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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
High School Notes.

Examinations started Friday.
Classes were examined in the fol
lowing subjects German, Litera-
ture, Composition, Rhetoric, Latin
and Pedagogy.
The covers and paper for the 1905
Storm Center were decided on at a
meeting held Wednesday and the
same ordered through the Herald.
A common question among Seniors
nowadays is, Il wonder what my
class-standing is in English Lit
erature." Well, they'll all know
soon.
Reviewing was the order OF the
day in most classes this week.
Ted Lowry expects to leave the
first Of the week for Annapolis.
A great deal of talk has been
heard lately among the Toys of the
school, relative to the organization
of track team to represent the
school this spring. There is no
apparent reason why the school
should not be represented in this
branch of athletics as there is plenty
of material in school for a good
team. Both Mr.. Duncalf and Rev.
Evans, last seasons football coaches,
have had experience along this
line at Beloit and the team would
certainly be well taken care of in
their hands. In this part of the
state Fennimore, Dodgeville, Bos-
cobel and Darlington have already
taken up this work and meets ar
ranged with these schools. The
Normal meet at Platteville also af-
fords an excellent opportunity for
track contests. The idea is good
one, is favored by Mr.. Slothower
and should be taken up and all eff
forts put forward to have good
team. We have never been repre-
sented in any contest of this kind
and as baseball prospects are not
very bright, why not cencentra to
our best efforts on a winning track
team.
News report for the week was
given by the Sophomores and was
not quite up to their usual high
standard. The rivalry between the
Seniors and Sophomores over the
number of items given in report
seems to have died out. Perhaps
the Sophomores think the Seniors
report of Sc items can't be beaten.
The Junior class will follow the
example of the class of 1905 and get
their class pins in their Junior year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
Platteville Fair Report.

Officers Of the Badger fair associa-
ton for ensuing year, chosen at q
meeting of the directors, are al
follows: John Enloe, president; R.
S. Heer, vice president; c. H. Crib
BILE, secretary; John Woodward.
treasurer.
The total receipts from all sources
the past year including state aid.
$1,000 borrowed, assessments, ticket
sales, etc., was IS, 050.95; disburse'
ments, including 1926 paid on loans,
amounted to $s,O75,61. The net
Indebtedness of the organization i
now 81, 294.04
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
Something About the Woodmen.

twenty-five years ago the 5th
day Of the present month the first
Modern Woodman camp was or
gained at Lyons, Ia, with a
charter membership of fourteen.
Today the Modern Woodmen of
America have membership OF
751, 500, all IN good standing. 1t
has raid out in death claims the
enormous sum of $41, 100000, re-
presenting to date %, 46S individual
claims.
There has been contributed from
the strictly fraternal side of the
order 100000 which includes the
$500, 900 given flood sufferers in the
Missouri Valley last summer.
1t is a fact worthy of note that
the death claims being paid today
represent $3.50 per minute, or
$50, 900 per month.
It is a further fact that although
the company has as low rate as
any fraternal organization it last
year skipped four assessments, the
total number Of assessments during
the year being eight.
1t is the boast of the Woodmen
that a cent of money collected for
the benefit fund is never used fol-
any other purpose than the pay
ment of death claims. During 1904
there was paid out more than
81, 900, 900 in death claims alone in
the forty four states and territories
covered by the company. The Oh
ganlzation has more policies in
force today than any old line OF
fraternal insurance company in the
world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
-"I am convinced that more men

-s'I am convinced that more men
are manned for life by corn shred
ders in this section of the country
each year than are hurt to the same
degree by the railroads in the same
district" This was the astonishing
statement made by Dr. Charles Nc
Carthy, Legislative librarian of the
state, who is paying special atten-
ton to this subject at the request
Of Dean Henry of the college of
agriculture, and several members
Of the legislature. Dean Henry
said: Il believe if the use of corn
shredders was prohibited altogeth-
er, the loss to the community in an
economical way would be far less
than the loss of the limbs of the
men who are manned and disabled
for life by them"
"A tramp who gave his name
as Frank Williams was released
from the county Jail Wednesday
and started toward Fennimore.
When he arrived at Fennimore his
hands were found to be quite badly
frozen and he was brought back
to jail by the Fennimore marshal
and placed under DR.. Godfrey's
care.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

Ali but you must see THE
Tanning of the Shrew" to appreciate
the fine needle work OF 1905 fash
ions. The costumes worn by Miss
Margaret Ralph in this play are the
perfection of modern dressmaking
and a veritable feast of art along
the line of women finery. They
are the special creations of an
American Worth and now are re-
ceiving their due compliment by
being copied by ambitious dress
makers along the route of the
flaming of the Shrew.' Even the
perniclous men who scott at fur
bellows and chiffon, acknowledge
the folly Of their ways and express
unstinted praise at the beautiful
Partisan effects which grace the
person of Miss Ralph in the scenes
of 1.-THE Tanning of the Shrew."
Every little while you run
across a man who admits that his
wife is the head of the house, and
who lets her earn the living, too.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

"A short time ago a tramp
with bad case of asthma landed
here and after drifting about town
a while was sent to the jail to stay
until he should be able to travel.
He told a story of being miner
in hard luck making for Dubuque.
While he was in Jail it was found
out that he spends his summers
selling small picture easels and his
winters tramping. The officers are
satisfied now that he is a typical
rounder.
Rev. Sprague has secured the
use of the city hall for two nights
each week and offered the use of
it to the H. S. Athletic ASSOCIATION
for one night each week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

"A boy is old enough to be wei
come in the neighbor girls parlor
long before his sister thinks he is
old enough to sit in the parlor at
home.
Don't forget the treat in store
for you Wednesday, Jan. 25th,
when Margaret Ralph appears in
the Tanning Of the Shrew" at
Reeds.
Since Jan. 2nd business at the
sheriff's Office has been very good
and good number of civil and
criminal commitments have been
attended to.
Had the old-fashioned children
acted like the present generation
there would have been no children;
their parents would have beaten
them to death.
"A woman never quite RECEIVERS
from her indignation, at those other
women who embroidered cushions,
etc., for her husband years before
she ever saw him.
Atty. G. E. Whelan of Madison,
national lecturer for the M. w. A.,
travelled 35, 900 miles and made 231
speeches for the order in 81 states
and territories last year.
The Building committee for the
hospital at the county ASYLUM met
Wednesday and ordered plans and
specifications for building to Archi-
tect Kleinhammer of Platteville.
"A party was here from Wau-
pun Thursday looking for suitable
location to- enter the general mer-
camille business. He will likely
lease one of the Reed store rooms
in the opera house block.
Oscar Harshberger, deceased,
carried life insurance policy in
the A. O. U. W., Of $4,000 and the
company settled the claim last Sat-
urday. He died Oct. 3rd. His mother
was made beneficiary.
Word has been received that M.
r. Mcmahon formerly fireman on
the Northwestern road here is
seriously i'll at his home in Carroll,
Ia. Later: Deceased died Thurs
day. Funeral at Harvard tomor-
row.
That fine bunch Of 40 April
shoats marketed by Herman Roth
first of the week continue to be
talked about. They were of the
Geo. Walker stock and averaged
295. Fred Aupperle got them for
81. 46.
The pupils of the 9Th grade Of
the South sch DOL went for sleigh
ride Thursday evening. John Griffis
was the teamster and fine time
was had. The night was fine for
a sleighride and the ride was en-
joyed by all.
Lewis Weinbrenner, an in
dustrious Herald reader out on
Route 9 was a pleasant caller
Wednesday. Lewis has hauled
nearly 40 cords of wood to Liv-
ingston thus far this winter-a
distance of 10 miles from his home.
He receives 81. so per cord for it.
A minister made straight talk
to his folks when he said: I don't
want a member of this church to
pay to home missions or any other
cause if he owes the butcher, the
grocer, the general dealer, the doc
tor or the printer. Pay your debts
at home before you pay the debts
you owe the heather.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

The estray stock train that was
shipped from here last Tuesday
with the superstitious number of
Is cars came near being ditched en-
route. The trucks of one of the
cars broke loose and car and con-
tents took slide of about 100 yds.
The train was delayed IN consequ-
ence and struck late market just
IN time however to catch a 10c rise.
Joe Wrlght's consignment of cattle,
the tail end of the big bunch he
had in the fall, lacked about 40
pounds on the two carloads of
averaging 1850 apiece and Melted
about 800 per head. The choice
carload of hogs that Fred Aupperle
purchased of Carl Roth about topped
the market, bringing $4.729.
The Ringing Brothers and
James Bailey of Barnum q Bailey's
shows have purchased the Fore
paugh-Sells circus and will, under
a partnership, go on the road in the
spring. Henry Ringing will have
charge, and Gus Ringing will be
advance man. This venture will
be run Independently of the other
two aggregations owned by the
Ringlings.
Mrs. Esther Ward died at her
home near the Hurricane Wednes-
day at the advanced age of nearly
S3 years. Deceased was born in
England Jan, 20, 1922. Her husband
died about four years ago. Funeral
services were held yesterday. A
more extended obituary notice may
appear in these columns late.
w. A. Jones, who has Just re-
signed as Indian commissioner at
Washington, and whose home is in
Mineral Point, will become an
active operator in the lead and zinc
regions of Wisconsin. He is one of
the incorporators of the Miffin and
Linden Mining company, organized
with $50, 900 capital.
A new orchestra has been or
canned in Lancaster, with the fol-
lowing members Fred Burkhardt,
Will Mackey, Ned Ivey, Archie
Basford and Herbert Pendleton.
They furnish the music for the
Woodman installation and dance
Friday and also have job for a
dance in Livingston.
"A soon as the steel fixtures for
the vaults in the courthouse are in
place the building committee will
meet to accept the court house.
The fixtures have been shipped and
the committee will probably meet
next Tuesday if Architect Koch
can be here on that date.
Rev. Ralph will preach tomor-
row morning on 1.-THE Christian
Doctrine of SIM. In the evening
on How we are to Interpret the
Bible
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
Glen Haven Notes.

The usual large crowd was in to-
Catholic church Sunday morning.
Will Hickok, Will Gellas and
Spud Clegg from near Bloomington
were down with stock one day last
week.
DR.. Baker made a business trip
to Milwaukee last week.
Mrs. John Barr attended Joint
installation of the Woodmen and
Royal Neighbors last Saturday
night.
A. H. Bennett was Glen Haven
visitor last Sunday.
Eddie Kidd, Claude Barr, Lewis
Wildman Jr. and Ora Lord were
Dubuque visitors Friday and Sat-
urday last week.
John Mason was in town Monday
with stock He said he had been
showed in for the last two weeks.
Mat Petry and Fred Barr are
shipping cord wood to Lacrosse
and Dubuque.
j. G. Orr and wife were visiting
in town Friday.
The Misses Ethel and Florence
Metcalf left here Monday morning
for Arlington Iowa where they will
visit relatives and friends for a
couple of weeks.
William Barr was in town Tues
day with hogs.
Mat Ertz was down with stock
the first of the week.
John Jeidy was in town on bust
ness Tuesday. John says he has
had to shovel snow every time he
goes away from home lately.
Coyt Parker from near Patch
Grove was on our streets the first
of the week.
Will Thornton was in Glen Haven
Tuesday for the first time since the
heavy SHOWS.
Charley Chandler and wife were
calling on friends in Gutenberg
Tuesday.
Robert Bohringer was a Glen
Haven visitor this week.
Tom Hammer spent Sunday last.
in Glen Haven.
Frank Fralick.and wife of Monroe
Wisconsin are visiting relatives
and friends in these parts.
Charley Holtz of Yankton coun-
ty, South Dakota, who moved from
here, when a boy, with his father,
is visiting relatives here for a
couple of weeks.
Quite a number of our people
visited in Gutenberg last Sunday.
The recent cold weather has made
the ice perfectly safe.
John Taylor was in with stock
one day this week. John is good
feeder and has good stock.
John Mcnamara was renewing
old acquaintance in our village one
day this week.
Eddie Neubauer and wife arrived
here Monday evening from Iowa
and they will visit relatives and
old friends for time.
L. J. Pohle was trading and visit
ing in Glen Haven this week.
Last Saturday evening the newly
elected officers OF the Modern Wood
men and Royal Neighbor camps
were installed; joint installation has
become custom looked forward to
by both Woodmen and Neighbors
with much pleasure. Notwithstand-
ing the severe cold evening about
fifty Woodmen, Royal Neighbors
and invited guests were present to
partake of fine oyster supper.
Officers of both camps were in
stalled, each according to it's GUS
tom, all things working harmonious
ly. After installation the song
Come where the Lilies Bloom
was loudly applauded, being sang
by a qeartette consisting of Mrs.
Walter Garner, Will Tate, Eugene
Chandler and Lew Bennett. The
Royal Neighbors then gave "A
Ghost Drill after while the re-
mainder of the evening was spent
IN dancing.
All k11t vO11 YnuSt Snn ssTha
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Cupid's Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Tuffiey.

Frank Schardt, Platteville, ant
Annie Holt, Smelser.
Frank Beetham and Ethel Simp
son. both Of Lancaster.
Chas. Kienzler and Cora Farris
both of Mt. Ida.
John P. Weber and Bertha Kuhle,
both of jamestown.
Christian j. Bentz and Birdie e.
Bailey, both of Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21


Fred Orion also has a turtle that
he is wintering at his home in the
third ward, which he captured last
fall while camping out. The pri-
soner appears to be perfectly salts
fed with his lot. Mr.. Orion states
that the turtle is the best barometer
he ever heard of. Whenever a
change in the weather is to take
place, especially a storm, the little
fellow will keep busy burrowing in
the gravel and moss in the bottom
of his glass cage, and seemingly is
restless. During fair weather he
remains quiet and doc1le.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
Trentzsch's Turtle.

r. N. Trentzsch went out to the
Clubb spring Tuesday after mess
Of water cress and succeeded in
bringing home a basketful which
proved very appetizing. The
basket was placed in the ice box at
his saloon over night and Wednes-
day morning while preparing
bunch of the cress for his friends
Rudolph was surprised to see a
small mud turtle pull himself out
of the tangled green stuff. The
little fellow was badly stiffened
up with his night in cold storage,
but after being placed in glass
jar of warm water became himself
once more and seemed as happy as
a cricket. He now appears quite
contented with his new surround
ings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
Macabbees Install Officers.

The Macabbees had a jolly time
at their hall Monday evening, the
occasion being the installation of
officers for ensuing year.
The Lady Macabbees were in
vited to participate in the pleasures
of the evening and their presence
added fun and frolic to the pro-
gram. Nearly 100 were present.
C. w. Kohler oficiated as installing
officer and the following standard
hoororc vUo,,o ,,1ooo1 IN Yooror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
zu<-L<[<
- Pres. and GenvMqr.

After six years of banking, Mr.. Kahn became
the general manager and credit of
ufacturing in Cleveland, Ohio. In this
field of credits he again distinguished himself by
thorough methods, and the greatest total loss
suffered by his concern in one season amounted to
only 5000.
Having established reputation master of detail
and organization par excellence he received call from
the largest ma-order house in the city of Chicago,
whose business making strides at such
precedented rate to require the greatest skill and
talent in organizing the enormous system and detail
peculiar to the business.
At this point the subject of this sketch took hold of
the organization of this large maorder concern, be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
THE SUCCESS OF A new IDEA
By William Thomas Hester

bookkeeping as the German is wont to do all
things he undertakes with "Gruendlichket," which
term can scarcely be translated into English,
but which means potential degree of thorough
ness evidenced in part by the fact that his library
tans perhaps the most extensive collection known of
books treating strictly accounting, banking, finance
and mercantile subjects.
After five years in mercantile bookkeeping he went to
the Pacific coast engaged in banking, and again abb
sorbed all there known about the subject He
became writer financial questions, and his articles
were copied far and wide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
FOREWORD

The "Cash Buyers Union,'
of Chicago, Illinois, was es-
tablished in 1884, over 20
years ago, and at first con-
fined itself to the sale of
a few specialties, such as
sewing machines, bicycles,
vehicles and harness, and
pianos and organs.
Only during the last few
years has it, under new and
progressive management, sue
cessfully extended its opera
tons to a complete line
of GENERAL MERCHAN-
Disc, to be sold direct to
the consumer by mail through
the medium of catalogues.
The "Cash Buyers Union"
is known as one of the
largest mail-order houses of
the country. 1t has a large
clientele of satisfied customers
in every part of the world,
and receives daily scores of
voluntary testimonials ex-
pressing satisfaction with the
excellent quality and the
low price of the goods fur
nished, as well as the prompt
and courteous attention to
the wants of its patrons.
Its policy is the most
liberal known. 1--WE refund
money instantly on demand,
without question, bubble
or controversy, if the GUS
toner is dissatisfied with
his purchase for any
reason Whatsoever Its
advertisements are gener
ally conceded to be far
above the general run of
advertising. They are free
from all exaggeration; state
the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth,
and are, therefore, accept
ed without exception by the
highest class publications.
This is the first time the
public at large has ever
had an opportunity to be-
come interested in a strictly
legitimate staple GENERAL
MERCHANDISE business
from which the element of
doubt is eliminated entirely;
which is not, as is practically
every other investment stock,
ers or SPECTATORS, but which
took exchange go-betweens,
/, merchants of successful
to remain in active charge
ONE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

Union of Chicago, of the Oldest and best known
mail-order houses of the country, which he reor-
ings of which is published in full in the following
pages. The stupendous enterprise of telling, in
six pages of valuable space in this paper the story
of his business, something never done before by
any institution, stamps this undertaking unique
in its ideas and worthy of the notice of every
intelligent To the seeker after success it
conveys the moral of encouragement, and what
gigantic things may be accomplished by intelligent
initiative and everlastingly keeping at it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

ly occurs that really new idea is born and
brought a successful conclusion All seem to follow
the beaten path with the signing regret that all the
remains.
1t has been reserved for young Western man of
the true Chicago type to organize, establish and
bring to a successful point mammoth organization,
having for its basis idea which bids fair to
become epoch-makng in the commercial history OF
the country.
Have you ever heard of cooperation? Do you know
what it industrial and commercial factor?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

what it means as an industrial
How many Americans know
that England has upwards
of 1000 cooperative So
cieties, with a total trade of
$500, 900, 900? How many
Americans know that the
great Cooperative Whole
sale Society of Manchester,
England, started 40 years ago
with a capital of $4,000
and a business of S25o,ooo
the first year, now has a
capital of SI8,ooo,ooo and
does an annual business of
nearly S1oo, 900, 900? That
this one institution alone
owns eight steamships for
its own carrying business,
and operates a banking de-
partment with a turnover
of over S4oo,ooo,ooo a year?
And all this done in what
we call "slow old Eng
land"
Of course you have heard
of the enormous business
done entirely by mail
through the medium of
catalogues by Chicago houses.
Possibly you know that
one institution, started less
than ten years ago with
a capital of SI5o,ooo and
a business of less than
5000, 900, has grown into a
trade of S35,ooo,ooo an
nually, and divides among
its partners, the enormous
sum of over S2,ooo,ooo
annually in dividends, or
Just about thirteen times
the original investment re-
turned each and every
year to its fortunate part
nerS.
Now take the cooperative
principle with its record of
SIoo, 100000 business for
one concern, wed it to the
mail order idea with its
record of nearly S4o,ooo,ooo
done by one concern, and
apply the whole to terri
tory comprising 8o,ooo,ooo
people, to say nothing of
the export business, and
you get a fair idea of the
enormous possibilities of the
enterprise under conSidera-
ton.
Nothing like it has ever
been attempted or success
fully carried through in le-
ultimate merchandising; but
the founder of this NAM
moth institution has just
brought home to his depre-
eating critics and scoffing
competitors the force of his
idea, and the enormous power
of its practical execution,
by opening, ready for bust
ness, the most ideal depart
ment store, in size five
times as great as the origi-
nal store in which the
business was started less
The organizer of this uniq
cessful institution is julius K
thirty-eight years of age, WI
is of aggressiveness, vigor, pu'
Western spirit.
Born and educated in Coll
of a successful and well-tc
town, julius Kahn was, p
followed in all German fam
the world and learn its
After serving his apprenti,
brokers' Office, we find hi
4aar uaore ar-nI1ual o1 nor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

came an advertiser, Or
gained within one year
a force of $4,000 agents
throughout the country,
and the second year of
his administration showed
a business of two million
dollars.
Shortly after, he be-
came a partner and presi-
dent and general mana
ger of the Cash BUYERS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

THE modern maya
zines abound with
L success talk and
success advice to young
men; all preach the Cos
pei of work, of close ap-
plication, of originality.
Certainly no stone has
been left unturned to
arouse the youth of this
country to renewed, orig
inal effort, but it rare