Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-07-30

They are certainly promising bunch
Darlington Republican.
- Home Bakery for bread have it
hot.
Dan McWilliams is attending the
Lafayette County teachers institute
at Darlington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lanyon, Jr., and
two children are here from Pittsburg,
Kan, for brief sojourn among rela-
tives.
Mr. Henry Finklemeyer was over
come by the heat Tuesday while putting
away hay in a shed. He is doing as well
as can be expected
Mrs. Ferdinand Froasa of 43 Orchard
St, Chicago, has been visiting her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Dresden
of this city the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Bennett of
Madison are spending few days here
with relatives Mr.. Bennett is repre-
senting the State Railroad Commission.
The Misses King and Rogers ac-
companied by Messrs. Hartnett and
Kennedy of Chicago were guests of
Clara Fisher and Elizabeth Kim
Tuesday.
The Mineral Point Zinc Works are
running at full capacity. Their zinc
oxide supply is exhausted and they are
shipping it out as fast as it is being
produced.
"A Neshkora, Wis, merchant has just
been willed $1O,0 900 for a kindness which
he did another years ago. There may be
no So 600 in it for you, but try it. 1t
always pays.
Arthur Lanyon and daughter Rosa
lie of Pittsburg, Kan, visited with
Mineral Point relatives the first half of
this week. Arthur is son of the late
Henry Lanyon.
"A party consisting of Josiah Lam
yon, Sam Lanyon, j. A. Meserole, Art
Benn and Cyrus White of this city,
VIII Lanyon of Pittsburg, Kansas and
Delos Lanyon of Bartlesville, Okla,
left here this afternoon by way of
Dodgeville, for Reserve, Wis, where
they will enjoy ten days outing.
Adam Dresden Jr., who left here
last month for the far west to seek
health and wealth, is now located at
Bowman, N. Oak, where he has start
ed in the tailor business. He has also
taken claim of 100 acres of land. He
speaks well of the country and finds the
people very courteous and neighborly.
The village of Blanchardville has
had the most extraordinary experience
which has ever come to any municipality
in the country. Some time ago the town
voted in favor of granting saloon Ii
censes, at the same time raising the
price from 500 to $500. Now the time
has expired for the old licenses and not
single application for a new license
has been received.
The Wisconsin Mining company of
Platteville shipped $1,000 pounds of
lead ore two weeks ago and has 20, 600
pounds on hand ready for shipment.
The mine has been producing 1000
pounds per day with eleven men, but
the deposit is now opened up sufficient
so that a few more men can be put on
and the production increased to 1900
pounds day.
Plat Whitman, ESQ.,, Of Highland
was in our city Monday He has de-
cided that he would like to be a mem
Der of the assembly and makes formal
announcement to that effect in another
column Of the Tribune This makes
three aspirants in the Iowa county dis
trict, the other two being Mr. d. J..
Morris, the present incumbent, and
Mr.. Henry Bollerud Of Hollandale.
Couples who fail to pay their law
yers and the fees of their divorce pro-
ceedings, are not legally divorced in
Iowa it is said There are 1874 cases of
this kind in that state that are not le-
gally separated. Some OF them have re-
married while probably all the balance
are watching for a chance. Until these
cases are reinstated and secure new de-
crees these couples are not separated,
but it is presumed most Of them will
get busy and not overlook any Of the
little things that 90 to make up a com
plete divorce.
! Charles Sherman King, of Fort
Wayne, Ind, together with his wife
and two daughters, were instantly
killed in a terrible automobile accident
at that place on Saturday evening,
lJuly Is. A friend of one Of the
daughters and the chauffeur also met
a like fate. They were crossing a rail.
road track. One train passed on the
double track, but concealed from
| view a large freight on the Other
track which struck the motor, killing
the occupants. Mr. King was first
cousin Of Mrs. N. II. Snow Of this city