Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-08
Additional Locals.

The school tax to be levied for
Grant county in 1901 is S2O752o4.
For Lafayette Sl4, 466,09. The rate OF
the total tax is little more than two
mills.
Farmers ON the northern border
Of Iowa county lost considerable In
cattle. horses and hogs drowned and
hay washed away by the great rise
of the Wiscousinrive last week
The Dixie Jubilee Concert Co. are
coming to the city again. There are
five no better. Under the auspices
of the G. T.. at the p. NJ. church on
Nov. 10 They are IA treat indeed.
The Misses Heide u Kidder re-
mind the ladies of Mineral Point and
vicinity that they can supply them
with latest llinery at lowest prices.
Opposite Gundry u Gray. 45tf
-SHAW'S PURE MALT The
sick and delicate need II gentle tonic
stimulant. 1t is often II matter of
| life and death with them. The ideal
nutrlment and restorative is SHAw's
PUBE MALT. Sold by John Peter,
NJ ineral Point, Wis. 45t
The statement copied in good
| faith last week from the Milwaukee
Sentinel that John Meehau, Of Darl-
| ington, was enthusiastically support
ing LaFollette for governor, was
! wholly fictitious. John remains true
to his democratic allegiance.
Uncle Joe Van Matre, of Blanch-
ardviIle, had an operation performed
| Wednesday, of last week, and about
2 quarts of fluid removed from his
lung. Thursday morning he was re-
ported as resting comfortably and
thought TO be II little better.
Mr.. Alfred Hendra is here from
Staceyville, Iowa, for IA brief visit
with hisImother, brothers and sisters.
Several years have elapsed since All
last visited hisIboyhood stamping
grounds. His old associates are
pleased to see him looking so Well
After desperate shrugged, Mar
lshull Rockstadt, of Blanchardville,
took man into custody for unmerci-
fully beating his team on the streets
He was taken before Squire Nickers
and received 30 day term at the
county jail. Good enough for him.
A letter from j. NJ. Jetfery, for
merry of Mineral Point, directs that
| his Tribune be sent to Deep Creek,
Wash, ten miles from Spokane,
where he Has bought a farm, adjoin-
ing the farm of another old Mineral
| Point boy, VIM. Penrose. Mr.. jeff
cry reports both families well, and
pleased with the country and eli
mate,
Mrs. J. +. Iendra gave pleas
ant reception at her home on Tues
day, in honor of Mrs. Chas. Hendra,
her new sister-in-luw. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with smi-
lax and vari-colored carnations betit-
ting the bridal occasion, and dainty
refreshments were served Ia the large
company
-lIaak Dun, formerly in the sa-
loon business at Platteyille, who was
to answer to the charges of robbery
and adultery at tie recent term Of
circuit court, and who jumped his
bail, was captured in Iowa last week
and brought back to Lancaster, where
Ec i, in durance vile. His TRIAL will
take place at the adjourned session
OF court which begins Nov, Sth.
Every town on the Mineral Point
division Of the c., NJ. " st. z. R'y
was shocked and saddened Monday
evening by the announcement that |
Morrsjnee had been run over and |
Instantly killed, This unfortunate
man was Il freight conductor and !
left Mineral Point with his train a
few hours previous to his death |
which occurred az Juda. lie was on |
top a car for the purpose of aiding in
switching and atcidently fell be-
tween the moving cars. Both arms
and legs were severed and death was