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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
AGED WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Rebecca Croft Passes Away at
Age Of IS.

After an illness of several weeks
Mrs. Rebecca Croft passed away
Tuesday eve at her home in the
first ward at the ripe old age OF IS
years.
Deceased was born ~ Thirsk,
Yorkshire, England and her maiden
name was Rebecca Harris.
Her father was well-to do and kept
what was termed in England a
huckster shop: what we would call
here general grocery store. Her
father died when she Was but IL
years of age. She spent most of her
girlhood at York and many times
she saw Queen Victoria. She was
a member of the Yorkminste1
church. At the age Of Is she was
married to VIM. A. Croft. They
took the notion Of coming to Amer
ca and in 1912 Mr.. Croft came AND
decided to settle at GAINESVILLE, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Resolutions.

Resolutions of respect and condol-
ence adopted by VIM. Mckinley Circle
No. II.
Whereas, God in His all-wise and
divine providence. has seen fit to re-
move by death, our beloved and faith
full sister, Pauline Nicely Williams
bringing again to our minds realiza-
ton of the truth that the day and
hour that any of us may be called to
bid farewell to earth and loved ones
no one knoweth. There is vacant
chair in ouA circle, but while we mourn
our loss we can say, Goods will, not
ours, be DONE" He hushed her spirit
into peace from long period of suf-
fering. The memories of herscheerful
presence will be missed more than we
can tell. Therefore, be it
Resolved, The members of our circle
deeply mourn the loss we have sus-
taiued and share with our cOmrade
and his sons the sorrow caused by our
sisters death and we earnestly pray
that the hand which afflicts will also
comfort.
Resolved, That our charter be drap-
ed in mourning for thirty days, that a
copy of these resolutions be sent to
our Comrade Williams. copy to the
city papers for publication, and also a
copy spread on the records of our
order.
sour hearts are saddened at this less
Our tears drop softly on the sod;
We've lost friend from earth and
home,
We have another one with God"
SYLVIA WHEELER,
MINNIE TRENTZSCH,
NETTIE A. FINNEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
ECLIPSE NEXT MONTH.
Partially Visible in This Section at
EARLY Hour Aug. 80.

Lancaster people who wish to
catch a glimpse of this years eclipse
OF the sun will be compelled to do
more than provide themselves with
smoked glasses, for by the decree of
the heavens those who linger in bed
many minutes after sunrise will re-
ceive no intimation of the fact that
the sun has just emerged from
shadow and that over in Algiers
scientific parties from many parts Of
the world are gathered to make OBJ
servations on the total eclipse. This
eclipse Of the sun, which occurs Aug.
80, will be only partially visible
here from sunrise at 5:14 o'clock un-
til 6:38, when it completely energies
from the shadow.
The partial eclipse of the moon
on the night of Aug. IA will be visible
for over two hours, from SAT
o'clock until 1851. The moon eclipse
will be visible generally throughout
the whole of North and South
America AMI the Atlantic ocean
and in part of Europe, Africa, and
the Pacific ocean, while the eclipse
of the sun, sixteen days later, will
be visible to Europe, the north At
lantic ocean, the eastern portion of
North America, the western part of
Asia and the northern half of Africa.
The moon will be at it's full dia-
meter on the night of Aug IA, and
the magnitude of the eclipse will be
0292. The first contact of the
shadow will be 46 degrees from the
moons limb toward the east. In
Milwaukee the moon will enter the
shadow at SAT o'clock, reach the
middle at $40, and leave the shadow
at 1851. At La Crosse, the three
periods are 1874, 9:36, and 1923; at
Superior, 8:31, 9:33, and 1875; and
at GAINESVILLE, S:43, 9:45, and 1O:47.
Wisconsin people will only see the
end Of the total eclipse of the sun,
as it will be almost free of the
shadow before sunrise. At Mil
waukee the shadow will be notice
able until 6:3S o'clock, at La Crosse
until 6:25, at Superior until 6:26, and
at GAINESVILLE until 6:33 At Chicago
and st. Paul it will reach the mid
die of the shadow at sunrise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
AUGUST WEATHER.
Hicks Predicts a Scorcher for Next
Month.

Rev. Irl Hicks, in his weather
predictions for August, says the
month will be one of extreme
warmth and many storms are fore
casted. The first storm period ex-
tends from the 4th to the 0th, hav-
ing it's center on the 9Th. Storm
conditions, in the form of increas-
ing humidity and warmth, with
growing cloudiness will appear as
early as the 4th. Storms and
thunder-g gusts will quickly follow in
the west and pass over the country,
changing to cooler from the 9TH to
10th.
The second period is reactionary.
It extends from the 18th to the 18th.
Local storms only will occur. The
third disturbance of the month will
be central on the 18th, reaching
from the 18th to goth. Storms will
form early in the west marked
forcibly with thunder and lightning,
followed by cooler weather. This
period will hardly be over when the
fourth appears, extending from the
22nd to 24th. Very high temperature
is to be expected and vicious
electrical.s storms will be natural
during this time. In northern sec
tions change to much cooler with
possible slight frosts In the northern
extremes.
From the 9th to 31st occurs the
fifth period of storms. Gathering
clouds in western sections will be
noted early. The temperature will be
excessively high and many storms
of rain and thunder and hail, attend
ed by violent, tornado gales, will pass
over wide areas of the country, con
tinuing into the opening days Of
September. At the breakup Of
this period violent gales will sweep
down from the north bringing cool
er weather with possible frost in
western and northern sections. In
summing up the month, Hicks says
that the first half of August will be
very warm and a shortage of rain
will be left in many sections. AT
the close copious rains will attend
the great storms reasonable expect
ed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

Our correspondents are re-
quested to take special pains in
writing the names of people plainly.
People do not like to see their
names misspelled IN the paper and
it is frequently difficult to make out
names with which we are un-
familiar. When you write the
name of a person, be sure it is
spelled correctly and make each
letter so plain that there can be no
doubt as to what it is. The COM
positor generally gets the blame if
a name is wrong and he is not
always responsible for it.
-Mesdames T. f. Orion, J. S.
Wright, W. J. Brennan and Jas.
Scullon composed a party that
went to Dubuque in the Knox auto
Thursday.
The baseball team from Liv-
ingston advertised to meet the
home team here failed to put in an
appearance Thursday. A picked-up
aggregation went against the re-
gulars and for a few innings it was
a close contest.
-Broncho Johns Wild West
show, one of the biggest and best of
special attractions at leading fairs
will be at the Lancaster fair and
give free exhibition each day.
Hon. D. B. Brunson was here
from Fennimore yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

In 1S43 Mrs. Croft followed he1
husband. They remained in James
vile for nine years and then moved
to the town of Lancaster, Grant
County. In 1875 Mr.. Croft died.
Mrs. Croft was the mother of a
large family, all grown now to man
hood and womanhood. Twelve
were born to her and her husband,
ten of whom survive, as follows:
Mrs. Anna Graham, Eliza Tuck
wood, William, Lewis, Alexander,
Benjamin, Mrs. Rebecca Boyes,
Henry, Albert and Thomas. Besi1es
these there are over three score of
grandchildren and great grand
children who will ever hold her
memory dear A reunion of the
family was held last Thanksgiving.
Deceased was an excellent wife
and mother, kind neighbor and
a good soul passed to the reward
awaiting it when she ceased to
breathe
Funeral obsequies we're conduct.
ed yesterday. Brief services were
held at the home, after which the
ceremonies proper were held at Mt
Zion church, conducted by Rev
John Hardcastle of Mineral Point
assisted by Rev. Morgans. The
funeral was largely attended.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

Managers Of all fairs are taxed
these days to the extreme limit of
their wits in securing special attrac-
tons. This transforming of agricul-
tural societies into circuses and me-
nageries is certainly going beyond
the calculations and intent when
such societies were first organized
And besides the custom has grown
to such extravagant proportions
that nothing but most perfect
weather protects the fair society
from a deficit aid even possible
bankruptcy. The sooner officials
Of the various fairs in this section
get together and form some iron
clad agreement to do away with
such expensive features the better.
An old-fashioned fair, properly
managed, with liberal premiums,
is sufficient, and will prove salts
factory and profitable in the long
run.
The Northwestern line depot
here might have went up in smoke
Thursday night If Agent Rockwell
hadn't went to the station for an
umbrella he had forgotten. Some
boys who lounge around the rear of
the building to indulge in smoking
must have dropped match or a
cigar stub in the ice box which con-
tains nothing but a quantity of saw
dust. There was a nice little fire
started that would have developed
into destroyer in a short time, AMI
the faithful agent, without the
least regard for the FEELINGS of Lam
caster citizens, forthwith proceeded
to extinguish the embryro blaze.
1t took several pals of Klondike
but prompt, heroic action saved
the old shell from destruction.
Everything looks favorable to
big returns for the industry Of the
people in this section the coming
year. Small grain of all kinds is
out of the way of disaster, provid-
ing the farmers secure it in well
built stacks as soon as possible in
stead of waiting for the thresher
outfit to come along and thresh out
of the shock which is a hazardous
and wasteful method of doing bust
ness. The sunshine is making corn
as fast as it can be made and the
indications are that the crop will be
a good one, Notwithstanding the
discouraglng early conditions. Money
is plentiful and undoubtedly the
prices will be good. There is en-
ployment for all who want to work,
at good wages, and general prosperi-
ty is in sight for all classes.
City Clerk Michaelis has counted
all the noses in Lancaster and finds
a total of 1852. This is a substantial
gain over the census of 1900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Census Returns.

Additional census returns since
our last issue are as follows:
Lima township-950; decrease
over years ago of 101; eligible to
military duty 1911; old soldiers Is.
Beetown township-1073; de-
crease 1874; eligible as soldiers 218;
old vets 10.
Millville township-292; increase
"a; eligible as soldiers 81; old vets 8.
Cassville village-898; decrease;
81; eligible as soldiers 40; ola vets
81.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Big Pension List.

~NOC 41OAO CooO 4A ClIO ASAAA4OCA W
pensions, in spite of the constantly
increasing death rate among old
soldiers, is shown by the annual
report of United States Pension
Agent E. D. Coe. In the district
covered by the Milwaukee agency,
the total number of pensions on the
rolls at the close of the fiscal year,
June 30, was 5O,434; the total
number added during the year
3,774; the total number dropped
from the rolls, 1886, making net
addition of Sc.
In addition to the 3,774 certifi-
Gates issued for 3,774 pensioners
actually added to the rolls, 6,1SI
certificates we're received during the
year, this number including 4,9O1
for increases granted, 992 accrued
for balances due and paid to wild
ows at the death of soldiers, $50
duplicates, Sc reissues, 10 restor-
atoms and 33 supplementals.
Veterans, widows and minor
children of former soldiers re-
ceived $7,177, 1898 in pensions
through the Milwaukee agency dur
ing the fiscal year just closed. Wis
consin has the largest number OF
pensioners whose vouchers pass
through Agent Goes hands, 25,87z
benefciaries in this state receiving
So, 704, 1866, or over one-half the
total. Minnesota ranks second with
1902 pensioners drawing $2,095,
900 30. Of the Wisconsin pension
ers 2,400 are inmates of the Mil
waukee National Soldiers home and
the total amount due these pension.
ers is paid to the treasurer of the
home by check, usually on the sec
ond or third day of the paymen t
month.
Of the 1886 pensioners dropped,
the greater number, 2,OO7, were by
death; 1,157 were a loss from one
class to another; ~ were widows
who lost their pensions by re-
marriages; 81 were minors who
reached the age of Is years, when
the pension is discontinued; there
were 1913 transfers to other agencies,
A failures to claim pensions and n
losses bv sundry causes.
| Of the 5O,434 pensioners accom-
modated by the Milwaukee agency,
4S,758 are the result of the civil
war, II, 167 being under the general
law and 81, 591 receiving their pen
sions under the act of June 81,
1890. The war with Spain added
1,017 names to the rolls and the re-
gular army is represented by 1872.
Fourteen widows of veterans of the
war of 1912, 90 survivors and 131
widows from the war with Mexico,
and A survivors and 26 widows OF
soldiers in Indian wars complete
the list.
The number of pensioners under
guardianship has reached 538; IA
wives draw full pensions under the
act of Aug. s, 1882; Ill wives draw
one-half pension under act of March
8, 1899, and there are 1892 children
under 16 years of age drawing
pensions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Member of Committee.

r. B. Showalter has received
notice of his appointment as a mem.
Der of committee of three, named
by F. A. Copeland of lacrosse, de-
partment commander of the Wis.
consin G. A. r., who will visit the
veterans home.
The other members of the com
lnittee are E. @. Nye of Milwaukee
and H. J. Goddard of Chippewa
Falls. The date of the visit has not
get been decided upon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Clarence Calvert Gets Good Job.

Clarence Calvert took the govern
ment's civil service examination re-
Gently and passed successfully.
Yesterday he received the proffe1
of clerkship in the treasury de-
partment at Washington with a
salary to start with of $500 pei
year.
He has accepted the place and
will depart for the capital next
week.
The Herald congratulates this
industrious young man on hi'
achievement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

The strike of teamsters at Chi
cago has passed into history, the
teamstero' union calling the strike
off admitting that they had been
beaten. The strike began April
9TH, and 1890 men were idle. The
cost was something around 1,9OO,-
600, twenty men were killed, 400
injured in riots and 900 arrests
made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
"A brood of chicken

"A brood of chickens was
Matched by the heat of the sun at
Cassville this week. The motherlv
old hen deserted the eggs before
they were Matched and the sun
finished the task for her.
-Messrs. Fred N. and George F.
Gelbach and families of Albany,
Wis, are visiting relatives and
friends in this city. They drove
through and Fred, who made this
office a pleasant call, say they en-
joyed the trip very much.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

-Messrs. Geo. NARROW and Yer
non Kinney of the Hurricane are
taking in the Lig fair at Portland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-24
THos. ]. OWEN & SONS. Auctioneers.

MORTGAGEE S SALE OF VALUABLE IN
IMPROVED REAL ESTATE NEAR ANA
COSTIA-By virtue of tn power conferred
upon me by a deed OF mortgage dated on the
10th day of January. 1891. recorded In liber
1858, folio IA, of the land records of the
District Of Columbia, shall offer for sale
at public auction. on the 1ST DAY OF MAY
1905. AT O'CLOCK T.. NJ, in front OF the
premises. lots forty-four (44), forty-fye (451.
and forty-six (46). in block TWO (2). OF O. L.
Green's recorded subdivision of q tract of
land called Chichester in said District as
per plat recorded in Liber County No g.
folio 81, in the Surveyors office in said Dis
trict. fronting sixty t60) feet on Jefferson
street, and containing 1926 square fest more
or less. The lots will first be offered sep
arately Terms OF sale: One-thrd cash one
third in one year, and one-thrd in two years,
or all cash, at the purchasers option; de-
ferred payments, II any, TO be represented
by the promissory notes OF the purchaser.
dated on the day OF sale, bearing interest at
the rate of six tSl per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and to be secured by
deed of trust on the property sold. A deposit
of $50 upon each lot viii be required at the
sale Terms to be complied with within ten
DAYS from day of sale, and the undersigned
fault, at the purchaser risk and cost. after
five 90 days advertisement in The Wash
ington Times. All examination Of title, con
yeyancing, and recording at the purchaser 8
cost. JOHN RIDOUT. Attorney named in
the Mortgage. 3H D st. NV. Washington,
ID. c. ep18-d&ds- exSu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-24
POTASSAE CYANIDE
CUTS LIFE SHORT
Aged Newspaper Man Makes
Sure of Death.
DID IT TO FREE NELLIE"
Meets Questions of Drug Clerk With
Satisfactory Answers When He
Purchases Poison.

Leaving a note to one whom he called
Nellie Edmund P Capron, formerly
connected with the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Company, and at one time a
newspaper man in st. Louis, Mo-, took
his life Saturday night at the Bristol
House, 1905 Pennsylvania avenue north
west By the side of his bed was lineup
which showed signs of having contained
cyanide OF potassium, the means he
used to end his life
The body of Capron was discovered
yesterday morning by the hotel porter,
who, when he received no response to
repeated knockings on Capron's door,
broke into the room. The police were
notified Immediately. In addition to a
note written in pencil to Nellie sew
eral letters were found on the man s
body Two were letters of recommends
ton from Walter B. Stevens. secretary
of the St Louis Fair Company and
Theodore Hardee. Mr.. Stevens assist
ant. They stated that Capron had been
employed as chief clerk of the division
of domestic exploitation of the company
and had rendered good service.
Letters Prove Identity.
It was by these letters that Stevens
identity was established. as he had
registered at the hotel under the name
OF IT. Johnston" In buying the poison
he had given his name as Moses John
ston,'' and a pawn ticket found IN his
pocket showed that he had obtained S.
on his watch. and had given his name to
| the pawnbroker as 20. F. Hatch"
| Capron's former address In st. Louis
was 1903 East Belle street. and the po-
| lice are now endeavoring to locate his
wife. whose first name is known to be
| Nellie. The note left by Capron read
as follows:
! Nellie, you are free ] so loved you
that l have given my life a sacrifice
that you may have the happiness tina,
you have ionged for SO many times.
regret that l inflicted my life on yours .
! Purchase of the Drug.
| On Saturday Capron entered Tschif
| fely's drug store, at 475 Pennsylvania
avenue. and asked for some prussic acid
He was questioned very closely by tn
clerk who waited on him.
Il want to experiment: In saniline dye
ing" said the customer, land if yo'
| can't let me have prussic acid, I'll TAX
three ounces of cyanide OF potassium"
The man showed himself TO be
chemist by knowing that cyanide o
potassium would do as we'll as pruss
acid for the experiments he pretended h
| wanted to make said the clerk VIII
| waited on him Il took his name an
address and registered both. He sal
his name was NJ. Johnston and CAV
his address as 67S Pennsylvania avenue
He was particular that l should spel
Johnston with a t. remember, an
when l asked him what the NJ stoo
for. he said Moses
He was so straightforward abou
wanting the poison for experiments
purposes that I did not once suspec
him. ] see now that he must have bee
humorous TO the end, as he said h
wanted the potassium to experiment j
'dyeing At the time. however, / di
not catch on to what kind of dying h
meant
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-24
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STOCK MARKET
WASHINGTON.

The local stock market was fairly
active as to some securities, but with
few exceptions prices sought lower
levels.
Capital Traction gained fractionally,
selling at 14S and 1925 and closing at
143 bid and 143la asked. About 10 shares
were traded in.
Washington Railway preferred sold
down still further, the first lot at 92A
and from that point the price receded to
91aa, the lowest point reached in the
recent downward movement of this
stock The closing bid was at this fig
ure, with e1N wanted About 44o shares
were sold
There was no trading in Washington
Railway common. The bid remained at
3524 and the asking price was advanced
to 81
American Security made sensational
advance tc $50. the price paid for ninety
five shares. The buying was by a
broker who is closely identified with the
company The close was $50 bid and 254
asked
Twenty shares of American National
Bank sold at u.s. and the closing bid
was 1I512. as against III on Thursday
last.
National Union Fire Insurance sold at
~ for 100 shares. Chesapeake and Pa
tomac Telephone lost points, the bid
receding to 49,
Mergenthaler receded to 1874 bid and
!95As wanted. although 5 shares sold at
1856
Lanston was quite active. The failure
OF the directors to declare a dividend
does not seem 10 have affected the
buoyancy of the stock. which sold at
14s4@l5 for 1400 shares, and closed at
that figure bid and Il wanted
Graphophone preferred was fraction
ally lower, $50 shares selling at S5s
bid and SIS wanted
Greene Copper was heavy. One hun
bred shares sold at PIN and 100 al
"a y, the latter being the closing bid
with 27A asked.
The governing committee today re-
ported to the exchange in favor of the
increase of membership to fifty, and
| the board voted to act on the report al
q special meeting on Thursday next
| Immediately after the call
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-24

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, u. c., April !, 1905. Sealed
proposals will be received at TINS once
until o'clock p. M, SATUR DA4. MAY
thereafter. in the presence Of such bid
ders as may attend, for lithograrhing
and printing 5000 copies, more or less,
of the General Land Office map OF the
United States for 1905. The prices nam
ed will be considered in connection with
the evident capacity of the Bidder to
do first-class work, make rapid and
successful transfers to stone, and print,
mount, and deliver completed maps.
Prior TO the determination of an award
such preliminary investigation of these
matters will be made as the department
shall deem necessary. A low bid un-
supported by satisfactory evidence as
to ability to perform the work in agree
contract to be awarded, will be rejected.
At the same time and place proposals
will also be opened for photolithogr aph-
Ing and printing 5000 copies. more or
states and insular possessions prepared
In the General Land Office during the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1906. At the
same time and lace. also. proposals
and printing such copies OF township
piats and other official piats constitute
ing part OF the official records OF the
General Land ONCE as shall be required
curing the HScai year endlng June 80,
1906. Specifications as to the character
of the work, sizes of maps and olats,
and quality OF paper required, Will be
exhibited to bidders or furnished on ap-
plication. All proposals must be made
In sextuplicate, and must be Endorsed
on the envelope, Proposal for United
States Map Proposal for State Maps. .
or Proposal for Reproducing Township
Plats." as Ghe case may be- The right
to accept bids In part or In whole. or to
"a ~ In hole t.
ed. e.. A. HITCHCOCK, Secretary.
apf0, Is, ,22,24