Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-01-20
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in the United States during 1915 than
ia any other year since 1864 and more
miles Of railroad were in receivers
hands during the year than ever before,
according TO railway statistics compiled
by the Railway Age Gazette.
Next TO getting rich quick by con-
cocting a dope that will grow hair
there is no surer way than the inyen-
ton Of heat conseryer for automo-
biles, making unnecessary the extra
cranking which inevitably follows a
brief rest in the cold Elk.
Counties must operate under the
mothers pension law even though no
specific appropriation was made for
carrying the law into effect, according
TO the opinion of Attorney General w.
G. Owen given to the state board OF
control. The board called the atten-
t.on of the attorney generals office
TO the fact that number of counties
failed to make appropriations at their
anual meeting.
Without single zine mine of note in
this district there centers about Mineral
Point matters of great interest to the
entire mining fraternity engaged in
this field. A new eleetro-static separ-
ating plant now under construction for
the Mineral point Zinc Company will
enable this company to offer a wider
outlet for the product of independent
ent operating miners at all points in
the field. j. III. Lewis.
Measles led all other maladies in
the state during December, nearly
doubling November's total Cases re-
ported were l46s, as compared with
500 for the month preceding, while in
December, 1914. the state reported
only 1852 cases. Smallpox, now seldom
fatal in vaccination areas. developed
2i6 cases in the month, as against 29S
for the same month in 1914.
In magnitude the automobile indus
try is ranked fourth place in the United
States, which easily leads all the nations
of the world in the magnitude of it's
manufacturing interests. Lumber heads
the list, with steel and clothing next in
order. There are now in the United
States AS factories manufacturing auto
mobiles of all types, and this figure does
not include the hundreds of plants max
ing tires, parts and accessories. These
44S automobile factories are distributed
among thirty-four states, Michigan
leading with eighty-six. New York
second with sixty, and Illinois and
Indiana next in order with forty-seven
and forty-five respectively. In addition
there are something like 80, 900 dealers
and garages scattered throughout the
country.
The Platteville News makes the in
teresting announcement that next Oct
ober the Platteville State Normal
school viii celebrate its golden anniver-
sary. The Platteville Normal is the
Oldest in the state. The legislature of
Wisconsin. fifty years ago located the
first normal in the state there, this
being one OF the Oldest sections in
Wisconsin. developed earlier than the
rest because of the lead and zinc mine
industry. which fourished at an early
date. Normal schools have been dis
tinct factor in upbuilding and advanc-
ing the interests of the commonwealth
and serve a useful purpose in training
teachers to properly train the children.
Very few persons even those who
are well informed on most matters
know how much an inch of rain il. A
rainfall of one inch means literally that
the amount Of water descending in a
particular shower would cover the sur
rounding territory to a depth of one
inch, providing il did not run away or
soak into the ground. An inch of rain
| coming down on a single acre of land
would ill more than 500 barrels of 40
gallons each. This amount of water
would weigh more than 10 tons, or
nearly a quarter of a million pounds.