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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23

Mrs. Edgar Grebe visrted in
Liberty last week.
The PotosI mine, within the cor
porate village limits, is showing up
big.
The Empire mine of Plattev1lle
paid SO dividend per share the
18th.
james E. Fawcett don't care to
have the office of Mayor of Platte
vile.
Ice moved in the Mississippi
over a week ago-somewhat earlier
than usual.
Owen Flynn, of railroad fame as
engineer and machinist, is on the
road again
-Genl Sam Draper threatens to
not shave till Lafollette is elected
president.
The Baptist ladies will give one
of their fine suppers at the church
on Tuesday, Mar. 90, from 5 to pm.
Wednesday evening of this
week Mrs. Maggie Calvert gave a
very pleasant finch party to about
a dozen lady friends.
The Rosenthal Dramatic Com
pany will walk the boards at Reeds
Opera House on Wednesday evening
next-15, 25 and 35 cents.
Mr.. Christ Schenk of Sitter,
moved his family, here this week,
where he will be employed in the
creamery for this season.
John Jordan, John Jeidy, and
the Barstow boys are busy roofing
and porching their several resi-
dences on west Maple street.
Misses Kent and Stiles gave a
reception, Ito the members of the
Senior class Saturday, evening, at
the residence of John Howe.
"A neglected cold frequently re-
suits in pneumonia that is peculiar
to the spring climate and fr1ghtfully
fatal. Watch the little ones.
II. P. Smith, Of Madison, is in
the city booming South Dakota real
estate and has interested hearers
who NAV accompany him to that
section.
-Ex-Sheriff Glenn and James
Webb are IN Oklahoma taking in
the sights, and being taken in by
the mercury fight to 102 deg. IN
the shade.
Lookout now for burglaries and
petty thievery. This is the time
when the hoboes and tramps move
out and they need 2 little cash for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23
RURAL NAIL CARRIERS.
Under Act Of Congress to Receive Adj
vance Of Salaries.

The Herald approves Of one OF the
last enactments of congress where
by the postmaster general IS
authorized to fix the salaries of car
riers in rural delivery service at a
rate not exceeding 5000 per annum
after July 1, 1907. The highest rate
now paid under the existing law is
1920 per annum. REIMBURSEMENT 1t
salaries under the new law has been
fully determined, but 1t is proposed
to allow the maximum rate OF $500
TO all carriers on routes twentY-tOur
miles in length as shown by the re-
cords of the department. This viii
give approximately p, 800 or about
60 per cent of the carriers an adj
vance in salary of $3.50 per annum.
A substantials increase in pay for
the other carriers is contemplated,
bat the chief beneficlaries of the
new law will be those serving long
er routes upon whom greater hard
ships of service fall. Carriers on
shorter routes ranging from twelve
to fourteen and from fourteen to
sixteen miles now receive 1904 and
$40 per annum respectively, being
proportionqlly better paid than the
carriers on routes twenty or more
miles.
The pay of substitute rural carriers
will also be increased in many cases.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23
South Lancaster.

Misses Mile and Lydia Vesper-
man exchanged visits the latter part
of lest week.
Charles Flesch has commenced
work for the summer at James
Babies.
Ed Vesperman drove to PotOsi
Wednesday after field peas.
Messers. John and Adolph Yes
perman took the out going train
Sunday morning for Preston and re-
turned on the afternoon train; their
a-7si PISS -as LOOKING for hired he'n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23

Late Thursday afternoon q
quite serious accident occurred on
Jefferson street southwest of the
court house square that may be
charged up to the bicycle. An ell
derry German lady. Mrs. Melley
and her son were in their rig in
front of Knapp Bros. store when the
team took fright at a bicycle and
made dash south toward the Epis-
cOpal church. The occupants were
both thrown out and the team ran
up onto the porch of the Budworth
house which is occupied by Mrs A.
Brown where they we're caught.
Mrs. MelIey was removed to Art
Knapp's where she was attended by
DR.. Hassell who pronounced severe
cor tusiOns of the head and body.
The injured lady was later conveyed
to her home near Ellenboro. It is
hoped that no serious result will fol-
low this deplorable accident.
"A beautiful and solemn cere-
mony took place in Dubuque Tues
day morning, the feast of st. Joseph.
at Mt. Carmel, the Mother house of
Charity. when nine young ladies re-
nOunced the world and were in
vested with the black veil of the
Sister of Charity. Only the sisters
and relatives of the candidates were
present at the ceremony.
B. A. Honeyman, Madison; Har-
ry A. Olson, GAINESVILLE, F. A. Ph1m-
m1sch and L. F. earns, Dubuque;
Ed Blewett. Galena; D. E. Leslie
and Ben Calven, Madison; Ray Dali
ton. La Crosse; G. r. Bohan and w.
o. Bawman, Eau Clare, soj0urn at
the Wright House
Miss Kent, one of the high
school teachers, has resigned her
position, due to i'll health. Mr..
Barber. of Beloit takes her place,
the change being mace when the
spring term opens.
The Fennimore Marine band Of
fifty pieces is coming to this city to
give a concert and dance at the OPP
era House on Friday evening, April
5th. Give then a hearing and y~u
won't regret it.
Lawyer Brown of the firm Of
Brennan & Brown rs returned
from Chicago whele has been
conducting a case in court, now on
appeal to the Supreme court Of that
state.
Judge GOodsell and County
Clerk Tufiey took advantage of the
fine weather Thursday and Friday
by entering into cOpfederacy to
hook all the fish in Grant river.
-Women's Club at Mary Walker's
on Monday. Mar. 25 at 2:S0 P. m.
Roll call responses and current
events the order. Take along hint
for the Household R0uvd Table,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23
GRANT COUNTY.
An Incident IN Its Early History and
How TT Became 50 Named.

Iuasmuch as this issue of the
Grant County HERALD appears on
The 64th anniversary OF its first ap-
pearance, we reproduce from its
files of thirty five years ago the fol-
lowing interesting editorial on some
OF the early history of Grant county,
which will appear quite as interest
ing now as it must have been to the
Herald readers OF a generation ago:
1t is not generally known that fif-
~ years have elapsed stree the first
permanent settlement by the whites
was made within the present district
OF Grant county. In the spring of
1929 party of miners from Missou-
ri landed their canoes at Pansas-
cans, an Indian town on Grant
river, where a village called OsceOla
has since been located, built, and
abandoned. The party occupied
themselves in mining somewhere
in the vicinity of British Hollow,
upon prospects" previously struck
hy the Indians. In 1927 the clos
ing of the Missouri lead mines caus-
Sd a rush of miners to the upper
Mississippi mines, many OF them To-
eating in the lead district about the
Blue Mounds, Platteville, and
British Hollow.
But the first actual settler or resi-
dent within the district now demon
mated Grant county,. was an Indian
trader named Grant-One of the
dauntless frontiersmen known to
the earlier days of the Northwest.
As early as 1910, Grant was engaged
ia trading with the Indians occupy
ing this region, making his head
quarters at Prairie du CHEN. he
was noted for his hardihood and
endurance, and and for his disregard
Of every comfort and convenience
of civilized life. He camped where
ever night overlook him, without
any addition to his day clothing, or
any shelter save the nearest rock
or tree. His rife supplied him
With food. his cooking utensils
consisting of brass kettle which
was fitted to his head and which he
wore under his cap. One incident
il his history has been preserved
with much accuracy, and Is worth
relating. The Sacs and Fox were
at war with the WinnebagOes.
Grant was trading with the former,
and Was consequently regarded and
feared as an enemy by the latter.
One day he happened to encounter
a war party of the WinnebagOes,
who Immediately gave him chase.
The foremost, coming up, struck
the father Of our county on the
head with his tomahark, producing
no other effect than the sharp ring
Of the kettle before mentioned. The
Indian recOiled with CONSERVATION
and horror, exclaiming ManitOu!
Spirit, and precipitately reiterated,
accompanied by the whole party
This revelation of his divine charac-
ter subdued the animOsity of the
WinnebagOes, and he was ever after
ward regarded with the utmost awe
by the Indians.
At the session of the Territorial
Legislature, in 1886, an act was
passed constituting and defining the
limits of Grant county. 1t derived
its name from Grant river which
has been appropriately named In
commemorat1on of its explorer if
not discOverer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23

Is seems of late some of the
people hereabouts have gone crazy
over the inducements for emigra-
ton TO that country of which GenI
Phil. Sheridan once so sarcastily
remarked Texas. Tuesdays train
east carried thenceward Messrs.
John s. Wright, James Scullon.
Ralph Barnett, Geo. Rudersdorf,
John Bradley, Editor Johnson, and
at Fennimore and Boscobel other
parties, and from the state at large
delegations will join them at Madi-
son for an excursion into Texas.
They go into the Pan Handle sec
ton in the western part, and from
Amarillo will look over the lands in
adjoining counties in the ''Stahed
Plains" with view to purchase or
settlement. The late dispatches
report extreme heat-102 in the
shade-at points, in Oklahoma and
Texas and these Jolly eXcul sionlsts
may now long for balmy badger
dom.
The O. P. David mine at Mont
fort Is turning out a high grade of
ore which warrants the statement
of President Mathey of the Galena
Iron Works company that it is the
second best mine in the district.
The mill will soon be running day
and night.
-Housekeepers should bear in
mind that a most approved and
effective method of ext1nguising a
a gasoline fire is to smother it with
flour. Water thrown upon it only
serves to spread it by floating and
extending the burning oil, but flour
smothers it.
The youth, Amas DrOxel, hav-
ing been declared by physicians as
of unsound mind, will be taken to
the Asylum at Mendoza by Deputy
Sheriff Henry Elwell to-day.
George Baxter, of the firm of
Baxter & Draper, is just in from
Chicago with invoices of large pur-
chases from the spring trade.
John Rudersdorf and wife, nee
Muench, of Mason City, Ia, will
move to the thriving little city of
Fennimore for future home.
The late new gentlemanlv con-
ductor on the Galena run, Capt.
Laird, will shortly move his family
from Baraboo to this city.
The winter term of school closed
yesterday-now two weeks vaca-
tion-then the spring term, open
ing Monday, April 9TH.
Mrs. G. G. NARROW and son
Arthur are visiting with Grandpa
NARROW and friends IN the Hurri-
cane for a few days.
This city receivesan addition to
it's population in the persons of
Christ Schenk and family of Sitter,
and welcomes them.
Wait for THE Spinsters Re-
turn" A sequel to 1.-The Old Maids
Convention. Given by local talent.
Mrs. Martin Oswald, who was
injured by a demented relative
some time ago, has quite recovered.
Sheriff BudwOrth says he has
only four county boarders, all order
ly and hungry.
Coming, 1.-The Spinsters Re-
turn" One night only. Given by
home talent.
Sunlight with the robbins every
where and the promise at Spring
is IN the air.
Easter opening Tuesday, March
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23
Notice Extraordinary.

The editor of the Herald, having
taken train for Texas on some kind
of junketing land scheme, or
something, his wife assumes the
managerial and editorial charge Of
this paper in his absence, and may
be held responsible for any short
comings that may appear in or dis
appear from it's columns. Thus she
sights the home management in
It's various departments, and the
care of five tots just surviving from
the chicken pox, and dares to as
sumo the editorial toga and the vain
glorious, ponderous WE" to launch
forth in the heretofore personal
ly unexplored region of country
Journalism. We have promised the
good looking editor of the Herald
in black derby to neither change
the politics or otherwise lower the
good name and credit of the paper
during the interval Of his Ten
days absence; and here we are
privileged to request friends
Throughout the county to send in
for publication liberal notes of
local news and happenings.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
One Thousand Men, $1,000.

If 1000 men were to come in here
and each one eat dollars worth, ]
would have just $780," said the man
ager of one of those restaurants where
each person helps himself. ION the
other hand, if / should feed 1000 wo-
men and allow them to pick out their
own checks l might possibly have
$500, but doubt it. Every woman is
a natural born cheat It seems to be
a sixth sense in her.smakeup to try to
get ahead of the person who provides
her meals"
The woman to whom these hOrrify-
ing revelations had been made walked
away trying to evolve some plan for
emancipating her sex from the web
Of dishonest propensities in which they
had become enmeshed. Outside the
restaurant she met a man friend
give just been down there for lunch.
con-" he said. GLORIOUS place; cheap
too If fellow knows his business il
is dead easy to get a fifty cent mea
for a quarter. They never watch the
men, but tell you they keep close
eye on you women"
The woman with an ambition to re
form her sex looked back into the
restaurant
Zone thousand men, $1,000" she
said, and smiled wickedly.-New York
Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
ToothbIacks.


las we have bOOtblacks so they've
got toothblacks in the Sunda islands,
said a travelling man.
"What is a toOthblack?" W.
''Don't you know? A toothblack is
an old woman with a pot of black
paint, gold leaf book and set OF
vegetable brushes. From hut to hut
she passes, and for small fee-a YAM
bunch of bananas, three cocoanuts-
she paints the Sunda islanders teeth
glistening black-all but the two
front teeth. These she gilds. And the
Sunda islander thereafter goes about
with self conscious smile revealing
a truly knock-me-down dental display,
black and gold symphony. 1t is a
common trick among the semicivilized
to color the teeth. In Macassar dark
brown is the popular hue, and in Japan
among the unenlightened classes the
teeth Of wives are always painted
black. In such countries the tooth
black is an institution. She goes from
house to house as full of gossip as a
barber" - New Orleans Times-DemO-
GRAFT
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
His Profession.

In the midst of our tea drinking in
the little Partisan restaurant, says
Miss Betham- Edwards in an account
of "Home Life In France" a gentle
manly individual wearing a tall hat
and frock coat entered and, after a
short colloquy with the young master,
passed out.
''You would never guess that gentle
mans Grand" Marcel said, smiling,
as he reseated himself at the tea table.
''He looked to me like rather dis
tinguished customer" l replied. ''Some
government functionary on half pay
or an owner OF bonds"
Marcel smiled again.
''That we'll dressed gentleman, then,
supplies us with toothpicks, which his
wife makes at home. He calls once a
month and takes our orders. I dare
say he and his wife between them
make from Sc to So a week and con-
trive to keep up appearances on that
sum. It is an instance of what one
calls 'gilded poverty"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
Guests Who Won't Order.

The business man returned to his Of
fee in bad temper after the luncheon
hour. II wish people who haven't
minds of their own would come to a
realizing sense of the bother that they
are to their friends and would devel-
op a little initiative on their own ac-
count" he said. Maybe it's only a
mistaken idea of politeness, but any
how it's nuisance to be entertaining
a person at the club and have him ut
terly without ideas as to what he wants
to eat and drink. You ask him and he
says hell leave it to you, which is ex-
actly what you don't want him to do.
How can you divine his tastes, I'd like
to know? What appeals to you very
likely won't to him, and you know and
he knows it. But your selections from
the menu are always met with the
comment That's very NICE or You
couldn't suit me better And SO you
go through the meal in a hit and miss
fashion that certainly gets on the
nerves of the host. The next time
run up against that kind of man I'm
just going to sit back and let him do
the entire ordering. New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
She THOUGHT He Was Dead.


Maginnis had been Ill for some time,
and, like a great many invalids, he
was somewhat irritable, and when
things failed to meet his approval the
next unfortunate who came within
range was pretty apt to be reminded
Of it in a way far more forcible than
polite. He fingered in this condition
for several weeks, daily growing weak
er, but still holding his own sufficient
" to make things lively and more or
less interesting for those about him.
Finally one day when the family doc
tor called he met the long suffering
Mrs. Maginnis coming out Of the sick
room, and, rubbing his hands, he cheer
lily remarked: "Ah, good morning, Mrs.
Maginnis! How is our patient today?"
cts dead the poor mon is, Dim
afther thinkin', hivin rist his sowl!'
was the resigned reply.
s'You think he is dead? Don't you
know whether he is or not?" demand
ed the DOCTOR
Not fer shure," responded Mrs. Ma
ginnis briskly, 'but thin he bethrays
livery symptom of it. I whit into his
room jist now, an he didn't t'row any
thing at nlev'-London Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
CHURCH QUARREL I'm COURT
jackson Pastor Refuses to Resign
When Requested and Action
Is Brought.

Jackson, Wis, Dec. 21.-The Rev.
William c.. Zenk, of the Reformed
Church of Peace, has been ordered to
resign by Justice Robinson, of West
Bend, as the result of an action
brought by members of his. cOngrega-
ton to compel him to do so. 1t is be-
hcved that the case will be taken to
the circuit court and eventually to the
Supreme court.
There was much dissension between
the parson and the congregation, and
at a meeting where vote was taken
upon the question Of requesting his
resignation those who were in favor
Of such action won their point. The
Rev. Mr.. Zenk refused to comply with
the request. however, and suit was
brought to make him do so. So in
tense is the strife between the. fac
lions. of the congregation that neigh
boris who were life long friends no
longer speak to each other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
HERRING CATGH rs HEAVY
Have the Biggest Season in
Their History.


Superior. Wis. Dec. 25.-The spawn
ing period having closed, fishing for
herring has been suspended in Lake
Superior waters until the advent OF
another fab. 1t has been the most
successful season in the history of the
industry Never before have so many
men or boats been engaged in the
work. and never before have the
catches been as large. Travelling in
immense schools. the herring were
easy to take. and it was not uncon-
mon for one tug to bring in as much
as fifteen tons in Il single day. ~
The scene of the greatest activity
was in the vicinity of Bayfield,, Wis.
where some dozen or more tugs and a
large fleet of launches were in com
mission. Most Of the herring were
sailed. The rest were packed in ice
and shipped to the city markets for
immediate consumption. The fish
average about two and a half to the
pound. the meshes OF the nets being
large enough to permit the escape of
the smaller herring.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
STATE OF WAR AT GOLDFIELD
Sheriff's Armed Forces and the Strik
ers' Pickets ON Patrol.

Goldfield, New, Dec. %. - Govern
OF" Sparks, it is understood, is prepar-
ing a statement of present conditions
in Goldfield to be telegraphed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The communication
to the president will also, it is said.
contain a request for the retention of
at least a portion of the troops now
here after the date set for their going.
The order for the movement of the
troops back to their permanent quar-
ters has come from General Funston to
Colonel Reynolds, IN command of the
troops here.
To supplement the request of the
governor a communication has gone to
him from Sheriff Ingalls, of this coun-
ty: Benjamin Rosenthal, chairman Of
the county commissioners, and Com
missioner Sprinkler. This statement to
the president asserts that the county
officials will be unable to handle the
situation after the departure of the
troops, should trouble ensue.
The sheriff is recognizing his force
of deputies and adding thereto. The
newly-appointed deputies are in the
pay of the GoldfeId Mine Owners as
ISOLATION and have begun already to
patrol the principal streets in the vi,
entity of the mines. armed with shot
guns and automatic revolvers. The un-
ion pickets surround the mines again,
and the guard of the mine owners
patrols close by. Around the property
of the Consolidated company a high
barbed wire fence is being built
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
President Names Consuls.

Washington. Dec. %. = President
Roosevelt sent the following nomina.
tons to the senate: To be consuls-
Maxwell Blake, of Missouri, at DUN.
fernline. Scotland; George B. Killmas
ter, of Michigan, at Newcastle, New
South Wales; John III. McCunn, OF
Wisconsin, at Glasgow. Scotland
Maxwell X. Moorhead, of Pennsylva
mia at Acapulco, Mexico.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
WISCONSIN Raises Rail Tax.

: Madison, Wis.,. Dec. 23.-The Wis
consin state board Of assessments has
announced that it has fixed the valu-
alton of the property of the railroad
companies in this state at $268, 961, 500,
an increase of S13, Ill, 800 over that OF
last year The taxes Of the roads
during the coming year will be about
S2,945,2 62, an increase of $143,577.
The largest increase was $5,OOO.OO0 in
the case of the Chicago and North
western.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
HOLDS A SUNDAY SESSION
First in History of Kenosha County
Is Convened in $4,000 Dam
age Suit.

Kenosha, Wis, Dec. 23.-The first
Sunday session in the history of the
circuit court for Kenosha county was
held last Sunday, when Judge Belden
convened the, court to receive a YER
dict in the suit of Peter Yezicll
against the Chicago Brass company.
Yczicll sued the company for $4,000
for injuries received when he got one
of his feet caught in pot of molten
metal. -,~sv,
The jury gave him damages to the
amount of $l,75O. They held that the
company had knowledge of the defect
which is alleged to have resulted in
the injury of Yezick. but that they
had not had time to repair it. The
court may hold that under the verdict
Yezick is not entitled to recover.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
Dies of q Broken Heart.

Racine, Wis.,, Dec. 21.-George Jack
son, Waterman, sixty-nine years old
is dead. 1t is said that his death was
due to broken heart, grieving Over
the death of his wife, who passed
away some months age. After hel
demise he lost all interest in life, sat
in his room for hours and seldom par
took of food He became so weak
that it was" necessary to remove him
to hospital. He had been resident
of Racine for thirty years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-27
Last Mill in Clark County Closes

Neillsville. Wis, Dec. 25.-George
W. Trogner has shut down his saw
and planning mill, which will be con-
verted into table factory in the
spring, and to that end will be cleaned
the winter. This is the last saw mill
of any Importance to quit. Clark
county. once famous for its forests
is rapidly assuming the appearance of
prairie country.