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Newspaper
Mineral Point Tribune
Location
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
3
In Polkville a visiting Arkansas politician tells schoolchildren a true tale with a moral. A brother in law smuggled whisky, an argument over the jug led to a village brawl with broken noses and a stove fire. The crowd recalls the chaos, until a student asks what the story proves.
A Philadelphia Press note says the paper laid off all proofreaders and now publishes only dialect stories. A humorous exchange includes an inventor claiming airship success, while a publisher jokes about keeping it earthbound due to its value.
Reportedly a bride and groom at Battle Alley were taken to the hospital after their wedding ceremony. Friends had thrown old horse shoes for luck, and the incident prompted concern about safety at the event.
A prison scene in Baltimore News reports a grim irony as a convict learns he has smallpox and reacts with misguided excitement. The prison surgeon calmly notes the diagnosis while the inmate anticipates a breakout and ends up in a padded cell.
One story land near Moses M. Strong property convenient to town church and school. Price and terms available through J Bb REyNoLps. The advertiser offers several choice farms in Town and Lafayette counties. They are presented as money makers by F. E. Davisson promising long time low rate financing.
Real estate advertisements describe multiple properties around St Pauls and St Marys churches plus a 482 acre farm near town. Listings include 6 room houses with cisterns, a two story dwelling with furnace, building lots near the high school, and a splendid 815 acre farm south of Mineral Point priced to move. Listings note proximity to schools churches and mail delivery.
For sale a large house and lot in the best residential part of the city. Lot size 90 by 160 feet. House has several rooms, closets and pantry. New barn 18 by 26 feet, 16 feet high, posts, well with 30 feet of water cistern. Wood house, some fruit trees. Desirable home at a reasonable price. Terms and price available from Joan CuRNOW or J. B. REYNOLDS.
The State of Wisconsin summons Far a Moore Charlotte Young George A Plank Catherine Plank Emily Mitchell William E B Plank Eion Plank Christopher H Plank Iida Plank Elizabeth M Mounster Rose F Gage Sylvester Plank Pearl Plank Oliva Plank John E Plank Edward Phillips administrator of Adam Plank deceased to appear within twenty days to defend the complaint. Fiedler & Fiedler, Plaintiff's Attorneys, Mineral Point Iowa County Wis.
Iowa County Court will hear the final settlement of the James H. Dunn executor on the first Tuesday of June 1902 at Dodgeville Wisconsin. The court will examine the will interpret residue distribution and appoint allowances. Public notice runs three weeks in Mineral Point Tribune.
Stage departs Mineral Point seven forty five p m daily except Sunday and leaves Dodgeville between one and two p m. It connects with the C N W Ry train for Madison Milwaukee and with the C Mid St P Ry train for Platteville Darlington Shullsburg Monroe and Janesville. Calls at hotels in Mineral Point receive prompt attention. Fares fifty cents and phone number 136.
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