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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

official iceman Of tho Fair. Is busy working
out the various application to which the
plant may be put Before he finishes this
task he believes that the Exposition Will
show the world . new science.
Just how he proposes tc astonish thou
sands Of visitors by turning on an old-fash-
toned snowstorm whenever he calls for 1t,
is a secret which he prefers to keep up his
sleeve for tho present, but he chuckles with
glee as he says that he does not have to
depend on the United Etates Weather Blu
reau to furnish any old sort of weather.
It is done by simply setting certain little
machines to work BY the turning of lever.
by the swift revolving Of wheels, by the
action Of acids, by q grinding and burr OF
steel, and. prestol your snowstorm Is COM
ing furiously in . few minutes. No moro
may the always dissatisfied yearn for win
ter. You order winter. and 10. It Is winter!
"An very wonderful "An very simpler
these millions win exclaim a. they watch
Mr.. Gardner manufacturing before their
eyes a season that Is months away accord
ing to the rules Of the solar system. Philos-
ophers will sigh and wag their heads rs
they raise their hands.
after such q demonstration and say: Moth.
ing Is impossible: the children Of men are
assuredly becoming wiser than the children
Of light"
ARTIFICIAL SNOW WILL
FALL ON SKATERS
And what Of your snowstorm after you
strap skates to the feet and give them a
chance to assemble chilblains by making
fancy figure eights and other impossible
scrolls on tho Exposition ice rink, where
5000 persons may enjoy q glide while heaps
Of tho beautiful" Is being sifted over the
merry skaters.
Additional wraps will be provided for the
devotees Of the steel runner. Tho tempera-
ture may be cold. but it, dryness will not
penetrate like tho chill blasts Of winter.
Those who are cautious will take advantage
of tho additional covering and take their
winter sport in summer time insured
against tropic pneumonia
Fancy contests on tho ice will be 4 feature
of the refrigeration display. Aquatic pas
times will be plentiful outside Of tho Re-
frigerating Arts building; swift races IN the
air by Sartos-Dumont. Hiram Maxim and
other kings Of that element: space destroy
Ing epurts on automobiles: the sttr of the
Olympic Games: all these things have been
prepared. and why not the wind-splittinx
grind Of the skate?
Perhaps Chief Gardner will furnish a lons
toboggan slide and 1umping-off place for
those hardy Norsemen whose prowess on
the Norwegian ski is one Of the most thrill
ing sights in the world of hardihood. Or
an artificial wind may be supplied for q
test Of ice yachts. Everything else in the
realm OF sport has been considered and why
not these thingsf
Think Of two square miles Of ground over
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

Tho manufacture Of Ice by the Exposition
plant will Of necessity DO conducted on
large scale. This frozen preservatfve must
DO delivered at stated hours through the
day, the morning and the evening are tho
times when wagon loads will leave TIE Ice
plant on their Journey over the sits. Long
before the gates have opened for the day
and long after the great Fair has been emp
tied Of its crowd at night, these wagons
will be transporting thousands Of tons OF
artificial ice to various localities.
How, many millions Of tons Will Be man
ufactured and delivered Is only q matter, of
conjecture. That the ice Is turned out with
comparatively little cost to tho Exposition
management Is not q small item IN the in
como which It Is expected will be derived
from the sale. A Eair must pay for itself
II possible.
This Is one of the means by which It IS
hoped the stockholders may realise for the
first time in the history Of expositions
something on their subscriptions, at least 1t
may serve to assist in cutting down the
enormous expenses Of operating the Exposi-
ton.
Exhibitors of ice-makins or refrigerating
machines in America are glad Of the oppor-
tunity Of showing their special appliances
for producing refrigeration by installing
their mechines free to the Exposition man
agement for the purpose Of having them OPP
Grated as live exhibits. The success Of this
plain is entirely duo to Chief Voorhees,. who
spent months in tho past summer visiting
all Of the manufacturers Of these machines.
The manufacturers beheld an unparalleled
opportunity and have agreed to place their
machines on exhibition and give the Expo
sition tho benefit Of their work during the
time Of the Fair.
Mr.. Voorhees, evolved the plan Of applying
the machines to the cooling Of the EXPOSE
tion. The charge that st. Louis was hot
place in tho summer seems to call for some
plan Of onsetting this idea. The refriger-
ating plant solved the problem.
Weather Bureau statistics were there to
prove that st. Louis was sometimes unduly
warm. although the past two summers have
been delightful. 1t was necessary to over
come these natural conditions with what
might be termed unnatural ones.
The management. through Chairman A.
L. Shapleigh, Of the Special Committee on
Refrigeration, appointed by President
Francis. approved Of the plans prepared by
Engineer voorhees, and adopted his report.
He was later appointed Chief Of the Blu
reau of Refrigeration. and the plan to con-
struct gigantic plant after his ideas was
also adopted. Tho work on this plant will
soon commence, and It will be in readiness
for operation sometime before the opening
Of the Exposition.
Practically tho plant must pay for It's in
stallation. or the project would be q dead
loss. Primarily. the comfort Of visitors was
the excuse for Its existence. Mr.. voorhees,
has combined its usefulness IN such man.
ner that It will probably be tho best paying
investment in which the Exposition Com
pany win snt0s
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

warm bosom of Mother Summer. glaciers
flowing through chilled pipes to make you
forget that everything about ono is shot
with sunshine and heavy with the perfume
of flowers.
PLEASANT SURPRISE PREPARED
BY BUREAU OF Refrigeration.
Think Of walking over a milo through
only one boulevard Of that vast area Of in
terest. wiping the perspiration from your
forehead twenty times during the walk.
when at any moment you might have
stepped into the shadow Of a loggia or be-
hind a screen Of Corinthian columns to dis
cover that 1t is all a mistake. that the Fair
Is not seething furnace OF hot air, but
city Of cool refugees.
These are some Of the pleasant surprises
prepared by the Bureau of Refrigeration.
Creature comfort is as essentially a part of
the worlds greatest show. as those things
which ire made to beguile the senses into
a dream of magnificence only equalled by
the Ineian temples of the Rajahs and the
palaces Of Alladins.
Roman baths there will be to lull the
tired one into blissful rest: likewise win
ter's sweet incense to lay the heat, to cool
the parched skin and calm the throbbing
brow of that excitement impelled by over
powering architectural pictures. the rush
of mighty cascades and the fever of the
restless crowd
In the great festival hall. with its dome
eclipsing st. Peters. the largest organ ever
built will moan and sob and rise into tri-
umphant crescendo. a multudinous chorus
will swell into anthem while at high noon,
winter will spread its soothing breath
throughout the immense auditorium.
The mansions Of States. with the incen-
tive Of the Missouri Commission, have
caught the contagion Of cool Fair. Mis-
souri, took the lead by establishing her own
refrigerating plant in tho basement of her
building.
Every other commission has been con-
sidering the problem Of making their struc-
ture inviting by being up to the times.
In the refrigerating plant ice-making will
become one Of the interesting features Of
the Exposition. Huge blocks of transparent
water in its solidiAed form will be produced
before the eyes Of those who are curious
enough to watch this process. A limited
amount Of ice-storage space will bo Of
forded in the building, but the greater por-
ton of the manufactured supply will be
delivered to the hundreds Of ice boxes pro-
vided by consumers at as many points on
tho site.
ICE NEEDED TO PRESERVE
PERISHABLE MATERIAL.
The period Of the Exposition will extend
through the warnest months Of 1904 Ice
VIII be a commodity. as much in demand a.
ice cream Every restauranteur. every
showmsa on the Midway who has . eafs
- .o,r>o<ioy NTH HE arnrlaern6nf yn,fzf ho
provided with ice to preserve his perishable
material. Ice will, therefore. become one
OF the constant demandA .-----.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

I There are returns IN an Of It's features. A
price for admission to the ice rink. the
| charges for its product, as An exclusive
| commodity ON the grounds, these wero po-
| tent reasons for its adoption by tho manage
ment.
At the st. Louis Fair the management
was confronted with the fact that the space
occupied by this Worlds Fair was more
than double that Of Chicago. that there
was twice as much to 50 and that the
variety ana novelty were greater and. there
fore, certain to heishtsn the excessive In
terest Of the crowds.
The problem resolved itself into the quss-
ton: How shall the people DO prutecte6
against themselves? The only answer was:
Do something to AFFORD relief from the
weather conditions.
How to fight the temperature Of July ana
August presented itself to the managsmenf.
Tho only other element was cold air. This
suggestion furnished the thought which led
to tho adoption 81 the refrigeration Of tia
Exposition. But the gigantic scale on which,
such a battle against the heat Of the sHnl
would be waged seemed ut drst to defeat al
the outset any plan which human ingeuuftS
might devise. II
PRESIDENT FRANCIS APPOINTED IN
A SPECIAL, COMMITTEE. ~
Carefully the management began 10 naakx
inquiry along tho line Of possibilities. Pres
ident Francis appointed q special Comuso-
tee on Refrigeration, with A. L. ShaplsiRn
as chairman. |
This COMMITTEES looked over the fleI0 -
find the man whose professional knowaedEz
and energy fitted him for the task of aAva,.
ing the PROPOSITION management no. ~
conouer thu mn Gardiner r. yoorh... -
pasto,, NO. ..o..,...nS.s ,,,,..n,~
oo'.on "as , .nnn 49,.
son TO perform that exploit.
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exposition IN the summertime
hNa Twentieth Century tnno-
Il win be one Of tho wonders
OF tie st. Louis Worlds Fair In lsoA; mAn
ingenuity viii overcome natures heat.
Two climates win mingis at the ntefna-
tionei show. and the transition from ono to
the other VIM b but . springtims breath
With the shermometer 1t 30 in the sun. a
snowstorm win spread Its Amazing relief
over the Thousands Of visdtcrS from every
country on earth.
The man from the lands Of perpetual sum-
mer may know the beautiful for tho first
tune: the denizen Of the frozen North viii
have the chance to throw away his fursI
Theaters Of tbs Exposition can DO cooled
by the uneeen yet busy fingers Of tho har-
messed frost king. who will send his winter
into the auditoriums.
In torrid August lovers Of the shining
keel may glide over three acres Of Ice in a
mammoth skating rink, the Esquimau can
live in his native air OF the far North, while
q gigantic rsfrigcratng plant Is turning out
Ice cream for the children Of the equator.
From the dewnpouring sun into the vast
caverns Of vsulted exhibit palaces win be
IKE Z masvssous change Of seasons in the
midst u . genuine American summer.
nsturs's sxotie hothoqss Of color on the
seGstde-nfs-giving vigof ss gentle sephyrs
in6eoe
g. . ssss ~ Asvr Sssa ATTEMPTED IN
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joyes Wrap re % Enter
the Temporal Be but DrynesW Not
Peneta like the Blasts Of Winter, -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

exposition IN the summertime
Il q Twentieth Century limo
Il win be one Of tho wonders
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
Got His Moneys Worth.

A lady palmist was recently prose
cuted, and an amusing incident is re-
ported in connection with the case
One of the witnesses called by the
police was an individual who did moi
appear to be overburdened with intel
ligence During smart cross-eXam
nation defendants cOnsel asked:
con first going to the room, did yor
pay a shilling fee to the defendant"
YES" was the reply.
''What did she tell you in return fol
the money!"
"Oh," said the witness, ''she tow0
me lots o. things-some on 'em true
some on 'em half true, an some on
'em lees"
''Now," continued the counsel, after
the laughter had died away, this is
the point I wish to get at. Was there
any attempt at imposition? Did the
lady impose on you at alp
ooh, dear, no." was the response
ST knowed it wor all CANNON, SO there
couldn't be an imposition. Besides, i
wor bad shillin' as l guy her, t.
start wi'."-Tit-Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
Timing at the Waldorf.

One Of the stock stories about tip
ping is that of the waiter in a swell
hotel sneering at a quarter and re-
marking to the giver, II beg pardon;
haven't you made a mistaken? A few
nights ago, in the main dining room
Of the Waldorf Astoria, where tips
range from quarter to SIS, western
err mot John Watch-Me Gates this
time) said to his two companions:
watch me paralyze this waiter; he
amt worth cuss. He hasn't showed
rs any extra attention, and doesn't de-
serve cent, but here goes"
The bill being paid and change
placed before him in plate, he hand
ed the waiter copper cent. AS he ex-
pected, garcon turned up his nose and
said:
II beg your pardon; haven't you
made a mistaken"
"Not at ALL" was the reply; mot at
all. You are quite welcome. l never
give less"
Waiter duly paralyzed.-NewY York
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER
! OF THE CURRENCY
woman,
OF THE y UKEENO1.
~ ~ o. ~ 1n0O

WASHINGTON, D. c., OCT. II, 1908.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence
presented to The undersigned, it has
been made to appear that "The First
National Bank of Lancaster" located
in the city of Lancaster, in the county
of Grant, and state of Wisconsin, has
complied with all the provisions of the
statutes of theUnited States, required
to be complied with before an associ-
alton shall be authorized to commence
the business of banking.
Now THEREFORE, /, Thomas B. Kane,
Deputy and Comptroller of the Cur
rency, do hereby certify that "The
First National Bank of Lancaster" To-
Gated in the city of Lancaster, in the
county of Grant, and state OF Wiscon-
sin, is authorized to commence the
business of banking as provided in
section fifty-one hundred and sixty
nine of the Revised Statutes of the
United States,
In testimony whereof witness my
hand and seal of office this seventeenth
day of October, 1908. L. p. KANE,
Deputy and Acting Comptroller OF
the Currency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
NEWSPAPER SUPPORT.
The Local Newspaper a Fair Indica-
ton of it's Publication Town.

1t is to the interest of every town
to support a good newspaper, not
through local pride alone, but for
practical business reasons. A news
paper is constantly doing ten times
as much for its town as it could
ever hope to pay for-more than it
could stand for if it would.
The more prosperous a paper is
the more it is able to do. Show us
a good weekly paper, full of live
local ads. with a general circulation
throughout the country, and we
will show you an up-to-date, pros
porous and progressive community.
Show us a community that per-
sistently proceeds on the idea that
the editor of the home paper can
live on the ''pi" that accommodates
IN the office, whose official bodies
think it waste of public money
to throw him bit of public print
ing occasionally at living prices,
whose citizens have come to regard
it as one Of their inalienable rights
to work him for long winded obit-
uary notices and in 'memoriams"
with three inches of hymn book
poetry at the end, to say nothing of
an occasional notice about a lost
COW or some cotton seed for sale
and we will show you community
that is living from hand to mouth
and is always on the ragged edge of
adversely.
People ought to stop to think
about these things. 1t is an import
ant matter. tits their own good
that is involved, the welfare and
progress of their community.
A local newspaper is absolutely
necessary to any community. No
merchant, no grand jury, no town
council that spends every year all
that it can afford with the home pa
per, whether that expenditure is
actually necessary or not, makes
wiser, more profitable investment
They are not ''giving" the paper
something. On the contrary it is
earning every cent it gets and more,
provided it is paper worth picking
up in the road. And if it isn't that
sort of a paper it is usually the fault
of the town in which it is published.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
tracted for and that there has be en- expend-

tracted for and that there has be en- eXpend-
ed up to dat $777 90.
We recommend that Grant county appro-
pirate the SUN of S7OS94; that when the sup
ervisors of Patch Grove notify the chair
man and clerk of Grant county that the
work done is accepted by the county COM
pitts roVe foung 6 Pfy 10 Wc is
mill on all taxable property or Patcn Grove
and the other one-half be expended and
paid out as provided by section BIZ, laws OF
i9Ol.
All of Which is respectfully submitted.
On motion of Mr. Gardner report
was adopted.
The following report from the same
committee was also presented,
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant
Co., WiS.-We, the undersigned committee
to whom was referred petition from the
town of Woodman representing that at the
last annual town meeting 1t was voted TO
raise for macadamizing roads 2h mill tax
and asking Grant county to appropriate a
like sum, report as follows:
We recommend that the SSOS. ~ asked IOr
be appropriated.
Ali of which is respectfully submitted.
(Signed by Conn.,
On motion of Mr.. Bennett report
was adopted.
Mr.. Bradbury presented the follow
ing report on printing:
To the Hon. Co. Board of Grant Co.-Gen-
tlemen: Your committee on printing OF
blanks such as pamphlets OF proceedings,
tabular statistics, including all printing for
use of county be let to the lowest response
BILE bidder among printers in Grant county,
the recommendation to include such plank
books as can be furnished by any ONCE In
this county. Proposals may be offered sep
arately and the bids given on them separate
ly.
orders necessary for it's own use, and tina !:
no printing be authorized that is not for the
use of the county. (Signed by Conn.,
Mr.. Birkett moved adoption of re-
solution. Lost.
Mr.. Blaine moved rules be sus-
pended for balance of session. Carried.
The following report was presented
and adopted:
Co., Wis.-Gentlemen: We. the committee
on town and county organization, to whom
was referred the petition asking for divi-
sion of the town of Lancaster respectfully
beg leave to report thatWe recommend that
the town of Lancaster be not divided.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed by Conn.,
Question by Mr.. Brennan to Mr.: Chandler:
Chairman of the committee: Did you rely
on the paper submitted to you by Mr.
Johnson as to number of legal voters in
Question: did you take any official or
public record?'' mo. It was merely here
say We did not look up the records"
On motion report was adopted.
The following report was received
and on motion of Mr.. Vosberg was
adopted:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant
Co., Wis. We, the undersigned COMM tee
on highways, bridges and ferries, to whom
was referred the $4,000 to be distributed
among the several towns have apportioned
and recommend that the following amounts
- foil
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18

The young belle who blooms
like a Scottish rose amid the mazes
of the ball, OF on the promenade, is
apt to become shrew and termag-
ant on a hot Monday wash day. 1t
takes more than the wisdom and
grace of Mrs. Wigs of Cabbage
Patch fame to make the average
girl see the beauties of big, dirty
washing, even in these days of
a hundred different sorts of washing
machines and soaps that loosen the
dirt. From the stains of alluring
waltz airs, with a swarm of stand
ing around with bouquets rubbing
their chins, to sleepy eyes confront
ing small mountains of soiled linen,
there is a gap that only time can
learn to span and not lose beauty
and temper. The young chap who
wins the belle of the ball had better
make the acquaintance of washer
woman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18

A teacher in one Of the grades Of
the Lancaster schools received the
following note Monday from the
mother of one of her pupils: Dear
Mis-. You writ me about whipping
Sammy. I hereby give you permits
ion to beet him up eny time it is
necessary to lern him lesens. He is
jest like his father-you have to
lern him with a Club. Pound mol
eye into him. I wante him to git
it, and don't pay no atenshion to
what his father says. I'll handle
him."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
C1eVe1and's English.

Grover Cleveland, though writer of
forceful English, is known among
newspaper men for his involved style.
The other evening at New York club
the ex-president told with apparent
enjoyment Of the effect of his COM
plicated diction upon visiting re-
porter who had asked an interview.
After debating a statement to the
youth he inquired, kindly, "Have you
got it all DOWN.
EYES," reported the reporter, candid.
", Il have, but 1 will straighten out
the sentences when 1 write it up
New York World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
Chopped Feed.

Song our devil sings: "An artist
draws picture, an equine draws a
dray; the man who marries draws a
blank sometimes, I've heard them
say; thirsty man draws water; a
blossom draws the bee; if I can only
draw my pay, it's good enough for
me.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18
was adopted:

To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Grant
County, Wls.-Your committee on highways,
bridges and ferries to whom was referred
a petition from the town of Potosi asking
county aid for building three iron bridge i,
in said town of Potosi report as follows:
We find that no individual bridge has cost
to exceed on e-eighth of one per cent of all
taxable property of said town according to
the last eq dalized valuation; therefore we
recommend that the 1851 Is asked for be not
allowed.
All of which is respectfully submitted;
(Sgned by Com
Mr. Kelley presented the report OF
the committee on general claims as
follows: