Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-02-15

Local Overflow.


Smallpox has caused the closing of
schools in Monroe.
Do you owe on subscription If so,
cease putting off payment. You want
what is due you. That's our case in a
nutshell
Next Sunday Rev. J. Hardcastle
will preach at Pleasant View in the
morning and at Willow Springs in the
afternoon.
Some of Darlington's citizens are
willing to wager that our efficient post
office clerk is the swiftest footed fellow
in this state.
H. Mills, residing two miles south
of Edmund, will have big sale of stock
and machinery on Wednesday, Feb. %.
Everything to be sold is first class. See
big bills.
The Equitable Fraoernal Union of
this city held their annual entertain
ment and supper on Wednesday evening
of this week. All who attended report
a most agreeable time.
Hon. Calvert Spensley and wife
and daughter Ruth left here Monday
for the Bermuda Islands, where they
will bask in the delightful climate of
that place for few weeks.
Have you been betrayed by promis-
es of quacks, swallowed pills and bottled
medicine without results except dam
aged stomach. To those we offer Holl-
ister's Rocky Mountain Tea. So cents
Meserole & Horn.
Died, in Portland, Oregon, Tuesday
Feb. 6, 1906, Edwin Julian, eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Julian, former
ly of this city, aged 81 years. Inter
ment at Charles City, Iowa, where his
father now resides. No particulars
have been received.
Because of atmospheric conditions
and the wind carrying the smoke from
the acid plant directly over our city
Monday, where it seemed to hover, ev-
cry citizen who appeared outside was
forced to indulge in more or less cough
ng.
Mining men and others recommend
the new sectional wall map of LaFay-
cite county, Wis. Price OF map deliv-
cred, including one years subscription
to La Fayette County Repo.'teg, only
SIPS. Send draft to Reporter Printing
Co., Gratiot, Wis. 6w2
The Plum Grove prospecting and
mining company, composed mainly of
Mineral Point citizens, met for organi-
cation last Monday evening with the
following result Directors-Leslie Ross,
Walter Martin, Josiah Paynter, Will
Fitzsimons Sherman Phillips, William
Vickerman and j. N. Treweek. Josiah
Papnter was chosen as chairman Of di-
rectors and j. N. Treweek secretary
and treasurer.
"A group Of men congregated in a
certain orhce propounded the question:
"If Marshall Fields fortune aggregat-
ed s100, 00o, 600, how long would it take
the executor TO count the same. if it
were all in silver dollars, and he work
cd ten hours a day, counting $50 to the
minute ?" The guesses ranked all the
way from week to five yearr Actual
computation. however, revealed that it
would take over seven years.
The members Of the Twilight Club
accompanied by their lady friends. par
took of banquet at the Hotel Royal on
Tuesday evening. A most excellent re-
past was rerved, to which those present
did full Justice. Toasts bore a promi-
nent part in the evenings entertain
ment, each member responding prompt
" to the call Of the president and ac-
quitting himself in a worthy manner
4 The orchestra furnished music for the
occasion.
On the Tribune desk are bound cop
les of the corporation laws and the
election laws Of the state Of California,
! as compiled BY Mr.. c. T. Curry, seere-
tary az that state Each copy is g4ita