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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27


Mr. and Mrs Frank Unterholzner
and Mrs Otto Leder returned
Wednesday from a stay in Chicago
Miss Elizabeth Davis teacher in
Argyle is home for a vacation.
Lawrence McDermott attended the
funeral of his aunt at Ridgeway Mon
day.
Roger Davis, Misses Kathyrn Davis,
Mildred Scott and Vivian Boyden called
on friends in Argyle Friday
-Supt A. A. Vieth transacted bust
ness in Chicago last week.
Miss Emma Whalen returned
Thursday from a visit with her sister
n Dubuque.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Martin and
three daughters returned Wednesday
from a visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. l., Parkinson, in Harrison, Ark.
Rev. A. II. Schoenfeld has accepted
the invitation from the Hollandale
High School to preach the baccalaureate
sermon in that village next Sunday
night
DIR. W. A. Sears returned Monday
from business trip to Madison.
Mrs George Chamley of Livingston
is visiting her sons and daughters in
our city.
Mrs. Thomas Sleep and daughter
Ethel returned Friday from visit with
her daughter, Mrs Allen Godfrey, at
Willow Springs Mrs. Godfrey returned
with them and remained few days as
their guest.
The Catholic Knights gave a dane
ing party in St. Mary's Hall Thursday
evening.
Frank Ivey returned Sunday from
a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Henry
Bechtel, in Kansas City.
-Forty-six members Of the Eastern
Star Of this city attended the Eastern
Star convention in Darlington Thursday.
j. w. Anderson is transacting bus
mess this week in Cuba City, Benton
and 5hulsburg.
Mrs. Bert Bray and Edward STRAIT
man of DOdgeyille were week end
guests Of Mrs. /. +. Stratman.
For sale, wash,wringer com
bination bench with enclosed cogs, good
as new A bargain. Call phone 279
Rev. A. H. Schoenfeld was at Sun
Prairie last week attending the Mad
ison Association Of Congregational
churches and delivered an address be-
fore that body on Thursday on Per
sonal Evangelism. The delegates from
the local church were. Mrs. w. g..
Hales, Mrs John r. Toay, Mrs.. Henry
BRAY and Geo. Huxtable.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Local Overflow.

Pay less and dress better. Buy
your clothes of G. Varlin.
Miss Hilda Larson of MenomiDee
has been spending a few days with
friends in our city.
--Orrin Mathews of Seattle, Wash,
visited his father, William Mathews
and other relatives here the past week.
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. McDermott May 18th.
Josiah Lanyon, MIR. and Mrs. Sam
uel Lanyon have returned from short
visit in Milwaukee.
The members of the Ladies Aid
served a fifteen cent tea at the regular
meeting Wednesday afternoon. The
social hour was much enjoyed.
Clyde Bachelor purchased the
home of Henry Stude, Gil Wisconsin
street, last week.
Leonard Berg and family of Ed
mund visited at the home Of N. j..
Kieffer Friday.
Milton Treweek entertained six
friends with a supper at the home of
his parents Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Branger returned Thurs
day from a visit with her sister, Mrs.
j. P Weier in Ridgeway. She was
accompanied by Miss Marian and
Walter Weier, and Raymond Toay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Kim returned
to Milwaukee Friday, after a visit at
the home of his mother. Mrs. John
Kim.
MIR. and Mrs John McDermott are
moving into the home on the South
side which they purchased recently from
George Thrasher
Miss Margaret Schsumberg, teacher
in Kendall town school, closed a success
full term Of teaching Thursday with a
much enjoyed all day picnic.
A large number Of young people
Of this city attended the Junior Prom
in Darlington Friday evening
Frank Gardner and two daughters
of Linden visited at the home Of Uriat
Gardner Friday.
Frank Jones Of FL Paso, Texas
was the guest Of relatives in this cit,
last week.
Mrs. w. f. nolitor returned las
week from visit with her parents il
La Crosse.
MIR. and Mrs. Perry Paynter anc
daughter returned to their home II
Shullsburg Thursday, after visit will
J bis father, Charles IPaynter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27

The Mineral Point District camp
meeting will be held in Capt. Moore &
grove, near Washburn, commencing
June 9Th.
Under the leadership of Mr.. Adolph
Meyer, the Mineral Point Band is an
honor to our city. Their playing is
very good and they have some Of the
best pieces in their catalogue of tunes
Capt Thomas Priestley has been
appointed city treasurer by the common
council
A meeting was held at the city hall
Saturday evening for the purpose of
making arrangements to decorate with
befitting ceremonies the graves Of de-
ceased soldiers on the Both inst.
Married, in Mineral Point, May 49,,
by Rev A. S. Gale, Mr.. Francis A..
Rosengreen Of this place and.Miss Dor
othy Neustream of Stockholm, Sweden.
Mr.. Alfred Richards and Miss Lizzie
Jenkin were married in this city May
18th, by Rev. ID. w. Couch.
Married. IN this city, May 25th, by
Rev. d. w. Couch. VIM. Jeffry of Cal +,
and Miss Ann Dunn Of this place
Died, in the town Of Linden, on the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
MADE NAME AS DESPERATE
"5iIly the Kid" Long One of the Most
Notorious Outlaws Of the
Southwest.

BILLY the Kid" a slightly built
youth, whose real name was William
Fl. Bonney, and who was known from
Texas to the California line, was one
of the most notorious Of the bad
men" who infested the Southwest In
the '70s and early sos.
The kid" was born in New York
city in 1850, his family soon there
after moving TO southern Kansas At
the death Of his father young Billy
travelled around quite a bit with his
mother and grew up among a turbu-
lent element. He had a stepfather
His mother died when he was twelve
years old, Billy finding life with his
stepfather anything but agreeable,
claiming in later life, that his step
father was the chief cause of his go
ing to the bad
The kid" was looked upon as a
born leader and the greatest gun
fighter along the Southwest border.
He was finally captured and SEN
fenced to be hanged May 10, 1891.
While I'm jail. however, he killed his
two guards with their own weapons
and escaped. He was again rounded
up several months later, his captor
succeeding in killing the youthful ban
AT In a pitched battle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Sixty Years Ago, 1860.

Our city was thrown into quite an
excitement on Monday night on the
announcement that a child of MIR. John
Penhallegon, a little boy about three
years old, was missing. The ringing
of bells called together large crowd
and almost the entire night was spent
IN fruitless search among the mineral
holes, brush, etc. Indians having been
seen about the outskirts of the city
during the day, suspicion was fixed
upon them as having carried the child
off No trace of the child was found
with the Indians Just as we were
making up our forms we learned that
the child is found 1t had wandered
near q mile from home and fallen into
a mineral hole some twelve feet deep,
from which it was taken uninjured,
after being lost over twenty four hours.
The result of the Chicago convention
was received with great rejoicing in
this city A salute of SO guns was
fired and all hailed the nomination of
Lincoln and Hamlin as sure indication
of victory. Lincoln received 354 votes
out of i66 for president on the third
ballot We congratulate the Republican
party on the result of their national
convention, which enables us to look
forward with an assurance that on the
4th day of March next, Abraham Lin
coin of Illinois will be inaugurated as
the president of the United States
The convention was undoubtedly the
largest political gathering ever held in
the United States, not less than 100, 600
persons, aside from the citizens of
Chicago, in attendance. Local pre-
JUDGES and individual preferences were
laid aside and the interest Of the whole
country permitted to guide the delber-
atoms of the delegates from all portions
of the union The name Of cold Abe"
will awaken throughout the land an
enthusiasm that will shake corruption
from it's resting place at the national
capital, and restore our government to
its original purity.
The Japenese embassy. which arrived
at Washington on the 14th, appears to
be the principal source of attraction
in that city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27

All soldiers entitled to pensions who
have not yet filed their applications,
should remember that to secure the
benefit of the act granting arrears of
pensions, they must make application
before the first Of July.
The district camp meeting for the
Plattevile district, NJ +. church, will
be held at the Bethel Grove camp
ground, near Belmont commencing on
the nth of June
A circus is coming here Monday with
the new feature of lighting with the
electric light Undoubtly the electric
light will be a novel attraction and give
us an opportunity of seeing for our
selves what the light is like, which has
caused so much speculation Of late.
A new and important project has
grown out of a railroad conference held
at Dodgeville lately, concerning the
Chicago g. Tomah. The Chronicle says.
ut IS that of a branch Of the c g. T
road from the ridge through DodgevilIe
to Mineral Point, which would give
Dodgeville a conveniently located depot
and direct southern outlet, and at the
same time prove a great convenience
to the people of Mineral Point and the
towns south by giving them direct con-
nection with the commercial metropolis
of the state
w. Jacka, Jr., was appointed pastor
of the 2. NJ church of this city at the
conference at New Diggings last week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Another Fresh Mound in Grsceland.

William Pettis, Chicago attorney, who
was well and favorably known to many
of our citizens, died at his Chicago home
on Thursday, May 20, 1920, after an
illness of less than two weeks.
Mr.. Pettis was born in Middleport,
New York, on the 18th of November,
1868, and in later years graduated from
the Chicago College of Law. On May
l6, 1889, Mr.. Pettis was united in mar
riage with Miss Sarah Ross Gray of this
city. Three children, two sons and one
daughter, crowned this union. Two of
the children preceded the father in
death. The son, Corydon. died at
Camp Grant two years ago. The elder
son, John G., with the wife and mother
survive.
MIR. Pettis was man of splendid
mental capacity, lover of home and
family, devoted and kind husband
and father.
The remains were brought to this
city Friday and rested at the home Of
Mrs. r. j. Penhallegon, at which place
funeral services were held Saturday
morning, Rev. A. II. Schoenfeld ofiici-
ating. Burial in Graceland cemetery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
SCHOOLtNOTES.

DR.. Edwin Flaxon Osborn of Kala
mazoo, Michigan, delivered his lecture
"Nightshade, Poppies. and Shadows
before the student body Friday morning.
The Domestic Science Department
will have a cooking and sewing exhibit
at the high school Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The food prepared for
the exhibit will be offered for sale.
School will be closed Monday to OBJ
serve Memorial Day.
The semester examinations will be
held next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
FROM THE TRIBUNE FILES
Seventy Years Ago, 1850.

Wisconsin Farmer Our crop of In
dian corn is second to none in value
and Importance. Although in the west
ern market the grain itself may not be
as valuable and profitable as wheat, vet,
when turned into pork or fat cattle.
its returns are even greater perhaps
than wheat. The crop is certainly
more sure than wheat. and is attended
with less hurry and expense through
out. The best season for planting here
we believe to be from the 10th to the
Goth of May
Mr. John Messersmith. Jr., aged 80
years. died at Ridnell's Bar, California,
Feb. 18th, He was resident Of this
county for 20 years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27

Two lots on Spruce street, third
ward. for sale. Inquire of J. H. Day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Inspiring Pentecost Services.

Last Sunday was memorable day al
the Methodist Episcopal church in this
city. The anniversary of the outpour-
ing of Gods holy spirit was observed.
Seventeen adults made public confes-
sion of Christ and joined the church.
In the evening the pastor began a
series of sermons on bible characters.
BALKAN was the character discussed,
setting forth a remarkable display OF
Gods ways. The next character sketch
NOAH will be given June 9th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
$1,000 Damage Suit Against County

Mrs. j. H. Brubaker of Sioux City,
Iowa, is suing our county Gowa) for
So, 600 damages, as the result of an
accident on the road between Dodge
vile and Ridgeway. The accident oc-
Cured last August, the auto she was
riding in running into a culvert which
she states had no guards at the APP
proach.
Some are wondering why this should
be a suit against the county instead of
the town.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Twenty Five Years Ago. 1895.

Our wooden mills resumed operations
under the new managers last Monday.
The Primitive Methodist annual con-
ference closed its session at Dodgeville
Tuesday evening Rev T. Kent will
be minister at Mineral Point for the
coming year We welcome Mr. Kent
and remember his ministry among as
twenty years ago with much pleasure.
Rev. W. J G. Bond has withdrawn
from the conference and will unite with
some other church. but has not yet
decided where he will go. Mr.. Bond
has been one Of the ablest and most
loyal members of this church and his
departure is greatly regretted by the
conference
Nellie Grange died at Alta, Iowa,
May 5th, aged u years She was born
IN Mineral Point and was a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs, T Grange
The high school bah nine crossed bats
with the Linden school nine last Satur
day and returned home victorious, score
81 to %.
George Hartley and brother of this
city made the most substantial showing
Of the many fishing parties that have
gone out from Mineral Point this season.
They report 58 trout over half pound
Continued on page eight
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Seventy-Three Years Old.

About twenty-five people consisting
of children and grandchildren and neigh
bors gave surprise dinner and supper
to Mr.. John S. Williams at his home
Sunday, May 23rd, in honor of his 73rd
birthday. 1t proved a very joyful
gathering. Mr.. Williams is still able
to work and is a useful citizen in every
resnect
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27

18th inst, Mr. Evan Davis, aged so
years.
On Saturday goodly number of
farmers and citizens met at the city
hall and organized fair company. A
constitution was adopted, James Toay
elected president and w H. Peck sec
rotary.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Qualified

I'm going in for literature" said
tho sx-pugilist.
What liner"
Beauty hints"
But you are not beautiful
No. But I have decorated num-
Der Of races in my dag
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-05-27
Monument Lettering.

| am prepared to do lettering on mon
uments already in the cemetery, and
also to give estimates on new work.
Have had nineteen years experience in
popular and successful marble works.
THos. f. QUIRK.
No. IL, Front st. Mineral Point, Wis.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-09
KENNEWICK CHURCH FIRST
TO REACH HOSPITAL QUOTA
First Methodist Sends $41O0 to the
Deaconess Hospitaf-Dr. Bull
gin Gives $1,000

The First Methodist church Of this
city was the first church in the state
to reach its quota for the new Dea-
coness hospital in Spokane. The To-
cal church was assigned a quota of
$2100. and responded with a subscrip-
ton of $4,000 in addition to $500
which had been sent in earlier in the
year, making total of $4100 or near
ly double the quota.
When the hospital is completed
Kennewick will be credited with three
memorial rooms, built by three 81 900
subscriptions. One of the subscrip-
tions came from DR.. E. ]. Bulgin who
requests that room be dedicated to
the memory of his son, Arthur, one
from Christian Jensen, and the third
from w. ID. Baker. The Jensen and
Baker rooms will be completely fur
nished by subscriptions from the Ken
newick church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-09
PARTRIDGES COMING
FROM OLD MEXICO
Two Dozen Southern Birds to be Lib.
Grated by the County Game
Commission

Benton ,county's family of game
birds is getting ready to receive i'm
migrants who are coming from Old
Mexico and are coming north to make
their homes with the Chinks, Bob
Whites and Huns. The following let
ter from L. H. Darwin, state fish and
game commissioner, to DR.. F. M. Cros-
by, chairman Of the county game CON-
mission, tells about it:
"The two dozen of scaled partridge
which we ordered in accordance with
your instructions, have been pur-
chased from Mr.. w. j. Mackenson,
Yardley, Pa, who is having them
trapped in Mexico and shipping them
from Texas.
"We secured price of $1,000 per
dozen for these from Mr.. Mackensen,
as he found himself in a position to
lower his former quotation.
"We Have advised Mr.. Mackensen
to make your shipment direct to you,
and he has wired US that the shipment
will leave Texas points on December
18th, and will likely reach you about
the Goth or 21st of December.
"Will you gindly be on the lookout
for them?"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-09
WHERE ARE YOUR BABIES?
RIGHT HERE THEY ARE
Nine of Them in One Week-Seven
Boys and Two Girls-Wh0 Can
Y Beat It?

"Where are your babies 2" exclaimed
the camera man who made the photo
graphs for the recent baby show at the
Liberty. "In a community the size
of this we should find at least $50
babies. We found 80"
Here's the answer. Nine in one
week: November. 20, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Bradnt, a daughter; December 2,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Campbell, a son;
December 8, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Brown, SON; December a, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Strored, a son; December z,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. McDonnough, a
son; December 8, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Hall, a son; December 8, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allan Trip, son; December 9,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Cochran, a
daughter; December 9, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Weiger, son.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-09
MATTECHECK Is
LIBERTY BOSS
Buys Lease of w. A. Baker and
Becomes Proprietor of Ken
newick's New Show House

M. w. Mattecheck today becomes
the proprietor of the Liberty Theatre
having purchased the lease and house
equipment of w. A. Baker. The Prin-
cess Theatre upon which w. r. K
Cutler took an option several months
ago has been turned back to Mr.. Mat
techeck and its doors have been closed
Mr.. Cutler leaves tonight for his home
in Seattle.
SIT has been evident for some time
that there is not enough business here
to support both show houses" said
Mr.. Mattecheck. Recently / made
Mr.. Baker proposition to buy or sell
and he chose to sell. intend to con-
tinue the Liberty as strictly high
class show house bringing here the
very best pictures it is possible to get
I shall feature the Paramount and
Goldwyn films but shall probably dis.
continue the vaudeville programs"
Mr.. Baker was induced to sell the
Liberty because Of the i'll health OF
Mrs. Baker who will leave this week
for southern California. Mr.. Baker
has not definitely decided where he
will locate.
The deal between Mr.. Mattechecl
and Mr.. Baker in no way affects the
ownership of the theatre building
which is owned by p. j. Murphy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-09
STASER ELECTED
CLERK OF CITY
Police Judge Wins Out by 16
Votes Over Former Council
man GilcriSt

With less than one-third Of the
registered voters turning out to the
polls Tuesdays city election was just
about as exciting and spectacular as
a game of checkers. Aside from the
race for city. clerk between those two
fine old patriarchs, Judge c. Staser
and Robert Gflcrist, there were no
contests. The names Of neither OF
these two aspirants was on the ballot
and each campaigned by means OF
stickers. The Gilcrist stickers were
blue and the Staser, white. When the
ballots were counted there were 1e
more whites in the boxes than blues
and Judge Staser will now serve in
the dual capacity of police magistrate
and city clerk.
The vote for clerk by wards was as
follows: Staser, so, 62, IL, total Ill;
Gilcrist so, 10, 26, total 95.
In the first ward H. B. Terrill re-
ceived 43 votes to Guy Haydon's 98
but evidently there was no organized
effort made in behalf of Mr.. Terrill
who was close contender for the
nomination at the primary election.
The ticket as elected follows: Mayor
H. w. Desgranges; clerk, c. Staser;
treasurer, w. G. King; councilman
first ward, Guy j. Hayden; second
ward, Ed Tweet; third ward, c. F.
Winkenwerder.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-09
Friday night the subject VIII te
'"What Must I Do to be Saved?"

Friday night the subject VIII te
"What Must / Do to be Saved?"
Saturday night the subject will be,
"Jeroboam's Wife Undressed," or
Startling Sins of both Sexes in So
ciety." Children under IL will not be
admitted.
Sunday will close the campaign.
There will be no services in the
churches but there will be meetings at
the tabernacle at 1880, 2:30 and 700
o'clock. AT these meetings an offer
ing for DR.. Bulgin will be taken and
it is hoped THAT the offering will be
fully commensurate with the service
DR.. Bulgin has rendered the individ-
ual, the churches and the community.
DR.. Bulgin came to our city upon in
'vitation Of the churches. He asked
no guarantee. No financial demand
has been made except to defray the
expenses Of building the tabernacle,
making it comfortable with light and
heat, providing piano for the choir,
hiring janitor, advertising, etc., and
had this expense not been met DR..
Bulgin would have financed it himself.
In pleading for decisions, you have
often heard him say, "Men, I've done
my level best, / can't do more" Let's
do our level best for him.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-12-09
TwEEDT A CANDIDATE

L. A. Tweedt has announced his
candidacy for the office of director
of the Columbia Irrigation district to
succeed L. E. Johnson. So far as is
known Mr.. Tweedt is the only aspirani
for the office and has become a can
didate at the solicitation Of water.
users in the upper end of the district
If he is elected representation on the
board will be equitably distributed
The hold-over directors are James
Johnston, of the Valley, and H. S
Hughes of Hover.