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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
FROM THE TRIBUNE FILES
Seventy Years Ago. 1852.

The article published in The Tribune
in relation to gold in this place has been
extensively copied and in some places
created no little excitement If it does
not grow here, and is not dug from the
mines in its yellow purity, other things
grow and other metals are dug from
our mines in abundance that will at any
time command gold ready coined and
that too with much profit to the laborer.
The public schools of this village have
Just been brought to close for the pres
ent. We have money in the treasury
to pay teachers and some 500 scholars
needing the benefit of it, but there is
only one small school house in town
and no money that can be Used for build
ing, buying or renting. 1t is proposed
to take care of the matter by charging
scholars % cents a quarter each for
paying rent.
Married, in this village, on the 23rd
Inst, by Rev. A. Bronson. Mr.. Harvey
5. Keys to Miss Mary +. Sherman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
Obituary Lynch.

Mrs. Mary A, Lynch. whose death at
the ripe age of SO years was noted in
The Tribune of last week, was born in
Ireland on the 18th of April, 1884, and
her maiden name was Tracy.
For twenty-three years Mrs. Lynch
had been an invalid, but in body only,
as her mental faculties were keen to
the last. Through it all she received
the tenderest care of devoted daughters
who never forgot how true she had
been to them.
The greater part of the life of this
good woman was spent in Mineral Point
and vicinity. Of her immediate family
remaining to cherish the memory of
her they loved so well, are Mary, MRS.
Thomas H. GAVIN Elizabeth Mrs.
Albert Varcoe,) both OF this city, Julia
MRS. j. G. Joray of Atchison, Kansas. }
and Carry MRS. S. F. Arthur of Brook
ings, S. Dakota.)
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

Delegates from this city who attend
ed the z. M. Conference in Kewanee,
ILL.,, last week report pleasant and
profitable session. G. Dawson was APP
pointed pastor for Mineral Point.
Tuesday was Decoration Day and
was observed by suitable exercises in
most of the larger places around this
city. In this city the day was not OBJ
served, save only in the city schools
taking holiday; the city flag was not
even hung at half-mast, but would
have been had the ropes been in work
ing order. We believe the hearty, sim
cere observance of Decoration Day will
induce a truer, nobler, patriotic citizen
ship, and do great deal towards edu-
eating the rising generation in loyalty
TO government IL does not seem that
citizens of communities who stayed
at home" might, if they have no regard
for the living soldiers, be grateful to
the dead soldiers. whose lives were sac
rificed that the union might be pre-
served, to the extent of shutting up
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
A PRISON OfFENSE.
by request OF local W, c. It. u


Recent communications from Attor-
ney General Morgan and National Pro-
hibitlon Commissioner Haynes, disclose
the fact that persons conceaing the
knowledge of violations OF the Volstead
Act are, under certain conditions, liable
to prison sentence as follows:
Under Section % of the National
Prohibition Act, it will be noted that
the first violation of said act is a mis-.
demeanor, while the second violation
is FELONY, and undisclosed knowl-
edge in connection with second viola.
ton of the National Prohibition Act is
within the statute furnishing for felony
"a prison offense.
We are constantly hearing these days
erstwhile law abiding and respectable
citizens boastfuliy proclaiming they can
get booze and know where it is made
and sold. We wonder if they realize in
so doing they are declaring to the world
that they are in the near criminal"
class, if this knowledge is not disclosed
to the proper law enforcement officers.
The Motor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
Local Overflow.

Pay less and dress better. Buy
your clothes of G. Varlin.
Field Day in Mineral Point on
Thursday. June 22d.
John Terrell and family Sundayed
with his sister, Mrs. Thomas Sleep.
Raymond Mauger, who has COM
pleted his course at the Northern Opti-
cal College in Chicago, returned home
Thursday.
Mrs. Martha Harris of Hamilton,
H., is enjoying a visit with relatives
in this city.
Miss Mabel Berg of Chicago is g
guest of Mrs. Charles Allen.
George Knight and wife of Beloit
and Mrs. Ernest Stadel, son and daugh-
ter of Hazel Green were entertained at
the home of Mrs John Knight on Mon
day.
Henry Skinner, wife and daughter
of Waldwick were guests at the j. M.
Ostrander home the first of the week
We are of the opinion that no where
in the world, at any time was there a
more perfect day than last Sunday, as
was experienced in this section. 1t
was wonderfully delightful spring in
its developed beauty, cloudless sky.
temperate sun rays, pure balmy breeze.
Watch repairing, clock repairing
and engraving, eyes tested and proper
ly fitted. Call at residence A. w.
Thoma, Registered 0ptometrist. Phone
1853. 20tf.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Penhallegon re-
turned last week from a short visit
with her sisters in Evanston, and on
Monday John set out for Chicago on
business matters.
Monday of this week opened up
most charmingly that charm known
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

VIM. Walker has opened hotel in
his new rock building near the depot.
Travellers accommodated in good style
on reasonable terms.
A report from the Eleventh Wis.
Regiment from Arkansas, says, 1.-TWO
or three stores are still open here and
disposing of what they have to u. S.
soldiers at double panic prices. Boots
at twenty-five dollars a pair, felt hats
from four to seven dollars apiece and
all other clothing in proportion. Flour.
if to be had at all, twenty. five dollars
barrel, coffee not to be had and the
last purchased was at one dollar pound
Sugar plenty at ten cents pound and
molasses at sixty cents per gallon.
A few men are wanted from this
county to help make up company for
goth Regiment. pay to commence with
the time of enlistment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
Repair Shops for Airp!anes.

The enormous use of airplanes dur
ing che European war has resulted In
an extensive use of special motor air
plane repair shops.
These portable alrplane factories
we're first used by the French, and are
marvels of ingenuity, for, in addition
10 carrying propellers and wings for
alrplanes, they are fitted with lathes,
drilling machines FORCES and In fact,
most Of the apparatus necessary to
completely rebuild nm airplane except,
of course, the engine.
Fitted with powerful engines these
airplane motors can get up a tremen-
dous speed despite their weight, and
are quickly on the scene OF any air
plane smash.
In the roofs Of many of these mo
tors. by the way, are windows or open
ings through which an observer can
watch the flight Of the airplanes.--
Cleveland News-Leader.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
twenty-five Years Ago, 1897.

Nicholas Hartert received telegram
from San Francisco. Cal, this week
announcing the death Of son.
The people of Mineral Point and vi
entity never more generally or heartily
entered into an observance of Memorial
Day than this year. In the schools on
Friday afternoon interesting and in
structive services took place. Sunday
morning the Grand Army Post and
Woman's Relief Corps attended the
M. T.. church. where special memorial
sermon was given by the pastor, Rev
+. w. Straw. Sunday, evening Rev.
t. Kent preached a memorial sermon
at the p. NJ church. Fully 3,00e peo-
pie gathered about the speakers stand
at the city park on Monday afternoon
to hear and participate in the regular
Memorial Day exercises. No similar
program has ever been more cordially
approved.
MIR. John Pearce. who died May 2Sth.
was one of our oldest and most esteemed
citizens. being nearly 81 years of age.
The family came to Wisconsin in 1862,
when he became member of the M.
T.. church, but afterwards joined the
Primitive church, which he has served
with zeal and intelligence seldom equaled
for about so years. He was one Of the
best read men on the bible and litera-
ture associated with it.
Miss Name Cooking. daughter of VIM.
Cooking, residing short distance east
of this city, died yesterday morning,
aged Is years.
Mrs. Margaret Manley departed from
this life last Sunday, aged n years.
She had been a resident of Wisconsin
for so years, during which time only
one week was spent out of the state
The annual meeting of the Iowa
County Sunday school Union will be
held in this city on Wednesday and
Thursday of next week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

VIM. I, Henry and Geo. w. Cobb
have commenced work at RED Rock, -
below Darlington, and have secured a
market in Chicago, where they will
establish yard.
The zinc ore streams that poured in
to our city each day last week were
astonishing. There was paid out by
the different companies for zinc ore
not less than 500, 200.
Initial steps are being taken towrad
the construction of line of railroad
from Portage via Arena and Dodgeville
to Mineral Point.
The Primitive Methodist Conference
concluded its labors at Platteville and
adjourned Monday evening. We under
stand that minister from England or
Canada will come to the charge of
Mineral Point.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
TWO MONTHS OF DAYLIGHT
Mystery and Witohery offered to Trsv-
elers In the Land of the Midi
night Sun.

There is always mystery and witch
cry TO the people of temperate climes
In thinking of tie Land of the Mid
night Sun, and accounts by travellers
who have witnessed It's rare beauties
are welcome as a page from some ro-
nance.
From the end of May to the last
days of July in Norway and Sweden
the sun shines day and night without
giving place to darkness. The stars
are never seen during this time Of con
tinuous daylight and the moon shines
pale and cold Summer Is so short
that the wild flowers have just enough
time to grow, 10 bloom and to fade,
and the farmer IS barely able to gather
In his harvest, which, however, is
sometimes nipped by summer frost,
The midnight sun passes and few
weeks later the hours Of sunshine
shorten rapidly, the air becomes chilly
and the nights colder, although the
sun is warm during the day. All this
happens by the middle of August, spd
then the grass turns yellow, the leaves
change their color, wither and fall;
the swallows and other migrating birds
fly southwark, twilight comes again,
bringing the stars, one by one, which
now shine brightly in the pale blue
sky the moon appears again as queen
of the night, lighting and cheering
the long, dark days of the Scandina-
Wan winter.--New York Herald.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

only to Wisconsin in May, and with it
came an omen of weeks good luck
for Mr.. E. C. Fielder Early that
morning he speeded by auto from
Platteville to Mineral Point and was at
his law Office before either of his part
ners had made their appearance. On
the floor of the office laid smiling
welcome a silver coin. No claimant
could be found, so MIR. Fielder sauntered
out on the street and in that genial,
generous manner of his, grabbed We
publisher by the arm, insisting that
we share in his luck it was a rare,
good smoke.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
Red Heads, Read.

A red-headed person has about 90
coo hairs growing out Of the scalp.
Speaker says this at convention Of
New England hairdressers.
The figure seems unbelievably large
Yet it is low. Brunettes average no.
600 hairs. blondes, 10000,
Scientists, claiming prehistoric man
was as hairy as a monkey, say that
thinness of hair or badness Is sign
OF superior mentality. Future men all
bald as eggs is the prediction.
If the scientists are right, the red
heads must be 81 superrace.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

Are you ready to vote intelligently
on the question of bonding the city for
$40. 900 for the erection of new mu-
nicipal building ? Your verdict at the
ballot box is wanted next Monday.
Mrs. Maria Perry Suthers died at the
residence of Ward Grange, two miles
southeast of this city, May 25th. aged
81 years.
Ellen Penhallegon Bennett, wife of
+. j. Bennett, died at her home at
DodgeviIle, May 23rd, aged " years.
Deceased came TO this city in 1854 and
made her home here for a number of
years.
The district convention of the |. O.
o. +. was held in this city on Wednes-
day afternoon and evening OF last week.
The Grand Army and Relief Corps
paid their annual visit to the public
schools and were royalty entertained on
Friday.
Forty high school students expect to
graduate this year The base ball team
defeated Plattevile last Saturday IA to
5, and will cross bats with the Platte
vile Normal next Saturday.
This section was visited last Sunday
by an electrical storm of no meagre
force, while the wind blew fiercely and
rain fell in torrent fashion for an hour
or more.
Miss Annie Seger and Mrs. John II.
Dunn were married at st. Mary "a church
on the 18th by Rev. N. Weyer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
A Eutile Love.

Senator Borah said at dinner In
Boise.
I'VE all love peace, universal
peace, yet we do nothing to hasten
its advent. This makes us seem fool
ish and futile, like the sailor.
1.-TWO sailors in a sailors boarding
house got into an argument about the
meat they were eating The first said
IL was beef The second said II was
pork.
"'Shlyer me timbers, It's beef, said
the first.
ats pork, ye lubber,' said the see
ond-A-1 pork.
"'Wel, II tastes like beef, anyway
said the first sailor, but | hope you're
right, for love a Bit of pork.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
Ants Eat EloMera.

A new type of ant, large vicious and
prolific, Is playing havoc with the flow.
er Industry Of the Italian Riviera. lor-
ticulturIsts are required 10 report the
appearance Of this pest Immediately
and to take prescribed steps for Its
destruction. The ants are supposed
to have been introduced from the Ar
genuine Scientific American.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
The Flip Flapper.

"Now, Madge I'm not squeamish,
but ii you want TO make a good I'M
preston upon my aunt you've got TO
peel or some Of that war paint. She
doesn't 40 much as powder her nose.
"Why, Tommy, what shining *
annie Of old-fushIoned virtue Your
aunt must he Judge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
HEY THERE !

Every citizen of Mineral Point who
has the least itching for county office,
or any other Office. should get busy and
apply in the customary form. This
town may as well furnish the names
with which to load up the ballot as any
other town
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01
The Desired information.

Unpopular Actress (taking leading
part in tragedy where can my
mother be7
Gallery voice-She's peddling apples
on Fifth avenue.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

If the reports that comes out from
Syracuse. New York, is correct, there
will be something of revolution in
the automobile industry. A man has
invented feul oil engine, a mechanical
marvel, which will run 300 miles on
gallon of feul oil, which costs only five
and one-half cents. Think of driving
from here to Chicago on five and one
half cents Of feul. Experts have been
fiocking to Syracuse to sec this new
invention and declare it wonder. IL
it works out as minated, Givvers will
certainly be flying about in great num-
bers and more highways will have to
be built to accommodate the traffic
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred Rasmussen and
children Of Beloit have been spending a
few days With relatives and friends.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

Old Bach--All woman are the same.
Benedict-Thats all you know. Why
even one woman isn't the same Tor
any length of time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

the business houses for two hours and
devoting that time in becoming tributes
IT, the the services of the brave dead.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-06-01

Top Buggies $1,000 Get our price
on MIX Wagons and Harnesses. Fitz
gibbons Brothers, Monroe, Wis. l7m6
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-13

In too much dispute truth is lost.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-13

Foot after foot, the muck was torn
away. rs Fairchld, with pick and
shovel, forced tunnel through the
great mass of rocky debris which
choked the drift. Onward--onward-
at last to make sNall opening In
the barricade, and to lean close to II
that he might shout again. But still
there was no answer.
Feverish now, Fairchlld worked
with all the reserve strength that was
In him. Behind that broken mass.
FairchIld felt sure, was his partner,
torn. bleeding through the effects OF
some accident. he did not know what,
past answering his calls, perhaps
dead. Greater became the hole in the
cnve-in; soon Il was large enough
TO admit his body. Selling his car
hide lamp, Fairchild made for the
opening and crawled through. hurry
ing onward toward the chamber where
the stope began, calling Harry's name
at every step, In vain. The place was
empty, except for the pile of stone
and refuse which had been torn away
by dynamite explosions In the hang
ing wall, where Harry evidently hat
shot away the remaining refuse In 6
last effort to see what lay in thai
direction - stones and muck which
told nothing. On the other side
Falrchild stared blankly. The hol,
that he had made into the foot wal
had been filled with dynamite ant
tamped, as though ready for shooting
But the charge had not been exploded
Instead-on the ground lay the re
mainder Of the tamplng paper and ;
short foot and half Of fuse. with III
fulleinate of mercury cap attached
where 1t had been pulled from IL
berth by some great force and hastil.
stamped out. And Harry
Harry was gonel
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-13
CHAPTER xv-cons,nuea.

IL
swell, Son, now you can hurry back
and begin cutting into fortune II
that veins only four Inches wide,
you've got plenty to keep you for the
rest Of your life. Run along"
And FairchIld "rnn." whistllng and
happy, he turned out of the Office OF
the Sampler and into the street, his
coat open. his big cap high on his
head, regardless OF the sweep of the
cold wind and the FIVE snow that 1t
carried on Its Icy breath. The wait
ing of months was over, and Fairchild
at last was beginning to see his
dreams come true.
So this was the reason that Ro-
dame had acknowledged the value Of
the mine that day ID court This
was the reason for the mysterious
offer OF fifty thousand dollars and for
the later one of nearly a quarter Of a
mllllonl Rodaine had known; Ro-
dame had Information. and ROdaine
had been willing to pay to gain pos.
session OF what now appeared to he a
bonanza. Bur Rodalne had failed
And Fnirchild had wonl
Wont But suddenly he realized that
there was Darkness about 1t oil.
He had won money, 1t is true. But
all the money In the world could not
free him from the saint that had
been left upon him by coroner's
investigation. from the hint that still
remained In the recommendation Of
the grand jury that the murder OF
Slssie Larsen be looked into further
Nor could II remove the stigma Of the
four charges against Harry. which
soon were to come to trial. and with
out bit OF evidence to combat them
Riches could do much--but they coult
not aid In that particular, and some
what sObered by the knowledge, Fair
child turned from the main road ant
on up through the high-piled snow
to the mouth Of the Blue Poppy mine.
A falnt acrld odor struck his nos
trils as he started to descend thu
shaft, the perfume" of exploded
dynamite, and II sent anew into Fair
child's heart the excitement and in
tensity of the strike. Evidently Harr.
had shot the deep hole, and now. Their
in the chamber, was examining tn
result. which must. by this time, Civ
some idea OF the extent of the ore an,
the width of the vein. A moment NOR
and he had reached the bottom. T.
leap from the carrier, light his car
blde lamp which hung where he ha
left It on the tlmbers. and start fol
ward.
The Odor grew heavier. Falrchll
held his light before him and locke
far ahead. wondering why he coul
not see the CLEAN from Harry's LAM
He shouted. There was no answer
and he went on.
Fifty feet Seventy-five feet The
he stopped short with gasp. Twlste
and torn before him were the timber
of the tunnel. while muck and refus
lay everywhere. A cGve-in-anothe
cave-ln-at almost the exact spC
where the one had occurred years b'
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-13

nounced. at takes a slx.foot hole
to reach II, and we can have the whole
story by morning. Let's gor
Along the great length of the foot
wall, extending all the distance of the
big chamber. the men began their
work, Ave men to the drills and as
many to the sledges, rs they started
their double lacking. Midnight came,
the first of the slX-foot drills sank to
Its ultimate depth. Then the second
and third and fourth finally the fifth.
They moved on. Hours more Of work,
and the operation had been repeated.
The workmen hurried for the powder
house. far down the drift. by the shaft.
Juggling back in their pockets the yell
low, candle-llke rticks OF dynamite,
with their waxy wrappers and their
gelatlnous contents, together with
fuses and caps. Crimping nippers--
the inevitable accompaniment OF n
miner-came forth from the pockets
of the men. Careful tamplng, then
the men took their places at the fuses.
'Glve the word" one Of them an
nounced crisply as he turned to Fair
child. Zach of us'll light one Of
these things, and then say Wen run
Because this is going to be some ex-
plosion !"
Fairchlld smiled the smile of II man
whose heart is humping AT its maxi
mum speed. Before him In the long
| line OF the foot wall were ten holes
''uphGies," downs" and Swimmers, y
attacking the hidden ore In every d.
rectlon Ten holes drilled six feet
into the rock and tamped with double
charges OF dynamite. lie straight
encd.
IAN right, men, ReadyT
Ready"
"Touch em off !"
The carbide lamps were held close
! to the fuses for a second. Soon they
were all going, splitting like 50 many
yenomous, angry scrpents-but neither
Falrchild nor the miners had stopped
to watch. They were running as hare
as possible for the shaft and for th'
protection that distance might give.
wait that seemed ages. Then;
"Onei"
And twO-and three"
There goes four and tive--the!
went tOgetherw
"Six-seven-ei ght-nlne--"
Again a wait, while they looked a
one another with yacuous eyes.
long interval until the tenth.
1.-TWO went together then! l though
we'd counted miner The foreman
stared, and Fairchlld studied. The
his face lighted.
"Eleven's right one of them mus
have set off the charge that Harry lei
in there. All the better-it gives u
lust that much more of chance"
! Back they went along the drift tur