Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-02

Special prices for two weeks. ReaC
what they have to say.
The Young Mems Meeting on mex,
Sunday morning in the p. M. lecture
room will consider "Timely Warn.
ing The address will he given by
Mr. Harlan Cooking.
WE have samples of ladies fine
stationery with monograms, from
which we will take orders for the
holidays, also plates and visiting
cards. J. j. HANsCoM & Co.
Mr.. JAS. MITCHELL, while at work
in the Goldsworthy mine last week,
met with the painful but not serious
accident of smashing one of his fin
gers and is now laid up for repairs.
THERE are advertised letters in the
Mineral Point post-ofiice for the fol-
lowing persons: Robt. Booker, Prof.
/ Culver, Ernest Gould, Miss Maud n.
King, j. H. Kneass, Walter Stoker.
THE last cold spell froze over the
dams located in our city, the ice
now being of sufficient thickness
to permit skating. A goodly num-
Der enjoy the sport in the evenings.
MINERAL POINT LODGE, No. |. F.
& A. M. will hold its annual election
of officers on Tuesday evening, Dec
7th, and the Chapter on Monday eve-
ming, Dec. IL, at usual place of meet
ing, Coad's block.
BY ORDER OF w. NJ. and II. p.
JOHN j. PRINCE and Miss Della
Sales, both of this city, were married
| at Kenosha, this state, on the llth
inst. Mr.. Prince is at present en-
ployed at that place.
A NEWSPAPER war is going on in
Chicago. The Inter Ocean came out
last Tuesday with "a three column
article headed brand This Pirate
giving the record of the Chicago Tri-
bune's sin against republicanism, for
the past 25 years.
If the TRIBUNE isn't up to stand
ard, locally, this week blame the
devil. The place of the printers
devil is a hard one to fill, for 1t is he
who has to shoulder the neglects OF
his superiors. He surely deserves a
crown in the other world.
THE dedication of the Odd Fellows
new hall will take place on Wednes-
day, Dec. 8. 1897, for which an elabo-
rate program has been arranged
There will be addresses by Grand
Master, William q. Thwaits, Grand
Chaplain, WI. Fisher, Grand Secre-
tary, Richard Hoe.
A REGULAR meeting of the w. II.
G. will be held Friday afternoon, Dec.
3. at 2:30 o'clock, in the *. OF +. Hall,
over the White House AS the cleo
ton of officers will be part of the or
der of business, it is hoped that every
member, who possibly can, will be
present.
BY ORDER or PRESIDENT.
MIR. w. p. BLISS arrived home
from his Chicago trip last Monday
evening. He says that Chicago has
survived the shock which she re-
ceived when. the carload OF Jays
from Mineral Point visited that city
some weeks ago, and has gotten
down to business again.
Cor. HENRY l.. FISHER. OF Nj IL
| waukee, State Factory Inspector foi
Wisconsin, was in onr city Tuesday
on official business and favored the
TRIBUNE with IA friendly call. Mr.
| Fisher was treasury agent under
Gov. Rusk and during his term OF Of
flee made many warm friends, who
are always glad to meet him.
Miss JENNIE TERNEs returned
home last Saturday after spending
the week with her sister. Mrs. y. i
Kieffer. whose husband has beer
visiting in Chicago. She was ac
companied by Miss Cecilia Schllllng
who returned home after a shor
visit at Union Mills.
THE friends of Rev. and Mrs. +. w
straw will be pleased to learn %
their safe arrival in Europe. They
are spending few weeks in Berlin
Germany. city of one million sly
thousand inhabitants. There is bu
one English church in the city
whose service, including the Christ
ian Endeavor meeting, was ATTENDED
by them, Sunday. Oct. 81.
LAST Sunnay Mr.. and Mrs. John }
Penhallegon and son Roy with y
scribe and wife, drove out to th
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. ia.
| Dunn to spend the day and to seek
rest from the "hustle and hustle o
city life" Upon arrival there W
! found our old school-mate WilliaH