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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09

LOST Pair of sho es with storm
rubbers. Finder pleas leave at this
Office and receive reward l6t2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09

S OUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY and WIS
GONSIN MUTUAL FIRE ASSOCIATION
OF LANCASTER. WISCONSIN
Issue policies half the
rate of ''Old Line Com
panies." Fifteen asso-
ciate half rate mutual
Fire Insurance compan-
les in this office. Issue
Administrators and Elk
ecutors Bonds and Bank
Burglary Insurance Poll
cies.
7. M. YOUNG.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-09

If you want an incubator this
spring. See DR.. NARROW.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Gran BERRY CROP
FINEST IN YEARS

Marinette, Sept 15.-The Boaler
cranberry marsh, is now scene OF
much activity and this will be increas-
ed very materially. The work Of gath
ering the annual cranberry crop is
now under way and about fifty pick
ers are busy on the marsh. Within a
week there will be two hundred at
work stripping the vines.
The crop this year is the finest and
largest in years and Mr.. Boaler is very
much pleased with it. He says that
he will have about two thousand bush
els which is more than the marsh has
yielded for many years. The berries
are also splendid ones.
The pickers consist of men, women
and children. Mothers with several Of
their children make great progress at
the work and earn as high as three
and four dollars day. One old Indian
woman over 80 years Of age is now on
the marsh and is picking two and a
half bushels a day which is good
record for even a young and vigorous
person. 1t will take about three
weeks to harvest the crop. Outside OF
the wild berry marshes, Boaler has the
only marsh in Marinette county.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
GRAIN MOVEMENT
UNUSUALLY LATE
RECEIPTS BELOW WHAT THEY
oHOULD BE.
BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS
Price of Barley is Feature of the Mar
ket-RaiIroads Doing Heavy Bust
ness-CoaI Docks Being Loaded
and Big Business Expected-Grain
Makes the Larger Shipments.

Superior, Sept. 1.-THE grain move
ment from the west to the head of the
lakes is about two weeks later this
year than usual Whereas at the
present time there should be daily re-
ceipts Of upwards OF ovv cars 81 grain
a day at this point the number has
been running less than 200 and the
chances are that it will be week alter
next before things get to the point
that they should be at now.
Bad weather conditions are account
able for the delay in the great ship
ments from the west. Grain is just
commencing to move in any volume
from the Dakotas while from Idaho and
Washington west to the Puget Sound
country it is moving much more free
ly. Weather conditions III the far
west have been very much better than
in Minnesota and Dakota.
The feature of the grain situation
at the present time has been in barley.
This has been around the 80 cent per
busheI mark for some time past and
bids fair to continue at a high figure.
And 80 cents per bushel for barley
is almost 60 cents per bushel more
than the average price for that grain
The reason assigned in explanation Of
the high price is that all of the old
barley has been used up pretty we'll
and the consumers of it are afraid OF
short crop this year and are bidding
for the barley at hish figure.
Aside from grain shipments the rail
roads are doing a heavy business and
are preparing for several months Of
about as heavy business as has ever
been seen in the west. Coal docks are
loaded up to such a point that there
will undoubtedly be a big rush some
time in the near future in that com
modify while other shipments will be
in proportion, grain of course being
the big NOV er in a week or so.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
GIFT OF $4,000 TO YALE
FOR MEMORIAL HALL

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 15.-Pro-
fessor R. H. Chittenden, director of
the Sheffield scientific school of Yale
university, announced Saturday a gift
of $4,000 from Mrs. James B. Oliver
OF Pittsburg, for the erection of a
new recitation or lecture hall as a
memorial to her son Daniel Leet Oil
yer, formerly a student in the Shelf
field scientific school, class of 'O8, who
died last June. The building will be
devoted mainly to the work in Eng
lish economics and history, subjects
in which young oliver was especially
interested, and will be called the
Oliver Memorial hall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19

to take his homestead from him, To-
Gated in the town of Ludington. and
upon which he claims to have lived
seven years. He states that he has
paid all fees, but when it came to
make final proof the land office re
fused to give him the necessary pat
ent
Mr. Monroe says the land office is
at fault in the matter in that its Off
GERS made mistake in advertising
for the final proving up of the home
stead. The advertisement stated that
the homestead was located in range 6
east and the homestead upon which
Mir. Monroe has been living is in
range west"
Il don't know what 10 think about
t." said Mr.. Monroe. Here they
| have advertised a homestead for me
which | never saw and which is locat-
| ed over $50 miles from the land
claim as my own" He says the land
! office has advised him to make a new
entry to straighten the tangle but he
! does not intend to do so, as he feels
that he is now too old to begin over
again, and ne has therefore hired f.
! lawyer to begin action against the
| land department.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
FEW VETERANS LEFT.
Survivors CT Mexican War Celebrate
Fall of Capital.

= all OF SdplIal.
San Francisco, Cal, Sept. IL
There are in the entire country just
$40 veterans of the Mexican war, and
these are celebrating the sixtieth ami
versary of the fall of the City of
Mexico in this city.
At the Preside the boom of the can
non is heard and the grizzled warriors
are recalling the tragedies that gave
to the United States the greater por-
ton Of her territory
Maj. Edwin A. Sherman of Oakland
is the president of the veterans asso-
citation and has charge of the arrange
ments of the gathering. The speak
ers are Col. John L. Glen, Gen. c. A.
Woodruff, Capt. Lucien Dung and
Senator George c. Perkins
In speaking of the Mexican war
Maj. Sherman said:
Gen. Winfield Scott, the American
commando fought and won the bat
ties of Contreras, Churbusco. FL Mo,
limo de Rey, Castle of ChapuItepee
Vera Cruz and last the City of Mex
leo. The total American loss was
3,204, equal to One-haIf of the army
that captured the City of Mexico.
By the treaty that closed thhe Mex.
lean war, a territory over 700 miles
north and south and 900 miles east
and west, or 100000 square miles was
ceded to the United States, CaIifor.
mia, Nevada, Utah Wyoming. Colorado
Arizona and New Mexico were added
to our national domain and California
saved from becoming British prov.
ince, by sale for $5O,O00JOOO to pay
the Mexican debt.
For these reasons as well as others
the $50 survivors Of the Mexican war
celebrate the sixtieth anniversary OF
the GROWING victory of our arms di.
rected by our matchless general, Win.
field Scott, under whom we fought and
achieved such glorious results"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
THREE HUNDRED LIVES LOST AT
CONDENSATION AT
HOkODATE.
FLAMES SPREAD WITH GREAT
RAPIDITY TANNED BY
STRONG WIND.
AMERICAN CONSULATE WITH
THREE OTHER BUILDINGS
THE ONLY ONES SAVED.

Victoria, B. c., Sept. 16.-The
steamer Shawmut, which arrived Fri
day night from Manila via Japan and
China, brought further news of the
great fire at Hakodate.
The big conflagration originated in
a soap factory near the Iigashegawa
school and spread with great rapidity,
sweeping away hundreds of bamboo
houses.
During the fire a powder magazine
at Kishomachi exploded, involving
much loss of life.
In all 800 lives were lost during the
fire and $4,000 houses burned, a strong
wind tanning the fire, which spread
with great rapidity. The foreign con
sulate administrative offices, banks
company offices, schools, theaters, etc
were burned with the exception of the
American consulate, courthouse, rail
way station and custom house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
DEATH STILL
A MYSTERY
Accused Widow of Coal Operator Car
ried to Court and Released on
Bail.

Cleveland, Sept. .-Notwithstand-
ing that his widow IS formally charged
with his murder, the death of John j.
Phillips, former wealthy coal operator,
remains as great a mystery as it was
on the early morning of labor day,
when he died in her presence from
the effects of a bullet which had pen
etrated the back of his neck five
hours before.
Day and night have the police
searched to find proof of the manner
in which Phillips was shot, but in
vain. Neither has any trace of the
revolver been found.
At first it was reported that Phillips,
on account of deep financial difficult
ties, had committed suicide. Then it
was given out that he had been shot
by burglars. Both Of these theories
were discarded in short order.
So extreme was the reticence of
Mrs. Phillips that suspicion fell upon
her at the corOner's inquest.
Her physicians-one of them her
brother-asserted that she had col
Iapsed under grief anu the strain, and
no official was permitted to see her
for several days.
Finally Mrs. Phillips was loaded in
to an ambulance and hauled to court.
Her physicians and some Of the neigh
bors said it was an outrage, but Chief
Stamberger, who had asserted all
along that the woman was shamming,
believes the law has done right
without leaving her seat in the ann
bulance, Mrs. Phillips signed a bond
of 81, 500 and was permitted to return
home. The evidence against her is
purely circumstantial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
OBITUARY..

William Montgomery, aged SO years,
representative in the Illinois legisla-
ture for the Forty-seventh district,
died at Moro after an illness of two
years.
James H. Mason, a prominent and
wealthy resident of Mobile, Ala, died
suddenly at Kyoto, Japan. He was
travelling around the world. His wife
accompanied him.
James G. Dow of Pleasant Prairie
who came to Wisconsin in 1887 and
for half a century was prominent in
political affairs, died at the age of go
years. He leaves a large estate.
Mrs. Mary Louise Buckbee Jansen
widow of Egbert LIE Fevre Jansen,
founder of the firm of A. G. McClurg
& Co., and mother of William B. Jan
SEN vice president of the Santa Fe
Road, died in Chicago.
Rev. CULLEN H. Shinn, D. D., south
.ern missionary Of the University
church and we'll known in the denomi-
nation throughout the country, died
at his home in Boston. He was a ma
tive Of West Virginia and 62 years old.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
TERROR|ZE TOWN
THEN ROB BANK
BOLDEST GANG OF BANDITS on
RECORD Ik DAKOTA.

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 15.-The rob
bers who brok into the bank at Fer
ney Friday night and escaped with
$4,000 were the boldest on record in
this part of the country. At least six
men were in the gang. Finding three
men in a blacksmith shop, the band
its warned them not to move and then
visited three or four houses where
lights were burning and commanded
the occupants to eXtinguish the lights
and remain in doors. By this time
the greatest excitement prevailed and
a few minutes later the people were
terrOrized by hearing the explosion.
The bandits worked nearly two hours
before making their escape with their
booty. No clue has been obtained.
This is the fourth robbery in this vi
entity in the past few weeks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19

possible bleeding forms were taken
from the pile OF wreckage and laid in
the damp grass beside the tracks
Searching parties were dispatched to
find physicians, but as the country is
thinly settled their quest was in vain
Some of the train crew started to the
nearest station TO telegraph for a
hospital tran and until it arrived the
wounded were forced to submit to the
attention of unskilled hands in having
their wounds bandaged.
When the hospital train arrived the
injured were placed on board and
taken to the Margaret Hitchcock Hos
pital at Dartmouth College, Hanover,
N. H.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19

sician, has secured beneficial results
in cancer cases through the use OF an
injection of gelatine. In forty cases
so treated DR.. Haler was unsuccess-
full in only three.
At Vienna, there are no signs OF
abatement III the smallpox epidemic.
During the last few days 10000 per
sons have been vaccinated. Public
meetings and professions have been
forbidden.
The Krupp works are building for
Japan about thirty twelve inch guns
for use on board battleships, and they
are continuing the fulfillment of con-
tract, made soon after the war with
Russia ended, for re-equipping the
japanese field artillery.
DR.. P. J. Lennox, professor Of mod
ern literature in the Royal University
Of Ireland, has received the appoint
ment of professor of English literature
in the Catholic University at Wash
ington. He will succeed DR.. Maurice
r Egan, recently made American
minister to Denmark.
The following additional grounds for
divorce have been Incorporated into
the new law elaborated by the holy
synod in Roumania: Mental de-
rangement exceeding three years du-
ration, maltreatment causing physi-
cal or moral suffering or endangering
health or life, desertion for three
years and leaving the orthodox church.
Mrs. Cox of Gloster place, Forest
Hill, London, was stung on the neck by
wasp while entertaining number OF
, friends in celebration of her one hun
! dred and fifth birthday, and died. She
was able to read and sew without
! glasses and had not known a days
, bad health for the last thirty-seven
years. Her husband, who died last
year, was SO years old.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
FOREIGN.

An army of $4,000 may be sent by
France and Spain to invade Morocco,
going as far as Fee if necessary, to
.subdue the rebellious tribesmen.
Marshall Field, grandson of Chica-
go's great merchant, was entered as
fourth form boy at Elton, England's
historic school. and is flag for senior.
The secret society to which the as
sassin of Premier Mira Ali Ashgar
Khan belonged has 700 members, and
has its headquarters in Teheran.
Serious increase in the cost of liv-
| ing and the probability of hard win
ter increase the woes of Englishmen
brought on by bad summer season.
Grand Duke Nicholas Constantine
vich, disgraced 50 years ago for sell
| ing the diadem of his mother, wander
| ed from his villa in Crimea at night,
and is believed to be insane.
DR.. Haler, an eminent Austrian ply
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
WISCONSIN.

At Port Washington, Joe Stevens,
an employee of the Milwaukee-Northern
railroad, fell off a grading car and was
killed.
Near Madison, Edward Hogan, a
farm laborer, was struck by train on
the Watertown division and killed.
At Barron, Herbert Keene, a freight
conductor on the 500 was carried over
a thirty-foot embankment in an auto
and seriously injured.
Three horses southeast of Avoca
were bitten by a mad dog. Two were
killed. The attendant VIII Van Allen
was bitten in two places.
At Rolling Prairie. Albert Behle, one
of the owners of the French cheese
factory. was found dead in his bed
Death was due to paralysis.
Miss Fern Barber, daughter of L. S
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
FIRE UNDERWRITING
COMPANY TO IIQUiOATE

Camden, n. j., Sept. 15.-Announce-
ment was made Saturday that the
New Jersey Fire Insurance company
of this city had discontinued business
and will liquidate w4,nout reinsuring
IT'S risks. It is understood that the
cause of the discontinuance was an
impairment of the company's stock of
$500 900, caused, it is understood, by
recent heavy fire losses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
POSSESSIONS OF ROYALTY.
Pipe Set with Diamonds and Carriage
Handles Made of Gold.

The pipe smoked by the shah OF
Persia on state occasions is set with
diamonds, rubies and emeralds of the
costliest kind and is stated to be
worth as much as 100000. His pipe
is, therefore, ten times more valuab =
than his swOrd-wOrn by the late
shah's father on his first visit +.
Europe-Which cost a sum of 10000
says Tit-Bits.
Talking Of swords, perhaps the most
precious blade in existence is that
Of the gaekwar Of Baroda. It's hiIt AMI
belt are incrusted with diamonds,
rU5ies and emeralds, and it is valued
at 3220,000. There are some costly
swords in India, and both the car Of
Russia and the sultan of Turkey pos
sess jeweled sabers of great price.
The most valuable sword in England
is the one presented by the Egyptians
to Lord WOlsley. The hilt is set with
brilliants and is valued at $4,000.
The finest brougham in the world is
owned by the mahraajah of Ghenea,
one of the wealthiest Indian poten-
tates. The handles of the doors are of
solid gold. while the rest of the CARR
age is silver.
One of the most curious pianos ever
manufactured was made of the order
of the late emperor of Morocco. It
had to be made in parts, each small
enough to he carried by a slave. as
his highness absolutely refused to
trust them to the care of his cameIs,
which formed the only other avail
able means OF transport This in
strument was an exceedingly costly
affair, being manufactured principally
Of orris and tulip woods, inlaid with
unpublished jacaranda parquetry, and
decorated with scroll work of pure
sold. The actual sum paid for it was
$4,000.
1t is impossible to value certain
things until they come under the ham
mer in the open market There is no
doubt that the queen of Italy's pearls
are. indeed, worth "a kingdoms ran
son." but the pearl necklaces which
fetched a record price belonged to the
duchess of MOntrose. The bidding be.
gan at $4,000, and rose by bids to
1000. 5000 and G100 to e11,50O,
at which price it was knocked down.
Violins have a romance all their
own, apart from their price, but $3.50
L-e sum paid the other day for a VIC.
lin by Antonio Stradivarai. seems an
enormous price to pay for an instru-
ment the original cost of which to the
maker cannot have exceeded shii-
lings. But this price is a bagatelle in
comparison with some Of the prices
paid for the creations of the greatest
Cremona master. A few years ago
92,O50 was paid for a "Strad" at
Stuttgart, and there are others in ex-
istence which even "a kings ransom
could not buy. Senior Sarasate, the
great violinist, owns one such Il
was presented to him by Queen Isa-
bella of Spain when, as a boy of 10
the infant prodigy of those days-he
played before her at the court of Mad
rid. 1t is said to be destined to revert
10 the state of the great violfnist's
decrease.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Bio SWinu CoIIapses.

Pomeroy. o., Sept. 15.-An ocean
wave swing carrying a hundred per-
sons, broke down at the Meigs county
fair and six persons were injured,
three seriously. The swing was going
at full speed when the interior of the
swing collapsed and its passengers
were tossed about in the wreckage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
VANCOUVER MUST
SETTLE FOR RIOTS
JAPS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR
LOSSES IN RECENT DISTURB
ANCES.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 15.-Special En-
voy Ishii of Japan will be here Mon
day, when the whole success of the
Japanese immigration law will be
thoroughly discussed between the
premier and himself. The policy of
the dominion is to reduce oriental inn
migration to the minimum and Japan
is willing to agree to this. Whatever
damages have been caused by the
rioters will be paid for by the domin-
ion. Vancouver will afterwards be
charged with the amounts by the OF
tawa authorities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
GOES FREE ON
SECOND TRIAL
ALLEGED POIsONER OF WIFE AC-
Quilted BY GREER OF
COURT.

EIdora, Ia, Sept. 15.-Judge Evans
took the case of Ebenezer S. Blyden-
burg, accused of wife murder, from
the jury and ordered a verdict of ace
quittal. Blydenburg was accused Of
poisoning his wife with rought on rats
four years ago. On his first trial he
was convicted, but he secured a new
trail. The physician who attended Mrs.
Blydenburg in her last illness testified
that death was due to natural causes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
GREAT PIER DEDICATED.
Twenty Thousand People at Cere-
mony in Hampton Roads.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. l5.-Twenty
thousand spectators Witnessed the for
nal dedication and first general illu-
mination Saturday night of the great
government pier erected by the Unit
ed States at a cost of 100000.
The mammoth structure, extending
over 1000 feet into Hampton Roads,
shimmering in the rays of thousands
of incandescent electric lights and
built of pure white concrete, was a
picture that called forth a monster
demonstration from the crowd
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
TRAINS COLLIDE NEAR EAU
CLAIRE-ONE MAN HI

Eau Claire, Wis, Sept. IA
freight train and a passenger train on
the Wisconsin Central short line be
tween this city and Chippewa Falls
collided Saturday about one mile from
the Eau Claire depot. Thomas Nor
row, the conductor Of the passenger
train, was injured, but not seriously.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
POLITICAL.

Congressman Theodore E. Burton,
chairman of the house committee on
rivers and harbors was nominated by
reclamation for mayor of Cleveland at
the republican convention. Francis
w. Treadway was nominated for
vice mayor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
FIGHTS FOR HOMESTEAD.
Veteran Says Land Office Would Take
His Home.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Sept. 15.-Wli-
liam NJ Monroe, 80 years OF age, a
veteran of the Mexican and civil war;
has a novel grievance which he will
submit to the United States land de-
partment. He says that the United
States land Office at Wausau is trying
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Falls From Parachute.

Olean, n. Y, Sept. 15.-Mrs Carrie
Myers, 80 years old, of Springfield
Mass, a professional baIloonist, fell
from a parachute 1000 feet. She was
dashed to death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19

1t is surprising how quickly man
RECEIVERS from what he imagined was
fatal attack of love.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-19
Aid to the Injured

Both locomotives were reduced to
scrap iron. AS soon as the passengers
in the rear coaches could recover their
scattered wits they hurried forward to
do what they could to help the injured
Daylight revealed mangled bodies
scattered about and as rapidly as
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-12-18

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