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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES by THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.

Fred Parkinson, who was the guest
of W. " Parkinson and Miss Addie
Parkinson and other relatives, returned
to Massena, Iowa, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Shlton have return
ed to Wyanet. Mis-. W. j. g. Bond is
visiting them at their home.
Miss Mary Schaaf was home from
Darlington Saturday and Sunday.
Andrew Ross returned to school at
Lawrence, New Jersey. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weidenfeller left
Sunday to spend IL week with Madison
relatives.
Miss Mable French is visiting at her
home in Clinton, Wis.
Mrs James A. Hoare returned Satur-
day night from Ottumwa and other
places in Iowa.
Nicholas Stude and Matt, Doyle were
in Monroe Friday, They made the re-
turn trip by auto.
Mrs. }. f. Remnant and daughter
Joan were week end visitors in Monroe.
Mrs. j. A. Jones and children James
and Phillppa returned Friday to
Phoenix, Arizona, after spending several
weeks with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Metz and son Ray
mond have been visiting in Monroe and
Madison.
Miss Bertha Higgins is spending the
week with Belmont relatives.
Mrs. Lorenzo Brown and son Wal
drom have returned to their home in
Milwaukee.
Courtney Sherman left Friday to at
tend Plattevlle normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Beath, who were
visiting relatives here, returned to
Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday Mrs
Beath's sister Miss Ida Shepard nc
companied them.
Miss Jennie Whaley OF Darlington
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Bliss here
last week.
Miss Laura Schaumberg visited Mrs.
Andrew Remfrey at Darlington Satur-
day.
Mrs. Nelson Pebbles went to Odin,
H., Saturday, owing to the illness of
her daughter Agnes.
Mrs. Della Carpenter left Saturday to
teach at Monroe.
Mrs. George Sanders of Marshiield is
visiting at the Sanders home in this
city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
DRAINING WET
LANDS PROFITABLE
BY Prof. EDWARD r. JONES,
Wisconsin College of Agriculture.

The drainage experts and the town
ship assessors of the state agree that
at least 100000 acres of land in Wis
Consn need and could be improved by
better drainage. One-third of this
area consists of muck and peat
marshes and two-thirds are, for a
large part. wet clay tracts. The loss
due to having these lands partially or
wholly unoccupied is far larger than
is commonly supposed. Competent
authorities have estimated that the
land could be increased in value from
$40 to SIS per acre by providing sue
cessful drainage, which would range
in cost from SIS to $40 per acre Then
too, there is to be considered the loss
OF crops. for many of these lands are
exceedingly fertile and when drained
and properly handled would yield
bountifully. Drains on some of these
areas pay for themselves several times
in single year, and there are but
few which do not pay for themselves
in increased crop yields alone within
four years.
At least for the average man the
advantages of drainage far outnumber
those of irrigation. Lands requiring
drainage to make them productive are
generally among the most fertile The
cost of drainage as compared with ir-
rigation is nominal, but for the ex-
ceptional cases when once the tile are
laid no further expenditure is required
to remove excessive water, whereas
the cost of obtaining water with irri-
CATION is constant cost and tax
While promoters of irrigation pro-
jects have been flooding the country
with circulars and advertising leaf
let's, all written in the highest regis
ter and proclaimng that the farming
under water is the only possible DO.
nanza farming advocates of better
drainage have perhaps failed to ad-
vance their claims sufficiently to
even acquaint very many with the
merest possibility of this form of rec
lamation or even of the lands which
could be improved by drainage
The lands which need drainage may
be roughly classified as: 1l over
flowed uplands; CD waterlogged up.
lands; ca springy bench marshes at
the edge of uplands; ca springy
| swale marshes. in narrow strips be-
tween two pieces of upland: CO. pot
holes surrounded by upland: and co.
back-water marshes along sluggish
streams.
Drainage of the different types of
lands is accomplished in various
ways: (D On tight clay soils with
but little slope. dead-furrows running
with the slope are valuable as sur.
face drains. The small cost of having
well chosen dead-furrows four rods
apart and cleaning them after seeding
is refunded many times by the bene.
| fits to single crop. t2l Areas now
| under cultivation with fair surface
drainage, but with an underdrainage
so poor that the soil is cold. sour, and
but fairly responsive are exceedingly
hard to cultivate and far less depend
able than those which are we'll
| drained, Underdrains. which will
make cultivation easier and crops
more certain, will pay for themselves
in such soils upon the first crop re-
ceived (3( Long. narrow. wet strips
and sloughs or swales too wet to cul.
uvate produce but little and at best
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

CMany a man is serv-
ing in a miss-ht position
because he hesitates to
start on a canvass for a
new one.
l A want ad will find
the place you want and
should have.
@ 1t is needless to re-
mind you that when
the position hunts the
man a better salary is
inevitable.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Ernest c. Fielder. Attorney.

NOTICE or ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court
~ ss-ln Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular
term of the Iowa county court, to be held
in and for said county, at the Court House,
In the city of Dodgeville in said county, on
the 9Th day of October, A. ID, 1919, being the
first Tuesday, OF said month, Mt ten o'clock in
the forenoon of said day, the following matters
will be heard and considered:
The application of Joseph J. Fielder, admins
traitor OF the estate OF Adoph Muenster late of
said county, deceased, for the examination and
allowance OF his admin stration account and the
assignment of the residue OF of said estate to
such persons as are 10y law entitled to the same.
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof b> given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this notice for three weeks,
successfully prior to said day of hearing, i'll the
Iowa County Democrat, a weekly newspaper,
published in said county
Dated this Ind day of September, 1913
BY the Court,
ALpRo jerks. County Judge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

He denied each of the allegations and
wants II hearing just ms soon as he
RECEIVERS from an attack of hay fever.
Among the charges WAS one that
Judge Specr aided his son-in-law by
giving him appointments in court.
This was cmphatically denied. An
swcring the charge that he was tenn
pcramentally unfit for n judicial sta
ton. Judge Specr says that he only in
sists on order and dccorum in his court
room. He asserted that the men who
"attcmptcd to defnmc me In their
statements were counsel for defend
ants In cases of great cmb"Zzlemcnt or
representatives OF predatory interests"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
THE WISE MAN.

To educate the wise man the
state exists. and with the APP
nearancc OF the wise man the
state expires. The wise
man Is the state. lie needs no
army. fort or navy-he loves men
too welt: no bride or feast or
palace to draw friends to him,
no vantage ground, no favorable
circumstance He needs no IL
brary. for he has not done think
ing: no church, for he is n proph-
ct; no statute book. for he Is the
lawgiver; no money, for he Is
value: no road, for he is ut home
where he is; no experience. for
the life Of the Creator shoots
through him and looks from his
eyes. He has no personal friends,
for he who has the spell To draw
the prayer and piety Of all men
unto him needs not husband and
educate Il few to share With him
a select and poetic life, His re-
lation To men Is angelic; his
memory is myrrh to them, his
presence frankincense and flow
ers.-Rahh Waldo Emerson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Fielder d Fielder, Attorneys.

NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND TO DETERMINE
INHERITANCE TAX.
COUNTY Court Iowa County Wisconsin, -
~ In Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Charles T..
Gilbank, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
OF the county court, to be held in and for said
county, at the court house, in the city OF Dodge
vile, in said county on the second Tuesday
(bcing the 18th day of October, A. ID. 1913. at
the opening of court on thst day the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Joseph H. Grafton sdmin-
istrator Of the estate Of Charles f.. Gilbank, de-
ceased, late of town of Mineral Point in said
county, for the examination and allowance of
mis- final account and for the assignment of the
residue of the estate of said deceased to such
persons as are b. law entitled thereto; and for
the determination and adjudication of the in
heritance tax. II any, payable in said estate
Dated Septemt er 9th, A. ID. 1913
BY the Court,
ALBRo jerks. County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

The absurd man is the one who
never changes Take our advice when you
have cough or cold and try Aliens Cough
BalSam. There Is nothing more soothing,
nothing that will bring greater relief. Con-
tains no harmful ingredients. Used for
many years with satisfaction and success.
Csc, Soc. and 81. 90 bottles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

award, the largest and best individual
specimen of the crop should be chosen
for the display.
BY means of exhibiting their choicest
grains and forage plants at county and
state fairs farmers gain courage and
confidence in their products sufficient
to warrant them a place in the larger
international shows. Wisconsin won
a large share of the prizes at the last
National Corn exposition at Columbia,
S. c., and did it in the face of severe
competition. Worlds championships
went to Wisconsin growers of alfalfa
hay, pedigree barley, Wisconsin pedi-
gree rye, buckWheat, clover seed sheaf
barley, sheaf oats and sheaf wheat, all
of the prize winning grains having
been previously shown at the state
fair and other smaller fairs. Besides
the world S championships, Wisconsin
secured northern zone sweepstakes in
competition with Minnesota, Michigan
and the Dakotas on three classes of
dent corn and soy beans at last years
national exhibition.
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a very poor quality of hay or pasture.
Drainage of such strips may be ac-
complished by offering an under
ground outlet for the excessive water
and the work will pay for itself in APP
pearance and usefulness at least once
every two years. ca The drainage of
pot-holes because of the excessive
depth that is required to secure an
outlet sometimes would seem to be
more expensive than would be war
ranted but ease of cultivation of the
surrounding areas is accomplished by
their drainage and the soils of these
pot-holes is oftentimes most fertile
in character. 60 1t is poor system
of farming which does not justify the
thorough drainage of large marshes.
The net profit of tame hay or corn on
these lands as compared with that
of marsh hay commonly pays for the
drainage in four years. Unfortunate
ly, the drainage which has been at
tempted on many marshes has been
enough to kill the marsh grass but not
enough to permit of growth of cul
tivated crops. The results have dem
onstrated not what good drainage
would do but what poor drainage
would not do. Make elieve drainage
systems never pay for themselves.
The farmer should study the condi-
tons causing poor drainage on his
land and the remedy for the same.
After stalking out the system of
drains according to his best judgment
he should employ a surveyor to test,
with an accurate instrument, the feas
ibility of the doubtful drains. making
such changes therein as seem advis-
able A farm drainage system may
be installed by laborers working I'M
der the direction of the farmer or
by contractors who make a business
of such work
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
JUDGE WANTS HEARING.
Emory Speer of Savannah. Ga, An
swers His Accusers.

EmOTy OpttF OF odVaF7TdTI, Od'J wv
swers His Accusers.
Washington. Following the bringing
of charges in congress against Judge
Emory Spccr Of Savannah, Ga. the
Justice ut once forwarded to Henry
Clayton. chairman Of the judiciary
committee OF the house an informal
answer to all the cLlrgcs
In his answer the judge states that
his only source OF information was
through the newspapers, and he asked
for II copy Of the original charges.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
BARBER SHOPS.
ED. ELIINGEN,

CENTRAL BARBER SHOP.
am prepared to attend to tonsoriAl work in .
satisfactory manner. l 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, 1913-09-18
CHAS. WINN,

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 model
barber shop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
GEORGE PRIDEAUx,

BARBER SHOP,
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, 1913-09-18

HERMAN WiESEN,
FASHIONABLE BARBER SHOP.
South side of High Street, Mineral Point. Wis
Patronage respectfully solicited and satisfsc
ton guaranteed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08

(a) One-third or more cash, at the option of
the purchaser; the balance of the price of adjudi
cation to be paid in ten annual installments of
equal amounts; the said annual credit INSTALL
ments to be represented by ten promissory notes
made and subscribed by the purchaser to his own
order and by him indorsed bearing interest at the
rate Of per cent per annum from their fespec-
tive dates, which dates shall be that upon which
the notarial act of sale is passed. The payment
of. each promissory note in principal and interest
shall be secured by the vendors lien and privi
lego and special mortgage and under the pact 'de
non alienando'' on the property herein described,
and to be conveyed in favor of the vendor or of
any future holder or holders of said notes; the
purchaser likewise to keep the buildings and inn
provements on said property constantly insured
against loss by fire until the full and final pay.
ment of said promissory notes, with solvent in
City Of New Orleans, to an amount at least equal
to the amount of said promissory notes, or the
balance which may be due thereon, and to trans
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08
TERN S..

fer and deliver the policy or policies evidencing
said insurance to the vendor or any holder or
holders of said promissory notes; the act of sale
to contain all the terms, conditions and stpula-
tions usually contained in acts of mortgage made
and executed in this State.
(b) The adjuticatee over and above, and in ad-
dition to his bd shall be bound and obligated to
pay and reimburse in cash all the expenses, out
lays and disbursements that have been made on
or for said plantation since the first day Of jan
uary, 1918. for the cultivation, operation and
working of said plantation up to and including
the day of final delivery of said plantation to the
bursements will appear by and from the detailed
accounts of the executors of the est te of the late
Isaac Delgado.
(c) The adjudicatee shall also be bound and
obligated to assume the contracts OF employment
of the present overseer. assistant overseer and
engineer said plantation for the year 1913, and
to assume and carry out the contracts for the pur-
chase of sugar cane to be supplied to said planta
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08

ton.
(d) The adjudcatee shall be bound to pay at
the moment of adjudication to the Commissioner
of Finances of the City of New Orleans a sum
equal to 10 per cent of his bid part payment on
account Of the purchase price: the balance of the
cash portion of the purchase price, together with
the amount necessary to reimburse aud pay the
and operation of said plantation shall be ,yaid to,
and the notes representing the credit portion of
the purchase price shall be delivered to- the Com
missioner of the Department of Public Finances
of the City of New Orleans within thirty da
after the adjudication, at which time a nOtaral
act of sale shall be duly executed before the city
notary of the City of New Orleans. at the ex-
pense of the purchaser, the Mayor of the City of
New Orleans being hereby authorized to sign said
act of sale for and in the name of the City of
shall be received or entertained for less than tn
sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousan
dollars (sl25, ,OOOOO).
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08
Save Your Money.

Save Your Money.
ROya'ine Liver Regulator is Best and
Cheapest for Constipation, BiliOusness,
Headache, Indigestion. Tin box to last
about one month, Is cents. Money
back plan.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08

Try as many baking's of Occi-
dent flour as you wish, if not sat-
isfactory, get your money back at
O'Niell's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08

Look over our Crockery and
Graniteware bargains They CON-
tain values unrivaled nywhere
in the trade. NEIL MCNEIL S and
10c store.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08

Occident flour is made of choicest
Northern Spring Wheat, sold at
J O'Niell's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08
SUGAR FACTORY

of
hHmulsm feed gand
and ds1gracM
IN New Orleans
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08

consisting certain of
St. Mary
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-08
Il You Want the Best.
Call on Us.
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Give Us a Trial
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n.ara 4 ~ doses Oro guaranteed to cure
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unP. Fine Tonic. No Poisors.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
Deaths and Funerals
William S. FOrman

The death of Judge William S. For
man at Springville was quite a shock
to his many friends and relatives
throughout the state, and especially in
Birmingham, where he was we'll known.
Judge Forman was one of the best known
and most popular of st. Clair county S
citizens. He had served two terms in
the state legislature, two terms as pro-
bate judge, and was chairman of the
county democratic committee which car
ried the county for democracy in the
last election, the first time it has been
carried in its entirety.
The funeral was one of the most i'm
pressive that has ever been held in
that section. Whole families and grea.
crowds of negroes and tenants from all
parts of the county drove into the town.
The services were conducted by Dr. Nc
Clung of Springville with a Masonic
burial. Judge Forman was an elder in
the Presbyterian church.
He is survived by Mrs. Forman and
the following children: Mrs. Eugene
Smith of Sylacauga, ]. r. Forman, an
attorney at Gadsden, Mrs. Borden Bur,
of Birmingham and Will Forman of Bir-
mingham, who Is connected with the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
CAPITAL CHAMBER
JOINS IN REQUEST
Wants O'Neal to Ask Taft
to Withdraw Veto of
Dam Bill

Montgomery. January 7.-(SpeciaI -
At a meeting of the Business Mems
league this afternoon a resolution was
passed calling upon Governor O'Neal to
go to Washington and take up with Pres
ident Taft the question of withdrawing
his veto to the bill providing for the
erection of dam at Lock IS on the
Coosa river by the Alabama Interstate
Power company.
The resolution calls upon the governor
to represent to the President of the Tn
tied States the Importance of develop
ing the Coosa river as a means of Iro-
viding for the future navigation on that
river, as well as a means of conserving
one of the states greatest natural re-
sources. The resolution was introduced
by Emanuel Meerteif, and was adopted
by a unanimous vote.
The business men of Montgomery are
particularly interested In the erection of
dam at Lock IS in view of the fact that
a 100000 cyanamide plant for the city
is dependent upon the passage of the
bill. The American Cyanamide company
of Nashville proposes to erect the plant
If o dam Is erected at Lock IS.
1t is probable that Governor O'Neal
win visit President Taft within the near
future for the purpose of urging the i'm
portance of having the bill passed. Gov
ernor O'Neal is a hearty advocate OF
the measure, believing that the state
would control its own natural resources,
and that the revenue therefrom should
go to the state. rather than to the fed
eral government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
YACHT WRECKED:
THREE DROWNED

Titusyille, Fla, January Upon the
arrival here today of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
cheesebrough. New York. 1t became
known that their private yacht Huntress
was wrecked and three of the crew were
lost in an explosion which occurred off
Cape carnavaral yesterday. The Cheese
broughs and four members of the Hun
tress crew took refuge in a small powe-
boat in which they made their way to
Cape Carnavaral.
The accident occurred at O'Clock Mon
day morning while the Huntress was en-
route to Miami from New York. Details
of the explosion could not be learned.
The cook, steward and a seaman were
killed in the explosion and their bodies
were not recovered. Before the Huntress
sank the small power boat was launched
and the survivors hurriedly left the
yacht without saving any valuables.
They arrived at Cape Carnavaral today
and were brought here Mr.. and Mrs.
Cheesebrough left tonight for Miami
The yacht Huntress was about 80 feet
long and valued at $4,000.
Mr.. Cheesebrough is the youngest son
of Robert A. Cheesebrough, the New
York manufacturer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
MEMPHIS BANKER
IS IN DIFFICULTY

Memphis, January Announcement
was made late tonight by the directors
of the Chickasaw Bank and Trust COM
pany that a petition will be filed in
chancery court tomorrow morning ask
ing that some other of the banking in
stitutions of this city be appointed to take
cnarge of affairs of the Chickasaw bank
as a solution of an embarrassment which
reached a climax today when clearing
balances of about 5000 were not paid and
a number of depositors appeared to with
draw their funds This petition will be
presented in advance of the hearing of a
petition filed tonight by FL. c. May
nard, a depositor, asking that the bank
be declared insolvent and that a receiver
be named. Maynard alleged that payment
of his check for $500 was refused.
George e. Nuehardt, president of the
bank, issued statement tonight declar
ing that while the bank is short of imme-
date funds the difficulties are not seri-
Gus and that the depositors will be paid
in full. The shortage of ready cash is
attributed to the comparatively large
amount of outstanding loans.
The Chickasaw bank is one of the
smaller of the financial institutions of
Memphis. It's last statement published
January / showed loans and discounts
of $245, ,459; stocks and bonds of s21, ,10l Sc;
cash on hand and due from other banks,
SAG. 216; deposits of s209,13449: bills paya-
BILE. s6S, ,031. 40, and surplus. 13413.3S.
The bank is capitalized at $4,000 and
was established in 1902. George E. Neu-
hardt Is president T. J. Turley and Will
liam A. Helm, vice presidents, and Sam
uel G. Sparks, treasurer.