Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-08-11
HOME, DEAR OLD HOME
NOT In BODY, EUT IN SPIRIT.

through the columns OF Inc IrlOun
|. with al other "hedgings. have bee
invitec Is come HOME Aug. 18th. yes
to Dear Old Mineral Point . But, n
doubt, there are many like myself VIII,
cannot come in the body, yet will b'
there in spirit. And so am Just goinl
to imagine myself coming back anC
finding the place and the people as
left them fifty-one years ago
The first greeting | should receive
would be on train by that faithful public
caterer, Joshua Hanscom. my father S
near neighbor and the train conductor
for so many years. Then, too, ! should
see Pat Leahy and Joe 0pie on the en-
CINE. Geo. w. Cobb would be sitting
majestically at his desk, the old white
nag and the buggy in waiting at the
curb to convey him home.
The first business place should pass
would find that splendid christian man,
James Hutchinson. ST., sitting on his
stool weighing with his only one hand
grain, dressed hogs, ETC., at Is cents a
weigh. Just across the street | would
NEE: Mr.. Moore and Pitcher" and
Charlie" showing the farmers their
assortment of farm machinery whilst
Major" and Charger" with their
locked tails stood tied to nearby post.
Up the street little farther would be
the sturdy old foundry man. "Bill Lam
yon, with his husky sons many. By
this time | should pass two or three
saloons. Further on to the left would
slip into an alley and greet the old dray-
man. Johnnie" Francis, engaged per
haps at hitching old Rock to the
dump cart for some of us kids to haul
'washdirt" with for miners. Across
the street would be Josiah Lanyon deal
ing out furniture, etc. Then | should
drop in and shake hands with "Sam"
Coad, grain buyer. and on the street
lin winter) would be Jas. Brewer, Sr. a,
Sam'l White, David 'Jacko, John
Strachan and mayhap others, dickering
wits farmers as they appeared on the
stfSe with their loads of dressed hogs,
gram and what not. while here anc
therd would stand load of fine hickory
and white oak cordwood, perhaps at
So so per core In this block, too,
would find Maggie" and Pat" De-
laney in their poorly lighted and musty,
money making little store. Then
should shake" with that smiling faced
man, Alfred Jenkins, whose tavern"
fronted High street.
At the corner of Commerce and High
streets | would see Henry Ivey at his
meat block and BILLY" Curry mending
harness or making a new one. On the
corner across from here another hotel
man, John Stanley, and next up toward
"Shakerag, that old, old hosiery con-
Quoted by "Bill' Terrill-later by jolly
Mark.
Up High street, just above the Ivey
building, would be found Jimmie"
Mankey and his white haired old part
ner, Isaac VIM, and | should have to
stop and greet them and. perhaps,
''blaw" the bellows bit whilst they
sharpened some old miners pick. Right
here | should get Whit Of perfume ~
from the Hadfield hide Emporium. "
In those days | should find Joseph Gun
dry and his genial partner, John Gray,
in the old stand where they both stood
behind the counter and dealt so squrely
with all that their very name in these
DAYS will sell the goods. This store
was later occupied by those other two
staunch citizens, "Sam" Jenkin and
sam" Hooking. Up the next block
the court house," Henry's bank, more
saloons, and John Tramel's hardware
store on the corner Across the way
Allen & Toay, the popular grocers, DR..
Vivian and his pharmacy, KendalI's
picture gallery up atairs on the corner,
with Duppler under behind the bar.
| | should ave mentioned the Argal
Brewery where, sixty years ago. | usec
b 90 for quart Of yeast, and some
times see 'Libbie" and her sisters bot
ting porter.
Now I'm passing lin spirit the ole
court house where | recall that sixtl
years ago a certain old miner sueC
nv father for some mining tools un
covered,by him at the bottom of an OLD
shaft which ha had CLEANED up" thi
fellow claiming to have left them Their
wears before because Of the shaft hay
| ing caved in. The case came befor'
Judge Cothren who simply laughed !
out of court.
Then, too, would meet the LenahaI
Brothers, those stauDch grocery me
in their fine stone structure, who mad
their first money out at the old LENA
han Diggings" short distance fror
town on the Galena road. | shout
meet MIR. and Mrs. Schneberger, tn
veteran and conscientious boot and sho
dealers, Joseph Deller, DR.. Pulford, ID