davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1920-03-12

income tax return he overpaid the
government $3.50 on his 1919 income
as a result of an error in figuring his
surtax. A abinet officer gets $12 900
year, and a surtax is charged on
that part of a salary over $1,000.
Evening star., 1920-03-12
Secretary Baker 0verpays Tax.

Despite the fact that Secretary
Baker is a lawyer and had another
lawyer assist him in making out his
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
Blue Sky Law Proves Worth

Madison, Wis.-One thousand five
applications to do business in Wis
consin were received during the first
year Of operation Of the blue sky law
from Aug. 1, 1919, to June 80, 1920,
according to a report of the securi-
ties division Of the railroad commits
sion. There were 769 permits issued
from the l ,005 applications with 65
denied or Withdrawn, 1913 examined
without final action having been ia
ken, and Is uneXamined.
Among the speculative securities
there were a number of fraudulent
enterprises, according to the report
which says that the most common
type Of business hoax was the at
tempt to get citizens of the state to
supply the money, take the risk Of
new and untried business ventures,
under a plan that if it fails the pro-
moter will lose nothing and if it
succeeds he gets most if not all the
profits. eve can conservatively es-
innate that at least so per cent of
the applications for such securities
which have been granted would have
been denied but for the fact that the
promoters were willing to change
their plan of organization" the re-
port says.
Receipts for fees for the II
months were $5S,179 while expenses
were s15,810.S9. The surplus re-
suited because of unusual business
activity during the period of the re-
port, it says.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
One Village Assesses Property
120 Per Cent

The highest valuation of city prop
erty for tax purposes in any of the
317 Wisconsin villages this year is
129 per cent of true value and the
lowest is 50.26 per cent, according to
the table of village taxes which has
just been prepared by the Municipal
Information bureau of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin Extension division.
This table is similar to the one issued
yearly for Wisconsin cities and is
available through the bureau.
In the 148 villages which have a
population of under 500, the highest
valuation on property with their cor
responding tax rates we're, Oliver
129 per cent of true value, with tax
rate of 800 mills; Lohrville, 1886
per cent, 26.2 mills; Sullivan, 1882
per cent, 1919 mills; Glenbeulah,
109.20 per cent, 20.2 mills; and Lin
den, 1O6.7O per cent, 283 mills.
The lowest valuations were: Criv-
itZ, 50.26 per cent of true value, with
478 mills tax rate; Unity, 5752 per
cent, 289 mills; Lake Nebagamon,
$500 per cent, Ala mills; and
keenan,, 64.04 per cent, 452 mills.
Of the 169 villages with a popula-
ton of over 500, the highest property
valuations were: Hazel Green. 49,
TT per cent of true value, with tax
rate Of 20 mills; Mosinee, 113 per
cent, 26.3 mills; North Fon du Lac,
1886 per cent, 35 mills; and Cor
liss, 104.86 per cent, 20 mills.
The lowest valuations were: Kim
berly, 60 per cent, Is mills; Athens,
sc per cent, 1913 mills; Clear Lake,
sc per cent, 1876 mills; Grafton,
66.49 per cent, 1919 mills; and Shell
Lake, 67.20 per cent, 49.4 mills.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16

Also part of Lot Seventy-Three (73)
of Vliets Survey Of the village, now
city, Of Mineral Point, commencing
at a point on North Street which is
Eighty 500 feet West Of the North
East Corner of said lot, thence West
on North Street to the Northwest
Corner Of said Lot, thence Southerly
on theWesterly line Of said lot to
the Southwest Corner thereof,
thence Easterly to a point in the
South line of said lot, which is sew
enty (70) feet Westerly of the South
East Corner of said lot, thence Nor
therly in a straight line to the place
Of beginning. All in Iowa County,
Wisconsin.
The object of the action is to es-
tablish the fee simple title of the
plaintiffs and those holding under
them in and to said premises as such
title is set forth in the complaint
and to bar the defendants and each
of them of and from any right, title
or interest therein.
THOMAS M. PRIESTLEY,
Plaintiffs Attorney
P. o. Address, Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
THE MARKETS.

FLOUR-Hard spring wheat-Bakers'
patent, $8.5O@8.75; first clears, $7000725;
second clears, $6.5006.75; special mill
brands, in SO lb cotton sacks, $850Q9.OO;
warehouse delivery, $925Q9.5O. Soft win
ter wheat-Short patent, $9.O0Q925. Hard
winter wheat-Kansas short patent, 5000
8.25; first clears, s6.75@700. Rye -four
White patent, $S.25Q85O; dark, $7.25Q7.50.
HAY-No. 1 timothy, $3000@32.0O; stand
ard and No. l light clover mixed, $4,000
300: NJ 2 timothy and No. l clover
mixeva S2600028O0; No 8 timothy, $4,000
$500
CATTLE-Choice to prime steers, $500
015.5O; good to choice steers, $l2OO013.5O;
fair to good steers, $9.0OQ12.0O western
steers, SIS. 50@10. IS; yearlings, fair to choice,
s1O.O0d15.50; good to prime cows, s7.35q10.25;
fair to good heifers, s9.0OQ11.0O co. fair to
good cows, $5.O0Q8.O0; Gamers. $3.25G4.C0;
cutters. S4.OO@5.0O; bologna bulls. S5.00@5.75.
HOGS-Choice light butchers, $9.40Q9.6O;
medium W.T.. butchers, $9.35Q9.60; heavy
butchers. 27O-350 lbs, s925@9.50 fair to
fancy light, $90OG9.6O; heavy packing, 1915
ns.25; rough packing, sS50g9.O0; pigs, $50
@95O
SHEEP - Native lambs, $10.O0911.75:
fed western lambs, s9.75@11.75; feeding
lambs. 49, 5O61100; wethers, $4.O0@7.0O; year.
Iings. s7.50Q9.00; ewes, $3.O0@5OO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
BITS OF NEWS IN GENERAL

Olive Schreiner (Mrs. Cronwright
Schreiner), the author, is dead at Lon
don.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
Culbert Mill company's Office at Min
neapolis and escaped with $500.
Five men were executed III Sing
Sing prison at Ossning, n. Y. They
had been adjudged guilty of two MUIR
ders.
George BOskO, confessed slayer of
E. c. Parks and Will Hunter, was
hanged at the state prison at Canon
City, Colo.
A WOman's torso was found in New
York bay, OF Staten island. 1t was
taken to q mOrgue and a police inves-
LEGATION begun.
The funeral of Marquis John An
thony della Chiesa, brother of Pope
Benedict, was held in st. Charles
church at Rome.
Robbers who smashed their way into
the vault of the First State bank Of
Shamrock, Creek county, Oklahoma, es-
capped with $4,000.
Charles Miller, a retired farmer,
was killed when a wagon load of wood
overturned, pinning him beneath the
cargo. at Hudson, la.
Great increases in naval ornaments
are recommended by Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels in his annual report to
congress at Washington.
Undaunted by the proclamation OF
martial law, the county council at Linn
erick passed a resolution declaring
against a truce with England.
The twelfth grandchild Of the late
Theodore Roosevelt girl, was born
to Mrs. Richard Derby. youngest
daughter Of the former president.
Five men were killed and seven in
jured Ill an explosion at the Atlas Pow
der company's plant on the west end
OF Lake Hopationg, near Dover, n. j.
Charles j. Vopicka of Chicago, Uni
ted States minister to the Balkan
states, forwarded his resignation to
President Wilson, to enter the export
and import trade.
A white cross within a circle set
upon the red ground Of the Canadian
flag has been adopted at Ottawa as
the ensign Of the Canadian govern
ment mercantile marine
-Four persons were killed, four more
probably fatally injured and % in
jured less seriously when a Country
club street car ran wild on a hill at
the foot of Main street at Kansas
City, Mo.
Preliminary negotiations for the
purchase by President Wilson Of the
residence of Representative Alvan T.
Fuller of Massachusetts at 2241 Wy
Oming avenue northwest, at Washing
ton, have been made.
President Wilson at Washington
called upon his fellow countrTmen to
contribute funds to save 100000
children who ''are facing starvation in
central Europe" He announced that
he would adopt twenty Of these chill
dren.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
WILLOW SPRINGS

The Ladies Aid will meet at Mrs.
Mont Collins Wednesday, Dec. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jackson re-
turned Monday from a visit in Mon
tana.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Terrell and
family were guests of relatives in
Mineral Point Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bennett visit
ed at Roy Godfreys near Darlington
Sunday.
A pipeless furnace has been in
stalled in the church, which is also
being redecorated this week by Hen
ry Bray of Mineral Point.
Myron Northcraft of GAINESVILLE
was the guest Of his sister Mrs Mont
Collins several days last week.
| Joe Crary and family Of Graysville
spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Crary.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woolrich and
daughters spent Sunday in Dodge
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larson visited
at Mont Collins Sunday
Miss Elsie Springer Of Mineral
Point and Miss Mae Uren Of VALID
wick we're week end guests of Miss
Alice Terrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Crary atten-
ded the Vivian-Crary wedding last
Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans were at
Linden Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Collicutt Wis
tied at Jonesdale Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Baxter visited
his mother and brother last Thurs
day evening.
Homer Collicutt and brother Har-
ry attended the funeral of Mrs Van
Matre at Fayette last Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Godfrey and
family were in Mineral Point Sunday
Thomas Adams and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campton at
Waldwick Sunday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
LEGAL NOTICES

state Of Wisconsin, Iowa County, In
County Court
John Davies and Miriam Jones, Plain
tiffs,
John Davies, Jr., EbeneZer Davies,
CYRUS WoOdman, David w. Davies,
Margaret Jones, John Hughes, Ben
iamin Thomas, J. c.. Kirkpatrick,
II. J. Carpenter, Hugh Davies, Eliz-
abeth Rosser, Moses T. Jones, Els
Their Davies, William Davis, John
L. Dyer, james Barr, John Jones,
Francis Sanford, Merriam Davis,
Merriam Davies, Marian Davies,
Marian Jones, Robert DOugherty,
Levi Sterling, Thomas C. Legate,
John Il. O'Neill, Edward Walsh,
Hartman Van Dusen, Herman Van
Duscn, Joseph Gundry, w. T. Henry
John Rich, Eliza Salter, Chute,
Mead, Francis f. Dorr, C. c..
Washburne. John p. Tramel, the
wives Of the parties named above
and ali persons claiming, by, thru
or under them and all persons
whom it may concern, Defendants.
The State Of Wisconsin to the Said
Defendants and Each Of Them:
You are hereby summoned to aD-
pear within twenty days after the
service Of this summons upon you,
exclusive of the day Of service, and
defend the above entitled action in
The court aforesaid or judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand Of the complaint Of
Which q copy is herewith served upon
you.
This action affects the following
premises:
The Southwest Quarter of the
North East Quarter of Section "a,
Town 4 North Of Range 1 East in
Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The
East Half of the Northeast Quarter
of Section IA. The NORTHWEST
Quarter Of the North West Quarter
IL, Section 10 except one acre in
South-E East Corner thereof. East
Half of the West Half of Section 10,
North Half of the Southwest Quar-
ter Of the NORTHEAST Quarter of
Section IS. All in Town 4 North of
Range | East in Iowa County, Wis
c0nsin.
Lot Nine 60 in Block Thirty-Two
(22) in strong Addition to the VII
lage. now city. of Mineral Point. Al
50 commencing at the SOUTHEAST
Corner of Lot Number Ten (10) in
said Block Thirty-Two (32), run
ming thence West along the North
side Of High Street twenty (20)
feet, thence Northerly in a line par
aIlel with the East line of said Lot
Ten (10) until said line intersects
the Easterly line of Lot Seven 90,
thence South-Easterly to the North
West Corner Of Lot Nine CO.., thence
South to the SOUTHEAST Corner of
Lot Ten (10), the place Of beginning
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
Almost q Centenarian

Oliver NJ. Richards recently visited
relatives in Kansas and South Dako-
ia. In the latter state he visited his
son Fl. M. Richards, who lives near
Rapid City. At Owanka, Meade
County, he visited at the home of
Mrs. S. J. Roberts, whose mother,
Mrs. Minerva Cross lives with her.
Mrs. Cross is now in the one hum
dredth year Of her age; is apparent
ly in good health and takes an inter-
est in matters about the home. She
is sister Of the late William j. Brin-
iear and made her home for some
years with the Brinigar family near
Fayette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
HOGS SUFFER BIG SLUMP
lowest Point Since 1915 Reported in
Chicago Market-Prnae Butchers
Sell at $685. Hundredweight.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE Iewest point
since 1916 was reported in the hog
market when prime butchers sold at
$500 and the average cost gave indi-
cation of falling below $685. a hun
dfedWeight. Killers took no active
part in the opening trade, but pre-
ferred to wait until the minor traders
had completed their operations, for it
was apparent that there would be
more than enough hogs to go around.
Fresh receipts were placed at $4,000,
and in addition to his there were
more than 10000 stale hogs carried
from Thursday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
SENATE 0. KS FARM AID BILL
Passes Committee Resolution Direct
ing Revival of the War Finance
Corporation

Washington, Dec. 14.-The senate
olution directing the revival of the war
finance corporation as a measure of
affording relief to farmers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
Second Edition Printed Of
"EIectpic Furnace

The second edition of translation
of 1.-The Electric Furnace by Henri
Moissan French chemist, as transla-
ted by Prof. Victor Lehner, Of the
chemistry department of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, is just off the
press. 1t deals with reactions at
high temperature of certain materi-
ais in the laboratory and in industry
that take place in the electric fur
mace. The book is used as a practi-
cal handbook by men of SCIENCE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16

A complete U. S. army field wire
less outfit is used to train signal
corps men in the cadet regiment of
the University of Wisconsin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-25

SO much has been said and so unpcas-
anty, by male critics about womans dress
that am glad to speak out here my com
mendation, in one regard at least That Is
to say, it is "A qualification to note that the
effort to make the waist small seems at
last TO have abated.
Time was. and too Icing. when prize
beauties and woud-be bellies strove 10 pinch
their waists TO wasp-like narfowness by
corsets and lacings. The lady blessed with
generous abdominal proportions would tie
one end of hsr harness TO the bedpost and
call in the neighbors to help her pull, so that
she might reduce the amplitude of her
charms sufficiently TO conform TO the canon
of fashion. Nowadays they hang their
clothes from the shouder-bades and let it
go at that. And in this they have the APP
proval of no less master of taste than
Oscar Wilde
The New York Tribune has dug up an
article published in its columns on April
10. 1895, written by Wilde after his visit
TO America in the full summer OF his vogue,
and before his disgrace. Whatever one may
say of this strange genius he must be given
nj least two credit marks: he was a master
craftsman at letters. and he knew the laws
of beauty. He wrote:
THE first and last rule Is this, that each
separate article of apparel is TO be sus-
pended from the shoulders always and never
from the waist Nature, it should be noted,
gives one no opportunity at all of suspend
ing anything from the waists delicate curve
Consequently. by means Of tight corset
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-25
Where the Money Goes

When Basil NJ Manly recently stated that in his opinion
the minimum expenditure of government would be IN
excess in the future OF our socaed
economists laughed at the statement declaring was away
overestmated.
While they may have believed such to be the case they
evidently did consider how much easier It Is 70
peoples than to spend ones own nor DID
they 20 trouble of investigating past expenditures
II is only short time agoon March B. last to be exac
that the Congressional Record carried report of the ex
pendture of about half million dollars for things the
Government only in need Of but OF when II
already had over-supply.
These things were army trucks, and on the day re
feed to Congressman Wood OF Indiana asked
Kahn chairman of the military affairs committee, If the
war department had not during the year, purchased "a
new auto trucks paying high $4,000 each for them
and Notwithstanding fact that there thousands and
thousands of such trucks at different government store
places. =,
Congressman Kahn replied he understood such cond-
ton exists that the committee military affairs had no
information on subject but that it had asked the
department for such information.
Records show there trucks at army camp and
cantonment There are at least 1500 at Camp Normoye
and many more hundreds at Buffalo, yet seems the de-
parmen continues buy expensive trucks which certainly
shows one way the peoples money when would
seem that it might be saved
The more Wilson regrets Shonung, the closer he sticks
to the Jugo-SldUs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-25
Why Not?

Isn't il about time the state department to abandon
the principles of diplomacy and eonceament of facts
that have characterized the operations of diplomacy IN the
past?
Why can't the department trust the American peo-
ME with facts? Why is necessary for instance, for the
American public to get its first authentic information oil
the official peace offer made by the soviet govern
ment by way of Berlin dispatch from newspaper man
Does the department fear that the American pubic
minded feeble and unntegent that IT cannot
trusted read the outgvings of other government
Doesn't the state department know that the war Is over!
That the time for propaganda, conceament devousneSs
Darkness and pretense patg Doesn't II know that the
American people have taken seriously the promise made by
President Wilson that negotiations shall hereafter be con
Quoted in the open?
Why should any administrative officers have the power
say what the people shall know and what they
shall not know about their affarsY The American
people quite capable of judging the motives and the
desires of the Russian other govern
ment.
What America and the world need is the fullest pos
sble knowledge of every diplomatic the chessboard
Of the world.
What needed the glare of the spotlight every
proposal by any government under the sunwhether IL
lates the Adriatc Constantnope to with
soviet Russia.
America is capable of judging and weighing for itself
Open dpomacy-open covenants openly arrived at-mus
mean exactly what the words indicate.
Anti-Saioon league rants $50 100000 to enforce pro-
hibition What's the matter with Uncle Sam enforcing
has lars!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-25
On the ISSUE Of
Americonism There Can
BE NO Compromise

ny DIR. FRANK CRANE
fCopyGEhi. 1890. ~ Prank Cfausb

a regular artificial ledge is produced, from
which the lower garments may be securely
hung.
"Where there are petticoats there must
be corsets. Annihilate the former and the
latter disappears. And have no hesitation
in saying that whenever in history we find
that dress has become absolutely monstrous
and ugly, it has been partly, Of course thru
the mistaken idea that dress has an indie
pendent existence of its own, but partly.
also, thru the fashion Of hanging the lower
garments from the waist.
an the sixteenth century, for instance.
10 give the necessary compression, Catherine
de Medci the high prestess Of poison and
petticoats, invented corset which may be
regarded as the climax of a career Of crime.
II was made Of steel, had front and back
TO il like the cuirass of fire brigade man.
and was secured under the left arm by a
hasp and pin. like "A Saratoga trunk. It's
object was 10 diminish the circumference of
the waist 10 a circle of thirteen incheg.
which was the fashionable size, without
which a lady was not allowed TO appear at
court; and its influence on the heath and
beauty Of the age may be estimated by the
fact that the normal waist Of the well-grown
woman is an oval Of twenty-six TO twenty
eight inches, certainly"
The three enemies to beauty in apparel
are Cd the Button--compare the draperies
of an ancient Grecian gentleman with .
modern dress-suit; (2) the Corset-the
crucifixion Of Natures beauty to gain Arti-
ficiality's ugliness, and 90 the Petticoat-
see Wilde as above.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-25

Anyone who has ever witnessed
the awful suffering ~ person
dying ~ rabies uaydrophohiai and
who rcalizes that this dreadful dis.
ease can practically be- wiped out by
proper mazziinE Of dogs. viii never
again allow his dog TO go out I'M
muz4ied.
Tho extent 20 which rabies pre-
walls In the country IL a diagrace.
and except in n fc~ enlightened
cn<nmguitics there is no Indication
OF any determined effort TO orads.
cate tho danger Of this fearful mai.
ady. Yet rabies r. readily pre-
ycntahic disease. as II shown by the
fact that nations which have adopt.
ed and enforced rigid regulations for
the control % the disease have been
rewarded By an almost complete dis
appearance Of rabies from their re-.
spective countries. Thus Great Brit.
ain. Norway. Sweden. Denmark and
Australia have had no rabies prob
lefns TO deal with for many years.
Ninety out Of every 100 cases OF
rabies In humans come from rabies
In dogz. and II IL against the latter.
therefore. that control measures
should be undertaken. In England
there In n strict quarantine for all
Imported dogs. and this has been Of
great value.
An stray dogs should b~ destroyed
and a rigid muExlinz law should b.
enforced for all other dogs
II II important 60 use a proper
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-25

type Of muzrie. a dog improperly
muzziod IA just "a dangerous aa one
without munzle. ANY device which
allows tn. dog 90 push his mouth
thru the muErie IL worthless.
Tho ordinary l.sther figure Of
4" permits this. and therefore Does
no, prevent the dog from biting. Thr
wire basket murxis IN quite effective
and at the same time perfectly hg.
name. Is your dos properly
muExiedr
O What Causes ''iiyer npo,nT''
They ARE spreading over my face
and meek. IL there any treatment
that will arrest their prosressT
A. Tho condition usually known
as liver spots - very common. and
many different factors are rrcog
nix~d an causes. Among the causes
may BE- mentioned external agents.
such aa exposure To sun. repeated
exposure to y Rays. external af-
pllcationa. skin parasites. cts. Other
factors ar. certain constitutional dis.
eases. among them being tubercu.
losls. syphilis. Malaria. addlwon's
diaraAc. and functional and organic
affections ~ tho utero ovarian rys'
tenn. Ancfnla. chronic indigestion.
neurasthsnla and nervous shocks are
also mentioned The trouble h
often persistent ~ II true that
without the disappearance Of the un.
DERIVING cause. the discoioratiun can
often be removed BY local appiiea.