Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-09-19

paftment of the Syracuse University.
Little .ainss often mean much.
Now comes a thinker to say that if
farmers viii pillow their lands twice to
three times as deep as they do now
they will raise two to three times the
crops.
William Goelz, who is employed in
Beloit, spent the week end at the home
OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Goelz. He returned Sunday, accom-
panied by his brother Elmer who will
remain in Beloit.
A small boy from Chicago, sent by
the United Charities to the country for
a short visit, had never seen a windmill
before and exclaimed; Gee, mister
that's some electric fan you've got out
there cooling the hogs
And the farmer on our city streets
today has a fairly good right to the
bullying cigar which protrudes heavily
from his face. His hand is in that ex-
ira billion dollar hoard that the soil
artists clean up this year.
The Ridpath Lyceum Bureau have
notified the Brotherhood" that they
will give them DR., Herbert l.. Wilett,
Lecturer, in addition to the regular
course, making six numbers of real en-
tertainment for our community this
season.
The W. C. T. u. convention will be
held at Arena this week. Those ex-
pecting to attend from this city are
Mesdames James Harris, Henry Bray
and Walter Martin and Misses Susan
Penhallegon, Lavinia Padon and Annie
Beaumont.
Wisconsin is the seventh state in
the Union in raising hogs according to
the last government reports. Iowa
comes first, Illinois second, Missouri
third and Nebraska is fourth Wscon-
sin is the leading cheese and butter
state in the Union.
Any person past the age of l6 years
who wishes to dance at Dodge City
must pay the city 81 year The city
commissioners met not long ago and
passed an ordinance providing for Ii
cense fee Of 81 from all dancers, and
further providing that no person under
the age of l6 can attend dance unless
accompanied by a parent or guardian. -
Kansas City Journal.
The best Sweater Coats in the world
for the money the Victor Pure Wool.
The above expresses truthfully just
what our sweater coats really are.
Best in style, best in quality and best
in the lasting satisfaction that they
give. We have very comprehensive
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q. Varlin, Reliable Clotheir.
"A party consisting of Louis GRADER,
Theodore Engels, John Francois, Geo.
Schaaf, Peter Polzkill, Fred Clark,
VIM. Terrill and A. T. Richards, CON
Quoted by George Crawford, departed
Monday afternoon, by way of Dodge
vile, for Medford, Taylor county, where
they will inspect land in that vicinity
with a view Of making purchases.
Those from Mineral Point who
were present at Monroe fair last week
were: Andry Fardy, Edward Brown,
A, j. Walker, James Mulhairn, b. j.
Bennett, Geo G. Cox, w. N. Curry,
Phil Weidenfeller, DIR. A. d. Brown
Elizabeth Kim, Lorena Jacka, Irene
Mitchell Jack Harker, Guy VanMatre,
Morris Proctor, Nick Gerlach, Peter
McGlenn Fred Whitford, John Motley
and Homer Collicut All agree that it
was as good a county fair as they ever
attended
Miss Bess Brewer, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Brewer Of this city,
who went with a party Of friends on a
European tour, returned to Madison
two weeks ago. During their trip they
visited France, Italy, Switzerland,
Bingen on the Rhine and many other
points Of interest. No accidents married
the voyage which will always be re
membered as one Of much pleasure
Miss Brewer is chief clerk in the Geo
graphical Survey Office at Silence Hall
in Madison.
"A current newspaper item is as
follows. THE wife of a Methodist
minister in West Virginia has been
married three times. Her maiden name
was Partridge, her first husband was
named Robin, her second Sparrow, and
the present one is named Quayle
There are now two young Robins, one
Sparrow and three little QuaylesI in the
family One grandfather was Swan
and another a Jay, but he's dead and is
now a Bird Of Paradise. They live on
Hawk Avenue, Eagleville, Canary
Islands. and the fellow who wrote this
lis Tyre bird and an interesting friend
Of the family Elk. I-T
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