Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-04
Mrs. Geo. w. Chamlev was in

anu utSe MINES, says thtIc never
was such demand for well bred hoCses
of the roadster class as now.
Mr.. Geo. G.. Cox attended Il meet
ing Of the State Board of Agriculture
in Milwaukee last week at which
jsa&. 2r9se insa. Iist.~~aS = aisaNss9a and
superintendents appointed for the
State Fair in September.
"A weird rumor of a new born
babe being found in the brush near
the Castle Rock, a mile west of this
city, cannot be traced to any reliable
source, and is generally believed to
be silly fabrication.
visit with his mothrr over Sunday.
He has finished course at the Fari-
bault, Mimi. business college and Sc
cured employment as booker for II
lumber firm at that place.
The destruction of the railroad
depot at Dodgeville by lightning in
spired "A citizen of Mineral Point to
remark: IF nothing but a thunder
bolt can bring us better depot facili-
ties, may the bolt come quickly"
The conservation meeting of the
Christian EndeaVor in the chapel OF
the p. NJ. church this (Thursday)
evening will be led by Miss Lillian
Hosken, who will discuss the sub
ject, How Shall We Divioe Our
Time?n
Mr.. Geo. Crawford attended a
meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Wis. Press association at Mad
ison last week. Arrangements We're
made for an excursion to the Black
Hills in June. Exact date to be an
nounced latter.
Mrs. Henry Mitchell uneXpect-
edly arrived from Alta Iowa, just in
time for the funeral of her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, April 25th
and is still here, a welcome visitor
with her brothers and sisters after
an absence of several years.
There will be a special meeting
of Mineral Point lodge No. |, A. f.
q A. NJ, tomorrow (Friday) evening,
when the third degree will be con-
ferred on two candidates. 1t is the
desire of the officers that all mem
bers who possibly can turn out
The Tribune joins many Of its
readers in congratulations to Mr.. j.
Max Sands, formerly the popular
station agent of the Northwestern
r. r. at Dodgeville, on his marriage
to Mrs. Ashley j. Abel, of Madison,
which was consumated April 25th.
Through a misunderstanding the
professional card of Dr. j. A. Glenn
entson has been omitted from the
Tribune columns for several weeks.
1t now appears again and we hope
the omission has worked no preju-
dice to the worthy and proficient
doctor.
VIM. & j. A. Hoare are again suf-
ferers by fire. a large barn owned
by them and situated south of the
fair grounds, on land lately bought
by them from T. II. Shepard, was
struck by lightning and consumed
last Thursday, together with horse
and two calves. Loss Sl,4OO; insured
for about one half.
The New Deal Lead d Zinc Min
ing company has sold its mine west
of Shullsburg for $4,000 cash, the
original owners retaining a one-siXth
| interest. The mine is on the Gillette
estate lands, and the company pay a
royalty of one-ninth. Options were
! taken also on the Raisbeck mine foi
! 100000. and on the Gritty Six mine
for $4,000.
Mr.. James Mcconnell, formerly
Of this city, and who is known to the
travelling public as ticket punchei
at the gate OF the 1t. Paul depot il
| Milwaukee. brought his two daugh
ters here Saturday evening, to re-
main with their aunt, Mrs. Jame'
! McMullen, while he attends the
convention Of an association of rail
road men at New Orleans as a repre-
sentative Of Wisconsin.
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