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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19

THOMAS MOTT OSBORNE (UPPER) AND
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
learn some useful trade while in priS-
ON and pointed out that the only com
plant of organized labor against ma
ton wide system, such as is used in
Sing Sing, lies in the method Of dis
posing of the products. He condemned
the contract system as unfair both to
the convicts and to labor, called the
system by which the state is manu-
facturer unfair to labor and said that
the present New York system which
calls for use by the state of prison
made articles was the best known.
In an address to the Mutual Welfare
league Mr.. GOmpers said:
1--WE men in the labor movement real
iZe that the inmates of the penal inst1-
tutions should work because their own
best manly interests demand it, but
the products of prison labor should
have the least damaging influence upon
free labor.
"Organized labor has opposed the
contract system Of prison labor under
which the labor of the inmates of the
prisons was used for the private profit
of contractors because it's influence on
the inmates was perniciOus in the eX-
IRENE. Employers of outside labor were
also placed at q disadvantage, not so
much because of the quantity produced
in the prisons, but because contractors
could sell at a low figure, which de-
pressed the general selling price OF the
article, and consequently had depress-
ing effect on the wages of the workers
in that line of industry. [ recall some
years ago when the contract system ex-
listed in New York state that when
stove molders in this state were not
those in prison they were walking the
streets in idleness.
'"The same unfair competition results
under the state account system when
the state becomes the taskmaster and
sells the products of it's prisons on the
open market, the price being fixed by
a selling agent who draws a commits
sion regardless of the cost Of manufac-
turing.
"The state use system, now in vogue
in New York, is, in my judgment, the
best yet devised. 1t has not as yet
been conducted upon a scientific, or
perhaps, better still, a plain, sincere,
common sense basis, to accomplish the
best results. With Mr.. Osborne as ward
en-, however, and applying the lesson
of the George Junior Republic Of al
lowing the men in a democratic way
to express themselves fully, a salts
factory development is assured
The purpose of the prison committee
in having Mr.. Gompers at Sing Sing
was to give an impetus to national
movement for reforms Mr.. Osborne has
instituted at the New York prison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
DUCKS WERE OVERHEATED.

| write to find out what is wrong
with my little ducks, eight days old
l feed them according to the formu-
la recommended in the short course
last year. | keep them in a heated
brooder, and am sure that they are
kept warm enough at night. When
| turn them out in the morning they
all seem to be all right, but in about
half an hour some Of them will seem
to have fits, and die later.-J. A. A.,
Jefferson county.
This is usually caused by keeping
the ducks where it is too warm, and
too close When they get out into the
damp grass they become chilled and
die, as described Ventilate the brood
er during the night or make it pos
sible for them to get out of doors at
all times, under a temporary roof,
which can be easily built on to the end
of the brood =,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Fielder q Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE TO HEAR PROOF OF

NOTICE TO HEAR PROOF OF Will
NTATE OF WISCONSIN-Iowa County Court
~ ss.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the Iowa County Court, to be held in and for
said county, at the court house in the city Of
Dodgeville, in said county, on the 9TH day of
September, A. d. 1915, being the first Tuesday of
said month, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said
day. the following matters will be heard and
considered:
The application of Joseph S. erase to admit
to probate the last will and testament of Viola
erase Tredinn1ck late of saiC county, deceased.
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order for three weeks
successfully, prior to said day of hearing, in
the Iowa County Democrat, weekly news
paper published in said county.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks, County Judge.
Dated Dodgeyille, Wis, August 3, 1915.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SAL
T. M. Priestley, Attorney.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.
GTATE of Wisconsin: Iowa County: In
~ Circuit Court.
Bank of Linden, a corporation, Plaintiff.
VS..
William thinner, Ella thinner and the John
Spry Lumber Company, a corporation, De-
PENDANTS.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of and
pursuant to Judgment Of foreclosure and sale
rendered on the oath day of June, A. d. 1914, in
the above entitled action in favor of the plaintiff
and against the defendants for the sum Of
S58820 damages and costs L the undersigned,
Sheriff of the County of Iowa, will on the 18th
day Of August, A. d. 1915, at two O'Clock III the
afternoon of said day at the front door OF the
Bank of Linden in the village of Linden, in Iowa
County, Wisconsin, offer tor sale and sell at
public vendue to the highest and best bidder
for cash to satisfy the amount of said Judgment
costs, interest and costs of sale, the following
described real estate situated in Iowa County,
Wisconsin, to-wit -
Lot No. sixteen Q6) in the village of Danvl!'2
(now village Of Cobb according to the recorded
plat or map thereof.
Dated June 49, 1915.
ROBERT M. HILLARY,
Sheriff Of Iowa County, Wisconsin
Fielder q Fielder, Attorneys.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
BORER KILLS BIRCH TREES.

l have two large birch trees, which
seem to be gradually dying. Last year
there were a few dead limbs on the
trees, and this year many more. I
also have troubles this year with elm
trees. The leaves curl up and are
filled with some kind of an insect like
the aphis. Is there anything that I
can do to save the trees?-C. A. A.,
Grant county.
am sorry to report that there is no
remedy to save the birch trees from
damage and loss. Practically all of the
fine large white birch in southern Wis
consin have been killed within the past
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Up to Date.

ooh, yes" said Mrs. Noovowe, fam
ming herself vigorously, Jim and me
tries always to be strictly up to date.
In place of a cook we have a chef to
run our kitchen for us; and we've had
taximeter put on to our car to show
us how much we save by runnin' our
own, and on top O. that, Jim has en-
ployed one O. the best artichokes in
the country to draw plans for remod-
elm our old stable into a frst-class
garbage"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19

some time in the late summer when
larger chicks come on the market, and
the demand for broilers falls off. In
general it pays to market broilers just
as soon as they are large enough.
Find out from your customers, the
smallest size broilers they will take,
and compare the prices between these
broilers and larger stock. A great
many early chicks on the farm could
be sold for about 80 cents each as
broilers; yet are held and sold for
about the same price at Christmas
time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19

NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND TO DETERMINE
INHERITANCE TAX.
COUNTY Court-Iowa County, Wisconsin,
" In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Charles w. Nc
Ilhon, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the county court, to be held in and for said
county, at the Court House, in the city OF
Dodgeville, in said county, on the first Tues
day, (being the 9TH day. of September, "A. ID.
1915, at the opening of court on that day the
following matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Kate G. Mcllhon, admins
tratrix OF the estate of Charles w. Mcllhon, de-
ceased, late of Mineral Point i'll said county, fo1
the examination and allowance OF her final ac-
count and for the assignment of the residue or
the estate of said deceased to such persons as
are by law entitled thereto; and for the deter
mination and adjudication of the inheritance
tax, if any, payable in said estate.
Dated August q A. d. 1915.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks. County Judge
T. M. Priestley, Attorney.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19

"The fly" she argues, lis born in
filth, lives in and feeds upon filth and
is, at all times, covered with filth. 1t
is admirably endowed by nature to be
filth and disease carrier. It's body is
covered with hairy growth which is
moisteneG by the secretions from the
glands. The filth from the stables,
garbage cans, outhouses, fermenting
and decaying substances, sputum, etc..
upon which the fly feeds and from
which sources it is bred stick to it's
hairy surface and is thus carried about
by ft-probably to your food, over
your baby's face, into your soup or the
baby's milk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19

MANY of our worst ills are born of
little things. And the little things
which give birth to many of our annoy
ances and-at least in certain seasons
of the year-much of our sickness are
the far too common house flies"
Such is the complaint against our
most familiar household pests, made
out by Laura B. Breese Of the Wiscon-
sin Farmers Institute staff, and her
proof, while not altogether new, is en-
tirely convincing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Pleasant Home for Sale

The home of Harold Wallace is Of
fered for sale. 1t is centrally locat-
ed; has modern conveniences, and
will be sold at very reasonable
price. One block from High street
and two blocks from the High School
building. Inquire of the Minera
Point Real Estate Agency at the
Democrat office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
HENS HAVE SCALY LEGS.

Several Of my hens have scaly legs.
What is the best method of treatment?
VIII it spread to the little chicks So
Mrs. c. E. B., Kenosha county.
1. The best treatment is to dip the
feet and legs up to the hook, in kero-
sene and linseed OIL equal parts. Fol
low with grease made up of sulphur
and lard or vaseline.
2. This trouble is caused by a small
mite, and will be transmitted from the
hen to her chicks, but probably will
not show until the chicks are nearly
mature. 1t will pay to treat all affect.
ed hens.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Forts Have Listening Galleries.

Around the foundations of British
forts are broad circular galleries, well
ventilated and fitted with electric
light. They are called listening gal
leries,' because in time of siege, they
are guarded by relays of expert lis
teners, who keep their ears pricked
up for the pick and shovel of the
enemy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Tent for the Children.

A tent in the back yard is a great
joy to children; it helps to keep house
and yard looking neat for the children
can be expected and required to keep
their playthinSs in the tent when they
are told that it is their exclusive
playroom and that they must confine
any untidiness to that particular spot.
Today
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
LEGAL NOTICES.
Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

OnHDIIO1So'
OTATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-ss
" In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Amelia
Spang. deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate Of
Amelia Spang, deceased, having been issued to
Allen T. Spang.
Notice is hereby given, That the creditors of
said Amelia Spang, deceased, are allowed and
ing the first Tuesday of March, 1916, being
the 7th day of said month, to present their
claims and demands against said Amelia Spang,
and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given, That the claims
so presented will be examined and adjusted by
this court. at the office of the county judge at
the court house in the city of Dodgeville, in
said county, ON the first Tuesday of April, 1916.
Dated this 10th day of August, 1915.
By the court:
sALDRo jerks. County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Uncle Eben.

Some folks said Uncle Eben,
"gits so thoughtful dey amt much
use. De man OATS allus figgerin' what
kind O. weather we'll have tomorrow
generally sits aroun' an don't take no
advantage of his information"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Solving Poultry
| puZZIerS
BY JAMES G. HALPIN, College of
Agriculture, University of Wisconsin

Questions Of general interest to Wis
consin poutrymen will be answered in this
department. free of charge. Bring in your
inquiries or forward them to Mr.. Halpin
at Madison. Don't forget to sign your
name for unsigned inquiries will not be
anSWered)
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
HEAD LICE ON CHICKS.

My little chicks, two weeks old,
have been doing nicely until now. I
noticed this morning that some of
them droop their wings and act sleepy
They were Matched, and are brooded
by hens.-J. 0. n, Langlade county
1t is impossible to say for certain
just what is wrong, but the most like
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
FROM THE OPEN VALLEYS
AND FREE HILLSIDES COME
LIFE AND PROSPERITY

solution of iron sulphate. The old out
door toilet should be prohibited and
the dry earth closet installed in its
place. Flies are an indication of in
sanitary conditions; a warning of pos
sible danger"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19

A good fly trap may be made
from two cheese hoops and two
pieces of wire screening. Small
hooks hold the two cones to-
gether. The opening at the top
Of the inside cone is about the
size of a lead pencil Four nails
are partly driven into the bot
tom to serve as legs to raise the
trap from the floor. A saucer
Of some sweet substance, as
sugar or strip, is the bait.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
MANY FARMERS, TOO,
INCLINE TO THE NATIONAL
SIN OF WASTEFULNES

ly cause is head lice. If you have not
already done so, it will be advisable for
you to grease the top of each chick
there are no lice, examine the brood
coops for mites. Undoubtedly you are
feeding good, clean, wholesome feed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
SURPRISING Free Speech.

1t is happy fact that attempts to
interfere with freedom of speech al
ways produce tremendous volume
of it.-New York Evening Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
SELL BROILERS EARLY.

When is the best time to market
broilers?- p. D. E., Sank county.
Early in the season the broiler mar
ket is good. but gradually drops until
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-19
Gompers and Other Leaders
Confer With Warden.
TO END UNIONS OPPOSITION
Mr.. Gompers Condemns Contract Sys-
tenn as Unfair Both to Convicts and
to Labor and Says That Present
New York System Is Best and Fair
est Yet Tried.

Ossining, n. Y.-Thomas Mott Os-
borne, warden Of Sing Sing prison,
and President Samuel Gompers and
other officials of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor had conference I'M
der the direction of the national COM
mittee on prisons and prison labor for
the purpose Of abolishing the opposi-
ton to prison industry on the part of
some labor factions.
Mr. Gompers praised the work Of Mr..
Osborne in enabling every convict to
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-12-24
AUTO CRASHES INTO TRAIN
One Man Killed and Another Fatally
Injured.

One man was killed, another was
probably fatally injured and thirt
sustained serious hurts at Billing:
when an automobile in which the
three We're riding collded with 8
string of Burlington passenger cars
being switched about on the wye.
The dead man is G. l.. Dogget OF
Hardin. Fred Duval of Billings is in
the hospital, terribly mangled and eX-
pected to die and Martin Schropp,
also of Billings, is under treatment
for injuries about the head,
The automobile plunged into a
string of coaches, the impact being so
terrific that the machine, a heavy
touring car, passed almost under the
coach and knocked the rear trucks off
the track.
The tragedy was discovered when
the engineer noticed the humping OF
the wheels and stopped 200 feet away.
The machine was found wedged be-
meath the coach, with Dogget in the
rear seat dead and Duval, who was
driving, still seated in the drivers
seat and unconscious. Schroop had
been thrown 100 feet Dogget was a
cripple.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-12-24
Selecting New Road

Commissioner Dan McQuarrie was
up from Missoula Tuesday for the pur-
pose of laying out new road around
section 33, 21-2O. Heretofore the road
has run diagonally across this section
from the southeast corner to the
northwest corner. At the recent sale
of state lands, G. E. Broughton and j.
A. Sanford bought the open lands in
that section and are preparing to fence,
hence the necessity for establishing a
new road. After an investigation
Tuesday, Mr.. McQuarrie stated that
the most feasible route would be to
make new road from the northwest
corner of the section due south to con-
meet with the Ronan-Sloan road on the
section line between the Sanford and
Trumbley places. This will necessitate
the making of one mile of new road
which, we understand, will be done in
the very near future.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-12-24
FIRE DESTROYS
HART POOL HALL

Fires are so common in Roman that
the people pay little or no attention to
them. but newspaper is supposed to
chronicle all such happenings if for no
other reason than to keep those of it's
readers living in other parts of the
world posted on local happenings and
and conditions, From one to a dozen
buildings going up in smoke, in Roman,
has no other effect than to get the peo-
pie out of bed at unusual hours, AS
fast as they are burned others take
their place, and the town marches mer
rily on. Our last blaze, occurring about
five o'clock Monday morning, was a
small one-only one building being des-
troyed-t the Dick Hart pool hall just
north of the Roman State bank.
About a quarter after five c. V.
Klotsche was on his way to the Scarce
artesian we'll after pail of water and
on reaching the corner just east of the
Pioneer he heard what seemed to be a
light explosion, and at the same in
stant flames burst from the window of
the back room of the Hart building.
Mr.. Klotsche rushed over to the Le-
mire store where he hoped to reach a
telephone and send out call for help.
But there was no telephone. Then he
went to the telephone office, bqt it was
closed. A few shouts in the meantime
had aroused others and by calls and
gun shots a crowd soon gathered. 1t
was too late, however to save the Hart
building and all that could be done was
to prevent the fire spreading to the
buildings on the Roman State bank
corner. A heavy wind was blowing
from the southwest, and this, with an
abundance of snow on the roofs and
ground and the close proximity of the
Scearce artesian we'll, made it possible
to prevent the flames spreading to the
other buildings. In less than an hour
from the time the fire started the build
ing and contents was a pile of Goals
and ashes.
H. N. Carper had the building and
pool hall fixtures leased and will prob
ably lose close to 5000 invested in
stock, etc. Dick Hart, the owner, was
in Missoula, where he has been living
this winter. The building and fixtures
were covered by insurance, The build
ing was 30x70 feet. Nothing is known
as to the origin of the fire.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-12-24
NEWSIN MONTANA

That within thirty-six months Mon
tana will develop the richest oil fields
in the United States is the prediction
of DIR. H. f. Elliott, geologist and
petroleum technologist of Spokane,
who, with R. c. Chisholm, was at the
Saint Paul hotel at st. Paul.
'In the Milk River country and
Southeastern Montana l have encoun-
tered the finest prospects have met"
said DR.. Elliott, who spent several
months in the territory. "The forma-
ton of the country in Southeastern
Montana is just right" he continued,
land the oil is of good quality Its
gasoline content is high and gasoline
is the valuable product in petroleum. "
DR.. Elliott spent four and half
years exploring for oil in Northwest
ern Siberia and then worked his way
down through Alaska and the North
west Territory.
"Until the transportation problem is
solved oil fields of Alaska and the
Northwest Territory will not be inn
portant competitors of the fields i'll
the United States," he said. "Our in
vestigations in Montana simply prove
that we do not have to so outside the
United States to find a field for any
American enterprise
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-12-24
TWO LAWS NEEDED,
SAYS WILLIAM J. BRYAN

There are two laws which congress
should pass immediately-laws de-
manded for the peace of the country
and for the security of its citizens.
First, law is needed forbidding
the clearance or entry of belligerent
ships carrying American passengers.
If any American citizen is so careless
as to his own safety and so Indifferent
as to his nations welfare as to attempt
to ride upon belligerent ship at such
time as this he ought to be re-
strained.
The government can exercise no
authority over the captain of bellig-
Grant ship, except when he is in an
American port. Upon the high seas,
captain of belligerant ship acts up
on the authority and by the direction
of his own government. He may at
any time forfeit the lives of passen-
gers by attempting to resist capture
by an enemy's ship, or even by trying
to escape from capture. This nation
can not afford to pc rmit it's citizens to
be subjected to the danger attendant
upon travelling upon belligerent ships
at such time as this. 1t owes it to
it's citizens to protect them, if they are
not wise enough to avoid danger, and
the nation owes it to itself to prevent
tragedies which might arouse the anger
of our people and jeopardize our neu-
trality, if not our peace. There is no
reason why any American should be
permitted to ride upon belligerent
ship.
The second law needed is one which
will prevent American passenger ships
and neutral passenger ships from clear
ing or entering our American ports if
they carry contraband with the pas
sengers. The welfare of the passen-
gers should be the first concern of the
captain of a passenger ship. If his
ship carries contraband he is naturally
anxious to avoid search and siezure,
and he must, therefore, divide his at
tention between the passengers and the
cargo. At such time as this when
the risks of the ocean are much greater
than usual, the attention of the ships
officers should not be diverted from the
care of the passengers to the protection
of contraband cargo.
The two laws above outlined will go
far toward safeguarding the lives of
Americans and toward the maintenance
of our neutrality and the preservation
of peace. There ought to be no delay
in the enactment Of such legislation. =
w. j. Bryan, in the Commoner.