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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Wisconsin
State News
WISCONSIN CROP Is GOOD.
November Report Says Farmers
Have Had satisfactory Season.

-~Nooo

November Report Says Farmers
Have Had satisfactory Season.
The November crop report, issued by
Secretary John NJ True of the State
Board OF Agriculture, is as follows: 1--WE
estimate the yield of corn per acre in
the southern division of the State at 40
bushels OF shelled grain per acre; in the
central division at 81 bushels per acre.
The quality Cf the crop is high, it be-
ing placed at 05-1O0 representing No.
l. The yield per acre of potatoes in
the southern division is placed at 60
bushels, and in the remainder of the
State at 20 bushels. The quality of the
product IS fair, being rated at so on a
scale OF 100. For the whole State we
estimate the yield of corn per acre at
~ bushels, and potatoes at IS bushels.
Other yields are reported as follows: SUI
gar beets, 1919 tons per acre; buck
wheat, II bushels; beans. II bushels,
and clover Seed l u bushels. The ser-
age farm prices of crops are estimated
to be as follows: Wheat, 7Sc per bushel;
rye, soc; barley, 43c; oats. 25c; buck
wheat, Doc; clover seed, ST; beans, $1.75;
potatoes, 51c; tobacco, 1O1ac per pound;
sugar beets, 40 per ton; tame hay,
S7.25 per ton; corn, 42c per busheI. In
a large portion of the State, especially
in the southern division, there is no sur
plus potato crop, but on the other hand
a deficiency for home consumption. In
the potato-growing districts it is esti-
mated that not more than one-third of
Iln hos 4oJ ~ lol
ance being stored for higher prices,
which will doubtless be realized Less
than the usual amount of fall blowing
has been done, and large proportion
OF shocked corn is not yet husked.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
PEASANTS OF THE TYRoL.
Something About Picturesque Folk
Who Inhabit that Land.

Something About Picturesque Folk
Who Inhabit that Land.
There exists no people more pictur-
esque than the peasantry of Tyrol.
Their gayety of dress is no affectation,
but arises from a natural love of color,
and Is adapted to the needs of their
mountain life, says a writer in the De-
troit News-Tribune
The TyroI (the name is as old as the
Romans) is small crown land Of Aus
tria, not exceeding in area 1000
square miles, situated just east Of
Switzerland and north of Italy. 1t
nestles in the Businesses of the Alps,
where agriculture is impossible, and
where herding and the culture of the
vine are the chief pursuits of the peas
antry. Naturally this region, being,
especially in former years, difficult to
reach, has retained to q great extent
its simple customs and modes of dress.
The women, like those of SwitZer-
land, wear short skirt and a gay
laced bodice, with a brilliant scarf
remote districts they still retain the
inexpensive and light wooden sabots,
or shoes. The dress of the men; is, more
striking. 1t is designed for ease and
freedom in the hunt and in mountain
climbing. Every true Tyrolese Jaeger
man, or hunter, whether dressed In his
complete native costume or not, wears
the soft round hat with crest of
feathers. 1t is a common sight in the
south Of Germany to see a man in all
other respects fashionably attired, but
wearing on his head one Of these Ty-
rolese hats with gay plume nodding
above it.
1t is equally common on the streets
Of Munich or other cities Of Bavaria
to see Tyrolese in the full glory Of their
native dress. The jacket is short so as
not to interfere with freedom of move
ment, and it's color ranges from the
modest gray to the brightest tintS Of
scarlet. The trousers do not reach be-
low the knees, which are left exposed.
All the garments are made tight-fitting,
that they may not catch in brambles
or tear themselves on jutting edges Of
rock. The stockings are uniformly
gray and of wooden texture, fully
quarter Of an inch in thickness, while
the shoes are heavily set along the
edges Of the sole with projections Of
iron to insure firm tooth DID on the
treacherous ice slopes of the noun
tains.
Every Good German-and the Ty-
rOlese are more than half German, the
remainder being Italian-smokes a
pipe, no matter what his occupation
may be. An ordinary pipe would in
terfere with sighting along the barrel
of gun, and therefore these chase
loving Jaegermaenner Of the Tyrol
have devised pipe with gracefully
dropping bowl and short stem, one
which will rest unobtrusively beneath
a persons chin, and have named it
jagdpfeife, or hunters pipe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
State News in Brfef.

Emmett Smith, 10 years old, shot off
his right hand while hunting rabbits
at Cedar.
Carl Winter, La Crosse contractor,
choked on piece of apple and died four
hours later.
Langlade County's new court house
was dedicated the other night. The
building is modern in every detail.
The Waukegan police apprehended a
boy named Roy Miller who is believed to
have run away from his home at Beaver
Dam. He was sent back.
Benjamin Eastman was killed at Pike
River while hunting. He stood On a
stump, resting on the muzzle Of his gun.
which slipped and exploded.
Acting on the advice of members of
the State Board Of Health all cases of
varioloid in the GAINESVILLE school for the
blind have been isolated. Thus far the
disease has been confined to pupils rang
ing from TO 20 years of age.
Daniel Bernstein of Brodhead, aged
%, accidentally shot himself in the back
while hunting. He stopped to rest, and
leaned on the muzzle Of his gun when it
was discharged The shot entered his
left shoulder blade. He may die
William Starzewski was brought to
the Kenosha hospital suffering from ten
knife wounds in different parts Of his
body. He was picked up near the Mid
die street bridge. He stated that he had
been attacked by five men. His condi-
ton is critical.
The private club house at Malchow
point, near Neenah, owned by Dick
Scott of Merrill, was totally destroyed
by fire. The discovery of a hunting coat
in the bushes nearby has led to the con
clusion that the house was robbed and
then set on fire.
Fire, starting from traction engine,
burned two barns, the machinery sheds
with contents, two horses and a consid-
cradle amount of other property on the
farm Of John Stetzer, a farmer four
miles from Grimms. The loss will be
nearly $4,000 with small insurance.
A burglar entered the home Of Ray
Littlejohn Of Baraboo il his absence,
gagged his wife and under penalty of
death made her get her pocketbook She
dashed through the door with her baby
after giving him the purse, which con-
tanned only 81. He overlooked a consid.
cradle sum Of money,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
ROB PAYMAsTER IN Howell.
Victim of SLIT Theft Displeases
the Police by His Actions.

George 81. Wiley, paymaster at Cud-
ally for the Winston Contracting Com
pany Of Minneap polls, was held up at the
point of four reyolvers late the other
night III his room and robbed of SLIT
IN cash and negotiable paper. Word
was telephcned to the coun Jail. Wiley
1t IS said, furnished but /. meager de-
scrlptlon of the two men who robbed
him, saying one was tall, the other short
that both had painted their faces and
carefully disguised. Wiley occupies a
cabin in the railroad camp at Cudahy
and he says he was robbed in the most
approved style, being tied to his bed
with ropes, being afterward released by
the gangs cook. When the officers ar
rived they found Wiley in bed covered
up to the chin and say he talked but
little and gave them no assistance in
the search for the bandits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

SudHcS OF a nSn1nS-VeSS6l coming
there.
BY the time I had reduced the
number of pigs to eight I had them all
named and knew them by sight One
Will have to be placed as l was placed
to realize what companionship there
may be in pigs. | called one Black
Sam and another Billy Barlow: and
| had Trombone, Jew's-harp, Duly.
Eva, Jack-a-Dandy and G. Sharp.
All that l now did for weeks was
TO fetch seawed to those pigs, and
watch them and talk to them. Kill
ing one came to be tragedy; yet
hunger. alas! drove me to make pork
OF trombone, Eva, Black Sam, Jews
harp and little pink-nosed billy, sue
cessively. could not bring myself
to single one of them out for slaught-
er, and used to take pebbles of the
same size, but different colors, and
name them each for pig. When all
was ready would tell the pigs what
had got to be done, then shake the
pebbles up in my cap, and take out
one without looking. l felt like a
cannibal, and actually shed tears over
the little chaps; and by this time, too,
| had grown, oh, so sick of roasted
pig meat that I would go two days
without eating anything rather than
kill a pig and begin on it again!
At last the number was reduced to
Jack-a-Dandy and little G Sharp. Only
two pebbles to shake this time! Hun
ger drove me to it on the tnird day.
1t was JaclS-a-Dandy! But I put OF
killing him until evening; and even
then it VS. only the fear that by
morning | should be too weak to do
it that finally impelled me to action.
BY this time I had about given up
hopes of ever getting away from
Montuosa. Only one pig remained to
me. | had grown very thin, and was
weak physically and very respondent.
But think that it was on the third
morning after beginning on Jack-a-
Dandy that l heard faint noise at
a distance that sounded much like the
splash of our pearl-oyster dredge, and
On Fastening round to the south side
of the islet, 10, there was the old
Lark, pearl-ishing again!
when l hailed them the skipper
l could but notice had little joy or
sympathy mingled with it.
"sYou here yeti he exclaimed.
Small thanks to you!' I replied.
You would land man on these bare
rocks and leave him to perish!'
Il must do Skipper Timmons the
justice to say that he did look
ashamed.
"I made no doubt that the greas-
ers got you,' he said. L expected you
were in jail somewhere in Costa Rica.'
my greatest satisfaction from get
ting back on board the Lark was a
meal Of bareback and coffee!
Il went back ashore and fetched
little G Sharp. I would not leave him
behind. I made pen for him on
deck; but two or three days after,
while I was still laid up in my bunk,
the unfeeling cook killed and baked
him before | learned what he was do
ing.
Seven weeks later I took leave Of
Skipper Timmons and his Lark in San
Francisco, without troubling to say
good-by. And you can eat your roast
pig for all of me! I shall never touch
If again g 1OnO &c 1ivQfn-V0uth'S
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
THE CUNNING COYOTE.
Roosevelt Says 1t Is Exceptional When
Hunters Describe Them


These Southern coyotes. or prairie
wolves, are only about one-third the
size of the big gray timber wolves OF
the Northern Rockies, writes Theo-
dore Roosevelt, in Scribner's. They
are too small to NEEDLE with full
grown horses and cattle, but pick up
young calves and kill sheep as well
as any small domesticated animal that
they can get at. The big wolves flee
from the neighborhood of anything
like close settlements, but coyotes
hang around the neighborhood of man
much more persistently. They show
a fox-like cunning in catching rabbits,
prairie dogs, gophers and the like.
After nightfall they are noisy, and
their melancholy wailing and yelling
are familiar sounds to all who pass
over the plains. The young are
brought forth in holes in cut banks
or similar localities. Within my own
experience l have known Of the find
ing of but two families. In one there
was but a single family of five cubs
and one old animal, undoubtedly the
mother; in the other case there were
ten or eleven cubs and two old
females which had apparently shared
the burrow or cave, though living IN
separate pockets.
In neither case was any full-groWn
coyote found in the neighborhood; as
regards these particular filters, the
father seemingly had nothing to 40
with taking care of or supporting the
family. am not able to say whether
this was accidental or whether 1t IS
rule that only the mother lives with
and takes care of the litter; l have
heard contrary statements about the
matter from hunters who should
know. Unfortunately I have learned
from long experience that it is only
exceptional hunters who can be
trusted to give accurate descriptions
of the habits of any beast, save such
as are connected with it's chase.
Coyotes are sharp, wary, knowing
creatures, and on most occasions take
care to keep out of harms way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
The Wanccrsr,

"A wanderer! No sacred tie can hind
The master passion of his restless
mind;
NO love so strong he will not cast it
by,
Another and another love to try.
Without the reverence or power to
pause,
And, driven like the sea, by mystic
laws.
He roams forever, nor inquiries the
, cause.
A wanderer! The utmost ends of
earth
Have been his tenting grounds, yet
are not worth
Revisiting. He seeks with weary
pace
Oblivion, but not a resting place.
The distance ever beckons, and his
lust
For sights and scenes, though tainted
with disgust,
Consumes him still. He plods en- for
he must!
III.
His pride is bitter, for he is imbued
With all the rancor of his solitude,
With all the pity, all the tenderness
or longings that he never dare con-
TESS.
To Fate and circumstance a bonded
slave,
He still must bear-whateve else he
crave
The dust of barren roadsides to the
grave!
Whitman Bennett, in the New York
Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
OWNS TO GIVING BRIBE.
Indicted Man Pleads Guilty to Pay
ing Supervisor $500.


j. Marion Doesburg Of the Johnson
Service Company, who was charged in
an indictment with having given former
Supervisor Strauss $1,000 for his infu-
ence in getting contract, was given a
fine Of $1,000 and costs after pleading
guilty in Milwaukee. Doesburg was in
dicted last year and has been out on
bail since. The other morning he APP
peared with his attorney in Judge Tar
rants court District Attorney Mccoy
ern notified the court that Doesburg
wanted to withdraw his former plea of
not guilty and plead guilty. Judge Tar
rant in imposing sentence said: Your
crime is a serious one, shameful one,
and it is to be hoped you will never
repeat it," The court then imposed
fine and costs amounting to $1,004.45,
or imprisonment until fine and costs
were paid, not to exceed six months. The
sentence carries with it loss Of citizen
ship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Pays for the Advice.

Lets see your tongue" the doctor said.
'You feel run down, see;
Just sleep eight hours of every day
Ten dollars is my fee."
''You may be right" the lawyer said,
But juries disagree;
you'd better settle out of court
A hundred is my fee."
"Would you be good?" the preacher said
With pious zeal elate.
"Just love your neighbor as YOURSELF
And then he passed the plate.
And thus is human nature made.
For in these cases three
Jones gladly paid for good advice
He would have scorned if free.
New York Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
RACE SUICIDE NOT EVIDENT.
Man Leaves III Children, Grand
children and Observation-Disclosures

In the death of Gottfried Thomas,
who has just been buried in Milwaukee,
and who was one of that city's Oldest in
habitants, there passed away the head
Of probably one of the most remarkable
families in the country Mr.. Thomas
was 81 years old, and no fewer than
III children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren survive him. A majority
OF them were present at the funeral.
The funeral was an unusual event, in
the matter of the attendance of immedi-
ate relatives of the decedent. There
were five children, thirty-fye Of total
Of forty grandchildren and forty-fye of
total Of sixty-six grandchildren
The ages Of the children are 70, 60, 67,
80 and 81 years. Each one has chill
dren and grandchildren.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
WOMAN GETS PRISON TERM.

While Intoxicated She Shot An
other with Intent to Kill.
Mrs. Minnie Krombs in Stevens Point
pleaded guilty to shoG;s,ing Miss Clara
Peterson with intent to ssill and was SEN
fenced to ten years in the Waupun pris-
on by Judge Webb. The shooting was
done last September while Mrs Krombs
was under the influence of liquor Miss
Peterson was an innocent party to the
affair and has recovered from her
wounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Car Robber Caught.

Police and railroad detectives, after
running fight with one robber, who es-
capped, captured another in Racine. The
two, Edward Antoine and Joseph Wisch-
Xxi, had entered several cars during the
pight. When the detectives came on
them Antoine was in car passing out
articles to Wischki. Antoine was shut in
the car, but his companion fled. At the
homes of the men a large amount of
property stolen from cars was found.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
CALLS SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor La Toilette Summons Leg
isIature for Dec. A.

Gov. La Toilette has issued call for
the Legislature to meet in special session
Dec. to take up the tangled political
situation in this State The Governor
in his call to the legislators says he de-
slres to summon them together for the
purpose of considering a communication
which he will transmit to them concern
ing the senatorship and also the rebuild
ing of the State capitol. Just what his
message will be the Governor does not
intimate. This is the first special SEES
sion called in the State for years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
YOUNG woETAN KILLS SELF.
Mystery in Suicide of Beautiful Girl
at Racine.

While on her way to store Mrs
Rozenski stumbled over the body of a
girl lying ON the sidewalk in Racine.
She was Mortified to find the body to
be that of her beautiful 17-year-old
daughter Elizabeth. Calling her hus-
band, Mrs. Rozenski assisted in carry
ing the girl home, where she died. A
two-ounce bottle which had contained
carbolic acid was found in the girls
pocket. Physicians say it was case
of suicide The girl had been receiving
the attentions of young man, but had
not been with him for some hours before
her suicide. At her place Of employ
ment and in her home she had appeared
cheerful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
GAS EXPLOSION RUINS.

Wau&esha Man Injured When Gas
Tank Blows Up.
The explosion of gasoline tank con-
nected with a beer pipe cleaner at the
saloon of Christian Buchner in Wau-
kesha, damaged the building and con-
tents to the extent Of several hundred
dollars. Gottlieb Wallrabenstein, who
with Joe Russell was cleaning the pipes
was badly burned about the face and
head. Part of the gas tanks was blown
through one Of the large plate glass Win
dows and nearly every window in the
building was broken. The icebox, bar
and interior of the saloon were ruined
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Ex-ALDERHEAN FOUND GUILTY.
milwaukee Official Convicted of So
ICiEinG q RrihR.

Former Alderman Robert T. Rudolph
of Milwaukee was found guilty of solicit
ing bride while member of the COM
mon council in 1900. Former City At
torney Charles H. Hamilton, who had
claim against the city, testified that Ru-
dolph solicited money to get the claim
through the council Sentence was de-
ferred pending argument for a new trial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
1t Was All Over.

First Great Finapcier-Do you-er
-ahem.-think it safe to continue to
conduct the affairs OF the company in
this way?
Second Great Financier-Why not7
Haven't we just been exposed?-s
Punch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
To Get Agricultural school.

The application Of Marinette county
for State aid for an agricultural school
has been granted The county has APP
propriated $4,000, and a new building
will be erected in Marinette next year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Adams Resigns secretaryslip.

John ". Adams, secretary of the Ke-
nosha Y. NJ. c. A., has resigned and
will leave on Jan. 1 to accept a call to
the secretaryship at Bay City, Mich.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Loses Foot While Boarding Engine.

William D. Goltz of Oshkosh, Wis
consin Central engineer, slipped and his
right foot was crushed beneath the
wheels while endeavOring to board his
engine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Van Hise Elected Vice President.

President Van Hise Of the University
Of Wisconsin has been elected vice presi-
dent of the Association of College Presi-
dents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
Thrown from saloon; Dies.

James DEBORAH, Winnebago Indian,
who came to Tomah to receive his an
nual payment from the government
agent there, was killed by being thrown
from the saloon of NJ. H. Merkeley dur
ing row.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06
PLEADS GUILTY TO BRIBERY.
Fine of $3.50 Assessed Against Mill
vauEee Ex-AIderman.

Ex-Alderman Arthur A. Mccormack
Judge Tarrant in the Circuit Court on
the charge of bribery and was fined $3.50.
Mccormack was indicted Oh the charge
of having accepted a bride in connection
with a coal deal. The alternative offer
ed him was a sentence of six months in
the house of correction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

Ten thousand uninhabited Islands
lie between Madagascar and the In
dian coast.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

The wife is a laborer in Abyssinia.
Wood is sold there by the "womans
load"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-06

Housemaids in livery are the latest
innovation in smart London houses.