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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.


Miss Bess Hutchinson left Tuesday
morning for Madison, where she will
enter the university of Wisconsin as
a post graduate.
Mrs. Clayton Lewis, who has been
visiting friends and relatives here for
some time, returned to her home in
Beloit on last Friday.
Ed. Brewer of Linden was bust
ness caller here last Tuesday.
c. E. Jolley of Darlington was
business caller here Tuesday.
o. E. Eastman of Platteville was a
business caller last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Bhemer of Mon
roe were callers here on Tuesday.
Henry Kislingbusy, who has been
working in St. Louis during the sum-
mer, returned to his home here last
Saturday for a short visit with his
folks. He left for Madison on Mon
day.
Mrs. Chas. Winn and Mrs. John
Moody are in Chicago this week.
r. G. Dugdale of Platteville was a
business caller here on Tuesday.
A. H. belong, Jr. of Montfort
called on relatives here last Saturday.
Will Masters of Linden was a caller
here Saturday.
F. J. McKenna and M. J. Cleary of
r a pob a rd vi1lo ,uoro Gallons bono 9 %
urday.
E. L. Grove of Platteville was in
town Saturday.
Willis Woolrich left Tuesday to re-
sumo duties at the University.
The Badger dancing club for the
winter of 1908-09 is being organized and
there is every indication that the num-
Der of members will equal if not ex-
coed that of previous years.
Harold Goldsworthy left Saturday
for Marion, Indiana, to visit his
brother Horace who is running an
automobile garage there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Osborne and
Leslie A. Ross are in Chamberlain,
S. OAK, this week.
Mrs. r. j. Hughes left Thursday
for MontfOrt, on account of the seri-
Gus illness of her mother, Mrs. A. H.
belong.
Misses Lillian and Geneveive Baker
of Edmund were callers here on Tues
day.
Miss Mary Unger spent Sunday
among friends in Ridgeway.
Mrs. John Miller of Dodgeville
visited among friends here this week.
Joseph Schaumberg is suffering
with severe attack of rheumatism.
Miss Verna Meehan of Darlington
is spending this week here at the
home of her aunt Mrs. Frank Bliss.
Mrs. Geo. Brunker and little son
and daughter Harry and Clara, of
Ridgeway, are guests this week at the
home of Mrs. M. Doney.
Mrs. Disbrow. who has spent
pleasant summer here at the home of
her son w. M. Disbrow, manager of
the Merry Xmas mine, left on Thurs
day of this week for her home in
Newark, New Jersey.
Robert Brewer, who has been spend
ing the summer in the Thousand Isles,
arrived here Saturday for an over
Sunday stay with his parents, before
returning to Madison, to resume his
duties as instructor in the Chemistry
department.
Wesley Pedley of Darlington was
an over Sunday visiter here.
Lawrence GRADER left Monday to re-
sumo his work at the University of
Wisconsin.
Ellsworth Harris returned to the
University of Wisconsin on Monday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
LEGAL NOTICES.
Fielder & Fielder, Attorney.
NOTICE TO HEAR PROOF OF WILL.


STATE OF Wisconsin, Iowa County Court.
~ ss.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that Mt a special
term of the Iowa County Court, to be held In
and for said county. at the court house, in
the city Of DOdgeville, in said county, on the
goth day of October, A. ID. 1908, being the
in the forenoon Of said day the following
matters will be heard and considered:
The application OF Mary JeuCk to admit to
Jeuck, late OF the city of Mineral Point in
said county, deceased
And IL is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons Interested by
publishing copy OF this order for three
weeks successfully prior 10 said day OF hear.
ing in the Iowa County Democrat, weekly
newspaper published in said county.
BY the court:
ALDRO jerks, County Judge
Dated, Dodgeville Wis, September 20,
1908.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
Notice To TreSpaSSerS.

All persons are hereby forbidden
to hunt or otherwise trespass on
lands owned or occupied by us in the
town of Mineral Point.
NICHOLAS STEPHENS,
G.. w. HUTCHINSON,
JOHN S. WILLIAMS.
Sept. 3, 1908.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01

When you ask for Galvanic Soap
and your dealer substitutes cheap
imitation he is doing it for his own
profit and not for your good. The
dealer can get Galvanic Soap if he
will. If he won't supply you with it
go to the next store. All live" deal
ers carry Galvanic Soap. "The Fa-
nous Easy Washer.n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
Unclaimed Letters.

MINERAL POINT, September 17.-Let-
tiers addressed as follows remain unclaimed
at the Mineral Point postoffce:
Z. E. Burke, Arthur Eiffer,
Fritz Young, Christian Schaper,
w. J. Pearce,
Glover Dale Cheese Factory.
In calling for above please say Advertised,
B. T. PRIDEAUX, Postmaster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
WHY Mitchell Is for Bryar
D Q o o o . . Q @ 9 @ o . . o 90

Why Mitchell Is for Bryan.
fJohn Mitchell to the New York
Worldly
ain accordance with your invitation,
| wish to state that, in my Judgment,
the election of Bryan would be for
the best interests of the whole nation.
"He stands on much the better plat
form and will be guided by il in the
event of his election. Mr.. Taft Is
handicapped by the Jealous advocacy
of his cause by the predatory rich.
Honest wealth and business have moth
Inc to fear In B:yan's election"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
AN AUCAClOUS AND INSOLENT
PERFORMANCE

(SprinqfieId Republican,

"If Mr.. Sherman ever did anything
In public life to attract national atten-
ton, prior to his nomination to the
vice-presidency, it was his appeal to
Hartman for campaign funds in 1903,
as revealed by the Presidents letter.
Hartman at that time had not be-
come so notorious and so obnoxious to
the American people as he became
somewhat later, yet his business char
acter and political standing were as
Well understood In the autumn of 1906
by Republicans like MIR. Sherman as
they are today. Taken in connection
with the campaign fund publicity Is
sue, the Sherman nomination seems to
be as audacious-We will not say in.
solent-a performance as the RepubIi.
can party in these later years of its
history has been guilty Of"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Rankin desire
to express sincere thanks to friends
and neighbors for great kindness
manifested on the occasion of the
death of their son Henry Rankin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
Cement Work .

If you want good work done place
your orders with US. No skim milk
tops put on, all work done alike.
Come and see. Joseph l.. Jackson.
Phone 227.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
PROTECTION FOR LONDON
Frs.

A sewing machine made In
Bridgeport, Connecticut, costs 35
to 40 dollars there. The same
company sells them In London
for 20 dollars. How important
1t is that there should be a tar
IF to protect the business of the
manufacturers of sewing ma
chimes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
STAGE LIN T.
MINERAL POINT-DODGEVILLE
Morris Proctor, Proprietor.

Morris Proctor, Proprietor.
Stage runs daily, except Sunday, leaving
Mineral Point at 7:45 a. m, and Dodgeville
between l and 2 D. M
Connects at Dodgeville with train on
C.. & N w. R'y for Madison, Milwaukee, etc,
and at Mineral Point with 4:30 train on
G. NJ. & St. p R'y for Platte vile, Darlington,
Shullsburg, Monroe and GAINESVILLE.
Calls left at the hotels, Mineral Point, will
receive prompt attention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
EIuin Price for Butter Fat.

For all hand-separated cream deliver
ed at the Mineral Point Creamery will
be paid this week, ending Oct. Sd,
26c per 10 for butter fat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
WHY? JUST WHY?

II your banker asks why you
think your deposit should be
guaranteed, ask him why he
thinks your note that he dis
counts should be endorsed or
backed up with security.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01

Dried ApricOts
Zoe per ID. at The Toay Grocery
Store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
Cren1iD-Amberp.

Chicago Record-Herald, Oct. l: A
simple but interesting service was
that at which Miss Genevieve Amberg
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Amberg, 449 North State street, be-
came the bride of Joseph W. Cremin.
The ceremony took place at 10 in the
morning, in the archbishop's chapel,
Archbishop Quigley officiating, assist
ed by Rev. E. M: Dunno. The bride
had her sister, Miss Mary Amberg, as
maid of honor and Barclay Smith OF
New Y ork served the bridegroom as
best man.
If You Have Been Looking Over
your supply of underwear and found
you are "short", we wish to say to
you that we are "long". Can supply
your needs in medium and heavy
weight wool or cotton, plain and rib
bed, at prices that will please you.
@. VARLIN,
2tf Reliable Clothier.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01
Fresh Picnic Hams

only 10c per ID. at The Toay Grocery
Store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01

Good Canned Peas
3 cans for Csc at The Toay Grocery
Store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01

A Variety of Choice Hams
and bacon always on hand a
Graber's. Phone 5.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01

Graders
for choice beef. Phone No. 5.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-01

House and Lot For Sale.
The Ralph Fitzsimmons property
on Hoard Street. The house contains three
rooms. and property is all in good repair.
Price 5000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22

Wanted - Competent girl or woman
for general houseW DIRK. Mrs L. j. Pat
terson 543 North Third street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
Too Strong a Bluff.

Frederick Sterry of New York's ia
nous Plaza hotel was talking about
the crush that restaurants experience
on New Years eve. Washington's
birthday. and other holidays.
But l must not boast" said Mr.
Sterry. ut is bad luck. A grocer in
my boyhood told me that.
THE grocer said that he had once
engaged new boy and had exhorted
this boy always to give customers the
impression that they We're very busy.
Whether we are actually busy or
not, say So the grocer said "Tell peo-
pie we are, for they like to deal with
brisk, go-ahead firms that do large
trade.
"Well, an hour or so later 4
brougham drove up, and the rich
judges wife entered. She did not stay
long. The boy looked after her And
on her departure the grocer said to the
boy:
"'Did Mrs. Judge Brown leave a
very large order, James,
She was goin to- said the boy.
She had list as long as yer arm. But
looked mad, and told her we was 50
busy I hardly seed how I could stop
to tend to her. so she said bein's as
she was in a hurry, she'd jest go neg.
door,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
Suckers and Feeders.

Trading during the week was of a
limited nature. The snow blockade on
the railroads put crimp in buying
operations for farmers did not want to
take chances Of getting the cattle out,
sible to ship east and so there were not
many cattle bought All week the de-
mand was slack and as a total. ship
ments were much below the normal
Probably buyers would have taken the
usual number had conditions been on
a normal basis. Good to choice heavy
weight feeders sold readily all week
and We're really higher than they have
been any time this season. There We're
several loads during the week tha.
brought $4.S0M4.90. which shows that
buyers are willing to pay a pretty stiff
price for the right kind of goods. OF
course, the high grade steers were rel
atively scarce. and there were not
many that sold during the week above
been sold If they had been available.
The competition from killers is a
strong factor in boosting the market to
higher level. Common and medium
stocllers and feeders have sold on a
steady basis all week with not much
inquiry for the low grade material. Tha
storm shut off the supply considerably.
but under the circumstances. there
were enough received to fill all the de-
mand 4 good many of the light
Stocllers sold al $3O0M3.60.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
Sunday at the Churches.

| Rev. c. w. McCords subject at the
Presbyterian church Sunday mornlns
will be: Christ Rejected" In tn,
evening he will preach on Jonah
AT the Congregational church Rev.
| l.. B. Hix' morning subject will be-
THE Preparation-Th Result and in
the evening a vesper service will be
held at ) o'clock. as usual.
Rev. james Niece at the Baptist
church. will preach Sunday morning
on THE Believers Claim Upon God.
His evening subject will be "The Will,
to Relieve
The subject of Rev. c. H. Morris
sermon at the Christian church Sun
day morning will be "The Call of
/ Heaven In the evening he will give
/ the third in the series on The King
dom: subject THE Citizenship,
Rev A. A. Couscr of the First United
! Evangelical church. will preach Sun
[ day morning on spiritual Grasping :,
and in the evening on The Believers
Haste.
Rev Merle n Smiths Sunday morn
ing subject at the Methodist church
will be: "a Four-fold Promise. and in
the evening he will talk on 1.-TWO Yer
/ diets On Life"
| Quarterly meeting will be held at
the Friends church tonight, at which
time Miss Blanche Ford of Grinnell
will speak Rev DIR. Bunce. of Ne
vada will preach Sunday morning at
! 10 O'clock and in the evening at $50
o'clock.
Services will be held at the First
i Church of Christ Scientist at 10:45 IA.
m. subject. Mind.
The mems meetin. al the Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday afternoon will be in charge of
members of the gymnasium classes c.
c. Urine a member of the gymnasium
committee. will be chairman of the
meeting during which Physical Direc
tor Arthur B. Dawson will give short
address on "Ancient and Modern Ath-
letes''. The boys meeting will pre-
cede the mems one hour. \ report of
the recent boys conference at Oska-
loosa will be given.
'Nictory of Faith will be the sub
iect at State Street Evangelical church
at the morning service. At the even
ing service The Plan of Salvation
/ will be the subject. The pastor. p II.
Hines, will preach both morning and
evening Miss Dewitt will sing in the
morning. Revival meetings Will be
held during the week. during which the
pastor will be assisted by Rev. Virgil
Urbino.
A Holiness meeting will be held at
10 a. m. at the Salvation Army bar
racks, Sc West Main street: Sunday
school at 2 o'clock: free and easy meet
ing at O'clock Young Peoples Lee
gion at 6: 80 o'clock: hallelujah meeting
at s o'clock Next Wednesday evening
the Salvation Army workers will unite
with the Friends church. in a meeting
at the latter place. The address of
the evening will be given by Colonel
Steven Marshall of Chicago. whom
Rev Marshall. pastor of the Friends
church will introduce to the audience
Other speakers will be Major j. c.
Smith. of Des MoineS. and Staff Cap
tain Riddle. of Chicago. the young
peoples secretary of the province of
Illinois and Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
Police Commissioner of New
York Complains Because of
Lax immigration Methods
cRlTlclzEs Y. S. OFFICIALS.
Many Dangerous Italians Coming to
These Shores and Permitted to En-
ter and Remain Regardless Of Rec
ords-Says Police Have Requisite
Facts to Bar Them.

New York, Feb. 22.-That New York
is the dumping ground for the GRIMM
ais of Europe and that the Immigration
authorities are to blame for this fact
is the opinion Police Commissioner
Bingham expressed in an interview.
I'VE have had the records of fifty
Italian criminals, said Bingham
(Which would exclude them from TINS
country. or once here should bring
about their deportation. Out of these
fifty only six have been deported, not
withstanding the police have been
ready to furnish the Immigration Of
ticials at all times with information to
keep them out and send out OF the
country these habitual criminals.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22

Wanted Salesmen; 81 a week to
nut out merchandise and grocery cata-
logs. Home territory. American Home
Supply Co., Desk No. 9, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22

bred Norman stallion, coming 8 in
May; weight 1000 lbs. With extra
good action and bone. Will trade for
good young draft mares, from to 4
years old. For information write e. S.
Grouse, Liscomb, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
Dread Uncertainty,

(San Francisco Chronicle.)
The ferry clock was stopped yester-
day for the second time in it's his
tory, the first period having been the
long months in 1906 when the four
dias unanimously announced the hour
was :13 Yesterday the Market
street face proclaimed the time exact
ly o'clock, while the Oakland face
read 1888 o'clock.
Funny thing happened on account
of the clock. remarked Captain Leale
of the Newark. "a man came aboard
painting. red in the face. Just made it,
he exclaimed. Got off by the loop and
ran Ought to have taken the o'clock
boat But my watch was run down
and I was up at the club and didn't
notice the time.
"Then he pulled out his tmepiece
and. preparing to set it. looked back at
the tower as we left the slip. His face
was a puzzle
Say he inquired. apprehensively
would YOU notice the cocktails on my
BREATH"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22

| cupy prominent place at his funeral.
| The date of the funeral cannot be
given as one or more of the near rela-
tives are at a great distance He leaves
wife, four sons and two daughters
with many friends and acquaintance
| to mourn his departure.
1t is expected that Rev. Dascom Will
| preach at the Congregational church
tomorrow but, as he is at present writ
ing feeling very strong premonitory
symptoms of grippe, the order may be
changed. The morning subject he has
selected is "A Greed for Modern Life
and for the evening THE Church of
the Future" or "Dawson's "A Prophet
in Babylon and What the Church
Should Do About It."
Rev Elias Handy at the Methodist
church will preach in the morning on
the topic Seeing the Invisible The
evening service will be a union with
the Baptists in the closing effort of
the revival series conducted for the
past three weeks by Evangelist A. F..
Green. Rev. WOODBURY. of the United
Presbyterian church is reported to be
in Fairfield in attendance upon meet
ing there and Professor Horn of the
Academy here is scheduled to fill that
pulpit.
The chapel talk of Mr.. Harvey Ing
ham, of the Des Moines Register and
Leader. yesterday morning in honor of
Washington's birthday is commented
upon very favorably by students pro-
fessors and citizens who were pres
ent While it inculcated the lessons of
,trin OH jlpa1S that char
acterizes every Washington address it
was laid upon broader lines than the
ordinary talks on that subject and
gave plenty of food for reflection that
the opportunities to develop Washing
ton characteristics are still numerous
and ample.
There was a large and appreciative
audience last night at "Ye Stone Meet
in House to listen to "Ye Create Con-
certe" by "Ye Old Fashioned SINGERS
of Ye Town" who mingled well old
fashioned CARDS. manners, ditties and
ballads with some fine modern airs.
The encores We're many and furious
and responded to with reasonable
amount of bashfulness. AS the entire
work was a labor of love by ''Ye His
torical and Literary club for the bene-
fit Of Ye Endowment Fund of Ye Iowa
College their hearts We're gladdened
by the excellent financial results
The Iowa College and Grinnell con-
tingent at Harvard. Radcliffe and in
Boston and vicinity We're made glad
last week by the presence and the
helpful address of DR.. L. A. Steiner.
who was the prominent speaker at the
Iowa College alumni banquet held in
Boston
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
Mixers and Sprinaers

The big snow storm interfered with
business this week considerably. for
railroads We're blocked and traffic
much DELAYED Under the circumstances
eastern buyers did not care to have
orders filled and so the volume of bus
mess during the week was lighter than
usual. Local buyers bought few
COWS. and prices were generally re-
ported steady with last week Most
of the good cows sold around $40.
with few up to S45. and the bulk of
the medium at $30M35. Common We're
hard to sell at S25. as they were worth
more for Gamers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
Doino II constructivelv.

The president of the projected inter-
urban railway was about to inaugur-
ate the enterprise in due form by dig
ging the first spadeful Of dirt
He never had held a spade in his
hands before in his life, and when he
essayed to push the implement into the
ground it struck small stone near
the surface and stopped.
Gentlemen" he said. prying up an
ounce or Two of dirt and scattering it
around. for all practical purposes
Well consider that a spadeful. This
isn't subway. anyhow"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
MRS. DOWiE AMBITIOUS.
Says She Can Heal Wounds at Zion
Civ and Lead the PEOPLE,

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Feb. %. =
Walter Shaw, formerly of this city
now one of lions leading business
men, is visiting here He says Mrs.
Jane Dowie aspres to her late hus-
bands place as the head of the Chris
tian Catholic church and believes she
DIS destined to bring The warning fac
tons at Zion together. Mrs. Dowie was
at Zion City few days ago and con-
ferred with some of the elders of the
church and launched a movement to
call Overseer Bryant back from Aus
tralia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22
THE GRINNELL NEWS.

Death of Col. S. F. Cooper in Cali.
fornia-Busness and Realty Changes
Special 10 Times-Republican.
Grinnell, Feb. pa telegram las.
evening about o'clock to Prof. L. f.
Parker told him of the death yesterday
of Col. s. F. Cooper at his home in
Campbell, Cal. Relatives will leave
Oakland with the body Monday even
ing next There will doubtless be a
public funeral here where Mr.. Cooper
spent so large part of his active life
and where his impress upon matters
social. political and religious has been
so strongly made and his benefactions
have been 50 literally bestowed A
more extended notice will appear in
these columns later.
Another business change is announced
in which Harry r. Savage, of 932
Summer street. takes over the insur-
ance agency of Fred W. Billings at s35
Broad street It is not yet made public
where Mr.. Savage will have his office.
NJ. Billings sold because of his decis-
iof, that he would leave Iowa to To-
cate in Los Angeles Cal. primarily as
q matter of health rather than bust
neSs.
w. p Jenkins. of 721 and 123 Main
street, who recently sold his dwelling
property and harness shop to Fl. S
Bliss. and has closed out his harness
stock. will move on or before March l
to Missouri for his health settling
probably at Willow Creek. where he
plans to work in the open air.
s. Coulsor, of 1852 Summer street.
died yesterday morning at the age of
Ga years of paralysis. from which he
has suffered for the past nine years
He was Il soldier of the civil war and
has been much Interested in the G.. A.
r. hut has not been able to actively
ally himself with that body. It was his
request that his comrades should oc-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-22

Wanted Names of parties who
have used Swamp Root as medicine.
Address Ais. care T.-R.