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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
Take One of These Each Morning for
Blues.

Can you tell me the best way to
raise hog?" asked Jimmie Under
slash. YES" replied Johnny
Alfalfa, Il can tell YOU, but a bet
ter plan might be for you to go
home and ask your mother how she
raised YOU"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13
High School Notes.

Earl Phinney entered school last
week.
New maps are IN use in the grades
on the north side.
The high school football team
plays Platteville here today.
The Physics class was given a
test Monday which covered mainly
the work in motion, velocity aid
force.
The Senior German class has fin
ished reading Storms Immense"
and Thursday started the study of
Il. Arabiata."
"The Academy Song Book" has
been installed in the high school.
This book contains a larger and
more varied collection of songs than
the one formerly used.
The seventh and eighth grade
teachers are receiving each week a
number of copies of the Little
Chronicle. This paper contains
many good articles on current
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13

events and IS especially
the Geography class.
Among the publicatio.
by the school the last we
Polytechnic" a monthly
lished by the students of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13

in The HERALD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13

What is that porterhouse steak
worth?" asked the professor of the
agricultural college. The butcher
weighed it. 'Eighty-five cents, he
said. WELL" sighed the professor,
III take it-but cannibalism would
be cheaper"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13

A live, energetic, up-to- ate mer
chant, who was sleeping during
the Sunday morning service, was
startled by the following words in
a loud voice, Brethren why
stand We here all the day idle?" and
unconsciously answered, because
they don't advertise"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-10-13

Doctor" said the sweet young
thing who had just arrived from
the east, I've been told that eating
cucumbers will remove freckles. !"
$50 it will, under one condition, -
replied DIR. Gruff. And what is
it?" THAT the freckles are on the
cucumbers."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24
BOY SHOOTS
CHICKENTHIEF
Only Fox Captured in Years
Falls Before Gun of
John Dewes
HAWK PAYS PENALTY
st. John Lad and Smaller Brother
Out on Hunt in Terrible
Storm

John Dewes. the 15-year-oId son ok
John Dewes, OF st. John. is hero
among his fellows for he has been the
bold slayer of a fox. real fox. killed
like the ones in pioneer days. The lad
stands in even brighter light than ala
his ancestors who used the dintlocia
for to kill a fox today is ten times
as hard as in the olden days.
Today old Reynard is reposing be-
hind the corn crib near the chicken-
coop where he evidently visited on for
mer occasions. His pelt is worth
money, but in all probability it will
not be sold, but instead will adorn
Johns bed room floor when 1t has been
properly tanned.
The animal is almost full grown ana
is a male and a s5 bounty could be
secured on 1t If Johnny would take
the trouble to go to Crown Point. The
fox was shot last Wednesday afternoon.
It was raining in the forenoon and in
the afternoon there was no work to be
done on the farm. so Johnny and his
younger brother. Hardy shouldered
their guns. gave two whistles for
Sport" the tried old hunting dog and
together they set out for a ramble
through the November woods. on q
hunt for squirrels.
The wind grew strong and furious
as the afternoon wore on. bat that did
not interfere with the beys' westward
course. few trees were cracked or
here and there and as they came down
the boys kept their eyes peeled" for
scampering squirrels. They were now
near the state line when suddenly there
was a rush in the underbrush that did
not sound like the wind. The boys
stopped and every now and then they
caught a glimpse of Sport" as he cut
streak into the air in his large
bounds What was he after? Was he
chasing another dog or was ii a wolf?
At any rate the boys were in readiness
and jumped behind the tree. John was
the older of the two and he made his
brother mind. I'll shoot first you see,
and I won't miss" Sport" drove his
game almost into Johns gunbarre1
and when it was near enough he
pulled the trigger. II fell and the dog
stood over John and Hardy too ran
to see what they had shot. Whose
dog is that?" asked Hardy. Jaw, go
on SAID John thats 5 no dog' can you
see it's bushy tail" That settled it.
Reynard was loaded onto Johns should
ers and the tramp toward home was
begun. Before reaching there how
ever, they stopped once more for way
UP in a tree top sat a big hawk. The
fox was put down and just for the fun
John sighted his gun on him. He
came tumbling down like wild turkey
and taking him by his big feet, Hardy
burdened himself with him and took
him home. He too is reposing near the
| chicken coop now.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24
Man Answering Description
Appears Near Chicago
Junction Bridge.
POLICE ON AL 7.
Now Investigating Report Brought
in by Fred Jenser and Fred
Herman.

This morning as Fred Herman and
Fred Jenson were coming across from
the state line to Hammond they saw
four men standing along side the
bridge and the Monon tracks. As
they walked by Herman took a close
look at the men and thought one of
them looked like the picture of Van
Tassel, whose photograph he had seen
in the papers.
He Immediately came to the police
station, where. upon being shown a
correct picture of yanTassei. express
ed himself positive that the man he
had seen was VanTassel, the only diff
ference being that the man he saw had
quite a growth of hair upon his face.
This, he said, did not change the fell
lows looks enough to deceive him."
The Chicago Junction bridge tender
who lives in one of the buildings for
merly occupied by the G. H. Hammond
company, says he saw the men hang
the men have been in hiding there for
some time.
AS soon as Herman notified the po-
lice they went out to Investigate the
matter. Just what they have made oi
it is not yet known, but should they
encounter the men face to face un.
doubtedly there will be little shoot
ing done, as the local police are de.
terninAd to catch VanTassel. dead o.
alive
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24
DEAD MAN rs FOUND
BURIED IN MUD AND WAT. .aR.
Express Driver Robbed and Murdered,
Brings Out the Police Dragnet I'm
Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-The police drag
net set in operation as a result of
murder and robbery of Peter Commit
ford, ffty-fve years old, an express
driver whose body was found hidden in
mud and water, back of a ten foot bill
board at Thirty First and Shields
avenue. Eleven men and one woman
have been arrested. One of the
suspects has partly confessed, accord
ing to Lieutenant Crane, who is with
holding the mans name.
Two men were arrested shortly aft
er ten o'clock in connection with the
death of Connifford. The suspects were
taken to the Twenty Second street po-
lice station. The police say the pris-
oners were in Conniffords company last
night. The police refused to make the
identity of prisoners public.
Coniffords was employed by James
Tony, $50 West Thirty Second street
Charles Kramer, 2523 Canal street.
while passing the vacant lot. saw the
body through a hole in the fence. 1t
was partly covered by mud and water.
Kramer at once notified Lieutenant
Crane of the Twenty Second street po-
lice station and a patrol wagon was
sent to the scene.
1t was necessary for Lieutenant
Crane and his men to crawl through
a hole in the fence to reach the body.
In telling Inspector Wheeler of finding
of body, Lieutenant Crane asserted that
he believed Connifford was the victim
of a robbery and that the body was
carried behind the sign board after he
had been beaten to death upon the
sidewalk in Thirty-First street.
The spot where the body was found
is but a short distance from a saloon,
and the police say a rough class OF
characters are known TO have loitered
in the vicinity for several years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24
Mrs. J. j. Mettler Attends
Social Function and
Loses Hat.
Loses Hat
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
Pins Hat On Cloak and It Disappears.
Who Would Take It, Is the
Question.

Mrs. ]. ]. Mettler attended a social
function given by the Maccabees in
their hall last night and upon leaving
the cloak room to enter the hall she
pinned the expensive hat that she wore
to her coat with hatpin. When she
started to leave for home, to her sur
prise the hat was gone.
She very charitably suggested that
perhaps some one had taken it by mis-
take, but her friends who were pres
ent, especially the gentlemen, could
not understand how two women could
exchange hats when one does not look
any more like another than a flower
bed looks like a strawberry patch.
But the hat is missing and so is the
s15 plume that was on 1t. The idea
that any one would steal a ladies hat
seems preposterous and yet it is pos
sible that some one stole up the stair
way to the cloak rooms and seeing the
hat could not resist the temptation.
1t is assumed that the thief was
woman for the reason that a man would
about as soon be caught with a wo-
mans hat on him as he would carrying
off a red hot stove.
Applying the Sherlock Holmes prin-
ciple of elimination this would limit
the search to the ten thousand or more
women who live in the city. Now If
they can get the other 9,999 to prove
an alibi the problem Will be easily
solved.
In the meantime the police depart
ment has another demerit chalked up
against 1t and about the next thing
that will be missing will be the foun-
tain in front of the school house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24
M0N0N WILL TEST RATE
LAW; CONTRACTS MADE.
Question of Issuing Transportation for
Newspaper Advertising InvOvIed.
Says Decision of Commission il Un-
just.

Chicago, Nov. 2s.-The Supreme
Court of the United States is to be
asked TO pass upon the question
whether a railroad company can issue
transportation in exchange for adver-
tising in newspapers. A test case is
to be made in Illinois. or rather an op-
portunity given to the Interstate Com
merce Commission to have the courts
pass upon their ruling that nothing
but money can lawfully be received or
accepted in payment for transporta-
tion.
Shortly after the new rate law went
into effect the question arose az to
whether a railroad could continue to
issue transportation for newspaper ad-
vertising 1t came before the COM
mission and that body decided that
under the law only money could be ac-
cepted The justice Of this ruling was
not seen by the legal department OF
the Monon railroad, and George Kret-
singer general counsel, and z. c.
Field general solicitor, wrote to the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
gave their construction of the law
backed by decisions OF the courts.
They said they had carefully consid-
cred the law before the PRONUNCIATION
of the rule, and under their construc-
tion Of the law had entered into con-
tracts in good faith with publishers for
the payment of such services agreed to
pay a stated sum in transportation at a
| rate fixed by the Monons duly pub
lished tariff which in every instance
was the exact equivalent of the agreed
price for publication.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24

The domestic troubles of the Joseph
Dunsings are furnishing the principal
theme of gossip of the hour and Ham
mond society is greatly interested in
the outcome, as both young people
are well and favorably known among
the social element.
In the meantime young Dunsing has
given up his position at the Lake
County Savings & Trust company's
bank, where he was employed as tel
Ter. and gone into seclusion. Nobody
could be found who would give out
any information as to his where
abouts this morning.
While both Mr.. and Mrs. Dunsing
have retained lawyers, the former
having engaged the services of Virgil
S. Reiter, and the latter of Lawrence
Becker. no proceedings looking toward
legal separation have been instituted
in the courts. Mrs. Dunsing declares
that she does not wish a divorce and
moreover she will contest any effort on
the part of her husband in this con-
nection, should he attempt to secure
a decree. She also AYERS that she is in
Hammond to stay, and will not be
cajoled nor bribed into leaving the
city.
Claims It's a Plot.
Mrs. Dunsing claims it is a plot on
the part of her husbands relatives to
keep her husband from her, but this
the relatives deny. Peter Meyn. whose
wife is a brother of the absent Duns-
ing. was firm in his opinion that his
and Mrs. Meyn's fondest hope is that
the young people can be brought to-
get again. I am a good member
of an church." declared Mr..
Mey At his Office today and my
church and my own private views are
opposed to divorce. If my brother in
law can be induced to make it up with
his wife I will be pleased to tender
his position at the bank back to him"
Mrs. Dunsing, on the other hand, de-
clares Mr.. Meyn had offered her,
through her husbands attorney, the
sum of $3.50 to cry quits.
Mr.. Becker explained that this offer
came at his (Mr. Beckers) solicitation
and that 1t was not voluntary on Mr..
Meyn's part, but that his client was
not disposed to accept the sum. If
the money had been advanced it would
have been rendered in the form of a
loan to Joseph Dunsing. regardless OF
what its object would have been.
Deserted Wife Recent Bride.
The story of the deserted wife, who
is a bride of five months. is as fol-
lows:
About two weeks ago she left Ham
mond, with her husbands full under
standing and consent to visit rela-
tives in Iowa. Her husband kissed
her good-by at the depot and left her
with a parting injunction to return
within the short time agreed upon fol
| her stay APPARENTLY all was harmony
/ between them.
! When she arrived in the Iowa town
where resides a sister of her husband
as we'll as Mrs. Dunsing's own family
1 she learned that the story had gone
/ the rounds that she had separated from
/ her husband. This surprised her, bu1
4 she paid little attention to 1t.
Prior to the day set for her de
/ parture she telegraphed Dunsine
necessary details regarding her arriva
/ in Chicago, asking him to meet he1
| there and informing her that she woult
/ bring her mother with her for q shor
| visit She received a return wire con
tanning the brief information tina
l Dunsing could not meet her there ans
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24
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OBSERVATIONS OF ARTIE.

} BickneII had the worst chew
} ing match the other day with
} Mr.. Mason, that fat man that
} carries a little satcheI. Uncle
Henry's wide collar was all
} melted an ever wunst In a while
, he would pull on the "buttsv of
a cigar that wasen't even lighted.
Somebody must a stole some
thing from him because he
, shook his fist an said that man
HaRly was a CRATER, an the
limit, and a thief, and a liar,
an a trixter, an a boOdIer, an
} n governor, an a inconsfant pea
nut politician. After he got
done he lit his cigar and seeing
D me he says, "Artie want a soda"
That gave me a chanst an L
D asked if he thought the police
. ed ever catch that man. ASK
3 Rimbach," was all he answered.
D How about the weather Artie
o Fair and warmer tonight and
q Sundays minimum temperature
= tonight near the freezing point.
a a 4 a a a 4 = a a 4 4 - = a q
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24

"A remedy that has been suggested
is that the Merchants association. or
some other organization of the kind
that would represent the business men
OF the city. hire three merchant police
instead of one to look after the busi-
ness district Of the city.
This would permit the police de-
partment to put the officers that are
now compelled TO travel beats close in
town. farther out, and would relieve
the situation considerably. 1t seems
to me to be the only solution Of the
problem if we would avoid repetition
of the safe-blowing that resulted so
disastrously the other night
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24

The Lion Store has a big oHer ad-
vertised on page S.-adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24

4 few desirable lots In McHie and
WoOdIawn subdivisions unnoId. Low
prices. Easy terms. Inquire OF agent
on ground, or at Hammond Realty Co.
sGce, Hammond buiIdIng.-adv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24
BEGIN WORK ON INTERURBAN.

The South Bend Interurban company
have begun the construction of an in
terburan line between Indiana Harbor
and Gary. The work on the road is al
ready under way and will be completed
by Jan. /.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-24

The interest in the Hammond high
school interclass contest, that is to be
played this afternoon at Harrison
park. is as great as any OF the games
that have been played this year. It is
said that the rivalry between the
juniors and the seniors is at white
heat
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-14

be seen by another item from the
Farm Stock Journal:
Foreign Demand for HOrses.-The
foreign demand for American horses
practically began during the COlumbi-
ian exposition. Foreign horsemen,
then visiting this country, found our
markets filled with well-bred horses
selling at low figures, while there was
a shortage abroad. During that year.
in an experimental way, about 1000
horses were purchased at Chicago, and
exported with satisfactory returns.
The total number of horses exported
from the United States to all countries
in 1898 was less than 5000 head of
which less than 600 head went to
Europe. In the twelve months ending
June 80, 1900, there were exported to
Great Britain alone, over 10000 horses,
of which Chicago furnished over 25,-
900, or about so per cent. The total
expectation of horses during the year
1900 was Ga, ,7O9 head, of which Chica-
go furnished over $4,000 head, or
about 75 per cent. of all the horses
exported from the United States.
The exports of horses from the
United States during the year 1904
were 4O,609 head, and of mules 4, 4,7S4
head. AS there were only 43 horses
exported to all Asia and only La
head to British Africa during the
whole of last year, it is evident from
the above table and these figures
that the great increase in the number
of horses exported should not be
ascribed altogether to the unusual
demands occasioned by war. The eX-
igencies of war, however, have formed
an important factor in the develop
ment
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-14

him to mature age. On the other hand,
if you get one with a fine eye, good
neck well set on his shoulders, nice
round, full made body, a straight
smooth muscled rump and good legs
and sound; even if it cannot go in
21O, that is the kind of horse demand
ed by the best markets from a carriage
standpoint The American man. when
he drives behind fine carriage horses
does not want to go slow, and that is
why the trotting bred harses are so
prominent in the markets, and why
they hold such IL place in the show
ring is Oh account of their endurance
and stamina and speed, together with
the tendency to develop the carriage
conformation.
L believe by constant breeding along
these lines we can fix this type so that
these horses will breed reasonably
true. Now, a horse like this, if he has
good size. is an excellent horse for
farm work. A good many farmers
prefer what you might call a general
purpose horse. There is a difference
of opinion there. You have your Opin-
ion and l have mine. If man wants
this type of horse, he ought to figure
with business idea in his mind of
having mares on his place whose colts
he can sell at profitable prices. 1t is
reasonable business NATTER He
wants to have mares he can afford and
wants to breed to a stallion he can af
ford. L draw the line on the man
who runs an average farm and who
has only few head of horses On his
place to breed horses for trOtting pur-
poses. L believe the man with the
money behind him and with more than
average ability and skill to be a bene-
factor if he is breeding horse for such
purposes. Our trOtting horse is our
national horse, just as the thorough
bred is the national horse of Britain.
If this horse of ours is bred for car
riage purposes he will have more en-
durance and more quality, and the un
desirable chara acteristics will gradually
be eliminated.
In connection Mr.. Rommel said: We
do not want to say, and we are not go
| ing to say that we shall confine or
work to trOtting bred horses for the
simple reason that we are not going
to cOnfine ourselves to any such under
taking. In other words, we are not
going to let sentiment stand in our
way. We have set a high standard
and hope to reach it. We will have to
use the best material if we can get
hold of it. This stud is maintained at
Fort Collins, Col, in cooperation with
the Colorado experiment station.
You need not be afraid to breed
horses, the demand is not likely to be
any less, in spite of the numerous
automobiles, bicycles, trolly lines, etc.
Besides the almost unlimited demand
in this country, we are building up a
large foreign trade in horses as will
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-14
CHEAPCOLUMN

RATES-Twenty words, name and address,
one week, 25c.; three weeks, Soc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
TO MEET INEALBANY.
Two Days Session of Willamette
ValleySLeague.

Next Wednesday afternoon the Will
lamette Valley Development League
meets here for two sdays' session, and
the local committee on arrangements has
already taken steps to properly receive
the visitors and to. help make the con-
vention of the league complete success.
so far as the city entertaining the league
can do so. The meetings of the league
will be three-one on Wednesday after
noon at the court house, another We'd
nesday evening at the opera house, and
a third Thursday forenoon at the court
house. Following the meeting at the
opera house Wednesday evening, the
delegates will be given a reception at the
parlors of the Alec club. where enter
tainment will bessprovided for them and
"a social evening spent by the visitors.
These me etings will be given to the
work of the league and no time will be
wasted. A list of speakers is on tee
program that promises we'll for the meet
ing, and the reports of staDding commit
tees that will deal with matters of inte'.
est to the valley and the siate-i in general
promises to bc OF exceptional interest,
The league curing its existence Of one
year has already accom- plished great
things, and it's future promises well TO,
the state, for the organization is composed
of men who ''do things,'' aud do them
we'll. 1t is composed of practical bust
ness men representing the Commercial
organizations of the western half of the
state, and every member is giving his
time and efforts toward improving COM
mercial and industrial conditions in the
state for the people of the state.
The Albany Commercial club is the or
ganization directly charged with the dnty
of preparing for the coming here of the
Willamette Valley league. A neat invi-
tation has been sent to all parts of the
state, inviting commercial bodies to be
represented at the convention next week,
and another invitation has been sent to
leading farmers and business men in all
parts of the valley to be present and take
part in the discussion.
On the afternoon of the first day DR..
M. H. Ellis of the Albany Commercial
club will deliver short address of wei
come to the league. and this will open
the business session of the organization
At the evening meeting at the opera
house ). Z. Weatherford will deliver a
Commute lecture On Linn County,
Present and Prospectiye,'' and Frank J.
Miller will speak at the same on ''The
Value OF Pay Roll to Community" :"
These will be the two principal addresses
to be delivered by local men on the open
iNg day of the convention. Other num-
bers on the program will be selections by
the Albany quartette aud some spe; ches
by some other local orators to be arrarg-
ed on the program later. The program
Will be completed in few days and will
be one of the best in the history of the
league.