Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-23

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is frozen over from shore to shore
1t was this winter however.
Thousands of dollars worth OF
vegetables, say nothing of fruit, etc.
have been ruined by Jack Frost's in
trusion into cellars this winter.
Maple City Washing Soap
works perfectly in hard water. 1t
bleaches white clothes and sets fast
colors. 7w3
The JAS. Spensley sale is to be
held Friday, Feb. 24th. In addition
to what is enumerated for sale on
the bills, are about 100 tons of hay.
DIR. Chas. Schmitt, of Dodgeville,
was elected treasurer of the State
| etefiiiirlan association at the ai-
nual meeting recently held at Mad
| ison.
J. A. Dalglish, who left Highland
for the Klondyks last spring, died in
that frigid region Jan. 24th. A wife
and young child mourn for him at
Highland.
AT meeting of the Dodgevile
| high school athletic association held
recently Tom Davis was chosen cap
tain and Art Jacobs manager of the
track team.
r. 7. Richards, merchant of Lin
den, was thrown into bankruptcy
one day last week. His many friends
throughout the county will regret to
hear of his hard luck.
Next Sunday morning Rev. T.
Kent will preach on, THE Best at
Last and in the evening the sub
ject will be, "What is it?" or Curl
ousity Gratifled.n
The Christian Endeavor service
will this week be led by Pastor
Kent. The subject is, "A Missionary
Church" on which an address will
he given. All are invited.
Miss Preston is in the city mar
kets, studying the styles and select
ing the choicest things for her spring
stock, to be opened March 9th, OPP
posite Gundry & Grays. iva
Miss Wearne is in Chicago Sc
lecting the choicest line of millinery
possible to secure for the spring
opening and studying the latest
styles. Sw3
Mr.. Henry Lynch, of Willow
Springs, shed the light OF his coun-
tenance DER the Tribune force for a
brief period last Saturday. It's II
pleasure TO US to have such genial
fellows call
Mrs. James Stephens, who is
visiting sister in Pennsylvania,
writes that she has been quite sick
while there, and will return home as
soon as she is able to stand the
journey.
John l.. Gray and bride returned
from their wedding trip Monday
evening, and have been the recip-
tents of hearty and earnest congrat-
ulations on every hand since. They
are now duly installed among the
"old folks
Mr. f.. y. Hutchison and Miss
Lilly Jackson, both of this city, at
tended, as delegates, the Epworth
League convention held at Milwau-
kee last week The former went as
district representative and the latter
as a local.
Miss Bessie Hutchison has fin
ished her course of studies taken at
the Northwestern University, Evan
ston, H., and has returned home a
full -nedged graduate. The Tribune
congratulates the young lady on her
accomplishment,
Marshal Holmes has gathered in
two or three teams left standing for
an unreasonable length Of time on
our streets, and had the poor horses
stabbed at their owners expense.
Very proper, Mr.. Marshal, Do so
every time there is occasion.
The Darlington Republican con-
siders "Slimn Whitford, the double
iointed tonsorial artist Of Mineral
4 Point, as the only man who can
dance a clog and at the same time
shave fellow without the patient
exhibiting any signs of emotion.
On Saturday JAS w. Bottoms,
Of Linden township, was on hand
with his $l.25 for the Tribune, as
usual. BY the way, James wants to
sell his farm, located about three
mile, west Of this city. For partic-
ulars see notice in another column.
We add two hardware stores to
our list OF advertising patrons this
week-the old reliable house Of :.
Jenkin, and the new house Of Arthur
q White. No community Is better
served III the line Of hardware than