Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-31

Morris Tonkin returned to Crystal
Falls, Mich. on Monday. He was ac-
eompanied by his sister Miss Kittie as
far as Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Carroll of Lin
den spent part of last week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tonkin,
Mrs. C's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Graham re-
turned to Chicago Wednesday after a
brief visit with the latter's mother,
Mrs. Mary Bloom.
Fred Burr, the popular manager of
the Lyric Theatre, enjoyed the COM
pany Of his wife and son of Lancaster
on Christmas day.
Enroll now for a course in the
Monroe Business Institute and you will
finish at time when there is great
demand for office assistants.
If this "cobless corn" ever drives
oct che ordinary kind you will have to
pay higher prices for your strictly pure
cider vinegar and maple sirup
Now is the time to place your
orders for wall paper and hanging for
1909. New samples in January. Jos.
c. Stendebach. Phone 374. 4Stf
Mr.. Emery Healy and sister, Miss
May, and Miss Mile Vieavy, all of
Dubuque, have been holiday guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bray.
The winter term of the Monroe
Business Institute begins Jan. 4th. Six
months of the year yet remain. A
splendid time to begin a business
course.
Mineral Point Camp M. w. A. will
hold their annual reunion and supper on
Monday evening, Jan. 4th. All Wood
men and their families are requested to
be present.
DIR. and Mrs. Cunningham and chill
dren of GAINESVILLE spent Christmas at
the home of Mrs. Cunningham sister
Mrs. T. GRADER. The doctor returned
to GAINESVILLE Saturday.
Mr.. VIM. Fieldhouse, the energetic
nurseryman of Dodgeville, favored the
Tribune with a holiday call. He was
accompanied by his friend Mr.. Ralph
Steel, "a young gentleman from Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Thomas of
Ridgeway spent Christmas in this city
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Fitzsimons,
Mrs. Thomas parents. An appreciated
call on the Tribune was made by Mr..
Thomas.
Thomas B. Lewis, a farmer near
Evansville, was slugged on the North
Western depot platform at GAINESVILLE
last Saturday by two strangers who
knocked him senseless, he says, and Sc
cured a large sum of money.
The annual income of the state
school fund, amounting to 81, 764, 544 %,
has been apportioned among the various
school districts of Wisconsin. The APP
portionment this year is on basis of
So 276 for each person of school age
Iowa County gets SIT, 172.41.
The Monroe Business Institute has
the largest enrolment it has ever had
at this time of the year. When the
school opens Jan. 4th, the enrolment
will be considerably above the hundred
mark, yet they are equipped to take
care of large number more.
The Dane County Bar association
held memorial exercises at Madison last
Saturday for Col. VIM. F. Villas and
Col. Frederick C. Spensley, who died
recently. The association provided for
committees to draft suitable resolutions
and present them to the Supreme court.
500 increase in attendance during
the past two years. This is the record
of the Monroe Business Institute; and
is evidence that we get results and that
our graduates are competent and there
fore in demand. Enroll now for a
course in stenography or bookkeeping.
Eugene Trevillian and wife for
merly Miss Mary Raymond of LaSalle.
H., were unexpected yet welcome
guests of Mineral Point relatives
Christmas day. 1t is over thirty years
since Mr.. and Mrs. Trevillian departed
from this place, the home of their
youth.
The elevator of Sargerson & Co.,
filled with grain, coal and hay. was de-
stroyed by fire at Argyle on Tuesday
afternoon of last week, at a loss of $50, =
0O0 The III Dis Central railway com
pany also had several carloads of freight
burned. The village is without fire pro-
lection.
"A report has spread throughout the
country to the effect that 5000 barrels
of pa hbitc uarp couctIr,ad in tha NJ auy