Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-25


country, and including the one at
Mineral Point.
A SERIES of protracted meetings
conducted at Plum Grove church by
Rev. w. Croft have been largely at
tended by the people of the neighbor-
hood. and three new names have been
added to the church membership.
Mrs. THos. PRIEsTLEY and her
daughter Miss Name, came down
from Madison Friday for visit with
Mineral Point friends. Miss Priestley
returned to her duties Tuesday, but
her mother will stay with US through
this week.
THE Warren academy, located at
Warren, ILL.,, has an announcement
in another column of the opening of
the spring term for 1897. This acad
emy has been very successful as IA
college preparatory school, and also
offers thorough business, teachers
normal and musical courses.
AS yet the subject of city officers is
not receiving much attention from
the people of this municipality, al
though the election is only month
ahead. But doubtless there will be
patriots found willing to serve their
country in the several arduous posi-
tious of the city when the time comes
for action.
THE subject Of Mr.. William A.
Colledge's lecture at the city ball on
March = will be Second Fiddles," "
and belongs to that class of lectures
which should have an enduring place
on the platform. 1t carries all thoi
way through a spirit Of encourage
mont and exalted ambition, and is
interspersed with delightful humor.
W. II PRIDEAUX started Monday
as planned for visit with his niece,
Mrs. j. B. Doe, in Washington city,
and incidentally to take i'm the great
inaugural blowout March 4. He will
be prepared on his return to enter
tain customers at his drug store with
descriptions of the great event while
compromising pills-without extra
charge.
AMONG those who attended the
club party at Dodgeyille last Friday
from this city were Messrs. w. p.
Bliss, Fred Hill, DR.. w. j. Morgan.
Maurice Minor, Tom Prisk, George
Horn and George Crawford, Jr., Mr.
McGovern and Bert Gale and the
Misses Sarah Jacka, Millie Gilman,
Amy Masten, Daisy Lanyon. Anna
Gale and Mile Short.
II seems that hereafter the city
clerk, marshal and street commits
sioner are to be elected by popular
vote, as a bill to that effect has pro-
crossed so far in the legislature that
its passage is practically assured.
So far as we have heard expression
on the subject ID Mineral Point the
change seems to be acceptable, but
there is no general demand for it'll
here.
on Wednesday of last week Mrs.
NJ. b. Persons, Of the town Of Dodge
Vile on stepping outside the door Of
her home slipped and fell, breaking
the bone Of one of her limbs above
the knee. Mrs. Persons being over
so years Of age the accident is espec-
tally serious A daughter was quite
sick at home at the time, and unable
to give her mother the attention she
otherwise would.
w. 4. JONES had his clearing out
Poland China hog sale at Washing
ton, H., last Saturday, and Is well
satisfied with the result. He sold AZ
hogs at an overage price Of S57 each.
Why any one should 90 ont of fine
hog breeding, as Mr.. Jones has de-
cided to do, when such prices can be
obtained is eXplainable only on the
ground that he has too much other
business requiring his attention
/ MRS. j. W. REwEY started on
/ Tuesday, the 10th, to attend the meet
| iugof the Grand Chapter Of the East
ern star at Milwaukee, rs the dele
! gate from the Rewey Chapter, but
was taken violently sick on the train
and had to stop off on reaching
/ Dodgeyille. Fortunately, Mr.. Rewey
was with her. and he brought her to
Hotel Higbee, where we regret to
learn she still is, critically i'll with
pneumonia.
Mr.. l.. w. PDsT, husband Of Hattie
/ Gates. died at their home in the Chi
cago suburb Of Wilmet Tuesday
morning. Feb. 23, Of typhoid fever.
He was about 32 years Of age, law