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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-07-11

hi, Liam to dig for bores he was hunt
ing hugs and bees and butterflies. To
his great Joy. he discovered seven
spot bumblebee. AS all of us know, a
baiIiolebec is of dark color, with yell
low spots Oh his back. There are Of
ten from tive to six spots and only
rarely seven spotter. This bee. along
with dozen others, was placed In n
pasteboard box. and when the house
was reached the box was deposited on
window sin OF the veranda. The
professor had told the widow all about
whales. As soon as he had n little
spare time lie meant to tell her all
about bumblebees. Two days had gone
by when the moment came The bone
digging labors of the day were over
and supper disposed of when the pro-
fessor aud the widow took chairs on
the veranda, He had found the shell
of small turtle in the gravel that
day. and he set out to first explain
about that Hiram Stebbins was greas-
the kitchen and could hear every word.
He also knew all about that box OF
bumblebees on the win oW sill
According to Professor Sweetzer. tur-
ties had hearts and lungs. hopes and
aspirations. He would even go so far
as to say that turtles loved and were
loved in return. They did not sing like
a bird nor below like frog but they
were supposed 70 have musical ears for
all that. In his carnestness the man
got hold of the widows hand. 1t Was
only his way. If he had got hold Of
her ear 1t would hare been the same.
He had called her his dear woman and
his dear child half dozen times, and
in his lecture he had got as far back
as the turtles markings when Hiram
Stebbins could restrain himself no lon
ger. He saw red. He thirsted for
gore. He rose up to do murder, but
checked his onslaught and walked soft
ly into the sitting room. The window
was mp and the bee box before him,
while the backs of the sitters were to-
ward him. He lifted the cover and
stepped back.
The dozen BUNDLES had been hopping
mad ard calling each other names for
the two days. The cover was no soon
er off than they swarnled to get room
to square off. As they caught sight Of
the professor and the widow, however,
the Ratchet was instantly buried.
There was wild swoop followed by
wilder yells. Old seven spot led in the
N
fessor over the veraEda rail and let
him drop among the hollyhocks while
the rest were paying The widow attcn-
tons. The professor ran and was fol-
lowed, the widow shrieked and was
stung again and again. 1t was not I'M
til Hiram rushed out with smoke and
fame that she was rescued and
neighbor woman sent for to treat the
Jumps and bumps and put her to bed
The professor returned not. Old seven
spot wouldn't let him. No news came
from him as the hours OF night wore
on, and Hiram wondered. but next
morning the widow received a note
reading:
My dear child, please send my
satchel by bearer. I'm of after more
bones. The turtle. as | meant to have
told you, is utterly without ambition"
WAL" said Hiram to himself as he
worked in the cornfcld that day. there
was the professor and me and the wild
der and the whale and the bumblebees,
and If | haint come out top o. the
heap, who has?"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-07-11

of the fiercest battles of the civil war.
The Captain is native of the town of
Mifilin, and is quite confident of having
data to prove that his eldest brother
was the first white child born in Iowa
county
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-07-11

Gladys-Edith Is so sorry she took
Herberts ring back to price il. Pcne-
lope- Why SO? Gladys Why. the jew
eler said seeing Herbert hadn't been
In to settle for II. as he promised he
guessed he'd keep It.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-07-11
Just the Other Way.

She--Did you ever take your motor
car to pieces to see how 1t workedl
He-Well. not exactly | have taken
Il 10 pieces to see how II didn't work
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-07-11
80 Acres of Tame Hay

For. sale standing, or cut on shares
on the Brown Mining company land.
1w d. BROWN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-07-11
w. 3. C. BUILARD, M. D.
dO7 Grand Ave. Milwaukee, Wis.

Formerly Chief Physician for "Tho Colfax
Springs Sanltarium CO., Incorporated for
100000" Examining Physician for "Thr
Women's SanltarInm Co, Incorporated for
s2oo,OoO3' Proprietor of "The PINES" SAM.
tarium. and Medical Insurance Referee
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
SENATOR ALGER DEAD
FORMER SECRETARY OF WAR EX
PlREs VERY SUDDENLY IN
WASHINGTON.

washington, Jan. 25.-United States
Senator Russell A. Alger Of Michigan
died suddenly at his home In this city
at 8:45 o'clock a. m. There were prac-
tically no premonitory symptoms that
the end was near. At $3.50 the SEN
ator had a pleasant chat with Mrs.
Alger in her room and then went down
stairs. A few minutes later the SEN
ator suffered q recurrence of the heart
trouble from which he had suffered
for a long time and death came quick.
ly. The end was quiet and apparently
without pain.
The senator had not been feeling
we'll for several days. Tuesday night
he had expected to attend dinner at
the home of Representative William
Alden Smith, but at the last moment
word came from him that he would
not be able to come. His physician
had advised him against going out
that night because of his not feeling
very we'll. Mr.. Alger had suffered for
years from chronic valvular disease of
the heart.
Senator Alger was In the senate
chamber Tuesday afternoon, where he
stayed throughout most of the entire
session listening to the discussion of
the Brownsville affair. About 4
o'clock he retired to the cloakroom,
where he sat with Colonel Ransdell,
sergeant-at-arms of the senate, and
Senator Warner of Missouri, telling
war stories.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Married at MankatO

The following from th~ Ma"kato
Free Press of January sob, is an ac-
count of the marriage of 80" of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. A. Fairfield, OF this city:
Miss Ruth Funs'on and Mr. Ord
A. Fairfield were joined il mar''~ &
last evening at eight O'Clock. 'be
happy event taking place at the home
of the bride over Overman's music
store, Rev. Peter Glare officiating.
The bride is handsome young wo-
man and accomplished. The groom
is printer and has been in the en-.
nlov of the Free Press. The father OF
the bride, who died few year, ago,
was acousin of General Funston.
The newly married couple have the
best wishes of large circle Of friends
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
AGED PIONEER , i: DEAD
Mrs. Peter Geyerman Of Brewster
Summoned to Rest Last
Monday

Mrs. Peter Geyerman, one of
Mobiles county's> earliest settlers, died
at her home at Brewster Monday,
after short illness with dropsy.
The funeral was held on Thursday
afternoon from tho Catholic church
at Brewster, Father Sherman of this
city conducting the obsequies. The
funeral was largely attended, hun
dreds being unable to gain admittance
to the church.
The deceased was the wife of Peter
Geyerman, the pioneer merchant of
Brewster. She was lady of kindly
disposition and lead quiet Christian
life, being a faithful helpmate and
loving mother. She leaves reside an
aged husband, three sons and one
daughter. The Oldest son Rudolph
Is at the head of the big department
store of P. Geyerman & Son, at
Brewster, the second son is DR.. P. F.
Geyerman, a leading physician of
this city, the youngest, Ed. is also
connected with the store at Breweter.
The daughter lie Mrs. Otto Berreau,
the wife of a prominent business
man at Currie.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Serious Accident

Clinton, II years old son of Frank
Lyons, residing juet north of the
city, met with a serious accident
Sunday afternoon, which narrowly
escaped fatal results. They were
running the gasoline engine pump
Jug water for the stock. aud the little
fellow was nea, the shaftiDg whom
the mitten on bis left hand was
caught and before the engine could
be stopped his arm had been drawn
around the shaft and broken above
tho elbow. The thumb Of the sanae
hand was bent backwards and torn
from, the ligaments, causing most
painful injury. Surgical assistance
was summoned and such relief as
possible was rendered. Had he been
alone at the time he probably would
have been whirled to death about the
shaft.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
HWETTENHAM SORRY
GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA WITH
DRAWS OFFENSIVE LETTER
TO ADMIRAL DAVIS.

London, Jan. 30.-The Associated
Press learns that the international
phase of the Kingston incident has
been finally closed by Governor Swet-
tenham formally withdrawing his let
ter to Rear Admiral Davis and ex-
pressing his regret for having writ
ten it.
Swettenham's withdrawal Of his let
ter and his apology followed volumin-
Gus telegraphic communications to
him from the colonial Office. The dis
patch which has now closed the Incl
dent was sent by the governor to the
colonial Office, whence it reached the
state department at Washington
through the foreign Office and Charge
d'Affaires Howard in the usual
course.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
REASON NOT MADE PUBLIC.
Two Jurors In Thaw Case Excused by
Mutual Consent.


New York, Jan. 29.-The excuse of
two of the sworn jurors in the Thaw
case at the beginning of the afternoon
session left four vacant chairs in the
Iurybox and seriously delayed the be-
ginning of the taking Of testimony.
The jurors excused were Arthur S.
Campbell, No. 4, and Harold r. Fafre,
No. 6. This action was announced
after a conference in which the attor-
neys for the defense, District Attor-
ney Jerome and Justice Fitzgerald
took part. The reasons for the step
we're by agreement not made public.
They are said to have been of q busi-
ness nature.
One juror was secured at the morn
Ing session. He is John S. Dennee,
= travelling freight agent. thirty-eight
years of age and unmarried. Mr.. Den
nee is native of Louisiana and Thaw
seemed especially pleased at having
secured a Southerner on the jury
which is to try him for the killing of
Stanford White.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
IBSEN'S PARADOX.

And the Intimate Relation of Science
to Society.
Ibsen, my great compatriot, has in
dox that the man Is strongest who
stands most alone. There Is certainly
some truth in this-nay, there Is much
truth in 1t SO far as science is con-
cerned. The man who in the search
for truth goes his way independently
Of other men and Of other considera-
tons is certainly the man who Is apt
to find the greatest and most valuable
truth. On the other hand, it Is also
true that science more than most other
things in life depends on cooperation.
on the help Of ones fellow beings. and
fiis Become more and dmurcsfrheevefy
day, Many people are apt to forget
what science actually is and what they
owe to science, for it is through sci
ence that modern society actually ex-
lists, and the development of society as
it is today would be impossible if sci
ence were eliminated. Humanity is
growing; but, IL science and the means
created by science are not growing, hn.
manity will have to look forward to a
very miserable future. Therefore the
nation that wishes to be cared for
must support science and those who
carry on scientific work. Science will
live her own life and has done so ever
since the days when Prometheus made
his fatal expedition to the gods and
stole the fire which is more or less
burning in every one Of US and cannot
be extinguished. There Is something
sublime in this everlasting fire Of sci.
ence. Generation after generation dis
appears. The individual is nothing, but
always "watchful in the tower man
shall remain in sleepless contempla-
tion."-Dr. Nansen.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Birthday Club Entertained

The ladies of the Birthday Club
we're enter aimed on Thursday after
noon of last week by Mrs. J. S. Frink
in honor OF her birthday, and very
pleasant time is reported. Several
hours were spent in social intercourse
afterwhich u fine dinner was served,
Mrs. Frink was presented with a
handsome set of fruit knives, as a
pleasant reminder Of the occasion.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
HELD REscUERs At BAY.
Neoro Fires House and Burns Woman
to Death.

Negro Fires House and Burns Woman
to Death.
Mobile, Ala. Jan. 26.-At Soria City
William Smith, colored, Of Scranton,
Miss, burned to death "Pinkey" Tigg,
with whom he formerly lived. The
woman is said to have come here from
Scranton to get rid of Smith, who fol-
bwed her. Neighbors were excited
by piteous cries for help and, rushing
to the woman's home, they found the
building in flames but were prevented
from rescuing her by Smith, who stood
guard in the doorway until the walls
began to totter. The dead woman is
thought to have been tied to a chair,
rs she continued to scream for help
until dead. When the officers arrived
Smith said he had been sleeping and
awoke to find the house ablaze. He
was arrested.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Birthday Party

Mrs. Ed.~ J. Jones last Saturday
afternoon gave a birthday party in
honor little Dorothy's third birthday
The following little folks, attended
by their mammas, were prssent:-
Harold Gholz, Carroll Edwards,
Lower Schmidt, Geoevieve Fauskee,
Bessie Bishop, Beatrice Weinandt,
Faith Jones, Genie Stoutemeyer.
The little folks we're entertained
With juvenile amusements, while the
ladies spent the afternoon in social
intercourse. Dainty refreshments
were served.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Victims of Coal Gas

Mrs. W. E. Madison aud two of her
daughters last Sunday morning had
q close call from suffocation by coal
gas. Mr.. Medison got up early and
after ffxiug the flies left the house.
A short time later Mrs. Madison tx
perienced a feeling of a peculiar i'll
ness and had one of the girls tele
phone to neixhbor for help A
physician was summoned, who soon
Strengthened them all out. As it WAS
Mrs. Madison and the two girls had a
rather close cali from suffocation by
coal gas.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Married

Mr.. Wilbur Evans, of Caldwell
county Illinois, and Miss Fenton
Berry of Summit Lake, this county,
we're married on Wednesday after
noon by Rev. g. A. Cahoon, of the
NJ. E. church. The young people
left on the Rock Island train for a
short ho.evmcon. They will make
their hc,n~. on a farm near Reading
next sp g
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
FATHER VAUGHAN
Delivered a Splendid Lecture
Tuesday Evening at the
N. E.. Church
1.-THE Power of Love" was the Sub.
ject of Iii, Mastery
Discourse

The great seating capacity OF the
M. E. Church Was taxed to accom-
modate the large crowd which turned
out Tuesday evening to hear Father
Vaughan. His lecture was the third
number of the entertainment course,
it was advertised as tte best in the
course and none who heard him was
disap pointed. Had the weather
been more moderate it is probable
that many would have been unable to
gain admission, as it was auditorium
and gallery were packed, and the
lecture room was more than half
filled.
The subject of Father Vaughan's
lecture was "The Power Of Love"
He opened with the proposition that
God is love; that God expressed this
love by the creation of the universe
and its master piece, man. That the
love of God has been manifest in I'll
his dealings with this creation, es-
pecially in tho redemption of man
through Christ. That love Of God
the faith once committed to the
saints, was the leaven, which, kept
ali:e by the Christian church
under the greatest difficulties,
was responsible for our present civil.
zation. ae illustrated by many ex-
amoles the tremendous power of love
in drawing men from path. of SID
nearer to God, and how love sancti-
fed all it touched.
As a lecture Father Vaughan must
be placed in class BY himself.
His presence IS impressive, his voice
full and penetrating, his language ie
choice and his delivery is that Of a
polished orator. His early training
as an actor crops out in many of bis
poses, and lends charm of it's own
to his discourse. All who heard him
on Tuesday night would be delighted
to hear him again At some date in the
near future.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
FOUR MEN KILLED.

Thirty Others Injured by Explosion Of
an Icemaking Machine.
Chicago, Jan. 29.-Four men were
killed, thirty injured and several
driven temporarily insane when an
icemaking machine in the refrigerat-
ing plant of Armour & Co. in the
Union stock yards exploded with ter
rifle force.
Sitting fumes of ammonia filled the
room within few seconds after the
main through which they were being
forced had broken, and before the men
had time to drop their tools and run
for places of safety they were over
come by the noxious vapors and fell
unconscious to the floor.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Tourist Club

The Tourist Club met on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Jas. M. Messer
Two very interesting papers were
Were read. one by Mrs. Wm. Cheney
apn the other by Mrs. Kackay. The
club will meet at 2:3O on Tuesday
afternoon of next week with Mrs. E.
j. Jones. A full attendance is re-
quested.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
TO PERFECT i
ORGANIZATION
A Meeting Of the New CONNER.
cial Club Will Be Held
February 5th.
Constitution Will Be Adopted an<
Permanent Organization
Effected.

club will be held next Tuesday even
ing at 8 o'clock, Feb. 5th, at the par
lors of the Citizens National bank,
when steps will be taken to complete
the organization. All business and
professional men and others interest!
ed in the welfare of Worthington are
invited to be present at this nesting
and enroll themselves in the member
ship. 1t is desired to make this club
an organization of boosters who will
at all times work harmoniously for
the upbuilding OF the city. The COM
mittee on constitution and bye laws is
ready to report, and We understand
thew have done their work we'll. The
success and harmonious existence OF
a club of this kind depends largely on
the selection of a good set OF officers,
it is therefore important that there be
a good attendance ut the next meet
ing.
The representative of the Rock
Island railroad who it was expected
to have here at this meeting for an
address will be unable to be present,
There are many matters of interest
to the city that will be brought up,
and you will find it profitable to be
present.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Finger Amputated

At the home of bis parents neal
Reading on Tuesday aftereoon
Samuel Kimmel, aged 13 years, was
unfortunate enough to get one Of bis
fingers in falling trap door. The
member was 20 badly mangled that
amputation was necessary, the opera
tion being performed at the Worth
ington" Hospital Wednesday.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Auction

NJ ). ,':1:rrt Fauskee will dispose
IF ',@r i'v.. stock and farm machinery
>.c'' Il, on Thursday afternoon,
- IT, Jas. MacKay will cry the
sa .~. Mrs. Fau.kee has Al head of
h:rs+s, catts.,, sheep ard hogs, and a
fina l., of fam mpchi"ery.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Farmers Institute

DR.. Gould has been Informed by
Prof. Boss that two days special
farmers institute will be held in this
city March lat and End. Full pa rite.
ulars will be given later.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Least You Forget

On January 1st the Advance sent
statements to all its subscribers who
were in arrears. Most of them have
responded, but there are still many
10 be heard from. Those not heard
IRON within a reasonable time after
ibis notice will be turned over to
collectors.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Terrible Method of Suicide.

Uniontown, Pa, Jan. 29.-Tired of
life, owing probably to mental trouble,
Tony Sain, foreigner, went to coke
oven at Oliver No. 1, deliberately un-
dressed in the cold and threw himself
naked head first into the bed of fire
and was burned to death.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
The Attraction.

Nell-1sn't she peculiar girl? She
wouldn't look at him when he was
rich, but now, after he's lost all his
money, she accepts him. Belle-Well,-
you know how crazy every woman 10
to get anything that's reduced!
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Card of Thanks

! We desire through the Advance to
thank the many kind friends and
neighbors for their aid and sympathy
during our recent bereavement in the
death OF our con and brother, Albert
Fauskee.
! OLE FAusKEE AND FAMILY.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
Presence of Mind,

It is q mistake to think that It Is
only the Englishman who keeps bis
head in a crisis. When a passenger
steamboat suddenly struck a rock of
Hongkong the other day, number Of
Chinese on board promptly started
looting the passengers trunks.-Punch.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
EIGHTY KILLED
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF DUST
IN COAL MINE NEAR FAY.
ETTEVlLLE, w. VA.

~ the Four score or more men AZ
Work at the Time Of tho Disaster
Not Single One 10 Known to Have
Escaped-Most Of the Victims Are
Americans and Many Of Them Left
Large Families.
Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 30.-With q
detonation heard for miles and de-
bris hurled hundreds of feet in the
air, dust in the Stuart mine near
Fayetteville exploded at 1855 p. m,
bringing a terrible death to the eighty
or more men who were at work 500
feet below the surface. There is no
chance that any of the men will be
taken out alive, for 1t Is thought that
the force of the explosion snuffed out
their lives instantly. It will not be
possible for the rescuers to reach the
bottom of the shaft for forty-eight
hours. The disaster is perhaps the
worst in the number of killed in the
history of the state. Most of the men
were Americans and many of them
were married and had large families.
There were q dozen colored men and
fifteen or more aliens.
The rescue work was commenced
as soon as the wrecked parts of the
shaft house could be repaired. About
two hours after the explosion three
men were lowered into the shaft In
an improvised bucket. Before de-
scending sixty feet two of the men
were overcome with foul air and the
third was barely able to give the sig
nal to his comrades at the top. All
further attempts were abandoned for
the time. Air was supplied to the
mine by several large fans, but the
mechanism was damaged and the fans
were idle for about two hours. The
fans have been started again and II
the men were not all killed it may be
that they will have air enough to sur
syiye until the yescuera reach then.
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01
TO FORFEIT CHARTER
STATE OF MINNESOTA BEGINS
ACTION AGAINST THE OLD
MANITOBA ROAD.

Petition Asks That the Stock IsSueo
by the Great Northern on tho A.
sets Of the Manitoba Company ss
Declared Void and the Payment Of
Dividends on That and Other Wa
tered Stock ee Enjoined.
st. Paul, Jan. 25.-suit against tho
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
railroad and Great Northern to for
felt the charter Of the Manitoba road
was brought during the day by E. T.
Young, attorney general.
The petition in the suit, papers in
which were filed by Sheriff Gerber,
asks that the stock issued by tho
Great Northern on the assets Of the
Manitoba road be declared void and
the payment of dividends on 1t en-
Joined. Mr.. Young made the follow
ing statement concerning the suit:
"The suit to forfeit the charter Of
the Manitoba is instituted for the rea-
son that since Feb. 1, 1890, when It
transferred its railroad property to
the Great Northern, 1t has ceased to
perform the functions for which It
was created and for the further res
son that the latter company has r.
sued 4 very large amount of watered
stock, which we claim is void.
Claims Tax Exemption.
"The Great Northern has all along
claimed that it is exempt from the
operation of the increased gross earn
ings tax because it claims that the
original charter Of the Minnesota and
Pacific provided it immunity from any
Increase. The Manitoba road claims
to have acquired the same immunity
by purchase. We are convinced that
the speediest way to dispose OF this
claim to exemption is to wipe out the
Manitoba charter, and compel the
Great Northern to pay the 1 per cent
tax tho same as other companies.
\ We ara also Of the opinion that
the Great Northern should not be ~
lowed to continue to pay dividends on
watered stock heretofore issued and
that it should be required to show
whether its large amount Of stock.
which appears to be fictitious. has any
right to further recognition as part OF
It's capitalization"
The Worthington advance., 1907-02-01

The tabernacle building used for
the Sunday meetings. Apply to
Atkinson Boberg Lumber Co..