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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Missouri Can't Shut Him Otlt0fa
Case in Which Railways
Are Invoked.
30 HOLDS JUDGE MCPHERSON
he Takes Jurisdiction of the :2-Cent
Law Litigation.
Act Is To Be Enforced for Thpee
Months TO Test Its Financial
Effect on the Hal
i roads.

Kansas City, June IS. - The Mis-
souri, 2-cent passenger fare act will go
into effect at a. m. tomorrow, and
be given a three months triad. IF at
the end of that time it is found to be
unremunerative It's enforcement can
then be fought in the courts Cry the
railroads. The state officials are tenn
pOrarily enjOined from enforcing Gbe
maximum freight rate law, and this
case will be argued later in the fed
eral court. Judge Smith McPheTsOa
in the United States district court here,
after handing down sn opinion main
tanning the courts Jurisdiction in the
premises, ordered the PRONUNCIATION Of
the foregoing statement, which had
been agreed TO by the attorneys for
the state and the eighteen Missouri
railroads involved.
Uncle Sans Jurisdiction Sustained.
The court in its decision mad sug-
geSted that the 2-cent fare should be
first given a practical trial before In
junction proceedings preventing its en-
fOrcement be considered. The jurisdic-
.tiOn in the case of a United States
court was sustained. Herbert S. Had
ley, attorney general, said regarding
the 2-cent bill: IF at the end Of
three months the railroads want to
1itigate the reasOnableness of these
rates the question Of the Jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts to de-
fermine thequeStion will be fought out
and the state has lost none of it's
rights and advantages. The injunction
suits that l have brought against the
railroad companies on the passenger
rates in fine state courts will stand.
Hadiey Claims the Victory.
cas- the reasonablenessO of the freight
rate law can he more speedily heard
and determined 10y the federal court.
on account of the fact that practically
all the testimony necessary TO the de-
termination has been already taken
there, 1t will be heard and decided IN
that court. The state is In the better
position TO win the case under the act
Of 1907 than it was under the law OF
1905. feel that the order made Is
both moral and a substantial victory
for the state.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19

IN County Court of Grant County Wiscon-
sin.
In the matter of the estate of Walter
Hickin, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the petition of
William HiCl1in, of Grant County, WiScon-
sin, that the administrator of the estate Of
Walter Hickin. deceased, late of said county,
be authorized and directed to convey to the
petitioner the following described real
estate, to wit:--The South West quarter of
the North West quarter; the North half of
the South West quarter. and the South
West quarter of the South West quarter.
of Section twenty COD also the West half of
the North West quarter and the South East
quarter of the North West quarter of Sec
ton twenty-nine (29,)-all in Town five %
North. Range three 90 West of the 18th p. m,
in Grant County. Wisconsin, to q.
contract made by said Walter Hickin, de-
ceased, in his lifetime, is now pending in
this court.
Also that said petition will be heard at a
special term of said County Court to be held
in and for said county at the courthouse in
the City of Lancaster. in said county. on the
second Tuesday (being the 9th dayl of July,
1907. at the hour Of ole o'clock in the after
noon.
Dated June 8th. 1907.
By order Of the Court.
E. B. GOODSELL,
County Judge.
Ist ms June II: last June 20.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
WHEAT GAMBLER
WRECKS A BANK
Cashier of the First National of Sey-
mOur, Wis.,, CoDfesses He Lost
.$AO, 900 i'm Speculation.

Seymour, Wis, June 1H--ThOmas G..
COghill, cashier of the First National
bank, has confessed that he has lost
$4,000 of the banks funds in the
wheat pit during the last six months,
and the bank is In charge of the ma,
tional hank examiner. II has q capt,
tai of $4,000 and stockholders will
make good the losses.
According to the statements given
out by the directors it was not sus,
pected until last week that anything
WAS wrong with the books. The cash
Ter at that time denied that there was
any shortage, but when an expert &C,
Gountant was summoned COghill final
ly admitted. according to the directo 9,
that he was short large sum, that he
lost money in speculation. CoghiH is
under $4,000 bonds. He will be ar
rested.
Green Bay, Wis, June 17.-Thomas
Coghill, the cashier who defaulted the
First National bank of Seymour out of
$4,000 according to the finding of the
directors and his own confession, was
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Matiie for preliminary ex-
animation.
Headmitted his guilt and was bound
over to appear for trial at the October
term OF the federal court in Milwau-
kee. Failing to give bail in the sum Of
$4,000 the court committed him to
the county Jail of Milwaukee,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
HE HAD TOO MUCH MAIL
That Is What Betrayed the Latest
ScOundrel Who Took Others
Money for His Own Use.

Seymour, Wis, June IA defalca-
ton to the extent of $4,000, lost in
the Chicago wheat pit. is responsible
for the arrest of Thomas G. Coghill,
cashier of the First National bank Of
this city, who was taken into custody
by a federal officer and removed to
Milwaukee. Mere observance Of an
unusual quantity of mail being re-
ceived during the last few weeks by
COghill was tile direct cause Of the ex-
pose.
Coghill has made a full confession
Of his misappropriatio ton and has told
story that is hardly believed by the
bank directors. He declares the funds
really disappeared before he touched
one cent Of the banks money and that
the beginning Of his defaIcations was
caused in an effort to make good the
shortage
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Decision Hits Indians.

Bayfield,, Wis, June 13.-Indians on
the Redcliff reservation, on the shore
of Lake Superior, north Of here, are
hard hit by a decision of Attorney
General Gilbert regarding their fishing
rights. He holds that those that have
become United States citizens are
amenable to the state game laws re
CARELESS of reservation boundaries
end directs the game wardens to en-
force the laws. They have already
begun to seize nets and, as fishing is
the main source Of livelihood for the
Indians, much suffering Is likely to re,
snlt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Wireless Goes 700 Miles.

Washington, June 1S.-A report re-
ceived by the chief signal officer of the
army regarding the testing of the WIRE
loss telegraph apparatus on the trans
port Thomas shows that the apparatus
worked satisfactorily; Communication
Vas established With tE6 coast when
the vessel was 700 miles at sea. SINH
lar systems are to be put on the trans
ports Logan. sherman and Sheridan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Three More Bodies Recovered.

Newport News. Va, June 1S.-Clad
in full naval uniforms, and with face
and hands fearfully mutilated, the
bodies Of Midshipmen p. III. Field, OF
Wisconsin,; w. H. Stevenson, North
Carolina. and +. P. Holcomb, of Della
ware. were found I'm Chesapeake bay.
The bodies. after being examined and
identified, were taken by the naval tug
Potomac to the naval hOspitalat Ports
mouth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Some Milwaukee Product.

Milwaukee, June II. Police dis
covered a gang Of dozen young boys
living in cave west OF the city with
an arsenal of arms and carcasses of
hundred cats and dogs nearby. Wire
nets protected the cave, and the police
had to force their way in. Frank Fred,
the leader, confessed to wholesale rob-
berries Of children, killing dozens of
dogs and cats and other wild west
acts,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
HadIey Claims the Victory.
DECLARES THIS is A NATION
States Will Not Be Permitted to Die
tate to the Government.


In the course of his opinion Judge
Mcpherson said: THAT the states
have the righr to manage their own
local affairs will ever be maintained.
But it is too late to talk about states
debating to the government. or to
riding down its courts. This is
nation. lis commerce will not be in
terfered win by an? state: because;
Tor that aimesstt clone, We adopted our
constitution. The commerce clause
will always be upheld, and the ci liens,
including corporations, will ever be
protected in their rights under the
fourteenth amendment.
These are national questions, and
the supreme court will hold the scales
of Justice with the evidence before
them. / do not know, and of course
do not state, that the state legislature
has wronged these railways. That is
the case ON its merits. But the rail
WAYS say they are being wr6nged, and
they must have a hearing-and a hear
ing on the evidence, and that evidence
carried with tle record TO the supreme
court And if. upon the evidence, they
are being compelled to transact bust
ness at a loss, no one need doubt that
the supreme court will nullify the
statute.
eff the rates fixed are renumerativs,
the statutes will be upheld. 1t is too
late TO talk about the alleged wrongs
Of the supreme court declaring statutes
void. That was fought out one
hundred years ago. Down TO 1888,
the period covering the first one hun
dred years of the United States SUI
preme court. that court held twenty
United States statutes void. During
the same period that court declared as
void ISL state statutes. OF which four
teen were Missouri statutes.
"How many have since been de lraed
void l have not taken the time 70
ascertain. And some OF the statutes
thus declared void were railway rate
statutes, enacted by the states. 1t
must be remembered that in passenger
and freight carrying there is much to
be considered besides rates or fares
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
offered a Post at Madrid.

Baltimore, June 1S.-William H.
Buckler. of this city, has been offered
and will accept the position of secre-
tary of the United States legation at
Madrid Buckler is a half-brother of
Henry White, ambassador to France.
He was secretary of the American EN-
bassy which represented the United
States at the wedding Of King Alton.
so aud Queen Victoria of Spain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
British Boat wins the Race.

Berlin, June 1S.-The schooner yacht
race from Dover to HaligOland was
won by the British built Clara, owned
by Max Won Guilleaune, of Cologne,
heating Lord Dunraven's Cariad by
Cd seconds. Time, &c hours, 80 min.
utes. The United States built Nava-
hoe, now owned by Herr Waetien, of
Broten, was among the competitors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Father of the Curfew Law Dead.

Omaha, Neb., June IS = COlone.
Alexander Hogeland, OF Louisville,
the newsboys' friend and the father
OF the curfew law, was found dead in
bed in his room at the Murray hotel,
with the gas turned on and the win
dows and the transom closed. His
death, however, is believed to have
been accidental. Recently he had be
come very infrm. Relatives Of Colonel
Hogeland had written the Murray he
tel management to take good care Of
him because Of his old age and enfee-
bled condition, and stated that he had
q weak heart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Gifts to Lawrence University.

Appleton, Wis, June 13.-Gifts to
the amount OF $4,000 have been an
nounced at Lawrence university. The
total sum now raised toward the
$4,000 necessary TO procure the
$4,000 offered by the general edu-
cation board Of New York, is $12S.OOO.
The largest gifts just announced were
given by Isaac Stephenson, OF Mari.
nstte, $4,000; Bert Hiles, OF Racine,
1O.OOO, and II. H. Alexander, OF Mil
YANKEE. $4,000,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Sound Pirntes Steal S1O.OOO.

New York, June 1S.-The sound pi-
rates. whose depredations among the
country homes that line Long Island
sound have caused terror, are active
again. They appeared in black slOop
off Rye, n. Y, according to the police
reports and, entering the home of ia
cob H. LOnglOta, president Of the
American Metal company, stole prop
erty valued at $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
HiGher Rates for 'PhOnee.

Clay City, Ind, June is. - Tele.
phone rates have been advanced at
Clay City % per cent, to so into effect
July 10. Business houses will be re,
uuired to pay $3.50 month, and resi-
dences S1.25 a month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Killed in Struggle for Revolver.

Wausau, Wis, June 15.-Henry
Wolff of the town Of Easton, in a
quarrel with bis wife, killed her, as
he believes, with a blow OF his fist
as they were struggling for possession
of a revolver, which she was said to
be fiourishing at him. warrant was
Issued for his arrest while he was
searching for the sheriff to give him
seIm up. Wolff is an old resident.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
OmctaI ADMITS His Guilt.

Kenosha, Wis, June 14.-John d.
Heating, a member OF the Kenosha
police commission and one of the best
known Democratic politicians of the
city, slipped into the circuit court and
pleaded guilty to q charge of leasing
n building for gambling room. The
fact did not become known until morn
ing. Heating was fined 500 ana
costs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Bic Freieht steamer Launched.

Superior, Wis, June 1.-THE GOO
foot freighter, George F. Baker, built
for the Pittsburg Steamship company,
was launched here. Miss Mary d.
MacFadden, of Duluth, christened the
ship. In the launching party were
several steel corporation men, includ-
ing Superintendent of Construction w.
w. WatersOn and A. F. Harvey. The
launching Of the Baker was delayed
about ten days by the strike of
rvererS, but the steamer will within
six weeks be ready to take her place
as a cargo carrier. She is GOO feet in
length and so feet of beam. 1t Is said
that her carving capacity will be 12,-
600 tons or more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast up to 8 o'clock tonight:
Illinois, Indiana, Lower Michigan,
Wisconsin and Iowa-Fair and con-
tinued warm; gentle southerly winds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Wisconsin N-ccaOees.

Lacrosse, WIS, June 13.-The Wis
consin great tent of the knights of
the Msccabees elected officers after a
stormy session. John w. Brown, OF
stevens Point. was reelected great
commander NJ. Bruce, of Milwaukee,
was elected great record keeper. N.
HIrspheimer, OF Lacrosse, was elect
cd great vice commander.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19

Grant lodge A. F. and A. M. Tickets
on sale June 10-11 good returning June
IA. For tickets and full information
apply to any ticket agent of the
Northwestern line. go ?, 49, Esgsgzi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19

HORSES Wanted-C Cheap and[heevy
one perferred, from ten hundred and
up. Call on or address John Burns,yl
33tf Lancaster, Wis,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
freaks the CoaI-Carrying Record.

Superior, Wis. June 1.-THE coal
carving record for the great lakes was
broken by the steamer w. b. Kerr,
which has arrived here with 1900
tons aboard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
What the Toga Cost Stephenson.

Madison. Wis, June 17.-Isaac Ste
phenson. United States senator.elect
from Wisconsin, spent $3.S66.71 to get
the office. according to a sworn state
ment fled by him with the secretary
of state. VIM. Fl. Hatten, New Lon.
don, spent S791.4S, and Congressman
]. J. Esch, La Crosse, $b91.6O. The
other candidates, |. L. Lenroot and
Congressman Fl. A. Cooper, have not
vet filed statements.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Boy Drowned While Fishing.

Oshkosh. Wis, June 17.-Leo J.
Refer, IS years of age, was drowned
by falling into the river while fishing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
East Buffalo Live Stock.

East Buffalo, n. Y, June II.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock
Commission Merchants, East Buffalo,
N. Y, quote as follows: Cattle-Re-
celpts 1900: dry fed grades higher;
others lower; best export steers. S6.23
M6.65: best shippers. $5.jOM6fh;
butchers, S4.5OM6OO; heifers, $4.25Q
$50. cows, S35O@4.50. HOgs-Ee-
ceipts 10000; market strong; i graz es
$6.5O66.55. Sheep and Lamfs-Re'
ceipts 5000; market slow; best lambs,
$6.25@G.5O; wethers, SG.O0@6 p: ewes,
S5.OOM5.5O. CalYes-Market steady;
best, $4.5o@725.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
THE MARKETS
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, June IL.
Following were the quotations Oh
the Chicago Board of Trade today:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Close.
Tuly g po1L e OIL QO1a z OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19

Ohio Postmaster Who Speaks His
Mind About the Political Figha
in Ono.

Washington, June 1S.-sNWe are
swilIing that President Roosevelt
should advise as 10 the number of ochil-
sdren we should have in our Families
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19

Cash SaleS-N inter WnedI-Dg SdlH-
ple: No. 2 red. 9O1a@92c; No. 3 red,
S8@91c: No. . hard, S91A@91hc; No.
8 hard. S5M 90c Spring wheat-By
sample: No northern, 9Sc@ $1.O1: No.
2 northern, 97c@$1.OO; No. spring.
92099c. Corn-By sample: va PC
higher: No. 2, 524@53c; No. 2 white,
53c; No. 3, 52a4c: No. 3 white, 52%c;
No. 8 yellow, 5234 @53c; No. 4, 51@
b11kc. Oats-By sample, va 14c high
er: No. 2 white, 4514c; No. 3 white,
43A @441hc; No. 4 white, 43@431Ac;
standard. 45Ac.
Live Stock. Poultry and Hay.
Hogs-Receipts 27,OOO. Sales ranged
at $6.12k@61713 for good to prime
heavy. $6.1O@6.15 good to prime
mixed. S5.5OM5.90 rough heavy pack
ing. $5.5O@6.2O poor to prime pigs.
Cattle-Receipts 10000. Quotations
ranged at $6.6O@6.9O for prime fat
steers, $4.OO@4.75 good to choice cows.
S4.6O@5.OO prime heifers, $4.oO@5.O
good to choice bulls, $6.75@7.25 good
to choice calves, $490@5.16 choice
feeders.
Sheep-Receipts 1900. Quotations
ranged at $6OO@6.3O for good TO prime
native wethers, $56O@6.0O good to
prime native ewes, $7.OO@7.25 good to
choice fed lambs, $6.OO@6.75 plain to
fair lambs, $65O@1.5O for spring
lambs.
Live pOultry-Turkeys per 10, lie;
chickens. fowls, lie; springs, 18d 20c;
roosters, &c; geese, $5.00@7.50; ducks,
12c.
Hay-Choice timothy. $22.OO@2 100;
No. / at $2O.50Q2150; No. timothy
and No. l mixed, $19OO@20O0; No.
timothy and No. 2 mixed at $4,000
1850; Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin,
feeding prairie. choice $1,000 1890:
No. /, 1.OO@12.OO; packing hay, $3.50
M1O.50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-31
WATCHING THE BILL
AxAmAMA DELEGATIoN UNEASY
 ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS.
virsfaians want an Exhibition from Thlx State at Jamestosn Exc noxiffon---John Youngbi0od
 Appointed Page.

washington, Jan. 30.--tSpeciai )--- There ls \ determined opposition In the Ifstaee 10 so large a river and harbor bfiI which was laid before that body ftie afternoon, but the general opinion is If will TO through substantially as reporfAd from the committee.
 Alabama has great deal at stake in tllia measure. having been provided for most liberaliy and all the mem bers Uf the delegation are on the watch fo see that none of the Items is knocked out.
 Fofner Congressman Tucker of Vir- ginia. President Of the Jamestown Ex- position. accompanied by other well knowh yfrRinians, Is here in the inter- est of the million dollar loan by the Government for that enterprise. It Is being held up by some of the members of the House Appropriations Commit tee. The Senate made the provision In the deiicleney bill and Mir Tucker thinks eventualfy it will go through.
 He also says that the friends of the exposition from advices received from Montromery are hopeful that shortly the news win come that the Alabama Legislature will pass bill providing for an exhibition at Jamestown by the state. Col. Thomas Smith and Mir. Kelly, with well known Virgfnians were sent to Montgomery to confer with the Legislature on the subject
 John wanamaker Youngblood. son of Col. William YounEhlood of Birm- ingnam. has been appointed page fir
 Alfred J stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-31
NONE ESCAPES MINE DISASTER Gruesonle Find of Rescu-
 ing Party. THE BODIES ARE MUTIATED Explosion Caused Death of Every
 One Under Ground. Task of Recovering Bodies stim Very Dangerous and che Work VIII
 Not Re Completed for
 several Days.
HE BODIES ARE MUTIATED

Charleston, W. Va. Jan. s0.--At a flow minutes after o'clock this after noon the rescue party at the ill-fated Stuart mines of the White Oak Fuel Company succeeded in reaching the bottom of the shaft only to encounter one of the most gruesome sights ever seen in the history of mining opera tions In this State.
 As nearly as the rescuers could de- termine. the niutilated remains of at least thirty mon were scattered about among the debris of the wrecked mine. Access to the entries is still obtained with the greatest danger. The only body brought to the surface is that of John Quack, white, who was found in the stable near the bottom of the shaft and whose body was the only one dis covered which was In condition to be brought to the surface in the bucket which is at present the only means of ascent and descent. the mine cage hav- ing been wrecked and rendered useless by the explosion.
 Work on It's repair ls being pushed with all possible speed anu the hope is expressed that by morning 1t will be possible to recover the bodies of those near the bottom ef the shaft at least
 There is no hope expressed that a single occupant of the mine has cs- caped. Estimates vary as to the num- Der in the workings at the time of the explosion, but 1t was certainly not less than seventty-five. and may reach nIne- ty.
 The condition of the bodies found proves conclusively that they were killed by the force of the explosioof. which rent them limb from limb. no indications of suffocation appearing in any case which would indicate that the disaster was the result of gas ex- plosion as was ct first reported. but due to some other cause not yet deter mined.
 The havoc wrought In the mine itself bears testimony to the force of the ex- plosion. So far as the rescue party was able to penetrate, the interior of the mine presents a scene of chaos. Machinery, cars. timbers and everything movable is reported to be literally torn to fragments and piled in inextricable confusion, wherever a sufficiently solid substance to impede the course of the flying debris was encountered.
 A coroner's jury was empaneled today and will begin an investigation at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-31
WARSAW SOCIALISTS
 EXECUTE BANK R0BBER
Onleers of Institution Feared to Call On Police, But Appealed to
 Party's Headquarters.

Warsaw Jan. 30.-Socialists today undertook and carried out the execu- ton of bandit who made an unsuc- cessful attempt to secure $500 from the Commercial Bank of Warsaw.
 The man entered the bank this af- ternoon and asked the director to give him $500 His request was refused, whereupon the man sat down in the waiting room and announced his in tention of remaining until he received the money. The bank officials feared to ask the police for help and allowed him to stay.
 A Socialist member of the banks staff, however. called up Socialist headquarters on the telephone ana explained the situation. Two men from headquarters at once came over to the bank.
 They approached the man In the waiting room. quickly threw SACK over his head and then blew out his brains. The police have not interfereo with the men who did the killing