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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
A president of the Superior Norma

A president of the Superior Normal
school has been chosen. The man is
Prof. l. H. Mcneil of Kansas City
He was born in New York state forty
one years ago and has spent, accord
ing to published accounts. over %
years in the public schools of Kansas
City and and before that taught in
the Kansas state University. He
must have been a precocious youth
to have been a member Of university
faculty before reaching the age of IS
years. Prof. Mcneil comes to the
state with endorsements from prom
inent educators and politicians.
The attempt to purify the fountains
of knowledge in Wisconsin by the in
PRODUCTION of Missouri water will be
watched with interest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
LANCASTER
STEAM
LAUNDRY,
GEO. ANGUS, Prop.
@sssg

Is now prepared to do all kinds
Of work on eight hours notice.
Work received in the morning will
be delivered. in the evening if re-
quired, except on Monday and
Saturday.
Bring your Lace Curtains, Ladies
Shirt Waists, and all articles de-
sired, and he will guarantee per-
feet satisfaction. Prices reasonable.
All inquiries cheerfully answered.
Call and look over his laundry,
ladies as well as gents. He will
be pleased to see you. l2yI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Another car of that good cheap
flour at j. Nathan Il Sons.
The best varieties Of fruits at the
lowest prices at j. Nathan & Sons.
Flour! Flour! Flour! Flour!
Call atJ Nathan & Sons and get
prices.
Five hundred bushels of fancy seed
potatoes at j. Nathan & Sons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

The present membership Of the
Grand Army of the state is about Il.
600. There has been a decrease in
the list from deaths alone in the last
year of POI. The rapid decrease in
Grand Army membership show in a
most striking manner that the vet
Grams are rapidly passing away and
that unless something is done to per-
petuate its work by the addition OF
new membership the order win soon
cease to be one of great influence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
sunday school Convention

To the 5. 5. workers of Grant Co:
Dear Friends:-The 3rd annual con-
vention of the Grant county S. S.
association will be held in the Nj. F..
church at Lancaster, commencing
June ?, at 1920 a. m. and closing
June 3 at 2:30 p. m. All pastors OF
churches in the county are entitled to
membership; and each Sunday school
is entitled to be represented bv its
perintendent, and one delegate for
each 80 or fraction thereof of its en-
rolled membership. Entertainment
will be provided for all. The work of
the Sunday school missionary has been
found to be invaluable to the cause
and if it is to be continued another
year provision must be made at this
meeting. Every Sunday school should
be represented. Delegates who will
attend should be elected next Sunday.
We earnestly request that the blank
report accompanying this announce
ment be filled out promptly and mail
ed to Miss Nellie Cocklin, secretary.
Livingston. Please do not hold these
reports expecting to bring them to
the convention.
Report of Sunday school covering
time from May /, 1895 to May /, 1896.
Name OF S. S.
l1ocdtioh ....#........... $500.
Denomination or union. ...
No. classes. !. Total enrolment
Average. $500. No months school has
run. ........... Amount paid for
support of county For school
expenses. ... For all other pur-
poses. Is temperance taught in
scnool ....... Are pledges
useu!
Signed
Should any Sunday school fail to
receive the above announcement and
blank for reports they will please con-
slider themselves invited to send dele
gates and report as requested.
Yours Truly,
THE COMMITTEE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

The Prohibition party Of Wisconsin
hold their state convention at Eau
Claire Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week to elect delegates to the
National Prohibition convention at
Pittsburg May % and to nominate a
full state ticket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Steamer Teal.

makes regular trips between Potosi
and Dubuque. Leaves Potosi a. N.
and 4 p. m. daily. Fare Sundays for
round trip 25 cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

The proposition to admit women as
lay delegates to the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church was
defeated but by very narrow margin.
Ii a majority vote were all that is re-
quired they would have been admitted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Call at J. T. Benefits and learn
about Damonia; nothing like il in,
on or out Of the earth.
Damonia is no patent medicine nos
trum; it comes from where man does.
and cures his ills as no mans made
medicine ever did, can or will. Sold
by J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

1t may be little early to consider
the question but what would be the
matter with the defeated presidential
aspirants Reed, Morton, Quay, Allison
Henderson, and Bradley and EXPIRES
ident Harrison for McKinley's cabinet?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Now that the nomination Of Major
Mckinley is assured it is time to can
vas the vice-presidential situation.
Reed would be the man if it were not
that he should be in the presidents
cabinet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

El0IIRI The Lancaster. Roller
! looil' Mills. lately pur-
chased and rehtted, is turn
ing out the best brands manu-
featured in the MOI h. hMnIIc
west. Buy of :. nhuuoI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Intern
ally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
+. J. Cheney 4 Co, Toledo, 0.
RsE@ Sold by druggists, 75c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF ToLEpo

Frank j Cheney makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm OF
F. S. Cheney & Co, doing business in
the city of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will paw
the sum of one hundred dollars for
each and every case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence this 9th day of Deem
Der. A. d. 1886.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
FAIRVIEW.

The Ladies' Missionary society will meet
at the e. P church of this place on next
Saturday at o'clock. All are cordially
invited to come and participate in the prog
ress of this good work.
The people here are well satisfied with
the result OF the election, and are satisfied
that times are looking up to a better issue.
The Rev. II. G. Garner of the German
Reformed church has resigned his pastOrate
charge of this place and is now in the act
of moving handy to Greensbdrg, Westm ore
land county, where he has accepted the
pastorate charge of another congregation
We will miss him very much as a preacher
and neighbor and good citizen.
Archy Campbell, brother to Mrs.
Chambers Scott came up from Perrysville
on hunting expedition and visiting his
sister few days.
Rott. Hays, Jr., is also up from Butler
hunting rabbits etc.
The Sabbath school convention, or a
union o. all the Sabbath schools, have a
convention in the q. P. church here on
Tuesday evening at O'Clock, first session,
and Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock,
concluding session. Places are secured Tor
all delegates to stop at from other schools.
DENT.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
Tours 10 California.

California has been most fttingly term
ed the "Itally of America" All the deli
cious balm, the cloudess sky and the rich
verduro of the great European peninsula
are duplicated i'll this sunny land of the Pa
cific. Here nature basks in the sunshine
OF her own beauty; and here she has estab-
lished her own sanitarium, where eternal
sping inspires everlasting youth, With
the snow mantled peaks OF the Slerras up
on the one hand, the calm Pacific with its
soft breezes upon the other, and veritable
paradise of flowers, fruits, and plants be-
tween, man can find AID needs no loveler
land. To visit such country is a priYi-
lege. blasting.
The fennsylVania Railroad Company
recognizing the need of more comfortable
and pleasant way of crossing the continent
inaugurated a series of annual tours to
California, running through train OF Pull
man palace cars from New York to che Pa
ciic Coast, and stopping at the principal
points of interest en- route. The great
popularity of these tours demonstrates
the wisdom OF the movement.
For the season OF 1897 three tours have
been arranged to leave New York, Philadol-
phia, sand Pittsburg, January 27, February
"a, and March 27.
The first tour will run direct to San.
Diego via st. Louis ana toe santa re
Route, and return from San Francisco via
Salt Lake City, Denver, and Chicago, al
lowing five weeks in California.
The seoond toner wiD run via the Mann
moth Cave ard New Orleans tc San Diego,
stopping at the Crescent City" during the
Mardl Gras Carnival. This tour will return
via Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, and
Chicago, allowing four weeks in California
The third tour will run vie Chicago, Dem
yer, an1 Salt Lake City, allowing pas
sengers TO return by regular trains via of
different routes within llne months.
All these tours, either going or coming,
will pass through the famous Colorado
region, Glenwood Springs, LeadVille, and
the Garden Of the Gods.
Rates from all points on the Fenna.,
Railroad System east of Pittsburg; First
tour, $3lO; second tour $3.50; third tour,
S2lO round trip and $3.50 one way.
For detailed itineraries and other infor-
nation, apply at ticket agencies, special
booking offices, or address George W.
Boyd, Assistant Gen sral Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
DEATHS.

MoBRIDE-At her home in Butler, De-
cember 4. 1896, Mrs. Eliza Mcbride,
widow of Francis Mcbride, in her 18th
year.
JOHNsToN-At her home in summit
twp. Dec. 5, 1896, wife of samuel John
ston, aged 40 years.
PSON-At her home in Clay twp.
Dec. 4, 1896, Hattie, wife OF X, z.
Thompson, and daughter of John X.
McJunkin, aged 81 years.
HARBISoN-At his home in Buffalo twp
Dec. 5, 1896, Ira, son of Joseph Harbl-
son, aged is years.
REYNOLDS-At her home in Kittanning,
Dec. l. 1896, Mrs Reynolds, mother OF
Richard Reynolds of Butler, aged ~
years
DIETRICH At his home near R8ttigan,
Nov. 24, 1896, Carl, son of Charles q.
and Lizzie Dietrick, aged l year, }
months aid 10 days.
SEATON-At her home in Marion twp ,
Dec. ., 1896, Mrs Sarah Seaton, widow
Of Robert s., aged S6 years
oURRENA-At her home in Cherry twp =,
Dec. 5, 1896. Mrs. Rosa Surrena, wife
of Samuel Su--ena, and daughter OF
VIM. W Winslow, aged about 2l years
OBITUARY NOTES.
Mrs Campbell, widow who was living
with the Matthews family, at the Pump
station near Prospect, died suddenly on
Wednesday night of last week. Dun1g
the night she awakened the family and
asked TO have her window opened, and
died almost Immediately. She was about
80 years of age
Mrs. Elizabeth Pugh, aged 20, OF Fair
view, Butler county, died of heart disease
Wednesday, at the home of her daughter
Susan Yahres 2l5 Butler street, Etna
borough. She had been afflicted witt
heart trouble for long time and dec
suddenly while sitting in rocking char
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.

Notice is hereby gwen that an applica-
lion will be made to the Governor of Penn
sylvania, ON Thursday, the 3lst day of De-
cember, 1896. at Harrisburg, Pa, by vii
liam J. Breaden ). n Russell, Harry B
zahniser, W G. Russell, j. B Arthurs. o.
f Russell and NJ L. Zahniser, for the
charter of an intended corporation, to be
called 1.-The Euclid Oil and Gas Company"
The character and object of which shall
be within the county of Buler, Pa. to
operate for. produce and market petroleum
oil and natural gas. and for that purpose
to buy. lease, and sell such lanGs and
leaseholds and property as may be neces-
sary therefore, and lay such pipe lines, con-
denim such lands ard do such other acts
and things as may be necessary therefore,
with all the rights and privileges incident
thereto, under the Act of Assembly in
such case made and provided. The princi-
pal Office and place of business of which
intended corporation shall be West Sun
bury, Butler county, Pa.
MCJUNKIN & GALBREATH,
Solicitors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
A Vaccination Question.

It has been decided by a Dauphln
county Judge, says the Philadelphia Star
that the law compelling parents who de-
sire to have their children admitted to
the schools to have them
vaccinated is valid and must
be respected. The binding feature OF
the law Is that mere vaccination IS not
sufficient unless it proves successful,
and its success is attested by marks on
the arms. In many cases the vaccine
matter fails to produce the desired results
in which events there must be revaccin-
alton unit success is attained. But
there have been instances i'll which chill
dren have been vaccinated four tunes
and without having upon their arms the
slightest evidence OF the repeated opera
tions.
While physicians connot, or at least
have not, succeeded in definitely detern-
ming the cause of these repeated fail
ures, som have advanced the idea that
the virus j. imm dia ely taken up by the
system ana thus absorbed becomes as po-
tent against smallpox as though there
had been the usual evidences.
We know of one case in the city where
vaccination has been tried four times
upon the same child, each attempt prov
ing a failure. The result has been that
under the decision just delivered at Har-
| risburg that lad is debarred from the
schools, and thus wholly deprived of ia
cilities for obtaining an education. 1t
seems hardship; but unless the law is
amended and made to read that when re-
peated operations by reputable physi-
clans fail to leave the usual marks on a
child's arm it shall be lawful for school
| authorities to admit to the schools chill
| dren thus inpregnable to the effects of
| the virus, there is no remedy.
The matter is one which very properly
invites the attention of our scientific
physicians, and no doubt will be investi-
gated by them, In the meantime, as
there are not a few people who do not
desire their children 10 attend school, all
such can avoid the necessity by refusing
or neglecting to have their children vac
ciuaUed, unless the Law is uIsdr absolute
4.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

have endeayored within my sphere OF
official duty to protect our, pension roli
and make it what il should be: roii a;S o.
honor. containing the names of those DIS
abled in their country's rerviee ana Wor-
thy of their country's affectionate remem-
brance. .s
When have seen those who pose Us
tho soldiers, friends, active and alert IN
urging greater laxity and more reckless Iess
nension expenditure, while nursing seihsh
achames i have deprecated the approach
# situation when necessary retrench-
ments and enforced economy may lead 10
an attack upon pension abuses, so aeter 7
mined as to overlook this discrimination
due to those who worthy OF a nation care
ought to live and abide under the protee-
ton of a nations gratitude.
2@xu-
Gates better laws regarding monopolies
and trusts; and appeal to Congress Tor
economy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
WILL YOU HELP HIM?

The suit of Mrs. Agatha B. Edison
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to recover $500, the value of bag
gage which she lost in the Johnstown
flood, was decided against her in Judge
Neely's court at Chicago last week. The
Court held in effect that the great flood
which cost SO many lives was the act of
God, and that a railroad company whose
property was destroyed along with the
property of Others entrusted to it as a
common carrier is not liatle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

AND now comes news of a revolution
in Chilli. 1t is a mercy that the Monroe
doctrine does not call on Uncle SAN to
keep the peace in the South American
his hands full most of the time.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
SPECULATION

WHEAT STOCKS
L. B. JENKINS & Co, BROKERS
No. III Park Building.
Telephone 23S9. Pittsburg Pa
Invest your money in Wheat or Rail
road stocks. Big profits can be made.
The partial failure of the foreign Wheat
Crops, and the consequent heavy demand
upon the United States for supplies.
gives the best opportunity IN several
years for maSing large profits in
Wheat Speculation. The gene:al improve
ment in the country since the Presidential
Election gives increased business TO the
Railroads and makes Stocks active. Take
advantage of the conditions to double your
money. We invest any s7m from $50 90
upwards. We have special facilities in
trading with New York and Chicago
Write, telephone or telegraph US at once.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

PREPARATIONS are already being made
in Washington for the Inauguration of
President Mckinley 1t is said that
more people will be attracted to Wash.
ington on this occasion than on any SIM
liar one. The State of Ohio alone will
be represented by thousands.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

RUSSIA has sent vast quantities of
wheat into to the fami stricken district
of India, and it is not unlikely that con-
siderable Russian diplomacy has been
mixed with it. A bushel of Russian
wheat is just now likely to have more in
fluence upon political sentiment among
the starving people of India than a whole
ton of English sympathy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

THE large wooden pillars supporting
the dome of the Capitol at Harrisburg
are being supplanted by steel columns.
While removing one of the old and de-
caying supports recently the workmen
discovered a large supply of delicious
honey in the body of pillar. Two
buckets were filled with honey and dis
tributed among hill officials.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
DR.. S. 4. Johnston.

DENTIST. BUTLER, PA.
Gold Filing Painless Extraction OF Veeth
and Artin cIal Teeth without Plates a speciality
troas OXIDE IT Vltailzat Air or Locai
na'sIheties dSs1.
once over Nulsr's grocery east OF Lowry
II ouse.
Oulce closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

QUAY's last effusion is ridiculous.
He's going Unto the barricades with the
bourgeoisie and the men in blouses'
What for to start a revolution on the
French plan? There are no bourgeoisie
in this country. Can it be possible that
he is looking forward TO another sore
foot campaign, which ended in few
hundred Baltimore and Phil'a bullies
taking possession of Harrisburg?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

THIRTEEN inches of snow fell in
North Carolina, on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of last week, and in some places
the drifts were and 4 feet deep.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

Two-thousand pounds of dynamite,
exploded i'll the ice-gorge near Chippewa
Falls, Wis, last Thursday failed to de-
stroy it.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

A friend of Quay in Pittsburg is quot
ed as saying that Quay can elect a
wooden Indian if he wants to; his control
Of the Legislature is so strong"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
MRS. JENNIE E. ZIMMERMAN,
Our Fourth Annual Holiday Announcement.
HOInAY MERCHANDISE EOR HOLIDAY BUYERS
HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE FOR HOLIDAY BUYERS

ourF FourhA
in
tin for but
uterGy NJ
beF BUTLER HOSPITAL
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

For detailed itineraries and other iulor-
nation, apply aU ticket E.a-Ie-. a. .'rasz
Thos. + Watt PAS. agent Western D,s-
triet, 800 Filth Avenue, P!ttsDurg, PenHa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
REC. SEC.

On Tuesday evening last. a joiut meet
ing of the ladies who have taken up the
work for the procuring hospital in this
place was held with members of the
former hospital III cement in the Y. NJ. G.
A building. The object WAS to unite all
iorceE and see What course was best to be
taken in order to secure success for the
project. The result was the appointment
of committee of three ladies and three
gentleman to ascertain and report the
form of an organization now most needed
in order to bring abo1t the worthy object
had in view
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
FLORInA

Jacksonville tours, allowing two weeks
in Florida, will leave New Y3rk-agd Phil-
adelphia January 26, February and %,
and March 9 1897. Rate. covering arpen-
ses on route in both directions, $50 90 i.am
Pi,tsburg, and propog,iouare rates from
other points.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10

"The diminution OF our enormous pen
sion roll and the decrease of pension ex-
penditure which have been so often conf
IDENTIFY foretold, still fail in material reali-
zation The number of pensioners on the
rolls at the close OF the fiscal yea- ended
June 30 1896, was go 678 This is the
largest number ever reported. The
amount paid exclusively foi pensions dur
ing the year was $l3S, 2l4, 76l "a, slight
decrease from that of the preceding year,
while the total expenditures on account of
pensions, including the cost of maintain
ing the department and expenses attend
ing pension distribution, amounted to
$l42 206, $50 80, or within u very small
fraction OF one-tbird of the entire expense
OF supporting the government during the
same year The number of new pension
certificates issued is 90,e40. OF these 40,-
374 represent original allowances Of claims
and 10 SI8 increases of existing pensions
The number of persons receiving pensions
from the United States but residing H.
foreign countries, at the close Of the last
fiscal year, was 3,7S1, and the amount
paid to them duri3g the year was $780,
1928. The sum appropriated for the
payment of pensions for the cnrlent fiscal
year ending Junei30 1897, is $40. coo, 900,
and for the succeeding year it is estimated
that the same amount will be necessary.
The commissioners of pensions reports
that during the last fiscal year 339 indct-
ments were found against violators of ths
pension laws. Upon these indictments
167 convictions resulted. In my opinion
based upon such statements as these and
much other information aud observation,
the abuses which have been allowed to
creep into our pension system have dole
incaleulable harm in demorallzing our
people and undermining good citizenship.