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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12
WISCONSIN legislature.

Madison, Wis, Feb. BIN the senate
the joint resolution requesting United
States senators to use their efforts to
secure an amendment to the constitu,
ton of the United States providing
that senators be elected by a direct
vote, was referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. Bills were
introduced by Mr.. Rogers, making the
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin the Of
fetal paper instead Of the State Jour
nal plum worth about $4,000 a year,
and by Mr.. Beach, to provide an as
sistant chemist and additional food,
milk dairy, factory and creamery in
missioner, If Assemblyman Terens
Of ManitowOc has his good way deer
will be afforded yet better protection
than now enjoyed He introduced a
bin which fOrbids the shooting of doe
and fawn "at any time" hunters being
permitted to kill only male deer with
antIers." Such a law might also
greatly reduce human mortality, since,
if hunters must be sure of the antlers
before firing, the shooting of other
hunters would be less likely to hap
pen. Assemblyman Crowley of Mil
waullee would have the hunting sea-
son made COntempOraneOus with the
holiday period. A bill which he intro
duCed makes the open season for deer
the last 81 days Of December instead
Of the last 20 days of November. Mr..
Crowley believes farmers should have
greater license, and hence introduced
bill permitting them to shoot rabbits
and squirrels on their own property
when they see fit a Bill which. it is
said, will create a panic in Milwaukee,
forbids the employment in saloons OF
boys under q. Mr.. Bartlett of Chip
pewa Falls introduced it, An attempt
to undo some legislation Of two years
ago was made by Mr. Martin of Brown
county with bin repeating the eX-
port duty on ice. The supreme court
had already given the act the icy glare.
There wer other important bills in
troduced, among them being the fol-
lowing: By Mr.. Slider, permitting the
recovery of damages for injuries caus-
ed by the negligence of Co-emplOyes.
1t provides that all contracts, rules
or regulations contrary to the pro-
visions of the act shall be absolutely
void By Mr.. Westfahl, providing that
members of the state board of phar
macy shall not be eligible to reap
pointment except after the lapse of a
term; by M. lie Roy, authorizing the
of street railway, cleo
trio, gas or power companies of this
state with similar companies of an
state. 1t is in the special
of the Marinette- Menomonie
trolley line; by Mr.. Thoreson, author
ling the sale of all state swamp
lands; also, providing that where
husband and wife live together the
wife shall be Jointly liable with her
husband for all household expenses;
by Mr. Valentine appropriating $4,000
to the fish commission for the estab-
lishment of hatcheries in addition to
the existing appropriations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12
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vs. A Broken Wedding Ring 81 81
I'd By Bertha NJ Clay. E.4t
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Continued
By Bertha III. Clay.


not the faintest doubt, She believed
implicitly that he loved her as she
loved him, They were the two halves
of one soul; now they were united
and shared but one life. one soul be-
tween them. Sure that he felt as she
did. she made no secret Of her love.
Sh did not measure her words; she
disclosed her whole heart to him.
She puzzled him greatly on one oc.
casion. They had wandered through
the woods down to the sea The
tide was rolling in; and sun shono on
the water TIL 1t looked like Furnished
gold; afar off cleaned the white sails
Of many a graceful yacht. Beautiful
ms was this fair world, love made II
fairer They sat under the shelter OF
the cliffs; and Leah turned from the
ripping waves TO look at her lovers
face.
Basil" she said - have often
wished TO ask you-did you recognize
me on the morning that you met me
nrst?'
con the morning when you stood
Ike beautiful statue, drapcd in
white and gold, among the passion
howors?" he said What picture
you presented, Lean
Did you recognize mc" she re
peated.
On what way, my darIng?" he
asked.
AS | did you / knew in one mo.
mcnt that the lover for whom | had
waited had come at last How strange
that ! always had that feeling Some.
times. when the duchess talked to me,
and seemed angry because had dis
missed one whom she considered an
eligible uitor-somctimcs my courage
failed me. She thought my ideas
vain and sentimental. Yet, you see,
| was right Tel me, Basil did you
recognize me? Did you say to your
self That Is the girl who has been
made for me. the one woman out of
the whole wide world who is To he my
wife, Did you, Basil?'
He was puzzled If he had said
NO" she would be unhappy and he
'o"'' nv o'"' W ''""" ',' ''"" '',,
'"'e' yet i've 'o"'o u"' say ''' WIZ
out swcrving from the truth.
Men nave not those quick lhtul-
tons he said, "That which woman
knows, discernS by instinct, Is some
time in piercing the denser brain and
more stolld heart of man
She looked little disappointed.
when ala YOU ma 1t ont them
she asked, anXlously
Find what out, Leah p
why, that you loved mo, Basil.
In spite of himself flush rose to
his face, but she took that as sign
of loving emotion,
Am to tell YOU the exact hour and
minute" he said, laughtnEly,
"lf you can she replied,
"a cannot Leah, suppose, as the
novelsts say, 1T stole upon me I'M
awaros,"
"Dnsil she whispcrcd edo tell me
ona thinr When Won orc avoy from
mo won know u,o ia sit md thinl,
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12

Madison, Feb. 1.-THE assembly
after a long contest advanced the pri-
mary election bill to third reading,
which means that it cannot now be
amended in the lower house except by
unanimous consent, and of course that
son was the special advocate of the
measure and Mr.. Wallrich of ShawanO
the opponent, while eX-Speaker Ray Of
La Crosse offered an amendment
eXompting United States senators and
state officers from the operation of the
act Mr.. Thompson of Dane wanted
the primaries held earlier than in
September and Mr. Cortland, demo-
crat of RichlanG, proposed that state
and county conventions to adopt plat.
forms be provided; but every amend
mcnt was voted down heavily and
even motion to postpone considera.
ton for a week failed, SO to 36. The
bill went to third reading, rs to 20,
the minority embracing eleven demo.
Gratis and nine republicans as follows:
Mcssrs. Barker, Bartzon. Benson, Car
berry, Cortland, Evans T.. w, Hanni-
fin. HaumE Kern, Moldcnhauer, Os-
born, Price. Reynolds, Rupp, Slade,
Smith, c. H., Thompson, Timlin, Wall
rich and WilIott The debate lasted
several hours. Some other business
was also done. Charles Barker, a
milwaukee, member offered a meas,
uro fixing maximum phone rates. A
telegraph bill, the like of which has
been presented during other sessions,
cmauatcd from Mr. Cady the member
from Wood It permits damages to
he awarded for mental anguish due to
neglect in the delivery of telegraph
messages. Franklin Johnson of Bara-
boo presented an important bin which
authorizes spring liquor license cleo
tions by wards on petition of 10 per
cent. OF the voters for governor at the
last preceding election. Numerous
other bills some of considerable mo-
ment also came in. as follows. By
Mr.. farrell, forbdding the sale Of
liquor within one mile of state i'll
sane hospitals and making the penalty
for selling liquor to minors and drunk
ards imprisonment of not to exceed SO
days for the first offense and not to
exceed six months for the late, ones;
by Mr. Babcock, increasing the ap,
preparation to the Shiloh monument
commission from $4,000 to $4,000
and permitting other than Wisconsin
granite to be used; by Mr.. Dudgeon
permitting members of soldiers re.
lief commissions to give bonds in.
diyidually, instead of the commission
giving one collectively, by Mr. Loebs
relating to the incorporation Of local
mutual fire insurance companies and
providing that the number Of persons
forming such companies be increased
from - to $50 with insurable property
raised from $4,000 to $4,000 by Mr.
Cofiand, providing that the state game
warden may appoint only one special
game warden for each congressional
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12

Leah took with her the photograph
of the marble Undine, but no one save
Sir Basil understood why she priced
It. She was perfectly content; there
was no cloud in her sky, she had no
misGiving, no fear Just as the glow
ing sun absorbs all minor lights, SO
her passionate love cclipsed all else.
She wanted for nothing save that Het-
tie should know how happy she was.
She would have liked to tell her fair
haired. beloved sister Of this love
which made her one Of the happiest
women in the world.
The general and Leah went back to
Brentwood, Sir Basil returned to
Glen, and the months that followed
were fun Of quiet happiness. Every
day brought the master Of Glen over
TO Brentwood As the whole man
sion was I'm the hands Of worlmen, he
often remained at the generals long
days together. The more Sir Arthur
saw Of him the more he liked him; he
never wearied Of sounding his praises
to his niecc-he loved him as he
would have loved a son Of his own.
Those happy weeks bound the heart
Of Leah 80 completely to her lover.
made her life so entirely one with his,
that nothing but death could have
taken her from him.
When Christmas came, the snow
was lying on the ground.
As Leah was one day watching the
whlrl Of the soft snownakes. her mind
went back TO the little house in Man
chester, where she and Hottie had
been 50 long together. Suddenly she
went I'm search of her uncle, whom
she found In the library.
He wondered at the emotion on her
face.
"Uncle" she said, give me permits
sion to speak to you would not
ask II but that am III with sus-
pensc."
Say what You will. my dear" re-
sponded Sir Arthur. drawing the beau
tful face to him and kissing it.
you have forbidden me to speak on
the subject" she said. Il hardly like
to presume upon the permission you
ala NOT rive mo but had - torrihIe
dream Inst nipbt and II has tronhIed
mo so urcb "
"surnI, Won do mot ho1iova IN
droore I.oah ." launched the general
81 1o NOT " sho ronliod. 'qut this
hanntod mo all dov 1roamod that
aItboupb ! yos going 70 marry RaeiI
.sonothine ,Iv,o,s nortod ne, tbotT
.royor cnnId Goa Min, thnueb cnnld
hoor his vnico, and thon whon Fol.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12


air, the birds began to build, and the
hedges clothed themselves with
green.
After sundry flying visits to the
metropolis, Sir Arthur decided to
take up his residence in London at
the end of April.
You will not mind that, Leah?" he
asked.
mo, though, if it were possible, |
would rather stay here at Brentwood
than go to London at all"
1T would cause a revolution" said
Sir Arthur. u dare not think of such
a thing"
one thing is certain" remarked
Leah-"every one will know of my
engagement and ! shall have more
time to myself. ! wonder when Bash
will go.
q think he spoke of going next
week; he will not remain at his
country seat alone. He will be com
PEELED, however, to leave town every
now and then, and spend a few hours
at Glen, to see how the work pro
crosses"
Il shall be glad when the season is
over. and we are here in peace
again" said Leah.
Are you beginning to tire Of
Qaycties, Leah?' asked Sir Arthur.
q think it is not that, uncle" she
on fg "a ts
more at rest here"
Sir Basil was spending few days
at Brentwood before the general and
his niece started for London. He
asked Leah one morning, when she
was giving orders about the packing,
If she could spare him five minutes;
he had something very particular to
say to her.
She smiled to herself at the re-
quest How cheerfulIy and gladly She
would have given him every moment
of her time, if he had wanted it!
You look very serious, BASIL she
said.
Il want to speak to you on grave
subject he replied.
They were standing in the deep re-
cess of large baywindow; the odor
of vioIets filled the room. Sir Basil
took from his pocket a small morocco
ring-case
Il do not know" he said, whether
our family custom will please you,
Leah. / have heard that some of the
I ~ 40
fashion; and, if it does not find favor
in your eyes, will lay the old custom
aside"
Anything will please me" she
told him, that pleascs you"
Every family has, | suppose, its
own traditions and customs" said Sir
Basil. 81 can tell you the ofigin of this
custom One of our ancestors saved !
his sovereign's life. He was out
with his royal master, who
was wont to brag of his prowess, yet ,
at heart was a coward, The details |
would not interest you, but our an
CestOr covered an act of arrant
cowardice Of the kings, and at ,ne
same time saved his life. The in
cident happened few days before
and the king insisted upon present
ing the wedding-ring 1t was a
cirClet Of thick pale gold,
with the royal arms engraved within.
The then Lady Carlton wore it with
vast satisfaction, and was proud Of
4 NV. II, 4 / M.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12

law relating 10 QudLlC IOWl, and alter
ing the game laws in several other
particulars. The assembly committee
on cities made a favorable report on
the house bill empowering common
councils to vote salaries to mayors
but fixing the maximum sums at 81 zoe
in cities of the second class 100000 tc
10000 population), $1,000 in cities OF
the third class 10000 to 10000 popJ
and $500 in all smaller cities. The
sente took up the consideration of a
resolution on the death of Lieut-Gov
Stone. The members listened to a
high tribute paid to their former pre-
siding officer by Senator HattOn. Sen
ators Merton and Whitehead also
spoke feelingly Mr.. Miller introduced
a bill requiring additional educational
qualifications of persons practicing
dentistry.
Madison, Feb. 5.-The primary cleo.
ton bill, rushed through committee
stages, was reported by the assembly
committee on engrossed bills. 1t will
be in the hands of the senate this
week Local reform or truant schools
will be possibility if a bill introduced
by James Johnston of Waukesha in the
assembly becomes a law. 1t provides
that in any city having a school cen.
sus Of 500 or more children the board
of education may establish truant I'M
graded day schools for the purpose of
providing for the proper training of
children between the ages Of Z and 16
years, who are habitually truant. Or
for the care and instruction of this
class of children the board may main.
tain a parental boarding school. Mr.
DOolittle introduced a bill requiring
that Camp Randall at Madison or any
other lands belonging to the state be
rented free to high school organiza.
tons. Mr.. Douglas Of Monroe intro
duced five bills extending the author.
ity Of the state veterinarian in many
directions, increasing his salary from
$1,000 to $4,000 and requiring him to
devote all his attention to this office.
Other bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Johnston. authorizing school
boards to contract with teachers or
principals or superintendent for
terms of two, three or five years; by
Mr. Lang permitting assessors to eX-
anime any person to ascertain the
value of anOthers personal property
exclusive of money, mortgages, notes
and bonds; by Mr.. Karel, making an
annual appropriation of $1,000 to the
Wisconsin agricultural experiment
station for testing new varieties of
seeds, plants and fertilizers; by Mr.
DudgeOn, permitting weekly news
papers to do the official advertising in
cities of the second and third classes;
by Mr.. lie Roy apprOpriating $1,000 to
the Wisconsin Fireman's association
for the years 1903; by Mr.. Terrell,
to limit the number of days for which
q county supervisor of assessments
may draw pay. The salary was fixed
by the last legislature at 81 a day, but
the number Of days of service was not
limited; by Mr. Waterman, removing
the limit Uf $4,000 and the maximum
which can be recovered in ac-
causing death; also relating to the
examination Of engineers and the in
permitting councils to pay salaries to
speCtion of boilers. The Strong bill
providing for the salaries of
mayors was on the calendar for en-
but Mr.. Strong explained
h, 10 ia, i
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12

aasasa zzszssrssaszzsusxrnnx.uxxmxs
H, Thompson, imIin, Warrich and
WilloJt. Mr.. Frear explained the
bill. There was no other speaking.
One bill introduced forbids in inter
marriage of blacks and whites, an
other is in the interest of pure ice
and third would outlaw the ciga.
rette. Mr.. Williams of Cambria
faLhered the bill, declaring the marn-
age hereafter of white persons with
negroes and mulattoes illegal. The
last act OF the legislature necessary
in order to increase the number or
supreme court judges from five TO
seven was taken when the joint res
olutton of the senate was concurred
IN. Having passed the legislature
TWO years ago all that is now neces-
sary is a vote of the people to put it
IN force. If bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Sarau of Oshkosh
becomes a law it will be unlawful for
gypsles, tramps or other persons TO
camp on the public highway without
owners of +ba ob,,-+i1.- sloil " '"N
Madison Fob q Tho ro,,,,o
Consin have been charged higher Cor
OIL while gusher after gusher has
come in in Texas and Kentucky, and
now tho IooisIot,,ro &c disnoso7 ,t
after the standard On aor,raD,- =,
rannar norbo,s r,,o,,o offoo+,,ai tl,,,
has boar ,i+ ,,,,or, Nv o,,,. .o+},,,. .tat,
The nroqrar, &c to hovo ~, tn,.osttao
tion which will sbo,,, Tho o,,oo+ oa,+ -,
refne natrolo,,,, o,d f,,,.,,ier, - - 49,,
neCnIa of This st,+a Of ,.oo,o,,oI,Io
nroft II C ovnootod tba+ 49, i,,,.l,
tfpatfon will show, mot +bo .,fa+,,a,. -
all trus+s" i b.o,,iI,, +o,,i,,o, ~, ,,1l,.,I.
IF Wisconsin j., orGar ~ hoI,, ,,nI.[
some $40 ooo 0oo dividends . ,,oor. r-,
watered stool, Tho novt sto, :.
seems &c IN roo,1ato tho n,.ic,s Of ,.1
in mis- state ~, oIsa bar tho tr,,st or+
AssombIv,,o, Dudgoo,, of ,,,5is,,,
tool, the fret etor IN tho nrogra,,, j.,
trcducino in tho assembly q ioi,+
,esclntio,, ,,ro,,idi,er for +1o ,,ro,,n-,,1
investigation. Mr.. Dudseon also in
Iiev,s will correct n,orI, Of tho OWLS
OF monopoIies and trusts IN this state
According to his bill the author would
have such power vested in the attor-
ney general that that olhcer would
keep a ShaIp lockout IN the state lor
the DaneluI influences OF trusts and
comolnauons' ana when ne discovers
conditions winch seem to indicate TO
nm that a trust or combination Is
operating IN Wisconsin IN restraint OF
trade or 10 WORK an unnecessary OF
improper haroShlp TO lhe people ne
shall make a full and searching in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12

Madison, Feb. 5.-Seventy to nine
teen. Such was the vote by which
the primary election bill passed the
assembly today OF the ~ negatives
II, or more than half, were by demo
Gratis. while just II democrats voted
for ii. Four members were paired
and there were S absentees as fol-
lows: Messrs. Cofiiand, Dixon Gil
man. Hartung, Koch, Morgan, Slade
and Waterman Those voting
against this bill were Messrs. Barker
Bartzeu. Benson. Carberry, Evans,
Z. W, Hannifn. Johnson. F.. Kern,
Ia Du, Moldenhauer, osborn. Rey-
nolds, Rupp. Smith. A. E., Smith, Q.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12
CHAPTER XIV.

Christmas passed by; the reign Of
King Winter was ended Spring was
come; the odor of violots filled the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-27
Mems Warm Winter Overcoats
ing, ready to wear cloth

Black and Oxford gray, strongly made,
velvet collars, every coat guaranteed
TO give satisfaction. All sizes to "A,
worth 500, our price. .........,....
The Delta independent., 1903-10-09

The County Commissioners are in
session this week-pad your bills.
The High School boys are booked for
game OF base ball at Hotchkiss to. NOR
row, provided il don't snow.
Miss. Myrtle Spencer opened up 4
kindergarten Monday morning and has
about twenty students. This is some
thing Delta has needed for some time.
The cold snap some time since did not
damage the peach crop in many sections
as badly as was at first reported, and
many Of them have since been shipped
ut good prices.
Judge S. L. Fairiamb and wife re-
turned Wednesday from three weeks
visit TO their old home in Pennsylvania.
The Judge says that while it is pleas
urc to visit the scenes OF childhood there
IS no place like Colorado.
The Delta independent., 1903-10-09
ksslstisas Il eespeet.
Cripple Creek. Colo. O.t. 8. 1903

Cripple Creek. Colo. OcL 6. 1903.
Whereas: Death has claimed Mrs. ]. A.
Whiting, wife Of our former co-isborer
and associate. DIR. J. A. Whiting. aud
Whereas: H,s little daughter Ruth is
now critically III With typhoid fever;
therefore. be it
Resolved. by The Teller County Aedi
cal Society:
lst. That ws dseply deplorc tho un
timely death OF Mrs. Whiting and offer
to Dr. Whiting our sincere sympathy in
his bereavement.
Ind. Thst We Offer our individual
services IN the present illness OF his
daughter Ruth. hoping that we may
lighted the heavy burden Of cares that
now surround our old friend aud eoun
cclor.
Bird. That copy OF these resolutions
he forwarded by the society to DR..
Whiting and that they be spread on the
records OF this society.
C. MAoRupsR. NJ. d.
W. T. LioaErr, NJ. ID. Com.
II. s. ToRHASCE, NJ. ID
+. D. McKowN, NJ. D., Pres.
". W. KING. NJ. d., Secy.
The Delta independent., 1903-10-09
psssSrefssa ehsreA neesiaf.

The congregational church meeting
II tho Presbyterian church last We'd
oesd.y was one of the most satisfac'
lory held tor the past four years. Ihe
Elder to succccd F'.N. Dieaesson. J. W,
Newell sss elected. For trustees to
succeed John Kurx aud n. II. Castle.
M. Kurx srd Ben Ghecn were elected.
Reports erom -scn department OF the
church were given. Those srom the
LADIES' Aid and the Y. r. G. f. being
very encouraging. The trustees show.
81 an improvement in dnarces over
lsst year.
The congregation tiiled the room and
. great deal Of interest WAS msnifes'ed
which 10 very encouraging. The ladies
of the church served refresh ments at
the close II the meeting and social
visit was enjoyed by ,l'ose present.
The Delta independent., 1903-10-09
WILL BE HERE MONDAY
This Seasons Comedy Novelty, Our
Wife, will Appear at Delta
Opera House. Oct. II.

Take first 4 liberal supply OF French
nobility in the person OF Count de Bri :
sac. in love with Rosioe; add to this
little spice in the shape Of Marquis de
L'gny his friend. who msrries her and
afterwards falls in love with his own
wife. Sweeten with most lib. raj =,
ton OF Rosiuc. the Belle OF Amiens, vi 10
Rfterward becomes ''Our Wife, The
plums which add TO the swee,ening ef-
feet 10 composed Of Msriette, the cousin
OF Rosine, and not far behind her in per-
sopal charms, Strengthen this with
liberal application Of dough in the per-
sou OF Pomeret, the father OF Rosin ;.
who is ambitious but careful. For the
remainder OF the concoction, a liberal
sprinkling OF French musketeers, all in
love with Rosine and commanded by
Colonel Dumont. a handsome officer;
thus wc find the entire component parts
of the most tasty and enjoyable farce
comedy now before tho public. One
slice OF this admirable vehicle OF fun
will be sufficient for an entire amuse-
mont luncheon OF 4 weeks duration.
The company is headed by the talent
cd actor-author. Alexander Rimini. and
4 capable company OF farceurs under
the management oi Arthur +. Ward. soa
OF the distinguished tragedian, who has
been identified with some OF the large st
and best attractions in the country
For one night only at Delta Opera, house
Monday, October 18th.