Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-06-22
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at Upper Alton, Illinois, is home for
| the summer vacation.
John O'Neill came home last
week for visit at the home of his
parents. He graduated this year
from Notre Dame University.
Miss Maud O'Farrel, who has
been teaching the past two years in
the public schools at Beloit, is home
to spend her vacation.
Will Blewett, who serves Uncle
Sam on one of the mail car runs in
the northern part of this state. was
home over Sunday.
The Royal Real Estate firm of
Kieffer d Crum has some choice
pieces of property, both city and
farm tracts, at prices that will prove
bargains for the purchaser.
Chicago dressmakers report that
the women are already wearing the
hoop-skirts and that the demand for
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partment stores are to be enlarged.
Miss Bessie Hutchinson, who has
been teaching in the college at
Tempe Arizona, returned home last
week. Next Saturday she leaves to
join some friends on II trip to Europe.
The right way to begin for "a
sane Fourth" is to make it penal
offense for any dealer to display any
giant firecrackers or other tenlpta-
tions in his store windows before the
first of July.
Mrs. John Fischer and daughter
Clara left Saturday morning for
Duncombe, Iowa, to visit at the home
of VIM. N. Fischer and family. Miss
Clara goes to LeMars from there to
visit relatives.
Ira Reynolds, Chas. Knight, Will
Snow and Henry Kislingbury, all
state university students, have fin
ished their years work creditably
and returned to their respective
homes in this city.
-Messrs. + Stone and Jos. Gordon,
two appreciative patrons of the Tri-
bune, who get their mail on Route
No. 2, favored this Office with pleas
ant calls Tuesday. Both agree that
the farmers prospects are bright.
Rev. G. w. l.. Smith, from the
South, will lecture on "The Calves
ton Catastrophe" at Miffiin on Satur-
day evening, June "a, at 80 o'clock.
Rev. Smith speaks from pers onal
experience, having been in the catas-
trophe himself.
Mr.. Jas. Waters, the prominent
Short Horn reeder of this section.
occupied Tribune chair for brief
while Saturday afternoon. His visit
was appreciated. Mr.. Waters raises
extra fine horses as we'll as cattle,
and besides is a pretty thorough
farmer.
The Sock 'em Louin ball nine,
known also as "The Fats" succumb.
ed one day last week to the stomach
less outfit known as THE Leans"
Old Sol and the umpire are held re-
sponsible for the defeat. "Waft till
Christmas and Wen show EN- is
the cry now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Strong, OF
the county seat, spent two or three
hours with friends in this city last
Sunday. Mr.. Strong admires our
high school building and says it is
one Of which every citizen should
feel proud. A Tribune reporter learn
ed from Mr.. Strong that he and his
wife will start about July lst on an
extended trip west and northwest.
They will take in Butte, Helena,
Portland, Yellowstone Park, proba
bly, Seattle, and possibly the eXcur-
sion by water to Alaska.
A farmer in Shelby county, Ia,
| went to town the other day, got tan
gled up. raised disturbance and
| then went home. Later he was call
| ed up over his rural phone and in
| formed that warrant had been is
sued for him and that he might con-
slider himself under arrest, and he
was asked by the officer whether he
| would come into town or would he
have TO come after him. The farmer
| telephoned back that he was too
busy to quit work, but would plead
guilty and send the money by rural
carrier the next day, and he did. We
are living fast life these days.
| For about fifteen minutes last
Friday evening there was consider
able commotioa on tap al the east
end Of Fountain street. a large
crowd had gathered to witness foot
race between John Kietfer and John
Chamley, two young business men
| of our city. After the customary
prolonged preliminaries, the fleet
| footed rivals toed the starting
| line. A uolt, break, a rush-"Come
back cried the referee. Another
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