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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Twenty-Five Years Ago, 1893.

The Ben VIM barber shop is now
under the guidance of James Terrill,
he having rented and taken charge the
other day
John Lawton. an old and respected
citizen of Mineral Point, died on Wed :
nesday morning of this week.
A good wife and mother went to her
final rest early last Tuesday morning,
June 9th, when Mrs. Nicholas Kessler
breathed her last. She was 81 years
of age and leaves a husband, two sons
and five daughters,
Our young friend, Fred Brown, who
has been on duty studying pharmacy a,
Prideaux's drug store for three years
was over at Wausau last week anc
passed frst-class examination before
the state board of pharmacy, and as g
consequence now holds the certificate
of an assistant pharmacist
The social event of the week was the
marriage of Rev w. M. Bach of Pra-
RE du Chen and Miss Beulah Richards
of this city. The ceremony took place
at the M. Il. church on Tuesday, at
l O'Clock p. M, Elder Balch of Madison,
father of the groom, officiated. assisted
by Revs. F. w. Straw and s. X. Chubb.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Fifteen Years Ago, 1908

Mr., N. Miller, of the firm of Miller a.
Morgan, furniture dealers, returned
from Chicago last week a full-fedged
undertaken and embalmer.
A telegram from Capt. Phil Lawrence
was received Monday from Mr.. James
Hoare announcing the death of Mrs.
Geo. Wilkinson, mother of Mrs. Law
renee. Deceased was a pioneer resi-
dent of Mineral Point and died at the
home of her son John in Boise City,
Idaho, on Sunday evening, June 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Short Of WaId-
wick were called upon last week to
suffer the loss of fourteen months
old child.
From the Freeport Bulletin we learn
Of the death of John Trembor, at the
residence Of his brother, VIM. Trembor,
at that place on the evening of June
9th; aged Sc years and months.
Hon. Calvert Spensley left hers
Monday for Madison to join the state
fish commission, of which he is a mem
Der, in its annual inspection Of state
hatcheries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

rain Mineral Point and surrounding
country have experienced for over a
quarter of century made its visit last
Saturday evening. For upwards of an
hour and half rain fell in sheets, ac-
companied by wind so wild and fierce
that it not only proved destructive, bu,
dangerous to man. Many cellars were
flooded, also the rubber plant buildings,
depot, and for four miles the railroad
tracks were undermined so that no
trains could run until the following
afternoon.
Mr. James Suthers died suddenly
from heart trouble Tuesday evening,
June %, 1908, at his home adjoining the
city's southern limits MIR. Suthers
was born in Oldham, England, July 26,
1885, and was, therefore. nearly 70
years of age. Except for a period of
four years spent in California, deceased
had resided in this vicinity ever since
he came to America. which was in his
eighth year
Mr.. VIM. Lanyon, a citizen of Min
eraI Point since early boyhood, died at
his home in this city at O'Clock Sun
day afternoon, June 81, 1908, at the
age of "a years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Ten Years Ago, 1908.

Mr.. John Connaughton, Sr., a long
time and respected citizen of Mineral
Point, passed away at his home in this
city Saturday afternoon, June 20. Mr..
Connaughton was born in the town of
Boyle. county of Roscommon, Ireland,
and at the time of his death was 76
years of age.
The pastor of the Primitive Methodist
church, Rev. w. r. Walker has decid-
ed to enter eyangelistic work and Rev.
w. j. G. Bond Of Kewanee, ILL.,, has
received and accepted unanimous call
to the Mineral Point circuit and will
commence his labors here Sept. LIST.
Another June wedding took place in
this city on Wednesday, the 25th, when
Mr. Ed. G. Penhallegon and Miss Joan
Jacka were united in marriage by Rev.
Thomas Kent at the home Of the bride S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Jacka.
John 6. Trentzch, an early settler
and resident Of Dodgeville, died Tues
day at Lancaster.
The most terrific storm of wind and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

Miss Barbara Jeuck returned Fri.
day from an extended stay at Billings,
Montana.
Harvey TreviIlian and son Harvey
of Milwaukee spent the week end with
his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rouche and family of
Lodi spent Sunday with her mother.
Mrs. Mary Dunn.
After enjoying furlough at the
home of his parents, Charles Howard
returned to Camp Robinson, Sparta, on
Monday
Harold Cummings, Harold Higgins
and Edward Hines arrived Friday from
Camp Robinson, Sparta, to enjoy a
furlough at their homes.
Mrs. March F. Chase and children
left Wednesday for their summer home
at Gloucester, Mass, after a visit at
the w. T. Gundry home.
Raymond Young of the Great Lakes
Training Station returned there Sun
day, after visit with his parents. MIR.
and Mrs. William Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Crawford, Mr..
and Mrs. W. S. Ross and son Roland
and Miss Cunningham enjoyed a motor
trip to Tower Hill Sunday.
How to be three dollars ahead
through the dog tax game: Sell the
dog to the sausage maker for dollar.
This with the two dollars you would
have to .Hony up if you kept the dog
would make three dollars. See Be-
sides, there's the credit you'd get for
saving beef for soldiers, that otherwise
would likely go into sausage, as sausage
we must have.
AT the wedding reception young
wife remarked Wasn't it ANNOYING
the way that Nelson baby cried during
the whole ceremony ?" ut was simply
dreadful, " replied the prim little maid
of honor, "and when get married I'm
going to have engraved right in the
corner of the invitation, No babies ex
pected. +"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Forty Years Ago, 1878.

A partnership has been formed
between Josiah Jacka and VIM. Hol-
man, under the firm name of Jacka &
Holman, who will transact general
custom boot and shoe business.
John Kitto, while assisting in erect
ing platform at Linden for the cele-
bration, had the two first fingers on
the left hand terribly smashed by a
twelve-pound sledge Nearly one-half
of the second finger had to be ampu-
tated.
Milwaukee has a new city directory.
and according TO that publication the
city contains 1913, 600 inhabitants, 80
newspapers and periodicals, rs churches,
SO schools and asylums.
Tuesday morning as day had com
menced to dawn, Mr.. Sampson Richard,
for many years a proprietor of the city
livery, was suddenly seized by death
He was about So years old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
FROM THE TRIBUNE FILES
Fifty Years Ago, 1868.

Moses M. Strong and VIM. T. Henry
have gone to New York city to attend
the Democratic National Convention.
On Sunday morning last, child of
Mrs. Paydon. in the town of Mineral
Point, ate piece of bread upon which
strychnine had been placed for killing
rats. DR.. Dalton was called and by
the use of proper antidotes, the child 5
life was saved.
The bill readmitting the state of
Arkansas into the Union has passed
both Houses of Congress over the
Presidents veto.
President johnson has issued proc
lamation pardoning all the southern
rebels except such as are under indict-
ment for treason. The terms of the
pardon are uncomfortable, and by it is
restored to all. rights of property ex-
cept as to slaves and such persons as
may have been legally Invested under
the laws of the United States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Elephants are Wisest o; Dumb Animals

Much has been said and written. pro
and con, as to what family of lower
animals is the most intelligent. The
horse and dog are those that have come
under the observation of the layman,
but II one asks Snowman of the tented
world TO decide the question he will give
the honors to the elephant. Elephants
do many things that are almost beyond
belief. When they come in contact
with human being, the massive Great
ures recognize the biped as more
wonderful creature than themselves. In
distress the pachyderm will appeal to
the human for relief.
A few days ago a representative of
Gentry Brothers shows, which will be
here Saturday, June %, was asked his
opinion about animal sagacity. He told
story of an elephants wisdom that
proves these creatures the wisest.
1--WE had an elephant, " said the show
man, THAT suffered from an liberated
tooth. But few persons know that an
elephant has eight teeth, yet such is
true. The animal was in great pain. AS
soon as his ailment was discovered the
Snowman set about giving the pachy-
derm relief. For two hours two or three
trainers made huge haxseed poultices
and applied them to the elephants Jaw.
Meanwhile, of course the big beast was
lying down.
When relieved to some extent one
of the trainers opened the elephants
mouth. With brace and fine, steel
bit he bored through the top Of the
tooth and broke the abcess that had
formed. The elephant stood the ordeal
with patience and nerve. His relief
was 30 great that he fairly danced with
JOY after the operation. He knew all
the time that his trainers were trying
to relieve him. After the tooth was
bored dentist put in an amalgam fill
ing. That elephant, Queen" by name.
is with Gentry Brothers shows now and
she will be here Saturday, June %"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Fisherman's Luck.

lie was big boy, might say young
man. Was nicely dressed, and showed
signs of wanting to draw attention. He
did by sitting on the drinking fountain
at public corner in our city. Nothing
to it but fisherman's luck. This hap
pened one evening recently. Those who
witnessed the feat say the young
fellow was from out of town and had
the earmarks of being in need of more
city experience.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
RED CROSS NOTES.

In accordance with the latest ruling
from Washington. the county seats have
been made the head of the Red Cross
chapters in each county. Madisor
Chapter, through which we received our
orders has been decentralized. An or
ders for the Central Division now come
from Washington to Chicago and from
Chicago they are forwarded to every
county seat in the division. The county
seat chapters in turn forward them to
all branches in the counties. Hereafter
we will receive our orders through
Dodgevile and forward our quotas there
for shipment to Chicago. This will more
fully systematic the Red Cross work.
We wish to thank the following for
donations Perry Noble 81; b. b. G.
Society 81 80; Rebekahs So.
The regular monthly meeting of ex-
ecutive board will be held Tuesday eve
ming, July End, at Parish House at 1880.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
WILLOW SPRINGS NOTES.

BY Special Correspondence
M. e. Cole and son of Fargo, N. D.. !,
visited with his sister, Mrs. Win James,
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Baxter and Mrs.
En- Cork spent Friday evening with
Guy and Mrs. Baxter.
G. j. Walker and son Thomas were
at Ridgeway Tuesday on business.
Jesse Harker and wife spent Sunday
at the Kendall home at Plum Grove.
Mrs. Will James visited at the A. j.
Walker home Wednesday.
The Stone boys spent Sunday evening
at the Will Bracken home.
Mrs. A. j. Walker was recent Wis
itor at GAINESVILLE and Beloit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Anderson visited
at S. A. d. Parkinson's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Callow and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Jewell and daughter Of
Bloomfield spent Sunday at the Wool
rich home.
Morris Lindholm is steering a new
automobile most successfully.
Will Benson has returned from
Bloomfield.
Mrs. A. J. Walker and her aunt,
Mrs. Wasburn of Platteville. accom-
panied by Mrs. George Woolrich and
daughters visited relatives at Dodge
vile last Wednesday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
&. w. Bresee Monument Works
at Janesville.

II. f. Muldoon, agent for these re
liable works will be in Mineral Point
the first and third week of each month.
Parties contemplating buying monu-
ment should consult him before pur-
chasing as he is confident he can.save
you money. 23w4'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

The right kind of a boy can find
the opportunity to learn the art Of
printing at The Tribune office The
print shop is good school and what
may be learned therein will prove of
advantage in any calling or undertake
ing which may follow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

Write to Fitzgibbons Bros, Mon
roe, Wis, for catalog Of frst-class
carriages, buggies and harness. Their
prices are right. No agents. llwA
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

Go to ]. j. Mauger for watch and
jewelry repairing. All work Ruaran-
teed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

House for rent, the GRADER home
stead. Inquire Of Adam Dresden.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-03
TRY REINDEER FARMING

The government hopes to balance an increasing
reindeer industry against decreasing cattle supply
SO there may be enough meat for us to eat
Just recently Alaskan reindeer passed the 100000
mark. This is practically all gain since 1902, when
the government first began manifesting decided in
terest in stocking Alaska with meat-producing
reindeer Attention is called to the millions Of white
moss-feed land which will Craze countless numbers
Of reindeer if settlers could be- persuaded to
leave their hum-dr,m existence in the states and
move northward. Growing reindeer is the easiest
thing on earth, Alaskans say All one has to do is
to guard them from wolves; they forage for their
food summer and winter
Germany today is importing thousands of reindeer
from Sweden, paying % cents pound for the car
cases. &fH.
With dwindling cattle grazing area in the United
States it may be in the future that will have
to depend upon our Alaskan empire for our steaks,
chops and roasts. Then we will need reindeer at
other times than Christmas eve.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-03

Candidate Tor Republican Nolhi-
nation for Representative in Con.
gress, First District; 49,, ,s,.'s,I ,n,f'-
Choice OF Minot conferences, May
I, 1918. Indorsed by independent
Voters Association,
PLATFORM:
Win the war first.
II you were repairing your house
and 1t caught fire your would stop
repairs and fight the fire. The
world is on fire. Conditions are
abnormal, Economic laws are not
working. We have all had to revise
our opinions about the war; we
may all have to, revise our opin-
ions after the war. l am willing
to go far in progressive legisla-
ton but believe many of the So
called reforms can wait until after
we have won the war. If elected
l shall offer the president my vote
on all measures to help win the
war, and shall offer my voice in
praise of the statesmanlike man
ner in which he has stated to the
world the cause, for which we
fight.
Independently Republican, but
patriotism above party always.
Shall support any sane measure.
to solve the economic problems of
the farmer.
Should like to be the representa-
tive Of no one class but Of all the
people.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-03
THE NEW REVENUE BILL

To oct back to that tax business that Congress,
Secretary McAdoo, and the rest fthem have been
pulling and hauling about so much lately-How
about it? What kind Of new tax do the people
want? This without regard to what McAdoo, or
Claude Kitchin, anyone else in Washington may
want.
The people want new tax bill, and no mistake.
It has been plain from the start that enormous lex
cess profits taxes, called, hitting the little
stakeholder and the big stakeholder alike were
bound to fall 1t has been plain they only pen
allied efficiency and initiative in business without
gaining their one objective, j. without putting the
main cost where it belongs-on individuals who can
best afford to bear it.
The proper kind Of schedule kind the country
looks to Congress for this time-is one that will
work on the principle Of the graduated personal in
come tax solely and exclusively. OF course there
will have to be some sort of safeguard to catch
the Stacker who says en- just pile up those profits
inside the corporation in the form Of cash reserves
or something, for the time being" This safeguard
may again begcalled an excessSprofts', tax But
it will have to draw the line sharply and distinctly
between the man who owns slipper cent Of those
ta tts e tsn ma" who only eYn' 'hs 'sh'
Then}th4Hnpst be a provision to- nit purely war
profts',-the difference between what given cor
poration makes this year. under war conditions, and
what it made several years ago, before the war was
thought of. THIS KIND OF PROFIT IS MIGHTY
UNPOPULAR. Nh sss ,. " ~ . TO ~ NJ
The congressman who can go before the people
and show that his thought along these lines is geared
up with their thought is the man who is going to
have their confidence. The same congressman, try
ing to protect the big incomes not corporate in
comes ~ es d is IF "d,dsa per- st
of the running if the folks back home get the notion
that he hasn't been thinking about or working at
this problem at all.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-03

that ..bie business or the interests
or the Kept press" or some similar
DOGGY told fibs about what hahua.l
and Gilbert were supposed 10 nase
said. 1t reminds one OF the hate n.on
ards O'Hare trial in Bismarck Wnen
Mrs. O'Hares friends swore very pos
itively that Mr. O'Hare did not say
the very things which the government
witnesses swore she did say. In eacn
case, it is very apparent that some
,1odv lied. The noteworthy thing ID
that thte league is no longer content
to rest in silence under the charges oI
disloyalty.
Karl Kcsitzky is said to have borne
4 ,wn rather heavily on the travelling
gentlemen on his recent speaklns
tour, Bismarck commercial traveiers
have been supplied with excerpts OF
his remarks which6were anything Dut
Complimentary. The travellers, OF
course, are back of John L. George,
their, grand councillor, who Is can
didate for Kositzky's job. There are
some $500 of these gentlemen IN the
state. and, unless they should pc IN
termed for the period of the war, as
M Kositzky is alleged to have urged
they undoubtedly will make showing
in the present campaign. Even karl,
having followed the good work done
by the travellers in every patriotic
campaign waged in this state, woulo
dislike very much to see them intern.
ed or otherwise handicapped, and =
they display the same efficiency IN
politics that they have in patriotism,
Mr.. Kositzky undoubtedly will nave
reason to worry. Kositzky won right
handiy two years ago from Karl Jor-
CENSOR, who had been state AUDITOR
for several years, and who had a 'ole
following in the state. That proved
the bismarck gentleman some cam
paigner in his own right, and the con-
test between George and kosltzky
continues to be one of the most inter-
esting features Of the big show.
incidentally, it is said that the league
feels inclined to make peace with rat
Norton and accept him once more into
the fold, having become convinced at
this early date that Sinclair OF Ken
mare is no. pacemaker for the long,
geared Irishman from Hettinger.
FAIR PLAY.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-03
ABSOLUTELY FATAL"

The $4,000 signers to the petition to call for
submitting the ten amendments to the state con-
stitution involving the same changes as were en-
bodied in the famous House Bill A, are OCCASION
ing some questioning in the ranks of the old time
republicans, many Of whom Hold that all is lost
save honor, and they had none of that to lose.
The Bismarck Tribune, in "a news story, figures
that as only the radicals among the Leaguers
would sign these petitions, there must be at least
10000 Nonpartisan voters in the state. The war,
figures The Tribune writer, has taken 10000 vot-
ers out of the state and as these have been TAX
en- in great part from the cities, that weakens
the opposition to the League there The democrat
are allowed 10000 votes, which seems plenty, in
view of the candidacy Of So. Doyle. The vote
cast for governor last election was 107,665. In
view of this, that 10000 Nonpartisan League
vote looks like dangerous voting strength" to
The Tribune. Brother, dangerous is no name for
lit In many instances it will prove absolutely f.
|tal -Lidgerwood Broadaxe. &f
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-03
AN EMBARGO ON FREAKS
From the Rocky Mountain News.

s (FrOm the Rocky Mountain NeWs.)
The New York Tribune quotes welE known
writer, Just back from the fighting 'front.' regarding
the eighth plague upon France the American in
vestigator- he suggests that 1--WE keep at home
most of the commissions and investigators, such
as are cluttering up France and give their room on
the ships to fighting men. =
"A writer of eminence in the current issuesof the
Saturday Evining Post dealing with the wonderful
work being done by the American Red Cross, has has
the same complaints tessecord. self-styled commits
sions, bearing credentials from the American state
department and letters from politicians and con-
gressmep, bob up all the time and make demands
upon the Red Cross organization under pains and
penalties So-called Investigators are doing the
trenches on hurry up schedule, anxious to be
away in order TO turn their experiences into copy
or platform utterance, and insist upon having pre-
cious gasoline and motors for their grand tour =
The writer Of the article in the weekly states that
the French authorities are weary unto death Of this
influx, and put up barrage after barrage in an effort
to stop it, but the American Chautauqua is difficult
person to stop short Of physical force.
Perhaps if the Greet bureau at Washington would
put UP the bars there would BE quick falling off in
the number of notorety seekers and sob squad
artists and professional and their kind
The French people will welcome the American sight
seer after the FOR the present they want the
American fighter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-03
FRONT SEEMS LIKE
100 FOURTHs O'JULY
AT ONCE, SAYS BOY


Minot, June 81 am at the front
and sometimes it sounds like a hun
dred fourths Of July all going at once,
writes David H. Rowles, formerly ar
employee of the Elks Home in Minot,
now serving with the u, S. army in
France when writing to local friends.
Continuing he says: Il live in
dugout here. Recently shell hap
pened to hit close in front OF our
door. We had heavy curtain for
the door and when the shell burst 1t
made number of holes in the cur
tain. The curtain pole we had fasten"
ca TO tcurtaiH IT, was cut right in two
White my raihg9at;, hanging sfHMde the
dugout on the wall, haa a~Shrapnel
fflloue in the tail. A pfeGe, d Shell al.
SO struck my sidekick! sunk and an:
other piece went tthlr6dgh his over
coat, Three pieces he our bench seat
and one piece went through it, There
were three other boys in the dugout
at the time and we were all lucky to
eScaD0" ~ 49, l's.s -i'