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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08
BECKLEMEYER CAUGHT,
Deputy Sheriff Dyer Runs Down As
sailant of Reed Patch in Iowa.

The plans laid by Sheriff Watson
and Deputy Sheriff Dyer for the
capture Of August Becklemeyer,
who cruelty assaulted Reed Patch
at Patch Grove last week, were sue
cessful in bringing about his capture
and he is now safely housed behind
the bars of the county Jail.
Becklemeyer has sister living
at Farmersburg, Iowa, and it was
s1rmised by the officers that this
place would be his destination, or
at least that he would stop there
Deputy Sheriff Dyer was at
Farmersburg Wednesday and had
been there but short time when
he ran across his man on the street.
Becklemeyer had no chance to es-
cape and submitted to his arrest
without difficulty.
The officer arrived here with
him Thursday and he will be ar
raigned before Justice Wheeler
Monday. Atty. w. j. Brennan has
been retained as counsel by the
prisoner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
City Fathers Held Regular Monthly
Meeting Tuesday Evening.

A regular meeting of the common
council for city of Lancaster was
held Tuesday evening, Mayor
Hassell presiding.
All aldermen we're present but
Aid. Ray.
Clerk Michaelis read minutes of
previous session which were ap-
proved.
Judge Goodsell pleaded for return
of overpaid taxes to Thos. Scanlan,
an error having been made in his
assessment On motion it was de-
cided to deduct the amount from
his taxes next year.
Petition of j. w. Miles for posi-
ton of weighmaster read and
placed on file for future considera-
ton.
An ordinance regulating poll tax
and facilitating collection of same
was read and adopted. 1t is pub
Iished in full elsewhere in this
paper.
Petition signed by a number OF
citizens requesting that extension
of electric light franchise be sub
mitted to vote of people was pre-
scented. Atty. HI. w. Brown
argued against the petition, claim
ing that a majority Of the sig
natures were illegally registered.
A sufficient number Of signers to
force the question to be submitted
to the people had been secured,
but no action was taken upon it
and it was referred to the city at
torney.
Marshal Budworth submitted a
report of street work during month
of July which was accepted as
read. Amount $244. OF.
Aid. Henkel presented compari-
son of last years assessment with
that of this year, and from the
figures it was announced that tax
rate this year will be about ST.. 30.
Last year it was $.94.
F. G. Burr was granted billiard
license for ensuing month.
A number of bills were read and
allowed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08

thrown her over into the next
county. I have since thought that
the young lady perhaps didn't
notice that I was reading. Nova
days when I want to entertain my
lady friends at a picnic I invite
them to climb tree and slide
down with shrieks of rapture or
come down to the brooklet and dig
their pretty pink toes in the mud
and listen to the placid waters
ripple rip or two.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08
BADGER CLUB WINS.
Country Club is WOrsted in Game
of Baseball Wednesday.

Picked teams from the Badger
and Country clubs contested for
gate receipts at the fair grounds
diamond Wednesday afternoon and
displayed their knowledge as well
as ignorance of the national game
in a comedy of errors.
The Badger club aggregation
played all around their adversaries
and the score was 80 to in their
favor
The game was witnessed by
large crowd Of interested spectators.
The story in detail is told by the
following score:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08

There has been change in the
law regarding the registering of
births in towns and villages. Here
after the report will have to be
made to the clerk instead of the
health officer, and for each report
made the person making it is en-
titled to fee of fifty cents for COM
plying with the law and twenty
five cents for the report, making a
total of seventy-fve cents for each
birth reported. When there is no
doctor in attendance the house
holder or parents can make the re-
port.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08
Potosi Pick-Ups.

The Webster rog Mining Co. are
making extensive improvements at
their mine on the thinner Ian dis i'm
the way of new machinery and
buildings.
The family of H. G. Orrick of the
firm of Thomas & Orrick have re-
moved to Dubuque where they VIII
make their future home.
Potosi is a prohibition town ON
Sundays now, but not through the
efficacy of Dist. Atty. Brown. 1t is
a case of self-defense from the
,toughs of other localities.
Miss Fannie Kaltenbach, a former
Potosi girl but for some years past
engaged as teacher in the Kenosha
schools Of the state, is spending hen
vacation with her brother, Postmas-
ter Kaltenbach.
S. A. Thomas is filling a clerical
position with the firm of Thomas, &,
Orrick
Ex-Sheriff Dickinson has moved
his family to Potosi and occupies
the place known as the Voolfolk
house recently vacated by TT. E.
Coons.
Mrs. Minnie Brownlee, nee Cster2
meir, of Stockholm, Wis, arrived
Wednesday afternoon for an extend
ed visit with relatives.
Miss Carrie Medley of Platteville,
is guest of Jennie Fure.
Hal Foster of Beloit arr ived
Wednesday evening to spend short,
vacation with his grandmother, Mrs.
Fannie Massey. Harold was this
year graduated from the Philosoph
ical or Modern Classical course at
Beloit college with many honors for
one so young in years, and has al
ready accepted position in the
Cherokee, Ia, schools as professor
either of mathematics or English.
Cement walks is Potosi's fashion
just now. Have you them? If not
why not?
T. Ell. Runkel returned Tuesday
from two weeks trip to various
points of interest at the head Of the
lakes.
Mrs. E. A. Berge departed last
week for New Richmond, where she
will spend some time visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. r. H. Runkel with her son
Percy and little Clara have gone to
Livingston to make brief visit with
friends.
r. B. Showalter of Lancaster
while on his way home from Du-
buque last Monday stopped a few
hours in our village, finding a few
of the old county supervisors. 1t is
said that they were not long In
forming a Mutual Admiration So
ciety, and of course drew compar
sons Of the past and present and in
every instance favorable to the past.
Miss Jeanette Cenfeld, former
teacher in our high school, has ac-
copied position in the Viroqua
high school. While she will be
missed in our school we feel that
her place will be ably filled by Miss
Mary Edwards. A fair trade.
Miss Cora Ostermeir is at home
after an absence of several weeks at
Stockholm, Wis.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Cupid's Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Griffis.

Reeves Ryan, North Andover, and
Eliza Peacock, Lancaster.
Bert Bobo and Helen NJ Geherke,
both of Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08

2 base hits-McBrien, Behncke, Reed, Stoll
30 hit-Pendleton. Struck out by Reed 49,
by Ivey ~ Left on bases-Badger z; Coun-
try9. Base on balls off Reed 5; Ivey IL. Hit
by pitched ball-Reed 4; Ivey 2. Fine 2:20.
Umpires-Rhodes and Fawcett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08

Col. Uden's Big Wild West
show will be one of the numerous
special attractions at the county
fair Sept. Gil.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-08

Continued on page eighth
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
His EXCLAMATION.

81 find you are an attractive fellow.
Dickie, you know" she had Just re-
marked brushing his hair with the
lace of her sunshade, but, really, such
a splendidly built young man ought to
be ashamed to lie abed till all hours
instead of being out taking exercise" "
"Oh, l say" he answered. don't be
hard on a chap. Fact is, it's the gov.
ernor who's responsible for my lazi'
ness"
"How's that?" queried she.
"Why, you see. it's this way. The old
boy got an idea into his noddle some
time ago taat was drinking too much,
and wanted me to swear off. Couldn't
do that, you know, so we compromised
on the basis of my not drinking till
dinner time"
Really, Dickie," she laughed, "I
don't see what that has to do with it."
you dont?" he asked, sitting bolt
upright. 'If man can't drink until
dinner, what's the use of getting up
until dinner time?"
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
UNIVERSITY OF NoTaE DAME,
Notre Dame, Indiana.

We call the attention of our reaarrs 10
the advertisement of Notre Dame GhlVrrs-
ity. one of the great educational lhs,itn-
tions of the West, which appears III hno.n1r i
column of this paper. Those OF our ,e"i
ers who may have occasion 70 iooA u
.ollege for their sons during the coming
year would do well to correspond WIN the
President, who will send them cataloRue
free of charge. as well az all Rer'icn'"rs
regarding TERMS courses OF stuules, etS'
Private rooms are given free 70 stliuthts
of the Sophomore, Junior or senior years
Of any of the Collegiate Courses:
There is thorough preparatory SCHOOL
In connection with the University, IN winch
students of all grades will have every op-
portunity of preparing themselves for
higher studies. The Commerciai Course
Intended for young men preparing Tor
business, may be finished in one or TWO
years according to the ability OF the student,
st. Edwards Hall, for boys under thirteen
Is unique department OF the ihstitution.
The higher courses are thorough IN every
respect, and students will hnd every OPP
portunity of perfecting themselves IN any
line of work they may choose 10 select.
Thoroughness in class-work, exhclhess IN
the care of students, and devotioh 70 tue
best interests Of all, are the distinguishing
characteristics of the University OF Notre
Dame.
Sixty years of active work in the cause
Of education have made this institution
famous all over the country.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
Repartee in Church.

The friendly and familiar atmos-
phere of the average small rural West
ern church some times gives rise to
embarrassments. DR.. David is prom
inent man in a little far Western
church. and he generally takes quiet
little doze during the sermon. Sister
Sarah is an elderly, long-winded wo-
man, who likes to "exhort" after the
preacher has concluded his remarks.
Not long ago, at night service, Sis
ter Sarah arose and discoursed at
great length. The listeners became
visibly restive. DIR. David also arose
and said. bluntly:
Sister Sarah, 1t would be an I'M
position to detain this congregation
any longer"
With flashing eyes Sister Sarah re.
torted:
'''Taint no impersition on you, doc.
tor; you've tuck your nap"
Then the clergyman, with uplifted
hands. said benignly: Let us be dis
missed. d."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
HOW GOLD NUGGETS GROW

case of the animal or vegetable. ex-
isting gold has existed in some other
state before assuming its present
form. Waters which percolate
through the earth's crust are said to
contain substances from which gold
is formed Thus gold, like the animal
and vegetable, must have water in
order to thrive. The gold in the wa
ter is deposited when it meets the
proper precipitant. The precipitant
may be an earth current of electricity
in the rocks.
II has Deen claimed that the mug
gets found in placers are the forma-
tions from the waters that percolate
through the gravels and are not from
decomposed quartz, as generally sup
posed Those who so contend cite
the fact that in the center of nuggets
can often be found small grain OF
iron sand. This was the nucleus
around which the earth current of
electricity created or deposited in
electroplating. During long ages this
influence was at work causing the
gold to form around the little grain
of iron ore and then grow to become
a bright, shining nugget of gold much
larger and purer than any ever found
in the veins of ore.-Chicago Chron.
icle.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
SHARK MADE QUICK TRIP

A careful examination showed that
the backbones were larger than the
backbones of the captured shark. A
number of scars on his body showed
that he had been in conflict with an
other shark and the finding of a piece
OF the adversary showed that the
conflict had ended in the death of the
opponent; that the victor had then
swallowed juicy portion of his ad-
versary. The presence of the ostrich
head in the stomach of the man-eater
was regarded as undoubted proof that
the shark had probably just arrived
in Florida waters from Africa, and
that he had made the trip in two or
three days. The head was not digest
ed and the process OF digestion hal
only Just begun. There is only one
ostrich farm in Florida and when that
Institution was communicated with
the owners said that they had not lost
an ostrich in a year. The ability of a
shark to pass fast steamer in one
minutes time is well known to trav-
elers. and there is no doubt that the
shark had been in African waters and
had captured stray ostrich or the
head of one that had been killed and
then started across the Atlantic,
reaching the Florida waters before
the ostrich head had begun to digest.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
MEN IN AN EMERGENCY

Four of the men called her little
woman" and entreated her to be calm
Two said, There, there" and
looked at each other and asked hag
gardly. II she was quite dead.
One put his arm around her tenta
lively, not sure that the corpse
wouldn't sit up suddenly and smite
him for his temerity..
Another called the servant man wig
had appeared in answer to his urgent
calls a "blundering idiot" because he
didn't understand what was wanted
when he was told to Run for the
nearest nat without any doctor"
This sounds quite like an army oi
men, but in reality it was only sin
active ones who did all these things
And Just as they were in despair 9
woman came into the room. She took
in the situation at glance. and gavf
her orders coolly. Let her lie down,
said she. "and stand from around her
SO that she may get some air. Shell
be all right in a minute. Take awa5
that whisky and let me have the wa
ter There you are"
And there she was, sitting up and
blinking.
Yes, it's just as DIR. What's-Her
Name says. men are more emotional
than women.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
HUNTER IN DEADLY PERIL

peared additionally intense from the
body of smoke that Immediately after
surrounded me. AS proof that the
bullet had done its work, | had not
been attacked. Still. from the strug-
Cling that took place in front of me,
it was clearly evident that it had not
deprived my foe of life. and a wound
ed leopard is without question the
most dangerous of wild beasts to en-
counter.
The first duty of a hunter after he
has fired is to reload his gun. | en-
deavored to do SO, but from my con.
strained position the process was
slow However, at length | succeed
ed, no easy task in the darkness, with
the wounded beast struggling toward
me. / showed my musket forward to
fire. With its muzzle | touched the
object of my aim. pressed the trig
ger, and in moment after all was
still. l drew a deep breath of thank
fulness, and no wonder.
So close was my trophy wedged in
the passage in front of me that it was
not without great labor l passed over
it and gained the outlet; but even
here my task was not ended, for II.
took me an hour or more before /
could draw out the carcass.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

A prominent government Official
who has returned from visit to
Palm Beach, Fla, tells about seeing
a huge maR-eating shark that was
captured at that place, says the New
York Tribune. 1t was one of the big
gest sharks ever caught In Florida
waters and was evidently sailor OF
many years. The animal measured
over eighteen feet in length, had
sword attachment that was as long
as an arm and was of the leopard
variety. stamping it as one OF the
man-eating variety dangerous beast.
The shark was caught by shark
fisherman He used a large rope for
line and had a windlass as a reel. AT
the end of the line was huge steel
hook and this was baited with a large
bright tin can. The shark bit at the
bait and was entrapped. He was
landed after the toughest time the
fisherman ever experienced. 1t was
the interior of the fish. however. that
excited the greatest interest. When
he was cut open a whole porpoise was
found in the stomach. There was also
n large piece OF partly digested shark
and the head OF an ostrich. The
piece of shark inside the monster was
At of the back and contained the
S2ckbone of the dead animal.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
VALUE OF NEW YORK REALTY.
Immense Sums Paid for Tracts In De-
sirable Localities.

Immense Sums Paid for Tracts In De-
sirable Localities.
Leaving aside the vast valuations
added to it by consolidation. the accu.
mutations of property on Manhattan
Island alone have been astounding.
Once sold in bulk for $24, the island
now has a tax valuation, real and per-
sonal, of $2,90S,7 JAG. Its real estate
values have risen prodigiously from
the initial market quotation. I'm
'mense sums have now to be paid for
tracts in desirable localities. as high
as $400 per square foot having been
asked for sites in business sections,
making a price of $1,00OO00 for a lot
.25 by 100. Enormous fortunes have
been built up by the increment of real
estate values. the most striking ex-
ample of theL. being the Astor es-
tate founded cn extensive purchases
of land when the latter could be had
for trifing sums. Like attracts like.
and SO Manhattan is attracting to it
makers of fortunes from all parts Of
the country. No other city possesses
so many millionaires as does New
York. and their presence here is no
slight factor IN the running up Of
property rights.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
HAD NO THOUGHT OF SUICIDE.
Clerk at Gun Counter Had Sized His
Customer UP.

Clerk at Gun Counter Had Sized His
Customer UP.
seedy looking customer, with an
Arkansas mustache, a Wild West
beard of three days growth and an
Indian Territory look in his eye was
buying a six-shooter, in an uptown
firearm store, says the New York
Press.
This one is SAFE. said the clerk.
land it's good gun for the money"
Cant you come down little on
that?" queried the buyer. looking up
under his shaggy eyebrows and rusty
sombrero. Being answered in the neg
ative. he paid the price, thrust the
gun loosely into trousers pocket, got
a supply of cartridges and went out.
81 don't care what he does with that
gun" carelessly remarked the clerk,
but I know very well he has no In
tention of suicide. He wouldn't have
cared anything about the price. If he
had. He says he boards on the Bow
cry; place is tough looking, but the
best he can afford, and he wants the
gun to protect himself. I'm quite sure
anyway, there's no idea of suicide run
ming through his head. Folk of that
sort are easy to pick out. They have
an eager, excited manner that gives
them away. and they are mostly wo
men, too. l refused to sell a gun tc
one only the other day. Oh, there's
not SO very many of them. but it's
dead easy to know them when one
has little experience"
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

Gold, in its natural state. like many
other products of the earth, is an ar
ticle of development. What its orig
inal elements are is still matter OF
some speculation, but the fact has
been demonstrated that a nugget OF
the precious metal left in its original
environments will gradually, though
slowly, attract to itself particles of
gold dust, and after the lapse of years
possess an added value. Gold is
known to have grown on mine tim
bers which have long been immersed
in mine water. In the California
state mining bureau museums there
is specimen of a piece of jointed
cap and post taken from the Com
stock, where it had been under water
for years, in which gold was formed
in the joints and pores of the wood.
Gold is constantly being formed in
ricks and veins and placers. Just
what it is that the baby gold forma-
ton feeds on to effect its growth is
not known; II it were new and won
derfully lucrative industry might be
born and all other kinds of farming
save the growing of gold might tenn
.porarily to be abandoned. The forma-
tiO and growth are due to mechanic
al and chemical action. AS in the
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
The Vatican,


The vatican consists of collection
OF buildings erected at various times
and for a.nerent purposes, the whole
constituting the papal residence. a
library and a museum. The length OF
the palace is 1,151 feet. The breadth
Is 767 feet. 1t has eight granu stair
cases, twenty courts and over 1l,OOO
apartments of different sizes. The
quarters inhabited by the Pope are
never seen except by those admitted
to special audience. The library is
the Oldest and most celebrated in
Europe, containing 10000 books and
25, 200 manuscripts. Neither books
nor manuscripts are to be seen: they
are inclosed in sealed cabinets. The
museum contains 10000 pieces of stat
uary, yet so ample are its proportions
that there is no crowding. Here are
several of the noblest paintings OF the
old masters, among them THE Jewel
of the Vatican" the first picture in
the world 1t is "The Transfigura'
tion," by Raphael. Mr.. Morgan would
give $5.000.000 for it.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29
VEGETARIAN COMMUNITY.
One Hundred People Desire to Found
Real Utopia.

About one hundred persons. thirty
of them women. have settled at Asco-
ma. on the Swiss-Italian frontier, In
tending to found community modelled
upon Sir Thomas More's Utopia. The
members are to have individual liberty
of action and of thought. but are
pledged to live in the most frugal way
The colonists are vegt ttarians, their
dress Is to be of the simplest charac
ter. and no hats or caps are to be
worn. All belong to the educated
classes.
The laws. they say. are those OF ma
ture. and they acknowledge no others
Their sole amusement is music. by
preference that of Wagner, whom they
call Natures musician.
The founder of the colony is Bel
gian, but among the members are
Swiss, Italians. French. Germans
Russians and one South American.
A committee Is trying to invent a
language which will be spoken. They
are trying to buy land enough to de
vote themselves to agriculture fol-
their own support. They diner from
the Tolstoists in that their aesire Is
not to help others. but only to live q
quiet. natural" life away from the
world.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

The woman tainted. and these are
some of the things that the half-doZen
men in the room with her did. says
the Baltimore News.
Two of them made a dash for the
dining room to get water, and fell
over each other at the door of that
apartment.
One hastened to a neighboring drug
store for a mixture of vichy and am
monia.
One appeared suddenly with glass
of whisky, obtained no one knows
where.
In endeavoring to raise the gas two
ablebodied and excited masculines put
1t out and left the party in total dark
mess for at least minute, while every
one of them fumbled in his pockets
for a match.
Four men famed the invalid with
music, handkerchiefs, hats or what
ever was to hand.
One held a potpourri jar under her
nose under the mistaken impression
1t would be reviving in its effects,
though 1t wasn't.
Another said, Here, dear" and
tried to wipe her brow with fan he
held, instead of the handkerchief that
As in his other hand.
The Lamar register., 1903-07-29

A hunter in the African desert had
discovered two leopard cubs in cave,
and was anxious to secure them.
When he was about to enter the cave
it suddenly occurred to him that II
the father should return to his family
he. the hunter, would be in rather an
ugly fix. However. he persevered, and
had secured the cubs, when shadow
darkened the mouth of the cave. Mr.
Gilmore continues the story in Days
and Nights by the DESERT"
Serious as my position was, / had
no fear. Although deprived of the
light, knew where my foe was, for
his eyes glowed like balls of fire,
gradually increasing in size and in
tensity as the brute approached me-
One thing was in my favor, so much
so that afterward I thought that to
1t l owed my life-namely, that the
roof was so low that the leopard
could not dash in upon me with
spring, but had to advance slowly, as
his body was of necessity stretched
out to its full length.
1t was truly an anxious moment
while / took aim, for how much de-
pended on my taking correct aim!
The report answered the triggers. and
II Arkness had reigned before, 1t ap-