Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-10-01
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is the lowest in its history.
Miss Mary Unger spent Sunday
among friends in Ridgeway.
"A. E. Eastman of Platteville was a
business caller here last Saturday.
Mrs. Jno. Miller of Dodgeville Wis
tied among friends here this week.
-Grabor's for choice beef. Phone
No. 5.
R. c. pugdale of Platteville trans
acted business in this city Tuesday.
Miss Mayme Miller returned Mon
day from two weeks visit in Chicago.
&C. E. Jolley of Darlington spent
two days in our city within the past
week.
Misses Maggie and Lizzie Linden
left yesterday morning for a visit in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Blumer of Mon
roe figured as Mineral Point visitors
Tuesday.
Forest fires and drouth have had a
Gripping effect on some of the northern
county fairs.
ALWAYS a good smoke-the Infant
SC Cigar. A brand that has stood the
test of time.
Misses Lillian and Genevieve Baker
of Edmund called on Mineral Point
friends Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Osborne and
Leslie Ross are on a trip to South
Dakota this week.
e. L. Grove of Platteville was in
town Saturday in the interests of the
Du Pont Powder Co.
Miss Verna Meehan of Darlington
is spending this week at the home of
her aunt Mrs. Frank Bliss.
Harold Goldsworthy is at Marian,
Indiana, where his brother Horace is
running an automobile garage.
Read what II. H. & B. Fielder,
piano and musical instrument dealers,
have to say on the eighth page.
Miss Ida B. Hosken of Kewanee,
ILL.,, is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Hosken.
Mrs. Chas. Adams and little daugh-
ter Marion are partaking of the hospi-
tally of Argyle friends this week.
Mrs. Colen Wright of Monroe has
been spending this week with her
mother, Mrs. Sylvester of this city.
F. ]. McKenna and M. j. Cleary
of Blanchardville circulated among
Mineral Point acquaintance Saturday.
Miss Bess Hutchinson left Tuesday
morning for Madison where she will
enter the u. of w. as post graduate.
Mrs. Clayton Lewis, who has been
visiting friends in this vicinity for some
time, has returned to her home in Be-
lott.
Phil Paynter is the proud owner of
new high class B fiat cornet. He
hopes to master the instrument in due
time.
Mrs. r. J. Hughes has been called
to Montfort on account of the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. A. II.
belong.
Southern prohibition has so affect
ed the price of grapes that the crop on
the Lake Erie islands was not worth
gathering.
DIR. and Mrs. John Curry have re-
turned to their Cassville home after a
six weeks sojourn at the parental
home in this city.
The Chicago Tribune has been col
lecting drowning statistics and reports
1899 fatalities in the United States since
the first of the year.
Mrs. Geo. Brunker and little son
Harry and little daughter Clara of
Ridgeway are guests this week at the
home of Mrs. M. Doney.
Iowa County Banks corn contest
is commanding considerable attention
and the exhibit of grand specimens of
corn is becoming quite large.
The circuit court for Iowa county
is now in session. 1t convened Monday.
The calendar consists of eight criminal
cases and seventeen civil cases.
Monday morning Charles Curry de-
parted from this city with Denver for
his destination. He win enter dental
college in Colorado's beautiful city.
Miss Mary Kitto departed on Sat
urday for Genoa Junction, in the south
east corner Of Walworth county. where
she will teach in the public schools.
The high school ball teams Of this
city and Darlington will clash in friend
| " combat at the Mineral Point fair
grounds Saturday afternoon Of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Schlater re-
turned Sunday to their home in Merton,
Iowa. They came to attend the funer-
al Of Mrs. Schlater's father, Mr.. John
Jeuck Sr.
The foremost query in this commu-