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The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21
Il Was General,

The recent blizzard which swept
over the state resulted In general de-
lay of trainc and much Inconvenience
In the northern section zero weather
was experienced, hut II Ia believed the
lee on the buds protected fruit from
damage The Black and White riy.
erg rose past the danger linc ana
farmers IN the lowlands were com
PEELED to move out. Along the Ouoch
tia the same conditions prevail
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21
White Man AssassInaled

Jim Hathaway, n white man, was
wOylNid and shot on n public road
near Parkdale, Hathaway lay all
night without attention Negroes Nv
Ink near the scene Of the shooting
hoord Nothaways cries for help, but
were afraid to 80 to his assistance,
Two negroes have been arrested,
charged with doing the shooting
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21

r. L. Lowery travelling salesman
for drug company ut PNragoOld,
was found dead in hotel at Dlrming
ham, Ala. An empty laudahum bot.
tie was found by the aide Of the bed
and the circumstances indicated sui
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21

Senator Norwood mndc n motion to
recall the Price worlds fair bin from
the house. explaining that he had
changed his mind ~ 90 tho sum needed
for IA crrdllablo exhibit senator Price
spoke against recalling the hill The
morning hour expired before vote
wng reached ON the resolution
IT, H. &c. the Myers musscl fshing
hnl, was taken ny. A substitute for
inc committee amendment wua offered
ny Senator Norwood prohibiting the use
of drcdpcs, mud an amendment hy Mr.
llnko uXlondng the close Honson thlr.
ty days, both of which wcro adopted
ana tho hin went over on the calendar
nuhicet to call
H. n. ~ tubFon) was called up by
senator Coyngl6n who explained that
this was the Atkins special school dis
thrt hll vetoed by the governor lie
made n lengthy argument In favor OF
passing the bin over he veto, nnd ON
roll cali the bin rastcd=oycH, 81
noes =, go.
ON motion Me senate adjourned tlll
Monday,
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21

The Arkansas Coal company which
VIII operate in the vicinity Of Clarks.
vile, has been incorporated with n
capital OF $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Ia.

The Collins dspensary bin ana the
King antitrust bin were considered IN
the senate and afforded an opportunity
to the orators to make a number OF
speeches.
In the house big batch of bills
were introduced and read first time,
many being Of local character.
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21

IN the house number Of locl bllls
were rcpd nrst time,
IT, H. 2pg by Mr. Cnlo, war intro
duccd II authorizes the taking ot CEN
pus IN Incorporated towns where II u
Desired 10 Incorporate nH cities OF the
FIRST clnFH.
Mr. uullrr introduced II H. s01, to
rrsvrnt ADJUDICATION ur fuud drngE, etc.
H. H. 900 was introduced w Mt
tntlmcr II provides Tor the election
uf railroad commissioners hy the state
ut lprgc, lhsluad Of by dlfpIcu us ri
present
The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21
The noups.

Mr. pindnl presented petition from
u number of ollisons Of Drew county
asking that n portion ~ that county be-
attached a. Dpaln county lie then In
tr0ducrd house b,li SO, oji 10 thia of'
feet
H. II aoj was introduced by Mf Whit.
ley II permits school hontds 90 fur.
nlah FREQ tuSt.buoks or ~ rent them,
n H. lui wus introduced hv the com'
millro uu corporations, authorizing coal
mine companies otun ~ own snort lines
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17
What Did Katy Do?

Katydid, Katydid,
What did Katy do?
Every night now for a week
I have listened to your tweak:
''Katydid! Katydid! Katydid"
Pray, what did Katy do?
Katydid, Katydid,
Are you sure she did?
May be Katy did not do
What you are abiding to!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

'IOOK-A-HERE, EZRA"
Is fit to be soldier who's afraid to
sleep out O. nights You wrap right
up in yer blanket and stay there till
mornin' and if We low by sun-up that
We amt skeared none, We can go to
war. Yell have my permission, tho
twill break yer mothers heart
A half hour later Farmer Scott saw
a familiar figure trudging off across
the fields toward the old elm tree.
AS it disappeared in a gully the low
muttering of thunder in the distance
presaged rain, at which the farmer
chuckled. By dark the sky was thick
ly overshadowed and "chain" light
ming dashed across the canopy in lur-
id streaks. The rain fell in torrents
and as Farmer Brown put out the cat,
wound the clock and prepared for
bed, tempest was raging.
But he didn't go to bed He took a
seat near the window and waited.
9TH kid might stick it out" he NUT
tered, and the lightnings flash re-
vealed a troubled look on his face!
The elements continued to clash,
and the entire bowling alley of the
armament was brought into play.
Crash after crash shook the earth and
the wind tossed in deluge of anger
And Farmer Scott sat with his face
against the pane, peering far into the
night.
OF a sudden there was a brighter
flash, an exclamation from "pa" and
an excited smoker! Forty rods away
he saw a half-fying, half-running
form dashing through the storm,
while behind it fluttered a horse
blanket.
Presently there was careful trial
of the latch, which refused to yield,
then a gentle rap, followed by Wig
orous kick and frightened boys
voice, calling for pa
Farmer Scott threw the door wide
open.
"Git an honorable discharge, Ezra?
he asked Isolemnly.
The boy looked at him a moment in
the candle light, dashed away tear
braveTy and blurted:
"Pa. did-did ye-did ye drive that
that brindle calf in out of the wet
afore-afore went t. war;"
From which commonplace remark
Farmer Scott knew that Ezra had de-
cided on an agricultural career.
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From the Novel.
"She lowered her eyes"-but the
villain still pursued her.
Her voice fell''-but the grass was
soft and she knew she could find it
again when she wanted to say, "Oh,
George!"
Her heart sank"-but she was a
light-hearted girl, and it soon bobbed
up again.
Her hair rose'-but the 1t in it
soon settled down again.
Her words burned"-Dut coal is
now only $3.50, and the young man is
keeping warm without her.
"Her blood froze'-but man came
along and asked if it was hot enough
for her and she died in the air.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17
A Warrior Bold.
"Pa, I want to go to war;"

"Pa want to go to war;
"Pa" looked at his sanguinary Off
spring warily, but kept diligently at
work mending the moving machine.
PA, dang it, l tell We l want to go
to war;"
This time pa was perturbed and
hurt He had been good to that boy,
bought him rifle and made him go to
Sunday school regularly, but the boy
wasn't appreciative. He wanted to
leave the farm where he had known
protection and guidance. to shoulder
musket and get shot full Of air
holes.
IT tell We, pa"
'Look-a-here, Ezra" interrupted
Farmer Scott, pausing with bolt half
driven, 81 am sick and tired O. hearin'
We wantin' to go to war! War! You
dunno what war is. Why, blast my
buttons, Ezra, war is hell! Ye amt
old enough to go out and git shot yet
wait awhile, son, wait awhile!"
But Ezra heard not. The fire Of
patriotism was burning in him like
pine lumber yard on fire, and he want
ed to be hero.
"Tell We what TIL do, son." said the
father as a twinkle in his eye pro-
claimed happy thought, ''see that big
elm tree up there on tn hill in tn
far eighty"
Ezra's eye followed the direction in
dicated to lonely bluff near the coun-
try burying ground. A strange trem-
or passed through him, but he an
swered boldly:
Eyes, pal"
"You take a boss blanket and a
snack O. johnnycake and git over
there. It's most dusk now and time
We git there it'll be twilight. No boy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

WHAT DID KATY DO?'
"Katydid! Katydid Katydid!'
Please, what did Katy do?
Katydid, Katydid,
What did Katy do?
Further back than I can scan,
Ever since the birth Of man.
You've insisted Katy dill!
Come, what did Katy do?
Katydid, Katydid,
What did Katy do?
Must have been an awful sin,
For three thousand years you've been
Katydiding, Katydiding!
What was this awful scandal
To be worthy of the candle?
Oh. what did Katy do?
SSS
He trundled the baby
And built the morning fire;
For forty years he did this
But now he tWangS Tyre
Up higher
= y y
There may be some who will doubt
this, knowing that baby, in forty
years gets too old to be trundled, but
the skeptical are assured that in those
days it was considered au fait to have
more than one baby to a family-and
then some of the babies he trundled
were his grandchildren. This let's us
out with reputation for compatibility
with facts, anyhow.
y = =
And of course the fire does not out
grow building, even in forty years!
Although mans patience scarcely
has such marked tenacity and longev-
ity-or words to that effect.
This, as usual, renews the old, old
story of whether he or she shall build
'em.
Our wife builds 'em at our house,
Does yours at your house?
Honestly, if you just get her used to
it, she will like it.
And there is always chance that
she will spill the kerosene all over her
dress and be incinerated.
60
We know where there is a nice grass
widow who wants to get married.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17
Transplanted Jim.

IFdnSpldntSQ JIITls
Jim Burns is back firm Ne York, Bill
Cum yistaday at noon;
Jim lows as how he'd ruther be
tn smallest cuss We ever see
Right here in Bloom,
Than be a king in that air place
Where every one is in tn race
To make things boom!
Jim says as how he's he's glad he went
He saw heap @ things t'teach
Him how to stretch and reach
With all his might;
But. Bill, he says that Blooms the town
He's goin' to live in, settle down
And hang on tight!
You know Jim loved tn woods like sin:
Jest lived among tn trees,
A list'nin' to tn birds and things,
An every voice that Natur' sings,
Like hummin' bees!
An Jim he writ them natural-W1se,
An put in sun an rain an signs,
Jest as he please!
Some Teller firm Ne York he read
Most everything Jim writ,
An sent fer Jim to come down thar
An spiel his material things fer fair;
Folks have fit
An Jim d git so big an rich
He'd make a hit!
So Jim he sighed an said goodby
To these here hills;
Went out an listened to tn breeze
A singin' music to tn trees,
An heard the rills
A murmurin' to tn messy banks
All Naturs creeturs at their pranks-
An other thrills!
Then Jim he got aboard tn train
week ago tonight,
An went away to Ne York state
But Bill, reckon it was Fate
That showed Jim light!
An made him humsick fer tn town
In spite o. any laurel crown
OF praise an might!
Ieastwise most ev'ry one is glad
That Jims come hum to see his dad!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17
The TWO Sons.

Two sons were born of noble birth,
AS twins they oped their eyes to earth
To mans estate they grew apace,
two stalwart prince. Of their race
One chose the swnrd and went to war;
His deeds were brave, his conquests far
BY day. by night on land or sea-
His flag was crowned with victory!
The other took to books and pen;
He wrote of brooks, and fields and men.
He wrought with human, honest art
To write the stories of the mart
He told in glowing words of pride
OF home, and peace, and love beside!
His characters were brave and true,
His women fair, his skies were blue.
Of every feeling of the heart
His pen portrayed a subtitle part!
Meanwhile the world her homage gave
The writer and the soldier brave
They crowned the conquering warrior
son
But LOVE was what the other won!
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The Open Air Concert.
"Of all arts, great music is the art
To raise the soul above all earthly
storms
With this pretty thought of Leland's
in our mind, we went to the band con-
cert-the "open air, free, band con-
cert"
1t was rendered" on vacant lot,
and there were nice, easy places to
sit on the curbstones, where the mos
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17
Street Paving.


Street Paving.
Bings-The streets in our town are
paved with asphalt!
Wings-Thats nothing. Where !
live they are copper-lined-and nos
safe at that when hold-up men get
busy!
Strickland w. Gillian, the news
paper humorist and poet, says IN
Ieslie's Weekly, 1--WE found love,
wealth and conquest" So have we.
Gil. but our pipe always goes out be-
fore we can call dray.
Ca
A writer in the daily press tells us
how to catch ring-tailed monkeys.
Wonder if the prescription would
work on suburban trains. We fail 70
catch ours regularly.
GA
Wife can't make pies like my
mother used to make, but try to be
reasonable can't make the money
her father did. If l did l could buy
pie to suit me-.
Ca
Wanted-A man that during his life
time has thrown a bootjack at cat.
Also tell us why this bcotJack joke
perists in living.
CA
The man had four treys and full
house in his imitation bible case, but
even that did not keep him from fall
ing into coal hole.
GA
An editor down in Southern illinois
has been so busy this summer he
hasn't had time to ride out all his
editorial mileage.
Pulitzer gives 100000 to endow
a college of journalism. Just thlnR
what we could do with that money.
CA
She was a nice girl but she lei
mother do all the heavy kitchen
mechanical work.
Cupid seldom honors flag OF truce
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

Loves Reward.
On the shelving shore, where the TIDE
comes in,
But the restless waves, in their swirling
might,
Washed it away with relentless hand.
On the stalwart oak, where the brown
thrush plaints
cut her name in the roughened bark;
But the woodman came with his Whetted
AK,
Razing the tree in the woodland dark.
In my hoping heart, all aglow with love,
I fixed her name with affections will
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

AT THE FREE BAND CONCERI.
quitoes could explore your pedal ex-
tremities in the gutter and find the
holes in your stocking without exert
ing themselves.
After while, when the curbstone
had become real soft from being sat
on, "the silver, snarling trumpets gan
to chide,'' and the free, open-air,
band concert" was begun.
So had the boy who was selling lem
onade, and all the boys of the imme-
date neighborhood who were helping
him.
"Teet-a-teet, tweedle-tweedle, boom
ta-boom, bling, ta-dodio!" went the
concert band!
'Lemmo, lemmo, five a glass, five a
glass! Comeupangityerold'c oollem-
MOI shrieked the boy!
"Ja-ta, teedeum, teedeum, rippety,
kippety, foom, foom, foom-a-diddle! +"
chorused the instruments.
"Chug-chug- a-chug, rip-rip-rip-rip-
rippety-jigerum!" growled a devil-wag-
on suddenly pounding into the midst
of the vehicles
"Tee-dee, tee-dee-"
"Git out o. there! Don't We sec
whoa, Bill!) don't We see yer scarin'
whoa! Whoa, Bill!) my hoss!"
screeched the owner of a plunging
equine.
'Lemmo!" "Tee-dee!" Whoa, Bill"
"Chug-a-chug!"
Move on with yer ice-wagon!" from
the crowd.
Chorus-"Good bye, Willie, good
bye!"
"Chug, chug, chug, chug-chug-chug-
a-chug!" and the odor of gasoline
watts to the curbstone.
Meanwhile the band is toying with
Down Where the Wurzburger
Flows!" and the druggist at the cor
ner touches off COB of red fire!
ooh! Ali" gasps the crowd in adj
miration.
"Tee-dee! Tee-dee! Down where the
Wurzburger flows!"
please drive ahead little, mister,
SO l can get through; you are block
ing the street,"
"Hurrah! Sic him, Tige! Sic him!"
"Tee ee-tee-daddyum!"
Tige grabs Nero by the left hind leg;
there are series of bowls and yells
from dogs and people, intensified
with:
"Boomp-a-te-boomp, aztec boomp,
tiddy-ad-i-omp!"
Then a boy falls off the end of a
dray wagon, two carriages are backed
into each other, woman screams, an
other devil wagon hikes into view
"Lemmo! Lemmo! Right heretergit-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
"Slap!"
81 got him that time right on my
wrist" giggles a young thing in a
screen-door waist.
"Buzzity, clickety, bingity, bingity,
bingity!" and street car whizzes by
but the band plays on"
Yes, music is most inspiring, but
open-air free band concerts are espe
cially so. If you don't believe it try
the curbstone yourself.
SyS
We feel sorry for the farmer who
! has no mortgage to fuss and worry
about It is awful to feel lonesome.
GA
An exchange announces that New
| York is "to have a woman daily
| Just one for all New York when the
| Bible allows us one apiece?
According to a newspaper, France
has 2,S64,000 dogs, Germany 100000
Russia 100000 and Turkey 1850 900
| Well, I'll be doggoned!
Ca
A girls complexion is always rosy
when her beau Unexpectedly catches
| her climbing a tree to put up the
| hammock.
Many man might have been saved
from being an anarchist by a liberal
dose of physic.
Ca
A writer says the lobster is green,
crustaceous arthropod We expected
as much.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17
Professional Cards.

TTORNEYS-BUsHNEI WATKINS & Mos IS
Farmers Phone, 56; Union Phone, So.
Practice in all State and United States
courts. ONCE over State Bank of Gran
County,
Lancaster Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

IT WROTE HER NAME!'
And 1 laughed in glee at the baffied hosts,
Haunting the Fates to test of skill
But, alas for me: in the war of love
She charged my heart in a mortal bout!
And the one whose name l had written
there
scorning my love, just rubbed it out!
= y =
And when Jim walked through the
gate carrying his drab-colored canvas
valise. the first thing he noticed was
that pa had the same old dog yet!
Welcome home. James!
y
Alas the wintry days draw nigh,
When all is white and chill and drear;
The time when conscience reprimands
Because you spent your summer wage
for beer
y y =
He Wins the Medal.
Bings-"In your estimation, Wings,
what denotes a strong character in
women?"
Wings Passing through a fire
sale without buying her husband
neckties."
Bings-"Aw, go on, somebody told
you'll"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

A girls complexion is always rosy
when her beau unexpectedly catches
her climbing tree to put up the
hammock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

Many a man might have been saved
from being an anarchist by liberal
dose of physic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

According to newspaper, France
has 2,S64,0O0 dogs, Germany 100000,
Russia 100000 and Turkey 1850 900.
Well, I'll be doggoned!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

A writer says the lobster is a green,
crustaceous arthropod. We expected
as much.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-17

An exchange announces that New
York is "to have woman daily"
Just one for all New York when the
Bible allows us one apiece?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
MAN BURNS TO DEATH.
Fire Destroys Big Grain Elevator Of
B. and o. in PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, October Boone man
was burned to death and five others Sc
verely injured during a fire which at noon
today destroyed the large grain elevator
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany and the four-story flour rolling mill
of w. s. Woodward & Co. Harry McWll-
liams, who was at work on the roof of
the Woodward building. was burned to
death. and John B. Lyons. Daniel Murphy,
Gustav B. Grinow, John Burns and John
Myers were painfully injured by falling
walls.
The burned properties were located on
the banks of the Schuylkill river between
Race and Vine streets. No official esti-
mate of the losses has been made, but it
will probably reach over 100000. The Bal
timore and Ohio elevator. together with
500, 600 bushels Of grain stored therein, is
total loss. The Woodward building is also
a total wreck. The fire originated on the
first floor of the -four mill.
McWilliams. who was at work on the
roof Of the Woodward building, became
confused owing to the dense smoke, and
was unable to locate the trap door. He
was burned to death before the firemen
could reach the roof >@S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
BechteI Kills Himself.

A dispatch from Allentown, Pa. last night
saws: Thomas Bechtel. who was held
awaiting investigation of the murder of his
sister, Mabel H Bechtel, at their nome a
few days ago committed suicide this even
ing in his cell in the central police station
The police consider this act as practical
Acknowledgement of Bechtefs guilt.
Bechtel was in cell No. ., on the right
side of the corridor. Several relatives and
friends were admitted to see him this after
noon. About O'Clock ne called across the
corridor to Alfred Eckstein Miss Bechtel
atfianced lover, who is also held pending the
coroners inquest:
Hello, Al. Are You there?
Yes" answered Eckstein.
Bechtel responded: Il wish you We're here
with me now that we might die together.
These were the last words heard from
Bechtel A short time later Eckstein called
Bechtel and got no answer. but he Thought
he heard an unusual gurgle. House Ser
geant Frank G.. Roth had been through the
cells only a short time before. AT 5:15
O. clock he entered the corridor and called
both men. Getting no answer from Bech-
tel, he looked into his cell and was appalled,
to see stream Of blood running over the
cell floor Bechtel had laid himself on the
bench in his cell and cut his throat with a
knife He was dead when found The
knife lay near him on the floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
IN COLOMBIAN SENATE.
Indefinite Postponement Of Canal Cues
ton Favored.

A cablegram from United States Minister
Beaupre to the State Department from
Bogota describes the canal proceedings in
the Colombian senate as follows:
The report Of tine committee was dis
cussed in the senate October q. Only four
senators spoke Senator Carroll opposed the
proposed law of organization, regarding 1t
as unconstitutional on the ground that any
action which the present government might
take would be subject to the approval of
the next and Of future congresses. He Wig
orously denounced the treaty itself and the
selfish motives of the United States in de-
string such a treaty.
Senator Groot defended the treaty
Senator Ospina advocated the proposed
law providing for a renewal Of the negotia-
tions for canal treaty.
Senator Orange, after pointing out the
futility of the proposed law, which was
only the treaty with notifications which
the United States had already declared to
be non-acceptable, proposed an indefinite
postponement of the whole affair on the
ground that there was no time for its
proper discussion by the senate.
The majority Of the senate appeared to
agree to this view, but the closure of the
debate by the presiding officer prevented
the taking of a vote on Senator Orango's
notion which may come up for action to-
morrow, on which date the senate will ad-
journ finally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-30
GRoCERs' TRUST FAILS.
Aimed to Control Trading Retailers of
the Country.

PEORIA, ILL.,, October 30.-H. w. Nc
Quad, q prominent grocer OF Des Mo1nes,
and interested in a number of other grocery
stores, today announced the end OF the
Consolidated Grocers of America, which
was organized last February with million
and a half capital, and which it was pro-
posed should control the leading retail
groceries of the country. 1t was organ
lied by Flavel Shurleff,- q retail grocer Of
Peoria, and N. Kawir of Chicago. Two
Peoria stores were secured, and afterward
four in Chicago one in Galesburg, and the
store Of w. V3McQuaid of, st. Paul. Later
II. w. McQuald of Dess Moines obtained
an interest, Mr.. Shurtlen dropping out.
One of the Peoria stores closed last Satur-
day, and Mr.. McQuaid says the other will
close tomorrow night. The closing of the
stores in Chicago and Galesburg Will fol-
low, but the McQuaids will continue the
Des Moines and ST. Paul stores.
Mr.. McQuaid assigns as q reason for the
closing of the several stores that the Con-
solidated Grocers of America was not a
financial success. The stores were not pay
ing ventures, and the company will go out
of existence.
CHICAGO, October 3O.-W. v. McQ laid.
who is in Chicago, said that he had bought
the holdings of the Consolidated Grocers
of America, dissolving the corporation. He
will continue the business as an individual.
He denies that there are any financial diff
dculties.