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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
The Stage for Girls.

The other day I had a conversat ton with a girl who pined for the stage. Now, I have some sympathy for the girl who goes on the stage with a view
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
The TiIted Hat.

The hat worn tilted over the eyes is being revived, and in the sketch you will see a costume made note of the other night at Gherry's. The dress was an accordion plaited white yelling over deep rose silk. The waist was trimmed with a broad band of lace embroidered fin pink and black. In front, falling below the waist line, were two long silk tassels with passementerie medafiions. The sleeves. also plated, revealed very full puffs of white chiffon set into the cuffs of embroidered lace. The accordion plait- ed skirt was trimmed around the edge with band of lace. and tassels again figured on 1t. The hat, worn tilted over the face. was of lace to match, with a lining of pink chiffon and large white bird as trimming.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Board of Review Meets.

The board of review for city of
Lancaster held an adjourned session
Monday to settle all knotty problems
regarding taxation that might come
up for consideration.
But a few alterations were made
in the assessment roll delivered by
Assessor Mccoy. John Mankel de-
sired that his residence property be
altered in valuation to conform
more proportionately with that Of
his neighbor, r. c. Willis. The
board concluded not to decrease his
but will endeavor to induce Mr..
Willis to submit to slight increase.
David Schreiner appeared in be-
half of the I. O. O. F. and his efforts
were instrumental in securing re-
duction in valuation of their build
ing from 81, 500 to 81, 900,
A few minor changes were noted
but of no consequence, merely re-
suit of observation on part of the
board.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
August Weather.

Hicks predicted storms from
Aug. LIST to 4th, and for remainder
of the month, prognosticates as
follows:
A reactionary storm period exists
on the 9th, 9TH and 8th, during
which days look for increase OF
warmth, falling barometer and
marked tendency to black clouds,
thunder and storminess. These
disturbances will eliminate on
and reaching the 9Th, some central
to northern parts being visited by
severe summer squalls.
One of the cheated terms" OF the
month will appear from about the
18th to the 10th. Severe local
storms will visit many sections,
with favorable conditions for some
generous mid summer storms.
While the heat wave and storms
are still passing central and eastern
part of the country, change to
cooler will be advancing from west
and north, so that by the 18th and
10th most parts of the country
will have left a change to cooler
weather. There will be return to
cloudiness on and touching the 18th
and 18th followed by another return
to cooler more pleasant weather
about the 18th to the Dist.
The regular storm period from
the Dist to the 9th will develop
some ,iolent and dangerous West
India storms. General storms Will
develop over the country, and
inland storms Of more or less IN
tensity may be expected about the
oath to 9th.
The 80 and 80 will bring reac-
ton to storm conditions, and more
storminess and rain will result II
many localities. A change to cooler
will mark the closing hours OF the
month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Saloonkeepers Fined.

Prairie du Chen saloonkeepers
kept their places of business open
on Sunday week ago in order to
gather in a few shekels from the
thousands of excursionists that
swar1ned in from all directions on
the ST. Paul road. A wave OF re-
form has been sweeping over the
pearl city for a year past, 9nd the
temperance element proceeded to
meet out revenge to the law break
ers. Six of them we're arrested, and
taken before justice at Lynxville,
small village on the Burlington
above Prairie du Chen, justices OF
the last named place being in league
with the saloon element. Four of
them were fined 500 and costs and
the other two were given the same
fine with five day county jail sent
ence added to the penalty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Pensions Decrease.

Pension Agent E. D. Coe of Mil
waukee forwarded to Washington
last week a detailed report of the
transactions of the Milwaukee
agency for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1908. A decrease of $16, :
1874 compared with the payment
OF the preceding fiscal year in
dieates that the high tide of pen
sions in this country has been
reached and an annual decrease
may be looked for. The total
amount paid out was $7,O76, 831.2e
to so, 672 pensioners.
The report shows that at the
beginning of the fiscal year there
were SO, SO8 pensioners on the rolls,
and that during the year 2,271 were
added and 2,4O4 dropped, a net
loss of 1876.
Of those dropped from the rolls,
1856 died, IS were minors who
attained majority and A were
pensioners who failed to claim
their money for term OF three
years; 362 were transferred to
other agencies and 4S5 were
transferred from one class to an
other. The number of minor
children receiving pensions under
all classes was 2, 507.
The pensions are divided into
the following classes: Under gen
eral law, 90, 43S; under act of June
81, 1890, 9,25S; widows of war OF
1912, II; survivors of Mexican war,
lis; Mexican war widows, 1872:
Indian war survivors, 6; Indian
war widows, 80. Six widows OF
1912 died during the year and
twenty Mexican war survivors.
By virtue of the act of August, 1882,
six wives draw the full pensions OF
their husbands, and under the act
of March 8, 1899, eighty-seven
draw half of the pensions. These
acts leave the payments discre-
tionary with the pension agent OF
subject to the order of the president.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

and he brags a great deal on its
cleanliness and enterprise. The
streets are kept scrupulously clean,
no horse is allowed to stand on or
be hitched along them. The stables
of the city will accommodate 200
teams. 10c. is all that is charged
for stabling. The climate and
surroundings Of Wausau are fine.
In the manufacturing line it has
sawmills, paper mills, granite
works, box factories, canning
factories and other industries.
At Wausau Mr.. Smith and wife
married Mr.. Smiths sister, and
with Nike Ford, Mr.. Hintze was a
former old time resident of Fenni-
more, and helped to build the mar
row gauge. He makes occasional
visits here.
After visit with some cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left Wausau,
and started for home, coming
around by the way of Milwaukee.
They arrived at Sitter July Is.
Mr.. Smith does not speak in
glowing terms Of the crop prospects
in the states he passed through. He
traversed parts Of Nebraska, Iowa
Illinois, and Wisconsin, and found
conditions in all of them about the
same. He says barley is a good
average crop in the four states; oats
and wheat have more or less rust
in Them corn on account OF late
planting and weeds, which grew
more profusely on account OF the
wet weather, has to have a good
fall to make more than half a crop;
a good deal of the fruit, such as
cherries, peaches and apples, was
killed by the early frosts; the hay
crop, especially in Wisconsin, is
fine. Mr. Smith sizes up our state
as an unexcelled grass country, and
says dairying is being more extern
sively carried on every year. The
best average crop he found right
here in Grant County, and the first
field of corn silking out he struck
on his own farm. Oats, corn and
barley look better in Grant Co.
than in any other place on his en-
tire travels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith had a most
delightful time; never were sick an
hour on the entire trip. Mr.. Smith
himself gained six pounds as the
results of his travels; he does not
know how much his wife gained,
but he can say this, that she is
looking decidedly healthy. Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
ASSAULTS AN
INCOMPETENT
COwardly Attack Occurred
at Patch Grove Thursday.
REED PATCH THE VICTIM
Becklemeyer the Assailant.
Excitement Running High.
Sheriff After Fugitive.

People residing in vicinity of
Patch Grove were wrought up to a
high pitch of excitement last Thurs
day over the unprovoked assault
made by August Becklemeyer on
the person of Reed Patch, an old
settler of that community, who
was recently adjudged an incom-
petent in the Grant county pro-
bate court.
The victim of the assault is in
his dotage, and for some time past
has made his home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Becklemeyer, the latter being
his grandchild. On Thursday
Becklemeyer and his aged relative
became involved in a dispute over
some trivial affair and the younger
man beat his opponent into a state
of insensibility before leaving him.
Undoubtedly Becklemeyer believed
he had killed his victim for he
hastily took departure from the
place and up to this writing is still
at large.
Mrs. Becklemeyer was present at
the time ofthe assault but statesthat
she was powerless to act in check
ing the trouble. Physicians were
summoned to care for the injured
man and on complaint Of Patrick
Mcnamara a warrant was issued
for arrest of the assailant.
Sheriff Watson was notified and
proceeded at once to the scene of
the conflict. Becklemeyer covered
his tracks we'll in his flight and
eluded searching parties that
secured the territory for him.
And it is we'll for him that he did,
for mad the enraged populace laid
hands upon him no mercy would
have been shown, SO great was
the feeling Of antipathy over the
malicious attack.
Mr.. Patch is still living and al
though severely handled and bear
ing marks of cruel blows will pro-
badly recover. Sheriff Watson
and his deputies are untiring in
their efforts to capture Becklemey-
er and will undoubtedly succeed
in landing him behind the bars
before many days have elapsed.
They we're following clue in Iowa
yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
TEACHERS ARE
BEING TAUGHT
Annual State Institute Has
Auspicious Opening.
REGISTRATION IS LARGE
Usual Program Is Being Followed.
Enrolment IA. Much
Interest Shown.

The annual state institute for
teachers of Grant county is in ses-
sion at the South Side school in Lam
caster and is we'll attended, IA be-
ing enrolled.
County Supt. G. Ell. Nye is in
charge and the conductors are Prof
w. HI. Cheever of Milwaukee Nor
NAL, Prof. T. Ell. Gentle of Platte
vile Normal, Prof. NJ G. Palmer Of
Boscobel High school, Prof P. A.
Kolb of Prairie du Chen High
school.
The usual program is being fol-
lowed. One day sessions are held,
opening at a. m. and continuing
to 1 p. m. The institute opened
Monday and will close Friday.
Of those in attendance some are
teachers with wide and varied ex-
perience, others are new at the bus
mess while many are recent gradu-
ates preparing to engage this fall for
the first time in the vocation.
The institute in reality is school
of instruction for teachers and much
good is derived from the knowledge
gained along educational lines, new
ideas grasped, opinions exchanged
and discussed.
The names of teachers enrolled
with their address appears in full
below:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
To Free High School Boards.
MADISON, WIS, July 81,

MADISON, WIS, July q, 1903.
GENTLEMEN
Chapter 329, laws of 1903, amend
ing chapter 1873 of the laws OF 1901
relating to encouraging attendance
upon free high schools by residents
of towns and villages having no
free high schools, and prescribing
the conditions emitting persons to
attend, apparently needs some ex-
PLANTATION. This chapter as amend
ed requires that certain documents
shall be filed with the board OF edu-
cation of the free high school dis
trict before persons residing outside
of said district may be permitted to
attend. Section 2 reads as follows:
whenever persons, not residing ID
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

having completed the course of
study in the school district in which
he resides or one equivalent thereto
enter any free high school,
the free high school board of that
district shall be entitled and is here
by authorized to charge tuition
fee for such pupils not to exceed
fifty cents per week. On or before
the first day of July in each year,
the secretary of the free high school
board shall make sworn statement
to the clerk of the city, town or vii
lage, from which any person may
have been admitted to said free
high school. Said statement shall
set forth the residence, name, age,
and day of entrance to such school
and number of months attendance
during the preceding school year OF
each person so admitted from such
city, town or village" Sec
ton reads as follows: ''The usual
diploma issued by any school or
school district organized under the
laws Of the state shall be sufficient
evidence Of the completion of the
course of study. \ A dupli-
cate of such diploma or a copy
thereof duly certified as such by
any of the persons signing the
original shall be delivered upon re-
quest to the person named therein
and shall be filed by him with the
secretary of the free high school
board Of the free high school dis
trict upon his admission to it's high
school. A certificate from the
county superintendent of the COM
pletion of such course or that the
diploma hereinbefore referred to
has been properly issued to the per-
son named therein, shall have the
same effect as such diploma as evil
dence Of the completion of the
course of study. ALI duplicate di-
plomas or certified copies thereof,
or certificates of county superin-
tendents so filed, shall be attached
to the sworn statement Of such Sec
rotary of the high school board"
1t appears that this law was
passed for the purpose of restricting
the attendance of residents up
on free high schools to persons who
have graduated from the common
schools or who are able to present a
certificate of qualification obtained
from the county superintendent OF
the county. 1t appears to make it
necessary that each applicant apply
ing for admission to high school
shall now furnish himself with one
of these documents, and that here
after the board Of education and the
principal of the high school are not
authorized to admit pupils upon an
examination given by them as here
tofore. 1t also appears to make it
necessary that the required certifi
cate shall be filed with the secretary
of the board of education SO that he
NAV be able to make the statement
necessary to the town, city or vii
lage clerk, as the case may be, in
order that the said officer shall be
authorized to provide for tax levy
to pay the tuition of such non-resi-
dent pupils.
have deemed it worth while to
call your attention to this law at
the present time in order that COM
plications may not occur at the
opening of the school year and that
high school officers, principals and
all nonresident pupils may be pre-
pared to do what the law, as amend
ed, re'!uires. Very truly yours,
38i4 G. G. CARY, State Supt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Views and Interviews.

James McGranahan: We have a
pair of male felines at the farm that
are brothers. They are twenty-one
years old, and their mother was i'm
ported from Germany. Their other
parent was wild cat. The pair
has been valuable adjunct to the
farm and we'll miss them when they
are gone. One is already quite help
less. He has lost his teeth and it is
difficult for him to gain livelihood.
His mate is as active game hunter
as ever and brings rats, mice, goph-
ers and ground moles to the house
each day and divides his meal with
his brother. They are of the tiger
variety. Two years ago l weighed
them and each tipped the scales at
nineteen pounds.
j. S. Wright: The big harvest in
the Dakotas opens full blast this
week and the largest crop on record
will be cut. The two farms |
purchased through A. J. Hun
timer are good ones. Say, you
ought to see the prairie chickens
out there. Why, the country is
fairly alive with them. Just
about half grown now, but the
hunters are getting ready for
them.
Proctor Wheeler, East ST. Louis:
l live right in the district where the
floods raised rumpus this spring.
The water was up to my arm pits
in our residence and we were
forced to vacate and go to st. Louis
to soiourn 1t was in the house for
ten days, and of course ruined a large
portion of our belongings. Fort
unately loss of life was insignltlc-
ant. The rise in the water fol-
lowing the break in the levy came
on Sunday in the daytime when
nearly every one was at home and
awake. Had it flooded us at night
many people would have been
drowned like rats. The river
registered nearly SO feet above its
normal stage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05

''Tony" Howell states that there
is only one thing the matter with
his potatoes they have weak eyes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Cupid's Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Griffis.

John A. Jones and Emily G. Lens
ira, jamestown.
Henry Unferth, Fond du Lac, and
MYRTLE n. Goodrich, Lancaster.
Clifton A. Cooper, Lodi, and Mae
Wilson, Platteville.
Chas. P. Doyle, Smelser, and An
ME T. Rupperda, Cuba City.
Nine tenths of the school
teachers in Wisconsin are women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
LANCASTER.

Mabel E. Medley, Portia Showalter,
Caroline WenZel, Minnie Nehls,
Clara Wagner, Ruby Wagner,
Mabel Vincent, Elizabeth Lowry,
Nellie Keitlinger, Alta Stephens,
Ethel Simpson, Matte Block,
Mabel Judd, Orlo e. Wheeler,
Anna e. Ute, Mabel Bieg,
Sylvia Wheeler, Mary Warren,
Louisa Club, Bertha Hudson,
Sallie Cooley, Luella Rose,
Anna L. Eberle, Warene Brackett,
Grace Emery, Mamie Calvert,
Ferne Sprague, Mildred S. Martin
Ruby Martin, Nellie Howell,
Nellie Finnegan, Mabel Bidgood,
Maud Starrett, Olive Hymer,
Albert Henkel, Ruby d. Dyer,
Alma Dickinson, nellie Dickinson,
Nellie Sprague, Mary B. Franklin,
Anna V. KresS, Mabel kress,
Belle Brockway, Deli Fra,
Anna Woods, Dorothy Ressmeyel
Anna L. Rundel.
BosCoBEL.
Hannah Sulzer, Jettie r. Munson,
Ella S. Scott, Maggie Munson,
Kittie B. Willis, Erna Anschuetz,
Alden Murley, Kathrine Knight,
Clara M. PasOld, Leah KICKS,
Kate Murley.
FENNIMORE.
Daisy Howell, Mabel Walker,
Dora e. Alexander, Velva Schneider,
Bertha Schneider, Laura Walker,
Hannah Kreul, Bertha Kreul,
j. Mae Budd, Emily A. Budd,
Ruba Ashmore, Nettie Schneider.
Mary Seaman Minnie Doan
Nora Gelvin
BLOOMINGTON.
Will Tornowske, Mary G. Farrell,
Rose Hillery, Nellie Roberts,
Olive M. Hope, Katie Baldwin,
Isabel Leamy.
Amelia Pluemer, Lena G.. Duve,
Lille Korber. Florence Wilmott,
Claudia Jordan. Josie Elscamp.
MoNTFoRT.
Mabel Mcdonald, Mae l.. Rowe.
Addie L. Rowe, Jennie j. Rowe.
BRITISH HOLLOW.
Josie A. Fine, Ben Basing.
GLEN HAVEN.
Orrin KuenSter, Ella Winner.
HAZEL GREEN.
Mabel Williams, Ethel Pascoe,
Lavinia Mills.
BAGLEY.
Edna Gulick, Elizabeth Maggie.
CUBA CITY.
Lessie Laird, Ella J. Smithe,
Rebecca Harris, James McGeever.
ROCKVILLE.
Maud Horner, Leonora Horner.
CAssvILLE.
Lilly Holt, Edith Schwerin,
Addie Obershaw, Mayme Pierce,
X. Anna Caspers.
LIVINGSTON.
Jessie M. Rundell, Ollie Eustice,
Dona Iverson, Bessie Allen.
MUsCoDA.
Lesta Miller, Veronica Schwabe
Jos. G.. Sikhart.
wYALUsING.
Elsie Hartford, Mary Warwick,
Ellen Glenn.
ELLENBoRo.
Edna Baker, Lillian Burr.
PLATTEvILLE.
nellie Galloway, Edna Knapp,
Leila M. Dickson.
MT. HOPE.
Alma Rogers, Effie Connell,
Elva Baker, Julia Nichols,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05
Hattie w. Taylor.
Mary Day,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Farm Notes.

Ebony" Howell states that there
is only one thing the matter with
his potatoes they have weak eyes.
It is a common sight these days
to see J. Charles Churchill sitting in
the dandelion's den putting ear laps
on the auricles of his sweet corn.
Chas. Orion bought a bunch of
Aquilegia Coerulea Hybrida last
spring, but they turned out to be
nothing more than E Pluribus Hum
buggus, which of course he did not
care for. He tore them up and re-
placed the ground with Steeple-Jack
sweet peas. They are great climb
ers and the other day Charley was
out inspecting them, when he had
occasion to turn and look toward the
house. Turning around again he
was surprised to find that one of
those sweet pea vines had crawled
up his suspenders and had entwined
itself about his collar button.
Rudolph Napoleon Irentzsch has
had a new set of false teeth put in
his lawn rake.
Men may come and men may go,
but weeds grow up forever.
Our second crop Of radishes failed
to come up. They were non-union
and the ground would not let them
grow. The onions came on all
right-they were strong enough to
break through.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-07

THE BASTILE.
County Board OF Supervisors
Take a Fall out of the
Crystal Falls City
Jail.

Never was a more righteous act d. d,
than that Of the county board Of supe,
vieors when they instructed the pro,
scouting attorney and sheriff to zee to
| IL that the "lock up" in the city Of
CRYSTAL Falls Is dispensed with For
several weeks, city prisoners have been
locked in an aexcuse for jail up In
the city fire hall that would make
Louis XVI and his famous bastile 70
away back and sit down. The jail
commissioners got peep at IL on their
recent rounds and they gave the city
n round censure for maintaining such
a place under the name Of Jail
They sent in report TO the county
board Of supervisors condemning il
and asking that it be dispensed with.
The city Jail was built last year at
the time that question arose about
the placing Of city prisoners in the
county Jail but it was never nsed for
Jail purposes until the fret Of the
present year. Il is built along one side
OF the Are hall and is hre trap pure
and simple. A drunken man incarcerat
cd there and having matches ON his
person wouldn't do . thing 10 the jail
binssh and the city.