Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-16
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| First and Best Fair takes place al
Mineral Point Aug. 2l-24.
For sale, good secondhand Estey
organ. Inquire of j. B. Reynolds.
Mrs. Frank Suthers mas returned
from her visit with her sister at Carroll,
Iowa.
New potatoes are plenty and good.
Late potatoes, it is thought, will be
abundant.
r. S. Uren came from Omaha the
other day for brief visit with his folks.
"Dick" displays the sign of prosperity.
Master Milton Hosking is up from
Evanston, Ill.,, for a visit with his
lgrandma, Mrs. Berg, and other rela-
tives.
Married at Platteville Aug. 8, 1906,
by the Rev. John Hardcastle, DIR. Peter
Barsness of Middleton and Miss Cora
Pitts of Platteville.
Mr.. Ed. Perkins, cashier in the
Reese bank, Dodgeville, accompanied
by his wife and Mrs. Williams, drove in
from the county seat last Saturday.
Mrs. w. X. Dezell of st. Joe,
Mich, is a guest at the Hawkins home.
She is accompanied by little Joe Padon,
who has been with her the past year.
Fitzgibbons Bros. will be at the
Mineral Point Fair with large and
complete stock of up-to-date carriages,
surries and harness. 1t will be good.
The heavy rains of last week caught
quite little oats in shock, decreasing
it's quality somewhat. The rains, how
ever, We're of untold value to pasture
lands.
Judge Mahoney, republican candi-
date for nomination of Congressman,
was in our city Tuesday evening. His
fitness and ability shine upon acquain-
lance.
A petition to Uncle Sam, asking
that the mail be carried on the outgoing
4:30 p. m. freight train, has been sign
ed by nine-tenths of the business men
of this city.
Hon. John Luchsinger of Monroe,
candidate Cor the Republican nomina-
ton for state senator, this district, paid
the Tribune very pleasant call last
Wednesday.
Already this week two horses have
fell fiat on their sides while going over
the cement crossings at too fast a gait.
1t is not safe to go over such crossings
| faster than walk.
Mrs. VIM. Walker, an old settler,
formerly of Willow Springs, but for
about twenty years resident of this
city, died Tuesday morning, aged 80
years. Funeral today.
Trains were delayed several hours
for couple Of days last week because
of floods between here and GAINESVILLE.
Farmers as well as railroad hands were
forced to cry enough. !"
Mr.. John Kendall, who removed
from this city several years ago, is here
to take in the fair and make visit
with relatives and old friends. The Tri-
bune acknowledges pleasant call.
Prof. Bergen and wife have return
ed to their home in this city after a
few weeks spent in Walworth and Col
umbia counties, wherein the professor
aided materially in conducting teachers
Institutes.
Chas. Knight of this city pitched
for Highland in ball game against Ga
lena last Saturday. Highland won,
score to 0. Ten of the Galenaites took
the strikeout route, and only two reach
ed first base on safe hitting. Good for
you, Charlie.
"A woman worries until she gets
wrinkles, then she worries because she
has them. If she takes HOLSTER S
Rocky Mountain Tea she would have
neither. Bright, smiling face follows
it's use. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Mes
erole &, Horn.
Monroe is experiencing the great
est religious awakening in the history
of that place. The meetings are in
charge Of the Ministerial association Of
that city, aided by the deacons and
! deaconesses and the congregations of
the Protestant churches.
--Chas. Raine, young man from
L arlington, had the misfortune of hav-
ing his foot cut off while at Milton last
Tuesday He is brakeman on the Mil
waukee road, and lost his foot by being
run over by an engine while in the per-
| Torrance of his duties.
| Notwithstanding the reduced tariff
on Philippine tobacco, etc, which Bah
cock vigorously opposed, and which he
refers to in his announcement Of his
candidacy for denomination with view