Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27

Browns livery stock died last Satur-
day night. 1t was the last horse
George bought, and the one that fell
at Dodgeville the other day immedi-
ately upon arrival, after being driven
from this city. The poor beast was
afflicted with kidney trouble.
Rev. w. J. c. Bond, of Boscobel
delivered two able sermons at the p.
Nj. church last Sunday, and on each
occasion there was large and in
tently interested audience. Mr.. Bond
was accompanied to our city by his
twin sons, and all We're entertained
at the home of Mr. Phil. Allen.
The Darlington Democrat has
been lately equipped with IA water
motor for running its machinery
and referring to it that paper says:
1T seems remarkable that "A stream
smaller than "a lead pencil can fur
nish so much power, but it is the inn
mense pressure that does the work"
-Dodgeville Sun: George Atkins
was arrested in the town of Miffiin
on Tuesday by Sheriff ID. H. Griffiths
for stealing bicycle ut Beloit about
two weeks ago. Atkins had been
working for an ice dealer at Beloit
and claims that he borrowed the
wheel for the purpose of making the
trip to his home at Mitflin. Chief
of-Police Appelby took the prisoner
to Beloit for examination and trial.
We desire to call the attention of
our readers to the announcement of
| the Monroe Business University in
another column. Monroe is to be
congratulated on having secured a
| first class business training school.
This is one of the chain of colleges
established by +. Il. Toland of La
| Crosse, owner of the famous Wiscon-
| sin Business University of that city,
and similar schools at Eau Claire and
Wausau. The success of the Monroe
school is assured from the start,
| nearly 100 students being already en-
rolled for the fall term which begins
| September Z.
| Highland Press: Thos. j. Payn-
ter is the owner of one of the best
| bred horses in Iowa county. She is
| of the famous Kentucky stock and is
"a half sister to Modesty and Hazel
c., both of which have records better
than 2:20. She is only four years old
and was tracked at Mineral Point by
her former owner, Henry Schiller,
when two years old. The mare was
purchased of Ben Steil for the neat
little sum of $40 and is we'll worth
the price paid. Tom is rejoicing
over his good luck aud has promised
us all a swift ride" when he gets her
in good trim. He has named her
| Bessie Hooker.
"A farmer living up near lola, Wis,
offered to sell prominent potato
buyer load OF potatoes. The first
bushel to bring cents and the price
of each succeeding bushel to be
| double that of the last one before 1t.
The offer was accepted. The farmer
wasn't hog, so he brought around
small load of some twenty odd bushel.
| When the price was figured out it
nearly killed himself getting to
lawyer, who told him the bargain
was unconstitutional and could not
be enforced. The matter was finally
| settled for $40, four times what the
potatoes were worth. 1t was a case
of another man tripping up on arith-
matical progression.
English 2. NJ. Journal: The
Rev. Thomas Kent, pastor Of the
| Primitive Methodist church, Miner
al Point, Wisconsin, United States Of
America, who, on its being known
tnat he was paying q Visit 10 TINS
country, was appointed by the West
ern Conference as a fraternal dele
gate to the British Conference, was
unable to fulfil the appointment on
domestic grounds. Mr.. Kent, how
ever. attended the General Commit
tee on Friday last, and in an inter-
esting address presented the cordial
greetings Of American Primitive
Methodists to the mother church of
this country. SO strong is Primitive
Methodism In the United States Of
America that there are not fewer
than seventy stations, with about the
| same number Of ministers, and not
less than seven thousand church
! members. Most Of these were con.
neeted with us in this country before
their removal 10 America. I'm the
mining regions Of Pennsylvania and
the parts Of Massachusetts where the