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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24

| laughin' 10 see what a cute place she
had found for her nest. The stump was
hollow on one side at the bottom, pro
jectin' out above, like little piazza, so
she had a nice shelter from the sun and
rain had on blue calico apron.
tore piece off across the bottom. and
tied it on TO a bush, for was afraid
couldn't find the nest again, and knew
had got to look ont for the little tur-
keys l calculated she'd been settin'
about week. After that | used to
walk up that way quite often. Some
times l would take my llnittiu' and sit
down under great maple-tree, there
was near by the place where the nest
was. Ii was the last of May and every
thing was loolin' so fresh and green.
The blue violets were all in blossom
along the side of the brook, and the
eldertiower and raspberry bushes just
comm into bloom.
The old turkey didn't seem to mind
me; she would set there loolIin' round,
as if she was enjoyin' the pretty spring
weather as wen as L.
well, l laid more plans what /
should do with my turkey money than
| you hev about your chickens. | thought
should save one for Thanksgivin' and
sell the rest; sometimes | decided /
would get me a set of Undiscovered
dishes, like Mis- Hanson s-she was one
of our neighbors they was forehanded
folks and Mrs. Hanson had nice things;
then agin | would taink I would buYa
| green bOmba2ine gown and a leghoFn
bonnet, but about settled on the dishes,
and planned Just what ] should hey for
supper, after got 'em, and had Mrs.
Hanson and the minister's folks, and
Deacon Twombly and his wife come to
spend the afternoon.
"0ne mornin' | took n basket and
started for the pasture, thinkin would
pick some cowslips fora mess of greens,
and see how the old turkey was. l cal
culated it was about time for her to
hatch
"When l came in sight of the stump
l could see something white lyin round
on the grass, and thought she had
Matched, but when | got to the stump
heap of white feathers and a lot of egg
shells was all there was left of my old
white turkey and her eggs"
20! grandma, wasn't it too bad?
What did you think killed the poor tur-
key?"
"Your grandpa said il was fox
just sat down there and cried, it was
such disappointment when had been
plannin' SO on those turkeys, but it was
a good lesson to me. for after that when
/ hev been plannin' ahead and lookin'
forrard to things I've thought of my old
white turkey, and remembel ed that
things are very uncertain, and ! advise
you, Emily, not to calculate too much
on that red dress. You may be disap-
pointed about it, as l was about my
blue-fiowered dishes Portland Tran
script
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
The News Condensed.

A farmer named Henry Weeks was
thrown from his carriage at Stanton,
and his skull crushed.
Brandt & Schaettle extensive whole
sale dealers in hats and caps at Mil
waukee, failed. The liabilities were
$40, OOO with assets about the same.
The farmhouse of L. Peterson, about
Z miles northeast of Greenwood. was
totally destroyed by fire. Loss about
$780,
Herman Panlz, a young man residing
on the bluff back of Alma, committed
suicide by hanging himself to limb of
tree. lie was temporarily insane.
d. f. Bailey, of Greenwood, was
killed by lightning.
The city of Stoughton decided at it's
special election to continue high
license, $500.
The Madison Maennerchor is said to
be the strongest singing society in the
state. 1t numbers ia members.
A new post office has been esta blished
at RULE, Marathon county. with Ruth
A. Abbott postmaster.
A heavy rain and hailstorm in the vi
cinity of Ashland did thousands of dol
lars of damage to crops throughout.
The city of Madison at special cleo
ton decided for liquor license of $500,
as against $3.50 or $500, other figures
voted upon.
At Cumberland, hailstones twelve
inches in circumference fell for ten
minutes.
A 100, 00) bushel elevator is being
erected at Sheboygan by the X.
Schreier Brewing Company
Fire partly destroyed the single mill
of the Northwestern Lumber Company
at Porterville. The loss was fully COW
cred by insurance and was $4,000
The general merchandise store of
Golfredson Bros. at Cooperstown was
entered by burglars, who secured S25.
Poverty and no work caused August
Schultz, Of Appleton, to shoot himself
in the head, while sitting in his little
home with his wife and five children.
Death was instantaneous,
Louis Leblanc died at Ashland the
other evening from an overdose Of
morphine administered by one of the
local physicians.
A FIRE destroyed the home, the stable
and other buildings on the farm Of
Knute Kettleson, in the town Of Burke
7 vo horses and wagon were also
lost.
A farmer by the name Of WestIand
residing on farm near the railroad
track between Eland Junction and
Wittenberg. was instantly killed while
blowing His team became frightened
by a passing train and he was thrown
to the ground, the plow cutting his
body in two
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
AN AMATEUR HEN.

A lad kne wow this is true
So listen, little boy
Once had a hen of black and white,
He loved ana watched from morn till night,
But had one pain with his delight,
One drawback to his Joy.
His pride was such he wanted much
Some little chicks 10 pet
But every coaxing, pleading word
Was wasted on this stubborn bird;
S he seemed to think the thing absurd,
And plainly would not set.
he fastened then his hayward hen
Beneath empty keg;
He tied her on the nest; but still
Her protest sounded, sharp aud shrfl;
He could not force the biddy's WILL
Nor make her hatch an egg.
Resoiyed-he came, with cheeks aflame,
And from the closet shelf
His trousers bringing. Mamma" he begs,
please sew some feathers on the legs;
I'm going to set ON Speckle's egg
And hatch them out myselfr'
Eva Lovett Carson. in our Little ones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
old Age and Youth united.

There alighted from a Northwest
ern train at Racine man 20 years of
age, an elderly lady, and buxom lass
of apparently IS years. The man
asked the way to a county commissions
er's office, saying that ne wished him
to perform wedding ceremony. They
were shown the way, and when the
couple was called mp at the altar the
would-be bride proved to be the young
girl. The parties We're from Belle
vile, H., the bride giving the name
Caroline Oesle and the groom August
KIafSburo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
Pounded Him with a Rock.

Loungers in saloon ~ Florence
We're electrified 10y a woman who en-
tered the place and, walking up TO the
bar, struck man who was in the act
of taking drink with rock concealed
in pocket handkerchief Then the
victim took to the street, the woman
after him, and every little while when
she got near enough she would bang
the fleeing figure with the rock in the
handkerchief Finally Under Sheriff
Reyes stopped the fun. The woman
was from Crystal Falls, Mich. The sb-
jeet of her wrath was her husband. He
had run away with all the family money
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
They Pnlled Gnns.

There was queer scene on a Miner
al Point passenger train on the St Paul
road the other day. A woman had va
Gated her seat for the moment, when a
man came along and occupied it. The
woman returned and claimed her seat.
The man reluctantly gave it up, but
not without expressing himself in lam
guage that caused her to draw re-
volver upon him. He Immediately
drew his revolver: but neither one
seemed anxious to commence shooting,
and the contest ended in violent use
of words
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24

The first test case of the February
land files at Ashland was decided in
favor of George Best. He filed by mail
on the restored indemnity land and
also stood in line and filed his right
1t was contested by ex-Sheriff Van
horn, of bayfield,, who squatted ON the
land. The decision is very important
as the title to thousands of dollars of
valuable land hinged unon il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
suNFLowERs AND CHICKENS.
How Little city Girl Enjoyed a sum
mer on "a Farm.

How Little city Girl Enjoyed sum-
mer on Farm.
Flossy put on her big shade hat
tucked an old atlas under her arm, and
went skipping out behind the summer
house where she kept school with half
n dozen sunhowers for pupils.
Now darlings, She said, demurely,
seating herself on an old footstool she
had lugged from the garnet, and open
ing her books with a business-lille air,
hold up your boo-tul yellow heads
and say your goggerly nice, and maybe
I'll give you nice sprinlSling."
''Now, Ethel Rose, tell me how big
around is this world or hem-and-spear
on which we live composed Of ?? asked
Flossy, pretending to read. but repeat
ing fragmentary bits of the lessons
which brother Ben studied aloud even
ings at home.
This was Flossys first visit to the
country, and she enjoyed the freedom
of a large yard, and her daily romps
with Rover in it, but when he went TO
the field with the men. she amused
herself with her school
Els, ats yight, said Flossy. com
plaeently, as a sportive breeze danced
around the summel-house. making the
sunfowers nod their heads brisl1ly.
Next" said Elossv, turning leaf
Daisy Browneye how many wivers
does it take to make a gulferbay?n
As to what gulf or bay was, Flossy
hadn't the slightest notion
Just here the recitation in geography
was interrupted by loud and energetic
"Cluel1, clucl1 cluclls, accompanied by
a chorus of gleeful Peep peep, peeps
Schools 'smissed" said Flossy. slap
ping her book shut and looking expect
antiy towards the currant bushes from
whence the sounds came. Presently
there appeared large, motherly brah-
ma with feathers considerably rumpled,
who, upon seeing the little school
ma'am, stopped suddenly on one foot,
and gave warning ''chir-r-r-r," peering
meanwhile at Flossy with first one
bright eye then the other.
20 mamma. auntie, come quick
There's lot of yellow pompons out in
the yard; they have got legs, and are
running after an old hen.
''Bless the child! Have you never seen
chickens before?" laughed auntie, get
ting a piece of bread and following her
excited little niece out Of doors
''Will they be big hens some time,
auntie?" asked Flossy, watching them
tumble over each other in their eager
ness for the crumbs. Occasionally old
biddy impatiently scratched in the grass
for more, kicking her small family in
all directions when they got in nnder
her feet
But, aunfie, they haven't got tails,
and after momenta pause, ''and there
isn't any place for one
Come again next fan and You will
find the missing tails in their proper
places in full and regular standing"
laughed auntie as She returned to the
house and her sewing
suntiower school closed for a long
vacation. Almost any hour in the day
Flossy would he seen with basin Of
wet meal and spoon walding about
the yard with the eager and expectant
chicks behind her
its well she gives them plenty Of
exercise said her mother, smiling, ''or
So much feeding might result in lndiges-
tion or the govt
Before Flossy had returned to her
city home, the tails had all sprouted in
fine style. Caroline Mosher, in The
Advance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.

BaImaceda EneetuaIly Eludes His Re-
lentIess Pursuers-Losing All Hope of
Escape from santiago. ChiIi's Ex-Presi-
dent Commits Suicide-tireat Rejoicing
Over His Death.
VALPARAISO. Sept. p. -Ex-President
Ralmaceda. of Chilli. shot himself
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
A CRUEL DEED.

Practical JolSers in Milwaukee Probably
FataIIy Burn Woman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24

through the tenn
pie in his room
at the Argentine
legation in San
tiago at $50
o'clock Saturday
morning. Z h t
story be ca m e
known here in
the afternoon
and created the'
greatest excite
ment. Every part
of the city sat
urday evening
was brilliantly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
Outcome Of a Murder Trial.

Walter +. Horton was married to
Miss Van Vie in Mauston. Horton
lost his wife and child in boating ac-
cident near St Paul less than a year
ago, and was charged with their muir
der. He was tried last spring and ac-
quilted. 1t was charged that Horton
drowned his wife and child in order to
get them out of the way so that he
could marry Miss Van VIE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24
LYNCHED a MURDERER.
0hicer Nash's Slayer Lynched BY Mob
At Kenn. NeY.

RENO, New. Sept. 21.-Louis Ortez,
who shot and mortally wounded officer
Richard Nash, was lynched at an early
hour. About midnight fifty prominent
citizens marched to the court house
took the keys Of the jail and the cell
from the deputy sheriff, and dragged
the assassin out. He was bound and led
to the iron wagon bridge. A rope was
in readiness and Ortez was drawn up
The rope broke and ortez fell bach
about 4 feet. a larger rope was
then obtained and the prisoner success
fully swunr np.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-24

Practical Jokers in Milwaukee Probably
Fatally Burn Woman
Title Hunter. an old colored woman
Familiarity known as Aunt Tillie. - is
at the Passavant hospital in M.lwau-
kee in a critical condition. the result of
what was intended as practical joke.
Title was in saloon on Martin street
when stranger who stood near her
touched a lighted match 70 her dress.
In almost an instant Title was wrapped
in flames and screaming with pain.
The burning garments were torn from
her body. but not until she was so hor-
ribly burned that she viii probably not
recover. As soon as he discovered the
effect OF his joke the stranger disap-
peared, and thus far the police had
been unable to find him.
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and best preserved the equality of the
voters and effectually removed the
choice of president from the paneful in
fuences of 'gerrymander,' the practice
of all states was brought into harmony
with this concurrence should now be
broken, is think an unfortunate and
even threatening episode. The gerry
manders for congressional purposes are
in most cases buttressed by a gerry
mander of the legislative district thereby
making it impossible for majority
of the legislative voters of the
state to correct the apportionment
and equalize the congressional
lished that only a political convulsion
can overthrow. I have recently been
advised that in one county of certain
state three districts for the election of
member of the legislature are consti-
tuted as follows, one has 40, 600 popula-
tion one 200 and one 10000. While
in another county detached non-centizu-
Gus sections have been united to
make a legislative district These
application to the choice of senator and
representatives in congress. 1t is not
my purpose here to discuss the question
whether a choice by the legislature on
or by the voters of equal single districts
is choice by the state, but only to
recommend such regulation of this mat
ter by constitutional amendment as will
secure uniformity and prevent that dis
graceful partisan iugglery to which such
liberty, if it exists, offers tenn mptation.
If were called up to declare where in
our chief national danger lies, L should
say without hesitation in the overthrow
of a majority. Control by the suppress
sion) or perversion of the popular suf-
ferage alluded to gerrymander or are
effecte: by the method of selecting
electors of the president, by congress
sional districts, but the priminary
intent and effect of this form of political
robbery have relation to the selection of
mem bers of the house of Representatives.
The power of congress ample to deal
with this threatening and intolerable
abuse. l must yet entertain the hope
that it is possible to secure u calm pat
riotic consideration of such constitu-
tional or statory changes as may be
necessary to secure the choice of the
officers of the government to the people
by fair apportionment and free elections.
believe it would be possible to consti-
tute commission non partison in its
membership and composed of patriots
wise and impartial men to whom
a consideration of the question of
the evils connected with our
election system and methods might
be committed with a good prospect of
securing unanimity in some plan for
relieving or mitigating these evils into
the subject of elections as relating to the
choice of officers of the national govern
nent with view of securing to every
elector a free and unmolested exercise of
suffrage and near an approach to an
equality of value i'll each ballot cast as it
is attainable.
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A POOR SPECIMEN OF A JuDes.

He Was Cross Eyed and Red Headed and
the Yankee Was Astonished.
No man in the state had keener ap-
probation of humor than the late Judge
T. Lisle Dickie, who served many years
as acircuit judge before being elevated
to the supreme bench of the state. Al
though he had rich fund of anecdotal
lore concerning the prominent members
Of the Illinois bar, he never related
good story of any of his fellow lawyers
with keener relish than the following in
cident of which he was the hero. It is
necessary to a full appreciation of the
story that the reader should be reminded
that Judge Dickie was cross eyed to an
intricate and marvellous degree, and also
gifted with brilliantly red hair.
The story is as follows:
ftI had been out shooting prairie chick
ems down below Ottawa, and was return
ing home on the public road along in
the afternoon. It was hot and I had
already tramped far enough to get thor
oughly tired out, and, as it was several
miles to town, I was anxious to catch a
ride. The first team that came along
was lightning rod outfit.
Friend, can you take a passenger?
said I.
'tHe looked at me suspiciously. Per-
haps I looked even more cross eyed than
usual without my store clothes on-at
any rate he seemed, at first, of mind
! to drive on without me. But he finally
stopped his wagon and condescendingly
remarked:
eyes; you can pile on back there,
top of the rods and ladders
81 gratefully accepted that privilege
and we rode on in silence until we
reached a wayside watering trough.
The man dismounted; unlocked pail
from beneath the wagon, and proceeded
to water his horses. Meantime the pro-
prietor of the premises came out to fill
his own pail. He knew me well and
said:
"'How d do, judge. What luck have
| you had shooting?
Gas the word Judge fell from his
lips noticed a look of astonishment on
the face of the Yankee lightning rod
man. The fellow was bolstering up the
pail of water with his knee to a height
from which his horse could drink with
out unchecking, and his astonishment
was so great that he let his knee slip out
from under the pail and splashed the
front of his clothes.
.DnCint that teller back there at the
waterin trough call you judge? inquired
the Yankee, as soon as we had started
| on.
eyes replied
"sWhat be you judge of, hoss race?
he exclaimed, turning back to take a
second contemptuous inventory of my
personal charms
".No; judge of court 1 replied
"tWhat kind of court?'
ga circuit court was my answer
sWaal-down east, where I come
from, l. took a considerable of fellar
to be circuit judgei How big's your
circuit
"tIt reaches from the Wisconsin line
as far south as Peoria, again replied
Lifting the hickory stick of his drov-
er's whip he sent its long rawhide lash
twirling in succession of coils above
his head, which eliminated in a crack
like the explosion of a pistol.
.tsMy goodnessl I'll settle in this
country myself if they make such man
as you judger exclaimed the disgusted
Yankee. It was his final dictum. He
did not offer to exchange another word
with me-. We parted in silence at the
outskirts of the town. &c Chicago Mail.
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tea bright. shiny green, bat also permits the
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