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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
A AT
Mysterious Fire Bug Responsible for Loss
of Property

An apparent attempt was made at
midnight Monday to burn the city of
P%latteville. Incipient fires were dis
covered in several places, but only
one proved disastrous, that one being
started in Taylor Brothers iced store.
Though strenuous efforts were made
to ave the building all were futile.
The Columbia hotel was only about
sixteen feet away, and the guests
were driven into the streets without
having time to dress. The Columbia
house, the Gates house and the dwell
ing of C. +. Rose were badly scorched.
Taylor Brother rs loss was So, 900 over
the insurance carried.
Early in the evening it is said that
several merchants received letters of
warning telling them that in a short
time they would not be doing bust
ness in Platteville. These clues are
being followed up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
HAD HIS NERVE WITH HIM
John Hutchcroft, a Prisoner at the Coun-
ty Jail, Uses SherIff's Horse as a
piece of Convenience.

John Hutchcroft, a prisoner in the
county jail sent up from Platteville
for a ten days sentence on charge of
assault and battery, completed his
term of incarceration Monday and
was granted his liberty. He cele-
brated the by first taking upon
himself a small carload of booze and
about midnight when refused lodging
at the hotels. betook himself to the
sherif's barn, saddled and bridled
one of the officers horses, mounted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
A OF DEVOTION.
Palms Blessed and Distributed in CathO-
lie Churches Sunday.

The solemn services of Holy week,
the last liz the Lenten season and a
week of devotion and fasting in the
Christian churches sucn as is hardly
equalled the remainder of the year,
were celebrated Sunday throughout
the world.
At st. Clements church palms
were distributed among the people in
commemoration of the triumphal en-
try of Christ into Jerusalem, tread
Jag or fine garments and palm
branches that we're strewn in his
path by the Jews, who welcomed
him with glad ''hosannas." The
Catholic church is the only religious
denomination that observes that
event, which ~contrasted so strangely
a short time later when he was
seized by the same populace, dragged
to a mock tribunal of justice,
scourged and finally crucifed.
The closing days of Lenten time
are marked by very impressive cere-
monies and services are held nearly
every day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Personal Description of Dewet.

A Boer sympathizer who recently re-
turned from South Africa gives this
interesting personal description OF the
great Boer general, Dewet: Com
pared with Louis BOtha o. almost
any other Of our generals, Dewet
presented but a sorry sight. His man
ners are uncouth and his dress is care
less to a degree. His tactlessness, aD-
rupt speech and his habit of thrust
ing his tongue against his palate at
every syllable do not lessen his I'M
deniable unattractiveness. But De-
wet if he lacks culture, certainly mas
an abundance of shrewdness n is
not without some dignity at times. l
must confess that it is chiefly owing
to Dewet and Steyn that the war dld
not end with the fall Of Pretoria. what
is the secret of his success? This
he has one idea, n only-the indie
pendence of his country. Say to MN,
If the English VIM and he breaks in,
IF the heavens fall! Chicago Daily
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Anent The Carnival.

Home talent is expected to be good
and nobody vas disappointed, for it
was good. Why should a man be
called a fakir because he comes to
town we'll dressed, behaves himself,
pays his bills and leaves the town in
good standing? Every town has it's
wise fellows who are constantly get
ting taken in by some one. You show
me a business man here who gives
half his earnings to any church.
The entertainment was very good
for what it was intended, and I fear
the duke was suffering from indiges-
ton or something worse when he
wrote The little article which ap-
peared in the Teller last week.
/ wish to remark that through this
channel these two gentlemen raise
more money for churches than the
$500 citizens of Lancaster put to-
gether. We need churches and have
to support them, and this is the only
way to get a majority of the people
to give anything toward their sup
port and even then you cannot get
them all for some are too wild for the
trap.
There are tricks in all trades, not
excepting our own, Duke, and | am
willing to abide by the other fellows
if he will by mine, and | think we
will break about
Any time you get all wool these
days Just mention it in some Of the
local newspapers, also where you got
it.. The costumes in this carnival,
though inexpensive were very unique,
and the drill excellent.
The hoop drill was very nice and
we'll worth the admission fee.
The lady who did the shooting
was an artist and never missed her
aim. She was probably ley to the
Duke. | have been to two shows at
Beetown and to Sitter once, and |
did not see this feature. The photo
graph and shaving scenes were all
right. dare say the Duke went
both nights for it was cheap.
DUCHESS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27

one of the finest bank buildings in
southwest Wisconsin and Woodhouse
and BARLEY are to be congratulated
for their good taste-erecting tlrst
class. 1t is an ornament to the viii
lage and will be a JOY to the proprie-
tors through all the years to come.
The old bank building will be rebuilt
and leased to one OF our business
firms.
Some of u sports went to the
river last week to hunt bluejays,
blackbirds, etc. They bought a half
dozen tame ducks of a farmer on Gin
cinnati bottom. They reported see
ing Allie Storrs on a visit with friends
in Bagley.
Mrs, Elizabeth Stark is at home,
after a winters visit with her son and
two daughters at Arlington, S. Da.
Editor Craig Of the Record was on
the road a few days last week. He
reports business good.
Fl. j. Brooks of Neilsville was in
town Saturday arranging to take
some of our people on a visit to Clark
county to inspect the farming lands
for sale there.
Our Masons and X. of P. lodges and
their lady associates contemplate re-
moving to the new Woodhouse &
BARLEY hall.
Our farmers are busy getting ready
for spring work. Every wagon COM
ing to the city has a pillow or some
other farm machinery in the back end.
One of our farmers sowed twenty
acres of oats Friday and Saturday.
While out hunting the other day !
saw a pair of ducks quite a ways
across a pond and asked Casper if he
had his field glass. He said there was
no use as we could drink out of the
flask.
The holes are getting smaller in the
doughnuts-a good sign of spring.
Bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
.GLEANINGS OF
OUR W STATE
News Of General Interest To
People Of Badger State.
CCIDENTS-INCIDENTS
Telegraphic News of Happenings of The
Past Few Days in The State
of Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 25.-John
Brown, the ~16-year-old sol of Super
intendent John Brown, of the Brad
ley & Metcalf company, was found
dead in his room at 655 Thirteenth
street. Young Brown was preparing
to take a physical examination for
Annapolis. He had an ~improvised
gymnasium in his room for practice.
In it We're two pieces of rope on the
ends of which were long nOoses.
These ropes held a piece of a broom
handle which he used as a turning
pole. In some way young Brown got
his head caught in II of these
loose and fell to the floor. The moose
frightened about his neck and he could
not release himself. Young Brown
had recently joined the Turner's to aid
him in physical culture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Bagley.
Recent cold snap m~oderating.

Recent cold snap moderating.
Health of the community good.
A few days ago q little girl baby
came to the home of Chas. Gruissey.
Now Charley can boast of three nice
little daughters.
Elmer Cook, a railroad hand, now
occupies the E. r. Harvill residence.
John Ready will have two car loads
of drag stuff sawed at the Anderson
mill.
Easter eggs about II cents per doz-
en-.
The Sundwall sawmill after some
mishaps and unavoidable delays is
is now getting down to business.
When John saws that big cottonwood
we want TO be on hand and don't you
forget it.
The hum of approaching town meet
ings will eliminate in a big, good
natured roar on election day.
The new millinery shop at the hotel
makes a fellows eyes blink to behold
the beautiful assortment of hats.
Our interests are identical both in
town and country and thus the two
should go hand in hand to conquer.
Hundreds of wild ducks were
caught here in the late blizzard and
of course became easy victims of the
nimrods.
H. 5. Hustled called at Bagley while
on his rounds in the interests of the
Herald. We were busy at the time
and only had time to say hello as he
passed on to other towns.
H. G. Craig OF the Record, Foley OF
the Index, the game warden, all
shook hands on our streets and at
tended to business,
Mcdonald, in charge of right OF
way on G. B. & O., conferred with
supervisors last Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Havel had a pleasant
quilting bee last Friday. The same
uay a jolly rag bee took place at Frank
Tryon's.
When a person means to do right
he is sure to be misunderstood by
someone.
The John Gasner we'll just COM
plesed is 4O4 feet deep and SO feet of
water.
We will soon be making garden
isl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
EQUAL of the Emergency.

She stood in the doorway and he
stood on the steps. They had been
discussing the beauties of winter, he
taking the affirmative and she the neg
alive. Now. as he was leaving for his
Office, he made his last argument.
"Snow. SNOWY he exclaimed dra-
matically; the beautiful, falling
snow."
Then he suddenly went to the bot
tom Of the steps on a personally con-
Quoted but impromptu toboggan tour.
But she was equal to the emergency.
Ice! icer' she exclaimed, with fine
effect; 1.-THE ~farcical falling mani"
The discussion of the winter ended
there.-Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
NEWS OF POTOSI
AND VICINITY
Local LaconicS of The Quaint
Old Town Noted.
AND OTHERWISE
Herald Correspondent Writes Interestingly
of Events Past and Attrac-
tons Due.

March is the step-mother of all mad
freaks. Only a few'days ago the cold,
icy tears we're dripping down her ugly
cheeks and hanging like ~stalactites
from her peaked chin. Today she
smiles and is inclined to be pleasant.
She is a %petulant, moody-minded old
tergamant, always casting jealous,
leer-eyed chances on a coy and sum
ny daughter, spurning old winter from
her p~assionless embrace, like the ir-
repressible vixen she is. She is a can
tankerous old hawbuck and we only
wish she would dry up and take her
self away.
Ben Squires of Richland Center is
staying with Prof. Hatch and wife and
enjoying the advantages to be gained
by attending Potosi high school. He
is a bright young man and seems to
know the value of a good education.
The Ladies' Aid society meetskthis
week with Miss Lena Walters. All are
cordially invited.
A lodge of the Brotherhood of Yeo-
men will be organized in this place
soon. There are about twenty-five
applications for membership. The
lodge is a new one and carries an &C
cident insurance which is quite an in
ducement.
Elias, George and Hugh UT who re-
Gently disposed of their farm and
household goods left for Coolie City in
the Big Bend country in Washington,
where they intend to locate and do
farming on a large scale.
Ducks are once more Topping their
wings and sailing over u sloughs,
like a ching of beauty and a joy for
ever" The boys are hot after them
with dogs and guns, but what the up
shot Of the matter is "damfino." They
have not brought any up town.
Potosi High school scholars are en-
.joying the pleasure of a weeks vaca-
ton. 1t is getting about time to give
the boys a vacation for if they did not
get it soon there would be a good many
cases of playing "hookey."
Thomas & Orrick will run the Po-
tosi creamery this summer. They will
try and give the farmers the best of
satisfaction and turn out a number
one butter.
The Misses Jennie and Florence
Winners, Sadie Reed, Serena Nc
Laughlin and Lizzie Wilson will at
tend the teachers examinations at
Lancaster this week.
While talking in the interests of
Senator Whitehead the other day a
young business man told me talk was
cheap. Talk is always cheap when
you are at the end of a telephone line
Andy.
/ know that in the early days Potosi
had some crude ideas, but she has out
grown them a good deal. Few who
have never lived in Potosi know how
many people there are here who can
read and write, eat pie with a fork and
vote the republican ticket. The mer-
chant, farmer, and even the day la
borer all realize that business is better
and that hard times are long since
past. Our desire is to keep business
in the ascendant.
Trying to write items every week is
like riding the trick mule at a circus.
Everybody thinks it is easy until they
get astride the mules back. So [
will give the other fellow a chance
next week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers, who teaches
in jamestown, passed through Potosi
Tuesday enroute to Lancaster to at
tend teachers examinations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27

Bartimeus White, one of the pioneer
settlers of Wisconsin, passed away at
the home of his daughter, Miss Abbie
F. White, in Milwaukee Thursday
morning Of last week. The remains
were brought to Lancaster Saturday
and the funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. T. j.. Brown at the
Congregational church Sunday at
2:3O p. m. On Monday the casket
was borne to jamestown where inter-
'ment took place in the cemetery near
the old home of the deceased beside
the forms of loved ones gone before.
Mr.. White was born June %, 1911.
in Braintree, Mass. Travelling from
Providence, r. l., to Wheeling by
stage, he arrived in Galena, Ill.,,
April 20, 1885, after a journey of
seven months. From there he went
to jamestown, Wis, and in 1854 set
tied near Lancaster, where he lived
until he moved to Milwaukee. He
was married in 1915 to Miss Naacy
Leach, who with seven children u r
wives him. The children living are
Miss Abbie F. White, Milwaukee,
Frank White, P~latteville; Mrs. Har-
riet E. White, Milwaukee; Mrs. Mary
w. Marks, Lancaster; Mrs. Ida q.
King, Iowa Falls, Ia; Mrs. Marcia
w. Hall, Milwaukee, and John NJ.
White, Americas, Kas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
the animal and rode to his home near

the animal and rode to his home near
Platteville.
On the morrow the loss of the steed
was discovered and Mr.. Hutchcroft
was also missing. Sent in quest of
the stolen property, an officer met a
son of Hutchcroft astride the horses
back bringing the animal home. Con-
tinuing on his journey the elder
Hutchcroft was apprehended at his
home and brought to Lancaster by
the representative of the sheriff and
once more placed in his old familiar
haunt back of the iron bars. Wednes-
day morning after receiving a severe
lecture from the sheriff he was once
more turned loose as no grounds for
OBTAINING him longer were substan-
tial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
COMMITTEE MEETS.
Plans and Specifications Now Ready For
Btdders

Architect Koch and the Building
committee of the new court house met
Monday. 0. w. Fessel of Muscoda
was the only member of the commit
tee not present.
Every detail of the plans and speci-
cations was settled upon definitely
and the same are now open for inspec-
ton 0 retrospective bidders. The bids
will be opened April 10th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Three More Libraries for Carnegie.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 21.-Three
Wisconsin cities yesterday received
letters from Andrew. Carnegie stating
that he would furnish money for pub
lie library buildings on the usual
terms. Waukesha will have a $4,000
structure, Baraboo $4,000 and Mon
roe $4,000. The requirements attend
ing the gifts will be met.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
PLIGHTED TROTHS.
Cupid's Work of a Week as Recorded al
County Clerk Griffis' Office.

W. F. Hale, Geddes, S. D., and Ed
ma Moses, Lancaster.
Albert N1ebwhr, Smelser, and Their
esa Scholmire, Paris.
VIM. Glassmaker, Jr., Beetown,
and Josephine Stefens, Waterloo.
Frederick Pe~tersdorf, Marion, and
Julia Schofield, Boscobel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Announcement.

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of clerk of the
circuit court, pursuant to the wishes
OF the Republicans of Grant county
in convention assembled.
r. S. OLMSTEAD.
Woodman, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Another Case of Wife Murder.

Milwaukee, March 22.-Mrs. Jose
phine Bielawski, % years old, vas shot
and killed by her husband. Julius Bic
lawski, aged &c. at their home in this
city. Domestic trouble is said to be
the cause. Bielawski is in Jail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Many Mourn the Wisconsin Poet.

Baraboo, Wis, March .24.-Letters
of coincidence have been received by
the family of B. L. Durward, the noted
poet and painter who died recently at
Glen Durward, Wis.,, from all parts of
the world, and several high Roman
Catholic dignitaries have expressed
their sympathy on the occasion. Dur
ward was a Jealous Roman Catholic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Kenosha Girl Is Missing.

Kenosha, Wis, March 21.-Miss
Tillie Ruesz has been mysteriously
missing from KenoSha since March
II. Mrs. Maggie Ruesz, of North Chi
cago, the mother Of the girl. came
to Kenosha and asked the police to
assist in finding her daughter. Miss
Ruesz, who Is still in her teens, left
her home in North Chicago and came
to Kenosha a month ago to work in
a factory. When last seen she was
In company with John Siethamer,
who afterward went TO Racine. Seit-
hamer declares he does not know
where she is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Lancaster Baptist Locals.

Regular Sunday school at usual
time; Y. P. S. c. E. at $50 p. M,
preaching at 1890 a. m. Covenant
meeting Saturday. March 20.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
Pretty Wen Considered Marriage.

Kenosha. Wis. March 24.-EliZabeth
PEBBLES and Edward NJ. Healy, OF Sa-
lem, have been married here, after
having been engaged for more than
forty-tive years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
WORK OF THE
GRIM REAPER
Three Aged Pioneers Called
From Earth.
Bartimeus White, Vim. Pollock and Anton
Wilhelm Complete Lies
Journey.
SKETCHES

At the ripe old of lightweight
years, VIM. Pollock died at his home
in Little Grant, four miles W st OF
Lancaster Sunday morning. De-
ceased had been in i'll health for some
time and his demise was no surprise
to the family and friends who for
weeks have looked for the terminina-
ton Of his life.
VIM. Pollock was born in Scotland
and came to America in lis youth.
For a number of years he was en-
ployed on Mississippi river and then
turned his attention to mining.
OF recent years he pursued farming
and lived a quiet life. Up to a
few days before his death he preserved
an active memory and recounted with
out difficulty tales of early affairs in
this section of the state.
A beloved wife survives him, but
is herself very i'll at present and en-
feebled by seventy-two years of toll
is not long for this world. Six chill
dren mourn the parental loss; James
and Homer who reside in Wyoming,
Mrs. Ellen Montpleasure of Mason
City, Mrs. VIM. Smith of this city
and two younger sons, John and
Henry, who reside at home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
at 10 a. M, conducted by Rev. j. I.
Morgans and interment took place in
the Lancaster cemetery.
Death claimed another pioneer
settler of Grant county last week
when Anton Wilhelm breathed his
last at his home in this city aged
eighty years.
Deceased had been i'll for a num-
Der of months but was a patient suf-
ferer and bore his lot with Christian
fortirude.
On Dec. 9th, 1921, Anton Wilhelm
was born in Germany nea the Rhine.
At the age OF twenty-six we find him
in America, settling at Pittsburg,
Pa, where he remained a year, after
which he came west to Wisconsin
and located in Grant county, where
he continuously resided to the date
of his demise.
July 4th, 1849, he was united in
marriage at Potosi to Mary Schuster,
and in the course of years following
twelve children were born to them,
ten of whom still survive. The
mother died five years ago. The
children present at the funeral obse-
quies conducted by Fr. Aibers at st.
Clements church were John b. of
Cobb, DR.. A. j., a dentist of Chicago
and Misses Mary and Christine of
this city.
Interment took place at the Hurri-
cane cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
In a Trance seven DAYS. Now Dead.

Lacrosse, Wis, March 24.-One of
the strangest medical cases in the his
tory of Lacrosse terminated yesterday
in the death of Mrs. Frank Wichman.
who had been in a trance for the past
seven days, and apparently dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
FOR RENT

FOR RENT: A good six-room
house already furnished. Apply to
Miss MARY WILHELM.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27

ANYONE desiring a Household
sewing machine almost new, address
Box PSI, Lancaster, Wis.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
In the Mad.Doa DAYS.

II dogs could speak in human Ian
guage, very few Of them would ever
go mad, either actually or in the i'm
agination of persons. If a dog could
stop you in the street, and say:
Please, sir, will you give mi a drink
of water?" there would be few cases
OF actual rabies, and fewer cases Of
imaginary rabies.
But, as long as the dog cannct do
that, why not anticipate his needs. and
therefore conserve no only to his own
benefits, but our own safety, by pro.
viding public drinking fountains for
him? We do so for the horses: but,
az a rule. these are too high for the
dogs to use. As a matter of fact. the
drinking places provided for the horses
are altogether too few. There should
be many more OF them, says the Buff.
falo Times, and each one should be
constructed 80 as to include a smaller
reservoir, near enough to the ground
to permit even a little yellow dog"
to drink therefrom.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Triumph Of vegetarians.

Vegetarians hold that meat is poi.
sonou and condemn 1t severely in
every possible way. Water forms rs
per zen of its composition, they
claim. and what gives it it's flavor Is
the principle of active poison in 1t.
Venous blood, they say, is admitted
to be poisonous. and it is this blood
in meat that causes II to taste pleas
antly. To prove their claim they
state that meats, washed clean of its
ycnous blood has no taste whatever,
and no n will eat il. Eat vegeta.
lies, fruits and grains says the veg
etarians, IF you would be healthy
Join our ranks, for %one.third of the
worlds inhabitants belong To us al.
ready-the millions of Buddhists are
with u.s., their creed f%orbidding them
to kill any living thing. Tolstoy Is
a vegetarian, and Thoreau was one
also, while in the past our fold in
c'uded Adam, Plato, Voltaire, Ben
Jamin franklin, and a THOUSAND other
Immortal names"