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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
browns IN LAKE GENEVA.

Albert Clark Fails Overheard and
Loses His Life.
Lake Geneva claimed its fifth victim
of the season the other day when Albert
Clark drowned Mr.. Clark was fishing
in a rowboat with two young ladies when
he fell overheard and was dead before
medical assistance could be had. He was
subject to serious ailment and it was
doubtless brought on suddenly by the ex-
IRENE heat. He was the youngest son of
Rev. VI. n. Clark of Caledonia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
Unconscious Sarcasm.

A Scotch visitor to the Carlyles, in
Cheyne row, was much struck with the
sound proof room which the sage had
contrived for himself in the attic, light
ed from the top, and where no sight or
sound from outside could penetrate.
My certes, this is finew cried the old
friend, with unconscious sarcasm.
Here We may write and study all the
rest of your life and no human being
be one bit the wiser"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
RESTORE INDIAN VILLAGE.

WinRebago Tribesmen BEay Gather
at MemaSha in September.
Thomas 4. Roddy. who was elected a
member and then chief of the Winnie
bago tribe of Indians, will be present and
speak at the State assembly of the Wis
consin Archaeological Society at Menasha
Sept. and 4. He promises, if satisfac-
tory arrangements can be made, to bring
the chief members of the tribe with him
to Menasha. If this can be done they
viii restore the ancient village of the
WinnebagOes as it was when Nicolet
came, 800 years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
Bush Accents Position

Irving Bush has accepted a responsible
position in the engineering department of
the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Com
pany. Bush is said to have the best rec
ord in many respects Of any student who
was ever graduated from the University
of Wisconsin. While in attendance at the
university he played in every champion
ship game OF football for four years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
MAY FREE Ia CROSSE BOYS.

New Trial Sought for George. GIoIb
and Roy Hammond.
Preliminary steps in proceedings ex-
pected to result in a new trial OF pardon
being granted George Kolb and Roy Ham
mon, La Crosse boys serving thirty-year
sentences in the Minnesota State prison,
at Saltwater, for completely in the muir
der. near Minneapolis, two years ago, in
which a small boy was killed while the
men attempted to rob a saloon, have been
taken in Minneapolis Attorney Ray
mond, who has charge of the case, claims
to be able to introduce evidence which will
prove Il complete alibi for Kolb and Ham
mon and disclose the identity of the real
murderers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
DIES ON OPERATING TABLE.

Woman Killed by ChIOr0fOrm Adj
miniSteFed for Slight Operation.
When ten drops Of chIorOform had been
administered preparatory to a slight OPP
Grafton for an affection of the tonsils Mrs.
Robert S. Hyde's heart ceased to beat at
a La Crosse hospital. Heroic efforts to
rekindle the spark of life awaited nothing.
Mrs. Hyde was the daughter-in-law of
one of the wealthiest elevator men and
grain buyers in the Northwest
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
SEEK PARDON FOR KOMP.

Friends Try to Free KenoSEaa Bank
er Convicted of Perjury.
A movement has been started in Ke-
nosha to secure the pardon Of Frank S.
Komp, former president of the KenOsha
State bank who is now serving a term
for perjury at Waupun. The formal APP
plication Will probably De made in a few
days. The sentiment Of many Kenosha
Ieople is opposed to the pardon and de-
positors in the defunct bank will probably
insist that Komp spend two and half
years, the full sentence, in prison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
Lightning Kills Boy.

FavilIe Du Boise. the 12-year-old son
of DR.. J. \. Du Boise of Sank Center,
Mimi, was killed by lightning ON the
Stoughten FaviIIe farm at Lake Mills
Mr.. Faville and Henry Davis of New
York City narrowly escaped. The trio
were out in the field and went under a
tree to escape the storm. The boy was
spending the summer with his grand
mother.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
CAR BARN AT CEDARBURG.

Milwaukee Northern Railway Be
gins It's Erection.
The Milwaukee Northern railway has
begun work on its car barn at Cedarburg.
Lumber sand, cement and other building
material are being hauled and unfoaded.
The stone crusher and concrete mixer will
be put III use in a few days, when the
work of building the concrete bridges be-
tween the city and Milwaukee have been
completed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
Fireman Fatally Crushed.

Charles Heath. fireman on the North
western railroad. was crushed to death
at the GAINESVILLE roundhouse while try
inc to jump on to his engine which was
pulling out for run on the road. Heath
was caught between the heavy oak side
beams of the door and the engine cab and
was ground to pieces. He was 80 years
old and leaves a wife and three children
at BarabOO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05

Sportsman Mistakes Hair of Berry
Picker for Fur of Squirrel.
Mrs. George Cooper, while picking ber-
ries near her home at Bell Center, was
shot and killed by a neighbor. The lat
ter was out hunting, and seeing Mrs.
Cooper's hair just above the bushes, he
took it for a squirrel and fired, the bullet
hitting her in the head.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
No Greater Risk.

She-"It isn't safe to make acqualn-
tances while travelling; they may be
thieves"
He-"Oh, I don't know that the risk
IS any greater. The men that try
to cheat me the most in business are
often the ones that I know the best"
Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
BEHEADED BY FALLING TREE.
Woman Killed and Grandson In
jured During Electric storm.

jured During Electric Storm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Nonan of Ke-
shana and grandson were oyertaken by a
severe electric storm while returning home
from the Grove settlement. The horses
became frightened at the lightning and
refused to go. The couple saw large
tree falling and endeavored to get out Of
the way, but to no avail. The team paid
10 attention to the urging until the tree
fell across the wagon, striking AIRS. No
nan, whose head was severed from her
body. Young Nonan was seriously in
jured. About 1000 feet of lumber in the
wagon at the time was reduced to kindling
wood
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
Hooked by Angry Cow.

Leonard Dyke Of Waldo was hooked up
by a large COW a few days ago and thrown
a distance of some twelve feet in the air
into swamp. When he got up and look
ed about the COW was disappearing. and,
IS far as he knows, is still on the go.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
JAIL FOR WOMAN AssAULTER.
Lodge Man Charged with Brutality
Striking Sister-in-Layv.

Steven Streeter, one of the most promi-
nent Odd Fellows and Masons in Racine,
is in Jail on a charge of having made a
vicious assault upon his sister-in-Iaw, Ella
Stenglehamer, who was taking care of
his wife. Streeter wanted to recover his
4yearold child, but both women objected.
Streeter is then said to have struck his
siater7in-law in the face, knocking her al
most unconscious over the body of his
wife. He claims he did not know what he
was doing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
Killed at ThreShing.

Henry Frank aged 4G. was killed nine
miles west og Racine. Frank was thrash
ing on The Baker farm and was hauling
D wagon loaded with oats TO the granary
lie slipped off the wagon and two wheels
passed over his breast, crushing it badly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05

Don't care a fig" is not an allusion
to the cheapness of figs. In English
speaking lands many other fruits cost
less and are less priced. 1t would be
much more natural to say Don't care
a berry" But fig" in this usage, is
a snap Of the fingers. Shakespeare used
"fico" instead Of fig" - Cleveland
Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
Kills Man bx Mistake.

Near LathrOp Guy Harlow of that town
was shot and killed by Joseph SheedlO, a
homesteader who, by mistake, took him
for deer. Sheedlo confessed to the kill
ing, which was purely accidental The
maximum penalty on conviction under a
special statute covering these cases is ten
years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
shoots Self by Accident.

The 9-year-Old son Of Charles Debrier
of Watertown accidentally shot himself
through the body with a pistol, death re-
sulting Immediately It was thought that
the weapon was not loaded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
RoUP HEIRS CLAIM 100000 900.
Ten of Them in Waukesha Expect
tn Share German Estate

tn share German Estate.
Ten residents of Waukesha claim to be
heirs to the estate of the late Michael
ROup, d brewer of Germany who left a
fortune of S1OO,O00.OO0 Edward Roup
Of Buffalo came to Waukesha. and after
consulting with him the ten Waukesha
heirs signed affidavits affirming their kim
ship with the deceased brewer. There are
said to be thirteen heirs in all. The
Naukesha heirs are Mrs. Michael HOl-
man, Mrs Henry Grota. Gilbert, George
and john IIarter Mrs Elizabeth Bowers,
Mrs. Sarah 3Iaher. Mrs Louisa Brown
and the children OF Mrs. Jacob Meyer.
The German ambassador in Washington
has communicated with the heirs and says
the estate is bona fide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05

Every passenger, riding on a train
through an agricultural country, claims
to know more about farming than he
really does.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05
WISCONSIN MEN DROWN.

Harry Sweeney and Oscar Denure
Perish in Whirlpool.
Harry Sweeney, formerly of Wiota; Os-
car Denure, formerly of Pittsville and
l.. w. Kaiser of Freeport were thrown
out of a gasoline launc: that struck a
whirlpool in the raging Pecatonica river
and drowned. Three of their companions
were rescued by farmers on the bank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-05

1t Is as difficult to secure farm hands
the country as 1t is to secure hired
girls in town.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

Travelled across the Atlantic ON the FIRST
steamship. In other words, st would take
the Sirius eight years to transport from
America 20 Europe as many persons as
the Mauretania can in five days.
One hoie IN the bottom Of the Sirius
might have sunk &c. The Mauretania or the
Lusitania might be pierced in 155 places
before all It's watertight compartments were
filled.
The size of the two new ships can also
be appreciated more clearly when some Of
the parts OF either Of them are considered
separately. For example. there are 100000
rivets in the Maurotania's construction. or
enough to provide every inhabitant Of New
York with n souvenir. Each Of its four
tunnels So as wide as ferryboat and as
high as a dfteen-story building The main
frames and beams placed end to end would
extend thirty miles. Each OF it's three an
ohor cables Is strong enough TO suspend in
midair coal train OF ten cars having a
weight of g75 tons. If stood in Fifth ave-
nue. the ship would reach TO the walls Of the
buildings on each side and extend from
Thirty-fourth to Thlrty-seventh streets. Its
masts would lack only two feet Of equalling
the height of the Wsldorf-Astoria.-N New
York Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

remarkable health OF the people. scrofula
and tuberculosis are not common. The eN-
cessive meat diet often produces scurvy.
but I'm a mild form. Hunting and travelling
in the extreme cold and wet bring on rheu-
matism and many are crippled from 1t and
by accidents II cannot be said that they
are "a long lived people.
In temperament they arc excitable and
emouonall. Fun loving. happy and sociable
The hard conditions under which they live
do not seem to make them gloomy or
morose; they are always cheerful and they
Joke with one another iucessantly
Morally they are above the average OF
native people. They respect property
rights. and stealing IS not common. Their
marriage relations are very loose Polyg-
amy IS not common. but they break OF
marriage relations and make new ones
with little reason and without disturbing
the peace Of the community.-New York
sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
UNCLE SANS WESTERN LIMIT
Extreme western Point of the Main
land and the People Who
Live There.

The most western point OF the American
continent is bold granite 800 feet high,
very abrupt on the sea side and sloping
gently toward the interior
From this mountain one can see a long
stretch of the mainland of Siberia. The
American point Is Cape Prince of Wales.
That on the Siberian coast is East Cape.
The string OF islands running between
the two leaves only fourteen miles OF open
sea between them. The passage is not a
difficult one and ia often made in few
hours in the open skin boats OF the Esqui-
mauX. who inhablt both coasts. Every
winter IL is possible to cross on the ice
Cape Prince OF Wales has the reputation
Of being the most inclement place in the
world. But the very elements combine in
making It one OF the great hunting places
Of the Arctic regions. The whale walrus
bear sn6 SEAL following the ice south I'm
the fan and north in the spring. pass
through this comparatively narrow channel
This accounts for the cape having one
Of the largest Esquimau settlements on the
Arctic coast. The cape village is the clear
ing house for a large region. Furs come
Z from far UP the Yukon and the interior to
/ be exchanged for Siberian reindeer skins.
! The natives are heavy. strong Of arm and
/ hack and very light on their feel They
are short legged but very fleet footed ano
great short jumpers. They begin to prac-
] tise jumping soon as they can walk
Their favorite way OF jumping IS to spring
UP and kick with the toes OF both feet and
come down again on their feet. Many OF
them can I'm this way touch a point from
twelve 10 thirty inches above their heads
In looks they resemble the japanese far
more than the Chinese, says the Southern
Workman. but they are lighter in com
plexion and very ruddy faced. The girls
and young women are good looking; some
are handsome Their eyes are a clear
brown and very bright and their eyesight
Is marvellous.
Their food is what the sea produces
seal. walrus. whale and fsh. The hair sea
IS the most useful 1t furnishes tho skir
for footwear. mittens. trousers. materia
for nets. ropes and bags for oil
The flesh IS used for food; the blubber
which Is the largest part Of the seal f,r
nishes oil for food. light ana heat. Tn,
, quantity OF seals seems TO be Unlimited
/ Unlike the fur seals. the hair seal peve
comes ashore. II Is captured in nets AN,
when the ice forms IL Is shot
. The walrus furnishes the covering for tb
big canoes and also fer The houses an,
makes the heavy ropes The flesh is store.
on scaffolds whore the natives cache mos
OF their supplies.
Al az seasons OF the year there il al
abundance Of lsh Every river teems s,,t
, salmon. grayling and trout All wipto
tomeod and founders are caught. an
EsquimauN dry large Quantities IN m
summer, but their favorite FOOD Is alyysv
! fresh meat on hsh
, This fresh foed suPply accounts foI Tia
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
SMoTHERED IN WHEAT BIN
of Myriad Little
Kepua1H

Patrick Dolan, foreman OF grain hand
lers in the elevator Of the William Baird
Company, at the foot of Van Brunt street,
Brooklyn, fell into a pit containing 1000
bushels OF grain at the noon hour yester-
day.
The little kernels, rolling against one
another like myriad cogs Of u great ma
chine, grlpped his feet. his ankles. his
legs. his knees, crowding each other like
honey cells, held him fast and drew him
down with a power that was not painful
motion. but irresistible pressure. 1t was
the hand Of the gentle death Of the quick
sands OF wheat that Dolan had warned
his fellows against since he handled wheat
as q boy twenty-seven years ago. He
plunged this way and that, and with every
step the qucksands gripped him more
! firmly. Dolan, who had seen men go to
death in the same pit, cried desperately for
help
Petro Amazio q workman, was the only
one who heard him. He tossed one end OF
rope to Dolan.
Dolan seized the rope stumbled and fell;
and one arm was buried deep in the mil
! lions of rolling kernels and held as gently
/ and as fast though in the Ooze of a
| Jelly FISH with the other he clutched
wildly at the rope. exhausting his strength
in the mania Of fear that had overcome
him.
Amazio. above, tried to calm him, and
screamed for help; and, as he screamed,
the doomed foreman. IN last spasm of
strength. tugged suddenly and powerfully
at the ropes end. Alonzo lost his balance
and fell, and in another second he too was
a prisoner.
The little grains OF wheat rose like a
91 nd lor
him down thirty feet into their depth
where there is pressure no man can with.
4 stand.
Amazio's cries had been heard. His fel-
low workmen rushed to the great grair
pit. They saw him for q second and ther
the surface closed over him as it had over
the man whose life he had Sought to save
The workmen stopped not q second
Springing down from the shoulder of the
pit they rushed to the street Axes clov,
the cleats at the chutes that run from tn,
bottom of the pit 10 the street, wall. wher'
grain Is loaded like steam coal The tor
rent of grain rushed forth a score o
men with shovels pushing Il TO one sid
to give the hurrying mass behind It room
Suddenly they screamed with joy. Th
body of Amazio, shot down the chute. HI
was seized, carried inside and an ambu
, lance was soon on hand. When he opene,
his eyes his first cry was for Dolan. hi
foreman.
: The men about him stood aghast I
was the first they knew Of Dolan havin
been caught a prisoner in the pit The
rushed to the street again. Every chut
: was opened ana the 5000 bushels Of graf
were poured into the street
One OF the chutes clogged. II was In
baiy of the foreman A man on a rop
was lowered inside and in another minut
the body was in the street. Dolan wa
| dead.-New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
THE PRINCE OF BOREs
Pathetic spectacle Of the Caller Shy
on Terminal Fa-
ciIities

There are many kinds of bores. There
are perhaps, ms many kinds OF bOres as
there are individuals for no two bores have
precisely the same method OF wasting your
time or irritating your nerves or demand
ing your attention. But OF all the bOres
who ever bored there is none so bad as he
who constantly encores himself. BY which
is meant the bore who keeps coming back
for another word. lie viii talk and talk
and still continue to talk Then you will
get him side-tracked, perhaps, and after
a few lingering repetitions of HIS theme he
will start Off. You will sigh in relief and
turn back to the interrupted task. You will
quickly lose yourself in your work or your
thoughts, when suddenly you hear his soft
step returning-he almcst always steps
softly-and you hear that baleful voice; IT
beg your pardon. but
He comes back not once but twice. often
three times and more He gets as far
away as the elevator, and thinks of some
new way to state his proposition, some an
ecdote, some brilliant quip. 1t were a
pity, he thinks, to leave your mind unillu-
mined You have probably not fully under
stood him. He will give you the full ben
EFT OF his wisdom or knowledge or clever
ness. And so he begs your pardon. but
/ Success In these days Of practical ac-
/ tivity comes TO the man who most &C
/ curately measures the value Of time. II
his own time Is not especially precious
/ some other mans time is. The bore falls
to appreciate this difference, He is fret
as the air, has all day before him. HI
has probably no other object In life a.
the present but TO hold your attention
| even while your fingers are straying FOL
the neglected letter or the urgent shee
Of figures, and your eyes are wandering
| out of the window.
such men cannot easily at least they d.
not often, succeed. The man who keep
| coming back to bore you is apt TO hove
around the vital propositions Of life. III
fails to drive straight home. But you ar
not concerned about his failure. YOl
execrate his bad habit You grow TO hat
the sound of his returning foOtstep an
the baIeful note OF his, Il beg your par
don. but-."-Wa Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
What Sulphur Does
For the Human BOdC IN Health and
Disease.
casTs NOTHING TO FRY.

The mention OF sulphur VIII recall to
many OF us the early days when our moth
trs and grandmothers gave US our daily
dose of sulphur and molasses every spring
and fall.
q was the universal spring and fall
S'blood purifier" tonic and cure-all. and,
mind you, this old fashioned remedy was
not without merit
The idea was good. but the remedy was
crude and unpalatable. and a large guam
tity had to be taken 70 get any effect.
Nwadays we get all the beneficial effects
of sulphur in palotable. concentrated
fprm. 80 that a single grain is far more
offective than tablespoonful OF the crude
sulphur.
In recent years research and expert
inent have proven that the best sulphur
Tor medicinal use Is ;hat obtained from
Calcium Calcium SU!phide) and sold in
6.,Ig stores under the name of Stuart's
calcium Waters, They are small chOco-
lara coated pellets ana contain the active
medicinal principle OF sulphur in a highly
,.encentrated, effective form.
Few peopIe axe aware Of the value OF
,ais form of sulphur ia restoring and
,aaintatning bodily vigor and health; sui
,.,ur acts directly on the liver and eXcre-
tory organs aud purifes and euuches the
blood by thc prompt elimination of waste
iaatericl.
tjrr grandmothers knew this when they
sossd us with sulphur and rnolasses every
Aprlng and fall, but the cpudity and i'm
,rItv OF ordinary howtrs OF sulphur
,ysre often worst than the disease, and
r,,,pot compare with the (modern con
.,rtratei preparations of I sulphur, oi
,sht,.b Stunrt's Calcium WSfers is un,
doubtedIy the best ana mosT widely used
1'hey are the natural ant kiote for liver
ana Kidney troubles and en- : constipation
ard purify the blood ~ way that ofte;
,nr,dses patient and phSsician alike
~ p ii. watkins, whila experimentinJ
,{th sulphur remedies, sOQn found tina
~ suIphur from Calcium was superio
-. any other form He says For liver
,ts,e,, and blood troubles, especially wheI
-rlting from constipation OF malaria,
80. been surprised az the results obtsine,
..op, stuRrt's Calcium WATERS. Il
/, t,.,t1 suffcring from boil3 and pimpIe
.,.e, deep-seatod carhgncles. / nav
.a,..Sl, seen them ary hp, ana disap
A., POUR or fve days, leaFing the ski
,na smooth. Although stuart
,-t,,-, waters IS q proprietary articl
.,ts by druggists and TOR that reaso
.5 nv many physicians, yet 1 lno,
,,t,-. 40 safo and reliable Tor con
,.t,p uvev and kidney troubles an
n,Ia,lv IN oH forms Of akia diseases a
mis- ronlsey."
-. ,,v rate paOple who are Tired q
cstbartics and so-cslied blood ''pur
' ,ypl fud in Stuart's Calcium WA
rs far safer, more pa1atshlo and e
r,eti,s tseDsration
ssna ,aur name and address To-Day a
-, trial pacasEo and s9e FOR ysursel
A stuart Co. O. stpar. building
Marshall AisS
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
STERLING sTLVER-Fronzer, Is & Dg,
A Request.

Observing q passenger with the unlighted
butt of a cigar In his fingers, the street
car conductor requested him to put il
out.
1t is out, you chump," responded the
passenger.
Pardon me-" resumed the conductor, III
/ have failed to make myself clear. The
condition to which had reference was not
one of mere temporary nOncOmbustion, but
Of elimination, the eradication, ! might
say, OF the physical presence OF your nioO-
tine-laden remnant this process followed
necessarily BY cessation OF the odOr now
permeating an atmosphere already some-
what deficient. 1 fear, In the essential ele-
lnent Of ozone I'm a humble conductor.
and my aim IL to please. but you hig
porcine sin, you throw that cigar through