Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-06-11
DODGEVILLE NEWS.
From tie sun-Republic.

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Only $40 was the amount of bounty
money paid out by the county during
the month of May. 1t was for nine
wolves and eleven foxes, all young but
two Of the latter.
Last Friday afternoon Miss Shirley
Osborne entertained the mothers of the
kindergarten children at a mothers
meeting. The meeting was extremely
pleasant and instructive. The work Of
the kindergarten was demonstrated
The New Plymouth Congregational
church viii be dedicated Sunday June IA.
Twenty head Of cattle were killed by
lightning in the town Of Arena Thurs
day. They were owned by Morrill,
brothers and the loss was partly Gov.
cred by insurance.
Bayard +. Briggs and Maurice Toay
were given preliminary hearing III
Justice Frank ?. Hooking 5 court Tues
day, charged with illegal voting here
April 7. The case of Mr. Toay was
taken up first and for lack of sufficient
evidence was dismissed. The county
attorney, Jos. N. Treweek, then dis
missed the action against Mr. Briggs.
The complaining witnesses failed to
appear at the hearing and thus the evil
dence against the defendants was not
very startling Attorney Fielder &
Fielder of Mineral Point represented
Messrs. Toay and Briggs at the hearing.
The New Stratman Vehicle Co. deliy-
cred five milk wagons at Mineral Point
Tuesday.
Mitchell & Grifiiths made 1400 pounds
Of butter Tuesday They report an in
crease Of Gfty per cent in their business
over that of last year at this time
Platteville and Mineral Point have
saloons too, maybe that's the reason
they have all-night electric service.
Mrs. Matt Kieffer is visiting at Min
eral Point
From the Chronicle.
The Arion Orchestra Of this city will
have the management Of the Lecture
Course this year and will endeavor to
give the public the best that money can
buy.
Hon r. c. Smoker, son of J. p.
Smoker Of this city, has formed part
nership in the law profession in Chica-
go with Mr. Lucus, one Of the oldest and
best lawyers in the state of Illinois.
Three head of cattle belonging to win
Peterson and four head of S. Severson
of the town of Dodgeville were pro
nounced last week as afflicted with tu-
berculosis and were shipped to Milwau-
kee for slaughter. Mr.. Peterson S cattle
were valued at $40 per head and Mr..
Severson's at $3.50.
To the surprise Of nearly all our citi-
zens, the decision of the Railroad Com
mission was handed down on Wednesday
dismissing the complaint, claiming that
the service was good enough and cheap
enough, The Commission places all the
blame at the door of the consumer and
holds that the light is of the required
voltage, but that the consumers are US
ing dim, weak lamps that should be re-
placed with a uniform lamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Burgess Of Chicago
are spending this week visiting with rel
atives and friends.
John s. Comfort died at the Iowa
County Home on Wednesday at the age
of Il years, He was an old resident of
Iowa county. The interment took place
in the Linden cemetery.
A grand 4th Of July celebration will
be held in BENZ. Rhinerson's grove,
north Of Edmund. Base ball, horse raeg
ing and other amusements. Fire works
and bowery dancing in the evening.
Miss Ruth Bishop left this morning
for Wausau, where she will take part
in the state declamatory contest as a
representative from the Platteviile dis
trict. She was accompanied by her
sister, Miss Elda.