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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-02
IT "a TuE END OF RousLE

IT IS THE END OF ! TROUBLE
When the RICH. pair OF glasses are
worn for the good Of ailing eyes
Nothing else will give relief, because
nothing else win bring light to a focus
where it should be. Light Improperly
focused is what is wrong with most
ailing eyes. Bring your eye troubles
to us. A. b. Scott. optometrlst and
optician, corner Jefferson and Main
SIS. Phone 642'R.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-02

When YOU via want 9 better IRE than
Won nave ever before used. Then. i
sycn are wise YOU VIII come here tor
one 81 the Gates Half soled Tires
which have been famous for years but
were never Dragged about. Come IN
TODAY and learn al the details. Gates
Half.sole Tire Service station, us
Jackson sreet-AdV.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-02
vbeeline Liked "Pretty Baby"

From Wheeling comes the well
come news that the musical comedy
at the Grand tonight, Pretty Baby"
was we'll liked there. AS a rule there
isn't anything less certain than the
atrical performance, but the, fact that
"Pretty Baby" is an up-to-date YER
sion Of very marked success, ought
to make it pretty positive that the
opening at the Grand will be an en-
iovable affair. There are two acts
brimful of fun, songs, attractive
dance numbers for which the stage
settings and costumes have been pro
yided without regard for cost. Beauty
has been the only requirement, and
beauty always costs. The Dixie cho-
rus of thirty-fve will be the center
of many admiring looks, as 1t is SAID
to Je the handsomest and best trained
in the field of musical comedy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-02
I'M 81 lie
FRONT ROW
HEAD1NEHs ToNIdHT.
Musical Comedy.

i4Ippodrcne ..............................
Columbia Revue, Keith Vaudeville
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-02
For Burning Eczema

Greasy salves and ointments should
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SIO0 forlarge size, get abottle Of Zenlo.
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s clean, dependable and inexpensive,
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-02
Turned Down Flat.

asked the boss for an increase in
salary Told him couldn't live OF
the sum was getting.
What did, he say?
Told me it was a business, not d
life-saving institution, he was run
ning-Detroit Free Press
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-02
Nelson Screens Humorous Story.

Nelson ScFe9Hs FIU'''V' VU'
Bryant washburn is very active in
the film at the Nelson today all the
time Putting 1t over" in the words
of the title. Sometimes things don't
work lust as planned and he gets
the wrong end of the Joke, but there
is humor in it just the same, and
that is about all the feature is for.
The other reel is a Mack Sonnet COM
edy entitled Among Those Present"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
THE MINERAL POINT
HIGH SCHOOL
Observation-Disclosures

The Public Schools closed Wednesday
noon to permit the teachers to attend
the Wisconsin Teachers Association in
Milwaukee.
For the first time in our history a
national program of education has been
formulated. Horace Mann Tower, the
author of the bill to carry this program
into effect, will speak Friday evening
Prof. Geo. D. Strayer, Columbia Uni
versity, one of the nations most prom
inent exponents of the program will be
there also. No less than twenty national
figures in Education will participate in
the reconstruction program of the
meeting.
The High School is grateful to Mr.
W. P. Gundry for valuable addition
to the Library. The gift consists oi
twenty five volumes of the Wisconsin
Historical Collections. These books
contain much information of local in
terest and furnish source material fol-
Wisconsin history obtained almost no.
where else. The number of copies print
ed is limited and not readily obtained
the gift, therefore, is much appreciated
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
WHY THE PAREkT-TEACHERS'
ASSOCIATION?

The bringing up of children to per-
form worthily the duties of citizenship
and to earn a comfortable livelihood in
the next four or five decades is tre-
mendous responsibility. Parents cannot
get along without teachers and teachers
cannot get along without the counsel OF
parents Unless the Parent Teachers
Association can bring together in cor
dial and helpful relationship the parents
and teachers. we may expect to see
constantly widening chain separating
teachers from the public. This would
mean. for one thing the development OF
attitude of mind among teachers toward
their work very similar in kind to the
attitude of mind of the least competent
day laborer toward his job. In other
words, the tendency would be TO con-
slider it form of drudgery by which
one earns his daily bread; work that is
to be stopped instantly at the sound OF
the signal and not to be taken up again
or thought about.until the signal sounds
to begin. This attitude is born of the
feeling that the public does not appre
ciate the services of the teacher and
that it begrudges her a comfortable
salary.
Teaching is an affair of the spirit and
only incidentally of the body and mind,
When the life goes out of this spirit and
the work degenerates into time serv-
ing Job for the sake of the scant living
it affords, the nation is on the verge OF
collapse. The home alone cannot save
it; the home and church together can
not save it. The school is an essential
factor in our modern civilization. We
should preserve it with the same jealous
care and determination that we would
preserve our national existance.
If the spiritual value that should exist
in teaching are to be preserved, parents
and teachers must come together in a
spirit of mutual helpfulness with a de-
termination mutually to solve the grave
problems involved in training the pising
generation to perform worthily the high
service the coming age is sure to require
The next meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association will be held in
the Fourth Ward School. The hostesses
will be the Misses Eta Neal, Jane Ire
gilgus and Mary Bradford. The pro-
gram will be in charge of Mrs Walter
Martin and the social hour will be sir
charge of Mrs Charles Hutchison, Mrs
James Mitchell and Mrs j. j. Kuelling
A very good program has been planned
A most hearty invitation is extended tt
all parents and friends IF education t,
come and participate in the exercises.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
BIDS SOLICITED FOR AUXILIARY
ENGINE

Sealed bids will be received at the
Office of the undersigned until Thursday
November Is, 1919 at o'clock pm. for
furnishing to the city of Mineral Point
one Electric Generating unit consisting
of Semi deisel fuel oil engine and direct
connected three phase 220 Volt genera
tor delivering 60 XIV. to Switch Board
with an 80 per cent power factor.
Installation to be used as auxiliary
equipment at Water Works Station In
case of Fire.
Bidders requested to file details OF
plans and specifications. Certified check
for per cent of bid to accompany bid.
Right to reject any or all bids.
By order of the Common Council and
Committee on Fire and Water.
FRED j. JEUCK, City Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06

county is $50, ,OOO,OO0 This means she
borrowed per cent of her assessed val
uation. This is the same as farmer
whose farm is worth $4,000 borrowing
4 per cent or $4O0 on the farm. Would
any farmer hesitate to do th:s2 Ger
tainly not. They borrow up to so per
cent on a mortgage when they buy
farm.
How about the interest on the bonds?
In reply to that one might say how
about the high cost of upkeep, of main
tenance on the roads you are now
building. When you build hard sur
faced road, you cut the cost of your
maintenance, and the difference in
maintenance cost will 60 long way
towards paying the interest. 1t amounts
to paying interest and getting a good
road, instead of paying maintenance
and not getting good road. Brown
County, for instance, will this year
spend $S0, 900 on maintenance. AS her
assessed valuation is $77,00O,0OO, it
means she will pay over d l mill tax, or
81 a thousand for maintenance. She
has come to the conclusion that she had
better put this money into paying inter
est and get good roads instead of main
tanning poor roads.
Under the bond issue plan, you build
roads which will last for years, and of
which future generations will derive the
benefit. You are going to build roads
for the future, and the future ought to
help pay for them, as they will under
the bond issue plan, and the values
created by the roads will pay for them.
If you had piece of machinery that
was costing larger amounts every year
to repair, you would scrap the machine,
buy new one, get better service. and
in the long run it would cost you less.
Why not do the same with roads?
The roads we are building might be
called boarder COW roads. 1t costs
more to keep a boarder cow than she
produces. A poor road costs more for
upkeep than it is worth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
PREPARE TO AVOID
---PERSH|NG
General Declares Army of 3OO,-
600 Is Enough.
URGES YOUTHS BE TRAINED
Commander Makes Recommendations
at Joint Meeting of the Senate and
House Committees-Says 50O,-
600 Force Too Big.

Washington. Nov. 3.-A regular
army, large enough to provide against
sudden attacks and to meet interna-
tional obligations on the American con-
tinent, and trained citizen reserve
to deal with any emergency was recon-
mended by General Pershing at joint
meeting of the senate and house mill
tary committees.
The general made plea that the ma
tion keep abreast of other countries III
development of the air service and SAID
it also was essential that the transport
corps, nurse corps and tank corps be
made adequate. He thought the num-
ber of officers of high rank PROVIDED
for in pending legislation was rather
excessive"
100000 Men Sufficient.
General Pershing said he disagreed
with the war department recommenoa-
tion for an army of 100000 men ana
said that at the outside 275,O00 to 5oo,-
600. or possibly less, would be suttl-
cient.
The large caucus room of the house
office building in which the money trust
and lobby Investigations were conduct
ed was set aside for the hearlng-tne
most important held in connection with
the military bills being considered by
the committees.
Chairmen WadSworth and Kahn OF
the senate and house military commit
tees, respectively, have announced that
the testimony of the expeditionary
commander would close the hearings,
which had elected the views of Secre-
tary Baker General March, chief OF
staff; divisional commanders of the
overseas army and officers of the gen.
eral staff.
Plan Permanent Military Laws.
The two committees will begin draft
ing permanent military legislation i'm
mediately after hearing General Perish
ing. 1t is not considered probable,
however, that either house will be able
to act on the legislation before the
convening of the regular session in De-
cember.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Parsons-Dietzman

Leroy M. Parsons, son Of Mr. and Mrs
Edward Parsons of the town of Linden,
and Miss DollyJ. Dietzman, daughter
of Mrs Josie Dietzman of Dodgeville
were united in holy wedlock in this city
last Thursday noon at the Congrega-
tional parsonage, Rev. A. H. Schoen-
field officiating. Mr. and Mrs Parsons
are both well and favorably known to
large number of Iowa County people
who wish them well in this venture.
Mr. Parsons served in Uncle Sans
Navy for eleven months during the
war. Mr. and Mrs Parsons will start
home making Immediately in Belolt
where the groom holds position with
the Fairbanks Morse Company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
TOLD TO THE PRINTERS

Mrs Fl. E. Burnell of Chippewa Falls,
who was before marriage Miss Lulu
ODowd. writes: Enclosed you will
find check to cover my subscription for
the Democrat for the next year. 1t is
now twenty years since Mineral Point
has been, in fact, my home but it will
ever be my home town to me although
at each visit there are more faces miss
ing from my old circle of friends. In
the death of Mrs Ross I feel that not
only her own family will feel a great
and lasting loss but the church and ln-
deed the civic life of the city will be
long in finding one so capable who will
take up the work she did"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
Reno. the MaaicIan

The Brotherhood of the Congregation
al Church sustained their reputa tion
for high class entertainments Friday
evening, when Reno the magician with
his very able young assistant David
Hutchinson delighted and amazed a
large audience for an hour and half.
That the hand is quicker than the eye
was demonstrated beyond a doubt.
Many of the tricks are of Eastern origin
and were picked up by Mr. Reno in his
travels through Oriental countries.
The next number, that of Mrs Bal
lington Booth, is the greatest treat in
store for Mineral Point people this
season.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06

tion IL to point at or near the south /
corner on the east side of said section IL,
said point being on the county line be-
tween Iowa and Green counties, all in
town north, range 5 east.
In accordance with the provisions of
section 1913 (16), chapter 313, laws of
1919, this Commission hereby formally
notifies the Iowa County Board that the
following described portions of the State
Trunk Highway System as originally
laid out in 1917 and altered or added to
in 1919, are impracticable or impossible
to maintain, and Iowa county is there
fore not required to maintain said de-
scribed section until further written
notice from this Commission:
The portion of the Arena-Spring
Green Highway running from the
southwest corner of section 13 east
about Il miles on the section line
towards Arena.
The Commission does hereby declare
the following described alternate route
to be temporarily a portion of the State
Trunk Highway System in every legal
and practicable respect. except it may
not be constructed under the provisions
of Sections 1912 to 1917, inclusive, said
alternate route to be maintained until
such time as the portion of said State
Trunk Highway above described is
practicable for maintenance.
The portion of the highway beginning
at the southwest corner of said section 13,
above noted, thence south mile; thence
east IL miles; thence northerly and
easterly mile to the southeast corner
of section IS, just west of Arena.
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
Cuba PIattevilIe- Montfort Highway.

Cuba PIatteville- Montfort Highway.
Commencing at point on the county
line between Iowa and Grant counties
near the south corner on the west side
of section 6, town north, range l east !;
thence continuing on the county line
about 24 miles on the west side of sec
ton 6, said town and range, and sec
tions 81 and 30 to point of intersection
with State Trunk Highway No. 49,,
known as the Dodgeville- -Cobb-Fenni
more Highway, all in town 6 north,
range 1 east.
Mazomanle-Spring Green Highway.
Commencing at point on the east
county line of Iowa county at the east
quarter corner Of section 13. town
north. range east; thence south on
the county line mile; thence due west
on the south side of sections 13, IA, Is,
16, II, and 18, and continuing on the
south side of sections 13, IA, Is, and 16
to the south quarter corner of section
Is; thence in a general southwesterly
direction through sections 81, 20, 30 and
80 to point of intersection with State
Trunk Highway No. 90, known as the
Mineral Point : Dodgeville : Hillside
Highway, all in town 8 north, range 4
east.
Argye-Bianchardvi Horeb
Highway.
Commencing at point on the south
county line of Iowa county, said point
being at or near the west ] corner on
the south side of section 13; thence due
north through the center of Section 13,
and in a general northeasterly and
easterly direction following the laid out
highway through the south half of Sec
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
BONDING COUNTIES FOR ROADS
BY r. A. Cannon, Executive Secre-
tary Of Good Roads for Wisconsin.

BY r. A. Cannon, Executive Secre-
tary Of Good Roads for Wisconsin.
Why do counties bond to build roads?
Why did Rock County bond in April
for 81 100000 and why did Green,
Racine, Washington, and Jefferson vote
bond issues in September of this year
for 10,850,0 ,0002
Why are Grant, Brown, Douglas,
Dodge, Dane, Iowa, Walworth, Wau-
zeka, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Waupaca,
Fond du Lac. and Portage Counties
considering bond issues, which in total
will run to over $40, 100000?
To bond means to borrow money to
do thing. Tho people Of these coun-
ties are bonding because under the sys-
TEN of taxation they are not getting the
type of roads they need-the hard sur
faced type-they need them quickly; to
build them out of taxation from year to
year would involve for the average
county tax rate of 5 mills aud up
wards, or So thousand. This rate is
prohibitive. They look upon roads as
an investment. They propose to borrow
the money and have them now.
They figure that the increased value
created by building the roads will
largely help to pay for them, that the
saving on automobile tires, and gas
oline, and time, and the added comfort
of living on good road, will more than
pay for them. and that the difference in
the cost of maintenance will pay the in
terest.
Some people think that when coun-
ty bonds for $4,000, 900, for instance, it
Immediately sells $2,0O0.0OO worth of
bonds, and begins paying interest on
that amount. This is not correct. The
bonds are sold from year to year, as the
money is needed for construction, and
the interest begins only when they are
sold. Jefferson County has bonded for
81, 900, 900, and will sell $4OO, 600 worth
of bonds each year over a five year per-
iod to build the roads. These bonds
begin to draw interest only when they
are sold.
Another common miSconceptiOn is
that the county does not begin to retire
the bonds until they are all sold. This
is incorrect. The county begins to re-
tire the bonds the year after the first
bonds are sold. Jefferson County un-
der it's 81, ,000, 900 bond issue, will in 1920
sell $4OO 900 worth of bonds, and con-
tinue to do so for five years. In 1851
she will retire 100000 of these bonds,
and continue to retire them for twen-
ty year period, until 1910, taking up
$1OO, 900 worth each year. This keeps
down the interest rate.
What becomes of the federal and
state aid? The county receives this aid
lust as if it did not bond. 1t can use
the state aid for road building, or to re-
tire bonds, and the federal aid is used
for road building.
Some people seem to think that, for
instance. to bond for $2,OOO,O 900 is a
huge sum. It is small amount when
we consider it in relation to the value
of the county which borrows the money.
Washington County bonded for $S,OOo,-
O0o. The assessed valuation OF the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
THE RED CROSS

The greatest mother earh the American Red Cross
calls upon her children help her carry the work OF
mercy and help which has successfully gone forward
der her leadership for the last and onehalf years
The war is over, but its results yet to be
Wounds head devasd regions have not yet become
fertile and little children still cold hungry and homeless
Let for them that have borne the burden and heat
of the day. and appreciation of the splendid stewardship
of noble Red Cross workers let respond heartily and
willingly the great thank offering membership drive.
Solicitors will make house house Thursday
Friday of this week. Meet them with smile and
dollar. Get your receipt, 1920 Red Cross button.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
BIDS SOLICITED FOR COUNTY
FUNDS

All banks wishing to bid for the
County funds of Iowa County, for the
ensuing year must have their pids on
file with the County Clerk of said
County not later than Monday, Nov. 10,
1919.
Said bids should state the rate OF
interest which will be paid figured on
daily balances and computed and cred
tied monthly, deposits and interest to
be subject to draft on demand and the
rate of interest at which money will be
loaned to the County and the charge for
change and exchange.
T. HARRY ARTHUR,
Clerk of Iowa County.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
7-CENT FARE IN MILWAUKEE,
Wisconsin Railroad Commission Or
ders Raise of Rate-Lines to
Give Better Service.

Madison, Wis, Nov. 1.-THE railroad
commission rendered its decision in the
Milwaukee street railway case, grant
ing the company an increased fare to
7 cents, ordering extension Of double
transfer privileges, ordering them to
mt into effect the wages, hours OF
service and working conditions as en-
bodied in the decision OF the state
hoard of conciliation, and ordering the
nutting into service of 100 additional
cars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
THE FAIR MEETING
OFFICERS ELECT

At the annual meeting of the South
western Wisconsin Fair association last
Wednesday afternoon, the following
directors were elected: W. P. Bliss,
John Gorgen, Sr., r. Ct. White, James
Waters. Will j. Horn, Frank Jeuck
F. E. Davisson, w. J. Penhallegou, q
E. Martin, John Campbell, John M
Ostrander,
The directors elected the following
officers:
F. E. Davisson, president.
w. J. Penhallegon. vice president.
George W. Horn, secretary.
E. &. Penhallegon, treasurer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
KING ALBERT SEES WILSON
Belgian Ruler Admitted to Presidents
Sick Room Before Leaving
for His Home.

Washington, Oct. 31.-King Albert
and President Wilson clasped hands.
The meeting at the presidents bedside
proved the climax of the American
visit of the Belgian monarch, and he
left Washington to sail for home from
Newport News on the transport George
Washington, which brought him to
this country.
AS his majesty was leaving, he leaned
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
ssateHiss0'
Subscription price, S1.8O per year In advance
ROBERT M. CRAWFORD. EDITOR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1919.

Congressman James G. Monahan delivered IN the House
of Representatives recently speech which we'll re-
ceived His subject The Cheese that made Wisconsin
Famous and he spoke put the Third Wisconsin district
on the map The speech delivered in the lighter vein;
and good wholesome humor well mixed with sound
common sense The spirit of good and helpful and
refreshing too, in this time of acrimonious debate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
A Jolly Halloween Social.

= Jolly F1aIIOWe Ell OOCIdI.
More than eighty people were present
last Wednesday evening at the Hallow-
cen social given by the Christian En-
deavours of the First Congregational
Church'in the lecture. It was motley
crowd, spooks, witches, Indians, ghosts
and just common folks, all bent on
having a good time, aud from all re-
ports no one failed in the quest. Al
the close of the program of fun and
good will, coffee, sandwiches. cake and
pickles were served and as postlude te
the evenings happiness all joined in
singing "Good Night"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-11-06
THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT

Now Furnishing Heat For Buildings
on High Street
Fires were built on Sunday in the
Mineral Point Steam Heating Plant,
and on Tuesday patrons were furnished
with the service. So far, only one
boiler has been put in position, but be-
fore very cold weather is upon ne, the
other boiler will be put in and ready
for fires. The work of erecting the
plant has been rushed with commend
able speed.