Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-02
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| EDWARD DAwNEY, long time
resident of Mineral Point, aged about
80 years, died at his home on New
Years day after a brief illness of
acute pneumonia.
JOHN b. WALLIS has been sum-
moned by U. S. Marshall, +. w. Oak
ley, to appear at Madison to serve as
a grand juror in the United States
courts for the western district of
| Wisconsin.
WORD has reached us that Jas.
Aylward will soon sever his con-
nections at the depot here and de-
part for Palmyra, this state, where
he has been appointed agent for the
St. Paul road.
SETH HEAH, of Waldwick, has re-
turned to the county and state $50 of
bounty received on wolves, which it
appears he captured in Iowa county
and, took to Lafayette county for
slaughter in order to secure the
bounty.
MRS. GEO. FOSTER and little
daughter, of Milwaukee, are here
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Treweek. George
did not come with them, but followed
in time to partake of New Years
| festivities.
Miss AGNES SNOW entertained
about twenty of her young friends
Monday evening of this week at the
home of her parents. 1t proved one
of the most pleasant events Of the
season to each participant.
COMMENCING next Sunday even
ing, special revival services will be
held at the p. M. church, continuing
every night except Saturday. For
the first week they will be held in
the chapel on the south side of the
building.
CoMRADE WIN. 9. KEENEY was in
from Lost Grove Saturday and made
his annual contribution to the TRI-
BUNE's relief fund. He is one Of
those farmers who q employs head
and hands in his business, and of
course succeeds.
Miss MILF WALLIS, who has
been visiting in the state of Wash
ington for the past thirteen months,
sailed recently from Portland. Or,
for SanFrancisco, to spend the win
ter with relatives In California be-
fore returning home.
ALFRED VIVIAN favors us with
copy of the proceedings of the Wis
consin Pharamacentical association
meeting, held at Sheboygan last
August. 1t is pamphlet of much
information, a prominent feature of
which is paper by Mr.. Vivian on
"Medicinal plants of Iowa county,
He lists over so Of such plants.
A JOLLY party gathered at the
home of Aid. and Mrs. Ben Blewett
last Monday for day Of enjoyment,
and it Is needless to say that their
anticipations We're fully realized.
The principal attraction of the oc-
cassion were the twins Master Ben
jamin and Miss Elizabeth) of Mrs.
Henry Kramer, nee Name Ivey, who
received the company very cordially.
ARTICLES Of Incorporation have
been filed in the register of deeds Of
flee by the Dermet Mining company,
of Mineral Point. The company in
tends to do a general mining busi-
ness, having their headquarters at
Mineral Point. The incorporators
are Thomas Tonkin, Edward Cullen
Edward Davey and VIM. McManis.
The capital stock Of the company is
$1,000
THE.p. Nj. quarterly meeting held
last Monday evening considered the
special business referred to all the
quarterly conferences in the con
nexion. The meeting considered the
dissolution of the western confer
ence as inevitable, and determined,
in any erent, to continue the work of
the church in this city on its present
lines. The decision on the whole
question was not only harmonious
but unanimous. Seldom, il ever, have
the various services been so well at
tended, 50 much appreciated, and
such a spirit of unity and hope per-
vaded the church.
THE Grand Army annual campfire
and festival on the 3lst was too big
an affair to lie fully reported in the
time and space at our disposal. Gov
ernor Hoard's address was an excel
lent one, OF course. Full Of patriotic
thought, and valuable advice adj
mirably presented. MAJOR Kimber-
" although delayed in getting here
until y. M., and just recovering