Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-29

newspapers to injure the exposition.
1t may be said that the admission
fee of so cts. at the gate will en-
title the visitor to enter every build
ing in Jackson park except the
private side shows on the Midway
PlaIssanGe. But of these latter
there are a multitude. 1t is said
that it will cost just S35 to see all
the side shows, but of course very
few will have time to see all Of them.
Rahr's Caramel Malt Coffee is
wholesome, delicious end healthful
substitute for coffee. 1t is a pure
malt preparation combining the
agreeable taste of coffee with the
nutritious and health giving pro.
perties of malt extract. 1t is very
highly recommended by physicians
everywhere. 1t improves the coffee
and greatly reduces the cost. Try
the sample package, according to
directions, then ask your grocer
for it.
Shullsburg Local: Mr.. Scales
was at Mineral Point to see about
minerals for the Worlds fair. He
secured two large pieces of drybone,
and two large pieces of blackjack
from the Ross land in Linden and
an immence piece of smithsonite
from Eastman & Dorsey's mine at
Mineral Point; also some heavy
pieces of lead from w. 5, Jones,
aud a lot of fine smaller specimens
of peculiar formations of ores from
J. Gray, Jr., A. Appel and d.
jenkins.
TUESDAY afternoon Mr.. John
Davis, late of Janesyille, but who
for the past two weeks has been at
work in our wooden mills, met with
quite a painful aud somewhat seri-
ons accident. BY some means the
shirt sleeve of his right arm was
caught by the oardjng machinery
and his right hand drawn in in such
a manner that the back thereof was
stripped Of all flesh before il was re-
leased. Fortunately no bones we
broken, but it will be quite a while
before he regaius the use of the
lacerated member.
KANSAS CRY has a provision in
It's new charter, adopted four years
ago, that any citizen who fails to
vote at a general city election shall
pay poll tax of $3.50. The pro-
vision has Just been confirmed by al
judicial decision. The city will get
$40, 1912 out of the poll tax this year,
There will be fewer stay-at-homes
the next time Kansas City holds a
municipal election. In Mineral
Point it might prove a good scheme
70 debar those from voting who fail
to pay their poll tax.
AMONG the many articles con
tributed to the Worlds Fair by
Wisconsin women, but which did
not 60 to the woman'e department,
may be mentioned one of the finest
private mineral cabinets in the
West. This collection of the prop
erty of Mrs. Anna II. Jenckes and
Mrs. Irene Gillette, of Hazel Green,
was secured for exhibit by Mr.. }.
Savage, one of the state commits
sioners. 1t has been sent to the
| Wisconsin exhibit in the Mines and
Mining building. This collection
contains about 5000 specimens,
which were collected by the late
Mrs. Sarah G. Harris from every
country and from every cline. This
fine collection contains many Indian
relics, many marine specimens, and
many rare specimens of wood.
DURING the last two weeks there
has been a continuation of cold
weather with rain and snow in this
immediate section aud unusually
heavy snow north and northwest Of
Us, which has caused a complete
cessation of all farm work at a time
when seeding was only partly done
in the southern half of the state,
and when little or nothing had been
done in the more northern counties.
/ The snow and cold has done little