Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-04-20

people OF TINS city, mas lor tne pasl
five years been dispensed with, ow-
ing to the absence of this gamy
member of the finny tribe.
1t is given out that on Tuesday
an lS-inch sheet of blackjack was
struck on what is known as the Saml
Jacka mine, located in the first ward
of this city. That's good news. The
mine is now being operated under
the lease of s. +. Guttenstein and
brother of Milwaukee.
A brother publisher in referring
to the new style of spring hats for
ladies says: 1T is an economical
kind of hat, as it can be made by
taking boys old straw hat of fair
size, running a wheelbarrow over it
few times from different angles,
and hitching on whatever comes
along"
Our high school base ball team
went to Platteville last Saturday for
game with a mixed team of that
place-some normal, some high and
some city players. Twelve innings
were necessary to decide the contest,
our boys winning by a score OF to D.
Ovitz struck out over twenty bats
men. Our boys will tackle Darling
ton high schools crack nine in this
city Saturday afternoon.
Last weeks Tribune gave an ac-
count Of the suffering and the gradu-
al starvation of Rev. G. G. Swartz, "a
veteran Methodist minister at Mon
roe, from the effects of paralysis of
the throat. Death came to his relief
on Monday Of this week. With PEN
ell and tablet he made known his
wants and described his feelings.
One of his recent notes read; "Ev-
erything is all right and bright. 1t
will soon be good morning in glory
He had taken no nourishment what
ever for four weeks. He was 60
years of age.
The law now before the legisia-
ture of this state, providing for a tax
levy of ten dollars per year on un-
married men over 30 years old, is not
worrying the bachelors of Mineral
Point to any great extent They ar
que that ten dollars is "a small sum
compared to what license and mar
rage fees, together with millinery
/ bills, shirt waists, hair ornaments.
/ face lotion, etc, would amount to,
say nothing of the risk of divorce ex-
penses. 1t is estimated that there are
over 10000 bachelors in Wisconsin
over 80 years of age, What "A nice lit
/ tie addition that would be to the state
( treasury If the bill went into effect.
But, will it? The only thing that
our advanced bachelors stand in
! fear of is the possibility of q back
tax provision being added thereto.
The Platteville News says; Peo-
| pie are beginning to realize that the
"steap range people have been
( through the country, now that notes
are being sent in for collection. One
of the worst cases was that imposed
on woman residing not far from
( Platteville. She recently purchased
! Il range. Two agents called 90 the
( house and ascertained that she was
4 supplied and that it would be i'm
1 possible to make a sale. The agents
claimed that they had so many
ranges in the load, that if the wom-
I an would allow "A range stored it
would be a great accommodation and
she consented to the arrangement.
| The agent further stated that it
might be impossible for them to re-
turn for it, that another agent might
be obliged to call for it and if she
would sign statement that the
range has been left at her house so
that there would be no trouble about
/ it when the range was called for. She
signed the statement. A few days
ago it showed up in the form OF a