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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

The Bessie Smith and Bedford
are The Parkersburg and Wheeling
packets today. The former passed
by here at 2 p. m. ard the latter Is
due down this evening. The Vir-
ginia passed up this morning at 4
o'clock for Pittsburg and will arrive
here ON her return trip Thursday,
about noon.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

F. L. Carroll, the obllging and
efficient assistant express agent
In the Adams express Office at the
B. & o. depot, moved his family
today from avenue A to the cozy
cottage Edward Mcintyre just west
of the depot. Mr.. Carroll makes
the change In order to be near his
work.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

The BARRIERS In the city met last
oight to discuss the advisabi!lty of
organizing a BARRIERS Union here.
We,understand but little was accom-.
pllshed except to talk the matter
over.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

The BARRIERS throughout the city
have all agreed on a union system
of prices. They have also entered
into an agreement to do no work
on Sunday. This agreement goes
into effect March end, 1903. Gus
toners will please take notice.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10
Towboat Sprague.

The Peter Sprague, the largest
towboat that ever foated on either
southern or northern waters, Is due
to pass here about 6 o'clock this
evening. This mammoth steamer
passed by Marietta today at IL
o'clock.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

J.. W. Boyers. of Marietta, Ohio,
spent Sunday In the city as the
guests of James Sharp and wife, Of
Maple Avenue.-New Martinsville
Dispatch.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10
DsWit,,s WHICH Hszsl saI1e

The only positive cure for blind.
bleeding, itching and protruding
piles, cuts, burns, bruises, eczema
and all abrasions of the skiu. De.
Wits Is the only Witch Hazel
Salve that Is made from the pure,
unadulterated wiscn hazel-all 9th
ers are counterte!ts. DeWit4s
Witch Hazel Salve IS made to cure
-counterfeits are made to sell.
Opera House Drug Store.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

Irwin Parr. we'll known team.
Ster of this city. sold his fine span
OF roam draft horses today to ]. W.
Coulter, of We.z.l county. The
price paid for horses. wagon and
harness was $500. This is more
evidence that Sistersville Is fast
establishing herself IS one of the
best borse markets In the State Of
West Virginia.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

A crowd Of swir dlers are report
ed to be at work IN some of tie In.
terror counties. These fellows
agree to deliver clothing muck
cheaper than /; csu be purchased
elsewhere. The lake half the
contract price down In cold cash
and then the victims say they never
deliver the goods 1. Is said they
have Vichm'zsd good many
people.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-10

This was pay day and naturally
the streets have been thronged with
busy sLGPpers f;o-i ea.i. ia wn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
Surgeons Joke.


Mr.. Sturgeon was once travelling IN
a railway carriage, the only other oc-
cupant of which was a maiden lady
of somewhat severe aspect, and to pass
the time he entered into conversation
with her on various topics.
The train happened to pass Kelve-
don, in Essex, where Sturgeon first
saw the light, and the preacher, who
dearly loved joke, pointed from the
window and remarked:
"a very great man was born there
Mr.. Sturgeon, the eminent preacher"
The lady looked at him with a stony
stare for some time, and then replied:
IF st. Paul had been passing his
birthplace he would have said, A
very great sinner was born there Mr..
Sturgeon"
1t was the first intimation which
the preacher had that he had been
recognized by his travelling companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
All Tor q Fetching Tie.

Dainty women are careful about
their neck fiXings. Stocks and collars
should always be of the latest pat
tern. The fastidious woman is de-
clared by the dainty freshness of her
little turnover collar, the exactness with
which it meets behind and the trig
lines of her bow, cravat or tabs.
A slouchily closed stock, a collar
that is too big and has to be Tapped,
betray the careless, hit-or-miss person.
1t shows marked lack of sense of the
fitness of things to wear a low neck
bodice in the street, and the string Of
pearls, such as the New Yorker so
often adds scarcely betters the i'm
preston. In London such style of
dressing for the street is considered
provincial to a degree.-Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
Helping the PLAY Along.

Frank keenan, relates an episode
which happened some years ago when
he was with a repertory company
playing tragedies. The play was
'.Othello'' the scene was the one in
which the jealous Moore demands the
handkerchief.
To, one of the audience it evidently
seemed as though the play at ct this
point was being unnecessarily delayed,
for, rolling a big led bandanna hand
kerchief into ball, he threw it
straight at the head of the astonished
tragedian, exclaiming in a hoarse
whisper:
Here, you-take mine, and for
heavens sake go on with the playv'-
Boston Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
Hints For the Housekeeper.

Very useful for the spring house
cleaning is a mop wringer and bucket
combined. The wringer is worked
with lever manipulated with the
foot.
House linens of very sheer texture
are to be found in those of filet lace,
which is very small lattice linen of
pure white, frail looking, but durable.
Art ticking is q new material used
in the small furnishings of the house
beautiful. This comes in squares of
solid color, such as green old rose,
brown, ETC.. bordered by a band of
Roman stripes. 1t is suitable for sofa
cushions, table covers, laundry bags,
shoe bags and folding work baskets.
A new art chinaware of terra Gotta
shows two shades of color, one terra
Gotta and the other orange. The de-
signs on the hall vases and urns are
of swampy leaves and grasses.-Chi-
cago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

supplementary report during the
evening, which contained some forgot
ten facts in favor of the scheme in con-
temptation. When he took it to the Of
flee next day he met Tower, to whom
by way of encouragement he mention
ed the report.
"Why do you waste time with re-
ports?" demanded Tower. "Why don't
you go and talk it into him?'
Miller's opinion was somewhat shak-
en-, and, to be brief about it, he was
led to lay the matter before Stella
Wright, who strongly urged action. A
rapid and exciting conversation occur
red between them, and it left very
confused impression on Miller's mind,
but after a long period of meditation
late at night he decided that the love
of his life depended upon old Samuel
Westcott's decision; that Stella would
marry him if he carried the day.
Thus urged to action, he went down to
the office next morning and had long
and earnest talk with Westcott, who
in reply said only this: 81 didn't know
you were so desperate about it. I'll
look into the matter a bit deeper, 1
guess"
Miller went away with fear in his
heart. When he returned to the Office
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

~ h. w EO1CO11 WILLIE ndlI
AH had the effect of wig that
has not been put on straight.
The parting was twisted
around over his left ear; there was
tangled mass across his forehead, and
in the region of the right ear the hair
came down smoothly, as it usually does
on the back of d mans head
He was tall, thin and angular; his
face was long and narrow, but he had
way of shutting it up like an accordion
when he compressed his lips. Yet he
was kindly man, and most people In
the little city Of Millbridge did him
justice in this particular. He was pres
ident Of the Westcott Manufacturing
company, which made all sorts OF
things out Of aluminium.
To him in his Office entered Frank
Miller, just off the train from New
York He was twenty eight years old,
Of good height and figure and handsome
in a somewhat melancholy, light blond
fashion. He had been boy in Mill
bridge, and his father had been long
time friend of old Sam Westcott.
The instant that Miller appeared Mr..
Westcott began to get out of his chair
awkwardly, like a figure made Of strips
Of wood jointed with pegs.
He made quite business Of taking
the young mans overcoat and hanging
it up on one of line Of pegs, remark
ing as he did so that the strap which
was upon the garment for that purpose
looked as if it might break at any mo-
ment.
"It will hold" said Miller with a
quick downward glance. ''The floors
clean"
Westcott had turned and was about
to sit down. He stopped suddenly as if
the pegs in his wooden joints had
stuck, and thus he remained for some
seconds suspended over the chair in
seemingly impossible attitude. Then
he gently subsidized, laughing 'lently.
THAT'S your father all over again"
said he. "The strap is waiting until it
finds dirty place to drop the coat;
then it will break. Well, he was right;
he was right His luck was just as
bad as he said it was 1 knew him fifty
years."
1T passed on to me-" rejoined Miller.
81 wish I might have inherited his vir-
tues also"
There was a long silence, during
which the lean old man stared steadily,
though dreamily, at his visitor.
"Well, WE'LL" said he at last. Lets
get down to business You have looked
into this patent? You've seen the thing
work, eli? You've investigated the
meny'
"Yes, SIR replied Miller firmly, "and
I'm prepared to say that it's good
thing"
II think so myself" said Westcott,
with his elbows on tne arms Of his big
chair and the UPS Of his fingers pressed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
Execution Sale.
SALE POSTPONED UNTIL JULY %
STATE OF WISCONSIN, 1 CO
COUNTY OF GRANT. %

In Circuit Court.
E. Williams, Plaintiff, VS. John J. Looney,
Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
execution issued out of the Circuit court for
Grant county, Wisconsin. upon a judgment
rendered in said court on the Bird day of
April A. D., 1902 and doCketed in the office
of the clerk of said Circuit court on said 3rd
day of April A, D !, 1902, in favor of the
above named plaintiff and against the above
named defendant to me directed and dellv-
cred by the plaintiffs attorneys. have this
18th day of May, A. D., 1908, levied upon all
had on the Bird day of April A. D., 1902 the
day on which said judgment was rendered
and docketed as aforesaid in the Office of
the clerk of the circuit court for said Grant
County, Wisconsin, or has since acquired in
and to the real estate hereinafter described
and will on the Both day of June, A. D.. 1903
at one o'clock in the afternoon of said day
at the front door of the pOStOffice in the vii
lage of Hazel Green in said county, offer for
sale and sell at public vendue to the highest
and best bidder or bidders for cash or so
much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy
said Judgment and interest and the costs of
sale all of the following described real
estate lying and being in the county of
Grant and state of Wisconsin. to-wit:-LOts
three (3) and four az in block six (6) E
Grant county, according to the recorded
plat thereof
Dated Sheriff's office, Lancaster. WiscOn-
sin, this 18th day of May, A. D.. 1903.
j. w. WATSON,
Sheriff. Grant Co., Wis
SpenSley & McIlhOn. Plaintiffs attorneys
P. 0. addreSS-MineralP Point. Wis. 6w
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
Southern Fruit and
Vegetable Growing.

The fertile lands along the
Louisville &. Nashville r. r. in
Alabama, West Florida and Missis-
slppi are veritable bonanZas for the
fruit grower and truck gardener.
One man sold from one single acre,
100 barrels of radishes for $4,000,
gross; another patch of 4 acres
radishes yielded 81, 463.00, net. In
the spring of 1902, another truck
gardener sold 800 barrels of
potatoes in Pittsburgh from 3 acres
of ground for 81, 548, and after pay
ing all expenses, cleared $4,000,
or S297.22 per acre. Within two
weeks after selling his potatoes,
corn was up and watermelon vines
were running on the same land.
He harvested his corn, sold his
melous, and afterwards cut two
crops of hay off of the same land,
and on January 20, 1908, was plant
ing it again III potatoes. Straw
berries yield from $4,000 to $4,000
per acre; as high as 12,48O quarts
of luscious berries have been grown
on a single acre. Address G. A.
Park. Gen1 Industrial and I'm
migration Agent, Louisville &
Nashville r. r. Co., Louisville, Ky.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

HE REMAINED EOh SOME OECONO0 OOO-
PENDED OVER THE CHAIR.
together. II think so myself. By the
way, they've promised you a stock in
terest, suppose"
Miller flushed, but he answered with
out hesitation that such was the case
Contingent upon my putting up the
money, of course" said Westcott.
do you believe" said Miller ear
nestly, that THAT my fathers SON
would be led by such a consideration or
by any consideration whatever to rec
ommend an investment to you unless it
seemed absolutely sound?"
mo, sir; 1 don't" responded West
colt, bringing his lips together SO firmly
that his cour+ nance was shortened by
at least 40 per cent. eff l had, you
never would have heard about this
thing"
The thing referred to was patented
process for the extraction of alumni
ium from clay. 1t had been brought to
Mr.. Westcott's attention by his cashier,
John Tower whose brother in New
York had secured the control of it. If
the process was worth anything at all
it was worth a good deal of money, and
Mr. Westcott had Immediately begun.
an investigation which was necessarily
hasty because Reginald Tower, the
brother referred to, had only an option
on the patent, which must be made
good by the payment OF the purchase
price In full before certain date
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
~G;s1 Special Reduced
.EIl Excursion Rates

Will be in effect from all points on
the Chicago & North Western Railway
or the occasions named below:
Epworth League, Detroit, Mich,
July 10Th to 10Th.
B. P. O. E., Baltimore, Nd, July 21st
to 23d.
G. A. R. meeting, San Francisco,
August 18th to Odd
For information as to rates, dates of
sale, etc., of these or other occasions.
call upon the ticket agent of the
North Western Line.
A great deal of enthusiasm is being
evidenced in G.. A. r. circles concern
ing the National Encampment at San
Francisco in August, and thousands of
veterans who have never visited the
coast will take advantage of the low
railroad rates to the encampment.
The Pacific coast has always been
noted for it's hospitality and San
Francisco is making preparations for
this occasion on gorgeous scale. The
accommodations for guests will be most
complete and the railroads have an
nounced low excursion rates to all
points in the state to give the veterans
O. CndAOO w NlolG GA6 NdIlOuS pOluUS VI
interest.
The passenger department. of Chic
ago & Northwestern Railway announ-
ces rate of $4,000 for the round trip
from Chicago to San Francisco and
Los Angeles, and CORRESPONDENCE low
rates will be made by all lines from
other points.
The Chicago & Northwestern R'y
announces that much interest is being
evidenced throughout the west in
Chicago's celebration of the Tooth ami
versary of that city's settlement in
1903. The celebration will take place
from September Goth to October 1st,
next, with a program that includes
series of commemorative events that
possess many special features of inter
est. A great naval display will be
part of the program, together with re-
gattas and the spectacular arrival in
canoes, by way of the lake, of 400 In
dams, the descendants of tribes for
merly occupying this site, will estab-
ish village around reproduction of
old Fort Dearborn, on the lake front.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant county court
In probate.
In the matter of the estate of H.
Juliet Griswold. deceased
Letters of administration on the estate of
Fl. Juliet Griswold, deceased, haying been is
sued to Richard Meyer, Jr,,
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors of
said H. Juliet Griswold, deceased, are allowed
and limited by order of this Court until and
including the first Tuesday Of January, 1904,
being the 5th day of said month, to present
their claims and demands against said III i.
Juliet Griswold, decea sed TIL county court
for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given that the
claims and demands so presented will be ex-
amined and adjusted by this court, at the
office of the county judge, at the court house
in the city of Lancaster, in said county, on
the second Tuesday Of January. 1904.
Dated this 23rd day of June, 1903.
By the court,
E. b. GOODSELL, County Judge.
W. J. Brennan. attorney.
First Insertion June 27: last. July 1871
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
WYATT FOR ME.

late in the afternoon and inquired for
Tower the assistant cashier, round
faced, round eyed youth, drew him
into corner.
Towers gone" he whispered.
''There's been an awful row of ONE
kind l don't know what it is"
"All's over" said Miller to himself
81 return to New York beaten man."
He had not the courage to face West
colt then. Instead he went in search
of Stella Wright. He had wild idea
of Offering his hand to her in the midst
of this great wreck of his hopes. If she
should speak one kind word to him,
then he would feel that he could face
the world
He met Stella in the hall of the
boarding house. She had little black
bag in her hand.
'Wait for me-" she said, pointing to
the parlor. "I'll be back in jiffy."
Impulsively he raised her hand to his
lips. Then he went into the parlor and
waited, but Stella's '.jiffy" was long
time The supper bell rang and still
she had not come.
II wonder what has happened to
Mrs. Wright?" he asked of the land
lady, who came sailing through the
parlor in her supper time gown.
Mrs. Wrights gone" said that lady.
Gomez echoed Miller.
'Her trunk was taken this after
noon," was the reply. "She had tele-
gram from the east"
''She has left town? 1t can't be pos
siblev' exclaimed Miller
II guess it is, though said the land
lady as she hustled away toward the
dining room.
"Mr. Westcott wants to see YOU"
said a voice.
Miller turned and saw a boy en-
ployed in the Office of the manufacture
ing company. Dazed, he followed this
boy to Westcott's house.
"Ny young friend said the old gen
tleman, Il owe you a deep debt Of graf
itude"
Il don't understands gasped Miller.
II was going into this thing said
Westcott. I'D made up my mind to it.
Then you came out here, and l said to
myself: If this was good thing would
Frank Miller be in it? Would his ia
theirs son ever strike anything that
had money in it?' And took a new
streak of caution all on your account.
1 communicated with a man in New
York, and today got my answer. The
whole thing is fake. I'd have been
skinned alive; I'd have dropped at least
100000. 1t was a neat game. But /
don't blame you; indeed, 1 praise you.
You were perfectly honest; you merely
laid the facts before me as you under
stood them. So I'm going to reward
you. I'm going to put you in Towers
place.
Tower has gone, then?''
"Goner' echoed Westcott. swell. I
should say he has. He's run away with
that woman, Stella Wright, that he's
been so infatuated with. She's in the
game, too, l guess
''Stella goner' cried Miller. Gone
with himw
Westcott looked at him long and
closely.
your luck amt so bad, after ALL"
he said you want to thank the Lord;
that's what you want to do. This man
Tower has gone and left job that you
can have for life, and I'll pay you well.
He's gone and taken that woman. So
much the better, as I clearly perceive.
If there'd been any way in which he
could ta.ie the job with him and leave
the woman behind you'd have been in
hard luck on both sides. Yes, sir; in
that case you'd have shown touch of
the real old Miller hoodoo. AS it is,
begin to have hopes of you.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

A pair of women's shoes made in
Lynn, Mass, to establish a record for
rapid shoe-making required fifty-seven
operations and the use of forty-two
machines and 100 pieces. All these
parts were assembled and made into
wear in thirteen minutes thus break
ing tine record for shoe-making.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
No alse Claims.

The proprietors of Foley's Honey and Tar
do not advertise this medicine as ''sure
cure for consumption They do not claim
it will cure this dread disease in advanced
cases but do positively assert that it will
cure in the earlier stages and never fails to
give comfort and relief in the worst cases
Fo1eys Honey and Tar is without doubt
the greatest throat and lung remedy. Re-
fuse substitutes. Jos. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

Liceing at Matamoras, Pa, are two
daughters of member of Washing
tons army who participated in the
battle Of Monmouth. These women
who are among the very few original
Daughters of the Revolution, are
Mrs Phoebe Gainford, age 90 years,
and Mrs. Lucinda ]. Valentine, 81.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25
Plumbers and Doctors Agree to This.

TIE bowels are the great sewer of the
body; stop the drainage. and the house is
full of deadly sewer gas. Allow the bowels
to become cOuStipated and every portion of
the body becomes corrupted Your doctor
will tell you that nine-tenths of the dis
eases that aff1ict humanity are caused by
the bowels becoming constipated. There is
only one absolutely sure cure for constipa-
ton. It is Re-Go. Tonic laxative Syrup
and it costs only 25cts to prove this state
ment. Sold at Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

During the winter of 1901, R. O. Bell Pom
tiac. ILL.,, contracted a severe cold. In
speaking OF how he cured it he says, Il had
been suffering from the effects of lagrippe,
followed by a severe cough for several
weeks last winter, and had tried nearly
every remedy known to myself and friends,
but found no relief up to the time 1 began
using Harris Honey and Horehound. / re-
ceived benefit even from the first bottle of
this medicine and three Csc bottles effectu-
ally cured me. Sold by JOS. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

Ex-Gov. J. Proctor Knott, at the age
of IS has settled down for the re-
mainder of his life, as he hopes. in
new house built by him in Market
street, Lebanon, Ky, his native town.
A fine country home which he had just
beyond the city limits was burned a
little while ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

Mrs. George r. Smith, of Lanca-
shire, recently wrote to the Kansas
City chief of police asking for informa-
ton about her husband, whom she had
not seen for thirty years. She thought
that he was hunting buffaloes in Kan
sas City and wanted him locked up
and sent home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

The famous bell at the cathedral of
Rouen, France, known as the "Rou-
vell,' has become cracked. The bell
has rung the curfew for a period of
six hundred years without Interrupt
ton. 1t is impossible to repair it and
the townspeople are much distressed
at their loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

Indigestion arises from a weakened con-
dition of the stomach caused by over-eating
or eating indigestible or improperly cooked
food alcoholic drinks. ETC.. thus exhauSting
nerve force and the stomach resulting in
indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness and con-
stipation. A cure of those complaints can
be affected in a short time by the regular
use of Re Co. the famous tonic laxative syr-
up. The expense is only 25 or scots and is
certainly a modest doctor bill. Re-Go is
sold nv BENNETT