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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08
LINDEN

Mr. and Mrs Otto Ovitz returned on
Tuesday, after spending the winter
with their daughter Mrs Ira Mills at
Boise D'Arc, Missouri.
A large number from here attended
the Nelson Holman sale near Edmund
Wednesday.
Mrs Thomas Batten left Wednesday
for visit with her daughter Mrs Geo.
Burns at Livingston.
Mr. and Mrs G. G. Dubois and fam
lily of Dodgeville visited friends here
Wednesday.
Miss Ella Beerkircher returned on
Monday from a visit with relatives at
Milwaukee.
HI. M. Zweifel was business caller
at Mineral Point Tuesday.
A number of friends surprised Mrs
Elmer Alton at her home Friday eve
ming in honor of her birthday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs Carl Gilman,
Friday April 2, daughter.
Mr. and Mrs William Meyers of Min
eral Point were callers here Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs Roscoe Liddle of Keno
sha are visiting friends and relatives
here.
Mrs Wilma Smith was a Dubuque
caller Tuesday.
William Ross of Mineral Point was a
business caller here Tuesday.
Miss Kathryn Alton visited at the
home of her grandmother Mrs George
Alton, at Mineral Point the past week
Joseph Launder, Jr. left on Tuesday
for Beloit, where he has secured em
ployment.
The local High School oratorical and
declamatory contest will be held at the
auditorium Friday evening.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08
EXECUTORS SALE.

In order to settle the estate Of George
w. Thrasher, [ will sell at public
auction at the front door of the Farm
ers & Citizens Bank Building. in Min
eral Point, Wisconsin, on April 10th
1920, at 3 P. M, the following de-
scribed real estate to wit
Lots 81 and 90 in Harris sub division
of Harrisons Survey.
The property to be sold covers about
8rd acre of land and a good residence
Will be sold to highest bidder for cash
No reservations.
JAMES M. THRAsHER,
Administrator with the will annexed OF
the estate of George w. Thrasher
deceased.
T. M. PRIEsTLEY, Attorney.
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OR. w. @. HALES
MODERN DENTISTRY
AT RIGHT PRICES


Mr. and Mrs Frank Bishop spent the
fore part of last week in Chicago.
FL. c.. Stewart spent the week enc
with his family in Milton.
Miss Grace Winn returned to Mil
waukee Monday, after visit with he1
parents, Mr. and Mrs Charles VIM.
Mrs Charles VIM returned Friday
from visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Whitford, Sr. in Beloit
Edward Stratman returned to Dodge
vile Monday, after spending Easter
with Mrs E. l. Stratman and father
Joseph Bray.
j. w. Horn of Milwaukee is spending
a few days at his home here and or
business.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs John
X. Gold Feb "a, 1920 in Shanghai
China.
Vivian Ludden left Friday for Aber-
deem, Maryland. His wife, who is
visiting her parents in Montfort, will
join him later.
e. P. Lenahan of Chicago spent over
Sunday with his mother and sister Mrs
A. w. Thoma.
Mr. and Mrs J. j. Collins of Beloit
Rev. Mr.. Vincent and Roy Parkinson OF
Darlington were week end guests of MI
and Mrs A. j. Walker.
Miss Effie Tonkin returned home
Tuesday from Racine and visit in
Rockford to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Ben Tonkin.
Theodore Martin left Tuesday fol
Chicago on business.
Mrs Edwin Woolrich left Monday te
visit relatives in Dodgeville.
Mrs Charles Springer is visiting MI
and Mrs Carl Gilman in Linden, who
report the birth of daughter, April
1920.
About forty five members of the
Masonic Order of this city attended
services in the Congregational church in
Darlington Easter. Sunday. @.-.-
4 Mrs Edith sPrideaux .sof ICobb visited
with her'daughter Mrs James Chappel
Sunday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08
WOMAN PICKETS ARE SEIZED
Two "on Duty" at the British En-
bassy at Washington Placed
Under Arrest.

Washington April 6.-Two women
picketing the British embassy advocat-
ing freedom for Ireland, were arrest
ed by the police. They are Miss Mol
lie Carroll, New York, and Mrs. Harry
Walker, Astoria, L. I.
An hour before the police interviewed
two Washington women passing along
Connecticut avenue attacked two pick.
cts at the embassy and drove one of
them away after destroying her ban
ner. The women who made the at
tack were arrested. They gave their
names as Mrs. Sophie Stanton and
Mrs. Hattie Larkin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08
PLEASANT VIEW

Miss Veva James left last Wednes
day for Dubuque, where she entered the
nurses training school at the Finley
Hospital.
Mrs Hawke and daughter Frances of
Platteville spent the past week at the
Charles Dunn home.
Mrs Jane Dunn spent last week with
relatives and friends in Mineral Point.
Everett Thomas transacted business
in Jonesnale Thursday.
Gerald Salmon and Charles Day have
rented the Dan Nc Graw farm.
William Terrill spent few days re-
Gently at the home of his son Mont
Terrill.
Samuel Cant has purchased two car
loads of cattle, which he will keep on
his farm near Jonesdale.
Fred Jungbluth has new Ford car.
J./F. Benson, r. j. Benson, M. j..
Laverty, William Proctor and Walter
Thompson attended the funeral of Mrs
Baker at Willow Springs on Saturday.
John E. Harris and family have
moved on the Ferrill farm.
James Waters spent few days at
the home of his son Roy Waters near
Hollandale.
Mrs j.. j. Humbert and children
spent the week end at the Marshal Day
home.
Charles Martin spent last week at the
Gerald Salmon home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

Mr. and Mrs D. s. Mackay returned
on Wednesday from, Platteville.
Bonnie Jones of Dodgeville spent the
past week at the John Alton home.
Claude Masters, who has been en-
ployed in Kenosha, returned on Monday
for visit with relatives.
Miss Ruth Harker was Madison
caller Tuesday.
J. FL. Vincent of Galena transacted
business here Wednesday.
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Miss Ann Slowsted of Chicago was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs B. Dunwiddie last
week.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Choice Residence
PROPERTY

DIR. j. P. Parmley's large block of
fine residence property on Madison and
Dodge streets, near the First Ward park,
has been placed for sale with the Min
eral Point Real Estate Agency. Make
inquiry for price. terms etc. at the
Democrat Office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08
MANY MORMONS AT MEETING
Conference of Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter Day Saints Opens at
Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City, April 6.-The nine
tieth annual three-day general confer
ence of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
opened here yesterday with many thou
sands Of people present from all parts
of the world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08
That's STRANGE.

met a friend who had been ill and
inquired: "How are you now?" She
replied: "Do you know, nearly diedv
I said: "I'm glad to hear it." She's
angry now.--Exchange.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08
Junk, Hides, Etc.

We call for and pay highest prices
for scrap iron, rags, rubbers, metals.
magazines, paper, etc. KILLER BROS.
IA Fountain st. Phone No. 2.
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BEATING TIL E,
MARKET
FOR YOU

IF we were to go out today
Land try to duplicate the fall
clothes we've bought for you,
we'd have to pay a big adj
vance; at least $500 or $1,000
a garment.
That's what has happened.
But we bought early, and
we're going to see that you
get the benefit of our early
buying. We're basing our
prices on what we paid months
ago---not on present market
prices.
Hart SchaHner
& Marx
made the clothes; nobody can
make better ones. They're
all-wool, carefully made; styl-
ish, guaranteed to satisfy you.
You'd be getting a good big
moneys worth if we did ask
present market prices.
But we're not.
And that makes it $500 or
$1,000 better for you.
Correll & Martin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

Thos. F. Collins has established an
auto livery at 900 Fountain street: Ad-
vertisemept On fourth page.
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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 g.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

When in need of anything electrical
call at the new electrical store. We
have it. &. FL. MITCHELL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

Co to j. j. Mauger
for Watch and Jewelry Repairing. All
work guara nteed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

WANTED-To buy all empty horse -radish
" bottles bearing our lables Manley Manu-
featuring Co. Phone 159.
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EGGS FOR HATCHING-Pure Bred White
IL Rocks. Per setting Is cents. Henry Vivian
rural route 3. Phone line No. 6. 32W4
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TOR SALE-A Jersey COW that will calve in
y June Also eggs for Matching Single Comb
White Leghorns; S1O0 pei Is. Ben Beaumont.
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DOR SALE-A white wyaRdotte cockerel. A
II fine individual. Inquire at the Greenhouse.
35 If
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A LFALFA-Are you interested in alfalfa. if so
"A write us as we handle nothing but Dakota
grown seed FARMERS ALFALFA SEED co.
Rapid City. S. D. 3lw6
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nor SALE-Buff Rock eggs: per setting
L SlOO Clarence Reynolds. Telephone Line
| IL No. Il. Bows.
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TOR SALE-A $1,000 five per cent first
mortgage on land close to Mineral Point
straight loan for five years. Inquire at this
Office. 81
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DOOMS TO RENT-Three nice rooms. kitchen
LII and garden. Inquire at this Office 35w2
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For Watch and JeWeIry
Repairing

go to J. J. Mauger. All work guaran
teed.
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| ,OST-A gray horse blanket Saturday night,
Ia between Henry Vivian's farm and Mineral
Point. Finder please return the blanket TO
Ernest Roger or Henry Vivian.
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EOR SALE-A good bunch of steer calves
Mineral Point, Telephone line II, number rs.
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DOR SALE Two buggies and one surrey: al
i so buggy harness. Inquire of F. q. Weld
enfeller. 4-w2
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BOY or GIRL students, high standing only,
~ any school, want work evenings Saturdays
or vacation? Apply mail only state available
time address ''S'' care Democrat. 3w2
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DOR EXCHANGE-DAIRY FARM-3O2 acres
Il near East Troy, Walworth county. Best of
clay soil; fine house; fair farm buildings. Cir
cumstances causing sale warrant good deal to
some ode. Views, details, legal descriptions
furnished. Accept unimproved land or house
as payment. REDDY & BOWER, Whitewater
Wisconsin.
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DOR RENT-A good garden. Enquire of Mrs
J. Mary Burghardt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

TOR SALE OR RENT-Two houses. Nick
j. Weber.
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dor RENTED acres pasture land.--MRS.
IL WILLIAM TERRELL, Telephone 567
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT, on High
L street. Inquire at NEW PALACE of
SWEETS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

NALESMEN WANTED-To solicit orders for
- lubrica ting oils, greases and paints. Salary
or Commission. Address The LENNox OIL &
PAINT Co. Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

EOR SALE-A high grade Guernsy heifer not
quit two year old, Due to freshen 3Oth of
this month. W. care of Democrat. IS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-04-08

WANTED TO BUY-A set of double driving
w harness for team weighing about 900
pounds. Must have breeding and "a in. trace
w. Care Of Democrat. IS
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NEAMING-For teanirg work call telephone
l. 406. Irving Harris at home Of w. A.
Harris. 34w3
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ITO RENT-House Of five rooms James A.
HOare "a
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DOR RENT-A furnished room. Inquire at
Il the Democrat Office. 80
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DOR SALE-a COW with calf, about month
l. OId-JAMES MCDERMOTT.
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Tor Sale-lG tons of hay. 10 fall shoats, 5 two
u year old steers Lynch Bros. Line 10 No 2.
34w2.
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TOR SALE-A Kimba1l organ in good order,
price $1,000. Mrs Morris Proctor, telephone
&c.
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TOR SALE-A 6-foot disc, with trucks. Carl
Il Boase. "a VIZ
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TGGS FOR HATCHING-From thorough
T. pred stocR; also eggs from heavy mixed
chickens for family use at reasonable prices.
Silver Campine, per setting SOD; Ferris White
Leghorn $780, Anconas $500; Wolf White Leg
horns $500; Black Leghorn $500; heavy mixed
chicks 75c. Roy w Jackson. 35w2
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TOR SALE-A two year old White Face bull
l. Pure bred; and broke to lead. w F..
Jewell. 35
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NOR SALE Oil heater. Excellent condit on.
H Phone 443. 35w1
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TOR SALE-Rassmussen building on corner
l. of Commerce and Fountain streets. jacob
Rasmussen. 30
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THE MARKET PLACE
Where readers of The Democrat Buy, Sell, Rent
and Exchange.
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81 see your fatherl" Mrs. Thomas ex-
Misunderstanding at the rail near the
Shonts party, and pointed him out where
he was standing on the custom house boat
Mrs. Thomas remained with the party
until Shonts climbed up the ladder and
spoke to them. Then she drew close to
Shonts and is reported to have said:
IL have seen lot Of the girls, and I told
them I was going to ask you to help me
through the custom house." Mr.. Shonts,
of course, assented, and Mrs. Thomas and
her luggage slipped through ON the cour-
tesy extended to Shonts who was man
of local Importance and influence and had
been high Federal officer when he was
the United States Governor of the Panama
Canal Zone.
That is the history Of the first meeting
OF Shonts and Amanda Thomas, according
10 Mrs Shonts and her daughters.
The children we're little disconnected
at Mrs Thomas's move, and on their way
home told Mr.. Shonts some things, and
said Papa, she Is a woman you would not
care to know"
But Mr.. Shonts' daughters guessed
wrong-the things they told him they now
think Interested him and made him think
Mrs. Thomas was Just the kind OF person
he would like to know.
That evening Shonts pleaded BUSINESS
engagement, which kept him until after L
o'clock In the morning, Mrs. Shonts and
the daughters were rather astonished that
their husband and father should have been
so Indifferent to their arrival as to tie him
self up with business engagement that
would keep him away all of the evening OF
their arrival. They we're further dismayed
by noting that when he finally arrived
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going out evenings after dinner and re-
manning often until late at night.
Not long after they were settled at the
Plaza the telephone rang In the apartment
one day. And here Is the narrative OF the
episode exactly as Mrs. Shonts gives II m
her own words:
az answered the telephone call, and the
party said, I wish to inform you that your
husband is spending a great deal OF time
with Mandy Thomas, who now Is living In
a very luxurious style. You can see this
for yourself n you will go any afternoon
between 4 and 3 o'clock to -. 1 didn't
make any note OF the address or pay any
attention to the number. l replied;
lyon will please not call me ON the
telephone again II you have nothing more
To- talk about than this and put up the
receiver
~ told Mr.. Shonts this message later In
the evening when he came home, and ne
said Il was another Matchmaking scheme,
and he would have his lawyer look Into
this. really did not put any credence IN
this telephone message. as could not De.
lieve Mr.. Shonts could be so cruel and
mean to his daughters and deprive them
of the comforts of life. He was continu.
ally complaining of his strained financial
condition, and It did not occur to me at the
time that this was merely subterfuge to
make hts family economize so that ne
would have an abundance or money 10
spend on another woman.
IT gave the matter no further thought.
at that time my daughter, her baby and
nurse we're living In n small suite OF rooms
nj the Hotel Plaza, which consisted OF a
small back bedroom with two single beds,
one 81 which was occupied by my daash'
cr.,t p,itain RIGHTS Reserved
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of underwear, house linens and furnishings.
Upon this chance meeting at the shop In
Paris mrs. Thomas asked with great par
ticuIarity, the Shonts daughters declare,
when ana on what steamer Mrs. Shonts
and the girls expected TO return to the
United States. When they told her that
they had accommodations on the America
she replied that she would be on the same
steamer.
And sure enough Mrs. Thomas did turn
up on board the ship. On account of GER
tain matters which win not be gone into
here the Shonts FANNY were careful not
To associate with Mrs. Thomas during the
voyage.
But on the day the ship reached New
York Mrs. Creidfer. who was travelling
with Mrs. Thomas land was In the party
at Dinard), stopped the girls on the
deck and told them that Mrs. Thomas had
received a wireless message that her hus-
band. Herbert Thomas, was very III, and
might not live until she could reach him.
And then this is what happened accord
ing to Mrs. Shonts and her two daughters:
Just before the custom house officers
arrived to board the steamer down at
Quarantine, in the lower bay Mrs. Thomas
ran about and booked up the children ana
announced that she intended to see their
father and ask him to help her get her
baggage through the custom house; that
she had very valuable lot OF clothes, ETC.,
In her trunks, and she knew that the bag
gage of anybody who was under President
Shontss protection would not be bothered
by the customs inspectors
The ship slowed up AT Quarantine The
health officers tug came alongside. and
down the bay steamed the custom house
officers boat. Ell
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n n~~4 AAs4 N~-~A.
The Portrait Is Inscribed ITO My Dear Family MRS
Thosras Declares They Ruined His Life" Shons DIDN'T
Think So at the Time He Afectionately
Dedicated the Picture to Them.

ter. the Duchess du Chaulnes, and the other
by the nurse, and there was the baby's
own cot in which the little Duke slept.
They were so crowded in this room and so
uncomfortable that my daughter and i
talked It over and decided 1t would be best
for her to take the child to our Southern
home, where we had comfortable house
in Daphne, Alabama.
This was the first experience either my
self or my daughters had had with mig
gardly, parsimonious treatment from Mr.,
Shonts. Always heretofore he had been
e generous, indulgent husband and father
now he was close and complaining OF
expenses all the time
my daughter Theodore went South with
the child and nurse.
"The telephone messages continued and
my daughter Marguerite, I learned after
ward, answered many calls giving infor-
nation about Shonts and Mrs. Thomas, but
did not speak of them, as she knew II
would grieve me. One day i answered
the phone, and the party at the other end
said, L wish to remind you again In regard
to your husband and Mandy Thomas--
and / Immediately put up the receiver:
Mr.. Shonts scoided me when ] spoke OF
this, and said we were sreenhorns to go 70
the telephone, and that our maid should
answer
But as time went on Shonts became
tolder and finally became utterly brazen
He went about openly with Mrs; Thomas,
and they made no effort 10 hide from their
servants their relations. Many affhavits
are in existence which give the fullest de-
tails of the intimate life and dongs OF
these love-makers. In their ten years or
more OF intimacy they CAME under the eyes
of dozens of hotel clerks, chambermaids,
porters, buffers. mattresses, chauneurs,
Wallets, maids caretakers, nurses and 9th
ers-and what many OF them saw and
heard has been put in the form OF sworn
testimony
Other former servants of Shonts and
Mrs. Thomas, or hotel clerks, maids and
others who know OF things which ought to
be known to Mrs. Shonts might write Mrs,
Theodore p. Shonts at No. $40 Park ave-
nue.. New York
Shonts now no longer tried to hide or
pretended TO deny his infatuation for
Amanda In fact, he came to regard II as
quite within his right to make his home
with Mrs. Thomas. and he took on fu
rious hatred Tor his wife because she stood
in the way of his complete freedom. Thus