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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
FEED MOTHER EARTH;
1T WILL PAY YOU
Tests Show That Fertilizers In
crease Crop Yields in
Wisconsin.
BY A. r. WHITSON,
Wisconsin College of Agriculture.


With the light and heat of the sun,
Mother Earth can put things together
in plants as food for uS-if she has
the right things to work with. These
things we call elements, and among
them are carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium, calcium, magnesium sui
phur iron and water made of hydro
gen and oxygen. The soil usually
contains good quantity of most or
these, but often there Is a lack of
some of them.
One knows something is lacking
when the crop does not make good
growth, but you cannot be sure eX-
cept by making experiments in which
different elements are added to the
soil or by Il chemical analysis.
Nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium and
magnesium are most often lacking in
Upland soils Marsh soils usually
have an abundance of nitrogen but
are lacking in potassium, phosphorus,
and, when acid, in calcium.
The dollars and cents value of fer
filters on different kinds of soil in
Wisconsin can be illustrated by actual
results from the use of different kinds
of fertilizers on farms. Here are
some eXampleS-they will interest
you, especially the one describing the
kind Of soil in which you are inter
eSted.
On very poor sand at Hancock this
last year, rye without fertilizers yield
ed at the rate of six bushels an acre,
while with 800 pounds of 1920 fer
tilizer costing $S.75. the yield was %
bushels. The grain sold at SLIGO a
bushel. giving Il net profit of S16.S5 an
acre.
At Marshteld, on good heavy silt
loan soil, the use of phosphate fer
tiliZer has produced an average in
crease on corn. oats, wheat, and Glow
er of S11.14 an acre on these products.
For five years q normal price has
been S1.73 an acre net profit.
At Dodgeville, on excellent prairie
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17

Barley is the Indian corn of Europe.
Just as corn is considered by the ma
jorlty of American people as the
maker Of pork and beef so is barley
the celebrated meat maker in Europe.
Recent experiments conducted by
the Wisconsin experiment station show
that barley does produce pork and
beef. Pigs have been fed on various
rations of barley together with tank
age and oil meal. One lot of pigs were
fed ground barley and oil meal. An
!other lot received shelled corn and
Itankage The cost Of 100 pounds Of pork
In the corn-fed lot was 1921; with
the barley-fed lot the 100 pounds cost
$1O65. The pigs fed on barley and
oil meal gave a return per pig over the
cost Of feed of 500, while the corn
and tankage fed pigs returned but
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
GERMAN SHIP BRINGS TROOPS
First Of Twelve Liners Allotted tc
United States on the Way
Here.

Washington, April 1.-THE navy de-
partment was advised of the sailing
from Brest Of the first of the twelve
German passenger liners allocated te
the United States for the homeward
movement of American troops. The
vessel is the Kaiserin Auguste Vic.
toria and it has aboard approximately
1900 officers and men, who will be
landed at New York. The department
had no information as to the units or
board.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
SUMMONS

SUMMONS
STATE of Wisconsin. Iowa County-In County
- Court.
Amelia E. Knight Plaintiff,
James S Bowden and - Bowden his wife,
Samuel Thomas and --- Thomas, his
wife, r. J. Dunn and -- Dunn, his wife,
James s. Bauden and ---- Il udtn, his
wire t'rapci j. Dunn and ---- Dunn, his
wife, Charles s. Strongman and ---
Strongman his wife, John Clowney and
Clowney, his wife. Stephen B. Thrasher, and
-Thrasher, his wife, Charles F. Strongman,
and-Strongman his wife, John Stanley and
Stanley, his wife, John Bracken and----
Bracken, his wife, Nicholas d. Cornish and
b -COrnish, his vile, John Rumsey ana
Rumsey, his wife. Fanny Coad.
George FL. : uart and - Stuart, his
wife, Iowa County, Wisconsin, a municipal
corporation, John Coode and --- CoOde
his wife, their heirs ana assigns and all per-
sons whom 1t may concern, Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin to the said defendants
and each Of them:
You are hereby summoned toy appear within
twenty days after the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive ( the day OF service, and
defend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid Judgment will ne rendered against you
according to the demand OF the complaint,
which said complaint is duly verified and on
fiji in the office of the Clerk of the County Court
for Iowa county, Wisconsin.
The object of this action is to quiet plaintiffs
title TO and and to remove clouds from plain
tiff title to the following described real estate
towit:
The west one third of lot number two hun
hundred eighty three (28;') of Harrison s Survey
of Mineral Point, Iowa county, Wisconsin, Lot
three ~ in Beech's Subdivision of Out Lots
one hundred twenty seven GID and one hun
dred thirty three Q33) OF HARRISON Survey
and part Of lots one hundred twenty four Q2D
OF Vliet's Survey and one hundred twenty,
seven 02D Of Harrison's Survey Of Mineral
Point, described as follows, twit:
Commencing at the north side or mineraI
alley north II degree west 132 feet from the
corner Of Mineral Alley and Chestnut street,
thence north Il degrees wet Go feet thence
north 10 degrees east 100 feet, thence south ~
degrees east IS feet, then south 10 degrees west
1870 feet 20 the place of beginning; all In the
city of Mineral Point, Wis; save and except
that part of said lot three of Beech's Subd1v1s.
ion decided to st. Mary's Congregation OF Mineral
Point by deed recorded in the office OF the Reg
lister of Deeds for Iowa county, Wisconsin, ON
November 2a, 1902, in Volume 53 of Deeds ON
THOMAS NJ. PRIESTLEY
Plaintiffs Attorney,
P. 0. Address Mineral Point. Iowa County,
Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
A County's Progress To-
ward Better Farming.

School children in n WiScon-
sin county have been making
yearly surveys of the county to
show its progress in farm bet
terment. This is what they
found in the county in 1918:
That of the 3.412 farms in the
county, 39S were rented; that
there were 1884 siloS, S64 acres
of alfalfa. 1873 farm-oWned
automobiles 1871 milking ma
chimes; 9C3 incubatorS; 81 trac-
tors; 139 fruit-spraying outfits:
10 creameries: 2S cheese FAC
tories: that 800 farm homes
were supplied with bathrooms;
91S had pianos; 3oS were lighted
with electricity and 122 with
acetylene; 1913 had running
water in the kitchen; 407 were
supplied with power washing
machines; $50 had screened
porches and 100 had sleeping
pOrches; 1861 farm homes were
supplied with daily newspapers
1,516 subscribed to current
magazines, and 2,126 had farm
papers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17

at their spring festival. The men sent
out in search of the fugitive set fire to
the forest, so as to drive him out from
his hiding place. Whereupon Kiai took
hold of a burning tree and thus per-
ished in the flames. In memory of this
event, which, according to tradition,
| occurred in the third month, the GUS
tom arose in northwestern China of
never kindling a fire during the whole
Of this month. This custom soon be-
came general, and was known under
the name of King Yen, "smoke prohibit
tion," or Hen-Shi, "cold meat" in view
OF the fact that only cold food was
possible. Since then it became Gus
tomary to eat hard boiled colored eggs
during the whole of this month.
Every year, at the time of the vernal
equinox, when the sun is in the sign
of the ram (the rat of the Chinese
zodiac), heralds everywhere proclaim
the emperor's command to extinguish
all the fires and not to rekindle them
before the expiration of the third day.
AS during these three days no cooking
can be done, and consequently nothing
but hard boiled eggs and other cold
food is being consumed, the Using
Ming festival is popularity also spoken
Of as the feast of cold meat" How
much earlier hard boiled eggs were in
use in China is matter that cannot be
established with certainty. Their in
PRODUCTION, however, is traced to a very
early period, being ascribed to prince
of the King-Tsu province, who is said
to have been the first to lay up sup
plies of colored eggs and present them
to friends and relatives at the very
season in which we celebrate our
Easter holidays.
In the fourth century it was pro-
hibited by the church to eat eggs
during the forty days preceding Easter,
but as the hereto hens could not be
prevented by this prohibition from lay
ing eggs there was always a great
abundance of eggs after the feast.
They were given to the children, and,
to make them more attractive, were
colored and otherwise adorned. This
was probably the first step in the evo-
luton of the Easter egg.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
MRS. PHOEBE HEARST DIES
Succumbs at Her Home in Pleasanton
CAL, After Several Weeks
illness.

San Francisco, April 14.-Mrs
Phoebe A. Hearst, mother of William
Randolph Hearst, died at her home
the Hacienda, Pleasanton. Mrs. Hearst
had been i'll several weeks and hel
death was not unexpected. Mrs
Hearst was the widow of former Sen
ator George Hearst of California. She
was seventy-six years old.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
Fielder AND FIEDLER, Attorneys.
NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS


STA1E of Wisconsin, County Court, Iowa
~ County-In Probate.
In re estate of Catherine Heibering, deceased
Notice is hereby given. That at the regular
term of said court to be held the first
Tuesday of May, A. D. 1919, 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 Mary Heiber-
ing to admit to probate the last Will and
Testament of Catherine Heibering late of the
city of Mineral Point, in said county, deceased,
and for the appointment of an executor.
Notice is hereby further given, That at the
regular term of said court to be held at said
court house, on the first Tuesday Of September,
A. d. 1919 there will be heard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against said Catherine
Heibering, deceased.
And notice is hereby further given. That all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
court house in the city Of Dodgeville in said
county and state, on or before the Sth day Of
August, A. D. 1919, or be barred.
Dated April g. 1919.
By the court,
ALDRO jerks, Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
SEWING Centers Established.

Sewing centers for rural women
have been established by the aid of the
home demonstration agents in Mara
thon, Chippewa, Door, Polk, Walworth,
Dane and La Crosse counties.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17
LEGAL NOTICES
Fielder AND Fielder. Attorneys.
NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.


STATE of Wisconsin, County Court Iowa
~ County, In Probate.
In re estate of Frank TerriIl, deceased
Notice is hereby given, That at the regular
term of said court to be held on the first
Tuesday of May, A. d. 1919, at the court
house in the city of Dodgevi county of Iowa
and state of Wisconsin, there will be heard and
considered, the application of William TerrilI
and William John Terrill to admit to probate
the last Will and Testament of Frank Terrill.
late of Polio k, State of Louisiana, deceased,
and for the appointment of an executor.
Notice is hereby further given. That at the.
regular term of said court to be held at said
court house, ON the first Tuesday of September.
A. D. 1919, there will be heard. considered and
adjusted, all claims against said Frank Terrill,
deceased;
And notice is hereby further given, That all
such claims for examination and allowance must
be presented to said county court at the Court
House in the city of Dodgeville, in said county
and state, on or before the Sth day of August,
A. D.. 1915. or he barred
Dated April s, 1919.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks, Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17

The Want Column.
Use the Want column in The Demo-
and you will get good results.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-17

So MMUNb
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County-In County
~ Court.
Amelia E. Knight, Plaintiff,
Evening star., 1919-08-25

was presiding. said that he was au-
thorized by the judges or the Municl-
pal Court to indorse the Volstead bill.
He said that the Adriaans bill Is mere
ly a COPY of the original act, and was
not workable under present conditions:
proposed to require the appointment
of a man clerk instead of the woman
clerk who has been doing efficient
service for a number of years, and to
force the reappointment of the judges
Chaplin Brown paid a tribute to the
efficiency of the services given by the
woman clerk. and Representative Dyer
said that now seems very inappro-
pirate time to legislate a woman out
of her job.
Judge Aukam said that in his
opinion never would more than two
juries be required in the Municipal
Court, and II would be no cost to the
government, because now there Is
fund of about 100000 upon hand.
Representative Dyer suggested that
Judges Gould and Aukam and Mr.:
Brown should have a bill prepared
embodying the principles in the bill
under consideration regarding en-
Iarging the jurisdiction of the Mu-
nicipal Court with such changes as
were suggested during the hearing.
He promised that the full judiciary
committee would take prompt action
upon it and get 1t upon the House
calendar.
Representative Dyer said that there
with regard to the bill recommended
by the bench and bar covering pro-
posed changes in the code of law for
the District, and said he thought he
could promise early action upon that
measure.
Evening star., 1919-08-25

George II. Rucker. clerk Of the
court Of Alexandria county. died sud-
denly shortly before . o'clock last
night At his home. on the Rosslyn
pike, Of q heart attack. resulting from
Q growth on one of his lungs.
y Although Mr. Rucker had not been
in good health for several years. he
was apparently no worse than usual
q few minutes before he was strick en-.
He returned to his homo about 6
o'clock last evening from an automo-
bile trip to Buena Vista. Va. having
pleased with and benefited by the
outing. He was stricken while retir-
ing for the night. He was uncon-
scious when assistance reached him.
Mr.. Rucker. who was clerk of the
court for twenty-five years. did much
toward the upbuilding of the county.
having taken a prominent part In the
construction of the pike to Alexan-
dria and in getting gas and electri-.
city into the county.
He was born May 28. 1852. in Am
herst county, near Lynchourg, va.
where he received his early education.
When a young man he came to Wash
nee Department for several years. He
later moved to st. Elmo. Alexandria
county, and was there about q year
when he was elected to the office of
clerk Of the county court. He was a
member Of Columbia Lodge, No. S5. A.
r. and A. NJ, of Clarendon.
He Is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Lizzie Councill Rucker; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Norris L. Bowen of Claren-
don and Mrs. William H. Stone of
Conn: three brothers. H. S.
Rucker. commonwealth attorney. of
Buena Vista; A. M. Rucker. clerk of
the court of Buena Vista. and c. H.
also of Buena Vista. and five
sisters. Mrs N. A. Rees, Mrs. Ashton
8. Jones and Mrs. Clarence Porter
Jones of Newport News. Mrs. F. b.
and Mrs. Joe Cunning
ham Of Buena Vista f
Funeral services will be held from
the First Baptist Church of Claren-
don at II o'clock tomorrow. with Rev.
q. Z. Allen. chaplain of the United
8tatas Army. who is supplying for
Rev. c. P. Hyland. officiating inter-
ment win ID at Ivy Hill cemetery.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
urges THAT RAILROADS
|BE PREPARED FOR STRIKE

In view OF the wage demands made
by railroad employees the government
should take steps to prepare for
nationwide strike of those employees
without waiting until the transporta-
ton systems actually are tied up, the
Senate was told today by Senator
Thomas, democrat. Colorado.
Presenting a circular letter sent by
officials of the shopmen's union advis-
ing employees that II 1t became neces-
sary to strike to secure . settlement
Of the wage demands. instructions
would be issued by the railway em-
ployes' department Of the American
Federation of Labor, Senator Thomas
said this. together with the circular
he read in the Senate last Saturday,
indicated the certainty Of the serious
contemplation OF a universal strike
in transportation quarters In the very
near future"
II hope" he said, ''the government
of the United States. representing all
the people. whose mission 1t is to en-
force the laws. will not wait until this
calamity Is announced and becomes
general, but will take steps to antici-
plate it by providing for the operation
OF trains over the railways Of the
country upon which everybody must
rely not only for the comforts and or.
dinary requirements of life. but for
its necessities as WELL"
Evening star., 1919-08-25
WOUNDED At HOSPITALS.
IN UNIQUE TRACK MEET.
Records Telegraphed to Surgeon
General in Washington-Walter
Reed Boys Entered.

DEs MONIES. August 1s.-F1ve of the
largest reconstruction Army hospitals
in the United States this afternoon were
to participate In . telegraphic track
meet for wounded men only. the nrst
Of its kind in the country. At each hos
pital events Of the same kind were to be
keld. and the names Of the nrst and SEC
ond. with the time and distance in each
event, telegraphed to Surgeon General
Ireland at Washington. who was to act
as judge.
Unusual contests were on the program,
among them being 50-yard dash for
patients in the hospital. 30-yard hop
for men with single amputation, 3D.
yard wheel chair race for men with
double amputations and 30-yard crutch
race for men with single amputation
or leg injuries necessitating use OF q
crutch. Officers, detachment men, aidy
and nurses also had part on the pro-
grams.
Hospitals entered in the meet were
Fort Mcpherson. Ca: Letterman, San
Franciso: Chalons. Railway, N. J.; Wal
ter Reed. Washington. and Fort Des
Moine1.
Evening star., 1919-08-25

shock and excitement although her
condition this morning is alarming.
We reached Washington about 8
o'clock last night, after night and
day Of torture. We brought our
daughter-in-law to our home. My
husband, my little son and myself es-
capped injury. but we are all suffering
from shock
At the home Of the dead man, SO G
street southeast, . block from his
mothers home. 1t was said that when
the couple left the house Saturday.
night to join the excursionists at
Union Station he and his wife were
in an unusually happy frame Of mind
in anticipation of the Sunday outing
at the seashore. ..s
Evening star., 1919-08-25

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, August 25.-The first
airplane to start in the international
airplane race from Toronto to New
York and return left here at 1925
pm.
On the take-off an -Oriole machine,
piloted by Roland Rolfe. turned turtle
and the other machines were called
back. No one was hurt. but the start
Of the other competitors was delayed.
Seventeen aviators, eleven Ameri-
cans and six Canadians and British,
were on the Canadian national exhi-
bition grounds today for the race.
The contestants include both Army
and civilian aviators. the latter COM
peting for a prize of $4,000 offered
by the Hotel Commodore of New York.
The Army participants have entered
in the race to test various types of
Army planes.
Two local contestants have estab-
lfshed worlds altitude records. Maj.
Schroeder, who will fly Vought ma
chine, held this record at $4,000 feet
until recently, when Roland Rolfe. who
entered the Oriole plane, set a new
mark at 10000 feet.
Col w. c. Barker, a Canadian ace,
who will fly a Fokker machine, is to
carry message from the Prince OF
Wales to President Wilson. Letters
carried by other contestants will bear
special stamps issued by the Aero Club
Of Canada, which. with the American
Flying Club. is promoting the con-
test.
Showers at MineoIa.
MINEOLA, N. Y, August 25.-Heavy
showers this morning prevented the
scheduled start at o'clock Of the air
race from New York to Toronto and
return. More than forty machines
were on the ground at Roosevelt Field.
Omctals expected to send them away
in three groups. the first plane being
due to arrive at Albany, the first stop,
one hour and ten minutes after the
start, with the others following at
close intervals.
Weather conditions were still un-
favorable at noon, and the race was
postponed until o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
W0RKMEN DECLARE HIGH
WAGE DEMANDS "UNWISE"

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. August 25.-
Announcement was made yesterday
Of the adoption of resolutions by rep
rcsentatives of the workmen of the
various plants Of the Midvale Steel
md Ordnance Company. operating un-
.icr a collective bargaining plan, de-
,laring that "the persistent and un-
'sasing demand Of workmen en-
ployed in all classes and kinds Of
industries for a shorter days work
aud an increased wage in order to
meet the present high cost Of living is
uneconomic and unwise and should
rot he encouraged"
Tho resolutions were adopted after
A,ikWe6aE mestinR
Evening star., 1919-08-25
PLEADS GUILTY TO TWO
CHARGES OF LARCENY
J. A. Tressi Asks Court for Proba-
tion and His Case Is Submitted
to omcer Steele.

Joseph Andre Tressi, sixty-two
years old, who had been musical di-
rector Of theatrical companies. plead
ed guilty today before Justice Hits to
two indictments charging larceny AFT
er trust and false pretenses. He visit
cd q local 3ewelry store in March.
1915. and gave q bogus check for
$3.50 for q ring. and asked the jeweler
to lot him take . pair Of diamond ear
rings on approval. Tressi left Wash
ington at once, 1t is said. and was
not located until last June. whom he
was arrested at Providence. r. !. $
The prisoner made q strong plea for
probation to- Justice Hitx. He ad-
mitted his wrongdoin9 and promised
opportunity. Justice Hitz referred the
matter. to Probation Od,cef Steele
for investigation.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
SEESNEED0F FORCE
TO RESTRAIN HUNS
View of Senate Subcommit-
tee Now Considering U. S.
France Treaty.
SAYS PACT IS WARRANTED

While Germany has been vanquished
for the present. nothing but force is
likely TO restrain her. from seeking
world domination at the earliest op-
portunity," IN the opinion Of tho Sem
ate judiciary subcommittee appointed
to report on the validity Of the pro-
posed treaty by which the United
States would go to the aid of France
in the event Of an unprovoked attack
by Germany.
In holding that ratification Of the
special defensive treaty 10 within the
constitutional powers Of the treaty.
making bodies Of tho American gov
ernment the subcommittee in its re-
port submitted today to the full COM
mittee said 1t was for the interest Of
the United States that France should
be allowed to recuperate and recover
her old-time vigor.
Will Shield q. s. Against Menace.
"she will them" said tho report. "be
a great shield and protection to US
against the German menace in the
future"
The report was written by Senator
walsh, democrat, Of Montana. in COL
laboration with Senators Nelson and
Kellogg, both of Minnesota, and Fall of
New Mexico. republicans. and Senator
Oyerman Of North Carolina, democrat,
constituting the subcommittee.
ait will be seen." the report said,
THAT the covenant only aims at protec-
ton against Germany and that It Is of
a temporary character. to be merged in
and substituted by the authority of the
leaRue OF nations when that is estab-
iished and put into operation. As the
armistice coyers the ground between the
end of the war and the ratification of
the treaty Of peace. 50 the treaty in
nuestion aims to cover the ground from
the time of the adoption Of the treaty
until the league Of nations. provided
for in the treaty, can take it's place.
Il Of Temporary Character.
.In other words. the treaty in oues.
t,on Ia Of q temporary character. 10 he
merger in the final treaty Of peace
.such q treaty 10 clearly warranted
by international law and usage. ana
;s therefore, within the scope Of ths
tresty-making power OF the United
| States"
on the report until next Monday.