Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-11-11
POINT WISCONSIN. THURSDAY NOVEMBER H. 1897
SUBJECT at the city hall next Sun

, day at 3 p. M-'rhe Doctrines OF
Christ That Astonished the People,
| Text: He that hath my word, lei
him speak my word faithfully
What is the chaff to the wheat? saith
the Lord.-Jeremiah, % :2S.
Hon. RoBT. NJ. LA TOILETTE has
been invited to deliver lecture inthe
Congregational church at Lancaster
The date has not as yet been an
nounced. The Teller predicts that
the audience will be the largest ever
seen in a Lancaster church.
THERE are advertised letters in
the Mineral Point postotfice for the
following named persons; Rance
Anderson, Miss Rachel Arneson,
Henry Bambrough (3), Mrs. Jeffer-
son, Jim Letcher, w. II. Murphy,
Miss Adline Rehseld, John Theno,
Chas Wiley (care Arnold Jubilee
Singers
The BISHOP of the Episcopal Dio-
cese, of Milwaukee, has appointed
Rev. NJ. Chase, of this city, Dean of
the Madison Convocation, as sue
cessor to the late DR.. Royce, of Be-
lott. This is not only an honor to
Rev. Chase, but also to his congre-
cation and the city of Mineral Point.
MRS. CHRIsTIANA JAMES, of this
city completed the 99th year of her
life last Sunday. She was born in
England, Nov. 7th, l79S Some sixty
years ago she came with her husband
to Wisconsin, and has constantly re-
sided in this vicinity ever since. Al
though feeble at present, there is
ground for hope that she will be with
us to celebrate the Tooth anniv versery
of her birth.
THE st. Panl Railway Co., has is
sued a circular announcing that the
company has decided to require all
station agents and baggagemen to
wear uniform caps and proper badges
while on duty. The cap adopted for
agents is of black silk with straight
visor, with a hickel-plated brass
badge; for baggagemen, gray cloth
cap, same style as agents, with pol
ished and lacquered brass badge.
WHILE pallbearers were carrying
the coffin of an esfimable Kansas
woman to the grave, one of them
stumbled and fell. The woman who
was in trance, was awakened by
the jolt and lived seven years, when
she was again laid in a coffin. As
she was carried to the grave her hus-
band walked in front of the pail
bearers and said, STEADY, boys,
steady"
DIR. LOUIS CoNIGISKI, the eminent
Prussian optician and scientist, Of
Dubuque, who made his first visit to
Mineral Point last week, met with
considerable success, both for him
self and several patrons. He salts
factorily fitted glasses for Miss
Mary Thies, of this city, who has had
a great deal of trouble with her eyes.
The writer visited the DR.. to have
his eyes examined, and was fitted
with "A pair of glasses, which have
proven satisfactory, enabling him to
read by lamplight with ease, some
thing he was unable to do before.
REV. DIR. p. :. HENsEN, pastor of
the first Baptist church Of Chicago,
delivered the first lecture in the Free
Public Library course for 97-"S at
the city hall last Friday evening,
having for his subject "GrumbIers.'
He captured the attention Of his
audience by introducing himself and
telling anecdotes, after which he eX-
cellently and amusingly handled his
subject. The Saint Paul Pioneer
! Press the Or says, titles him as. "the
end man Of the Baptist church.
which title, when thought of from a
complimentary standpoint, it is safe
to say, is heartily endorsed by his
audience Of last Friday evening.
Rev. Honsen has great power of
! imagery. and carries his listeners
right with him in bis descriptions.
on the whole, the lecture was one Of