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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
THE BUYING POWER OF
S35,OOO,OOO

The buyers for more than
500 stores will be in Chicago
from August Ist to eth plac-
ing orders jointly for mer-
chandise in quantities so much
greater than any one mer-
chant can buy, that these 500
merchants get their goods
way below what others have
to pay. These 500 merchants
comprise the r. c. u, Retail
Commercial Union). Their
combined buying power is
more than S35,ooo,ooo.
Ours is the only r. c. u.
store in this section. Ours is
the store of MORE FOR YOUR
MONEY because our goods cost
us less.
w. J. Penhallegon and w.
J. Benson spent part of this
week in Chicago on this buy
ing trip. Watch for the bar
gains as they arrive a little
later. The values will tell
their own story.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
A Life Journey Ended

Tobias Dodge (colored) famliarly
known as "BiIl," died at his home in
this city last Saturday evening, Aug. 5,
aged 55, possibly more. He was q
descendant Of the family brought here
from the south by the late Governor
Dodge. This was Bills home from
his birth. He was Of jolly disposition
and more inclined to work than many
Of his race.
he leaves a wife, three cons and one
daughter. The oldest Of the children
being about sixteen,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

At the age of rs years. Mrs. John
Herman of Fort Scott. Kansas, passed
from this life at p. m. Tuesday, Aug.
s, 1916, after short illness, at the
home of her granddaughter, Mrs. w.
K. White, in this city.
The remains will be taken today to
Fort Scott for interment.
Deceased had been a guest Of Mrs.
White since May.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
Jeuck's Horses Win

AT Reedsburg last week Frank
Jeuck's three-year-old John Spencer"
took second in his class with apparent
ease, and Lady Jeuck" owned by the
Jeuck Bros. secured third in like
manner in the % class. This showing
is quite satisfactory to the owners as
it was the first start for the horses
for the fall campaign. The time was
not fast owing to the track being
heavy on account of sand, which was
reported from four to six inches deep.
This week these same horses viii
participate in the Janesville races.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
Obituary

Mr.. Thomas Teasdale Richardson
died at his home in Mifflin, July %,
aged 65 years. 9 months and Is days.
Mr.. Richardson was born at Mifilin,
Oct. IA, 1850. He leaves two sisters
and one brother, with hosts of rel
atives and friends. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. John Hard
Castle of Plattevlle. .*s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
New Building for Plat,evilIe Normal

After delay of about two years, the
funds set aside by the state legislature
for the construction of the new agri-
cultural, physical and manual training
building at the PlatteyilIe normal school
have at last become available and the
board Of regents has awarded tbs con-
tract for the work, which is to be be-
pm within few weeks.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Mrs. John Woolrich entertained
immediate relatives with a bounteous
oinner and supper at their home Sun
DAY IN honor of the thirty-second birth
oay OF her husband. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Bond and son
rhillp OF Jonesdale, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Woolrich, Jr., and daughters, Marion
and Genevieve, of Willow Springs and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jewell and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. George Woolrich
and daughter of this city. The pleas
ant hours sped all too quickly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
EX-GOVERNOR McGoVERN

Win address the people of Mineral
Point at Municipal Theatre tomorrow
(Friday) evening on important quest
ions of the day. He is fluent and in
teresting talker-hits from the shoulder.
Hear him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Milton Schuster and his musical
comedy company at the Municipal
Theatre every evening next week. "a
Prince for Day." opening number
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

Mrs. b. W. Beardon and daughter
of Alliance, Neb., are here visiting
among the Stude families.
During Rev Bonds absence their
will be no evening services at the Con-
gregational church. The pulpit will be
filed Sunday mornings by some neigh
boring pastor. Last Sunday Rev.
Schoenfeld Of Dodgeyille very ably
filed the vacancy and next Sunday,
Aug. 12, Rev. Cookson of Waldwick
will have charge. Other services will
be held as usual.
Fennimore has been given $50, 900
for park and Whitewater eight acres
of land for lake and play ground. In
each case the donation has been by one
person. Whether Mineral Point gets a
summer resort and lake by donation or
otherwise, let's keep eyerlastingly
after il until we get it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
The Mortgage A Strange Institution

A mortgage ia a strange institution.
1t makes man rustic, and it keeps
him poor. 1t is a strong incentive to
action, and wholesome reminder of the
fleeing months and years. A mortgage
represents industry, because 1t is never
idle and never rests. Ii is like a
bosom friend, because the greater the
adversely the closer it sticks to q fell
low. 1t is like soldier; it never hesi-
tates in charging nor fears to close in
on an enemy. 1t is like the sandbag of
the thug; silent in its application but
deadly in its effect. Like the very
hand of Providence, it is spread over
all creation, and its influence is every
where visible. 1t is like the grasp of
the devil fish, the longer it holds the
greater it's strength. 1t will exercise
telling energy and lend activity to the
sluggish brain. No matter how hard
the debtor works the mortgage works
harder still. 1t makes fellow sour,
cross. selfish, unsociabIe and miserable
and does him any good except to exer-
else him. - Elk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
Boxes for Sale

Several good. large, leaf tobacco
boxes for sale at Mulhairn's cigar fac
tory, at very reasonable prices.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10
GUNDRY s GRAY CO.,
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES
Ladies Waists

For ten days our stock
of ladies' waists will be on
sale at the following re-
duced prices. This in
cludes all cotton, crepe-du-
CHEN and silk waists.
Sizes 81 to A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County
Court-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Jacob
J. WenZel, deceased.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Jacob ]. Wenzel, deceased, hav-
ing been issued to Fred A. Wenzel.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
the creditors of said Jacob J. Wenzel
deceased, are allowed and limited by
order of this Court until and including
the 4th Tuesday of May, 1916, being
the 23rd day of said month, to present
their claims and demands against said
Jacob J. Wenzel, deceased, to the
County Court for examination and al
lOwance.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN
That the claims and demands so pre-
scented will be examined and adjusted
by this Court, at the Office of the Coun-
ty Judge, at the Court House, in the
city of Lancaster, in said County, on
the 9Th Tuesday of May, 1916.
Dated this 21st day of January, 1916
BY THE COURT:
E. b. GOODSELL,
County Judge
Brown, Brennan & Carthew,
Attorneys for the estate. 4SWt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
CASSVILLE.

The Index says:
Beatrice Harville was out of school
week, ill of tonsilitis.
James Jordan of Lancaster, was a
visitor at S. B. Jordan's a few days.
Mrs. Walter Zeigler's sister, Mrs.
Sprague was her guest several days
this week.
Miss Lucy Schauf is in town this
week visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Barbara West and other relatives.
Belva Schweigert went Tuesday to
Bagley where she will be employed by
her aunt, Mrs. Thomas Gulick.
Mrs. Everett Blackburn and family
of Beetown were visitors at Mrs.
Flickner's home yesterday.
Mrs. Chas. w. Tayman and her sis
ter, Miss Bischoff left Sunday for two
weeks visit with relatives in Chicago.
S. w. Okey got the best of tussle
with the grip and is feeling all right
again.
Miss Lena Mumm was in town Tues
day, a guest of Mrs. Louisa Kleinpell
and family.
Mrs. VIM. Wood of Bagley was a
visitor at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Emily Garner a few days last week.
Harry Bossert left Monday for Lin
coin, Nebraska, to resume his studies
at College View
Emmett Moore and wife were at the
John Moore home across the river a
few days while John was at West I'm
ion.
Mrs. G. A. Stevens is improving, but
still quite i'll. Her sister, Mrs. G. H.
Cox of Dodgeville, came Monday to
stay week or two.
Harry Seipp, who was confined to
bed three weeks by injuries from a
fall on the icy walk, is now able to be
up all day.
0. F. Tate of Carter, Montana, was
in town Monday on the way home from
visiting his mother at Connorsville,
Indiana.
Chris Garner was in town Monday.
His little daughter, Dorothy, who was
so i'll that trained nurse attended
her, is getting better.
Henry May of Glen Haven, was at
R. j. Kirschbaum's Sunday. George
Kirschbaum of Beetown, was visit
or there, Monday.
Mrs. Otto Logergren of Chicago,
came to town Saturday and her broth
er, Robert S. Muldoon took her to Bee
town to see their mother who is SER
iously i'll at the home of her son, Joe.
Miss Norma Scharfenstein, on the
way home from Cuba City, spent a
cuple of days in Platteville visiting
Misses Anna Joyce and Pauline
Kirschbaum.
Charles j. Keubler of Viroqua was
in town Sunday visiting his mother
and other relatives. Charley is a sue
cessful merchant in his home city; he
is the sort of man who will make good
anywhere.
James Smith sold his saving outfit
and gasoline motor to John p. Bausch
who will use the machine on his farm.
All the Bauschs-brothers and cousins,
are prosperous men, and have comfort
able farm homes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
PLATTEVILLE.
The Journal says +:

The Journal says:
Fred May, son of Conrad May of
Louisburg, died suddenly Monday
night He was i'll with Iagrippe for a
few days, which developed into pleuro-
pneumonia.
Miss Velma Britten, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. N. B. Britten of this CITY, was
married to Mr.. Clayton w. Enrich of
Monroe, at the home Of the brides pa
rents on Covall street, on Wednes-
day last, at 11:30 a. m.
The Chicago and North Western
railroad company has agreed to pay
Mrs. Anna Nelson of DOdgeville, five
thousand dollars for the death of her
husband, Nels Nelson who was killed
at the North Western crossing near
that station in that city some weeks
ago. Attorney j. d. McGeever, repre-
senting Mrs. Nelson, and accompanied
by Henry Nelson, were at Chicago the
first of the week and succeeded in
bringing about the settlement of the
claim against the railroad company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
Eibe Riege.

Eibe Riege, president of the First
National Bank, chairman of the Platte
vile school board and active in local
life for many years, passed away Mon
day morning of last week at his home.
Mr.. Riege was 70 years old, week ago
last Friday.
He leaves besides the widow, six
children, four boys and two girls !:
Clarence, who is principal of the
Platteville schools; Adolph of Wood
vile, Wis; Ben and Fred of Fresno,
California; Nellie Mrs. Harry DahD
of Lacrosse, and Eta (Mrs. Beck) of
New Jersey. Ben, of California, came
last week and was with his father at
the end. Mr.. and Mrs. Riege cele-
brated their golden wedding five years
ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice to Prove viii and Notice to
Creditors.

Creditors.
State of Wisconsin, County Court,
Grant COunty-In Probate.
In re estate of William Gerhard, de-
ceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
at the special term of said court to be
held on the End Tuesday of February,
A. D., 1916, at the Court House in the
City of Lancaster, County of Grant,
and State of Wisconsin, there will be
heard and considered, the application
of E. NJ. Wilmot, of Potosi, Wisconsin,
to admit to probate the last Will and
Testament of William Gerhard, late of
the town of Potosi, in said county, de-
ceased, and for the appointment OF an
executor;
NOTICE is HEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN, That at the special term OF
said court to be held at said Court
House, on the 4th Tuesday of May, A.
D., 1916, there will be heard, consider
ed and adjusted, all claims against said
William Gerhard, deceased;
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FUR
THEIR GIVEN, That all such claims
for examination and allowance must
be presented in said county court at
the court house in the city of Lancas-
ter. in said county and state, on or be-
fore the 7th day of May, A. D., 1916, or
be barred.
Dated January 9TH, 1916.
BY THE COURT:
E. B. GOODSELL, Judge
Brown, Brennan & Carthew,
Attorneys. 46W5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
IL Makes Tracks,

One day small Harold came running
into the house, and, holding up { horse
shoe, he exclaimed:
"Oh, mamma, some poor horse lost
one of his tracks, and l found it,
Kansas City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
IneKcuSabie.

Said the walter to noisy card party
i'm q hotel bedroom: I've been sent to
ask you to make less noise, gentlemen.
The gentleman in the next room says
he can't read
"TeIl him." was the reply of the host,
that he ought to be ashamed Of him
self. Why, l could read when / was
Eve years DID, Pittsburgh Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26

16-inch Sulky Pillow; end gate seeder; one
3-horse disc; bobsled; 3-section steel drag;
tire wagon; wagon box, new; spring seat;
one Corn Planter; Deere Corn Cultivator
set 3,O00-lb wagon springs; hog rack, hay rack;
hog waterer and barrel; II new grain sacks;
crowbar; wire stretcher; forks and shovels; one
pump jack; one set 1 3-4-in work harness, good
as new; three good horse collars and pads 40
rods wire, Gin mesh, new; spool barb wire,
new; Simplex cream separator in good condition;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
Mrs. Margaret Huntington Sievwright.

Mrs. Margaret Huntington Slew
wright, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Huntington of Platteville,
passed away at the home of her pa
rents Sunday, January Is, after a
lingering illness with tuberculosis.
Mrs. Sievwright was about &c years
old. She leaves besides her parents,
little daughter of two years to
mourn her loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
County Court, Grant County, WiscOn-
SHIN Probate.

County Court, Grant county, NlScOn-
SHIN Probate.
In the matter of the will of Nathan
Gillian, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
at a special term of the county court
to be held in and for said county at the
court house in the city of Lancaster
in said county on the 4th Tuesday (be-
ing the 22d day. of February, A. D.,
1916, at the opening of court ON that
day, the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application of Minnie May Barr,
executriX of the will of Nathan Gill;
Ian, deceased, late of township of Har-
risOn in said county, for the eXamina-
ton and allowance of her final ac-
count, and for the assignment of the
residue of the estate of said deceased
to such persons as are by law entitled
thereto; and for the determination and
adjudication of the inheritance tax, If
any, payable in said estate.
Dated January 18th, A. d., 1916.
BY THE COURT:
E. B. GOODSEIL.
47w3 County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
LEGAL NOTICES.
State of Wisconsin, County Court of
Grant COunty-In Probate.


Estate of Carrie Webb, deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
at the special term of the county
court, to be held in and for said COun-
tE- at the court house, in the City of
Lancaster, in said county, on the sec
end Tuesday of February, A. d., 1916,
being the Sth day of February, 1916,
at the hour of 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application of Frank Webb, adj
ministratOr of the estate of said de-
ceased, for the allowance of his adj
ministratiOn account and the assign
ment of the residue of said estate to
such persons as are by law entitled
to the same.
By Order of the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
GEO. b. CLEMENTSON,
Attorney for Admir-. 46w3
Dated Jan. 5th, 1916.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
DIR. A. B. COOK
]. A. GAULT, NJ. D.

Physician and Surgeon.
Calls city and country promptly at
tended. Special attention given to
Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat work.
Glasses fitted and Guaranteed.
Office over Ivey e Webb's store
Bell phone, How, Farmers phone
IyU-1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
After All.

a THOUGH the late Henry James.
SN the American novelist, lived
abroad, he was very proud of his fell
low countrymen.
One evening at the Athenaeum Club
in London Mr.. James dined with Joseph
Chamberlain.
Mr.. James praised the English highly
during dinner. He praised their dress.
their manners, their country life and
even their climate.
Mr.. Chamberlain listened to this
praise attentively. At the end he said.
expecting further compliment for
Great Britain:
Mr.. James. il you were not an Amer
lean. what would you want to be-"
III l were not an American" Mr..
James answered promptly. I'd want TO
be one.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18

hours each day. although the workers
are divided into shifts. Some one must
keep the heating plant Cone of the most
important plants about a dollhouse. by
the way going. and some one must
watch the thermometers suspended in
many parts of each greenhouse to see
that the plants are getting exactly the
amount of heat required. The tempera-
ture for various houses varies, accord
ing to the kind of plants growing In
them. and according to whether 1t Is
desired to retard or force" their
growth.
Carelessness or ineficiency on the
part of those in charge of seeing that
the plants are given the proper amount
Of heat might cause the death In one
night of thousands of flowers, and this
would mean proportionate loss in dol
lars and cents. Temperature has to be
watched by day as well as by night, OF
course, but the day force being con-
siderably larger than the number of
night workers. the danger Of insufi-
Client heat through carelessness or in
attention is greatly diminished.
Early in the morning the work of
gathering the flowers is done for the
most SArt. At this time all of the
workers. engage in picking the blooms
for sale Additional picking may be
done later In the day. this being gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Horses Practical Joke.

A \ American sculptor found diver
~ sion in watching the tricks and
peculiarities of the horses which served
as models for some of his equine
statues. He made friends with them
all. When he was at work on a Sher
idan statue he noticed that the big
European draft horse began to fgdet
and shift his feet After this had gone
on for some minutes the sculptor said
to the attendant groom: THE old fell
low is really tired and bored. Take
him out for a rest"
Among the horses employed by this
sculptor was a thoroughbred that was
real joker. His name was Lex, and
he posed for much of the sculptor's
early work. Somehow he discovered
that a table on which the artist worked
was easily shaken. 1t was a board
on trestles so arranged that the posi-
ton of the board might be altered TO
almost any angle.
When Lex saw that the artist was
busiest he would slide slowly and
silently to the side of the table and
turn his head to have A good look at
The artist as he jostled at the table
with his shoulder or hip. II was anus
inb at first but il sometimes hampered
the worker, and he would try joke in
return.
Lex had a place on the ia bile that he
invariably approached. and when he
struck it always leaned on the same
corner Lex was not conscious that
the artist placed his compass. with the
pointed end out. barely half an inch
extending over the edge of the table.
and braced the other end against a
weight
The artist had not long to wait be-
fore Lex gently came up. and mischief
could he seen in his eye He took his
usual place and then when the artist
pretended to be very busy he pushed
the table in his usual manner, pricked
his shoulder on the points, and jumped
back with snort He looked long
and hard at the artist, but took his
place of duty. If he did not think the
joke was on him that time he at least
never played the old prank again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
The Pirate.

THE late George W. Peck, creator of
'Peck's Bad Boy was once con-
demning the unjust American copy
right law.
They get a bad name" he said.
these publishers who steal foreigners
writings.
"A publisher took me home to dinner
at his fat the other evening. In the Ii
brary the children were making a furi-
Gus racket.
What are you doing" the publisher
asked.
We're playin' pirates said the old
est boy.
"Pirates% said 1. But there's no sea
here How can you be pirates without
a sea-?
"'Oh. we don't need any sea- said
the boy. Were Literary pirates, like
you. pa, amt we?'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Bill the MonopoIist.

A SOCIALISTIC writer was talking
4A in Boston about the dye trust re-
Gently formed in Germany.
TT includes all the German dye
firms" he said. Talk about monop-
oily. ehc Why, it's as bad as Bill Smith.
Bill Smith went off to the shore for
a week or two. and on his return took
Sam Jones to task severely.
Look here. SAM he said, I under
stand that while ! was off at the shore
you took advantage of my absence to
hang round Mabel Green almost every
night.
mo. BILL said Sam, you're mis-
taken It's her sister. Sallie Green.
that I've been hangin' round
We'll said Bill. that makes no
difference. l got my. eye on both them
girls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
erned largely by conditions and de
mands from the point of sale.

After being gathered, the flowers. as
well as any potted plants which may be
desired, are carried to a common point
of assembly, and from here are taken
to the store. market stand or other
mart.
Before they are ready for sale. how
ever, every plant receives a great deal
of attention. Each is an individual and
must be treated more or less accord
ing to its own peculiarities whether it
comes from a bulb, seed or a slip
Certain varieties have to be transplant
ed number of times in pots of an in
creasing size; others have to be trans
planted in the open with the advent of
warm weather, and all seem to need
more or less humoring.
Even within the same varieties dis
similar traits may be found. For in
stance from number of bulbs all of
apparently the same quality, of ap-
proximately the same size and planted
in the same soil plants of varying de-
grees of vitality are produced.
Some grow rapidly. others develop
but slowly, and still others seem to
take a middle course and grow at what
might be termed the average speed.
This characteristic forms one of the
problems which must be faced by the
florist of today. He wants his flowers
at a certain time. the time depending
upon the general public. He SO calcu-
lates his planting that the blooms
should appear. according to the aver
age rate, at the time for which they are
desired.
When he sees his plants are growing
at a rate of speed above or below the
average. or II for some reason he
wishes to change that rate, he acts so
as to bring about the desired change.
II the growth be too speedy. the plants
house: II 1t be too slow. more heat is
allowed. Thus Is the problem solved.
! Insects prove another problem, as do