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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-23

Omaha World Herald
II Hanna were "a s,op thinking how
could MI Mckinley make A. spoech,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-23

harley Ferguson the colorci member
OF the republican campaign committee.
who is standing up for fusion. intimates
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-23

Under no circumstances give me away"
and LAY low about tt-"-Eagle Joe to
Dear Rauh."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-23

Mark Hanna may be assured that fusion
In Texas in the expenditure OF his dollars
Is a bowling success
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-23

| When Mark Hanna attempts 10 hile
himself ben.nd tina American nag, The
! Yublc fancy covers the bars With inverted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Another city In.nroyement.

The names of the members OF the
present city council and its officers
will go down to posterity and be re-
memDered as we remember great and
good men who have by determined
effort handed us down the blessings
we now enjoy on the line of advanced
civilization. The waterworks child
was born, it is healthy. it now walks
alone-the HERALD's blessing goes
with it. In a few years the water
works strife viii have passed away
and only the priceless gift of pure and
abundant water will remain to re-
mind people of the courageous men
who could come out of their own flow
cry beds Of ease and scatter blooms
along the thorney way that coming
| feet must tread. We turn our attention
to other city improvements. One
thing to better our city could be done
| by the council that would cost little
money 1t is a small matter that is
more in the way of convenience than
a real need. We refer to the placing
OF few signboards in convenient
places With the names of streets
painted thereon. A very small be-
ginning could be made by posting at
the Wright house lampost indicators
bearing the words East Maple and
s'North Madison. Atthe townpump:
West Maple" and South Madison. .
Maple street, running east and west,
is the dividing line between north and
south streets. Madison street divides
all streets running east and west A
few dollars thus spent in fixing in
the 44s.aes Of the people the names of
the streets viii aid all in many ways.
People cannot afford to pay $12 for
an atlas to find out the names of the
streets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
In Our cities of the Dead.


Foreman Henry Knoble Of the HON.
\ Lehner marble works in this city
politely showed the HERALD reporter
through his rooms yesterday. In pas
sing through we made notes of the
following headstones which are Just
being completed and which will be set
up at the graves indicated within the
next four weeks:
Bloomington: At the grave of James
Ballantine, Barry granite monument
costing 1925, AT the grave of Miner
". Hickok, a Vermont blue marble
monument. it. Gin. square and 9 it.
high, costing 5000. Also a family
monument for the father and mother
and sister and brother Of George HEX
ok.
Beetown: At the grave Of Mrs.
John Meyers. died Dec. 10. 1895,
Georgia marble monument. costing
5000
BosccOel: Moody A. Sawyer. a
grant monument, costing $500.
British Hollow Family monument
for Martha, John, Mary and Emma
Powell. Also very neat headstone
for Carrie keehner.
Cassyille: A headstone at the grave
of VIM Tango.
Lancaster: At the grave of w.
Barlow. granite monument. costing
$3.50. At West Lancaster: Willie
Richter.
Marion: Thomas Reeve. died Feb.
II, 1896. Vermont blue marble mon-
ument, costing 800, ordered by Will
Lampert.
North Andover: VIM. Wildman,
died Feb. 3, 1896, a Georgia monu-
ment, costing 5000. At the grave of
Christianna Buyer, headstone.
Platteville: At the grave of Mrs.
John Edge.
Potosi: At the graves of Freddie and
Willie Gerber, an infant monument.
At the graves of Michael and Mary
keArer. Georgia marble monument.
costing $3.50.
Sitter: Edward @. schuppener,
died Feb. 3, 1896, Georgia marble
monument. costing $3.50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Some OF our baseball boys were
practicing on the fair grounds Sunday.
The fair officers object to this and on
account of it President Abrams has
forbidden them to play ball or any
kind of game there Sunday or any
other time. This order has cast deep
shadow over lovers of the national
game as there is no other place near
the city where ball can be played.
The proper thing for the boys to do
now is to apologize to the officers and
ask permission to be allowed to play
there on secular days and pledge
themselves to abide by the wishes of
of the men who control the grounds.
The question at issue is merely one of
ownership, we suspect. If the boys
will come down off the perch and adj
NIT that they do not own that part OF
the earth, probably they will be per-
mitted to resume.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Cronin thought death had been caused
by loss of blood and exhaustion; that
the body had been lead two or three
days. He said cut like that in the
left wrist if kept open would cause
death in from thirty minutes to an
hour but that in this case the wound
had evidently become clogged-
The jury adjourned until the next
day when they met and rendered
the following verdict:
THAT from the testimony. the body
here lying dead is that of John Beitz,
an inmate of the poor house; that he
came to his death from exhaustion
caused bv loss of blood from a severed
artery in his left wrist, severed by his
own hand with a pocket knife which
he carried, followed by falling into
the tailrace of the mill. whether pur-
posely or accidentally is unknown to
US; and further by lying in the mud
near the water, the said wound fol-
lowed by death at time unknown to
us. between Monday noon. May 4th,
1896 and Wednesday morning follow
ing"
The body was taken in charge by
Supt. Anderson. who after cleaning
and putting it in as decent con-
dition as circumstances would allow,
buried it in the county farm ceme-
terry.
John Beitz was well respected. He
was unable to lay up a competency
for old age and so was compelled tc
become an inmate of the poor house,
and this humiliation no doIbt had
much to do with making him tired Of
life. Honest, but unfortunate John
Beitz; his troubles are over; may he
rest in peace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
THE TREAcHEROUs WISCONSIN RIVER
CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM

Waldo Weaver Loses his Life at Prairie du
Sac Tuesday Forenoon Body not YET re-
covered.
The startling news was telegraphed
Tuesday that Waldo Weaver mad been
drowned while bathing in the Wis
consin river at Prairie dd Sac The
particulars 50 far as we can learn them
are as follows: Tuesday morning
Waldo and a companion left Prairie
du Sac in a boat and rowed to an is
land in the river opposite that place.
They crossed the island to a favorite
bathin Q place on the farther side and
went into the water Suddenly, with
out warning Waldo went down. His
companion was so frightened that he
could not tell much about it or locate
accurately the place where Waldo was
last seen. 1t seems that the water is
swift at that point and probably the
current has washed away the bar on
which the bathers have been accus-
toned to walk and that the unfortun-
ate young man stepped into deep
water before he knew and was unable
to recover himself
The case is a very sad one. Mr..
Weaver is a young man who had just
begun business for himself and with
fiattering promise of success. He was
highly respected by all who knew him.
He was a son of VIM. Weaver of
Fennimore and was born and reared
in this county. He spent several
Years in this city learning the jewelry
trade of j. H. Baldwin. He left here
to open Jewelry store in Prairie dG
Sac only few months ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Buried Alive.

An accident occurred in Platte
vile Monday that might have been
serious. One of the waterworks men
was caul1ing joint of pipe when the
earth above him caved in burying
the man under about four feet of dirt
and gravel from which it took twenty
minutes to extricate him. He was
badly bruised and unconscious when
taken out but recovered SO as to be
around next day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
suicide At Prairie du Chien.

A telephone message from Ira ID.
Hurlbut of the Prairie du Chen Union
to the HERALD contains tae informa-
ton that VIM. Thomas committed sui
eide in that city Saturday evening be-
tween 6 and o'clock by hanging him.
self in the barn. Deceased was 80
years Sf age and leaves wife and one
little boy. He was in the employ Of
his brother John Thomas who is agent
at Prairie du Chen for a La Crosse
Brewing Co.. and his work was to
haul beer and ice about the city and
take care of the team. Saturday
afternoon he finished delivering ice at
the Sherman house and went to the
barn saving he did not feel well. After
locking the front and back doors he
took line from a single harness and
going up stairs in the barn stood up
on bale of hay, wound the line once
or twice around beam over his head,
put the moose around his neck, took
the loose end OF the line in his hand
and swung off into eternity. When
When found, he was dead with one
leg bent mp on the hay and the toes Of
the other foot touching the floor,
which showed that he could at any
time after settling down in the moose
have regained his feet and saved him.
self had he so desired. His home was
at Eastman and the funeral took
place there Monday. There was no
known cause for the deed. excepting
that his kidneys gave him trouble at
times and he left no word of explana-
ton. He was not hard drinker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Last week some OF the exchanges
reported that the Mining Times had
been sold at chattel mortgage sale,
and that Darlington party had CON
troll Of the plant.
These reports are not true. 1t is a
fact that owing to the scarcity of
money and the great expense in es-
tablshing newspaper, we were
crowded for money to pay off the last
and only claim against the office, but
it is paid and now stands free from in
cumbrance.
The Times is doing too good BUSH
ness to think of closing down. The
paper has reached a state of prosper
ity which is nothing less than phe-
nominal, and that right IN the midst
of the hardest year this section has
ever experienced.
The paper will be continued with
out hitch, under the management
Of the undersigned, who is editor and
proprietor.
We hope to merit continuance Of
the patronage SO generously accorded
in the past Respectfully,
ABIJAH BREsge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Attention, Al

The citizens of Lancaster are re-
quested TO meet with the Post and Re
lief Corps next Friday evening at
their hall, to make arrangements for
the proper observance of Memorial
Day.
1t has been intimated that there
are graves of old soldiers. which have
in the past been overlooked. If those
having such knowledge would notify
the Post theirs would be attended
to as it is the wish of the commander
that all should be served alike.
GEO. +. BUDD. Commander.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Life and Death.

A bright baby girl was born to Mrs.
Mabel Decker Ferguson of Madison on
Friday. Nav first. Both mother and
child did well until Saturday when
Mrs. Ferguson was attacked with a
high fever. She became worse and
by Sunday was delirious. Physicians
announced that the patient was suf-
fering from scarlet fever. This caus-
ed great alarm among relatives for
the naturally weakened condition of
Mrs Ferguson made her poorly pre-
pared TO combat so deadly disease.
She did not improve and on Thursday
died.
Mayor Decker Of this city is The
father Of the deceased He and his
wife were summoned and went to
Madison on Monday but could render
no material assistance as the sufferer
was already in the hands of trained
and competent nurses.
The body was brought to Lancaster
for burial. funeral services being held
from the fathers residence Saturday
forenoon. Rev f. f. Edwards con
Quoted the service.
The floral offerings were generous
and handsome. There were flowers
from friends in Milwaukee and Madi-
son including handsome wreath
from Gov. and Mrs. Upham besides
the contributions from Lancaster.
Mabel belonged to set of young
people who for several years, in fact
since the happy DAYS they spent to-
gether in the Lancaster high school,
have been pleased to call themselves
..Our Crowd " Choicest bouquets OF
roses, carnations and other blooms
were offered by them as "A tribute OF
love to Mabel from her crowd"
Their loving hands too relieved in
part the harsh and gloomy aspect OF
the grave by lining itwith white cloth,
by Transforming the mound ofthrown-
out earth into IA bank of fragrant IL
lac blossoms and by strewing flowers
about the grave and along the road
approaching.
Mabel Decker was born in Titusville,
Pennsylvania, twenty-four years ago;
she moved to Lancaster with her
father and family in 1881. 1t was
here she was educated and has lived
most of the time since. In the winter
of 1s94-5 she had position in the
capitol at Madison and it was while
there that she became acquainted with
Mr.. Ferguson whom she married last
July.
Mrs. Ferguson was woman Of
noble character and warm sympathies;
she was member of the PRESBYTERIAN
church which she joined about three
years ago.
Her immediate relatives were all
present at the funeral except Ter sister
Edith who is in California. Mr.. and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Brickwork on the bank building is
completed and work on he roof is
about completed. 1t is expected
that it viii be ready for occupancy in
June.
stonework on A. L. Gravenbrock's
donble-store brick building, adjoining
the state bank on the north, begins
this week Thursday.
Mr.. Prichard starts this Wednesday
to excavate the basement for his new
double-store brick building. adjoining
the state bank on the south
Two tramps were sent from here to
Lancaster Jail on Tuesday Marshal
Mel Shearer ordered them 80 move
on when they fell to fighting him and
he brought them before Justice VIM.
Weaver who fined them S. each and
the costs were So each. They refused
TO pay the SO and were sent to the
county jail for 10 days.
Del Brunson, who lately purchased Of
Mr.. Dexter the Flaherty house or Park
hotel, has rented the same to Adam
Boil ofBoscobcl who will conduct it in
iirst-class style.
Attorney John Seaman went to Ian
caster Tuesday. John is our reliable
attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Not Dead Yet.

A telegram in the Milwaukee Sen
tinel of Sunday from Oklahoma, says:
1.-The grand jury to-day returned in
dictments against Sid Roberts, Bill
Jones. and Bill Hooks, on charge of
assaulting with intent to kill the Rev.
George R. Mckinney, the Texas cow
boy preacher. Mckinney is at the
point of death and it is reported he
cannot live
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Mrs. Nellis and child and Mrs Mack
Of Turner, Illinois were present. The
ladies are sisters OF Mr.. Decker.
The babe is in the hands of nurses
in Madison but will be taken by Mr..
Ferguson's people in Milwaukee as
soon as the danger of scarlet fever is
over.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
BASE-BAWLlNG.
Tbs SCORER UMPIRED oUr IN THE
SIXTH

SIXTH
And 1t Came TO Pass That The Hoodoo
Was Abroad and the Boasters Were
Laid Low.
Lancaster has a baseball nine of
which the city is justly proud They
made record of surprisingly high
percentages last year; this year it
seems impossible to get game with
any club. Even the colored Fence
Wire Giants, who have beaten the
crack mines all over the Country. backed
down after sending the Lancaster
nine challenge. because they were
afraid or for some other reason. In
order 70 keep the boys IN practice
and occasionally to take the coneeit
out of them the baseball cranks and
sports Of years gone by get together
sometimes and make it interesting for
the champions. Such game was
played last Friday afternoon on the
fair grounds. Ex-County Clerk jim
ME McBrien was in the pitchers box
His delivery was little irregular at
first but after being reinforced by a
section of Do-You-See-Th at-Lump-
Climax Plug from the enemy he set
tied down to business in earnest and
delivered to the astonished good play
ers set of .'ins,n ..outs,n .sdrops''
and ''twisters'' that were as hard to
find as delegates opposed to Mckinley.
His speed was as variable as Grandpa
Goddlewoggles' position On the bond
question. "Howdyn Rhodes was
ratified worse than Editor Howe at a
Peoples caucus and after being fam
ned seven times in succession with
out finding even a piece of the cover
quit the game and played ''send OUT
with some of Wattons studio nine.
Capt. Samuel Draper kept the score
by burning holes in the bleaching
board bg means Of an N.Y. ray from
mis- big diamond ring. Harry Nathan
was the only player besides the HER
AID man that kept entirely cool dur
ing the whole game. Harry held
down first base with force and paid as
little attention TO the chin music OF
Attorney Goodsell and Sheriff Dyer
as the asylum trustees do to the in
structien Of the county board.
The most striking feature OF the
game was Dyer's batting in the third.
He stepped to the plate and grasped
the willow with a grip like Gov. Up
ham has not on the political situation
in Wisconsin and took a southeastern
Missouri attitude. AS the pieskin
came by he smote it an awful smite.
1t rose in the air like the ambition of
a ..sweet girl graduate and fell in
the farthermost limits of the left field
with dull thudi' like the efforts of
the Boscobel Dial Enterprise to make
believe they are republicans from
principle 1t took Hoover's cigar
factory ter minutes to find the ball
and when it was brought in it looked
as one-sided as Platteville's telephone
policy. At this junction Capt.
Draper fell off of his seat backward
into his hat from which he did not
emerge until after the game Owing
to this accident it is impossible to tell
the exact score but it is believed to be
about IS to q in favor Of the pick
ups"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
at Never Rains But 1t Pours. .

George Kitelinger of Lancaster had
his left leg broken below the knee
last Saturday while at work scraping
out the dirt in the basement of VIM
b. Johnson's new barn north of town.
He was holding down the beam of the
pillow when tug broke on one of the
horses allowing the doubltree to fly
back with great force and it struck
him upon the leg breaking both bones.
George has experienced more than
his share of misfortune of late His
wife and child died and the troubles
surrounding the suicide Of Sam Hall
touched upon his family affairs in a
way that were anything but pleasant.
Since his last misfortune, friends and
neighbors have kindly contributed
money and provisions to relieve the
distress of himself and family.
An old saw says lit is long lane
that has no turning" and some
times it appears to the sufferer to be a
long time at turning, but we hope
there are brighter days ahead for Geo.
Kitelinger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
Horse Killed.

A frightened horse ran away in
Flatteville Monday and collided with
another horse, forcing a thill almost
through the latter's body and killing
it instantly That's the way the in
nocent have to suffer for the wrong
doing OF the wicked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

Reports received today state that
within the past five days heavy rains
have fallen all over Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Western Missouri.
This will be pleasing news to such Of
our readers as have relatives there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

"A prosperous merchant has for a
motto: Early to ted. and early to
rise: Never booze, but advertise .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14
commencement Fxerclses.

The dates of the closing exercises of
the high schools in the county are as
follows:
Hazel Green, May %; Bloomington
and Potosi, May 20; Cassville and
Lancaster, June 5; Boscobel, June IL
and u; Fennimore. Montfort and Mus
coda, June IL.
Lecturers have been engaged as
follows: Pres Chalmers at Bloom
ington, Cqssville and Montfort; Prof.
McGregor at Fennimore and Potosi;
and Prof. Freeman at Hazel Green.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

The students of the Dodgeyille
high school VIII havc field day the
latter part Of the month.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-09
w. Il. WIDENIAN.

| ann"u""c myself as a candidate for cleo
ito, )t'c II ,y''.; Congress from the 81
Soh 4 { ro''H" District, subject to the
voters o, - Democratic Primary.
~
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-09
Summer Goods Displacing
Goods Of Spring..
McAllster & Beattie,
Dry Goods, Carpets, Mat
tingS, Oil Cloths, Cor
nice Poles and Win
dow Shades,

Onr low prices keep goods moving. We
buy cheap. we sell cheap.
On every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day we receive new goods. therefore all
goods on our shelves are reliable in style,
rs well aS quality, and always ut the
Latest Lowest Prices.
SOME ITEMS.
New Law.s, plain and culorcl, Just re-
crivrd. Much under usual value.
1000 large Towels, at 10 cents, well
worth - cents.
Lace curtains G5 cents and $l.OO. Poles
to hang them ON III - cents.
case Indigo Blue Calicocs ut IL cents,
best made.
Ladies Corset Waists, at 81, regular
81 -.
We sell the "rrophy," the best Corset
in America at 80 cents.
White ard Navy Duck. ut 10 cents.
Scotch Lawns, ut II cents.
Swiss Dimcly, figured, very dainty, at
cents. sold in New York ut - cents.
Check Nansook OimlctD ut ) cents.
Table Oh Cloth UhiS wrrk) Is cents.
Good assortment Of prGchal, Ramic.
Juc, Crc;onS, DcnimS and the usual
goods for the purpose.
o If you need Carpctyou can buy them
for under value.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-09

hon. j. w. BOWDEN, Of Anderson
ror '..t. is hcrcby announced as arln,lidatc
.of q "'rcSS from the :;d congressional dis
u'r". :" 'jcct to thc primary election.
The many friends uf JOSEPH l.. X EIT"r
hereby announce .':n as Il candidate for
Congress, sub jcrt to tho voters of the 3l
congressional district in the primary clrc-
ton.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-09
Now is the Time!

You will need fruit jars. jelly tumblcrs,
good strong vinegar and navorings. j
have them. Also sticky fly paper and
turnip seed. have some genuine mns-
cavado molasscs. \ few barr, Is common
mOlass"s at your own price. Canned
goods, tobacco aud sour---thc Wild Cat
at 4 cents 4 bar.
| would like very much to show The Ia
dies my stock Of dry goods, cnshmcrcS,
briliantines, scrgcs, ,lawns,P Ks, sutmws,
outings, &c. a beautiful line of calicocs,
very best navy blues ut cents.
a bargain in feather ticking that will
hold oil, and ten quarter shceting
Big lot OF plaids and domcStics Nv
terms are cash or barter, and | want corn
eggs, chickens, bccSwaX and hams.
! will save YOU money on shoes.
You will find me for awhile at tho
Lewis stand.
T. q. HARRIS.
JAN 30. PickenS, S. G.