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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
MIFFLIN
BY KATHRYN CiowMAN.

Thomas Clark went to Madison Sat-
urday to see his son Sergeant Homer F.
Clark, who was among the number
there who left Camp Grant.
James Slack and friend of DUBUQUE
were guests of his parents Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs Walter Stephenson arrived here
from Ridgeway Saturday to spend a
week at the home of her father, Peter
WOnn.
Mrs Mary Ann Miller went to Platte
vile Saturday to visit her sister Mrs
Richard Stevens.
Russell Wonn departed Monday for
Beloit, where he will look up employ
ment.,
Miss Kathryn tiowman returned
home from Linden Saturday, where
she visited her friend Mrs Charles
Stacey and attended the Rebekah con-
vention.
Casper Lehner was here from Du>
buque Saturday and Sunday on bust
ness.
Mrs Hugo Garvey, Mrs Arthur
Jones, Miss Wilma Miller and Ewart
White motored to Mineral Point last
Wednesday.
The Rebekah District convention of
district No. 81 convened at Linden
Thursday. Eighteen members from
the Miff1in lodge attended. The Linden
! people very pleasantly entertained the
visiting members in every way.
Rev. Mary H. M. Ellis of Philadal-
phia commenced great evangelistic
campaign in the P. M. church here
Sunday.
Will Burton was called here from
Lincoln, Neb., to attend the funeral of
his mother, Mrs j. A. Burton, Friday.
Howard Smyth and Bert Rowland
motored to Platteville Friday.
Grandma Burton, as she is generally
known, passed away at the farm home
of her son John in the village of Miff1in
last Wednesday, May IS, after a long
illness.
j. w. cambridge, Henry Grunow
and William Jinkins departed Sunday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
WALDWICK
BY HARVEY UREN.

Mr. and Mrs Alfred league are visit
ing relatives in Mineral Point this week.
Rev. and Mrs Lindsey spent last
week with their daughter Mrs Paul
Meyers at Ridgeway.
Burnell Nygard and June Jackson
are visiting at the Robert Uren home.
Chad Harker was a Mineral Point
caller Monday.
Mrs George Bambrough went to Ra
cine last week to attend the funeral of
her brother in law John Fathers.
Blanche Harker and Mae Uren have
received eighth grade diplomas.
John Meudt and Will Robinson of
Hollandale were business callers here
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Uren and son
Dwight were at Darlington Thursday.
A number from here attended the
class play at Mineral Point last Wed
nesday evening.
J. Roy Gordon was a business caller
at Madison and Mt. Horeb last week.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas league, Mr. and
Mrs Walter Humber Mrs Chad Harker
Villa James and Clarence Humbert
were Darlington callers Thursday.
DIR. Warn of Dodgeville was bust
ness caller here Friday.
Mrs George Humbert visited her
mother, Mrs Ball. at the Sam Cant
home in Pleasant View Sunday.
j. Humbert, Sr. spent the week
end at Mineral Point.
William Skews and Chandler Heath
are building an addition onto Jesse
leagues barn on the farm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
LINDEN

Mrs Ray league of Milwaukee re-
turned to her home Friday, after visit
at the William Liddicoat home.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs b. M. Zweifel,
Thursday, May 16, daughter.
A large number from here atten ded
the class play at Mineral Point We'd
nesday.
William Poad of Camp Grant spent
Sunday at his home here.
F c. Vogt was a business caller at
Mineral Point Thursday.
Levi Pollard of Milwaukee spent the
past week at his home here.
The Rebecca Lodge held their dis
trict convention at the Evans Hall
Thursday. A large number from var
Gus places were in attendance.
Samuel Jelliffe attended the class
play at Mineral Point Wednesday.
Misses Bella Bottoms and Pearl Mills
of Mineral Point were callers here
Tuesday.
Ray Vivian was Mineral Point cal
Ter Wednesday evening.
MIR and Mrs Henry James spent
Sunday with relatives at Dodgeville.
Erwin Manion returned from Dodge
vile Thursday, where he recently
underwent an operation for appended
tbs at St. Joseph's hospital.
Abe Lewis of Highland returned
home Friday. after visit at the I.
Jacobs home.
Elmer Alton was business caller at
MOntfOrt Wednesday,
A large Decoration day program has
been planned, including music by the
Linden band, large parade and exer
cises suitable to the day. Everyone
must turn out this year and make this
Decoration day the largest in Linden's
history.
Mrs George Alton of Mineral Point
visited at the B. T. Alton home this
week.
A large number attended the funeral
of Mrs Burton at Miff1in Friday.
Mrs j. M. Tredinnick was a Mont
fort caller Thursday.
Mrs Lubin Short returned Wednesday
from visit at Ridgeway.
Thomas Thomas Of Harker was a
business caller here Friday.
The BaccaIaureate sermon was de-
livered Sunday, May 10, by Rev. Harry
Evans.
Miss Sylvia Fox was Mineral Point
caller Wednesday evening.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
DADDYSTVlNDNe
.ARY TALL Q2
~ MARY GRAHAn BONNER
THE ROBINS MOVE.

1--WE must get started, peep, peep,
chirp, chirp," said Mother Robin.
eyes," said Father Robin, 1--WE must. q"
'You see," said Mother Robin, "the
people love to see US, and they say to
each other, 'Ah, the spring is here. I
saw robin today We bring them SO
much pleasure"
"Still," said Father Robin, ''it's a
little bit hard to go quite so soon. It's
nice and warm here, and up there it's
so apt to be cold. Nice warm days
come, and then very chilly ones. And
the winds are strong and blow our lit
tie feathers"
Gall Of that is true" said Mother
Robin. "Still I think we should start,
don't you? Think how the people are
looking forward to seeing u.s."
"They like to see u.s." said Father
Robin, "but often when a cold day
comes and we can't find any food, they
forget what pleasure we give them,
and they don't even throw US bread
crumb"
eyes, that's So" admitted Mother
Robin.
"Once heard of a robin who sat on
a windowsill on cold day. The wind
was whistling and blowing outside"
Father Robin said. "It was bitterly
cold, even though spring had come.
"There were people inside this win
dow, and they were sitting around a
very big fire. They were warming
their hands, and this robins feathers
were oh, so cold.
"Soon they sat down around the
table, and they had dish after dish
passed to them which were filed with
goodies.
"And every little while they took
bread. Now, Of course, this robin
didn't mind seeing them eat bread, but
this was what he couldn't stand.
"a person at that table looked up
and saw the robin on the window ledge
just outside the window.
"Look at that robin she exclaimed.
'The robins feathers seemed to f1ut-
ter hopefully now. TIL have something
to warm me up he thought happily.
"'Why even though we're SO cold
there's a robin around. 1t shows that
spring is really here after all, though
we would hardly think So
1.-THE robin thought that now he
would get fine crust Of bread. But
not at all The woman turned her
head from the robin saying, It's funny
the little thing doesn't freeze to death.
He's probably up by the window now,
trying to get some Of the warmth from
this ROOM
"And after that, the robin said, they
never noticed him again, and after a
time he went away, his little red breast
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
OR. w. @. HALES
MODERN DENTISTRY
AT RIGHT PRICES
ITEMS OFLOCAL NEWS

Victor Meuer was a Sunday evening
visitor with friends at Dodgeville.
Hollandale Review: Mrs Will. Col
Inns and daughter Mary Jane left Tues
day for a visit with her father, Alex.
Mcneil, at Mineral Point.
Misses Clara and Mae McCarville
visited relatives in Chicago last week
and with their brother Willie at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
Mr. and Mrs A W. Thoma and family
will return from Chicago to Mineral
Point the first week in June and reside
here during the summer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
Notice to the Public.

That there may be no misunderstanding re-
garding the charges for publication of certain
classes of notices in this paper the following
rates are published for the information of
the public:
Gard of thanks 80 cents
Resolutions adopted by lodges or other sim
liar bodies, $1.U0.
Poetry to accompany an obituary notice, 90.
All notices of sociables, church suppers or
church or any other entertainments
mepts, or other similar matter. where charge is
made for the service rendered by the event
advertised, 5 cents per line for the reading
notices, and regular advertising rates for dis
lay advertising.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
Army School Guaranteed.

The army vocational training school
at the University of Wisconsin was
quarantined last week because of a
number of cases of scarlet fever among
its 400 men. A temporary infirmary
was fitted up, and city, army, and uni
versity physicians cooperated in pre-
venting an epidemic. Army guards
were placed around the gymnasium,
where the men are CHARTERED, and the
lower campus, and no students were
exposed except those who had been
assisting in the mess hall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
o purchase cattle in Chicago.

to purchase cattle in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Burton and son
Forest of Linden attended the funeral
of his ms ther here Friday.
Art. Wilkinson and r. Hughes were
callers in Rockford last week.
John Held : and son Edgar spent
Monday at Mineral Point on business.
Rev. R. Nj. Stephenson spent last
week with his family at Ridgeway.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
RAILWAY TRAIN SERVICE AT
MINERAL POINT

On the c., M. & st. P. trains leave
regularly at 6:55 a. m. and 1 100 p. m.
and arrive at 2 80 p. m. and 1915 p. m.
On Sunday the train leaves at 1 100 p. m.
and arrives at 2:20 p. m.
On the Mineral Point & Northern
trains leave at 1856 a. m, 1:30 p. m.
and 4 40 p. M. and arrive at 1926 am. !;
11:1O a. m. and 30 p. m.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
ADVERTISEMENT
Ridson Coal.

Sealed bids will be received at the Of
fee of the undersigned, for 200 tons,
more or less, of the best grade Illinois
Coal with grades of coal specified in
bids. Coal to be delivered at Public
School buildings as soon as possible,
with guarantee and city weigh bills
attached. Bids close at 6 p. m. May 20,
1918. The Board of Education rereryes
the right to reject any or all bids.
FRED J. JEUCK, Clerk
Board of Education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
Burbank Has New Wheat

Santa Rosa, CAL. May IA "super
wheat" containing IA per cent gluten,
has been discovered by Burbank,
the noted California horticulturist,
after experiments extending over IL
wears, it was announced here. The
wheat may be grown from Hudson bay
to Patagonia, and is intended to re-
place the California variety with Its
low content of gluten.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
Do the Pulling.

A pull is good thing if you yourself
do the pulling. Do not rely on favorit-
ism. Do not depend on unfair adj
vantages. Do not wait for some force
outside yourself to grip you and drag
you into the place where you wish to
be. Instead, set your teeth, stiffen
POUR muscles, and pull.--Girl's Conn
panion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
THE LATEST NEWS
The Wisconsin State Journal,

The wisconsin state journal,
Madison,
prints an edition at the noon hour each
day which reaches Mineral Point al
4 30 p. M, which is the best service
Mineral Point can get in the daily
newspaper line. The Wisconsin State
journal is a strong and interesting
newspaper and it gives you the latest
news.
Lester Eddington will deliver daily
to subscribers at 12 cents per week
Give him your order.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
Flour MiddlinaS.

A car of -four middlings just in.
Probably the last for the season. Chick
feed $500 per hundred pounds
JOHN G.. MARTIN Co.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
For Watch and JeWelry
Repairing

60 to j. J. Mauger. All work guaran :
teed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

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, 1918-05-23
Philip Corgen,

Undertaking, Phone SO or 351. Mineral
Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

for Watch and Jewelry Repairing. ALI
work guaranteed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

CURREY FOR SALE-Good as Few, rubber
- tired, also Fitzgibbon buggy. INQUIRE OF W
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

T OST-Wire auto wheel with tire. Finder
IL please leave them at the REQ garage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

ITO RENT-Six-room fat on High street, well
i located, has steam heat, electric light, and
city water. Inquire at this Office or phone 16l.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

Piano instruction
speciality.
ANNE GALE TERRELL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

FOR sALE-Four milk cows. Henry Quick
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23
Miss Nettie v. Wallis,

Graduate of the American Conservatory
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

TNANTED-A girl to do homework in small
w family. Inquire at this office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

OsT-Last Friday, folding purse containing
IL 81 90 bill, some silver change and key
Finder please leave purse and contents at the
Democrat Office and receive reward.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

DOR SALE-2 new 5-gallon cream cans, 40 I'd
T. roll s. foot chicken wire all for $500
INQUIRE at U. S. Hotel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

TOR SALE-A good single harness; also a
L pump and 1OU feet of IL inch pipe Inquire
of Robert M. Crawford.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

r,oR SAI.E-The City Hotel Barn. There is a
+ lot Of good material in this barn to build
another barn. and will sell it right Mark W.
Terrill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

yX1ANTED-Barber towels for washing and
w ironing, by good person. Inquire at this
office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

nor SALE CHEAP-A 1915 model Overland,
L Ave passenger. Inquire at this Office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-23

TOR sALE-A fine young Shetland pony:
Democrat Office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23

guard, looking over the top from the
fire step Of the front-line trench. they
would have given thousand "Quid''
for the other six inches.
; Once while we were In rest billets an
Irish Hussar regiment camped In an
open field opposite our billet. After
they had picketed and fed their horses.
a general shirt hunt took place. The
troopers ignored the call Dinner up,"
and kept on with their search for big
game. They had curious method of
procedure. They hung their shirts over
a hedge and beat them with their en-
trenching tool handles.
I. I asked one Of them why they didn't
pick them off by hand, and he an
severed. 1--WE haven't had bath for
nine weeks or a change Of clabber. If
tried to pick the coolies off my shirt,
I would be here for duration of wal"
After taking close look at his shirt,
agreed with him; It was alive.
! The greatest shock recruit gets
when he arrives at his battalion in
"cootie" hunt. With an air Of con-
tempt and disgust he avoids the COM
pany Of tho older men, until q couple
of days later, IN q torment Of itching,
he also has to resort to . shirt hunt,
or spend many Q slsspl>os night %
misery. During these hunts there IN
lots Of pertinent remarks banded bach
and forth among tho explorers, such
Jas, "Say. Bill, I'll swap you two littls
ssones for . big ons."d oe, I've got 9
black one here that looks like Kaiser
Bill"
Ono sunny day In tho front.line
trench, I saw three officers sitting out.
side Of their dugout ("cooties" are nc
,respecters Of rank; have even noticed
{ Suspicious uneasiness about a certain
'well-known generaD, one Of them was
major, two Of them were exploring
their shirts, paying no attention to the
occasional shells which passed over
head. The major was writing letter
every now and then he would lay aside
his writing-pad, search his shirt for q
few minutes. get an inspiration, and
then resume writing. At last he IN.
.ished his letter and gave it to his run
'ner." I was curious to see whether he
was writing to an insect firm, so when
the runner passed me I engaged him
In conversation and got glimpse al
the address on the envelope. It was
addressed to Miss Alice Somebody, In
London. The runner" Informed me
that Miss Somebody was the majors
sweetheart and that he wrote to he1
every day. Just imagine 1t, writing q
love letter during a "cootie" hunt; but
such is the creed Of the trenches.
(To DO Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
MORE DEADLY Than
A MAD Dogs BITE

The bite Of rabid dog is no longer deadly.
due to the now famous Pasteur Treatment but
tho slow, living death. the resultant OF polls
oning of the system by deadly uric acid 10 Al
sure and inevitable as day follows night
: No other organs of the human body are 20
Important TO he, lth making rs the kidneys and
bladder. Keep your kicnsys clean and you!
bladder in working condition and you need
have no fear of disease. Don't try to cheat ns-
turs It 10 . cruel master. Wh<ncve yoa g.
psssinS urine. ri On the ~" Yoyr kadnsy.
and bladder require immediate attention. Dcnt
delay. This 10 Tie time 70 take the bull b
ths horns. GOLD MEDAL Haarism Oh oap,
sulss viii do the trick. yor ov.e two hundret
years they have proven mseieor4ous N TIL
treatment Of disssses Of the stomach. tidnsss
liver and bladder. Il 10 . wor1d-famed rsms
dy, in use - . household necessity for ovn
200 years.
II You have bean doetoring without rssults
yet box Of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL Cap
sules today.
Your druggist sells them. Absolutely guar
anteed or money refunded Beware Of inita
titons. Look for the nanne GOLD MEDAL or
every box.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
ARITlUQ GUY FF[pEY
MACHINE GUNNER SERVING m FRANCE

Having served a. sergeant major in
the United States cavalry, tried to
tell the English drill sergeants their
business, but It did not work. They
Immediately put me as batman In their
mess. Many q greasy dish Of stew was
accidentally spilled over them.
would sooner fight than be waiter,
30 when the order came through from
headquarters calling for draft Of
$50 re-enforcements for France, vol
unteered.
Then we went before the M. O..
(medical offlcer) for another physical
examination. This was very brief. He
asked our names and numbers and
said Eft" and we went out to fight.
We were put into troop trains and
sent to Southampton, where we de-
trained, and had our trench rifles is
sued to US. Then in columns Of twos
we went up the gangplank Of a little
steamer lying alongside the dock.
At the head Of the gangplauk there
was an old sergeant, who directed that
We line ourselves along both rails Of
the ship. Then he ordered us to take
life belts from the racks overhead and
put them on. have crossed the ocean
several times and knew was not sea-
sick, but when buckled on that life
belt had q sensation Of sickness.
After we got out into the stream all
could think Of was that there were
million German submarines with a tor
pedo on each, across the warhead Of
which was inscribed my name and ad-
dress.
After five hours we came alongside
z pier and disembarked. I had at.
tanned another one Of my ambitions.
I was somewhere In France" We
slept in the open that night on the side
of the road. About six the next morn
ing we were ordered to entrain. I
looked around for the passenger
coaches, but all I could see on the sid
ing were cattle cars. We climbed into
these. On tho side Of each car was
q sign reading "Hommes 40. Cheveaux
g." When we got inside Of the cars.
we thought that perhaps the sign
painter had reversed the order Of
things. After q hours In these trucks
We dstrainsd at Rousa. At this place
We went through IN intensive training
for ten dayA
The training eousisted Of The rudi.
ments Of trench warfare. Trenches
had been dug. With barbsd wire en-
,tanglsments, bombing saps, dugouts,
observation posts and machine gun en-
placements. We were given q smat-
.tering Of trench cooking. sanitation,
bomb throwing, accommodating, listen
ing posts, constructing and repairing
barbed wire, carrying in" parties.
methods used In attack and Defense,
wiring parties, mass formation, and
the procedure for poison-gas attacks.
On tho tenth day We again met our
friends "Hommes 40, Cheveaux g."
Thirty-six hours more Of misery. and
We arrived at the town Of -
After unloading our ratious and
equipment We lined up on the road in
columns Of tours waiting for the order
to march.
A dull rumblins could be heard The
sun was shining. I turned to the man
on my left and asked, "What's the
noise, Bll1" He did not know, but his
face was Of q pea.green color. Jim,
on my right also did not know, but
suggested that I "awsk" the sergeant.
Coming towards us was an old griz-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
BARBER GIVES RECIPE
FOR GRAY HAIR
Tells How 20 Make . Home Made Gray
Hair Remedy.

Mr.. A. .. o.Brien. who has been a
barber in Now York City for many
years, made tho following statement:
Gray. streaked or faded hair can be
Immediately made black. brown or
light brown, whichever shade you de-
sire, by tho use Of the following remedy
that you can make at home:
Merely get small box Of Orlex
powder at any drug store. It costs only
Is cents, and no extras to buy. Dis
solve 1t in ono ounce Of water and
comb It through tho hair. Fun direc-
lions for use come in each box.
you need not hesitate to use Orlex,
az 500 gold bond comes in each box
guaranteeing tho user that Orlex pow
der does not contain silver. lead, zinc.
sulphur. mercury. anilins. coal tar pro-
ducts or their derivatives
1T does not rub of. - not sticky or
gummy. and leaves tho hair nuffy. It
win make q gray-haired person look
twenty years younger"