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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

The editor is in receipt Of a very
neat college paper from st. Vincent's
College. Los Angeles, Cal, with the
compliments Of NJ. Hugo. a former
student in the Platteville Normal.
now one OF the editorial staff of the
5. V. C. Student.
Ed. G. Farrell gives notice
through the Cassville Index that it
has come to his knowledge that there
is 5000 note out bearing his name.
that he has never signed such a note
and will not be responsible for its
payment. The notice raises a sHs-
pieion of case of forgery on the part
of some one.
Geo. Wiederhold, one II the solid
men of south Grant. transacted BUSH
ness at the county seat last Tuesday.
He informs us that Dickeyville not to
be behind the times has new bank.
The owners are John Longbotham,
John Work and Geo. Loeffelholz. The
bank began business with the opening
of the new year.
"A new swindling scheme is re-
ported as now going on in this state
A smooth chap is selling farmers
grains of corn for so much per grain,
taken from an ear of immense size.
Four cobs have been joined together
and the grains glued TO the cob, max
ing an ear that quickly attracts the
farmers by its possibilities as seed
corn, and sells at good figure.
-Cassville Index: James Elwell IS
training his dogs for the Klondike
climate. He has large sized hand
sled on which is a seat big enough to
hold man. When the dogs are in
harness and attached to the sled, and
man on the seat, with Mr.. Elwell
suitably clad for fast walk, the
'4outtit" is ready for a iaunt down
one street and up another; they don't
even stop to pick up nuggets in the
street.
A small case was before Justice
Alex Henderson, in Boscobel, Tues
day. James Homewood, at Blue
River, caused the arrest of VIM. and
James Prater, two men in the employ
of Jerry Smith, charging them with
cutting and stealing from his land
seven or eight cords of wood. The
land is on the Wisconsin river bot
toms north of Blue River station and
Jerry Smith claims that he owns the
land. After hearing the evidence, the
court found.the Praters guilty, fined
them 81 each, and the costs were
taxed up to the county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

Mr.. Geo jeffrey, who resides
p miles south of Cuba City attempted
TO end his life Wednesday of last
week by shooting himself in the head
with a revolver. Mr.. Jeffrey has
been in poor health for a number of
years and is now in the later stages of
consumption. The wound was not
fatal. The Cuba City News says of
him: MIR. Jeffrey is well and favor
ably known here, having kept saloon
here about six years ago.
Miss Francis Atkinson writes
from West View Terrace Morecambe,
England, under date of Dec. %, 81,
TO her friend, Mrs. c. W Ray Of this
city. She tells of pleasant visits with
relatives, that the weather up to the
past week has been very wet. that
everything there is quite green. some
of the old houses being nearly covered
with ivy which looks very beautiful.
The store windows were beautifully
decorated for Christmas.
Tony Howell and John Pendleton
started to prospect for mineral on the
Ed. Morrow farm in Little Grant
Monday morning of this week. Just
now the spirit Of mining is rife in our
city, and when the gentlemen APP
peared on the street with windlass,
ropes, bucket, picks, shovel black
dog and complete outfit on wagon
bearing placard: 'Klondike or bustn'
there was intense excitement and a
large crowd hastily gathered to see
them off.
The PleNus, the official organ Of
the Chicago College OF Physicians and
Surgeons, in the December number.
contains a complimentary notice Of
one of our Lancaster boys, Mr.. +. r.
Whitmore. He is an assistant in
teaching chemistry and also an assist
ant in pathology. The article in the
Plexus concludes, ..As Mr.. Whitmore
is also one of the demonstrators in
surgical pathology, he certainly breaks
the record in diversity of honoring
employment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

Bloomington Record The Grant
County Telephone Company plac a a
local exchange of a dozen phones at
Montfort. This company has extend
ed its lines and made connections
with other lines until the field is
almost covered. The service is always
frst-class. TOO -. Twenty-eight rel
atives of the family of James Sutton
were entertained at his home on New
Years day. A splendid dinner and a
good visit we're enjoyed By all.
There were baptismal services at the
Baptist church Sunday evening. fodr
new members LAYING been added to
the church. The new baptistery is
great convenience.
The Royal Arch Masons Of Lam
caster installed their officers last Mon
day evening. Wives of the members
were invited. Col CLARK installed the
new officers. They are Geo. f. Budd,
H. p; CHI. Nye, King. d NJ. Sinclair,
Scribe; r. Meyer Jr., Treasurer; j. T..
Bennett. Secretary; J. 5. Wright. c. of
H.; r. b Showalter. P. S; +. Schrein-
er, R. A. g. f. f. Mccoy. NJ. Of Srd
c. II. Basford. NJ. of 2nd; H. l.. Patch,
NJ. Of lst; G. II. Cooley, Sentinel. Al
ter installation the company repaired
to the cheerful dining hall of the Ian
caster House for supper. People al
ways expect something pretty good
from the Lancaster House host and
hostess, and on this occasion they
weee not disappointed. The suppe,
was excellent in every respect, and
the table service by the accomplished
dining room Mattresses was Just right
After supper portion Of the company
INDUCED in progressive euchre at the
lodge room for an honr or two.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

There Will be chance TO secure
real bargains at Carey's for the rest Of
the month.
The law firm Of Clearly 4 Cleary
has been dissolved. T. L. Cleary will
continue the business alone and Joe
will 60 to the Klondike
-Muscoda Waterman: Diptheria
has broken out in the family of VIM.
Lehman, about six miles south of
this place, where they have four small
children. DR.. Dougherty is in at
tendance
The officers of the Congregational
Sunday school in Lancaster were elect
ed last Sunday as followss Herbert
Moses, secretary; Clara Bieg. treasur-
er; Stella Baldwin. librarian; Ella
Rothschild, assistant librarian.
The Snow-Cap Sisters, from the
Klondike are making their semi-een-
tennial tour of Wisconsin. They will
give a reception and entertainment at
Post Hall next Tuesday evening. Adj
mission % and Is cents. They want
to see you.
The mitten lost by Roy Carter
and advertised in the Herald last
week was brought to the Herald office
last Monday morning by Mr.. L. G..
Long. The mitten was found by his
daughter, Mrs. Sam Pennock, near
the residence of c. j. Hyde.
There will be Basket social at
the Aupperle school house Wednesday
evening, Jan. 49, Baskets will be
sold, the price to depend on the
weights of the ladies furnishing them.
Proceeds to go toward buying an or
gan for the Sunday school. Every
body invited.
A conference OF Sunday School
Workers of Grant county will be held
in Lancaster Friday, Jan. %, 1898.
All Sunday school workers in the
county are invited to be present and
meet Hugh Cork, the Field Worker of
the Northwest. Further announce
ment will be made later.
The University of Wisconsin has
accepted the challenges for inter-uni-
versity debates with the University
of Illinois and the University of Iowa.
A committee composed of representa-
tives of the different debating societies
of the Wisconsin institution met and
decided to accept the challenges pro-
vided arrangements satisfactory to
both challenging universities can be
made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13
Hanged To A Ratter.

Last Saturday afternoon Frank Reil-
ley, residing in the fowl of Lima,
committed suicide by hanging him
self. He had gone to the barn with
the intention of hitching up to go to
Platteyille. After awhile the family
went to look for the cause OF his delay
in starting and found him hanging to
arafter. No cause for the suicide has
been assigned.
Rocky Mountain Tea is composed
Of roots, barks, gums and leaves that
nature made. It's great medicine.
Sold at Benefits drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13
SHORT LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Notice the closing out" ad Of j.
Carey. Jr.
Attorney R. D. Blanchard attend
ed county court here Tuesday.
-Thos. Marsden, of Fennimore.
was in our city Tuesday on business.
Mrs. J. X. Flynn of LaSalle, H.,
is here visiting her son-in-law, Ira
Murphey.
Attorney Joseph Cubela, of Mus
coda. transacted business in county
court Tuesday.
Mr.. Duncan McKichan and wife
of Patch Grove, we're esteemed Herald
visitors last week.
Miss Geneva Gingrich went last
Saturday TO spend a week with friends
and relatives in Fennimore.
Rev. t. J. Brown gave his we'll
known lecture on prison life at Prairie
du Chen last Tuesday evening.
-Stockbuyer Geo. A. Moore has
rented the Budworth house in this
city and win move from the farm.
The Republiean-Observer is pub
fishing an interesting history of Rich
Rland County in weekly installments.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. Col. Clark Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Herman Fritz, living two
miles east Of Lancaster, is the happy
father of a ten pound girl which was
born January 10.
Miss Portia Showalter has re-
turned to her school work at Toma-
hawk. This is her sixth year of
teaching in that city.
The Ladies Society of Ernest
Workers will meet with Mrs. Pennock
on Tuesday Jan. IS, 1898 at p. M.
All are cordially invited.
There was a good attendance at
the That Girl" farce-comedy last
week and general satisfaction was the
expression of the audience.
Inside water closets are now being
put in the Grant County Jail. A
sewer is being dug and the pipes are
being LAID by Albert Visco and John
r. Dickinson.
Geo. Schuester. little son of
Anton Schuester, this city, experienced
conclusion of the brain last Friday by
a fall from ladder that rendered him
unconscious for few hours. He is
recovering nicely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

The Shakers of Mount Lebanon. a
community of simple, honest, God
fearing men and women, have pre-
pared the Shaker Digestive Cordial
for many years, and it is always the
same, simple, honest, curative medi-
cine that has helped to make the Shak-
ers tn healthy, long-lived people
that they are. The Shakers never
have Indigestion. This is partly ow-
ing to the wonderful properties of
Shaker Digestive Cordial. Indiges-
ton is caused by the stomach glands
not supplying enough digestive juice.
Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies
what's wanting Shaker Digestive
Cordial invigorates the stomach and
all its glands so that after awhile they
don't need health. AS evidence of the
honesty of Shaker Digestive Cordial
the formula is printed on every bot
tie. Sold by druggists, price Zoe to
81 per bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13
Prohibition Meeting.

Mr. l.. Walker, state organizer of
the prohibitionists, will visit Lancas-
ter, January 18th, and deliver pub
lie lecture. Mr.. Walker, who has
been many years in temperance work,
is making tour of the state and
reports growing interest in prohi-
bition everywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

For good health doctors advise
quick runs daily before meals. Rocky
Mountain Tea will do the business.
Sold at Bennett drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

-WANTED-A home for colored
boys years old, bright, cute, we'll
hammered, helpful, now homeless and
under cafe of Children's Home society
of Wis. Must 60 to school and have
good moral training. Address, Chas.
ID. Merrill, Dist. Supt.,) Beloit, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

Rocky Mountain Tea cures consti-
patton, indigestion, headache, liver
complaint, gives strength to the whole
system. Sold at Benefits drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13

Rocky Mountain Tea makes a soft,
smooth and beautiful skin. Removes
all impurities from the body. Sold at
Benefits drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-13
Cures
"Cures talk " in favor u a.
of Hoods Sarsaparilla, AED
as for no other medi- y ~ j -

cine. Its great cures recorded in truthful,
convincing language of grateful men and
women, constitute it's most effective adj
vertising. Many of these cures are mar
Vicious. They have won the confidence of
the people; have given Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla the largest sales in the world, and
have made necessary for its manufacture
the greatest laboratory on earth. Hoods
Sarsapariila is known by the cures it has
made-cures OF scrofula, salt rheum and
eczema, cures of rheumatism, neuralgia
and weak nerves, cures of dyspepsia, liver
troubles, catarrh cures which prove
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-03-03
necessary.

HAVANA, Feb. "a. - The wrecbing
vessel Right Arm arrived here We'd
nesday morning. with Capt. Magee in
command. The board OF inquiry
boarded her, and the work OF raising
the Names big guns began at noon.
Thus far the work of the divers has
been inside the sunken ship. An ex-
animation of the outside of the hull
viii be made at once il the permit of
the Spanish shall be obtained. Consul
General Lee is here, and says that he
never once thought OF leaving Havana.
HAVANA, Feb. o5.~The court OF in
quiry held its usual sessions Thurs
day. Capt. Sampson reports that
Chaplain ChidwiclS was examined as
to his personal experiences at the time
Of the disaster TO the Maine. and that
the testimony was taken of the captain
OF Sranish bark in the harbor and
the superintendent OF the West lndiar
oil works, across the bay at Regla.
both of whom witnessed the explosion.
Mr.. Rolf. the British engineer % the
floating dock in the harbor. wrote =
letter 70 tile court, but did not add
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-03-03

This position was emphasized at Fri.
days cabinet meeting. People who
looked for some startling announce
ment were disappointed, as the msm-
bers without reservation frankly
admitted that the subject OF the
loss of the Maine had been dis
cussed, but said the government had
received no information from Havana
since Thursday, and had no intention
of changing its policy until there was
something of substance to warrant it.
The Spanish legation was equally in
the dark as to any of the discoveries
reported from sources that are not
cited, as was shown by the message
from Capt Gen. Blanco.
HAVANA, Feb. 2o.-The United States
light house tender Mangrove is still
here and the naval court of inquiry
continued its usual sessions Friday.
Its members hoped to get away to Key
West late Friday evening or early Sat
urday morning, but they are not sure
which it will be. 1t Is probable that
the testimony of the civilian witnesses
did not add TO the courts knowledge of
the circumstances attending the ex-
plosion, of the causes OF which these
witnesses could know nothing. rs they
were quite distance away at the time
OF the occurrence.
The wounded were reported TO DO
doing well Friday.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-03-03
STEAMER IA CHAMPAGNE
Towed Into Port ut Halifax In . Badly
Damaged Condition.

HALIFAX, N. s., Feb 2S.-The over.
due French steamer La Champagne
was towed into Halifax Sunday after.
noon by the steamer Roman. At 5:l5
La Champagne let go the hawser by
which she was towed into port by the
Roman and dropped her anchor in
midstream, off the center of the city,
while the Roman steamed to her
dock. Hundreds OF people flocked to
the wharves to watch the two big
steamers move slowly up the harbor.
After drifting for Ave days on the
Newfoundland banks with her engines
disabled and the screw shaft battered,
the great Boston-bound freight steam.
er, Roman, from Liverpool, came along.
picked her up and brought her into
Halifax without further mishap of
consequence. Great was the JOY on
board the big French steamer when
the cloudy Sunday morning broke
with the shores of Nova Scotia in sight
and the word was passed that Halifax
would be reached before dark.
The damage to La Champagne is
most serious one and will necessitate
the ship going into dry dock.
La Champagne mails. consisting OF
$50 bags, were landed here Sunday
night and given in charge of the post
Office authorities, and they, with the
saloon passengers, will be forwarded
to New York, leaving here at o'clock
Monday.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-03-03

quiry personally inspected the wreck
81 The Maine by the invitation of Capt.
Tcral appointed by the Spanish gov
crnmcnt a. a special judge to invcsti-
gate the disaster, and his secretary
viewed the divers at work. Capt.
Tera. expressed his appreciation OF
The courtesies shown to him by the
court Of inquiry.
number of bodies were discovered
Monday in the forward hatch. 1t was
not possible to remove them, but they
probably will be removed Tuesday
HAVANA via Key Weau Feb. %
Inc situation Tuesday night was more
grave than at any time since the Maine
explosion week ago.
Although the officers of the naval
board OF inquiry preserve an impene-
'dhle reserve, the World correspond
eht learns that some of the best naval
experts now believe that the explosion
WAS the result of treachery.
They do not believe that Spanish Of
ncerS were part of the conspiracy.
IRON evidence now in their possession
'Hey believe the Spanish government
"en Blanco and all his military subor-
inmates were guiltleSs alike of knowl-
cage OF or participation in the crime
IL is believed to have been set off by
fanatic.
HAVANA, Feb 2S-The court of in
curry opened at half-past ten and took
recess at half-past twelve. Lieut.
~ +. W. Holman. navigator and ord
nance officer Of the Maine, was exam
'"eo at the morning session. The
cour, met for the afternoon session at
naii-past one, and Lieut.. Commander
a. Wainwright, executive officer of the
Maihe, was called TO the witness stand.
Lieut. Commander Wainwright has
oeeh IN Immediate charge of the wreck
since the explosion.
Nearly all the possible salvage has
now been made from the cabin aft.
ne efforts TO reach the ward and mess
'"o'nS are frustrated 10y some unknown
"oN'acie 1t is expected to find bodies
q Il W. NAoro VI NCh
men ammunition have been found. tn
o'e navlng exploded, the other fnli OF
ioWder. These were found forward
among the salvage were table ware
ana The silver service OF the Maine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.--Thc navy de-
parlment received dispatch from
apt Sigsbee Tuesday evening saying
'hat u more bodies had been recov-
.iSu . from the wreck OF the Maine.
Aia the remains are unidentified.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Much interest
was shown in dispatch received
snoruy before 8 o'clock from Adm.
"'eard giving the recommendations OF
Oap" Sampson, OF tn. court OF inquiry.
a. 70 The raising OF the wreck. The
we" OF naval officers was that Capt.
'"'npson and his associates were Civ
lug 'nlS advice, not as court. but as
Ynicers In position to speak as 10 the
Des' meth DDS 10 be adopted for wreck
Ing the Maine. Various interpreta-
"ons were put on the expression ''for-
"Siu hali com' letely DESTROYED
aA'AsA, Feb. "a iva Key Vest. -
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-03-03

cent. of the property and pay - per
cent. of the taxes of the island, would
compel him to accede to Adm. Sicard's S
terms. AS for volunteers, the men are,
for the most part. the employees of
these merchants, and the volunteer of
ficers are largely their sons or their
junior partners.
1t is we'll TO look these things in the
face At the same time it is well for
the Americans to restrain themselves
until there is some proof Of an outside
agency of explosion. We can afford to
wait little longer, seeing that we
have waited so long. We could not
wait after it had once been proven
that the Maine disaster was the result
of dastardly plot Spanish officers
from the old country hold TO the unac-
countable belief that their arms would
overcome us in a few weeks, but the
Cuban merchants have no such dclu-
sion, and they would control the stu
alton. Hence believe that no shot
from big American gun would be
necessary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-03-03

The situation. which NAV bc cbapood
at any moment by fresh discoveries
may bc summed up, when this dis.
patch was sent Wednesday afternoon
substantially as follows:
The divers having discovered cascs
of brown hexagonal powder for tho
lo-lnch guns unexrlodcd, and belicv-
ing also that other unexp!oded will be
found in the l0-inch magazine on the
starboard side forward, the conviction
grows that this magazine did not blow
up. If this be so. and many have in.
sisted from the first that it is. the
further conviction is forced that the
explosion which wrecked the Maine
came from the outside on the mort
bow.
In reply to question put by this
correspondent to high American off,
cial as to what the outcome would be
If it were proved that the disaster was
due to an outside agency, the officialin in
question said:
Sir, the American people could not
be restrained. | mean war. Still |
doubt whether it would be necessary
TO fire shot Adm. Sicard could
anchor the Iowa, the Indiana, the Mas.
sachusetts and the New York outside
Havana harbor 10 prevent the ingress
of the food supplies, without which
the city could not exist a fortnight.
Cuba is waste of ashes and desola-
tion. Even the hotels and cafes here
in Havana live from hand to mouth on
supplies brought from the United
States.
IF Adm. Sicard demanded the sur
render of Havana, giving "a hours for
the removal of the women and chill
dren, surrender would follow. The
forts are old structures and could Re
dem olished by a six FOUNDER. Such
new guns as have been mounted are
short of ammunition and have never
been tried. If Gen. Blanco should de-
cline to surrender, the Spanish mer-
chants here who represent so per