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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
REACHING AN
AGREEMENT
WITH PANAMA

Panama. Nov ~, The first confer
once having for It's purpose the adjust
ment of questions In the dispute be-
tween the United States and Panama
was held yesterday There were
present Secretary of War Tart, Pres
dent Amador Ricardo Arius mem
her Of the Panama fiscal commission
and General Guardia, the panaman
minister Of war The ease tor pana
mn was presented bat beyond this
fact nothing was given out, the pro
teodings being kept secret until an
agreement Is reached which prob
ably viii be today
Reception FOR TAFT,
Panama. Nov. ~ 4 reception to
Secretary rar was gtyou at The
American legation last evening, There
were present l'residnt Nmador ANA
members Of his cabinet. zoo prominent
panamans ana beading canal officials
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01

ST. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-The war
office has received information from
Chefoo that the Japanese assault on
Port Arthur Saturday was repulsed
with enormous losses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
Assault on Fortress Falls.

shu mountain and the forts lying east,
ward therefrom at Port Arthur. a
general assault was made on the after
noon of November &C, but owing to the
cnemys stubborn resistance our OBJ
iect has not yet been accomplished
THE fighting still continues"
Fresh Talk of Peace.
Berlin, Nov. 29.-There is reason to
believe that confidential negotiations
are progressing between the signatory
powers of the Berlin treaty with a
view to mediation in the Russo-1dpan-
csc war A diplomatist said yester~
day morning: The great powers
consider that mediation will be posi-
Bile after the Japanese have taken
Port Arthur and the Russians have
gained a victory in the battlefield.
When both these events, which are re-
garded as impending, have happened
tie siGnatOry powers will offer Rus
STA revision of the Berlin treaty with
a view to opening the Dardanelles to
the Black sea feet. provided the car
consents to peace negotiations. 1t 10
said that Japanese assent to this pro
gram is assured.
Britain Likely to Consent.
England having received Russian
assurances with regard to the Egyp,
tian question and being no longer
menaced by France in the Mediterran.
can. can afford to liberate the Black
sea squadron. The other powers be-
lieve it timely to discontinue the I'M
natural imprisonment of Russia. No
body knows what peace terms will be
acceptable to the belligerents. 1t is
significant that Prince Meshtsherskis
Grashdanin, a strong government pa
per, now recommends peace"
Japanese Keep on Fighting.
With the Russian forces at shen,
King. NOV % An attack by the Jap
anose upon Rcnnelkampf,s position
November -. resulted in three days
6ghting tTsinkhotchcn, near Da pass,
Though he japanese have been re,
pulsed the fighting continues, The
Japanese have succeeded in placing
cyeral biz siege guns in position, with
which they viii be able to seriously
harp4S the Russians.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
Released form jail to Wed.

Anna Ehrike the dome
tic who a few days ago was 81
fenced 10 -four months in the county
jail for larceny, was released. Her
man Falk Of Marinette paying her
fire Of $50 According to Miss i
rike. Fax il anxious tina She bccom@
hls wife
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
Her First Railroad Trio.

Chippewa FAILS MFs. Annette Ia
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
Send Daily Long Reports

London NaT 29.-Generals Kuro-
patkia ana saFharof are sending
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
Hunts for His Brother.

Racine Anton" puSsctan, Rr
sian IS years Of age arrived ia X
cine in search Of his brother H.
was a member Of the Russian army
until about a year ago, when bis 'rn
oS service expired and at + outbreaa
Of the war between Russia aud Jara
Ne decided 10 leave Russia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-01
Factory at prairie du Chen.

Prairie du Chien- Negotiations ahh
an eastern beet sugar firm are about
concluded AID contracts for 5000
acres 0f sugar bcets are beng asked
or tie farmers within a radius of b
mites. A factory viii be built next
spring Hifh capacity If G2 ton "a
sugar rer day
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Porter

Willie Dooley spent few days in
GAINESVILLE the first of the week.
Willie Tiernan has been attending
teachers institute in GAINESVILLE.
The much needed rain has come at
last, reviving all vegetation.
Martin Croke and wife of Evansville,
were pleasant callers one day last week.
u Mccarthy and wife rejoice over
the safe arrival of a daughter. All do
ing finely.
Miss Maggie Kennedy has been en-
gagged to teach in the Leyden district for
the fall term.
A number from here attended the T
A & picnic in Edgerton on Wednesday
and as usual greatly enjoyed the days.
sport.
Evansville and Edgerton crossed bats
for the second time at Gibbs Laka last
Sunday. The game resulted in victo-
ry for the former by score of II to 4.
Next Sunday the best game of the sea-
son is promised, between Magnolia and
Edgerton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Living rooms for rent. Apply to
John Maltpress.

Living rooms for rent. Apply to
John Maltpress.
DO not fail to attend the fair at Ev-
ansvills beginning August 30th.
Warehouse for rent at Brodhead,
Wis. Inquire Of Chas. L. Culton.
Horse for sale cheap. Inquire of
Frank Pierson, Edgerton, R. ID. 37-2
One Fire King, one West Point, one
Red Cross stove for sale. Inquire of
Chas. L. Culton.
The "Waubesa" cigar is made in two
sizes loo straight and 3 for quarter
both good.
Make arrangements to attend the
Evansville fair week after next, every
body will be there you know at the fair.
The rooms recently vacated by DR..
Bryant, over Babcock's store, are for
rent. They are good rooms suitable for
office and living rooms. Inquire of G. R.
Bentley.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Janesvill

Owing to several improvements, in
Guiding the Court street bridge, the
taxes will be about 1917 per cent higher.
This year the levy will be STA, 04O, an
increase of So, 465.
While cutting flowers Friday afternoon
OF the premises of Thomas Erickson,
general foreman of the Northwestern
shops, members of the family came up
on three pocket books. AS no money
was contained in them the discoveries at
once came to the conclusion that they
were left behind by pickpockets at the
time the Ringing circus was here in
June.
Mrs Abraham Phelps, aged 80, fell on
a sidewalk Saturday, breaking her left
arm and leg. The Phelps family was at
one time prominent in GAINESVILLE. Three
years ago Mrs Phelps two grandsons
and daughter in law died within month
of each other, and her son, Judge Phelps
was killed by collision with a passen-
ger train while riding bicycle. A few
| months later her husband died.
Acting on tip of Deputy Sheriff Wal
lace Cochrane, Sheriff Gardiner of Green
county has captured an alleged horse
in Rock, Dane and Green counties for
the past thirty years it is said. Charles
j w Augrellas is the name he goes by
| and he has served time in half dozen
penitentiaries. He had cave in north
ern Illinois, where he hid the stock and
when the hue and cry was over disposed
of it to farmers in the southern part of
! the state. He was arrested in this
place of concealment in 1901 by Deputy
| Sheriff Cochrante, and it was on his tip
that Sheriff Gardiner landed his man in
| the same place.
| When the architect designed the hand
some cupola of the Rock county Jail with
its metal spire, offering standing invi-
tation to the storm clouds, he also pro-
vided a slate roof. To this stone shield
Mrs George Appleby probably owes her
life. During the terrific thunder storm
early Saturday morning bolt of light
ming struck the tower and ran it's sinu-
Gus course down the eastern side of the
roof, tearing the shingles that impeded
its way and filling the air with shower
of slate. The bolt struck the Jail about
| half past six o'clock. A few moments
before in the residence of George Clark
| near the corner of Center and Eastern
avenues, the caps were blown from all
| the electric light fixtures. Lee Maybury,
a telegraph student, who standing on q
chair and about to turn off one of the
lights, received a shock which hurled
him to the floor He was unconscious
| for several minutes and had not entirely
recovered from the effects at noon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
The Greatest State Fair.

Be sure to make your plans to attend
the Wisconsin State Fair at Milwaukee,
September to 2. 1t will be the grand
est exposition of the products of this
great commonwealth ever held, and in
addition there will be special features
secured at great expense which will be
offered free of charge each afternoon and
four evenings. There will be no fake
features. More money will be hung up
for fast races than ever before in Wis
consin, and on Wednesday Dan Patch,
the fastest PAGER in the world, will pace
against his fastest record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
West Porter

Thos Frusber made flying trip to
Edgerton on Sunday.
Miss Mae Sullivan of Edgerton, is Wis
ting friends in this vicinity.
DR. Sweeney of Sun Prairie, spent
Sunday with his uncle, Jno Sweeney.
Born to Mr. and Mrs Mccarthy a
handsome baby girl. All are doing we'll.
Peter Hart and Miss Ryan of Evans
vile spent Sunday at his parental home.
A number of our residents attended
the first holy communion of the children
in Edgerton on Monday.
The late rains are rushing the corn
and tobacco crops and it looks as though
they would soon catch up with the sea-
son.
This is the month for farmers to SOW
timothy seed on stubble or meadow. 1t
will be almost a sure catch if soWed
now.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Dane County Fair, 1904.

September 13-14-15-16. Bigger and
paid for races than any county fair in
the state. Better free attractions aud
more of them. In fact, the management
have made special effort to make the
Dane County Fair for 1904 record
breaker. For premium lists, entry
blanks, or further particulars, write to
the secretary, M. w. Terwilliger, Madi-
son, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Stoughton

Miss Grace Lusk, who has spent sew
eral weeks in the Yellowstone Park, has
returned to our city to spend the balance
Of her summer vacation.
Mrs Lucy Blackman, wife of DR. Black
man, formerly of this place, died at the
home of her daughter, Eva T. Peterson,
in Usage, Iowa, on July 18th, aged rs
years.
Chris Larson and his sister, Mrs John
Marks will open frst-class restaurant
in the Yea building which is being re-
arranged and fitted up, for it's new use.
Lewis Nordness had an arm broken
Sunday afternoon in runaway accident
near his home, north of town. His team
was frightened by an automobile and
ran away. The fracture is bad one
being at the elbow joint
DR. F G Henderson, the genial young
dentist, has purchased lot on Monroe
street adjoining w 0 Havey's residence,
the consideration being $500. Whether
DOC" is INDUCING in real estate or
matrimonial speculation is matter up
on which he has not yet informed his
friends.
During the rain shower Tuesday even
ing, several heavy thunder bolts seemed
to strike in this vicinity, one of them
wrecking the chimney and upper story
of stripping house on w T Olson's
farm couple of miles east of town. Mr.
Olson, who was on his way to attend a
sick horse at the barn was stunned by
the bolt and was found lying uncon-
scious near the barn yard gate. He was
carried into the house and was soon re-
vived.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Albion Prairie

The first tobacco harvested this year
on the Prairie was by S Hall.
| Hart Goodrich of Elkhorn is visiting
relatives here for few days.
Fl Humphrey and wife entertained
friends from Elkhorn last Monday.
Ladies Aid society of the P M church
will meet with Mrs j F Pierce this week.
Ladies Aid society of the M E church
| will meet next week with Mrs Charles
Fl Tall.
Fred Vickers and wife of Edgerton
spent Sunday with Horatio Marsden
and family.
Miss Violette Craig of Utah spent
Sunday with her uncle, James Craig
and family.
Don't forget the ice cream social at
Carpenters school house Saturday after
noon and evening, Aug Goth. Proceeds
to purchase an organ for said school,
Misses Mae and Viola Marsden, Wal
ter Marsden, Edwin Marsden, Rollin
Marsden and Percy Sherwood started
for st. Louis fair Monday.
There will be lecture given at the M
E church Tuesday, Aug 23d, by Rev
Stevens of Edgerton, upon "Why Boys
Leave the Farm After the lecture the
ladies' of the church will serve supper
fulton
Miss Janette Sayre spent few days
in GAINESVILLE.
Thomas Biggar and wife returned to
their home in Canada last Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Green is attending the
teachers institute at GAINESVILLE.
Miss Olive Hustes of Edgerton spent
few days with relatives and friends
here.
Miss Sarah Sutherland is spending a
few days with friends in and around
Fulton.
Misses Carrie o Berg and Mollie Ell
lefson spent a part of this week in
Stoughton.
Miss Sutherland of GAINESVILLE is visit
ing at the home of her grandfather, Mr.
David Sayre.
Sam Bentley, Charley Bentley and
Stan Jessup are engaged at carpenter
work in Beloit.
Mrs Davis and daughter, Mrs G Cap
ellie, of GAINESVILLE spent Monday with
friends here.
Miss Ida Green has been spending
few days with her cousins, Misses Ethel
and Janette Sayre.
The next Endeavor social will be held
Friday evening of this week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs John Kramer. Every
body is cordially invited. to attend.
The interior of our schoolhouse has
received very much needed improve
ment by the application of paint and
paper. Larry Thurston and Oscar Ell
lefson did the work.
Rev o G May and wife of Berkeley
Cal, are visiting old friends in this vicin
ity. Mr. May was formerly pastor of this
church and returns after an absence of
over twenty years. He preached last
Sunday evening and will occupy the
pulpit again next Sunday morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-19
Sumner
CJDraves and wife visited his father
at Oakland last Sunday.

CT braves and wife visited his father
at Oakland last Sunday.
Meta Kump of Ft Atkinson is visit
ing with Gu Braves and family.
Mr. Leverton and family spent Sunday
with relatives at Edgerton.
Walter Marsden went to st Louis last
Monday morning to visit the fair.
A Klement and wife of Ft Atkinson,
spent Sunday with Geo Green and fam
lily.
Herman Bickle of Canon City, Col, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity.
Miss Minnie Leverton is spending a
couple of weeks visiting relatives at
Monroe.
Thomas Marsden and wife and Clark
Pierce and wife are visiting the Worlds
Fair at st Louis this week.
Will Whittet of Milton Junction call
ed on his mother and friends at this
place Friday and Saturday.
The Rock Spring creamery that was
located about three miles east of here,
was burned to the ground Aug 7th.
You need clean healthy bowels just
as much as pure, wholesome food; with
out either, you cannot keep we'll. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea eliminates
all impurities. Tea or tablets. 35 cents.
81. J. Stangl.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04
Judge Parker on Trusts.

Former United States Senator. Viii
v. Allen of Nebraska has written an
open letter. in which, although a Pop
plist he speaks very highly of Judge
Parker His subject is Judge Parker
and the Trusts" and his communities
ton in part is as follows:
While I am a Populist and shall
vote for Watson electors because Thos
E. Watson is the accepted and worthy
candidate of my party, candor re-
Quires me to say that Judge Alton B.
Parkers official record on the trust
question is. in my Judgment, all the
most anti-exacting trust citizen should
require.
A careful reading of the judicial ut.
terances of Judge Parker in a great
variety of cases which came before
| the court Of which he was presiding
Judge clearly demonstrates his capac.
| ity and fitness for judicial work. His
writings are clear, facial, persipicuous
and his reasoning of undoubted sound
ness and along the lines of the best
judicial thought Of the country on the
trust question; they are marked by
method, candor and care which mani
tests that while he is conservative
and therefore safe. he is at the sam
time fearless in the discharge of duty
Such a man, other things equal, j:
much preferable for an exalted an(
responsible public position to one wht
is a lover Of guns and martial air:
and given over to tinsel and spectacu
liar display.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04
As Others See Us.

There is no question that Nevada
is prospecting by the national irriga-
ton work now in progress in that
State. The figures of the assessment
roll tell story which has to be be-
lieved, and while no addition has yet
been made, as a result of this work.
to the actual cultivated area Of the
State, increased values over last year
amount to a million and half dollars,
in Washoe county alone. There are
great areas in Nevada which will be
wonderfully productive whenever We
ter can be applied to them, and under
the benefcient provision of the ir
rigatiOn act every drop of water which
can be made available will be made
to do it's full duty. What the f1na
| result will be, can hardly be foretoid
| but is is already tident that Nevad;
| is to BE a great agricultural State
5. +. Chronicle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04
ANOTHER wAshoE TRAGEDY.
A Dead Badly Badly Decayed Found in
An Irrigation Ditch.

Another dead body has been found
lodged in the drift Of the ditch east
Of Reno Truckee river and the wa
ter bitches along it's shores east Of
this city have become common bury.
ing ground for the lawless.
An italian laborer came up yester-
day came up the ditch from the Re-
duction works to turn the water OH.
He turned it on three weeks ago. lie
was astounded to find the body of
man floating in the stream among
a lot Of drift wood and in shallow
place in the drift.
He Immediately reported the mat
ter to Coroner Updike. who in CON-
pany with Constable Wilson repaired
to the scene They found the body
in an isolated place and that it could
only be reached through long stretch
OF mud and blush approaching the
ditch They attempted in the dark
ness to remove the body. but could
not do So and left it there until this
morning, when they will go prepared
to bring it to this city. It is about
| three quarters of mile from town.
| From the meagre glimpse obtained
Of the corpse, the man was about mid
die aged He was laborer from the
maner of his dress He wore kaika
pants and a jumper and coars shoes.
He bore P mark on his head which
led those who saw him to believe that
he had been murdered
The body is badly decomposed and
is believed to have been in the ditch
for at least three weeks But the
Italian laborer is certain that it has
not been there exceeding that time
He turned the water into the ditch
three weeks ago and is sure that il
was not there at that time.
The water is never over ten inches
deep in the ditch and is not over tina
depth now where the body lies, am
for this reason the Italian insists tina
the man was murdered and thrown il
near where the body now lies. H
maintains that it would be impossible
; for the body to have floated any grea
distance.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04
For Assemblyman.

In another column will be found the
political card of Henry Heidenreich,
he Silver Party nominee for member
ut the Assembly
In placing his name before the people
the ADneal has the assurance that this
nominee has not only ability but popu-
laritv. Mr.. Heidenreich has been at
the head of the labor movements ever
since the organizations were started
and has not only been their president.
Int has represented the unions at
their annual labor meeting in Virginia
City
He is strictly a home man, is a
prCnortv holder. q taxpayer and has
been one of Carson's best citizens.
With all of his interests at heart in
this CITY and county it is hut natural
that he will be I'D and doing for his
| homo city and county The party
made no mistake when thew nominal
ed Mr. Heiaenreich and the people can
make no mistake when the elect hin
TO represent them in the halls of legis
lation.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04

Fred Bristol of Reno and a graduate
Of the State University, has been dp-
pointed manager of the Robinson Deep
mine at johannesburg. South Africa
at salary of $4,000 a year
A novel Halloween Entertainment
will be given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church Oct. 81. Watch
for particulars.
The ore shipments over the Tono-
pah railroad last week aggregated 625
tons, of which about $40 tons was
from Goldfield.
U. S. Senator Francis G. Newlands
addressed the citizens of San Francis
co last Saturday night on the Demo
cratic issues.
Miss Gray Davis who has been
spending several weeks on the Coast
has returned to this city.
Senator and Mrs Stewart are ex
pected to arrive in this city on today
train.
Mrs. VIM. Christler had the misfor
tune to fall and was severely bruised
Frank Boskowitz was among yester
days visitors.
A bunch of sunshine was a welcom
vis>,or yesterday.
Jay White Of Hawthorne, is spend
ing few days in this city.
The Lake Tahoe resorts have GOT
out of commission for the summer.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04
A FINE PLAY.
Hoyt's Texas Steer is Made Fof Fun
and Laughter.


and Laughter.
When Chas T. Eoyt discovered some
years ago that the public taste lays
in the way Of laughter, not tears. he
laid the foundation for a fortune and
for great storehouse Of merrinent
that was to delight thearter-goers for
years to come. OF all the bright absurd
tiles that come in such rapid success
ion from this prolific fun-maker. none
have been so bright, go original and 50
daring as "A Texas Steer'-a bril-
liant piece of dramatic crazy-qu;lt
work, for which the sparkles of com
edy, and even the robustness of melo-
drama have been called upon. It Is
daring in its conception. but never
once does the author oversteD the
bounds of good taste in the telling II
his story.
The types Of character portrayed,
are clearly drawn. and it is said they
are admirably developed by this sea-
sons company. which is an unusually
strong one Amoe them are Will II.
Brav. the original minister to De-
honey" Harry B. Emery as. NAV.
erick Brander" May Stockton, sou.
hrette and ingenue. who has been a
| feature with several metropolitan at.
fractions. as "Bassev" and the famous
Texas Steer Quartette. and others
The situations are led IN to with
scrupulous care, andy no opportunity
is lost to raise 2 laugh. "a Texas
i Steer" comes to the Carson City
/ Onera House on next Wednesday,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04
-Ab@AI
OF For the East.

Alfred Chartz departed for Wash
ington, D. c. last evening where he
will present case before the r. s.
Supreme Court Mr.. ChartZ Will
spend several weeks on his pilgrimage
and will visit the big show that is
going On in ST. Louis.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04


turns guarding it, and there is plenty
to guard. The country is filling up
with brave hearts and hust:nk men
and some big fortunes are going to be
made.
Yours,
A. ]. H1NCKLEY.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-04
Republicans to Rally.

Wednesday, afternoon g w, FAirbank=,
the Republican nominee for Vice-Pres-
ident and Senator Dolliver or iowa
will address the people of this city On
the political issues Of the day. Both
men are classed as fine orators and
are worth going to hear. The speak
ing will take place sometime in the
afternoon.