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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19

which will be expended in wages by
the new shipping combine, would
go to American workingmen.
Richard Olney, democratic candi-
date for the presidency. A corpor-
alton lawyer to lead to victory the
great a tic tion party.
Shades of Thomas Jefferson! And
Mr.. Bryan.)
The Commoner says the return of
Mr.. Teller is source of qualification
to democratic senators. Evindently
the editor of the Commoner is out of
touch with the democratic party
and forgets to read the newspapers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19

j. B. Mauer was over from Stit-
zer Saturday.
-Thos. Mcdonald went to Fenni-
more Tuesday.
Mrs. J. O. Bartlett is on the
sick list this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Noah Eastman are
now located in Boscobel.
MIR. and Mrs. David Eastman
are visiting friends in Montfort.
Miss Harrison of Hazel Green
is guest of her sister, Mrs. DR..
Seaman.
John Thier was purchaser of
one of Roberts & Groenier's fine
pianos this week, gift to his daugh-
tiers.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Kerr of st.
Paul, Mimi, were guests at the A.
r. Bushnell domicile few days
last week.
Miss Mary Wilhelm is in Chica-
go getting the styles in spring mil
linery. Mrs. Mitchell has charge of
the store during her absence. She
will be away about two weeks.
H c. Musselman and wife of
Steuben visited with Martin Oswald
and family first of the week. Mr..
Musselman was engaged in mercan-
tile business at the above named
village until recently when he dis
posed of his interests to F. Zilmer,
formerly of Ellenboro.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19
Local JOttin9S.


County Supt. Nye was on the
sick list first of the week.
E. L. Mccoy is talking life in
surance to Sparta people this week.
-Matrimony can never be wholly
a success till hubby forgets mothers
cooking
Joe Mccoy the popular horse
buyer, purchased seventeen head
good horses on Lancaster streets
Saturday
Geo. E. Budd and L. d. Eastman
areiin Milwaukee this week in attend
ance as delegates at the annual ses-
sion of the Grand lodge, f. q A. M.
j. A. Jamison has returned to
Beetown from Iowa and is once
more a Grant county merchant,
having purchased the Bonham store
at BeetOwn.
A total of 92O bills were intro
duced in the Wisconsin legislature
at the present session. This is So
less than the number introduced
two years ago.
Paul Howell picks up many
nimble nickle with his hot peanut
rooster ON the street and of late has
been making the auction sales in
this locality, meeting with big sue
cess.
Mrs. G. S. Moore was hostess to
tea guests on Tuesday. The table
was strewn with flowers and the re-
freshments we're most sumptuOus.
Miss Nettie Oswald received the
prize given in part of the entertain
1nent.
The G. B. & @. are preparing
for extensive improvements this
spring. The Grant and Platt river
trussel bridges will be taken down
and rebuilt with iron Orders, thus
doing away with the overhead work
and making the bridges much more
substantial. Piling for the false
work and machinery for construc-
ton have commenced to arrive.
"A young man not 1000 miles
from here called on q young lady a
while ago. She did not care for his
company, so gave him the follow
ing: Take sheet of paper, put
down eleven ciphers and make a
line an inch long on the right side
of the ciphers as follows: Down
ward on the first, upward on the
fourth, downward on the fifth, up
ward on the seventh and eighth,
and downward on the tenth. He
did so. The effect was tremendous.
The Chicago & North Western
Railway Company has filed with
the railroad commissioner and the
state treasurer a statement of the
gross earning of the road in Wiscon-
sin for the year 1902, upon which
the company will pay license fee
of 4 per cent. for the year 1908.
The gross earnings for the year
were $14, 1913, 92029 and the license
fee will amount to 1896, 1862, or
an increase of $50, 891.81 over the
tax collected in 1901. The gross
earnings of the entire system am
ounted to $47, 941, 1873. The net
earnings for the entire system
amounted to $16,O86, 1854 The
gross earnings for Wisconsin in 1901
were $14, 121, 625.24. The net earn
ings in this state for the same year
were $5, SIS, 1861, or $71, 829.55
more than in 1902. The total num-
Der of miles in operation in Wiscon-
sin on December 81, 1902, were
1851 The total operating ex-
pense, including taxes for the year,
for the Wisconsin lines, was $13,-
131, 701.39.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19

Five cents a day will buy new blood, ne "
energy and additional ambition. If you
need either of the above try DR.. Gossom s
Oxygen Tonic Tablets. They are condensed
energy and health-they can be carried in
your pocket, taken without inconvenience
and if taken according to directions are
guaranteed to cure you. so cents a box at
Benefits
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19
For Stomach Troubles.

L have taken a great many different medi-
c1mes for stomach trouble and constipa-
tion," says MRS. S. Geiger of Dunkerton.
Iowa, ''but never had as good results from
any as from Chamberlain sStomach & Liver
Tablets" For sale at BENEFITS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19

strengthens the body and gives great
muscular strength and elasticity, so that
the baby's advent is practically painless.
vI have been using DR. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription and can say it is just what you adver-
tise it to be- and can cheerfully recommend it,"
writes Mrs. Victor ]. Hadin, of Leonardville,
Riley Co., Kansas, 81 began taking it just two
months before baby came and was greatly bene-
flied bv its use. The doctor who attended me
said did about as we'll as any one he had seen
AS was sick only about three hours, and also
that your Favorite Prescription was the one
patent medicine which he did have faith in.
We now have darling baby boy, strong and
healthy, who weighed niue pounds when born
Ouy 28th). During this month he has gained
three and one-half pounds"
"Favorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Accept
no substitute for the medicine which
works wonders for weak women.
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, book containing 1908 pages, is
given away. Send ri one-cent stamps
for expense of mailing only, for the book
IN paper covers, or 81 stamps for the
volume bound in cloth. Address DR..
K. v Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Breithaupt re-
turned to their home in Platteville
Saturday, after a weeks visit in the
city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19
Editorial Notes.

comprehensive and complete.
Congress has demonstrated its
Mr.. Rockefeller did not try to pre-
vent anti trust legislation.
The Ship Subsidy bill will not be
passed at this session.
Colorado is to have a beet sugar
plant costing 81, 00O,0O0
Senators Teller, Patterson and
several other democrats will vote
against the Cuban treaty.
A peaceful and satisfactory out
come of the Venezuelan situation
is now secured.
The republican senators are work
ing for, the democrats against the
pure food bill.
A smOkeless locomotive is the
latest triumph of an American in
ventor.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg claims
to be the original Roosevelt man.
We thought it was Senator Platt.
Over 81, 900, 900 tons of ore were
brought out of the Lake Superior re-
gion by lake tranportations last year.
President Roosevelt says he is
much pleased with the trust
legislation &C accomplished at this ses-
sion of Congress.
Senator Nelson has proven him.
self an able and staunch supporter
of the present administration.
The opposition to the Alaskan
treaty is largely newspaper gossip
and unreliable gossip at that.
The amicable settlement of the
Statehood contest is a triumph for
the diplomacy of the republican
leaders of the Senate.
Secretary Wilson is introducing a
system of one man farms of 40 acres
each in the South.
The passage of the Littlefeld bill
was made the occasion for a grand
display of Democratic sophistry.
The reward of 81, 900, 900 for prac-
tical telephone relay is still unclaim-
ed. 1t is a grand opportunity for
an ingenious inventor
Some Sunday editors persist in
describing the wonderful collection
of Japanese manikins, illustrating
the costumes of different ages, in
stalled in the red room of the White
House, as dolls"
The passage of effective antitrust
legislation has caused havoc in the
prediction departments of many de-
mocratic newspapers. The republi
can party seldom fails to do havoc
there.
Mr.. James J. Hill attributes the
commercial decline of Great Britain
to the labor unions which he says
have put premium on mediocrity
and promoted industrial stagnation.
The coal strike has resulted in a
wonderful development Of the ig
mite fields of North Dakota. The
miners will receive IS cents per ton
and earn from 50. so to $500 per day.
The better class of republican
newspapers are beginning to condemn
Mr.. Addicks of Delaware. The re-
publican party respects clean politics
and condemns corruption wherever
found.
A special correspondent who had
sent out as absurd a story as that
stating Mr. Rockefeller had tele-
graphed Unfortunately to senators
to hold up antitrust legislation
should now be hunting now situa-
ton.
The perfection of the republican
organization in the Senate was never
better demonstrated than by the &C
complishment of three excellent
trust bills in the face of the
Statehood blockade.
PTIfICh 1NOffn7sx o1>,,11oxT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19

OF the child is an event in the mothers
life. How proud she feels when the
attempt to walk is begun so early as to
evidence childish courage and sturdy
strength. Such pride should be enjoyed
by every mother. But it often happens
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-19

that the child is tin
weak and deficient
vitality, and clings to
mothers arms with
desire to walk or play
Mothers should lie
that to have strong c,
dren they must the
selves be strong, for
Child's strength is
the gift of the x
mother. ~
The use of DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription by
expectant mothers
gives them health I
and strength to I
give t b cir chill
dren. 1t our
ishes the nerves,
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
School Children Injured

Washington, April 4.-One of the
most destructive tornadoes in years
swept over southern Indiana last even
ing.
Great damage was done in the
county. At the Wathen district &c
children were in school One end
of the building gave way and a child
named Mary Smoot was struck by a
flying brick and fatally injured and
several others were badly hurt
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
SPEECH PLEASED FOREIGNERS.
England and Germany Approve Presi-
dents CHICAGO Speech.

dents Chicago Speech.
New York, April 4-The strenuous
note of President Roosevelt's Chicago
speech arises above the tumult of the
Balkans and court functions at Lis
bon and Copenhagen, cables The Tri-
bune's London correspondent.
The speech is reported fully in the
general press dispatches anA1 COMMENT
ed upon fayorably, as am authorita-
tive exposition of the policy of the
United States government. The close
ness and impartiality with which the
president balances the good faith of
the British and German governments
in the Venezuelan affair causes dis
appointment among those anxious to
secure preferential treatment in ia
vor of England, but the passages deal
ing with the inter-oceanic canal and
the development of American naval
power are welcomed as proofs that
buncOmbe has gone out after favor,
and that action has taken the place
of vague clustering. The altruismg
of the presidents speech is not under
stood in the capital of an empire which
has been built up on the principle of
enlightened self-interest. The objec-
ton is raised by some writer's that
the trouble will arise whenever a Eu-
ropean power finds itself powerless
to obtain redress in Spanish America,
unless by the seizure of territory, and
the little England" controversalists
are puzzled by the demand for a
stronger navy when the Monroe doc
trine has been sanctioned by Great
Britain and Germany. The address,
as a whole, greatly increases the pres
ident's prestige abroad, and it was al
ready unique.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Chicago Cut Of.

Chicago, April 4,-This city was al
most entirely cut off from telegraphic
communication with the outside world
Friday as the result of a storm. Ac.
companied by high northwest gale
a heavy fall of wet snow caused tele
graph wires to go down in all direc
tions. The temperature was slightly
above the freezing point
Danger signals are displayed on the
lake and vessels have been warned
not to venture out.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
WABASH CONFERENCE.

Official Says an Agreement With EN-
ployes Will Be Signed.
ST Louis, April 4.-Promptly at 10
o'clock representatives of the Wabash
Railroad company and the labor or
CARNATIONS to which it's trainmen and
firemen belong, resumed their confer
ence over the agreement as to the new
rules to govern the employees and the
wages to be paid to them.
Colonel Blodgett, general solicitor
of the Wabash, stated there was still
some matters of detail to be decided
on before the agreement will be sign
ed. 1t is thought the agreement will
be signed during the day, and that
all possibility of a strike will be avert
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
sTANTA FEE TRAINS COLLIDE.


Brakeman Killed and Burned and
Others Are Injured.
Santa Rosa, N. NJ, April 4.-In a
rear-end collision at Guadalupe sta
tion on the Santa Fe road last night,
one man was killed and three others
seriously injured.
The dead are:
James H. Munger, brakeman.
The injured are:
Gus Englehart, conductor.
f. M. Rempe, engineer.
F. T. Bowsner, engineer.
The wreck was caused by a severe
samdstorm that prevailed at the time.
Ten freight cars were piled up by the
accident and burned with their con-
tents. Brakeman Munger was
caught under the wreckage and
burned to death.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
FLOOD PASSING
INTO HISTORY
Broke All Records of Miss
issippi Valley.
WATERS ARE NOW REcEDlNc
Flooded Districts Will Suffer for Some
Time to Come, But All Danger of
Further Rise Believed To Have Pass
ed-Levees Holding Well.

New Orleans, April 4.-Though it
Is probable that the heavy gale along
the river last might did considerable
damage to the levees no news came
today that there had been any further
break in the Louisiana line. The
wind died out by morning and the
weather today is colder but clear. The
government gauge recorded POI to-
day, a decline of one-tenth of a foot
Work at Hymelia was stopped dur
ing the night owing to the force of
the blow, but was resumed today with
fair prospects that everything will be
in readiness for sacking tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Haitian Cabinet Reisuns.

Port au Prince, Hayti, April A.
The cabinet has resigned owing tc
the senate having passed a vote OF
censure against the ministers for fail
ure to take proceedings against those
who were responsible for the inter
ruptions Of the sitting of the cham
Der of deputies March 80 by the fir
Ing of rifle shots. 1t was reported
at the time that the disturbance was
due to the duplicity of certain of the
ministers
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
NORTHERN COUNTRY
SWEPT BY STORM
High Winds, With Snow Hail
and Rain.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
Railroad Traffic Seriously Interfered
with and Much Damage Reported to
Telegraph and Telephone Lines.
Storm Centers over New York.
Railroad Traffic Delayed.

Cleveland, o., April 4.-The fierce
storm that prevailed over the upper
lake region yesterday swept down up
ON northern Ohio last night and early
today, playing general havoc with the
telephone and telegl aph wires ant
lashing Lake Erie into raging sea.
After a precipitation of IA inches
the rain turned to snow, and the TEN
perature during the 36 hours ending
at o'clock this morning had dropped
81 degrees. Railroad traffic was de
layed today to some extent owing tC
the prostration of wires in ali direc
tions.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Col. Santos Given Death Sentence

Manila, April 4.--Col. Santos, the
former aide-de-camp of the late Gen
eral San Miguel, who participated in
San MiguePs operation and was cap
tured over month ago by Governor
Daniel Rigard, of Rial province, per-
bonally, has been found guilty at
Pasig, before Judge Cressfield, of
brigandage, abduction, and disarming
the police at Novaliches, and was
sentenced to death. The case will
be appealed.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Goes to Sunreme Court

Chicago, April AT a conference
today between attorneys for Mr. Lori
mer on the one hand and the election
commissioners on the other, it was de
cided to refer the Lorimer-DuburroW
election controversy to the supreme
court for adjudication. The agree
ment ends the present proceedings
in Judge Hanecy's court, and will re
suit in the guard which has been kept
for over a week over the ballots be
ing withdrawn.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
BULGARIA is ACTIVE,

Making Strenuous Efforts to Control
Bands of Brigands.
Vienna, April 4-Advices here from
Sofia say that the Bulgarian govern
ment is taking active measures
against the Macedonian bands and
has seized large quantity of their
arms which were hidden in Sofia
Bulgarian gendarms ON the frontier
near Dubnitza have fired on insur-
gents who were attempting to Snug
gle guns into Turkey. French insur-
gent bands have appeared in the dis
trict of Djimas (Roumelia), and a
strong detachment of Turkish caval-
ry, with artillery, has started in pur-
suit, going toward the Kreena pass.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Special River Bulletin.

Washington, April 1.-The weather
bureau today gave out the following
special river bulletin:
There are no new developments in
the flood situation, except that the
rate of fall at Vicksburg has increased
somewhat. The stages this morning
were:
Vicksburg, 500 feet fall of 3 foot,
and New Orleans, 20.1 feet, a fall of
L foot.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
MoRos PACIFIED.
So Declares Gen. Baldwin, Returning
From the PhiIippTnes

FTUTH IfIe TTIIIppIHEs.
San Francisco, April 4-Brigadier
General Frank S. Baldwin, who re-
turned from the Philippines on the
troop ship Thomas, will take com
mand of the department or the Colo
rado, recently in the hands of General
Funston.
Twice he has received the medal
of honor that is given only for excep-
tional bravery in the field. He says:
"All the fire has been knocked out
of the Moros, and that they are entire
ly paCified."
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
WAR RECORDS WANTED.
Former Governor Gambler to Assist Ir
COMPILING Roster of Soldiers.

Compiling Roster of Soldiers.
Atlanta, April 4.-Ex- Governor Allen
D. Gambler, who has been designated
by Governor Terrell to co-operated
with General Ainsworth, chief of the
record and pension office in Washing
ton, in the matter of compiling rosters
of the soldiers from Georgia who took
part in the war between the states, is
anxious to secure all the possible in
formation that will facilitate this
work.
To this end Ex-Governor Gambler has
prepared an address to all the camps
of confederate veterans, Daughters
of the Confederacy and others who
would be likely to have such records,
asking them to let him copy them.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05

San Francisco, April 4-The steam
er Korea today for Honolulu and the
orient. In her treasure room there
is $1,000000 in gold for Honolulu and
100000 in silver for Japan. She will
call at Manila On her passenger list
are Vice Governor Luke E. Wright
of the Philippines, who is accompa-
MED by his wife and secretary.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Broke Monte Carlo Bank.

New York, April 4-The Marchese
Carlo Di Rudini, son of former Ital
ian premier in the course Of play re
Gently broke the bank at Monte Carlo
at Roulette, which means he won al
least 10000, says The Herald's cor
respondent in Paris
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Three Persons Killed.

English, Ind, April A tornado
that struck miles west of here killed
Mrs. George Cunningham and crushed
the skull of her 10-year-old son by
blowing down the house. A farm
hand was perhaps fatally injured in a
falling barn. Much stock was killed.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
HER WEALTH UNDEREsTlMATED
Earl of Yarmouth Will Receive Near
Iy Two Millions With Bride.

Chicago, April A dispatch to The
Record-Herald from Pittsburg, Pa,
says:
When the earl of Yarmouth and
Miss Alice Thaw are married in this
city April 7, the young bride will have
more money than has been expected.
1t was thought that Miss Thaws es-
tate would allow her only $4,000 a
year has been found to be untrue. By
the terms of her fathers will she
was given possession of her share
when she reached the age of 81
years.
Miss Thaw has reached the age of
Fl so that she is now entitled to and
has received her full share of the es-
state,
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Judue Thouuht To Have suicided.

Troy. n. Y, April 4-The body of
Henry T. Mason, judge of Rensselaer,
county, who has been missing since
Monday, has been found in a field
south of Albany Indications were
that he had taken his own life. The
reason of the act is thought to have
been dependency.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
STEAMER HAD CLOSE CALL.
Came In Contact With Huge Iceberg
but Suffered Little Damage.

but Suffered Little Damage.
Chicago, April A dispatch to
The Record Herald, from Halifax, N.
S., says:
The steamer Sandman, which ar.
rived here, had thrilling experience
at midnight Wednesday. 1t was very
dark and the lookout was keeping
close watch for icebergs. Suddenly
a huge one loomed up short distance
ahead The helm was put hard to
port and the Sandman struck the
berg a glancing blow. She shivered
from stem to stern, and passengers
ran to the deck in terror. The steam
er was unhurt, but had a close call.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Rounh weather In New York

New York, April A heavy rain
storm which began last night and con
tinued all forenoon turned into sonw
shortly before noon today. The tenn
perature fell, and the snowfall was
accompanied by a high west wind
Cold weather with snow prevailed gen.
orally throughout the state.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
TO AID TUSkEGEE.
Plans Will Be Discussed at Public
Meeting In New York

Meeting In New York.
New York, April 4-Ex-President
Grover Cleveland will preside at a
public meeting to be held in this city
next Tuesday evening for the discus
sion of the methods and needs Of the
work of Booker T. Washington, at the
Tuskegee normal and industrial in
stitute, Tuskegee, Ala.
Mr.. Washington will make the prin-
cipal address. Other speakers will
be Edgar Gardner Murphy, of Mont
gomery, Ala; Dr. Lyman Abbott, and
William H. Baldwin, Jr.
The Hampton singers will be pres
ent and sing.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
East Lake, Ala, Dec. 8th, 1902.

last @eaNCs Aid, DGC. SLn, I0UZ.
Mr. A b. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir-This is to certify that on Au-
gust lst went to Verbena, Ala, to hold
series OF meetings. Was at that time, and
mad been for six weeks prior, so feeble was
scarcely able to preach. Mr.. F. A. Gulledge
OF Verbena, with whose family was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis.
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once Within three weeks | was was much
better. In three weeks | had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully we'll.
Took no other medicine then nor since. and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteeniyears.
j. NJ. MCCORD
Pastor Verbena, Baptist Church.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Biography as Basis of History

Rome, April AT the last session
Of the International Historical con-
gress, William Roscoe Thayer. of Bos.
ton, Mass, read a paper on "Biogra-
pry as the Basis of History" He
maintained that the time was coming
when biography would be one of the
chief elements of history.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-04-05
Foundry Burns at Joliet. II

Joliet, H., April 4-Fire early to-
day destroyed the foundry building of
the Bates Machine company's plant
here, entailing loss of $4,000 Par
TALLY insured The fire caught from
the coke oven in the foundry.