Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-12-21

steamer L. w. Townsend the season of
navigation at Ashland has been prac-
tically closed. Very little ice, how
ever, has formed in the bay here.
Manitowoc-The city of Manitowoc
will refuse to pay bills for supplies to
persons confined in quarantine unless
such persons are destitute. The coun-
Gil has refused to approve of $50 filed
by quarantined family.
Racine-Racine's motor ambulance
corps is in the making, but only nine
men were in evidence at the CONNER
cial club after the meeting had been
extensively advertised, and the object
Doomed.
Beloit-David Colby, rs years old,
member of the G.. A. r., cut his throat
and died soon afterward His frequent
statement that he would never live to
be sick ma nwas recalled by his act.
Its had been suffering recently.
Marinette-The Rev. FIR. F. G. Tul-
ley, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes
church, was the first Marinette man
to pay his income tax Father Tulley
handed the city treasurer check for
$3.50.
Hayward-Farmers here are organ.
izing a produce association to foster
shipping of farm produce and beef
cattle. A charter is to be granted by
the state after the association has
membership of fifty.
Neenah--Impressive ceremonies at
tended the laying of the cornerstone of
the Memorial Baptist clArch. The Rev.
d. w. Hubert, superintendent Of the
state Baptist convention, delivered the
principal address.
Birchwood-Ole Scar, IL years old.
went through the ice on Big Birch lake
while skating. The body has not been
recovered. A sister of the drowned
boy skated through the ice on Cedar
lake recently and had a narrow escape.
Watertown-About 100 OF the 1873
living descendants of Mrs. Eva Jaku-
bowski were at her Tooth birthday Gel
ebration here. She has five children
living, and eight great-grand-c children.
She came here in 1868 from West
phalia.
Depere - The American Writing
Paper company has notified its en-
ployes in it's big plant here ahat it will
pay them an emergency bonus of 10
per cent more wages a month in the
future. This is done on account OF the
prevailing high prices of foodstuffs.
About $50 men and women are af-
fected.
Beloit-With the squealing Of one OF
their number, the police have uncov-
cred an alleged gang of youthful
thieves who had loot in their posses
sion worth $500. The boys range in
age from 8 to IA years, AT least
dozen petty burglaries and robberies
are laid to them. The boys will be
dealt with in juvenile court.
Milwaukee-First steps in an organ
lied fight to secure a referendum vote
on statewide prohibition were taken
at a meeting of representatives of
temperance organizations of the state
at the Y. NJ. c. a. Plans for a mass
meeting at Madison the week Of Jan.
q were discussed. A committee 10
plant the program and to shape the
business of the conference was named.
Oshkosh-In a preliminary debate
held at the Oshkosh Normal school,
the following students were chosen
from which to pick teams for an inter-
state debate next spring with the Nor
NAL school of Normal III: John A. Nc
Claren, Andrew Potter. Frank Butler.
Lynn Halverson, II W. Mathison, and
Leo Vaudreil. Harvey Genskow and
N. P. Nelson are alternates.
Green Bay--Wounds inflicted upon
Roman Jiminak year ago, when he
was held up and robbed, caused his
death. Jiminiak claimed that he was
accosted by two men near Sobieski
after he had exhibited a large roll Of
money I'm a saloon in Oconto county
upon emerging from the woods where
he had been employed. According 10
his story, he was shot in the back and
left to die He had been in a precar-
ious condition at hospital since the
alleged attack. Two men are held.
charged with tho crime. having been
arrested some months ago upon iden-
tification by Jiminak.
Kenosha--The Kenosha board Of
education voted to begin at once the
erection Of a $4,000 school building on
the north side OF the city. II is planned
to turn the Gillett school into trade
school. The site selected for the new
school is the baseball park.
Green Squirrel hunting proved
expensive to Ray Terien Of Depere,