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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
RACINE PLOTTERs IN COURT.
Held in $4,000 Bail. District Attor-

Held in $4,000 Bail. District Attor-
ney Not Being Ready for Case.
H. d. Miller and Fred Stocking, ar
rested in Milwaukee, charged with at
tempting to extort $4,000 by blackmail
from the family of Richard T. Robinson
of Racine, were taken into court for a
preliminary examination, but the district
attorney was not ready and they were
held on $1,000 bail to appear in a week.
Both were remanded to Jail. Stocking
admits, it is said, that he wrote a letter
to Mrs. Robinson demanding the money
and that he wrote it left-handed so as to
disguise his original writing. Miller, his
brother-in-law, now admits, so it is al
legged, that he was an accomplice and both
are willing to plead guilty. The penalty
for an attempt to extort money is from
ono to two years in the penitentiary or a
fine not to exceed $500 or less than 500.
Stocking and Miller have called for Rev.
Mr.. Chynawith, pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church of Racine, for the
purpose of making complete confessions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
ELECTION FASHIONS.

N~O0~O~0-o~N-~00-0-@O0
After searching the lower floor of
his house vainly, Mr.. Macumber found
his wife before a mirror in her dress
Ing room, trying on a hat. At his en-
trance she turned slowly, as a pigeon
does, that he might see the hat at
every angle.
do you like it?' she asked, anx-
iously.
Every much" he SAID. Mr.. Macum-
Der always liked his wife's hats He
was that kind Of a man.
us the plume a little too rakishly
set on?"
'NOt bit; couldn't be improved
Aren't the roses too deep a pink p
ooh, no, they just match your cheeks,
Molly. 1t is" Mr.. Macumber de-
cided to feel his way. is it a new
hat OF one fixed over?'
'New."
II thought 1 hadn't seen it before"
with great satisfaction. whats on, a
wedding or a club luncheon?"
''Why, Ernest!" Mrs. Macumber's
voice and eyes were reproachful. Il
am going to vote tomorrow !"
''Why, of course" said Mr.. Macum-
Der, readily, although he had quite for
gotten that he was now a resident Of
a State in which women have full suff-
rage.
every woman in Denver has a new
hat-even the cook; and Mary and
katherine asked permission to go out
together for an hour to get theirs"
did you let them gO?"
Certainly; we vote the same ticket"
Mrs. Macumber now held the hat in
ane hand while she twirled it round and
round with the other.
eyes, L shall pin that plume down a
little" she said, with decision. ut is
not quite conservative enough for the
polls, and as this is practically my first
appearance in politics since we moved
here, am anxious to show just the
proper feeling. -
"I'm doubtful, too, about those pink
roses. Do you think violets would
show IA higher perception of my
privileges and duties? You know just
a shade might make all the difference
possible to my future here. They say
Mrs. Storrs, of the State Federation,
owes the presidency to her bonnets."
"Your hat is just right, in moral and
picturesque effect, and every other
way"
Mrs. Macumber smiled appreciatiye-
". She was not the foolish kind Of
woman who does not know a perfect
husband when she has one.
"You are such a support and COM
fort! she said, sincerely. "And l can
unpin the plume for the tennis tourna-
ment next week." she added, happily.
Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
BOY MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH.
Montague FOurness Drawn Into
Grain Chute and Loses Life.

Montague FOurness Drawn Into
Grain Chute and Loses Life.
Montague FOurness, the 11-vear-old son
of Charles FOurness, a locomotive boiler
Inspector of the Milwaukee Road, met
death in tragic manner at Richfeld, by
suffOcation in a grain elevator. With a
brother, four years older, Montague went
to Richfield on an GRAND for the father.
While waiting at the station, the boys
entered the grain elevator alongside the
tracks and amused themselves in jumping
from one grain bin to another and in oc-
casionally jumping into the grain in the
bins WOrkmen below, not knowing of
their presence, suddenly opened one of
the hOppers and the grain instantly start
ed to move. Montague was in the grain
of the particular hopper. He screamed to
his brother I'm going down; I'm going
down." The brother sprang to the side
of the bin and catching his brother by the
arms made frantic efforts to pull him out,
but the suction was too great and in
few seconds he was forced to let go as
he saw his brother rapidly sink in the
descending grain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
All Over the State.

The flour mill of KenOp & Schleis at
Fish Mills has been destroyed by fire. The
loss is $4,000.
The postoffice at Chiffon was entered
and the safe was blown, but nothing of
value was secured.
Mrs. Frieda Hermann, "a years old,
of the town of Somers, fell from fence
and died two hours later.
The body of John Kraus, an old sol
der, was found in the woods near Rock
field The man had died from exposure
and hunger.
Miss Louise Liebl, aged SO years, is
dead of lockjtw at Sheboygan. Her ill
ness was caused by a set Of false teeth,
blood poisoning setting in.
Joseph Buchan of Theresa, a freshman
at the State University in Madison, held
off crowd of sophOmores with pistol
and knife and escaped a hazing.
Julia Winslow, living near War
rem, committed suicide by saturating her
clothes with kerosene and setting fire to
them She was the last of six sisters, all
of whom committed suicide. She was 40
years old.
In a battle between gangs of boys from
North and South La Crosse for the pos
session of fishing grounds on the La
Crosse River, Frank Schaefew, aged 10
years. was shot in the head and probably
fatally injured.
Henry Kelley of Montfort, while fish
ING in Lake MOnOna, found a pOcketboOk
containing a certificate Of deposit for
81 1000 on the American Insurance Bank
of West Superior and a draft on Sc
attic bank of $3.50 floating in the water.
Mr.. Kelley has advertised the find and
refuses to disclose the identity of the
depositor. So far as known there has
been no accident or suicide OF the lake.
The police are investigating.
Four men were buried under tons of
wreckage by the collapse of the roof of a
steel ore trestle at the plant of the Illinois
Steel Company at Milwaukee. One Of
the men was crushed to death.
The malt house lit Waterloo. belonging
to tie Badger State Malt and Grain Com
pany of Chicago was destroyed by fire.
The loss is esticnated between $4,000 and
100000. partly covered by insurance.
A spanking, administered by his father
in court. was the sentence pronounced by
Justice Blewett Of Fond du Lac on Guy
Higgins. - years old, who stoned a street
car. His mother approved the sentence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
The unfoolahIe You


When you've settled down at
night,
Locked your door, put nut the
light,
When you've shut the world from out
your little room;
When you've stopped !aur daily
work
At the coming of the mirk,
then you're face to face with truth,
amid the gloom.
For there's no one there to fool,
And your judgment dares be cool,
While the thoughts you face are
merciless and true;
You may hoax the world. my boy,
With the ta.<ics you employ,
ut you've not succeeded yet in fool
ing you.
In the daily grist of toll,
In the treadmilI and the mol,
vicissitudes of traffic, you are wont
To be tempted to cajole,
COaxed to jeopardize your soul
fe is battle; we must smile and bear
the brunt.
But at night when all is still,
When the tensions off your will,
mes the truth that must be recOg-
nized as true,
You can fool some people, boy,
With the methods men employ,
It you'll never find it easy fOOling
you Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
THE DYING HAWAIIAN RACE.
Intermarriage Is the Only Hope for
the Brown Men of the Pacific.

Intermarriage Is the Only Hope for
the Brown Men of the Pacific.
A very dark shadow has been felt to
hang over the future of the native
Hawaiians. 1t comes from the early
and obstinate depopulation which be-
gan with Cooks discovery in 177S.
The most reliable estimates place the
then population at not less than 250,-
900. At the arrival of the missionar.
les in 1920 not more than 100000 re.
NAMED, and the multitude of aban.
doned village sites gave the old mis-
siOnaries an impression that fully two
thirds of the people had disappeared.
The causes of that enormous NOR.
tally were not obscure They were
the introduction among the long-isolat-
ed "nature-race," wholly lacking the
immunity enjoyed of Continental peo-
pies, of new and virulent diseases,
which swept them off. Chief among
these diseases was one which Cooke
ship brought, and which speedily in
fected the entire population. Tuber-
culosis contributed.
Added to these hostile influences
were the depopulating wars of Kane
hameha, and the destructive collection
of sandalwood, while whaleships con-
verted every seaport into a public
brothel.
Mitigating and remedial influences
have since then operated favorably
under increasing moral culture and in
telligence, but the depopulation is not
yet wholly checked. Estimating from
the later census figures there are now
remaining less than 10000 pure
Hawaiians, and not more than 10000
part Hawaiians. The total racial dim
mutton has been about One-half in
the last half century, although part
Hawaiians have rapidly increased dur
ing that time. The excess of deaths
over births still remains, with great
mortality among the pure Hawaiian
children.
What are their prospects for the
future? We should answer measurably
hopeful There is manifest improve
ment. Especially is this the case
among the mixed breed, who are rap
idly gaining in numbers, due to their
superior energy and intelligence, and
to their wiser care of offspring. I'm
der present outlook, the mixed Ha-
waiians are likely in a very few gen
erations greatly to exceed the pure
native breed in numbers The pre-
vailing language of both classes will
have become entirely English, due to
the vigorous teaching of English in
the common schools, where Portu-
guese and Asiatic youth, alike with
Hawaiian, are learning good Omitted
States" which will displace the out
landish tongues, as it does on our con-
tinent.
The future commingling of Hawaii
an blood with the other races will not
be an unwholesome one. The Ha-
waiian natAre is coura geous and gen.
erous, and peculiarly receptive to new
/ light. The Japanese race anciently
received a very large infusion Of cog
nate Oceanic blood, which loosened
up their ancient Monaghan stiffness
and made them versatile and recep-
/ tive. We may thus look forward to
the future descendants Of the Ha-
waiians with hopefulness and pride.
/ The future composite result will make
the coming Hawaiian civilization a
/ bright one under the presiding power
Of American Institutions-St Louis
/ Republic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
GIRL WILL GET HERO MEDAL.
Bravery of Student In Saving Lives
Will BE Rewarded.

bravery OF Student In Saving Lives
Will Be Rewarded.
Miss Elsie Plantz, daughter of Presi-
dent Samuel Plantz of Lawrence univer-
sity, and Irwin W. Church of Menominee
Falls, a graduate of the last class of Law
renee university, will receive Carnegie
hero medals because of their work during
the winter of 1904-1905 in saving the
lives of three Lawrence girls who had
broken through the ice in the Fox river at
Appleton and were we'll nigh exhausted
when pulled from the water. Mr.. Church
heard the cries of the girls from a dis
lance of three blocks. Rushing to the
river front, he saw the trio struggling to
get on top of the ice. He crawled on
his stomach on the ice to keep from break
ing down with him and after several min
utes' work managed to get all to safety.
Miss PlantZ was the first to see the acct
dent and in her efforts to lend assistance
she broke through the ice John p. Cow
an of New York, representative of the
Carnegie hero medal commission, has been
IN Appleton and announced that some
time in January medals will be presented
to Miss Plantz and Mr.. Church
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
MRS. UPHANI IS ELECTED.

State w. G. T.. U. Chooses MarshfieId
Woman for President.
Mrs. Mary @. Upham of Marshield
was elected president of the State w. G.
T. o., after the organization appropriated
S1,4O0 for State work during the coming
year. Other officers elected follow: vice
president, Mrs. w. A. Lawson, Madison
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Eliza Fow-
Ter, Spencer; recording secretary, Mrs. A.
e. Strong, Madison twentieth term) /;
treasurer, Ida NJ. Cook, Green Bay (thir
teenth term).
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
LOCATED BATTLE FIELD.
Man Finds ROxbury Was Scene of
Fight in Black Hawk War.

NASiH = THUS ALOAUuEE " us SCtnC OF
Fight in Black Hawk War.
The exact site of the battle of Wiscon-
sin Heights of the Black Hawk war has
been discovered by G. n. Brown, a Madi
son abstract man, who found it IN records
of early surveyors. The impression has
been that the battle was fought just
across the river from Prairie du Sac, but
Mr. Brown locates it three miles further
down the river in the town of Roxbury,
Dane county. At the first annual pill
grimage of the Sank County Historical
Society Mr.. Brown pointed out the site
of the field for the first time. DR.. r. G.
Thwaites Of the Wisconsin State His
torical Society regards it as an impor-
tant discovery
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
CHARIvARI CAUSES DEATH.
Physician at Crivitz Killed at Home
of Newly Married Couple.

Dr. Henry Frank Conover of Crivitz
young physician, was fatally shot at Cri-
vitz by Richard Hamilton, saloonkeeper,
at charivari. Hamilton says the gun
was discharged accidentally, but he has
been arrested pending the inquest. The
tragedy occurred at the home Of a newly
welded couple. DR.. Conover heard the
noise and went to the house to quiet the
crowd. He was entering the door when
the shot was fired. He was carried into
the house and died in a short time in the
arms of the man who shot him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
SNAKES RUIN A DAM.
Hundreds of Reptiles Found at
Mountain by WOrIzmen.

George Merline tells strange story
regarding the going out or the Farm dam
at Mountain last spring. Merline says
that some of the men employed in the
work of rebuilding the dam were busy one
day with their pickaxes when they ran
across a small hole out of which two or
three snakes were protruding their heads.
One of the men drove his pick into the
hole and Immediately the snakes began
sliding out of it. The workmen, he says,
killed thousands Of the reptiles. The
snakes may have been the real cause of
the dam going out last spring, by digging
holes in the approaches. The snakes are
spotted and it is believed they are what
is known as pine snakes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
FORTY BOYS ON STRIKE.
Machine Tenders in Marinette Paper
Mills Walk Out.

Forty boys employed as machine tend
rrs in two Marinette mills of the Me-
nominee and Marinette Paper Company,
struck. The trouble started in a row over
In order to clean up the mill. The others
ttruck in sympathy and now all demand
Ligher wages. The paper company has
secured help to take their places.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Worked Before Eating.

"'Do you ever take any exercise after
hearty meal, my man?" asked the
lady at the back door, with an eye in
the direction Of her woodpile.
do I?' replied the tramp between
bites. "Why, ma'am, I've been walking
all morning after this one !''-Yonkers
Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

Bankers from North Dakota Threat

Bankers from North Dakota Threat
en- Action Against Great Northern.
President Cashel of the North Dakota
Bankers Association, who has been in
Superior with committee of four bank
ers to investigate the grain inspection
situation, declares that the Dakotans will
request the Great Northern to open its
elevators to the public for grain at once.
In event of the refusal OF the road to do
this without delay he says that they will
at once go ahead with plans to build an
elevator in Superior to receive their grain.
The company is said to have leased its ele-
vators to A. d. Thompson of Duluth to
evade the Wisconsin grain inspection law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
FALSE SCALES ROB PEOPLE.
Milwaukee City Attorney May Pros
ecnte 200 Butchers.

The city attorney has been asked to
start prosecutions against over 200 butch
ers and grocers in Milwaukee who use
computing scales of certain type. The
agitation was started when Frank NJ.
Englehardt, an agent for rival scale,
made the assertion that Milwaukee people
and those of other cities, too, are being
cheated out of thousands of dollars an
nually by the use of these scales.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
JOHN HARRINGTON DEAD.
leading Figure in Democratic Poll

I4Ct1U1nS NIsIEt Ia DcInOcFstltc t'OII-
ties OF EEen0sIa County Expires.
John T. Harrington. aged IS years. for
many years Il leading figure III Demo
cratic politics. died ait his home in Ke-
nosha. after long illness. The deceased
was an Enelishman, but had resided in
Kenosha since 1860 For many years he
was town marshal and later served as
chief of police. lie also held the Office
If assessor. He was the father Of twenty
nne children, fourteen surviving him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

Walter Graham Blackie, of Blacllie
and Sons, the Scottish publishers,
died the ether day at the age Of nine
ty-one. Besides Latin and Greek, he
read German, French, Italian, Span
ish Danish, Morse and Dutch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20


Gus assortment Of merchandise, includ-
ing foodstuffs and manufactured goods.
From the fact that we sent out last
year $45, 900 worth of mules, which will
supplant a considerable number Of
oxen in farm work, and from the
further fact that during the last two
years we have sent out $4,000 worth
Of automobiles, it may be inferred that
the seeds Of the hustle" plant have
fallen on Porto Rican soil and are
springing up and bearing fruit. We
are sending out electrical apparatus,
cash registers, typewriters, pianos, silk
goods, clocks, watches and jewelry.
The largest items on the list are rice
($3, 347, 101) and manufactures of iron
and steel $3,24O,649). Three-quarters
of our own import account is represent
ed by sugar, and a large slice Of the
remainder is represented by cigars
($3,069,576). 1t seems almost incred-
ible, but the figures show that we
bought last year only beggarly $27,-
900 worth of Porto RicO's really su-
perior coffee.
If the people of this country would
buy, as they ought, about $1OOOO,OOO
worth Of Porto Rican coffee every year
we should hear no more walls from
our forgotten island With the excep-
ton of that industry, the most import
ant to the Porto Ricans. the economic
situation presents a cheerful outlook
New York Sun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
PROGRESS IN PORTO RICO.
The Island Improving and Needing
Only Little More Help.

Only Little More Help.
Ten years ago Porto Rico was under
Spanish control. It's foreign commerce
in 1896 was the largest in it's history
I'D to that time. From various causes
the opening years 81 the American Oc-
cupation marked a time of depression
and distress. The great mass Of the
people are still very poor, but their
state is mending. The general situa-
ton is fairly indicated by a comparison
of the figures of total commerce for the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

An elephant will carry load a
5000 pounds with ease.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20
Home for Aged Fire Horses.

G. NJ. Perkins has started project
to establish a home for superannuated fire
horses in Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

1902. 13,2O9,61O 12,443,956 25,653,566
1906. 21,S27 ,665 23,257, 800 45,OS5,555
The total volume of business thus
shows a marked increase, and there
has been an almost complete change in
the trade currents. In earlier days
Porto Rico traded chiefly with Europe.
The larger part Of her transactions is
now an American account. This is
shaun in tho foIIoUiOp fah1n.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-20

Some one mentioned the uOSplCdl'
The doctor looked up quickly. For one
moment the citadel that had been for
seven days so fiercely pressed trem-
bled to its foundations. The hospital!
Here was a middle course. 1t would
keep the case out of McKenzie's
hands, and she would march out with
side-arms. The sister staggered to
her feet.
''Don't-send him to the hospital
doctor! Don't!" A soul, worn down
with nights and days of agonizing sus-
pense. in an utter abandon of grief
was clinging to the doctors shoulder.
No human heart could withstand the
appeal.
"They make an idol of him at
home!' went on the sobbing girl.
Father wouldn't begrudge the farm
if YOU could save him."
The sisters outburst had for mo-
ment drawn all attention from Don
aid. It was the calm that suddenly
called out to them from the sickbed,
like the oppressive peace that settles
over all when. the voyage passed, the
throbbing engines stilled, the splendid
steamer is gliding to her anchorage.
The doctor stepped to the bedside
and placed her hand tenderly on the
invalid's forehead. 1t was bathed in
cold perspiration. The crisis had
come!
The little doctors hand fairly trem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

cnne IRON the high point of the of
points The completed report of the National
ssuchIou indicated that 1924, 600 bales had
70 the hrst OF the and according state
atent accompanying the figures total arrived
oy allowing for mistake in previous and
osAhs the report OF the Census December
a a oasis TO which added 100000 odd bales
ttnneu during the period association estimated
lhat inns represented 979 per total, which
would point 70 yield of under 100000 bales
pad ttle attention to this phase of the report,
pselering 10 base calculation the of
IenIaIiins 10 be ginned during
PREVIOUS years. and houses
Vas nkely to turn out 0.59O, bales Eng
IISh trace evidently took bearish
me week end statistics showed a falling
on IN apparent spfnners tRkings enabling bears TO
que anat the recent falling of in receipts due
q decrease IN the demand. The weather over the
south was generally clear and the estimate
Tor mondays receipts at Houston
hearish ammunition by suggesting decrease
the last week had been due weather o
some extent and that the CHI
more liberal proportions with clearing conditions The
Chronicle, reported that picking practically com
pleted Estimates as to The showing of the Census
day, range around 100000 bales The New-Orieans
exchange will be closed II Monday.
The range Of contract prices in the local market to-day
follows: