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Newspaper
Mineral Point Tribune
Location
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
3
Roxana flees through the street pursued by danger then collapses into a tense ride with Greer toward safety. He reassures her at home while a loyal dog offers forgiveness and restraint, and their uneasy night ends with a quiet plea to avoid repeating past games.
An old etiquette guide counsels caution for marriage proposals. It warns against proposing during boating trips or just before dinner, citing awkward logistics and temperamental moods as reasons to choose a better time and place.
A physician recalls wagering on a debtor who claimed he would not pay. The man later paid with a $10 check and $7 cash, then returned the evening with more funds. The sequence ends with the check returned unpaid and a surprised payer.
A northern New Hampshire legislator addressed Governor Rollins as "most high" prompting a quip about making justice of the peace from nothing. The governor corrected him, noting only one Most High. The exchange reflects statehouse etiquette and rural wit as recounted by the Boston Herald.
Local notes cover a wide range from real estate bargains by the Royal Real Estate firm to horses heading to Chicago, a Milwaukee Exposition hall fire loss, and railroad fare notices for a Knights of Columbus convention. Community updates include visits, school events, and regional business remarks.
A storm of tornado-like intensity hit the central part of the state Saturday night injuring several people from flying debris. Buildings and outbuildings were demolished and livestock losses were large. In the southeast a severe electric storm with heavy rain and wind damaged crops, flooding tobacco and beet fields.
A Baltimore party tours Pike's Peak via the cog road from Manitou. One passenger, a young girl, fainted with profuse bleeding as air pressure rose at altitude, and a man reported heart pounding after a brief ascent. The group continued to the summit, then descended, with at least one traveler vowing never to return.
A call to help those in need appears alongside local ads for FitzGibbons Bros. of Monroe offering Silver Cross carriages and harnesses with direct consumer wholesale pricing. Also promoted are Perfection Oil gasoline priced at 12 cents per gallon or five gallons for 1 dollar at John R Tony’s.
A bold promotional note from The Chicago Daily Review and Mineral Point Tribune touts an exclusive clubbing offer for readers in 210 area, promising unprecedented value and access to special sections, with emphasis on attracting local subscribers.
Notice is published for a special term of the Iowa County Court at Dodgeville on July 5 1905 the examination and allowance of the administration account of Richard Mitchell executor of Thomas W Mitchell and the construction of the will with distribution to rightful heirs. Also a second notice for June 20 1906 for William T Jennings and Phil Allen administrators of Elizabeth Necollins for their administration account and will construction. Public notice to be printed in the Mineral Point Tribune for three weeks. Court: Aldro Jenks County Judge. Spensley Mellhon Attorneys.
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