Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-09-02
NUMB 35
Squeezed By a Hand-car.

l. Last Sunday at about noon Charles
Gundry, of this city, met with an ac-
cident that will probably lay him up
for some time. He, with several
other boys, was down the track with
la hand-car and Il dumpy, hauling
ties. and they were going down n dis
tance after a load, with Chas. riding
on the dumpy in front, when he at
tempted TO step from the dump to
the ear, but the space between the
two increased and he fell through
the opening, He went through in
doubled up posture and the ear
could not pass clearly over him, and
SO great was its speed that when
it ran on to Chick the ear, together
with the boys thereon, was thrown
over along side Of the track.
Upon investigation it was found
that his spine was hurt, The un-
fortunate boy was kept in farm
! house from time ot accident until
late in the evening. His companions
say they were afraid to start home
with the car for fear of being over
taken by the paper train. The
mother did not known her SON was
| hurt until he was brought home
in the evening about S;8o O'Clock.
| THERE will be service next sun
day morning at Lost Grove NJ half
past 10 o'clock, and at Diamond
Grove nj half past two il the after
noon An in the neighborhood are
cordially Invited.
MASTER CLARENCE Porter re-
turned home last Friday, after spend
ing the summer with his grandpar-
ents in Platteville. He was accom-
panied by his aunt, Miss Mate Pot
ter, who will make "A short visit with
relatives and friends.
AFTER pleasant visit of four
weeks with Rev, :. II. Chubb and
wife, at Kewaunee, H., Mrs. George
| Brewer has returned to her home in
this city. She reports Mrs. Chubb
as quite sick during part of her So
jurn there, but bettering when she
| left.
WE arc in receipt Of n copy of the
Anaconda Mont). standard, through
the kindness of Mr.. Vincent McMul-
len, who recently embarked from
this city for the wild and woody"
west in search of greener fields, and
which he has found. Anaconda is
one of the thriving cities Of the west.
HAVE you ever noticed that when
you meet II doctor, he says, How are
you?n A newspaper man inquiries,
"Do you know anything?' Rs; Il
lawyer hits you on the back and
calculates, "What have you got?n and
the preacher asks, "Where are you
goingm That is the hardest to
answer.
TO THE PARrY who entered Mr.
VIM. Mauger's garden one night re-
Gently and dug up a lot of potatoes,
carrying some away and leaving the
balance scattered, he wishes to say
that If the individual will only let
him know when potatoes are wanted
he will gladly do the digging and
put them IN basket all ready for
transportation.
Miss WEARNE, milliner, has gone
to Chicago, where she viii study the
latest styles in Fail and Winter mill
linery, and return with complete
line Of Hats, Feathers and Novelties.
Special attention viii be given to
pattern hats. Look out for the open
ing. VIII occupy the store of the
late David Jacko's. Grand opening
of Fall and Winter Hats. Date
given later on.
The Milwaukee Sentinel Of last
Sunday contained very lengthy
description Of the little wonder,
Happy Jack. Among other things
it says that Happy Jack came into
the possession Of his present owner,
Chas. Fose through trade, and
stands his owner IA just $3.50 Iii,
earnings up 70 dat" hre over $1,000
and his time Is nearly all filled clear
into October with dates representing
$1,000 more