Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-11-30

and Denmark, Brown county, al date
in the winter to be selected later.
Oconomowoc-The Rev. w. j. Perry
nicked several large strawberries in
his garden here, something unusual
for November in Wisconsin.
Menomonee Falls - The capital of
the Farmers and Merchants bank here
recently was increased from $4,000
to $4,000.
Green Bay-Samuel Block, formerly
owner of a department store in Sha-
yano, was bound over to stand trial
in circuit court on charge of arson.
He furnished bond of $4,000.
Waushara claims the dis
tinction 1of being the banner republi-
can county of the state, giving a TO
vote to the republican party at the
recent election.
Beloit TO prevent spreading OF
scarlet fever room in the Strong
school has been closed for fumigation
and to keep the children apart for a
few days. Three cases of scarlet fever
have developed within a week.
Green Bay-Pay day at creameries
in Brown county this week gave the
farmers what is believed to be rec
ord price for butterfat. At the South
Lawrence butter and cheese factory
481a cents pound was paid.
Manitowoc Trustees of Maple
Crest sanitorium here, in their annual
report to the county board state that
the institution is self-supporting and
no appropriation is asked for the next
year.
Antigo-The Amigo club of the
LOYAL Order of Nuts of America, of
which Peter Feichtner is chief nut and
founder now has membership of $50
and eight other clubs have been or
ganized. The initiation fees from ini-
tiations are turned over to charity.
Neenah-Work on the postotfice
building here has been suspended until
March /, pending the provision of bet
ter material, proposals for which were
filed some time ago. Some of the ma
terial is to be changed from brick to
stone.
Marinette-The first arrests of a
wholesale lot of prosecutions for game
law violations were made here by state
game wardens when six Marinette
county farmers were taken into Gus
tody, and found guilty of killing female
deer and of illegal trapping.
Appleton-When a. J. Fox was in
formed that his brother A. T. Fox a
conductor, had committed suicide at a
Duluth hospital, after jokingly telling
the hotel clerk that be was going
home to kin himself" he was taken
with a severe stroke of paralysis.
Oshkosh-Following an address by
J. T. Donaghey, chief inspector Of the
Wisconsin highway commission, a
branch of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association went on record
as favoring the county unit plan Of
state road building,
hn0n
killed in northwestern Wisconsin this
fan than last winter The season
promises to be the best wolf hunting
winter in years. one Brentwood man
has killed FIVE already. getting $500 in
bounties.
-Waushara county farm
ers have delivered about half of theii
seasons crop of potatoes, few of them
caring to hold their stock, pay storage
and loose shrinkage, There will be few
potatoes next spring, there being
scarcely % per cent normal crop IL
the county.
Green Bay-Only pasteurized cream
for butter making was urged by As
slstant Supt G. E. Lee of the Wiscon
sin Dairy and Food commission in ad
dressing a large audience Of butter
makers at a meeting Of the Northeast
em Buttermakers association here
today.
Shehoygan-O Otto Foeste, cashier o.
the German Bank Of Sheboygan, pur
chased the assets Of the Ross-Sellingel
Glove company from the trustee, vii
liam Schrage, for $4,000 The com
pany recently filed a petition in vol
untary bankruptcy in the federal court
IN Milwaukee.
Marinette-Two freight trains col
lided in the fog at Coleman on The
Milwaukee road, causing one of the
worst wrecks in the history Of the Su
perior division Fifteen cars filled
with freight were piled up in somt
places three cars high. No one was in
jured.