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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Wife Quarrels With Husband.

Mrs. Mary Calm of Montfort, wife
Of Ben Calm, alias Top, came to the
county seat Friday and before Justice
Wheeler swore out a warrant 1or the
arrest of the husband, charging him
with assault and also wished him
bound over to keep the peace. Her
wishes were gratiied and Sheriff
Dickinson placed the husband under
arrest Saturday, bringing him here
on the following day. He secured
the requisite bonds and IS at liberty
awaiting preliminary hearing set for
Monday next.
Domestic life has been exceedingly
unpleasant for the couple for some
time past and a suit for divorce is
pending. Friday the husband went
home in an intoxicated condition and
a quarrel ensued with the above
results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Interesting to Woodmen.

A decision Of interest to Woodmen
and members of similar orders, was
handed down by the ST. Louis court
of appeals. A member of the Wood
men died some time ago in that city
and was one month in arrears with
his dues. Two hours after his death
the dues were paid. The order re-
fused to pay the insurance, claiming
that the policy was void because the
member was delinquent at the time
of his death. The attorney of the
widow claimed that many of the
members of the order are always a
week behind in the payment of dues,
which the lodge has made a practice
of accepting and that if the late pay
ment is good when a member is alive
it should be good when a member is
dead. The court SO held and the in
surance must be paid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Obituary. emberthy.

The Herald briefly chronicled the
death last week of Mrs. Olive Penn
berthy which occurred at Chicago
Feb. 10th.
Deceased was born in Michigan
July 5, 1866, and soon after came to
Wisconsin with her parents, and had
since always resided in Grant county.
She was married in 1884 at Dubuque
and one son survives. For many
years previous to her death deceased
lived on a farm five miles south of
Lancaster and took active manage
ment of her affairs. Besides the son
Row, aged II, an aged mother mourns
her demise and two brothers, Thos.
Mcdonald of this city and John, who
resides southwest of town.
Funeral services were held from the
home Tuesday, Feb. 18th, conducted
by Rev. J. +. Morgans and the re-
mains were inferred by The side of her
father in Boice creek cemetery by low
ing hands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
E. 7, KIDD HAS
PASSED AWAY
State Bank Examiner Died At
His Home Tuesday.
FUNERAL HELD TO-DAY
Arrangements For The ObSequieS Were
Planned by Decedent. Sketch
Of His Career.

After an illness of nearly two
months duration State Bank EXamin-
er E. l. Kidd passed away at his
home in Prairie du Chen early Tues
day morning.
Deceased was born in Melville
May 10, 1914, and had been ccnspic-
uously identified with Grant county
affairs all his life. In 1889 he in
company with General Fairchild and
others, established the Bank of Prai-
RE du CHEN, to the active manage
ment of which he successfully devot-
ed himself until 1895, when he was
appointed by Governor Upham as
state bank examiner and ~reappointed
by Governor Schofield in 1899 Dur
ing his residence in Grant county his
fellow citizens almost constantly and
unanimously summoned him to their
service in legislative and administra-
tive capacities, his work on the town
board covering a period of ten years,
up to 1880, when he was chosen to
represent his district in the state
legislature. He was reelected to
the assembly in 1882 and 1883 and in
1884 was promoted to the state senate
by his Grant county constituency
in the Sixteenth senatorial district.
In 1888 his district, then enlarged by
the addition of Crawford county, re-
turned him to the senate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27

States should require educational
qualifications for citizenship.
Afirmative-Lillie Schumacher and
Florence Willmers.
Negative-Mayme Green and May
Koeller.
Critics report.
The Grant county farmers institute
will meet at Potosi, March 81, 1902.
The meetings will be conducted by
H. M. Culbertson Of Medina, assisted
by c.. E. Matteson of Pewaukee, G. P.
Goodrich of FIT. Atkinson and Geo. @.
Hill of Rosendale.
During a drought like last season
farmers will do we'll to plant a strong
onion like the Red Weathersfield be-
tween their potato hills which will
water the eyes, and the stronger the
onion the more moisture will there be.
A farmer once wrote to a distin-
guished scientific agriculturist to
whom he felt under obligation for in
Producing a. new variety Of swine:
"Respected Sir:-I went to the cattle
fair. I found several pigs of your
species. There was a great variety OF
beasts and I was much astOnished at
not seeing you there. BILL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
In County Court.
results.

Estate of John F%ousch, dec. Petit
ton for adm. Continued to March
IL.
Estate of Geo. Nash, dec. Petition
for adm. Geo. II. Nash appointed adj
ministrator. Bond fixed at $4,000.
Estate of Jacob Yost, dec. Petition
to probate will. Will proved, allowed
and admitted to probate. Morris
Quick named and approved as eXecu-
tor. Bond fixed at So, 900.
Estate of John Bennett, dec. Petit
ton for adm. John P. Bennett APP
pointed administrator. Bond fixed at
81 900.
Estate of Martin Rowe, dec. Petit
ton to construe will and to mortgage
real estate. Geo. w. cambridge
sworn; testimony reduced to writing
and filed. Will construed.
Hearing of claims: John Lam bert,
John Clegg, Robert Mason and Teopil
Zakzeski.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
PLIGHTED TROTHS.
Cupid's Work of a Week as Recorded al
County Clerk Griffis' Office.

BENZ. Wier, Lancaster, and Marga-
ret Domer, Liberty.
Bert Clark, Patch Grove, and Mary
Sutton, Wyalusing.
Frank Ramps and Lena Osterndorf,
both of Platteville.
Frank Brown, Shullsburg, and
Amanda Zimmerman. Beetown.
Charley Merry, Mt. Ida, and Nora
Grow, Mt. Hope.
John Platt and Anna Block, both of
Lancaster.
Andrew Slant, M~artinville, and
Mary Lybrand. Muscoda.
Theodore Shinoe, Waterloo, and
Lucy Farley, Dubuque.
c. T. Vaughan, Dodgeville, and Bell
Bevins, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
LIBRARY OPENING.
Wednesday of Next Week the Date Set
and Appropriate Ceremonies Will
be Held.

The Board of Directors of the Ian
caster Public library take great pleas
ure in extending to the people OF Lam
caster and vicinity a cordial invita-
ton to an inspection of the new IL
brary Wednesday, March 9TH, from
2 to 6 o'clock p. m.
In the evening of the same day a
reception will be held at Reeds opera
house when a short program, consist
ING of music and addresses, will be
rendered. During both afternoon ana
evening Miss Marvin of the State Ii
brarv commission and members of the
Library board will be present and
take pleasure in enlightening every
one upon the catalogue and charging
system.
The library will be open tor the
purpose of issuing books Thursday,
March 9th at 2 p. M. The library
and reading room will be open to the
public of Lancaster and vicinity Mon
days, Thursdays and Saturdays from
2 to 6 and 7:30 to 9 p. m.
j. c.. CHURCHILL, Pres.
EMMA S%CHREINER, Secy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27

mony that was to be forthcoming
from her lips fell short of all expecta-
tions. Indeed, the venerable old
ba]d-headed fellows up in the. dress
circle were completely Disguised and
disappointed, to say nothing of the
states attorney. Nothing Of a crimi-
nal nature would the witness divulge
against the defendant, probably
through fear of discriminating her.
self and the case fell flat, A number
of witnesses we're on hand but the
white feather shown by the star wit
ness put a damper on all further pro-
ceedings and the court ordered the
case dismissed and the jury dis
charged.
The final matter for the jury to
consider, as previously stated, is the
case Of Thoennisen VS.. Thoennisen.
Son is suing father for an accounting.
The case comes from Cassville. L.
L. Cleary is counsel for the the plain
tiff and Bushnell, Watkins & Moses
for defendant. The jurymen in
whose hands the matter is left are
John Stippich, Geo. Kreul, VIM. Bald,
Oscar Knapp. G. H. Carl, John Bir-
ket, VIM. Clark, James Gelvin, Scott
Bunker, Edward Meyer, Theo. Low
rev, Jr., John Vogt.
The balance Of the jury not drawn
on this case were discharged from
duty yesterday noon and returned to
their homes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
~GLEANINGS OF
OUR OWN STATE
News Of General Interest To
People Of Badger State.
ACCIDENTS-INCIDENTS
Telegraphic News of Happenings of The
Past Few Days in The State
of Wisconsin.
CCIDENTS-INCIDENTS

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Feb. 21.-Ogden I'll.
Fethers, supreme chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias, in an official cir
cular just made public defines the posi-
ton of the order in regard to the
transactions OF John III. Hinsey. The
circular says:
"The trial Of Mr.. Hinsey before a
committee of five members appointed
by the chancellor commander of in
terdomain lodge on charges preferred
against him resulted in an acquittal.
At a meeting of the board of control
of the endowment rank held on the
31st of January the board ordered an
appeal to the grand tribunal OF Illinois
by unanimous vote. The supreme
chancellor and members of the board
of control are ~endeavOring to faith
fully carry out the mandate given
them by the supreme lodge to prose
cute, and threats and i~ntimidatiOns in
newspapers and elsewhere will not
swerve them a hairs breadth"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Mrs. E. F. Jarvis of CHICAGO spe,

Mrs. E. F. Jarvis of Chicago spent
Monday in this city, returning Tues
day.
Miss Gladys Eastman of Platteville
was a Lancaster visitor Tuesday.
Miss Laura Webster of Scales
Mound, H., spent a portion Of last
week with Mrs. Thos. Orton, return
ing to Platteville Monday morning
where she is a student at the Normal.
c. French of Meridian, Ia, is a
guest of Grant county relatives.
Miss Edith Schwerin of Cassville
was a guest at the home of Herbert
Pendleton the past two weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27

Edna, ~S-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ashley Walker, who reside
in Waterloo, died in this city at the
home of VIM. B~elscamper early Mon
day morning after an extended illness.
Deceased had been in poor health for
many months and was brought here
in December for treatment and an
operation. Rev. j. T. Morgans offici-
ated at the last sad rites, which were
held Monday afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Unions Control at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Feb. 22.-When Prince
Henry of Prussia and his party ar
rive in Milwaukee they will be escort
ed through the principal streets in
carriages the owners of which belong
to the Milwaukee Liverymen'S union.
Notice was served upon the commit
tee on carriages that no nOn-uniOn car
riages would be permitted to take
part in the procession.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
King to Coach the WiscOnSins.

Madison. Wis. Feb. 22.-The board
Of directors of the athletic council of
the University Of Wisconsin announces
that Phil King will again coach the
Wisconsin University foot ball team
next fall. King is now engaged in
business in the east and it was only
through a special arrangement that he
was secured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Contract for q Pa1er Mill.

Appleton, Mis-. Feb. 21.-Contracts
have been awarded here for the con
struction of Il twO-machine paper mill
Oh the Illinois river at Marseilles, Ill,
by Howe & Davidson, manufacturers
of biscuit. The plant will cost $780,
900 and will make box board for the
use of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Wilbur, residing
in the western pa1t of the city, start
ed Saturday to visit relatives in the
country. Accompanying them was
their infant child, aged n month,
who apparently vas as healthy and
happy as ever at the time of departure
from home. Enroute the child be-
came suddenly i'll, however, and the
anxious parents were obliged to stop
at the home of Thos. HARDWOOD in
" aterloo. Medical aid was summoned
and everything done to revive the lit
tie one but all efforts were unavailing
and the spark of life was extinguished
as the shades of night were falling.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
and interment took place at Boice
Creek cemetery. The bereaved par
ents are accorded the sympathy of the
community over their loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Sent to the Asylum Again.

Milwaukee, Feb. 22.-Former Comp
troller John r. Wolf is again in the
county insane hospital at Wauwatosa.
He expressed his willingness to go
back, after having been violent earlier
i'll the day and broken the dishes when
an attempt was made to feed him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
One Foot Ball Game Off.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 22.-Negotia-
tions for a foot ball game with Ne
braska are all off, as far as Wisconsin
is concerned, because Wisconsin is
scheduled to meet Michigan on Nov.
/, and Minnesota two weeks later,
which is considered enough.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
WISCONSIN Bows War Fame.

Kenosha. Wis, Feb. 25.-Frederick
Bauer. a Kenosha boy, has gained
fame in the Philippines after serving
three wears with Uncle Sans regu-
lars in the islands. He has been pro
NOTED to head trumpeter of Company
G, Fifth United States troops, located
at Tuquegardo, Luzon. Bauer has the
distinction of having sounded most
of the battle calls since the United
States took control of the Philippines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Received of a Water Company.

Milwaukee. Feb. 24.-Timothy e.
Ryan of Waukesha has been appoint
ed receiver of the Waukesha Water
company by Judge w. H. Seaman of
the United States district court. Cred
itors of the company appeared in court
and asked for it's adjudication as an
involuntary bankrupt and Judge Sea
man signed an order to show cause
r%eturnable in ten days why the com
pany should not be declared bank
rupt. The assets Of the company are
said to exceed the liabilities and that
the creditors will be paid in full.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Work of the Grim Reaper.

Mrs. Jacob Wisbaum, an inmate OF
the Grant county asylum, passed
away Tuesday after a brief illness.
Deceased had been confined at the in
stitution for a period of two years OF
more. Her husband is in the employ
of Sam Kerr at Hurricane. Funeral
services will be conducted at st.
Clements church in this city this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Wisconsin Central Rumor.

Madison, Mis-, Feb. 22.-It is re-
ported here that the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railway company is preparing to
build a line from Prentice to Superior
The coming summer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27
Oldest Mrite Woman of WISCONSIN.

Prairie du Cieb, Wis, Feb. 25.-AIrs.
Louisa de Champ, the first white wo-
man born in Wisconsin. died here Sun
day at the age of 1O4. She was the old
est woman in Wisconsin who was Ia
tive born.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27

GET YOUR saw filing done at Ed.
Hyde's-under Herald Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-27

ROOMS to rent. Inquire of Ed.
Hyde.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-01-25
WAS CONVERTING HIS WIFE.
She Was an "Ongenerated" Sinner and
He Wanted Her in the Fold.

She Was an "Ongenerated" Sinner and
He Wanted Her in the Fold.
His name was Peskie Roberts and he
was faced by his frightened and
bruised wife at yesterdays police matt
nee.
'Well, Peskie,'' said Recorder
Broyles, tell us why you have been
beating your wife,"
"Who dat seq 1 bin beatin' mer wife?"
came the counter-question from Peskie
your wife says So" the recorder re-
piled.
"Den call her ter de jedgmint seat"
cried out Peskie somewhat dramatic
ally.
Mrs. Peskie came to the front trem-
bling like an aspen bough in cyclone
"Jedge Briles," said Mrs. Peskie as
her teeth chartered 81 hain't nebber
sed rite out dat Peskie ulster beat me-
1 unly toP de perlice dat he ulster beat
me an dat p'raps he mout beat me now
an den of he TUX de noshun."
when was the last time he beat
you" the recorder asked.
"He hain't teched me sence mite fore
las" stated Peskie's wife, with ring
Of triumph in her voice.
"Doan yer h'ar dat, ledge Briles," ex-
claimed Peskie, as if he saw vindica-
ton lowering about him.
'Tell me-" said the recorder to the
prisoner, what makes you beat your
wife at all?'
Nov yers cummin' ter de meat in de
sausage mill,' Peskie replied. 81
b'longs ter de church, ledge Briles, an
mer wife am still an ongenerated sim
ner. l done mer best ter make her git
inter de fol-, an de las Ting I tried
wus de hic'ory, an bliebs eff der per-
lice will lemme lone I'll git her inter de
church wild dat"
'"Ten and COSTS" announced the re-
corder, says the Atlanta Constitution.
"If you want to whip religion into your
wife, Peskie, you will have to get out
side the city limits"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-01-25

animals had Joined their companions.
Freckleton luckily managed to find a
club, and thus armed, began whacking
away. The hungry animals would cir
Gle around him and snap at his legs,
and whenever they came near enough
he would strike at them. In this man
ner the three remaining miles were
travelled.
Freckleton expected every minute
would be his last, until finally when
just at the outskirts of the town the
wolves made a concerted rush. The
leader was laid low with the club, and
the man turned and ran to safety, the
wolves, frightened at the proximity Of
the houses giving up the chase.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-01-25
travelled,
SEASON FOR DEHORNING.

Winter Is the time of the year when
experts upon the big cattle ranches of
the West do wonders ia dehorninp.
The long horn has been cast aside.
The cattle fare better with short horns.
do not injure each other, and may be
herded. corraled and shipped closer to-
gether than they could be did they
wear the great spreading horns with
which the popular mind associates the
Texas steer.
Out on the big ranches they round
the cattle In for dehorning. The de-
horner Is as much an expert in his line
as the rope thrower is in his. The cat
tie are corraled and at the exit, where
but one steer may pass at time, is a
small pen, called the stock. At the
closed end is an opening between bars
sufficiently large to lead the steer to
thrust his head through. Three men
stand waiting for him. One of them
throws down a wooden bar which
clamps the animal in yise-like grip
and holds his head where he has thrust
it. The dehorners stand upon the right
and left. They carry long-handled
steel clippers, and when the steer is
caught in the stock they throw these
over the horns and snip them off in a
jiffy. The bar is raised and the steer
Is released to make room for another,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-01-25

attained Is q matter for the engineers
and railway officials. The heavy extra
cost Of fast trains, however, as brought
out at the forty-fourth meeting of the
American Society Of Mechanical En-
gineers in New York, is not without
popular interest in that it disabuses
the average layman of some erroneous
impressions. It might be supposed
that fast train running from Chicago
to Denver, and making but one or two
stops, would cost less than slow train
making all the stops on the road. This
is a radical error, as shown by one or
the speakers-Mr. Delano, of Chicago
at the engineers convention. The ele-
nlents of cost in the fast train service
are increased fuel consumption, higher
grade Of machinery and service, in
creased wear and tear, greater risk OF
accident and the delay to other traffic.
It was shown by Mr.. Delano that an in
crease from thirty to sixty miles per
hour would raise fuel consumption for
power 6215 per cent. The damage to
trackage by fast train service is also
an important factor in the increased
cost. Careful records have demon
strated that the high-speed engine has
much more effect upon rails and road
bed than the slower moving engine of
greater tractive power, with less
path described by the counterweight Of
the driving wheels in single revolu-
TONS" 1t is also obvious to even the
layman that the consequences of an
accident either to machinery or track
at high speed are much more serious
both in money loss and in the effect
upon the popular mind Of such accident
than those which occur to slOwmOv1ng
freight trains. Added to the disasters
from collisions are the indirect losses
through delays to other traffic. The
track must be clear for the fast train.
Hundreds of cars of freight are side
tracked at various points to enable 1t to
get by. 1t is the highspeed trains which
are responsible for the expensive block
and signal systems. 1t was also
brought out by Mr.. Delano that 1t has
been an axiom of the railroad managers
that the way to do maximum bust
ness over piece Of railroad is to have
all trains moving at as nearly a uni
form rate of speed as possible The
high-speed train, moving at long inter-
walls, makes 1t impossible to attain this
maximum business. These disclosures
give the public some idea Of the extra
burden of cost that is imposed upon
the carrier corporations by the highly
developed fast railway mail service of
this country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-01-25

The recent accident on the Chicago
and Northwestern Road, in which four
persons lost their lives, over thirty were
injured and much valuable property
destroyed, was oeeasioned by q mis-
placed switch. Because the switch was
not properly set a passenger and q
freight train came together with disas-
'tTous consequences to both. It is the
opinion Of the railroad officials that the
responsibility for the displacement
probably lies with some member Of the
crew Of the freight train. There is ev-
cry reason to believe that this was the
ease, as the switch had just been used
by that GREW. So the carelessness of an
unknown subordinate has piled up
atu of damages which the railroad COM
pany will have to foot. Railroads have
to depend on the intelligence and Wig
1lanGe of employees. There is no auto
matte machinery by which trains can
be ENEn. But men are sometimes care
less and sometimes make mistakes
which have sad and expensive conse-
quences. Railroads have done much TO
guard against such mistakes, but they
do not seem to have done enough. Since
the miSplacing of a switch can 90 so
much mischief, apparently it should not
be left to one man in a freight crew.
unchecked and UNMATCHED, to attend
to the setting OF switea. The proba-
bilities are that IL 1t had been made the
duty Of the engineer to see that the
switch was all right, be woul& have dis
covered the mistake and there would
have been no accident.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-01-25
Mandarins and Corruption

Speaking of the corruption prevalent
among the mandarins of China, a writ
er in Temps says "The collector Of enc
Of the southern ports, for instance,
draws salary of $500 taels from the
government, yet his real income from
his Office amounts to $4,000 taels year
In addition, he speculates in opium and
rice"
Every mandarin without exception is
in business. Awaiting himself of his off,
cial position, he buys rice at an unusu-
ally low price to sell it at an exorbitanr
figure in the famine-stricke provinces.
Sometimes he will build toll gate on
a road near his mansion and levy trib-
ute on passing teams, or he may find
pretext to cut off the water supply
from some prosperous farmer, so as to
charge him 1000 or 5000 taels for the
use of water. All this is borne by his
victims without a murmur.