Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-24

residence and the depot lady's
black silk cape. Finder will please
leave at The Tribune Office.
Mr.. John Temby started on Sat-
urday for visit to England, which
he left when youth, over forty
years ago, May his trip be pleasant
and his return find every link here
unbroken.
Miss Allie Hardcastle, who has
been in Chicago hospital the past
two years preparing for the duties of
trained nurse, has been called to
Platteville to attend her mother,
who is quite i'll.
The storm last week was IA very
disastrous one for w. II. Beebe, the
well known telephone man of
Platteville. About twenty five
| phones burned out, and the loss is
estimated at $50.
- Attorney Fielder is now the
proud owner of one of the speediest
yet gentle horses in the city The
animal is son of the fleet Lump
wood, and was purchased Monday
of Mr.. 5. L. Guttenstein.
1t was currently rumored in
Darlington last week that the finest
pearl yet taken from the Pecatonica
river had been found Sunday after
noon. A great many citizens have
since become pearl fishers.
During thunder storm last week
Adrian Woodbury., residing 3 miles
northeast of Darlington, had four
milch cows killed by Lighting, Tues
day. The four cows were worth
$4,000 and were not insured.
1t is claimed that there are forty
thousand cows III Green county, and
the value of the dairy product there
is nearly "A million and a half dol
lars. There are over two hundred
cheese factories in that county.
Rev. Il. Kent will preach in his
new charge at Kewanee, HI, next
Sunday, but being delayed by re-
pairs, etc, from OCCUPYING the par
sonage at that place, he will return
later and remove his household ef-
fectS.
First meeting of Mineral Point
Dairy Board of Trade, held May 23d,
elected G. q. Cox Pres, II. V. Con-
ley Nice-Pres., Jay Dunn, Sect'y.
Four hundred boxes of cheese sold
at S@S1a. Regular meetings here
after every other Wednesday.
st. Mary's German Catholic
school will hold their annaal pic
mic in Gillmanns Grove, Tuesday,
June 9Th. Dinner will be ready at
II O'Clock and continue until all are
served. The Mineral Point Band
will furnish music throughout the
day.
BRO. Laughlin, the enterprislng
publisher of the Hollandale Review,
visited Mineral Point and favored
the Tribune with brotherly call
Monday morning. We are glad to
note that he is meeting with success,
Which he well deserves, in his ven
ture at Hollandale.
--Platteville X. p. Lodge is pre-
pairing to hold memorial exercises
some time early in June. Services
will be held in Castle hall and the |
lodge will march to the cemetery
where the graves of the departed
brethren will be decorated and ritu-
listic exercises conducted.
Matt Birchard, who was shiriff
of Grant county in 1877 and 1873, and
later on member of the assembly
from the Bird district of Grant
county, was seized with heart fail
ure while driving to his farm homo
in Dakota last week, fell from the
wagon aud died instantly.
The Southern Wisconsin Mason
ic Picnic Association has made ar
rangements to holds its next picnic
in Monroe on Monday, June 20, at
Lincoln park. Some confusion has
arisen by newspaper or two haV-
ing stated the day of this picnic to
be June 18th. The correct date Is
June %.
The Monroe Journal says con-
fidently that another change on
the Mineral Point division of the
st. Paul road will be made about
June 9th. This, the Journal intin-
yates. will be in Difference to the
travelling public, who express con
siderable dissatisfaction with pres
ent train schedules.
A quiet but pretty wedding took
place at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
| paul Nnble in Darlington on We'd