Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16

tives and friends have enjoyed their
presence.
Preparatory to removing the GEN.
trail c1lice of the local telephone from
the Gundry & Gray block to the Coad
block, force of men have been bus
lily employed at cabling during the
past week.
| On Tuesday of this week, the
| Rev. Fathers Smith of Brodhead
Dempsey of Monroe, Norton of Tru-
man, visited with Father O'keefe, by
whom they We're right royalty enter
tanned.
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Snow and little
sou and daughter are up from Strea-
tor, H., for a weeks sojourn in our
midst Homer is looking after GER
tain interests of the zinc works of
that city, He'bears the marks of good
health and prosperity.
One of W;sconsn's new laws re-
quires railroad companies when
trains are five minutes or more late at
stations where there is telegraph
| office, to post conspicuously az the
station at least twenty minutes be-
fore schedule time, a notice stating
how much time the train is late.
Allen w. Kent, a native of Min
eral Point, son of Rev. w. Kent, re-
Gently graduated from the Detroit
College of Law and was admitted to
the bar of the supreme court of Mich
igan. He intends to take one or two
years of study at Yale before COM
mencing practice.
Last week in referring to the
Fourth of July floral parade the
Tribune unintentionally failed to
make mention of the stately splendor
of the lady equestrian, with helmet
and shield, as represented by Mrs
Morris Proctor, 1t was one of the
most praiseworthy features of the
parade.
L
JAS. Brewer, w. N. Curry, w. II.
Prideaux, J. w. Chamley and a few
others drove to Platteville Tuesday
to hear the great orator w. J. Bryan
deliver his address on "a Conquer
ing Nation" and incidentally spread
the news that Mineral Point is to
have the first and best fair in south
west Wisconsin.
If the advice Of supposedly emf
nent medical men on what to eat
during the summer months should
be generally followed the human
ia mily would die from lack Of nour-
ishment. What one recommends
another condemns. A good plan is to
eat what agrees with you. Some
folks grow fat on cucumbers.
Joseph Benson, a hustling farm
er residing a few miles east of this
city, paid his compliments to the
Tribune Saturday. He was in hur-
ry, and only bad time to say that
farmers were kept on the jump at
present but there was good pros
pect of their being well paid for the
hard labor they had to undergo.
During the past week Mrs. Bart
Padon, who is here from Minnesota
for visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. p. Hawkins, has been very
sick woman, being afflicted with
brain fever. The announcement that
there has been an Improvement in
her condition during the last twenty.
four hours will be welcome news to
large circle Of interested friends.
-Shullsburg Pick and Cad: "Min-
eral Point has Il fire company worth
having. AT recent fire they saved
poor woman's house excepting that
it would need a new roof, and then
took up a subscription among them
selves to pay for the root" Yes, Bro
Law, and we are proud of them for
this generous act and others Of
promptness and heroism.
--Gome people are complaining
about the heat, principally the par
ties who are always dissatisfied.
This, as an exchange says, is like
flying in the face of providence.
How can there be corn unless there
is heat? And If there is no corn
what becomes of us No pork, no
cattle. no nothing Of consequence
Why not take pride in this lovely
tropical heat instead OF complain
| ing? Wisconsin would be failure
without it.
The following from a Michigan
paper will interest many who still
remember Mr.. Kent's ten years in
| our city. AT the Detroit Mt Hope
church reception for the pastor
| Rev. Thos. Kent, was given last
Thursday evening by the ladies Of
the church. Refreshments were
served and beautiful bouquet o.
roses was presented to Mrs. Kent
The church building has been newly
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