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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-03
Notice to Creditors.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN-IO COUNTY
y COURT-IN PROBATE.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN--IOW COUNTY
> COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of Jane
Matthews, deceased.
Letters Of administration on the estate of
Jane Matthews. deceased, having been issued
10 James w. Hutchinson:
Notice is hereby given. that the creditors OF
and limited by order OF this court until
and including the first Tuesday of June,
1904. being the 9Th dag OF said month. to pre-
sent their claims and demands against said
Jane Matthews, deceased. 10 the county
court for examination and allowance.
Notice Is also hereby given. that the claims
so presented will be examined and adjusted
by this court. Mt the Office of the County
Judge. at the court house. in the city Of
DOdgevile. in said county. on the first Tues
day of July. 1904.
Dated this 18th day Of November 1908.
BY the Court
ALDRO jerks, County Judge
Fielder q Fielder. Attorneys t7wi
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-03
Legal Notices.

STATEoF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT
- Iowa County.
Mary White. Plaintiff,
vs..
Albert :. White Defendant.
The State of Wisconsin to the said defendant:
fou are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons,
exclusive OF the day of service and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid;
and IN case of your failure SO to do. Judgment
VIII be rendered against YOU according TO the
demand Of the complaint; of which q copy Is
herewith served upon YOU, and which cnm.
plant is on II IN the Office of the clerk of the
Circuit court of SaiN iowa county
FlEDLER 4 FIEDLER,
19w6 Plaintiffs Attorneys.
+, q, Address: Mineral Point. Iowa Co, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-03
tOfficial Publicaiion.)
No. 1908.
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

Al Mineral Point, in the State of Wisconsin.
at the close of business, Nov. II, 1903:
RESOURCES,
Loans and discounts Sl3l.ss3 %
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 1884 81
u. =. Bonds to secure circulation 25uU 20
L. s. Bonds on hand $500. 1890 90
Premiums on L. :. Bonds -. 1855 Is
Banking house. furniture and fixtures 2l6s -
Other real estate owned $500 90
Due from State Banks and bankers 30 %
Due from approved reserve agents A.l56 81
Checks and other cash items OK ~
Notes of other National banks 80. 26o %
Fractional paper currency. nickels
Specie 1889 30
Legal-tender notes no 100
Redemption fund with L. :, Treasu-
rer Is per cent of circulation l.25O 90
Total . ;. S56s. IA 10
LIABILITIES.
Surplus fund 10000 90
taxes paid i2.73o q
National Bank notes outstanding 5000 90
Due 10 State banks and bankers Is 81
Individual deposits subject to cheek 1928 10
Demand certificates Of deposit 25s,12 u
Bills payable. including certificates
of deposit for mouey borrowed 15.o0O 90
Total ....... s56s,l7I 70
STATE OF WISCONSIN, L.
County of Iowa
l. Phil Allen Jr., Cashier of the above named
bank. do solemnly swear that the above state.
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. PHIL ALLEN, JR., Cashier
Correct-Attest;
h. }. Penhalegon.
James Brewer SDirectors. q
Calvert SpenSley,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me THO
2th day of November, 1903.
J. b. REYNOLDS.
Notary Public
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-03

COUNTY OF IOWA.
|. David James, Cashier
of the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
David James, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this2lth
day Of November 1903.
o. G.. REwEY,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Dec. q. 1905.
Correct Attest: rhos. cambridge, Director.
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LAU N DR. Y
YEP NUN, Proprietor.

All kinds of laundry done in first
class manner at reasonable prices.
Work called for and delivered.
Patronage solicited. Laundry on
Fountain street, two doors west Of
Commerce. Phone 60. YEP NUN
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Sunday Services at N. E. Church.

300 a. m. General class meeting.
1920 n. IN. The Pastor will preach
200 p. IN. Sunday School.
$50 p. m. Epworth League.
1880 p. NJ, Sermon by the Pastor
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that drew up the amendments. There Isl
now a motion before the house TO vote upon
the amendments az whole
II was Instructed by tht chair 10 make
my notion. said air. LOoEllS-
II viii withdraw my motion TO vote upon
the amendments" said ar Burrows. 20
that the gentleman car make llis motion.
This done. MIR. fiousanS stated his mo-
ton again anu the qU' stsOn ~as put TO the
convention whether 4, Weuld reconsider the
amendment
With none but the dissenting votes Of
Mr.. Hodgins and those OF the other mem
bcrs OF tbs Nebs ASA delegation. his mo-
ton was voted down.
The amendments as a whole were adopted.
2o9 votes for and ten against
This Was the only discussion during the
entire convention IN which there were any
really unpleasant features. There were
many other warm disputes, but all were
settled amicably except this one.
Among the amendments To the c0nstitu-
tion adopted yesterday was one 10 make
the president full member OF the board
of directors with the power TO vote upon
all questions. The recommendation or the
constitutional amendment committee that
the national officers shall continue 10 be
elected every two years instead OF annually
was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted by which the
association will make an effort TO nave
all hotels provided with hasty exits for
fire emergencies and landlords in many
cities and towns all over the country VIII
be asked TO make their hostelries more
fireproof.
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In good judgment and general informa-
ton John Mitchell. leader of the United
Mine Workers. is very amply endowed, and
there are very few mistakes on his part to
be recorded. But, If he is correctly quoted
in dispatch from Chicago. he is curiously
at sea in regard to the relation existing be-
tween prosperity and labor disputes. He is
quoted as saying:
4 don't believe prosperity has anything to
do with the number of strikes. Dissatisfac-
ton among workmen is no commoner in
prosperous times than in others. There are
more strikes now than there were a year
ago at this time or two years ago.
This is contrary to the experience of al
most every large employer of labor. The
comparison with one year and two years
ago does not amount to anything, for there
was as much prosperity then as now; but
during the last lean years. from 1893 to 1897.
strikes and labor troubles were far less
numerous than since things began to take
an upturn. With numerous applicants for
every job there was then very little doing
In the way of strikes.
1t is the most natural and logical thing in
the world that, under the prevailing meth
DDS of Industrial organization, labor dis
putes and strikes should follow on the heels
of prosperity. None of us better ourselves
without special effort. and it almost goes
without saying that prosperity would not
result in higher level of wages If labor
did not contend for it. In times of depres-
sion like those of 1893 and the few immedi-
ately following years, with great numbers
of unemployed men seeking the opportunity
to work at almost any price, wages drop
rapidly of course, and though workmen
do not like it, yet 1t is not possible TO re-
sist. when the employer is doubtful if it
would not be better for him to close his
mine or factory than to continue to run on
short time and reduced wages. But when
prosperity begins and the opening Of all the
old industries and multiplicity of new
ones creates strong demand for labor,
then is the chosen time for labor to demand
higher wages and better conditions, with
| good chances of success. The employer who
would not mind a strike at all at a time
when there is little or no demand for his
| product and he is carrying already a lot of
| unstable stock, looks upon it in a very
different light when his stocks are cleaned
| up and there is stiff demand for his prod
| uct at profitable prices.
During the first two or three years of the
present wave of prosperity wage conces-
| sons were obtained with comparative ease.
for wages were at lower level. but with
each succeeding year they have been more
difficult to obtain as the labor cost in pro-
duction has continued to eat further and
further into the profits of employers. This
year the resistance has been particularly
| strenuous. for employers of labor have very
! generally realized that the top notch had
already been reached in the matter of prices
last year. When prices of both commodities
and labor begin TO recede, and manufac-
tured stocks t. accumulate. the number of
| strikes and labor contentious will diminish.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-13

The fourteenth annual convention of the
Travellers Protective Association of Amer
lea, which was In session in Indianapolis
all week, is over. The convention came to
an end last night with a dance and vaude-
vile entertainment at the German House.
Many of the delegates and visiting MEM
bers and their wives left the city on early
trains. and the remainder will take their
departure before tonight. About one hum
dred of the party will go to Niagara Falls
from indianapolis. A number OF special
cars have been chartered for the trip.
In every respect the convention just closed
history of the association. The expense OF
Post b has made itself popular all over the
United States this week, and Indianapolis
has scores of friends il did not have before
the L. Il. A convention.
The dance last night was brilliant full
dress affair. Not fewer than five hundred
persons were there. The vaudeville was
given in the lower auditorium, and was a
popular adjunct to the dance. The dance
began at $50 with a grand march. which
was led by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cox. OF In
dianapolis, and Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Gram
dali. of st. Louis.
The following persons took part in the
vaudeville: j. Russell Powell, Harry MUIR
barger. Mrs. L. j. Hupp. Arnold and Nor
ian (sleight-of-hand artists), Miss May
Melbane, Miss Jessie May Payne, Harry
Porter, Ralph K. Porter, Fremont Frey,
Willsey and Gruelle.
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Several Hundred Men Marched and
Women Rode i'm Carriages.

Five hundred persons were In the annual
parade of the Travellers Protective Associ-
alton yesterday afternoon The delegates
to the number of about two hundred and
forty marched behind the indianapolis Mil
itary Band. and the ladies rode in fifty
carriages. The column was eight blocks
long and was made up as follows:
Captain Kruger and a squad of patrol-
men, Marshal p h. Trone and assistants.
j. Bolen, George Maurice. w. III. Winship
and Mr.. Bolster. indianapolis Military
Band, executive committee of Post b. COM
posed of ]. B. Meek. NJ. p. Lynch. Harry 5.
Hunter. Riley Hunt. p. j. O'Meara and c:
II. Crowder; Mayor Bookwalter. National
Officers Peak and La Beaume, and the
tee in carriages: the State delegations in
the following order: Alabama. Arkansas.
California: Colorado, Connecticut District
of Columbia. Florida, Georgia. Illinois,
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri. Nebraska.
New York, North Carolina, Ohio Oklahoma
Territory, Oregon and Washington. Pennsyl-
vania. Rhode Island, South Carolina. Ten
with the Indiana delegation and the MEM
bers of Post b bringing mp the rear: the
ladies of the convention in nifty carriages .
The parade formed on West Maryland
street in front OF the local T. Il. A. head
quarters The line of march was as follows:
From the T. p. A headquarters 10 Illinois
street: south to Jackson place. around the
Union Station to Meridian street: north TO
Washington; west to Illinois; north TO Mar
ket and around the monument 10 Washing
ton; east to Pennsylvania and north
through Pennsylvania street and MaSsa-
chusetts avenue TO the German House.
At the German House the delegates dis
banded and went into session The ladies
enjoyed drive through Delaware, Merid-
ian. Illinois and other of the principal
North Side streets during the remainder of
the afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-13

When the Pope was Informed of the trag-
edy at the capital of Servia he is said to
have exclaimed: when will the people
learn that thrones stained with blood are
not worth having?" Some papers printed 1t
mot worth saving and others mot worth
having" The latter is the stronger express
sion, and is doubtless correct.
Pope Leo XIII is a good old man. His
face, as portrayed in good pictures Of him,
is enc of great benignity. and his acts and
utterances sustain this view. He is a man
of peace. Some of his predecessors lent
themselves TO revolutionary intrigues and
to fomenting bloody wars, but his infiu-
ence has always been cast in the other
direction. The expression quoted is nat
ural one to come from an amiable and
feeble old man who has lived long enough
to have seen many revolutions and to have
learned to deprecate violence and boodshed
as a means of furthering human ends and
ambitions. But where is there a throne in
Europe that has not at one time or another,
and some of them many times, been stained
with blood? Where is there a reigning
dynasty or an existing government that
does not trace it's title at some stage In
its history through revolution or assassina-
ton? There is scarcely one. Nearly every
throne which on pageant and spectacular
occasions is decorously covered with purple
velvet or cloth of gold has, at some time
run red with the blood of warning occu-
pants and pretenders.
In it's last analysis the Pope's exclama-
ton means that no government is worth
having that is founded in bloodshed and
maintained by force and violence, or that
rests on anything except the voluntary sup
port of a free people. OF course, he would
not put it that way, but that is the logical
meaning of his remark. The only real be-
levers in the doctrine of the divine right
of kings are kings themselves and the COM
paratively few who profit by the doctrine
The common people. the masses every
where, know that no family or individual
was ever born with divine right to ride
booted and spurred over their fellow-men.
Their obedience to kings, kaisers and czars
is compulsory. They obey the mandates
that come from thrones stained with blood
not because they really respect the occu-
pants or recognize their right to rule over
them, but because they fear the standing
armies, the constabularies, the police and
the gendarmes that stand ready to enforce
obedience. The people know that while
kaisers and courtiers pirate about the divine
right Of kings they have great deal more
faith in Krupp guns and heavy battalions
than they have in any special commission
from God to rule.
The only throne not stained with blood or
founded on force and violence is the chair.
If 1T may be called throne, occupied by
the President who rules over a free people
by their voluntary choice. That is throne
worth having by any people.
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E. W. DOMAIN ELECTED.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
of such an able man as Donham for pres
ident and that anything he could do 10
help the new president and the association
would be done with great pleasure. Thomas
and Colonel Simons then led the victorious
candidate to the rostrum, and after short
speech of acceptance by DOMAIN the con-
vention took up the election Of other offi-
GERS.
Thomas was nominated by Col. Nelson
Gray, Of Kentucky, TO be chairman OF the
national hotel committee.
Secretary-treasurer lie Beaume, of Mis-
souri, was unanimously reelected.
Following a short speech of acceptance by
Mr.. La Beaume the convention unan-
imously elected Louis Ochs, of New Or
The election session was attended by the
largest number of delegates and members
of any meeting of the convention and was
the eliminating feature of interest of the
entire week.
The other officers elected are:
Second Vice Presdent-Joseph Loven-
Third Vice President-J. s. Bean, Oregon
and Washington.
Fourth Vice Presidential. A. Mckay. Ar
kansas.
Fifth Vice President-Charles Renneberg.
Missouri
Directors-w. A Kirchoff and w. N. Nc
Conkin, Missouri, and w. r. Johnson, Ten
nessee.
Chairman Railroad Committee. w.
Crandall. Missouri.
Chairman Legislative Committee-John 8.
HARDWOOD, Virginia.
Chairman Hotel Committee. c. Sinner
ing, Maryland.
Chairman Press Committee-R f. Hold
gin, Nebraska (re-elected)
Chairman Employment Committee-G.
W. Church, Wisconsin.
National Chaplain-H. 7. Wilson, Texas.
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upon assurance that it is the right thing
the purpose is not as large as 1t was ex-
pected TO raise at the beginning of the
movement. but it will do. handsome,
artistic and attractive monument can be
erected for $4,000 The commission has
acted wisely in eliminating all other sug-
gestions as 10 the character of the monu-
ment and narrowing its choice to a statue
of heroic size or a tall shaft with an en-
blematie figure surrounding it. Other sug-
gestions included a memorial hall, an an
mex to the Heron art building and an
arch. but there were obvious objections to
all of these. 1t is still sufficiently difficult to
choose between the two first named, and
the commission should not decide without
taking the opinions of experts and artists.
Their financial limitations will also have
TO be taken into account, as ii would be
better to have an impressive monument of
either kind than a weak one of the other.
A fine shaft would be preferable to a medi-
OGRE statue, and vice versa. A statue would.
be chiefly stone. The difference in the cost
of the two materials is so great that it may
be the money at the disposal of the COM
mission woulG go much further in one di-
rection than in the other. The location
of the monument will also have consider
able bearing on its character, as shaft
would be olt of place where a statue
would be entirely appropriate. If the COM
mission should decide on shaft it should
consider the propriety of using some other
with the provincial idea that every public
building or work of.art in the capital of
the State should be constructed of Indiana
stone. State pride is a commendable senti-
ment, but in matters of art and architec-
ture it should not be a controlling one.
Indiana stone is already sufficiently adver-
tised in the city, and when the new gov
eminent building shall be completed there
will be quite enough of it for the pres
ent. A shaft of granite would befit the solid
character of General Harrison, and there
may be other material that would be as
appropriate. AS the material for the new
government building was selected large
ly as a matter of sentiment, and as there
is not a public building, monument or
piece of sculpture in the city of any other
than Indiana stone we should have a rest
that. The commission should take a
broad view of this question and get clear
out of the range of local influence.
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NECESSARY TO SHIFT men
e. nj. JOHNSON, TAGGART'S CONTROL
LER, JUsTIFIEs ELLIOTT.
Expedient Has Been Employed for
Years, He Says, tn Get the Most Out
of a Limited Force.

Eudorus NJ. johnson, controller under
Thomas Taggart. says the practice Of trans
ferring employees from one department to
another has been a common expedient for
years in getting the most service out of the
limited number Of employees the city has. For
a man To serve as deputy in the city clerks
Office and yet 10 be paid from the appro-
priation. for the maintenance and repair OF
streets is nothing unusual and cannot be
construed as a gross violation OF the city
charter. others familiar with the custom OF
preceding administrations say.
His statement was called forth by an arti-
Gle i'm the indianapolis News yesterday
afternoon charging that Mr.. Elliott was
acting in defiance of law IN having w. o.
Sheets as a deputy in his Office. since
Sheets Is being paid from the street fund.
While the charter states that only one
deputy shall be employed, IL is recognized
by Council that the business of the Office has
grown 10 such proportions In recent years
that more than one deputy In necessary.
In Taggarts administration the custom
OF employing men for work In one DEPART
ment of the city government and paying
them out of the funds OF another was a
well-known practice and one recognized TO
DE necessary IL the affairs OF the city were
10 be conducted properly.
City Clerk Elliott made the following
statement last night in regard TO the
charges made against him: As mat
ter OF fact, the statement In the News Is
so ridiculous that IL hardly deserves an an
sweF. only those absolutely ignorant OF
the conduct of city affairs for the past ten
years or 80 would make such statements-
If the charter zee 10 be followed exactly
so far as the employment OF men absolute
ly necessary 10 the transaction of business
Is concerned, there would not be much
business transacted. The rasgart ad-
ninistration recognized lnls fact and fIe-
quently shifted men from one .4y roll 10
anothes. There Was no attempt made tbs n
and there Is not now 10 ACeI the mat r
secret. There is no reason why 1t should be
secret.
The attitude taken by the News on this
match. everybody knows. Is simply AL
other Indication OF its desi.e 10 cast dis
credit on the administration In every Way
possible. The maisnancy OF the ATTACK IS
only trifie more pronounced than It's MANI
festation OF ignorance"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-13
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.


The expected disruption of the Travellers
Protective Association convention over the
discussion of the amendments to the con-
stitution. which were adopted practically as
reported by the national constitutional COM
mittee. came yesterday afternoon. The
breach was between Delegates Hodgins.
of Nebraska, on one side. and Delegates
Irwin and Burrows. of Illinois. AS a result
of the breach the Nebraska delegation
voted solidly against the adoption of the
amendments to the constitution.
All the amendments had been acted upon
separately and the convention was just
ready to vote by States upon the adoption
of the amendments as a whole when Dele
gate Hodgins asked for the floor. He was
granted the privilege by the new president.
+. w: Donham, of Cincinnati. who occu-
pied the chair.
The convention was anxious TO get
through with the constitutional amend
ments and eject officers, and did not seem
10 take kindly to any time being taken
UP by Delegate Hodgins. But Chairman
Donham finally got the auditorium quiet
and the Western delegate was allowed to
speak.
He complained that the amendment TAX
ing away all the power of State officials
in the national officers. which had been
adopted by the morning session, should be
reconsidered.
do you want TO make a notion" re
was asked by the chair.
Eyes, sir. | do" said Mr.. Hodglns.
THE gentleman Is out of order" said
Delegate Burrows. of Illinois.
We'll. let the chair instruct me how to
proceed and l shall make AZ motion In the
correct way" answered Mr.. Hodgins
Il guess the only way you can DO that
is 10 sit down and get up as quickly as you
can and ask for the floor again" said
Chairman Donham.
Mr.. Hodgins hastily sat down and stood
up again.
The convention protested against this
procedure by calling for the vote on the
adoption OF the constitution as a whole
but tho chairman allowed the Nebraska
delegate To make his motion.
II move that We reconsider the amend
ment In regard to the claims department, "
said MIR. HodgtnS.
THAT motion Is out OF order" said Mr
Irwin, who was member Of the COMMITTEES