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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
THE WHITE RIVER COUNTRY.

In the opinion Of one who has ,rav. sled much and observed closely. tho most truly and riEhtful~ cou,euted people in the United States to-aav a,. the small landowners in abaf fs known as the Upper White River Conn. trT, anywhere from Newror, Ark Ia Carthage. Mo. They are contcn,sd ea. cause their surroundings are ideal and
 until recently. the great, uneasy. dis. quieting world. with it's artificial needs and inadequate compensations. has been 10 them but little more tanrfbte than a dream. Here. still existent
 ana oy reason of their very rarity q, ihis day and time more deiec,sbIa man in the past. are the conditions which have ever appealed with fire. sis'i0le force 10 the independent -sr.Ir. itef Anslo-SaXon. EYery man ia tha supreme ruler of his own little p-fn. cipality: acknowledging no master save the lsx-and possibly hls fem mine helpmeets cTtngiaz tg no e-r. p.oyer; asking no fayors from the world save those that his nefzffs(--s freely ex,e11 and exfect as freely Ia return He ilFes in a latitude where the extremes c lea, CT cold sre aeTe- kEov1. and at aa altitude that .sss-e.z Iss-fees hez5.h- The Ftehes. k5ys..v of Nature hzs been atrxe-e5 vra, nsla Tl.a a1sTzartag hand k. ' .s a qz1es1.5z N1esEer he 1zare than szrrsr rezl.zaHs 'ae fact He aeeegsz az . rza.. Ter e cez-se sae fa-zEe aesa vf5er FEo11ces n a51z5zuce every caa-sT. able growth es9azua1z sg eke 1x-za 1zsrate zsae. the sza-rdas-.sssssa. ss-
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
ERRORS ABOUT THE WHITE
 HOUSE.

To the Editor
 noticed k-mewhere reeentlv-I would not say positively that fl was fin your columns-an article on tho White HouEs which contained several mIE. statements.
 ir the first place f was stated the White House was first occupied in 1909 and that it's first occupant vas President Madison. The fact Ia. Is first occupant vas Preaidcnt Adams. who took up his residence there in Isee.
 The original mansion was begun in i7sz. In isif It vas burned by the British and rebuilt in ISIS.
 Another Of the errors in the article referred to was the statement that resdTpfepzred paint is used on the White House to make it beautifully zhite
 l noticed this especially because I have ussd considerable paint nYzelf and wondered that cannei paint ahoala be 18ed on fueh an iFnportant building @hsn al painters know that plEe wni,e lead and ilnsee4 oil make tEe bssae paint.
 ]. 70 happened alao that knew 1h=se lea4 and slasee1 o11-aos ready. mixed f25z:-Nere used 0a the White Hesze 1eEagze had iszs read a bosx- aet Bab.isaesi bY 4 firm c FeaaF mixed paint man sfaetsfeFz Nho also raaaa. szefafe pure white lead h that book tle U.az4t2et1rsEa admitted that tos sae Aalts Hgase 1oshIax bal ~she heat sa4 ;s1yeas os pslzt eoa.a be sse1 and &z.9 tAzs their pure white lead had been selected.
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
aIAls BEST FARM HANDS.
"eh Will Not Stay No Matter Wna,
 inducements Are Offered.

battie Creek, Mich.-Farmers around battle Creek who expected an i'm. pfoFement in the farm labor proposi. eoh this summer are disappointed Not only are harvest hands as scarce as they were year ago. but they are even harder to get. have advanced ioeas as to the wages. and make the tanners agree 10 concessions that A lew years ago would have created untold laughter.
 Good farm hands are getting as aign as sl.50 day within a few miles of Battle Creek. with board and lodg- ing thrown in. and in many cases the use of horse and carriage One tarm hand. hired in Bedford town ship, demanded that his employer give him the Hse of hls piano tzo hours every evening. and the de mand was granted. the farmers fam. -ly vacatng the paFlos while The har. vest guest practices He Is taking piano lessons ia toa5a. dsi.ing i1 with he farmers horse
 -S AU44.- 41=-1 ENL Ezl4 WtEH me inability 10 secure men to ~ork for aire- Farmers boys are still iezriag he nine dollar a week .obs oa tha ,aEU. with good food and beds. Q sone 10 town znd Eork fo. lesz. livs cheap lodging houses zzx a. DOT food
 The only avaiia5la men ~e ze. A present, said Peasel9 farmer. are 1en from town ussd 10 clerkiag e -unring stree cars or such labor | .e~ days on the farm tieas -he- al oat, and keeps as hiring zeE man suppose ' @.ll shock city folks to lear it. bur ghe bess @oss on many farms i1 Calhoun county tA5s s1za- Ter !s uo~ being done bg wgzaea -otEs- The boys are anxious 70 p Q -owZ and throw on 6ag T1e ztras Are the uresg ~tIaI1z to help taes- farmer fathers 5 Ehs sea1s TG !oes1. sound nice. does Ht Bat via; z-s ron going 10 do when men ws- | farm or. z; stz5a day az4 free c,o4-d .~
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
Schools Spreading In chi,a.
R. NJ SEE--
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A few years ago the foreign -ss sionary schools were practically .-s only institutions la Foocbow o-s-E-g facilities for the acquisition Of w@s-- ern learning. There are now al leas- 30 native schools fashioned after the foreign model Eooehow iH a city Of SOo,o00 inhabitants, and these schools embrace abo1. 1000 students. Pcs. CTS placarded Sll over The city advsr tise the opening of various modern schools, which are springing mp In every nook and corner Of ths place. Scarcely @@sx passes uitbout the announce1res.s of tas opening Df . new school
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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Tie sid ssililie Ihe:Hinn Chill -rn.g pu'ss nuriistsf nnt ntmt De's nauarv -sian nt 8raier .anean One hms1e R Euu,Tntsfeit tki ean'. nIss plt. aisis. EpI en uR. rFF l.
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
|. WsFf Stay T.-e

Tn TT family medicine chss. .o remedy $ permitted 70 -e-Elz E-ssss t proves beyond 4aza. ihe s.e.ss .o s.s obtained for it's gz-.lcz zsa- Vz-y,3ase. For treating zzl Eazzs- 2. sfz- troubles, s4ch as Eeaaz.a- T4.szr. 24-g worm. etc. Hunts Cure has .s@. s,- place for many yeaTs- 1Ers sE-=a. 70 find sursr remedy. :. e1rs.s s,c.. ing instantly
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31
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Quill 1enu anne ura lEe II aiS slie dl-i asassi tpIes Il I22H when He ilu .,a,as n 1.ttan aiia a.n E.H.
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31

Il vasa.at Iunmraniiv 1svr ennes fi,u,9 'inf | sesgnId s1ia.
The Forrest City times., 1906-08-31

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
High School Notes.

The examinations for the End
quarter are now over. Special ex-
am1nations for those who failed to
pass the regular exams. are now in
progress.
The Freshman class gave an end
less news report yesterday morning.
The reading table at the High
school has received several valuable
additions lately.
The class of 1905 expressed their
sympathy for the class of 1906 when
they showed how to work the
physics plchlems. The foot prints
they left behind in their books were
undoubtedly lett with good inten-
tiOns but the value of the sugges-
tions would have been greatly en-
HANGED if they had been correct.
The High School Dramatic Society
presents Miss Hobbs on Wednes-
day Feb. IA. Admission 35 cents.
The Physiology class is now pre-
pared to state and demonstrate that
hydrogen is combustible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
ORDER is PROSPEROUS.
Royal NeighbOrs of America Showed
Good Growth During the
Past Year.

The Royal Neighbors of America,
the headquarters of the insurance
department being located in Rock
Island, is a prosperous IL year old
beneficiary society, showinga good
growth during the past year, and
an excellent surplus on hand Jan.
1. The following figures are furnish
ed by the beneficiary recorder, Miss
NJ E. Dade:
The net gain in beneficiary men,
bership during 1905 was IL, 800, the
total beneficiary membership being
81, 347 Dec 81, 1905.
The insurance in force on that
date was sos, 325, 10000.
The number of local organizations
in absolute good standing is nearly
1000.
The issue of certificates to new
members averages more than one
thousand monthly.
The total number of assessments
yearly in the past three years has
not been more than ten.
The amount received from the
1000 local camps during the past
year was $546, 532 65.
The amount paid out on death
claims in 1905 was $5O6, S78 ~.
During the past eleven years the
amount paid out in death claims
has amounted to 50, sol, 6O7. "a.
During 1905 there occurred 473
deaths, this number being only
seven more than occurred in 1904.
The death rate in 1904 was s. 8
per thousand. In 1905 1t was 5. 1
per thousand.
The head office employs twenty
young ladies who assist the bene-
ficiary recorder in auditing accounts,
the issue of benefit certificates, at
tending to correspondence, payment
of death claims, and the handling OF
$50, 900 monthly.
The balance on hand in the benefit
fund December 81, 1905, was $685.
27126, which is in the hands of the
supreme receiver at Springfield,
| Mo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
The VIM lockwood Birthday Party

On Monday evening about fifty Of
the near neighbors of VIM Tuck
wood assembled at the new and ele-
CANT residence of Edward King on
South Adams street and from there
marched in body to the comfort
able and commodious residence of
Mr.. lockwood, surrounded by a
grove of beautiful evergreens on
South Monroe street. The event
was a birthday surprise party
on Mr.. lockwood, and indeed it was
u1prise, for none of the family at
home were apprised of the event.
Miss Rhoda lockwood who is teach
ing school out of the city heard of it
in time to reach home just as the
guests were entering the house and
her presence so unexpectedly was a
surprise, but Mrs. lockwood and
daughters with womanly tact read
lily took the situation in, and soon
all were enjoying their hospitality.
Games and plays were entered into
with great enthusiasm. Violin
music by Mr.. Seymour with piano ac-
compartment, and excellent refresh
ments furnished by the ladies were
enjoyed very much. The event of
the evening was the high esteem in
which Mr.. lockwood is held by his
neighbors as shown by present
alton to him of a beautiful chair.
The chair was presented to Mr.
lockwood with a few appropriate
remarks by Mr.. Mccartney followed
by many kind words and congratula-
tions and good cheer by Martin
Oswald and others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
LOTS OF SUCH FELLOWS.

Did you lot Of ajno-spot aoho hadH IN for
business and didn't Anoac hy? Ever hear gang
and 6eq0 home a0ho had made Of ohat
dtook oho they hare been CHEERING and splitting and Jhjng
the ojob they naonkeyed aoj fifteen gears ago? Eoer
a oho or5ed IN amoer's and take oggzer
By the hand and Say 'Pn glad to you succeed Eoer
any of these things? Of course you haze. You them
evy day. Then there's dozens QreptanS o0ho o greet yow
ayih asne and stab ou the back because ou attend to yo
business ondsuoceed Whether they do aceU ot there
alacays plenty Of the knockers 0ho
filled aoih enyy and jealousy that they can6o decent aoen
else ons They fight you and lie about you TOR
other reason than down IN short nobody has DESERT
bed them ay better than Shakespeare has ''ho hoa0 not a0y
they ore but like the yoge bark because their ocs do
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
Mining Notes.

The Rattlesnake Mining company
is new organization formed Tues
day evening, to prospect on farms
of Anton and Jacob Kirschbaum,
situated % miles west of Beetown.
Officers are as follows: Pres, G.. G..
NARROW; Vice Pres, John Kilburg;
Secy., Geo. M. Gunderson; Treas,
V. L. Showalter; Directors, John
DechOw, John G. NARROW and Elmer
Garner.
~
The Long Mining Company was
organized in the Offices of NARROW
and RAFFERTY, last Saturday evening.
The officers elected we're: Fred
RAFFERTY,, president; VIM. Kendall,
vice-president; (V. L. Showalter,
secretary; cd Brinkman, treasurer,
w. A. johnson, Martin Mcdonald.
and Albert BROKER, auxiliary
directors. This is not a drilling
company. It's lease-hold is an old
mine on the twenty acres owned by
l.. G. Long, near British Hollow,
west of the Horseshoe mine. A man
in the employ of the company went
to work Monday to clean out an old
shaft on the property. Both lead
and black jack were found in the
mine here in the old days, and con
siderable quantities of it taken out.
There are forty-three shares in the
company, and the share holders
total liability is $25 each.
~
Edwin Fischer sold half interest
in his share of Kendalltown stock to
Homer Johnson for $75 last week.
HI. g. Walton received $85 for a half
Of his share from Geo. Gunderson.
Kendalltown stock is steadily ad-
vancing.
~
Drilling the fifth hole at the
Klondike was completed Thursday
and this one is the best of all.
Thirtyfour feet of ore, much of it
rich in quality was struck.
*
Drilling commenced Thursday at
the New California mine in which
Lancaster parties are interested.
~
The Lucky Ten expect to find
something phenomenal on the
Walker farm west of town.
A shaft is being sunk at the
Pigeon Black Jack mine on the
Adams farm west of the city.
~
The Meridian Mining company
held a meeting Thursday evening
and decided to purchase a drill for
their own use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
POTOSI.

Charles and Valentine Huntemer,
former Potosians now residing near
Dell Rapids, South Dakota, were
renewing the acquaintance of old
time friends here on Tuesday and
Wednesday, They had been to the
Chicago market with several cars
of sheep and stopped off as they
were homeward bound for a brief
visit.
Miss Augusta Maurer came up
from Dubuque Sunday for few
days visit with relatives, and re-
turned to the Key City Wednesday.
J. H. Coons Of Potosi and Henry
Kuenster of Glen Haven, were at
the county seat on Tuesday in the
interests of mining companies.
A large number Of young people
were invited to the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Neil Mclaughlin, on Tues
dav evening, the event being th6
18th birthday of THEN. daughter,
Miss Celestia. The evening was
spent in dancing and games for
amusement, and refreshments were
served. The merry makers departed
for their homes long after the mid
night hour had passed and all agreed
that they had had a most enjoyable
time.
AR. Staufenbail OF Dubuque trans
acted business here on Monday.
The Potosi Brewing Co. started to
fill their numerous ice houses on
Wednesday. The quality is far
superior to that stored earlier.
Cap. Busl of Dubuque. accompan-
led by brother and several other
gentlemen from Monticello, Ia,
were guests of A. Schumacher on
Tuesday.
Have you noticed Arch Hurst the
past few days? You'd think he had
grown full foot. It's a boy this
tune.
Robt. GlennOn too seems to feel
bigger than ever, and upon inquir-
ing we learned the meaning Of it all.
A IL 10. son arrived at their home
on Tuesday morning.
James H. Jackson was Platte
vile visitor on Tuesday.
J. W. Murphy of Platteville was
transacting business here on Tues
day.
Miss Linda Durley visited with
friends at Lancaster several days
during the present week.
e. G.. Thomas leased his mining,
lands to a Chicago party during the
week, who will start drilling by
March LIST next.
VIM. Welsh has moved his drill
to land owned by Albert Droesler
which has been leased to a local
company.
jill. Coons and w. G. Hymer
have bought out Dunn & Son., who
have had mining lease on land
owned by Edwin Morshead. Messrs.
Coons and Hymer are now forming
a company ana VIII at once prospect
on the lease. Said to be very promis-
ing ground.
A basket sociable will be given at
the city hall this Saturday evening
for the benefit of the British Hollow
Cemetery Association. Everybody
is invited to come.
The auction sale Of John Ohlen's
one mile east of the village of PotOsi
will be on Wednesday,, February
18th. Horses, cattle, swine, chick
ems, farming implements of all
kinds, hay, grain, etc., will be sold.
Sale begins at 10 a. ~.
w. c. Hymer and J. H. Coons
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
were at Platteville Thursday.
GLEN HAVEN.


up his affairs in this locality with
the intention of departing for Cali
fOrnia in a short time.
Martin Seippel and family are
now located in their new home. It
is model little cottage and an I'M
provement to the town. We wish
there we're more like it.
Rev. Young held services at the
Woodman hall Sunday last which
was we'll attended. The next meet
ing will be the first Sunday in March
at the usual time 10 a. m. and p.
m.
Will Heller of Arlington, Ia,
visited with relatives and friends
in this neighborhood recently. Will
was formerly a Glen Haven boy
and always receives a welcome in
these parts.
William Garner spent Sunday at
his home in Bloomington.
Lewis Wildman and wife received
word from their son Lewis who
went to San Diego, California last
fall that he is greatly improved in
health, having gained 30 pounds
since leaving here.
James Way was business caller
in town Monday.
Tom Caruthers and wife have
vacated the Ben Orr house and are
located in the Cortland house on
Main street.
Will Skinner is improving his
time in handling out rock which
will be used in macadamizing the
road next summer
The meetings of the Literary
Club are fast gaining ground.
There was hardly room to accom-
modate the crowd which assembled
at the hall Friday evening, Feb. 2.
The program was fine and promises
to be BETTER in the future.
Teachers and pupils took day
off Monday and gave the school
house thorough cleaning.
Wood chopping is the chief &C.
cupation here this winter. There
are about a dozen men at work
north of town. They are now build
ing chute in which to conduct
the wood from the top of the hill to
the base. 1t is mostly excelsior
wood.
The sleighing is getting poor
A number of wheeled rigs are again
in use.
Frank Barr was transacting
business in Lancaster last week.
Mrs. Will cortland visited rela-
tives in Cassville this week.
Mrs. w. Beckett of McGregor,
Iowa, was the guest of her sons
Charles and Will Beckett of this
place Sunday last.
Orlando Mutt and his better half
were agreeably surprised Sunday
when they arrived home from
church and found a number of rela-
tives and friends in possession of
their home preparing a sumptuous
dinner for them, the occasion be-
ing their twenty fifth wedding an
n1versary. The day was pleasantly
spent by all present the guests
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Mutt continu-
ed happiness in the days to come.
Another pleasant event was a
surprise which was planned and
successfully carried out Tuesday
Feb. by relatives and friends,
who met at the home of M. w.
Metcalf and family. The day was
made merry in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Metcalf's goth wedding an
niversary. May the worthy couple
see many more such pleasant times.
AS this is good way in which to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-10
Lancaster House Sold.

The Lancaster house changed
hands again Thursday, Matt Pea
co ok being the purchaser and pos
session will be given March 1st. Mr..
and Mrs. Zimmerman, the present
occupants, are undecided as to a flu
ture location.