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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
HAE WENzEL AND MCDONALD WON CLOSE CONTESTS IN LANCASTER
TOWNSHIP VOTE.
FORMER Town Board Reelected by a
Large Majority.

A little enthusiasm developed in
the township election yesterday by
the advent of two tickets aside from
the regular caucus ticket. One had
V. H. Kinney for chairman and
Cutler Borah for treasurer against
the caucus nominees, while the
other had Will Wetter pitted
against Geo. Jerrett on the side
board.
The regular caucus ticket was
elected however by vote of to /.
For supreme court justice Luse
received 81 and Kerwin 115.
The question Of division landed
abort the same as it did last year.
In the north town the vote stood 8
for and 100 against; in the south
town so for and 10 against.
The settlement of the perplexing
problem will oe up to the county
board again in November.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Game Wardens' Salaries.

The immense sum of $85, 900 was
paid out of Wisconsin's state
treasury during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1903, to game
wardens alone who operate In this
state. There were rs employed
continuously during all this period,
and the expense is nearly double
that of any previous year for the
work done and territory covered.
Everybody familiar with the situa-
ton knows that the fish and game
of the state have not been better
protected because of this enormous
expenditure, and it is equally well
known that the long list of wardens
who have drawn sustenance from
the state treasury have been active
chiefly in looking after the politi-
cal interests of Gov. LaFollette.
The worst feature about all this
game warden matter is that many
of the wardens themselves do not
seem to think there is anything dis
honorable in making affidavit to
salary and expense account, for
which they rendered little or no
service to the state.
AS in other cases Of making the
state pay for political work, under
the present state administration,
the chief loss to the state is not
measured by the thousands of
dollars drawn from the state
treasury dishonesty, but in the
debauching of the state employees
to such degree that many Of them
have come to think of public service
only as private graft"
Game Warden Storrs of Fenni-
more was paid $1,472.69 for
thirteen months ending Dec. 81,
1903, in salary and expenses, as
follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
FEBRUARY'S RECORD.
With One Exception Was Coolest in
81 Years.

The month of February was re-
markable for it's low temperature
and light precipitation OF moisture
According to the U. S. weather
bureau at Dubuque the highest
temperature was So degrees above
zero on the 9th, and the lowest was
II degrees below on the 1st. The
mean temperature for the month
was Is degrees above. With one
exception this is the lowest average
temperature for this month in
thirty-one years, the exception
being the year 1875 when the
average was degrees above. Dur
ing the month the precipitation of
moisture was only "a of an inch,
while the average precipitation for
the month during the past thirty
one years 1.45 inches. There were
ten clear days during the month,
thirteen partly cloudy and six
cloudy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
TREGO GETS INTEREST.
Well Known Miner-Capitalist to
Operate Near Lancaster.

Frank Trego of Platteville will do
some extensive prospecting in this
section during the season about to
open and tits very probable that if
there is any pay dirt in this neck
O'-the-wOods he will locate it, for
he is one of the best posted practical
miners in the country.
His foreman, VIM. Brown of
Platteville, was here Monday and in
company with local people interested
went out to the Beetown mining
section on tour OF inspection. AS
a result of their visit Mr.. Brown
secured lease on the Burton mine
for Mr.. Trego and stated that
active operations toward develop
ment would be instituted May1st.
Mining in Grant county will
boom this season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Bro. Dickey's Sayin gs.

No one kin get lost on der road ter
heaven. De good Lawd blazes it wild
stars.
A young sinner is bad enough, but
a gray-headed sinner beats de devil
himself.
We is commanded ter make de Cos
pei fly, but most of us is in de habit
er fyin" ourseIf wen we see de Cos
pei comm.
Wen de POI man cry en- he don't
git no answer up yander, he orter
remember he been holledin' so long
en- loud, he done deafen de engels.
Lay it ter yo' heart dat Satan amt
no wolf sleeps clothin' Whenever
he gifts holt er sheep he swallows
him-cloze en- all!
Eff preachin' didn't do nuthin' but
put folks ter sleep. it would still be
a great benefactor, kaze de only time
some folks is out er mischief is Wen
dey DOPE close dev eyes ter de worl'.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Where We Smile.

On the car the other morning hap
pened to hang by the strap next to
Bimmelstein Between begging par
dons of and granting pardons to my
near neighbors, l managed to read a
few paragraphs in my newspaper. One
Of them told Of a remarkable find by
a Nippur expedition of the University
of Pennsylvania. IT was nothing less
than a well-preseryed and thoroughly
authenticated tailor's bill nearly 5000
years old.
Since Bimmelstein himself is en-
gagged in the clothing business, I
thought he would be interested in this
ancient relic, Sc | told him about it,
but the story seemed to make no i'm
preston on him. eAsa
Hang it, man." said l, don't you
understand? It's tailor's bill al
most 5000 years DID,"
''Vell," he answered, "vot ISIS it good
for? Dey can't COLLECT it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Many Miles for a Fern.

What do you think of a man who
will travel 1000 miles for the purpose
Of finding fern, when the Desplaines
river valley is gorged with them?
Professor Charles ]. Chamberlain Of
the botanical department of the Uni
versity of Chicago, however, has grown
tired Of studying the localvarietiesa
left for Mexico, in search of something
different.
His trip may be in vain, after all.
for the fern he is cunning for is a
cycad, and the family is said not to be
very well known. One of the tribe is
said to have settled in Mexico some
centuries ago, and the professor hopes
to get on speaking terms with a sprig
Of the old family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Faker with New "Graft."

A faker with brand new graft is
working in Oklahoma. He strikes a
town and locates the best attended
church services, and as soon as the
pastor has pronounced the benediction
he falls over i'm fit. This enlistS the
sympathy of the people. On the in
side of his coat is pinned his name
and the home of his relatives, with
the injunction that if he should die
in one of these fits the people should
have his body sent home. He finally
RECEIVERS and pulls the leg Of the
congregation for money to get back
home on. 1t takes about $40. He
nearly always gets that amount each
Sunday. Then he pulls out for the
next town to have another fit for the
next Sunday
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Election Notes.

Mayor Berg (Rep.) was reelected
in Dubuque.
All defeated candidates can find
consolation in the fact that the
fight was worth the money.
Supervisor Thos. Mcdonald has
reason to feel proud of the endorse
ment given him in his ward yester-
day.
Beetown voted on the license
question. Result: 1872 for; 63
against. Sam Birch was candidate
for chairman against w. w. Ward,
winning out.
Luse got majority of 20 in Bos-
cobel yesterday.
Patch Grove voted against Ii
cense. Vote 95 to 33.
Bloomington voted license by a
vote of &c.
Platteville elected Democratic
mayor yesterday, Jim Murphy win
ming out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Card of Thanks.

Mere words seem hardly adequate
with which to express our feelings
of thankfulness toward those who,
in the hour of affection and sorrow
ing, aided in administering to our
beloved father, and that the Kind
Shepherd may ever be as watchful
over them and theirs will be the
constant prayer of
THE FAMILY OF SAMUEL RUNDELL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

Keep in mind the leap year
dance at Reeds opera house next
Friday evening. Good music and
good time guaranteed.
( New spring goods are beginning
to ornament the windows of Ian
casters up-to-date stores.
The new asbestos curtain for
Reeds opera house has arrived and
is in position.
The man who is willing to be
a pack house generally gets the
chance.
You are all cordially invited
to dance at Reeds next Friday
evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Clean the Seed.

Every effort should be made by
the farmers of this section to thor
oughly clean their seed grain. All
kinds of harmful weeds and grasses
are rapidly gaining foot hold on
the farms and some effective work
is needed. Above everything do
not plant unclean seeds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

Geo. Verden of Galena, the
veteran G. & N. w. brakeman, is
again back on the passenger be-
tween this city and Galena. George
was obliged to lay up greater
portion of the winter on account of
ill health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

Negotiations are proceeding between
the Amsterdam and Antwerp diamond
merchants for the formation of a COM
bination which will enable them to
fight the De Beers mines, which con-
trolls the worlds output, and the Lon
don trust, which practically rules the
trade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

Grand total for Ii months S1472 SO
We all know how Mr.. Storrs has
put in the most Of his time and the
other wardens are no more con-
scientlons than he is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

Colombia, exclusive of Panama, Is
as large as the two states Of California
and Texas combined Three large
mountain ranges cross the republic
from north to south, making high
tablelands between where the days the
year round are scarcely hotter than
those Of a temperate zone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
THE VOTE IN LANCASTER CITY FATHERS FOR YEAR
Story Told by the Ballots Proved {
Surprise to Many.

The votes have been counted and
the results are known.
Mayor Hassell is reelected by
small majority.
James Wenzel defeated James
Woodhouse for city treasurer by
large vote.
ThOs. Mcdonald wins out over J.
III. Reed by 10.
The story in detail is as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

The result of the judicial cleo
ton in the state was still in doubt
when the Herald went to press at
midnight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

During 1908 the United States pro-
duced 1924, 100000 worth of electrical
apparatus and machines used in cleo
trio plants and workings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Secured Bail.

w. J. Duncan is out on bail and
will not be housed up in the county
jail all summer awaiting trial at the
fall term of circuit court.
The accused man has friends who
came to his relief. Veril, "A friend
in need is a friend indeed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
Rose Is Elected.

David S. Rose was reelected
mayor of Milwaukee yesterday by
1900 majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
The License Question Was an Issue I'M
Numerous Places
CHANGES IN THE COUNTY BOARD

Municipal Elections in platteve and Lancaster Were Warm
Grant County Democrats Vote for Kerwin
And He Has Large Plurality
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
WORK Is BEGUN
ON BETHEL CHURCH
Corner Stone Will Be Laid Next
Month by Only English Evan
gelical Congregation Here.

Work on the foundation Of the new Si5,-
60 church being erected at Greer and Car
rison avenues, for the members OF the
Bethel Evanselical congregation. he
gan last week and. the weather per
mitting. the corner stone will be laid
with appropriate ceremony the latter part
Of January.
Bethel is the only English Evangelical
congregation iu -. Louis. and numbers
about sixty members.
The congregation was organized by the
Reverend 7. L. Mueller about three years
ago at the Central y. ". 6. A. and serv-
ices were regularly conducted there until
e suitable hall was secured at Nineteenth
and Wright streets. where services have
since been held.
The new church Will he constructed en-
tirely of stone and will be 65xl2o feet. II
will be Of Gothic architecture and per
fectly modern in all its appointments.
In addition to the church. the con
gregatiuu IS also planning Il suitable par
sonage next 10 ii as Z residence fer theiT
pastor who has done some hard work 10
promote their interests The parsonage
will be constructed Of brick ana will cost
about 500.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
MARCUS D. GROVER is DEAD.
He Planned the Incorporation Of
Northern Securities Company.

St Paul. Minn.. Dec 1s.-Narcus u.
Grover. general counsel OF the Great
Northern Railway. and one Of the best
known railroad attorneys. died At his home
in this city early to-day. after an illness
ct about two weeks.
Mr.. Grover had suffered from gastric
trouble and this was complicated with
bronchial pneumonia resulting in his
death
He was s. years old and was born in
Wells. VI. He was admitted to the bar
and practic-d law in New York State.
coming TO st Paul in 1857 as assistant So
licitOr OF the 81. Paul. Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railway Tpon the organization
OF the Great Northern system. in 1890. Mr.
Grover was appointed general solicitor.
and in 1868 his title was changed to that
of general counsel. He drew up the ar
ticles OF incorporation of the Northern
Securities Company. which was designed
to take over the control OF the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific railways
and since the institution Of the anti
merger litigation has given his entire at
rentiOn to that case.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
INVESTIGATES BOYS CASE.
Detective Finds That Youthful
Prisoner Supported Mother.

Detective O'Brien yesterday. in investi-
eating the case of Roscoe Johnson, Is
years old. who was arrested Saturday on
Il charge OF stealing jewe!ry from a. de-
partment store. found an unusual state
OF affairs, according to his report to
Chief Desmond.
Il visited the boys home at No. 81
South Fourth street this morning" said
Detective O Brien. and found his mother
there. They have one room. Tor which
she told me she pays = a week. The
boy drew 81 a week. and. according to his
mother. his salary was their chic. income
The boys father died last April. I was
told. He was a motoTuan- Not long sSu
Mrs. johnson married Richard Heinrich.
according TO her statement. Shs Is ~
years old and he only 10.
The youthful prisoner VIII ." taken into
the Juvenile Court to-day. As it is his
first offense il is believed al the Four
Courts that he will be paro!ed by the
Court.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
BULLET PENETRATES
P0LlCEMAN'S HELMET.
Charles Duncan. a Negro. Fires mt
Patroiman Baldwin When Attempt
Is Made to Arrest Him.

Charles Duncan, a negro. living at No.
l13 South Tenth street. is locked Up at
the Eighth District Police Station on two
charges Of assault with intent 10 kill, FOR
which warrants Will be applied for TO-
day.
Yesterday afternoon Della Alexander, a
neSress. living upstairs in stable at No
1904 Pine street. telephoned to the police
station that a man was in her room.
shooting at her and threa tening 10 kill
her.
Policeman Leonard Baldwin was sent to
the address. and - he started w the
stairs Duncan opened the door and shot
three times at him. one shot penetrated
his helmet. After firing the three shots
at patrolman Baldwin. the negro shut
the door and barricaded it Policeman
Gahan heard the shots and ran to the
assistance Of Policeman Baldwin. The
door was broken down and Duncan was
arrested.
Tie Alexander woman claims that Dun
can had repeatedly threatened 10 kill her.
and after some words Yesterday afternoon
he pulled his revolver and began firing at
her.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
ROB SALOON NEAR
POLICE STATION
Three Masked Men Hold Up Re-
sort One Block From Carr
Street Headquarters

Three masked mer entered the saloon
Of Alien FahercFart At No. Ic0o North
Seventh street. one block from the Carr
Street Police Station. and held up ard
robbed James Gindicks. the bartender. OF
so1
Girdicks was alone in the place. count
ing up his cash. The three men wearing
masks and armed with rcvoIvers stepped
into the saloon about ills O'Clock
Hands up they cried to Gindicks
While one Of the robbers covered him
with his pistol the other two men rif1ed
the cash register. After removing the
money from the register they went
through Gindicks's pockets. securing $3.50.
Warning the bartender not 10 make an
outcry, the men ran from the saloon and
disappeared.
After they lsct Gindicks ran to the
Fourth District Police Station. corner of
Seventh ard Carr streets. only a block
from whore the robbery was committed,
and reported the hold up.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
BuLyrER DEFEATS KLEIN.
Gets Decision After Hard-FouSh,
Contest of Ten Rounds.

In one Of the hardest fights witnessed
IN South St. Louis recently Cotton" BIZ
liter won q close decision over Julius Klein
after ten rounds yesterday afternoon
Brooklyn Tommy sullivan was referee.
The fight was under the auspices OF the
South Side Democratic Debating Club. at
No. 36's South Broadway. Klein. who
weighed about eight or ten pounds more
than Billiter. whose weight was announced
a. AZ pounds, was substituted fo- Billy
Courtney. the fighting motorman.- who
failed to appear. While Bi.liter did the
more aggressive work. Klein did most Of
the cunchinS.
In the sixth round Billiter scored the
only clean knoCkdOTn. when he caught
Klein on the Jaw with a straight left, but
Klein was up in two seconds. The de
cision of the referee was loudly cheered
by the crowd. which numbered nearly 80.
In the preliminary bout Frank Zacker
scored a clean Knockout. putting KID
Baukston out in one minute.
\ proposed match between Billiter and
Charley Cornwall has created interest in
South ST Louis. as such a match. it i
believed. would be q good drawing card
and afford a hard fight. a. the msn are
very evenly matched.
Jack purteil OF Kansas City was intro
duced from the ring and challenged anv
man In the world at i3S pounds. Eddie
Daily vas also introduced and accepted
Purteirs challenge
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
An Old, Old Story,

Is that which YOU hear one bust
Hess man tell about Il remarkably
successful rival. in Il manner
something like this:
a few Years ago that man was
only a clerk-worked for me. in
fact. and learned all he knows in
my store. Now he's got enough
to buy and sell me a hundred
times. and is counted one of the
biggest men in his line in the
world. Guess it pays to blow your
own horn
1t certainly does, if it's done in
the right way. Persistence, pa
tiencc and hard work. combined
with liberal and judicious public
ity, constitute qualities that sreE;
SUCCESS. The old merchan1
thrives in the old way: he's easily
satisfied, and doesn't exactly be-
licve in going after business
But the man who meets and
cOnquers modern conditions goes
after and GETS all that's legiti-
mately his. and he finds it through
the channels of effective advertis-
ing. The experience gained By his
clerkship is his capital, in a large
measure. to begin. and his way of
"blowing his, horn" is the force
that keeps HIM growing and going
around the. world with his name
and his goods always to the front.
y profitable journey around the
world of commerce includes in the
itinerary frequent visits to the
home of the American farmer.
There is no better reading or buy
ing power III the country than is
to be found in the great agricul-
tural communities. The merchant,
or manufacturer. who would grow
must reach. and sell to. the man
behind the piow and the many
who depend upon him.
There is no better method of
accomplishing this object than
that which provides for advertis-
ing in high-class. widely circu-
lated. thoroughly up-to-date farm
and home jourDal-a journal like
FARM PROGRESS. for instance,
which goes monthly into many
thousands of farm homes through.
out the land
FARM PROGRESS is issued bv
The Republic. Its circulation is
increasing so rapidly that it can
not make an advertising rate card
that will hold good for any length
of time: all business. therefore, is
accepted on the uniform basis of
ONE-FOURTH OF ONE CENT
a LINE PER THOUSAND of cir
culation.
At the subscription price Of
TEN CENTS A YEAR it can be
easily realized that this circula-
ton MUST increase and that re-
suits MUST follow from advertis-
ing.
Forms for the January number
close December 24. TODAY is
the time to send your copy.
Address The Republic.
ST. Louis. Mo.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
VETERANS MEET
AFTER MANY YEARS
General Blackmar Calls on Gen
eral Powell at Latter's Home
in RelleviIle.

,.-,r.,4 t,r.-t,-,,,,- ,,,,,,,r,,-,,7o- f- or,,a,
u i''s'' f>'''"'' ,O'.-i''',-.'''' -
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic Wis
tied General W. H Powell at his home at
neIIsy-f,Is Yesterday afternoon. and the
-. Ia = =,
meeting hst"ecA the TWO So'uietS was
most pathetic one.
General T}I.ct-oar was a Major on the
-, -. a.. ,,,,..,
stan OF General fo"eii oui l4S IHe Il'H
War. and though the men had not met
for eor,e ,.ears and General Powell had
- .,.,,,I,.,,.. 80 -.
Hpi '""- api' ~ I''''7it'H- va
own family for several days. he instantly
r.,fs.rfzrSi General RfIckmar
-, ,,.Ir .,.-.-.,--l7.I =. T,fr-ade
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-19
CLEAR AND COLDER TO-DAY.
Temperature Expected to Drop
Below Freezing Point.

After a slight fail NJ snow yesterday
afternoon between ( and s o'clock. the
weather cleared during the early evening
and at midnight the clouds had disap-
feared and the weather was turning PER
cePtibIy colder.
The predictions for to-day are clear and
colder. Indications are that the therTno,n-
eter viii fall considerably below ., Gs-
grnes this morning After the sigh.
snowfall Of yesterday the weather began
to turn colder and at midnight had
reached the freezing point. The maximum
temperature yesterday was 70 degrees and
the minimum %