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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
FARMS IN DANGER
OF FLOOD; PEOPLE
FLEEING TO HILLS

Cairo, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-The river last
night registered over AZ feet and is
gradually rising Water has com
menced working over the levee at
Birds Point, Mo, and by today thous
ands of the finest farms in southeast
Missouri will be flooded The peo-
pie in the lowIands are fleeing from
their homes to the hills for safety.
Cincinnati, Jan .23.-Within "a
hours after the Ohio had passed the
crest of the flood at this point the
river having gone down one foot and
slow recession of waters continued
steadily. Many instances of peculiar
hardship were reported during the
day and new cases of needy families
were hourly a0ued to those to be pro-
vided for
Bloomington, Ill, Jan. 23.-The
Sangamon river is rising rapidly and
many families at Petersburg have
been driven from their homes. Rail
way traffic between Petersburg and
Springfield has been suspended. The
river is at the highest point ever re-
corded in winter and still rising.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
NEW CORPORATIONS

Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the office of Secretary of State
Frear as follows:
Western Timber Syndicate, Super
ior; incorporators, Minnie Ducey
Claude Il. Lush and Lyman Powell
Capital stock, 100000.
Richter-Pofahl Baking company,
Kenosha; lncorporators, Justus &.
Richter, L. l.. Pofahl and Fred Baker.
Capital stock, $4,000.
Boener Brothers Mercantile com
pany West Bend; incorporators, Os-
car f. Boerner, Gustaye A. Boerner
and Phillip Doll Capital stock,
$4,000.
Ladies Aid society, Lake Beuldn,
Walworth county, incorporators, Mrs.
Nellie Seman and ten others. No
stock.
Kenosha Elks' association, Ken
osha; incorporators, Charles II. Con
hermann Frank H. Wells and John
NJ. Kehlor Capital stock, 100000.
Bruett Clothing company, Milwau-
kee; incorporators, Maurice Melster
Otto A. Dttmar and Ida Melster. Cap
itaI stock, $15 600.
Wausau Furniture and Undertaking
company, changed name to The John
Kiefer Furniture company, and in.
creased directorate from three to five
members.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

$675OO
Thought They We're Modest.

The report upon which the com
mitLee based its consideration was
prepared by committee of the state
board of agriculture, acting upon a
resolution of the board in which it
was determined to ask the legislature
only for such an appropriation as
would cover the actual needs of the
fair, instead of asking for money with
which to do larger things that might
be desirable. There were present
at the committee meeting Gorge Nc
kerrow, president of the state board
of agriculture; John NJ. True, secre-
tary, and ex-senator George Wylie,
member of the board of agriculture
While some of the committeeman
thought that more than the S67,50O
ought to be asked for, it was conclud-
ed to let the bill go in at this amount.
The items deemed by the committee
of the board of agriculture to be nee.
ssary for the fair and which We're al
lowed to be left out of the bill were
as follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
EUROPE SHlVERS.
Two Degrees Below Zero in Berlin
and Colder Elsewhere.

Berlin, Jan. 23.-The thermometers
registered two degrees below zero
yesterday and still lower tempera-
lures We're recorded in northern Ger
many This is colder weather than
has prevailed in Germany since
March, 1855. There is much suffer
ing among the poorer classes. Navi-
cation of the Rhine is partially inter
rupted by ice, and railway traffic in
central Europe is delayed by the Sc
verify of the weather.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
Total

The machinery exhibits have al
ways been placed out of doors and
will continue so. Sheep barns, speed
barns and sheep and swine judging
pavilions are needed but the building
of more cattle barns will somewhat
relieve the situation with respect to
the smaller stock, so that it was
thought possible to wait with the
sheep and speed barns Last Sep
TENDER great complaint was made by
owners of speed horses and valuable
cattle and other stock because of the
lack of barns and the necessity Of
housing exhibits in tents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
HIGGINS SLIGHTLY BETTER.
But Members of Family BY no Means
Encouraged.

clean, n. Y. Jan. 2S.-Former Gov
eruor Higgins condition showed
slight Improvement last night but the
members of the family at the bedside
are in no way encouraged by a seem.
ing change for the better. realizing
that there can be but one ending 10
the governors Illness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

san Francisco, Jan. 23--JuGgo
Dunn yesterday in the supreme court
denied all motions made by the at.
torncys for Mayor Schmita and Ahru-
ham Reur to set aside the indictments
and ordered them to appear for trial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

road while running about so miles an
hour was wrecked a short distance
this side of Kellogg, MINI, last even
ing. The engine and two coaches
are reported to have left the rails but
no one was injured A broken wheel
on the tender. caused the accident.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE,

Secretary of War Taft was discuss
ing the Japanese situation. we may
have little trouble with the Japa-
nese vet he said. Yes" answered
his listener, That is Senator Bev.
eridges opinion, too" "Oh, is that
sou the big secretary said. Wei
I've changed my mind. There viii
be no trouble at ALL"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
THE BILLBOARD NUIsANcEs.

Boston Post-The aldermanic hear
ing upon the question of possible
abatement of the billboard nuisance
the matter. 1t was shown that our
insurance companies have already in
creased the rates upon risks on
buildings carrying wooden signs
above the roof. This is due to the
fact that such structures interfere
with the work of firenen and increase
the liability to damage This view
was sustained by statements from
the Boston fire department.
1t was also shown that the cree
ton of signs on buildings in the
business section of the city results
in depreciation of the taxable valua-
ton, thus causing a positive money
loss to the community. Notorious in
stances of this are to be found in
such use of buildings dominating Bos-
ton Common.
Further than this, the ethical ques-
ton was considered to some extent.
the offense which these give to the
eye is many of our most pleasurable
city views
But when all this is shown. there
remains the prostitution of vacant
property in many Of our most fire.
quented residential streets to the
service Of the biliposting trust, which
hires the privilege of occupancy for
rude structures on which glazing
plaCards are posted. The one way to
reach this abuse and to correct It is
to levy a prohibitiye tax upon bill
boards advertising anything which is
not for sale upon the premises.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

Americans in London are astonished
az the enterprise shown by Miss Bes-
sic and Miss Natalie Enos of West.
chester county, New York, two young
women who are doing a paying
lingerie and fancy goods business
near Berkeley square. These popular
girls have given up all social frivol-
tiles and mean to make the business a
success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
PHYSICIAN KILLED.
Runs Into a Passing Electric Car
and Fractures Skull

Louisville, Ky, Jan 23.-M. E, Pear
son, we'll known physician, was
killed last night by an electric car at
Crescent Hill. a suburb. Pearson in
attempting to cross the track, ran
into a passing car. He received a
fracture of the skull and died a few
minutes later He came here from
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

Berlin, January 2S,-The annual
reception took place at the palace
last night and moro Americans than
usual were presented to the emperor
and empress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
Madison, Jan. %.

Madison Jan %.
Economy as exemplified at the
meeting of the state fair committee
of the assembly yesterday seems to
emphatically contradict the sugges-
ton heard recently that the large
collections of taxes from railroads
and from inheritances would result
in lavish appropriations by the pres
cnt legislature. The committee scaled
the schedule of needed improvements
at the state fair from a total of $751;
800 to the modest sum of $67 500.
The loss by scaling through the APP
plicatiOn Of strict economy was $12O,-
OO0 and the bill to be drawn and in
troduced will include only those
items deemed essential to the decent
maintenance Of the fair.
Chairman Jacob d. Harring of
Juneau county assembled his com
mittee in the office Of the state board
of agriculture for the purpose of dis
cussing the needs of the fair with a
view Of determining upon the items
to be placed in the state fair appro-
priation bill, 1t was agreed that
only such items should go into the
bill as the committee could solidly
stand for, instead of putting in all
the items of improvements deemed
necessary and desirable and having
the bill cut down afterwards by the
committee or by the joint committee
on claims.
After carefully considering the var
ious items, the committee agreed up
on the following schedule as the min
imum which the present legislature
should appropriate for the fair.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

teller and chief clerk of a national
bank from jury duty.
Empowering jury commissioner to
examine and excuse men from jury
duty.
BY Mr.. Keup-Relating to the pow
ers of mutual fire insurance compa-
MES
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
No More Brandy Drops?

BY j. o. Thomas-Prohibt ting the
sale OF candies containing brandy or
other intoxicating liquor
By Mr. schmidt-To provide a gen.
eral law for the formation of new
counties out of parts of present coun-
ties
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

Pa Wen, what's he
matter now?"
Tommy Twaddles--"May says /
mustn't never say a word when she's
in the room"
Ma Twadt Why, no. I didn't.
dear. said mustn't interrupt
while I'm talking"
Tommy-"What's the dif'runce ?"-
Cleveland Leader.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
ECONOMY FROM
THE BEGINNING
STATE FAIR COMMITTEE DOES
SOME CLOSE SCALING.
SUM OF S120,O0O CUT OUT

Members of Board of Agriculture
Thought They Were Making Mod
est Demands But AssembIymen
Agree to Ask S67,5oo Instead of
$187,5oo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Engine and TWO coachss Leave Rails
but no One Hurt

Winana Mimi. Jan. 23-The fast
natl train south bound on tie St Paul
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

Cardinal Richard, prince of the
Roman Catholic church and arch
bishop of Paris, who was compelled
to Vacate his episcopal residence in
Paris, belongs to one of the noblest Of
the families of France, and is consid-
cred man of great learning and re
markably strong character At tie
extreme age of sc the celebrated
French ecclesiastic possesses a mini
almost as alert and healthy as it was
twenty-five years ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
Norcross as Speaker.

Captain NOrcross was called to the
chair during a portion of the session
and his progress to the Tostrum was
accompanied by the cordial hand-clap-
ping of his associates.
At the opening of the session Rev
G. 70. Hunt gave the Lords prayer as
an Invocation
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
Minor M alters.

Mr.. Ledvina offered a resolution.
which was adopted, for providing the
members with the usual supply of sta
envelopes and a like
nnanfitY of leiterhnads
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Davis Of
Beaver Dam, parents of p H. Davis
of Wausau, are perhaps the longest
married couple in the state of Wis
consin On December they cele.
brated the 65th anniversary of their
wedding and at the celebration there
were represented two groups of four
generations, four generations in his
family and four headed by Mrs. Davis.
They were married in Cleveland, o
in 1871. Shortly after their marriage
they came to Wisconsin, living first
at Milwaukee, where MI Davis
worked at his trade as millwright.
Several years afterward they moved
to Stevens Point later to Beaver
Dam
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

suggested, as the matter was of i'm.
portance, that consideration be de
forred for a day Mr. Ekern from a
position on the floor, made q full AID
clear explanation OF the many techni-
cal changes, then the rules were adopt
ed
EIVer's Busy Day.
New bills were introduced as fol
lows:
BY Mr.. Elyer-Imposing a 500 me
upon any person employing children
at dangerous occupations as the maxi
ing Of acids.
Providing 9-hour day for street
railway employees, the nine hours 10
be embraced within period of not
More than ten consecutive hours
Providing an S-hour day for children
under 16 years and providing employ
ors to post cards to show the hours
of labor and other rules governing
their employees,
Giving judges discretionary power
In matters Of the partition of real es-
tate.
Providing for sending supreme court
reports to municipal courts.
Giving to common councils the
right to condemn land outside the
city limits when such land is desired
for park purposes.
For a New Department.
BY Mr. Cleary-Creating the office
of state fire marshall, to be appointed
by the governor at a salary of $4,000 a
year and expenses, to have two depu-
ties at $500 and $1,000 IA year and
expenses, and the department thus Gre
ated to have jurisdiction over build
ings and other property so as to de-
termine the danger of fires and keep
down cost of fire insurance.
Requiring circuses or other shows to
provide a separate entrance, exit and
tclSet Office for every 1000 of seat.
ing capacity.
Stout, by request--Making it an of
Tense for any person to accept rail
road transportation in prepayment for
service and after using the transporla.
ton quit the job and refuse to lay
for the transportation or perform the
service.
Bancrott-TC raise the salary of the
attorney general from $4,000 to $4,000
a year.
To strike out of the statutes the linz
itatioE that $1,000 be the largest iudg-
ment To be recovered in case of acct
dental death ON railroad.
BY MIR, Raising the limit of
recovery In case of death in a railroad
accident from $4,000 to $4,000.
by Mr. Everett-To create the town
of Presque Isle in elias county and the
town of Enterprise in Oneida county
(two bills).
BY Mr. Regulating the
poddllng Of liquor by taking orders.
TO amend the primary election Jaw
by changing the time of the primary
from the FIRST Tuesday in September
to che seventh Tuesday before the
general election day" and limiting
the time for gathering of signatures to
preliminary nominating petitions to As
DAYS.
70 revise the procedure of the
boards Of Canyassers of the primary
election.
Relating to the procedure OF garn.sh.
ment
Primary Law Amendments.
BY MIR. BolI--To amend the primary
election law SO as to provide that the
nominees on the city ticket of a party
shall meet at the city hall and elect
the city ticket for two years the meet
ing {" be held the day after the
primaries
BY Mr. Providing that d's
trtct schools must maintain school for
eight instead Of seven months in order
TO participate in the state school fund
BY Mr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT is OFFERED.
ROETHE FOR THE RECALL
Grant County Member Would Author
ize Removal of State Officers by
Popular Vote-House Rules Are
Amended and Many Bills Intro
duced.
Madison, Jan. %.

Several proposals to amend the state
constitution we're made in the assem-
bly, yesterday, the first coming frcm
Mr.. Roethe, who aims to give the leg
islature power to enact a law where
by the incumbent of any elective Of
flee may be removed by the electors
qualified to vote fer "a successor Of
such incumbent 1t is the principle
generally Known as the recall.
An equally important proposal came
from Mr.. John Scott who would SO
change the constitution as to permit
the state to aid in the making Of good
roads
Mr.. Grassie offered a resolution r
a constitutional amendment giving to
any city having more than 100 900
population, a separate form of county
government, when the legislature
shall SO provide.
Revised Rules,
Mr.. McGregor offered various
to the rules One re
quires all bills to be introduced by the
end Of the fifth week of the session
and reported from committees by the
end of the sixth week Mr.. Potter
suggested, as the matter was of i'm
portance that consideration be de
ferrcd for day Mr. Ekern, from a
position on the floor, made a full AID
clear explanation Of the many techni-
cal changes, then the rules were adopt
ed
Smyrna times., 1907-07-31
LONGEST Year on Record.

The year B. c. 4G, by order of julius
Caesar, the then reigning Roman EN-
peror, contained 44j days To clear
away all the confusion which had pre-
viously existed in reconciling the lunar
with the solar year, Caesar, with the
help of SOsigenes, an AleXandrian as
tronOmer, undertook a thorough reform
of the calendar He effected it by
making the year now called 46 B. c.,
''the year of confusion" consist of AS
days and the succeeding years of 365
days, with the exception of every
fourth year, which was to consist of
$685. This method is called the Julian
calendar.
The number of days in the months
from January to December before
Caesars time had been respectively %,
%, 81, %, 81, 20, 81, 20, 20, 81, 90, 90
These numbers Caesar changed to 81
and 30 alternately, with the exception
Of February, which was to have 20 in
ordinary years and 30 in leap years.
In honor of himself he changed to
July the name of the month that fol-
lowed June. The pontiffs in applying
the Julian calendar went wrong by in
serting leap year every three years in
stead of every four years, and this
continued till the year now called s
B. c.. when the Emperor Augustus
ordained there should be no leap year
for twelve years, which made leap
| year occur in A. D. At the same
time Augustus gave his own name to
the month following July, adding one
day to it, which he took away from
| February.
Smyrna times., 1907-07-31

earamels like the ones you brought me
yesterday" seriously.
She was silent a moment, evidently
evolving new thought.
Il have such a lovely PLAN" she CUR
gled. I've decided not to be your
wife. I'd rather have a favver. It's
been such long time since l had any
favver."'
Drayton caught her up in his arms.
Sweetheart, you are the dearest little
girl father ever had" and his eyes
were moist
When the room had been admired,
and the picture of Princess GOldilocks
| kissed fervently, and the housekeeper
had given her a cream puff, they went
| back to the garden.
A slender girl in the other garden
ran to the dividing hedge.
| "Oh, Louise, mamma has been so
very uneasy about you! Where have
| you been, dearie?"
I'm afraid it's my fault" DraytOn
said cOntritely. Il took her to look at
some pictures, and we forgot the
time"
The child held on to his fingers i'm
| pulsiyely. "Oh, mamma, this is my
new papa. You are doing to marry
him at once, and we are doing to live
in his house. You know you said his
garden was ever so much prettier than
ours"
The wOman's face, vivid crimson,
looked into the embarrassed face of
her neighbor. Finally a twinkle came
into her eyes, and a dimple wavered
near the corner of her mouth.
He saw the twinkle and thought 1t
and the dimple the most fascinating
combination he had ever seen.
I'D be glad to come over and ar
range the details with you at your
earliest convenience" he suggested
audaciOusly.
Mamma, do marry him, please
please dOy' begged the child. Mamma
he'll bring you lovely caramels."
''Wil you really?" the mother
laughed
Pounds of 'emr' emphatically. "May
1 come over soon and get acquainted? 2
he begged
She looked at his we'll cut features
and saw the frank admiration in his
eyes
Il suppose it's proper, Mr.. Drayton
You see. l know your sister"
Then I'm coming over this evening
and sit on your front porch If yol
know my sister, you'd be greatly lack
ing in hospitality if you didn't let me
call"
Il would hate to seem inhospitable
There was a note of shyness in hel
| voice
He reached over the hedge and pu'
the child in her mothers arms. She
put her plump little arms around his
neck in an overflow of affection.
"Goodby, favver," she said.
"GOOdby, baby" he called after her
and as the mother went toward thu
house in the gathering twilight sh'
was suddenly conscious of the lowell
ness of the rose garden and the seen
of the roses in the air and that in he
heart there was a tiny new feeling
warm and tender.
Smyrna times., 1907-07-31
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Smyrna times., 1907-07-31
A wonderful Happening.

Port Byron, N. Y. has witnessed one
of the most remarkable cases of healing
ever recorded. Amos f. King, of that
place says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured sore on my leg with which ]
had suffered over so years. am now
eighty fve." Guaranteed to cure all
sores, by Benton N. Weldon, Drug.
gist 25c Smyrna.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-12-21
Pearl River Dots

Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
Merry Christmas to the Farmer ana
readers.
The Odd Fellows Hall will be the
.smecca" Of large number OF per
sons on Christmas Eve, as tney are
to have fine Christmas tree.
The Sunday school will also have 2
Christmas tree at the church on
Christmas night. The teachers are
drilling the children, and they are all
enthusiastic over the coming events,
and particularly over old Santa Claus
coming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed, Sullivan were
visiting their relatives last Sunday.
Many other visitors were rustlcating
here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bancks and Miss
Alma Crawford spent day in the city
last week.
Mrs. ]. Lewis, from the city, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Willis.
Mr.. Lanier Crockett and wife were
visitors last week at the home OF ms
parents.
Mrs. Lewis Talley paid visit to her
friends in the city last week.
Mrs. Carrie Porter is spending this
week in the city.
Miss Ruby Porter is visiting her SIS
Mrs. Sullivan, at Hattiesburg.
Mrs. T. Simpson is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Blackburn, at Folsom,
this week.
MRS. L. CRARY SADLER.