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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Farewell Dinner.

Monday evening the Iowa County
Medical Society gave a farewell din
ner in honor of DR.. w. M. Gratiot, at
the Park Cafe. At six o'clock de-
licious dinner was served. Those
present were Drs. Ludden, Brown,
Graves, Banfield, and Gratiot,l of
Mineral Point; DR.. Hedges of Ridge
way, DR.. McAlister of Avoca, DR..
Morton of Cobb, and Drs. Pearce,
Hughes and Geterup of Dodgeville
DR.. Gratiot was called upon to
speak and he gave few we'll chosen
remarks on the progress of the So
ciety, he being an old member of
same. DR.. Gratiot then presented
the Society with an old record
book, dating from 1865, containing
the complete records of the organiza-
tion. The rest of the evening was
enjoyably spent in talking over the
work of the Society and other sub
jects of interest in the medical
world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Immerse Body Slowly in Cool
Water.

The accidental drowning of Mil
waulee lad last week from a sudden
change of temperature causing an
unusual demand for heart action,
should be a warning to people whose
hearts are not in perfect condition.
Never jump into deep water or inn
merse the whole body at once, un-
less the water is verynearly at blood
heat-98 1a degrees. Suddenly inn
mersing the body even in shallow
water may produce death as occurred
to young man at Lake Mills few
years ago who drowned in water four
feet deep. You may have jumped
into the water for years with no
more than a slight Shadow before
your eyes and a quick catch of your
breath, but some fine day that" "shad-
owl will be faint and you will
drown before you "come to-.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
The St. Paul Offers OppOrtuni-
ties To Young Men Along
Their Lines.

In an interview with J. A. Mac
Donald, Superintendent of the C. M.
& st. P. Ry. at Madison, he states
that when hiring new employees for
train and engine service, he will give
preference to the sons of the business
men and citizens of the towns along
it's line. Those wishing to get posi-
tions of locomotive firemen and
brakemen are at Iirst to be given
work in the roundhouse starting in
wiping and cleaning engines, firing
up locomotives and other duties in
and around the shops, and in the
course of several months, young
man has an opportunity to learn by
practical experience much about an
engine. Only young men between
the ages of 20 and % with good ed
ucation will be considered for these
positions, for in later years they will
become the passenger conductors
and passenger engineers and prob
ably the officials of the G. M. & St.
P. Ry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Living WhiskbroOm Captured
by James Fenley.

Last week, while on trip to the
woods of Northern Wisconsin, James
Feniey captured a. porcupine. He
and his companion were passing an
old shed about ten miles east of
Merrill one night when two. or three
OF the animals ran in front of them.
They chased one up a tree and &C,
complished the delicate task of cap
turing the bristly specimen alive by
cutting down the small tree and
covering it with a box as soon as il
started to escape. The porcupine is
now in a wire Cage in the Mitchell
& Fenley Electric Shop. It was
proposed that Jim's pet be placed or
exhibition at the Soldiers Memorial
Park as a foundation for future
zoo. "Featherby", as Jim calls it, is
some net
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Picnics at Soldiers Memorial
Park.

Tuesday of last week the parish
and Sunday School of Trinity Episco-
pal church held their annual picnic
at the park. A large crowd was
present.
On Wednesday of last week the
Congregational Sunday School of
Darlington enjoyed their yearly pic
mic at the lake.
Sunday evening of this week, the
Royal Neighbors Society of Fayette,
held picnic at.the park. The dele
cation was estimated to have consist
ed of from seventy-five to one hun
dred people. They had an excellent
time and were well pleased with the
park.
Many family and group picnics
have been held at the Lake recently.
The tourist camp has been occupied
by several tourist parties.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1922.
MAKE THE FAIR A SUCCESS.

Our coming Fair should be made a
great Reunion of the People of
Southwestern Wisconsin. A partial
program of the Fair appears else
where in this paper. Ever since the
early '70s the association has held
annual Fairs here)and whenever a
proper effort has been put forth, the
Fairs have been largely attended and
very successful, rain or shine during
Fair week, premiums have always
been paid in full. Watch for future
announcements and help to keep up
Mineral Points reputation of never
doing things by halves.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Mineral Points New Park Much
Appreciated.

The step taken by the people of
Mineral Point in creating the
Soldiers Memorial Park has caused
much comment from surrounding
towns. Tourists and visitors all say
practically the same thing "A great
thing for the town." The following
is what the Editor of the Blanchard
Vile Blade thinks of it:
The new park at Mineral Point,
dedicated to it's Soldiers and Sailors,
and which was opened with approp-
riate ceremonies on Thursday, June
18th, has grown to be one of the
popular amusement places in this
section of the state. The park is a
community affair and no charge is
made for entrance to the park.
A fair sized lake has been scooped
out of old Mother earth to provide
the pleasures of boating and bath
ing. In the deeper part of the lake
a diving tower has been built and in
the shallower water a rope has been
stretched to limit the depth for
children to wade in the lake. A
spacious air pavilion with 5000
square feet of dancing space has been
provided to make the park an ideal
place to spend the day and the city
of Mineral Point as well as the
various organizations who contrib
uted to the building of the park are
to be commended for their initiative.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Come On Over to the Mississippi
and Fish.

Prairie du Chen Courier: Come
on over and try your luck! Fishing
is good! Some fine catches are be-
ing made and some big specimens are
being exhibited by some of those
traordinary ones. The past week
saw some big fellows taken from the
deep waters of the Mississippi. Joe
camp below the city, Saturday point
ed with pride to the results of one
days catch which contained catfish
weighing 10 pounds and a shovel
nose sturgeon which tipped the
scales at Is pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Reprned from University Press Buetin.)
Bdd9er Editors Tour Home State

The county now boasts of 1876
cheese factories and of the fact that
last year they were fifth in the pro-
duction of Swiss cheese in the state.
Noting that around the old mines
where tailings containing lime were
scattered, clover grew luxuriantly,
Iowa county farmers woke up to the
fact that their soils might need lime.
In 1921, 3,OUt>tons of the lime were
fed to the calcium hungry soils.
Splendid blue grass pastures and
excellent yields of corn have won for
the county the reputation of the
greatest "beef feeding section of
the state.
tower built in 1881, which operated
until 1861. At Mineral Point in
1859. the first zinc smelter in the
state was established.
Cooperating in all that spells ad-
vancement for the county are
The Agricultural Committee-JOe
Fielder, Mineral Point; Dale Run
dell, Livingston; B. J. Pellow,
Mineral Point; Otto Oimeon, Barne-
weld; and r. e. Hoskins.
The Press-The Chonicle, John M.
Reese, Dodgeville; Sun Republic,
Granville Trace, Dodgeville; Weekly
Press, George W.. Dilley, Highland; !;
Weekly Review, Bert Day, Hollan-
dale; Iowa County Democrat, George
Crawford, Mineral Point; and The
Tribune, B. ]. Bennett, Mineral
Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
IOWA COUNTY.

A number of special stories about
some of the counties which will be
visited on the annual Wisconsin
Press Association trip are run in
this issue of the Press Bulletin. The
material has largely been secured
from the county agents and local
newspaper men.
Noted Blue Grass Pastures Well
Stocked.
Within the Southern Highlands
of Wisconsin, Iowa county comprises
a region from which sturdy people
have earned livelihoods from both
agriculture and mining. Farming
dates back to 1880. Lead had been
mined in the county for some time
prior to this and most of the early
settlers were attracted by rumors of
rich deposits of ore. The first re-
corded attempt at farming was in
1881.
Wheat early became the most I'M
portant crop.
Continued gripping finally made it
necessary to adopt a new system of
farming.
In 1854 at town called Ladoga
the first cheese factory in the state
was established. This marked the
beginning of diversified agriculture
and the saving of county which
now produces more than IL 1,00O,0 ,00O
pounds of cheese and whose milk
production reached a total of more
than $4,000,OO0 in 1920.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
REVIVAL OF LEAD AND
ZINC INTERESTS.

The prospects are good for revival
of lead and zinc mining, as there is
an upward tendency in the prices for
both lead and zinc. J. H. Lewis re-
ports that the sales of zinc ore in the
tri-state district last week amounted
to about $4,000 tons, the heaviest
known to the district in single
week. The ore fields of the district
are far from being exhausted. With
increasing prices for the output of
these fields there will come a
genuine revival of mining, and a
consequent demand for miners. The
outlook is more hopeful than it has
been for a long time. The purposes
for which lead and zinc are used in
crease from time to time, and such
increase assures a constant market
for these ores. AS heretofore stated
in this paper, the shipments of oxide
from the Mineral Point Zinc Works
were very large during the last two
months. The country is surely but
slowly returning to normal trade
conditions. and il is we'll that this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
A Mystery Lake.

De Pere Journal-Democrat Thas-
as r. Bowring has received an inter-
esting pamphlet from Maurice Chase,
advertising Little Lake Manitou,
turing the bristly specimen alive by
where Mr.. Chase holds responsible
position with big lumber company.
The lake is known as a mystery lake.
1t has no outlet, no river to feed it,
it's level never rises nor falls to any
extent, and it's water is always clear
and living. 1t is believed to be fed
from springs deep down fl the
bowels of the earth. The evapora-
ton of 10 gallons of it's water will
produce one pound Of salt, and also
a heavy medicinal oil. A sanatorium
and summer resort are maintained
on the shores of the lake. This
body of water is IA miles long and
from three-quarters to one mile
wide. 1t is the only lake within a
radius of many hundred miles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
MAY NAME WAR CLAIMS BODY
Senate Bill Provides for Appointment
of Six Members to Settle
Claims.

Washington, July 22.-Creation of
an enemy property claims commits
sion" of six members, to adjudicate and
pay from German property, If neces.
sary. claims of American citizens
against Germany growing out of the
war, was proposed in a bill introduced
by Senator Underwood of Alabama,
Democratic leader.
Senator Underwood said claims of
Americans aggregating about $1,000
100000 had been filed with the State
department. He believed that when
adjusted the total amount woEld be
at least $400,000.00O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
FEDERAL RAIL LABOR
BOARD ENDS PEACE WORK
Settling Strike-Fears Trouble
r. Will Spread.

Chicago, July 20-NegotiatiOns to
end the railroad strike have reached
what appears to be a hopeless dead
lock.
Ben w. Hooper, chairman OF the
United States railway labor board,
admitted all. efforts to bring about
reconciliation between the roads and
the men had failed. In a statement
he said:
las there does not seem to be any
possibility of reconciling the antipOdal
views of the carriers and the men, the
labor board and none OF it's members
are now engaged in any further eff
forts along that line"
Almost simultaneously with Mr..
Hooper's pessimistic statement, the
Association OF Railway Executives
issued statement admitting nego-
ment said:
There are now no conferences in
progress looking to settlement Of
the shop crafts strike. Chairman
Hooper, Of the labor board, has held
Informal conferences with some rail-
way executives, but these have had no
results and are now at an end"
Issues have been raised since the
strike was called that overshadow the
differences that resulted in the walk
out, it was admitted. Chief of these
is restoration of seniority rights to
men who struck. The roads are firm
in their demands that these rights
shall not be restored and that men
who continued work and accepted
work shall not lose their places.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
LABOR LEADERS TO PRISON
Six Men and One Woman Sentenced
to the Penitentiary by Chi.
caqo Jury.

Chicago, July 22.-Labor terrorism
received a severe blow here In the
new Criminal courts located in the
county building, when seven defend
ants, including one woman, were given
sentences of from one to five years in
the penitentiary and $1,000 fine
each.
Two other men were sentenced to
the county Jail to serve ninety days
and two more were found guilty Of
perjury and ordered to pay fines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
1922 $1.8O PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
This Vicinity Has Best Of Pastures
The Bottom Lands Around the City of Mineral Point Finest
in the World Cattle From These Pastures Bring
the Highest Market Prices of Any in World.

Platteville News: A gentleman
from Jamestown, New York, owner
of 1000 acres of land in New York
sofa is touring Wisconsin with Min
eral Point and vicinity as one of the
chief points of interest.
His desire is to see the pastures of
this section, which he states are the
finest in the world.
Mineral Point buyers on the
Chicago market set the price for best
feeders, paying highest prices. They
have done this for years. The only
explanation why these buyers are in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Will Return To Florida.

After next Sunday, Archdeacon
Crittenton and family will return to
their home in Key West, Florida.
For two months the Archdeacon has
officiated in Trinity church, two of
his sons assisting him in the services
At the beginning, he announced that
he came to preach Christ, and he has
done so on each Sunday ably and
very earnestly. During their stay
here the family have made many
friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
FennimOre To Have Two Big
Days.

Fennimore will celebrate for two
days, August 3rd and 4th, 1922.
$4,000 will be spent for the special
attractions. A big baseball tourna-
ment will be one of the features, and
their will be a carnival and other
attractions. The people of Fenni-
more are working together to make
these field days real events. That
they will be seccessful is evident
from the way in which they are ad-
vertising.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
LET MINERAL POINT BE-
COME A ALEADER.

Mineral Point can become a real
leader in many things should her
people so will, and so act The city
authorities and citizens generally
have so acted in the matter of estab-
fishing The Soldiers Memorial Park,
as witnesses the following which we
reprint from The Milwaukee Journal
of July 3Oth:
A lake for Lancaster!
That is the project. which A. L
Sherman of The Grant County
Herald is pushing with his usual
vigor. He writes:
"a pet improvement for Lancaster
in many local hearts would be a
small lake for bathing, boating and
general recreation such as the one
recently installed at Mineral Point.
Several good locations exist
about Lancaster for such lake and
the cost would be by no means pro-
hibitive as the natural conditions
running water, we'll defined banks,
plenty of fill for a dam, and easy ac-
cess-are all present. The Herald
knows several men who would sub
scribe generously for such a project
and our list also includes a number
of women"
Our people may have been slow
in learning how important parks and
play grounds are to places the size
of Mineral Point; but the pleasures
and benefits which are being derived
from the city's recent movement to-
wards civic betterment, and the
commendatory words of press and
people thereon, ought to prove an
incentive to our taking forward steps
in other matters pertaining to the
welfare of the community. And by
taking such steps, and by dwelling
and working together in unity, we
will gain strength and standing as a
city and community that can be ac-
Quired in no other way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Present Status City Water
Supply.

City water is now being chlorinat-
ed and is fit for drinking purposes
Recent tests have shown the follow
ing sources of water supply to be
badly contaminated: Jerusalem
pump, spring at Buffers Dam, well at
Henry Rhorig's, spring at Zinc Fur
mace, well at Memorial Park, we'll at
Anton Mollitors.
The four tests made of city notes,
all showed the contamination. Both
wells being above same. The neigh
boring well of Public Service Com
pany also contaminated.
III. D. LUDDEN,
Health Com.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Governor Blaine Here.

Governor Blaine spoke at the
Municipal Theatre on Wednesday
evening. His speech was one of a
series of campaign speeches which
he has been making in towns
throughout the state. A delegation
of about eighteen men and women
from his home town, Boscobel, were
present. Governor Blaine was intro
duced by Hon. NJ. M. Cady of this
city. &
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27

a position to pay top prices is the
excellent pastures they have for feed
ing stock.
The eastern man went on to state
that during the early part of the
war, while in London he saw the
finest bunch of steers ever put on
the London market. Upon inquiry
he found they were shipment from
the Chamley Bros. of Livingston,
Wis.
He was interested in seeing the
Hutchison, Graber Bros, Fisher
Bros. Herds, and expects to soon
spend some time in this vicinity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Catholic Knights Picnic.

The Catholic Knights Branch, 210,
of st. PauPs church, their families
and friends held picnic at the farm
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Bloom, Sun
day afternoon About seventy five
people partook of the delicious sup
per served. The entertainment con-
sisted of Victrola music and social
converse and was enjoyed by all.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Iowa County Get-Together Clu b
Meets at Madison July 3Ol in Villas Geological Park

Pasties. We invite all of Iowa Coun-
ty folks to motor up here and join us
on this occasion. So be here and
bring the kiddies to see the Ele-)
phant, Bear and Lion at the Zoo.
M. Tappins, P. Whitman, Bill Nc
Pheison, DR.. Starry, John Dale.
Frank jerks, Frank Bartle, Thos.
Cretney, Frank Tyrer, Frank Schell,
DR.. Briggs, Committee.
Respectfully,
FRANK SCHELL,
422 Sidney St., Madison, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
GREAT SURPLUS OF WOMEN
males Must Go Without Mates,
According to Statistics.

Berlin, July 24.-Twenty-five mils
lion women IN Europe are doomed to
lifelong spinsterhood, according to
statistics. The male European popu-
lation amounts to- 225, 100000 and the
female to 250O00,OO0. For every
thousand men there are LII women.
In Russia before the war the sur
plus of women was per cent, but it
now reaches 80 per cent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Iowa County Real Estate Trans
ferS.

George w. Davis to Wisconsin
River Power Co. land in section IT,
township north, range 5, east.
Frank L. Burgess and wife, to
Phillip Ivey, part of out lot 292
Harrison's Survey Mineral Point.
Allen w. Mckenzie and others, to
August Salzman. land in section g.,
township north, range 5, east.
Burt Bush, to George Puckett,
Lots 3. 4 & 5 in Black 80 Village of
Avoca.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Returned From Iowa.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lanyon re-
turned last week after a trip, to LIE
Mars, Iowa, in farming interests.
They report that indications for ex-
cellent crops in Iowa are strong.
The corn crop is especially fine this
year. The Iowa farmers will be
satisfied if they can get from 55 to
SO cents per bushel,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Madison, Wis, July IL, 1922

Madison, Wis, July IL, 1922.
Dear Sir and Editor:
There was organized on July 4th
at Madison, Wis, "The Iowa County
Get-together Club" And for intro
ductry, there will be held at the Villas
Geological Park a basket picnic for
all former Iowa County people and
their Immediate family connections.
1t will be held July goth. There
will be Music, Baseball, Horse Shoe
contests. Foot races, and we hope a
goodly supply Of Saffron cake and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Christening Dinner Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Ludden of
Elkhorn, had their infant son Frank
lin Charles, christened at the Episco-
pal Church here Sunday, following
which his great grandmother, Mrs.
M. J. Ludden entertained the near
relatives with a sumptous dinner at
her home 215 South Iowa street in
honor of the occasion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Services at ST. Mary's Church

Rev. Father Weyer announces that
services at st. Mary's Church next
Sunday, will be as usual, first mass
at seven o'clock, and high mass at
nine o'clock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27

Langlade county sent AZ students,
including II women and 80 men, to
the University of wisconsin last year.
Four were in short courses in agricul
ture.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27
Band Concert Postponed.

There will be no Band Concert
this week on account of the show at
the opera house.
Per order of band committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27

Exactly 455 gifts were made to
the museum of the State Historical
society during the last year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-27

You win md it In the Want Co1un.