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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION
A commendable ORGANIZATION.

The first meeting of the Lancaster
Business Mems association was held
in DIR. Hassell's office last Tuesday
evening. Jos. Nathan was chosen
chairman of the meeting and c. r.
Showalter, secretary. The report of
the Sugar Beet committee was read
end adopted.
A preliminary iganization was
formed and a constitution adopted.
The objects of the association were de-
clared to be the Development and Pro-
lection of the Business interests of
Lancaster and vicinity. Citizens
believing in the furtherance of these
objects are eligible to membership.
An informal discussion of the sugar
beet industry followed. 1t was the
sentiment Of those present that the
association should experiment this
summer in the growing of beets on a
sufficiently extensive scale to test the
different soils of this vicinity for beet
culture and determine with as great
accuracy as possible the exact cost of
growing beets and the percentage of
sugar they can be made to yield.
Next Monday evening, April Is,
was appointed for the next meeting
of the association. At that time the
officers of the association will be chos-
en-. The question of Sugar Beet Gull
ture will also come up for special
consideration.
All interested in the association are
invited to attend the meeting. A
special invitation is extended to citi-
zens, whether members or not, to at
tend and participate in the sugar
discussion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
clubs for Farmers. wives.

A simple organization, and one Of
great interest, il called The News
paper Club, writes Helen Jay in the
March Ladies' Home Journal. The
members are bound to carefully read
the news OF the day as stated by the
paper. One member is assigned the
foreign news for one week, another
the political doings in our country, a
third has charge of the book reviews,
while others must study up the rec
ords Of the lives Of men and women ~
the moment most prominently before
the public. In this way women are
brought closely in touch with the life
of the world are lifted above local
pre- iudice and tradition. IN some
neighb0rhoods what are called Crock
ing Chair Clubs" obtain. Such or
CARNATIONS have no object other than
the cultivation of friendship among
women. The motto might well be
the words Of Emerson. Converse
tion-what is it all but that?" One
member reads aloud while the others
sew. but part of the time is devoted
to the good old fashion of telling the
individual experience and passing on
the helpful thought, the title Of the
book or article found Of service, the
useful receipt Of the personal discov-
cry of new methods of value in the
home. In one club what has been cal
led the ''Theee D's-Dress, Disease
and Domestics,n were prohibited top.
| les, and no woman was allowed tC
quote her husband or chronicle the
sayings and doings Of her children
In another neighborhood, where mos
of the women we're young mothers
the little ones became the principa
subject of discussion, and that mos
charming work, mothers in Coun
ell became almost the handbook o
| the organization.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
EPLETT'S REPLY.
TerIer's Charges False.
70 he Public;

TO The Public:
In last weeks issue of one of the
local papers of the county | am
charged with not properly publishing
the notices of the recent judicial cleo
ton and of mourning needless expense
IN the printing and distribution OF
ballots. | declare both accusations to
be unqualifiedly false. For the in
formation Of my friends and as a vim
dication of my course, / submit the
record of my action in the matter.
For three weeks before election the
prescribed form for notice of election
was published in the GRANT COUNTY
HERALD. The Witness, The Dial and
The Times Review. For two weeks
before election another notice con-
tanning information to voters was
published in the same papers. These
were the notices the law requires to
be published and | believed that
publication in four of the leading
papers of the county situated in Lam
caster, Platteville, Boscobel and Fen
nimore to be sufficient and | still
think so.
On March 18th, ! received official
notification Of the judicial election
from the Secretary of State and instruc-
tons with regard TO printing election
tickets. These instructions were fol-
lowed and the ballots were printed in
accordance thereto by the Platte
vile Witness.
Later, word was received from
the Secretary of State that after
investigating the matter the attorney
general deemed it necessary to have a
different form of ballot. The few
ballots already sent out were at once
recalled and new ones printed accord
ing TO the later Interpretation of the
law. These tickets were printed at
the HERALD office. That ballot, not
in legal form, was printed is no fault
of mine. These are the facts regard
ing the publication of election notices
and printing ballots. | acted in good
faith in the whole matter and have
no apology to make
JOHN EPLETT
County Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
Fennimore Fires.

Fennimore has been having consid-
cradle experience with fire lately
Only few days ago the Parker Hill
derbrant building went up in smoke
and last week an attempt was made
to burn the axle greese factory. AL
bert Hays boy about Is has been
arrested for the latter offense. He
has waived examination and will an
pear before Judge Clementson April
%, when it is understood he will
plead guilty.
1t seems that on the evening of the
fire he and several other BOYS were
playing '.hide and SEEK and in the
play he hid under the axle grease fac
tory and while there conceived the
idea of burning it. He built a pile of
kindling and lit it without any of the
other boys knowing anything about
it. He thought he would ..iust
make a little blaze to suprize the
boys. !" A man happened to come
along and discovered and extinguish-
ed the fire before much damage was
done. If it had gotten fair start
very disastrous results might have
followed as there are a number of
frame buildings in the immediate vi
entity of the factory. Young HAYS
denies all connection with the other
fire
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
Two Useful Inventions.

Mr.. Thomas Brookens of Blooming
ton, who has been subscriber to the
GRANT COUNTY HERALD for forty
years was a pleasant caller yesterday.
He had with him model Of sui
key corn pillow that by means of ro-
tary teeth will thoroughly pulverize
the ground and kill every weed that
is growing between the rows. He
also had an adjustable hame lock
by which the names on a harness can
be adjusted to collar quickly and
easily without any of the tedious
buckling and unbuckling Of straps.
These are both inventions of Clyde
Brookens a son of Thomas Brookens
If the young man continues as he
has begun he will one day be ia
nous inventor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11

\ new game that is said to be very
popular in society circles this season
is called the onion social and is PLAY
ed as follows: The young ladies stand
in row; one of them bites piece out
OF an onion and the fellows pay ten
cents to guess who bit it. The correct
guessers kiss the other girls. while
the unsuccessful kiss the girl who bit
the onion. The game evidently has
its strong points.-Exchange.
We take pleasure in recommends
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy be-
caused II is praised by all who try it.
says j W..Cox & Son, druggists.
Marshfield, Oregon. No one afflicted
with throat or lung trouble can use
this remedy without praising it. 1t
always gives prompt relief 1t is
especially valuable for colds as it re-
lieyes the lungs, makes breathing
easier and aids expectoration. A
cold will never result in pneumonia
when this remedy is taken and reas-
enable care exercised For sale BY
j. I. Bennett, Druggist.
Not less than $50 nor more than
5000 is the fine you will now have to
pay for selling skinned milk or filled
cheese to customers. The same pen
atty is also attached TO selling oleo-
margarine and other adulterated s.but-
tersN without having them conspicu-
ously labeled, and hotel man must
notify each one Of his guests that he
has upon his table adulterated butter
The bill has passed both houses and
only needs the signature of the gov
ernor to become law
Frank Shephardson an engineer on
the Southern Pacific Ry,, who resides
at Los Angeles, Cal, was troubled
with rheumatism for long time.
He was treated by several physicians,
also visited the Hot Springs, but re-
eeiyed no permanent relief until he
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He
says it is the best medicine in the
world for rheumatism. For sale by
j. I Bennett, Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11

On Wednesday afternoon April 3,
1895, at the Congregational parsonage
Mr.. Asa Newman Cooley of Laneas-
ter was married to Miss Maud Stanley
of North Lancaster. Mr.. Cooley is
an industrious and frugal carpenter.
He has built himself Il house in the
northwest part of the city where he
and his bride will soon be at home
ready to greet their friends Miss
Stanley was one of the bright and eff.
ficient girls of the Lancaster House
to whom the good landlady viii gem
erously concede part of the credit
for its growing reputation. 1t only
takes two intelligent. industrious and
efficient people to make a happy home
and good living The brides father
and sister Edna were in the city and
attended the wedding. Also Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Curry, who were recently
married at the Lancaster House, =
were present as witnesses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11


We have received from DIR. r. A..
Seaman Of Lancaster a copy Of Der
vorgilla, or the downfall Of Ireland
bv Miss Anna Seaman. who until her
death in June, 1894, lived in Mt
Hope, Grant county. The work was
not quite complete at the time Of her
death and it was revised and finished
by her brother Charles Seaman Of
Milwaukee. Mr.. Seaman taught
school in Benton in 1884, and may be
remembered by some of our people.
The work itself is of high character
and although it viii be especially in
teresting to persons ofIrish descent,
it may be read with profit by every
one The merits of the book. and the
fact that it was written by citizen
of our neighbor county, should insure
it large sale i'm Southwestern Wis
consin. 1t will soon be put on sfle
here, or it may be obtained from DIR.
Scanlan of Lancaster. Benton Times.
Through mistake we failed to men
tion last week the reception given by
Madames y. II. Howe and X. i.
Murphey at the home of the former.
The house was beautifully decorated
with blooming plants and smilax and
the charming young ladies who assist.
ed in the entertaining. added much tc
the occasion. MAY our hostess birth.
days be as many as the number OF hel
guests and may thev all be as happy
ones for her AZ we were as one of hel
guests.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
Prototype Of the Silver Lunatics.

Portland Oregonian: In an old
school reader we had story of man
who was a victim -af peculiar hallu-
cination. His mental disorder found
expression i'm the continual utterance.
'.Once one is two No matter what
the subject of conversation or discus
sion might be, he always broughtit to
the conclusion. '.Once one is two. =
This man seems to have been the true
prototype of our silver lunatics. The
worlds ratio of silver to gold is 32 to |
They say the ratio is 16 to /. In
other words. their hallucination is
that of the old man who was everlast-
ingly muttering. .sOnce one is two"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
JOHN EPLETT.
County Clerk

Last Friday, April 5th. disastrous
fire occurred in Melville. The saw
mill OF Henry Evans was totally de
stroyed, the fire being discovered
about o'clock in the morning and
battling all efforts to control it. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 with no in
surance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
Reeds Opera Honse

The Earl Doty Co. opened a week ;
engagement at popular prices Monday
night to a big house The play was
Faust and Judging from the APP
proyal of the audience made decid-
ed hit. Earl Doty as Mephisto has
lost none Of his old time popularity
here
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Eary Doty Co. all week
j. T. Bennett is in Madison.
Call and see Greer's new carpets
Latest styles at Miss Schloesser's.
Miss Westing left for the West last
Saturday.
DIR. Bailey of Sitter was in town
Wednesday
Millinery goods of all kinds at Miss
b. j. Schloesser's,
All kinds of Salt and Picked Fish
at j. Nathan & Sons.
See the Earl Doy Co. at Reeds
Opera House all week
Ball and Bat with every Boys suit
at |. Philipson & Cos.
Mrs. F. G. Thompson has returned
from Waterloo, Iowa.
Fresh Fish on Wednesdays aud Fri
days at j. Nathan & Sons.
Miss Billings of Cobb was guest
of friends in the city Sunday.
Buy your wife one of those Easter
bonnets at Miss Schloesser's.
Do you want seed potatoes? Alt
has car load of choice ones.
A grand matinee Saturday at Reed 5
Opera House. 10 cents to all.
L. Alt & Son have ear load of new
potatoes of various kinds for sale.
Matinee Saturday, a grand comedy
and bag Of pop corn for 10 cents
Miss Louisa Cobb will teach the
Aupperle school the spring term.
Miss b. j. Schloesser has an elegant
line OF Spring hats. Look them over
Attorney Lowry and daughter Beth
visited Madison Monday and Tuesday.
When you want piano come and
get prices from Michaelis & Roberts.
A large line of the newest shades
and styles in Hats at /. Philipson &
Co.'S.
Mrs. Bailey of Fennimore is visiting
with her sister Mrs. II. A. w. Nc
Nair.
Jos. Kern, +. l.. Greer and the HER
AID Office put up new awnings last
week
Busineis Mems Association meeting
next Monday evening. Reeds Opera
House
Messrs. John Fawcett and J. w.
Murphy OF Platteville were in the city
Friday.
1t is reported that Dr. Jos. Glenn
entson will open an office in this city
about May LIST.
The company is good one and will
doubtless play to big business the
rest of the week.
Smoked Sturgeon, Halibut, salmon.
Bloaters, Herring and White Fish at
j. Nathan & Sons.
For White Wyandotte Chi ckens, or
eggs for Matching, call on
W. Maple st. f. H. Garside.
For sale-A six octave, rosewood
case. piano-frame melodeon, cheap
Inquire at Herald office. 3w.
Miss Mabel Mccoy returned to the
University last Monday. She has en-
tirely regained her health.
Mrs. j. Whitney returned Tuesday
evening from weeks visit in Mil
waukee, Chicago and Beloit.
Mrs. Vail of Platteville is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. NJ " Burris.
Miss Stella Vail accompanies her.
Mr.. James Kemler of Platteville was
in Lancaster Sunday and Monday. He
visited at the Mackey residence.
If you are lover of guitar music,
buy a Hillard Guitar found at the
Music Depot OF Michaelis & Roberts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
TO the Happy Hunting Grounds.

DR.. Browns big dog .'Prince" died
last Friday, from natural cause, and
was not poisoned as reported. In
fact he was thoroughly liked and re-
spected Although large powerful
dog he was as mild as a kitten. and
numbered every acquaintance as a
friend. He is gone but not forgot
ton >
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11

The Crockett farm southeast of
Platteville was soId last week to David
Weigil for $40 per acre. This is the
highest price ever paid for land in
this vicinity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
Notice

The Earl Doty Go. will give away
the beautiful bedroom set on exhibit
tion at the Opera House Saturday
night to the holder of the lucky mum
Der
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Foreign and Domestic Exchange
bought and sold. Interest paid on
time deposits. Special attention
to Grant county collections. Gen
eral banking business transacted
Agents for the sale of ocean tickets
on the Cunard. Inman and Red
Star Lines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-11

One Of those Regulation Base Balls
and Champion Bats given away free
with every boys suit at Philipson' :.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-26
Sparks From the Wires.

c. p. Huntington left New York yester-
day for San Francisco.
Yesterdays statement of the condition
of the United States treasury shows
Available cash balance $lS1, 1918 gold
reserve S95, ,7S4, ,72O
The sovereign grand lodge l. o. o. F.
at Atlantic City adjourned at IL o'clock
yesterday to meet in Dallas, Texas on the
third Monday in September 1896.
The opera house block on Ontario street,
at ST. GATHERINGS, Ontario, burned yester-
day morning. The adjoining buildings
were damaged. The total loss is about
10000.
At the county infirmary at Dayton, o.,
yesterday, an old traction engine, used to
drill well, exploded, killing Paul But
terhorn and william Williams, inmates of
the lnfirmary. and injuring several others.
The miners strike in Laurel district OF
Kentucky, pending since May ], ended
yesterday by the acceptance of the old
scale of 70 cents per ton, the operators re-
fusing to negotiate with the Knights OF
Labor.
The dispatches saying that w. o. Good
loe and two other men named Swope
had been killed during a poker game al
distillery in Pulaski county, KY, are
untrue.
At a meeting of the San Francisco board
| of health yesterday a resolution was
adopted placing a strict quarantine OF
| all vessels from infected ports and an or
| der was made that all steam vessel
| from such ports should be sterilzed ant
| fumigated with steam from their owl
boilers.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-26
TWO BULLET HOLES
They Are in the Cap Of tine Night
Watchman at Pullman.
AN ATTEMPTED HOLD = UP
the City Tough Characters
Warned

Pullman, Sept. 22.-Highwaymen
tried to hold up Night watchman Gam
mon Sunday morning between and 3
o'clock on Main street in the center of
the business district. He was ordered
to hold up his hands and not comply
Ing quickly enough to suit the thief,
who was within three or four feet, was
shot at and the bullet went through his
cap, making small hole in front and
in the back where it went out His
cap was singed, which shows that the
robber must have been close to him
when he fired.
After the shot the footpad took to his
heels, the night watchman firing his
revolver twice. The night was so dark
that 1t was impossible to see any dis
tance and having to judge from the
footsteps, the watchman failed to hit
his assailant.
Mr.. Gammon's hat was knocked off
by the concussion and he was unable
to find 1t until he had procured Ian
tern.
The supposition is that the thieves,
for there was another on the other side
of the street, who Joined his companion
after the first shot was fired, intended
TO capture and gag the night watch
and then rob all the business houses
with no one to molest them.
Extra guards will be provided at once
and it will go hard with any tough
characters found roaming around at
unseemly hours.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-26
THEY CELEBRATE A CENTENNIAL
Gathering of Fifteen Thousand Minis.
ters and Laymen at Lon don.

London, Sept. Fifteen thousand min
isters and laymen of the denominations
and churches, mostly Congregational, al
lied with the London Missionary society,
have gathered in this city for a week.
celebration of the Tooth anniversary of the
founding of that organization. Dele
gates are also here from the United
States, France, Germany Italy and
Switzerland and the Australian colonies
The official program commences on
Monday, with the reception of the dele
gates and thanksgiving service, but as
a preliminary there will be young peo-
pies thanksgiving demonstration in Ex-
eter hall, and tomorrow special services
Will be held in the metropolitan Congre-
gational churches. Representatives of
nearly every denomination have accepted
invitations from the Congregationalists
to unite with them in celebrating the CEN
tennial.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-26
DURRANT's ATTORNEYS ARE SILENT
Can the Defense Make Its Confidence
Good?

San Francisco. Sept. H.-The main case
against Theodore Durrant is in. There
are some odds and ends of evidence to
prop the carefully bdilt structure of cir
cumstances, but to all intents and pur-
poses the prosecution has had its day.
Durrants attorneys are silent as to what
evidence they propose to offer to break
down an apparently invulnerable case
against their client.
All are looking forward to the day when
Eugene Depreuy shall tell to the jury
and the world In his opening statement
of the defense Just exactly how he expec. s
to save the neck of Theodore Durrant.
There has been no period of the case
awaited with such anxiety.
If the defense can make its confidence
good, there will be nothing more dramat-
ic In the annals of the law. Conviction
on circumstantial evidence would be an
impossibility in the California courts af-
ter such denouncement for this young
man Durrant has been considered guilty
by so men and women out of every 1OC
for months past. To have his innocence
proven beyond doubt in few days by a
few bold strokes of evidence would make
him the hero of the hour. And in this is
Just the position in which those two
skilled attorneys of his and his famous
detectives insist they will place him.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-26
OPPRESSION OF CUBA MUST CEASE
chicago Clergyman Creates Something
of a Sensation.

Cnlcago, Sept. 22.-Rev. H. w. Thom.
as caused somewhat of a sensation thjs
morning by declaring from his pulnIt
that the time had come for America TO
say that the oppression of Cuba nv
spain must come to an end. There wa 3
d large attendance of the best neonla
IN the city and the speaker was fro
quently interrupted by outbursts Of
applause. DR.. Thomas said in mart.
Among the modern nations of tba
u spain Is old. She was once in
tne foreground, one of the greatest and
piouoest and most prosperous of ma
',ohs' but she was always on the side
VI royalty and ecclesiasticism. She be-
ionged to the old order of government
ana religion. Other countries have ad-
vahced, nave heard the call and caught
the inspiration of the new light. while
spain mas stood still. has gone back
Ward. She has not absol bed other neo-
pie OF the earth and caught inspiration
from them. Her religion is Roman
Catholic and is supported by the state
NO fault can be found with that. She
mas right to her religion. which is
one OF the great wings or powers of
the church. The Protestant religion is
tolerated, but worship must be in Sc
cret and no notice of meetings may be
given. There are $4,000 Protestants in
the country and an attendance at wor-
snip or 5000. In population of less
than l6,OOO,OOO, there are 100000 men
and 100000 women who can not read
ana write. Education fiourishes in En-
giano' Germany, France and Italy and
L therefore argue that Spain is q mort
pund nation that has failed to get into
line with the practice of this great age:
has forfeited the right to be dictator
much less to rule among the nations
or the earth. 1t has a right to exist in
ignorance and superstition and to man
age its own affairs, but not the right
TO cruelty oppress its own subjects
The time has come for America to say
that this oppression of Cuba must come
to an end and that very soon"