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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
JOE WRIGHT'S AUCTION SALE.
Monday Feb. 20, 1906.

Having rented his farms, will sell at
public auction joining the stock
yarls in Lancaster, commencing at
10 a. M, the following described prop
erty:
100 Head of Cattle in good flesh
70 steers, coming TWO yrs.old, 10 steers,
coming 3 yrs old, 10 heifers, coming
yrs. old in calf, yearling heifers,
calves, l high grade Durham bull, 2
yrs old.
l5 Head of Horses-3 shire mares, Z
8 and yrs old, l pair of matched
grays, coming and yrs. old, 1 pair
of grays, coming 4 yrs. old, unbroken,
l draft bred filley, coming yrs. old,
l draft bred colt coming l yr. old, all
around horse, coming 8 yrs. old, good
worker, good roader, single or double,
the best broke saddle horse in the
county, has all gaits, l small saddle
mare in foal, one standard bred and
triple bred Wilkes stallion, coming 3
yrs. old, nobody has a better one,
/ Cedarwood stallion, coming yrs. cid,
a nice big black fellow, l Cedarwood
stallion, coming yrs. old, good size, a
nice chestnut. These stations carry
a good bone and are strictly sound.
| driver, coming 4 yrs. old, we'll bred.
Farm ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS grain
binder, used 2 terms, Mccormick corn
binder, used 1 term, Keystone corn
husker and shredder, capacity, 500 bus.
per day, Tiger seeder, Deering mowers,
/ five and six foot cut, with dropper
attached for clover Champion mower,
5-foot cut; corn planter and check
rover, l, 2 horse seeder, 5 corn plows,
3 stubble plows, l stubble pillow, with
drill attached, side hill stubble pillow,
large 2 hole corn shelter, harrows-1
two or 3 horse, l three horse, four
horse: 2 good hay rakes. 3 sets of 3
horse eveners, / new sickle shal p Ter,
| new tanning mill, 1 wheelbarrow,
seeder sows IA feet, large steam feed
cooker. l tank heater, horse clippers,
5 wagons-1 pair Of truck iron wheels,
wood and hog racks,2 buggies-1 single
and | double, 2 sets of bobs, new;
new cattle feed boxes, sets of heavy
and 1 set of new light harness, and
MANY other small articles to numerous
to mention.
Hogs--4O head of Poland China brood
sows, and 2 stock hogs, 10 head Of
shoats.
Grain-A choice lot of Northern
grown seed oats, mixed with
Macaroni spring wheat, which never
fails so bus, 1000 bus. feed oats, 500
bus. of corn. A choice lot of Iowa
Gold mine and Northern grown big
white seed corn, 70 acres of straw, 100
grain sacks.
Terms: All sums of $40 and under
cash: over $40 l years time given on
bankable paper, at 7 per cent interest.
Lunch at noon. JOE. WRIGHT.
P. A. Bishop, Auct.
Geo. A. Moore, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
N tlce to Teachers.

The examination for graduation
from the course of study for common
schools will be held on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, March 1, 2 and
3. Should any school close the win
ter term before that date, the teach
er should return and hold the exam
ination, or make arrangements for
the pupils to write at some other
school.
The examination must be held at
the stated time, or the papers will
not be accepted. Read the instruc-
tons carefully and be sure that all
requirements are met. See that the
certificates of both teacher and pu-
pills are seriously considered and du-
ly signed.
The spring series of teachers ex-
aminations will be held at Platte
vile, Fennimore and Lancaster,
about the last of March. Full no
tice will be given IN due time.
CHAs. NYE Co. SUPT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
Death of Louis F. Reynolds.

Grant county lost one of it's oldest
pioneer settlers Wednesday when
Louis E. Reynolds passed away at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Maggie Calvert, in the fourth ward.
Had he lived until the 3Oth day of
April next Mr.. Reynolds would
have been 50 years of age.
Deceased was born in Coopers-
town, N. Y, Apr. 80, 1914, and
came to Wisconsin when a young
man, locating near Jamestown,
Grant county, where he engaged in
mining. Later he moved to Glen
Haven township where he9farmed
for period of 30 years, thence COM
ing to Lancaster, where he had re-
sided continuously for 80 years-to
the date Of his death.
Mr.. Reynolds was a good man in
every sense of the word and had no
enemies. Every one OF the old set
tiers speak Of him highly and
although confined to his home IN
recent years on account of age and
general debility he welcomed every
visitor with the genial smile and
handshako of former times. He
was twice married. By his first wife
one son was born Nathan, who
resides in Washington. By the Sc
cond two sons and daughter
George and Frank, both living in
California and Mrs. w. F. Marks
(Maggie) who resides at Omro, Wis,
and arrived here Thursday eve to
attend the funeral. The sons we're
unable to come from so great dis
lance. Mrs. Maggie Calvert in
whose care the aged gentleman has
lived for years is a stepdaughter,
and it may be said here that her
very life of recent years was devot-
ed to the care of her foster parent.
Ever kind and attentive, the happi-
ness he enjoyed was due to her
faithful ministrations and self sacri-
fee.
Funeral services were held at 2
p. m. yesterday at the house, Rev.
Ralph officiating and interment took
place at Hillside alongside the
grave of his last wife who passed
away about ten years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

We are getting rather tired of the
north pole. 1t has been overdone.
Time was when we were intensely
curious to know about it and
thought perhaps its discovery might
have some commercial value, but
now it is different. We know pretty
well that nothing is to be gained by
locating the pole beyond the salts
faction of dulled curiosity and the
ambition of the hunter. We can
get on very we'll without the al
legged geographical and scientific
facts" to be adduced by the dis
cOvery. And we are tired of MAX
ing heroes of the plain or garden
Chumps who go in search of the
pole Every man who wants to be
a hero and break into print trots off
to discover the north pole and comes
back afterw .rds and tells us how
and why h tailed, and will we
make up a urse to send him aga n?
Sure to find it this time It's getting
to bea nuisance. Let the old pole
alone; Nobody w ,nts it anyway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
Plenty to Work Besides Father.

Mcdonald Hall and wife Of Cham
paign county, ILL.,, claim the honor
of being the most notable sup
porters Of President Roosevelt's
anti-race suicide doctrine. Mrs.
Hall has just presented her proud
husband with their thirtieth child.
The latest IS girl, and was named
Margaret.
The parents honOred many great
characters in the selection of names
for some Of the thirty. Among
them are George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry,
Victoria Regina, Abraham Lincoln,
Lucretia Borg1a, Victor Emanuel.
Susan B. Anthony, Ulysses Grant.
William 7. Sherman, Philip Sheri-
dan, Cassie Chadwick, Grover Cleve.
land (the latter subsequently,
changed to Benjamin Harrison for
political reasons) William Mckinley,
Henry Ward Beecher, and Shields
Blaine.
The others are only able to boast
of commonplace cognomens. MI.
Hall is a laboring man of CHAMPAIGN
county, and but for the assistance
of his older children might have
some difficulty in feeding the hungry
mouths of this remarkable family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

can state ticket for reelection,
his nomination in court
proceedings, was reelected and now
seeks further vindicatiOn in the
shape of election for third term.
L. M. STURDEvANT
Attorney General L. M. Sturde-
want within the past weak has de-
clared to his fellow state officers
his determination to seek a third
term on the ground that it is i'm
portant that he remain in office in
order to complete the important
litigation against the railroads, in
volving more than $1,OOO,OO in
back taxes, penalties and contes' @ l
taxes levied under the ad valorem
railroad tax law of 1903.
JOHN w. THOMAS
Railroad Commissioner John w.
Thomas, now completing his second
term Of two years each, cannot run
for a third term as railroad com
missioner, for the last legislature
provided for the new state roairoad
rate commission and legislated the
Office of Commissioner Thomas out
of existence at the close of the
PRESENT term. But Mr.. Thomas
plans to seek the nomination as
state treasurer. This was the in
formation given out two months
ago and no Inference to the con-
trary has been heard since, al
hough it is not believed that his
candidacy has great support.
ZENO M. HOST
Insurance Commissioner Zeno M.
Host frankly declares that he is not
a candidate for a third term. It is
understood that he will grayitate
into high-salar1ed position with a
large insurance company and that a
proposition has already been made
to him in that regard. He is the
only Wisconsin state officer whose
term expires next January and who
is not seeking reelection.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

ESTATE of John Yunet. deceased ~s-....
State of Wisconsin. County Court of
Grant County-In Probate, -
NOTICE IS hereby given. that at the regular
for said county, at the court house in the
G1ty OF Lancaster, in said county, on the ist
tuesday OF March, A. D.. 1906. being the
oth DAY OF March 1906 at the hour of
one o'clock in the afternoon. the following
matter Will be heard and considered: for
The application OfJulia Sunderland on tbe
appointment of an administrator IN the
estate of John Yunek. deceased. late of the
town of FennimOre in said county '10
ER GO6 6RSS SEFqqgr OF the the Court:
Dated February 9th. 1906. -
Lowry & Carthew. Petitioners ATTORNEYS.
QSt inS. Feb. 10: last ms. Feb. PAD
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
+ STATE of BENJAMIN letters, deceased.

ESTATE of BENJAMIN letters, deceased.
- State of Wisconsin, County Court of
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said county. at the court house, in the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on the
2nd Tuesday of March, A. D.. 1906, being
the 18th day of March 1906, at the hour of
one o'clock in the afternoon, the following
matter will be heard and considered;
The petition of John ]. Tobin, as executor
for the examination and allowance Of his
final account as such executor, and for the
assignment of the residue of said estate &C
ment and codicil thereto of said Benjamin
letters, deceased. and for his discharge,
By order of the Court,
E, B. GOODSELL,
County Judge.
Dated, Feb. z, 1906
Brown & Brennan, Attys. for Executor.
l ms. Feb. 10: last ms, Feb. "a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
Washington Letter.

FOr some time there has been a
fe9' irg in Congress that the rail
r ais are receiving more than their
just share of compensation for the
transpOrtio1 of mails. While the
mattel. of railway regulation of
rates is being discussed it is possible
that some attention will be paid to
the question whether or not the
greatest shipper in the country
the United States governments
receiving a square deaP' from the
railroads. The authority of con-
gress to fix reasonable rates is I'M
questioned, and it seems rather
strange to an observer that the
lawmakers have not taken up this
matterbefOre. The law fixing the
rate for mail transportation was
enacted in 1878 and amended in
1876 and 1878. The amended law
of 1876 made a horizontal reduction
of 10 per cent and that of 1878 made
another of 5 per cent. But since
1878 no reduction has been made,
although the cost of transportation
TO the railroads, by reason of the
introduction of modern and improv-
ed facilities, has materially decreas-
ed The railway postof1ce cars
used OH most of the railroads are
go feet long. A Car of this length
earns under the prevailing rates,
unchanged since 1878, $50 per mile
a year 1t is estimated that the
earning capacity of such a car in
one year is sufficient to pay its own
cost, which is about S., 500. The
enormous cost of the railway mail
service to the goverpmen Mt admit
ted on all sides to be altogether out
of proportion to the service render
eds more apparent when it is
stated that the annual rate or ex-
penditures for the 1904 railway
mail routes was $41, 5O4, 345 on July
LIST last. In addition to this, con-
gress has been in the habit of MAX
ing an appropriation to certain
favored railroads for special ia
cilities, which is nothing more or
dess than a subsidy, paid direct to
a few transportation companies and
which goes into their pockets rs so
much profit. The amount so APP
propriated was at one time $167, IT'S.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
omitted this item from his estimates
of appropriations for the next fiscal
year, believing undoubtedly that
these railways can improve their
facilities without the aid of a
special subsidy from the govern
ment treasury. In this connection
it may be interesting to know
what these special items Of eXpendi-
ture were and what railroads pro-
flied to the extent Of $167, Us at the
expense of the people:
Southern Railway Washington
80 Danville, Va. 238 miles, $29, IT.
80 a year; Danville to Charlotte, N.
c., 142 miles, $17, $50 year; Chariot
Ge to Atlanta, 267 miles, $33, 43O a
year.
Western Railway of Alabama
Atlanta 10 Montgomery, 172 miles,
$21, 451 25.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
Motto Ito the PL bic.

I hereby wish to give notice to all
and business men and the
public in general, that I will not be re-
sponslble for any debts which my wife
Dora Connor, may contract through
my name, since she has wilfully de-
serted my bed and board.
1Ot4 M. III. CONNOR.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due
to the disease being so insidious that
it gets good hold on the system be-
fore it is recognized. Foley's Kidney
Cure will prevent the development of
fatal disease if taken in time.
j. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
Stimulation Withou: Irritation.

In cases of stomach and liver trouble
the proper treatment is to stimulate
these organs without irritating them.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup aids
digestion and stimulates the liver and
bowels without irritating these organs
like pills or ordinary cathartics. 1t
does not nauseate or grippe and is mild
and pleasant to take. j. Il. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

r. L. Thurber Of the Republican
Observer at Richland Center and
formerly telegraph operator at Mus
coda has been named by Gov. DAY.
idson as his executive clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

He and his wife are very proud of
their progeny, and are. hopeful tt at
after the great wedding is over
President Roosevelt may recognize
their enthusiastic demonstration of
his idea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

Louisville and Nashville Mont.
gomery to New Orleans, 318 miles,
500, 776.25.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe-
Kansas City to Newton, Kansas, pol
miles, $25, 200.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

Electrical machinery has taken the
place of that driven by steam in sew
eral of the principal mineral oil works
IN Scotland.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

IF it can be proved that mice carry
the germs Of pneumonia, the rush
to mount chairs will not be confn-
ed to one sex.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

Chicago has three saloons for
every policeman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

Not great while ago a compel
ent expert on the subject CT COM
pens-.tion for carrying the mails.
who was employed by the railway
mail pay commission, authorized by
congress, recommended a reduction
of 5 per cent of the compensation
on all routes and. a further reduc-
ton varying from to IL per cent
on railway routes where the traffic
is most dense. Indications are that
congress Will give this important
question attention at an early date
and see to it that the government is
given square deal"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

Did you get a valentine? We did,
you bet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17
Seek to Retain Jobs.

Five Wisconsin state officers, each
of whom has already had two or
more terms, are candidates for
nominations at the primary election
next September. Each is busy
through friends saving political
wood"
JAMES DAVIDSON
Governor James o. Davidson,
who served two full terms as state
treasurer and was elected twice as
lieutenant governor, becoming chief
executive upon the departure of
Governor LaFollettee for the
United States senate, seeks election
as governor. His platform IS
economy and business administra-
ton"
WALTER HOUSER
Secretary of State Walter L.
HOuser, serving his second term IN
that Office, has plainly stated to his
associates that he is preparing to
circulate his nominating petitions
for third term and that Senator
James A. Frear of Hudson, an
nOunced candidate for secretary of
state, had no right to give out that
h3 had been informed IN a personal
interview with Houser that the
latter would not seek another term.
Secretary Houser's platform is a
two-cent railroad passenger fare
and his petitions to the railroad
rate commission to render such a
decision are said by friends to be
the fir t par. OF his campaign.
JOHN J. KEMPF
State Treasurer John J. Kempf
has his nominating petitions printed
and ready for circulation, and thew
will be sent out within a few
weeks, but he is being advised to
wait until the spring election has
been held and the campaign in
Milwaukee has passed by. Treasurer
Kempf claims reelection on the
ground that he was abused by the
LaFOllette administration by being
thrown out of office for an alleged
shortage of some $4,000 to the ac-
counts of land sales. When thrown
out he was already on the republi-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

FOR SALE: Two good sewing
machines cheap or will take wood
or hay in exchange for them.
Off w. B. DYER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-17

1t is very often the case that when
the government endeavOrs to carry
out policy of retrenchment with a
view of cutting down expenses, they
begin with those who are least able
to bear the Inconvenience resulting
from such a policy. For some time
the postoffice department. has had
under consideration the ACCESSIBILITY
of discOnt inuing or reducing in part
some of the rural free delivery
routes, upon which the entire agri-
cultural population of the country
depend for their mail service, and
to which they are justly entitled.
Mr.. De Graw, the fourth assistant
postmaster general, has recently
given out the following statement
concerning the proposed reduction:
The inspection of the service
which has been instituted is with a
view to ascertaining the cause for
any adverse conditions which may
exist, and the possibility of remov-
ing such conditions. On discover
ing that there is lack of patronage
on given route, consideration is
given first to the possibility of in
creasing the interest in the service
on the route; second, to possibility
of rearranging the routes SO as to in
crease the patronage; third, to the
poss' b1lities to establishing every
other day service in lieu of daily
service, and, last, to it's discontinue
ance where the conditions are such
that the expenditure involved in
the operation of the route is un-
warranted.
while no fixed rule as to the
amount of mail which should be
handled on a rural route has been
adopted, still the department feels
that the average rural route should
handle 5000 pieces Of mail per
month, with a possible minimum of
1000, but the question of the dis
continuance Of the service on routes
must in all cases depend upon the
conditions as they may exist on such
routes, and the expenditures in
volved in operating the service on
given route might not be deemed
warranted even though the mini
mum Of 1000 pieces of mail per
month were handled, where it was
found that a considerable, number
of the possible patrons were not
availing themselves of the benefits
of the service.
The bee., 1906-08-09
A WORD WITH ADVERTISERS

A beggar in rags is often
stronger in a clothing adver-
tisement than the dudishly
dressed figure. The rags of the
beggar emphasize the import
ance of having a new suit of
clothes, which again points to
the fact that your business is to
supply all with clothing that
stand in need of articles to wear.
1t makes of strong contrast be-
tween the bad clothing of the
beggar and the good clothing
you have to sell. On the other
hand, the more perfectly you
represent your clothing on the
figure the more you destroy the
contrast between the dress aud
the clothing for sale. A stong
illustration might be produced
by placing near the beggar's rags
suit of clothes hung on a stand
so as TO show vest, coat and
trousers. The contract would
heighten the effect of both, and
the mird would flash from the
Que to the other with the increas-
ed feeling of the great difference
between the beggar's suit and
that you have for lie.
The bee., 1906-08-09

"there is almost certain to be a
lynching if the negro is caught"
the impression is spread broad
cast that the mob spirit is pre-
dominant In the community and
that, Notwithstanding the posi-
tive declarations of public Off
Gals to the contrary, the officers
cannot or will not control the
situation, though they are in
control and fully forewarned.
There is nothing so dangerous
as the mob spirit. Let the good
citizens discountenance it under
any and all circumstances.
Moreover, there is not in Ken
lucky nor in the South, if in
deed there be anywhere, any
sort of doubt that the negro who
commits an assault and is prov
en- guilty will be given the ex-
IRENE penalty provided by law
for the degree of the offense
committed. This ought to be
argument enough. The punish
ment is sure if the suspect is
proven guilty. The law abiding
citizen must be satisfied. The
veriest firebrand ought not to de-
mand more.
Let us leave passion aside,
consider the good of the public
generally and discountenance
the mob spirit under all circum-
stances.
The bee., 1906-08-09
CUTICURA SOAP AND
CUTICURA OINTMENT

"For a long time l suffered with
sores on the hands which were itching,
painful, and disagreeable. l had three
doctors and derived no benefit from
any of them. One doctor said he was
afraid to touch my hands, so you
must know how bad they were; an
other said 1 never could be cured; and
the third said the sores were caused
by the dipping of my hands in water
in the dye-house where | work. l
saw in the papers about the wonderful
cures of the Cuticura Remedies and
procured some of the Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment In three
days after the application of the
Cuticura Ointment my hands began
to peel and were better. The sore
ness disappeared, and they are now
smooth and clean, and am still
working in the dye-house.
~ strongly recommend Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment to any
one with sore hands, and l hope that
this letter will be the means of help
ing other sufferers. Very truly yours,
Mrs. A. e. Maurer, 2340 State St.,
Chicago, ILL.,, July l, 1905"