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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
Strange Case Uncovered.

Darlington Republican of April 20.
One of the strangest cases ever known
in Lafayette county was uncovered by
the authorities Sunday, with the result
that William H. Permission, one of the
oldest citizens of Argyle, is now under
arrest and confined in the county jail
w. II. Permission of Fayette, dis
tant relative of W. H. Penniston of Ar
gyle, and having the same name, owned
100 acres of land in Beadle county. S.
Dakota, which he had listed for sale.
When Judge A. A. Chamberlin of Hur-
on, was back on visit a few weeks
ago, he, in company with Geo. N. Blais-
dell, drove out to Mr.. Penniston's home
in Fayette to buy the land Mr.. Pennis-
ton declined to sell, stating that the
land had been withdrawn from the
market
Last week Salem. South Dakota,
paper published the sale of the land.
Mr.. Blaisdell called IN Mr.. Permission
and enquired why he had sold to others
after refusing to sell to him. Mr.. Penn.
iston of course knew nothing of the sale
and came into the city, and after ex-
changing kilograms with Dakota, it was
found that the deed was signed at Ar
gyle, and then Mr.. Permission of Fay
cite swore out warrant for the arrest
of w. II. Permission of Argyle, who was
taken into custody and brought to OAR
lington and taken before j. X. Clary.
The hearing was adjourned to May 18th
and Mr.. Permission placed under $1,000
bail, in default of which he was taken
to jail
w. II. Permission of Argyle admits
that he executed the deed and received
the money, $4,000, of which $4700 is now
deposited in the Argyle bank He says
that he received letters from parties in
Dakota offering him certain price for
the land. He wrote back stating that
he did not own the land they again
wrote that he did, giving an abstract,
etc He further says that he had
brothers living in Dakota, and believ-
ing that they had purchased the land
for him. and believing it was his, he
signed the deed
Viewed from any standpoint, the case
is a puzzling one. 1t is very unusual
occurrence for one person to forge the
deed to another mans real estate, also
unusual for man to find that he owns
a quarter section of land of which he
knew nothing, and sell it without maxi
ing inquiries, and also, after receiving
that amount of money to deposit it in
his home bank, remain at home and
make no effort to conceal the money or
flee the COUNTRY. Yet all these things
have happened in this case. What the
end will be no one can foretell.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
THE IOWA COUNTY COURT
Reported by W. II. Thomas. Register il
Probate,

hSpoilSl ~ W. II. lhOnaS, Register IN
Probate.
Estate of Sophronia Mcfarland. final
account and petition for probate of
same.
Estate of William j. Evans, adjust
ment Of claims
Estate of Bridget Melody final ac-
count and petition for probate of same.
Estate of Peter oleson adjustment Of
claims.
Estate of Harold Jones petition for
administration
Estate Of James Suthers, adjustment
of claims
Estate of Frank P Hooking viii and
petition for probate Of same
Estate Of John Gard adjustment of
claims
Estate of james Suthers. final account
and petition for probate of same.
Estate of Richland Rowe. adjustment
oft claims
Estate Of John Norris viii and pc
titiuu for probate of same.
Estate of Stephen Rule adjustment of
claims
Estate of William F Lockman adj
lusmeut of claims
Estate Of James L. Jones order for
sale of real estate
Estate of Charles Brewster adjust
meut OF claims.
Estate of David D. Thomas adjust
ment of claims
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
Correll &
Martin
P. S:-We sell shoes and OK
for men who care.

1t will pay you to write to Fitz-
gibbons Bros. Monroe, Wis, for their
catalogue, when in need of frst-class
Buggy, Carriage, or Harness. They
have no agents but sell everything
direct to the consumer at wholesale
prices Reliable top buggies at $57
and up. Freight paid to Mineral Point,
Wis. l0m6
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
Home Killed Pork.

A supply of home killed pork always
on hand at the Metropolitan Meat Mar
ket. You can get any cut you want by
calling up phone 5. II
A. T. GRADER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
Picked Meats.

Picked beef tongue, calf tongue, pigs
feet corn beef, etc, can always be had
at the Metropolitan Meat Market
Phone 3. a. I. GRADER
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
FOR SALE.

The Eastman house west of the M.
f. church. Lot 70 feet front on Doty
street with loft. drive back to High
street Will be sold on reasonable
terms.
House and lot owned by Miss Rose
Phillips in second ward. Has s rooms,
summer kitchen. cistern, small barn.
To rent-The John Berry farm, 210
acres. Well watered pasture and hay
land. viii rent whole tract together for
$1.75 per acre.
The f. T. Dunn farm consisting of
100 acres, one mile west of Mitflin.
Has good farm buildings and running
water. Will be sold at a reasonable
price.
A farm of 297 acres in town of VALID
wick, known as the John Little farm.
Good buildings, running water and
some timber. Good for stock or gen
eral farming.
The one story six room cottage owned
by John Kitto
A two story and basement house on
south side.
The frame house owned by Mrs. Lam
caster near p M. Church.
A five room cottage on south side.
The two houses and one and one
fourth acres of land owned by Mrs.
David Brown Sr. near depot, opposite
old mill dam. One house of 4 rooms
and one of 8 rooms. Good well. Will
be sold cheap and on good terms.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
J. B. REYNOLDS 4
Real Estate Agency z

Property will be listed and advertised for
sale free of charge in this column unless sale
is made. If sale is made only the usual com
mission will be charged
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-05-06
Fancy Veal.

When you want a piece of veal, neither
too old nor too young, call at the Met
ropolitan Meat Market. Phone 5.
II A. T. GRADER.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
Shows Woes of Child Toiiers.

A new sort of children's day has been
instituted by the Hamline Methodist
Episcopal church in Washington. The
committee in charge of this years
program secured from the National
Child Labor committee a series of lam
tern slides illustrating conditions
among the children who work-cr ",
rather, are worked-in mines and fac
tories and tenement sweatshops. The
pupils of the Sunday school, who, of
course, were coached for the occa-
sion, showed the pictures and ex-
planned their significance, and the
large audience was so impressed that
the minister was requested to show
the same views on the following Sur
day and to preach on the conditions
among child toilers. At the end of
the children's day services n man,
a retired minister, remarked:
Not n of these children will ever
again be able to assume an indiffer-
ent attitude toward children who are
suffering from wrongs which ought to
be righted."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
Russians Odd Wager.

A man named Duhoroff has just won
q highly-original wager at Kief, Rus
STA. He had undertaken to appear
daily during eight days in the streets
employing each time a different mode
Of locOmotion.
He commenced by running down the
steps of his dwelling and along the
boulevard on his hands. The follow
ing day he hoped through the town
on one leg.
stills, a skipping rope, roller skates
and a bath chair all followed in turn.
C4e day he was conducted through
the principal thoroughfares by a small
boy who led him on string.
The finest OF his exploits was un-
doubtedly the other days perform
anee when, turning successive somer-
saults in the air for nearly a mile, he
arrived amidst enthusiastic cheers at
the cafe where his friends were wait
ing to bestow the prize upon him.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
Telephone Talk No. 4.

Our subscribers and patrons will
please bear in mind that this Com
pany is looking after their wants re-
garding their telephone service and
spares neither expense nor time in
making it as efficient as possible. We
are at all times day or night striving
to serve you, and we request that you
fully cooperate with us in getting
proper service. There are many
ways in which you may cooperate
with us to our mutual advantage. A
few of which We mention below:
Answer your calls promptly.
Hang up the receiver Immediately
when through talking.
Speak with the lips close to the
transmitter in a distinct and clear
voice.
Treat the operator c~ourteously.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
What Pitxl

: Why should man have been given
teeth, when it is SO dificult to keep
them? asks Q writer in the Boston
Herald. He could have got on pre-
cfsely as well without them. Why,
then, from the moment those first
milk teeth begin to come through" to
worry and fret him till the day he
dies. with grinders much impaired, II
not wholly useless, must only pain
and trouble, to say nothing of expense
confront him? Why, why? A philos-
opher says teeth are a special disci-
pline; they were not intended to graf
lily, or even to embellish, the race,
but simply to be an eternal source Of
misery. by which character shall be
nodded and special traits that make
for . higher life developed. 1t is all
nonsense to suppose teeth were in
tended for purposes Of m~astication!
II man never had any teeth he would
still have been nourished, not as a
~carnivorous animal. but as the tooth.
less birds Of the air. Well, isn't It .
pity We ere made this way?
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03

charge attempt to poison. Now,
madam, go on"
Ever since Basil's been sick, I've
been depending on the neighbors for
good. old-fashioned medicines to give
him. Last night l had a pint Of real
good remedy I'd got from a woman
who Uses ii for allher children, wheth-
er they're six feet or only a span long,
and"
Judge Quade held up his hand for
silence. A strange emotion held him
in thrall.
"Never mind that commitment" he
said to his clerk. "NOw, Lapidus, my
man. you finish the story"
There's not much to tell. For two
weeks the neighbors have been dosing
me with every known kind of root,
herb, bark and berry, boiled, fried
and roasted; and when she had an
other brand ready for me last night
| just took hold and made her swal-
low it herself. And my colds been
better ever since.
As one in a dream the Judge took
his overshoes from beneath his desk
and put them on. Courts adjourned"
he said. 20, excuse me, Mr.. Lapidus,
l forgot you're discharged" And be-
fore the clerk could recove from his
surprise the judge had departed.
Still in a maze, the magistrate as
cended the steps Of his home. His
wife met him at the door.
I'm 80 glad you've come" she
cried. i've Just got in from the neigh
boris across the street with another
kind of cold remedy. and you must
drink every drop of it before you sit
down to dinner" :
For a moment the judges fingers
twitched ~convlusively. Thea he muir
INJURED:
"All right. Mary dear"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
How BEES FIND THEIR WAY.
French Naturalist Is of Opinion They
Have a Distinctive Sense Like
That of the Pigeon.

How are bees to find their way
home after their long forays after
honey? CASTOR BONNER of Paris has
been studying their directive sense,
which he thinks is like that possessed
by pigeons. Bees can fly for two miles
from the hive and are able to return
after gathering their supply of honey.
Langstroth and others suppose that
vision comes into play and that bees
can see for a great distance and can
also note objects on the way so as o
find their path. Others, with Dadant,
suppose that the bees are guided by
the sense of smell. and that they can
. half miles. M. BONNER has made
experiments to prove that bees can
return to the hive without using either
sight or odor. AS to sight, he took
bees to a distance of one and two
tenths miles from the hive, in a closed
box. They always few back to the
hive when released. The same is true
when their eyes were covered, so that
sight was not essential.
AS regards odor, experiments seem
to prove that bees perceive odors
at only short distances. When q
needle dipped in ether is brought near
the head of the bee, it shows signs of
perceiving the odor. but not so when
the needle is placed back of him or
a other organs. Besides, when the
organs of smell %(antennae) are re-
moved entirely, the bees will return
to the hive. NJ. BONNER made the fol-
lowing experiment: At 600 feet from
the hive be placed a supply of strip,
and the bees soon found it, proceed.
ing to and fro to the hive. Such bees
he marked with green-colored powder.
He then placed a second supply of
strip at the same distance from the
hive. but spaced at 20 feet from the
former.
Other bees we're now engaged in the
to and fro movements to this point,
but these were not tho same individu-
ais as the green-marked ones, who
were still working on the first supply,
and he marked these in red. This
two distict sets of bees, able to
distinguish two directions which
a very acute angle. These
facts NJ. BONNER believes indicate a
special directive sense which does not
in the %antennae, but probably
the cerebroid ganglia.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
IN CHURCH
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN r"-
SERVES MEETING HOUSE.
Built In 1920 the Structure Is Little
Changed from the Time wnen
the Friends Gathered
There to Worship

One of the Oldest Quaker meeting
houses in New Hampshire stands in
Unity township, a remembrance Of the
little colony OF Friends who lived ut
West Unity in the early part of the
last century.
The building with its single story
and low attic is as simple and severe
In its architecture as the Quaker
meeting itself in its form of wor.
ship.
A few years ago there were vet n
number of the old Friends who st,Il
worshiped twice every week in the
little edifce, taking their pews each
time according to their goodness "
and waiting in the solemn silence
after the manner of the orthodox
Quaker till the spirit moved Tn
prayer or eXhortation.
Since that time these few remaining
members of the faith have died. To-
day Unity has taken upon itself the
preservation OF the building as a mat
ter of public good and it has been
kept in repair by the ~townspeople.
The meeting house was built in
1890. New Hampshire winters have
left their mark upon the exterior Ut
the little building. However. the ex.
terror is the only part of the stmlc-
ture that has needed repairing. In
side the Eastwood pews are as white
clean as they were rs years ago
and the walls and ceilings are as spot
less as when they looked down upon
the first silent gathering of Friends.
After the manner of all Quaker
meeting houses the interior is divided
Into two sections, between which are
shutterlike doors that can be lowered
to form q partition between the mems
section and the wemen's. Often the
cold weather made 1t imperative that
but ~ section should be used and On
the very wintry evenings the meet
lngs were held on the side where a
large wood stove had been installed.
There are IL pews on each side.
There are also three rows of raised
seats where the "old and wise in
faith" had their regular places. The
front lows of the II on either side
were occupied by those who had the
best record for piety and goodness.
The backsliders went to the rear seats
and had to work their way up to the
front by daily watchfulness and
prayer.
The burial ground itself is as So
as the meeting houses and as
quaint. A few of the later graves are
marked with marble slabs. but as
these were forbidden by the ear
Tier church the greater number of the
headstones are the crude blocks. All
are placed to the north of the graves,
after the Quaker custom.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
NO MONDAY CLAIMS
CITY FIRMS UNIQUE WAY OF
SETTLING DIFFICULTY.
Customers Cornwall Habits Made Ii
Necessary to Ignore "kicks" Re-
suIting from Effects Of
His Weekend "Jaqs."

The claim department o. a big New
York hardware concern had long been
troubled with kicks and demands for
refunds from an otherwise good GUS
toner out OF town. The customer
had been buying from them right
along, but about once a week he COM
planned bitterly by mail about some
hing; one shipment did no. tally out
as billed. another was received with
broken parts, and so on.
The hardware concern looked into
MS claims and settled them promptly.
II er elHa,s gave MIN the benefit Of
the doubt, for it is part OF their pol
Icy TO keep their customers happy.
Eut tEeT got more Claims. proportion
2leiy. from this maj than from any
Of their o,lCr customers. One OF the
vice-rres;CtTts 81 the corcorn-a so-t
O. general utility 4 who concerned
hiraseli with no particular DEPART
1eEt, bat whose activities touched
al ol tEe@-i card 26Hut this chronic
7 Ike" md r'"i-ar If refunds. So
ne wrote 0 nadenriaiiv 10 a friend IN
II ctr The-e their complaining CTS
toner .;yed To Send him a detailed re-
roTt on this merchan-, both DIS 10 ais
business standing ana as to his per
aoral characteristics In due time the
report came back. Z n-e~chart was
q man Of honor. Ylclty and wealth.
lie had q fat GanK Gc~0unt and a nice
family. He was Tasrected and Liked
by everybody. Bat ne had one weak
ness-which was hardly considered a
weakness il TIE community where he
lived Every Saturday night. after The
weeks work was done, he was accus-
toned to get quite thoroughly drunk
in a gentlemanly way.
The vice-president read the report
carefully. Then he sent for the file
of letters of complaint that had been
received from the out-of-town mer-
chant. He did not read them. but
looked at their dates and compared
them with the calendar. Every one
was dated Monday morning, and the
dating stamp which marked the hour
that they were received showed that
each must have been mailed by an
early train on that day.
The vice-president thereupon smiled
and dictated a letter to this mer-
chant He told him that it was the
practice of the house to treat their
customers with every consideration.
and that they particularly desired to
show their most distinguished es-
TEEN ito him who had been an old
and valued Client" but that they were
going to do n thing in his case
which was unique. From that day
forth they would pay no attention to
any claim received from him if that
claim was made on Monday. Any
claim. however, that he might send in
Friday would be paid Immediately
and without question. The big hard
ware merchant never had another
from that merchant from
that day to this. and he is a bigger
customer than ever.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
The Musicians Errand.

A Chicago man whose after-dinner
peace of mind had been disturbed by
a particularly inharmonious street or
chestra, went to his door in answer
to a summons from the collector.
"'Well," he inquired impatiently,
what do you wish?" I'm the must
cian," said the caller. somewhat
taken aback, land I've conceive
come" "Oh, | see. said the man.
you've come to apologize!"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
II All Depends,

Miss Knox-There's a scandalous
story about her in this mornings
Daily Growler.
Miss Goodart-But you can't believe
anything you read in that Paper.
Miss knox, can ii | want to-
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
= Point for Preachers.

The eloquent DR.. Aked, in a recent
a~.ter-dinner speech, said OF oratory:
TITS first principle is to be interest
:1g. Too many ciergymen forget this,
and preach-as a great preacher once
Wittily said-as though sin was to be
taken out of man as Eve was taken
cut of Adam, by casting him into q
profound slumber."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
Dogged by m Luck.

Passenger (as the ship is sinking)-
Captain, Is there no hope-no hope
whatever?
Captain-None at all. my man; no
hope at all.
Passenger-Hang my luck! And I
wouldn't eat any cucumbers for dinner
because l was afraid OF indigestion!-
Weekly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
China's Export Of Peanuts.

lion pounds of peanuts in one veal.
while the domestic trade in peanuts
that came under the cogniZance OF
the customs of the open ports amount
ed to SO, 539,476 pounds.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
Assurinq.

Have cou"1ge, count. Father won't
hurt you. Why, he told me only yes
terday that if he had to pay so much
for you he certainly wouldn't do any
thing to damage you."-Life.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
Lord Way

Lord Kelvin said most of his knowl-
edge consisted of how to find the
knowledge sought. And after all, the
wisest man is but a smatterer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
BY Mail.

The Court-Six years hard labor.
You'll get a chance to learn a trade.
my nan
Burglar-Couldn't I be permitted to
learn it-er-by' correspondence?
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03

Had a Chance to Learn.
docs he understand double entry
bo~okkeeping?"
Il imagine so. Ie formerly wo.ie
In a ttnk controlled by one Of o.
emir~~+ -~ecllatacS."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-03
What's the Use Of Twin?

WHAT 5 INC sc OF TWTn
A Chicago nan has been arrested
for appropriating and wearing the
clothes of his twin brother. What's
the use of being a twin?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-03-18

Chas. Mitchell accused of breaking
into Pollasky's ware house in the night,
and who was arrested at Owosso some
time since, and had a preliminary ex-
animation. at the city hall last week,
was, until Monday night boarder at
the county Jail. Evidently becoming
dissatisfied with his surroundings he
took his departure at some hour un-
known, without even bidding Sheriff
Convis goodbye. Monday night when
Deputy Sheriff Ennis locked the
prisoners in their cells, Mr.. Mitchell
was there. In the morning when break
fast hour came the cell was found locked
but minus it's supposed prisoner. Various
theories are offered rs TO how he per-
fected his escape but the most plausible
one is that when Deputy Sheriff Ennis
passed his cell the prisoner stepped out
and around the cage Later in the
night crawling to the top and passing
through hole in the ceiling locating
himself in the garrett, where he opened
a window and by the aid of his bed
sheets, which he tied together, descend
ed to the ground and again became a
free man. Tuesday morning the bed
sheets were to be seen dangling from
the building as evidence of the means
taken to perfect his departure.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-03-18

Two radical changes are made in the
announcement bv the Detroit Driv-
ing club of its stake program for the
opening of the grand circuit, July "a
to 30. The Chamber of Commerce
pace of S5. 900 is for the 2 :l6. as it hat
been for two years. The Wolverine
handicap. a free-for-all pacing event
of IS, 900. is added. Horses with a
record of 1904 or faster pay per cent
2 :O4 Ia to 2 2:05 paw per cent: 2:OJ
Ia to 2:O6 paw per cent; slower than
2:O6 paw 1-2 per cent.
The merchants and manufacturers
stake of $4,000 remains for the 2:24
trotters, and there is renewal OF
the $a. 900 event for 2:11 trotters
The Wolverine is to he two in three
and the other events three in five
heats. National association rules
govern except that.t two or more horses
owned by one man or in the same
staple may start in a race. Entries
to these stakes close April Q.