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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
ENTERED INTO REST
Mrs. John GOroen, Sr.

Mrs. Mary Ruckes Gorgen, beloved
wife of John Gorgen, Sr., for many
years esteemed resident of this city,
passed to life eternal at her home
123 Clowney street Saturday even
ing, December 4, 1920. For many
months she suffered an illness which
the best of medical skill and tender
care could not arrest in its progress
Mrs. Gorgen was born June Il,
1852 and at the time of her death
was 68 years 10 months and II days
of age. She was united in marriage
February A, 1878 to Mr. John Gorgen
of this city. Ten children blessed
this union, of whom three preceded
her in death several years ago. De
ceased was a devoted member of st.
Mary's Church and in all charitable
and good works her helpful partici-
patton could always be relied upon.
Her home life was all gentleness and
devotion having pre-eminently the
spirit Of loyalty to those she pro
fessed to love and serve
The funeral, which was largely at
tended, took place Tuesday morning
with services in St. Mary's Church.
Requiem High Mass was celebrated
by Rev. FIR. Nicholas Weyer The
Christian Mothers society, of which
she was a member, attended in u
body. Interment in St. Marys Gem
etery. Deceased is survived by her
husband, four daughters Mrs. Cath
crime Miller of South Milwaukee,
Mary of Minneapolis, Clara of Mil
waukee, Mrs. Frank Heberlein OF
FennimOre and three sons John w.
and Philip Gorgen of this city and
Gilbert GOrgen of Fennimore and
ten grandchildren who deeply mourn
their loss and have the sympathy Of
many friends in their bereavement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
Observation-Disclosures
THE MINER AL POINT
HIGH SCHOOL
Observation-Disclosures

This years basketball season is
one to be looked forward to by all
who are interested in athletics. Not
only have we started to prepare for
the coming season but our rival
schools have also started their bas-
ketball work Coach Eager has had
much experience in basketball and is
ready to develop a winning team
from the material here in High
School. The schedule for this win
ter as it now stands is as follows:
January
8, Belmont at Belmont; IA, Mt. HO-
reb at Mt. Horeb; 21, Dodgeville at
Point; 25, Linden at Linden
%, Monroe at Monroe.
February
4, Linden at Mineral p Oint; II,
Dodgeville at Dodgeville; 10, Platte
Vile at Mineral Point; rs, Monroe
at Mineral Point.
March
5, PIatteville at Platteville.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
A Busy Event

The bazaar and supper conducted
by the CoWorkers society of the
lecture room last Thursday afternoon
and evening was the busiest as we'll
as most successful undertaking ever
than six hundred people dined at
their tables during supper time. The
Co-Workers are all smiling now, and
there's a reason:-this hustling day
netted their efforts $61O.2O and they
express a sincere "Thank you'' to
one and all who in any way helped
to make this 1920 bazaar such a no.
table social and financial success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Peoples Church
Rev. John BirreIl. Pastor.

Rev. John BirreIl. Pastor.
Society classes meet 8: 90 a. m.
Sunday school 1000 a. m.
The Sunday school has been COM
pletely reorganized and new classes
formed. The best principles of Re-
ligious education are being followed.
We earnestly hope for the fullest CO.
operation of the parents.
Public worship 1900 a. m.
Adults sermon:
'Our Infirmities"
Sermon to children by B. j. Bingle
Living together"
Junior League 2:30 p. m.
This is a vital service for children.
Epworth League
Progressive Living"
Leader, Mrs. E. Y. Hutchison.
Public worship 7:3O p. N.
Evening sermon,
''Aimless Living"
Thursday Prayer meeting at 7:30
consciousness of the presence of
Christ"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
HARDING SEEKS
SMOOTH CHANGE
Wants Cabinet to Go to Work in
February.
WOULD SET NEW Precedent
He Desires That Proposed Members
FamiIiarize Themselves With Gov
ernment Business Before lnaugu-
ration and Prepare for Duties.

Washington, Dec. 6.-President-
elect Harding will break all prece-
dents by naming his cabinet early in
February and putting all of it's mem
berS Immediately to work III Wash
ingtOn, according to information OBJ
tanned here
The country will in effect at that
time witness the extraordinary spec
tacle of two complete governments IN
practical operation at once-the one
closing out it's affairs and making
ready to quit, while the other takes
lessons on it's job and prepares to
move in.
The informant stated he had dis
cussed the proposed plan in detail
with Harry Daugherty, confidential
adviser to the President-elect.
Smooth Shift Sought.
eff the President-elect has con-
ference with President Wilson during
his visit to Washington, as is now eX-
pected, he will only be setting an eX-
ample for the proposed members of
his cabinet, whom he will ask to
familiariZe themselves with the gov
ernment business before inauguration
day
''WhOmever Mr.. Harding designates
that department as an illustration,
will Immediately be requested to
communicate with Secretary Hous-
ton with the suggestion that in the
interest of q smooth shift of author
ity he will be permitted to spend two,
possibly three, weeks in that depart
ment solely as an observer, preparing
himself for his responsibilities.
"1n some cases private secretaries
might follow the same process of
preparation.
Cooperation Expected.
"Whereas, in the past these changes
in personnel at the heads of the diff
ferent departments have been made
under circumstances which resulted
in nothing but disorder and disor-
ganizatiOn at least for a time, we pro-
pose to be ready to take over things
without so much as a halt in the
governmental machinery
''No one expects anything but
hearty cooperation from the retiring
Wilson cabinet officers because of the
nations govern1gental affairs being at
stake. 1t only means a sensible and
sane arrangement for transfer of con
troll of the worlds greatest business"
While it is understood that the
President-elect had approved the plan,
no official announcement is to be
made until the men selected for Hard
ing's cabinet have been consulted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
Pleasing Services

A large congregation was present
at the services in the First Congre-
gational Church last Sunday evening
to hear the reports of the young men
and boys who attended the Older
Boys Conference at Madison recently
The reports in substance and manner
were received with much favor and
pleasure and the boys are to be COM
mended for their ability and kind
ness in sharing the conference ben
efits with others. Another cheering
feature of the hour was the singing
by the enlarged choir.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The church with glad welcome for everybody
a. n. Schoenfeid, Pastor.
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Services for Sunday, Dec. IL, 1920
and the week following
9:45 a. m. Bible school A help
ful hour for young and old The
banner attendance since vacation was
recorded last Sunday but there is
still more room.
10:45 a. ~. Morning worship. Ser
mon subject "Religi0n in five
room house"
1870 p. m. Evening devOtiOns Sci
mon subject-"Th man with the
wedge of gold"
1870 p. m. (Monday) The Pilgrim
Daughters meet at the parsonage.
7:30 p. m. Tuesday The Brother
hood meets in the chapel.
3:45 p. m. Thursday The Jun
iors meet in the chapel. Please note
the change from Tuesday to Thurs
day.
7:30 p. m. Thursday The church
at prayer and Bible study in the
chapel.
Weekly Thought: A physician
once said, / can cure the tongue OF
ulcers, but | cannot cure it of saying
things, only Jesus Of NaZ-
areth can cure character impedi-
ments of that kind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Richard G. kirkbrIde, Rector.

Rev. Richard G. kirkbride, Rector.
THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT
500 a. m. Holy Communion
10:30 a. m. Morning prayer and
sermon.
1900 N. Church school.
1880 p. m. Evening service and
sermon. We are still looking for
those children who have not been
attending regular, we ask the par
ents that they do their part in seeing
that they attend every Sunday.
This week and part of next
Thursday, the Ladies Guild in the
afternoon.
Thursday, St. Georges Guild will
meet at 1880. Every member and
those interested are urged to be
present.
Friday, Prayer service and address
7:15. Choir practice will take place
Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, Social hour in the Par
ish House with the boys and girls at
2:3O.
Monday, Sunbeam society will
meet in the Parish House, if not
asked elsewhere at 7:15
Have you signed your pledge, and
service cards? We need them re-
turned as soon as possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
PRIORITY CAR QUIZ BEGINS
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Atchison Hears Complaints
of Bribery.

Washington, Dec. Cat a hearing
before Commissioner Clyde B. Atchi-
son the interstate commerce commits.
sion expects formally to. take III fhp
reports from all sections of the coun-
try that certain officials connected
with big business concerns have been
securing priority car assignments by
bribing railroad '1p1. The commits.
sion directed all investigation into the
matter November 3, and recently sew
eral witnesses were secured who said
they would appear before the com.
mission and tell what they know.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
Birthday Party

Children and grandchildren of Mrs
Edward Fitzsimons gave her a sur
prise party and sumptuous six o.
clock supper at her home $40 Alice
street Monday, Dec. 6, 1920 in hon
or Of her seventy-ffth birthday an
niversary. Eighteen guests were
present. The event was much en-
joyed by all attending.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
improvements at Public Library

Janitor, W. J. Horn, with Thomas
Ellery, have built some very neat and
useful shelving in the storeroom of
the library. This extends along one
side of the room from floor to ceiling
In it are stored public documents
and valuable geological maps, mon
ographs and other material especial
ly Of interest in mining region.
In the work room adjoining the
library Mr.. Horn has also built some
neat shelving and a handy wall cab
met. Mineral Point people appre
ciate also whatever is done to i'm
prove and care for it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
Subscription Accounts

Please renew your subscription to
The Democrat promptly. Kindly
have the date tag read 21. Prices
for print paper and other printing
materials are advancing while prices
in other lines are falling. Your
prompt renewal of your subscription
accounts will be appreciated by
CRAWFORD BROS, Publishers
You will find it in the Want Column.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09

raisers worst Of all; but as The
Democrat sees them, and hears
them talk they don't entertain
the thought that the country
has gone to the bow-wows, by a
u Society. .
lose your nerve; but
rather keep up your morale; and
thus help to keep up the morale
of others with whom you touch
elbows. Steady, now! Go ahead
and do business in a safe, con-
servative way. Don't stand still
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
FRICK ESTATE TAX 81, 100000
Sum of $37, 100000 in Contest in Al.
legheny County Over Million
aires Wealth.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 2.-The Henry
C. F'rick estate, through the register
of Wills Of Allegheny county, sent to
the state treasury $20O0,OOO inherit
ance tax in partial payment. The sum
of 100000 is in contest and the
payment made was subject to dispost.
ton of the case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
CITY TAX LEVY
TWO AND ONE HALF PER CENT
December 7, 1920

December 7, 1920
The Finance Committee of the
Common Council of the City of Min
eral Point, Wisconsin, offers the fol-
lowing resolution:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Com
mon Council of the City Of Mineral
Point, Wisconsin, that there be and
is hereby levied a tax of 234 per
cent upon the taxable property of the
City for the year 1920, as returned
by the Assessor and Board Of Review
Said tax together with an estimated
net income tax of $1766.00 to be
used for the following purpOses:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
Automobile License Applications

Fred J. Jeuck, City Clerk, has re-
ceived from the Secretary of State
a supply of application blanks for
the registration of automobiles. Car
owners can obtain these blanks by
calling at City Clerks office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
JOhnSOn-Healy

Mr.. and Mrs. c.. P. Healy of this
city announce the marriage of their
son Roman d. to Estelle NJ. Johnson
of Lacrosse, the ceremony taking
place at the Trinity Rectory on Dec.
4, 1920 the Rev. R. c. Kirkbride
officiating.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
The SQUARE Deal Dairy Co.

Made $2.40 and six-tenths per hun
dred for the last half November milk
Also pay cash for cream. Give us
trial. Just below Martins Hard
ware Store
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
Christmas Parcels

Wrap securely; address plainly,
and mail early Parcels may be
marked, "Not to be opened until
Christmas" Or similar direction:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
CLOSE AT HAND
Weather mild and fine; Roads hard to ,rayeL
Aberdeen Angus

The annual public sale of Grant
County Aberdeen Angus Association
will be held at Platteville Dec. Is.
See advertisement on page 3.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
FISH

Watch for Fish wagon Dec. IA and
every Thursday during the winter
months.
Phone SAB w. J. GIILMANN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
Holiday Trade Directory

Turn to page and read the direc-
Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09

You will find it in the Want Column.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09

GEORGE w. HORN
OTTO GILLMANN
S. E. SHEPARD
The above resolution, submitted to the
common council Tuesday evening, was on
motion amended fixing the tax levy al two
and one-half per cent, and SO adopted,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10
WEALTH IN WEST
Canadian Farmers Confident of
Record Grain Crop.
soston Banker, Returning From Trip
Through the Country, Tells Of Rich
Ylelds.o Of Great Northwestern
Wheat Fields.

Boston banker, desiring to re-
cuperate from season of strenuous
work, did what most bankers do, or
should do. took a holiday, away from
the confines of the city life. Canada
was In his mind. He would make the
trip, learn something of the country,
breathe Of its ozone and return ex-
hilarated both In mind and body. On
his return a few days ago. he told the
reporter Of the Wall Street Journal of
the richness of the vast fields of gold
en- grain that he saw on his trip
through the Canadian West. Doubt
less he broke his journey into the
Canadian Rockies long enough to make
an inspection Of them. Who could
help It, as from the car window were
to be seen miles and miles of golden
stocks, ranged row upon row away
back TO the lines of the horizon? He
must have done so, for when he got
back to the Hub, he was filed with
enthusiasm over his trip and what he
saw in Canada. and he had to get 1t
or his mind. 1t was revealed in this
way:
Canada is getting strong. recover
Ing by leaps and bounds from the de-
preston caused by war. While unrest
and lack Of cooperation seem to be
holding things back on this side of
the border. the Dominion to the north
faces an era Of unprecedented activity
and DrOSDprttv One of the haste
reasons for this brilliant comeback is
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10
SCOUTS AND JUVENILE COURTS.

Franklin Chase Hoyt, presiding jus
tice of the childrens' court, New York
city, and one of the country's leading
authorities on juvenile delinquency.
says:
"Coincident with the rapid develop
ment of the juvenile court there has
sprung up national movement which
has, believe, done more to pave the
way for the juvenile court than any
other agency. This movement is that
Of the Boy Scouts of America. This
is a most practical method, it seems
to me. for needing the scriptural ad-
monition that we overcome evil with
good; that we crowd out the evil by
filling in with good. The juvenile
court has to deal with actual delin-
quencies and often must employ dis
cipline. The Boy Scout movement,
however, successfully lays hold of the
very traits in boys that lead them
into mischief, and proves that these
same traits can function in a better
direction.
Both the juvenile courts and the
Boy Scout leaders have grappled with
the same problem. The Boy Scout
movement is not primarily concerned,
however, with reformatory work. In
Aacr. IL is not directly concerned Win
any such work at all. The Boy Scout
movement is suitable to every boy
from every kind Of home. That means
Of course, that it is most valuable
agency for those who are concerned
with problems of reformatory work
with boys"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10
RoRT. J. THoRNE ON SCOUTING.

Robert J. Thorne, president Of the
Chicago scout council, is one of the
country's most distinguished business
men. He is president of a large firm
and director of several other corpora
tons and banks.
Recently, in a talk made by Mr..
Thorne to a group of men interested
in boy scout organization, he said:
'The thing that appeals to me most
in the boy scout movement is the boy
scout habit to do a good turn daily
AS / become more and more actively
interested in this movement and prac-
tice its precepts with the boys, real
ize have been missing a great deal
in life; that I have been living only
for myself.
''The realization that I am doing
something for someone else makes me
the happiest man in Chicago. Any
man who has intimate contact with
the boy scouts finds that it warns and
enlarges his heart. My only regret is
that was not boy forty years later,
so that could have been a boy scout"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10
GRAMMAR AS 1T IS WRIT
He Was Anxious to Get
Corrected.

First Sergeant GrizzelI of the Spo-
kane recruiting station. vouches for
the following incident which occurred
when three Of the applicants of that
station were making application to
the director Of the United States Ma
rine Corps institute, Quantico. Va.
Two Of the applicants had spelled
the word grammar as "grammer," and
we're busily making corrections when
the third applicant came along He
asked:
what are you changing the word
grammar forT'
"Why. we spelled II wrong" an-
swered one of the applicants.
"Give me thar rubber" said the
third man. 'Darned II j aiu't spelled
II with two ms myself. lf."-Recruiters
Bulletin.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10
LIKE A BUGLER!
Like That Described Surely
Was a Wonder.

Two darkies in a negro regiment
were boasting about their company
buglers.
"G'long wild you, boy" said one;
"you amt got no booglers. We is got
the boogler, and when at boy wraps
his off lip around that horn and blows
pay-call it sound jes' like that um
Boston Symphony band playin' The
Rosary.' z
"Yeh, I hearn ga yoa. replied the
other. '"Talk up, boy; talk up. Yo' is
wadin' deep into trouble"
AN when he sounds 'at tapoo the
angile GABRIEL hisself is lending a
ear, boy. A ear is what 1 says"
swell, if yo' is yearnin' fo' food
yo' wants booglar with an hypnotic
note like we is got. Boy, when All
hears ole Custard-M Mouth Jones dis
charge his blast, All looks at nah
beans and All says, Strawberries, be-
have yo'selves! Yo' is crowdin' the
whip cream out O. nah dish.' Gold
ChevrOn.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10

the rich yield Of the great MOI lwest'
ern wheat fields"
That the crops in Canada, both east
and west, are meeting the expectations
Of the farmers is a satisfying fact
which gives a positive assurance of
yield that will mean millions of dol
lars TO the wealth Of the country
There win probably be as much as two
hundred million bushels of wheat tc
export, giving an added wealth 10 the
country of nearly half a billion dol
lars. In all parts the crop yield
favorable weather from now on there
may be expected a harvest that will
equal if not surpass that of 1915. II
will doubtless he pleasing TO the mans
readers of this paper to know thas
the friends they have developing theii
farms in this region of big crops and
good prices will participate in this
wealth. and what will be more pleas
ing, is the knowledge Of the fact that
the wealth in which they will partici.
pate comes from big prices for a
product produced from land purchased
at cheap price.
Western Canada has never known
q failure in crops. There are districts
where partial failures have been, but
consideration should be given to the
fact that the country, that portion OF
1t in which the present grain growing
lies. is from seven to eight hundred
miles in ength by half that distance
in breadth.
Because one. speaks Of the wonder
ful success of grain growing there,
there should not be lost sight of the
! fact that this is only one item in the
wealth-producing possibilities. There
is cattle raising, will all the advan-
raeer in every way rhnt it possesses
anywhere; the dairying industry is as.
suming remarkable proportions, and a
| great deal of attention is given TO the
development of this industry, which is
so adaptable to the country. by both
federal and provincial governments
Advertisement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-10
6E3L0Ola1 8
SOU I s
Conducted by National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America)
SCOUTING AND THE OUTDOORS

AT the farewell luncheon given by
the Far Western Travellers association
on the day of the departure of the
i've Greater New York Boy Scouts of
America who are the guests on a trip
to the national parks, James E. West.
Chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts
OF America, in an address said in part:
''This trip which these five scouts
are to make is of great importance
because it has back of it a great idea.
Scouting has as part of its program
the out-of-doors activities. Indeed,
scouting is an outside program. 1t in
stills into the youth of our country
an appreciation of Gods natural beau
ties, of things which are given to US
through nature, and we hope we are
giving a great contribution to our land.
1t is because of this that we felt en-
thusisastic about participating in this
proposition.
In addition to giving propaganda
about the beauties of the outdoors, we
are also helping in the movement to
MAKE known our great national parks
and l predict that as these boys go
from city to city where we have scout
organizations and where they make
presentations, giving their point of
view of the significance of it all, there
Is to be put into motion a mighty force
Tor the extension of this outdoor move
ment, not only affecting the youth, but
ADULTS, and it is our plan in connection
with their trip to give them an oppor-
tun1ty in each of the large cities
through which they pass to tell just
this thing to our scouts and to their
parents and friends.
Il predict, gentlemen, that you will
md you have made an investment the
Importance Of which you had not CON
templated and that you will feel fully
satisfied because you have done some
thing very much worth while. May l
express the hope that, because of the
values that you will get from sending
these boys, representing thousands of
boys, to mingle with other scouts in
all parts of the country and carry out
our program, you will receive the con-
viction that, after all, working with
| the youth of America is very much
worth while.''