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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
WAR EXHAUST|NG
SUPPLY OF HORSES
Danger Of United States Being
Drained Of Fine Animals.

New York.-The extent to which the
war has depleted the supply of high
class American horses is pointed out
by f. K. Sturgis, prominent in financial
circles and who as vice chairman Of
the Jockey club has charge Of that
organizations bureau of breeding in
New York state
"The economic waste the struggle
has created is not generally realized"
said Mr.. Sturgis 1.-THE announcement
that we have exported $59,OOOOO0
worth of horses and mules since the
war started will not mean much except
to the initiated, but it takes on ire
mendOus Importance when we learn
that during the entire period of the
Boer war, which lasted from October,
1899, to June, 1902, the British govern
ment purchased all told 1900 horses,
Of which we supplied 1O9,S39 head.
During the same period they bought
149, 500 mules, of which we furnished
81,524 head
at appears from this that the Unit
ed States has furnished for Great
Britain, France and Italy in the period
of ten months past almost as many
horses and mules as the British gov
eminent bought in all countries during
the almost three years Of hostilities in
South Africa. When the hundreds of
thousands Of horses supplied by other
countries are considered and it is re-
membered that the average life Of
horse in the actual war zone is but ten
days some idea of the necessity of
stimulating the breeding interests is
apparent.
'Some faint idea Of the rate at which
the horse is being eliminated may be
gathered by reference to statistics in
connection with the Army Of the POto-
mac during the civil war;" he continu-
ed. 1.-THE records show that there
were thirty cavalry regiments whose
effective strength varied during the six
months from May to October between
10000 and $4,000 men. This body Of
cavalry required the following re-
mounts: May. 5.73O; June. 6,327; July.
4,716; August, 5,499; September, $500,
and October, 1885, indicating loss Of
two and half horses per man. or
ratio of five horses per annum. The
secretary of war in commenting on
this showing said: IF similar state of
affairs existed throughout all our cav
airy it's 233 regiments would require
435, 900 horses annually
"In comparison with the world strife
now prevailing" continued Mr. Stur-
gis, "the civil war seems trivial and
the situation is one that should fill
every breeder Of horses with a sense
of the duty he owes his country. The
of our everyday life, but in war he is
as indispensable as ammunition or
food"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

CIRCUIT Court--Iowa County.
Roger and Nettie Kurth, Plaintiffs.
versus
Kate Sersch Lizzie Meili, Peter Kurth, Susan
barrow Emma Weinschenk, George Kurth,
Chris Kurth, Harold Jagers, William Jagers,
Bernard Jagers Nellie Kurth, Fanny Kurth
Kurth, wife of George Kurth, ---
Kurth, wife of Chris Kurth, Robert barrow,
general guardian of William Jagers and Ber-
nard Jagers minors; and Joseph M. Pmlipps
as executors of the will Of John Kurtn de-
ceased, Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin: To the said defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service Of this summons,
exclusive of the day of service. and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid; and
in case of your failure to do judgment will be
rendered against you according to the demand
of the complaint; Of which copy is here with
served upon you.
This action is for partition of the following
described premises situated in Iowa county,
Wisconsin,
Part of loUs six and seven of Thomas's Addi-
ton to the village, now city, OF Dodgeville,
described as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner Of said lot number seven on Wash
ington street, thence south one hundred eighty
feet, thence east two hundred feet, thence north
fifty feet, thence west seventy feet.
thence north one hundred twenty three feet to
Washington street one hundred thirty feet TO
the place of beginning. FIEnLER e. Fielder,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
P.O. Address: Mineral Point, Iowa County
Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
CAN'T BE TIPPED"
Woman Head of Cloakroom Could
Make $500.

Woman Head of CIoakroom Could
Make $500.
Seattle, Wash.-May Stehle, in charge
Of the cloakroom at a hotel here, is
untippable.
II she would take tips she could
make $500 year in addition to her
salary. But" she says, Il would lose
my self respect"
The hotel management could, if it
desired, fire Miss Stehle and save her
salary and, to boot, sell the cloakroom
privileges" for $3.50 month.
But the mere fact that it has an
employee who actually spurns tips has
proved such an advertisement that the
hotel can't afford to let Miss Stehle go
if it wanted to-which it doesn't.
The travelling public cannot believe
its ears when it hears Miss Stehle
refuse tips. THANK you," she says,
with gracious smile, ''but do not
take tips"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
DECLARE WAR ON
POTATO BUGS NOW

The open season for the Colorado
potato beetle will soon be on, and the
hunter need have no fear of being
halted for operating without license.
On the contrary, the chief danger lies
in not starting the spray pump soon
enough.
Promptness in early spraying to con-
troll the first brood, Matching out on
the leaves of the young potato plants,
pays we'll. These small red larvae are
quite easily destroyed at this time
with arsenical poisons, and then the
trouble will be "nipped in the bud"
However, constant watch must be
kept throughout the early summer, as
other eggs may hatch and, in spite Of
the first precautions, the beetles get
fresh start and do great damage.
Paris green may be applied dry, and
in this case is usually mixed with air
slaked lime or land plaster. A serious
difficulty in applying paris green as a
spray is the burning, commonly called
arsenical poisoning. This may be pre-
vented by applying paris green with
bordeaux mixture at one-half strength,
according to the following formula:
Copper sulphate (blue vitrioD, two
pounds; lime, three pounds; water,
fifty gallons.
After this weak bordeaux mixture
has been prepared add 21a pounds of
paris green. The use of paris green
with this diluted bordeaux mixture
avoids all danger from burning.
Where arsenate of lead is applied in
the dry form, from two to three pounds
are used for each fifty gallons of spray.
If arsenate of lead paste is used at
least four pounds should be added for
each fifty gallons of spray.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
|ZE5ayIHTGHEN
l&&91(5UPBOARD|
FISH AND CHEESE TIMBALEs.
LUNCHEON MENU.
Fish and Cheese Timbales.
Fried Celery. Potato Cakes.
Grapefruit Salad. Brown Bread.
Cake.

ID OIL enough halibut or white fish
Id to make two cupfuls of fish. Let
stand and chop fine. Make two
cupfuls of good cream sauce. Flavor
with one teaspoonful Of fish sauce and
one-half cupful of soup stock. Mix
with the chopped fish and put on stove
to heat. Fill in we'll buttered rami-
kins or timbale forms. Sprinkle plen-
tifully with grated or Parmesan
cheese Put the forms in a pan half
filed with water and bake for fifteen
minutes.
Fried Celery.
Clean well and cut the stalks in good
size pieces. Put them in boiling water
for quarter of an hour. Dry on
napkin. Beat up an egg mixed with
hot water or soup stock. Season
with salt and pepper. Roll in bread
crumbs and fry in deep fat
Some Egg Recipes.
Baked Eggs.-Butter deep plate thor
oughly; add little salt and pepper;
break in eggs and immerse them with
sweet cream; put into oven and bake
five minutes or till egg is "set." Ready
for table.
Boiled Eggs.-Put them in cold wa
ter. and when it boils the eggs are
done, the whites being soft and digesti-
BILE, as they are not when put on in
boiling water
Soft Boiled Eggs.-Place eggs in boil
ing water. one quart for three eggs;
remove from stove and let stand. COW
cred. from seven to ten minutes.
Poached Eggs. fill frying pan
with boiling water; add a little salt and
vinegar break eggs. one ut time. into
wet saucer; slip from this upon sur
face of water: cook slowly three min
utes. take up with perforated skinner,
lay carefully upon buttered toast and
serve Immediately.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
Play Fair With Alfalfa.

Poor land should always be we'll
MANFRED. A medium clay loan is
best. On heavy clays winter killing
is more apt to occur. Light sandy
soils generally require lime and ma
nure. Alfalfa does we'll on river bot
tom lands but peat soils are too sour
or acid. 1t is best to have alfalfa fol-
low some well cultivated crop like
corn, potatoes, tobacco, or sugar beets
where the soil is freed of weed growth.
Never put alfalfa on sod land for the
blue grass will cause difficulty. A vir-
gin soil should always be first subdued
by growing several cultivated crops to
get the soil in good physical condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
SOME SUGGESTIONS
ON LAND THING
BY E. r. JONES,
College of Agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.

College of Agriculture OF the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
Sand will not get into tile if they
are covered first with a protecting
layer of muck or clay.
Dead burrows can be used for drain
age. In fact, a good dead furrow for
surface drainage with line of 4-inch
tile for under drainage is better than
ditch made three feet deep with a
capstan plow, and costs only half as
much.
The wet spots in last years corn
field, where the corn was drowned
out, should be tiled first. The most
improbable land on the farm is the
spot just dry enough to tempt you to
pillow it, but just wet enough that you
lose two crops out of three. If it
were little wetter you would know
enough not to pillow it at all.
Nothing less than 4-inch tile, inside
diameter, should be used for laterals.
The size of the main depends on the
fall. and the size and springiness Of
the area.
Vitrified tile are probably the best
to use but they cost twice as much as
the unglazed tile and are not twice as
good, except at an exposed outlet. I'm
glazed tile may be made of clay or
shale. The shale tile are the harder.
Cement tile properly made are all
right, but farmers are SO apt to be
careless in making them that it is I'M
safe to recommend them generally.
Tile should be laid three feet deep
in clay; four feet deep in muck or
peat; at least one foot below the top
of sandy subsoil; but just at the top
of layer Of hard pan, even though it
be only two feet below the surface.
Thus covered, they may freeze with
safety, if they are empty when they
freeze. Hence, keep the outlet open.
Soft tile crumble at the outlet due to
the sudden, daily freezing and thaw-
ing. Tile laid only two feet deep in a
wet peat heave in two years so that
the pillow strikes them in some places.
We should commence to plan our
drainage system year before we ex-
pect to start digging. That gives time
to engage a thing contractor, to get
quotations on a carload of tile from
several firms, and to haul the tile to a
neat pile on a dry, convenient spot,
when other team work on the farm is
not pressing.
Tile reduce the surface water by
keeping the soil dry enough to absorb
the surface water.
Drains lead damaging water around
field or hasten it's passage through
1T. They carry water from the sur
face of the ground and from between
the soil grains
There are in the state of Wisconsin
seven million acres of mud. Much OF
this has been built up by the washings
from the surrounding high land. 1t
needs drainage to make it productive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.

Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND TO DETERMINE
INHERITANCE TAX.
COUNTY Court-Iowa County, Wisconsin,
" In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Fred r. Kramer,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at 6. 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 LIST Tuesday, (being the 9Th day. of July
A. D. 1915, at the opening Of court on that day
the following matter will be heard and consid-
cred:
The application of Guy Kramer, administrator
of the estate of Fred 7. Kramer, deceased, late
of Waldwick, in said county, for the ex-
animation and allowance of his final account,
and for the assignment of the residue OF the
estate of said deceased to such persons as are by
law entitled thereto; and for the determination
and adjudication Of the inheritance tax, If any.
payable in said estate.
Dated June g. A. d. 1915.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks. County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

Former Governor w. D. Hoard,
whose influence upon the dairying in
dustry has been worldwide, frequent
ly receives recognition for the work
he has done. Recently he was, by un-
animous vote, reelected vice-president
OF the American Guernsey Cattle club
and in recognition of his services to
an important branch of farming the
Iowa State college decorated him with
an honorary degree. But none of these
tributes is more appreciated than that
OF his many humble friends who like
to think of him as the Father of Mod
ern Dairying."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

Realizing that many Of the boys and
girls now attending their rural schools
will soon be living upon and operating
farms, the officials of one Iowa county
have equipped each school with Bah
cock tester and are having their teach
ers instruct the pupils in it's proper
use. One of these schools carried
such course during the past year
and offered prizes for the students
that ranked in the work.
When we realize that no small
amount of the blame for inferior dairy
products is due to careless or i'm
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
The Office Seeker.

A man with deep and steadfast
longing for Office will run excitedly
around begging everybody he sees to
sign his nomination petitions and
then, when he finally gets enough
signatures, will put on clean shirt
and announce that if the call Of duty
comes he will not disregard the sum-
mons.-Ohio State Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24

proper ways of handling the raw prod
uct, we can readily see that the plan
adopted by the Iowans is well worthy
of a good trial. Teachers are finding
that rural pupils are more easily in
terested in work of this nature which
relates to the farm than they are in
subjects of no immediate connection
with farm life. Through such instruc-
ton will come better quality of prod
uct from the farms and the country
children will be educated toward and
not away from farming.-W. G. Kamm-
lade.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
Hicks a Wolf Terror.

Atchison, Kan = Kick Colgan, ia
NOUS wolf catcher, whose home is near
this city, has captured total Of 729
wolves. He has bird dog that locates
the dens. He receives bounty Of S.
for gray wolves and 81 for coyotes.
Since the first Of this year he has cap
tured tIirty-nine Of the animals.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
Think of the Hippo.

A teacher Of psychology in an east
ern Indiana high school was discours-
ing to the pupils of her class on the
subject, Love" BY way of illustrat-
ing point in her lecture, she said:
Love should not always be judged
by the largeness of it's demonstrations.
Think what kiss a hippopctamus
could give"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
AERO MAILS FOR OZARKS.

Scheme to Reach Missouri Region
Where Railroads Are Unknown.
st. Louis.-Aeroplane mail service
for a part of the Ozark region where
the railroad never has penetrated may
be established soon.
The plan is the result of an investi
cation by Albert Bond Lambert, cap
tain Of the United States aviation re-
serve corps, and Frank Mcfarland
superintendent of mails here
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
Control Of Cedar Rust.

In the control of cedar rust on ap-
pies, the remedy offered by expert
ment stations is to cut down and burn
the cedars that are in the neighbor-
hood.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-06-24
HIS BUTTONS SOVEREIGNS.

With One of Them John Young Helps
Gypsy Queen Pay Fine.
Trenton, N. J.-Lacking 81 Of $43.73
needed to pay fine and costs in the
Mercer county court imposed on Ma
RE Caramdotea, gypsy queen, John
Young, the leader. Of the band, sur
prised the court officials by taking a
button from his vest and offering 1t as
security for the money.
An examination Of the button and
others on the vest showed they were
English sovereigns. Ellis Pierson.
counsel for the woman, lent him 81 on
one Of the buttons. and the fine was
paid.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
NOOGANS' STRENGTH
SHOWN BY HITTING
Pitchers Are Weak But This
Fault Will Be Remedied.
Elberfeld Has Signed

Chattanooga, April 1S.-(Special)
The first week of President Baughs
1915 free-for-all has disclosed weak
cogs in the latest Lookout machine and
as a result the showing of the Moose
contest. has not been what might be
termed flattering; still no changes are
contemplated for the present or for
the immediate future.
Getting down to a more minute basis
the Lookouts to date have shown up
rather weak in pitching and in out
field play. MoCormicks young beavers
have not worked as effectively against
the Vols and the Chicks as against the
major league clubs, while the outfield
play has suffered what appears to be a
lack of team play more than individual
deficiency.
While the local beavers have been
treated rather roughly by both the
Nashville and Memphis swatsmiths the
real defect of McCormick's juveniles
has undoubtedly been lack of control.
The youngsters have not been wild
enough to break into the summaries
WITH "A dDiOull VI pdoCS vi
balls and wild pitches but they have
been wild enough to be forced upon
innumerable occasions to groove them
with men on the bases and the result
in several instances has been disas-
trous. A noticeable example was in
Fridays game with the Chicks. when
Andreen with the bases full, two down
ba al
out a fast one out against the center
field fence and cleaned the sacks. When
able to get the first second one over
ani then mix them up, the kidletS have
held their own. Errors in the pinches
upon several occasions have also proved
costly
Bill Bernhard who is still with the
Lookouts as heaving tutor, Is working
upon the youngsters daily in an effort
to bring their control up to standard,
and until he is convinced that it is not
possible to do so no changes will be
made in the staff although Mccormick
could undoubtedly secure prompt and
immediate help from both the New
York Giants and the Detroit Tigers
should he care to issue an S. o. S. call.
With the AA leagues loaded to the gun
wales the securing of waivers would
be but formality.
The trouble in the outfield is un-
doubtedly due to the installation of a
new man in the pivot positio in center.
Jacobson covered such a tremendous
amount of ground last season that Nc
Cormck and Johnston have been rather
slow to gauge the exact amount of turf
which Hickman can rightfully be ex-
pected to cover. Jakes successor is
even faster than the Rose trophy win
ner but he is not possessed of the I'M
canny ability to judge a ball at the
crack of the bat was Baby Doll. Each
day, however, promises to show i'm
provement.
The play of McCormick's 1915 inf1eld
with Harris and Starr substituted for
Coyle and Flick has exceeded all ex-
pectations and the Lookouts will I'M
doubtedly be conceded the best inner de-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
DIAMOND SPARKS

Burleigh Grimes reported to the Bar
ons this spring with the confident as
sertion that he would make good. He
has
Grimes came to the Barons early last
season with a bad arm. After bluff
ing at pitching for several weeks he
was released to the Richmond club. In
Richmond, Grimes came to his senses
and decided that baseball was a Sc
rious business. His changed attitude
brought him instant success
The moment Grimes arrived in Or
land, he stated to the scribes that he
was going to be a regular, and would
go up at the end of the season to the
majors. AS Grimes is well known
around the circuit as a humorist his
staten ents regarding his pitching
prowess were taken as jests.
But that BERTHE was not TESTING was
soon apparent by the manner in which
he started training. In the practice
games Grimes pitched hard and was
next to impossible to hit. His COM
rades then began to talk about his i'm
proved style of hurting.
III the exhibition games Grimes was
the most successful of the Barons'
pitchers. On opening day after Ar
THU Johnson had been knocked out of
the box, Grimes went to the mound
and held the Mobile team to one
fiukey hit in five innings. His next
appearance was yesterday at New Or
leans.
Grimes started his first game of the
season yesterday, and 1t was up to
him to win If he desired to retain his
job The result of the game shows
that BERTHE was there" for he held
the Pelicans to two hits and no runs
q remarkable pitching feat by any one.
Grimes meant what he said at Or
iendo about making good this season
and going to higher company later.
At least he has started well.
me success or Grimes practlcaliy
makes him fixture on the Baronial
pitching staff, and that means that
one of the veterans is going to get
the hook. Karl Black has shown
enough to be retained and the blue
slip will fall amongst Johnson, Roth,
Hardgrove and Robertson. Fans, take
your guess as to the unlucky guy.
Reports from New Orleans shows
that Dannie Clark crashed the old pill
yesterday afternoon with vigor. The
Meridian kid is coming along-coming
alCng.
Stewart also got in a timely blow.
and BERTHE Grimes. not satisfied with
his pitching, walloped one Of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
First Week of the Southern
League Starts Well-Mo-
bile and Memphis Are
Surprises-Little Rock
Club Is Very Weak

Atlanta, April 1S.-with a record of five
straight games won, Nashville led all
teams in the Southern association during
the first week of championship ball, which
began last Tuesday. New Orleans and
Memphis tied for second place, each
having won four out of FIVE while Little
Rock signalized its entrance into the as
ISOLATION by losing five consecutive con-
tests. e
In no case did the managers undertake
more than an early season try out. Warm
weather. however, contributed largely to
the good work in a number of games and
many of the players showed that they
already are rounding into mid-season
form.
While 1t was too early in the season to
get an accurate line on the relative
strength of the eontending teams, several
of the clubs failed to show the form ex-
pected OF them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19

New Orleans, April 1s.-(SpeciaI.l
Burleigh Grimes, the big right handler
of the Coal Barons came within an ace
of pitching himself into undying fame
this afternoon at Helnemann Park.
when he held Johnny Dobb's PeIicans
to two scratch hits and no runs. The
final score was to with the Barons
mt the laughing end.
Only 30 PeIicans faced Berthe Grimes
who pitched consistently and without
his celebrated smile. The two hits
shown In the box score against the
curves of Grimes were hard drives
which Roy ELAN knocked down hut
was unable to field In time for put
outs.
Not only did the burly Baron pitch air
tight ball, but in the third inning Grimes
smacked one of Cy Morgans offerings
to left field for an easy triple 1t was a
tremendous drive and only dumb coaching
at third base prevented the pitcher from
makoing a home run. However, Grimes
scored on Dannie Cark's timely double
and everybody was happy.