Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-11


Highland people are not salts
fled with their telephone accommo-
dations, and are courting another
company to build a line into the
town.
Hon. Calvert Spensley is to he
Memorial Day orator at Dodgeville.
He will give the comrades and citi-
zens of the county seat something
to think about.
The first marriage license issued
in Iowa county under the new law
was drawn up Monday for Mr. Earn
est G.. Miller and Miss Mamie Green
wood, of Miffin.
Messrs. Mert Peavy and Will
Letcher, of the Dodgeville Chronicle
staff, came to see the ball game in
this city last Saturday and made a
friendly call on the Tribune,
The C. NJ. & st. P. R'y. will sell
harvest excursion tickets to all
points. Before going do not fail to
inquire for rates. y. H. SNOW,
! Mineral Point, Wis Agent.
Bailey Stephens and family are
now comfortably located in the
Thomas Davey house, near the p. NJ.
church, removed from the VIM.
Babcock house on High street.
MIR and Mrs. George Crawford
represent the knights of Pythias and
the Rathbone Sisters of Mineral
Point at the annual state gathering
of those orders in Milwaukee this
| week.
The Tribune is exceeding glad
to report considerable improve
ment in the condition of Mrs. A.
Huxtable, who has undergone very
severe sickness of several weeks dur
alton.
Hon. c. +. Whelan, EX-Mayor of
Madison, assisted in Masonic work
at the.Temple in this city last Friday
evening, much to the qualification
of the large concOurse of brethren
assembled.
Adam Dresen was at Montfort
and Fennimore Monday and Tues
| day of this week taking orders for
spring and summer suits from the
most fastidious gentlemen of those
communities.
Mrs. John Higgins, son and
daughter, We're pleasantly enter
tained at Cobb last week at the
home of Hon. and Mrs. NJ. j. Ben
nett, son-in-law and daughter of
Mrs. Higgins.
1t is announced that r, j. Hughes
is to succeed the late Frank Chand-
Ter as manager of the Chandler Cos
store at Dodgeville. The Ri. Hughes
referred to is Regy," not Dick" as
many supposed.
Mr.. 5. G. Thomas is again occa-
sionally seen on our streets, after
several weeks of severe illness, and
is congratulated by all who meet
him on his recovery. Everybody is
Stephens friend.
Geo. II. Legate Post has invited
Rev. II. Kent to give "A memorial SER
mon on Sunday, May, 2Sth, and the
comrades will attend his church in a
body. The Woman's Relief Corps is
lalso expected to attend.
Mr.. Fred Dunn, of Mineral Point,
who has been visiting relatives in
! Denver for the past two months, at
tended the wedding of his cousin.
Miss Lizzie Dunn, which took place
in that city on the Sd inst
Raven Lodge *. p. of this city is
q. negotiating for the purchase Of the
old Presbyterian church, lately Sal
walton Army headquarters. With
alterations easily made it will admir-
ably accommodate the Lodge.
Rev. Dr. j. f. Irish, known as a
prominent Methodist minister Of
southwestern Wisconsin for many
years, died at Madison May ID. He
was on the retired list as chaplain Of
the L. :. Army at the time of his
death.
: Rev. T. Kent next Sunday will
t preach in the morning on, Thing.
: That Should BE Found in Every
| Church !" ia the evening on. peter