Excerpts from Mineral Point’s storied past With special thanks to the Mineral Point Public Library Archives
175 YEARS AGO May 22, 1851
Daughters of Temperance
“Cold Water” Union, No. 9, D. of T. was instituted in this village on Tuesday, under the direction of Mrs. ADELIA M. BLISS, D. G. P. S., for district No. 5. – This new Union has opened under very favorable circumstances and bids fair to become a useful auxiliary in the great Temperance cause . . .
150 YEARS AGO May 24, 1876
“ET TU BRUTE.” — In using this quotation last week in the TRIB- UNE the second t was omitted, much to the advantage of the dead language expert of the Democrat. If that editor’s familiarity with the classics is what makes the Democrat so much superior to its contemporaries we have great reason to regret our want of proficiency in that branch of study.
125 YEARS AGO May 23, 1901
-Prof. Dayton, hypnotist and prestigiator, who gave exhibitions of his powers and skill at the city hall Monday and Tuesday, is quite a master in his line. He used as subjects some of our best known citizen’s mature men who could not be played upon by weak performers, and they all agree that his mesmeric powers are genuine, and his tricks of legerdemain of the most complex kind.
100 YEARS AGO May 20, 1926
HOLDUPERS PLENTIFUL.
All highways seem to be infested with scalawags indulging in holding up auto drivers. Their mode differs so widely that anyone can be easily caught in their net. And the worst of it is, the damnable rascals don’t hesitate to take life on the least provocation. Quiz John Alderson about his experience on the Darlington road lately.
50 YEARS AGO May 20, 1976
The Mineral Point School Board voted to remodel the library, closed the Governor Dodge School ane approved the bus contract at a recent meeting.
Frank Humberstone is working to record the number of homes built in Mineral Point in the last 150 years.
25 YEARS AGO May 17, 2001
Brianna Bennett, a MPES 4th grader, wrote her own book “Forget-Me-Not” and won an area contest.
The Mineral Point School Board was asked to revisit the 210 Plan that students don’t need to take final exams.
10 YEARS AGO May 19, 2016
Wendy Dueling and Sean Menninger will open Popole Pizza in the former Chesterfield Inn building.
Mineral Point kindergarten teacher Jill McGuire received the Pre-Service Educator Award from the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teachers.
5 YEARS AGO May 20, 2021
The Iowa County Tech Rescue Team trained with the UW-Med Flight crew at the Iowa County Airport.
Steve Springer, of Linden, was appointed to the Cattleman’s Beef Promotion and Research Board.