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FIFTY-SECOND YEAR, NO. 45.
The Lancaster Herald, which was a potential newspaper
in the early history of Wisconsin, is renewing its youth.
Editor Sherman’s political articles ring strong and true and
they are extensively quoted.
DR. VILAS PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY
REGENTS
The regents of the University of Wisconsin have honored
a deserving man and served well the commonwealth by
electing Dr. Charles H. Vilas president of their board.
Always an able man of fine strong character and marked
public spirit, he holds a warm place in the hearts of the peo
ple. As resident regent he has rendered great service to the
university. To serve well Wisconsin’s great public school
is to Dr. Vilas a labor of love.
The man on The Chicago Tribune who sits up nights to
clip ridiculous items out of country newspapers ought to be
made to work or fight.
HERBERT DOBSON
Gives Up His Life For His Country;
Killed In Action.
Private Herbert Dobson, aged 23, of
Blanchardville, who enlisted at Monroe
with Company H. last July, but was
later transferred to Cos. E. First Wis
consin Infantry, was killed in action in
France on May 28. His mother, Mrs
N. J. Dobson of Blanchardville, re
ceived word from Washington, D, C.,
announcing his death, on June 23.
Private Dobson enlisted in Cos. H. on
July 25, 1917, and after spending a few
months at Camp Douglas, Camp Mac-
Arthur, Texas, and Camp Merritt, N. J.,
he sailed for France February 6, 1918.
After arriving overseas he was trans
ferred to Cos. E. 28th. infantry, first di
vision. He went into action at the
front about April first, and so far as is
known, is the first one of Cos. H. mem
bers who went from Green county to
see active fighting. Of the eighty odd
Blanchardville boys in the service, he
is the first to pay the supreme sacrifice.
The last letter received from Private
Dobson was written while in a dug out
to his mother, on May 12, mother’s day.
Private Dobson has two brothers ?n
the service: Will Dobson, with Cos. H.
127th Infantry, in France, and Joseph
Dobson with Cos. E. 162nd infantry now
in England. Besides his mother and
two brothers in service, the deceased is
survived by two sisters and a twin
brother at home.
Memorial services were held for Pri
vate Dobson, at Blanchardville, Wed
nesday evening.
ENTERED INTO REST
John W. Boase.
John W. Boase was born May 27,
1879, in the town of Willow Springs,
and died June 15, 1918, at Bingham,
Alabama.
John w T as a young man of fine char
acter and noble ambitions, and had at
tained success in his chosen profession,
civil engineering, when he was called
from this life. He graduated from the
Mineral Point High School in 1903 aqd
afterward from a technical school at
Terre Haute, lud. Life was to him a
struggle and he played a kindly, honest
manly part. He was a member of Min
eral Point Lodge No. 1, F. and A. M.,
and the funeral was held from the
Masonic Temple last Thursday morn
ing, with services conducted by Rev,
John Hardcastle. The service at the
grave was rendered by Past Master W.
G. Hales.
Decedent was a man loved and re
spected by all who knew him. He
leaves a mother, four brothers and one
sister. They are: Mrs Mary Boase,
Carl and Gladys at home; William of
Rockford, Mirlo of Stitzer. and Chelsea,
now with the U. S. Army in England. *
CARD OF THANKS.
We extend heartfelt thanks to all of
our many friends for kindness and sym
pathy extended upon the death of our
dearly beloved son and brother John W.
Boase.—Mrs. Mary Boase and Family.
ATTENTION, W. R. C.
Special meeting of George H. Legate
W. R. C., Friday. June 28, at three
o’clock. Business of importance. All
members are urged to be present.
By Order of President.
The lowa County Democrat
THE DEMOCRAT.
Entered s '*■* nfflfv. Mineral Point, Wis.,
State Historical Society I
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Published every Thursday by
George Crawford and Robert M. Crawford
ROBERT M. CRAWFORD, EDITOR
THURSDAY. JUNE 37, 1918.
STORES OPEN WEDNESDAY
EVENINGS
The stores of Mineral Point will be
open every Wednesday evening from
July Ist to October Ist.
The Mineral Point band will give
public concerts every Wednesday even
ing during the summer.
FORDSON TRACTOR
A Machine that will Revolutionize
Farming
A few days ago there appeared on
our streets the new “Fordson” tractor.
This tractor is spoken of as “Henry
Ford's gift to civilization.”
Mr Ford says, “This tractor will rev
olutionize farming and help win the
war by doing the work of thousands of
men loaned to Uncle Sam.”
In design and construction the
“Fordson” takes a long step in ap
proaching the ideal tractor. It can be
used with plows, discs, drags, seeders,
mowers, binders, reapers, threshing
machines, feed cutters, silo fillers, wood
cutting machines etc.
Ed. Marshall, on June 2, 1918,
through the Milwaukee Sentinel said,
“Mr Ford is furnishing us with seven
thousand tractors, which our agricul
tural department (a national organiza
tion) has decided is the most efficient
tractor in the world.”
The “Fordscn” tractors are being ex
hibited by Star Auto Cos., and will be
delivered without profit at factory
prices as a patriotic duty.
REPUBLICAN TICKET NOMINATED
For Representative in Congress—Levi
W. Pollard of Linden.
For State Senator —W. J. Pearce of
Dodgeville.
For Assemblyman—O. K. Stenseth
of Brigham.
The above ticket was nominated by
the county convention of farmers, min
ers, nd other laborers, at Dodgeville
last Saturday afternoon. The plan of
campaign is to support them at the
primary for election as the Republican
party candidates and get their names
placed as such upon the official ballot
for the general election in November.
The old order changeth; and, under
laws which hedge about and protect the
banful spirit of party, we are liable to
see some new developments in self
government.
The Dodgeville Sun - Republic says
that “ a larger crowd was present than
attended the first meeting. Farmers
were in the majority, but there were
also a considerable number of miners.”
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
C. W. Emery, Pastor.
Class Meetings—9:3o.
The morning and evening services of
worship will be dispensed with for the
day on account of the district camp
meeting at Platteville.
Sunday School—ll:4s. Classes for all.
Junior League —2:80.
Epworth League —6:30.
Mid-week service, Thursday evening
at 8:00.
The Want Advs. bnng results. Read
them on page 8.
MINERAL POINT, WIS., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918.
FIELD DAYSPORTS
At Fair Grounds, Mineral Point
July, 4
The Mineral Point Field Day asso
ciation, whose annual events the last
few years have proved very successful,
has arranged a good program for the
Fair Grounds, Thursday, July 4, 1918.
There will be two good games of ball.
The Mineral Point-Wald wick game will
be called at 12:30 sharp and the Hoi
landale-Mifflin game at 2 o’clock.
Liberal purses are held up for horse
racing.
There will be good music all day and
evening. See advertisement on page 4.
THE RED SROSS DRIVE IN IOWA
COUNTY
The following figures, compiled by
TANARUS, M. Strong of Dodgeville, chairman
of Red Cross Drive shows the total
amount subscribed by each county in
the district and by the county as a
whole:
Arena $ 735 00
Barneveld 200 00
Brigham 637 35
Clyde 480 00
Cobb - 157 00
Dodgeville City 2004 25
Dodgeville Town 813 00
Eden 304 50
Highland Town 1048 50
Highland Village 647 50
Hollandale- 170 00
Linden Town 729 35
Linden Village 200 00
Mifflin 1071 83
Mineral Point City 2314 65
Mineral Point Town 764 55
Moscow 727 25
Avoca and Pulaski 658 25
Rewey 285 30
Ridgeway Town & Village-- 464 00
Wald wick 583 50
Wyoming 339 75
Total $ 15335 53
FARM TOUR INTO GREEN COUNTY
It is planned to have a farm tour into
Green county, Thursday, July 11.
The object of this tour is to get some
first-hand observations of the value of
liming the soils, for alfalfa and to see
the difference between the common and
Grimm varieties for withstanding win
ter-killing.
Green county has been crushing the
same kind of lime stone for years that
the Crook Bros, are now crushing
around Dodgeville. Results are to be
seen. Grimm alfalfa seed costs more
than does the common, however. Green
county farmers are glad to pay the ex
tra price because of the permanence of
Grimm. Everyone interested in the
successful growing of alfalfa should
plan to make the tour, Mr L. F. Graber
will be tbe alfalfa speaker.
A stop will be made at a dairy farm,
where Mr George C. Humphrey will
give a talk on the Feeding of the Dairy
Cow. And Mr E. L. Luther, Supt. of
Farmers Institutes, will give a talk on
the advantages of community breeding.
Next week’s papers will give the
route to be taken. The trip will take
but one day. Automobile parties from
every part of lowa county should be
formed.
RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAFFIC
The old otder has changed mightily
of late; and most of all in the railroad
carrying trade. W. G. McAdoo, direc
tor general, has appointed freight traffic
committees to deal with questions of
freight rates. The names of the com
mitteemen, in which Wisconsin is in
cluded, are: E. P. Eyman, chairman,
H. E. Pierpont, H. H. Holcomb, S. G.
Lutz, F. G. Bainster, secretary, with
headquarters in Chicago.
Thh Director General invites the co
operation of the shipping public in
working out a satisfactory adjustment
of freight rates on the higher level now
necessary. All shippers who desire to
make suggestions as to the maintenance
of established differentials or the read
justment of freight rates under general
order No. 28, may present their views
through the freight traffic officers of the
railroads serving them but if shippers
feel, after presenting such matters to
their home roads, that they want their
views given further consideration, the
freight committee for the territory or
district involved will be glad to hear
and consider any proposal or suggestion
the shippers have to offer.
While it is expected and preferred
that shippers shall deal with the ap
pointed representatives of railroad di
rectly concerned, the District Committee
will be accessible to the public and will
promptly consider any applications,
complaints or suggestions which may
be submitted.
Barber Shops Close.
All the Barber Shops in this city will
close at 12 o'clock “noon” on July 4
but will remain open until 9 o’clock the
evening before.
RED CROSS NOTES
In accordance with the latest ruling
from Washington, the County Seats
have been made the head of the Red
Cross Chapters in each county. Madi
son Chapter, through which we received
our orders, has been decentralized. All
orders for the Central Division now
come from Washington to Chicago, and
from Chicago they are forwarded to
every county seat in this division. The
county seat chapters in turn forward
them to every branch in the county.
Hereafter we will receive our orders
through Dodgeville, and forward our
quotas to Dodgeville for shipment to
Chicago. This will more fully system
atize Red Cross work.
We wish to thank the following for
donations:
Perry Noble fI.OO
R. B. G. society _52.90
Rebekahs $5.00
The regular monthly meeting of the
Executive Board of the Red Cross will
be held Tuesday evening, July 2, at the
Parish House at 7:30.
IOWA COUNTY SETS GOOD
EXAMPLE
M. J, Stevens, director of publicity
for War Savings committee: The fact
that lowa county has gone over the top
in the War Savings campaign and was
the first county in the state to report it,
was made public at the first big Mil
waukee county meeting, when Chair
man Fiedler of lowa county was asked
to step upon the stage and be publicly
congratulated by Chairman Puelicher,
on his success.
Since the publication of the fact that
lowa county has actually largely ex
ceeded her quota in the War Savings
pledge campaign, work throughout the
state has taken on considerable impetus.
The farmers have been holding meet
ings in the school houses and are ready,
immediately after the meeting closes, to
sign up for their full share of War
Savings Stamps.
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Niederman-Regan
First Lieutenant Dennis J. Regan of
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich., was
married in Milwaukee at the Qesu
Catholic Church, Saturday, June 22, to
Miss Lillian Niederman of Milwaukee.
They left Milwaukee the same afternoon
for Chicago.
Mr Regan is the eldest son of Mr and
Mrs John Regan of the town of Wald
wick; and they attended the wedding.
He has many friends in lowa county,
who extend all good wishes to he and
his bride.
Stephens-Hardcastie.
Grant County News: The friends of
Rev. Hardcastle and Miss Fannie
Stephens will be interested to learn of
their marriage that is to take place
within a few days.
Kinnear-James.
A wedding of interest took place Sat
urday, June 15, 1918, at Warren, Penn
sylvania, when Miss Margaret Kinnear
became the bride of Mr Uriah S. James,
son of Mrs Uriah James of this city.
The happy couple are at Atlanta City
and from there they will go to Detroit,
their home. The groom returned about
a year ago from a trip around the world
in the interests of the Gishold Machine
Company of Madison, of which he is
demonstrator and salesman.
Jackson-Smith.
At three o’clock Friday, June 7, at
their own home 327 West Front street,
Mankato, Minn,, the marriage of Miss
Nettie I. Jackson and Mr George T.
Smith was solemnized.
The bride is a daughter of Mr Joseph
L. Jackson of Mineral Point, Wis., and
has been for several years a high school
normal instructor in Minnesota. Mr
Smith has long been employed in the
sales department of the Standard Oil
Cos., and is now located at Mankato.
Miss Edith Haigh of St. Paul played
the wedding march. The out of town
guests were the Misses Addie and Mar
jorie Jackson of Chicago and Warren
Jackson of Minneapolis, sisters and
brother of the bride; Mr Hamilton A.
Smith, syi of the bridegroom, and Mrs
Smith of Enderlin, N. D., Mr and Mrs
H. N. Stoddard of this city were also
present.
Rev. T. Ross Paden, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, performed the
ceremony, after which a four-course
dinner was served at the Saulpaugh
Hotel.
After a short trip to Chicago, Mr and
Mrs Smith will return to Mankato,
where they will make their future
home.
Prideaux-Heskett.
Miss Florence Prideaux, daughter of
Mrs Lena Prideaux of this city, was
united in marriage to Mr Elmer Hes
kett of Waterloo, lowa, April 29, 1918.
They are residing at, Waterloo, where
Mr Heskett has a goo& position. Many
i friends extend congratulations.
THRIFT STAMP MEETINGS
The County Conncil of Defense, with
Mr E. C. Fiedler, chairman of the War
Savings Stamps, has as director for
this War Savings Stamps campaign
which closes June 28, Friday of this
week, has found that it is unnecessary
to call meetings in all of the school
houses of the county on the 28, in order
to raise our quota. By virtue of the
power vested in the chairman by the
Treasury Department of the United
States the time and place of holding
these meetings are to be determined by
said chairman. In order to eliminate
the extra work of this, meetings are
called in most 'of the towns of the
county where those who have not tak
en their allotment will be sommoned to
appear.
Summons have been sent to those
who have not taken up their allotment
and they may subscribe the remainder
of their allotment upon the card and
return to the County Council of De
fense and thus avoid attending the
meeting held on June 28.
The figures for each town has been
figured very closely so that the over
subscription will be very small and it
is necessary to have the entire allot
ment in order to get the quota in the
various towns.
It is the earnest hope of the council
that they will have no one to report
having failed to subscribe their allot
ment by the 28th of the month. The
government has asked for a complete
report of all delinquent parties and the
council will be required to give such
information.
Those who have been summoned will
find the meeting place named on the
back of the summons card.
lowa County Council of Defense.
MEAT PRODUCERS
Called to Meet for Organization
Saturday, June 29
Meat producers in this section are re
quested to meet at the Commercial
Club rooms on Saturday afternoon,
June 29, at 2 o’clock for the purpose of
forming an organization.. A large at
tendance is desired. The call is issued
by a committee consisting of F. H.
McCabe,. Isaac Brown and Peter Steffes.
A GREAT BASE BALL GAME
The Zinc Company Wins a Close
Game Over The Clerks.
Last Thursday evehing Stephenson
and Foster met each other in a great
slab duel; and the Zinc company won
a great game by a score of 2 to 1 in the
tenth inning, with the game scheduled
for six innings. Lefty Stephenson and
Spitball Foster pitched a tine ball,
working themselves out of holes and
kept the hits well scattered. It was one
great game of ball, with the victory
going to the Zinc company—the first
defeat of the season for Foster. Both
teams played great ball—one of the
fastest and best games witnessed for
years, up to the sixth inning the score
was 0 to 0.
The Clerks’ First Run
Missouri Joe, running for Molitor,
stole second and third base, and with
plenty of skill and nerve gets home
with two, playing the game like Ty
Cobb—anything to win a ball game.
The Zinc company tied the score in
the seventh.
The Winning Run
John Tucker gets credit for winning
the game in the tenth inning. Being
the third man up in the first of the
tenth inning, with two out and the
count two strikes against him, he clout
ed the ball to right field driving in what
resulted in the winning run.
There was a large attendance and all
enjoyed the spirited, skillful game.
NOTICE TO IDLERS
Every able-bodied man in lowa
county is hereby notified that unless he
finds a job and goes to work on or be
fore July 1, 1918, that he will be ar
rested and prosecuted under the “Huber
Act” and upoq conviction compelled to
go to work under the direction of the
sheriff. This applies to all men from 16
to 60. The necessities of the country
will no longer tolerate idlers. This
means every able-bodied man, rich or
poor. There is a labor agent in each
town, city or village who will be glad
to find work for every one.
C. C. Warn, Sheriff of lowa county.
T. M. Priestley, District Attorney.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
W. J, C. Bond, Pastor. *
. SUNDAY SERVICES.
y ilop-m.} Public Worship.
11:45 a. m. Sunday School.
Friday Junior Endeavor.
Weekly prayer meeting Thursday at
7:30 pm. Strangers always welcome.
$1.25 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
CIRCUS RUIN
limns
PEWILIB
Empty Troop Train Crashes Into
Hagenbeck Special.
VICTIMS BURNED TO DEATH
Many Well-Known Performers Caught
in Holocaust When Engine Plows
Through Sleepers at Ivan
hoe, Ind.
Gary, Ind., June 24. —Eighty-five
persons were killed and many injured
as the result of a wreck west of here
early Saturday, in which an
Michigan Central train crashed Into
and ripped through the second section
of a Hagenbeck-Wallace circus special
at Ivanhoe, Ind. Fire broke out al
most immediately following the
and more than half of the deaths wem
the results of burns.
Horror ruled at the scene; women
pleading for their children lost lif
one of the four coaches demolished
first by the crash, and brought to ashes
by the conflagration; men begging to
be shot, rather than be left to burn
to death; clowns, their jests turned to
tears, sobbed for friends of the can
vas they could not find.
Troop Train Hits Circus.
There were something like 800 of
the circus folk on the wrecked train.
The first section of the circus train
had gone ahead to Hammond earlier
from Michigan City, where the circus
played Friday night. In the first sec
tion were most of the animals. A sec
ond section carried about 050 perform
ers and help.
The troop train of 24 conches was
returning empty from the East. It
was said to be traveling at a speed
of sixty miles an hour when it crashed
into the circus train.
Most of the dead were circus per
formers of the highest class.
In addition to the circus list of miss
ing, Fred S. Whipple of Michigan City,
division trainmaster of the railroad, is
unaccounted for. He Is believed to
have been a passenger in the circus
train.
Twenty-Four Identified Dead.
Twenty-four identified dead in the
Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train wreck
at Ivanhoe were recorded as follows:
James Connor, Bliss, Okla., superin
tendent of baggage; Verna Connor, his
wife, wild West rider; Arthur Dericks,
Erietown, Md., strong man; Joseph
Dericks, his brother, strong man; Max
Freehand, adress unknown, member
of the Dericks’ strong-man team;
Barnuin, address unknown, eight-horse
driver; Mrs. Jennie Ward Todd,
Bloomington, 111., aerial artist; Eddie
Oevoe, Elks’ club, New York city,
clown; Mon McDhu. Michigan eques
trienne ; Victoria McDhu Barnett,
her husband, bucking horse rider; Wil
lie Jewell, Washington, D. C., animal
trainer; Louise Cottrell, London, Eng
land, famous bareback rider; Mrs. Jo
seph Coyle, Cincinnati, wife of Joseph
Coyje, chief clown and mail man ; Jo
seph Coylqu ids son; Charles Coyle,
another son; Zeb Crittanach, Chicago,
superintendent of lights; Mrs. Bessid
Cattanach, his wife, aerionist; Mrs.
George Brown, Denver, Colo.; Leroy
Jessup, Toledo, 0., ticket selelr;
Charles Looney, Chicago, bareback
rider; Henry Miller, animal trainer;
Earl Micbaelbcrry, Schenectady, N. Y.,
driver; Frank Martin, address un
known.
Lantern Hurled at Car.
One story that has reached the ears
of the coroner is that a man from the
circus train ran back far beyond the
point where the automatic and emer
gency signalsi should have stopped
Sergent and waved his lantern fran
tically In front of the engine, after
ward throwing it in desperation at the
window of the cab.
Neither the engineer nor the fire
man, however, has mentioned having
seen the lantern or that he noticed It
shattering against the side of the en
gine, even if it did not enter.
The property loss to the circus was
tremendous, in addition to the effect
on the personnel of its organization.
Says Engineer Was Asleep.
Hammond, Ind., June 25.—Engineer
Alonzo Sargent was asleep at the
throttle when his locomotive tore Into
the Wallace-Hagenbeck circus train
and caused the known loss of 02 lives
on the Michigan Central railroad at
Ivanhoe, Ind.
This statement was made at the in
quest in Hammond by Charles J. Mc-
Fadden o the law firm of Winston,
Strawn & Shaw, counsel for the rail
road company, after the testimony of
several witnesses pointing to this as
the only explanation of the wreck had
been given. The testimony showed
that the empty troop train drawn b|s
Sargent’s locomotive Tvas running
about twenty-five miles a$ hour iIK
stead of sixty as at first reported.
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PANTRY SALE ON SATURDAY
The Dorcas society will hold a pantry
sale at Zweifel Brothers’ store on Sat
urday, dune 29, commencing at 11 a. m.