Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-06-11
Local Overflow.
&c buys a Red Trunk

DC buys Red Trunk
| Farmers claim that the ore smelt
ers OF Butte, Mont. throw into the ali
five tons of sulphuric acid and a hal
ton of arsenic every day, greatly tt
the damage of crops.
| Lancaster has been added to the
northwestern Wisconsin Fair and
racing circuit Of which the Minera
Point Fair is a member. This circuit
consists of four of the best county
fairs in the state. Nearly $4,000 has
been hung up for the racing program
alone. Present indications point to
the largest string of horses ever en-.
tered in this racing circuit.
Never to late to mend" may ap-
ply to some things, but if your horse
has cut, gall or sore of any kind
the quicker you apply Coles Veter-
mary Carbolisalve the better. II
cures quickly and never leaves a
scar. Guaranteed. 50-cent and $lOC
cans. Sold by all druggists.
The deadly paper cap pistol has
again made its appearance and chill
dren are being allowed to use them,
not knowing that they are dangerous.
There is state law preventing their
sale as the illuminate OF the cap, il
itgets into flesh, is almost certain to
cause lock jaw. Children would be
Just as safe if given loaded revoler
to play with instead of a paper cap
pistol.
Darlington Republican: n. X.
Van Matre of Mineral Point was in
the city Saturday on business con-
nected with the Darlington Mutual
Fire Insurance Co, of which he is
treasurer. While in the city he made
the croquet grounds his headquart-
ers and succeeded in walloping some
of our old-timers to such an extent
that they have no. oeen in playing
condition since.
| married, at the home of the
brides parents in the town of Linden
on the 4th inst, by Rev. j. Hard
castle Mr.. Erwin l.. Holmes, Of Milf
fin, and Miss Eva Goldthorp. 1t
proved very pleasant event for all
who witnessed the cermony, and the
worthy young couple mcrited the
hearty congratulations which fol.
| lowed.
| The Milwaukee Sunday Sentinel
| published a group illustration of the
Dodgeville high school base ball
club, with the declaration Of it's being
the champion team of Southwestern
| Wisconsin. Our school nine take ex-
ception to this from the fact that
they have not met a single defeat
this year and stand ready to meet
Dodgeville under any reasonable
conditions.
Although the harves time is two
month"; distant jobbers and retailers
are beginning to worry over the sup
| ply of binding Irvine. The stock is
| usually laid in even earlier than now
but this year only small quantities
are on hand. The scarcity of binding
| Irvine is due to the inability of the
factories to get fiber and the lador
troubles in some of the largest fac
tories are the causes.
Assistant State Superintendent
Donnelly has been mentioned as
| president of the normal at Lewiston.
Idaho. Mr.. Donnelly is fast going to
| the front as an educator. He first
taught in this city having charge of
| the preparatory department, next
| taught in the grammar department
of the Platteville normal; later
served as instructor in the Missouri
| normal and then in the Superior
normal. He resigned his last position
to accept his present berth.
Prof. Will Davies, son of the late
| Ebenezer Davies, of the Welsh Set
| Element, made the Tribune pleasant
call last Friday. He was on his way
from Carlisle, Penn, at which place
he has been engaged as musical in
structor in the Indian school. Mr.
Davies informed US that he has
changed his opinion of the Indian
greatly since coming in contact with
them. He finds them eager, attentive
students, polite, of simplified man
ners, and the truest friends man can
possibly realize, and asserts that
among them can De found the purest
and sweetest vocalists of the human
family. Mr.. Davies expects to return
and resume his duties in the fall.
Mr.. Charles Curtis offers for sale
all of the buildings on Commerce
street, known as the Chesterfield
property, and the house attached
thereto on the south. This property
| has been all rem0deled and put in
good repair. Is arranged for three
tanants and will be seldom reasona-