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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09
FAMOUS DISCUS THROWER.
Sheridan Tells His Experience with
Royalty at Olympic Games.

1
J Martin j. Sheridan. the famous dis
Gus thrOwer and one of the victorious
| American athletes who recently re-
| turned to New York from Athens bear
i ing trophies of the Olympic games. told
New York World reporter that he
| got some new notions about princes
and things of that kind while he was
| at Athens. He found the four stalwart
sons of King George fine fellows and
| thinks they are wasting their time stay
ing over there and playing the rusty
, game of royalty.
Grown Prince Constantine is a fine
chap" said Sheridan, and so are the
other three-George, Nicholas and An
dros. | saw more of Prince George
than / did of the others. and | can
vouch for him IN any game. He is
typical good fellow, and one can't help
but like him. One day while | was
practicing at throwing the discus he
came up behind me and kept his eye
on my work for some time before /
was aware of his presence.
Il was throwing the discus right to-
ward a little stream-a sort of Greek
edition of the Shannon it must be-and
falling short Of ii by about fifteen feet.
Just then l felt a tap on my shoulder
and turned around to find il came from
Prince George.
I'll throw you into the river if you
don't fire that weight into ii the next
throw, said the prince. He looked
as if he might he able TO make good
his threat, too, for he stands six feet
four inches and weighs $40 pounds in
the buff. 1 couldn't let even a prince
get the better of me in a word contest,
and so l replied:
well. prince. if l stood as much
chance of throwing this discus in the
river as you do of pitching me in, then
would surely win
THE prince laughed and thought ii
was a great joke. When l missed the
water 10y Il few feet lie grabbed hold /
of me. and for moment it looked as
if Martin Sheridan was going to get q |
royal ducling- but he let me of be- |
cause he said looked too delicate. He |
asked me to throw the discus my best |
once just to please him, and I tossed |
it 1876 feet. In the Olympian contest |
l won the throphy with II throw OF 1873 |
feet - inches.
ne only llllnS llllI worried ne III i
Greece was the food we had to eat |
This thing of n strong man living on
funny things wrapped up in grape |
leaves and no certificate of good char
acter with them is not to the liking
of Martin Sheridan. The minute / got
aboard the Republic l sailed into the
feed department and ordered some real
American food. / think | went through
the regulation order OF things about
five times before l got over the attack
of hunger from which had been suf-
fering."
When Sheridan was disqualified in
the Greek style of throwing the discus
he appealed to Prince George. but the
prince said that his style was not ac-
:ording to the rules of the contest
We'll, L can beat that Greek or any
)ther Greek on the map" growled the
freshman.
More power to you" replied the
prince, with a laugh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09
TOWN TO RUN HOTELS
Plan For Preventing Extortior.
on Incoming Homesteaders.
UNIFORM PRICE; PROFIT TO NONE
Food and lodgings VIII BE Supplied
at Actual Cost to HOmeseekers
When ShOshone Indian Reservation
Is Opened-MOney From Sale OF
Hotels After Land Rush Ends Goes
to Town Treasury.

During the opening of the ShoShone
Indian reservation Lander, Wyo., is to
be converted into the only real social
istic community" in the United States,
as the municipality will own all the
restaurants and hotels. says a dispatch
from Lander, Wyo. There will be no
profit for any one, and food and neces-
stiles of life will be sold at cost and Il
uniform price charged TO all, be they
rich or poor This plan has been de
termined upon by the city council in
making preparations for the coming
of thousands of people to register for
lands of the reservation. Il part OF
which will be thrown open this sum-
mer.
Tales of the practice of extortion
from home seekers from Oklahoma
when the Cherokee strip was opened,
of fabulous prices charged for plainest
meals at Bonesteel when the Rosebud
reservation was opened two years ago
and at Devils Lake when the Fort Tot
ten reservation was opened to home
seekers caused the citizens of Lander
to decide upon the plan of owning
and operating the restaurants, eating
houses, hotels and street stands No
concessions for dining halls or stands
of any kind will be sold by the city
and will not be permitted by the au-
thorities of Fremont county.
The city will go into the business and
will conduct stands which will be mod
els of neatness. Small lunches will be
served for small prices, and home seek |
ers will not be held up as they have
been at other land openings and COM
PEELED to pay as much for n dish of |
ham and eggs as they would for Il |
banquet seat at the Waldorf Astoria, |
Holland House. Delmonico's or the St |
Regis.
Similar rates will obtain for lodging. |
Tent beds will be 10 and % cents.
Rooms in the hotels and substantial
wooden structures will make rates Of
so cents per day, which will include
free towels, soap and water. Drink
ing water will be free, as will also the
use of stationery. This will be
unique city when the municipality
owns and operates the hotels The mu-
nicipality has no money with which to
buy hotels, but as soon as the railroad
completes the line to Lander bonds
will be issued for waterworks, and the
inOueH oUldlneu can De maue 10 OPP
crate the hotels during the summer.
After the land rush is over the hotels
will be sold and the money revert to
the city treasury.
The railroad is now as far as Sho-
honi, small town on the edge of the
great reservation. Officials believe the
road will be completed to this point by
July 1. Two giant rail laying ma
chimes are now at work east of here,
and the work is progressing rapidly,
country as broad and
free as 1t was 100 years ago. The only
settlers now in the coded area are a
Few Indians and white men who have
married squaws, and the ranches of
-hese men are widely scattered along
he rivers and on the creeks near the
foothills and mountains
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09

IA cents a gallon is almost useless Tor
automobiles and motor boats The
present gasoline engine, with only q
Slight alteration, can use alcohol as a
fuel. A gallon of alcohol will supply
more horsepower than a gallon of gas
Olinp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09
The Presidents New Designation.

They have Il new designation for the
president In congress now. says a
Washington special to the New York
World. They do not speak of him as
1.-The president" or as the man in the
White House" Instead they say. THE
man up at 1907 and the explanation
of 1t is that the White House Is 1000
PENNSYLVANIA avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09
CALLING BY AIRSHlP.
Roy Knabensbuc's Plan to AIi&ht ON
White HouSe Roof

A. Roy Knabenshue. who in New
York last summer few his airship. the
Knabenshue No. 2, around the sky
scrapers against the wind, soon ex-
poets to sail over Washington daily for
a few days. With his companion. Lin
coin Beachey. he has been engaged By
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09
Disappearfng Forests.

The National Hardwood Lumber as
ISOLATION at its recent meeting in Mem
phis adopted a report that presented
the dire possibilities of the destruction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09
Gift. to Japan. Fighters.

Her majesty the empress of Japan,
according to the Nagasaki Press. has
presented 9S4 artificial eyes and 1,797
limbs TO soldiers MANNED during the
recent war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-09

Who rises every time he falls will
sometimes rise to stay.-Morris.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Victim of Hazers.

Narinette, Wis, Oct. PAS a re-
suit of high school seniors hazing Of
freshmen, in which Ira Bernhard was
rendered unconscious for several hours
from being kicked down the school
house steps, the school board has is
sued positive prohibitory orders
against hazing. The freshmen class
numbers 80. over half of the high
school roll, and at a class meeting in
the afternoon plans were made to re-
sist an alleged sophomore plot to
haze freshmen girls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Arrest Follows Ripon Fire.

Ripon, Wis, Oct 12-Joseph Sur
man was arrested on a charge Of arson
in connection with the recent fire in
which the lumber yard of Barnett 4
Anderson and other property was de-
stroyed. Surman occupied the build
ing in the upper rooms of which cyl
dence of an attempt to start a fire was
found. He was taken TO Fond du Lac
for examination by Sheriff HaXcum
in the afternoon. Surman was entire
" collected and stoutly denied all
knowledge of the matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
SIR THOMAS TO GIVE A CUP
Upton Sees a Game of Foot Ball az
Played Here and Recommends
Rugby.

Ripon, Wis, Oct. 13.-sir Thomas
Upton saw his first game of foot ball
as played in the United States at
Ripon college, where special game
of foot ball between the first and sec
ond teams of the college had been
hastily arranged on Sir Thomas ex-
pressing a desire to see the game. AT
tine conclusion of the game Sir Thomas
shook hands with the players and ad-
dressed theni briefly.
He complimented the boys on their
spirit, but deplored the roughness Of
the game, saying that the Rugby game
afforded as much exercise and enjoy
ment without brutality and danger. He
hoped to see the Rugby game intro
duced in this country and said he
would like to give a cup for the pur-
pose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

H. Austin is here from Austin
vile, Ia, on visit.
Turn out and hear Rankin and
Babcock at the opera house next
Wednesday.
Christian Bryhan had the mis-
fortune to break an ankle in a
runaway accident Wednesday.
Mrs. A. R. Wanezek of Bloom
ington is here this week visiting
her sister in-law, Mrs. M. nj. Kiley.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will serve a chicken PIE supper { t
the church on Tuesday evening
next. Supper % cents.
Congressman BaDcock will be in
Lancaster next Wednesday evening
in company with A G. Rankin,
who will make political speech on
the issues of the day.
"A G. Rankin, the molder orator
of national fame, needs no introduc-
ton to people of Lancaster and
vicinity. Do not fail to hear him
next Wednesday evening at Reeds
opera house.
"A Mondovi, Wis, woman gave
birth to four boys, and Fond du
Lac, Wis, woman had her third
pair of twins, both of these remark
able happenings occurring on Oct
5. It is time for some other state
to come forward if they want tC
keep in the procession.
Mr.. J. A. Seaton, who is en-
gagged in the drug business at Potosi
was married Tuesday evening al
Dubuque to Miss Mabel Thompson
popular young lady of the latter
place. She was considered one OF
the most skillful and popular pro
fessionaI nurses of that place.
Mr.. und Mrs. Hesseltine, Of
Seattle, Wash, was in the city Fri
day. Mrs. Hesseltine was former
resident of this county. Her hus'
band, C. r. Hesseltine, with a Mr..
Rogers, who accompanies them, are
the promoters of the gers-Hessel-
tine Investment Company of Seattle
w. F. Joeckel: / had laugh
able experience with an Irish lady
the other day who dropped into the
store to purchase an article. She
belongs to Erhat class that always
desire to get a slight reduction in
the regular price and will spend a
half hour in banter. She in
quired the price of the article and
I replied Is cents. Evidently she
misunderstood me to say so cents,
for she Immediately spoke up that
she would give me 45. l explained
to her that the price was but Is
where upon she said, I''Then I'll
give you ten."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Observations.

The rev submarine boat, Octopus,
ought to prove trustworthy. -Bos-
ton Transcript.
The democratic party continues
to have a rare genius for making an
ass of itself. New York Sun.
Generally a woman can make a
much better living at stenography
than at getting married. New
York Press.
The finish of the baseball season
has left Boston but her bak ed beans
to be proud of. Washington Post.
The democratic platform calls for
the abolition of capital punishment.
Does the party prefer suicide? -Bos-
ton Herald.
That New Jersey football player
who was laid up by a kick on the
head should have protected his weak
place. Houston Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

ROOMS for rent: Inquire Of Mrs.
Kate Hyde. 81t2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
High School Notes.

Parents should visit the schools
and see for themselves what is be-
ing done in the classes by the pupils
and teachers.
Miss Sabin has been enjoying a
visit from her mother who resides
IN Milwaukee.
The state building inspectors
visited the North and South schools
Wednesday.
The English Literature class has
finished the study of the first two
canto of Sponsors Fairy Queen"
On Monday a test was given in
Advanced Algebra and on Wednes-
day the American History class was
tested on the condition of the coun-
try during the Critical period fol
lowing the Revolution
The Freshmen class gave twenty
two news items Friday. This gives
them the record for the present
school year.
A general meeting of the high
school and grade teachers was held
in the assembly room of the high
school Monday evening. The sub
-ect discussed was English"
This year the teachers are max
ing a more determined effort than
ever to encourage neatness, good
composition and correct spelling in
all work handed them, either in the
form of notebooks, texts or other
written exercises.
The Physical Geography class
took a field trip Friday and studied
the rock formations at the city rock
quarry. Another trip will be taken
in the near future.
Superintendent Slothower has
placed in the hands of all the
teachers a guide for the marking of
themes and written work generally.
This will insure uniformity in mark
ing and no pupil will get a mistaken
idea of what correction the teacher
desires made.
The course in history offered by
the high school is perhaps as COM
plete as is found in the curriculum
of any high school in the state. The
work is first taken up in the sophie
more year with the study of Ancient
History, Medieval and Modern
History follows directly after Anci-
ent History. Modern History leads
up to the final fourth year study
of American History. The student
taking up the work in this order
learns the relationship of one period
of the worlds history to the next.
The Judge Mills contest will be
held probably sometime in Deem
Der. The contest this year will be
oratorlcal and those expecting to
take part have been asked to hand
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

Samuel Gleason, now of Ne
braska, for many years a resident
OF Lancaster, is visiting his niece,
Mrs George Finney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Hes
seltlne, accompanied by E. Il. Nc
Pherson, all of Seattle, Wash, are
in the city visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George Finney and other relatives
of Mrs. Hesseltine ia this vicinity.
The above gentlemen are connected
with the Washington Meteor Min
ing Company of Seattle, and came
to Wisconsin for the purpose OF pur-
chasing the interests of the Badger
State Mining Company, whose prop
critics adjOin those of the Washing
ton Meteor at Blewett, Wash, in
the heart of the Cascade mountains.
The deal was completed in Madison
Tuesday of this week, 5000, 900 being
paid for the properties, which are
among the richest in Washington,
and the consolidated company is
now one of the largest mining cor
porations on the Pacific coast, own
ing producing gold mines in both
Oregon and Washington. Several
people in the vicinity of Lancaster
are stockholders, both in the old and
new companies connected with the
transaction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

in the names of their orations as
soon as possible.
In many high schools having no
larger attendance than ours 1t is
customary to organize each year a
debating or literary society. The
Lancaster high school might do this,
and during the autumn and winter
months meeting once a week
would result in bringing out and
developing a great deal of latent
literary talent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Safe blowers at superior. WIS.

Superior Wis, Oct. 13.-Burglars
broke into the TurnbuIl- Cameron-Deg-
Ter Furniture store here and got into
the firms vaults. The safe was
tempered with but whether the
burglars got it open is not known as
they left it in such shape that the
owner cannot now get it open.- Thirty
one dollars bills used in a display
window were taken. A bottle of nitro
glycerine was found in the vault,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Local JOttin9S.

@SsssssslssssAisssassS assssss sSsassR-SsSS~
e ection day i only short dis
lance away.
Hear Rankin, the molder orator,
next Friday.
Rev. Schleicher was in Fenni-
more Thursday.
R. A. Wilson, Of Cuba City,
was IN the city Friday.
Ernest Brook was here from
Bloomington Thursday.
Editor Pollock was home from
Madison a portion Of the week.
Burt Busch, Of Fenpimore. spent
Friday in the city on business.
Miss Mary McKelvey is visiting
her brother down on Boice creek.
Mrs. ]. f. Rhodes returned
Tuesday evening from a visit at
Milwaukee.
The Wisconsin Telephone Com
pany has just issued new directory,
which will be placed IN the hands
of subscribers.
Secretary d. W. Hubert, d. D.
of the Wisconsin Baptist State Con-
vention will occupy the Baptist
pulpit Sunday.
Pretty soon the nature of the
blend must be put on every bottle,
but the blend of the breath will be
labeled by the usual Glove
Miss Myrtle Green will be in
Lancaster on Tuesday, October 2Sd,
to make arrangements for organic
ing a class in vocal expression.
Owing to the number of people
IN the city the past week, attending
court, the hotels, restaurants and
business men have done rushing
business.
p. r. Stoffers sale of Short
horns was we'll attended Tuesday
both by people from home and
abroad and everything brought
gOOu offices. 1nO IOIc1 SeeAS0
amounted to over $4,000.
DIR. R. Fl. Henry. of Teskilwa,
Ill, who was formerly editor and
proprietor of the Grant County
Democrat, was in the city Wednes-
day attending court, and while here
paid this office pleasant visit.
Walter Pollock was married at
Racine Thursday to Miss Bessie
Philbrook of that city. Editor and
Mrs. Pollock and Burne were pres
emf at the nuptiaIs. Lancaster
friends extend congratulations.
When a stranger drops in town
Jolly him. Tell him this is great
little city-and so it is. Don't dis
courage him by speaking Ill of your
neighbors. Lead him to believe he
has at last struck place where
good people live.
VIM. Victoria. publisher of the
Grant County Democrat, and also
a candidate on the democratic ticket
for clerk of the courts. was IN the
city Wednesday, attending court,
where he was a subpoenaed as a
witness. Mr.. Victora called around
to see US while here.
Mrs. Greenwood is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Nick Smith on Jack
son street. Mercy Greenwood is
Sc years old, has living children,
% grand children and 80 great
grand children. She came TO Wis
consin sixty three years ago. Her
husband died fifteen years ago.
She is az active as many at 80.
Editor Rindlaub of the Platte
vile Witness and family suffered
and attack Of ptomaine poisoning
from eating impure sausage, the
brand generally known as weiners.
Several other persons also became
afflicted in the same way. All
suffered excruciating pains fol
several days, but are now COM
pletely recovered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

Erev1ty and economy ID noueymoons
the London Express says, are becom.
Ing the fashion. Even wealthy people,
It says, are showing a tendency to
limit the wedding tours to three or four
days in Paris" Many go straight to
their new home from tho church anS
ktaY there
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Justified in Killing His Father.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. 10. - Edward
Roth, the 19-year-old Birnanwood boy
who four weeks ago shot and instant
ly killed his father who had threat
ened to kill his wife and children and
blow up the home with dynamite was
arraigned before Judge GOodland. He
admitted killing his father, but the
court found the act TO be in self-de-
Tense and the youth was dismissed
without sentence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Open Good Roads Campaign.

Beaver Dam, Wis, Oct. 12.--At a
meeting attended by representative
men of the county, it was decided to
launch good roads movement at a
convention for Dodge county at Beaver
Dam on Oct 20. The meeting in the
council chamber was in charge of Wei
lington +. Louckes, representative Of
the National Good Roads association.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Ten Cents
---s-R s11zzEzEssszzsE 49,
Worth of
Stove Putty

XWYHEN you buy your stove,
NJ you can't see the stove putty
W in the joints and seams.
But in month or two, you'll be
wondering why it takes so much
fuel to heat the room.
The putty has shrunk up and
fallen out, and there's big crack
to suck in cold air.
It is not surprising that perfect
combustion of fuel is impossible
under these conditions
That your fire goes out on cold
nights
And that your winters coal bill
is twice what it ought to be at the
end Of the season.
Throw away your limitation stove
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

FOR SALE-1O goods cows cheap It
taken at once. JOE WRIGHT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Cost Yoa 500 Co.l
In Fuel In the
Next Three to
Five Years. ;

with puttied joints-the longer you
use it the more it will cost you.
Save the heating energy of your
fuel by using Coles Original Hot
Blast Stove.
This wonderful heater has a prac-
tically jointless construction, with
out a grain of stove putty in it.
The patented Top Hot Blast Draft
burns all the gases wasted with
other stoves, hence needs but half
the usual amount of fuel. Burns
Hard Coal, Soft Coal, Slack, Ignite
or Wood.
Ask for free booklet on Scien-
tifc Combustion. 1t will show you
how to save enough money on fuel
to furnish two or three rooms in
elegant style, repaint your house,
or buy a piano, in from 3 to years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

FOR SALE: A full blood Poland
China boar; see or write.
AUGUST PAGEL, Bloomington, Wis.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31
5. Q. Pill II!.11lAE:l.;5
HOLD CONVENTION
State Association of the Drug.
gists Holds Its Annual
Meeting.
$50 ATTEND CONVENTION
Attendance Exceptionally Large, and
Delegates Enjoy Picnic Dinner at
the Palisades Near Garret-
son One Day.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Aug. 25.-Drug-
gists to the number of about $50 from
various portions of the state are in
Sioux Falls attending the annual con-
vention of the state druggists associa-
ton. The convention will continue in
session the greater part of the remain
der of the week.
w. f. Michael, of Willow Lake. pres
ident of the association, called the con-
eention to order. Mayor Pillsbury well
coined the delegates on behalf of the
people of Sioux Falls, while F. A.
kreiser, the local secretary, made an
address of welcome in behalf of the
members of the profession in Sioux
Falls. A response to the addresses of
welcome was made by A. A. Wood.
ward, of Aberdeen. Following this the
president made his annual address.
Those attending the convention will
on Friday forenoon be taken on an ex-
cursion train to the palisades near Car
retson, where they will enjoy q picnic
dinner and where they will participate
in or witness various sports which have
been provided for their entertainment.