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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
7. i. Hooper.

Republican, Ournal: The people of
Lafayette county should not fail to
remember that this gentleman with an
enviable record as an educator is a
candidate for Superintendent of
Public instruction. They should also
remember that he is a native of
Lafayette county and we hope to see
every vote in the county cast for him
on April 6. 1t should not be forgot
ten that in this election women can
vote, and as we have about 10000 men
and women in the county who are
qualified voters, let US make a great
effort to get them all to turn out and
vote for an old home boy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
A HOLDUP AND ROBBERY
Home of n. G.. B. ZOllinger at
Burlington, Colorado, the
Scene of a Daring
Robbery.

We have received a copy of the
Burlington Republican of Feb. rs,
which contained report of robbery
at the home of N. G.. B. Iollinger.
On Sunday night, between seven and
eight O'Clock, a man knocked on the
door, and the door being opened the
stranger inquired if he might enter
and get warm by the fire, and he was
accordingly welcomed in and given a
seat near the stove. After a few mo-
ments there came a second alarm at
the door and upOn it being opened a
young man about twenty years of age,
five feet and five inches tall, blue eyes,
rather large mouth, dark brown hair,
wearing a blue black suit, coat cut
with square corners, and the man
weighing about 155 pounds, came into
the door with drawn revolver. It so
happened that near neighbOr MIR. G..
O. Munter was sitting near the door
and attempted to wrest the revolver
from the intruder. The first man began
to try to get out his gun, when some of
the women cryed out to Mr.. Munter to
stop or they would kill him. Soon
the order came, line up against the
wall, then came the command. hands
up, which was done by the victims
under cover of the shooting iron.
When one of the robbers searched
Mr.. IOllinger, his good wife and son
and Mr.. Munter, securing a watch
from Mr.. Munter and Mr.. ZelIinger,
together with Mr.. Zollinger's purse
containing a small sum of money.
After the robbery the victims were
marched up stairs and imprisoned in
bedroom and were given instructions
that they would be murdered if they
did not stay in the room, or should
give an alarm under "a hours. Then
the highway men ransacked the house
for more valuables taking one or two
oYercoats, a pair of fur mittens and a
pair of shoes together with such valu-
| ables as suited them and after time
! left the farm.
The robbers were afterwards cap
tured and the booty recovered from
them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11

The literature of the kitchen some
times sheds a light on the traits of his
torical personages. For example, it is
not uninteresting to read in a new
book of recolIections of the origin Of
that rather agreeable dish of bread
crumbs, fruit and spices known as
apple charlotte" 1t appears that the
thrifty wife of George III. invented
the pudding in order to use up the
weekly palace crusts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11

The Jefferson club of Milwaukee, at
its meeting Monday night, discussed
the limitation OF expenditures by can
didates in conducting their campaigns.
A committee was named to urge better
laws along this line.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, the last state Democratic
platform contained a plank demand
ing an investigation of the primary at
which the Republicans nominated
their candidate for United States
senator.
Resolved, That the Jefferson club
indorses and commends the action of
the Democrats in the Wisconsin legis-
lature who were instrumental in start
ing such Investigation and who exert
ed their best efforts to postpone the
election of a United States senator
until the conclusion OF such investiga-
tion, and the report of the committee
having such investigation in charge,
and for complying with the letter and
spirit of the plank in said platform.
Resolved further, That the secretary
send to each Democratic member OF
the Wisconsin legislature a copy OF
these resolutions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
The County Judgeship.

To the voters of Iowa County,
ana in receipt of nomination papers
signed by more than seven hundred
voters of Iowa county, irrespective OF
party affiliations, placing me in nom
ination for reelection to the Office OF
county Judge. take this means of
thanking the signers OF these papers
for their confidence, and to accept the
nomination. If elected [ shall in the
future, as in the past, endeavOr to dis
charge the duties of the Office faithful
~. fairly and impartially.
ALDRO jerks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
MANY ORDERS FOR WAGONS.
New Stratman Co. Secures 80
Orders in Five Days.

During the past week orders for 30
Stratman milk wagons were secured
by w. w. Huxtable in the territory
exclusive of Dodgeville, Mineral
Point and Darlington.
A large force will be employed at
once to take care of the orders.
About $50 milk wagons, 100 buggies
and 100 farm wagons will be made up
at once. The Stratman shop will be
busy place during the next few
weeks, and it must be a source Of
gratifaction to the company to note
that the trade is showing its substan-
tial appreciation of the "Stratman"
quality goods.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11

sheriff. The rubber around the valve
was the only thing that saved the
sheriff's life. A daughter of the
sheriff tried bravely to prevent the
escape of the prisoner but without
avail.
Harden was recaptured at Madison
on Saturday night by Police Captain
Davenport and Detective Boyd of the
capital city force.
Harden is only % years old and he
was being held in the Green county
Jail on the charge of assaulting
George Chase at Brodhead with in
tent to commit robbery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
Dodgeville Student Wins

G. @. Pearce of DOdgeville won the
senior oratorical contest with an ora
ton on THE War That Keeps Peace. )"
L. P. Lochner of Milwaukee was Sec
ond, E. w. Austin of Spanish Town,
Jamaica, third; E. E. White of Water
town, fifth. The first four will enter
in the northern oratorical tryout
whic hwill be held on Wed nesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
The Mineral Point Real Estate AGENCY

has fine list of properties to offer this spring
There has been placed with 280 of fine timber
pasture and hay andpar of the Francis Little farm in the
of Linden and have other property for
sale. And list includes larger number of desirable
city residences than before And all of this property
both farm and city-s offered at right prices.
This agency has for the last dozen years sold
large amount of property and all sales have been made
highly satisfactory During that time there has
been boom period; but every year quite number of i'm
portant sales have been affected.
We will be pleased to show all of these properties
interested parties There is to be found in them many
good opportunities for safe and sound investments.
Feb. IS, 1909. CRAWFORD Bros
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
THE CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings of the Regular Meet
ing on Tuesday Evening,
March .

Mineral Point, Wis, Mar. 2, 1909.
A regular meeting of the common
council was this day held in the council
chamber. Called to order by Mayor
Brown.
Members present: Aldermen Weiden-
Teller, Crawford, Shepard, Jeuck,
Blewett, Frieden, Engels. Absent:
Johnson.
Minutes of last regular meeting read
and approved.
Report of City Treasurer Jacka read
and on motion of Alderman Engels was
accepted and ordered placed on file.
The following bills were audited by
the finance committee and on motion of
Alderman Wiedenfeller were allowed
and ordered paid:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
From West to East.

Hudson True Republican: The i'm
pulses of the east move 10 a very diff
ferent way from those of the west. A
few years ago it was common thing
TO see horse cars creeping through the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
Escaped from Monroe Jail and
Recaptured.

Fred Harden, confined in the Green
county jail, escaped last Thursday by
assaulting Sheriff Fl. L. Ball. The
prisoner secured a heavy plunger
valve and with it struck down the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
Unclaimed Letters.

MINERAL POINT, March 1l.-Letters
addressed as follows remain unclaimed at
the Mineral Point postoffice:
Mrs. Mary Erie, Mrs BENZ. Brewer.
In calling for above, please say advertised.
r. T. PRIDEAUx Postmaster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11

To a woman there are two TRACE
dies. One is not getting the man she
loves: the other is getting him. The
first is resignation, the second d1slIlu'
sion.-New York Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11

MINERAL POINT-DODGEVTLLE
Morris Proctor, Proprietor.

MOTIFS PrOctOr, proprietor.
Stage runs daily, except Sunday, leaving
Mineral Point at 7:45 a. m and Dodgeyille
between 1 and p.
Connects at Dodgeville with train on
C.. & \. ". Ry for Madison, Milwaukee, etc,
and at Mineral Point with 4:30 train on
G. NJ. & ST. P. R'y for Platteville, Darlington
Shullsburg, Monroe and GAINESVILLE.
Calls left at the hotels, Mineral Point, will
receive prompt attention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
Horn Bros.
STOVES AND RANGES,

They sell Pennsuar Ranges, Peninsuar Hard Coal Base
Burners Round Oak Ranges and Round Oak BaseBurners
They carry complete of Oil Stoves Our goods are
and hrst-c1ass. In considering wants for the
coming spring season, be and take at our upo
date line OF hardware furnishings
Prices o suit the times.
Give call. HORN BROS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11

While giving an address on Lin
coin, the Great American, Prof.
James A Blaisdell of Beloit college,
who is pastor of the Second Congre-
gational church, compared the scene
of the nomination of Lincoln at the
wigwam in Chicago in 1860 with the
recent election at Madison of Isaac
Stephenson as United States senator.
II have been comparing that wig
wan scene with that scene at Madison
few days ago, when the power of
representation was given to a son of
privilege" said Prof Blaisdell. II
wonder if any rail splitter today
would stand show of being elected
United States senator. I have no
word of censure for the man elected.
Yet if the sponsibiIities of govern
ment are now limited to those pos
sessiug tens of thousands, aye, hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, then
one of the most precious titles within
the gift of the people is gone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
Complete Hardware Stock

The householder and his family can find complete
of Hardware Stoves and Tnware al the new store of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
WORTH ALL IT WILL COST.

The legislative investigation of the
ways and means employed by the men
who sought the nomination for United
States Senator from Wisconsin,, will,
in the opinion of the Democrat, be
worth all that it will cost. The Mil
waukee Journal was foremost among
the newspapers of the state in demand
ing such an investigation. In bringing
IL about, the Journal has performed
great service for the peOple,-as great
a service, perhaps, as it performed in
demanding the recovery from former
state treasurers OF interest monies UNI
lawfully withheld from the treasury
by them. The Journal moved and led
public opinion in the senatorial pri-
mary investigation. The expense
statements and supplementary state
ments by the several candidates for
United States senator show that a
sum total in the neighbOrhOOd of
5000, 900 was paid out by them in their
efforts to secure the nomination; and
further, that more than one half of this
vast expenditure was by and in be-
half of Isaac Stephenson. Surely, no
one can truthfully say that the use of
money was not all powerful in bring
ing about Mr.. Stephenson's nomina-
ton.
1t may throw a GOODNESS over the
Stephenson members of the legislature
to keep up the investigation as to the
manner in which, and by whom, the
money was SPENT but should the ex
pOsure of the methods of the primary
campaign result in arousing the peO
pie to fuller realization of the
duties of citizenship, and the enforce
ment of laws for the punishment of
individuals who use money in secur-
ing nominations or elections, the pro
ceedings Will not have been in vain.
The establishment of the principle
that money must not rule in nOmina-
tiOns or elections is a contamination
devOutly to be wished and all credit
is due to those who are striving for
such a contamination.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
28O ACRES OF GOOD LAND
FOR SALE
TIMBER, PASTURE AND HAY LAND.
90 ACRES OF THE VERY BEST TIMBER.

This tract is part of the we'll known Francis Little farm and
situated in the town of Linden about miles northwest of
Mineral Point and q miles from Linden. The land will be
sold at price which will sell it quickly.
Forty of timber which adoined this land the
north was sold a few years ago at 500 per
Inquire at the Mineral Point Real Estate Agency at
the home of Mrs. Francis Little.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-10-09
Bs Dr.. raif Raflsr

method or machine is worthy Of
serious attention It is usually prac-
Icaois to find some one who knows
anu "il give the best and generally
accepted information regarding IL.
and It Is usually folly TO 60 contrary
To tA!s generally accepted opinion
when obtained. The experiment sta
tons, agricultural colleges. State
and National Departments OF Agri-
culture and the Agricultural press.
al offer facilities for the farmers
obtaining general directions and in
formation regarding all matters re-
lai!ng 20 farm machinery. ample
ments or other articles for doing
farm work. \ second source ot in
formation which Is not always given
t-e confederation Ia the opinion or
knoa ledge OK the dealer or mer-
chaat There are. % course. dis.
honest merchants. but aluoat an
man knows some dealer ia 1horu he
has confidence X this dealer has
actually uaca the article about ah!ch
h.a advice - sought and II honest.
hsu opinion ia 81 value and should 30
gwen due confederation.
\ ;ht-a source Ok information
ah.ch NAY BE- made ot great value
la th~ cat2loea and other descriptive
literature - tho dealers and manu-
tArf4vcrs relating 10 those th;nEn
#AtrM exc few4ren ~..tFa 80 Av.w -
Ira mcrnc amount OF Information may
30 obtained tro~ th3n source Tho
Manufacturers Alll gladly aena print
81 description - al Implements and
mach merry ou request Tho adrer-
@siax pages of an agricultural iour-
ma! aAoula conetlt4ta one Of Tho chief
sources % tho value which such =
paper has for She farmer \ postal
card 80 the advertiser ALI generally
hr.aE fall Information regarding the
ArtirI" adr~rttmnd
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-10-09

ton. II this low-grade meal Is bought
AZ $50 ton when hiKh-grade meal
may be bought 1t So "a ton. the pur-
chaser loses about s. ton through
Lack OF knowledge and his failure to
examine the tags placed on the sacks
qu!rements OF the Ias
To purchase feeds or fertilizers to
the best advantage requires a more
intelligent care 10 calculate the price
on the basis OF the guaranteed CON
tents OF each sack or brand Fertil-
szers are usually purchased by the
Jack. ton or brand. regardless OF
4 hat they contain. and because Of
this disregard OF the only proper
method Of purchase. on the basis Of
the plant foods they contain. the
farmers OF our section. lose millions
% dollars each year u Ia we'll
kuo@u fact that nitrogen is worth
about - cents a pound. phospaor!c
ar.j about s cents. aad potash about
: n cents pound in mixed CONNER
ctal fertilizers aud al these prices
Il - ar easy matter for any one 20
calculate the value az ton az fer.
til1tor containing per cent OF nitro
gen ( : pounds OK nitrogen in 100
pounds - fertilizer per ceut OF
phuaphovic acid. and per cent o.
potash Sgca ton ot fertilizer a.
a. - uwfs-sva fow miami fu.es9a mfassst Ia
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-10-09
Il Pays to Buy for Cash

~ HE SECOND essential 10 buy
Nh ing 10 tho best advantage Is
- 10 buy only for cash. In fact.
thcrc L. probably no part OF their
business In which the farmers OF
ly than in their failure 10 pay the
caah down at tho time purchases are
made The credit syatem In so faA-
tened upon ~ aad has become such
large and important part OF our
whole business mystem that many
farmers wiil feel that they must con
unuc 10 buy on credit = large part
Of the year. but this buying on credit
wlll have 90 be- stopped before Ne
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-10-09

800 GOD EL4-I = NATIONS or the
1T necessity FOR more kno~l-dge
10y regarding thlnga purchased.
IN order 10 buy them 10 the beat al
vantaEv. arc to DC found in the man
aor IN ~hlch Fertilizers and feeding
sfgTa are purchased.
Fertilizers and feeding atgya mQat
br purchased on tho basis OF the
plant foods aud food nutrients they
contain In tho purchase OF tcrtil-
laor the nitrogen. phonphoric acid
and potash are ali u contains OF
much value 20 the farmer. and thoar.
and these only. should form tho basis
for determining tn price or value.
Llk~Nls.. feeding stur should be
purchased on the basis Of tho pro
tcin. carbohydrates and fats IL con
tAlnn For instance. II a ton Of cot
tonmred meal containing 6is psr
cent nitrogen. SELLS for So. then.
rtther a. fertilizer or as a feed.
another ton OF cottonased meal con
tanning 66 per cent nitrogen Is worth
G26.To
Ia the State OF Mississippi 10 IL
legal FOR the oil mills and others to
sell cotionnord meal containing only
u, per cent Of nitrogen. II the com
position be- so stated on tag attach
rd 10 the sack High grade meal
sold In this state contains. say ID
per cent nitrogen. II the high-grade
meal IL worth SIS ton. then AZ
feed or fertilizer the J IA per cent
meal In probably worth less than
yl6 ton. but as an actual fact IL
Z, ~old for around and above $40 a
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-10-09

shall ever buy TO the best advantage.
The man who buys for cash is en-
titled to and receives exemption
from those charges which are legiti-
mately a part OF the selling price
OF goods sold on time. These are
extra cost for bookkeeping and col
lecting, the amounts necessary to re-
tmburse the merchants on the ac-
counts Of those who never pay; and
the interest on the amount OF the
purchases for the time for which
credit is extended. These are fixed
charges on the credit system and SO
long "A We permit these extra charges
10 De added TO our purchases We can
never buy 10 the best advantage.
There are severa. ways by which
these useless charges connected with
buying on credit are avoided.
BY the practice OF extreme econo-
my FOR one or two years some are
able 10 SO catch up" financially as
10 enable them To afterVard pay cash
Tor the things purchased. This IS a
heroic method. but II none other is
possible. the suffering and Inconyen-
lence which IL brings are probably
justified by the advantages resulting
from buying only for cash. Others
have found it economical TO borrow
and pay interest on the necessary
money to pay cash for the things
which must be purchased. hnding
that the interest charges on the Dor
roNed money are less than those
against purchases made on credit.
This is undoubtedly usually true. de-
pending on the rate OF interest paid
and The discounts obtained on pur-
AascB made Tor cash
The most promising method for
generally avoiding the buying OF
supplies on credit -, probably, - di-
v~r~ifiratiun Of crops. which will not
only lessen the amounts needed TAI
pay for necessary purchases. and dis
tribute them throughout the year
because Of the better distribution OF
labor. hut viii also afford products
for marketing mt all seasons. The
making of purchases on credit Is
much easier avoided when farm pro-
duets are available for marketing at
al Times than when only one crop
IKE cotton - sold. and that only dur
ing the Last two or three months OF
the year The dalryman. the hog
raiser the grower OF truck crops.
Continued on Page Isl
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17
Winchester Town Hall Burned.

The town hall in Winchester, n. H.,
was destroyed about $50 o'clock Sunday
morning and burned to the ground before
assistance could be obtained. The town
records, however, We're not destroyed, as
they are kept in vault elsewhere. The
Cniversalist society occupied the upper
part of the building, and they also lost
everything. The town carried no insur-
ance on the building, but the society was
insured for about $500. The fire had
made great Roadway when discovered,
but an alarm was Immediately sounded,
and the steamer was soon on the scene.
Some unforeseen emergency delayed the
operation of the steamer, but it could have
been of little avail, owing to the rapidity
with which the fire spread over the wood
en- structure
1t is difficult to estimate the loss. be
cause the value of the building consisted
more largely in historic associations than
as ii piece of marketable real estate, and
its furniture was similarly of antiquarian
interest. 1t was built a few years before
the beginning of the 10Th century. The
cause of the fire is not known. An en-
tertainment was held in the hall the even
ming before, and it is possible that care
lessness on the part of some guests may
have started the blaze. lncendaly causes
have also been suspected.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17
PROVISIONS ARE RIDICULOUS.
Hunters License Law Surrounded by
Altogether Too Much Red Tape.

Commenting on the faulty construction
of the hunters license law the Benning-
ton Banner says it was a mistake that the
law itself did not prescribe the form of
the license instead of giving the state
fish and game commissioner authority TO
nHct lot of absurd fol-de-rol on IA de-
fenceless public for no good reason what
ever. ..-
The ridiculous character of the pro.
visions prepared by the fish and game
commissioner ought to be apparent to "a
ten-year-old boy. As the license blanks
are prepared the applicant is compelled to
write out an application including consid-
cradle unnecessary detail. Then the town
clerk has to rewrite this information, first
on the license which is issued to the APP
TO be retained by the town clerk. and
thirdly on a triplcate which is to be sent
to the state commissioner.
This is all nonsense. The town clerk
is left with the two forms containing the
same information, not only making extra
work, but also cluttering up his files with
two papers where one would be enough
Then. too. what does the state commits
soner need of a duplicate of the license2
Is he going to take a census of the color
of the eyes of the hunters of Vermont?
Is it important that he should know what
of them are baldheaded and how many
limp in their left leg? The commissioner
might with propriety require a list of
those who take out licenses. but beyond
that he is making unnecessary work for
the town clerk and helping to bring
good law into disrepute.
If the commissioner was seeking to make
an expensive job of printing for some of