Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-24

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Roundabout Badgerdom
! An Appleton citizen does not be-
lieye that property owned by Law
renee university should be exempt
from taxation when that property is
not used for educational purposes but
Is rented to private individuals. The
council of Appleton will be asked 10
take action; and in case it does moth
ing action will be brought in the
courts.
Albert Lornsie of Glenwood had an
old, old game worked on him in the
railway station at st. Paul He was
asked by young woman if he would
take care of her babe while she got
something to drink She failed to re-
turn. Then the man found this pinned
to the babys dress:
TO whom IL May Concern: | am
a poor girl in the city without money
or friends and am obliged 10 part
with my baby, and | was driven from
home on tnat account, 1 was willing
to work, but can't do anything with
the baby in my arms. 1 will only
trust to God that she will be Cared
| for"
The women Of the state are falling
all over one another forming soap
clubs, A soap cluD is an organization
composed of 10 or II women VINO
agree to purchase a certain amount
OF soaps, toilet water, perfumery, ex-
tracts and oLner sweet smelling
things each month. Each Of them
contributes 81. In return eacL re-
celves 81 worth of goods. And, to
keep the women Interested In the
game, once each year each woman is
permitted to make a selection of
premium from a gaily decorated cata-
Iogue. In the meantime the news
papers are yelling themselves hoarse
| advocating home trade.
Bruno Vinette of Eagle Point, near
Chippewa Falls, is said TO be the old
est logger in the state. He came to
the north woods in 1855 and has been
logging ever since He now controls
a couple of camps in Minnesota.
Newspapers throughout the state
are dropping all railway time cards
from their columns. This is done be-
cause the railroads refuse to pay for
them as advertising.
Washburn has a new /. O O r.
hall. 1t is said to be one or the npsr
in that section.
Ski tournaments are occupying the
attention of the young folks up in the
north country where they are blessed
with snow and ice.
Splendid growth of the pea packing
industry Is Wisconsin is told in a spe-
clal bulletin. which as Just been made
public by the census bureau. The
figures given are based on the season
of 1904, and show that during that
year 4694,492 cases OF peas. having a
valued at $2,011,226. These two pro-
the United States New York pro-
duced the great amount of 500 ,G29
cases, valued at $2,59S 29l. Wiscon-
sin was second, with 1,226,53S cases
calued at $201l,226. These two pro-
duced 2,736,167 cases, or $50. In
the same period Wisconsin factories
packed SSS,600 case of corn having
a value of $571.195, thus giving Wis.
consin ninth rank in the value of the
production by states.
In Wisconsin and upper Michigan
there are UA,635 Catholics, an In
crease of 16.G09. The archdiocese of
Milwaukee leads with a population OF
ALTA The diocese of Green Bay
follows with 1876 900; the aaocese of
La Crosse, 1O1,0OO the diocese of
Marquette, $4,000; the diocese of Su.
perior SS,S61. In Wisconsin there
are 1872 priests. The archdiocese of
Milwaukee numbers 347; diocese OF
Green Bay, 1856; diocese OF La Crosse,
1853; diocese of Marquette, rs; do
cese of Superior, 5S The majority of
wisconsin priests are seculars.
Among the religious orders repre-
scented in the Badger state are the
Carmclite Fathers, Capuchin Monks,
Congregation of the holy Cross, JEST
its, Cervites, Holy Ghost Fathers. Do
minicans, the Monks of st. Francis,
Premonstratensians and the Congre-
cation of tna IGviup Savior