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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-31

Sunday after brief visit with his
parents Mr., and Mrs, John Trevilian.
Robert EngelS of Mt, Horeb spent
the forepart Of the week ut his home
here.
Mrs, Fred GlauSer. after visiting rel
ativeS here returned to South Wayne
Monday
Edward BusS and daughter were up
from GAINESVILLE over Sunday His
mother Mrs, BuSs accompanied him
home Monday
George Philips left Monday ON a
business trip to Minneapolis,
Mrs. w. f. Minor of Chicago was the
guest of Mr., and Mrs, F, c, Ludden
over sunday
Blair Crawford, now at ShullShurg
spent Sunday here.
Irving Penhallegon returned to Chi
cage Monday after visiting relatives
and friends here.
Rev, \. b. BourQuard left Tuesday
for n few days business stay at
WaukeSha.
Mrs Thomas Pagel returned Sunday
from Milwaukee,, She was accompa-
MED by her sister in law Mrs. Elizabeth
HofmeiSter of Mauston.
Mrs John Albaum aud son Harold Of
Belmont wore week end visitors here,
Miss May Robins of Platteville was
the guest of Mr. aud Mrs w II,
kaump over Sunday.
Mrs. G. d. Knapp and two children
returned to Kalamazoo, Mich. Satur-
day.
Mrs, f, Nj. Harter returned to
Evanston Monday after spending Sun
day here.
Miss Mary Bradford left Monday for
Chicago,
Roy Remfrey Of Darlington spent
Sunday among friends here.
Clarence Robinson returned to Oar
lington Monday after a short visit here,
Theodore Smith and Miss Mary Smith
| ItiulItu w NulIuSo Cull'ldN dllti NlSlt
ing their mother Mrs. John Smith.
Misses Loretta Mongolia and Agnes
Perry of Kendalltown visited in Miner
al Point Saturday and Sunday.
! Mrs. Charles Hugel and son were
Darlington callers here the forepart of
the week
Mr.. and Mrs. March +. Chase of
Dupue, ILL.,, took the noon train from
| here Tuesday for Chicago, where they
will make their home in the near
future.
| Mrs. j, Fenwick of Laramie, Wyo.
and Mrs w s, Trenhaile of Bloomfield,
Neb,, who had been spending several
months with their sister Mrs. b. Il.
Prideaux, returned to their homes
| Tuesday.
Mrs. A. j. Walker left Tuesday to
visit in Milwaukee and Racine.
Mr.. and MIS- Lawrence Herbert visit
ed Mr., and Mrs Albert Springer and
other friends here this week They left
Tuesday to visit in Beloit before re
turning to their home at Perry, Ill.
On the early train this morning,
Wednesday, We're Mrs, George Jeuck,
Sr., Mrs. James A Hoare and Mrs ID.
E. Jacobs, enroute to attend the Relief
Corps conven ION at Platteville.
Miss Lille Mitchell is visiting her
sister Mrs Joseph Kurth at Argyle.
Mrs. Francis Day and two children
are in GAINESVILLE for an indefinite stay.
DR.. and Mrs II. ID. Ludden are com
bining business with pleasure in Mil
yankee this week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-31
Bank Teller Sentenced to Prison.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 30,-William NJ.
Kruz. former teller Of the German Ma
tional bank of Coyington. Ky. was
sentenced to FIVE years at the feder
al prison at Atlanta. Ga, when he
pleaded guilty 10 the misuse Of 81
900 Of the funds Of the bank,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-31
Raflroad Official KILLED.

Greensboro. y. c.. Oct. 3o.-Geore@
G. Thompson, division freiaht agent
OF the Southern railway, wa shot a"d
killed here b. W. r. Blair. hts rrr
ware secretary. whom he had d
missed. P.air was arrested il The
room with the corpse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-31
EXPLOSION WRECKS BANK
Salem (Ore.) institution Blown Up
and President Killed

Salem, Ore. Oct. 30.-President
East OF the Salem Bank and Trust
company was fatally injured and sew
eral other men were seriously injured
when the bank building was wrecked
by an explosion.
The cause of the explosion is un-
known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
MORE OF HOLDEN.
Humboldt Republican.

The manner in which Prof. Holden
met the charges Of the Iowa Home
stead that his relations with the Idaho
land project were not what they should
have been to entitle him TO the conf
dence OF the citizens OF the state, IL
not what his friends had wished. 1t -
the general belief that Prof. Holden
made the mistake OF endorsing and
taking financial interest in question
able enterprise solely for the financial
good it would do him. The attempt OF
the Register and Leader to make
the Homestead out a falsifier has fai-
len rather fiat. The affidavit Of Peter
f. German that the Homestead had
mjsuuoted him and that he had never
written what was quoted from his
letter looks queer beside the Home
stead's Photographic reproduction OF
his letter showing that he wrote
exactly what was claimed In fact, at
all angles of the argument the Regis
ter and Leader has the worst OF 1t and
II II is putting forth the best there is
to be said for Holden. he had better
admit at once that he made mistake
and leave 1t to the people to decide
whether 1t Is serious enough TO stand
between HIM and the governorship.
1t is not a vital thing at best. Many
another man has done worse and
still served his country with credit.
The most deplorable part Of it is the
tendency to deceive the voters. The
voters do not like to be deceived.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20

7
DssaAry santrsl- Over 49, aAlgAen,
Il y rsceaniesA 10 - iganla&eEiala thAt
Sone Of the Ald lndi4n tstbes AAvN bAlm
Incorporated rtthiDl tho Boundaries ~
some state az assumed sAs 0teAus %
citisens. 80 far - the introduc4ioo
Of into1icants among them 10 cons
oerned. the power Of the federal sov-
eminent to prohibit 1t remains the
same. When the state Of OklahouaA was
received into the union. the UnitSd
States promised the Indians that II
would be required - . condition Of
admittAncs that the state shoulA pro-
l1ibft the traffic Of liquor. This it did
by the enactment Of appropriate laws.
The question Of the effect Of this leg
islation arose in United states impress
Co. W. Friedman. 1Sl Federal Reporter.
673. Friedman attempted 70 require
by mAndamus the express company to
accept shipments Of Igor from Arkan-
sas across the border to Indians in
Oklahoma. The judgment OF the lower
court granting the writ was rsvSrsed
by the circuit court Of appeals : the act
Of the state being looked upon - not
impaarinE IN the leastGthe federal poveH
to prohibit the traffic ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20

gets him. When tosdyins. trickezy
and lying get the prize away froH
you that IL not tho time to be ddsgust-
ed and say things. You don't un-
derstand. That 10 the time to laugh.
Life would not be funny II virtue
were always rewarded at once To
see the jackdaw with peacock feathers
stuck In its tail, to SEQ the peanut
thinking he's cocoanut. to see the
frog swelling up Till ne thinks he is q
cow-that is the comedy Of existence.
1t Is to laugh.
To be sure the rascal does succeed.
and too often, but success - not
everything A man has his life to
Hive. He has to keep face he is not
ashamed to look at in the glass while
he ia shaving. He has to have MEM
DRY that will let him sleep. He has to
keel mouth At to kiss his wife with.
And, most Of all. he has to keep eyes
that are not afraid to look into the
eyes Of his children.
And still more, he wants to feel
good while he is doing it. The half OF
honesty is lost II II doesn't make you
happy.
Goodness with contentment is great
GAIN" says the bible.
Disgruntled goodness is half rotten.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
THE BARROW TRIAL.

The trial Of Clarence Darrow. attor-
ney for the McNamaras, is attracting
very small attention compared to other
ard infinitely less important things.
When the excitement Of the Mcnamara
case and its effect upon industrial
phases 10 considered 1t is more or less
astonishing that the public, SO vastly
excited at that time, should be so
apathetic over the trial of the attorney
against whom the accusation is made
that he was particeps criminis In the
effort to dehauch courts and provide
escape for the dynamitards. The fact
Is that II Darrow is guilty as charged
his was the most dangerous crime OF
the two against society.
barrow II an advocate, licensed to
represent tho accused in a fair trial,
confined by tho ethics Of his profess
sion and the laws OF the land as he
should Be by his own character and
defensa II he were part OF con-
spiraoy 20 purchase jurtes and debauch
courts he II suiltier Of greater crime
than II tho plot had been to dynamite
the jail and rescue the defendants by
force. II the accusation against him
be true his o1ense was more far
reaching and subvsrsive Of justice and
law than the wiping out Of court at
tho muzzles Of feudists' pistols.
Still We are only mildly interested IN
the barrow case. 1t lacks the spec
taoular. The dynamite in it has been
exploded and We have looked at the
hole In the ground, are satisfied and are
seeking fresh sensation. 1t is human
nature. especially Am erican human ma
ture. Dickens American insisted that
I'VE must be cracked up" The present
day American insists on being excited
He wants a new dollar and new sen
Sation every minute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
Planting in "hilIs."
kansas City Star. ]


VIVA; has become Of the old fash
toned citizen who believed that every
thing he planted should be "hilled up?
That was in the day when everything
was planted by hand and a hoe was
used to cover the seed. Even the corn
was planted that way few years ago.
and the grain was dropped into place
carefully prepared for il. and then Gov
cred by q mound of earth three or four
inches high and seven or eight inches
in circumference and flattened on top
by q few strokes OF the flat side of
the hoe.
In that period the old fashioned folks
believed that the way man used q
hoe was an index TO his character. II
he "huled up" his planting he was in
dustrious and on the highway 10 sue
ess. II he merely covered the grain
with earth, without taking pains TO
hill it up properly. he vas regarded
as lazy, shiftless and sure TO come to
some bad end
The same care was maintained In
cultivating the soil when the grain and
vegetables were growing. Simply TO
cut out the weeds and grass and stir
the ground was another shiftless way
of tending the crop" Each "hill' must
be "hilled up again and the soil gath
cred carefully around the stalks OF
corn, potatoes, beans or whatever II
happened TO be.
The term hills" still is applied to
planting The printed directions on
the backs of the Inspiring little seed
packages the town farmers buy at the
grocery stores at cents the package
advise you to plant SO many seed to
the hill" and place the 'hills'' SO many
feet or inches apart. The term came
from the old custom Of actually plant
ing everything in hills"
And to this day the old fashioned
gardeners insist that q noble and cher
ished institution fell when modern ma
chinery and modern methods caused 9
departure from the good old way OF
Milling up" everything that was
| planted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20

dent was : great 'nsl man. having .
cottage ~ . lake aboiit DIX miles from
the college town On1 day he saw q
horse with . splendid action. perfect
beauty. and ended by buying the AMI
NAL. It was with impotence that no
taught the next days classes for he
was anxious to drive his new horse to
the lake for q few hours fishing. At
last he started. the horse moving like
q Dan Patch in action. but imagine his
CONSERVATION to find it took the horse
an hour and . half to make the six
miles. He tested him again with the
same results, and every trip showed
an unusual slowness. Finally the old
college president began watching the
horse instead OF his watch and then 1t
was he discovered that all the animals
wonderful actions and fancy stepping
were spent in merely jumping up and
down in about the same place.
That's Representative Harding. He's
q fancy stopper when warming up; he's
a four-mile an hour plug when 1t
comes to the final heat. We saw him
warming up and he WAS wonder, and
we saw him quit and slow up; we saw
sharp politicians get around Harding
and soon we saw him keeping up his
wonderful action but getting nowhere.
We suspicioned then. as well fully be-
lieve now, that Harding was promised
the lieutenant governorship support OF
certain men and influences If he would
slow up, with the added inducement
just ahead Of him that 1t was step
ping stone to the governorship itself.
So we don't like Harding nor What
he stands for. A race horse action on
a plow horse makes neither a racer
nor a worker. It's combination that
does not work in politics either. Hard
ing had his chance and hardened to the
siren voice Of political power. Let MIN
play his peanut game back home, nor
in the lieutenant governors chair. It's
Van Law for us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
ss.tat,en that has hitherto prevailed.

resttation that has hitherto prevailed.
and all indicate ions now point to a per
iod Of marked activity. Attic the rail-
roads have not been permitted to raise
their freight rates. they have been
large buyers Of both rails and equip
ment. They have been virtually forced
to place large contracts in order t.
maintain their properties. Low prices
for steel have encouraged buying on
the part Of other Industries and the
steel mills Of the United States are
now operating almost full capacity and
turning out the largest amount OF
products in their history. Tho steel
industry Of Europe is likewise bristlfns
with activity. Trade conditions In the
United Kingdom have improved Won
derfully since the ending Of the coal
miners strike.
At the moment there Is some COM
plant among retailers and jobbers of
the United States on account Of the
long period Of low temperatures which
has generally prevailed. Buying Of
summer goods has been delayed and
merchants naturally are not we'll
pleased with conditions However this
situation is temporary and in general
will not have serious effect. Retail
business has been good when other
lines have suffered reaction. Whatever
the hardship may be to the merchants
who have summer goods to sell, con-
sumers have had the opportunity Of
doing a little forced economizing by
wearing their winter apparel until
summer compels them to patronize the
stores. Seasonable temperatures are
confidently expected to do wonders for
the retailer in the coming weeks.
The bond market is very quiet. There
has been some improvement in winter
wheat prospects since the last govern
ment report was issued, and the pres
ent outlook for spring wheat is for
considerably larger yield than last year.
In spite Of the depressing effect OF the
cold. wet weather, the dry goods trade
continues satisfactory. In woolens there
is an active demand and advancing
values. while leather and hides remain
decidedly firm. Copper again mani
tests an advancing tendency. An in
teresting development is the renewed
strength of silver. which Is attributed
in part to the reduced production in
Mexico and to the increased consump-
ton by India. Current statistics are
still favorable Bank clearings this
weeks gained . per cent over 1911 and
IA per cent over 1910 outside of New
York. and 1874 and 21.S per cent. re-
speot;-e!y. q. New York Railroad
earnings in the first week OF May In
creased IA per cent. Foreign trade
maintains its imposing proportions.
The total commerce OF the port of New
York during the latest week was $685.
s7s,27s, against s31.s51,oS3 in 1911 and
s2s. 435,s7s In 1910. Exports. while
about 81, 600, 900 less than the imports,
showed a gain OF s2.2s3,2s1 over 1911
and of s5,2es.sss over 1910.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
Loaieal California.
pr-st~,,-1

California's action in the republican
primaries surely did not Jolt the OPP
tinism Of any wise supporters OF
President Taft. They hardly could have
exnected that q state which has been
lighting it's way to political freedom
would reverse itself in its presidential
primaries. The fact that San Francisco
was selected for the Panama exposition
was a fragile plank to cling to. Ger
tainly the exposition was not given to
California to secure it's allegiance to
the administration, and certainly the
citizens of that state did not SO regard
1t.
Senator La Toilette has more reason
for chaRrin than President Taft. He
had Iabored earnestly in the state. and
success there might have added sub
stance to his candidacy but Californians
selected Colonel Roosevelt. and there
by contributed to the volume of proof
that the ex-president is candidate
because no other man in the progress
siye movement can unite east and
west in progressivism and lead it.
California has had long and hard
experience with g. government pro-
duced by the very forces in politics
and industry against which progress
sivism is aimed. Its chief city was de-
bauched and the state was under the
thumb OF railroad authority. It has
been struggling to get free, and when
1t elected Governor johnson 1t took
free steps.
1t was absurd for the Bourhons to
think that state in revolt would take
such action in the presidential primar-
les as would be regarded as negativing
its entire fight.
AS between La Toilette who was on
the ground and Roosevelt who was not,
It accepted Roosevelt for the suf-
ficient reason that his leadership prom
ises II It does moi success success
whereas vote for LaFonette IL vote
In support OF principle. but not an
effective vote for the carrying out OF
that principle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
THE "K1NCH1N lay

Rockwell City Republican,
We will leave out names this time
but Rockwell City has some specimens
who give great promise OF becoming
the "meanest men," with a vengeance.
Last night being May basket night" of
course lot Of the little folks were out
hanging these little tokens at the doors
Of their friends homes. A bunch Of
the larger school boys, from u to 16
years Of age, went following these little
folks, systematically robbing them OF
their baskets-either taking them away
forcibly or stealing them off OF the
porches before those inside could get
to the door. And all for a few cents
worth Of candy and peanuts they con-
tanned! Talk about stealing from
blind baby! A two legged thing"
mean enough to act al these things
acted last notwithstanding many OF
the tiny tots of the great pleasure
these May day rem entrances bring to
their hearts-does not compare favor
ably in respectability with the mean
est little cur pup that ever ran loose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
NEVER FALTER


There's no use being honest" said
the man in the smoking car as he
vicjously bit of the end OF his cigar.
applied match and blew out pun Of
smoke as II he hated 1t. "lts the
smooth rascal that gets there. II you
want to get on in this world you've
got to bluff The fellows that do good
work are not the ones that get the
plums; its the fellows that hand out
the con- LIES a confidence game.
The bunko man is king"
This is here written down as a
sample of about the worst sort OF
infidelity. For the infidel that does the
real harm is the man who loses belief
in the value Of being straight, clean,
true and kind.
You may doubt the New Jerusalem
and the bad place. you may be q skep-
tic about the Jonah story and refuse
to have faith IN Mrs EDDY, Our Lady
of Lourdes and the Thirty nine Articles
and possibly worry along and be tolef-
ably decent sort Of person, but II you
fall into belief Of the omMpotence OF
skull .duggery and bEustef you are
surely in q bad way. 49,
AS Ius sSss,.. c. SSSo..SS:::e1 those VINO
understand knew that the worst thing
that can happen to Q mean man,
cheat, thief or rogue, il to succeed
The end Of every hog il the slausht-
Ler house. Sooner or later the butcher
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20

Some OF the Holden papers say "the
farmers are dema ndtns Holden for
governor # that is so the farmers are
down cellar talking in whispers.
Mr.. Bryan is said to be a receptive
candidate" BY watching Colonel
Roosevelt closely you can see how
receptive candidate" performs when
the pie is passed.
Dave Brant used 20 go in swim ming
with Senator Proudfoot. Thus 1t will
be seen that the senator's prediction
for water began at an early age and
that Mr.. Brant used to use it to battle
in when he was boy.
Beyond the Alps lies Italy and be-
yond the Ohio primaries.
The farther into the cuim bank the
blacker it gets.
Colonel Young may have marked
With regret that Kenyon IS pretty
handy canpa!gner and manages to
draw the big crowds without carry
ing a singer"
After he has retired from his cabinet
position, Secretary Wilson might write
an Interesting book on Troubles That
Have Met"-Des Moines Register
and Leader.
But there is neither writing nor
publishing Of books nor even recol-
lection OF troubles in that better land.
All Iowa smiles and says Hello
Bill" when Kenyon comes around.
Joe Long denies that he is managing
Proudfoot's campaign. That's the first
real boost the Proudfoot candidacy has
had during the campaign
Harry van Dyke in the June number
Of Scribners Magazine presents very
winning picture Of THE Good En-
chant mentof Charles Dickens" His
analysis of the qualities Of Dickens
that have endeared him to his readers
Is the most sympathetic that the sea-
son u IIe CeHlciLo4s loc SeA4LCo AOi 'AA
He believes that Dickens has deepened
our faith that there is "somthing of the
divine on earth and something Of the
human in heaven"
Times have changed since Jefferson
rode I'D and tied his horse to take the
oath. A span of Missouri mules and
pack of hounds now represents the
| limit of democratic simplicity. How
ever, Champ will not have any occa-
sion to hitch the mules.
| When two great agricultural jour
mails" disagree on candidates for gov
ernor it might fit with modern condi'
ton to say that Greek met Greek"
Cedar Rapids met . serious loss II
the death OF Clarence L Miller, man
aSer and part owner Of the CEDAR rap
ids Gazette Mr.. Miller was an excel
lent organizer and business man am
the Gazette highly successful u1l1e'
/ his management. Moreover, he was ;
kindly, companionable man, who's,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
What i. Pic Plant?
[Chicago Evening Post.l

lCnlCagO Evening fosl.1
A correspondent of the Portland Ore
CONAN writes that journal in quest OF
information:
To settle dispute, is rhubarb a
vegetable or fruit?
To which the Oregonian conserv-
atively replies:
You may call it either. with authori-
tative ground for dispute.
That is a perfectly absurd reply. a
plain catechetical answer is possible,
and the rule Of this newspaper is that
when a plain catechetical answer can
be given, 1t should be given.
Our plain catetchetical and categori-
cal answer would be that. of course. the
rhubarb is.
The wholesale grocery houses list IT
under fruit" and the seedmen list 1t
under vegetables" The botanical rule
to which one next appeals. and which is
perfectly easy to remembers that
fruit is that which grows out OF flower
or contains a eeed. This looks like q
very fine rule. one OF the best rules
OF the sort we have ever seen. 1t should
be decisive.
Under this rule, rhubarb. OF course,
would be vegetable. But the extension
Of this rule makes trouble. Under IT..
the humble egg plant, which is UNI
vcrsally accounted vegetable. would
be fruit. And at this point the Cen
fury dictionary increases the confusion.
or the humble egg plant 1t says:
The brinjal. or aubergine, cultivated
for its large oblong or ovate fruit.
The fruit is highly esteemed as vege-
table.
But the United States department of
agriculture. abandoning rules. has sue
ceedd in pinning rhubarb down in the
category Of vegetable.