Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-01

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nently at Highland in the stock buy
ing business.
lone or two mornings within tn,
Lass week there have been signs o
frost In this vicinity, but withou
ser Gus results so far as learned.
| Next Sunday Rev. J. Hardcastl,
will preach at Pleasant View at | | a
Mat Willow Springs at 2;30 p. m
and in the NJ. T.. church of this city
at 80 p. IN.
Mr.. Ed. Penhallegon was on,
from Chicago for an over Sunday
visit with his folks. EG, is now trav
cling salesman for large cracker
establishment.
Spencer Jordan, Oldest son of f
w. Jordan of Fayette, was kicked
by horse he was leading and in
jured so severely that it was feared
for Il while that he would not recover
The lay Of the American hen is
worth about s300,O00,000 year; all
the cattle and hogs slaughtered in
the country are worth less, and so is
the countrys total yield of both gold
and silver.
Six hundred or more tickets were
solo at the Mineral Point station
for Darlington during the last three
days fair which was held at that
place last week.
The Misses Temperance Knight
and Iona Peters have entered the
Platteville normal school. These two
bright young ladies are sure to re-
fleet credit on Mineral Point.
James Kehoe started yesterday
morning to enter the Sacred Heart
College at WATERFOWL, this state,
where he will take up course Of
ecclesiastical studies. he was ac-
companied by Father O'Keefe.
Mis-. J. w. Horn vho has been in
Chicago posting up on styles, buying
goods and securing an expert trim
mer for the Lenahan millinery es
tahl ;-hment, has returned fully
equipped for fall and winter trade.
Mr.. John Gorgen lost his valua-
BILE black family horse last week. 1t
wasa case Of lock jaw. Mr.. Gorgen
raised the horse. The animal was not
only a fine locker, but had proved
trustworthy and was II
pet with every member of the family
Rev. w. w. Hurd, pastor Of the
NJ. f. church, is attending the annu-
al West Wisconsin Conference and
in consequence will be absent next
His pulpit will be occupied
by Mr.. Phil Allen Jr. in the morn
ing and by Rev. J. Hardcastle in the
evening. Let all turn out to hear
them.
The Darlington fair, held last
week, was wei in keeping with its
reputation. The exhibits were COM
plete and excellent, the management
good, the weather ideal, and the at
tendance immense. Nothing was
lacking unless it be that noticeable
at most all races: more rigid en-
forcement Of the racing rules.
The Tribune was treated with n
pleasant visit from Mr.. John Gard
ner on Monday Of this week. 1t is
fully seven years since Mr.. Gardner
left here to take possession Of a tract
of land, mostly timber, which he had
bought, located near Beetown, Grant
county. Neither pillow or ak having
been employed in any way to dis
turb the wild primitive state Of the
land. Mr.. Gardner assures US that he
found plenty Of work, and hard work
too, in his efforts to convert the same
into farm. His efforts, however.
have not been in vain. He now has
something to show for his labor, and
he feels that he has we'll earned the
weeks vacation he is now taking to
visit with relatives and friends In
IL "a county.
The Dodgeville Fair and Carni-
val, Sept, SO, next week, will be the
best ever given In that city. Among
the many attractions will be. n
Monkey Circus, a continuous per-
Torrance Ten Imperial Japs, the
greatest acrobats in the world in ten
acts: Balloon Ascension In the after
noon, and again, with fireworks, In
tie evening. Every performance
given twice day, morning and az
ternoon. We have more carnival
shows than we can handle so come
To the Iowa County Fair prepared to
have the time of your life. tSince
putting the above in type it has
been learned that the managers
of the county fair has arranged for
two additional attractions. One a
thigh diving dog, the other lady OF
| herculean strength who will chal-
Ilenge any team Of men OF Iowa coun'
ty to pull against her alone In tug
of.war contest.