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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
MOI CONSTITUTIONAL
The Supreme Court Decides Against ths
state Apportionment.

The Supreme Court Decides Against the
state Apportionment.
The state suprem court has decided
that the appOrtionment of the state
into assembly and senate districts
made by the legislature of 1891 IS a
violation of the constitution and there.
fore void The court says:
The decision Affects only the senate ana -
semDly districts and does not apply TO The con
gressional apportioument about whick no com
plant was made The decision Is made 0n tine
ground that the legislature violated the con~-l
tution, which requires that districts shal d
formed according 10 population as compactly
possible and that the county IS a terri
torial unit in the formation Of assembly dis
tricts. The appOrtioument thus overthrow
was made upon the same lines as every appor
tiOnmenL has been since the organization % The
state, and the iniquities complained OF have not
only been found in every apportionment but
most Of them entered into the apportionment
made By the constitutional convention which
was part Of the constitution itself The DE
cision distinctly says that it affects no other act
OF any legislature. An extra session Of the leg
islature may be called and a new apportionment
law passed 70 govern the next election
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
SUGAR BETS.
The Results of Experiments Made in the
state During 1891.

The Results of Experiments Made in the
state During 1891.
\ bulletin from the agricultural ex.
pertinent station connected with the
university of Wisconsin gives the re-
suits of sugar beet experiments in the
state in 1891 II appears that from a
plot of I, GAS acres the average yield OF
beets was I4,677 pounds, and of sugar
2,267 pounds, per acre The govern.
ment bounty of two cents a pound on
this average yield of sugar would be
s45.34 per acre. 1t also appears from a
carefully kept account that the total
cost of growing a crop of beets from a
two-acre field was S53. So or $50 30 per
acre. The government bounty. there
fore, would be Sls44 more per acre
than the total cost Of growing the
beets That ought to suffice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31

in the P. " church on the subject a
disease, a sin and crime
News was received Saturday that
old Mr. Gribble. a former resident Of
this burg. was dying in \ Dakota.
Elmer Roberts is home to spend the
spring vacation with friends and
parents.
Miss L. Harrison Is home for spring
vacation.
Frank Pearce has purchased the in
terest Of Edward Thompson in the
undertaking establishment here and
now works with NJ Thompson as part
ner. 1t is rumored that j. II, Cox Will
buy out VI. Thompson and join F.
Pearce in the business.
+. Thompson, from Lancaster, was
calling on friends here last week.
Cor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
PROFITABLE READING.

Ir is said that there has pcen but one
thunderstorm in Arizona in fourteen
years.
TIE Druids held many plants sacred,
as, for instance, vervajn, sengo, mistie-
toe and, among trees, the oak and the
rowan.
\ HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sEyEN years
ago England seized tho first eight bales
OF cotton raised in the south and de-
clared its production should cease.
The first form Of bridge was that Of
two struts hinged at the apex, and pro-
vided with means by which they could
be made to move alternately one before
the other
BLONDE hair is said to be the finest
and red the coarsest. A German in
vcstigator figures it out that blonde
head has 10000 hairs; black los, 600,
and a red about 90, 600.
DIAMOND dust, which has the appear
ance Of gray mud, is made by pulveriz-
ing chips in an iron mortar and grind
ing the particles with an agate mortar
and pcstle to various degrees Of fine.
ness.
THE Mennonite German colony in
Irving Lane county ore. received IN
addition of twenty members in one fam
ilv which arrived taere few days arc
mother anu father IF middle are, ant
eighteen robust children They came
from Marion s. H.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
BLOOMING ton.
March ooh 1899

Miss Josie Hedeman who visited with
relatives and friends in Prairie du Chen
for the past week returned home Mon
day.
The Y. S. C. E. who gave donation
last Saturday eye, was fairly well at
tended.
Miss Altizer of Lancaster, is visiting
with her sister Mrs Frank Wagner.
Everett Brooks was in Lancaster,
Saturday last
Miss Elva Holford is spending her
vacation in this place.
Miss Josie Bosch of Ishpeming, Mich,
visited with her sister Mrs. Enke.
r. Parkins who has been confined to
his bed for few weeks, is again able
to be around
Mrs. II. G. Enke was taken to Chica-
20 last Wednesday for Medical treat
ment. DR.. Lewis who has been the
attending physician for the past seven
months accompanied her to the hospit-
al. Her large circle of friends sincerely
trust that she will be greatly benefited
by the treatment in every respect.
Blossom.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
The News Condensed.

James Hume, aged IS, was killed at a
railway crossing near Augusta.
r. H. Warges stock Of general mer.
chandise and the Masonic hall at Shell
Lake were totally destroyed by fire
Loss al Jut $4,000 insurance, $1,000,
Owing to numerous damage suits
pending the Chicago, Milwaukee e St
Paul railway has taken up the spun
track at GAINESVILLE.
Fred Bendorff, a young farmer Of
Lancaster, was killed while hauling
lumber from Potosi The load tipped
over and crushed him beneath it.
Timothy 4. Chapman, the great
Milwaukee merchant, died of pneu-
monia. He had been engaged in bust.
ness there since 1857.
An unknown man committed suicide
at Watertown by taking morphine.
A. W Lang, of Amigo, Injured in a
Milwaukee Il Lake Shore collision
about two years ago, was given s., 200
damages 10y jury.
Fire destroyed the Onion Furniture
Company's factory in Milwaukee. Loss,
So, 0o0, insurance, S., 600
Jim Warren, on Indian, has pleaded
guilty at Shell Lake 10 the charge OF
numbering Andrew Niclland and was
sentenced to life imprisonment
The 9ycar-old son of State Superin-
tendent Wells was drowned ut Madison.
Much alarm was felt over an out
break of scarlet fever in Foowille and
tho publir schools have haap a1,sa1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
AMUSING A CALLER.

n. Y. Weekly: Little Miss D'Avnoo
Mamma will be down soon, an she
said | might come in an muse you if
I'd promise not to ask any pertinent
questions. What do you wear nose
glasses for?
Society LEADER am near-sIghted
my dear.
Little Miss D'Avnoo-I know, but
mamma is near sighted too, and she
carries a lorgnette. Mamma likes
lorgnette because 1t shows off her pretty
hands. Mamma has awful pretty hands.
Some folks hasn't. Is your house as
nice as ours?
Society Leader-Our house is an older
style, much older. My father built it
Little Miss D'Avnoo-O Our second
maids father used to build houses. too.
He fell off scaffold and got killed.
Wasn't it awful That happened in
Europe. We didn't 90 TO Europe last
year. Mamma said it had got so COM
mon she'd stay here, cause she didn't
want to get mixed up with the nobodies.
We went to Saratoga and Newport and
such places. Did youp
Society Leader-No. We went to
Europe. That is lovely picture above
your head.
Little Miss D'Avnoo- Yes We have't
many pictures, but every one is pretty.
Papa saws some folks buy pictures just
on spec lation, an get whole lot, ever
50 many. and then, when the artists is
all dead, they make money out of the
graveyard mold, cause the pictures 90
up. He says some houses look like
junk-shops, an the families sits around
hoping the artists will die. How many
pictures have you?
Society Leader-A great many.
Little Miss ID Avnoo-We haven't but
few, cause ours is only TO look at. Is
that your carriage out there?
Society Leader-Yes; it is waiting.
Little Miss D'Avnoo-I didn't know
but it was one of ours We have so
many can keep track of 'em. Papa
is awfully fond of horses, and has differ
ent horses for every carriage. He says
people who keep only one pair do it out
OF economy-to save livery bills. and
street-car fare, YOU know. Have you
many horses?
Society Leader-Just now we have
but two That is all we need.
Little Miss ID Avnoo-Mamma is TAX
ing q good while, but she coujdn't help
it. She was having a new reception
dress fitted, cause she tore her last new
one the frs time She wore it. She went
to a reception at some ones named
Perkins-sOme buffers, | guess an
SD, caught her dress in splinter Of an
old chair She said the chair had been
mended. and she was awful mad. She
said folks that had broken chairs around
wasn't respectable. cause it showed
they spent so much for the chairs in the
first place they couldn't afford 10 buy
new ones; and papa said there was good
deal Of style in this city that wouidr t
count for much If it wasn't for the
patching. There goes Perkins Perkins
is our butler. Perkins isn't his real
name, but we call all our buffers Per-
kiuS. Do YOU?
Society Leader No.
Little Miss ID Avnoo-Why not9
Society LEADER Because our name is
Perkins Tell your mother couldn't
wait
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DANIEL NcKrx
DOES NOT.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DANIEL Mickey.
~ Deceased.
State of Wisconsin. Grant County, SIS, County
Court in and for said County.
In the matter OF the estate of Daniel Mickey.
deceased
Letters testamentary in said matter having
been issued to Peter Campbell on motion Of
Buchner d GOOdsell. Attorneys. il is ordered
that from this date until. and including the 9th
day Of September. A D. 1892 be and the same
hereby is allowed aud limited for the creditors
of the said Daniel Mickey deceased. TO exhibit
and present TO this Court, their claims and
demands against said deceased for examination
and allowance; that such claims and demands
will be received by said Court at the Court
House. IN the City of Lancaster in said County,
at each term thereof within said time. and said
Court will examine and adjust the same, at the
Regular terms thereof TO be begun ana held at
SAID Court House. on the first Tuesdays of June
and September, A. d. 1892; and notice OF an
which shall be given, by the publication of this
order, under the above caption for Four sue
cessive weeks. in The GRANT COUNTY HERALD. a
weekly newspaper published at the city of Ian
caster IN SAID County. the first such publication
10 be within fifteen days from this date.
Dated March 18th. 1892
By the Court.
GEO. B. CARTER.
o-o County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
All We're Insane.

After a few minutes deliberation the
jury in the Sieboldt lynching case at
Darlington acquitted all he defend
ants. John Z. and FRANK Meighan,
Thomas Smith and Alonzo Taylor
were found to have been in.
sane at the time of the lynching. and
John Meighan. Hezekiah Andrews and
tionzo Taylor are still insane. Anton
Sic boldt was the murderer of Patrick
Meighan and was lynched about a year
AGO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31

Charley Harrington, aged % years,
was fatally shot by Henry johnson, q
boy Of Is. Young johnson and two
companions have a small shanty on
the river where they stay while hunt
ing and fishing Harrington came
upon the boys and locked them in the
building and leaned against the door
He keeping quiet, the boys supposed
he had gone, and their intentions were
to shoot the lock off, which they did,
Harrington receiving the load, to.
gether with wad and slivers, through
his back, it penetrating the lungs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31

CHICAGO, March 29.-Almost at the
threshold Of his door Arnold Jazz, an
old ana respe "A citizen, was shot
down and killed. The affair oc-
CURED at about 2:31 a m, Monday
but was not discovered until some four
hours later. when the body
was found lying beside the side
walk in front of 10 Mark street ia a
pool of blood which flowed from a bull
let-wound in, the head Martin Techel
has been arrested on suspicion Of be-
ing the murderer. JAM had refused
TO allow his daughter to marry Techel.
and the latter had threatened 10 shoot
the old man
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
TWO SIDES TO TIE o1rsrIoN

The Hon Warner Miller made a
great speech at the Sorosis dinner in
New York last week, and threw some
rather startling light on the subject of
womans rights. Mr. Miller told the
ladies that lie was beginning to think
that the statute books had been so
made up that men had no rites which
women were bound to respect. For
instance, said he Il can't sell bit of
real estate. whether | owned it before
marriage or not, without Mrs. Miller's
consent, but Mrs. Miller can sell hers
without my consent, and the deeds are
good If die possessed of property,
my wife takes by virtue of the law
third of the estate. and so far as she is
concerned, hope that it will be a bio
estate and that size will get the
whole of it; but if she dies. where s
Miller in the eye of the law?" These
comments were made with much pleas
antry, and the fair sisters applauded
MIR Miller with gentle hand-clapping
and with merry laughter. But there
was solid logic 10 the address, which
went to prove that there are two sides
10 the woman question, as to every
other
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Prefer Oleomargarine.

Dairy and Food Commissioner Hank.
ness has returned to Madison from a
tour Of inspection Of the northern part
of the state. The object Of the trip
was to ascertain if all oleomargarine
dealers were selling the article under
the proper name Mr.. Hardness states
that oleomargarine has an enormous
sale in that section Of the state, people
buying it in preference to butter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
kicking Chipnewas.

A large mum Der of Chippewa Indians
are preparing to send delegation to
Washington to press their claims for
500, 900 which they say is due them
from the government under the old
treaties Of 1856 They claim they have
never been paid the money for lands
coded in northern Wisconsin and Min
nesota 1t is understood that they
have employed prominent attorneys
to press their claims.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
TIE MARCH cosMopoL1rAN.

Elizabeth Bisland who recently mar
ried a wealthy New York lawyer. opens
the March number of the COSMOPOLITAN
with an article on the Cologne Cathedral
beautifully illustrated from photographs
of Adam Badeau, the ex-Consul General
to London, contributes some personal
"reminiscences of one of the grand
danes of England at whose house be
was an habtuary, under the title of
STRAW berry Hill and the Countess
Waldergrave," and gives the later
history of the favorIte residence of
Horace Walpole and it's distinguished
owner. NJ. II. de Young. Commissioner
of the World Fair from California, has
a most int resting article on expositions,
sketching the history of their rise and
progressive development, and proving
as far as bald statistics can, that the
Chicago Fair will surpass all preceding
ones Charles f. l.. Wlngate gives one
of his careful and pleasant studies of
the history of the stage in Fair Imogen
upon the Stage The other papers in
this number, are "A Night with a Leo
pard, = a serio-comic adventure in
Ceylon; Political Cartoons of Tenniel, >
tie great cartoonist Of Punch; and a
paper by the Editor on the problem of
"Aerial Navigation, which the Cos
MoPoLITAN has set itself to solve if it
can. The departments are continued
by DR.. Hale and Brander Matthews.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
N KevoItinr sirht.

NEwYoRK, March 20 Jeremiah Cotto,
the murderer Of Louis Frankeloso was
electrocuted at 1915 a. IN. Monday. -Four
shocks were given After the first
three there were apparent signs of life.
Each shock was for twelve seconds
The scene was most revolving and the
execution is described as the most hor-
rible vet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Failure on Change in Chicago.

CHICAGO. March 20 The board of
trade firm of C. +. Doerr & Co. has
leen forced to the wall by the severe
decline in wheat The amount of liza
bilities is not known, but is expected
to be $1,000 greater than the assets
The loss is distributed among a large
number of creditors, none Of whom
will lose any great amount
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
New Advertisements.
a DMINISTRAToRs SALE.

In Probate-Grant County ourt.
In the matter of the kstate
of John NJ. Cannon. decd
Notice is hereby gwen that by virtue and in
pursuance of an order of sale made in this mat
ter on the twenty-second day of March A. D..
1892, by the County Court of said County, the
undersigned, Geo. 5. Whtcher as administrator
of the estate Of said deceased, viii on Monday
the 18th day of April A. d. 1892 at one O'Clock in
the afternoon of said day at the late residence of
said John NJ. Cannon decd, in the S. e. u of the
NE. "a OF section fifteen 15) in the town Of Ellen
boro in said County offer for sale at public vendue
the following described lands to wit: The n
e. a Of the $. L. a of section Is, Il 4, N r. 2
W. The 5. w. i Of the N E. 4 OF section IS
consiu
Terms Of sale, cash on delivery Of deed
Dated Lancaster, Wis. March %, 1892.
GEO. 5. W!TCHER
6-S Administrator of the es-
tate Of John NJ. Cannon
decd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Death OF william Kennedy.

MARION, Ky, March 20 William
Kennedy, aged 1916 years, died here
Tuesday night lie was probably t.
oldest native kentuckian. He served
through the war of 1872 and was draw
ing pension for his service. He was
married 70 -aaes a~d his descendants
number LOO, nearly all living near him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
A Fircnen kllled.

CHICAGO, March IS Fire totally To-
stroyed the eastern and frame half of
the Cribben & Sexton stove foundry,
Nos rs to 90 Erie street, Saturday
night One fireman was killed, another
was fatally injured, while others were
slightly hurt. Loss about $40, 600
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
seed Grain Needed.

ST. PETERSBURG, March % - The
commissioner who is arranging for the
distribution Of the hour and grain sent
from America for the relief Of the suf-
fering peasants in Russia has written a
letter requesting that seed grain be
sent from America
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Five per.ons 10 Hang.

CHESTER, S C., March 20. On Friday,
May -, four men and one woman,
Elisha Young, Isaac Young, Hol
man Noble, Aired Crosby and
Martha Young, will be hanged in the
jailyard here for the murder Of Alfred
MeAllilay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Clearing House Balances.

New YORK, March 20 AT the lead
ing clearing houses in the United States
the exchanges during the week aggre-
gated 81, 409, 555,0 OH, against 81, 200,
3ss, 322 the previous week. The in
crease as compared with the corre-
spending week of 1891 was 23.2.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Wisconsin Republicans Meet Nav :.

MILWAUKEE, March 20 The repub-
lican state central committee has is
sued the call for the state convention.
1t win be held at the West-side Turn
hau, in this city, on May 5, at noon
The convention will elect delegates to
the national convention and nominate
candidates for presidential electors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Fastest Time on Record.

New York, March 2s-The French
line steamship La Touraine, from
Havre March 10, crossed Sandy Hook
bar at SOB o'clock Saturday morning
The trip was made in c days rs hours
and 30 minutes. the fastest OF recnrd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Kepresentntiye McKenna Resigns.

WAsHNGToN March 90 Represent.
alive McKenna, of California, has ad-
dressed a letter to the speaker of the
house informing him that he has for
warded to the governor of his state his
resignation as member of the house Of
representatives to take effect at once
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
ACAan oE TAnnks

John Tummond and family beg to
tender their most grateful thanks to
their kind neighbors and friends for
their sympathy and assistance during
their sickness.
Mt. Hope, March &c. 1892.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31

NV York March 20. In the United
States the visible supply of grain is:
Wheat, Al, 297, geo bushels; corn, ~,
1874, 600 bushels; oats, 3, S91, 900 bushels;
rye, 1,7O2, 600 bushels; barley, 1920 coo
bushels
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Hroke tI,e Reoord.

CHICAGO, March 30 John J. Engel-
drum broke the worlds 25-mile go-as-
YOU please running record in this city
yesterday, making the distance in q
hours and SO minutes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
burned ~ molten iron.

PITTsBt RGH, Pa, March 2S. An ex-
plosion Of hot metal in the converting
department of Carnegie's Homestead
mill dangerously burned nine men
Six airs reported fatally injured
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31

Baron de Berlepsch German minister
of commerce, has written to the cham
Der Of commerce OF Crefeld. the prnci-
pal place in Prussia for the manufacture
of silk goods. that the Emperor ardently
desires that there should be as fine a
display as possible of German silks and
veivets al tue Chicago Worlds Fair. A
majority OF the silk and velvet manu-
featuring firms ia re Rheuish provinces
viii comply with the wishes Of
the Emperor, whose interest in Ger
many's share of the exhibition in having
q stimulating effect IN NIL directions.
Special Worlds Fair Commissioner
Alexander Campbell has returned from
Australasia and reports that great en-
thusiasm over the Exposition is felt in
that part Of the world. New South
Wales. South Australia, Victoria Queens
land. New Zealand. Tasmania are all
making extensive preparations for .helr
representation. and splendid exhibits
are reported sure to be sent Three new
steamers between Sydney and San Fran
cisco are about to b. put on.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
-Four Men killed.

Troy, O.. March 20 An explosion
at Fredericksburg in mill killed four
men and injured several others, -Four
doctors we're called from Troy.