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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

" e sun owe j. IT. FOTu on aCeLyIene Injuries,
1894 and Chandler & Park for plans $500.
making total of $H3S.44.
We have returned TO j. B. Glow & Sons radiators,
fittings etc. but have not as yet received credit
for the same, about enough to offset the above
amount.
dition completed:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

Stoppenbeck & Sons Co.. hams and bacon
wifi & Co eef ............. ............
Kewanee Boiler Co., repairs 49,.
r y erase. biacksnithing ........-...-.
White Enamel Reg. Co. refrigerator ....
Jas. Spensley. services as trustee ..-.'.
NJ H. Murphy. ......
J. II. Billings. ..--..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

We have had eight deaths during the year. of
which Dr.. Morton viii! report the cause of death.
The Doctor has given the patients every attcn
ton, both day and night. The institution has
been visited by members of the State Board of
Control l thank them, yourselves, the members
Of the County Board, and also the employees for
cooperation in the management of the institu-
Uion. and hope my management has given salts
faction. Our new addition to the asylum is COM
pleted and makes the ms tuition second to none
in the state. Visiting days are Tuesday, Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday from to IL a. m. and
to p
am, Yours Respectfully,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
Stock On The Farm.

Horses. gelding years cid, mare years old
mare 5 years old, mare Is years old, gelClng
years old mare years old, mare Il years old, geld
ing Is years old colt years old, colt years old
- cows-I9 twO-years-old. 10 one-year-Old, ?
calves. bull. SO sheep, p lambs, one buck, L
ducks 500 chicken, 20 brood sows, IS pigs, s
shOats. one boar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

Total loss of population during the year 10 10
No. remaining in asylum July LIST 1909 II So l27
Total number who have been given leave Of alb
sence since asylum began and not returned, in
Guiding these who have died: Males al; Females
10y; TOCal-2d8.
Number of weeks board furnished inmates for
the fiscal year 1865 IT.
The per capita cost Of maintenance of each in
mate is $2.l4.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ASYLUM FOR THE FIs-
CAL. YEAR.
Received from guardians or friends of patients,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
- u my
j. II. BILLINGS,
JOHN JACKSON,
w. H. MURPHY,
Building Committee.

On motion Of Mr.. Horn the reports
were referred to the Committee on Asy-
Ium and Home Accounts without being
read.
Mr.. Ryan moved to adjourn until nine
o'clock Friday morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09
REPORT OF BUILDING COMMITTEES

Report of the Building Committee of the New
Addition to the Asylum.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the
County of Iowa and State of Wisconsin
Gentlemen: We, your Trustees and Building
Committee. TO whom referred the building the
addition to the Asylum. beg leave to make
the following report:
Amount appropriate at your last meeting in
January, 1909 $4,000. 90.
We met on the 18th day of February and the
following orders were issued to-wit:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

to p
am, Yours Respectfully,
Z. j. PERKINS, Supt.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDEETS OF POOR.
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors of
Iowa County, Wis.
Gentlemen: We, the Superintendent of the
Poor Through the Coua ty and the County Home
herewith present annual report for the fiscal
year ending June Both A. D. 1909
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-09

On motion of Mr. Richardson the re-
port was adopted
On motion of Mr. Cody the further
consideration of the petitions was made
a special order for the evening at sever
o'clock p. m.
On motion of Mr.. Eagan recess was.
taken until II O'Clock a. m.
RECESS.
Eleven o'clock a. M Board called to
order by the chairman.
A report of the Committee on Roads
and Bridges relating to the petition of
the town of Brigham asking for an ap-
preparation for bridges was read as fol
lows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of lows
County,
Gentlemen: We refer this petition back to the
full Board and recommend that ii be considered
with the petitions from the towns of Arena and
Ridgeway, as exactly the conditions exist
II. C.. RAINE.
FRANK FLANNERY,
+. d. BAKER,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
T SUGAR MEN
Government Planning to Convict the
Short-Weight Officials

New York, Oct. l8.-it became
known today, through the apreara ice
of Brazinzsky. a former special treas
ury agent, as a witness before the
federal grand jury, that the govern
ment purposed to punish high officers
Of the American Sugar Refining COM
tinued fraud practised at the Have
meyer & Elder docks in the Eastern
District of Brooklyn.
1t was understood that several of
the weighers and checkers under in
dictment for conspiracy to de.raud the
government out Of customs duties on
sugar imported from foreign com
panies through false weighing at pres
ent awaiting trial have decided 10 tell
all they know about the fraud so as to
escape terms in prison. This is the
sort of testimony which the counsel
for the government has been seeking
since March last. when, by a trial,
they secured penalties %aggregating
s134,116.03 from the Sugar Trust for
false weighing at the Williamsburgh
docks.
B~razinzsky, with Richard Parr, an
other government detective. took part
in the raid on November 20, 1907. at
the Williamsburgh docks, which dis
closed the scheme by which n gov
eminent was d~efrauded, and res lied
in the seizure OF seventeen sets Of plat
form scales hat had been tam cred
with. Steel springs, when inse ted
through holes in the beams Of the
scales, acted as levers and in'e ferred
with the correct weighing Of BAGS Of
sugar landed from the steamship stra-
thyre, After this discovery ira in-sky
suddenly LETT the government service,
and when the action for PENALTIES was
tried In the United States district
court. he was sorght as a witness, but
could not be found.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
LAKESTOCULF'
GOVERNOR vESSEY NAMES THE
DELEGATES TO BIG CON.
vENTION
DRY FARMING CONGRESS
DELEGATES ALSO APPOINTED
FOR BILLINGS MEETING
OCTOBER 26

Pierre-Governor Vessey has ap-
pointed as delegates from this state
to the lakes to gulf deep water
ways convention, which mee's at
New Orleans, beginning October 80:
F. A. Reynolds, Arthur Hill, Chamber
lain; Jos. Mills Hanson, Yankton, A
L. Van Osdel, Mission Hill; Peter B.
Dirks, Oacoma; Charles Hill, Spring
field.
He has also appointed as delegates
to he Dry Farming Congress, which
meets at Billings, Mont, October rs to
20 the following list: F. M. Byrne,
Fauikton; ] c. Wegner. Groton, ] e.
Van Camp. Highmore, Alexander Mil
Ter, Cresbad; F. A. Fitch, Lennon;
E. A. Morrison, Wellsburg; O. o. Sto-
kes, Harding; A. j. Mccain Rapid
City; Joseph Elsom, Worthwhile; A c.
Roberts, Pierrepont; w. p. Price, Tul-
are; ]. A. Weaver, Claremont; Frank
Stewart, Buffalo Gap; Isaac Lincoln.
Aberdeen; John R.. Hughes, Gettys-
burg; A. c.. Reisson, James Pollock,
G. w. Woodland, Pollock; T. X. Meyers
Glenham; Peter Valley, Snoma; w
Frank Gardner, Sturgis; Albert H
Bates, Creston; Fred Holcomb, John
Kammerer, Rapid City; Albert Larson,
A. e. White, Scenic; r. H. Huddleston.
Elm Springs; Frank Bruce, Wall;
John Robinson, Hot Springs; Wood
Smith, Buffalo Gap; B. C. Benedict, De
Smet; Henry M. Stearns, Snoma; A
w. Kruger, w. +. mckenzie, Croton;
Hugh Jeffries, G. E. Summer, c. L.
Millett, Fort Pierre; J.. d. Carr, Lind
say. q
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
Land Registration at Aberdeen

A~berdeen-The opening of the or at
Standing Rock reservation 10 early
settlement under the Roosevelt lotte. "
scheme adopted two years ago in the
opening of the Trip county lands, is
not attracting the people that II MAS
originally figured that it would. There
is probably a very good reason for
this in the fact that the lands are nd "A
to be given away entirely, but they
come very much higher than any 9TH
ers put upon the market in recent
years. In fact the lands are the best
ever offered and already surrounded by
great industrial improvements and
right on the border Of active civil a
ton. But there now remains no doubt
about their being taken. The people
coming to register gre not of the spec
ulative kind VINO have out of carlos
ity registered at similar openings just
to see what lind of LUX they void
have, but they are of the actual set
tier kind. who are looking for some
of the cheap lands in the west, and
these are to be envied IL they are for
tunate in their registration, Tor there
is really nothing on this great tract
that is worth less than S25 per acre.
and much of it more. But the great
est disappointment comes to orr own
people who had planned to reach n
rich harvest from the land S eker. but
who on account Of the splendid crgan-
ization by Judge Witten and tie ac-
commodations by the railroads For
speedy transportation in and out. are
not getting a great deal of patronage.
The original estimate on numbe W O
would register was placed at 90 0lo
but indications point to a conside. ale
falling off from this number.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
Will Abandon Ranchinr

Daviston-Fiye of the leading old
time cattle raisers of this part of tbs
state-in the persons of A. McKinstr$
Fred Jennewein. Mallery Bros C. Thy
DO and Joseph Daily have deciueu tc
abandon the business and this fall
shipped the remnants OF their herds fe
eastern markets. The encroachments
OF the homesteaders made this move
necessary. as the ange has beaoms
enttrcly tee smaG-Tnafomcr- UaLca.
men will not abandon TIE country, but
have decided to turn farmers thsm
selves and viii remain here.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
Fire Near Bridgewater

Bridgewater, s. d., Oct. IA
nrairie fire broke out on the M. b.
Murphy farm, located eight miles
northwest Of here. Saturday, totally
destroying n set of farm buildings
en- the farm. together with a large
which the fire crossed The road, doing
more or less damage on the Todd.
Ryan & Fr&wley farms adjoining. A
force of 75 men with teams and piows
sdnafy- Aa-gft1inx~ thA-blaxs
under control.
The damage w,li amount L several
collars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
No Appeal For Victor

Aberdeen, s. D., Oct. &c r. Jor-
genson, attorney for Emil Victor, tn
condemned murdere Of the Christie
family, announced today that vi.tor's
relatives had failed to furnish funds to
pay the expenses Of an appeal to the
supreme court and no appear VIII be
taken. Time for taaing the appeal ex,
pired today. There Is no hore for
Victor escaping the death penalty
~ ayGflhsrSi sasgEEzrrHrttgs elem n
cy. which Is deemed impIo1anle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Belle Faurche-N aler Is now flow
ing from the south side canal Of the
big irrigation project onto the hands
below Vale and the two and a halr
million dollar project is that much
nearer completion. The big dam is
not ret -complete So Inc xate-iAtak-n
from the smaller dam and run thru
two concrete siphons, n Under the
Belle Fourche river and the other un-
der Whitewocd Creek. the former be-
-Sct1~srpksH SIT
are five ls.t IA diAWftex.r-rxr,~ :
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

The September report of the depart
ment Of agriculture renews assurance
that the leading grain crops will be
large. The prospects are that the
wheat yield will be 714.302. 900 bush
els. against 664. 604. 900 last year, while
corn is put down at 2.64S, SAG, 900, as
compared with 1865. 651. 900 in 1908.
Other figures are: Oats. 1868, 1905.
100000 bushels. 1908, S07, 1856. 900 bush.
els: rye. 1909, 31,066. 900 bushels: 1905
3 1851. 900 bushels; barley. 1909. no..
648.000 bushels: 1908, l66, 756, 900
bushels.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
Prairie Fire Near BowdIe

Aberdeen. 8 D., Oct. ia prairie
fire. which originated Thursday aft
tive rear Bowdle. is reported to have
done much damage Owing to the
fact that telephone communication
has been cut OF by poles burned. 10
details have been received In Amer
TIE IRE tn trritory
between the Milwaukee tracks near
Bowdle and the Minneapolis a 81.
Louis tracks nearly 20 miles to the
south the width OF the tract burned
zx
richly settled and the damage is r
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Here Is another discovery, and It
has been made at a distance farther
than the north pole. Observations by
Prof. Percival Lowell. the Harvard
astronomer. convince him that there
is oxygen In the atmosphere of Mars,
and from this he concludes that 1t is
possible for life to exist on that planet
as well as on the earth. Here is a
chance for real distinction. What
airship inventor will fly to Mars and
ind out all about 1t?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

New progress brings new dangers.
The surgeon of the French warship
Descartes attributes eczema and eye
troubles to the use of wireless te,eg-
raphy. The eczema has appeared on
the faces and hands Of the seamen
told of to work the apparatus. There
fore the surgeon recommends that in
future use Of the wireless apparatus
precautions be taken to protect these
parts of the body.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21
Aeroplane Fatality

Jucisky, Oct. 1S.-Shcr,y Def ere De-
Lambert returned from his fight to
Paris, Blanc, a Frenchman. attem ted
his first fight in a Bleriot machine.
After ascending in the monopiare, as
result Of a false shift Of the rudder, he
turned into the tribune and fell, no.
tally %wounding a woman, and injur.ny
dozens of other persons.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Youngest daughter of Congressman
c. H. Burke, of Pierre, who has been
selected by Judge Witten of the gen.
eral land office as one of che young
ladies who will draw the lucky num-
bers for the winners at the Standing
Rock opening, at Aberdeen, October
Goth.
The little Miss who shares the hon.
or of this distinction with Miss Burke
is Jeanette Hedger, Of Aberdeen.
daughter OF Hon. s.. c. Hedger OF that
city. Both girls are but nine years OF
age.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

That Uncle Sam turns out a high
grade OF marksmeh is evident from
the experience Of the Atlantic fleet.
When practice with the big guns has
to be suspended because the targets
have been shot to pieces the fact fur
nishes strong evidence that there
would be straight shooting in battle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

The public seems to have been edu
Gated into believing that rabies must
inevitably follow a dog bite. With the
victim In such a frame of mind, his
body. enfeebled by terror. becomes
an easier prey.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Marrying a slightly shelf-worn Eu-
of American dollars is a job which
Cupid might well be glad to turn over
TO a syndicate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

1t is reported by the minister Of the
treasury that Castro in the last part
of his term took a million and a half
of dollars from the national treasury.
No wonder he was reluctant to lose
such a good thing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

France is going to tax foreign au-
tomobiles brought in for pleasure runs.
which may serve to call attention to
the good roads of Germany and Spain.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

A fountain pen in a New York
mans pocket stopped a bullet and
saved his life. Most fountain pens
destroy all chances OF the future life,
with the average-tempered man.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Bugs are eating the gum of the
stamps in Washington. 1t may be
necessary to make an appropriation
to feed the bugs in order to save the
stamps.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

California is thinking of dividing
itself into two states OF normal size.
This plan II carried out will give to
the world the inestimable blessing of
two distinct varieties of native sons"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

In giving up his claims to the throne
Of Portugal to wed an American
heiress. the prince of Braganza sac
rifices a very pale shadow to a beauti-
full and substantial reality. So the
sacrifice is not as narrowing az It
sounds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21


Gulf ports are gaining in export
trade faster than are Atlantic coast
ports, wholly regardless of the per-
fectly good theory that lines of traffic
are foreordained to run only east and
west
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

A man in a Connecticut town was
sent to Jail for persistently whistling
the same popular tune. That long
abused and long-suffering worm. the
public, has turned at last.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Always bear la mind that there Is
no spot on earth east of the north
pole.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

IL Is confusing TO say that the orig.
inal college widow is dead. Originality
Is the long suit of all of them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

What would a fair be without I'm
airship?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Many persons are satisfied to know
that the comet is there without walt
ing up nights to see 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Now the American aviator will leave
upon the cirrus clouds his fresh tobac-
CO stain.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

are equinoctial storms they have a
way of coming along about that time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

California should preserve its big
trees from forest fires and make the
lumber trust forever Jealous.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

II people are not more careful the
death strip is going to interfere seri.
ously with our census prospects.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

This year there will be no counting
the losses, but a piling up OF profits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-04

ter than 20 bank on my being any
where q any time. Here today
and only heaven knows where to-
morroWia our MOTTO, my boy.
Gin older aud uglier than ]
was thin time last year. but I can't
help that. Thereby wags tale
which I'll tell ron presently"
Quaintance'n brain was still In a
whiri. but ~ was overjoyed by
O'Ferral's most unlooked for APP
pearanco. There YES that between
himself ma the quiek-witted news.
paperman which formed an un-
breakable bond. and he knew that
he could not have gained more
congenial companion or stauncheI
comrade 1t such . 5uncture.
cad! I'm glad 70 see your again
although / took You for high.
class gold brick artist at first.
couldn't imagine how you had goi
hold of my o1d--n1y NAME"
o'Ferral raised quizzical eye
brows.
"tYour old-your name he
remarked. whats the gamei
Why? What's the new one? Let's
lswap stories"
Quaintance thought for a mo-
ment before replying. He had MOI
intended to take anyone into hi!
confidence, but he promptly made
Iup his mind to trust his friend
fully.
"My story's a somewhat tan.
gled one," he at length returned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-04

and kept II up--till he died, last
Christmas, IN San Francisco. He
murdered my father. Not with
knife or shotgun, but legally anu
by inches. 81
"I'm the last of the Quaintancbs
living, and must carry on the
quarrel. MY accounts with the
dead man, Miles" @l
O'Ferral stared at him, listening
closely.
"There were more of them and
they were better off before the
war. But that cleaned them out
in more ways than one. My father
and Uncle Miles were the only two
of the old stock left at the roll call
in '65, and they were very hard
pushed after that to make both
ends meet.
my father was the elder broth
er. The old home was his, though
1t was of no value then. My uncle
had nothing.
"They both fell in love present
ly with an equally penniless south
ern beauty, and-she turned
1AtiCo oOWh.
He left home on their wedding
eve, swearing that he would make
her rue the day she had Tilted him
"They heard no more of him for
a long time after that. They were
very happy together.
But in other ways my father
was most unlucky, and mortgage
succeeded mortgage until at last
he found himself in the diresi
straits.
"But he made a plucky fight fol
Iit, till, the first year the cror
showed promise of paying ex
penses, the mortgages were called
lin wholesale, not only in his case
but from all his neighbors. Thai
bred regular panic throughout
the district, and. since there was
mo help for 1t, the old home hat
Ito go. But my father died in II
first, of broken heart, not know.
ling that 1t was his brother Miles
who had struck the blow which
: killed him. That came out later.
: was very small boy then, bu
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-04

Lets hear yours first"
mines soon told,n said o'Fer-
raj readily. after we parted
company on the Congo went FUR
Their up-river. Got fever at vii
lage there, and was laid low for
close on three months. Then or
ders reached me from the office
that / was to cross country to the
coast, looking up the alleged slave-
trade In Portuguese West Africa.
Il came out at Mossamedes, where
found a cable waiting to hurry
me home Here l am"
Thus simply did he epitomize
|twelvemonth of the severest suf-
|fering a man might we'll under
take, and Quaintance, reading be
tween the lines, understood all he
had left untold.
For the two had been more than
friends. They had endured to-
lgether in darkest Africa, and there
was also a debt between them
The scar on O'FerraTs right hand
had been left there by a spear
laimed at Quaintance's heart.
But Quafntance's recollections
of the correspondent had been Of
a big, stalwart young man. Small
wonder, then. that he had not rec
lognized this slender, elderly gen
ltleman In evening dress.
O'Ferral glanced inquiringly a
him.
Don't tell me anything you't
rather not" he said, simply. "I'l
take you on trust--if you'll JUS
let me know what name I'm to cal
you by"
sid rather you heard the Who'll,
story," replied Quaintance, "bu
Its such a long one I don't quite
know where to cut In. I'll have t.
start way back to make 1t clear.
my story's somewhat tangled
1t starts with a blood feud. 70,
know what that means-in thu
south, O'Ferral."
His friend nodded assent.
There's one in my family. II
lit, mark you, and not with an!
outsider. My fathers only broth
. er, Miles Quaintance, began it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-04

MEMS PANTS
In fancy Worsteds, Tweeds; also Black and
Blue Serges-
$500 and $3.50; clean sweep. ........ 81 40
$500 and $3.50; clean sweep ........ $l.95
$3.50 and $500; clean sweep. ........ $3.29
$3.50 Corduroys, Union make .... $1.95
$500 and 800 Corduroys; special. $3.45
Peg tops, cuff bottoms, side straps and
1-inch piped seam at side; pockets.