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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
CHRISTMAS GREETING.

Of all the holidays of the year there
is not one that carries with it such
pleasant recollections as that of Christ
mas day. Memory delights to dwell on
the happy incidents and childhood as
sociations of Christmas times long
past, when "Santa" was real and his
RENDERS and pack were actualitles.
Those days were full of mysteries and
delights and they are not less so to
children Of the present time. Happy
family gatherings, the reuniting OF
long separated friends, the interchange
of gifts of love and kind remembrances
and the bringing of sunlight to DESC
late households, are all a part OF this
holiday season that is ours to enjoy.
The memory of these things will linger
with our children TO the close of life.
The nativity day of our Lord will be
observed in all Christian lands and
the million homes of our own country
will honor the day. 1t lis a season
that calls forth the best in our nat
ures, when we are prone to bury the
Ratchet, do good to our enemies and
help the destitute. If there is in us a
touch of the divine as exemplitied in
the life of our Master it will surely
blossom and bear fruit at this happy
time of "Peace on earth, good will
toward men," And we need these sea-
sons of relaxation when we may give
free rein to our charity, our benevo-
lence and our kindly feelings and cast
aside the grinding actualities of life.
1t renovates our moral natures and
makes us better men and women, bet
ter fathers and mothers, better hus-
bands and wives and better members
Of society.
Christmas season is time OF peace
and good will and time Of pleasant
words and CHEEKY greetings. There is
a magic in the air that makes our
heart expand apd makes the whole
world friendly. AS friend greets
friend at Christmas time there is
pleasant note in the voice that seems
to tell Of joyousness and hearty good
will. It is not only in the tones of the
voice but beams from the face and lin
gers in the hand clasp and it reaches
out and lightens dark places and sad
hearts.
The Herald sends greeting to all
with the sincere wish that it's many
readers may pass the yule-tide season
with joyousness, goodwill and plenty.
merry Christmas" and all it's pleas
ures to you and yours,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Too MANY Lawyers.

The theaters are overcrowded. The
tenements are overcrowded. The one
reason why one does not say the street
cars are overcrowded is that they art
sometimes worse. All such overcroWd-
ings, however, are sparseness and lone
illness compared with the overcrowd-
ING of the bar. In 1891 there were
fifty-eight law schools, with 6,O13 stu
dents. Now, according to an estimate
made by Professor Hoffcutt Of Cornell,
there are 100 schools, with 10000 stu
dents. Meanwhile the number OF full
fledged lawyers in the United states
is said by the last census TO be about
114OOO. No other profession, with the
exception Of teaching and of medicine,
is so populous.-New York CONNER
cial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. Joe Smith Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Election of Off
GERS will occur at 4 sharp.
Some miscreant or miscreants
broke into the depot office Sunday
night The money drawer was
pried open but it contained nothing.
Entrance to the Brittingham Hixon
lumber office was gained also by
breaking window, but the thieves
found nothing of value here, either.
The safes were not molested in
either instance. The city scale
house was next visited. Here fire
was built and lodging enjoyed. No
clue, to the guilty ones, although
local talent is suspected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Nation
al Lawmakers in the Senate
and House.

and House.
Washington, Dec. 12-The senate
yesterday passed with several amend
ments the bill fixing the compensa-
ton Of each of the anthracite coal
strike commissioners, and it now goes
to conference. There was a good deal
of opposition developed to the appoint
ment of the board, on legal grounds.
The statehood bill was debated, but
went over until Monday, although
Quay, who favOrS the omnibus bill,
challenged the One-state men to vote
st once. An executive session was
held
The house devoted practically the
whole day to discussion of a reSOlu-
ton to limit the period Of taking tes-
timony in the Wagoner-Butler contest
ed election case to forty days and final
ly adopted a resolution to that effect
by party vote. Shafroth introduced a
resolution authorizing the president to
mediate in the Venezuela trouble.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The house
devoted yesterday to consideration of
private pension bills. The calendar
was cleared, 173 bills being passed.
None of them was of especial interest.
The bill to appropriate $10OO,OOO for
the eradication Of foot and mouth dis
ease in New England was made
special order for next Tuesday.
Washington, Dec. 10. = The house
Saturday entered upon the considera-
ton of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill and made
rapid progress, fifty of the 142 pages
of the bill having been completed be-
fore adjournment The urgent de-
ficiency bill was reported. Favorable
reports were made on a bill appropriate
ing $500,O00 to stamp out the foot and
rural free delivery carriers.
The senate was not in session.
Washington, Dec. Is. = The senate
adopted the house resolution providing
for the usual holiday recess from Dec
20 to Jan. ). Bate submitted the re-
port of the minority on the omnibus
statehood bill, favoring the omnibus
bill. The militia bill was then con-
sidered without action and the state
hood bill was then taken up and Dill
ingham of Vermont spoke in oppose
ton to the omnibus bill. An executive
session was held.
Rev. Henry Beets, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, delivered the invocation in the
house Yesterday. The urgent deficiency
appropriation bill was passed, as was a
District bill for the erection Of 81
100000 Union railway station here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
WISCONSIN MATTERS.
interesting Events Of the Past
Few Days Reported by
Telegr ph.
STATE NEWS FOR OUR READERS
items Caught from the Wire Which
Will Be of Special Interest to
Wisconsin People.

Oshkosh. Wis, Dec. 13.-The most
sensational chapter in the history of
the Protestant Episcopal church Of
the state of Wisconsin came to q close
Thursday when a verdict of agIuittal
was rendered in the case of Rev. Mer-
ton c.. Andrews. rector Of ST. PauFs
church of this city. Andrews was for
mally charged with consorting with
women and being careless in the mat
ter of discharging financial obliga-
lions.
An investigation was demanded and
Attorney +. i. LamoreuX, of Stevens
Point, was appointed judge advocate.
That gentleman, after hearing all the
evidence in The case, found that there
was nothing to warrant a trial and
recommended that the case be dis
missed. This Bishop Grafton did, in
GLIDING in his announcement to that
effect a declaration of his ''unshaken
confidence in the integrity of charac-
teri of the accused. The case has
dragged on Tor several years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Senator Spooner has maintained q
very dignifed position in relation to
his reelection. He declined to be his
own successor two years ago when the
health of his wife was delicate and it
seemed impossible for her to live in
the climate of Washington. That OBJ
lection was removed by her recovery
and his friends insisted that he should
be candidate. He was opposed to
Gov. LaFollette who sought to compel
him to leclare himself on certain local
issues which LaFollette has been eX-
plotting to get Office. Spooner ignored
both his friends and his enemies and
made strong campaign for the state
and congressional ticket. Now that a
large majority Of the members of the
legislature have been instructed in his
favor, he consents to be candidate in
the first public word he has spoken on
the subject of the senatorship since his
declinatiop two years ago. If more
senators were elected on this basis the
senate would be worthier body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
STUDENTS FIGHT IN BELFRY
Police of Ripon, Wis.,, Called on to Stop
Riot in Church for Possession
of Emblem.

Ripon, Wis, Dec. 13.-The police
were called on to dispense crowd Of
college students who were engaged in
a hand-to-hand combat in the belfry
of the Congregational church for the
possession of small piece of red bunt-
ing with the gold figures 20. p" on
it, which was waving from the base of
the cross on the lofty spire, nearly $50
feet above the ground. The banner
was placed on the steeple by daring
freshman, who climbed up the light
ming rod The sophomores tried to get
up the steeple to remove the flag and
a fierce battle ensued in the belfry,
which lasted until the arrival Of the
DOlico
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Genuine frankincense is produced
only in Arabia and part Of East
Africa.
The number of Wesleyans in the
British army and navy is estimated
at 5000.
The English census returns show
that one woman in every six remains
unmarried.
A short New York man asks for
divorce because his tall wife
is ashamed to be seen with him.
Norwegians do not favor whale
hunting because they believe that
whales drive the fishes shOreward.
There are about 100000 French
Canadians in America, to-wit: 1,4O4,-
974 in Canada and 1,22S,OO0 in the
United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

A veteran of the Spanish war recent.
~ appealed to the secretary of the in
terror on account of corns that he
claimed a pension on that he had con-
tracted by wearing army shoes. The
department after an exhaustive course
of reasoning comes to the conclusion
that corns are not a pensionable dis
ability. The decision says: "Corns
are inconvenient but are seldom in
capacitating and when they are the
remedy is simple and within the reach
of anyone. The soldiers patriotism
ought not to terminate with his mill
tary service. It should prompt him to
go to a chiropodist rather than to the
pension bureau"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Would Spank the Bride.

When a lady of the mature age OF
Is years decides to get married she
should not neglect to at least inform
her schoolteacher. If Miss Mabel g..
Allan of Middletown had observed this
wise precaution she would not have
been exposed to the modification Of
a visit from the 'truant officer and the
threat of an immediate spanking if she
failed to return to school. Fancy a
truant officer spanking young bride
in the midst Of her honeymoon;
Now wouldn't it jar brooklyn
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Kisses Come High in Wisconsin.

Oshkosh Wis, Dec. 13.-Five hun
dred dollars for three kisses taken
without consent, though without I'M
due force, is the rate fixed by a jury
in the cicuit court here. A, verdict for
that amount was rendered against Mi
ner H. Ballou, a wealthy paper mill
owner of Menasha, and in favor of Ida
Zachers, a servant girl. There was
only one witness sworn, the plaintiff.
She testified that Ballou had en-
braced her and snatched three kisses,
while she was employed in the Ballou
household, and in the absence of his
wife
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Bank Robbers Come to Grief.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. ia special
from Alvord, Tex, says three white
men made daring attempt to hold
up the cashier and rob the First Ma
tional bank Of Alvord about 3 o'clock.
One of the would-be robbers, Frank
Martin, was killed; another, John Nc
Fall, is desperately wounded, and the
third, Claud Golden, is in custody.
The bank officials had been notified
that an attempt would be made to rob
the bank, and the officers arranged a
deadly reception for the burglars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Editor and Mrs M. P Rindlaub Of
Platteville celebrated their 10th we'd
ding anniversary Thursday. Their
lines have have been drawn in pleas
ant places and they love each other
with the same degree of sincerity they
did two score years ago-an example
worthy of emulation. The Herald
congratulates and desires to see an
additional score allotted to their lives
of usefulness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Glenn Court-Martial Begins.

Manila, Dec. 16.-The court-martial
which is to try Major Edwin f. Glenn
of the Fifth infantry was organized
here and Major Glenn was arraigned.
The formal charge against the major
is that he unlawfully and willfully
killed seven prisoners of war to the
prejudice of good order and military
discipline and in violation of the sixty
second article of war
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Elevate the Kttcsen ,,Ygp.

When my hired girl LEI or9 ! l>a1
to do my kitchen work AGAIN / was
taken with my old trouble. hackache.
says a housekeeper Actino on q sug-
gestion in Good housekeeping had
the cook stove elevated abort three
inches, by putting blocks under the
legs This abolished the stooninG po-
sition. and led me to apply the same
reform to the sink. The result in ease
and comfort of work was almost
mira culous. Since then have investl-
gated these little points in fifteen Diff
ferent kitchens, and in fourteen found
both sink and stove just enough too
low to require an ugly stoop.-Chica-
go Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Why These Particular Girls?

Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 13.-The recent
dance in Kenosha given by the young
women of the city, at which half of
them donned male attire, has brought
a deluge of letters upon Mayor Chas.
FL. Pfennig from all over the country
written by men in search of wives
Many of the letters are sincere, while
others are undoubtedly written by
practical jokers. All the letters offer
marriage to the young women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Senator Pritchart of North Carolina
telling how healthy his section of the
state is, remarked: "a mountaineer,
aged 90, and his wife aged 80, were re-
turning from the funeral of their old
est. child, who had died at the age Of
II. They we're both deeply grieved.
AS they we're discussing their loss the
wife said, II always told you John, that
we would never raise that child"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Heavy Storm in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, Dee. 16.-Snow was gen
eral in the northern section of Wis
consin yesterday, in some places being
so heavy that it blocked the roadways
and made travelling by foot and team
almost impossible. Menomonie report
ed the greatest fall, the snow being
a foot deep and still falling.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
yaccinated by the Carload.

Milwaukee, Dec. 15.-The passen-
gers on train from RipOn were vac
cinated by officials of the Milwaukee
health department before they were al
lowed to leave the train. One of the
passengers, George Bardon of Oshkosh,
a musician, was taken to the isolation
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Thomas r. Mills of Clifton, S. l., SO
years old, weighed 400 pounds. and
made his own coffin some twenty years
ago, as it had to be very large. The
coffin finished, he began work on an
elaborate tombstone. and was putting
the last touches on It when he dropped
dead of heart failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Ouigley in Feehan,s Place.

Rome, Dec. 16.-The congregation Of
the propa ganda has decided to propose
to the pope the appointment of ish-
CD James E. Quigley, of Buffalo, n. Y,
as archbishop of Chicago, in succession
TO the late Archbishop Feehan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
He Sues the University.

Prairie du Chen, Wis, Dec. -. =
Patrick BARLEY, president of the Bank
of Bloomington, has instituted suit
against the University of Chicago's Of
ficers for $4,000 damages for the in
juries sustained by his son, Frank L..
BARLEY, aged 20, by the fall of the
amphitheater Nov. i.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Two Dead and Three Living.

Eau Claire, Wis, Dec. PA party
driving across Lake Chetek last night
broke through the ice, and William
Flynn and Joseph Hucksley, of Che
tex, were drowned Reed Carroll, a
lumberman; Joseph Nolte, a druggist,
and Matt Leinenkugel, a brewer-all
of ChipDeWa FallS-eScaDed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
naotb Of Mrs. g.. X Adams

Madison, Wis, Dec. 12.-WOrd is re-
ceived here from Redlands, Cal, of the
death Of Mrs. G. X. Adams, widow of
the late president of the State univer-
sity. Mrs. Adams had been in poor
health for some time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
GONE TO HER GENERAL
Widow of General Ulysses S. Grant Passes
Away After Several Months
of Illness.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Mrs. .. S.
Grant, widow of President Grant, died
az her residence in this city at 11:17
p. m. yesterday. Death was due to
heart failure, Mrs. Grant having suf-
fered for some years from valvular
disease of the heart, which was ag-
gravated by a severe attack Of bron-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Snow Bird Knows of One.

Pewaukee, Wis, Dec. 15.-The ice
boating season is on at Pewaukee and
the ice is in prime condition. There
are but few weak spots. Snow Bird,
one of the new craft, broke through off
Lakeside and her crew had a narrow
eScaDo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
MRS. U. S. Grant.

chitis. Her age prevented her rallying
from the attacks. Her daughter Nellie
Sartoris was the only one of her chill
dren with her at the time of her death,
her three sons, who had been sum-
moned here, rot having arrived before
she passed away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

1t is indeed gratifying to know the
reputation Lancaster has abroad. 1t
is always spoken of as a live, bustling
little city with a bright future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Through the death of Pres c. K.
Adams and more recently that of his
wife the Wisconsin University OF
which he was the head for many years,
gets 100000 as provision Of the will.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Mrs. U. S. Grant, wife of the great
soldier president, died at her home in
Washington, D. c., Sunday evening,
aged rs years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

A lumber of candidates for Office
during the recent campaign failed to
file statement OF their expenses and
according to law are liable to prosecu-
tiOn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

U. S. Senator Bailey of Texas will
deliver the address at the annual
Grant Memorial Birthday celebration
in April at Galena.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Tobacco Warehouse Burns.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Dec. 15.-The to-
bacco warehouse of Joseph Grundy,
one of the. largest in the city, was
practically destroyed by fire at 3 a.
m. yesterday. The loss is nearly $780,
600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Remember the poor on Christmas.
Make some poor heart glad if but for
the day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
Com mercial Treaty with Cuba.

Havana, Dec. 13.-The protocol Of
the commercial treaty between the
United States and Cuba has been
signed. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

Compare the Herald with other coun-
ty papers today, then tell your friend
which you like the better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

The ordinance pertaining to keeping
sidewalks cleared of snow and ice is
not being properly lived up to by
number Of property owners in Ian
caster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18

State papers are saying that Grant
county is to have the finest court house
in the state west of Milwaukee.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-12-09
fCommunicated.l
Concert.

The concert given last evening at the
residence Of Miss NJ. S. Crane. on North
Mildred street, for the benefit OF the
Mountain Mission. was great success.
Miss Margaret Hart, Of Washington City,
sang several songs very exquisitely. She
Us possessed OF rich soprano voice, and
sings with great sweetnessa and expression.
Miss Francis Dillon. of Botetourt
county. Va, took her audience by storm.
As 6elineator of the negro and singer
of coon songs she has fewequals. Possess
ed of an exquisitely sweet and attractive
manner, she at once captivates her audi
nance and holds it to the end. She is
withal typical Virginia girl, and will al
ways find a warm welcome before a
Southern audience.
Miss Williams. of Stephenson Semi
nary recited with fine effect The Quaker
Settlement" and was laudly applauded.
Her rendition of the piece was very fine.
The home talent that appeared ac-
quilted themselves with great credit, and
tie playing of Mrs. Spengler was much
admired, Mrs. Allen Wilson, who played
Miss Harris accompaniment. proved her
self to be pianist of much merit. The
concert gave great pleasure to an appre-
ciative audience, and the proceeds will
go to swell the treasury of worthy cause.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-12-09
COnkIyu--Ramey.

The home Of Mr.. G. l. Ramey, four
miles east of town. was the ecene. of .
pretty wedding Wednesday at noon, when
his daughter. Miss Wiilye Rosetta Ra-
mey, was united in marriage to Mr.. Ger
aid F. Conklyn of Chasles Town, c, urt-
eous young book-keeper at Mr. w. s.
Merchants Rev. F A. Sirother, of the
NJ. E. Church. South, ofiiciated. The
brides cousin, Miss Fleda Ramey, OF
Berryville, Virgins, gave fine rendition
of selections from Lohengrn. The
bride was very handsomely gowned in a
travelling suit of brown cloth, trimmed
in white silk and applique, and carried
white chrysanthemums. The briIes-
maids were Miss Corena R.mey, sister
OF the bride, who WIS dressed in brown
cloth, trimmed in white silk and appli
que, and carri d yellow chrysanthemums
aud Miss Magma Conklyn, sister of the
groom, who waa attired in handsome
suit of blue venitian cloth, trimmed il
cream silk and applique, and carried vel
low chrysanthemums. The groomsmen
we're Mr.. O car w. Ramey, uncle Of the
bride, and Mr.. John T. KerclevaI. ot
Berryyille The wedding was attended
by the immediate relatives Of the happy
couple and few intimate friends. The
large collection Of handsome and useful
presents attested the high esteem in
which the bride is held by large circle
of admiring friends Following the Ger.
emony an elaborate wedding break as
was served, after which the bridal couple
accompanied by their attendants, drov.
to Harper's Ferry aud left on the east
bound 3l5 B & O. train for brida
trip of some days. M
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-12-09

The art features of The Designer for
January, 1908 are effective to a degree,
and are typical of the progressiveness of
this populas publication. which is always
the herald of up-to-date fashions and in
terests essentially feminine. Edited by
women, it caters especially to womanly
taste. Most charming and original are
the fancy costumes, and stylish and sea-
sonable are the millinery designs. the lat
ter being accompanied by practical ar
ticle on hat making.