Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-06-24

Mayor Brown and wife and daugh-
ter Gertrude returned from Chicago
Thursday noon.
Miss Gussie Staber of Dodgevile
spent Sunday at the home of her par
ents in this city.
Mrs. Elmer Mitchell of Dodgeville
spent Sunday at the home of her par
ents in this city,
Mrs. Jacob Fecht and children of
Highland are visiting cousins in this
city, the Misses lott.
Ministers may not wish to stay at
home in summer days and picture the
charms of paradise to their congrega-
tons, because they can never hope to
excel the word painting of the summer
/ resort folders
Hereafter, under the new law, the
district schools of this state will have
to maintain eight months of school
each year in order to receive the per
capita allowance from the state school
fund. Bear it in mind.
Mineral Point is to have another ru-
raj route to start Sept l. 1t will run
north of here through Barreltown and
northeast on the VIM. Berry road, ais
lance of "a miles and will serve in the
neighborhood of 20 patrons.
Here is q record breaker. William
Carey brought into the city on Monday
fifteen hogs that weighed over $500
pounds, which he sold for 7 cents per
pound, and received in payment the
sum of 1910. 10. Darlington Republican
Within the past week the display
windows in the building occupied by G.
Varlin have been greatly beautifed by
the addition of panel backgrounds. They
not only deepen the widows but will
greatly facilitate the work of the win
dow decorator.
Twelve towns of Sank county win
be building some permanent roads next
year This was decided at the annual
town meetings" this spring. The
roads will become Q part of the county
system adopted by the county board at
/ its session a year ago.
1t will pay you to write to Fitz-
gibbons Bros, Monroe, Wis, for their
catalogue, when in need of frst-class
Buggy, Carriage, or Harness. They
have no agents but sell everything
direct to the consumer at wholesale
prices. Reliable top buggies at SIS
and up. Freight paid to Mineral Point
Wis 10m6
The latter part Of last week Mrs.
4 Lawrence Gibbons went to Madison to
be present at the graduating exercises
of the State University from which her
brothers C. E. and G. p. Stocker Of
Platteyille receive diplomas as civil en-
gineers. From Madison Mrs. Gibbons
went to Ableman, this state, for visit
with relatives.
Ernie Ovitz, who recently left for
the far northwest Washington to
fulfil a contract as base ball pitcher,
was called upon the day after he ar
rived there, to which he responded.
The game lasted eleven innings when
Ernie broke the tie by good batting
and base running. Final score to !.
He pitched throughout the entire con-
test. and his skill is literally praised by
\ the press Of that section.
Capt. Geo, B. Bennett and wife of
Washington, D. c., arrived in Mineral
Point last Thursday evening bent on a
good visit with relatives and an inspec-
ton Of old stamping grounds. When a
mere lad, Mr.. Bennett came from Eng
land to Mineral Point with his mother
In 1857 he CHANGED TO secure employ
nent at Shullsburg, from where he en-
listed in the Sd Wisconsin. Excepting
four months Of suffering and privation
because Of Imprisonment in rebel pen
IN 1862. he devoted over four years in
defense Of the Union, and participated
in all the trials and fierce conflicts Of
his company without sickness or wounds
until its last engagement when he lost
foot. Returning to Shullsburg after
the war he served that place as post
master, but for the last twenty-five
years or more has been clerk in the
treasury department at Washington.