Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-10-25


zen of Platteville, died this (Wednes-
day. morning very suddenly.
"A mum Der of wagers on election
results are reported in local circles.
Democrats have required odds OF two
to one and more in every instance.
Mrs. Gotlieb Kohfenberg died at
her home in this city this, Wednes-
day morning after brief illness. She
leaves an aged husband, two sons aud
two daughters to mourn for her.
Obituary next week.
-Adlai f. Stevenson, Democratic
candidate for vice-president, will
speak at Platteville this Thursday
evening. A number from the county
seat are going over for curiosity of
seeing Teddy Roosevelt's opponent.
County Clerk Dickinson's general
election notice and sample ballot oc-
cupies two full pages of the Herald
today. The ticket is just like the one
you'll vote week from Tuesday so
it is well to give it lit study be-
forehand.
VIM. Irle, now of st. Paul is in
the city this week selling Grants
Family Atlas. Grams maps and
aliases should be known by everyone
as they lead the world in this work,
and this latest edition should be in
every household. 1t is a very neat
volume of convenient size and strict
ly up to date, coming up to July l,
1900. Our new possessions are ac-
curately mapped and accounts of the
victories by which we came into pos
session of them are given in the his
torical part of the book. There are
maps of every state in the union,
every country on earth including
islands, typographical maps, maps OF
leading cities and any number of
other maps that are needed every day
by everyone. There is list of all
post and express offices with the pop
ulation of towns given. There are so
many valuable features about the
work that would be useless for us to
attempt to enumerate them all, but
suffice it to say that the book is
splendid combination of works in geo
graPhy, history, statistics, politics
and last, but not least, an atlas. To
those who have been unable to paw
the high prices demanded for such
works, this is a rare chance as it gives
them an opportunity to secure the
the best works in that line on the
market at a nominal price
Conductor Fred Lester is
staunch democrat but he has Young
son who is as strong republican.
The lad is exceedingly enthusiastic
over Gov. Roosevelt-in fact the re-
publican candidate for vice president
Is his ideal The Testers reside al
Harvard, Ill. land when Gov Roose-
Welt was engaged in making his west
ern tour and did not INCLUDE Harvard
in his itinerary. John King Lester was
greatly disappointed. With the idea
in his youthful mind that a change
might be effected in the outlined pro-
gram the boy wrote MIR Roosevelt a
letter bringing to bear the Importance
OF the governors visit to Harvard. the
good results that would follow and
how pleased the writer would be to
see him. Well. in due course Of time
there came letter addressed to John
King Lester at Harvard from GOV.
Roosevelt. in New York, expressing r.
grets that it would be impossible t.
make Harvard this campaign. that be
would enjoy meeting the young repub-
Acan ana wished him all manner Of
good things iii life. The local paper
at Harvard reproduced the letter
Johnnie" i the envy II his school,
mates and no one delights III telling
i more than the genial conductor who
is proud 81 his son. eves though he
lifers with him IN politics.