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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
JOHN c. LATHAM,
Sergeant, M. G. Co., 10th Infa

Sergeant, M. G. Co., 10th Infantry.
Sergt. Latham was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action near
lie Catelet, France, September 70, 1913.
Becoming separated from their pla-
toon by a smoke barrage, Sergt. La
than, Sergt Alan L. Eggers and Corp.
Thomas T. O'Shea took cover in shell
hole we'll within the enemy's lines.
Upon hearing a call for help from an
American tank, which had become dis
abled thirty yards from them, these
three soldiers left their shelter and
started toward the tank under heavy
fire from German machine guns and
trench mOrtars. In crossing the fire
swept area, Corp. O'Shea was MORALLY
wounded, but his companions, unde-
tered, proceeded to the tank, rescued
q wounded officer and assisted two
wounded soldiers to cover in the sap
of a nearby trench. Sergt. Latham
and Sergt. Eggers then returned to
the tank in the face Of the violent ire,
dismounted a HOtchkiss gun and took
it back to where the wounded men
were, keeping off the enemy all day by
effective use of the gun, and later
bringing it, with the wounded men,
back to our lines, under cover of dark
ness. His home address is Knots
View, Windermere, Westmoreland,
England.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
WALDWICK
By HARVEY UREN.

BY HARVEY UREN.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Stevens of Garrison
Grove spent Sunday at the Joseph Graf
ton home
Will Ross and Hersche1l Terrell tran
sacted business at Minerel Point We'd
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs George Harris left Mon
day for trip by auto to S. Dakota,
Iowa, and Missouri.
Chandler Heath was Mineral Point
caller Monday.
The home talent entertainment held
on Wednesday evening was largely at
tended. The net proceeds were S52.45
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Humbert were
at Mineral Point Tuesday.
Mrs Guy Van Matre took her little
daughter Bess to Chicago Tuesday fol-
treatment.
George Humbert was a Mineral Point
caller Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Will Lambert of Mime
sofa are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Fred Burgess.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Koch were Min
eral Point callers Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Herschell Terrell and
daughters were at Darlington Monday
Mrs Mary Uren left Friday for visit
at Hazel Green.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
ANIELLO SPAMANATO,
Private, Company L, 357th Infantry

Private, Company L, 357th Infantry.
Private Spamanato was decorated
for conspicuous gallantry in action
near Montfaucon, France, October 25,
1918. Private Spamanato was on pa
troll with three other soldiers when
they were fired upon by a hostile ma
chine gun fifty yards in advance of the
line. After several hand grenades had
been thrown at the machine gun nest,
one of the crew was seen crawiing
away. Private Spamanato killed this
man with his rifle and then rushed the
nest. alone, capturing the gun and the
three surviving members of the crew,
two others having been killed by the
grenades. Private Spamanato's wife
lives in Semitic province, Caserte.
Italy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
JAMES EARNEST kARNES,
Sergeant, Company D, fifth Infantry

Sergt. Karnes, whose home is with
his mother, Mrs. Emily Karnes, 25O1
North Broadway, Knoxville, Tenn,
was decorated for extraordinary hero
ism in action near Estrees, France,
October 8, 1913. During an advance,
Sergt. Karnes' company was held up
by a machine gun. which was enfilad-
ing the lines. Accompanied by an
other member of his company, he adj
vanced against this position and sue
ceded in reducing the nest by killing
three and capturing seven of the enemy
and their guns.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
FREDERICK M. LINTON,
First Lieutenant, 10th Infantry.

TI:5G LiCUdCH0Ht, lOflH iii dHLIys
Conspicuous gallantry in action near
Marcheville, France, September 25 and
26, won the Distinguished Service
Cross for Lieutenant Linton. He vol
unteered and carried message from
his line to the rear at a time when
a heaTy barrage and terrific machine
gun fire of the enemy had made &C.
cess almost impossible. When return
ing he brought up with him a pla~
toon of re-enforcements, and led them
through the bombarded area. Know
ing that the town of Marcheville was
in the hands of the enemy, he unhesi-
tatingly assumed the command Of a
patrol, and led it in a counter-attack
against the town, recapturing it, and
after being wounded retained control
and held his ground until his platoon
was rescued under cover of darkness.
1t was while defending his position
that he received a second and fatal
wound.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.

NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.
STATE of Wisconsin. Iowa County Court S.
C-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
of the Iowa County Court, to be held in and for
said county, at the Court House, in the city of
Dodgevllle, in said county, on the 9TH day of
August, A. d. 1919, being the first Tuesday,
of said month, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
said day, the following matters will be heard
and considered:
!. The application of Rev; L. P. o'Reilly, admin
istrator of the estate of Mary A. Sullivan, 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 person as are by law entitled to same,
and for the determination and adjudication of
the inheritance tax, if any, payable in said es-
tate.
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, a weekly news
paper published in said county.
Dated this 9th day of June, 1919.
By the Court,
ALDRO jerks. County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03

The cold language Of the official
records cannot conceal the thrill
that is to be found IN every line Of
each Of the little stories that appear
below. These stories describe IN
plain, matter-of- fact language feats
of the most unusual heroism per-
formed by members Of the ,Ameri-
can army IN France. They are the
most notable Of thousands Of cases
of exceptional bravery for Which the
Distinguished Service Gross was
awarded on recommendation Of Gen.
eraI Pershing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
WILLIS P. SNYDER,
Private, Company D, 150th M. G.

FflVdte, company =, IoOtH M. ". D.
Private Snyder won the Distin-
guished Service Cross for conspicuous
bravery in action near Reims, France,
July -, 1918. After all the other
members of his detachment had be-
come casualties while defending pO-
sition in front of an infantry COM
pany, Private Snyder continued to op-
crate a machine gun alone against an
attacking party of Prussian Guards,
and succeeded in driving them off.
He then returned to our lines, attempt
ing to carry back his wounded COM
rade with him, until he was himself
wounded. Private Snyder's home is
with his mother Mrs. Kate Snyder,
1887 Cotton street. Reading, Pa.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
THE MARKETS

FLOUR-Per Dbl, 98-lb sack basis: Corn
flour, $40; white rye, in jute, $500; dark
rye. $3.50; spring wheat, special brands,
$3.50; first clear, 1925; second clear, 500;
hard winter. S11 3OQ11 so; soft winter, SILL
These prices apply to car lots except for
special brands.
HAY-Choice timothy and No. l, $32.OOg
$500: standard, $3O5o@31.50; No. 1 light
clover mixed, $90.5O@31.50; No. timothy,
Sc. OO@3O.O0; No. 8, $2400@2S00; clover, $500
Q1S.00.
CATTLE-Prime steers, $14.50@15.75; good
to choice steers, $14.00@14.85; medium to
good steers, $12.0O@14.25; plain to medium
steers, $11O0@12.5o; yearlings, fair to
choice, $10.00@14.50; stockers and feeders,
$S90@12.75; good to prime cows, $1,000
1880; fair to prime heifers, $10.0OQ14O0;
fair to good cows, $S.00@10.00; Gamers,
$5.75@6.50; bologna bulls, s8.00@8.75; butcher
bulls, 50. 5O@11.5 so; veal calves, 16.00@18.25.
Rs0GS-Falr to choice light hogs, $2O.S5Q
N.25; choice light butchers, $21.O0@A. 40;
medium weight butchers, 240-270 lbs, 5000
@21.30 heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs,
$40. S5@21. Is; mixed packing, $20.65@21OO;
heavy packing, SIC. 50@20.7O rough pack
ing, $19.50@20.50; pigs, fair to good, $4,000
1890; stays Subject to so lbs. dockage),
SIS. 00@19. so. :.
SHEEP-Shorn yearlings, $10.00Q14.0O;
spring lambs, $145OG16.75; clipped wethers.
A.75@9.25; Clipped ewes fair to choice.
s350@S.75; bucks. $3.o096.50.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
GRANNIS |. SYVERSON,
Private, Company c, Sixth Machine
Gun Battalion, U. S. M. c.

Private, company ~, oiNp maShiHC
Gun Battalion, U. S. M. c.
Private Syverson was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for ex-
traordinary herOism in action near st.
Etienne, France, October 3, 1918. When
our advance infantry was forced to
withdraw, Private Syverson's machine
gun crew refused to withdraw, but
calmly set up their machine gun. The
gun was upset by a bursting hand
grenade, which also injured two mem
bers of the squad. Despite these in
juries they Immediately reset the gun
and opened fire on the advancing Ger
mans when twenty feet distant, caus-
ing the Germans to break and retreat
in disorder. Private Syverson's home
address is 1908 Sullivan street, Seat
tie, Wash.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03

Dr.. Villas Is Reelected President Of
Regents.
DR.. Charles III. Villas, of Madison,
was re- elected president of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin Board of Regents at
the annual board meeting last week.
Col Gilbert E. Seaman, of Milwaukee,
was elected vice president. They will
serve as officers of the board during the
ensuing year beginning July 1.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
Breaks I92 in 500 Targets.

Portland, Ore, June 26.-Frank M.
Troeh of Vancouver, Wash, broke 492
targets out of possible 500 and won
first honors in four days shooting at
the Northwest Sportsman's association
annual shooting tournament.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03

NOTICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
STATE of Wisconsin, County Court, Iowa
~ County-In Probate.
In Re Estate of Eliza Baxter Deceased
Notice is hereby given, That at the special
term of said court to be held on the LIST Tuesday
of August, A. D. 199 at the court house in the
city of Dodgeville County of Iowa and state OF
Wisconsin, there will be heard and considered
the application of Morris Van Matre and J. c.
Hutson for the appointment of an administrator
OF the estate of Eliza Baxter late of the city of
Mineral Point in said county, deceased;
Notice is hereby further given, That at the
regular term of said court to be held at said
court house, on the 1st Tuesday of November
A. D. 1919, there will be heard considered and
adjusted, all claims against said Eliza Baxter
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 befor,, the oath day OF
October A. D. 1919 or be barred
Dated June "a, 1919.
BY the court.
ALDRO JENKS County Judge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03

tured the gun and five Of the enemy
and shot down the sixth, who endeav-
ored to escape. By this gallant act,
Corp. Weeks prevented the enemy
from enfilading our position and there
by saved the lives of many of his
comrades. In a later advance while
leading his men in an attack upon an
enemy machine gun nest, Corp. Weeks
was killed. His home was at Col
Teton, S. C.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
WILLIAM SAWELSON,
Sergeant, Company M, 312th Infantry.

SST9SdHl, NOiIiPaHJ w, oi%eh ihio GILL =
Sergt. Sawelson, whose home was
at Harrison, N. j., was killed while
seeking to aid a wounded comrade at
Gram-Pre, France, October 26, 1913
He was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross. Hearing a wounded
man in a shell hole some distance
away calling for water, Sergt. Sawel-
son, upon his own initiative, left shell
ter and crawled through heavy ma.
chine gun fire to where the man lay,
giving him what water he had in his
canteen. He then went back to his
own shell hole, obtained more water
and was returning to the wounded
man, when he was killed by a ma.
chine gun bullet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
HENRY S. BEGAN,
Sergeant, 18th Co., Sixth Regiment
u. S. M. C.

For extraordinary heroism in action
near Blanc Mont, France, October 8,
1918, Sergt. Began was awarded a
Bar, to be worn with the Distinguished
Service Cross that had previously been
awarded to him. During the attack
on Blanc Mont, Sergt. Began, with
out aid, captured three machine gun
nests, and after being wounded took
thirty prisoners. He himself escort
ed these prisoners to the rear rather
than have the line weakened by TAX
ing men for this duty. His home is
with his mother, Mrs. Sallie Began,
Franklin, Ky.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03

Corporal, Company z, 18th Infantry

OurPuraI, OomPdhy T, TOUT Inrantry'
Corp. Weeks was decorated for ex-
traordinary heroism in action near Bel
licourt. France, September 80 and Oc-
tober 8, 1918. Corp. Weeks, on the
morning Of September 80, when two
enemy machine guns were making a
part of the line untenable, advanced
across open ground upon one of these
guns. rushed the position alone, cap
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
HENRY w. PHlLBLAD,
Corporal, 18th Co., 9th Regiment, u.
G M C

Corporal Philblad (deceased) was
decorated for conspicuous gallantry in
action at Blanc Mont, France, October
3, 1913. Corporal Philblad advanced
alone on two machine gun nests, which
he captured, killing several of the
crew with his pistol. Two hours later
he again went forward with two other
soldiers and was attacking another
machine gun nest when he was killed
by shrapnel. His home was in Knox
vile, Ill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
JOHN n. PRUITT,
Corporal, 18th Company, 9Th Regi
ment, u. S. M. C.

ment, u. S. M. C.
Corp. Pruitt, whose home was with
his mother, Mrs. Belle Pruitt, Ray,
Ariz., was decorated for conspicuous
gallantry in action with the enemy at
Blanc Mont Ridge, France, October 8,
1918. Corp. Pruitt, single-handed, at
tackled two machine guns, capturing
them and killing two of the enemy.
He then captured forty prisoners in
a dugout near by. This gallant soldier
was killed soon afterward by shell fire
while he was sniping the enemy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03

Mt. Clemens, Mich.-The Chicago
Tribune is now in the third week If
its attempt to prove Henry Ford an
anarchist and to demonstrate, to the
satisfaction of the jury which is hear
ing the testimony in the $1,000,O00
libel suit, that there was no libel in
the now famous editorial which pro-
voked the present court action
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
LEGAL NOTICES
Thomas M. Priestley. ATTORNEY.

NOTICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
We are glad to help the Leesbur,

We are glad to help the Leesburs
Commercial work for Oklawaha inn
provement, but we don't think it is
aiding the cause by disappearing
the lower end of the river. It says
for instance that "the river was still
unnavigable." The Commercial doesn't
seem to know that boats of fifty to
sixty tons burden and drawing four
Or five feet are going up and down the
river every day. A hat-bottomed,
stern-wheeled tug could pull couple
of barges up it now. By abusing either
end of the river, the local papers viii
help the opponents of improvement,
who may control the next Congress.
Suppose we leave it to the engineers
TO decide where Improvement shall
begin, and meantime do what we can
to take advantage of Improvement as
fast as made.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

IF we were pushed for our unbias-
ed opinion as to the county from which
were shipped to this market the larg-
est percentage of good hogs. we would
be compelled to say Marion county. =
This is what Mr. F. e. Dennis OF
Jacksonville, has to say in an article
in the March Is issue of the Florida
Grower. The picture on the cover of
the issue Is Of Hampshire hogs in
Marion, and accompanying Mr.. Den
mis- article is q picture of Berkshires
on the Gaitskill farm at Mcintosh, in
this county.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17
BOARD OF TRADE BUSINESS

What is the business of board of
trade? This question is of interest In
view of the fact that an effort is be-
ing made TO put the Marion County
Board of Trade on its feet again. and
give it a new life.
The federal government and the
state governments have their depart
ments of commerce, industry and
agriculture and their various bureaus.
These departments have their bureaus
of land development, of industrial ex-
tension, of marketing, of business eff
ficiency, or trade extension, of agri-
cultural development and betterment,
of sanitation and health. of pure food
and drugs, of good roads. of crop esti-
mates, of weather, of horticulture, of
exhibits, of forestry. of information,
of publications, of states relations,
and others. 1t is the business of a
board of trade to concern itself with
all of these things for the particular
betterment and benefit of the town or
the county. to cooperate with these
federal and state bodies. All of these
matters and the problems which arise
ular nature in each community. The
people of community, its business
men, cannot meet the problem as in
dividuals. They must organize. They
must have clearing house for ideas,
and scheme for carrying out the
ideas. This is the commercial. club,
the chamber of commerce, board of
trade, or whatever it may be called.
If the board of trade does not have
its bureaus, it has its committees. 1t
has it's secretary, just az the federal
and state departments mentioned
have their secretaries, and the duties
OF the secretary of a board of trade
are very much like those of the de-
partment secretaries. with the excep-
ton that secretary of a board of
trade works under president or a
board of governors.
The work of board of trade should
be constant and not sporadic 1t is a
splendid thing to "whoop things up
from time to time, wake up those
that are sleeping and to revivify
latent spirits. but there is a great
mass of routine matters for a board
of trade TO dispose of. Much OF the
work of commercial body is only OF
an indirect benefit to the community,
but of great benefit nevertheless.
The board of trade should reflect
the community. It should operate on
a sound business basis, and not solely
upon a "boom" basis. Otherwise it
cannot expect to have very much good
will. Tt win have the confidence Of
neither the community nor of the out
slider.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

of her eleven years, her father, Mr..
Robert T. Adams, being the manager
of one hotel or the other nearly all
that timex The Ocala House was
decided to her by her grandmother,
Mrs. Edwards. and the Star can guar
antee that no hotel anywhere has a
more charming owner.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

The travelling public of Florida will
be interested IN the fact that the
famous old Ocala House is now the
property of bright-faced, bright
haired, little 0cala girl, Miss Dor
othy Adams. Miss Dorothy has won
the heart of many a guest of the
Ocala House and Harrington Halr
around which she has spent the most
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

A little over two years ago, Ger
many said the United States might
send one ship a week, along a pre-.
scribed route, to England Now Ger.
many surrenders a fleet of big ships
to the United States and begs thai
they be sent to Germany as many
times week as possible with food
for hungry Germans.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

They talk about using soldiers from
Camp Gordon to take the place of the
striking railroad clerks in Atlanta,
but it is barely possible that the sol
diers might object. That wasn't what
they enlisted for.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

They say that James R. Mann lost
his chance to be speaker of the House
because the beef trust sent him a
$3.50 beefsteak. We hope he doesn't
feel badly. We are ready to swap our
chance TO be speaker for even SITS
beefsteak.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

The unholy alliance between Ger
many and Austrian was responsible
for the last war and the unholy ALI
ance between Henry Cabot Lodge and
Bob Lafollette may be responsible for
the next one.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

Press dispatch says that when Mrs.
Wilson landed at Brest she followed
the president, smiling graciously. =
How else should she have smole?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-17

Remember you get quality service
at quantity price at the Ocala Iror.
Works Garage. 12-tf
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-18
MARSHAL PETAiN.

His enemies, who pounded so long
at the grim walls of verdun and left
so many thousands Of their dead Cd
the slopes 1t crowned, will acknowl-
edge that the marshal's baton could
not have been more worthily bestowed
than upon Gen. Henri PHILIPPE Pc
tain, the commander in chief of the
French armies. At the beginning of
the wal Petain was only a colonel.
The highest honor of a French soldier
came through years of service in
which he displayed such unusual mil
itary qualities as to make his promo
ton from n grade to another a rapid,
certain and well-deserved advance,
says New York Sun. He was an ex-
emplar of Napoleon's famous doctrine,
for the marshal'S baton was always
IN his knapsack. 1t has been said that
Petain's greatest quality was his grasp
of the situation, his marvellous in
tuition Of val and battle. AS the
PulAu saw uilu al NGIuuuB liz was q hhoh
of infinite regard for details, and the
energy, will power and ability to act
decisively in the face Of difficulties
and reverses. But as superb as were
all these qualities was that other n
expressed in the darkest hour at Yer
dun-"Courage, comrades! Well get
themT" He is the third marshal of
France that the war has made-Joffre,
Foch, Petain. It seems peculiarly fit
ting that on the day that this great
honor was conferred upon the last of
these he should enter the old fortress
of Metz and see the glory of France
restored to the redeemed provinces of
Alsace and Lorraine.