Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-09-10
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part of the American year, yet those
would be glad to wait a little longer
for the advent Of the autumn Of 1908.
There is danger Of cold wave COM
Ing too soon for late planted corn.
In this age Of prosperity and i'm
provement nothing lags more in
keeping pace with the times than
the country roads. They are al
lowed to remain in their old condi-
ton, and it shonld not be so.
-Dodgeville Sun: A card from
| Walter Richards, of Milwaukee, an
nounces that his father, w. T. Rich
ards, was married at Montreal, Can
ada, Saturday, Aug. %, and that he
and his bride sailed that day for
their future home at Bristol, Eng.
Benton Advocate: Blanchard
vile goes its neighboring towns one
better. A band of 3S pieces has been
organized at that place. If all are
beginners what a noisy old town
Blanchardvlle must be these days.
1t is reported by the Pasteur in
stitute Of Chicago that Wisconsin
furnishes more patients for hydro
phobia treatment than any western
state. In view of this fact it has been
suggested that the best way to stamp
out the contagion and protect the
public is to adopt rigid rules regard
ing the muzzling of dogs.
A well dressed young man, who
was standing at the teller's window
in the Germania bank on West Water
street in Milwaukee reached through
the bars of the window with wire
and drew $500 in paper money out
with his instrument. He escaped
from the bank, but was caught in a
cellar 10 minutes later. The money
was recovered.
The open season for hunting
small game in Wisconsin began with
this month. The sixty five deputy
game wardens have been instructed
to watch closely for violations of the
law, and to prosecute vigorously.
The deputies in the northern part of
the state have been especially in
structed to be on the alert for viola
tors of the law prohibiting the kill
ing of deer until Nov. 10.
The fair at Piatteville last week
was a success, particularly in point
of attendance. The crowd on Thurs
day was probably the largest that
ever gathered on any fair grounds in
southwestern Wisconsin. This is
mainly accounted for from the fact
that they can draw from three direc-
tions by railroad. AS a fair it was
first-class but no better than the one
held in Mineral Point. They had no
ball games and tie races were not SO
we'll filled or closely contested.
Darlington Republican: A street
carnival early in October is being
projected by many of our citizens
and some are in favor of holding a
race meet in connection. The ques-
ton was agtated at the fair meeting
last Friday evening and met with
many hearty supporters. We certain
ly ought to have something doing,
Generally the Big White Fair an
swers for everything else, but as we
were unfortunate with that, why not
push the carnival? Other towns
smaller than this have conducted
tle same successfully, and should
we not do likewise?
Hon. Omar j. Arnold of Mt. Ida,
Grant County, makes an able appeal
to the farmers to organize to protect
their interests as against the schem-
ing and trickery of spectators,
boards of trades, corporations, etc,
and to fathom, if possible, the diff
Guilty of procuring hired help in the
field and farm kitchen. In his re-
| maj No lIC VIC dsocl lIoll tiIdt
never before were there so many
wives and daughters operating farm
machinery, or engaged in the more
laborious work of handling hay,
shocking and hauling grain as now.
Under the new school law con-
corning tuition pupils" in free high
schools, the common school diploma
becomes of greater value than here
tofore, as holders of the diplomas
may receive certificate from the
county superintendent or one of the
county board of examiners stating
that the pupil holds such diploma
and this entities the holder to school
ing in high schoo! when filed with
the secretary of the free high school
board, and this schooling is to be
paid for by the town in which the
holder of the diploma resides. Pupils
who have completed one year in a
high school, may obtain certificate
from the county uperlntendent,
tbn holden 70 onnfipna