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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
School Board Conventions.

The annual school board con-
ventlons in and for the county Of
Grant, for the year 1905, will be
held at the following dates and
places: First section at PlattevilIe
on Tuesday, October 10Th; second
section at Fennimore, on Wednes-
day, October 18th; third section at
Bloomington, on Thursday, October
18th.
Work will begih at each of these
meetings at o'clock a. m, and will
close IN time for all members to
reach home in reasonable time the
same day. Board members, and all
interested are cordially invited.
CHAS. II. NYE,
79w2 County Superintendent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
NEW CON GAME.
CRATER and His Confederate May
Try to Swindle You.

Several Wisconsin farmers lately
have been separated from their
cash by a new confidence game,
and no one can tell how soon the
swindlers may attempt to collect a
little Grant county money by the
same method. This is how they
do it:
A well dressed man in an agitated
frame of mind may be seen hastily
walking along the road, suddenly
stop in front of farm house and
begin to hunt and scratch in the
grass or sand. If the occupants
do not come to him and enquire
what he may have lost he will
enter the house and tell them that
he lost valuable diamond PIN in
the roadway near. the house. He
makes an effective appeal for the
recovery of the lost al ticle, claiming
it is especially dear for associations
sake. Usually the children of the
family will go out and assist in the
search. OF course no PIN is found,
but before taking his departure the
schemer will leave his name and
address and offer reward of 500
or 5000 for the return of the dia-
mond. This sets the farmers to
thinking and hunting.
Two or three days later a tramp
will knock at the door and after
asking for a drink of water and a
handout, will display pin, bright
and shining, with stone in it that
has every appearance of diamond.
He says he found it a little way
down the road, and wants to know
what he can get for it. The farmer
instantly jumps at the conclusion
that it's the pin the stylish looking
stranger lost, and for which there
is standing offer of several hundred
dollars reward. He makes the
tramp an offer, and the latter, being
impressed with the evident value o
| the article, says he won't take les
than $50 for 1T. A family council
is held in the parlor, with thu
result that the pin is bought, thu
profit of 800 appearing too good t.
let escape. The tramp is, as vol
may surmlse, confederate of tn
dude, and some ever say it is tn
smooth chap himself. 1t is hardl!
necessary to add that the pin is ;
phony, and that the address left b!
thu downcast stranger is fictitious
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

one place in Grant county that is
dedicated to this purpose. One
place where on Decoration Day the
great mass may come and place
their flowers, and pay tribute to
this noble band of patriotic dead.
Comrade: Do not pass this lightly
by; the county should feel the same
spirit of patriotism now that they
felt when the county erected a monu-
ment at Lancaster.
All should feel that they have an
interest in this work and contribute
their mite. f. G. q L.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

Senator Tillman can see more
things with his one eye than most
men are able to see with two eyes.
His visual limitations, however,
interfere with his perspective.
Hence the race war which he de-
clrres will come within the next
decade" may eventuate little
earlier or a little later.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

E5or Governor
James y. Davidson. Soldiers Grove.
Lieutenant Governor
William ID. COnnOr. MarShdeld.
Secretary of State
James A. Frear. Hudson.
state Treasurer
Andrew Fl. Dahl, Westby.
Attorney General
Frank T.. Gilbert. Madison.
Commissioner OF Insurance
George Z. Beedle, EmbarraS.
Congressman
J. w. BabcocE, Necedah.
Assem- blymen-
First District
ID. McGregor. Platteville.
Second District
4. & ROethe Fennimore.
COUNTY TICKET.
Sheriff
Albert Budworth Lancaster.
County Clerk
ChaS.E. Tuffiey, Marion.
Treasurer
James Wenzel. Lancaster.
Register of Deeds
ThoS. Metcaif, Glen Haven.
District Attorney
A. W. KOpp Plattev1lle.
Clerk of the Court
Geo. Z. Budd, So. Lancaster.
County Surveyor
A. W. Appleby, Boscobel.
Coroner
Ell. Grinis Little Grant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
DO NOT WATCH The CLOCK.

The one thing which every young
man should learn at the commence
Ilaent of his career is, that no man
can afford to be a time-server. 1t
IS not necessary to steal time to
block the wheels of advancement.
A man may perform faithfully just
what he is paid to do and no more
and keep his place at the foot of the
Sadder all his life.
In pursuing this policy he has not
been dishonest and has wronged no
one but himself, but he will dis
cover in the years to come that he
did himself an irreparable injury
back in the years of opportunity.
A small percentage of the failures
of life are financial failures. These
attract attention because they en-
tail loss and destroy confidence,
but the pathway of lite is1ined with
wrecks of men and women who
have made failure of life because
they failed to recognizehis possibili-
ties and grasp its opportunities
They work by the clock so long
and so faithfully that the clock be-
came the center of attraction, and
the record for being on scheduled
time was so perfect that to theil
mind 1t met every requirement.
The capital which the average
man possesses is his earning capaci
tY, and the reason why this is sc
limited in great number of cases
is because of failure to appreciate
and improve the opportunities pres
ented in early life.
The boy or the man who steals
time or satisfies his conscience with
the argument that he will do what
he is paid for and no more is on
the road to bankruptcy, and while
he may be the only creditor his loss
viii be heavy and irretrievable
There never was a time il the
history of the country when the
equipment of men was being tested
as it is today. The question is
never asked of the young man:
How much money have you at
your disposal to invest in business?'
for money Is as plentiful as the
autumn leaves, and just as helpless
unless intelligently handled.
The world is waiting for men and
not for money, and so every young
man is measured and weighed, not
on the money scales, but on the
scales which test his moral and
mental capacity, and this test is
carried on so silently that he is not
aware OF the process that determines
his rank and destiny.
This applies to every calling, and
when the fact is more, fully ap-
preciated the clamor for an eight
hour workday and restricted out
put for labor will be lost in the
stampede to get to the front, prompt
ed by ambition and intelligent
purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
FORECLOSURE sALEzBAss.

In Circuit Court for Grant County. Wis
conSin.
E. Borah. Plaintiff.
SE VS..
William A. Bass and Lula A. Bass, his
wife, Clinton M Perry and Lena Perry his
wife. Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
a judgment of foreclosure and sale
duly rendered in the above entitled
action by the above named court on the
18th day of June. 1905. l shall offer for
sale and sell at Public Auction at the
front door of the court house. in the city of
Lancaster. in Grant county. Wisconsin, on
the2Oth day of October. 1906. 1.-THE hour of
one O'Clock in the afternoon of that day all
of the following described mortgaged
premises or so much thereof as shall be
sufficient to raise the amount due the
Plaintiff for principal. interest, taxes and
costs together with the costs of said sale.
Said mOrtgaged premises being described
as follows to-wit
Lots five (5), six co. and seven ~ in block
five 60 in the village of Mt. Ida in Grant
county, Wisconsin, and being in Town six
l6) North of range three 80 West in said
Grant county.
Dated Sheriff's office, Lancaster. Grant
county. Wisconsin, this 3lst day of August,
A. ID. 1906.
ROBT, GLENN.
Sheriff of Grant County, Wis.
By F. b. Calls. Under Sheriff,
Lowry & Carthew, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
P. 0. address. Lancaster. Wis,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

Laval cream separator, feed mill, corn
shelter, 2 sets of harness and other
articles too numerous to mention. -
shoatS.
Terms of sale-All sums below SO,
cesh; above that amount approved
notes bearing Z per cent, one years
time.
Sale begins at 10 o'clock a. m. Free
luch at noon.
E. H. GRIFFIS, ADMINISTRATORS.
r. n. Hoskins, Auc't. r.. Meyer, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

fed with present conditions. They
don't want the town to grow, and
they don't hesitate to say so. That's
a fine proposition for the generation
crowding to the front. Give the
boys a chance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
Dated, Sept. 18th, 1906,
Is ms. Sept. 18th: last ms. Oct. 3rd.

SUMMONS
In Circuit Court for Grant County. Wis
conSin.
Seymour Glass, Plaintiff. L
VS..
Addie Glass, Defendant.
The State of Wisconsin-To the said De
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of this
Summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in the
Court aforesaid; and in case of your failure
So to do Judgment will be rendered against
Won according to the demand of the COM
plaint: of which copy is herewith served
NP BROWN & BRENNAN
Plaintiffs ATTORNEY,
P. o Address, Lancaster. Grant County.
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
For SaleI

Best $50 acre farm in Clark Co..
10 acres free from stumps. Fine 9
room brick house, two large base
ment barns, tenant house and ali
necessary out buildings. Enquire
of q. B. ANDREWS,
74t4 Longwood, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

dated Mining, Milling and Mfg. Co.. situat-
ed on the above described premises.
Dated at the Sheriff'S office in Lancaster.
Grant Co.. Wis. this 9Th day of October, "A.
A 1906 ROBERT GLENN,
Sheriff of Grant County. Wis.
Spensley & McIlhon and I, NJ. Priest
ley, Plaintiffs Attorneys,
First Insertion Oct. 10 last ms. Nov. I4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

There are $50 males and twenty
females at the state prison. If it
was a church service the figures
would be reversed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

FOR SALE: 214 acre farm in South
Lancaster known as the Benz. Garner
place; ia acres IN home farm and 40
acres pasture; will be sold in whole or
in part. Call on CT address,
LEVI GARNER,
17tf Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

Senator Spooner announces that
ne will support the entire st; tie
ticket. Senator La Toilette will be
obliged to do the same or else retire
from the field. There is only one
republican party in the state this
year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

ESTATE of Leander McLimans. deceased.
l. State of WISCONSIN, County Court of
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court, to be held in and
for said county at the city hall in the city
of Platteville, in said county. on the ,3rd
Tuesday of Oct, A, p. 1906. being the 10th
the afternoon. the following matterwill be
heard and considered:
The application of William Hickin, ad;
miniStrator of the estate of Walter Hickin.
deceased, for the adjustment and allow
ance of the account of Walter Hickin, as
administrator of the estate Of Leander Nc
his accounts as such unsettled; for the as
signment of the residue of such estate to
and for the allowance of debts and claims
against said estate paid by the admins
traitor in good faith without the same hav-
ing been duly filed, approved and allowed
as required by lay.
By order of theCourt,
E. B. GOODSELL.
County Judge.
Dated, Sept. 18th. 1906,
Is ms. Sept. 18th: last ms. Oct, 3rd,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10
Reunion in Little Grant.

Ali comrades are cordially in
vited to join us in a reunion of Co.
l, goth Wis. on Oct. 18th, to be held
at the old James Miner farm in
Little Grant. Bring your baskets
well filed with good things.
By ORDER OF Com.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

One trouble with Lancaster is:
Ehere are too many men in comfort
able circumstances who are salts
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

FARM FOR SALE-Or rent 241
acres all buildings new. A base
ment barn 28x50, double corn crib,
with a IL foot drive way between,
2 haysheds; cattle shed. Located
8 miles southwest of Potosi on the
Potosi and Beetown road
MICHAEL PRESTON.
79-4-w Potosi, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

If you wish the best paper in
the county subscribe for the Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

FARM FOR SALE: We offer on
arm of 1874 acres, miles east of Cass-
vile, for sale. All under cultivation,
newly fenced, good 11-room house.
good horse stable and hay sheds, good
water. running water in pasture.
Call on or address,
N. A. BARNES & Son,
78tf Cassvills w is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

FARM for sale: 313 acres; 1mile
north of Lancaster court house 6
room house; good cellar under
whole house; any one wanting such
place do not delay too long.
j. A. DREW, Lancaster, Wis.
Uw2pd r. +. D. 5.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-10

FOR SALE-Or exchange, one COM
plete new well drill and steam power,
both mounted; will give purchaser a
contract for $500 worth of drilling at
once; also a good corn husker and
shredder for sale or exchange.
JOE WRIGHT, Lancaster, Wis.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
HEARsrs PREACHING AND HIS PRACTICE.

THE irreconcabe conflict between his practice and his preach
ing does embarrass Hearst He proceeds with
his regardless of
demns himself out of his own mouth The burden of his
letter OF acceptance addressed the Independence League found
in the following paragraph:
In addressing mindful of you represent
problem
That
practically OF politics.
directed by boss subjected
the bosses both sides dictate both sides
money peoples regulations
another boss equally evil value The which
If the this declaration
asked by independence Lacquer New York
and calls for
What about Murphy" Hs2l9f5
Murphy and Murphys influence for sale 10 the highest
bidder, Hearst did pay that
fuence These questions settled by denial long
Hearst accepts Muphy support and stands his platform This
wide between Hears practice and his preaching leads
the North American Review describe the situation thus
he political
while delegates objects
beeeches political
then betys hameey with whom he
he branded ounde the hope OF that evil
influence CRAFTY ambitions with his ndividualism
Aeoanis while IN s newspapers he breaches confusion and
That indictment is overdrawn 1t is picture of cynical
and dishonest politics inspired by greed OF power.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
INDIANAPOLIS NEWS.

in quartz mills duty free. might refer
to another industry which has Just been
started in Yukon territory-that Is the
dredging industry. Dredges are also
made in Canada. but as a Canadian il
humiliates me to have TO admit that
better gold dredges for the Yukon are
made in the United States. for some
unaccountable reason. whether because
they have a large market or not In
the Yukon we are Just on the eve OF
great dredging era, and 1 submit for
the consideration Of the Government
that they should remit for a term OF
years the duty upon mills and dredges
made in the United States. which are
more suitable for work on the Yukon
than those made in Canada. II the
Government would do this. IT would
give a great impetus to the quartz
mining and gold dredging Industries OF
the Youkon"
AS matter OF fact machinery and
appliances of kind not made in Can
ada, for use exclusively In aIIuvfaI xol9-
mining" are admitted free Of duty into
Canada and will be until at least one
most OF the component parts OF a mod
ern gold dredge may enter Yukon ter
ritory without paying customs dutv.
Having passed through the hrst ana
primitive stage Of gold mining wash
ing out gold by the use OF pans. rock
ers, cradles, long toms, slufces. xrfz-
lilies, etc.), the Klondilxe is now enter
ing upon the second stage Of placar
mining development. employing hydrau.
lie and dredging machinery. Later on
will probably follow the third and stilI
more permanent method OF harvestin@
the yellow metal l. e.. quartz mining.
1t Is expected that the introducffon
of dredges will greatly increase tha
output OF gold in the Klondike. In reos
this was reduced to about s7.500. 600
as against s10,s50.OO0 in 1904. SIS. .ooo.-
600 in 1901, and s22.375.00O In 1900
Speculations are already rife "a To
whether this enlarged supply from the
ukon' coupled with Alaska's growing
yield of new gold. will not perceptibIv
affect the general economic condition.
In America as a whole. During 1aoa
Alaska will probably furnish some 500
0oo.00O of gold, as against s145o0 600
for 1905. ss,ooO.OoO for 1904. and ss.-
S50,ooO for 1903. 1t is pointed out thar
seasons of exceptional prosperity have
followed each OF the great eorrs nnas
of recent times-tnose OF australia. Of
California, of South Africa. and OF the
klondike. So far most OF the capital
invested IN dredging operations In the
~ & n06 ~
United States and most OF the xolS
cleaned UP is sold in Seattle
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
THE NOMINATIONS OF MoGAN AND CON

7E nominations of Mogan and Conlan for places the SUI
peor bench call attention the essential vice of the
ton system. The who make up such bodies
general average more degraded than the bosses We doubt
much either MoganSor Conlan
nations quite probably forced him by the push The
compelled much
his following
II history that local Democratic convention Of former
campaign Judge Conan forced Gavin McNab him
for the Superior bench Mcab controlled
every other point He did nominated
the push" forced his hand donlan broke the
the of system-that order to
who will take orders the bosses compelled
delegates degraded type They take programme
rule with ready serity but awhile they find somebody
OF their asking for nomination and then they break
Thus sometimes get nominations
the Conlan always
himself for the Superior bench any convention of party
sitting San Francisco but he is beaten the polls That
the conventions largely constituted
people graphically described as stew buns
The convention system played The remedy lies
direct primary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05

humbug." "A more sincere and kind
hearted woman / have never known,
he says intellectually thereN was nc
comparison between Mr. Hall and his
wife, and morally and intellectually she
was in my opinion Infinitely his SUI
perior"
Dickens characters were. for the
most part caricatures of people whom
he had actually known and IT was
natural that he should take. as the
prototype of the greatest humbug in
fiction, the man whom he regarded as
the most terrific humbug known On
earth at any period of its history"
Mr.. Osborne cites many minor points
OF resemblance between Pecksnfff and
Mr. Hall. Pecksnifr improved every
opportunity to give irtterance to moral
platitudes with sublime unction.
Than Mr.. Hail., says Mr.. Osborne.
no man, l ventare to think. ever had
larger stock of tags of morality and
commonplace quotations from the
poets. Pecksniff was a snuff- taker
and was always drawing out his hand
kerchief. Mr.. Hall had the same habit.
In one passage in Martin Ghuzzlewit''
Dickens describes Pecksnlff as keep
ing his hand in his waistcoat as though
he was ready. on the shortest notice.
to produce his heart This sentence" !"
says Mr.. Osborne. 'amusingly de-
scribes trick Mr.. Hall had of putting
his right hand inside the velvet jacket
which he usually wore. buttoned by
one button at the waist"
Still stronger evidence is afforded
that Dickens evolved Pecksniff from
his study of Mr.. Hall BY the similarity
of their sleeping apartments. When
showing Martin Chuzzlewit over his
house. Pecksniff says:
This is my chamber. / read here
when the family suppose l have re-
tired to rest. Sometimes fnjure my
health rather more than can quite
justify to myself by doing so; but art
is long and time is short Every fa-
cility, you see, for jotting down crude
notions even here"
But Mr.. Osborne discrifHfnates be-
tween the living man and ,lthe the carica-
ture of him presented as Pecksniff. ITO
state that Mr.. Hall was the original
of Pecksniff, ;" he writes is a very
different thing from saying that Mr..
Hall was an arrant hypocrite and
humbug. In drawing the portrait of
Mr.. Pecksniff Dickens borrowed all
Mr.. Halls failings and ignored all his
virtues. His many foibles would have
afforded an inexhaustible subject of
ridicu1e to an even less keen observer
of human nature than the great now
elist.''
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
The Smart Set

is at present Mrs. Downey Harvey's
guest, will come to the city for time
during the winter. although it is her
intention to remain at her country
place in the Napa Valley as late as
possible in the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brockway Metcalf
and Miss Marian Huntington have re-
turned from an automobile trip of sew
eral weeks duration through the Sier-
ras, and are again at home on jack
son street.
Mrs. Deuprey. Miss Claire Deuprey
and Hiilyer and Frank Deuprey will
go over shortly to Berkeley to make
their home, as Mrs. Deuprey is building
an attractive cottage there.
Mrs. w. w. Dixon of Butte, Mont,
is spending a week as the guest of
Mrs. Malcolm Henry at the voorhies
home on California street
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong Dean.
who have been living In Berkeley
since their home on the Hyde street
hill was burned, have taken the Nor
gan Shepard house on the top of Rus
sian Hill and will come to town shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05

Mr. Shepard has gone to New York
and will probably make his home there
and he will be Joined there shortly by
Mrs. Shepard,
DR.. and Mrs. Emmett Rixford expect
to leave shortly for trip to the East
of about a months duration, during
which time DR. Rixford will attend sew
eral medical conventions
Miss George spiksr. who went
south last month to Santa. Barbara for
rest and change for the benefit OF
her health. writes that she is decidedly
better and that she expects to return
here in about three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Gerstle, who have
been at Del Monte during the summer,
went down last week for a stay at
Del Monte
Colonel John P Wiser. U. S. A. left
yesterday for Washington. D. c..
whence he leaves shortly for Berlin.
where he will be stationed as military
attache. Mrs. Wiser and her children
left few days since for santa Bar
bara. where she will visit her parents
for short time before going to Wash
ington to join Colonel Wiser.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05

r. AND MRS. FRANK CARO-
Ian, who have been abroad
since early in April. have re-