Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-01-30
Mckinley Memorial services at

i WCiA uStCu0C0s tuOukH tIO WCdthOt
was very inclement. Eighteen COM
rades of the G. A. r. and as many
ladies of the Relief Corpse, met at
their hall and marched to the church
in Il body. The church choir rendered
some excellent pieces, including the
dead Presidents two favorite hymns,
"Nearer my God to Thee" and
Lead Kindly Light" Pastor Tom
lison gave a good sermon, eulogizing
the deceased. and strongly pointing
out that his greatness and achieve
ments were builded and rested upon
sterling manly virtues and christian
principles, without which high in
tellecutual endowmeLts can attain
but little for the betterment of man
kind. A mite collection for the Me-
Kinley memorial fund was taken
amounting to 1920, which the pastor
forwarded to the proper authorities.
"A letter from Prof. Joseph Hoare
who recently changed his business
location in Kansas City, Mo-, to
rooms and 5, 27la f. llth ST., says
among other things: "After being
located in one place for over fifteen
years was rather sorry to move, but
am now much better located. The
Tribune is welcome visitor at our
house; it helps to keep us in touch
with the old home. Kansas City is
good place to live, not so cold as
| Wisconsin, yet l would be glad to
take trip up home if / could get
away. had good friends in Mineral
Point'when ! was most in need of
them, and do not forget how much
owe them for their kindness to me,
though many of them are dead. 1
note with satisfaction that the boys
of eighteen years ago are the pros
porous business men and city officials
of today. Such are the changes
wrought by time"
| When carrier on rural free
delivery route finds farmers deliv-
cry box stuffed full of circulars and
advertising matter, put there by
travelling agents, he has the United
| States behind him in throwing out
the stuff. The government frankly
admits it's inability to cope with the
advertising agents and prevent them
putting their stuff in the boxes, but
empowers the carrier to throw it out
when it fills the box or covers the
mail. Numerous firms seek to ar
range with the carriers to deliver
their advertising matter. This is
prohibited and advertisers must pay
the regular rate of postage and ad-
dress each parcel to the farmer if it
is to be handled by the carriers
American Press.
Marion, the only daughter of
VIM. and Sallie Pettis, died Thurs
day, Jan. 23rd, at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. John Gray in this
city, aged 10 years. She had been
an invalid from birth, and that her
life was extended so long is due to
the tenderest care of mother and
others of the family. Mrs. Pettis and
family have been spending the win
ter with Mrs. Gray, Mr. Pettis came
out from Chicago to attend the fu-
neral
| Last Friday night the teachers
and students of the High School and
Preparatory departments entertained
themselves at the X. p. Castle Hall.
An orchestra of four pieces furnished
music for those desiring to dance,
and games there were for the amuse-
ment of the others. Such a delight
full time was spent by all that one or
| two more similar ev. It's are contem-
| plated.
| "A company named the Tippeca-
noe Mining Company, is incorporat-
ed at Platteville for the purpose of
developing a black jack prospect on
land owned by James Lorey In the
locality known as "Whig Diggings"
in early mining days, AZ miles west
of Platteville. Capital stock is $1,000
in 81 shares, stock worcestershire.
| The u. S. Civil Service Commits
sion will hold examinations at sew
eral places in the state during March
and April. Those desiring places Of
this kind can get full information
about them, free, by writing to the
Columbian Correspondence College
| Washington, ID. c.. and asking for it's
Civil Service catalogue, No. 8.
AT the prohibition county con-
vention held in Dodgeville last week
delegates were chosen to attend the
state prohibition convention to meet
in Milwaukee June 25th,'as follows:
r. b. Martin, J H. Ford, Jne. G. Mar
tin, w. n. Cork, J. p. Parmley, Chas.
r. Fox, ID. ID. Reese, +. j. Thomas,
Alonzo Jacka.
Il have number Of road wagons
III stock, aad IN order to make room