Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03

only for cup put up by ". r. Hearst,
and to swing this important winter
meeting the Princess must be first in
the race for the Stuart trophy cup,
which comes later. The Princess won
an easy victory in the first race, beat
ing out her nearest competitor by 4 :O6
seconds
The Madison boats victory Will
probably dispell the eastern sports
theory that the western style yacht
is behind the times. In horse racing
Diamond H., owned by William
Gamm. retains the prestige Of being
among the fastest horses on ice in the
state. The little sorre has not been
able to equal it's state record for tie
half mile in 1:04A, but has been fast
enough to win in the one official race
held this winter under the auspices of
the Madison Driving club. Mr.. Charles
Fess, with AlZagO, gives Mr.. Gamm's
horse a close race. Madison was rep
resented in the bowling tournament at
Lacrosse by three 5-men teams, all of
which won cash prizes. The Madison
Rags defeated a Lacrosse club for
second place by one pin. The capital
city was a strong favorite for the state
bowling tourney next year, but lost
the honor to Oshkosh by one vote A
city league composed Of nine omen
teams has been organized and is now
active bowling lengthy schedule.
pofIr0ads watcy.;nor
George r. Peck and the other big
railroad lawyers We're in Madison the
other afternoon trying to show the
state tax commission that it's total of
''other property" in Wisconsin apart
from railroad property is not big
enough; that is, if the real and person
al should bear more of the burden, the
railroads would bear less The rail
road people have been working up fig
ures of their own. The real property
in Milwaukee county is assessed at
only so per cent. of its real value was
one of the significant remarks made
by Mr.. Crandon. In the case of per.
sonal property he said the percentage
was much lower, probably not over %
per cent. Outside of Milwaukee coun-
ty the assessment of real estate in the
state does not reach over 66 per cent
of the real value. BeSidesS the inves-
tigation in Milwaukee county the COM
mittee also presented the results of as
sessment work in six other counties
Of the state. 1t was found that the To-
cal assessment in these several places
ranged from 54.5 to so per cent of the
real value. Mr. e. c.. Mason and Mr..
S. w. Gilman, expert accountants of
Madison, have recently been appointed
to assist the railroad commissioner in
his examination of the books Of the
the examination being for the purpose
of ascertaining whether it is possible
to find what rebates have been made
to shippers, and not returned as gross
earnings, and not, therefore, taxed.
No doubt State Treasurer Kempf
from these sources.
Wisconsin and COnyicts.
A bulletin issued by society which
looks after ex-convicts speaks nicely
of this state on penal lines 1t says
Wisconsin. which has so long had its
most excellent board of control, is
known to have perhaps a better sys-
tenn of county jails than any state in
this section. The new state reforma
tory is rapidly getting in line with the
hnc min Of rnfnpn0
pline and industry. Unfortunately,
the indeterminate feature of the pa
role law which was provided for this
institution. is not fully sustained by
the courts and is imperative 1t is
hoped that such changes as may be
necessary will be made in the conStitu-
ton, so that this law may be applied
not only to the reformatory but TO the
state prison as well, where no proyi-
sion is made for the employment of
the men after their discharge. AS for
Iowa. Governor Cummins said recent
made in that state in fifty years. New
ertheless. Iowa has initiated our sys-
tenn Of state board of control. and
Minnesota has followed in its wake.
While there are fewer prisoners in this
state. yet the one parole agent prOvid
ed by the state is by no means able
to adequately supervise both the pa
rolled and discharged men. Hence, the
need of the Central Howard assOcia-
tion to supplement his efforts, as we'll
as TO look after the men from the conn-
ty jails and warehouses.
Iuring Girls Ia st. Louis.
There was a man in town the other
day giving his life to a curious phil
anthropy. Minneapolis is his home,
and he says the practice of Turing girls
into disreputable homes through
"blind' advertisements in the news
papers is very common. He sells n
book of his experiences at 25 cents Il
copy and says he sells fifty day. He
tells stories of girls offered positions
with light work. and when they are
once in the door, their trunk and
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