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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

Gordon hi Georgia As lie command
ed Lee eft wing AT Appomattox be
knows whereof he speaks Arranga-
ments are being made for all veterans
present AT the lecture 10 occupy seats
on the platform with the speaker
A character party was given last
week By Mr.. and Mrs Kamm Of this
city in which sixty invited guest. par
ticipated. Discourse and merriment
was in the ascendancy during the
evening As a lifting finale to the oc-
castor fifty of The merry maker. re-
paired 10 Nye's gallery and were Pho
tographed by flash light, in their
various costumes.
Mrs Prof Chubb and Mrs Prof.
Mathews gave a Mother Goose party
1t the residence Of the latter, to about
forty student guests GA Saturday
evening OF last week The character
izlng Of the melodies BY those select
ed for the task affords a continuous
fund Of amusement to the oulookers
An exceedingly pleasant evening j.
reported by those present aud that
the incident OF the occasion might
not be forgotten group OF thirty Or
more were photographed ia the Moth
IN Goose costumes.
4 distressing accident occurred 1t
the residence al Fred Heiser at Mound
Valley. near this city. on Saturday
last George, the ten year old son Of
john stephens was visiting a son Of
Haiser who was the owner ii a Il. b.
cartridge ritle Tne stereotyped con-
dition ii things. Didn't know ii was
loaded, existed Il, usual. and in the
careless handling Of the gun ii was
discharged tine ball entering the left
eye i The stephen. lad completely de-
strovmg ID ana reboundiug when
striking the bone Drs Buck and
Oetuker removed the eye on Monday
oi this week
Rose the adopted daughter Of Geo.
ana Rose ochamm d this city died
of eerebro spinal meningitis after 4
brief illness ON Monday Of last week.
she attended school as usual and on
Thursday died She was about
thirteen years Of age Size was be-
loved IS her school mates and her
amiability and CHEEKY disposition
made her many friends. who deeply
sorrow at her untimely death. Her
parents and relatives keenly feel their
sad affection.
March weather pure aud simple is
here for the engagement % Of all
Cox.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

tired stomach is very much like
a sprained ankle. Ii Won suffer from
any of the symptoms Of dyspepsia,
your stomach is tired Il needs
crutch We must relieve it of all
work for a time. or until it is restored
to its natural strength. To do this
successfully we must use a food al
ready digested outside of the body.
and which will aid the digestion of
other foods that NAV be taken with it.
Such product is the Shaker Digest
i've Cordial The Shakers have util
zed the digestive principles present
in plants for the manufacture OF this
article. but its success has been truly
phenomenal. You can try it for the
nominal nm OF ten cents. as sample
bottles ale sold by all druggists at
shat price. 1.aNol is the best medicine
for children. Doctors recommend it
in place Of Castor oil
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
Written for The HERALD
Pickctt's Charge.


From height 20 height. the Iightnings leap.
And thunders roll afar
The very ground beneath our feet
shookswllh mighty jar
Boom answered boom fash, answered lash
SMELL answered bursting shell:
AL blending in awful crash;
Earth Initiating he'll
The heated, brazeu dog Of war.
While painting a. tor breath
Have stopped their almost deafening roar.
Have ceased their rain Of death
But see DER wonder hill Inc
OF gray with banners CAV:
Proudly they march at quick step time
As Il on muster day
see now. each 81 2er takes bis place
And see 1 g tongues OF fame
Leap forth from every brazen piece
Leaden with death ana pain.
And see, the flaming monsters pour.
Their awfu. rain Of death
Each 0razen mouth il thunders roar
with hot salphurious breath
Before their righteous wrath. like snow
The gray lines fade away:
As each bronze warrior thunders No!
Secession shall not be
Ana from that time. secession-s power
Ebbed steadily away.
Twas Picketts charge that marked the hour
or its declining day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS
Bagley

The last TWO nights the ground tro1c very
nard yet when ms sun shines Through the
dav thc roads become vevv sloppy
Last week Fred Fischer late Of Lancaster
now located in bloomington was in Bagley
taking orders Tor tin spoutsng and other
work ia The plumbing line
A few DAYS ago Nttle Edna daughter 81 Il
Tryon had the END 81 finger taken OFT
Slick as whistle Edaa stood outside the
door putting on her overshoes 10 steady
herself one hand rested against the door
Joint some one slammed the door shut and
one little ringer was shipped OF As with a
pair Of shears
Miss Edna Cullck, o. Brodtynle was
down to Baglcy last week visiting relatives.
Boom gives another blast what Is that
II Is the boys searching FOR that big load OF
mineral
We have just learned Of the Sudden death
of Mrs Harriet Dohme of Roscobel be-
ceased had quite a number of relatives in
the township % wyalustng Her brother
Geo senuee beng AZ the time on the sick
Hist his son Albert attended the funeral Al
BoseoDel
The Young folk had a good time al the
Basket Sociable on the 10Th receipts nettea
about slOa aud Viii be applied on the
preachers satary
The Royal Neighhars are making hg
preparations tor their entertainment sat.
evening March istn
wheuwt talk OF Improvement We mean
business Even MOVE - eariv two new
buildings are upand partly enclosed one
bv Kelleraud p1y u store farm IMPLEMENTS
The other 3 meat market hY J Plandke ana
son
The prospect new Is THAT license 81 no til
cence wIu again be the issue Al the spring
election
Mr } Hartford a resilient 81 wv1luSine
tor many wears talks ot taking mp rcsldcil.
&c In CaSsvllle Just 10 SEE how il goes ave
hope MI Hartford Viii never STAY l0at
enough Is loose his residence here where at
Win IL 81 greatly missed. Now John look ]
lec.lc eadt
Three thousand sawed and Two thousand
hewea ties is what Bagiey contributes
toward TIE one huudred thousand pUrcaas
ed 10y the G. -. y. sAis winter The GO, paw
So cents for the best hcwea and 70 cents -
the best sawed lie aud 5cents for cults
stock is shipped from ems point uearu
every day. Whya woa4dn H rs ! eoe,
scheme Tor the farmers s. saw more wbeI
this spring. The lower tae price ot farm
products the more necessary ta raise VIA
we consume when can be done JoCk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
a SAD sToRY.
Successive Death of Her Children
Causes Mothers Suicide.

Cleveland, o., March 15.-Alrs. ]. 81.
Clair Bradford, Of IS Vienna street, in
the fashionable East end. was found in
dying condition Sunday mo. ming, and
she admitted that she had swallowed
a dose of laudanum and aeonite. Every
thing possible was done to save her life,
but she died in 8 few minutes. Mrs.
Bradford, who was - years old, suffered
from melancholy because Of the death Of
her three children, one after the other
Her mother lived with her after the
last child died, and Saturday she was
compelled to leave her daughter. This
proved upon her mind SO that suicide
followed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

Send your address to H. T. Bucklen
4 Co, Chicago. and get a free sample
box OF Or. Kings New Life pills A
trial VIII convince you Of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
constipation ard sick headache. For
malaria and liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weak
en- by their action but by giving tone
to the stomach and bowels greatly in
vigorate the system. Regular size %
cents per box. Sold by J. I. Bennett,
druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

For a case Of catarrh that cannot be
cured amounts To nothing except 70
sell article Do YOU know 81 any such
reward being paid2 Ely Bros. 40 not
promise rewards in order 70 sell taeir
well-known Cream Balm. They offer
the most effective incidents prepared
in convenient form to use, which IS
absolutely free from mercurials or
other harmful drugs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
Testimonial.

From the president Of the Board OF Re-
gents OF the state Normal ScnoolS.l
1t gives me great pleasure to testify
to the upright character and profess
sional worth Of Prof. II. Strassman.
| have known him about twelve wears
and regard him as areliabIe and trust
worthy man in all his dealings, and a
specialist OF great experience and skill
To whomsoever it may be Of interest
am very glad e offer this sincere
and cordial tribute in his behalf.
Very Respectfully,
EDWIN d. Coz.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
Aged Journalist Dead.

Utica, y. Y, March 15.-Alexander
Seward died at his home here Sunday in
tie S2i year. He was editor an Il joins
proprietor of the Utica Daily Gazette,
the first daily paper published in Utica,
from 1S43 to 1858, excepting four
months in 1850 and 1851. during which
he edited the State Register at Albany.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
A Naval wedding.

Washington, March IA naval we'd
d;3gof generalinteresti is announced for
next Monday evening, when the daugh-
ter of Capt. Charles d. Sigsbee, the ma
val photographer, will become the wife
Of Ensign Sumner Ely Wetmore
Kitteile, of New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
Ready to Give On.

Chicago, March Is. Advices from
Havana bear out information previous
ly given that the Spaniards are almost
ready TO give up their Cuban struggle.
Gen. Weyler is leaving many cities to
the insurgents. and an order issued by
him means the abandoning of many
more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
cattle Thrown Into the Sea.

Liverpool, March 12.-The Beaver
line steamer Lake Winnipeg, Capt. Tay-
Tor, 25 days out from ST. John, N. B.,
arrived safely Thursday. Capt. Taylor
reports having had terrible voyage.
che fires of the Lake Winnipeg were out
for over a fortnight and 307 head of
cattle. % horses and "a sheep had to be
thrown overheard owing to the scarcity
of drinking water on board.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
Unconscious Flattery.

She-It's no use, Mr.. SHINY; in NY
present state of mind l would not ac-
cept the most attractive man IN the
world.
He-No, I see you won't; but. at any
rate, you viii have the satisfaction OF
knowing that he has offered himself
y. y. Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
shorthand Record smashed.

Quincy, Ill, March 15.-lsaac S. De-
ment, of Chicago. champion shorthand
writer. broke his previous record of 397
words by writing 400 words in one
minute at business college here Sat
uriaY night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
WAS A LAND KING.
William Drury, Owner of Hundreds
of Thousands of Acres, Dies.


of Thousands of Acres, Dies.
Keithsburg. H., March 15.-William
Drury, known as the millionaire land
owner, died at his country place north
of this city Saturday night. He was
the largest individual land owner in
this country, having hundreds of thou
sands Of acres III Colorado, Nebraska
Texas and Kansas, besides 5000 acres Of
the richest farming land in this county.
Mr.. Drury was 81 years old and came
to this country in 1881. His investments
were made in farm land alone. and he
added eyerV year TO his possessions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18
A Fatal BLOW.

sparring match between Privates
o'Shay and Collie. of the Eighth United
States infantry, Collie was struck
blow that killed him instantly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

Rutland, Ia, March l5.-While tenn
porarily insane the wife Of Stephen
Horton. wealthy farmer here. gave her
husband poison and then took her own
life in tbe same manner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

Atlantic, Ia, March 12.-The stock
farm barn of j. f. Griffin burned, to-
gether with 10 head of cattle. five blood
ed horses, a span of mules, nine hogs
with pedigree, over 500 bushels of oats,
hay and farm implements valued at
81 600
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

Don't daily with rheumatism. Pur-
ify you blood and cure it at once by
taking course of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04
THE LATE HENRY GEORGE.

The death of Henry George, the
leading single tax advocate of the
United States at the Union Square
Hotel, New York, last Friday morn
ing, removes from American politics a
peculiar figure. Mr.. George stood out
alone among the prominent men as
theorist of the single tax stripe, and
his several books on taxes and lands
we're deeply interesting, even to the
many who had no faith in them. Once
he came very near being elected May
or of New York, although the day be-
fore election he was considered as a
candidate of but few. He was the
Bryan and socialist candidate for
Mayor of Greater New York at the
time of his death, and the latter was
caused by apoplexy, brought on as a
result of the excitement of the cam
paign.
Although Henry Georges life was a
busy one, and he was an interchangeable
worker, he did not seem to have the
faculty of gathering money, and it
was said at the time he took the NOM
ination recently that the only property
he had in the world was a pretty cot
tage on the Shore road at Ninety
ninth street, Fort Hamilton. Besides
his widow he leaves two sons and
one daughter. Henry George, Jr.,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.

The GAZETTE has received "Hand
Book on the Annexation of Hawaii, .
compiled by the Hon. Lorrin A
Thurston, one of the three commits
sioners appointed by President Dole
to negotiate a treaty of annexation
with the United States. The hand
book is neatly compiled, and gives ar
guments pro and con, with Mr.. Thurs
tons own conclusion that the Islands
should be annexed to the United
States. It also contains sayings OF
eminent men on the subject of annex
alton, all of them being strongly in
favor of adding them to the United
States.
By the book the first reason given
in favor of the annexation is that it
will prevent the establishment OF an
alien and possibly hostile stronghold
in a position commanding the Pacific
Coast, and the commerce of the North
Pacific, and definitely and finally Sc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

1t was not to be supposed that Eng
land would agree to open the minis OF
India in advance of any international
agreement, or even conference, and
her action in the matter of silver does
not at all argue her opposition to the
cause of true bimetallism. The pros
pect is that England will willingly
send delegates to an international con-
ference looking to the rehabilitation
of silver as primary money.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04
BY AIKEN & SCHMAHL.
THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1897.
GAZETTE BUILDING DIRECTORY.
R. r. TAX LAW ALRIGHT.


On last Friday Judge Holland of
the Brainerd judicial district, handed
down decision in the celebrated An
derson railroad land taxation bill hold
ing that the bill was constitutional and
that the vote of Senator Frank Day on
the same, on account of Mr.. Day hay
ing acted as lieutenant governor at
the time, in no way affected the valid
ity of the law.
The case on which the Judge passed
was an appeal of the Great Northern
and other railways in the north from
the auditors placing the lands on the
tax list in the different counties of the
north, and while the decision directly
applied to those roads it affects all of
the railroad lands in the State, half
million acres of which are located in
Redwood county. While the appeal
is not yet settled, on account of the
probabilities that the railroads will
carry the case into the State and
United States Supreme Courts it is
first victory for the State, and builds a
foundation which the higher courts
must either tear down and incur the
dissatisfaction of the people, or build
up and see that justice is done to cor
poration and people alike.
Judge Holland says that inasmuch
as no part of the land sought to be
taxed is railroad right-of-way, used for
gravel pits, etc., that the land is tax
able. Speaking of Senator Days vote
he says:
'The roll of the senate and it's yeas
and nays being called upon the final
passage of the bill, there we're % votes
in it's favor and no more, and that
among those voting yea, or in favor of
the passage of the bill, was Frank A.
Day; that said Day was an acting and
a defacto senator on said last named
day of said session, and that said bill
was thereafter signed by said Frank
A. Day as president of the senate, and
transmitted to the governor, and that
it received his approval on the 18th
day of March, 1895. That at the gen.
eral State election in November, 1896,
ballot was prepared by the secretary
of State, and used by the electors of
the State, a copy whereof is attached
to defendants answer aud made part
of same, and that II. F. No. l, being
chapter 1873 of general laws, 1866, was
not attached to said ballot or referred
to therein, by reference to title or 9TH
erwise, save as indicated by the words
printed thereon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

Bradstreet's statement of business
condition shows continued healthy
gain throughout the country. The
bank clearings of last week were
nearly Is per cent greater than those
of a year ago. The business failures
were also nearly a third less and the
North American exports of wheat were
Is per cent more than a year ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

cure to the United States the strateg-
ical control of the North Pacific, there
by protecting its Pacific Coast and
commerce from attack. A second
reason given is that the conditions are
such that the Uuited States must act
now to preserve the results of it's past
policy, and to prevent the dominancy
in Hawaii of a foreign people.
What seems to us to be the best
reason, however, is that it will increase
many fold and secure to the United
States the commerce of the Islands
From the day that the reciprocal
treaty went into effect in 1876 the
island trade, in all it's branches, in
creased rapidly, and to-day Hawaii is
the best consumer which the Pacific
coast hss-the largest consumer of
United States products of any single
country bordering on the Pacific. In
1892 the number of merchant vessels
that entered the Hawaiian harbors
we're 1852. This number has advanced
steadily each year, and last year the
number was 1856. The San Francisco
exports to Hawaii for the year ending
Nov. 30, 1896, amounted to $3,588,OOO,
or about 100000 less than San Fran
cisco exported to Australia, the coun-
try having::;the largest American ex-
ports from the Pacific coast. Hawaii
stands second on the list. AS bene-
fit to the California wine industry
Hawaii stands first on the list, having
taken $4,000 worth of California wine
last year. The Islands are San Fran
cisco's best purchaser of salmon. it
having taken $59,379 worth of that
commodity last year, and it bought
more salmon from the Pacific coast
than all the other countries of the
world added together, barring Eng
land, Australia and New Zealand.
Hawaii was the third largest consum-
or of barley exported from San Fran
cisco, and it took -four to the amount
of $164,OO0.
Then follows an exhaustive list of
articles and the amounts of each that
Hawaii imported from this country,
including dry goods, building mater
ials, animals, ale, beer, clothing, boots,
shoes, coal and coke, crockery, glass
ware, ETC., amounting to many millions
of dollars. The trade of the past alone
is cause for annexation and we have
no doubt that with annexation the
commerce will be great deal larger
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

and that American goods will prevail
in Hawaii, an American country. By
the treaty sugar, Irice and bananas
would be the onlycAmerican articles
that would be excluded from a free
market, and we do not grow enough
of those articles to come into COMPETE
ton with the Islands.
A fourth reason is that it will great.
ly increase and secure to the United
States the shipping business of the
Islands. It furnished cargo for 191
American ships last year, about half
as much as it did for the combined
ships of all other countries. Annexa-
ton will also remove Hawaii from in
ternational politics, and tend to pro-
mote peace in the Pacific by eliminat-
ing an otherwise certain source of in
ternational friction.
The public debt of the Islands
amounts to $4,212,549 20 and of this
amount there is enough in the Hawaii
an treasury to ::reduce the debt to
$3,879,6O8.35. By the terms of the
annexation treaty the debt is to be
not over four millionsIwhen the treaty
is ratified, and the present government
of the Islands insists that the present
debt can be taken up at any time,
The receipts of the provisional govern
ment during 1896 amounted to-
ST, 1897 ,818.18 while the expenditures,
we're 81, 6O4, 1902, leaving cash bal
ance on hand of about $93,627 when
the year closed. The government has
nearly 100000 acres of public lands.
valued at about 100000. A portion
of this is arabic and under lease.
At the present time there are 81 900
native Hawaiians on the Island, "a 400
Japanese, 1900 Portuguese, 2l,6OO
Chinese, 8,4O0 part Hawaiian and part
foreign blood, 5000 Americans, 1900
British, 1,4O0 German, 479 Norwegian
and French and 1866 of all other ma
tionalities.
These are thel reasons why the,
American Congress, as soon as it con-
venes in December, should annex the
Islands and make them territory of
the United States. There is not the
least doubt but what, if the United
States does not annex the Islands very
soon, that another country will step in
and annex them, and then we will
wonder why we let the prize slip from
our grasp.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

It must have caused Mr.. Bryan a
stitch in his side when he went
through Ohio and noticed on all sides
signs of prosperity where last year he
found the conditions reversed, and
where he predicted that without free
coinage of silver no improvement was
DOssible.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

The export trade of September was
the heaviest of any month in the year
and was greater than in any Septem.
Der for years. 1t amounted tc
$104, $751; 05. a gain of over % pc,
cent over that of the September a yea,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

whom he brought up on the same lines
in which he was bred, is the elder son.
Richard F., the second son, is sculpt-
or by profession, and has made several
excellent busts in bronze of his father.
His daughter Anna is an accomplished
musician.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

With only $153,OO,000 of silve,
coined by the United States minis
last year the silverites cannot make
out strong case about ''discrimina.
ton" against silver.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-04

Those living in the vicinity of large
manufactures are not Kicking"
against the effects of the Dingley
1ou