Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-06-11

Fancy home killed beef at GRADER s
Metropolitan Meat Market Those Con
Dunn heifers or Tom Tonkin steers
they can't be beat. Phone 8. Ia
George Crawford and DR.. w. G..
Hales attended the Masonic grand lodge
session held in Milwaukee this week.
Mrs. Hales accompanied her husband
with intentions of going from Milwau-
kee to Chicago before returning home.
Married, in this city last evening,
June 10, at the home of the bride S
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Huxta-
bic, Mr., Ed. B, James of Dodgeville
and Miss Iona Huxtable. Rev. w. T.
Walker ofiiciated. The Tribune extends
congratulations.
An inventive genius of tailor in a
small town hung out an apple as sign.
People we're amazed and asked him
what the meaning of the sign was. With
a smile he replied: IF it hadn't been
for an apple where would the clothing
bust. ess be today"
Did you ever notice that less com
plant about hard times comes from
those who lay aside something for a
rainy day Open a saving account at
The Iowa County Bank and accumulate
a reserve by saving a portion of your
earnings each month.
Presto change, John f. Crum and
Fred Walters, both of whom are in the
restaurant business, have made trade
or switch so to speak. Mr.. Crum turns
over one-half interest in his Dodgeville
restaurant for Mr.. Walters restaurant
interests in this city.
The Bollerud school, Miss Mable
Hutchins teacher, closed last Friday
with picnic Miss Hutchins has given
good satisfaction and gives promise of
exceptional teaching ability. She has
been asked to take the school next
year. -Hollandale Review.
Miss A. E. Curry, together with
her nephew Charles and niece Ethel, re-
turned to their home in this city Mon
day evening after spending the winter
in Pueblo, Colo. Charlie is justly proud
of the diploma he holds as graduate of
the high school of that place.
On the Tribune desk is a nicely
bound book of over two hundred pages
entitled, "Origin and Government of the
District of Columbia. " 1t is interesting
and instructive. For the same we are
indebted to Mr.. j. J. Kuelling, who re-
Gently returned from the national CAPT
tai.
The members of the Primitive
church of Platteville have given their
pastor, Rev. Hardcastle, leave Of alb
sence of two months. Mr.. Hardcastle
is anticipating a trip to England during
that time to visit his old home place. 1t
will be good change and much need
ed rest for Mr.. Hardcastle.
-Sheepmen are hesitating at selling
their wool at twelve and one-half cents
per pound when the price of wooden
goods is about fifty per cent in advance
of what they were two years ago when
the price of wool was thirty to thirty
five cents a pound. Can some of our
statisticians explain this enigma.
The recent hail storm caused con
siderable damage in the vicinr.y Of
Platteville. The Platteville florist s
loss was about 5000 in broken glass.
1t is feared that the fruit trees may
have been damaged Louis Harms who
lives east of PlattevilIe had eight young
pigs and a hundred chickens killed by
the hail.
How should a Merry Widow hat
be trimmed" asks a contributor to the
woman's page of the Keokuk Gate City.
AS that paper did not answer the ques-
ton, we would suggest that a corn cut
ter would do very well. When not avail
able just an ordinary meat ak would do
very Well If neither Of these instru-
ments are at hand, try a lawnmower. -
Mt. Carroll Democrat.
Mr.. Henry Baker pioneer resi-
dent of Linden township, but who Of
late years has made his home in Lam
caster, devoted last Sunday and Monday
to calling on old friends in Mineral
Point Mr.. Baker is now Sc years Of
age, yet, Notwithstanding the fact, his
intellectual powers, always strong, are
as keen today on all subjects, national
or local, as in the prime Of life.
The following from the last issue
of the Shullsburg Pick and Cad inti-
mates that the Burg is hard up for
street cleaning funds: "A couple Of
scraps occurred in this city last Thurs
day afternoon, and two arrests resulted
therefrom. The fines amounted to thirty
dollars and costs, and it is reported that
the city dads viii now get busy and
have the Main street cleaned. 'Tis an
! i'll wind, etc.