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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
DEATH OF PROMINENT AT
TORNEY.
Well Known Miwaukeean Yields To
Typhoid Fever.

Well Known MiIwaukeean Yields To
Typhoid Fever.
Milwaukee, Dec. 23.-John f, Burke.
we'll known Milwaukee attorney.
died at o'clock Sunday morning at
st. Mary's hospital of typhoid fever.
He had been taken to the hospital
two weeks ago, but only his most in
innate friends knew that his condition
was serious. Until Saturday night
there was no immediate fear of death.
but late in the night he suffered a re-
lapse and passed away a few hours
! later.
Mr.. Burke had been a resident of
Milwaukee for about thirty years, ana
had figured both as an educator and
lawyer. He was interested in many
civic and educational organizations
| The last venture in which he figured
I prominently in a business way was
/ the Milwaukee-SOutheTn railway COM
! pany, which proposed to build a rail-
! way from Milwaukee to the south
west, intersecting the railways which
belt Chicago, and eventually giving
Milaukee a direct line to East st.
Louis. This venture, however, failed
to mater.alize after two years of work
, on the part of the promoters.
He was a member Of the Milwaukee
club end the Country club, and was Il
leader in both organizations. He mad
apartments at Van Buren, and Biddlc
streets. but when not at his office was
frequently to be found at the Milwau-
kee club. He was well known in local
golfng circles, and usually figured to-
ward the top of the Country club list
of players when there were matches
to be played with other clubs.
"He was a man of wide reading"
said Elias B. Usher, one of his closest
friends, land his tastes ran
chiefly to literature. He as deeply in
terested in all political and civic
movements, and was moreover mar
who had many close friends. HiA
death was unexpected. though many
of us knew that he was quite sick.
He was bachelor, and leaves two
brothers, one who lives on the Fond
uu LdC County hOliCS1 eau anu NV
ether a resident of Kansas. Since his
illness his Milwaukee friends have
paid frequent visits to the hospital.
but it was not supposed that his con
dition was such as to necessitate the
summoning of his relatives. Efforts
were made yesterday to communicate
with his brother at the family home,
though no word has as yet been re-
ceived The bar association will prob
ably conduct the funeral, though no
thing definite has been done, pending
the arrival of his brother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26

the United States. are among those
building up this modern Mexico. They
nave put almost $2,000,000,0O0 into
ner railways, her mines and her fac
tories, and the golden food has
barely started. The American farmer
too, is beginning to have his part in
the development of the country. I'm
I'll a short time ago there was no
way Tor the small investor TO secure
any of the wonderfully fertile land in
Mexico, as the land owners of the
country would not sell in small
tracts. This difficulty has been over
come by moneyed men of the United
States, who, foreseeing the great flu
ture of Mexico, have bought immense
tracts and subdivided them for the
small investor, One company In Chi
cago is placing several hundred thou.
sand acres on the market in tracts
of from 160 acres up Another firm
in Oklahoma City is doing the same
and Kansas City firm has recently
acquired a tract of 100000 acres of
the best land IN Mexico which it win
subdivide. In this way the man OF
small means who desires 2 home
where land Is cheap, NAV secure it.
The construction of the Stilweu
road will be of vast benefit to the west
coast of Mexico, and with the compile
ton of the Southern Pacific, now
building, from Guaymas to Guadala-
jara, the whole west coast country
will develop in a marvellous way
Kansas City Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
WASHINGTON

Senator DoIIiver put Gov. Cummins
81 tie Anantas class in the Allison con.
troversy.
The democratic committee decided
to hold the national convention in Den,
yer on July 7.
Former Governor Black CT New York
criticised President Roosevelt in a
New Hampshire address.
Speaker Cannon's choice Of numer.
Gus congressman as national conT en-.
ton delegates grieved party leaders
who are left out in the cold.
Despite the approaching presidential
election, President Roosevelt and the
leaders in congress showed a determi.
nation to press the tight for an ocean
mail subsidy.
Relations between the president
and Secretary Cortelyou are strained
by the formers Remuneration of the
third term idea, made necessary by the
underground work of the latter's
boomers.
Opponents of the president in the
senate are preparing TO hold up ap-
pointments in order, as they say, TO
prevent the formation of an organiza-
ton to dictate the presidential nomi-
nation
President Roosevelt went to Hampton
Roads Monday on the Mayfower to
head the line at the departure of the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
zolyer and fred three shots at his vic.

volver and fired three shots at his vic
tim.
Fred Casey, whose arrest has been
sought by federal authorities for shoot
inging to death Jessie Murray, Feb. "a
last, near Scott Bluff, Neb., is under
arrest at st. Joseph, Mo, and has
been identified by Mrs. Murray as the
man who killed her husband. Casey
admitted the shooting but said that
Murray had threatened to kill him.
Alarming reports are in circulation
regarding the illness of State Treas
urer Frank P. GlaZier Of Chelsea,
Mich, whose failure three weeks ago
involved interests aggregating over
! 81, 100000, and who had S685,000 of
state funds deposited in the Chelsea
Savings bank, which was closed by
State Banking Commissioner thinner
man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Presidential DIPLOMACY.

Chattanooga Times-When Presi-
dent Roosevelt stopped at Stevenson
last Tuesday he did not realize the
tortuous windings of the Nashville
road. Nobody had told him he was in
Alabama and he had neglected to
keep his own bearings. Consequently
when he started to make a speech he
thought he was in Tennessee and
speaking to Tennesseeans. He was
tripped up before he had gone far,
but, as usual, he landed on his feet
The scene of the Presidents en-
barrassment is easily imagined. This
is how he began:
Friends: I am glad to be in your
State today. You have a great State
settled, as it was, by your virile an
Cestors. In your State lie the remains
OF three Presidents of the United
States. The men who won the battle
Of Kings Mountain have transmitted
their heroic blood to a noble race
Tennessee is a great State, peopled by
a strong race"
1nlS IS Alabama ,Mf. PRESIDENT.
Teddy, this is not Tennessee" came
from half a thousand throats.
The President stopped, nonplussed,
gave one of his smiles caricaturists
convert into a grin, and replied:
mo one told me this was Alabama,
nut I'm glad my patriotism extends
beyond State lines"
He then eulogized Alabama in the
highest terms and everybody was
happy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

Washington Dec. 17-Senator New.
lands of Nevada spoke for two hours
on his bill providing for the appoint
lnent of an inland waterways com
mission and for the Improvement and
development of the inland waterways
of the country
Senator McCreary introduced a bill
for an annual appropriation of $780,,
900 to be expended in promoting in
struction N agriculture, manual train
ing and domestic science in the cen
trail schools of the several states.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin re.
mains at the head of the Potomac
river front committee and Senator
Stephenson becomes chairman OF the
committee on expenditures in the de-
partment of agriculture.
Chairman Tawney of the house
comnittee on appropriations effected
is organization by the appointm t
of various suD-committees. In a
statement Mr.. Iawney declared at
in order to prevent a deficiency it viii
be necessary tomaterially revise the
estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1909 The estimates for the
next fiscal year total 1895, 94y,238, OF
S101, 258.645 over the current year.
The estimated revenue for next year
lis S87S,123,011. The estimated expen-
ditureS do not include deficiencies
nor miscellaneous expend lures which
for the current year amountto Sl3,-
|147,899. Nor does it include new aD-
preparations nor spontaneous exepn-
d;tures. After deducting $25,000,0 900
including in the estimated expendi-
lures for redemption OF national bank
notes, Mr. Tawney figures deficiency
of $50 100000.
TIE principal increase in the expen-
ditures for the next fiscal year is for
the military establishment-incIu
army, navy and pensions almost
$1,000, 100000, and that does not includ 2
any estimate whatever for new auth r
izatiOns It is stated on the highest
author ty that congress in revising the
estimated expenditures viii at this
session endeavor to reduce most Of all
the budget for the maintenance IF
the military establishment, rather
than put the pruning knife to the civil
estimates.
Members of the committee declare
that at the present rate of decrease
n revenues there viii be a deficit in
this particular June 50 next of 931
100000. Closest scrutiny will be given
Iall measures proposing appropriations
.Of any kind, and new authorizations
prominent among them in the DJiId-
ings-will be subjected to more than
ord nary consideration According 10
the statement, it seems practically i'm
possible for congress at this session
u authorize new governmental SER
vices or undertake nev projects, ap-
preparations for which would have to
be met out of the revenue incoming
TOR the next fiscal year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
But DistiIlers Cut Down Their Quar-
terly Dividend

New York, Dec. 21-The directors
of the Distillers' Securities corpora
ton yesterday declared a quarterly
dividend of u per cent, reduction Of
1 per cent from last quarter Con
traction Of trade caused by inability
to obtain currency to pay revenue
taxes was the reason made public for
the dividend reduction.
Speaking Of the prohibition move
meat, the directors state that expert
ence has shown all attempts to reg
ulate the traffic by statute have In
varjabIy resulted in increased per
capita consumption in the districts
affected
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26

battleship fleet On It's tour around the
horn to the Pacific. The length of the
voyage will be 13,772 miles, and it is
expected that 135 days will be occupied
in making the trip. Of these sixty
days will be spent in port renewing
supplies and giving shore leave.
Nearly 10000 tons of coal viii be con-
sumed and the cost of it approximates
100000. Each ship will carry about
1000 tons of supplies, varying from
ammunition to the smallest thing nee
essary for the larder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
kENOSHA BOYS JAILED.
Sons of We'll Known Residents Arrest
ed on Burglary Charge.

Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 22.-Frank L.
Phillips and George Nelson were ar
rested here on charges of burglary
They are alleged to have entered the
grocery store of II. w Schmidt at
the outskirts of the city at midnight
and made big haul of goods which
were secreted under the floor of
saloon in the neighborhood.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Some Bird Shooting.

Farmer Jones Ito amateur hunter)
There wasn't a better water dawg fV-
in until you shootin' gents took to
borrowing i'm. Now 'is'ide's that full
of shots, he'd sink to the bottom like
a brick,-The Bystander.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Excuse Wanted.

/ Old man Slowpay, who has been
over-working the suspension OF cash
payments by some Of the banks, is
now hunting for new excuse for
standing off" his creditors. He'll
find It. too.-Utah State Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
NEW STATE BANK.
Barron County institution Increases

Capital Stock.
Commissioner of Banking Bergh
yesterday approved articles for state
banks, as follows:
Citizens State Bank, Clayton, Polk
county, capital $4,000; tncorporators,
Charles J. Anderson, Theo. Erickson,
J. E. Eckstrom and others.
The Bank Of Dallas, Barron county,
increased its capital from $1,000 70
$4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Better RaIt.

Gunner-"By Joye! l believe I'll
set ny cap for that pretty blonde"
Guyer-"She wouldn't look at a cap,
old man. Better try the latest autumn
nal hat decorated with $50 ostrich
pluneg."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Exclaimed.

Ma-Johnny got home from school
an hour earlier than usual today.
Pa Why, was he sent away?
Ma-No, he justs wasn't kept in.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Men vs.. Money.

That fine of s29, $4,000 was body
blow to Standard oil because it was
the first big victory in the campaign
of Men VS. Money-Louisville Herald
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
MODEM MEXICO MOST WONDER
Full.
Few acquainted Win Resources Of
That Marvellous Country.

That Marvellous Country.
The Mexico of today is truly mar
veIous country, and its vast resources
are not comprehended by the average
American citizen. A few years ago 1t
was almost in a state Of anarchy,
without railroads, with no modern
conveniences and practically no COM
MERGE. Today it is building railways.
constructing highways, undertaking
vast internal improvements, and. IN
der the firm government Of President
Diaz, is progressing in a way that is
the marvel of the world.
Thousands of Americans, citizens OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
lube Manufacturer Dies.

Kewanee, ILL.,, Dec. 21-Alfred Hew-
lett, president Of the Western Tube
company, is dead, aged 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26

Washington. Dec. 18-In the SEN
ate resolutions were introduced by
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10
AMERICAN DRINKING HABITS
A Large increase in the Use of
Bottled Beer.

Washington, D. c. March 14.-O6f-
Gals of the intern al revenue bureau
say that the people of this country are
largely increasing their consumption
of America bottled beers. When
asked why this is, they attribute it to
greatly increased family use of this
beverage. Furthermore, they look
upon it with favor as conductive to
temperance.
cit is a matter of widespread note, +"
said this official, ''that the consump-
ton of beer is increasing at a great
rate, while the consumption of strong
drinks is decreasing, compared to in
crease of population. I assume that
the big increase in consumption of
bottled beers is due to several causes.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10
col. BRYAN FAYORs La TOILETTE
Ambitious Nebraskan Looks Upon
Wisconsin Man as Logical
Republican Nominee.

William Jennings Bryan, in speech
at Jefferson club banquet in Des
Moines the other evening, Landed
Senator Robert M. La Toilette as the
proper candidate for the presidency
on the republican ticket in 1908. He
declared La Toilette was the only re-
publican in the senate who fought for
real reform against the railroads and
said the Wisconsin leader is better
reformer today than Roosevelt ever
was and more courageous than the
president ever will be.
Roosevelt seeks to place his mantle
on Taft, but you may search in vain
in Taft's record for a single thing he
stands for, or ever did stand for, that
the people want, . said Mr.. Bryan.
Bryan declared that federal control
of the railroads would never be a real
ity, because the senate is filled with
representatives ofthe corporations, and
the state legislatures are now doing
toward controlling corporations what
congress never could be induced to do.
"Roosevelt is just finding out what
we have known for years-that con-
spiracy exists in the Republican party
to turn it over to the corporations,
said Bryan. SIT is the same con-
spiracy we had two years ago. It de.
feated us and it will defeat Roosevelt.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10
Official Paper of New Ulm.

The New York Sun recently referred
to Mr.. Roosevelt's railroad policy as
something that "staggers magma
tion." Whereupon the New York
World says: 1.-THE presidents cor
poration policy may be radical, but it
is almost reactionary in comparison
with other proposals that have been
ably and eloquently commended to the
intelligence of the American people.
For example: "We denounce as dan
gerous to our republican institutions
those methods and policies of the
democratic and republican parties
which have sanctioned Or permitted
the establishment of land, railroad,
money and other gigantic monopolies;
and we demand such governmental ac-
tion as may be necessary to take from
such monopolies the powers they have
so corruptly usurped and restore them
to the people to whom they belong.
We demand congressional regulation
eff Interstate commerce; we denOunce
pooling, stock-watering and discrimi-
nations in rates and charges, and de-
mand that congress shall correct these
abuses, even if necessary by the con-
struction of national railroads. We
also demand the establishment of a
government postal-telegraph system. "
The World explains: ''These planks
are taken from the platform on which
the New York Sun in 1884 supported
Benjamin f. Butler for president OF
the United StatesN
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

A parcel can be mailed from this
country to the British colony of Ber-
muda for three-fourths the postage
charged between any two pOstofices
in the United States, and the parcel to
Bermuda may go as high as eleven
pounds, while the domestic parcel is
restricted to four pounds. Some queer
things are found in the postal manage
ment of the United States.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

Some years ago, about the time that
Queen Victoria's jubilee was to be
celebrated, says Harper's Weekly, the
following conversation between two
old women was overheard one day on
a street coroner in London:
'Can We tell me, wumman, what is
it they call a jubilee?'
"Well, it's this said her neighbor.
"When folk has been married twenty
five years that's silver wuddin'; and
when they have been married fifty
years that's golden wuddin.' But if
the mons dead it's jubilee. -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

Only 3,14l votes were lost to the tax
amendment through the recount just
completed in Minneapolis. The official
returns showed total of 20,7l2 for
the amendment and the recount shows
I7,571. The roads and bridges amend
ment gained from 20,315 votes to a.
1863, a gain of 4,048. Those who are
interested IN the recount declare the
tax amendment will be lost if the
decrease as shown in Duluth, ST. Paul
and Minneapolis continues through
out the state, although the loss in
Minneapolis was much smaller than
had been expected.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

One, OF course, is that the people ike
them. The other is the growing tenn
perance sentiment The amount OF
alcohol in It is small, and people feel
no evil consequence of its use. There
is growing sentiment th at temperance
is surer and better promoted by the
development of taste for mild drinks
than by prohibitive laws. Beer seems
to be best adapted for this purpose.
Although wine would, perhaps, answer
the purpose also, and most excellent
wines are produced in California, and
many parts of our country are we'll
adapted to wine culture, yet wine has
greater alcoholic strength than beer,
is not SO cheap, and, for some rea-
son or other, the American people
do not seem to favor it.
ssThere was time, especially in the
South, when the whiskey decanter had
prominent place on every side board.
Not so now. Instead. bottled beer is
stored in the refrigerators of many
residences. There can be no doubt
that the marked continual decrease of
drunkenness is, to some extent, due to
the substitution of beer for strong
drink
Secretary Taft was, on one occasion,
in consultation with Senator Penrose
of Penn sylvania. The secretary
is gigantic but the senator is taller
and weighs more than any member of
the senate.
While these two statesmen were in
earnest conversation, an aggressive
politician endeavored to enter the
room, but an alert secretary politely
interfered.
"What are they doing in there?"
asked the politician, inquisitively.
This Impairment question nettled
the secretary, and he answered, terse-
ly:
Holding mass-meeting, I pre-
sume.''
DR.. Parkhurst told the other day a
story about famous bishop.
''The bishop" he said, ''likes a
good cigar and was travelling to
/ Albany in the smoking car.
/ "a laboring man took the seat be-
side him, eyed his clerical garb, got
light from him and said as he settled
back for comfortable smoke:
/ PEARSON, STRIP
| "The bishop hesitated. Then he an
swered blandly:
g 4 was once
All, said the laboring man,
drink, I suppose y
. The little city of Huron, South
Dakota, is to have street car system.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

President Roosevelt is said to be
considering new design for some of
our coins. How would this be: Gin
Roosevelt we trust
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

Representative Peterson scored yes
terday in a clash with the committee
on express and telegraph lines when
he succeeded in having a report of
that committee covering bill of his
overthrow and the measure placed
on general orders. The bill called
for fat telegraph rate of twenty five
cents for each ten words to any point
in the state, It had originally been
sent to the committee on corporations
and by it reported for passage. Later
it was senttothe committee on telegraph
and express and it, yesterday morn
ing, reported the bill out for indefinite
postponement. It was this report he
succeeded in overthrowing. The vote
was 80 to 4. Peterson's victory was
due probably to the fact that since
the first of the month the telegraph
companies have raised the rates
throughout the state. This was known
to the members and was commented
upon in remarks INDUCED in.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

The fall in the price of stocks never
seems to affect the price of meat and
potatoes.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-04-10

The reciprocal demurrage bill, which
passed both houses of the legislature,
has suffered material alteration at
some point in it's progress from the
house to Gov. Johnson. AS a result
the bill will be recalled from the gov
ernor before he signs it, and it's de-
fects will be remedied. Representative
W. A. Nolan, author of the bill, has
discovered that several words were
changed since the bill passed out of
the possession of the house. The
changes are slight, as to form, but
render one Or two sections of the bill
Ineffective. The blame is not placed
for these changes and they may have
resulted from an accident, but the at
torney-general has declared that, in
it's present form the bill is different in
meaning from what the Legislature in
tended and that the measure will have
to be fixed up before going to the
governor for final approval.