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The Ordway new era., 1912-04-12
Ordinance No. SO
An Ordinance Concerning
Appropriations

Be it ordained by the board of trus-
tees OF the Incorporated town Of Ord
way, Colorado:
SECTION l. There is hereby appro-
priated by the corporate authorities
Of the town OF Ordway, Colorado, the
following amounts and sums of money,
which are deemed necessary to defray
the expenses and liabilities of the
town Of Ordway for the fiscal year be-
ginning on the first day of April, a.
D. 1912, which said sums and the pur-
poses for which they are appropriated
are as follows, to-wit:
Salary fund. ..... ...........$2 $4,000
Printing and stationery fund. 300
Street. alley and park fund ..... 1850
Election fund. 100
Lights and rent fund ........... l40O
Contingent fund. ..... 80. 80. 500
Band fund. 200
Interest 1902 bonds fund. ...... 355
Interest 1907 bonds fund. ...... 24O6
Water fund. d.............. ...... 5000
1OJdl. .Sl53l L
introduced at regular meeting of
the board Of trustees OF the town OF
Ordway on Monday evening, March 4,
1912.
Passed and adopted at regular
meeting of the board of trustees on
Monday evening, April I, 1912, by the
following vote: Ayes, George e. Beaver,
E. o. McCleary, George Riley, A. Son.
neland and James Trainor, nays, none;
absent. A. Cook.
Approved April 5, 1912.
II. G. TIEDEMANN, Mayor.
Attest
JOHN B. ESTES.
Clerk and Recorder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22

The hciryss e@atcu moment
And the ambitious young reporter.
Mr., Barton, has been discharged?" sho
questioned
HE has" the editor answered tlrm-
ly Miss Gross turned toward the
house.
You may use any information !
have given you," she agreed,
When the managing editor had made
brief outline Of his story he trum-
phantly submitted II to his associate.
That" he said. accurately describes
the rcal heireSs Of I.awson's millions
and his true motive for leaving her the
money"
After hasty perusal Adams grim
ned in the very face OF his chief.
Must he pretty big girl. isn't shep"
he asked,
NO" the other answered shortly,
Miss Gross Is small"
"Well," Adams added. "she must he
mighty strong. then: that's all I've got
10 say, Old Lawson weighed 200
pounds
Without word the managing edi-
tor destroyed his carefully prepared
paper. SAY" he suggested presently,
You had better send for Billy Bar
ton, Tell him W. need him here"
And that very evening Rllly Barton
was stro)iug aimlcsSly past I.awson's
house whom yirl's white clad figure
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
INTERVIEWING
AN HEIRESS
Rare Luck OF Billy Barton. the
Star Reporter
BY AGNES Il. BROdAN

When Matthias Lawson, the rich man
OF all Walton county, died away In
Switzerland. leaving his millions to
some chance female acquaintance and
thereby completely dcpriVing his sons
aud dauSAtcr OF their riyhtful inherit
anve. his own homo city hcramc ms
one person in its Indignation and curl
oslty. Who was this unknown We
man who had in So short time sue
ceSNtully made her way into the suSpi-
ctouN old invalid'S affection and cont
dcuce? His wrathful descendants had
only met With defeat NJ each effort To
contest the later will. So Grcta Gross
became sole beneficiary OF the great Is
tate But whether the owner of this
ridiculous name might be a young and
charming maiden or sChGmiug elderly
sniuStcr stu remained Il mystery. In
vain reporters of progressive dailies
c0mped at the very gateway Of the
Lawson mansion, In vain the house 1t.
self was beSiegrd ut most unexpected
hours. The lcgatre was always invisi-
Bile and uuattainahle Therefore it had
been decided Ivy the high powers OF
the Evening Star that Billy Barton,
the mvincible, be sent at once to ob-
tain the story. thus confounding all
other city publications, for ut touch Of
this young mans gifted pen the sim
pleSt tale became one Of thrilling in
tereSt and the luck OF Billy Barton
was proverhial
Billy paused at the gates to plan his
mode of attack He would stroll slow.
ly through the grounds, keeping well
away from the house, thence into the
kitchen garden in hope Of meeting n
maid Bees droned about the honey
sucke bushes us he crept down the
path, then, sinking down upon II gar
den bench. Billy muttcred an eXclama-
ton of surprise. Advancing toward
him came the oldest, most picturesque
little figure ever seen outside the views
of Holland" A typical round faced
Dutch girl this, with yellow plaits dan
CLING over her shoulders and Gathering
wooden shoes upon her feet, She re
garded him stupidity for n moment,
In n slow smile.
ME. | was decking" she enturcd In
difficult English.
Billy was quickly alive to his oppor-
tunties. "Digging?" he repeated. so
you dig in the garden, eh, and work In
the house also, Miss-er-Ho lland2"
The girl in Dutch calico readily sue
cumbed to Billy's irresistible smile.
Not Miss Hollant." she corrected hest
tatngly, "Greta Gross. 1t ISIS my
name"
Billy's manner was most ingra tiat.
ing. Il am mighty glad to meet you,
Miss Gross" he said, "and-and to
congratulate you upon your good for
tune. speak of the estate left by
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22

boNAbbh
appeared In the gateway. Something
strangely familiar In the dark eyes
caused BILLY to pause uncertainty. II
Il beg your pardon" he said ut length.
Tho dark eyes dropped demurely, and
the girl spoke In hurried confusion.
Il wish to apologize for by unpardon-
able deception" she said. 1T did not
occur to me Mt the time that my reck-
lessness might cost you your position.
l had been tormented everywhere by
reporters. you see. and had been so
cruelty misrepresented In all the pa
pers that this was "A sort Of mischlev-
Gus return which | had planned In
foolish moment But II you Will come
into the garden now. Mr.. Barton
The girl paused brenthlessly. "Oh, I
will give you Il story" she said "The
true story which have withheld
MY true name liz Greta Gross" she
began. but the one by which am
known across the world IL that OF an
actress, an actress whose name has
been upon many lips, whose picture
has often appeared. Mr.. Barton, upon
the first pnge of your paper II was
while resting after n fatiguing season
In the small Switzerland hotel that
met accidentally that poor, helpless
and neglected old man Ills family,
leaving MI To hired attendants, had
quite forsaken him. and when one day
fire threatened the building, fire
which was quickly controlled the hired
attendants We're missing. | wheeled
the nervous old mans Invalid chair
into the elevator and thence out into
the garden. winning his eternal graft
tude. Often after to help him pass the
dreGry hours | would read aloud little
pieces from my plays or sing perhaps
some gay stage song~that Is all. And
when IL was all over | determined To
return to domestic life, to use my mon
ey In bringing the greatest happiness
to the greatest number Of people SO
took again my own little true name,
which had been go long laid aside.
And now ! win tell you the name of
this actress whose sudden disappear
ance from the stage caused wide COM
ment, and when you shall have found
ntF HEHiH III the person OF the lhySleIi-
Gus helrcss, don't you think that will
he story, Mr.. Bnrton-Onc which will
restore TO you your old position on the
staff OF the Evening starr
Billy Barton held out his hand.
Thank YOU" he said simply. But
when upon the following evening the
great bcircss fevcrishly searched each
column Of the paper she found merely
n brief notice upon IN inner page:
Miss Grcta Gross. the heiress so
often mlsrepresented. Is, after all, but
sweet and gracious woman whose un-
selfish sympathy for u helpless old
man met with It's just reward"
Then Miss Grrta smiled "A dreamy Ii
tie smile oh Billy Barton" ST.
whispered, you area man" She
stood again that evening framed
the gateway as the Star reporter pas
ed upon his homeward way Her dark
eyes sought hiS In remorseful appeal
as she extended "A peace inviting hand
IL would like To be friends" she said
softly. with one so generously forgiv-
ing"
And when the young man claSped the
profrered hand-that was the begin
ming. The endl Well. Billy Barton
always was Ilghty lucky chap.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
Marking on Wood.

II any one in your home has py-
rograph outfit, use it for marking your
boys hockey sticks. baseball bats, ten
mis- rackets and all such wooden things.
Painted names can wear or be scratch
ed off. but when burned in deeply the
Identification is there to stay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
Notice Of Primary Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, I IS
Iowa COUNTY.
County Clerk S Office.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that primary election will be held in
the several towns, villages, wards and
election precincts of said county on the
first Tuesday of September A. d. 1912,
being the third day of said month, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for the following offices to be voted for
at the general election to be held on
the 5th day of November, 1919.
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
in place of Francis E. McGovern,
whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1918.
CANDIDATES FOR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR in place of Thomas
Morris. whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of January, 1918.
CANDIDATES FOR SECRETARY
OF STATES in place of James A
Frear, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, 1918.
CANDIDATES FOR STATE TREA-
SURER in place of Andrew H. Dahl.
whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1918.
CANDIDATES FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL in place of Levi H. Ban
croft, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January, 1913.
CANDIDATES FOR REPRE-
SENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for the
Third Congressional District. comprised
of the counties of Crawford, Grant
Richland, Iowa, Dane, Lafayette and
Green.
CANDIDATES FOR MEMBER OF
ASSEMBLY for the district comprised
of Iowa County, in place of Thomas NJ
Evans whost term of Office will expire
on the second Wednesday Of January
1913
Also candidates for the following
offices for Iowa County:
CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY
CLERK in place OF Richard f. Gribble,
whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1913.
CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY
TREASURER in place Of William D.
Prideaux whose term of Office will ex-
pire on first Monday of January, 1913.
CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF in
place of William r Pengelly, whose
term of office will expire on the first
Monday Of January, 1918.
CANDIDATES FOR CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT, in place Of
Thomas Gibbon, whose term Of office
will expire on the first Monday Of
of January. 1918.
CANDIDATES FOR REGISTER OF
DEEDS. in place Of Thomas Paynter
whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1913.
CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT
ATTORNEY, in place Of jesse P
Smoker whose term Of Office will eX
pire on the first Monday Of January
1913.
CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY SUR
VEYOR in place Of Robert L, Joiner
whose term of office will expire On th'
first Monday of January. 1913,
CANDIDATES FOR CORONER
which Office is now vacant
Dated this sth day Of July, A d
1912.
Comfy Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
The Supreme Test.

Job was supposed to he most pa
tient man." remarked the Observer OF
Events and Things. but we never
heard OF any one seeing him trying to
get lively eel off f1shhook"-
Yonkers Statesman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
lBuy[Re@I ESTATE
A SOLID AND PROSPEROUS TOWN.
Following oneg oodo opportunities offered by the
Mineral Point Real Estate Agency
THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE:
At THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE

The Charles Burghart residence. in
South part Of Mineral Point city. This pro,
perty will be sold at r very reasonable price.
1t consists of house and two lots; house contains
eight rooms, closets and pantry; good collar
and cistern; harm on the place.
A good residence on Ridge street +;
house has eight rooms; good cellar aud good
Cistern; house Is electric lighted and has hot
water and hot air furnace.
A large and very nice new residence
in the first ward New building with modern
improvements; suitably arranged for two tam-
lies. viii sell at a low price for good place,
The undivided one half interest in
the stone warehouse east of she railway tracks
at the depot.
The home of the late John Penhal-
Logon situated in the second ward south part OF
Mineral Point city; house contains seven rooms,
closets. pantry; has good cellar; good we'll ut
the house; wood house and barn; about halt
acre of land with fruit trees, etc. Will Ike sold
at a reasonable price,
Two new houses, situated on Mineral
street, in First ward. Each house has five rooms
pantry and two closets, and cellar Will he sold
cheap
We have some very good offerings in
tending purchasers to investigate.
Telephone a.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22

The j j HeathCock residence in the
Second Ward. 5 NOM house with bath room
and closets, aud all modern improvements
1t is conveniently located aud is in EVERYDAY y
desirable home. There is q good harm on the
place.
Lot No. 1, in Oates subdivision. Har-
riSon'S survey Of the city Of Mineral Point.
Lot now owned Nv Mrs. Matt kietfcr.
Lot situated on the corner of Vine
and South street, pear the fourth ward school
building. This property is centrally located
and win be sold AZ y bargain.
The Ralph Fitzsimmons property on
Hoard street. The house contains three rNoms
and property is all in good repair Price StN.
House and lot in the third ward.
The house is comparatively new, aud contains
four large rooms Good basement and good
cisteru. VIII I've sold very cheap,
House and five lots, in south part of
the city House contains four rooms There is
4 good spring on the place, good tetru ana
chicken house. Property will he sold ut a
reasonable pIlce, ami on reasonable terms.
Lot No. : in the Oates Subdivision Oh
the west part of Dodge street.
ity and farm property. 1t will pay in
CRAWFORD BROS,
Mineral Point, Wis,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26

conveyed the injured man to Quincy.
He was taken to. st. Mary's hospital
and his wound given proper atten-
ton.
The identity of the man could not
be learned at first. A number of per-
sons asked his name but he did not
answer; in fact, no statement could
be gotten out of him. He was con-
scious all the time, but either did not
wish to talk or was suffering SO bad
ly from exposure to the cold and In
juries sustained that he made no eff
fort to speak. 1t was at first thought
that his left leg had been cut off, but
an examination revealed the fact that
the member was only badly mashed
and after viewing the injured leg hur
riedly, DR.. Johnston asserted that he
did not believe amputation would be
necessary. The mans clothing was
badly torn and his body scratched in
several places, which would indicate
that he had been on train and was
thrown off. Just how long he re-
manned exposed to the cold is not
known, but it is believed that the &C
cident occurred an hour or two be-
fore he was found. 1t was afterwards
learned that he was Sherman Trenter,
aged %, Of keokuk, Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
Goods Bought
During
This Sale
Can Be Set
Aside
And Delivered
Later


1t has been the consistent purpose
of the operators to secure for the an
thracite industry the steadiness which
is SO essential to the welfare both Of
those engaged In the industry and the
consuming public. The arrangement
that has prevailed for the last nine
years has maintained tteadiness to a
degree never before attained and I'm
der existing circumstances. it is not
believed any other arrangements
could be devised.
AS soon as the scale committee
comes into conference tomorrow,
President Baer, spokesman for the
operators, will offer to renew the old
agreement. This President White, for
the operatives, will decline to do, and
then, it Is said, the committee will be
handed the written answer to the
union demands. 1t will reject all OF
them and formally offer renewal OF
the old contract, This the miners will
formally reject for the second time
and then general discussion will be
begun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
CITY NEWS.

The Water Power Garage Co. to.
day filed articles OF Incorporation for
the conducting of general retail and
iobbing automobile business to be
conducted at the present quarters OF
the Dodge Bros. automobile business
on johnson street. The incorporators
are G. H. Dodge, w. ]. Harter and w.
D. Mcclellan. These three gentlemen
will also later become the officers of
the new company. 1t is the purpose
of the incorporators TO run a regular
garage, conducting jobbing and re-
tail business and also delivery and
sightseeing service. The company Is al-
ready engaged In the automobile bust
ness but is enlarging its operations.
They have fine quarters and are we'll
established and splendidly prepared
for the automobile trade
Mrs. Annie Collins, wife of Thos.
Collins, died at o'clock this morning
at the family home about four miles
west of the city. She is survived by
her husband and five children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
IMPROVEMENTS To Be MADE
BY O. WILL REACH $4,000

siderable more ground below the Old
K. & W. round house and the Taber
mills on both sides OF the present
tracks was purchased by the "Burling-
ton" and on this new property consid-
cradle of the new tracks will be
placed. Before the company COM
pletes it's improvements In Keokuk
many thousands of dollars will be ex-
pended and go along with other con-
strrctiye enterprises that will make
Keokuk's 1912 year a record breaker.
Blue prints showing the new yards
have been prepared and actual work
will start just as soon as 1t Is conyen-
lent to undertake such operations. 1t
will give to the Burlington" a fine
yard and be of great help in switching.
The expenditures also indicate that
the 20" appreciates the coming
changes in Keokuk's commercial fu-
ture and is willing to go along in the
general improvement procession.
New Coal Chute.
The railroad company has been
for long time handling coal for en-
CINE purposes under the old system
which is slow and expensive. This
method will be abandoned and fine
modern chute erected at convenient
location in the new yards with double
track facilities and quick loading and
unloading apparatus.
New leo House.
Another improvement will be the
erection of new ice house with
capacity of between 5000 to 1000 tons
which will give the railroad company
the facilities to ice their own cars.
Other improvements will be made,
bringing the total company expendl-
lures up to a handsome figure and i'm
proving very decidedly their keokuk
plant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
Railroad Company Will Spend
Large Amount This Year
in Rearranging and En-
larging the Keokuk
Railroad Yards
IT WILL BE A BUSY YEAR
In Addition to the New Yards
a Modern Coal Chute Will
be Built and a Company
Ice House
Erected.

From fifty to sixty thousand dollars
Will be expended this year In keokuk
by the Chicago, Burlington and QuIn-
cy railroad In new buildings and In the
Encouragement Of the switching yards,
the latter Improvement being made
necessary by the increasing business
Of the company and the proposed new
railroad ordinance which requires the
removal Of yard tracks now located
near the Union station and between
the depot and the bridge.
Since the certainty of the water
power enterprise and consequent
changes made necessary by the new
railroad ordinance the Burlington
long ago realized that additional and
new trackage facilities would be nee
essary. Some three months ago con
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
CITY NEWS.

List your property with the Bald
ridge Engineering and Realty Co.
Room s, Monarch Bldg. Bell phone
9S8.
DO you want a home? Come in
and select the plan and let us build
the house you want Baldridge Engin-
eering and Realty CO., Room 8, Mon
arch Bldg, Bell phone 9Ss.
Railroading Sunday night was ac-
complished under difficulty. On the
main line OF the 20" and other east
and west main lines trains were from
two to four hours tardy due to the
blizzard that started Sunday after
noon. The storm was the worst in
the west and north. The regular Rock
Island train south bound that con
meets with the 20" was several hours
late and first section was run out
Of Burlington. The railroad men had
hard night OF it.
The Huiskamp Bros. Co., has tenn
porarily rented the upper floor of the
Water Power Garage Co., for the pur
pose of displaying their goods that
travelling statesmen will present tc
the trade.
The funeral Of Mrs. Leonard
Tausch, whose death at the home O
her daughter in Chicago was TN
nounced in the Gate City Sun6>.
morning, was held at the undertsx
ing rooms OF I. s. Ackley at o'cloci
yesterday afternoon. Rev. DR.. John G
Sage OF st. Johns Episcopal church
officiating. The pail bearers were
Aus. Hollowell, Dan German. Mr.. Nor
gan. Curtis vanderhayden, Alber
Kiefer and Valentine Kiefer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
The Grain Market.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. Feb. 26.-The tone in
the grain market was firner today on
general reports of adverse weather
conditions throughout the country and
cables indicating extremely small
wheat shipments from Russia. North
western wheat markets had a slight
early advance which was lost on re-
ports of heavy run of grain at Win
nipeg and Minneapolis. Prices here
were about on level with Saturday 9
close.
Strength was shown In the corn
trade principally because Of the storm
which is expected to cause an In
crease of feeding operation. There
was much offering Of corn at the day e
highest figures and prices dropped
back.
Oats weakened after a squirt at the
start and lower prices than those Of
Saturday were registered. The storm
did not affect today's receipts of this
grain and offerings were heavy on al
brlges.
Provisions opened stronger and fair
| " active. Offerings throughout the
day were small and the market reflect
ed the FIVE cent advance In hog quo
tations at the yards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-26
AFTER NINE
YEARS OF PEACE
Strike Is Threatened In the Anthra.
cite Coal Fields on First
of March.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-For the first
time in nine years there seems to be
danger of a strike that will involve
the anthracite coal fields. Tomorrow
the anthracite operators, headed by
George F. Baer, yclept as the result
of the last big strike Divine Right
Baer," and the heads Of the various
district unions of the United Mine
Workers of America, will meet to con-
slider demands made by the union
men. Today both sides held prellm-
mary meetings, the scale committee
meeting in the hotel Victoria with
President White of the national union
and the operators getting together in
secret in the offices Of the Jersey
Central Both sides insisted tina,
they would not yield
Each will make concessions, how.
ever, but whether these concessions
will be sufficient, is hard to say.
Leaders are unusually pessimistic
this time and 1t seemed likely that II
the much-feared break comes It will
be over the demand by the union that
the union be absolutely recognized,
the Cancellation board done away
with and a one year agreement sub.
stituted for the three year one.
| There are other demands but thew
can all be adjusted.
Baer and his followers openly as
sert that under no circumstances can
they consent to the one year agree
ment The scale committee demands:
Deducting union dues from the min
ers envelope. The operators contend
this would only cause friction and
that the conciliation board is the only
real way of settling the disputes that
come up every day at the various
mines.
The three year agreement expires
on March / and it was believed hero
today that the negotiations win drag
along for some weeks. The opera.
tors and scale committee agree that
they do not want strike-but, and
| here is the admitted rub-both sides
insist that there are certain conces-
sions the other must make to prevent
| it and each declares that under no
circumstances will they make them.
The operators attitude was summed
/ UP in the following statement today: