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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
GETS
 HIS HEARING
WILL COME UP FOR TRIAL BE FORE JURY IN COMMISSION
 FRS COURT MONDAY.

The preliminary hearing of Peter Cooper, accused of operating an illicit still and manufacturing alcohol for beV- craze purposes was continued in the commissioners court yesterday at- tclnOOn The commissioner Oycrruled the demurrer to the complaint which Attorney L. K Pratt for the defendant mad filed. Mir Pratt then made a mo ton to dismiss the case on the ground that the law provided that no one con nrcted with the marshal'S office could be either prosecutor or act as defend CT for an accused person, and that deputy marshal MCMullen could not therefor act as prosecuting Wit ness. The court then ruled that d prosecutor as meant in the statute dld not mean a prosecuting witness. Mr Pratt then rendered d plea of not guilty for his client, and the case was set for trial in the commissioners court at ten o'clock Monday morning There will be a jury trial Bail was fixed at $75o
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
Classified Advertisements

X SNAP $-0U cash down Will secure d home ,, g and l-room house
 For farther particulars apply to T.i. CITIZEN. 1-lm
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
WANTS LIST OF
 WILSON'S GIFTS
REPRESENTATIVE WOULD KNOW WHAT PES
 EXITS WILSON RECEIVED

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (P)
 The days session in the lower house of the national congress was conaid erably rnliytned today when Repre- sentative Ramsayer, republican rep rescntatIye from Iowa, introduced a resolution asking that the state de partmcnr be required to furnish the house with d list of gifts which Pres. ident Wilson received from kings and princes of foreign states since December l, of last year. No ac- tIon was taken on the resolution.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
FIRST RAILROAD
 BILL BY HOUSE
GIVES INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION OLD RATE
 MAKING POWER

WASHINGTON. Sept 24-(P- The first of the railroad measures to be passed by either house, was put thru by the house of representa- tives today looking forward to the return of the cOuntry's railway sys- t4ms to their former owners This bill grants to the interestate com mcrce commission the absolute au- thority to regulate rates with the same powers which it had prior to the government control of roads. The bill was sent to conference
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
NEWSY NOTES
 FROM NENANA

NENANA. Sept 24.-The pile driver rrew came in from 43-mile to get more material for the bridge. The steel has now been laid to within 900 feet of the roadhOuse at Singleton It is expected that the bridge will be fin ished Saturday night or Sunday.
 Five cars of coal were taken from the Burns mine today.
 Mrs Bagley, formerly nurse in the government hospital here. left today for the Kantshna She expects to be very busy as there is no doctor in the Kantishna at prestnt
 William Cootz, formly employed by w A. COghilI, has accepted position with the Northern Commercial com pany here, beginning tomorrow morn ing
 There are about 100 tons of coal at inc Burns mine ready for shipment 1t is expected that a part of it will be shipped Monday.
 The six miles of steel which is be n" transferred from across the river to Lignite and beyond is nearly all over now.
 Pat Kinually and A. l.. Stout, who
 been working out on the railroad line are at the Pioneer, having come into town for few days visit.
 H. E. Burns and R. J. Williams are recent creek arrivals registered lat the Pioneer hotel.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
WHITE LEAVES
 THIS MIGRATING
BROOKS MAIL BOAT WILL GET AWAY AT TEN O'CLOCK
 FOR TOLONANA

The Carl White mail boat will leave for Brooks this morning with mail and passengers for the Toloyana country Among those who will go with Nr. White are Theodore Johnson Deputy Marshal Miller White arriy -| in town Tuesday night with d big paascn@er list from Brooks, and oN- .,.,ts lo return next week with an other load His boat leaves from the Pioneer dOck
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
AIRPLANE FIRM
 SEEKING DATA
ALASKA AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTA. TION COMPANY ASKS FOR
 MORE REFORMATION

In yesterdays mail a letter Wa& re ceiVed from the Alaska Aircraft Transportation company asking for detailed information with regard the probable amount of freight they might expect to handle in this dis trict. in order to definitely estimate the requirements for planes, and for establishing bases in this locality.
 The company is to be in operation in Northern districts by the month of February, and expect to be able to operate at a freight rate of about 6 cents per ton mile, while the pas senger rate will probably be abour thirty-five cents d mile.
 Valdez will be the headquarters for the main hangar, but shops and of fees with district bases will be oS- tablished after more details are ob tained with regards freight rcquir" ments.
 Al Locke of Brooks is at the Pio- neer hotel for a few days.
 Gus Peterson is in town from the creeks for few days visit.
 Tom Aiken and Walter Holden berg of Standard creek are at the Pioneer. having arrived in town last evening.
 Among the recent arrivals at the a prominent fur man from northern Canada, who will make Fairbanks his headuuarters for few months
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
DONATIONS TO
 ORPHANS FUND
MORE MONEY RECElN ED iESrER DAY FOR THE FRENCH
 ORPHAN FUND.

toward the French orphans fund were received at The Citizen office. The fund is being added to slowly, many of those who adopted d French orphan for one year continuing the good work on for another year.
 The list to date is given below: Previously reported ..........$ $ll.25 Mr. and Mrs. Max Love ....... 1850 Mrs. II. R. Morgan ........... 600 (. II. Woodward ............. 300
 Mrs. Rose Rickard ,......... 300
 Total to date .............. $3S.7
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
HUNTING PARTY
 BACK IN TOWN
DOLLY WARDEN PARTY GETS A GOOD BAG OF BIRDS AT
 LAKE HINDER.

Early yesterday morning Harry De Younge. Bill Hatch, Ed Clausen, and Charlie Fisher returned from sev- eral days hunting trip to Linder Lake, below Nenana. They report a very enjoyable trip, and admit that they brot home several birds to show that all their good ammunition was not wasted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
7 HE CITY COUNCIL
Adjourned Meeting Proceedings.

Mineral Point, Wis, Aug. 6, 1919.
Regular adjourned meeting of the
common council held on above date in
council chamber.
Meeting called to order by Acting
Mayor Sphepard.
Members present: Aldermen Horn,
Gilman, G. l. Brown, Gtoth, Sims,
H. R. Rrown and Quirk.
The committee on Fire and Water
made it's report in regard to installa-
ton of an auxiliary engine for use at
the water works department as an
emergency unit in case of fire.
Moved by Alderman Gilman, that
the Fire and Water committee be au-
thorized to take the necessary steps to
make contract for installing an aux
iliary engine in the water works de-
partment for emergencf use and fire
protection with authority to advertise
for bids, if necessary, and if not neces-
sary to report any contract made by
them to the common council for ap-
prevail, and to cause plans and specifi-
cations for such installation to be pre-
pared.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Sims, that the
council accept the proposion of the M.
Point Steam Heat Company, and that
he mayor and clerk be authorized and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14

could not attend to this work this year.
Report of Municipal Theatre Commit
tee for year ending July 1, 1919, was
read, and on motion it was referred to
Finance Committee to be audited.
Attorney T. M. Priestley presented a
written opinion and addressed the coun-
Gil as to the power of the city to become
stakeholder in company proposed to
be organized for the purpose OF supply
ing heat to it's mem ers who are mer-
chants and other property owners along
part of High street and who have here
tofore purchased their heat from the
Mineral Point Public Service Co.
A letter from the H. R. Commission
relative to the heating situation was
read and ordered placed on file.
Moved by Alderman Gilman that
the Public Property Committee and
Attorney Priestley be instructed to
draw contract for heating of munich
pal buildings and report at adjourned
meeting. Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Horn that State
Fire Tax money received from State
Treas. be turned over to Fire Company.
Motion carried.
Moved by Al herman Fl. R. Brown
and carried unanimously that the fol-
lowing ordinance be adopted:
Ordinance No. 122
to be taken from paper, minutes of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14

Decem Der 8, 1918.
Passed this 9Th day of August. 1919
FRED J. JEUCK, City Clerk.
I hereby approved the above and fore
going ordinance.
S. E. SHEPARD, Acting Mayor.
A letter from Mayor Hutchinson ap-
pointing Miss Lillian Hosken and Mr.
L. M. Priestley as members of the
Library Board and Mr. Joseph Schaum-
berg Justice of the Peace for the 3rd
and 4th wards of the city was read.
Moved by Alderman Horn that above
appointments be confirmed. Carried by
all alderman voting aye on roll call.
A copy of letter in regard to electric
rates written to the r. R. Commission
by the Wis. Power, Light and Heat Co.
was read and on motion it was ordered
placed on file.
Alderman Brown, chairman of w. w.
Committee, recommended the installa
ton of Semi Diesel engine to produce
electric current for the Water Works
as an auxiliary in case of fire.
Acting Mayor Shepard instructed
committee to report ON Specification for
the above and advertisement for bids at
Che adjourned meeting.
On motion of Alderman Horn the
meeting adjourned to Thursday, Aug.
Z. 1919, at p. m.
S. E. SHEPARD, Acting Mayor.
Attest: FRED j. JEUCK, City Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
THE CITY COUNCIL
Mineral Point, Wis, Aug. 5, 1919.

Mineral Point, Wis, Aug. 5, 1919.
A regular meeting of the common
council was held on above date in the
council chamber.
Mayor Hutchinson being absent the
meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent of Council. S. E. Shepard
Members present: Aldermen Horn,
Gilman, G. l. Brown, Groth, Sims,
H. R. Brown. Quirk.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved.
The following bills were audited by
finance committee were on motion of
Alderman Horn allowed and ordered
naid
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
FIGURED IN HISTORY
Old Blue Bell Tavern. Near PhiIa-
deIphia, Is Famous RevoIu-
tionary Relic.

~ THE several far-extended
roads reaching outward from
~ Philadelphia, the Darby road
leading along the highland southwark
TO Chester has, from the beginning,
been of the most Importance in our
periods of war. Strictly considered
the road to Chester is not a highway.
It is maintained as a turnpike under
the control of company which exacts
a rate of toll which yields an income,
it is stated, nearly equal to the cap
ital stock involved.
There is testimony that the first
float bridge spanning the Schuylkill
river was built on this road at Gray's
ferry under the direction of Gen. Israel
Putnam. 1t was removed a few
months later to keep the British out of
Philadelphia. Captain Montressor's
clever engineers, however, replaced it,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
The Famous Blue Bell Tavern Of Rev
dictionary Days.

and the new bridge was more service
able than the old one.
There was plenty of going and COM
ing at Gray's ferry in the winter of
Valley Forge, as a considerable por-
ton of HOwe's army was "hutted," as
Maj. John Andre recorded in his diary,
along the Darby road for three miles.
When the British withdrew from Phil
adelphia, in June, 1778, they destroyed
the float bridges.
In April, 1889, the Gray's ferry float
bridge was decorated in honor of the
journey of Washington to New York.
At the foot of the hill, close by
CObb's creek, a border stream of the
city, is the "Blue Bell' of Paschalville,
now happily saved and safe upon park
soil of the municipality. The original
bridge across the creek was built about
forty years before the Revolution. At
that time very old grist mill, which
had been built by the Swedish Gov
ernor PrintZ, stood beside the creek.
1t is said to have been the first mill
operated in Pennsylvania. In PENIS
time it was acquired by William Cobb,
hence the name of the stream. The
original Blue Bell tavern was small
wooden building, but the existing
structure antedates the Revolution, at
which time it was popular stage
house conducted by the Paschal fam
lily. Robert Morton, youth Of Phila-
delphia, wrote in his diary under date
of November, 1777:
"ThiS evening Lord CORVALLIS with
$500 men marched over the bridge at
the middle ferry. With the intentions,
as supposed, to attack the fort at Red
Bank"
The next morning, while on their
march toward Darby, an American
picket, concealed in the Blue Bell,
fired upon the advance and killed two
grenadiers. Five of the Americans
were bayoneted in the tavern.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14

Women Work on GaIena Streets.
The Platteville Journal: An unusual
sight was witnessed in Galena yester-
day when two women, tax payers on
the east side, were seen working in the
street with pick and shovel, filing in
holes made by washouts. The women
said they were tired of waiting for the
street to be repaired and decided to do
it themselves in order to get it done.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
instructed to sign contract.

llSCIu W Dig Ii SO1Ci 1NC.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Shepard, Horn, Gilman, G. L.
Brown, Sims, Groth, H. R. Brown.
Noes -Quirk.
Moved by Alderman Sims, that the
application of Mitchell Brothers for sa-
loon license be approved by the council.
Motion carried.
On motion of Alderman Horn tie
meeting adjourned to Monday, August
18, 1919, at p. m.
S. E. SHEPARD,
Attest Acting Mayor.
Fred j. Jeuck City Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
FIEDLER & FIEDLER, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTESTATE ESTATE

NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-ss
~ In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term of
the Iowa county court to be held in and for said
county, at the court house, in the city of Dodge
vile, in said county, on the End day OF
September, A. D. 1915 being the first Tuesday
of said month, at nine o'clock in the forenoon
of said day, the following matters will be
heard and considered:
The application of Fred Zweifel, admins
rator of the estate of George Grange, 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
persons as are by law entitled to same. and for
the determination and adjudication Of the in
herritance tax, Il any. payable in said estate.
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy Of this notice for three weeks
successfully, prior to said day of hearing in the
Iowa County Democrat, weekly newspaper
published in said county.
Dated this 18th day of July, 1919
By the Court:
ALRRo jerks. County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14

II. M. PRIEsTLLY, Attorney.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND TO
nETERMINE INHERITA NCE TAY

COUNTY COURT-Iowa County, Wisconsin,
~ In Probate
In the matter of the estate of William A.
Amberg, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that at a regular term
Of the county court to be held in and for said
county at the court house i'll the city Of Dodge
vile in said county on the first Tuesday being
the End day of September, A. D.. 1919, at the
opening of court ON that day the following
matter will be heard and considered
The application of John Ward Amberg, execu-
tor, of the will of William A. Amberg, deceased,
late of Chicago, Illinois, for the determination
and adjudication of the inheritar &c tax, If any,
payable in said estate
Dated July 20, A. D., 1919
By the Court:
ALDRO jerks, County Judge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
Great Patriots Worthy Life.

Patrick Henry retired from office, a
popular man, but tired one, and went
to live on a new estate, called Leather
wood, consisting Of 10000 acres. The
people were not willing that he should
live a quiet life and elected him gov.
ernor again in 1884, after which he
practiced law and won great renown
as criminal lawyer.
He died very peacefully at Red Hill
in 1899, taking great comfort in the
Christian religion, which throughout
his life had given him not only comfort
but courage and hope.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
ORDINANCE NO. 122

ORDINANCE NO. 1872
An ordinance annexing certain prem
Uses, belonging to the Mineral Point
Zinc Co., to the city of Mineral Point.
Whereas, The Mineral Point Zinc Co.,
a corporation organized and chartered
under the laws of the state of New
Jersey, and authorized to own and hold
lands in the state of Wisconsin, is the
owner of the following described lands
situated in the town Of Mineral Point,
Iowa county, Wisconsin, to-wit:
That part of the southeast quarter
of section No. six, town four, range
three east, bounded by line commence
ing two hundred fourteen and one
half feet west from the north east cor
ner of the northwest quarter of said
south east quarter of section six; run
ming thence south two hundred four and
one-half feet, thence east two hundred
fourteen and one half feet, thence
south one hundred forty-five and one
half feet to the east line of the right of
way of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway, thence southerly along said
right of way twenty-three hundred
eighty-six feet to the south line of said
southeast quarter of section six, thence
east four hundred fifty feet to the
south east corner of the southwest
quarter of southeast quarter of said
section six; thence north thirteen hun
dred thirty-two feet to the northeast
corner of said southwest quarter of
southeast quarter; thence east three
hundred thirty seven feet; thence north
45 degrees east six hundred thirty-three
feet; thence north five hundred thirteen
feet to the Grange lot; thence west one
hundred twenty-seven feet to the south
west corner of said Grange lot; thence
north three hundred thirty feet to the
north line of said south east quarter of
said section six, thence west eight hun
dred seventy three and one-half feet to
beginning.
Whereas, All of said land is adjacent
to the fourth ward of said city of Min
eral Point and no elector or legal voter
resides on any part of said premises.
Whereas, The said Mineral Point Zinc
Co., duly filed with the City Clerk of
said city of Mineral Point, on the End
day of December, 1918, its petition ad-
dressed to the Common Council of said
city, praying that the premises above
described be annexed to the said city of
Mineral Point.
Now, therefore, the Common Council
of the city of Mineral Point do ordain
as follows:
SECTION ONE-That the following
described premises. to-wit: That part
of the southeast quarter of section No.
six, town four, range three east, bound
ed by line commencing two hundred
fourteen and one-half feet west from
the northeast corner of the northwest
quarter of southeast quarter of section
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
To Polish Amber.

Amber may be polished by friction
with whiting and water, and finally
with a little olive Oil well rubbed on
the surface with a piece of flannel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
Two Good Building Lots
For Sale,

Belonging to Mrs John Peter and CEN
tralIy located, will be sold cheap. In
quire of the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency at The Democrat Office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-08-14
Birthday of Liberator.

The Fourth of July, as it happens, is
the birthday Of great Italian and
lover of liberty, Garibaldi, born July
A, 1907.
The Washington times., 1919-12-21
SENATE TO RENEW
TREATY FIGHT Jan. 5
Underwood and Hitchcock VIII
Battle for Leadership Unless
Compromise Comes.

Senate leaders, en- route home to-
day. planned to return Immediately
after Christmas to renew the treaty
fight scheduled to begin January s.
when the present recess Of Congress
ends.
Lodge, Hitchcock and Underwood
are expected to be one the Job here
days before New Year Day, and WILL
lam ]. Bryan is expected soon after
Congress reconvenes.
Unless a compromise can be ar
ranged before January between
Hitchcock and Underwood they will
battle for leadership Of the Demo-
cratic group Of the Senate at q eau
Gus of Democrats.
Meanwhile, Lodge Is expected to
confer with Senator Knox regarding
the fight to pass the newest treaty
resolution of the Pennsylvania Sem
ator, which provides for a state Of
peace" by repeating the resolution
placing the United States in . state
Of war with Germany.
It:is not improbable, 1t was thought
here today that ex-President Taft
nay come to washington during the
fight.
Many Democrats still profess
to be uncertain of the wishes Of the
President despite the statement given
out at the White House that 1t was
learned there ION highest authority"
hat the President would not COM
promise the situation.
Senator Underwood, contending for
the Administration leadership, IL
ready to go half way with the Re.
publicans in Obtaining peace. But
Senator Lodge late yesterday, just
before the recess was decided on, re-
fVra tAk g.
woods. resolution authorizing Vice
President Marshall to name ten Sen
ators as a committee to devise ways
Of bringing peace.
The Washington times., 1919-12-21
DEATH TOLL q IN
maine R. R. wreck
More Bodies Are Found As
Debris Is Cleared
Away.

oNAwA- Ne, Dec. 31.-O6icials OF
the Canadian Pacific Railway oni-
cially announced today that twenty
three persons were killed or burned
to death when an eastbound freight
train collided head-on with special
passenger train, bearing 800 Eughso
immigrants, near here yesterday.
The death toll was raised when
more bodies were found as the wreck
age was cleared away.
The wreck Is believed to have been
caused by the failure of the freight
train to take a side track at Bodhsh
to allow the special right OF way.
The latter was running five hours
late.
Identification Of the dead was slow
owing to the condition of the bodies
md the confusion following the crash
Jp to today it was reported that the
only bodies positively Identified we're
hose of the engineers of the trains.
red Wilson, who drove the special,
nd Engineer Bagley Of the freight
10Th came from Brownville, Ne.
The nearest human habitation 10
everal miles from the wreck, the
orce Of which broke the telegraph
The Washington times., 1919-12-21

can care for. II you mail the coupon,
give a telephone number il you have
it The time is short and the mails
are congeSted
No one is authorized to solicit con-
tributions for the Good Fellows.
None of the usual features Of the
drive IL connected with the appeal.
No one Is buttonholed or pleaded
with. Good Fellows must come spon-
taneously from those who feel that
they cannot pass the saddest and
most deserving cases by this Christ
mas. Therefore il the Good Fel-
low movement appeals to you, II is
up to you to get busy. You won't
be reminded BY attacks on every
corner.
You take the contribution your
self to mothers and children whose
circumstances are the most piuful
and not due to any of their short
comings. People in comfortable cir
cumstances would not turn away
from such families il they saw them
and heard their stories. But per-
sonal contact between the neediest
and the people In comfortable cir
cumstancees are rare. The reader,
therefore, should see back Of the cold
print the circumstances Of his fel-
low beings.
Here are some of the reasons for
the Good Fellow movement: