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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
Torture That VIKINGS Tale.

p Johann Baptist NIatzenauer, who
died in extreme old age at AppenzelI
last week, was the last man in Swift
zerland who had to undergo the hOrri-
BILE process of an examination of tor
ture' In the early '40s of the last
century he was accused of murder
by his neighbOr, Anna Koch. The cir
cumstantial evidence against him
seemed to be complete; but as he re-
fused to confess he was subjected to
the brutal ''neckscrew," which was
at that time still used in the criminal
procedure of Observation-Disclosures,
though it had been abolished in the
Ausser- Rhoden. Under all his agony,
however, Matzenauer persisted in the
assertion of his innocence. A few
years later Anna Koch confessed her
self to be guilty of the murder, and
she was executed in 1S49. The unjust
sufferings of Matzenauer brought
about the disestablishment of the me-
diaeval engine Of torture.-Westmin-
ter Gazette
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
The Hubs Announcement.

Fellow Inhabitants. especially the
boys, do you reAliZe the Importance of
this historical event? The edifice now
being erected will be a monument to
the present generation Of Grant Coun-
tvs people, safe repository for the
records of the past and future, and
temple where justice will be melted out
to all, regardless of race, creed, wealth
or station in life. Nothing, save hol-
ocaust, cyclone, fire, earthquake or
food, will expose to the searching eye
of those now living the relics that will
be deposited in the stone; and may be
for 10 generations to come your de-
scendants will be permitted to see
those little trinkets, newspapers and
other records that their ancestors
placed there, and we ourselves have
long passed to the years unknown, our
bodies consigned to the ground long
returned to undistinguishabIe dust.
We will certainly be long time out of
the clothing business then. While we
believe always to advertise for the
trade of the future. our ambition is not
to continue i'm business to so remotea
period.
If ''The Hub" is still in existence
then, either being conducted by the
descendants Of it's present proprietors
OF descendants successors, we trust
the owners then will have greatly en-
larged the business.
Our own mission is to clothe the
present male generation. For this we
have selected for this Fall and Win
ter superb line of Suits, Overcoats,
Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods.
New Goods arriving on every train,
busy marking and placing them. If
you wish to consult your own best
interest, don't overlook us when want
ing anything in our line.
Our Corner Stone: Small Expense,
Small Profits and Large Business.
TIE HUB.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
Wanted To Be on Safe Side.

A sallow faced, fevered looking man
Of 35 called at the Office of hospital.
"What is your occupation?" asked
the doctor, after examining the patient.
81 am an immune"
'Immune from what"
'From yellow fever. am employed
by a firm doing business in Porto Rico.
My employer prefers people who are in
no danger of catching the disease. He
is afraid of getting it himself, so he
took me on because I'm safe"
''But you are suffering from yellow
fever, my friend"
81 know" answered the fevered i'm
mune. Cant you call the disease by
some Latin name? My boss is the big
gest crank you ever saw. If he finds
out the nature of my illness he'll dis
charge me"-New York Commercial
Advertiser
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
j. P. Chandler WAS over from

j. P. Chandler was over from
Montfort yesterday.
%. J. Day of Bloomington an
nounces his candidacy for sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Carthew re-
joice over the advent of young
son.
R. B. Showalter returned yes
terday from a trip to northern Min
nesota.
Sunday school at the Baptist
church next Sunday, but no other
service.
-Baggageman Ed Brinkman is
in Beloit, considering the PROPOSE
ton of accepting the position OF
yardmaster from the Northwestern
company.
A good old-fashioned social, free
from technicalities, but full of inno-
cent mirth. will be held at the Aup-
perle school house on the evening
of the 3Oth. Further announcement
next week.
An illustration of the fine and ex-
tensive service given the public by
the Union Telephone company is
given by the fact that during the
first week in August an average of
4O7 calls per day were answered
by our central Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

1t is war to the punch when rail
roads begin to cut rates.
A small boy defines headache as
a stomach-acLe in the brain.
One can't judge mans character
by his hat as it's frequently put on.
Some men voluntarily join the ranks
of the benedicts, and some have to be
drafted.
It's not so much what man says
as the tone of voice in whichvhe says
it that counts.
If you don't know on which side OF
your biscuit the butter is, drop it; the
top. side is BUTTERFLIES.
It is said that George Washington
never went fishing in his life. That
may account for his truthfuiness.-
Chicago Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
Not Sure of Him.

A constituent from San Francisco
was reciting to President Roosevelt his
list of extraordinary qualifications for
the consular berth he was seeking,
while Senator Perkins stood by, a
smiling and approving listener
"And do you believe the senator will
give you his Endorsement for this
placer" asked the president.
Il haven't a doubt Of il" the appli'
cant answered. II am quite willing
TO rest nv chances on what the senator
will say"
Every WELL" said the president, turn
ing to the senator
but on one condition." the appli-
cant added, with haste. Il must be
permitted to leave this room after
the senator does."-BOstOn Evening
Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

The horrible news comes from Kan
sas that boy climbed cornstalk to
see how the corn was getting along
ard now the stalk is growing up faster
than the boy can climb down. The
boy is plum out of sight. Three men
have undertaken to cut down the stalk
with axes and save the boy from starry
alton, but it grows SO fast that they
can't hack twice in the same place
The boy is living on nothing but raw
corn and has already thrown down
over four bushels of cobs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
Brief Review Of Grant County.
Continued from page one }

Continued from page one
a trading post at Muscoda in 1882.
Gen. Moore built the MuscOda bridge
over the Wisconsin in 1863 Musco-
da village was nearly wiped out by
fire on Sept. l, 1894
Muscoda township was organized
in 1851, and the village incorporated
in 1894.
The Muscoda Waterman was es-
| tablished in 1895.
The first settler in Fennimore was
a man of that name, in 1882. Next
a man named Palmer.
The town Of Fenni1nore was Or
ganized in 1849, including Marion,
Hickory Grove and Mt Ida. The
village was incorporated in 1886.
The Fennimore Times was estab-
hshed in 1889.
Mt. Ida was settled in the fifties
| The town was separated from Fen
nimore in 1877.
In 1910 Newton and Richard Ray
settled IN Glen haven. Inc COWH
| was organized in 1859.
Waterloo was organized in 1S49.
| The first settler was Daniel r. Burt,
who came in 1887. His name is pre-
served in Burton.
Richard Palmer and other pros
pectors settled in Montfort in 1927.
On March %, and May II, 1898,
the village was nearly wiped out by
fire.
Wingville town was organized in
1S49, and included Clifton, Castle
Rock and Muscoda. Montfort vii
lage was incorporated in 1898.
The Montfort Mail was started in
1899.
Fitz & Jarrow discovered the Big
Patch mines in the town of Smelser
in 1928. Smelser township was or
ganized in 1S49. Cnba City village
was inco1 porated in 1894.
Jacob Roth and Andrew Richie
came to Liberty in 1847. The town
was organized in 1852. The village
of Sitter is in Liberty township.
Ellenboro was organized in 1852.
The first settler was J. H. G. McKin-
sey, 1887.
Francis c. Kirkpatrick came to
Clifton in 1927. The town was or
ganized in 1880 The town contains
the villages of Animation and Livings-
ton.
Lima was organized 1849. Farm
ham Johnson settled there in 1888.
The village of Arthur is in this town
ship.
Harrison's first settlers were J. w.
and A. II; Kaump, 1886. The town
organization took place in 1S49.
Paris was first settled in 1923 by
Martial Detantabaratz. The organ
ization was made in 1949. Dickey
vile is in this township.
Joseph Turnby settled in Wood
man in 1912 The town was organ
lied in 1864.
Marion was organized in 1854. G.
A. Blanchard settled there in 1S4S.
Little Grant was organized in
1856. James Prideaux and James
Edwards settled there in 1887.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
Robert M. LaFollette, Dane.
For Lieutenant Governor,
James O. Davidson, Crawford.
For Secretary of State,
Walter L. Houser, Buffalo.
For Treasurer,
John ]. Kempf, Milwaukee.
For Attorney General.
Lafayette M. Sturdevant, Clark
For Railroad Commissioner,
John w. Thomas, Chippewa.
For Insurance Commissioner,
Zeno M. Host, Milwaukee.
For Supt. of Public Instruction,
c. P. Cary, Walworth.
Chairman State Central Committee,
Gen. George E. Bryant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

Wisconsin fell down little last year
on her potato crop, but this year she
will make the average good unless all
signs fail. The effect of the enormous
yield is already seen in the declining
prices for the tubers. Potatoes are
now about the cheapest article of diet,
whereas only a few months ago they
were accounted almost luxury. The
export of potatoes from the state this
year will be large enough to swell our
favorable trade balance very percep-
tibly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
He Followed Directions.

Murphy being sick and alone in his
cabin, Hogan volunteered to take care
of him. The patient bad been getting
very little sleep, so the doctor left
some powders and told Hogan to give
Murphy one about bedtime.
About Z o'clock in the evening Ho
gan went out for a few minutes and
when he returned Murphy was fast
asleep. He slept soundly until II
o'clock, when Hogan went to the bed
side shook the sleeping man vigorous
ly and shouted:
""Wa-ake up here, Moorphy, till y
give yez these powders t. make y
sleepv'-Colorado Springs Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
End Of a Romance In High Life.

''You said," she complained after
they had finished their wedding trip
and he was too busy smoking and read
ing his paper to pay much attention to
her, "that you felt as though you
were among the clouds the day l prom
tsed to be yours"
The man who had married his ste
nographer merely answered:
eyes. My office is on the eighteenth
floor, you know" Chicago Record
Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
Modern Woodmen Prompt To Pay.

Albert Block was a member of
Sylvan Camp, M. w. A.. of this city
less than two years, and held GER
tifcate for $4,000, payable to his
wife. He died July 29th last and
yesterday, Aug. Goth, VIM. E.
Webb, clerk of the camp, received
the society's order for the full
amount of the certificate, payable
to the widow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
Nsw Chamber of Deputies President.

Leon Bourgeois, the new president
of the French Chamber Of Deputies.
represented France at the peace con-
gress at The Hague, and gained there
q reputation as diplomat. He has
been minister of public instruction.
He is an orator and possesses all the
arts of the trained parliamentary
speaker. To M. Deschanel, whom he
has beaten in his new Office. he said:
~ succeed you; 1 shall never replace
YOU" /.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

st. Louis enjoys the distinction of
furnishing a French audience when
ever a Frenchman of eminence visits
that city, who can understand and ap-
preeiate what he says. New Orleans
and New York are the only other cit
les in the United States that can do
it. .--.------~.- -,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
His Only Chance.

Wife-Henry, do you know that you
are in the habit Of talking in your
sleep?
Husband-Yes, my dear, and it
wouldn't take me long to get in the
habit of talking when I'm awake if
you'd give me a chance.-Chicago
News
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

ST saw one of the trolley sprinklers
at work today" remarked Mr.. Snaggs
to his wife when he reached home.
"Well," said Mrs. Snaggs, 81 can I'M
derstand how the trolley cars get their
electricity through the wires, but not
how the trolley sprinklers get their
water that way."-Pittsburg Chroni-
cle-Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

an hour or two at ten PAGES. He may
hit the wall once or twice, but we
know he won't hit us.
A travelling fakir who came into
this neighborhood four weeks ago and
sold his liver pads for a dollar apiece
and sang the hymn Of the "Sweet BY
and By" with tears in his eyes has
been found dead near Rocky Ford. He
either sang too sweetly or his pads
were a fraud.
1t is now three weeks or more since
any one pulled a gun and tried to shoot
the hands off the postoffice clock, and
we are living in hopes that the reform
will last several months to come. We
are prepared for surprise party, how
ever, and shall shoot as straight in re-
turn as we know how.
In communication to this paper
two weeks ago Judge Gildersleeve
spelled happy" with only one p
and we took the liberty Of adding an
other. He now announces that he
won't be ''hapy' until he has had a
shot at us, and we suppose we shall
have to give him an opportunity. It is
rather a bore, though, and there are
times when we are inclined to let
halfbreed Indian run away with our
dictionary and bell it down for soup.
It has now been definitely ascer-
tanned that the man who was lynched
at Blue Grass Valley last March was
a William Scott of Iowa, who had
come out here to- seek his fortune and
gobbled horse as a beginning. 1t is
we'll enough that William should have
been identified, but we can't see how it
is going to help his case any.
The story I'm Chicago paper that
we won $4,000 ON hand of poker is
the, veriest nonsense. In the first place,
the average jackpot around here Is sell
dom above So, and in the next we
never met a man in this territory who
wouldn't lie down if the sum got much
above So. The story arises from the
fact that with king high In our own
hand we bluffed Judge Harkins, who
had an ace full, out OF a two dollar and
a half pot. The town is full of poker,
but even the best players have to sweat
the blue out Of their suSpenders In
making enough to- buy plug Of to-
bacco. M. QUAD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
The Height of Realism.

The Landscape Painter Don't you
know, I'm quite realist.
The Animal Painter. (sarcastically)-
Well, well! who'd have thought it?
The Landscape Painter-Fact. 1 as
sure you. L always smoke when I'm
painting hazy MISUNDERSTANDING.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

The circus was fzzle, but the cere-
monies incident to the laying of the
cornerstone next Tuesday will be of
different nature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

The Herald's numerous other feat
ures this week knocked the life all out
of the editorial column. But perhaps
readers will be as we'll pleased
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

They keep on talking about horse
less carriages and wireless telegraphy
but arrearless subscribers are what
we newspaper men want.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

Within the last five years forty
three Japanese officers were sent by
their government to England to study
military methods.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

1t is only in babyhood that ones
feet are kissed. In after years folks
step on the corns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

safely through. This is about their
fortieth attempt to catch us, and they
ought to become discouraged pretty
soon.
Bill Whalen, who used to hang out
good deal in this locality, was buried
the other day in New Mexico. 1t is
needless to add that he was hung by
a vigilance committee and pronounced
dead before the burial Bill was
man who always ran good thing into
the ground.
We always epdeavor to sail close tc
the ethics of the profession, but it does
seem to be our duty just COW to re-
mark that the editor OF the Blue Hill
Banner is liar. thief and coward.
Should he differ from this conclusion
a. telephone message will always find
us with the trumpet at our ear.
1t has been suggested to us over and
over again that il we desired to lead
a filibustering expedition into Mexico
men and money would be furnished.
We don't desire. We have got all the
business ON hand we can attend to, and
Uncle Sam seems to have more terri
tory now than he knows what to do
with.
The assertion at the head Of our ed1-
torial columns that the Arizona Kicker
.as the largest circulation of anything
on the face of this earth may be doubt
ed, but as a matter of precautlOn the
man who doubts it had better bring
two guns along and get the drop on
us before he begins to talk.
Most of the coroners in this territory
instruct their juries to bring in YER
dict of ''struck dead by lightning"
when a bikist is found dead along the
highway. This would seem to make
out that we have an unusual number
Z thunderstorms, but it clears up all
mysteries with promptness and dis
patch and saves expense to the cOun-
ties.
The Red Mountain Eagle calls upon
500 single women of the east to come
out here and marry 500 single men Of
Red Mountain and encourage them in
their work of rebuilding state. We
have seen about 300 of the men of the
Red Mountain district, and our advice
to the single women of the east is to
stay right at home and die of old age.
That we may not hereafter be inter
rupted in our editorial or postOffice
work we shall set Saturday afternoon
| as a sort of holiday for people who
want to shoot at us to drop in and pop
away. Last week no less than eight
| callers broke in upon us at odd times.
and, though no damage was done, our
work suffered from the Interruptions.
| Saturday afternoon is the time, and
| come as soon after o'clock as you can.
The friends Of John Haynes fear
| that he has met with an accident OF
| Cochise last week. and two days later
his boots and a few bones were found
| on the trail. It is the general belief
| that a mountain lion got him, and our
| loss is his gain.
| Our esteemed contemporary came
out last week with a challenge to US
to meet him in mortal combat, but we
shall not take advantage of the occa-
sion. On the contrary, If he feels like
shooting at US we will face brick
wall and Let him pop away at US for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

The codling moth, the chief ravager
of the apple and pear crops, destroys
every year in this country fruit val
ued at $3O,OOO,OO0 to $40.0O0,OO0.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

Major Halsey of Lone Jack and Colo
mel Henderson Of Grass Valley eX-
changed shots the other day in the
latter town, and the only damage was
the wounding of a dog. We advised
the both of 'em long ago to do their
shooting with clubs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Member of Congress, Third Dist,
JOSEPH w. BABCOCK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

None of the extinct volcanoes Of Ari-
iona seems inclined to resume business
but we still have cloudbursts and cy-
clones to keep us up to the mark.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

AS we were returning from Wolf
mel Taylor's cowboys struck our trail
and pursued us for three miles, but our
cayuse held his lead and pulled us
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
THE ARIZONA KICKER
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM A VERY
BREEZY EXCHANGE.

Some Personal Remarks That Are
Quite to the Point by a Man Who
Is Always Ready to Back Up All
That He Says.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

We always epdeavor to sail close tc
the ethics of the profession, but it does
seem to be our duty just now to re-
mark that the editor OF the Blue Hill
Banner is liar. thief and coward.
Should he differ from this conclusion
a telephone message will always find
us with the trumpet at our ear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

Bill Whalen, who used to hang out
a good deal in this locality, was buried
the other day in New Mexico. 1t is
needless to add that he was hung by
vigilance committee and pronounced
dead before the burial. Bill was d
man who always ran a good thing into
the ground.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

TRY US for job work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

V a YE are told that no eastern
NAV editor accepts a railroad
w pass for fear of being BIZ
ased in favor of the corpo-
ration. We can't understand it, We
have three annual passes, and we like
nothing better than to hold a railroad
president UP by the neck and give him
a shake. Perhaps it is the difference
in the climate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

an hour or two at ten PAGES. He may
hit the wall once or twice, but we
know he won't hit us.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

1t has been suggested to us over and
over again that il we desired to lead
a filibustering expedition into Mexico
men and money would be furnished.
We don't desire. We have got all the
business ON hand we can attend to, and
Uncle Sam seems to have more terri
tory now than he knows what to do
with.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

safely through. This is about their
fortieth attempt to catch us, and they
ought to become discouraged pretty
soon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

copyright, 1902. by c.. B. Lewis.l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

The assertion at the head Of our ed1-
torial columns that the Arizona Kicker
4as the largest circulation of anything
on the face of this earth may be doubt
ed. but as a matter of precaution the
man who doubts it had better bring
two guns along and get the drop on
us before he begins to talk.
The Coconino sun., 1902-10-18

lic within and for said County and State. per- sonally appeared Edward King, Charles c. Beaman, Victor Morswetz Edward P. Ripley, Aldace F. Walker, Benjamin P. Cheney. Ed ward N. Gibbs, Charles s. Gleed, R. Somers Hayes, George c. Haven, Cyrus K. Holiday, Thomas A. Osborn, William Rotch and Edward Wilder. who are personally known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument of writing. and duly acknowledged the execution of the same.
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sub scrfbed my name. and sf1xed my notarisl seal, the day and year last above written.
 IT.. S.l ALFRED A. SCOTT,
 Notary Public My commission expires January 5, 1897.