Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-06-09

called TO Milwaukee on Thursday, ow
ing to the illness of their aunt, Mrs
Mary Mcneil.
Mrs. Edwin Woolrich returned las
week from a visit with relatives in Mil
waukee.
Rev, N. Weyer distributed solemn
holy communion to class of twenty.
five pupils of ST. Mary's school Sunday
morning at o'clock mass. The church
was in festive attire for the occasion
and musical numbers by the choir were
of excellent merit. The day.!will be
remembered by the youngi.folks as a
happy one.
Henry Piekar and wife of Prairie
du Sac were Sunday guests of Mrs. F..
Unterholzner.
Ray Lieder and wife returned on
Thursday from an enjoyed visit with
his sisters in Chicago.
Mrs. Walter Rule of Linden and
Miss Lillian Smith of Plum Grove at
tended the Ivey- Parkinson wedding on
Wednesday.
"A further report of the senior class
play, "And Home Came Ted" says it
is rated as one of the best home talent
performances given here. One hundred
dollars of the proceeds will be donated
to 1.-The Pointer" and sixty dollars for
a stereopticon machine for the high
school. The remainder will be used for
miscellaneous expenditures.
A portion of last week was spent
in our city by Willard Ryan and wife of
Blanchardville.
Harry Frieden returned to Milwau-
kee on Sunday, where he has accepted
position.
Henry Quick looked after business
matters in Milwaukee and GAINESVILLE
last week
MIR. and Mrs. Cowley are here from
Texas and are moving into their home,
recently vacated by Supt. Vieth.
William Morris and Charles Winter
and wives of Darlington were Sunday
guests at the VIM. Rothe home.
Mrs. James Morgan, Paul Morgan
and wife of Darlington were visitors in
this city last week.
John Huxtable of LeMars, Iowa, is
visiting his brother George and other
relatives and old friends of this place
N. M. Cady left Monday for
Schenectady, New York, to attend re-
union at the Union College, from which
he graduated fifty-five years ago. Of
the $50 or more who graduated when
Mr.. Cady did we are informed a goodly
number are still living.
MIR. and Mrs. John Ostrander are
spending few days in Plymouth and
Milwaukee on business.
Otto Lieder and wife are on visit
with relatives at North Freedom.
The M. E. Church choir gave a
picnic supper at the home of j. B.
Reynolds on Wednesday of last week
in honor of Miss Julia Royce and Her
bert Eager. These two people were
members of the high school faculty and
during their stay have been of great
assistance to the choir.
Mrs. Wilfred Paynter spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Clark, at Mifflin.
Mrs. C. C. Grindell, Mrs. James
Luce, Miss Greta Elice and Mrs. Rich
ard Goodell of Platteville were callers
in our city Friday.
Mrs. Samuel Harris and children
left Saturday to join her husband at
Bridgeport, where they will spend the
summer.
Fred STEINER and wife of Platte
vile were entertained at the John
Unger, Jr., home Friday.
What is the difference between a
money-maker and money-taker
Judging from appearances the
girls are graduating from powder mills.
"A Whitewater paper reports that
corn is week or ten days ahead of
the average season. Those who plant
ed Immediately after the cold weather
got the advantage of warm night rains
and warmer days. There are cases
where corn was up in three days after
planting. 1t promises to be a bumper
crop, one that no ordinary early fall
frost will get. Assurances that such
is the prospect hereabouts have not
| reached our ears.
"A drop in the price of various
standard cars has given the fans con-
siderable to talk about and has stimu-
ulated considerable trading around.
One of the chief advantages OF driv-
ing a 1916 model Ford with the glass
out of the rear curtain is immunity
from the sense Of loss when prices
go down. The writer's car is worth
just as much today as when bought.