Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-03
FAIR DIRECTORS MEETING.
Grand Field Day July 4th.

board of directors of the S. w. Wis.
Fair association was held last Satur-
day afternoon. Hon. G. G. Cox called
the meeting to order, and on motion
| he was made chairman. The first
business in order being election of
officers for the ems ling term, a ballot
for president was ordered, and Mr..
Cox receiving all the votes except
one, was declared duly elected. A
ballot for vice-president resulted in
the election of james Spensley, who
also received all the votes except
one. w. II. Bennett stating that he
must decline the position Of secretary
for another term as he might be
situated so that he could not perform
the duties, and asking that some
other be elected, the board voted
! unanimously for Mr.. H. s. We'll for
thai office. Mr.. We'll being called
in and notified OF the action, ex-
planned 10 the board why he could
not accept, and thanking the mem
bers for their compliment, positively
declined, promising however, that if
Mr.. Bennett would accept the secre-
taryship, and found during the year
that he could not continue through
the term, he, MIR. We'll, would take
up the work. Another ballot theu
taken for secretary resulted i'll the
unanimous election OF w. H. Bennett.
For treasurer, Philip Allen Jr. was
reelected. receiving all the votes
cast.
In compliance with action of the
annual meeting Of stockholders the
board proceeded to arrange for dis
posing of the $4,000 Of unsold capital
stock, appointing the following as
committee to solieite subscriptions,
viz:
Geo. G. Cox, John Knight, James
Spensley, p. Allen Jr Thos. Bracknn,
Charles Gilman, Joseph Gordon,
w. A. Jones, John Francis, Richard
Jackson, James Jackson, FL. 5, We'll,
j. w. Hutchison, George Jeuck, N. II.
Snow, John Correll, James Brewer,
james A. Hoare, Stansmore Vivian,
q. w. McIlhon, Geo. Crawford, w. II.
Bennett.
All subscriptions to be taken un-
der stipulation that no payment
thereon be required unless the whole
amount of $4,000 is signed; that ayalls
of the sale are to be applied to
liquidation of existing claims against
the association, and that when the
necessary amount is subscribed not
less than one-half Of it must be paid
to the treasurer not later than March
1st, and the remainder not later than
July lst, 1897.
On motion Messrs. John Francis,
John Knight and n. I'll. Snow were
appointed a committee on grounds
for the ensuing year.
The President and Secretary were
directed to take preliminary steps
for grand celebration and Field
Day of Sport" on the grounds Of the
association on the 4th Of July next,
the neighboring towns to be invited
to forego any celebration on that
day, and join with us, thus assisting
the association to realize something
toward recovering from the loss
sustained in the wrecking Of the
amphitheatre.
The board adjourned to reassem-
bic on call Of the President when the
soliciting committee is ready to
report, which should be early in
January-at farthest.
THE Redpath Grand Concert CO.,
the finest musical organization that
has ever been in Mineral Point, will
be at the P. NJ. church lecture room,
Thursday evening, Dec. 3rd.
Shullsburg Youth Suicides in Chicago.
Chicago papers Of Sunday reported
the death BY suicide in that city on
Saturday Of John Gallagher, young
man of Shullsburg. Deceased was
at the fair in this city last September
with his father, who owns the run
ming horse Kingfisher, and who is a
well-to-do farmer Of Shullsburg, and
relative Of James Morgan, Of this
city. The young man had gone to
Chicago the Monday before for treat
ment for the drink habit, but instead
( it seems he began bringing heavily
and continued to do 50 for several
days. On Saturday he called on
Shane Morgan, who is attending
school in the city, and the young
men went out for walk through the
city. Gallagher called 1T drug
store and purchased some carbolic
acid, saying that it was for the man