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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
RIDGEWAY.
BY EVA PAUL..

Miss Grace Pendleton spent her
Thanksgiving recess at her home in
Fennimore.
Mrs. Mary BAIL of Chicago was a
guest at the Emil Schoenemann home
Saturday and Sunday.
George Torphey was Spring Green
caller one day last week.
DR.. Fl. R. Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E
Lewis and daughter Gardia of Madison
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. r.
Bird, Jr. last week.
Prof. r. E. Balliette visited with re-
latives and friends at Lodi from Wed
nesday until Sunday.
Rufus Reed of Mineral Point spent
few days at the Joseph Reed home
last week.
A. j. Dopke and wife of Milwaukee
visited with their daughter Mrs. James
PAUL. last week. From here they went
to Mount Horeb to visit friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Linn of West
&AAAAo aAC fiolOiuS az tAC 0OOIS0 Lluu
and John B. wager homes.
Mrs. Nora Dunworth and Miss Sehira
Ryan of Madison visited with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Ryan last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom PAUL went to
Canton. S. OAK, Monday for a two
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Woodall.
Mrs. Christ Meuer of Mineral Point
was guest at the John P. Ternes
home last week.
Mrs. Dave Legler and son of Monti
cello are visiting at the Andrew Legler
| home.
Mrs. j. N. Buckingham is visiting
with relatives at New Richmond this
week.
Roy O'Neill. Clinton Yapp and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
MOTOR ARTILLERY
To SPEED UP WAk
Tractors Carrying Big Guns
Not Daunted by Bad Roads.

London.-That motor artillery may
present war is over is the conclusion
Of an automobile expert expressed in
an article publised here He bases
this idea on the success of motor
transport over broken country. APP
proving the phrase This is motor
war;" he says:
Zone Of the most interesting phas-
es, in face Of future developments OF
automObilism for military purposes, is
those vehicles which have been de-
signed and which are being used for
breaking across country where roads
do not exist or where surfaces are
exceedingly bad. In this connection
some extraordinarily ingenious pioneer
work has been done in this country.
notably the Diplock-Pedrail If the
inventor had received more support
undoubtedly this system of self pro-
peeled vehicle could have been brought
to stage at which it's practica biity
would have been recognized through
out the world today.
LAS it is, since 1873 he has been
perfecting his machinery every year
and got it to an extraordinary stage
before the war broke out Some Of
the heavy machines that the Germans
are using reveal, moreover, that they
have not been slow to study his in
genious scheme whereby ii self pro-
PEELED road vehicle can also be made
to break across country. over plowed
fields or any other surface that it may
be necessary to negotiate.
In Belgium the Germans have been
using heavy motor tractors with wired
wheels in front. designed to insure
steering way when going through
slime, in that whichever way they
tend to slide they must presently dig
themselves in deeper literally. The
rear driving wheels are really vari-
ant of another British idea evolved in
some of the motor sledges that were
taken with Captain Scott on his antarc-
tic expedition"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
PRACTICES LAW AT IS.

Minnesota Man Attends to All Details
of His Legal Business.
Rochester, Minn.-Charles &. Wilson.
dean of the Olmsted county bar. ceie-
brated his eighty-fifth birthday re-
Gently.
Mr. Wilson daily gives personal at
tention to lucrative law practice,
attending to all of the details himself.
His legal talent was recognized by the
state in 1892. when he was appointed
official reporter Of the decisions of the
supreme court He resigned in 1896.
when the legislature reduced the sal
airy from $500 to $1,000 a year.
Mr.. Wilson has never been an Office
seeker. but has devoted his time to the
practice of his profession.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
FLOWER STALK SAVES BOY.
His Guardian Uses 1t to Pull Him Out
Of Cistern.

St. Joseph, Mo.-A sunfower stalk
in the hands of Mrs. Adeline Grimm
saved the life of x-year-old Francis
La Bouff, who had fallen into cistern
in Mrs. Grimm's back yard.
The boy was playing near the cistern.
and when he stepped on the covering
the rotten boards gave way, and he
plunged through into the water. Mrs.
Grimm. who is the boys guardian.
heard his screams, pulled tall sun
flower out by the roots and thrust one
end through the hole The youngster
chung to the end of the stalk while
she pulled him from the water. The
water in the cistern is more than six
feet deep.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
HIGH COST OF EDUCATION.
Doubles In Twelve Years In Minneapo-
lis Schools,

Minneapolis.-It cost $39S1 per pu.
pill for elementary education in Min.
neapolis public schools in 1914. as com.
pared with $3.50 in 1902. and the
high school cost per pupil in the same
period has mounted from $3S.42 to
$72.69. These comparisons have been
made by Miss Katherine Brace. Sec
rotary to School Superintendent F. E.
Spaulding.
The cost of heat, light and upkeep
of buildings is not included in these
figures. In 1902 there were 81 build
ings in use, 906 teachers and 39,6S2
pupils, as compared with "a buildings.
1923 teachers and 49,167 pupils en-
rolled in 1914. The wider range of
courses and the care given defective
children are given as causes for the
increased cost.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
ENGLISH Walnut Record.

Gait, Gallon the farm of Alfred G.
North at Valley Oaks young Eng
fish walnut orchard holds record
which many of the old settlers claim
to be the most remarkable in the state.
Last March North put out forty acres
of young walnut trees. By actual
measurement recently it was found
that a number of the trees stand
twelve feet high. showing a growth
of ten feet in seven months. A large
acreage in this vicinity is being plant
Cd TO this variety Of walnut.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
TOLD TO THE PRINTER

Frank Lynch, Neillsville: II could
not get along without the old home
news. Land men are doing good bus
mess here lately. I take out bunch
of land men nearly every day with my
Car. Land has increased from $50 TO
$50 an acre to $50 and $lOo; that is,
improved farms; wild land from SIS to
$25 per acre. This is in the past 10
years. l am doing good livery bust
ness
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
PRESS POINTS

Hartford Times: One of the best
traits of any man is to honor his par
ents. A striking example of this was
shown recently by Paul o. Husting
when he was given an ovation by the
citizens of Mayville on his election to
the United States senate. After re-.
spending to speeches made by Mayor
Mann and Editor Forkmann, he took
occasion to introduce his parents and
publicly thank them for every success
he had attained in life. 1t was a very
commendable act upon his part, and
one which gained still higher admira-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
COW EATS "FRUIT" ON HAT.

Knocks Woman Down and Injuries Her
to Get Ornaments.
Peckham. Colo.-The fondness Of the
family cow for fruit came near caus-
ing Mrs. Paris Cogburn serious injury
and resulted in the destruction of a
fine new hat and it's ornamental trim
mings
The cow saw the fruit on the hat
just as the woman left the house and
started for it. She knocked Mrs. Cog
burn down and stepped on her nip
while she munched the hat.
Help arrived, and the woman was
taken into the house. where medical
assistance was summoned. She had a
deep cash in her hip.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
RAISES CHICKEN THIEVES.
Otherwise Known as Skunks, Which
Are Profitable.

Otherwise Known as Skunks, Which
Are Profitable.
Greenville, Cal.-Greenville has now
established one Of the most unique in
dustries IL the state-namely, skunk
ranch. EARLY in the spring Will Ste
vens. butcher, formerly of Gold6eld.
rented the E. W. Peck ranch and en-
tered the business On a small scale
Young skunks were captured in vari-
Gus parts of Indian valley and placed
in pens. They grew and multiplied
rapidly.
The business proved so lucrative that
larger pens of corrugated iron were
made. and the number of skunks in
creased. The skins sell for from So to
Sc each. The oil is also valuable and
is sold to druggists. Stevens now has
large skunks that will be ready for
market in a couple of months.
Qualities That Count.
In war the moral element and pub.
lie opinion are half the battle.-Napo.
icon Bonaparte.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
Did You Every Drink Perry?

Did you ever drink perry? 1t is to
pears what cider is to apples, and al
though it is little known in America,
it is widely used in England and spe-
cial varieties of pears, which make
especially good perry, are grown for
that purpose.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03

Eugene McCabe, who are attending
Normal at Platteville, spent Thanks
giving at their homes here.
Daniel Mahoney made business and
pleasure trip to Dodgeville Tuesday.
Miss Maggie Stewart of Madison
spent few days at the James Murray
home last week.
Miss Lilly Meyer returned home
Thursday, after spending two months
at Hollandale.
Miss Alice Torphy, who teaches at
Avoca spent her Thanksgiving recess
with relatives here.
J.C. Reed and James Laughlin autoed
to Mineral Point Wednesday and called
on friends.
Thomas PAUL, Sr. died at his home
West of this village Monday evening.
Funeral was held Thursday afternoon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
AUCTION BULLETIN
Sale Of Live Stock.

| will sell at public auction on the
N. GRADER farm formerly the Ansley
FARM on Friday. Dec. II, 1914, COM
mencing at l O'CLOCK, the following
livestock:
20 calves and yearlings Call steers).
20 two year old steers, coming three.
Some cows.
Usual terms. HENRY T. GRADER.
f. E. DAWSON, Auctioneer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03

FIRST MORTGAGE GOLD BONDS
earning per cent, without expense, in
denominations of $4,000. The small
investors opportunity.
See r. j. Penhallegon, Mineral Point
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
NEW HAVEN UNsCRAMBLING.

Whether big business is to suffer or prosper II
goes on accepting the "uiscramblng" terms offered
bv the United States Government. Whether rail-
roads in tying up transportation in monopoly strings
were guilty innocent of purpose to practice eX
tortion from the public, they continue to open the
merger bundles and scatter the contents.
Howard Elliott, new head Of the New Haven
system, announces that his company will separate
itself from most of the steam roads, trolley lines
and ships that all but ruined the New Haven itself
He wishes to act in harmony with the laws of the
and support of everybody in his effort to do this and
at the same time give satisfactory service to the
public of New England; no doubt he will get that
support.
In any event, the new era is in full lawn. The
Invisible Government as suspected and reproached
so short while back, abdicates its powers and with
draws its claims. The Visible Government stands
forth unobscured and unchallenged.
In the new conditions, which are as natural de-
velopments as the railroad after the OK team, the
requirement for American industry, commerce, and
finance is readjustment. ReadjuStment to fresh sit
uaons never fails to be made when it must be made
Ii is ALWAYS made with the less difficulty as it is
made with fne more cheerful submission to the in
evitable.
So it is for every corporation that is without
the law to take itself within the law-the spirit as
we'll the letter That done. must be, with every
body lending hand, as ought to be, we shall not find
that for anybody the situation is more hopeless than
he deserves.
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
Bare Knuckles and the
Devil
By TONY BIDDLE,
millionaire Athlete and Society Man.

the of life fight the devil with bare fs All
around who fighting sin gently, politely
apoogecally They WELL but call themselves to
Grant, and broad they flat and morally thin In word
they fighting the battle of life ALL but putting what the
gallery calls STALL Too often they wake after ha have been
knocked out to find that their foe has only been fighting with bare
hands, but has, WELL been using cruelty hard brass knukes
Nearly has heard of John Sullivan His
altogether exemplary but there moral drawn his
story When John first appeared before the public he ideal
fighting animal 1.-the and active panther he yet massive
and heavy and colossay powerful In the ring quaed
his black lowering front and onke glare One the
champions of the ring fell before his terrible 9 They called him
the lion of the prize ring and said that living could stand
before him in the ring for four rounds When Sullivan
his prime the value and beauty of boxing sport began
gain recognition Laws made legang boxing exhibitions
which previously had been held vey in defiance law
lonely fields With egalizng SPORT however
the demand that the contestants gloves Sullivan
liked the gloves His seconds used they bndod
him and back him into them All his early fighting done
with bare knuckles and he his fondness for
weapon.
At the reelng had once been Sullivan
fell before the young and vigorous Corbe
devil he attributed his downfall no! IF it had been
with bare knuckles could have beaten him" said he.
Of the merits of the Suva Cobet controversy
tory They on every sporting
page We will not aude them here but the words of the old
gladiator f had only with knuckles" worthy of
attention We often nowadays by fighting kid
gloves We delicate with both and
others smile indugenly faults and shudder
think much inconvenience trouble riging
of them might We watch others astay and think how
rude and unconventional would be do anything remind
their and keep them in the straight way.
If to beat the devil the fight for life strip off
gloves of and convention and him
and recognize the facts of life
and abandon the convenient of and
We recognize that fight finish
who is trying all the time and who will scrupe
and fight hard and as roughly
we end hope us will have occasion
say IF had been with bare knHckles would have been
beaten.
,oqHis by F. A Waror
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
HARRY LANE DUNLAP.

The death of Harry Lane Dunlap takes untimeIy
from the circle of newspaper and public men one of
the best known figures in the public life of Wash
ington. Mr.. Dunlap enjoyed one of the widest &C
quaintances, probably, among men of affairs, that
could be credited to- any man in the country. He
hsd enjoyed' the confidence Of hundreds of men in
ign place aHd~dfficut circumstances and was every
where known as a journalist of the best type.
Mr.. Dunlap was a Western man, withIa Southern
experience and a long Eastern residence TO his
redit. Not many journalists of his day knew Amer
"a as he knew it. He served with distinguished sue
-ess as managing editor of the ST. Louis Post
Dispatch, and thence was called to head the New
York World-POst Dispatch bureau in Washington.
0yerwork, undertaken despite the handicap of not
90 strons physique, left him with i'll health, and
;nally brought the breakdown that ended with sud
len DEATH
Living and working in generation in which news
psper work is ANONYMOUS, and few men can hope
o earn reputation through it, Harry Dunlap made
himself one Of the few who overcome this disadvan-
age and make real places for themselves. He was
tudent and dian Of affairs as well as recorder OF
e daily news regarding them. He was one of the
Iost devoted friends aad lovable companions. His
cath will be nleurned with a very personal sense
Of loss by a range or friends that not many could
o3ast for he has been the friend and helper of men
IN every phase of public Iife from Presidents down
10 the unfortunate who breaks into Jail for completely
IN strike riot ,,'a.< ,' o.
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
THE ALASKA RAILROADS.

1t develops that there is going to be good deal
of opposition to the construction of Government rail-
roads in Alaska. Of course as usual in such cases
it will be opposition using nsincere and dishonest ar
guments.
We are beginning to hear much about the fright
full danger of committing this Government to any
government-ownershp experiments. Government
ownership in, Alaska is declared to mean step
toward government ownership elsewhere, and gov
ernment ownership cannot possibly accomplish any
thing but harm in Alaska or elsewhere. '.' 49,
LET'S examine that a moment Ii government
ownership means failure might be well to Try IT on
the Alaska dog, and take warning by his fate.
failure in Alaska would warn against any such ex-
periments here.
Gentlemen who are afraid of government owner
ship are not so much afraid that it will fail in Alaska
as that it will succeed there. That's the real rub
They don't want Alaska TO give the country an ex-
ample of good results achieved, of the public interest
conserved of regulation that really regulates, OF
Capitalization moderate and honest Of fixed charges
based on the high credit of the Government. They
are afraid that Alaska would give such an example
Because they don't want such demoralizing spec
tacle held up before the eyes of community none
too we'll pleased with existing conditions they are
presenting the argument that government railroads
would necessarily be failure from the start. Per-
haps they would but the country is not going to be
too sure about it until it sees the thing tried The
truth is that the vast preponderance Of public opinion
of today favorS the public construction and ownership
of Alaska railroads. and that that is going to be the
outcome
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
sHAcKLEToNs EXPEDITION.

Widespread attention is directed to the forth
coming expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton to the
Antarctic Scientific men in the United States are
watching the Preparations closely and will follow the
Developments kseHiy for, though Amundsen reached
the South Pole, there is vast field of scientific ex
poration in the Antarctic which is almost untouched
1t remains to be seen what form the preparations
oE Shackleton will take Shall he take leaf out Of
the books Of Peary and Amundsen and place his re-
lance for transport on the Eskimo dogs shall he
attempt to make of more modern but less effec-
tive methods? The successes of Peary and Amund-
SEN in the last analysis due to fact: that
they perceived in the Eskimo dog natures one per-
feet instrument for polar transportation purposes.
Tie dog has never been improved upon for this serv-
ice and probably never will be- If ShackIeton under
stands this his expedition will probably be the success
americans hope it will be.
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
THE CASE OF CHIEF SULLIVAN.

There seems to be too much mystery about the
proceedings in the of Deputy Chief Sullivan, OF
the Fire Department. The public always takes the
keenest interest in the concerns of the Fire Depart
ment for the reason that no public facility comes
closer to the very life and safety of the community
In the case of Chief Sullivan, his long and
highly credtabIe service have become known to a
very great number of people. The man who handles
the fire fighting army on hundreds of occasions, gets
pretty closely into the confidence Of the people he
serves and there can be no doubt that Chief Sullivan
has won that place.
If Sullivan made mistake at the recent Seventh
street fire there ought to be less mysterious pro-
cedure about it all. If he has deserved to be dis
placed from the department under a cloud, that
treatment should be meted to him without hesitation
But to convey intation that his application for
tirement would be favoraby acted upon without d.
rectly making charges against him or giving assur-
ances that he had been vindcated, is procedure so
vague and unsatisfactory that it has aroused the
friends of the chief Inside and outside the depart
ment there is wish understand the whole situation
better. Beyond that, there is decided sentiment
that disciplinary justice should be tempered with
moderation and all charitablencSs in the Of a
man with the record that has been made by Mr. Sui
liyan.
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
Mr.. TAFT FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.

In the abstract it would. seem appropriate that
IN ex-Presdent of the United States should rourpi
cut his career by serving as Chief Justice of the
supreme Court Some considerations in the case
Of Mr.. Taft lend themselves particularly to this
Viewpoint. He was recognized as lawyer of excep-
tionaI knowledge and ability in his earlier days in
ohio and he rendered distinguished service subse-
uentIy as Federal judge. His ambition was then,
nd even when he was governor general of the
Philippines and Secretary of War, to preside over
le highest judicial tribunal of the nation. His
atural predictions were further indicated by his
cceptance of chair of law at Yale after he had
ompeted his Presidential term.
Thus it is not Surprising to learn that there are
rumors he will be appointed to succeed Chief JUS
ICE White when that official reaches the retirement
&c of seventy next year. Justice White, however,
III have scmethin, to say about thfs as he is not
ompells4 to retus and there is sign that his re-
The Washington times., 1914-01-12

markabIe grasp on his onerous duties has relahea'
He was appointed by Mr.. Taft when President anu
presumably looked forward to than few years
of duty in his high Office.
Another consideration may may not have
weight with the appointing power. Judges are sup
posed to declare the meaning of tine law regardless
Of their personal views, and it may make no differ
ence that Mr. Taft is strongly conservative at time
when public opinion is distinctly inclined in the
opposite direction. However, the reported remark
of one of the earlier Executives, John Marshall is
President; am not" is still remembered, and exam
pies of the influence of the Chief Justices viewpoint
upon the life of the nation have not been wanting
in recent years 1t cannot be doubted that judge
of so much force and depth as Mr. Taft would leave
more than cooress impression on the decisions
of the nations court of last resort
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
No Miracle Needed.

~ iR JOSEPH WARD likes good
story, and he can also tell N
~ amusing one. Here is q favorite
OF his:
A certain Maori witch doctor was
held In great awe and reverence by the
superstiuous natives. This man Cl4imcI
that no was by mis- magic enabled Ia
walk upon the water and one day mis-
disciples went with him TO the Seashor,
expecting to sec him perform th..
miracle. When they reached the waters
edge the man turned To bis followers:
do you really believe that l can walk
on the sea-" he .lsked IN solemn toues.
Yes. YES they replied revesentiy,
1--WE do
Then" said the witch doctor, as he
walked coolly away, there is no need
for me to do it.'-LoHdon Evening
Standard.
The Washington times., 1914-01-12
THE FORGOTTEN CoMITIEs.

A gentleman named OShea was lately elected
ord mayor of Cork, in full confidence that his name
as satisfactory testimony to his eligibility. 1t de-
developed later, however, that O'Shea had been an
american citizen, and had never surrendered his al
egiance TO this country.
So OShea is to lose the job
1t certainly does seem as if the Ireland Irish
might let us Americans have Just one American
mayor in sa..Lish..tQw Certainly we have never
shown any narrow preudices On this side against let
ting the IrfEshimen' hold the jobs.