Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-06-25

Mrs. Mary Cooking, and daugh.
ter Ethel have gone for visit with
another daughter of Mrs. Cocking's
who lives in Nebraska.
Miss Mamie Bishop, who has
been serving us instructor in draw.
ing in the Wausau public schools, is
home for the summer vacation.
After a couple of weeks spent in
visiting relatives in this city Mrs.
Fred Hill and little son left Monday
for their home at Savanna, Ill.
For sale-A pure bred Short
| Horn bull eighteen months old.
Those wishing such an animal should
inquire Of Joseph Gordon & Sons. W.
Mr.. N. Miller of the firm of Mil
Ter and Morgan, furniture dealers,
returned from Chicago last week a
full-tledged undertaken and embal-
mer.
You feel mean, cross, down in the
| mouth, nothing goes right. Bad liv-
er. Better take Rocky Mountain Tea
Drives away the blues. 50 cents. j
A. Meserole.
The ball game Tuesday after
noon between our high school nine
and the Gratiot club proved to be a
tame affair. Score IA to in favor of
the school boys.
This is remarkably good year
for bees. Mr.. Peter Fischer informed
us Tuesday that the day previous
two hives at his place made three
pounds Of honey.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morgan were
up from Darlington aDd spent Sun
day with their sons Clarence and DR..
w. J. Morgan, established business
men of this city.
Highland will celebrate, and, as
the citizens of that place never do
anything by halves, IA good time is
assured all who spend independence
day at that place.
Boys, beware of the toy pistol.
There's nothing more dangerous to
life according to statistics. 1t is hoped
our merchants will refuse to handle
this lock-jaw breeder.
The Dubuque and Platteville
Electric railway is pushing the work
rapidly, the survey being complete
to Cuba City. Grading has COM
menccd and the road is to be finished
to Platteville as fast as possible.
If there's particularly horrid
road in Iowa county it's between
this city and Linden. The proper
authorities along this road should,
without delay, get to work and put
the road in flrst-class condition. It's
a pubic necessity.
The price of potatoes has taken a
wonderful jump. Last Monday old
potatoes commanded $l.05 per bushel
in Chicago. The reason is attributed
to the cold wet weather and the
floods in the sections from whence
first come new potatoes.
"A horse that is allowed to suffer
with wounds, gals or sores is living
testimonial Of the cruelty of its own
er. This is never necessary if Coles
Vetinary Carbolisalve is promptly
used. 1t quickly cures, and pjthom
sears. Guaranteed to satisfy. SOC
aud $l00 by all druggists.
-Robt. Goldsworthy, one of the
several Mineral Point boys who have
worked well to the front in the out
side world, arrived here Monday
evening for a visit with his folks.
As an employee of the Illinois Steel
company, Rob has. by tact and in
tegrity, worked himself up to the
elevated position of assistant super
| intendent of the iailmen.
Prof. Bergen and wife, accompan-
| led by several of our school teachers
and some Of the "White House"
clerks, partook of an outing Monday.
They went via Linden. Cobb, Ed
mund, Dodgeville thence homo. A
beautiful day, beautiful country, a
shall we say beautiful party? yes
that's all right-and a delightful
time. p. S.-Prof Bergen and Louis
Bottonely, who did the driving, in
sist on not being classed with the
beautiful.
The strawberry crop in Wiscon'
sin this year is prolific and delicious
and their size is phenomenal, while
their flavor is so superior that the
southern Strawberries upon which
most large cities have been feastint
during the past two months, can no
be spoken Of in the same day. /
some plan could be devised to pro
long the strawberry season in Wis
consin it would be bounty to ever.
household in the state, and also Civ
surer and larger profic to the grow
ers of this excellent fruit.