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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
REGULATE HAZING.
UppePclassmen of the w. u. to Sup
press Outbreaks of Freshmen
and SOphOmOres.

The Junior and senior classes of
the University of Wisconsin have
decided to curb the attempts at
hazing made by the underclassmen.
The student conference committee,
consisting of representatives Of all
of the literary societies, fraternitles,
and other student organizations of
the university, at its last meeting
decided to put an end to all forms
OF hazing at the university. The
action of the students of the con-
ference committee is purely vOlun-
tary, and the sentiment Of the
members against hazing is unani-
nous. AS the action expresses the
consensus of opinion of all upper
classmen, indications point to the
effective control of these outbreaks
through the intervention OF the
older, students. A series of rules
has been formulated by the COM
mittee prohibiting the molesting of
any freshman or sophomore, and
calling upon upperclassmen to as
sist in the enforcement of the rules.
The committee on the regulation
of hazing consists of J. Earl Baker,
Eagle, chairman; Harold J. Week,
Stevens Point; Walter S. Under
wood, Milwaukee; Edgar E. Robin
son, OcOnomowoc; Dexter H. Witte,
Waukesha.
The effectiveness of control of the
underclassmen by the older students
was shown in the recent freshman
sophomore rush. A large number
of student guards appointed by the
student conference committee we're
present at the rush to prevent any
dangerous practices These guards
successfully curbed any undue
roughness on the part of the under
classmen, and made the affair a
contest to determine the relative
strength of the two classes. AS a
result this time honored institution
this ear was marked by no objec-
tionable features. The committee
of upperclassmen in charge of the
contest consisted of Albert A. John
son, Mcfarland; Allan Hubbard,
Milwaukee; B. F. Davis, Madison;
j. II. Coe, Barron; Ebert Sletton,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
Shows Decrease.

The net decrease in the pension
roll of the United States for the
fiscal year ended June 80, last,
amounted to IL, 40, the largest
decrease ever known ia the history
of the country. These facts are
brought out in the annual report of
Commissioner of Pensions Warner,
which has just been completed. In
the report the commissioner ex-
presses the opinion that there will
be a still more marked decrease
during the present year.
During the year there were added
to the roll SO, $50 new pensioners
and LAOS reservations and rene
walls, making a total addition OF
34,974. The total number of pen
sioners on the roll during the year
was 1,033, 415. The number of
pensioners dropped from the roll
during the year was AZ, 444, leaving
the number of pensioners June 80,
1906, 985, 971.
STEADY DECREASE IN LIST.
The maximum number Of pen
sioners in the history of the bureau
was reached January 81, 1905, when
1t was 1,004, 1876, since which date
there has been a steady decrease,
aggregating to June 80, 19O6'
IS, 225.
Death was the principal cause OF
the decrease of the last year, the
number of names dropped on that
account being $500. Of these,
80, 2OS were those of survivors OF
the civil war, leaving CSC, 453 survl-
vors of that war still on the roll.
There are still four pensioners on
account of the revolutionary war,
one a widow and the other three
daughters; 60e, all WIDOWS, on
account of the war with Spain, and
IL, 472 on account of the Mexican
war. OF the Mexican war pensions,
3, 9S4 are the survivors.
The commission calls attention TO
the fact that while there has been
decrease in the number OF
pensioners, the annual value of the
roll is nearly as large as it was last
year. This arises from the fact
that the ratings of many invalid
pensions are constantly increasing,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
THE CROPS
Tomatoes are Very Scarce -Cabbage
is Plentiful.

Tomatoes are getting very scarce
and there is not a large number on
the market. Farmers are asking
all the way from SOC to 81 a bushel
for the product of the vine, accord
ing to the quality. 1t is said that
there are but few green ones on the
vines and that the supply will soon
be exhausted.
Cabbage is plentiful on the mar
ket and is of an exceptionally good
quality. The worms which usually
work in the cabbage during the late
summer and fall are not numerous
this year and for that reason the
quality of the cabbage is better than
it has been in years past.
Squash are beginning to ripen and
a few have been offered for sale.
They are very plentiful. Pumpkins
are also very plentiful and farmers
have raised thousands this year.
There is but a slight demand for
pumpkins on the market this season
but later in the fall the demand will
be stronger and farmers will find no
difficulty in getting rid Of the crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
BLOOMINGTOl<

Grant, are figuring on s,4rt1ng to
day.
Burtis Field was in Dubuque
Monday.
Some of our boys are going down
to Chicago to see the ball game for
the pennant.
We hear that our friend George
Moore of Patch Grove has taken
unto himself a wife, nee Collins.
Ed. Wiseman left some pears of
his own raising at the bank. They
look as nice as any we have seen in
the market. No reason why this
country can't raise pears.
Look out how you speak to Chas.
Dickinson of Lancaster, because he
has some millionaire relatives, but
would never mention it himself.
Albert Dickinson, one of the group
mentioned in the papers as being
heavy wheat buyers, is a cousin of
our Charles. With his brother
Charles, Albert went to Chicago
years ago, borrowing money Of our
Charles father. the late j. M. Dick
inson, of Patch Grove, with which
to start in the seed business. They
have prospered beautifully. The
Chicago papers say that Albert
bought 1900, 900 bushels of wheat
in one bunch recently, paying cash
for the same without turning a hair
bought actual wheat and stored
it in his elevators.
Mrs. Frank Raisbeck is i'll
BAPTIST PICNIC.
The members of the Baptist Sun
day school went to the river Satur-
day and took a boat ride across to
McGregor and the Pictured Rocks.
They report an enjoyable day.
IN THE TOLLS.
George Shrake, born and reared
in Bloomington, has started on a
SIX years term IN the Minnesota
state prison, for attempting to kill
a man at Minneapolis SIX or seven
weeks ago. He shot his enemy in
the hip, infiicting a serious wounds
but the man has recovered, and SO
George did not have to answer Tor
homicide. The quarrel is alleged to
have been over a woman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
LICENSED TO WED.
Cupid's Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Tufley.
VIM. Fields and Julia ProcOski,
both of MontfOrt.
Frank WuuderIin and Maud
Horner, both of Harrison,

The Boscobel fair was a com
plete success in every way again
this year and the management is
highly gratified over results. The
county seat had nearly 100 repre-
sentatives and came in for a share
of the Iaurels. W. B, Dyer got
first money in the 2:2O class with
Bill Hinman and Joe McCOy's
Elizabeth secured third in the free
for-all. Ed Schmidt's fine span OF
sorrels landed first premium in the
carriage team class and Rob Har-
rower's gentle single carriage
horse secured the best of the money
IN her column. Others got a piece
of the money IN the exhibitions that
we have not learned about. Gambl-
ing was suppressed down town for
the first time in many years, ana
with this exception it was the same
old BoscObel fair OF old.
Advertise in The HERALD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
the average increase last year being
DISTRIBUTION OF PENSIONS.

CAO nfOLctSC 4uCIOctoO ActSU JOetA OCAoSS
$122.
DISTRIBUTION OF PENSIONS.
Pennsylvania has the largest
number of pensioners, 98,829.
Ohio follows with SO, 564. New
York has 50, 24O.
More than 5000 pensions are paid
to persons residing abroad. OF
these, 1867 are in Canada, 602 in
Germany, an1 495 in Ireland, and
the others art scattered in 81 other
countries, including the Island of
st. Helena, the Azores, Siam,
Korea, etc.
During the year % 628 claims
were allowed under order No. rs,
allowing old age pensions.
During the last session of con-
gress 8, 507 special acts were passed.
GRAND TOTAL OF PAYMENTS.
The report shows that in the
entire history of the country the
total expenditure on account of
pensions has been So, 459, $50, 81 OF
which only 800, AS, 444 had been
paid out prior to the beginning of
the civil war. OF the total, So, 259, :
195. 800 was on account of the civil
war. The total payment of pen
sions on account of the Spanish war
reaches SIS, 43S, 355 up to date.
The disbursements for navy pen
sions during the year were 81, 2O4, :
0O4, and the income from the navy
pension fund available for the pay
ment of pensions was 1868, 618, or
less than nine per cent Of the
amount required for the payment
of navy pensions. Since 1870 this
fund has been inadequate to pay
navy pensions and the deficiency
has been provided out of the public
funds by congressional appropria-
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

calendar at the proper time be now
placed thereon, and this brought
out a prolonged discussion with re-
pr1mands from the court. The
judge exercised leniency in certain
actions brought up and they were
added, including the following:
Delos Sawyer VS. Margaret Meters;
G. B. Clementson and A. E. Roy
sen for plaintiff; Brown & Brennan
and Bucklin & Bucklin for defend
ant.
Gilbert Donaldson VS. Julius
Buhlman; G. B. Clementson and
Brown & Brennan for plaintiff;
Bushnell, Watkins & Moses for
deft.
John G. Clark as adm. VS. Esther
Murray estate ct al; S, H. Taylor
for pltf.; T. L. Cleary for deft.
L. D. Huxley VS. M. A. Bishop;
T L Cleary for pltf.; A. W. Kopp
for deft.
Boscobel attorneys desired that
the Enright matter be taken up at
this term, but the court overruled
the motion. This is an appeal from
county court, the matter having
just been concluded therein Tues
day of last week when Judge Good
sell allowed Geo. Enright, one OF
the three heirs to his mothers estate
$50 per month for 81 months for
services he claimed to have rend-
cred which claim the other brother
and sister contested. The latter
have taken an appeal to circuit
court in the matter.
COURT NOTES.
After going through the calendar
it was found that there were no
jury cases ready for trial and would
not be for several days. Judge
Clementson wisely ruled to dismiss
the jurymen for one week, with
two days pay, rather then keep
them here throughout the week at
expense to the county. All were
excused until next Monday noon.
~
The oleomargarine cases come
from Platteville, and the local
dealers who have been drawn into
the net by the district attorney are
all backed, 1t is alleged, by the
Swift Packing company of Chicago
who sold them the goods. Besides
the local attorneys engaged on the
several cases, the well known firm
of Quarles, Spence and Quarles OF
Milwaukee is retained and Chas.
/ Quarles, one of Milwaukee's most
prominent attorneys will be here ~
defend the accused dealers. These
4 cases will attract statewide atten-
4 ton as the outcome will be of a test
nature. 1t is probable that the deci-
sion rendered by the jury in the
first case called will be taken as the
final in all. Dist. Atty. Kopp will
be assisted by L. E. Gettel Of the
attorney generals Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
Delegates to Mining Congress.

Governor Davidson has announced
the appointment of delegates from
Wisconsin to the American mining
congress at Denver, October 16 to
IS. The delegates get only their
credentials by this appointment,
there being no allowance for ex-
yenses.
Thomas Bardon, Ashland; A. v.
Wells, Livingston; Jefferson Craw-
ford, Mazomanie; James Dolan,
Platteville; G. M. Dow, Madison;
Phil Allen, Mineral Point; 1. Weaver,
Madison; Benjamin Ehlhardt, Mil
waukee; J. e. Hinr1chs, milwaukee;
II. r. Adams, Walworth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

Voters this fall will have to
make their selection from several
square feet Of candidates.
The National tribune., 1906-03-29
DEATH OF GEN. TiIAYER.

The news comes of the death of Gen.
john NJ. Thayer at Lincoln, Neb..
March 10. He was born at Bel
lingham. Mass, Jan. "a, 1890; grad
uated from Brown University: stud
led law and went to Nebraska in 1854,
He had a strong taste for mill
tary matters and some training IL
militia A)mpanies. He became Briga-
dier-General ana then Major-General
of the Nebraska Territorial forces op-
Grating against the Indians in 1S55-G1,
during which time he captured the
Pawnees and placed them on reserva-
tions. At the beginning of the rebellion
he recruited the 1st Neb. from among
his old associa tas, became its Colonel,
and led 1t to the field, taking an i'm
portant part in the capture Of Fort
Donelson. where he showed courage
and military ability. He was promoted
20 Brigadier- General Oct. 4. 1862, but
The appointment was allowed to expire.
II was Immediately renewed, however,
and he commanded q brigade. division
and district west of The Mississippi un-
III tiie cioSc u tilc war. ~ large pOr>
ton of this service was in Arkansas
He was brevetteu Najor-Gcneral and
resigned July ~, 1866, becoming a
member of the Constitutional Conven-
ton which formed the State of Ne
5Iaska. Upon the admission of the
State, in 1867, lie was elected Senator,
and served until 1871. when he was
appointed Cove. nor of Wyoming Ter
ritory. and served % such from 1875
to 1873. He was Department Com
mander of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public of Nebraska in 1886, and served
as Governor of Nebraska from January,
1887, to January, 1891. He was a man
of high ability y. many directions, and
very popular with the people of Ne
The National tribune., 1906-03-29

Disseminated against in the location OF
routes, constitute another class of em-
phatfc remonstrants. A letter says:
Il know from objections in the form
OF petition against the establishment of
rural delivery that the farmers who live
of the proposed routes arc opposed al
most to man TO the system. They
know they are not benefited, but feel
they arc injured by Iessening their op-
portunity to sell their realty TO advan-
taSe. They reason that when the buyer
comes along he will go over on the
route and buy n neighbor's farm at an
advance because il is situated on the
route. A man thus sighted hears his
neishbor say he advocates free delivery
because the route comes by my place
and increases the value of my farm and
affords me better opportunities TO SELL
Then the man that lives one and one
half or two miles back from the routes
reasons: If this be true in his case. the
reverse is true in mine"
All these objections have been over
ruled by the continued and increasing
popularity of the system
Meantime, the life of the rural mail
carrier Is not free from the usual al
lotment of viCissitudes. 1t might be
one of everlasting sunshine were it not
for some OF the things he must know
and do.
He must know the postal laws and
regulations from A to II. and woe unto
him If ne knOweth them not.
He must carry 4 line of postal sup
plies and fish pennies out of q mail box
for patron who hasn't time to bother
with the postage.
He must have a ball-bearins brain
and toggle-jointed tongue. world of
goodness, modicum OF Wit, and q lit
tie wickedness
He must be a confidant to the young
ladies'. pal TO the boys. and COM
ranion in general.
Hc must be mind reader. and ad-
dress all unaddresscd letters to the
proper parties.
He is liable to mistakes. but shorld
he make one he must run the gauntlet
of strict Department and the wrath
of his patrons.
He must be the errand boy for so
square miles of territory and the knowi-
edge-bOX of a hundred families.
He meets with strange incidents and
encounters queer characters in making
his trip. One says: ''On my first round.
about Two miles of my road which
passes along the river side under
heavy bluff was strange to me. though
had pilot, the box agent. But under
that bluff | met &. gang of long men
with long beard. long hair, long-bar
relied guns and long. lean, flop-eared
hounds. As approached 1 asked what
they were hunting. They replied, We
are hunting a bad varmint' What
kind of Varmint?' | asked. They said:
It's a long, shaggy varmint but it
stands up like a man and is to pass
this way every day loaded down with
packs and Sachels, and is a perfect ter
ror 10 not only pigs and lambs. but to
men. women and children. so we are
watching to kill the villain
Il, growing uneasy, asked: What's
the name of the animal
They all spoke in concert: I think
its name is rural carrier
Then l winked at my guide. know
ing 1t was my time to escape / said
Good day, gentlemen and glided away
swiftly
(To be continued.)
The National tribune., 1906-03-29
OPENING OF THE WIND RIVER RES
ERTATION.

A bill. which has probably passed
Congress by this time, postpones the
opening of the Big Wind River or
Shoshone Reservation in Wyoming
from June Is to Aug. Is. 1t is ex-
pected that the biggest rush known in
the Land Office history Will be made
for these lands when the reservation
is opened, as there is not only large
area of good agricultural lands, nut
also fabulous stories are circulated of
mineral wealth. Altogether there Will
be 1,15O, 900 acres thrown open to pur-
chase and settlement. EX-soldiers and
sailors will have the benefits of all the
homestead rights given them by the
laws.
All persons making homestead en-
tries in said reservation within two
years after the opening are required to
pay S1.5D per acre, but in homestead
entries made thereafter the sum of
S1.25 is to be paid. Fifty cents per
acre is to be paid a the time of max
ing the entry, and % cents per acre
annually thereafter until the price pro-
vidcd for has been fully paid. Lands
entered under the town-site, coal and
mineral laws must be paid for in
amount and manner as provided by
the laws.
Notices of location of mineral entries
are required to be filed in the local
Land Offices of the District in which
the land is situated, and unless entry
and payment shall be made within
three years from the date of location,
all rights hereunder shall cease.
In case any entryman fails to make
any of the payments within the time
prescribed all rights shall cease. the
payments will be forfeited and the en-
fry cancelled
The National tribune., 1906-03-29
The lxt Iowa CAY.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a history of the 1st Iowa Cav, and
greatly oblige-Charles JObes, San
Diego. Cal.
The 1st Iowa Cav was organized at
Davenport in the Summer of 1861 and
mustered out Feb. Is, 1866. The first
Colonel was Fitz Henry Warren, who
was promoted to Brigadier-General
and succeeded by Col. James o. Cow
er. who was discharged, and succeeded
by Col. Daniel Anderson Col. William
Thompson was in command when the
regiment was mustered out. and brew
cited q Brigadier-General Lieut.-Col.
Alexander G- Mcqueen was also brev-
cited Brigadier-Generai. 1t belong
ed to e. A. Cars Division. Armies OF
the Trans s-Mississippi. and lost So kill
ed and 235 died from disease.-EditOr
National Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-03-29

If Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish had an ade-
qrate press agent and wideawake po-
litical manager in search of a good
candidate, he would have no trouble in
getting anything political that he might
desire. A man who will stand up so
boldly for honesty and the rights of
policy-holders at once makes himself
very dear to the hearts of the people
His fearlesS stand for the interests OF
the $4,000 policy-hnlders of the New
York Mutual Life threatened to cost
him the Presidency o: the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. and brought down upon
him the hostility of financial magnates
like u. II. Hartman. whose enmity is
10 be dreaded. Hartman was probably
restrained from going farther by n per-
ception that he was likely TO make him
self pilloried as an object of popular
denunciation. ChaS. A. Peabody, the
President of the company, was put in
al. unpleasant light hy the transaction
A clique of newspaper men had started
in to make great man of him, but
this incident seemed to show him up
a. once as merely sleek, very "re-
spectacle" tool of a gang of Wall street
operators.
The National tribune., 1906-03-29


OF course, no Grnan is absolutely in
djspensable, but think Representative
Sherman, able Iasi he is, will have a
hard task in making the Congressional
Campaign ComEittee as effective as
his predeeess9rs representative Bah
cock, of 0Wiscoifsip. did in the many
years he held the Chairmanship. Bah
cock never had much brass band about
him and his methods, but the latter
were well devised and skillfully exc
cuted. There was great deal of criti-
cism and abuse visited upon him, but
II was by the men whom he had de-
feated, and they were legion. The
number was equally great whom he
safely piioted through sharp canpaigns
TO seats in the House of Representa-
lives. and they have nothing but praise
for him. He positively declined to con-
tinue in the Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee, and gave his health as his rea-
son. There was another and still strong
er one, and that is that he and tine
Speaker do not agree at all, and on
many points they are IN sharp antag-
onism. Babcock does not feel that he
has been treated right, and there are
large number. OF friends who agree
with him.
The National tribune., 1906-03-29
THE a.eEg,sas CONVENTION.

Contrary TO Metonstant predictions
of the pessimitts the Algeciras Con-
vention is ending in peace. Both France
and Germany hive made important
concessions, but Germany has made the
most, and the general opinion is that
the German df floma.s have been sad
bunglers. Thief hsve relied too much
entirely upon -bldd and intimidation.
and have rousea asairst them not only
Europe. but thk Gn;tcd states. Even
Russia, which Is under the strongest
obligations to Germany for assistance
during the Oriental war, has felt COM
PEELED to write note siding against
Germany. Austro-IIungary, which is
an ally of Germany in the Dreibund,
has written a declaration of sympathy
with France. Katscr Wilhelm seems
to have guessed almost as badly as
when he threw his weight on the side
OF Russia against Japan. President
Roosevelt and Delegate White have
much OF the credit of bringing the mat
ter to q successful conclusion and of
securing the Open Door. against the
ond Madagascar, III which she was sup
ported by Great Eritain, Italy and
Spain. Under the arrangement France
and Spain viii police Morocco, each
maintaining the peace in certain PROV
II ces. with the whole force under a
neutral chief, probably a Swiss or
Dutchman. This Franco atfirst refused
to submit to, but had to come around
France demanded a controlling interest
in the Moroccan Bank. Germany at
first refused TO allow her more than
one share. Now she is conceded four,
OF strong minority. France and Spain
are to have control of seven of the
Moroccan ports, but the eighth and
most mportant-Casablan re-
served. This is construed by some to
mean the acquisition of that port by
Germany and the partition Of Morocco
between her and France, q thing to
which the other powers viii not con-
sent.
The National tribune., 1906-03-29

1t would be just like Uncle Joe TO go
right down to Arizonu after the end of
the session, and have * out with the
cowboys on their tarantula infested
sands. OF course, they would try to
shoot him up at first. but before he
came away they would all be bowling for
him for the Presidency. Those fellows
know a man and a game fighter when
they see him, and your Uncle Joseph
has not the faintest streak of yellow
in his makeup.
The National tribune., 1906-03-29

With no real. practical schemes for
municipal ownership, in spite of his
noisy campaign, and baffled at every
turn in trying 10 carry out those sug-
gested to him, Mayor Dunno was at his
wits ends when the tramways them
selves came to his relief. He has prob
ably accepted the proposition of the
President of the Chicago City Railway
Company that if he will assist in got
ting another five years franchise the
companies will be willing to sell out to
the city at the end of that time for
specified sum. Thus lamely ends "a
great National issue" and a possible
candidate for the Presidency.