Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-12-05

The foll0wlng university student,
spent Thanksgiving at their homes il
this city; Ray Weidenfellow, Laurie Ora,
Der, Guy Harwick, Willard Crawford,
Willis Woolrich and Henry Kislinghury.
The man at the head of the Census
Bureau has given out word that Uncle
Sam now has, in the U. S., leaving out
the Philippines, Porto Rico and the
Hawaain Islands, IS, 600, 600 of children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph BAIL came
here from Dodgeville last week to
make their home in this city. They
have moved into one of the new Horn
Jenkin houses. Joe has job at the
rubber plant.
"A Marinette man got common
white bean in his ear which sprouted in
a few days and the services of doctor
were required to remove it. 1t was
found to be quite plant. The soil
must have had something to do with it.
The Mineral Point quartet of young
ladies', who attend business college at
Monroe, consisting Of Annie Kim, Bess
Collins, Lizzie Matthews and Clara
Fischer, partook of Thanksgiving fes-
tivities at their several homes in this
city
Sam'l Hamlyn and bride. a Free
port Young lady, have settled to house.
keeping n this city. You can't blame
Sam for that high, business-Gke step
of his, after hearing his elaborate de-
scription of the charms of the matri-
monial seas.
Mark it down, that on the 29th of
November, 1907, Mineral Point mer-
chant had bonfire ia front of his place
of business, which would be on High
street of course, for the purpose of
dispelling mosquitoes so he informed
a Tribune representative.
Frank Lenahan is home from the
far northwest, Oregon we believe,
where he has been engaged with one
of the largest bridge construction COM
panies in the country, and of which his
brother Ed. is superintendent. Frank
expects to remain Until after the holt
days.
An observing tourist, seeing his re-
Election in pool of water said to his
partner: "Well, here | am with the
boots Of a bank president, the trousers
of a storekeeper, the shirt, coat and
vest of doctor and minister hat
and yet, by gum, | look like trampW
The simple fact that DR.. Brewer
mas made his visits regularly for years,
and at every visit has an increase of
practice, affords pretty strong evidence
of his popularity. Those afflicted with
chronic ailments should give him call
He makes his next visit to the U. S.
Hotel in this city on Thursday, Dec. IL.
"A live wild deer was seen within a
very few niles of the city of Lancaster
Wednesday morning of last week. The
animal was large with anters foot
and a half long, and was seen little
after seven O'Clock in the morning trav-
cling in liesurely manner south past
the Walkers home, which is about five
miles northeast of the city.
Mr.. Henry Mathews and sister,
Mrs. John Proctor, have returned after
spending fully two months with friends
and among scenes of their youth in
Ohio and Indiana. Hen. had occasion
to make a trip into Kentucky, where
he set eyes on the handsomest women
in the world, even if they did have
signs of negro blood in their veins.
The American Humane Society de-
sires to secure the enactment of law
providing better facilities for shipping
live poultry by railroad and express
companies. Among other things it de-
mands coops large enough for the fowls
to stand up in, and that they be fed
and watered after so many hours in
transit.
Some orchards near North Yakima,
Wash, supplied by private irrigation
company, report that their crop of APP
Piles, peaches and pears averages $1,000
per acre year. The land is held at
from $1,000 to $4,000 an acre. If Uncle
Sam can accomplish such results with
irrigation there will be no trouble in
keeping the revolving fund well sup
piled with cash.
The country town with all it's faults
is the best governed, most enlightened,
most moral and happiest spot in, Amer
lean civilization. 1t is a good, safe
place, not too swift nor yet too slow.
In touch with the current progress, but
not racing with greed. The place from
which come nearly all the business men,