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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
ASSESSORS MEET.

Pursuant TO a resolution adopted
by the County Board of Supervisors
at IS November session, the assessors
Of goodly number Of towns and
villages Of the county assembled at
the court house in this city Tuesday
at l p. m. for the purpose of con-
ference upon matters Of mutual int
crest and further to agree upon a
uniform basis Of assessment.
Chairman Ed VI. Lowry Of the
County Board in response to request
dropped in and called the meeting to
order. aud read the resolution noted
above on motion Of o. Thomas Of
Montfort, Jesse Brooks Of Blooming
ton was chosen chairman. Z. ID.
Calkin, Of Wyalusing secretary.
on account Of the inclemency Of
the weather the attendance was not
what it might have been otherwise,
but nevertheless there was suffice
lent nun Der on hand To constitute a
quorum. and when County Clerk
Griliis called the roll the following
assessors present responded
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
Primary Election Law Meets Defeat.

The Stevens bill fayoring primary
elections. Gov LaFollette's pet meas
ure, was killed in the senate Thurs
day night after a three-hour debate
The vote was 8 to Il. and thus end
ed one of the tiercest contests ever
waged in the legislative halls Of Wis
consin.
The vote was as follows-To pass
bill Arson, Burns. Fearne, Hatton,
Jacobs, Kundson, McGilliyray, Mar
tin. Miller. Munson, Stebbins, Stout,
Weed, Wolff-l4.
Against bill Bissell, Devos, Eat
on, Gaveney. Green, Hagemeister,
Harris, Jones. Kreutzer, McDonough,
Mills, Morse, Washer. ONeil, Rev
nolds, Rlordan, Roehr, Whitehead,
Willy-l9.
A substitute was then sprung by
Senator Hagemeister, and was carried
with the same vote as above, the
Stevens bin supporters voting against
it and the opposition to the Stevens
bill voting for it. The bill provides
that the primary election principle
shall be applied to all counties in the
state. which at the spring or munich
pal elections in 1902, may decide to
adopt the new system of nomination
they choose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
Arbor and Bird Day.

County Supt. Nye was busily en-
gagged first Of the week in mailing to
teachers throughout the county a
copy of the Arbor and Bird day
annual. issued by State Supt. Harvey.
All other pamphlets heretofore emf
mating from this source peculiarly
adapted to this holiday are fairly out
classed by the production just issued
and it cannot help but prove an in
centive to teachers and pupils alike
towards appropriate celebration of
the event The work VIII lead ali to
see. to hear. t. love and to cherish
some u the many beautiful things
with &hich Nature has 10 hluntifuly
blessed us in our own Badger state
and Will. We trust bring good results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
A Warm Member.

"Wanamaker & Stark's burlesque
circus Monday evening was a success.
The circus was under the direction of
Mr.. Wanamaker and he is to be con-
graduated on the success that
crowned his efforts. The street par
AIDE was ..warm mem Der" and was
larger and better than that of the
average one-ring circus. The show
was all and more than could have
been expected. All the features of a
circus were there in burlesque. A
mum Der of the acts deserve special
mention but space prevents. Taken
all in all the circus was hot stuff
Platteville journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
Announcement.

Manager J. H Reed, has the honor
to announce that he has succeeded in
securing for the evening of, April %
Mr.. Ed Redmond and his excellent
company OF sixteen people in the high
class comedy, Prince Romiro. >
They come direct from the larger
cities of the east where this high
class comedy has made Mr.. Redmond
not only famous, but also a fortune
within the last year. The singing
nd dancing is Of very refined order
nd the company is composed of the
. cry best people in the profession.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

shavings. The box was shipped by
express to sitter and on payment OF
fifty cents Mr.. Dietz secured his COW
eted possession.
H. f. A ~tin Of Homer made a con-
tract with some well drillers recently
to sink Nen at his residence al ho-
MEG, IN Hickory Grove town ship.
He was 10 pay them % cents per foot
and they were to furnish The well COM
plete with all its equipment. Well
the crew went TO work and after 60
ing Il feet into Mother Earth struck
vein 81 water that answered all pur-
poses-in fact all efforts to pump it
dry proved futile The pump. pipe
cylinder. etc. that had TO be pur-
chased brought the eN iense 70 the
drillers up to such figure that for
AZ feet Of drilling they would have
had to receive 81 % per foot at
least t. clear themselves, say nothing
OF their own time and bother. Mr..
Austin was in Lancaster at the time
on business, but Mrs. Austin is pos
sessed Of woman wit to the extent
that she refused the drillers' request
TO drill farther for a second vein, be-
lieving IN letting good thing alone.
In such an elevated locality as the
one mentioned. water is rarely found
at a point so near the surface
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
Boscobel City Election.

Our neighboring city of Boscobel
held its annual municipal election
Monday and some surprises occurred
as Il result of the outcome.
Mayor F. c. Mutfley was defeated
for reelection, Atty. John J Blaine
being chosen for this responsible
place.
For aldermen the following were
named: list ward. f. O. Kicks; 2nd
ward, JOS B. Nauert: 3rd ward.
Peter Miller; 4th ward. Frank Bush
haused and John Seaman
Wilson Henry was elected marshal
over I. Murley by a small majority.
d. B. Richardson and Alex Hender-
son were named as justices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
Stories Of The Week.

1t is said that Conductor Fred Les
ter had seventeen passengers, coming
out Of Madison the other day. riding
on his train on a single ticket-a
father and sixteen children. not one
OF the latter old enough to require a
ticket. And yet you hear it said that
railroads are heartless monopolies anu
soulless corporations.
Spring always brings opt the snakes
and then follows the snake stories
Harvey Abrams rehearsed one the
other day that fairly takes the bakery,
and the truth and veracity of il can
not be doubted. We suppose it is
tntie early in the spring 70 begin the
publication of snake stories, but
snakes are the all absorbing topc of
Importance in some quarters these
days, and therefore rules and regula-
tions are suspended to give space to
this sworn, to statement of Mr.
Abrams. While climbing over the
fence into his wheat field the other
dav, a noise some distance away at
tracted his attention. He was sur
prised upon examination to find that
a seven-foot b.acksnake had swal-
lowed two of his hens and was fast
ened between the rails in a peculiar
manner. Evidently when the first
hen was swallowed the other ran,
She was not swift enough, however,
and was swallowed. leaving a hen on
either side. The hens were larger
than the opening in the fence ana the
reptile was simply left for digestion
to get in its work before move
could be made-the result of which
was death"
Moral: Don't bite of more than
you can chaw.
A. c Dietz, the genial Equitable
Fraternal Union organizer and pro-
moter, was at Sitter last week in the
interests OF the order. He made a
run down here one day for repairs
and incidentally forgot his pipe in his
hasty departure. leaving same at the
home Of Henry Henkel, the carpenter.
Now this pipe is not Of any great in
trinsic value. 1t was constructed in
a very crude manner and Of the var
iety commonly termed Missouri
meerschaum. Diet always carries
his mouth fixed however for this iden-
teal pipe and its loss greatly upset
him At any rate before another day
went oy be wired Operator A~pinwall
here about the matter and wished the
pipe sent him. Thi- official informed
Mr. Henkel 81 Mr. Dietz' wlshe- snd
the pipe was returDed-and this
where the Joke comes IN. Peter took
A. J Wiedenbeck into his confidence
and an empty cracker box was -e-
cured ID which was packet the pipe
carefully iaclosed ID al. sides aith
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

at Madison, upon re-
quest gave a very interesting talk on
what he had seen and heard there,
advising each assessor e draw plat
Of each section in his township. show
ing up as near as possible the amount
OF good and the amolfut Of door land
in each. These p'ais when lnspecte
by the Board might be instrumental
towards reducing Graut county APP
portionment Of the state taxes.
This closed the evening session, an
being taken until $50
a m. Wednesday
AT the morning session the assess
ors merely drew their per diem and
adjourned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

See Prince Romiroa at Reed
opera house and live zen years longer.
The rummage sale viii begin
Friday afternoon. continuing Satur-
day and Monday. 1t is impossible to
give a complete list Of articles that
will be on hand. Following are some
Of the articles that have heen sent in:
baby.carriage. washing machine. oil
paintings, china and silver ware. etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

Mr. Wilmot offered resolution
to the effect that assessments be made
according to law.
This brought out a discussion as to
what was assessable according to law.
Tie matter Of assessing land con-
tracts seemed to be an unsettled
question, and Dist Atty Browns
opinion was sought as to the legality
Of the plan Mr. Brown informed the
assessors that land contracts were
taxable ia every case the same as
mortgages-that they failed to DO
their duty if they did not assess them
and that Grant was the only county
ne knew Of in the state in which this
custom bad not Been complied with
for years and years gone by.
The attorney was thanked for his
advice. after which Mr.. Thomas moved
that everything be assessed at its full
value. This was voted down, but
upon reconsideration later on was
carried
That the assessment Of live stock
throughout the county be made
upon an equal basis ii was voted that
committee be named to draw up a
uniform schedule The committee
named consisted of j. X. Campbell,
G. L. Calkins, Henry Lord p. J.
Sehaefer, J Perry, +. +. Mccoy and
August Lenz. An adjournment was
then taken until 7:30 p. m to enable
the committee TO confer.
At the opening Of the evening ses-
sion the committee made their report,
recommending that all assessments
be made according to law, and fixing
the following live stock valuations:
Horses Stations. 500 to $500;
No horses, SIS good work horses,
$50. common work horses. 81: two
year-old colts, 90; yearling colts,
SO.
Cattle Full bIoods, $50; good
grades. so, two-y ear-olds. So:
yearliug, S.
Mules No. So; No. ,. $50.
Sheep. 50 per head Hogs market
price per ewt May 1st. estimated
weight
On motion the report was accepted
ana adopted a, read and instruction,
gwen 10 have copy 81 same sent TO
every assessor iuthe county.
J b. Johnson Of Mnntfort, author
iled blythe County Board IL attend
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

G. F. Mitchell Am on my way to
my farm that | recently purchased.
1t lies in Wyalusing and Patch Grove
townships and consists of 600 acres.
But small part of it is under culti-
walton. purchased it for grazing
purposes and 1t is one Of the
best pasture plats in the county.
Bridgeport is the nearest railroad
point. being but mile or so from the
nearest corner OF the land. | intend
to stock it with sheep and Angora
goats and may move on Is it eventu-
ally.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
Farm for SIS An Acre.

Hardwood timber land rich. black
soil-at $ % So per acre. better
than any land in Grant county. Al
solutely no sand Laws fine. Lo-
Gated in east and north Clark county.
A ddress. JESSE Brooks.
Bloomington. or
Brennan Il MCCoY.
III. Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18
Views end Intel views.

W + Lathrop, Fennimore. Re
turned Friday from trip up north
where accompanied some prospec-
TIVE purchasers Of farm land
walked q miles Thursday, across
country and wore rubber boots and
haven't recovered yet from the effects.
Could hardly get my shoes on the
pext day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

The farmer who has hogs and
hay to sell these days IS living on
easy street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

Sheriff Dickinson: have wished
many times this spring that the anti
pass law had never been thought Of,
| have Travelled over 1000 miles al
ready this year and it counts up
pretty fast on expenses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-18

Thos lockwood. w J
Brennan. Thos McDon-
aid. r Meyer, Jr.
j Hartman, A L Brown,
J NJ Gardner, NJ H Rich
ards .....,....
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23
WITH THE wHEELmEN.

Major Taylor won his first open race in Europe Sunday afternoon at Rou- baix, France. The negro whirlwind founght a field of thirty fast riders in a one kilometer race. Grogna, one of the greatest of. European sprinters, was second, and Dangla, who is less known, was third. Chairman Batch elder, of the N. c. A. board of control. saw the contest. Tayfors victory was by very comfortable margin.
 Taylor has accomplished what many others have failed to do. Tom Cooper, F. A. Mcfarland, John s. Johnson, Ray Macdonald, Charlie Murphy and Earl Riser are all Americans who unsuc- cessfully tried for the honors already gained by Taylor. Jacquelin, cham Taylor, but Grogna is an exceiIent rider, ranking second only to Jacque- lin. Grogna, the rider whom Major Taylor has twice defeated now, once last Thursday in the match race at Verviers and once yesterday in the open kilometer race at Roubaix, is from Liege, Belgium. Grogna has won the Grand Prix of the Verviers track for two years hand running, defeating Tomaselli, the great Italian, and cham piop at that time, in 1899, and Jacque- lin, the great French sprinter. cham pion of the world to-day, ln 1900. As Taylor is to meet Jacquelin May 15, the victory of yesterday is considered an excellent line on the form of the colored man and upon his chances against Jacquelin.
 A race betewen an elephant and a bicycle rider is on the tapis. Eddie Bald is the rider and ssLiz,. known as
 
 place of the contest is the Pan-Ameri- con Exposition grounds on the day of the opening. Bald will ride on the Stadium track. and the elephant will rur around on the inside of the track. Liz Is said to be very fast: in fact. quite as fast as anything OH four legs could be. She runs with numbering gait and is intelligent enough to know that she is in a race.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23


 teams in <, the league are: Bangor.s Lewiston, Dover, Nashua. Hayerhill.' L6.weH Manchester and Portland. It is possible that Thomas EsSBurns Will take the nianagement of the Lawrence team. NIT Parsons has engaged 9 strong team and looks for q suceessful season.AHartford Courallt.
 The next time that the New York base ball team visits Boston Daniel Murphy, who has been engaged to guard second base for Manager Dayis's pennant aspirants, will be accompan- jed by chaperon. It will pay, him to carry a guide, for it cost Murphy about one weeks salary, in the form of a fine, for failing to return from Boston with the rest of the team Thursday night. It seems that after the game in Boston, Murphy, who from all appearances is a raw country lad, started out to do some sightseeing, after which he was to run down to his home in North AttleDoro and tell his townfolk how he was going to play with a real New York team. In his wanderings through Boston Mur- phy became somewhat muddled in the holiday throng. At any rate it ap- pears that the second baSeman became lost, and, when he got his compass ad- | justed again it was too late to catch | the boat for New York. Murphy was without funds when he discovered himself again, and he had to go home to get his carfare back to New York. This, at any rate, is the way Murphy | tells of his experience. The New York club officials knew nothing of the play CT until o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he reported to Manager Davis at the Polo grounds for practice. When Davis found that Murphy was missing he was much worried, and feared that the second baseman might have been | Kidnapped. He was about to engage Pat Sheedy to act as Intermediary to | locate the missing player when the prodigal walked in through the gate. A telegram had previously been sent l to. Murphy's home announcing his sus- pension for thirty days. Murphy, however, was on his way to New York when the message was received in North Attleboro, and when he reached l the grounds he was told about the Sus- pension and asked for an explanation. His tale of adventure failed to move the manager, who told him that forsak- | ing the team on the eve of it's opening game, in which his services were a. most Indispensable, was an offense in base ball that usually carried with it q severe penalty. Murphy pleaded for giveness, admitting that he had vio- lated the rules of the club. He did not want to remain idle for thirty days, he said. His case was then reconsid- cred and instead of suspension Mur- phy will have to pay heavy fine. Murphy was given to understand that players of the New York team could not wander off when so inclined. Leave of absence will be granted when it is absolutely necessary, or when a player is too i'll to work.-New York Telegram.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23
LAUNCH MAY BE pItRI1n

As the situation now exists, the new cup defender, Constitution, that is to measure speed and skill against Sham. rock IT., will not be launched until after May 4. The date has not vet been decided upon ,and cannot be for several days, but under present cir cumstances 1t must. be date later than May A.
 Despite statements to the contrary, there will be a launching ceremony, and a person not yet chosen will break the traditional bottle of wine on the bow of the pretty racer. The party at the launching ceremony will not be large one. Formal arrangements of the launching and the ceremony at tached to it will be made several days in advance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23
NEW ROWING RECORD.

London. April 23.-The latest Thames sculling record was lestab- lished yesterday by Gollan, a New Zea- land amateur. in a match against the professional oarsmen, Towns and Sul- ligan. The course was from Oxford to Putney, a distance of 104 miles, i1l- cluding thorty-four locks, which, how eyer were opened by arrangement. A stfoAg stream favored the oarsmen. The best previous time, which. was made under more adverse circum- stances, was by Lehman of Holland, wien he rowed against GrenfeI in 1899. His time was 9 hours 30 min- uteS
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23
ON THE MAT.
The Big Turk Adds Another Victim to
 His List.


 His List.
 St Louis, April 23.--Nouroulah, the Bulgarian wrestler, gained an easy victory over Charles Wittmer, the Cin- cinnati heavyweight wrestler, last night, winning two straight falls in ex- actly five minutes. The match was decided under the auspices of the West End Athletic club, and was at catch-as-c -catch-can style, best two in three falls. The Europeans immense bulk and science were altogether too much for Wittmer. In the first bout Nouroulah back -heeled Wittmer and fell upon him with his full weight. He secured a leg hold and after a brief struggle pinned both of Wittmer's shoulders to the mat. Time, min utes. Coming on for the second fali, Wittmer secured strangle hold, which the Bulgarian easily broke, and then threw ,Wittmer to the mat. Nour- ouIah finally took half Nelson, which gave him the victory. Time, 3 min utes.
 Steve O'Donnell would like to for from $100 to $500 | side before any club offering suitable Inducements. O'Donnell can be seen any time. in the London theater.
 Leo Pardello writes that he Is ready to meet any wrestler in Ameri- ca for any amount, Harvey Parker, Prof Dwyer and Lerdin preferred, at mixed styles, before. any club offering fair guarantee. Pardello had better think twice in regard to Parker.
 Harry Parker's engagements for the next few weeks are numerous. To- day he is at Miners Bowery theater, New York, meeting all corners. Wednesday night at Newark he wres- ties Michael J. Dwyer, whom he beat in Brockton at eatch-as-catch-can straight. Thursday lie will arrive in Brockton. Friday he wrestles Bobby Reakes, and the following Monday he meets Roeber in Boston. Then he does a flying leap to Cleveland, O., where on Thursday of the same week he wrestles Connolly, whose reputation lies in the fact that he has wrestled a draw with Schumacher. In the event of his defeat ting RoeheE on the 29th he will be engaged to prestlesat the How ard the week of May 13, meeting all corners.
 Tom Jenkins will be in Boston at a variety theater the last of May, pre- pared to meet anybody and every body.
 1L next season with vaudeville show, as q manager would like John for wres- ting attraction. ,,,s4 A bet was made Saturday in Bos- ton, 1t is said, by two Supposed sharps on the wrestling game of $250 against $15O that Parker will throw Reakes in their coming match in two straight | falls.
 The Flying Dutchman in the Boston | tournament met Little three times. He | refused to go on against him q forth | time, saying that John, who threw him off the mat several times, was too rough.
 | Harvey Parker has sent for John J. Little to join him at once at Newark, Harvey sending word that he cannot | get exercise enough to keep warm with the people that he is meeting. He wants Little to give hiala little rough work so that he. won't be stranger | to the business when he, tackles Bobby Reakes on Friday evening. John left l yesterday.
 l At the Howard in Boston Saturday John J. Little beat the Flying Dutch man in Il :45, and Sawyer of Marlboro | in 6:40 Iz. Bobby Reakes beat Butler in 7:24, and beat Mike Shallow in 4:5e.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23
HEEL AND TOD MATCH.

Columbus, O., April 23.-H. M. Gard ner made arrangements yesterday with Frank Hart of Chicago, George Tracy, Kinderhook, N. Y.; w. A. Hoagland, Auburn, N. r.; James Graham, Brook. lyn; c. F. Morse, Fl. O. Messier and Cowboy" Smith, professional walkers, to enter a contest at Indianapolis for a six-day heel-and-toe contest for the championship of the world. The match will begin May 5.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-23
TROUBLE 1N CALIFORNIA.

According to reports from the coast, members of the police committee of the board of supervisors have heen aroused by a statement to the effect that the coming McGovern-G Gardner fight is likely to result in fake. If this contest, which is advertised to take place April 30, savers. of scandal in any way. professional boxing will be stopped in San Francisco.
 The supervisors have placed them selves on record that they will not fos- ter swindling enterprises in connection with the prize ring under cover of per mits for boxing exhibitions. Either promoters of the sport must insist that each contest shall be honestly con- ducted in San Francisco. or the remu- nerative enterprises will come to an abrupt close. Supervisor Stafford de- clares he will urge the board to pro- hibit ring contests if the next bout is not strictly legitimate.