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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12

A certain dealer in London, having
a number of alleged Chippendale chairs
for sale, approached well known no.
bleman and succeeded in selling the
set for $1,000 to the latter. Later on
the purchaser, being informed that the
chairs were 'faked," wrote to the deal
er and demanded his money back. The
willy dealer wrote back hurt and Of
Tended letter to his patron, protesting
that his honesty had been impugned,
but to show his good faith he would
be willing to pay 1000 guineas to get
the chairs back. SO it was done, and
within a few hours the nobleman's
receipt for that amount was being held
under the nose Of an American mil
lionaire as proof that the chairs had
been bought from that we'll known
collector, Lord -. Of course the
dealer must have his profit, and the
American millionaire finally handed
over a check for $4,000 and carried
his bargain triumphantly across the
Atlantic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
A Queer LANGUAGE.

A German on his first visit to this
country tells this pathetic story: Il
was here a week or more when I pre-
sented letter of introduction at one
of your beautiful homes, where l was
at once made welcome. One evening
I was invited there to a bridge party
and won a nice bit of money at a FIVE
cent game. The young son of the
house. when he saw the score cards,
said to me, 'You lucky dog" a ia
miliarity which would have resented
had l not been told that it was an
American form of speech. A few even
ings later l was looking on when the
same boy won at bridge and, wishing
to be as polite as he, said, What a
lucky puppyv Then they said all
sorts of uncomplimentary things, and
have been doubtful ever since wheth-
er I am still welcome in that set.
Yours is a queer language"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12

pump. The spout remained dry. He
ter. After ten minutes of hard work
he said harsh things about the pump
and continued his journey. At the top
of the hill he mentioned his grievance
to native. The latter pointed to the
fine house across the road.
The owner of that house." he said,
'has some big water cisterns which
have to be filled from a stream III the
valley. He is too lazy to fill 'em him.
self. though, so he rugged up that
pump and connected it with his els
terms, and now
But the tramp was already sprinting
across the road
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12

a tedious excursion through typewrit-
ten documents with the family law
yer and then, feeling himself lonely
and hopeless millionaire, hurried down
to the old jewelry store across Sixth
avenue.
KenwitZ unscrewed a magnifying
glass from his eye, routed out his par
ent from a dingy rear room and
abandoned the interior of watches for
outdoors. He went with Dan. and
they sat on bench in. Washington
square. Dan had not changed much
He was stalwart and had a dignity
that was inclined to relax into grin
Kenwitz was more serious. more in
tense. more learned. philosophical! ana
Socialistic.
II know about it now" said Dan
finally Il pumped it out Of III" ern
nent legal lights that turned ara~ -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
PASSING OF A PIONEER
Born December ~, 1924, Died
December rs. 1910.

DECEMBER Ito, 1917.
James Cochran Kirkpatrick, oldest
son Of Francis G.. Kirkpatrick and
Frances Sparks was born in Nina Bur
ton, Washington county Missouri, Dec.
"a, 1924, and died at Roberts, Wis,
Dec. 16, 1910, at the age of 81 years and
IL days. Mr.. Kirkpatrick has been
resident Of Wisconsin continuously
since April 4, 1927, with the exception
of one year spent in the California gold
fields, to which he in company with the
late Hugh Livingston, Sam Livingston
and William Kirkpatrick, drove over
land with wagon outfits in the spring
of 1850, returning to Wisconsin in
November, 1851. He attended the win
ter terms of the common schools in his
early boyhood and later followed the
business of lead mining to some extent.
For many years he was an extensive
farmer, giving much attention to the
breeding of fine horses and cattle.
After leaving the farm he moved to
Rewey, where, for several years he was
the popular landlord of the Kirkpatrick
Hotel, which was justly famous as one
Of the best in southwestern Wisconsin.
February %. 1916, he was married to
Mary Mundon, a native of Jackson
county, Illinois, to which union six sons
and one daughter were born, namely:
friedrich, Jessie, Francis, James,
Walter, George and Lester all of whom
with their mother, have passed to the
Great Beyond, with the exception of
James and Lester who, with four aged
sisters: Mrs. Jesse Jones of Platteville,
Wis, Mrs. Nellie Bull Of California,
Mrs. Elvira Pauley and Mrs. Frances
Gunsaults of Rewey, are left to mourn
the loss of a loving and generous father
and brother.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick was a charter mem
Der of Miffiin Lodge F. and A. M, No.
1913. He has always proven a faithful
and loyal brother, and regular attend
ant at the sessions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
CHURCHES OF MINERAL POINT
ST. paul'S-CathoIic

St. paulS-Catholic
Rev. l.. p. O'Reilly, pastor. Mass at 500 and
1880 a. M; Vespers, with benedictition at 80
p. m.
ST. Mary S-Catholic
Rev. Nicholas Weyer, pastor Mass at 500
and 1000 a. M; Vespers at 3O0p m
Trinity Church.
Rev. March Chase, rector. HOLY Communion
at 500 a. m; Morning prayer and sermon 1880:
Sunday school at las a. M; Evening prayer
1880.
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. S. A. Bender, pastor. Services at 1913
a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Glass meeting at a. M; Sunday school at
ll:45; Epworth league at $780,
Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7:30.
Primitive Methodist Church.
Rev. w. j. c. Bond, pastor. Services at 1880
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
CLASS meeting 900 a. m; Sunday school at
2:OO p. M; Junior Endeavor at p. M; Christian
Endeavor at $50 p. M
Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7:3O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12

1.-THE last item of the instance is
come and l will show you" said Ken
WITT. rising
The socialiStic matchmaker was
happy. He was a millionaire batter by
nature and pessimist by trade. Ken
WITT would assure you in one breath
that money was but evil and corrup-
ton and that your brand new watch
needed cleaning and a new ratchet
wheel.
He conducted Kinsolving southwark
out of the square into ragged, pow
erty haunted Varick street Up the
narrow stairway of a squalid brick
tenement he led the penitent offspring
of the octopus. He knocked on q
door, and a clear voice called to them
to enter.
In that almost bare room young
woman sat sewing at machine. She
nodded to Kenwitz as to a familiar ac-
quaintance One little stream of sun
light through the dingy window bur-
nished her heavy hair to the color Of
an ancient Tuscan's shield. She flash
ed ripping smile at Kenwitz and
look of somewhat flustered inquiry.
Kinsolving stood regarding her clear
and pathetic beauty in heart throbbing
silence. Thus they came into the pres
ence of the last item of the instance.
"How many this week. Miss Mary?'
asked the matchmaker. A mountain
Of coarse gray shirts lay upon the
floor
Nearly thirty Dozen" said the young
woman cheerfully. give made al
most 81. Pm improving, Mr.. Kenwitz
| hardly know what to do with so
much money" Her eyes turned.
brightly soft, in the direction of Dan
A little pink spot came out on her
round, pale cheek.
Kenwitz chuckled like a diabolic
raven.
Miss Boyne," he said '1et me pre-
sent Mr.. KinsOlving, the son of the
man who put bread up five years ago
He thinks he would like to do some
thing to aid those who were incon-
venienced by that act.'
The smile left the young woman's
face. She rose and pointed her fore
finger toward the door. This time she
looked Kinsolving straight in the eye,
but it was not look that gave de-
light.
The two men went down into Varick
street. KenWiN, letting all his pes
SimiSm and rancor and hatred of the
octopus come to the surface, gibed al
the moneyed side of his friend in an
acrid torrent of words. Dan appeared
to be listening and then turned to
KenWitz and shook hands with him
warmly.
"Pm obliged to you Ken, old man."
he said vaguely, "a thousand times
obliged"
"Mein Colt. You are crazyn' cried
the matchmaker, dropping his specta-
cles for the first time in years.
II
Two months afterward Kenwitz
went into a large bakery on lower
Broadway with a pair of gold trimmed
eyeglasses that he had mended for the
A lady was giving an order to a
clerk as Kenwitz passed her.
"These lOaves are 10 cents.'' said the
clerk.
Il always get them at cents up
town." said the lady. "You need not
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12

fucius, the inventor of wisdom2-re-
marked:
Life is real, life is earnest,
And things are not what they seem.
AS mathematics are, or is-thanks.
old subscriber.-th only just rule by
which questions of life can be meas
ured, let us by all means adjust our
theme to the straight edge and the bal
anced column of the great goddess
Two and Two Make Four. Figures
-unassailable sums in addition-shall
be set over against whatever opposing
element there may be.
A mathematician after scanning the
above two lines Of poetry would say:
"Ahem! Young gentlemen, if we as
sumo that X plus-that is, that life is
real-then things Gall of which life in
cludes) are real. Anything that is real
is what it seems. Then if we consider
the proposition that things are not
what they SEEM why
But this is heresy and not poesv.
We woo the sweet nymph Algebra
We would conduct you into the pres
ence of the elusive, seductive, pursued,
satisfying, mysterious x.
Not long before the beginning of this
century Septimus Kinsolving, an old
New Yorker, invented an idea. He
originated the discovery that bread is
made from flour and not from wheat
futures. Perceiving that the flour crop
was short and that the stock exchange
was having no perceptible effect on
the growing wheat, Mr.. Kinsolving
cornered the flour market.
The result was that when you or nv
landlady (before the war she never
had to turn her hand to anything:
SOuthernerS accommodated bought q
five cent loaf of bread you laid down
an additional 2 cents, which went to
Mr.. Kinsolving as a testimonial to his
perspicacity.
A second result was that Mr.. Kin
solving quit the game with 100000
-er-rakeOff
Mr.. Kinsolving's son Dan was at
college when the mathematical ex-
pertinent in breadstuffs was made.
Dan came home during vacation and
found the old gentleman in red
dressing gown reading Little Dorrf''
on the porch Of his estimable red brick
mansion in Washington square. He
had retired from business with enough
extra two cent pieces from bread buy
ers to reach, if laid side by side, fifteen
times around the earth and lap as far
as the public debt of Paraguay.
Dan shook hands with his father
and hurried over to Greenwich village
to see his old high school friend, Ken
WITT. Dan had always admired Ken
WITT. kenWitz was pale, curly haired,
intense, serious, mathematical studi-
Gus, altruistic, socialistic and the nat
ural foe of Oligarchies Kenwitz had
foregone college and was learning
matchmaking in his fathers jewelry
store. Dan was smiling, jovial, easy
tempered and tolerant alike of kings
and ragpickers. The two foregathered
joyously, being opposites. And then
Dan went back to college and Ken
WITT to his mainsprings-and to his
private library in the rear of the jew
elry shop.
-Four years later Dan came back to
Washington square with the accumu-
lations of B. A. and two years of
Europe thick upon him. He took a
filial look at Septimus Kinsolving's
elaborate tombstone in Greenwood and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
CRUELTY DECEIVED.
A Weary Willie Who Was a Victim or
Misplaced Confidence.

Weary Willie Who Was Victim Of
Misplaced Confidence.
The tramp had walked good three
miles and was particularly thirsty. A
sudden turn in the road brought him
to the foot of steep hill, at the top
Of which stood a large house. The
tramp paused a moment before at
tempting the herculean feat Of storm
ing the hill. He felt hungry and
thirsty. He glanced to the left. These
words caught his eye: Garry, traveller
and refresh myself" The tramp was
sorry the sign was attached to pump
handle. However, water was better
than nothing, so he commenced to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12

fill the order. / will drive by there on
my way home"
The voice was familiar The watch
maker paused
'Mr. Kenwitzr' cried the lady hearth
ly. "How do you do?
Kenwitz was trying to train his So
cialistic and economic comprehension
on her wonderful fur boa and the car
riage waiting outside.
"Why, Miss Boyne" he began.
"Mrs. Kinsolving," she corrected.
"Dan and l were married a month
ago"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
Landseers Pun.

When Solomon's celebrated picture
Waiting For the Verdict was sent
in, as the artist was not one of the
Royal academicians, whose exhibits
are all hung on the line" his paint
ing was "skied." Sir Edwin Landseer
was in ecstasies over it and exclaimed,
There is Solomon in all his glory and
not r. A.'d like one of these!"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12

The following appeared before the
council in relation to sprinkling on
Commerce St: L. GRADER, JOS Harker
j. Keyes, j. Kirst, w. Martin, G.
Bachelor.
Moved by Aid. Engels Mayor APP
point special committee to investigate
the question and report at the next reg
ular meeting and in case of any extra
expense, the committee has power to
incur the same.
Carried by the following aye and nay
vote: aye Blewett, Crawford, Engels,
Frieden, Johnson, Weidenfeller; nav
no votes.
Mayor appointed committee Aid.
Engels, Blewett, Crawford, Weiden-
Teller.
On motion of Aid. Weidenfeller coun-
Gil adjourned. ED. BROWN, Mayor.
Attest. w. P. BLISS, Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
CHI Gap Ian d
Soil is Five to Twenty Feet Deep
and Exceedingly Rich.

The land is practically level and is
covered with grass. The climate in
MIGRATING and healthy. This land is
Just across the Rio Grande from Ell
PasO, one Of the finest health resorts in
the southwest. You can step off a
Pullman car right onto this land. 1t is
claimed the new town Of Candelaria
will be city Of 10000 inhabitants in
five years. Improved land is changing
hands at $3.50 to $500 per acre not many
miles distant.
The annual rainfall produces one
crop. Another can be grown by ir-
rigation.
Alfalfa 5 to tons per acre, wheat 80
to 70 blu. per acre, oats go to 70 bu +;
barley 80 to 100 bu; corn 80 to 40 bu.,
two crops. All kinds of fruits and
vegetables, which net from $50 to $1,000
per acre.
Every one from Wisconsin who in
vestigated this land bought
John G. Trezona, Dodgeville, $40 a.
w. N. Short, 6" 800 a.
Ed. Baker, 4" $50 a.
James Reese, {" 800 a.
r. A. Draper, Lancaster, $40 a.
w. B. Doll 800 a.
Frank Bruss, " $40 a.
John Ralph, Amigo, GAO a.
Price Of this land $40 per acre; one
fourth cash, balance on easy terms at 6
per cent. 800 cash secures 40 acres;
$500 cash. 80 acres: $500 cash, 100
acres.
Buy now before prices go up.
Excursion January II. Round trip
ticket Ell Paso and return, 5000 For
furtlur information apply to VIM.
Croft, General Agent, Mineral Point,
Wis, or Mexico Irrigated Land Co.,
12419 Scarritt Building, Kansas City,
Mo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
BARBER SHOPS.
ADOLPH APPEL
FRED ENGELS
ED. ELLINGEN.
CENTRAL BARRIER SHOP

L am prepared to attend to tOnsorial work in a
satisfactory manner ! will continue the River
SIDE laundry of GAINESVILLE, and will run the
Bath Rooms in connection with my shop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings of the Regular Meet
ing for January.

Mineral Point, Wis, Jan. 3, t911.-A
regular meeting of the common council
was held this day in council chamber.
Called to order by Mayor Brown.
Members present: Aldermen Weiden
teller, Crawford, Blewett Johnson,
Frieden, Engels.
Minutes of last regular meeting read
and approved.
Treasurers report read and on motion
of Alderman Engels accepted and Or
dered placed on file.
The following bills were audited by
the finance committee and on motion of
Alderman Engels We're allowed aud or
dered paid by the following aye and nay
vote: aye Blewett, Crawford, Engels.
Frieden, Johnson, Weidenfeller; nay no
NnfnS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-01-12
The Unknown
Quantity
a Difficulty Overcome With
the Aid of Cupid
By 0. HENRY
Copyright. 1910. by Doubleday, Page
& Co.

The poet Longfellow-or was it Con-
fucius, the inventor of wisdom?-re
marked:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-27
CONFIDENCE IN NEVADA.

Nevada is all right since the danger signals
were dropped on the fake promotion bureaus
and there is steady flow Of capital to the
state. There is no gaudy display about what
tins state Is doing just now and glance at
the map will repay the observer if he only
follows the real merits of the various eases that
are before the world with the brand of E'Ne-
Vada" affixed Look at Wonder where the
owners of the Tonopah Mining company. the
Tonopah Extension the Belmont and the Gold
field Belmont are investing their spare change
These propositions have repaid the first buy
ers and the investors who put their SAVINGS
INTO the promotions fathered by Nevada men
have no cause to repent their decision.
Wonder, Liberty, Buckskn Fairview, Au-
rora and National are types of the regeneration
that is going on in Nevada and which is bound
to make famous the name of the state when
the transitory fame of score of new camps has
passed into history.
Nevada is on the map and Nevada mines are
here to stay They did not make as good
showing last year as the most optimistic boost
ers OF the state would like to have the reputa.
ton for but they got there with record
that caused the country to sit up and take no.
tice. Last year was year of mill building
the best indication of persist endeavor, and the
surest proof of the fact that the people of Ne
Vada have faith in the value of the propositions
they represent to the world. \ saving of from
one to ten dollars a ton is not to be despised
III these degenerate days when the dollars count
more potently than promises. One of the most
encouraging signs is the advance in the quota
tiOnS of companies that are yet in the infancy
of promotion. No concerted effort was made
to sustain these values but, in spite of the SUI
perficia neglect, every stock of real worth has
appreciated from two to tenfold.
Nevada is not throwing away it's chances for
the circus showings of the curb, but the state
is getting down to its knitting and attending
IN b1lclp in a IHau hat c hac+ a. -,
inspire the confidence of the world-Goldfell
Tribune.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-27
A DEEP MINING CAMP.

The future of Goldfeld bids fair to outshine
the golden glories of the present and the past
Recent developments in the camp have demon
strated that the ore zone has scarcely been
scratched and that the veins continue down
ward with greater strength than they have
shown near the surface. The possibilities of the
mineral resources of the district that are ndi-
Gated by the recent disclosure of the strength
of the lodges in the deepest workings of the
camp are most gratifying to those who have
persisted in their faith in the permanence of
the mines, and while these developments are
not surprising to them, they still have the nov
city of BENZ somewhat of revelation to even
the most optimistic.
Not only does it conclusively appear that
the veins going down into the earth to
depths which will tax the ingenuity of man
to fathom, but the trunk of the tree grows
stronger toward the roots. The few branches
that have already been found. prolific with
riches, are but small portion of the offshoots
from the golden tree that the Great Creator
planted on the desert
Blossoms that indicate the coming of the
fruit mark the district over wide area and
these indications, many of which have been
given superficial prospecting will yet be shown
to lead to other rich deposits
Where in the early days of the camp there
was fear in the minds of some that these
ores were surface enrchments and would not
continue to depth, the maxim now is 'Fdeep
mining" and more of it, for the evidence is
conclusive that the greatest of Goldfeld's his
tory still lies ahead of it.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-27
Pc r S ON AIS
Comings and Goings of Our Local
People and Others

E. H. Cox of Ogden is in the
city.
B. A. Rfves of Blair is in town
today.
NJ. B. Huston of Los Angeles is
in town.
Carl Ketelson of Stanford is in
Tonopah.
E. Galena of San Francisco is
in the city.
James J. Voss arrived yesterday
from Chicago.
c. R. Olsen of Liberty arrived in
town this morning
Robert Stewart was an arrival
on yesterdays train from Sodaville.
Ethel insolvency of Round
Mountain is visiting Tonopah.
J. e. Spur, the noted geologist.
is in Tonopah from New York.
Edward ]. Tickle of Round Noun
tain is registered at the A. B. C.
Al Freyert will leave in day or
SO for vacation trip to the coast.
John M. Fox is in from Rattle.
snake canyon today and is regis.
tered at the Mizpah.
Charles J. Lindsay and ]. G..
Lindsay, Jrs came in from Liberty
this morning in their car and de-
parted for the camp in the after
noon.
Mrs L. Conlisk, mother of James
Conlisk, will depart tomorrow for
her home in Los Angeles. Yester-
day afternoon Mrs. James Conlisk
entertained in honor of the depart
ing guest.
Mesdames A. Fl. Jones, P. J..
Comera, C. A. Calhoun, Ned v.
Tanner and c. A. Gregson came up
from Millers yesterday to attend
tea party given by Mrs. A. R.
Parsons in honor of her sister.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-27
when A MANS
MARRIED HIS
TROUBLES BEGIN

At the Butler theater tonight one
OF the usual good programs will be
shown. The Novelty Trio will be
heard in an entire new selection of
songs and instrumental music. Our
orchestra has returned from their
trip to Bishop and will be heard in
some big selection from some stand
ard opera, The picture program for
tonight is as follows: when a
Mans Married His Troubles Begin
(Vitagraph comedy Betty Be
comes Mad" (Vitagraph comedy
and a Selig entitled 1.-The Medal
lion. For tomorrow the pictures
are; THE Lonedale Operator
biography. Teaching Dad to
Like Her. biography. "a Dead
Mans Honor" (Vitagraph).
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-27
SENATOR FLANIGAN'S
AUTO is BURNED

Senator P. L. Flanigan's large
touring car was totally destroyed
by fire Wednesday morning in the
vicinity of Flanigans ranch at Con-
stantia. The car caught fire while
the senator, accompanied by his
secretary, Nelson Killiken, were be-
ing driven over the large estate
by Chauffeur Roy Davis. Smoke
was observed issuing from the en-
CINE and this was followed by
flames. The fire communicated to
the gasoline tank and an explosion
followed that destroyed the car. An
attempt was made to extinguish the
flames by the use of sand, but it
was unsuccessful. 1t is believed
that the fire started from the spark
plug. The car was valued at $4,000
and was practically new-Journal.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-05-27
ATTACK ON POSTOFFICE
is MADE BY sen. DAVIS

WASHINGTON, May 27.-In a
written speech Senator Jeff Davis
of Arkansas yesterday continued his
war on the postoffice department be-
cause the department refused to
accept for the second-class mail
about 100000 copies of st. Louis
weekly paper on the ground that
the addresses were not bona fide
subscribers.
Senator Davis charged that this
action was an unfair discrimination
and due to a feud that arose dur
ing Postmaster General Cortelyou's
administration between the depart