08 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Mineral Point Tribune
Location
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
1
Local items report Lost harness tug near Hurter's dam. parting visits from Chicago and Englewood. a funeral for Mrs. Longemann. Rev Merrills revival meetings and a Pioneer hall discussion. opinions on city hall funding. fires at zinc works with $6,000 loss. ads for clothing and furniture. upcoming Medicine Show jumps to draw crowds. and a Community festival planned at Pleasant View Church with and without weather contingency.
Brewer and Penhallegon promote Casu Grocery House as premier in quality and price. They guarantee top goods from experienced sourcing and invite customers to shop to relieve worry about quality, asserting their reputation is not for sale. Also note Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel and Journal subscription offer of $1.60 per year and a caution about Rocky Mountain Tea warnings from Eastman and Meserole.
Word reached Saturday that Miss Sara Erskine died in Battle Creek Michigan after a surgical operation for a tumor. She had resided many years in Mineral Point with her uncle the late William Walker and was well known here. Her death came as a severe shock to friends who believed she was in good health on leaving them weeks ago. She had known of her ailment for some time. The remains were brought home to rest beside her uncle and aunt. She belonged to Mineral Point Chapter O B S and the P M church. A Child's Matinee will be given Saturday at 2 o'clock and Humpty Dumpty will be shown for school children at the Medicine Show. An medical ad notes digestion disorders of the liver and promotes Herbine for digestion and blood. Eastman & Meserole sell it for 50 cents.
This issue notes changes in local enterprises, including the Osborne Brothers leaving Baraboo and rumors of a return to Mineral Point, the South Wayne Messenger's closure, and a general wave of new newspapers failing. It also highlights a lively entertainments week with the Novelty Entertainers and a Mineral Point band concert in Dodgeville, plus local marriages, a notable Secretary of State bid in South Dakota, and serious illness of Mrs. Edward Allen in Chicago.
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