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The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-13
At The Theatres
THE GRAND

"Deedee's Blind Master" a Pathe drama, will be the feature at the Grand tonight
 Deedee, a very intelligent fox terri CT, is general manager" of Blind Bills news stand. While groping his way about the street one day, Bill is struck by motor car. Although not seriously injured, Bill is taken to a hospital. The owner of the motor car, to make amends for the injury, gives the hospital surgeons instructions to do everything they can to restore his sight. A renowned surgeon is placed in charge of the case and performs a delicate operation. The operation is success, Bill is the happiest man in the world, but Deedee does not share in his happiness. The faithful dog finds that his services are no longer necessary and disappears. Bills long search for Deedee is rewarded by find ing him attending the wants of crip- ple-an unfortunate really in need of his services.
 "Jim the Burglar" is a story of Jim Brown, who, being hard up, resolves to turn crook. He breaks into q house and secures considerable loot, but find- ing tempting cake he eats it only to find it has been loaded with Rough on Rats" He goes to the room of an actress in hotel and steals all of her jewelry, and when he tries to sell it he finds that it is phony and gets only $2 for the lot. Then he cracks a safe and finds note from the absconding cashier which says that he has taken all the money. Jim then resolves that honesty is the most profitable and se- cures job as a bod carrier.
 "Mr. Jinks Buys a Dress" is Lu- bin comedy of the most Imaginable sort. "The Answered Prayer" is a story of the return of long lost sis ter, the circumstances of which make a most beautiful story.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-13
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER.

"I'll tell you funny one that's ab- solutely true," said Bunny Brewer, who has needed the back-to-th the-s soil movement and recently taken up a homestead on an abandoned looking farm. Hast fall, along about hog kilin' time, we had some folks from the city out here, md likely lookin' girl-now quitcher kiddin'-came out to see how I started the days chores.
 " We'll be awful busy today, lady says I.
 |" We're goin' to kill cow
 |" 'What-a whole COW at once?'
 What do you think O that? Mebbe she thought we were goin to butcher tenderloin steak !"-St. Paul Dis patch.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-13
FITTED THE BABY.

A country vicar is telling funny story of an incident that happened in his church the other Sunday. During a sermon baby began to cry, and it's mother immediately picked it up and began to carry it toward the door.
 "Stop!" exclaimed the vicar. Don't go away. The baby is not disturbing me-"
 The mother continued her way to the door, with the very audible re- mark:
 "Oh, e ain't, ain't e? But you're a-disturbin' of 'im!"
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-13

foot and half wide. In this trench, a pipe is laid near the bottom and cov- cred with loose stones no bigger than
 an egg. When the trench is complete
 ly filled with loose stones the ground water, instead of soaking into the roadway, will stop among the stones and flow down the hill through the pipe.
 To keep road smooth and crowned
 the best method is to drag it with a road drag. A road drag is made easi-
 ly with two halves of log which has been split. The log should be about six or eight inches in thickness and about six or eight feet long, The two halves of the log are set three feet apart with the smooth faces forward and upright. They are then fastened together with braces set in holes bored through the log A pair of horses may be used to drag the road and are hitched to chain fastened to the
 front half of the log. The road drag should move forward so that it slants across the road in such a way that a small amount of earth will slide past the smooth surface of the log toward
 the center of the road, thus forming the crown. The edges of the logs will smooth out the ruts. The best way to drag is to begin at the side ditch and
 go up one side of the road and then down the other. In the next trip the drag should be started little nearer the center and the last trip over the
 road the drag may work close to the center itself. Small ridges of earth will be thrown in the horse track and smeared by the round side of the log smoothly over the road. The smear ing of the earth by the drag is called ''puddling" and it tends to make the surface of the road smooth and water tight after the sun comes out. The
 road is always dragged after it has raned and not when it is dry. A good, strong pair of horses with a well-built drag, can drag about three or four miles of road in day, and it is the best way to maintain good roads. In every county some farmer along each four miles of road should own a drag and drag the road when it rains, and he would always find the road in good condition when he goes to market.
 Owing to the fact that many rural schools were closed at the time when the prize maintenance essay was an- nounced by Director Logan Waller Page of the office of public roads, it has been decided to extend the limit for receiving essays to October 15, 1913. In addition to the gold medal given as first prize, two silver medals ill be given as second and third prizes. If a child who has submitted one es- say previous to the issue of this mo- tice should care to try again, he is at liberty to do so, but he must be pu- pil of a rural school There is some misunderstanding in regard to the subject of the essay. The idea is to set the children thinking how to bet ter their earth roads with the mate rial they have at hand.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-13
THE REPAIR AND MAINTENA CE OF EARTH ROADS
< -s @
 By the U. s. Office of Public Roads.

[ If you look at the ordinary country
 road after shower, you will see
 small puddles along the wheel ruts and sometimes larger pools. This
 water stays on the road surface be-
 cause it cannot drain away into the
 -ditches. If you look closely you will see side -ditches which have grown
 up with bushes and weeds in many cases, and which are so far from the
 travelled part of the road that the rain water does not drain into them. That
 travel is called the travelled way. To
 prevent water from standing on the traveled way the road should be raised in the center and should slope gently
 into broad, shallow ditches. It is
 then said to have a crown. If it is
 10 feet from the center of the road to
 the side ditch, the surface at the side
 ditch should be at least 10 inches low
 Ter than it is at the center where the horses travel. The road then has TO- finch crown. The rain that falls on a
 road properly crowned will run quick | ly to the side and not soak into the surface or form pools. The side ditch es for surface water should run paral- Tel to the right of way, and should be
 open at every low point so that the water can run out of them into neigh boring brooks or streams. If the
 ditches merely collect the water from
 the road surface and it cannot run 'away, large pools will be formed along the roadsides, which will gradually
 soak into the soil beneath the road
 and make it SC soft that the wheels of wagons will cut through the road sur
 face and soon destroy it.
 r Sometimes water runs from land along the road into the road and forms a little stream down the wheel
 tracks or in the middle where the horse travels. When driveways into farm yards are built across the side ditches they frequently form channels for water from the farm yard to run into the road. The pipes under drive ways become filled with leaves or rub bish and the water can no longer run
 away. If the driveways that stop the
 ditch water were rebuilt so that no pipes were necessary and the ditch could be left open, much trouble from surface water would be stopped.
 Sometimes a road runs across low
 ground or through a swamp where the road can not he drained by side ditch os alone. If the road were built high CT like a railroad embankment across such low land and made with q crown, it would be dry and hard. Sometimes road passes through what is called a cut. This is a place where the earth
 has been dug out so that the road can 20 over a hill without being too steep. | The water which always flows quietly under the ground on hillsides is known as ground water. In road cuts such water sometimes makes the road very muddy, and the road then needs what road builders call underdrainage. A good kind of underdrainage IS trench to go along under the side drain and about three feet deep and
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-13
EXONERATED.
JOHN H. DYE

Suitor-I have no bad habits. don't smoke or drink
 Father-Neither does my daughter. She doesn't play or sing.-Exchange.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-13
PAW KNOWS.

Willie-Paw, what is a trying duty? Paw-Serving on a jury, my son. Boston Advertiser.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03

The Berkeley Cali Gazette chroni-
cles the death of Richard A. Kendall at
his home in that city on March II, last,
at the age of rs years and 10 days.
Mr.. Kendall was a native of Wiscon-
sin, and served his country as a mem
Der of the 22d Wisconsin infantry dur
ing the civil war. After the war he
established himself in business in Min
eral Point as a photographer In 1875
he located in Grass Valley, Cal, anC
there continued his profession. He
moved to Berkeley several years ago
and that place has been his home ever
since. Many of the present Tribune
readers will remember him He was Z
good citizen and well liked
Mrs. Kendall preceded him to the
grave, but he is survived by two daugh
tiers. Mrs. w. X. Tregea and Mis-
Maud Kendall and four grandsons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
ELMER PETERS

COUNTY AGENT

The play entitled His Uncle John, &"
given by the Juniors at the high school
last Friday evening was great sue
cess. The entire class took part in one
way or another. The characters in the
play were unusually well sustained
each one entering into the spirit of the
occasion in a manner that called forth
repeated applause
A number of the Junior girls gave a
very pleasing sketch consisting Of dia-
logue, singing and a minuet. The
minstrel show given by the boys of the
Junior class richly deserved the hearty
recall given them by the audience.
The violin solo by MIR. j. W. Alder
son and the piano solo by Mr.. c. c.
Dewald were both highly appreciated
and heartily encored.
The high school orchestra, assisted
by Messrs. Mess and Hoare, were at
their best and besides being persistent
~ called back were given many fatter-
ing words Of praise
The receipts Of the evening were a
little better than $l08.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
An Appeal to the Public for the Relief
OF the Flood Sufferers.

You are aware of the great loss of
life and destruction of property caused
by the storms and floods in the Ohio
Valley and elsewhere The situation
calls for speedy and substantial relief.
You are therefore asked to contribute
something to alleviate the suffering of
our afflicted Brethren.
The citizens of Mineral Point, through
the several churches, will solicit funds
in the following manner: Rev. l.. p.
O'Reilly and Nicholas Weyer win have
special collections on Sunday, April 9th;
Revs. Bond, Chase and Bourquard have
arranged to make a canvass, through
committees, of all their members dur
ing the present week. 1t is desired
that all subscriptions be paid by next
Sunday as the need Of the suffering de-
mand prompt action.
All who may not be reached by these
methods are requested to leave their
contributions at the Banks.
By order of the Mayor,
at the request Of citizens.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
New Town Hall in City.

Tuesdays election in the town of
Mineral Point resulted in a decision
favoring the vacating Of the present
town hall and cite, and the building or
purchasing Of a suitable place within
the city.
officers elected for the ensuing year
are:
Supervisors james Waters, Chair
man; Mont Kendall NJ. f. Schaaf.
Clerk. K. Wallis.
Treasurer Marshall Day.
Assessor William Cooking.
Justice of the Peace-M. J. Laverty.
Constable-George Raine
Misses Marie Wright Beulah Price
and Grace Prugger, teachers in oul
high school, are spending their spring
vacation at their respective homes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
Move for a Pipe Organ.

The Brotherhood held banquet and
entertainment in the lecture room Of
the P. NJ. church Wednesday evening
Of last week at which seyenty-fve
guests we're present The novelty Of
the banquet was the fact that it was
prepared by the men exclusively. A
nnmber Of the members and officers
responded to toasts in which the ne
cessity Of a pipe organ for the church
was advanced.
Music was furnished by the Broth.
erbood Orchestra, F" it being their initia
public appearance and we predict q
great future for them. Several pleas
ing selections were rendered by the
male members Of the church choir
| The true brotherly spirit prevailed
| throughout the evening, and take il al
| in an it was a grand success.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
Return of a Favorite.

The Mineral Point Lyceum Bureau
will close its seasons cou5se by pre-
senting the Katherine Ridgeway Com
pany on Monday EVENING" April 7th,
Katherine Ridgeway is so well known
in Mineral Point that a recommenda-
tion would be useless She will be &C.
companied by Ludwig G. Meyers, bari
tone soloist, and Miss Desmond, pianist.
The Bureau wishes to thank the pa
irons, who have assisted them in max
ing this course a success.
Single admission so cents. Reserved
seats at Ivey's Pharmacy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
Tie Local Field.
-Correll & Martin for clothing

--Correll & Martin for clothing
Smoke Red Trunk cigars.
Miss Josephine Pierce is visiting
relatives in Oshkosh.
Frank Suthers was home from
Madison Saturday and Sunday.
Leila Allen Of Willow Springs spent
last week with Mineral Point friends
Misses Lucy and Jane Tregilgus
are visiting in Platteville and Dubuque.
The dates of the chautauqua to be
held in this city are July 30-3l, August
l-2-3-4-5.
Misses Ana and Margaret Waters
are enjoying a visit with relatives in
Dubuque.
Miss Clara Splinter is spending her
spring vacation with her parents near
Cuba City.
Miss Alice Harrison of Darlington
visited Miss Cecilia Lieder from Friday
until Monday.
Mrs. Luella Smith, after visiting
relatives here, returned to Tiskilwa,
H., last Thursday
Miss Lucille Williams of Dodgeville
has been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Blewett.
Mrs. Linsey and two children of
Chicago visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Norris last week.
Mrs. Brown Of Monroe returned to
her home last Friday, after visiting at
the home of DR.. A. D. Brown.
Mrs. Henry Eckman and grand
daughter Opal Green and Mrs George
Jeuck and daughter Nellie are visiting
relatives at Wiota.
Mrs. Harry Collicutt and Mis-
Grace Bennett left Saturday to spenc
a week with their sister, Miss Willie
Bennett, in Milwaukee.
A newspaper man in another stat,
announces that he has decided to qui
the newspaper business and try t
make some money. What's he goinl
to do, advertise himself instead Of ad
vertising everyone else?
Neil Newman, of Fort Pierre,
Oak, now attending st. John s militar
school at Delafeld, this state, was
guest Of relatives in this city during
few days Of the past week.
Joseph H. Stephenson, undertake
and dealer in high grade furniture.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
Sweet Sqel Oranges 1s,
20 oent|Aer dozen
WALLACE BROS.
Highway Improvement.

Work has been started on the new
Lake-to-River road, and consists of
laying out the route for travel from
Milwaukee to Dubuque, which will be
designated by marking the telephone
poles along the right of way with the
sign Of the road, consisting of a red
cross with a white base. The Lake-to-
River Road association, which has sown
the seed for the great work and who
are keeping up this good work, have
done much for the advancement of good
roads ana have also added much infiu-
ence for the betterment Of highways.
Every one appreciates the blessings of
good roads and therefore good roads
are absolutely essential Undoubtedly
all citizens in the country express a
wish now and then for better roads
somewhere in their particular locality
but comparatively few Of them do more
than talk about it. Individual effort
toward road betterment brings little Of
/ no results, but in cooperation Of com.
munities and townships, the inhuenc,
would encourage and promote highway
improvement. The proposed route t.
be marked passes through Dodgeyille
Mineral Point, Belmont, Platteyille
/ Cuba City and then to Dubuque
| Through the efforts Of the Minera
Point Motorcycle club, the markin,
/ has commenced be ween Dodgevill
and Dubuque
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03

Ed. Lynch and family left Monday
to visit at Chippewa Falls. They have
not yet decided where they will locate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03

Last Wednesday evening at the NJ.
f.. parsonage occurred the wedding of
Miss Nina Gardiner and Mr., Charles
Cox, Rev. A. b. Bourquard officiating.
They were attended by Mr.. Andrew
Grange and Miss Elizabeth Mathews.
Both of the contracting parties to this
happy event are well and favorably
known in this community, They are
making their home on farm east OF
this city. Congratulations and best
wishes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
Money in
Fruit Trees

Fruit trees are made more pro-
ductive when insects, parasites and
fungus growths are eliminated.
These parasites are destroyed
without injury to the tree or fruit
by the use of our Lime-SuIphur
Solution, Bordeaux Mixture and
Assenate of Lead.
The time is near at hand to spray
your trees if you would have your
fruit sound and perfect next fall.
Get our prices on small and
quantity lots Of insecticides.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
Death of Samuel Phillips.

Samuel Joseph Phillips, aged about 81
wears. died at his home in Lake View,
Iowa, on March 18th, death being due
to heart trouble. He is survived by
his wife and six children; also three
sisters and three brothers.
Mr.. Phillips was a former resident OF
Plum Grove and left there about thirty
wears ago. His brother, T. f. Phillips,
of the town Of Mineral Point, attended
the funeral
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03

Protect your homes and property with
the Electra System. Satisfaction guar
anteed OSBORNE DUNN, Agent,
Phone 1920 Mineral Point, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-04-03
STONE Or BRICK
Such was the Contention Developed at
the Ballot Box in Our City Election
STONE ADVOCATES HURRAHINC

This is Off year in our city election
affairs, only ward officers being chosen,
and but for the question of preference
of stone or brick in the construction of
our new municipal building interest
most likely would have been meagre.
AS it was there was some hustling
displayed by the candidates for alder
man and their friends. The result re-
Veals fairly close contest in each ward.
About 475 voters turned out, and but
for the new provision that no foreign
born citizen was legal voter unless he
had taken out his second papers, the
total vote poled would surely have
gone over the 500 mark Those favor
| ing the use of stone are feeling well
satisfied with the following figures:
FIRST WARD
Alderman
Frieden 65
Shepard 81
Prideaux Is
Supervisor
Cox, no opposition
SECOND WARD
Alderman, for full term
Terrill 81
Holmes 68
Alderman, for short term
Penhallegon SO
Hsles rs
Supervisor
Hutchinson, no opposition
Justice of the Peace, LIST and "a wards
Hawkins, no opposition
THIRD WARD
Gorgen As
Sims "A
Supervisor
Brown, no opposition
FOURTH WARD
Alderman
Ellery A
Martin 80
Supervisor
IluTHy no OppOSltloH
justice of the Peace, 3r,l and 4th wards
Day, no opposition
In Che city at large jerks received
389 votes as county judge.
Siebecker received 26S votes for su-
preme court justice.
Cary received 235 votes for state
of schools and Kittle 1871. |
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-10-18
NAIL MAKERS UNION
SCORES: BIC VICTORY
Capewell Horse Nail Company
Comedies 8-Hour Day, Union
Shop and Fair Wages.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 16.-Organizer
Mccarthy, of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, reports that as re-
suit of a conference with the presi-
dent and manager of the Capewell
Horse Nail company, all details of
the wage and working schedules Of
the Nail Makers and Nail Assorters'
unions of Hartford, have been agreed
upon.
The drawing up of the agreement
will be done Immediately and signed
by the parties Interested. The con-
tract is an exceedingly good one, for
not only does it establish an eight
hour day, the first in the industry
In this country, but it also gives to ali
the employees the same pay for eight
hours as formerly paid for nine, ex-
cept unskilled laborers, whose mini
mum wage is raised from $1.67 per
day to $1.75.
The women and girls are granted
the eight-hour day and a generous
increase. The average weekly wage
of the women and girls employed by
the Capewell Nail company under
their schedule of wages was around
$14 per week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-10-18
DEMANDS COLORADO
COAL STRIKE PROBE
Federal Commission to Recon-
mend Congressional Inquiry.
Operators Refuse to Settle.

DENVER, Oct. 16.-Commissione
Of Mediation Ethelbert Stewart, fed
eral department of labor, will recon-
mend congressional investigation of
the Colorado coal mine strike as the
mediator of large coal operating COM
panies.
After two hours discussion the
operators refused to agree to any Of
the three propositions put forward
by the commissioner.
Commissioner Stewards three prop
OSltiOnS were:
First, company managers to hold an
official conference with officers Of
the United Mine Workers of America
to discuss their differences; second
managers to meet normally in Gov.
Ammon's office, with r. J. Hayes,
vice president Of the union; John r.
Lawson, president Of the State FEEDER
alton Of Labor; John McLennan, Sec
rotary of the union, and E. L. Doyle.
treasurer, and Commissioner Stewart.
to discuss informally their differences;
third, in event that both previous
propositions were refused, operators
to- submit to Mr.. Stewart any counter
proposals they may have.
The operators declared to accent
any of the propositions would be to
admit the existence of the union.
which they refused to do.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-10-18
IMPORTED GUNMEN
SHOOT AT STRIKERS
Calumet Miners Demand That
Professional Thugs Be Ar
rested-Women Exposed.

CALUMET, Mich, Oct. 13.-Of-
ficials of the Western Federation of
Miners in charge of the strike Of 49,
900 copper miners here today made
formal demand upon the civil author
tiles for the arrest of an automobile
load OF imported gunner, who Sun
day, without apparent cause, shot up
a parade of strikers near the Gen.
tennial mine location.
Militia officers Witnessed the shoot
ng and took the names of the gun
men, but refused to make arrests.
Wives and children of the striking
miners were exposed to the fire Of
the funmen, but none was injured.
.+=-- More than 20, 600 paraders partici-
pated in a demonstration on the oc-
casion of the funeral of Joseph
Manerich. Manerich was shot to
death last week in the fight in which
Deputy Sheriff Polack was also killed.
Today started the 18th week of the
strike and there was no prospect of
an early settlement