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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
PRESIDENT spENCER's VIEWS
He Gives Them to the House Committed
on Interstate Commerce.


Washington, Jan. Is. - The house
committee on interstate commerce was
addressed by Samuel Spencer. presi-
dent of the Southern railway, who was
the spokesman of the New York Cen
trail. the Erie, the Chicago Milwaukee
and st. Paul. the Northern Pacific. the
Illinois Central and other railway com
panies. He said that the president. con
gress, the country and the railways
were entirely agreed on the proposi-
ton that rebates were wrong, and that
the railways were anxious to cooper
ate in abolishing the system; but he
said that rebates were already COW
cred by the law. and that it was a
question by enforcement of law, not
the enacting of new legislation.
He declared that about 90 per cent.
Of all the claims or questions of vari-
Gus kinds which have been presented
to the interstate commerce commission
in that time have been adjusted with
out formal hearing and decisions ON
the part of the commission. That,
he said. docs not indicate non-co-op-
GRAFTON on the part of the railroads"
Of the remaining 10 per cent of the
work of the commission scarcely 2
per cent. was the subject of litiga-
ton Spencer said the railroads ac-
uuiSced in four-ffths of the decisions
IF Tho I.o,np,i ccion
"Out Of the forty-three which went
to litigat ion.' he continued twenty
five related to rates and in twenty
two out of the twenty-five cases the
decisions of the commission were re-
versed by the courts. One case only
was affirmed by the courts in its en-
tirety. while two were partially CON
tirmed and partially reversed These
figures covered eighteen years. and a
railroad mileage of 100000 miles at the
present time, and 10000 miles at the
beginning of the period named. Does
this indicate the necessity for legisla-
ton with respect to rates." queried
Snencpr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
FLOODS IN ARIZONA
Drives Tnvalids from Their Tents to High
or Ground-Great Damage Done
B s to Crops. st4

Phoenix, A. T., JAM 13 - Light
rain continues to fall at intervals. add
ing to the flooded condition Of the
country. Great damage has been done
to. crops at the irrigation bitches
through broken banks. One Hood
crossed the west side of Phoenix, sun
aroanding many houses with water. ~
|sEIn3alids who lived iii tents in ithe
suburbs had to be carried from their
beds, which were surrounded by wat
er. All rivers are high, but within
their banks. A washout between the
bridges over the two cha nnels of the
ella caused the annulment of the
south bound Phoenix train.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Mckee Marries Mrs. Teyis.

Philadelphia. Jan. IA. Hart Nc
Kee, the young Pittsburg millionaire.
who was divorced from Mrs. Eliza
Button Mckee last Monday, was mar
ried at the Hotel Walton to Mrs. Cor
nelia Baxter Tevis. 1t was over Nc
Kee that Mrs. Tevis and Mrs. Gene
We've Chandler Phipps had their ia
nous hair-pulling match in New York
Gently. and through whom the whole
Phipps scandal was started. s2s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
County News.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. J
battling against the inevitable that

battling against the inevitable that
dread disease. diabetis in his weak
ened condition he contracted pneu-
monia and the end came sooner
than would otherwise have been the
case. and death came to his relief on
Tuesday, a. m. He leaves to mourn
his loss a wife and six children of
whom four are boys and two girls
the eldest being sixteen years of
age and the youngest scarcely two
years old. VIM. Ames was a de-
voted husband and loving father,
ever looking to the comfort and care
of his family and at the time of his
death was but Al years of age. His
widowed wife and family have the
sympathy of the whole community.
The funeral was held on Friday
morning from the family home to
St. Andrews church Tennyson. The
Rev. Father Pape conducted the
services.
John Lindon of DUBUQUE was re-
newing old acquaintalces here last
week.
Teams have been crossing the
Mississippi over Mother Natures
bridge during the past week and
they are now driving all the way to
Dubuque by the river route.
Eli Preston left for Chicago on
Wednesday afternoon from whence
he will depart for Kansas City, af-
ter spending few days.
Miss Florence Taylor of Lancaster
is visitor at the home Of David
Spaith.
Don't be surprised when you
go to pay your taxes this year. just
look pleasant and produce.
Messrs. C. j. Ragatz, R. w.
Glennon, E. T. Webb and Doctor
McGovern drove to Dubuque last
Friday evening and were at the
Grand opera house when mes
sage from Mars was received, it
was still red hot when the operator
took it after travelling a distance of
one-hunGred and forty-two millions
of miles more or less.
Chas. Reinecke is back at the old
stand after spending month in
the Key City with his daughter.
Messrs. and Mesdames HI. E.
Coons, Louis Reinecke, j. H. Fure
and D. T. Miers drove to- Dubuque
last Thursday evening to take in
the popular musical play entitled
Peggy from Paris, they returned
the same night. It is. said the play
is a very cleverAone interspered with
wit and humor and, the music. is
especially attractive and that there
is a laugh in every line But we
commended it would be worth "a
laugh every. minute of the time re-
quired in going and returning as
we'll as while enjoying the play in
comfort and ease and knowing that
to be an impossibility, we very wise
ly decided not to wander from our
own fireside.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Attacks New Orleans MAYOR.

New Orleans. Jan. 13.-May0r Mar
tin Behrman was attacked in his office
by Judge j. s. Bossier. who declared
that the mayor had not appointed him
police inspector because he was an
honest man, and wound up by calling
the city executive thief. AS he
closed with the mayor the latter
grabbed him by the arm and hustled
him out of the room.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
GLEN HAVEN.

Wednesday Fennell Bros. shipped
two cars OF cattle, Albert Schreine1
two cars of cattle and Stone and
Donnelly one car of cattle and one
of hogs from here to Chicago
Will Hammes started Monday
morning with livery team to take
travelling man from Glen Haven
to Bloomington, Beetown. North
Andover and back, but when out
about four miles he and the travel
ing man got scared for fear they
would be drifted in and turned
back. After wandering around for
several hours, they found their way
back to town. Nearly frozen to
death. Will says he is going to
Florida.
Miss Margie Baumgartner OF
Cassville is teaching in the Rock
district.
Tom Metcalf had a valuable horse
die very suddenly Monday morn
ing. They had just unloaded a
load Of hogs and drove over to town
and tied the team when the horse
fell dead
Tom Stewart departed for Cali
fornia last week where he will
spend the winter with his brother
George and other relatives.
J. w. Millin and wife attended
the masqu Grade at McGreger, Iowa,
last Saturday night.
Horace Wood was down the first
of the week. He predicts some
rough weather through January
and part of February.
George Parkins, John Richter,
Will Wood and others brought in
horses to George Waite Tuesday.
He picked up fine lot this time.
NARROW Kidd says Monday was
the worst day for wind and snow
he has seen since he had the
measles.
Miss Ethel Metcalf visited with
relatives and friends in town the
first part of the week.
Another big snow storm Wednes-
day. Where now is the mild winter
our weather profits talked of last
fall?
Lou Bennett and wife visited in
town Sunday.
John Goekel brought in hogs
Monday morning.
w. F. Alderman was in town
Sunday.
The farmers have had quite q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Passenger Agent Killed in Wreck

Mobile. Ala, Jan. BIN a passen-
ger wreck on the Mobile. Jackson and
Kansas City road, General Passenger
and Freight Agent H. r. Sullivan and
another person are reported killed and
several injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

While diving bell, seventeen feet
Sin diameter. was being lowered ut the
government harbor works. Dover. the
~other day, it passed through a shoal of
SpratS and thousand Of the fish were
TO the sea bottom. where the divers
secured them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Perhaps You Wonder

If the tormenting cold that made last
winter one long misery will be as bad
this year. Certainly not, if you take
Aliens Lung Balsam when tickling
and rawness in the throat announce
the presence of the old enemy. Do
not expect the cold to wear itself out.
Take the right remedy in time. Aliens
Lung Balsam is free from opium.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Hoods Sarsaparilla

Harry Harvill, has moved to
Stoddard, Wis.
Messrs. Calkins and Nagle at
tended the D. F. Brown funeral.
Mr.. f. L. Greer was out this way
last week.
DR.. Hartford was in town last
week. Doc. gets off a joke as well
as ever.
Anderson & Millin are preparing
to open up the brick yard in the
spring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Farmers Sue Canal Board.

Ottawa. ILL.,. Jan. 13.-Sixty.two
eases have been started against the
sanitary district of Chicago by farm
ers in T4aSalle. Bureau and Putnam
counties. and damages aggrega ting ST.
439.30O are asked for alleged injury to
lands adjoining the Illinois river from
overflow. \, The individual4claim range
from $4,000 to 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Turkey Seeks Pacification.

Constantinople, Jan. 13.-An trade
which will be helpful in tranquilizing
Macedonia authorizes the return of
5000 Bulgarian refugees to their
homes in the viliyet of Adrianople and
orders Inspector General Hilmi Pasha
to see that the amnesty granted to
Macedonian Bulgarians is respected
and that acts of injustice are stopped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
shocked to Death at ,PhonA

st. Louis. Jan. 13-George Betz.
employed at the plant of the Laclede
Gaslight company. was instantly killed
at the telephone. which had been
charged with 1000 volts of electricity,
caused by cross wires. George Koran
and John Finlayson sought to aid him
and were badly shocked. 1t is believed
they will die. ~,a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Inaugurated in Rebel uniform.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 13-Govern-
or Jeff Davis was inaugurated here
wearing Confederate uniform. In his
message to the legislature he scored
the negroes and urged the separation
of taxes for school purposes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
People Believe In It.

1t has been cynically said that any
thing can be sold by advertising now
a-days. This is not so. Many liniments
have been advertised but only one
Perry Davis Painkiller- has stood
the test of sixty years use. To-day it's
popularity is greater than ever and is
based not upon what anybody says
buC upon what the remedy does. There
is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

Atty. l.. H. Bancroft, assistant
attorney general, has been fired by
the powers that be and Richland
county papers are bowling about
it, He is probably only luke warm
now when discussing the governors
good qualities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

There will probably be days be-
tween now and the warmth of the
beautiful spring when wireless te-
legraphy would come in handy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
The Kidneys

When they are weak, tor
pid. or stagnont. the whole
system suffers. Don't meg
Iect them at this time, but
heed the warning Of the
aching back, the bloated
face. the sallow complexion,
the urinary disorder. and
begin treatment at once with
Hood Sarsaparilla
which contains the best and
safest curative substances.
For testimonials Of remarkable cures
send for Book on Kidneys, No. 8.
c. l. flood Co., Lowell, Moss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

time keeping the roads open for the
last two weeks.
John I Zeigler was transacting
business III Glen Haven last Satur-
day.
Dick Edwards was Glen Haven
visitor one day this week.
This is good week for the wood
seller.
Fl. G. Kuenster, James Metcalf
and Geo. Chandler shipped hogs
from here the first part of the week.
Eddie Barr and wife took the
early train Sunday morning for
Bagley to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Eva Baily.
Miss May Kidd visited at the Glen
Sunday last.
John Lambin is visiting and tran.
sacting business in Chicago this
week.
Our town has been pretty lively
the past two weeks. Roads good and
stock shipped almost daily.
L. Wildman was trading in Glen
Tuesday. He says plently of snow
drifts on the prairie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

Muncie, Ind, Jan. 13.-The Standard
Oil company has reduced the price OF
Indiana oil cents. The present sell
ing price is 80 cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

fulness in a well ordered life. Kind
hearted, energetic Edith will be
missed from the social circle, the
home, the church, the league, Sab
bath school, She was also an act
i've and honored member of the
camp Of Royal Neighbers Deceased
leaves a mother, two sisters and
four brothers to shed silent tears
over the vacant chair. Though
widely eparated, yet the. whole
family managed tn attend the fun
eral. All that was mortal of gentle
Edith who passed away at the ten
der age of 81 was gently laid to rest
in the Maggie cemetery beside the
dear ones gone on before.
The shedding is number one and
our people are making good use Of
it, getting out logs for the saw mill
and rushing cord wood, notwith-
standing the early predictions of Alb
Shrake and J. G.. Keller, the wood
kings, that dry wood before spring
would sell for 80. so per cord.
William Daacke and G. B. Jen-
kins, representing the Clinton Art
Co, worked this place last week.
Lizzie and Laura Maggie returned
home from their Topeka visit last
week.
II. Fassbender, two daughters
and son Thee. and Miss Addie Suit
ton took dinner at the Hodge home
IN this place last Friday.
Mr. George Groom, of Cassville,
passed through here on his return
from visit to see his son Bert.
Mrs. Jacob Shrake writes that she
will soon be able to return. with her
daughter Hazel who is doing nicely
since the surgical operation at La
crosse
We are informed that the
Sherm Jacobs lad will be sent home
No Surgical operation needed.
Has this terrible scourge, appen-
dicitis, assumed the form of anepi-
demic, or has it always been thus,
masquerading under different
name.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-19
Montgomery Light & Water Power Go.
 Phone 200.

drink Is nothing but a deep. wide drink of whiskey with little water and q little mockery of medicinal flavor; these things have struck the prohibi- tfon apostles with dismay. Tn South Carolina, where hot prohibition fight Is on, the State dispensary authorities have sprung upon the druggists an of- ficiaI analysis showing that many of these medicines and cure-all com" pounds were nearly all taxable liquor. and have required that they be sold only on prescription and on the prem ises In Kansas. Georgia. Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and Indian Terri tory and many States having local op- ton laws and dry counties, 1t is said there is no telling the amount of money that has been spent for these alleged medicines and "favoring ex- tracts"
 Incidentally to the consideration of this question in Congress will come the canteen issue which is dividing the wisest of councils in the army and deeply concerning the leading spirits of the temperance organizations and also the question of prohibiting the sale of liquor in Indian Territory as a condition precedent to its admission with Oklahoma as one State.
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-19
NEGRO CONCEALED PURSE.
Passenger Lost Money Which Later
 Was Recovered.

 Union Springs, Oct. 1S.-(Special.) J. Miss Mary Dean Norman. who for the past ten weeks has been confined to her bed with typhoid fever is able to sit up.
 A few days ago five white men W. E. Wright, c. B. Gift. H. G. Sindorf, W. H. Sarner and c. w. Hudson, drove through the country from Tus- kegee arriving at the depot here just in time to take the train without pur- chasing tickets. When the conductor called for tickets MT. Wright found that he had lost his purse. They got off the train and walked back to town. three miles, and reported their loss and their manner of getting to Union Springs. Deputy Sheriff Knight went to the livery stable and when the ne- gro man who drove them here came for his team, arrested him. TSe negro was searched and $35 in paper money was found in one of his shoes and S5 in silver In his pocket He had spent $10 but an overcoat that he had bought was secured. It is supposed the purse dropped out of the pocket of one Of the passengers and the negro, oliver Mccoy. concealed it. He is in jail.
 Quite a number of young people went down to Montgomery last evening to see Babes in Toyland.
 Invitations are out to the marriage of Miss l.. A. Stewart to Dr. Emmette Marvin Guthrie Wednesday afternoon, October 25, at the home of the bride.
 Mrs. J. T. Colson of Brunswick. Ga, Is the guest of her parents. MT, and Mrs. s. T. Frazer.
 The Eufaula Association convenes today with Midway Baptist Church.
 The Centennial Association will be held with Mt. Zion Baptist Church near Inverness November '. Many of our people will attend both these meet inRs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-19
EXTRACTS AND LIQUOR
COLLECTOR YERKEs WARNS DEAL
 FRS AND MANUFACTURERS
Like a True Kentucklan, He Objects to the Adufteration of the Product
 Which Made Ills stnte Eam0uN.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-(SpeciaI.)- )-- The tricks of the trade that would in- evitably put into bad company pure and undecided Kentucky bourbon liquor are so revolting to Internal Revenue Collector John W. Yerkes that he has gone after the offenders with all the instruments of legal inquisition and affords.
 Some weeks ago Commissioner Yerkes jolted the patent medicine pro- prietors for inordinate appropriation of alcohol as the biggest basic ingre- dient of their compounds, the idea be- ing simply to administer to the crav- ing for alcoholic stimulant by furnish ing 1t under a different name. Mir Yerkes has sharpened his stick and is after more offenders.
 He has given close attention recent Iv to the vendors of essences and ex tracts whose chief attraction to the buyer is the body and spirit of alco- boi He has written a letter to a prominent druggist deciding that where alcoholic compounds called "es- sences of lemon, vanilla. cinnamon" etc. or tinctures of lemon, vanilla, cin- namon, or essences of ginger are made for sale in prohibition districts for use as beverages, every merchant selling
 
 sneoioI fax stamp as a liquor dealer nnder the internal revenue laws Is liable to criminal prosecution as well as assessment of special tax and pen aItv. and the manufacturers of these compounds are involved in the same liability and also liability as rectl- fers.
 If Is stated at internal revenue head ouarters that the evasion of the law is rife in the prohibition communities which consume enormous amounts of thes alleged essences of lemon, vanilla, cinnamon and ginger. large quantities of them being sold to country mer-
 According to reliable information s,Ies of these mixtures in some com munities in one day have been enough to have supplied havoring for all the pies constructed in the neighborhood for i've years. With the internal rev.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-19
4 RESIDENCE BURNED
MORNING FIRE AT HOME OF MRS
 HATTIE sTOLL.
House and Contents Destroyed Causing Loss of Dl000, With Insur- nnce of e4,OOO-Origin
 UuknOvvn.

The one-story frame residence of Mrs Hattie StolI and the contents of the building at 505 South Court Street, were practically destroyed by fire which originated about 4:45 o'clock yesterday morning.
 The roof of the main part of the house was completely destroyed and nothing remained standing but the walls. The kitchen was the only part of the resi- dence which came out of the lire with out damage. Surrounded by the furi- ous flames this portion remained intact. The contents of the residence are a total loss. Nearly every article was damaged either by ire. water or smoke, and only a few minor effects were saved from the burning building. The total loss on the building and con- tents, all owned by Mrs. Stoll, is estf- mated approximately at $6.o00. Insur- ance to the extent of 32,00o was car- ried on the house and an equal amount on the furnishings.
 The origin of the confagration is unknown. Mrs. Stoll and her daugh- ters were asleep when they were awak- ened by Sol Behr, who knocked at the door and informed them that the resi- dence was in flames. MT. Behr goes to his business about this hour every morning and he was en route to the city from his residence on Wilson street when ne SdW tHc EOdEiu8 the roof of the residence. Mrs. Stoll. Miss Adele Stoll and Miss Irma Stoll quickly dressed and rushed from the house. MT. Behr hurried to a neighbor- ing residence where he sent in the alarm by telephone to the Fire Depart ment.
 The firemen arrived on the scene about o'clock, but the house was too far gone to be saved. They devoted their energies toward keeping the flames from spreading to the adjoining residences and this work they accomp- lished we'll. The houses on the north and the south sides of the Stoll residence escaped without damages with the exception of which was slightly scorched on the ex- terior. The firemen kept three streams of water on the burning building and by 5:3o o'clock they had the fire under control.
 It was evident that the fire had been burning for some time before flames burst from the roof. A theory Is ad- vanced that defective electric light wire was the cause of the fire Anoth- CT idea is that sparks from the chimney ignited the roof. It is likely that the origin will never be known.
 Mrs. Stoll and her daughters lost everything they possessed except the who is betrothed and is to be married in a few weeks. lost her entire trous- seau with the exception of a few minor articles.
 The nelghbors did everything possi- ble for the comfort of the family and sympathy was extended Mrs. Stoll by the large crowd that gathered in the vicinity of the residence.
 For the present Mrs. Stoll will reside with her sister Mrs. E. J. Meyer, on Montgomery Street. Miss Irma Stoll will live with Mrs. Simon Roswald and Miss Adele Stoll will make her home with Mrs. A. Roswald on Clayton Street