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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-05-26
JAIL De LUXE, BUT EMPTY
Westchester Offers Marble Baths, Etc.
but Can't Get ConVicts.

but Can't Get ConVIcts.
New York.-V. Everit Macy, multi
millionaire commissioner of correction
Of Westchester county, has taken over
the new penitentiary de luxe at East
View, but he cannot get any prisoners
to fill 1t.
There are plenty Of Westchester men
serving sentences-200, in fact-but
they were committed to Blackweli's is
land for their full terms, and there
seems no legal way to transfer them.
New York would like to let go Of them,
but can't. Mr.. Macy needs at least
forty at once or there will be no gar
den truck In the summer, there being
no one to plant the garden.
The prison has marble shower baths,
writing desks, real linen for the tables
and pretty much all the comforts of
home except freedom.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-05-26

Passerby-I thought you were blind.
Mendicant-Well, sir. times is 10 hard
and competition In 10 great that even
q blind man has to keep his eyes open
nowadays IL he wants 70 do any bust
nons mt oil.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-05-26
ALaw Down s~indIa.

"My WIFE," said Mr. Clark, sent 81
In answer to an advertisement Of a
simple method Of getting rid OF super
fuous fat"
"Was the information what she
WantedT' asked Mr.. Simmons.
"WeIl, she got a reply telling her to
sell it to the soap man."-PittSburSh
Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
DOG Leather for Shoes.

The streets of Armavir, in the south
Of Russia, are as much the home of
numerous stray dogs as was Constan-
tinople only few years ago. These
dogs, as in the Turkish capital, play
the part of sanitary scavengers when
the town council forgets it's functions.
But the growing need of leather slim
ulated an official of Armavir to the
suggestion that the hides Of dogs could
be utilized in the making Of shoes for
the poor pupils in the schools. The
plan was eagerly accepted.
More than 500 stray dogs were
caught, and already most of the skins
have been tanned at factory in Vol
ovodin. 1t has been estimated that it
costs about SO cents to tan each skin,
from which five or six tops for boots
can be cut.
The leather is being used without
dyeing, so that the shoes are bright
yellow in color. The Armavir council
has thus provided at least 5000 school
children with cheap footwear. :
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
ITEMS FLOCAL NEWS

Peter Ketter, Peter l.. Roger and Ed.
Kieffer went to Madison one day last
week and visited the plant of the Co.
Operative Packing Company.
Miss Eunice johnson of Elgin, ILL.,,
arrived here one day last week to spend
the summer at the home Of her aunt
and uncle Mr. and Mrs Fl. J. Larson.
The Bates Rogers Construction Com
pany of Chicago have secured the con-
tract for the great army cantonment at
Rockford, ILL.,, and Superintendent E.
P. Lenahan is in charge of the work.
Samuel Jelliffe, who has been at
Madison for the last few years, is now
with the Linden Lumber company at
Linden. He was in town with the
boosters on Monday, and met many
friends and invited them out to cele-
brate the 5th.
Word was received here this Tuesday
morning of the death of Mr. Thomas
Dobson of Blanchardville. Mr. Dobson
had been suffering for several months,
and his death was not altogether unex-
pected.
There will be no Sunday evening
services at the Congregational church
during the months of July and August.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
"Nobody Loves a Fat Man."

"In Denver" says a member Of the
bar, ga large, fat man was suing a
little, skeletonlike individual, who had
a bad, hacking cough.
'The case had been given to the
jury, which had been out half an hour.
On the evidence and the instructions
the big man had won the case. The
jury was called and filed out into the
courtroom.
"'Have you reached a verdict? asked
the judge.
emo, your HONOR said the foreman.
we only want to know which is the
defendant and which is the plaintiff
"'The large man sitting over there
is the plaintiff, and the small man here
is the defendant replied the judge.
''The jury filed back to the juryroom,
In few minutes they signaled that
they had reached verdict. The judge
received it and read:
awe, the jury, find for the man with
consumption
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

for Iron Mountain, Mich, to spend the
Fourth with friends there.
Edward Cullen of Mineral Point spent
from Friday until Sunday with friends
here.
Mabel Rundell returned recently from
visit at the Johns home in Platteville.
Miss Nina Buckingham of Ridgeway
was a guest at the Lubin Short home
last week.
Stephen Gribble left on Friday for
Milwaukee, where he has employment.
Stephen just completed the Chemical
Engineering course at the U. of W.
j. A. Nicholson of Livingston visited
at the Arch Granville home last week.
Mrs William Buckingham, Mrs w.
NJ. Powell and son Willie of Ridgeway
spent Friday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Lubin Short.
Mrs Richard Smith entertained the
L. B. S. Club on Friday evening.
George Kirkpatrick returned from
Galena On Saturday after visit of sew
eral weeks there with his daughters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
MIFFLIN
BY KATHRYN GowMAN.

Misses Willis and Wonn of Platte
vile were callers here last Friday.
Miss Mildred Austin of Hazel Green
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Ruby Alton of Linden visited at
the j. S. Miller home and with other
relatives few days recently.
Will Burton and son Virgil are here
from Lincoln, Neb., visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Smith and daughter
Marjorie from Gillispie, Ill.,, are guests
at the home of Mrs Thomas Jinkins.
George Story and Mr. and Mrs Sperrv
Cook and son Bernard made business
trip to Mineral Point ore evening last
week.
Prof. Earl Liddle of Milwaukee is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Liddle.
Roy Grindell was here from Platte
vile on Friday.
Elder l. S. Crecelius has a new Ford.
DR.. Theodore Miller of Platteville
visited his mother. Mrs Gustave Miller,
last week.
Miss Frances Liniger of Rewey was
entertained at the G.. T.. Blackney
home last week
Hugo Garvey and Francis White Wis
tied at GAINESVILLE and Beloit last week.
The Frank H. Thompson moving pic
ture show, which has been showing
here all week, has drawn large crowds
every evening.
Thomas Rain attended the Woodman
picnic at Dodgeville on Saturday.
Miss Maye Garvey spent the last two
weeks at the home of her sister Mrs
Phil Johnston at Mineral Point.
Those from here who attended the
dance at Linden Thursday evening
were: Misses Mona Wonn, Bessie
Mcintyre, Mildred Liddle and John
Temby, Lawrence Temby and I. o!
Hughes.
John Nicholson of Livingston visited
relatives and friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs Mary Liddle and daughter jean
cite were callers at Mineral Point Fri
day.
W. j. Wiseman and son Clinton en-
joyed Sunday visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs James Wiseman at Benton.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Berg received
visit Sunday from her father, Herbert
Orion, and the latter's sister from
Crawford county.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Owens and chill
dren were here from Mineral Point
Sunday, visiting at the Phil Paynter
home.
Mr. and Mrs George Burton from Los
Angeles, Cal, arrived last week for
visit among relatives.
Mrs Emma Wong, who has been Wis
iting relatives and friends here the past
two weeks, returned to her home in
Dodgeville Saturday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
LINDEN

Mr. and Mrs H. G.. Moore of Dubuque
visited with Mr. and Mrs J. N. Vial
last week.
William Richards of Bassett, Neb.,
arrived on Wednesday to visit with his
daughter Mrs Sheldon Rule.
Mrs j. j. Ellsworth spent several
days of last week with her parents in
Platteville.
Mrs Mae Sleep and daughter Of Mad
ison visited with Mrs Lulu Short re-
Gently.
Julia Thompson attended family
reunion at her home near Mount Horeb
last week.
Florence Taylor visited relatives at
Avoca last week.
The Misses Phillips of Centerville,
Iowa, were guests of Miss Ella Barrett
for several days.
Roy Lovelace of Mineral Point was a
business caller here Saturday.
w. B. Kirkpatrick transacted bust
ness in Chicago last week.
Mrs A. w. Thomas entertained the
V. B. M. club on Friday evening.
Nelson Holman left last week for
Prairie du Chen, where he entered the
New Sanatorium for treatment.
DR.. g. f. Garner was in Chicago,
Milwaukee, and Fort Sheridan last
week. He has a brother in the officers
training camp at Fort Sheridan.
Mr. and Mrs Curtis Preston returned
on Friday from Durand, Wis, where
they were called on account of the ILL.,
ness Of Mr. Preston's grandfather. The
old gentleman died shortly after they
arrived there.
The Misses Florence and Ethel Smith
of Madison spent several days with
their cousin Berniece Smith.
Miss Ila Redfern of Galena is visit
ing at the Fl. W. Springer and W. B.
kirkpatrick homes.
Miss Edna Johnson of Baraboo was
here spending few days with her
father Ole johnson.
Mrs f. W. Stoner and children were
up from Harker Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs o. T. Calvert and four
children, Mrs Clyde Senior, and Mrs
Hess of Mason City, Iowa, motored
here on Wednesday of last week and
visited until Sunday at the Thomas
Caygill nome. Mrs Caygill returned to
Mason City with them.
Mr. and Mrs Adam Steele of Mantle
woo visited this week at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs T. Fault.
Mr. and Mrs Levi Moore of Muscatine,
Iowa, and Mrs l.. Van Alstine and
daughter of Gilmore City, Iowa, spent
last week with Mrs Lulu Short. They
were residents of Linden about thirty
years ago.
Earle G. Wearing left on Tuesday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
WALDWICK
BY HARVEY UREN.

Mildred Buckingham spent last week
with friends in Blanchardville.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Harker returned
to their home in Mineral Point Mon
day.
Mrs Jessie Hill and Miss Femme of
Argyle and Wilma Stewart of Freeport
spent few days last week at Robert
Uren's.
Mr. and Mrs Wilmerth Ching were
Fayette callers Tuesday evening.
George Harris was a Mineral Point
caller Thursday.
Howard Nicholas was business cal
Ter at Lamont Thursday.
Waldwick baseball team defeated the
Dodgeville team by score of 2 to 1 at
the Garrison Grove picnic on Friday.
Chad Harker was a Mineral Point
caller Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Uren spent Fri
day at Argyle.
DR.. A. Mcclellan, Owen Kelly and
James Cant of Blanchardville were
business callers here last week.
Mark Hanson visited his parents at
Spring Green Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs w. j. Tomlin returned
to their home in Mineral Point Thurs
day.
N. FL. Cockings and j. j. Humbert
attended the Volunteer day at Blanch-
ardville Friday.
Albert Cookson returned home from
Cobb Thursday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION OF
THE new YORK WORLD
Practically a Daily at the Price
of a Weekly. No other News
paper in the world gives so
much at so low a price.
in 1917

The value and need of newspaper in the
household was never greater than at the present
time The great war in Europe is now half way
into its third year, and, whether peace be at
hand or yet be far off, it and the events to fol-
low it are sure to be of absorbing interest for
many month to come.
These are world shaking affairs, in which the
United States willing or unwilling, is compell-
ed to take part. No intelligent person can ig-
more such issues.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS regular
subscription price is only s1.OO per year, and
this pays for 156 papers. We offer this un-
equalled newspaper and The Iowa County
Democrat together for one year for $500.
The regular subscription price Of the two
papers is $2.25.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Unclaimed Letters.

MINERAL POINT, July 2, 1917.-Let-
tiers addressed as follows remain unclaimed at
the Mineral Point postoffice:
Elmer Ellsworth Mrs John Fearld
j. w. Hale, William Straus.
In calling for above, please say advertised.
GEORGE CRAWFORD, Postmaster
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Road Greatly improved.

Platteville Witness Lafayette coun-
ty has made great improvement on
the road from Belmont to Mineral
Point. The GRADER hill, one of the
worst in the state, has been abandoned
and a new road constructed on more
easy grade just north of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Dwelling House For Sale

The Nicholas Wagner homestead on
Mineral street in the first ward. A moderate
sized house in nice location; will be sold at a
moderate price. Inquire of the Mineral Point
Real Estate Agency at The Democrat Office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
ADVERTISEMENTS
Reward Offered.

[ hereby offer a reward of Twenty
Dollars for information leading to the
conviction of the party or parties who
broke into my chicken house on the
night of Tuesday, June 10, and stole
therefrom nine Light Brahmas.
THOMAS GUNDRY.
June 81, 1917.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

Co to J. j. Mauger
for Watch and Jewelry Repairing. All
work guaranteed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

Try Red Trunk"
long cut tobacco. Smoke or chew
1T is GOOD.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

Miss Nettie v. Wallis,
of Music, Chicago, gives piano and
organ lessons. For terms inquire at
the home in this city. Phone 90.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

Piano instruction
Beginners specially.
ANNE GALE TERRELL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

SIip-On Motor Wells
for 10 cents at A. M. Kramer's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

For Watch and JeWelry
Repairing
60 to j. J. Mauger. All work guaran-
teed.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26
A Storm Of Words,

Rain falls more frequently between
the hours of three and eight o'clock
In the morning than at any other time"
Il always get into II storm when |
reach home between those hours"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26

standards of the United States from
No. l to No. 3, and below No. after
examination of actual samples of the
wheat
Flour-Coast mills and great
many of the interior mills are just as
busy as the moderate supply of raw
material will permit them to be and
they keep sold ahead to the extent of
their 30-day limit. Orders are coming
in and have to wait their turn.
Feed = Conditions surrounding the
millfeed trade show little change for
the week. Buyers were perhaps a lit
tie more active and outside trade was
Quiet. Applications on contracts for
October shipment seemed to absorb
the greater part of the output. Barley
has been advanced $1.00 per ton and
oats are showing some firmness.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26
Wonders OF Insect Life.

In many ways the structure of in
sects is wonderful. They are gifted
with muscles Of extraordinary strength
and are yet destitute of bones to which
those muscles can be attached. They
possess circulatory system and are
without heart. They perform acts
involving the exercise of certain men
tai qualities and are without brain.
But more remarkable still, they
breathe atmospheric air without the
aid Of lungs. If we take any moder-
ately large insect, say wasp or
hornet, we can see even with the
naked eye that series of small SPOT
like marks run along either side of
the body.
These apparent spots, which are
generally Is or 20 In number, are In
fact the apertures through which the
air Is admitted into the system and
are usually formed In such manner
that no extraneous matter can by any
possibility find entrance.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES.

The Poplar Equity Cooperative As
ISOLATION will build a new elevator
and flour mill at Poplar, Mont.
The Lewiston Milling Co. of Lewis
ton, Idaho, has filed articles of incor-
poration with a capital stock of $685.
900.
The Farmers Elevator Co. has
opened at Moore, Mont. under the
management of N. e. Norman of Cliff
ford.
The elevator being erected at Roman,
Mont, for Stanley Scarce is the fifth
elevator owned by him, the others be-
ing located at Pablo, Tabor, Dixon and
Ravalli.
Two elevators are almost completed
at Sweet Grass, Mont. One Is owned
by McCabe Bros. of Minneapolis, Min
nesota, and the other by the Farmers
Cooperative Co. of that place.
The Gary Hay & Grain Co. succeeds
the Gary Bros. & Gaffke Co. at Boze-
man, Mont, August Gaffke having re-
tired from the business. The new
company will incorporate with CAPT.
tai stock of 100000.
The Kendrick Warehouse & Milling
Co. of Kendrick, Idaho, is completing
6-tube concrete elevator with capac-
ity of 10000 bushels. The Kendrick
Rochdale Co. have added 9 tubes, max
ing s, with capacity Of 100000 bushels.
The Union Grain 4 Elevator Co. of
McCammon, Idaho, has let the contract
for the erection of an elevator at that
place and one at Virginia, Idaho.
Both buildings will be of concrete con-
struction of about 10000 bushels ca
pacity.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26
v. S. TREASURY QUITS
OWN SILVER MARKET
Remint Mexican Coins-Recent High
Prices to Be Probed by the
Government Officials.

Washington.-Six million silver pc
SOS have been bought by the treas
ury department at ssh cents an OF.
for minting into half dollars, dimes
and quarters. The treasurer acted
when faced with the necessity of
buying silver for coinage at steadily
increasing prices, which brought the
metal dangerously near the minted
value.
Now the price of silver in this coun-
try has dropped precipitately, the
swift collapse, from $1.16 to So cents
per ounce within three weeks has re-
suited in an investigation to deter
mine whether the market has been
manipulated. Recent high prices are
regarded as wholly unwarranted by
officials.
Withdraws From Silver Market.
Purchase of the Mexican dollars,
the largest purchase by the govern
ment of the minted silver coin of an
other nation ever recorded, gives the
United States a sufficient quantity of
silver to run the minis for two or
three months and withdraws from the
silver market here the largest single
buyer.
Negotiations for the big sale have
been proceeding between representa-
tives of the CarranZa government and
Director Baker of the mint for some
time and federal reserve board Off
Gals have indicated their willingness
to permit the expectation of approx
mately $5,O00,OOO in gold as payment
Silver and Copper for America.
In return the Carranza government
is understood to have lifted its vir-
tual embargo on the expectation to
this country of silver and copper and
that these and other commodities,
needed here soon, will be crossing
the international line freely.
The net result of the transaction as
viewed by officials here is that the
danger of par silver for mintage has
been averted, that Mexico will be in
a stronger position financially than
before; that somewhat strained fin
ancial relations between the two
countries will be eased accordingly
and that Mexican copper and silver
needed here will be available in the
future.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26
BIG BROTHER KILLS
UNITED STATES SENATOR
dentalIy Shot while He
Was Out Hunting.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Accidentally shot
in the back by his brother Gustave
while hunting ducks near Rush Lake,
Wis, Sunday morning, United States
Senator Paul o. Husting died at a
farm house at Pickett's nearby late
Sunday night.
Senator Husting recently returned
to his home at Mayville, Wis, after
the close of the extra session of con-
gress where he was one of the lead
ing supporters of the administration s
war program.
With his brother he had gone on a
hunting expedition to Rush Lake and
the two were in a boat when the &C.
cident occurred. He had sighted a
flock of ducks and called for his
brother to fire and at the discharge
of the shotgun he raised slightly, re-
ceiving the full charge of the gun in
his back. He was rushed to the farm
house where all efforts to save his
life were unavailing.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

Oats-No. white, 59s4@61c stand
ard, 6OA @61c.
Rye-No. 2, S1.sO.
Barley-$1 12Q1.35.
Hay-Timothy, $6.5o@s.25; clover,
S1Sqo24.
Hogs-Dull, soc under yesterdays
average. Bulk, S16.25@17; light, $3.50
@17.25; mixed, $l590@17.5O; rough,
$15.9O@16.15 pigs, $11.s0@15.
Cattle-Weak Native steers, $6.75
OHIO; western steers, $590@13.6O;
stockers and feeders, $6ae11.40; cows
and heifers, $4s5@11.90; calves, 500
1900.
Sheep-Steady. Wethers, $9.1O@13;
lambs, S13@1S.25.
Butter - Lower; creamery, 3sk @
42c.
Eggs-Lower; firsts, 37@37kc; or
binary firsts, 35ha @36c; at mark cases
included, 36%37c.
New York.
Spot coffee, dull. Rio rs, SIC; San.
tos As, 95sc.
1t was reported that bid of 9Ac
for Santos IS had been accepted, also
bids of 100 for Rio rs. Santos As were
said to be offered here at &C. Lon
don credits.
Raw sugar steady; centrifugal,
?.60c; molasses, 6.02c; refined steady;
fine granulated, s.35c.
Spot cotton steady; middling, 90 csc
Metsl Market.
Metal exchange quotes tin steady.
S61@61.5O.
Lead-Dull; spot offered at 81.
Spelter-Easy; East st. Louis de-
livery, spot, $7.s7k@s.12h.
Bar silver, s4asc.
Portland.
Cattle-Steady. Best beef steers,
S950@10.25; good beef steers, $50
9.25; best beef COWS, $7@7.75; ordi.
nary to good cows, $4@6.75; best heif-
ers, $7@s; bulls, $4@6.75; best heifers
$7@S; bulls, bulls, $4@6.75; calves
S@9.50; stockers and feeder steers
S4@7.25.
Hogs-Steady; prime light, S16.s5@
II; prime heavy, $16.75@16.s5; pigs,
S15015.50; bulk, $16.5O@16.75.
Sheep - Steady; western lambs
$13.50@14; valley lambs, $12.75@
1880; yearlings, $11.75@12.25; weth
ers, s11.5o@12.25; ewes, $s.5O@1O.5O
Butter - Prints, extras, 4s@49c;
cubes, extras, acc; prime firsts, 44hc;
dairy, 32h @34c. Butter fat, Portland
delivery, No. ! sour cream, 51@52c.
San Francisco.
Eggs-Fresh extras, 53hc; fresh ex
ira pullets, 44c; extra firsts, pullets
43kc.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-26
General Trade Conditions.

Bradstreet's says: Trade continues
of large volume, but conservatism
as regards future buying seems to
be more marked and high attitudes
to which prices for materials as well
as labor have scared are causing
enough concern to restrict wide
spread trading. There is DISPOSE
ton to wait and see how far govern
mental price regulation will go.
Government orders which flow to
variety of lines ore more thon suf-
ficient to offset recessions in what
might be termed normal operations.
Allowing for the reservations ndted,
house trade is active, sales by job
bers are good, and distribution by
retail dealers has been improved by
colder weather.