Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-10-31

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prices. We noticed an account of enc
man paying $500 for an ear of his owr
corn, and $50 was paid for prize ears in
exhibits quite freely.
Should you get sick or out of job,
you will never feel the landlords boot
if you will only save part of your wages
each month, while you are working.
Interest compounded on savings ac-
counts. Iowa County Bank. w
Bill had a billboard. Bill also had
board bill. The board bill bored Bill
so that Bill sold the billboard to pay
his board bill So after Bill sold his
billboard to pay his board bill, the
board bill no longer bored Bill. Elk.
bill" Mitchell came here last
week from Shullsburg where he has
been employed as mill man at the
Brown-Croft mine near that city. He
has accepted a similar position at the
Tripoli mine, where they will put on a
double shift.
Miss Ada Weidenfeller, who teach
es school in Arcadia came home last
week to be present at the Lee--Jewell
wedding, which occurred Thursday. She
returned to Arcadia on Sunday. Ray
Weidenfeller, university student, was
home for the same purpose.
1t is now permissible in England
for man to marry his wife's sister, If
the wife is dead. Is it not about time,
asks the Brooklyn Eagle, to enact a
law in America for the protection of
the wife's mother from the alleged
funny man who never was funny?
This week Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lied
err moved to Portage, where lucrative
position awaits Mr.. Lieder. For con-
siderable time Mr.. Lieder has had
charge Of the bottling at the Mineral
Spring Brewery, this city. We regret
to lose these good citizens, but hope the
move will be for their gain.
Wonderful stories are told of the
apple crop in the state of Washington
this season, especially of the yield in
the Spokane valley. 1t is said the
apple crop in that state will bring eight
or ten millions of clear money. Proba-
bly, a liberal discount may be made
from that amount on the scale of adj
vertising the state.
"A resolution to abolish the class
rush and all forms of student rowdyism,
including hazing, was introduced at a
meeting of the university board of re-
gents last week and it will probably be
adopted. The resolution is said to con-
tain covert rebuke for the university
authorities for not exercising better
control over y ,ldents in the recent
class rush.
The largest piece of lumber ever
cut was brought to the United States
from British Ssoinmbia. It was 80 feet
long and feet thick and weighed 20
tons and contained IA, 400 feet of lum-
Der. There was not a knot in it and it
is equally as large at one end as the
other. 1t is to be used on a large
dredge in the mines at Placerville,
California.
Mrs. Emily Wells, sister of the Tri-
bune publisher, is here from Oshkosh
for visit with relatives and to once
more view the hills and dales over
which she scampered in her girlhood
days. 1t is II years last July since Mrs.
Wells landed in Mineral Point babe in
her mothers arms. Her visits since her
departure after marriage have been
yearly, or nearly SO.
Yves. Stephenson was at Plattevile
over Sunday for visit with his brother
Jack who is engaged at painting at that
place. The brothers returned to this
city Monday and reunion of all surviv-
ing members of the family was had
Tuesday at the parental home. Wesley,
it is understood, will return to the far
northwest in few days to look after
personal interests.
Lancaster Herald: Mrs. Ann Evans
of Belmont dropped dead on the plat
form of the St. Paul depot at Belmont
on Friday morning. Mrs. Evans was
at the station waiting for the arrival
of the early morning train from Platte
vile, which she expected to take to
Chicago, where she had planned to Wis
it her sons and daughters.
The heating plant of the new capt.
tol building al Madison is to be five
blocks away, the heat to be conducted
under ground to the building The
grounds have been secured, full
square for $25. 900, and it is expected
that the completed plant will cost
100000. The purpose is to avoid the
SCOT nuisance which would soon mar
the beauty Of the white granite of
which the capitol win be built.