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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
ADVERTISEMENTS
Taxpavers Of Kendall.

Fred Fink, treasurer of the town of
Kendall, will be at the Farmers and
Citizens Bank in Mineral Point on Sat-
urday. January 25, for the collection of
taxes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Miss Nettie v. Wallis,

Graduate of the American Conservatory
of Music, Chicago, gives piano and
organ lessons. For terms inquire at
the home in this city. Phone 90.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Winter Work for Horses.

Work can be found for the horses
in winter-work they can do on some
what reduced rations. The owner can
get his neighbors to join with him on
some much-needed road repairing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Notice Of Warning.

No trespassing or trapping allowed on
land owned and rented by me in the
town of Willow Springs. I have
special reasons for the publication Of
this notice. WENZEL J. STUDE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
THOMAS SLEEPS SALE

AS have sold my farm and intend to
move to Mineral Point, / will sell
without reserve on the premises stu
ated miles northwest of Darlington.
miles southeast of Mineral Point, and
mile west of Charles Godfrey's corner,
on Wednesday, January %, 1919,
commencing at 10 O'Clock sharp, the
following described property:
Al CATTLE - All Shorthorns = 10
choice young dairy cows, bred to fresh
en- in early spring; 3 heifers coming
years old; 20 no. steers, coming
years old; spring calves-2 heifers and
5 steers; high grade Shorthorn bull,
coming years old.
HORSES.
9 extra fine Poland China Brood
Sows.
900 bu. of oats, 25 tons of hay, 4 good
stacks of straw. $50 shocks of corn, sc
Rhode Island Red chickens, 200 white
oak posts.
FARM MACHINERY.
Usual sale terms. Lunch at noon.
THOMAS SLEEP.
THOMAS FLOOD, Auctioneer,
FRANK BISHOP, Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Firemen's Annual Dance.

The Fire Laddies of Mineral Point
will hold their Annual Dance on We'd
nesday evening, January 90. The OBJ
ject is to raise funds to buy necessary
equipment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
For Watch ard JeWeIry
Repairing

go to j. j. Mauger. All work guaran
teed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Notice to Taxpayers; Town
of Linden,

will be at the Iowa County Bank to
collect taxes on Saturday, January IS.
All those having taxes to pay please
call that day. Every Thursday at
Linden.
BEN. RHINERsoN. Town Treasurer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Co to J. j. Mauger

for Watch and Jewelry Repairing. A
work guaranteed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Philip Cor9en.

Undertaking. Phone SO or 351. Mineral
Point. Wis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Piano instruction

Beginners SptCldIly.
ANNE GALE TERRELL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
WANT ADVS.
DUCKWHEAT FLOUR FOR SALE-MRs
| I'D F. COLLINS.

7 OST-A log chain, on road between Henry
IL Demuth s farm and my new farm, the Henry
Quick place. Leave the chain at Naefs black
smith shop and receive a reward. NICHOLAS
LEY
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16
Special insignia for a2nd. Division.

Special insignia for Sand. Division.
Platteville Journal: Boys of the 32nd.
Division will come home wearing arrows
on their sleeves near the shoulder. The
special insignia will mark the boys who
fought through the hardest battles Of
the war, always going ahead Of the
other divisions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16

NOR SALE-A few pure bred Shropshire
II ewes-bred to lamb in March.-GEoRGE T..
KELLY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16

TOR SALE.-Dry white oak cord wood. Phone
Il line IL number 4.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16

EOR SALE-I have for sale few Poland
+ China bred gelts for first of April farrow
that will offer cheap FIR short time. Call or
write to FRANK JONES, Mineral Point, WIS.,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16

WANTED want to rent a farm on shares
V-Samuel Har is.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-16

lVANTED-To rent house of or rooms ms
w Inquire for prospective tenant at this OF
flee.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-28

lance from the bottom Of each frame
sue ran to the axle. II unequal, a
JACK may be used to raise the low side
OF tne axle to the same height as the
otner side. The measurement to the
universal can then be repeated. If It is
sun round to be unequal, the cause win
be found either in unequal radius rod
aoJustment' or IL no radius rods are
fitted, in loose axle spring clips which
have permitted the springs TO shift.
At the front a similar check NAV no
made from some central point on the
crank case to opposite pionts on the
wheels.
Too many motor truck users neglect
to check their wheel alignments until
the occurrence of an accident or other
ause necessitates a serious repair. Mis-
alignment is apt to result from minor
causes in daily service and unless fire.
quently checked may 60 unnoticed
bringing about excessive tire destruc-
ton without apparent cause.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-28
BURN LIGHTS DURING
DAY TO AID BATTERY
Don't Yell at Fellow With Gins
on at Noon-He May Be
Preventing Inefficiency in
His Plant.

Many motorists do not know that
there is as much danger in letting their
batteries get overcharged as there is
IN letting the charge run too low.
Overcharging is very likely to happen
during long runs when the car Is Oh.
Grated at 20 to 20 miles an hour for
a number of hours continuously. At
this speed the generator is DELIVERING
current to the battery at its maximum,
charging rate, according to +. S. Arm
strong, sales manager of the Vesta AS
cumulator company, manufacturers OF
Vesta storage batteries.
An overcharged battery overheats
with the result that the active mate
rial in the plates loosens and falls to
the bottom of the battery, shortening
its life. Most cars have an automatic
cutout in the electrical system which
is supposed to prevent overcharging
but this, like many automatic devices
sometimes fails to work at the proper
time.
The safe way Is to burn your lights
at least part of the time when on a
long drive. This takes the load off the
battery and insures against over
charging.
The next time you see a motorist
driving along the street at high noon
with his lights on don't yell at him.
He probably knows what he is doing
and his battery will last longer than
the other fellows who is not wise
enough to take this precaution.
This idea is one which motorists
would do well to adopt. In fact, most
automobile manufacturers advise this
procedure in their construction books
which, apparently, automobile owners
seldom read carefully
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-28
Cole Engineers Prove Proper
Design of Car Will Eliminate
Sources Of Nerve Hacking
Noise.
CITE NOISELESS LEVER
Silent Control Feature of Aero
Six Which Takes Road Either
Fast or Slow With Silence

Nothing Is more annoying to the
and sQueaks. They detract from the
comfort and relaxation which one ex-
poets to have when driving and cause
one TO be ever conscious of an effort
On the part of the car to perform.
Many Of them creep in at points
which are really OF minor Importance
and are so common that motorists have
about come to the conclusion that they
are weaknesses to which every car must
fall heir during its period of usefulness.
CAN BE PREVENTED.
However, Cole engineers are Of diff
ferent opinion. They contend that a
car properly designed should never de-
velop a squeak or rattle and to this
end they are continually adding small
refinements which have q tendency to
make the Aero Eight a car which can
take the roads as they come and glide
from a snairs pace to tightening swift
ness with absolute silence.
A recent step in this connection has
been the addition of an absolutely noise
proof control set. Disturbing noises
at this point are encountered in most
cars. The control lever has a tendency
to vibrate and in doing so sets UP a
slight metallic cIang that becomes most
Irritating in a long days drive over
country roads.
HOW LEVER WORKS.
In the Aero Eight the control lever is
held snugly in place by a small, high
tension coiled spring which is fitted to
the base Of the housing and the cor
responding side of the gear control ball.
This spring prevents the gear shift
lever from vibrating when the car is
running, regardless of the nature of
the roads and the customary clicking or
rafting Of the lever is absolutely pre-
vented.
Another function Of this attachment
II to insure accurate gear-shifting In
the utilization of the bendix drive, with
which the ero-Eight is equipped.
VALUABLE FEATURES.
Such items of care as the new con-
troll set of the Aero Eight are the feat
ures which give it its marked distinc-
ton and invest it with a satisfaction
Tor the owner that endears the car
more and more as it is used.
They are the things which make 1t
possible for an owner to retain his car
FOR several years instead of the Gus
tomary few seasons and drive 1t with
growing satisfaction and increasing eff
ficiency. They tend to enhance the
used car value of the Aero Eight by
enabling it to retain the same merit
after long and hard usage as 1t had
when new.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-28

We do your thinking for you besides taking
your expressed wants. We carry the best auto
given attention you get the gas you pay for
your car will rejoice-in fact if there is anythi,
Motive want to be shown. We're giving the
out to improve it. The gas Hooverizers and @
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

successors thereafter sailed at int
walls Of about sixteen days. The in
srructions sent to shipmasters all over
the world by way Of the Birth consul
lates, gave explicit details.
Here, for example, was a ship at
New York, all loaded and ready to sail
for the war zone. The master visited
the port officer at the British con-
sulate, who directed him to proceed to
Gravesend Bay, anchor his vessel and
report to the convoy officers for fur
Their instructions. The merchant cap
tain, reaching this indicated spot,
usually found several other vessels on
hand, all of them, like his ship, wait
ing for the sailing date. The COM
mander of the gathering convoy under
whose instructions all the merchant
men were to operate, was naval Off
Ger, usually the rank of commodore
or captain. who maintained constant
cable communication with the convoy
room of the Admiralty and usually
used ones of the commercial vessels as
his flagship. When the sailing day arr
rived thtr'e were usually from twenty
to thirty merchantmen assembled; the
commander summoned all their mas
tiers, gave each a blue book contain
ing instructions on the management of
conveyed ships. and frequently deliv-
cred something in the nature of lee
ture. Before the aggregation sailed it
was Joined by cruiser of pre- dread
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

opportunity to break UP a convey in
midocean by daredevil enterprises of
this kind was so tempting that it
seemed altogether likely that Germany
might take advantage of it. To send
twenty or thirty merchant ships across
the Atlantic with no protection against
such assaults would have been to in
vite a possible disaster. AS a matter
of fact the last German raider that
even attempted to gain the high seas
was sunk in the North Sea by the
British Patrol Squadron in February.
1917.
Slipping to Sea.
On the appointed day the whole con-
voy weighed anchor and silently
slipped out to sea. To such spectators
as observed it's movements it seemed a
rather limping, hating procession. The
speed of convoy was the speed of the
,slowest ship, and vessels that could
easily make twelve or fourteen knots
were obliged to put on the brake, much
to the disgust of their masters, in or
der to keep formation; with ship that
made only eight or ten; though when
ever possible vessels of nearly equal
speed sailed together. Little in the
newly formed group suggested the ma
jesty of the sea. The ships formed q
miscellaneous and il1-assorted COM
pany, rusty tramps shamefacedly sal
ing alongside of spick- and-span liners;
miserable little two or three thousand
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

bound. A few mishaps in the course
of the war, such as the sinking of the
Justicia, sailing from Europe to
America, created the false notion that
outward bound conveys We're not es
corted. 1t was just as desirable, OF
course, to escort the ships going out
as to escort those which were COM
ing in. The mere fact that the in
bound ships carried troops and sup
plies gave stronger reasons, from the
humane standpoint for heavier escorts,
but not from the standpoint of the
general war situation. The Germans
were not sinking our shpis because
they were carrying men and supplies;
they were sinking them because they
We're ships. Thy were not seeking to
dstroy American troops and muni-
tons exclusively; they were seeking
to destroy tonnage. They were aim
ing to reduce the worlds supply of
ships to such a point that the Allies
would be compelled to abandon the
conflict for lack of communications. 1t
was therefore necessary that they
should sink the empty ships, which
were going out, as well as the crowd
ed and loaded ships which We're coming
in. For the same reason it was neces-
sary that we should protect Them and
we did as far as practicable without
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

be met by the destroyer escorts and
taken through the danger zone. This
particular New York convoy comman-
der was now. perhaps instructed to
cross the thirtieth meridian at the
parallel of latitude, where
he would be met by his escort. He
laid his course for that point and regu-
lated his speed SO as to reach it at the
appointed time. But he we'll knew that
these instructions were only temper
ary The precise point to which he
would finally be directed to said de-
pended upon the movement and loca-
ton of the German submarines at the
time of his arrival If the enemy be-
came particularly active in the region
of this tentative rendezvous, then, as
the convoy approached it, wireless
from London would instruct the COM
mander to steer abruptly to another
point, perhaps hundred miles to north
or south.
"Getting Your Convoy
Getting your convoy" was search
ing test of destroyer seamanship, par
ticularly in heavy or thick weather. It
was not the simplest thing to navi-
gate a group of destroyers through the
tempestuous waters of the North At.
lantic, with no other objective than
the junction point of meridians and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

ton ships attempting to hold up their
heads in the same company with sister
ships of ten or twelve. The whole mass
was sprawled over the sea in most un-
calmly fashion; twenty or thirty ships,
with spaces of nine hundred or a thou
sand yards stretching out between
them, took up not far from ten square
miles of the ocean surface. Neither at
this stage of the voyage did the aggre-
CATION give the idea of efficiency. It
presented about as desirable target
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14


as the submarine could have desired.
But the period taken in crossing the
ocean was entirely devoted to educa-
ton. Under the tutorship of the con-
voy commander, the men composing
the twenty or thirty crews went every
day to school. For fifteen or twenty
days, upon the broad Atlantic, they
We're trained in all the evo1utions
which were necessary for coping with
the submarine. Every possible situa-
ton that could arise in the danger zone
was anticipated and the officers and
the crews were trained in meeting it
They perfected themselves in the signal
ing the sudden manoevres which were
instantaneously necessary when
submarine was sighted; they acquired
mastery in the art of zigzagging;
and they became accustomed to sail
ing at night without lights. The crews
were put through all the drills which
prepared them to meet such crises as
the landing of a torpedo in their en-
CINE room or the sinking Of the ship;
and they were thoroughly schooIed in
getting all hands safely into the boats.
Possibly an occasional scare on the
way over may have introduced the ele-
ment Of reality into these exercises;
though no conveys actually met sub
marines in the open ocean, the likeli-
hood that they might do SO was never
absent especially after the Germans
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14
By Admiral William SoWden Sims

nought battleship Of the American
Navy or by British or French cruis-
This ship was to accompany the
convoy across the Atlantic as far as
the danger zone; it's mission was not,
as most people mistakenly believed.
to protect the convoy from submarines
but to protect it from any surface
German raider that might have es-
capped into the high seas. The Allies
navies constantly had before their
minds the exploits of the Emden; the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

parallels. and reach the destination
point a ia certain hour. Such feat
demanded navigation ability of a high
order; and the skill which our Ameri-
can naval officers displayed in this di-
rection aroused great admiration, es-
pecially on the part of the merchant
shippers; in particular it aroused the
establishment of the average dough-
boy. Many destroyer escorts that went
out to meet an incoming convoy also
took out one which was westward
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

began sending out their huge under
water cruisers.
The convoy commander left his port
with sealed orders, which he was in
structed not to open until he was
hundred miles at sea. These orders
when the seal was broken, gave him
the rendezvous assignd by the convoy
board in London. The great chart in
the convoy room at the Admiralty indi-
Gated the point to which the convoy
was to proceed and at which it would
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14
How the Conveys Sailed

ais and departures of trains upon
railroad timetable, except when it be-
came necessary to delay the sailing Of
convoy to avoid congestion of ar
rivals. According to this programme,
the first convoy to the west, coast left
New York on August IA, 1917, and its
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
AsKov PINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA THURSDAY JULY a. 1919
charge of this matter, and to go
after a satisfactory solution of
the problem as quickly and
strongly as possible.
l.. 4. Pedersen Attends TYLER
Creamery Celebration

State Representative l.. G..
Pedersen was at Tyler. in Lin
coin county. Saturday, to attend
the 25th anniversary of the
establishment of the creamery at
that place. Mr.. Sorensen. head
of the State Dairy and Food COM
was also present. l.. c.
Pedersen and MAIDS Sondergaard,
who is now employed by the
government at Washington, were
the orginators of the Tyler
creamery in a partnership agree
ment with the farmers. the en-
tire creamery later being turned
over to the farmers. Mr.. Son,
derpaard was unable to be pres.
ent at the festivities Saturday
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24

for the association, drawn main
ly on the basis of suggestions
published by the Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station
was then presented, it being
moved, seconded and carried
unanimously that this PROPOSE
ton be adopted as constitution
of the Askov Cooperative Live
Stock Shipping Association, Tor
what other name the association
may later adopt).
A proposition for bylaws also
was drawn on the basis men,
toned above. 1t was moved,
seconded and carried unanimous
ly that the board of directors use
that as basis for working out
set of bylaws.
The following S farmers were
elected directors: Hans Clausen,
Fred johnson, Louis Olsen, A. p,
Jensen and c. p. Christensen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
Telephone for AskOv
Discussed Again

The public meeting Tuesday
night took up the question of
establishing telephone service
for Askov and vicinity, the cur
rent opinion running strongly in
favor of realizing that very hard
needed accommodation. and dis
satisfaction being not lightly ex-
pressed of the fact that COM
munity like this. with all it's
improvements as to cultivation
of large areas, buildings and
roads, and with its numerous
population of well educated peo-
pie, still is without telephone
service. while everywhere else,
even in wilderness with scant
population living in shacks, the
telephone wires are strung.
A committee of three Svend
Petersen. N. c. Bendiks and A.
P. Jensen--was elected to take
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
Steam Engine on Grader.

Partridge township is now GO
ing after the road building in
real up-to-date fashion. using a
steam engine on the large new
grader. The new system was
first tried out on the road one
mile north of Askov, going east.
The four miles of road running
directly east from town, out to
Niels Olesen's, will be graded up
and put in good shape. "a % foot
road bed being made. X. S.
Sorensen is running the engine
and the dirt is being moved in
quick fashion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
LIVESTOCK SHIPPING

The public meeting called for
Tuesday night by the Askov Co
Operative Assn for the purpose
of organizing a live stock ship
ping association was attended
by about 60 farmers and few
others. The Farm Bureau mana
ger, w. J. Corwin, was present
and gave short talk on the
question with several good point
ers. as to the benefits resulting
from the farmers in any COM
munity uniting in marketing
their surplus live stock. About
Is per cent of all live stock
shipped in Minnesota is handled
by cooperative associations, and
most of these associations are
united in a central body. which
is taking care Of the interest of
the shippers. For instance. the
central body recommended to
the last state legislature several
good laws to that effect, and
they were passed.
A short discussion followed,
after which 33 farmers signed
the following agreement:
We, the undersigned. hereby
agree to become members of a
cooperative live stock shipping
association for Askov and vicini-
ty, and every one of us pledges
himself to ship all of his surplus
live stock through this associa-
ton"
A proposition to constitution
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24

AS the initial step in prepara-
tion for the annual fair which
will be held in Askov this fall
the board of directors Of the
Askov Cooperative Association
have appointed a committee con-
sisting of 12 members with COM
plete authority to arrange every
detail Of the fair including the
date. The men appointed are:
Axel Brus, I. A. Ecklund. DR.. P.
N. Fenger. Chr. Hansen, Marius
Hansen, Martin Isaksen. Adolph
Jensen, Fred johnson, L. c. Ped
ersen, V. S. Petersen. Frede
Stottrup and H. Voetmann.
The date of the fair has as yet
not been set. but this will be an
nounced in these columns rs
soon as it is definitely decided
upon. 1t is desired not to con-
flict with dates Of the county
and state fairs. While the COM
mittee will do much toward MAX
ing it a good fair every one is
urged to help and all should
bring exhibits.