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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-07
LINDEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Johns and
family of Dodgeville visited here
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Alton spent the week
end with friends in Rewey.
A harvest supper was held at the
?. M. Church Monday.
Earle erase of Rewey is visiting
at his home hire.
Miss Winnifred GQldsworthy spent
the week end with relatives in Liv-
ingston.
Miss Hilda Beerkircher attended
the school fair at Livingston Satur-
day. q
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry James of
Dodgeville visited relatives here Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith and
daughter of Madison spent the week
end here.
Miss Hazel Hicks returned from
Madison Friday, after a visit there.
Miss Margaret Gilman Of Madison
is visiting at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smart of Min
eral Point spent Sunday here
Lester Oldenburg was a Dodgeville
caller Saturday.
Homer Lindauer and Miss Lulu
Rule were Dodgeyille callers Sunday.
Russell Launder and Milo Jewell
were Miff1in callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will ~Liddicoat were
Dodgeville callers Saturday.
William Hughes was a Dodgeville
caller Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Tredinnick of
Dodgeville were callers here Sunday.
Miss Emma Tredinnick of Madison
is visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alton and fam
lily were Mineral Point callers Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jenkins of
Cuba City visited here Sunday.
Glenn Holman Of Milwaukee is Wis
iting relatives here.
Ross Schuman visited friends in
Dodgeville this week end.
Mr. and Mrs F. E. Burton motored
to Woodman Friday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-07
HOLLANDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Campbell and
sons spent Sunday at Barneveld.
E. L. Severson and John Mediation
transacted business in Chicago last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lem spent
Sunday in Blanchardville.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Stanley spent
Friday in Mineral Point.
Peter Morgan was a Dodgeville
caller Saturday.
Miss Leona Clary had her tonsils
removed at the st. Joseph's Hospital
in Dodgeville Monday.
Miss Faye Skinner left Tuesday
for Elgin.
Miss Ruth Ducey was a Dodgeville
caller Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Robb Of
Blanchardville visited here Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Julson mo-
tored to Mt. Horeb Thursday.
John McDermott transacted bust
ness in Milwaukee this week.
Lloyd Sandwich spent Saturday in
Dodgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. DeMuth mo-
tored to Mt. Horeb Monday.
Rev. J. M. Mcmahon Of Blanch-
ardville visited here, Sunday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-07
ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

w. D. Brown of Chicago transac-
ted business here Tuesday and We'd
nesday and visited with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sleep and
daughter Ethel were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ferrill in
Waldwick Sunday.
Miss Margaret Unger, who is at
tending Business College in Freeport
spent over Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Unger, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Weiskircher
and family of Dodgeville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Engels and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Ley and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mari and family
were guests at the farm home of Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Fisher Sunday.
Miss Nina Lindsey of Cuba City is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs, j. w,
Anderson.
Mrs. C. F. Curry and Mrs. r. T.
Jackson left Monday for a several
days visit in Chicago.
AlonZO Jacka, ST.. returned Satur-
day from a several months visit with
his daughter Mrs. Matt Armstrong
in Lake Odessa, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Hutchinson were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
f. Hendra in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Gorgen and
family and Mrs. Thomas Collins Wis
tied at Fisher Bros. farm home in
Kendall Sunday.
Mrs. Amy Gordon of Madison was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cor
don last week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Sears and
family, Miss Kate Schilling and Miss
Teresa Kemmerling visited at the
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Roether last Tuesday.
The Womans Missionary Society
of the M. e. Church was entertained
at the home of Mrs William Hammill
Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Quick was in Dodgevil1e
several days last week on business.
Miss Leone Hubbard returned to
Chicago Saturday. after brief visit
with her mother, Mrs. David Brown.
Miss Emma Fitzsimons spent Mon
day in GAINESVILLE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-07
ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Bachelor, Da-
vid Jacka, Jack Jeuck and James
Mulhairn were among those who at
tended the Fair in Beaver Dam last
week.
Mrs. Alphonse Gevlinger and four
sons of Black River Falls, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Ternes of Union Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Berg of Edmund,
Miss Jennie Ternes of GAINESVILLE,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Dochnahl and
daughter of Dodgeville attended the
Kieffer-Lawinge wedding here Tues
day.
Miss Mary Alice Spensley of Du-
buque visited with friends here Sat-
urday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-07
REDS FEEL POWER SLIPPING
Lenine and Trotzky Plan to Call Spe-
ciaI Russian Congress to Form
New Government

Berlin. Sept. 27.-Nicolai Lenine, the
premier, and Leon Trotzky, the war
minister of the soviet government, are
planning to call an extraordinary Rus
sian congress to meet at Moscow, to
which not only the bolshevists, but the
members Of all political units in Rus
STA will be invited. according to uncon-
firmed advices received here.
The two men. it is said, feel their
power slipping and it is alleged they
are contemplating placing the author
ity in the hands of commission to be
elected by the congress until decision
as to the permanent government Is
made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-07
GERMANS GIVE UP TONNAGE
Surrender of 1,944,565 Tons Meets
Main Obligation Of the Peace
Treaty.

Paris, Sept. 24.-Germany has sur
rendered 1914, 565 gross tons of steam
ers and sailing vessels up to September
16. according to the reparations COM
mission.
She has thus delivered virtually all
the tonnage unquestionably due under
the treaty except some vessels under
construction and repair, and the vessels
in the Schleswig district held pending
the plebiscite decision.
The commission Is proceeding to the
execution Of the other shipping clauses
of the treaty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-10-07

The above plant of the Wisconsin River Power Company
annually 100 900 600 kovat hours electric which distributed
the the 200 coal
An industry supplying such prosperous territory as
Southern
growth the and naturally with it. Such thus
re- auds
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07
THE once over
Blue Laws of 1921.
(BY H. l. PHILLIPS.)

l. Bathing indoors, outdoors, or half
and-haif on the Sabbath 10 prohibited
The tub is entitled 10 its day of rest
md the ocean sees enough strange
sights on weekdays not TO have to work
On Sunday. Shaving shall be uncon-
stItutional Burning Off or Ming dowr
the beard. and other subterfuges. shall
lie illegal under the penal code.
?. All cooking in the gas oven on
sunday shall be prohibited I'm order
mat the gas house workers may live
.cording to Hoyie.
O. Cooking in the set range shall be
prohibited unless the fuel has been
carted UP on Saturday night. No hus-
hand shall be required to go down cell
ar and fetch q fresh hod between sun
set on Saturday and sunrise on Mon
day.
4. The use OF the telephone on the
sabbath shall be Illegal but calls put
in with central Saturday night may
he expected to bring a response early
S. Il shall be Illegal to play the
piano. harp, either, mandolin. ukelee,
garden hose, or poker. Whistling
husband did with his weeks pay, and
other forms OF noises shall be barred
also.
6. Nobody shall play photograph.
and the practice OF pitching quoits
18th the records and throwing the
, needles in fathers noodle soup shall
he punishable by fine and imprison-
ment.
7. No singing from canares shall be
tolerated. The birds must be locked
IN Saturday night and instructed that
not word must be heard from them
until Monday morning. II shall be con-
sidered capricious and unduly laborious
for a woman to say "Tweet tweet,"
when feeding the canary on Sunday;
likewise for her to murmur us. 90
pretty birdie? Ess 90 In 90 pretty br-
dief' and other forms of darned fool
;shness.
s. Gold fish must under no circum-
stances wiggle their fms on Sunday,
and one fish caught chasing another
fish around the bowl for more than two
laps shall be liable for n summons be-
fore the night court for improper con-
duct. ,-
in its basket through the Sabbath and
10. Any house dog jumping on the
sofa, gnawing on dads slipper. whin-
irg for raw meat or otherwise con
shall be liable 10 a public ducking,
ii. Any infant child bawling.
whimpering or teething on the Sabbath
shall be adjudged in contempt OF the
privy council; and any. parent allow"
ing such an infant to play with rat
tie, papa's mustache OF. the visitors
watch shall be compelled to spend
TUESDAY 10 Friday in stocks.
10. No man shall kiss his wife on
the Sabbath. The same goes for
wife kissing her husband. II either
party feels that he or she must kiss
some one the matter will be attended
TO by the chairman OF the blue laws
committee upon request.
urday should be called OFF 1t midnight
and not resumed again until after
midnight Sunday. Both parties should
make the same weight as when they
weighed In at the start OF tho nght:
ana the person having received the last
blow Saturday night shall deliver the
frst one at the reopening OF hostilities.
(To be continued tomorrow)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

divide. Perhaps that was because Ready
is very selfish, himself. So the next
time Granny plunged into the snow and
missed Danny Meadow Mouse. just as
before Reddy rushed in ahead OF her
and the minute he heard Danny run
ming down below he plunged In just as
he had seen Granny do. But he didn't
take the pains to make sure OF just
where Danny was, and so of course he
didn't come any where near him. In
stead he frightened Danny still more.
and made old Granny Fox lose her tenn
per.
Poor Danny Meadow Mouse! He had
never been so frightened in all his life.
He didn't know which way to turn or
where TO run And he sat still, which.
although he didn't know 1t, was the
very best thing he could do. When he
sat still he made no noise. and so OF
course Granny and Reddy Fox sat and
listened and listened and listened, and
wondered where Danny Meadow Mouse
was And down under the snow Danny
Meadow Mouse sat and listened and lis
tened and listened and wondered where
Ganny and Reddy Fox were.
"Pooh!" said Granny Fox after a
whilA. "That meadow mouse thinks he
can fool me by sitting still I'll give
him a scare
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

she didn't waste any time digging al
the doorways. Instead, she cooked her
sharp little ears ana listened with all
her might, Now Granny Fox has very
keen ears. and she heard gust what she
hoped she would hear She heard
Danny Meadow Mouse running along
one OF his little tunnels under the snow.
Plunge! Old Granny Fox had dived
right into the snow, and right through
into the tunnel of Danny Meadow
Mouse. Her two black paws actually
touching Danny's tail.
"Ha" cried Granny Fox. II almost
got him that time"
Then she ran ahead a little way over
the snow, listening as before. Plunge!
Into the snow she went again. 1t was
lucky for him that Danny had just
turned into another tunnel, for other
wise she would surely have caught him.
Granny Fox blew the snow out of her
nose Next time I'll get him!' said
she.
Now, Reddy Fox is quick to learn,
especially when II is a way to get some
thing to eat He watched Granny Fox
and when he understood what she was
doing he made up his mind to have a
try himself for he was afraid that II she
caught Danny Meadow Mouse she would
think that he was not big enough to
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07
LITTLE STORIES FOR
BEDTIME
What Happened on the Green
Meadows.
tBY THORNTON w. BURGEsS3


Thick and fast things were happening
to Danny Meadow House down on the
Green Meadows Rather they were al
most happening. He hadn't minded
when Reddy Fox all alone tried to catch
him. Indeed, he had made n regular
game OF hide and seek of II, and had
enjoyed 1t immensely. But now II was
different. You see, Reddy had brought
old Granny Fox with him this time
Granny Fox wasn't so easily fooled as
Reddy Fox. Just that alone would have
made II a dangerous game for Danny
Meadow Mouse. But Reddy was with
with her and 50 Danny had two to look
out for, and he got so many rights that
1t seemed to him as II his heart had
mo- ed rightup into his mouth and was
going to stay there. Yes sir, that Is
Just how II seemed.
Down In his little tunnels underneath
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07
BY ALTMAN

Iemployes of the Southern Railway from
four divisions were presented medals
for at least a quarter of century
faithful service each by President Fair
fax Harrison at a meeting here. This
medal is not a reward, for II it were
reward 1t would probably be momen-
tary consideration" said Mr.. Harrison.
trinsic value is small, but 1t signifies
that which has been the object of the
greatest struggles and effort. Like the
Insignia OF the honor for which heroes
sacrifice their lives, 1t Is small In value,
but the Southern railway authorities
have seen to it that 1t was designed by
the highest master of art 1t could find"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07
SHORTAGE OF LABOR
HOLDS COST OF BUILDING

Detroit, Dec. 7.-Shortage Of skilled
workers in the buildings trades prom
lses to hold building costs at ABOUT thelr
present level, notwithstanding declines
in the price of lumber. in the opinion OF
speakers beior. the Mason Contractors
association of the United States and
CAM da. in convention here: One rem
edy suggested was the teaching OF ma
Bonry and other building trades courses
In high schools OF the country. A res
Dlution embodying that recommendation
1as been framed for presentation to the
convention.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

Then she began to plunge into the
snow this way and that way, and sure
enough pretty soon she landed so close
to Danny Meadow Mouse that one OF
claws scratched him.
Next story Danny Remembers;
Reddy Fox Forqets.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

the snow Danny Meadow Mouse felt
perfectly safe from Reddy Fox, who
would stop and dig frantically at the
little round doorway where he had last
seen Danny. But Old Granny Fox
knew all about those little tunnels. and
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07
CHILDREN TAKE CRIP-RENI
FOR COLDS
Harmless, Tastes Good, Liquid
Laxative Medicine.
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTION

orip-Rsm 10 Just the thing for ohm
drsn's colds harmless. tastes good,
liquid and mildly laxative Children
iiSs II. And N does away with sick
sn,ng castor oil ana head ringing bitter
uuinins.
Burning, stuffy head colds are quick
" relieved with Grip-Rem, ana II is
especially good fcr aches and pains
u srip. II also stops chat disagree
able discharge from the nose.
A physician Of forty years. practice
arst prescribed orip-Rsm for colds and
grip ten years ago. Since then in
hundreds Of cases II has cured colds
ana srip--and was very effective dur
ing the flu spidemics Of isis-is.
Grip Rem 10 guaranteed to give re-
lief, All druggists sell 1t at soc a
bottis.--tAdv.)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

Delicious grapefruit right
from the grove, 81 a dog
en-. Special price to deal
ers. Car on track NJ, G. &
st. L. and Market st.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

To Cure q Gold In One Day.
Take Groves LAXATIVE BROMO
QUINTNE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature Of e. w. Grove. 30c-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-06
ORGANIZER TELLS WHAT
REQ CROSS PLANS TO DO
Local Executive Committee Thes,
Appoints Special Committee
ON Nursing.

Miss Rita Mcmillan, Aeld organ
izer of the Red Cross in this state,
who visited the Thurston county
chapter for several days, gave an in
teresting talk on the future work of
the Red Cross at the meeting of the
executive committee of the county
chapter Tuesday in the home service
section offices in the Byrne building.
She expressed hereslf as extremely
pleased with the work the local
chapter is doing.
A special committee on nursing
which will extend Red Cross actiyi-
ties throughout the county, was ap-
pointed by Thos. l.. O'Leary, chair
man OF the executive committee.
Miss Louise Ganssle, Thurston cOun-
tvs new nurse, heads this commit
tee; DR.. Kenneth l.. Partlow, county
physician, and Mrs. j. w. NOVEL; te-
ing the other members.
The monthly report of the home
service section showed that t. had
extended services in 745 instances
during January.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-06
DODGE BABY Is DROWNED.
Wanders Away From Other Children
on Float and Falls Into Water.

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dodge were greatly shocked
when they heard of the accidental
death of their little boy, John, Jr..
1S months old, by drowning, at Area
dia last Sunday afternoon. The
Dodge family had gone down the bay
in their launch to spend the day with
relatives who live in a fioathouse at
Arcadia and during the afternoon the
children were playing in the yard in
front of the house with their father
He was called into the house for a
few minutes and the little boy. wan
dering away from the other children,
found his way to the rear of the house
and out on to the float, where he fell
into the water, drowning before he
was found. The funeral took place at
the Jesse T. Mills chapel Tuesday af-
ternoon, the services being conducted
by DR.. J. w. Countermine. pastor of
the United Churches.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-06
SEVERAL CHANGES
/ IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
BOARD PROMOTES SEVERAL.
TEACHERS TO VACANCIES
CAUSED BY RESERVATIONS

A considerable change in the ex-
ecutive force of the Olympia public
schools was effected at a meeting OF
the board the latter part of last week
The resignation of City Superintend-
end c. e. Beach to take effect March
was accepted and E. L. Breckner,
principal of the high school appointed
to the position.
j. H. Jones, principal of the Roose-
yelt school is the new principal of
the Washington school. succeeding E.
II. Evans, who resigned to accept a
position in the Everett schools. Say
mour Williams, formerly principal of
the Mckinley school, fills the vacancy
at the Roosevelt school. A. Burk-
head. principal of the eighth grade
department at the high school, has
resigned to accept a commercial po-
sition at Berkeley.
City Superintendent C. E. Beach
will be affiliated with the University
Publishing Company of Lincoln, Ne
braska, representing 1t on Pacific
Coast states.
The board meeting followed lun-
cheon served to the members of the
board aud their wives in the dining
room of the domestic science depart
ment of the high school. Covers were
laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Stock.
ing. DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Walthew,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Manner. Mr.. ana
Mrs. e. L. Breckner. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Beach and Miss Lily CRUDE, home
ceremonies teacher.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-06
CAPITOL GROUNDS
AGAIN BUSY PLACE
WORK STARTS ON SECOND BUILD.
ING-GRADING CONTRACT
IS AWARDED.

The new capitol grounds are again
a scene of activity, actual work on the
second of the state capitol buildings
having been started Monday morning
when Pratt & Watson of Tacoma, to
whom the contract for the construc.
tion of the buildings was awarded last
Thursday, put crew at work tearing
up old planking and making ready
for excavation.
The building will set south of the
Temple of Justice and east of the site
of the original state and territorial
capitol building.
1t is understood that just as soon
as the ground is ready large nun-
ber of men will be put to work on the
building and construction will be
rushed as rapidly as possible.
In addition to this, Harrison Bros.
company and johnson of Tacoma were
declared the low bidders and were
awarded the contract to regrade a
piece of state property about two and
one-half blocks square by the state
capitol commission Tuesday.
The old walls of the high school
building that burned in 1917 will be
removed under the contract and the
property will be made ready for build
ings and grounds called for under the
capitol ground plan. The bid of the
Tacoma company totaled $3S,35S and
offers completion Of the work in four
months time.
1t Is estimated that from 5000 to
10000 cubic yards of earth will be re-
moved by the regrade and the now ex-
isting plank sidewalks and roadways
will be replaced by gravel driveways
and walks. When the work is COM
pleted the ground will be in condition
to receive the necessary fertilizer and
seed for the lawn, and it is stipulated
that the seeding be done next fall by
the Tacoma company.
Four bids were received and consid-
cred by the commission. The bid Of
the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging
company of Seattle, subject to that
company receiving the contract to
construct the Office building, was
withdrawn when that contract was
awarded to Pratt & Watson of Ia
coma.
Besides the Harrison company Of
Tacoma, the following companies sub
mitted bids for the regrade work:
More & Soine of Tacoma, $39.97O;
the M. & M. Construction company of
Seattle, $4,000. and the James &
Hendrickson company Of Olympia,
$47,995.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-06
COUNCIL APPROVES Bis
EASTS|OE SIDEWALK JOB
Orders improvement Cover All the
Streets South Of FOurth-Esti-
mated Cost Is $4,000.

The city council at it's meeting
Tuesday night passed Ordinance No.
1927, which provides for the i'm
provement of the East Side south of
Fourth street, by the construction of
concrete sidewalks throughout the
entire section. 1t will be the largest
sidewalk improvement undertaken
at one time for years.
This ordinance was introduced
some time ago, and ample time was
given for protests or objections, but
none were forthcoming. the large
majority of the property owners in
that section being favorable to the
improvement. 1t passed its first aod
second readings at prior council
meetings and On Tuesda. night it
was read the third time and passed.
Bids will be opened early next
month and the work gotten under
way promptly this spring. The pro-
ject is a very important one, the esti-
mate being about $4,000. The
walks in that section have been in a
very bad condition for some time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-06
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1sz
"Y" MEETING AT TACOMA.
Local Workers to Attend State Con.
ventiOn Which Starts Today.

P. M. Troy, president of the local
association, A. w. Tyler, H. B. Stentz,
Ray F. Wood, A. j. Turnbull and
Fred w. Stocking, directors. are
among the local "Y" workers who
plan to attend the annual state con-
vention in Tacoma, starting Friday
afternoon and continuing. for three
days. ft&f{s
A feature of the gathering will be
a banquet to 275 "Y" workers from
this state who were engaged in war
work in the United States, England,
France, Belgium, Italy, on the Rhine
and in Siberia. Some of them will
relate their experiences. Several en-
inent speakers will also address the
convention, including Harry NJ
Holmes, secretary-in-chief for the
"Y" with the British expeditionary
force in France.