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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11
GOOD ROADS,.
Farmer Writes Interestingly and
Forcefully, of our County
Roads.
CONTINUED from last week. I

There was a place in one of the
public roads in this county last Win
ter, about 6 miles from Goldsboro,
which came under this writer's OBJ
servation, which was a strong proof
on the necessity Of keeping the roads
carefully looked after and small de-
fects remedied before they get to be
large ones.
The place in question was where
the water succeeded in crossing the
water break at the top of the hill
and took the rut instead ofthe Water
furrow. When I first observed it I
could have remedied the trouble in
half an hour with a shovel, but the
much needed half-hour's work was
not done, and the water continued
it's way down the hill until finally
the road became almost impossible
and at quite a cost to the county, the
~convicts had to be sent there to make
the much needed repairs. This is
only an instance of hundreds of sim
liar ones that occur in our public
roads every year.
The old adage that Gan ounce of
preventive is worth a pound of
cure" is very appropriate in keeping
good roads economically. Had this
road been properly drained this I'M
necessary cost could have been
avoided and the road bed kept in bet
ter condition.
With good drainage established,
and frequent inspection to keep the
| drainage efficient and to mend
promptly small injuries to the sur
face, the earth roads of this county
could be maintained in a much
higher state of usefulness than at
present.
A FARMER.
| ITO be continued next week.
{ Look out for Hatch Brothers big
one dollar excursion from Goldsboro
to Wilmington, June 18th. The
fare fromG oldsboro and all points up
to and including Rose Hill, to viii
mington and return, only ST.. The
round trip to Ocean View Beach
will be made by the Electric cars.
The round trip will cost you but %
cents. The ride through the beauti-
full scenery from Wilmington to
Ocean View Beach on the electric
cars is alone worth the trip to VIII
mington, besides the pleasure of a
dip in 'sold ocean, Everybody
!. waits for the Hatch Brothers big an.
fnual excursion for white people only.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11
ONLY TWO GIVE BOND.

The six prisoners indicted for the
murder of Percy Jones, at Wilson,
have been admitted to bail by Judge
Brown in the sum of $1,000 each.
Only two, Piver and Barnes, have
given bond.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11

Wilmington, June 1O.-While a
dozen Or more travelling men were
moving about in The Orion lobby at
1926 yesterday morning, a pistol shot
rang out and everybody in that part
of the building turned to see blood
gushing from the temple of Mr.. w.
III. Bobbitt, of Marion, N. c., a
guest at the hotel. He had taken
his own life and death was instan-
taneous. He was sitting on the end
of a settee next to the front door
when he fired the shot that sent his
soul into eternity.
Just a few minutes before he shot
himself he went up to the desk and
spoke to Mr.. Chas. T. Bennett, the
clerk on duty, saying "Good morn
ing" Mr.. Bennett replied, and no
other word was spoken between
them. He reached over and tore an
excursion dodger from a nail and
wrote a short note on the back of it
and left it at the Office. The note
read:
cdr. Burbank: Please come to
The Orion, bring brother with you.
Tell him to look in my pockets. He
will find everything all o. K.
"W. H. BOBBITT.
"June 9, 1903"
His brother Mr.. Jos. Bobbitt, who
came here with him last week, was
sick IN the hospital when he heard
Of his brothers death, and can assign
no cause for his brothers rash act.
He was 81 years of age and leaves
a wife and one son.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11

Pittsburg, Pa, June 9.-Four per-
sons were drowned in the Allegheny
River a short distance below New
Kensington this evening. The dead
are Albert Lusk, Augustus Frank,
Joseph Frank, George Evans.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11
Buck Swamp, June 9.

The next time you patronize a
soda fountain try Pepi-Cola, and
our word for it-you will be de-
lighted with its flavor and happy
with the good feeling it produces. It
is fine! Not injurious either.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11
4. & N. C. r. r.
TIME B NO. %.

To Take Effect November 9th, 1902.
ARRIVE G~OLDSBORO.
:N5 g. m-Passenger daily, Leaves Morehead
City Z :05 a m, Newbern 9 a NJ, Kins.
ton 10:12 a m, LAGRANGE 10:32. arrive
GoldsbOro IL :05.
8 80 o m-Passenger Train Daily No 6, Leave
Newbern 6 80, Kinston :37. La
Grange 7:57. arrive Goldsboro s 80.
LEAVE GOLDSBORO.
8 80 % m-Passenger Daily Leave LAGRANGE
1853. Kinston 4-22. Newbern 5 30, ar
rive Marehead City 7:15.
s 100 a m-Passenger No 5 daily, Leave La
Grange S:3I, Ktnston 6:48, arrive
Newbern 0:19.
JAS.sA. BRYAN. President.
L. DILL. Superintendent,
B. A.
Master of Transportation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
SUICIDE AT FENNIMORE.
Chas. r. Sandelback Tires of Life and
Hangs Himself.

In a fit of dependency Veteran
Chas. r Sandelback committed
suicide in a barn in village of Fen
nimore Tuesday by hanging him
self to a rafter by halter strap.
He was not discovered until some
hours afterward when a searching
party found his lifeless body sus-
pended in midair De,th resulted
from strangulation as the meek
was not broken.
Deceased was q native of Ger
many and at time of his death was
seventy five years of age. He was
a veteran of the Civil war serving
in CO. I, goth Wis. Until few
years ago he was engaged in farm
ing in Mt. Ida, but age and general
debility compelled him to retire
from active duty, and he removed
to Fennimore to reside
He is survived by two sons,
John of Lancaster and Charles of
Mt. Ida township.
Rev. D. Spague will oficiate at
the funeral services to be held at
the Baptist church in Mt. Ida today
at Q p. M, and the obsequies will
be In charge Of Sam Montieth
post of Fennimore of which de-
ceased was a member.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

church invited two Of his friends TO
come home with and drove on home.
When he got out to open a gate what
vas his surprise to see eight loads OF
young people behind him. They all
followed him home and his surprise
was completed when he found that his
mother, Mrs. ]. G. Welsh. assisted by
his cousin, Edna Garthwalte, had pre-
pared for him most delightful din
ner. The young people spent most
pleasant afternoon and drove to church
in the evening, hoping that Mrs. Welsh
would surprise her son soon again.
PATCH GROVE.
Died, in Fayette, Ia. at the home OF
her youngest daughter Mrs. Adam
Shaffer, Mrs. Jane Liscomb, aged rs
years. Deceased was born in ST. An
still, Cornwall, England, Aug. y, 1926,
and was married in 1849 at the Wes-
leyan chapel in Liskard, to Andrew
Eddy, an active worker in the London
Sunday school of the Methodist
church. A few days after their mar
rage they started for America. They
lived two years in New Jersey and then
came to Lancaster, Wis, where Mr..
Eddy died in 1866, leaving her with the
care of two children. In 1858 she
united with the Methodist church and
in 1860 was married to Horace Lis
comb, who died in a few years; two
children were the offspring of this
marriage. For few years her home
was in the vicinity of Bloomington. In
1876 she moved to Fayette, Ia, and as
the infirmities of age rendered her un-
able to care for herself and home, she
took up her abode with her youngest
daughter, Mrs. Shaffer, where she was
cared for with the tenderest solicltude
and kindness till death claimed her.
Her death occurred after short illness
of pneumonia on the night of Aug. II.
Three children survive Mrs. Mary
Munson, Patch Grove; Mrs. Emma
Shaffer, Fayette, Ia; and Hold Lis
comb, Fredericksburg, Ia. Mrs. Lis
como has one brother living in Lon
don, Eng, and sister in Cornwall.
The wife of VIM. Mooney died Tues
day morning. Mrs. Mooney has not
been in this place long and was compar-
atively stranger.
John Collier, formerly resident of
Bloomington, but now of Minneapolis,
brother of r. Collier of Patch Grove,
is lying very low and his death is ex-
pected at any hour.
Mrs. Jane Henderson, who has been
visiting with VIM. White and the Maggie
families. has returned to her home in
Topeka, Kansas. Lee Nagle went with
her intending to complete bis educa-
ton there.
The Rev. Custer will attend confer
ence this week. He does not expect to
| be returned to this circuit again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
CONFERENCE is ON.
Methodist Episcopal Pastors Being
Assigned Fields for Year.

The forty-ninth annual confer
ence of the Western Wisconsin
district is in session at Chippewa
falls. The meetings opened Thurs
day and an adjournment will be
taken Monday when it is expected
all brethren desiring to spread the
gospel for year hence will have
beenassigned a field of labor. Bishop
Foss is presiding and the program
is one of interest.
The sessions are enlivened by
music furnished by a quartette OF
pastors well known in Grant coun-
ty. It is composed of Rev. w. w.
Hurd, Dodgeville, first tenor; Rev.
Frank Bell, Chippewa Falls, second
tenor; Rev. G.. A. Bird, Fennimore,
baritone; Rev. A. Chalfant, Mt.
Hope, bass.
Rev. J. T. Morgans is in at
tendance and his pulpit will be un-
occupied tomorrow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
BETHESDA RIDGE.

Too much rain is the cry now.
Bethesda church was we'll attended
Sunday although the morning was a
cloudy one. It was the last Sunday
before conference. Rev. III. J. Weather
bee gave us an excellent sermon.
Thornton Oates and Chas. Hale with
their wives Sundayed at the home of
Lewis Cooley.
Willie Morrow visited at home Sun
day.
Mrs. Frank Newman of Bloomington
and daughter, Mrs. E. X. Goodrich of
Brownsville, Texas, visited Little Grant
relatives this week.
Sylvia Garthwaite is spending her
vacation at home.
Emma Gates, Lottie Clegg and Emily
Hale of Blakes Prairie visited at Philip
Garthwaite's Wednesday.
Lyman Sawyer and wife passed
through Little Grant enroute to the
Platteville fair Tuesday.
j. c. Welsh was perhaps one of the
most surprised persons in Little Grant
Sunday. He attended church in the
morning and on his coming out of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Meeting Held Tuesday
Evening.

The regular meeting of the city
council was held at the City hall
Tuesday evening.
Mayor Hassell and Aldermen
BROKER, Muesse, Henkel, Knapp
and Place answered to roll call.
City Atty. Bushnell's written ex-
PLANTATION concerning the petition
that extension of the electric light
franchise be submitted to vote of
the people was read by City Clerk
Michaelis and it decided against the
suficiency Of the petition to demand
the submission to a vote. By it's
wording it did not apply to any or
dinance for extension that had been
acted upon by the councils
The petition was circulated by
Anton Schmitt who said that every
signer was legal voter Of the city.
No further action was taken upon
the petition at this time.
Marshal Budworth presented his
monthly report. He also made COM
plant that people were in the habit
of dumping ashes and rubbish in the
cutters which prevented free dam
age and injured the streets. There
is an ordinance prohibiting the
dumping Of anything in the cutters,
but he thought the ordinance should
authorize assessments against such
ofenses. II
Upon motion of Alderman Place
it was voted to reshingle the City
hall at cost estimated about $130.
A hand coal cart was voted to be
purchased for use at the water works
station
Bill Of Harshberger's electric light
plant was read. The clerk was in
structed to ascertain the number of
arc lights that were found to be out
by the night Waterman and deduct
same at the rate of so cents per
light.
The mayor appointed and the
council confirmed the following in
spectors and clerks to serve at cleo
tons in the several wards:
First Ward-Inspectors, j. G.
Churchill, Delos Abrams, Peter
Henkel; clerks, JAS McBrien, An
drew Lewis; ballot clerks, Geo.
Behnke, Thos. Peacock.
Second Ward-Inspectors, John
g. Clark, Aug. Michaelis, Geo..
Muesse; clerks, Geo. A. Moore, e.
H. Basford; ballot clerks, Jas. Nc
Cormick, Harry Brookor.
Third Ward -Inspectors, r. B.
Showalter, Will Ziegler, Henry Pink;
clerks, F. w. Strong, John Stone;
ballot clerks, F. Vandewall, ST.,
Jerry Garner.
Fourth Ward-Inspectors, VIM.
F. Orion, John Oswald, Jacob
Baumgartner; clerks, Harry Barnett,
w. E. Shimmin; ballot clerks, Abel
Roberts, John Henkel.
No further business council adj
journed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
Obituary Weekend.

Joseph Wetekind was born in
Helmsdorf Kries, Muelhausen, Prus-
STA, Aug. 4, 1864, and came to this
country in 1868 with his mother and
sister, locating in the township of
Liberty, where he resided until his
death, Monday, Aug. 81.
He leaves a wife and seven child
rem to mourn his loss; also three sis
tiers. a mother and foster brother,
Mrs. Pauline Belken, Mrs. Genevive
Funk of Lancaster, Mrs. John HUM
stocb of Germany and H. S. Ger
ZACH of Lancaster.
Mr.. Wetekind was man OF good
habits and was well liked by his
.neighbors and people Of this locality.
He was devout Catholic.
Funeral services took place
Wednesday at 10 a. m. at st,
Clements church.
The bereaved family wish to ex-
tend their thanks to the many
friends and neighbors who assisted
and sympathized with them during
his illness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
PASSING OF THE SLATE.
Former Valuable School Room Ad-
iunct Becoming OId-FashiOned.,

The school days are rapidly ap-
preaching and the children soon,
with school books under their
arms, will be trudging back
to their lessons, with happy hearts
after the season of recreation
which has been theirs.
A dealer il supplies, while set
ting forth his books on exhibit and
brushing the dust from the shelves
that have known the service OF
many years said yesterday in an
swer to an INJURY: Eyes, the day
of the slate has about gone by.
There is little demand for it any
longer, and there will never be
again, it is probable, the new use
of the pencil and paper having
taken the place of the old fashioned
article Why, I remember here a
few years ago, at least it seems a
few years ago, that the slate was
the most demanded article in use
in the schools and every year the
little ones would come in here by
the droves to buy slate; in the
primary grades the little single
slate, in the higher grades double
affair, which was the signal of a
child's advance in the school work
and gave the promise of the school
work nearing its completion.
Nov the youngster scome in and
buy their school supplies, and it is
seldom if ever one hears demand
for the slate Once in q long time
the article is demanded, perhaps
for the children who are learning
their letters at home, but as far as
regular use in the school, it is never
asked for, and the children with
one accord demand the paper and
pencil tablet. u
$50 you see I seldom if ever have
call for the slate" he added, as
he climbed on ladder and slowed
away few remaining states which
had gathered. the dust of years.
| ''It is my belief" he added, that
the old fashioned child is passing
with the passing of the old fash
toned slate"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

Mrs. Martin Oswald and Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Damn attended the
funeral of Mrs. Gustave Guentzel at
Boscobel yesterday.
AT the Congregational church
Sunday morning the pastor will
preach on ''Introspection" and ad-
minister the sacrament. Solos will
be rendered by Miss McCawley and
John G. Watson. The evening SER
vice will be a worship in song, con-
sisting of hymns by the congrega-
ton, an anthem by the choir, duet
by Misses McCawley and Schmitt,
solos by Mrs. Goodsell, Miss Nc
Cawley and John G. Watson. The
pastor will give brief talk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

Miss Bertha Suess of Denver is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Nathan.
"A number of Shullsburg ladies
were victimized last week by a
couple of picture sharpers who
called at many homes and offered
to enlarge photographs and frame
them for ninty- eight cents. They
secured quite a number of highly
priced pictures to be\ enlarged and
when the job was done it turned
out to be only the original picture
pasted onto a pane of poor glass
with cheap ornaments upon the
corners and black smoked back
ground. In many cases the pictures
were ruined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
A BIG SUCCESS.
Badger Fair at Platteville a Record
Breaker.

Grant county,s metropolis was
favored with four beautiful days
this week for it's Badger fair and
as result entertained the largest
crowd of people ever in Platteville.
Entries in all departments were
above the average, the merchants
of the city vieing with each other
in displays at the art hall.
Wednesdays attendance was
placed at 5000; Thursdays at
$4,000; Fridays at 5000.
Port Jarvis won the $500 derby
without any trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Young are
visiting in Burlington.
Young peoples services at the
Baptist church next Sunday even
ing.
The Baptist ladies will serve
dinner on the fair grounds next
week to which all are invited.
A fine list of entries for races
at the county fair next week is in
hands of Secy. Budd, and some
close contests are assured.
John Mahan is serving a 20
days sentence in county Jail in
default of fine made against him
for being drunk and disorderly.
Some beautiful display windows
have already been unveiled for
fair week. Joeckel Bros is one
of thsSprettiest ever seen in the
city.
A score Of merry young people
surprised Will Garthwaite at the
home of Cutler Borah Friday even
ing, the occasion being his goth
birthday.
Mrs. Gustav Guentzel died
at her home in Boscobel Wednes-
day morning after an illness of
thirteen months. Funeral was
held yesterday at the Lutheran
church, Rev. Mutschmann oficiat-
ing.
Yesterday was the last day of
grace for VIM. jackson and his
delinquent poll tax and Judgment
was rendered against Contractor
Robt. BROKER of the new court
house under whom Jackson is en-
ployed to amount of $11.50. This
will be taken from defendants
wages. Pretty dear poll tax.
1.-THE Mississippi is for the first
time in some years, at this season,
still open to tarfiic," says the Prairie
du Chen Union. 'Last year it was
freely predicted that the great
waterway as a means of communities
ton and of freight and passenger
transportation would soon be a
thing of the past. In 1902 the
river had fallen so low that in a
number of places in this vicinity
cattle would wade across the chan
mel and only steamboats, with the
very lightest draught could remain
in service and the day of rafter
seemed to have been an end. The
heavy rains of this year, however,
have kept the stream considerably
above the low water mark. If the
river continues for a few seasons
to remain navigable this late in the
summer for boats of deep draught
return of the great packet lines
of the old days on the Mississippi
may be looked for. AS a regulator
of freight rates the value of a
waterway in competition with rail
roads is univ ersally recognized"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Cupid's Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Griffis.

H. A. Morrow and Alta Bloyer,
both of Watterstown.
Newell A. Garner and Leta Kin
ney, both of Lancaster.
Paul G.. Kieslich, Alexander, Ia,
Geneva Harvey, of Hazel Green.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
no salary for their services rendered
to the Exposition.

Gov. Francis seeing the OPP
portunity to secure assistance with
his boom, secured the position for
Williams on the latter's promise
of support. Thus we have the
novel and interesting spectacle Of
presidential aspirant of one party
securing patronage under the guise
of the best man for the place."
from an administration put in
power by another party, for the
purpose of initiating the boomlet
on the aforesaid aspirant.
However Senator Carter has
learned of the program and Gov.
Francis will have to look further
for props for his ambition.
One of the busiest men in Wash
ington these days is Mr.. E. G.
Jimmie, a former state senator and
secretary of state for Wisconsin.
Mr. Jimmie is auditor for the state
and other departments and the
work of his office has increased so
enormously of late that it is alto
gether probable that congress will
largely augment his clerical force
or provide for another auditor to
take charge of part of the work.
Besides the accounts Of the state
department, of congress and OF the
courts Mr.. Jimmie looks after this
branch OF the governmental bust
ness for the new department of com
merce and labor.
The curators of the national
museum have made arrangements
with HI. j. Brand, the San Francis
co sculptor, for copy of his bust
of President Mckinley. When
finished it will be placed on ex-
hibition in the main hallway of
the museum.
The criticism which was pro
voked by the promotion of Brig.
Gen. Leonard Wood to the grade
of major general has subsidized.
Nothing more is heard of the mat
ter besides an occasional threat
that there will be trouble when the
senate is called upon to confirm
the appointment.
Gen. Wood, it is to be presumed,
is not greatly worried over the
affair. His has the consciousness of
duty well done and reward fair
ly earned. 1t is well to note, too,
in passing, that these people who
have lifted up their voices~to decry
the rapid advancement of the former
commander of the Rough Riders
as an outrage upon officers of much
longer service, are the very persons
who have been most insistent in
their advocacy of system of pro-
motion based upon merit rather
than upon seniority.
Political capital is like the tabled
clearinghouse hash almost any
thing can be used as material but
the result is not always palatable.
If merit consists in performing
with marked success any and every
task that may fall to one in the line
of duty, then General Woods ap-
pointment should be a praiseworthy
one from the point of view of those
really friendly to the merit system.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

The curators of the national
museum have made arrangements
with HI. j. Brand, the San Francis
co sculptor, for a copy of his bust
of President Mckinley. When
finished it will be placed on ex-
hibition in the main hallway of
the museum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05

The council has turned the bus
license privilege for fair week over
to the association to attend to.