Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-10
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illness and death OF her mother, Mrs.
Skinner.
Does that floor need a new coat of
varnish? If so, try Sole Proof colored
varnish 1t lasts longer and looks
better than other varnishes Sold at
Ivey's Pharmacy.
Under the new law eggs sold as
fresh must be fresh, and if not they
must be classed as storage eggs. Any
one selling storage eggs as fresh is
subject to a fine of not less than S25.
1t is only fifteen years since the
modern automobile was introduced.
And fifteen years hence the auto may
seem like a back number, compared
with some newer device for locomotion.
There's rumor to the effect that
throughout the country are several
postmasters thinking some of having
grand sacrifice marked down sale of
postage stamps, as they will soon have
to vacate.
BY telegram it has been learned
that Mrs. Mary Cooking, a lifelong
resident of Mineral Point, but who now
resides with her daughters Lulu, Eta
and Nettie in the flood stricken city of
Dayton, Ohio, are all safe and well.
Last Monday evening about thirty
guests met at the home of Mrs Andrew
Thrasher, it being her fiftieth birthday.
She was the recipient of many presents.
A bounteous supper was served and the
guests enjoyed very pleasant evening.
The Methodist people of Freeport
have erected new eighty thousand
dollar church in that city, which was
recently dedicated. 1t is a splendid
building and speaks well for the pros
tperity of that denomination in that city.
"A quiet home wedding occurred at
Hotel Blanchard on Wednesday eve
ming, March Goth, when Miss Elsie
Kaump was joined in marriage to Mr..
Orlow Lamb, Rev. A. W. Sneesby per
forming the ceremony uniting this hap
Ply young couple for life. Blanchard
vile Blade
The members of the f. F. % club
held their annual dance Friday evening
in the Parish hall The programs were
filled out with agreeable partners for
every one, and the novelty dances
proved one of pleasant features Of the
evening. Those attending from out Of
town were Miss Matha White of Mt.
Carroll College and Miss Lena and Ross
Bishop of Cobb.
There is plenty of home loyalty
Iamong the people of Mineral Point, but
what is needed is some real leader to
get our citizens to pull together. The
questions of construction of the new
municipal building and the new federal
building should be settled without par
leying or delay, with reason, economy
and the city's welfare the only aim and
determined result.
Wisconsin University has the dis
tinction of being the only terrarium in
the United States. Only one other is
in existence, and that is at Bonn Uni
versity, Germany. A terrarium is an
underground room containing several
boX-like cells provided with glass bot
toms, sloping at an angle of about 45
degrees, through which students watch
the roots of growing plants push their
way through the soil.
| Gen. Burleson has ordered annulled
the parcel post regulation which re-
quires double postage collected from
the addressee when ordinary postage
stamps have been affixed to parcels.
Postmaster General Burleson holds the
people ought not to suffer from negh-
gence Of postmasters in not seeing that
parcels bear proper stamps.
Automobile owners and all users Of
gasoline are much concerned over the
promise Of even higher prices for gaso-
line this season. Crude oil has ad-
vanced and gasoline is now selling at
20 to 25 cents per gallon, depending on
the test. Competition for the Standard
Oil Co. is needed and some ray Of hope
is held out in the east, where a concern
has offered to supply the New York
City garage men with twenty million
gallons at from 10 to u cents a gallon.
Miss Alice Collins, who is visiting
at the Kane home in Madison, gave an
April Fool party on April LIST, by proxy,
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. +. w.
GRADER, in this city. The affair was all
jokes and laughter, and proved a de-
cided success. The favors were all
sorts of beans and a live rooster. The
young lady who won the rooster carried
him home very tenderly the same eve
ming, but sad to relate his fate was
very tragic as he was served to several
members Of the Whist club Thursday
evening.