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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
TIE NIMeLE ELEPHANT.
How lie Makes Ills Way Up and Down
Steep Mountains.

How lie Makes Ills Way Up and Down
Steep Mountains.
1t is a remarkable thing that ele-
plants are able to make their way up
and down mountains and through a
country of steep cliffs where mules
would not dare to venture. and where
even men find passage difficult.
Their tracks have been found upon
the very SUBMITS of mountains over
1000 feet high.
In these journeys an elephant is
often compelled to descend hills and
mountain sides which are almost pre-
cipitous This is the way in which it
is done:
The elephants first maneuver is to
kneel down close to the declivitv. One
foreleg is then cautiously passed over
the edge ana short way down the
slope. and if he finds there is no good
spot for a firm foothold he speedily
forms one by stamping into the soil If
it is moist or kicking out footing if it
is dry.
When he is sure of a good foothold
the other foreleg is brought down in
the same way.
Then he performs the same work
over again with his feet, bringing both
forelegs a little in advance OF the first
footAolds.
This leaves good. sure places all made
and ready for the hind feet.
Now bracing himself by his huge,
strong forelegs he draws his hind legs,
first one and then the other, very
carefully over the edge, where they
occupy the first places made by the
fore feet.
This is the way the huge animal pro-
ceeds all The way down, zr-zag. Enecl-
ing every time with the two hind legs.
while he makes footholds with his
fore feet. In this way the center Of
gravity is preserved. and the huge
beast prevented from topping over on
his nose.-St Louis Republic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
SWINGS EoR DOLLY.
Any Bright Girl Can Put one Together
with Ense.


There IS no doubt at all that dolls
would be much more lively and inter
esting if they had more amuse ments
provided for them, and could play and
take more exercise.
Little girls know how it is them
selves. When they are obliged 10 stay
indoors for any reason. and have only
a book and a rocking chair, and lit
tie walking about by which to amuse
themselves they find life very stupid
There is no reason why a doll should
not have a chance To play and enjoy
herself Any little girl can provide
her doll with swing, for instance.
There is a way to make a very pretty
one; but one still easier can be ar
ranged in about three minutes by the
clock after you get the things You need
together.
First you select one of the dolls
chairs, a good, roomy one If She has
plenty YOU can saw off the legs of this
one and keep it as a permanent swing.
Next tie two long. stout pieces Of
Irvine or tape on it, by fastening one
end OF each to the back of the chair
and its other end to the end of the arm
on the same side The pieces of Irvine
must be exactly the same length.
Two short pieces of pretty ribbon
must next be tied where the back and
arms Of the chair meet. This COM
pletes the swing. Now set dolly in
and then tie her in securely by bring
ing the pieces OF ribbon around in
front of her, fastening them in bow
knot.
Now Slip a cane or any other rod
through the long loops Of Irvine, and
hang up the whole by resting the rod
across two chair backs. Then you can
give her a most delightful swing. and
it will go far to relieve the dullness of
her life
But more elegant swing can be
made with some spools and a little
wood, and two stout and pre- sty cords,
and some gilt paint
Take thin piece of board, about
the size of the bottom of dolls chair,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
Legal Notices.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS or AARON NJ. MooRE,
~ Deceased,
state of Wisconsin. Grant County, SIS. County
Court in and for said County.
In the matter Of the Estate of John Moon,
deceased.
Letters Of Administration in said matter hav-
ing been issued TO John Mankel OF Beetowr,
Grant County, Wisconsin. on motion Of Henry
w. Brown bis Attorney, it is ordered that
from this date until and including the LIST day
of May A. d. 1894 be, and the same hereby is,
allowed and limited. for the creditors. Of the
said Aaron NJ. Moore, de eased. to exhibit and
present to this Court. their Gains and demands
against said deceased for examination and
allowance hat such claims and demands will h.
received by said Court, Al 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 general
terms thereof. to be begun and held at said
Court House, or the LIST Tuesdays of February,
1894 and May, 1874; and notice OF all which
shall be given. by the publication of this order,
under the above caption for FL ur successive
weeks in the GRANT COUNTY HERALD, weekly
newspaper published at the City of Lancaster,
in said County the first such publication to be
within fifteen days from this date.
BY the Court,
$40 GEO. b. CARTER.
Dated Oct. 9th. IS. County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09

The seniority Of the Wisconsin 6. A.
L. posts is again being discussed Col
Gray is accused Of perverting the re-
cords.
Mrs Peter Johnson and Richard
Ooghe were taken to Milwaukee from
San Francisco on the charge of con
spiracy to kin the woman's husband
When arrested they both confessed.
Herman Cheeseboro, for many years
superintendent of hotels in the Santa
Fe system, died at Milwaukee at the
age of 60 years.
Frank Pomainville, one of the party
of Wisconsin visitors at the Paris expo
sltion Of 1889, died at Grand Haven
The big boot and shoe factory Of At
kins, West K Co. was closed bv the
sheriff on judgments aggregatiug $50
600.
A portion Of the Lehigh company's
dock at West Superior gave way ana
5000 tons Of coal went to the bottom
of the bay.
Henry Mitchell, the pioneer wagon
manufacturer of the west, died at his
home in Racine aged 81 years
Heirs Of George A. Porter have begun
suit to recover possession Of 100 acres Of
land within the limits Of Superior
The wife of Rhoda Whalen. the no.
torious criminal Of Beloit, committed
suicide at Rockford, H.
The Union national bank Of Racine
resumed business after a suspension OF
.. 45ttla ytr.,. 4,r-r vp,.pfkt tn. 49,; 4 /, i
stock has been increased from $3.50 900
to s225, 600
Street Commissioner lIedegan and A.
p Mcdonald have been acquitted at
Ashland Of the charge of conspiracy
against the nited States IN obtaining
government lands.
Myron Turner, farmer, and his son
were thrown from wagon by runa-
way near Eau Claire, and the father
was 50 badly injured that he would
probably not recover.
Sneak thieves raided the town Of
Brule and used hand car to carry
away their plumber.
f. w Judson, an insurance agent at
Marshfield, left his home for Chicago
September Q, telling his wife at parting
he should be gone only few days, and
since then no trace of him has been
found.
w + Elliott and wife, of Milwaukee,
returned from the worlds fair TO find
their daughter Alma, aged 81. hanging
TO a rafter. No cause was known.
The contract for building and com
IL -. -. - 7 IL d
inee Railway company's first section
between Rice Lake and the Minneap-
oils, St Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie rail-
way has been let and tho work COM
menced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
Notice to Banks for Proposals
10 Receive County Funds.

NTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF GRANT,
- S. Pursuant to the provisions OF chapter
$50 laws of 1898. notice is hereby given that seal
ed proposals from the banks of Grant County to
receive the county funds Of said county on depos-
it for one year from the first day of January, A.
D. 1894 will be received at the county clerks
Nofice Lancaster, Wisconsin, until Saturday,
November IL. 1898.
Proposals shalt be directed 20 the county board
of SuI arvisors of Grant County, aud shall state
the rate of interest the bidder will pay on daily
balances. the interest to be computed and credit
ed to the county at the end of each month. and on
condition that such deposits and accrued interest
shall be held subject to draft and payment at all
times , demand.
After opening any bids that may be received the
county board may designate. in It's discretion, a
county depository. Such county depository
before it shall be entitled to receive
any public funds shall file with the county
clerk good and sufficient bond conditi 2ued for
the payment upon demand to the county treasurer
or to his order, all moneys deposited with it and
of interest thereon at the rate agreed upon, with
not less than three sureties, residence and free
holders of this state, who shall be worth together
In property with the state not exempt from
execution over ana above their debts and liabil-
tiles double the amount of the penalty Of said
bond and who shall justify such responsibilities by
their several atfidavits, which said bond and
sureties shall before such filing have been ap-
proved by the county board.
The county board reserves the right TO reject
any or all bids
Dated at Lancaster, Wisconsin, November LIST,
1898 JOHN EPLEII,
County Clerk,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
rne 10 CoaI.I - 60.

Sir William Fraser says that one of
the saddest sights he ever saw was at
IntcrIa<en where he vas standing on
the hotel steps watching the arrival Of
travellers. noticed that whenever a
carriage drove up III the evening a
large dog trottcd out to it, wagging
his tan and looking at the travellers.
For five or siX days ia succession this
went on. No one seemed to notice the
dog, who retired every time 10 his cor.
ner | asked a servant al last what it
meant. "Oh, said he, that is a dog
that belonged to Mr. Dutton, who was
killed early in the summer on the
Jungfrau. He is always waiting for
his master, and examines every car
rage that arrives"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09

and bore four holes in it, one in each
corner. This is the swing seat
You need four Stats of wood two the
length OF the seat, two the length Of
the ends of the seat, with holes bored
at each end Of the Stats.
Run the stout cords through the hole
on one side of the seat, fastening the
end by big knot underneath. Then
pass each Irvine through three Spools;
you now have a column of soaals on
each corner at the back of the swing
seat. They are intended to hold up the
Stats for the arms of the swing
The twines are then passed through
the holes in the back Stat; also through
one end of each Of the arms.
Allowing a good length to serve as
the swing rope, each Irvine is next put
down through the slat that crosses the
front Of the swing; then through the
front ends of the arm slat; next
through two spools that are set over
the hole on the front side of the swing
seat, and last through the seat hole
itself, where it is knotted on the under
side.
This sounds Like puzzle, but if you
have your spools, Stats and cords all
ready and follow directions You win
find that you have made a swing ex-
actly like the one described here.
The front Stat slips up and down the
cords when dolly is to be put in or
taken out To finish il very elegantly
YOU must gild the seat. Stats and spools.
A rod is passed through the two cords
and laid on the chair backs when the
swing is to be used. Annie J. Willis,
in Inter Ocean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09

What some people consider pru-
dence is what their nelgbbors call mean.
ness.
If all would think twice before they
get once, how still the world would be-
,ome."
No man as learned how to rest IN
til he has lear d how to live one day at
a time"
Job never made monev any faster
then he old while the dew bad him on
the fiat of his back"
1T chills all the enjoyment some
people have in their religion whenever
thew see q collection basket.
1T tso man who believes soTe-
thing ,,ha 10. -au"fh'ns. 4 'ieL q
the f,nr.. h n moral ""tght
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
He MIsprononnced II.

The Housekeeper's Weekly tells how
a boy was led astray by misunder-
stood title. He was about eight years
old and was looking over the book
shelves for something To read A vol
ume bound in red attracted him. 1t
was Pope's Essay on Man" lie read
it for a few minutes and then threw it
down.
1T may be easy on man" he said,
but it, hard on boy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
Lnst Al Lis Clnthns

As Gust Larson was pumping into
the watts at the starch factory in Grants
burg his jacket caught in a set screw
on the main shaft and carried him up
to an upper beam, where he was
pinioned until every thread of his cloth
ing was torn off him, when he dropped
down on the plank walk. His rubber
boots were also torn to shreds, and how
he escaped with his life was nothing
short of miracle He was in pre-
carious condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
Shot hy a Rnhher.

Charles f. Button, night clerk at the
Eau Claire house, in Eau Claire, was
shot through the left hand and left leg
by some person unknown. Button says
his assailant first threw red pepper in
his eyes and then fired Robbery was
the motive, but the desperate only Sc
cured $40 from the cash REGISTER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
v A n 7 { D
5000 Cords of Ex-
celSioY Wood.
The undersigned will buy Ex-
celsior Wood CT the fol-
lowing Dimensions:

1t must be cut So inches long in the
clear, same as sawed off. 1t must be
peeled The wood must be clear or
reasonably fee from knots, aud good
straight wood. Must not be less than )
inches in diameter, each stick To be
split once from i inches mp 20 10 inches
diameter, then quarter it. The above
applies to Bass aood, Poplar, aud Willow.
For particulars call on or address;
LANCASTER EXCELSIOR WORKS:
AUGUST LANTZ, Manager.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09

The Caspar Automatic Gate company
of New Orleans have commenced suit
against the assignee of the Racine
Hardware company at Racine for $34,-
600 damages. The action grew out of
the turnstiles made for the worlds fair
and which, the New Orleans people
claim, did not come up to the contract
and were not delivered on time The
contract was for SIS, 600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
Found for the Plaintiff.

A jury in Judge Johnson's court in
Milwaukee found for the plaintiff on
almost every point in the suit of John
Wolf against the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore & Western railway. At Kau-
kauna in 1887 the plaintiff, a fireman,
lost his right eye by the explosion of
the glass of a lubricator. The jury
fixed the damages at 1000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
STORY OF A HORSE.
How star Nursed and Fed an Invalid
Companion.

Companion.
IN the FIRE department OF a certain
city out west was a fine horse named
star He had been on the force a long
time, and was very trusty and very in
telligent. His name-I am sure You
have guessed it-came from 4 white
star on the forehead.
star knew his duties very well. and
whenever the electric bell rang.
whether il was the signal of a fire or
only for the daily drill of the engine
house horses. he would rush out of the
door of his stall and take disappointed
place.
Each stall had its own door. SO that
the horses, in ease Of fire. could get 10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
shot for a Deer.

Hunters on the Squint river miles
south of Tomahawk shot and severely
injured a squaw, installing her for a
deer A charge of buckshot entered
her side, causing injuries that may
prove fatal The hunters left the poor
squaw where she fell, probably being
too frightened to obtain medical at
tendance. She was found a few hours
later by her husband
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
CsTATE-cHAs. HAMILTON. Deceased.

ESTATE-CHAs. HAMILTON, Deceased.
State Of Wisconsin, County Court Of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term of the County Court, 70 be held in and for
SAID County. at the Court Ho1se in the tity Of
Lancaster. in said County on the Bird Tuesday
of December A. d. 1893. being the 18th day Of
December 1893, at the hour Of one O'Clock in the
afternoon, the following matter will be heard
and considered:
veyence 10 him by John Hamilton, ancllary al
ministrator % the estate OF harles Hamilton, de-
ceased OF the following described lands in
Grant County. Wisconsin. 10 wit The south
west quarter of the north west quarter less ten
acres described a. follows. TO VIII the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter Of tie north
west quarter of said tract; also thirty acres off
the west end of the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, all in section fourteen, ga
township six 81 north, of range two [ y west
pursuant to a land contract executed by the
said deceased. to one John E. johnson. bearing
date September nth, 1883, which is assigned to
BY Order of the Court.
37-i2 GEO. b. CARTER,
Dated Nov l. 49, Cognty Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
MrorIcE TO TREsPAssERs.

ARoTICE TO TREsPASsERS.
kW To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Please take notice that the undersigned
persons reslding in the Town Of Beetown. Grant
County Wisconsin do hereby forbid any and all
persons from committing trespass on their
premises by going thereon for the purpose Of
hunting or fishing or for any other pu pose I'M
less with the permission of the owner or owners
OF the land.
Any person so committing trespass will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Dated Beetowu. Wis, Oct. "a, 1893
signed, J. c. Nelson, Isaac shepard,
1899 Geo Naumann, Peter Hrasche.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
lax ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
What the Several Counties in the state
Will Pay the Commonwealth.

The secretary Of state has certified
to tile various county clerks of the state
the amount Of state tax apportioned to
each county. The total tax is S1,OlS,-
72O. apportioned as follows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09

CAPITAL PAID UP
RPLUS PAID IN
The record-union., 1893-03-30
THAT TENNESSEE MURDER.
Mike Chambers Confesses His Crime
to His Jaiier.
He Killed Fetterman Because the Lat
ter Slew Chambers Bloodhounds
While Trailing Him.

Michael Chambers, alias Julian Potter,
the man whom Deputy Sheriff Rooney so
cleverly arrested near Perkins recently,
on information received from Huntsville,
Tenn, that he was wanted there for muir
der, broke down yesterday and made a
confession.
AS JalIer Johnson was passing Cham
bers' cell, between and o'clock yester-
day afternoon, he saw the prisoner weep
ing, and asked him what was the matter.
Chambers, who is youth of but IS years
ofage, appeared to be greatly distressed
and borne down by remorse. Being
pressed by Johnson to explain the cause
OF his grief, the young man broke down
completely and declared that he was
guilty of the murder of one Fred Fetter-
man in Tennessee, as had been charged,
and he desired to make full and free
confession thereof to Johnson.
He said he had owned a couple of blood
hounds, and that the dogs annoyed Fet-
terman one day by following him while he
was on his way to attend an Alliance meet
ing in neighboring town. Finally Fet-
terman became so indignant that he told
Chambers if the latter did not keep his
dogs away from him he would kill them.
The dogs continued to follow Fetterman,
and he carried out his threat by killing
them.
Chambers then demanded $40 as pay
for the dogs, and Fetterman told him he
would ''see him in he'll before he would
pay him u cent"
Chambers said he became so enraged
over the loss of his dogs and Fetterman's
defiant manner that he shot the latter
with his rite, and he died in twenty
minutes.
One witness saw the shooting and in
formed the authorities that Chambers was
the murderer. knowing that his only
hope was III hight, he boarded a railroad
train and made his way direct to this
country, where he has since remained.
The cause of his detection was a letter he
wrote to his home III Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn, where all his relatives
live. The receipt OF his letter became
known, and as result the Sheriff of the
county wrote to Sheriff O'Neil, giving Il
description of him and saying that he
was working in the vicinity OF Perkins.
Deputy Rooney ascertained that he was
working OH the ranch of j. +. Camp,
and arrested him after desperate re
siStance.
Yesterday morning Chambers sent
letter with money order for 800 to his
father. He was greatly distressed be-
cause of the trouble be had brought upon
his parents and relatives, for he realizes
that the authorities will have little diff
Guilty III proving his guilt.
The Sheriff OF Scott County is expected
to arrive here this morning with the nee
essary requisition papers, and will soon
be on his way back to Tennessee with his
prisoner.
The record-union., 1893-03-30
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

c. L. Paige is visiting his homo in
Shasta for few days.
Assenblyman DuckMorth of Monterey
is in the city on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 4. Clark of Helena,
Mont, are here on visit.
a. Burrows, a Grass Valley LAWYER. is
here on Land Office business
William Singer Jr.. the Southern Pa
cltic land attorney, is at the Golden Eagle
Hotel.
John Skewes, one of Nevada Countv's
most prominent mining men, is in Sacra-
mento on business.
Miss Deming has returned from San
francisco, and Miss Epson has gone
there TO visit Miss Nellie lIillyer.
K. p. Montgomery returned home
from y Orth san Juan last evening. where
he had been IL attendance at the funeral
OF his WI1e's mother, Mrs Charles Scbu-
ernIan.
Rev. John Chadwick of BROOKLYN. y.
l., representing the American Unitarian
Association, passed through Sacramento
yesterday on his way to san Fraucisco
lie Is one of the ripest scholars in the
I nltarlan Association, and VIII tavcr
Sacramento with lecture some time the
latter part Of next month.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: +. S. Cooker, Syracuse. \.
l.; c. II. kirSchner, III. Goltermann and
wife, New lork; J. d. Butts, Rochester.
\. y; o. G. Williams, Cincinnati; i. }.
Mehter, st. Louis: \. c. Magnus. Chi
cago; A. l.. Baker and wife, Baltimore:
DR.. q: NJ. McAden, Miss McAden, Char
lotte, \. c.; G. u. Sinclair, Racine. Wis:
J. II. Hopkins, wife and son, Atlanta,
Ga; Ben stern, Manager Crust of So
cIety Company; 4. G. Fisher, Walter :.
Pierce, William Singer, Jr.. Charles b.
kilerman, &. W, Hopkins, w. 1. Salkeld.
Robert A. Irving L. X. Tuttle, San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Angus Mckay, Grass Valley:
;. j. Duckworth.- Monterey; l. Kahn,
Plymouth Cal
The record-union., 1893-03-30
FOR TIE INFANTS SHELTER.
Sacramento Citizens Again Display
Their Generosity.
Sums Already Subscribed Toward the
Home for Parentless and
Abandoned Babes.

All who attend the baseball game on
Saturday afternoon next will be well
paid, and will no doubt return feeling
they have assisted a noble work. The
Orphan Asylum is already filled with
older children and cannot care for those
OF such tender years under p, while the
Infants Shelter takes them from birth.
The Shelter is managed by five ladies,
and during the past two years they have
cared for fifty or more little ones-or-
phans, half-orphans, foundlings, and
some taken from drunken or otherwise
irresponsible parents.
During 1892 the managers found homes
for thirteen, in nearly every case the
children being legally adopted. A num-
Der are now being taken care of in a
rented house in charge of matron, and
others are in respectable families receiv-
ing mothers care and love.
Howell Clark generously gave two lots,
16Oxl60 feet each, on the corner of Ninth
and Y streets, where building is now in
progress, which will cost, when COM
pleted, about IS, 200.
The lady managers have not completed
their canvass, on account of sickness, but
those called on and who have responded
thus far, are: