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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
TO EXAMINE CARRIERS.
Rural Route Men to Appear Before
the Examining Board.

A representative of the postofice
examining board will be in Lancas-
ter next Tuesday, to conduct an
examination Of all the rural route
mail carriers Of Grant county.
This examination will probably
not be very serious affair, as the
duties of rural carrier, aside from
faithfulness and punctuality, are
not extremely exacting.
Undoubtedly there will be another
examination some time during the
coming summer of applicants for
carriers on the large number of
additional routes to be established
this year on the new county system
by which practically every farmer
in the county will be served.
Mr.. Fox, the departments repres-
entative, is now engaged in laying
out this system.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawther of Du-
buque came here to see Mrs. Alder
son who is very i'll at the asylum.
They are her relatives.
Henry Koch. local operator for
the G. g N. W., returned from Rice
Lake Thursday, where he went to
see a brother-in- law who was ill.
On Friday morning he received a
dispatch announcing the death of
the afflicted one.
The Herald breaches the
doctrine of patronizing home in
situations all the year around. 1t is
a poor return for some merchants
to get their calendars, blotters, etc.,
of some cheap house in the east,
when the Herald can do the same
work as cheap or cheaper than
travelling concerns do it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
For the HoytsekeeDer,

Old stockings curt down Che seams
make splendid cloths for polishing
furniture, and they make up into soft
iron holders also.
Asbestos cloth should be kept ON
Sand to use as pad under the hot
platter, small squares should be put
as interlining for iron holders, and q
piece should be used ON the ironing
board to save the sheet.
In making down pillows, the inside
of the lining should be gone over with
an iron rubbed well with beeswax each
time it is put on the cloth, and this
will prevent the down working through
the cloth.
Flat irons should be washed once
a week and kept in clean, dry place;
wax should be used frequently when
ironing and the irons should not be
allowed to become red hot Oh they
will never again retain heat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
Condensed Milk.

Anton Schmitt had more than his
share of summer favors during the
past cold winter mosquitoes, for
instance. There is a warm room
in his house in which there are
house plants. The mosquitoes
cldngto these plants all winter, and
during spare time circulate about
the house. Thus while the blizzard
blows outside, Mr.. Schmltt can
shut his eyes and dream of those
nice, warm, sucnmer days, with
the hum of the mosquito in his
ear, lending bouch of realism to
the dream.
Ed Hyde has bought the old
Howell-Starr barber shop. In
formed that Ed intends saving the
plaster.
Tampa, Fla, Mar. IA, ca
Ed. Herald I can tell you a fish
story that's a wonder, but I won't
/ hold it i'm reserve.
FRANK WEBB.
. .
Thursday James McBrien's phone
at the courthouse kept whistling
"Wearin' of the Green" every time
he took it down to talk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
That Electric Light Matter.

Editor Herald:-In the issue of
your last paper appears a commun-
ication signed "Citizen," in which
at the end of such communication
the writer asks the Teller to answer
nine questions. Not knowing
whether the Teller will take the
trouble to answer these questions,
and as they apparently are de-
signed to reflect on the doings OF the
city council, and poison the minds of
the people of this city, especially now
on the eve Of our city election, |
take the liberty to answer them
to the best of my ability.
In answer to question one,
as to the benefit derived from
the extension Of the electric
light franchise, I will not discuss.
We certainly have much better
service since the franchise was
granted and change in the
management was made, and the
city council granted the franchise
with that result in view. ~
/. Question 2: Aldermen Place,
Eenkel and Ray voted against it.
Question 3: Neither the mayor
nor any of the aldermen owned
any stock when the franchise was
granted. However, since, under
stand that Aid. Place, who voted
against granting the franchise, has
i'm a land deal obtained some stock,
which was owned by harry Brown.
Question 4. Don't know all the
names Of the stockholders Of the
electric light company.
Question 5. It is the duty of the
nightwatch to state in his night
reports the number of lights out.
From this written record the city
clerk reports to the council the
number of outages at the end of
each three months term.
Question 6. Such reports were
made by the city clerk to the
council since January, 1903, and
prior.
Question Z. The council did i'm
pose fines against the company.
Question s. The council caused
to be deducted from the bills of the
electric light company the amount
of such fines, which amounted
during the year of 1903 to $247.9S
Question 9. There was never
any fine remitted to the electric
light company during the year of
1908, or at any other time.
AUG. MICHAELls,
City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
HEARST CLUB.
One Hundred Democrats Organize In
Favor of Newspaper Man.

A William r. Hearst club was or
ganized last Friday evening with a
membership of over one hundred
OF Lancaster's leading Democrats.
The meeting was very enthusiast
ic, and the following officers were
elected:
FL. G. Walton, president;
John Johnson, vice presidents;
I'll. L. Moses, secretary;
M. Mcdonald, treasurer.
1t is the intention of the leaders
of the movement to ascertain the
sentiment of the county, and organ
ize other clubs where practicable.
The man of millions and four
newspapers undoubtedly holds the
key to the political situation in
Grant county in so far as Democ-
racy is concerned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19

We have altogether too many
people who would like to live as
did the children of Israel in the old
mamma days in the wilderness, only
that they would go hungry half of
the time because they would not
get up early enough in the morning
to get their daily ration.
Miss Blanche Atkinson was very
pleasantly surprised last Thursday
evening when about 20 of her young
lady friends called on her at the
residence of Aid. c. w. Ray in the
first ward. The ladies met at the
residence Of Lou. Starr, and then
proceeded in a body to the Ray
home, where they succeeded in
completely surprising Miss Atkin-
son. The evening was spent in
games and music. Miss Dora Ress-
meyer secured first prize for MAX
ing the largest number of words
from the word Lancaster. Miss
Genevieve Ennor got the BOBBY
prize. An exceedingly pleasant
evening was spent by all, and the
party broke up at a late hour, wish
ing Miss Atkinson many happy re-
turns of the day, which was the an
Of her birth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
Us the World Getting Better?


Tt appears that there We're NO less
than 104 cases of lynching in the
United States during the year 1908,
and of these twelve occurred in the
north and ninety-two in the south. or
the victims eighty-six were negroes,
seventeen whites. and one Chinaman.
One woman was lynched in Mississippi
and one in Louisiana.
The total number of suicides during
the year, reported, were S,597-5,385
men and 1922 women.
There were also S,976 homicides
during the year, and also AN increase
in the number of murders by bur-
lars, thives and holdup men.
In the face of such statistics as
these many will declare that the WORLD
is growing better. They are mis-
taken. Scripture is true. In the last
days perilous times shall come. Men
shall be lovers of pleasure rather than
lovers of God. They will be incon-
tinent, fierce, despisers of those that
are good, traitors, heady, high-minded.
If the time Were net shortened no flesh
would be saved. TNhe devil was never
buster. He has the multitude as
willing actors, going to the slaughter,
despising the ways of truth, ignoring
the promise Of lifes eternal life, made
on the conditions that we learn to
eschew the evil and choose the good.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
A Leap Year Club.

Since the advent of leap year,
bringing with it great dangers to
defenceless bachelors, whose af-
fections are ever smbject to assault
from designing members of the
fair sex, a Leap gear club has been
formed by the bachelors, for
mutual protection against said
insidious advances, and TO dis
courage all attempts of the press
to advertise their superior qualities
to the anxiousrand aggressive female
population.
AS an illustration of the danger
i'm which some of these same bache.
lors have been placed on account OF
the exploitation of their charms in
the columns of the Herald, the
following letter, actually received
by one of them, explains the stase
of affairs:
Mr.. Lancaster, Wis.
My dear friend. In looking over
the leap year bargains" in the
Grant County Herald, I noticed
your name, and although l am mot
personally acquainted with you,
this being leap year has given me
the opportunity to write what |
have SO bong longed to say to you.
I lowed you from the first time I
saw you, and knew then that |
could newer love another, and oh,
how I used to long to be folded in
your strong, manly arms. -,
you are mylideal, and without your
love-ah, let me die:
l ann sure, dear, our lives would
be one Of Happiness and bliss could
we unite in matrimony.
Naturally, you wonder what
your future bride-to-be is like, SO I
will describe myself briefly and
without exaggeration:
I am decided blonde, weighing
about two hundred pounds; very
good entertainer and naturally
very afectionate and loyable.
Now, sweetheart, consider this
rare offer and let me hear from
you Immediately. If all is salts
factory, will come to you; but if
not, will seek refuge and comfort
at the bottom of the Chain o. Lakes.
Waupaca, Wis. Your eyer loving
O. w.
Letters like the above must con-
tain photographs of writer's to
receive consideration at the hands
of members of the club.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
ANOTHER TERM.
Mayor Hassell Accepts the Call for
denomination.

Mayor Hassell Accepts the Call for
denomination.
Mayor Hassell, obedient to the
call of over four hundred voters OF
the city, has consented to accept
the nomination for another term as
mayor.
Besides the mayor, there are to
be elected four supervisors, (annu-
ally under the new law assessor,
treasurer and four aldermen-one
in each Of the four wards, in place
Of G. w. Ray, first ward, Henry
Muesse, second ward, Pat May,
third ward, and A. G.. Knapp,
fourth ward.
1t is understood that the COM
mittees of the several wards will
call caucuses for making nomina-
lions, to he held in various rooms
of the City hall building. The past
two years nominations have been
made by the filing of nomination
papers with the city clerk.
1t is probable that there will be
two or more complete tickets In the
field, as there is always diversity
of opinion in local matters.
DR.. Hassell, with over four hun
dred petitioners asking him to again
accept the office of mayor, is prac-
tically chosen in advance of the
election, as there are not likely TIC
be as many as four hundred votes
cast at the.municipal election. Last
spring there we're only 305 voters
registered.
TOWN ELECTION.
On the same day and date the
qualified electors of the town OF
Lancaster will elect three super
visors, one of whom shall be desig
mated as chairman, town clerk, 8
treasurer, an assessor, two justices
of the peace and two constables.
AT the same time the question OF
dividing the town of Lancaster into
separate townships wall probably
be voted on again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
WAR NEWS COSTLY.
High Rates in Vogue Between This
Country and Nagasaki,

Sixty-five cents per word is the
prlce the cable companies received
for the war news you read in to-
days paper.
For a telegraphic dispatch of
200 words, making a sixth of a
column when translated" from the
condensed telegraphic code, costs
about $130. The press rate is IS
cents a word, while the private
kilograms would cost So per word.
When the news of a battle IS
started on it journey from Nagasaki
1t Jumps from the key Of the
operator at Nagasaki and plunges
into the East sea. Tt lands at
Shanghai, China, 476 miles distant;
and works southwark along the
China coast to Hong Kong, dis
lance of 945 miles. There it goes
under the China sea to Saigon, in
Anam, 951 miles distance, and
crosses the bed of the sea there to
Singapore, 626 miles distant. It
might also go by the Lafvan,
Borneo, traversing 1871 miles.
Through the Malacca strait to
Penang is distance of 1913 miles.
A westward plunge through the
Nicobars and under the Bengal sea
brings it to Madras, 1889 miles.
Thence by land to Bombay, where
it takes to the water again going
under the Arabian sea to Alden,
1850 miles. A distance of 1884
miles bring it up the Red sea to
Alexandria, Egypt. From there
it goes by way of the Mediterranean
cable to Malta, then to Lisbon.
Portugal, and so to London, 3,2O6
miles. The last two innings in
this lightning game are across the
Atlantic to the United States and
rom New York to Chicago and
elsewhere. The news travels
due allowance having to
% made for difference to calculat-
ng the time of course, as it is only
':05 a. M, at Port Arthur when it
S noon here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
Street Hat Display.

Miss Mary Wilhelm will display
fine and complete line Of street hats
to the ladies today. An exquisite
assortment of new, up-to-date Gre
ations will be unveiled and the
ladies are invited to inspect the
display.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
Miss Bessie Cartar \

Miss Bessie Carter went to
Madison Wednesday.
Editor Roethe of Fennimore
was a caller yesterday.
-Sam1 Birch and wife were up
from Beetown yesterday.
VIM. Bass and wife of Mt. Ida
were in town on business yester-
day.
The offering service of the
Woman's Foreign Mission society
will be held at the M. E. church
on Sunday evening. There is a
good program and special music
arranged for the occasion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19

1t is well understood by the
public generally that the Herald
does not father the opinions of
contributors.
Thoroughbred March weather.
Rain, snow, frozen hubs, mud,
slush, etc. Great scheme, this
month of March.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank the neighbors
and friends who assisted us in our
recent bereavement. Mrs. GEO.
WALLACE AND CHILDREN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19

In the Condensed Milk
column is a significant letter from
Frank Webb, who has been en-
Joying the climate of the south,
while we shovel snow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19

From reports the Normal
school delegations over flowed
Platteville yesterday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
NORTH SULLIVAN.
ANON.

Mrs. Onsis Springer is in poor health.
c. II, Abbott and wife are visiting rela-
hives in Portland.
Mrs. Simon Bunker, OF Tunk Pond, is
visiting Mrs. o. c. Havey.
Hollis Blsisdeii was in town last week,
having been called home by the death OF
his father, Charles M. BiaisdelI, at East
franklin.
Julia Moon, wife of Charles Brinton,
whose death occurred at her home in Bar
Marbor, was buried at Hancock Tuesday.
Mr.. Green, of the Episcopal church,
officiating. She had long been In poor
health and her death was due to consump-
hon. She leaves beside her husband, two
sisters and one brother to mourn her loss.
Hrs. Brinton was a resident Of this town
until about three years ago, since which
time she had been living at Bar Harbor.
Many friends here will fondly cherish her
memory.
April IS. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
BASS HARBoR.

Mrs. Eva Benson, who has been quite III,
better.
Miss Cora Berry, who has been Ill, is re-
covering.
Miss Violet Gott gave pit party Tues
lay evening.
Capt. Albion Murphy, Of West fremont,
pent Sunday here.
Joseph Atwood. OF Brewer, has opened
ais store for the season.
Mrs. Lewis Holmes has gone away TO the
hospital for treatment.
Miss Helen Jackson entertained party
IF girls Thursday evening.
Mrs. McRae has had piazza built
across the front of her house.
Mrs. Julia Gott, OF Southwest Harbor,
is visiting her brother, l.. j. Norw God.
Mrs. Maynard Torrey Is spending a few
days q, her former home In Bucksport.
Schools begin o-day. The teachers here
are Miss Louise Mcintire, west side gram.
mari Miss Myrs Wilson, west side pri-
mary; Miss Clara Alien, Mckinley; Miss
Neva Lawn at the head OF the harbor.
April Is. Y. Y. z.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
DEDHAM.
April 10.

Miss Emms Crockett has gone to Isle su
Hant to teach.
Miss Ethel Rowe and Miss Stella Sweet
are teaching in Luoec.
Mrs. J, F. Cowing is with her daughter,
Mrs. Alfred Tracy, of Hancock.
Lee Fogg and wife, of Huil's Cove,
visited Frank Fogg few days ago.
ONO Marens and wife, who have been
In town several weeks, have returned to
Bangor.
Mrs. Maggie Maynard, Miss Beuish
Gray and j. Henry Wharf have been III
enough 10 call q doctor the past week, but
are now recovering.
Emery osgood, C. E. and Frank John
SON have returned home from Maxwell, N.
B, where they have been employed during
the winter making last blocks.
Oscar Anderson, employed by Frank
Rove in cutting pulp wood last Saturday,
cut a deep cash In his leg just below the
knee. He has gone TO the hospital at Old
Town.
April Il. b.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
COUNTY NEWS.
GREAT POND.

j. F. Haynes lost a valuable horse re-
gently.
Guy Patterson is to build 40 addition to
his camp beside Long pond.
Henry Folsom, a former resident, died
April 8, of the grip after two days illness.
Clyde Lsughl who has been i'll with
typhoid fever, is improving. His wife
same from Lowell last week.
Everett Williams, who died at the home
Of Ezra Williams, April 5, was buried
from the church Friday at 10 a. m. Miss
Garland conducted the funeral services.
There were beautiful flowers. The
deceased leaves three sisters-Mrs. Wilson,
Of Belfast, Misses Viola and Mildred, OF
Benton, and two brothers-Frank and
Hugene, OF Fairfield. His uncle and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Gates Chick, of Clifton, his
nearest relatives, were at the funeral.
asr. Clsrry was operated on at the Ban
gor hospital on Wednesday. The physi-
clans hoped the trouble was q tumor OF
the stomach " hich could be removed, but
find a cancer, and could only place it so
that the patient could be more comfort
able for a while. His wife and dsugh liter
accompanied him to Bangor, and will
remain at the home of his sister until MIR.
Garry can be removed. Much sympathy
Ia expressed for the family.
Auril Is K.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
OTTER CREEK.

Greeley Walls is slowly improving.
Charles Richardson is painting in Ellis
worth for week or two.
Andrew Davis, who has been on the sick
Ast for two weeks, is still quite Ill.
Mrs. Linda Richardson has gone to Bar
Marbor for few days visit to Mrs.
Walter Duphan.
Miss Coombs went to Bar Hsrbor Fri
asy to spend Sunday with her friend,
Miss Icspnene Brewer.
The aid society wishes to thank Isaac
Tripp for fine communion table which
he presented to the church q short time
ago.
Miss Marion Liscomb is i'll with typhoid
fever at the home Of her aunt, Mrs. Lucy
Brscy, who is caring for her. She Is
attended by DR.. Averili, of Bar Harbor.
veszie Young and wife entertained q
party at the hall Wednesday evening.
Refreshments were served by the ladies
Of the aid society. All enjoyed very
pleasant evening.
April Is. ANON.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
PROSPECT nARRoR.
UNE FEMME.

Mics Julia Guptill spent Sunday at her
home In Gouldsboro.
Rev. Wallace Cutter left for his new
charge In Cutler on Friday.
Mrs. Lula Bunker goes to. Corea to- day
to teach. She will have an assistant.
Mrs. Belinda Noonan Is home from
Nashua. n. H., where she spent the winter
with her son.
Rev. Mr.. Bromley, tue newiy-appointed
pastor to the Methodist church, preached
sunday morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Larrabee and e. w. Clesves
and wife dined on Sunday with r. ID.
Guptili and wife In Gouldsboro.
Halcyon assembly of P. s. worked the
ialtiatory degree on Tuesday evening. aud
received two applicants into membership.
Business is brisk at the South End. A
steam piledr has arrived to be used In
bu lding a new wharf at the sar6lne fac
tory.
Capt. S. o. Moore and Charles Biance
are home from wsterville and Portland
where they went as delegates to the repub-
lican conventions.
Tha V. /. society has suspended It's
weekly meetings. 1t met for he last time
with Mrs. f. ID. Chase on Wednesday.
The attendance aud entertainment were
up to the usual standard.
April IS. C.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
SULLIVAN.
Aprii12

Mrs. A. $. Cummings returned from her
winter in Boston last Tuesday.
Dwight Braman, an owner OF Sullivan
Harbor property, was in town last week.
Miss Margaret Dunbar has gone to the
Center where she is to teach the coming
summer.
Rev. Mr.. Barnard has been returned to
this charge, and preached the FIRST sermon
OF the year Sunday stternoca at the
Church OF Our Father.
Mrs. Stan Wilson, who has been spend
ing q few weeks in Cam bridge with the
Benuises, returned last Thursday accom-
panied by Miss Bessie Simpson, who has
been visiting Mrs. Phillips Eaton, in
Portland.
Miss helen NJ. Smith, OF the Bar Her.
Dor Record, entertained a large house
party at her newly renovated home at
Sullivan Harbor on the 10Th and Eth.
The guests were from Bar Harbor, who
greatly enjoyed her hospitality.
Aprit 10 r
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-04-20
OTIS.


Sadie Tibbetts is home from Lawrence,
Mass.
Benjamin Perry, of Bangor, is at W. w.
Tibbetts'.
Howard Kincaid has gone to Ellsworth,
where he has employment.
The infant daughter OF Lowell Watts
and wife died last Tuesday.
Granville Jelison had chopping bee
last Friday with party in the evening.
George Warren visited his daughter,
Mrs. William II. True, OF Ellsworth, Fri
day and Saturday.
The town is building a schooihouse in
district No. 90 the lot EindIy presented
by George Jordan, where the old one
stood.
Leo Blaisdsll went to Scarboro last
week, where he has employment. He was
accompanied by his uncle Alfred and little
daughter.
George Jordan has a sheep which has
beaten ali records this year; she gave
birth last week to four handsome and
healthy lambs.
Mrs. Martha Blaisdell returned to Cd
Orchard the 18th. She has faithfully
filed her place as nurse here for some
months, and all regret her departure.
April IS. DAVIS.