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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
The Piano on the Frontier.

Week after week the scholars came
and went, driving in on farm wagons
long distances to come to the teacher
who had a Steinway. At the conclu-
sion of every term concert was given
in Union" hall. This was the great
event of the year, and intense ex-
element prevailed when the square
piano was removed from its home to
the hall. Sixteen or eighteen men
We're required to perform this sacred
ceremony, and with solemn delibera-
ton, many blankets and equipments.
made to order, the piano was moved.
Never will those concerts be forgotten
by that family, for as the boys reached
the mature age of from five to seven
years they were made participants in
the musical events that were so much
enjoyed and are so well remembered
by the people of that village. | re
member playing, at the age Of five,
violin solo, with a piano accompani-
ment by one whose very presence
was an inspiring power when the first
symptoms of stage fright appeared.
How her eyes twinkled when her sons
one by one won the plaudits of those
kindly and beloved neighbors.-Joe
Mitchell Chapple in National Maya
zine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
Death-Bed Wedding.

Ginley, a young man of this city, lies
at the point of death with appendi-
citis in the home of his fiancee, Miss
Nellie Sellers. If he dies his life in
surance will go to his heirs and if
Miss Sellers marries him she will be
the beneficiary. Miss Sellers is 10
years old, a pretty blonde, and was
to have been married to Ginley today.
1t is reported that Ginley will not be
able to answer the questions in the
marriage ceremony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
MEDIUMS IN A SWINDlE.
Woman Believed Bogus Spirits and
Invested Her Money.

Colorado Springs, Col, Nov. Is
The powers of mediums were en-
ployed to influence Mrs. Pauline
Youngberg of Denver to invest $4,000
in a bathhouse company, according to
Mrs YoungDergg testimony here yes
terday in the trial of the suit brought
by stockholders in the concern to Sc
cure an accounting of funds turned
over to d. N Hitchcock, its president.
Mrs. Youngberg testified that she had
attended spiritualistic meetings with
Hitchcock and that the spirits told
her she would make money if she
would go into business with him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
Madison, Nov. %.

Madison, Nov. 28.
The Wisconsin law requiring candi.
datos for public Office to file state.
ments Of their expenditures as such
candidates, requires candidates ito In
clude In their statement of campaign
expenses all moneys expended In con
nection with their candidates. of
which they have knowledge, whether
such expenditures are authorized by
them or not" And the candidate is
required to make dIligent inquiry Of
committees or persons as to the
amounts and purposes Of expenditures
In his candidacy.
This is the opinion Of Attorney Gen
eral Sturdevant, Issued yesterday In
reply to letter of inquiry from w.
A. Hayes, assistant district attorney
of Milwaukee county, In regard to the
statement of the expenses of f. II.
McGovern, the successful independent
candidate for district attorney. The
letter of inquiry sets forth the can
didacy OF Mr. McGovern for the re-
publican nomination, his defeat In the
primary election, the movement Of
citizens toward his independent can
didacy, and his acceptance OF the call.
IL also states that the citizens com
mittee spent money in the campaign
and that Mr.. McGovern also spent
some, and desires to have the attor-
ney general construe the law as to
the obligation OF the candidate to as
certain expenditures made by others
In his behalf.
The attorney general says that the
purpose of the law IL to make public
the cost Of campaigns, and that the
candidate should make inquiries of
committees and others, so as to be
able to comply with the law. which
says, that the statement filed Is AZ
complete, explicit and full M the can.
didate ia able to make 1t,
Election Expenses.
Statements Of campaign expenses
were fled yesterday In the Office OF
Secretary Of state Houser as follows:
John A. Ilaselwood, Jefferson, dem
ocratlc candidate for the state senate
in the 23d district, certified to ex
penses Of $l7a2i.
Thomas j Fleming, democratic can
didate for congress In the fourth dis
trict, swears that his total campaign
expenses were 81 ,47S.50. or this on,
item $500, was for "sundries, cigars
drinks and meals" paid to unknown
persons.
John j. jenkins, republican congress
sional candidate In the eleventh dis
trict, says his election expenses were
$40 and that he spent nothing to gel
the nomination.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
BOY GETS JUDGMENT.
Awarded $4,000 for injury Inflicted by
Chunk of Ice.

Green Bay, Nov. 2S.-Frank Phillips
of Depere aged 16, was awarded
$4,000 damages for injury to his right
hand, by jury in the circuit court
yesterday afternoon. The suit was
against the Portage Transit company
of Duluth. The injury was inflicted
by chunk of ice. The boy was
knocked into the Fox River and near
" drowned He was unconscious for
three days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
VERBIAGE OF THE LAW.

Over thirty years ago John Ruskin,
while writing his wonderfully inspir-
ing and eloquent series of letters to
workmen that he called fancifully
Fors Clavigera, had occasion to ex-
press his opinion of the forms, techni-
calities and verbal contortions of the
English law. Since that day English
practice has been simplified to some
extent, but much of what Ruskin said
remains true, and practically all OF
it is true of the pleading and practice
in the courts of Illinois, where We
have hodge-podge of common law
survivals, code improvements and SUD
situations and bewildering crosses be-
tween the two.
Ruskin was planning his St George
agricultural colony. A sympathizer-
deluded mortal-wished to help Tie
eousness and gave him an acre of
ground with some cottages on it. Rus
kin's troubles began.
He consulted able lawyers, and after
much talk and effort he found that he
could not find out how to acquire that
acre for his colony. Il suppose" he
wrote, 1.-The conveyancing will cost us
in the end ten times the value Of the
land"
A year later he wrote that he had
spent $35 on letters alone in regard to
the transfer, while that operation, not
yet completed, had cost him $3.50. He
ventured to suggest to his able law
yers that all parties might have been
more pleasantly employed" For, he
added, If the members CT the legal pro-
fession were put to Illuminating mi
tial letters ail that in common sense
would be needful for the sale of any
lot would be an entry Ike this: 'TGe
piece Of land hitherto belonging to A.
B. is this day sold to and henceforCA
belongs to c. D., whereof we are wit
nesses."
This offended the legal firm, and
Ruskin had to repeat that his accusa-
ton was against the legal profession
generally, which he felt was obstrrc-
tive, welded to forms and verbiage
and utterly opposed to sanity and
sense In law.
Ruskin's troubles excited interest,
and one correspondent sent him let
ter on the whole subject which he
heartily Endorsed and reprinted. He
and his correspondent protested
against cumbrous deeds representing
jargon on parchment instead OF plain
and simple English" which all might
understand. ANY six honest, clear
headed men," they said, could devise
system in month which would put
an end to the needless and costly
worry entailed by existing legal para
phernalia. We have never yet seen
any objection to the simple system
nor any satisfactory reasons for re-
tanning the present circumlocutory,
wasteful and foolish one"
What is true of conveyancing in
England is true of all our pleading
and practice. 1t is an outrage on
common sense.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
BANCROFT
IN WRECK

Judge Levi H. Bancroft of Richland
Center, assemblyman-elect, who
passed through Madison yesterday on
his way home from a deer hunt in
northern Wisconsin, was in the wreck
near Stanley Monday night in which
two men were killed. Judge Ban.
croft was sitting in the seat in the ca
boose with Charles Quinn of Madison
who was killed. Mr.. Bancroft was
not hurt, but had his clothes torn. His
party Thought home five deer but he
says he Is through hunting after this
experience.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
WOMAN KILLS
HER HUSBAND

burlington Kansas, Nov. 2S.-Cap-
tain Horatio ~ Read was shot aud
killed Ivy his wife at their homo four
miles from Burlington yesterday
There were no witnesses, but Mrs.
Read claims that her husband had
threatened TO kin her with a corn
knife and that she shot IN self de.
Tense, She shot her husband five
times four bullets entering hts body
and the other passing through his
head. Attor the shooting Mrs. Read
and her son dragged the body to a
chicken house, where they placed q
pillow under the head. They then
drove to neighbours house aud sent
for an officer, who arrested Mrs. Read
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
PRESIDENT FIRES
COURT OFFICIAL

Washington, Nov. 2S. - President
Roosevelt yesterday directed the dis
missal from Office of Noah B. K. Pet
tingill, United States district attorney
for Porto Rico The charges affecting
Pettingill were to the effect that while
district attorney he had in the ca
pacity of a private attorney entered
suit against another government Off
cial charging gross misconduct in Of
flee. Pettingills explanation was I'M
satisfactory and his dismissal was the
result
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
Copper as a Trade Barometer.

This is an electrical age. There,
fore copper is one of the most accu-
rate harometers of trade, In some re-
spects it is a better gauge of develop
ments in the industrial world than
are iron and steel Between 1895
and 1905 the production of it in,
creased $50 per cent. In the same
tenyear period the output of iron and
steel rose las per cent Copper as a
medium is doing in many ways what
iron and steel used to do, Its posi-.
ton is somewhat analogous to that of
concrete as related 70 brick. The
new form produces the same results
rs the old and at lower rate OF
cost,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
Bakers Postpone Convention.

Manitowoc. Wis, Nov. 2S.-Wiscon-
sin master bakers who planned to
come here ioe the annual convention
of the association next summer, Will
postpone the convention until 1908
owing to the fact that the city will
entertain three other large gatherings
during the summer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
Appropriate Reply.

Mildred-"Is it true that you have
broken your engagement with young
Smiley"
Florence-"Yes. He was under tho
influence of liquor when he called the
other evening, but he had the audacity
to call me up by telephone the next
morning and try to apologize"
Mildred-"what did you answer
Florence-'Ring OFT"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
town had been wiped out by fire and
that the fire was still spreading
WILL TEST NEW LAW.
Fight to Finish Between Moody and
Railroads.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 2S.-The
News-Scimltar announces that VIII
liam II. Moody, attorney general OF
the United States, and attorneys of
the leading railroads in the country
will fight to a finish in the United
States court at Memphis legal battle
involving the constitutionality Of the
employers liability act passed by the
last congress, based upon the suit of
Damselle Howard for $4,000 dam
ages, against the Illinois Central rail
road as a test case. The case will be
called December 20.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
MUST ENLARGE REFoRMAToRY.
institution Visited by Committee of
LEGISLATORS

Green Bay, Nov 2S.--The board of
control and several senators and as
semblymen of this vicinity visited the
reformatory yesterday afternoon. 1t
is understood that all are unanimous
in the belief that the institution
should be enlarged. Notice must be
soon sent out that the cells are all
occupied
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
CHAUFFEUR DISCHARGED.
Killed Sick Employer Trying to Save
Bow,

Kansas City Nov. 2S,--Franll
Schroeder chauffeur in charge of the
motor ear on October 81, last when
r. NJ. SnyoCr. Il millionaire. and a
10y were Nliod was discharged yes
terday, He had been charged with
manslaughter for criminal negligence
To save the boy, who was playing in
the street, Schroeder steered the car
towards the sidewalk. 1t struck an
iron trolley pole, killing both Snyder
and the boy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
ESCAPES BLACK HAND.
Enemy of Murderous Society Re.
oeives Internal Machine.

Washington, Nov. 2S.--An attempt
was made yesterday by unknown
parties to kill Burgess A. G. Marsh
through the medium OF an Internal
machine which he received by mail,
The machine failed to explode when
opened however, II was carefully
prepared and when opened three
sticks of dynamite fastened together
with wire We're found. A percus.
sion cap was attached to one of the
dynamite sticks. The sending of the
internal machine Is credited to the
"black hand" society which Burgess
Marsh has tried to break up,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
SHEAR NONSENSE.

A young man took his best girl to
church and stopping at the end OF the
back pews, turned to the usher and
said:
Il guess we can squeeze in here.
Yes" said the usher with smile,
Il guess you can, but probably 1t will
be better for all concerned to wait
until you get home"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
AFTER EXTRACTION.
Detective Baker Of Detroit to Appear
Before Governor.

Madison, Nov. n.
Detective Patrick Casey from
Milwaukee, Detective Baker of
Detroit and Policeman Collins of st.
Paul were visitors at the police sta.
ton last night. Mr.. Baker will appear
before Governor Davidson this morn
ing in reference to the extradition Of
a man arrested In Milwaukee. Mr..
Collins goes to Verona to attend his
mothers funeral. He has travelled a
beat in ST. Paul for % years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
Town Wiped Out.

Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 2S.-At .
o'clock this morning, report from
Belmont received from passengers on
an incoming train was that. nearly
the entire business section of the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
Famous Camp Destroyed.

Marysville, California, Nov Is
The ruins of Yuba Dam, once a IA
nous mining camp, and made more
famous by Bret Harte's poem, were
destroyed by fire today.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
ALLISON WILL OMIT
PRE-HOLlDAY SESSION

Dubuque, Ia, Nov Ex-senator Al.
lison announced yesterday that he
will not go TO Washington until con.
gress oonvenes after the holiday re.
cess. His health continues to I'm.
prove. .,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29

The editor sat in his Office whence
all but him had fled and he wished
that every last deadbeat was in his
grave stone dead. His mind then
wandered far away to the time when
he should die, and his royal editorial
soul go scooting to the sky; when
he'd roam the fields of paradise and
sail DER jasper seas and all things
glorious would combine his every
sense to please. He thought how
then he'd look across the great
dark gulf and drear thatll yawn be-
tween his happy soul and those who
swindle here, and when for water
they would call, and in agony they'd
caper, he'd shout to them: Just
quench your thirst in the due that's
on your paper
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29

An old Kansas citizen who had
been henpecked all his life was about
to die. His wife felt it her duty to
offer him such consolation as she
might and said: 3D..
John you are about TO go, but
will follow you"
Il suppose so, Mandy" said the
old man weakly, but you don't
need to be in any blame hurry
about It,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
MINE CAUSES
MANY DEATHS

London, Nov. 2S.-The Kobe CORE.
spondent of the Standard cables that
a iloating mine, legacy from tho
Russian Japanese war, was driven
ashore ut Akita, west coast Of Hondo,
and exploded, killing 10 villagers,
and woundhg &c,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29

Official figures for the fourth and
fifth congressional districts, compiled
in the Office Of Secretary of State
Houser yesterday, show that the so,
cial democratic candidates ran ahead
of the democratic candidates. The
figures are as follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
STATEMENTS TO
MEAN SOMETHING
CANDIDATES SHOULD FILE EX-
PENsEs OF COMMITTEES.
SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL

inquiry Should Be Made So That
Statements Filed May Be Effective
In Making Public the Cost Of Cam.
papns for Public office--McGover
Wanted to Know.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
MORE SOCIALISTS
THAN DEMOCRATS
UNTERRlFlED oUTNUMBERED IN
TWO DISTRICTS.
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES

Final Compilation Of Results in
Fourth and Fifth Districts Made
in Office of Secretary of State
Stafford and Cary Received Wide
Piuralities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29

This district Is made up from MI.
waukee and Waultesha counties. In
Milwaukee county the vote was total,
24,976; Donnelly, 5,52S; Everett, 265;
Stafford, 10,343; WEIGH, $40. In
Waukesha county the vote was total,
6,54O; Donnelly, 1854; Everett, 141;
Stafford 1905; Welch, 1870
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-29
May Reach 40 Dead.

While estimates as to the number
Of lives lost In the wreck OF the
Jones are as rule 25 or &c, one re-
port says the list of the dead may
reach total of 40.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
COW OWNERS ARE PROTESTING
At Action of Council Limiting Numb g
of Cows,

And now the owner of the mild eyed
Jersey, as we'll as the proprietor of the
horned hyena that jumps fences and
climbs trees to get into the neighbor.
ing garden, are making a kick at the
ordinance just introduced in council
which prohibits family keeping more
than one cow on the premises except
By special permission. Council does
not wish to place a hardship upon any
one, and the ordinance is intended for
the public veal. Wherever owners of
COWS can show that their premises are
large enough to maintain more than
one COW without the animals proving
Objectionable to the neighborhood the
council will grant such permission.
l. is only On very small lots that obiec-
| ton is made to a greater number.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11

There is nothing so pleasant as that
bright cheerful, at peace~wi h-the world
feeling when you sit down to your break
fast. There is nothing so conductive to
good work and good results, The
healthy man with a healthy mind and
body is better fellow, better work.
man, better citizen than the man or
woman who is handicapped by some dis
ability, however slight A slight disorder
of the stomach will derarge your body,
your thoughts and your disposition. Get
away from the morbidness and blues.
Keep your stomach in tune and both
your brain and body will respond. Lit
tie indiscretions Of overeating can be
easily corrected and you will be sur.
prised to see how much better man you
are. Try little Kodol For Dyspepsia
after your meals. Sold by W. A. Reme
bert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
800 Reward, 300.

The readers of this paper will be
pleae, to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages. and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutionaI treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
he constitution and assisting nature In
doing lis work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers
fthat they offer One Hundred DollaI s
or any case that it fail to cure. Send
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F. J. CHENEY & Co Toledo o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
AMERIcus GETS ANOTHER BALE
Second of New Crop is Marketed
Here.

Americus received yesterday her
second bale of cotton of the new crop,
which outweIghed any of the half doz-
en- bales marketed in the state thus
far. This tale was brought in by
Jury Clarke, a thrifty and prosperous
colored farmer residing east of Ameri-
Gus. TT was stored with the Johnson &
Harold Warehouse Co. ard weighed
sol pounds. The bale was of fine quail
ity, chasing good middling, and was
sold to the Georgia Cotton Co. of this
city at IL cents, thus netting the own.
er $50 IL. a goodly sum for a single
cotton bale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
cITY's BRIDGE OVER MUckALEE

Another Structure to Span Beautiful
Stream.
The city as we'll as the county is to
build a bridge across Muckalee, al.
though this latter one will be of wood
and costing only 5000 while the county's
iron bridge Will cost several thousand.
AS seen from the council proceedings
this morning the city is going to rebuild
the first one of the three bridges here,
that spanning Town creek just where
1t flows into Muckalee near Magnolia
dell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
c OOK With GAS.
RANGES
$3.50 to $500.
Connected Free.
Americas ILLUMINATING & POWER CO.
Phone 50.
BOILED DOWN TO FOUR LINES
Little Tales of the Town Whacked
Short.

Fountain rene-Waterman's Idea,
Waterman's automatic self-fller, Swan
and Writ to suit all who write.
M. s. HOLIDAY,
No, Gertrude dear, the council is not
going to pass an ordinance limiting
each family in Americas to one rooster
and one house cat.
This is the last day upon which one
can register for the state primary. Bet
ter see to it that your name is there, if
you are going to vote.
The selection of the board of city
assessors is an excellent one, and it is
hoped that all OF those named by coun-
Gil will accept the trust.
And now the Georgia Eastern Rail-
way" wants a charter to build a rail-
road from Eastman to Americas, a
distance of eighty milee.
Citizens are highly gratifed at the
-otion of the city council in declining
P Emission for the building of livery
stable on Jackson street
At all events Amsricus is the only
cotton market in the state that has re-
ceIved two bales to date, even though
she didn't get the first bale.
Two or three other warehouses here
are looking for their FIRST bales today.
Within week it will be coming to
Amerlcus by the wagon load.
It will not be great while now ere
the theatrical season opens, and Amer
lcus is going to have the best elbows
that come south this season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
Stomach Troubles and Constipation

No one can reasonably hope for good
digestion when the be walls are coustipa
ted. Mr. Chas Baldwin of Edwardsvllle,
Ill says: II suffered from chronic
constipation ard stomach troubles for
several years, but thanks to Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets am
almost cured" Why not get package
of these tablets and get we'll and stay
we'll? Price 25 cents. Samples free For
sale by Eldridge Drug Co. Americus
Ga