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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Where Tippinq Is Tabooed.

1t may be interesting to mention
that it Is neither customary nor advis-
able to give tips anywhere west Of the
Sierra Madres. l did it on two occa-
sions and in both cases learned to my
regret that the walters became SO ia
miliar with the guests and slack in
their services both to myself and 9TH
ers that they were discharged from
their employment by the Mexican pro-
prietor, whose watchful eye discovered
the lax attention pretty quickly and
without complaint from the visitors.
/ felt very uncomfortable about it, for
my intended kindness was in both in
stances the root of the trouble.-Out-
ing Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Mrs. Herman WieSen

died at the family home in this city, at
half past nine o'clock on Wednesday
morning, Aug. 25, after an illness of
many months; aged 80 years and 6
months. She was born at Argyle,
Feb. 7, 1876, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Day. On April 80, 1899,
she was united in marriage to MIR
Herman Wiesen, and to them were
born son and daughter Howard
and Helen-whO together with her hus
band, her mother Mrs. William Day
and four brothers and four sisters are
now called upon to mourn the loss of a
loved one. She was highly esteemed
for her many wOmanly graces She
was member of the Episcopal Church,
and in the absence of Rev. M Chase,
the Rev. Mr.. Todrig of Darlington will
Officiate at the funeral which is to be
held tomorrow, Friday afternoon, with
services at the home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
CHURCHES OF MINERAL POINT
ST. PauPs-Catholic.

ST. pauFS-CathOlic.
Rev James O'Keefe, pastor. Mass at 8 100
and 1915 a. NJ; Vespers, with benedictiOn
at 1880 p. m.
s.. Mary's-Catholic.
Rev Nicholas Weyer, pastor. Mass at 500
and 1000 a. M, Vespers at 3:Ou D. M
Trinity Church
Rev. March Chase. rector. Holy Commun-
ion at s a. m; Morning prayer and sermon
1890; Sunday school at 1i:4o a. m; Evening
prayer 1880.
Friday Evening prayer 1870.
Methodist Episcopal
Rev. S. A. Bender, pastor. Services at 1880
a. N. and 7:30 D. N.
Glass meeting at 8 a. m; Sunday school at
11:t5; Epworth league at $3.50.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening 1880.
Primitive Methodist Church
Rev. W.. C. Bond. pastor. Services at 1890
a. m. and G:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 200 p. N.
Glass meeting a. NJ; Sunday school at
D. m; Junior Endeavor at 3 p. m; Christian
Endeayor at $50 D. m.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
What IL Looks Like.

Little Elsie. aged three, who was
walking in the garden with her nurse
one evening. caught sight of the thin
In the west and exclaimed in great ex-
element: "Oh. look, look. nursie! The
moons all gone away and there isn't
anything left but just its skin"-De-
lineator
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
A General Competitive Exami-
nation

on October 2, 1909, will be held for the
position of Guard for Waupun Prison
and for the State Reformatory at Green
Bay.
Salaries range from 5000 to $3.50 per
annum with maintenance. Age limits
81 to As years. Minimum weight 1855
lbs Minimum height fit. Z in. APP
ply to the Office of the Commission at
Madison for application blanks and
further information.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Miss Lily StOner

died at the home of her aunt Miss
Catherine Mccormick, this Thursday
morning. She had been i'll only short
time, and her early death is most sad
The funeral will be held on Saturday
morning with services in st. Paul's
Catholic church.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Small Farm Wanted.

The Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency has a customer for small farm
of about twenty acres, in or near Min
eral Point city; one with house on
preferred, but house not absolutely re-
quired. Inquire at the Democrat Office.
pbOOa I'd
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Miss Nettie V. Wallis.

Graduate of the American Conservatory
of Music, Chicago, will give piano and
organ lessons. For terms inquire at
her home in this city. Phone 80. 41w
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Thanks to Fair Managers.

Supt. E. j. Perkins desires to thank
the managers of the Southwestern Wis
consin Fair for courtesies extended by
them to those from the Iowa County
Home who attended the Fair last week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26

At Painswick churchyard, u pretty
spot between Stroud and Gloucester,
England there are ninety-nine yew
trees The hundredth always dies,
though it has been planted many times.
A local story says that when the
hundredth lives after 1t has been
planted the world will end"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Unclaimed Letters.

MINERAL POINT, August "a. = Letters
addressed as follows remain unclaimed at the
Mineral Point postoffice:
Judge Bidwell, Julius Gutman 6 20.
Samy Thomas. Mrs. Frances Dever
j. Saries, Sr. Pete Rely,
James Fairchild.
In calling for above, please say advertised
BIT, PRIpEAU1, Postmaster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
Taste--Service

Your taste and our selection
of styles, patterns, fabrics and
colorings insures the style of
the clothes you buy here.
The service we render in fit
ting you properly, giving you
no opportunity to obtain any
thing but the best workman
ship, tested fabrics and relia-
bic clothes insures clothing
service.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26
The Average
Person
does ut look up your

does ut look up your
commercial rating in a book;
but rates you according to your
appearance, according to your
"get up"
Some men never look
"seedy" while others spend
ing perhaps almost as much
for their clothes, look "seedy"
half of the time.
The store that each patron
ICES makes the difference.
Your clothes and you
are in partnership together.
Do you find them a helpful
partner? If not, better call
on Will and Dick.
CorrelI & Martin.
Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-26

House and Barn and q Acres OF
Land for Sale.
A good place will be sold cheap.
Inquire of the Mineral Point Real Els
tate Agency, at the Democrat Office.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-14

HYPOTHEEK-The work of
sinking a stump has now been
completed and the actual sinking
of the shaft to the lO00-foot
level was commenced Monday.
This action follows the advice of
practically every mining man
and mining engineer who has
visited the property recently.
When the 1OOO-foot level is
reached prosecuting and drifting
to get under the showing in the
8O0-foot level will be commenced.
The property is located near
Kingston and is being developed
under the management of Octave
Quay.
B. H. & S. EXTENSION-A
full line of supplies has been
taken to the property as it is
the intention to continue work
throughout the winter. The
lower tunnel is now in about 400
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-14
MILL FOR THE BLACK HORSE
Machinery Ordered and Preparations
S Made for Installation of Plant.

The machinery for the Black Horse mill has been ordered and
force Of work grading Every effort will be made to
have the grading completed and the frame work of the mill
sruced before the begins fly It is not expected how
that the mill will be ready for operation before the spring
The ore shoot the lower level been exposed for
wards of 200 feet and said supas the sangune
aons Of the management Much of the main shoot of
clean shipping grade while the balance of first class concenat
ing In addition the main shoot several smaller shoots
have been exposed this level These vary from 60 to 80 feet
length and are all Of good milling grade.
The property located the Murray section and is being de-
veloped by Patrick Burke of this city.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-14
STRIKE IS MADE ON DOUGLAS

good strike Of ore has been made the property Doug
Mining company Pine creek The strike made in the
upper drift samples the have been brought Wallace
be assayed but the returns not yet known.
The from the lower the upper workings has been
peed and it said that excellent showing of has been
made this part the mine Oh the completion this work
force of further exploit the ledge the
workings It is believed that this work will not be completed for
another month So when meeting of directors will be called to
decide upon the nature development and other matters
of interest connected with the mine.
Development being done under the management Of Theo
Brown of Kingston
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-14
Push Amazon=Dixie
Second Ledge Showing Rich Galena Is
Exposed in Building Trail.

The lower tunnel the property of the AmazonDxie
Mining company has been driven of mbes the force
of work has been increased and every effort will be made
to have the bore completed the earliest possible moment When
finished this tunnel will be about 100 feet long and will give
depth of 700 feet the body This will be the main working
tunnel and located only about 80 feet below the tracks of the
Northern Pacific railroad and 1000 feet Of Copper creek
Some good bote and caopyrtes have already been
tered together with some galena.
At the portal the tunnel excavation 100 feet wide has been
made This will be used for timber shed and other buildings
The trail from the upper workings the portal of the tunnel
has been completed and in the construction of this rich
lena uncovered at point about 400 feet north of the ledge
which work has heretofore been DONE has been known that
the claims aversed by several lodges but this vein had
been uncovered elsewhere
The claims located Lookout and being developed
under the management of Wesley Everett of Wallace High grade
gaena exposed in the upper workings
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-14

feet but it is expected that 600
feet more will have to be run be-
fore the ledge istapped at depth.
An excellent showing has been
made in the upper workings.
The property adjoins the hold
ings Of the Bunker Hill & Sulli-
van company on the east.
\ NINETY SEVEN GROUP =
The annual assessment work has
been done and the lower tunnel
has intersected the ledge expos
ing some nice chalcopyrites. It
is probable that a still lower
tunnel will be started next year
by which a depth of between
5000 and 1000 feet can be got on
the ledge. The claims adjoin
the holdings Of the Champion
Copper company in the Stevens
peak section. An inspection has
just been made by H. P. Ward.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-14
DOUBLE WORK ON REINDEER
Long Tunnel Will be Extended ESQ
Feetand Drift ExploitedatSame Time.

To open at least two feet of five cent copper
tension of $50 feet of the tunnel for the
work the unique contract Frank Johnson has entered into with
the Reindeer company Johnson has had former contracts with
the company and certain that there good body Of
ahead of the face Of the long tunnel that he made the
above proposition which accepted If the is opened up
Johnson gets $2 foot for his work. which only reasonable
price If he taking chances that stockholders
readily what confidence he has in the property and has
had better opportunity Of being familiar with it.
While the being pushed forward under this
n the company has force Of eight work the
d days and the fine body Of which has been
peeed will be fully exploited
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
VICTORIES ARE RECORDED
GENERALLY IN WASHING
TON CITIES FOR INDEPEND-
ENTS AND PRoHIBITIONIST

Prohibitionists, good govern
ment tickets and independents
generally extended their lines of
power in the municipal elections
In Washington yesterday.
The most important dry" vic
tories recorded were in Blaine and
Lynden in Whatcom county. Dry
tickets were elected in both places
to back up the local prohibition
law.
Mabton. twelve miles west of
Prosser, also voted dry by ma
jority of 81 votes.
Steilacoom elected the good
government ticket with Eugene
Church mayor, and E. B. Annis
and B. j Rushmore council
men, with Peter David, II. M. Sar-
want and A. B. Bell tied for the
third ward councilmanic seat. The
good government ticket, however,
has a majority in the council and
Steilacoom will probably go dry.
The "wets" elected L. c. Smith
mayor and a full wet ticket at
Auburn, and celebrated last night
with fireworks and firewater.
Springdale Dry
Springdale went dry by nearly
three to one, eleeting the tax
pares" ticket headed by K. G..
Huseby for mayor.
Ellensburg shelved every man
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

you suspect any Kidney or Urin-
airy arrangement, or feel rheumatic
pains, begin taking this harmless
medicine, with the knowledge that
there is no other remedy, at any
price, made anywhere else in the
world. which will effect so thor
ough and prompt cure as fifty
cent treatment of Pape's Diuretic,
which any druggist can supply.
Your physician. pharmacist.
banker or any mercantile agency
will tell you that Pape, Thompson
& Pape, of Cincinnati, is large
and responsible medicine concern,
thoroughly worthy of your conf
ldence.
Only curative results can come
from taking Papes Diuretic, and
few days treatment will make any
one feel fine.
Accept only Pape's Diuretic-
fifty-cent treatment-from any
drug store anywhere in the
world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
BACKACHE and KIDNEY MISERY
ENDED WITH SEVERAL DOSES

Usually sufferers from back
ache, bladder trouble or out-of-or-
der kidneys, feel relieved after
several doses of Pape's Diuretic.
Misery in the back, sides, or
loins, sick headache, inflamed or
swollen eyelids, nervousness, rheu-
matism and darting pains, heart
palpitations, dizziness. sleepless-
ness, listless, WORKOUT feeling, and
other symptoms of inactive, slug
gish kidneys simply vanish.
Uncomfortable urination (espe-
cially at night smarting, discolor-
ed water and all Bladder misery
ends.
/ Feeling miserable and worried
is needless because this unusual
preparation goes at once to the
out-of-order Kidneys and Bladder
distributing its cleansing, healing
and vitalizing influence directly
upon the organs and glands af-
fected, and completes the cure be-
fore. you realize it. The moment
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
SELECT ANOTHER
CITY DEPOSITORY

The sinking fund commission
yesterday agreed to name the
Scandinavian-Ame bank as
the sixth city depository for mu-
nictpal funds. With the addition
of this bank the city will have
room to deposit 100000 at a
time and have it all bearing in
terest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
GOOD GOVERNMENT TICKETS
WON OUT IN YESTERDAYS
CITY ELECTIONS

/ in the old administration except
the city clerk and elected a ''peo-
pies" ticket with F. e. Craig for
mayor and a council pledged to
progressiveness.
Walter Ruiz was elected mayor
of Port Townsend, with a COM
plete ticket of young men progress
Isives.
r. r. White, a progressive
won at Sumner for mayor with a
complete council to back him.
The citizens ticket won at Gar
field with r. F. Manning for
mayor.
The metropolitan park plan was
defeated at Bellingham and J. P.
De Mattos was elected mayor.
Toppenish routed every old Of
fetal from office and put in an
entire new set of officers with
Leonard Talbot for mayor.
North Yakima Independent
P. M. Armbruster at North Yak
ina and his entire independent
ticket was elected.
Bremerton repudiated the re-
lpublicans and elected j. A. McGil-
lvray, an independent, as mayor
with the rest of the ticket except
ing two men.
Headed by William Keller for
city clerk, the citizens ticket won
out at Edmonds.
Mitchell Harris, republican, was
reelected mayor of Olympia. with
complete republican ticket ex-
cept Clerk ]. r. Beaver, democrat
and independent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
ALASKA MINER
SELLS HIS BIG
BUNCH OF GOLD

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8.-His
vigil at the side of a
small iron safe containing $780,
900 in Alaskan gold ended, Sam
uel Hagen, an Alaskan miner, to-
day transferred his wealth to the
United States mint and retired to
the Argonaut hotel to get the
sleep he denied himself while the
treasure was in his possession.
Hagen and his wife left Seattle
for San Francisco several days
|ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
Golden Gate City Prepares TO
Hold Exposition and Bay City
Says She Won't Give Up
Her Right To 1t.
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.
Backed by practically every bus
mess and professional man in the
city, aided by every commercial or
ganization and guaranteed the
necessary financial support. the
promoters of the proposed Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition will begin
at once to raise the necessary
funds for holding the big fair here
in 1915 to commemorate the open
ing of the Panama canal.
The proposition was made by
Homer s. King. former president
of the Bank of California, at a
meeting of 500 merchants, and in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
WHITE SLAYER ARRAIGNED
TODAY MAY BE SENT TO
PEN FOR LIFE.

Frederick lie Plante, who was
convicted by a jury in the superior
court last month on the charge
of soliciting young girls for the
white slave" traffic, was arraign-
ed before Judge yesterday today
and pleaded not guilty to an In
formation charging him with be-
ing an habitual criminal under
the statutes.
The information charges that
lie Plante was convicted of the
crime of incest in Jefferson coun-
ty, Montana, in 1897, and that
he was sentenced to shrve 20
years in the penitentiary, being
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
TITS NEVER TOO LATE TO MFND-But

Does anyone value the mended article as
highly as the bright, clean, new?
Will gift bought in the crush and rush of
the last few days before Christmas = at time
when the salespeople are tired and five shop
pers are clamoring for the attention of one
clerk : at time when the stocks have lost
their pristine freshness-at a time when once
you We gotten out of the crush you say "Never
Again!'-will this gift then carry the true
Christmas spirit?
Or will it be better to shop early?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
Il PLANTE To FACE TRIAL
AS AN HAB|TUAL CRIMINAL

,paroled after ten years of I'M
prisonment, by the governor.
The statutes provides that a
person convicted of two crimes of
this nature, is an habitual GRIM
inal and Is amenable to imprison-
ment for any term of more than
ten years. 1t is possible for lie
Plante to be given a sentence of
life Imprisonment IL he is found
guilty. A jury will be called 70
try him In about two weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

Upon the white screen at the
Lyric theater today, tomorrow
and Friday, you can see the
Johnson-Ketchel contest, which
took place at Colma, Cal, Oct. 16,
1909. 1t is a wonderful repro
duction. just like being at the
ringside watching the two men
fighting for the worlds champion
ship honor.
About four weeks ago the
Pittsburg-Detroit base ball game
was seen at the Lyric theater.
Also the great building up of
the Panama canal, showing great
engineering feats and the whole
construction. Very educative.
It is to the credit of the man
agement of the Lyric theater OF
keeping in touch with happenings
that occur all over the world.
Sunday and Monday they have
secured two extra good features,
aThe Ranchman's Rival" sensa-
tional Western drama, and
Through the Breakers" story
of the slaves of society and its
pathetic details.
BY visiting the Lyric theatel
three times week, which is only
cents admission, you will sec
from the Zulu to the Buhu Doe
tor; in fact, you will see the whols
world, and also how moving pic
lures are made.
The Lyric theater has made ar
rangements to secure the yer.
best pictures obtainable. No pric,
is TOO high for them to pay I,
give their patrons the best Their
Is. y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
San Diego Gets Dander Up.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. s.
The announcement that the bust
ness men of San Francisco are de-
termined to have a Panama canal
exposition in that city in 1916 is
causing much talk here today, as
the local citizens have been plan
ming for several months to cele-
brate the opening of the big
ditch in 1916 with an exposition
here.
A company, headed by some of
the wealthiest men on the aei-
fic coast, has been formed for
that purpose, and the news from
San Francisco was received here
with little grace. San Diego in
tends to have the fair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

scribed the incomplete work ac-
count, with which it is alleged
Riplinger tempered. Mr.. Melse
told of having seen the book he
recognized as the account of the
incomplete work fund in Riplin-
gers grip when the ex-controller
vacated his office and left for
Honduras.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
JAPANESE BELL. BOY
STARTS LIVELY FIGHT

A lively scrap in the lobby of
the Tacoma hotel at II o'clock
last night between a Japanese
bell boy and the elevator man re-
suited in the arrest of r. Hara,
Japanese. on a charge of assault
ing r. P. Riley. Police Judge
Arntson listened to the evidence
this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
SHELDON FACES
LARCENY CHARGE

fBy United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The grand
Jury this afternoon returned an IN
dictment charging grand larceny IN
the first degree against deorse
Preston Sheldon, deposed president
of the Phenix Insurance company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

Pictures, Frames, Room Mould
ing and Decorating. Joseph N.Y.
ers, GIT G st. ***
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
FRISCO AND SAN DIEGO
NOW IN A SCRAP OVER
NEXT WORLDS FAIR

a few minutes the plans were I'M
der way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

SEATTLE, Dec. 8.-A jury
was completed. late yesterday aft
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
JOHN R|PL|NCER, EX- SEATTLE
CONTROLLER, IS PUT ON
TRIAL FOR THEFT

ernoon to try John Riplinger, for
|mer Seattle controller, accused of
embezzlement of city funds, and
the case is in full swing today.
Mr.. Paul told of the methods of
keeping office funds and de-