Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-09
Local Overflow.
First and Best Fair takes place at
Mineral Point Aug. 21-24.

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to the effect that he is doing we'll.
The silver coating applied to Mes
erole e. Horns drug store front by
| Weidenfeller Bros. is attracting con-
siderable attention. 1t looks well and is
certainly novelty.
The band will play on the grounds
of St. Mary's church Thursday even
ing, Aug. l6. at which the young ladies'
of the church will serve ice cream and
cake. Everybody welcome.
j. c. Mcknight of Juda, has one of
the Oldest horses that is doing daily du-
ties in harness in Green county. She is
SO years old and pulls her share of a
5000 pound load through town.
The postoffice at Yellowstone has
been discontinued by order of the post
master general. The mail that formerly
went to this office will be distributed by
rural routes from Jonesdale and Blan-
chardville.
A Band social will be held in the
city park this Thursday evening. Ice
cream will be served. All are cordially
invited Should the weather prove I'M
favorable, the social will be on the fol-
lowing evening.
Ford and Everett Rowe, two pro-
gressive gentlemen who first saw the
light of day in Mineral Point, arrived
here Tuesday evening from Kalamazoo,
Mich, for a brief inspection of the
scenes of boyhood days.
Services at the M. E. Church last
Sunday were unusually good. Aside
from two able sermons by the pastor
were appropriate violin selections by
Henry Hoare with mastery accompani-
ment on the pipe organ by Arch Hurd.
Scrub yourself daily, you're not clean
inside. Clean insides means clean stom-
ach, bowels, blood, liver, clean healthy
tissue in every organ. MORAL: Take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. Meserole & Horn.
According to the Herald of Lancas-
ter that town has girl who was told
by her mother to shut the door, and
remembering what she had heard the
hired man call the dog she said, "shut
it yourself, you lazy cuss y
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
time to get first class turnout at
wholesale prices. Do not fail to see
them.
"A postmaster in a nearby town has
posted the following notice in his office:
''No letters delivered until received. ="
Uncle Sam should hunt out this shrewd,
long headed servant of the people and
raise his salary, or, better still, book
him for postmaster general.
Clerk of the Court Gibbons and his
estimable wife have the undivided SYM
pathy of the entire county in the hour
of their great bereavment caused by
the death of bright and loving daugh-
ter which occurred last Friday morning,
the Sd inst, at the age of II years.
Our townsman, j. j. Kuelling, has
presented the Tribune with a copy of
the u. S. geological survey Of the Ram
part Gold Placer Region, Alaska, also
another U. S. geological survey treat
ing on Corundum and it's occurrence
and distribution in the United States.
Both bulletins, so termed, are finely il
lustrated.
"A modern dude with narrow striped
clothes, saddle colored shoes, loud
necktie, hair parted over his nose, and
smoking a cigarette, addressed his best
girl thus: '1f you were me and were
you, what would you DOR She hesitat-
ingly replied with smile: II would
take off that hideous tie, put that Gig
arctic in the stove, part my hair on the
side, then pray to God for brains. y
VIM. Reisen, employed at Doesch-
er's saloon in Platteville, met his death
at the ice plant Saturday, about eleven
O'Clock. In some way he fell against
the fly wheel of the. engine, and was
thrown against the machinery, crush
ing his chest and neck. Medical atten-
dance was sent for Immediately, but he
expired within few minutes. No blame
attaches to any one connected with the
plant.
Probably there are but few Of our
readers who are aware of the fact that
five barbed wires do not constitute a
| lawful fence in Wisconsin. The law was
amended by the Legislature so that barb
wiren can now be used only on top. The
bottom Of the fence must consist Of
either woven wire or boards. A lawful
fence must be 80 inches high and the
space from the ground to the bottom
board or wJvei wire, must not be more
than six inches.
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