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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
La TOILETTE ASKS
FOR PUBLICITY

Washington. .. c., Feb 10.-Sena-
tor La Toilette yesterday gave out
the following sJatemen. concerning
the report that he is using his eff
forts to prevent the investigation OF
his colleague. Stephenson:
Honorable A. ". Sanborn, State
Senate. Madison. Wis: The sensa-
tional Madison dispatch published
here says my friends will vote
against the proposed investigation OF
Stephenson because of the covert
threat that Stephenson proposed TO
tell how he had spent money in my
behalf in former campaigns Let no
threat deter any friends of mine
from supporting the resolution to in
vestigate the charges of violation of
the law in connection with the sena-
tOrial primary. I should be glad to
have Stephenson state fully and spe-
cificaIly the exac- amount contributed
TO each Of my personal campaigns,
whether to me or any one authorized
to receive such contributions ] do
not recognize the money invested in
Stephenson's newspaper as contribu-
tions to my personal campaigns.
Robert VI. La Toilette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
OBITUARY..

Mrs. MagdaIena Garrecht, aged 88
years and a resident of Racine, Wis,
since 1913, is dead.
Peter Coagrove of Delhi, Delaware
county, a former resident of Boscobel
Wis, died at the soldiers home at
Mar halItOwn, Iowa.
Charles MacRitchie, a widely known
civil engineer, who has constructed
tunnels and waterworks in various
cities, is dead He wa born in Scot
land &C years ago.
Hector de Castro, American consul
general at Zurich, Switzerland, who
formerly held the same position at
Rome, died at the latter place Of ne
phritis.
Eugene o. Reed, former secretary OF
the Chicago Law and Order league
and former president of the Jobbers'
National Confectioners' association,
il; dead at his Chica 20 home
While preparations for her daugh-
ter's wedding were in progress and
friends were az sembltng to participate
in the nUptial ceremony, Mrs. Thomas
Doyle died suddenly at her home In
Lyons, Iowa.
Herbert Burroughs, As years old, of
Providence, R. /, treasurer Of the
Builders Iron Foundry of that city,
was found dead in bed at the Fort Pitt
Hotel in Pittsburg. Heart disease
caused death.
Miss Martha Finley, the author, died
at her home in EIltOn, Md, aged 80
years. Miss Finley was born at Chilli
Gothic, Ohio. Her girlhood was spent
at South Bend, Ind Miss Finley's best
known works were the elsie books.
James J. NCEviIIy, ecretary Of the
Rocky Mountain club, and a well
known attorney in mining cases, died
at his home in New York, aged SO
years He was born in Virginia City.
Mont. nj 1891 he received an appoint
ment to West Point, leaving there af-
ter two years service to become secre.
tary to Mr.. Carter, the pre- ent sena-
tor from Montana.
Henry S. FarwelI. Al years old. a
nephew Of the late John V. Farweu.
died at Los Angeles, Cal, of neuritts.
Mr.. FarweIl, whose home was in Ev-
anston, was born in Chicago. For some
years he has been connected with the
firm of John Y. FarweI & Co., Of
which his father. Simeon FarweII. now
is president Two years ago he be-
came i'll and since that time had
passed MOI Of his time in California.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The old officers of the Marathon
County Telephone company were re-
elected. The earnings during the year
were $3,811.51, which is $328.26 more
than last year.
The Merrill, Wis, Railway and
Lighting company did a total business
last year Of $30,947.2O according to It's
annual report. The company made a
profit of $4G45.40.
During the season closing with Dec.
81 last, the Mutual Diary az :ociation
Of Carlton, Wis, handled 1,218.939
pounds Of milk. For 1858 pounds
Of cheese $13,726.90 was received.
The Porcelain Enameling associa-
ton of hSeboygan has completed the
sixth Of it's battery OBJ buildings. 1t
will be used for warehouse purposes.
The combined length Of the buildings
already completed is upward of 1900
feet.
Because Of an accident to its power
plant the Wolf River Chair company
at New London will not start as
pIduuGO. lie CyllLISI uedu PIE" Jul
when the engine wa being tested and
it will take several weeks to make
necessary repairs.
Salaries of the executive, CLERICAL
and sale forces of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company
at Pittsburg which were cut from 5
to Is per cent when the concern went
into the hands of receivers a little
over a year ago have been restored
to the ante-panic basis.
Under a stipulation entered into by
the gas company and the city Of
Manitowoc the rehearing before the
state rate board on the comDany's pc
tition for a :ervice charge will be de-
ferred until the supreme court decides
the appeal of the company on the or
der Of the circuit court forcing it to
submit its books, and it may be a
year before the case is taken up.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
FOREIGN.

The Countess de lie seps widow OF
Count Ferdinand de Iesseps. the pro
moter of the canals Of Suez. Corintb
and Panama. died in Paris.
Hugh Murphy of Bloomfield. Neb..
dIed suddenly at the Glengerrv rail
way station in Scotland while he was
putting his bicycle on board a train.
10 e de J. Paul, the envoy of Vene,
zuela who is endeavoring TO settle out
standing differences between his cOun-
try and Holland and France. went TO
Brussels where he will remain until
he receives further instructions from
Caracas.
The hearing of the counter suit of
Captain Stirling in reply to his wife's
petition for divorce was begun in court
of sessions at Edinburgh. Mr.. Stirling
made many damaging accusations
against his American wife. introduce
ing letters in which she practically ad-
miuted indiscreet conduct with Lord
Northland.
The new Canadian loan of $4,000
900, interest at 3& per cent issue
price 994, has been given a chilling
reception by the London public. The
tastes of the people recently have
been fed up by higher rates of interest.
While no definite figures yet are OBJ
tainable, it i the general belief that
underwriters are saddled with up
wards of so per cent Of the issue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
CONTRACT LET
TO NEW YORK FIRM
HARRISON GRANITE COMPANY
TO BUILD VICkSBUR G
MONUMENT.
DEDICATION PLANNED FOR AN
NlVERSARY OF BRILLIANT
CHARGE OF '63.
Madison, Feb. s.

Madison, FeD. 8.
The contract for the construction
of the Vicksburg monument was yes
Lerday awarded to the Harrison
Granite company Of New York, whose
bid was $83,97O. Five other firms
competed for the work, but after d
day of study the monument commits
sion decided to accept the figures OF
the New York firm.
While the figures accepted were
not the lowest, the commission con
sidered them as the most respons bic
The other bids ranged from about
$4,000 to lie over $4,000 me
Harrison Granite company is the
house whose plans were successful IN
the competition two months ago. The
$83,97O includes the $1,000 the com
mittee offered for the lucky designer.
The sum appropriated for the me
mortal is 100000. The money left
viii be spent for dedication and TO.
patriotic literature. 1t, is planned
to publish a large number Of pampn
lets containing a description o. tn"
monument ard a full history of the
E ghth Wisconsin regiment and the
siege at Vicksburg. Copies of t.
history viii be placed in as many
schools of the state as possible as
well as in the hands Of those who
will attend the dedication services.
The date favored for the ceremon-
les is May %, 1910 On May p, 1863.
one Of the most brilliant charges was
made before the formidable city. The
grand army men wish to celebrate the
anniversary of that event in the
dedication Of the memorial The con
tractors are urder an agreement to
have the monument all completed for
that date
The dedication will be made a hol-
iday at least in the schools of the
state. As many as possible will be
interested to take the trip to Vicks-
burg.
I'VE want a good representation at
the dedication" said Senator Bird, a
member of the commission. we
shall start up an educational cam
paign quite early. There will be
quite a comfortable sum of money for
this purpose. We shall print large
number of pamphlets explaining the
nature and purpose Of the memorial
and giving the historic background OF
it. We hope to place this literature
in all colleges, high schools, district
schools and libraries. The event that
we intend to commemorate is one OIL
the greatest in history and the Wis
consin people are patriotic enough co
! appreciate it,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Livestock.

CattIe-Receipts estimated at
1900; market steady; beeves, 400
$50; Texas steers, 4.2O@5.00; western
steers, 3.9005.50; stockers and feed
ers, 4.2O@5.OO; cows and heifers, 100
@.55O; calves, 5.50@T75.
Receipts estimated at $4,000;
market steady to shade higher; light,
5.S5@6.35; mixed, 6.OO@6.5215; heavy,
6.O5@6.571a; rough, 6.O5@6.2O; good
to choice heavy, 6.20@6.571a; pigs,
47505.75; bulk of sales 6.25@6.45.
Sheep-Receipts, estimated at 5000:
market weak: native, 3.25Q5.6O; west
ern. 3.2505.6O; yearlings, 5.9O@7.O0;
lambs, native, 5.5O@Z65; western,
5.5O@Z65.
Potatoes-Ffrm; choice to fancy,
7S9SOc; fair to good, 75@77c-
Poultry-Steady; turkeys, Ice;
chickens, 13c; springs, 15c.
Veal-Firm; so to 60-lb. weights, :
971ac; 60 to S5-lb. weights, 71508c;
IS to Hob. weights, 9010hc.
Eggs-Weak; at mark, cases includ-
ed, 26@27c; frsts, 29c; prime 1rsts,
soc.
Chez -e-Strong; daisies, 1515c;
twins, 141hc; young Americas. Ice;
long horns. 16c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Short Four.

SnOlL EOuI'
Madi on, Feb. 3-Stephenson
lacked four of election at tOday's
joint balIot-the fifth thus far taken.
At tonights meeting of the joint
conference committee of the legislat-
ure, which was appointed to come to
an agreement on the primary investi-
ton re olution, the senate repre-
sentatives agreed to increase the as
sembIy representation on the inVesti-
cation committee rom to 5, to eX-
tend the investigation TO all senator
ial candidates, and to complete the
investigation by March 1. By this
action the assembly wins two of the
points it has been struggling for.
A joint resolution was introduced
in both houses to extend the period
for the Introduction Of bills from Feb
ruary 6 to February l5. A mess age
from the governor was delivered to
the senate appointing John @. Emery
dairy and food commissioner, G. A.
Harper as member of the state board
of health and j. D. Beck to be com.
missioner Of labor and indu trial sta
tistics Bills introduced were: By Sen
ator Browne, authorizing town boards
to have earth roads dragged; also
enabling state boards to lay out and
ornament state parks and govern and
manage them; by Senator Burke, re-
curing district boards of suspended
schools to furnish trans pOrtatiOn for
pupils living two or more miles from
a school to which they are transferred;
by Senator Stout, annulling the water
ways commission; by Senator Blaine,
to prevent evasion of inheritance tax
by making property liable to taxation
transferred even ten years before
death of testator; by Snator Owen,
authorizing jewelers. to form mutual
fire insurance companies; by Senator
Brazeau, increasing the salary Of the
commissioner of the bureau of labor
statistics from $4,000 to $1,000, that Of
the deputy commissioner from $1,000
to $500, chief clerk from $1,000 to
81 300, clerk from $40 to $1,000 and
providing for an additional stenog-
rapher at a salary of 81 200; also COM
pelling licen ing of plumbers in cities
of the fourth class; by Senator Blaine,
requiring the secretary of state to
print for general distribution election
and primary laws and laws relating
to cities and villages. Provisions for |
a state exhibition at the Alaska Yu
kon-Pacific exposition are made in a
bill introduced by Senator J. H. Stout. /
who asks for $4,000.
Assembly bills were-By Mr.. Fisher, |
to appropriate to the Wisconsin to-
bacco growers and dealers associa,
ton 5000; also to increase the annual |
of the live stock sani-
tary board from $500 to $4,000; by Mr..
Ingalls,, giving cities the power to re-
quire the placing Of telephone, tele-
graph and electric wires under ground
On streets to be paved within 60 days
after the passage Of any such ordin-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
WHETHER LOCK OR
SEA LEVEL TYPE?
STILL PERTUBS CON-
GRESS-SueJECT OF DISCUS
SION IN BOTH HOUSES.
PROPOSAL TO ISSUE $500, 900 IN
BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
PURPOSES.

Washington, Feb. 1O-The senate
yesterday became involved in a dis
cussion of the type of canal that should
be constructed at Panama. Senator
Kittredge, chairman of the committee
on inter oceanic canals, precipitated
this debate by bringing in an ADVERSE
report on the Hopkins bill, authoriz-
ing the secretary of the treasury to
issue bonds to the extent of $780,
100000 for the con 5tructiOn of the
canal. Reading a statement of the
expenditures on the canal UP to date
he declared that the completion of the
lock canal would cost $400,000,000 and
insisted that a great mistake had been
made in not adhering to the plan for
building a sea level waterway across
the isthmus, which he aid would be
cheaper than a lock canal. Senators
Foraker and Teller both joined MI.
Kittredge in declaring a belief that
a sea level canal should be construct
ed, and Mr.. Kittredge said it was not
too late to abandon the lock project
A long executive session was held.
House Talks Panama, Also.
For nearly six hours the house dis
Gus ed the bill materially changing
the methods of administering the
Panama canal zone and constructing
the canal Amendments almost with
out number were aimed at the meas
ure, but with one or two exceptions
failed of adoption Consideration OF
the bill waj completed, but, because Of
a threatened roll cal by the oppOn
ent5 of the bill and the hour being
late, Mr.. Mann, having it in charge,
did not ask for a vote.
During the morning hour a number
of bills of more or less public import
anCe were passed.
$1,250,0OO For Monument.
One million, two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars is appropriated for
the erection of a monument in Wash
ingtOn as a memorial to Abraham
Lincoln. by a bill introduced by Mr..
Mccall of Massachusetts
A commission is created to prepare
the general design for the monument,
and $4,000 is provided for the eX-
penses Of this commission.
Veto Not Approved.
The house committee on census de
cided to postpone until Thursday the
com liberation of the message of the
president vetoing the bill providing
for. the census of 1910. There was a
full discussion of the message and Il
large majority Of the members inform
ally expires, ed the opinion that the
bill should be passed regardless of the
presidents objection.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
BADGER BRIEFS.

Herman and Fred Podawiltz, Paul
Pataske and Adam Bork Of Port Ed
wards were arrested on the charge
OF stealing and killing a COW owned
by Z. F. Dye.
DR.. J. Z. SpaIding, health officer Of
Kenosha, has ordered an analysis Of
The water in Pike river, north of
KeRusha, with view Of causing the
BEale department of health TO con-
denim the ice.
Everett E. Evans, son Of the Rev.
D. Ellis Evan, j. wanted by the po-
lice Of Ashland on a charge Of grand
larceny. The complainant is Charles
II, Clark, manager Of the Knight no
Tel where Evans was engaged as night
clerk
While fighting their way through
the storm near Fond du Lac John
Nothing OF Oakfeld and Paul Keath
Of Marblehead we're run down by a
Northwestern pa enger train and in
stantly killed. Their bodies were
found in a snoWdrift.
With his leg broken il two places,
having suffered a compound fracture
Of the larger bone by fall, with the
roar Of train in hi ears. Charles
O'MaiIey Of GAINESVILLE crawled on a
trestle half mile in length to a
pace of safety which he reached as
the train was but a few feet distant.
Summoned to Milwaukee by a mes
sage on Friday morning announcing
the serious illness Of his mother, Mrs,
Mohr, J. w Cooper Of ManitowoC
reached there just a few minutes be-
tore her death. She was 81 years Of
age, and her death follows, within less
than a month, the death Of another
son Ned MOhr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11

ance: also by request, that tonsorial
day as a work of mercy and necessity.
without being considered a violation
of the Sunday law; by Mr.. Viebahn.
increa ing the number of county train
given from 20 to 50; also to permit
township high school districts to be
formed on other than township line
by Mr.. Hull, prohibiting town boards
of any town, adjoining a city or incor-
porated village, from granting liquor
licenses within one mile Of the cor
porate limits of such city or incOr-
porated village; also, changing the
date of holding the September prim-
airy election from the first Tuesday to
the fourth Tuesday in September; al
so, providing that all inheritance
taxes paid to the state treasurer be
transferred by the treasurer TO
the common school fund and dis
bursed same as provided for the com
mon school fund income; by Mr.. Har-
ras, authorizing the university re-
gents to carry on the extension depart
ment, to teach and experiment in the
science of baking and the sanitary op-
GRAFTON of bakeries, to form classes
and hold Institutes throughout the
state, and appropriating $4,000 an.
nually for this purpose; by Mr.. Ham.
mill, providing that highway taxes. to
an amount not less than one nor more
than seven mills on the dollar be as.
sessed on the valuation of the real
and personal property of each town
by Mr.. Coolidge, creating a state
board of accountancy and PROVIDING
for certified accounts; by Mr.. Whittet
prohibiting persons selling or distrib
uting packages of seed in excess OF
one pound without a label stating Dur
! ity of seed; by Mr. ROethe, abolishina
the state tax commission, county SUI
| perintendent of assessments, Jury
commissioners, game wardens. bureau
of vital statistics, civil service com
mission, state borad of veterinary ex
aminers, university medical depart
ment county supervisors of highways
state board of immigration and state
fire marshal; by Mr.. Egan requiring al
doors ON public buildings swing out
ward; also compelling fire escapes r.
| be placed on factories employing over
Is people; also, prohibiting the wear
ing of badges of an order by a suspend
/ ca member or a non-member. bill
| by Mr.. Mortensen gives 500 yearly tC
any male person over the age of q
| years, or to any female over IS years
who is and has been for a period Dt
! five years preceding application. dis
abled by rheumatism from securing 3
livelihood, and who is not an inmate
of any charitable, reformatory or pen
al institution, and has an income O.
less than $3.50 per annum. The cd
pltcant must have been bona flde
re 'ident of this state for 10 years
and of the county in which such appli
cation is made for at least three years
next preceding the making Of the ap
! pliCatiOn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
DOMESTIC.

Governor Yes ey is preparing
quarantine proclamation against the
counties Of Crook, Wyoming and Gus
ter Montana, on account of sheep
diseases.
Deputy Came Warden BedeI seized
over 500 pounds of immature fish at
the Northwestern depot at Menom-
onte, Mich, which were consigned to
Chicago parties.
a. p. Grant Of Winchester. Ill.,. has
been indorr ed for secretary of agri-
culture by the Illinois live stock breed
CTS. Mr. Grant is a trustee of the
University of Illinois.
Chri tley Garig, of Fort Wayne. Ind,
aged 78 years, committed suicide by
strangling himself with moose made
from susDenders and a handkerchief
and tied to a door knob.
James Wiles, an oil we'll driIler, was
injured at SteubenviIIe Ohio, by an
explosion Of gas while drilling a well
near there. One of the injured Is
Thomas Price, owner of the well.
T. II. ROssiter and Oliver Robi on
of Pekin, H., were compelled to
spend the night in an open launch
which was wrecked in the Illinois
river. When rescued their hands, feet
and ears were frozen.
United States Commissioner of Pen
gions VesDa in Warner announced
that he viii retire from public life
when his term expires in aMrch On
retiring he will return to Clinton, Ill,
and oversee the John Warner & Co.
bank, in which he is principal stock
holder
The even tenor of man calling
himself Or. Rea was di turbed at
Preston, Mimi, by Dr.. J. H. Phillips
swearing out a warrant for his ar
rest for Dracticing medicine and sur
gerry without a license. He was held
in 500 ca bail to answer the
charge
The barking Of a dog awo5e Viii
liam Fritz and his family at Sterling
lll when flames we're consuming their
house Fritz, his wife and four child
rem fed from the house in their night
clothing, and their hands and feet
we're frozen. The dog peri he'd in the
flames.
Charlie e. LittlefeId. as trustee in
bankruptcy for a. O. Brown & Co.,
New York, filed papers in an action
against Edna Wallace IIODDnr t,o
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11

WASHINGTON Feb. 8.-To prevent
loss of life by cata trophe at sea,
srch as nearly befell when the trans
Atlantic liner Republic went down
recently. the president sent to con,
eress a mes age urging the passage
of a bill similar to that introduced by
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania,
requiring the equipment of ocean 90
fne Vessels with wireless telegraph
apparatus The commissioner of naVi
CATION says that in his opinion sucA
legislation is urgently demanded. 10
the house practically the entire ses-
sion was given over to the coEsidera-
lion of ills pertaining to the Dis
trict of Columbia.
After very brief legislative ses-
sion the senate closed its doors an&
devoted me day to the consideration
Of the domination of W.liam d. Crum
TO he r,Ilector of cus-Cms for the
port Of Charleston, s. G.