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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Landslide PreCipitates Human
Freight into Niagara River,
TRESTLE SUPPORTS GIVE MAY
Many Dead and Injured Swept by Cur.
rent into Rapids Further Down
Stream-Rescuers Chop Way into
Car Upside Down When 1t Is
Lodged Against Obstruction.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, July mo
less than forty persons were miser-
ably drowned when a Great Gorge
route car was hurled into the Niagara
river. A large number of other persons
were injured.
Only few persons escaped death
Or injury by jumping and all were
carried into the swirling waters.
The accident occurred this side Of
Lewiston shortly before 4 o'clock in
the afternoon and was due to land
slide under a trestle. The car was
overturned by the slipping Of the
earth and then rolled into the lower
Niagara river rapids. The washout
was due to recent heavy rains which
had undermined the track supports.
A number of persons on the Cana
dian side of the river witnessed the
accident and saw a number of bodies
carried down in the whirlpool rapids.
Immediately after the accident
rescue party was organized. 1t con-
sisted of city firemen, national guards
men on guard duty at the bsidges, stu
dent officers from Fort Niagara, po-
licemen and citizens.
Chopped Way into Car.
The capsized car, after it's roll into
the river, came to rest between the
cribbing of disused water power sys-
tenn. 1t is completely upside down and
resting on the roof The flooring had
to be chopped away to rescue the in
jured and recover the bodies Of those
drowned.
Some of those who were uninjured
or only slightly hurt, managed to-
crawl out of the water and to safety
before the rescue party arrived A
number of others of the passengers
managed to ep themselves from
drowning or being carried away by
the rushing water by clinging to the
overturned car and keeping their heads
above water until the rescuers ar
rived at the spot.
The rescuers worked in the swift
current with the water in some in
stances almost reaching their chins.
They had ropes about their waists,
one end being held by persons on the
lower bank.
The rescuers worked with frantic
haste in the battle to save the injured
from the clutch of the current, and
many instances of individual heroism
were displayed. In number of cases,
however, injured and dead were just
to be grasped by willing hands when
snatched away and carried down the
river
Three Killed, 8 Hurt.
Butler, Pa, July 2.-Three persons
were killed and three injured when
an automobile in which they were rid
ing was struck by a fast interurban
car near here in the afternoon. The
dead are:
Mrs. John HI. Keck, Thelma Keck,
aged five, her daughter and Gellart
Goehring, wealthy retired farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
c. w. Emery, Pastor.

.. w. Emery, FdStOT'
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Glass Meeting 80.
Morning Worship, 10:30.
Sunday School-11 As.
Junior League-3:00
Epworth League-6:30.
Services of the day will be Patriotic.
Special collection will be taken for the
Red Cross.
No evening service on account of the
hautau qua.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Four Hurt in Auto Crash.

Samuel McLavish was seriously in
jured and three others were badly
bruised when an automobile in which
they were riding went into ditch and
turned tower.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Six of Crew Drown.

Pernambuco, Brazil, July 2.-The
British sea going tug Florida capsized
June % at point off Pernambuco
while bound from Rio de Janeiro for
London. The captain and five sailors,
including e. J. Heckroth of New York
and w. H. Suptren, an Indian from
Kentucky, were drowned. Four other
members of the crew were saved.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
DEATH OF ROY GOLLINER

At about 10 O'Clock this Tuesday
forenoon Fred Golliner, Sr, received
word from Dove Tail, Montana, an
nouncing that his son Roy had been
killed by a horse. No further particu-
lars have been received.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Shirkers Sentenced.
MILWAUKEE,.

MILWAUKEE, July 2.
Six out of ten case of shirkers who
failed to register under the selective
draft act were disposed of in federal
court at Milwaukee, Judge F. A. Geig-
er sentencing four to five days in the
county jail and one to four months in
the house of correction. One case was
nOlled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Becomes Lawyers Bride.

RACINE, July z.
Mrs. Fannie Sage-Stone was mar
ried at her home at Racine to John
B. Simmons, head of the law firm of
Simmons & Walker. Mr.. Simmons is
daughter of the late Sidney Sage,
one of the founders of Racine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Find ChiId's Body.

RACINE, July 2.
The body of Lyle Vangalder, aged
eleven years, who was drowned at Ra-
cine while bathing in the river, was
found floating nearly three miles from
where he was bathing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Leg Valued at $4,000 an Inch.

La CROSSE, July 2.
Herman Kremer, section hand,
started suit against the Milwaukee
railroad, asking $4,000 for the loss of
an inch from his leg in an accident
in which he was run over by a heav-
lily loaded handcar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Theaters Change Hands.

WAUKESHA, July z.
Waukesha's three theaters will be
operated by the Waukesha Amuse-
ment company, recently incorporated
for $4,000, which bought the Colonial
opera houes, the Auditorium and the
Unique.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Brakeman Killed.
WAUKESHA, July {

Theodore Schaer, about twenty
three, son of Charles Schaer Of Chi
cago, and 500 line passenger brake
man, was killed instantly while coup
ling cars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
TRINITY CHURCH NOTICES

r. r. O. Reed, Rector.
SUNDAY, JULY s:
Holy Eucharist, 500 a. m.
Morning Prayer, 10:3O.
Evening Prayer, 4:30.
Daily Prayers for Country. Army
and Navy, 4:30.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST

For the Week Beginning Sunday,
July I, 1917.
The temperature will be moderate
and the weather generally fair, although
occasional thundershowers are proba-
BILE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
Report of Duty Day Committee tc
Red Cross Chapter, Mineral
Point, Wisconsin.

RECEIPTS
Total Receipts from sale of dance tickets 235 90
DISBURSEMENTS
Municipal Theatre Com, postage s 2 50
Military Band expenses =. ....... 96 60
Telephoning NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 95
Crawford Brothers for advertising 90
Dodgeville Chronicle " 375
Vivian & ferguson, rent of hall. % 90
Postage .......... ................. 3U
Mineral Point Dray & Coal Co... 10
w. j. Penhallegon, arm bands. 20 142 80
Amount turned over to Red Cross. ....s 90 70
DUTY DAY COMMITTEE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
w. Js G. Bond, Pastor.

w. Js G. Bond, Pastor.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
10:30 a. M, Public Worship.
11:45 a. m. Sunday School.
Friday Junior Endeavor
Weekly prayer meeting Thursday at
1880 pm. Strangers always welcome.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-05

Read the want advs. on page 8.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23

Sending messages by lightning, trav-
cling at 10 miles to the hour, cross
ing In q week the ocean which the May
flower perilously breasted, In our
sumptuous vessels, framed Of iron, lux
uriOus in appointment, propelled from
within. and gay with color as so many
swimming summer gnrdens-these up
plauded achievements do not tend Of
necessity to the upbuilding Of nObler
courage, to the development Of lu-
minOus moral wisdom, to the culture Of
even philosophical refinement. or the
nurture of the temper of devOut as
piratiOn. On the other hand. do we
not sometimes feel that virtue among
us is coming to he too much a mat
ter Of manners; that the intense sub
jective processes from which august
character Is derived are In q measure
being superseded by the mechanical
contrivances and the physical sue
cesses with which our noisy years re-
sound; and that the grand and lovely
spirits, which are present still, and In
hich. whenever we touch them, we
find strange charm and inspiration,
are fewer and lonelier than they were7
Richard Slater StOrrs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
ARTISTS FAMOUS AS WRITERS
Deserted the Brush for Lit
erary Work.

Several artists Of note have been
known to desert the brush for the pen,
and when they have died they have
left their mark behind them as lit
erary men. observes an exchange. VII.
liam de Morgan did this. He wrote
the longest set of novels since Dick
ems and Thackeray "ceased firing" al
though he was an old man when he
took to the pen. George du Maurier
was an artist who turned author after
making n European fame with the pen
cll as satirist of society. He sudden
ly startled the world with "Trilby,"
and set two continents comparing feet.
With him nOvel-writing seemed his true
forte, but he had started too late. He
only ENJOYED his new fame few years.
Even Thackeray tried art before he
found his true vocation. and he Illus
trated several Of his own books even
then. A very piquant story tells Of
Thackercy calling on Charles Dickens
to see If he could get the commission
to illustrate one of his earlier novels.
He had not written "vanity Fair"
then!
A very distinguished artist-author
was Dante Gabriel ROssetti, who was
supreme in both arts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
Alphabet Of the Soul.

Gestures part in Oriental drama Is
set forth In a recent Hindu volume,
which says that there is fitting ges-
ture to represent every emotion. The
gesture, in fact. Is described as q deaf
and dumb alphabet Of the soul. There
are nine movements of the head, cor
responding to nine emotions, men
toned by one authority, twenty-fOur
by another; twenty-eight movements
of the single hands, and twenty-fOur
Tor twenty-six) of the double hands,
ETC.; also "hands" denoting animals,
trees. oceans, ard other things. For
example. certain position Of the
hands denotes certain emperor,
caste, Or planet. The translator says,
rather slyly, that only q cultivated au-
dien"e can appreciate Indian actors
art"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
~PAUkE" pIsrURss SCOUTS

As this item came from a minister
scoutmaster, 1t must be accepted as
true:
Las Friday the Ludlow. Vt. scouts
went upon Ludlow Mountain, 1872
feet high. to spend the night In a log
cabin to which we go Iii both winter
and summer.
We found porcupine on the roof
when we arrived and kept him there
until night, when we let him go be-
cause Of the fun he had furnished. He
did not appreciate the good turn" Of
a scout In taking his picture. If we
had known Of the crowd that he was
to bring back with him at night he
would not have got Off so easily.
We slept or tried to sleep upstairs
In the cabin. but the pOrcupines down.
stairs and outside made such q noise
with their gnawing Of boards and logs
that we got only a little sleep. One
pOrcupine crawled up the logs down.
stairs and began to gnaw the board on
which scout was trying to sleep up
stairs. Although repeatedly driven of
and stoned they were riHht back ION
the job" as soon as we had lain down
again to go to sleep.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
STRONG CONTRAST In OUR GENERALS

another with a less exacting drill
sergeant.
On the same field a sergeant who
had won honors in bayOnet fencing
was drilling Il company in the art.
General Pershing was interested. He
love for action.
A colonel OF marines who accom-
panied him carried natty bamboo
cane. That was just what the gen
pral needed. He took the cane. Then
to the edificatiOn of the officers. also
such Of the men rs dared glance up
from their work. the general gave Il
demonstration OF fencing. the life and
death style of battlefield. With the
little cane in his right hand he jnbbed.
hinged. plunged. jumped forward.
skipped sideways. each thrust impal-
Ing nm Imaginary foe.
"NiciOus, vigorous. that's what's
wanted" he said. sect the man and
on To the next one. There'H not he
time In a battle to practice the fine
points of fencing"
General Sibcrt says that twO-thIrds
Of the time of the staff officers Of any
expedition. II II is run properly. is de
voted TO planning for the comfort and
health Of the men. He can tell you
how each company is billeted how
many cases of sickness there are
among the expedition. what proper
ton Of their Increased pay the men
are saving and how the expedition Is
equipped for fighting.
There are two big Jobs with two big
men to fill them. The dashinG PERISH
Ing and the m"thotlical Sibert make a
tenn that will be hard to beat when
their machine once starts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
The Pics Food Habits.

We must all (says the Pail Mall
Gnzette) make our apologies to the
pig, who has been grossly maligned in
regard TO his food. Instead Of being
ready to eat anything, he turns out to
be the most fastidiOus of animals. Ex-
periments have been made in France
and Sweden which show this to be the
case, and in the latter country the
record tells US that out of 575 plants
the goat eats 40 and refuses 1876; the
sheep out OF 52S plants eats 3S7 and
refuses ~; cut Of 494 plants the COW
eats 2TG and refuses DIS; out of 474
plants the horse eats 2G2 psd refuses
2l2; and the pig out of 243 plants eats
~ and refuses III.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
MAKE UNIFORM RESPECTED.

A scont in uniform Ia the represent.
ativesof more than 270.0OO boy scouts
Of America to the general public.
II he is sloppy in appearance he
brands the whole scout brotherhood as
n sloppy organization. If he walks as
though his bones were momentarily In
danger Of falling apart. those who see
him will naturally infer that the
whole organization is In the same con-
dition.
Every scout should be a personifl-
cation Of discipline. alertness and neat
ness. The full and correct uniform
should be properly worn. That means
that II should he clean. neat, buttoned
and decorated with only the proper
badges.
Scouts should be taught to hold
themselves erect and move briskly. In
these times they should all take pride
in demonstrating that their civilian
organization can be as well-disciplined,
rs neat In appearance and as efficient
In service as any military unit.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
MELT HEIRLOOMS FOR ARMY
Women From All Over Country Give
Up keepsakes to Send Gifts
to Soldiers.

New YOrk.-Old gold and silver con-
uihutcd 10y women in all parts of the
United States to aid in carrying on the
work Of the National Special Aid So
ciety. melted. sold Tor $500.
The gold and silver represented
many hclrlooms from old families.
from laiue to California. Many of
them. IN ScudiuG in their contributions.
snid that the articles contributed were
Of great sentimental value.
THIS money will he used to buy ne
Scss!tlcs and luNuries, too. for Ameri-
can soldiers in military camps urgently
needed. The society received IL re-
quest from one of these camps for 900
sweaters, 800 pairs of socks. 800 pairs
Of Gloves. photographs and other camp
essentials.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
MY HOE AND YOUR GUN

When dear ole Uncle Sammie took
the telephone In hand. and with
gracious manner he called up a for
eign land, and said: "Helloi Is that
you, France? Just keep yer courage
true, for II will not he very long till
We are helpin' yOu!" we with our
Yankee hustle JUS made ready then
to fight; like magic flew the messages
from town to distant hight. Then Ger.
tain Of the critics who misJudge the
B. s. A.. with wise an sneerin' face
and lips were loudly heard to say:
AHA Aha! Now we shall see just
what I long have said. that they were
trainin' up these boys fer Huns t all
with lead! 1t takes a wise one to fool
me! know what I'm about. when
'gainst the pleadin's of my son, said,
Don't be a scout. Let them teach
you to shoot and kill. and march, an
drill. an such? Not while I'm your
wise father will my son be one-not
much! I know that those scout fel.
lows In their suits Of khaki hue will
soon In France be dyin' like the scouts
nre told t do" But good ole Uncle
Sammie-he always knew US kids He
knew that we weren't old enough T
shoot of German lids. So with q
grin he called us scouts together bout
his knee and said: snow. listen here.
my scouts. you'll war for liberty You
might as well get ready for t wage an
awful fight. Y got T. all be Johnnie
on-the-spot from morn till night! For
there's heap O. labor that's jes' wait
in to be done: this war Is not all
marchin' Off md shoulderin' a gun.
You've got T help the Red Cross and
safeguard the public. too. an then In
the between times sell a war loan
bond or two. But this one thing above
all else IAN right here comes the rub).
SO get yer rakes an hoes, my boys. an
go to raisin' grub!" Now did we heed
our Uncle's call? Well, I should wear
a smile! Three hundred thousan' gar
den plots sprang up In jes' a while.
And all US scouts. we're givin' Kaiser
Bill an awful punch right In the solar
plexis. where he likes to keep his
lunch. So. goodby. soldier brOtheri
We are with you heart an soull You
an your gun. me with m hoe-we'll
somehow reach the goal! An when
the conflicts over an for Freedom
victory 8 won. with pride we both will
then look back-'twas my hoe and
your gun.
j. Leonard Trunnel. Sem. Troop 1.
Bellevue. Ky.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
EASY TO TRAIN SHEPHERDS
Puppies Soon Learn II They Are Placed
With Ewes and the Lambs
Taken Away.

1t is easy enough to train shepherd
dogs If they are taken as pup
pies. When the sheep are lambing,
take a lamb away from its mother
and put the puppies on the eve. Keep
the eve tied up for few days and
see that the little puppies nurse her !;
then it will not be long until she will
think as much of the pups as she does
Of her lamb.
As soon as the pups are old enough
to follow the sheep let them 60 with
the bunch and they will soon be TAX
ing care Of the sheep. The dogs will
soon learn to take them out of the
sheds in the morning and bring them
back Mt night. And II a strange dog
or wolf comes around, one dog will
stay and fight while another will start
the sheep for home. In lambing time
they keep the sheep close around the
ranch or camp, and seem to take on
degree Of intelligence that is mar
velous. They can soon be taught the
masters calls or signals and will obey
promptly. 1t is essential that they
shall he fed by some sort Of system.
and II Is well to have them understand
that this Is their reward. II one has
good working dog, II Is surprising
how readily young animal will learn
from the old one. But the masters do
not always have an old dog. and then
the trainer must play the dog himself
and do a little running. Everyone
has his own whistles or words of COM
mand. and dog soon catches on.-Ex-
change.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
iStsIlif- TX anatftt1n
SEVEN KITTENS GET
JOBS IN CONGRESS

WashingtOn.-A job has been
found for Congressman Austin's
secretary's cars seven kittens.
They will he welcome down on
the floor below in Representa-
tive Hulbert's office. Mice are
overrunning the place. They
are rs bold us bulldogs. Frank
McEnDany. Sir. Hulbert's secre-
tary, says they climb on the big
leather chairs and watch him
derisively as he tries to work.
The other night the mice ate up
all the free seeds that Mr.. HUI
bert had for distribution among
his constituents. That Is not
much of disaster, In view of
the fact that his district In New
York is one of the most thickly
populated In the greater city
and the people wouldn't know
what to do with the seeds If he
sent them on. What is Of i'm
pOrtance, though. is that the
mice also ate up baS-relief
model of the East river. Hell
Gate and Wards island. being
attracted by the excellent qual
ity of glue In the papier mache.
Hell Gate Is most precious
thing in the eyes of this con-
gresham.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
DEDUCTlVE TEST is FAILURE
Scientific Method Adopted by New
York Detectives Admittedly
lnconclusive.

New York.-The first real test OF
the new method evolved by the New
York detective bureau for proving
crime solely through chemical. scien.
tific and analytical deductions resulted
IN failure in the court Of general SEES.
Sions. An indictment Of VencenzO de
StefanO for ten-year-old Title Browns
murder was dismissed when chemists
Of the central testing laboratories nd.
United that they had been "tOO posi-
tive" in their statements before the
grand jury that they had discovered
infiniteslmal fragments of the strur
used in strangling the child on the
blade of knife found In De Stcfanos
possession.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
BROWNS TRYING TO RESCUE
Scout Master Sinks In Mississippi Riv.
er While Bringing Youth
Ashore.

st. Louis.-Eugene Ferris. eight
years old. Of Alton. a Boy Scout. and
William Strittnatter, twenty-one. scout
master Of boys troop, were drowned
in the Mississippi river a mile north
Of Alton.
The scoutmaster. strong swimmer.
had gone to the aid of young Ferris
when the latter. in wading about. got
into deep water and was carried out
into the river by the current.
Strittnatter had taken young Ferris
and eight other boys of his troop on
hike. The boys prevailed on him to
permit them to get into the water. and
he Joined them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
Motor Car 2 Necessity.

1t is now estimated that Of the A.
OOOO0O automobiles In use, 40 per cent
OF them are used for business pur-
poses. There are three times as many
motor cars in Iowa, Nebraska and such
states in proportion to population as
there are in the supposedly luxury
loving eastern states. Iowa and Ne
braska have a car for every 13 peo-
pie. whereas in New York there is
only q car for every 81 people. The
explanation is that the farmer now
recognizes motor car as an abso-
lutte necessity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
Surprised Her Husband

Roy WhitcOmb Of Frankfort. bought
nm automobile and promised 10 return
home early in the afternoon and teach
his wife how 10 drive. says the In
dianapolis News. Thinking tn surprise
her husband. Mrs. Whitcomh took the
car out alone and did well until she
hacked into tree. smashing the top
and n rear fender. Returning home
she forgot about the brake and ran
into another tree. This time smashing
the lamps. radiator. and tire. The
machine was hauled to garage for re-
pairs. She surprised her husband. an
right.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-23
Our EYcllasses.

The suggestion for the use OF lenses
for the cure If eye defects was made
by Roger Bacon. the great scientist AZ
the thirteenth century. DR. Lsngdon
Down made this Interesting statement,
but added that the making Of the spec
tacles was carried out by certain Ital-
ians. The scientific physicians of ;hoss
days. however, advised their patients
not to have them because they did not
know the true theory upon which thv
were based.