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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24
JEALOUS LOVER SHOOTS

mediately proceeded to use with
such rapidity that nobody could SO
much as move before the five shots
had been fred. AS stated, Lottie,
still sitting at the table, received
che bail in her arm, which also
created a flesh wound in her side,
and the other ploughing a long
deepfesh wound from near the knee
to the hip. The ball was extracted
from this second wound. Gaylor
was leaning forward buckling a pair
of leggings, and the ball intended
for him went near TO his head and
entered the flesh Of his leg, where it
is embedded in the muscles. Larson
then turned and fired shot at Mrs.
Bean as she entered the room, the
ball passing so close to her cheek
that 1t burned the flesh. He then
turned the weapon upon himself
and fired one shot, falling in his
tracks. The ball entered his left
lung slightly above the heart, pass
ing entirely through his body.
Luckily for all, the balls were 81
short, as long balls of this calibre
would have made more serious
wounds.
DR.. Heraty of Bloomington was
called to the field of carnage and
dressed the many wounds.
Larson used new revolver,
which he had purchased but a few
days previously. This fact might
Indicate that he had been premedit-
ating the rash act. People who
have known say that he has acted
rather queer and ''luny" lately.
On Sunday, the desperately
wounded young man who did the
shooting was taken to Bridgeport,
where he was placed in the Bieloh
House. Sheriff Glenn of Lancaster
has engaged a man to watch and
nurse him, pending results of the
frightful wound. People have been
known to recover from similar
wounds, but in his case the result is
in doubt, as the wound is bad one.
1t is TO be hoped that he may live
to answer to the law for his rash
act. He could not make much of a
statement, when asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of his conduct, stating
that he did not remember what he
had done Doubtless this will be
his plea: that the act was committed
while he was under spell of
temporary insanity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24

The residence Of Albert G. Bean,
on the south bank of the Wisconsin
river in Grant county, opposite
Bridgeport, was the scene of trag-
icevent last Saturday morning, be-
tween the hours of 6 and z o'clock
when only the best of luck permit
ted the escape with their lives OF
four people, three of whom were
seriously wounded. A man named
Herman Larson with a revolver
tired twice at Miss Lottie Bean, one
ball taking effect in the arm and
creating a flesh wound in the side,
and the other ball ploughing a long
deep flesh wound in the leg from
near the knee to the hip. A third
shot took effect in the leg of Will
Gaylor, the fourth grazed the cheek
of Mrs. Bean, and the fifth the
would-be murderer fired into his
own body, where it penetrated the
left lung short distance above the
heart and passed out at the back.
All of the unfortunate ones are
alive, and with the possible excep-
ton Of Larson are likely to recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bean have for some
time been keeping several boarders,
among whom were Larson and Gay
lor, two young men employed at
various kinds Of labor in the vicin-
ity of Bridgeport. Larson for some
time is said to have been nourlsh-
ing semi secret sentiments OF attec-
ton for the landlords fair haired
daughter, Miss Lottie, who is an
amiable young lady. He slyly ex-
pressed his heart-secret in useful
and thoughtful ministrations about
the homestead enough, at least, to
| lay bare his secret passion to the
maiden, who is said to have been
entirely unresponsive to his dumb
show of affection.
At the same time, it is thought
that Miss Bean had something OF a
preference for the society of Gaylor.
This partiality it is thought prayed
heavily upon the mind of Larson
who brooded over the case until he
became rearly insane with jealousy.
At the breakfast table Saturday
morning matters passed about as
usual, and at the conclusion of the
meal it is said that Larson arose
from the table in advance of the
others and went upstairs to his
room, returning with a 32-calibre
revolver in his hand, which he i'm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24
Clark Case Ready.

Everything wis in readiness for the
trial of the Clark murder case be-
fore a jury in Judge O'Donnelrs
cOI1rt in Dubuque and at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning the work of inn
paneling the jury began. 1t is
expected that this work will con-
sumo three or four days before the
twelve men necessary for the jury
are acceptable to both the state and
the defendant. VIM. Clark will be
tried for theskilllng, on Oct. 90 last
at the Illinois Central depot in Du-
Duque of Roy Sumner in whose
company Clark found his wife.
The trial promises to be the most
sensational in the history of murder
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24

-Masons throughout Wisconsin
are waiting with interest for the
time when they will receive a
trowel recently started from the
New York City Masonic Temple on
a trip that will probably take sever
al years to complete. With the
trowel, which is taken as symbol
of cementing the members of the
order together, is a register, in
which will be inscribed by each
lodge receiving it, data in respect
to the trowel and the lodge. Every
Masonic Lodge in the United States
will receive the trowel. After it
has completed it's trip, it with the
register, will be placed in the
archives of the lodge sending it out.
w. A. Johnson had business at
Livingston Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24
DESTINY SOON DECIDED

N0oer before has there been such intense activity Of acest
toacns gain commercial and industrial expansion and
population. Eo@y lice oesen point haous that right
the die being cast that will settle for tnae IN most
Stances aoat places aoi be FIRST IN trade and Importance
Ind eohep that as ued can't be changed Second and third
rate oU STA that aoay. What class aoiU LIN
CASTF2 belong to-? That eoU be settled IN the fee gears
NO Vas the time for the people here to ACT z0aons made
By the MEN qoho manage them. LfLANOASZEP fails, the
result qciUtezthe qvhoze story-THETOW WV LACKED MEN
EQUAL TO THE OOCASION The Herald as pushing!
ARE YOU WITH USg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24

that newspaper is read, and hurts
the value of his investment just
that much.
News that concerns the doings of
the courts, or of any public body, is
public property. and the newspaper
that suppresses it is travelling under
false pretenses. The public has a
right to know it, and it depends
upon the newspapers to tell it. No
newspaper that makes a practice of
suppressing facts because it inter
feres with the plans or the business
of some individual can hope for
success. The very person who sue
ceeds in keeping the news from be-
ing printed is generally first to
''knock" that paper as uninteresting
and unenterpris1ng.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24

Southern hens are getting busy
and as a result the product of north
e1n biddies is reduced in price fo1
people cannon detect any difference
in the flavor of egg fruit. Two
weeks ago eggs were 20 cents.
Yester lay you could purchase all
you wished at Is cents and a further
decline may be forthcoming.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24

on Route 4, having charge for
about Is months, when John
Heiliger, the present carrier, took
charge, and John has not missed a
day since, what do you think of
that
The first four routes were es-
tablished May 1, 1900 The five adj
ditional routes were establishe I
Oct. 1, 1904. The 9 able men who
endeavor each day TO plow through
snow drifts and are ont in all kinds
of weather to supply patrons with
mail from the Lancaster postoffice
are as follows:
Route one, Ben Suer; two, Fred A.
Cox; three, Reuben Garner; four,
John Heiliger; five, Budd j. Dun
can; six. Frank Turner; seven, d.
R. Newman; eight, Fay Barstow:
nine, w. L. Gelbach.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24

trials in Dubuque county and there
will undoubtedly be lack of seat
ing capacity for those who will
crowd the court room each day to
listen to the testimony. The trial
will probably last two weeks. And
Lancaster people are interested in
the outcome, as he was formerly a
resident here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24
BLOOMINGTON.
ACQUITTED BY JURY.

At Rockwell City. Iowa, Jennie
Pratt was acquitted of the charge of
numbering her husband, Josiah
Pratt, by arsenic poisoning. The
case is of local interest, in that the
Pratt family once resided on Blake's
Prairie, southeast of this village.
There were several children in the
family. Mrs. Griffin Hickok, of
this place, is an aunt Of the muir
dered man. The evidence in the
trial pointed strongly against the
widow and hired man, but as it was
circumstantial the jury acquitted
the accused woman.
FOR NEW DEPARTMENT.
Robert Bohringer, who has two
bright boys afflicted with deafness
and also partially dumb, IS en-
deavoring to have department es-
tablished in our schools for the III
struct1on of children thus afflicted.
The law provides that where six
pupils can be found the state will
pay teacher 5000 to teach them.
A little well-directed effort in this
direction would bring a good-sizod
class of children thus afflicted, and
it would be a good thing for the
schools and town. Bloomington
should have a we'll organized busl-
ness mems association to assist in
all projects of this sort. Let us
look to it at once.
DIED AT MC'GREGOR.
Mrs. Hugh Beetem died. at Nc
Gregor, Iowa, leaving a husband
and family of small children. She
was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
R. Carroll, of Sutherland, Iowa,
former residents of this city. Her
brother George, who attended the
funeral, visited friends here a few
days.
GOES TO HANOVER, ILLINOIS.
Frank Riese, well-known Bloom
ington boy, recently passed a sue
cessful examination IN telegraphy
at Lacrosse, and was Immediately
assigned to the station Of the c.. B.
e @. at Hanover, ILL.,, where he is
at work. Frank is bright and in
dustrlous boy and will get to the
front.
BROKE A RIB.
Thomas Sloap, well-known
resident of this place, fell and broke
a rib Owing to his advanced age
his recovery is slow and difficult.
sBRIEF LOCAL MENTION.
Atty. Leo Philipson has been
rendered a membership in the State
Historical society, an honor ac-
corded only people of intellectual
attainments or enthusiastic literary
tendencies. The membership num-
bers many of the most prominent
citizens of the state.
Charles Dickinson of Lancaster
called here Thursday.
F. B. Calls was over from Ian
caster Saturday, called on account
of the Bridgeport shooting
Mrs. VIM. Moore has fully re-
covered for her recent illness.
Several interested stockholders
will attend the meeting of the Peo-
pies Telephone company at Mt.
Hope tomorrow.
An old-folks' dance is on the pro-
gram at the City hall for Thursday
evening.
Our town IS extremely lucky in
having no fires SO far this winter.
We have no protection not even a
night-watchman. Now is a good
time to work up a sentiment for
waterworks and electric lights for
spring election. We need the i'm
provements, and could run both
with one plant.
John Wayne, the veteran pioneer
and hunter of Little Grant, is re-
ported i'll. Mr.. Wayne must be
somewhere in the sos, and up to
this has been very active.
Let us all assist III keeping the
smallpox confined to its present
limits in Lancaster, Mt Hope and
Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24
COUNTY NEWS

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accompany his mother and sister to
California.
Andrew Foster received intellig-
ence Of the death of a niece, Mrs.
Heley, at Ruthven, Iowa. She was
a daughter of John Foster.
John Harris will have a sale at
Bagley on Feb. 13.
The Dunkard Brethren have a
well-organ1zed society at Glen
Haven, and have meetings the first
Sunday of each month, conducted
by Rev. l. r. Young of Lanark, Ill.
morning at 1890 and evening at
7:3O.
Frank Chapman's running mare
ran away Saturday and demolished
the cutter. On Main street she ran
onto the sidewalk and knocked
John Jeide down, but luckily he
was not hurt.
Clay Beitler's team took another
run out on the rural route Saturday.
Harry Geiger was driving. The
harness broke and the tongue came
down. Harry and the cutter were
spilled, but neither injured.
Mrs. Hib. Taylor is improving in
health.
Our schools are moving nicely
these days. There are IS pupils
enrolled in the high school, and Prof.
Barnes and Misses Orcutt and Bal
lantine are doing a good job Of fin
ishing. Music is a delightful fea-
ture in this department. now. There
is well-organized boys quartette,
composed of John Tornowske, Mark
Hoskins. Linn Woodhouse and Jesse
Reese. The girls are organized in
to a glee club of twenty members.
A new boy at the home of Pierce
Patterson.
John Ahasay, of Albert Lea,
Mimi, and his brother Ed. of Devils
Lake, are visiting at the Ahasay
home on Blakes Prairie.
Atty. Leo. Philipson writes his
friends here that he will return
home about May 1, to remain per-
manently in old ''Tafton."
Our neighbor Ed Mcnamara is
wrestling with a severe attack of
Pneumonia. Hope he may recover
without delay.
Michael Mutually and son Mike are
going to sell the farm and move to
town.
Judge Beitler's court Monday gave
Ben. benson writ of restitution"
against the Carvill family, tenants
in Mr.. Denson's new house. Mr..
benson objected to the maintenance
of a flock of chickens in the cellar,
and other things too numerous to
mention.
w. FL. Holford sells ''nutrito"
See ad. in next issue.
The principal topic on the street
Saturday was the Bridgeport shoot
ing affair. The attempted whole
sale murder created quite SEN
satiOn in West Grant.
The members of the K. of P. lodge
had banquet at the Hickok restaur-
ant Monday evening. They report
a pleasant evening.
A friend of SADIE Scott received a
letter from her, giving her name as
Mrs. Y. w. Quigley, and address as
Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Quigley is TAX
ing lessons IN music and voice cul-
ture under a noted instructor.
DR.. NARROW attended a two days
dental clinic IN Chicago last week.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24
CAMPBELL RIDGE.

CAMPBELL RIDGE.
ellison Tyler is busy hauling ice for
the Patch Grove creamery.
Horace Tyler had business at Prairie
du CHEN Wednesday.
Jas. Nc Adaragh will move to Bridge
port soon.
Several people from the ridge attend
ed the sale at Geo Sniders near Mt.
Hope.
Jas. Klema has been ploughing roads
Miss Mary Smith visited at p. Nc
Adaragh's Sunday.
Chas. Decker's spent Sunday at Gee
Nlce's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24

Mrs. Emma McGonigal is at
Prairie du Chen taking treatment
at the sanitarium for rheumatism.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
WIT remove HISTORIC rONr.
Famous Old "McHenry" Soon to Close
Career as Defensive Point.

Baltimore. Md.-A general stan or.
der, which announces the definite I've.
moval Of historic Fort McHenry from
the list Of military posts and marks
the close Of its caree as a defense OF
the city, has been issued by the acting
secretary of war, upon the recommen.
dalton OF the chief OF artillery. After
March 81, 1907. the Thirty-ninth com
pany Of artillery, how stationed at
Fort McHenry, will be transferred to
Fort De Soto. Fla, and the fort
grounds will be taken over by the
engineer department Of the army, with
the prospects of its ultimately being
turned into one of the large army de-
pots for storage of supplies.
1t seems probable. however. that
this last order from the general army
STAFF promises a favorable answer to
the question recently agitated, of thu
Maryland militia using the Fort Nc
Henry grounds for drill purposes, rife
practice and the needs of the Naval
Reserves. Col. E. l.. Woodslde, act
ing assistant adjutant general. who
has been conducting the negotiations
with the war department on behalf of
tho Maryland militia, said that
recently the government had granted
the use of the wharf on the harbor
side and several of the barrack'build-
ings at Fort McHenry to the Naval
Reserves, and the use CT the parade
ground and the rife range had been
granted, where it viii not conflict with
the uses of the regular troops. Now
that the last artillery company is to
be removed from the fort, Colonel
Woodside thinks the chances of the
militia obtaining the use of the o,ace
under certain restrictions, very favor
able.
When the Thirty-ninth artillery
company vacates next April, several
ordnance s%ergeants, with an assistant
or ~two-perhaps five men in all-will
be left at the post to look after the
place. What goods cannot proftably
be taken along by the company or
removed by the quartermaster's de-
partment, will probably be sold at
public auction, and the buildings will
then be closed. If, however, the place
afterwards becomes a large depot the
number of c~aretakers will be in
creased and a number of civilians may
be employed to assist.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

A cheerful bedroom is n of the
essential points for an invalid or
convalescent, and since it is difficult
to find a house with all the bedrooms
facing south, some one must be UNI
selfish enough to give the sunniest
rooms to the less robust members of
the family.
Many people insist that the eastern
exposure is the best for a sleeping
room, because the early morning sun
is healthful, but if the room must,
p~erforce, face north, it should have
a light, cheerful paper and the light
est possible draperies.
The bed should not be placed so
that the light from the window shines
directly in the eyes of the sleeper;
it may be conducive to early rising,
but the effect upon the eyes is uu-
pleasant and often harmful. If the
bed must face the windows and the
footboard is not high enough to shield
the eyes a screen should be put across
owe night between the window and
the bed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
hlousehold Hlnts.

The stains Of long standing should
be soaked in glycerin and then washed
in cold water.
A very strong solution of water and
alum thrown on a burning object will
speeding %extinguish the flames.
Cruel, when properly prepared.
should be but little thicker than cream
and should be absolutely free from
Jumps. .
When making ice cream pack news
papers tightly around the top of the
freezer to prevent the ice melting too
rapidly.
Take time to put the blacking pot
out of the way in its accustomed place,
for thereby will a probable shutting
be avoided.
Select a dozen or so of the smooth
est and largest splints from the new
broom and lay them away to use in
testing cake when it is baking.
A varnish for glass is made by dis
solving %pulverlzed gum tragacanth in
the whites of eggDwell beaten. Apply
with a brush very carefully.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Elnhts Elnsry BY publicity.

Berlin.-Prompted by Cleveland
Moffett's campaign against women's
fnery, Max Heinemann, the publisher,
is organizing a similar movement
here. He does not believe in Moffett's
suggestion to impose a tax on hnery.
but proposes a crusade by literature
10 be carried on by an international
LEAGUE. The league would circulate
pamphlets containing photographs Of
Inc wonen Of Paris. New York, Berlin,
Loudon and other cities, wearing
~niiceless gowns. the lette press de-
falling their career and habits end
particularly how and waebf they
spend their money.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Uses for Bran Water.

Bran water is the best of agencies
for cleaning fine colored muslins, like
organizes.
AS a carpet cleaner bran slightly
dampened, thrown on the carpet, and
then thoroughly swept out, is unex.
celled. Removes all dust and, being
damp, prevents dust from flying.
To cleanse light-colored furs heat
bran and rub into fur with hands, then
with perfectly clean brush beat and
brush every particle Of bran from the
fur.
To dry patent leather o. other shoes
heat a pan of bran in the oven until
quite warm, pour this into the shoes
filling to the top, wipe the outside
with a dry cloth and rub into the
leather vaseline or sweet oil and let
stand until dry.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
.SCALLOP INCUBAT0RS.
EFFORT TO PREVENT ExTERMlN-
ALTON OF THE sHELLFlsH.
New England Fishermen Becoming
Alarmed at Disappearance and
Artificial Propagation Is Be-
ing Tried.

Boston, Nassau effort is being
made by the Massachusetts, fisheries
commission to propagate the scallop
by artificial means. That is to say,
the experts will try to find out how
far It may be practical to take the
eggs from the spawning mollusks and
fertilize them by hand, rearing the
young in some sort of marine kinder
garten.
This valuable shellhsh is disappear
ing from New England waters, and un-
less something be done with prompt
ness 1t will be too late. The trouble
is due. as usual in such cases, to reck-
less fishing, and chiefly to the taking
of seed scallops for the market.
To make this clear it should be ex-
planned that science has only recently
~ascertained that scallops rarely live
more than 20 or % months. and prac-
tically never survive their second
year. Inasmuch as they do not spawn
until they are a year old, this implies
that those specimens which are taken
before they are a year old-that is to
say, as seed scallops, to use the fish
erman's term-never get a chance to
breed at all.
The scallop spawns in early sum
mer, and the young grow at such an
astonishing rate that they are big
enough for market in the late fall
whence the temptation to catch them.
The baby scallop attaches itself by
a thread to eelSrass at the bottom and
so remains stationary until it is quite
well grown, when it casts loose and
becomes a wanderer.
For the curious mollusk is able to
swim with great rapidity by opening
and closing the valves of its shell-a
fact in natural history which was un-
known to an unfortunate Frenchman
who undertook, a few years ago, to
establish a scallop plantation on a
quiet New England beach. He de-
posted several thousand scallops in
shallow water, expecting them to
breed, but when he looked for them
the next day all of them had fed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Fruit and Nut Rolls.

Sift together, three times, three
cups Of flour. six level t~easpoonfuls of
baking powder and half a teaspoonful
of salt Work in from one-third to
one-half a cup of shortening. Then
mix to a dough with milk. Turn onto
a Toured board, knead slightly, and
then roll out into a square sheet about
one-third of an inch thick. Brush over
the sheet of dough with softened but
ter, then sprinkle with sultana raisins
or cleaned currants, and flberts cut
into several pieces. Roll up the dough
compactly and then cut the roll into
pieces an inch long. Set these on end
close together. in a buttered baking
hsh. and bake about 20 minutes.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
IOWA FARMERS USE PHONES
Over 100000 instruments in Operation
on Rural Lines.

Des Moines, Ia.-For the first time
a census of telephones has been TAX
en- in the State of Iowa, and this has
disclosed that there are now in use
222,3 1926 instruments. OF this number
1O4, 524 are classed as instruments
used in connection with rural Rnes.
That is, they are used by the farmers
of Iowa.
During the past few years the
Government Weather Bureau here has
arranged for telephone distribution of
forecasts, and a large percentage of
these farmers now receive by tele-
phone every morning the forecast
Of weather for the coming thirty-siX
hours. This, In fact, has been one
strong incentive for installation Of
telephones In the homes Of farmers of
the state.
The assessment of telegraph and
telephone lines in Iowa for 1906 has
been fixed at $3.50, 729. which is an
Increase over last years assessment
of 1894, 672. The assessment by law is
not levied upon the instruments In
use, but upon the number of miles of
line strung.