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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
An Explosion Occurs.

Any number of people in Galena
were awakened and badly frightened
at one-fifteen o'clock Monday morning
when powder magazine at the Wins
kill mine near Shullsburg, Wis, ex-
ploded. The bin contained between
1000 and 1900 pounds of blasting ma
terial. The cause is attributed to a
short circuit in the heater in the maya
zine. One man was cut in the head
and a woman at the boarding house
was thrown violently from her bed.
Everyone in the mining camp would
undoubtedly have been killed had it
not been for large boulder pile that
broke the force of the explosion.
The magazine was located about three
or four hundred feet from the other
buildings. Several of the nearby build
ings including the ore bins were wreck
ed and the window panes in all the
buildings were blown out. The explo-
sion shook many buildings in Galena
and any number Of sleepers were awak-
ened suddenly and thought that the
furnace or stoves in their home had
been blown to pieces. - Galena Gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
Cost S3.40 Per Student.

The cost of the 1916 Summer Session
at the University of Wisconsin. in
which 3, l44 students were enrolled, was
S58, 73O.03, or about 1886 per student,
according to the directors report Just
issued
AS the fees paid by these students
amounted to $48, O20.50, the total cost
Of the summer session to the state,
$40, TO So, or about $40 per student.
The average cost per student has been
gradually reduced from SO in 1912, it
was s5.08 in 1915.
The enrolment included 1854 men
and 1853 women. Exactly LABS stu
dents were Wisconsin residents. and
/ $50 were from outside the state.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
Another Mound in Graceland.

Mr.. Peter Opie was born at Shulls-
burg, Wis, Feb. Is, l848, and passed
to the Great Beyond at the home of his
son Fred. Thursday. Jan. rs, 1917 at
1890 o'clock, this he was GO years, II
months and 10 days Of age
Some Of his early life was spent in
Dodsevile where he learned the black
smith trade which he alterward pur-
sued. He also lived for a brief period
at Calumet, Mich, and Linden, but
most Of his life was spent in Mineral
Point.
Nov. l6, 1867, he was united in mar
RAG to Miss Jane Noble. To this On
| ion were born 5 children, three Of whom
survive, viii and Fred Of this city and
Charles Of Linden. There are also four
grandchildren and one great grand
child.
He was and active member of the
Methodist church, since carly manhood,
lin which faith he died. Funeral Sstur-
dav afternoon from the home Of his
son fred with services at the Metho'
dist church, conducted by Rev. G. W.
Emery. lnterment in Graceland.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
The Local Field
-en e. Marlin for clothing

-Correll g. Martin for clothing
Roland Ross was home from Madi-
son the week. end.
Mrs. Charles McMurrough spent
Friday at Darlington.
Mrs. E. C. Fielder visited her son
Donald at Madison last week.
F. w. Graeber has been spending
the past week at Milwaukee.
Nicholas Klein of Cascade, Iowa,
visited relatives here Thursday.
Elmer Carlson of Darlington spent
Sunday with friends in our city.
Miss Beulah Gribble of Chicago
visited relatives here the past week.
Russell Curnow, who was operated
on last week, is getting along nicely.
DIR. w. G. Hales and J. A. Meserole
went to Chicago Sunday on business.
Joseph Whitford of Darlington was
an over Sunday visitor with his parents.
Mrs. William Temby of Miffiin Wis
tied among relatives in our city Satur-
day.
Mrs. Jacob Zweifel has returned
from a visit with her parents at Month
cello.
Misses Mary and Margaret Brad
ford visited at Milwaukee the past
week.
j. j. Fielder attended C. K. di-
rectors' meeting in Milwaukee last
week.
Leo Clark of Beloit was an over
Sunday guest at the home of his broth
er Earl.
Mrs. Earl Thorn of Chicago is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. William
Jeuck, Sr.
Mrs. John Barry of GAINESVILLE at
tended the funeral of Peter Opie here
Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Brecken of Madison
was a guest of Mrs. w. S. Ross the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Ketter are
now occupying their new home on Com
merce street.
Miss Frances Richardson of Miffiir
was guest at the Charles Colicu
home last week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter J
Peters of Willow Springs, Thursday
Jan. %, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Kendall o
Pleasant View spent Sunday at tn
VIM. Campton home.
Mrs. Harry Padon was tcalled I
Stoughton Wednesday, owing to tn
illness Of her brother.
james Hutchison and Harold Cum
mings are attending the automobil
show in Chicago this week.
Twelve young people were enter
tanned at the f. ]. Davis home Satu
dav evening in honor of Miss Berth
and Leslie Ball Of Kearney, Neb.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
Mineral Point Chickens at Front.

At the National Club Meet of Par
fridge Rocks held in connection with
the Greater Chicago Show, Jan. 1916,
II. G, Jackson won first on young pen.
c. G. Neal won first champion female
and fourth cock at the National Par
fridge Wyandotte Meet, held at the
same show This speaks well for Min
eral Point chickens. The competition
was large and keen in these classes, as
the biggest breeders in the country OF
these varieties had large entries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
POINT. WISCONSIN. THU
kergcn--S chmit.

Miss Anna Kergen, daughter of Mich
olas Kergen of Kendall, and Mr.. Will
liam Schmit, son of Mr. and Mrs Matt
Schmit of this city. were united in
marriage at ST. Mary's church Tues
day morning, Jan 80, Rev. N. Weyer
officiating. The bride was attended by
Miss Eva Schmit and the groom by his
brother, John Schmit A wedding
breakfast was served at the home of
the brides father. The bride is
graduate of the local high school and
has successfully taught in the rural
schools. The groom is highly esteemed
and Industrious. They will be at home
after April |, at Davidson, Saslatche-
wan, Canada.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
SCHOOL NOTES.

| Eva Humbert and Beulah Harker of
IWaldwick and Leila Davies were high
school visitors Friday afternoon.
| A short time was given to the edi-
tors and managers of the high school
annual last Wednesday morning at
(which time number of the members
lot the staff presented the interests of
the annual to the students. The name
seiected fer the publication is "The
Pointer. Last Friday, following the
announcement made by the manager of
the annual, the advance subscription
prlce was raised from Soc to $l00. All
| students, alumni. and others interested
in the schools should subscribe for this
publication which will be issued in the
spring
The high school orchestra furnished
music for the home talent play given
for the benefit of the gymnasium Fri
day and Saturday nights. Several high
school students took part in the play.
Because of the lack of certain credits
| on the part of a large number of stu.
dents great deal of difficulty has been
experienced in arranging program
for the second semester without con-
fiicts. The crowded conditions of the
high school adds to the problem. One
claso, Political Economy, recites at Sis
in the morning, So many are taking
Physiology that it has been necessary
to form three sections in this subject.
The Seniors received their class pins
last week, which reminds them
that school days are going too
quickly. Each Senior has been given a
record of the number of credits made |
in high school, and each one is now in |
a position to know whether or not he |
has a chance to graduate in the spring. |
The matter of requirements and credits |
has been carefully explained to all of |
the students.
The two sections of Senior German |
have been combined to facilitate the |
arrangement of the program for this
semester. The English class is taxi |
ing up the interesting English writer,
John Milton. The American History
students have started the study of the
Civil Var and find it very interesting.
Glasses in Dramatics and Oratory
have heen organized by Miss Cozzens
and Nj Rood.
Miss McCalmont, the writing expert,
who WAS here at the time the writing
system was introduced in the schools |
last September, inspected the writing |
one day last week. She reports mark
ed progress being made throughout the
schools. Miss Deal is the supervisor
of writing.
Mr.. Rood was able to take up his
regular work last week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
w. J. PENHALLEGON & co

If you realized the immense
savings you could effect by
buying now in place of de
laying until you were forced
to buy, you would certainly
take advantage of the bar
gains we are offering in all
lines of Winter Goods.
Remember, the styles don't
materially change in Under
wear. Blankets, Mackinaws,
Gloves and Mittens and many
other lines, and you will GER
tainly pay a great deal more
next season for all kinds Of
merchandise.
Look up your needs and
secure some of the bargains
we are giving.
Suits and Coats at Halt
Price.
Furs one.fourth off.
Plenty of bargains in all lines.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01

Tuesday evening members Of the
Mineral Point Poultry Association met
and elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows
President Frank Crum.
Vce-Pres j. l.. Gray.
Treasurer Frank Martin.
Cor. Secretary-Allen Tucker.
Show Secretary John Tucker.
These five officials with George Jeuck,
Jr., and +. G. Penhallegon constitute
the board Of directors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01

This is the pneumonia season and
health boards and physicians every
where are warning people against TAX
ing any chances that would give that
treacherous disease chance. Changes
in temperature encourage the germ, SO
where the weather changes dress ac-
cordingly Winter dust is potent
carrier and the recent snow helps to
prevent trouble.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
ImmeI-- English.

Cards were received here last week
from Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Immel,
Joplin, Mo-, former residents of this
city, announcing the marriage of their
daughter, Eunice Marie, to Mr.. w. M.
English, Jan. l, 1917. At home after
January the fifteenth at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
Church Social Tuesday.

A mass meeting and social for all the
members and friends of the Method s,
Episcopal church viii be held in the
church on Tuesday evening, Feb. 6.
Let the whole church family get to
Fether for good social evening.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
EvangeIistic Meetings at M. Z. Church,

Special eyangeIistic services will be
held in the Methodist church beginning
Feb. IL. under tho direction Of eyange-
lists Taylor and Davies These evan
gelists have held great revivals at va
rious points throughout the state dur
ipg the past two years and their meet
ings in our city should arouse special
interest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
Clarence Locke Miller.

Will deliver lecture at the Congre-
gational church lecture room Wednes-
day evening, Feb. z Don't fail to
hear him. 1t is a lecture that will
make you think
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01

Cards arrived here last week from
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Ell!ngen, Minneap-
oils, Mimi, announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Gencvieve, to Mr.. j.
w. Haney, January the thirteenth, 1877.
At home after Feb. |, at Minneapolis
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01

The Dorcas society is preparing to
make a shipment of old papers and
magazines in the near future and will
greatly appreciate it if citizens will
save same and notify them so collection
can be made.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01

We hereby extend heartfelt thanks
to our many friends for their kind SYM
patty upon the death OF our husband
and father. Mrs. James Wedlock, sons
and daughters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01

Coming events cast their shadows
before US and as springtime viii soon be
here, elections, gardening, baseball
and lawn parties will also soon be in
order. Which will occupy the time
and attention Of the good people of
Mineral Point most
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-02-01
Health Insurance

Every well regulated home
possesses these daily and
nightly necessities:
A good Water Bottle
A good Fountain Syringe
A good Atomizer
The cost is so small for the
comfort and protection they
afford, compared with doc
tors bills that can be avoided
by their use, that it cannot be
considered.
We guarantee our Maxi
mum, Monogram and Ameri-
can Beauty Rubber Goods for
two years and have a COM
plete stock.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
NO SECRETS FROM STATE
All Must Tell on Demand Under
 British Defense of the Realm Act Issue Has Been Raised.

Correspondence of the Asso Press. )
 London, Feb. 6.-There are no secrets from the state in wartime. Lawyers. doctors. priests in the con- fessional-all are included in the phrase person or persons Of any class or description" who must tell on de- mand, under the British Defense of the Realm Act.
 The issue has been pointedly raised in Ireland, where the military authori- ties have arrested lawyer, H. O.. Moran, and his client James Ryan, for refusing to state how certain documents read in a Limerick law case came into their possession.
 In statement justifying the the position of Parliament in abolish ling the hitherto involiable secrecy which has surrounded the relations of lawyer and client doctor and patient or priest and parishioner, Sir William Bull, one of the leading legal lights of the House of Commons, says:
 'The safety and defense of the realm override everything. There can be no question of privileges or customs intervening in a matter essential to the welfare of the state. Doctors and priests are under exactly the same obligations as lawyers, to give infor- nation to the competent military au- thor:ty who demands it.
 Many prominent people have al" , ready discovered how very extensive c are the powers of the executive au- thorities under the wartime laws. Nothing has appeared in the news pa pers, or could appear. about certain occurrences. of which sensational stories may perhaps be told after the war People have been called upon to reveal all sorts of things which they never expected to have to ac- count for.'
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
Church
 Notices
First Baptist Church.

Morning worship at 10:45 o'clock. Sermon by the minister, Dr. Earle B. Cross, subject "The Open Door and the Pillar Sunday school at 12:15, with classes graded for all ages. 600 D.. m., Y. P. s. c. F. meeting, led by MT. Arvid Larson, subject Confession" !" conservation meeting. At the evening congregation at 7:30 o'clock, the male quartet of Wesleyan University will sing. This is a good opportunity to hear this well known quartet. Mr. Da- vid J. Ranney, who comes from the Bowery Mission, New Y0k, will speak.
 Let all who are to participate in the Hofe Visitation on Sunday afternoon be present at 10 o'clock in the chapel for final instructions and prayer
 Those who so desire may bring their lunch, and coffee and cocoa will be served after the Sunday school session.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10

Pictures show some of the German ships at Hoboken and policemen on guard. In and near the harbor Of New York are thirty-one German ships, the biggest being the famous Vaterland, one of the worlds very lar gest vessels, of 54,000 tons.
 It is doubtful if several of the lar ger steamers could get under way even if ordered to leave the harhor. The Naterland has been ashore for more than a year and her bottom is inn bedded in two or three feet of mud. This giant ship, which since the out break of the war las never been nov ed from her present berth, is victim of the tides which have washed dlrt and gravel into the pier basin.
 The President Grant, the President Lincoln, the Pennsylvania, the George Washington and the Kaiser Wilhelm II. are also believed to be aground, but their predicament is not as serious 1 as that of the Vaterland.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10

Apprehension of break with Germany gripped the port of New York and other ports, bringing about redoubled vigilance on the part of federal, state and city authorities and agitating shipping interests that are awaiting instructions from the United States government or from the gov- ernments of the entente allies.
 The first immediate effect of the tightening tension was measures taken at New York by Collector of the Port Dudley Field Malone to protect the safety of the harbor. Convinced that there is little likelihood of the escape of any of the Teutonic steam ships, the collector had reason to believe that an effort might be made to destroy one or more of the great German cargo c,-iera now at Hoboken, N. J., il such way as would block navigation. After much hard work he felt sure that he was master of the situation.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
W0MEN AT WORK Al
 MEN GO TO BATH
Nearly All Occupations
 Filled by Fair Sex

London, Feb. 10.-A London n paper has published a list of som the WaT-time occupations of wol They are: a Munitions making.
 Cantaen work.
 Farm work.
 Hospital orderlies.
 Gardeners. Recruiting for army and navy Street car conductors. Taxi and wagon drivers. Porters. @ .-,
 Letter carriers.
 Railway car cleaners.
 Despatch riders at aircraft stat Fruit and hop pickers.
 Vegetable raisers. Window cleaners. .-.
 Volunteer firemen. Stretcher bearers. a Elevator operators.
 Locomotive engine cleaners. ! Detectives and policemen. Mechanics. st# / Night watchmen. .a Commercial travellers.
 Lamp lighters. .tf.
 Dentists. Stationary engineers.
 The labor exchanges created by war report a demand far in excei supply for women in all of the Il occupations.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
City Items

Aooht thirty of the press room ployes of the Russell & Erwin are to hold a banquet at the H, Nelson this evening.
 One lot of $2.50 patent and 1 metal shoes $1.9S. Sloan Bros.-at
 Miss Mable Klingberg, daughter Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Klingberg, Is serving her seventeenth birthday day. Last evening her friends dered her a birthday party and n sented her with a handsome gold-r4
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
Trinity Methodist Church.

9:45 a. m., church Sunday school
 10:45 a. m., morning worship and sermon.
 6:0O p. m., Trinity Methodist Young People.
 TOO p. m., social half hour.
 7:30 D. m, evening service.
 At the evening service, Rev. Albert c. Dieffenbach, minister of the Unitar- ian church in Hartford. will speak on Efficiency and Religion"
 At the morning service the minister will preach both the adult and chill dren's sermon.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
Emmanuel Gospel Church.

Booths hall, 259 Main street. The Ohio Evangelist, Rev. Thomas Hen derson, speaks at 10:45 a.. m. and ' D. m. The morning subject will be "Grieving the Holy Spirit" and in the evening False Hopes" Praise meet ing 10 a. m. Bible school 1915 D. m. Young Peoples meeting 6 D. m. Evan gelist Henderson speaks every night in week, except Monday. A great op- portunity to hear message from God to men.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10

with the appended request that if passed they be sent back to this city with a referendum right so that the city can vote on them in April. Rep resentative Hall thought the referen- dunn appendage would make the leg islature only too glad to refer the amendments back to this city.
 In his closing remarks Councilman Curtis expressed the opinion that it would do no harm if the whole of the proposed amendments, with the exception of the city court proposi- tions, should be killed
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
Second Advent Church

405 Church street, near Stanley street. Elder E. F. White pastor. Sunday seervices. 10:45 a. m. preach ing by the pastor, subject, ''The Angel Having the Everlasting Gospel to Preach 12:10 Sunday school ana Bible class. 6:30 Young People's meeting. 7:15 preaching by the pas- tor, subject, Death, What. it. is?" Wednesday evening at o'clock pa>- tors prophetic Bible class. Any inter- ested in the study of prophecy well
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
DIEHL-WAITE WEDDING.

The wedding of Miss Mildred
 Waite of Staten Island and William Diehl will take place this evening 8 o'clock. The ceremony will be formed at the home of Mrs. J Randolph Grymes of Staten Isl| with whom Arthur w. WaiteI brother of the bride, is living. Frederick Olaf Randall will at4 her sister as matron of honor and
 other attendants will be Mrs. Kenn1 Randall and Mrs. Arthur w. Wait
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
DEATHS AND FUNERA
Martin Maher.

The funeral of Martin Maher Commercial street was at o'clock morning from St. Mary's church Rev. John E. Fay officiating.
 bearers were Joseph, William James Roche, M. T. White Stephen Lynch of this city Michael Malley of Manchester. burial was in St. Mary's new ce tery. z
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
PRAY '' CHEAT DEATH.
Evangelist and Mother Saved by Ap- peal to Heaven.

. peal to Heaven.
 'r A large audience greeted Evangelist Thomas c. Henderson, last night at Booths hall. A large chorus choir of young people led in the singing. The meeting was enthusiastic and the evangelist won the hearts of his au- dience. About twenty responded to the call of the evangelist at the close. A strong message was delivered from Matt. 25:1S upon "The Buried Tal- ent."
 MT. Henderson gave a graphic &C., count of his wonderful conversion when seventeen years of age, in answer to the prayers and fasting of hfs~devoted mother He also told of his mothers healing and of his own recovery from death when a babe, and only a few hours old, after the attending physicians had pronounced the recovery of both mother and child impossible The mother asked to be left alone a few minutes when told she had but a short time to live. She turned her face to the wall and prayed to God, promising to devote her whole time in training her child for the Christian ministry if God would heal her and spare her boy. The mothers prayer was heard and both were spared. The audience was In tears when these touching incidents were told of Gods wonder-working power.
 The evangelis. is clean-cut and an easy speaker with live message from God. The members of Elm manuel church were delighted with 10 in
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
Peoples Church.

Court street Preaching services at 1O:45 and zoo. At the morning ser vice Pastor Hartman will preach. Topic: Faiths Subtlest Foe" In the evening, Crawford's great illustrated sermon, "Educated Iron," will be giv- en, and 8 large congregation is as- sured. Visiting Young People will sing. Morning prayers at 10:00. Sum day school at 12:15. Young Peoples meeting at 5:45. Tuesday D. ln., at 400, the children's meeting. Church prayer meeting at 7:45 Thursday eve ming. To all these meetings the public is cordially invited.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
EXPLOSIVES ON TRACK.

Springfield, Mo, Feb. 10.-ExI sives alleged to have been pld upon the rails partly wrecked a s1 car of the, Springfield Traction q pany today. Negotiations towd settlement of the strike of the moI men and conductors were broken| recently.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
James Hall,

The funeral of James Hall was at ? o'clock this afternoon from home at 21 Pleasant street with F. K. Thompson, assistant pastoI the South Congregational chu1 officiating. Representatives of
 Odd Fellows, Phoenix lodge and C( stock encampment, were bear The burial was in F'airview cemet
New Britain herald., 1917-02-10
South Congregational Church

Boys school, 9.30, main school, 12:1O. At the morning service, MT. Thompson will speak upon, Religion in Education" An invitation is ex- tended to all who are interested in this matter to attend, and especially to Sunday school workers. At the vesper services for tomorrow and next Sunday patriotic subjects will be pre- sented. Tomorrow Dr. Hill will speak on "Lincoln or Kaiser"