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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
OBITUARY.
MRS. OLIVE DUNCAN.

Olive Melissa Adkins was born in
Morgan county, KY, March II, 1S41.
She was the fifth of eleven children.
In 1915, her father, Joseph Adkins,
came with his family to the lead
mines of Wisconsin, landing by
boat near Potosi and removing
from there to Pigeon Diggings.
With the exception of one year
spent in Iowa county, the deceased
was from this date a resident of
Grant county until her departure
for the Better Land" which oc-
Cured Dec. IL, 1904, after a long
and distressing illness. On July Is,
1868, she was married to John Dun
can. Ten children were born to
them. The father departed this
earthly existence the 5th of April,
1902.
Lee of Prlngle, S. D.; May of Cen
trail City, Col; Eva, (Mrs. Geo. Hor-
tony of Patch Grove, and James
George, John, Esther and Joseph
of Beetown, mourn the loss of the
beloved mother. Three brothers
and two sisters also survive, resi-
dents of Minnesota, except Abe
Adkins of Bloomington whose
shattered health prevented him
from being present at the last sad
rites of his sister.
Mrs. Duncan breathed her last in
the old home near Beetown, where
resides her youngest son Joseph
and his family. She was a good
mother, an obliging neighbor, a
loyal friend. She had been pro-
Tossing Christian for thirty years,
and her great patience and courage
during the long period of her try
ing illness gave beautiful testimony
of the faith that grew stronger as
her temporal strength ebbed away
and eternity drew nearer. Quiet
and retiring by nature she made
no display of her religion. But it
was Of the kind that gave her grace
to live courageously through the
many trials of rearing large falni-
ly and bearing many burdens and
it likewise gave to her the peace
that marketh dying bed feel
soft as downy pillows are."
Not the success thou gainest will be the
BY which the Master judgeth the services
But lovely quiet efforts, the earnest love
and care,
The patient, constant spirit. the trustful.
earnest prayer:
These are by Him recorded, each one by
Him is known,
These will He then acknowledge. regard,
approve and own"
So out of the turmoil of this life,
out of the pain of disease, she has
passed into the brighter day, the
higher life,-her own cross laid
down, her crown won.
The funeral was conducted in the
village church at Beetown by Rev.
Chapman of the u. B. church,
Fennimore. and the remains were
followed to the Burns cemetery by
many friends and neighbors where
they were laid to rest with those of
her father, husband and two little
children. B. d. S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
White Houses New Eagle.

A new gilded eagle will stretch its
protecting wings over the White
House at an early date.
The new bird will be finer and larg-
er than the old eagle that has perched
for so many years on the Flagstaff
over the main entrance. What is more
to the point, it will be more securely
fastened.
Oddly enough, there has been no
eagle over the White House since
President Roosevelt's election The
flagstaff ornament was blown off by a
high wind on the day previous. 1t was
replaced quickly, but the next day the
same thing happened.
No one about the White House is
affected with superstitious ideas, but
the recurrence of this incident natural
ly suggested to the officials in charge
Of the presidents house that some
thing was wrong with the bird, and
it was decided to replace it with a
brand new one.
The figure is about one foot across
the wings, and is of the usual type
as exhibited on government buildings.
Manuel Garcia, the Singer, is still
living in London, and on March II
next he will be 100 years old. He is
the only singer now living who took
IN the first season of Italian opera in
New York in 1926, singing the role Of
Figara in III Barber on the evening
of Nov. 20. M Sc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
Local JOttinSS.
Pay your taxes.

-Settlin' up time is here.
Mrs. Lou. Starr visited at Wauk-
esha over Christmas.
-Fenn1more will have a home
talent minstrel show Jan. 9Th.
AS the days begin to lengthen
the coal bill will begin to strengthen.
John Rudersdorf and family of
Mason City, Ia, are visiting rela-
tives in Grant county.
Mrs. J. P. Walker and daugh-
ter Helen of Boscohel were guests
of Lancaster relatives this week.
Mrs. g. w. Hillary and Mrs.
l.. H. Treglown of Arthur we're
snowbound visitors at Sheriff Wat
sons residence this week, returning
home yesterday.
County Treasurer Scheinpfug
returned from BOscobel Thursday
afternoon and will remain until
Monday, when County Treasurer
elect Wenzel takes charge of the
Office.
The Woman's club will meet
with Mrs. Fanny Knapp, Monday,
Jan. 2, 1905, at 3 p. m. Responses
current events. Reading and discus
sion of Help Problem" Round
table conference.
Provision for the establishment
of the Office of drug commissioner
will be asked from the legislature
this winter. This has been official
ly announced by members OF the
state board of pharmacy.
With the opening Of the new
year business men will need new
supply of stationery, statements,
bill heads, etc. Bear in mind that
the Herald Office does this printing
in the most satisfactory manner and
at the lowest prices.
Mrs. A. G. Morse took depart
ure yesterday for Topeka, Kan,
to incidentally visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick1e and more particularly. lavish
grandmotherly caresses to that new
daughter that recently arrived at
the Dickie domicile.
Geo. M. Dietzman, one of the
Herald's substantial farmer readers
who gets his mail at Livingston,
was caller Thursday. He expects
to change his location in the early
spring, but has not fully decided
upon where he will again take up
his residence.
The proposition to pay bounty
for the killing of crows does not
meet with general favor among the
farmers, many of whom contend
that this ill-favored bird does more
good than harm in the long run.
Time will decide whether or not it
is the part of wisdom to kill off this
scavenger Of the fields. However,
the spirit of murder is SO rampant
in the American breast that neither
beauty nor utility weigh in favor of
the innocent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
We Demand an Explanation.

Washington, Dec 23.-Announce-
ment is made at the state department
that this government has called on
Venezuela for the second time to ex-
plain the arbitrary expulsion from that
country of A. f. Jaurette, correspond
emit of the Associated Press at Cara
cas-. The first explanation offered by
President Castro was altogether unsat,
isfactory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

The First National Bank of Lam
caster
Buys and sells Foreign Exchange;
Pays interest on and IL months
deposits;
All kinds of checks cashed at par;
Makes collections;
Sends money anywhere at lowest
rates;
Has safety deposits for rent,
And solicits a share of your
business. 56tf22
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

There are few boys in town
who ought to get cure for the
cigarette habit as New Years re-
solve.
If your present is not up to your
anticipation, try to think that some
body Jared worse, smile and look
pleasant.
Young man, it would be better
If you were as good to your mother
all the year as you are at Christ
mas time.
Will all these new tangled
lights competing with our electric
plant Lancaster ought to cut quite
shine the coming year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31

Aluminium once hailed as the COM
ing metal, is not SO much heard Of
now. No satisfactory process of weld
ing it has been discovered
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-31
APROPOS OF XMAS.
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''Sad little boy John to little boy Blue;
Look at my nice gun?
What did old SantysClaus bring to you?
Didn't he give you none9"
But little boy Blue simply hung his head
And in tears he turned away,
For his father and mother lying dead
On that beautiful Christmas day
'Said sweet little lady with golden curls
In beautiful cloak arrayed;
Come look at my dolly girls
She's not at all afraid"
Then the angels in tatters all wistfuly gazed
On wealth and it's fine display,
For allthey had was the God they praised
On that beautiful Christmas day
Said the invalid child ola millionaire
To a servant poor and old,
II wish were health and living where
My hands had to toll for gold'
For he knew that gold could not give him health
And he fan would have been away
A robust pauper-no dreams OF wealth,
On that beautiful Christmas day
So thus the day of our Savior's birth,
Both gadness and sadness reign
All over the race of the mighty earth
{ Our gladness is mixed with pain.
But far DER the CLEAN of the jasper stream,
Where justice doth find her sway,
Our spirit eyes will be given CLEAN
} Of peace some Christmas day. C
L>N g
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
CONFIDENCE INCREASING.
Buyers Show Disposition to Provide
for Remote Requirements.


NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Dun's Weekly
Review of Trade tomorrow will say:
Confidence increases each week as a
larger proportion Of the agricultural
yield is placed beyond the reach of in
jury and Industrial undertakings are
less interrupted by labor controversies.
1t is not to be expected that the bust
ness. world will suddenly abandon its
conservative attitude, purchases being
still restricted largely to such needs as
are clearly discerned, but there is evil
dence of d growing disposition to pro-
vide for more remote requirements. In
many lines, particularly dry goods
stocks have been reduced more below
normal and fall shipments are expand
ing in a healthy manner.
Distribution of merchandise is pro-
viding the railways with large ton
mage, preparations are being made to
handle the enormous crops and the
gross earnings of all railways reporting
for three weeks in August show a gain
of IA per cent over the same time last
year. Foreign commerce for the last
week at this port was smaller than a
year ago, exports decreasing S307 PIT,
while imports fell SsO4. .9Os, and this ten
dency is largely responsible for the
treasury deficit in August, customs re-
ceipts falling about 81, 900 behind
those of the same month last year
Quiet conditions have prevailed in the
hide markets.
The failures this week in the United
States were 222, against 2o5 last week,
226 the preceding week and 1s1 the cor
responding week of last year. The fail
ures in Canada number 25, against %
last week, "a the preceding week and
last year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
FAIR PROGRESS
MADE BY CROPS
Reports Show That the Last
Week III August Was Bus
lest Since Season Opened
FALL TRADE EXPANDS
Industrial Outlook Is Still
Unsettled, Causing Irregu-
larity in Prices of Stock

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow Will say:
Further expansion of fall trade is
noted at leading eenters and the last
week in August has seen the largest
business done since the opening of the
season. Crops have made fair prog
ress. Collections have been nothing
TO boast OF and have been backward,
in fact Failures were more numer-
Gus than in July in nearly all sections.
Suspensions of mercantile concerns
have swollen liabilities beyond those
of August a year ago. Recently pre-
ceding conditions are maintained in
railroad earnings. which show slight
gains over the last year.
The industrial outlook is still an un-
settled one. Efforts to revive the meat
strike by extending it to independent
houses have caused some irregularity
and uncertainty in the market for
livestock and for meats. General
price reductions Of live animals are a
feature. The industrial outlook at
New York is unsettled because of the
drifting apart Of employers and en-
ployes in the building trades and the
prospects of a strike of motormen in
the new subway. Some more resump-
tions of industrial operations are not
ed in different sections. The general
tone Of labor affairs is one of irrita-
ton. On the Pacific Coast distribu-
tive trade is still slow to improve.
Wool is firm at Eastern centers,
with a fair business being done on a
feeling that the available stoks will
bring full prices. A tendency toward
higher prices of many staples was not
ed this week. Poor reports from the
harvest in the Northwest strength
ened wheat and. sympathetically, flour
and the feeling received support that
the crop damage in the Northwest had
not been exaggerated.
Tin and lead have advanced slight
Iy, while copper has remained un-
changed. The very heavy export
movement in this latter product has
been feature of the country's for
eign trade this year.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Septem-
Der l numbered 1856, against 1S5 last
week, 162 in the like week in 1903,
1873 in 1902, 169 in 1901 and 154 in
1900.
In Canada failures for the week
numbered II. against Is last week and
is in this week a year ago.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week ending September 1 aggre-
gated 1,S30.511 bushels, against 1, ,0S4,-
33S last week. 3,131.s39 this week last
year, 6,476,2ss in 1902 and 4,406. .O64
in 1901.
From July l to date the exports eg-
gregated 12,464.662 bushels, against
2s,270,126 last year, 43,153,596 in
1902 and 59,167.57O in 1901.
Corn exports for the week aggre-
gated 710.562 bushels, against 763,-
SAG last week, 86e,741 a year ago,
21,196 in 1909 and 55O,s76 in 1901.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
Dredger Is Attached.

A writ of attachment was served
yesterday by Hay & Wright on the
Pacific Coast Dredging and Reclama-
ton Company. A dredger belonging
TO the latter concern was seized and
held by the Sheriff's deputies at
Fourth and Kentucky streets to secure
an alleged debt of $500 "a.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03

CONVICTED OF BURGLARY. Yesterday
afternoon s. p. Wetzel was convicted in Judge
Lawlor's court Of burglary in the second de-
gree BE entered the Rchelieu Hotel on Van
Ness avenue Oh May G. representing that he
was a private detective and A. Abrahamson
the proprietor found him ransacking his bu-
rsaE drawers. He viii be tried on another
charge in few days. and there are three
cases pending against him in the Police Court
He has already served term Of six months
for petty larceny committed In Benicia
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
Bierest Excursion of the Year.

The official Y. VI. c. A. excursion leav-
ing September s via the Grand Canyon
for the Worlds Fair will be the largest
of the year Mr.. F. w Prince. city tick
ct agent Of the Santa Fe. will personally
conduct the party. Worlds Fair rates
are good for this trip. Full information
at Gal Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
Town Talk.

Town Talks current household number is
beautifully illustrated magazine Of sixty
pages, containing much matter of topical
SAVIOR seme brilliant essays. clever short sto-
ries, charming verse and scintIIlant witticisms.
together with the usual crisp comment on
rent events and sprightly paragraphs of in
tells why Charley Shortridge is on the Hayes
brothers trail, the prospect OF a non-partisaa
party of some interesting social "reminiscences
OF a big local institution. There several
interesting news items or exclusive char
acter about society, theatrical and club people
in this weeks issue.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03

THREATENS TO KILL wIFE.-Mrs. Eline
carpenter 2O5 Perry street. secured a warrant
from Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the
arrest of George w Carpenter her husband,
on a charge Of threats against her life. She
has applied for a divorce from him and al
leges that he called upon her on Thursday
nieht and threatened to kill her unless she
Withdrew the divorce suit and consented to live
NTH him again.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
IN THE YORK REGION.

The greater part of the York region is
occupied by the York plateau. which is from
200 to 600 feet above the sea and is result
Of erosion occurring during the period in which
was produced the bench described in connec
ton With the Lost River deposits.
This plateau is trenched by the streams
which drain the region and the valleys have
v-shaped cross sections. characteristic of newly
established drainage. At the base of Cape
Mountain which rises to an elevation of 2300
feet the York plateau has elevation Of
about ACC feet above the sea The inter-
bedded sehists and limestones above described
form the bedrock of the plateau surface sur
rounding Cane Mountain. but the mountain
itself is COMPOSED almost entirely of a granite
boss intrusive in the limestone. The contact
relations OF t1c granite and limestone have
not been studied in detail. but from data
gathered in the hasty "Reminiscences It ap-
pears that the granite cuts across the bedding
OF the limestone
Concentrates are reported to have
averaged about so per cent tin near Tin
City. The Diomede Islands. midway
between Alaska and Siberia, have signs
of copper. If the tin deposits of Cape
Mountain should develop commercial
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
Labor Day.

Southern Pacific tickets sold Saturday and
Sunday. September and 1, good to return up
10 and including Monday. will, on account OF
Labor day, be good for return up TO and in
clrding Tuesday. September 8.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 2.-The clothes of a
man believed to be James Wiggs a lumber
man. presumably from Fuida. Placer County.
were found on the banks of the Sacramento
River to-day. It is believed he was drowned
while bathing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03

II you want the best in photographs 60 TO
L<ntzs DIG Market St. Columbia bldg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03

Cameras. Photographic supplies, print
ing and developing at lowest prices.
Sanborn. Vail & Co. TAI Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
YOSEMITE VALLEY.
Reduced Round Trip Rates by South
ern Pacific

Until October 13 the Southern Pacific will
sell round trip tickets to Yosemite Valley
from San Francisco for $4S 50 This includes
Pullman accommodations both ways side ride
70 the Mariposa Grove (the greatest of the
Iatifornia big trees), twelve meals and three
nights lodgings at hotels and carriage drives
TO M:rror Lake. Nernal Falls, Nevada Falls
ara Glacier Point. Tickets good for return
until October Is. Those VINO desire to STAY
longer than the schedule time may do so by
paying tne special hotel rate OF SO a day. An
exceptionally fine chance to visit the most
wonderful valley in the world Ask about 1t
at Southern Pacific office 613 Market ST.
RILEY. MAKES A MIsTAKE.ZJosenb RiIav
was arrested early yesterday morning at Third
and Hunt streets by Policeman TilIman and
locked up In the tanks at the City Prison
He was wanted by Detectives Regan and
O'Coniieil on a charge of grand larceny. About
six months ago he stole a watch and chain
from man in a saloon on Third street He
left the city and returned imagining the no
lice had forgotten that he was wanted
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03

Patrolnan Ruggles heard wonan's
screams while he was passing the
Grand Hotel at o'clock yesterday
morning, and tracing them to their
source he found Edna Snapp lying upon
The sidewalk az New Montgomery and
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03

The trouble was" said Joseph Sen
gre, found drunk and stupid on Kearny
street, that ] have been having too
much drink and not enough food
In the County Jail" responded
Judge Cabaniss. you will find com
plste reversal OF those conditions. III
sentence you Tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
OVER CHINESE
MAKES UNUSUAL REQUEST
Brings Severed Fingers and Portions
of Hand to Surgeons and Asks
That They BE Sewed On.

According to Bret Harte the
"Heathen Chinee is peculiar" but Loui
Ian Dong of 322 Commercial street
evidently thinks the powers of the
Emergency Hospital physicians are
not only peculiar. but miraculous.
Loui appeared at the Central Emer-
gency Hospital yesterday in a badly
damaged condition. Three of his
fingers and a portion of his hand had
been cleanly severed and the Celestial
bore the severed portions of his
anatomy TO the hospital. faithfully
trusting in the ability of the surgeons
to reunite them to his person.
The attending surgeons informed
the man that his digital members were
gone forever, but dressed the wounded
hand.
Owing to the long exposure of the
wound it is feared that blood poison
ing may set in.
The injured man claims that on
Sunday afternoon a highbinder enter
ed his room and attacked him with
a hatchet, severing three fingers and
portion of his right hand.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
HORSEMEN WANT
NEW SPEEDW
Prominent Drivers Will Make
Effort to Have Fast Track
Built in Golden Gate Park
PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED
Commissioners Said to Think
Favorably of the Improve
ment and May Take Action

All the we'll known horsemen about
town have banded together for the pur-
pose Of securing a half-mile racetrack
in Golden Gate Park. The horsemen
have long felt the want Of a fast track
where they can race for pleasure and
recreation. and now they have got
together with a view to having the new
track built Immediately.
When the Park Commissioners hold
their next meeting the horsemen will
present to that body plans for the new
track, together with the location where
they would have it constructed.
Foremost in the new movement are
the San Francisco Driving Association,
the Golden Gate Park Driving Associa-
ton, the Pacific Amateur Association
and the Carriage Owners Association.
A committee has been appointed to
promote the matter and arrangements
have been completed for submitting 1t
TO the Park Commissioners.
1t is thought that the Commission
ers will look favorably upon the prop
osition at their next meeting. Accord
ing to reliable information. the MEM
bers of that body are in favor OF estab-
fishing a track for the horsemen and
will appropriate a sufficient sum to
build 1t.
The members of the various associa-
tions will hold a meeting in a few
days and make their final arrangements
before submitting their plans TO the
Park Commissioners. The cost Of con-
structing the speedway will be figured
out, the location settled upon and the
minor details arranged, and then the
matter will be left with the Park Com
missioners for final decision.
Should the proposed plans Of the
horsemen carry, they will hold frequent
meetings at the new track and it is
expected that much interest will be
aroused among horsemen all over the
State The Pacific Amateur Associa-
tion plans to use the inside Of the track
for an athletic oval. where most OF the
amateur sporting events will be held.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
GIANT POWDER CAPS
INJURE EYES OF MINER
Alex PeIIetreau Tries to Take Explo-
sivcs From Can of Grease on
Stove and IS Badly Hurt.

REDDING. Feb. S.-AIex PeIle-
treau of North Fork. Trinity County.
may lose the sight of both eyes be-
cause he attempted to pick a giant
powder cap from a can of boot grease
he was warming on a kitchen stove.
The grease had begun to soften under
the heat when he noticed the giant
powder cap in the can. He picked it
out and threw if TO one side and while
looking for more caps the explosion
occurred. The grease sDattered into
his face and the fragments of the
caps closed his eyes. Scarcely able to
see he found his way to Junction City
and was taken TO Weaverville for
medical treatment. His eyes were
badly in1amed last night, but it has
not been determined to what extent
his eyesight is injured.