Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-11-09

on which to build a creditahle hos
pital. Who will start rolling the ball
necessary to secure the building.
Mrs. G. Spensley entertained one
| day recently number of old friends
of her mother, Mrs. Cobb. Mrs.
Campbell, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Cox, of Yonkers, New York, were
among those present.
Rev. Il. Kent will preach next
Sunday morning on the words
"Dost Job fear God for naught?
Hast thou not made hedge about
him?" In the evening the subject
will be, "Narrow Escape
Geo. Kuhnhenn wentto Belmont
Saturday to visit a brother who is
very sick. The formers health has
been quite bad for the past six
months, but on his return Monday
he appeared much better.
Miss Nellie Babcock has gone to
Pueblo, Colorado, where her brother
lives. She take the trip for the ben
eft of her health, and her many
friends here sincerely hope that it
will not have been taken in vain.
Sunday last was beautiful day
for riding and in consequence our
city was full of visitors from neigh
boring towns, their object being to
witness the working Of the large
force of men on the new acid plant
and switch tracks.
-Revs. j. Hardcastle and j. ID
Blenkensopp were in the city Tues
day in attendance at the Quarterly
Meeting of the general committee OF
the p. NJ. church and in the evening
gave very interesting addresses at
the missionary meeting.
Mr.. w. H. Curry, who recently
went with his family to California
TO remain during the winter, has
kindly favored us with copy OF the
San Francisco Sunday Call. 1t is IA
wonderful paper, full of interesting]
and instructive reading.
DIR. and Mrs. Chas. Ross gave a
card party Thursday in honor of
Mrs. Ross sister, Miss Bailey, who
is here from Ohio for visit. Elab~
crate refreshments Were served and
the event proved very enjoyable
one to all who participated.
The Rev. w. A. Shaw, asst. supt.
Of the American Home Finding as
sociation, will preach at the follow
ing places in the Willow Springs Cir
cult: Sunday, Nov. 18th, Pleasant
View, II O'Clock a. m, Willow Springs
2:3O p, m., Bethel 1880 p. m.
The Ladies Aid Society, of Plum
Grove, will hold a chicken pie So
cial on Thursday evening, Nov. 10th,
at the home of VIM. II. Phillips. All
are cordially invited. If the wealth
er is not favorable on Thursday III
Will be held on Friday evening.
A sewing machine has come to-
be as much a necessity as the family
cook stove. No home is well equip
ped without one. A. +. Bishop, the
furniture man, sells machines of any
make, at prices ranging from Sl2 up
within the reach of everybody. 45wl
If the Tribune mistakes not there
is an ordinance forbiddlng the throw
ing upon the streets of loose pieces
of paper. Nothing so frightcns a
nervous horse as piece Of paper
drifted along by the breeze, and
parties indulging in the practice of
throwing paper to the winds should
cease doing so for the safety of hu-
manity,
Frequently we hear farmers COM
plain of the carelessness, if not will
/ Ifulness, Of hunters, whereby gates
are left open, and still worse, stock
and poultry shot, the latter being
killed aud bagged. This is not right,
! III
ers should forbid hunting on their
premises after experiences of this
/ nature.
--"Egn Ellingen is back again
from Alaska. This is his second
trip home since he first invaded the
land Of snow and ice, where the
thermometer registers G0degrees and
more below zero, and whore the suns
rays almost fail to penetrate during
the midwinter period. He has stood
the frigid climate and attendant
hardships well. and has succeeded
better than the average Of those who
had gone to that country IN search
Of gold. At present he has hall
interest in a profitable claim. His
wife is with him, and they are in
Chicago at this writing for the pur-
pose Of procuring surgical treatment
) for the latter who recently sustained
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