Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-24

mas LETT for New York to sail for
Hayre, where he will Join the Ameri-
can Red Cross as an ambulance driver.
Neenah - Steps are being taken TO
prevent auto speeding on the state
road between here and Appleton. A
number of collisions have occurred.
due to reckless driving in attempts to
pass each other.
Neenah-Bore B. Borenson, 90 years
old, is dead. He was a native of Nor
way, coming to this country in 1868,
and had resided here for 35 years.
Nine great-grandchildren are among
the surviving relatives.
Neenah - Campers on Lake Winnie
bago say ducks are being shot daily
despite the game laws Perch are re-
ported to be dying by the hundreds in
Little Lake Butte des Mortes, due to
the condition of the water.
Antigo-Howard Goodwin, this city,
sion of the spine while with an am.
bulance corps in France, is recover
ing in an English hospital He expects
TO be sent back TO Canada before long.
Manitowoc - John McFarlane, head
of the Citizens Publishing company, of
this city, and publisher of the Mani
towoc Daily News, for sixteen years,
died at the age of g. He was city
editor of the Racine Times for fifteen
years.
dress here by Or. G. w Henika of the
state board of health, on infantile pa
ralysis, the better babies contest,
which was to have been a feature at
the fair during the last week of Au-
gust, has been abandoned.
La Crosse-Health officers here are
aroused over the report published in
Madison that one death due to infan-
tile paralysis had occurred in this city
No cases have been reported and
vigilant watch is being kept. No com
munication is being held with Winona,
where the disease exists.
Madison-The state drainage asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting
at Racine, Sept As, and later the dele
gates will go to Madison to attend
ha
vention will be opened at Racine by
Senator C. II. Everett, chairman of the
joint legislative committee on drain
age legislation.
Racine-The eighteenth annual state
convention of the Wisconsin Walther
league closed here with the election
of the following officers: President,
George w. Rapps, Milwaukee; record
ing secretary, Jerome Johnson. Osh-
kosh corresponding secretary, Miss
Anna Him, Fennimore; treasurer, Os-
car Christianson, Stoughton.
Milwaukee-The city was held negli-
gent, in failing to provide proper lights
and signals at the State street bridge,
by the coroners jury which conducted
an inquest into the death of William
II. Blanchard, who drowned when his
auto went into the river while the
bridge was open few nights ago The
jury's verdict will probably make the
city liable for damages.
Kenosha-An egg is an egg. So de-
cided the Wisconsin Grocers' and Gen.
eral Merchants association at its
meeting here, when it voted down
resolution providing for sale of eggs
by the pound. A resolution providing
for selling bread by weight was adopt
ed, however, as was a resolution ask
ing the legislature to provide for the
licensing of trading stamp companies
GAINESVILLE 49, officials of the James
Vile fair have discovered that two ex
hibits in the fine arts department were
owned by the same woman, although
entered under separate names, and
that she had purchased most of the ar
tlcles which she exhibited as her own
work. Her prizes totaled $40 1t is
charged that she has worked the
game at a score of fairs. including the
state fair,
Racine-F. Lee Norton, assignee Of
the L. P. c. Motor company, with liza
bllities of $1,000 has settled up the
bankrupt estate by paying the credi-
tors % per cent. William Mitchell
Lewis, president Of the concern, sent
his personal check for the balance,
thus paying all creditors in full. The
Lewis family recently sold all interest
in the Mitchell Lewis Motor company
for s5000,000.
GAINESVILLE 49, Unheard Of prices are
being paid for tobacco crops not half
matured, the buyers taking the chan
ces. Not only are the buyers scour.
ing the country buying futures but
they are bidding against each other4in
manner that causes even the hard
ened old timer to gasp. Prices which
,,,r from I6 rents down TO II are be-