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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The Annual Teachers Institute fol
Iowa county, will be held At Dodge
Vile, beginning August =, and will
continue five days.
Conductors -Profs. Albert Hardy
La Crosse, and Q. j. SchuSter, Dodge
willie.
\ program will be prepared with a
view of meeting the special needs OF
the teachers.
No teacher can AFFORD to miss the
opportunity presented ON these occa-
sions of acquiring methods and ideas
of teaching introduced 10y men whose
lives have been spent in n study OF
these pursuits.
All teachers are earnestly requested
to be present at the institute, and
others who are Interested in the work
are cordially invited to attend.
TEACHERS FNAMlN ATOMS.
The fall series of examinations will
bc held as follows:
At Dodgeville, August ., 10 and IL,
At Mineral Point, August l. and IL,
At Highland, August Ii and IL.
At Arena, August 10 and ~.
At Avoca, August 81 and ~.
Examinations will begin ut ga. m,
each day.
EMMA c. CNpERWOOp,
County Superintendent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
Is Japan FIN, Year. Ahead OF u.?

The expectation Of gold under exist.
ing circumstances involves no danger
to this country, but 1t IL not pleasant
to reflect that tho present shipments
are called for partly to furnish the sup
ply for Japan. II Is less than 30 years
since we bombarded the heather Japa.
ncse to bring him TO realizing sense Of
our higher civilization, and now appar-
emily Japan il 10 years ahead Of large
number Of our people in that practical
and important development Of niyiliza.
tion which demands that it shall take
100 cents to make dollar. New York
World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
SHuLLSBURG.


Pick and Cad
Hans O. Nuss. an old settler of
Gratiot, is dead. His funeral took
place in that village last Monday
afternoon under charge of the Masons,
of which order he was respected
member.
The usual quiet of our city was dis
turbed this week by the arrest of
Marshal Henry upon complaint of
Barnum Lee, who claims that the
marshal assaulted him last Monday
evening upon the sidewalk near the
Odd Fellows building. a warrant
was issued by Justice Weatherby yes
terday and change of venue was
taken and the matter will be heard be-
fore Justice Blackstone today.
Louis G. Pacquette is dead. He was
one of the oldest settlers in this part
of the county. and was born at Craft
OTIS Grove in 1881. His entire life was
spent in this vicinity excepting a few
years, during which he resided in Cali
fornia. His death occurred last Tues
day from heart disease. He was a
good citizen and his death will be
regretted by all who knew him.
An effort was made to start the ma
chinery at the Won Dusko mine at
Buncombe last Thursday. but the
foundation of the machinery was not
firm enough and it was deemed not
best to operate the machinery until the
foundation could be strengthened
They have tirst-class pumping plant,
including a twenty horse power gaso-
line engine. We wish the company
successes in their enterprise.
Southwestern Local,
Thomas Peacock died at New Dig
gings. Thursday morning att O'Clock.
He leaves widow and nine children.
George Edwards. Of Cuba City fell
down a 40-foot shaft. in which was l
feet Of water and remained there sew
eral hours. When rescued he was
almost exhausted and would soon have
persisted.
DR.. A. Hayden was reelected school
director Tuesday evening.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
DODGENILLE.

The Chronicle.
Rev. +. w. Straw, of Mineral Point,
was in the city Thursday, to meet JUS
tice Roberts, of Niroqua, who came on
the morning train and accompanied
him to Mineral Point.
Mr.. James Pellow, who recently
moved from the town of Linden to this
city, is preparing the basement for Il
new residence on West Chapel street,
he having already completed andpaint-
ed a new barn.
Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Rapson are
here this week on visit with Mr.. Jas.
II. Jewell and family. Mrs. Rapon
has many friends here who will be glad
to see her, as she lived here many
years and was n teacher in the High
school as Miss Lizzie SincoX.
Mrs. DR.. Carson, of Milwaukee, is
here on II visit to her mother, Mrs.
Col. Stephens, accompanied by her
children, Margaret, William and Beth,
MIR. Geo. +. Davey. Jr., Of this city :,
found an ancient silver coin in his field
a few days ago while blowing corn. 1t
is a Hispanic silver coin much worn,
and the date is apparently l126, and is
OF the value Of about two pesetas, or
3S.6 cents. 1t is of a very ancient and
curious coinage, and was as bright
when found AS though it had been in
use, and would no doubt be Of some
value in the hands of some dealer in
ancient coins.
The legal National Holiday held in
Dodgeville, last Monday, July 5. could
not have been made more enjoyable.
Over 1900 people from different parts
of Iowa. Grant, Dane, Lafayette and
| Green counties, and large numbers
from Stephenson and 10 Daviess coun-
ties in Illinois. came in by team and
! trains and filled the town long before
noon.
| The Sun,
The painters have finished work on
! the exterior Of the NJ. Il. church build
| ing. The work Of frcscoing the into
rior Will commence next week Memo
rial windows are also being talked Of.
Past Grand Master Aldro jerks
instituted Il lodge of the Masonic or
der at Benton, Wednesday evening.
viii Mitchell. who has for a long
time been employed in the Stratman
blacksmith shop. is now with J. Reck-
enthaler. Will il "A good workman
and Industrious young man. and We
trust the change will prove agreeable
to him.
The New Star.
John r. Jones, Of Minneapolis,
formerly Of this city, was here the
past week calling on his many old
time friends.
The Sunday School Of Plymouth
Congregational church, will run an
excursion to Monona Lake Assembly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
Rucklen'S Arnica SalXe.

The best salvc in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill,
blains, Corns, and all Skin Erup.
tions, and positively cures, or no pay
is required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refun-
ded. Price - cents per box. For
sale by w. H Prideaux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
each day

Send your address to II. +. Bucklen
4 Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. a
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure OF
Constipation and Sick Headache. For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regulur size 25c. per box.
Sold by w. II. PrideauX, druggist.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense i;yhing and smarting Incl.
dent to eczema, letter, salt.rheum, and other
diseases Of the skin IL instantly ailayed by
applying Chamberlains Eye and skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
eiiicien. for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; cllappcd hands, chill.
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes,
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
Try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are Just what horse needs when in bad condi.
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and yerrnifuge.
sold by all Druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
An un.afr Currenrr ,,n.,..

Something should be done to place
the currency Of the country on d uni
form basis. The constant reissue Of the
greenbacks as often AZ received by the
treasury department Is an anomaly In
finance. vicksburg miss. Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
Tho Nrws

The News.
One night last week while Jessie
Loveland was riding down Main street
her wheel slipped throwing her off
spraining her knee quite badly.
G.. 5. Whitcher says we may tell his
friends that he never again wishes to
see three 4th OF Julys in one week
Saturday. Sunday and Monday.
NJ. u. Rindlaub. Jr.. left Saturday
for Chicago whore he goes to attend
summer school at the Chicago Uni
vcrsity.
c. Grindell and wife went to Min
eral Point Saturday evening, and
from there to Livingston, where they
expect to spend several days.
The district school board Of Platte
willie laborcd hard and earnestly to
decide on teacher for the third inter-
mediate grade at the Rock school.
1t seems there We're three applicants
who were in the lead for the position.
Misses Bessie Gilmore. Mary Mein-
hardt and Laura Ronntrce Smith.
Each member of the board favored a
different one of the ladies and would
not give in to the others. After not
being able to reach a choice after a
solid half day Of ballotting it was de-
cided to let the ladies cast lots for the
position. Miss Rountrec Smith was
the fortunate one and was declared
elected
]. 5. Block gives notice that during
the summer his store will be closed at
500 o'clock. to allow his employees 4
few hours additional leasure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
Keep Cool.

BY Drinking from Hoskens Soda
Fountain. All the latest drinks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
BroOms Very Cheap,

AT Gales Cash store. A large stock
TO be moved at once. 33
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
Curtains

At reduced prices.
J. ]. HASsCoM & Co.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
FAYETTEVILLE.

The Witness.
Miss Stella Shilliam is in Mineral
Point for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Potter, of Min
eral Point, are spending the week at
the residence of his parents in this
city.
Mrs. Edward Davies, Jr., is visiting
friends in Mineral Point.
Rev. j. Hardcastle delivered the lth
of July Grafton at Mitflin on Monday.
Miss Laura Smith has been chosen
teacher in the third department of the
Rock school.
Hon. u. l.. Cleary delivered the 4th
of July Grafton at Dutch Hollow in the
town of Potosi. The celebration was
given under the auspices of the Catho-
lie knights.
Lieut.. Sam Hotf, graduate of West
Point, formerly of Grant county, has
been appointed instructor in the De
partmcnt of Law, at West Point. His
many friends in this vicinity will be
glad to hear of his promotion.
Mrs. Herman Hyer, daughter of
Jacob Hooser, of Platteville, about
fifty years of age, died at Eagle Point,
near Dubuque, yesterday, The body
WAS brought 10 Platteville for burial.
Alderman Kettler, who has charge
of laying the water mains, is one of our
oldest and most respected citizens.
He came to Platteville in 1910. When
the present editor took charge of The
Witness, in 1867, Mr.. kettlcr became
a subscriber and has continued taking
it without intermission ever since.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
The New Star.

John r. Jones, Of Minneapolis,
formerly Of this city, was here the
past week calling on his many old
time friends.
The Sunday school Of Plymouth
Congregational church, will run an
excursion to Monona Lake Assembly
on Thursday, July 20.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
PERSONALS.

Mrs. B. w. Paulsen and Miss C. Lehnhardt,
who have been spending some time visiting
the principal cities of Holland and Belgium
are at present in Cologne, where they expect
to be present at the unveiling of the monu-
ment of Emperor william.
Frederick NJ. Biggerstoff, the pianist, and L.
S Sherman OF Sherman, Clay & Co., left for
Europe on Monday. Mr.. Sherman will join
in Germany. Mr.. Biggerstoff goes to Paris
and Berlin for an extended stay to continue
his musical studies under more famous
teachers.
Miss Marian Ashley has been visiting in San
Francisco with her schoolmates, Mrs. Deuiston
and Mrs. J. E. Richards. Miss Ashley leaves
for the East on the 22d and will srend the re-
mainder of the summer with relatives in Buf-
falo, N. Y.
Miss Maude Westphal of San Jose spent last
week in San Francisco with Mrs. John Z. Rich
ards.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Sawyer will spend
the summer al Pescadero.
Mrs Harry Baum and child have gone to
Sonora for the month OF July.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burns of Oakland left
Thursday for driving trip through Lake and
Mendocino counties.
Mrs. Gillette, wife of the late Colonel M. g.
Gillette, arrived recently from New York City
and is visiting her niece, Miss K. Stone, at the
home OF Mrs A. l.. Athearn, 817 Turk street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harris and Miss Edith
Harris are at the Hotel de Paso Robles for the
summer.
Leo E. Alexander and Michael s. Alexander
are stopping al the Hotel Rafael.
The Misses Theresa and Lily Sherwood left
on Thursday for Pacific Grove, where they are
engaged 10 play at the concerts OF the Chau-
tauQua Assembly. They are also engaged for
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18

other placers as rich exist IN that region re-
mains to be seen. The placers which have
been worked with fair success for five or six
years by an increasing number of men are in
the beds of water courses fifty to hundred
miles down the Yukon on the Alaskan side OF
the boundary, and close to the point where the
boundary, the Yukon River and the Arctic
circle cross each other. These have now all
been abandoned for the far richer diggings
found fifty miles or so across the boundary, as
it is unofficia1ly supposed to be located.
For the time the placer diggings engross at
tention but more significant than the gold
found in the frozen gravel of the water courses
is the evidence they present of the existence
of rich quartz lodges, from which the gold has
been eroded. The veins from which nature
has mllled this gold are hidden somewhere
above, and will be found. great quartz
mining development In the interior of Alaska,
and in the most northerly region of the North
west Territory, may be confidently predicted.
No quartz ledges have yet been found, and
none have been looked for. There are the
most insuperable difficulties presented Dy any
gold region of the world to overcome before
the era of quartz.mining makes a faint begin
ming.
The country is extremely difficult to pros
pect. The summers are short the ground is
covered by thick, stunted growths and tan
BltQ mOSS, duQ tne RTOuuu peIpetudlly
frozen little under the surface. The trans
portation of anything in the way of mining
machinery would now be enormously expen-
sive. But the quartz-mining era will come.
Already coal deposits of value are announced.
The Government of British Colum bia is NOV.
Ing to accede to the popular demand for the
opening of a trail to the new region through
British territory, and already the railroad,
which would be pushed north with the aid of
provincial subsidies if sufficient resources
were discovered, is vaguely talked OF. Rich
veins of gold, quartzmills and railroad loco
motives inside the Arctic circle reasonably
meet the prolanged vision. A few months ago
a member of the United States Geological Sur
vey, who made a superficial reconnaissance of
the Yukon country, predicted the discovery
of quartz veins throughout region 800 miles
long.
The. Yukon country presents strange and
new problems to mining engineering. Pres
ent operations are of the crudest, and the
gold-pan stage OF development has not been
passed. The rich grav lies o few feet under
the streams, which are frozen up most OF the
year. The gravel has TO be mined out during
the winter when everything is frozen solid,
by sinking shafts and drifting in below the
frozen streams by alternately thawing the
ground with fires and noistiHg the dirt to the
dumps. When capitalists get hold of some
of the richer claims and send in skilled min.
ing engineers there will be field for inge-
nuity and reports OF much scientific interest
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
The Gold Fields

The wonderful tale of the Yukon diggings in
the valley of the Clondike is not a new one,
but 1t has just happened to blaze forth as
great sensation because a few OF the miners
and some of the gold have actually arrived
here. The discovery of the marvelously rich
placers of the Clondike and its small trlbu-
taries was made last year and news OF it
reached the world some time ago. brought to
the coast by the occasional mail-carriers and
others who made the perilous winter trip over
the mountains to Juneau. These reports all
agreed as to the phenomenal ri chness OF some
of the claims, but the stories. such as yields OF
5000 to single pan and of the miners wife
who picked several hundred dollars worth of
gold out OF the dirt on the dump while wait
ing for her husband to get ready for supper
seemed simply the wild exaggerations that
have attended every gold discovery ever made
The arrival of a teamer with a party of the
lucky ones and million dollars or less of gold
dust has but given confirmation to what was
known before, but it has also had the natural
effect of producing a new and contagious ex-
citement-a new rush. This is especially no.
ticeable in Seattle and other Sound cities,
where large part of the population have
gone crazy and scores of men are throwing up
their jobs to JOIN the newest mad rush Tor
gold. The earlier reports induced very
large spring rush to the new fields, but now
tnere Will De q greater one unQOuDteuIy, duu
many will go from San Francisco, getting
there when the season is over and terrible
winter is just ahead of them.
There is little doubt that the ClondiKe gravel
deposits. as far as they go, are the richest ever
discovered. In the early days of placer min
ing in California as rich deposits were found
in pockets here and there, but never extern
sive deposits which averaged high. There
have come no competent opinions or accounts
from mining experts and there are at hand no
statements of what any of the deposits have
averaged to the cubic yard or ton, but the
stories of the generally inexperienced miners,
the results in gold dust and the prices OF
$50, 600 or more for VIII ch claims have been
sold esta 5lish the general richness of the
fields The exceptional concentration of al
luvial gold is undou btediy due to the geogra-
phical or rather Typographical conditions
under which nature washed the gold into the
big sluices which the valleys are, in effect.
Descriptive accounts by intelligent mining
engineers, mineralogists and geologists will
be read with great interest whenever they
arrive.
The clondike fields are comparatively limited
in extent. The Clondike is a small tributary
OF the upper Yukon, and the richest deposits
are found in the beds of some OF the short and
small creeks that empty into IL Whether any
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18

the Chautauaua Assembly concerts at Shas ia,
and will leave for Shast Ia on the 26th inst.
Mrs. A. Rothholz and Mrs. |. Roth will be at
home on the second Wednesday.
Miss Annie +. Nyhan has returned to the
City after spending her vacation at Liberty
Hall, Mountain View.
William Meyers, president of the Violet
Social Club, will leave in few days for an ex-
tended Eas tern trip.
Mrs. II. Abraham has removed from 1877
Rincon place to l34 Fourteenth street. At
home Tuesday
Mrs. NJ A. Gosl fner, formerly of 1928 Sutter
street, has given up housekeeping ana is at
present on visit to her daughter, Mrs. L. A.
Lesser, Forbestown.
Mrs. A. Seides, accompanied by her niece
Miss Laura SheetZ. are here on visit from
their home in Reading Pa. They are visiting
friends at San Francisco, Del Monte and Pa
cifc Grove. end will be the guests at the home
OF Mrs. Seides' brother, George W. Fisher,
in San Jose before leaving for their home In
The latter part of July.
The Misses Esse and Carrie Levy of 1895
Post street are spending two weeks at H.
Hirschbrann's ranch in the Santa Cruz Noun
tains.
Mrs. John r. Skelly and Miss Josephine have
gone to the "Dennison" ranch at Halfmoon
Bay to spenu the summer. The ranch is
owned by Mr.. Skelly, and merry party OF So
ciety people make it their headquarters from
July to September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Cohen of Macon, Ca, are
visiting their sister, Mrs. c. A. Cans of 1414
Cottage street, Alameda.
MIR. and Mrs. R. L. B1rdon and Miss Birdon
OF San Francisco are guests at the Cataract
House, Niagara Falls.
Andrew Y. Wood has returned from his va
calion in the Salinas Valley. Mrs. Wood is
spending few days in Vallejo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Fisher OF San Francisco
are stopping at the Cataract House, Niagara
Falls
S. A. Hosford and wife, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
and Mrs. Berrien of Armoak, Westchester
County, are visiting their sisters, Mrs. R.
Cassidy OF Oakland. Mrs. McLain OF Va
llejo, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. English of San Fran
cisco. On the return trip they will visit Yel-
lowstone Park and other places of note.
Miss Lottie Barr and Miss Parthenla Burk-
hardt are spending few weeks in San
Mateo.
Miss Florence Barr is camping for few
weeks with party OF friends in Sonoma.
The Misses Florence aud Maude Smith are
spending the summer at the klinkner villa
Santa Cruz Mountains
Mrs. +. Mclean and her daughter Ella sailed
Saturday morning on the steamer UmatlIla
Tor Seattle. They will make an extended trip
through Alaska before they return home.
Mrs. N. Reyman and Miss Reyman of Oro-
vile, Cal, are at the Irving, SIG Sutter street.
for the summer
Mrs. G. b Mackret of this City has returned
from her southern trip, after visiting Mrs. II.
q. Neff at San jose
Mrs. Morris Windt of 1434 San Bruno ave-
nue. has returned from her outing in the Santa
Cruz Mountains. After short rest at home she
will leave for Japan TO visit her son Henry,
who is engaged in business in the Orient.
Mrs. NJ Heffernan, with her two daughters,
Misses Mamie C. and Regina, and Master
Frank NJ. Heffernan, are stopping for few
weeks at the Hotel del Mar, Santa Cruz
County, Cal
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
The Presidents S Invitation.

Among the callers at the White House
Yesterday was Colonel John S. Mosby.
The object of his visit was to introduce to
the President J. West Aldridge of Virginia,
a gentleman who was one of the bravest
of Mosbv's boys during the war. Mr.. Aid
ridge is now the proprietor OF the famous
Orkney Springs, the beautiful! resort in
Shenandoah County. and he called to ex-
tend to Mr.. Mckinley, as we'll as to Secre-
tary Porter, an invitation to visit the
sprin this summer. The President and
Secretary seemed pleased and will proba-
b,y accept the invitation. All about Ork-
ney are the scenes of the ampaigns in
which the President, as soldier boy,
took an active part while serving with the
army in the Shenandoah Valley, and it
will no doubt be great pleasure to him
to visit again the places identified with
his early life in the field. Colonel Mosby
urged as an additional Inducement the
fact that the three counties of Shenan-
doah, Page and Rockingham, known IA
miliarly as the Tenth Legion, from their
long and unswerving adherence to Demo-
cratic principles, had given handsome ma
,orities to the President last Novem Der.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
2-London, 1871.

early times grew into favor with the race
of horsen.en who possessed the land. Hef
wears broad brlmmed hat, ana so do
they; he has dust on his boots, and SO
have they; his face at times shows the
trace of heat and the mark of sweat and
his companions on the mountain side
those who live in the same vicinity. know
the burden OF similar conditions.
Mr.. Miller is not only the poet of the
great and magnificent things of material
nature; he is the poet of the passions;
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
Hotel Porto1a.

Among the late arrivals t PorUola are: Mrs.
Mann, Miss Liela Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin,
Mrs. Burns, Egan and Pearks, William Ro-
main, Mr. Mondt, William Hatfield.
On Saturday evening, July 5, Mrs. William
Roman gave an impromptu reception to the
guests of the hotel and cottages. 1t was a
most deligh tful affair." A jolly coachload from
Eagle Home Farm, chaperoned by Mrs. A. j.
Hallidie, comprising Miss Doyen, Miss
Beecher, Professor Earl Brown, Mr.. Rowe and
Harry Van Pell, were among the guests for the
evening.
The ladies of the hotel gave a moonlight
drive on Thursday night
The cribbage board still occupies promi-
nent place In the parlors with Mrs Drink
water wearing the blue ribbon.