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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
Public Roads In Iowa.

In the State of Iowa there are 1922
AS miles Of public roads. Less than
1,500 miles is surfaced with gravel and
less than 300 with stone. The country
road fund is derived from a tax which
Goes not exceed one mill on the dollar.
The township road fund may be as high
as four mills. All able bodied male
residents between the ages of 81 and 40
are required to work two days, which
labor Is valued at $3.50 per day. The
property tax amounts to about two and
q quarter millions and the labor tax
seven hundred and siXty-two thousand,
making a little over three millions all
told This amounts to about thirty dol
lars per mile Of public road and about
one dollar and forty cents per inhabit-
Gnt According to this report. which
is issued by the Office Of public roads,
the State Of Iowa has got big problem
to solve. Sentiment for better roads IS
spreading, but the material for macad-
am is scarce. There are other methods
advocated and 1t is confidently expected
that some system will be devised where
by the highways Of the State may be
Improved in satisfactory manner at
reasonable cost.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08

Autos KIN Good Roads Movement

Autos XIII Good Roads Movement.
To prevent automobile "scorching"
through Its streets, by which its inhab-
itants are daily menaced, the village OF
Crawford, D. j., plans to erect at every
crossing bumpers which can be safely
passed at a moderate pace, but which
would prove highly dangerous to the
autoiSt attempting to drive through
town at anything like record-breakin2
speed.
That looks like the beginning Of the
end OF tie good roads movement. All
tic elaborate arguments about the
value Of macadam to the farmer and
the villager fail before the greater need
Of self-preservation. The country resi-
dent of ten years ago wished to live on
a good road The country resident to-
Gay in a region infested by automo-
biles may wish to live near good roads,
but he prefers the road that passes his
own door to be bad enough to prevent
overspeeding. He will even pay taxes
to make 1t bad by the building Of OBJ
ptructions, as at Crawford, rather than
to Increase his danger by making i'm
provements.
1t is the automobile as at present
uSed--or rather misused-that is kill
ing the good roads movement through
out the country the selfishness and
carelessness of a few working TO the
great detriment of the many.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08

port, stuffed deeper into his pocket the
carefully folded newspaper. 1t pressed
against his breast; ne could feel his
beating heart rustic the crual, ca!lous,
printed sheet. Onct-lt seemed long
ago-that paper had been his delight !;
Sc the evenings his wife sat and Eewed
while he read aloud, haltingly perhaps,
the items he thought would interest
her. And it lasted, gave food for re-
Section, for seven days till the next
came round But that which had hith-
srto given so much Joy had recoiled! !
Recofled like a stab in the dark from
ones nearest and dearest; a cherished
friend turned traitor!
Mrs. Williams had looked I'D as he
entered the shop, hastily covering
something on the counter. Every Sat
urday morning for fifteen years the
good-natured dame had paused in her
occupation Of dispensing highly-colored
BWeetmeats to the youth Of the village,
and, with a polite inquiry after his
health, handed him his usual copy of
the Observer. But this morning she
seemed absent-minded.
''I'm sorry" she had faltered. "I'Ye
sold your copy In mistake"
John Smitherson had mildly protest
cd, for there was not another news
agent in the village He feared that
Mrs. Williams, like himself, was get
ting past work, and, his eye rowing
about the place, fancied it detected his
favorite sheet prOtrudlng from beneath
= pile of less solid literature. He fin
gered 1t; Mrs. Williams had speedily
lnterposed
''That's an old copy, Mr.. Smither-
SON"
But he had carefully adjusted his
spectacles, and, to what was intended
to be the modification of the shopkeep-
Or, thrust a forefnger on the date,
proving that, on the contrary, It was
the very number he sought The old
dame grudgingly acknowledged her
mistake; he had put down his penny
and departed.
1t was all very clear now, of course !;
all too clear. Pausing on the road
homeward for breath, he had opened
the newspaper at the center page. A
name-John caught his
eye; the paragraph was under the
heading of Yesterdays Proceedings"
BE remembered every word, would re
member SO long as it pleased God he
should live.
AT the Mansion House yesterday,
John Smitherson, 81, described as a
clerk, was charged with embezzling the
Sum Of f142 from his employers, Messrs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
Useful and Ornamental.

A colored clergyman IN Georgia was
performing the service of baptism re-
Gently when he paused In the midst OF
the service to inquire the name Of the
infant. With pleased smile the proud
mother replied:
1--WE is goin' to call de chile Shady"
"ShadyI" repeated the minister. ''Oh,
I see. It's a boy, and his name Is to
be Shadrach."
'No, sab, it amt no boy. It's a
girl"
"Why give such name to a girl"
"It's dis way, sab. Our names Bow
er, an nah husband thought 1t would
be a fac thing to call her Shady.
Shady Bower sounds kinder pretty. :
Success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
A PIen from, Texaa

Country roads are an ever present IS
sue. No country can succeed unless
said country has plenty Of good coun-
try roads. There Is nothing that Is so
near success as an agitation along this
line. Everybody and every interest
back the agitation for good roads. The
city man wants them for comfort, the
country man wants them for convent
cnce. Nobody is directly opposed to
their construction. In consequence Of
that fact every one ought to be most
willing to lend the helping hand. Peo-
pie who generally stand aloof upon oc-
casions should not overlook this oppor-
tunity Of getting in line for immediate
consideration. The building of good
country roads is something in which
every one Is deeply interested. The
future holds no more promising results
than successful compromise upon the
proposition of building good country
roads. Once that desire upon the part
of the public Is responded to everybody
will be happy. The wise and conserva-
tive county commissioners act along
those line.-Austin (TeRas) Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08

- John SMITHERSON stopped,
"a clutching vaguely at the primitive
fence. His withered, lInotted
hands, tanned and hardened by a life
time of toll, trembled, spasmodicaliy
seeking a frmer grip Of the lrregularly
shaped pallngs. The fine face, noble in
It's simplicity, twitched; the downward
curves Of the sensitive mouth dropped
into deeper lines Of pain.
TN black and white. In black and
white!"
For the past hour he had repeated
the words to himself like lesson that
Hs learned, scarcely conscious as yet Of
ats meaning. Dimly he realized that
life had suddenly been cut IN two, one
part quite separate and distinct from
the other. The former had been JOY
ous, perfect, viewed IN the light Of the
latter.
The old farmer turned to gaze wlSt-
fully and with shaking head towards
his home. From the kitchen chimney
smoke assembled perpend.culariy to the
clear January sky. 1t was near the
dinner hour; Mary would be wonder
Ing what had become Of him; rarely
had his weekly journey to the SLEEPY,
struggling village occupied so long. But
the thought of the midday meal cholled
him. Was it possible he would even
eat, drink, or sleep like other mortais
again.
he groaned, slowly, as old mon do;
and, releasing one hand from his sup
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
Trying to Prove an Abb.

Emerson" said the Boston mother
sternly, you've been III the pantry; I
found your school books there"
Mater" replied the wise boy, "I'm
surprised at your lack of acumen. You
have frequently observed that 1 get as
far away from my books as possible
d,iring recreation hours Ergo, If my
books we've in the pantry 1 must have
been elsewhere. '-PhiladeIphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
THE HILLS OF GOD.


We journey through the lowland shadows
Through the dull, dull mist and the rainI
Oh chilling the fogs Of the marshes
And the winds from the lonely plainl
And our hearts grow sick with longing
For the beautiful paths untrod
For we know that away above US
Stretch the glad green Hills Of God.
Our feet are chained to the valley,
We pillow and we SOW and reap;
There are strifes and tolls for the MONDAY,
And grave where at night we sleep.
But a something speaks within US;
'Look away from the spade and the clod,
soul, look up for thy birthright,
And away to the Hills Of GodI
"In the winds that sweep their SUBMITS.
Is healing for all thy Ills;
Up, upl till thou feel the currentl
There Is help, there is help in the hills.
Let darkness and sore disaster
But sunder thee from the sod,
And know thou shalt thrive In the sunlight
That crowneth the Hills of God"
Trop int
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
On Full Strike.

Jim-Say, Moike, is Pat out on
shtrike2
AIike-Yls. He shtruck fer more
may, thin he shtruck tn boss, thin he
shtruck a cop, an now he's shtrikln'
stone In tn penitentiary.-Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08

However mental your work, IL you
do it well, it is difficult to tind a per
son who can take your place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08

Look out for the man who boasts be
has never kissed a woman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
Six Meals n nav

Germans eat six meals a day-break
fast. second" and third breakfast
dinner CATER which the men take their
MONDAY nap), ''vesper" and an early
supper, often followed on their return
home by a later and more substantial
meal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
TRIED INSANITY RACKET.
But ~ Few Days in a Dark Cell Had
Wonderful Curative Effect

1t is claimed that the man who at
tempted to obtain money from local
banks a few weeks ago on notes to
which the names of farmers had
been Illegally affixed recently feigned
insanity. From all appearances he
had a bad case of bug house. but a
day or two in a dark cell was suf-
ficient to work complete cure. 1t
is said that a few days ago the man
began acting in a crazy manner and
became so violent that he had to be
removed to an individual cell. He
resisted the guards and ii was with
difficulty that the trans
fer from the run-around to the cell
was made. After spending one day
and two nights behind a heavy steel
door he was ready to return TO the
quarters with the other prisoners.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
Grand Jury Returns II True Bill
Against DIR. Green.

Dr. +. + Green was indicted by
the grand jury yesterday afternoon
on a charge of murder The indict-
ment was based on the death of Mrs.
Stella Taylor, which occurred at Pal
mer last December
The man who attempted TO pass a
forged note on the Citizens National
Bank few days ago was indicted on
two counts of forgery.
Elijah Miller was indicted for at
tempted criminal assault Miller is
the negro who attempted TO attack
Bohemian woman near Garrett one
Sunday moraing a few weeks ago.
Dan Mccartney, colored, was in
dicted for perjury before the grand
jury. Daniel is alleged to have given
false testimony as to the manner in
which he procured some whiskey
Five misdemeanor indictments
We're returned for the following of
| fenses: One for adultery and forni
| cation, one for disturbing the peace
two for violating the local option La
and two for selling to "a minor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
AT WORK ON GALLOWS
Death Trap Is Beiaa Csaslrstlee FAST Of
the fumfrs' tofiea yMt.

| Work was commenced this after
noon on this gallo0s from which Al
| bert johnson will be hanged Friday.
| The work is being directed by Eph
| Dixon and viii be finished late this
| afternoon or early tomorrow morn
/ ing The gallows will consist OF a
frame work and floor in which the
trap door will be constructed The
/ trap will be sprung with the same
| trigger which was used two years
ago and again last year. The rope
VIII be given thorough test to.
| morrow.
The present site of The gallows was
selected late yesterday afternoon NJ.
| ter objections 10 the former place had
! been made by officials OF the Katy
| railway The objection of The rail
/ road people was based on the possi-
/ bility Of some one getting hurt on
the road while the execution was in
progress, Sheriff Minnick took the
/ same view of the matter and at once
| began looking for another location.
| which resulted in selecting a place on
! the prairie a short distance east of
| the Farmers cotton yard A large
open space will surround the gallows.
| thus affording plenty OF room for all
] who desire TO witness the proceed
| ings
The remarkable stoicism displayed
| by the condemned negro since his
| confinement in the death cell is Civ
| ing away and he is gradually weaken
| ing. He expects no relief from the
| governor in the way OF stay of eX-
| ecutlon or commutation of sentence
and now that the day of his execu
! t1on is almost here he is losing his
| nerve. He eats scarcely anything
| and is restless at night. In fact. he
puts in most of his time pacing the
floor of his cell and droning some
| religious air. He walked the floor
Monday night until 2 o'clock Last
night he refused to eat any supper.
and when reporter called at the
JAIL at oclock he was walking this
: ! floor and singing. Because OF his in
h difference at first to their vista mem
bers of the clergy have called on IN
lprfscner only few times to Oft,
him spiritual consolation. sho
er devotional service was held yeste
le uay morning in front of his cell
y Two or three women of his rae
During the day negro trusty read
!, 10 him from the Bible. following eac
, reading with short prayer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
Italy Cotton Compress.

Italy, Texas, March IS ". G.
Cherry OF Stephenyilie, Texas, repre-
senling the Webb Press Company
was here FRIDAY In consultation with
number of Italy's leading business
men in reference 10 the erection of a
cotton compress in this city He pro
poses. on behalf of his company, that
ii the people here will subscribe so
per cent of the stock that his compa-
ny Will put in the plant in time for
the coming seasons crop The com
pany requires a guarantee of at least
20 600 bales, but, ii is claimed that,
taking last years crop as 4 basis, at
least 27.o0o bales of cotton could be
procured here one-half of this
amount being the average years re-
ceipts at Italy. The matter is now
being investigated by some of those
who are interested in the matter, and
they are confident that our business
men will readily subscribe the re-
quired amount of stock in the enter
prise. Italy needs a compress, and
it is thought that she will secure one
before the fall months.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
USELESS PRINTING
several RESOLUTION to Stop This Pre-.
vailed in the House

NashinSto on. March 2S.-Following
the presidents S suggestion. the house
Monday passed several resolutions ia
correct the useless printing Of public
documents, and TO empower the print
ing committe of the two legislative
bodies 10 fix the number of docu-
ments TO be printed. and should the
demand arise for additional copies of
publication, then to have authority
TO order another edition II was
claimed this action would result in
saving the government upwards of
S1.oo0,u0 annually
Nearly the entire day was devoted
10 District of Columbia business. this
being known as District Day" Sew
erai local bills We're passed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
AN IMMENSE FIRE RACES
Johnsiown, Pa, ls Visited By hilil0n
Dollar BIdle in Business Section.

Johnstown. Pa March % with a
monetary loss that viii akgrerate
fully sl00o 900 one fireman Killed.
several others seriously hart by fall
Ing walls and some hrst-t.ass baild
ings in ruins. Johnstown was visited
by terrible conflagrstion early this
uorning
The fire broke out at 10 80 o'clock
In The center of the business section
OF the city and structure after struc-
ture fell before its progress For
three hours the roar 0f the flames
was something frghtful aud at s l5
O'Clock It seemed as II nothing could
stay its destructive WoIk
II viii be remembered that some
years ago by the bursting of a dam a
neluge OF water was precipitated upon
this city, causing scores of persons
to lose their lives and resulting In
many houses being swept away
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28

The reception and entertainment
Of The Texas Christian Missionary
Convention which is go meet in Waxa-
hachic June i1-t5 will go beyond
cougregati0ual lines and be- an affair
of The town at large The Steering
Committee which Will talk, th. gen
erHl oversight lis composed of g.
Houston Miller a. 81 Gibson. r. t.
McCurfueN g. e. Todd W g.. Hand
ing $ = spaldlne. Lse Penn. T N
hothett "a q Moore 81 Temple.
ton. p o. Grime- snd q b SIC
oomb- a majority of tht~ commit.
'ee m,5 teaferda, afternoon and ur-
HanIfed ht thy election ot Nf WHtr
as chairman aud Ai Wrtumbs .a,
rriat, fhr general aofa aas dls
cHs.rt tnd committee .rus s0nt
of spahlue Ise Penn sad Is
80 W.Comt nas appaul.t .a .ahef
aa,omm.fsse and .spo. Ihr soa.
t.HHuH atl He HeI a. .Hr rmuau.
sn ra
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
PREACHER ESCAPES MOB
Attempt Made 10 lyRCA Colorado hin-
ister Arrested Here Saturday.

special from La Iunta. Col, says
that Rev w G, Connell, the minister
arrested in this city last Saturday
evening on serious charge, mas been
4 placed in iail,there for safe keeping.
!. He was hastily remover from Lamar,
fwhere the offense is alleged 10 have
been committed. and transferred 10
the Jail AT La Junta TO prevent being
lynched
Sheriff Thomas arrived al Lamar
Monday with his prisoner Several
hundred men thronged the streets
and threatened TO hang the preacher.
On being arraigned in court he
acknowledged his guilt and waived
examination. Later under a heavy
guard he was removed in a wagon 10
Las Animas. where he was placed
on a train and hurried to La Junta.
After Sheriff Thomas had depart
ed from this city with his prisoner It
was learned that he first came to
Waxahachie on Saturday. March II.
He registered at the Rogers hotel on
iHdt idN do w VI toHittit NLii'dto-
He spent Sunday at the hotel and
left there Monday morning. 1t is
believed that he went from here to
Dallas, returning Friday afternoon
before his arrest Saturday evening.
While at the hotel he talked freely
to the proprietor of that hosiery.
stating that he was here for the pur-
pose of buying Wakeley's photograph
studio He said he was preacher
and that he owned an interest in a
gold mine in Colorado
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
Elks Elect Officers.

AT the meeting of the Elks last
night the following officers were
elected: Joe Brown Exalted Ruler;
E P. Anderson Jr., Esteemed Lead
ing Knight; Ben S. Leigh, Esteemed
Loyal Knight; e. B. Prince, Esteem
ed Lecturing Knight; Geo. l.. Grit
fin, secretary; Ed r. Cunningham
treasurer; A. e. McManus, tiler; Jas
l.. Mccartney, trustee.
Lex Meredith was elected repre-
/ sentative to the grand lodge, whic
meets at Denver in July.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
The Weather Record.

/ Following is IA record of weathe
observations in Waxahachie for tn.
week ending March %, as taken BY
c. d. Longserre:
March 10, highest IA. lowest SO,
rain fall 03. cloudy. March 90
highest 43, lowest "a. clear March
21. highest 56, lowest 81, clear
March %, highest 10, lowest 81.
cloudy, March 23, highest 10. low
est 81 cloudy. March "a. highest
G6, lowest So cloudy March %,
highest -, lowest SO, cloudy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
III MING is,~1 son.
lndian feTstofs Woman Makes In
quiry about j. ". Taylor,

Mrs Aoiiie Taylor of Tut1ie, ! r
has son. II Taylor. missing and
from whom she has heard nothing
IN more than q year The Daily
Light has letter from Mrs Taylor
IN which she makes inquiry about
The man murdered by Albert Johnson
near this city last July. She said
that she saw notice in he newspa-
pers Of the coming execution of John
son for the murder Of J II TAYLOR.
and she thought possibly the man
might he her son
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28

The Polytechnic College team was
badly defeated yesterday afternoon
by Trinity University in the second
game of baseball between these
teams The score stood Trinity
12 Polytechnic Z
The game was slow and featureless.
The visitors went to pieces early in
the game
The Agricultural ard Mechanical
College team will be here Wednesday
and Thursday. April II and -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28

Commencing April Sth, the Queen
& Crescent Routes, Passenger trains
Nos. : and s, will run solid between
Shreveport and Atlanta, with sleep
ing car and dining car service.
This train will have no connections
to wait for. or make in transit, and
will have nothing to prevent il max
ing its regular time into Atlanta. st
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28

Albany, March 2S Lacking just
one month of being loo years old,
Mrs. Bridget Coleman died at her
home in this city. She was born in
Ireland in 1900 and came TO America
in 1S49
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28

In the court of criminal appeals
at Dallas a rehearing has been de
MED in the case of West Tune. The
verdict of the lower court in this
case was recently affirmed At the
last term of the district court Tune
was convicted of murder in the first
degree and given a life term in the
penitentiary
The court has adjourned al Dallas
and will convene at Austin April 8.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
Mrs. Iandrith Dead.

Mrs. Landrith, mother of Rev. Ira
Landrith of Nashville, Tenn, died
last night at the family home near
Milford. The interment took place
this afternoon at o'clock at Milford
Rev. J. c. Smith of this city went
down this morning to conduct the
funeral service.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28
SURE ENOUGH EI.oOD.
Actors Quarrel and bnr j. shot Three
Times a. Result

Syracuse ~ y March 2SA
quarrel between Clarence Heritage
ard Charles L. Graham. actors. dur
AK the performance OF arizona
Monday night, was followed. after
the audience had left the place by a
shooting affrAy with Graham rs a
target Three shots vere fired one
grazing Graham's left check. another
his side aud third entering his left
hand
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-28

Los Angeles March 2S Morris
Buck who shot and killed Mrs Can
field. the Wife of the Gil millionaire.
was Monday sentenced ro be hanged
June