Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-15

DIR. and Mrs. w. G. Haes visited
with the H. b. Nelson family at Free
port on Friday.
-George Jeuck, Jr and family visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Jeuck's parent,
at Wiota Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dunn re
turned Saturday from a visit Will
friends at Rockford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Martin anc
son Bruce attended the football gam,
at Madison Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chamley anC
son Harold attended the football gam,
at Madison Saturday.
Mrs. George Stephenson returned
to her home at Beloit Friday, after
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. George Place and daughter
Mabel of Galena visited at the b. 4.
PrideauX home last week.
! Fred Brown and family of Highland
spent Sunday at the home of his broth,
er, Mayor Edward Brown.
Miss Geneveve Engels returned
Monday from a visit with her brother
Frank, of Battery F., 33lst f. A., Cam
Grant.
Miss Ellen Hales returned to BeIoit
College Sunday, after a week. end visit
with her parents. DR. and Mrs. w. G.
Hales
Raymond Mauger left Monday for
Madison, where he entered the short
course in agriculture at the state uni
versi,y.
Miss Nellie McSherry, who has
been the guest of Mrs. A. NJ. Kramer
the pastsix weeks. returned to Chicago
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bechtel and
son George and MIR. and Mrs. Frank
lvey We're guests Of relatives at Linden
Sunday.
The past week has been enjoyed by
Mrs. Susie Seeman with her son Wil-
lard at Freeport. The latter expect,
to be called soon to join the nationa
army
Mr., and Mrs. T.. l.. Hartman ant
Miss Eunice Noble motored to Cam
Grant Sunday and called on Sereean
Quick and some of the other boys from
here.
DIR. and Mrs w. j. Morgan ant
daughter Katherine and MrS. j. J.
Fielder and daughter Marjorie visited
at Dubuque and Cuba City Sunday and
Monday.
DIR. and Mrs. Orville Treweek OF
Cassville are rejoicing over the birth OF
a daughter, born in this city at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Weise, Friday, Nov. 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gribble en-
tertained twelve boys and girls Tuesday,
on the evening of Oct Both, in honor of
the birthday anniversary of Miss Gyneth
and Merle Gribble.
Walter Groth, wife and daughter,
Ben Miller and p r. McMurrough and
wife attended the goth wedding ami
versary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hibel
at Union Mills on Saturday.
-Cigarets carry war tax ranging
from so cents to $120 per thousand,
and the tax on tobacco and snuff ia
5 cents a pound, while cigaret papers
bring l cent to cent per hundred.
You know Nate VanMatre, if not,
why? Hes been drawing breath for
80 years and one day, figuring from the
date Of this paper, and has put in most
his time hereabouts. His Jolly ways
make his congratulating friends un-
countable.
On December the new stamp Ia es
on documents, legal instruments and
parcel post packages will become eff.
fectVe, and the entire law will be in
operation, except for increased rates
on second class mail, postponed until
July l, 1918.
The State Board of Control has
advised the city Of Monroe to build it's
own jail and cease using the county
Jail for city criminals, this being another
aftermath Of Monroe 8 notorious Cheese
Day Of 1917. when the Board Of Control
found the jail filled with DRINKS and
unfit to house the other criminals.