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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-26
zJ.s,odor Found az Beloit.

Roloit. Wis. Dee. Workmon
exec yating for water mains i'll the
northwest part Of town nearthed
bones which Dean Collie, geologist Of
Reloit college, says are those of a
m..stodon Of prehistoric times. The
bones were probably washed to their
present location during the glacial
period. but not necessarily far, for it
is known that mastOdons once existed
hi this region.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-26
Found Dead Babe in Buggy.

Madison. Wis, Dec. 24.-Chairman
\ X. Kendall, Of Dunkirk township.
found the body Of dead baby in his
buggy on returning home from
StoughtOn 4 doctor examined the
body and said that the baby bad been
born alive, three days ago. This is the
second case of the kind reported in
StOuohton recently.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-26
chi and Grandfather EIope.

Marinette. Wis, Dec. 24.-Charles
La Point and Edith La Point, grand
father and granddaughte-, ~ WauSau
were arrested here as eIopers La
Point is GO years old and the girl IL.
They ran away from Wausau several
davS ago
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-26

GEO. A. PAGE, of Batavia, N.
", with A. E. Lewis, wants to buy
q couple Of carloads of good market
able horses. Parties having any to
sell will do we'll TO call on the above.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-26
ESTATE of Edward Stevens. deceased;

ESTATE Of Edward Stevens. deceased:
= 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. court house IN the
Tuesday Of Jan. a. D.. 1907. being the
22nd day of Jan, 1907, at the hour OF
ten O'CLOCK in the forenoon. the following
The application of Herman Grimm. as
trustee OF the Grant county asylum,
creditor. for the appointment OF an sdmin-
late Of said Grant county, Wisconsin de-
ceased, oooDorrI
By the Court. E. B. GQODSEtL
Dated, Dec. 22nd. 1906.
0st ms Dec. 26th: last ms. Jan loJ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-26
Local JOttineS.
Pay your taxes.

DuS1ueSS lTIL,
frank Meyer is home from Be
lott college.
-Beloit college musical club here
New Years eve.
W. J. Hanuum Is home from
Madison for visit.
Miss Luella Rose is visiting
relatives at Fennimore.
Miss Emily Cronin Is here from
Beloit to pass the holidays.
Mrs. Nick Tiedeman was a
Platteville visitor Christmas.
Paul Howell is home from Mil
waukee for the holiday vacation.
Under Sheriff Calls was in Du-
buque on official business today.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Staver are
visiting relatives at Ramsen, Ia.
Henry Nichols was at Mllwau-
kee to see his daughter Saturday
last.
Rush Godfrey is here from
MADISON to spend the holiday vaca-
ton.
Geo. Rudersdorf and.a family
are visiting relatives at Mineral
Point.
The Mineral Point electric light
plant now furnishes an ail-night
service.
Miss Elva Glenn, a state uni
versity student, is home for the
holidays.
Frank Blewett and family Of
Boscobel are guests of Lancaster
relatives.
AID. Robt. BROKER is back
from Chamberlain, S. D., for the
holidays.
Newell Garner and wife of
Minneapolis are holiday visitors in
Lancaster.
Mac McCrady came home from
Beloit to eat Christmas dinner with
his mother.
Miss Sena Barber of Minneapolis
was a guest of Miss Allie Wright
first of the week.
Court Reporter Robt. Morse ate
Christmas dinner under the parental
roof in this city.
Mrs. /. II. Tarrant and children
of Milwaukee are guests of Sam
Stephens and family.
Atty. Clarence Edwards of
Marshfield Is a welcome guest of
Lancaster relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Chapman of
Platteville were Christmas visitors
at Aid. Brokers home.
Fred Schloesser and wife are
home from their extended honey
moon trip to Colorado.
-Chas. Walker and wife of
Plankington, S. D., are visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
Geo. A. Page of Batavia. n. Y,
dEIlA YOU uOIO " O0AOSuteJf W ObaJ q
couple IF carloads of horses.
Atty. Jas. Kerr and family of
st. Paul were Christmas visitors at
the home of Atty. A. R. Bushnell.
Geo. Kinzel, student of the
Quincy Business college, is here on
a visit, guest of his sister, Mrs.
Fred Wenzel.
-Priu. Slothower is in attend
ance at the state teachers associa-
tiou meeting in session at M1lwau
kee this week.
Give the Herald job office an
order for your 1907 stationery. We
guarantee the best work at the
the most reasonable price.
-Messrs. A. Wayne, John Brack-
EFT and John Decker were out for a
IiteIe hunt Sunday and had the good
fortune to capture two foxes.
The Herald is issued day later
this week that Herald printers
could partake Of the Christmas joys
along with the rest of the folks.
Roy Chatield, local manager
of the -HiXon Lumber
company's branch yard at Mazo-
mamie, was home with his parents
for Christmas.
Mrs. VIM. cortland of Glen
Haven purchased new piano of
Roberts & Groenier last week and
presented the pubic schools there
with the one she already had.
The following concerning Frank
Webb is taken from the Eveleth
itannS in the Dnlnth NaWS- Tribune
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
Marrying Tides.

It is estimated that some 500
wealthy American women have mar
ried titled foreigners and that theag-
gregate of their dowries exceeds
$500, 100000. The most heavily dew
cred bride was the. Duchs----sceef Rox
burghe (nee Goelet), with a fe rtun@|
of s4o,ooo,0eo. The others include
the Duchess Of Marlborough {nees
vanderbilt), $4,000, 900; the late.
Lady Curzon (nee Letter. s5,00e,
900; Countess Castellane nees
Gould), s15,0Oo,o0o; Mrs. VIVIAN.
s12,oOo,oo Baroness HaIkett, $I0.-s
o0o. 900; Lady William Beresford
s3,0e0,0o0; Princess Colonna tnee.
Mackay), s2.56B,eoo; COUNTESS vo1s
Larisch, s4,ooo,eoe. Thirty British
peers or eldest sons Of peers and
forty-ronr Englishmen with courtesy
titles o~ baronetcies married Ame-1-
car NO. sn.--st Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
MORE FARMERS SCHOOLS.
An Agricultural College in Each Dis
trict.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Congress-
men frtm all southern districts are
pleased with the bill introduced by
Representative Livingstone, Of Geor-
gia, providing $4,000 for the estab-
lishment of an agricultural college in
every congressional district in the
United States. The bill provides that
these amounts may be consolidated,
if the different representatives in any
State should desire to do so and if
the governors should deem this plan
better than to devote the money to
smaller Institutions
There is little doubt that the bill is
for the purpose Of. adding larger
fund to colleges already established
and will probably bring about good
fight some time in the future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
Hortl. More Than Real Coin.

A wei known photographer who
recently paid int, his bank a sover-
eign which appeared to be much worn
was astonished short time after
ward to find its value had been cred-
tied to him at 21 shillings It appears
that on reaching the mint the coin.
was discovered to be a clever coun-
terfeit. made OF platinum heavily gid
ed. At the tine at which it is sup
posed to have been made it was
worth about seven and s0pence, but.
at the present price Of platinum SOW.
eign's weight Of that ponderous metal;
IS worth much more than a sover-s
eign's weight Of gold.--Amateur Pho
tographer. 81
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
MAKING TT HOT FOR ICE Trust.

- 49,
New York, Dec. 2o.Attorney Cen
era1 Mayo began suit in the supreme
.eeurt under the Donneny anti-tru:stt
law to dissolve the ice trust. The
complaint charges the companies
with restricting the harvesting Of Ice
ia Name, Massachuse PennsylFa-s
mia ard New York. The restriction
enabled the crust to sell ice costing
$3.50 per ton for IA a, ton. Ss
+ Alleged sales in New York show.
a profit of ito "a per cent. The
complaint further alleged that sssss,
100000 Of the companies 46s Co.,
900 capitalization is water.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
JAPs FOR BRAZIL.

Washington, Dec. 21-The state de-
partment has been Informed by
agents in Brazil that capitalists there
are seeking to import Iapanes "a
borers to harvest the coffee crop. The
proposal is made to ask the govern
mental authorities to introduce ao,-
900 Japs at once.
S. Kumabe, secretary of the Japa-
nese agricultural board, is investigat-
ing the possibilities of rice culture in
Brazil. This will probably call for
more japanese laborers.
The comment is made that these
preparations do not show that Japan
is as anxious to keep her coolies in zhe
orienets as she has pretended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
HITCHcocKs ORDER STANDS.
Action Regarding Public Lands WHl
Not Be withdrawn Unless 50 Or
dered by Court.

Washingto n,Dec. 20.-Secretary; OF
the Interior Hitchcock, VINO was call
ed before the senate committee on IN
dian affairs yesterday, declared today
that his order Withdrawing 100000
acres. of land belonging to the Five
Civilized Tribes Will stand and the
land vii not be restored unless the
investigation as to the legality Of his MS
act, now iniprogress, develops that he
exceeded his authority
Previously Secretary Hitchcock had
been in consultation with the presi-
regar to the order 49, ~ ":
ing from allotment about which Sec
retary Hitchcock and Secretary VIII
son were questioned by a senate COM
mittee yesterday. Commissioner
Leupp Of the Indian Office and Clifford
Pinchot, chief forester Of the depart
nlent Of agriculture, also were pres
ent.
Representative Stevens. of Texas in
troduced resolution in the house to-
day asking that Secretary Hitchcock
Of fhe department of the interior be
requested to furnish the house with
full information concerning his re-
fusal to allot to Indians of the Choc-
taw and Ch;ckasaw nations the lands
on which they live
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
PATRICK NOT CRAZY.

Albany, n. z, Dec. 21.-"Patrick is
not crazy or anywhere near it, not
withstanding contrary reports" de-
clared Superintendent Of the Prisons
Collins today, when told that Gov.
Higgins intimated that Patrick's long
Incarceration had been too great a
strain mentally for him. "I saw Pat
rick a few days ago." continued su-
perintendent Collins, "and while he
talks and wants notoriety, I believe
him sane"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
IN GREAT DEMAND.

Washington, Dec. 2o.-statistics of
the commerce and labor department
show that American business con-
sumed more than half the rubber
crop of the world.
Imports this year amounted to
$50 100000. The popularity Of its
application to the automobile and
bicycle and greater use of The rubber
through the application of electricity
IN daily affairs of the ps>9le is re-
sponsible for the incr demand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
ANOTHER NEGRO SUICIDE
Rock Hin Negro Who serssd Five
Yeers in the. Pcnitendars or 1Ailis /.
Himself.

( -.
Charlotte, n. c., Dee. 2a-Daye
Massey q well known negro, COM
mitted suicide here tonight BY shoot
ing himself through the body with a
pistol. Massey entered his home to-
night through the back door, secured
his pistol, walked out on the sidewalk
and slot himself He spoke to no
one of his inte:at.ons and his friends
can advance n reason sor the act.
Massey came 10 Charlotte from Rock
Hill, S. c. Some ten years ago he was
arrested by Charlotte officers for
burglary committed in Columbia, S.
s., was taken back, tried and SEN
fenced to five years. which he served
Since that time he has lived here and
was regarded as a faithful, industri-
Gus colored man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
New York Mecca for GrinnaIs

There are 10000 prfessionaI c-inf-s
nsls at large in New York city to-s
day, according to police esdIntesss
They include bank robbers; burglars.
fiat thieves. commercial sRsneiers;
confidence men, pickpockets and
shoplffteas large aeressss
ex-convicts whose pictures argasn -
:Rogues' Gallery, and who are kno5
personally to the detectives of the. s ].
central Office. AS many as one hum
dred Of these professionals have been.
picked in a single night by Inspector
McLaughlin's detectives only to bas
set at liberty in the morning to pur-s.
sue their criminal yocations. In other
states, notably in Massachusetts, aEds
New Jersey, they have law under
which known criminals unable tos
give an account Of themselves may
be sentenced to short terms ef irnpris
onment rs vagraats: The law wa-ks:
so we'll that many Iassachusett ind:
New Jersey crooks have deserted4
their homes and come 20 New York.
View York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
A TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST.
A Woman and Two Children Burned
to Death.

Patterson, N. J., Dec. 22.-Mrs,
Alice .NdcWithey and two little daugh-
ters, Ellen, seven years old, and
Elizabeth, five years old, were burn
ed to death in a fire which destroyed
their home this morning. The faith
er, Louis McWithey, works in New
York at night. He returned home
this morning, with Christmas presents
for his little ones, to find the entire
family dead and the house burned to
the ground.
The fire started in the room where
the mother and children were sleep
ing. Mrs. McWithey awoke and tried
to drag the children through a win
dow. The flames drove her back, and
escape in sSther directions being cut
off, they were all burned to death in
their home. McWithey is almost
crazy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
DECLINED A FAT OFFICE.
One Rough Rider Discovered Who
Does Not Want Federal Job.

We ashington, Dec. 22.-capt. JACK
Greenway, a former member Of
Rosevel5s Rough-riders, has declined
the Office of commissioner Of the gem
eral land Office, which the president
offered him. Greenway is engaged N
a mining deal in Wisconsin and he
to!d the presidelt he could not IN
justice to his associates, give it up for
a federal Office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

ed a serious desire and intention to
take a hand in the effort to abate
some of the evils that now beset fu-
ture trading in cotton. In this con-
nec1ion the Savannah Morning News
of last Friday says: sAs an en1phat-
ic protest, and as perhaps a solution
in part, It has been suggested from
many quarters that the legitimate
cotton interests of the. South wage a
general boycott on the New York Cot
ton exchange in the matter Of hedg-
ing. This can be done by using the
New Orleans Cotton exchange which
much more nearly represents the
price Of cotton and where the differ
ences in grades are changed from
day to day, and not kept rigid as in
the New York market.
The Southern Cotton Journal has
pointed out the same thing and Illus
t..aIes the fact that such a procedure
would raise the value Of actual COZ
ton because the value OF a New Or
leans hedge is always greater than
that of a, New York hedge.
Custom rather than inteiliger ee
still prompts men to sell cotton in the
south on the basis Of the New York
future market which is invariably
from 20 to so points lower than The
New Orleans market. In this connec-
ton the southern Sentinel, Of WinIs-
field, La says: tsF,or three years the
cotton trade of the world over has
been amazed because the price of cot
ton at New Orleans, the principal pri-
nary market, is relatively higher
than az New York and Liverpool, but
OIL, ia the very recent past has the
real reason for this reversal Of the
:ogcas order of things cottonwise
been geeeraily understood, and the
awakeniEg has added much potential
force the farmers power as a price
na,s.es.
Tnesaay ceescn market reports
show these tesse facts: -New York
January futures, s.36; New Orleans
January futures, 1910. Middling
spots in New Orleans 10 IA cents
t., s,,+,,<a ~ ,uo,.de New York futures are
kept low enough TO enable the holder
Of long contracts to take the low
grades on tender without loss which
because OF. the New York rbitrary
lSee dIfserencss al aeras1fe at 3
price about rs points above their act
ual value. This is not the case in
New Orlenas because ere>low grade
cotton cannot be rendered to any adj
vantage over the best grades in the
market, as actual conditions Of supply
and demand in the spot market regu-
late the value at which all grades can
be tendersd on contract. And this is
the reason why the legitimate Gotten
trade is urging the South to throw all
its hedging business to the New Or
leans market, and why the farmer
should demand New Orleans basis on
F. o. B. sales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
1AaAE A RASD.

Boston, Dee. 2o.-The "Eab' once.
nore mas distinguished itself and
maintained its reputation for strict
morality. An American toy, repre-
senting a drinking man waving a
bottle in the staggering stage Of in.
toncation has been placed under the.
ban by the police, and street takers;
who have been doing a rushing busi-.
ness selling these toys, have been Or.
dered to stop the sale.
The women's Christian Temper
ance Union objected to their sale on.
the grounds that the display IS had
for Boston children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
NEW CONSULAR COURT

Shanghai, Dec. 2o.-The United.
States consular court was opened
here and the occasion was eelebrateE
last night with a banauetsby th s
American association. The new court
is designed to give the long needed
protection to Americans residing m
China It will have Jurisdiction ever
all civilized and commercial proceed
ings in which Americans are concern.
ed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

Levi P. Morton, former vice presi-
dent of the United states, is over so
wears old, but still as active as he was
v,ars ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

:hicago warts the south to sup
pre- Senator Tillman. It's a little
cheeky in Chicago to ask the south
to do something she could not do her
self-Washington Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

You don't have to be good exam
pie very long without getting an IDEA
that you are the grandest martyr that
ever lived-New York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

With the price of champagne ad-
.vancing, diamonds going up and the
demand for wage increase growing
stronger. the rich are beginning to
have troubles Of their own.-Wast-
.ngton Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

That Tillman did not use all his
brickbats in Chicago. is shown by the
shower of them he hurls at those who
are jumping on him for not paying
his income tax.-Co1umbia Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.

Washington, Dec. 2o-Pressdent
Roosevelt sent the following nomina-
ton to the senate yesterday after
noon:
Envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Guatamala as.
Honduras, Jos. w Lee, Of MARYLAND
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

A Pittsburg millionaire ADVISED MS
son to hitch your wagon to a star" "
and the next day he eloped with an
actress. in the old mans automobile
Washington Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26
ENDORSES WILLIAMSON PLAN
PROF. NEWMAN, OF CLEMSON.
SAYS TT MAKES CORN.

s Searching Review of the Essential
Features of the Method Originated
by Mr.. Williamson-Azse Ser a Careful
Personal Examination the Clemson
Expert Reports That Wherever
Tried it Has Been Found Superior
Farmers Urged to Experiment
With it Next Year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-26

The president of the Omaha Coal
Exchange has been convicted of vio-
lating the State trust law. His fine
will probably equal the profit on a
ton OF coal.-Washington Post.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-26

possibly but few people in the state
who would take the honor from Mr.
Bailey this year oven, # Il We're pos,
sible, but we venture the assertion
that the few weeks OF "liar, sore.
heads, nondescrlpts," etc. that lie Is
alleged guilty OF, will be powerful
thorn In his side In 1919,
The people Of Texas are loyal are
patriotic and arc patient, but whom II
comes TO a servant Of these same poo
pie going on tho platform and de,
nounclng them because thoy crltlcIsc
his actions. as they have a perfect
right to do, the chances lool, bad foI
that servant. The troubled waters
may be juloted by Mr.. Bailey, in the
next six years, but his career must
be politically q brilliant one and his
work IN congress must be great, Ia
say nothing Of bis other duties, or
the people Of Texas may say 1--WE
will reward you by retiring You To
private life"
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-26
Annual Meeting Of Texas d.
vision U. C. v OpOuS In
City Hall In Dallas,
CAMPBELL TO SPEAK,
GOserROr Elect and Senator CuIberSOn
Among The Prominent Men 10 De.
liver Addresses,

Dallas, Texas, oct 25,-Tho aunu-
al reunion Of the Texas division of
the United Confederate Veterans
opened this morning In the city hall
with an invocation by General r M,
Gano, and an address OF welcome by
Curtis p. Smith, mayor OF Dallas, II.
H. Thomas, president OF the Dallas
Commercial club, aud Milton Park,
representing Sterling Park camp. A
response was made by General u. b.
Paddock The reunion was then turn
ed over TO X. NJ. Van Zandt, major
general commanding the Texas diNs-
ion.
The afternoon session will be de-
voted to the reading of reports and
the transaction of other business. A
reception to the visitors will be given
at the club rooms Of The Elks from I
to o'clock.
The convention Of the state diyis-
ion Of the Sons OF Confederate Veter-
ans opened at noon today Judge e.
b. Muse will deliver the address of
welcome.
Amog the prominent speakers who
will address the convention are the
Hon. y. NJ. Campbell, Hon Charles
A. Culberson, Bishop A. c. Garrett
and General 7. p. Stone.
The people OF Dallas have arranged
numerous entertainment features for
the pleasurs OF the veterans, many Of
whom will remain here for several
days to attend the Texas state fair.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-26
RIGHT Is FOREVER RIGHT AND
WRONG EXTERNALLY WRONG

Whether Bailey shall be returned
to the United States senate Is not
the question That has not been
discussed by the Chronicle for Mr..
Bailey, despite his exalted opinion Of
himself, is merely an incident in the
discussion Of the great question now
before the nation
But if Senator Bailey goes to the
halls of congress with the same
alignments as heretofore, his iuflu-
ence in that exalted position is prac-
tically at an end, and he is discred-
tied and dishonored throughout the
country.
If he absolves himself from all
corporate connections, refuses to fur
Their serve Pierce and his associates
in any capacity aids the state of Tex
as to right the wrong he helped TO
perpetuate--then, and not until then,
will the Chronicle cease to criticise
him.
Thus far Senator Bailey has re-
fused to consider such a suggestion
has defied the people of Texas, and
has hurled billngsgate and SANDER
Gus eplthets at those who dared crit
icise him.