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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-23

FOR SALE, 4 bargain. Groom
house, large cellar, good cistern,
barn, 2 acres of land. Located in.
the city of Lancaster. Address n 2,
Herald office. 96tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-23

Bonds for municipal plants increase
taxes. Taxes increase the cost of liv-
ing and Of doing business
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-23

BUILDING fI IL SALE. The
building formerly occupied by IT..
Fezer's shoe store will be sold cheap
IF taken at once. Inquire of
GEO MUESsE.
9et2pd Lancaster. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-23
OF PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
Some Things Are Essentially of a
Governmental Nature.

Collecting Customs, Maintaining the
Army and the Police, Are Among
These, but Not Such Undertakings as
the Telegraph, the Telephone, the
Street Cars or Gas and Electric
Lighting-True Nature of a Public
Franchise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-23

Hundreds have taken advantage Of this
sale because we deliver the goods we ad-
vertise. Those who have attended know
this to be a fact We don't like to sell
goods without a profit, but this is a case to
turn the goods into real cash or borrow the
moneyEto pay the estate Of a late member.
We prefer to sell the goods even if there
is no profit, for several reasons, SO would
you If you were in our position. II you
haven't purchased wearing apparel that
you need now or that you may need in the
future. Don't delay You'll get good re-
turns for your money. Everything goes at
wholesale prices.
Overcoats. Suits, Hats and Caps, Gloves
and Mittens, Furnishing Goods, Overalls,
Jackets and Shirts, Sweaters, Knit Jackets,
Etc You'll not be disappointed if you will
come and take a look, You are just. as
welcome whether you purchase or not.
We will show you that we mean business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-23
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

LEADING ATTORNEYs.
ATTORNEYS-RU WATKINS &MOSEs
Farmers Phone, IS; Union PhOneS3.
Practice in all State and United states
Courts. ONCE over State Bank of Grant
County.
Lancaster. Wisconsin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
WAREHOUSE MEANS MUCH FOR BESSEMER Farmers Will Come in from
 Several Counties BIG STEAM SH0VELS ARRIVE Work on the A., B. G A. Will Now Proceed RapidIy-Court News.
 Personal and General News
 of Bessemer.
BIG STEAM SHOVELS ARRIVE
BY H. N. FREEMAN.

Bessemer. July 27-(Special.) )-After much talk and great deal of specula- tion 1t has at last been decided that the farmers warehouse shall be located at Bessemer.
 The Jefferson County Farmers union met this week at Mt Pinson and decided that this city would be the most central location, and at the same time one of the most important points they could select for ton.
 When-the warehouse is completed it will mean that the farmers of Shelby, Bibb, Jefferson. Walker and Tuscaloosa counties will bring their cotton to this city to be stored and sold.
 A committee composed of M. M. Gwin, J. R. Reeves and J. F. McLain was ap- pointed to come to Bessemer and take the matter up with the merchants, as to the most desirable location.
 The warehouse will mean much for this city, for in addition to bringing the farm CTS from the different sections into the city for the storage of their cotton, it will naturally result in large amount of trading which ordinarily the city would not get.
 The cultivation of cotton in this dis trfct is becoming more and more impof- tant each year as a commercial factor, and the farmers in the different sections have come to realize the importance or having A good outlet for its marketing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Blu Steam Shovels Arrive.

The mammoth steam shovels brought here by the Atlanta. Birmingham and Att lantic railroad for work on the Readers Gap will be put into operation on Mon day and it is expected that great deal of sand and rock will be removed.
 The road has been greatly handicapped by not being able to get the shovels here before. and the work will now be rushed with renewed energy.
 Every man connected With the Worh seems to be willing to do his utmost to hurry the work along, and now that the shovels have arrived 1t will be only a matter of a short while before the road enters the city. The entrance Of the road into the city is being looked forward to with great interest by the citizens as it Is bound to rebound to the benefit of the city. It's introduction will mean that the merchants and shippers can have goods shipped from the eastern mar kets at a much lower rate than they are now forced to pay. Goods can be shipped from the different markets in the east by steamer to Brunswick, and from there they will be delivered to the road Tor distribution. There will be little differ ence in the time of delivery for as the matter now stands all the roads are crowded with freight. and the difference in freight charges will amply repay them for any delay that they might be put to while awaiting a coastwise shipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
B E s s E w E R DE P "A R T M E N T

citizens approached have contributed, and picnic will no doubt be one of the best the lodge has ever given.
 The prizes as donated for the different contests are as follows:
 1ne most popular lady bracelet; do- mated by Crowder, Splvey & Moore.
 Best lady waltzer. parasol donated by Erlick x Lefkozts.
 Best gentleman waltzer, hat; donated by Rarden & Sons.
 Most popular gentleman. razor; donated by Long-Lewis Hardware Go,
 Ladies' foot race slippers; donated by Norwood X Mayors.
 Girls race, slippers; donated by Louis Forst
 Fat mans race, bix cigars donated by C. C. Dickens.
 Three-legged race one box cigars; do- mated by Veteh & Brill.
 One hundred yard dash, one box cigars; donated by J. E. Eidge.
 Most popular union man. one hat; do- mated by John & Mccoy.
 Host popular machinist, one 12-inch square; donated by lodge No. 359.
 Pie race for boys, one baseball; do- mated by H. N. Freeman.
 On behalf of the lodge the committee begs to thank every one for his do- nation.
 A special rate of car fare has been secured and the trip to the park can be made for 20 cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
In ThIs Country.

In this country copper mining has been q prominent industry for more than half a century. Nor Is 1t a cramped or sectional industry by any means. The first American shelter of which there Is any authentic record was established in Maine in 1SS6 Even back in colonial days some mining was done in Vermont and New York. Very flow states have not seen some work in that line. The first real copper miners reach ed the Lake Superior region early in the '40s, and in 1843 the industry had assumed proportions warranting the government to open a land office at Copper Harbor. It was In 1866 that the Calumet and Hecla prize was redis covered. The revival of the industry In Spain also took place in the eos. In 1880. in Butte, Montana, was opened what Is probably the richest ore field in existence. Originally Butte was placer gold camp, and it Is also inter esting to note that the Anaconda mine, wh ich ranks close to the Calumet and Hecla in copper was first worked for silver. Most remarkable of all, though the Butte camp Is a veritable bonanza,
 it's principal products come from an area hardly more than two miles souare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Car Service Report of.

The car service report for the month of June hase been received and 1t shows a considerable falling off in the handling of cars for the Bessemer roads as com pared with the previous month. The above condition is accounted for by the fact that the cars have been ordered to other sections for the purpose of moving the vegetable and fruit crops.
 Just at this season of the year, the crops have to be moved for the eastern markets and 1t means that all cars avail able have to be pressed into service. As every one knows fruits and vegetables simply have to be moved and the off cials of the different roads state that 1t will only be matter of short time be- fore the regular run of cars will be put hack into service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Court News.

Mayor Sullivan today handed a white ribbon to the court printer. Before giving him his papers for an indefinite leave of absence. his honor asked. him If he had ever been a government printer. The man replied that he had not and asked the mayor why he should inquire. His honor stated that he had noticed several mis- takes in the set ups of the cards that were posted in the court each morning. and of course he could stand for nothing like that. He therefore instructed the city clerk to deduct $10 from the printers sal ary, and he was heard to make the re- mark that if he could not do any better than that, he would get job In one of the mines.
 ''The card was supposed to have been printed to read: When You Come Up Here 1t Costs You to Draw Breath" In- stead of fixing 1t up in that fashion, the printer said: When You Come Up Here You Have to Breathe Easy. Naturally, his honor did not take kindly to anything like that, for if there is anything in the world he likes, next to green corn, 1t Is free speech.
 After much talking the mayor instruct ed the clerk to consider his salary raised four bits a month, and he also issued in- structions to have Long John Harless ap- pointed official court printer
 The case of the city versus William T. Kennedy came up for consideration, and the name of w. A. Simmons was also in- cluded. These gentlemen had the nerve to walk out of court the other morning without paying for the weed crop. When called upon for an explanation regarding his disrespect for the court, MT. Kennedy stated that he knew that he had an even dollar coming to him. and to tell the hon. est truth he did not feel that he could snare a dollar from his business just at that time However, he had managed to obtain help from a friend and he asked that the court make his fine as lenient as possible inasmuch as he could not eat any of the weeds that he was made to pay for and he was not fin the habit of giving something for nothing.
 When MT. Simmons was called he stat ed that he had been quite sick for the past twenty years, and the weeds took growth without his knowledge. He was given five minutes to cut the weeds or else bring the cash into court. He was unable to borrow a dollar, and for that reason he was ordered locked up for tyenty-three years. The mayor expressed the opinion that he believed he would be able to get away in that length of time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Literary Note,

One of the most interesting announce ments In this season of publishers an- nouncements is the news that the Mac milan company will publish in the fall the first English translation of the me- moirs of Alexander Dumas. This fasci- mating work which Is well known in the French original gives a picture of the great romance which is no less enter taining than his own marvellous tales. It is full of anecdotes of Dumas and his contemporaries, and in this respect Is q veritable treasure-house of literary his- tory during the period of Dumas life The work Is large one and will be issued complete in six volumes, the first volume to appear October l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Copper In England.


 A century ago England was the center of copper production, but there was It. tie demand for copper then. The copper wires that carry speech in the manner invented by Alexander Graham Bell, had no place even in dreams Electric cur rents to light lamps and propel cars were not spoken of even by the prophets. In 1897, just a hundred years ago, about 5000 tons of copper came out of the worlds mines and most of this repre- sented British production. By 1850 the worlds production of copper had reached 52,250 tons. In 1860 1t stood at 75 360 tons increasing to 94l20 tons in 1870 The sev- enties saw such a marked increase that
 in 1880 a total of 153959 tons was corded. This production seems small however. when compared with that of 1906 when 711.675 tons were taken out of the earth, about four times much as was produced quarter of q century ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
The New Midway.

From the Chicago News.
 Gunner-"Going to Jamestown this year, old man?"
 Guyer-"Yes, and I am going to take fin the famous Warpath,' but I will watch my Ps and Q's."
 Gunner-"Hm! You better watch your Ks and V's."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Not What She'd Call 1t.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 How we'll Mrs. Tripsley bears her troubles I declare, she looks as fresh and fair as a young girl, yet she has buried two husbands"
 You don't call buryIng two husbands trouble,~ do you?" replied Mrs Hen peck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
THE HISTORY OF COPPER INDUSTRY Demand for the Metal 0utStripS
 Production TELEPHONE LINE TO MARS The Bell System Has Enough Metal to Build a Circuit to the Sun
 or to Mars-Present
 Prices.
TELEPHONE LINE TO MARS

Boston, July 27-Stock in Calumet and Hecla, the largest copper mining com pany ir the world, has sold at S1000 q share this year. and there were few shares obtainable even at that price. A few years ago, the Standard oil interests offered the same price but then, as now. only a few stray shares were obtainable. Even when offered forty times par, stock holders were not willing to part with their interest in mines which the Lake Superior Indians had crudely worked cen turies ago and which were reclaimed by Professor Alexander Agassiz son of the famous Swiss scientist who came to this country in the middle of the last century.
 Copper mining is an industry as old as the hills, but the deE.and for copper reached large proportions only with the last generation, when the telephone, the trolley car and the electric lighting plant came into being. Invention, ever the child of necessity, produced the art of talking state to state, saving countless steps and minutes; and then, some ten years later, came the buzzng vehicle which, supplying a popular demand for speedier and cheaper transportation over short distances, forced the value of old Dob bin down another peg, while electricity became the rival of Illuminating gus and steam power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
personal and General.

Bessemer lodge. I. A. of M, No. S59 will give a picnic at Germanla park on the 3oth Of this month and judging from the number of tickets sold the picnic will be attended by a large crowd of friends and acquaintances of the mem bers of the order.
 Mir Archie Argue, who is the chairman of the entertainment committee. has met with signal success in his canvass for prizes. Every one of the merchants and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Telephone Development.

These figures seem insignificant. how ever, when compared to those involved in the story ,< telephone developments. The national system of Bell companies at the beginning of the present year had in use in it's lines and apparatus 3S0.000 GOO pounds of copper If this copper were divided among the people of the United States, each man, woman and child would have four and one-half pounds or about a dol lar s worth at prevailing prices. Were 1t all to be reduced to the form of wire of the size used on long distance lines il would girdle the earth thirty-eight times. If then this wire, about equal in diameter to the diameter of slate pencil, should be drawn down to the size of the wire used in winding the delicate relays em- ployed in central office equipment 1t would be long enough to make circuit reaching from the earth to the sun. The wires in this circuit would be about one-hundredth of an inch in diameter, or half the diam eter of the wires used in cables through which people talk by telephone. If the people of Mars provided that planet is ln- habited, should establish telephone com munication with the earth, the copper in the Bell system would be sufficient to make between the earth and It's sister planet a circuit of wire as large as that by means of which conversation is actu- ally carried on through telephone cable.
 It was only few years ago that cop per brought ten or eleven cents a pound. Now 1t Is selling above 20 cents As consequence, any business which makes large ues of copper requires more capital today than ever before. This condition naturally places unusual difficulties In the way when efforts are made to establish new electrical industries. The going con cern with its plant in operation feels the burden, of course, in the cases of exten- sions and renewals. To new enterprises prevailing prices often represent Ch- nese wall of copper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Figures Abundant.

Figures are abundant showing the increase in the consumption of copper. The census bureau found that in 1902 there were 22,000 miles of electric rail-
 way in this country using about 25,
 900 miles of feed wires and these fig
 ures have since been largely increased. For the same year. the census buerau reported 125,1 ,143 miles of main and feeder wires, connected with electric light ting and power plants, no attempt being made to ascertain the amount of service wire in use. In the five years since 1902 there has been 6 great growth in the business of transmitting electrical power over long distances and this has called for large amounts of copper wire of a size unknown in cleo trical industries only q few years ago.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-27
South Dakota Medics.

SIOUX FALLS, s, D., May 27.-The
advance guard of visitors arrived today
to attend the 26th annual meeting of
the South Dakota State Medical as
sociation. The meeting will be called
to order in Elks' hall at o'c,ock to-
morrow morning and the proceedings
VII continue through Thursday.
A large attendance is assured, and
this, combined with an unusually in
teresting program, gives promise of a
most successful meeting. Several emf
nent physicians of Minneapolis, Sioux
City and other places outside the state
will address the meeting.
The present officers of the associa-
ton are: President. F. T. Ramsey of
Clark; first vice president ]. G. Collier
of Brookings: second vice president, L.
c. Mead of Yankton: secretary-treas-
urer, R. D. Away of Aberdeen.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-27
RECORD PROOF CONTESTS
SHOW DWYER'S ACTIVITY
Government Asserts That 1t Will Show
Land Was Turned Over to the
COnspiratOrs
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller
MOSCOW, Idaho, May 27.-The fea-
ture of this mornings session of the
north Idaho land conspiracy case was
the identification of state school land
selection lists by Register T. II. Bart
lett, of the Lewiston land office.
While the prosecution has not yet
made clear just what 1t hopes later
to prove by the presentation of these
papers it is surmised il will attempt
to prove that the conspiracy of the
thr4 20 defendants extended to the ac-
QUESTION of the state school lands
VIII ch lay in the immediate vicinity Of
the government lands which the de-
PENDANTS had acquired by subsidized
entrymen.
Mr. Bartlett was on the witness
stand all morning and the major por-
tion of the session was devoted to
showing by the records of the land
office that Dwyer was plaintiff in al
most score of contest cases. the
prosecution having given notice that
it will show that ultimately this land
contested by Dwyer was finally deed
ed to Kester and Kettenbach by the
entrymen Dwyer placed upon 1t.
District Attorney Ruick made the
further statement that in no single in
stance did the entrymen placed upon
the aims through the instigation Of
Dtyyer have anything to do with the
contests or share in their expense. He
added that Kester and Kettenbach
wanted the lands contested because
they lay in that section of what was
then shoshone county in Immediate
proximity to other lands which the de-
PENDANTS had secured title to.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-27
PHILADELPHIA'S
HORSE SHOW

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 27.-The
16th annual open-air exhibition OF the
Philadelphia Horse Show association
opened today on St Martins green,
Wissahiskon heights. under the most
favorable conditions. Society was well
represented att he opening. The show
will continue six days. This years
prizes, exclusive of the many medals
that are offered. total up the sum OF
$4,000. s
The program of events has been en-
larged over that OF. last year by the
addition Of seven new classes. four OF
which have been set aside exclusively
for dealers. One of the most spirited
competitions is expected to be that fol
the $500 Killashendra cup. offered bS
Richard P. McCrann for the bes'
hunter.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-27
GET EXPERT
ROAD BUILDER

SEATTLE, May 27.-A meeting will
be held at Tacoma between Samuel
HILL Judge G. H. Hanford and other
good roads workers and the Tacoma
park board to consider a plan to bring
). c. Lancaster one of the best wagon
road experts in America, to the state
for permanent work.
1t is proposed to create a division of
roadbuilding in both the state college
at Pullman and the Washington uni
versity at Seattle, giving Lancaster the
chair IN both schools In addition to
this work his emp oyment by the Ia
coma and Seattle park boards as a
consulting engineer is urged to guaran-
tee him a salary better than either the
federal government or several OF the
Western states have offered.
| A big fund has been raised in Mil
waukee to bring Lancaster perma-
nently to wisconsin as a good-roads
expert and adviser to the highway
builders in Wisconsin. He has had
number of attractive offers from othel
Western states. and is almost certain
to be separated from the government'i
bureau of roads.
j Samuel Hill, president of the Wash
ington Good Roads association anc
father of the movement in this state, IL
Heading the fight to bring Lancaster tt
washington. The government permit
ted to him to devote thee months o
his time to this state, and from ina
experience Hill is confident II he cal
be brought here system Of highway
better than those Of any other stat
can be guaranteed In order that Ian
caster might stay here during the win
ter, Hni perA 5naIly flied speakin'
dates In several Southern states 10
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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-27
SOUNDS LIKE
FAIRY TALE

A member of the United States geo
logical survey engaged in making in
making Investigations of ground-water
conditions in Ohio reports that in
Hamilton county about half mile
south of New Burlington, there Is
well which yields fresh and salt water
at the same time. Except for the fact
that two pumps are set in 1t side by
side, it resembles ordinary wells: but
one of the pumps supplies water exec =
lent to taste, VIII lie the water from the
other is SO highly charged with various
mineral salts that it is almost brine
This water has been recommended by
some physicians as having high medic
inal value. When first dug, several
wears ago, the well was a great wonder
to the people of the surrounding coun-
try. who flocked in great numbers to
see II and taste its unusual water.
The secret of the phenomenon lies
, in the fact that two water-bearing
beds confined between layers of lime
stone occur at this point, the upper
carrying fresh water and the lower
salt The pipe OF the fresh water
tpump is but 1s feet 'ong; that OF the
salt water pump is S5 feet. The brine
beinr heavier than the fresh water
does not mix with it, but remains al
the bottom of the well. and the longer
pine. consequently, draws only the
salty water. a,:., .