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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
Obituary-Bell.

Robert Bell was born in Durham
county, England, Aug. 10, 1886.
On Feb. 10, 1853, he set sail for
America, where after a long and
perilous voyage he landed May s,
1853. He was member Of Com
pany G, 50 Regiment, Wis. Volun-
tiers IN the Civil war, and was with
Sherman on the "march to the sea. !"
At the close of the war he returned
to Grant county, and on Sept. IA,
1870 was united in marriage to Mar
garet D. Hawkins of Potosi.
The greater portion of their life
was spent on the farm in the town
OF Ellenboro; about ten years ago
on account of failing health they
moved to Lancaster where they
resided until his decease, June "a,
1906.
Mr.. Bell had been a sufferer for
many years, but being of a quiet
nature, only the immediate &C
quaintances knew how great. The
last few weeks this was extreme
until death came as a relief.
He leaves to mourn his loss a wife
and four children; Mrs. T. G Smith,
Mrs. G A. Bowden, Mrs. 7. e.
Hymer and VIM. H. Bell.
The funeral services were held at
tne home June %, at 2 p. M, con-
Quoted by Rev. Morgans; six of his
comrades in the army acting as pail
bearers, and the body was laid to
rest in Hillside.
CARD OF THANKS.
10 the friends and neighdors who
50 kindly aided us in this great trial,
we desire to express our sincerest
regards. Mrs. BELL AND FAMILY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
FIX A SLATE.
Grant County Democrats Name Can
dilates for the Primaries.

Representative Democrats from
all parts Of the county met in this
city Thursday to FIX up a slate of
candidates for the November cleo
ton. In these days of reform cleo
zion measures the good old-time
conventions with their oratory and
campaigning are entirely cut out.
About thirty Democrats attended
Thursdays meeting at City hall,
where plans were laid for the COM
ing campaign. T. i. Cleary was
chosen chairman, and VIM. Victoria
secretary.
The following names were re-
commended to voters for considera-
ton at the primaries.
For Sheriff, E. L. Mccoy, Lancas-
ter.
Register of Deeds, N. Mcspaden,
Boscobel, o. H. Martin, Blooming
ton.
Clerk of Court, VIM. Victoria,
Muscoda.
County Clerk, H. R. Smith,
jamestown.
County Treasurer, F. ". Klink-
hammer. Cassville.
District Attorney, J. J. Seaman,
FennimOre.
County Surveyor, Chas. Sampson.
Platteville.
Coroner, J. 2. Barnett, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
CHANGE IN TINE.
Noon Train to Arrive Earlier and
Depart Earlier than Formerly.

A change in time of the train-that
arrives here at noon goes into eff
feet Monday next. The present
schedule is altered so that the train
will now arrive at 1875, leaving
Madison ten minutes earlier than
formerly.
It's leaving time instead of 2 ..
m. as at present will be 1:40, twenty
minutes earlier.
What object is in view in making
this change cannot be explained by
the local railroad people. It short
ems the time for passengers here
instead Of lengthening it, which is
very unsatisfactory now, and should
be changed.
What Lancaster people would like
is a train in at about 10 a. m. to
cave about 3 p. nj.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

Frank Blewett and family are
here from Boscobel for visit.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church
will serve their monthly tea Wednes-
day, July 18th the same as usual.
--Fenn1more's juvenile band fur
nished excellent music Wednesday
and created a very favorable i'm
preston. In their bright new uni
forms the youngsters made many
admirers.
The home Of Geo. King in the
fourth ward narrowly escaped
destruction by fire Tuesday night.
Origin is a mystery. The rear
portion Of the structure was
badly burned and much damage
resulted from the flooding given it
by the firemen, which was the only
recourse to save the building. Loss
about $500
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
j. I'll. LINCOLN DEAD.
Pioneer Resident of Grant County
Passes Away at all Advanced Age.

j. H. Lincoln, father of Mrs. S.
II. Taylor of Lancaster, died at his
home at Montfort Monday. The
Montfort Mail had the following
sketch of his life:
Mr.. J. H. Lincoln was born near
Philadelphia in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, Feb. 10th, 1927. He
came west with his parents who
first located in Ohio and then
moved TO southern Illinois where
they resided for a few years. They
then started for the lead region of
Wisconsin and settled where Liv.
ingstou is now located, this was in
1874 four years before the state was
admitted to the union. A few years
later Joseph Fl. Lincoln moved into
the small mining village Of Wing
vile where he resided until his
death with the exception of a few
years when he lived in Bosl obel.
He was wagon maker and black
smith by trade and conducted that
business for about fifty years where
the principal brick business build
ings Of MontfOrt are now located.
In 1861 Mr.. Lincoln married Mar
garet Laird daughter OF Thomas
and Elizabeth Laird. She died a
number Of years ago; there survives
him, three children, Mary the wife
of $. Fl, Taylor prominent mem
Der Of the Grant county bar, Eva
who has lived with her father and
taken such excellent care Of him
during these last few trying years
Of his life and made them very
pleasant for him; Azariah T. Lin
coin who IS Prof. Of Chemistry in
the University of Illinois. There
also survives him, his Oldest brother
Dickinson who resides in Colorado.
Mr.. Lincoln was always a very
hard working industrious and con-
servative man, Of the highest IN
tegrity and very highly esteemed
citizen. He was the first TO petit
ton the newly established Ferrin
Lodge Of F. & "A. M. for member
ship, this beng the oldest member
Of the local lodge. This society of
Masons had charged Of the funeral
which was held at the residence
Thursday morning.
The remains arrived in Lancaster
on the noon train Thursday and
were met at the station by a gather
ing OF Lancaster 0Iasons who &C.
companied the representation of
Montfort Masons as an escort to
Hillside cemetery where interment
took place under Masonic auspices.
J. T. Pryor of Dodgeville, chaplain
Of the grand lodge, oficiated. and
the ceremonies were very impress
sive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
OUR MAYOR ENJOYS HTMsELT.

At nights, all formalties have
been cast aside, confetti has filed
the air; the jollity became 50 infec.
lions that our staid and august
mayor could not resist and Joined
the young people in dance around
the Arcade"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

The Sunset company has declared
its first dividend Of five per cent.
BILLY" Boil has sold his machine
shop to Paul Hunt and has gone to
Chicago.
Miss Helen Robson, of Lansing.
Mich will be the instructor in
music in the public schools for the
ensuing year.
Platteville was almost deserted on
the fourth. Several hundreds went
to Cuba City on the special train,
and about one hundred went to
Lancaster. Among those who went
to Lancaster were: Frank Rowe.
Jack Ovitz, Will T1edieman, Harry
Gray, Henry Bartle, Horace Fawcett
Walt Tiedieman, Allan Cardy, Ray
mond Kuester, Harry Shepherd,
George Shepherd, Frank Barnes.
Floyd Knapp, Fl. Kitchen, Sails
tine Jackson, Luplla Henry, Clay
Chapman, Lottie Jones, Florence
Jones, Hugo Kuehl, Ellsworth
Stevens, Roland Harvey, Mrs. Ed.
Schaffer, Hope Ward, John Rollins
Fred King A. W. Adamson, Clarence
Eastman, Frank Butler, Ed Kuester.
Zed Draper, Ed Krog and wife. J.
c. Kemler, Pat Flynn, John Kins-
man, Austa Plourde, Florence Glare.
John Clare and wife, Burne Craven.
Clyde Dennis, Bert Bailey, Tom
Davis, Herman Groth, Walter
France and wife, Mrs. Tim Culver.
Leila Culver, Al Reiser, Will Nuen-
berg, Lester Dixon, Florence Dixon.
Clyde Smith, Charles Stevens. Phil
Henderson,, Curtis Livingston, Jack
Murphy, Val jones, Eliza Eastman,
Grant Eastman, James Harcleroad,
Geo. Knebel and wife, Art Rawson.
Georgia Shepherd, Harry Stark,
Will Oberholtzer, Orville Eastman.
Lou Miller, Geo. Grazier.
J. II. Pierce, Of Duluth, Mimi.
was in the city this week looking
after his mining interests. j. o.
Hughes, wife and daughter have
been in Milwaukee this week. Mrs.
Herman Gasser held a reception for
her friends Tuesday afternoon. All
Chase is here from Enterprise.
Kansas, for short visit. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Bishop are making a
little tour Of the state. Duncan
McGregor was in Madison the first
OF the week on business. f. W.
Pittman, manager of the Electric
Supply and Construction company.
spent the Fourth at Madison. Miss
Ralph, of Menominee, is a guest OF
Miss Virgie Kemler. Miss Allie
Richards, Of Racine, is visiting hel
cousin, Mrs. F. Doescher. Miss
Blondin, who has been trimming
for Miss McKerna, mas gone to hel
home in Dubuque. Miss Ethel Rose
entertained friends Tuesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Will Chapman, of Chicago,
are visiting Platteville friends. !.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas, Trego, of Chi.
cago, are visiting relatives here. ].
4. Q. Huntington, of Waukegan,
H., is here for few days.
additional comfy na,1ys ~, ,,o,o <
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

peted at Seagirt for the national
championship and trophy where he
made a fine record.
He was born in Millville, Grant
county, March 10, 1881, and is of
English and Prusslan descent. His
early education was received in the
Prairie du Chen high school, where
he graduated in 1899, after which
he attended the state university for
two years. While at the state uni
versity he was instrumental in in.
Producing target practice as a part
of the military training while he
ranked as captain and quarter
master. He is the only son Of Mr..
and Mrs. D. E. Horsfall Of Prairie
du CHEN, and is well known here
where be has visited several times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

If you had any carnival visitors
from abroad let Us know Of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Taft Of
Wauzeka visited County Clerk
Tuffley and family over the 18th.
The regular meeting of the
common council which was to be
held Tuesday evening was adjourn
ed for one week.
John Street and daughters,
Mrs. Pattison Of Illinois and Miss
Helen Of Chicago, were guests Of
Lancaster relatives this week. 1Ir.
Street is a prominent attorney of
Salt Lake City and stopped over
here on his way east on a business
trip, meeting his daughters here.
He left yesterday on his journey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07


Member of Assembly, James
Dolan, Platteville, First District,
Il. 3. Austin, Homer, and VIM.
OBrien. Mt. Ida, Second District.
Member of Congress, J. W.
Murphy.
A committee was appointed to
MI vacancies. including Messrs.
Moses and Dolan
Messrs. Murphy and Dyer were
appointed committee on. orga MIA
ton, with Instructors to equip the
party for lively campaign.
Enthusiastic speeches were made
by Messrs. Murphy, Cleary and f.
NJ. Dyer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

Lloyd P. Horsfall graduated from
the United States Military acad-
envy at West Point with honors,
standing twelfth in class Of
seventy eight AS .. result of his
high standing, he will be made al
artillery lieutenant and after i
short vacation, during which he
will visit his parents and friends in
Prairie du Chen, he viii be station
ed at some point in the east.
Lloyd entered the academy on
June Is, 1902, after competitive
examination held at Lancaster. He
excelled in mathematics, history
engineering and horsemanship.
Last summer he was a member of
the team of seventeen that com
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
Better tend the Carnival To-Day Your Last Chance
COUNTY NEWS
PLATTEVILLE.

PLATTEVILLE.
At the annual school meeting held
Monday evening ]. B. Riege was
elected treasurer OF the School
board.
The st. Paul railway will run an
excursion to the Dells and Kilburn
Tuesday.
The wedding Of Miss Jesse Hale
and Harvey Mann took place last
Wednesday at the congregational
church. The affair was unknown
to the majority of their many
friends until several days after.
The time-honored custom of Civ
ing up the Main street on the even
ing of the third to the shooting
firecrackers and fireworks was
broken this year. Many of the
leading business men Of our city
signed a petition asking the council
to prosecute any violators of the
frecracker ordinance.
At a meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Wicklow Mining company,
it was decided to reorganized. The
present stockholders expect to hold
most of the stock in the new CON-
pany.
Last summer the people Of Platte
vile and vicinity entertained for
a period of two weeks about sixty
children from the crowded dis
tri3ts of Chicago. An attempt to
make the same arrangement this
year is now being advocated and
the Chicago Bureau of Charities has
appointed a local committee to
handle the affair.
The bill appropriating $50, 600 for
a government building in Platte
vile has now passed both houses OF
congress and has been signed by
the president. The building has
been secured entirely through the
efforts of Congressman Babcock and
the people Of Platteville feel deeply
in his debt.
The work on the addition to the
Columbia house is about complete
and eighteen new guest rooms are
now at the accommodation Of the
travelling public.
Pres. Livingston has gone tc
Reedsburg to conduct a teachers in.
stitute there. Next week Prof.
Schuster will conduct one in Oar
lington.
Prof. E. Z. Perisho, formerly OF
the Normal faculty Of this city, but
now Of the faculty of the South
Dakota university, is being urged By
the people Of that state to apl II
for the position Of president of that
university. Mr.. Perisho is mar
loved and respected by all who
know him and his many friends al e
much pleased at his success in his
new position.
The pay roll of the Normal faculty
has been increased one thousand
dollars over that of last years.
The two boys, Slower and Gard
ner, who were SO severely injured
in playing with firecrackers, are
both improving rapidly and are past
the danger point.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
No Serious Accidents.

With the amount of the noisy
kind Of celebration there has been
Lancaster all week, we are indeed
fortunate that no serious accidents
have befallen any resident or visitor
of our city. The worst accident
happened to Arthur Knapp who
shot himself in the palm Of the
hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
THE BIG WEEK

Over eight thousand people
gathered in Lancaster to cele-
brate the nations birthday on the
Fourth. The exercises were opened
at sunrise with a grand salute. At
eight O'Clock, the special train from
Fennimore arrived with delega-
ton of two hundred and fifty. All
formed III line and with the Fenni.
more Juvenile band at the head
marched down main streets. This
was the largest delegation from any
town, but it IS doubtful if there was
a town In the county not represented
in the mass that filed the streets on
that day.
THE PARADE.
The following had daintily de-
corated conveyances in the parade.
Roberts & Groenier, Grant Couu-
ty Herald, NJ. Mcdonald, A. J..
Hyde, c. W. Knapp & Son, H.
Henkel & Co., Aupperle Groc. Co.,
Goldstein e lockwood, Kendle
Bros, J. T. Bennett, Lancaster
Lum. Co. Weber Bros L. Alt q
Sons, and the nine rural mail car
riers.
Atty. w. E Shimmin appeared
as Uncle Sam in proper regalia and
got much applause.
The several states Of the union
were represented by an aggregation
Of little maidens on a float and this
brought rounds of applause where
ever seen.
ENORMOUS CROWD.
All morning the crowd surged
back and forth through the streets,
everyone enjoying himself. The
crowd was so dense that it was i'm
possible to move on the side walks
and walking in the streets was diff
fcult. 1t was with much trouble
that space enough was made for
the parade to pass through and
special police We're required through
out the length of the parade TO keep
persons from being crowded under
the floats. It is due entirely to the
conscientious manner that these
men performed their duty that no
one was seriously hurt.
FATHER NAGLE's ADDRESS.
At two o'clock in the afternoon
the Fennimore band led the people
to the High school where Father
Nagle delivered the address of the
day.
Father Nagle's remarks were con
else and filled with beautiful pat
riotic thoughts that inspired his lis
teners to a high degree of enthus-
iasm. This eloquent orator was Sc
cured by the committee in charge
only after much correspondence and
Lancaster was indeed fortunate tC
secure him for the occasion.
FIREWORKS WERE MAGNIFICENT.
As soon as it was dark enough the
shooting of the fireworks was start
ed. This display cost over three
hundred dollars and was undoubted-
ly the best to be secured, lasting
about three hours. All streets be-
tween Main and the North school
were lined with spectators and many
viewed the display from points
much further. The sky was clear
and the bombs and rockets could be
distinctly seen from points ten miles
distant. It will probably be years
before any celebration within fifty
miles Of Lancaster will have a dis
play Of fireworks equaling that of
the Fourth Of '06, at Lancaster.
ALL HAD BIC TINE.
No one left Lancaster that even
ing complaining of not having had
a good time, instead all declared
unanimously that they had the best
time ever. In the evening a dance
IN Reeds opera house added amuse-
ment and fun to the day.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
The celebration showed what
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

-Bagley entertained the largest
crowd in history Of the village at its
It'll of July celebration. Rev. Evans
of northern Wisconsin was the
principal speaker and left a good
impression. Will Morrissey was
injured in a runaway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

celebration III O6" is what orr
citizens can proudly say for years
to come. The celebration brought
the people from all parts of the
county together and all DISPLAYED
the utmost friendliness and good
feeling to the county seat town and
expressed the greatest admiration
at the genius, iberality, aud bust
ness enterprise that could formulate
and manage the celebration of our
glorious nations birthday in
manner SO fitting to the memory of
the Heroes of 76."
1t will be a difficult matter to
eclipse Lancaster's 4th of Julv cole
bration of 1906.
The week of the carnival is over.
but the memory of its greatness
will remain in the minds of those
who attended. All the various at
factions We're good, and many had
never before been seen by the great
majority OF the people attending.
THE BEST FEATURES.
The best features undoubtlv we're
the Ferris wheel and Creation >
neither Of which has ever been
nearer to Lancaster than Madison.
Creation" was pronounced the best
attraction Of the st. Louis exposi-
zion, and while the production
showing here is on a smaller scale If
is declared by those who attended
both that the carnival attraction is
quite as good as the one at st.
Louis. Lancaster is the first place
these two features have been with
the carnival.
The streets have 0been lined all
week with fortune-tellers, tin type
galleries, wheels of fortune. cane
racks, refreshment stands. etc
Swing amusement and fun to ali.
OUR MAYOR ENJOYS HIMSELF.
At nights, all formalties have
been cast aside, confetti has filed
the air; the jollity became 50 infec.
lions that our staid and august
mayor could not resist and Joined
the young people in dance around
the Arcade"
ALL FEATURES GOOD.
The features of the carnival were
the merry go-round, Old Plantation.
Palace of Mystery, Electric Theater
She" Creation" Freaks, Ferris
wheel, Arcade, and the Cir
IN Red" whom no one seems able TO
locate. All were well patronized. a
steady stream of people pouring in
and out al the week
The four free attractions we're
good and pleased everyone.
BANDS.
everyone was much pleased with
the FennimOre Juvenile band and
the little fellows did themselves
proud. Friday and Saturday the
Bloomington band added music to
the occasion, and the Lancaster
band were in service all the week.
BASE BALL GAMES.
The ball game in the morning of
Friday between Lancaster and
Potosi resulted in big victory for the
home boys the score standing ten
to two.
There will probably be another
this morning, hut at this writing
the opponents have not been de-
termined.
ATTENDANCE.
The people attending have come
from all parts of the county in large
numbers, many staying all the
week. The out-of-town people have
averaged about fifteen hundred each
day and Wednesday it is estimated
that eight thousand visitors at
tended.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

The people attending have come
from all parts of the county in large
numbers, many staying all the
week. The out-of-town people have
averaged about fifteen hundred each
day and Wednesday it is estimated
that eight thousand visitors at
tended.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-25
Death of Mr.. C.. C.. Reeves.

Mr.. @. G. Reeves, a we'll known
farmer residing about five miles
northeast of this city, died at
his home last Tuesday night.
He had been an invalid for the
past eighteen months. and dur
ing that time had endured his
sufferings with Christian like
bravery and fortitude. He was
sixty three years of age, and was
highly respected in the neighbor-
hood in which he lived. his death
being a source of sincere regret
to all who knew him. The inter
ment took place at Vaughn's S
cemetary last Wednesday.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-25
COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 1906
Rev. Isaac ID. Borders AC-
Complishes Very Effic-
lent Work.

Rev, 1sacc d. Borders, the new
secretary of the State Sunday
School Association, is a very en-
ergetic man and has entered up
on the discharge of the duties of
his new position with energy and
zeal Mr.. Borders is determin-
ed that as far as Sunday schools
and Sunday school work is con
cerned Mississippi shall rank
with any State in the Union, and
with that end in view is arrang
ing many plans to slim ulate the
work throughout the State.
He has arranged for Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner, a well
known specialist IN primary
work, to deliver a series of lee
lures in the principal cities of
the State, and Columbus will be
included in her itinerary. Mrs.
Bryner will visit COlum bus on
Wednesday, January 31st, and
will deliver two addresses to the
Sunday school teachers of the
city. She is in the emplay of
the National Association, which
gratuitously pays for the work in
this State. There will be meet
ings both in the afternoon and in
the evening and though no admis
sion fee will be charged a free
will offering will be made.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-01-25
Taken Back Home.

Frank Armstrong, Anderson
Paralzo and Will Walker, the
three white boys who were ar
rested and locked up by the To-
cal police last Monday night,
were taken back home on Wed :
nesday. The boys had stolen
some money from different par
ties in Republic, and Mayor
Gunter notified the authorities
that the youngsters had been
captured and were being held
awaiting instructions from them.
Deputy Brent, of Republic. ar
rived in Columbu Tuesday night
and took the boys back home on
the following morning.