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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
NONE CAN EXPLAIN AURORA"
Northern Lights Said to Be Due to
Passage Of Electricity Through
the Air

The aurora borealis Tor northern
lights) Is occasionally seen in the
north temperate zone and frequently
in the polar regions, 1t is said to be
due to the passage of electricity
through the rarehed mir of the arctic
zone. Tie name aurora boreallS'
was first used by Cnssendi, who. In
1921. observed one in France, and
wrote description Of Il. The "au
rora' Is periodic in It's manifestations,
the finest displays being at intervals
OF go years, and less marked ones az
intervals Of 10 or IL years. II is
also asserted that these greater and
lesser displays correspond with the
Increase and decrease OF spots on thu
sun. The phenomenon is generally
manifested In the following way: A
dim light appears on the horizon
shortly after twilight, ana gradually
assumes the shape Of an arch having
pale yellow color, with Its concaye
Sde turned earthward From this
arch streams Of light shoot forth,
passing from yellow TO green and then
to brilliant violet The name aurora
australis Tor southern llghts) II mp
piled to similar phenomenon visible
lr the vicinity Of the South pole.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
BADGER BEEF SETS
NATIONS STANDARD
Mineral Points Million Dollar In
dustry Always Commands
Markets Top.
By r. L. Frost in Wisconsin Agdculturist,

BY X. Il. Frost in Wisconsin Aericulturist
A million dollars is the value placed
on the beef animals grazing in a small
area in southwestern Wisconsin.
Within radius Of eight miles of the
city of Mineral Point, in Iowa county.
thousands of feeder" cattle ere fat.
tening up into juicy steaks and rib
roasts. There among the hills and val
leys grows the finest blue grass in the
world. Cattle fattened on these pas
lures top the market" and are known
internationally as Mineral Pointers "
Recently John NJ. Reese, a prominent
banker in the neghboring town of
Dodgeville, made the statement that a
million dollars worth Of beef is grazing
in Iowa county. Bankers in Mineral
Point have gone him one better by say
ing that a million dollars is invested in
their district alone. One bank has
loaned over $500, 900 to feeders
No one denies that these figures are
smaller than those of last year. But
bankers and farmers alike are ready to
concede that beef production in Wiscon-
sin is in no serious plight
There are two ways ia which to APP
proach the beef proposition as it appears
now and for the future in the Badger
state. One is the feeder angle, where
owners of vast blue grass lands go to
the leading stock markets of the coun-
try, buy carload after carload of un-
finished beef animals, ship them to
southwest Wisconsin, and turn them
loose to "slap on" two hundred or so
pounds of beef, and then turn them
back on the market. The other way is
the pure bred slant What is the ten
dency toward developing quality in the
beef breeds To satisfy these two re-
quirements, leading breeders and feed
ers in Wisconsin have been consulted.
Reports from station agents at five
of the leading beef producing centers.
including Mineral Point, Dodgeville,
Livingston, Montfort and Plattevlle,
show that at least lac carloads of cattle
have been shipped into this district for
feeding purposes the past spring This
would mean total of nearly 5000
feeders As large number of farmers
are feeding stock raised in the vicinity
such a figure represents but part of
all the cattle now putting on beef in
this famous blue grass section.
Although the report is going abroad
that the dairy COW is pushing the steer
off the pasture lands of the southern
part of the state, beef production will
probably be a leading industry for maDt
years to come A recent trip through
these famous feeding grounds revealed
the fact that fattening beef is "bred
in the bone" of "a large number of the
farmers.
That there is less feeding being done
this year than last is indisputable. How
much less is hard to determine. One
feeder states that an estimate of 20
per cent is conservative. Other feeders
think this figure a little high, but at
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
FEARED BAD LUCK PERIODS
Axtses Believed That Evil Fates Ruled
World During the Last Five
Days OF Year.

The Aztec calendar consisted OF a
year Of IS months of 20 days each,
and a closing period Of Ave days, Into
which II was believed all the bad luck
Of the year was crowded. No one
started upon journey during these
FIVE days, for fear some misfortune
would befall him; no woodcutter ven
tured into the forest TO hew wood
during this period, lest wild beasts
should devour him; the houses were
left unsw ept; the housewives made
no pottery vessels; children so I'M
fortunate as to be born on one Of
these Ave days we're by that very fact
predestined 10 misfortune for the rest
Of their lives
The next, and among the Aztecs
the only time period higher than the
year, was the Kihultlmolpia, or cycle
OF 80 years. II was held that at the
close Of one of these periods would
some day come the destruction Of
the world.
On the last night of the Xihuiti
molpia fires we're extinguished on
the hearths, and the inhabitants Of
TenochtItlah (City Of Mexico) moved
out Of the cfty and took up positions
on the surrounding hills, waiting
feverlshly either for the destruction
of the world or, in the event Of sun
rise, the dawn Of another Xihuitlmol-
pla. Once the sun had arisen, how
ever great were the rejoiclngs Fires
were rekindled aud the crisis was
over for another 81 years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
Odd Displays Of PoIltsness.

The forms OF courtesy and ciyility i'm
Far Eastern countries have always
been u the most extrayagant nature
Abraham bowed himself TO the ground
TO show his respect to strangers
SO much time was taken up with po-
lite salutation it is no wonder that
when Elisha sent his servant in great
haste on an errand he warned him.
III thou meet any man salute him not.
and II any man salute thee answer him
not again, there being ne time TO
waste IN ceremony The Arab Of today
begins to bow as soon as he perceIyes
friend in the distance, inquiries over
and over again regarding the health
Of the family kisses his own hand.
kisses his friends heard and gives
thanks - Allah that they are once
more permitted 10 meet.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
SEND LAW-BREAKING ALIENS BACK

Large numbers of the law breakers
in this country are aliens and non-tax-
payers. Now is a good time to skin
EN- cut, that is, send these migrate
full guests back home. The state and
city authorities should give the names
of these offending aliens to the United
States government.
After fair but speedy trial these
trouble makers should be hustled off TO
whence they came. Action of this kind
would surely have wholesome effect
just at this time.
BY the way, did you ever stop to gaze
at mot pronounce, because you never
could the names of the fellows who
indulge in holding up, in robbery, in
clubbing. stabbing, shooting, dynamit-
ing, and even performing the most an
reasonable. the most inhuman acts as
strickers? Their names run something
like this, or more so" Petrowsky,
Popbrocki. Aleessio, Ullessiro, &c.
They are men only in form. They
are not civilized, and so british in their
nature that the lives of good women and
men are in danger wherever the brutes
chance to Turk. The country would be
immeasuraby better without them,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07

AS with The evergreens SO it ~
with all trees that dare the heights
Some like the hemlocks remuln far
below. The little gray birchss stop
In the pastures Of the foothills. The
high clear air Of the range is not for
them The yellow birches fare on 10
the lower slopes Of the high hills
There they quit; but the canoe
birches go 1n. The great trees Of the
lower reaches ~ the howldsr path are
these. their paper white bark showing
through all dark woods u the north.
Then climb yuliRntly II is as II the
trees were thrilled with. that eager
desI, % rJeh the summit which
possesses Nll UmntalneerS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
HELP THE MOTHERS

The mother who teaches her children
20 pray and to read the Bible makes
the largest impress on her generation.
Modern methods of feeding, Of disci-
pline and play are useful, but unless
education is built upon the Book which
is the foundation of all helpful living,
the training is in vain.
Mothers know this. Rare is the
mother who does not pray that her
boys and girls shall grow up within the
church. She knows the restraining
and refining touch Of Christianity in
times of stress and temptation when
she cannot be present.
Let's back up the mothers Of this
town and help the churches to implant
the tenets Of religious faith. Go to
some church Sunday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07

Herman Gilman came up from Be-
lott for an over-Sunday visit with his
mother.
Kinney Whitford of Beoit visited
relatives IN this city last week
The Northwestern road has been
forced to drop operation of 81 trains
in this state owing to the condition of
their engines and shortage of coal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07

any rate, there is unquestionably a
shortage of beef cattle in the blue grass
country. But who can blame them for
cutting down after such a year as the
last. when they bought at IL and 10
cents pound and sold for less than 9
cents? The feeders lost money and a
lot OF it, and of course the feeders were
cautious in buying the past spring. But
the present and future prospects are
bright
A trip to Wisconsin's beef section
would be incomplete without visit to
the farm of Chamley Bros a mile east
of Livingston. During the war ship
ment from this farm to the London
market attracted the attention of
large land owner in New York state,
and brought him to Mineral Point direct
recently on an inspection trip.
One of the largest cement feeding
floors in the whole blue grass region is
found on the Chamley farm More
than Is, 600 Square feet of cement make
floor that will feed comfortably IT'S
head and has even fed as many as 230
cattle. Huge racks and tables COM
plete the feeding equipment. Besides
fattening steers the Chamleys also
feed sheep and plan to winter 1000
head, and may also winter several car
loads of cattle.
On the Chamley farm are 1875 acres
of corn this season. Two big silos take
care of this crop in case of an early
frost Silage is fed to wintered stock
by many of the prominent breeders and
feeders, but the cost of filling the silos
is so great that several big feeders
around the Mineral Point district have
gone sour" on the silage question.
Top feeders bring cattle in from the
blue grass along in September and be-
gin feeding corn in the milk" stage.
They feed corn literally for about sixty
days. Along with the corn and hay
oilmeal, cottonseed meal are fed, and
even bran sometimes anything that
will put on smooth finish, 1t is said
that alfalfa is one of the coming crops
for winter beef production.
In the region within a radius of eight
miles of Mineral Point is done the big
bulk of the beef feeding of southwest
Wisconsin The term Mineral Point
ers" is a byword on the big stock mar
kets of the world, and is a synonym
for the best in quality.
Down in the Pecatonica Valley. south
west of the city of Mineral Point, are
located some of the biggest and best
feeders. Hundreds of cattle put on
beef on the many farms of velvety blue
grass. Probably the GRADER Brothers
and their sons are the largest feeders
in this region Between them they are
feeding close to 800 steers
Reputed as being among the best
feeders for top market prices in the
whole Mineral Point district are the
Mari brothers, Joe and George, whose
farms are juat over the ridge from the
GRADER place. Between the two broth
ers close to 200 head are being pastured
on their fertile acres of blue grass.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
Perfectly Al RIoh,

Doctor" said tie business man. ~
win double your fee If you will pre-.
scribe for my wife q summer AZ the
seeshore.
An right I'll do II al once"
Fine What had you intended "a
prescribe for herr
"A summer at the seashore"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07

LIKE many other characters in
American history, La Toilette will be
better understood in after years when
political developments shape them
selves TO conform with the history the
Senator has done so much TO make.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07

"A Madison Judge says that the leg
islature should pass laws against spoon
ing parties in autos, and advocates
seizure of cars in which couples are
found spooning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07

THERE is no evidence that the tele-
phone poles voted as an appreciation of
their adornment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07

THE TRIBUTE advised its readers not
TO bet against La Toilette
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
THE PRIMARY BATTLE.

The Tribune will not attempt, in this
issue. to give any figures on the result
of the Primary election which took
place on Tuesday Of this week. Fol-
lowing are the most likely successful
candidates for the nomination:
La Toilette for u. S. Senator
Blaine Tor Governor
Baker for Attorney General
Johnson for State Treasurer
In doubt Congressman
Johnson for State Senator
Hutchinson for Assemblyman
Francis for Sheriff
Williams for Clerk of Court
AT time of going to press
Bishop for county clerk, Ellis for
county treasurer. Bray for register Of
deeds, Jackson for district attorney
had no opposition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-09-07
IN THE CITY

The vote cast in this city was only a
few over 700, which is at least 300 less
than anticipated. Hot weather is the
supposed cause.
La Toilette carried the city by %,
Morgan for governor, by &c, Baker for
attorney general. 1879, Nelson for con-
gress by 80 plurality, Olson for state
senator by 40 plurality, Hutchinson
for assemblyman by 1863, Francis for
sheriff by 3l3 over his nearest compet-
itor. while his plurality was 248, James
for clerk of court by 1859.
There were twenty straight Demo-
cratic votes cast in the city.
In the town of Mineral Point about
two hundred voters were out. The La
Toilette state ticket swept the board,
with the exception of Ekern. Nelson
had a plurality of 81. Arthur 81 votes
out of 1863. Hutchinson and Francis
were the runaways. and James carried
the town by a..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
PHILADELPHIA
ASLEEP? NOT
ON YOUR LIFE!

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

not realize this Is that Philadel-
phia has not Dragged. The reason
Philadelphia has been slow and
sleepy is that she didn't talk about
herself and a lot of yellow ingrates
talked against her."
Ardent digging by the local real
estate board proves that there are
$500 industrial plants in Philadel-
phia manned by 40o, 1000 workers:
that the town makes two pairs Of
stockings yearly for every man. wo-
man and child in the country; that
she manufactures more carpets and
rugs that Great Britain and ireland
combined; that her bank clearing
last year - $37, zoo, 000, 900 - would
have paid one and one-half times
the value of all Liberty bonds is
sued and that her 100000 individ-
ually owned homes, placed in a
single row on 25-foot lots would
reach from Philadelphia to Denver
and 1873 miles beyond.
Philadelphia has been keeping
most of this to herself, but now
she is going to tell the world.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

around Walton's till Tuckleton
came out, and then we followed
him, and Rale stuck the knife in
him a couple Of times. When Tuck
Teton was deads Rale took the note
out of Tuckleton's pccketbook, and
| held Rale up and took the note
away from him.
Here is the note he took on
Tuckleton.
Yours truly,
(signed) JACK MURRAY.
Billy handed the letter and the
Rale note TO Shotgun Shillman, who
folded both carefully and slipped
them into an inner pocket Of his
vest.
WELL" observed Sam Prescott,
folks will be sending Bill to Con
gress next"
"Yes," assented his daughter,
NOW that the grand jury have in
dicted Craft, Larder, Murray and
Rale, there isn't anything left d
the Croker county ring but the
hole"
Maybe now Hazel will make it
up with him.
Maybe" With some indifference.
"Shucks, and he used to like you,
Sally Jane"
But l never liked him-enough."
This with more Indifference.
Haze, Walton, sewing in the
front room, saw rider coming up
the draw. THAT looks like Bill S
horse" she muttered. "And Bits
hat. lit is Bill"
Her heart began to pound. Her
throat CONSTRUCTED. There was
something the matter with her
knees.
Billy Wingo came on. He came
quite close-within twenty yar1s
and stopped his horse and rested
his hands on the saddle horn, and
looked at the house. Just looked.
Suddenly Billy pulled his hat for
ward and picked up his reins. She
saw his heel move. The horse be-
gan to turn. 1t was then that some
thing snapped in HazePs breast
Strength came to her shaking
knees. She sprang to her feet,
ran to the door, flung it open and
dashed out. Billy's startled horse
SHE'D away. Billy dragged him
| back with a jerk.
Six feet from the horse Hazel
stopped and stood very straight, her
arms stiff at her sides. Her knees
began to shake again. She knew
that her voice would tremble. II
did. Bill, 1--we changed my
mind. l was wrong. I-you-you
did the right thing to see it through
Tiff you hadn't, don't know what
would have become of me-"
Then, of sudden, he was of his
horse, his arms were around her
and she knew that all her troubles
were over.
THE END.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
CORNER SELLS
FOR $4,000
Rohlff and Wahle Estates Figure in
Big Realty Transfer in DaE-
export Loop District.

Purchase of the two-story brick
building on the northeast corner
of Second and Ripley streets, Dav-
export, from the Wahle estate by
H. and II. Rohiff. hardware mer-
chants, as the site of new BUSH
ness block. and purchase by the
Wahle estate Of the three-story
brick business block, 310-3f2 West
Third street, yesterday involved a
$4,000 consideration.
The corner property which H.
and H. Rohlff are buying covers
330-332 West Second street, and is
now occupied by the hardware mer-
chants, the Bell Clothing company,
and a furniture store. 1t has a %
foot frontage.
Inside of two years the purchas-
ers will erect modern business
block on the site
The property purchased by the
Wahle estate of the Rohlff inter
ests at 310-312 West Second street
has frontage of 40 feet. Purchase
price of this block is given as s70,-
900. The Peoples Store and the r.
Bretscher Shoe company are the
tenants.
Purchase price of both blocks
are at the same valuation, $1,750
a front foot.
The sale of the 40-foot frontage
by the Rohlff brothers is made I'M
der the stipulation that they are
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
DIR. w LAWRENCE
TO TALK TONIGHT s
IN FIRST BAPTIST

DR.. J. w. Lawrence, the young
est man on the speaking staff OF
the Christian fundamental confer
ence which is being held this week
in the First Baptist church, will be
speaker this evening. E
The conference has been attract
ing large congregations, last eve
ming many hearing the talk by d..
Charles Alexander of Kansas City
on the construction of the four gos-3
pels.sin which he interpreted their
meanings and described their char
acteristics.
DR.. Lawrence, who speaks to-
NIGHT, is native of northern
Michigan He was converted at 90,
entered a seminary and following
this preparation took a pastorate
for 10 years. He later entered the
general field of bible teaching and
evangelism.
DR.. James Gray, dean Of the
Moody institute, Chicago, viii
speak tomorrow morning and Rev.
j. ". Troy of Kentucky in the eve
ming.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
nRGE BANKERS 70
/ SHIP ALL CASH BY
MAIL OR EXPRESS

Because of numerous messengers
Ind nay roll robberies, banks were
urged to ship money by registered
mail or by express, in bulletin is
I.ued by the Illinois Bankers asso-
|tation. The bulletin continued
hat II it is necessary to transport
honey by messenger "see that he is
properly guarded by men equipped
|Fith shotguns ready for use"
with all the numerous messen-
|rsr and payroll robberies reported
Ii seems strange that bankers will
persist in transporting money
from place to place without spe-
.ial protection" he bulletin said.
Such a complete lack of pre-
|caution is only source of temp
|tation, as there is no difficulty on
1.-The part of the criminal element to
ascertain information, to watch and
Then prepare plans for the robbery
|or holdup; furthermore, by this in
difference to present conditions, the
lives Of those carrying the money
Tor securities are constantly in dan
ger of death, as the desperate GRIM
final does not hesitate to shoot to
kill when he is after the cash."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

nc SGT Ans anu "@iAN"SN "a SAS
floor
Both guns exploded simultan-
eously. What happened next has
never been clear In Billy's mind. He
only knows that his head rang like
a struck bell at the shot, and burn
ing powder grains stung his ear
and neck. He fired blind. A voice
above his head cried aloud on the
name of God, a hot and sweaty body
collapsed upon him, and he dragged
himself out from under precisely
in time to glimpse the district at
torney who, having torn open the
door into the hall, was silhouetted
for an instant against the dim ra-
dance emanating from the kitchen.
Billy hunched his right shoulder.
took a snapshot, and drove an ac-
curate bullet through the right leg
Of the district attorney.
Hes comm around" said Shot
gun Shillman Now he'll be a in
valid nuisance for a whole, like
Rale"
What's Jack trying to do?"
Riley Taylor asked Here, take
that out of your mouth"
II Was Oily WHO JdCh
Murray first. He snatched the
wadded ball of paper from Jack be-
fore he could close his teeth over
it.
Billy smoothed out the crumpled
wad. 1t appeared to be letter
and promissory note.
Billy read:
Judge Hiram Donelson,
"Hillsville.
Dear Sir: The man who killed
Rafe Tuckleton is the county prose
secutor, Arthur Rale. Rale owed
Tuckleton $4,000 on a note and
couldn't pay it. Rafe wanted
money Early in the evening on
the day he was killed, Tuckleton
came to Rale's house where l was
at the time, and demanded pay
ment He brought the note with
him. Rale refused and they quar-
relied. Tuckleton had been drinking.
Before Tuckleton left he said he
was going to the Walton ranch.
After he left, Rale told me he had
planned some time ago to kill Tuck
Teton and get the note back at the
first opportunity. This looked like
a good opportunity. Rale showed
me butcher knife He said it was
just like one at the Walton ranch.
He had cut Tom Walton's initials
on the handle so it would be like it.
Rale said he had tried to get the
original knife, but had not been
able to. This one he had fixed up
| had to do. He said when his knife
was found on Rates body. every
body would think Hazel Walton had
killed him, and nobody would be-
Iieve her If she said the knife's
wasn't hers. He asked me to go
with him. 1 went, and we hung