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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Preferred Arrest.

A thief broke into a large mansion
carly in the morning and found himself
in the music room. Hearing footsteps
approaching, he hid behind screen.
From I to o'clock the eldest daugh-
ter had lesson on the piano.
From to o'clock the second daugh-
ter took a singing lesson.
From 8 to 10 o'clock the eldest son
had q violin lesson.
From 10 to II o'clock the other son
took a lesson on the flute.
At II o'clock all the brothers and sis
tiers assembled and studied an ear split
ting piece for piano, violin, flute and
voice.
The thief staggered out from behind
the screen at half past II and, falling
at their feet, cried, For mercys sake
have me arrested, but stopr'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Gratitude.

The snake was trying to sell its
skin.
"Help me off with this, will you?"
he said to frog that happened to be
passing.
The frog kindly complied with the
request, and presently the discarded
skin lay stretched along the ground.
Now" observed the frog. II sup
pose you will do with that as do with
my castoff garments-eat it,"
: NO." said the snake. There is
something better in sight
Thereupon he ate the frog.
The moral of this, my dears, is that
there is more than one kind of skin
game, and some kinds are meaner than
others. -Chica go Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Telephones at Table.

What is described as the latest lux
ury-although to many people it would
seem an intolerable nuisance-is the
lunch table telephone. Placed on res
taurant tables, when ordered by the
customers, it serves to keep them in
touch with their business or social con-
nections.
The merchant during his lunch hour
can thus be kept in communication
with his office, or when dining at the
restaurant in the evening can book
seats for the theater or make appoint
ments with his friends.
In this way, it is claimed, busy men
can utilize the time during which they
are waiting for their meals to be
served, and be kept constantly advised
Of the progress of important CONNER
cial transa ctions the rise and fall Of
stocks, etc-Cassell's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
FROZE HIMSELF TO DEATH
Chinaman Smugg'es Himself Into This
Country I'm Refrigerator Car
Stocked with Ice.

st. Louis, Jan. 22.-A body identi-
fed by Chinese letters and papers
found in the pocket as Leong Yiekc,
Of Toronto, Canada, was found in an
ice-stocked refrigerator car that had
just reached st. Louis from Mont
pelier, Ind, to be loaded. The papers
and cards were taken to Chinese mer-
chants in st. Louis, and from the parts
translated the police reached the con
clusion that Yieke had been living i'll
Toronto and had struggled himself
across the line.
His presence in the car is accounted
for in that he attempted to steal Il
ride and was unable to open the car
door after drawing it shut. A card
in a pocket bearing the address Of
Quong King, 626 Cass street, Joliet,
ILL.,. was signed Your Bncle."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Going Too Far.V

There is a feud between Senator
Mitchell and Secretary Hitchcock.
Saturday the president said to some
friends
You must excuse me now, for Sen
ator Mitchell is waiting in the other
Office to tell me what he thinks of the
honorable the secretary of the interior.
Later | expect that Secretary Hitch
cock will tell me what he thinks of
the honorable the senator from Ore
gon."
why don't you get them up here
together%' somebody asked.
MY dear sir" the president an
Swered. Il hate peace as much as any
man. but I cannot go as far as that. -
New York World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Alfonso Has Gone Farming.

King Alfonso of Spain is giving his
subjects lessons in agriculture. He
wants to show them that by the appli-
cation Of modern methods land which
for centuries has been held to be bar
rem can be made to yield profita BILE
crops. For this purpose he has select
ed 700 hectares of his poorest land and
has procured machinery of the latest
type. Nearly every day he drives out
to inspect the work, accompanied by
the minister of the exterior, Count San
Bernado, who is said to be more of an
Rgriculturist than diplomatist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

smoke Of the engines. while the black
masses drifted up the fire escape and
over the blooming little garden.
The young man shouted hoarsely.
YOU he began. What should he
call her? He had never heard her
name Young lady, little girl.' he
shrieked. But there was utter silence
across the way.
Then he began to cough. Help he
gurgled. Help" This brought Dru-
silla, in a pink wrapper, with little
frying pan in her hand. She opened
the door and looked out anXiously.
what is it," she demanded, coming
to the railing.
Look shouted the young man.
Already the flames were working up.
Firemen were crawling up ladders like
flies. and shrieks came from the people
within.
run down; run down." ordered the
young man. Its the only way to save
your life. Down the fire escape. Go
at once" he continued peremptorily as
Drusilla wavered.
So down she f1uttered, frying pan and
all, looking like pink blossom as she
grew smaller in the distance.
Then the young man, watching her,
saw her turn and come back. AS she
reached the floor where the flames
were raging she swerved aside and
ran desperately up the steps.
my garden, my gardenY' she gasped
as she saw the terror in his face. Il
couldn't leave it to burn"
But the young man did not stop to
hear the end. Like a mailman he ran
to the elevator Then he sped to the
street and began the climb toward Dru-
silla Far above him she was stag
gering with her heavy burden, half
blinded by the smoke.
At the fatal third floor she stopped.
Across the iron fire escape swept waves
of flame. Two firemen just below, I'M
conscious of the girl above them, were
trying to turn a stream OF water on a
window. The noise was deafening.
The dark young man shouted frantical-
ly, and at last his voice reached them.
"Turn it this way; turn it this way!'
But they saw the motion of his hand
and the pink gowned girl above them
and comprehended. AS the water play
ed for a moment over the blistering
iron the dark young man plunged
through and dragged Drusilla to safety.
They were all drenched-Drusillaa and
her rescuer and the little garden.
When they reached the street the dark
young man led Drusilla to a secluded
niche in the doorway of the big Office
building. All about them ragged the ex-
citement.'of u terrible catastrophe, and
Drusilla, safe in the little haven, quiet
ly proceeded to faint away. The dark
young man caught her in his arms and
mopped her face with his wet hand
kerchief. Then she opened her eyes
and saw the informally of his atti-
tude and blushed.
1--WE haven't been introduced" she
reproached family, but she did not
draw away from him.
"As if that mattered," said the bliss
full dark young man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
An Irrigated Comparison.

A rancher came up to Washington
from the southwest early in the season
to see congress at work. Delegate
Rodey OF New Mexico took him to one
of the galleries in the lower house.
They sat together for an hour. Rodey
pointed out the leaders on the floor
There don't seem to be any great
big men there" said the rancher,
perhaps not" Rodey replied, hut
it is a mighty good, fair, average lot
of legislators"
Il see" said the rancher, plenty OF
tableland, but no ks."-Collier'
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
URUGUAY'S REVOLUTION
More Serious Than SuppOsed-Three Bat
ties SO Far All Defeats for
the Rebels.

Washington, Jan. 22.-According to
a report cabled to the state department
by United States Minister Finch. at
Montevideo, Uruguay, the revolution
aTy disturbance in that country is
much more serious and extensive than
was supposed here. The minister ca
bles as follows:
''There have been three battles, all
won by the government the last one
being on the 18th. The total number
of killed and wounded was about 800.
The government forces were estimated
at $4,000 and the rebels at 1000 to O.
600. The opinion here is that the in
surrection will be suppressed in a
month unless aided byneighbors. Press
and telegraph censorship continues;
also martial law"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
MACHEN A THRIFTY MAN
Makes $4,000 Out of Salary of S., 500
Says Counsel for the Gov
eminent


eminent.
Washington. Jan. 22-An interest
ing incident in the trial of August
w. Machen, the Croft brothers and the
Lorenzes on an Indictment charging
conspiracy to defraud the government
in connection with the sale of letter
box fasteners came just before the
usual hour for adjournment Through
out the day bank officials had been
on the stand testifying concerning vari-
Gus checks and drafts which passed
between D. B. Croft and Martha j.
Lorenz, and George E. Lorenz and
Machen.
Then Taggart. assistant district at
torney, offered in evidence the tran
script of Machen's entire dealings with
the Union National bank, of Westmin-
ster, Md. Taking up the document
Holmes Conrad, special counsel for
the government, remarked that in look
ing it over it appeared that by strict,
economy Machen, on salary of $4,000
a year, had managed to make $4,000
a year. This brought forth a storm Of
protest from counsel for the defense,
but adjournment interviewed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
THAT FATAL LOCKED DOOR
Marshall Says 1t Was Not for the Public
Inspected by Williams.

Marshall Says 1t Was Not for the Public
Inspected by Williams.
Marshall accepted responsibility for
placing the two gates across the stair
ways leading to the gallery. 1t was
done, he asserted, to comply with the
law and give the gallery la separate
stairway Concerning the blind stair
way from the gallery, where a heavy
locked door shut off escape for scores,
witness said it was not intended for
the use of the public. "Yet it invited
them and. they couldn't turn back. Six
ty We're found dead there comment
ed the deputy
Architect Marshall was questioned
closely concerning the inspection by
Commissioner Williams and said that
with the owners of the theater and
the head of the building department
he had gone over the structure from
basement to top loft. In the testimony
of Building Commissioner Williams,
given couple of days ago, that Of
fetal testified that his last visit to the
theater was two weeks before the open
ing. while Marshall said it was three
or four days before the opening, but
he said that this was only from
memory, as he made no note of it.
He declared that the audience ought
to have got out of the theater in two
and half or three minutes. He said
the exit area from the upper balcony
was 100 per cent. greater than the
law required, while from the first floor
the exit area was $50 per cent. great
er than necessary. He defended the
stairway plan of the theater by saying
that the two iron gates were the very
things that made the stairways con-
form to the law, instead of being in
violation of the building ordinances.
III other words. he said the gates
made two separate stairways, one lead
ing from the, upper balcony and the
other from the first balcony. The west
stairway was intended for the gallery
only. while the dress-circle audience
was expected to use the east stairs.
The architect praised the stairway SyS-
tenn. saying chat while the law re-
QulTeu Tie SldlIS W NC lOuI IccL SlA
inches wide, the Iroquois stairs were
eight feet six inches.
The f1ue over the stage was not built
in accordance with the law. and aisles
in front of the boxes on the main floor
had been closed, but he argued that
both changes were for the better. The
Iroquois gallery, in the opinion Of the
architect, is one of the ShallOwest in
the country. There are only ten rows
in it. and the average gallery runs
from fifteen to eighteen. Because
Messrs. Davis and Powers thought it
would be little congested ten seats
were left out in the northeast corner.
Witness told OF the advantag es of seats
instead of benches in the gallery, and
that with rails the gallery could be
smptied quicker than without them.
He admitted that the fiue over the
stage was not constructed according
to law. but excused this because there
was six times more vent area over the
stage than the law requires.
Thomas j. Noonan. business man
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
RIDDEN TO KILL ROOSEVELT
Banker Who Complains of "Mystic lnhu-'
ences Which Would Control Him
Through His stomach.

New York. Jan. DE. y. Erler
banker who claimed that mystic infiu-
ences were at work oil him through
the agency of his stomach, bidding him
to kill the president, has been commit
ted to Bellevue hospital for eXamina
ton as to his sanity. Erler, who was
arrested after writing a long rambling
letter to Police Commissioner McAdoo,
greeted the officers as "deliverers from
his bondage" He said he felt the
mysterious pains even in their presence
and that the clock, was affected by the
spell
"They are after me so bad now,
he said, that they want me to Kill
the president have wonderful villa
power, and have stood them off so far.
but they are going at me through my
stomach and l do not know what Will
happen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Win Fight the Harvest Trust.

Kansas City Jan. 22.-The Western
Retail Impement and Vehicle Dealers
Association. which closed it's annual
session here, in It's fight on the harves-
ter trust, so-called. adopted resolutions
pledging the members as individuals to
give their support to such manufacture
ers and jobbers as will and do respect
the principles of the association in their
efforts to abolish general store agen-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. 22.-Fire
drill served to avert panic and pos
sibly saved many lives when the Vine
Street school caught fire. Five hun
dred pupils in the building got out
inside of minute without any acct
dent. The fire started in the top story
from unknown causes. Loss estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Northwestern Lumbermen.

Minneapolis, Jan. 22.-John W. Bar
ry, of Cedar Rapids, Iah president;
Edwin J. Jones, Morris, Mimi, and
+. III. Henry, Belle PLANE, Ia; W. j.
SERVER, Denison. Ia; A. +. Frudden,
Dubuque, Ia, directors, We're reflect
ed by the Northwestern Lumbermans
association before adjournment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

Pittsburg, Jan. 22.-District officers
of the United Mine Workers have put
into effect the order to organize the
miners in the Connellsville cokeregions,
as decided by the district convention.
Four organizers were sent to the field
to personally solicit the miners in their
homes and in the mines-when they
can get near then-and in mass meet
ings on the outside.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

Calumet, Mich, Jan. "a falling
vein rock in shaft No. 3, of the north
branch OF the Tamarack mine, killed
two men and injured two others. The
dead are Joseph Fordon, head timber
man. and John Schalle, timberman.
The injured men will recover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Kentucky Wants the Earth.

Frankfort, Ky. Jan. 22.-Under joint
resolutions. previously adopted, Sena-
tors German and Hanna have been in
vited to address the Kentucky legisla-
ture on the principles of Retrospective
parties Now Representative Proctor,
of Christian county. has offered reso-
luton inviting President Roosevelt to
address the general assembly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Smithson's Remains Arrive.

New York, Jan. 22-The steamship
Princess Irene, which has brought
from Italy the remains of James Smith
son. founder of the Smithsonian institu-
ton. has transferred them to the dis
patch boat Dolphin. the casket being
covered with a United States flag and
the dispatch boathas started for Wash
inotOn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

The following is the official weather
forecast I'D to 8 o'clock tonight:
Illinois-Rain or snow; colder in south
portion variable winds.
Indiana-Rain, possibly turning To
snow; colder: variable winds
Tower Michigan and Wisconsin,
Snow, possibly heavy; brisk to high
northerly winds.
Iowa-Snow in east and central por-
tions: colder; variable winds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Citizen Train Buried.

New York, Jan. 22.-After music
al service held in an undertaking es-
adjustment here the remains of Cit
izen" George Francis Train were
buried in Greenwood cemetery. The
funeral services were private and only
the most intimate friends of Trainwere
admitted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Hanna Has the q rip.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Han
ma who had severe attack of grip
in New York several weeks ago, is sui
fering from recurrence of that Illness
and is confined to his bed. He is under
the care of a physician.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

ager of the theater. said that the seat
ing capacity Of the theater was l.
Coz; that all the seats were occupied
and that there were 1876 spectators
standing. of whom eighty were admit
ted on passes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Strike of Glass Factory Hands

Gas City, Ind, Jan. 22.-Three hun.
dred men have struck at the Diamond
Glass factory. Every glass factory in
Grant county is now idle. The trouble
is over wages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Will Not Lose a Cent.

New York, Jan. 22.-At the offices OF
the United States Steel Corporation
here it is said that the Shelby Steel
Tube company, a constituent company
whose stock house at Shelby, O., was
destroyed by fire carried an insurance
fund of 81 100000, which will cover the
loss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23

The Yorkshire Post, Leeds, Eng,
says that to find a parallel for the
serious outbreak of disease In the po-
tato crop one must 60 back to the blu OK
years 1S7I-1S79, or even to the We. IS
of 1S72-1S13, when the regent potato.
from which many growers had made
their fortunes, utterly failed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Mrs. Crackers Liberal Gift.

University Of California, Cal, Jan.
22.-President Wheeler has announced
that Mrs William H. Croker. of San
Francisco, has given $4,000 for arch
geological work in Old Mexico.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Barbarism of College Students.

Sioux City, Ia, Jan. 22.-During a
colorrush betWe cen freshmen and sopho-
mores of Morningside college live
rooster decked in class colors was torn
to pieces. The faculty and the HUI
name society have started an investiga-
ton and suspensions may follow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Illinois National Guard.

Springfield. Ill, Jan. 22.-Compila-
tions in the Office of Adjutant General
T. W. Scott show that Illinois has
fighting force in its National Guard
and Naval Reserve of .S,St5.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
ARCHITECT TEST|F|ES
Man Who Designed the iroquois
Theater Declares the Work
Was Good.
NO LACK OF SPACE FOR EXIT
Nearly Twice as Much as CaRed for
by Law ContradiCts Com.
missioner Williams.

Chicago, Jan 90. - Benjamin III.
Marshall, architect of the Iroquois the
ater was the principal witness of the
day in the inquest on the victims Of
the Iroquois theater fire. Attorney
Hynes, dean of counsel representing
Will j. Davis and Harry Powers, arose
in Marshall's behalf at adjournment
and announced that the architect re-
quested. permission to lead the jurors
through the theater ruins, explaining
every detail of construction and an
swering any and all questions on the
scene. Marshall joined in presenting
the advantages of the plan. While
no answer is given by the jury, it is
probable they will make another tour
of the ruins.
Largest Entrance i'm the World.
Marshall said he was experimenting
the construction of theater in Los
Angeles two years ago when he re-
ceived a telegram from MesSrs Davis
and Powers to come to Chicago and
prepare plans for the projected lro-
quois theater. In the original plan
forty-foot foyer was designed for the
Randolph street entrance. Objection
was encountered from the building de-
partment because of the effect it would
have on the east wall. Accordingly
arrangements were made for sixty-foot
frontage on Randolph street, giving
the theater the largest entrance OF any
play house in the world in proportion
to its seating capacity.
Plans Were Officially Approved.
It was the aim, witness said, to
make it the finest theater possible, and
when his plans were completed they
were taken east for the approval of
theater experts. The plans were taken
to the New York offices of Klaw &
Erlanger, whose appreciation had to be
secured. Each feature aslplanned was
submitted to Deputy Building Com
missioner Timothy O'Shea. then in Of
fee. Finally the contract for con-
struction was awarded the George A
Fuller Construction company. No fig
ure was specified for the cost. the firm
to receive a percentage of the amount
necessarily expended. The estimate
given the building department., witness
said. was from $275,O00 to 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-23
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago Live otOcks
Chicago, Jan. q.
ogs-Estimated receipts for the day,
nigs $4.55M4 30 for light, $4.70Q4S5 for
rough packing, $4.6O@5.10 for mixed.
and S4. 90m515 for heavy packing and
shipping lots, with the bulk of the sales
at $t.75@5. 90 for fair to good averages.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day, 5000; quotations ranged at $5.4OQ
goo good to choice do, $4.8O@45O fair to
GOOD do. $34O@4.O0 common to medi-
nm do. $3.90@525 fed western steers.
$2.O004.1O stockers and feeders, $4.25M
40 COWS. $2.50@4.40 heifers, $2.250425
bulls and oxen, $3.50@425 stays. $4,000
4.40 Texas steers, and $4.0Q6.75 veal
calves.
Sheep and Lambs-Estimated receipts
for the day, 10000; quotations ranged a
$2400420 westerns, $2.4004.30 natives,
81. 25615. 80 yearlings. $3.50@600 western
lambs, and $9.25Q5.10 native lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo N. Y, Jan. q.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo, n. X.
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts, ~
cars: market very dull. Hogs-Recelpts,
30 cars; market strong; Workers, 5000
5.25; mediums and heavy, $5.SO@5.S5.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts ~ cars
market steady at former prices.
st. Louis Grain.
ST. Louis, Jan. 81
Wheat-Lower; No. 2 red cash eleva-
tor. 919sc; track. 95@s6e; May, S69sc;
Lower: No. 2 cash, 44c; track, 45Gs
45hc: May 471sc; July, 1850. Oats
Higher: No. . cash. 39c; track, 40c:
May, 41ssc; No. white, 4112c.
The Republican journal., 1904-08-11
Literary News and Notes.

Holman F. Days story, The Trou-
BILE at Bishops House. in the August
Frank Leslie's magazine, is by far the
best piece of fiction in the midsummer
Notwithstanding none. 1t is a
strong, sweet, pure story of real people
and is full of human interest and pa
thos.
1t will interest a good many Maine
people to know that the work of the
memorial window to the late Mary
Abbie Dodge, the Gail Hamilton of lit
erature, recently placed in the village
church at Hamilton, Mass, was the
work of Cyrus Hamlin Farley of Port
land, nephew of the late DIR. Cyrus
Hamlin, the eminent missionary and
founder of Robert college, Constanti-
nople.
The New York World says: zone of
the most interesting authorities on the
subject of horses in Maine is Samuel L.
Boardman of Bangor He has made
the subject special study for years,
knows the pedigrees Of all the we'll
known animals, and some years ago
published book on the nomenclature
Of the horses and the track. Mr..
Boardman is a gentleman of the old
school, and it is rather as a student
than as sport that he comes by the
knowledge"