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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05

decrease Is Due Mostly to Wheat and
Low Price of Cotton.

The imports into the United States
IN February, 1905, were larger than in
any earlier year in the history Of Ameri-
can commerce, and the excess of exports
over imports was smaller than in any
month since June, 1897. The imports.
although February was a short month,
were $1O3,000O0O, against $S9,OOOOOO
III FEBRUARY, 1904, $S2,500,000 in Febru-
airy, 1903, $6S,000,OO0 in February, 1902,
S64,ooOOOO in February, 1901, and $780,
OOO,oOO in February, 1900
Inc exports of February, 1905, were
SlO9,OOO,OOO, against practically $A19,-
OOO,OoO in February, 1904, $125, 100000
IN February, 1903, $1O1, 100000 in Feb
ruary, 1902, $113 100000 in February,
l9Ol, and $119,O0OOOO in February,
1900.
Ihe excess Of exports over imports in
FEBRUARY was in round terms $6,O00OOO,
against practically $3OO00,000 in Febru-
airy, 1904.
For the eight months ending with Feb
ruary, 1905, the imports were in round
terms $729,00O,OOO, against 1854 100000
in the corresponding month of the pre-
cedlng fiscal year, while the exports were
Sl,OlOOOO,OOO,, against practically ST.
O4o,oOOOOO in the corresponding months
OF the preceding year.
Ihe excess OF exports over imports in
the eight months ended with February
was S2o1, 100000, against 1898, 500, 900 in
the corresponding months of the preced-
ing fiscal year and $491 100000 in the
corresponding months of the fiscal year
1901.
1Ills reduction in exports, according tc
the department of Commerce and Labor,
IS que chiefly to the falling Off in the
quantity OF wheat exported and a reduc-
ton IN the price per pound of cotton ex
ported. The wheat exports in February
amounted to only $103,631, against ST.
ZO5,O4o In February of last year. and the
Hour S2,575, 146, against 1851, S41.
Ihe exports of cotton in February
fell nearly $11,OOO,OO0 in value below
those OF February of the preceding year.
for the eight months ended with Feb
ruary exports of cotton show a falling
OF IN value of over $2S,OO0,OOO, compar-
ed with February, 1904, and breadstuffs
snow falling off of nearly $52,O00O0O.
The large increase in importations ap-
parently occurs chiefly in manufacturers
materials and articles of food. The
seven months ended with January show
an increase of 100000 in imports Of
articles In crude condition for use in
manufacturing and of about $3O,O0O000
IN articles of food. The increase in i'm
portations Of manufacturers materials
occurred chiefly in India rubber, nearly
S6,OOO,OOO; raw silk, $12,O0O,OOO, and
about SS,O00,000 in other articles used
by manufacturers.
The increase in importations of food
stuffs occurred chiefly in coffee, about
S17,OOO,0O0, and sugar about $14,0O0,-
900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05
A Quaint Fellow.

OF Uncle Ned. he's a crank, 1t is
said;
He never takes notice, but jes' goes
ahead.
The boys they throw snowballs, an
jeer at his clothes,
But OF Uncle Ned unconcernedly
goes,
:, Singin' song
An jogging along.
He says a harsh word never lessons
his joys,
1t doesn't hurt him and amuses the
boys.
Besides, he never hears anything
that they say,
He's busily occupied, day after day,
Singin' song
An joggin' along.
He says that he's sorry fur folks that
must gain
Their fun by an effort to give others
pain,
It's so easy to wound an so hard for
to heal;
He reckons he really gains a good
deal
BY jes' singin' song
An jogging along.
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05
An Automatic Calculator.

To the housewife with a poor head
for figures and the jaded business
man who has much adding up to do,
a new invention from Germany, soon
to be placed on the British market
should prove a great boon, says the
London Express.
The invention is an adding machine
made of steel and aluminium. 1t IS
about six inches long, and can be
carried in it's neat leather case in the
breast pocket.
There is a keyboard of nine figures,
and an extra spring to register the
tens and hundreds. Long columns
can be added up merely by pressing
the keys, and the result is shown on
a small dial. The machine will add
up to an unlimited amount.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05

the same tone. "Why, Madge, my
darling!"-as he sees the hot blood
flame up to her brow again-"you
can't think that those words-you
can't doubt they were meant for you,
and meant for you because I love
you, and have always loved you, bet
ter than my life?"
He has drawn her closer to him
now, the brown head, with the rusty
Hack bonnet falling from it, lying on
his shoulder.
He knows that he has his house
keeper engaged-New York News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05
Takes Cent; Faces Prison.

George Douglas of Superior may have
to serve long term in prison for the
theft of a penny. He is charged with
highway robbery by Joseph hotter, who
says he took cent, all he had at the
time of the holdup. Harry Smith and
Charles Daley, who are alleged to have
been with Douglas at the time Of the
robbery, have been sentenced to twenty
days each on the rock pile and will be
used as witnesses against him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05
Wisconsin Girl Is Missing.

While entertaining a visitor on a re-
cent night Louisa Poetzel of Appleton
was called to the door by a man, said to
be a Neenah resident, and after talking
a few minutes with him closed the door
behind her and disappeared. Nothing
has been seen or heard of her since and
an elopement is suspected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05
Quick Justice for FelOns.

John Schneider of Kansas City and
Joseph Martin of Moline, ILL.,, held up
and robbed Edgar Montague of James
vile of gold watch and s. in money.
Within ten hours time the men were ar
rested, tried and sentenced to two years
each in State prison
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05

loads.
Fire destroyed the high school build
ing at New Richmond. A number of
children were in the building at the time,
but they were all gotten out safely, no
one being injured. Glasses had not be-
gun when the fire started The furni-
ture, pianos, books and other articles
were all left behind and burned. The
building cost $4,000. The insurance
was $4,000
Ophia Daniels of the town of Good
rich has pleaded guilty to the charge of
stealing a horse Oh Jan. 13 from the
Cannon brothers, near Cheadleville. He
brought the animal to Medford with
the alleged intention of selling it, but
became suspicious and left it at livery
stable, going to Abbotsford, Marshfield
and Wausau. A few days ago he re-
turned home and was Immediately ar
rested He is only 10 years of age.
Is Margaret Tierney, aged 10, of Ke-
nosha, kidnapped, suicide or a run
away? She disappeared mysteriously
last Thursday afternoon and the police
of Kenosha and Chicago have been call
ed on by relatives to assist in the search.
Margaret's life, it is said, has not been
happy and she fed from it without either
hat or cloak. 1t Is said she frequently
threatened to run away and neighbors
are divided between the theory that
someone has taken her and the belief
that she has thrown herself into the lake.
The 500 line has let the contract for
binding a new line from Luck to Saun-
try The road will go through central
Burnett county. Edmond Brothers, rail
road contractors, have the job Of build
ing the new line, which will pass through
Clam Falls and Coomer.
The entire population of Johnstown
Center went out on a search for Lee
Hall, aged IA years, after the lad had
disappeared and been gone three days.
He finished his chores before leaving.
While the party was deep in the woods
it was found that young Hall was safe
near Darien.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
TIE NORTHWES1ERN'S PLANS
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS GIVEN
THE PUBLIC.
ALL work IS BEING PUSHED
Work is Being Pushed on the
Pierre and Rapid City Line
Western Plans.

Official announcement has beer
made that the Northwestern will
push the Pierre and Black Hills line
and the Lander and Wind Rive,
Wyoming line and several short
lines in Wisconsin and upper Mich
igan.
Preparations are being made for
handling the increased traffic at
Chicago. This means the construc
ton OF four track system between
Chicago and Milwaukee, track ele
vations at Chicago, etc,
Railroad work on the Pierre line
OF the Northwestern is being pushed
right along. Five corps of survey.
ors are at work along Bad river and
two big grading outfits are busy at
the Cheyenne river crossing and at
the head Of Cottonwood creek. 1t is
also rnmored the Northwestern will
throw q branch line north from Bad
river In order to get share of the
cattle business that goes to Evarts
Lines are being run along both
sides of the Missouri river at Pierre
to determine the bridge site. Work
will commence as soon as the site is
selected.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
Raptd Greek Placer.

On Rapid creek, below Pactola, al
Placerville, is the greatest placer
camp in the country aad yet but
comparatively few people kfow n
the vast amount Of work being done.
L. A. Richards is the man who has
madea success of washing gold from
the sand and gravel beds Of Rapid
creek,
An immense aume 3 mile long,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06

eight feet wide and three feet deep
was built. Into this hume runs
nearly one.third Of the water OF
Rapid creek and by the time
it reaches the mouth of the flume a
tremendous momentum has been Sc
cured. This powerful current is
directed through large hose and
nozzle into the collaborating banks
which are literally torn away and
forced into large sluice boxes. &C.
dar blocks, like those formerly used
for street paving line the bottom Of
the sluice, and the gold settles
down between them.
The ground is worked on the in
side Of the curves in the stream, and
as the course of the stream is a
series Of curves, there is plenty Of
pay dirt. 1t is worked down to
bedrock which is then swept per-
fectly clean. 1t is surprising how
much gold is saved in this way from
the crevices and pockets which the
water fails 10 wash out. The brooms
used in sweeping the bedrock, are
carefully cleaned and after several
usings are burned and the ashes
worked, SO as to save as high per
cent of the gold as possible.
About twenty men are employed
steadily. Mr.. Richards owns land
for several miles down the creek,
and is about to build an addition to
the fume and move on down to new
diggings.
The work is very profitable. From
1900 to 2,400 cubic yards are
worked every day and the average
yield is tittY-three cents q yard.
From these figures it will be seen
that from 500 to 81, 400 is daily Sc
cured. While it is impossible to
work all the year around, the inten-
tion is to continue the work late
this fall, las the indications are for
an open season.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
For tho Man Who Hunts.

Game Warden Bump of PenninR-
ton county has had some placards
posted that may mean a good deal
to those who are ambitions to be-
come game butchers. Probably not
one man in fifty is familiar with the
game laws that are now operative.
and the sooner the public familiar.
lies itself with the new regulations
the less chance there will be OF our
game warden getting in his deadly
work. Mr.. Bump is q live official,
and altho young man, the time
honored tales Of deer chasing a man
who must kill them in self defense,
will - not "go" with Mr.. Bump.
Hereafter il a great big burly six.
months old fawn should corner some
poor, misguided specimen of ,hu.
manity who perhaps has nothing
better about him than one OF the
new "automatics," he must scoot
and make his getaway without in.
jury to his decr-ship until the open
season, or suffer the penalties pro.
vided.
One of the revised provisions with
which no one seems to be familiar i.
that only fifteen game birds may be
killed each day by one person. Nov
this does not mean that fifteen o1
each kind of birds may be killed. II
means fifteen birds and fifteen only
may be killed of any or all kinds
Mr.. Bumps placards give the fol-
lowing information:
Open seoson on prairie chicken
grouse, quail and pheasants runs
from Sept. l to Jan l.
Open season on ducks, geese and
brants is from Sept. l to May l.
Nonresident license for above
game is SO.
Open season on deer and elk i.
from Nov. to Dec. l and the limi'
is two deer. Resident license i,
$3.50, nonresident license is $25.O 90
1t is unlawful to kill antelope a
any time.
Open season on beaver and ottel
is from Sept. l to May l.
Heavy penalties are provided fo1
the breaking Of the game laws ant
now that Pennington county has al
official who is actually looking
after the interests of the game, it il
vel for one to be posted on tn
laws Snd-live up to them.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06
Approaching show Features.

Approaching Show Features.
While the theatrical season in the
Hills is usually opened early in Sep.
tember, no attraction has as yet
come our way. This is due to the
fact that the extra number OF county
fairs in Nebraska, Iowa and eastern
Dakota has kept the troops busy
that usually reach the Hills circuit
by September.
This month, however, will see
things threatrical in full blast
Manager Brennan informs the
Union the first company to reach
Rapid City will be the G. Faith
Adams repertoire company which
comes to Library Hall for three
nights about the middle of the
month. Tho company is said to be
a strong one and will doubtless do a
big business, conditions being un-
usually favorable this year. Mr..
Adams has not been having the
best Of fortune of late. His wife,
who is yet bride has been very
! i'll; their infant child recently died
and Mr.. Adams himself hos been
suffering with appendicitis.
Following this attraction will be
the Kinney Stock Co. for three
nights and after them the Chase.
Lister Co. will also appear in differ
ent bills, commencing about the
FIRST of November. Later on in the
season Beach & Bowers ministries
and Lincoln J. Carriers Alaska u
will appear at Library Hall. jolly
Della Pringle, famous for her COM
mon law marriages is now playing
small towns in the eastern part o1
the state, and VIC presume there is
no hope of warding off another visi
tation from the ravishing Della.
Rapid CITY has home talent ma
terial that can actually present q
better all round theatrical entertain
ment than nine-tenths OF the com
panies that visit our section. The
two best attractions last year wa.
the School of Mines mipstre1s anG
Captain Racket" Plans are al
ready maturing for the production
of one the big eastern dramatic hit.
later on in the season by the college
boys and their friends, and Mr.
Hunts famous minstrels will AGAR
appear early N the spring.
The completion of the new Dead
wood opera house will doubtless
make the Hills circuit more lucra
tive, and consequently should bring
psa better grade OF attractions thar
heretofore.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06

G. W. Furnas, of Gripdstape, a
locating real estate dealer, was in
town this week on business.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-10-06

Continued on page 81
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23
Good Money.

Washington, March 18.-As-
sistant Secretary of the Treas.
ury Charles H. Keep has for
warded to the state treasurer
of Missouri a check for S475,-
1913. 13 in payment of interest on
securities put up by that state
to raise money for troops dur.
ing the Civil war.
The money goes into the Mis-.
souri, treasury without the pay
ment of a cent in commissions
or other expense except that in
Cured in employing an account
ant to verify the state records.
There is one thing which will
prove peculiar about the above
item 1t is this: In the next
financial statement of the State
the above amount will appear
in the total monies on hand and
the Republicans will say: Look,
see what we are dong AS a
matter of fact, the bill was
lobbied through cougIe Iess by a
Democrat and the State receives
the amount through his idea of
right and not from Republican
source.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23
SENATOR WARNER.
Long Senatorial Deadlock Broken on the
9th Ballot by the Election of
Major VIM. Warner.

Once more the Republicans
have a United States Senator
from Missouri. Major William
Warner was elected on the sixty.
seventh ballot-the seventh
ballot taken Saturday. Had no
Republican been elected on that
ballot the next one would have
elected F. M. Cockrell as seven
Republicans had pledged them
selves to vote for Cockrell on the
9Th ballot Saturday. The final
ballot stood Warner, 81; Neid-
ringhaus, 1; Cockrell 83. Neces
sary to an election 88. Democrats
may feel proud of the fact that
Senator Cockrell received every
Democrat vote cast on every
ballot. 1t was not until after a
battle in which bottles, books
and spittoons played a part did
the Republicans finally agree
on a man for U. s. Senator. It
was a long drawn out fight be
tween the Neidringhaus and
kernes forces. Each had given
the other an opportunity to aid
in the election but not until 10
minutes before time set for ad-
journment did they get togeth-
er. and then after the most dis
graceful scene ever witnessed
in Missouri Legislature. 1t is
great wonder that some one
was not badly hurt, but our Re.
publican friends could not go
back to their constituents with
out electing a Republican U. S.
Senator and they did.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23
A Temperance Lecture in Figures.

From the Lincoln (Neb. J Journal.
One distillery company in
Kentucky turns out every seven
days 1900 barrels of sweet mash
whisky. The output for a year
would be 90, 400 barrels. The
cost of all this to the manufac.
turer may be fairly estimated
at $374,OOO and they receive
from the wholesalers a profit of
from 81 to 50 per barrel. The
government comes in for d nice
little rakeoff, but the fellow
who has to pay it all, including
transportation charges, govern
ment and local license fees, sal
ary of barkeep and rent of
buildings, is the man before the
bar, and for these 50, 400 barrels
of booze he let's go of 1924, 761, :
678, and then goes home and
beats his wife because supper
isn't ready.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23
New Arrivals.

The Stork has visited Grant
Howell and left a 4 pound boy
with him.
There is pretty little girl
at Lason Tooley's.
A handsome boy put in his
appearance at William Leakes.
John W. White is proud of the
10 pound young lady now stay
ing at his home
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
OF Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
To Farmers.

AS for our farmer friends we
cannot speak, but last week the
pencil pusher was not with
them for he was entertaining a
very severe case of the grip.
Twenty tons of Glover and
Timothy hay for sale.-T. A.
HARDESTY.
In reporting the sale of the
Alex Gosney 80 acres laying
next to W B Arnold, it should
have read: To w B Arnold in
stead of W B Gosney.
Glover and Timothy Seed at
A. Fl. Green's.
HORSE MEN
The time is near when you
will want Horse and Jack Bills
Your friend the DEMOCRAT
would like to do the work tor
you. If you bring it to this Of
flee it will be done for you In
first class shape and we will ap.
preciate the work.
Saturday, W B Arnold told
US: have 20 acres of oats in
and will SOW 40 acres more and
L am preparing to plant 100
acres of corn. Why say, I have
400 barrels of excellent old corn
on hand yet aud I'm going TO
keep 1t. This talk of buying
corn cheaper than you can raise
it is all bosh and l know It from
experience. Why, if a fellow
raises corn, he does so at small
expense and if he don't raise it
where is the money to come
from to pay tor it? Surely not
out of cattle that you put the
corn into. Feeding cattle with
corn raised by self is simply
giving one a condensed market
for his corn at fair prices.
Glover and Timothy Seed at
A. III. Green's.
Friend Saunders has put up
wind mills for John M HAYS
and w M Gibbons.
Remember the DEMOCRAT would like
to print your Horse and Jack Bills.
Brown Leghorn cockerels and
pullets for sale. Phone lie.
GARTH ELzEA.
The well known horse and
jack, Patiner and Johnnie Duke,
will make the season at V C|
,Spalding's stables on what is
known as the old Dale farm.
FOR SALE: Some extra good
draft horses and Mares, also
some thoroughbred Short Horn
bulls. GEO, W TooLEY. If |
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23
Ended His Own Life.

Perry Delaney, for merly a
druggist at Stoutsville, shot
and instantly killed himself
Sunday at his country home
between Paris and Stoutsville.
Worry over business reverses is
the reason assigned for his rash
deed.
Mr.. Delaney returned only
Sunday from a business trip
to Kansas City. After spend
ing a few moments with his
family he went to an adjoining
room and almost instantly the
report of his pistol and sound
of his body falling to the floor
were heard. Death was instan
taneous.
Deceased was 36 years of age
and at one time was owner of a
prosperous drug business in
Stoutsville, which he sold out
last week. 1t is reported that
he had taken out a $4,000 life
insurance policy only a few
days ago.
He was a son-in-law of Judge
Dooley of Stoutsville, one of
the weaIthiest men in Monroe
county, and owner of the DooIey
House at Paris. Delaney mar
ried Dooley's daughter about
len years ago, the couple elop,
ing and being welded against
the wishes of the girls parents
.Moberly Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23

Senator Frank McAlIister
made good with his maximum
freight rate bill and thus earns
the gratitude of every shipper
in the state. This young Mon.
roe senator is making a splen-
did record -Moberly Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23

acres of oats. He has two ewes
that had 6 lambs and are rails
ing them nicely.
Mules For Sale.
A few spans coming 8 and A
year old mules, broke to work.
tt. MADDEN BROS.
Will Buckman has sold one of
his fine jacks to g W Gardner,
of Vlncennes, Iowa.
Pure bred Buff Cochin eggs
IS cts per setting of Is. $1.O0
if packed and shipped. My
Birds are bred up with great
care from standard fowls and
will bear inspection.
MRS. J. H. GRADY,
If Monroe City, Mo.
They say Tom Bynum is the
most extensive corn raiser in
the Cooperville district. His
crop for 1904 was so great that
he was still gathering corn last
Saturday.
If you want Col w r Youell
call him up at the DEMOCRAT
office or Wood Bros drug store.
Charles King, who is a prince
of good fellows, was in the city
Saturday and told us: My crop
for this year will be 20 acres of
oats and so of corn.
For SALE-2 Thoroughbred
Shorthorn bulls and 1 Grade
bull, yearlings.-W. M. CARR
co. AZ
D. K. Yowell will sell at pub
lie sale at what is known as the
John Lemmons farm 2 miles
west of Palmyra and 10 miles
northeast of this city. on Thurs
day, March, 30th. 3 head of
horses, 80 head of cattle, 81
hogs, corn, hay, farming i'm
plements, etc.
Edward Longmlre has sold
his fine draft stallion, Bangal la,
to Abel Boarman who lives near
Ely.
For Silver Wyandotte eggs,
40 cents for Is, see Mrs. John
Elzea.
M. Elliott has bought 4 COWS
from Mr.. Preston, 8 from S.
Sparks. 8 from W. Nesbltt, 9.
from Grant See and 2 from B.
Stone.
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs
for sale. Is for so cents. j. P.
Bush. If.
T. B. Spalding has bought 4
mules from ]. B. Samms, 2 from
D. K. Yowell, 1 from D. Philips,
2 from j. G. Fuqua, a horse
from o. Green, 1 from S. H. |
Spencer and from j. G.. Fnqua. |
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-03-23
City Election,

Notice is hereby given that
the regular annual Election of
the City of Monroe. Mo-, will
be held on Tuesday. April 4.
1905, Officers to be selected,
one alderman for each ward.
VOTING PLACES.
1st ward: Commercial Hotel.
I'd ward: Creamery Mills.
srd ward; Council Rooms.
A. BoULwARE. Mayor.
Monroe City, Mo, Mch. 2S, 'o5.