Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-11-26
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bOu IOIkcb WIG ShuASii
bazaar and supper tonight.
Vivian Bennett is down from
Madison to join old chums in giving
thanks.
After two or three weeks sojourn
with relatives and old neighbors
here. Mrs. Hiram Smith has returned
to her home at Kewanee, III.
According to the figures COM
piled at the Office of the State Board
of Control, the number of insane
persons in Wisconsin on Nov. lst,
under public care, was 5,423. This
shows an increase OF 24S during the
last sixteen months.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morgan
came up from Darlington last week
for visit with their sons DR.. w. j.
and Clarence, and remained over
Sunday. This indicates recovery
from their recent illness, n fact from
which all friends here realize pleas
ure.
There are 1856 free high schools in
the state having four year courses,
and forty one having three year
courses, that participate in state aid.
The highest amount schools having
a four year course of study will re-
ceive is $43757. and the highest
amount those having three year
courses will receive is s25423.
We haven't met the Mineral
Point merchant who did not enjoy a
good trade last Saturday. The first
class and complete stocks kept by
them draw well from every surround
ing section. Our merchants have q
grand reputation for carrying the
best to be found in any market and
grandly are they maintaining it.
The county board of supervisors
of Sank county decided to petition
the state Legislature to repeal the
law providing for supervisors of as
sessme mt. 1t is the opinion of the
board that the supervision of assess
ment cannot make close enough in
spection of properties to determine
their values.
The financial report of the secre-
tary and treasurer Of the Darlington
fair society shows net indebtedness
at the present time OF $2,44S93. This
is not bad showing after the terri
BILE blow they received this year be-
cause Of inclement weather The
county board at its recent session
appropriated $500 to be used in the
educational department of the fair
next year.
Tho Republicans in New York
are declaring in a loud voice that
Tammany bought the results in New
York city. But they can scarcely be
heard for the noise being made by
the Democrats in Ohio, who are say
ing the same thing about the Repub-
licans. According to both parties,
each has lot of weak voters who go
to pieces every time the money shows
up.-Oshkosh Times.
One night last week about l75
chickens were stolen from Amos
Vivian's farm, two miles from this
city on the Dodgeville road. This is
going into the chicken stealing bust
ness on a large scale. So far as
l,r, . h,
guilty parties are. With the tele
phone facilities Of the present day it
seems that if the wires were en-
ployed in time the marauders might
have been headed off. 1t is to be
hoped they will yet be discovered
and properly dealt with by law.
Later-It has been stated since the
above was put in type that Mr.Vivian
has been heard to say, 81 haven't
missed any 'chicken."
The forty acres of timber land
belonging to the David Morrison es-
tate, located adjacent to Terry's
spring on the Linden road, and sold
at auction last Thursday, brought
$780, 1t was divided into four ten
acre strips, each being offered separ-
ately. Edw. Holmes and J. M. Null
hairn of this city bought one ten
acre piece, and Will Smith Of Lin
den the other three. The lowest paid
was $50 per acre and the highest 800
per acre. 1t is estimated that the
timber on the land, at present prices,
will about pay for it.
Our townsman, j. b. Wallis, was
taken completely by surprise Mon
day. Upon making for the postofiice
after dinner about the first person he
met on High street was his brother
William, whom he didn't suspect Of
being any nearer him than Pullman,
Wash, the latter's hope. However
his coming was none the less well
come. John being so tickled he can't
express himself. 1t is 81 years since
William left Mineral Point to reside