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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Extra Values
In Ladies' Suits.

Ladies Cloth Suits, In blue or
black, popular length. jacket
satin lined. skirt very full, for
S12.5O.
Ladles' Suits. in fancy brown
stripe, satin-lined jacket and
Wide fold on skirt, $500.
Misses and Ladies' Suits. long
coat. satin lined. made Of very
dark brown and garnet plaid
Panama; special price. $1,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Number OF Battles.
Please state the number OF engage
ments In the War OF 1S6t-'65. s.
The reports give the number as 2,7ss.

Rundown. u
Can you tell me II such a post-off1cc
as Bondtown exists in Virginia, and
where 1t Is? w. .. ~.
Bondtown Is post-office in Wise
county, Va.
Panama Canal.
TO whom should write for work on
the Panama Canal7 I am q virginian.
r. NJ. A.
The Congressman from your district.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Orphan Girl Wanted.

Orphan Girl Wanted.
VIII you please give mo the name
OF some orphanage where I may gel
white girl? II. =. NJ.
/, Write DR.. Maybee. Ctnsldren's Aid
Society, Richmond. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

SO far as the statement above goes
he has. I'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Pnc,n Wnntcil

J. OSCAR; GooDE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

The Winfield State Bank, of Win
tield, Ala. Capital. $4,000. p. NJ. r.
Span, president; w. NJ Ward and G..
Ford, vice. presidents; ]. G. Stalcup.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
~ Was With Booth"

II zas with Bootb." the stranger said.
Said the actor: Say no more.
Tt is not often that I'm mislead..
1 have seen your sace before"
Il was with Booth the stranger said.
Said the actor: so was I,
So sit you down to my humble spread,
And a foaming mug I'll buy"
Il was with Booth the stranger said.
Said the actor: What a shame
That the master lies in the graveyard
dead,
And we are unknown, to fame"
Il was with Booth the stranger said.
Said the actor: Would that we
Could again the stage so proudly
tread
With artists such as he"
Il was with Booth" the stranger said.
Said the actor: Meier shall I
Forget those days through the years
long fled.
Drink up, for my throat is dry"
Il was with Booth the stranger said.
"Do not interrupt me more.
twas Darlington l was with, not Ned,
The Salvation Army Corps"
Sam S. Stinson, in Punch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
Wisconsin
State News
ON~~~NN
LINE DOES NOT MOVE.
Center of Population in About Same
Place as in 1885.

Center of Population in About Same
Place as in 1885.
The Secretary of State has discovered
that since 1885 the center of population
of the State has remained within the
bounds of eight square miles in Green
Lake county, and although the point had
moved almost to the northern boundary
of Green Lake town in 1895, at the State
census taken two years ago it had re
turned southwark to within two miles of
the point at which it was fixed twenty
years previous. Ten years ago the census
compilers located it in Green Lake coun-
ty 1.55 south of the north line and 4.2
west of the east line of Green Lake town,
in section s. In 1885 it had been located
three miles south in section %. As the
result of the figures gathered in 1905, the
point has been located in section "A,
Green Lake town, it having taken west
ward course in ten years of % miles to
the south and 1.8 miles to the west.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
GRANTED A NEW TRIAL.

Assyrian Found Guilty of TOrturinR
Sister Fights Hard for Freedom.
Elias Mischief, the Assyrian, charged
with assault upon his sister at Iron
Ridge in March, 1906, abusing her until
she gave him all the money in the house,
was found guilty of assault with intent to
rob. The penalty is from one to seven
years. A new trial was granted the pris-
Oner. The crime was most brutal. Mis-
chel knew that his sister had considerable
money in her house and requested her
to let him have a sum of money, but she
refused. She was alone, and after trying
to induce her to grant his request and
failing in this, it is alleged that he COM
menced to torture the woman. He, it IS
charged, threatened to kill her and when
she begged piteously for her life on ac-
count of her child, he said, so it is al
legged he would kill the child with her.
It is also alleged that he then seized the
terrified woman and strangled her with
a rope, relenting only when she attempt
ed to hand him over some money. He
then, it is alleged, told her she must give
him all or he would tear out her tongue,
kill her AID the babe, and then burn the
house. But before he could carry out
his alleged threats he was frightened
away. Mischief was captured in Water
town, Me.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
How to Cook AsDaragus.

The ordinary method Of preparing a
bunch for the table is to lay it on It's
side in pot Of water and boil it, says
the New York Press. Most folk cut
the binders and allow the stalks to
float around in the vessel like derelict
logs In a Maine freshet. When served
the tips are as mush, while the stalks
are too hard for mastication. This is
criminal negligence. Worse-it is Grim
inal ignorance. It takes five years to
get an asparagus bed started, and, as
the roots are gluttons, requiring a vast
amount of rich food, assiduous care
and constant attention, meal Of it is
entitled to our highest respect. Buy
an agate ware or porcelained pot six
inches in diameter and nine inches
high. Place the bound bunch Of grass
therein on end. first having trimmed
the bottom even and square. If the
bunch is seven inches high, pour in
water until only two inches Of the
tips remain above the surface Is,
give 1T five inches of water. Then let
IL boil and boil and boil until the
stalks are perfectly tender. Pierce
them with a fork to find out. The
tips Will in the meantime be cooked by
the steam and will be firm yet tender
when served. Then you will have a
delicious asparagus, each stalk and tip
a morsel fit for gods and goddesses.
The stalk is quite as delicious as the
tip; yet by the old method Of cooking
most Of the former is too hard for
mastlcatlon by anything less powerful
than rock crusher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
TANGLE OF ITALIAN LAW.
innocent Man in Prison for Burglary
Without Hope-Man Who Con-
fesses Free.

a striking example of the arbitrary
and insufficient methods of Italian le-
gal procedure has been lately afford
ed in a case which has been dragging
before the courts since 1899, writes
the Rome correspondent of the New
York Sun. About ten years ago a
burglary was committed near BOrdig.
hera and the suspicious of the police
fell on a certain Giovanni Scenario,
native of the neighboring village OF
Coldirodi. The Mayor of Coldirodi in
formed the police that nobody answer
ing to the name belonged to the place,
but that there was one Antonio Sc.
maria who had emigrated to France
Antonio Scenario was accordingly in
dicted for the crime. A trial was
held in the absence of the accused and
ended in his conviction. He was SEN
fenced to four years hard labor. In
1905 Antonio Scenario returned to
Italy. He was Immediately arrested
and sent to prison to serve the sent
ence passed in his absence.
The unfortunate man protested his
innocence and he invoked an alibi
which should have convinced even
the most hard hearted judge. He fur
nished proof that he could not pos
sibly have committed the burglary for
the simple but convincing reason that
at the time he was serving a sentence
for crime of a similar nature COM
mitted in France.
He lodged an appeal against the
Italian sentence, but as five years had
passed since it had been pronounced
the Judges of Appeal ruled that &C
eording to the law of criminal pro-
cedure they were not allowed to take
cognizaZnce of new evidence bearing
on the case which had been closed
and that even if they were convinced
of his innocence the sentence could
not be quashed. Nor could the man
hope for a royal pardon, as he was
not a first offender but a notorious
jailbird.
Meanwhile the real burglar, Giusep-
be Memaria, was arrested. He was
tried and pleaded guilty but invoked
the statute of limitations and was set
free at once. This anomaly impress
cd the Italian Bench and the case
was sent before. the High Court OF
Cessation. Very likely the law "
procedure will oppose a third hearing
of the case, but even if some way out
of the laws intricacies is found An
tonic Scenario will not regain his lib
erty at once, as fully two years will
be required for the hearing Of the
case.
A reform of the law is under study
but it is not likely that Parliament
will sanction it before at least an
other two years. When Antonio Sc
maria will be set free he will have
served the full term of imprisonment
nor can re hope for compensation OF
damages, as these are not permitted
by the law of procedure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
State News ia Brief.

Mary Jane Carpenter, aged SO years
and resident of Kenosha county for u
years, died in Kenosha.
Frank e. Behlke, assistant postmaster
at Watertown, was drowned while on a
fishing trip near Hazelhurst.
The Industrial Construction Company
of Chicago wish to erect a canning fac
tory in Albany if local parties will sub
scribe to stock in the proposed industry.
Ralph Emerson, II years old, while
hunting on the Root river near Racine,
accidentally shot himself through the left
foot, injuring the member SO badly that
amputation will be necessary.
While leading bull to the fair grounds
in Friendship for exhibition Joseph A.
Hodan was gored by the animal and near
ly killed. He was thrown to the ground
and two ribs crushed and the collar bone
broken.
Bruce Kirkpatrick, well known
throughout western Wisconsin as a
cheese buyer, was electrocuted while try
ing to turn on the light in the bathroom
Of his home in Richland Center. Death
came instantly.
Frank Domek, farmer living in the
town Of Marion, was shot and instantly
killed while preparing for a hunting trip.
He was talking with a woman when
dog ran into the gun and in some way
discharged it, the charge entering Do
mek's chin and coming out of the top Of
his head
Winnebago county hunters are discour-
aged over reports that wolves are de
vouring deer in Florence, Forrest and
Langlade countless the favorite hunting
spots of these sportsmen. According to
the returning hunters, carcasSes of young
deer are common in the northern part Of
the State and the old deer have been
scared away by wolves.
After lighting a lamp which accident
ally set fire to the window curtains, Ray
Howell of Waukesha, aged 3, became
frightened at the blaze and without mott
fying his parents in an adjoining room
or crying out in any way, crawled into
his bed and pulled the clothing over his
head and shut out the sight. The blaze
was discovered just in time to save the
child from being burned to death.
Rev. ]. III. Chandler, who has inst
resigned from the pastorate of the Con
shortly, it is said, give up the ministry
to embark in journalism. The coming
spring Rev. Chandler viii lead a colony
of Fond du Lac city and county residents
to Alberta, Canada, where he will found
town near Lloydminster. 1t is his in
tention to start a newspaper there.
A horse belonging to Lawrence Carpen-
ter, who lives on the outskirts Of Madi-
son. ran away and jumped from street
car viaduct to the Illinois Central tracks
below. The wagon was smashed, but the
horse had not even been scratched.
A decision was handed down in La
Crosse in the matter of the will of the
late Gustave W. Ensel, a wealthy bust
ness man, recently deceased. After the
death of Ensel, frankie La Sale, alleged
proprietor of a resort, made a claim of
a quarter of a million dollars against the
property The court disallowed the claim
in full.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
CHURCH ADOPTS CHANGES.

Agrees Upon New Constitution to
Conform with State Laws.
The Wisconsin Congregationalists have
adopted a new constitution and changed
the name of their State body to the Wis
consin Congregational Association. The
constitution, which differs from the old
one only in few technical points which
will make it conform with the State laws
covering corporate bodies, was adopted
only after a debate lasting through two
entire sessions of the convention. Adj
dresses were made on subjects of church
interest by Prof. George A. Coe Of North
western university, Evanston, and the
Rev. o. A. Robinson of Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
How to Preserve Umbrellas.

There is no surer way Of making ain
umbrella wear out quickly than this
habit Of carrying it about by its mid
die. Again, after being out in the rain
you should turn your umbrella upside
down and let the water drain off as
it stands with the handle downward.
By doing this you prevent the water
from getting In at the framework and
thereby protect the ribs from rusting.
Some men open their umbrellas before
they stand them up to dry, but this is
a bad plan, because the umbrella may
stretch when It is wet. Another thing,
too-never roll your umbrella up, as to
do SO cuts the silk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23

she could find In the stores, and paint
ing it in richly decorative design OF
oranges and green leaves. Her talent
lay, as Eta had said, in broad effects
and in sure eye for color; and the
plain, strong hand lent itself excel
lently to the scheme. Eta admired 1t
immensely, and the next evening, on
the way to business, Olive stopped at
Cellinis to arrange about having it
filled and sent on Saturday.
The little Italian looked at the bas-
ket hard as he showed her his
oranges, grapes and ruddy apples.
Where do you get this basket, mees?"
he asked. 'Eet is YER good, and YER
what you call, novelty"
Il did it myself" said Olive. I'm
glad you think it is pretty"
The Italian considered her shrewdly,
He had seen her working in the ice
cream store next door. She must be
in need of money. He was in need
Of novelty for his rich customers.
"Eef you would be willing, mees, to
do another one for me, will gift a dol
lar for eet. Eef sell eet, will take
another then. People buy often the
basket-they ask new sort of basket
all the time. try this sort. Eef they
like Get, eet is good for me-and for
you, perhaps"
Olive looked at him gratefully-and
caught business CLEAN in his eye.
She had not worked under the man
from Maine for nothing.
'I'll do one or two for you" she
said, slowly, "but if they sell well I'll
have to have more than dollar, be-
cause the cost of the basket and the
pains has to come out of it."
The Italian smiled genially. "Eef
they like eet, they will pay. Feefty,
seventy-five cents more-they will net
care. Bring eet tomorrow, the first
one, and we will see."
Olive bought the basket before
breakfast the next day, and took 1t
round with her in the evening, conf
dent that it was even prettier than the
other. Sure enough, when she and
Eta went down on Saturday to see
Janet off, she saw her second basket
brought over the side of the boat, with
the card of a fashionable and fussy
woman, one OF Cellini's best custom
ers, upon it. Eta and she and Janet
rejoiced together over it's artistic ap-
pearance and financial possibilities.
"Olive has no eye for the Maind
chance" remarked Eta, f1ippantly,
"but 1 still have hopes for her sue
cess" while Janet, with a farewell
kiss, declared:
81 foresee you will join me in Paris,
Olive, on the first-fruits Of your gen.
ius."
Next week the sign, "Girl wanted In
the evenings" was sadly hung up
again by the man from Maine.
but Olive, with joyful fingers, was
painting a round dozen of baskets,
with a pleasing perspective of dozens
of dozens ahead.-Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
M1sER LEAVES BIG FORTUNE.

KenOsIla Man Worth $35O,OOO Dies
in Home of Strangers.
After living as a miser for more than
fifty years, and accommodating more than
$350,00O, Lander E. Merrick died at the
home of strangers in Kenosha. The old
man came to Kenosha county in 1910 and
lived in the town of Randall until two
years ago, when the officials of the town
found him nearly starved and took charge
of him and his property. A guardian
was appointed, and when the hut which
the old man occupied was searched $780,
600 in cash and securities was found.
George w. Eldridge of Richmond, ILL.,,
former State Senator, a nephew, will re-
ceive a portion of the estate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
TOWN CLERK IS INSANE.

Salem Official Loses Hind and Tries
to Kill His Brother.
Charles j. KerWin, town clerk of the
town of Salem, was adjudged insane in
the county court in Kenosha. Kerwin
has been growing weak for several weeks
and during the past two or three days he
had been violent. One night he attacked
his brother, John J. Kerwin, county sup
erintendent, who narrowly escaped with
his life. Kerwin was committed to the
State hospital at Mendoza.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
SEEKS $4,000 MIsER HID.

Death of RecIuse Starts Relatives on
Search of Hidden Wealth.
Matthew Roth, a wealthy farmer miser,
whose farm lies short distance east of
Madison, has been dead several days, and
his relatives have been digging all over
the farm in search of $4,000, which they
think he has buried. Roth was 81 years
old and his mind has been affected to the
point of harmless insanity. He has been
known to bemoan loudly and publicly his
inability to remember the places where
his money was buried, and he is known 10
have been possessed of a larger amount
than an inventory of the estate discloses.
Two years ago a woman cousin, who kept
house for Roth, found $500 or so secreted
under the barn floor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
In Search of Health: Dies.

Theodore Widtzoritte, resident of
Milwaukee, aged 81 years, was found
dead in bed at the farm home of II. W.
Huyke near Bro'1ead, heart disease being
given as the cause. Young Widzoritte
was seeking to regain his health. The
remains were taken to Milwaukee by
brother
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
WOULD OWN FLORIDA CITY.

Kenosha Attorney Sues to Secure
$40 Acres of Land in Jacksonville.
Attorney Walter N. Cowell of Keno
sha has notified his attorneys to bring an
action in the United States Court 10 Sc
cure possession of GAO acres of land in
the city of Jacksonville, Fla, which he
claims through a land patent. There will
be 5000 defendants to the action and it
will be started in the United States Court
for the Eastern district Of Wisconsin
within two weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
IMPROVE TWO RIVERS HARBOR:
Special Election TO Be Held to Raise
$4,000 for Work.

The Two Rivers City Council has or
dered a special election to vote on a bond
issue Of $4,000, the money to be used in
improving the inner harbor. The govern
ment appropriated 100000, the city
agreeing to furnish the necessary funds
for doing the work in the inner harbor.
The plans as agreed upon called for a
shilling basin and also a turning basin in
the west Two Rivers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
crnnherrv Cron Is Large.

The cranberry crop is the largest it has
been for years and help to pick the crop
is difficult to get. The crop is generally
picked by Indians. who do not appear in
the usual large numbers this year It is
feared hundreds of bushels will 90 to
waste
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
New Homes for Tomah.

The Goodyear Lumber Company has
awarded the contract for twelve frame
residences in Tomah, to w. r. Peterson,
Chicago contractor. They are to cost
$500 each.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
AFTER TRANSIENT TRADE.
Madison Business Men to Adopt the
Rebate Fair System

Rebate Fair System.
The merchants of Madison practically
have decided to adopt the rebate fare sys-
TEN to attract shoppers from out of town.
An association was formed and a local
bank has contracted to take up and re
fund the fare. The system is now going
in Eau Claire and other cities Of the
State and the adoption of the 2-cent fare
has given the system a great impetus.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
STUDENTS BATTLE IN A RIVER.



SOphmOreS Under Water.
In a fight between freshmen and sophie
mores Of Lawrence university in Apple
ton the freshmen pulled five sophomOres
down the long incline at the banks of the
Fox river and 'ducked" them. The stu
dents fought madly in the water until
President Plantz waded into the river and
stoned them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
RIGHTEOUS is BROOKLYN.
Villagers Fear improvements Would
Mean Debts, and Debts Saloons.

Brooklyn held a special election the
other day on the matter of bonding the
village for the purchase of fire fighting
apparatus and for installing a system of
water works. The proposition of the fire
apparatus was voted down and the bond
ing of the village for $4,000 for the
water works was lost by nine votes. Both
propositions were defeated because of the
fear that a debt would lead to the adj
mission of saloons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23
Kenoshn store Robbed.

The Schmitz & Lauer clothing store in
Kenosha was entered by burglars and
'othing, hats and caps to the value of
between $500 and $1,000 taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-23

You are always hearing Of how
much a man would save If he didn't
smoke. Still, did you ever hear Of q
rich man who didn't smoker
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