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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20
BLOOMINGTON

4. He advertises in another column
10 head of cattle, horses. % hogs,
some grain, machinery, poultry,
etc. See notice.
Eugune and Will. Snider, former
residents of Mt. Hope, have gone TO
the Isle of Pines, south of Cuba,
where they have bought some land
and will raise pineappIes and
oranges. The island is said to pos
sess an ideal climate.
L. II. Munson had splendid sale
last Tuesday. A number went from
this place.
Out at the Gus. Pohle home Fri
day evening Ora entertained a nura-
Der of his school mates.
Chas. O'Neill was in town Satur-
day. The O'Neill-James Co. now
pay Charley So, 900 per year to i'm
struct their sales agents.
Joe Tierney was over from BoscO
bel last week.
DR.. Glasier and Mrs. Reub. French
are attending the state meeting OF
the o. E. S. at Milwaukee this
week. J. B. Ludden is representing
the Masons.
There was a Frances Willard
union temperance service at the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
The school children had a letter
box in honor of St. Valentine Thurs
day. There we're several parties
about town in the evening.
Mr.. Hall, from Michigan, visited
at the home of his father, Thos.
Hall, last week.
DR.. Luther Brown, of Iowa, is
once more with his brother, VIII
liam, whose ailments are complicat-
ed with the grip.
Miss Rose Bonn was at home over
Sunday. The Hurricane school
house where she teaches, was burned
last week, but a room was secured
for the school.
L. @. Hickok, wife and baby were
over from Lancaster Saturday and
Sunday.
Monroe Hoskins is visiting IN
Chicago and Milwaukee this week.
nr. G.. E. Carey of Merrill, Wis.
had an operation for appendicitis
recently at Oshkosh. He is recover
ing from the effects of the surgery
and his many friends here are gladg
to know that 1T is SO.
William II. Brown, a retired mer-
chant of this place and one Of the
best known men in the village,
died Monday morning, after an
extended illness. Mr.. Brown was
81 years of age. He leaves a widow.
two brothers and three sisters to
mourn his demise He was broth
er of the late D. f. Brown, who
died two years ago. The surviving
brothers and sisters are: DR.. Luther
Brown, OF Rockford, Iowa; Charles
Brown, of Sibley, Iowa; Mrs. T. d.
Nagle, of Patch Grove; Mrs. Shell,
of Sibley, Iowa, Mrs 9. P. Corey
of Hartman, Tenn.
Willis Edwards is moving to the
old home in Little Grant, recently
purchased of his father.
DR.. E. M. Sala, of Rock, Island.
ILL.,, comes today for visit with
his father, DR.. 0. P. Sala.
S. A. Hatch and wife visited III
Lancaster Sunday.
Monday visitors were John Maggie.
of Bagley, and J. G. Snider and
John Rafferty, Of Mt. Hope. /. D.
Kitto, wife and daughter, of Ha-
warden, Iowa. are guests at the
home Of Samuel KlttO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20
Chapter on Washington

they thawed out in the spring
The water in the spring was warmer
than in the river.
One day Georges rich brother for
tunately died and left him a fine
estate and he made love to widow.
He wasn't so smooth as ne thought
he was and the widow landed him.
Widows are awful hard to get away
from. George farmed few years
and raised niggers and other live
stock and then he was made COM
mander of the revolutionary army.
1t was a bum lot of soldiers without
much to fight with but he soon had
it spruced up till it captivated the
most exclusive sets in Boston and
New York City. One time he want
ed to lick some British on the other
side of the Delaware but had no
boats and didn't know how to get
his army across. He finally sat
down in the snow with fenceboard
and a jack knife and Whitfield them
out a cross. This shows the heroic
mould of the man.
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That winter his men had no shoes
nor grub and were leaving bloody
tracks in the snow and it looked
tough to George. So he knelt in the
snow at Valley Forge and prayed
under big tree for shoes for his
men but there was a British spy up
the tree and he took the prayer
down in short hand and headed off
the order and Georges men lost
nearly all their toes before spring.
A copy of the prayer will be on
exhibition at jamestown. But George
walloped the redcoats IN the grand
finale and also many other places
and was invited to be king but took
two terms as president instead he
/ cause the crown hurt his head. 1t
is said George died from cold
caught while chasing another mans
wife. Maybe he did but the climate
must have changed. in Washington
or else our modern statemen would
be down with pneumonia all the
time.
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We never knew George personal
| ly-did not get here soon enough.
Most of this tale we have written
about him may be- prevarication =
can't call it lie; but you know
newspapermen cannot always tell
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20
Stories Of the Week.

The stork had a real dizzy time
recently. A girl baby was born on
a merry-go-round at Indianapolis,
If that girl doesn't get into the
whirl of society it will not be be-
cause of early training.
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The human biography in a nut
shell: Born, welcomed, caressed,
cried, fed, grew, amused, reared,
studied examined, graduated, IN
love, engaged, married quarreled,
reconciled, suffered, deserted, sick,
dead, mourned, buried and forgotten.
The Herald has a few subscribers
and various other patrons who re-
mind us of Tom Jones, whom the
Swede collector said nad promised
to pay his account in January. He
reported TO the boss: Tom zones
say he vii nay IN january" well, "
said the boss, 'that is the first time
Tom ever set q time TO cay. Did
he really say he would pay in Janu-
ary.n S'Vel aye tank 50, he say it
been & colt day when you got dat
money. Aye tank dat been Yanu-
ary."
S5S
The household papers are telling
this story: When the lecturer in
quired dramatically. "Can any one
in this room tell me of perfect
mang" there was a dead silence.
HAS any one," he continued,
heard of perfect woman2" Then a
patient-looking little woman in a
black dress rose up at the back of
the auditorium and answered
There was one. I've often heard OF
her, but she's dead now. She was
my husbands first wife"
5S2
"You see," said the respondent
man who was sitting on barrel,
addressing the grocer, who was
spearing the top of biscuit case
with a cheese knife, ''some people
have good luck and some people
have bad luck. remember once ]
was walking along the street with
Tom, when he went down on one
side Gf it and I went down the other.
We hadn't gone mOre'n half way
down when he found a pocketboOk
with $50 in it and I stepped on a
woman's dress and so got acquaint-
ed with my present wife. ''Twas
always so" he added with a Sigh,
that Tom was the lucklest man in
the world and I never had no luck, y
SSS
Here are some samples of a mod
ern advertisement for new musical
compositions:
Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming" with Illuminated cover.
Trust Her Not" for so cents.)
IT Would Not Live Always
without accompaniment.)
"See, the Conquering Hero Comes
with full ORCHESTRAL
when the Sun Shall Set No
More" Gn c.
1.-The Tale of the Swordfish" with
many scales.)
After the ball" (for second base. }
Home, Sweet Home" Gin A fat
222
Fred Burr, the versatile advance
agent for the Frank E. Long com
pany, was home over Sunday to re-
new acquaintance with his family
and spin a few yarns, of which he
always is we'll supplied. The Long
company will be at Dubuque all
this week. Fred told a good one on
an Irishman who was desIrous of
embarking in the theatrical bust
ness. He went to a well known
theatrical manager to apply for a
job, and the following converse
ton took place:
"What can you do, what charac-
ter are you able to assume" in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20

quiTed the manager of Pat.
why l can do an freshman, a
Dutchman or an Englishman," re-
piled the product of the Emerald
isle.
"Can you do Jew?" asked the
show man.
BY jimmy, I don't know" an
swed Pat after moments hesita-
ton. Il usually figure that I'm
doing we'll il can come out even
with those fellers.'
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While we are not a prophet or the
son of prophet but it is becoming
a popular fad to give weather fore
casts, so here is our prediction for
next month: During the first half
there will be some brisk winds from
the north, but every day the sun
will rise, and often there'll be
gloomy skies; some days, however,
may be fair, with southern winds
and mellow air. Those things will
happen sure we know, because they
always happen so. This good
months moon will full, and office
seekers work their pull" Some
lucky cues will land the prize,
while other men esteemed as wise
will fail IN all they undertake and
find they've made a sad mistake,
for Charlatans to fortune ride while
modest worth is thrust aside. These
things will happen, we know, be-
cause they've always happened SO,
in this good month of 1902, the boys
and girls will have their fun. They'll
60 to parties, dance and spark
they'll kiss each other IN the dark;
they'll marry and begin their life,
a happy. hopeful man and wife,
and sometime they will own a kid,
just like their dads and mammies
did. These things will happen,
sure, we know, because they've
always happened so. March won't
arrive for a couple of weeks, but
the Herald always believes in being
little ahead.
2$2
Now comes the gladstone time of
year
When legislatures meet,
And men with freakigh measures
seek
The public ear to greet;
We hear of some assembly chap
| Who never, never lacks
The nerve to rise and introduce
A batch. and-spinster tax.
Then there's the man who doth
insist
That none who love shall we'd,
Until both have been judged quite
free
From buzz wheels in the head;
And there's another who doth rise
And say that, in all climes.
The kissing habit should be placed
LII 0dCu SGdbcS UOOh VI CI1L1OSs
They'd legislate against this thing }
And send to jail for that;
They'd have 1t proved, by some state
law,
That our old world is fat;
They'd legislate the style Of clothes,
And fix on each mans worth;
And then, perchance, they'd legislate
Themselves quite off the earth!
Denver Republican.
They'd do all this, oh bard you're
right,
The men to fame inclined,
Whose legislative jokes the vot-
Frs never seem to mind.
But while recalling states in which
Freak bills have started fights,
Remember that twas left for US
To place the ban on tights.
Oscar Belscamper and wife are
Milwaukee visitors this week.
Attend the combination Satur-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20

Recently IN chasing delinquent
subscriber through the tall grass of
this village with fence picket we
fell over a church in which literary
and social club was discussing the
ACCESSIBILITY of doing away with
George Washington. One member
who previous TO joining the club
didn't know the difference between
history and the hieroglyphics on a
wooden tea chest said Washington
was an Anticipated mOssback with
RIFLES on his shirt. Having skinned
our shins on the weathervane and
missed collecting our bill we were
already somewhat nettled and the
disparagIng remarks riled us. We
love George and don't like to hear
him traduced. The jaundiced critic
of this materialistlc age no more
comprehends George than the
iumpy cow with the board on her
face comprehends the freckled
urchin who persists in chasing her
against a tree and spraining her
neck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20

We never knew George personal
ly-did not get here soon enough.
Most of this tale we have written
about him may bea prevarication =
can't call it a lie; but you know
newspapermen cannot always tell
the truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20

Oscar Belscamper and wife are
Milwaukee visitors this week.
Attend the combination Satur-
day at the stockyards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20


George is the father of this great
and glorious country and the grand
father of Panama and Queen Liliou-
kalani and the Sultan of Sulu and
eleven hundred dropsical octopusses
and we view with alarm The senti-
ment which would relegate him to
the background. Not only here
but in many of the surrounding
towns such as Hoboken and Los
Angeles and Pensacola this same
sentiment of ieonOclasm is a1oat
and we feel that something should
be said in Observation-Disclosures that
may mean. We give a dictionary
as a premium with this paper. 1t
may be true that George Wore
rufies on his shirt but it should be
remembered that he wore them up
the front of it like a gentleman and
not around the bottom like some Of
our modern warriors.
Though handicapped from infancy
with physical inability TO tell lie
George was a great man. When
ten years old his male parent died
and left him the job of being father
Of his country. But he never
fiinched. Finch wasn't SO popular
then as now. Early in life George
contracted the habit OF fighting
Indians and writing poetry and
falling in love and this period in his
life is so mixed that it is hard to
tell where one begins and the other
leaves off. Frequently he would
kill an Indian chief and then sit
down on the corpse and write a
love poem on birchbark TO the dead
Indians dusky daughter using her
own fathers blood for ink. This
may not be so but it is no worse
than some of the other lies told
about him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20

His poetry was very WreCcQ60 Out
he could make love like a house
afire. Like all geniuses he had a
bunch Of sweethearts and was con-
stantly accommodating more. he
loved every nice girl he saw until
she loved him and then it made
him tired and he went fishiog while
she cried. George was church
member but like most of them he
didn't work at it much. In fact he
was an allround athlete and sport
and could swear and gamble and
drink hop tea with the best OF
them. He was a great hunter and
frequently spent several days alone
In the woods shooting Indians and
gophers and cinnamon bears. One
time he killed thirteen bears with a
club and chased another one eighty
four miles because he considered
thirteen unlucky. This story is one
OF Georges unpublished memoirs.
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Another story of Georges boy
hood which has just come TO light
is the fact that he was the original
Rip Van Winkel. 1t was George
who slept for twenty years IN the
mountains. He did it one after
noon while out hunting. His dog
Schneider was with him and he ate
the bone buttons off his coat while
he slept TO appease his hunger.
This doesn't mean that George ate
the bone buttons off the dogs coat
nor that the dog slept to appease
his hunger but it means what it
means. The coat has but recently
been found and will be exhibited at
the jamestown fair. A chief COM
plant of the modern critic is that
the stories about George are all out
of date and stale. Therefore you
will note that we work in few
new ones here and there. They
are as reliable as any yet told OF
him and anyone who doubts their
truth can ask as about them. Once
George was sent on a dangerous
mission to the frontier and fell in
the river and froze his clothes but
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-20

Congressman-elect j. w. Murphy
of Platteville greeted his county
seat friends Monday. he leaves
for Washington Friday and will get
his first view of the national capital.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16
New Penitentiary Appraisers Appointed.

Governor Vardaman announces
the appointment of Capt. Frank
Burkitt, of Okolona, and Hon.
James Mcclure. of Fayette, as
appraisers of State prison proper
ty, and they will commence work
this week making a new invento-
~ Of the realty aud personally of
the penitentiarY system.
The appointments were made at
the request of the board of trus-
tees of the prison, who are dissat-
|islied with the inventory made By
Messrs. Needham Ball and Oliver
Clay, the appraisers who submit
ted an inventory just prior to the
retirement of the old board Of
control. The trustees assert that
the appraisement is in correct in a
number Of details, and they are
not willing to accept the prison
property at the values fixed by
Messrs. Ball and Clay.
Governor Vardaman requested
Hon. Walter Clark, president Of
| the Mississippi Cotton Associa-
ltion, to act as one Of the apprais-
lers, but he was unable to do SO on
account of official duties, and the
fact that the annual convention oi
| the Southern Cotton Association
meets at Birmingham B q few days
| hence.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16
The Central Bank Buys the St. Marco
Corner.

The Central Bank, the new
financial institution whose organ
ization was announced last week,
has purchased from Mr.. I. FL.
Perkins the two story brick build
ing on the corner of Monticello
and Front street near the depot,
known as the ST. Marco corner.
The lower story on the corner
will be remodeled and fitted up in
handsome shape for the bank S
business quarters, a portion of the
lower story in the rear be occu-
pied by some other line of busi-
ness, and the upper story con-
verted into offices. The consider
alton was $4,000. The property
is one of the most valuable and
desirable locations in the city and
the new bank management is to
be congratulated on its selec-
ton.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16
The Public Road Question.

The reading of the reports of
the members of the Board of Su-
pervlsors on the condition of the
Lincoln county public roads, does
not inspire one with the thought
that working the roads by con-
tract under the present corps of
contractors has been a success.
1t is self-evident that some more
thorough and rigid plan of con-
tract work will have to be inaugu-
rated than has hitherto prevailed
if the contract system is to be
perpetuated and be worth perpet-
uating. The board will have to
pay its contractors more, demand
better road working implements
and service, and then insist on
contractors complying with their
contracts according to agreement,
or doing without pay and being
held to account on their bonds.
A great deal of time and money
are being frittered away as things
have been going and the people
and the board are not getting the
results they have right to expect
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16
Pike Elects a Farm Superintendent.

The Board of Supervisors
agreed Wednesday morning upon
manager for the new conVicG
farm, their choice, after lengthy
consideration, falling upon Mr..
George W. Simmons, of Simmons
Vile. Among other applicants
for the position we're Messrs. &.
H. Afford, HI. S. Brumfeld, Sr.,
j. M. Sandell, W. j. Lenoir and
H. S. Brumfeld, Jr., from which,
it may be observed, the board was
not lacking in abundant material
for selection. Mr.. Simmons is
one of the best known farmers in
Pike county and is a man'of ster-
ling integrity and possesses all
the necessary qualifications for the
business. He is president of the
County Cotton Association, an
active member of the Silver Greek
Agricultural Club and has always
taken keen interest in all mat
ters pertaining to the farmers
life and work. Under his con-
tract with the Board, Mr.. Sim
mons will move on the county's
farm as soon as house for his
occupancy can be provided, and
will give his entire time and at
tention to the place. The Board
has been engaged in preparing
plans and specifications for the
necessary buildings on the place
and it is proposed to start the
conyicts to work next week.
There are now some six or eight
convicts in the Jail available sfor
this purpose. Magnolia Gazette.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16
WoodviIIe to 60 Dry After This Year.

For several weeks past our town
has been in tho throes of the usual
fight incident to the move to abol-
ish the legalized sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. The petition of Mr..
Slegmund q. Stern being the first
to be acted upon by the Board of
Aldermen, the contest was upon
the granting of same. At the
meeting Of the board on Tuesday
both sides were ably represented
by counsel and petitions, and the
first question taken up was to de-
termine the qualified electors of
the town. This task was only
fairly begun when the board ad-
iourned until 8 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning. When the board
re-assembled a compromise, which
had been offered by the saloon
men, was being discussed, and
was soon perfected. 1t was
agreed that proprietors of the sa-
looms would not apply for license
or sign any petition for license
during the year 1908, and this to-
gether with the fact that the
Board of Aldermen have made a
verbal agreement not to grant any
petition to sell or retail liquors
during the year 1908, insures a
dry" town for that year.
The compromise brings to a
sudden and amlcable termination,
what would have been otherwise a
long drawn out, and altogether
disagreeable contest, the end of
which no one could foresee. We
feel very Iuuch gratiied over the
result, mainly so because this &C
tion will remove all occasion for
the i'll will that was being engen-
dered, and our town is once again
reunited, as it has always been In
the past. Woodville Republican.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16
Reception to the Cotton World.

On the nth Of january Bir-
mingham will assume the role of
hostess to the cotton world. Her
reception of the third annual con-
vention of the Southern Cotton
Association she intends to make
memorable, at which time she will
make her first formal bow to-
growers, manufacturers and all
business men who have anything
to do with the handling of the
fieecy staple, from the Pan Han
die of Texas to the Carolinas.
5000 visitois at least, will come
and Birmingham is amply prepar-
ed to receive them.
Not stone has been left un-
turned in the way of preparation.
The merchants, not only of Br-
mingham, but of the entire dis
trict, are sIgnifying their inten-
tion Of rigging their stores up in
gala attire for the event. They
are doing their utmost to make
their place attractive, for they
look upon the occasion as appeal
ing directly to their sense-of per-
|sonal and district pride. They
recognize the fact too, that the
delegates to this convention will
be representative men from all
parts of the cotton belt and that
to make good and lasting inn
preston upon them is. to most
effectively advertise Birmingham.
The people of the district will
not rely upon their unique indus
trial features to afford entertain
ment for the visitors. They will
exert themselves Individually and
as commercial organizations to do
everything in their power to make
the fiveday stay of the delegates
fully up to expectations on both
sides. Already committees are
busy devising programs for the
delegates besides those offered by
the convention itself; free trans
portation over the electric lines
will be provided to all points of
interest within twelve miles of
Birmingham, any of which can be
reached by few minutes ride;
representatives of the Commercial
Club and Board of Trade will ac-
company the delegates on these
excursions, and privileges to the
clubs of the city will be extended
to all who come to convention.
railroads have made a round trip
rate Of one fare, plus 25 cents for
the occasion.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16

Eastman, Gardner e Co. clear
ed all the indebtedness of the
Laurel x M. G. a. The New
Year present Of this firm to the
organization amounted to $5, 400
and the X. M. G. a. now holds d
clear title to its building. The
membership is over 800.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-01-16

Reports from Jefferson county
state that the prohibitionists are
making steady gains over the sa-
loon element, and that more than
a sufficient number Of names will
be attached to the petitions to be
presented at the meeting Of the
Board Of Supervisors in February
to secure an election order.