Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-08-03
First and Best Fair. Aug. ,5-ls.

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MIR. and Mrs. G. Varhn made
brief business trip to Chicago the latte
part of last week.
Misses Ellen Mcmahon and Annl
Bloom have returned from a tw,
weeks visit at Ridgeway.
Mrs. Col. Moore returned to Chica
go Monday, after a visit at the HON,
of Mr.. and Mrs, John Horn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Paynter anC
daughter Eunice are spending thi;
week with relatives in Lancaster.
Miss Grace Tregilgus returned tc
Chicago Monday, after visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Harris.
VIII Jones arrived here Tuesday
night from Palmerton, N. j., for Wis
it at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Jones.
instructions given on piano, violin
and band instruments. For particulars
and terms, inquire of j. W. Anderson,
phone 276. l7tf
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jewel and
two children of Peabody, Kansas, ar
rived here Saturday TO visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Woolrich.
"A man named Potato has been ar
rested for flirting, but he couldn't pos
sibly have fiirted as hard as the natural
spud is coouetting with the household
purse.
Big Street Carnival-l0 big shows,
bands and music galore. The Carnival
company carries 80 people and will oc-
cupy the entire main street. Don't
miss the high dive and don't fail to
hear the street bankers. Home
Coming, Dodgeville, Wis, August 9th
and 10th.
While walking ON the premises of
William Thomas at Platteville last
Wednesday, Mrs. Guy White of this
city, accidently sprained her ankle. She
and Mrs. Chas. VIM were attending
the chautauqua and were guests at the
Thomas home. Mr.. White brought the
injured lady home the following day by
According to a new law recently
enacted by the legislature, lady clerks
in stores are not permitted to work
more than ten hours per day and fifty
five hours a week. The big depart
ment stores in cities have adjusted
their hours, but little attention has
been paid to the new law as yet in the
smaller towns where it applies the
same as in cities.
Rev. f. w. Shoenfeld of Dodge
vile occupied the pulpit at the Congre-
church Sunday last and
formerly accepted the call to become
pastor of the church here, extended to
him a short time ago. He expects to
remove his family here about October
LIST or before if his business matters in
can be arranged to do So
Edgerton reporter.
Charles Kane, the unfortunate
Fourth of July victim, is able to sit up
in the hospital and is feeling very good.
His sight is completely destroyed so
far as can be now ascertained, but
aside from this fact he is getting along
nicely. The fingers on the left hand
will have to be amputated, and skin
grating in large quantities will have
to be done on the limbs. Mr.. Kane is
cheerful and anxious to get well. -
Journal.
DIR. Mix, of Michigan, who is camp
ing at the Chautauqua with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chas Fawcett, has a valu-
able curio. 1t is pearl formation
about the size Of a quarter, upon which
is the exact outline of a face, even to
the markings of the skull, The face
was found inside of clam taken from
Michigan water. The clam was opened
by the DR.. so that he is confident that
it is one of the rarest freaks of nature.
Grant County News (Platteville).
Wisconsin has a new law that
might be we'll for other states to copy
regarding store and market men who
are in the habit of exposing their wares
in front of their business houses. The
law provides that no fruit, vegetable
or other food products, except such as
have to be peeled or skinned before be
ing used, shall be displayed upon the
sidewalk or outside of buildings unless
the same are securely covered by glass,
wood or metal cases, or enclosed in
tight boxes or barrels and raised al
least two feet above the sidewalk
fine Of from $40 to $50 is provided foi
violation of this act or not to exceed &
days in Jail. Elk.
Young women who, with apparen
Indifference, permit young men will
whom they are not acquainted to adj
dr. IS them on the streets were crit
eised by Rev. James NJ. Talser of Rock
ford in a sermon at Court Street Meth