Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-01-28
Local Overflow.

Sid Guttenstein was here this
week and bought nineteen head of
choice horses, shipping them today.
Your kerosene higher Well,
don't you know Rockefeller is en-
closing the Chicago university with
iron.
The war on mosquitoes by Jack
Frost last Sunday night was too one
sided to be entitled to place in the
history of conflicts.
Nearly $4,000 tons Of ice have
been harvested this winter thus far
from three lakes at Madison. $50
men were employed.
Will and Max Kennedy drove IN
frop; Highland Tuesday and remain
ed over night. 1t was matter OF
business or they probably would not
have faced the intense cold
--"Satan died here, is the sign hang
inc before an establishments in To-
peka, Kan. But old Beelzebub is not
dead. The proprietor was trying to
say satin dyed here"
The cold weather caused people
to abandon everything outdoors that
they could possibly ignore, except
thermometers, which for the time
being monopolized public and priv
ate attention.
Mr.. e. II. Dunn, who has been en-
gagged at farming for some years III
the town Of Mifflin, has purchased OF
Fred Dave, the pleasant cottage
south Of the new school buiiting'
more readily known as the Johh H.
Toay place. Mr., Dunn intends NOV
inc therein soon. The deal was per-
fected through the agency OF }. 81
Reynolds.
At Sioux City, Iowa, on the ZZhd,
during n color rush between fresh
men aud sophomores of Morningslde
college live rooster decsed III class
colors was torn to pieces. The iacni-
ty and the humane society haVe
started an investigation and suspen-
sions may follow
According to figures hahued u
Tribune reporter the &. Nj. ~ 81 fahl
railway company lost 1920 worth OF
business in Platteville during the
month of December last, while the
Northwestern company realized an
increase of $3.50 from that station
during said month.
Mrs. John Riley died in Darling
ton on Sunday morning Jan. "a
Funeral services were held In Oar
lington on Tuesday morning at the
, church of the Holy Rosary by Rev.
M. Harmon. The final services were
held in the church Of Willow Springs,
her old home, by Rev. Father Norton
who pronounced beautiful and de-
served eulogy. The remains were
placed at rest in the family lot OF the
Willow Springs cemetery.
p A sophomora in the college OF
engineering in the state University
at Madison has been suspended IN
definitely for smoking cigarettes in
the gymnasium. This is warning
to others who indulge in this injurl-
Gus habit. II the feeling against this
pernicious habit continues to spread,
it will be almost impossible for n
Young man to secure or hold any inn
portant position if he smokes cigar
cites, at all.
-Kloudike, record 2:l2is, the iron
gray trotting horse we'll known to-
horsemen in this section, was sold
last week at the Span sale in Chiea'
go to an Ohio driver for $500. kion-
dixie is about ten years old and has
been and still is a most consistent
trotter, doing his best without pad or
strap of any kind. In the opinion of
those knowing the horse thoroughly
the price is small in proportion to
the real merits OF the animal.
Old lady Burgoyue, a resident of
Mineral Point for years, died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Jennie
day, the 10th inst and her remains
arrived here the following Saturday
for iuterment, Mrs. Lizzie Conley,
another daughter who was visiting
in California at the time, accompany
ing the body. The funeral took place
Sunday from the residence of Mr.. j.
2. Hankins, where the body was
rested. Services were held Mt st.
Paulis Catholic church, Rev. Father
OKeefe officiating. Mrs. Kate Chris
tophel and Mrs. Nellie Rattle, two
other daughters, and both of Chi
cago, were present at the funeral
Deceased was past 81 years of age.
In recent letter TO the Tribune
from Madison, Nebraska, our friend,
Mr.. J, w, Jones, formerly resident
here, informs us that number OF
iowa county peopleund several from
Mineral Point have made that place
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