Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-03-03
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Oates.
-Ohildren's caps-50e, Csc, 75c val
ues at 25c. A. Masten 2w
Wallace Martin spent Sunday al
the county seat.
Homer Snow of Galena visited rela-
tives here Tuesday.
Smoke Red Trunk. It's fragrant
and costs only nickel
Harold Weidenfeller was visitor
at Madison over Sunday.
w. P. Gundry spent several days
of this week in Milwaukee.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet on Friday at o'clock.
John Graham of Mifflin was here
on mining business Tuesday.
Mrs. M. E. Brown of Evansville
was caller in our city this week.
Miss Amy Adams returned on Sat
urday from two weeks visit at Be.
lott.
Ben Beaumont departed on Satur-
day for Jacksonville, South Oak, to
commence the process of proving up
claim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Martin of OAR
lington are visiting at the home of Mrs.
MS brother, Mr. j. C. Jackson, in
this city.
Miss Emily Sproule, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sam Ross,
for some time, returned on Monday to
st. Louis.
John Miller ST.. has returned from
two weeks pleasant visit with rela-
tives and friends at Ridgeway and
Union Mills.
Mrs. Oglesby and Mrs. Castleman
of Rockford, ILL.,, arrived here Monday
to see their aunt, Mrs. l.. Strachan, who
is quite sick.
Miss Lillian Hosken and brother
Elmer and Miss Clara Callow are on a
trip to Montana, where they expect to
locate claims.
Miss Gladys Boase has returned
from Rockford, where she served as
bridesmaid at the wedding of her
brother William.
We guarantee you good job on
your buggy if you let us do it for you.
The Eclipse Decorating Co., phone Sc
or 374. soft
Geo. r. Foster, a former employee
of the Tribune, now owner and publish
er of the Bee of Phillips, this state, ar
rived here on Sundays train, being
summoned becauee of the illness of his
father, John Foster.
Roy Penhallegon was in the city for
a few days of the past week, from
Iowa, where he has been a travelling
saleman. His wife, who has been with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hearn,
at Dodgeville, accompanied him.
Mrs. John Nancolas and Mrs. H.
Strachan, two estimable ladies of our
city, are quite sick at this writing.
Their numerous friends are earnestly
hoping for a speedy improvement in
their condition.
Miss Florence Hawkins returned on
Saturday from an extended stay in
Chicago, where she has been perfecting
herself in the art of dressmaking, and
on Tuesday assumed charge of the
Gundry & Gray Co.'S dressmaking de-
partment
The illness of John Foster brought
hither from Oacoma, S. OAK, on Tues
day, his brother, Henry A. Holmes.
Others present for the same reason,
are Mrs. Ben Collins and Mrs. Geo.
Link, daughters of Mr.. Foster, and of
Chicago and Madison respectively, to-
gether with their families.
Fred Spratler was agreeably sur
prised when he entered his home Mon
day evening and found the C. M, & st.
p. and M. P. & N. Office forces gathered
around a bountiful supper which had
been prearranged and prepared by Mrs.
Spratler in honor Of Mr.. Spratler's
thirty-seventh birthday.
1t was up to the Brown-Croft Min
ing company to resume operations IN
their mine northwest Of this city yes
terday, or forfeit their lease. 1t is
needless to state that operations were
resumed as the mine was a better pro-
Queer at the time of the last shutdown
than any previous date. AT the pres
ent time they are employing only
enough men to hold the lease, but as
it will not pay on that basis, it IS
thought that everything will be run
ming full blast in a short time. Thus
reports the Shullsburg Pick and Cad Of
Feb oath.
The business men or the Mineral
Point division certainly have kick
coming over the present treatment
they are getting from the freight ser
vice of the c. M. & st. Paul system.
For several weeks they have been
hoIdinor ~, coneiournpnts until full car