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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28
Be Sure and
Rad II. a
WILL BEGIN SOON.

The tendancy of a story 10 get
warped out Of all likeness to its origin
al shape in two or three repetions is
well illustrated in the following from
the Mineralpoint Tribune:
Register OF Deeds Better. OF Grant county
has paid over to Treasurer Harshberger the
sum of $3.50. which he had illegally drawn
as payment for registering births and
deaths prior to the time he went into once
1t ought not to be necessary to say
that Mr.. Beitler did not register
births and deaths before he went into
office. The facts in the case have
been stated in tbs HERALD but owing
to the many conflicting statements
sfloat will bear repetition.
The laws of the state require the
county to pay the register of deeds
fees for recording births and deaths
providing such record is made within
one year after the occurrence of the
birth or death. For many years the
sounty has beer paying for all the birth
and death registry without reference to
the year limit. The amounts not re-
quired to be paid were small and as
every such entry made the county's
record more complete and valuable no
complaint or opposition was made.
During the last year of MIR. Beitler's
term there was remarkable increase
in the number of births and deaths
reported and upon Investigation it APP
peared that this increase consisted
largely of births aRd deaths that had
occurred several years,ag and for the
record Of which the county was not
liable The county board voted to
disallow all such claims and upon the
findings of a committee appointed to
look over his books. Mr. BETTER re-
turned little more than 5000 to the
county treasurer as illegally collected
fees. Numerous rumYts are extant
asto the cause Of thetunusual number
Of reports made during the last. year
Of Mr.. Beitler's term but no inyestiga-
ton OF that matter or formal state
m INT in relation thereto. by any one
in position to know, either official or
unofficial. has been made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28
= srArE-rHoMAs JONAH. Deceased

State of Wisconsin, County CoG.t of Grant
County--In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special term
OF the County Court, to be held ain and for said
County, at the Court House invite CitNkof Sl4Rn-
caster, in said County, the 4th Tuesday Of
Feb. A. ID 1897 being the SSrd day of eb, Alse7,
az the hour OF ten O'Clock IN 1.-The Horepoou, the
following matter will be hearf and co1s1defed: =
The application Of Thomas Berg Sor sthe ap-
pointmenf Of an sdmi uistretor OF the estate Of
Thomas Jonah, deceased. late of the town Of
Potost. Grant county, Wisconsin =
By order OF the CaMrk.
Gao. b. C1sTER.
County Judge.
p~se1 January ., 1897. silva
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28

Prof. Henry of the Wisconsin Agri-
cultura' station recently expressed
himself as follows on the beet sugar
question; }'.N -sonsin sugar costs
about five million dollars and that for
the whole United States about one
hundred million dollars annually.
Each acre Of Wiseousin's soil can an,
nually produce from two to three
thousand pounds of granulated white
sugar. f-9W.hy should we pay out such
vast sums tosthe farmer beet growers
and ssugar. manufacturers Of europe
when we can save this money to Jour
own people,,'s ~ e.,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28

For instance. had arbitration been APP
piled TO the quarrel OF the American
colonies with England, and the de-
cisive vote been cast by monarch of
Europe, do you suppose there would
today be any United States?r
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To THE REPUBLICANS OF GRANT COUNTY
| desire to announce to the Republican cleo
tors of Grant county that l am a candidate
tor nomination for the Office of countyjudge
subject to the action of the county conven-
ton and respectfully request the support of
my friends for the position.
HERMAN BUCHNER.
Dated Lancaster, Wis, Jan. 26, 1897
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28

One Of the, strong points in Billy,
hason's character is that he believes
the laws of righteousness and human
ity are superior to the sham known AS
national courtesy. lie would lerd
sympathy and encouragement to the
brave Cubans struggling for freedom
and to the oppressed Armenians.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28

Has it ever occurred = to anybody
that it would be as impossible for .
''Boatd OF Pardons" to please every
body as it is for governor to do soe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28
6 STATE, SARAH A. roBLER, deceased
Market Report

lEn A 7 Il, UGLGdStU.
State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
CountY-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term of county court to be held in ana for
said county, at the court house in the city of
Lancaster in said county on the End Tuesday
of Feb. A. ID. 1897, being the 9th day of Feb
1897, at the hour of one O'Clock in the after
noon, the following matter will be heard
and Considered
The application of Florence eastman for
the admission to probate of an instrument
in writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Sarah A. Tobler late of the
town of Lancaster in said county deceased,
and for the appointment of an administra-
tor with the will annexed, in the event the
executor therein named refuses or is unable
to accept said trust.
BY order of the Court,
CHAS. w. McILHON
County Judge.
Dated January, IL 1897. ~, 49w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28
ACASEN EQUITY

If you would learn what they are
talking about, you can do 50 by reading
this interesting serial 1t Is the kind Of
story that will be suse toplease you-some
adventure of nature that Is not Inn
probable, and good love story as well.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-28

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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
RUSHING
FOR COLD
OR WOE
Cheers, Tears, Burros, Min
ers and Speed on the
Willamette.
AN ARMY AMAllS lhE COLLlEk.
The Pertha Slips to tie North
With a Small List of
Passengers.
MORE LOCAL VESSELS ARE CHARTERED.
Five Important Steamers Were En-
gagged Yesterday for the Great
Yukon Crusade.

The brig Willamette backed from Broad
way wharf and began blowing salt water
toward Dyea at hali-past O'Clock last
evening, and when she did so one of the
remarkable exped tions of the long his
tory of gold-seeking was successfully un-
der way. +.
She carried less han ninety Alaska
bound passengers from here-but wait
until she gets to Seattle, the great asylum
for klondomania! She will load UP to
nearly the thousand mark there, where
men wait in long lines at ticket offices for
q chance to pay their passage money.
On Wednesday the collier came in with
5000 tons of coal, which was jerked out OF
her in night. On Thursday morning
she was seized by all sorts of Norkmen,
and yesterday she sailed. transformed into
completely supplied troopship, with
hunks for nearly thousand men, with
all the facilities for life on shipboard, with
tons of food supplies for the trip. with a
lot of horses, mules and burros great
piles OF baggage and 600 tons of freipht
The fitting up and supplying of the
st teamer cost about $4,000. but then the
steam ship complnys Golfers will take in
between $40 900 and $50, 900 in freights and
fares for the one trip.
A big crowd watched her preparations
all day yesterday and the scene was lively
and picturesque, though it did not hold
the spirit or the romance or the interest
OF the Exceisior's sailing, tho other day,
when more than 10000 people cheered
that smaller departing craft. The carpen-
ters and other journey men aboard kept
busy all day yesterday. On the dock lay
about 400 tons of freight. left there by th e
overcrowded City OF Puebla when she
sailed the other day. This freight con-
sisted mainly of merchandise for store
Ike epers of the cities on the sound and at
Juneau. but most of it went to supply the
KIondyke rushers. one way or another,
and it was an item of San Francisco's
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

past two or three years. Ny grandmother was
also cowherder. My grandmother died ABOUT
the 10 Of last December. She lied OF lever
after some ten days sickness. Alter the death
OF my grandma her l lived alone.
l do not know anybody in San Francisco
other than my father and mother. Not sin
gle person visited me in China who came from
the United States. II any one had visited me
in the last five years would be sure to have
rene m bered 1t. 1 came hero to be married.
My parents sent money to me for my passage.
distant relative bought the tickets for me-
Ny father had no brothers or sisters, neither
did my mother I could not recognize my
father or mother This photograph was taken
in Honekong just previous 10 my leaving
China. This is the only photograph ! have
ever had taken of myself. NV parents did
not leave their photographs with me. There
was no street where lived, the houses being
scattered in our village. l have lived in but
the one house since went to China.
1t will be seen that all these statements
are vergent and in addition to this fact
the mem 5ers of the society have proof
positive that neither the man nor the
woman claiming to be the father and
mother OF the girl are related to her. They
say they can also prove that the girl is to
b placed in house of evil repute shortly
after she is landed.
When the reputed father and mother OF
the girl went before Collector Jackson,
they swore that the Chinese Society for
English Education was simply club of
highbinders who were trying to extort
money from people bringing in their
families, and when they could not get
money, they tried 10 get the girls deported.
In the face OF the fact that al OF these
men are we'll known and prominent
business men, and the fact that Mock Shee
nor Quan Hing are people of prominence,
the men who are -interesting mseves
in the matter think they will have no
trouble in having the girl sent back where
she belongs and they say ii they are TO be
killed for doing their duty, then they will
have TO die.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
THIRTEEN ON
THE BERTHA.
The Little Steamer Takes a
Late Load to St.
Michaels.
Two Nuns and Four Gamblers
Secure Doubtful Passage
to Dawson.

The Alaska Commercial Company S
small bit stanch steamer Bertha sailed
from Howard-street wharf at $3.50 P. M,
following the Excelsior to ST. .M,chaels.
The Bertha was sent up as freight boat
with a late lot of merchandise, which will
be got UP the river If possible, and 1t was
announced that she would carry no pas
sengers. Probably 200 were refused pas-
sage at the company's office, though as
little as possible was said about her sail
ing to avoid this annoyance.
!. She took an odd lot of passengers as
matters OF special favors, however. There
were just thirteen of them and among
them were two runs and four professional al
gam blers with fall gambling outfits. The
two nuns are of the order of Sisters OF ST.
Anne and are from Beaupre, Canada.
They are going to Dawson with their
blessed ministrations and they intended
going on the Excelsior, but did not reach
here III time.
AS fellow. passengers they have Billy
Kennedy, Dave Argyle, Jim Warner and
John Galliardo, who are going TO Dawson
with taro layouts, roulette wheels, cards
by the great gross and fine outfit gen.
orally.
They have been associates and EN-.
ployes of Joe Harvey, the well-known and
successful proprietor OF such enterprises,
and it is said that the quartet have been
mainly staked and stocked by him.
Other passengers for Dawson were
Charles Wall and G. @. Bruce, the latter
being one Of Sausalilo's Trustees and a
well-known yachtsman. George Luke,
Mrs. Mary Thomas. Mrs. Kate NJ. Fromm
and Mr.. White took passage for Unga,
and Mrs. W. Il. Davis goes to Unalaska.
The chances are somewhat against the
passengers and freight of the B.rtha get
ting to Dawson this year, but good luck is
hoped for, and every effort will be mad e
In oct th ron oh
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
MRS. HAWKINS GUN.
Arrested While Loading 1t With TIL,
Intention of Shooting Her Husband.

Arrested While Loading 1t With the
Intention of Shooting Her Husband.
The wife of Dll Hawkins, the pugilist,
was arrested early this morning by Officer
Long Of the dandy Calitorhia-street quad
for carrying a concealed deadly wea pom.
She had summoned the policeman to
assist in finding some baby clothes which
had been taken from her, and when the
officer responded to the summons and
found her in saloon and grocery on the
corner of Cay and Taylor streets she
insisted upon him taking Il drink with
her. ~. ..:..'.-. :-..sl
Mr.. Long, not being a drinking man, re-
fused, whereupon she returned 10 back
room, vowing that she would kill her hus-
band at the first opportunity.
Tne officer followed her in and found
her loading revolver. He placed her
under arrest and took her to the Califor-
nia-street station. Her husband balled
her out. ~
Mrs. Hawkins had been drinking little
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
GRABBING AT
ANY CRAFT
Many Vessels From This Port
Being Pressed Into
Service.
Steamers Humboldt and Farallo on
Among Those Chartered
Yesterday.

With the regular and special steamers
of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
to Juneau and Dyea overwhelmed. and
with no further room on the regular boat:
to ST. Michaeis and up the river, the spe'
cial expeditions by both routes are flock
ing to the front daily. Vessels of all
kinds are being chartered at Seattle and
Portland, but more are obtainable here,
and these enterprises are most numerous
here.
In spite OF the tremendous risks and
slim chances of success several expedi.
lions by the Yukon River route are rap
idly developing.
T. Herriman and Mills planned such an
enterprise several days ago, but it was
not until yesterday that a vessel was Sc
cured in the steam schooner National
City, which was chartered and taken 10
the Folsom-s,reeI wharf. Sixty people
are already booked for the trip, each pay
ing $2e5 for passage to Dawson, with the
privilege OF 1000 pounds OF freight.
" Steam engines are being put in the
launch Hsttie B, which will be taken
along on deck. An ark OF 10 inches
draught and 56x16 feet in size is to be
taken along in secuons, ready to be put
together on the river, The launch will
stare up the river with this ark, and II
they get stuck and frozen up in the river
they will have the ark and plenty OF pro-
visions for the winter. 1t is planned to
leave August.
The big steamer ProGreso is reported to
have been finally chartered yesterday for q
similar attempt to get party up the
Yukon River this season.
The gasoline schooner Chetco, in which
it is proposed to go up the river itself on
arriving at st. Mlchaels, has had half her
keel removed and the other half is to be
taken off in the river to lessen her draught,
which is now nearly six feet.
Mayor Wood of Seattle, who has been
here for some time planning big Y uk on
enterprise, yesterday chartered the
steamer Hum boldt for the Seattle and
Yukon Commercial Company. The
steamer will leave here on the 9th inst.
for st. Michaels via Seattle. and it is
planned to take along stern W heel
steamer in sections for use on the river.
Max Kalish, the agent anc part owner ol
the vessel, will go with her to st. Mi
chaels. A limit of 200 is set for passen.
gers.
Meyers and Alderman decided yester-
day to put the steam.schooner Farallon
on the run to Juneau and Dyea. She ha.
been in the san Francisco and Yaquins
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

:. Continued on Seventh Paoa
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Suggestions to Prospsotors.

OF the hundreds of fortune-seekers who are
sailing for the Alaska gold fields there
are no doubt large proportion in their hurry
who neglect provision most important pre-
paratory to!such an expedition. Every one
who is contemplating sailing for Klondyke
should not lase sight of the necessity of being
not alone physically able TO stand the hard
ships OF such a journey. but they should have
their teeth examined and put in shape by
some first-elaSs dentist before sailing.
Steele & McFadden, the well-known dentists
in the Murphy building, at the corner Of Mar
ket and Jones streets, over J. ]. OBr!eu's store,
have probably done more work for Klondy-
kers during the past few weeks than any other
local f m of dentists. TAe price OF dentistry
in the Far North will no(oubt be exorbitant
in The extreme and it wisl therefore be big
saving for al those prospective gold-seekers to
call on Steele & McFadden preparatory TO
leaving, and obtain work which science and
many years OF experience only can perform
and at prices most moderate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

Of EzMahou:
th
imported made
f your
month";
Ming
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

Our Sheets and Pillowcases are dry laun-
dered, with 2-inch hem, torn by hand, and
made of good quality muslin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
EXTRA SPECIAL.

AZ 7ha EACH-5O dozen Ladies' Dimity and
HI l0U Organdy Shirt WAISTS, this seasons
style. Reduced from 81 so and
81 % each.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

IL 06a EACH-1OO dozen German Huck
HI ecu Towels, size 40x20. Excellent value
at $4 dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
More Trouble for Mrs. FenneII.

Martin Meyerhoff has sued Amanda J
Marceau-Fennell. julie H. Gamage and Judah
Boas for an accounting and to collect $742
said 10 be due on claims assigned TO the
nj O In iH
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01

+ D. EDWARDS, experienced Alaskan outftter,
Mission street Oiled bags. give us call.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
Wcisel's Slaughter Sale, be-
ginning to MORO ", Will be !n>
deed a Great Sale.
A Remarkable Selsno,ook~-.

A Remarkable SelsInOsCok~~
Down through the center of gray
ity in the Washington monument
hangs a copper wire ia feet long.
This wire holds plummet attached
TO its lower extremity and hanging
in dish of water. Two little tran
sits are focused upon the wire just
above the plummet. These are ar
ranged at right angles to each 9th
er. and show the slightest vibration
of this great obelisk. Sometimes,
when the weather is calm and cool,
the plummet swings violently, this
action being ascribed to the vibra-
tons of the earth. When the sun IS
exceedingly hot and falling upon
the south face of the monument
causes a considerable expansion, the
plummet moves a few hundredths
of an inch. Very high winds cause
vibrations of the wire and heavy
rumblings of thunder or distant
earthquakes sway it slightly from
the normal line New York Ledger,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
The Price OF Wealth.
Al. Bullard.

A farmer came into a store
the other day, in a near by town.
to sell load of fine apples. He
was offered soc. a box. A travel
ing man, who was standing close
by, remarked 10 the farmer: IF
you had those apples in New
York you could get SIS a box
for them" "Ya-as," replied the
farmer, "an' if had pail OF
water in h-II reckon could
get 10 cents a glass for it." And
the drummer collapsed.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
BURG s.

10 the right as you en-
ter our Dry Goods store, you
will see displayed in several
stacks Hamburg edging at pri-
ces below the cost Of manufac.
turing. We were indeed lucky
to secure this beautiful lot for
our January Slaughter Sale.
Hamburgs worth zoe. to 25c.,
beautiful designs, at I2c. the yd.
Hamburgs worth Isc. to I8c.,
at &C. the yard.
Hamburgs worth Ioc. to I2H
at 81 the yard.
This IS a better investment
than placing your money in
bank. for if you do not need
them now you will by and bye,
and where could you get one
hundred per cent. on your
money except from Weisels9
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
PARSIMONY REBUKED.
Louise Mclean "a years Old.
Ist prize, $500.

AS a rule the Southern negro
< more subservient than his
Northern brother; but in North
or South they have their rights,
and courtesy is one of them.
Here is a ludicrous story of how
2 little Florida darkey resented
an apparent slight:
4 little negro gamin saw a
stump of cigar fall on the side
walk in front of store, and
made frantic grab for it. When
he had it safely corralled he loll-
ed his eyes around the points of
the compass to see if any other
camin had seen the stump fall.
Then. brushing off the ash
and dust, he went into the store
aud said:
"BoSs, gimme match, please,
sab
hes are not here to give
awu out to sell, said the
amus-d proprietor, assuming a
look of sternness.
"Dey is, eh?"
"That's what they are"
"Well, how much is dey'er
box"
Zone cent"
The ganin tilted the stump
in one corner Of his mouth, held
to the band of his pantoloons
with one hand, ran the other
hand in his pocket and pulled
forth a copp r.
"Gimme a box" and he laid
doWn cent.
He got a box, struck a match
lit the stump so we'll that it
poured forth volumes of smoke
and then, handing the box back
assumed a look of intense Sc
verify,
put dat box on de sheff,' he
SAID, IAN de mex time a gemmen
AK you fer a match you gin him
one outen my box"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31

prevails to
this day i'll e,tain parts of Eng
land, where the young men
seize the shoes of the young
women, collecting as many as
they can, and OIL the following
day, the girls rctaliate by get
ting the mems hats, which are
to be redeemed on a subsequent
evening when both parties as
semble at one Of the inns.
We are selling a special line
of ladies Shoes. 1t is best to
seize upon them as soon as pos
sible-such values will not stay
here long.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
A Little Boy.

Six>year>old Leon was sitting
on his Uncle Arthur's knee, and
was telling what he should do
when he got to be a big man"
Uncle Arthur told him he should
get his living by use Of his brains,
for the harder person worked
the poorer they would be.
Leon quickly spoke and said
well, l guess you work pretty
hard, don't your"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31

About seven hundred children
enjoyed the Santa Claus recep-
ton at oar store Xmas-EVe. 1t
was indeed pleasure to see their
bright and cxpectant faces, and
their JOY On becoming the pos
SCISSOR of a package Of Santa's
candy
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
She Could Burn Anything.

Friend-"I suppose your wife
often burns the midnight oil1"
Husband---"Yes, l guess she
does now and then, but you
must remember she hasn't had
much experience in cooking
vet.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
A Specified Rate.

II recently performed four
marriage ceremonies in twenty
minutes" remarked the Rev.
DR.. Thirdly.
That was at the rate of twelve
knots an hour" added Miss
Fllp.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
Plenty of Elbow Room.

Ranchnan'S Wife-Drive over
and bring our daughter in.
You ii have to hurry, because
supper will be ready in an hour.
Ranchman-Where is she
Ranchman's Wife-S h s
swinging on the front gate.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
Two Quarts In One.

"Begorra." said Bridget. as
she opened a bottle Of CHAINS
payne for the first time. THE
blame fool that filled this quart
bottle must have put in two
quarts instead at wan"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
Exactly.

Il wouldn't be a fool, if l
were YOU" said Jones to a friend.
eff you we've | you wouldn't
be fool" was the reply.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
The Joy Of Fair Women
is a becoming

IS d DeCOnllHg
and stylish dress and hat. At
our store their wants can be sat
factorily filled.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-31
She was Getting Suspicious.

Mr.. Sprightly-Well, you
know, my love, even the devils
not as black as he's painted.
Mrs. 81 don't know about
that, but l know he's good
deal blacker than he paints him.
self.