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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28

democrats of Wisconsin will have to
learn a lesson from this if they hope to
win They will have to open their
gates both to friendly strangers aud
especially to those Of it's own who have
become aggrievcd and gone out.
Mr.. Cline is right. The Democratic
duty at hand is to recruit the ranks.
The fight is for equal rights and against
special privileges. Every man who
takes that stand should be welcome to
vote the Democratic ticket, and should
be accorded the full rites and benefits
Of true patriot, That is the Demo
cratic way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Rutify the Peace Treaty.

The Commoner: Public sentiment
in America is plainly in favor of the
ratification of the peace treaty. 1t
may be easier to ratfy the peace treaty
without change although it would be
better il the appointment of IA commits
sion of inquiry were compulsory instead
of subject to the request of one of the
parties. America has the opportunity
of taking the lead in this world wide
peace movement and the people $
Representatives in the senate should not
fail to sieze the opportunity
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Moran to FIGHT DriscoIl.

Owen Moran and James DriscOll
have been matched to fight for the
featherweight championship of Great
Britain at Birmingham on Dec. ,.
The men will box twenty rounds for
$1,000 side, a purse of $4,000 and
Il gold belt. valued at $1,000. Sixty
per cent of the purse will go to the
winner and 10 per cent to the loser.
The scene of the contest will be Spark
brook skating rink, which can accom-
modate 12,00G people.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Abolishing the Secret Caucus.

The Commoner; Democratic mem
bers who are willing to abolish the
secret caucus should not forget that
they must make Of that particular re-
form work II finished task. The i'm
portant thing in the open caucus is to
have II record vote ON all questions
discussed and that vote shonld be made
public in order that members con
stituents may know exactly how their
representative voted upon public
measures.
There ought to be no half way bust
ness about the attitude of democrats
toward this secret caucus, The secret
caucus is thoroughly undemocratic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Austria BUYS Our Trotters,

r. Schlessinger of Vienna, who
comes to America every year in search
of trotting stock, made two important
purchases recently, the three-year-old
stallion Jack Swift, 2:1O15, and the
seven-year-old mare Maud Light,
2:0IH Schlessinger also bought
through Charles f. Dean the black
mare Black Silk. 2:O914. which Dean
raced successfully in 1908 She will
be used as a brood mare, but the 9TH
er two will be raced. The price paid
has not been made public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
LINDEN.

Jack Molling went to Mineral Point
Monday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Max Schmitt returned to her
home at Marshfeld Iowa, Friday,
Forest Burton has purchased the
Elisha Tredinnick restaurant
Mrs. Ray Roberts and Mrs. Frank
Vial gave a party at the Joseph erase
home Wednesday in honor of the re.
turn of their sister Gretta Butteris
from Iowa. A bountiful supper was
served and all report royal time.
Delbert Geach and Orville Rule at
tended the poultry show at Dodgeville
Friday.
Mrs. Carrie Hicks went to Baraboo
Saturday to spend the holidays with
her daughter Mrs. Sayles.
Miss Kate Caygill will spend the
Christmas time with her aunt and
uncle Mr.. and Mrs. A Caygill at
Edmund.
William Liddicoat and CLYDE Morgan,
accompanied by their wives, spent
Friday in Mineral Point.
Michael Daugherty of Mt. Vernon,
South Dakota. is visiting Linden
friends.
Edward Tredinnick of the University
at Madison is home for Christmas.
ALA Parry went to Baraboo to visit
her cousin Mrs. Sales.
Stephen Gribble of PlattevilIe re-
turned home Saturday
Rufus Quick and family of Montfort
are visiting at the home of Robert
Hawke.
Mrs. George Pollard is entertaining
Mrs. Frank Mills and daughter of
Milwaukee; Mr.. Earl Skiefe and family
of Livingston; Bert Smith, wife and
two children OF Argyle; and Joseph
GOldsworthy of Miff1in.
Gottliet Reichert of Cobb spent
Christmas with his nephew Fred Maier.
Lloyd Liddicoat is home from Madi-
son, where he is taking the short course
in Agriculture.
VIM. Kramer vitited at Dodgeville
Thursday.
Members Of the Masonic Lodge went
to Dodgeville Sunday to attend the
funeral of Henry Wedlake
Bert Adams of Mason City, Iowa. is
visiting his aunt Mrs. Emma Jane
Vial.
Will and Doracy Rigging of Iron
Mountain,arrivedh here on Saturday to
spend the holidays with their grand
mother Spargo and other relatives.
c. r. Hinkle went to Indianapolis
Saturday to spend the holidays.
Roscoe Fault returned home from
Mason City Wednesday.
Arch Tredipnick moved from 7.
Batten's farm, near Cobb, to the farm
of N. Tredinnick, recently purchased
from VIM. Smith.
Mrs. Henry Iverson transacted bust
ness at Dodgeville Wednesday.
Thomas Johns of Dodgeville was
Linden caller Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. ard Mrs. Ernest Hamp-
ton, on Thursday, Dec. 21, a daughter.
Grin Rule, accompanied by his sister
Mrs. Max Schmitt visited at Dodgeville
Thursday.
Joseph S. erase, accompanied by his
daughter Clara visited at Mineral Point
Wednesday.
Our teachers Emily Sinner, Zelda
Byrne and Nellie Ware will spend
Christmas at their homes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
CONFERENCE IN DEADLOCE
lnacton Leads to Revival of Nationa'
Convention Idea.

Pekin, Dec. 27.-The deadlock of the
peace conference at Shauehai has led
to revival of the proposal for ma
ttonal convention to decide whether
the China of the future shall be a
monarchy or a republic
The imperial elan is reported to have
agreed to this plan, which would put
the fate OF the monarchy in the hands
Of the people, The assent of the
Shanghai leaders to the scheme has
not yet been announced.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Queal to Coach Fordham.

Billy Qucal, who has shown his run
ming ability over all distances from
the quarter mile to the fifteen mile
route and IS regarded as ono of the
greatest distance runners in this coun-
try. has boon en@3 red TO coach the
Fordham university track team Of
New York city, Alfred Shrubh is
coaching the Harvard university cross
country sCuad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
American Golfers May Go Abroad.

1t would seem that the recent sue
cess of II. II. Hilton in this country
has stirred the American golfers to an
unusual degree of animation Not
long since report had ii that Fred Her
reshotf ana Oswald Kirby, the far
driving amateurs. would in all prob
ability go abroad in the spring to take
part in the 9matenr championship Of
Great Britain, to he held over the
course of the Westward IIo club in
ENGLAND
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Gables WI to Eiqht

San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The Chi,
nese Six Companies, which is engaged
in raising $2,O0O,o0o loan for the Chi
nese revolutionary government, cahled
WI Ting Fang, urging him to resume
hostilities rather than accept limited
monarchy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
Fielder II Fielder, Attorneys.

Mate of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court.-ss.
~ In Probate.
In the matter of estate of Mary Matthews,
deceased
Letters of administration the estate of
Mary f. Matthews, deceased, having been issued
to James W. Hutchinson.
Notice is hereby given, That the creditors
of said Mary f. Matthews. deceased, are allowed
and limited by order of this court. until
and including the first Tuesday of July 1912,
being the second day of said month, 10 present
their claims and deman ds against said Mary E.
Matthews, deceased, TO the county court for
examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given, That the claims
50 presented will he examined and adjusted by
this court, at the Office OF the County Judge at
the court house in the city of Dodsevilie in
said county, on the first Tuesday of August, 1912
Dated this 18th day Of December, 1911
- BY the Court,
ALpRo JR SKs, County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Arnst Nav Row Durham.

Richard Arnst of New Zealand. the
worlds champion professional sculler.
had cabled Eddie Hanlan Durham, the
Canadian sculler. who is anxious to
meet him. agreeing under certain con-
dittons to row at Toronto If favor
able reply was received Arnst said
that he would go to Toronto.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
For PRESIDENT;
WOODROW WILSON.

While William j. Bryan is not pro
claiming from the house tops his first
choice for Democratic candidate for the
presidency, it is pleasing to note that
the Commoner seldom loses an oppor-
tunity to kick stone out of the way Of
Woodrow Wilson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28

Wichita (kan. Deacon: Enemies of
Woodrow Wilson are in high glee be
cause the things he now says are diff
fcrent from some things he wrote in
1893. Good Lord can't man grow in
eighteen years. Why, it's another cen
fury now and conditions are vastly
changed.
What would you have man
accumulate in his brain between the
ages of thirty seven and fifty five
ideas, experience and widcncd couvic-
tons or just moss?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Golfer Evans Quits.

Charles c'Chick"0 Evans, former
western open golf champion and pres
ent champion of France. will start to
work for bond company and in the
future will have little time for golf.
Evans had originally intended to go
to Boston. where he had been offered
a position. but preferred to remain in
Chicago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Canadian Lacrosse In olympie..

Canada may send two lacrosse teams
TO the Olympic games next year at
Stockholm. The Athletics OF ST. Cath
arines and landowners are likely to
make the trip. The ST. Catharines team
may also make tour OF Europe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28

On the Yale eleven there are a few
above their fellows. In the back field
there is one man, Fullback Anderson.
who has attracted the attention of the
experts. He learned most of his foot
ball at the University of Wisconsin,
He has been used in all of the Els
games to date and seems to be the
only man who can be depended upon
to gain consistently outside of Captain
Howe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Turkish Attack Repulsed.

Tripoli. Dec. -. - A wireless dis.
patch from Bengazi says force ~
Turks attacked the Italian trenches
there, but was repulsed with heavy
losses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28
Looks and Confidence.

We owe it to our friends as we'll as
ourselves to look our best at all times
and the girl w O can improve her ap-
1earance without Earming herself,
should do so, Noting gives us quite
the selfcontidenoe as to feel we look
well.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28

FOR SAI4E-A Caloric fireless cooker first
class and In good condition, being nearly
new Inquire at this office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-28

A NlONE wishing to purchase a well bred
"A Hereford bull calf inquire of Francis n
Keegan Route 3. Mineral Point.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
PRESIDENT WILL VISIT SEATTLE

When President Taft comes West
this fall, to participate in the
ground breaking ceremonies at the
San Francisco exposition, he will
visit Seattle, according to the pro-
gram announced. This will prob
ably be the only stop in Washing
ton. As next year will be presi-
Dental year, there is considerable
interest being taken in the coming
trip. 1t is an unwritten law that
a president never makes a tour of
the country when he is a candidate.
Hence, the forthcoming Taft swing
around the circle will probably be
made to have some political results.
1t is generally conceded that the
President will be a candidate to sue
coed himself and as such he will
get the nomination.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
CHANGE IN p. |. STAFF

Erastus Brainerd will retire as
editor Of the Seattle Post-Intelligen
Ger on Sept. 1. his resignation hav-
ing been accepted by John l.. Will
son, head OF the publishing COM
pany. Scott c. Bone, formerly
editor Of the Washington Post, one
OF the best newspapermen Of the
national capital, will assume the
editorial chair. As editor Of the
States leading Republican paper,
Mr.. Brainerd has had a large fol-
lowing. 1t was largely in response
to his campaign that the direct
primary law was enacted. Accord
ing to rumors current, Mr.. Brain
erd will head a new afternoon paper
to be founded in Seattle.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
ALASkANS ENCOURAGED

Alaskans are hoping more strong
ly than ever before that the adj
mlnlstration at Washington will do
something for them in the neal
future. Secretary of the Interior
Fisher, who stopped off in Seattle
on his way North, said that an ef-
fort would be made to clear up the
trouble az rapidly as possible. He
did not promise to do all that was
asked, but said some policy would
be mapped out and put into action.
His whole line Of talk was en-
couraging, as he gave the impress
sion Of feing IN earnest and desir.
Gus Of getting at the facts.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
THE LONG AND THE
SHORT HAUL INSTANCE

4 shipper finds it difficult to
reconcile himself to paying five
hundred dollars for the Transport
tation Of carload Of merchandise
to his own city when that same
carload, from the same point Of
origin, will be hauled thru his city
to point five hundred miles beyond
for three hundred dollars. So
writes Interstate Commerce Com
missioner in the recent long-and-
short haul decision.
The problem so stated is Of long
standing. To meet water compe-
tition railroads make a low thru
rate from the East to the Pacific
Coast, but for the haul to points
east Of the coast they charge this
thru rate plus the local rate from
the coast to the inland point. Thus
the charge for the shorter haul may
be much larger than that for the
longer haul.
The commission took up this
problem some three years ago. en-
tering an order as far back as May
1909. The roads asked for more
time which was granted. Later,
the commission required the roads
to keep separate accounts for sever
almonths showing the revenue that
accrued under the old arrangement,
side by side with the revenues that
would actually accrue under the
arrangement proposed by the COM
mission. These figures being in
IldIlu, d iUItucl llltCItd VI d DUuI d
year. for investigation and consid-
Grafton, elapsed. The commission
now enters an order governing a
long-and-short haul, but gives the
roads until October fifteenth to
make the required adjustment for
the rates. In railroad circles the
hope is expressed that the commits
sion will grant still longer time and
make still further investigation
which is not improbable.
Yet Wall Street speaks Of the
commission as a rash, precipitate
body with no proper sense Of the
| responsibilities resting upon it..
The caution with which the COM
mission has moved in this instance
is only one Of the proofs to the con-
trary.-Ex.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25

Kennewick finds the increase o.
commerce on the Columbia 50 prea,
that, though its dock is the best or
the middle reach Of the river, it has
become inadequate to the demands
of traffic. This fact bears agains,
the contention of the government :
engineers that it would not pay to
improve the Columbia, on the al
legged ground that it would be many
years before the growth If river
borne commerce would recoup the
cost of the suggested Improvements.
Spokesman.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED
IN OVERALLS AND CALICO

That was an odd fancy of E. W.
Powers, prosperous fruitgrower OF
Salem, Ore, who insisted that his
son be married to his intended bride
while both wore working clothes.
The ceremony was performed in
this fashion, the groom wearing blue
overalls and the bride calico dress.
The father apparently wanted to
point out in a striking way the fact
that clothes do not make the man,
and that the old adage about the
feathers is wrong.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
SCIENTIFIC METHODS PAY

The value of experimental farms
to the semi-arid portions of the
state, where dry farming methods
must be followed, is shown by the
results attained at the station in
Moro County, maintained by the
Oregon Agricultural College. Wheat
grown on this farm by scientific
methods went 22.6 bushels an acre
while adjoining land, farmed in
the old way, pronounced grain
either too poor to cut or yielding
twelve bushels an acre. Other
crops show corresponding gains
when treated scientifically.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-08-25
WHEATMEN SAY PRESENT
CROP SETS RECORD
Biekest and Best Wheat Yield this Sec
ton has ever Seen is now
BEING Harvested

Charles W. Mohr, of Spokane,
president of the Inland Empire
Thresherman's association, says in
a report to the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce that the grain yield in
eastern Washington and Oregon,
north and central Idaho and west
ern Montana is larger and of better
quality than any crop ever harvest
ed in this district. Winter wheat
is running as high as 50 bushels,
spring wheat 80 bushels and barley
from go to IS bushels to the acre.
Some of the wheat weighs "a
pounds bushel. Mr.. Mohr received
the foregoing information in reports
from threshermen in the field. The
reports are confirmed by advices
from many districts to bankers,
millers and grain handlers in Spo-
kane, who say that the wheat crop
in eastern Washington will be the
largest in the history of the state
Orris Dorman, one of the bonanza
rAnchers in this district, report:
there is sufficient help to handle
the crop, the wages ranging from
$3.50 to 81. so day, according tc
the work. The hay crop also will
eclipse all records in this part Of
the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
RULES FOR CARS IN
SOCIABILITY RUN

All cars viii start from the JET
ferson hotel going to the east. The
first car to leave will be the official
car. which viii leave some time IN
advance Of the competing cars. The
first competing car viii leave at s
clock sharp, and the others at i've
minute intervals thereafter. Cars Will
he started Oft in the order in which
they arrive at the starting point. The
car first at the starting point. The
stand on the south side of Franklin
street. facing east, at the corner OF
Adams. The others as they arriv u
will fail in behind. leaving an open
ing in front Of the hotel entrance
SO as not to obstruct traffic. The
line will extend along the next block
west OF the hotel. as far as may be
necessary to the west.
r + ~ HE- thA-raAta- hank,-Nhi eh
will be given to each entrant. the
run will be made to Newport News
at a given. average rate OF speed per
hour. the speed rate to be announced
later. BY maintaining this average
throughout the run, the earsrwiM keep
close TO the speed fxed upon by the
promoters.
Delays on tSe road from various
causes VIII be noted by the contest
ants on cards furnished for the pur-
pose. giving exact time consumed by
delay, and the cause of the same.
Time of leaving Richmond and time
OF arrival at Newport News must be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14

Virginia State league pennant her
athletic cup of Joy viii be cyerfiowinE
before It is half-hlled
Tennis experts are debating who
was the greatest tennis player. With
British self sufficiercy the writer's on
the other side OF the pond solernnly
discuss whether the honor should go
to w. Renshaw. DIR. PIN. II. l.. Doher-
ty. or Brookes. the Australian. OF
all those named, DIR. PIN, perhaps. was
the greatest, for he not only had all
the finish of Doherty but he possessed
81 naorts deadly strap1Ss... The, .Ransfawa,
and the Dohertys were great in dou-
hles, probably better than any Ameri-
can team but while great players ara
being mentioned why leave out r. d.
Sears and Malcolm Whitham7 The
former was the greatest player OF his
day and ii is doubtrulsif even DIR. PIN
could have beaten Whitman at his
best
It has been fairly we'll established
that c. P. Dixon Arthur FL. Lowe and
A. +. Beamsh will make up the British
team that will come here TO play tho
Americans for the privilege of going
TO Australia in an attempt to lift the
Davis cup Beamish and Lowe will
look after the doubles while Dixon
Will devote ms attention 10 the sins
giles He also viii captain the team.
Touchard and Little are playing
great tennis. Hacketr and Alexander
win have no easy time holding their
title at Newport. this year. Judging
fro mthe form displayed to date this
champions are due for defeat but some
days Wall eiapse before the AM-CorneFs
tournament opens and in the means
trina hammer If r..
Pell defeats Mclaughlin to-day In tno
New York State Championship finals
the experts are going to have a hard
time figuring the result in the ALL
Corners. Pell Is showing great form
this season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14

never square except when he gives tue
home team every thing. That mas
nothing 10 do with the present case,
An umpire should at least be com
petent enough 10 know the rules, 10
be able to judge the difference between
a bali and "A strike and call play
properly, And yet not one umpire
seen this year in Richmond has come
up to even q fair average. Fender has
umpired one or two good games put
they were easy. EcIman got away
with one or two easy ones, but the
majority of times the umpirlng an mas
been poor--Nery poor.
An umpire who talks back 10 TIE
crowd or applies low expression IN
addressing d player is undesirable,
unnecessary and being sueh should
not be tolerated.
Members OF the Richmond baseball
team assert that Umpire Pender has
applied vile epithets TO them while he
has been judging play. " that is true
he should be fired at once by President
Williams.
Some of the fans who heard Of the
matter declared that he should be
MODIFIED They spoke without thins-
ing. Nothing is more coWaraly than
"mobbng' an umpire. None, bat q
bunch Of towards would ever go after
an umpire in a body TO assault him.
The proper way is to put the matter
UP 70 the president Of the league, and
il he does not act then 1re the presi-
dent.
Baseball will not prosper Il an In
competent President supports incom-
petent umpires.
Baseball has to be clean and square
to prosper.