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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.

John Cox is at Hazel Green in tn
emplovment of the International Powe
and Light company.
RAYMOND Demuth returned to hi
home at Milford, Iowa, last Wednes
day, after visit here at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter E. May and Other
relatives.
Frank Laverty and Mark Hunt were
at St. Paul last week on business.
Miss Pearl Mitchell visited several
days last week at Dodgeville.
Mrs. Sarah Hubbard returned Satur-
day from a several days visit with hel
daughter Leone at Milwaukee.
Otto Lieder was business caller at
Dodgeville last Tuesday.
Mrs F. A. Thompson was at Dodge
vile from Friday until Sunday to visit
her daughter Marjorie, who has been
very sick with the measles but is now
improving in health
Daniel Regain returned Saturday
from a weeks visit with his family at
Hollandale.
Mrs j. j. Demuth and daughter of
Mcintyre, Iowa, and Mrs P F. Demuth
of Milford, Iowa, returned to their
homes the fore part of last week, after
a visit here with their father, Matt.
Nav, Sr. and their brothers and sisters,
the May families.
William Hack visited relatives and
friends at La Sale last week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Charles Nc
Murrough of this city, at st. Joseph
hospital at Dodgeville, Wednesday, Jan.
26, 1916, a son.
Herman May. accompanied by his
cousin Raymond Demuth Of Milford,
Iowa, visited at the farm home of Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Steil and with other
relatives the fore part of last week.
Miss Olive Wedlock of Platteville was
a week end visitor here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs James Wedlock.
Mrs Clyde NJ. Taylor returned to her
home at Marion, Iowa, Saturday, after
an extended visit here with her mother,
Mrs John Jeuck, and family.
Miss Alice Collins called on friends
at Dodgeville Tuesday.
Reuben Fessenden was a caller at
Platteville Friday and Saturday.
DR.. Agnes M, Scallan returned to her
home in Chicago Wednesday. She was
accompanied by her niece Miss Kathleen
Burke, who will remain with her until
she fully RECEIVERS from her recent i'll
ness.
Edwin Lanyon returned the fore part
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
FENNIMORE.

FennimOre Times: The first robin
of the season has been both seen and
heard. Perry Munns distinctly heard
one Sunday, and Theo. kitelinger has
the temerity to say he saw one on the
same day.
Fennimore's new opera house in the
upper part of town will have it's grand
opening Wednesday evening, Feb. 2.
MP. Smith. who keeps close tab on
the weather, says we have had twelve
snow storms, with ten more due to
follow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
GLYCERINE and BARK
PREVENT APPENDICITIS

The simple mixture of buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc. known as Adler
i-ka, astonishes Mineral Point people
Because Adler-iKa acts on BOTH
lower and upper bowel, ONE SPOON
Full relieves almost ANY CASE con
stipation, sour stomach or gas. 1t
removes such surprising foul matter
that few doses often relieve or pre-
vent appendicitis. A short treatment
helps chronic stomach trouble. The
INSTANT, easy action of Adler-i ka is
astonishing : Prideaux & Bliss, Drug
gists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
DARLINGTON.

Darlington Democrat: Berhyle, the
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Law
renee Reed of Beloit, died on Sunday,
Jan. 23rd. The remains were brought
to Darlington Monday, and funeral
services held at the residence OF Mrs
Reeds father, Mr. j. FL. Day. On
Tuesday the body was taken to Mineral
Point for interment.
Frank Uilius was called to GAINESVILLE
Friday afternoon by the death OF his
grandmother, who had reached the age
of one hundred years.
Miss Retta Cornelius spent last week
in Mineral Point with her friend Mrs
Opie She returned home Sunday.
M M. Marcy, an old resident of OAR
lington, now employed on the New York
Tribune, has written to P. FL. Conley
and asks if it would not be possible for
the captain to send him a copy of his
Book of Travel" Mr. Marcy left here
many years ago and is now one of New
York s prominent newspaper men.
Artur Poole of Mineral Point was in
Darlington Friday and Saturday on
business.
Republican Journal: Mr. Gilbert
Schiller, of Monticello, Wis, came
here Wednesday to act in the capacity
of telegrapher at the G. M. & St. P
depot here. The place was made vacant
by the resignation Of Mr. E. @. Leonard,
who has been with the company for
the past fifteen years.
Mr. and Mrs J. g. Monahan intend to
leave Chicago Monday evening for the
Isle of Pines, and expect to be gone
about two months.
The January thaw' which, like
death and taxes, always comes, has
been with us, to the limit, this week.
Result, high water, bad roads, and
more grip.
Fifteen car loads Of ice arrived in the
city Tuesday evening to be placed in
the ice houses controlled by the G. M.
& St. P. Railway.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Richland Democrat: The question OF
bringing power for lighting and COM
mercial purposes from the Prairie du
Sac dam on the Wisconsin river, has
been one which has occasiOned cOnsid'
cradle interest among the residents of
the city of late, the subject being par
ticularly opportune because Of the fact
that the local plant is very much over
loaded and the near future must see a
large addition to the same if some other
ARA cement for power is not made.
Complaint has been made to the
state department. Of the ravages upon
orchards in the county of Sank by wild
deer. The Bassett orchard, in that
county, is said to said to have suffered
to the amount of fully a thousand
dollars, more than two hundred trees
having been totally destroyed by the
animals. the bark being entirely peeled
off and the smaller branches devoured.
Sank county, like Richland, has no open
session for the taking Of these animals
and they are rapidly on the increase, it
being no uncommon sight in the hills
along the Wisconsin river to see
punches of dozen Or more of the
beautiful animals.
The Republican Observer: Two boys
about twelve years old came near
drowning at Blue River Saturday last.
The boys had been hunting on an
island and during their stay there the
ice went out They waded in deep
water and attempted to get to the main
land. However they were unable to do
this and sought safety on post,
where they were forced to remain about
an hour before being rescued.
Ellsworth Harris of Mineral Point
was guest of Richland Center friends
a couple Of days this week.
Mrs. J. w. Webley of this city
dropped dead Wednesday evening Of
last week at her home in the Second
ward Mrs. Webley had been in usual
health and death came without a mo-
ment's warning. She had been a resi-
dent of this county for perhaps forty
years, and was we'll known in this city
and highly respected by all who knew
her She leaves a husband and six
children
A Portage paper says that oxen are
being purchased by farmers in the
vicinity of Sheboygan for use in their
spring work on account of the high
price Of horses. The cost of a good
horse has increased nearly 100 per cent
since the war broke out in Europe and
tillers of the soil declare that they can
not afford to pay the high prices. They
say that the old days when oxen we're
used almost entirely on farms probably
will be seen again this summer. Peter
DeGroot, farmer near Kiel, purchased
car load of oxen in the north recently
Included in this shipment is the
heaviest oxen ever brought to Sheboy-
gan county. They tip the scales at
$500 pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
AGED TAX COLLECTOR
Restored To Health Bv Vinol

Corinth, Miss. -"I am city tax col
lector and seventy-four years of age
| was in a weak, rundown condition.
My druggist told me about Vinol. l
tried it and in a week noticed consider
able improvement; | continued its use
and now have gained twenty pounds in
weight, and feel much stronger. l con-
slider Vinol a fine tonic to create strength
for old people. u. A. PRICE.
We guarantee Vinol, our delicious cod
liver and iron tonic, for all rundown,
weak and debilitated conditions.
PRIDEAUX & BLISS, Druggists.
Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03

sin spent a few days last week with
relatives in Platteville and Mineral
Poiut.
A Red PolIed cow owned at Duluth
has captured the worlds record for
production of milk and butter fat
values and has made a gross income of
$1,000 for milk and another 81 900 for a
calf Her milk record was not beaten
but once and that by Guernsey.
Mrs. j. Bridges visited at the Adams
home in Mineral Point last week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
AUCTION BULLETIN
ALIENS SALE.

ALIENS SALE.
Having leased my farm for a cash
rental, will sell without reserve on the
premises. eight miles southeast of Min
eral Point and five miles northwest of
Fayette, on
Wednesday, February IL,
the following described personal prop
erty:
Six Horses-Black gelding II years
DID, bay mare 10 years old; bay mare
coming 4 years and chestnut sorrell
gelding coming years old, both sired
by Albileer; brown mare coming three
years, sired by Early Riser; brown tilly
coming 2 years old.
81 Cattle-10 milk COWS; heifers
coming 2 years old (cows and heifers
bred for factory use;) 2 yearling Polled
Angus steers; 10 Shorthorn calves 6
heifers and steers.)
Brood Sows. 1 Poland China stock
hog.
About $50 Chickens, mostly pullets.
Farm Machinery = Deering binder
GAINESVILLE disc; Hayes corn planter
GAINESVILLE disc corn sulky; hay rake :;
good 3section harrow; walking plow
two wagons; bob sleds; double and
single buggy some blacksmith tools
including good portable forge; corn
shelter, etc.
Two set heavy harness; double set
carriage harness; single harness.
Bushel of 1914 Wisconsin no. Seed
Corn; cream separator; Darrell churn;
milk can; and other utensils.
Usual terms. Warm lunch at II 80.
Sale to start promptly at 1890.
CHARLES j. ALLEN.
II. w. NICHOLAS, Auctioneer.
A. T. BISHOP, JR., Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03

operation.
Rapid progress has been made on the
waterworks reservoir during the past
week and it will b. completed in about
ten days. 1t has been found necessary
to ream out the 8-inch hole drilled for
the we'll to a 12inch hole before it can
be tested. This will cause little de-
lay, but the entire water system should
be in operation by March LIST.
There is an unusual amount of sick :
ness in this vicinity, due mostly to the
very unpleasant and unreasonable
weather.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03

some sawed lumber, some bee supplies,
so to 40 tons of hay, so bushels of oats,
and other things too numerous to
mention.
Lunch at II 80. Sale to commence
at IL O'Clock sharp
Terms: Sums Of $40 and under
cash; on sums over $40, one years time
with interest at per cent.
STEPHEN POWELL
LIZZIE POWELL.
P. A BISHOP, .Auctioneer.
E. e. PENHALLEGoN, Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03

IF you ever get the blues, he said.
1T is well to know the simplest and
best way to get rid of them, Cranki-
ness, nervousness and general upset
condition preceding the blues usually
are due to the relentless grip of con-
stipation on the nervous system. The
simplest way to meet this condition is
to have a box Of ReXall Orderlies in
your pocket and the best way is to
take one when you feel the attack com
ing on 1t is the finest laxative for
men. women and children | know of.
and is a regular antidote for the blues
the best ever"
We have the exclusive selling rights fol
this great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents
TVEY'S PHARMACY
THE REXALL STORE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
SHULLSBURG.

Pick and Cad: Michael O'Brien, who
went to Mexico some time ago, did not
like it there, and arrived home last Fri
day. He thinks Shullsburg good
enough
Mrs Johanna Harry aged 81 years
died at the home of her son William,
Friday, Jan. 81, and was buried Mon
day the Oath. The aged lady sue
cumed to an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs Bessie Gratiot was passenger
to Mineral Point last week
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03

of last week from visit with his
daughters in Kansas.
William Gribble of Warren was an
over Sunday visitor here with his
mother, Mrs William Gribble.
John Ostrander transacted business
in Chicago several days this week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03
BLOOMINGTON.

Bloomington Record: Our electric
light plant is now in operation. The
men in charge started charging the big
storage battery on Tuesday afternoon
and expect to send current over the
wires for the first time Thursday even
ing. The street lights will be put in
shape at once and by the end of next
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
LESS COLORING USED IN TEA
Uncle Sans Inspectors Rejected Only
Small Quantity at Ports on This
Ground During Past Year.

The annual report of George r.
Mitchell, Uncle Sans supervising tea
examiner, whose inspectors examine
every pound of tea coming into the
United States to determine both it's
quality and purity, shows that less
coloring matter Is now being used in
tea.
What Is known as the "Read test"
to determine whether teas contain col
oring matter, affecting their purity,
was first used in 1912, at which time
new regulations and standards for i'm
ported teas also became effective. The
first year of its use 513,633 pounds,
more than 80 per cent of the total i'm
portations, were rejected on account
of artificial coloring matter. The per-
centage has decreased until the last
fiscal year 1t was very small.
The tea examiner says that 1t is be-
lieved the use of artificial coloring in
China has practically stopped, the Chi
nese government having made many
appeals to the people on the ground
that the practice is deceptive and I'M
fair.
In the last fiscal year, while only
2,163 pounds of tea were rejected on
account of artificial coloring, 1,766, ,41O
pounds were rejected as being below
quality.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Collects ss,es2s2 inheritance Tax.

OF $3,9S232 paid in inheritance
taxes at the state treasurer's office
in one day, the estate of Charles W..
Hardness of Denver paid the major
portion, s3.O21, the cash valuation Of
his property being S173,429. Mr..
Hardness died last May. His estate
consisted principally of 47O shares of
stock in the Continental Oil Company,
valued at $14S,O00, and twelve shares
OF preferred stock and Ala shares of
common stock in the Colorado Power
Company, together appraised at $12,-
$40. Other settlements included the
estates of Charlotte Ramsey of Boul-
der-s45.30 on S24,960; George Hide
brandt of Rio Blanco county-$146.02
on s37,30521; Stephen M Griswold of
Denver-s2666O on $7075; Lewis
Stevens of Arapahoe county-s952.3
on $14,235, and John Henry Betz Of
Denver-s151.0S inheritance tax on a
valuation of s6,191.06.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
OIL INSPECTION LAW
DECLARED BOON TO STATE AUTO.
lists BY JAMES DUcE.
Oil Inspector Says Act Has Saved
$4,000 and Prevented Ruin of
Many Engines.

Denver. = Upward of $4,000 has
been saved to the owners of automo-
biles and the ruin of many engines
prevented through the operation of the
state oil inspection act which has re-
suited in the elimination from Colo.
RADIO of fake gasoline improvers, ac-
cording to the report of State Oil In
spector James Duce, now being COM
piled.
The oil inspection bureau has
turned 100000 in license fees into the
state revenue above expenses. Case
line sold in Colorado is declared to be
of an average better quality than sold
elsewhere, because of the heavy fine
involved in detection for mixing oils.
The report will relate that forty
eight preparations have been de-
barred from the state through the
bureaus refusal to approve labels sub
mitted Tnder the act.
The report, when completed, will
contain the names of all the prepara-
tions approved and disapproved by the
bureau, together with the reason for
exclusion.
No question of laboratory analysis
comes before the bureau under the
act, which states that the bureau must
approve the label of the concoction be-
fore it is offered for sale.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Uncle Sans Health Officers Con-
duct Big Campaign.
Aim to Danish Typhoid Fever and Ma
laria From Country and Prevent
Water-Borne and Insect
Carried Disease.

To Danish typhoid fever from the
face of America, eliminate malaria,
prevent water-borne and insect-carried
diseases, cut down the death rate and
sickness rate and boost the happiness
product of America thousandfold-
such is the big Job undertaken by
Uncle SANS public health service, a
job bigger than the digging of the
Panama canal or building the govern
ment railroad in Alaska.
For two years the work of studying
rural sanitation has been going Oh I'M
der supervision of DR.. l.. l.. Lumsden
of the public health service and ~
field officers
The method pursued is to select one
rural county in each state and make
an intensive survey of health condi.
tions. Up to date II counties in as
many states have been surveyed.
In few more years every state will
have been studied.
In one county alone, Greenville, S.
c., more than 1000 farm homes were
visited.
The public health service knows all
about each of these farms where the
dwelling house is located, how it is
constructed; whether it is screened
where the well is located, or whether
the water comes from spring; where
the water supply is obtained with ref
erence to the stable and hog pen.
1t knows whether there has ever
been case of typhoid on the farm
and why. The public health officials
have talked with farmers and wives on
every one of these farms in the IL
counties.
In every one of the counties the
death rate from typhoid fever has been
cut between 80 and 80 per cent.
In most instances the result of the
survey has been to convince the farm
ers of the necessity of inforcing strict
er sanitary regulations.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
GREAT WASTE STOPPED TO DIMINISH ILLNESS
Coke By-Products Reach Value of
$3O,oOo,OOo a Year.
Nearly Eight Million Dollars Worth of
Benzol, Most of Which For
merly Was Thrown Away,
Marketed in 1915.

According to statistics which have
been gathered by Uncle Sans geo.
logical survey, the recovery of the val
liable by-products from American coke
manufacture made big advances in
1915. The value of these by-products
last year is estimated at $30,00O,O00
large increase over the previous high
water mark of SIT, 100000 in 1914. The
chances are that the savings from the
coke ovens this year will far surpass
even the S30,000,0O0 for 1915.
In spite of the fact that there were
material increases in the output and
value of gas, tar and ammonia, which
was TO be expected with greater out
put of by-product coke, the increase in
benZol products was remarkable and
presented the most interesting feature
for the year in the coke industry. The
value of these products rose from less
than S1,000,000 in 1914 to more than
$7,T60,000 in 1915, according to officials
of the survey. While benzol has been
recovered in this country from coke
oven gas for number of years, prior
to 1915 the market was small and the
prices low.
The awakening of the American peo-
pie to the need for dye industry in
the United States coming about mostly
because of the great shortage that has
existed and still exists, and to reali-
zation that such an industry cannot
spring full-grown from nothing, but
must be fostered and developed, is now
a well-known story. Few are aware,
however, of the progress that has been
made within year in laying the foun-
dations for future progress in that in
dustry. Under the spur of almost
fabulous prices survey officials have
found that retort coke ovens through
out the country quickly installed elab-
crate benzol-recovery systems and now
save the valuable oils that not very
long ago were being buried or wasted
or, If saved, were begging for mar
ket.
In 1914, according to statistics, there
were IA benzol plants in this country,
but they were all controlled by one
company. Last year 16 additional
coke plants were equipped with benzol
apparatus and the output was greatly
increased. The incentive for putting
in this equipment was, of course, the
opportunity to contract at war prices
for benzol and other similar materials
for use in making explosives for the
European countries. When the demand
from that source shall have ceased the
United States will be in possession of
large supply of the raw materials
from which dyes and chemicals are
made, and will be able, If trade condi-
tions are right, to enter into the manu-
facture of these essential materials on
an ever-increasing scale.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
Anthracite Freight Rates Reduced.

Through informal action, and with.
out the necessity of conducting an in
vestigation and having a formal hear
ing, the State Public Utilities Commits
sion has secured the following reduc-
tions in anthracite coal freight rates
on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
from the Crested Butte mining dis
trict to the following points: Mont
rose, from SO to $3.50; Lake City, SO
to $3.50; Cimarron, $2.75 to $3.50:
Ridgway, 1925 to $3.50; Ouray, $685.
to SO; Olathe, s3.15 to $2.65; Delta,
1925 to SITS; Hotchkiss, $3.50 to So;
Paonia, $3.50 to SO; Whitewater, s3.40
to s3.25; Mears Junction, s2S5 to $2.75.
These reductions bring the anthracite
coal freight rates into line with the
noft coal freight rates recently or
flered into effect by the commission.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-11
CITIES SAVING BABIES
Most of Larger Municipalities En-
gagged in Work.
Milk Inspection, Visiting Nurses ano
lnfant-Welfare Stations Among
the Most Important
Features.

OF the 500 American cities with TO-.
coo or more population, over two-thirds
have reported to Uncle Sans chill
dren's bureau that some kind of work
affecting the health of babies is carried
on by the municipality from public
funds, according to the tabular an
alysis of infant-welfare work by public
and private agencies in the United
States which has just been published
by the bureau. In 20 cities this work
is so highly organized that special
division devoted to child hygiene is in
cluded in the city health department.
Cities of every type are found among
those reporting special municipal
health work for babies. In general it
appears that municipal work is more
highly developed in large cities than in
small, and yet two cities with less than
100000 opulation-Duluth, Mimi, and
Montclair, N. J.,-are found among the
20 having municipal division of child
hygiene. The others are Boston, Buff
falo, N. Y; Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, o.; Detroit, Mich. Jersey City,
N. j.; Kansas City, Mo-; Los Angeles,
CAL; Milwaukee; Nashville, Tenn. !;
New York, Newark, N. j.; Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Pa; Providence, II.
l.; Seattle, Wash. Toledo, o.
Babies and mothers are helped by
the municipalities in various ways. 1t
is true that 255 cities report milk in
spection as the only municipal activity
directly affecting babies, but 100 mu-
inequalities employ nurse to visit the
homes and teach the mother what to
do for her baby, and to help her when
the baby is sick. Special municipal
nurses are assigned in 63 cities to the
care and instruction of prospective
mothers. In 60 cities infant-welfare
stations are maintained with doctors in
attendance, and mothers bring their
babies for weighing and examination
and advice about feeding and general
care. Many cities have both infant
welfare stations and visiting nurses.
Glasses for instructing older school
girls in infant hygiene are conducted
by a municipalities.
Many state departments of health
and extension divisions of state uni
versities also report extensive educa-
tional work in child hygiene, such as
lending exhibits, lantern slides and
films, distributing pamphlets and send
ing out lectures, maintaining a regular
press service and conducting special
campaigns for complete birth registra-
ton. Kansas, New Jersey, New York
and Ohio have organized special divi-
sions of child hygiene within the state
departments of health. In Massachu-
sets infant-welfare work is a well-de-
fined feature of the work of the divi-
sion of hygiene.