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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
HIGHL A ND.
BY lRMA NIEBuR.

Miss Elenora Weidenfeller returned
Saturday 20 Hillsboro, where she il
engaged as German teacher in the high
school. She was accompanied by her
brother Fred, who will attend school
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nussbaum re
turned to their home Thursday.
Joseph Steppler returned to his school
at Notre Dame, Ind. Monday.
John Harms and Elmer Salzman and
the Misses Anna and Mary Salzman
had pleasant auto ride to Muscoda
Saturday evening.
Misses Emma and Anna Martinez of
Cobb were callers in this city Thursday
and Friday.
Fred Yanna and Miss Anna Prochas-
ka of Castle Rock spent New Year s
with their friend Irma Niebur.
Otto Imhoif transacted business at
Dodgeville Friday.
Frank Clark came home from Dodge
vile to spend New Years at his home
here.
James DOYLE returned to his school at
Notre Dame Monday.
DR.. }. +. Lohrs accidentally fell and
broke his arm Tuesday.
Joseph Pechan of Rolfe, Iowa, ar
rived last week to spend the holidays
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel
Pechan.
Mrs. Carl BAIL of Milwaukee arrived
Friday to spend the winter with her
mother Mrs. John Paulus.
Elmer Salzman. Bert Weidenfeller,
John Harms and Elmer Carr went to
Madison Friday, returning in the latter &
auto in the evening.
Mr.. Fayler Lampke died at his home
Friday, Jan. 3, highly respected old
man. Burial took place from the
M. e. church Monday, Jan. 0.
Leo Kaiser of Augusta, Wis, Is the
guest of his aunt Mrs. l.. Imhoff.
Miss Esther Richter of Montfort spent
few days visiting friends.
9. Ellsworth of Clyde was a pleasant
caller in town Monday.
Mrs. A. Arneson and son Joseph of
Pine Knob transacted business in this
city Saturday.
Ed, Steinhart and son Of Clyde trans
acted business here Monday,
A large number Of young people from
Montfort, Cobb, and Muscoda, attended
the dance here Thursday night. 1t was
the largest dance held here for a long
time
A. b. Sperbach returned from the
northern part of the state. where he
was called on account of the serious
illness of his mother.
About twenty friends Of Jerry Puscl
dropped in ON him Sunday evening. A
royal good time is reported by thos,
present.
Frank Cholvin and wife of Texas ar.
rived Tuesday to eat New Year din.
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Cholvin.
A large number of young people at
tended the dance at Dry Bone, Friday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
PLEASANT VIEW

Mrs. NJ. }. Laverty and children
visited several days at the home of
Nicholas KieGer.
Curtis Powell of Pecatonica spent
last week with his friend Johnnie
Proctor.
Mrs. White of Fayette is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. James Heath.
Miss Mabel Johnson returned from a
two weeks visit with relatives in Milf
finn.
Mrs. James Walters spent last week
at the home of her son J, Leroy Wat.
ters.
Miss Mae Temple returned Saturday
from two weeks visit with relatives
at Rewey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins of Miner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09

al Point spent Sunday at the home of
Marshall Day.
Mrs Henry Terrill visited at the
Proctor home.
Villa James visited at the home of
Frank DUN.
Henry Demuth has moved into his
new home.
Mrs. Will Curry Of Cumberland,
Wis, and Mrs Griffith Of Rewey, spent
last week at the H. Terrill and w.
Proctor homes.
Miss Hazel Day attended the New
Years dance at Darlington.
Miss Clara Godfrey spent few days
in Mineral Point with her sister, Mrs
Bernard Tyrer.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. j. Fitzsimmons and
Two sons, Bree and Donald, spent Sun
day at the G.. ID. Reynolds home.
Marshall Day made business trip
to Argyle.
Miss Veva James has returned from
her visit with her aunt at Waldwick
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
THE DIVINE RIGHT OF
HOlD-OVER.

The Commoner is making II strong
fight against the absolute rule of
seniority in the United States senate.
The Commoner is right. 1t ought to
win. Senator La Toilette has given the
rule of seniority some heavy body blows
from u Republican standpoint The
Democrats ought to finish the killing.
The rule of seniority is all right when
1t goes hand in hand with such men as
Allen Il. Thurman. Thomas r. Bayard
and George +. Edmunds, and tn,
country benefits by their great states
manship. But it is HI wrong when il
prevents good service to the state.
In 1891 Wisconsin sent William f
Villas to the United States senate, ant
soon thereafter that body was reorgan
lied on Democratic party lines. Cole
mel Villas was the ablest man on tn,
Democratic side. He had with grea
distinction served as postmaster genera
and secretary of the interior; and was
great constitutional layer and match
less orator. But William F. Villas
faithful and able. had to fall in behint
small men like James Smith, Jr.. VIII,
had seniority on their side. They
were given the chairmanships of tn,
more important committees.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
SCHOOL BOARD CONVENTION
News From the County Superinten-
dents Office.--The Highland
Schools in Their New
Building.

The annual school board convention
will be held this week at Dodgeville.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged.
Gerald Cowley, one of the prize
winners at the corn show, carried off
the first prize at the corn exhibition
held in connection with the poultry
show at Blsnchardville last week The
prize was "A handsome silver cup. Homer
Davis, another winner at our local corn
show, had an exhibit of fancy poultry
at the show at Banchardville.
Ridgeway high school holds literary
society meeting each week, and these
meetings are open to the general public.
They have proven very popular, and
the assembly room of the high school
is crowded at every meeting. Mr.. r. e
Balliette, principal, is at the head of
these meetings and has with his efforts
assisted greatly in making them sue
cess. The school has recently pur-
chased Il piano, and is paying for it
through public entertainments.
Thomas l.. Whelan, teacher of No.
1 of the town of Moscow, reports a
thrifty literary society in that district,
persons interested in the work The
school furnished music for the first
meeting, ana Mr.. Whelan explained the
purpose of such literary society as
was proposed, and what we'll conducted
meetings would mean in way of ad
vancement to the young people AS well
rs to all who attended these meetings
Mr.. Whelau was elected president. and
Miss Irene Bollerud secretary.
Arena township high school are
/ planning to give II short course in agr
culture and domestic science in the
near future. They plan to take up the
practical problems of the immediate
vicinity. This is the real school work
and co operates the home. the farm ant
the school into a progressive organiza
ton
The Highland schools are in THEN
new building. which is one of the most
up to date structures of its kind in tn,
state. They should be able to almos
double their present enrolment in the
high school in few years by putting
in an attractive course in agricultur,
for the boys from the farm,
Judging from the many compliments
given the teachers by patrons, tn,
Christmas programs We're the mos
successful entertainments ever given
A word of encourage ment from tn,
patrons means great deal to a teacher
and they appreciate the interest shown
in the attendance at the program
Ii, W. kircher and Supt. Van Matt,
will assist in teachers institute he Ii
at Argyle Jan. l0-ll. 1918.
The first series of common schoo
diploma examinations will be held b,
the teacher in the schools on Feb. Il
and 21th, 1918. j. a. V, Co, Supt.
Dodgeville, Jan. &, 1918.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
Lawmakers Are About to Begin
Their Winters Work.
CONTRAL OF The LEGISLATURE
Much Interest in the Relative Strength
of Senator LaFoIIette and Governor
observation-disclosures for Speaker.
ship--Progressive Legislation to Be
Considered-Other Business.

Madison, Wis.,, Jan. 7.-(SpeciaD-
At noon, Wednesday, Jan. s, the Wis
consin legislature will convene in
what promises to be a notable ses-
sion marked by the enactment of
much legislation in keeping with the
spirit and scope of the Wisconsin
idea" That party and factional lines
will be more closely drawn, perhaps,
than in many years, is evidenced by
the preliminary division of Republican
leaders over the election Of a speaker
of the assembly. That this interest
In the relative strength of Senator
LaFollette and Governor McGovern
as it touches upon the control of both
branches of the legislature has tenn
porarly lessened interest in proposed
legislation, is shown by the fact that
the Legislative reference department
sion Is not receiving the usual
number of inquiries concerning bills
to be introduced at the session. That
the session, however, will be long and
notable and that much constructive
legislation will be proposed and en-
acted, is the opinion of DR.. Charles
Mccarthy, head of the legislative ref
erence library, often called the states
"bill factory"
What the Vote viii Show.
The vote on speakership in the as
sembly will establish the strength of
Governor McGovern's following as
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09

Report comes from Washington that
the senate will not submit longer to the
dead hand of seniority. 1t is to be
hoped that the report is we'll founded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
GEORGE PRIDEAUx,

basement Penhallegon building, corner High
and Chestnut streets, Mineral Point. Latest
STYLES Of work. Give us a call.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
CHAS. WiNN,
THE MODEL BARBFR SHOE

THE MODEL BARBER SHOP.
Under the N T. Martin hardware store, corner
High and Vine streets, Mineral Point.
Tonsorial work done in the latest styles of the
art. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call at the mod
barber shop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
BARBER SHOPS.
ED. ELllNGEN,
CENTRAL BARBER SHOP.

CENlRAL bAhbE@h ShOR.
| am prepared to attend to tonsori Il work In q
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, 1913-01-09
HERMAN WIESEN.

FASHIONABLE BARBER SHOP.
South side of High Street Mineral Point, via
Patronage respectfully solicited and satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29

Oscar Egg at Paris broke the worlds
one hour bicycle record, unpaced by
covering 43 kilometres $50 metres
(26.92 miles,.
Norman Elberfeld. known as the
"TobascO Kid who for many years
held down the far corner for the Yam
KEGS. will manage the Chattanooga
team Of the Southern League in 1914.
Lord Northclife gave $4,000 10 the
British Olympic Games Committee
and many others, including several
American firms in business in Lon
don, have contributed.
Reese, the bone setter, after attend
ing TO Ed Walsh's arm, ordered him
TO rest for the remainder OF the sea
son and declared that he would be as
good as ever next year. A misplaced
tendon was discovered in the pitchers
arm.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
STATE Of NICARAGUA.
Has Greatest Area of Any In
Central America.
Facts About Character, Resources anc
History Of the Country for Which
United States Protectorate
Is Proposed.

New York.-Of all the Central Amer
lean states, Nicaragua has the great
est area. The country is almost exact
ly as large as New York state.
The population OF Nicaragua Is
about G00,000 that would give about
twelve inhabitants 10 each square
mile. There are few Europeans in Mic
aragua The great mass OF It's popula,
tion consists of Indians, negroes, mu.
lattoes and mixed races The popula
tion descends chiefly from the native
Indians, from their Spanish conquer.
ors and from the slaves introduced
during the colonial period. Intermar.
riage with other South Americans, and
also with Europeans, has further com.
pilcated the race situation. Hence in
Nicaragua we find half-castes with Eu.
hair and blue eyes.
Despite the fact that there is hardly
any immigration the population is in
creasing with great rapidity. Among
the Europeans in Nicaragua the Span
ish element is naturally the most
prominent.
The capital OF Nicaragua is Mana.
qua, city of some $4,000 people. It
is situated on the Lake of Managua
The largest city in the republic, how.
ever, is Leon, with about $4,000 people
The chief ports are San Juan del Sur
on the Pacific. and BluefClds and Grey.
town-ths latter known TO the Mic
araguans as San Juan del Norte-on
the Gulf OF Mexico.
Nicaragua is a typically tropical
country. 1t is a very rich country nat
urally. It's three main sources OF
wealth are agriculture. timber and
mining. In agriculture the chief prod
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
FOREIGN

The King and Queen OF Roumania
were shot at while automobiling near
Sinaia.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Elena of Italy will visit Montenegro
I'm September.
President Poincare, of France. cele-
brated his SD birthday at his country
home at Sampigny
The first woman judge TO be ap-
pointed in Norway is Ruth Soresen,
36 years Old OF Christiania.
DR.. Piacenza, the Italian Alpinis;,
scaled the summit of Mount NUM-
'kum, 10000 foot Himalayan peak,
In India.
Three men were killed and five 9TH
ers seriously injured when naval
gun exploded while being tested AZ
Pola, Hungary.
The International Harvester Co.'S
plant al Hamilton, Ont, will be re.
opened. About 1900 men are employ
ed in the plant.
Roger Thompson. who drove the car
in which Harry Thaw escaped from
Matteawan. threatened 90 confess un.
less Thaw's lawyers got him out OF
Sherbrooke Jail.
Miss Consuelo Rodriguez, saddened
by many deaths In the Mexican fevo-
luton, leaped from the liner Mexico
among sharks in the Gulf OF Mexico.
Judge Charlton, father Of Porter
Charlton. has engaged Onorevole
Camera, former Italian Minister OF
Finance. as chief counsel for his son,
charged with killing his wife at Lake
Como In 1910.
William Marconi declared that so
year concession had been granted by
The Brazilian government allowing the
company TO establish wireless ser
vice between that country aud the
United States.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
Washington

The nomination OF Francis Burton
Harrison 20 be GoyernOr-General OF
the Philippines was confirmed.
President Wilson nominated Fran
els Burton Harrison, Representative
from New York., 10 be Governor Gen
eral of the Philippines.
President Wilson's programme for
free sugar in 1916 carried the day in
the Senate, when Democrats rallied
70 the support cS the Tariff bill and
defeated all amendments TO the sugar
schedule.
The House majority caucus, aided
by Secretary Bryan, defeated the foes
OF the Administration CURRENCY bill.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
General
Observation-Disclosures llIlIl


Secretary Bryan will stump in Maine
for two days in the early part OF Sep
tember.
Alleging violation of the live stock
transportation law, 16 suits for $500
damages each have been filed in Chi
cago against six railroads.
Representative Murray, OF Massa-
chusetts, urged favorable report on
his resolution calling for joint in.
vestigation of the anthracite industry
Mayor Gaynor will head third
ticket in the New York city election,
Edward Il. Mccall having agreed TO
accept the Tammany nomination for
Mayor.
The Public Service Commission of
Maryland, authorized the Pennsyl
vania Railroad to purchase and take
control of the Central Railroad of
Maryland.
Pasquale Sirico and James Mahon
were held in $4,000 bail each by
United States Commissioner Hitch
cock ut New York on charge of
white slavery
Robert Edwin Gray, II years old,
member of the old First City Troop
of Philadelphia, which acted as a body
guard when Lincoln's body lay In the
State independence Hall, is dead in
that city.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee
decided 10 ppush the investigation
meant to show Governor Sulzer was
the author of the charge that four
Republican Assemblymen had voted
through improper influences" TO i'm.
peach him.
Oscar Hammerstein, in defending
the suit 10 keep him from re-entering
the grand opera field in New York.
charges violation of the sherman
Antitrust law by an alleged monopoly
at the head OF which is the Metro
politan opera Company.
Vernon l.. Whitney, Governor of Jo.
10. was slightly wounded when attack.
ed by two Moros at a camp on the
Island. lie killed both assailants.
Harry X. Thaw won weeks delay
in his fight against deportation or ex.
tradition from Canada when Justice
Goblessky az Sherbrooke postponed
hearing argument on the writ OF hab.
eas corpus.
John Noonan. sixty.two. farmer
employed for twenty-six years by
Thomas Henry Grant. OF Middletowr
Township. near Red Bapx, y. j.. wa
gored and trampled to death by bul
on the farm.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
Personal
.dlunnllnnnrumnrnllnluHnrnmamllnnu

Lord Strathcona, Canadian Highway
Commissioner, has signlhed his in
tention of resigning. He will probably
be succeeded by the Hon. Clifford Sh
ton.
Mrs Miller French OF Tarrytown, ~
Y, met her father, S4 years old, a civil
war veteran whom she had given up
for dead, for the first time in 80 years.
James G. Shepherd, retired million
nire OF Scranton, Pa, has sued for
divorce n Reno, New, on the ground
that his wife objected 10 his going TO
church.
Nicholas Murray Butler, President
OF Columbia, is organizing, under the
Carnegie fund, a commission TO In
vestigate the atrocities of the Balkan
wars.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
Facade Of National Palace, Manasua.

facadc OF National Palace, Mand9ud.
act is coffee. The coffee estates are
largely In American and German
hands. Another important agricultural
product is cocoa. II is grown chiefly
In the south along the Pacific coast.
Sugar Is also widely cultivated To-
bacco Is also grown the leaf is good,
but as IL is not well cured it is not ex-
ported. Like many another region bor-
dering the Caribbean sea, Nicaragua
finds profitable export in bananas.
which are grown in large quantities.
especially near Buefields on tho Gulf
of Mexico.
AS to timber, the Nicaraguan forests
contain splendid mahogany and cedar
trees, the wood from which is largely
exported The forests also contain
many valuable dye woods, gums and
medicinal plants. Rubber is also
grown there.
AS TO mining, the gold mines are
very important and are worked by
American and British companies. The
gold export averages n million dollars
year.
Nicaragua trades with the outside
world. but the volume of commerce
might be greatly extended. OF the en-
ports about third come TO this coun-
try: the rest go chiefly TO Great Brl-
tain. Germany and France. OF the inn
ports more than half come from this
country, and the remainder mostly
from the three countries above men
toned.
At Corinto the steamers OF four
shipping companies. two American and
two German. now regularly visit the
port. The only railway in Nicaragua
is the so-called National railway, an
American concern having total
length OF about 10 miles. The line
runs from Corinto 20 Leon Managua.
and other cities. On the various lakes
steamers ply as well as on the San
Juan river These lakes furnish. from
end to end. about hundred and fifty
miles of navigation. There are. un.
fortunately, few good wagon roads in
Nicaragua.-The Outlook.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
Lawn Parties in Cemetery.

st. Louis, Mo,-Lawn parties in
cemetery are the newest society diver
sion here. The young folk frolic in
the subdued light of japanese lanterns
and occasionally stroll among the
white and ghostly monuments of the
dead.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-29
WEEKS NEWS
STORIES RETOLD
Events That Made a Stir Con.
denSed to a Paragraph.
WHAT WASHINGTON is DOING

News Of Interest That TrickIes From
the White House and the Various
Departments-catalogue Of
Crimes and Casualties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-08
OLD r,eHrF'sr NOT CAUGHT.
cIeve Russ 70 Sseurs orausht q
Beer Was Wasted.

Near vineland, N. j.. there lived .
German farmer who brewed his own
beer, the superiority Of which he vas
continually proclaim::g. though no
other percon ever enjoyed An oppor.
tunity of testing it, merits. A youno
neighbor made . wager that he could
trick the farmer into swing s!:1 >
taste Of the much-vaunted drink. The
youth visited the German ono Sunday
afternoon and the conversation was
deity stored around to home brewed
beer. The young man roasted that
his father brewed beer that could n0e
be equaled The farmer Ut once ".
hmently ordered up mug Of his Own
favorite brew. When 1t appeared, tho
German raised It to his ups. and. the
other hand pressing his stomach.
drank every drop without taking
breath. Then holding the empty mug
to the disappointed young fellow he
said. gravely:
You say your fader'ss beer iss .
better as mine! lost sehmel o0e
mug!"-Iippincott's Magazine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-08

~ VIII - NJ y y RsStt ~!
Rock News and hs - sltee1x ysill
BE- Included ~ &hA lit ~ pApef1 pstnt'
.ns the official ~ Adin9s. = Lee-
man Was chosen. chairn1an Of the ~
pervlsors for tRes.esuing year. The -
sessorssof thu. county held their annual
meeting on Tuesday at the court house
Union revival, services are being con-
tinued at the Methodist church.
goodly number. mostly young people,
have made q start In in the higher life
During the first week the meetinga
were in charge Of seven young men
from the state teachers college. Since
then they have been conducted BY the
local pastors and others.
Valentine Mechanics and daughter. OF
st. Marys. 8. D.. have been visiting at
the Owen and Shafer homes
w. j. Flower went to Dubuque Sum
day night to attend meeting Of the
managers Of the SPAIN Rose Lumber
Company.
Mrs. Catharine MCGEE and sons.
John. Frank and Lambert. departed
last week for California to spend the
winter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-08
creston After Normal School.
ria, m Republican

Speclal to 1lmeS- 1tepupiiCdh
Creston, Jan. s.-Creston is to make
an organized effort to land one OF the
three normal schools which is thought
to be quite certain the next legislature
will establish in southern Iowa, Steps
were taken at the meeting OF the great
er Creston committee held In the last
few days, to inaugurate campaign fol-
this purpose. The following business
and professional men have been ap-
pointed as a legislative committee te
work for the school here: E. c. Keith
Paul Junkin w. H. Robb. ]. B. Harsh
DR.. Reynolds, J. c. Sullivan. Scott
Skinner, Adam Begg. r. D. Ball Fert
Levy, Prof. Adam Pickett. NJ. D. Smith
Louis siiberstein, Dick wilkins. Dicl
Brown. ]. F. Bryan, Ed Lichty. Fathers
John Noonan and Dennis Murphy.