Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-09-16

of Joseph Deller.
THE trotting horse, Wood Echo
trained by John Francis this season
has been laid up with distemper a
Monroe the last ten days or more,
IT Is predicted that one of the frs,
things that the Mexican congress will
do when it meets in the winter, will
be to adopt the gold standard.
THE Misses Ruth Spensley, Mar
gerry Lambertson and Agnes Snow
leave next Tuesday for Kenosha to
become students at Kemper Hall.
WE notice during the day several
lads who ought to be in the school
room. The question is, are they
truents, or are their parents inditfer-
ent?
Miss BLANCH RICHARDS started
! Tuesday morning for weeks visit
with relatives and friends at Mineral
Point and Linden.-Monticello Mes
senger.
THE large amount of goods
dumped off in front of Gundry d
| Gray's proves one fact at least. that
their business is good thing for box
makers.
Mr.. JOHN II. ToAY is now doing
business in his new store, having got
sufficiently settled therein on Friday
last to conduct the business the fol-
lowing day.
In seems probable that before the
roads are open to the Klondike next
spring the miners will discard the
gold standard for bean and bacon
standard.
Miss PRESToN's line of fall tr I'M
med and untrimmed hats is COM
plete and it will be we'll for the
ladies to give her call before buying
elsewhere.
Mr.. b. G. Bennett, who has. been
quite sick for the past three or four
weeks, is improving slowly, which
will be glad tidings to his many
friends in this city.
THos. HOLMAN boasts of having
the best brood hen in the city. He
recently put her to set on y eggs and
she hatched out q young chickens,
with more to come.
MRS. G. f. FRELI6H and her two
bright little sons, Morton and Nane,
started for Chicago, Monday, after
a pleasant visit with relatives and
friends in this city.
MARRIED--At the home of Mr..
George Bambrough, Sept. Sth, 1897,
Mr.. Geo. II. Bambrough, of Mineral
Point, and Miss Amelia J. Negus, of
the town of Linden, Rev. +. w. Straw
officiating.
Miss WEARNE has returned from
Chicago where she purchased
complete line of Fall and Winter
millinery, including ii fine line of
Pattern Hats from the best de-
signers.
THERE will be IA grand pigeon
shoot on the farm place of James
Waters, five miles east of this city,
on Thursday, September q. All
are cordially invited to participate
in the sport.
WE noticed Sheriff Wallis on
the streets from our office window
last Tuesday, but he didn't favor us
with call and we've no need of
giving him this notice. Wen let
him off this once.
In was Peter l.. Jackson, little son
of John Jackson, who took second
premium on Pekin ducks at the Min
eral Point Fair. BY misreading the
tag number the judge credited the
premium to Walter Harris, who had
no ducks on exhibition.
A FEATURE of the Warren, H.,
fair will be game Of foot ball on
Friday, between our city team and
an eleven from that place. Mineral
Point should send down good dele
cation to '.whoop it up" for the boys.
THE Philharmonic Concert COM
pany, which appeared in this city
last week, wasn't very literally pat
ronized, although the entertainment
was a Of high degree of excellence,
giving the best Of satisfaction TO all
present.
MONDAY nights train bore to this
city the remains Of Miss Amelia j..
Muenster, who died in Nebraska
last Saturday. The funeral was held
from the mothers residence on Main
street, Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.
The team belonging to Blewett d
Jacka participated in a lively run
away last Thursday. They We're
tied in front of J. J. penhallegon's
hardware store, and getting restless
over the annoyance Of flies. one Of