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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
1870 O'Clock.

Board called to order; Mr. Roethe in
the chair.
The question of additional telephone
service, which was made a special order
at this time was taken up
Mr. Lindsey, manager of the local
telephone exchange, addressed the
board on the proposition.
Mr.. Frost moved to amend Mr. Cody s
motion by striking out phones in Coun-
ty Clerks Office and County Court.
Amendment carried and motion, as
amended, adopted.
Mr.. Horn moved that the Committee
on Public Property be instructed to
carry out this action Of the board Mo-
tion carried
The following petition was presented
by Mr.. Lewis
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04

| hereby certify that the above is correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
T. II. HoSKINs,
County Treasurer
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th day
of January 1909. r. +. GRIBBLE,
County Clerk.
The schedule of claims was read and
referred to the Committee on General
Claims
On motion of Mr.. Horn, a recess was
taken until seven O'Clock this evening
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. q
$40 O'clOcl

Board called to order by the chair
man, roll called and members all pres
ent
Minutes Of yesterdays sessions read
and approved as read.
Mr. Campbell moved that the rules
be suspended for the balance of the
present session Motion carried
The special committee to whom was
referred the petition Of DR. H. f. Nc
Donald and others submitted their re
port:
DoDGEvtLLE Wis Jan co. 1909
To the Honorable County Board Of Iowa County
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04
TUESDAY EVENING JAN. 10
Seven O'clock.

Board called to order; Mr. Roelhe in
the chair.
Mr.. Rysn moved that further re-
cess be taken until 9 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Motion carried.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04

/ Messrs Cody, Horn, THOMAS ana Tor
/ gen.
Mr.. Campbell was called to the chair
and Mr.. Roethe took the floor in favor
of the resolution.
call of members on the adoption of
the resolution resulted
Ayes Messrs. Bilkey, Billings, Bow
! den, Burns, Campbell Carter, Caygill,
Cody, Dickinson, Gorgen, Harker, jack
son, Lewis, Rain. Raine, Roethe. Ryan,
Stratman. A. E. Thomas and w H..
Thomas 20.
Nays - Messrs. Dietzman, Frost,
Heathcock, Horn, Jones, Meyer, Pen
halIegon and Richardson
The resolution was declared to be
adopted.
! Mr. Horn moved that the County
Clerk be instructed to notify the Build
! ing Committee of the action of the
board and request them to comply with
its requirements. Motion carried
Mr.. Roehe in the chair.
The Committee on Public Property
submitted the following report:
Dodgevile, Wisconsin, January GOTH 1909
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Iowa
County.
Gentlemen: Your committee TO whom was re-
ferred and instructed 10 procure additional tele-
phone service for the court house, report as fol-
lows
That we have made inquiries and find that every
additional telephone viii cost $500 on the rental
system and under the installing system from
$l75.00 to $4,000. We therefore refer the matter
of procuring additional telephone service to the
full board without recommendation.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN CARTER,
JAMES RYAN,
GEORGE A. BILLINGS,
Committee.
Mr. Cody moved that the Committee
on Public Property be instructed to in
stall three additional telephones in the
court house one in the County Clerk s
office, one in the Office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court and one in the County
Court, at a rental of $500 each per
annum, also temporary phone in the
Circuit Judges office during the terms
of the Circuit Court
A short recess declared
Mr.. Jackson moved that further con
sideration Of the question of telephone
service be made special order for 80
m. and that the board take a recess
until that time. II lotion carried
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Dodgevillle, Wis, Jan. 10, 1909.

Pursuant to adjournment of Novem-
Der 18th, 1908, the Board of Supervisors
met in adjourned session, Chairman A.
G Roethe presiding
Roll called and all the members pres
ent except Supervisor j. j. Penhallegon
of the First Ward of the city of Min
eral Point.
Mr.. Horn presented the credentials
of Mr. L. Roy Penhallegon, properly
attested to by the m iyor and city clerk,
authorizing him to act instead of the
regular supervisor of that ward, and
Mr. Penhallegon was duly seated as a
member Of the board for the present
session.
The following report was submitted
by the county clerk:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Iowa
County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: The undersigned, county clerk of
Iowa County would respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report of the receipts and disbursements
of the Office from the first day of November. 1905
TO the first day of January 1909, both days incdd
ed:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN 20
Nine O'Clock.

Nine O'Clock.
Board called t. order by the chair
man, roll called and all membe pres
ent
Minutes of yesterdays sessions read
and approved as e
The report Of the Committee on
Clerk Accounts read:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of Iowa
County, Wisconsin
Gentlemen: We your committee to whom was
referred the accounts of the County Clerk, would
report that we have examined the report by COM
pairing the vouchers on file With the books and
find il TO be true and correct in every particular
leaving balance in his hands Of two hundred and
six ty-sx dollars and ninetyeight cents, (S266 $50
which he exhibited to us aud which he counted in
our presence Respectfully submit ted
WILLIAM MEYERS,
j. j. HEATHcoCK
JAsgJ JACKSON,
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Horn, the report
was adopt, d.
The Committee on Treasurer's Ac-
counts presented their eport:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of Iowa
County.
Gentlemen: Your committee on Treasures Ac-
counts beg leave to report follows
We have checked up all the orders and vouchers
gone over the books of the County Treasurers
office and find things correct.
The amount TO the credit of the county at the
close Of business January End 1903, was S53il62
which the treasurer produced and the committee
counted
Your committee recommend that the following
receipts and vouchers be destroyed in the presence
Of your honorable body:
County orders 0OlS4 ~
Clerk certificates si3 10
Soldiers relief orders ....,. ...,-........ 5fZ %
Scalp bounty orders ................... 36 90
Respectfully submitted
ALBERT RICHARDSON,
GEO. A. BILLINGS
W. II. THOMAS,
Committee
On motion of Mr. Dickin. on, the re-
port was adopted and the vouchers de
stroyed by the chairman Of the commit
tie in the presence of the board
Mr.. A. f. Thomas addressed the
board relative to the addition that is
now being constructed at the County
Asylum, stating that the addition is
not yet completed and that the appro-
priation of funds made for that pur
pose had been exhausted, and offered
the following resolution:
Resolved That this County Board ask the
Building Committee Of the asylum addition
TO make a report at the present session of all mon
ey expended 10 date on building and also To report
II any more funds are needed to complete IT,
Mr.. jackson called for vote by yeas
and nays on the resolution.
The resolution was discussed by
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Total credits. SOS q
Respectfully submitted
r. Il. GRIBBLE,
County Clerk.
State of Wisconsin, County of Iowa, SIS.
X. r. Gribble, being first duly sworn on oath
says that the foregoing account by him rendered
as County Clerk of said county is a Just, true and
correct account as such clerk of all moneys re-
ceived and paid out during the time above mem
toned
r. f. GRIBBLE.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 10Th
day of January, 1903. THOMAS GIBBoN,
Clerk of Circuit Court
The report was referred to the Com
nittee on Clerk 8 Accounts
The report of Thos H. Hoskins,
county treasurer, read and referred to
the Committee on Treasurer s Accounts:
Gentlemen: herewith submit a report Of the
receipts disbursements and transactions Of my
Office as County Treasurer from November st
1905 to January 2nd, 1909, both days included;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-02-04

TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of Iowa
County, Wisconsin
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned citizens Of
Iowa County, Wisconsin respectfully call your az
tention to the desirabity of junction between the
Chicago and Northwestern and the Illinois Central
railways at the city Of Dodgevillc in said county
and hereby petition your honorable body TO take
such action may be lawful and expedient 10 So
cure such junction.
Dated this 9Th day of January, 1909
DIR. II. r. MCDONALD.
c. r. MARKS,
MIKE THoNI
q. II. PEARCE,
NEI.s SEyERsoN and I27
others Of Iowa County
Mr.. Horn moved that the petition be
referred to a special committee. to con
sist of the District Attorney and two
members of the board, to be appointed
by the chair
Motion carried and Messrs. j. W.
Horn and A. +. Thomas were appointed
to act with the District Attorney as
such committee.
Mr.. Dickinson moved to take re-
cess until Z O'Clock p. m. Motion car
ried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08
ANTICIPATES TILLMAN.
President Gives Out Report on Work
Of Detectives.

President Roosevelts intimation that
Senator Tillman of South Carolina was
connected with certain land deals in
Oregon will be given to the public to-
morrow morning The White House to-
day gave out for publication in tomorrow
mornings newspapers the report that
went to Senator Hale few days
ago concerning the use of the post office
secret service men and de-
tectives during the past fiscal year.
Senator Tillnan, having read copy of
the report as submitted to the Senate
committee on appropriations, announced
his intention Of replying to 1t in the Sem
ate Monday BY making the report pub
lie tomorrow morning President Roosevelt
will anticipate Tillman and put the South
Carolina senator on the defensive.
The investigation of Senator Tillman'
alleged connection with the land deals
was made by post office inspectors, and
not by secret service men. The report is
known to contain fac-simile reproduc-
tions of letters and correspondence said
to have passed between Senator Tillman
and certain western interests,
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QUEEN HE1ENA's BIRTHDAY.
Passes Without Festivities Because
of Italian Disaster.

ROME. January S.-Following the de-
sires expressed by Queen Helena, the an
nversary of her birth, which was OBJ
served here today, was not attended by
any of the usual festivities. Her majesty
Is reported to have said that this year
she wished to celebrate the day by work
ing doubly hard for the earthquake sur
vivors. whose sufferings she cannot drive
from her mind. Her two daughters,
Princess Yolanda and Princess Mafalda,
respectively seven and six years old, in
stead of buying birthday presents for
their mother. turned over the contents OF
Their money boxes to the relief fund. The
little crown prince. who is four years
old, parted with what has been his great
est delight. a complete company of tin
soldiers. He took his toys to his mother.
saying: This is all I have: please send
them to the poor children"
The news that the Duke of CCnnaught
is TO arrive here Sunday has produced
great satisfaction and is regarded as a
fresh demonstration Of the sympathy of
Great Britain in the earthquake disaster.
British ships rendered great help in the
southern provinces during the first days
of the relief work.
May Sherman. Harold Sherman and
Robert Fraser of Elizabeth. y. j., arrived
here today from Taormina. where they
went at the time of the earthquake.
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COLD WAVE IS MODERATING
SIXTEEN ABOVE WAS LOWEST
MARK TODAY.
Continued Cloudy Weather With oc-
casional Snow Flurries Probable.
Some Suffering Reported.

With cracking below-zero weather still
strong in the west. the temperature In
Washington and vicinity crept down to
the 16-degrees- above-zere mark by y
o'clock this morning. The snow which fell
Yesterday is frozen to smart crispiness,
and the few District people who have
sleighs had them out last night and today.
with their jingling bells. In town and
country picture in white was presented
of the good old-fashioned winters of long
ago when snow was the rule rather than
the exception and when ice carnivals
with their long lines of sleighs and floats
on runners were midwinter feature of
Washington life.
At II O'clock the mercury began to
mount upward in the tube and at o'clock
had reached "a, where it seemed disposed
to hover.
1.-THE cold wave will continue couple
of days longer" Prof. Harry Franken-
field of the weather bureau said today.
The frigidity hangs on strong in the
west The cloudiness is likely to continue
hereabouts and We may have some snow
flurries."
1t is the expectation of the weather
forecaster that the temperature in the
District will go down to between 10 and
20 degrees above tonight.
Considerable suffering is reported among
the poor jewellers i'm the alleys and tene-
ments of Washington because of a lack of
food and fuel Many pathetic cases have
come under the observance of the police.
The poorer class Of colored people. who
earn a living by delving into the city
dumps for scraps OF iron and other met
ais and rags. are particular sufferers at
this time.
The snow has covered their working
places and they are for the time unable
to pick up the few pennies they are en-
abled to get when conditions are good
The slippery condition Of the roadways
and sidewalks has caused many men and
horses to have falls, but none of the ac-
cidents thus far reported has been of a
serious nature.
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DUCHESS NEARLY DROWNED.
Falls Overheard From Steamer En-
gagged in Relief Work.

NAPLES, January S.-The Duchess of
Tolonia had a narrow escape from death
in the harbor here. She Is one of the
Italian Red Cross relief party on board
The steamship Tacrmina, which touched
at Naples yesterday
As she was descending the ships side by
ladder. 10 board a launch that was
lying alongside. the launch swung against
the ladder and the duchess fell into the
launch and thence into the bay and might
have been crushed between the launch
and the steamship but for the prompti-
tude of sailor. who pulled her into the
Ia,
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MAY GET CHENEY BODIES.
Remains Recovered of Man Who
Lived Above American Consul.

MESSINA. January S-The body OF a
man who lived on the floor above Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Cheney in the American con-
sulate building has been taken out of the
ruins. The work to recover the bodies
of the Cheneys is progressing.
There was a religious procession this
morning along the devastated water front
of Messina. Priests walked through the
ruined streets carrying sacred relics. and
themselves.
Stuart X. Lupton of the American con-
sular corps is to stay in Messina in
charge of the new consulate. Bayard
Cutting, jr, and Winthrop Chanler. other
members of the corps, have left for Taor-
nina, where they will devote their en-
ergies to experimenting the work of car
ing for the wounded.
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ITALIAN CHAMBER MEETS.
Premier Presents Plan to Meet
Earthquake Situation.

ROME, January S.-The chamber Of
deputies was opened In special session to-
day TO consider the adoption of measures
10 bring relief to the devastated provinces
OF southern Italy.
When President Marcora arose to ad-
dress the chamber deep silence ensued
With trembling voice and visible emotion
Signor Marcora delivered a speech ex-
pressing the grief Of the represent atives
OF the nation and the country at large in
the catastrophe which has overtaken
Calabria and the eastern part of Sicily
He said that even those members who
had the privilege of following the work.
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Plans to Rebuild City.

There is a movement among Messina's
once influential men to stay on the ground
also In order to further the prospect of
Messina's being rebuilt Former citizens
still on the scene are said to be earnest
partisans of the policy of restoring the
ancient city Their steadfast attitude
they hope, may go far toward restoring
Messina. now that the government is con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of abandoning
the site forever
With view to selecting a safer and
less encountered spot for new Messna
engineers and sanitary experts are al
ready examining the adjacent plain of
Mosella. beginning will probably soon
he made by erecting temporary barracks
and shelters :there. Those conducting
the inspection of the ground will soon
have a report prepared on its susceptible
ity to earth shocks and 'inundation its
drainage. its capacity for bearing sfounda-
tions and other necessary details.
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SCHOOL BOYS MuRDERERs.
Five Arrested for Stoning Pedd1er to
Death "for Fun"

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. January s.-Five boys
ranging in age from eight to thirteen
years, were arrested In their classSooms in
the Shaw School today. and charged with
the murder of William Wachter, a peddler
who was found with his skull crushed yes
terday.
The arrests followed information given
to the police by Mrs. Mary Goebehardt
mother OF two Of the prisoners. The
boys are Joseph Leo, thirteen years old !;
George, Remmel, twelve years; Frank
Mamie, nine years old. and Henry and
Arthur Goebehardt eleven and eight
years old respectively
They told the police they had stoned
Wachter Just for fun
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Must Have Meant Him.

From the st. Louis Post -Dispgtch.
IT wish 1 knew said Cholly Saphead
'ff I have any show Of winning Miss
Roxie Swellman."
We'll" replied Miss Pepprey, from a
remark of hers think you're her choice"
Jaw! really? What did she say?"
'.She said nobody was good enough to
be her husband"
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Noted New York Surgeon Dies.

NEW YORK, January s-Dr John ].
Quigley, chief surgeon in the police de-
partment, died today Of apoplexy. Be
sides being chief surgeon of the police
department DR.. Quigley was professor
of clinical surgery in Fordham College.
visiting surgeon in the Fordham Hospital
and a member of the county and other
medical societies and associations. He
was born in Brooklyn forty-three years
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ings of the Italian parliament. from It's
birth up to today could remember nothing
more appalling.
Premier Giolitti followed with precise
statement of what had occurred in the
south and recital of the relief meas
ures adopted. giving clear picture of the
present situation. In conclusion he pre-
sented a plan of legislation, as already
set forth in these dispatches, to give the
government power to cope with the eA-
traOrdinarY circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08
Two Shot at Chicago Celebration.

CHICAGO, January S.-A celebration OF
the Macedonian Christmas in South Chi.
cago ended last night with the shooting
Of two men, one of whom probably will
die. Twenty-Five persons were eating
supper and drinking at a resort when a
man arose and without provocation fired
five shots into the crowd. He escaped
during the excitement.
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New York Central veteran Dies.

TOLEDO, Ohio, January S-Willam
Gates, originator and for thirty-two years
at the head of the Union ticket o1ce. and
for three years special passenger agent
of the New York Central lines, died this
morning at his home here. Death was
directly due to enlargement of the heart.
Mr. Gates was born at Gates Mills, Ohio.
May II, 1896. For many years he was
known as the Oldest ticket agent in the
United States
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Lobster Pots in Church.

From The London Standard.
At a service Of thanksgiving for the
harvest of the sea at Port Isaac Church
the walls from end to end were draped
with fishing nets. while lobster pots
and packing barrels occupied the window
spaces. -
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Stain Will Not Wash Out.

He would prove, Tawney said, that the
Presidents utterances were unfounded,
but he added:
when proven unfounded, it is unfortu-
nate that there will still linger in the
minds of many. as the result Of this
charge. the suspicion that there does not
exist among those intrusted with the du-
ties and responsibilities of government
that degree of faithfulness to duty and
right expect OF their representatives in
all branches of the service
Taking up the provision enacted which
restricted the operations OF the agents Of
the secret service division of the Treasury
Department, Mr.. Tawney declared that
for thirty years the law specifically had
confined their duties to that department.
but that the law in that respect had been
strengthened. He denied that the provision
tied the hands Of government officials in
ferreting out crime, because, he said, the
secret service of the Treasury was a very
various departments.
He attempted to refute the statements
that the land fraud investigations were
estopped because of the provision referred
to, and cited the appropriation OF $500. 600
given last year for the land Office alone
for detecting frauds, an amount, he said.
double that ever allowed before.
The President. said Mr. Tawney fur
Their, had completely misquoted his speech
mentioned in the message, whether unin-
tentionally or not and he read from the
Congressional Record certain extracts to
support his statement.
AS to Moran, the assistant chief of the
secret service division Of the Treasury,
who was promoted for unearthing certain
ink frauds, Mr.. Tawney declared in con-
clusion that the promotion was made on
the initiative Of the committee on appro-
priations itself and no one else.
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the part of the Police Courts with the eff
forts of the health department in the en-
forcement of sanitary laws and ordi-
CanceS.
Appointment of Commission.
Urged by social and settlement workers
and by a personal interest in the i'm
provement of the condition of the work
ing man, the President appointed the
commission in May 1907. Its purpose was
to investigate in a careful and systema-
tized manner the conditions obtaining in
the District and prepare a report of the
same for Congress. adding thereto rec
concentrations for Improvement
The membership of the commission was
as follows: Gen. George NJ. Sternberg,
president: DR.. George NJ. kober secre-
tary: William Fl. Baldwin r. L. Siddons,
George w. Cook. Whitefield Mckinlay,
Miss Mabel Boardman Mrs. Thomas r..
Calf. James Bronson Reynolds. S. w.
Woodward T. c. Parsons. Emmett L.
Adams P. J. Brennan and William f..
DOwney.
Divides Into Four Parties.
For the purpose of dealing with the
matter thoroughly, tie commission sub
divided itself into four working parts.
The first dealt with the question of what
possible move could be taken through
government means to aid the working
man in getting such sanitary, healthy
homes as were desired.
The second committee was given the in
vestigation of the conditions of the alleys
and small streets in the poorer section of
the city. The third took up the considera-
ton of the tenement house and apart
ment house conditions and possible RENE
dies. The last committee, in a more gen
eral way, considered plans for the poor
man to live we'll but cheaply, for the care
of his home and family and for his social
betterment generally.
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the part of the Police Courts with the eff
forts of the health department in the en-
forcement of sanitary laws and ordi-
RANGES
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MESSAGE To Be TABLED

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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Thing to Be Deplored.

The President says that no one holds
the dignity Of the Congress of the United
States in higher regard than he does. 1t