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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

Some wiseacre is out with the an
nouncement that strawberries beget
indigestion. Be that as it may, they
are the best excuse for dyspepsia
that there is on the market.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

An editor down in Texas pub
lished the Ten Commandments in
his paper. The result was that he
lost half his subscribers before he
had an opportunity to explain that
nothing personal was meant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13
Homeseekers Excursion Rates From
Spechts Ferry, la.


Homeseekers excursion tickets on sale
June 21st, Aug. End, and 10Th, Sept.
9th, and Goth, to points in northwest
ern Iowa; Southern Minnesota; and all
points in North and South Dakota on
G. M. & st. P. R'y except McCook and
Jefferson. Rate one regular fare plus
$500 for the round trip. Tickets good
twenty-one days from date of sale.
= Q
Tourist rates to Clear Lake, Iowa.
From June 10th, to Sept. Both, 1904.
Excursion sale Spechts Ferry to Clear
Lake, Iowa. 1878 for the round trip.
Tickets good thirty days from date Of
sale..
Passengers desiring to cross river
can obtain good skiffs at the Potosi
Landing boat house, rates reasonable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

Things will never go just exactly
right until to good dog fails to gel
hold of the poison put out for the
bad dog.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

F SIAIE u DdVIu TUWtrS, UtCtdStu.
l. State of Wisconsin,. County Court OF
Grant COunty-In Probate.
Notice is here by given, that at the special
term of the County Court, to be held in and
for said county, at the court house in the
city of Lancaster, in said county. on the I'd
Tuesday of Aug. A. D., 1904. being the 9th
day of Aug, 1904, at the hour of o'clock in
the afternoon, the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application of Thomas l.. Powers for
the admission to probate of the last will
and testament of David Powers, late of the
town of Glen Haven, Grant county, Wiscon-
sin. deceased and for the appointment of an
administrator with the will annexed of the
estate of said deceased. By order of; the
Court: E. B. GOODSELL.
, Dated July 18th, 1904 County Judge.
Brown Brennan. Petitioners Attyss
list insertion July 10; last insertion July 27,)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

II { MS OT IN CnCO 7.
The coal mine employees OF Great
Britain number S42,066.
There is one leper for every 500 OF
the worlds population.
The Japanese in Hawaii now out
number the natives two to one.
The Siberian sable, unless protected
by law, will soon be extinct.
On the east coast Of Scotland 1,00O,-
600 barrels Of herring are cured every
year.
Considering their nutritiye value po-
tatoes are about twice as expensive
as bread. and milk Is even dearer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

One of the most ungracious
things which farmer can do is to
refer with contempt to the work of
our experiment stations, for these
stations are doing an almost invalu-
able work for the agricultural
interests of the whole country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

The best types of corn will not be
produced in Missouri for some time.
as there it pays almost as well to
raise cobs for pipe timber as it does
to raise corn as a cereal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

The Herald is anxious to see
how a number of prominent Wis
consin Democrats will gyrate on a
gold standard platform.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

\ July and August are the months
in which most murders are COM
mitted. You should remember this
and exercise extreme caution to
control your temper during hot
weather. 1t is good thing to con-
troll at any time however.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13
Eighty Years in One House.

Mr.. William Barrett, who was
buried at Finmere. near Buckingham,
England, recently, lived for over 80
years in the same house. He cele-
brated his golden wedding last year
by driving around the village with
his wife and leaving half sovereign
at every house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

All that Hearst has to show for
the tableaux is a fabby wallet and
lot of Autographs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

All that now devolves upon Mr..
Parker to do is to drum up votes
enough to be elected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

Ten days spent at the worlds
fair by your ffteen-year-old boy
will do more for him than a whole
year spent at the best college in the
land.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13
c. M. & ST. p. TIME TABLE.
Spechts Ferry, Iowa.
WEST BOUND

WEST BOUND.
No 3...... 7:49 a. M "Stop for
points north and west of North Nc
Gregor. Except Sundays"
No 91.......... S:25 a. m. "Freight.' =
Except Sunday.
No %. 1858 p. m. Except Sun
days
No 3d.. 2:4o p. m. Sundays
Only"
EAST BOUND.
No 80 ......... 200 p. m. Freight"
Except Sundays"
No 4.......... 3:55 p. m. "Stop for
points beyond Sabula, Ia. Except
Sundays"
No 32.......... 500 p. m. Regular
Stop" Except Sundays"
No 81 1900. BIB p. m. Sundays
Only"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

Henry johnson Of Cavalier, N
OAK, was in town several days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13
EsTATE Of David Powers, deceased.

HENRY MUESSE. Acting Mayo
Attest: AUG MICHAELIs, City Clerk
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19

the rich float, other prospectors have
found floating rock but not the ledge
from which 1t came. and It is now
the opinion that Mr.. DeBois and son
have found the mother ledge Of the
"Sigger Diggings." Several Of our
prominent citizens are now inyestigat.
ing the strike.
Hon. Nicholas Gales and O. G.
Townsend Of Las Cruces. who are in
terested in the find. arrived here
wednesday and left yesterday for the
new camp. As yet II Is impossible e
say what the new discovery will
amount TO, owing TO lack Of develop
ment. Last night 1t was reported
that the lead had been found and that
the quartz was alive with free gold
II this report Is true, there Is certain
to be d rush to the Niger DIggings.'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19
To Gust
Addicks

DOVER, Del, April 49, Following
the example set a month ago BY the
Addicks faction, the regular Or anti
addicks republicans Or Delaware met
III convention here today to elect dele.
gates to The national convention Of
Chicago. The republican national
committee sent TO both factions Of the
party In Delaware a request to elect
delegates 10 the Chicago convention
and this action on the part Of the ma
'tionai committee Is regarded BY many
as confirmatory Of the recent report
to the effect that the committee would
endeayer to induce the Chicago conyen.
ton to admit both the contrasting dele.
cations of Delaware, each with q half
vote, for the purpose or creating a
tic vote when II came to the selection
Of members Of the national committee,
thus defeating the reelection OF AID
dicks. The vacancy thu created could
be filled by the committee, and, IL In
believed, would result %unfayorably to
AddIcks In view OF the fact that Pres.
idenr Roosevelt and other administra.
tion leaders are supposed to be not
too warmly disposed toward him,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19
Baptist
Women

ROCHESTER,, N. X, April 19.-The
thirty.third annual meeting Of the Wo
mans Baptist Foreign Missionary So
ciety with a responsive service at 10
o'clock this morning ut the Second
Baptist church in this city. There
was a large attendance from all parts
of New England and the Middle ATTAIN
tic states. The reports OF the treas
urer and other officers show the past
year to have been one Of great activity
for the society. The reports show also
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19
Free Gold
Near Hillsboro

A new gold discovery on Animals
creek some twenty-five miles from
here, Is causing no little interest IN
mining circles here. says the Hills.
boro Advocate. Mr.. George s. De
Bots and d Lee are the discoy.
erers. The place o. the discovery Is
some eight miles above the old Nor
rison ranch on the Animas. Mr.. De
Bots and son have been prospecting
in that vicinity for a month. and on
the 81 OF this month they found the
rich float. The specimens that We
nave seen from there are very beau
tiful and rich In free gold. The
younger DeBois. who vas In town
Wednesday. said they made tho dis.
cosery in a draw on the south side Of
the Animas; that heavy rains. occur
ring within the past few days. had
uncovered and exposed a large amount
OF gold float, running In size from
small particles 70 chunks that vii
weigh 500 pounds. When he left camI
on Tuesday, they had found a ledg,
from which they think the float hat
been separated. The formation -
said to be prophyry and granite. Man,
years ago while a troop OF Unite
States coiored cavalry was scouting
in the Black range, IN the vicinity o
the present discovery, The soldier
found some very rich gold float an
since that time not a eason ha
passed that numerous parties have On
ieayored 70 ind the "Nigger Dis
gings.' Since the first discovery .
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19
Makes 4 Clean sweep.

There's nothing like doing a thing
thoroughly. or all the Salves you
ever heard of, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
Is the best. 1t sweeps away and cures
Burns. Sores. Bruises. Cuts, Boils,
Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's
only csc, and guaranteed to give sat.
isfaction by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19

that the society is In q nos prosper,
GUS condition. numerically and finan-
cially. In recent years the society has
established hundreds Of schools and
numerous hospitals throughout Japan,
China. the Philippines and Burmah,
Assam and Southern India and Afri-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19
Parliament
In Grain
csnada,s Agricultural Exhibit at the
Worries Fair Is q Beauty and u
shows a Portion Of an His
toric Structure.

ST. LOUIS, April 19.-canada's 3
derful exhibit In the Palace OF Agricul-
ture at the Worlds fair Is q revelation
to the one who may have had an idea
that the great north country was one
Of cold and ice always. No sections
In Uncle Sans GALAXY of states dis
plays fairer specimens Of the result
II the h~usbandman's industry anil no
land shows 4 greater variety o. pro
ducts than the great province that
adjoins the United States On the north
Canada has a space Of 10000 square
feet In the Exposition'a mammoth Pal.
ace Of Agriculture structure that
covers an area 81 2 acres and contains
all thar Is edible from all lands. The
Canadian space Is on The east side of
the main aisle, about midway 81 the
giant structures unriyaled length. A
replica OF historic structure forms the
center piece Of this notable exhibit
one Or the ~hondsomest Of the public
buildings III The Dominion is the IL
brary 81 parliament At Ottawa, the
Canadian capital. The dome Of this
building, reproduced on a smaller scale,
IL one OF the most commanding OBJ
iects In the big building. II Is an oc.
tagon, "a feet across, and It's top exe
tends co feet upward and brushes the
rafters Or the Agricultural Palace.
Its frame is Of pine and the surface
that shows is covered with glowing red
burlap. Artistically fastened 70 this
background are the grains and grasses
Of Canada, more than 5000 specimens
being shown in charming array.
Great buttresses are built up q NIL.
lei, 4 forage plant, bronze grass. a fod.
der crop grown extensively In western
Canada. and which appears shortly al
ter the snow leaves the ground; wheat,
oats, clover, blue grass and hundreds
or other choice specimens. Corn, used
% much in the establishment Of the
exhibits Of the states, finds no place
in this display. The eight arches IN
The octagon afford q conspicuous place
for oil paintings. typifying the live
stock industry Of the great country to
the north. The pictures are works OF
art and their great size makes The
scenes very lifelike. The windows
under the pointed arches are filled
with bottles of thrashed grain.
Beneath tho dome is the office OF
Superintendent w. II. Hay. In charge
Of the entire agricultural exhibit de-
partment. The walls are lined with
attractive exhibits.
In the corners around the central
pavilion are attractive little booths
built TO show the best advantage. the
boundiess wealth Of Canada's soil. One
booth Is devoted to honey. and two
tons Of the product Of the apiary
makes a beautiful sight. The maple
sugar industry Is exemplified ~ an
interesting manner. a small house Is
built OF maple logs and branches, and
in the house is the model OF an upto.
H @
date sugar plant.
There Ii d miniature grove % maple
trees and the story i illustrated 81
how the sap Is taken from the trees
how eyaporated. crystalized and made
Into sugar.
Another section is devoted 70 the
cereal food industry and two exhibits
Of flour. and the manner IN which y
IS made, proves attractive y all yis.
itors.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-19

Re Tine Table.
East Bound.
No. 2 (dailyl-Arriyes LAS p. M;
departs 2:10 p. m.
No. s (daiIy)-Arrives 1880 q. M;
departs 1:40 q. m.
No. 4 (daily)-Arrives 4:35 q. M;
departs 4:40 a.. N.
West Bound.
No. / (dailyl-Arrives 1885 p. M;
departs 200 >. N.
No. Z (daily)-ArriVes 5:15 p. m;
departs $40 p. m.
No. 8 daily)-Arriyes $40 i. M;
departs 5:45 a. m.
Nos. 8 and 4-California Limiteds;
solid Pullman trains, with dining com.
partment and observation cars.
No. HAS Pullman and tourist
cars to Chicago and Kansas City. and
a Pullman car for Denver is addeu at
Trinidad. Arrives at La Junta 1920
p. M, connecting with No. 5, leaving
La Junta at $40 a. M; arriving at
Pueblo 500 a. M; Colorado Springs
6:35 a. m, Denver $3.50 q. m.
No. 8-Has Pullman and tourist
cars to Chicago and Kansas City. Ar
rives At La Junta 1896 a. n. connect
Ing with No. 6o3--leaving La Junts
1910 p. m, arriving at Denver at 6:0t
p. n.
No. Has Pullman and touris
cars for Southern California points.
No. Has Pullman and touris
cars for Northern California point an,
Pullman car for 81 Paso and City 0
Mexico. Connection for Ell Paso, Dem
ing. Silver City and all points In Me1
leo and Southern New Mexico an
Arizona.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
1000 GO TO SIBERIA
FOR READING PAPERS

st. Petersburg, April 28.-During
the last three years the annual depor-
tation Of political prisoners from Rus
STA in Europe to Yakutsk, in eastern
Siberia, has numbered more than
1000.
der of Won Plehve, minister of the in
terror, without trial. Their offenses
have usually consisted of reading rev.
dictionary books. pamphlets and pa
pers.
More than so per cent are young
men under twenty; some are mere
boys and girls of sixteen. Jews con-
stitute half Of the colony. They are
quartered in huts along with the
nomads, who are devoid Of civilization,
and who are authorized to kill all ex-
lies making an attempt to escape.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
FIGHT OVER FAIR
MILLIONS ENDED
Mrs. Charles L. Fairs Heirs to
Get SITS, 900 Out Of About
. $13,ooO,ooo.

New York, April 2S.-It has just
been learned that final settlement
has been arranged between the Fair
estate and the Nelson's Of New Jersey
representing Mrs. Charles L. Fairs
family. f
It is understood that the Nelson's
have accepted $250,000 in cash as a
compromise for their claims, and that
the battle for the Fair millions is
ended. Besides this sum they will
eventually receive approximately
100000 more, in addition to the
$425, 900 received in September, 1902,
making their total inheritance nearly
$775,000.
The James G.. Fair millions, it is
said, will be distributed together with
the Charles Fair estate, in San Fran
cisco, within two weeks.
Mrs Oelrichs will leave for San
Francisco this week to Join her sister,
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and her
husband.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Oelrichs
will receive about 100000 each
from the estate Of their brother.
They will at the same time receive
about $S,00O,000 as the portion Of the
James G.. Fair estate which would
have gone to their brother Charles
who was killed, with his wife, while
autoInobiling in France
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
MINNESOTA GETS
FORESTRY LAND.
Act Granting 10000 Acres to
State an Epoch in Federal
Legislation.
From The Journal Bureau. Colorado Build.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Build
ing, Washington.
Washington, April 2s.-Late last
night congress passed the bill pro-
viding for the selection by Minnesota
Of 10000 acres Of land for forest re-
serve. There was considerable OPP
position by leading democrats, who
argued that it would be unWise to
establish such a precedent. What
would congress do, they asked, when
other states asked similar grants.
Democratic opposition was finally
stopped by Representative John Lind,
who after comforting with the object
ing democrats personally amended the
state in trust and revert to the govern
ment as soon as it is used for other
than forestry purposes.
Representative VOlstead has been
making a specially Of this bill all
the session and greatly aided it's pas
sage.
After the bill had gone thru the
house, Senator Nelson put it thru the
senate without opposition
General G. G. Andrews fire marshal
Of Minnesota, ms Importing the bill,
wrote to members OF the house who
he thought might object, citing num-
erous precedents, which, on examina-
ton, we're found not to be presidents
at all. The legislation, therefore, is
the first Of its kind.
Governor Lind says General An
drews can, by careful selection, locate
the 10000 acres beside tracts owned
by the state, making reserve Of four
or I'VE Townships. Probably selections
will be made near Itasca park.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
CONGRESS SECOND
SESSION IS OYER
Both Houses Adjourn After
Agreeing to Panama Canal
Bill.
Appropriations Made This SEES.
sion Nearly Eight Hundred
Millions.

Washington, April 2s.-The second
session of the fifty eighth congress
was declared adjourned at 2:10 o'clock
by President pro tenn Frye in the
senate and Speaker Cannon in the
house.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
capitol at HIPS a. m. to attend to his
official duties incident to the adjourn
ment Of. congress. Nearly all the
members Of his cabinet had preceded
him and were waiting in the presi-
dents room.
The last Of the important bills to
receive the signature Of the president
were the river and harbor and Pan
anna canal measures.
At 1915 p. m. the joint committee
Of the two branches of congress, con-
sisting of Senators Hale and Cockrell
and Representatives Payne, Hemen-
way and Williams, appointed to notify
the president that the congress was
ready to adjourn, called upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his room at the cap
itol.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
C0NRIED TO ENGAGE
MELBA AND N0RDICA
New York Sun Special Service.

New York, April 2s.-Altho Mime.
Emma Calve will not return to the
Metropolitan opera-house next season
would not for a fee Of $4,000, she
says-there Is little doubt that she
will be heard here in concert. She
was In consultation with various man
ayers yesterday who wanted her to
sign contracts, but this she refused to
do. 'EG
1t is understood that her minimum
requirements are guarantee Of
100000 for fifty concerts.
Nine. Calve sails on La Savoie to-
day. It Is probable that Melba
and Nordica will join the Metropolitan
Opera company next season, which
commences Nov. 81. OF those who are
here, Sembricht. Walker, F'remstad,
Ackte, Caruso. DIPPED, Plancon, Jour-
net and Van ROoy, will undoubtedly
return. Burgstaller is still doubtful.
Ternina, the greatest artist Of them
all, will not return. Gadski will prob
ably join the English "Parsifar' COM
pany and Achte will partly take her
place. Campanari. has signed for a
concert tour. but Scott will probably
return to the opera-house as will
Mottl vigna and Hertz, the conduct
ors. Edyth Walker has been engaged
for four years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-28
TRANSPORT sunk;
900 JAPS PERISH
Vladivostok Squadron Surprises
and Destroys Ship Carrying
Mikado's Troops. "a
All but Eighty Refuse to Surren-
der and Go Down With
Vessel. IL
Mail Steamer Also Destroyed
Twenty Thousand Russians ],
Cross Truman River. ,aih
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
st. Petersburg, April 28.-That jap
anese transports have been captured.
and that at least one has been sunk
off the Korean coast is persistently
here One story is to the eff
feet that the Japanese hoisted a white
flag, but that the Russian commander,
suspecting they were communicating
with Admiral Togo by wireless teleg-
rap1y, sunk all the transports, with
5000 men.
Another story, the latest, and from
what ought to be an authentic source,
is that the Vladtvostok squadron
port Kinshiu mapping at night, April
26, and sunk her with all on board
more than 600 men-w1th the excep.5
ton Of between eighty and ninety.
men, who surrendered, seventeen or
whom were officers.
Still another story credits Rus.
sian submarine boat with sinking q
japanese transport having 500 troops
on board. off the coast Of Korea
The Official Report.
st. Petersburg, April 2s.-The em-.
peror has received the following. offi-s
cial report of Rear Admiral Yeszen:
During the night Of April 26, two
Russian torpedo boats met at sea the
Japanese military transport Kinshiu
of 1000 tons, laden with rice and
other military stores and about 1900
tons of coal. The transport was
armed with four Hotchkiss guns Of
forty-seven millimeters.
THE Russians captured on board
seventeen officers, twenty soldiers,
eighty-flve military carriers, or, coolies
and sixty-flve Of the crew who SUR,
rendered. The remainder Of the men
who were to form a landing party and
who. were left without officers, obsti-
nately refused to surrender or go on
board a Russian cruiser. Further
more, they offered armed resistance to;
the Russions. In the end, they were.
sent to the bottom with the trans.
port"
The number of men drowned Ia not
given.
ADMIRAL eszen also reports that be-
sides the sinking Of the Japanese mail
steamer Goyo at Yuen-san April as.
the Russians sank at sea the same
evening the Japanese steamer Naka-
mura Of 220 tons, whose crew was
saved.