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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
BIDS SOLICITED
For Water Works Construction and
Extension.

Sealed proposals will be received, on
behalf of the city of Mineral Point, for
the following public works: For labor
and material required and to be fur
nished in accordance with plans and
specifications by H. Klelnhammer,
architect, on file in the city clerks Of
fee:
(a) For the erection, construction and
completion of steel water tank on ma
sohry tower,
(b) For tie erection, c. Instruction and
completion of steel water tank on steel
tower.
(c) For the extension Of water
mains, starting from the intersection
Of Front street and Wisconsin street,
thence south on Wisconsin street to the
intersection of Wisconsin street and
Seventh street, thence along Seventh
street from the intersection OF NlscOn-
sin street and Seventh street to the
intersection Of Seventh street and State
street, thence along State street, north,
to the end Of old main, near the inter
section of State street and Second
street.
All bids must be accompanied by GER
titled check for five per cent OF the
amount Of the Did
The contracts for such work will con
tain a provision for retention Of twenty
per cent Of estimate by the city.
All proposals must be made on forms
to be furnished by city clerk.
All bids should be filed Wath the city
clerk on or before 8 O'Clock p. m, Fri
day, June 2, 1916, DIT which time the
board Of public works viii meet at the
council chamber in the city Of Minera
Point to consider said bids
The right reserved 10 accept or reject
any separate proposal
b. order Of The committee on streets
of the common council OF the city OF
Mineral Point, %ctIng and di7charging
the duties Of hoard Of public works.
Dated May 10, 1916
H. G. JACKSON, City Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
RABBIT AN lNCENDIARY.
Fur Ablaze, 1t Sets Fire to Neighbour
ing Chicken House.

Columbus, O. = Thirty-six rabbits
and chickens were lost and two strue-
lures were destroyed by fire of freak
origin here. Those who sustained
losses are Harry Knox and William
Richards.
Knox was the owner of eighteen Bel
gian hares. In the shed on his prem
Uses where he kept the rabbits he had
an oil stove for heating. The stove
was upset and an explosion followed.
In a few seconds the structure was a
mass of flames.
Awakened by the explosion, Knox
opened his windows in time to see one
of his rabbits leap over the fence to
the adjoining yard. The little ami
mails fur was a mass of flames. 1t
ran into another shed on Richards
property, where eighteen prize chick
ems were kept, and set it on fire. Be
fore the fire department arrived both
sheds and their stock were consumed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18

Padon, Helen Gerlach. Agnes Quirk,
Isabel Ellery, Florence Ross, Ruth
Walker, Marguerite Huppert, Gene
We've Hutchinson, Agnes Jackson, Helen
GRADER, Margaret Albinger, Agnes
Mauger, Villa Mess, Mary Quirk, Ell
len Hales, Maud Harris, Marian Jones,
Leone Wong, Leila Huxtable, Hilda
Larson, Lucille Bauer, Jane Deal, Eva
Schmidt, Gertrude Schmidt, Beulah
White, Mrs Will Horn, Mrs Otto Gill
man, Mrs DR.. Hubenthal, Mrs Frank
Lqdden.
Interpretative reader Of the play,
George Knight.
Interpretative singers, Marian Jones,
Mrs Otto Gilman.
First Episode
Scene Injecting of the three wise
men Of the East.
Scene 2-The Shepherds in the fields.
The Star.
Second Episode
Twenty years later,
Scene Injecting Of Ben Hur and
Messiah The quarrel.
Scene 2-Home of Ben Hur. The
Arrest.
Third Episode
Scene AFTER five years Ben Hur
escapes from the galleys and in search
ing for his mother and sister, visits
the home of his fathers eward,
SimOnides.
There he meets Esther, the beautiful
daughter of SimOnides.
Scene 2-Ben Hur views the Pageant
in the grove Of Daphne. Later he
listens to the proclamation of Sheib
Ilderim and agrees to drive the
magnificent Arabian horses in the
great chariot race.
Ben Hur visits the Fount Of Castalit
and there meets Iras, the beautiful
Egyptian enchanter and saves her from
being injured by the careless driving
Of charioteer. This driver proves t(
be Ben Hurs enemy MESSIAH.
Fourth Episode
Scene Palace of Games. The
wager Of talents for the chariot race.
Scene 2-Ben Hur and Iras at tE'
! Lake OF the Palms.
Scene Interpretation Of the chario
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
BIG STURGEON ON TROT LINE.
"MusicaI Fisherman" Makes Good
Catch In California Stream.

Redding, Gala 400 pound fish was
caught in the Sacramento river by Eu
gene Barton, the musical fisherman"
Barton is called the musical fisher
man. because his 200 foot trOt line
stretched across the Sacramento at
Middle creek is equipped with a chime
of twelve Swiss bells, one for each line
dangling from the main line with spoon
attached
BariOn'S catch was Il sturgeon, q big
fish that measured seven feet without
the head When the sturgeon grabbed
the hook every one of the twelve bells
rang clatter that awakened him from
his afternoon nap in his cabin ashore.
The musical fisherman was unable
to land his big catch alone. He had to
call in the assistance of two neighbors.
Barion's catch melted him 1868.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
PREFERS INSANITY TO KNIFE

Laborer Will Not Permit Lifting Frac-
tured Piece of Skull.
New Brunswick \. J.-AlthOugh ply
sicians assure him that unless he sub
mits to a simple operation he will go
insane or become an epileptic, Anton
Michal of this city refuses to undergo
surgical treatment.
While working for the Nixon Mira
ton works near here last September q
fall of concrete fractured MichaFS
skull Physicians say the fracture is
pressing on his brain and that he can
not recover without an operation. He
is suing the Nixon Vibration works
for $4,000 The company cannot force
him to undergo the operation, because
there is chance it might prove fatal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
MAXIMUM MANICURE CHARGE.
One Judge Says Not One of Them Is
Worth More Than $1.25.

VOIIIl HiSi . YlsGOs
Kansas City, Mo.-The best manicure
in the world-one with all the trim
mings that go to make the finger nails
artistic in design and cOlOr-is not
worth more than $1.25, according to
Judge J. E. Guinotte Of the probate
court.
Judge Guinotte made his ruling in
passing on a claim for 1920 filed
against the estate of Herman Peltzer,
a wealthy real estate dealer, for imam
icure, talcum and file"
''The best manicure in the world,
Judge GuinOtte said, lis not worth
more than $125, even though the fin
gers are soaked in roseWater, the nails
polished until they shine and sparkle
like diamonds, the fingers busted with
talcum powder and the nails shaped
like almonds by pretty manicurist."
With these remarks the judge cut
down the claim to $125, which he al
lowed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
BRITISH FIND A NEAR BEER.
Tester Drinks Twenty Pints Without
Becoming ExhiIarated.

London.-The long sought nonalco-
hOlic beer has been found
The official liquor control board is so
pleased with tests that it has resolved
to push the sale of the beverage in the
officially controlled public houses in the
munitions areas. The board has in
vited the makers to send a supply to
the house of commons to enable the
members of parliament to try it. A
member of the liquor control beard
said:
at smells, looks and tastes like beer.
The only difference is in the headache.
Philip Snowden, a member of parlia-
ment, cites an instance of workman
who for the purpose Of testing the new
beverage drank twenty pint bottles
and was not in the least intoxicated, al
though he admitted feeling rather full"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
Twice Married on Same Day.

Seymour. Ind.-Married twice in the
same day was the experience Of Miss
Barbara Meyer of this city and Virgil
E. Miller of Louisville. The bride
groom was so excited that he forgot
the ring at the ceremony After the
services were over Miller remembered
the ring in his pocket, and as the cou-
pie insisted on a ring ceremony the
minister married them ali over again.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
Of Course, Ii Takes Cash.

'Is George doing nicely at college?"
asked the sympathetic friend. yes,
indeed" said the fond mother, "and
taking such an interest in his studies,
too. Why, only last week he wrote
home to his father asking for funds
with which to pursue his investigation
of dramatic celebrities. "-Richmond
Times Dispatch
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
Value of EiderdoWn,

Eiderdown is one of the poorest
conductors of heat, hence it's use
as a bed covering
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
Fourth Episode

Scene Palace of Games. The
wager Of talents for the chariot race.
Scene BEN Hur and Iras at tie
Lake of the Palms.
Scene 3-Interpretation Of the chariot
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18
race
Fifth Episode

Thirty days later.
Scene ben Hur discovered by
the lepers near the Palace of Hur.
Scene 2-The quarrel of Iras and
Ben Hur.
Scene 3-Reunion of the family of
Rur and Esther.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-05-18

So Sudden, Too.
Geraldine-"Do you get me?" Ger
ald-'Is that leap-year proposals."
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
JUDGE LANDIS MAY
SUCCEED HERMANN
Chicago Justice Is Mentioned as Head
of National Commission.

Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Kenesaw NJ.
Landis, Judge of the United States Court
In Chicago, is being mentioned as pos
sible successor to Garry Hermann as
chairman of the National Baseball Com
mission. In informed quarters 1t IL In
timated that the jurist would be accept
able to a number of the magnates OF
the American and National Leagues as
4 result of the attitude toward baseball
which he assumed while trying the suit
against Organized Baseball brought by
The late Federal League.
The Judge, a thirty-third degree fan,
aid in the course of the hearing: you
all understand that a blow to the game
of baseball will be regarded by this
court as a blow to one Of our national
Institutions"
Whether Judge Lands has been ap-
preached by any of those who are seek
Ing to reorganize the commission Is not
known, and whether he would be willing
TO accept the chairmanship Is even yet
more uncertain.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
Football Games Today.

George Washington University vs.
Ursinus, at Georgetown Field, at p. m.
Catholic University VS.. Virginia Mill
tary Institute. at Lexington. Va.
Maryland State College VS.. st. Johns
College. at Annapolis, Nd.
Gallaudet College VS.. Pennsyivania Nil
itary Academy, at Chester, Pa.
Central High School VS.. Baltimore City
College. at Baltimore.
Navy vs. Washington and Lee, at An
napolis.
Harvard ". virginia, at Cambridge.
Johns Hopkins Tvs. Svarthmore, al
Homewood Field.
Western Maryland VS.. Mount st. Marys
at Emmitsburg.
Albright VS.. susquehanna, at Myers
town. ~.s-
Amherst VS.. Trinity, at Amherst
Brown VS. University Of Vermont, al
Providence.
Colby vs. Bates, at wateryiIle.
Cornell vs.. Carnegie Tech. at ithaca.
Dartmouth VS.. Syracuse, at Spring
field. >
Dickinson vs.. Delaware, at Carlisle.
>4averford VS.. Franklin and Marshall.
at Haverford.
Lebanon valley VS.. St. Joseph's, al
Annville.
Lehigh VS.. Muhlenberg, at South Beth
iehem.
Ohio State VS.. Wisconsin, at Columbus.
Penn State VS.. Geneva, at State Col
iege.
Phillips Exeter vs. Harvard Freshmen.
at Cambridge.
Princeton VS.. Bucknell, at Princeton.
Rhode Island State VS.. Boston College.
at Boston.
Richmond VS.. Randolph-Macon.a at Rich
mond.
Rutgers VS.. Holy Cross, at Newark.
Tufts VS.. Massachusetts Aggies, at Med
ford.
Army VS.. University of Notre Dame. at
West Point.
University of Chicago We. Purdue. at
Chicago.
University of Maine VS.. Bowdoin, at
Orono.
University of Michigan VS.. Washing
ton University, at Ann Arbor.
University Of Minnesota VS.. University
OF Illinois, at Minneapolis.
University Of Pennsylvania VS.. Lafay-
ette. at Philadelphia.
University of Pittsburgh VS.. Allegheny,
at Pittsburgh.
Vanderbilt VS.. Rose Polytechnic Insti-
tute, at Nashville.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute VS.. Uni
versity of North Carolina. at Roanoke.
Washington and Jefferson VS.. Muslin-
gum, at Washington.
West Virginia University VS.. Gettys-
burg. at Morgantown.
Williams VS.. Wesyelan, at Williams
town.
Yale VS.. Colgate. at New Haven.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
Fistic Fodder

Tom oovi.r. the fast Engiish hes,y.vri,bt ,-ho
made pat impression with ths hrht a.. ~
brookiyn a. result Of his victory over BnI R,sn-
n-n; tne sood heavy-veight Of Chicago, was signed
up % nus manager. Jimmy Johnston, TO meet BilIr
Misks tho clever Light heavy-weixht Of "a p.,,I
,a Ten rounds at Montreal. Canada, on neTt Mon'
day might. Misks made good asaiu IN m. ,,c;,,tv
G laS Monday night By outpointins Battiins
sporHng Club Of Brooklyn. '''''
Pm Bloom. the Brookfyn nshe.-..,,. -. -
Dundee were matched last night 10 uoeet in . At,.--
.ouna bout TO deciaon at the italian Riv.rssds
a u. Of New Haven. Conn, On Nov.nhsr -
S Soom Z also booked to hsht Bryan Dovney. Of
~ Na on,o' At ne Armory A A. Of Detroit,
On november u This win be the Ar tirn. h,,,,.
nave been held In Detroit In several years
Young Fulton has been m.trh.d q,
s sounas WITH Johnny Harvey at the Huuts Point
sporting Club on November "a and he.n =. -. -
S Ssny oondon fifteen rounds at Meriden. Conn
Il i reported that Young soisbex, IN. nod
PsdS1 p,.sa Isn'sm' has left the management Of
Abe Friedman. the local bautam-v.,,n, a.
id two bouts. On Monday uieht h an .-su
punnes Wth Kid Mendo. the up-Stats h.nt.-s
n = enrornd bout at the Fovrr !.
.. noIneseer, =. T.. and On November 1n he M,
IN the star bout Of ten rounds A. ths ovr.r =
Of Harlem. ~ opmpac a. e.
SOLDIER Bartheld. Of BROOKLYN, who h., b,.r ~.
q Dox for several months account q an in,urx 10
n,s aeE zni oe ready to bon again in about four
peeS ps- Hls manager Dan McKetrick, declar.d that
bartneid had his leg operated on snd -. ~
pnyslean claims the leg win be stronger than ever
Efforts win Be made at the coming se,.,o, - -.
toNs legislature 70 introduce and pas nss.r,s
providing for lesaized boxing bouts in Low. rrSsr
sss.' s supsrviso1. Frank Gctch. the retired cham
present State campaign there. has beep s.lsd y.
champion The measure and he has promised % do %
81 Paul fans probably win witness a he.,y.
matcn Thanksgiving Eve. Negotiations sre a, ~,
meeting between Frank Moran and Fred Fulto, ~
senroandsr ne contest virtually 10 clinchsd. and
VIII attract sssoe gate. y
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
SPORT SHORTS

In fse Harry ne. forn- pttehr q cns In
dians. droppsd ont q hsht Sft- . hunting aos-
dent; he shoxsd up the osher day a. q mining
mAsnAts worth a.0yoO Some peopie would die
after q drop nke this.
Harry H Ff1sse. one of the ner o~nes Of
the Bostoa Red sox team. win try 70 move Bll
Csrrgan fr@ his Tive retired stand" Go On.
Bin. you can retire Ike some q our priss hFhtsa-
Colsats vm play Yale tod.y. nd II b rumored
that the Hamilton boys ha ruunsa Who
can't run when the ''bandngs- se sfsr you In
N open nddi
Another t1-day bicycle noe in Hew Ic.k VII
start Deuembe1 y md end Decmbr = THIS prs
the ncers one dAg To Do their Oh-istmss shopptnG
4 q DAVIS. optain q The Ffzzkford Oouutzy
Club. has Issued Q chanengs that HE team q tn
eeyear-oh golfen win mss an oomers TIE only
conditions 70 be met With ae that the coutendars
must be from the same dub and mus be o-u 60
yeau They mu< prodnc thetr birth esrt1hoat1s
st the tee-od. Bet there VII be no women eAn
70 issue q ded-
John K Tena. president Il the National Leasos
Of the SGtional Commission, about the propus.d
resignation. said: Hermann has heeu chAirnHr
Of the National Comissiou for nfeen year and
DO not believe the chang h actually deStred
Why should II bel Ffteen thousand dollar per
When Columbus discovered Ame4o Il TOOK him
seventy days 70 zo9 the Atlantic ocsan-tin,e was
no oooer 70 him stnsnee how speed recurds were
compared while going out 20 Ardmore On q Wash
lnS1on. Baltimore and Annapolis train 70 Sc the
hght ThuSdAy night
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
FAREWELL DINNER TO
COACH JOE WRIGHT

Philadelphia, Nov. 8.-The Penn crew
men will wind up their fall season with
the interclass races today and tomorrow
over the Schuylkill course. The first heat
will be rowed this afternoon between the
two freshman crews to decide which will
race against the three upper class repre-
sentatives tomorrow
The races will be rowed in barges over
the three-quarter-mile course. As all the
crews are pretty evenly matched, hotly
contested skirmishes are expected.
After the races tomorrow q farewell
dinner Swill be rendered to Joe Wright,
who has been coaching the Red and Blue
oarsmen at the Undine Barge Club, at
Ringstetten At the conclusion of the
dinner the Penn tutor will leave for Cam
ada to resume his position as postmaster
in Toronto. aar
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
HATCHETITES READY
FOR URSiNUS ELEVEN
George Washington Plays Pennsylva-
mans at Hilltop Field Today.
uRsISus.

But one local game IL listed for the
football followers today. this being slated
to be played at the Georgetown Univer-
sity Field when George Washington Uni
versity eleven battles the Ursinus College
team from Collegevilie. Pa. at D. m.
But little dope on the strength of the
two elevens can be gathered on the COM
paratfve scores that they have made
against their opponents, but Ursinus' re-
cent victory over Lafayette and their
great battle with Dickinson makes them
favorites In this battle.
Coach Sullivan has whipped the Hatch
cities into tiptop shape and their followers
are looking for q great struggle and win
not be surprised II the Bun and Blue are
returned the winners
Coach Sullivan has made q last-minute
shake-up In the lineup Of his team for
this contest, HifNs. the linesman, being
taken from the guard position and placed
in half back, while Big Brenham takes
his place in the line.
The records of the two elevens to date
are2 as follows:
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
CARRIGAN THROUGH
WITH NATIONAL GAME

Lewiston. Me-. Nov. ST am through
with baseball forever" said Manager
Bill Carrigan, of the worlds champion
Red Sox, today, when asked IL he would
consider an offer from Frazee and Ward,
the new owners Of the Red Sox
II announced before the close of
the American League season that would
retire after the worlds series, and what
said then goes now" Boss Bill con-
tinued.
Il am satisfied down here IN my own
town. where I have many things to look
out for. If was again in charge of
the Red Sox these important matters
would be neglected, so I prefer to stay
right where I am at present"
In closing Bin said: IT wish the Red
Sox success with their new owners and
hope again win the American League PEN
nant and worlds championship"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
minnesota IN Lead
IN POINTS SCORED
Western Conference Favorites Top All
Colleges of C9pntry-Ol -OliphaSt
Leads Individuals.

Minnesota, the favorite to win the
Western Conference football champion
ship. leads all the colleges of the coun-
try In scoring. The Gophers have scored
2SS points in four games, an average of
IS "a points to a game. Penn State, al
though beaten, il second, and Syracuse,
which Is In the same fix as Penn State,
mas been defeated twice and is a high
scorer. The work Of Penn State and
Syracuse, however. has been due to win
ming from weak teams. while Syracuse,
against Pittsburgh, was beaten 30 to 9,
and In the game last Saturday with Mich
igan received another setback, Il to Il.
The number Of games played and points
made are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04
WESTERN HANDS OUT.
SURPRISE TO Tech
Georgetown Eleven Beats Manual Train.
ers in Scholastic Series. II to 6.
ny JACK EAsrEH.

Captain Of Technical Eleven, 1915
The surprise Of the interscholastic foot
ball series was sprung on the Technical
High school eleven yesterday at Ameri-
can League Park. when the Western
eleven slipped over a I2-to-s victory.
It was one of the hardest fought games
ever witnessed In the series and enough
credit cannot be given the Western team
for Its game uphill battle. The Tech
nical eleven outplayed its lighter OPP
ponents from across the creek during the
first and second periods, but the Red and
White were not TO be denied and In the
final periods they came with a great rush
OF forward passes, which simply swept
the Manual Trainers on their feet. Fum-
oies by both teams marred the game.
Western received the kck-off and were
forced to punt, White booting the ball
to Snyder, who brought the pigskin back
20 yards before being downed. On the
first iine attack Boswell smashed OF right
tackle for 6o-yhrd run and the Manual
Trainers only touchdown. Wilson missed
an easy goal
Technical threatened once more in this
period. but after parading the ball past
started back down the field and had
barely got well under way when another
tumble killed their chances.
In the third period Western kicked To
Tech and held the Manual Trainers on
the &-yard line. Wilson punted tc
IOBrien, who came back Is yards, plac-
ing the ball on Technical 30-yard line. A
forward pass from White to Hume netted
IS yards and put the Red and White in q
position to tally their first touchdown.
Two line attacks failed and White was
given the ball on a play around right
end, which gathered in Western touch
down. On this play the Interference given
by the Western back field was easily the
best OF the day.
In the final period after an exchange
of punts Technical fumbled the ban In
midheld and Western made its final dash
to grab the game out of the fire. Two
line plays netted Is yards and a forward
pass from Simpson to McKelway paved
the way for another first down. An
aerial heave from White to Simpson
placed the ball on Technicars 15-yard
line and things looked rosy to the West.
ern rooters.
Another aerial attack. White to OBrien
gathered in s yards, but three attacks
on the line failed and White dropped back
to attempt a field goal The pass from
his center was bad and Technical was
penalized half the distance for rough
ing the kicker. placing the ball on the
7-yard line and Western FIRST down.
With less than a minute to play, David
son shot a forward pass to Simpson, who
gathered his own goal line, giving West
ern the victory. Whites kick-out went
wild. Technical attempted to come back
In the short tine that remained to play.
but fumbled In the center Of the field and
the game ended with the ball on the 40
yard line in Westerns possession. The
~ TYNrT
The Washington herald., 1916-11-04

Curly Byrds Maryland State College
eleven will visit Annapolis. Nd. this
morning to play the st. Johns team in
one of thu games which will have a big
bearing on the Maryland State champion
ship.
Curly Byrd's State eleven should walk
on with the St. Johns game, that Is, II
the grand old dope can be relied upon.
The College Park aggregation has sue
ceeded In getting an even break to date
in four games against teams the. caliber
Of Navy. Haverford. Dickinson and vir-
ginia Military Institute. while st. Johns
has failed to register a single point In
its matches with George Washington,
Mount g.. Mary's. Penn Military and
Washington College. 1t is true Lefty
Wilson's team has been greatly strength
ened during the last few days, but State
has a powerful. well-balanced machine
and should win by a comfortable margin.
The records Of the two elevens to date
follow: