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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
GREATER EFFORTS NEEDED
SAYS SECRETARY HOUSTON

That the farmers of the nation
have generously responded to
the appeals for increased pro-
duction, and that much has al
ready been done to insure a large
supply of food and feedstuffs,
justifieS no let-down in their &C
tivities or in these of all agri-
cultural agencies. On the con-
trary, even greater efforts must
be put forth in the coming
months if we are to meet salts
factorily the domestic demands
and the needs of the nations
with which we are associated in
this struggle. There must be no
breakdown on the farms, no fail
ure of foods, feedstuffs, or cloth
ing. I cannot emphasize too
strongly the urgent necessity of
doing everything possible to
bring about still further in
crease in the production of all
essential commodities, particu-
.arly of the staple crops and live
stock.-Secretary Houston.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
PINOCHLE NOT GERMAN
Game Originated - Anthony and Cleo
patra Just Before Battle
of ActiuY1


It's all right brother, and the boys
in st. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit and
other SpOrtive centerS can resume their
evening sessions over the green table
cloths with "pinochle" as the piece de
resistance without fear of being &C.
cused of having too friendly regard
for the kaiser. "Pinochle" isn't Ger
man at all
After much heated discussion and
many acrimonious debates, a Denver
savant has delivered the following ex-
PLANTATION of the origin of the popular
card game, which will prevent the war
from interfering with the evening
pleasure of bachelors, policemen, club
habitues, ct cetera, ad infnitum:
'Pinochle is not Of German origin.
1t was originated by Anthony and Cleo
patra just before the battle of Actium.
at so happened that two servants
of Cleopatra had decks Of cards Of
exactly the same backs. One Of the
decks was given to Cleo and the other
to Anthony, and those two jolly play
mates, folding the cards when not too
busy fondling each other, devised, by
mere accident, the game now known as
pinochle.
''As for the name, 'pinochle,' it is
derived from the Greek adverb 'pinex-
oyOZOas,' meaning not much like and
the Hindu noun 'ochlezoozoo,' meaning
an implement used in building fire,
poker; hence the meaning: Not
much like poker"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
Big CROP WORTH
$1O,7OO,OOO,OOO
Estimate of Department of Agri-
culture for 1917.
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN LEAD
Farm Value of Nations Production
Two and One-HaIf Times That of
1909-Crops Include Cereals, Po-
tatoes, Hay and Cotton Lint.

Thirteen principal farm crops in this
country in 1917 had a value at the
farm of $1O,7OO,OOO,O0O, according to
estimates of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, or nearly two and
One-half times the value for the census
year 1909. This amount is about four
fifthS Of the value of all crops. These
crops include seven cereals, f1aXSeed,
potatoes, sweet potatoes, tame hay, to-
bacco, and cotton lint. Three states
stand out far in the lead in their share
of this great and unprecedented total,
Illinois is in the front with value Of
$775,O0O,OOO for these crops, Iowa is
next with $712,OO0,OOO, and Texas is
third with $647, 100000.
The position Of Texas is determined
by the cotton crop, which was much
damaged by drought; in 1916 and in
the average of the preceding five years
Texas led all the states in the total
value of these crops, and this with
out including cottonseed in the value
Of the cotton crop. The states that
follow in order after Texas in 1917 are
Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Georgia, and
Minnesota, with values ranging from
$470,000,00O to $418,00O,O00.
Great Achievement.
These figures represent a great
achievement by the nations agricul-
tural forces, and the workers well de-
serve to be cited for commentator.
But it is not the time to rest on these
gains. It is a time to plan for greater
efforts this year, as Secretary Houston
recently pointed out.
In comparing the geographic divi-
sions Of the country with one another
for 1917, the great predominance Of
the North Central states is conspicu-
Gus, and their production is mostly hui
man food and animal food. The II
chief crops produced in these states,
for cotton does not appear, had a value
that is nearly one-half, Or over 4S per
cent, of the value of the - crops for
the whole country. Of this division,
the section west of the Mississippi
river produced the greater value, or
while the eastern section produced II
per cent.
Production in South.
The entire South produced nearly
three-eighths of the total value of the
nations 13 crops, or 361s per cent,
and this fraction was divided among
the three sections SO that the South
Atlantic states produced IA per cent,
the South Central section east of the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
ALDRo jerks, County judge.
Calvert Spensley. Attorney

Calvert Spensley. Attorney.
NOTICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.
STATE of Wisconsin, County Court, Iowa
~ County In Probate.
In re estate of Delos B. Babcock, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
Term of said court to be held on the fifth
Tuesday of January, A. D. 1918, at the Court
House in the City of Dodgeville, County OF Iowa
and State of Wisconsin, there will b heard and
considered, the application Of Martha r.
Babcock for the appointment of an admin istra-
tor of the estate of Delos B. Rabcock, late of
the city of Mineral Point, in said county, de-
ceased;
Notice is hereby further given, That at the
Regular Term OF said court to be held at said
Court House, on the fiji st Tuesday of June,
A. D. 1918, there will be heard, considered and
adjusted. all claims against said Delos
Babcock, deceased;
And notice is hereby further given, That all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
Court House in the City of DodgevilIe in said
county and state. ON or before the I'd day Of
May. A. D.. 1918. or be barred.
Dated I'd January, 1918.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks. Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
Get Rid of Rats and Mice.

In the United States rats and mice
destroy each year in homes, factories,
stores and warehouses, in cars and on
ships, crops, poultry, and other prop
erty valued at more than 5000, 900
an amount equivalent to the gross
earnings Of an army of 100000 men.
Grain, eaten and wasted by rats and
mice on many farms would pay all OF
the farmers taxes.
States, communities and individuals
can help eliminate rats and mice:
By requiring that all new buildings,
wharves, and other structures be rat
proof; that existing buildings of rat
proof construction be further protect
ed by having basement windows and
drains covered with screens, gratings,
etc.; and that existing buildings that
are not rat-proof be made so by re-
modelling.
By constructing sewers and drains
so that they will not provide entrance
and retreat for rats.
By insisting on greater cleanliness
about markets, stores, and generally
throughout cities, villages, <and the
country districts.
By threshing and marketing grain
early so that stacks will not furnish
harboring places and food for rats.
By removing piles of straw, trash,
and lumber which harbor rats in fields
and vacant lots.
By protecting the hawks, owls and
other natural enemies of rats which
are not SO destructive to poultry as
rats themselves.
By keeping well-trained dogs on
farms and about city warehouses.
By keeping provisions which rats
and mice will attack in rat-proof and
mouse-proof containers.
BY destroying rats and mice sys-
tematically by poisoning, trapping and
by organized systematic hunts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24

Mississippi river 91A per cent, and the
section west of the river 13 per cent.
The smallest share of the total value
Of the Is crops remains to the North
Atlantic states and to the Western
states, ~ per cent each.
The relative standing Of the various
divisions of states in value of chief
crops may be better understood when
it is remembered that the corn crop Of
1917 has an estimated value of $4,O54,-
100000, cotton lint $1,452, 100000, hay
100000, wheat $1,307, 100000,
oats $1,O61, 100000; and that the North
Central states enormously produce
corn, wheat, oats. and hay, and the
Southern states cotton, with strong
support from corn, tobacco, sweet po-
tatOes, and rice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
Russia Originally Democratic.

Six hundred years ago it was the old
Russia that arose out of Rurik the
Norman's conquests, and had it's cap
ital at Kiev. There were cars and
overlords after a fashion. But the
real government of Russia was in the
market place at Kiev and of every
little town and village on the great
wide steppes, where on~the great days
of the year the people gathered to-
gether, warriors, traders, women, too,
chose their local officials. The original
heart of Russia was democratic to the
core.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
DIVER GETS COPPER
Receivers Ore Dropped Overheard in
Loading Ships in Alaska.


Loading Ships in Alaska.
Walter McRay, a deep-sea diver Of
Tacoma, Wash, proposed to the copper
mining people at Cordova, Alaska, to
recover the ore dropped overheard in
loading ships for one-half the value Of
the ore recovered.
They told him he was welcome to try
and hoped he would be lucky enough to
make fair wages. Hundreds of tons
OF copper annually have been lost over
board during the loading Of ships at
thai place, and no previous effort had
ever been made to recover it.
An official report states that Moray
has so far earned a trifle over $1,000
a month as his share, and persons who
have recently been at the scene say
that when he really gets going good his
earnings will probably far exceed $1O,-
600 month for long time to come.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County, In County

MATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County, In County
~ Court.
In the matter of the changing of the name of
Percy GlanviIle.
Notice il hereby given that at the Special
Term of the County Court of Iowa County,
Wisconsin. Percy Granville, of the village of
Linden IN said county of Iowa, Wisconsin, will
apply by petition to said court on the 10Th day
of january A. d. 1918, at ten O'clock in the fore
noon OF hat day at the Court House in the city
of Dodgeville in Iowa County, Wisconsin, for
an order of said court to change his name from
Percy Granville to Percy Rule. 8
Date December H. 1917
PERCY GRANVILLE,
By Fielder Il FIEDLEs, his attOrnt VS..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND TO DETERMINE



NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND TO DETERMINE
INHERITANCE TAX.
fOUN ~ COURT Iowa County. Wisconsin
N-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate Mary A. Stude
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
Of the county court to be held in and for said
county at tue court house in the city of Dodge
vile in said county on the third Tuesday (being
opening of court on that day, the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Charles Stude, execu-
tor of the will of Mary A. Stude,
deceased, late of Mineral Point in ali
county, for the examination and allowance of his
final account, and for he assign nent of the
residue of the estate of said deceased to such
persons as are by law entitled thereto; and
for the determination and adjudication of the
inheritance tax, if any, payable in said estate,
and for the construction of the will of said
deceased.
Dated January 18th, 1913.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks, County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
PROTECT FOOD BILLIONS;
DESTROY RATS AND MICE

We have billions Of bushels
of food worth billions of dollars.
Let's protect these billions. We
need all Of them. Let's not al
low rats and mice to take their
toll of millions this year-$200,-
100000 is their annual bill of de-
struction. Trapping, poisoning,
and rat-proofing buildings will
help reduce this enormous food
loss. Organized rat hunts by
communities are effective. In
one Ohio town a few years ago
each Of two organized teams
killed more than 5000 rats, and
a dinner for all the hunters was
the penalty for the losing side.
Boards Of trade, civic societies,
and citizens associations in
towns, and farmers and wOmen'S
clubs in rural communities
should find this matter worthy of
their efforts. Farmers Bulletin
896 tells how individuals and
communities can fight rats and
mice. Write to the United States
department of agriculture for it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
FIEDLER & Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.

STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-ss
~ In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the Iowa County Court, to be held in and for
said county, at the Court House, in the city OF
Dodgeville, in said county, on the 10Th day of
February, A d. 1918, being the third Tuesday
of said month, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
said day. the following matters will be heard
and considered:
traitor of the esta e Of Peter Demuth late Of
said county, deceased for the examination and
allowance of his administration , co mt and the
assignment of the residue of said estate to such
perso s as are by law entitled to same, and for
the determination and adjudication of the iu
heritance tax, if any, payable in said estate
And it is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing a copy of this notice for three
weeks successfully, pr or to said dav of hearing
in the Iowa County Democrat, weekly news
pap published in SAID county.
Dated this 18th day of January 1918.
By the Court,
ALDRo JENKs County judge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24

NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
STATE of Wisconsin, County Court Iowa
~ COunty-In Probate.
In re estate of Rev. Bernard Weyer. deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That at the special
term OF said court to be held on the third
Tuesday Of February, A. d. 1918, ut the court
house in the city of Dodgeville, county of Iowa
and State of Wisconsin, there will be he I'd and
considered, the application of Rev Nicholas
WeEer, to admit to probate the last Will and
Testament of Rev. Bernard Weyer, late of the
city of Mineral Point in said county, deceased,
and for the appointment of an executor, Tor,
administrator with will annexed;
Notice is hereby further given, That at the
regular term of said c. urt to be held at said
court house, on the first Tuesday of July,
A. D. 1918. there will be heard, considered and
adjusted. all claims against said Rev. Bernard
Weyer deceased.
And notice is hereby further given. That all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
court house in the city of Dodgeville in said
county and state, on or before the 18th day OF
June, A. d. 1918 or be barred.
Dated January 18th, 1918.
By the court,
ALDRo jerks, Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
FOR SALE.

The N Treweek property situated
norh Of the Municipal building park. This
property includes three dwelling houses and
shop. II you interested in thu whole Or anT
TT OF it inquire at Tn Democrat Office or II
any member Of tae Mineral Point Real Il state
Agency
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
LEGAL NOTICES
FrEpLEk & F1EDLER, ATTORNEYS.
ILDLhE.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTL EMENT-
INTERSTATE ESTATE


INTERSTATE ESTATE.
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-ss
" In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the Iowa county court, to be held in and for
said county, at the court house in the city of
Dodgeville, in said county. on the 18th day of
February, A. D. 1913, being. the third Tues
day of said month. at III O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day, the following matters will be heard
and considered:
The application of L. P O'Reilly, admins
traitor of the estate of Frank NJ. Aide, late
of said county, deceased, for the examination
and allowance of his administration account,
and the assignment of the residue of said estate
to such persons as are by law entitle To the
same, and for the determination and adjudica-
ton OF the inheritance tax, if any, payable in
sai( estate.
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing a copy of this notice for three weeks
successfully, prior to said day of hearing in the
Iowa County Democrat, weekly newspaper
published in said county.
Dated this 18th day of January, 1918.
By he Court:
ALDRo jerks. County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
SECOND MARRIAGE HASTY
Court Holds Man Not Fit Guardian
for His Child.

for His Child.
f. Buell. Adams of Oklahoma City,
Okla, has discovered that the law
does not look upon man who begins
counting three months after his wife
dies and marries a month later as a
fit guardian for a minor child.
The mother of the first Mrs. Adams
asked for writ of habeas corpus
for the possession of their little boy,
whom Adams held.
When the case came up the court
asserted that any man who had no
tender memories for a true and faith
full wife was not a fit guardian for a
child. He awarded the little one, a
boy, to his grandmother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
Glass in Camouflaqe.

A class in the art of camouf1age has
been started at the University of Ore
gon. The students have applied to be
enrolled in the camouflage unit Of the
American engineering corps
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
House and Two Acres.

In order to close up the Brsngar
estate the homestead will be offered III
a bargain. See the Mineral Point Red
Estate Agency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
For SaIe---A Good Nine Room House

in the lst ward. Lot 27IxI20 Good location
electric lights; hot wat.r furnace, bathroom
closets in each bed room; good barn. This 10
the George Woolrieh resid nee It is very good
prop srts, indeed; and will be old cheap. n
quire Of the Mineral Point Real Estate Agen,Y
at The Democrat Office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
For SALE

THE RESIDENCE OF MRS IDA GOELZ, in
the orthern part of town. good comfoft-
able yelling house ami other buildings and
an acre of ground. Will be sold heap
Inquire of the MINERAL POINT REAL EsTATn
AGENCY at The Democr office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
Wisconsin,

Wisconsin.
The object of this action is to foreclose
mortgage on the following described real estate
situated in Iowa county, Wisconsin, towit:
Lots l07 and ltS n vi cts Survey of the village
now city of Mineral Point, me ming and intend
ing thereby the property in said city common
known as the Globe Hotel property.
FLED Err 81 FIEDLER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24

The sugar specialists of the bureau
Of chemistry have devised improved
methods of preparing cane strip that
will neither crystalline nor ferment.
These methods are being adopted COM
mercially. The department is develop
ing improved methods of clarifying
this strip.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
r EAL ESTAT B
Buy Property in Mineral Point.

Property will be listed ana ADVERTISE for
sale in this column free Of charge for advert,s-
ing unless sale is made. Ii the property liz sold
ether by this agency or by the owner or other
parties the usual commission will be charged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
SHIPS IMPORTANT
TO The farmer
Cheap Ocean Freight Rates Nee
essary to His Prosperity.
EUROPE NOW MARKET PLACE

United States Seeks to Frustrate Ger
man PIaH-to. Grab Commerce Of the
World After the War and Needs the
Farmers Help in Great ShipbuiIding
PIan-Europe Will Need Our Prod
ucts Long After the War.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24

The preparation of sweet potato
flour is under investigation by the
United States department of agricul-
tUre
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24

Look over the Wan coiumn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.

NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
The Keota news., 1918-05-10
Billy Jones
By
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.

Billy JOnes-maybe your son or the
son OF q neiehbOr-was In the front
line trenches In France when the Ger.
man bombing party was driven back.
His enthusiasm to get the Boches car.
ried MIN over the top OF the trench,
and nt the edge Of No Mans Land .
Hun bullet got him.
A comrade-maybe your boy-crawl.
ed out into No Mans Land and brought
Billy Jones back to the American
trenches.
Other comrades carried him back
through the maze OF trenches to .
dressing station, where his wound was
cared for.
A medical department ambulance
carried him on to the field hospital.
From there Billy Jones was taken to
the base hospital. and there Red
Cross nurse-your Red Cross nurse
II tenderly. carefully. smilingly nursing
him back to health again SO that 10
may not have to pay the extreme sue.
rifice that we-thnt you and and our
neighbors-mny enjoy the blessings OF
freedom.
There are half million Of these
boys Of ours In France today and
more going lover there" every week.
They are there to wage the Supreme
conflict Of the world with the brutal
forces of autOcracy that democracy.
our heritage. mny not perish.
We want these boys of ours to come
back to us. and II Is the Red Cross men
and wOmen-our Red Cross men and
wOmen-who will bring thousands OF
them back who would not otherwise
come II our dollars will but keep them
there to minister to these boys Of ours.
They are but doing for US what We
cannot do for ourselves.
The Keota news., 1918-05-10

Fnnce within two weeks after 4
began operating In the former coun.
try.
Had a battery Of motor ambuiances
ut the Piave front four days after
the United States declared war on
Austria.
Started q hundred different activities
In Italy at the time that nation was
In ns most critical condition.
Has established nve hospitals In Eng.
land and operates 4 Workshop for
hospital supplies employing 1900
women.
And that 10000 cases Of supplies
have been received at the Paris
Cross from your various chapters
scattered throughout the United
States.
What does all this mean to your
And I have told you but . fraction Of
the work your Red Cross has done
and 10 doing. II means that without
this c"aseless, heroic work OF tho
American Red Cross. we could never
win this war
Without your Red Cross Thousands
ln Rumania would have starved to
death.
without your Red Cross Italy would
never have realized that powerful sup
port Of the United States In the hour
OF need.
without your Red Cross thousands
OF French soldiers now gailaD'ly fight
ing for you M the front would have
died OF wounds. exposure and lack Of
food.
But now We must all redoubie our
efforts and sacrifices for our Red Cross
because-a million mothers sOns are
going to carry the stars and stripes
to the gre8 test victory God has ever
given 10 men fghting for ho'or and
liberty
With the help OF your Red Cross
your hoy will w.n.