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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-01-12

A note from Phil Host, dated at Boise
on the 4th says: II met Fred Cove in
town last night. He remainedone hour.
He came on flying trip for medicine
for Ed. Roberts. Ed. is very sick. Fred
had hard trip. It is showing and
raining. think be will have tough
time getting back" Being forty-fve
miles away from Boise, half the dis
lance only rough trail, is rather dis
NAL prospect for sick man. Everyone
here who knows Ed. will be anxious to
hear from him again.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Brockman took
their leave Of DeLamar this morning.
going to ST. Louis to reside. They made
many friends while here who will
remember them pleasantly and wish
them prosperity.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-01-12

sampson's Stage Line.
LEAVE ARRIVE
s;lvar civ .sDA N. DeLamar 900 A. NJ.
do d.0o pm do $50 P N.
DeLamar 1900 A. NJ SILVER Clty li ,e A. ~
do 900 P. NJ DO 800 7, y.
do. $50 4. IL, and connect with outgoing
Nalnpa stage at Boonyile.
Every day in the week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
death IN the water.

Mr.. EDITOR: ! have long been OF
the opinion hat the Improvement
most needed by the city Of Mineral
Point was the establishment Of a wat
er works and sewerage system; not
only because of the convenience oil a
water supply to the citizens and the
greater safety to property in the case
OF fire; but because a EGARD o THE
HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY demanded
it. Probably no one thing is the
cause of more sickness than impure
water. That the well and spring
water used by many of our citizens
was impure ] had no doubt. Indeed,
it seemed TO me that any thoughtful
person could not fail to see that the
wells and springs must be contami-
mated in a place so long settled as
this. Here for more than sixty wears
the ground has been loaded and
soaked with excreta and sewerage.
What earthly reason is there 10 be-
lieve that the water soaking into the
soil and absorbing quantities of this
filth viii not u into the wells and
springs? Yet plain as the subject
SItAAof htiJAN ~ hChAA1iz hhlACl W w
than to convince the average man
that the water in HIS well is impure.
He is willing to admit the impurity of
his neighbor's well, but he imagines
that the interposition of some force
Of nature has kept his particular we'll
free from all pollution. | have some
facts 10 here disclose, however. that
it will puzzle the most sanguine to
explain OF any other hypothesis than
that of the contamination of the wat
ers examined. You must know, that
being always interested in things per-
tanning to my native city, and especi-
ally IN the water supply question, !
have during the past year spent CON
siderable time in the study Of sanitary
analysis of drinking water, with the
EXPRESS PURPOSE Of examining waters
Of this locality So that ! might have
some definite and indisputable data
on which to base my future assertions.
Since returning from Madison ] have
examined a number of waters and
give the results Of part OF them below.
II is my purpose to void all techni-
c~alities as far as possible so | will
mention only those things mos. strik-
ing and most easily explained. Look
at this table and then read the ex-
PLANTATION:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
Marshall Chosen.

The vacancy on the Supreme bench
has been filled by the appointment of
Judge r. d. Marshall OF Chippewa
Falls. 1t is stated that this is the
closing act OF a bargaining between
the friends of Judge Marshall and
Winslow according to the terms of
which Winslow was supported for re-
election last spring and Marshall
should fill the first vacancy that might
ecu Gov. UPham's astutness in
finding two or three men who would
refuse the appointment before select
ing Marshall, 1T this distance looks
like a peice Of the same political cloth
from which Attorney Mylrea tore his
caution and delay b%atnerin the treas
ary case parade.
These gentlemen evidently believe
in one term tenure for state officials.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
Not satisfactory.

In conversation with a member of
our city Council. a positive statement
was made that the well of our water
works system is little better than a
hole in the ground which in the
course of two or three weeks manages
10 presplre a few buckets Of water.
Ii is, beyond question. worthless as a
water supply for our city Our people
know that the city has gone "a a large
expense 10 dig this hole in the side of
the hin and to build over il a brick
building in which Is placed our steam
boiler and force pump. We have an
other well. a drilled one, upon which
a windmill aud pump is placed and
this we'll fuliils every expectation and
IL was thought that it would supply
the bulk Of The water needed by the
c'.v and this has proved 80 far to be
largely true. But the other well never
was any good, and its signal if not
fraud ulent failure has been memoril-
"a by the monument OF erecting over
I'll the brick building and placing
there in the pumping machinery of the
city. There are all kinds of rumors
of fir audulent practices in reference To
tho contract OF letting the Job for dig
ging this well, the parties engaged in
it All 4 the means used to make ii ap-
pear the we'll would furnish sufficient
waite r ~ odgeville San.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08

Jacob 5. Coxey Of Massillon. the
leader of the Army OF the Common
wealth which marched to Washington
last year, has been nominated for gov
Of Ohio by the Populist conven-
ton.
The platform adopted reafiirms the
principles Of the Omaha platform:
Coxey's non-interest bond and good
roads bills;issuing enough legal tender
paper money to put the country on a
cash basis; free and unlimited coinage:
naturalization of public mono. olies:
denounces interest-bearing bonds: de-
ounce the process in the Debs case
as subversive Of the rights of trial by
jury; favors a law against the paw
ment OF any debt in gold; demands
the Immediate adjustment Of nation
al banks: fayors a per diem service
pension bill. As to state affairs the
platform demands the referendum
plan; reduced salaries; tax reforms:
cight-hour day; state control 0 fliquor
traffic without profit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
supreme Judgeship

Concerning the new Justice Of the
supreme court, the State Journal
says:
Judge Marshall is a comparatively
young man, as he has but reached his
forty-eight year. He was born at
Nashua, \. H., but his parents came
to Wisconsin when he was but seven
years OF age and he has resided in
Wisconsin ever since. His education
was begun in the common schools of
Sank county, where his parents set
tied. AT the age of 10 he went to
Lawrence university at Appleton to
complete his education and afterwards
studied law, being admitted To the
bar in 1873 at Baraboo.
He at once formed a partnership
with n. W. Wheeler at Chippewa
Falls and for two years carried out an
extensive law business with Mr..
Wheeler but gave that up in 1875 to
accept the position which he held I'M
lii 1881, when he again entered upon
the practice of the law with his broth
er-in-law, Congressman-elect John j.
Jenkins as a partner. This partner
ship continued until 1888, when he
was elected Judge Of the eleventh cir
cut, the position which he has held
to this time. Last fall he was re-
elected for a term which does not ex-
pire until January, 1901.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
why wages are Coming Up.

The democrats are as cunning as
trihiug young foxes. From one end
pf the country 70 the other their big
aud little papers, big guns, pop guns,
squirt guns, big aud little statesmen
and their stragglers are emblazoning
it on the highest walls, believing it
from the steepest mountains, pro-
claiming il from the hill tops and vel
ling through the valleys that the
democratic party is increasing the
wages of labor under its free trade
law, How nicely that sounds In
creasing their wages. indeed! The
wages of labor are getting back, and
they cannot get back too rapidly, to
the figures they were at the time the
people unwittingly took the affairs of
the government out OF the hands of
the republican party and placed them
in the insufficient free trade hands of
the democracy. Aud why are the
wages getting backF For no reason
under the sun except that there is a
republican congress and the certainty
OF a republican president as soon as
the people can get a chance to vote on
the question. That is why the wages
are coming up. Wages are being re-
stored TO republican times because
there are soon to be republican times
again That is the whole story.
Keep it in mind. milwaukee, Tele-
graph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
500 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper viii be
pleased 10 learn that there is nj least
one dreadful disease that science has
been able 10 cure in all its tages and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the ouly positive cure known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
Ing a constitutional disease. requires
4 constitutional treatment. Hall's
Cstarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and niue
ops surfaces Of the system thereby
destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it> work.
The proprietors have 50 much faith
in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails 10 cure. Send for lis; Of
testimonials.
Address. +. 5. Cheney 4 IA. To-
ledo. Ohio.
M. sold OK Druggists. zoe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
M'AFEE MURDER MYSTERY.
Tramp Under Arrest Identified as a Dis
charged Insane Patient.

Lincoln. H., Aug. 5.-The mystery
surrounding the murder OF Lewis Me-
Afee on sunday, July q, near here, is
explained. McAfee was shot dead on
his porch. the assassin escaped, and a
vigorous search resulted in the arrest
of Charles King. claiming Kingston,
Tenn, as his home, King confessed to
being Joseph Leonard Giles. from Scio,
Harrison county, Ohio. Correspondence
received has verified his statements and
established the further fact that ne had
been discharged from the Ohio state in
sane asylum at Columbus. He has been
as the roaming tramp in Me
nard county. this state. who demanded
roffee from a farmers wife at the point
of a pistol and was chased away by the
indignant farmer armed with a Win
chester. Later he appeared at another
farmers place, and upon being refused
food said he wanted To kill someone and
brandished a pistol. The farmer He'd
and saved his life. Giles is weakening
and will make a complete confession.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
shuilsburg Water.

Ground wa broken yesterday for the
well for the proposed system of water
works for this city, the location beinp
just south Of the railroad compapv's
ground and near judgement street
We are informed that a stone tower
forty-five feet high surmounted with
a cypress tank is to be erected some
where inthe neighborhood of the pnblic
schools building and it is proposed to
pump water into this tank. II is
believed by some people that the
amount of money at the disposal of
the city council may enable them to
put in mains as far as Water street.
while others think they will scarcely
reach that point. Time will tell
whether the adoption of the direct
pressure system was n wise one mr.
not. but it would be a pretty safe bet
to wager that the taxpayers of this
city will not maintain an extensive
system OF that kind very long. A
reservoir could be built on the sontb
hill for the same money a tank and
tower will cost, which Womb hold
more barrels OF water than the tank
would gallons and the reservoir could
be TILED when needed at a small ex-
pense' while the direct pressure sys-
TEN VIII cost so much to operate that
we believe the who thing will be
abandoned before the last bond il
paid. The fact is Shullsburg is not
large enough To maintain an expen-
slye system OF waterworks.-Pick and
Cad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
pairs phi MILLION

The nitrate nitrogen mentioned IN
the table results almost entirely from
the decomposition of animal matter.
By reference to the table you will see
that the waters containing the least
quantity has twenty-five times the
limit; while two of the wells showed
forty times the limit.
Natural waters in this part of the
state contain only four parts Of chlo-
rim. The waters examined vary from
six to sixty times the limit.
Now the only source OF the extra
chlorin is from urine or the slope
from the house. Comment is unnee-
essary.
The above figures ought to be
enough to convince anyone that our
well and spring waters are contami-
mated In each case the sample was
carefully taken, and was from a well
that is used by a number of families
! as a source Of drinking water. Be
fore dropping this part Of the subject
let me endeavor to correct a popular
f~allacy in regard to water. Most peo-
pie believe that a water that is clear,
sparkling and tasteless must be pure.
No grearter mistake could be made.
Many times the very fact that a wat
er is sparkling is evidence of its inn
purity. The sparkle of water is due
to gas contained in it. and many times
this gas is a result of the decomposi-
ton Of organic matter. In fact there
is nc simple method of determining
the purity OF water. 1t can only be
done by careful chemical analysis and
a study of the source.
A word as to the effects of using
such waters as those mentioned in
the table. Diptheria. dysentery, di-
arrhoea, typhoid fever aud allied dis
eases are often the result of using inn
pure water. Typhoid especially is
liable to be spread in this manner.
The typhoid germ is given of with
the eXcreta and will live for many
months in the soil. What is to pre-
vent these germs from getting into
the wells
The great danger from impure wat
er lies in the fact that its effects come
pm SO gradually as to be nearly inn
perceptible. Nothing is harder than
10 convince the popular mind that a
disease is the result of using impure
water, and yet | dare say that If all
the cases of sickness that are directly
due to that cause could be tabulated
one would have some startling figures.
Then the people would say water
works we must have"
Can we find a supply of pure water
for water worksP Yesl BY sinking
wells deep enough and carefully ex
Guiding all surface water there can be
obtained N unlimited supply. This
is proven by one of the wells at the
zinc works, the water of which is ex.
c%ellent. No fear on that score. But
'.oh the cost" some exelaim. | cam
not share the opinion Of many as to
the enormous cost d putting in the
plant, The only place the trenching
would be very expensive would be on
Commerce street. Put a corps OF our
miners and quarrymen at work and
they would open up a trench through
the lime rock as easily rs our sister
cities dig through mud and gravel.
But be the cost what il may. we
should have water works. For a city of
thirty-two hundred without a water
system is decidedly behind the times
And then Mineral Point must retain
her reputation for being the health
ieSt cityin the state.
Did YOU eNe look ut the matter in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08

this light? The law considers every
person worth fivethousand dollars.
Six persons saved from death by fur
nishing them pure water viii give YOU
thirty thousand dollars or enough to
put in a complete system OF water
works. No doubt YOU could find six
willing 10 be saved.
In conclusion. allow me to say
there is nothing peculiar to Mineral
Point in the above showing. In any
city or village that has been settled
so much as ten years You would find
the same results. ! have examined
the water from shallow wells in seve-
raj different places and never vet
failed to find them contaminated
Mineral Point Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
Death IN a w.,,

Chillicothe. Ohio, Aug 5.-Joseph
Bingham and his brother-in-law. Oliver
Benway, lost their lives while digging
a well at South Perry. Bingham had
entered the well. Not hearing him at
work Benway called to him. Receiving
no answer he had his wife and another
IN lower him into the well, where
he found Bingham dead. having been
killed by poisonous gases. Finding
himself being overcome. he signaled
the women to pull him up, but before
reaching the top he fell from the bucket
and vas killed. Both leave large
families.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08

According to the statement Of the
secretary of the treasury for July.
the total cash on hand at the close OF
the month was 1907, 397. S31 of which
$50, 354, 066 was gold. The demand
liabilities were 1920. 24S, 800, gold re-
serve 800. 900, 600 leaving a net cash
balance Of SS7.1 jas. 53l.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
Grant County 9erala
CLYDE r. sBoWAhTER,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

There is rioting at Spring Valley,
Illinois, between Italian aud negro nil
ners. A numbero OF negroes have been
killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08
King Christian Very III.

Copenhagen, Aug. 5-The king passed
q bad night. He suffers frequent recur-
ring pains and his condition is thought
to be serious.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-08

You will avoid helping to pay for the goods
consumed by dead beats.
You will avoid paying for the large amount
of goods that are forgotten to be charged.
You will avoid paying for anything you did
not get, through errors in charging or otherwise.
You will save 5 per cent. what it costs every
merchant to carry credit customers.
You will avoid payment for the extra work
that is necessary in a credit store.
You will trade with the firm doing business on
a smaller expense than any other general store in
the city.
All our customers will be treated alike. None
will be especially favored. You can buy goods
of us as cheaply as of I'll. Baxter.
Everyone can save from 10 to % per cent. in
trading with us. Many will not believe it. Come
and judge for yourself.
2n9.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-14
CHICAGO LAVE srncK

Chicago, May l3.--The cattle receipts
TO-DAY We're about u 900 head. against
$3.50 week ago, and opened iull at
weak prices. Butchers stuw sold well,
tut dressed beef cattle moved off slow
~. and there was decline OF SOLO per
iUO pounds In prices, the numerous
lots Of choice heavy rteers selling to a
very limited extent. Native beef st ears
were salable at "a. 2OT6 90 for poor to
tllictly choice, with q good part of the
sales at s5.00I5.75. Cows sold active
ly once more, at S1.75Q3. GO, and bulls
were steady at ready sales. Texas cat
tie arrived to the number OF about 2O0O
head and we're in fair demand at
steady prices by dressed beef firms.
The arrivals of hogs were about 90
600 less than the number generally ex-
pected and trade started moderately at
last weeks closing prices. The aver
age quality of offerings was fair, be-
Ing what is ordinarily seen at the be-
ginning OF the week, ami good transact
lions occurred at a. 55fi4 20 Heavy
hogs sold at 81. 2504.75 for common 10
choice mixed, at 40 and light Weights
were at a.SO14.G5. One sale was made
today at $3.50. but that was an extra
lot, and some of the sales were DC
lower tha:, those Of Saturday. Toward
noon trade became brisk and a large
part of the supply was taken.
In sheep the offerings continued
smaller than few weeks ago. The
receipts today were estimated at only
1000 head. Business was brisk from
the opening and prices were lOQi5c
higher. Wooded lambs selling at 50. SO
@5.95. The top prices were paid for
some choice Mexican lambs.
Sheep, unlike lambs We're mostly
clipped and choice native sheep are In
good demand at 81. 1904 so; common
lots selling around 81. 00q2 50. Holders
OF good native sheep are not anxious
TO sell at current prices, but plenty Of
Texans are expected here this month.
Recelpts-Cattle, 1900; calves, $780,
hogs, $500; sheep, 1000.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-14

My caravan contained some half dozer
wild mountaineer mule drivers-hand
some, fair men of the Benz Msara and sur
rounding tribes, bright, amusing fellows,
active as uhnmois and always laughing
and guy. Terrible ruiilans they are TO look
at, and very different from the stately
Arabs, with their short brown jelabs
reaching to tho knee and Just showing the
lower edge Of their embroidered drawers
and length Of exquisitely formed leg be-
low.
On their shaven heads they wind yard
or two OF scarlet cloth, with gold band
across It, and literally hang their bodies
with arms, A ilintlooG gun, with bar
rel some 8 feet in length, sword In
roughly embossed brass sheath, couple
of daggers and innumerable embroidered
leather and silk bags for powder, shot,
wadding, etc, add not little to the feroc-
ity OF their appearance, And ferociOus
they arc when on the warpath, but ut 9th
err times easily led and gentleness itself,
speaking In low, refined voices with u
manner that cannot fail to charm one
Blackwood's Magazine.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-14

Liverpool, May 13.-Cotton, spot,
quiet, prices STEADY; American mid
ding, s l9-32d. The sales of the day
were 5000 bales. OF which 500 were tor
speculation and export and Included
1900 American. Receipts, 1920. all
American futures opened easy ana
closed quiet but steady. American
middling l.. NJ, c., May 35-GiQD3 3B-Gld:
May and June, 3 35-6i03 96-did; June
and July, 36-GiG3 37-6id; July and Au-
gust, 37-64q3 3S-6id August and Sep
TENDER Ss-64l 3 3o-6id; September
and October, 39-Gi03 4O-Gid, october
and November, 4O-Gi4 n-6id: No
vember and December, 2 4l-6402 42-Gld:
December and January, 3 i2-GlD
3 45-6td; January and February, 1894
n 3 4i-Gid.
The tenders OF today's deliveries were
400 bales new dockets and 100 bales old
dockets.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-14

New York. May 1S.-Speculntion on
the stock exchange today was on 4
magnificent scale. The transactions
aggregated very nearly 100000 shares.
At the opening Of business the market
was irregular but the tendency In tho
main was toward lower figures due
principally 10 sales FOR foreign account
In the London market realizing move
ment in Americans was in progress and
the arbitrage brokers sold In This
market The bears took advantage OF
the situation TO depress vlaues but the
advance set in soon afterward, gains
being recorded Of 1-4G3-S In the last
hour the trading again became very
heavy with a break ranging up to l 3-S
per cent In the active shares, The
market closed weak with majority of
the stocks dealt in lower than the
close of SntnrdnN.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-14

Ono Of the difficulties in tho wardroom
OF a cruising man.of-war is to have new
papers and periodicals follow tho ship
promptly from place to place Such things
are subscribed for with the understanding
that the address shall be changed in nc
cordanoe with q schedule furnished to the
publishers, but It sometimes happens that
the itinerary is changed, and tho whole
scheme falls into confusion. Then the nc
oumulating stock Of periodicals is for
warded in chase OF the ship, and it some
times happens that mail matter for n
cruising vessel finally reaches It's destlna-
tion completely covered with forwarding
orders Of different postolices. York
Sun.