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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
HUERTA GIVES NO
HOPE or RETIRING
In Message He Promises to
Hold Election Oct. 26.

Mexico City, Sept H. Provisional
President liucrta in his message to
congress refers to the tenseness of
the diplomatic relations between the
Mexican government and the United
States, but luckily not with the
people of that country" He expresses
the hope that the negotiations with
the American government will speed
lily result in solution of the differ
ences which have arisen between the
two countries.
The provisional president promises
on behalf Of the government to hold
the national elections for the presi
dency. set for Oct 2G on schedule
time and adds that arrangements for
the holding Of these elections are al
ready in progress.
General llucrta carefully avoided In
his message any reference to the re.
quest that he retire from the govern
ment or that he be eliminated as a
candidate for president although he
clearly states that be viii promptly
restore peace and bring about the un-
restricted election OF president and
vice president.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
SCHOOL NOTES
RN EVA SCHMIr

Our second week of school has open.
ed with larger attendance than that
of last week. We now have with us as
new comerS, Ruth Barnes aud Bernice
Motley in the Senior class and Arthur
Barnes in the Freshman class We are
glad that the students are coming at
the beginning of the school year that
they may enjoy the tIll benefits derived,
Owing to our splendid corps of
teachers. the school is in excellent run
ming order and we hope that all will
take advantage of the opportunity To
gain various kinds of knowledge,
The Senior class has organized a
German club with the aid of their
enthusiastic teacher. Miss Shreiner. AS
chief adviser We expect to hear some
excellent German programs from these
ambitious students.
Our boys are entering into football
with zeal greater than ever before.
We expect to be the winning team this
season. We have some tine athletic
fellows and we trust that we are going
to have occasion to be proud of their
achievements
We are glad of the interest which
outside people take in the school AS is
shown by the fact that Miss Sada
Jacobs and Miss Taylor of Linden spent
Monday forenoon as visitors in the High
school
Parents Will perhaps be glad TO
know that the school has introduced II
new system of taking class standing
Hereafter pupils will De graded as fol
lows: seventy five to eighty five is
fair eighty-tive to ninety five IL good
and ninety five to one hundred is ex
cellent. The minus and plus signs will
be used to designate above or below the
number between extremes. This sys-
tenn will eliminate a great deal of com
petition on the part OF the pupils.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
A Family Reunion.

The home of Mr. and Mrs, Anton
Gerlach in this city was the scene of a
happy family reunion last Sunday, Sept
10, All their children Were present
with the exception of one daughter re
siding in South Dakota. Those who
partook of the elaborate dinner and
supper were Mr. and Mrs Nicholas
Gerlach and family, Mrs Bernard
Fielder and family Of this city; Mr.
John Gerlach, Aberdeen South Dakot a,
Mr. and Mrs. William Weigel, Darl-
iugton Mr.. and Mrs Chris Anret and
TWO sons, Elk Grove Casper Gerlach,
three sons and one daughter, Elk
Grove; Frank Gerlach Of Shullsburg
The day proved one of much pleasure
and the joyous homecoming will long
be remembered by all mem bers of the
family.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

criticisms, since the writer hasn't sur
ticient first hand information concern.
INK the educational needs ot the cou.
muuity to offer criticisms Bat 1t is
often the case that tae aucieu, and
Traditional courses of study offered IN
our high schools fall far short ot serN
ing best the Interests ot the m3lorjty ot
those attending them.
1t is purpo>ed to make a thorough III
Ne>tigatlon of the local situation, aud
GA the basis ut such reliable facts rs
uau be deterained, to brins the whole
matter to the attention Of the Board ot
Education, together with the facts con.
corning the special Inducements that
are offered by the state for the purpoSe
OF encouraging these communities that
desire 10 serve. IN the most ethcleut
manner possible. these young people
that attend the high sCnuol Il those
wEo are keenly interested in this matter
of the high school courses ut study will
nud opportunity to express themselves.
such opinions Will he gladly received
aud carefully considered.
f.. G. GOrHAM, Supt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Oairyina in Wisconsin Better Than
Gold-Mipipu

More than all the gold mined each
wear in Colorado. California. and Al.
aska, is the worth of WiSconsiu's dairy
prospects, according to P.ot. T., Il
Harrington OF the College of Agri-
culture OF the University OF Wisconsin.
Moreover, the Wisconsin dailvman eats
better sleeps better, and lives longer
than does the gold miner
Datrvman does not exhaust the soil
fertility, and there will always be a
gool demand for milk, butter, and
cheese, The dairy expert further
points that since 1896 the dairy farms
have doubled in value per acre aud the
market prices for cheese and butter
have more than doubled During that
time prices for city milk have risen
from ST cents to Sl6S per 100 pounds.
Milk products of Wisconsin, he saws,
have taken u rapid advance every five
years between 1870 and 1910 The first
step brought the value Of milk products
from u million dollars in 1870 to 10
million in 1895 In 1900 the valuation
was TO millions, in 1908, 60 millions.
and in 1920, 80 millions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
AVIATOR LOOPS THE LOOP.
French AeropIanist turns Somersauit
In the Air With Safety.

Juvisy. Fraucc.-A French aviator
named PegoUd "loopcd the loop while
flying at height of 100 feet in his
aeroplane He afterwad descended
without injury,
Pegoud. who recently caused a sen
sation by dropping safely from an aero
plane with a parachute. had announc-
ed that he intended to turn a somer-
sault in the air with his aerOplane. and
his movements after his ascent were
followed closely by Il large body of OBJ
servers
When Pegoud had reached height
of about 1900 feet he turned the nose
of his machine straight toward the
earth ana d9rted downward with his
motor working at full power. After
plunging about 100 feet with fright
ful velocity Pegoud changed the posi-
ton of his ruddcr and caused the aero
plane to turn complete vertical cir
Gle The machine then glidcd down in
Il huge spiral volpiaue and alighted
gently on the ground
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS
Find In This Issue of
The Paper.

PAGE l--General News from Home and
Elsewhere. Able Article on
High School Work, Superin-
tepdcnt Gotham
PAGF Vicinity News. Unusual News.
Kitchen Cupboard, Apple Cul-
ture. Corn Show Notes.
PAGE The Last Of the Good Land
Opportunities in w Wisconsin
Lands. as seen by Robert 5.
Crawford Real Estate Bar
gains. Unusual News. Dairy
Board Transactions, the Local
Markets, Vicinity News.
PAGE 4-Editorial Keeping the Faith.
Voted Right, Country CORES
pondcnce, Late News
PAGE Mineral Point of To day.
County Fairs as Beneficial,
Draining Wet Lands, Seed In
spection, Unusual News, vi.
cinity News
PAFE +, The Melting of Molly, CON
Guiding chapter Alfalfa notes,
Potato Notes Boxed Quota
tions.
PAGE < Local News Items, Want Ads.
Chicago Markets, Late News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
CABLES IN LOCAL EXCHANGE
Have Rece ntly Installed Large Gable
Containing $50 Pairs or 500
Wires in City.

Much of the open wire Construc
tion is the local telephone plant is be-
ing replaced within certain limits by
the so called ali cable" construction.
The advantage of "all cable construc
tions are as follows:
The large number of wires necessary
in telephone work would make open
wire distribution physically impossible
on most main lines.
Greater surety of uninterrupted ser
vice.
Wires in cable are more slightly than
great masses Of open wire.
The telephone cable now being in
stalled by the Mineral Point Telephone
company for use in their exchange is
lead covered cable with 32 b. 4 S.
gauge soft copper paper insulated con-
luctors having color code by groups.
The specification covering the manufact-
ure of this cable require that it have an
insulation resistance of 500 megohms
& 100000 ohms-1 megohm) per mile
for each wire against all others and the
sheath a maximum resistance allow
able per mile of cable of 90 ohms at 6S
degrees Fahrenheit.
The insulated conductors or wires in
cable are twisted in pairs with the
direction of rotation of the twist in the
same direction for all pairs This
method of forming the cable provides
for the transportation of all wires thus
preventing cross talk. Each conductor
or wire is insulated with wrappings of
paper. The largest cable installed this
year is 260 pairs or 500 wires, a pair
constituting what is known as a circuit
or line. Several other cables are being
installed ranging from 250 pair to 80
pair in size The 250 pair cable weighs
$40 lbs per. 1000 ft.
The installing of aerial cable in order
to keep we'll abreast of the development
of the telephone business and the
improvement of methods; the install
ing of metallic lines to take place of
the grounded wires will tend to in
crease the service, and make it salts
factory to all concerned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE
Reported Weekly for Tho Democrat
by T. J. Payntcr, Register of Deeds
for Iowa County.

NJ j Emerson ct al TO G. l.. Blunt,
lot in Hollandale, $500.
Morris Minnix 10 Charles Minnix, 800
acres, Brigham, 10000.
Morris Minnix and wife to John
Minnix. 400 acres. $50 900 90
Nettie = Gritiiths ct al 10 William j.
Penhallegon. in Mineral Point, $4,000.
Rebecca Comfort to Anna Foreman,
40 acres. town of Eden, $2025 90
Abbie Stephens to Henry j. Slamer.
one fifth of acre. $l25000
Nellie O. Fox ct nj to Ray II Hamp.
ton. 100 acres, Pulaski, 81 90
Maggie Bean and husband to Jose
phine Webs ter, lots In Avooa, $i550.0O
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

Chicago fell Monday from 4 height of
1000 feet and was killed in sight of the
sranbstand spectators at the fair in
Galesburg The wrecked biplaue mar
rowly missed the gIaudStand, where
several thousand persons sat frozen
with horror as the flyer dashed to his
death. Lilies wife witnessed the
tragedy and had to be carried off the
grounds unconscious. Max Lille was
Il personal friend of Beachey, who
made the successful flights here.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
THOS. WALKER PASSES AWAY
Well Known Pioneer Dies After Lono
illness.

Mr.. Thomas Walker died at the
home of his son in law Charles Johns.
ton III the town of Willow Springs at
about twelve o'clock today, Wednesday
Sept Il.
Mr.. Walker was a fine old pioneer of
Southwest Wisconsin. Blessed with
good health until his seventy sixth year
he was taken sick about year ago and
dropsy developed, and he gradually
failed until his death,
An obituary notice will be published
next week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
LOCAL HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
The High School Rightly Called
the Peoples College.
AN IMPORTANT INSTITUTION
Written BY {. c. Gotham, Principal
of High School and City Superin-
tendent. ana Should be Read by
All Interested in School Work.

Under the above title subjects of ed
ucatioual interest will, from time t.
time, be discussed in these columns
and an effort will be made to keep the
public informed concerning the plans
and purpose of the school administra
tion as we'll aS concerning the daily
affairs of the school. The publishers
will, of course, reject any matter that
they deem of less interest than other
material at hand The opinions of all
citizens interested in the educational
Announcements of the community are
heartily welcomed by the undersigned
as u basis for maintaining whatever of
excellence has already been attained in
our public schools, and of improving,
in every way possible. this most impor
tant institution of our land
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The high school has long been called
the peoples college. This is because
the courses of study are more iberaI
and extended than are those of the
common schools, which aim to provide
the essentials for al! children The tu
zion in the high school is free, SO far as
the individual is concerned, thus max
ing it possible for everyone who wishes
to obtain more than the bare essentials
of a common school education. These
nSt II - ais Nd
so conveniently located that it is possi
bic for almost any young person to at
tend high school without absenting
himself or herself from the influences
of the home for long periods of time,
The high school, regarded in the full
ness of its possibilities, is certainly Il
grand opportunity for the youth of our
country, Whether it performs its full
function depends upon how we'll it
serves the needs of those who attend it.
If the high school bends its energies
exclusively to the proportion of its
students for college, when less than 10
per cent of its average membership Ssr
lHttlil u enter CplICSe, Jutlt are uOuUlS
as to whether this peoples college is
serving to the fullest extent the interests
of all the people. Again, if large
percentage of the graduates of ii high
school desire to engage in teaching and
if the training offered in that high
school is 50 foreign to this profession,
as applied III our rural schools, that
such graduates are not even allowed to
write at Il public examination held for
the purpose Of licensing teachers for
such rural schools, it would appear that
such high school had not found its true
mission or else that its students had
not found the right school.
Or if from % to 80 per cent of the
membership of any high school come
from farms or are the sons and daugh,
ters of parents interested in farming,
and if everything IN the category of
human knowledge is taught in that
school. save Agriculture and its allied
subjects, it would seem that society is
interested III weaninI It's SONS and
daughters away from this Fundamental
occupation, instead of interesting them
in it from scientific standpoint.
The above remarks are nor Offered as
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
HEDGES AVOIDS FUSION JOB
Declines to Manage Campaign Of
Mitchell for Mayor.

New York, Sept, l7.--Job Il. Hedges,
Republican nominee for governor
last fall, has refused to be the per
sonal conductor of the Mitchell cam
paign.
In default of him the fusionists will
turn to William Loeb Jr., MIR
Mitchels predecessor as collector Of
the port Of New York Mr. Loebs
friends think that he also will decline
the job
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Victor in Spelling Contest.

Miss Mildred Gutweilder Of Fenni-
more won the state spelling contest at
the State Fair She carried off the
Lonors at the Grant county spelling
contest at Lancaster
At the State Fair there were 26 con
testants in the field. The word cal
lous left Miss Gutwe.lder winner.
After all the other contestaats aad been
conquered she spelled 5000 words be
fore she too met her fr,, failure. Miss
Gutweilder won the gold medal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
farm Home improvements.

Some marked Improvements are seen
in buildings along the Mineral Point
and DOdgeville road.
John Peter Ley is enlarging and i'm
proving the dwelling hon e on the farm
which he purchased from Alonzo
Phillips He is putting he whole place
III good shape.
Edward johnson is buiillng new
dwelling house on the old Levi Sterling
farm lat.r known ~ the Alan Plank
farm
Farther north T. " Mnrrish has
bailt large barn and ii aiIo
Want ads will br fouud on page s
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Eclipse Of Moon.

a total eclipse of the moon occurred
Monday morning at about five o'clock
but as the moon set just as the earth :
shadow was cast upon it, the eclipse
was not visible in Mineral Point
There will BE- a partial eclipse of the
sun on Sept % but this will be notice
able only in the island Of Madagascar
and the Indian Ocean
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Curb and Gutter Work.

Considerable curb and gutter work Is
being done by Nicholas Weber and crew
on Fountain and Ridge streets. After
proper grading and seeding, tho resi-
dents Of these streets will greatly i'm.
prove their thoroughfares.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

Terre Haute. Ind, Sept, 1.-THE
Rev. Elijah A. Ilanley, president of
Franklin college, indicted by the Vigo
county grand jury on charge of as
sault and battery on his aged father.
Calvin Hanley, "A farmer OF this coun.
ty, surrendered to the sheriff and was
released on "a bond of $500.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Farm Changes Hands.

James Mulhairn and Ed. Holmes
lately sold their 200 acre farm in the
town OF Mineral Point to Matt Demuth.
The price was SIG, 1000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

MI the evidence which has been re.
vealed So far points toward this wo-
man aud the police are sure that at
the least she had a suilty knowledge
OF the crime.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
LINDEN

LINDEN.
The Glanville mine is smut down.
The mine was running from twelve to
fourteen ton of ore per day Just before
the shut down and is in position to re-
sumo this output as soon as the pumps
are in working order.
Optimo No. is turning IN seventy
tons of ore weekly. Ross Brothers
mine is yielding seventy tons Of con-
centrates weekly and five tons of lead
ore Zine shipments are AL shipments
are all made to the Mineral Point Zinc
company The weigle mine is now
maintaining a steady production of zinc
ore and small quantity of lead ore
Twelve men are at work and more are
wanted. Hinkle produced sixty tons of
zinc ore last week The Lucky Six is
cross cutting from new shaft to the
main drift in the old works, a distance
of seventy feet. The Gribble mine Is
coming fast The men working on the
breast break four to five tons OF zinc
ore daily.
Shipments out of this camp last week
were light. The Glanville shipped one
car to Grasselli Chemical company 10
tons; Ross Bros to Mineral Point l
car, SO TONS Optimo to Linden Zinc
company,t two cars, 60 tons; to Min
eral Point Zinc company, two cars, %
tons. A heavier output is certain for
the weekly report following
MIFFLIN.
The Peni Mining Co. shipped one car
of 56 per cent zinc ore from Rewey sta
ton. From Livingston the usual turn
in of two cars from the Coker mine to
Mineral Point, 80 tons; Ellsworth mine
to Cuba, l car, II tons Rundell mine
to Cuba, / car, Al tons. The David
mine at Montfort shipped one car last
week to Mineral Point, AZ tons, for
which the company received $32 per
ton, the ore going 80 per cent. The
David showed a production of 120 tons
of zinc ore for the month of August
and 80 tons of lead ore.
HAZEL GREEN.
The Kennedy mine took squirt last
week and rushed five cars Of zinc ore to
Mineral Point, 200 tons. The Cleveland
mine yielded four cars, 1876 tons, also
delivered at Mineral Point, The new
Lawrence niue equipment is ready to
go into commission. Drills are pros
pecting on both the King Bee and Byrne
allottments under lease to the Cleveland
Mining company. The Square Deal
lands will be mined by this company
also after it has been proved with drill.
In the Shullsburg district the Rodhams
mine came back after a period of de-
velopment work and a car Of zinc ore
was shipped to the Mineral Point Zinc
company, 2S tons. The Winskill, for
several years one of the heaviest pro-
ducers in the field and looking better
than ever, shipped seven cars of zinc
ore last week to Grasselh Chemical
company, under contract, 236 tons,
The Milwaukee Shullsburg is operating
steadily
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Park Walks Comnleted

a four foot wide cement walk has
recently been laid across the first ward
park here which will greatly improve
this attractive place and will tend to
obliviate the many beaten paths across
the grass. The work was done by Jos
eph /. Jackson aid his corps Of work
men
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Killed bV Train,

John Steil aged 35, of Chicago, was
killed by a Milwaukee road train, near
Gratiot Steil was visiting his sister
Mrs. John Mcdonald near Gratiot, An
inquest was held at Darlington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Jap Servant FOiIS Internal Ma
chine PIOtteTS,
FAMILY HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Second Agent OF Death Sent to los
Angeles Publisher since Times Dis
aster-Removal OF Cap Would Have
Set OFT Two Sticks of Dynamite
Handwriting Only Clew

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept, L. An in.
ternal machine was sent through the
United States mails addressed to Gen
eral Harris Grey Otis. publisher of
the Los Angeles Times, which was
wrecked by the Mcnamara brothers
a few years ago
The attempt ON the life of OTIS was
the second since the hlowing up Of
the Times building oct. l. 1910,
Servant Discovers Danger
General otis was in his study when
his mail was carried to him. The
servant had removed an outer wrap,
ping of the small box and became
suspicious, pccring under ono corner
and seeing the matches,
Its dynamite" he told his employ
er. The police were notified and the
box taken to Central station II was
found that the box had been mailed
In n fashionable section Of the city.
That the dynamite was not eNplod
ed while being handled at the post
office is considered remarkable.
Expert Explodes It.
Accompanied by two detectives,
General Otis had the informal machine
examined by a powder expert, George
Felts. The dynamite was exploded,
blowing u large hole In the earth.
Experts found that the small box
resembling thread box, had been
used. \ sliding top had been used
Underneath the cover was sand pa
per attachment to light the matches
when the cover was moved Sprinkled
about the matches were bits of pow
der leading to the fuse. With the
ignition of any one of the matches an
instantaneous explosion would have
resulted
The handwriting was the only clew
Otis stated that he had no idea as to
who the senders might be.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18

We will announce thrilling new
serial story next V EEK.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
NEWS OF THE
MINING DISTRICT
As Written BY J. H. Lewis, Cores
pondent, Highland.
OUTLOOK is VERY PROMISING
Many Good Shipments of Ore Out of
the Camps at Linden, Mifflin, and
Hazel Green the Past Week.

j. H Lewis writes as follows con-
cerning Linden, Mitf1in, and Hazel
Green mines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-18
Aviator is Killed.

Max Lille, a we'll known aviator Of
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teaspooniui 81 salt over the fire and
bring TO a hard boil add a teaspoon.
FIJI Of butter. and without removing
from the fire tafn into he boiling
water two cupfnls Of sittsd -four str
steadily until il has boiled three min
utes. The flour viii have absorbed All
the water Turn the paste into
boHl and set aside to cecil When cold
stir into the paste the wen beaten
golks Of four eggs. and when these
are Rell incorporated Hith the paste
add TIE ceslsn whites Drop by great
spoonfuls iafo boiling fat deep and
cook 10 delicate brown Drain On
heated eoiaHdar Can be sHted ever
with powdered sugar # desired e. S.
Monitor
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