Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-05-19

TRIAL OF FAITH" is the topic fol
consideration at the young mems
meeting at the p. NJ. lecture room
next Sunday morning, led by r. J
Penhallegon, Jr.
Mr.. ID. G. JACKA speaks loud this
week regarding, among other things
the fine sausage that can be obtained
at the Leader Market. See his ad
in another column of this paper.
Geo. H. Legate Post and w. r. c.
will attend memorial service at the
Trinity church on Sunday, May 18th.
Members of both bodies are requested
ITO form at the Post hall and march
in "A body.
THE Woodman picnic to be held
in this city on June 9th promises to
bring as large number of visitors to
Mineral Point as ever assembled
here. Bills with particulars will be
out in few days.
THERE will be a meeting of the
A lumni Association of the Mineral
Point High school at the High
school room tomorrow (Friday) at
7 O'Clock, p. m. All members are
urgently requested to be present.
PER. Com.
THE Fifth Wisconsin Volunteer
Infantry will hold reunion at APP
pleton, during the state encamp-
ment OF the G.. A. r. in that city, on
the evening of May oath. All com
rades of the Fifth are invited to at
tend.
LAST Saturday night a telegram
was received here saying that
Sampson had met the Spanish fleet
and sunk seven of her ships, and
that the American war ship New
York had gone down, but it was a
false report.
The Misses Genevieve Amberg
and Katherine Russell, of Chicago,
are visiting at the home of the for
mer's aunt, Mrs. G. w. McIlhon, in
this city. Miss Amberg is daugh
ter of VIM. A. Amberg, formerly of
Mineral Point.
THE knights of Pythias gave ban
quet in their hall last Thursday eve
ming in honor of Knight Jas. Wearne,
who on Friday departed for Austin,
Mimi, with view to locating
there. A pleasant evening was
spent by all present.
JUSTICE VAN MATRE has lost the
championship belt for horse shoe
pitching, being obliged to surrender
it to Marshal Holmes, who defeated
the Justice in hot contest last
Tuesday. Nate, evidently, wasn't
feeling his best on that day.
The Junior Epworth League of
the NJ. f. church gave a very pleas
ant reception to their parents last
Friday evening. Recitations, songs,
marches and refreshments We're a
part of the program, and a social
good time was enjoyed by all pres
ent.
MRS. H. J. p. MARTIN, widow of
the late Capt. VIM. Martin, with her
daughter, Mamie, arrived in this city
last week with the intention of max
ing her home here for the coming
year. She occupies rooms at the
residence of her her-in-law, Jno.
G. Martin.
LAST Tuesday morning a double
wedding occurred at the st. Mary's
Catholic church in Mineral Point, on
which occasion Mr.. Henry Finkel-
meyer was Joined in wedlock to Miss
Lizzie Kieffer, of this city, and Mr.
Peter thinner, of Racine, to Miss
Mary Esch, also Of this place.
THE Illinois Wisconsin NJ. w. A.
picnic to be held at Rockford, ILL.,, on
Thursday, June End. will be the
greatest gathering of Woodmen that
has been seen for many moons. EN-
Governor Hoard of this state, will be
the speaker of the day, and Lieuten-
ant Governor Northcott, Head Con-
sui of the NJ. w. A. will be present.
Excursion rates on all railroads.
Miss JENNIE BENNETT finished
her term of school in the Graysville
district last Friday afternoon, with
interesting and well rendered exer-
cises that were highly creditable to
teacher and pupils. Most Of the peo-
| pie of the neighborhood were pres
ent and some from the city. An
abundance of cake and ice cream
was served to the school and visitors
to the enjoyment Of all.
ABOUT two hundred full blooded
Indians will be brought direct from
the reservations TO take part in the
Milwaukee Carnival Celebration,
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