Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-17

Mrs. John Schilling with little
son, is down from her home in the
northern part of the state for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Horn
Alex Staum, of Englewood, who
has experienced the pleasures and
attractions of the Mineral Point Fair
in the past, is on hand for another
dose.
-BALLARD's SNOW LINIMENT
gives instant relief in case of bleed
ing, burns, scalds. bruises, cuts, etc.
Price % and 80 Eastman & Mes
erole.
Archie McMullen came all the
way from Ogden, Utah, to take in
the fair and embrace the opportun-
ity the event affords for seeing old
time friends.
Rev. Il. Kent will preach at Lost
Grove next Sunday afternoon at half
past two o'clock. The sermon will
be an illustrated one and all are
cordially invited,
Mr.. Ruben Lanyon and wife, of
Joplin, Mo-, who have been in this
vicinity for several weeks, were the
guests of Mr.and Mrs. Saml Hooking
during the past week.
The rain storm of last Friday
morning was accompanied by hail
and strong wind in eastern part of
State, doing much damage to the
corn and tobacco crops.
--Dodgeville sun: Rev. George
Merrifeld, of Mineral Point, will
soon commence the erection of a new
dwelling house on lot recently pur-
chased by him from W.T.. Richards.
Frank Bovee, formely of this
city, is one of the Beloit representa-
tives at the fair. He reports all
Pointers now engaged at that busy
manufacturing town as doing well.
AS Prairie du Chen has little to
boast of in the way of growth, the
papers of that place are parading
the announcement that in one block
six boy babies have been born since
the incoming of 1899.
A free, easy expectoration is pro-
duced by few doses of BALLARD's
HoREHoUND SYRUP, in all cases of
hoarseness, sore throat, or difficulty
of breathing. Price % and 50cts.-
Eastman q Meserole.
Not wanting to miss the fair that
has proven so enjoyable to him in
the past, Frank Hoare, who has a
good Job in the Deering works at
Chicago, secured a ten days vaca-
tion and is with us this week.
The Dodgeville Star reports that
about forty conductors employed by
the Illinois Central R'y were turned
adrift this month for reasons best
known to themselves and the Off
cials.
The city dads of Prairie du CHEN
have made the foolish mistake OF
grading the streets Of that city with
clam shells, and horses hoofs and
bicycle tires are much cut up in con-
sequence.
Combine business with pleasure
while attending .he fair. We nave
the finest equipped stores carrying
complete line of up-to-date goods
to be found in any town in South
wertern Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Fitzsimmons
and son Ira have departed on
western trip. They will visit the
Omaha exposition after which they
will call on Nebraska relatives at
Lincoln, Red Cloud and Cornia.
The raise of nearly two hundred
thousand dollars in personal prop
erty by the board of review at its ad-
iourned session last Thursday, has
caused some 70 threaten to leave the
city, it is rumored, but rumors are
not always reliable.
More intense enthusiasm over a
theatrical company was never dis
played by our citizens than at pres
ent. one and all Of those who have
attended the entertainment given
| by Angell's Comedians pronounce
them simply immense" They will
be at the opera house nightly the re-
mainder of the week.
While Dodgeville is being troub-
led with meat thieves, Mineral Point
Is experiencing trouble with beer
purloiners. Dodgeville being no-li.
cense town one would naturally look
for a reversal in affairs Of this kind
But the maneuvres Of human freak.
are past finding out.
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