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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09
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Sixty Years Ago, 1859.
We learn that the stock has all beer
taken in the new company to work the
Maloney diggings. This is the way to
go to work and we believe it will pay.
Among the articles on exhibition at
the Fair last week, we noticed several
calf and sheep skins from the new tan
merry of Mr.. Whitney Smith of this city,
which for beauty Of polish, plability
and strength can hardly be excelled by
leather manufactured in any place
They We're tanned in four days by a
new process of which he has obtained
the right
The Miners Guards made a fine dis
play at the Fair on Wednesday, under
command of Capt John Clowney, This
is the first time they have appeared in
public and they were the principal
source of attention while on the
grounds. Though few in number, they
made much better display than full
companies of more experienced soldiers
we have seen on parade
A man named John Willis hung him
self last week in Mifilin, being found
hanging TO limb of a tree.
A most lamentable accident occurred
at the Iowa county Fair at Dodgevile,
FRIDAY nuyipfr ~ tb, kr,,ls;r.r q, & d, a.,
volving swing, which was set up on the
grounds. One young lady has died from
the effects of the fall and another and a
man were injured. This is not the first
accident of this kind that has happened
and these swings should be prohibited.
The last week was an unusual one for
business, owing in part to the Fair.
Our stores have been crowded with Gus
toners and our streets with teams.
One merchant sold at retail on Wednes-
day to the amount of $500 cash, and
many others fell not much behind. 1t is
estimated that there were five or six
thousand people at the Fair on that
day
We are told by those attending the
state fair at Milwaukee that the vege-
tables on exhibition at the fair in this
city were superior to those shown at
the state fair.
Another Methodist preacher has been
ordered out of Texas for the offense of
speaking against slavery.
The Industrial Art Union Fair was
the most successful affair of the kind
ever got up in this part of the country.
The enclosure belonged to John j Ross,
Esq, and contained acme 6 acres of
| fine pasture land dotted with numerous
shade trees The success of the fair
was due entirely to the enterprise of
our citizens, who responded literally to
calls made upon their purses. Large
premiums were paid. most of them on
the grounds, and after paying all pre-
miums and expenses there is a balance
on hand of some $50 or $40.
The fourth annual fair of the Iowa
County Agricultural Society was held
at Dodgeville on October 6 and z. The
affair was a decided success and fine
weather and good roads brought in a
large crowd from all parts of the coun-
try.
Married October 8th, by John p.
Tramel, Esq, Mr.. Joseph Mullen to
Miss Rebecca Martin, all of the town
of Mineral Point.
Died, in this city, October 4th, Jesse
Lenore, child of Geo. o. and Samaria
Turner, aged ! year and 10 months.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09

Attire enjoying a stay at the DR..
Morgan home, Mrs. James Morgan re-
turned to Darlington on Friday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09
Publishers Sworn Statement.

Statement of ownership, manage
ment ETC., of The Mineral Point Trib-
une, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, required
by the act of August "a, 1912
Editor-B. J. Bennett, Mineral Point,
Wis.
Business Manager B. J. Bennett.
Publisher J. Bennett.
Owner B. j. Bennett.
b. J. BENNETT.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 23d of September, 1919.
+. Y. HUTCHINSON,
Notary Public.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09

What does the subscription label
on your paper say
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09
An Agreeable Surprise.

About three years ago when | was
suffering from a severe cold on my
lungs and coughed most of the time
night and day, tried a bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and was sur
prised at the promptness with which il
gave me relief, writes Mrs. James
Brown, Clark Mills N, Y Many an
other has been surprised and pleased
with the prompt relief afforded by this
remedy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09
MITCHELL SALE.

Having sold my farm, l will sell at
public sale on the premises, three miles
north of Mineral Point, on
THURSDAY, OCT. %, 1919.
the following property:
Seven Horses Span work horses
1900 lbs; draft mare, yrs old, 1900 lbs;
two draft mares, 3 yrs old; draft mare
Syrs old. 1900 lbs; driving mare, 6yrs old.
Sixty-one Cattle-35 high bred milk
cows; 32-yr-old heifers; yearling heif-
ers; IA spring calves Is steers, heif-
ers); Hereford bull calf
Forty Hogs-24 spring shoats; pure
bred Chester White SOW and Z pigs;
pure bred Chester White boar 1 yr old.
pure bred Chester White spring sows.
Machinery Farm wagon. truck wag-
on, milk wagon, surry, ? bob sleighs,
single seat top buggy, Mccormick grain
binder and ? mowers, new Deere hay
loader, Keystone side-del. rake, break
ing and ? walking plows, corn planter,
seeder, disc, corn sulky, cultivator, har-
row, manure spreader, platform scales.
wood saw and frame, feed cooker, hay
and hog racks, seeder attachment, 3
milk cans and cooler, corn shelter, 9 sets
harness, separator, hay rope and pulleys.
rs tons timothy, clover and alfalfa
hay, straw piles, $50 shocks corn.
Terms of sale as usual. Sale to COM
mence at 1890. Lunch at noon.
r. j. MITCHELL.
F. E. Davisson, Auct.
E. Y. Hutchinson, Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09

muttered that he guessed he'd go and
hunt up young John d.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09

Richard Bowden, another Of our old
est settlers, died October 9Th, at his
home, aged n years. He came to this
place about 40 years ago.
The fall term Of Circuit Court opened
at Dodgeville Tuesday with 1l8 cases
on the docket
At the Assembly convention for the
Southern district, held in this city
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09

Who is the finder of a child s brace
let with initials IN. M. s." thereon
wich was lost on High street last Sat,
urday Let it be known at The T ribune
office. There's a reward offered.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09
F. E. DAWSON, Auct.
E. Y. Hutchinson, Clerk.

Write to Fitzgibbons Bros, Monroe,
Wis, for catalog of first-class carriages.
buggies and harness. Their prices are
right. No agents. l7w24
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-10-09
If You Can't Be Sweet
Be as Sweet as You Can

The sugar shortage has caused some
annoyance in Mineral Point as in other
towns hereabouts, although local mer-
chants have done their best to supply
patrons. There have been some days
when grown people, if not children,
went sugarless to bed But we have
not had to contend with the notably high
prices reported from some other places
Travelling men, like big city papers,
freely predict that the shortage will
continue for some time and that Euro
pean competition may cause prices to
increase to point never before known.
To help tide over the unpleasantness
wouldn't it be we'll to have a shortage
in candy?
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

and the line is open wide once more.
Although there is more or less danger
attended with a trip to Mexicali, the
tang of the trip more than offsets
the possibility of Misunderstanding
Tourists are unmolested, seasoned ha-
bitues merely watchink them with
curiosity.
Only One Publicity Man
Although Imperial valley receives
tens of thousands of dollars of publ
city each year, the natice Imperial
Valleyite is modest creature. He
will tell you that it is not Imperial
valley people who secure this public
ity but the stories of visitors who
have visited the Valley.
There is inc person in the county,
whose sole duty it is to spread favor
able propaganda about the county,
and this isCounty Development Agent
Arthur M. Nelson. To the newcomer,
to the person seeking home, to the
dissatisfied ones in other climes, this
is what he says:
Imperial valley offers to the
man who wishes to become inde-
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
AGRICULTURE BRINGS WEALTH
Continued from Page Onel

fact that all the banks compete fol
soundness Of existing conditions
Steady increases in prices due to the
world shortage in fats united with
the improvement in stock by the in.
troducticn of better sires shows itself
in the fact that the amount of COW
paper in comparison to the total num-
Der of COWS is steadily diminishing in
quantity.
Forty acres of good Imperial
valley land takes care of a string
of 30 cows. There are no definite
figures on the average production
of butter-fat COW, but most es-
Inmates agree that it is about
threefourths of a pound per day
per milking COW. Experts believe
that with the elimination of the
large number of "5oardeds" that
are still scattered among the
cows of the Valley this average
can be increased. Prices of good
mixers frequently run as high
as S20G per animal.
Dairying Pays
AS a steady money-maker, which
pays as it goes, the all around advant
ages that dairying offers to the new
conner in Imperial valley are believed
to equal those of any other of its in
dustries. Dairy land can be leased
for from S25 to $50 per acre accord
ing to location, buildings and the
piece of lands particular stand of al
falfa. While many of the leaders in
the industry prefer to lease rather
than own their land, there are other
fore-handed ones who acquiring their
own holdings in the belief that not the
least of their profits will be in the
increased value of the land.
Acreage of barley during the past
year amounted to 1922 acres or an
increase over year ago of some 15
percent. Barley is the great winter
field staples as it grows best during
the coolest months of the year, Janu-
airy and February. The first harvests
are usually made the forepart of
March. A large amount of the bar
ley crop is fed on the field to cattle
and hogs although some is stored in
bags and bulk.
Cotton is King
Imperial valley is famous for its
cotton and during the past year the
cotton ACREAGE has remained about
the same. The acreage on the Amer
ican side Of the line is slightly over
60000.
Imperial valley produces between a
half bale and bale per acre. depend
inc or the kind of cotton and the ex-
cellencp of the stand. First cotton in
the Valley is picked about October l
and the picking continues until the
latter part of January and February.
Wheat is raised in an ever increas-
inc acreage each year. This year 81
2SS acres of wheat were grown in re
sponse to the demand from the gov
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

ernment for more food. This was an
increase from 10000 acres the year
before. Harvesting takes place early
in May and this is the first place in
the United States to harvest its wheat
crop.
Milo maize to feed the hogs and
cattle is also extensively raised and is
one of the main crops. The acreage
has remained stationary in this crop,
around 81 800 acres. Most of it is
fed in the Valley though some is ship
| ped out to the coast.
These field crops must be fed
to livestock and according to the
annual census there were $4,000
cattle, 10000 sheep and more
than 10000 chickens and tur-
keys.
Many Success Stories
Stories of success of individual
ranchers in the imperial valley are
plentiful, and stories of those who
failed are almost as numerous. Sue
cess with the people here seems to
have been merely a matter of ambi-
ton for all other things are favorable.
Typical of many, is the story of
Monroe Low of Seeley. Mr.. Low
came to the Westside from Texas, ar
irving in Seeley on February Is,
1913. Besides his family of wife
and three children, the eldest of
whom was daughter eight years old,
Mr.. Low brought with him two colts,
two mules, cow, two yearling heif-
ers and some farm implements. AS
nearly as he remembers he had $50
in cash. This was nearly seven years
ago.
The first year he leased 25 acres of
new land mile north of town which
he planted to cotton, giving a fourth
of the crop for the lease. Part of the
land was alkali and produced only
however, he average a bale to the
acre. When he sold his crop in the
spring he was able to buy ten acres
Company near the Mobile station and
on the Henderson ranch.
He continued his lease on the Hen
derson place for three years, giving
a fourth of the crop. The ten acres
of his own he farmed for two years.
He planted it once to cotton and
once to corn, and in the fall of 1915
sold it to Frank Hasper, together with
nine head of cows. He then bought
40 acres from r. w. Gray.
Riches Plentiful
That is the substance of the
story says Mr. Low, ''the rest is
very simple. l now have the
40 acres clear. l own 20 head of
cows and bull. 36 head of young
stuff, 1G head of horses, large
touring car. full outfit of farm u
ing implements. and an intest in
silo cutter and en- engine. These
are all clear and l am well on the
way toward paying for the second
40 acres, which l bought about
two years ago.
GAS / am situated now, know the
future will be secure, as my livestock
will not only nay all of my living ex-
penses but will take care of the notes
still due on the second 40 acres as
they mature"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

with over LOCO acres. Brawley
raises the largest amount.
Other tremendous increases in
acreage were noted in asparagus
with S24 acres, tomatoes with 725
acres, beans with $40 acres, mel
ons fother than cantaloupese
l,2S0; onions, 37b acres and po-
tatoes, 326 acres.
Winter vegetables have attained
such a growth in total acreage during
the past year because of the now rec
ognized fact that vegetables grown in
the imperial valley are from two
weeks to two months ahead of other
localities and hence reach market
first, commanding fancy prices. Those
engaged in the winter vegetable game
in the Valley predict an expansion to
which they cannot see the end.
Larger Crops
The growing of winter vegetables,
however, forms only small part of
the agricultural pursuits in the VAL
lev. The three largest field crops in
order of Importance are alfalfa, bar
ley and cotton.
Alfalfa is the great mainstay in
the Valley. Due to the fact that from
to 9 crops are cut each year, cut
tings "a days apart in summer and
six weeks apart in winter, stock can
browse twelve months on green feed.
This las been of paramount import
ance in developing the livestock feed
ing business to its present import
ance.
During the past year the alfalfa
acreage remained practically station
ary, at around 100000 acres. Exact
figures furnished by the county devel
opment agent place the total at 96,
040 acres.
This immense alfalfa acreage, the
largest in the state in any one coun-
ty, forms the green feed necessary
for more than 10000 cattle, including
10000 dairy cows.
With this many cows and creamery
facilities large enough to care for
about twice the present production
the industry is prosperous and holds
forth the promise of larger pros
perity. The richness of soil which
produces so many crops of alfalfa
year makes it possible for any indus
trious man who has devoted his at
tention to grading up his stock and in
creasing his percentage of butter fat
to steadily increase his bank roll.
Cow Paper" in Demand
High freight rates and distant
markets Handicapped the pioneers in
the dairy industry and the turning
point came four years ago when ade
quate creamery facilities and i'm
proved methods of collection of milk
and cream were brought into play
An important factor in the develop
ment was the enterprise of money
lenders who enabled settlers to buy
stock for as little as ten per cent
down on easy future payments. The
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

which induces outdoor life with its
consequent health. -
Winter Climate Famous
The Valley is rapidly becoming
famous for it's winter climate
which many have pronounced the
finest on the earth. Thousands
of tourists each year visit the
Valley. which is well supplied
with excellent hotels, including
palatial hotel in Ell CentrO, fam
Gus the country. over.
Tourists have been attracted from
many states by the lure of Mexical
the capital of Baja California, locat,
ed across the international boundary
line from Calexico. Mexicali is tht
last place in North America, easily ac
cessable to the United States where
gambling is permitted on an extensive
scale. The tourists usually make ur
summing parties, visit MeXicali an(
occasionally try their luck at tn,
tables.
Even an incipient revolution early
in the fall dulled the SPIRIT of tht
merrymakers for anly few week.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

pendent and who desires a home
of his own amid prosperous peO-
pie, the ideal place in California
in which to settle. Here fortunes
have been carved out from rough
sand hills. Here the vast wilder
ness has been tanned.
what was at once time called,
the most desOlate place in Amer
lea is now thriving cities, rich
ranches and wonderful OppOrtun-
tiles.
"The Imperial valley is enter
ing upon it's third decade of civil
ZatiOn. Its history of the first
two decades is full of hardship en-
dured and victories won. With
the turning of the first water into
the canals the Imperial valley has
grown beyond the fOndest hopes
of the men who at first dared to
change the burning desert waste
into Garden of the Nile"
Opportunity knocks and the In
'erial valley is needful of men wi
eek such opportunities as she has
ffer." s -
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

Land in Mr.. Lows vicinity recent
ly sold for 1925 an acre. In an effort
to set his valuation as amassed in the
past seven years, he was asked what
/, he would take for his land.
Won't Sell
! 1have never set a price," he re-
piled, $3.50 an acre might move me
but | would have to consider quite a
while"
Summed up he has gone from $S5
to $4,000 in about seven years.
There are others who have done
much better than l" he says, 81 am
thankful for what l have done and |
will say that any honest energetic
man has no reason to fail in the I'M
perial valley, gor the financial sup
port is here to back him up if he is
all right"
Although the year just past has
been the greatest year in the history
of the Valley the year to comes gives
even greater promise.
Imperial valleys 1920 harvests
will approximate $65, 100000 in
the opinion of l. T. Sparks, COM
mercial agent for the Southern
Pacific who keeps the best rec
Ords in the Valley on the cOunty's
progress. As compared with Mr..
Sparks last year total of $47,-
100000 this shows an increase of
from 35 to 40 percent.
The Valley this winter will
ship 5000 carloads of vegetables
as compared with the total last
year of 1,164. This includes all
winter vegetables but is exclus-
i've of the cantalOupe, watermelon
and tomato spring crops.
Building operations have been eX-
tensive, in fact there has been a de-
cided boom on in all Valley towns
since the end of the war. Estimates
to obtain the amount of building are
difficult but the Southern Pacific re-
ported early this fall that building
material was being brought into the
Valley at the rate of between 80 and
40 carloads daily.
Homes in Demand
This demand has been both bust
ness and for homes. The housing
condition over the Valley has been
acute and thousands of peaple have
been turned away because of lack of
homes. Each city in the Valley is
building as rapidly as possible con-
sidering the high prices of budding
materials. One firm in Ell Centro is
building fifty homes and has an
nounced that it will begin construc-
ton of homes in other sections of the
Valley.
Conservative estimates state
that between 10000 and $1,000
people have been added to the
Valleys permanent population
during the past twelve months
and nearly as many more have
been turned away because of in
ability to find suitable housing
conditions.
The construction of home. is how
ever, not much of task for hundreds
of people live all winter in tent
houses. The average humidity for
the winter months is 81 percent and
this dryness coupled with the fact
that rains are very rare and the
winter is mild produces climate
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
Officers

LEROY HOLT, President
FRANKLIN ]. COLE, Vice-President
A. II. KELLER, Vice-President
Il. r. COOK, Cashier
FL. GIANOLA, Assistant Cashier
IRA L. HOBBY, Assistant Cashier
L. b. MUDD, Assistant Cashier
II. L. TILTON, Assistant Cashier
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

Grapes the only that the Imperial valley raises
profusion glance at the above photograph will
you Imperial valley grapes
June and shipped to all the markets of the United States They
noted for their flavor and quality Imperial valley beauties
bloom the around There also heavy demand for he
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

Directors
LEROY HOLT
FRANKLIN ]. COLE
Il. SALOMON
w. S. FAWCETT !,
+. Il. DUTTON
CLIFFORD COGGINS
7. T. COOK
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-01
LIT. BULLARD KILLED
Father, Now Boston Herald Sunday Ed
itOr, Formerly Brandon Pastor

Brandon. April 3O.--Word has been
received here of the accidental death
i'm France of 1t. e. l.. Bullard. son of
r. Lauriston Bullard, former pastor of
the Congregational Church here, but
now Sunday editor of the Boston Sum
day Hers Id.
Details of the accident which have
been received from General Pershing
show that Lieut. Bullard was in a
motor car accident while in the line
of duty" on April 7. near Colombey-
les Bellies. The car overturned,
caused by the breaking of the rear
axel. Lieut.. Bullard was buried in the
military cemetery between Colombey-
les Bellies and Barisy-laCote, in the
department of Meurthe -et Mosselle
about so miles southwest of Metz.
Lieut.. Bullard was born in Ohio, in
1895. He enlisted in the army on COM
pleting his first year at Cornell Uni
versity. He was graduated from the
air school at Princeton on January 26
1915 and was sent to Texas for flight
training He was commissioned In
Nav last year and went to France in
September. He was in action in the
Argonne fighting with the Goth all
squadron.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-01
CAPITAL GREETS
RETURNING BOYS
Montpelier Turns out to Give
Them ROusing
Reception

Montpelier, April 3o-Montpeier turned
out this morning to welcome home some
of her sons who have been with the
Yankee Division in France, trying to rid
Europe of the Prussian rule, some 80 odd
of them coming.
The reception committee of the cele-
bration that is to take place next week
in honor of soldiers and sailors who have
been in service. Mayor Shurtleff. and
the city council along with relatives and
friends Of the soldiers to the number of
400 persons were at the Central Vermont
station to give the boys a welcome
Some 100 of these went to Montpelier
Junction to meet the boys. The Mont
pelier Military band was present and
played several selections. A delegation
Of the local chapter of the Red Cross
opened canteen in the station and the
boys were given cups of hot coffee, sand
wiches and doughnuts.
There also were several Barre boys on
the train and girls from the Red Cross
went through the train giving each cur
of coffee and sandwiches.
AS an alarm warning the people of the
city that the boys were on the train
Robert Whelan, engineer on the branch
passenger train, blew the engine whistle
all the way from the junction to Mont
pelier. OF the number arriving home
this morning nine of them came by auto
mobile, reaching here about two O'Clock
while those on the train arrived about
four O'Clock. Those coming by automo
bile had been disappointed so many
times relative to dscharging that they
hired an automobile, just as soon as they
could. after being discharged and, leaving
Aver, Mass, about six o'clock. came tc
| this city.
Other Montpelier boys returned thi
afternoon. The band was again II
attendance while many more of thu
| townspeople were able to be at the train
when it arrived. The rest Of the boy
are expected in a day or so, some o
| them having gone into Boston for da,
| or two.