davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

Harry BROKER is confined to his
bed by illness.
Miss Georgia Rose and Harvey
Smith were Fennimore visitors sun
day.
Harvey Smith went to Richland
Center today wednesday, to spend
the week.
H. c. Rule arrived from Wilmar.
Ark, Frlday-an unexpected visitor.
and joined his wife here at the Buch-
ner home. Mr.. and Mrs. Rule will
return home next week.
Vernon Hart. the hypnotist who
played this county last fall. passed
through this city Tuesday on his way
to New York. where he is interested
in hynotic institution.
F. d. Thomson OF Des Moines.
Ia. who is on the editorial staff of the
Iowa Homestead. made this office a
pleasant call last week In the course
of his conversation he told us that he
had just returned from a visit at Mr..
Bonham's stock farm and said that
Charles had the finest herd of cattle
for its size of any he had ever seen in
the five states in which he travels. in
Guiding Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin,,
Nebraska and Missouri.
Arthur Aspinwall. operator at the
Northwestern station at Lancaster. has
been rendered the position of cashier
in the freight department of theNorth-
western system at Waukesha. While
the new position is not any great adj
vancement lucratively. it is in direct
line of promotion for something bet
ter. Mr.. Aspinwall Immediately pro-
ceeded to Waukesha Friday on being
rendered the place. but will not make
a final acceptance until he determines
whether or not all is agreeable and
satisfactory. During his nine years
engagement here he has made a host
OF friends through his atfable, accom-
modating ways and all regret his re-
moval. On the other hand, if his
conditions are bettered by the change
We'll all rejoice with him and extend
best wishes for more prosperous ca
reer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
Racine and Her waterworks.

Racine, Wis. Sept. 21.-The mem
bers of the special committee to con-
slider propositions from the Racine
Water company, whereby the city
might become the owner of it's own
water system, held another meeting
Wednesday evening. \ proposition
had been received from the officials of
the company. Members of the com
mittee refuse to say a word in regard
to the proposition. but it appears to
be the general opinion that the com
pany has presented a proposition that
is more favorable than any other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
Don't
Get Thin

Get fat; get nice and plump !;
there is safety in plumpness.
Summer has tried your
food-works; winter is coming
to try your breath-mill. Fall
is the time to brace yourself.
But weather is tricky; look
out Look out for colds espec-
tally.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil is the subtlest of
helps. 1t is food, the easiest
food in the world it is more
than food, ithelps you digest
your food, and get more nutri-
ment from it.
Don't get thin, there is
safety in plumpness. Man
woman and child.
If you have not tired il. send f. zee sar,o,e
Its agrstable taste will surprise
SCOTT & BOVINE
Chemists
SOC. and sI.oo all druggist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
GRIST OF THE WEEK = =
= LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

Ray Flynn has accepted posi-
ton in the Teller office.
Atty. Leo Philipson OF Blooming
ton is in the city ON business.
Mrs. Geo. Muesse Jr.. of Iowa Is
visiting Lancaster relatives this week.
Mrs. L. Mufley OF Boscobel is a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. H. j.
johnson.
Atty. H. W. Brown was in Mont
fort today wednesday, on legal
business.
Ed. Boehm of Helenville is the
new operator at the depot in place OF
Arthur Aspinwall.
If You want to enjoy yourself, at
TEND the dance at the City opera house
Friday evening, Oct. 9th.
Frank Muesse. successful
commercial traveller handling lumber
lines, is guest at the parental home
stead in this city.
Miss Sherwood took first money
in the free-for-ali at Dodgeville fair
last week and Barney Mccoy second.
They are at Galena this week.
See that the chimney fiues and
furnace pipes have no leaks before
starting fires this tall. A little pre-
caution in this respect may save
yourself and the town a disastrous
fire.
-Heywood's Celebrities delighted
an appreciative audience at Reeds
opera house Monday evening. Frank
Webb was in his old-time form and
his appearance on the stage was
signal for applause at every instance.
The company is above the standard of
excellence. They proceeded from
here TO McGregor where they played
Tuesday night and are at Elkadcr
THIS evening.
For the first time in years the
Chicago Il Northwestern railway
company have raised the wages of
track laborers to $3.50 per day. The
raise applies to all extra men all over
he vast system. Local foremen hay
had hard time this year to get men
enough to do the work. Ordinary la
borers command higher pay than they
have in years. A local foreman face
tiously remarked the other day that
he hoped Bryan would be elected so
he could get all the help he wanted
at Sl.25 per day. Il have been offer
ing men 81 80 per day and can't get
them at that price. Four years ago l
had about thousand applications to
each job
In nearly decade of ewspaper
experience we have never issued an
edition which was entirely satisfactory
to us. Something is usually omitted
either through carelessness of the edi-
tor or employees or through insufficient
effort. Probably no edition ever goes
forth to our readers that some one is
not disappointed in finding something
omitted which he expected to see
there. Our facilities for gathering
news are the best that our business
can afford. We are always glad to
receive news and if it is new will pub
fish it, If you want it published and
want to be sure that it is published
Just see that you furnish it to some
member of our office force. We try
to rake the community for news with
fine tooth comb, yet we always miss
something which somebody wants to
see. We are not infallible but show
us the paper that IS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
Smallpox Case. Neglected.

Eau Claire. Wis. Sept. 21.-Com-
plant has been made to the state board
OF health by Supervisor Spears that the
authorities of Fall Creek. this county,
are neglecting numerous cases OF So
called smallpox and action is demand
ed. DR.. Sizer, of Fall Greek. has re-
signed from the board Of health Of
that place because he has no assist
ance In enforcing a quarantine. PeO-
pie generally at Fall Creek think moth
ing Of the disease. No deaths have re-
suited
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
He 1. Pardoned on Condition.

Waupun, Wis, Sept. 24.-Hans An
derson. who was sent to Waupun Jan.
20. 1893, for murder was released from
prison. He was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. but Governor Scofieid. on
the recommendation of the prison au-
thorities and the prosecuting attorney
in the case has granted the young man
a conditional pardon. Anderson was
only II years old when he was sent
here. He has been a well-behaved pris-
oner and great favOrite with all who
came in contact with him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
Arrested on a seriou. Charge.

Green Bay, Wis. Sept 2j.-Sheriff
Crust has returned from California
with Louis Minieh private in the
regular army. formerly a practicing
attorney in this city NIinich was ar
rested on a serious charge. preferred by
4 Depere young woman. He was ar
raigned yesterday morning and re-
leased on bail Of 5000 Miuich was
released from the army on an order
from the secretary Of war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
Wi.cnn.ln. Contrnct fnr Pnner.

Madison. Wis. Sept. 25.-The state
printing commissioners let the annual
contract FOR the paper for me state
printing tD thu Gilbert Paper company.
Of Neenah. which bid Si4V00.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

Ed Angus is in Wauzeka on busi-
ness.
Thomas x Orrick have new ad.
in this issue
Al Miller of Platteville visited IN
this city Sunday.
DO not forget to come TO the
dance Oct. 9Th.
-E.E Berry and Art Roethe OF
Fennimore Sundayed in Lancaster
Mrs. Walter Klienpen of Cass-
Vile is a guest of Lancaster relatives.
An Italian musical organization
discoursed music on the streets Tues
day.
-Joeckel Bros window display at
tracts attention. Take look at the
brownies"
Miss Viola Biddick of Montfort
was a guest at the home OF D. East
man last week.
Miss Myrtle Bennett is spending
a few weeks visiting her brother Joe
at Kendall, Wis.
Mrs. j. Bartlett and daughter
Belle arrived home Friday evening
from their trip east.
Miss Laura Gundlach OF Platte
Vile was guest of Lancaster friends
few days last week.
Mrs. VIM. Willis of Michigan
formerly of Boice Prairie, is the guest
of Mrs. Richard Willis.
Harry Carthew returned TO Maol-
son Saturday to resume his STUDIES
at the state university.
Dist. Atty. Howe is in the city on
business today. He reports every
thing progressing in quiet manner at
Boscobel.
Miss Gertie Pollock of Leadville,
Colo, is the guest of her aunt MRS.
Geo. Mccarthy. She expects to spend
the winter here.
W. J. Dyer and family have
moved back to Lancaster to reslue.
H. B. Lewis has taken charge OF the
Fennimore house.
Mrs. F. Keene of Madison ana
Mrs. r. and Miss E. Frackelton OF
Illinois are the guests of Mrs. D. 1.
Bennett this week.
q MIR. and Mrs. AL. Burke, who are
visiting friends and relatives IN TINS
citv. visited relatives In Plattevllle
Sunday and Monday.
The Misses Helen and Isabella
Leman of Milwaukee, who have peeh
visiting at the home of Jas. Daley Tor
the past two months, returned nome
last Thursday.
The Woman's club will meet
with Mrs. S. r. Greene Saturday al
ternoon at o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired as there IS important
business to be transacted.
John Trentzsch and wife OF
Dodgeville are guests of their SON. h.
n. Treutzsch. The old gentleman is
hale and hearty, Notwithstanding the
fact that he is soon to pass the four
score milestone.
R. C. Huntington of the Platte
Vile Journal, who is out advancing
for Mac, the hypnotist, passed
through our city Saturday evening on
his way home to speed Sunday.
There is no occasion for sore spots
among republicans this fall. The can
vas so far as known was carried on
honorablv BY all and the ticket should
now be voted for straight at the cleo
ton.
will Thomas. the Potosi mer-
chant, reioices over the arrival OF a
little daughter, who made her initial
appearance Friday, September 2lst,
at the home of Mrs. Thomas parents
IN Boscobel. Thomas & Orrick have
a new lady clerk for Potosi and. the
little lady starts out with numerous
congratulations and good wishes
the HERALD's among the rest.
A pretty wedding ceremony was
solemnized at the home of the brides
parents in Mt. Horeb Tuesday of last
week when Miss Lou johnson became
the wife of A. B. Voelz. The happy
couple returned to Lancaster after a
weeks honeymoon and are domiciled
in one of Wallace Ritchie's residences
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

WANTED: Girl for general house
work. Small family. H. C.WATToN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

FEZER BROS. invite you to call
and look over their fine line of shoes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

CALL and see Hatch Bros new
lamps and fancy china.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

JUST RECEIVED the largest line
OF stand and hanging lamps ever
shown in the city at Hatch Bros.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27

DR.. McELwEE. the successful
specialist will visit Lancaster on
; Friday. Oct. ). at the Grand Central
hotel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-09-27
POTOG RESURRECT[D.

he Old town will soon be in better shape than
ever and while others have been busy, getting
ready for the Carpenters and Masons, ourselves
have been busily engaged in opening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

The advance in stocks continued, the steel shares
being the leading features on strong pool buying
Much of the American Steel and Wire stock traded
in was taken for Western account. and in other
steel stock Western buyers also prominent
In American Steel Hoop Price, Mccormick & CO.
were active buyers for Western account. and In
American Steel and Wire Wasserman Brothers
were heavy buyers for the same account Re-
public Steel was bought by insiders Flower & Co.
bought both Federal Steel and American Steel and
Wire. In the afternoon A. A. Housman & co.
were heavy buyers of Atchison preferred, Wormser
and Sellgman brokers taking the same stock. Sugar
stock dealt in by houses representing con-
trolling interests In the company. Tennessee Coal
and Iron made an advance of nine points on diVl-
dend expectations. Most of the buying was for the
shorts The feature of the early trading
sharp break In Third Avenue w. ID. Hatch offered
the stock down and Van Emberg & AtterbuTy were
buyers. A large amount of long stock was forced
on the market. Reports were current that divi-
dends would be suspended. London was small
buyer balance.
Some OF the buyers and sellers were: T. & G.
Randolph bought Sugar; Dominick & Dominick
Il .OOm sold +. w. Savin & Co. sold Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Dominick q Williams (50O) bought
Baltimore and Ohio common. Worden Co.. Il.
La Montague and Bell & Co. bought Atchison com
mon; K B. Holmes sold Grant Bros (JO0) sold
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Groesbeck Sterling,
J. J. Manning 1000 and traders bought National
steel common; O. b. Bridgman coco sold. l..
Wormser and II. Durand bought AtChison pre-
ferred. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. q. OO0) bought
St Paul II. Clews & Co 600 sold Federal Steel
common w. d. Hatch bought Hoop common.
Housman & Co. O5oW bought Northern Pacific
preferred. Fairbairn GOO bought American To-
bacco. 9. l. Hudson x Co. and Day & Heaton
bought Wire preferred. T. c. Buck bought Third
Avenue. Housman e Co bought Atchison pre-
ferred. Flower & Co bought Federal Steel and
American Steel and Wire. Wasserman Brothers
bought American Steel and Wire. Price MCCor-
mick Co bought American Steel Hoop: Harri-
man 1,no) bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit: j. J.
Manning sold ". ID. Hatch offered Third Avenue
down. Strong. Sturgis & Co. (2.OO0J and Flower Il
co. bought Car Foundry. G. b. Hopkins bought
Atchison preferred; London sold. J. J. Manning,
Q,"Oo and T. w. Myers bought Wire Housman
& co. G.Qoo' Content & Co. O.OoO> and H. Nicho-
las bought brooklyn Rapid Transit Bell & CO.
(2o"p and Content & 60. q 600 sold Van EN-
burg Atterbury. Bell & Co. and Day & Ueaton
bought Hoop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
A CANDIDATE FOR DIVIDENDS.

AS Norfolk and Western common stock promises
to become dividend payer in the distant
future It is important thar intending buyers should
know something about the company present earn
ing power and It's record In the first half of the
current fiscal year. An income account not
published for the period Just named but the state
ment OF results from operations permits a good
idea of the companys remarkable growth and
prosperity. The company's December surplus after
fixed charges increased $3.50 per cent over the
corresponding month year ago. The surplus for
the six months shows increase OF 1885 per cent.
The net earnings for the first half of the fiscal
sufficient provide for the fixed charges
for the entire twelve months and the dividend on
the preferred stock for six months. leaving even
then a small surplus. Accordingly II the COM
pahys net earnings for the rest of the fiscal year
show no increase at all over the second half OF
the preceding fiscal year there will be a total
OF S.SSlSO5. Deducting from this the preferred
stock dividend fo- the .ast half of this current
fiscal year there will be left surplus of 1881 800,
which is equal tC 2l0 per cent the entire
authorized amount Of common stock. As there Is
every to believe that the earnings of the
company will make some Improvement for the
coming six months II is we'll within the bounds of
probability that the company will show for the cur
rent fiscal year earnings of between and per
cent its common stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
MONEY MARKET FACTORS.

The only change in the monetary situation. as
compared with a week ago IS Increased supply
OF FUNDS At this centre Some banks are reluctant
10 put out time money at per cent owing to the
possibility Of higher rates Incident to probable
further gold exports but same time they adj
nit the gold exports can have no disturbing effect
upon the market. The chances are that lower
money rates will rule before spring The banks
have gained heavily from the interior this week
while on operations with the Sub-Treasury the
gain since last Friday night has been large The
time money market does NOT show any noteworthy
change In either rates or conditions Supplies are
large and the demand is fai- but I'm many in
stances bids are below per cent, figure that Is
not acceptable to the larger banks The minimum
discount rate for prime mercantile paper and the
figure at which most of the time loans on railroad
stocks are being made Is ( per cent. Several OF
the principal Chicago banks tnat have held out
until now for per cent rate have reduced a
large part OF their loans 10 per cent. a few have
been made at ~ per cent and quite considcra Bile
amount of Eastern paper has been taken at that
rate Five per cent is stin about tho lowest rate
at which loans OF any importance are made how
ever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
REPUBLIC STEEL.

It is authoritativey stated by an officer of the
Republic Iron and Steel Company that the ac-
tvity and the rise in price of the stocks OF the
company due not only to the general apprecia-
ton OF value OF the steel properties. but also
to large earnings Although the company was in
cOrporated In March, It did not get full possession
of the different independent properties until June
/ From that date until September 1 the
business of the company was mainly hiing old
contracts made before the consolidation The
earnings ND 10 January l. 1900 have been fol-
lows:
80 81 ga az - "a sock ...... T20 O69
Balance surplus
II Is 20 be noticed that all repairs to plants have
been charged to operating expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02

preferred. e9a7o; Storage Power. 15915A; General
Carriage SaQ4H.
FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreign operations in the
local market were light. Arbitrage houses bought
about 10000 shares In ALL
BAY STATE CASH the outside market Bay
State Gas stock a feature transactions
amounting 10 $1,000 shares. The price fuctuated
between 21s and 2l2. The selling better than
the buying, and no significance attached 10 the
dealings.
GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY.-The follow
ing have been elected officers and directors Of the
General Chemical Company for the year 1900: Pres-
dent, William H. Nichols; first vice-president'
Sanford H. Steele; second vice-president, Charles
Robinson Smith; treasurer, James E Morgan Jr''
secretary, Albert Winter; assistant secretary, J.
Herbert Bagg; chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee. George w. Kenyon. Directors-Whliam H.
Nichols. George W. Kenyon, Sanford H. Steele.
Charles Robinson Smith, Henry w. Chappeu, How
ard F. Chappell Frederick Phillips, James l.. MOT
gan, IT, Clarence P. Tiers. William NJ. Johnson,
F. H. Rising r. n. Hall and Eugene Waugh.
REMOVED ITS TICKERS.-The Gold and Stock
Telegraph Company has removed its tickers from
five of the so-called bucket shops In the financial
district. The company was led 10 take this step
through complaints from the New-York Stock
Exchange
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
BONDS
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.


The stock market was moderately active and
generally higher despite vigorous efforts by the
bear element to lower values. The local trac-
ton stocks were under pressure. but Third Ave
nue. alone responded TO any important extent.
Railroad shares in general were in good de-
mand, while the industrials enjoyed further ad-
vances without significant reactions The char
acter OF buying has improved materially in the
last few days. Commission houses are doing
more for the account Of substantial operators
and the more important market interests. Rea-
son for this may be found in easy money and In
the confident belief OF the interests named that
the market is il favorable position for specu-
lative profits on the bull side Of speculation
Pool buying of the steel stock active
feature in yesterdays market, and in the after
noon the entire market exhibited pronounced
strength on a demand that from brokers
who represent the best class Of operators in the
Street.
Business conditions do not warrant read
justment Of values to a lower level. Values viii
not decline from the present level on prevailing
factors affecting actual worth, although they
may work lower at times for speculative rea-
sons or on passing adverse developments When
industrial progress ceases when conditions fore
shadow a period of dulness and depression in
the country's business, stock values will move
actual worth of securities. The mere fact that
the speculative public is not active buyer Of
stocks is bear argument Yet bear oracles
assert that prices must go down unless the pub
lie becomes an enthusiastic bull. 1t is said by
the bears that the absence Of the public reflects
a downward trend in business prosperity. This
is pap that may be good food for the weak
minded but il hardly answers the purpose of
men who are looking for intelligent arguments
on both sides Of the market. The public was
hurt IN the December market, and many big
men We're hurt at the same time, and the dull
ness in the January market was due more to this
than 70 fears that actual values were about to
depreciate. But the public Is recovering. and
the big" men are recovering, business is good
throughout the country, money has returned to
normal level, and stocks well held by rich
interests
The public about which the bears have
ried so much is beginning TO enter the specu-
lative and investment fields. Existing condi-
tons are a good basis for market operations
Taking the current market value of most stocks
poets for the next few months favor purchases
at the ruling level whether the purchase be for
speculation for investment The operator on
small margin has poor chance TO secure
profits in the best bull market but what can be
said for the bear who bases his operations on
arguments that not upheld by the business
position and the technical market position?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS

London. Feb. 1.-The weekly statement Of the
Bank of England shows the following changes:
increased f2eG00 circulation increased
f232 coo bullion increased f2Gl IA other securities
Increased f44l 600 other deposits decreased f3j99O
public deposits decreased 1899 coo In
creased H42N0, Government securities decreased
100000. The proportion Of the Bank OF Englaud's
reserve TO liability Is 1872 per Last week 1t
4i9 per cent. Rate Of discount unchanged at
per cent.
Paris, Feb. 1.-The weekly statement Of the Bank
Of France shows the following changes; Notes in
circulation increased IS O750D0 francs Treasury
counts current decreased 22.l25Coo francs gold in
hand decreased la25 600 francs. bills discounted in
creased T550Co0 francs. silver in hand decreased
525 $50 francs.