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FIFTY - SECOND YEAR, NO. 6.
ELECTRimANT
Will Be Greatly Enlarged; Addi
tions To Cost Nearly $75,000
A representative of the Allis-Chalmers
Manufacturing Company has been
spending considerable time this week
at the plant of the Mineral Point
Public Service Company. He is en
gaged in measuring up the plant and in
preparing detailed plans for extensive
additions which will be made at this
plant.
A contract has been made with the
Allis-Chalmers Company for a com
plete 2000 kw Turbo-Generator unit,
condenser and other auxiliaries, which
will cost, when installed, between
165,000 and $75,00. As Ahe present
turbine capacity of the plant is 3000 kw
the enlarged plant will be capable of
producing 5000 kw at all times and a
considerably greater amount for a short
period. As the maximum requirement
up to this time has never exceeded 2500
kw,Jt will be seen that there will be
reserve capacity sufficient to meet all
normal and all emergency conditions.
The new equipment is being installed
at the request of the mining companies,
who are the chief customers of the
Public Service Company, and after full
and careful consideration of the matter
by the' Railroad Commission. It will
furnish sufficient capacity to take care
of all extensions of the mining business
which local operators hope and believe
will take place.
With this new equipment the Public
Service Company is assured of its
ability to continue its fine record for
constant and satisfactory service.
The new equipment will be built in
Wisconsin by Wisconsin labor and the
money will remain in the state. The
labor for erecting and installing the
apparatus will be taken, as far as it is
available, from Mineral Point and the
neighboring towns.
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Cleary-Hannon.
Platteville Journal; The marriage of
Postmaster Cleary to Miss Mary Han
non of East Deadham, Mass., occurred
Sept. 17, Rev. Father Cleary of Minne
apolis officiating. Mr and Mrs Cleary
expect to return to Platteville soon, and
will reside iu the Cleary home.
Keyes-Fox.
Miss Ella Keyes of this city, and Mr
James Fox of Janesville, were united in
marriage at the St. Paul’s church, at
five o’clock Tuesday morning, Septem
ber 25, Father O’Reilly officiating.
They were attended by Miss Cora Keyes,
sister of the bride, and Mr Joseph
Dempsey of Janesville. Wedding
breakfast was served at the home of the
bride to the immediate relatives. The
groom is an engineer on the St. Paul
railroad. After a wedding trip to
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, they
will reside at Janesville.
ENTERED INTO REST
John J. Mitchell.
After an illness of several months,
Mr John J. Mitchell died at about ten
o’clock Tuesday night, September 25,
aged nearly 77 years. He was for
many years a resident of the town of
Mineral Point, where he followed min
ing and farming. The family moved
to Mineral Point city a few years ago.
He was an honest, industrious man.
He is survived by his wife, one son and
one daughter.
The funeral will take place from his
late residence on Friday afternoon, un
der Masonic auspices.
John Knight.
Early on Thursday morning, Sept.
20, death came to Mr John Knight, one
of Mineral Point’s highly respected cit
izens.
The decedent was born in St. Claire,
Cornwall, England, August 31, 1846.
At the age of twenty years, he came to
America. The first two years of his
life here were spent in the region of
Lake Superior, where he was engaged
as a blacksmith in connection with a
mine. He came to Mineral Point and
engaged as a blacksmith at the John J.
Ross mine. He was afterwards em
ployed as head blacksmith in the Min
eral Point railroad shops. On Decem
ber 31, 1881, he was united in marriage
to Miss Amelia Coad. In 1886, he pur
chased the Cooper farm, where he de
voted himself to farming until about
two years ago, when he retired and
moved to the home, where he spent
the remaining days of his earthly life.
Mr Knight was a man of staunch and
stalwart Christian character, a man of
strong convictions, with courage to de
fend them. He was frank and honest,
and always ready to give a reason for
his opinions and beliefs. He was a well
read man and possessed a wide knowl
edge of men and things. He always
took an interest in affairs of government
and was honored with various offices of
The Towa County Democrat
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responsibility and trust, duties of
which he ably and faithfully dis
charged. He was county supervisor
for fourteen years, a member of the
board of education, and was alderman
at the time of his death. For many
years he was an active member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and of its
official board. Ho was also a member
of Mineral Point lodge No. 1, Free and
Accepted Masons, and a charter mem
ber of Mineral Point Chapter No. 7,
Order of the Eastern Star.
Besides his wife, he leaves to cherish
his memory two daughters and four
sons, namely: Mrs Temperance Gar
land, Charles, James, George, John
and Miss Florence Knight.
The funeral was held on Saturday
afternoon, under Masonic auspices,
with services at the home, conducted
by Rev. C. AV. Emery.
CARD OF THANKS
We return hearty thanks to our
many friends in this community for
their great kindness extended upon the
illness and death of our beloved hus
band and father; and to the people of
the community and country for coming
in such large numbers to pay their re
spects at his funeral. Mrs John
Knight and family.
William H. Ferrell
died at his home in Mineral Point at
seven o’clock Sunday morning, Septem
ber 23.
William Henry Ferrell was born in
Waldwick March 14, 1865. Later the
family removed to the of Mineral
Point. In after years, Mr Ferrell pur
chased what was known as the Russell
farm, and engaged in farming and in
buying and selling stock. A few years
ago he moved to the family home in
this city, where he lived until the close
of his life.
He was an upright man, a good citi
zen, and a tireless worker. He was
united in marriage, February 7, 1894 }
to Miss Katie Gundry, who with their
son Freeman, his father and mother,
and two brothers, now mourn his
death.
Mr Ferrell was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and
Brotherhood, and also a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America, under
whose auspices the funeral was held on
Tuesday afternoon. The services in the
home were conducted by his pastor
Rev. C. W. Emery.
Resolutions on the Death of
William Ferrell.
Adopted by Mineral Point Camp, Mod
ern Woodmen of America:
Death has invaded our ranks and re
moved from our midst .our worthy
neighbor William Ferrell.
During his life he exemplified the
highest ideals of manhood. His kind
acts and pleasant words will be trea
sured up, and our minds will love to
dwell upon them in fond and sacred
recollection.
The stern, hard battle of life has been
bravely fought and, like a true Wood
man, he never surrendered to any ob
stacle in the way of his duty and care
for his family.
Asa mark of respect to our deceased
neighbor,
Be it Resolved: That a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon our records,
a copy transmitted to the family, and
that our charter be draped in mourning
for thirty days.
William Campton,
G. W. Holmes,
J. H. Dunn, Committee.
Automobile Accidents.
Chippewa Falls Independent: Read
ers of the daily newspapers are shocked
by having spread before them the
horroring details of automobile acci
dents, which, apparently, are on the
increase rather than diminishing. Leg
islation nor fear of death seemingly
have any effect in causing the number
of decrease. More than ninety per cent
of all such accidents are due to careless
ness, and carelessness of the rankest
sort. Oftentimes chauffeurs neither
sound warning nor slow up in their
speed when approaching blind street
corners, and there can be but one ter
mination for such recklessness, which
is crippling, Injuries and often-times
death.
Five Students Named Paymasters in
Navy.
Five • students of the University of
Wisconsin have been appointed assist
ant paymasters in the United States
navy, according to word recently re
ceived by President C. R. Van Hise.
They are from among a number of stu
dents who were recommended by the
university to take the competitive ex
amination last spring.
Those who are now paymasters are:
James R. Frawley, Eau Claire; Wil
liam T. Hopkins and George M. Wiles,
Madison; Albert T. Sands, Chippewa
Falls; and George S. Baldwin,
Youngstown, O.
Visits Mineral Point.
Dr. H. W. Osborn of Cleveland,
Ohio, accompanied by his brother
Judge Charles Osborn, of Darlington,
visited in Mineral Point during the
week. *
MINERAL POINT, WIS., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER* 27, 1917.
H OF STEEL
GUTBTWILSOH
Reductions Range From Fifty to
Seventy Per Cent.
NO REDUCTION IN WAGES
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Announcement Follows Agreement
Reached Between War industries
Board and Producers—Long
Controversy Ended.
Washington, Sept. 25. —An agree
ment between the war industries
board and steel producers reducing
the price of steel from 50 to 70 per
cent was announced on Monday follow
ing its approval by President Wilson.
The new figures become effective at
once and are subject to revision Janu
ary 1, 1918.
The price for steel plates of $3.25
per hundred weight, or $65 a ton, is
70.5 per cent less than recent quota
tions.
The steel men held out for about
S6B a ton, but were forced into line
for the lower figure by Bernard Ba
ruch of the war industries board and
others who represented the govern
ment in conferences during the last
few days.
Steel Men Make Pledges.
Under the agreement the steel men
pledged themselvs to the following
stipulations:
That there shall be no reduction in
the present rate of wages.
That the agreed prices shall apply
to purchases by the general public as
well as to those of the allies and the
government.
That the steel men will exert every
effort to keep up the production to the
maximum of the past so long as the
war lasts.
The prices are based on results of
an investigation conducted by the fed
eral trade commission into cost pro
duction. This inquiry has been
in progress for several months.
Schedule of Prices.
The detailed schedule of prices fol
lows :
Iron ore, basis, lower lake porta,
price agreed upon, $5.05 gross ton; re
cent prices, $5.05 gross ton. Coke ba
sis Connellsville, flrice agreed upon $6
net ton, recent price, sl6; reduction,
$10; per cent reduction, 62.5.
Pig iron, price agreed upon, $33; re
cent price, SSB, gross ton; reduction,
$25; reduction per cent, 43.1.
Steel bars, basis, Pittsburgh and Chi
cago, prices agreed upon, $2.90 hun
dredweight ; recent price, $5.50 hun
dredweight ; reduction, $2.60; reduc
tion per cent, 47.3.
Shapes, basis, Pittsburgh and Chi
cago, prices agreed upon, $3 hundred
weight ; recent price, $6 hundred
weight; reduction, $3; reduction per
cent, 50,0.
Plates, basis, Pittsburgh and Chi
cago, prices agreed upon $3.25 hun
dredweight ; recent price, sll hundred
weight ; reduction, $7.75; reduction per
cent, 70.5.
This announcement of prices was
agreed upon after many months of in
vestigation by the federal trade com
mission and conferences between gov
ernment .officials and the leading men
of the iron and steel business.
BIG I. W. W. PLOT IS BARED
Conspiracy to Burn Cities and Kill
Officers Told at Trial of Anti-Draft
Agitators at Enid, Okla.
Enid, Okla,. Sept. 25. —A revolution
of 2,000,000 malcontents, nation-wide in
scope, backed by I. W. W. and 48 af
filiated organizations, including the
Working Class union, in which it was
planned to apply the torch to small cit
ies, shoot officers of the government
and demoralize communication, was
planned for July 27 last, according to
the testimony given on Monday by Will
Hoover, state witness in the trial of 11
alleged anti-draft agitators from cen
tral Oklahoma.
The Industrial Workers of the World
were to launch the uprising, Hoover
said. “Rube” Munson, alleged state or
ganizer of the W. C. U., told a meeting
of the Friendship local in an open corn
field near Sasakawa.
At a prearranged time the W. C. U.
was to capture small towns, take
charge of banks, burn bridges and cut
telegraph wires, while the" I. W. W.
cared for the larger cities in a like
manner. "
WORLD’S SERIES ON OCT. 6
First Game Will Be Played at Chicago
Players Will Give Exhibition Con
test at Training Camp.
Cincinnati, Sept. 21.—Chicago won
the toss for the opening game of the
world’s championship series on
Thursday at the meeting of the nation
al baseball commission here.
The official dates for the world’s se
ries as selected by the national base
ball commission are; At Chicago, Oc
tober 6, and Sunday, October 7; New
York, October 9 and 10; Chicago, Oc
tober 12; New York, October 15. The
umpires VUI be O’Laughlin and Ev
ans of the American league and Klem
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MUNICIPAL THEATRE, MONDAY, OCT. 8
By the enterprise of the High School
Music Club, Mineral Point is to hear
Skovgaard # and his troupe from the
New York Metropolitan company.
Skovgaard is well known in Europe,
where he has played before many of
the crowned heads, and in America,
where he has filled over a thousand
engagements. He is now on a trans
continental tour and will appear in our
municipal theatre.
In his troupe is Sofia Stephali, who
has been pronounced by eminent
European critics as an artist of first
rank. Her voice is a coloratura mezzo
soprano of remarkable quality, great
flexability, and wide range.
Alice McClung-Skovgaard appeared
and Bigler of the National.
One per cent of the commission’s
revenue of the series will go to the
bat and ball fund for soldiers in
France.
The world’s series players will be
instructed to play an exhibition game
either at Rockford, 111., or at Camp
31111s, Mineola, L. I.
I THE MINERAL POINT I
HIGH SCHOOL
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The new “point system” for the high
scboor was explained by Mr Rood at
the Friday morning assembly. Here
tofore the Final Record book has con
tained only the grades made in the sub
jects comprising the 16 units required
for graduation. This is purely a record
of scholastic ability of all students.
.Much that is interesting and important
is omitted. In the exacting demands of
the present time it is found that a re
cord should be made of the all around
ability of the student, and that every
encouragement should be given to the
full development of the student’s
powers. While the present unit system
will determine a student’s general
ability and accomplishments and this
will be made a matter of permanent re
cord. Credit, depending upon the
amount of time given and skill ac
quired, will be given for work in
athletics, in music, in contest and
literary work, and in other forms of
school organizations and activities; it
will also be given for excellent scholar
ship and deportment, for regular atten
dance andforother meritorious work and
service. Deductions will be made for
failure, tardiness, irregular attendance,
improper conduct, “detention,” etc.
The number of points gained will quite
accurately measure a student’s effi
ciency. At the end of the year students
will be classified, according to the
number of points made, as Proficient,
Distinguished, and Honor, and the
names of the different groups published
in the Pointer.
The boys of the high school are to
have some military training. This
does not mean that the boys are liable
to be sent to France; such things are in
the hands of the government. It
means that the boys are to be taught
the military courtesies and some of
the minor tactics and are to be given
setting up exercises for their physical
development. The training is to be in
charge of Mr Pierce, who has had ex -
perience in Culver Military Institute,
and in Ft. Sheridan, where defective
eyesight prevented him from beipg ac -
cepted.
With the assistance of Dr. Brown,
the high school will have a fife and
drum corps.
In War Service.
Dr. James H. Walton, associate pro
fessor of chemistry at the University of
Wisconsin, has received a commission
as captain in the sanitary corps of the
U. S. army. He will supervise in
struction in methods for combatting
poisonous gas warfare and will be sta
tioned at various cantonments of the
national army.
on the concert platform when seven
years of age. Ever since that time she
has forged ahead until she is now
placed in the * very front rank of
pianists.
All will be charmed by the singing
of Marie Kern-Mullen, the contralto.
She has studied under the greatest
teachers of Europe and her voice has a
great range from the caressing softness
of dainty love songs to the dramatic
cry of of Brunnhilde.
By special arrangements the scale of
prices for this concert has been reduced
to 50c, 75c and SI.OO, which makes it
possible for all to attend. Seats may
be reserved at Prideaux & Bliss after
8:30, Thursday morning, October 4.
LIBRARIES FOR SOLDIERS
Some time ago a request was puplish
ed asking for books for camp libraries.
A generous response followed and it is
hoped that many more books will be
given at some later time. However a
very urgent appeal has come from
State and national "library head
quarters asking that money to buy
books for this purpose be given during
September. You will probably be
asked to contribute to this during the
week. If so please remember the cause
is a worthy one and your contribution
will help to buy books that will com
fort and cheer some of those men who
are soon to face the actual realities
of war. If you are not solicited please
remember that it is impossible to ap
proach every one personally and if it is
in your power to help the cause any
contribution however small may be left
with the librarian. Please remember
to hand in your contribution either to
those who solicit or to the librarian by
Saturday, September 30.
• Thanks, Got. Davisson.
At a recent meeting of the Red Cross
organization a unanimous vote of
thanks was extended to Col. Davisson
for his splendid help in making the
auction sale the great success that it
was.
Sure of One Thing.
A maiden lady of more or less un
certain years, no matter if she lias
made a failure of everything she has
ever undertaken, is always sure she
would be a success as a wife. —St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
INSTITUTE TO TRAIN RED CROSS
WORKERS
At least one institute for the training
of volunteers for Red Cross civilian
relief work will be held in Wisconsin
this fall. Prof. J. L. Gillin, of the
University of Wisconsin Extension div
ision, has just been appointed state
director of Red Cross home service in
stitutes in Wisconsin and announced
the institute on his return from a con
ference of home service directors in
Washington.
The institute, which will be held in
Milwaukee and will be of six weeks’
duration, will aim to train volunteers
who wish to aid in the work of assisting
soldiers’ families. The course will con
sist of lectures and work among famil
ies that need help and will be conduct
ed in much the same way as the course
for civilian relief workers which was
given at the university summer session.
The need of maintaining the moral
standards of the family will be empha
sized rather than financial relief.
Each community in the state which
wishes to have a civilian relief worker
trained will send the volunteer to the
Milwaukee institute. It is possible also
that several more institutes will be held
in the state to meet the growing need
of Civilian relief. The University Ex
tension division will cooperate in these
institutes and may conduct similar
courses in various parts of the state.
$1,25 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Telegraphic Glance of Events
Through Wisconsin.
WILL CHALLENGE COLLEGES 1
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Star Football Team in Camp Custer,!
Where All-American Timber From
Leading Middle West Schools
Is Utilized.
Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 25.
What might be classed as au all-Amer-,
ican football team, composed entirely!
of former stars in intercollegiate cir
cles, will be organized at Camp Ousted
and a few weeks later will fling down
the gauntlet to any team —college, in
dependent or professional—that cares
to chance of being trimmed.
Every player will be an officer of the
Fifty-eighth division, yet practicalljir
every man who has assured Physical
Director Floyd A. Rowe of his willing*
ness to turn out is well known in the
middle West as an athletic star. Foj
example, there is Capt. George Kern
nedy of the artillery branch at Camf)
Custer. He was a Princeton rfnd Uni
versity of Michigan man, serving one
year as ussitant to Coach Fielding H.
Yost. Then there is Chief Gardiner,
the only Indian who has won a cap
taincy from Fort Sheridan. He was|
one of the most famous ends Carlisle,
ever produced. Another artillery offer
ing is Capt. Boxie Bogle, who, when a
University of Michigan guard, was
named on the mythical all-western
eleven. Lieut. Harry Costello of De
troit was quarterback and halfback for
Georgetown and later coach at the
University of Detroit. He is the man
wjio found the football field at Camp
Custer and laid it out for practice.
Jerry De Prado, remembered as the
Michigan Agricultural college fullback,
but now a lieutenant in the new Na
tional army, is not the only former ag
gie star eligible, for Blake Miller,
whom Coach Macklin dug out of some
New York burg for his star halfback,'
and who helped beat Michigan in 1915,
also has a lieutenancy. The Quinn
brothers —Cyril, back field man, and
Clement, lineman of the U. of M. —are
lieutenant and captain, respectively,
and intend to join the Fifty-eighth di
vision squad. Another Saginaw boy,
Capt. Frank Pickard, who was half
back for Michigan in 1912, is ready,
for the moleskins with Jack Watkins
of Buy City, former University of
Michigan lineman and a Rhodes schol
ar man. JacFis a captain of artillery.
Other colleges will also be represented
in the team, for Nelson, the Minneso
ta star lineman, is here as a lieuten
ant, as is Cramer, substitute end for
the University of Wisconsin last sea
son. Farvourne, who was on the line
for Carleton college, with Lieutenants
Schneider and Goedecke, will also rep
resent Wisconsin. More than 205
pounds of meat is offered tin' line by
lieutenant Mabutt, the former Uni
versity of Idaho star, who was last
year with the Heralds of Detroit, while
real speed is offered by Lieut. Law
rence Roehm of Detroit, Michigan
quarterback in 1915.
To Operr Big Packing Plant.
Green Bay, Sept. 25. —A modern
packing plant will be opened by the
Green Bay Packing company early
next month. It comprises three firms
with an aggregate capital of $050,000.
The business will represent an outlay of
$1,000,000 in two years, it is predicted
by officers of the corporation. The
main packing plant will enable the
company to kill and dress 150 cattle,
360 hogs and any amount of veal and
mutton that may be offered a day.
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-Germans Become Citizens.
Green Bay, Sep. 25.—Eighteen Ger
mans of Brown county renounced al
legiance to the fatherland and became
citizens of the United States at the
term of court which closed on Satur
day. Belgians who were granted citi
zenship numbered nineteen; Holland
ers, fourteen; Russians, six Austr
ians, six. A total of eighty-one applicat
ions was granted by Judge Henry
Graas.
Agricultural Agent Weds.
Janesville, Sept. 25.—L. A. Mark;
hath, county and federal agricultural
agent, was married last Tuesday in St.
Louis to Miss Ruth Davis. The cere
mony was performed by the groom’s
father, pastor of Rosedule Congrega l
"fional church of Kansa City, the bride
; previous to to her marriage was en
gaged in county Y. W. C. A. work.
Car Strike at Janesville.
Janesville, Sept. 25.—Interurban
traffic and city street car lines are tied
d£ by a strike which started Saturday
at midnight. Not a car iy being op;
erated on the interurban or city lines.
There is no disorder.
f-|igh School Teachers Needed.
Green Bay, Sept. 25 More teachers
are needed for the Green Bay high
iphool?, the board of education was in*
formed by the principals Saturday
flight, because of Increases id the en
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Funeral on Mor\day.
; Marinette, Sept. 2q.—ThO funeral of
|Ajuon J. Kanter, business ffiAn, form oft
flxT of Milwaukee, Was held here 00
IpOflday. Mr, Kanter dropped dead
fhefO Oh the street.