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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19

So goes the summer till the early
snow gives warning that it is time to
break camp and seek winter quarters.
The pack is loaded upon the burro
again. This time the flour and the
bacon are replaced by samples of ore
that are the results of the summers
search. Back to the town where his
winters are spent plods the prospect
or. His samples are tested by the local
assayer and the report of this gentle
man makes the discoverer either de-
pressed or elated. He is either a mil
lonaire then and there or the assay
er is d fool that does not know
his business. Your true prospector
will never willingly accept any report
that does not stamp his rock as rich
and promising.
During the winter he either works
in town or on ranch for a grub stake
for the next season OF else he spends
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
A hdDDU Marriage.

At the home of Thomas Farrell two
miles west OF the city of Lancaster. on
March 22nd. 1899, at the hour of IL
O'Clock a. M. occurred very pretty
wedding in which Mabel Farrell and
w. J. Rasback were united by the
bonds of holy matrimonv by Rev.
Vernon of Bloomington Only few
of the friends and relatives were pres
emit The bride was very prettily at
tired in brown silk and the groom
wore conventional black.
The bride is product Of this coun-
ty. she having spent her entire life in
the vicinity Of Lancaster, and is well
and very favorably known as lady
Of merit. culture and refinement in
the broadcast sense Of the word. The
groom is Il resident Of Bloomington
and he and his wife are now. after
spending their honeymoon IN Illinois.
at their home on a farm in the yicini-
Il IF Bloomington The very best
wishes Of a wide circle Of friends 90
out "a these young people May their
life be one OF happiness 20 themselves
and Of benefit to those wine come in
contact with it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
6Ontr dCtSAr6 Awarded
Grant County Asylum
Addition To Be
Built.

Work will START Immediately on the
new addition to the Grant county asy-
lum. Contracts have been let and
the Improvement will cost s., CSC.
The county building committee.
Messrs Ed Lowry, Vim +. Webb and
Herman Grimm. was in session in
Lancaster on Monday and Tuesday of
this week examining bids for the con-
Styuctioa 81 the new building and for
heating the asylum and County Home.
There were received two bids on the
building alone, one bid on building
and heating together, and i've bids on
heating alone.
The lowest bid for building was
1921, made by J NJ Rose q Son Of
Platteyilie and TO them was awarded
the contract
The lowest bid for heating facilities
was $l,752, made by W 5. Schmidt, a
Platteville plumber and TO him was
awarded the contract.
Contracts and bonds in both cases
are now being drawn up for execution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Cemetery FSSoclatlon's Annual Report.

The annual meeting OF the Lancas-
ter Cemetery Association. called for
Feb. eth, met at W. j. Brennan's of
fee and adjourned April 10th: when
reports were read by the treasurer
and the Secretary OF the board of di-
rectors: also officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows: President,
Mrs. j. G.. Clark; Wee president Mrs.
G. w. Frothingham; Treasurer, Mrs
Alex lyey; Recording Sec, Mrs. j. H.
Howe; Corresponding Sec. Mrs. S. f.
Hassel. Directors forthree wears. Mrs.
Helen Barber and Mr. Buchner.
The Treasurer, Mrs. Ivev, presented
the following report for the year
Receipts: Mem hership fees aud dona-
tons 95.10 Care of lots-S4.S0, Ice
cream Social 1865, Digging Graves
u on. Dinner at Fair Grounds-l50.O
Tota, 37155 Disbursements, I'm
plements-1s.3 -, Labor-lGs 65. Cir
cnlars stamps and stationerv-5 90
Blank Books 40. Balance ia the
Treasury April 10th-l75, IS. Total
ST. 55
/ was the intention of the board of
directors TO use the money remaining
in the treasury to carry the city
water to the Cemetery, but
wing TO the advance in the price
Of iron pipe. the amount proves in
sufficient Contributions TO this fund
will be thankful, received and may
be paid to Mr.. B lchner. See OF the
Board of Directors. At the last meet
ing Of the directors the price for the
care OF lots for the ensuing season
was fixed at sl.00 per lot. $50 per
half lot.
Orders accompanied by the money
may be left with Mrs. Alex Ivey, or ii
more convenient at the store OF Ivey
u Webb. 1t is hoped that orders vii
come in very promptly, as neglected
lots spoil1 the effect of work done in
improving the appearance Of the Gem
eterY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Pioneers Of 1885.

The article in the Herald few
weeks ago about earliest settlers OF
Grant county now living has resulted
in finding another pioneer who came
to this county in 1885. besides Mr..
White of Lancaster The additional
name is Mrs. Hannah Render Mann OF
Platteville. Mr.. Enoch Robinson, we
are sorry to record. died in Platteville
last week and was buried April %.
Mrs. Mann was born in England in
the year 1880. In July 1885 she with
her father and family came to Ameri-
ca. landing in New York. They came
to Wisconsin and settled at a place
known as Lyons Diggings. There
their house burned down and they
moved to Georgetown where they re-
sided for fifteen wears With the ex-
ception of year at Dubuque. year
at Mineralpoint, 4 year near Galena
and two years in Idaho she has since
resided in Platteyilie.
Mrs Mann's fathers name was
Thos. Render He died Jule ). 1856.
She married Anthony Mann III 1919,
his death occurred Oct :. 1895 Mrs.
Mann Is still strong and active aud
can out-walk many 81 the Younger
ones
When Mrs Mann first came to
PlatteviIe there were only four hous-
Is there. They were occupied by the
families Of Henry Snowdeu Mr. Nit
ten. Mr. Gridley and John Roundtree.
Mrs Mann thinks that Henry Lewis,
living west OF PlatteviIle, Was pas
senger on the ship that brought her
and her family to America.
i there another 1870 pioneer in the
county II 50. let Il, hear from you.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Farmers Not Suited.

Peddlers recently went through
the country IN the vicinity Of Lancas-
ter and Liberty selling suitings in
piece or from the bolt to farmers.
They sold the cloth for certain sum
and told the buyer that they would
make it into suit of clothes for him
for So, and the buyer gave his note to
them for $3S. On day named by
the peddlers the farmer was to come
to the hotel in Lancaster when they
would take his measure and make the
suit. They said they would be here
at the hotel for six months making up
clothes for the persons to whom they
sold goods. Last Saturday some OF
the men came to the hotel with their
cloth according to appointment and
found that the peddlers had left. They
were informed at the hotel that the
peddlers would be back again; but up
to the present time they have not
come back. One farmer took his cloth
to tailor here in the city and was
informed thot it would cost him ten
dollars to get the cloth made into a
suit Now the farmers-and there
are lot of them-feel that they have
been bitten by sharps. OF course the
notes will turn up at the banks or in
hands of some innocent purchaser.
The hotel keeper where the peddlars
stopped told us to-day that he believed
the fellows would come back and
make up the suits as they had agreed
to do, and he evidently thinks they
will but the farmers DO not think so.
The point is that the note given for
S3S covers the cost of making up the
suits and if the men do not come back
the farmers viii be out s. But the
tailor further informed the farmers
that the cloth is not worth one half
what they paid for it. That may be
a mere matter of opinion, but the
chances are that the tailor Is right as
he ought to know what he is talking
about. Most of the notes given by
the farmers are due in December. A
farmer should resolutely set his face
against peddlers of every description.
Deal with your home merchant. Il
he swindles YOU YOU know right where
to find him so that YOU can tell him
about it. The country Is now full OF
strange men selling ..steal" ranges,
groceries, dress goods. suitings and
other things They are not out mere
" for their health; but you Will prob
ably be out if YOU deal with them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Turned On The Lights.

There is a man in town whose inti-
mate friends say is as fussy as an Old
Maids Convention. Before he goes
to bed at night he locks ali the doors
and windows and then makes three
rounds of the house examining them
all to see that he has made no mis-
take. He puts his hand on the CHM
new to see whether it is hot, looks in
to closets and under the bed for con-
cealed burglars and makes himself
generally numerous for twenty-nine
or thirty minutes. He's especially
afraid of lightning. Last summer he
went camping with party of friends.
Besides the regular camping outfit he
put up little tent about 100 yards
from the others in which to keep the
ak. hammer and tools of iron. He
was afraid thev would draw the light
ning. One evening when a rea big
storm was coming up he made the
whole party remove their shoes and
have them taken to the lightning tent
on account of the steel tacks in them.
It is even limited that he has all the
metal buttons on his trousers cut off
and replaced with pearl ones before
the arrival Of the thunder and light
ming season. This gentleman had
electric light put in his house last
winter and now that spring is mere Is
much worried about what the wires
will do in a storm The other night
after the family were abed and had
lust gotten well settled for sleep they
were awakened by his moving about.
He turned on every lightin the house.
He had heard a rumble OF distant
thunder and reasoned in this wise that
If the lights were turned off the cleo
trio circuit would not be complete.
that the lightning could get into the
house and having no way to get out
might make trouble. but that when
the lights were turned on the circuit
would be complete and the electric
current would slip in and out a quiet
II as the ordinary electric light cur
rent And he must have been right
for the house is still standing. Bat
the family have to cover their heads
with the bed clothes when they want
to sleep in the dark, stormy nights.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Must Electric Lioht Plants Pau LiGense4

Notice has been served upon John
6 Harshberger, proprietor Of the
Lancaster electric light pant, by
City Treasurer II. &, Nathan that he
must file verified report Of the gross
receipts OF his plant up to the first
Monday Of December last and pay into
the city treasury one and one-hah rer
cent. on the gross receipts.
1t seems that tue state treasurer has
called the attention OF our county
treasurer. Mr.. Mauer. to the law re-
lating to this matter and he in turn
has called upon the several city treas
urers within the county where cleo
trio light plants are in use.
City Attorney Watkins has written
an opinion tor the city treasurer in
which he holds there eau be no escape
for the electric light man and that Mr..
Harshberger must file this verified re-
port showing his gross receipts and
pay to the city treasurer the one and
one-half per cent thereon.
Section l222c, Il. ). Wis. requires
every person engaged in manufacture
ing or furnishing electric light to pay
an annual license fee, and makes it
his duty on the first Monday Of De-
cember Of each year to file with the
treasurer of the city from which he
derives his franchise q true and COR
rect statement of all money taken in
during the twelve months last past,
and to pay to the city treasurer sum
equal to a certain per cent. OF his
gross receipts.
Section 1222d provides that the IL
cense. in case the gross receipts are
less than $500, 600 per annum shall be
one and one-half per cent. on the first
$250.000, o. less. Of such gross receipts.
Section 1222e provides that the city
treasurer shall on or before March lst
of each year pay over to the county
treasurer per cent. Of the license fee
SO collected and the county treasurer
shall on or before April lst pay 70 the
state treasurer two-thirds OF the 9 per
cent. SO collected from the city treas
urer.
Section l222c imposes a fine not 70
exceed $1,000 or Imprisonment not to
exceed six months or both. as pun
ishmeut for the willful neglect or re-
fusal TO file such verified statement.
and also gives the city a right OF ae-
ton for the recovery Of such license
fee
Mr.. Harshberger has not paid the
license and will make answer to the
notice SO served before the city c0un-
Gil at its next meeting
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Ian Maclaren on Listening TO a Sermon.

Ian Maclaren writes on THE Art cf
Listening to sermon" in the MAY
Ladies Home journal. the first articl-
Of series on the relations OF the pu
pit and pew which he will contrib
ute to that magazine This authol
preacher writes that the regular
church-goer has q great advantage
over the ..causal' in comprehendit Z
the minister discourse, nearly ha
the beauties and the points Of a sermon
being lost II they fall on uutraine
ears. Hearing requires a much
fort ~ preaching. 7ovs Ian MacIare
fer mo sermon is worth hearing In
which the preacher "a, not put /
whole strength. and no sermon can
heard Alright unless the nearer giy
his whole strength also
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Sudden Death At Fennlmore.

Robert Dempsey died early Friday
morning at his farm two and halt
miles northwest Of Fennimore on the
Boseobel road aged about IS years
He attended the X. r. lodge in Fenni-
more Thursday night and was in his
usual good health. Friday morning
his wife arose and talked with him
while she was dressing. Then she
went out and prepared breakfast and
came back to the bedroom to call him
when she found hin dead. The funeral
took place Sunday morning 8. 1880
o'clock and was largely attended as be
vas an old settler and well known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
A Great Country.

Mr. Albert Wiedenbeck. q Lancaster
lumbermau hands liz the following
newspaper clipping with the remark
that there Is a heap Of truth ID i:
"Heiic. Mr. Nottingham What
are YOU doing2n Digging potatoes.
What are you going y ID with
them j sort them into four piles. y
what FORE" The biz pile 81 fine po-
tatoes YOU see over there ! give ID the
landlord a, rent for his permission to-
me to live on the earth: next 70 the
biggest pile give to the mortgages as
interest for the use Of the implements
to work with; the third pile give in
taxes for for the privilege 81 living in
the county And that pile IT little
ones. DO you eat them NO. | feed
them 70 the hogs to fatteu them. and
and then give th hogs to the railroads
for hauling the potatoes 10 the owners.
This is great country, though
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
OUR WHTERWORkS
To Be Extended One
And One-SiXfh
Miles.
Alter Considerable Persuasion the ksw
Council of Lancaster Decides to Ian II
Blocks of New Mains.

Iron has been ordered aud will ar
rive in a few days Tor the construction
OF seventeen more blocks OF water
mains Work at digging trenches
will begin as soon as the iron gets here.
On account of the recent advance in
the price of iron the Lancaster city
council hesitated long in making this
expenditure, which will be about
$3.50; but the pressure brought to
bear on them has been so great that
they finally granted three petitions as
follows:
A six inch main on north Adams
street from Henry Ressmeyer's resi-
dence north to Mrs. McKenzie's COR
ner; from there west to connect with
the present water main at the resi-
dence Of Samuel Oates on Madison
street.
To extend the present water main
on Maple street from the residence of
Joe Caspers west to the corporation
line near VIM. Barrows' residence,
thence south $50 feet to Barrows brick
yard.
Beginning at the northwest corner
of Adam Schuster's place on the Bee
town road. thence one block south,
thence one block east, thence two
blocks south to the corner known as
the Wagner place.
These three extensions are all that
the city will make this season; but
from the point named-the Wagner
Alderman Harry Walton and
Mr.. Joe Nathan, SEN, at their own
expense. will take the water by a small
pipe to the residence of Mr.. Perk
Green and to the farm house of Joe
Nathan and eventually to the slaugh-
ter house on Nathan's farm-some-
thing like one-third of a mile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
A Farm fiouse Burned.

Mr. VIM II Wilson passed through
Lancaster Monday Oh his way home 70
Boscobel He had just returned
from q visit to mis- 59-acre farm in the
town Of Harrison near the Elias TIT
place on the Plattevi.le and Potosi
road. Mr. Wilson has been renting
the farm 10 John Hudson and h. re-
ports that two weeks ago last Satur-
dav the house caught tire from a
stoyepipe running through the roof
and wa entirely consumed with all its
contents. No insurance. Ii was de-
cided not to rebuild the house at pres
ent and part 81 the land has been
rented Is VIM BUrkholder whose farm
adioius il. The remainder OF the land
will probably be rented t. neighbors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Grand Monument.

Manager Frank Freeborn OF the
Lancaster marble works is now 1t
work cutting one thousand dollar
granite monument which il To be-
placed in the Dodge cemetery. situat-
ed between Beetown and Bloomington
II is "A splendid job Of work and bears
seven inscriptions a. follows: Staa-
ton A. Campbell. died 1t Salt Las.
City Utah, aged rs years and g
months. Theresa Martha Campbe
wife Of Stanton. aged 30 years and 4
months stanton Origin Campbe
aged years. I month and % DAYS
Huldah Eliza Campbell. aged wears.
IL months and - DAYS. An infau
son aged 4 months and Is days. Rob
brit Colin Campbell aged month ans
q DAYS. John Franklin CampbeI
aged / year. ! month and p days
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27

tary academy have asked that they be
allowed to participate in the parade
and il is extremely probable that they
will come. There viii be Mt least
1900 veterans from the Soldiers home
take part in the parade.
ONE FARE RATE.
The Grand ARMY have secured a
rate Of one fare for the round trip.
Tickets good to return until May 10.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lang returned
home 10 Ipswich this Wednesday,
morning after a short visit with the
Gibbs family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27
Not SO High.

Here are the taxes Of Lancaster and
Platteville for the year 1898 on one
hundred dollars:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27

Luther Basford's garden is coming
up-the first in town.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-01
SHEEP AND APPLES.

Residing In rcction whore sheep
huFbandry and apple growing receive
good deal of attcHtion.and knowing that
sheep pastured In orchards had much
10 DO with the cropp o. fruit I have
paid particular attention 10 the subject
this season just 90 zee how the actual
facts % the case correspond with my
prcconcoived opinions Of u. have Viz
ltod q number " orchards thls fan
where sheep are usually kept and
orchards where they are not kept.
have also called 20 my aid In this ln-
VsstlgatiDu the services ~ young man
who spends his nights with ~ and who
u now engaged lu packing commercial
apples ai the orchards IN this and adj
iucent towEahips when he returns
nights ! ask him IN whose orchard he
has been engaged during the DAG. and
how the opplcs turned out" not tell
iuE him my object for asking lest he
make prcludlced report 10 please me,
] have not said a word 10 him In re-
lutlun 10 sheep ana applies In conncc-
tlon. uH know who kcgp sheep IN their
orchards. and who do not 40 Tar az be-
has yet packed apples.
The summary of my observations and
hls reports o. that where orchards are
perslstoutly paHtured with sheep u more
than doubles the output OF fruit. Feed
Ing nhecp grain ut the time huHtens and
iucrrastH the production OF fruit much
beyond the Increase when the dict Of
the animals Is only Ernea or hay The
/ heneht Of pHHturlng sheep In orchards
/ o. lu consequence OF thslr manure and
| im equal distribution, and their eating
Immature apples fallen from the rave
! uraH of worms or otherwise, In eating
| these they destroy fhe larvae ~ lnsCcts
| that would otherwise burr0w in tho
/ ground 90 rogurrcct themselves the aue-
/ ceodug spring aud arise as winged in-
rcctg Go complete and perpetuate thelr
] annual round ~ destructive insect ne.
/ I believe Il lll wurm-infested frlut was
! destroyed at once there would be- little
| need Cor spraying trees with lnsccti-
/ cldss, Certain II ~ that those who
/ mako 10 q practice 20 posture sheep IN
| the orchard have little trouble with
| Norm-sat0n fruit whether they spray
or not. Apples grown M orchards well
| "nhcepcd' are very much larger ana
/ fairur than whore this has not BEEN
| done, The applg-pAcker referred Ia
| brought me last evening sample
| Rhode leland Ercouing from a "shoer
| orchard whore hc was engaged yoeter'
! day. II measures iiia Inches around ono
way and r. inches the other. while
ho probably selected the larges, spcci'
men he could ind, he aald the majority
| ~ them were nearly as large.--Dr. Ca
len Wilson In Practical Farmer,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-01
Against tho Joe Bowers Extension
Management
DRUEHL CITED TO APPEAR.
stockhoider who Demands the itight
to see the Minutes aud Learn what
the Asscsssmcnt Was FOR.

a. w. Mountncy. In behalf OF him
folf and other Htockholdera % the joe
bowers Extension Mining company.
filed petition for % writ Of mandamus.
directed against Secretary p. a. Druehl
ln the Third district court today. TO
compel defendant to permit plaintiff TO
examine the record book containing the
minutes VI certain meeting.
Plaintiff sots out that he ~ bona hdc
stock holder Of the joe Bowers Exten-
tiou Mining company. evidenced by a.
certificate cntlilinN him 20 1000 shares.
ON the 18Th of october. 1893. Il o. ale
legged, the defendant and others acting
with him aa directors of the Joe hnwert
company held "a meeting aud p1haru a
resolution. the contents Of which Co. the
plaintiff nrr unknown. whereby there
was levied upon the capital stock %
tho corporation en- assessment OF Two
cents por rhnrr. which becomes deliu-
queut on the eolh inst
pnlnun charges that the assessment
wna levied Tor the purpuscof RAISING
money TO bo rsed Tor purposes othcf
than those authorized by law, TO Wiz
TO procure the title tu certain MINING
ground. which by the original articles 90
Incorporation uf the Joe low
trH Extension company we're
90 De conveyed and trnnn-
farrcd 60 the corporation ln payment
Tor capital stock issued 90 the incor-
ruratlou. 1870.
Upon Information and belief plnlnti1
further alleges that capital stock ln the
corporation was Issued 90 the iucnr-
pornturr Tor the same rfcmlsc1 which
| IL IL now the purpose ~ the dlfe't"ff
20 purchase from pcrfouH other th'n
the Joe Bowers company ciock nnldetf
Plaintiff says thut on Monday laHt De-
made o. demand urnu Secretary bfuph.
/ to Doe permitted Co. in0poct the record
| book containing the wlnuiel OF th'
/ meeting referred TO- but hla request was
/ refused and denied.
/ pininum prnyr Tor the Issuance or nn
| alternative writ ~ mandamur 90 COM
/ pcl the defendant 10 show cuufc Whl
/ be- docs not permit plaintiff To Inspect
! the records of The corporation.
Judge cherry lHrusi nn alternative
| writ. rcturu1hle Saturday at 10 q. M.
Pierce q nlFrottc are plaintnd at
! turnoNH.
AD MINING