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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
HIS new FIDDLE BOW
A THREE FOOT LATH
With II Uncle John Graves
SCrapeS Out Old Melodies.

Centralia, Kan.-JOhn Graves. eighty
two years old, a veteran stage driver
has invented a new violin bow. AT
dance for which he 'fddled'' his bow
broke in the middle of a barn dance
melody 1t looked as if the festivities
were at an end, but Uncle John hob
bled to the WOOdshed, cut three foot
length of lath, rounded its edges with
his knife, explored with his thumb for
slivers. spat on his palm to provide Il
polish and took up the strains of
'MOrnin', ST." where he had left them
The new bow quirked out the jigful
notes so we'll that Uncle John still
uses it.
When dances are infrequent Uncle
John gives impromptu recitals in the
Kitchen of his two room home. where
he lives alone. With his fiddle tucked
against the collar of his blue flannei
shirt and his rheumatic leg beating
time, he jerks out with his unique bow
his repertoire of Turkey In the
Straw" Pop Goes the Weasel" Irish
Washerwoman" and '"There'S Honey
In the Rock For Me" while the young
sters do jig steps on the porch.
Uncle Jonn bought his fiddle fifty
four years ago from a soldier at Fort
Kearny whose regiment had been or
dered to the front. Uncle John was
then driving the Overland stage on the
government trail from Atchison to
Fort Laramie. He says he made back
the $40 he paid for it by one nights
WORT.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
WAR NOT A BAR TO
COLLEGE ACTIVITY
American College In COnstan-
tinOp|e Continues Course.
GIRLS BRAVELY FACE TASKS

DR.. Mary Mills Patrick, President of
College, Declares American Embassy
Was Refuge For Help and For Social
Enjoyment-Part of Property Was
Seized For Soldiers.
New York-How an American col
lege in a belligerent country has fol-
lowed its normal course in wartime
is told in the annual report of DR..
Mary Mills Patrick, president of Con-
stantinople college, who has under her
instruction girls representing ten ma
tionalities.
These girls have quietly performed
their college work in the face of fire.
quent rumors of famine and the alb
sence of fuel. At one time part OF
the college property was seized for
the housing of soldiers. During the
winter many of the trees on the spa
cious college grounds were cut down
for fuel to heat the classrooms, and
before the Dardanelles campaign was
abandoned food prices constantly in
creased
Ambassador Morgenthau has been
in close touch with the college since
the outbreak of the war, according to
the report, and has frequently given
talks to the students.
The American embassy was our
refuge during the whole year for help
of all kinds and for social enjoyment"
DR.. Patrick says in her report.
Ambassador and Mrs. Morgenthau
have shown themselves untiringly de-
voted to the welfare Of the college and
of the entire American colony. DR..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County: In
~ County Court:
Charles j. Fawkes, Plaintiff,

STATE Of Wisconsin, Iowa County: In
~ County Court
Charles j. Fawkes Plaintiff,
versus
Andrew Nelson Andrew Nelson, Andrew Nell
sen, Ole Oleson, Ole Olson, Byorn Halderson,
BjOrn HalderSOn, .......... -. Peterson,
wife of Theodore Peterson, Randi O. Peterson
Bjorn Holderson, Curl Knudtson, Berrit
Henrikson, Bernt Hendrickson, Gullick An
derson, Knudt Halgrimson, and all of the
unknown heirs successors or assigns OF the
above named defendants and any and all per-
sons whatsoever claiming any right, title or
or under the above named defendants or any
either of them in and to the N. E. "a of the
S., W. "a and the S. E. a of Section 81 also
the west half of the N. w. "A Of the s. w. 4
of Section 35, all in Township number seven
% North of Range number 30 in Iowa County,
Wisconsin, and any and all persons whatso
ever concerned or Interested in said premises
above described, Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin to the said Defend
ants and each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service of this summons
upon you exclusive of the day of service and de-
fend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid, or Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the complaint
Of which copy is herewith served upon you.
THOMAS M. PRIEsTLEY, Plaintiff Attorney.
P. o. address Mineral Point, Iowa County,
Wisconsin.
Note-The above entitled action is to quiet
the title Of the plaintiff III the premises above
described subject only to the rights of John P.
PrIsk and T.. NJ. Granville as mortgages of said
premises. THOMAS M. PRIEsTLEY,
Plaintiffs Attorney
Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
SHAVE BY AUTO LIGHT.
Son Put Machine Where Barber Could
Work on His Father.

Clayton, Mo.--Heroic measures were
resorted to in order that Frank Teget-
hoff. real estate dealer, could be
shaved in time to catch a train. Teget-
hoff had but a short time in which to
make the train and rushed into one of
Clayton's barber shops and demanded
Il hasty "Once over"
While the barber was engaged in
daubing Tegethof's face with lather
the electric lights failed, and the proc
esS had to be stopped. 1t was up to
Tegethoff's son, Leo. to supply the
light
He drove his fathers automobile on
to the sidewalk in front of the shop
and stopped in position which threw
the rays of the headlight on to the
elder Tegethoff's face. and the shaving
operation was completed Tegethoff
caught the train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
Fielder and Fielder Attorneys.

NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.
State of Wisconsin, County Court, Iowa
~ County: In Probate
In re estate of Mary A. Fitzsimons, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
Term of said court to be held on the 4th Tues
day. of March A. d. 1916, at the Court House
in the City of Dodgeville, County of Iowa and
State of Wisconsin, there will BE- heard and
considered, the application of Gilmore Y.
Hutchinson to admit to probate the last Will
and Testament of Mary A. Fitzsimons, late of
the city of Mineral Point, in said county,
deceased, and fol the appointment of an
executor, (or administrator with will annexed;)
Notice is hereby further given, That at the
Special Term of said court to be held at said
Court House, on the fiji st Tuesday of August, A.
d. 1916, there will be heard, considered and
adjusted all claims against said Mary A.
Fitzsimons, deceased;
And notice is hereby further given, That all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
Court House in the City of Dodgevlle in said
county and state. on or before the 10Th day of
June A. d. 1916. or be barred.
Dated the 10Th of February 1916.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks. Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
GLYcERlNE 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 ka is
astonishing, Prideaux & Bliss, Drug
gists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
LEGAL NOTICES

STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County, In County
~ Court
In the matter of the estate of Francis Little,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court for Iowa County, Wiscon-
sin, to be held at the Court House in the City
of Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin, on the
4th day of April A. D., 1916 at III o'clock in the
forenoon, the following matter is to be heard
and considered:
The petition of William D. Little to amend,
correct and perfect the records in the matter of
ticularly to amend and correct the final judg-
ment in said estate
Dated this 7th day of March, A. D 1916.
By the court:
ALDRo jerks. County Judge,
T. M. Priestley, attorney.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16

Morgenthau has spoken frequently at
tunities to invite the students to the
embassy. In February Mrs. Morgen-
thau rented one of the public halls for
moving pictures, and private program
was given for the benefit of the stu
dents, all of whom were afterward en-
tertained at the embassy
At the close of the college year in
June, 1915. there were 23G students en-
rolled in the college. The peoples rep
resented were Albanian. American, Ar
menian, Bulgarian. English. French,
Greek, Hebrew. Swiss and Turkish.
These students followed their Gus
tomary plan of the years work, giving
plays and entering into every form of
student activity. in spite Of the difficult
ties and anxieties incident to war con
ditiOns.
"ConstantinOple without its European
colonies and it's stream Of tourists is
like an isolated city cut off from the
rest Of the world" the report continues.
colleges in COnstantinople have usual
~ enjoyed the great advantage Of lee
lures and addresses from distinguished
visitors and social occasions graced by
friends of the British and other foreign
colonies. a few lectures were given
during the year, supplied wholly by 10
cal talent, and a short series Of CON
certs greatly relieved the monotony"
The degree of doctor of laws was
conferred upon Ambassador Morgen-
thau by the college at the commence
ment exercises in June, 1915. At the
same time DR.. Patrick received the
order of the Shes Kap, decoration by
the sultan for meritorious work at the
college
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
IDEAL MAN FEARS NOTES..
News of Harvard Students Perfect
Figure Brings Scented Proposals.

Figure Brings scented proposals.
Boston. -Harvard's perfect man" is
now worried over scented notes that
now reach him through the mails 9th
err students say that as 1916 is leap
year he may find much more sex prob
lens than requests for photographs,
Endorsements and cast off clothes.
Bradford NJ. Fullerton, the ideal
man, is reticent regarding the notes,
but is ready to admit that being ''per-
feet man" has its disadvantages. This
young athlete. captain of the Harvard
varsity swimming team, whose meas
urements and posture dovetail with
the specifications prescribed by the
National Association of Merchant Tai
lors. has discovered that a young man
with appropriate physique must with
stand an avalanche of mail containing
all sorts of proposals, queries and con-
graf lI!atiGrr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
COUNTY COURT, Iowa County
- Joseph j. Mauger, Plaintiff,

COUNTY COURT Iowa County:
~ Joseph j. Mauger, Plaintiff,
versus
H. F. Kingsbury Mary Jane Lanyon, William
Barker, William Bolin Whitesides. Thomas
Wasey, James Wasley, John Wasley, Mary
GoldsWorthy, their heirs and all persons
whom it may concern, Defendants.
The state of Wisconsin: TO the said defend
ants
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service Of this sun mons, ex-
elusive Of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid, and
in case of your failure SO to do judgment will be
rendered against you according to the demand
of the complaint.
This action effects the following described
real estate situated in Iowa County, Wisconsin;
and the object of the action is to establish Ill the
plaintiff title to said premises, w.t.
The East Half OF the North East Quarter (E14
of NE14) of Section twenty nine (29); and the
West half Of the North West Quarter WV OF
NWH) of section number twenty eight (28) all
in town five (5) north, range three (3) cast in
Iowa County, Wisconsin,
FIEDLER & Fielder,
Plaintiff Attorneys.
P. o. Address: Mineral Point, Iowa County,
Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
SCHOOLGIRL ENDS LIFE.
Reading of innocent Note to Boy Be-
fore Class Causes Suicide.

Hartford. Conn.-Gladys Stone, four
teen years old. committed suicide by
drinking poison because her school
teacher had read to the class in a
grammar school an intercepted note in
which the girl had invited a boy
friend to attend a social party at a
church.
The girl took the affair to heart, pur-
chased poison at drug store and then
swallowed it at her home. She wrote
a note to her mother asking forgive
ness.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
ACROBATlC SQUIRREL KILLED.
Schoolgirls See Tight Rope Walking"
Pet Die.

Tarrytown. y. Y.-Jack. the tight
rope walking" gray squirrel. is dead
Jack was the pet of a girls school be-
cause of his wonderful achievements in
walking along a telephone cable. He
would travel this way for blocks. The
girls at the school fed him with nuts
which they would place on pole near
their windows.
One day in fun girl broke off an
icicle under the window ledge and
handed it to Jack to use as a balancing
stick. He soon became a proficient in
balancing and would sit and beg for
nuts. He was doing this when sudden
ly one end of the icicle broke, causing
Jack to lose his balance and fall fifty
feet to the ground. When the girls
picked him up Jack was breathing his
last.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
The Daily Bath.

Frequent bathing is conducive to
good health 1t keeps the pores Of
the skin clear, so that they can per-
form their proper functions, clearing
the system of excretions which can
not be discharged in other ways. A
brisk rub after the bath promotes cir
culatiOn of the blood.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
Jail inmates Go Huntinq.

Petersburg. Ind.-Hunting has be-
come a pleasant diversion for some of
the inmates of the Pike county Jail.
Time hangs heavily on their hands,
and twice during one week recently
prisoners We're permitted the freedom
of the nearby fields. and the privilege
was given to kill. MAIN or capture
wild game. Thus far the boarders have
returned and have not violated their
parole.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
NO CLOCKS IN PRISON.
Oklahoma Convicts Go by the Sound
of Electric Gongs.

McAleSter Okla--After a trip through
the state penitentiary here a visitor
realizes that he has seen no clocks.
Neither in the administration building,
the rotunda nor cell houses is there a
timepiece.
Recently a visitor without a watch
was escorted back to the administra
ton rooms after a tour of the prison.
He glanced at the walls looking for
clock to see if he had time to catch
car into the city. There WAS none.
why. where are your clocks?" he
asked a trusty.
The man grinned
1--WE don't need any. We ali have all
the time we want here" he replied.
Then he added. Electric gongs an
nounce divisions of time-work, eat
and notwithstanding to the rings"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
AFTER GRIPPE
Mrs. Findley Made Strong By Vinol

Severy, Kans.-" Grippe left me
in a weak, nervous, rundown condition.
| was too weak to do my homework and
could not sleep. After trying different
medicines without beneftVinol restored
my health, strength and appetite. Vinol
is a grand medicine and every weak,
nervous, rundown woman should take
it."-Mrs. GEO. FINDLEY.
Vino], our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic, sharpens the appetite, aids diges-
ton, enriches the blood, and builds up
natural strength and energy.
PRIDEAUX & BLISS, Druggists.
Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
BARTON PADON
Carpenter and Builder.
Shop on Fountain street. Mineral Point, Wis.
1t Is to Laugh.

Human nature is strange thing"
says the man with the aptitude for ut
tering platitudes. Now the things
that amuse me do not amuse you at
ALL" Quite true" replies his friend.
But there are compensations. Now,
it amuses me to see that you are
amused by the things that amuse you"
Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
FOUND DEAD ON BIRTHDAY.
Preparations Had Been Made For
Party For Young Woman.

WeStmont. y. Limitations were
out and preparations had been made
for party in celebration of the TWEEN
ty-siNth birthday of Miss Hannah.
daughter of Joseph Bentley of Walnut
avenue. Miss Bentley had not ap-
peared at breakfast time, and her
mother went to her room to call her.
She lay dead in her bed
DR.. e. B. Rogers was hastily sum-
moned, and he said death had been
caused by acute indigestion. The Cam
den county coroner. after investigating
the case, conceded with the physician
and gave a certificate accordingly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
Mines Far Under the Sea.

For a distance of fully three miles
under the sea the great hematite ore
bodies of Belle Isle are worked in nor.
NAL times. 1t is said there are no 9TH
er known deposits existing compare.
BILE in extent of area, except possibly
at one or two places in South Aus.
tralia
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
Wanted Papa TO Keep Out.

Don and his brother were having a
scrap on the front porch, and when
their father called them into the house
to see what they were quarreling about
Don said: ooh, papa, we were just
scrapping a little, and it would be aw-
full if you would get mixed up in it
yet"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
Cough Proves Fatal to Man.

Reading, Pa.-Calvin |. Rehrer, six
ty-six years old, was seized With vio-
lent coughing attack and burst blood
vessel, hemorrhage followed and death
resulted before doctor came
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
LOVED THIRTY YEARS.
Second Suit, When Woman Was {
Widow, Proved Successful.

WIDOW, proved Successful.
Alden, IA romance Of thirty years
ago was concluded here lately when
Robert Fl. Lucas of Chicago married
Mrs. Ada E. Dewey of Milford, Ia, his
bOyhood sweetheart.
The romance began when both were
youngsters at Verona, ILL.,, but Mr.. Lu-
cas- was not successful then. Some
years ago Mrs. Dewey's husband died,
and Mr.. Lucas heard she was widow.
He renewed his courtship and won the
second time.
They were married by the Rev. w.
G. Muhleman. a Methodist minister,
who is the husband of one of Mrs.
Deweys daughters. The Rev. Mr..
Muhleman has also performed the we'd
dings of two other of Mrs. Dewey's
daughters and her two sons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
Waited For Bride Twenty five Years.

Denver-Twenty-fiv years ago her
parents told Lillian Nesser she was too
young at twenty to marry Levi Clifford.
then forty-five Recently they were
married, after world travels and her
marriage to younger man had inter-
vened. The widows hair is as white
as that of her second husband Cliff
ford had never married
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-03-16
Experience Not Safe Guide.

It is foolish to try to live on past
experience. 1t is a very dangerous,
if not fatal habit to judge ourselves
to be safe because of something that
we felt or did twenty years ago.
Sturgeon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-29
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
Ry Lee Papcl
~~~~~

WIS passing a candy store and I stopped passing it and stood there looking at all the diffrent kinds in the window. being a pritty txpensive looking candy store and I thawt, I wonder if they wood sell a sents worth of enything. I wunder if they wood sell a sents worth of those carmels.
 Wich after I had wondered a vile l went in to see. nobody being in there but tall lady with red hair putting chocklfte in a candy box be- hind the counter. and after I had bin standing in front of her vile she saw me, saying, Well, little boy, wat do you wish.
 l wnnt to ask you about those car- mels in tn ewindow, I sed.
 Wat about them, sed the lady.
 How much are they, I sed.
 60 sents a pound, sed the. lady.
 Do you sell a sents werth, sed,
 No, we don't sell less than a quar- ter of a pound of enything, sed the lady.
 O, I sed. And I started to wawk out agen, and the lady sed, O we'll, you seem to be a nice little boy, I'll give you a couple for a sent.
 l haven't got a sent, now, I sed,
 We'll, then wy did you come in and inquire, sed the lady.
 l jest wunted to know in case l mite have a sent some time, sed. And l went out and the lady kepp on put ting chocklits in the candy box,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-29
TWO SUE FOR DrvoRcEs

Divorce with alimopy is asked in th< civil superior court by Anna Pender- gast of this city from her husband James P. Pendergast, Jr.. also of this city whom she chrages with desertion and a statutory offence. She names Lucy Auger of Bridgeport as the CO., respondent. In her application to the civil superior court Mrs. Pendergast sets forth that her maiden namo was Anna Olyha. that she was married to Pendergast on April 6, 1909. She claims desertion on December 1. 1911.
 There is one child. Ruth Marion. aged 5. A petition for aiimoDy sets forth that her husband owns real es- tate valued at S1,oo0.
 Florence A. Sherwood of NorweilS asks divorce from Clifford E. shar- wood of Norwalk upon tho grounds of intolerable cruelty. They were married Juno l6. 1918. Mra sher- woods maiden name was Dickinson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-29
NOT LOVELORN,
 YET HAS AN ADMIRER

I. J. writes: T am girl reader past IT. I like a young, man wno thinks I can care for no ones com pany but his. He doesn't seem to know how much I truly admire his ways. I do not show l am lovelorn. He might be- on the eve of being mar ried. How can I find out? If single, knowing he is of a quiet disposition, how can his affection be mfne?''
 A sensible young woman, as you are. will have no difficulty in finding out by his actions, words and deeds if he is truly and deeply interested in you. Time will tell. Ask if he is sim gle or married Find out by others ere affection ripens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-29
ASK HIM TO
 REMOVE HIS ARM

c. B. writes: T am in despair. Need your advice, please. A young man with whom I used to keep steady com pany, who was considered very nice by the family, has suddenly grown cold and distant to me. Cannot find out the reason. Will you help me! What is your opinion of young man who smiles at strange girls in cnurch! What do you say when you want a young man to remove his arm rom the back of seat in an auromobileF'
 Having tried to find out reason TOT his coldness do not beg. for his return of pleasantness, Let him do that. Few if any men will smile in church at a, girl. Say, 1T would like to have you remove your arm, please, from back of my seat"