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

BY the latter part of October there
We're 270 students enrolled In the even
ing classes of the Grand Rapids, Wis
consin, schools, with thirty others on
the waiting list. Fifty were enrolled
in the all-day continuation schools
That the old order changeth is illus
trated by the question asked City Su-
perintendent G. w. Schwede: "Isn'i
this (the continuation school system
going to be a farce? Why there are
people fifty -four years old going there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
ADVANCE IN PRICES
OF LEAD AND zinc ORES

j. FL. Lewis: The almost general
upward tendency of prices on all metals
during the past week is a most en-
couraging feature of the industry and
producers are in a more optimistic
frame of mind then for any previous
period all this year. st Louis reports
received late in the week show spelter
holding up well at $5.15 to 1926 with
more business being transacted than
usual. Blende ores are in good demand
at $43 to $45 for so per cent ore with
top grades running higher.
Production is being stimulated az all
points in the field and shipments are
keeping fairly even with the recovery
of ore. The reserve is being reduced
and it is expected within the next ten
days to be entirely eliminated.
Lead in Demand.
Lead ore was in better demand also
but producers showed an anxiety to
part with their hoardings and metal
was reaching hard for an even $4.OO
break per cwt. Pyrites it appeared
had recovered no lost ground and the
leading producers made light deliveries.
Sheet zinc, upon which quotations had
been withdrawn sixty days ago is now
quoted at $6, Illinois points. with the
usual 8 per cent discount. Demand for
ore is good and buyers are seemingly
anxious to get deals closed up.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
Are You Contributing to Save Life?

Are You Contributing to Save Life?
A statewide campaign is on to raise
funds. food and clothing with which to
help save the Belgian nation from star
walton. Are you helping with your
contributions and your help? See your
bankers who are appointed receiving
agents. See your merchants for their
unstable but useful clothing and shoes
that will answer the purpose. Join
with the clergy. Stir up interest in
this matter before it is too late. Get
action and communicate with Ira r.
Bush, Secretary, 1905 1911 First Ma
tional Bank Bldg. Milwaukee, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
Many Take Short Course.

more and more the business OF
farming is attracting to it young men
of practical experience and scientific
training"
Such was the comment of success
full Wisconsin farmer when informed
that more than 300 young men from 10
different states and 46 different coun-
ties in Wisconsin had registered in the
short course in agriculture of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin several days before
the opening of the term.
The registration Office reports that
students are attending the course this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
THOMAS HUXTABLE INJURED
A Bone in Right Forearm Broken

Bone in Right Forearm Broken.
Thomas Huxtable met with an acci :
dent on Saturday morning while work
ing at the crushing plant of the Mineral
Point Concrete Company. He was wip-
ing frost from an elevator belt, when
the mitten on his right hand caught in
the belt. The arm was drawn around
the pulley and bone was broken in
the forearm, near the wrist. The in
jury will prevent Mr.. Huxtable from
working for some time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
House Destroyed by Fire.

Quite an excitement was occasioned
in our village Saturday A. M. when it
was discovered that the John Griffths
house was on fire.
There were soon a crowd to the
rescue and all that could be was done
to save it, but it had cotton two great
a head way and the building burned to
the ground. Most all the furniture and
belongings were saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grifiths and family
had only left short time before it oc :
curred for visit in the Welsh Settle
ment and were summoned to come
home only to find their home totally
destroyed. They have the sympathy of
this community, as they have family
of eight small children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
24O ACRES; $115 PER ACRE
The Chris. Brandt Farm in the Town
Of Kendall Sold at This Price at
Public Sale on Monday.

At the sale of H. A. Brandt on Mon
day the Chris Brandt farm of 240 acres
sold at auction for $l15 per acre. The
purchaser is Chris Polzkill; and he gets
good farm. But the price paid shows
that the agricultural lands of Wiscon-
sin are coming into their own. The
live stock and other personal property
at the sale also sold at good prices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
Modern Woodmen Memorial.

on the death of Neighbor George Fl.
Treweek.
Whereas, it has pleased the All wise Counsel
to remove from our Camp our esteemed and
loved Neighbor George h. Treweek, therefore
be it
Resolved, That Mineral Point Camp, No. I2Ol
Modern Woodmen of America, extends sincere
sympathy and coincidence to his bereaved fami.
ly. and directs that copy of this memorial be
sent to them.
Resolved, That the Charter of our Camp be
draped in mourning for thirty days, and that
this memorial be spread upon our records.
j. w. MANLEY,
GEORGE JACKSON,
JACOB RINK.
Committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
VIM. FREDERICK PHILLIPS. Rector

A mountain lion recently killed in the
Grand Canyon game preserve, which
adjoins the Tusayan national forest,
measured ten feet from nose to tail.
Mountain lions and other beasts of
prey, such as wolves, coyotes, and wild
cats, are killed by forest officers and
game wardens because they are a
menace to stock and to game animals.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
PoIkinahorn-Short

Married. in Chicago, Wednesday,
Nov. %, Mr.. John Short and Miss
Emily Polking horn, by Rev. Mr.. Craw
ford of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Short arrived home on
Monday evening, and will make their
home in Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
THE CITY TAX LEVY
$48,96O.36; Being Two per cent
on a Valuation of $2,448,O18.

At the meeting of the common cou1i
Gil Tuesday evening the following reso-
luton submitted by the finance COM
mittee was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That there be and is here
by levied upon the taxable property of
the city of Mineral Point, as returned
by the assess or for the year 1914, the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
MIFFLIN.
BY KATHERYN GoWMAN.

BY KATHERYN GoWMAN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Johnston are
rejoicing over the arrival of a son, Fri
day, Nov. 81.
Charles Crapp and daughters Ida and
Dorothy were visitors at Platteville
Thursday.
Cecil Graham of Fennimore spent
Thanksgiving at the home of his uncle
and wife here Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Trevorrow
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steinborn and
family received visit from her sister
Mrs. Roberts Of Platteville from We'd
nesday until Saturday.
Miss Melva White and friend Mr.
Acwright from Soldiers Grove spent
past week here enjoying a visit among
relatives.
Alfred Hughes and Thomas James
were down from Linden Friday evening
attending the revival services at the
P. M. church.
John Goldsworthy had business in
Dubuque Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ovitz had the
pleasure Of visit from their daughter
and husband Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Lynch
and two children of Delavan over
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Garfield Stacey and little
daughter Helen and Mrs. Philo Stacey
and little daughter Thirza were Miffiin
callers at Platteville the fore part of
the foregoing week.
Will. Wiseman was at Benton Thurs
day visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs
James Wiseman and also looking after
business affairs.
Miss Hazel Olson of Platteville paid
visit to relatives here few days.
Mrs. J. Trevorrow came down from
Fennimore last week and is making g
visit to her son Charles and wife.
Phil. Paynter and wife were at Min
eral Point Friday greeting relatives and
friends and shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Wonn and
son Robert William from Seattle
Wash, spent Saturday in our village as
the guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albest Steinborn, ac-
companied by her sister Mrs. Roberts
went to Beetown Friday to call on
their mother, Mrs. Mac Donald, who is
very ill. The trip was made in Will
Brazzells S car.
William Dolphin's sale was helc
Friday at Pecatonica and the day being
ideal, a large crowd was in attendance
Gene Cushman, wife and daughter
Fern motored here from Platteville
Friday and were guests Of Mrs. Cush
man sister Mrs. Will. Rowland.
Mrs. William Wonn and daughters
Violet and Leone of Platteville made
glad with their presence the homes Of
relatives here Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Brown entertained az
her guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Collicutt, Miss Emma Brown and
Arthur Martin from Mineral Point.
Misses Mildred Liddle, Wilma Miller
and Helen Steinborn returned to the
Platteville normal Monday after enjoy
ing the Thanksgiving recess at theil
respective homes here.
Mrs. Everette Jones and little daugh.
ter of Barneveld were here the past
week pleasing her mother Mrs. Mary
Liddle with a visit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
Mrs. John Evans

died at her home in this city, at 8:15
o'clock, Sunday evening, Nov. 90; aged
II years. The funeral took place at
$50 o'clock on Tuesday, with services
at the home,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03

Keeping Compressed Yeast Cake.
A compressed yeast cake will keep
fresh week il it be buried in salt
with the tin foil removed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
HARRY HARRIS
SUSTAINS FRACTURE
A Small Bone i'm Ankle Broken Result
of FALL

Of FALL
On Monday morning of last week,
as Harry Harris was going to the Elec
trio Light plant, with two rolls of wire
on his shoulders, he slipped and fell on
the icy road between STUDIES hotel and
the Penberthy livery barn. 1t was a
first thought that his right ankle was
sprained; but later, it was found that
a small bone was broken. He is now
confined to his home. He has been an
active worker all his life and never has
he been laid up by an accident of any
kind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03

A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.

The inauguration of Sale Days in Mineral Point
is a movement that cannot be too highly COM
mended. 1t is recognition of the fact that there
is trade tributary to the city that ought be
lost to it by neglect to make known to the public
that goods sold here at prices that not--and
cannot be---dup1cated elsewhere. For the mer-
chants to put in plain figures their several special
offerings, is wisdom in 4 self. To publish these
figures, far and WIDE is wiser still. The four
beautifully printed and arstically arranged pages
of announcements which are sent out with this
issue of The Democrat speak for themselves. They
their interpreter. They testify of the
business sagacity Of the merchants of Mineral
Point. These announcements, and the manner of
Of spreading them broadcast, show that our bus-
alive to present trade conditions. To
be- and to keep in touch with the trading public is
the need of the hour. The Herald which the
business sending out this week will be
read by upwards of twenty thousand persons. It
will surely bring results.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03

Sunday, The Second in Advent, Holy
Communion and Sermon at 10 80 a. m.
Sunday School at 10 100 IN.
Evening Prayer and Sermon at 7 80
p. m. Sermon, Mutual Help St
Mark III, 35.
Admission service of the Girls
Friendly Society will be held at Even
ing Prayer
All are cordially invited to worship
with US.
WM. FREDERICK PHILLIPS. Rector.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
Farmer Institutes in Iowa
County.

Farmers institutes will be held at
Cobb, Feb. 1924, and at Barneveld,
Feb. 1926.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
STOCK SHIPPING RESUM NED
From Mineral Point to the Chicago
Market

Shipments of stock from this part of
the state to Chicago are now permitted.
On Tuesday fourteen car loads were
shipped from Mineral Point, and ten
car loads from Highland Junction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03
Trinity Church Notices,

Friday 7:30 p. M, Prayers and Med
itation. Choir practice at 500 p. m.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-03

Want Ads. on Page =.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-09

Forty-two miles southwest of
Angels, at q point where all fur
Their progress seems definitely
barred by the huge range. the
Red Butte Western having picked
Its devious way 20 an ssSgarent
cul-de-sac among the foothills
and hogbacks, plunges abruptly
into the echoing canyon of the
Eastern Timanyoni and ON TO tina
landmark hill known as Little
Butte.
Elsewhere than In a land of
sky-piereing peaks, Little Butte
would have been called . true
mountain. On the engineering
maps of the Red Butte Western
its outline appears as roughly
described triangle with five-mile
sides, the three angles of the fig
ire marked respectively by Silver
Switch, Little Butte station and
bridge, and the Wire-Silver mine.
Train 205, with ex-Engineer
Judson aboard, was on time when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-09

very WE'LL" laughed the big man
good-natuzedfy. He has a some
what paralyzing way of getting
next to you financially. I knew
him In the cid LeadvilIe days; q
born gentleman. and also a born
buceaneer. II the men he has
held up and robbed we're to stand
in a row. they'd fin a Denver
street. You say the Wire-silver
has turned out pretty we1l7"
Very well indeed, believe.
Flemister seems to have money to
burn"
He always has. his own or
somebody else's- The way he
got the Wire-silver would have
made Blackboard the pirate turn
green with envy. Know anything
about the history of the minef"
Lidgerwood shook his head.
We'll, l do; Just happen to.
You know how II lies - on the
western slope of Little Butte
ridge?"
Yes"
That is where It lies now. But
the original openings were made
on the eastern slope of the butte.
They didn't pan out very we'll, and
Flemtster began to look for a vie
tim to whom he could sell. About
that time man. whose name I
can never recall took up q claim
on the western slope of the ridge
directly opposite Flemister. This
man struck 1t pretty rich, and
Flemister began to bully him on
the plea that the new discovery
was only a continuation of his
own vein straight through the
hill. You can guess what hap
pened."
Fairly WE'LL" said Lidgerwood.
"Flemfster lawed the other man
out"
He did worse than that; he
drove straight into the hill, past
his own lines, and actually took
the money out of the @ther mans
mine to use as a fighting fund. |
don't know how the courts sifted
1t out. finally. But Flemister put
the other man to the wall in the
end. There was some domestic
tragedy involved, too. in which
F1emister played the devil with
the other mans family; but 1
don't know any of the details"
At luncheon Lidgerwood was
made known to the other mem
bers of the private car party, JEFF
ferris, the curiy-headed collegian,
laughingly disclaimed relationship
with anybody; but Miss Carolyn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-09

the bulk OF Little Butte doomed
black in the moonlight. A the
train slowed down Judson peered
cut through the window Just In
time 10 see q man drop from tbs
forward step of the smoker. JUDI
son. too dropped from the car.
and silently staiked his fellow
passenger.
Straight 20 the wire-Sllver
camp led the chase All of the
new and implanted ones were
brillisftly lighted. and there
acre sounds familiar enough to
JudsoH.
Say" he calculated under HIS
breath. IF that engine ain't a
dead match for the missing
switch engine pullin' a grade.
don't want a cent Double eylin-
der. set on the quarter. and choo-
ehooin' like IT ought to have a
pair o. steel rails under II instead
of being a power plant station
ary."
But there was ne time to
spare; the man Judson was stalk
ing had already disappeared into
flsmfster's office, the second OF
the new implanted buildings.
gudson crept close to the build
iiig. The figure of a man sitting
In a chair was sharply siIhoust-
ted on the drawn wfndow-shade.
Judson stared. rubbed his eyes.
and stared again. That the man
whose shadow was projected
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-09

Doty confessed that she was .
cousin twice removed. of Mrs.
Brewster.
When the table gathering wa
complete, Eleanor Brewster and
Van Lew sat together and were
apparently absorbed in each other
To the exclusion of all things ex-
traneous. geffsFis still had Miss
Doty for a companion.
Following dispersal after the
meal. Lidgerwood stFolled out to
the observation platform OF the
Nadia. Miss Brewster was sitting
In one of the two platform camp
chairs. and she WAS alone.
Sit down and tell me how
you've been enduring the inter-
VAL" she said. 1T Is more than
year. isn't it,"
Yes. A year. three months,
and eleven days" He had taken
the chair beside her because
there seemed to be nothing else
to do.
How mathematieally exact
you are!" she gibed. Tomorrow
1t will be a year. three months,
and twelve days. How many
times have you fallen in love dur
ing the one year. three months.
and eleven days."
His frown was almost a seowI.
is IL worth while to make an un-
ending Jest of 1t. Eleanor"
"A jest7- your falling in
love? No, my dear cousin, sew
eral times removed. no one would
dare to jest with you on that sub
jeet."
Il think you were born to tor
ment me-" he rejoined gloomily.
Why did you come out here with
your father? You must have
known that l was here"
Not from any line you have
ever written" she retorted.
Still, you came. Why? Were
your eurious7"
why should l be curious, and
what about the Red Desert?
I've seen deserts before"
Il thought you might be curl
Gus to know what disposition the
Red Desert was making of such a
failure as / am" he said evenly.
Il can forgive that more easily
than I can forgive your bringing
of the other man along TO be an
on-looker. It was hard enough
to lose you without being COM
PEELED to stand by and see an
other man win you"
She did not answer him. In
stead, she whipped aside from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-09

tie distance beyond
You have just said that ne are
TO ask for What We want. Did
you mean III"
surely" he replied unguard-
eddy.
Then we may as well begin
1t once" she said eoollys and
turning quickly to the others: 20.
all you people; listen a minute.
will youg Hush. CaFolEni What
do you say 10 a moonlight ride
through one of the grandesf can
yons In the West in Mr.. Lidger-
woods cart 1t win be something
to talk about as long as you live.
Don't ell speak at once. please.
But they did. There was an In
slant and enthusiastic chorus Of
approval.
sorry" announced Lidger-
wood. Il shall have to anticipate
the Angels gossips q little by tell
ing you that we are in the m*<ist
of . pretty bitter labor fight. |
cant take you over the road to-
night"
why not?" inquired Eleanor.
Because IL may not be entire
" safe"
.Nonsensei she flashed back.
What could happen to US on a
little excursion like this?"
Il don't know, but I wish you
would reconsider and remain with
the Nadia"
Il shall do nothing of the sort.
she said, wilfully. And then, with
totally unnecessary cruelty, she
added: els Ii q return of the old
malady? Are you afraid again,
Howard?"
The taunt was too much.
Eleanor had won. She and her
friends climbed aboard the serv-H
gan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-09

that phrase OF the suhjsct 10 ask q
question of her own.
What ever made you come out
here. Howardf"
TO the supeFintendeney OF the
Red Butte WESTERN You did.
Listen: A few days ago = bully
stood up I'm this place and shot at
me. What I did made me under
stand that I had gained nothing
In q year.
shot at your" she echoed.
Tell me about it. Who was Il 7
and why did he shoot at your"
His answer seemed to be fndf-
reetion itself.
How long do you expect 20
stay In Angels and its vieinityf''
he asked.
I'VE may stay two or three
weeks. But you haven't an
swered me. I want to know who
the man was. I"
The desperate IL known I'm
the Red Desert as The Killer.
and he has had the entire region
terrorfzed so completely that the
town marshal OF Angels, a man
who has never before shfrked his
duty, refused TO serve the war
rant. Judson. an engineer I had
discharged for drunkenness, made
the capture - took the terror
from his. place In q gambling den.
disarmed him. and brought him
In. Judson himself was un-
armed. and he did the trick with
a little steel wrench such as en-
gfneers use about a locomotive"
How ffnei" Eleanor applaud
ed. "Of course. after that, you
took Mr.. Judson back into the
railway service7"
Indeed, did nothing of the
sort; nor shall I. until he demon
strates that he means what he
says about letting the whiskey
alone"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-09

n kdiate.s
THE letter was from Elemister.
Al things considered. II was q lit
tie 4pukzling. Fiemister's letter
Wa distinctly friendly.
The occasion for the nefghbor-
Illness arose upon an extension
right=of-way Involvement A
Fanchman named GnofIeld was
fighting the extension. The ranch
man, 50 the letter stated. had
passed through Little Butte early
In the day, on his way to Red
Butte. He would be returning by
the accommodation late In the
afternoon and would stop at the
WRESTLER mine. where he had
stabbed his horses. IL Lfdser-
wood could make IL convenient to
come over to Little Butte on the
evening passenger train from An
gels. the writer of the letter
would arrange to keep Grofield
over night. and the right-of-way
matter could be doubtless settled
satisfactorily.
Ldgerwood looked at hts
watch. It was too late to catch
EOS. the evening train. He would
be obliged to order out the serv-
Ice car and go special.
He turned to Grady, saying:
Wire Mr.. Pennington Flemister,
at Little Butte, that I am coming
out with my car, and should be
with him by eleven O'Clock. Then
call up the yard office and tell
Matthews to let me have the car
and engine by eight-thirty
sharp"
Then Lidgerwood left the Of
flee and walked quickly to the
Nadia, persuading himself that he
must, In common deeeney. tell
the president that he was going
away.
The Presidents private car was
side-traeked on the short spur at
the eastern end of the Crows
Nest. and when Ldgerwood
reached IL he found the observa-
tion platform fully occupied.
Hello. Mr.. Lidgerwood. is
that your" called Van Lew. Fl
thought you said this was a bad
mans country. We have been
out here for a solid hour, and no
body has shot up the town or
even whooped a single lonesome
war-whoop."
at does go to bed pretty early
that part of ft which doesn't
stay up pretty late." laughed Lid
gerwood. Then he came closer
and spoke to Miss Brewster. "I
am going west in my car. and I
don't know Just when | shall re-
turn. Please tell your father that
everything we have here Is en-
tfrely at his service. IL you don't
see what you want you are TO
ask for it,"
"Will your run take you as far
as the Timanyoni Canyon"
YES; through It, and some lit