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Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
"Mr. Bob"

The members of The New Century
Club wish to announce a play to be
given in the Middletown Opera House,
Monday, February Is, 1915, at o clock.
The feature of the evening is to be a
comedy entitled "Mr. Bob" which is a
fun maker from beginning to end, the
plot dealing with maiden lady with a
fondness for cats and lawyers clerk
who came down with important papers
pertaining to a missing will.
The play is under the direction of
Miss Nellie Janvier.
CHARACTERS
Jenkins-Miss Rebecca's butler.
Taylor Barnett
Kebecca Luke-a maiden lady .............,
Mary Hutchin
Patty-Miss Rebecca's Nellie
Janvier
Katherine Rogers-her neice....... Helen
Bragdon
Philip Royson- Viss Rebecca's nephew
see. Eugene H. Shallcross
Marion Bryant Katherine's friend ......
Madaline Pennington
Robert Brown-Clerk of Benson & Ben
SON.. Clarence Snow
Music by POOLS Orchestra.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
WOODLAND s HnnL

The following pupils have obtained
an average of 80 per cent or above for
the month of January: 9th Grade
Edna Armstrong, 4th Grade Francis
Crawford, 3rd Grade-Grace VanDyke
1st Grade Herman Conner and Corne-
Illus Murray.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
New Century Club Meeting

At the meeting of the New Century
Club Tuesday last it was decided to
build Club house this spring, the To-
cation will be considered next Tuesday.
The meeting next week will be given
to piano recital by Mrs. e. G. Robin
on, State Chairman of Music.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
MILL LANE SCHOOL

The following pupils desire special
commendation for the month of Janu-
ary: 7th Grade Richard Cochran. 5th
Grade-Elizabeth Shallcross, Edith
Cochran. 4th Grade e-Annie Hastings.
End Grade-Esther Shalcross. 1st
Grade William Taylor, Cath herin e
Hastings.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
LOCAL NEWS

The best steak, roasts, lamb and veal
at w. C. JONES'
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
j.. C. GREEN.
WANTED-BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
FRESH and SALT FISH at my store
at all times. w. C. JONES.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. C. GREEN.
DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DR.. J. C. Sites.
Better lay in all the feed you are
likely to need soon. as prices are ad-
vancing right along.
HIDES WANTED-The highest cash
prices paid for horse and cow hides.
W. C. JONES.
FOR SALE-Seven turkey hens and
one gobler. Phone 1884.
MRS. JAMES LIPPINCoTT.
FOR SALE CHEAP. Oak hal-stand
and diningroom table, also walnut bed
room suit and sideboard. Apply to
THIS OFFICE.
HIGH GRADE LEHIGH pea, nut.
stove and egg coal always on hand and
UNDER COVER. BEST GRADE
GEORGES CREEK soft coal.
Phone 5. JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
FOR SALE-Almost new Stevens
double barrel IL G. hammerless gun
and leather case.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06

Remember all coupons must be
in by WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10th.
Watch our Saturdays ad. for win
ners.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
THOMAS CANN
Stidham House Odessa. Del.

Unclaimed Letters-The following list
of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office, for week ending Jan. 18th:
Mrs. Mary Robinson, Miss Lizer Cot,
Miss Mamie Mars, Frank Bust, R. B..
Adams.
FARMERS Your Lime orders are
now in season. We offer Run Kiln,
Pulverized, Hydrated and Ground Lime
stone. Highest Carbonate. Lowest
prices. Prompt shipments.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06

THE TRANSCRIPT $1.OO per Year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
SHULLSBURG.

Pick & Cad: Rev. M. F. McQuaid
returned from his visit to San Fran
cisco last Saturday and since then has
been quite sick but is better at this
writing.
Foster Roberts left here last Satur
day for Tucson, Arizona, to spend the
winter in a milder climate.
Henry Burgess marketed load of
spring shoats which averaged 1873
pounds. Pretty good especially this
fall when there is such a scarcity Of
corn.
Russell Thomas met with what
might have been serious accident
Monday. He was hauling ore from the
Wisconsin Zinc Rooster to Strawbridge
and in driving off the loading platform,
one of the horses became frightened
and crowded the other horse off. The
driver. team and wagon fell down
about fifteen feet. At first it was
thought that Mr.. Thomas was seriously
injured and his team killed but all
miraculously escaped with nothing
worse than some bad bruises.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
JOHN G. HIBBEN.

elected to the committee, Harry A.
Garfield. president Of Williams college,
and \. {. Humphreys, president OF
Stevens Institute Among those pres
ent were President Henry S. Drinker
of Lehigh. President II. \. Garfield OF
Williams, Chancellor j. H. Kirkland Of
Vanderbilt university and Brigadier
General e. w. Nichols. superintendent
of the Virginia Military institute.
Major General Leonard Wood, repre-
senting the government, was also there
to hear the opinions Of the committee
and make recommendations to Wash
ington accordingly.
Others who are members of the COM
mittee but were unable to attend the
meeting are Presidents A. Lawrence
Lowell of Harvard, Arthur I Hadley
Of Yale, H. B. Hutchins Of { a. niver
sity Of Michigan. George II. T>nny Of
the University Of Alabama Benjamin
Ide Wheeler of the University Of Cali
fornia. J. G. Schurman of Cornell and
Edmund J. James Of the University of
missioner of education of New York
The members of the committee dis
cussed informally the benefits which
have accrued from the governments
military camps and urged the continual
ton Of the work on broader lines to in
crease the student enrolment. AS a
result it is expected that the govern
ment will eSta bliSh more Of these train
ing camps next year for students and
business men.
The committee was formed three
years ago at the suggestion of Major
General Wood, who asked the heads of
various institutions to aid in the devel-
opment of the summer training camps
of college students.
The first camps were established in
the summer of 1913 at Gettysburg and
at the Presidio. The course of instruc-
ton lasted five weeks. There were 800
students in attendance. In 1914 camps
were established at Burlington. Vt:
Asheville. y. c.. and Ludington. Mich.
The number of students attending
jumped to 700. This year more than
1000 were enrolled and an additional
camp was opened at Plattsburg.
1--WE regard this movement as in no
way militaristic." said a member OF
the committee. Its object is to train
the students of our colleges and there
fore serve a useful purpose to the
country The education which the stu
dents receive under officers of the army
is of the greatest value to them and to
the nation and we feel that the sum-
mer camps are agencies for good which
the universities should do their utmost
to encourage
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
PLATTEVILLE.

The Platteville Journal Nina Pedley
and Edith Horn were at the home OF
Miss Pedley in Mineral Point Thanks
giving.
Mrs johnson, who resides on Luth-
eran street, had the misfortune to break
her arm one day last week. This is the
third time she has broken the same
arm, a very unusual and distressive
occurrence.
The Platteville Witness: Miss Mabel
Hendy and Mr. Herbert Kemler visited
with Mr. and Mrs Clarence Hendy in
Mineral Point Sunday.
Senator La Toilette will address the
citizens of Platteville and vicinity on
the political issues Of the day at the
city hall on Friday evening of his week.
Mr. Fred Martins died suddenly at
his home Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Homer Snow and Mr.
and Mrs Charles Snow attended the
wedding of their brother Will Snow
and Miss Eunice Lovejoy at Princeton,
H., Saturday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
DARLINGTON.

The Darlington Democrat: Charles
Miller returned Wednesday with fine
buck which he shot while hunting in
Washburn county.
Foxes are unusually numerous IN
this vicinity this year. The hunters at
South Wayne and Gratiot have killed
several of the red and grey varieties and
Darlington hunters have bagged three
or four during the last two weeks;
Herbert Stott of Of Spokane, Wash
ington, is spending short vacation in
Darlington visiting with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stott
Republican Journal: Mr.. W. j.
Riley goes to Madison next Tuesday as
a member of the q. S. Grand Jury.
Joseph Colback of Darlington shipped
a carload of stock this week.
Mrs. William Prisk of Mineral Point
is visiting in the city, the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs Edward Howard.
Homer W. Monahan, who came
home for Thanksgiving, left the city
Saturday for Milwaukee, to assume the
duties of district manager for the Mil
waukee- Waukesha districts of the
Central Life Insurance Company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
The Naming of Wisconsin
Counties.

Iowa County was named for the
Siouan tribe, which also gave it's name
to the State of Iowa. The early history
of these Indians is clouded with uncer-
tainty They seem during the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries to have
moved back and forth between the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers. After
the close of the French regime in Wis
consin, they occupied for time both
banks of the Mississippi River in the re-
gion which later bore their name.
Iron County was named FOR the i'm,
mense deposits of iron ore to be found
within it's borders. This is the center
of the great Gogebic Range which dur
ing the eighties first attracted public
notice and has since become the heart
of a rich mining COMMUNICATIONS
sin History Bulletin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
PRESIDENT
WILSON'S
MESSAGE
Delivered to Congress on Tuesday
Continued from Page Four.

But armies and Instruments of war
are only part of what has to be con-
sidered if we are to consider the SUI
preme matter Of national self sufficien-
cy and security in all it's aspects
There are other great matters which
will be thrust upon our attention
whether we will or not. There is. for
example, a very pressing question of
trade and shipping involved in this
great problem of national adequacy.
1t is necessary for many weighty rea-
sons of national efficiency and devel-
opment that we should have a great
merchant marine. The great merchant
fleet We once used to make us rich,
that great body of sturdy sailors who
used to carry our flag into every sea,
and who were the pride and often the
bulwark Of the nation. we have almost
driven out Of existence by ineXcuSable
neglect and Indifference and by a hope
lessly blind and provincial policy of
so called economic protection. 1t is
high time we repaired our mistake and
resumed our commercial independence
on the seas.
With view to meeting these press
ing necessities of our commerce and
availing ourselves at the earliest posi-
BILE moment of the present unparalleled
opportunity of linking the two Ameri-
cas- together in bonds of mutual inter-
est and service, an opportunity which
may never return again if we miss it
now. proposals will be made to the
present congress for the purchase or
construction of ships to be owned and
directed by the government similar to
those made to the last congress, but
modified in some essential particulars.
| recommend these proposals to you
for your prompt acceptance with the
more confidence because every month
that has elapsed since the former pro-
posals were made has made the ne
cessity for such action more and more
manifestly imperative. That need was
then foreseen. 1t is now acutely felt
and everywhere realized by those for
whom trade is waiting, but who can
find no conveyance for their goods. l
am not SO much interested in the par
ticulars of the program as | am in
taking Immediate advantage of the
great opportunity which awaits us if
we will but act in this emergency. In
this NATTER as in all others. Il spirit of
common counsel should prevail. and
out of it should come an early solu-
ton of this pressing problem
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
SHOULD AGREE ON POLICY
IN TIE PHILIPPINES.
Recommends Early Adoption of Meas
ures Giving Them Fuller Justice.

Recommends Early Adoption of Meas
ures Giving Them Fuller Justice.
The president recommends the early
adoption of bills for the alteration and
reform Of the government Of the Phil
ippineS and for rendering fuller pOlit
ical justice to the people Of Porto Rico.
which were submitted to the Sixty
third congress. The president refers
to the increased cost of carrying out
the plans for the armed forces of the
nation and tells of the fiscal problems
confronting the government.
On the, Both OF June last there was
an available balance in the general
fund of the treasury Of $1O4, 10, 1057S.
The total estimated receipts for the
year 1916. Oh the assumption that the
emergency revenue measure passed by
the last congress will not be extended
beyond it's present limit the 31st of
December. 1915, and that the present
duty of l cent per pound on sugar will
be discontinued after the LIST of May.
1916, will be $G70, 800 The balance
of June last and these estimated rev.
enues come therefore to a g:2nd total
Of STA ,535, COSTS. The total estimated
disbursements for the present fiscal
year. including twenty-five millions for
the Panama canal, twelve millions for
probable deficiency appropriations and
5000 for miscellaneous debt redemp-
tions will be $7753. S91 ,OOO and the bal
ance in the general fund Of the treas
ury will be reduced to S20.644. COSTS.
The emergency revenue act il cOntin-
ued beyond it's present time limitation
would produce during the half year
then remaining about forty-one mil
lions. The duty Of cent per pound
on sugar if continued would produce
during the two months of the fiscal
year remaining after the 1st of May
about fifteen millions These two sums,
amounting together to fifty-six mil
lions, if added to the revenues of the
second half Of the fiscal year would
yield the treasury at the end of the
year an available balance of S76644,-
COSTS.
The additional revenues required to
carry out the program of military and
naval preparation of which | have
spoken would. as at present estimated,
| be for the fiscal year 1917 500. 100000.
Those figures. taken with the figures
for the present fiscal year which |
have already given. disclose our fnan-
cial problem for the year 1917. AS
Stunning that the taxes imposed by the
emergency revenue act and the pres
ent duty on sugar are to be discontin-
ued and that the balance at the close
! Of the present fiscal year will be only
500, GA COSTS. that the disbursements
for the Panama canal will again be
about $25.0OO,OOO and that the addi-
tional expenditures for the army and
navy are authorized by the congress.
the deficit in the general fund Of the
! treasury on the Both of June. 1917.
will be nearly s235,OOO,O0O. To this
sum at least $5O,OGO,OOO should be add
ed to represent a safe working balance
for the treasury and $12.000.0O0 to In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
WISCONSIN TO COMPETE
FOR SEAL SALE PENNANT
Will Strive to Make Campaign Record
in the Anti-TubercuIosis Fight

Will Strive to Make Campaign Record
in the Anti-TubercuIoss Fight.
Will Wisconsin win the pennant Of
fered by the national association for the study
and prevention of tuberculosis to the state
making the highest per capite sale of seals?
Rural communities of Wisconsin,
through the rural school children, will be asked
to take larger part in the 1915 real sale than
ever before. The state campaign is we'll under
way, millions of seals having gone out from the
Milwaukee office during the last week. A force
of twenty one young men and women worked
all day Thanksgiving in effort to clear the
decks of the home office for action and put the
ammunition for disease fighting into the hands
of $500 generals, colonels and captains in the
various communities throughout the state.
The organizing of the seal sale is
nearly completed and practically every COM
munity in the state will take active part. Added
interest will be given this year by the production
of the anti tuberculosis photo play, ''The Power
of the Penny enacted in Wisconsin scenes
largely by Wisconsin people.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09

clr.Se the usual deficiency estimates In
a total dcficii of some $297,000,OOO. If
the present caxes should be continued
throughout this year and the next.
however, there would be balance in
the treasury Of some S76,5O0,O00 at
the end Of the present fiscal year and
a deficit at the end of the next year of
only some $50,OO0,O00. or, reckoning in
S62,OOO,OOO for deficiency appropria-
tons and safe treasury balance at
the end Of the year, total deficit of
some S112,000,O00. The obvious moral
Of the figures is that it is plain coun-
sci of prudence to continue all of the
present taxes or their equivalents and
confne ourselves to the problem Of
providing $112,OOO,OO0 of new revenue
rather than 1927 100000.
How shall we obtain the new rev.
enue? We are frequently reminded
that there are many millions of bonds
which. the treasury is authorized under
existing law to sell to reimburse the
sums paid out of current revenues for
the construction of the Panama canal.
and it is true that bonds for the
amount Of 222,432,O0O are now avail
able for that purpose. Prior to 1913
$13S,OOO,OO0 Of these bonds had &C.
tually been sold to recoup the expendi
lures at the isthmus, and now con-
stitute considerable item of the pub
lie debt. But l for one do not believe
that the people of this country approve
of postponing the payment of their
bills. Borrowing money is shortsight-
ed finance. 1t can be justified only
when permanent things are to be ac-
complished which many generations
will certainly benefit by and which it
seems hardly fair that single genera
ton should pay for. The objects we
are now proposing to spend money for
cannot be SO classified. except in the
sense that everything wisely done may
be said to be done in the interest Of
posterity as we'll as in our own. 1t
seems to me a clear dictate of pru-
dent craftsmanship and frank finance
that in what we are now, hope, about
to undertake we should pay as we go.
The people of the country are entitled
to know just what burdens of taxation
they are to carry and to know from the
outset now. The new bills should be
paid by internal taxation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
REGULATIONS TO MEET
RAILROAD PROBLEM.
Needed to Make Lines More Useful
Servants of Country.

In the meantime may | make this
suggestion? The transportation prob
lem is an exceedingly serious and
pressing one in this country. There
has from time to time of late been rea-
son to fear that our railroads would
not much longer be able to cope with
it successfully. as at present equipped
and cO-ordinated. l suggest that it
would be wise to provide for COM
mission Of inquiry to ascertain by a
thorough canvass of the whole queS-
ton whether our laws as at present
framed and administered are as serv-
iceable as they might be in the solu-
ton of the problem. 1t is obviously
a problem that lies at the very foun-
dation of our efficiency as a people.
Such an inquiry ought to draw out
every circumstance and opinion worth
considering, and we need to know
all sides of the matter il we mean TO
do anything in the field Of federal leg
islatiOn.
No one, | am sure, would wish TO
take any backward step. The regula-
tion of the railways Of the country by
federal commission has had admirable
results and has fully justified the
hopes and expectations OF those by
whom the policy Of regulation was
originally proposed The question is
not. What should we undo? 1t is
whether there is anything else we can
do that would supply us with effective
means. in the very process of regu-
lation, for lettering the conditions I'M
der which the railroads are operated
and for making them more useful serv-
ants of the country as whole. 1t
seems to me that it might be the part
Of wisdom, therefore, before further
legislation in this field is attempted.
to look at the whole problem of co-or-
dination and efficiency In the full light
Of a fresh assessment of circumstance
and opinion. as guide to dealing with
the several parts Of it.
For what we are seeking now. what
in my mind is the single thought of
this message, is national efficiency and
security. We serve a great nation.
We should serve it in the spirit of it's
peculiar genius. 1t is the genius Of
common men for self government, in
dustry. justice. liberty and peace. We
should see to it that it lacks no in
strument. no facility or vigor of law.
to make it sufficient to play it's part
with energy. safety and assured sue
cess. In this we are no partisans but
heralds and prophets Of new age.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09

Read over the want ad vertisments.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.

William Jones left Friday for sew
eral days visit in Chicago.
Harry Whitford returned Saturday
from visit with his brother at
Darlington.
Miss Eta INCLINATION has been spend
ing the past two weeks at Waldwick
with her father, Alex Meditation.
Mrs William Morris and Mrs John
Ethridge of Darlington visited at the
home of their sister Mrs William Rothe
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
Chris. Rasmussen of Beloit was re-
cent visitor here with his brother Peter
Rasmussen.
Mrs Ellen Lynch returned to Valid
wick after a two weeks visit here with
her sister Mrs Lawrence McDermott.
Miss Clara Hittesdorf is visiting
relatives in New York.
Otto Gilman spent several days last
week in Chicago.
Mrs George Brown of Mifflin was the
guest of Mrs William Horn Saturday.
Mrs Alvin Tyrer returned last week
from ten days visit at Whitewater
and Milwaukee.
Mrs E. Y. Hutchinson left last Thurs
day for a several days visit at Madison
Mr. and Mrs John Aide were in
Dubuque part of last week
Miss Ann Hutchinson left last Thurs
day to visit at Madison. Evanston and
other places with college friends.
Mr. and Mrs j. A. Meserole were
visitors in Chicago from Wednesday
until Saturday.
Mrs P. D. Henderson, visited at
Madison several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs James Caughlin Of
Mifflin were over Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs John Cox.
John NJ Ostrander was business
caller at Darlington Saturday.
Miss Susie Whitford is recovering
from an attack Of lagrippe.
Michael Polzkill shipped car load
of cattle to Chicago Sunday from the
Fred w GRADER farm averaging about
seventeen hundred and twenty one
pounds per head.
Mrs Nicholas Stephens and son of
Dodgeville visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs George Grange last Wednes-
day.
George Grange was a business caller
at Linden Monday.
Mrs Allen Godfrey of Willow Springs
was a visitor last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs Irving Stratman.
Isaac Suthers returned Saturday
from weeks visit in Chicago. His
wife remained for longer visit with
relatives.
Miss Ethel Sweet of Willow Springs
was visitor last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs William Ferrill.
W. d. Brown was a business caller
in Chicago Friday and Saturday.
Miss Ella Nettel of Madison spent
sever al ud1S ldSU NCCh tlU UlIC VI
Mr. and Mrs Frank Unterholzner.
Mrs George Philips and daughter
Rosemary visited with her sister Mrs
Kate Blotz at Dodgeville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Otto Lieder left Tuesday
for visit in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Samuel Holmes has been very i'll the
past week.
Mrs A. D. Brown returned Saturday
from a weeks visit at Monroe and
South Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Stratman of
Dodgeville visited their son Irving
Stratman and family here from Saturday
until Monday.
Mrs Philip Jacobus of La Crosse is
here for a visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs James PrideauX.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-09
Built Wall at Eighty-four.

Centralia. Kan.-If a man is as old
as he feels Eli Avery must be about
forty years younger than the eighty
four years the family Bible says he is.
He has built a cement retaining wall
eighty feet long and four feet high
around his residence property at Golf.
mixing the concrete and doing all the
work himself