Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-01-19
Local Overflow.


-Assemblyman Smoker is chair
man of the committee on Legislative
expenditures, and a member of the
| judiciary committee and the COM
mite on cities.
The springing of leak in the
boiler of the heating plant in our
high school Tuesday evening, neces-
STATED the closing of the building for
school purpose for day or two.
This is the time of year when
the people of "a century ago used to
sit around the open Fireplace in the
evening and tell wild animal and
ghost stories until the hair on the
chidren's heads stood erect like the
quilts on the back of a porcupsne.
-Darlirgtcr Democrat: w. +.
Holden of this place found pearl
Friday which he ut once sold to I.
H. King for 800. Mr. Holden went
down to the river and fished out
about twenty clans. These he opened
and examined with the result as
above stated.
Married, at the residence of
Mrs, Biddick, in Calamine, Wednes-
day, at 8 80 p. m, Mr.. Isaac jackson
OF Mineral Point and Miss Nettie
Florence Biddick, Rev. John Hard
castle officiating. A bountiful sup
per was partaken of after the cere-
mony. Following the supper, al
present joined in having pleasant
social time.
The high esteem in which Miss
Sarah Hayes is held by her Sunday
School class was manifested last
Thursday evening, when, to her
great surprise, they arrived at her
residence loaded with good things
and at once took possession. After
few hours very enioyably spent, they
departed for their homes, perfectly
satisfied with their teacher and with
one another.
Married, on Thursday, Jan II,
at the Waldwick Methodist Episco-
pal church, Mr.. Will n. Whitford to
Miss Bersha M. Pile, Rev. j. Vincent
| officiating. After the wedding q
most enjoyable evening was spent at
the home OF the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Pile. The happy
young couple start on lifes journey
with the best wishes of Il host of
friends.
1t seem unfair of the Platteville
Witness to rate Herman Parmley, II
student of the normal of that place,
as an old bachelor. However, III do
ing so it speaks of him in the follow
ing strong, commencing terms:
Herman has a voice like de Rezke !;
is obliging, agreeable and hustler
in whatever work he engages in-in
fact is so engrossed in his various la
bors that he hasn't time to even look
at the fair sex.
Mrs. T. J. Brooks, of Boscobel
while on her way TO visit her daugh-
ter at Roanoke, Va, stopped at Chi
cago to do some holiday shopping.
She thought it not safe to wear her
diamonds in the crush on the streets
so locked them in his trunk. When
she reached Roanoke and opened up
the trunk. the diamonds, valued at
$500. were missing. The police at Chi
cago were notified and are now try
ing to locate the missing jewels
The Yankton :. Dakota Gazette :
. william " asies, @eiz GaGE@ II.
Yankton as the human humble
bee was in town today practicing
an the old amusing stunts, varied by
few new ones he has picked up
since his last visit Among the later
is a stemwiuder, in which he under
takes to wind his watch while talk
ing to a fellow. The noise browns out
all conversation and everything has
to stop until that watch Is wound up,
Some passenger train conductors
are handing out cards To passengers
with the following good advice
printed thereon: "Have no transac-
tions with strangers. Give your
trunk checks 20 the baggage man
and to nobody else. You haven''