Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-12-06

out blanket while he's in some warm
place enjoying himself.
Mineral Point merchants are max
ing extensive preparations for a big
Christmas trade Goods are arriving
daily and being placed on display. Those
who buy early will not only get the
cream, but avoid the unpleasantness in
cident to the rush during the last few
days of shopping.
On next Sunday at the NJ E. church
Love Feast will be held from a. m.
until 1890, followed by the preaching
service. At 80 p. IN. Rev. Geo. Merri
field, the Presiding Elder, will preach
and administer the Communion of the
Lords Supper. On Monday Dec. TO- at
7:30 p. m. the First Quarterly Confer
ence will be held.
Wallace Martin, who has been SER
wing as cashier for the Johnson d Field
manufacturing company of Racine for
two years, dined at the parental home
in this city Thanksgiving day. He left
again Monday for Aurora, H., where
he will enter upon the duties of produc-
ing expense clerk for the Richards
manufacturing company.
Mineral Point Lodge No. l, A. F,
and A. M, elected officers for the en-
suing year, at regular meeting Tues
day evening, as follows:
W. M. George Crawford.
S. w. &C. H. Terrill.
j. w. Bert Bennett.
Sec'y. r. M. Crawford.
Treas. B. T. Prideaux
Thanksgiving was passed in the US
ual hospitable manner in Mineral Point
gatherings of families and friends, with
numerous homes thrown open to many
who were away from home, contribut-
ing to the proper enjoyment of the day.
The weather was inclined to be gloomy
with a light rain fall the latter part of
the day.
According to ruling of State Su-
perintendent Cary, school boards in the
country districts may require teachers
to take their dinners to school so that
they can protect the school property.
Wouldn' t il be a good idea to allow the
teacher five minutes for dinner and then
require her to carry in the wood, wash
the windows, polish the fiagpole and oil
the hinges of all the doors on the pre-
misses?
Mr.. Frank Curnow, the new pro-
prietor of the U. S. Hotel, took charge
of the same on Monday of this week.
Oscar Ope, who has had experience as
a hotel clerk, will serve in that capacity,
| while all other help will be the same as
heretofore. Such conditions insure little
or no perceptiol> change. Mr.. Curnow
will put forth his best efforts to main
tain the good reputation the hotel has
long enjoyed.
Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Ross
were called on, through the mysterious
workings of Providence, to mourn the
taking away of darling little daughter
of tender years-V erl Elizabeth, aged
a years and 10 months. This is the
second child death has taken from them
in two weeks time, their little son
Reuben having died Nov. 70, at the age
Of 2 years and months. Relatives and
friends deeply sympathize with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross, whose burden of sorrow is
indeed great.
AS result of the operation of the
new federal rate law, the express com
panies Of the country have notified then
local agents that what is known as the
"ounce rate" system, a reduced rate
which has hitherto been given exclusive
!. ". TO certain large shippers, shall nov
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panies. This rate was inaugurated som'
, wears ago to meet the postal rates o.
= certain classes of merchandise, but wa
: never given except to certain larg
shippers. Now everybody can take ad
: vantage of it.
n Day after day we may take up al
most any newspaper and read of ser
n ious accidents caused by the moder
man eater. in other words the cor
Il shredder. Perhaps in no other way ar
/ so many people seriously injured by tn
y loss Of a hand or an arm as by accident
around these machines. Many man ha
a been physically disabled by having h
N hand drawn into the rollcfs, and it is
% naculiar fact that accidents invariabI