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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
Jo,e.I, McComb neIea.ed.

Sherman. Texas. February l5.-rhe par
don granted by Governor sayers TO Joseph
Mccomb arrived today and was honored
by the authorities at the Jail Mccomb
was convicted OF the murder Of hts twin
brother, Ben Mccomb, at Van Alstyne.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
COUNTY FINANCES.

The county commissioners met this
morning, counted the cash in tn" hands
of County Treasurer Waters and ap-
proved hts report for the quarter endins
January 81. nudipg them both correct
The report shows that the financial con-
ditlon OF the county Is IN bad shape, as
nearly an The funds show a debit and that
tho amount of registered warrants out
standing foots up Sl75,S5i9i. The excess
Of liabilities over assets is S56s, 50S.37.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
CASE REVERSED.

a mandate from tho United states court
Of appeals has been hled with tho clerk
of tho United states court in the case
of the Southern Cotton oil company vs..
II. h. lIoain, reversing the Judgment o,
the circuit court and remanding the eass
10 said court with instructions. 10 grant
n new trial in conformity with the Views
Expressed IN tho opinion Of this court.
The judgment rendered in the case was
for the plaintiff ID the sum OF s72ol,s7
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
cAsE ro nE REMOVED.

orders have been issued for the removal
Of the cases OF Matte Whitley VS.. r. u.
Baer. receiver OF the Gulf City Railway
company and of Mrs. Bertha Payne vs..
X. b. Baer. receiver Gulf city Railway
company, from the district court OF Gall
weston county to the United states court,
tho removal being granted on petition OF
the defendant
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
BUSINESS MATTERS.
,,,ipnmont Mt snn Antonio.

san Antonio. Texas, February l5.--Hein-
hold Becker, a furniture dealer Of this city.
filed deed OF assignment here yesterday
afternoon. liabilities are given at $4,000,
with assets TO the amount OF $500. The
creditors for the most part are local.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
MEDAL ron COLONEL FRENCH.

A medal has been received by Mr. c. W.
Preston Of this city from Register General
A. Howard Clark Of the Sons OF the Ameri-
can Revolution, which Is 20 be forwarded
ia Colonel John w. French of tho Twenty
second United states infantry, IT present
stationed Ia the Philippines. The medal
was voted to Colonel French, who Is sec
ond vice president OF the sons OF the
American Revolution. for distinguished
services durius the srpuish-Amorican war.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

Texas. CITY, Texas February b.-The
drsdse which WIN dig the Texas CITY chan
mel will be built here aud work on Il
viii begin sonorrow.
Mr.. j. r. Myers was here today and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
pc,itlnn in nnnkrnntcy.

Mexia, Texas. February i5,--Fowler n
Co., who have been in the grocery bugi-
ness here for about four or five months,
filed a petition IN bankruptcy last niSht,
Liabilities about s25O0. with about $500
assets.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
nun rrvAs NAY COME.

An effort is being made TO secure q
visit TO Galveston of the battleship Texas
and II possible the whole squadron. IL
is not a settled fact that they VIA come.
but 1t seems quite probable.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
nnnrd of MI.sIon. Ind ses.lon.

Denison. Texas. February 1.-THE board
Of missions Of the diocese Of Dallas con-
vened this morning il ST. Luke's church.
There are delegates present from all
North Texas, The session will last tro
days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

Texas, we're married at the First Baptist
church here at high noon today. Rev w.
g. Lattmer officiating. Tho bridal couple
left this afternoon for a wedding tour over
the south
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
MiIiirnn.,;rnhnm.

Denton, Texas. February l5.-isroy
Travis Millican, younE business man Of
this city. and Miss Nolye Alene Graham.
daughter OF A. f. Graham, one Of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

shall be moved on the entire bill at nooa
Saturday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

me question next REQUIRED on Grin
nan'p amendment. Atlee offered amend
ment 10 the amendment. striking ont the
two frst words at is" and insert where
an unreasonable degree Of Increased has-
ard results TO It's employees II is hereby
declared to be-" adopted; Is TO .. The
Grinnan amendment as amended was then
adopted 0del secured adoption of an
amendment adding another section, read
ing as follows: Employees OF railway COM
panies in the operation OF trains within
this State propelled by two or more en-.
gines shall not be held to assume the risk,
II any there he, incident TO their employ
ment, provided they be injured while en-
gagged in oneration OF such trains; and.
provided further, that such injury was
ocoasloned by reason OF the operation. OF
two or more engines on such train instead
OF one. The bill was ordered ensrossed
and passed finally under suspension OF
tho rules.
a message from the governor was read
transmitting the resolutions adopted by
John b. Hoop camp OF Confederate Vet
Grams, with reference to the monument
proposed to be erected at the foot of the
walk leading to the capitol, The camp Is
willing to relinduish the site Il II is re-
imbursed to the amount OF $1,000 expended
In the placing OF = foundation.
Education committee reported fayorabiy
house school trustee bill
Adjourned until tomorrow.
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house school trustee bill.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
The House.
The first thing on tap when the house
met this morning was the following by
Kennedy Ellis and Chambers:
Resolved, That all rules heretofore
adopted for the consideration OF
house bill No, 1 (the tax bin be and
the same are hereby rescinded, aud
that the bill be considered as a whole
and that vote for the engrossment
thereof be had at $3.50 D. IN. Mon
day.
The following substitute by Garner. Con-
oily, Savage and McAnally was sent up:
Resolved, Thut this house rescind
its action wherein II decided to con-
slider the tax bill by section and that
hereafter we consider the bill by
chapter; and be it further
Resolved, That we come to a final
vote upon the passage OF the bill at
~ o'clock noon Saturday.
Kennedy stated that Ellis and Chambers
would accept the substitute, but person.
ally he would not
The substitute was then divided. the
first vote being taken on the section to
resoind the present mode Of procedure
and consider the bill by chapter. The
aye and no vote resulted Ayes 60, noes
46, and the speaker ruled that the ayes
prevailed and the motion was adopted
Shropshire raised the point that it re-
CURED thirds TO reconsider
The speaker held that the original reso-
luton having been adopted by a majority
vote it could be recousidered or rescind-
ed by a majority vote.
Pitts introduced a bill to reduce The ad
valorem tax rate to l2,a cents on the 500.
To judiciary No. I,
The next vote taken was on tho clause
providing that the bin be considered by
chapter. Adopted--ayes 60 noes So.
Garner withdrew the section fixing the
vote for Saturday at noon and tho motion
to adopt the substitute for the Kennedy
resolution prevailedg-ayes Sc, noes 43.
Pending business was taken up and
Bridgers moved to table Baileys subst.
tute. which sought to restore TO the com.
mission oath the clauses stricken out by
the committee. The motion was lost-ayee
As, noes so.
message from the senate announced
! lHdl tndt Douy nbu pUSseu, Win onSfoSSed
riders, senate bill No. 6, making appro-
/ priations for deficiencies in the appro-
I priations heretofore made for the payment
of expenses in support of the State gov
eminent from March ], 1899, TO February
~, 1901, aud for other deficiencies.
! messenger from the senate announced
/ the passage by that body, with engro5sod
riders, of senate bill No. 8, relating 10
the matter of furnishing blanks, rolls and
tax receipts for the assessment, rendition
and collection OF taxes to the various as
SCISSORS and collectors of the counties IL
the state.
Garner accepted Baiey's substitute for
his amendment, the previous question wa,
ordered and the amendment restoring the
/ words stricken out by the committee, leay-
ing the oath exactly as framed by the
i commission was adopted--syes g.. noes a.
| Senate bill appropriation for deficiency
( To committee on finance.
+ Senate bill on sale of detached lands
To committee on land office.
/ Senate bill providing for comptroller
furnishing assessor and collector ueces
+ ssry blanks. To printing committee.
/ Recess until p. m.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

|ultoWlNG is THE ROLL CALL on Mr..
psNsyS motion to restore to the oath the
ausaase In which it was originally drawn
ey The tax commission:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
Circuit Court Grind.

The adjourned term OF the October
court opened before Judge Clement
son Tuesday OF last week and occu-
pied the attention of His Honor
until Friday.
The case Of John Carthew, as adj
ministrator of Kitto estate. VS. John
and James Kitto resulted in a verdict
for plaintiff.
The matter wherein James jeffrey
as administrators brought action for
money demand VS. John Clemens was
decided in favor Of plaintiff.
w. II. Elgar. Jr., guardian, vs. Nj.
w. A., money demand, was taken
under advisement.
Moses Rees VS. J. b. johnson, APP
plication for writ of assistance.
Taken under advisement.
Today Thursday another adjourn
ed term will be opened, and a num-
Der Of important cases are slated for
trial, among them that of Nellie May
Newman vs. Independent Order Of
Foresters, action TO recover amount
oil life insurance policy held IN the
above named company by her late
husband, Grosyenor Newman, who
met death by accident while employ
ed as . railroad brakeman over year
ago. Bushnell Watkins u Moses are
counsel Tor plaintiff while Il. 5. Witte
and JOS Doe, Milwaukee attor-
neys, will look after the interests Of
the company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
Insurance Meetings.

Annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Mutual Fire association is the first
Tuesday of January, 1901, at 10
O'Clock, a. m. Annual meeting of
the Southwesteru Wisconsin Mutual
Fire Insurance Company is the first
Wednesday of January, 1901, at 10
O'Clock a. m. On accodnC of these
annual meetings being so close to the
last day of December, 1900, motion
will. be made for the adjournment of
the meetings respectively, Tuesday,
Jan. Sth, 1901, alto o'clock a. NJ
Wisconsin Mutual Fire association
Wednesday, Jan. 9Th, 1901. at 10
O'Clock a. Southwestern Wiscon-
sin Mutual Fire Insurance company,
Dated Lancaster, Wis, Dec. q, 1900.
L. Nj. YOUNG, Sec.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
Good Christmas Trade.

Saturday and Monday were boom
ing days in Lancaster. True, the
shops and stores have been fairly
crowded for days previous, but the
crowd was composed largely of people
who were Cooking around, although
they bought hundreds Of dollars
worth OF presents. Saturday and
Monday, however, they seemed TO
realize that but a short time remained
in which to make purchases and as a
result clerks were kept busy.
The unusually warm weather pre-
vailing last week affected the sale of
certain lines Of goods to a marked de-
gree. For instance, mufliers, which
have heretofore been favorite gifts.
were assed by and people whose in
clinations run in that line turned TO
cravats Fur gloves. caps and in fact.
all nils of fur had rather light sale
so fl his season. The buyers seemed
to ha drifted into other channels.
The sale OF books, toys and trinkets
was up to usual standard, and the
clothing dealers report big trade.
Saturday the streets about the square
were fairly iammed and on the walks
and in the stores it was impossible to
hurry. No one was in any haste, and
every body moved along slowly, stop
ping to examine the various articles.
The women enjoyed it and probably
the men did too, but they would not
admit it. They looked stern and saw
age when someone brushed against
them and whispered to their fair COM
panions to "hurry up"
The trade was very satisfactory to
Lancaster merchants, and there's no
big lot of Christmas goods left over.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1900.
The Holiday Adjournment.

Congress has held its last session
for the present year and the present
century. Both houses adjourned Fri
day until Jan. 3, 1901. This will
enable the members to come home for
the holidays, and to get rest prepar-
atory to the serious duties that will
confront them for the remainder OF
the session. There is much impor-
tant legislation that ought to be fin
ished up preparatory to final adjourn
ment on the Sd of NJ arch next, in or
der to avoid an extra session of the
new congress which will not convene
in regular session until next Decem-
! Der.
First and foremost is the army re-
organization bill. The term of en-
listment Of the volunteer regiments
expires in July next. Arrangements
have already been begun for trans
porting them home and it is expected
that the first consignment of return
ing soldiers will start in few weeks.
The movement will then be continu-
Gus, until all the volunteers are re-
turned, and only the regulars are left.
If the war in the Philippines is to be
prosecuted vigorously, as the people
of the country voted it should be in
the late election, the places of these
volunteers must be supplied. and the
sooner Congress grants the authority
aud the work of recruiting begins, the
better.
The next work of importance is in
connection with the regular approprl-
ations. The rivers and harbors must
be looked after The house commit
tee has inserted liberal items for the
construction of new reservoirs at the
head waters of the Mississippi, for the
lock and dam Improvements between
st. Paul and Minneapolis, and for
Lake Superior improvements. This
is exceedingly gratifying to the North
west, and reflects great credit upon
Representatives Fletcher and Morris,
and the rest of our Minnesota delega-
ton.
The ship subsidy bill and the Nicar-
aqua canal bill will be earnestly de-
bated but it is possible that they may
hang FIRE. 1t would not do any par
ticular harm if they should go over
to the next congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
A Century Greeting.

Thee. Twentieth Century, we greet
Win hearts aglow and pulse abeat,
And pray that thou will To us bring
Unnum bered blessings on thy wing;
With choicest diademS viii crown
Gifts by the Nineteenth handed down
Glories that now but dimlv shine,
In view of those soon TO be thine.
The growth of all the Centuries thou,
In thee our faith we do avow
That liberty thou will expand.
Its blessings vouch TO every land.
Till right divine of kings shall cover,
Be shorn of every vested dover.
And man his fellowman shall meet
In broadcast fellowship shall greet
And each accord the others right
To walk in Freedoms holy light.
Then peace shall stay the clash of arms,
And arbitration still alarms,
While mind and muscles blend as one
In natures conquest now begun.
Wen see within ETHEREAL Wales
Aerial voyagers trim their ais,
Down greetings send on wireless wings,
Without click or ph0nic ring,
Thus gliding vOyagerS far below,
Because they move so very slow.
Then coal and wood no more'u conspire
To furn Sh man with grateful fire
To cook his meals or warm his toes,
The laundresS aid TO wash his hose,
From all restaurants thou1t surely loose
The sprite that worried Franklin's goose"
With which the world Morse later woke
With They have n animated Polk:
Which Edison made Cupid's key
TO do long range business, see?
Thoult make the earth an open book
In which the humblest cen can look,
And read the records of all time
In language truly grand, sublime,
: hns trifiing skepticS false alarms,
And lightning Revelations charms
BY showing in its every line
The impress of hand divine.
Praying that thou indeed may'st be
A true millennial Century,
Though notfor us Old Nineteenth boys,
But for our grandSonS most thy joys,
Exceeding ours as ours exceed
The earlier ones of Eighteenth need, IL
With hopeful greetings, not with fears,
We welcome in thy hundred years;
Aye, as we bid Nineteenth Good bye"
Unfurl the Twentieth's banner high
Il. L, JOHNSON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
A Tough Constitution.

The Eau Claire coroner was called
up from Rock Falls the other dav and
in company with doctor drove thir-
teen miles across country to hold an
inquest on man who had laid in an
open field all night and had frozen to
death. There they found what looked
very much like corpse, and when the
doctor tapped the forehead of the un-
fortunate with lead pencil it is said
that it emitted a ringing sound much
as if he had tapped marble statue.
There seemed to be no doubt but what
the man had frozen to death, and the
doctor and coroner were INDUCING in
lengthy scientific discussion, mar
Yelling at he tact that it is generally
warmer i'll summer than it is in win
ter, and dwelling on the phenomena
of expansion and contraction when in
fluenced by varying temperature,
when the corpse upon which they
were both gazing began to give them
an impromptu demonstration of the
brought from the field he was as stiff
as pickerel, and while, under ordi-
nary conditions, he might be looked
upon as an obese subject, the cold had
caused him to shrink perceptibly.
Now, however, the heat of the base
burner coal stove was beginning to
get into his system and the proverbial
poisoned pup was not circumstance
to the way the erstwhile corpse began
to swell up. The best of it was that
the coroner had been rather doubtful
of the dcclor's assertions as to the
power of heat and cold, declining to
believe that cold would cause steel
rail to grow shorter, and so, when
the obi ect of their visit TO Rock Falls
began TO look like Gen. Shafter, he
proudly pointed the fact out to the
skeptical coroner, and proceeded to
to look wise, as every man of medicine
has perfect right 10 do on all occa-
sions. Neither of these gentlemen,
however, were prepared for the next
move on the part of the deceased, and
were in their turn within an ace of
becoming fair subjects for an inquest,
from pure fright, when the CONCEALED
mortal on the table gave grunt that
shook the house and looked Mt them
with blank expression on his face,
much as is seen in the eyes of a suck
er that had been caught through the
ice. The only way to account for the
fact that the man froze up solid,
thawed out and lives to tell the tale,
is that he is a Bohemian aud comes of
a race that nothing but charge of
dynamite will have any effect upon.
In an hour he told them plainly that
while he appreciated the trouble they
had been put too, in driving all those
miles TO satisfy the community that
his death was on the square, still he
felt that he owed it to them to give
them what satisfaction he could, in
case they felt that be had frozen stiff
intentionally, and if they would feel
any better about it, he would 90 out
in the lot and lick them one at time
or both together, Somehow, neither
the doctor nor the coroner were anX-
ious TO try issues with "A man who
could take fall like that out of the
elements and took their departure
with as few false moves as possible,
1t is said now that the capitalists of
Eau Claire are falling over one an
other to grub stake the man and send
him to the Klondike.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
Establishes Commendable Precedent

The Northwestern line has formu-
lated a pension system for the benefit
of its employees which will be effective
on and after January first next, and
which will distribute, it is estimated.
the sum of 5000, 600 annually among
those of the company's servants who
have beef with the company for a
period of thirty years or more. The
plan is an elaborate one, drawn on
generous lines, and will undoubtedly
prove acceptable to the men. Its OBJ
iect while primarily to help its aged
employees will prove an incentive to
those not now in the class affected
but who will some day share in the
benefits.
For years the Northwestern has had
the distinction of being one of the
most ably managed railway corpora
tions in the country. Its methods
have been copied advantageouslv by
some of the most progressive of its
competitors. No more loyal set of
employees can be found anywhere and
the efficiency OF its service is due not
a little to the esprit de corps which
animates the system from the presi-
dent down to the humblest servant OF
the road. The details Of the pension
system have just been promulgated
aud will prove interesting readigg to
I Northwestern men in this section.
some Of whom will be affected there
bv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
Lancaster Ahead.

The population of the incorporated
cities and towns of Wisconsin of less
than 25O0 and over 2000 inhabitants,
as made public on December 10Th by
the Census Bureau, reveals the fact
that Lancaster's gain per cent. has
been larger than that of any of the
other cities ia this class in southwest
ern Wisconsin.
Mineral Point, with population of
1854 in 1890, has 1891 in 1900, gain
of 297 or II per cent.
Platteville had 2740 inhabitants in
1890 ard has 3340 this year, gain of
600 or abcpt 81 9 per cent.
Prairie do Chen in 1890 had 3131
Inhabitants and in 1900 had 1882, a
gain of only 80 per cent.
Richland Center had population
in 1890 of 1919 and this year has
1921, gain of SOP or q 5 per cent.
Lancaster, which had population
in 1890 of 1913, boasts of 2403 this
year, or a gain of $50 or 557 per cent.
In addition to having gained the
largest percentage of any of these
places, it will be seen that Lancaster
has made the largest gain in numbers
having gained $50 in the last decade,
while Platteville, her nearest compet-
itor, is 26O less, having gained but
600.
Lancaster has had no boom or
mushroom existence, but the growth
has been steady and healthy. As has
been evidenced by the constant in
fux from the. surrounding country
people are awakening to the fact that
Lancaster with her central loca-
ton, her large stores and fine bust
ness facilities generally, her modern
] improvements and excellent social
advantages, is unsurpassed in this
section as a resident town. Eleya-
ton, abundance of pure city water
and clean streets and good sewerage
81 stem insures against malarial DIS
eases.
The many fine residences and bust
ness blocks, the well-kept lawns and
countless numbers Of beautiful
shade trees which line every street
make one Of the prettiest summer pie
lures it is possible to imagine.
Come. take up your residence II
Lancaster if you wish to live long %
healthy and prosper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27

The Herald sent one year to a
friend is about the best holiday gift
that can be made for the money. 1t
will be a constant reminder Of your
friendship and viii also show the won
derful growth and prosperity Of the
best county in the state q Wisconsin
as will be noted every week By our
staff Of correspondents. 81
Any person finding a manuscript
on the otheme -Braig loiWssr vii
kindly return il - this Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
These May Wed.

Lewis McClurg and Nellie McClurg
both Of Lima. Ed. Metcalf, Glen
Haven and Ida Hutchcroft, Beetown.
Warren Smith, Fennimore, and Retta
Bell, Mt Ida. George &. Eustlee and
Mvra +. Gerhard, moth Of Liberty.
Frank Mcmahon, Madison. and Silvia
johnson, Lancaster