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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
PROPERTY VALUES IN IOWA
For Tax Assessment Purposes They Show
an Increase All Along the
Line.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 1.-The ex-
ecutive council, after a three weeks
session, has completed it's work as a
state board of review and assessing
board The state levy is fixed at 49,
100000. The railroad appraisement,
taxation value, is increased from $751;
3O7, $50 to $56, 537, 297. While there
has been this large apparent Increase,
the railroads have little more than kept
pace with other property, as the pres
ent appra isement of farm lands alone
is II per cent. greater than it was in
1901, when the general real estate APP
praisement was made: ~szt@~.--
The present appraisement OF railroad
property is 20 per cent. above the APP
praisement of 1901 and a little over 10
per cent. above the appralsement Of
1902. AS an equali.-ing board the coun-
Gil was confronted with wide descrep-
ancies in appraisement Of farm
lands in the different counties. For the
first time on record the council cid
some real eQualizing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
SCORES ON THE DIAMONDS

Chicago, Aug. 4.-FollOwing are the
base ball scores:
League: At st. Louis--Pittsburg g
st. Louis 3; at Philadelphia-BrO
z, Philadelphia 4; at Boston-New
York 4, Boston 1-eleven innings.
American: AT st. Louis-Chicagu
8, st. Louis 5; at Cleveland-Detroit
4, Cleveland s; at Neutrality-suspicious.
ton 2, Washington 5; at New York
Philadelphia 5, New York 2.
Association: AT Indianapolis - st.
Paul 2, Indianapolis 1; at Columbus
Kansas City s. Columbus 6; at
Louisville - Minneapolis 8, Louisville
S-eleven innings, darkness; at Toledo
milwaukee, 2, Toledo Thirteen in
nings.
Western: At Peoria-DeS Moines A,
Peoria 5; at acknowledgements 3,
Milwaukee 2; at st. Joseph-Denver
8, st. Joseph 9-eleven innings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Execution Sale.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, I CO
COUNTY OF GRANT. %

In Circuit Court
VIM. Hambitzer Plaintiff, VS.. Albert
Kowalski and Dora Kowalski Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
execution issued upon a Judgment duly
thereof, in the ONCE of the clerk of the
Circuit court for Grant county, Wisconsin,
on the 9th day of October. A. D., 1902 in tav-
or of the above named plaintiff and against
the above named defendants to me directed
and delivered by the attorneys of the above
named plaintiff, have on this 25th day OF
July, A. D.. 1908, levied upon all of the right,
title and interest which the said defendants,
Albert KowalSki and Dora KowalSki, or
either of them, had on said 9th day of Oc-
tober. A. D., 1902, the day on which said
Judgment was doCketed as aforesaid in the
office of the clerk of said circuit court for
Grant County, Wisconsin, or has since ac-
quired in and to the real estate hereinafter
described, and will on tne 14th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D., 1903, at the hour of one O'Clock
in the afternoon at the front door of the
courthouse in the city of Lancaster, in said
Grant county, offer for sale and sell at pub
lie vendue to the highest and best bidder or
bidders for cash the following described
tracts or parcels of land or SO much there
of as shall be SUFFICIENT to satisfy said Judg-
ment with interest and costs and costs OF
sale. The following is description OF the
said tracts of land:
A part of the sw14 of section % in town
north of range west. described as follows:
Commencing at a point - chains and 81
links west variation 3h degrees easD of
the southeast corner of the ny of sa of said
SW14 Oh SeCllOu ~, lucuCt nor III 90 IOuS, olIc
foot and inches to center of public high
way, thence west along center of highway
2 rods, 14h feet, thence south SO rods, one
and one-half teet thence east rods, 141a
feet thence north SO rods, one and one-half
feet to place of beginning.
Also part of the neA of the swA of said
section % described as follows: Commence
ing at the northwest corner of the neA of
the swA of said section %, thence south IL
chains and Is links thence east 72 degrees
and ID minutes south chains and 81 links,
thence north IA chains and 80 links, thence
west to place Of beginning wv All OF said
Dated SheriffS office, Lancaster. Wiscon-
sin, this 9th day of July, A. D.. 1903.
j. w. WATSON,
Sheriff, Grant Co.. Wis.
w. J. Brennan and E. M. Lowry, Plaintiff s
a .tOrneyS.
(First insertion Aug, /, last Sept. SD
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Engineer Fatally Hurt.

Portsmouth, O., Aug. A south
bound Norfolk and Western passenger
train was wrecked at East Ports
mouth by the rails spreading. Engineer
Billy Simonton, of Columbus, o., was
caught under the wreck and fatally
injured. Fireman S. N. Mcdonald, Of
Portsmouth, was probably fatally in
jured also. Twenty-Five people were
more or less injured, but the most Sc
riously hurt outside of the engineer
and fireman were the following: Or
vile Cakes, of Portsmouth, internally
J. M. w. Crawford, Portsmouth, arm
broken; John Wilhelm, Portsmouth, in
ternally; John Ballard, Philadelphia,
back strained; J. I. Kell.-, of Cclum-
bus arm broken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
ACTION OF SECRETARY ROOT
He Sends the Facts to the Department. o
Justice for Consideration.

He Sends the Facts to the Department. of
Justice for Consideration.
General Davis recommends that, the
testimony of two witnesses who could
not be found being rather important,
the investigation be continued with a
view of getting their testimony Sec
rotary Root makes the following in
dOrsement on the opinion of the judge
advocate general, which sends the case
to the departing of justice: II sup
pose there is Ii. ,.oubt that q manu-
featuring firm one member of which
happens to be member of congress
has right to manufacture and sell
goods to jObberS who are filling gov
eminent contracts, and that they do
not come within the prohibition of the
statute SO long as the contract be-
tween the firm and the jobber is a
separate and distinct transact from
the contract between the jobber and
the government.
'~There appears to be no evidence
that in the manufacture of gloves by
LuC MSSSIS. 14lLld ucI bIOS., 10 U0 uSOu
in filling government contracts made
by Lyon and others, there was any VIC
lation of the statute except in one case
the contract of Dec. Z, 1893. 1t is
not the duty or the right of the secre-
tary of war to adjudicate that case
or to determine whether the statute
was or was not violated, except inso-
far as it may be necessary for him to
decide what action, if any, should be
taken by the war department in view
of the facts disclosed.
Il think the indications of an inter-
est by the manufacturing firm in the
jobber's contract with the government
are sufficient to require me to proceed
upon the theory that there is prima
facie case of violation of the statute"
He therefore decides to put the de-
partment of justice in possession of
the facts, and to ask the opinion of
the attorney general as to whether
there is a case for a demand by the
United States for a return of part of
the money paid by the government, as
provided for by statute when there is
a closer connection between jobber and
manufacturer than that which usually
obtains
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
CONCLAVE is UNDECIDED
Sixth Ballot and Third Day of It's Sessions
Has Not Yet Elected
Pnntiff.

Rome, Aug. 4.-After three full days
of elaboration, during which six bal
lots have been taken, the members of
the conclave still remain shut up in
the Vatican without having selected a
successor to Leo XIII. Rome is be-
coming extremely impatient over the
delay in the selection of the new pope,
concerning which there appears to be
no definite explanation, owing to the
rigid secrecy with which the proceed
ings within the conclave are being
guarded.
Practically the only news from the
Sistine chapel is that of the extreme
ly grave illness of Cardinal Heerero.
Among ambassadors and ecclesiastics
there exists a general opinion that if
only for the sake Of relieving the aged
cardinals the conclave will hurry. On
the other hand there are those who
believe the hostility among the fac
tons is so bitter that the struggle may
be continued for several weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Thirty Killed in a Train Disaster.

Berlin, Aug: A dispatch to the
Voks Zeitung from Bresleau reports a
serious disaster on therailway between
Sucha and Kalvaria, Austrian Silesia.
A train consisting Of eleven cars heav-
lily loaded with stone broke the coup
lings and ran at a terrific speed down
a sharp grade for twenty miles until
it collided with passenger train.
Thirty persons are said to have been
killed and fifty-two others severely In
iured
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
WOULD PROTECT REFORMERs
British Minister to Picking II In Antagon-
Ism with Those of the Other
.~ ...s Nations.

Picking, Aug. 4.-The question has
arisen among the foreign ministers as
to whether they have jurisdiction at
Shanghai in the case of the editor and
staff of the Chinese reform newspa-
per Supao, published in that city,
against whom warrants of arrest have
been issued by the taotai of Shanghai
on the charge of publishing seditious
matter.
The Russian, French and United
States ministers are in favor of sur
rendering the reformers, while 1t is I'M
derstood that the British minister is
opposed to taking this step, and is
awaiting instructions from London.
This conflict Of opinion will possibly
result in no action being taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant county court
In probate.
In the matter of the estate of
Barbara Schenk deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Barbara Schenk deceased, having been is
sued to James Webb
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors of
said arbara Schenk deceased, are allowed
and limited by order of this Court until and
including the first Tuesday of February, 1904
being the End day of said month, to present
their claims and demands against said
Barbara Schenk, deceased, to the county
court for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given that the
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 February, 1904.
Dated this 23rd day of July, 1903.
By the court,
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
First insertion, July 25; last Aug. 1877
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County Court, IS.
In the matter of the estate of James O..
Shinoe, deceased
Letters of administration with the will an
neXed on the estate of James o. ShinOe, de-
ceased, having been issued to Henan Shinoe,
Notice is hereby given that the creditors of
said James o. ShinOe. dee5 ased, are allowed
and limited by order of this court until and
including the 4th Tuesday of January, 1904,
being the Goth day of said month, to present
their claims and demands against said Jas.
o. Shinoe. deceased, to the county court for
examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given that the claims
and de mands so presented will be examined
and adjusted by this court at the Office of
tho county judge at the Court House in the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on the 1st
Tuesday of February, 1904.
Dated this 18th day of July, 1903.
E.B, GOODsELL, county Judge.
III. w. Brown, administrators attorney.
First insertion July Is; last Aug. s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Chicago Grain.
Chicago Live stock.

Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
33, 600; sales ranged at $5.50@5.75 for
pigs, $51O@565 for light, $465@4.S0 for
rough packing, $495@5.40 for mixed,
and $4.S5@5.40 for heavy packing and
shipping lots, with the bulk of the
trading at $4.95@x20 for fair to god
averages.
CattleK-Estimate receipts for the
day, 24O00; quotations ranged at $500
$40 for choice to extra steers, 4.756
500 good to choice do, $4.350485 fair
to good do, $4.00@4.55 common to me-
dunn do, $4.25Q5.40 fed western steers,
$2.70@4.S5 stockers and feeders, 81. $50
400 cows $2.75@4.T6 heifers, $2.2564 so
bulls and oxen, S3.50@4.25 stays, $4,000
4.50 Texas steers, and $4.OO@700 veal
calves.
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts
for tn eday, $4,000; quotations ranged
at $275@4.20 westerns. $275@4.05 ma
tiyes. S265@600 western lambs, and
$425@6.20 native lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock
Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y,
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts,
ESQ cars; best export steers, $5O005 40;
shipping, S4.75@5.00 butcher steers
$425@4.4O; feeding steers, $350@3.75;
stockers, $3.o0@9.25. Hogs-Receipts, 20
cars: market steady; medium heavy,
$5.60@5.65; Workers. SI5.S0Q5.So pigs,
s6.o0@6.1O. Sheep and Lambs Receipts,
SO cars; market dull; best lambs, $3.50
comon, s3.50@4.25; liked sheep, $500
SIS: fair to good, s3.25@3.5O; culls a d
bucks, $2.50@2.75; wethers. $s75@4. };
ewes, $325@34O; yearlings $S.75Q4 10;
best calves. $7o0Q725; fair to good,
$600@6.50
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Close Squeeze for Kamerer.

Wayne, Mich, Aug. 4.-John Kan
erer, young grocery clerk. of this
village, had narrow escape from
death. When he was driving home
from party his horse and carriage
was struck on the railroad crossing at
Monroe avenue by fast newspaper
train. The horse was killed and the
buggy smashed, but though he was
thrown a considerable distance, he was
not injured
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin. Grant County Court, SIS.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas B.
Ennor, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Thomas 3. Ennor. deceased, having been
issued to TirZa P Ennor
Notice is hereby given that the creditors
of said Thomas B. Ennor, deceased, are al
lowed and limited by order of this court I'M
til and including the 18th Tuesday of Janu-
airy, 1904, being the 26th day CT said month
to present their claims and demands against
said Thomas B. Ennor. deceased, to the COun-
ty Court for examination and allowance
Notice is also hereby given that the claims
and demands so presented will be examined
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
1st Tuesday of February, 1904.
Dated this 14th day of July. 1908.
By the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
First insertion July Is; last Aug 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Z STA fitzpatrick Hogan, deceased.

State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the county court to be held in and
for said county, at the Court House. in the
Tuesday of august, A. d., 1908, being the
25th day of August, 1908, at the hour Of one
o'clock in the afternoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application of John Hogan for the
appointment of an administrator on the
estate of Patrick Hogan, late of the village
of Fairplay, in said county, deceased.
By order of the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
Dated July 81, 1908.
Herman Buchner, Attorney.
(First insertion Aug 1; last Aug $50
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
The ONLY Wav.

A kind-bearted woman who was
walking the other day through one of
the streets in the vicinity of Fair
mount park saw little boy sitting on
the curbstone, crying bitterly.
Her heart was at once touched, and
going up to the little fellow, she asked
him the cause of his grief Looking
up through his tears, he explained that
his mother had sent him with some
pennies to a nearby grocery store and
that he had lost the money.
WELL" said the woman, as she put
her hand on the boys head, shedding
tears will not bring back your money.
What makes you cry that way"
"'Cause," answered the boy, Il
don't know how to cry any other way
Philadelphia Ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Was Sleeping on the Tracks.

Lafayette, Ind, Aug. Garry Bar
ker while sleeping on the Wabash
tracks was run over and instantly
killed by a passenger train. He was
working nights at the Lafayette hon.
my mills and spent his midnight hour
out of doors. He sat down on the
tracks and fell asleep.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
CHARGED with BoOdlory.

Minneapolis, Aug. Al. S. Sodino,
former theater owner Of this city, who
sailed to Italy last year after being
indicted by the grand jury, has re-
turned and given himself up. Sodino
stands indicted on the charge Of pay
ing $1,000 to Mayor Ames with the un-
derstanding that Ames would close up
two rival theaters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
GUM MONS
= Circuit Court, Grant County.

CUMMONS-
- Circuit Court, Grant County.
Geo. w. Currant, Plaintiff, VS.. Rachel May
Currant, defendant.
The State of Wisconsin to the said defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service of this summons
exclusive of the day of service and defend
said and in case of your failure so to do
Judgment will be rendered against you &C
cording to the demand of the complaint.
w. j. Brennan, Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. address, Lancaster. Grant Co., Wis.
First insertion Aug. s; last Sept. II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH
Citizens of Scranton, Pa, VIII Test 1t In
the Courts with Reference to Car
RE Nations DOings.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 4.-William Law,
a wealthy coal operator, has engaged
attorneys to bring action against Mayor
Connell and the city of Scranton for
police interference with Carrie Nation
when she attempted to speak here last
week. Law says he was rudely han
died by the police on the occasion Of
one Of Mrs. Nations four arrests.
He says his action is not personal,
but is solely actuated by motives of
the public good. He wants the courts
to define the rights of free speech.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

The following is the official weather
forecast up to o'clock to night:
Illinois and Lower Michigan-Partly
cloudy, with possibly local thunder
storms in north portion; southeast
winds.
Indiana-Partly cloudy in north, gen.
orally fair in south portion; warmer in
central portion southerly winds.
Wisconsin and Iowa-Partly cloudy,
with possibly occasional local thunder
storms; continued warm; southerly
winds
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Merger Case To BE Appealed.

st. Paul, Aug. Attorney General
Douglas has wired from Banff, B. c.,
to his assistants at the capitol to take
immediate steps to take the states case
against the merger to the court of ap-
peals. Attorney General Douglas will
return to St. Paul Aug. 10.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Foot Race Faker Convicted.

Milwaukee, Aug. Alex McCar-
rem, the alleged faker of foot races,
was found guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud G.. ]. Stumpf out of $4,000 and
sentenced to Imprisonment for one year
or pay fine of $500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Shoots His Sister-in-Law

Bluffville, Ind, Aug. Airs. Lew
Starr, woman living at Poneto, six
miles from here, was shot by her broth
er-in-law, William Starr. 1t is not
believed that the victim will survive.
Starr, who alleges that the shooting
was accidental, has been arrested and
placed in Jail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Falling OFF in Ordinations.

Paterson, N. j., Aug. 4.-Rev. DR..
W. H. Roberts, stated clerk of the
general assembly has issued the fig
ures of the Presbyterian church for
1908. The most striking feature is the
falling eff in the number of ordina-
tons. The number was 200 in 1898,
but there were only 1874 this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Halls Safe for Awhile,

Hart, Mich, Aug. 4. - Frank O..
Johnston, who has been keeping the
officers busy for months, has been con-
victed of theft and taken to the re-
form school at Lansing by County
Agent Butler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
BREACH OF THE LAWS
Held to Have Taken Place i'm the
Sale of Gloves to Uncle
Sam.
CONTRACT OF LIT1AUER BROTHERS
Senior Member of the Firm Being a
Representative, Held Qucs-
tiOnables

~ Washington, Aug. 4. - Secretary
Root has made public all the papers
relating to the investigation into the
government contract for gloves with
q. r. Lyon. This contractor secured
the gloves from Littauer Bros, the
senior member of the firm, L. N. Lit
tauer, being member OF congress.
Secretary Root has referred the case
that it may be ascertained if the law
has been violated, and If SO that ap-
propriate measures may be taken in
the premises There is a statute
which prohibits contracts for govern
ment being made directly Or Indirect
ly with a member of congress, and
this was the basis of the investigation
by the war department.
Judge Advocate Generals Opinion.
The report in the investigation was
referred to Judge Advocate General
Davis, and has opinion it as follows:
ct appears from the testimony that
on Oct. Is, 1893 a contract was award
ed to Lyon for 5000 pairs of muskr2t
gloves at $1.54 per pair; on Dec. Z,
1893, a second contract for 10000 pairs
was awarded to Lyon at $17O per
pair, a stipulation being inserted to
the effect that deliveries under it could
he increased so per cent at the discre-
ton of the officer making the contract.
The government took advantage of the
stipulation, and 30,061 pairs were act
ually called for and delivered under
the contract of Dec. Z, 1898.
Says 1t Is Clearly Under the Statute.
"Some discussion having arisen as to
the price which Lyon was to pay for
gauntlets delivered under the contract
of Dec. an agreement was entered
into between Littauer Bros. and Lyon
to the effect that an accurate account
of the cost Of manufacture was to be
kept, and If after the contract was
completed 1t should prove that the cost
of manufacture did not equal $1.65
per pair Lyon was to receive one-half
Of the profits. There was a profit of
$3,537.05, one-half of which was cred
tied to Lyon on the books of Littauer
Bros. A case falling within the pro-
hibition of the statute is clearly shown
in the testimony"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

Bristol, X. J., Aug. 4.-Completely
fitted OUT for her great contest with
the Shamrock III, the Reliance has
left her builders works and proceeded
to Newport.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

King Edwards proficiency as a lin
gust was illustrated during his recent
visit to Paris. At private dinner
given by NJ. Loubet, the French presi-
dent read the formal speech. The king
of England got up Immediately after
and delivered without note an admir-
able speech In French
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-02
Delegate to State Camp.

N. B. Carlson, clerk of Willmar
Camp, No. 2423, Modern Woodmen of
America, will 20 to St. Paul next
Tuesday as delegate from this coun-
ty to the state camp, which meets in
that city the following day. Mr.. Carl
son will be present on Tuesday even
ing at a banquet and reception to be
given by Minnehaha Camp to the head
camp officers, state camp officers, and
the delegates to the state camp. The
occasion will also be the dedication of
the new hall at 100 West Ninth street,
and the doings will all take place
there. A vaudeville entertainment
will be given and An address is ex-
pected to be made by Gov. VanSant.
At the meeting of the state camp "a
delegates are to be elected to attend
the head camp to be held in June in
Indianapolis. The Indianapolis meet
ing will consider the question of re-
adjusting the assessment plan. It is
expected that the matter will be
thoroughly discussed at the meeting
of the state delegates and the delega-
ton instructed on what position to
take at the Indianapolis meeting.