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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Next Wednesday the Big Day.

Next Wednesday occurs the 4th
Of July, and!already the small boy
has commenced to celebrate. Fire
works of all descriptions have been
on sale in the stores here for the
past few weeks, and from the con-
tinual racket here the merchants
must have done a good business.
In many of the cities ordinances
have been passed against selling fire
works before the Fourth, but not in
Lancaster and there is no restriction
on the sale Of the goods. Scarcely
a year passes that there are not
several accidents from the careless
handling of fireworks aud from all
appearances at the present time this
year will be no exception to the
rule. The morning dispatches after
the Fourth always contain shocking
accounts Of accidents which befell
some unfortunate boy who was
celebrating, and not a few Of these
accidents prove fatal. Just be care
fuI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
STILL ANOTHER COMBINE
New York Bonding Companies Now
Charged with Eliminating Com.
petition from Business.

New York, June pa hearing ON
an application of Frederick 3. David
son, of Brooklyn, to have all the bond
ing companies of New York deprived
of their charters on the ground that
they constitute a monopoly, will be
given by Attorney General Mayer on
July 10. The companies named by
Davidson in his affidavit are the Amer
lean Surety company, Bankers Sure
ty company, Federal Union Surety COM
pany, Fidelity and Casualty company
Metropolitan Surety company, United
States Guarantee company, and me
United Surety company.
Davidson charges that the defendants
entered into an agreement to conduct
all the bonding business through a
committee on a uniform scale Of prices
regulated by the amount Of the bonds
required, and declares that the agree
ment is III violation Of the stock cor
poration law and against public pol
icv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
SEISMIC SHOCK IN OHIO
Southern Line of Lake Erie Is Shaken
for a Distance of One Hun
dred Miles.

Cleveland, O., June ga violent
earthquake shock shook the southern
shore line of Lake Erie for a distance
Of 100 miles, the eastern limit being
gainesville and the western Marble
head. No serious damage has been re-
ported. In many instances temporary
panic was caused by the disturbance.
The memory of the San Francisco hor-
ror is SO wildly before the public that
the timid ones feared the worst. So
brief was the duration of the shock,
however, that calm was soon restored.
Scientists in Cleveland explain that
the seat Of the seismic disturbance was
probably beneath the bed Of Lake Erie.
The fact that no serious wave move
ment accompanied the shock. they
add, proves that in spite of its APP
parent violence it was Of minor i'm
portance. That there was only one
shock, but that of violent character.
- the testimony from all quarters. The
0efsmOgraph of Rev. Odenbach. at st.
1gnatius college. tells a differnt story.
however. It's delicate mechanism af-
fords proof of three separate visitations
during the afternoon, the second one
being most generally felt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Senate and House in Brief.

Washington, June %. - The senate
consumed the greater part Of the day
discussing the public building bill,
which was passed. Continued dis
agreement on the meat inspection mat
ter was reported. The conference re-
port on the Lake Erie and Ohio river
canal bill was agreed to. Tillman made
q long speech on the Mrs. Minor Nor
ris incident at the White House. The
general deficiency bill was passed.
The conference reports on the rail.
road rate bill and the agricultural ap-
preparation bill were considered and
adopted in the house. The house re-
fused to recede on the meat inspection
matter. A large amount of misceI-
laneous business was transacted. At
night the campaign thunder factory
was in operation until II o'clock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

Next Wednesday we celebrate the
greatest of all days, the Fourth OF
July. Let all have a good time and
enjoy the event. At the same time
parents as we'll as children should
take due care and precaution that
no accidents occur. IN the handling
of all explosives too much care can
not be taken, and it is up to the
older persons who should exercise
the best of judgment in the handling
of fire works by their children. 1t
is unlawful to buy or sell fireworks
longer than five inches, and seven
eighths of an inch through. 1t is
still better and safer not to allow the
little ones to use them the lawful
size. Smaller crackers are safer
and you can procure more of them
for your money. Again we appeal
to the reason of our people to take
due care and precaution that no ac-
cidents occur.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Teachers Examinations, Grant County,
1906.

The annual series of public ex-
aminations of teachers for and of
Grant county, will be held at the
following places, at the dates here
in named:
Boscobel July 3O-31; Fennimore,
Aug. 1-2; Lancaster, Aug. 81; Cuba
City, Aug. 81; Cassville, Aug. 81;
PlattevilIe Aug. SO, blick school;
Bloomington, Aug. 80; at Lancas-
ter, for additional advanced branches
for second and first grades, Aug.
14-15.
Only the thirteen branches re-
quired for third grade will be writ
ten at the first seven places named,
and none but the advanced branches
additional for second and first
grades will be written at Lancaster
on Aug. 14-15, and teachers must
govern themselves accordingly. For
further suggestions, see legal notice
sent to district clerks.
CHAS. II. NYE,
1913 County Superintendent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
1913
Notice of Annual Teachers Institute.
County Superintendent.

The annual State Institute for
Grant county teachers will be held
at Lancaster, beginning Monday,
July 9Th and continuing two weeks.
Conductors: Prof. G.. @. Shuttle,
of Whitewater Normal; Prin. G. w.
Gehrand, of Baraboo; Prin. K. L.
Hatch, of Waterloo, and Miss Gail
Calmerton, supervisor of primary
work, of Eft. Wayne, ind.
The following subjects will be
revised: Reading, Language, Ar1th-
metic, Literature, History, Agri-
culture, Library Reading, Manual,
etc.
All who intend to teach in the
county, and especially those with
out experience, are expected to at
tend. CHAS. H. NYE.
County Superintendent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
WASN'T LABELED RIGHT
Harmless Compound Called "Pie.
Crust Shortening Is Non Per-
soma Grata in Minnesota.

St. Paul, June 29.-State Dairy anc
Food Commissioner Slater announces
that he would very much like to GET
John Alexander Dowie, of Zion City,
or his representative, within the limits
Of the state of Minnesota. He said
that his inspectors had located a lot of
alleged pie-crust shortening in the store
of dealer in Winona, and the best the
laboratory officials could make Of the
concOction was that it was composed
Of tallOw and cottonseed oil.
1t should hav ebeen Tabled "lard sub
stitute," but it wasnot. The labelon the
can announced John Alexander Dowie
as the manufacturer and Zion City as
the location Of the factory The dealer
woh had the stuff in stock was fined.
az is customary
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
He WOULDN'T PEACH
Pleads the East Side Code of HONOR
and Refuses to Say Who
Shot Him,

New York, June 29.-The police have
another mystery on their hands to add
to the chapter of murders. Thomas
Petto was found about > o'clock in the
morning with pistol wound in his
back on the sidewalk in Forsythe street.
one of the most densely populated sec.
tions Of the city. He was conscious.
but when the police asked him the
name of his assailants he pleaded the
east side ''code of honor" which pro
hibits man from giving information
to the authorities.
Declaring he would "get even" and
that there had been ''no trouble in
which the police had any interest" he
was taken to a hospital. A few mo-
ments later he died. The Petto case
illustratesy me of the most peculiar
phases of criminal life on the east side,
where gangs have continual feuds and
where murders are frequent, but the
slayers seldom are caught because of
the refusal of victims to assist the po-
lice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
THAW IS DULY INDICTED
with First Degree Murder-Mrs.
Thaw Refuses 10 Testify.

ThaW Refuses 20 Testify.
New York, June 29.-Harry Kendall
Thaw has been indicted for murder in
the first degree for the killing Of Stan
ford White last Monday night. His
wife, Evelyn Thaw, appeared as a wit
ness before the grand jury, but begged
to be excused from giving any testi-
mOny whatever. She was treated with
every consideration by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Caravan and by the jur-
ors, who did not insist that she should
answer any questions. She said she
might say something that would in
jure her husband and on that account
would decline to answer any questions
The grand jury's consideration of the
case was brief, and followed a per-
functOry inquest before a cOroner's
jury, which heard the testimony of
several eye-Witnesses to the tragedy
and rendered a formal verdict that
Whites death had been caused by
young Thaw. The latter calmly list
ened to the testimony, and while the
jury was out he chatted with his coun
sci and policeman sitting near, laugh
ing aloud at one stage of the CONVERSE
ton.
Mrs. Thaw, following her appearance
before the grand jury, crossed the
''bridge of signs" and entered the city
prison to see her husband. They talked
together for long while.
Stanford White was buried yester-
day at st. James, l.. l., where he had
summer home. The services were
held in the st. James Episcopal church.
The physician who performed the au-
topsy says Whites death would have
occurred in two years, as he was suf-
fering from Bright's disease, incipient
tuberculosis. and fatty degeneration Of
the liver
Thaw sent a message from the
Tombs to Anthony Comstoclk, saying
he had received letter which it would
pay COmstOck to investigate The let
ter is withheld from publication.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

1t has been beautifully said: THE
old soldier grows tired as the years
increase and he hears only in dreams
the roll of drums and the noise Of
battle. He loveslshi ease in the
quiet afternoon and feels as he did
once, how sweet are ministrations
of sleep. Death need not come to
ask him, for half way up the slope
the veteran is marching, if not so
gaily as liz days of old, still resolute
and bravely as becomes one who is
not afraid to meet whatever foe
may come. And 10! death carries
neither lance nor spear, but only
the welcoming emblem of white,
is the sign of everlasting truce. 1t
must be sweet to know that the
battle is over forever. 1T must be
sweet to sleep in the mercy of Him
who hath made 1t the "balm of hurt
minds. To them the hour will COM
mand the repose that awaits the
resurrection and the life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

We are pleased to see so
many of our citizens taking pride
in their homes. The word home, ;"
next to that of mother" is the
greatest ever uttered by human
tongue. What a refuge the home
is when the darkness gathers! How
glad one is to get a glimpse of home
when time and space have separated
you from it if even for a brief per
iod. There seems to be a good
natured rivalry here in an effort to
make "our home" look a little
heater and thus be the more invit-
ing to the occupants than all others.
Such rivalry is certainly pardon
able.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
SCORES AT BASE BALL

Chicago, June %. Following are
the base ball scores:
League: At st. Louis-Pittsburg 1.
st. Louis 3; at alphabetically
l, Philadelphia 10; at Boston - New
York 4, Boston 2; at ChicagO-Cincin-
natl 2, Chicago l.
American: At New York-Boston 4,
New York Z; at Washington-Phil
phia ?, Washington 4 at Cleveland
Chicago ,, Cleveland 1: Second game)
Chicago 0, Cleveland ;; at Detroit
st. Louis 3, Detroit 2
Association: At St Paul-MiIwau-
kee 4, st. Paul ;: at TOledo-Louisville
4, Toledo .: at apolis-Kansas
City ?, Minneapolis Z; at indianapolis
Columbus 4. Indianapolis 0.
Western: At Lincoln-Denver 4,
Lincoln .; at Sioux City-Pueblo s,
Sioux City .; at Dez Moines-Omaha
@. Des NIoneS 4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast up to s o'clock tonight:
Illinois and Indiana-COntinued
warm and generally fair, except pos
sibly local thQunderstorms in extreme
north portions: fresh southerly winds.
Lower chigan-LOcal thunder.
storms; brisk southerly winds.
Wisconsin-Generally fair: local
thunderstorms; brisk southerly winds.
Iowa-Generally fair, except prob
ably local thunderstOrms; continued
warm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Where 1t Will End.

Insurance companies refuse to in-
sure balloonatics. The life Of a bal
lOonat1c averages about two hours,
if he is lucky. The fad is in it's in
fancy, but is growing rapidly. 1t is
only recently that a balloonatlc in
New York found his wife SO infected
with the disease that she insisted
on accompanying him up in the air.
There is too much uncertainty
about gadding around among the
clouds to please the insurance COM
panies, as a man, metaphoricalIy
speaking, carries his life in basket,
and in case the netting breaks his
life literally hangs by thread.
OF course, some insurance COM
panies take an opposite view of the
case. l heard of one, the agent of
which approached a gentleman who
had indicated his intention of taking
out a $4,000 policy. The agent
was all in tremble to write such a
large amount of insurance. He be-
gan his question:
Are you an automobilist?
No, sir, 1 an not
Are you motor cyclist?'
: No, sir, I am not
1.-THE agent shook his head sadly
AID closed his book.
Fooled again, he said, YIN
company no longer insures pedes-
TRANS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
MANY CANDIDATES.

There are now five candidates for
the republican nomination ct
sheriff, Albert Budworth, La 1caster;
VIM. H. Barlow Hickory Grove;
G. w. Burrows, Lancaster; Frank
He'll, Cuba City; A. 0. Mills, Mont
fort. There are also five candidates
for register of deeds, F. c. Mufiey,
Boscobel; J. W. Miles, Lancaster; 7.
S. Metcalf, Glen Haven; T. II.
Brewer, Watterstown; E. A. Berge,
PotOsi.
All parts of the county are repre-
sented by the candidates above
mentioned, and any one would be a
good man for the offices they seek.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

Many a young man is of the
opinion that money produces thrift.
It is the reverse; thrift produces
money and good business acumen
guides him in making more out of
that already made by thrift. In
the business of making money,
however, one should not overlook
his duty to himself and family as a
man. Sometimes money gets such
a strong possession Of some men
that they forget to be men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Quaker Sheriff Hangs a Man.

Westchester, Pa, June 29.-John
Bodnar, aged 20, was hanged here
for the murder of Michael Siczlus at
Phoenixville. Pr, nearly two years
ago. Sheriff Garrett, who is a Quaker,
caused the execution to be as quiet as
possible, the only witnesses being those
Dermitted by law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Wind WRECKS a Train.

Cheyenne, WyO., June %. = High
wind blew over train of eleven cars
at Weir, a small station east of Chey-
enne. The cars were used as quarters
for Japanese labOrers and were on Il
siding at the time of the accident.
Twenty men were injured, seven seri-
ously. The wind also blew down about
a mile of telegraph poles and did 9th.
err damage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
CANDIDATES.

l hereby announce my candidacy
for sheriff of Grant county. s,1hinct
to nomination by the Republicans
OF the county at the primary cleo
ton to be held September 4th. 1908
Nomination papers in favor of nv
candidacy will be circulated in dre
time.
ALBERT BUDWORTH
May 2, 1906. Lancaster. Wis.
SzS
l wish to announce that I am a,
candidate for the Republican nom
nation for sheriff of Grant county,
subject TO the votes of the people
cast at the September primaries.
FRANK He'll, Cuba City, Wis.
SSS
/ hereby announce myself as
candidate for the Republican nom
nation for sheriff of Grant county,
subject to selection by the Republi-
can electors at the primary election
to be held September 4, 1906.
WESLEY c. HYMER, Potosi.
SSS
l take this means to announce
that | will be candidate for the
office of Register of Deeds, subject
to the wishes of the republican
electors at the primary election
held in September. If you think
me worthy l ask for your support.
E. A. BERGE, POtosi, Wis.
SS2
/ hereby make announcement of
my intention to stand as a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for register-of-deeds, of Grant Coun-
ty, subject to the wishes of the
electors of the party at the Septem-
Der primaries. 7. S. METCALF.
May 80, 1906 Glen Haven, Wis.
SSS
l take this means of announcing
my candidacy for register Of deeds
subject to the voters at the primary
election this fall F. G. MUFFLEY,
Boscobel, Wis.
SSS
take this. means of informing my
friends that | will be candidate for
the Office of clerk of court at the com
ing primary election and solicit the
support of everyone. j.. G. BERRY,
Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

Lenroot still believes his band
will have the only big, genuine,
twenty-karat band-wagon in the
republican parade when the time
for the procession comes and is now
engaged in ordering extension seats
to accommodate the crowds he ex-
poets will want seats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

When a man sends his wife and
children on a trip he sits on the
porch Calone in the evening and
wonders where is the deYilish good
time men are supposed to have
when their wives are out of town.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

The Democratic state conven-
ton, in session at Milwaukee,
endorsed Bryan for president and
agitate municipal ownership in their
platform. Upon motion of Tom
Cleary, plans were made TO solicit
campaign funds for the use of the
state central committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

With all its faults the Fourth Of
July has some good points. No
idiot has started the custom Of
giving everybody whom one doesn't
care two whoops in Odessa for a
nice. expensive present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Iowa Man Nominated.

Washington, June %. - The presi.
dent has sent the nomination to the
senate as surveyor of customs for the
port Of Burlington, Ia, of George H.
I 11661o +
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

Sometimes the man who sits and
waits for something to turn up is
soon turned down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
New Bell Phones.

The following are the names Of
the subscribers, together with their
numbers, lof the Bell phone system
that have been added since the
printing ofithe last directory:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

The Dodgeville Sun-Republic has
rounded out 25 years of existence.
and grows better with age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
THE MARKETS
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, June o.
Following were the quotations on
the Chicago Board of Trade today:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

You cannot afford to be away
from Lancaster the week Of the 4th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

Fruit growers are almost in
despair from the amount of fruit
that is being consumed by birds,
The law in some states prevents the
shooting of birds and some unique
means are employed by farmers to
drive them away from the orchard.
Some growers have already lost
practically their entire cherry crop.
these being consumed as fast as
they ripen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

Cash saleS--Winter wheat-By sam
pie: No. 2 red, S70SSc; No. 8 red. SO
@S6c; No. 2 hard, S2M84c; No. 8 hard,
7S@S2c. Spring wheat-By sample:
No. 1 northern, S60S7c; No. 2 north
ern, S4@S6c; No. 3 spring, S1@S4c.
Corn-By sample &c lower; No. 2,
521b @52Mc: No. white, 531Ac; No. 2
yellow, 52% 053c; No. 3, 52A@ 521Sc;
No. 8 white, 53c; No yellow, 521a
@53c; No. 4, 51@521hc Oats-By
sample steady to Il higher; No. 2, 3Sc:
No. white, 40@4O1Ac; No. 3, 371ac;
No. 2 white, 381a039Ac; No. 4 white,
374 M3S1Ac; standard, 1914 @4Oc.
Live Stock. Poultry and Hay.
Chicago, June IS.
HOgs--Estimated receipts for the
day, $4,000 Quotations ranged at $6.70
aG75 for choice to prime heavy, $500
M670 for good to choice heavy mixed,
S6OOM6.30 for rough heavy packing,
and $5.5O06.G0 for poor to prime pigs.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the
day. 5000. Quotations ranged at 1913
@6.1O for prime steers, $3.S004.5O for
good to choice COWS, S4.5OM5.25 for
prime heifers, S3.5O0425 for good TO
choice bulls, $G.2506.50 for good to
choice calves, $4.5O04.65 for selected
feeders, and $3.5O03.S5 for good stock
ers.
Sheep Estimated receipts for the
dav. $4,000. Quotations ranged at 5000
06.35 for good to choice wethers, $3.50
07OO for good to choice yearlings,
S7.25M7.S5 for good to choice shorn
lambs. S6.OOMS.50 for spring lambs,
and $500 $50 for good to choice
ewes.
Live poultry-Turkeys, per ID, &c;
chickens, fowls, lie; springs, lea 1Sc;
roosters, &c; ducks, 14@1Sc; geese,
S4.OO@6.O0 per doz.
Hay-Choice timothy, S11.OO611.5O;
No. ], $4,000 1880; No. 2, $S.OO@9OO;
No. 8. S6.OO07OO; choice prairie, $1,000
011.O0: No. /, $1,000 900; No. prai-
RE. S7OO@7.5O; No. prairie, $6.OO@
700: No. 4 $5.0O05.5O.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, \. Y, June %.
Dunning Stevens, Live Stock
Commission Merchants. East Buffalo,
n. Y, quote as follows: Cattle-Re-
CENTS ? cars; market strong. Hogs
Receipts 10 cars; market strong; pigs,
so; workers and mediums. $7.00
sheep and Lambs-Receipts ; ears,
market steady; best lambs, $3.50
80: springers. $S.5O@9.O0; wethers.
SG.25m6.5O: ewes. $5.0O@5.25. Calves
~ rl,et slow; best, $G.O0M6.75.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

Somebody who has been making
a study of the subject says the
difficulty Of securing domestic
servants is due simply to the fact
that women don't like to work for
women. The solution ought now
to be simple enough. Let every
man hire butler to run the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
~

[ take this.means of informing my
friends that l will be candidate for
the office of clerk of court at the com
ing primary election and solicit the
support of everyone. j.. G. BERRY,
Fennimore
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30

l take this means of announcing
my candidacy for register Of deeds
subject to the voters at the primary
election this fall F. G. MUFFLEY,
Boscobel, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
Railway Rate Bill Situation.

The railway rate bill is still hung up
on the common carrier question but a
pass agreement has been reached.
based on the senate bill. 1t prohibits
broadly and generally the issuance of
any free transportation for interstate
passage, and then provides an except.
ed class. which is as follows: