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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

HENRY n. ROGERS AND HIS SWIFT YACHT
KANAWHA.
bearers Of Mr.. Hadley's kind messages.
Rather than be hidden to the function
in Mr.. Hadley's headquarters one
Standard Oil man remained for days
a voluntary prisoner in a big New
York hotel. John D. Rockefeller, too,
took pains to avoid receiving one of
Mr.. Hadley's invitations and, it is said,
set in motion plans for a trip to the
south. But H. H. Rogers was so
unfortunate as to be made the unwill-
ing recipient of one of Mr.. Hadley's
polite communications. 1t was thrown
into his carriage, and the oil magnate.
in response to summons which might
not be disregarded with impunity, ap-
peared in due time before the commits
siOner. He brought with him a full
assortment Of what the poet Milton
has described as ''quips and cranks and
wanton smiles" and AIS a iokesmith
succeeded so well at the early stage Of
the inquiry as to earn for himself the
sObriquet of "Ha Ha Rogers" 1t
was only when the cheeky photOgra-
pher fired charge of powder and fill
ed the room with smoke in taking
fashlight picture of Mr.. Rogers that
the latter lost his smile and his tenn
per. Then he left the room in disgust,
and the inquiry was adjourned until
afternoon. In the meantime he recov-
cred his humOr and spent an hour
or SO in the corridor Of the building
swapping stories. Attorney Rowe, coun-
sci for Mr.. Rogers, had been interrupt
ing the proceedings so much that he
was ordered by the commissioner to
leave the room. He declined to do so.
Mr.. Rogers from the witness chair in
terposed with the suggestion: 81 would
like to take his place. l would leave
quickly enough"
At another time Mr.. Rogers had re
ferred to Mr.. Hadley as Judge"
Don't call me that" said the attor-
ney general. I'm not judge" 'Well,
colonel, then" said Mr.. Rogers. "since
you're from Missouri"
Mr.. Rogers chief diversion is yacht
ing. He belongs to the New York
Yacht club and has made many cruises
in his steam yacht Kanawha.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
THE GREAT LOG RAFT.

err by 100 tons Of iron chain. The logs
composing the raft are valued at about
100000. To tow them across the ocean
requires the services of several power
full seagoing tugs, connection with the
raft being made by huge hawsers. The
craft is cigar shaped and was CON
structed by laying the logs in a vast
cradle anchored in shallow water near
the shore. A great derrick was used
in putting the piles together which
with the chains, hold the logs in place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
AN ANTARCTIC HERO.
DR.. Otto NOrdenskjOId, His ExpIOra-
lions and His Romance

lions and His Romance.
The visit to the United States of the
Swedish explorer, DR.. Otto NordensE-
jold, has both a scientific and a roman
tic interest. 1t is the first trip to Amer
lea the distinguished adventurer has
taken since he made his explorations on
the antarctic continent. and this time
he brings with him the young girl from
Iceland whom he recently made his
wife. His bride was Miss Karen Berg.
and she is native of Toensberg. Nor
way, but has lived most of the time
since her childhood in Iceland, and it
was there that DR.. Nordenskjold met
her first, just before he started out to
explore the lands lying about the south
pole. The image of the fair girl of the
far north was with him all the dreary
and adventurous months of his stay in
the far south, and on his return to Swe-
den he set about making her his bride.
The explorer and geographer is yet a
comparatively young man. He was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
An Apt An-wer.

p. L. Hitchins, the cotton exrert
was praising an apt ard witty speech
ut reminded me-" be said, "of 2
scene in a magistrates court that
saw in by boyhOod.
An old man was hailed before a
magistrate for stealing chickens, and
the latter said sternIy to him:
You are charged with robbing hen
roosts, my friend. Have you any wit
nesses?
"The veteran smiled aid replied:
No sir. In my country we don't
rob hen roosts before witnesses -
New York Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
A GIANT LOG RAFT.

Its Voyage of Nine Thousand Miles
Across the Pacific.
The construction of a giant log raft
for towing across the Pacific from San
Francisco to Shanghai, China, calls
attention to the skill that has been
reached in building RATS by the lum-
bermen Of the Pacific coast. This is
the first time towing logs across the
ocean that separates America and
Asia has been attempted. The voyage
is one of about 5000 miles, and the
raft to make it has been constructed
with great care out of about 100000
feet of spars and spiling bound togeth-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27


credentials were defective in that re
spect, there were precedents for ac-
cepting them. After Mr.. Burrows had
withdrawn his objection Mr. Gearin
took the oath.
For a Republican governor to APP
point a Democrat to a seat in the Unit
ed States senate is a somewhat IN
usual proceeding. Mr.. Gearin is the
first Democrat to represent Oregon in
the senate since 1887 and will sit in
that body until March 4, 1907, unless
his tenure Of the Office shall be ended
sooner by the legislature, which will
not meet in regular session again until
January, 1907. He had the indorse-
ment for the senatorship not only Of
Democrats, but Of many stanch Repub-
hcans, and is a supporter in the main
Of the policies of President Roosevelt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

place. He knew that the officials Of
this giant institution would prove clev-
er in lodging the blows that he might
from going about the task. Armed
with authority to take testimony in any
state in the Union, he announced that
it would be Of no avail for members Of
the oil trust to fee to Florida or Cali
fornia or other congenial climeS, as he
would pursue them until he found
them and obtained the information
necessary to the success Of the inquiry
he had been charged by Governor Folk
to conduct He began his work of
investigation in New York because the
chief operations Of the big trust are
conducted from that great commercial
center. Although New Jersey is suppos-
ed to be the home Of the company as a
corporation, there is only the Hudson
river between it and New York, and on
lower Broadway there is big building
which contains the main Offices Of the
institution. Here is the office of John
d. Rockefeller, it's president, and here,
too, is the sanctum sanctorum, guarded
by faithful servitOrs, where Henry H.
Rogers, the vice president and active
head of the institution, directs it's mani
fold operations. When Mr.. Hadley es-
tablished headquarters in New York
he did not send out engraved invita-
lions to Standard Oil officials as if lie
were inviting them to a o'clock tea.
He bid them to his reception in the Of
fee Of Commissioner Sanborn by
means of what in the phraseology Of
the law is known as a subpoena. A
person who receives an invitation Of
this kind may not send regrets.
For some reason the Standard Oil
men evinced a reluctance to see the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

eight years. LedV-
ing it, he engaged in
politics and served
In the Dominican
congress and as gov
ernor Of Puerto Pla-
ia province. He was
eXiled and impris-
oned several times,
participated in a
number Of revolu-
lions and came to
the presidency in
October, 1908, after
defeating the forces
n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

yCdIS OI dSG dUU
was called the young mans candidate.
At fifty-two he is still vigorous, for he
has always been athletic in his habits
and, now that he has re-entered politics
and taken a hand in legislation at
Washington, bids fair to make himself
again a potent factor in public affairs.
He married member of the million
aire Croker family of California.
Representative Fassett is a believer
in thirteen as lucky number. He was
born on Nov. 13, 1853, was married on
Feb. ID, 1879, and took office as collec-
tor of the port of New York on Aug.
IL, 1891.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

1nonC III the anu
slavery movement
and was defeated
for governor in 1862
by Horatio Sey-
mOur. He was killed
while fighting in the
Union army. He
had three sons, and
all of them served
in the army with
their father. The
youngest, J a m e s
Wolcott Wadsworth,
enlisted as a how of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

1871 Ny TIE ldIS
Roswell P. Flower
put an end to his po-
litical advancement
for the time being.
He had at that time
been a member of
the state senate for
eight years and col
lector Of the port
of New York. He
was only thirty eight
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

M +. CLARK w as
awarded the palm
for the following:
lone of the fun
niest experiences /
ever had was with
a woman stenogra-
pher in a western
city. L was billed
for the leading
speech at a cam
paign rally and neg
lected to prepare
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27


through the war. He has represented
his district in congress for twenty-four
years, with the exception Of two terms,
and his son, the speaker Of the assem-
bly, Of New York, who was born TWEEN
ty-eight years ago, followed family ira
ditions by going to Yale, going to war,
going into politics and learning how to
manage a big farm. He made a fine
record during the Spanish war and
later in the Philippines and coming
home won the heart of Miss Alice Hay,
second daughter of the late secretary
of state. He has a reputation for
Craftsmanship and for skill in golf,
baseball and football and is as good a
farmer as though not born to wealth
1t is said of him that he can pitch hay
as well as he can lead a german.
Congressman ]. Sloat Fassett, who is
talked of as the successor of EX-Gov-
ernor 3. B. Odell Jr, in the chairman
ship of the New York state Republican
committee, has come to the front in
politics again after a retirement cover
ing a period of about fifteen years. AS
a young man Mr.. Fassett went to the
fore rapidly and was considered to
have a brilliant future, but his defeat
for the governorship of New York in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

saying tnat q gov
ernor has no consti-
tutional right to APP
point a senator to
serve until his
successor is elect
ed" the candidate
for senatorial hon
ors looked weak
and faint. His cOur-
age revived some
what as Senators
Spooner and Teller
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

Three little babes were nestled in
bed
"l'll name William, Willie and Bill"
mother said;
Wide was her smile for triplets they be,
She lays her good luck to Rocky
Mountain Tea. Great baby medi-
cine.) J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

Gil and also circumventing the ambi-
tons Of General Jiminez. He is tall,
handsome and polished in manner,
speaks several languages and during
his incumbency Of the Dominican pres
idency lived simply and unpretentious-
ly in modest house, surrounded by no
such retinue as some of his predeces-
sors maintained. The evidence is some
what conflicting as to whether his reign
was wise, benignant and progressive
or cruel, despotic and venial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

few hours before it was due for deliv-
cry, when l went to the stenographer
at the hotel where I was staying and
asked her to take my dictation and
write the words on the typewriter as
we went along, so that 1 might save
time and be able to deliver the mani
fold copies of the address to the report
ers just before the meeting began.
Seating myself in a comfortable
armchair, 1 quickly put into words the
address which 1 had outlined in my
mind during an early morning walk
and was congratulating myself on the
time I had saved when the stenogra-
pher suddenly burst into tears. rush
ed to her side and urged her to restrain
her feelings, meanwhile using my best
efforts to ascertain the cause of her dis
tress. Finally she raised her bowed
head.
Would you mind speaking that all
over again, Mr.. Clark?' she said as
quickly as her emotion would allow,
for 1 am sorry to say 1 forgot to put
any paper in the machine"
The United States senate INDUCED in
a little mild hazing when the creden-
tails of John NJ Gearin, Democrat
appointed by the governor Of Oregon
to succeed the late Senator Mitchell,
were held up and criticised. Mr.. Gear
in sat beside his colleague, Mr.. Fulton
who presented the credentials. When
Senator Burrows objected to them,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

James W. Wadsworth, Jr., who, de-
spite the opposition of Ex-Governor
Odell, was elected speaker of the New
York assembly recently, is the scion of
a house which has been influential in
the affairs of New York state since the
first James Wadsworth settled in the
Genesee valley in 1890. This Wads-
worth was a large landowner and one
OF the most noted of the pioneers of
his time. His son, James S., was prom
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

Tt invigorates, strengthens and
builds up. II keeps you in condition
physically, mentally and morally.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will do. 80 cents, Tea or
Tablets. j. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

"What do you do when you outgrow
your clothes?" Representative John
Sharp Williams asked two of Repre-
sentative Champ Clark's children, to
whom he was trying to explain why
crabs and Holsters shed their shells and
snakes their skins
LET out the tucks," answered one Of
the youthful Clarks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

The new senator is native of Ore
gon. The prairie schooner in which
his parents journeyed to the state was
river when he was born, in 1851, hav-
ing tarried there for that event. He
was raised on farm, graduated from
Notre Dame college. indiana, and be-
ing admitted to the bar became a mem
Der of a firm which has now furnished
three United States senators for Ore
gon. He has been prominent in the
legislature and was a candidate for
congress against Binger Hermann.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

One day when Rudyard Kipling was
humming The Road to Mandalay' his
daughter inquired:
Didn't you write that song, fatherW
The poet-novelist pleaded guilty.
WELL" she exclaimed, you'd better
have some one introduce you to the
tuner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

Carlos f. Morales, the deposed and
fugitive president of Santo Domingo,
has experienced great many ups and
downs in the course of his career. Born
some thirty-nine years ago Of we'll to
do parents, he was educated for the
priesthood, in which he served for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

been president of the Produce FIX
change, was president of the Chamber
Of Commerce from 1894 till 1899 and is
a director of many important financial
institutions. AS president Of the New
York Life he will receive a salary of
$4,000, half what was paid Mr.. Nc
Call.
Mr.. Orr was born in Ireland seventy
four years ago and is a man Of stately
presence, with the manners of a Bour-
bon diplomat of the days Of Louis
XIV. and beard that used to be the
envy of the late Moses P. Handy, who
was himself famous for his hirsute ap-
pendage. He is fond of using delicate
perfumes. One day while the SUBJ
way was under construction the rapid
transit commissioner was a member
Of a party that inspected it. To Mr.
Mcdonald, the contractor, another one
Of the party remarked:
Delightful breeze ON these cars, Nc
Donald. At times the air seemed fra
grant"
eyes," interposed Perry Belmont,
who stood near; mcdonald gave Mr.
Orr a seat in the front row, and the
wind blew through his whiskers.'
Representative Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri,, who created a sensation in the
house Of representatives recently by
booming Uncle Joe Cannon as a can
didate Of the Republican party for
president, is famous for his apt retorts.
During the speech in which he referred
to Speaker Cannon as a possible candi-
date for the presidential nomination
some one asked Mr.. Cannon what kind
Of Democrat he called himself. The
speakers reply was prompt and to the
point.
81 am a Champ Clark Democrat" he
said.
In 1904 while swapping campaign
stories with other politicians on the
way to Esopus to notify Judge Parker
of his nomination to the presidency,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

Will conduct sales anywhere on
reasonable terms. Have had a
number of years experience as an
Auctioneer. Am thoroughly ac-
quainted with pedigrees, breeds,
values and individual merit. Gen
eral Farm Sales given careful at
tention. Write me before claim
ing a date.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
On the Trail
OF the Standard
Oil Octopus

Wv bert S. Had
ley, attorney
general of the
state of Missouri,
boarded the train
for New York car
rying with him a
club for the Stand
ard Oil trust he
knew it would be
hard to use the
a1111N =. H. IL 4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
PROFESSIONAL CARDS,

LEADING ATTORNEYS
TTORNEYS-RUsHNEII WATKINS & MoSps
Farmers Phone, So: Union Phone 49,
Fractlce IN all State and United Stales
courts. ONCE over State Bank of Grant
county.
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

has several times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

PHYSICIAN. GODFREY, M d.
Office over pos .oface. Residence two blocks
northwest of Grand Central hotel,
Lancaster Wisconsin.
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sickening shivering Fits

and cured with Electric Bitters. This
is a pure tonic medicine; of especial
benefit to malaria, for it exerts a true
curative influence on the disease,
driving it entirely out of the system.
1t is much to be preferred to Q~uinine
having none of this drugs bad after
effects. E.. S. Mundy, of Henrietta,
Texas writes: my brother was very
low with ma1arial fever and jaundice
till he took Electric Bitters, which
saved his life. At the Roswell Drug
& Jewelry Store price SOC guaranteed
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-01-27
Pecos Valley Irrigation Work.

Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan. "a.
ception and ball tended the new Gov
ernor by the citizens of Santa Fe was
w. M. Reed, of Roswell, construction
engineer in the reclamation depart
ment of the U. S.. Geological Survey.
He remained a guest at the Palace Ho
tel until today when he left for Ros-
we'll to attend to his duties there.
Seen by a New Mexican reporter, he
talked freely of his work and of the
improvements being installed by the
government. Mr.. Reed said:
ct am now engaged in the work on
the Hondo irrigation project in the
Pecos Valley, which has as it's OBJ
fertile lands, southwest and adjacent
to Roswell. 1t is expected that $275,
900 at least will be expended upon
this work. The inlet and outlet can
ais are now completed and the work
on the embankment which will con
tain about o. 5000 cubic feet of earth
is also practically finished. The final
work has been let by contract to
Wood, Bancroft and Doty, of Omaha
Nebraska, and they are to complete
it in May of the present year, nothing
preventing. BY that time we will be
in shape to divert the waters of the
Hondo River and store them for use
! of the farmers.
carried on to some extent this com
ing summer but not all consumers
can be supplied with water. Bids fol
the construction Of the distribution
| system are now being advertised
They will be opened February LIST
This undertaking comprises 40 mile:
of bitches, etc., but as the create
part of it can be done by machinery
we think it will be in working order
by June 80. The Hondo project viii
then be in fair way to carry out the
intentions for which it was built.
people down my way are also in
tereSted in the Avalon dam neal
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-01-27

Carlsbad which is soon to be taken
up by the government reclamation
service. During the fall OF 1904, the
floods which were general all over the
southwest, carried out a portion of
this dam.
'"The Pecos Irrigation Company
which erected the system did not feel
like rebuilding because of the enor-
nous cost and the amount it had al
ready spent. Representatives of the
company at once began negotiations.
with the government to sell and a
corps of engineers from the reclama-
ton service, was at once placed on
the ground to prepare estimates,
plans, specifications, etc. These were
completed and the engineers made
their report September 1, 1905. Act
ing upon that report together with
citizens committees, the Secretary of
the Interior, gave his approval t o the
deal and ordered the preparation of
abstracts of title, deeds and other pa
pers. These have been furnished and
are now in Washington. am expect
ing instructions most any day to be-
gin work. w. H. Sanders and B. M.
Hall, consulting engineers, are now in
Carlsbad making preliminary prepa-
rations.
"The government secured the irri-
cation company's interest at very rea
sonable figures, the sum being only
$15O,000, whereas the original cost
was much greater. The re-construc-
ton will probably cost s45O,0 OO. New
spillways, headgates, arroyo crossings
be installed. Just as soon as the de
partment so orders, we will begin
work as all the plans have been made
and our forces have been organized
as far as possible. Certain delays
have occurred which cannot reflect in
anyway upon any person interested
but which will make it impossible tt
do this work now before quite late
: in the season.
: However, we may De able to sup
ply some water which will help GU
before crops are harvested"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-01-27
Cured His Mother of Rheumatism.

Cured His Mother of rheumatism.
my mother has been a sufferer
for many years from rheumatism"
says w. H. Howard of Husband Pa,
"At times she was unable to nov at
all, while at all times walking was
painful. I presented her with a bot,
tie of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
after a few applications she decided
she had the most wonderful pain re
lever b had ever tried, in fact, she
is never without it now and is at al
times able to walk. An occasiona
application of Pain Balm keeps away
the pain hat she was formerly trou
bled with" For sale by all dealers.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-01-27
A Grim TRAGEDY.

iS daily enacted in thousands of
another victim Of Consumption or
Pneumonia. But when Coughs and
dy is averted. F. G. Huntley, of Ok
landon, Ind, writes: MY wife had
the consumption and three doctors
gave her up. Finally she took DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, coughs and colds, which cured
her, and today b is well and strong
1t kills the germs of all diseases.
One dose relieves. Guaranteed at
soc and s1.00 by Roswell Drug & Jew
elry Company.
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BROUGHT in a Gusher,

J.. A. Evans, the Hagerman farmer
and driller was here yesterday and
went home last evening. This week
he brought in a fine flowing well west
of Hagerman. The we'll is 975 feet in
depth. He will emove the drilling
outfit next week to Orchard Park
where he will drill an artesian well
for Lewis Brothers of RoseviI1e, Ill.