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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
LABOR DAY.
Il IL Generally Observed In Various Places
Throughout the Country

u IL Generally Observed In Various Places
Throughout the Country
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-LabOr made an
imposing demonstration here yester-
day. Not far from 20, 900 men. repre-
senting nearly all the trades, were in
line.
WAsHINeToS, Sept. Am observance
of Labor day all the government de-
partments and public offices we're
closed, as were a great many stores
and public places.
BosToN, Mass. Sept. 4-The observ-
ance of Labor day was more elaborate
years, and the big procession in the
forenoon was the largest of the kind
ever seen here.
CHICAGO. Sept. 4.-Nothing daunted
by the rain 10000 of Chicago's union
laborers fell into line and marched 70
Lincoln park yesterday, where they
were addressed by several speakers of
local prominence.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. labor day
was more generally observed here than
ever before. The city was ia holiday
attire and nearly every business house
was closed.
CINCINNATI, o., Sept labor day
was celebrated here by street parade
and picnic, in which the unions allied
with the building trades council took
part.
LANSING, Mich, sept. 4-The Labor
day demonstration was confined strict
ly to labor organizations and was
success in every particular
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.--Tbere were
$500 men in line In the Labor day pa
rade. The day was very generally OBJ
served, nearly every factory and large
business house In the city being shut
d. vn for the day.
MOLINE, Ill, Sept. davenport,
Rock Island and Moline celebrated
Labor day here under labor union su-
spices.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept 4.-The
celebration Of Labor day by the organ
ICED workingmen of this city did not
attract so much attention rs 1t had for
several years past.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. Fifty thou
sand people participated in the Labor
day celebrations in Omaha yesterday.
TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 4.For the first
time in the history of the dominion.
Labor day was celebrated by gem
eral suspension Of business in diff
ferent cities and towns throughout
Canada.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
ANOTHER GOVERNOR GONE.
samuel j. Kirkwood, Iowa's War Execu-
tive, Il Dead.

Iowa CITY, Ia, Sept. g. Samuel
j. Kirkwood, lowa's War Governor,
died at 1915 o'clock p. m. Saturday. He
had been gradually failing for some
time.
Flags are floating at half-mast in the
city. Expressions Of sorrow AID re-
greet are universal among the people.
The funeral service will be held at the
family residence Tuesday at 2 o'clock
p. N. Prominent officials and friends
from ell portions Of the state will be
present.
samuel Jordan Kirkwood was born in
Maryland December 20. 1913, was raised on
farm. educated IN a log schoolhouse ana after
ward cierked ia drug store In Washington
u. a. BY his industry he acquired
legal education, aui moving to
Ohio. he attained early prominence, but
soon drifted int politics being finally
tional convention After twelve years resi-
denee in Ohio he moved 10 Iowa and settled
down 10 milling, having decided to give UP pro-
fessi0nal life, year later, In 1866 he was
chosen TO the state senate In 1859 he was nom
mated By the wings for governor against Gen
A. G. Dodge. Prior to this kirkwood had been
democrat but slavery extension drove him
from the party. In that memorable campaign
hirkwood won the people by the earnestness
and simplicity OF his speeches His election
Was hy decisive majority, out when he took
the governors chair the rebellion stared him
IN the face From the first he took an uncom-
promising stand for the union and In the four
years, or two terms he served, he won the fame
that win always attach to his name In the
darkest days, when soldiers we're needed he
pledged his'own fortune and those of relatives
10 raise means To equip Iowa forces
From the governors chair he went 70 the
national senate, where his practical speeches
had greatweight His addresses In that body
and his gubernatorial messages form q rare
collection Of state papers From the senate he
returned 70 private life, but In 1873 the un-
precedented honor Of third nomination for
governor came TO him, and he had great ma
iority, Again he was elected United States
senator, only 70 be chosen, soon after he had
taken his seat, as Garields secretary OF the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
The News Condensed.

Chippewa Falls has offered the Heck
la Watch company $4,000 on condi-
that it will invest $4,000 there for
ten years and employ about 200 men.
A $40, 600 mortgage has been exc
cuted by the f. T. Allis company, Mil.
waukee, to the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company. covering the
entire plant.
Richard Goggin, freight conductor,
was thrown from his train in a fight
with tramps near jefferson Junction
and killed His home was near Union
Center.
Capt r. c. overton, an early settler
in Platteville, died at the age of "a.
He was once prominent and wealthy,
but died in poverty, leaving large
family. He was war veteran.
Fire at Kaukauna destroyed the Sun
Publishing company's plant and
Thompson's carriage works.
Mrs. L. @. Armstrong, wife of
prominent physician, died suddenly at
Boscobel of heart disease.
John, the 1e-year-old son of Patrol
man Taylor, was drowned while
bathing in the Mississippi river at La
Crosse.
The entire crop of small grain. about
1.7O0 bushels, of j L. Hallock, at Max
vile, 10 miles from Durand, was de-
stroyed by fire.
Mrs. Rosemond Follett, editor, pro-
prietor and manager of the Daily Ga
zette at Green Bay, died from cancer.
aged Al years
The town of Phillips, which was
burned recently, will be rebuilt. Con-
tracts for public buildings have al
ready been let
Mr.. Nevill, of Augusta, lost two head
of valuable Jersey cattle, to all APP
pearances willfully cut and hacked to
death to spite their owners
Miss Celia Emerson, of Loyal, at
tempted suicide in Marshfeld by TAX
ing dose of corrosive sublimate. She
was on her way home from sanitarium
in Michigan.
The Muench brewery at Appl eton
was burned, entailing loss of SIS, 900;
insurance, s22, 900.
An attempt to remove = smallpox
patient TO the Milwaukee pesthorse
led 70 riot in which the officers were
roughly handled.
A large sawmill at Ellenboro was
burned to the ground with no insur-
ance. The loss was unknown.
The stockholders Of the old Bank of
Manitowoc held meeting and organ
lied into 9 national bank, with cap
ital stock of 500, 900.
A camp of Modern woodman was
organized in Stoughton oy State Dep
uty T. ii, Love, Of Madison.
Rev T S Richey, Of Chippewa Falls,
has been called TO st. Stephens Epis.
copal church in Milwaukee.
Fifteen citizens of Chippewa Falls
subscribed Ssl. 900 70 meet the pay.
ment of 40 per cent it was agreed tc
give creditors Of the Seymour bank.
Ia Crosse was visited oy two more
iucediary fires, and in both instances
the property destroyed was barns.
George Edenherg, q prominent citi
sen Of Boscobel, was seriously injured
while attempting @ stop runaway
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
AMERICAN HOMES.
Interesting Statistics Furnished by a Re-
cent Census Bulletin.

Interesting Statistics Furnished by Re-
cent Census Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, Sept THE census
of1ce gave to the public Thursday the
principal results Of the investigation Of
farm and home proprietorship in al
of the states and territories. This Is
the first investigation of the kind ever
conducted In any country. OF the H.
800, 159 families in the whole country
almost IS per cent. own their farms
and homes and the rest hire. OF the
families owning farms and homes al
most 2s per cent have membranes
and over 72 per cent. have no in
cumbrance. The number of resident
owners OF land in the United States Is
e,066, AT. to which must be added any
land owners who may be living in ten
ement families. The farm families
number 4.676, l79. of which SO per cent.
own their farms and others hire. OF
the owning families over 2s per cent.
have incumbrance on their farms In
1850 25.5 So per cent. OF the farms were
hired
In the cities that contain over 1907
WV kODhAaNlOA tAAtAG HtE IL taQs COS 4lpllle
families, Of which almost % per cent
own and II per cent hire, while of the
owning families 80 per cent. own sub
ject to incumbrance. Among the cities
having 100000 population and over
New York has the highest percentage
of home tenancy, nearly 90. 81: Boston
is next With sl.b7 per cent, Brooklyn
third with s1.44 per cent, Jer-
sey City fourth with s1.2O per cent.
and Cincinnati fifth with so. 50 per cent.
The percentage for Baltimore is 1894;
Buffalo, 60.0S; Chicago, 71.27; Cleve-
land, 60.e0; Denver, 20. SO; Minneap-
oils, 6s. SO; New Orleans. 1881; Phila-
delphia, 77.24; st. Louis, 10. So; St.
Paul. SO. so; San Francisco, 7s.46. and
Washington, d. c., 74.s0. The small
est percentage-bo represents Roch-
ester, N Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
Town OF vespsr burned.

The little town of Vesper was de-
stroyed by forest fire. The large
saw and planning mills belonging to the
Sherry-Cameron Lumber company.
5000, 600 feet of lumber and TWEEN
ty-three buildings, all there were in
the town, were burned. The loss was
put at $50. 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
Morton to Run.

NEW YORK, Sept In an open let
ter 10 the republicans Of New York ex-
Vice President Morton announces his
candidacy for the gubernatorial nom.
ination.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
AL Immen.e peal Clo.ed.

An English syndicate represented by
Frank Butterworth, of Chicago, has
practically closed deal at Ashland for
the purchase of all the paper and pulp
mills in Wisconsin. The mills in
volved in the deal number thirty-four
and the price agreed upon is S14, 00O,-
600. The transfer win be made March /.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
Lo.ses WIN Reach Mnllons.

Forest fires in the vicinity of Chip
pewa Falls have been intermittant for
two months, and the aggregate loss is
not less than S3,o0O.o 600 among the
pine land owners and sawmill men,
besides loss TO individuals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
rlre Rnrn. Into the around.

Farmers residing IN the vicinity of
the big marsh near Hebron and only q
short distance from Palmyra, report ex-
tensive fires that cannot be quenched.
The land will be damaged to the ex-
tent of thousands of dollars unless a
heavy rain comes soon. The fire burns
deeply into the ground.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
PRINTING.

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THE HERALD.
Lancaster Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
HIS WARFARE OVER.
Death at waItham, Mass. OF Gen. NN
thanial +. Banks.

thanial p. Banks.
WALrHAM, Mass, Sept. 3. Nathaniel
Prentiss Banks, soldier and statesman,
died at his home in this city at
o'clock a. N. Saturday He had been
critically i'll for some time and his de-
mise was expected.
On the announcement Of Gen.
Banks death the flags of tie public
buildings In the city were displayed at
half-mast and on every side evidence
of the respect in which the general is
held is conspicuous. The funeral viii
take place Tuesday afternoon under
the direction of Mayor Warden and
Col. Ephraim Stevens.
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks was born at Wall
than tn 1910 He received o common school
education, worked IN cotton factory, edited
newspaper, studied law, and IN lese was elected
20 the state legislature and was chosen speaker
in 1851, and again in 1854 The next year he
was chairman OF the Massachusetts eonstitu-
ttonal convention, and soon afterward was sent
20 congress. He was reelected as q know
nothing and made speaker Of the house
As republican he was sent TO
he resigned when elected governor
Of Massachusetts In which once he
served three terms. In 1880 he was
made president OF the Illinois Central rail-
road, but gave up the once to go into the
army He was commissioned mator-general
of volunteers aid assigned to the
Fifth corps OF the Army of the Po-
tonac. His hrst active service was
In the battle of Winchester, March
% 1852. In April and May he was left with one
division 70 guard the Shenandoah valley, and
upon this force Stonewan Jackson descended
with his whole corps. Rapid, well-ordered
marching, stubborn lighting and good gem
eralshfp prevented the capture OF Banks
entire force. In August, 1862 Banks
corps took part In the battle OF Cedar mount
ain in Nirgtnis,and In Septem Der shared Stgel's
campaign. Later Gen Banks was placed In
command OF Washington, and IN December
succeeded Gen. D. F. Butler IN command ct
New Orleans He conducted the movements
which resulted in the opening OF the
Mississippi, and IN the spring OF 1884
began the work Of regaining control OF west
ern Louisiana The latter expedition failed
and Banks wac uniustly censured for II was
undertaken against his advice and despite
his protest In May. 1894 he was re-
hsved OF command At New Orleans. La
| Apd assigned his commission; returned to
| Massachusetts and was elected - congress
| from his old district BE was reelected sue
cessively until 1877, failing only IN ISM when
| he worked for ans with the Horace Greeley
| movement In congress he served lons time
as chairman Of the committee on foreign re-
lauons,snd after has rettrem ent from congress
| nlleG tvr time the once OF United States
marshal fer MassA0he sstts
! MOrtou-to Run.
NEW YORK, Sept In an open let.
ter 70 the republicans Of New York en-.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13

Rir zinc Id ARMAND.

Fire destroyed an entire block of
business houses at Ashland, burning
property worth $3.50 The losses
are as follows:
Stock Exchange building, $4,000; Ashland
Athletic club, $1,000; Scott Furniture compa-
ny. $4,000; Hanson Co. tailors, 81 900; Ash
land Street Railway Offices, 5000; Second
Street bridge, owned by the city, $4,000; Will
liam Stocks. $500 Singer Sewing Machine
comnanv al 900
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
SWEPT az A TORRENT.
A stream overnows at Uvslde, Tex, and
Causes Great Ruin.


UvALDE. Tex, Sept l "A terrible
catastrophe befen this thriving town
Thursday night and there is mourn
ing in many households The calami-
ty was entirely unexpected. The
treacherous Leona river, swollen 10
raging torrent by recent rains, rus he'd
down upon the town, submerging and
wrecking many houses and drowning
a number of people. In this arid SEQ
tion such destructiveness by the ele-
ments has never before been chron-
iolsd. In the excitement OF the day Il
is not definitely. known how many have
been drowned II is feared that 300
or 800 people may have been drowned
in the lowlands south OF Uvalde.
The loss 10 the Southern Pacific
company is enormous, 40 miles of
track and many bridges having been
washed away. over 100 car loads of
material and 500 laborers left San An
tonic for the scene of the wreck Friday
evening. The damage to the Southern
Pacific extends eastward about rs
miles from this city. A rougl esti.
mate of the loss 10 property in general
and the railroad company viii, as far
as known. reach $1,000, 900.
Hennepun Canal Begun.
BUREAU, H., Sept. 4.-Work was be
gun on the Hennepin canal here Mon,
day. 1t is hoped TO complete the FIRST
section u miles, before Geld weather
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-13
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.



Congressman George B. Shaw, aged
10, died at his home IN Eau Claire Of
exhaustion resulting from long siege
of malarial fever contracted at Wash
ington the first week in July. At his
deathbed were his mother, who is IS
years old, his wife. his little son and
daughter, his brother Eugene. of the
Daniel Shaw Lumbel company, and
the latter's family. Mr. Shaw was
mayor of Eau Claire In 1883 and 1880
He was elected to the Fifty-third con-
gress as republican. He was SUI
preme chancellor of the knights of
Pythias from July, 1890, to August, 1892.
Heavy Losers by Fire.
The losses of cranberry growers in
the vicinity of Cranberry Center from
fires have been enormous. About
Mather, where thousands of barrels
lave been shipped yearly, there is al
most nothing left Many of the tracts
OF land viii never be used for growing
cranberries again, and as they are al
most worthless for any other purpose
will for time revert to the county as
useless land.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
Milwaukee Industrial EXPOSITION


This will be the thirteenth season of
Milwaukee's great undertaking and
from all the evidences it will be the
most attractive show yet given, and
will merit the liberal patronage of the
good people of the state. In a COM
mum cation just received from General
Manager Trumpff, of the exposition, we
learn that this years exhibition will
show even greater improvement over
the last one given than that did over
those before it. The vast floor space,
the galleries and annexes will present
a bewlldering array Of humming
wheels, gay wares and fabrics and at
tractive novelties. There will be no
dearth of special features and We are
sure no greater attraction could have
been secured than the wonderful
electrical scenic theatre-the one that
created such furOre i'll the electricity
building at the Worlds fair In this
mimic theatre play Of element is en-
acted entitled ''The Cycle of a Day." a
mountain scene being shown with won
derful changing atmospheric effects,
presenting the varying lights and con-
ditions that naturally play upon such
landscape, from early morning until
into a moonlight night-clOuds, rain,
thunder and the like. Those who have
seen this wonderful spectacle are
loud in praise. The theatre will be
erected in the west gallery, while the
stand of the exposition band will be
moved to the south end Of the building.
The band will be under charge of Prof.
Chris. Bach, the well known leader
and composer. 1t will be newly uni
formed and compositions to please all
tastes will be played.
Henry Reinhardt, who has charge of
the art galleries this year, has just
returned from Europe, whittier he
went in the interest Of the exposition.
AS a result of his trip, some of the most
famous of the canvases of the Paris
Salon and other art eXpOsitiOns Of Eng
land, France and Germany are in
bond at Milwaukee, waiting to be hung.
The entire interior of the vast expo
sition hall will be found to have under
gone a complete metamorphosis, and
the attractions that will crowd every
inch of the 100000 square feet of vail
able floor space will be found to be
both new and interesting. The illum-
ination at night will be more brilliant
by reason OF a huge canopy of white
canvass hung high up in the vault of
the roof and the general arrangement
of moving industrial displays will be
different.
There will be 1874 exhibitors as
against 122 at the last exhibition.
Very wisely the exposition directors
have decided to open the exhibition
early enough so that visitors to the
State fair. which opens September II,
can take in both without making sew
eral trips to Milwaukee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
The Fox Lake Representative very

The Fox Lake Representative very
truthfully says: Newspaper men are
blamed with lot OF things they can't
help, such as partlality in mentioning
visitors, giving news about some folks
and leaving others out, etc. The edi-
tor simply prints the news he can find.
Some people tell him about such things
and others do not" We trust our
friends will heed whatever the forego-
ing may suggest.
The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was unsettled, opening lower,
but rallying sharply, and advancing
4@3c, closing at sac cash and Soc De-
cember. Flour was steady and in fair
demand. Barley closed at 53$c, rye at
49c, corn at 563c and oats at 334c. Hogs
were steady at $5.35@6.l5. Cattle and
sheep were unchanged. Grain freights
were steady at lie for barley by lake
to Buffalo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
Electric BitterS.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
ton All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver
and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and other affections caused
by impure blood Will drive Malaria
from the system and prevent as well as
cure all Malarial fevers.-For cure of
Headache, Constipation and Indigestion
try Electric Bitters. Entire salts action
guaranteed, or money refunded. Price
so cents and Sl.G0 per bottle at H. [.
Eberle's Drug Store.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
A VETERANS VERDICT.
The War is Over. A WelI-known Sol
der, Correspondent and Journal
ist Makes a Disclosure

Indiana contributed her thousands of brave
soldiers to the war, and no state bears bet
ter record in that respect than it does. In
literature 1t is rapidly acquiring an
snEia6e place In war and literature
SOL has won an honorable position: Dur
ing the late war he was member of Co. M,
I'd. N. Y. Cavalry and of the 18th Indiana In
fantry Volunteers. Regarding an important
circumstance he writes as follows:
Several of us old veterans here are using
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine, Heart Cure
and Nerve and Liver Pills all of them giving
splendid satisfaction. In fact, we have never
used remedies that compare with them. OF
the Pills we must say they are the best COM
bination of the qualities required in prep
aratiOn Of their nature we have ever known.
We have none but words of praise for them.
They are the outgrowth Of a new principle in
medicine, and tone up the system wonder,
Solomon Yewell Marion, Ind. Dec. s, 1892
These remedies are sold by all druggists on
positive guarantee, or sent direct by the
DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind, on re-
cept of price, 81 per bottle, six bottles S., ex-
press prepaid. They positively contain neither
op1ates nor dangerous drugs.