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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-08
Timber Cut in 1895 Helps
You to Pay

For these "cut-over" lands be-
longed originally to the lumber COM
panies. They bought them for pine
lumber, not for farming. And now
they have gotten the pine timber
off, and that timber has paid them
a handsome profit. So they turned
these lands over to the American
Immigration Co., who are willing to
let this land go for almost nothing
to those that know how to farm it.
A second growth" of smaller tim
Der has sprung up-and there is
some clearing to do. But this, too,
helps to hold down the price and
makes it possible for you to get the
land at about one-tenth Of its worth
$16O Gets 80 Acres
In fact, you can get so acres of
this land for a cash payment of only
The Bourbon news., 1909-04-27
Army at Maximum Limit.

For the first time in ten years the
United States army enlistments have
brought the force to its maximum
limit. Hard times undoubtedly have
assisted greatly toward this result.
That nearly 1900 applicants have
been rejected in fourteen months.
while over 1000 were accepted, is no
reflection on the actual physical eff
cheney Ut the men turned to the re-
cruiting Offices by unemployment
The army standard of requirement is
high and can in time OF peace be
rigidly maintained. An acceptable
proportion of nearly 80 per cent. in a
miscellaneous AMI scattered throng is
rather to the national credit on the
basis of averages.
The Bourbon news., 1909-04-27

lie interests and it imperils the happi-
ness of men and women generally
while it ieopafdizes the integrity of
those who indulge in the sport. Count
less suicides are chargeable to this
evil. The penitentiarie5 are filled with
men who lost their honor in the bucket
shop and the lessons are writ so large
upon every public highway in America
that it is strange the American Con-
gress has not long ago used its power
to blot out the death-dealing machine
known as the board of trade gambling
pit.
Those who have. for so many years,
ignored the Importance of this que tion
are now brought face to face with
iniquity. All over the country the
price of flour is being increased and
IhO PLlCC u OISdU III CHG IdrRSG cities
is being run up almost to the prohibi-
tive point SO far as concerns the poor.
Bread bakeries in many of the cities
are being closed. The situation is so
grave that it would not be tolerated
two days in a monarchy and yet this
evil is not only permitted but is actual
ly defended in this republic.
Secretary Wilson is right when he
says that this situation is due to gamb-
ling, to the scheming of coterie of
men who are trafficing in the food of
the people. Congress has it within its
power to crush this institution. The
Louisiana lottery fourished for years
until the American Congress denied to
it the use of the mails and telegraph,
then the Louisiana lottery died. Con-
gress should make the same sort of at
tack upon hoard of trade gambling. It
should act promptly in defense of the
people.
Already men, women and children
have suffered, but their suffering, will
not be in vain if, as a result, the
gambling pit shall be DESTROYED.
The Bourbon news., 1909-04-27
The Farmers Wife

Is very careful about her churn. Shs
scalds it thoroughly after using, and gives
it a sun bath to SWeeten it. She knows
that if her churn is sour IL will taint the
butter+hat is made in it, The stomach is
a churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
ceSSeS which are almost exactly like the
churning of butter. Is it not apparent
then that if this stOmach-churn is foul il
makes foul all which is put into it?
The evil of a foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste in the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it, but the corruption OF
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
inatOn of disease throughout the body.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the echurn-abSoutely
removes every tainting or cOrrupting ele-
ment. In this way it cures blOtches,
pimples, eruptions, scrofulOus swellings,
sores, or open eating ulcers and all
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
If you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and deSpondent have frequent headaches,
UlLLy dbIdChos SllSbN lllS VI QlNGI6SS III SIOll-
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risingS after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number of them, indicate thatyou are
suffering from biliOuSneSS, torpid or lazy
liver with the usual accompanying indi-
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements,
The best agents known 70 medical SCI
ence f0r t0e- cure 0I the above SYMPTOMS
and c0nditions, as atfeSfed By the writings
Of leading IeacherS- and ctitiQpeTS- Of
al the several schools Of medical nracfice,
have been fullL-and- harmQniQnsIy
cQmhiled in Dr. Pierce'S- -GOIden-Medic
0ISclYerYA That this is absolutely true
will be readily proven to your satisfaction
if you will but mail a postal card request
to DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y, for a
free copy of his booklet of extracts from
the standard medical authorities, giving
the names of all the ingredients entering
into his world-famed medicines and show
ing what the most eminent medical men
of the age say Of them. ------
The Bourbon news., 1909-04-27
Stop the Gambling.

For years efforts have been mace to
induce Congress to do something by
way of putting stop to board of trade
gambling in food stuffs. The efforts
If these men have been unavailing.
they have been sneered at by public
officials who were presumed to repre-
sent the people. Manifestly. gambling
IN the board of trade is OF no benefit
o the public from any standpoint. 1t
IS, in the contrary. detriment to pub
The Bourbon news., 1909-04-27
Tax IncOme-NOt Poverty.

In my judgment an amendment to
the Constitution for an income tax is
not necessary. | believe that an in
come tax, when the protective system
of customs and internal-revenue tax
shall not furnish income enough for
governmental needs, can ana should be
devised which under the decisions of
the Supreme Court will conform to the
Constitution. MIR. Iaft's speech of ac-
ceptance, July 28, 1908.
We favor an income tax as part of
cur revenue system, and we urge the
submission of a constitutional amend
ment specifically authorizing Congress
to levy and collect tax upon individ-
ua and corporate incomes, to the end
that wealth may bear it proportionate
share of the burdens Of the Federal
Government. National platform of the
Democratic party adopted at Denver,
July 10, 1908.
Mr.. Taft is a great constitutional
lawyer. In his opinion an income-tax
provision can be drawn to conform
with the Constitution, in spite of past
decisions of the United States Supreme
Court. He holds it to be just and
expedient tax at this time.
Why should not all Democrats in the
Senate follow Mr.. Taft's advice By
their national platform they are com
mitted to the principle of the income
tax, without regard to the tariff, as a
way to make wealth bear its fair share
of the burdens of the Government.
None of them is better qualified than
Mr.. Taft by legal learning and expert
ence to pass on the constitutionality OF
such a measure.
Why should not the Republicans in
the Senate adopt Mr.. Taft's plan?
They are committed by their national
platform and their campaign pledges
to an honest revision of the DingIey
tariff, a thorough and downward re-
vision. They are responsible for the
raising of adequate revenues for the
Government. AS Mr.. Taft described
it, the condition today exists when the
protective system of customs and the
internal revenue tax do not furnish
enough income. The proposed revision
of the Dingley duties alone will not
produce enough additional revenue un-
less taxes on the necessaries of life are
raised and the cost of living still fur
ther increased to millions of poor con-
sumers. What better method is there
in the circumstances of securing addi-
tional revenue than tax on incomes?
There are enough Democrats and Re
publicans in the Senate who favor the
income tax to make it a part of the
pending Tariff bill if they will work
Loyalty together. 1t would be folly to
sacrifice the opportunity to minor de-
tails or petty differences of opinion.
The time is ripe for a real tax reform,
for the enactment into the forms of
law that wealth must pay its proper
proportion of the costs of government
and that poverty shall not be further
penalized by excessive exactions for
the relief Of wealth.
The income tax will be forward
step in that direction. 1t will not cor
rect the inequalities of the tariff, but
in part it wilt offset them. At least it
will remove the pretext of making
them worse in the new tariff by re-
moving the excuse for taxes designed
to increase the prices of food, clothing
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
LOCATION OF CEMETERIES.
Factors to Be Considered When Sc
Iecting Sites In Growing Towns.

Factors to Be Considered When Sc
Letting Sites In Growing Towns.
The location of projected cemeteries
in relation to growing towns is mat
ter for very serious consideration.
The mere question of location is a
study in itself, for the future of the
cemetery may depend in considerable
measure on two factors at least-a de-
sirable and satisfactory site and the
selection of that site in regard to the
direction of growth of the adjacent
town and the quality of that growth.
While distance from the town limits
should be reasonable from many
points of view, at the same time an
important fact must not be overlook
ed, that of permanence. Experience
teaches US that no cemetery can lay
valid claims to permanence that may
finally find itself within the town linn
it's. 4 few there may be that thrive
under the prospect of such a privi-
lege, but it rests in the long run upon
very uncertain tenure Beauty of
site and quality of improvements
should at any time offset the slight in
convenience of a longer journey, and
it would seem a matter of but common
business to present in attractive form
available arguments to induce fair pat
ronage to any cemetery situated u few
miles outside the limits of one of our
phenomenally growing cities or towns.
No cemetery organization should de-
spair under such a condition, provided
its business is conducted on progress
i've lines The rest and peace of the
country so eminently harmonic with
the spirit of the cemetery that distance
is no disadvantage where proper trans
portation facilities exist to minimize
the objection.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
THE DEMOCRAT.
81. 20 per year In Advance
TELEPHONE 74-2.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Dresden and son
departed on last Saturday afternoon for
their home in Bowman, N. Oak.
Miss Agnes Grunow has just return
ed to the home Of DR.. Parmley, after Il
visit at Lodi and BIanchardviIle.
Rev. w. T. Walker arrived home
last week from Kensal N. Oak, where
he had been engaged for about three
months in pastoral work. He expects
to shortly return to North Dakota to do
evangelistic work.
James Matthews is here visiting rela-
tives and old time friends. 1t is his
first visit here in two years. He has
been ut Albany and at the Soldiers
Home at Waupaca. He says that the
Waupaca Home is an ideal place for
old soldiers, and that he will gladly
furnish comrades any information in
regard to it which they may desire.
Mrs. w. G. Hales and daughter Ellen
left Saturday last for two weeks visit
with her sister at Kansas City, Mo.
Miss Catherine Burke daughter of
James Burke, went to Prairie du Chen
ON Monday, where she will enter the
convent ut that place.
Edward Hutchinson Of Menominee,
Mich, arrived here on last Saturday
for a week s visit at the home of Alex.
Mcneil.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet in the Good TempIars' Hall Tues
day Sept. IA, at 3:45.
Anton and JOS. Metz of Madison Wis
tied with their brother Alex. Metz,
druggist, over Sunday.
Ralph Arnold with his wife and fam
lily, moved on Tuesday to the vicinity
of Mazomanie, where he has employ
meut
The public library has received from
Senator r. NJ. LaFollette a pamphlet
containing the Tariff Act of 1909.
Miss Cecilia Lieder has gone to Cor
llSS TINS state TO attend boarding SchOOI.
Her father accompanied her there on
Monday.
Miss Helen Hoadley of Baraboo re-
turned home on Saturday after spending
two weeks with her friend Miss Cecilia
Leder.
William P. Gundry was in Madison
last week and looked over some of the
residence portions of the capital city,
the public building, the pleasure drives,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
An Aid to Outdoor improvements

Announcement is made of the forma-
ton of the Illinois Outdoor Improve
ment association at Urbana at the
suggestion of President Edmund }.
James of the University of Illinois.
This association is now in temporary
form. A committee upon organization
has been named, with President James
as chairman, that will submit to gen.
eral state meeting in the fall plan
for work. The purpose Of this asso-
citation is primarily to gather and dis
tribute facts which will help owners
and municipalities in more artistic
improvement of their properties, this
distribution to be accomplished by lit
erature and lectures. incidentally the
officers of the association would like
to be of personal use TO local improve
ment organizations. The association
will also take q lively interest in the
preservation and development OF any
beautiful or historical landscape.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
VALUE OF NEATNESS,
Good Way to Help a Store to
Attract Trade.
CLEAN UP OUTSIDE GROUNDS.

How a Small Grocery Storekeeper
Made His Back and Front Yards At
tractive and Kept the Cream of the
Trade In His Town.
During the summer months especial
" q grocery store keeper cannot be too
particular as to the outside condition
of his store and the grounds immedi-
ately surrounding him. If he allows
fruits and vegetable matter to remain
along the sidewalk and in the back
part of his lot an unhealthy and dis
agreeable condition will necessarily
result. Even though it may not be
bad enough to draw the attention OF
the board of health officers it is bad
enough to drive away customers. No
one likes to go to a store where one
must pass by disagreeable odors and
refuse matter.
Even though the storekeeper may
keep the inside of his store and his
fruit and vegetables therein in per-
fectly sanitary condition, complying
with all the requirements of the va
rious pure food laws, he cannot be too
particular with the condition of the
premises surrounding his store. II
you want to attract trade. make every
thing in connection with the store at
tractive as possible. The majority of
the grocery buyers are women, and
they probably are more particular ID
this respect than men. If you have a
little room at the side or in the back
of your store, keep the grass we'll cut,
make it look clean and attractive; if
possible plant few flower beds so
that it will be a pleasure for one to
approach your store and not dis
agreeable necessity.
One of the most attractive country
stores that the writer ever saw was
a little grocery store in small town
Of about / 800 inhabitants. This enter
priSing grocer had lot of about 90 by
$50 feet. His store was very UMPIRE
tentious and set about twenty-five feet
back from the street. This front
twenty-five feet of the lot was seeded
W SlCl dLlNI dI " . hSpi vel ~NN SAA4NA
green. Flowers were planted along
the walk which led to the main en-
trance, and in the back was very
clean, attractive looking vegetable and
flower garden. He disposed of his old
boxes and crates in such a careful
manner that no one ever realized that
he had any. 1t is unnecessary to state
that this man had and kept the cream
of the trade in his town. 1t certainly
paid him to go to a little extra pains
to make it attractive for people to
come into his store. If that will pay
in one town, it will pay in every town.
Just try it and see if a larger trade
does not result from increased clean
ness and neatness about the outside of
your store-AgricuItural Southwest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
UPBUILDING HINTS.
How to Keep Your Own Town Before
the Public.

no" TO Keep Your own Town Before
the Public.
1t is up to the citizens of every town,
be it large or small. to keep it prom
inently before the public as an enter
prising, hustIing town, one where good
people would not object to living and
raising their children. We don't be-
lieve in trying to make of every town
and village a manufacturing center
and one destined to become a city in
a comparatively short time. Ali such
statements are vain and misleading.
But there is scarcely a town which
by cooperation of it's citizens may not
be kept alive and made attractive. By
the organization of the business men
in all lines, and every town should
have such an organization, a great deal
may be accomplished toward its pros
perity. Some organizations undertake
too much at the beginning, and, fail
ing, their members become diScOur
aged and give up in despair, when if,
on the other hand. they had only I'M
dertaken one or two things at time
and laid their plans we'll and worked
to them they would have made a sue
cess of the venture.
Good roads are one thing needed in
a number of places. and one good road
leading to and through a town will
contribute very considerably to its we'll
being A good place where farmers
can hitch their teams and where they
can be provided with water, etc, is an
attraction worth all it costs. A rest
room, provided each store has none,
where the wives and daughters of the
visiting customers may find such com
forts as they usually require on such
occasions is also an item not to be over
looked
When a few conservative business
men get to working together for the
advancement and upbuilding Of their
local interests ideas Of value will Sug
gest themselves and they will always
find something worthy of considera
ton.
Good schools, attractive church build
ings and such things will attract
worthy citizens.-Retail Merchant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
CHURCHES OF MINERAL POINT

St. pauPs-CathoIic.
Rev. James O'Keefe, pastor. Mass at 500
and 1915 a M; Vespers, with benediCtion
at 1880 p. m.
St. MaTy'S-CathOlic.
Rev. Nicholas Weyer, pastor. Mass at 800
and 1000 a. m; Vespers at 300 D. m.
Trinity Church.
Rev March Chase, rector. Holy Commun-
ion at 8 a. M. Morning prayer and sermon
1890; Sunday school at II 40 a m; Evening
prayer 7:3O.
Friday Evening prayer 1870.
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. S. A. Bender, pastor. Services at 1890
a. N. and 1880 p. IN.
Glass meeting at 9 a. M. Sunday school at
l1:45; EOwOrth league at $50.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7;30.
Primitive Methodist Church.
Rev. w. @. Bond. pastor. Services at 1890
a. ~. and 1:3O p. m
Sunday school at 900 p. m.
Glass meeting a M; Sunday school at 2
p. m; Junior EndeavOr at D. M; Christian
EndeaYOr at 6:3O D. m.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
EDMUND.

To the Iowa County Democrat:
Miss Vera Jones spent few days at Montfort
the past week.
Fifty five tickets were sold here ON Thursday
last to the Platteville Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson and family left
here Friday for Duluth.
Chris. Holman spent Wednesday last at Min
eral Point.
Mrs. Ed. Mellor spent Wednesday last at
Cobb.
Mrs. j. n. Jones and daughter Nina visited at
Montfort over Sunday.
Miss Prideaux of Dodgeville will teach this
school the coming year.
Mr. Dale Baker and daughter Genevieve visit
ed friends at Livingston Wednesday last
Miss Beck Mills returned from Platteville on
Saturday and is spending the week with Mrs
T. c. Oliver.
Mrs. Ed Batten has been spending the week
with her mother.
Miss Lillian Baker returned TO her home on
Monday after three months visit with rela-
tives in Great Falls, Seattle and Portland
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
DESTROYED by Fire.

On Tuesday night at about II o'clock
a fire broke out in the stack yards of
w. 7. Short, in the town of Waldwick,
and five stacks of oats estimated to be
about S11 bushels were burned. The
threshing outfit of Henry Harris & Co.
was there, and the separator was burn
ed. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The loss is partially covered by insur-
ance, but there was no insurance on the
separator.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
VALUE OF SCHOOL GARDENS.
Important Factor In Developing Char
acter and Educating the Young.

important = actor IN DSNeIOpln9 Snaf-
acter and Educating the Young.
While the school garden as an edu-
cation proposition is in general
sense in it's infancy, its effect on pub
lie school children who have come un-
der it's influence has been quite marked
and most encouraging. The efforts of
the department of agriculture to add
inspiration to the cause by providing
garden facilities for the Washington
scholars have shown that not only
does the prescribed work in actual
gardening tend to broaden their intel
Iectual capacity, but it also develops
refinement in a greater or less degree
and. above all, improves the moral tone.
This would go to show that the gov
eminent might we'll exercise itself In
the direction of educating school gar
den teachers to the end of developing
good citizens in their future pupils.
At a meeting of school superintend-
ents in Washington great interest was
manifested in this work. and the re-
suits so far accomplished and on rec
ord served to show that the school
garden can be made. in fact is. decid-
eddy important factor in the develop
ment of character and the general
education of the young for the benefit
of any community. Looked upon as an
important, legitimate function of the
government to promote such a phase
of public education, it is to be expected
that some available scheme involving
government aid may be presented to
congress and receive its sanction and
support-Los Angeles Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
Fielder & Fielder. Attorneys.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court.
- ss-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at 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 twelfth day of October, A. d. 1905, being
the second Tuesday, of said month, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon Of said day. the follow
ing matters will be heard and cOnsidered
The application of Josiah Lanyon admins
traitor of the estate of Albert $. White, late of
said county, deceased, for the examination and
allowance of his administration account and
the assignment Of the residue of said estate to
such persons as are by law entitled to the same,
and for his discharge from his trust as such ad-
ministratOr.
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing a copy of this notice for three weeks,
successfully, prior to said day Of hearing in the
Iowa County Democrat a weekly newspaper,
published in said county.
Dated this 18th day of September 1909.
BY the Court,
ALDRo jerks, County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
4 Piano at a Remarkable Price.

n IldnO dl 81 NSIlti hCtblS III&S'
Chicago's largest music house, Lyon
and HeaIy, announces a gigantic altera-
ton sale of pianos. Nearly 1000 SPLEEN
did instruments are offered without
reserve until all are sold. In this stock
are a great many standard and we'll
known makes.
1t is necessary to move this great
stock of pianos in order to make room
for carpenters who are replacing floor
ing.
In Upright pianos new instruments
may be had as low as $145. This is an
Unprecedented opportunity and one that
may not occur again. Any piano not
proving entirely satisfactory may be re
turned at their expense.
Arrange a visit of inspection to their
warerOoms, corner Wabash Avenue and
Adams Street, this week so as to avoid
disappointment.