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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
Beloit DeclamatOry Contest.

The declamatory contest held at
Beloit last Saturday morning at
tracted more than state wide at
tentiOn. Schools represented were
Rockford, Freeport, Joliet, Elgin,
Lake Geneva, Lancaster and Polo.
Lake 6eneva's representative,
Robt. Louthey, won first honors
with his defamation" Centratrza~
ton in the United States" BAloit
got second with VIM. Garrity's de-
clamatiOn on "A Vipdication OF
Robt. Emmett. Lancaster secured
9Th place with Chas. Webb whose
production was Crime It's own
Detective"
Mr.. Webb was physically knocked
out, so to speak, handicapped by
severe cold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11

Steps are being taken to form a
commandery of Knights Templars
at Platteville and the petition now
being circulated has the names of
over so Sir Knights from Platteville
and vicinity. A preliminary meet
ing is called for Monday evening at
the Masonic hall in that city at
which time the matter will receive
further consideration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
Council Proceedings.
Livingston.

DR.. Tuf1ey, aud H. Schmitt, have
returned from Milwaukee.
John Watson of Madison. is home
to visit his sister Martha who is
quite sick.
S. E. Livingston, was in Rewey
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week papering.
Mrs. Wolf of Rockford, ILL.,, is
here visiting her daughter, Mrs. A..
Webb.
VIM. Fisher and wife attended
the contest at PIatteville Friday
evening.
The Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs Olson, on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ada Livingston and Miss
Mile Rundell visited with relatives
at Rewey Thursday.
Mrs. Jennie Alcott, has been con-
fined to her home with sickness for
the past week. eA.s,.
Mrs. Harry Allen and Miss nellie
Allen were in Montfort Wednesday.
Miss Sue Livingston visited with
her brother and family, at Platte
vile, the latter part of last week,
and while there, attended the con-
test which was held on Friday
evening.
The families of j. Noble and J.
Williams visited relatives in Rewey
Sunday.
The Golden Concert company
close their engagement here this
Mondav evening.
Miss nellie Allen visited her sister
Roxie, who attends the Platteville
Normal, Saturday.
Elmer SKATES baby is quite sick.
Mr.. Harry Biddick has been quite
sick with pneumonia; he has nurse
in attendance; work on their house
has been postponded until Mr.. Bid
dick RECEIVERS.
Miss Edith Boughton was in Mont
fort Wednesday.
Mr.. Hoskins, of Mineral Point,
visited the Coker mine Monday in
the interest of the Lii den Miffiin
Mining company.
The intermediate and Primary
rooms, of our school will have
literary exercises Friday afternoon,
May 10th.
Tom Noble has taken trip to
Kentucky, rumor has it he will not
return alone
Rex Jacobs, has accepted a posi-
ton in Milwaukee.
Doc. Ross, was seen on our streets
Monday.
Gay Rawson, spent Sunday at his
home in Big Patch Sunday.
H. M. Livingston was in Lancas-
ter over Sunday.
Myrtle Sitter, Georgia Watson
and Sam Livingston were Sitter
callers Sunday
Fritz Schmitt is visiting his par
ents in Boscobel.
w. H. Rowdle is here visiting
from Parker, S. d.
The remains of Hugh Fry came
to day from Duluth where the body
had been deposited since last Nov.
He is the eldest son of VIM. Fry of
Walnut Grove, Mimi, and the
grandson of aunt Grace Livingston,
of this place.
Jennie Powell visited Sunday in
Dodgeville.
Charles Vertas in the employ OF
the Linden Miff1in Mining, COM
pany, and who in his capacity as
head carpenter for the company.
made trips to the Coker mine, was
killed Monday afternoon, by falling
down a shaft at Mineral Point.
Mr. Vertas had just recently moved
his family TO NJ. p. from Missouri.
A large number from here at
tended the contest at Platteville
Friday evening.
Work has commenced on the
Miller mine with II. M. Livingston
as manaoar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Cupid'S Franks as Recorded by County
Clerk Tuffiey.

Edwin T. Richards and Dorothy
johnson of Plattev1lle.
Jesse Scott and Catharine Halsey,
Cuba City.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11

0s0s-
-"Cad." Trentzsch of Dodgeville
is a guest at the home of his uncle
Rudolph.
A big strike on the Beacon
Light mine elated county seat
stockholders Thursday.
Miss Hannah Peacock trained
nurse from Chicago is here for a
visit with her friend, Mis-. C. w.
Ray.
Edwin Brush of Chicago will
be IN Lancaster Monday to confer
with our citizens relative to a lee
ure course.
Eugene Mcdonald has moved
back to Lancaster from Platteville
and is located on a farm in South
Lancaster.
Madison seems determined to
get into theI squeeze" The Capital
City is now figuring on securing a
corset factory which will employ
employ about four hundred persons.
Harry Mckinney, a travelling
painter, drifted into Platteville
about ten days ago and became IN
sance. He was brought here and
Sheriff Budworth took the unfor-
tunate man to Mendoza hospital
Monday.
"A pOstotfice Inspector visited
Reedsburg last week Thursday and
as result of his examination of par
cells that were mailed there two of
the patrons of the office were fined
so each for enclosing notes in the
parcels and neglecting to pay first
class rates.
Mayor Miller has refused to
accept the bond of Night Watchman
Posey. The bond itself is not objec-
tionable, being for only 5000 ano
signed by Geo. P. GOble and Oscar
Heberlein, either of whom is good
FOR many times this amount, but
Mayor Miller does not want Gus.
Posey for night watch, and his ap-
proval is necessary for the bond.
Young lady, don't grab at the
first bundle of good looking clothes
that comes along and say, ITS
mine, because l found it possibly
there might be only nincompoop
in it; but wait until a sure enough
man comes along. He may not be
as Johnny on the spot as the other
kind, but he will be there when the
other one has made you tired and
passed on.
The cost of living is now the
highest it has been in seventeen
years, says the bureau of labor at
Washington, D. G. The increase
varies from 1 to 10 per cent. Only
farm products. drugs and chemicals
show any decrease. In 1906 food as
a whole increased in price So per
cent over 1905. The increase in
clothing is z per cent. The great
est advance is in metals and nipple
ments 1914 por cent.
The Muscoda Dairy Board of
Trade held it's opening meeting in
that village last week Monday and
effected an organization for the
coming season by the election of the
following officers: Presidential.
E. Austin, Boscobel; Vice-president
"A. G. V. Elston, Muscoda; Secre-
tary and Treasurer F. EllefsOn,
Spring Green. The board will meet
on Saturday of each week. A total
of 440 boxes of cheese was sold at
the first meeting, the prices being
49, cents for double daisies and IA
cents for twins and single daisies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11

Baseball at the fairgrounds to-
day. Montfort high school VS. Lam
caster high school.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
Stories of the Week.

Rev. Schleicher says Lancaster
photographers turn out better pict-
ures than you can get in Milwau
kee. That Milwaukee trade mark
costs more, however.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
FAIR MEETING.
Executive Committee Held an In
teresting Session Monday.

Pursuant to call from Pres. w
j. Bailie, meeting OF the execu
tive committee of the Grant County
Agricultural society was held at the
city hall Wednesday afternoon.
Pres. Bailie presided and Secy.
Geo. A. Moore was on duty. Mem
bers of the committee present were
D. Abrams, w. A. johnson, John
DObson, w. P. Rowden, G. H. Bax-
ter, and Thos lockwood.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
The principal object of the meet
ing was the appointment of stand
ing committees, and the president
announced the list as follows:
Grounds and buildings-T. Tuck
wood, John DobsOn, w. P. Richard
son, w. P. Rowden.
Speed committee Geo. A. Moore,
VIM. A. Johnson, Delos Abrams.
Printing VIM. j. Battle, Geo. A
Moore, w. A. johnson.
Attractions r. Meyer, Frank
Schreiner and Chas. Ziegler.
Music-W. A johnson, Geo. H.
Baxter, Geo. A. Dyer.
Transportation-John S. Wright,
r. Meyer, A. G. Knapp.
Reception-C. H. Baxter, Delos,
Abrams, VIM. P. Rowden.
Moved and carried that the presi-
dent be member of each committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11

Geo. Rudersdorf was IN Min era
Point yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11

Mrs. Burr, the popular miIliner-
took one of the incest falls on the
street the other day. And then
she became indignant when we
asked her to repeat it for the bene.
fit of those who did not witness the
occurrence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
2zS

Doc. Van Dusen made garden
during the snowstorm yesterday.
He said it was the first time in his
life that he mixed snow with
garden seed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05

Thousands Of dollars are being spent
with the big catalogue houses Of the
east by the residents of the small
towns in southern Utah, according to
reports brought to Salt Lake by Or
son Hewlett, president of the Manu-
facturers' and Merchants association,
and Lorenzo Jenkins, secretary and
manager of the Retail Merchants as
sociation of the state.
Messrs. Hewlett and Jenkins spent
nearly week in Sanpete county and
vicinity, calling merchants and farm
ers together to urge greater patronage
of home industries. Ephraim, Moroni,
Fairview, Spring City, Mount Pleas
ant, Fountain Green, Manti and Ches-
ter were visited and in each place the
greatest enthusiasm was manifested
by merchants over the campaign re-
Gently inaugurated by commercial
bodies of the state for a more extern
sive patronage of home industries.
Meetings were called and ways and
means discussed by which the prac-
tice of patronizing the mail order
houses can be done away with. This
practice has reached alarming proper
tions in the southern part Of the state,
according to Messrs. Hewlett and
Jenkins. One small town alone last
month received goods to the value Of
$1,000 from a big eastern mail order
concern.-SalG Lake (Utah) Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
Fake Spices Sold to Public.

1t has been found that more thar
80 per cent of the groceries sold By
travelling agents who sell direct tt
consumers are of the adulterate(
classes. Examinations made of cof
fees sold by such concerns proved
that there was so per cent. adultera
ton. The cheapest kind of Santo!
is used for base, and with this
ground cocoanut shells, burnt corr
and chicory are combined. Such con
coctions are dangerous, and ranl
imposition upon the people. The
spices that are sold by many Of the
alleged pure food concerns that have
agents working among the people ir
small towns are dangerous to health
Many classes consist of ground
bark, nut shells and other materials
and favored with artificial fiavors
that are coal tar products. 1t is un
safe to buy from the concerns that
gain their business through can
vassers, or who do an exclusive mail
order business.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
TRICK THE FOOLISH
SCHEMES OF PREMIUM MAIL
ORDER HOUSES.
STUFF IS OF LITTLE VALUE
Cheapest Kind Of Goods Handled by
These Concerns, and They Are
Sold at the Highest Mar
ket Prices.

There are dozens of premium-giving
mail order houses operating in differ
ent cities of the country. These
houses reach out for trade in all parts
Of the country, and do not overlook
the largest cities. They gain for their
aides and their agents men, women
and children, wives of lawyers, mer-
chants, church workers and any class
that they can. Some of them make
business catering to the Epworth
leagues, the Sunday schools, the
churches, and have plans by which
the people are humbugged and loaded
down with inferior goods, and the
league, the Sunday school or the
church gets little cheap furniture,
some dinky-dinky thing almost worth
less for all the trouble gone to.
These premium concerns that put
out baking powder, cheap coffees, gro
ceries of every kind and description,
generally put out the cheapest kinds
of stuff. Recently samples of the
goods that have been received from
them have been sent to the chemists
of the pure food departments in a
number of cites, and universally the
goods were found to be of the rankest
kind. The coffee the cheapest Santos,
and doctored up with roasted cereals
and chickory; the baking powders
were an abomination of cheap acids
and other materials; the extracts
were wholly synthetic, produced from
coal-tar products, and so adulteration
was carried to the extreme. These
goods were sold at the highest prices
and were of such class that no re-
spectacle grocer in any city or ham,
let would have them in his stock.
These are the classes that the good
women, perhaps well-meaning, but
not up to snuff, palm off upon their
neighbors when they become the Sec
retary of "the club" and the kind OF
dope they innocently give to their
husbands and children, and when the
little ones become sickened by par
! taking of the stuff, the dear little
woman gladly pays some doctor four
times the amount the abominable
goods cost.
There will be something dropping
pretty quick among a certain class Of
these big companies" Their busi-
ness is of the fraudulent kind and
there is a likelihood that at no distant
period the government officers will Sc
cure such evidence as will put many
of the concerns out of business.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
Lava Put to Good Use.

Residents of the district round We.
suvius have put to practical use the
lava which Ias flowed from the vol.
cano in the past and recent eruptions.
Naples and IT'S vicinity appear to be
a world of lava The streets are paved
wish it. There are lava staircases and
statues, drinking troughs, bric-a-brac
and even jewelry. The guides make
a profit out of it by pressing coins or
other objects on partially cooled frag-
ments and selling these to visitors.
On the ashy sides of the mountain
there is enough lava to build large
city. In appearance it resembles a
shOreless frozen sea of dull black that
shimmers strangely purple in some
lights.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
MUST BUILD UP BUSINESS.
Country Merchant Can Use the Local
Press to Advantage.

The sentiment exhibited in the nu
merous articles now printed in coun
try newspapers for the purpose of in
ducing people to trade at home in
stead of sending their money to mai
order houses is good and noble. but
we doubt If it appeals to the multitude
who patronize these mail order
houses.
The best way in which the mer
chants in the towns and smaller cities
can fight the mail order houses is 10
advertise. They know most of Gkeir
patrons personally, can show them the
goods before they buy them, have
many other advantages over the mail
order houses and in almost every in
stance can sell just as cheap, If not
cheaper.
If the home merchant lacks fore
sight and is too penurious to proper.
ly advertise his goods, why should the
publisher exert himself to keep the
trade at home for him? If solicita'
tions on the part of the publisher fail
to educate the merchant to the fact
that he must advertise il, he wants to
keep up with the procession, then
nothing is left to the merchant but
to learn in the school of experience,
and If the teachings of that renowned
school are of no effect on him, then
there is no place for him and eventu'
ally his place in the commercial
world will be taken up by some
more enterprising competitor.-Buck'
eye Informer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
edged. 50 that It might Be Known

edged, so that It might be known
that it had not gone astray.
1t is not the province Of this story
to tell Of the joy of the little children
in these 30 or 40 homes, over the re-
ceipt of some cherished toy and the
ever welcome candy and nuts. or Of
the heartfelt gratitude Of the parents.
that, for that one day of all others.
their families had been permitted to
partake of the comfort and luxury of
a well filed table.
At the final meeting Of the year.
held the night after Christmas, at
which the acknowledgements were
read to the association, more than one
woman's eyes were brimming with
tears, and more than one man had
lump in his throat that was difficult
to swallow, as he listened to the
burning words of gratitude, for the
joy that had been brought to their
homes. Some were expressed in un-
couth, and some in the most refined
language, but all bore the impress of
sincerity.
There was not a dissenting voice.
when Mr.. Wilson presented the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Christmas just
passed has been the happiest one of
our lives, and that we continue, as a
permanent organization, "The Asso.
ciated Santa Claus. Ohio Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
GONTAGIOA A QUESTION OF
PREVENTION

Sinks, drains, eating and cooking
utensils, sick room linen and clothing
frequently carry the dreaded disease
germ unnoticed by the household.
Thorough and hygienic cleansing IL
the best safeguard against infection,
and such a safeguard is found in the
universal household necessity-Borax.
This simple preventive carries in It
self, disinfecting qualities which en-
ter the fabric or act upon the article
to be cleansed in a hygienic manner.
eliminating every unwholesome prop
erty, rendering it contagion-proof,
while at the same time BordT is Of
itself as harmless as salt.
Unlike most disinfectants which de-
pend upon their strength of odor or
harmful-to-the-system qualities. to ar
rest or prevent contagion. Borax IS
Natures remedy, being easy to OBJ
tain and easy to apply. simple So
luton in hot water being all the appli-
cation necessary and requiring no
prescription, it can be obtained from
any grocer or druggist in convenient,
economical household packages.
In addition to its disinfecting quail
ties, Borax is especially a household
necessity. and can be used for soften
ing water, cleansing and whitening
clothes, clearing the skin, whitening
hands, makes an excellent dandruff
remover and can be used on the finest
laces or most delicate fabrics without
injury, while as an adjunct to the
bath it removes all odor of perspira-
ton and leaves the skin soft and vel
Uptv
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
Bells of Christmas.

No othee bells that ever rang
Ger land or sea were like to these;
No other chimes, nor melodies,
Nor any song that poet sang
OF Deaths unhroken mysteries
OF Life's swift-changing histories,
Gave such strange music to the breeze
Nor swept on the winds wings so far
High, and beyond the highest star
Far as the doors Of Heaven are.
All other bells that be. ring clear
And loud and sweet for the worlds ear,
Cadences tuned to bliss and woe,
Soft bridal lays, sad dirges slow,
Glad peals for joy, low peals for prayer
But this that thrills the Christmas air
Breaks all of silence everywhere. ~
The living and the dead are stirred,
AS with one vast outreaching word
The grandest ever said or heard.
Chime! bells Of Heaven, with clang and
clang,
Ger all the lands, DER all the seas
No other bells that ever rang
Since time began were like to these.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
Catch-Penny Schemes.

Those who make a habit of ansW er-
| ing advertisements in the cheap
mail order papers are sure to bite at
the bait" held out to them sooner or
| later. One of the common gratis is
advertising for men to distribute cir
culars" and offering from three dol
lars to five dollars day for the serv-
ices. These concerns generally charge
fee of from two dollars to five dol
lars for Registering" and in return
send a number of printed blanks and
names of companies who want adver.
tising matter circulated. After some
dollars worth of postage stamps is
wasted in writing to the names sup
piled, the person anxious for a job
concludes that he is out of pocket.
A common form of fraud is the ad'
vertising for men to become detec'
tives. There are few of these rank
humbugs doing business, and in a way
so shrewdly devised that the authori'
ties cannot deny them the use Of the
mails. In a few cases fraud orders
have been issued against them, but a
change was quickly made to another
city, and the same old graft put In
operation. In these cases a fee is
charged for commission and badge
and instructions. The bit of nickeled
brass sent out as a badge is familiar
in nearly every police court as a
source of trouble for green young men
who think that it's possession gives
them official authority.
Business men should be on the look
out for a new game which has been
played in a number of parts Of the
country of late, A stranger enters a
store, buys a small bill of goods, not
exceeding ten or fifteen dollars, says
that he will call for them later, and
gives check for $50 or more on a
bank, receiving no change in return.
He remains away for few days, then
calls for the goods. He is told that
the check is no good. After roundly
"cussing" the bank he pays for the
goods, takes the check and goes. In a
few days more the check comes to the
merchant, paid at the bank, because it
had the merchants endorsement on it.
This was the end to be obtained. Be
on the lookout for this game.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05
Calls for Energetic Action.

There is but one way for the coun-
try merchant to combat mail order
evil and that is to organize and syste-
matically fight and the battle must be
carried on energetlcally if it is to win.
This has been done in some sections
of the country and can be done in 9TH
ers. Where a few years since the
larger portion of the people have
spent the major portion of their earn
tngs with the mail order houses, to-
day they do their purchasing at home,
but this has only been accomplished
by hard work by thoroughly organ
ized body.-New iberia Enterprise
Leader.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05

Pittsburg is troubled with the iror
ore dust nuisance as we'll as witt
smoke, and the former is proving the
harder to eradicate. Members of Ger
tain residential districts brought ac
ton against one company owning
furnaces valued at $5,0OO,000 in 1904
Since that time the company has
spent $50O,0O0 in the effort to prevent
the emission of the dust and has beer
unsuccessful. The Pennsylvania su
preme court has decided that the own
ers of the mills must cease to operate
if they cannot abate the nuisance
Capital amounting to nearly 100000,
600 is affected by the decree.-Spring
field Republican.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-05

this time. 1t appears that my folks
have nearly cvery little thing they
need, and, whsn l find some particular
thing that str.kes my fancy, it costs
40 much, by the time / even up all
around, cank afford it,"
We'll, if misery loves company,
you've got p!snty of it. We're all in
the same boz l confess it strains me
so that 1t takes all the pleasure away
from the giving, because the ex-
pense Is really greater than can af-
ford"
That's IL exactly. 1t wouldn't be
so bad if the gifts were restricted to
ones own family, but some relative
or friend makes some of the family
present and it has to be met in
&ind, or with something a little bet
der, in order to relieve ones self of
the sense of obligation. If these
presents were all dictated by affec-
ton, a fellow wouldn't object to max
ing considerable sacrifices, but when
q large proportion are merely for the
purpose Of keeping even,~ it's horse
of another color"
Yes, and our most expensive pres
ents go to those who are better fixed
financially than ourselves, and who
have the least need for them. Why,
just last week one of my nieces, who
Is in very moderate circumstances,
and of whom | think good deal, was
married, and we sent her a piece of
plated silverware that cost four dol.
lars. AT the same time we sent Miss
CeForrest for her wedding present a
Gu, glass dish chat cost SIS, and she'd
hardly recognize US if we met her on
the street"