Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-05-25
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John M. Peter has installed II
new soda fountain in his Palace
Cafe.
Smoke the Infant Sc Cigar. AL
ways good. A brand that has stood
the test of time.
M. II. Goninen of the Welsh Set
Element was in Mineral Point yester-
day and favored the Tribune with a
pleasant call.
Mr.. and ::Mrs. Harland Lane of
Dodgeville spent Sunday with rela-
tives here. Mrs. Lane was formerly
Miss Nina Osborne Of this city.
The annual picnic of the Plum
Grove church society will be held
the second Thursday in June and at
the usual place. All are cordially
invited.
Will Williams and wife are here
from Butte, Montana, with the in
tentions of remaining. Mrs. Williams
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Mitchell.
Every citizen who possibly can
should join in the memorial services
which are among the most sacred
and patriotic of all held in this coun-
try or any other
In the game of base ball ut High
land last Sunday between the Sis
son & Sewalls of Milwaukee and the
local team, the latter were defeated
| by score Of to 0.
The Royal Real Estate firm Of
Kieffer a. Crum has some choice
pieces of property, both city and
farm tracts, at prices that will prove
bargains for the purchaser.
About week ago DR.. Deahofe
| received four pair of superfine buck
skin gloves, which were made from
the hide of the deer shot by the doe
tor in the northern part of this state
last fall.
Mrs. David Brown, Jr., met with
quite a painful accident Wednesday
morning, caused by falling down a
stairway. Her right collar bone was
fractured and the shoulder severely
bruised.
ID. B. Jones and other prominent
Chicagoans interested in our zinc
| works and the new railway out of
this city to Highland, paid Mineral
Point a flying visit by special car
| the first of this week.
Geo. Grange lost himself on High
street last Sunday tits said, and
ex Marshal Holmes steered him
| Alright. You should come to town
| oftener, George. Don't confin9 your
| self so close to the suburbs.
Work on what is known as the
| Dreadnot range, two miles north OF
this city, has been taken up again,
this time by Pennsylvania capital
| lists ii is understood. Unwatering
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is about all that's been done so far.
At the Mineral Point Dairy
Board meeting held yesterday, the
oath inst, James NJ. Pile was elected
president and Thos. Hartford secre-
tary, Cheese sales were as follows
$50 twins and 23l daisies at 10 cents,
and 20 twins at 81 cts. Next meet
ing of board will be held on Tuesday
June 9Th.
Mark Hunt of Lamont has pur-
chased the old VIM. Parkinson farm
near Mineral Point at $40 an acre
He gets immediate possession OF all
but the pillow land, which is rented
for the season. He will occupy the
Mace Immediately. He bought the
farm from Il. J. Fitzpatrick, who has
been In possession of the same since
last spring.
| Lafayette county has an indus
try of which little is known by the
people OF the county, and that is the
Red Rock stone quarries on the Pee
atonica, few miles southeast oil
| Darlington. Large quantities OF tht
rock are being shipped to Chicago
and other places where 1t is used IL
many fine buildings on account o.
its being easy to dress and its orna
mertal qualities.
The c. NJ. and st. p. Railway Of
fers a one-way rate, effective May
llO and every day thereafter until no