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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
SOUTH LANCAS TER.


The farmers paid a good attend
ance to the celebration and are
giving a good share Of their time to
the carnival.
Every hired man and girl seem to
be talking Of the splendid time they
had at the celebration and work
hard during the day; while they
take the evenings to enjoy them
selves at the carnival when IN the
morning they report a rafting good
time the evening before.
Bright rays of sunshine were
shining over Miss Lydia Vespernan
at the carnival. The wild sweet
Williams have withered and died,
while the tame is now IN bloom.
The reason why they now appear,
is that they must have come by the
light of the moon.
John Vesperman says that his
happiest moments of the celebra-
ton was when Frank Morehouse
and himself threw at the negro in
the peek-a-boo hole, he says that
they both got rap at him and
that they would have thrown all
day if they had not wrenched their
arms when they first hit him.
From all reports there must have
been real lively time at the school
meeting held down at the rock
school house this week. One of the
difficulties was their chairman had
three voices, when there was but
one uttered, and they could not
convince him that there was but
one.
Rockville and South Lancastt r
expect to cross bats in a game Of
ball next Sunday.
Chris Vesperman has sold his
saw-mill to Herman Wilhelm Of
Potosi. Mr.. Wilhelm expects to
have it ready for business soon.
A goodly number of young folks
from around here attended chill
dren's day at Hurricane last Sun
day.
Adolph Vesperman can now be
seen spinning a new Staver rig,
which he purchased of G. W.
Knapp & Son.
The justice of peace invites all
single persons under forty years of
age to seek a partner in life and
settle down to business. I don't
quiet understand why he should say
those under forty. Perhaps he
thinks while they are once single
for forty years, they are too old to
commence house keeping, or per-
haps he dosen't think there is any
single over forty. I differ with
in the former, for | should think
under thirty, for when they are
once that age it is hard for them to
make a union and this makes it
rather difficult for the Justice to
join them in wedlock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
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Even ataLAst.

I'm the dark, still hours some one
shouted Burglar
''You don't say?''
''Yes, and then we all rushed out
Of our apartments and down the steps.
In the shadows of a corner we saw a
crouching figure
"Gracious."
and we pnmmeled him until he
was black and blue. Ten the lights
were turned on an ever. bod, gave q
cheer that could lie herd llcc5."
How exc.t:i :. AMI it WIS really
the ! 1rG,ars"
No. 1t VS. = ian.tor We had
F'a@e n Mt evarr 81 cot
tie @'.e7' 2 .~a ln Cd sft-> &c.
Clio
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

The success of our shirt sale is
assured. We Will continue the
sale throughout the coming week,
if the people of Lancaster appreci-
ated the values we are offering, we
would not be able to wait upon pur-
chasers. JOHN FL. HOWE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
Annual Report of School 5up't.
Following is the report of c. E.
for the past year:

Lancaster, wis. June 2e, 19o6-schooI
Board. Lancaster, -Gentlemen-I hereby
submit my third annual report. School was
opened Monday. Sept. II, 1905. and closed
Friday, June s, 1906.
The years work was quite satisfactory. Good
progress was made, and teachers and pupils
worked well.
There was considerable sickness during the
winter and spring which reduced the attendance
especially in the lower grades There We're
several cases Of small pox in a mild form among
the school children. The school board and
board Of health did all that they could to pre-
vent the spreading Of the disease and as re-
suit there We're no very serious cases.
The enrolment and attendance by rooms was
as follows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

u. school Mr.. SIOthOwer 10 Is 2lOS7 Il9 3
The enrolment in the primary grades was
very unequal on the north and south sides.
1t will be observed that the enrolment in the
first room on the north side was 40 and that
the enrolment in the corresponding room on
the south side was "a, an excess of 25 on the
south side.
The enrolment by grades was as follows:
Grade Enrolment Avg daily attendance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

14dLN6J AOIdu1S WAS III A1dulsOu
Thursday.
Mrs. Ed Shaw is home from
Milwaukee on a visit.
The Tri-State fair at Dubuque
will be held August 27-Sept. l.
james Martin of Boscobel was a
county seat visitor Thursday.
-Chas. Gilberry and wife were
here from Cassville Thursday.
If the Herald isn't quite up to
snuff today just lay it to the oarnl-
val.
Mrs. Walter Z9igler aud Miss
Clara Budd are visiting in Milwau-
kee.
Robert Morse, court reporter
for Judge Webb, is home for few
days vacation.
Miss Fannie Kramer ard
brother Harry are guests of Sam
Levin and family.
Mrs. Mary Ollie of Chicago is
visiting here. A grandchild &C
cOmpanied her.
Shows College of Dressmaking
will open school at Montfort on
Monday, July 18th.
W. L. Taylor came home from
Milwaukee to attend the funeral of
his grandfather J. II. Lincoln.
"A lodge of Eagles, with a
charter membership of sixty, has
been inaugarated at Platteville.
Miss Mamie Tufaey and Ora
Rice of Marion were guests of
County Clerk Tuf1ey first of the
week.
-Prin. G. E. Slothower and
family left Thursday for Poynette,
where he conducts a teachers
institute.
Gus. Cammerer, mail agent on
the Lancaster Galena run, is taking
vacation. Chester freedman is.
filing the place.
Mrs. VIM. Way of Glen Haven
was a caller yesterday. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. B. Reed of Springfield,
III is home for a visit.
"A hail storm of no small proper
ton visited a section of Beetown,
west Of the village on the 4th, do
ing considerable damage.
N. F. Clark the Baptist State
Missionary will preach. at the Baptist
church next Sunday morning and
evening. All are cordially invited
to come.
F. G. Muf1ey of Boscobel, a
prominent candidate for register of
deeds on the Republican ticket, was
in the city yesterday comforting
with friends.
-Cassville had big celebration.
Dist. Atty. Kopp made an address
that instilled patriotism to the
multitude. The athletic sports were
of a cOmmendable order.
The people of Bloomington are
to be congratulated on the excellent
music furnished by their band and
their neat appearance on the last
two days of the carnival.
A grand celebration was held
at Mt. Hope on the 4th. Rev. Bird
of Fennimore was orator of the day
and his remarks pleased everyone.
Other attractions made the day en-
ioyable in every way.
DIR w. M. Evans, wife and
child were here for visit from Chi
cago this week. The doctor viii be
remembered by many here, having
been in practice of dentistry q few
years ago. He returned home
Thursday. Mrs Evans and baby
will remain for more extended
visit
-'Creation", the show on the
postoffice corner, has been unani-
mously declared the best tent show
ever seen in Southwestern Wiscon-
sin. 1t is an accurate and thrilling
presentation of the eruption of Mt.
Pelee and destruction of st. Pierre,
and the electric effects seen SO real
that one almost imagines himself on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07

kindergarten supplies to Miss B. 81
Books burned to VIM. Dolman 80
~ Total S317 p
c. E. SLOTHOWER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-07
Local JOttingS.

ers' Institute begins Mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
MAY ABANDON FOOTBALL.
Northwestern and Chicago Schools
Take Strong Action.

Northwestern and Chicago Schools
Take Strong Action.
Chicago. Feb. REFORMED football
as recommended by the faculty repre-
sentatives Of the big Nine colleges az
a conference in Chicago few weeks
ago. will prevail in the future at Dotn
the University of Chicago and North
western university. This was agreed
upon Thursday at separate meetings. o.
the faculty of both institutions. IN
each instance the decision to Abolish
the former styles of college football
was unanimous, and the professors Oh
the University of Chicago even went so
far as to express their preference Tor
the abandonment of all styles of foot
, ball for a period of two years. AS a
step toward this end resolutions We're
adopted stating that it was the desire
of the University of Chicago to abol-
ish the game entirely for such
length of time. A copy of the resolu-
tons will be sent to other universities
composing the Big Nine, with the
request that an agreement be entered
into eliminating the game OF 1ootball
for the next two years
At the meeting of the faculty OF
Northwestern all the recommendations
made by the conference were adopted,
although nothing was said ABOUT apan-
doning the game.
The action of Northwestern means
that Joe Hunter, former football star
at the Evanston institution, but now OF
Denver, ana recently CHOSEN " eiiO
athletic board to coach the team during
the next three years, viii be dropped,
and that undergraduate coaching VIII
prevail exclusively
With the acceptance of the recon-
mendation made by the conference
football. if it is played at all next TALL,
at either Northwestern or the UnlVer-
sity of Chicago, will not have much
resemblance to the former style of
football played at these schools. Pro
fessional coaching will be prohibited;
the training table will be abandoned;
all PLAYERS will have to be residents of
the university for at least one year; no
practicing will be allowed until after
regular opening of the fall term of the
school year; no post graduate viii be
allowed to participate in the game, and
the rules controlling the actual playing
Of the game will be brOadened so as to
remove all the evils that have been
charged up against it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
x. U. win stilI Play Football.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 2.-There is
not the least danger that Kansas uni
versity will abolish football. Students
and faculty are satisfied with the game
as it is played here and even though
the Big Nine" abolishes the game,
Kansas will have a football team next
year.
abolishing football was uncalled for, -
said Judge J. w Green, president of
The athletic association, yesterday. Il
hope the western colleges will pay no
attention to their absurd changes.
There are enough rules now. What
needs to be done is to enforce the rules
that we have. The trouble lies in the
incompetent officials. I don't believe
that open play viii abolish injuries
Manager Lansdon has the football
schedule for next year nearly COM
pleted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
SUCCESSOR TO MCLEAN.
Cummings, of Ocean Grove, Elected at
Missouri University.

Columbia, No, Feb. DIR. W. S.
Cummings of Ocean Grove, N. J., was
elected to succeed Coach Mclean at
last nights session of the curatOrs. DR..
Cummings has had q great career as a
football, baseball and track man with
large success as coach and teacher. He
is especially strong in developing new
men. Until recently he was director
of athletics at SwarthmOre college Dr.
Cummings resigned his position at
Swarthmore because that college de-
clined to support his policy of clean non
professional athletics.
L. D. Ames was appointed instructor
in mathematics and DR.. c. W. Greene
instructor in physiology In the teach
ers' college the resignation of Dr.. A W
NIcAlester as superintendent of Parker
Memorial hospital was accepted and DIR.
Guy L. Noyes appointed as his success
scr. DR.. McAlester resigned to devote
his entire time to the medical depart
ment Of which he continues as dean.
Work on the new $4,000 gymnasium
was reported nearing completion. 1t
viii be occupied early in March.
Reports as to the consideration of the
abolition of football are untrue. The
matter was not even discussed at the
board meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
HOr sPRINGs PIcKs UP.
Horsemen Begin Shipping Then
Stables South.


Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 2.-Horsemen
are beginning to ship their stables here,
but they win be unable to secure stable
room at the Oaklawn course until after
February 10, when Secretary z. G. Steb-
bins is expected to arrive here from
New Orleans. There are over fifty
horses stabbed outside of the track Not
a horse is allowed within the Enclosure
until after the arrival of the secretary.
when it is expected he viii allot the
stalls
The Oaklawn' racetrack which is
owned by John G%adon of Chicago and
Dan A. Stuart OF New York. has been
improved since its ina ugural opening
last year. Various rare flowers have
been planted around the lawns and the
huge white pillars which surmOunt the
promenade are entwined with creeping
vines.
Dan A. Stuart arrived here yesterday
and was well pleased at the fine condi-
ton Of the course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02

vantages, but eastern capital opposes
them, and viii not develop them. So
the quarrel over Bryan's natural ad-
vantages. like the talk over the natural
advantages of the Philippines and Of
every country town in America, will go
on forever.
In the second cabin of the "Simla''
are lot of Chinese passengers. Also,
a lot Of the mysterious brown men you
see in circus professions, and cannot
place. In the second cabin, also, are a
lot of Englishmen, and 1 noticed last
night that they all dressed for dinner.
am coming to despise the dinner coat.
1. have one in my trunk, but I would
like to see some one make me wear it.
We are to celebrate Christmas on this
ship, between Singapore and Colombo,
and we are already hearing of the big
Christmas dinner we are to have. The
first officer says we are to have a roast
pig with an apple in its mouth, III addt-
ton to turkey, cranberries, plum pud-
ding and Christmas tree. But it will
be so hot that we will probably be COM
PEELED to eat our Christmas dinner on
deck.
Today Mr. Mofatt went down into
the dining room to do some writing.
Calling a brown man, he ordered the
punka put in operation. The punka
is a fan device suspended over the
tables, and a boy stands outside, and
pulls a string, to keep the fans in mo-
ton. They are used in India over
beds, as well as over dining tables. j.
have heard of the punka a great deal,
but exactly the same thing has been
in use in the dining room of MiIler's
restaurant. in Atchison, for the past
twenty eight years.-to my knowledge.
Therefore don't let travellers bluff you
about the luxury of the punka. It is
not unknown in Atchison.
Mr.. Moffatt decided last night that
the upper deck was not light enough,
so he looked up the first officer, made
a roar, and had an additional cluster
of electric lights put in. In getting his
rights, he is always good natured, and
the officers of the ship DO not seem to
hate him. I heard him grumbling to-
night that the cold water in the baths
Is not cold enough, although it comes
direct from the sea, and I have a no.
ton he Will demand ice, and get it.
rather like the 'Simla." The In
dian walters are an improvement over
the Chinese, and understand English
better. The meals are excellent but
we are compelled to submit to the
abominatiOn known as a table d'hote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02

lola, Kan. Feb. Jack Kuntz of
Gas City. has sold Felix K, the pacing
horse which has attained ga4ite a local
fame. to J. W. StiIIwell Nesho Fails
banker, for the sum of 81, 600. Felix X
has made a reputation as a PAGER in
lola and has made better time than any
other PAGER that has ever been on the
local track. This fall in d trial he made
the mile in 2:12 but the time was not
official and therefore could not be con-
sidered a record. The 6act that Mr.. Sill
well has purchased the horse means
that he viii be used a great deal on the
lola track as Mr.. StiIlwelI has always
taken part in the lola. races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
HE DEFEATED TWO OF THEM.
Dick HyIand's Efforts to Whip Three
in Succession Nearly Won.


in Succession Nearly Won.
Denver. Feb. 2-Fighting Dick Hyland
of San Francisco last night in his at
tempt to defeat three 40 pound local
boys before a local club succeeded in
knocking out two of his opponents
Jack Haley and Kid Sullivan-in the
fifth and third rounds respectively of
scheduled five round bouts, but failed to
dispose of Kid Erlenborl, 11S pound
champion of Colorado,z in the same num-
Der of rounds. There was an agreement
that if both boys were on their feet at
the end of the contest no decision was
to be given. Hyland was the aggressor
throughout this bout but Erlenborn
gave a clever exhibition of blocking
and boxing and was fresh at the close
of the contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
National League Contracts.

New York, Feb. President Har-
~ c. Pulliam Of the National baseball
league announced today the following
contracts and releases:
racts-With Brooklyn, James
Pastorius, H. Mcintyre; with Cincin-
natl, Miller Higgins. August Dorner,
George H. -Schlei, P Livingstone, Leo
E Hafford. J. B. Seymour: with New
York, NJ W. Fitzgerald, Henry
Mathewson, Archie W. Graham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
Fast Motor Boat Races.

Palm Beach. Feb 2.-Three events
were run off here Thursday. Easily the
feature of the races was the fast work
of George Gingras' "23'' in the last
event of the day The event was won
by Coo in 1:40:55 with a handicap of
nearly five statute miles. The "23'' was
started at the scratch and finished
fourth only a few yards behind the
third boat, after making the Is statute
miles in the fast time of 1:42:17. Nine
boats started in the race
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02

last Sunday at Augusta, Kan, to Miss
Louise Fexton. Durham win be a
member Of the Blues again this year.
and has said numerous times that he
would pitch better ball this year than
ever before. In his letter to Eeis he
said that he had received a good offer
from Tebeau and that he would be on
hand for the spring training about
March so. Mr.. and Mrs Durham viii
live in Douglass. Kan. until they move
to Kansas City in the spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
walsh and Attem May Battle.

Boston, Feb. Jimmy Walsh and
Abe AtteI in all probability will fight
for the featherweight championship in
san Francisco on February q James
Cohroth today telegraphed an offer of
so per cent of the gross receipts for the
fight to take place on that date. Wash's
manager has accepted the offer and At
tel is eXpected to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02

dinner. That is, dinner does not begin
until all the passengers are seated.
Then the head waiter strikes a bell
and everything is served in courses.
If you do not care for soup, you are
compelled to wait for the fish course;
if you do not care for fish, either you
tvHita until all the others are served
with soup and fish IF you want only
a little fruit, you get 1t at the end Of
an hour.
The citizen of Missouri. who isn't
having a good time, sat in the smoking
room for two hours this afternoon.
and growled. Nothing suits him and
he can not find out anything. Finally
he walked out, saying: 81 intend to
write to the Democrat He is
down in the dining room now, pouring
out his indignation to his favorite
newspaper. But the dining room is
warm. and the perspiration causes his
nose glasses to fall off. and this also
aggravates him. The old fellow great
~ amuses me, although am sorry he
is not having good time. The Eng
lishmen like to gather around him, and
hear him grumble; and he does pref
ty good job of it.
We are still skirting the coast Of
China, and viii skirt it all day tomor-
row. China is a pretty big country:
we began seeing its shores before we
reached Shanghai. E. w H
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
His Skull Was Split.

Humboldt, Kan, Feb. 2.-Milton
Nostrand was killed Thursday after
noon on the George Fisher farm north
west of here. He was drawing casing
from an oil well when the crown pull
ley dropped from the top of the der
rick, striking him on the head and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. ALBERT
Smile, a pioneer resident of Mulberry,
and one of the old settlers of Crawford
county, dropped dead today. Mr.. Smile
came to the county forty years ago.
He leaves nine children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
Collan May Be a DIagnate.

Philadelphia, Feb 2.-Sam Harris.
former manager of Terry MeGovern,
and George NJ Cohan. the actor, are
now Regulating for the purchase of the
Providence club of the Eastern league.
The deal may he cIinched at a confer
ence in New York between Harris and
Pat Powers, former president of the
Eastern Ieague-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-02
Would Use Lucky Baldwin Homo.

San Francisco, Feb morris Levy
has an ambitious plan to open a fight
the Coffroth trust. He is now in the
ten Cofroth trust. He is now in the
south trying to close a deal for con-
cession at Arcadia, the home of Lucky
Baldwin. Being we'll out of Los An
geles, this place would be beyond reach
Of reforners, and Levy intends to erect
an open air arena in which finish fights
will be pulled off