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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11

to Ed. Welch's and enjoyed Thurs
day evening.
Oscar Knapp has been moving his
household goods home from Osh-
kosh, and himself and wife expect
to go to California soon.
We have vaudeville show billed
for Wednesday evening.
Frank Sanders sale Dec. 30.
Tom. Gulick's sale Dec. 10.
Saturday was a good day in town,
despite soft weather. Our mer-
chants are loaded for the occasion.
and they are advertising to bring
the trade to town. We see strange
faces entering our stores, which
fact speaks up promptly for advertis-
ing.
Mrs. Chas. Hale has been out at
the farm: looking after Grand
daughter Cooley for few weeks.
Auct1oneer Hoskins reports sales
good, despite the furry in values.
David Baldwin and Rob. benson
had goo1 sales last week. They
gave them good advertising.
We are threatened with an ice
famine for next year.
City Fathers, give the farmers
some more hitching rails.
Will Stark is drilling we'll for
the new Lee Bailey home.
Chas. SmalIey and family are
home from West Virginia.
Mr.. Krohn of Decatur, ILL.,, visited
at the home of his brother-in-Ia law,
Reub. French, last week.
Mrs. Carrie Greer went to Chicago
last week, where she will remain
with her daughter Sylvia for some
time.
Mr.. HOyman is putting a gasoline
lighting plant IN the home of Nancy
Ballantine.
The body of George Arthur Hos
kins arrived from California Mon
day evening and the funeral is to
be held today in the M e church,
interment to be In the Sargent
cemetery, by his parents.
DR.. Heraty is entertaining a cousin
DR.. McGrath, who is considering
feasibility of taking over DR.. Black
burns practice and property in
Beetown. DIR. Blackburn is think
ing of going to Oshkosh
s. A. Hatch celebrated his list
birthday by having some neigh
bors in to dinner Tuesday.
Some OF our local singers are
talking of presenting comic opera,
The Mikado, in the near future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
Catalogue Concern is Fined.

An inspector representing the
Food and Dairy department of Min
nesota recently tied up shipment
of goods from a Chicago catalogue
concern. Investigation disclosed that
of eighty-two samples taken from
one Shipment, only two complied
with the Minnesota food laws. Re-
ports state that every one of the
eighty packages was discovered to
be short weight. Coffee marked
fifteen pounds weighed thirteen
pounds eight oup ces, and so on
throughout the list of spices, rice,
etc. According to a report the
coffee was adulterated with roasted
beans, spices were adulterated. and
a sample of black berry cordial con-
tanned salaclic acid and coal tar dye.
The catalogue concern in question
pleaded guilty and was fined $50
and costs. Wisconsin Tobacco Re-
porter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
The Modern College Stunts.

Your boy just went away to
college, didn't he? Hope he's MAX
ing use of his advantages. What's
the news from him?"
"Great! He led the freshmen in
the fagrush victory-broke only
one arm and collar bone. He's on
the scrub team against the biggest
man on the varsity. He put the
cow in the presidents parlor last
Friday night and painted the col
lege clock green. He's been invited
to joint the Yammi Hammi HI fra
ternity, which costs only $147 to
begin with. He's bought three
pipes, a green and yellow sweater,
a dinky hat, ten boxes OF cigarettes
and a bull pup. 1 guess he's MAX
ing use of his advantages all right. I"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
Royal Neighbors Election.

Eva Camp 1904 r. N. A. have
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Oracle, Mrs Alice
Austin; vice oracle, Mrs. VIM.
Galloway; Chancellor Mrs. Amelia
Dickinson; recorder. Mrs. Nettie
Finney; receiver, Mrs Ocea Basford;
marshal Mrs. Josephine Hagen; in
ner sentinel, Mrs. Anna Taylor;
outer sentinel Mrs Fannie Garner;
manager for three years, Mrs. Carrie
Knapp; manager to fill vacancy,
Mrs. Mercy Roberts; delegate to
state camp meeting, Mrs Amelia
Llsherness; alternate, Mrs. Carrie
Knapp. Physicians Drs. Critchlow
and Fowler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
RATE OF TAXATION.
How it VIII Compare in 1908 With
Taxes of 1907.

How it VIII Compare in 1908 With
Taxes of 1907.
City Clerk Stone has been a busy
man the last few days figuring out
the tax roll that is expected to be
in the hands of City Treas. Miller
for collection about Jan. 1sC.
The city clerk informs us that the
rate will be slis htly less than last
year. A year ago the rate was
81 81 on a hundred dollars assessed
valuation; this year the rate has
been fixed at 81 20.
The school tax is a little higher
this year. being 81 80 on thousand
dollar valuation; last year it was
$40. The county school tax in
1906 was $1456 80; this year it is
1920 IL.
The city, county and state tax
this year is rated at $7.7O on 1000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11

townpeople. Many of the teachers
required compositions to be written
on different pictures and much in
terest was manifested by the pupils
IN consequence. Although the OBJ
ject was not to make money but to
arouse interest in good pictures the
exhibit was a success financially.
The expense was small and from
the sale of tickets at the door and by
the teachers and pupils and alsofrom
the sale of catalogues the sum of
$39.28 was cleared. Arrangements
have been made to use certain per
cent of the proceeds for the purpose
of buying pictures for the different
rooms and a good fluid was assured
by the attendance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
WILL RETALIATE.
Railroads Say They Will Sue State for
Amount of Taxes Overpaid.

Railroads Say They Will Sue State for
Amount of Taxes Overpaid.
A law was passed by the Wiscon-
sin state legislature in 1903 which
gave the state the privilege of ex-
aiming the books of a railroad
company and two years later another
law was passed directing the state
to bring action against a railroad
delinquent in taxes. According to
the states Investigations the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul road
was found to be $40, 900 in arrears,
representing unpaid taxes from 1898
to 1902. Suit was instituted for col
lection, but the railroad in answer
filed complaint alleging the state
owes it 1,469, 748 Sc as overpaid
taxes for the years mentioned. In
its complaint the Milroad contends
that it has been paying for business
both inside and outside the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11

was planned for Saturday night at
the home of the latter. The other
parties were let into the secret.
Gentlemen were included in the
invitations. While the inclement
weather kept many from participat-
ing, a goodly number of near friends
and neighbors received and en-
joyed the warm welcome, and
genial hospitality that is a char
acteristic of this spacious and beau
tiful home. Refreshments were in
the form of q covered dish party.
Three birthday cakes had been
prepared. So there was a variety
OF viands and the guests were richly
served. The good time lasted until
eleven O'Clock, when after many
congratulations and heart feltwishes
for a recurrence of the triple birth
days the party separated, wishing
these reunions of old friendships
came oftener.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
High School Reception.

There will be a reception at the
high school building next Tuesday
evening, beginning at s o'clock, to
which Superintendent Slothower
and all the teachers extend cordial
invitation to the parents and friends
of the pupils. A program will be
given during the course of the
evening and it is hoped that all
will come prepared to enjoy them
selves.
The first event OF this kind was
held last year and proved to be
such a success in bringing together
those interested in the school room
that it was decided to repeat the
same sort of reception this year.
AS it comes shortly before the
holiday season it will no doubt be
all the more enjoyable.
1t Will be impossible for the
grade pupils to attend, owing to
lack of room, but it is hoped all the
parents and friends will accept this
invitation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
Tax Beer to Build Waterways.

Washington, Dec. 6.-An annual
tax of one dollar on every barrel of
OF beer brewed in the United States,
for the creation of permanent
investment fund" of $50, 900, 600
yearly for the development of the
country's waterways, is the proposal
carried in joint resolution intro
duced in the house Thursday by
Mr.. Acheson, of Pennsylvania.
The preamble asserts the made
quacy of railroad trackage to handle
the country's fast growing business,
points to waterways extension as
the vital prerequisite to state and
national development of resources
and recites that the revenue from
proposed high license tax on beer
should be applied annually mot as
an ordinary expense, but as per-
manent investment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
Ex- Governor IS Years Old.

Chippawa Falls, Wis, Dec. g.
Ex-Gov. Thaddeus Pound, of this
city, today celebrated his seventy
fifth birthday. He was born in
Pennsylvania Dec 6, 1882, and came
to Wisconsin about sixty years ago.
After residing eight years in Rock
county he moved to Chippewa Falls.
and since then he has been promi-
nently identified with the progress
of this city and northern Wiscon-
SIN.
He is now deeply interested in the
building of 100000 sanitarium
here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
TRAFFIC TOO GREAT.
Railroads No Longer Able to Handle it
Saws James J. Hill.

Washington, Dec. g. A notable
feature of the rivers and harbors
congress convention now in session
in this city was the address deliver
ed Thursday by James j. Hill,
president of the Great Northern
Railway company. who was intro
duced to the congress as "a wizard
of transportation and one of the
greatest railroad builders in the
world"
Mr.. Hill created great enthusiasm
among the $500 delegates by declar
ing that the railroads of the country
would support cordially any proper
plan for the development of the
Legitimate waterways or the United
States. He produced figures to show
that the traffic of the country had
become so great and was increasing
so tremendously that it was beyond
the physical power of the railroads
to handle it. He made a most i'm
portant and significant statement
of the attitude of railroad men
toward legislation which has been
directed against rail carriers in
America and declared that all the
railroads asked was permission to
conduct their business in a proper
way under fair regulations and fair
laws
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
Black Walnut Trees.

Cultivate the black walnut, tree
as the supply is fast becoming ex-
hausted, while the demand for that
kind of wood for furniture and
other purposes is very great says an
exchange. Trees of good size grow
in ten to twelve years, and the
lumber commands a very high
price. In an early day there was a
great quantity of this valuable
timber in Grant and the eastern
part of Crawford county, and to
bring on new crop in an easy mat
ter. The trees do excellently in
sharp hollows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
GRANT COUNTY FAIR.
Annual Election of Officers Held Yes
terday-About 40 Present.

Annual Election of Officers Held es-
terday-About 40 Present.
The annual meeting of the Grant
County Agricultural Society was
held in the city hall yesterday after
noon, for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year. On
motion The secretary called the roll
of mem bership, which showed about
forty members present, and much
enthusiasm was manifested. The
following officers were elected:
Pres w. j. Bailie, city.
1st Vice Pres.-Thomas Tormey,
Fennimore.
I'd Vice Pres. -Delos Abrams, city.
Secy. Cleo. A. Moore, city.
Treas. Fl. Baxter, city.
Genl Supt. lockwood,
city.
Marshal. P. Rowden, city.
The executive committee will
consist OF ten members, including
the officers as above. The addi-
tional members of the committee
are: Frank Schreiner, VIM. P.
Richardson, Peter Henkel, John
Dobson and Henry Henkel, mer-
chant. Some changes in the premi-
um list were recommended and it
was voted that the secretary be in
structed to notify tho State HOrti-
cultural Society of the acceptance
of their proposition to send an ex-
pert here during the fair to assist IN
the fruit exhibits, and in other
particulars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
BLEW OUT HIS BRA|NS|
Pistol Shot Ended Life of c. w.
Arson.
Dependency Over Financial Reverses
Said to Have Unbalanced His
Mind

The Herald commented briefly in
one of its issues last week concern
ing the suicide of Chas. W. Arson
of Chicago.
Mr.. Arson, it will be remembered
was instrumental in organizing the
Commercial club of this city. and
his business was supposed to be
promoter of municipal enterprises.
He entertained prejudice, seem
inglY, against the railroad systems
that carry on the traffic of this
locality, and his main ambition was
apparently to secure better and
more adequate railway facilities for
Southwestern Wisconsin.
From ell that can be learned Mr..
Anson's endeavors were of self
sacrifice for no one ever even heard
of rumOrs of recOmpense he may
have received. AS promoter of
industrial enterprises he was of a
first-class grade-rational in his re-
marks, well posted on leading mat
tiers and an entertaining converse
ton could always be relied upon in
talk with Arson.
Financial reverses evidently in
stigated the rash act chronicled by
Chicago papers the past week in
reference to his untimely demise.
We reproduce two extracts re-
ferring to details of the sad event
as follows:
Without removing his lighted
cigar from his mouth an unidentified
man last night blew out his brains
with a revolver in the presence Of
more than two score automobiles
and pedestrians at Sheridan road
and Belmont avenue.
Dozens of those nearest him
rushed to his side as the sound of
the shot rang out and he fell to the
pavement, but he was dead when
picked up. When his clothes were
searched for possible marks of
Identification none was found, with
the exception of the initials &c. u.
RI which were cut in the band of
his hat.
The suicide was we'll dressed and
bore none of disease or i'll health.
He was observed at different times
earlier in the evening, lettering
about the corner where he finally
killed himself. He appeared to be
waiting for some one, and gazed
intently into each passing auto
mobile.
Residents of the ne1ghborhood
identified the suicide as man who
had spent most of the time during
the past three days standing on the
corner or wandering about in an
aimless manner, as though he were
waiting for some one. There was
no money in his pockets. On the
following day the same paper
chronicled the final note of Mr..
Anson's career, as follows:
The man who committed suicide
Sunday night. at Sheridan road and
Belmont avenue, while smoking a
cigar and watching passing auto
mobiles, was G. A. Arson, aged As
years, 661 La Sale avenue.
Anson's body was identified yes
terday by his wife, who told the
police that her husband had been
mentally unbalanced since the
beginning of the period of financial
stringency in New York.
He was in the picture post card
business, she said, with Offices In
the Marquette building, and poor
collections had caused him to be
without funds for several weeks.
His wife said he had made numer.
Gus unsuccessful efforts to obtain
cash and she supposed his failure
had preyed upon his mind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
The School Art Exhibit.

The Art exhibit which closed Sat-
nrday evening was a success in
every way. 1t is rare occurrence
for the people of Lancaster to have
an opportunity for seeing such high
class reproductions of the master
pieces as were included in this
exhibit and the rooms were crowded
most of the time with students and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
A Happy Surprise Party.

Grandma Weber was eighty-t two
years old last Friday. Parke Dudley.
the ladies tailor, reached his fiftieth
milestone on Saturday, and on
Sunday, the 8th, Mrs. Joseph
Wright rounded out her forty-ffth
year. A surprise dress" party
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11

Dollie's last years hat is so out
OF date, she must have later style.
Watch the big window on the cor
ner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11

See the new designs in doll hats
at Mrs Burr's this week.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
LEeERG's BAD RECORD.
Had Been in Prison and in Utah Insane
Asylum.

Cripple Creek. Colo.-The records OF
the county jail show that Lars Lebcrg
young Swede. was sentenced to n
ninety-day term September 9Th for as
sault on the person OF Tom Gallagher,
section foreman.
Iceberg had worked a few days and
when discharged by Gallagher de-
manded his money. When told to re-
port at the company's Office In Cripple
Creek, he knocked Gallagher down and
then, arming himself with n shovel.
marched Gallagher to the depot.
A warrant was sworn out, and lie
berg, Chen found that evening by Con
stable Weak, assaulted and severely
kicked that officer. He was oyerpow.
cred after a hard fight. in which two
police officers and two constables took
part. Revolvcrs were used to beat Le-
berg into submission, and the police Of
ficers were suspended pending inyesti-
cation by the Fire and Police Board as
to alleged cruelty. They were fully ex'
onerated.
In the county Jail Iceberg. morose
and threatening at times, was found to
be a moral pcrvert and was Stunned
and feared by his jail associates. One
day when in communicative mood
Iceberg confided to fellow prisoner
that he had been recently brought from
the Utah State Insane Asylum at
Provo. where he had been confined. to
Leadville by n warden OF the Utah asy-
lum. who turned his adrift on arrival
in that city. Leberg at the time was
believed to be lying. His discarded
coarse underwear, marked In plain
characters Iceberg" was to be seen at
the jail this morning.
Iceberg was released when his time
expired, December 7th. and all trace or
him was then lost. The name and de-
scription Of the man as enrolled on inc
iail records Is as follows:
Lars Leberg, aged twenty-five:
height, five feet nine inches; light com
plexion, smooth face; nationality.
Swede; convicted September 9th. as
sault: time. ninety days: discharged
December 9Th.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
BENT COUNTY MURDER,
Crime That Led to Las Animas Lynch.

Las Animas, Colo. = Before the
lynching Of Iceberg Thursday night
there came stories about Iceberg
which made feeling more bitter. Iceberg
had been employed as a grader on the
Fort Lyon storage canal and few
days ago attempted to kill another
man with crowbar. So incensed were
the men working in the camp at his
actions at that time that he was
driven out and told never to return.
Then came the stories from the
ranch OF George Purvis, where Iceberg
ate supper the night of the murder. Le-
berg went into the home OF Purvis,
where he demanded and was given sup
per. While at the table he was surly
and threatened to make trouble. He de-
manded lodging. but Purvis was afraid
to have the man in the house.
He offered Iceberg blankets and a
place to sleep in the barn. but this did
not satisfy him, and he went away
muttering. Later he built camp fire
on the bank of the river, and then he
came back and set fire to a haystack
which he thought belonged to Purvis,
10 get revenge.
The haystack that he fired belonged
to Lanvenmeyer, and the arrest OF Le-
berg by him was followed by the un-
provoked killing of the farmer with the
hammer which Iceberg secured from
the saddle of the victims horse. Not
satisfied that he had killed his victim,
Leberg went back and securing knife
from the victims pocket. almost
hacked his head off. He then took $50
in money and gold watch and chain
from the person of the man he had
murdered, and rode away on his VIC
tins horse.
When he was captured he expressed
no remore for his act and even boasted
that he had killed a great land owner
who refused to give him place to
sleep.
Then came one more detail that
added to the horror of the crime and
the fury of the men who sought to
avenge the murder Of Lanvenmeyer.
When Sheriff Brown questioned lie
berg. the prisoner told the officer that
he had drank of the blood Of his vic
tim. To the sheriff. too, he openely
boasted that he had killed a man who
would not give him OF what he had.
He said he was an anarchist and that
the land owners ought to be killed.
All of these things the mob knew,
and knowing them. 1t did not pause
until the perpetrator OF the most re-
voting crime ever known in the Ar
kansas valley was dead.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
ClsFIGURING SKIN HUMoR.
Impossible to Get Employment, a.
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores-Cured by Cuticura.

Since the year 1894 ! have been
troubled with very bad case OF &c
zema which ! have spent hundreds OF
dollars trying to cure. and went to
the hospital, but they failed to cure
me. and &, was getting worse all tho
time Five weeks ago my wife bought
Z box OF Cuticura Ointment and one
cake Of Cut.cura Soap. and am
pleased to say that l am now com
pleteiy cured and well. II was I'm
possible for me TO get employment.
as my face. head and body were COW
cred with Il. The eczema flrst ap-
pearcd on the top Of my head. and II
had worked all the way around down
the back OF my neck and around 10 my
throat. down my body and around the
hips. 1t itchcd SO would be Obliged
to scratch It. and the flesh was raw.
| am now all well. and ! VIII bc
pleased TO recommend tho Cuiicura
Remedies to all persons who wish a
speedy and permanent cure OF skin
diseases" Thomas N. Rossitcr. $50
Prospect Street. East Orange. Il. -
Mar. 80. 1905.
The Delta independent., 1907-01-04
Santa Fe Pension System.

Chicago-As a New Years gift to
more than 10000 employees, the Atchi.
son. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Company has announced the inaugura-
ton of one of the most liberal pension
systems on any railroad In the United
States. 1t will become effective Janu-
ary 1st and It's provisions will be ap-
plicable to every employe of the entire
system. involving an outlay probably
OF millions, as It's scope is broadened
by the retirement of those reaching the
age limit or becoming incapacitated,
through their employment. for further
usefulness. Employees may be pen
stoned at sixty-five.