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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19

need be offered of the absolute COM
munity OF interest among banks, rail-
roads and all the general industries"
With this enol nous concentration
Of business it is possible to create
artifcally periods of prosperity and
periods of panic. When once the gov
eminent invites the national banks
OF the country to invest in them for
the patriotic purpose of averting fin
ancial disaster these railroad bonds
viii become sacred paper"
So said Senator LaFollette during
a long speech in the senate in oppo-
sition to the Aldrich currency bill.
Speaking of Morgan and Standard
Oil banks, and looking across the
chamber toward Senator Aldrich, Sen
ator La Toilette declared:
Il will show the connection of these
great groups with the bill pending
here, Notwithstanding the dexterous
withdrawal of the proposition to in.
corporate railroad bonds in the bill"
After talking for two and one half
hours in opposition to the bill and in
criticism Of Wall street and several
great f1nanciers, La Toilette an
nounced himself unable to continue
further and suspended his remarks for
the day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
FOREIGN,

The Chinese government still re-
fuses to retreat from its position in
the Tatsu seizure incident.
King Alfonso will visit anarchist
ridden Barcelona, despite protests of
queen, ministers, and public.
Price of bread is used in bye-elec-
ton campaigns in England and the
liberals are blamed for the cost.
Socialism is in fashion in London
drawing rooms; the Duchess of MARI
borough said to be a convert to the
cult.
Capitals of Europe are excited over
the German emperor's letter to Bar
on Tweedmouth of England. The
ministry will be asked to publish the
correspondence.
When the supreme court of the In
dependent Order of Foresters meets
at Toronto in uJne it will ratify an in
crease in rates and a recalling Of
charges to members dating to 1899
that will materially affect 100000
members of the order.
King Victor Emmanuel received in
private audience William Dean How
ellis, the American novelist, entertain
ing him in a most cordial manner for
half an hour. The king was deeply in
terested in the presidential campaign
in the United States and the cruise of
the American fleet to the Pacific.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19

the confederate army, is dead at New
Orleans.
Lillian Hanbury, the actress, died
in London. Her death resulted from
complications following her accouch-
ment of a stillborn child.
Rev. Joseph Edwin Roy died at the
Oak Park, H., hospital He founded
the Oak Park First Congregational
church in 1863 and was its pastor
many years.
DR.. Richard Edwards, one Of the best
known educators of the United States,
died at Bloomington, Ill. DR.. Ed
wards was a native of Wales. He
gained his education after he reached
the age Of %.
Judge Alfred Wolcott of the Kent
county, Mich, circuit court died sud
denly at his home in Grand Rapids of
cerebral hemorrhage Judge Wolcott
was nominated by both democrats and
republicans at his last election in
1907.
Colonel Lewis Cass Carpenter, who
represented South Carolina in con
gress just after the close of the civil
war and was well known as A news
paper man at that time, having edited
papers at Charleston and Columbia, s.
c., died in Denver at the age of "
years.
DR.. Daniel B. st. John Roosa, one of
the founders and the only president OF
the New York Post Graduate Medical
school and hospital, is dead from heart
disease at his home in New York. He
published several valuable treatises
on the eye and ear, on which he was
an authority.
Henry Bosch, leader in the wall
paper, paint and oil business in the
United States, died in Chicago. He
was born Jan. 25, 1845, in Amsterdam,
Holland, and came to Chicago at the
age of %. In 1903 he PR, Iased the
business of the Alfred Peats company
in New York, Chicago, and Boston.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Lave Martin of Kirkland, Ohio, 60
years of age, shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide. Mrs.
Martin had recently applied for a di.
Vorce.
The mangIed body of a woman
found on the railway tracks was
identified as that of Mrs. William
Laying, of Rockford, III. The police be
lieVe the woman was murdered
Antonio Peretto shot and killed Mrs,
Jennie Babcock. at Middleton, N. Y,
with whom he had been friendly, and
then killed himself. It is believed that
Peretto was driven insane by jea'-
ousy.
William Fouse of st. Joseph, Mo.
a negro, has been found guilty at
Omaha, Of the murder of Joseph
BOWles, and sentenced to be hanged
BowIes was private in the Sixteenth
infantry, United States army
Broug' to bay by officers who were
about to arrest him for attempted wife
murder, Charles T. HilIsgroye Of Con
CCI u, ~ IL, u iCI ulCl, SuOI ana hlllGu
himself A few hours previously he
had shot his wife, who will probably
recover.
Mrs. Reuben Bramble and her step
son, Cleveland Hubbs, of GalIipolis,
Ohio, have been arrested charged with
the murder of Mrs. Brambles blind
husband. It is charged that they
shipped the body to Springfield, O.,
where relatives made the discovery
that Bramble's skull had been frac-
tured.
y have BEEN tired of this world for
more than year. So, so long. May
that thy way it goes. Dan Hogan.
once of Pittsburg" This note was
found in the pocket of passenger
who shot and killed himself on the
train of the Northwestern, near Evans
vile. Hogan bought a ticket ct Chi
cago for Minneapolis. After leaving
GAINESVILLE, Brakeman DAILY noticed
blood coming from under the door of
the toilet room in the rear car. He
opened the door and found Hogan
dead. Hogan had shot hiself in the
temple.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Live stock.

Cattle-Receipts about 4,500; mar
ket steady; beeves, 4.25@6.30; cows
and heifers, 2.00@5.25; Texans. 1000
4S5; calves, 5.00@6.75; westerners,
40O@5.0O; stockers and feeders, 800
0400.
Hogs-Receipts about $4,000; mar
ket steady; light, 4.40@4.65; mixed,
44O@475; heavy, 445@475; rough,
440@46O; pigs. 3.75@4.4o; bulk of
sales, 4.60@470.
Sheep-Receipts about 1000; mar
ket strong; native. 3.65Q6.00; west
ern. 3.75@6.00; yearlings, 5.50g6.25;
lambs, 5.60@7.10; western, 5.759715.
Dairy.
Cheese-steady: daisies, 1874 @14c;
twins, 12k@13kc; young Americas.
13k@13Ac.
Butter-Steady: creameries. 229
CSC; diaries, 2o926c.
Eggs-Easy; at mark, cases inciud-
ed, 17@17kc.
Produce.
Poultry-Lve easier; turkeys, 13c;
chickens, 12c; springs, 1870.
Potatoes-Weak. 66972c.
Veal-Steady, so to so pounds
weight. 4k@5c; 60 to IS pounds
weight, 5k@71s; IS to 10 pounds
weight, 7h Gskc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
NONE THE WORSE FOR TRIP.
Reo Car Gives Demonstrations Follow
ING Lone Run.

my IohS nuHs
Milwaukee, Mar. 15.-At least one
OF the cars entered in the reliability
test run of 800 miles, under the aus
plces of the Milwaukee Auto Trade
association, was none the worse foe
the wear and tear Of the 3O0-miIe trip.
Judging from the manner in which the
Reo car, entered in class C and driven
by A. }. March, performed with full
load OF newspaper men on Friday.
me car went up undertaker's hill
as II 1t was not there, and with its
heavy cargo rode as quietly as a new
car. The only telltale marks of II hay-
ing been In the reliability test, and
with several of the other cars trsvssex
distance of $50 miles instead of see
miles, as the result of getting of the
road, was the mud, which was pvetex
thoroughly caked on the machine rrom
stem to stern, and fresh coat of
enamel may have to be applied when
the mud has been removed. The REQ
was first in the getaway from MaSi-
son, first to reach Beloit and is said
to be quite certain of first place I'm
the markings, which are as yet iueorn.
Olete.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
No CHANGE IN
WOODMEN RATES
AT LAST CLERK HAYES SEES NO
LIKELIHOOD OF ALTERA-
TIONS.
PLACES EVIDENCE BEFORE HEAD
CAMP OF PRESENT CoNDi-
TIONS

A letter from Head Clerck Halves of
the Modern Woodmen, in reply to a
letter Of inquiry as to the probability
of rates i'll that Orded being changed
at the meeting Of the mead camp Is
as follows:
Yours of February 22d in hand, and
replying, beg to advise that there is
no official authority for the statement
that the executive souncu of our So
ciety will recommend to the head
camp when convened next June, any
change in our present rates. This re.
port doubtless originated from the fact
that at the October, 1907, session, /
submitted a special report to our ex-
CutiVe council, embracing a complete
review Of our sOciety's mortality his
tory from date OF organization OF the
first local camp On Jan. 5, 1883, up to
Jan. l, 1907 experimenting this re-
cital of the record facts OF our history,
L submitted a valuation with several
possible plans Of rate revision by way
Of remedy for the conditions disclosed.
This report, however, contains
nothing neW-nOthing that the Neigh
bOrS do not ALREADY have in their pos
session. At every head camp session
held since June, 1899, have submitted
complete reviews of our societys NOR
tally history, and this latest report in
substance, contains exactly the same
information as has been submitted 20
several of our past head camp SEES
siOns. The only difference is that the
statistics are brought up to date.
1T is not, as l understand it, the III
tention of the executive council to re
commend any changes in our rates at
the next head camp. It is the lnten-
ton OF the council, as heretofore, 20
give the neighbors all the facts of our
histOTy-to show our exact condition.
This was done at the head camp SEES
sions held at st. Paul, in June, 1898,
and at Milwaukee, Wis, in June, 1906.
1t rests entirely with the head camp
to say whether or not the action shall
be taken.
1t is of course impossible for the
head officers OF the society, any more
than the individual neighbors, to pre-
dict what action shall be taken by our
supreme governing body on any
session. There will be in the next
head camp about 615 delegates, elected
by the neighbors, besides nine head
officers entitled to vote. 1t would be
a very brave man who would under
take to predict what els neighbors,
having supreme power, will decide to
do with regard to any given question.
However, know Of nothing at this
time thai indicates that any change
in ir rates is contemplated OF will
be favored at the next session of our
head camp.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Steel and iron plants in the Pitts
burg district are preparing to resume
work after a long suspension because
of the money stringency.
A company has been formed by
Neenah and Oshkosh capitalists for
the purpose of exploiting the shores
of Lake Winnebago for summer homes
cottages, and resorts.
The buying of logs and other tim
Der in Kaukauna at the present time
continues without abatement and
every department is making a record
over any other period in recent years.
The management of the various rail-
roads operating in the upper Michigan
peninsula are to comply with the fed
eral law relative to the number OF
hours telegraphers and trainmen shall
work.
A meeting of trainmen and conduct.
ors of the Boston and Maine railroad
system was held to discuss the propo
sition that the men agree to a reduc-
ton OF per cent in their wages until
July !.
The Wisconsin Chair company OF
Boyd, Wis. has closed its factory. the
lack OF orders being the reason. The
factories at Port Washington and
New London have been closed for sew
eral weeks.
The Illinois. Iowa & Minnesota
Railway company which was organized
to take over several subsidiary lines
line from Rockford, ILL.,. through Be
lott and GAINESVILLE 10 Milwaukee
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
Many Men Find Jobs-Other Places
Wait.

During the past month the commits
sioner Of labor says that, through the
free employment Offices, he has placed
hundreds of men On farms, and that
there are still many openings. Many
men out of employment In the cities
seem to prefer to hold out until they
can find work In their particular occu-
pations even if they must face poverty
for a while.
eff the workingman will stop to
consider the large part of his income
which he spends for rent, food, and
fuel in the city" says Commissioner
Beck, The will see that the low money
wages paid In cash on the farm are
not so low in reality. Persons wish
ng to go on a farm should address
any one of the free employment Of
fees in Milwaukee, Superior, Oshkosh
or La Crosse and should give refer
ences and details regarding the conei-
tons under which they would 60 on
farm. Farmers desiring help should
state kind of work to be done, wages.
and whether they would pay railroad
fare"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
MONEY FLOWING
BACK To BUSINESS
SHOWN BY REPORT OF CON
DITIoN OF STATE
BANKS.
COMMISSIONER sERGH ISSUES
COMPILATION OF LAST
STATEMENTS.
VOLUME OF BUSINESS GAINS
sLIGHTLY-EMERGENcY
NOTES RETIRED.
Madison, March l6.


A healthy financial condition is de
noted In the state banks of Wisconsin
by the compilation Of reports issued
by Commissioner Of Banking M. C.
Bergh yesterday. The reports were of
the condition of business at the close
OF February IA, and a comparison is
made with the last previous report on
December 3, covering a period of sub
stantially ten weeks.
While there is an apparent falling
off of some $1,300,00O in the volume
Of business on the books of the banks,
there is an actual gain when it is
considered that by the naturalization
Of the Merchants Bank of Watertown
volume of some 100000 of business
was removed from the state bank re-
port to the national bank report. and
the further fact that some 100000 or
more OF clearing house certificates
were taken out of circulation is to he
properly considered n making the
comparison Of the present report with
that of ten weeks ago, Twelve new
oN''"N HIAAiNS nave 0IdI leu SluCS JuG
last report, but they increase the vol
ume of business as yet practically
nothing aside from capitalization.
There are now AL state banks.
There are now in circulation only
$16 of clearing house cert. fcates, some
that have been lost or destroyed or
are being kept as souvenirs.
Cash Reserve Grows.
The cash reserve has grown and is
now 241a per cent. This is a sign of
returning confidence and restoration
of business activity. Another signifi-
cant showing in the report IS that
while deposits have not greatly
changed in the aggregate, the char
acter Of deposits has changed. There
has been large withdrawal of certifi-
Gates and time deposits and CORES
ponding large increase in the volume
Of individual deposits subject to check,
showing that money that was taken
out of checking accounts and placed
on Understanding certificates has
been returned to business and is being
used by business men.
The total resources or liabilities on
Dec. 8 was $124,323, 75184 and on Feb.
IA 1923, 047, 442.91. The gains and
losses of items as shown in the com
petitiVe report are as follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
YOUNG HANNA MARRIES.
GRANDSON of Late Ohio Senator WEEDS
Miss Adele Pratt.


Bridgeport, Conn, March lo.-Mark
A. Hanna, son of Daniel Hanna,
grandson of the late Marcus A. Ian-
ma, and who is a freshman in Shei-
field Scientific school at Yale sal
versity, married Miss Adele Pratt o
Elmira, N. Y, Friday evening Jus
tice of the Peace Hull performed the
ceremony. Mrs. Hanna is the daugh,
ter of Mrs. Agnes Murdoch Pratt OF
Elmira. She met Hanna at a hop
at Tufts College, Medford, Mass.
EImira, N. Y, March 15.-MiBs
Pratt, who was married t. Marcus
Hanna, is a member of one of al
mira's Oldest and most 1ristocratic
families. She was engaged to Or.
Arthur w. Booth, q prominent sur
geon of this city They had their
home all prepared and the ceremony
all arranged. Dr. Booth, much Older
then She had been in love with her
from childhood, and waited for her
to grow up. A few months ago he
became critically ill., He went to
California for his health, and ii was
expected the wedding postponed be
cause of his ill health would be cole
brated on his return in April.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
IKE COUNTRY OVER.

Bishop Cotton of Buffalo urged all
unmarried Catholic women to pray for
husbands
The Police prevented Emma Gold
man from delivering an anarchistfc
speech at Pittsburg.
Nearly every private school in Chi
cago was found to be disregarding the
law in regard to fire drills.
Chicago federal employees will es-
tablish Il grocery as the first depart
ment Of their proposed cooperative
store.
Louis Klein of Cincinnati. aged so
years, a county official for thirty
years. was run down and killed by an
automobile driven by Mrs. Charles
Haas. wife of cigar manufacturer.
Mrs. Haas was arrested, charged with
manslaughter. She acknowledges that
she pressed the lever increasing the
speed instead of the one to diminish
speed.
William A. Miner, station agent for
the Glover Leaf railroad at Glen Car
BON Ill, was found lying senseless on
the floor of the station. He had been
Knocked senseless during the night
and robbed of Sos.
While celebrating his birthday ami
v6Tsary at Pullman. H., Edward c.
Davidson, a travelling salesman. was
arrested by government officials for al
legged completely in fraudulent use of
the mails at Providence. r. l.
Richard c. Russell, an embalmer's
assis ant at Minneapolis, has been
sentenced to state prison for an indie
terminate period for robbing bodies
in his charge. He confessed to taking
$100 from one body, and a gold watch
from another.
The Hamburg American liner Amer
ika sailed from New York for Ham
burg with an unusually large number
OF passengers for this season of the
year. The first class passengers num-
her COO and the steeTage passengers
mere than 1000.
The hearing Of Testimony in the gov
ernment's custer suit against the
Standard Oil company. started in st.
Louis several months ago. will be re-
sumed in Cleveland before a special
commissioner Thirty oil dealers from
All parts of the country have been
81 Summoned.
After playing cards almost continu-
ously for many DAYS and nights 70
keep from succumbing TO stupor that
would likely be fatal. Joseph Hufker
of Alton. H., died Of cancer. after
living long enough 10 see The face of
his sou. Louis. who started On Feb.
%. FROM Belgium IN see his dying
father
n order to save children from what
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
RUSSIA WILLING BUT THE
SUBLIME PORTE MAY OBJECT

st. Petersburg, Mar. 1.-THE Rrss-
ish note sent to the powers by SIR
Edward Grey, secretary OF foreign
affairs. proposing virtually the ap-
pointment of a permanent govern"r
OF Macedonia, has been received here
and Is being carefully considered.
While the foreign office is not willing
to state In advance what It's response
will be, it is understood that Russia
will announce willingness to SNIP
port the proposition of Great Britain.
Grave doubts are entertained. however.
OF the possibility of inducing the porte
to accept the proposal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
High School Frats Skidoo.

Muskegon, Mich, March 15.-The
board of education Saturday night
voted that high school fraternities
and sororities must be abolished from.
the public schools of Muskegon be-
fore March 20. Opposition. 10 the
societies on the ground that they
breed snobbishness and lawle5sness
and lower the standard of scholarship
was brought to climax y the ac-
ton OF one fraternity In harboring Il
skeleton aid bell stolen from the
schools.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
IN BADGERDOM,


George E. Hale of La Crosse, who
resigned as first lieutenant of CO. NJ,
W N. G., has been re-instated in his
old rank by order of the adjutaut gen
eral.
The Menomonie Times printing
plant has been purchased by Ole Oh
son Of that city and will resume pub
lication as a Democrat weekly in a
short time.
The board of trustees Of Lawrence
university has established a chair OF
rhetoric, and has elected Professor O..
P. Fairfield of Alfred college, at Al
fred Center, N. Y, to fill the new
place.
The annual convention of the Wis
colsiu Sunday School association will
De held at Appleton, May &c, q, and
%. An effort will be made to get
William Jennings Bryan to make an
address.
Rex Macarthur and Louis Larson of
Racine. who assaulted and attempted
10 rob Stanley A. Laing Of Milwaukee,
cutting his head open with a club,
pleaded guilty and were sert % jail
for thirty days.
Farmers, doctors, city officials, bust
ness men, and others attended the kill
ing of the herd of cattle owned by
John e. Hauser near La Crosse, under
the supervision of state Veterinarian
David Roberts.
Louis Anklam of Meuasha, charged
with attempting to kill his wife, has
waved preliminary examination and
was bound over for trial on March 10.
His bonds were continued at $4,000,
which he failed to furnish.
Charles Nelson, a character about
Racine, was chased for half mile by
policeman, who fired several shots
at him without hitting him. He was
finally caught and lodged in jail. He
is accused of stealing a satchel.
In the suit Of Mrs. A. J. Mcknight
on Of Whitehall, against the Des
Noines Life Insurance company for
$4,000 insurance on the life Of her de-
ceased husband, the jury returned a
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
According to Deputy Game Warden
John Foster, some of theWausau
dealers are violating the state fish
laws. He has found, he says, that
they are selling pickerel and pike,
which is prohibited by the state law.
Before adjournment the Guernsey
Cattle Breeders association in session
at West Salem elected the following
officers; President, Ray Lewis, West
Salem; secretary, Harry Griswold
West Salem; treasurer, Wilbur Dud-
ley West Salem.
Following the revelations at the ex-
hibitiOn Of tuberculosis cattle killed
at "a Crosse under state and United
States authority, members of the
council have pledged themselves to
the passage Of rigid milk inspection
law without delay.
Mayor Frawley of Eau Claire, has
vetoed the action of the council IN ac-
cePting the bid of the Welsbach
Street Lighting company of America
to light the streets OF Eau Claire for
the next five years with gas in the
residence sections, and that of the
Chippewa Valley Railway, Light and
Power company to light the business (
section with arc lights
The board of education of Chippewa !
Falls has instructed superintendent |
Swartz 10 inspect all school buildings
to see that all possible safe
guards are employed to prevent 2
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
RADICAL LEADER MAY
BE CALLED TO BECOME
NORWEGIAN PREMIER

Christiania, March liking Haak-
on has accepted the resignat on OF the
cabinet. This step on the part OF the
ministry IS an outcome Of the receR
ton by the storthing or socialist ans
radical motions Of lack of confidea@e.
They have advised the king to sws@-
mon the radical leader, Gunner KAsd
son, to form a new cabinet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-19
POLITICAL.

Guilford county n. c., the birth
place of Joseph G. Cannon, gave a
solid vote TO Taft.
Increased pay for the army and
navy will be granted by congress as a
result of long fight.
George W. Davis has been nominal
ed as the republican candidate for
mayor Of Grand Rapids.
"Progressives" In Iowa, adherents
Of Governor Cummins, captured the
Des Moines county convention.
John Mitchell, retiring president Of
the United Mine workers Of America
is doomed for the democratic nomina-
ton for governor of Illinois.
The Ohio socialist party in conven-
ton selected a state ticket. No presi-
Dental Endorsement nor platform has
been agreed upon. Robert Bandlow Of
Of CUyahoga county was nominated
for governor.