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The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06
LARGEST Locomotive.

A hundred years ago the first loco
motive weighed about six tons, and
drew eight loaded cars. At present
the largest locomotive reported to be
in use is a huge compound engine
which measures 120 feet over all and
weighs 100000 pounds. 1t is an oil
burner and carries 1000 gallons of oil
and 10000 gallons of water. 1t cost
$45,000 to build. These giants have
reached point where one locomotive
is so long that it is hinged in the
middle with a flexible joint so that
it can turn a curve without upset
ting.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06
RaiIroaders as Citizens.

The management of the Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburgh railroad has
promulgated a new code of operating
rules wherein is set forth the close re-
latiOnship the road is endeavoring to
establish with employees and it's de-
sire that the latter shall be not only
safe and reliable railroad men, but val
liable and valued citizens of their re-
spective communities, as we'll. To that
end employees are adjured to main
tain a correct attitude toward the pub
lie at all times, as well as to do their
duty to the best of their ability aad
are given assurance that everyone is
regarded by the management as in
line for promotion, preferment depend
ing wholly upon himself.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06
Sympathy in Sunny Hours.

1t is any amount easier to SYM
pathize with those in trouble than to
keep the command Rejoice with
them that do rejoice" Many girl who
is as sweet and kindly as an angel
when some schoolmate is sorrowful,
looks askance at another who is in
high spirits over some good fortune,
and feels little pang of envy. Some
thing is wrong with your sympathy if
it is reserved for your friends dark
hOurs.-Girls' Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06
New Muffs Are Small

AS if to show just what length
fashion would have us follow, the
latest muffs are ininitesimally small.
Quite absurd do they appear after
the huge pillow affairs we have been
cheerfully hauling around with US for
the past few seasons. 1t may be that
the long, tight sleeves, fur banded as
they are on the modish suit, interfere
with the huge muff, so milady de-
mands that a smaller affair be de-
signed for her comfort.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06

began to cry again. The good sister
threw them a heavy purse filled with
gold. There is money" she said, ito
buy your home back and start your
farm again." And away she went in a
cloud Of dust.
The bad sister little dreamed that
the kind lady was the much-despised
sister that she had turned out of the
house.
The good sister had returned good
for evil, and her life was long and
happy.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06
Useful Erock.

A useful little day frock is of old
parchment-colored woolen rep trim.
med with braid, very wide silk braid
to match, worked over again in places
with very narrow braid in black, and
the buttons are wooden, matching the
parchment hue, while there is an odd
little waistcoat, of which little seen,
In black and white checked velvet
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06
And He Was Rioht.

"Well, young man." said the serious
looking uncle to his nephew, will you
please tell me what the end of this
year brings to you?"
"Why certainly, uncle" was the re-
ply; sit brings the beginning of an
other year"
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-06

of these pretty wells, and anyone CAN
afford to indulge in fad that costs
so little. The prettiest touch is added
by tacking a rose or small nosegay
of bright flowers to the border at the
left side. This is the very latest trick
of adornment and is wonderfully pleas
ing. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
Taught Longest Time.

In notes on the meeting of the State
Teachers association The Evening Wis
consin published this pleasant personal
reference to M. A. Torphy, who form
erly lived in the town of Ridgeway and
taught school for many years in Iowa
county:
Several years before the North Western sta
tion was built, about decade before the city
hall cornerstone was laid Mr.. Torphy corrected
compositions Of boys, long since grown gray.
II am not the Oldest teacher in Wisconsin, -
declared Mr.. Torphy. Several have taught
longer when point of years is considered but
claim to be the only instructor in the state who
has taught forty consecutive years. Since the
early eighties l have not missed single term.
No, my attendance has been perfect"
His smile smoothed the wrinkles which the
two score terms with bad boys and whispering
girls had carved into his face.
Il have not been in this city all the time. In
the earlier years [ taught in the country towns
of the state.
81 have attended every meeting of the Wis
consin Teachers association. My attendance
has been perfect here, too l think these meet
ings are doing a great good and are powerful
factors in making Wisconsin a better educated
state.'
Mr.. Torphy receives the teachers pension
from the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
THE MARRIAGE RECORD
Richards-Spoor.

The following marriage announcement
is taken from the Wisconsin State
Journal:
The marriage of Miss Ella Richards
of Mineral Point and Glen Spoor of
Kenosha, who graduated from the uni
versity together with the class of 1914,
took place Tuesday at the home of the
Rev. and Mrs E. w. Brakeman on
University avenue, the Rev. Brakeman
performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spoor have gone to
Minneapolis for a short wedding trip
and will leave in few weeks for
Singapore, India, where Mr Spoor will
teach agriculture in one of the mission
schools and also be manager Of rubber
plantation. He leaves under the man
agement of the Methodist foreign mis-
sions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
Vote of Thanks.
REV. FATHER DARCY PROMOTED

Rev. FIR. Darcy, formerly OF Mineral
Point who for the last eight years has
been pastor at Morris. ILL.,, has been
promoted to large parish in Chicago
The Grundy County Daily Gazette says;
Rev. Father J. j. Darcy, beloved pastor of the
Catholic church in this city, Will leave MOTIFS
having been promoted to the pastorate OF 9U'
Apatba's church in Chicago at Douglas bouIe'
ward and Kedzie avenue.
The nromotion of Father Darcy is one OF the
greatest given a country pastor III years ana y
q deserved recognition Of his ability ana spleh~
d,a oarvices for the church and his people. The
new parish is one of the largest Ill the city aho
it's Catholic population is about S,UU. Ihere
are two local assistants and one auXllIafy Iol
Saturdays and Sundays to the pastor III cl'ree'
Row Father Darcy has been pastor OF the
local church since 1907, coming here 1rom baIa
via. III. where he was priest for two years anu anu
eix months. Previous to that most OF ms me
was spent in Chicago where ne was oro"iieo .
nriest at the Holy Name cathedral.
Perhaps no pastor has ever had charge oI Il7
onirituaI welfare Of the Catholics III MOTIFS
who has made more lasting friends thah faCnef
Darcy. They are legion both in ana OUT ol MS
church and while his departure VIII Do
vat his splendid promotion will be pleasing 70
them. He has done an excellent WORK WINE
here, freeing the church from debt ana Placing
Tho +raasnrv on a sound financial basis through
bia knowledge of bookkeeping and thoroughneSS
of detail. ~,
deep thinker and reader he is one Oh the
baet qualified in the Chicago diocese to explain
clearly and plainly the dogmas of the church'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
TOWN is REWARDED
FOR ITS HOSPITALITY
Winchester, Va, Will Get ST.
500, 600 From OutCaSt.

Washing it showed hos
pitality to a stranger from PennSyl-
vania who was hated at home the city
of Winchester, Va. siXtytwO miles
from Washington and boasting of a
population of 1000, will come into pos
session of a legacy of $1,500,O0O. 1t is
the bequest of John Handley, an ec-
centric millionaire of Scranton. Pa.
who died twenty years ago.
Behind the legacy is a story that
dates back to the civil war, when the
people of Scranton stoned Handley as
a Confederate spy, down to the day a
few months ago when Handley's ex-
ecutors informed Winchester that it
was heir to the Handley fortune.
Handley's will provided that for
twenty years his executors should ad-
minister the bulk of his estate in such
a way that at the end of that period
they could hand it over to the Virginia
city for the "education Of her poor"
In a separate bequest, handed over
to Winchester soon after Handley' S
death, the old man left $25O,O00 for the
erection and equipment of a public Ii
brary, which is now in use.
The town will use the money to build
what it aims to make the model high
school of the United States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
MINERAL POINT
HIGH SCHOOL

The high school enjoyed pleasant
reading of two poems of "Ben KIM"
last week, rendered in an entertaining
manner by Mr.. Deneen. The trombone
solos by Raymond Lieder were indeed
credit to his musical ability.
This week begins the third month OF
school. Everyone began yesterday
with clean record and we trust that
all will be able to keep it so.
We were all very much pleased to see
Mr. Gotham Monday morning, after
his return from the State Teachers
convention at Milwaukee, and his talk
to the school upon educational subjects
was received with attention and in
terest. During his absence, the school
work continued according to schedule
under the charge of the competent
teachers who have the work we'll in
hand, and most of the student were
worthy of theirootrust and stood by their
teachers Loyalty during the absence OF
the principal.
Mineral Point students hold the rep
utation of their school dear to their
hearts.
Old High School days, how dear to me,
So free from care, SO full of glee,
Our tuneful hearts in songs we raise,
And troubles have for future days.
EVA SCHMIT.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
THE GRAND
OLD FLAG
Municipal The atre, Friday and
Saturday, Nov IL and Is.
THE GREAT WAR DRAMA
Under the Auspices Of the Ladies'
Civic CIub.-1OO People on
the STAGE


Following is a clipping from the NEW
YORK DRAMATIC NEWS: "The Climax
the comedy with music, that is having
a run at Weber & Fields Theatre, has
proved one Of the best attractions of the
season, and will live century. We
have written it up so many times that
there is little to say, but wish to spec
tally mention that Mr.. Lock has en-
gagged that veteran comedian, f. l..
Hunt, to take Mr.. Joe Webers place in
the play for the long run in New York,
as well as for the "trip to the coast; and
to say that Mr.. Hunt is making good,
is putting it mildly for there are places
in the play ne can show Mr.. Weber the
way.
Mr. Hunt will play the German
characters in The Grand Old Flag"
Friday and Saturday evenings at the
Municipal Theatre.
Don't miss this big show. Get
tickets for both nights and see the big
gest war play ever presented in this
country Phone 1902 and have your
seats reserved.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
COMMUNITY INSTITUTE WORK

"Sit together, listen together, sing
together, eat together, and talk together
and you'll work together. You'll be
better neighbors. You'll learn that you
have a common interest in making your
town or city the very best possible
place in which to live and that making
the towns business your business is
pretty profitable business all the way
around.
Thus did a shrewd Wisconsin bust
ness man sum up the psychology of the
to be such popular feature of civic
life throughout the state, and the reason
why its lasting influence is seen in prac-
tical improvements for the common
good and in a public spirit which re-
suits in one improvement leading to
another, an endless chain of benefits de-
veloping itself from one original link.
For the aim of the we'll conducted com
munity institute is to make every man,
woman and child in the community
realize that it is conference of the
stockholders in the community, assem-
bled for the purpose of administering
the community's affairs so that the best
interests Of the stockholders will be
served.
Our people are still singing the
community songs" writes Mrs. j A.
Strathearn, of South Kaukauna, former
president of the Wisconsin Federation
of Women's Clubs and general fedora
tion secretary, months after the holding
of the Kaukauna institute, land the
spirit of community loyalty permeates
the streets, homes and schools of our
city. l wish that every county in the
state could have one or more communi-
ty Institutes during the year because |
believe that by means of these insti-
tutes the interests of our state can be
promoted and strong sentiment for
state loyalty be engendered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
NARROW ESCAPE IN AUTO CRASH
Five Passengers In Machine Hana
go FatefuIiy Over Abyss.

Five Passengers In Machine HANG
lsss..-. FatefuIIy Over Abyss.
Madison Democrat: After crashing
through bridge railing in a large
touring Car and poising in the machine
over fall of 90 feet to the Northwest
ern railroad tracks below, C. j. Allen
of the Fayette vicinity and travelling
party of four others miraculously es-
capped injury or death two miles east of
Blue Mounds Sunday morning.
In the party with Mr.. Allen, who was
driving the car, were his wife, and his
daughter and son in law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Ellsworth of Mineral Point, and
17-year old neighbor, Dean Van
Matre.
The bridge is at the point where the
Mt. Horeb- Blue Mounds wagon road
crosses above the Northwestern tracks
four miles west of Mt. Horeb. At both
ends OF the bridge. the road is in poor
condition, and it was directly due to the
fact that there was. a hole at the west
end that the accident occurred.
Mr.. Allen, who was driving, tried to
avoid the hole and in so doing made his
machine skid on the bridge The axle
of the left hind wheel broke squarely
off. Before it could be righted in the
track, the nose Of the automobile crash
ed through the side railing of the struc-
ture, the right front axle rising several
feet off the level. 1t was in this threat
ening condition that the occupants of
the machine shuddered for the space Of
a moment as they faced fall of some
20 feet to the railroad tracks below
The damaged Car was sufficiently out
of the track not to obstruct traffic, and
Mr.. Allen waited there with it while a
passerby carried an rs. o. S." message
to a Mt. Horeb garage.
The party was on days pleasure
drive through the country in the driv-
er's Buick. The Aliens live about five
miles north of Fayette. The accident
took place about IL: rs Sunday morn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
ALFRED VIVIAN ELECTED DEAN

Prof. Alfred Vivian, Mineral Point
boy, has been elected dean of the Ohio
College of Agriculture, at Columbus,
with which institution he has been
connected ever since he left Wisconsin.
The Ohio College of Agriculture is the
largest in point of attendance of any
agricultural college in the United
States, having now 1900 students en-
rolled, which enrolment does not in
clude the short course.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
WILD AUTO AND BUGGY CRASH
On Chestnut Street Last Wednesday
Night.

NI9ht.
John W. Manley of this city and two
young men from Hollandale had an
awful experience in an automobile and
buggy smash up on Chestnut street last
Wednesday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Man
ley had returned from Linden, and
John was driving to Harker's barn, to
return the horse and buggy they had
used on the trip. He was headed to-
wards town and kept close to the right
side of the road; but just as he reached
the driveway of Richard Fitzsimons an
automobile coming down the hill, from
the south, crashed into him, breaking
the buggy into splinters. The horse
broke loose from what was left of the
running gear. John was thrown to the
ground and cut about the head and
bruised about the body. The automo
bile left it's course altogether and over
turned on the sidewalk, which is on the
west side of the street. One occupant
was thrown clear away from the ma
chine; while the driver was caught un
der it. With some assistance the driver
extricated himself; and both fortunately
escaped serious injury.
Mr. Manley is still confined to his
home but is recovering.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
Radon-Allen

The home of Mrs. Laura Padon was
the scene of quiet wedding, at &
o'clock Thursday morning, Nov. 4,
1915, in which her oldest daughter
Marion 3. and Mr.. Philip B. Allen
figured as bride and groom respective
ly. Rev. w. j. c.. Bond officiated.
After the marriage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen started on brief honeymoon
trip into northern Wisconsin, and upon
their return will reside in cozy home
they have furnished on Maiden street
Their many friends extend congratu
lations and best wishes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF STOCK

Twenty-one car loads of live stock
were shipped from Mineral Point so Tar
this week. Thirteen cars of cattle went
out on Sunday, four cars OF cattle ana
hogs on Monday, and four car loads OF
cattle and hogs on Tuesday.
On Tuesday thirteen car loads Oh
stock were received at Highland Junct-
ion from the Mineral Point ana
Northern for shipment to Chicago.
Nicholas Graber shipped four car
loads CT steers from Calamine. IEe
steers averaged 1000 pounds each, and
sold in the Chicago market at 1926 per
cwt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
Brown-Martin

Married at the home Of the bride )
father, David Brown, on Wednesday
morning, Nov. 10, at 6 o'clo"k, in the
presence of the immediate family, Miss
Emma Brown and Mr.. James Arthur
Martin, Rev. w. j. G.. Bond officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin left on the
morning train for wedding trip to
Ohio, after which they will reside on
the Martin farm a short distance north :
west of this city.
Many friends extend congratulations
and best wishes
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
Man GIVES BLOOD
VIA CLASS TUBES
Surgeons See TRANSMISSION
Without Linking Of Arteries.
NEARLY ALWAYS SUCCEEDS.

Called kempton- Brown Method and Is
rhaees-Patients May Even Sit In
Separate Rooms-Invented by Bos-
ton Physician.
Boston.-The TRANSMISSION of nearly
a quart Of blood from a man to WOm-
an was among the mysteries revealed
in one of the clinics which opened its
doors to the clinical congress of sur
geons. The new method, known as the
Kempton-BroWn method, was invented
by DR.. A. r. Kempton, Boston physi-
clan, and was demonstrated by DR.. b.
P. Richardson and DR.. r. Fl. Miller at
the Robert Brigham hospital.
The Kempton-Brown method of
transfusing blood through glass tubes
was used in a case Of perniciouS amaze
mia. Although in this disease the
treatment is only palliative, it is de-
clared practically cure for acute
hemOrrhages.
Unlike the old method where the
artery of one person was linked direct
ly to the vein of the other, DR.. Kemp
toms invention permits the two pa
tents to be separated, even to sit in
different rooms. Venous instead of ar
terial blood is then directed into the
glass tube, waxed with paraffin and
carried, .as in a bucket, to the patient.
This method, it is stated, offers three
advantage arteries Of the donor
are not injured, the exact amount of
blood can be measured, and the method
practically always succeeds.
Another method Of treating anaemic
patients was demonstrated at the Mas
sachusetts General hospital by DR..
Roger 1. Lee and DR.. Beth Vincent,
who showed how the spleen might be
removed The two methods used to-
gether produce the best results.
One of the most important papers
yet read in connection with the clinical
congress was that Of DR.. Charles f..
Painter Of Boston at the Peter Bent
Brigham hospital He explained to
several hundred surgeons how that
great bugaboo rheumatism was usual
ly the result of poor teeth, Of the cold
that would not stay cured or Of dis
ordered tonsils, ears or other organs.
The poison germ, he explained, was
carried by the blood through the body
until it lodged in the joint.
DR.. David Cheever performed an i'm
portant cancer operation and explained
that the one way to cure cancer was
to take the growth out during it's early
stages
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
BARN BURNED AT HIGHLAND

At Highland last Friday night large
barn, the property of H. Petrus, was
burned. The Highland Press says:
Efforts were made TO rescue Mr..
Petrus' fine driving team which were
in the barn, but the fire had gained
such headway that the fremen were
unable to enter the building and the
horses which Mr. Petrus valued so
highly were cremated. A quantity OF
hay and oats and harnesses were also
destroyed.
1.-The origin of the fire is supposed to
have been of incendiary origin. Loss
about $500. No insurance was
carried"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
HOPES TO REACH 18TH YEAR

Uncle Abe Saw General jackson and
Talks Like History Book.
Atlanta. Ga.-Uncle Abe Coulter of
Lafayette, Ga. is going strong for his
one hundred and twelfth year. He was
born Jan. Z. 1904, at Jasper, Tenn.
He remembers seeing General An
drew Jackson and his army He saw
the Indians corralled at big Spring
at La Fayette in 1887 and tells strange
stories of happenings when the section
was occupied by Indians. To hear
Uncle Abe talk is like turning the
leaves of history
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
BAKED 100000 BUNS.

Head of University of Notre Dame
Bakery Kept Careful Count.
South Bend. Ind.-Brother Willim-
ford, who estimates that he has baked
approximately 2O,000,0O0 breakfast
buns. has completed his fifteenth year
as the head Of the bakery Of the Uni
versity Of Notre Dame. He has kept
careful count Of the various eatables
he has prepared since he began. The
brothers family is about 100 while
school is in session.
By Brother Willimford's calculations
he has mixed 32,S5O barrels of -four
and made G42,5OO five pound loaves of
bread. 16,425.0OO cookies and almost
100000 buns for breakfast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
G. w. Emery, Pastor.

G. w. Emery, Pastor.
Announcements for Sunday, Nov. Z:
Glass meeting, 9:30.
Morning worship, 10:30.
Sunday School. II :45
Junior League, 800.
Epworth League meeting, $50.
Evening worship, 7:3O.
The choir will furnish special music
both morning and evening.
A hearty welcome at all the services
of our church. Strangers are especially
invited
Prayer meeting on Thursday evening
at 7:30
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
ST. MARY'S CEMETERY

The placing of the new iron fence
around St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in
the north part of the city has been
completed and it is very solid and
thoroughgoing piece of work. The
arched entrance over one large gate and
two smaller ones, is very artistic; and
adds very much to the appearance of
the whole grounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
COUPLE MARRIED 63 YEARS.
They Have Lived In Same California
Town Since 1855.

Auburn, Cal-Mr. and Mrs. Solomon
Stevens of this city have celebrated
their sixty-third wedding anniversary.
They have been residents of Auburn
for sixty years, or since 1855, and are
the oldest pioneers, excepting Justice
B. E. Gwynn.
Stevens, now quite feeble, was post
master of Auburn under President
Lincoln, being the first postmaster Of
the town. He was for forty years
agent for the Western Union Tele-
graph company here and conducted
drug store for half century. his son
continuing the business after he re-
tired He has served as a supervisor
and as city trustee. Stevens is eighty
seven years old and Mrs. Stevens is
seventy-nine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-11-11
Linden Lead and Zinc Company
Is Oroanized.

Madison, Wis, Nov. S.-The Linden
Development company of the village of
Linden, organized to operate lead and
zinc mines in southwestern Wisconsin,
filed articles of incorporation on Mon
day. The capital stock OF the company
is $4,000 and the incorporators are
John E. SAKE of Milwaukee, William
M. Smith of Linden, and Philip
Trevalio of Linden.