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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-09
Big June Settlement.

The following funds were distri-
buted au the June. 1908 settlement
the biggest settlement in the history
of the country.
State of Minnesota Rev.
Seized. 9295.S IS
County Revenue. l5653.2
County Road and Bridge, 2736. 50
County Bond. 739. "a
Current school, 1873. Is
state Loans. 1889. 90
County bitches, l4463.22
Schools District Funds, 26141. 90
Town and Village Funds. 1885,. .65
Total e7,3o3.eo
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29
GOMPERS GOES
AFTER PRESIDENT
SHOWS HOW LATTER SEEMS TO
HAVE SHIFTED POSITION
ON LABOR.
AND HOW HE SENT PRO-LABOR
LITERATURE TO SUPREME
COURT.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Replying to
President RooseveIts letter to Sena.
tor Knox in reference to the applica-
ton of the writ of injunction in Ia,
Dor disputes, Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American federation of
labor, severely arraigns the president
for what he terms "a change of posi-.
ton or at least apparent friendship
to bitter antagonism.'
ct has been my pleasure, Mr.
Gompers says, "oft to have had the
privilege of discussing with Presi.
dent Roosevelt a number of the
questions. Included in these discus
sions were the invasions of personal
rights and liberty by the courts in
the Injunction abuse. It is true
that the president has not always
fully agreed with my contentious,
but he has never until now limited
that anything he advocated was law
less, unfeeling, despotic, brutal or
and yet the rights for which
the workers of our country contend
and which as best I can defend and
advocate have been as well known TO
him during the past several years as
they are when he now so uniusti-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29

galleries shook bunting decorations
that hung from the gallery rails and
when the ban played America" the
crowd sang the national air
Bryan stepped to the platform rail
without Introduction and waited for
the demonstration to cease. When
quiet was restored and the last noisy
partisan had subsidized he began
speaking.
Mr. Bryan pleaded for a democratic
congress to help frame the remedial
legislation which the Denver plat
form demanded and said that it
would be possible to send to the sen
ate measure after measure "and with
a majority of the American people
behind us we can demand that the
senate submit to the will of the PEG
pie expressed at the polls
Giving his reasons for aspiring to
the presidency, Mr.. Bryan said:
ct is not the honor of the office
that attracts me. 1t is not because
shall find great pleasure in distribute
ing patronage. There is one thing
that makes that office attractive to
me and that is that the president
participates in Legislation and l be
lieve that legislation is needed
remedial legislation. l believe this
country is ripe for that legislation"
Continuing, he said:
81 charge that republican leaders
no longer lead republican voters, that
republican leaders no longer repre-
sent the rank and file of the republi
can party; I charge that these lead
ers no longer give expression TO the
conscience and judgment of those
who call themselves republicans. /
believe that our platform better ex-
presses the real desires of a majority
of the republicans of the United
States when their desire is expressed
in the republican platform, and that
if we could poll the republicans and
get a frank, candid answer to the
questions put to them we would find
that a majority of the republicans
would rejoice in the triumph of the
policies set forth in the democratic
platform"
Mr.. Bryan in considering the pres
idents recent letter denied that Taft
was a friend of labor and cited deci-
sions by Judge Taft in support Of his
contention. He closed with bitter
denunciation of the president for in
terfering in the campaign.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CHAIR
MAN CLAIMS ELECTION BY
3o1 ELECTORAL VOTES.
DECLARES RESULT is NO LON
GER IN DOUBT IN EMPIRE
STATE.
INTERESTING FORECAST MADE
AFTER MUCH FAMILIARITY
WITH THE SITUATION.

New York, Oct. 25.-National
Chairman Mack authorized a state
ment yesterday in which he claimed
the election of Bryan by landslide.
Mr.. Mack announced that his reports
showed that Bryan would receive at
least 3O1 electoral votes, or SO more
than is necessary for choice. Macks
forecast follows.
'Rumblings and thunder of a Bry-
an landslide in the west are already
heard in eastern states, and today
can confidently predict the election
Of Bryan. That landslide in the west
will extend to the shores of the At
Iantic. It means that the democratic
national ticket will carry every
doubtful state in this section, and in
the rock ribbed republican districts
the majorities Of that party in re
cent years will be reduced to a min
imum. Basing my forecast on most
conservative lines in view Of the OPP
timistic reports I have received from
all sections Of the country, I figure
Bryan vii have at least 30f electoral.
votes. or 50 more than is necessary
for a choice. This comfortable ma
joriJy viii be increased rather than
decreased when the vote is counted.
In addition to the 166 votes Of the
solid southland in this 7 include
1rar.-ra-d-F an, confident thar BRYAN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29

canvass and reports from every coun-
ty in the state.
From Connecticut l have received
very encouraging reports. Judge
robertson, democratic candidate for
governor, will carry the state by 90
900 plurality and the national ticket,
backed by a united party. has the
best chance in years for winning the
electoral votes. Thomas Waller, the
last democratic governor of the state,
a Cleveland and gold democrat of
most pronounced type, is not only
actively campaigning for Bryan but
predicts he will carry the state.
New Jersey sounds an optimistic
note, and there is every reason to be
lieve that that state will be in the
democratic column. This is not an
eXtraVagant statement when you take
into consideration the fact that the
tremendous republican majorities of
10000 in 1904 and $4,000 in 1900 were
reduced to 1000 in the gubernatorial
contest in 1907. Internal dissensions
in the republican party ii West Vir-
ginia and the swing of the labor vote
in that state to Bryan are powerful
factors for his success.
In Ohio and Indiana every ele-
ment is working for our success and
despite the great republican MAORI
ties of previous years, l am confident
both states will be in the democratic
column. They are for Bryan today
and there is no reason for believing
that next week will witness a change
of sentiment. Eighty per cent of the
labor vote of both states and fully as
large a percentage of German popu-
latiOn are for Bryan.
"Illlinois is doubtful with chances
will be by a greatly reduced plural
ity.
Pacific coast states all show Bryan
trend and disgust of the extrava-
CANT, destructive policies of Roose-
welt. The mountain states, from the
information I have received within
48 hours will, 1 am confident, be
counted in the democratic column.
I'm fine, l figure at the present
time that Bryan will have at least
three hundred electoral votes. I in
clude in my estimate the following:
The solid south-166. Idaho-3. Mon
tana-3. Colorado-5. Nebraska
8. Nevada-3. Indiana-15. Ohio
%. Delaware-3. Kansas-1O. New
York-39. New Jersey-12. Connec-
ticUt-7. South Dakota. Total
3O1."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29

Then seeing how amazed he was she
skipped coquettishly towards him, rat
tied her drum in his ear, and danced
back again under her row of candles
She had caught the very air he had
sung recently, when showing her how
to manage the instrument. She had
heard it that once, but she had seized
the melody, and she sang it, and
varied it after her own caprice, but
without losing the leading thread, and
always coming back to the burden
with similar set gesture of arms and
feet, and stroke of drum and clash o.
bells. Then, all at once, one of the
candles fell over on the rafter and
dropped to the floor. Eve brought her
tambOurine down with a crash and
Ijangle; Jasper sprang forward, and ex,
tinguished the candle with his foot
There; Is not this witchcraftY ex,
claimed Eve. Go down through the
trap again, Mr.. Jasper, and I will re,
JON you. Not a word to papa, or to
BarbIe when she returns
I will not go till the candles are put
out and the risk of fire is past. You
can see by the window to take off this
trumpery'
'Trumpery! Oh, Mr.. Jasper! Trump
.ery!' she exclaimed in an injured, dis,
appointed tone.
Call it what you will. Where did
you find it?'
In yonder box. There is more in it.
Do go now, Mr.. Jasper; will put out
the candles, I will honour bright
The bailiff descended, and resumed
his work with the asters. He smiled
and yet was vexed at Ewes giddiness.
1t was impossible to be angry with
her, she was but a child 1t was hard
not to look with apprehension to her
future.
Suddenly he stood up, and listened.
He heard the clatter of horses hoofs
in the lane. What could be coming?
The evening had closed in. The sun
was set. 1t was not dark so near mid
summer, but dusk. He went hastily
from the garden into the lane, and saw
the young groom urging on his tagged
horse, and leading another by the
bride, with Iady's saddle on it.
Where is your mistress? Is any
thing the matter?
Nothing answered the lad. She is
behind. In taking off her glove she
lost her ring, and now must get
lantern to look for it.
Nelly that was the horse, SIS tired.
I will get a light and run back.
is she?'
oh, not a thousand yards from the
edge Of the moor. The doctor rode
with US part of the way from
After he left, Miss Bar
bara took off her glove and lost her
ring. She won't leave the spot till it
be found
Go in. I will take the light to her
Tell the cook to prepare supper. Miss
Jordan must be tired and hungry
To be continued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29
T. V E
Continued.
S. Barring GOULD

i
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29
TAMMANY OUT
TO GREET BRYAN
WELCOMES THE NEBRASKAN TO
GOTHAM WITH APPLAUSE
AND LOUD ACCLAIM.
HOKE SMITH DECLARES HE HAS
NO FEAR IN COMMONER'S
ELECTION.

New York, Oct 27.-New York S
democracy turned it's steps toward
Madison Square Garden last night to
welcome Bryan. Hours before the
doors of the big auditorium swung
open the crowds waited patiently for
admission and when the doors were
opened the immense auditorium was
quickly filed, even the aisle ways
being choked with hundreds of en-,
thusiastic partisans. Twas Tam
many's welcome to the presidential
candidate. Madison Square swarmed
the city and for their delight Tam
many provided fireworks. 1t was a
few minutes past eight o'clock when
the speakers of the evening entered
the building and took seats on the
platform. There were cheers for
Hoke Smith of Georgia, representa-
tive Henry D. Clayton of Alabama,
permanent chairman of the Denver
convention; former congressman
John J. Lentz of Ohio; former gov
ernor David R. Francis of Missouri;
Governor Ansel of South Carolina;
Herman Ridder and National Chair
man Mack. The Tammany leaders
were wildly cheered when they took
their seats.
Former Judge D. Cady Herrick
was chairman. He spoke on nation
al issues and attacked the policies
of President Roosevelt which he said
would be perpetuated should Taft be
elected. The election of Bryan" he
declared. means a cessation of those
policies"
The mention of Bryans name
called for prolonged cheers and pres
aged the pent up demonstration that
was to come.
Governor Francis, secretary of the
anterior in President CIeveland's cab
met. brought Kisses for Roosevelt
when he spoke of the presidents
strenuous efforts to name his sue
cessOr." Office holders, he said, were
afraid to be succeeded by any other
than their own party, Lest examina-
ton will develop that they have not
been true to their trusts" Francis
closed with a glowing tribute to Bry-
an and charged that those who were
making dire prophesies should be
elected were not sincere but were
doing it for political effect. Il nave
no fear in Bryan's election" he said.
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia,
another member of CleveIand's cab
met, spoke briefly predicting the cleo,
ton OF Bryan. Smith paid a high
tribute as a Cleveland democrat" to
Bryan, and said he resented the idea
thai Bryan could not be entrusted
with the appointment Of four justices
Of the supreme court of the United
States.
1t was while Smith was speaking
that Bryan came. In an instant Mad /
ison Square garden was in a vortex
Of Bryan demonstration. Men leaped /
to chairs and waving flags. cheered
for fourteen minutes without cessa-
ion. Smith tore loose an American
flag from the platform balustrade and
waved it vigorously as Bryan and
his escort mounted the platform and
took their seats. The crowds in the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29

happy. l can never forget the little
maid with eyes Of blue, and so send
her this token to bid her forget me
not as I can never forget her"
And as Eve stood musing with pout.
ing lips, and troubled brow, looking at
the ring, the boy took his violin, and
with the fingers pIucked the strings to
make an accompaniment as he
sang:-
A maiden stood beside a river,
And with her pitcher seemed to play;
Then sudden stopped and drew UP wa
ter,
But drew my heart as well away.
And now sigh beside the river,
l dream about that maid I saw,
l wait, I watch, am restless, weeping,
Until she come again to draw.
A flower is blooming by the river,
A fiOWeret with a petal blue,
Forget me not, my love, my treasure!
My flower and heart are both for you.
He played and sang a sweet, simple
and plaintlve air. 1t touched Ewes
heart; always susceptible to music.
Her lips repeated after the boy, My
flower and heart are both for you
She could not make up her mind
what to do. While she hesitated, the
opportunity Of returning the ring was
gone. Watt had disappeared into the
bushes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29

fiedly undertakes TO misrepresent my
work and motives.
Mr.. Gompers says that last Feb
ruary he sent Mr.. Roosevelt an is
sue of the American Federationist i'm
which was published a chapter on
Some EQuivocal Rights of Labor
from George A Ayers book, Moral
Overstrain
This chapter" Mr. Gompcrs says.
lis as keen criticism Of the courts Of
the country in their decisions affect
ing the rights, interests, and liberty
of the workers as anything | have
ever said or written The president
in acknowledging receipt of the arti
Gle sent the following:
THE White House-Washingto
January ,, 1908: My Dear Mr..
Compression may be amused To
know that | have sent copies of the
Moral Oyerstrain to Justices Day and
Mckenna. | am glad that you we're
able to use j. in the American Fed
erationist and thank you for sending
me the copy of the magazine Sin
|c6rely yours,
Theodore Roosevelt
The fact of the matter is" Mr..
Gompers declares, that President
Roosevelt, having made Judge Taft
his candidate for president, and see
ing that the labor vote is now
aroused that the toilers will not be
cajoled has become desperate and
angry, and in his anger, by the worst
exhibition of demagogism, tries 10
instil in employers and business men
the fear that their property and bus
mess are in danger. 1t is an exhibit
ton of impOtent rage and disappoint-
ment, and an awful descent from the
dignity of the high Office Of the presi-
dent of the United States. No one
but himself will be deceived as to the
purpose of Mr.. Roosevelt"
IF the courts have not invaded
human liberty, if they have not IN
dertaken to protect corporate inter
ests to the detriment Of the people,
why did President Roosevelt char
acterize Judge Grosscup's reversal Of
Judge Lands $29,0O0O0O fine upon
the Standard oil trust as a gross mis-
carriage of Justice? Declaring that
the Veriest type of a layman in his
widest dreams never suggested the
abolition of the injunction proc
Mr. Gompers insists that labor de
sires to have the injunction restored
to the use from which it has been
ruthlessly diverted, from the protec~
ton of property rights to the inVa-
sion of personal freedom"
"Of course" says Mr. GOmpers, ut
is general knowledge tina the Prcsi-
dent had a more liberal platform
labor prepared for adoption by the
republican convention at Chicago and
then accepted what they doled out
All know that the nomination Of Mr.
Sherman for the vice presidency was
concocted by Senator Burrows and
genial Uncle Joe Cannon as slap
in the face to Mr. Roosevelt but the
president, because his Injunction
judge has been nominated for the
presidency, now only swallows the
whole potpourri."
Mr. Gompers asserts that the
Pearre injunction bill, which he
favors and "Mr. Roosevelt attacks,
has been before several congresses
without word Of criticism or com
ment from the latter"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29
@ "a - TO r. L a.
Psors +be >,The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature a LI<zIzzztzSl
Observed.

Gracious, siIe,' whispered the pref
ty country bride, 7 feel powerful
bashful. Why, all the passengers
watched you when yod held my hand
going through the tunnel"
well. Mandy, I guess they've got
that right laughed siIas; you know
this be one of those observation
cyars, by heck"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29
4 Good Listener.

"My husband talks in his sleep. .
Cant you do anything to break him
of the habit?'
II wouldn't break him Of 1t for the
worldi"-Houston Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-29

There are two kinds of small boys
bad ones and sick ones.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-02
EI1a1BLEs FOR SENIOR TOURNEY
Elderly Persons Getting in shape for
ADavvamis Meeting.

NEW YORK, Aug. l-Although the
date for the annual seniors golf tourna-
ment to be held over the links Of the
Apawamis club IL more than two months
off. the eligibles are already looking for
ward to the occasion with interest. Four
years ago the Apawsmis club inaugurated
the seniors tournament for golf players.
who we're IS years of age or older, and
the event proved so great a success that
is was repeated the two following years.
The exact date for the coming tourna-
ment Is Thursday, October 8. and the com
mlttee In charge is planning to have II
eclipse all previous efforts. Unquestion-
ably, this tournament more h all
others has gone to prove that golf Us a
game suited for all ages. In the three
former competitions there have been men
ranging all the way from IS to 70 years,
playing in a single day thirty-six holes of
golf, which means two rounds OF the long
and difficult Apawamis links.
Medal play scores as low as g have
been recorded by the veterans for an
eighteen-hole round and a total of lO for
the double circuit. This might well prove
an Inspiration to all young men who are
playing the game, for in several instances
the prize winning seniors had been play
ing golf for only a few years prior TO
those tournaments. The entry list each
year shows the names of many dis
~tingulshed persons from all parts Of the
country. They include brokers, judges,
lawyers. eminent clergymen. physicians
and prominent business men. E. G. Con-
verse, the well known broker, and Horace
L. Hotchkiss, whose residence is at Rye,
N. Y, are members of the committee In
charge of the next tournament.
According to the records keen competi-
tions have always marked these annual
meetings. The best gross prize in the
seniors contest of 1906. the first OF the
series. went TO the credit OF James D.
Foot, who resides within a mashie shot
of one of the Apawamis greens. Foot, by
the way, did not take up the game of golf
until he was more than so years old. In
the same 1905 tournament prizes were won
by Judge Horace Russell, at one time
president Of the Metropolitan Golf associ-
alton; John w. Griggs. former attorney
general, and John B. Mcdonald, of sub
way fame. In 1906 Foot again had the
best gross score of the day, with rounds of
e3-91-184, while second gross prize went to
George P. Sheldon of Fairfield with 1OO-sA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-02
NO GILT ON IT'S GINGERBREAD
British ubI Begins to Taste Bitter
ness of ~OIympiad.

LONDON. Aug. 1.-The result of the
Olympic lawn tennis contests at wimble-
don leaves the United Kingdom In posses
sion of all the available gold medals. Of
three of the four silver medals. and of
all the bronze medals. The foreign in
vasion led to the capture CT one silver
medal-by o. Froitzheim. of Germany. the
youngest OF the male medalists. The
covered court competitions at Queens club
gave three bronze medals to Sweden and
all the chief awards to England. An abso-
lutte international test, however, was i'm
possible without the inclusion OF Aus
t~ralasla, the present holders of the Davis
cup, and of America. which can command
players calculated to defeat the winners
of the grass-court tournament. The abb
Sence of these experts takes some OF the
g1t off the gingerbread OF the British VIC
tories. At the banquet to tennis visitors
II was intiinsted that the next Olympic
games would be held In Berlin.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-02
TRAVIS IS MAKING NEW RECORDS
All oomers Look Alike to This Wizard
of the Clubs.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Jerome D. Travers
is now on the record-breaking golf game
that marked his play before he Won the
national championship last year. when he
gained the distinction Of 70, RIA for st.
Andrews and the new amateur records OF
50 for Nassau, Il at Hollywood and Mont
clair, A at Roseville on his first sight OF
the course and 50 at Ekwanok. The Mont
clair course record when Travers moved
to that place was Allan K~ennaday's "a,
which only VIII Anderson, the former open
champion, ever was able to lower by a
stroke, Travers cut Il to Il in 1906 and
last year cut It to 20. This year after two
rounds in SO Travers did 6S. The course is
so narrow that although only of $500 yards
It is as hard to score over as one of $500
yards.
Travers is not the only amateur who is
scoring very well this season, put the Mont
clair 6S would indicate that he will make a
good defense Of his title in September at
Garden City. This is now more than ever
the favorite stamping ground of w. j..
Travis. who holds the amateur record Of
70, while recently H. H. Barker. despite
the new hazards. has recorded the profess
sional record for Garden City OF 80. Last
week Findley S. Douglas, the former ANA
teur champion. lowered the Apawamis anna
teur record. one of long standing, from Is
to n, and another ex-title holder, H. Chand-
Ter Egan, has this season reduced the rec
ord of the Louisville course to 81. The
former title holders, II is evident, are in
the record-breaking ranks with the present
champion, and Travers will not lack for
rivals at Garden City when the time comes
to tee up. Warren X. Wood, one Of the
last years semi-finalists, has made two
new records this month, a Il at Homewood
and 70 at Normandie.
Will Anderson, who won the western open
championship for the third time last June
at the Normandie Golf club. ST. Louis, with
290, writes from the Onwentsia club that
he is playing very we'll and will attend the
national open championship on August q
and Is at the Myopia Hunt club. He has
won the title in four different years and
makes the journey to meet the present open
champion, Aleck Ross OF Boston, on one
OF his home greens. Anderson will visit
New York after the Myopia tournament
and he is ready to play a match or two
during the week of August 31-September 8.
The professional tournament to have been
held Thursday and Friday at Van Cortlandt
park was cancelled. but It may turn up that
there will be a tournament there on Sep
TENDER l and 2, in which Anderson and
others to come from the west for the open
championship would be eligible to play.
That Anderson is to enter is sufficient
proof that the rumors that the western
professionals were to boycott the open
championship were not true.