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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28

Terre Haute Ind, Feb. 26.-MiSS
Ida Finkelstein. school teacher, died
in hospital here at II O'Clock ut
night from wounds inflicted by a negro
who shot, robbed and assaulted her
and cut her throat. The young wom-
an was walking homeward from her
country school over lonely road to
the main highway to take trolley
car TO the city when she fell victim to
her murderous assault.
The community is greatly stirred
over the crime ana a lynchng is
threatened if the negro is caught The
negro was fully described by his vic
tim and the conductor of an interur-
ban trolley ear says he came to the
city on his car nj q o'clock and got off
at Nineteenth street. Nevertheless Il
search has been made for him in the
vicinity of the outrage by policemen. Il
posse and one man with bloodhound
There IS little doubt, however that
the FELLOW came 10 town. and the po-
lice think they know who he is.
Tells Her Terrible story.
By writing when her throat was
bleeding too much to talk, and by talk
ing When She could. Miss FinkelStein
told the story of her terrible expert
ence. She saw the negro off to one
side of the road. and he called to her
to stop. but She hurried on, and when
he called second time She ran. Then
he fired one charge from his shotgun.
and she says some of the shot struck
her in the back of her head. but they
made no serious wounds. At that she
stopped and he came up to her de
handing her money. She handed him
a purse containing So AID started to
run. but he caught her. She struggled
TO free herself. but he threw her
down. Still She tried to get free. and
he became enraged and cut her throat.
1t is a long cash. but need not have
been fatal if she had received prompt
treatment. After the negro left her
she walked half 4 mile to a house.
and fell fainting ut the door 1t was
more than an hour afterward before a
doctor arrived. 1t was three hours
after the outrage before the police
were put on the case.
Relatives Live in Chicago.
Miss Finkelstein had no relatives in
Terre Haute, but she had many
friends among the Jewish residents of
the city, who know her heroic strug-
giles to support widowed mother
with six younger children. Seven
years ago her father. a pack peddler.
was murdered in n saloon at Hymera.
mining town. After that time she
was graduated from the high school
with high hOnors. and then spent two
years in the state normal school. She
had been teaching for three years. two
years at the little country schoolhouSe
from which she was coming when she
met the negro. Her mother and broth
ers and sisters moved to Chicago
some time ago. ana the daughter sent
them nearly all her salary as teach
er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28
Grist of the Week. Local and Otherwise.

DO not fail to attend The caucus
Saturday.
Mrs. NJ McLiman of Little Grant
was guest of her daughter. Mrs. f.
H. Griffis, portion of the week past
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hogan and
Messrs. Will Garner and Geo. f.
Lance went to Crawford county Mon
day to look at farm property for sale
by the Southern Wisconsin Land
Agency.
-Messrs. r. |. and j. ii. Dugdale
of Platteville greeted Lancaster
friends Monday. The latter expects
to 90 to Fl. Sheridan soon where he
will take the examination for commits
sion in the army.
A. r. Dewey, an enterprising
young farmer who has been manag-
ing the Samuel Oates farm. located
about four miles northwest of the
city, has moved with his family to a
farm near Fennimore. The Herald
wishes him success in his new loca-
titn.
The Lyman Twins played to a
fair sized audience at Reeds opera
house Tuesday evening. The COM
panv is one of the best that has
visited Lancaster for some time and
were deserving of packed house.
All the specialties were good and the
play, "A Merry Chase was COM
plete with comical expressions and
funny sayings. The company took
an immediate departure for Potosi
where they boarded the Burlington
for Lacrosse where they play tonight
Wednesday, They were at Freeport
Monday night,
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Union Telephone Co.
was held in Richland Center Tuesday
evening at which time it was decided
to make sweeping reduction in tele-
phone rates all over the entire sys-
tenn with the object in view of plac-
ING telephone service in reach of all,
aud thereby make the lines of more
value TO the public and at the same
time increase the number of mess
ages sufficiently to keep up the in
come of the company. Beginning
March 1st flat rate of 10 cents per
message will be made to any point
within radius of 20 miles for three
minute conversation, and 10 cents adj
ditional to all other points reached
by this system for three minutes con-
versation, and any ordinary messae e
can be transmitted in less than that
time. In the city exchanges where
two residence phones are put on the
same line rate of IS cents per
month each will be made and three or
four more residence phones on the
same line will be rented for 80 cents
per month each, all the expense OF
telephone and repairs to be borne by
the company. This will enable fami-
lies in the same neighborhood to go
in together on line and get good
telephone service for a very small
rental and many have ind icated their
intention to avail themselves of the
opportunity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28

This picture is the trade mark of
SCOTS EMULSION, and is on
every bottle of SCOTT'S EMUL-
SION in the World, which now
amounts to many millions yearly.
This great business has grown to
such vast proportions,
First;-Because the proprietors
have always been most careful in
selecting the various ingredients
used in its composition, namely;
the finest Cod Liver Oil, and the
purest Hypophosphites.
Second:-Because they have so
skillfully combined the various
ingredients that the best possible
results are obtained by its use.
Third: Because it has made 50
many sickly, delicate children
strong and healthy given health
and rosy cheeks to so many pale,
anaemic girls. and healed the lungs
and restored to full health. so many
thousands in the first stages OF
Consumption.
u YOU have not tired II. send for free sample,
its ag-eea bic taste will surprise YOU
SCOTT s BOVINE, Chemists
4o9-4Is Pearl street. New York.
50. and So, al druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28

washington. Feb. 23-At tie sos
son Yesterday Of the national conven-
ton Of the -. A. r. Mrs. Charles W.
Fairbanks. wife Of the Indiana sena-
tor. was elected president general.
Miss Minnie Mickey. of Pennsylvania.
was elected registrar general
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28

Berlin. Feb. pa dispatch from
Count Won Waldersee says over 300
Chinese We're He'd when they attacked
the Germans ~ KuengC hang recent
Is. IIofmeiSfrr's column which start
81 thence, Will return to Pao-ting-fu.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28
GLEANINGS OF STATE.
News of General Interest to People Of
Wisconsin.
relegraphic News of Happenings of the
Past Few Days in the Great State
of Wisconsin.

Madison. Wis. Feb 22.-Thursday's
session of the legislature was not pro-
ductive of amy very important results,
and there viii be no further sessions
until next week. The most interest
ing thing was the final passage of GIL
mans bill making attempted bribery 4
felony. which was concurred in by the
senate, Both houses adjourned to next
wnnL-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28
NOT AS BAD AS PAINTED.
Opinion of the saloon Expressed by =
Preacher at Oshkosh.

Preacher at Oshkosh.
Oshkosh Wis. Feb. 26.-"Civic
Duty" was discussed Sunday under
unique conditions ut the First Presby-
terrain church. The pastor, Rev. Ed
ward H. Smith, who was chaplain of
the Second Wisconsin during the Span
ish-A American war and whose defense
of the army canteen on the ground
that good beer was better than poor
water" has become historic evolved
the idea of preaching TO the city Off
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
DECIDED AGAINST FARMERS
Salts Brought on Notes for Creamery
Purchases.

In April last agents for the Polar
Creamery, manufactured BY ID. J..
Carter & Co., Of indianapolis, Ind :,
sold many of the farmers of Harri-
son, county, and took their notes,
payable June I. The creamery
people assigned the notes TO Rob
ert A. Garrett. A short time after
the creameries had been delivered,
howl went up among the farmers
and they repudiated the notes.
claiming they had been led into the
belief that the notes were mere
orders, granting the privilege for
the creameries TO be exhibited and
tested at their respective places.
When the notes fell due, Garrett
brought suit on three of them, and
Squire Gordon, of Clarksburg has
just handed down his-cp,aIon in the
cases after long trial in which
quite an array of witnesses were ex-
amined for the defendants. The
evidence, as whole, was that the
farmers signed the notes without
reading them or learning their con
tents; that they had not followed
the directions for using the cream
cries and that they might DE worth
the amount claimed for them. The
notes spoke for themselves, and the
Justice thought the fact outweighed
the testimony offered by the defen-
dants, and he accordingly gave
judgment in favor Of Garrett and
the creamery people. Appeals
were taken to the Circuit Court,
where bitter contest is expected
to occur, and it is likely that the
cases will even go to the Supreme
Court of the State.
The above article from the Graf
ton Sentinel will be OF interest TO
quite a number of our people as the
same company operated in this
county this spring, and anyone
purchasing a creamery machine and
giving a note for it might as well
pay up and take their medicine and
make the best use of the machine
they can and profit by the expert
ence hereafter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
A Mistake Corrected.

1t will be remembered that my name APP
peared in the list of delinquent taxpayers
which it ought not to have done as my taxes
were paid previous to the time of its publ
cation, but they would not have been had I
not sought the collector, who is Mt. Conner.
deputy sheriff Of Grant District
There is question in my mind how Mr..
Conner could return me delinquent and
conscieniiously affirm or swear to the
correctness Of the list, and that he used due
diligence IN his effort to collect the taxes
and found no personal property in the State
belonging TO them, when, as matter Of
fact he never made any inquiry concerning
the matter whatever
Citizens who are interested in the welfare
OF their country should not indorse political
officers who neglect their official duties
simply because they are sometimes little.
VrCToR CCrrErr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
WOMEN DO NOT WANT TO VOTE.

The allotting of land to the Sem
mole Indians in Oklahoma having
been completed, the three thousand
male members of the tribe will now
be made citizens of TIE United
States and given power to vote at
ali elections. Tams Bixby, Chair
man of the United States Commits
sion to the Five Civilized Tribes,
will administer the oath of citizen
ship to the Indians en- masse at
their capital, Wewoka, Mr.. Bixby
says -
"The Indians are coming into
the light of civilization as fast as it
is possible for them to do so. We
have been at this business of recon
structing the Indian Territory for
eight years, and have spent all in
all nearly million dollars. So far
we have converted only the three
thousand redskins of the Seminole
tribe; but we have made an opening
wedge, which we hope will pave the
way for rapid progress among them.
Is it any wonder when reading
this and the hundreds of similar
efforts to have been and still are
being made to place the seal of
American Citizenship in the hands
of the most ignorant and degraded
OF the male sex, that our intelligent
American women cry out in. despair
the prayer of DR.. Lyman Beecher:
go, Lord, grant that we may not
despise our rulers; and grant, o,
Lord, that they may not act so that
we can't help it p,
Whenever body of intelligent
American women petition for the
ballot they are invariably told that
"when a majority of women show
any desire for the bvllot they can
have it," If they remind their
political superiors that there have
been more petitions presented to
the various legislatures asking for
woman suffrage than all the other
petitions combined, they simply
repeat, 'when a majority of women
show any desire for it they can have
IT. without ever replying to the fact.
And yet here we have the thrilling
spectacle of eight years faithful
work and million dollars to con-
vert three thousand redskins to the
idea of becoming United States
Citizens.
There is not in the whole history
of our government one single in
stance where any class of men have
had the franchise bestowed upon
them because a majority asked for
1T. Why is this unprecedented,
undemocratic and unjust test re-
CURED in the case of women?
EINOpA MoNpop u .u,.,,1I
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
POINTS ABOUT PEDAGOGUES.

Teachers Institutes are in session
this week in Berkely, Brooke, Gill
mer, Richie and Roane counties.
Next week Institutes will be held in
SIX counties as follows
AT sutton for Braxton county,
with Prof. r. A. Armstrong, of
Clarksburg, and F. p. Harris as the
Instructors.
At West Union, for Doddridge
county with Perry A. Snanor, Of
Sistersville, and M. c. Tough of
Fairmont as Instructors.
AT Union, for Monroe county,
with Prof. George S. Laidley, of
the Charleston Schools, and II. f.
Freshman, as the Instructors.
For Tucker, at Parsons, with III.
A. Darnall, of Buckhannon, and
II. E. Flesher, as the Instructors.
For Tyler county, at Sistersville,
with Prof. f. II. Crago, of the
Wheeling Schools, and w. ]. Pos
tlethwait, as the Instructors.
At New Martinsville, for Wetzel
county, with c. f. Carrigan, of
Benwood, and ]. w. Stayman, of
Terra Alta, as the Instructors.
The Morgantown Dominion has
this to say of the coming Institute
for that county:
a change has been made in
regard to the Teachers Institute
which is to be held here next month.
1t has been expected that Prof
Frank Trotter would be one Of the
instructors but he will be unable to
get here. The instructors are to be
Prof. Rufus Holden, of Kingwood,
and Prof. c. III. Albert, Normal
School man from Pennsylvania.
Both of these men are able instruct
ors and they will make the coming
session of the teachers one Of the
most profitable ever held. 1t is to
begin on August roth and the sess-
ions Will be held in Commencement
Hall.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
THIS IS A RATHER.

The celebrated Harmon liar brok G
out again last week and sent out the
following snake story which is a
good match for the caterpillar pest
recently reported from the Drv
Fork Valley:
HORTON, w. VA, July rS.-
Passengers on the north bound
train of the Dry Fork Railway
yesterday had one of the most ex.
citing experiences ever occurring in
the history of mountain railroadipg
in this part of the State. As the
train was slowly making its wav
around curve near an almost pre-.
cipitious mountain side at Cars
camp, between Harmon and Hend-
ricks, huge rattlesnake leaned
through a window into the coach
almost frightening the women and
children in the train to death. while
the men were about equally anxious
to secure places Of safety.
The train was stopped and Con.
ductor Nicholson, assisted by mem
bers OF his crew, and some of the
less panic-strickhn passengers, dis.
patched the reptile which measured
70 feet in length and IS inches in
circumference and had 90 ratues
1t is supposed that the snake was
coiled against the mountain and
angered by the passing train sprang
at il, landing through the window
more by accident than otherwise
-Four Of the women have not vet
recovered from the fright, and fears
that some Of them may not are
entertained by the physicians in at
tendance. Much discussion is 90
ing on among the men as to the
disposition that will be made of the
skin and rattles OF the reptile
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
Bankruptcy Notice.

iN the District Court OF Che United Statoe
For the District Of West Virginia:
I'm the matter Of
ID $. Kciser Bankrupt D" bankruptcy
TO the Creditors Of u. s. Kci.cr Of Cole.
bank iu the county Of Preston AMI
District aforesaid q bankrupt
Notice is hereby gwen that ON the 10Th
day Of July. 1901. the said D s. Eciecr vas
duly adjndicatcd bankrupt and tho first
meeting OF his creditors will be held al tho
Law Office ~ w. Frank Stout in Clark.
burg West Virginia. on the ard day Of
August a. - 1901 az fo O'Clock boo the
forenoon. ~ which time the said creditors
may attend prove their claims appoint a
trustee. examine the bankrupt ana frare.
act such other business as may properly
come before the said meeting.
w. FRANK Srour
July f6 foof.
w. T. GEORGE
Atty. Tor Bankrupt fyts7zr1
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

Poor old Dom Paul Kruger has
met with another great loss, as his
wife died last Saturday in Pretoria,
South Africa, and the old patriot
being in Europe could not attend
the funeral or get to see her again.
In fact, when they parted several
months ago they never expected to
see each other in this world again,
as both were growing old and
feeble, yet the grand old man was
determined to come to Europe TO
try and get help for his struggling
people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

The venerable mother of Gov.
A. b. White, died Tuesday night of
last week at Columbus, Ohio, aged
"a years. Her death was caused
by paralysis of the BRAIN. Her
husband, Prof. Emerson E. White,
survives her. The Governor and
his brother, viii E. White, of Park
ersburg, chief clerk in the Office of
the Collector of Internal Revenue,
were at her bedside when she died.
Secretary of State Dawson and
Gen. Boggs, the Governors private
secretary from Charleston, attended
the funeral.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
Kingwood, July 20, 1901.

We have read the Republican
papers very closely now for some
time to see in what way Bryan has
caused the low price in wool that
prevails in this year of Mckinley
grace, but so far none of them
have explained il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

The people Of ElkIns have gotten
SO incensed over the failures Of the
officers Of the law il that county TO
apprehend and punish criminals,
that they took the law into their
own hands Monday Of this week
and lynched negro, who had shot
and MORALLY wounded the Chief OF
Police Of Elkins, while he was try
ing to arrest the negro for riotous
conduct. Several cold blooded
and unprovoked murders have
taken place in that section during
the past year Including the killing
Of Charley Fawcett, OF this place.
and The criminals we're al allowed
70 escape as the officers seem 20 be
totally incompetent until the people
finally got desperate and took The
law into their own hands.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

Here is a new Law that does not
seem TO be generally known and we
call the attention Of the different
members Of the various Boards Of
Education in this county toit:
The Legislature at its session last
winter enacted a law requiring each
member Of thesdifcrcnt Boards Of
Education TO attend the teachers
county institute for one day out Of
ihe FIVE, for which service they arc
allowed the sum Of sLso.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

Our Republican friends are still
looking sleepy over the wool bust
ness. Tariff on wool, IL cents per
pound. Selling price, II cents per
pound without the government
bounty, 5 cents per pound. How
do you like that kind of Republican
prosperity?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

The smallpox has broken out in
Rowlesburg and there is a number
of cases of it but in a mild form
and there seems to be no scare
or excitement over it. The dis
ease was brought there from Ra-
venswood by a young man who
came to visit friends. DR.. T. F.
Lanham, of Grafton, member of
the Board of Health, has been at
Rowlesburg looking after the mat.
ter and enforcing proper quaran
tine and acting with the County
Board Of Health in suppressing
the disease as far as possible.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

The terrible drouth and dry, hot
weather remains unbroken out West
and we think it is all on account Of
Carrie Nation smashing up all the
saloons and joints out there.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

EIkins is putting on Western airs.
They had a picnic up there the
other day and wound it up with a
lynching, attended by most Of The
people of the town, men, women
and children.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

Now that the Fairmont State
Normal School is without a Prin-
cipal since Prof. u. S. Fleming
declines to accept and has decided
to remain at Parkersburg, il is said
that the position will likely be offer
ed to Prof. Frank Butler Trotter.
the Vice President of the Confer
ence Seminary, at Buckhannon,
and that he will probably accept as
he salary is 81 500 per year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

Last Saturday the Governor
appointed the following officers :
DR.. c. w. Spangler, Maybury, A
member of the State Board of
Health, term four years; Justus
Collins, Charleston; Mark Foster,
Acme; Thomas Davies, Montgom-
cry; VIM. r. Reed, Clay county,
members of the Board of Directors
of Miners Hospital No. ?, located
at McKendry, term of Office, four
years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
OUR August WEATHER.
"sa'y Thunder Storms ana Hot
weather According 10 Rev. Hicks

a Venus period of perturbation
Is central on July 3rst, the moon is
at full and near the equator on the
same day with the reactionary
storms due at the end of July still
existing toward eastern parts of the
country. Threatening, stormy
weather may therefore be expected
IN many quarters as August comes
IN. AS the moon does not pass
over the equator until the srd and
as its perigee does not fall until the
9th the chances are lessencd for
dangerous gulf storms.
"A season of menacing storm con-
ditlons may hover over that region
until after the Vulcan storm period
central on the 9th and extending to
the 9th. If all three of these Moon
phases had fallen on the same date.
at this time of the year and in a
Jupiter period, it would have fore
BODIED possible violence on and
about the gulf, From about Tues.
day, the 9th, to Friday, the 9th,
look in all probability for very
warm wave to eliminate in thunder
storms, with heavy hail and some
high winds. Following these storms
no one need be surprised at a sud
den and very marked fall of tenn
perature. There should certainly
be an abatement of summer heat.
for few days, between this Vulcan
period and the reactionary distur-
Dances central on the 18th and cath.
The temperature will rise very
high in many places about the time
of new Moon on the r4th, low
baromehc conditions will develop.
and electrical, clustering storms
will break out generally, the gen.
eral tendency to which will continue
until after the Moon moves south
of the equator on the roth.