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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
PLANT GAURDED BY
ARMY OF OFFICERS
PRESIDENT OF PRESSED STEEL
CAR COMPANY CLAIMS THERE
is NO STRIKE.

Pittsburg, July 1S.-Despite the as,
sertion of President F. n Hoffstot OF
the Pressed steel Car company that
there is no strike" the entire plant
of the company at McKee's Rocks re-
NAMED idle and under q state OF
siege yesterday
With the exception of the office
force and Of some 200 shop employees,
most of them gang foremen without
men, the plant is entirely in the
hands of an armed force Of deputy
sheriffs, factory police and mounted
state cOnstabuIary who preserve an
impenetrable Gordon about the plant
and dispense all groups as soon as
they are formed.
The strikers maintain a sullen and
threatening attitude, but save here
and there for some trivial disturbance
following the arrest or a towusman
for jeering deputy sheriff. or for not
moving fast enough at the urging of
horses, the day passed
without serious violence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
WISCONSIN WAITS.

Peter, the 1O-year-old son of Andrew
COSTA, drowned while in swimming
at Appleton.
Mrs. George KnerzeT of Lodi, whose
head was beaten 10 d pulp by her
husband, who later committed suicide
by drowning, died Of her injuries.
Deputy State Fire Marshal Kiland
is investigating the cause of the fire
which destroyed the dancing pavilion
of William Schulz at Lakeview near
ShebOygan.
The 4-year old daughter of Mrs.
Jansen of Sigel was run down by a
motor cycle and one foot was cut off
at the ankle and the other foot badly
injured.
Rasmus Fotland, a ineman EN-
ployed by the Water, Light and Power
company, was killed by coming IN
contact with a live wire while working
on a pole at Superior.
At the first yearly meeting Of the
state civil service commission at
Madison. c. z. Buell. Of Madison was
reelected president and E. E. Doty
secretary.
Walter Cahill, the Y year old son OF
Justice c. r. CahiIl, of Port Edwards,
may lose his left hand as result OF
an explosion Of a blank cartridge in a
pfsu. the wad tearing an ugly cash
through the member.
You're a good old scout, Al, and l
like YOU. but can't stay with you any
longer" is he note left at the Apple
ton jail by Homer Lantz, who, as
sisted by a pal who recently was re
Ieased, made his escape.
paul 8. Well who was formerly To-
Gated al Monroe is wanted for passing
worthless check of $65 On the Bank
OF Juda. The check was drawn on
the First National bank Of Galena.
It is claimed that Well got money in
the anne manner at her places.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
FOREIGN.

The postoffice in the heart of VI
emma was robbed of $4,000
Italy will be represented at the
Hudson-Fulton celebration by the
cruisers Etna and Etruria.
Don Miguel Antonio Caro-, former
president of Colombia, is seriously
i'll.
Fourteen miners were killed by an
explosion of gas in the Makewska
mine in the Don district, Russia.
A hurricane did much damage to
property and interrupted Geographic
communications throughout the 18TH
mus of Panama.
Szistunoff, a reporter Of the Bourse
Gazette and other St. Petersburg pa.
pers, was sentenced to death by a
military court on the charge of rob
bing = tea store two years ago.
It develops that the Cubans real
reason for buying German instead or
American rifles and field guns was
because they thought IN case of war
with the United States they would
be unable to procure ammunition
A young woman who applied to
he WiIesden magistrates in London
for a summons against her husband
for assault told a peculiar story.
He was Is years Of age, she said
and had private means. He was
also in receipt Of an old age pen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
ROWBOAT RUN DOWN,
CHILD DROWNED
POWER LAUNCA HITS SMALLER
CRAFT WlT9 FATAL
RESULTS.

Milwaukee, July 1N.-Drowned win,
in a few fee OF the shore in full view
of several thousand people at Wauke,
sha Beach, the death of little Emily
Erimann cast q gloom over the Allis,
CHa-mers picnic yesterday afternoon.
The girl, who was 5 years OF age,
WIS in row boat with her elder SISTER
and Frank NGstz and his two chiIdreu
when he accident occurred. The
roow boa, was stuck by a pleasu. <
steamer short distance from tie
shore and cansized. All we've say, d
but the little Erdmaun girl who saDk
immediately.
The lake was dotted with rowboats
and power craft filled with pleasure
seekers, and when he shouts OF he
uplr u tAe power boat attracted the
attention Il The occupants of nearby
.yal oujs. al effort was made to effect
he rescue of he li-tle girl but her
,ody could not be found.
Those who were rescued were taken
-s TN o-e3 q the beach ard provided
...1 G-y v.1..jGg
TIL father IS a blacksmith, en-
loved by the Alns-Chalmers com
pany.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
ST. PAUL ROAD PAYS
FOR SEIZED DEER
A MICHIGAN HUNTER SECURES
ABOUT $500 FROM THE
RAILROAD.

Green Bay, July 1S.-The hunters
who shipped large amount OF deer
from Michigan last fall through this
city to Lansing, Mich, have received
compensation from the Chicago, Nil,
wauIlee & st. Paul railroad company.
The hunters shot the deer in Michigan
in accordance with the game laws OF
hat state and were shipping them
through Green Bay when they We're
seized BY Deputy Game Warden An
sorge and other state officials.
The hunters VINO were shipping the
deer claimed that the Wisconsin war,
dens had no right to make the seizure
as it was an interstate shipment.
William Van Derveer of Benton Har-
Dor, Mich, had charge of the matter
for the hunters and the railroad com
pany settled at the rate of twenty-five
cents per pound. amounting in all to
about $500
The st. Paul road will now begin
it is announced, as they are of the
opinion that a Wisconsin warden has
no right or authority to seize an inter-
state shipment of this kind
There is also a prospect of further
trouble as Wisconsin wardens have
persisted in Selling not only game,
but fish shipments, it is claimed. Sew
eral fishermen along the upper part of
the lakes writing that their fish had
been seized while on its way to the
Chicago markets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22

on the charge of murder. Union
cards were found on both of the dead
men.
PIrvis is a non-union chief engineer
of the ore steamer Centurion which ar
rived here early lest evening After
leaving his boat at the Cleveland and
Pittsburg dock he was attacked by
three men who beat him terribly He
drew a revolver and opened fire with
the results above stated,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
RELEASED FROM PRISON SHIP.
Ends Sentence For Desertfon: Makes
Haste tn Get Married.

Portsmouth, n. H, July 1S.-Charles
Magness, son-in-Iaw Of the late United
States Senator Arthur P. German, a
musician in the United States navy.
was released from a prison ship at the
Portsmouth navy yard yesterday upon
completion of six months sentence
for desertion. The man was spirited
away Immediately in an automobile
and il is believed he has started for
Washington, D. c., where house has
been fitted up for his bride and him
self
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
SHOOTS DOWN
TWO UNION MEN
MARINE ENGINEER ATTACKED BY
THREE MEN AND OPENS
FIRE

Cleveland, Ohio, July 18.-ln a
fight growing out of the strike of the
employees of the lake carriers, Richard
Brown and William Woods, union
men were shot and killed here last
night. James p. Purvis, marine en-
gineer of Detroit, was later arrested
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
THREE DROWN IN MISSOURI
Husband of One of Victims Saves Him
self end Dauqhtsr.

Elsberry, Mo, July 18.-Mrs. Ed
ward T. Hasse, st. Louis Mrs. w. d.
Shannon and the latter's daughter, Ar
line, aged -, drowned in Kings Lake
yesterday by the capsizing of launch.
Mr.. Shannon, who was in the launch
also, saved another daughter, Maxine,
hut was pOwerless to rescue the
Q hers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
Skull Was Fractured.

An inquest will be hello by Coroner
Charles Hill, Waukesha county. on
Monday, after which the body will be
brought home.
Mr.. LETTER was struck in the fore
head and sustained a compound fIac-
ture of the skull, as we'll as other in
iur;es.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22

The frequency OF accidents to
passengers alighting from the rear
platform Of car approaching from
the opposite direction, has led an
inventor 10 devise an alarm which
is sounded by the motorman when
he stops his car If he sees another
car coming on the opposite track
The alarm is located on the back
platform, and at night the device Is
Illuminated. so that the sign read
ing. Look out for the car on the
other track may be read.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
A Brilliant Idea.

Speaking of the money question" "
remarked Greening, what this coun-
try needs is an elastic currency"
Then" rejoined his wife, proud of
her ability 10 see through a stone
wall with a hole in it, why doesn't
the government print banknotes on
sheet rubber?''
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
THINK GIRL is INSANE.
Reading (Pa.) Police DisproVe Flor
ence Naqatas Tale.

Reading, Pa, July 18.-Tne police
yesterday investigated the story of
Florence Linden Nagata, the SUPP
posed japanese girl now at local
institution, who declares that she
saw Elsie Sigel's body in a trunk aft
er the latter's murder on New York
The authorities have decided that the
Nagata girl has probably escaped
from an ASYLUM.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22

How a man may be lost IN New York
city and never be missed, was shown
BY the finding Of a mans body in a
sewer excavation so feet below the
surface. The man was digger and
had been buried by an avalanche of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
Produce
Three Get Life Sentences.

Richmond, KY, July 18.-The trial
of Berry Simpson, Elisha Slayin and
George Stanley for the murder Of a
deputy United States marshal, at
Stearns, hy.. last Christmas, resulted
last night in conviction. The three
men were given life sentences.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
So They All Think.

Stella-'fCongratulate me, dear, I'm
engaged"
Mabel-.Huh, ! wouldn't marry
the best man on earth
Stella-"Of course you couldn't.
I'm going TO marry him myself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Livestock.

Cattle-Receipts estimated at 800;
market steady; beeyes, 4.85015O;
Texas steers, 4.50@6.0O; western
steers, 48O@625; stockers and feed.
ers. 3.1Om5.1O; cows and heifers, 2.4O
m6.35; calves, G.OO0875.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 10000:
market 5m10c lower; light, 7.5508.05;
mixed, 7.7O@8.25; heavy, 7.7O08.3U;
rough, 7.7O0785; good to choice, 1855
$3.50; pigs, 66O@745; bulk Of sales,
T850810.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 5000;
market steady; native, 2.75049O;
western, 3.0005.00; yearlings, 1900
500; lambs, native, 4.7508.50; west
ern, 4.75084O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22
Dairy.

Cheese-Strong; daisies, 14% 6l5c;
twins, 14014Ac; young Americas, 4
015c; long horns, 14A 015c.
Produce.
Potatoes-Weak; choice to fancy,
75080c; fair 10 good, 5507Oc.
Poultry-Easy turkeys, 14c; chick,
ems, 13c; springs, 18M19c.
Vea1-Steady: so to 6h-pounjs
weight, 71b@Sc; so to 85-pounds
weight. s1z@9le; So to 11o-pounds
weight, 10011c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-22

~ ~
There is no longer any question that
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19
The Transfer Was Old.

With a transfer ticket punched TO
expire at IL o'clock, an elderly wcm.
an got on a car.
Il can't take this, lady" said the
conductor. You see, it's marked for
IL, but now it's ten minutes of two.
The tickets been dead for nearly two
hours
Well" was the womans reply. II
took the first car / could get after
leaving the bank. had to wait to
have my interest figured up"
III It took EN- two hours to flg,,-s
the interest on my money wouldn't
argue about transfer. I'd pay my
fare or ride in an auto" said the con.
ductor
The woman made no retort, but
fished nickel out of her handbag
and gave 1t to the conductor New
York Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19
LITTLE MONEY IN OSTRICHEs
australian Raisers Of Beautifully
Feathered Birds Get Small Re
turns for Their Work,

The first attempt to raise ostricher
IN Australia was made by Mr.. Nal
com, who in 1880 brought 100 young
birds from South Africa to South Aus
tralia. In the following year the par
lament of South Australia enacted a
law which granted 10 the first person
who should exhibit $50 ostriches more
than one year old about 2,400 acres O.
land suitable for ostrich farming.
The conditions were satisfied by the
South Australian Ostrich Company.
winch was founded In 1886 with a cap
ital of $4,000. The company received
land near Port Augusta on Spencer
bay, but in spite OF this assistance
the company has never paid divi.
dend, although 1t now possesses LOO
ostriches, all OF which were imported
from South Africa There is a still
larger ostrich farm on the shore OF
Lake Albert, and smaller farms are
scattered through the colony.
In New South Wales ostrich farm.
Ing was first attempted in 1897, by
Barracluff, who imported six pairs of
ostriches from northern Africa. and
now possesses 81 birds.
Queensland and Victoria possess
only small ostrich farms, which have
not produced very encouraging re-
suits. In all there are now about
1000 ostriches in Australia. The in
terror feathers are used at hnmn and
the more valuable ones are exported,
chiefly to Germany Scientific Ameri.
can.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19
Christmas swaddling

picturesque Christmas swaddling
clothes
Coal oil lamps fitfully illuminated
tie tree at the far end of the big room.
There was a sudden co:nmotion at
its base, as without warning Santa
Claus stood on a tar.barrel, holding
aloft his bundle.
Promenade all; seats" roared the
fiddler, and the dancers and the chill.
dreR gathered around the tree-but
not too close, for Mamie, as mistress
of ceremoni.3, waved them away from
the magic circle. AS he, in thin,
disguised voice, called out the names,
the owner would step up and claim
the parcel
Who is he?" one man asked, but
MacGregor nudged the speaker.
Hush; it's one of the Jimson boys,
most like; don't matter; we want to
fool the youngsters and they think
it's Old Nick himself"
Malcolm MacGregor."
Now, 1t was not often that Mamie's
father had heard himself thus ceremo-
niously addressed, and the canny Scot
blood leaped in veins he thought long
dead to pride.
Somebody said: Well, Mac,
reckon that's you," and he shuffled up
to the tree and took the slip of paper
Santa Claus proffered II was sworn
promise to buy the 20-acre lot adjoin-
ing MacGregor's place. adding that the
mysterious donor had stopped by the
owners farm and taken an option on
it in favor of Malcolm MacGregor
Below the business form were the
written words: THE one and only
consideration therefor, to be the hand
of his daughter, Mary, to be mine, to
have and to hold from this day forth"
MacGregor tottered TO chair,
where he sat gazing at the precious
paper. In the hubbub nobody noticed
him; the children fingered about
Santa Claus, shifting at his empty bag,
longing to touch the hem of his robe.
He waved them away, signifyng to
Malcolm to follow him out of doors.
Here, at the edge of the clearing, be
awaited the man and his daughter.
When they came he said still in the
disguised voice: May | hope Mr.. Mac
Gregor, that you will accede to the
plan---?"
Put her thar, Bud" and Mac Gregor
grasped his hand
But he reeled and leaned against q
blasted tree for support when Santa
Claus, throwing off the cap, revealed
the smooth-shaven, square -jawed face
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19

4 AT a clearing OF the forest stood
( 'MacGregor's store. 1t was sometime,
called THE Crossing" but as the
branch had long been impossible be.
cause OF quicksands, these literal
mountain folk had come to call ii
only The Store" Here the mail was
brought, from the railroad twice a
week by carrier But it sometimes
financed that somebody had an err
rand In town, and would fetch" the
letters with him.
II This was just what happened the
eve before Christmas. MacGregor him
self, went for the maitland a goodly
aot OF 1t there was, too. Several post
lai cards, at least a dozen letters, and
as many other parcels.
!, He alighted from the wagon.
|hitched the mules outside, and hur.
fried to the door which his daughter
held open for him.
MY, Pappy what a lot of letters,
lAny for me?"
Her father put them on the grocery
lWouhter, and, going back to the wa
8gon, returned with a package of pep
permint candy-sticks of red and white
like small barber poles. These he put
In glass jar, then noticed the girl.
Hello, Mamie, what's in that there
writin?"
"Nothin'," was the terse response,
and Mamie slipped the letter in her
belt.
The man crossed to her with the
swagger of conscious weakness
Locke here, Name. if it's from that
pie-faced teacher down thar at the
Gap, it'll be the worst fer you and him,
too. Thar's lots of us ready to take
Bud Johnson's part"
Her face flushed to the color of her
Turkey red calico. "Tll never marry
Bud Johnson so long as I'm alive.
Shame on you, Pappy! It's all on ac
count Of that 20-acre lot. It's for sale;
you are crazy for it, and you want me
TO marry Bud because he's promised
to buy the lot II you make me marry
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19
Cast Bronze Coronets.

A curious archaeological discovery
has been made In the Russian prov
ince of Poltava. II consists of two
antique coronets Of cast bronze. One
is 5la inches in diameter, about one
inch high, and has 20 denticulations,
and the other five inches in diameter,
1st inches In height, and has II
denticulations. Both are made in two
pieces, joined together by hinge,
The time rust with which they are
covered and their general character
leave no room for doubt as to their
authenticity. The articles were found
in the possession of Russian peas
ant. but where and how they were
originally unearthed is unfortunately
not known.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19

I'M. Promise! he has promised every
h'ng-from that land to q collar 70.
tprels neck!"
The tiny black dog snoozing undei
he counter heard his name and crept
o her feet; she stopped and patteo
aim.
Never mind, Pepper, you shall gt
without the collar, and Pappy withou-
he land forever, before I'll let hin
swap me like pair of two-year-olds!
Her father paused in the act of ph.
ing the good apples on top of the
barrel. - know; it's all on account
OF that teacher man. And what's he
done? Tried to get the mountain folks
to send our youngsters to him to be
l2rned how to work. Thunderation ,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19

OF the teacher at Rabun'g Gap.
Thank you, Mr.. MacGregor," and
the teacher moved to Mary's side,
Her father rallied to swear and say:
But l thought"
You thought you were swapping
your daughter for 20-acre lot,-anG
you We're not mistaken; the only mis-
take is in the identity of the party,
and that will scarcely matter. Or,
perhaps, you prefer to let your friends
know that"
But nobody ever did know. and the
identity of Santa Claus was so well
kept that to this day the children be.
lieye that he hid in cave, and the
spring freshet rushed in and drowned
him. Anyway, he has never come
back.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19
Deadheads Who Must Be coaxed,

Concert givers in Germany find Il
more and more difficult to get an audi.
ence. Free tickets by no means in.
sures one. A Berlin journal tells how
audiences at recitals (Berlin often has
more than so of them In one week.
are apt to be made up.
Miss N, who plays or sings.
sends out about 200 tickets, some OF
them to prominent persons One OF
these Is the wife of Prof. u. She
kindly accepts the tickets, but has no
intention of attending the concert, SO
she gives them to her dressmaker.
who In turn bestows them on her as
sistants, who possibly may 80 to the
concert. In one case 1t was found
that of 200 free tickets only AZ were
used Musical America.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19

intercession he desires to secure, or
he may wish to purchase candle for
use in some of the ceremonials In
public or private devotions.
On entering the church, therefore.
he exchanges certain sum of money
with the deacon at the gate for an
equivalent amount OF these tokens.
He Is thus able to respond to the calls
for the various offerings during the
service or to deposit his gift at the
shrine CT the saint by using one or
more of these tokens as he may be
disposed, yet without any heavy de-
mand on his purse. These church
tokens are sometimes of brass ard
sometimes Of paper.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-12-19
FOR THE CONTRIBUTION BOX
A Convenient Arrangement for Giving
Early and Often In Use In
Greek Church.

A custom among attendants OF the
Greek *church at Trebizond explains
the use of certain tokens which have
been presented to the American Num-
ismatic society.
According to the Journal of the so.
ciety sometimes several collections
are made during the service In these
churches. Even should there be but
one, the visitor may desire to make a
special contribution at the shrine or
picture Of some o. the saints whose