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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
\ CoUNTRY'S DEFENDER DEAD.
Fred Psdon Dies Suddenly at Camp
Stanley Sunday Morning
Body to be Escorted to Mineral Point
by Military Comrades.

Before noon of Sunday last. the 18th,
Mr.. Barton Padon of this city received
telegram from Camp Stanley, Texas.
announcing that his son Fred had died
suddenly, Immediately after breakfast.
This was a great shock to the home
and very sad news for the community.
Fred was the second son, born in this
city % years ago. We all knew him
well and knew him to be splendid
young man, industrious, mild in man
ners. and upon the declaration of war
and call for defenders, he proved him
self a patriotic hero of the first rank
Fred entered the service at Chicago.
AS the writer understands it, a weak
ness of the heart was detected when he
was examined for service. but Fred
was eager, persistent, for q chance to
serve his country as defender, and
was passed on to the camp where he
died. some time last fall Red, patriotic
blood was strong in him, as evidence.
his older brother, Harmon. is already
in France, and his younger brother, Joe,
is in the marine service. Such patriotism
as these three brothers have displayed
is what will protect the country from
all harm if anything will.
The body is expected to arrive in this
city Thursday afternoon, accompanied
by military escort, and it is planned
to have the funeral take place from
the parental home at 2:30 Friday after
noon with military honors and services
at the Nj. L. church at 3:l5.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
Quality

shoe manufacturers have at
tanned this distinction by UNI
ceasing efforts and close OBJ
servation in choosing mater
ials and patterns.
Queen Quality Shoes are SO
designed as to use every avail
able square inch of leather to
the best possible advantage.
Wearers of these shoes may
now share those charming and
graceful attainments previous
ly enjoyed by a limited few.
Come to this store the only
place in town where You can
get Queen Quality Shoes and
let US show you the new cyea-
tons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
Mineral Point Creamery.

We take this opportunity of notify
ing the public that we are in the cheese
and butter business at the same location
as heretofore and are prepared to
serve patrons and customers in the
most liberal and business-like manner.
Mr.. j. M. Ostrander has been engaged
as manager and Mr.. George French as
cheese and butter maker for the present
season. Extensive improvements have
been made in our plant and the patron
age of the public is cordially invited.
12w2 MINERAL POINT CREAMERY Co.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
Sudden and Saddening Death.

The hand OF bereavement fell sudden
ly and with crushing force on the home
of Charles Paynter last Saturday eve
ming. A few minutes before o'clock
Mrs. Paynter sank to the floor and died
instantly as she was advancing to take
lamp for the table upon which supper
was already prepared, and by her; but
she never reached the lamp. Mr..
Paynter, had arrived home from his
labors very short while before and
had ste led out for semitic Of coal.
No one, accepting those having had
a like experience, can realize in the
slightest degree how heavily bereave-
ment blow Of this kind falls. Never
was community sympathy more pro-
nounced.
Mrs. Paynter was a woman of the
choicest and purest character. Her
home and its duties were her joy and
pride. She was mild and unpretentious,
but constantly toiled for the welfare of
others. She was not of robust make
up ever, and had been in feeble con-
dition for some little time.
Deceased, whose maiden name was
Perry, was of this community from
early life and was 81 years, months of
age. Besides her husband, two sons,
Perry. q pharmacist at Shullsburg, and
little Robert, and one daughter. Bertha,
now Mira. Noble and located in Canada,
survive. Funeral Wednesday afternoon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
Liberty Loan Committees for Third
Liberty Loan in Iowa County.

Chairman, T. NJ. Priestly, Mineral Point
Vice-chairman. John b. Egsn, Avoca
Sec'y. W. V. Parkinson, Mineral Point
Treas, A. +. Bishop, Jr.,
Directors of Pub. Speaking, NJ. ]. Briggs
and W. C. McGeever. Dodgevile
Chairman of Women's Committee, Mrs.
Emma Williams, Edmund
Chairman of Agricultural Committee,
j. A. Van Malta, Dodgeville
Publicity Director, A. w. Higgins,
Mineral Point.
LOCAL CHAIRMEN
Avoca and Pulaski, 0. G. Gallagher
Arena, b. E. Ellington and S. Sawle
Brigham, o. X. Stenseth
Barneveld, J. j. Jones and Ole Christie
pherson
Clyde, F. T. Flannery
Dodgeville City, T. M. Strong
Dodgeville Town, J. +. P. Roach
Town of Eden and Cobb, A. +. Thomas
and Geo. Billings
Mineral Point City. Edward Brown and
j. j. Fielder
Mineral Point Town, X. ID. James and
Fred Motley
Village of Ridgeway, James Laughln
Town of Ridgeway. Thomas Convey, Jr.
Waldwick, r. G. White, Post Office,
Mineral Point
Wyoming. Albert Richardson, Post
Office. Spring Green
Highland Village, w. S. Egan
Highland Town, Thomas F. Cody and
Thomas Wall
Holandale, Gabriel Lewis
Moscow Henry Bollerud
Linden Village, w. NJ. Smith
Linden Town, f. Skillicorn and William
Masters
Rewey Village and Town of Mifilin, 0.
G. Rewey and Thomas Raine
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21

Otto Lieder returned Wednesday
from four weeks stay in the Rio
Grande Valley, Texas, where he has
been looking after land interests.
Mrs. Susie Seaman has received
word that her son Willard has arrived
safely in France. He is metal worker
with the aviation department.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21

Thomas Powell of Omaha, Neb.,
and William II. Reese of Dodgeville
attended the funeral of William Reese
OF Willow Springs Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ben
nett of Graysville at the home Of her
mother. Mrs. Annie Grace. in this
city, Sunday, March 18th. a son.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
LOYAL ATTENTION LACKING.

Taking for a guide the result of the
primary in this city, our voters in
terest in loyalty is much below par.
Only third of the voters turned out.
Lenroot received ll6, Thompson 81,
Davies II, Mccarthy II.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21

At the town caucus, held in the town
hall in this city, Saturday. March 10th.
the following nominations were made
for the several offices to be filled at the
election April End
Chairman-James Waters, no oppo-
sition.
Supervisors George w. Phillips,
first choice,
VIM. M. Proctor.
second choice.
M. f. Schaaf, first choice.
Nicholas Ley,
second choice.
Clerk j. Il. Wallis, no opposition.
Treasurer Frank +. Collins,
first choice.
Bennett Person,
second choice.
Assessor j. Terrill, first choice.
Marshal Day, second choice.
Standing caucus committee for the
coming year: Reuben Ellsworth, K.
ID. James, ]. S. jackson.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
Fc. Chief cs peI:ce.

To voters of the city of Mineral Point !:
| hereby announce myself a non
partisan candidate for the office of Chief
of Police. and solicit the support of all
voters who desire to have the duties of
the Office faithfully attended to.
l2w2' JAMES PRINCE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
The Local Field


-Correll & Martin for clothing
Harry Crawford left for Chicago
Thursday.
Samuel Lanyon is at LaMars, Iowa,
on business.
Earl Schilling returned last week
from Racine.
Mrs. William Prisk returned Mon
day from visit at Darlington.
John Fielder of Cuba City visited
relatives in this city last week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Lind
holm on March 5th, daughter.
Miss Florence Drummond arrived
here Friday from Cascade, Iowa.
Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson returned to
her home at Shullsburg Saturday.
House for rent, the GRADER home
stead. Inquire of Adam Dresden.
Miss Sarah Walsh and Miss Gladys
Treweek were callers at Darlington
Saturday.
Joseph Maust returned Thursday
from a visit with his wife at Pitts
burg, Pa.
Arthur Coppin and wife Of Chicago
are visiting his mother, Mrs. Charles
Gilman.
William Horn and family moved
into part of the G. W. Horn residence
this week.
Mrs. A. M. Daggett enjoyed visit
with relatives and friends at Dodgeville
last week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Huson of Bloomfield, Saturday, March
18th, son.
Royal Lee and Gerald Cowley were
at Dodgeville Friday for physical ex-
animation for the U. S. A.
Mrs. Eunice Price of Colorado
Springs, Colo, is the guest of Hon.
and Mrs. Calvert Spensley.
Miss Kate Ley of Pleasant View
is spending this week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Girls Palzkill.
Write to Fitzgibbons Bros, Mon
roe, Wis, for catalog of first-class
carriages, buggies and harness. Their
prices are right. No agents. 1lw24
Miss Nellie Padon of Chicago ar
rived here Tuesday to be present at the
funeral of her soldier brother, Fred
Padon.
Lester Keeney of the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station has been spend
ing short furlough here with his
parents.
Miss Minerva league of Milwaukee
arrived here Tuesday on account of the
illness of her sister, Mrs. VIM. Buck
ingham.
Mrs. James Morgan of Darlington
and son James of Junction City spent
the weekend with DR.. and Mrs. w. j
Morgan.
Mrs. William Lanyon returned to
Pittsburg, Kansas, Saturday, after a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Amelia
Spratler.
Terrence and Thomas Doyle OF
Racine, Mr.. and Mrs. James Doyle,
Misses Mary, Margaret and Sarah
Doyle, Misses Clara and Laura Doyle
Of Darlington, Miss Emma Doyle Of
Gratiot and Micheal and Miss Matilda
DOYLE of Harker attended the funera
of Matthew Doyle, Sr here Friday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-03-21
Eloquent Dunno.

A large audience greeted Rev. F. A.
B. G. Dunno of Eau Claire Friday eve
ming At the Municipal Theatre, where
he gave lecture for the temperance
cause. he cannot be too highly praised
for his fine delivery, rich voice, i'm
pressiye appearance and charm Of his
eloquence. 1t was not only temper
ance lecture, but one in which patriotism
and Christianity were shown to be the
only substantia. foundation for America
and freedom.
Mrs. ID. O. Williams of Waldwick
and Frank Mcneil Of Racine are visit
| ing their father, William Mcneil, who
is very IN with an infection in his foot.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
POUND AND HALF
WEEK BEEF RATION
Appeal For Voluntary Reduction
BY People.
Wants People To Substitute Fresh
Pork, Bacon, Ham and
Sausage.

Washington.-To meet the needs Of
the American and Allied Armies and
the civilian populations of France
Great Britain and Italy, the American
people are requested by the Food Ad
r:inistration to place themselves on a
limited beef allowance from now until
next September Is.
Householders were asked not under
any circumstances" to buy more than
one and o1e-half pounds, including the
bone, for each person in the house
hold.
Hotels and restaurants were asked
not to serve boiled beef more than
two meals weekly, beef steak more
than one meal weekly and roast beef
more than one meal weekly.
THE demand for beef for our army,
the armies of the Allies and their
civilian populations for this summer"
said the Food Administration an
nouncemert, 'are beyond our present
surplus. On the other hand, We have
enough increased supply of pork this
summer to permit economical expan-
sion in its use. 1t therefore will be a
direct service to our armies and the
Allies if our people will in some de-
gree substitute fresh pork, bacon,
ham and sausage for beef products.
The public will realize that the
changing conditions Of production
from season to season, the changing
situation in shipping, and, therefore,
OF the markets available to the Allies,
and the increasing demand for our
growing Army, with the f1uctuating
supplies of local beef in France, all
make it impossible to determine
policies for long period in advance.
We have recently asked for economy
in all meat consumption; we wish
now to emphasize further reduction OF
beef by the substitution OF pork. 1t
is anticipated that this program will
hold good until September IS, and the
cooperation of the public is most
earnestly requested"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
PROTECTION. PACT
FOR ALL AMERICAS
What President Wilson Told
the Mexican Editors.
BASIS FOR A WORLD PEACE
Mexicans and Loyal Men In All the
American Countries Should Plant
Seeds Of Trust and
Confidence.

Washington. = Pan -Americanism, a
pact of all the Americas for self-pro.
Itective purposes, is advocated by Presi
dent Wilson.
This developed with the authorized
publication of President Wilson's
recent address to group of Mexican
editors visiting here.
Declaring the Monroe Doctrine to be
a case of telling Central America:
I'VE are going to be big brother t.
you whether you want US to be or
not" the President said the policy
contained nothing that protects Mex
leo from aggression from us"
AS a result, the President declared
he had observed some sister republics
to the South were uneasy lest "our
self-appointed protection Monroe Doc.
trine might be for our own benefit
and our own interest and not for the
interest of our neighbours"
Such an arrangement, he saio, will
have to be the foundation of the fu-
tue life of the nations of the world.
The whole family of nations will have
to guarantee to each nation that no
nation shall violate its political in
dependence or its territorial integrity.
That is the only conceivable basis for
the future peace of the world, and l
must admit l was anxious to have the
states of the two continents of Lmer-
lea show the way to the res; of the
world as to how to make a basis of
peace.
Peace can only come by trust. If
you can once get situation of trust,
then you have got situation of per.
manent peace. Therefore, everyone
of us, it seems to me, owes it as a
patriotic duty to his own country to
plant the seeds of trust and confidence
instead of seeds of suspicion"
The President declared Americas
attitude toward Mexico is mot mere.
ly the sort of friendship which
prompts one not to do his neighbor
any harm, but the sort of friendship
" AANA ACSCly OCS41 CO " W his
neighbor service"
He declared the administration
policy was that 1.-The internal settle
ment of the affairs of Mexico was
none of our business" He ten dis.
cussed the punitive expedited after
the bandit Villa, saying:
When we sent trOOps into Mexico
our sincere desire was nothing else
than to asst you to get rid of a man
who was making the settlement of
your affairs for the time being impos.
sible. We had no desire to use our
troops for any other purpose, and l
was in hopes that by assisting in that
way and then Immediately withdraw.
ing. l might give substantial proof of
The truth of the assurance that had |
given your government through Presi. |
lent CarraLza"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22

In addition the war industries board
has ordered all governmental war ac-
tvities-such as the shipping board, the
ordnance department and the aircraft
production board-to check over their
future steel needs.
The plan of an allied pool, includ-
ing the United States, of both supplies
and materials, moved step nearer &C.
complishment when it was learned
in an authoritative British quarter that
England, France and Italy have al
ready agreed to pool their munitions
contracts.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22

situation may prove serious. not only
for the French. but for our own army.
These facts were developed in the
war industries board.
To meet the situation the war activ-
tiles of the nation will not only need
the immediate supply of all iron and
steel products. but probably the en-
tire supply for the period of the war.
This was the statement by Edwin B.
Parker, priorities commissioner Of the
war industries board, in letter to an
association of jobbers of hardware ma
chinery and oil well supplies.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The Oil Administrator is about to
take steps ID save gasoline and a
solineless days will soon be in order.
The House conferees refused to
agree to the appropriation of $780,
COO for a naval nitrate plant at Indian
Head, Md, which had been voted by
the Senate.
An appropriation of $50,O0O,OO0 to
cover contract authorizations for in
land and port storage facilities was
asked of Congress by che War Depart
men.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
DIRECTOR OF NEWS.

Leigh Reilly, Of Chicago, Succeeds J.
w. Mcconauqhy.
Washington.-Leigh Reilly, former
managing editor of the Chicago Her.
aid, became director of the news divi.
sion of the Committee on Public In.
formation, and will have supervision
of the preparation and distribution of
the committees news announcements.
Mr.. Reilly succeeds ]. w. McCon-
aughy, who goes to Central America
on special work for the committee.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
TWO U. S. FLYERS KILLED.
John Drew's Nephew One Of Those
Lost In France.

John Drew's Nephew One OF Those
Lost In France.
Paris.-Alan Nichols, of Palo Alto.
Cal, who was wounded in the aldo
men in an air fight. died in the hospital
at Compeigne. He was buried at
Royalieu with full military honors.
Corp. r. Sidney Drew, nephew Of
John Drew, the actor, who was report
ed missing, has been killed in an air
fight, according to the Gazette des
Ardennes.
Harold Saxon, of Washington, D. c.,
is reported missing since he rejoined
his squadron.
All are members of the Franco
American Air Corps.
R. B. Hoeber, of Nutley, N. j., an
other member of the Frsnco-American
flying squadron, has brought down his
first German machine and was cited
in the army orders.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
>FOcH is CONFIDENT.
Significant Message To British Sol.
diers and Sailors.

LOndon.-An association of former
British soldiers and sailors, known as
Comrades Of the Great War;" sent
this message to General Foch: "
have perfect faith that on the seen
OF your historic victory of 1914, ir
which many of US were privileged
share, you and your gallant men W
again stem the tide of invasion and.
hurl the hated invader from the sacred
soil of France"
General Foch replied: II share en-
t.rely your confidence"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
FRANCE NEEDS MORE STEEL
War Essential Which Only This Coun.
try Can Supply, Is Asked BY High
Government Official.

France has called for more steel, es-
pecially since the resumption of the
German offensive. Rich coal and ore
lands have fallen into the hands Of
the enemy, and their loss has slacken-
ID the manufacture Of munitions.
Unless this country steps in, the
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA.
Senator King Urges Cooperation To
ExpeI Germans.

Washington.-A proposal that an
American military force be sent to
Russia in conjunction with the Allies,
including Japan and China" to aid the
Russian people in expelling the Ger
man military power is made in a reso.
luton introduced by Senator King, of
Utah. The resolut on also calls for the
despatch of commission to CO.
operate with the American Ambassa-
dor and others Ito overcome German
propaganda and to aid in Russia's
economic, industrial and political free
DOM"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
POWDER PLANT AHEAD OF TIME.

Charleston Nv. Va.) Works Starts
Two Months Before Schedule.
Observation-Disclosures OF the Gov
ernment's new powder plant near
Charleston, w. Va. was begun Tues
day, two months ahead of schedule.
The Nashville (Tenn) plant started
work a week ago. The two plants
cost s120,O0O,OOO. and officials say they
will give the Government a powder
production equal to the capacity OF
all other American plants combined.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
~ YEARS FOR SLAYER.

Police Chief Convicted OF Mansiauuh.
ter In Killing Soldier.
Camp Mcclellan, Ala.-After de.
liberating IL hours the jury in the
trial of Acting Police Chief Walter
Washem, of Alabama City, charged
with the murder Of Cook Hans
Holmes, of Hoboken. N. j., returned
verdict of manslaughter and Judge
James E. Blackwood Immediately sen.
fenced Washem to II years in the
state penitentiarv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
MAY GET IN YET.

No Agreement Among Allies Not To
Intervene In Russia,
London.-Arthur j. Balfour, secre.
tary for foreign affairs, declared in the
House Of Commons that there was no
truth in the report that America and
the Allies had entered into an agree.
mont not to intervene in Russia af.
fairs.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
AMERICAN AIRMEN MISSING.

Were All Members Of the LAFAYETTE
Escadrille.
Paris.-Arthur Blumenthal, of VII.
mington, N. c.; Harold Y. Saxon. of
Washington. and Allan Nichols, of
Palo Alto. Cal, all members of the
Lafayette Escadrille, are missing, after
bombing raid over the enemy lines.
Capt. Charles Biddle, of Andalusia
Pa, who was recently wounded and
brought down in No-Man's-Land on the
British front, has recovered and re
sumed fighting.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
BANDIT WEARS KHAKI.
fian in Soldiers Garb Robs Spartan.
hurc Shcps,

SCartanDurg. S. c. - A man in a
scla,iers Uniform held up two employees
wi: d revolver in a pawnshop in the
business section here, forced one
clerk to hand-cuff the manager, then
riaaG tie safe. securing $3.50 in money
a.5 some jeweliy. and escaped Sey-
era, other men in soldiers uniforms
outside. tie bandit said, were his &C
complies.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22
TO GET UN;FoRMs AT COST.
War Department To Sell Them To
Army Offers.

Army Officers.
WASHINGTON. An arrangement BY
which ATI.: officers may purchase
ter's Department at cost was an
aou2ced b. the War Department.
Heretofore officers have had to pur-
chase their clothing outside. and many
coz paints have teen made that deal
e:s have taken advantage of the fact
TO raise prices beyond a reasonable
level.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-22

Despite the competition OF cleo
tricity the coal gas business is steadily
increasing ia England.