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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
MINERAL POINT

has a population of $500, is an incor-
porated city in Iowa county, on the
c., M. & st. 2. and NJ. P. 81 n. rail-
ways, eight miles from Dodgevllle, the
county seat, $50 northwest OF Chicago,
Ill. and 1872 west of Milwaukee. 1t
contains Catholic, Episcopal, Metho-
dist Episcopal, and Primitive Metho-
dist churches, high, public ana
denominational schools, two banks a
city hall and Masonic and K. Z. halls
a large factory for the manufacture
oxide of zinc and sulphuric acid.
The surrounding country is somewhat
billy and contains large deposits OF
dry bone, black jack and Lead ana the
shipments comprise live stock, pro-
duce, lead and zinc. Mineral Point
has many handsome homes, surroun-
ded by well kept lawns plentltulIy
dotted with handsome trees, shrubs
and flowers. The business men OF
Mineral Point are wideawake class
and ever ready to meet any competl-
ton, and for cash and in quantity can
and do quote prices equal to any cat
alOgue house in existence, when the
quality of their goods are taken into
consideration. A good article always
demands a good price, and Mineral
Point merchants have no shoddy,
cheap John racket store goods to
sell, and they are ever ready to give
the best end Of the bargain, but with
cut your support they must neces-
sarily quit business, and as the
market point gradually disappears, so
must the value of farm lands gradu-
ally depreciate in value. If the
people of this locality will stick to the
Home Patronage policy, Mineral
Point will assume lively air, it will
take on metropolitan appearance,
business will be good as long as the
people continue to trade at the home
store, and the least any person can do
toward the betterment of the COmmun-
ity and his own interests is to trade
with home merchants and keep your
money in circulation at home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
IOWA COUNTY BANK.
ABSTRACT OFFICE.
Real Estate Bought and Sold, 3 per
cent Interest Paid on Saving
and Time Deposits.

One of the thriving institutions of
Mineral Point is the Iowa County
Bank, established in 1885 and con-
Quoted with success from the start.
This institution has proven through
out its career one of the financial
bulWarks of Mineral Point and one
ever guided by the soundest and most
conservative policy. 1t has always
been a favorite with the business
world. This bank receives deposits
from merchanst, farmers, mechanics
and others, and transacts a general
banking business, negotiates loans,
buys and sells exchange, discounts
good commercial paper and makes a
point of promptness in all business
intrusted to it's care. The officers of
this bank are progressive, and ne
glect no point of efficiency demanded
by modern commercial practice, while
at the same time it carefully
guards the interests of it's depositors
The officers of this bank are James
W. Hutchinson, President, Elmore J.
Hutchison, cashier, and A. f. Bish-
op Jr., assistant cashier. They pay
3 per cent interest on time deposits
and saving accounts. The funds of
this bank are protected by a fire
proof vault and burglar proof screw
door, Mosler time lock safe. The
officers of this bank also own the only
abstracts of title to real estate in
Iowa county and furnish abstracts
when desired and they buy and sell
real estate and write fire assurances
at lowest rates. The bank is fitted up
in metropolitan style and is located
in a beautiful stone building built
expressly for banking purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
FRED a. FRANKS CAFE.
Walters g. Suthers, Proprietors
Pure Jersey Ice Cream,
Hot Meals and
Lunches.
GENERAL CATERERS.

GENERAL CATERERS.
Visitors to Mineral Point and resi-
dents as well, desiring a good square
meal or lunch, served in manner
that cannot fail to please the most
fastidious, should not fail to call at
Fred & Franks Cafe. Everything
served at this restaurant is nicely
cooked, only the best and most care
iul persons being employed. The
proprietors of this Cafe are Fred
Walters and Frank Suthers. Mr..
Suthers bought an interest last fall.
The best people of Minerul Point ard
country are patrons of this house and
no similar establishment in the county
enjoys a larger patronage. Their
line Of fruits, confectionery, tobacco
and cigars are the finest in the city.
All in all this is one of the most COM
plete restaurants and ice cream par
lors in Iowa County. The public are
invited to come and we can assure
them of a cordial welcome and a good
meal or lunch AT reasonable price.
Fred & Frank also carry fine line
Of bread, cakes and other bakery
goods and in the summer time they
serve ice cream and all the latest
and most popular beverages drawn
from a handsome soda fountain
Fred 81 Frank are also manufacturers
of Pure Jersey ice cream which they
ship to all the nearby towns and in
this they have a very large trade and
they make a specially of catering to
picnics, parties, weddings, etc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
J. J. MAUGER.
Jeweler, Optician Il Engraver
Pianos and Organs.

ramos ana organs.
Most favorably known among the
merchants of Mineral Point is the
above named gentleman who is largely
engaged in the jewelry line. This
business was established in l849 by
the father of the present proprietor,
and it has been in the Mauger family
continuously since that time. Mr.. j.
J. Mauger has been connected with
the business for twenty-five years and
seven years ago became sole prOprie-
tor. This house has always held d
high reputation for honest dealings
and for handling line of goods sur
passed by no other jewelry house in
Iowa county. He occupies neat and
coy little store, and carries a fine
line of jewelry, clocks, watches, silver
ware ETC., which is deserving of
special mention for it's large variety
and superiority in every way. Mr..
Mauger also makes a specially of re-
pairing watches, clocks and jewelry,
which is always done in q most salts
factory manner. This house sells
jeWelry as cheap as any catalOg house
in America and Mr.. Mauger is right
here to back up his guarantee, which
goes with every job, and every article
he sells. Wehn buying from him you
see the article you wish to purchase,
which is far better way of trading
than buying from a picture and
deceptive description. Mr.. Mauger is
also an optician and can fit your eyes
with glasses at a reasonable price;
and he has Krell and Royal pianos
for sale. Watch aud jewelry repair
work promptly done at reasonable
DriceS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
CORRELL & MARTIN.
Clothing, Gents Furnishings and
Shoes


Shoes.
In nearly every city or town of any
Importance there exists stores which,
from the variety and magnitude Of the
stocks carried, as we'll as the superior
class of goods and the low prices they
are known to quote, are made subjects
of comment and notice. Such is the
case with this establishment. The line
of clothing exhibited by Corren q
Martin is of the very best quality and
workmanship and cut in the latest
style here also will be found in endless
variety, hats. caps, shirts, ties, gloves,
hosiery, underwear and FlOrsheim
shoes. No shOddy goods find place
on the shelves or counters of this es
Establishment. None but the very best
makes on the market being purchased,
all of which are sold at very low prices
when the quality is taken into cOnsid
Grafton. A cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all readers of the Democrat
to call and examine the large and ex-
tensive stock and compare price and
qaulity with catalOg houses. This
business from its inception five years
ago has grown and prospered due to
excellent business ability of it's pro-
prietors w. H. Correll and r. J.
Martin. They are the local agents
for such we'll known clothing as the
Hart Schaffner g Marx for men and
Ederheimer, Stein & co. clothing for
children. The Democrat is pleased to
refer to this popular firm and to wish
them continued prosperity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09

bishop &, STEPHENSON
kw SOLE AGENTS FOR H00SlER KITCHEN CABINET S ~

niturc, besides many special pieces in
brocades and pushes. In the under
taking department they perform all
the duties incidental thereto in the most
careful manner. and carry full line
of collins, caskets and funeral furnish
ings, and own two fine hearses, and
they are practical funeral directors.
The business was established in 1878
by Mr.. A. f. Bishop and in the pres
ent year Mr.. Joseph Stephenson was
admitted and the firm became as
above. The people of this locality
are requested to call here and gett
prices before sending to catalog houses
for anything in the furniture line,
their building 22x120 in size is com
pletely packed, and they sell for cash
as cheap as these concerns when quail
ity is taken into consideration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
,ENT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
CITY OF HAPPY HOMES GOOD SCHOOLS AND
CHURCHES.
TERRITORY.

Gerry business here since 1857. His
store is nicely arranged and a large
trade is enjoyed with the best people
the surrounding country. He employs
three clerks, delivers to all parts of
the city and makes a specially of
Dwinell, Wright & Co.'s teas and cof-
fees and the Meadow Brook canned
goods. Mr.. Pittz is hustler for
business, neglects no opportunity TO
please his patrons, quotes prices the
equal of any catalog house when
quality is konsidered and it pleases
the Democrat to note his success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
Furniture Dealers, Undertakers
and EmbalmerS.

The attention that has been devoted
to the production of fine furniture in
this country in recent years reveals
the fact, that American inventive gen.
ius and mechanical skin are quite as
successful in this line as they have
been in any other. AS proof of this
we refer to the establishment of Bishop
& Stephenson whose stock gives the
most convincing argument. The stock
of furniture is replete with everything
that can be desired in fine and modern
designs, including parlor suits. cham
Der sets, dining room and library fur
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
n I. MARTIN ESTATE.
Hardware, Stoves. Ranges, Har-
vesting Machinery. Plows,
Wagons, Busgies, etc.


FRANK ]. AND WALLACE e. MARTIN,
MANAGERS.
The above named establishment so
well and favorably known should be
awarded foremost place in our bust
ness review Of Mineral Points bust
ness interests, inasruch as it is one of
the largest, as well as one of the pion-
eer hardware and farm implement
houses OF Iowa county. The business
was established ia 1869 by Mr.. N. T.
Martin and conducted with rare success
until his death a short time ago. They
occupy the first floor and basement of
a building 25x150 feet in size and here
Will be found an elegant stock of shelf
and heavy hardware, stoves, ranges,
tin and enamel ware, creamery and
dairy supplies, pocket and table cut
lery, builders and mechanics tools,
miners, engineers and blacksmith sup
pies, betting oils ETC., also nails and
builders hardware, gasoline stoves
washing machines, lawn mowers, hose,
retrlgeratOrs, etc. In the farm ma
chinery line will be found only stan
dard made goods from the best known
manufacturers of this country and in
cludes plows, harrows, hay rakes, hay
leaders, mowers, binders, manure
spreaders, cream separators, wagons,
buggies and carriages. In the shop
timing, roofing, guttering, plumbing
pipe fitting and hot water, hot air and
steam house heating is scientifically
done by the experienced plumbers and
timers employed. This house under
Frank j. and Wallace G. Martin s
management is in a position to offer
bargains equal to any catalog hous
when quality is consideration and
the Democrat invites you to inspect
their various lines and get prices be-
fore going elsewhere to buy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
A. L. FALLON Il co.
Restaurant, Confectionery, Bak.
cry Goods, Fruits, Ice Cream
and Temperance
nr-sr,I-.,


Laundry Agency and Post Card Station.
A restaurant and confectionery. de-
serving the liberal patronage of the
people of Mineral Point, is that con-
Quoted by A. L. FallOn & Co. They
have managed this establishment with
success for the past four months and
cater to those desiring a good meal
or lunch at a reasonable price Every
thing is cooked in the best known style
of the culinary art and served in first
class style. Here also will be found
a choice stock of confectionery, fruits.
tobacco, soft temperance drinks, ice
cream and bakery goods. Fallon &
Co. are popular with all classes and
they are building up a very satisfact-
DRY trade with the best people of Min
eral Point and the surrounding coun-
try. They make a specially of home
made candies and in this line they en-
Joy an extensive patronage. The
Democrat wishes this firm continued
success,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
b. T. PRIDEAUX.
Lumber and Building Materials.

SUCCESSOR TO ]. d. MARTIN & co.
A prosperous lumber trade is a true
indication of a prosperous country.
and town where the lumber dealers
are doing a good business is certain
to be a growing place. Taking this
as al indication Mineral Point is
surely a progressive locality The
yard of Mr.. B. T. Prideaux is amply
provided with all the necessary con-
veniences, and contains large and
well selected stock of lumber, la tn :,
shingles, posts, pickets, paints, brick,
roofing, lime, cement, sash, doors,
blinds and building material of all
kinds, all under large dry lumber
sheds. Mr.. Prideaux is a man of ex-
celient business ability and integrity,
and has achieved reputation and
personal popularity that draws trade
of no inconsiderable Importance from
surrounding towns. Mr.. Prideaux is
a successful business man in the high
est sense. whose liberal methods have
conferred substantial and lasting bene-
fits upon the community. He has I'M
excelled facilities backed by ample
capital, which enables him to success
fully rival all competition. To this
yard belongs much credit for making
Mineral Point what it is today the
leading trade center of Iowa county,
and the Democrat is pleased to chron
icl Mr.. Prideaux's success and to
say that he las been resident of this
been in the lumber trade since 1885.
and he is successor to +. D. Martin &
Co. Mr.. Prideaux owns the only plat
form scales in the city and most of
the live stock and coal is weighed on
these scales.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
JOHN b. PITTZ.
Groceries, Crockery, Glassware
Fruits, NegetabIes, etc.

ITultSs SSStdDISS, etc.
To select the many and varied kinds
of food of the highest quality and free
from adulteration of any kind. re-
quires keen eye, sound judgment
and thorough knowledge of the slight
est difference in appearance caused by
the presence of any of the numerous
substances of adulteration. Mr.. Pittz
OF Mineral Point is thoroughly versed
on this subject and never permits him
self to be imposed upon by unscrupu-
lOus manufacturers and iobbers.
Nothing but goods of the finest quail
ty, and absolute purity can be found
in this store and this statement can be
verified by a close inspection of his
we'll selected stock of staple and fancy
groceries, canned goods, choice teas,
cotfees, syrups, flour, crockery, glass
and china ware, and all other goods
handled by frst-class grocers. Mr..
Pittz has been identified with the gro.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
WIN Il PRIZE

In this page of advertising there many Mistakes
and to the who find them and arrange them to
make the proper sentence the prizes will be given.
Read through the advertisements carefully and
when you find the purpose1y msspelled word write it
down and after you have them all, form sentence
and mail or leave it at the Democrat Office marked
mistaken Word Contest.'
You can send in as many sentences you see ft
but each one must be in a separate envelope.
Do not ask questions through the telephone.
will be announced later.
First correct sentence received at this office gets
first prize-a pair of Ladies' Gents So so Shoes
on exhibition at tr1eden's shoe store-any size
Second prize, ball bat and nit at Meseroe &
Horns drug store.
Third prize, roll gold bracelet at Mauger's jew
e1ry store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09

guarantee perfect fit. Cleaning
dying and repairing is promptly done
and five tailors are kept busy. Head
quarters over Bishop & Stephenson's
Furniture Store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
MILLER & DANCY,
Fine and Common Furniture, I'm
dertaking and Embalming.

This firm brings to bear every quail
ifcation, including the widest range of
practical experience, perfect facilities
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-06-29

censrsssman Evidently Was No Hero
- He Wife.

There is . certain congressman
who, whatever authority he may hold
in the councils Of state. is Of compare
lively minor importance In his own
household. Indeed. II has been I'M
kindly intimated that his wife II the
whole thing In their establishment
Representative and Mrs. Blank
had been TO Baltimore one afternoon.
When they left the train at Washing
ton, ON their return. Mrs. Blank dis-
covered that her umbrella, which had
been intrusted- to the care Of her hus-
band. was missing.
/, where's my umbrella?" she de-
manded. -
1 I'm afraid I've forgotten It, my
DEAR" meekly answered the congress-
man. 1T must still be In the train"
! ''In the train!" snorted the lady.
"And to think that the affairs Of the
nation are intrusted to q man who
doesn't know enough to take care of q
woman's umbrella!"-Success Maya
zine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-06-29
WENT TO TEA
And Il Wound Her Bobbln.

Tea drinking frequently affects PEG.
pie as badly as coffee. A lady in Sails
bury. Nd, says that she was COM
PEELED to abandon the use of coffee a
good many years ago, because 1t
threatened to ruin her health and that
she went over to tea drinking. but
finally, she had dyspepsia so bad that
she had lost twenty-five pounds and
no food seemed to agree with her
She further says: AS this time I
was induced to take up the famous
food drink. Postum, and was so much
pleased with the results that have
never been without It since. COM
menced to improve at once, regained
my twenty-five pounds Of flesh and
went some beyond my usual weight.
Il know Postum to be good. pure,
and healthful. and there never was al
article, and never will be, believe,
that does so surely take the place OF
coffee, as Postum Food Coffee. The
beauty OF It all is that II IL satisfying
and wonderfully nourishing. l feel az
II ] could not sing its praises too loud. !"
Read The Road to Wellville,;ein pkgs
There's q Reason
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-06-29

of the most powerful explosives and
the results of these experiments have
become the standards of the best in
formed experts on this subject. 1t
was learned from these studies that
the average potential energy Of gun
powder is $50 foot-tons to the pound.
You will observe. therefore, that there
would be good deal of business
concentrated in a gigantic firecracker
containing $500 pounds of gunpow-
der. In this immense cracker there
would be stored 90,000,000 foot-tons of
potential energy. Startling as are
these figures, to the layman they mean
little. Let us compare them to some
object with which we are familiar.
Take the Flatiron building in New
York, for instance. Its weight is So
600 tons. Now, IL there are $50 foot
tons Of potential energy In each pound
Of gunpowder, 1t would require 104
pounds of gunpowder to blow up a
building weighing $4,000 tons. This
amount of gunpowder, is scientifically
applied, would do the job completely
and raze the big structure from base
ment to roof. Such an explosive effort
as this, however. represents but a
small part of the force in the suppose
tional king of giant firecrackers, which
would contain 100000 foot-tons Of
energy-enough to blow up according
to exact mathematical calculation)
1900 structures similar to the Flatiron
building before you could say Jack
Robinson!"
So, perhaps. after all. 1t may be as
well to postpone the building OF this
great universal firecracker until our
experts have learned little better
how to handle high explosives.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-06-29
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A Weeks EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST iMPoR-
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM.
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the PerusaI Of the
Busy Man.
TIE HAYWOOD TRIAL.

The state In the trial at Boise
Idaho, made dramatic production and
proof OF the Goddard bomb, and be
sides Offering further contributions OF
the testimony Of Harry Orchard
against William d. Haywood, secured
ruling under which number OF the
denunciatory articles published in the
Miners Magazine, Official organ of the
Western Federation OF Miners, will be
admitted In evidence.
The prosecution In the Steunen-
berg murder trial offered one of the
most important pieces of evidence
against William d. Haywood when, re-
calling Harry Orchard for redirect
examination, It introduced and Sc
cured the admission of four letters
tending to show that Haywood, during
the fall Of 1905, when Orchard swears
he was engaged on various crimes for
the federation leaders, had partici-
pated III plan to deceive Mrs. Or
chard the second, OF Cripple Creek,
as to the whereabouts OF her hus-
band.
The Haywood trial was suspended
one day that Harry Orchard might be
taken to court at Caldwell, and the
case against him for numbering
Steunenberg postponed to the next
term Of court.
The prosecution in the Steunenberg
murder trial, entering in earnest upon
the substantiation and confederation
OF Harry Orchards testimony, showed
q continuous thread Of evidence con-
Meeting George Petitioners store In
Denver with Orchard at San Fran
cisco engaged on the Bradley murder
plot. partly another direct line by
which II is hoped to show that Hay
wood engaged and paid Steve Adams
for the same desperate work, and
added special touches Of confirmation
to Orchards general story.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-06-29
Forgetting Something.

When the train that conveyed Pres
ident Roosevelt through Virginia on
his last trip south stopped at Char
lottesville, negro approached the
presidents car and passed aboard q
big basketful of fine fruit, to which
was attached the card of prominent
grower.
In course of time the orchardist re-
ceived a letter of acknowledgment
from the White House expressing the
presidents appreciation of the gift,
and complimenting the donor upon his
fruit. The recipient of the letter was,
of course, greatly pleased, and, feel.
ing sure that his head gardener would
be much interested in the letter, he
read 1t to him. The darby who
served In the capacity mentioned lis
tened gravely, but his only comment
was:
HE doan' say nothin' bout sendin'
back de basket, do he?"-Success
01aBdZlue. t-It.sre,