Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-06-01

Mrs. L. Humeston, formerly Miss
Emma Nancolas of this city, was e
guest at the home of her cousin, John
Nancolas, from Thursday to Monday
last past Her home is in Rockford
and has been for several years.
May % was Conductor James Dean S
66th birthday anniversary, nevertheless
he was on duty and conducted" his
train from Milwaukee to Mineral Point.
Mr.. Dean has been in the employ of
the c. M. & st. Paul Railway company
for more than forty-eight years. That
/ is a great record for a railroad man.
So reports the Monroe Sentinel.
1t is said that radical change will
be made in carrying baggage by the
railroads after next January. Baggage
will be measured as well as weighed
and pieces measuring over forty inches
long will be charged as excess and
pieces over seventy inches will not be
carried at all. Dogs will be carried by
the pound with several other provisions.
"A story is told of a farmer who
went home from town and after UNI
hitching decided he wanted to go back
to town to get something more to
drink. So he vent to the barn and
harnessed pp horse, but in putting on
the bride he discovered the horse had
horns He secured lantern and found
he had harnessed a cow. He concluded
he had had enough and instead of going
to town went to bed.
Once in a while is heard the ques-
ton: What's doing in mining in this
immediate section?' Nothing to create
excitement. Aside from the Tripoli
mine there is scarcely anything at
present. The Tripoli company is run
ming with about twenty-five men on its
pay roll and making an average turn
out of ten tons of zinc concentrates
daily. Some trouble experienced re-
Gently on account Of water shortage
has been overcome.
Mrs. Judge Clementson was hit by
rock thrown by j Jordan who resides
near Lancaster. Mrs. Clementson and
husband and a sister were out for ride
with District Attorney George Glenn
entson one day last week when they
met Mr.. Jordan. His team showed no
fear at all, but on the return they
again met him, he refusing to give up
any of the road. The auto was forced
into deep ruts to get by and just as the
auto was passing Jordon stood up and
threw the rock. 1t hit Mrs. Clement
son in the breast but fortunately she
was not seriously injured. Jordon was
fined $50 and costs for his act of
malice. Platteville Journal
Will, Walter and Ira, sons Of the
late Capt Edw. Devlin, arrived in this
city by auto last Saturday evening and
were the guests Of relatives here Sun
day and Monday. Tuesday Win and
Ira, accompanied by J. ]. Mauger and
the latter's son Raymond, remounted
the auto and liked back to the Cream
City, while Walter remained for few
more days Of pleasure amid our green
clad hills and dales. Mrs. S. NJ. Han
son, nee Miss Laura Devlin, arrived
here from Milwaukee the same night,
but by train; and Mrs. Edw Devlin
came out from Chicago Monday. The
I two ladies will be the welcome guests
of Mineral Point relatives and friends
for two or three weeks, or longer if
they care to remain.
Sundays Milwaukee Sentinel carried
the picture of our townsman +. c.
Fielder and stated that he was on
/ the program at a Knights Of Columbus
banquet at the Auditorium, Milwaukee,
to respond to the toast, ''The Ideal
I Knight. The occasion was notable
gathering Of the X. Of c., at the state
metropolis on Tuesday, the afternoon
session being devoted to the initiation
of a class of about 20) into the fourth
degree Of the order, among them being
F c. and ]. J. Fielder and J w. Horn
of this city. The evening was devoted
to the banquet.