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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-22

fur mixed ineNtricably at the foot Of
the stump. rolling and tumhling grunt-
ing and squeaking with rage and pain.
Bruin managed TO regain his feet once
and endeavored TO get back ON the
stump, but the peccaries would have
none of il. They charged him in front
ripped him in the sides and rear, and
he fell back into the writhing mass. A
minute more and one bear was life
less, shapeless mass, with the yellow
brown fiends ripping his hide into rib
bons and cracking his bones like pieces
of glass.
While this was going on the remain
ing bears and the lion had their paws
the jaws full of business The bears
still safely perched on their respective
stumps, but were kept busy knocking
of the peccaries which were doing their
level best TO dislodge them. Half a
dozen were lying on their backs, dead,
while others were jumping about
wounded, yet mad and unconquerable
as ever; while the bears themselves had
moi escaped scot free. 4 number of
scarlet spots on their black hair showed
where the peecaries had left imprints
of their scimetarlile tusks. One of the
peccaries caught a grip on the hind
quarters of one of the bears and hung
on like grim death The bears foothold
was lost and he fell squarely into the
Jaws of the swapping mob below. Then
followed another battle on the ground.
with the bear underneath and the wild
hogs, in a yellow bank above, swapping
and struggling to get at their enemy.
The bear began to work his hind feet
and bodies of wild hogs began to fly
upward and outward, ripped from end
10 end by the claws of the bear. The
bear at last got on his feet and backed
up against the stump. He sat there and
beat the peccaries away. knocking fully
dozen into kingdom come before the
hogs succeeded in overcoming him.
The last living bear was now attacked
by redoubled fury and an increased
force of peccaries. For fully five min
utes the battle ragged, and the bear sue
ceeded in wiping out at least half
dozen peccaries. He had no chance of
escape, however, and was in the end
literally torn TO shreds by the enraged
peccaries.
Meanwhile so or more of the peccaries
not mixed upin the fight with the bears
were either strung out over the field
trying to get at the cowboys on The
fence or attacking the Mexican lion.
The long, 1.-THE hody of the lion had thus
far escaped serious injury, having re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-22
LIES GROWING.

Time writes his lines upon our 5rows, our
locks are thin and gray:
Our boys and girls have found their mates
and wandered far away.
And yet the world seems young again. and
Joyed with June, if She
Her hand in mine-but says: You've been
good man TO me-"
At times fall a-wondering if all the toll
and tears,
The mingled mirth and means that make
the story of our years,
Have all been worth the living? But my
doubtings fade and fee
When she leans low to lisp: You've been
a good man TO me-"
I've slipped the wines of sweet success:
I've walked in pleasant ways,
And heard the tongues of others tell my
deeds in honest praise.
Yet of the gifts the years may bring nfe's
deepest joy will be
To hear her say: You've always been
good man to me-
Nixon Waterman. in L. a. W Br.ietin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-22

ceived only few gashes from the tusks
of his enemies, while four or five of the
wild hogs were lying at the foot of the
stump or which the panther very early
in the fight found it necessary to take
refuge. But as the raging peccaries
drew off from the dead bears they
turned their attention to the lion,
swarming about the stump four or five
deep. The lion soon saw that with enc
mics jumping at him from all sides he
could not much longer retain his posi-
ton. Suddenly, with an ear-piercing
scream, he sprang out and into the
midst of the swarm of hogs, where,
slashing right and left, he cut a swath,
ripping open and killing a number be-
fore they recovered from their sur
prise. In second the lion was out of
the mass and back on the stump. Twice
was the same feat performed. Each
time the lion dashed downward, knock
ing and slashing the life out of num-
Der, and then jumping over their backs
out of reach, and it began to look as
though it would end in his whipping the
lot and getting away without great
Dul NllCu QOh IL lllC
third time his chain became entangled
in the body Of dead peccary, and when
he sprang up to regain the stump the
weight of the peccary checked his leap.
and he fell in the very center of the yell
low mass. The peccarfes completely
covered every inch Of the lion in a sec
end, and in half minute they had torn
him into pieces
II had been tremendous battle. The
ground was strewn with bits of bears
and lion. while dead and wounded pee
carries TO the number Of at least 60 iay
on the battlefield The wild hogs that
escaped fatal injury were still raging
for battle. The cowboys. for once. at
least, had seen as much fight as they
cared for, but ,Ley didn't propose to
let the peccaries escape. They were
dangerous customers. The boys
opened fire with their six-shooters, and
didn't stop until the last peceary fell
vithits vicious snort swapping between
the rails at the legs Of the mem. y.
Sun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-22

Use the best combs for brood nest
andthe oldest and toughest on the out
side for storage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-22

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honey flow
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
NIiscelanaou. NaHs.

Charles Fiester, wife murderer, was
hanged at Grants Pass, Or.
John ID. Morrlssy, we'll known min
ing man, died at Leadville, Colo.
A new cable between Port Townsend,
Wash, and Victoria, B. g.. has been
completed.
Natives of Turkestan attacked Rus
sian garrison at Andyan and 20 were
killed on both sides.
Ed Bennett of Toronto knocked out
Mike Sullivan of Syracuse at Dayton,
o., in the fifth round.
There were two new cases Of yellow
fever at McHenry, Miss, Saturday. No
deaths have been reported.
Adrain g. Arson has been engaged
as manager of the New York base ball
club and took charge of the team.
Fish have been poisoned in Bluestons
river, West Virginia, and three men
are dangerously i'll from eating them.
A. S. Van Wickle, the millionaire
coal operator and philanthropist Of
HaZleton, Pa, was accidentally killed
at a clay pigeon shoot.
Edward Adams Hermany of Louis
vile, KY. a junior at the Rensselaer,
Polytechnic institute at Troy, was
drowned in the Hudson Saturday while
bathing.
Guinette, 2O5, tho fast son of Gam
BETA Wilkes, died at Park Ridge,
James A. Murphy's farm near Chicago.
Guinette was matched with John Il.
Gentry for y series Of races, to be paced
this season, for $4,000 side. The
condit,ors of the match were pay or
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
EXPECT ORDER TO MOVE
Troops at Chickamauga Hope to Be
Sent to the Front Soon.
ALL ANXIOUS FOR TEE WORD
Leave Camp Thomas In Few Days Is
Greeted With Enthusiasm-Ars
Hard at Work Drilling.

CHIcKAMAUGA, June 15.-The report
that Is regiments are to leave Camp
Thomas for Tampa during the next few
the camp today, and it is being eagerly
discussed by both officers and men. It
is impossible to confirm the report as
the army officials refuse to discuss it,
but nearly every man in camp now be-
lieves it. When the news of a move
gained circulation there was general
rejoicing among the soldiers. The
greater portion of them have been very
anxious to go to the front and now that
there is fair prospect of large num-
Der of regiments leaving, the boys are
all anxious to know just who will be
included in the order. This is not
known and will not be made public I'M
til Major General Brooke issues an or.
der
The rains which have fallen since
Sunday have added materially to the
comfort of army life and afforded an
excellent opportunity for active work
Today every regiment is drilling and
maneuvering and the field is covered
with them.
Major Nye, depot commissary of sub
sistence of the volunteer army, has
just completed a general inspection Of
the various warehouses located in the
city and at Chickamauga park and says
there is an abundance of good and
wholesome food on hand in the depart
ment of subsistence. He says that
there have been very few consignments
that have been rejected. It is only oc-
casionally that portion OF carload
of such goods as canned tomatoes are
rejected, or possibly a consignment VI
potatoes The Y. NJ G. A.. authorities
here have ordered four more lar,
brigade tents for use on the camp. Be.
fore the end of the week every man
in the army will be supplied with a
hymn book by these workers. A sup
ply of Is, 900 books has been received.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
HamliR Department..

Mcclure has sold 1000 pounds of
Irvine so far this season.
The little child of Rev. and Mrs.
Conner, at Hamlin, was quite i'll
with fever the first of the week.
Supervisor Stanley has big car of
stock-hogs and cattle-that he has
been feeding for some time and he
tells us that he will ship them next
week.
Mrs. Matte Hunter, of Audubon,
gives instructions to music class at
the Evangelical parsonage, at Hamliu,
every Tuesday afternoon. She is now
ready to receive new scholars.
Christ Christensen, young Dane
who has been working for Supervisor
w. D. Stanley this summer, resigned
his position this week and has CONS
with his brother to Minnesota.
On Tuesday, June 14th, the ami
versary of the birth of the stars and
stripes, the old liberty pole at Ham
lin Station was raised and the flag OF
our nation was swung to the breeze.
Dan'l Brandstratter and his good
wife have returned from their excur-
sion trip to Texas. They also visited
at Wichita, Kansas. Dan'l expresses
himself very much satisfied with the
southern country.
An Evangelical meeting is to be
held at the tabernacle, in Sheets
Grove, in Melville township, COM
mencing June 25th and will last for
ten days. DR.. Bunce, of Nevada,
Iowa, will have charge Of the services,
There will be a Patriotic Sociable
at Brushy College on Friday evening,
June oath. A splendid program has
been prepared and Mr.. Albert Pratt
ton will deliver lecture on Cuba.
Come out and hear it, it will be a
corker.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather the Children's Day exer-
cises at the James McNutt's walnut
grove, given by the Methodist people
last Sunday, was we'll attended. The
program was excellent. Much credit
is due the Superintendent and teach
ers for their efforts in training the
children.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June lo.-Dlrecr
Santiago dispatches show that the
Americans damaged the Notifications
considerably. The inhabitants are ter
-or stricken in anticipation Of a COM
bined attack Of the insurgents and the
army of invasion. The situation is
critical. People are starving, but are
,owed by the presence of the ships and
the army. The conditions are wretched,
The city being very unhealthy
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23

Harry Percy was at Extra Friday
attending the Guernsey funeral.
The directors of the Blue Grass
creamery met Tuesday of this week.
The two youngest sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Stanley are entertaining
the measles.
S. G. Weaver, ofGreeley, had three
cows badly cut up in the wire fence
one day last week.
Mrs. Hi Wilson boarded the train
at the Station Tuesday morning
bound for Omaha to see the EXPOSE
ton.
Will Mcclure on Tuesday hauled
a load of nine-months-old hogs to
Audubon that weighed $50 pounds
each.
Thos. Crees has been very sick
man the past week. lie is troubled
with Inflammation Of the lining Of the
stomach.
Harry Crees found fine swarm Of
bees the other day and now he is hav-
ing a merry time to keep from get
ting stung.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Rattenborg, who
live west Of the Station, are the joy
full parents of a tiny girl baby, born
last Thursday.
w. d. Stanley was at Extra Tues
day putting Dodd & Struthers light
ming rods on n. P. Christensen's
stately mansion.
Miss Lulu Connrardy, of Extra and
her cousin, Miss Laney, of Nebras-
ka, are visiting at the Geo. Smith
home north of Hamlin.
There was an immense crowd of
people present at the Evangelical
Children's Day exercises held at the
Station last Sunday evening.
The Children's Day exercises of the
Presbyterian people, at Old Hamlin,
last Sunday evening, was we'll attend
ed and proved very decided success.
Methodist Society at Old Hamlin
next Sunday: Sunday school at 2:SO
p. NJ, VIM. MaXon, superintendent.
Preaching at 5 O'Clock by Rev. O. T.
Nichols.
Mrs. Chas. Hensley is expected to
arrive next week from Ewing, Ne
braska, to visit at the home of her
parents, Uncle Mace Gill and wife
east Of the Station.
Mrs. Harry Percy went down to
Dexter Monday. She was followed
Wednesday by Harry and they will
spend the balance of the week in Dex-
ter and witness the marriage of Mr..
Percy's cousin, of that city.
We understand that the bridge
near the railroad west of the VIM
Walker place that broke down recent
ly, will be replaced by new one il
the course of two or three weeks.
The Ladies of the Presbyterian
church of Old Hamlin made up {
party Wednesday and drove over tt
call on their new Presbyterian minis
ter, Rev. Raglan, who dwelleth mid
way between the Lone Star and Ole
Hamlin churches.
Arthur, the eight-year- old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Christensen, 0
Greeley township, while hauling
milk from the Blue Grass creamery
fell off the wagon one day last wee
and broke his arm near the elbow
The fracture was reduced at once AM
the little fellow is fast getting better
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Iowa Pay For tho Soldiers.

DIES MONIES, June 1.-THE state Of
Iowa, up to the present, has expended
1858, so out of the war fund appro-
priated by the legislature to pay Iowa
troops. Every regiment has been paid
up to the time Of its formal muster into
the national service. In addition the
state has paid railroad companies for
transporting the troops to Des Moines
and the other expenses incident to mo-
bilization, besides the expenditures for
rations. The cash expenditure up to
the present cannot be less than 500, 900.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
G,n.ral Def,oienov Bin K.nor.,d.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-TEe general
deficiency bill. carrying in the aggre-
gate of 1924, 0s2, 1928, was reported to the
house today by the committee on ap-
propriations All but Sls,205, 1926 is for
war expenses, and $8,070,S72 Of the Or
binary deficiencies are for pensions.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Favor George Perkins.

Sioux CITY, Ia, June 1l.-Woodbury
county Republicans chose delegates yes
terday to the state, congressional and
judicial conventions. The congress
sional delegation is favorable to George
D. Perkins, present representative from
this district.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Insurgents Capture More Towns.

MANILA, June 15.-The insurgents
forced the Zapote river on June 5, at
lacked the Spanish flank. and by hard
lighting captured the towns OF Las
Linas and Paranaka. They drove the
Spanish under cover of the stockades
and are encircling the environs of Ma
aila. There is fighting night and day.
doanita tha heavy raius
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Woman Pastor Resigns.

DIES MONIES, June 11.-Rev. Ida G.
Hutton, for many years pastor of the
Unitarian church in this city, but more
recently of Moline, Ills, has resigned
the pastorate of the church there and
will spend the summer in Colorado.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
IoNa Bo1a Lose Their Clothaa.

RENO, New, June II A car contain
ing soldiers from Iowa caught fire on
the desert yesterday morning and the
soldiers lost all their clothes. They
passed through Reno about O'Clock
in the afternoon on delayed passen-
ger train, clad in their underclothes
Several were quite badly burned about
the head.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
rwickenham Taken to Key West.

KEY WEST, June 15.-The British
steamer Twickenham, captured off
Kingston on June 10 by the auxiliary
cruiser St. Louis, arrived here today in
charge Of prize crew. She had on
board 5000 tons Of coal and one passen.
ger, who is supposed to be an employee
of the Spanish government
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Latter From a Soldier.

OREsToN, Ia, June 1l.-John Mass
ing, member of company B, Fourth
infantry, writes from Tampa, under
date of June 6, to a Creston relative
that 10000 troops would leave on 80
transports that night under sealed
orders, but it was supposed the destina-
ton was Porto Rico. Mr.. Massing said
the men would not be allowed to write
after leaving Florida.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
On tho Cruiser Now Orleans.

MARsHALLrowN. Ia, June 49,
Harry S. Gregg of this city, who is
member of the crew of the cruiser New
Orleans, has written a letter to his pa
rents here which gives a graphic de-
scription of the first bombardment of
Santiago de Cuba
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Smith Murder Trial.

Dies MONIES, June ll.-In the Betsey
Smith murder trial tho defendant testi-
fed in her own behalf yesterday. She
denied every detail of the charges, says
she was away from home from II in
the morning until II at night the day
her husband died, that she did not give
him poison and that she does not know
who did.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Iowa Cent, al EARNING a,

MARsHALLTowN, June 9.-The ap-
proximate earnings of the Iowa Central
railway for the month of May were
1856, 1885, an increase of 1913 1922 Sd
over the corresponding month last year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
u,ntrbx tho cadiz r,esn.


CADIz, June 15-The Pelayo, Carlos
V, three destroyers and the unarmored
cruisers Rapido and Patricia sail Fri
day under sealed orders, but it is fully
believed only for the Canaries The
Pelayo, owing TO boiler defects, can only
go under half steam. The sailing of
the fleet, if carried out, is mere de-
wise to satist popular clamor for &C.
ton, as the ships are inadequately sup
piled with stores and ammunition.
Alphonso XIII will be left behind, its
engines being wrong. Marine Minister
Aunon visits Carthagena and Ferrol
before returning to Madrid, merely for
purposes of delay, having confessed
himself quite helpless to deal with the
confusion, incompetence and corruption
Of the naval situation.
Spain Seeks Aid of Germany and France.
MADRID, June l5.-Spain is now evil
IDENTIFY coquetting with Germany and
France. Russia is in the background,
not at all displeased to see the kaiser
show disposition to look after Span
ish and European interests generally in
the Philippines. Spanish diplomacy
wants concert on some pretext for
saving their forces in Manila from the
humiliation of surrender to the Amer
leans or Aguinaldo under a cloak of
placing all European residents and in
terests under the protection of foreign
war vessels lying in the port of Manila.
This will be rejected peremptorily, as
expected, by the United States.
Aston Battery En- Route West.
ST. LOUIS, June 15.-The Vandalia
brought in the Aston battery from New
York today, and after the men had
been refreshed with a substantial
breakfast at the Union station, the
journey to San Francisco was contin-
ued. Lieutenant P. G. March was in
command of the battery, and with him
were three officers and 80 men, who ar
rived in a train consisting of seven cars.
Before starting west the train was en-
larged by the addition Of the seven cars
containing horses and mules. one fat
car with two army wagons and one box
:ar containing pack saddles and accom-
trementa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23

Iowa Grain Shippers Want Lower Rates.
Sioux CITY, June l0.-The Northwest
ern Iowa Grain Shippers association is
taking testimony here, preparatory to
an application before the Interstate
commerce commission for 15-cent rate
on corn shipments from Missouri river
points to Chicago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
IOWA MEN At CAMP MERRITT.

Fifty-First Regiment Given Enthusi-
astic Reception at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE Fifty
first regiment of Iowa volunteers, num-
bering nearly 1000 men, arrived here
this morning, tired out after their long
journey. The soldiers from Iowa are
the best equipped of any that have
come. They have all the equipments
for active service and are prepared to
go to Manila, or any where else that
they may be ordered The Red Gross
society gave the new arrivals hearty
breakfast, and fruit and flowers i'll
abundance were distributed before the
men started on the 5-mile march to
Camp Merritt. They were given very
enthusiastic reception by the thousands
of people who gathered on the line of
march to witness the parade At Camp
Merritt they were greeted with cheers
and other demonstrations of welcome
by the thousands Of men camped there
1t will take sometime to arrange their
camping quarters, but this will be ac-
complished before night, and the
Iowans will settle down to the regular
routine of soldier life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Paymaster's Clerk For Iowa.

GLENwooD, Ia, June 13-N L. An
derson, editor of the Glenwood Opin-
ion, has gone to Washington, where he
has accepted position as paymasters
clerk in the United States army, but it
is not yet known to which branch Of
the army he will be assigned.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23
Business Affairs,

Cotton crop report Planting area.
~, 470, 1874 average condition, &c. COM
pared with $50 last year.
The directors of the American Sugar
Refinery, company have declared the
regular dividends, including per cent
quarterly on TIE common stock, pay
able July 2.
Beer will be advanced 81 per barrel by
all Milwaukee breweries as soon as the
war revenue measure becomes a law.
This statement was made by Eugene
Wuesthof, general manager of the
Schlltz Brewing company, who is also
secretary for the Milwaukee Brewers
association.
The collector of customs at New
York shows that the imports of dia-
monds at that port during the period
from Jan. l to April 30, 1898, amounted
to $2,0S5, 435, as compared with $24l :
IT'S for the same period Of 1897. This
increase of nearly 900 per cent is said to
be almost entirely due to the reduction
of the customs duty which has oper-
ated to prevent smuggling.
Dun's review of trade says: The
certainty that the Spanish Atlantic
fleet is imprisoned and powerless to do
harm has helped to make the tone of
the market more confident Every step
Of progress during the week which has
looked toward an early termination of
the struggle has been reflected in the
market and in lower rates for money
All Industries have felt the uplifting
influence. In finances the growing
anxiety to lend on even long exchange
at low rates in place of shipments of
gold to this country, begins to accumu-
late standing credit in favor of the
United States. A stronger situation it
would be difficult to describe. Men
have been buying and selling stocks
with some blindness, though the course
of events has all the time warranted a
higher market. Other countries have
yet to pay in some way an enormous
balance to the United States on mer.
chandise transactions and it will save
spectators much trouble and loss to
keep the fact in mind.