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iITy COUNCIL LAST NIGHT IN REGU- hR EsSlON-MEYER
 ABSENT.
ORDINANCE LOST.
i Authorize an Appeal From q Circuit CourO Deci-
 sion.

s city council net in regular a Monday nigbt, Mayor Alex presiding. City Clerk John Sng i'll, Aid. Boyce elected pro 4 Ali alderman except Aid. f present.
 S minutes of April 3, and old su Councils of April 10, were la approved.
 chairman of Finance com e presented report of Paving Rt No. g, and on motion of Neil it was accepted and or
 spread on minutes The re- af paving district No. l was aecepted and spread on min 8ral bills left over from last
 g were allowed. |s Langford, of Committee on ! Works, made a report rela- 0Gum street ditch, and on mo- FD0rt was referred to Board of 5 Affairs, with power to act.
 some discussion, ir which Aid.
 took the position that the latee on Public Works had atY to do the work recon
 a substitute motion by him aed down, and the original 6 prevailed.
 ARittee on Public Works re- back petition of c. D. James 'lher8, requesting permission Iiect with sewers. Moved by Atil that report be received aepted.
 Owen spoke in favor of all petitioners to connect with
 ox spoke in defense of re 
 Langfo' q explained reasons
 py engineers who built sys. aBo e,ty engineers, for believ,
 you'd rot accommodate the < 'aaexteusion.
 EXfr M. A. Austin addressed
 R"il in favor of the petition; 9f J. ". Witbers
 f ox moved that petition be ka pack 10 Committee on Pub Hss, with instructions to con
 NssiO!e, with engineer who |@ ted sewer, and ascertain all aa lon in reference to capacity eF Carried.
 z Was no committee reports.
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labor Saving Machiner, i.

An engineer declares that 50,00O peo- ple now do the work, with the aid of machinery, which needed 16,000,000 persons to do a few years ago.
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protesting against the passage of this ordinance.
 The hour of ten o'clock arriving. it was moved by Ad. Fox that the rules be suspended and Courcil pro- ceed with business. Carried.
 Council was tber addressed by M. A. Austin and others in favor of the law.
 Aid. Langtord made proposition that he would, It his own expense, hire man for thirty or sixty days to drive the cows of all the poor 0eo- ble ia town out to pasture every noraing and back at night. and, if at that time, the people were not in favor of the law he would vote to re- peal it.
 Ordinance was read third time, and Aid. Well moved it's adoption. Aids. Boyce, Fox, Langford and Veil voted aye, and Aids. Clement, Owen and Wollerman no.
 Not receiving a majority vote of Council, the Mayor declared the or dinance lost.
 City Attorney Young addressed Council regarding old scrip issued to Water and Light company in 1891 and 1892, and which was pre- sented by MT. F. G. Bridges for payment He stated that the ordin- ance passed in 1895 calling in all such warrants was published in on- ly one paper, while the Supreme court has held that all sach notices must be published in two or more news papers, and he did not believe the city had any defense in this line. He had made a claim that statute of limitations should prevail. inas much as scrip had been issued over five years ago. He cited several de- ci5ions of Supreme court which would iuvalidate defense along this line, etc. I-e stated that be bad given notice of appeal from the decision of the Circuit court, and on motion of Aid. Veil he was in structed to perfect appeal to Su- preme court. Aid. Veil also moved that Mayor and City Attorney be instructed to give necessary appeal bond, which motion prevailed by a unanimous vote.
 The bond of City Sexton J. ". Clary was approved.
 Aid. Fox moved that L. B. Gold smith be elected a membe" of the Board of Public Affairs for the en- sniug two years. Carried uranim- ously. The bond of L. E. Gold smith as such member of board was presented and approved.
 The Mayor announced the appointment of Mr. J. $. Currie as Sanitarian. Ald. Langford moved that appointment be confirmed. Carried unanimously,
 Aid. Fox moved that City Clerk R. Lee Johnson be appointed com missioner in the following suits.
 City of Pine Bluff ys. Martha Mitchell
 City of Pine Bluff vs. Lizzie Owens ct al.
 City of Pine Bluff vs. Andy Reed ct al.
 The motion was duly seconded aud carried.
 Aid. Owen moved that City Attorney be authorized to make such compromises as he may deem proper in such cases. Carried.
 Sanitary Officer J. s. Currie was sworn in by the Mayor, after which, on motion of Aid, Fox, Council adlonrned.
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X Costly Tomb.

The tomb of Mohammed is covered with diamonds, sapphires and rubies, valued at e2,5oO.000.
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OFFICIAL ROUTE

Mai. Gen. John ). Horaer, of the Arkansas Division U. c. V, of Helena, has selected his official route for himself and staff to the
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A oIa rnireraifv.

The university Of Fl Ayhar, in Cairo, is the oldest in the world. It has rec ords dating back 1000 years.
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ow osd nance Defeat d.

fdinarce to amend section
 Fudson's Digest was taken Der Of petitions were read
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

MIR, and Mrs. 5. Arthur OF Brook
ings. s. Oak, Mrs. Julia Joray and
Miss Katie Lynch, OF AtchiSou, Kan,
have been called here by the severe
illness of their mother, Mrs, Lynch,
Miss Clara McNeill has como from
the farm home in Waldwick to be
with her brothers while they are at
tending school,
Miss Mary Hittesdort, OF the town
OF Waldwick, died at the home Of her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Peter Hittes-
dorf, ON Monday, Feb. -; aged 20
years. Her visit with her cousin, Mrs.
Peter May, was reported in last
weeks Democrat. shortly after re-
turning home, she was taken i'll; death
soon followed. She was very highly
esteemed and her unexpected death is
a crushing blow TO her parents. The
funeral took place on Wednesday
with services in the Hollandalc Catho-
lie church.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
More improvements.

proprietor OF the American Laundry,
is busy putting in II steam laundry
In connection with his present hand
laundry, lie has purchased all the
necessary machinery and steam dry
ing outfits for this purpose, and will
be better than ever prepared to turn
out work promptly and IN n first class
manner. lie il fully determined to
leave nothing undono that Ia necos-
sary to do to meet the demands OF nm
increasing patronage. 27wl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
GceMeMySk91t GcS
LUDDEN & Co.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Tho Eastern Star Chapter will hold
its regular meeting Wednesday even
ing, March |, opening at I;30.
Miss Sarah Bassett went to Eau
Claire on Monday, for a visit at the
home of Mrs. f. w. Straw.
The public sale of Fred. l.. Cork
came off on Tuesday, Feb. 2l. 1t was
very we'll attended, and everything
sold at good prices, n. X. Van
Matre, the auctionecr, says that COWS
sold from $50 to $40, and sheep from
$3.50 to $27.
+. Hopkinson Smith, of New York
City, author, artist, reader, lecturer
and story teller, will appear in the
Platteville lecture course in readings
from his own works and miscellane-
Gus program, on Monday Feb. y.
Father Norton, pastor of the
Catholic church at Truman, visited
Mineral Point, on Wednesday, the
guest of Father O'keeefe.
Miss Lillian Jeuck returned to
Milwaukee, Saturday.
Mrs. G.. l.. PrideauX, Mrs. j. A.
Spratler, Miss Annie Phillips and Mr..
and Mrs. Horatio Wright attended the
meeting of the Wisconsin Grand Chap
ter of the Eastern Star held in Mil
waukee this week.
N. Treweek, H. H. Wright and d. +.
Jacobs are attending the meeting of
the Grand Chapter, Il. A. NJ, in Mil
waukee this week.
Mr.. Joseph Blotz, son of Mr.. John
Blotz, of this city, got one of his legs
caught in a "sweep" while operating
a machine on his farm last week, which
resulted in breaking the leg.
Mrs. Adalaine A. Highbee, mother
of Mrs. 7. j. Laughlin, of Dodgeville,
died on Feb. 18th, aged 81 years and
six months. The remains were taken
to Stoughton, her former home, for
interment.
N. X. Van Matre has purchased
from Peter j. Engels, the residence
known as the Thomas Rawlins pro-
perty. 1t will make Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Matre pleasant and convenient
ly located home.
Mr.. Mason Spensley has gone to
northern Iowa, to take charge of a
creamery. Mason is not only an ex-
pert in his profession, but an all
round good fellow-in fact a young
man of whom Mineral Point has good
reason to be proud. While rcgretting
his departure from our city, host of
friends hope that he may find his new
field of labor both pleasant and prof
table.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Gray re-
turned on Monday evening from their
wedding tour and are now at home
with Mr.. Gray's mother, where they
will remain until their own home, ad-
joining, is ready for occupancy. Many
friends extend congratulations and
good wishes.
The depot at Picketts crossing will
be located north of the track of the Mil
waukee road and east of the Illinois
Central.
Private John Faith, of Boscobel, of
the Fourth Wisconsin, at Admission,
died Sunday of the measles-the fourth
death in week,
Henry Jane, who for many years
past has been the popular clerk at the
Wright House, in Lancaster, died at
his home in that city on Monday
night.
The Witness reports that Elder
Trousdale has purchased the Hinman
residence in Hawley addition Platte
vile.
BON, to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mar
tin, Of the town of Willow Springs,
son.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Wumau's Rcn,linp club.

Tho Woman's Reading Club will
mrct at tho residence OF Mrs. n. II.
Snow Monday evening, Feb, 27th,
whom the following program will I've
given;
|, Phillip II, Miss Spcnsley.
: The Escurial Mrs, Sprater,
3 Madrid and Malaga Miss Neal.
Discussion Topics of tho Day,
Quotation Roll Call Cathedrals In
Spain,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Established in Civilized Country

Frank +. Ioare returning from II
convention OF New York Life mon re-
ports that the company has almost
reached the thousand million mark,
which, quoting Vice Pres, Perkins. is
"only the beginning. The New \ ork
Life is established in every civilized
country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Fresh Oysters
On hand everyday. nj Spratler's, IL
Special Notice.

DR.. +. M. Bailey, having become
associated with me for the practice Of
medicine, we desire to thus publicly
make known the fact Thanking the
community for past patronage, we
hope, by II faithful fulhllment OF the
duties Of our profession, to merit u
continuance OF the same.
WILLIAM EASTMAN, M. ID.
Mineral Point, Feb. y, 1890.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Purchasing Millinery

Miss Wcarne is now in Chicago,
buying goods for the spring trade,
See ad, later, regarding the spring
opening. in which will be displayed
the finest and best line of spring MILL
inery over shown in this city,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Street Sprinkling.

wish to announce that will con-
tinuc the sprinklin business the com
Ing season. With thanks To the pub
lie for past patronage, and trusting
the future will he the same as the
past, am respectfully,
JAMES lENnERTHY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

More precious than pure gold be-
cause IL never fails TO cure your head
ache, indigestion, constipation, PIN
pies, bad blood. A great system reg
ulator. Rocky Mountain Tea. East
man IL Meserole. 25
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

will visit Mineral Point Tuesday
OF each week. ] am prepared TO give
private and class instructions IN elo-
cution. physical culture and voice
culture. Selection for recitations
furnished on application.
Mrs. CAPE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
A Gard.
Miss Preston

Is in the city, 10 study the styles In
millinery, and TO select choice stock
to be opened March q, at her new
stand, opposite Gundry 4 Gray's
Miss Masten will conduct the store
during the absence of Miss Preston.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
PLUMBING.
steam and Hot Water Fitting
and Furnace Work.

These are our specialties. Having
had 20 years experience In these
| mes, we can do you first class work,
and at the lowest prices. Remember
we still sell the Favorite and Royal
Stoves and Ranges, and carry full
line OF Hardware. Opposite First Ma
tional Bank.
23y JOHN J. PENHALLEGON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Latest Millinery.

A full line OF the latest things In
millinery will be opened up March y
by Miss Preston, opposite Gundry &
Gray's 2Iw4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
10 Cure u Cold In uuc Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tab.
let's. An druggists refund the money
IL 1t fails to euro, 25c, The genuine
has L.. Il, g. ON each tablet. For
sale Ivy w, II. prideaux, Mineral
Point, Wis. -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

That NJ. Woarne Il Co. have removed
their stock to the White House.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Fine California prunes.

Four pounds for 25 cts. Mt Gales
Cash Store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Cure for In Crime

Foley's Honey and Tar heals the
lungs and cures the raclltng cough
usual to la grippe and prevents pncu-
monia, 1t is guarauteed 25e and
5Oc. Eastman and Mcscrole. ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
One Half On

On prices of Cloaks and Jackets, nj
the store of Gundry 4 Gray,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
SMOKE BONO
DC CIGAR.
Spring Millinery.
DC CIGAR.

Miss Preston is in the city markets,
studying the styles and selecting the
choicest things for her spring stock
to be opened on March 27, opposite
Gundry & Gray's. 27w4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
RED CROSS
Stoves and Ranges.
Millinery.

Miss Preston will return March q,
with complete line Of spring milli
merry. Meantime Miss Amy Masten
will keep the store and serve Gus
toners. 27w4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
Don't Fail

To call and examine that fine line Of
Chinawarc, that they are giving away
with Baking Powder at Gales Cash
Store,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

Tha, Gundry Il Gray are still selling
Jackets and Cioaks at one half price
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

Don't wear yourself ont trying TO
eat beefstcak, when FISH, in all the
latest styles, can be had at Brewer 4
Penhallegon's for a mere trihe above
nothing. 2sf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT

Entered at the Post Office, Mineral Point
Wis. as second class matter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
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Studying styles.

Nj. Wrarne is in Chicago, selecting
the choicest limo of Millinery for the
spring trade and studying the latest
Sty los
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

Price: sl.e5. Year in Advance.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
HOW HELEN JACKSON, KNOWN AS JACK
HALL, WAS DISCOVERED AFTER
LEADING A COWBOYS LIFE FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.

was we'll After that he was christened
Nurse Jack and more often called simply
Nurse"
He had an almost womanish way of car
ing for them if they fell i'll.
"He amt a drinker and he can't play
cards worth a hill of frijoles, but he's
all right dosing medicine and such
things" explained the cowboys.
Moreover. he was all right when it came
to handling a horse or revolver, which
after all count more points in the cow
boys estimation than bottle or cards.
Besides he had as a firm ally Captain
Dick, which in Arizona is the open sesame
to any cowboys friendship
Captain Dick did not win his position
among the Arizona cowboys without first
proving the strength of his good right
arm. Captain Dick has never been a be-
lever in the laws delay. He has assisted
at more h2ngings than any Sheriff III the
Territory Nor have the victims of his
sense of justice afterward been proven
innocent. Captain Dick makes sure of the
offenders guilt before he ties the knot.
1t was in 1882, while he was still very
young, that Captain Dicks popularity
Fremont, the new Governor of the Ter
ritory, had introduced a bill in the Legs-
lature, which was then in session, asking
that several thousand dollars be put aside
TO equip a company of militia to be sent
to the southern part of the Territory to
subdue the cowboys
The older inhabitants and members of
the Legislature secuted the idea The re-
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
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The cowboys were satisfied with the
apology, and so the matter ended.
When this same Captain Dick was
stricken with typhoid fever it was Jack
who nursed him through the dangerous
sickness, and after that Boy" which
was the captains name for the youth,
usually rode by the captains side.
A year passed before the real identity
of Boy or Nurse Jack" was discov-
cred. 1t all came through the teacher
in the country school asking Jack to ride
into town to buy her some ribbon. 1t was
late in the afternoon when Jack reached
Williams, the nearest town. He was in
a hurry, and the startled customers IL
the dry-goods store hastily made way
for sun-browned cowboy on a horse,
who rode straight up to the goods-cov-
cred counter and demanded three yards
of pink ribbon. 1t is perfectly proper for
a cowboy to ride his horse into a Arizona
saloon, but when it comes to q dry-goodS
store it is questionable procedure.
While the clerk was hastily measuring
off the ribbon a lady customer came too
close to the horses hoOfs and was
knocked unconscious.
The Constable and several deputies
proved too many for Jack and he was
straightway marched to jail. Captain
Dick came to town as soon as heard Of
the affair He called on boy" at the
Jail, and to his surprise was shown to
the woman's ward. Jack had been
forced to reveal her sex or be put in the
mems quarters.
During the three days before the trial
Captain Dick became accustomed to
boy" in her new guise. She told him her
story; how her father had been hanged.
how her mother and little sisters had
taken refuge with relatives in Portland
and she herself had changed her name
from Helen Jackson to Jack Hall and re-
mained in Arizona to love the life of a
cowboy.
On the day of the trial the injured wo-
man, having recovered from her blow. re-
fused to prosecute. However, the Judge
was called upon to use his official powers
In the crowded courtroom Captain Dick
and boy" were made husband and wife
The story was soon known all over the
Territory.
Not only the cowboys on that particu-
lar range, but from far and wide the va
queros have sent congratulations and
gifts. Nurse Jacks wedding gifts will
always remind her of her year of cow
boy lfe-riding whips, Mexican saddles
and silver spurs, to say nothing of sew
eral pairs of splendid riding boots and a
dozen sombreros.
Captain Dick Wells is going to take his
wife to Portland to visit her family; then
they will return to the stirrup and Ari-
zona, which means home to them.
The cowboys have promised not to call
her Mrs Wells. She wants to be Nurse
jack TO them.
And Captain Dick says she will always
be Boy to him
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

shorter bandit who stood boldly and firm
ly little to one side pointing the cover
ing shotgun.
This robber wore an ordinary suit of
rough but fairly neat though dusty
clothes, including a broad-brimmed hat.
At a little distance he might have been
taken for prosperous prospector But
. Neill noticed that the fingers on the
barrel and trigger were long and white
and slender and not in harmony with the
rough attire. Then he noticed a regu-
larity and softness of features that were
striking under the circumstances, and
then he noted that the dark hair was
caught up in an apparent knot under the
broad hat behind.
1t was a woman, he was certain. 1t
was, and it was Pearl Hart. dressed as a
man, and nerved to be a female highway
man.
The stage drove on as stages do when
those little affairs are over with. The
bandits disappeared. When the telegraph
was reached at Globe the story of the
robbery and descriptions Of the robbers
went to Sheriffs ana papers, and another
OF many long Arizona chases after crimi-
nails was quickly on.
1t was three days before the Sheriff of
Pima County and his posse struck the
trail. The robbers had started on foot
southeast TO either gain the railroad or
Mexico, and the trail was followed
The bandits pressed on over lonely and
somewhat circuitous roads and trails
travelling at night much of the time, get
ting as they could something to eat and
drink and some to pack along and sleep
ing part of the day in the sheltered hooks
in canyons.
Sheriff Truman and his bandit hunters
may probably thank their afternoon sleep
of juno 4 that there were no dead or
wounded to pack TO the nearest railroad
station. Pearl and her bandit lover,
wearied and sore, had gone to sleep in
the afternoon in shade in a, gulch near
Benson, town on the Southern Pacific
Railroad in the southeastern part of the
Territory not far from the Mexican line
and hundred miles from the scene of the
robbery. They had pressed on until close
to better prospects of escape.
The Sheriff and his posse luckily trailed
and discovered them and planned to Sc
cure their game before waking them.
The robbers awoke just as the guns We're
secured and found themselves looking into
pistol barrels.
The male robber took things coolly and
sensibly and quietly surrendered. but not
so Pearl Hart. the girl bandit
She would likely have done some shoot
ing If she had warning and chance, but
she couldn't, and they just overpowered
her while she fought like tigress as an
up-to-date woman bandit might be ex-
pected to do.
The pair were taken to Florence, where
it was quickly known that Pearl Hart
long at war against what was good in
life and society, had broken the Arizona
record of her sex for recklessness.