Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-03-05

sorry to hear such news,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Brandt and
son Harry of Chicago returned to their
home Tuesday. They had been called
hither to the funeral of Mrs. CHS.
Brandt which took place last week
Miss Anna La Male spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. W. Nc Ilhon. She re-
turned to her duties as teacher in the
public schools of Chicago, Monday.
Within the past week Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Rink have been called upon to
pass through the vale of affection by
the death of seven-year-old son, who
died very suddenly while in a convulsion.
Wednesday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Penhallegon departed for Chi
cago, where they will join friends on a
trip to the south. 1t is possible they
win view sights in Cuba before re-
turning
The grip. There was a time when,
if man had 'lost his grip" he was
supposed to be pretty nearly useless;
but now when he has the grip he is in
q bad way, and so it goes, Madison
Journal.
"A box social will be held at the
home of Joseph P. Phillips, on the
Dodgeville road, on the evening of
March IL, for the benefit of Plum Grove
church. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
"A great mass meeting in the inter
ests of temperance reform will be held
in the p M. Church next Sunday at
7:3O, to be addressed by the Revs. w.
Croft, S. A. Bender and W. 7. Walker.
Everybody welcome.
The pressure on the visual organs de-
creases and the sense of sight becomes
so keen that at an altitude of 5000 fit.
bottle dropped to body of water be-
low may be observed in detail as it dis
appears btHtdll inc oui LAVE
The w. C. r. U. will hold their
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
Annie Harris next Monday afternoon at
2;3O o'clock. A hearty invitation is ex-
tended to all who are interested in the
work, whether members or not.
John Mehan, for many years a
prominent citizen of Darlington, and
the popular landlord of the Mehan Ho-
tel of that place, died last Saturday in
Chicago, which place had been his home
of late. He was buried in Darlington
this week.
"A young lady entered crowded
car with a pair of skates slung over her
arm. An elderly gentleman arose to
give her his seat. Thank you very
much, sir, she said, "but I've been
skating all afternoon and am tired of
sitting down. Elk.
There will be no more Sunday fu-
nerals in GAINESVILLE, except in cases of
the direst necessity. This is the result
of crusade made by the pastors of the
different churches, who have all signed
an agreement not to hold Sunday funer-
ais in the future. The undertakers have
also agreed.
The Tribune is pleased to announce
that the citizen of Mineral Point who
was dangerously i'll Sunday evening,
because of his eating breakfast food
for supper, was out and in good condi-
ton Monday morning. Ho, by the way,
"Hen" Mathews was not the lnfortu-
nate party.
Mrs. Mary Comstock of Monroe,
married at Rockford year ago, has
written to a justice of Rockford, who
performed the ceremony, that her first
husband, whom she supposed was dead
when she married again, has turned up.
She asks the justice which husband she
should live with.
Our respected townsman, Mr. John
Temby, is able to make his appearance
on the streets afcer being confined at
home about six weeks by rheumatism.
The siege has robbed Mr.. Temby of
several pounds of flesh. His spirits are
good, however, and psospects for a
speedy recovery quite favorable.
The Frieden Shoe Store is an en-
terprising establishment. For proof Of
this call at the store and see the new
machine for sewing on half-soles of
any kind. 1t does the work well. AS
is generally known, sewed work is much
easier for walking than pegged. Gus
toners will get this boreft
Friend j. j. Kuelling sends from
Washington to the Tribune publisher,
Washington's farewell address to the
people of the United States, written
the 18th Of September, 1886. 1t is in
pamphlet form, about forty pages and
well printed. The scholar, the states
man and the patriot stand out in every
line.
Those who sprinkled either ashes,