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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12

ID. V. Walker shipped 400 fine
shoats from this station to his farm
near Mason City yesterday. where he
will feed them for market.
"A letter received from County
Clerk Griffis at Vienna. Ohio, an
noances his arrival there and that he
aud Mrs. Griffis are enjoying them
selves immensely among relatives.
One Of Gollmar Bros. * Sehu-
mans circus employees purloined an
overcoat at Piatteville Tuesday He
was arrested by Marshal Shelliam
and the coat recovered. On non
payment Of tine he was sentenced to
a term in county Jail and brought to
Lancaster BY the above named officer
late Tuesday night. A collection
was taken up among his associates
before leaving yesterday however and
his fine paid
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12

The three-year-old daughter Of
Dan Starr that was taken to the Spar
"A home by Mrs VIM. Mcmahon Mon
d was refused admittance on ac-
count of its mental condition and the
4 unfortunate child was brought back
Tuesday. Not until it is four years
old can a refuge BE- found for it. then
at the home for the feeble minded at
Chippewa Falls. Until it reaches
this age relatives here will Of neees-
sity be compelled to take charge Of
it.
Prank Baldwin took his depart
IRE Tuesday for Seattle, Wash,
to size up the situation there and if
slessed will undoubtedly remain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
100 YARD RACE.

Ora Govier /; Guy Scott q Nick
Hampton 3.
so YARD RAcE-Boys s years old
and under Parker / Pohle ?; Jeide
3. Time :O6
100 YARD RACE-Boys u years old
and under-Ned Brodt /, Harry Scott
2, Paul Lewis 8.
100 YARD RACE-Boys II years old
and under Max Kolb l; Burt Powers
2; Lester Boughton 3.
100 YARD RAcE-Boys IS years old
and under-Ben Snyder /; Lester
Pritchett 2; Erskine Jay 3.
l2o YARD-High hurdle.
Lee Fawcett / Rol Govier ?; Fred
Govier 3
220 YARD RACE.
Wallace Rogers Guy Scott ?;
Ora Govier 3.
The athletic events were enioved
better than any other feature OF the
fair, and there is no doubt that the
society will continue them next year.
with increased purses Every event
this year produced great excitement.
particularly the relay race. which was
holly contested by eight teams.
The exhibits were fully up to the
average except in few classes where
the effect Of the drouth were appar-
ent. Garden sass" was not well
represented. True, the proyerbial
pumpkin was there, but the potato
was conspicuously absent The stock
exhibit, particularly in the horse de-
partment. was larger thaa usual.
Many fine things tended for the fair
were withheld on ccount OF the con-
tinuous dust shower which covered
everything. 1t was intended to have
a parade Of all the stock exhibited
during the afternoon but the dust
was so dense that the owners couldn't
stand it.
Some years ago the society rented
a piece Of ground south of the fair
Concluded on Page Eightl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
A GOOD FAIR. AT
BLOOMINGTON.
Binding Dust the Only tilndrance to a
Complete Success Exhibits Good
Considering the Season

The thirty-fifth fair of Blakes Prai-
RE Agricultural society last week was
attended by large crowd. who
showed their appreciation and pat
riotsm for the fair by coming out
through clouds OF dust 1t is safe to
say that 500 people remained at home
on account of the fine dust, which
arose in clouds and chung to every
thing and everybody. Much Of the
time it was so dense one could scarce
ly see across the ground.
The program on Thursday was en-
livened by three good races, base ball
and lots OF music by the band and
the Slayton Jubilee singers. The
races were as follows:
D.90 rpnT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
ATTEMPT TO KILL M'xISLEY

Easy for Amy One Who Was Willing to
Pay the Penalty.
1t was a few moments after p. M,
while President Mckinley was holding
public reception in the great Temple
Of Music on the Pan-American
grounds, that the cowardly attack was
made. Standing in the midst
crowds numbering thousands. sur
rounded by every evidence of good
win, pressed by a motley throng Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12

&C. p. Taylor ana wife Of Mitchell.
:. d.. are visiting relatives and old
friends in Grant county.
F. W. Biesman, the piano tuner,
is in town. Leave orders at Mrs. II.
Knoble's. FRED BIEsMASN.
Lou Eberle has purchased a sa-
loon at Neillsville and takes charge Of
the same Monday newt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
Gave Up Performance.

On account Of the inclemency Of
the weather Gollmar Bros. and Schu-
mans circus gave no performance
Yesterday here. Their tents were
lowered at four in the afternoon and
at seven the start was made for Bos-
cobel where they are due today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
In County Court.

Estate of Mary Hill. deceased.
Petition to probate viii viii proved,
allowed and admitted to probate.
Chas. Watson named and approved as
executor without bond
Estate Of Geo Breihan. deceased.
Petition for administration PROOF
filed VIM. Leise. Jr, appointed al
ministrator. Bond fixed at 50. 600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12

A three-year-old daughter Of Dan
Starr was taken to the Sparta orphans
home BY Mrs. VIM Mcmahon Mon
day.
MIR and Mrs. f. Lang of Ip-
switch were Lancaster visitors a por-
tion Of the week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
one INSTANT OF SILENCE

Then the bastard Who Shot Il in the
Hands of Retribution.
There was an instant Of almost coD
rIefe silence The president stood
stock stu. a look Of hesitancy. almost
concluded o. Page Eight)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12

A reporter consulted senator
Hanna as TO his views regarding
the necessity for governmental
action tending to suppress an
archY."
Something must be DONE"
was the answer" mot only by
the federal government but by :
the states, hut it is a hard ques-
tion to figure out what to do.
We viii get to that when the !
president has fully recovered.
We cannot go too far in protect
ing the country from such blows
as it has just received
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
FRIDAYS PROGRAM.
2:30 TRoT.
FREE FOR ALL.
nALF NILE RELAY Foor RACE.

hAbF NILE hEhai TUT hACE.
Lancaster Ed. Govier, Ora
Govier. Fred Govier. win Garthwaite.
Glen Haven Wallace Rogers, Nick
Hampton, Dick Boughton, Will Hoth-
hansen. Lancaster 3AGeo. Behncke,
Ralph Kinney, Geo. Reed, Newell
Garner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-09-12
220 TRoT
HALF MILE RUN.

In considering the time of these
races, be it remem bered that the dust
on the track was deep and arose in
such clouds as to greatly impede the
speed of the horses.
Chas. O'Neill's runner, Artemus, was
taken FROM the stable with no pre-
vious training and led the runners
two-thirds of the way around the
track. On the north side he struck
some deep dust near the pole, and
consequently lost ground. He showed
his running blood.
The ball game between Lancaster
and Gutenberg was won by the
former team by score of s to 3.
FRIDAYS PROGRAM.
Friday, like Thursday, was a fine
day. but the dust was worse than
ever, and consequently much of the
pleasure went out. The first race
was the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

Gov. Albert Blal eslee White, who
became the executive of West Vir-
ginia at high noon Monday, was born
September %, 1856, in Cleveland, Ohio
and is the oldest son of DIR. Emerson
Il. White, the famous schooltext book
author, writer and lecturer. Mr..
White was educated in the public
schools of Columbus, Ohio, and fin
ished up in Marietta College from
which he came with first honors of his
class. This was the class of 1878.
His early life was eventful to some
extent and mis- greatest desire or am
bition was to become a newspaper re-
porter, and he went west. At Lafay-
cite, Ind, he got a reporters job On
the Daily Journal. Later he became
managing editor, having secured a
small interest in the concern. His
health got bad owing to the malarial
climate. He had a pretty good idea as
to where he could find health, and he
struck out for West Virginia, where
the mountain air is the great remedy
for sickness of various kinds. He land
ed at Parkersburg and latter got hold
of the old Weekly State Journal,
which AZ one time belonged to Cover
ncr S phenson. The paper prospered
and finally a daily edition was started,
and that made Governor White.
He had more experiences, and, like
the good and experienced newspaper
man that he is, he began to climb
up, and This climb has proved a profit
able one. He has been United States
Internal Revenue Collector for his
adopted State twice over. He was
first Appointed by, President Harrison
and afterward by President Mckinley.
The Governor married Miss Agnes
Ward. an accomplished lady of Mari
eta, Ohio, and has a family of three
daughters and two sons. He is a prom
inent Mason and Knight Templar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
Looting I'm China.

els European diplomacy, = asks the
London Chronicle, ito decend into a
battle of vampires and ghouls? We do
not know how else to describe the
! situation in China. y = y We are bag
Cling over heads, we are insisting on
public suicides, we are dishonoring
the dead. We are carrying on system
attic and wholesale robbery. We do
not speak merely of the tons OF loot
torn from the people by soldiers of
every Euro rean nation. The powers
have now seized all the private prop
erty within a wide area around the
legations, where the new fortress is to
! stand. 1t seems as though there
were some infection about the air Of
China, and men who are otherwise
decent enough members of society be-
come contaminated.
How long will this so-called civil
zed world tolerate this condition?
Has our advancement in morals
reached that degree that we can say
to China, your government is a fail
ure, you have remained behind the
times for centuries; awake and fol-
low our example.
1t would seem that the task of civil
izing China is not all that should be
required of our government, but we
have the additional mission of saving
to Europe. first cast out the beam
in your eyes before trying to teach
others the blessings of a higher civil
cation.
The United States of America stands
today as the centre of all effort tina
shall be .exerted for the betterment
of mankind throughout the world and
those who contend that we have Moth
ing to do with the rest of the world
mistake the mission destined for this
nation to fulfill.
Who knows but what this nation is
intended? as the ms trument throuhg
which the great governor of all men
intends 10 work out mans mission in
this world.
Truth. justice and right will pre-
vail and the Jonahs who stand in the
way of progress will meet the fate of
their ancient prototype.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
FARM ERS' INSTITUTE.
Second Days Session Of the Berkeley
County Farmers--Experiment Sta
ton Officers Here Looking
After San Jose Scale.

The seventh annual meeting of the
Berkeley County Farmers Institute
began Thursday at 10 O'Clock in
the Tuscarora Grange Hall. The at.
tendance at the opening meeting was
good, but a large number were doubt
less kept away by the extreme cold
weather. The meeting was opened
by music, followed by prayer. after
which the president, Samuel L. Dodd,
read a paper on 1.-THE Practical Side
of Farming How to Reduce Ex-
penses and Increase Production"
Pres. Dodd was followed by Hon.
James George, of Mason county, on
1.-THE Necessity for Holding Farmers
Institutes The closing address of
the morning vas by d. Gold Miller
on How to Beautify the Farmers
Home and Make it Attractive.
After short discussions a recess was
taken until afternoon at / 80 O'Clock.
The afternoon meeting ON the first
day was opened with music, after
which Postmaster Alexander Clohan
gave a very interesting talk on How
Can we Have a Variety ON the Farm
ers' Table?"
Mr.. Clohan was followed by Prof.
T. G. Atkeson, Dean of Agriculture
at Morgautown, i'll an address on
How the Standard of General Intel
ligenee Among Farmers can be I'm
proved" Prof. Atkeson's address
was one of the most interesting of the
day.
Charles P. Light made the closing
address of the day. His subject was
+" Soil Fertility-How to Secure and
Maintain It,. His talk was followed
by a general discussion on the ubject.
Hon. James George of Mason coun-
ty, made the opening address this
morning on the subject Cultivation
and Breeding of Corn" He was fol-
lowed by Hon, d, G. Westenhaver in
an address on "Some Business Re-
quirements of the Farmers.
Prof. J. HI. Stewart Director of the
West Virginia Agricultural Expert
ment Station, and Prof. l.. @. Cor
bett, entomologist at the station, ar
rived in Berkeley county last night
and this morning spoke at the insti-
tute. Their mission here is chiefly
in regard to the San Jose scale.
They are taking steps toward starting
the new law into operation and will
devote most of their attention to this
section, where the scale has been
causing the fl oit growers the greatest
vexation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

settle. and, Judging from the able
manner in which they have been
handled SO far, the result will be in
the interests Of humanity, no alone
to u own people but will bring bles-
sing u~nthought to other people
brought under q protecting care.
The President deserves and should
have the aid and support Of all the
people in his efforts to carry the bless
ing of civilization and peace wherever
our flag floats.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

William Mckinley has entered upon
his second term as President, the con-
ditions are altogether different from
what they were when he first assumed
the duties of the office, the disorder
reigned in Cuba, now her people are
working out a form of govern
ment under which they can live, be
contented and happy.
In our own land want and misery
was to be found throughout the coun-
try, men everywhere looking for work
and zone TO be found what a con-
trast between the conditions then and
now, is it any wonder the people de-
cided to continue this wise and good
man in Office for four years longer?
Many questions growing out of our
efforts to free Cuba, are left as a
legacy for this administration to
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

The British government is about
to abandon their time-honored theory
of free trade, thus again is demon
strated the wisdom of the Republican
party adhereing to it's policy of pro-
lection.
The fact that we are exporting in
large quantities is no reason that we
should make the mistake of thinking
we can compete under all conditions,
indefinitely with all other countries.
1t is best to hold on to our home
market and continue TO battle for the
markets of the world through our
present protective policy, for once we
lower the bars, in will come the
products of other lands CLOSING our
mills and factories, leaving the fields
we vacate to others who will not
willingly yield back that field once
lost to us by our thoughtless and fool
ish experiment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

Dear Sir As a painter You probably
use lead and oil, and would natural
ly object to Devoe lead and zic. Let
us have a few words on the subject.
Painters say a good lead and oil job
will last three years and they say a
house ought to be painted once in
three years.
We take them to mean that their
work is good for three years, no
more and no less.
Do you want your work to last
longer? What do you say to six years.
You'd have to have twice as much
work, you know; or you'd be losing
money.
Consider the case of your doctor.
You call him in. Is it better for him
to get your child out of bed tomor-
row, or keep him sick for a month
You prefer a quick doctor. SO does
everyone else in your town, and coun-
ty, and state. We are all alike we
all want our doctors. quick. A doe
tor, that gets his patients up quick,
is the doctor that gets the patients
gets rich too, if he isn't run to death.
It's about the same with a painter
isn't it? Suppose you paint Devoe,
and your competitor objects to Deveo
your work lasts six years and his
work three. You cost your customers
half, he costs double. Who'll fget the
business and who'll go to Texas?
Devoe lasts six years-not exactly
we know of its lasting seventeen
and it never wears out in less than
three, so far as we know. On a win
dy sandy seaside house, it lasts three
years. Lead and oil lasts one year
there. Devoe lasts two or three times
as long as lead and oil and it's going
to paint your town. Do you want to
be in it?
!, Yours truly,
Il. w. Devoe e. Co.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

ON THE KEARsAGE.

Mrs. Peter Mouse, of Cumberland,
formerly of this city, has just receiv-
ed a letter from her son, Will, who
is a sailor ON the Kearsage. He says
that while a full report of the acct
dent on board the ship has been for
warded to the Navy Department very
few of the sailors know exactly what
happened, excepting the bursting OF
a 1875 inch gun. The vessel is now
in Florida waters.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
ALL TALK.
The Kind that Carries Convictions 10
Every Martinsburg Reader.

Conviction must follow such en-
phatic proof as is given here. The
testimony of MartinsbHg' residents
should satisfy the most sketical. Here
is a M~artinsburg case. Read it and
see if doubt can exist in the face of
this evidence.
Mr.. VIM. H. Couchman corner of
Martin street and Maple avenue car
penter by trade says - was sudden
ly taken with a severe pain across
the small of my back accompanied
now and then with sharp stitches
which were terrible while they lasted,
If | stood in one position for any
length of time | was compelled to go
about to get a little relief. If l stoop-
ed, lifted or caught cold the trouble
was always aggravated. l was i'll this
condition when | heard about Doan &
Kidney Pills and got them at Mat
thei's drug store / was told they were
reliable by Mr.. Shepherd who had
used them | took them in light doses
and in a few days the pain left my
back and in a short time the aching
as well as the other distressing symp-
toms Of kidney disorder disappeared. '
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents Foster-M ilburn Co. Buffalo, N.
Y. sole agents for the u. S.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
WHOLESALE JAIL DELIVERY.
NINE MEN GOT AWAY FROM CUM
BERLAND AUTHORITIES.
Sawed Through Iron Bars and Lowered
Themselves to the Ground with
Bed Clothes.

Shortly before 2 O'Clock Tuesday
morning nine men awaiting the &C
ton of the April Grand Jury broke
out of the Cumberland Jail and are
still at large. They are John Wesley
Osbourne, Charles Oberl, Daniel
Crother and Walter Dreyer, four
young bandits, who figured in many
hold-ups and robberies there and are
charged with murderous assault on
Officer Reuschlein; and Frank Fran
els, burglary Frank Young, Edward
jerks. James Hickman, all charged
with larceny, and William Stanley.
The last four are colored.
All was quiet at l o'clock, when
Sheriff Martin visited the interior of
the jail. The men sawed two iron
bars, forced loose others with an iron
bar, which evidently had been hand
ed in and loweredssthemselves into the
Jail yard with ropes made from bed
clothes. They then scaled the wall,
lowering themselves to the outside in
the same manner. 1t is thought
that here they had help. 1t is believ-
ed they made their escape owe the
Potomac bridge into West Virginia,
only a few yards distant, the snow
and rain aiding them in their flight.
All the prisoners were invited to join
in the escape but a number refused.
Francis, who is believed to be an
expert crook, picked the locks of the
cells of those who wished to escape.
He warned the prisoners to make no
cutlery.
There is no clue to the fugitives. 1t
had all along been feared that the
quartette of bandits would make an
attempt to get away. Hecker recently
stabbed Dreyer in a quarrel in Jail,
but they escaped together.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

The war revenue bill has been pass
ed in Congress. reducing the burden
on the people to the extent of forty
the promise of the Republican party
during the last campaign.
The people'can rely on a promise
made by the Republican party and that
is one reason for the continued sup
port given at each election, as the
many votes of confidence it has reeeiv-
ed indicates.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
FREIGHT

East bound freight, which has been
held in the lower Cumberland Yards
and at other points since the first OF
the month ON account OF the passen-
ger traffic to Washington during, the
inauguration, is now being pushed
eastward very fast. Inside of a day
or two the fright traffic will have
assumed the original routine. Too
much credit cannot be given the rail
road officials and the employees for the
efficient manner in which the trains
were handled, there having been but
a very few accidents to delay travel,
which is largely que to the precau-
tions taken and the sharp lookout of
the railroad men.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
Tired and Nervous

Tt is easy to tell when your n~erve-force
and vital power are slipping away from
you When your days work leaves you
weary and exhausted; when you are so
nervous, irritable and sleepless that your
nights are passed in restless tossing; when
you get up In the morning with no appe-
tite for breakfast, and go around all day
with a headache; you may be sure your
nervous strength is being used up faster
than it is being renewed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

1t is to be regretted that the man
ayers of the Auburn Wagon Works
said their employees could not be
brought together and an agreement
made, whereby a number of worthy
citizens could have retained their resi-
dence in this city.
As a result of the disagreement a
number have concluded to leave the
services of the company and remove
with their families to other places of
employment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
MADE

Charleston, W. Va, March. =
Richard Elkins, of Elkins, and Fred
w. Keller, of Parkersburg, have been
appointed colonies on the general
staff and d. Il Hughes, of Charles
ton, has been made an aid-de-camp on
the staff Of General Curtin, with the
rank of colonel.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
JUDGE I'LL,

Charleston, w. Va, March 6. =
When the circuit court met yesterday
morning it was announced that Judge
Guthrie was too i'll to hold court and
w. f. r. Byrne was elected special
judge. Judge Guthrie who is in
quite bad health left for his home at
Point Pleasant to recuperate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

What is the use of You Democrats
making faces at Mckinley, get on the
band wagon and have a good time. why
the birds are even singing for JOY,
and the frogs-crokers- should leap
with galdness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

A number of young boys and
girls were entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Crawford We'd
nesday in honor of the ninth ami
versary of the birthday of their son,
Master Douglas. Refreshments were
served during the evening and the
young fo S had a merry time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

President McKinley's inaugural
speech was short and to the point, COW
ering, all questions now before the
country for consideration. The mes
a q is filled with words of wisdom
and shows that the President has his
work well in hand. The country is
to be congratulated on his second in
au%guration.