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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20
Arbor Day Proclamation.

The following proclamation de-
signaling Arbor and Bird Day was
recently issued by the governor of
the state:
By authority of law, and in har-
mOny with established custom, |
James o. Davidson, governor Of
the state of Wisconsin, designate
Friday, May 10Th, as Arbor and
Bird Day.
The increasing compleXity Of our
civilization and the growing inten-
sity of our living tend to carry us
socially and individually further
from the simple beauty and inspir
alton OF nature. The growing per-
'centage Of our urban population
tends TO the same result.
To overcome these tendencies,
and in order to cultivate more
fully than ever before an apprecia-
ton of nature in it's various forms,
ArbOr Day has been established.
It is recommended that the day
be observed as largely as possible
by exercises! which shall be the
positive performance of acts which
shall be fruitful in increasing the
beauty of our homes, our school
grounds and parks. Let seeds and
shrubs and flowers be planted to
this end, and let us take notice of
and direct the attention of the
young to the beauty and harmony
of nature. a. realized in the forms
and colOrs of the clouds, the flowers
the trees, the birds and the animals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20

Joe Reid was a Miner al Point
visitor yesterday.
-"Smock" Grebe and Will Hicks
are at Livingston engaged IN paint
ing.
The town of Mif1ln, for 80 ears
or more, a no-license town, carried
license by maioIitv of %.
Sunshine Is as necessary to
little pigs on the farm as govern
ment license is to blind pigs in a
village.
"A basket sociabIe will be given
April goth at the Lickel school
house Dist. No. l of EllenbOro, to
which all are invited,
Station Agent Rockwell was at
Madison yesterday TO attend re-
gular meeting OF the agents of this
division of the Northwestern sYs-
tenn.
Ladies Aid society OF the Con
gregational church will meet with
Miss Abbie Phelps next Friday
afternoon. Ladies are requested to
please bring their thimbles.
Fred Daily is baggagemau on
the Lancaster Galena train during
the lay-off of Chas. Searles, who in
iured his hand the other day.
Charley VIII be back on duty Mon
day.
The owners of the Nauert sa-
loon at BoscobeI, whose license was
recently revoked, paid a license of
$500 additional to maintain the
place until July 1st, That will help
cut the city treasurer's fund some.
Nearly everyone of us is fgur-
ing on having a fine time just ahead
when we get ali fixed, and this
vision is Just ahead of us when we
fall asleep. To live in the now and
enjoy the present is the work of a
philosopher.
An editor is a man who is liable
to lgrammat teal plumbers, tooJhache,
Typographical errors, and lapses OF
memory, and usually he has half a
million of people watching to catch
him tripping. And yet the world
is full of people who want to be
editors.
A. e. Mccartney, Mrs. Jay. A.
Nathan and Master Freddie Nathan
dropped IN on Lancaster relatives
and friends Wednesday evening
for a short visit when they Will join
Jay Nathan who has accepted a
lucrative position ia charge of the
order department in a large grocery
house at Anaconda Montana.
The Western Union telegraph
company is making an increase of
rates fCr its service in a number of
cities throughout the state. The
special rate of 25 cents which has
been in effect to Chicago will be in
creased TO so cents, it is expected.
Local agents of the company have
received no notice OF a change but
it is expected right away.
1t does not cost so very much to
own home in our city. Lots,
located and of ample size,
can be purchased for little money,
while building lots soll at less than
value. Building material is as
here as at other points.
Able architects and contractors are
ready to satisfy every demand,
to own home is within the
range of possibility, no matter how
the salary or limited the
means. If man is honest, upright,
and displays a Willingness TO help
there are people here many
who Will give him whatever help is
needed. so long as it be within the
nOUu6S of reason
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20
Stories Of the Week.

Ask Henry Nichols about that
express package he paid for.
~
a Madison hard dr1nker was told
BY his doctor that he could be cured
il every time he felt that he must
have 4 drink he would Immediately
take something to eat instead. The
man followed the advice and was
cured, but the habit of asking for
food had become go fixed with him
that once he was nearly locked up
as lunatic. He was stopping at a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20

There should be no -'factian" in
any city The property of oae in
dividuaI and every improvement
made enhances the value of all pro-
perty in the corporation. Our city
is simply one big family. Wken
this is disOrderea there is Gttle pro
gress. When there Is a united pail
for anything, its accomplishment
is made easy. Envy, jealousy and
hatred are things TO be despised.
Envy is caalEer that gnaws at the
heart and makes folks sour, dis
gruntled and unhappy; jealousy
warps the intellect and makes us
unfair in passing Judgement. Hat
red doesn't pay even from 4 sOrdid
point OF view.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20

man is the owner OF the landa
which is 90x132 feet. The price is
SO, 900.
j. P. Gibson of Potosi was in
the city Wednesday.
Texas Sweethearts" pleased an
appreciative audience at the opera
house Thursday night.
There is still plenty of time to
have good attack of spring fever
before summer makes it's appear
ance.
The past was an extremely
gloomy and unpleasant week. 1t is
making it backward of what was
predicted would be an early spring.
Some Lancaster girls have or
ganized an anti-whisker society.
But the opinion still prevails that
kiss without a mustache in it, is
like an egg without salt.
The g. A. r. encampment at
Oshkosh in June is sure to be one
of the best attended in years. Osh-
kosh was always a first class con-
vention town and never n than
now.
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A young man at
was painfully injured by
ion of dynamite last THU
which one Of his arms was
off. He was going fishing, it Is Fa
and the dynamite in his possession.
under those circumstances, well you
know
Here is a tangle. An Old man
Of fifty and d young man Of twenty
eight, both widowers. The young
man has a stepdaughter thirty
eight years old, that he marries to
the older gentleman, and IN return
takes the old mans daughter for a.
wife. Now what relation are those
four people to one another?
Here is something that is worth
many dollars to every farmer to
known: Sprinkle lime in your stock
tan k and not particle of scum will
form On the water. When the lime
loses its strength scum will begin
to form, which may be twice dur
ing the season, wash out the tank
and repeat the dose. 1t is cheap,
not only harmless but wholesome,
keeps the water sweet and saves the
live stock,
The price of Chicago Sunday
papers in towns which are reached
by regular Sunday mail trains IS
being raised to &c ePch. The mar
gin Of one cent now allowed the
agent and the newsbOy who delivers
the paper is too small to divide in
half and the price of Jaw paper and
labor makes it impossible for the
publisher to cut the wholesale price
under 4c. The price Of all Sunday
papers will remain unchanged here.
Come to our town, the metro
polls Of the county, and Well show
you a model town-one that Will
make any other town of its size
loci Ike 80 cents in Chinese money.
Wen show you our schools and
churches, our prosperous fraternaI
societies, our solid business con
Germs. Wen call your attention to
the appearance Of the people, their
iress, intelligence, henlth and smiles
II prosperous and happy lives.
Wen show you many successful
men and farmers. Wen
show you lot of girls, robust. full
y life and energy, who are 1airly
over with praise for this
section Of our great commonwealth,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20

Our idea of a good citizen, and
we are glad there are many III this
community, is one always ready to
give, according to his means, to
community enterprises. He takes
stock IN tkem sill, and doesn't lose
his faith IL an occasional venture
proves bad. He is not afraid to buy
real estate and to pay what it is
worth. He talks ap his town at
home and abroad, tanks st is the
healthiest place on earth, believing
it to be destined to be the biggest
city IN its section and wants to be
buried here when fle1ies. And he's
worth a whole regi uaant of ttle luke
warm kind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20

There should be no faction in our
little city. There should be a
mutual interest il the prosperity of
our people. When we see indiffer-
.ence to the we'll being of its citizens,
we see a town all wise men shun.
Success and failure are each a part
Of life and often those who have
made the hardest fight are yam
quished in the lace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20

The citizens of any prosperous
town are always public spirited
and united. Stand together, work
for the interests Of the whole town.
Always stand ready to DO your
part. Don't grumble and spend
your time in prophesying failures,
but help TO make every enterprise
a success, be it great or small. Be
energetic and enterpr1sing and your
example VIII be initiated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20

There are too many boys and girls
in the country and city, more IN the
latter than in the former, who are
prone to look upon work as beneath
them. There are thousands. OF
them on the threshold of maturity
who retain the same views and
habits which found encouragement
in their earlier years. What be-
comes of this class of people? Some
of them awaken and after a des-
peraCe struggle overcome the habit
and learn to work, to save, and to
prepare for the inevitable RAINY day.
Many of them however, drift and
drift until they become acceptable
recruits in the hobo army. Then
they speedily reach the conclusion
that things are mighty unequal in
this world; that advantages are all
with the rich, and that poor man
has no show.
~
There has been a great deal said
In the state press about cleanup
days, " and all of which is good and
commendable. But all the agita-
ton for special cleanup days"
ought to cell property owners at
tentiOn to the fact, that each day of
the year should be a cleanup day.
Clean premises are not only health
Gul premises, bat are more valuable
as result OF the cleanliness. Every
good citizen should be anxious to
have clean premises every day in
the year, and now begins the time
when the winters accumulation
should be disposed of. Cleanliness
promotes health, increases values,
and makes the heart lighter and
happier. Lancaster the healthy,
beautiful aud prosperous is made so
by the cooperation of all its
citizens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-20
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-21
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Eff
FEcTED BY ATLANTIC CONFER
ENcE AND CONGRESS WILL BE
ASKED TO AID PLAN.
SPEAKER RAPS THE
WEST IN ADDRESS
GAYS A MILLION SPENT ON EAST
ERN WATERWAYS WILL DO
MORE GOOD THAN FIVE TIMES
AS MUCH ON MISSISSIPPI.

Philadelphia, Nov. 20.-After two
days discussion of the project Of in
land waterways along the Atlantic
coast from New England to the Caro-
linas, the Atlantic Deep Waterways
conference this afternoon formed a
permanent organization and began a
campaign to accomplish the great un-
dertaking. Resolutions were adopted
asking the assistance of the national
government and the cooperation of all
states interested in Inland Water
ways.
Means More Than Panama.
General Angus, who heads the Mary
land delegation, said in his address,
it was his opinion the conference was
the most important in the history Of
American trade transportation. "This
scheme of safe navigation for our do
mestic commerce, he said 'means
more for our wealth and happiness
than the Panama canal
A Rap for the West.
Continuing he salu:
"It seems to me the most eXtraor-
dinary thing that we should divert
millions OF our national wealth to des-
serts when along the eastern seabeard
We have. all factors, Ola high aciYiltza-
tion demanding recognition and en-
couragement.
We have no objection to making the
deserts bloom as a rose, but, think
we owe a greater obligation to the
men whose farms and mines are turn
Ing out wealth and to the cities whose
population are dependent upon the fac
tories which have been built for your
enternriSa and CaD1taI
more benefit will be obtained from
a million spent on these interior
waterways than will come from five
times that amount invested In the
Mississippi or at Panama Or on the
desert lands"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-21
HIGH MEN" SHOULD CEASE DE-
NuNcIATioNs OF CAPITAL, RAIL
MAGNATE ASSERTS - HOLDS
BACK DEVELOPMENT.
SAYS ROADS CAN'T
SELL THEIR STOCKS
MONEY CANNOT BE SECURED FOR
DESIRED EXPANSION, SAYS
HILL, BECAUSE CONFIDENCE
IN CORPORATIONS is UPSET.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov, 20.-There
was a skeleton at the feast of the
Commercial club last night when the
members gathered for their thirteenth
annual banquet. James J. HILL head
Of the Great Northern railway, pointed
out the specter Of desolation and ruin
which he said is ready to stalk
through the country unless men In
high places" quit tearing the fabric Of
credit by "denouncing all corpora
tions"
Some of the corporations, especially
railroads, said Mr.. Hill, We're public
benefactors and should not be classed
among evildoers. The work Of the
railroads should not be stopped by
lack Of confidence on the part of the
investing public. AS soon as the peo.
pie get frightened, occording to Mr..
Hill. they quit buying railroad securi-
ties, thus keeping money out of the
reach of the carriers, whose policy, he
declared, was to use the peoples
money for the benefit of the people.
People Must Pay for Lines.
Mr.. Hill said American railroads
carry passengers and freight cheaper
than those of any otner country and
PsAAS% AiASAO ASbiAAAo IAA ChCAl So%PAothikAd-
ton. But the country, he said, need
ed more avenues Of commerce.
about $1,650,000,00O worth a year-and
unless the people put UP the money
they could not get the extensions of
rail lines, which, he said. would do
more for the country than anything
else.
The man who built the Great North
ern line said the railroad men Of this
country had right to be pround Of
their record and to resent the criti-
cism of them based on naught but
ignorance.
Confiscatory legislation, Mr. Hill
said, existed in ITO recent enactments
by more than twenty states. The con-
sequence of these laws to the railroads
and through them to the price of the
things We eat and wear, has made
the whole nation shiver."
Wants Regulated Regulation"
Regulation of carriers. said Mr.. Hill
was proper and right, provided it was
of the right kind. The rights of the
carriers, he asserted, must be res
pected and their existence must not
be jeopardized through legislative
folly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-21

Prominent eastern democrats have
suddenly turned to Senator John War
wicck Daniel of Lynchburg, Va, as a
possible Moses to lead the democracy
into the promised land Colonel Har-
vey puts Senator Daniel ON the front
page Of Harper's Weekly this week as
a presidential possibility of potential
power.
Senator Daniel is lifelong demo-
crat, born in 1912. He was second
lieutenant in the, confederate army.
was wounded in the first battle of
Manassas, received promotion until he
became major and chief of staff Of
General Early with whom he served
until crippled in the Wilderness May
6, 1864. He studied law and immedi-
ately upon entering practice busted
himself with politics. From the Vir-
ginia legislature he passed to the ma
tional house Of representatives In
1884. He was elected to the United
States senate and took his seat March
4, 1887. He has continually served in
the senate ever since. His term Of
office does not expire until March 3,
1911
1t Is notorious that many democrats
believe candidate should be chosen
from the middle south. In addition to
this territorial argument Senator Dan
lei can have the advantage beyond
his boom Of long experience and
strong ability.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-21
MRS. BRADLEY IDENTIFIES MORE
THAN 100 EPlsTLEs SHE RE-
cElvED FROM THE SENATOR
AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
CONCLUDES NARRATIVE
OF WRONGS SUFFERED
TELLS OF TWICE BEING ARREST
ED WITH BROWN ON DISGRACE
FUL cHAReEs-TALE REACHES
TIME OF MURDER.

Washington. Nov, 20-Mrs. Bradley
today resumed her place on the wit
ness cnair in her trial on the charge
of killing Ex-senator Brown.
She identified number of letters
written to her at different times by
Brown The documents covered the
time from 1901 to 1905 and were pre-
sented for the purpose of showing the
relations between her and Brown. 1t
was evident the letters aroused con-
flicting memories in the witness for
she sobbed audibly
Many of her replies were again in
distinct.
100 Letters in all Read.
There were more tnan 100 of these
letters and when their presentation
was concluded the defense called upon
the prosecuting attorney to produce
letters in his possession written by
Mrs. Bradley to Brown. The witness
took time to read of these letters be,
fore accepting them, but in each in
stance replied in quivering voice,
yes, wrote it." The reading of Mrs.
Bradley's letters by herself consumed
much time.
Twice Arrested on Disgraceful Charge
Before taking up the Identification
OF the letters, however, she continued
the narrative of the wrongs done her
by the senator, which eliminated in
the murder. After leaving Grand
Junction, where she lived for a time
with Brown, Mrs. Bradley said she
had returned to Salt Lake to go on
the senator's farm. From the farm
Mrs. Bradley went to Pocatello and
Shoshone, Idaho, in one of which
places she said Brown had performed
second illegal operation on her
when he again found she was about
to become a mother.
She had been very sick on the trip
from Idaho back to Salt Lake and aft
er the arrival in that city.
That day." she continued, referring
to time soon after her arrival, Mrs.
Brown came to the room, when Brown
told her he would get a divorce and
marry Mrs. Bradley Mrs. Brown
then asked him to come to the office
and say that. Mr. Livingstone, Judge
Henderson and Mr.. Tatloch, who was
not friendly with Mr.. Brown, were
there and he dictated a statement Of
this.
Mrs. Bradley then told of her ar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-21
NO VERDICT Yet
in HOGAN CASE.
JURY HAS BEEN OUT TH1RTY-oNH
HoURs-sTEvENs CASH
y TOMORROW.

From Wednesdays Daily. ,
After being out thirty-one hours and,
calling on the court twice for further,
instructions and once asking that al
portion of the evidence be read to-
them, the jury In the case of the state
of Iowa VS.. Oscar Hogan, charged with
criminal assault, had not reached an
agreement and doubtful heads are be-
ginning to whisper, disagreement
about the court house.
The case was given to the Jury
shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday and
has been out since. Last night the
jury remained in the jury room on the
third floor of the court house, being
the rear room facing Court street
Attorney Coen, of counsel for the
defense when asked what he thought
the verdict would be said, mo matter
how long the jury remains out no one,
can speculate what the verdict Will
be. While the question may look like
disagreement, it may be that only
a few men are holding out one way ort
the other and that they might be,
switched over to the other side in thet
end.
Senator Moon said, IT am surprised. !
] expected that verdict would have
been returned long before this time
County Attorney Cornen expressed
the same surprise.
Found Guilty.
Harry L. Taylor, who was tried yes
terday on a charge of larceny from
the person was found guilty Of rob-
berry after the jury had been out 4
short time. Sentence will be imposed
upon him next Monday.
Stevens Case Up.
Another assault case will be taken
up tomorrow morning in the case OF
the state VS.. w. D. Stevens, colored,
who was indicted by the last grand
jury on charge of attempted GRIM
inal assault on Miss jeanette Yates.
The case had been set for today but
as the Ed Stewart case was on the
docket ahead of it, Attorney Coen,
who will defend Stevens. was not pre-
pared, and asked that the case lay
over. The case was preemptorally set
for the first thing tomorrow morning.
The rest of the jury was excused un-
til tomorrow morning
Stevens is the man identified by
Miss Yates as the one who attacked
her at a dark spot near the intersec-
tion of Wapello and Court streets sew
eral weeks ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-21
SIXTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
BELIEVES THAT TALL INDIAN.
IAN WILL BE NOMINEE OF RE-
PUBLICAN CONVENTION.
GIVES VIEWS ON THE
FINANCIAL SITUATION
SAYS THAT PAMIcs MAY BE Ex.
PEcTED WHILE AMERICANS
ARE LEADING SUCH FAST LIFE
THINKS FURRY OVER NOW.

The American people are leading
too fast life" said Congressman
Dan Hamilton today to a Courier re-
porter while waiting at the Union
station this forenoon for train to,
Bloomfield. Therefore such things
as money panics can be expected"
Changing the suDJect to National
politics, Mr.. Hamilton said there is
no question but that Bryan will be
the Democratic candidate for the
presidency but as to the Republican
candidate think it is very doubtful.
Some think Roosevelt will be the
next candidate OF the party but l am
inclined to believe that Fairbanks
will surprise the people and stand
good chance for the nomination.
Thinks Fairbanks Nominee.
Mr.. Hamilton said In support OF
his opinion tnat, Fairbanks had
hosts Of friends in the party he hav-
ing done many things to deserve their
friendship. He makes friends wher.
ever he goes"
Fairbanks is very much mis-
understood man People generally
have come to think Of him as an icicle
but that is wrong as he is a most
Coiulai SeHLlelndn and q deep think
er. In my opinion he will be the next
candidate Of the Republican party for
the presidency"
Believes Money FURRY Over.
am Of the opinion that
the present crisis was brought
on by over SPECULATION. and the money
changers have reached a point where
they could go no further, consequent-
ly the reaction. But now | believe
the banks will soon be able to carry
on their usual volume of business as
the crisis is practically over but will
be felt for some time yet because ot
the high prices Of staple products.s