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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
Had Trouble fit A Dance.

Five young men from the northern
part of the county were arrested on
complaint ofJohn O'Shaughnessy last
Thursday and brought before Justice
Wheeler in Lancaster. They took a
change of venue to Justice McGonigal,
pleaded not guilty. and the case was
continued to 10 o'clock Monday of
this week.
The accused are Willie Glynn, Jas.
Murphey, John Murphey. Jas. Gull
and Mike Gull, Jr. The testimony Of
one of the witnesses gives the states
side of the story sufficiently clear and
is as follows:
Frank Place. being duly sworn, said:
"On the evening of Dec. 81, 1897.
was at the village of Mt. Ida, in Grant
county, and participated in dance
then and there held over the cheese
factory. was floor manager OF said
dance. Bills had been issued and the
public invited. The dancing had pro-
ceeded in a peaceable and lawful man
ner until about o'clock in the morn
ing of Jan. 1, 1895, when | heard
some one at the door halloo loudly,
This is whiskey, Bill, from Green
river. | then looked and saw VIM.
Glynn, Jas. Murphy and John Muir
phy, who walked across the hall and
pulled off their overcoats. They kept
talking part of the time so loudly and
got in the way so much that l had to
speak to them several times. They
would then stop their disturbance for
the time being, but would again be-
gin their loud talk and jostling. John
Gull and Mike Gull took part with
the other three. One, Mike Gull, at
one time took out pipe and began
smoking and also at another time
asked Glynn for a drink of whisky
| saw Glynn have flask which /
thought contained whisky. at
tempted to keep order peaceably; but
could not satisfactorily do so because
of the actions of the five persons COM
planned of by John O'Shaughnessy.
Very abusive and obscene language
was used by these parties in the hall
in presence of both male and female
participants of the dance, very much
to the annoyance and disturbance of
all The three first named asked not
for any number and did not pay for
any, but did take part and did dance,
| having in hope of quietness allowed
them to dance in place of others who
had taken numbers and had gone
home. live in the town of Mt. Hope,
u miles from the city of Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
Preparing to Leave.

Since the last issue of the Herald,
Grant county has been swept by two
billiards. of wind and snow. At least
four days and nights out of the seven
have been regular howlers. But little
notice has been taken of this state of
the weather by our citizens who are
making preparations to 90 to Alaska;
indeed, they are want to go about in
the storm in their shirt sleeves, occa-
sionally stopping their dog teams to
fan themselves. At home the windows
and doors are left open and the fires
go out while the discussion of the
Klondike problem goes on.
Slight change has been made in the
list of persons going since it was pub
lished in our last issue. Dustin
Pierce has withdrawn his name and
four new ones have been added as fol-
lows:
Ed. Edwards (son ofRev Edwards Lancaster
Lutte Kern. ........'............ Lancaster
fEeu SColI+..... -.-.... bloomlng ton
The expedition has closed arrange
ments with the Northwestern and
Northern Pacific railroads to carry it
from Lancaster to Seattle.
On Tuesday, Feb. Is, tourists car
will arrive in Lancaster. In this, on
the day following, our citizens will
leave for the north. The car is finely
fitted up SO that the gentlemen can
live, eat and sleep on it. From the
time the car leaves Lancaster until il
arrives in Seattle-six days-the
travellers win remain continuously on
the car and no other passengers will
be allowed TO occupy it. The dogs GO
along with them in another car. AT
st. Paul these two cars are switched
from the Northwestern road on to the
Northern Pacific.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
Pldtteville.

Robert Woodward is still confined
to his bed but is slowly recovering.
Mrs. j. NJ. Smith, at this writing.
is very sick and her recovery is
doubtful.
George Schramm drove TO Lancas-
ter Tuesday.
Dean Gribble expects to be in the
market with one of the best lines of
BICYCLES manufactured
JAS. McCarn, who has been on the
road for tailoring house in Chicago,
came home sick last week
The Misses Eastman entertained a
number of their friends on Thursday
evening. Everyone enjoyed them
selves.
Mrs. Thode Sherman. who was
called here on account of the sickness
Of her brother-in-law, returned home
Monday morning.
The city council have certainly inn
proved the appearance Of the city hall
by replacing the old mating on the
stairways with new.
There is a report to the effect that
several parties are figuring with Miss
McKenan. who is DESTROYS Of dis
posing of her stock of millinery on
account Of i'll health.
The Y. p s. G. +. gave a sociable
at the home of Mrs. II. NJ. Gribble on
Saturday evening and in spite Of the
raging blizzard there were about
fifty present. All report a good time.
Remember the greatest attraction
ever brought to Platteyille comes un-
der the auspices OF the Star Theatrical
Club, Saturday night, March 9th,
when our citizens will have a chance
to see one of the best plays on the
American Shore Acres.
About the next move will be the
organizing of another base ball team,
and should our city have a club again
it is to be hoped they may be able to
get as gentlemanly crowd Of players
this year as they had last. Platteville
is certainly a good base ball town,
and our citizens were very loyal to
our last years team, and deserve
credit for patronizing the game as
they did.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27

prairie and will work for John Leip
this summer
John Peterson has begun moving to
the Kuenster farm in Glen Haven
Joe Smith and Charley Mitchell
passed through here last Monday stop-
ping just long enough for the latter to
sell good bills in his line and the first
named to deny he was going to Alaska
or was up on the Kickapoo with Goldv
and their mutual friends only lin his
mind"
A year ago the sight of an empty
beer keg created more excitement and
comment in the village than did a
suspicious looking key labeled ..print-
er's ink which was found on the side
walk in front of certain office in
Lancaster early one morning last
spring. Now the great rank of empty
kegs awaiting the advent of the beer
wagon excites no comment and indi-
Gates that pure water was not the only
beverage INDUCED in here. And I
further hold and maintain that there
IS more "devilmeut" in a small keo Of
ink II used judieiously than in a dozen
loads of beer.
Now IS good time to get up wood
for the pOtOiprr saaso,, -
improving it while others are not, and
| would say for the encouragement of
the indolent that one man who had
even to borrow an axe a month ago,
now has years wood ahead ranked
snugly up at homeon the prairie.
Among the great number of old set
tiers who have been called away dur
ing the past year from this community
none will be more sincerely niourned
for or more missed by old and young
than Mrs. Eliza Patterson who passed
to her final rest last Friday night af
ter lying unconscious for six DAYS
from paralytic struke. The funeral
was held in the church on Monday az
ternoon and she was followed to her
last resting place by large concourse
Of old friends and neighbors.
VIM. Patterson came home from
Chicago to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Patterson. +
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
Mt. hODe.

Miss Bessie Carter, Of Montfort, is
visiting at Rev. Shepherds.
There was rattle in town few
days ago. Amos Hazen was the lucky
man.
A number Of our young people en-
joyed the party at Andrew Cairns
last Friday evening.
The dance OF the season will be
given here February 18th. 1t will be
masquerade with the usual prizes.
Music by the Brodtville Orchestra
A Joint Debate between the Liter
airy Societies Of Mt. Hope and Patch
Grove will be held here February 9TH
Subject: "Resolyed that the United
States Should Interfere in Behalf Of
Cuba, and would be Justified in so
Doing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27

block No. SO in this village on Janu-
airy 2lst, TO John Hernon, consider
alton $500. Yves has invested in a
span of dogs aud is having them
trained to harness with the view of
going to the Klondike and helping the
big Swede pull out that $50, 900 lump.
Our friend. Julius Kleinpell, is part
ner with Yves. They start from here
February 10th Others of our viii
layers contemplating starting for
Alaska at that date are, John Dono-
van and Pat and Mike McDermort, all
good and useful men in our commun-
ity. Good luck to them.
Mrs. Elizabeth Totman. wife of
Delos Totman, died at their home in
this village on Sunday morning, Jan
uary 10th. 1898, at the age of rs yrs.
and mo. She had been resident
of this county upwards of forty-four
years, having moved with her hus-
band and family to this town from
the east some time in the fifties. ST e
leaves a husband, three sons, three
daughters and number of grand and
great grand children to mourn the
departure of one that had ever been
dear to them. One son died in the
service of his country in the war of
the rebellion and one was killed some
three years since near Storm Lake
Iowa. by cyclone. Funeral services
were held at the Baptist church Tues
day, Rev. 7. H. Scruggs, officiating.
We read in the papers much about
air-sldps and ariel navigation. but
want to say just now that when you
talk Of ice boating. the Cassville boys
are up-to-date. At the instance of a
club Of young men of our village, Mr..
Fred Reinke has built an ice-ship tor
their use, at an expense OF about sixty
dollars which out-sails anything of
the kind that has touched our levee.
The Guttenburg boys sailed their
ship down here the other week think
ing to show us how little we know
about ice-boating, but soon found
they were not in it with US. The
time made was upward of mile per
minute. The club sailed their ship
up to Guttenburg last Sunday and |
have not heard the results Two to
one the Guttenburgers filed them full
of thai Klondike water up there and
played it back on them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
CANNON FOR TnE MONUMENT.

Through the efforts of Congressman
Babcock a bill was passed through
congress giving to the Grant County
Monument association two cannons to
be placed near the soldiers monument
in this city. The request for cannon
came to Mr.. Babcock from Tom Cox
Post.
The cannons have been selected.
They are two genuine seige guns from
Fortress Monroe that were in actual
use during the civil war. With them
are so shells, enough for four pyra-
mids
There is no charge for these guns
except the expense of moving them
which amounts to about $120. This
sum will be furnished by members OF
the post until the question of final dis
position OF the cannon can be made.
AS there is no Grant County Monu-
ment association it would be the prop
er thing for the county board to as
sumo the ownership of the guns and
properly mount and place them by the
side of the monument.
The guns are nearly II feet long
and weigh about 5000 pounds apiece.
The shells are inches in diameter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
Struck 1t Rich.

On Monday of this week Mrs. Harry
McCrady received letter from her
husband who, with eighteen men and
one woman, is prospecting at the
mouth of Big Salmon river, Alaska.
The letter was written by Harry from
the coast and announces that he came
out of the interior with a team OF
dogs and is on his way to Chicago to
get pumping machinery and to hire
one hundred men for the purpose Of
pushing work more vigorously in
their mines. 1t says that after sink
the shafts on the Big Salmon and on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
DEATH AT The GO. jail.
mollis Fields, Held on The Charge Ct Burglar
izing Store At Burton, Falls Suddenly Ill
And Dies At The Lancaster Jail


Mollie Fields Of Burton is dead She
breathed her last in the female ward
of the Grant county Jail Sunday night,
Jan. %, at 1925 o'clock.
At the expiring woman's bedside
were her husband, the jail officials and
Drs Strong. Scanlan and Barber and
some others. Everything was done
for the woman that medical skill and
the kindness of Mrs. Hymer and her
family could suggest; but it seems
that nothing could cast out the grim
messenger that Turk ID in the deepen
ing shadows which surrounded her
latter days.
Mollie Fields and her husband Ed
ward Fields were both prisoners at
the county Jail. Mollie was arrested
and had a hearing on Monday, Jan.
10. and was bound over for trial in
circuit court, charged with robbing
the store of Joseph Doll in Burton on
the night of Aug. Is, 1897.
She was taken Ill at the Jail on Sun
day, one week before her death. with
strangulated hernia, and suffered uA-
told agony to the end.
Her remains were carried Sunday
night to the undertaking establish
ment of Geo. Goble, where they were
prepared for burial Monday after
noon the body was taken in sleigh
to her home and the funeral took
place Tuesday afternoon from the
Burton church. Sheriff Hymer on
his own responsibility, kindly liber-
ated Edward Fields to attend his wife's
funeral, and Mr.. Fields returned to
his cell in the county Jail last night
as he had promised to do.
Mollie Fields was "a years old last
June. She was born and reared in
Midway county, Missouri. Edward
Fields met Mollie in York county,
Nebraska, and they were united in
marriage there June 25. 1884. In
1886 they came to Burton, Grant Co.,
Wis. where she has since resided. No
children survive her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27

getting down to pay gravel the dirt
yields from one dollar to ere hundred
dollars in gold to each shovelful-or
each pan.
Harry gave orders in his letter for
Mrs. McCrady and little Mac to meet
him at the Globe hatel in Chicago. and
they are to go back to Alaska with
him. He says there is no danger
whatever in getting to their camp on
the Big Salmon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
Secretary kemming.

We believe that the people owe a
debt of gratitude to Mr.. Chas. KEN
ming for his good work as secretary of
the fair. 1t is entirely labor Of love,
and usually it is case of Loves Labor
Lost, but MIR. Kemming has done every
thing in his power to make the fair a
success.
He has doubtless made some mistakes
we do not know what ones, but we do
not believe John Wannamaker could
run county fair without making a
mistake. We also suppose that there
are about 500 men in Denison who
could have done better in their own es-
timation. We do know that Mr.. KEN
ming has given both time and money
to the work of the fair and that he has
done it without hope of reward. Deni-
son needs a few more Kemming's for
such work as this.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23

very gratifying to the REVIEW that not
only the winners but the losers have
expressed their thanks for the fairness
with which the contests were conduct
ed. Perhaps sometime in the future
the REVIEW will give its readers a
chance to vote again. but in the mean
time we wish to thank our readers for
heiruniform courtesy and honesty with
which the contests were conducted
upon their part and to express the wish
that all the young ladies and their
friends may have nothing but pleasant
memories of the contest and that the
successful ones may prove themselves
worthy in every way of the confidence
and honor given them by the Reviews
readers, and that the losers will remem-
ber that they have many friends who
have proven their fidelity and esteem.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
RUssIA,s HAND.

London, Sept. 22-A dispatch to the
Globe from Hong-Kong purports to
give details of the secret convention
signed at Peking on March 27. 1t ap-
pears that Hsu- -Ying-KOuoi, of the
Chinese foreign Office, thereby con-
cluded an agreement with st. Peters
burg by which China ceded Port Ar
thur and Ta-Lien-Wan, stipulating
that only Russian and Chinese war
ships enter or dock at Port Arthur.
Russia, it also appears, gets the ex-
elusive use of the inner harbor of
Ta-Lien-W Wan, the sole administration
of the ceded territories and tract of
land north of Ta-Lien-Wan is desig-
mated as a'fbltffer belt:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
q EMPEROR OF CHINA OUT.
Has Resigned His Power
to the Empress.

Peking, Sept. 22.-An imperial etlict
just issued definitely announces that
the emperor of China has resigned his
power to the empress (dowager en-
press?), who has ordered the minis
ters to deliver to her in future their
official reports.
It is difficult to obtain reliable in
formation at the palace in regard to
the proceeding, but the recent re-
formatory edicts probably caused the
change. While the emperor was sub
servient and a mere figurehead, the
dowager empress permitted him to re-
main in peace, but so soon as he at
tempted to act on his own initia tive
his practical deposition was the re-
suit. His principal adviser, Kang
Yumoi, the Cantonese reformer, fled
in spite of the vigorous attempts made
to arrest him, and it is said he is now
on his way to Shanghai.
The effect of the charge must be
great. In all probability Ii Hung
Chang will be reinstated in power and
Russian influence will increase. The
hopes of reform so ardently cherished
by the intelligent factions of the Chi
nese are now impossible of fulfillment
The suddenness of the coup is said to
be due to the desire of the dowage1
empress to prevent the mission o1
Marquis Ito from being successful
The Japanese statesman recently came
to Peking with the object of trying to
bring about an alliance, offensive and
defensive, between Japan and China.
The new order of things will un-
doubtedly prejudice British interests
in China.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
NOMINATED BY AccLAMAT1oN
Republicans Of New Jersey In Con-
vention MT Trenton Name voor-
hees for Governor.

Trenton, N. j., Sept. 2s.-The re-
publican state convention to nominate
candidate for governor was called to
order in Taylor's opera house at noon
by Chairman Franklin Murphy, of the
state committee. Mr.. Murphy intro
duced Attorney General Griggs as the
choice of the committee as presiding
officer of the convention. The choice
was ratified by the convention and Mr..
Griggs was given an ovation.
The convention, after the address
OF Attorney General Griggs, decided
to remain in continuous session.
Congressman Fowler, in speech,
placed in nomination Acting Gov. Fos-
ter II. Voorhees,, of Union county.
Gov. Voorhees, was nominated by ac-
clamation and made a speech of ac-
ceptance.
The convention adjourned at 2:4o
o'clock.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
Fatal Shooting in maryland.

Cumberland, Md, Sept. as.-Frank
P. Myers shot and instantly killed
JohnLenhart, a constable, and Michael
Kerns, bystander, at Garrett, Md,
while resisting eviction from house
which was the subject of family
dispute. He then barricaded the
doors and windows, but was finally
captured by the sheriff of the county.
As he was being taken to Jail some
one in the crowd shot the prisoner in
the head and he fell dead in the sher-
ifs arms. A posse is hunting for the
man who shot MYERS.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
DOTS AND DAsHEs.

Alexander Mcmillan. aged 10S. died at
Sioux City, Ia.
The Botna Valley state bank at Hast
tngs. Ia. was robbed by cracksmen of 81. 1856.
A freight wreck at Lapsic. o.. resulted
in the death of Engineer Popp andaBrake-
man Moriarity.
Herman b. Dahle has been nominated for
congress by the republicans of'the Second
Wisconsin district.
The Brown tobacco plant at st. Louis has
been purchased by the American Tobacco
company for 81, 1,25O.0oO.
The completion of the railroad from the
Dakotas to the great lakes was celebrated
enthusiastically at West Superior. WIS
The body of Jennie Hickey, a 13-year-old
schoolgirl. was found floating in the lake
at Chicago Her skull had been crushed in.
Colorado prohibitionists have declared
for free silver and nominated state ticket
headed by Rev. c. b. Spencer for governor.
The sovereign lodge, /. o. O. F., and it's
auxiliaries. In session at Boston. held a
big parade of the brilliantly uniformed
brigades.
The quartermaster's department of the
army denies the charges made by certain
officers that boilers were not furnished for
boiling water at Chickamauga.
Ferdinand w. Peck. the United States
commissioner to the Paris exposition, ac-
companied by his staff, deposited "a gold
wreath on the tomb of Lafayette.
1t is officially announced at Paris that
Mons. p. Cambon, the French ambassador
at Constantinople, has been transferred to
London, succeeding Baron De Courcel.
Lieut.. Col. Nicholas Sem. chief surgeon
United States volunteers, has been hon
orably discharged from the service of the
United States, his services being no longer
needed
Ia, tv,,i to-, Tnr ~
rived at Bojar, Spain, the waiting crowd
heaped insults upon him as soon as he
made his appearance in response to their
demands ~
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
TEN PERISH.
Only Two seamen Es-
cape Denth.

San Francisco, Sept. % Australian
papers received here on the steamer
Alameda report the wreck OF the,
schooner c. c. Funk, on Flinders is
land on July 81, with ten of her crew,
all of whom shipped on the 'vell-
known coaster either here or in the
north. Only two seamen. Albert
Krough and John Petersen, were
saved, and but one body had been re-
covered when the Alameda sailed. It
was that of Peter Nelson.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-09-23
Gard of Thanks.

Although l did not win the scholar
ship, wish to thank those who favored
me. l will always feel grateful and
cherish the memory of so many kind
friends in Denison and Klron.
From the way votes came in since
Tuesday, | feel convinced that the man
ner in which the contest was conducted
by the REVIEW was absolutely fair and
impartial.
Miss LYDIA BENSON.