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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-21

The latter. we are glad to report, is
recovering from her serious illness.
Mrs James Murphy. Miss Josephine
Stude and Alloys Daum visited friends
at Dodgeville Saturday.
Mrs John Stephens had the mis-
fortune to slip in her home last Thurs
day and sprain one of her ankles.
Mrs George Alton is very ill again
and under nurses care.
Mr. and Mrs Milton Tredinnick Of
Linden arrived here Thursday for a
visit at the homes of Mr. and Mrs Ralph
Smart and Mr. and Mrs Garfield
Bottoms.
Miss Eloise James returned Monday
from an over Sunday visit in Chicago
Mrs Leslie Ross went to Rockford
Monday for a short stay.
Otto Fl. Lieder returned Thursday
from business trip to Milwaukee.
Mrs Phoebe Phillips returned Satur-
day from three weeks stay at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Charles Cox at
GAINESVILLE.
Ernest GRADER went to Chicago Sun
day on several days business trip.
Mr. and Mrs George Richards re-
turned Monday from two weeks visit
at BelOit.
Mrs Joseph Arthur returned from St
Joseph's hospital at Dodgeville las,
week and is under the doctors care
Misses Margaret and Mary Bradford
are visiting in Milwaukee.
Carl Kreuter left Monday morning
for his home at Cedarburg, Wis.
Mrs Lou Toay came from Willow
Springs Saturday to nelp care for he1
mother, Mrs Mary Jacka.
Rev. and Mrs w. j. G. Bond visited
his brother John Bond at Jonesdale
Monday.
Misses lola and Lucy Rrinigar of
Fayette visited from Saturday until
Monday at the George Crawford home
Stewart A. THICKER is slowly improv-
ing from a surgical operation on his
right leg three weeks ago.
Mr. Immig returned Saturday from
a visit at Waukesha.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-21
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.

Charles Dunn has purchased the two
houses of the James Spensley estate
that are known as the Montgomery
Smith property.
from Henderson, N. Car, and visit
with relatives in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs A. Shipman are prepar-
ing to move into the home of Miss
Mary Boynton this week.
Mr. and Mrs George Goetch and son
have been spending the past week with
relatives at Mukwonago.
Mr. and Mrs James Harris, Jr. and
family and Mrs J. P. Parmley spent
Monday at the farm home of Mr. and
Mrs Stone.
William Murphy, Sr, OF Plum Grove
spent last week with Mr. and Mrs
James Murphy.
The many friends of Mrs Mary
Jacka, who has been very i'll since Fri
day with pneumonia at the home of her
son Alonzo, will be Lleased to hear she
is somewhat improved at present writ
ing.
Mrs Carlyle Schilton of Oregon is the
guest of her parents, Rev. and Mrs W.
J. G.. Bond.
Lieutenant Howard HI. Good of Bos
ton has been guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs A. w. Thoma the past week.
Bernard, eight year old son of Mr.
and Mrs Colon Oke, is very i'll with
pneumonia.
George Jeuck, Jr. returned the latter
part of last week from visit in Chica-
go.
The many friends of Mrs John Grow
ley will regret to hear she is seriously
i'll.
Mrs Archie ZemIicka of Highland is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Conrad Stude.
William Trevillian, ST. had one of
his shoulders badly bruised Tuesday
morning by fall near his home.
Mr. and Mrs Patrick Burns, son and
daughter of Hollandale were week end
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs
John McDermott.
John Bond of Jonesdale, brother of
Rev. w. j. G. Bond, is seriously ill at
present writing.
Mrs James Mcdonald of Chicago was
week end visitor here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs D. j. Jacka.
Mrs Clarence Wackman arrived here
Friday from Lake Mills to spend the
holidays with her sister Mrs Irving
Stratman.
Miss Bertha Simon, who is studying
to be a trained nurse at the Misericor.
dia hospital in Milwaukee, arrived here
Monday to spend two weeks vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Nicholas Simon.
John Regain of Hollandale called on
friends here Monday.
Mont Terrill is putting bowling
ally in the Grand theatre building
Mr. and Mrs Herman Schreiter of
Darlington were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs George Jeuck, Jr.. Thursday and
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Jackson and
daughter of Jonesdale spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Fred
Sherman
Mrs George Huxtable and Mrs
Thomas Ruxtable visited Mrs Anthony
Huxtable at GAINESVILLE Wednesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-21
Reappointed as Visitor.

The Board of Regents has re- appoint
ed W. M. Spooner, of Milwaukee, as
member of the Board of visitors of the
University of Wisconsin, for the term
extending until July 1, 1920. Mr.
Spooner was first appointed last spring
to fill the unexpired term of DR.
Charles Villas of Madison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-21
Barber Shops Closed.

All the Barber shops in this city will
be "closed'' all day on the Mondays
of Xmas and NewYears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-10-21
Abstracts Of Title.

apSTRACTS of title prepared or con-
-fnued TO date covering any real es-
tate fn the county. Prompt and ae-
rnrafa service at reasonable rates
Rock Island Title & Abstract com
many. j. j. Ingram president !" j.
Sweeney. secretary. 209-2i2 Central
Trust and Savings bank building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-10-21
Hanted-s Situations


Position as practical nurse
or bousekeeper Address 'A. 81
care Argus.
WANTED Position by lady sgenoE-
rapber. bookkeeper. experienced
reliable worker. Telephone ls1
Island. 2194
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-10-21

WANTED -sf=r and boys n Rock Esd
land Bridge O. iron works or t-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
.ss Essay Contests Ii Schools

The W. T.. II. U. of South Caro-
lima is offering the usual prizes sof
five dollars each for theSSbest essay
on alcohol and thexhumsw body" iin
The graded schools in the state and
on the subject Of the value Of total
abstinence to a life" in the high
schools. We<,hope the teachers Of.
Edgeield county will. take up this
work as there are mo better themes
for compositions for English or
Physiology classes than these,
while the study may be Of inestlma
BILE value to the boys and girls who
write ESSAYS. Teachers may get fur
ther information on the. subjects,
etc, by applying to our superin-
tendent of Scientific Temperance
Instruction for the state, Mrs. w.
S. Middleton of Meriwether, S. O.,
or to Mrs. T. FL. Rainsford who
has charge of this department. for
the county and lives at Edgefeld,
S. c. Let us urge yon to enter your
school for these prizes, and at once.
Mrs. w. S. Middleton,
Supt. Scientific Temp. Inst.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Mrs. sallie G. Mealing Enters
Her Last Sleep.

The death is announced Of Mrs.
Sallie Getzen .Mealing, wife of Mr..
H. E. Mealing, of Curryton, Edge
field county, South Carolina.
Mrs. Mealing died at 9:4O O'Clock
Monday night after a week'si sillness.
She had reached the advanced age
of 81 years, life spent in the SER
vice of her Master, and character
lied by devotion of her family.
She came of one of Edgefeld's
prominent families, and numbered
her friends by th. scores. Her pass.
ing will be the cause of deep regret
to her wide circle of acquaintances.
She was for so years a devout mem-
Der of the. Baptist church, and noted
for her deeds Of charity. She was
Miss Getzen prior TO her marriage
in, October, 1866, to Mr.. H. E.
Mealing, and of that union two
daughters Misses Ellie and Mary
Mealing, survive her; also one son,
Mr: D. J. MeaIing. Two brothers,
Capt. T. w. Getzen, of Fort White,
Fta.; Mr.. s. Luther Getzen, Of Fort
son, Ca; also a sister, Mrs. Ellie
Briggs, of Ed gefeld county. mourn
her lost. Deceased was the daugh-
ter. of the late Rev S. P. Getzem.
The funeral will be held We'd
nesday from Republican church on
the Martintownl road in Edgefeld
county. .,.
Besides the relatives mentioned,
three grandchildren survive Mrs.
Mealing. To the surviving rela-
tives friends will extent the tender
est onsolation.-Augusta Herald.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Byrnes Reports FavorablY {
War Claim Bill. },

Washington, January sO.-Rep-
resentative James Byrnes, of South
Carolina, has reported favorably to
the House from the committee on
war claims. Of which he is a mem
Der, a bill which if adopted will nn
do certain injustice perpetrated,
probably unwittingly, by the last
Congress.
The Act of last March, according
to its Interpretation by the Court of
Claims, killed all claims that had
not been approved by both the
Court itself and Congress at the
time the Act became effective. That
is. to say, it arbitrarily blocked all
claims which were under considera-
ton by the Court of Claims at the
time. or which were awaiting con
sideration by that Court after h,sy.
ing been referred to it by Con.
gress.
This new bill, which has been re-
ported from the war claims com
mittee by Mr.. Byrnes, provides that
there shall be period of two years
in which new claims and old claims
have been referred by Congress to
the Court but not adjudicated br
the latter, may be considered and
adjudicated. There are number
of claims which had been sent to
the Court by Congress which were
just as meritorious as some that
were paid by the Act of last
March.
If the present bill passes the in
justice of blocking these old claims
while in process of adjustment may
be rectified, and new claims may
be taken up by Congress during the
next two years.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
own; your D. {; CROP.
INSTEAD | 4: OF 0WEIT'
Food And Grain Crops viii Make
Agricultural South Independent,
eti! q Says II. g. Hastings

Atlanta, Ga.-(Special.)-The cred
1t system under which the agrtcultu-
raj south works and stays poor. is an.
alyzed in a striking way by H. G..
Hastings Of Atlanta, chairman of the
agricultural committee of the Cham
ber Of Commerce, and member Of
the executive council of the South
eastern Fair. He does not !, mince
words in talking about the situation.
i; Every season during the last fifty
years." he says, there has been trou-
bic in the cotton belt whenever the
crop was large and the price low, or
!thettrop short. Each time the cry Of
hard times goes up, and the reason
back of it is that the farmers cannot
get enough money to pay their debts
out Of their so-called cash crop-cot-
ton. 1t is disheartening because 1t is
80 absolutely unnecessary.
"a cotton farmers debts are large
ly for food and grain, charged up
against him on the merchants books
at two to three times the price that
those same items could be produced
on his own acres, and usually without
serious interference with crop Of cot
toH as large as he now makes.
1.-THE trouble is that most cotton
farmers owe their crop instead OF
owning it when made.
,'.The credit way looks the easy
way, but, it strangles most farmers
before they get through life.
81 have said repeatedly in public
addresses that no state or section OF
any country can be prosperous that
lis regularly dependent on another
section for its food. supplies. What
is true Of a state or section Is true
of 1.-THE individual farmer.
"The great exhibits of grain, hay
and food products shown at the South
eastern Fair held in Atlanta in No
Vember, give the lie to the statement
that these things cannot be grown
here at home successfully and prof
ttably.
"a good big home garden kept
planted and rightly tended through
the season will produce half Of the
living besides furnishing an abund'
ance for canning or drying from the
surplus.
! when we make our food and grain
we will have few or no debts at the
store; we will own instead of owe
our crops when made, and farm
wealth will. accumulate in the south
instead of farm and crop mortgages" !"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Mending Fences.

= The politician ia often tempted to
leave his work, shat which the peo-
pile have employed him to do, in or
der that he may mend his fences. :"
This means that self-interest is more
important than the peoples interest,
at least for the time. To explain
just what is meant, the politician is
out to, seek reelection or to canvass
fora new Office. ry'''.''sH :
Without censuring the man that
does this, it is a safe procedure so
far as the self-seeking politician is
concerned. The politician wants to
be fenced in"
Now why not every farmer mend
his fences or make new fences, as
the need may be? Post holes may
be dug, wire put up; or movable
fence made to be put up later. This
work can be done when the weather
is too cold or disagreeable for plow-
lng., H.'t.
There may be a selfish motive for
farmers mending their fences to save
crops and provide for diversi6cation,
but such selishness does not injure
any one else. This is the kind OF
sefshness that should be encour-
aged, if indeed it could be called
selfishness.
In making plans for grazing crops
it will be advisable to lay out the
fields, decide upon the rotation to
supply food for stock and then be
ready to plant as soon as possible.
Fences are very important. They
are used these days to fence in stock
rather than crops, although the crops
may require fencing. Let arrange
meuts be made for fencing as soon
as possible. Farm and Ranch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Box Party at the Flat Rock
School.
Editor of The Advel tiser:

Editor of The Advel tiser:
The box party at Flat Rock on
last Friday P M. has been pro-
nounced perfect success. Nothing
occurred to mar the pleasure of the
evening. A cosy booth was tastily
arranged, from which Misses Ruth
Zimmerman and Kathleen Kenrick
sold delicious candies, made by the
school girls. The large table was
made very attractive by the pretty
boxes provided with numerous dain-
ties, which can be better described
by the young men, were sold by Mr..
T. w. Lamb, making the sale very
pleasant feature indeed. The ex-
tended cake walk" was also much
enjoyed. Names of young ladies'
who desired to partake were solic-
tied and placed in box and drawn
for by the young men. As the
couples marched around the house
Mr. George Bdssey held a piece of
wood, which each touched on pass
ing. The bell was ruug in the
school room. The couple that
touched the wood as the bell tapped
won the cake. MIR. Lewis Ham
mond and Miss Julia Jumper won
the cake.
We were pleased when it was an
nounced that the nice sum Of
$500 had been realized, which all
appreciated very much.
We thank our teachers for their
efforts and our friends for their at
tendance and generosity.
Modoc, S. c., Jan. 81.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Greenwood Bank Changes.

Greenwood, January 29.-At a
special meeting of the directors of
the Bank of Greenwood held this
afternoon Mr.. James G. Self, who
has been cashier of the bank for
over fifteen years, was elected vice
president, and Mr.. J. P. Abney,
VINO is now president of the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank, was elect
ed cashier. MIR. Abney will at once
assume his duties and become ac-
lively interested in the management
of the bank. Mr.. Self's new posi-
tion will relieve him of that active
supervision which he has given the
bank heretofore and will enable him
to give more time to the Greenwood
cotton mills of which he is presi-
dent and treasurer. He has been
emineutly successful in the manage
ment of both the bank and the
mills, but the two institutions have
made heavy demands on his time.
Mr.. Abney, the new cashier. has
been president of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank ssfor the past two
years. He is a capable and efficient
banker and young man with very
large property Interests both in the
town Of Greenwood and in the
county. His friends are confident
that he will continue to develop the
bank he is now going with.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Golfers, S. c.
Southern Farmers Grow Richer.

Washington, D. c. January 81.
Farmers in the Southern States
traversed by Southern Railway
Company's lines are better off by at
least $780, 100000 than they were
at this time last year," said Presi-
dent Harrison of Southern Railway
Company, commenting on the
United States Agricultural Depart
ment figures of crop and live stock
values.
THE Department figures of the
values of the crops of cotton, in
Guiding seed, grains, hay, tobacco,
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, and
apples show total for those States
of $l,lss, 100000, ascompared with
,O2O.l79. 900 last year, an increase
of $16s, 451.Ooo. The value of live
stock Oh farms in those States is re-
ported by the Department as $40,
22s,OOO greater than last year,
bringing the total lHup to sl7s,67e,-
900, and if we add to this the in-
creased value of various vegetable
and fruit crops for which figures
are not yet available the total will
easily reach s200,00o,o00.
Although, on account of the
large reduction in cotton acreage,
the yield of cotton was substantial
ly less than last year, the farm
value of the cotton was $40, 1872, 900
greater, and of the seed S40,952,000
greater, making the total value of
the crop $s7,s24,Oo0 greater than
last year. The result of the more
general diversifcation of crops
which is the outstanding feature of
present-day farming iii the South
is seen an increase of $64,os2,Ooo in
the value of grains, an increase of
s,e46, 900 in the value of hay, an
an increase of Sl2,5l2,00O in the
value of Irish potatoes and sweet
potatoes, and an increase of more
than slo,ooo,ooo in the value of
live stock on farms On account
of the generally lower prices Of
farm animals throughout the United
States, the increase in the value Of
live stock does not fully measure
the progress of the South in the
past year toward realization of its
great advantages for the production
of meat and dairy products. The
Department figures show increases
of $4,000 head of mich cows, 2o0,-
600 head OF other cattle and 9s4,-
900 head of swine.
Taking into consideration the
increased extent to which Southern
farmers have produced supplies
used on the farm as we'll as the large
increase in the value Of their mar
ketable products, I think it may
fairly be said that the average con,
dition of the farmers Of the South
was never better than it is today. T"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02

"Helloa; are you Bafy's, the
butcher?"
Yes"
swell, this is Mrs. Browns resi-
dence. Will you please send me a
large, thick by l2 o'clock?"
well, YOU just bet your sweet
life l will"
DO you Know, sir, to whom you
are speaking
"sure, l do. YOU'RE Jenny, Mrs.
Browns coob."
you are mistaken, young man.
You are speaking to Mrs. Brown
herself"
rs that so? Then in that case,
madam, we'll call the bet off,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02

A hobo knocked on the back door
of a suburban home, which was
opened by a large, muscular hard
faced woman, declares the Balti-
more American.
Get out of here, you miserable
tramp, exclaimed the woman in
screechy voice, at the first sight of
the hobo.If you dou't march straight
for the back gate | will call my hus-
band!"
Il guess not, was the calm re-
joinder of the tram. He amt 1T
home.
lis that so, Mr.. Tramp? was the
scornful reply of the large lady.
How do you know he isn't at homer
because, grinned the hobo, back
ing toward the aforesaid gate, when
a man marries a. woman like you,
he is home only at meal time"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Platform of MIR. W. G. Wells.
To the Citizens of Edgefeld County :,

To the Citizens of Edgetield County
Having formally announced my,
self for Supervisor of your county,
I deem it my duty to set forth my
platform I am running on for you'
consideration. First of all, ] stand
on efficiency and character. Hon
esty is a quality that should not
have any reward, but its possession
should be its own compensation.
Efici enc. slo III be engrav
ed in the man and his works do
show through the channels of con
fdential business intrusted in him
by the People, and put disap
proval on any method that would
tend to dishonesty and disloyalty
by refusing to recognize any per-
son or persons asking for work to
be done on their roads in a reason
able way.
1 am in favor of dividing the
gang and keep one squad working
on each side of the county all the
time, and each gang provided with
foreman that will take an interest
in the road work, and not work to
the disadvantage of the Supervisor
and the people along the road.
I am not in favor of plowing up the
ruts and narrowing in the roads.
] am in favor of macadamiziug all
chronic holes, I mean such koles
that come in the same place every
winter. am in favor of making
new road beds, where really needed,
and can procure the route from the
landowner at a reasonable price.
] am not in favor of placing any
more tax on the people than neces:
sarv. am in favor of contracting
all bridge work and keep the gang
busily at work on the roads all the
while.
W. G.. Wells.
Golfers, S. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
There's Money in Waste Places.

A few weeks ago we remarked
that in travelling over the upland
south we constantly see farmers al
most wasting their time on poor
hillsides while rich black bottom
lands on the same farm, lands ca.
pable of producing three times as
much per acre, are not in cultiva-
ton. 1t frequently happens that Ia
Dor expended on a poor hillside is
not giving the laborer a return of
more than SO cents a day for his
work, whereas labor expended on
the rich bottom lands would pay
for labor possibly two or three dol
lars per day in net profits.
Let's get busy now on the waste
areas and put them to work. Patchy.
irregular fields not only mean lands
that are not working for us, but
they mean, too, that we are being
kept from using on our farms the
horse power and laborsaving i'm
plements that are necessary to maxi
mum profits. Why not aim in 1915
to.havelthe big, broad, open fields
that are sp:h a delight to the eye
and that mean good farming. Pro,
gressive r Farmer. :,
~~~~>-1~o~>@~ ~-o->---~|>---~~--~--~
FOR ,SALE--My Horns Greek
farm containing 200 acres. For par
ticulars and terms apply to me at
Edgefeld. N. l.. Brunson.
l-26-4t-pd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
A Distinctive Reason

what IS the Chief reason for the superb
ority of Royal Baking Powder?
There are several good reasons but there
is one which distinguishes Royal from other
baking powders.
This reason, which every woman should
know, is that Royal Baking Powder is made
from cream of tartar which comes from
grapes. This means a heathful fruit origin.
1t l7leans natural food as distinguished from
mineral substitutes used in other baking
powders.
There is no alum nor phosphate in Royal
Baking Powder.
90
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co. - ~
New York