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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29

-Thos. Collins has added new y.
/. Case" grain separator to his thresh-
ing outfit.
Miss Genevieve GRADER returned
Friday from a two weeks visit in
Dodgeville.
Guy White, wife and daughter are
at Westfeld, this state, for a two
weeks outing.
Miss Bernice Mcconnell of Darling
ton is the guest of her friend Miss
Agnes Brewer.
Mrs. Dale of GAINESVILLE visited her
mother, Mrs. J. Higgins, few days of
the last week.
Miss Mary Smith Of Dubuque is a
guest at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mathew Smith.
-Dode Fisk's white mule was 50 ar
tistically striped by the painters brush
that it fooled some but not all.
Mrs. viii Jeuck recently purchased
one of those famous IVerS roma
pianos Of H. II. & B. Fielder.
Misses Mable Vandergrind and Jo-
sephine Esch Of Racine are guests Of
Mineral Point relatives this week
Mrs. Phillip Weidenfeller Sir. and
daughter Gertrude visited at the home
of August Fritsch at Cobb Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Milo Burgess drove
in from the county farm Sunday and
enioyed brief visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slunavitch and fam
Iilv Of Milwaukee are visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Raine.
Miss Curwin Of Laid, ILL.,, and Ed
Higgins Of GAINESVILLE visited with rela
tiyes and friends Of this city last week
The report Of the secretary Of state
shows that the state Of Wisconsin paiC
$500 for prayers during the last session
Of the legislature. Wisconsin is getting
off cheaper on prayers than our count,
II On groundhogs by several thousan'
dollars per annum. Warren Sentinel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
A SURE co.
Mineral Point Business Mems Excursion
Thursday, Aug. S.

The business men of Mineral Point
Point have completed arrangements for
a days outing for themselves ard
friends. They will leave Mineral Point
by special train at $50 a. m. Thursday,
Aug. 5, and go to Linden, Highland,
Edmund, Dodgevile, Ridgeway then
back to Cobb, Montfort, Livingston,
Rewey, Platteville. Belmont, Calamine
and Darlington. arriving home at
1913 p. m.
Those in charge have arranged with
the Mineral Point Band and the Apollo
Quartette to accompany them. A short
program of addresses and music will be
rendered in each of the towns men
tioned
The committee on arrangements Is
very anxious to have as many men OF
our community accompany them as
possible.
Both old and young are thus afforded
favorable opportunity to participate
in a grand days outing one long TO be
remembered.
Luncheon will be served on the train.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29

The Lyric Moving Picture company
which has been holding forth nightly at
the city hall for fully six months will
close down on Saturday evening Of this
week for the entire month Of August.
Well-merited success has crowned the
enterprise to a fair extent, and the
managers feel very grateful to the pub
lie and assure their friends they viii
endeavor and hope to be able to provide
even better show upon reopenng on
Monday, August 30.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
Buy Your Meat at the
METROPOLITAN
Meat Market.

We guarantee our prices IS cheap
or cheaper than any Of our competitors.
r We buy only the best quality young
stock for our market
We can supply you with most any
thing and everything in the fresh or
cured meat line.
? Mr.. Meat Buyer can you afford to
pass us by? Come join our list of salts
fled customers and get the best at as
cheap or cheaper price than elsewhere
in the city.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARK T
Phone 5. A. r. GRADER, Prop.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29

The attention of our readers is d.
rected to the announcement, on the
eighth page of this issue, Of the grand
special attractions at the First and Best
Fair to be held in this city August 1920.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
Cost Money to Whip Boy.

DodgevilIe Suu.Republic.
Martin Peterson Of Hollandale plead
ed guilty Monday before Justice Carter
to the charge Of assaulting Henry
Strong, a young man who was employed
on his farm.
Peterson claims that the boys SER
vices were not satisfactory and when
he took him to task for it the boy de-
cided to quit. Thereupon it was alleged
that Peterson took the boy into the
barn and administered a sound thrashing
with a whip.
The boy went home and the arrest of
his former employer followed closely
upon his recital Of the details of the
affair. Peterson was fined $500 and
costs. amounting to $3.50.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29

Miss Mary Kitto is enjoying the
hospitality of Shullsburg friends.
--Miss Helen Mess is with friends at
the county seat this week for good
time.
The cigar factory of j. M. Muharn
will be removed in the near future to
the corner building above the Iowa
County bank.
Mrs. Johnson and daughter Irene
were guests over Tuesday night at the
home of Miss Annie Curry enroute
to Dodgeville.
S. r. Osborne, manager of the
Story & Clark Piano Co. with head
quarters at Dodgeyile, has an interest
ing announcement on the eighth page
of this paper. Read it with care.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
The Metz Pharmacy
The Local Field.
-Correll & Martin for clothing
r.-.....-n-~~o. .s.n,.

-Correll & Martin for clothing
Wallace Bros. for groceries.
AClarence Potter called on Dubuque
friends Sunday.
Miss Adele Ellingen of Dodgeyille
visited in our city Sunday.
"A. W. Thoma is on business trip
to Illinois points this week.
Oscar Vivian was up from Free
port a few days this week.
Five cents buys a Red Trunk and
with it goes good smoke.
Hazel Kuelling is having a good
time in Milwaukee this week.
Mrs. E. Longhenry Of GAINESVILLE is
visiting in our city this week.
Mrs. Fred Spratler and son John
and Darlene Dawson visited at Platte
vile the past week.
Mrs. R. Lechner Of Three Rivers,
Mich, is the guest Of her brother A.
w Thoma and wife.
If you want to look well fed eat
nothing but our Yankee bread. For sale
only at Toay's cafe. 23tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Wasley Of
Curtis. Nebraska, are here for visit
with their daughter, Mrs. E. Harwick.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
!. Metz, druggist, Sundayel at

"A. Metz, druggist, Sundayel at
Monroe ~.
The old reliable Mineral Point Fair
August l7-18-19-20.
Albert Siebert was Brodhead rep
resentative in our city Sunday.
Miss Hazel Hall Of Chicago is the
guest of her aunt Mrs. j, Moody.
John Argall was caller at High
land from Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. viii White attended the fun
eral of cousin at Galena Tuesday
Conductor James Dean is again
collecting tickets after brief vacation
Mr.. viii Holtzmiller and friend Mr.
Wilcox of Fennimore were Sunday visi-
tors III this city.
Mrs. Frank Potter enjoyed the hos
pitality Of Platteville friends the fore
part of the week.
Misses Beulah and Mary Suthers
are visiting their uncle Mr.. Will Mau-
ger Of Platteville
Miss Pearl Jackson left Tuesday
for Madison where she will visit her
sister Mrs. Shar.ot.
Miss Anna Smith of Darlington
spent few days Of this week with her
friend Miss Dora Mitchell.
Mrs. S. (. Shepard and Mrs. A. H.
Potter ere at Platteville for couple Of
weeks Of chautauqua life.
Mrs. John Chamley and son Harold
returned Wednesday from a two weeks
visit with Beloit relatives.
Miss Faith Stair Of Brodhead Wis.
tied her cousin. Miss Nellie Lewis, al
Harker. Thursday and Friday
Miss Agnes Bloom returned last
Thursday evening from Chicago. where
she has been enjoying the past tw'
weeks.
"A. T. GRADER Of the metropolitan
Meat Market captured the COW donated
to patrons Of the Dode Fisk circus
Didn't meat ought to be cheaper now
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
Mineral Point Day at the Fair.

The First and Best Fair is only about
two weeks away and public interest in
the event was never more keen than at
present A sp@iF program is being
arranged for Wednesday,. August ~,
that will be Mineral Point Day
Every citizen 0flMineral Point should
make a special effort 10 be- on hand that
day and lend his aid In making Miner
al Point Day one Of the biggest days Of
the Fair
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29

Chicken thieves have renewed oper-
atoms in this city. Of late several hem
neries have been visited and valuable
chickens perloined. We have been in
formed by some of the losers chat they
have primed their guns and will shoot at
any prowler regardless of consequences.
While the Tribune cannot conscien-
tiously advocate the use of firearms to
settle unpleasantries between individ-
uals, it cannot but admit that those
who will steal earn what's coming to
them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29

Jack" Gundry of Cleveland, Ohio,
and Frank c. Smith of Canada and adj
jacent u. 6. points, both sons of Min
eral Point, landed in our city Saturday
and remained till Tuesday. The former
is son of the late Joseph Gundry and
the latter a son of the late Whitney
Smith. Since their branching out into
the busy world, which was twenty-five
years ago or more, they have prospered
in a way that reflects credit on them
selves and the place of their nativity.
Though short, their stay in our midst
was greatly enjoyed by relatives and
old friends. Jack" is engaged in the
banking business and Frank in affairs
pertaining to mining.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
Warning to Hunters.

Hunters and all Others are hereby
warned to keep of 10y premises unless
permission is granted bXlme. Any dog
found hunting on the-same will be shot.
3Ow4a ROBERT BOAsE
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29

y. w. Hutchinson and family, to-
gether with his sisters, Misses Ena and
Matilda. are at Ludington, Mich, for
several weeks outing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-07-29
For Sale.

Three Standard sewing machines at
cost Enquire Of
30w2 Mrs Il. FIDDLER.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
SORRENTO BEGS FOR
BODY 0F CRAWFORD

Sorrento, April 10.-The funeral of
f Marion Crawford, the American nov
elist. who died here yesterday. will
not be held until Monday The church
does not permit the celebration of the
funeral mass during holy week
The services. which will be private
and very simple, will be held In tho
Capucbin church, to which Mr. Craw-
ford made generous contributions.
Mr.. Crawford, who was deeply re-
ligious. received all the comforts
of religion during his last days.
The body Will be placed temporarily
in the chapel of the little cemetery of
SAINT Angelic until the will has been ex
amined and it is learned whether Mr..
Crawford expressed In it any wishes
regarding his last resting place.
A delegation from the munlclpility
OF Sorrento. headed by the mayor,
went today to SAINT Angelic. to beg for
the honor Of having Mr.. Crawford's
body lie at Sorrento. Mrs. Crawford
replied that although she appreciated
the honor highly, if her husbands
body remained In Italy IL must lie at
SAINT Angelic, where he worked and
lived The mayor OF SAINT Angelic has
issued manifesto inviting the people
TO follow the hearse of the "illustrious
and honorary citizen, who immortal
lied the beauties of italy in his work q"
Mr.. Crawford's physician said today
that his patient had died Of sudden
cardiac paralysis following extreme
weakness. resulting from plourisy. He
suffered greatly from asthma, but
seemed 10 find relief in oxygen. Up
to the last moment Mr. Crawford want
ed 10 put his papers In order and al
most his last act was to read the man
uscript of an unfinished romance, Tho
White Sister, TO a member of his
family. He leaves 80 completed works.
and he had gathered together material
for his masterpiece. nn exhaustive ac-
count OF the medieval communes of
, Italy, four volumes of which have been
completed
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
RECA|NS HIS
NJ T n I Al.
PO|SE
After Three Years of Pecu=
liar Alteration Following
an Injury

Los Angeles, April 10.-Through
an adroit operation performed by Los
Angeles surgeons ut the country hos
pital. former San Francisco broker,
Samuel Lawson, has apparently re-
gained his normal mental poise after
three lcars of peculiar alteration, fol-
lowing an injury received in the San
Francisco earthquake and fire.
Prior to that time Lawson was a
sound minded business man. His res
idence collapsed during the quake and
Lawson was buried beneath pile OF
debris, When extracted, he was Suf-
fering from wound on the right side
OF the head at a spot where he had
been kicked by horse In Missouri, 16
years before.
In the fire following the quake. Law
son lost all his property and shortly
afterward came TO Los Angeles with
his wife and two children
At times the man would appear en-
tirely rational though unable TO work
because of almost continuous Illness.
Again his brain would become cloud
ed. he would imagine himself spirit
ualist or mind reader. and frequently
left his home and disappeared for days
az a time He was taken 10 the hos
pital and the skull raised at the point
OF injury. Since the operation Law"
son declares he has regained his men
tai balance. which he possessed before
his injury The case Is being watched
with interest by many surgeons.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
COLLECT 7 ION
VIOLA I { 5
i. s. LAW
Photographs, Paintings, and
Other Matter Brought From
China Held Up

Chicago, April 10,-A scientific col
lection made in China by Prot. Bert
baldt Laufcr of Columbia university
fcif the Field museum of Chicago, has
been held up here by Collector II Gus
tens Ames. 1t became known to1ay
that the collectors action was based
OH his belief that the collection, valued
at several thousand dollars Is obsceu5.
The seizure was made last October;
but by agreement the matter was kept
secret until today. AT that time. Unit
ed States District Judge Lands lis
tened to arguments In chambers. 1t
was admitted that the Importation OF
the collection constituted a technical
violation OF the law. but 1t was like
wise admitted that the collection form
ed an essential basis for scientific in
ycstigatioR.
Judge Lands stated that he had no
doubt the photographs, paintings, man
uscripts. etc, were brought into this
country for a perfectly proper pur-
pose. but he he saw NO way, with l
technical violation of the law, of re
leasing them. He informed counsel
for the museum that he would with
bold decision. Apparently no solu'
tIon of the decision has been found.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
7 THOUSANDS
WITNESS
RACE
Pennsylvania Defeats Yale
by Two Lengths on
SChuylkill Course

Philadelphia. April 10-In the first
boat race between the two unlvcr-
stiles in twenty years tho University
OF Pennsylvania, eisht-oared crew de-
feated Yale today. two lengths over the
] IL mile course on the Schuylkill
river. The crews rowed against a
three quarters head wind the entire
distance. Time, minutes. 5 seconds.
Yale reversed matters In the preiiID-
mary race, for second eights. winning
from the Pennsylvania juniors by
Ia lengths In Sis 30.
Yale for the first time used an
English shell and English oars
Never in the history of rowing on
the Schuylllill has a crowd of such
magnitude witnessed a boat race here
Fully $4,000 persons saw the contest
The race left no doubt about the
superiority OF the Pennsylvania eight.
The race for the varsity regulars
was delayed until after five O'Clock
to let the wind calm down.
Both crews got an exceptionally good
start. the Yale men getting their oars
into the water a fraction Of &. second
ahead of Pennsylvania. Yale started
with a stroke OF 3S to the minute
and Pennsylvania with 80.
AT the end OF the first half mile
Pennsylvania was half length OF Yale
and the latter ran their stroke up to
&c. Pennsylvania raised hers TO 81.
The red and blue continued to gala an
at the end OF the mile open water be-
gan To show between the two shells.
In IN effort to oyertake the Pennsyl.
Nania. Captain Howe put the Yale
stroke up to IS, Pennsylvania being
content with "a.
Yale spurted OH the next quarter
of mile and for few strokes man
aged to hold Pennsylvania Then the
Penusylvanians without increasing
their stroke. kept drawing away A
quarter of a mile from the finish Yale
male a final effort and ran her stroke
up 10 10.
Pennsylvania responded with n
stroke of 3S which her crew held to
the finish. and when their eight cross
ed the finish line there was n length
OF open water between the two shells.
Yale was a strong three to two Ia
vorlte before the contest started.
Nothing in the history of sports
between the two universities has tend
eo to cement the friendly feelings of
Yale and Pennsylvania so much as
these races Julian Curtiss. Of Yale.
declared that he hoped tho trip of the
Yale crew and the races with Penn
sylvania would be made a permanent
feature OF the Easter vacation.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
Seer { 7 AR \
WAS GUEST
OF HONOR
At Banquet of Southern Club
in Auditorium Annex,
Chicago

Chicago. April 10.-Secretary of War
Dickinson was the guest of honor and
principal speaker at the banquet to-
night OF the Southern Club. held in
the Auditorium Annex AS befittlng the
occasion Mr. Dicldnson's remarks
touched principally on the relations of
the administration toward the South.
he declared that he was impressed
with the belief that great good would
come to that section from the admin
istration OF President Taft. He spoke
substantially as follows:
THE President of the United States.
who, judging by all the standards by
which men are tried gives such prom
iSe az Justifies the American people
In expecting all the national prosper
ity and happiness that can be vcuch-
safcd by an able. wise, honest and
fearless administration. At times We
have convictions founded moro upon
sentiment than upon knowledge and
nevertheless they are stIong-YcS, Of
ten even stronger than when resting
upon known conditions which reason
Ing may dissipatc as being without
substance. or as In conclusive. / can
not give any definite conception OF just
how it Will come about, but am deeply
impressed with the belief that good is
going to come to the South under the
administration Of President Taft.
THE next four years should be a
period OF geat development In the
South. An era Of general good feeling,
emphasized by the great head of the
nation on the many occasions that
wnll be presented to him, will give
moro confidence at homo and abroad,
and both are greatly needed. Capital
will not continue TO be alarmed as il
has been in the past by unkind criti-
cism A higher respect for the law,
q greater observance of order. should
and will follow. The prevalence of a
kindller sentiment Will bring about a
greater tolerance OF differences In
opinion and promote a freer discussion,
which always brings enlightenment.
Economic and industrial conditions
will exert more profound influence
in shaping destinles OF the South than
they have hitherto. More and more
are we realizing the necessity for
cooperation in exertlon."
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
GOVERNMENTS TAKE
CONCERTED ACTION

Washington. April l0.-The govern
ments OF the United States. Great Bri-
tain and France recently united to
take concerted action against eX-Presl-
dent Castro. who had declared his In
tention Of returning to Venezuela with
designs on the presidency. Castro
left Venezuela las November, He ap-
pointed Juan Vicente Gomez, the first
vice president, 10 take his place as
president Within q month after the
departure Of Castro, the Venezuelan
government was overturned, Gomez
becoming the new president. Charges
were made against Castro and he was
indicted He announced that he would
return TO Venezuela, but the Venc5ue-
Ian government denied him the right
TO land Eventually. however, it with
drew this prohibition. according him
permission to land, but at his own
peril Castro left Bordeaux March %,
on the steamer Guadeloupe. His in
tention was TO take up a temporary
residence at Trinidad, but the British
government refused to permit him to
land at Port of Spain, and he was
forced to leave the ship at Fort De
France. II Is understood the United
States government communicated with
the French authorities relative to the
deportation of the former president
and Franco in response Issued an order
to the colonial authorities that Castro
be put aboard the first steamer return
ing TO France.
The position OF Castro is greatly
complicated by his expulsion from Mar
Unique. Had he been permitted to re
main there, he might have made his
way to some other region not far from
Venezuela. where he could have put
his plans for a movement against the
present government into execution
He could have reached any of the Cen
tral American republics of the Danish
West Indies. Hayti or Santo Domingo,
but his deportation TO France will put
him in the pTedicament of a cast
adrift" among the European countries.
CaStro's wife, after the landing of the
former president at Fort De France,
proceode TO La Quay ra, where ii Is said
she will look after her husbands bus
mess interests.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11

Confer With Representatives
of Worlds Great Ship
building Companies

London. Friday. April 10.-Repre-
seutatives of the great shipbuildinS
companies OF the world arc gathered
in London TO support their tenders
for the construction of two modern
battleships' and some smaller vessels
which the Argentine government Is
about to build These tenders, includ-
ing from America. are being consider
ed by a commission of naval experts
sent here by Argentina.
The Americans who are here to ap-
pear before the commission, are Rear
Admiral Bowles. president of the Fore
River Shipbuilding company; Henry
S Grove, president of the Champ COM
pany, Du Courey May. of the New
York Shipbuilding company and Mr..
Gauntlet, of the Newport News Ship
building company.
Archibald Johnson. vice-president OF
the Bethlehem Steel company also Is
here.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
HOLLAND AWAITS AN
HEIR TO THE THRONE

The Hague. April 10,-The birth of
an heir to the throne of Holland Is
confidently expected the coming week,
and II all goes we'll the outburst of
popular enthusiasm will be such az
has seldom been witnessed among the
placid Dutch. There has been no
royal birth in the Netherlands since
that of Queen Wilhelmina herself,
twcnty-seven years ago. Thrice be-
fore. since the marriage OF Little
WilhelmIna," as the HollanderS az
fectionately call the queen. have the
hopes of the country been raised. only
tc be dashed,
The constant fear OF tho Dutch has
been that the house of Orange would
die out with a childless sovereign, and
that Holland would pass under the
rule of q German prince. and would
thereby possibly become a German
vassal state This partly accounts for
the extraordinary eagernesS with
which the event is awaited in every
town and village in the Netherlands.
Demonstrations on general fcte
have been arranged, a salute of 1O1
guns will be fired upan the announce
ment OF the birth of prince and 81
for 4 princess
The health Of the queen has been
excellent DR.. Kouwer. an eminent
syneaologist. I'm addition to the queens
regular physicians. Is In constant at
tendance. A suite OF six rooms has
been prepared for the infant by the
queen herself, and in these have been
Installed some ancient cradles of the
house of Nassou. OF wonderful work.
mauship. All, however. have been dis
carded In favor of bomely wooden
Dutch cradle, which will be used or
GInarily, while on state occasions the
baby will occupy beautiful cradle