken for their
safety and comfort, but it is better
that they be accompanied by parents
or guardians so far as possible.
THE following is an extract from a
boys essay on heads: "There is lots
of kinds Of heds, red heds, soft heds,
wooden heds, cabbage heds, bawled
heds, and so-4th. Pa he's got one and
its bawled. Ma she's long heded, and
Pa he's bull heded, but I'm red heded
and level heded too. The smart end
of boy is his he'd, except when he
gets spanked and the smart end Of a
boy is not there. Grandpa says II a
fellow has he'd he will get ahed in
this world. | don't want he'd like
he gets when he goes out with the
boys
On Sunday last, young gentleman
of this city, who should have M. D.
attached to his name, started by hors
and carriage for the county seat, ac-
companied by a student at one of our
popular pharmacies. We were sorry
of coarse to see, as was supposed,
that some one was so badly under
the weather that such skillful service
was necessary. AS the result Of an
accident to the vehicle when but
fairly started, the latter mentioned
came back by natures locomotion.
AS to what became Of the physician
we are not able to say, but may we
ask, How is your patient, Doc?"
THE Annual Grove Meeting at
Tower Hill, on the site of Old He
lena, three miles south of Spring
Green, will be held next Sunday in
the Everson Pavilion. Rev. Caro-
line Bartlett, of Kalamazoo, Mich,
will give the leading sermon in the
forenoon, 10:30 a. M, and Rev. Henry
Simmonds, of Minneapolis, will lead
in the afternoon. Mr.. Jones and
Others will also speak. Basket dim
ner under the trees. Ice water furn-
ished TO all. Dinner and ice cream
can be obtained at the dining hall
on the grounds. Oats for horses can
be procured at company's stables.
IT is too common practice of
young men Of this city to procure
kegs Of beer and with it retire to
some convenient woods on Sundays,
and there have hilarious times. One
of these parties recently located
near one Of the highways leading
into the city. and individuals in it
were SO lost to all sense of propriety
that when one of our best known
and most respected clergymen drove
by they shamelessly Haunted their
beer mugs, ieeringly invited him to
drink Ii their il no statutory law
against such behavior, the common
law u decency should be sufficient.
EpMUN ND's Field Day must here
after NE recognized as one of the im-
portant annual events In Iowa
county. Since its establishment It'll
1888 It has annually grown better and
bigger, this year rivalling in point Of
numbers, iuterestand enjoyment, the
average county fair. The exercises.
consisting mainly Of athletic cor
tests, were spirited and highly enter
tanning. Most interest centered IN
the two gam of base ball Dodge
willie ~. Lancaster and Highland u.
Benton. In both games Iowa county
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