Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-11-19

Miss Sadie Mitchell of Linden visit.
ed relatives here this week.
Peter Esch of Union Mills called on
friends in this city last Thursday.
Dick Gundry was up from Shulls-
burg visiting his folks last week.
Harold Goldsworthy returned Mon
day from a brief visit in Milwaukee.
j. w. Jackson left for Milwaukee
Monday. He intends to remain there.
Miss Kittie Malloy of Darlington
visited at the Lenahan home last week.
-Messrs. Geo. Huxtable and Will
Toay enjoyed a few days of good hunt
ing this week.
H. T. Priestley of Galena spent
one or two days of this week with his
brother Mortimer.
Mother Superior of the Dominican
Convent of Racine came here last
Thursday and returned yesterday.
Miss Nettie Staber spent part of
last week enjoying the hospitality of
Platteville and Cuba City friends.
Mrs. Katharine Ellingen went to
Dodgeville Monday, where she will
spend the winter with her son Chris.
Doctors find it one of the greatest
difficulties in keeping patients from
thinking about themselves and their
surroundings.
The BARRIERS Union of this city
held their regular monthly meeting on
Monday evening and after diGcnssing
various hair-raising events, enjoyed an
oyster supper.
Mrs. Hugh Phillips and daughter
Mrs. Morris Parkinson were guests of
Mrs. Kate Priestley at the state CAPT
tai last week.
Over 200 tons of concentrates have
been shipped from the Linden mines
within the past six weeks. The Leader
is our authority.
The Ohio Legislature has passed a
bill abolishing high school secret So
cieties. Another blow to snobbery in
our public schools.
Mrs. Ben Fiedlcr entertained six
teen of her lady friends at cinch party
last Thursday evening. All report a
most enjoyable time.
The bounties paid out by EauClaire
county the last year for killing spar
rows, crows, hen hawks and gophers,
amounted to Sc, 547.70.
Miss Lillian Baker came over from
Edmund Saturday and returned " ednes-
day She was a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Martin.
--Thos. Pagel is taking vacation
this week. He left Wednesday morn
ing for trip over the railroad division.
His vacancy is being filled by Jas.
Aylward.
Mrs. E. C. Fielder held a "Kaffee
Klatch" last Thursday and Friday af-
ternoons. About eighty-two invitations
were issued and each attendant had
most enjoyable time.
Prof. Loveland, our efficient Supt.
of schools, was honored by the appoint
rnent as chairman of the committee on
honorary membership at the state
teachers convention at Milwaukee last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. James are
the welcome guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Rogers, at Storm Lake,
Iowa. 1t is understood they will re-
main to help dispose of the Thanks
giving turkey.
"A Christmas tree famine is said to
be imminent. The forest fires which
swept over the regions of second growth
pine in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan mean that the carloads of
evergreen trees must come from else
where, or some substitute be found for
them this year.
Dubuque people claim that within
sixty days the consolidation of twelve
of the large mines of Grant county and
Dubuque will take place. 1t is stated
that negotiations have already been
started for the perfection of the con-
solidation. 1t is understood that the
Pittsburg Benton people are behind the
movement and that this mine will be
one to enter the combine.
-Richland Center is at present in the
grip of scarlet fever scare and, ow-
ing to the number of cases in the city
already quarantined and the number Of
persons that have been directly exposed,
the city authorities took wise action and
have ordered all churches, schools and
theatres closed awaiting the action of
the disease. At present there are eight
or ten cases of scarlet fever in the city
and many children have been exposed.
j. S. Robinson has been taking pre-
liminary steps toward establishing a
brick yard on his farm. He has been as
sured that the necessary capital can be