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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26

w. A. JOHNSON,
w. E. LATHROP,
P. BRADLEY MCINTYRE,
JOHN f. WALSH,
Committee
On motion of Mr.. lockwood re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Kleinhammer moved that DR..
Armstrong and Mr.. Brennan be ap-
pointed to act with the asylum trus-
tees in the erection of the hospital.
Motion carried.
A resolution presented by Mr.. d.
vail to reconsider the report of the
committee on printing was placed
on passage and lost.
Mr.. Metcalf moved that all powers
of the county board in reference to
highways and bridges be vested in
the chairman between the sessions
of the county board. Motion car
ried.
On motion of Mr.. Leighton the
county clerk was instructed to cor
rect all clerical errors which might
be found in the proceedings of the
BOARD. Motion carried.
Cnalr appointed y M. Gardner
and T. D. Maggie to serve on the
committee recommended by the re-
port of the committee on public
property; and also appointed John
+. Walsh and John Harris to serve
on the committee on printing.
On motion of Mr.. Walsh board
adjourned to reconvene at call of
chairman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26
Gift to Encourage Debate And Oratory

Mr.. Halle Steensland, of Madison.
has just given the University of
Wisconsin $4,000 to be used as
prizes during the next three years,
for the encouragement Of ex-
temporaneous debates, essay writ
ing, and oratory among the students.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26

z. L. Mccoy is thinking of start
ing new party in politics and has
organized himself into a where
amiat club.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26
Tales of the Town.

Onr foreman says tnat Rocky
Mountain tea is good but that Rock
and Rye is better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26
COUNTY BOARD.
Wind-up of the Proceedings for the
Recent Session.
Report of committee on finance
presented as follows:

Report of committee on finance
presented as follows:
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors. Gentlemen:
The committee on finance respectfully report that
we have carefully examined the records. vouchers,
papers and accounts in the offices OF the county
clerk and county treasurer for the fiscal year end
ing Oct 81, 1904, and find that the business OF
these offices has been done in a neat and credi-
table manner, satisfactory to the committee, and
we believe same will meet the approval OF your
honorable body. Their annual reports are here
with submitted and we recommend their adop-
ton.
We have compared the county orders, Jurors,
witnesses and bounty certificates paid by the
county treasurer with the lists in his Office and in
offices of the county clerk and clerk of circuit
court and find them correct and have cancelled
said orders and certificates.
We have also compared the soldiers and sail
9 relief orders paid by thecounty treasurer with
the list of orders as issued by the report Of the
soldiers and sailors relief committee and find
them correct.
We herewith present a list of county orders,
which have remained in the hands of the county
clerk for two years uncalled for by the payee,
which list has been compared with the original
orders and found correct.
We have examined the reports of the different
chairmen regarding fines collected and reported
by the justices and find that all supervisors have
reported and that all fines have been paid to
county treasurers.
Appended to this report will be found a tabu-
lated statement of taxes to be raised in each
town, village and city for county school tax as
provided by sec. 1914 Revised Statutes; also a
certified statement by the clerk of the circuit
court of the orders issued by him for witnesses,
jurors and other officers of the court for it's Febru-
airy and October terms.
We would recommend that the balances in the
county property, asylum building, contingent.
bounty and circuit court funds be transferred to
and merged into the general fund.
CLERKS REPORT.
Annual report of E. H. Grifis, County Clerk of
Grant County for the fiscal year ending Oct. 31st.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26

$214,6O7.21 214,6O7.21
Oct. 81, 1904, Bal on hand $2o,1O5.94.
Respectfully Submitted,
JOHN SCHEINPFLUG, Co. Treas.
Liabilities for which this session of the board
must provide for are as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26
Respectfully submitted,
ERA H. GRIFFIS,

REPORT OF COUNTY TREASURER
Annual report of John Scheinpfug County
Treasurer of Grant County for the year ending
Ocotber 31st, 1904:
SOLDIERS RELIEF FUND
To cash on hand Oct 81, 1904 j. .$1,029 90
To amt appro. and levied go. 2,500 90
By amt paid on order ........ $500 90
BY balance on hand .......... 1,139 90 |
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
A Long Stop-Oyer.

The Michigan Central railroad has
allowed stop-over of 80 years to a
passenger who has just completed a
journey begun in 1874. The entire dis
tance travelled was only 81 miles, bur
it required three decades to complete
it. In 1874 o. w. Slayer bought rsi'
road ticket over the Michigan Central
line from Galesburg, Mich. to roka-
geon. In those days stop-ovar privi-
leges were allowed and Mr.. Slayer
found 1t necessary to get nfr the train
at the Grand Rapids and .nuiana cross
he boarded the train II he did not
stay around Kalamaz 20 Junction for
so years, he at least i.ept his ticket un-
til used for that length of time
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
MODERN RAILROAD LUXURY
Now Enjoying the Copven-
fences of Travel.

II observed" said an infrequent
traveller, according to the New York
Sun, that more people than ever be-
fore, many more, now travel in parlor
cars. There are plenty of people who
ten or twenty. years ago would never
have thought of riding in any but a
Sit-up car who now take, on a day
journey, seats III parlor car, and this
not for its eXclusiveness, but for it's
greater comfort.
'It is by no means the person Of
wealth alone who now travels in parlor
cars. The man Of moderate means,
and in fact the man Of very moderate
means as well, lives now at home In
greater comfort than ever before, and
when he goes abroad he likes to travel
in like or better manner Aud if he
is going on a Journey Of any distance
by day he takes seat in parlor car
and he takes to 1t very kindly and
naturally and unostentatiousiy.
"And still the modern train OF lux
ury Is wonder, and familiar as 1t
may be We must admire it all the
same. and most of all must we admire
the train that combines within itself
all the many modern features of lux
ury in travel; the train which, drawn
by a tremendous engine that could, it
would seem, haul a range of noun
tains II 1t could be placed on wheels.
has ponderous sleeping cars, in which
one may go to bed in comfort in one
state to wake up hundreds of miles
away in another; parlor cars from
which one may look through broad
framed windows, as through a great
picture frame, upon great gallery of
marvellous pictures constantly chang
ing; a dining car in which one may
dine as luxuriously as he would, while
the train flies at so miles an hour past
towns and villages and over streams
and across the open country, and an
observation car, whence one may sea
the earth itself shoot out behind him
s'Truly one Of the wonders of the
day is this train, a train that the
trackmen on the road still stop to gaze
at, with pride and admiration, as it
thunders by; train that one may ell
JOY though his purse be not so very
fat, but one whose luxuries could not
have been commanded at any price d
scant SO years ago, when such trains
were quite unknown, when everybody
rode in sit-ups."
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
Wears a Queens Crown.

When Jay Gould as young man was
wandering about tie country trying to
sell books, the queen of Spain was
wearing as her crown the valuable pos
session which now often graces the
head of the book canvasser's daughte-
When Queen Isabella was exiled, she
carried with her most Of her jewels. One
Of these was crown set with some OF
the finest diamonds, emeralds, rubies
and sapphires in the world. A few
years ago a Spanish grandee, known as
Prince del Drago. came to America.
His sole fortune consisted of the gor-
geous crown which had belonged to his
grand-aunt. The imperial bauble was
offered for sale, and was eventually
bought by the Goulds for $125, 900. II
is now worn by Countess Castellane.-
Chicago Journal.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
THE RICHES OF LOVE.

Talk about Poverty-nothin' II seems:
Rich am ever. with Love and the dreams
Who with my wealth in the world can COM
pare
Rich in the glory OF Jenny's gold hair!
Beautiful, down-streaming hair that hold
In the hands OF me-kissing and loving its
gold!
Talk about Poverty.-bright the sun
streams!
Take the worlds riches. and give me Loves
dreams!
Dreams in the dark skies, and dreams In
the fair.
The light-brave splendor OF Jenny's gold
hair.
Earth hath it's rlillicns-but nothin' like
this:
The beautiful hair whose gold ringlets !
kiss!
There Is no Poverty!-G me, dear God
Not the gold harvests that color the sod
Not the worlds breath, over far oceans
blown
But the red lips Of Jenny, that lean to
my own!
And even in death Just a JOY like to this
Her gold hair to shadow me-sweet with
Loves kiss!
IF. L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
COYOTE AND DOG IN BATTLE
Passengers on Columbia River
Steamer Treated to Novel Form
Of Entertainment

Passengers On the steamer Bailey
GatZert, on the Columbia river. from
the Dalles to Portland, Ore, recently
were provided with little form of en-.
tertainment that was somewhat out OF
the ordinary It was q fight between
bulldog and a coyote, which occurred
back in the brush q short distance
from the town of Lyle.
The animals fought for nearly hall
an hour, and had not the owner OF the
dog separated them 1t is probable that
1t would have been life and death
tussle. AS 1t was, both animals were
well covered with blood when the con.
test was interrupted. The coyote woulC
snap and claw and break away before
the bulldog could get one of those firm
holds for which the breed is noted.
Just as the contest was getting ex-
citing Mrs. Cuthbirth, the dogs owner
took hand in the battle. She had been
waiting to take passage on the Gatz.
ert and was desirous of bringing the
dog TO Portland with her. She lives
on a ranch not far from Lyle, ano
started to- walk To the landing whe1
the coyote was encountered in q clumI
Of trees near the river. The boat hac
been taking on g cargo OF wheat, and
was about ready 10 pull cut
When the bruras got together the
passengers looked eagerly on, and haG
it not been for the warning notes OF
the whistle many of them would have
rushed to the scene. They describe
It as being one Of the prettiest con-
tests they ever witnessed. With terri
BILE rushes the bulldog would attemp
to land on his opponent. but the latter
proved too quick for him. jumping
nimbly away before any great harm
could be done. Watching his chance
he would make a savage snap in re
turn, and he succeeded in drawing the
first blood.
Fearing that the boat would leave
her, Mrs. Cuthbirth procured a huge
club, with which she managed to beat
the animals apart.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
WHERE JOKES ARE ALTERED
Jests Rewritten and Doctored by Joke
smith Who Brings Them
Up-to-Date.

In the desk of any jokesmith are
many unused jests, writes a Joke
smith," in Booklovers Magazine.
These derelicts are not valueless.
Some of them are still available with
out rewriting. Merely trimming the
edges with scissors and stamping my
name and latest address on them in @
new spot will make them look like
jokes, and some editor will then buy
them Others will have to be rewrit-
ten and brought up to date before
can hire them out to editors who need
their services.
For instance, l find, on examining 3
bundle which is marked War" that
the jokes included therein refer to the
Spanish-Am erican argument. Those
jokes were written during the excit-
ing summer of 1898, away back in the
last century. They failed TO find a
market at that time, but they may go
now if Russia" or Japan" is insert
ed in place Of Spain" One joke re-
fers to man who refused to enlist
because he was under bonds to keep
the peace. Now, that seemed funny to
mo when I wrote it: it seems funny
now. But I would not sell it six
years ago. l hope for better luck be-
fore the mikado and the czar smoke
cigarette together.
Here is another. One man begins,
SPANS fleet"-but before he says
more the other declares: Spain has
no feet" The first makes the state
ment again: "Spain's f1eet"-and il
again interrupted. After several such
Interruptions, the fret man completes
his sentence as follows: "Spain's fleet
of foot" Recent incidents in the wa
ters Of the far east, taken with other
incidents on land, indicate that this
joke can soon be started on it's rounds
again, with Russia" inserted in place
Of Spain
Nearly all OF my bicycle jokes,
quite popular in the middle nineties.
have been changed into automobile
jokes, and in new form many of
them saw themselves in print Those
that Go not find such haven will be
kept, and perhaps within a few years
they will be available as fiying-ma-
chine ieSts.
Here is q bundle of Klondike Jokes.
Some of them can be twisted into Sc
berian jokes and given new lease Of
life. The climates Of Siberia and the
Klondike region are much of the
same, and those Ifrappe jests will
therefore apply to widely separated
regions. The X-ray jokes are not i'm
mediately available. To twist them
into radium jests would entail as much
work as constructing new ones.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18

Lester, excitedly. THAT statute Ia op'
solete, and"
'"The statute has never been repealed
and therefore 1t is still law! There Is
no necessity for argument, Mr.. Lester
The crowd loudly applauded the yer.
dict, and congratulated the heirs.
The WHY'S vacated the mansion. and
the Austens received their inheritance
In a few week. the engagement of Mis-:
Ellen Austen and Charles Floyd was an.
nounced.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
Matanzas Fort.

The Oldest fortress in the Unite =
States Is Fort Marion, on the Matanzas
in Florida It has seen many bloody
trays in the opening up of what is now
the paradise of the south. The land
around this ancient place has been
watered by the blood of men who havs
fallen in conflict, but to-day it is a peace
full. picturesque spot, full of charm ant
serenity.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
New Kind Of Vaccination.

Under the advice Of Prof. Davenport,
of the Illinois agricultural college.
farmers Of that state are sowing their
fields with alfalfa bacteria from Kan.
sas, remarks the New York Telegram.
In q little while Well hear the howl.
whats tho matter with Illinois,
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
Low-Lived Fathers.

Over thousand fathers have deserted
their children in Londen.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
Political Progress.

We have passed the stage of develop
ment where a mar was considered a
statesman just because he could succe ss-
fully feed calf.-Springfield (ll.) Jour-
nal.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
Progressive Ameer.

Tie progressive policy Of the ameer
includes the appointment of women doc
tors at Cate. and the use of electric
power In his gun factory.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18
Population of Saxony,

Saxony has Isl people to the square
mile, against only l04 to the mile for
the rest Of the empire.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-11-18

Women Screen Painters.
Women have been doing some Of tht
scene painting at the Imperial theatef,
London, lately.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-15
BOY SACRIFICES LIFE
TO RESCUE LIVE STOCK
Drives Cattle From Burning Barn,
Then Sinks on Floor When Over
come by the Smoke.

Battle Creek. Mich. specials To save
the lives OF his fathers cattle, Ralph
Blowers. a farmers boy, gave up has
own life during the storm Tuesday
night.
Lightning struck the barn on the
Blowers farm. Flames rose from the
structure and rapidly enveloped 1t.
cattle and could not bear to see the
faithful animals burn before his eyes.
He told his parents and brothers
that he was going to try to save the
cattle. They begged him not TO at
tempt It, saying he would surely be in
jured or burned to death. The boy
was determined. however and rushed
out In the midst OF the heavy down
pour and the sharp flashes OF light
ming to the blazing barn.
BY the time he had reached the
structure flames were bursting from
all sides. Nevertheless he unlocked the
door, rushed into the stalls, released
the cattle. and drove them out. 10
get the frightened cattle out proved
slow work. Despite the smoke and
flames that were rapidly overcoming
him, young Blowers stuck TO his post
until he had driven the last animal
from the barn. He then sank uncon-
scious to the floor of the barn.
The parents and brothers OF the boy
anxiously awaited his return. While
he was driving the cattle from the
blazing structure they several times
called to him TO come out, BY the
time he had fallen exhausted from
the smoke the flames had so enveloped
the structure that they knew they
would be burned to death II they at.
tempted to rescue him. They stood
near the structure powerless to save
the youth who they knew was burned
TO death within. When the flames had
subsidized and the ruins had cooled of
the charred remains of the boy were
found.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-15
Cure TO Stay Cured.

wapello. Ia. Oct. 10 (SpecIal)--
One OF the most remarkable cures
ever recorded in Louisa County is
that OF Mrs. Minnie Hart OF this place.
Mrs. Hart was in bed for eight months
and when she was able TO sit up she
was all drawn up on one side and
could not walk across the room.
Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her. Speak
ing OF her cure Mrs. Hart says:
yes. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured mo
after | was in bed for eight months
and know the cure was complete
for that was three years ago and
have not been down since. In four
weeks from the time started taking
them was able TO make my garden.
Nobody can know how thankful | am
TO be cured or how much | feel Dws
TO Dodd's Kidney Pills"
This case again points out how
much the general health depends on
the Kidneys. Cure the Kidneys with
Dodd's Kidney Pills and nine-tenths OF
the suffering the human family is heir
TO will disappear.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-15
OIL Fuel In Steel Rolling.

Sacramento rolling mills find oil
fuel an economy and advantage in
forging. They affirm that they get
much softer heat through the body or
the metal, making II much easier to
manipulate, or. in other words, the
metal absorbs the heat produced from
oil better than that OF coal Coal
used for furnace purposes often con-
tains much sulphur and other ele-
ments that are injurious 20 the iron,
and when heated scrap piles become
too near n molten state TO absorb
these impurities OF the coal, result
ing In red short or coal short iron.
When the metal is heated by oil the
mills have far better car axles, so
per cent more free from seams. This
not only occurs with axles. but all
other forgings. Similar conditions OBJ
tain in rolling complicated sections
from scrap material, such as angle
iron. channels. beams, etc. The de-
fective bars have been reduced one
half since the introduction OF oil for
heating. The saving 60 the company
on fuel alone is 20 per cent; yet even
III the two fuels cost the same TO pro-
duce the same tonnage. the improve
ment in the production would be inn
menee
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-15
Japanese Estimate Cost OF
Two Years War at ST 600. OoO, 900.

Toxic. Oct Elm addressing the
members OF the united clearing houses
OF Toxic Count Okuma, the leader OF
the progressive party. warned the peo-
pie to prepare for a long war; the date
of the termination OF which II was
now impossible to foretell. He pre-
dicted that the cost to Japan for a
two years war. including the loans
which had been already placed and
the expenses consequent upon the war
at its termination, would total 81 600.
100000, which would make the per
capita amount to 500.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-15
THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON
KNOCK AT THE DOORS OF
CANADA FOR WHEAT.
A Crop Of 10000, 900 Bushels of Wheat
viii BE the Record of 1904.

A Crop OF 6o,0o0,oo0 Bushels of Wheaa
VIII BE the Record of 1904.
The results OF the threshing In
Western Canada are not yet complet-
ed, but from information at hand. IL IL
safe to say that the average per acre
will be reasonably high. and fair
estimate will place the total yield or
wheat at 60.000.000 bushels. At pres
ent prices this will add to the wealth
OF the farmers nearly s60.00O,000.
Then think OF the immense yield OF
oats and barley. and the large herds
of cattle. for all OF which good prices
will be paid.
The following official telegram was
sent by Honorable Clifford Sifton. Min
lister OF the Interior, to Lord Strath-
coma, High Commissioner for Can
ada:
Am now able to state definitely
that under conditions of unusual diff
Guilty in Northwest fair average crop
of wheat of good quality has been
reaped and is now secure from sub
stantial damage. The reports of in
Jury by frost and rust were grossly
exaggerated. The wheat of Manitoba
and Northwest Territories will aggre-
gate from fifty-five TO sixty million
bushels. The quality is good and the
price is ranging around one dollar
per bushel."
Frank III. Spearman. In the Satur-
day Evening Post, says:
when our first transcontinental
railroad was built, learned men at
tempted by isotherman demonstration
TO prove that wheat could not profit
ably be grown north OF where the line
was projected: but the real granary
OF the world lies up TO 800 miles north
OF the Canadian Pacific railroad. and
the day is not definitely distant when
tho United States will knock at the
doors OF Canada for its bread. Rail-
road men see such day; 1t may be
hoped that statesmen also will see IL.
and arrange their reciprocities while
they may do so gracefully. Americans
already have swarmed into that far
country and to a degree have taken
the American wheat field with them.
Despite the fact that for years little
Dakota station on the st. Paul road
Eureka-held the distinction OF being
the largest primary grain market in
the world, the Dakotas and Minnesota
will one day yield their palm to Sas-
katchewan."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-15
Plans of Russian Commander
Have Not Been DiVuIu,


st. Petersburg, oct. ia battle
upon which the fate of this years
campaign in Manchuria depends
seems only few days ahead Ad-
vices from the front are meager All
that is positively known officially is
that Gen. KouropatlSin has about
faced his army and Is marching
against the enemy.
All surmises as to where Gen.
Kouropatkin intends to strike are
mere guesswork IL is not clear
whether Gen. Kouropatkin contem-
plates a blow on the left, center, or
right of the Japanese army, but the
fact that stress Is laid upon the cap
ture OF Bentslaputze. which opens the
road and fords TO Bensihu, twenty
miles east OF Liaoyang, where Gen.
Kuroki crossed, and that Cossacks
are already reported in the neighbor-
hood OF the stream. might foreshadow
an exact reversal OF the battle OF
Liaoyang. this time the Russian com.
mander thanking and turning Lao
yang with his left, as Field Marshal
Oyama did with his right.