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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
burglars At Musco..a.

On Wednesday night of last week
the general store of Jacob Bremmer
and postotfice at Muscoda were entered
by two burglars boring through the
door and pushing the lock off. While
they were at work DR.. Dougherty
came from his house to his office after
his medicine case and seeing the light
IN the store he thought it was the
bremmer boys and asked them if they
were not keeping rather late hours.
One of them answered, Yep" For
some reason Doc grew suspicious and
lnally gave the alarm. The burglars
heard his cutlery. and firing one shot
at him, fled, leaving behind them a
number of tools which they had stolen
from Massman's blacksmith shop.
They left the large store lamp burning
and also left bundle of shoes and
clothing which they had packed up to
take along.
On that morning the conductor of
the east bound passenger train saw
two men asleep in a corntield beside
the track two miles east of Muscoda
and telegraphea back to the officers.
Deputy Sheriff Miller and son of
JACOB Bremmer started in pursuit and
captured the men near Highland. A
dispatch in the Sentinel says: "Thev
had IN their possession drills aud a
vial of powder which they threw away
but which were afterward found. and
they had on neckties taken from
Bremmer's store" But the Muscoda
Waterman says: "They have returned
with two men that were in the corn
neld, but DIR. Dougherty says they are
not the men,"
1t now appears that the aatchman
watched poorly. Since the above was
written the two men arrested were
brought before Justice f. +. Wheeler
and the hearing was continued to
Monday of this week. They were
brought to Lancaster and lodged in
the county Jail over Sunday. The
meG are about % and 40 years Of age
and give their names as Geo Day aud
James Kelly. Monday they were taken
to Museoda by the sheriff and given
hearing before Justice Wheeler.
DR.. Dougherty testified that at 3
O'Clock Thursday morning farmer
named Wells came TO his house after
him and they drove up town to his
office to get his medicine case aud
surgical instruments; that they dis
tinctly saw the burglars in the store
and that the two men now under ar
rest are the same men. The farmer,
Wells, also swore that Day and Kelly
are the men who were burg!arizing the
store. Justice Wheeler bound them
over to appear in circuit court and
being unable to furnish bail they are
now confined in the county Jail in
Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27

At o'clock p. m. the court house
bell called together the largest re7ub-
lican convention ever assembled in
Grant County and the large court
Eoom but poorly accommodated the
fcrowd present. The room had been
nicely decorated with flags. mottos
and pictures of distinguished repub-
iicans. living and dead.
At ten minutes past l Chairman
G. H. Baxter called the convention
to order and announced the purpose
of the meeting to be the nomination
of a republican county ticket.
Secretary w. A. johnson read the
names of the following delegates who
were entitled to seats, the whole num-
bering Unnecessary to choice, 83:
BEETowN.
r. S. Morse. j. l.. Taylor. VIM. Sha-
ben, John Mankel, Geo. Parkins
BLOOMINGTON.
r. n. Hoskins. NJ. F. Woodhouse.
A. c. Tubbs. Ernest Brooks, Griffin
Hickok.
BOSCoBEL.
John ID. Wilson. l. b Ruka. W L
Hurd. j. b. Kicks, A l. Dennis, Jno
Scheinpfiug. Hugh Mathews
CASTLE ROCK.
p. Peterson, L. Williams, Hoff-
man.
John A Klindt, Walter kleinpell,
Eugene kleinpell. Sam Okey. F Bell
harz, H. Schuelter.
CLIFTON.
Joe Allen. David Justice. Andrew
Brown, Ole Iverson.
ELLENBoRo.
l.. ID. Culver, Jas. Smith, Jas Nc
Pherson, Will Burr
FENNIMoRE.
d. b Brunson, A. b. Bailey. John
Draggs, c. V. Billig, VIM. Marsden,
Frank Roach C.P Him, Geo. Blanch-
ard
GLEN HAV IN.
NARROW Kidd, Lewis Rolph, Joseph
Kidd, Lewis Wildman.
HARRISON.
Geo. McFall, J. A. Blakely. n f
Atkinson, B. F. Louthain.
HAZEL GREEN
VIM. Jeffrey, w ID. Jones. jeff
Crawford, Will Simmons. Jno. Ralph
HICKORY GROVE.
Geo. Gunderson. Robt Henderson.
Chris. Miller.
JAMESTOWN.
viii Minnick. John cambridge. f
ID. Peak. Albert Lyster.
LANCASTER.
John G. Clark. Thos. Beetham. Geo
A. Dyer. Thos lockwood, G. H. Bas-
ford. Chas B. Ziegier. Geo. Divall.
Henry Henkel. Theo. Calvin. Thos. f.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27

j. b. Muaer was declared elected,
and being called for thanked the con-
vention for the honor.
First vote for Register of Deeds was
thrown out on the informal ballot. as
there was too large number of votes
in the hat. A motion was made and
carried that the next vote taken be de-
clared the first formal ballot. The
following is the vote on Register of
Deeds:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
IRON Rods In The Mel,

Another serious accident has befal-
len the Platteville waterworks we'll.
Several days ago the rods attached to
the rope just above the drill broke and
the whole thing is now stuck in the
bottom of the well. Thus far, all eff
forts to remove them have proven
fruitless.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
New Fountains Here.

Two new public drinking fountains
arrived here Saturday and are being
put in this week. They are fine ones
and will be highly ornamental to the
public square as well as useful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27

Mr.. w. f. Howe of Boscobel was de-
clared nominated and made a ringing
little speech in which he forgave his
enemies and asked that they forgive
him if he had in any way narrowed up
their feelings.
Homer Beebe moved that Jacob
Shrake Of Wyalusing be nominated for
coroner by reclamation. Carried
He positively declined.
VIM. Gulick of Wyalusing was lom-
mated. Said he would be glad to sit
on the dead body of the democratic
party.
l.. b. Ruka moved that John D..
Wilson be elected to succeed G.. Ii.
Baxter as chairman of the County Re-
publican Central Committee, as Mr..
Baxter declined to longer serve in that
capacity. His motion was seconded,
and Mr. Wilson was unanimously
elected by reclamation.
Chairman Rindlaub then read the
names of the gentlemen of the several
towns who had been chosen as mem
bers of the County Republican Central
Committee. and the convention rati-
fled their election. They are as fol-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
A special Train

On Monday. August 81, a special
train will leave Lancaster for the G.
A. X. encampment at St. Paul. Fare
for the round trip ticket from Lancas-
ter and return Sc 20-good until Sept,
Is. The train will leave stations near
here as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
Floods ON The Kickapoo.

A heavy flood OF rain swept the
kickapoo valley from Wauzeka north
last Friday night. and great damage
was done to the cron crop along the
valley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
George Bishop Arrested At NorthAndove,

On the morning of July 2. Metrop-
oils hall at North Andover was burn
ed, causing loss of $i.lo0. 1t was
insured in the Bloomington fire in
surance company for one thousand
dollars. Since then agents Of that
company have been on the still hunt.
as there was general belief that the
building had been purposely set on
fire. Their Investigation appears to
have unearthsd at least suspicious. as
on Tuesday night of this week George
Bishop was arrested and lodged in the
county Jail in this city by Sheri fl
DYER
Bishop is married man; is about
80 years of age , and keeps saloon
in North Andoyer. He runs the old
public hall in his town. and his home
is about $50 yards from the Metropo-
lis hall site 1t is said that on the
night of the fire he staid at his house;
man running by to the fire saw him
standing there and asked him if he
was not going to help fight the fire
and he said mo. | guess I'll stay
here aud look after things" Bishop
has two to three thousand dollars
worth Of property in North Andover.
His examination is set for Friday Of
this week before Justice Wheeler in
this city am the case will be wa etched
with most intense interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27

been denied the honor of a nominee by
the other towns of the county some
one moved that three cheers be given
the two towns. an it was done with a
heartiness that suggested they were
deserving of some notice.
On motion the convention adjourned
with the best of feeling on all sides.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
A Wild Man R.nning Naked In Animation

A Wild Man Running Naked In Animation
Sheriff VIM. Dyer received dis
patch and went to Annaton on sun
day. The latter part OF last week a
man with no clothing upon his body
was seen by different persons running
wild in the woods and underbrush
along the roads near the town. Miss
Maggie Conroy and three other girls
saw the man. A party of citizens or
gained to search for the wild man
and the ladies took the posse to the
place where they had seen him. There
they found piles of hazelnut husks
and shells where the man had dined
on the kernels; but no amount of
faithful hunting could discover the
naked wild man. 1t is supposed that
he is a lunatic escaped from some
asylum, or that some man living in
the country has become insane. There
is great excitement over the matter in
the rural district where he was seen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
Grant County Republicans L
Convention At Lancaster,
THE TICKET

FOR SHERIFF:
Horace Hymer Potosi.
FOR COUNTY CLERK:
c. F. Dickinson. Patch Grove.
FOR REGISTER CT DEEDS;
s. W. Rogers. Fennimore.
FOR TREASURER:
j. B. Mauer. Sitter.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY:
w. r. Howe. Boscohel
FOR CLERK CIRCUIT COURT:
j. C. Churchill. present Incum-
bent
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT:
C. H. Nye, present Incumbent)
FOR SURVEYOR;
C. Sampson Fairplay
FOR CORONER:
VIM. Gulick. Wyalusing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27

S. w. Rogers was declared nomi-
mated. Heexpressed his thanks. Mr.
Budd also thanked his friends and
said he hoped they would all vote for
MI. Rogers, as he was not at all sore
over his defeat.
1t was voted to make the first vote
for district attorney formal.
On the second ballot the name of +.
+. Burns was withdrawn. The vote
was as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
Sentenced To waupun Prison For Four
Years

The two burglars who robbed the
store Of Lewis Bros. at Highland and
who were captured in Boscobel by De-
Voc, Bartholomew and others. and
who nearly escaped Jail at Dodgcvile
by saving off an iron bar with nicked
caseknife, appeared before Co. Judge
McIlhon last Tuesday. pleaded guilty
and were sentenced to four years each
in Waupun penitentiary, the first
twenty-four hours to be spent in soli-
tary confinement They were taken
to Waupun on the same day Amos
DeYoe Of Boscobel communicated With
Detective W. A. Pinkerton and he says
one of the men is Mike Coleman, alias
Cameron. man who has done time
in several penitentiaries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27


LIBERTY
I B Sherman. Sam Richie. Jacob
Stippich. Ed Bergheger.
LIMA.
Wm. Craven. John Anthony, W
Morrison. Aug. Nodolf. John Kamm.
LITTLE GRANT.
Isaac Garthwaite. George Garth
waite, William Leighton.
MARION
M NJ Rice. Chas. +. Tuffiey
MELVILLE.
jeff Day.
MT. HOPE.
JAS. McClusky. Frank Place, Frank
Braudt
H H Streeter. Hannum Place. A
J Fry
MUscoDA.
John swingle. J. A Logan. b Nc
Intyre. H NJ Clark. F Thompson. j
A Davis
John Pinnington Peter Johns.
Barth Richards
PATCH GROVE.
J A Davis. DIR Fredericks. Fred
Whitmore
PLATTEyILLE.
NJ P Rindlaub. A L Brown. f b
Smith, w H Beebe. Amo Stephens
W 7 Grindell, Henry Kruse, Geo G
Hendy, JOIN Seitz, c. Whittenhille
Alfred Taylor. l c Smoker, Fred
Billmeyer. I. A. Bishop, Frank Vail,
Jas. + Fawcett. F G Knapp, Ben
Nicely.
Thos. Carthew. Jos. Walker. VIM
Bailie. Phil. A kolb, V f Kinney,
j d Cenfield. C Thomas. NJ l.
Spaulding. Geo. H Lewis. G A Berge
sMELsER.
Joe Harris. John Clemens, + He'll,
Jeffrey. T Harker, C Harris.
WATERLOO.
i circuit, e Chapman, d Hurst,
John Wager.
wATTERsTOwN.
knute Roen, Jacob Scott
wINGvILLE.
j A Thomas, j I kendrick, John
Allen, VIM Nichols, VIM Divall, Da-
vid Eastman.
wOoDMAN.
Geo Brown, James Dodds
wYALUsING
John Wilcox, Fred Handy, VIM 81
Gulick, VIM Patterson
Martin p. Rindlaab was unani-
mously nominated chairman He
thanked the convention for the honor.
G.. r. Showalte. declined to serve
as secretary. Milt Woodhouse was
then elected. DR.. T. A. Bishop was
elected assistant secretary.
Mr.. Allen, of Clifton. moved that
nominating speeches be dispensed
with and it was met with second.
1t was then amended by Mr. Brown
to limit speaking to five minutes and
seconded. The amendment was lost
ahd motion carried. No speeches.
The chair then appointed five tel
lers as follows: W T. Hurd. James
Jeffrey, l. C. Smoker. Robt Hoskins.
j. I. Bennett.
An informal vote for sheriff was
then ordered.
While the tellers were counting the
votes. to save time Mr.. Wilson moved
that J. G. Churchill be nominated for
Clerk of the Circuit Court. The
motion was seconded and the vote
taken. Carried. In few words Mr..
Churchill thanked the convention for
the honor and said he wolld support
and work heartily for the election of
the ticket.
Mr.. Brown moved that G. II. Nye
be nominated for County SuperInten-
dent. Carried. Mr.. Nye was then
nominated, the vote being unanimous
by acclaim nation. He expressed his
thanks in fitting worcs.
Chas. c. Sampson. of Beetown. was
nominated for County Surveyor in
the same manner.
Result of informal ballot for sheriff
was announced as follows: Fawcett,
81; Hymer. AZ; Thomas, %; Long
botham. Is; Cox. II; Walker. 27;
Livingston. 4.
The name of Mr.. Longbotham was
then withdrawn By consent OF the
convention
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
How It VIII Work.
An Illustration from Deidrich Rnicker-
bOcker's History OF New York.

An illustration from Deidrtch Hnioker-
bOcker's History OF New York.
From a speech BY Hon. J. Sterling Morton Of
Nebraska.
Washington Irving in his inimitabe his.
tory Of the colony Of New Amsterdam, en-
titled "Knickerbockers Of New York." de-
scrlbes the administration of the irasclble
little Dutch governor known as civilian,
the Testy," when currency became very
scarce. 1t was clear that there was not
enough per capita circulation; that money
was tight and that times were exceedingly
hard, but that astute statesman observed
that the Indians, by whom he was sur
rounded, did not suffer by lack of circua-
ton, but that they used periwinkle shells
for currency. This suggested the issuance
of proclamation declaring perwinkle
shells to be legal tender in the realm of
New Amsterdam for all debts, public and
private. This financial panacea was pro-
claimed officially. 1t was read in another
colony known as Connecticut inhabited by
a race called Yankees. Immediately these
shrewd Yankees went over to New Ans
terdam and bought from the simple Dutch
burghers everything portable they had for
sale from smeaTcase to kraut and cabbage
NhN PiBOo1 anu lClJ thOlu hllbt ubep III
rency. Laughter Not long thereafter
the Dutchmen desired an antiscorbutic
food and despatched one Anthony Won
Corlear to Wethersfield to purchase cargo
of onions. Arriving among the Yankees
and agreeing upon the price of onions that
doughty Dutchman was astonished upon
being informed by them that they never
used periwinkle currency except when they
purchased things and that they always de-
manded good "gelt'' when they sold things.
Laughter and applause.
Our friends who advocate for this coun-
try silver monometallism and every man
who declares for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver is silver monometallist
may read in the experience of the Dutch
buIghers of New Amsterdam that which
will come to the United States If 1t ever
gets TO silver basis. Having established
silver as our measure Of value and medium
of exchange, all who buy of us will pay us
in silver. All of whom we buy will de-
mand of us gold and we will pay the pre-
MUM.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
Some PopnIar Errnra.

1t is serious mistake to suppose that if
Mr.. Bryan should be elected to the pres-
dency, House of Representatives friend
ly to sound money-the Senate is for the
next two years in control of the silver
men-would be the slightest check upon
his purpose to put the currency of the
United States upon a silver basis. The
Chicago platform declares that the obliga-
tions of the United States shall be paid in
silver. The mere order of the secretary of
the treasury can accomplish that, and as
soon as the order was executed we should
be on silver basis. Congress would have
nothing to do with 1t. The change would
have been accomplished long before Con-
gress met in December, 1897. And the
transition would not be by almost imper-
ceptible gradations. 1t would be Niagara
plunge.
Another error industriously circulated
is that the imitation Of our currency from
free silver would be slow process because
the existing minis can only coin about
$50, OOO, 900 of silver year. 1t would not
be an insuperable task to establish new
minis, but that Is not the way free coinage
would work. Just as under the Sherman
law, silver bullion would be exchanged for
silver certificates, and those can be nut
into circulation as fast as they can be
printed and delivered.
Another error is that the free silver
coinage proposition means that the gov
eminent is to bug all the silver offered to
it. 1t means nothing of the kind. 1t
means that the government is to be COM
PEELED to stamp every SO cents worth of
silver brought to it as a dollar, and give
the dollar, or silver certificate for a dol
lar, to the person who brings the silver.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
Progress In Electric lighting.

Electric lighting is passing through an
interesting and important stage. At one
time the main point considered by the Gus
toner was to have large aggregate amount
of light inside his house, store or factory;
the disposition and quality of it we're sec
ondary matterS. Economy, comfort and
health are now factors which enter largely
into the lighting arrangements of every new
installation. In offices, particularly, there
is more care given to the screening of the
light, and it is placed at a greater distance
from the desk, wherever practicable. One
singular result of this innovation is that
clerks who are constantly at the desk suffer
less from the dropping out of the hair than
formerly. At one time the light would be
fixed just over the head of the occupant of
desk and the heat would so beat down on
his scalp that in course of time the hair be
came weakened and badness ensued. This.
indeed, is given as one of the many causes
why badness is nowadays so prevalent.
With better placing and judicious tenn
pering of the light has come distinct i'm
provement in the health of employees, and
In large establishments, where over 100
clerks are employed, the low rate of alb
senteeism from sickness, which is less than
one-third the normal, is attributed to this
cause.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
For Sale.

FDHE ROOT PLACE, so called, pleasantly IL.
4 Gated in the village of Newfane; house with
l., containing eight rooms, with shed and barn
ss tL large garden; very desirable home
to n. NJ BATCHELDER, Newfane, Vt app"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
The Nation. Honor First osAu.
Maj. Mckinley to a delegation of his old arm,
comrades

lhaJ mchlnley TO delegation OF his old army
comrades.
do not know what you think about il.
but believe that 1t is good deal better TO
open up the mills of the United States to
labor than TO open the minis of the United
States to the world. Washington told us
over and over again that there was nothing
so important to preserve as the nations
honor. He said that the most important
source of strength was the public credit,
and that the best method of preserving it
was to use it as sparingly as possible. No
government can get on without 1t preserves
its honor. No government is great enough
to get on without it. In the darkest DAYS
of the Revolution Robert Morris, its fnan-
cier, went TO one Of his friends in Philadel-
phia after he had involved himself as a
debtor for large sum of money on account
OF the government, and said to him: al
must have $1,500,000 for the Continental
army" His friend said: "What security
can thee give, Roberto" He answered
MY name and my honor"
Quick came the reply, "Robert, thou
shalt have IT," (Applause.) And from that
hour until now the country's honor has
been our sheet anchor in every storm. Lin.
coin pledged it when in time of war We is
sued paper money. He said, Every dol
lar OF that money shall be made as good as
gold"
And it was left to Rutherford B. Hayes,
your old colonel, as president of the United
States to execute that promise in the re-
sumption of specie payments in 1879.
Cheering and applause.) When Robert
Morris said that they had nothing to give
but their honor, there were behind his
word 5000, 900 of struggling patriots; now
behind the nations honor are 70, 900, 900 of
free men who mean to keep this govern
ment and its honor and purity and credit
unquestioned. (Great applause.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
e. ]. Phelps for Mckinley.

The Troy, N. Y, Times printed We'd
nesday an interview with Hon. E. j. Phelps
of this state, United States minister to
Great Britain under President Cleveland's
first administration, who is attending the
session of the American Bar association at
Saratoga. Mr.. Phelps says:-
"Of course am for Mckinley and Hobart
and no one else during these critical times.
1t is my patriotic duty, and should be the
duty of all loyal and patriotic citizens to
support the sound money candidates in
this campaign. You may quote me as say
ing that in this campaign am, first, last
and always, in favor of Mckinley and Ho-
bart, and shall do everything to further
their election. l am utterly opposed to
everything and anything that tends toward
Reputation and anarchy"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21

We all live on far lower levels of vitality
and of joy than we need to do. We lin
ger in the misty and oppressive valleys
when we might be climbing the sunlit
hills. God puts into our hands the book
OF life, bright on every page with open Sc
crets, and we suffer it to drop out of our
hands unread.-Cdnon Fdrrdr.
Paradise is here, visible and tangible by
mortal eyes and hands, whenever self is
lost in loving, whenever the narrow limits
OF personality are beaten down by the in
rush OF the divine spirit.-MrS Humphry
Ward.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
". l. HAWZEY.
August ID.

August ID.
This is hot weather to talk
about blankets, Ibut l bought
a few cases in New York this
past week that l think will
sell quickly. One case, Sc
pair to be sold at SO cents a
pair; one lot at S. cents a
pair; one lot at 90 cents
pair, and some close prices on
more expensive blankets.
l bought a lot of lace cur
tains under value---shall open
them tomorrow. Have some
stylish, dark ground wrappers
in today, at ST. each.
Special in fine brown linen
separate skirts at $1.5o just in
today.
New fall styles in outing
cloths.
New black dress goods at
IS, 81 I-2, SO, so, So, and IS
cents.
New line all wool serges
in six different colorings, at
IS cents a yard---made to sell
for higher price.
Special sale of shirt waists
is still continued.
". l. HAWZEY.