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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30

They got launched, the entire nine
teen, in a boat made to hold but half
that number, and after going twenty
miles were very nearly swamped. They
managed to get back to their old camp
on the small island Of ice, and on the
ID tried it again. The wind drove
them far from their course, and they
encamped on a cake Of Ice. On the
4th they reached the foe, and began
building huts.
On April and there were fierce
gales. The ice with a great roar split
across the foe, cutting Joe's hut right
in two, and Tyson wrote: Eve have
put our things in the boat and are
standing by for a jump"
On the 18th: "The wind is blowing
a gale; with a fearful sea running. At
6 o'clock this morning while we were
getting a morsel of food the Ice split
right under our tent! We were just
able to scramble out, but our breakfast
went down into the sea. We very near
" lost our boat-and that would be
equivalent to losing ourselves"
On the Sth the thing most feared Of
all occurred. The boat was carried
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
a!i2a 225InRgES
years old.


The Riviera yearly exports flowers
to the value Of 100000. Two-thirds
Of these 60 to England
1t is estimated that $400,000,000 Of
British treasure lie sunk along the
route from England to India.
Germany has twenty-one universe
ties, Italy twenty-one, Austria ten,
Russia eight and Great Britain eleven.
Gus tests had been made it was found
that the eyes blink about seven times
q minute when exposed to candle
light, about three times when exposed
to sun and only once when exposed to
electric light
The colonies so-called, of the world,
occupy twO-fifths of the land surface
Of the globe and contain One-third Of
the worlds population, or about five
hundred million people. OF this colo
NAL population Of five hundred million
only three small groups numbering less
than fifteen million population, or three
per cent of the whole, are composed
in any considerable degree Of the peO-
pie Of the governing country or their
descendants.
Hitherto it has ben supposed that
electric light Is more injurious to the
eyesight than any other artificial light
but Russian oculists who have been
closely studying the subject now main
tain that. on the contrary, it is less in
furious than the light either Of gas or
candles or any other material. AS a
reason for this statement they point
out that diseases of the eyes aye in
proportion to the number Of times the
ewes blink or wink when subjected to
artificial light, and that after numer-
Northern Duchess County, New
York. has discovered a veritable Edo
RADIO in the violet industry, and so
substantial have been the profits that
farmers are devOting their time to rails
inc the flower instead Of the crops to
which the fields have been accustomed
for generations. Carpenters are con
stantlv busy building violet houses. It
! was only a few years ago that the dis
coyery was made that the soil In the
towns of Red Hook and Rhinebeck was
neculiarIy adapted to violet culture,
but now the finest violets sold IN New
York come from there. More than 125
violet houses, nearly all built within
two years, are already being operated,
i and dozens more are being built. It
is estimated that the sale Of violets
IN the two towns in the season just
ended exceeded 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
Trees Along Highways.

In an interesting address before
meeting of the grange at Greece, N. z,
County Engineer ]. Y. McCIintock
spoke on the many advantages of coun-
try life and the Importance Of having
good roads. He advocated building
wide roads so that all vehicles could
safely pass. On the desirability Of
having trees along the road he had
the following to say:
We know that hedges, small trees
and bushes are not suitable along our
roads because Of drifting SHOWS, but
there are great trees which will grow
up high and be a source Of enjoyment
and attractiyeness. I know that some
will object to trees because they will
to some extent reduce the productive
ness of a strip of land within their
range, but as far as [ can learn q
good row Of trees along q road will
make the farm more saIabIe Many of
your farms will be bought by people
from the city, and to them surely the
trees will be an advantage There
should not be dense rows of trees, but
they should be placed far enough apart
to permit Of full development Of each
tree. There are certain trees III your
town which many people look upon as
personal friends, and many drives ana
walks are taken to visit them and come
under their influence.
The pride of New England as well us
old England is the noble old trees
which connect in one life the times Of
our sturdy forefathers and the pres
ent. 1t requires time and care to Sc
cure good trees, but they are worth
the cost in creating the beautiful Wis
tas which are so effective in architec-
ture, in making cooling shade and ln-
tricate forms so refreshing to the body
and delightful to the eye, in making
wind breaks which are beneficial to
many crops and in Transforming q
bleak, fat country into an enjoyable
living and looking place. With united
effort you can secure all the most IT.
tractive features which rich men and
cities secure by lavish expenditure 0f
money in the formation of parks and
it will all add to the value IL your
property.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
MIXES TWO GRIMES IN ONE.
Embe2zIer, Married, Who EIOped
with Young Girl, Caught.

EmbezzIer, Married, Who EIOped
with Young Girl, Caught.
Samuel S. Brennan, alias c. HOnning,
a well-known Chippewa Falls merchant,
was arrested BY officer Early Of Belvi-
dere. III. on a charge of swindling and
embezzling. Arrest was made while the
store was crowded with customers. Bre-
men. who is % years old. is also wanted
i'll Belvidere for deserving his wife and
four children and clipping with a 17-year-
old girl with whom he has been living in
Chippewa Fails The girl was also ar
rested There is also a charge against
Brennan for deserving a woman and child
Ill Michigan. Brennan up to the time he
came to Chippewa Falls was in the live
stock and grain business at Baltimore and
prospered. Shortly before the elopement
he is said to have purchased hogs to the
value Of $4,000 from farmers and gave
checks which proved worthless. He sold
the hogs to a Chicago commission mer-
chant and collected the money He also
embezzIed several thousand dollars, it is
alleged, from a grain firm of which he
was a member. Detectives had been
searching for Brennan all over the cOun-
try for five months When arrested he at
first was defiant, but finally broke down
and promised to 60 to Belvidere without
requisition. The girl tearfully stated
she would stand by him in his trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
O~~~0N~-~~N-~
Ed Road VOL.

Road work done in the fall, If well
done, is worth more than that done In
the summer time. For the bitches viii
be open and clean, the grade well
rounded, and everything be made IA
vorable for taking care Of spring rains
and freshets.
Any kind Of road work may be done
in the late fall, but any piece of work
begun should be we'll finished. There
is nothing more annoying than to
travel all winter over frozen Jumps Of
earth on a half finished road.
Grass and weeds should be moved
or burned, SO that snow will not drift
among them on the road, nor weed
seeds be scattered over the surround
ing fields; and cuIverts should be put
in place that the bitches may drain
better in the spring
Roads can be advantageOusly worked
in the fall, particularly those through
low places, as they are usually dry at
that time. Everything is in favor Of
fall road work if it is done right
Horses and men work more easily and
the road machinery is used to better
advantage Besides, the work is done
at time when it does the most good,
for the roads are thus prepared for he
succeeding spring, when good roads
are badly needed.
Fall road work has It's disadvan-
tages, though, to the famer, for at that
time Of the year his labor is needed
at home, preparing the land for the
next years crop, or saving the crc1
which has just been harvested Farm,
Stock and Home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
All over the State.

Mrs. Helen Smith, mother of w. T..
Swaney of Milton, died there.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000 to
Milton college at GAINESVILLE to pay oil
its debt on science hall.
Charles Ringmeier, a farmer, was kill
ed at Tisch Mills, Manitowoc, being
caught in a circular saw.
p. X. Wheeler has succeeded G. ID.
Eastman as president of the Sheboygan
County Agricultural Association.
Jake Jenewein of Spring Green was
fatally injured by Che accidental dis
charge of a shotgun in the hands Of Irel
Davis while hunting.
Mrs. Edward Halbert, a well-known
Wheaton woman, slipped on an icy path
and was killed. She was found by her
husband. Her skull was fractured.
Peter Travic. the Croatian who was
found guilty at Milwaukee Of the murder
Of Ieopold Ritonia, a salOonkeeper, re-
ceived a sentence of life imprisonment.
Twenty persons, including boy il
with typhoid fever, were rescued by fire
men from the top floors Of two three
story houses which were destroyed at Me
nomonie. The property loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Harry Dunning a Marinette farmer,
was held up by lone highwayman and
robbed of his money. The robber noticed
fine ring on Cummings hand, but tried
in vain to get it off, and decamped after
abusing his victim.
Halvor y. Hauge. a bachelor farmer
Iind recently
and his will. admitted to probate, shows
that he has bequeathed $4,000 to the
Lutheran Orphans Home in Dane coun-
~ also a smaller amount to seven mis-
sions.
Herman Schroeder mad a fellow work
man while skating on OcOnomOWoc lake,
broke through the ice and Herman
Schroeder was drowned. His companion
was rescued Mr.. Schroeder was -
Years old and unmarried His parents
live at Johnstons Greek.
NJ. ]. Kenney. f. J. Conelly and I'd
ward AIcHugh of StOckbridge on the east
shore of Lake Winnebago. were lost the
other day. while skating. They weA
caught in a dense fog and lost their way
They reached the Northern hospital at
| WinnebagO. on the west shore OF the IaKe
On the trip they encountered number
Of cracks and il one place crossed on a
floating cake Of ice.
Row Schwab, boy who was terribly
burned after grasping a live wire on the
system Of the Wisconsin Traction, Light
/ Heat and Power Company in Appleton
ba, sued the company for $4,000 dam
ages. His face is marked for life anc
his hands are almost useless.
That her husband, Louis Dingfeldt
aged % years. sought to sell OF lease hel
so that he could get another woman
was alleged BY Lizzie Dingfeldt aged :;
wears in the Circuit Court in Milwau
kee. She was granted a divorce They
were married in August, 1900, and have
one son.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
CLAIM ON THE GOVERNMENT.
E>N~~~O~~~~~u~~@~~~O~N|

Tirnovo, the ancient capital of Bull
garia, is most interesting place. J. +.
Fraser, the author of Pictures from
the Balkans" declares that wher he
climbed into the town he felt as II ne
had trespassed upon stage during
performance.
l had a CHEEKY dump Ing of a driver
writes Mr.. Fraser who made himself
all the more Of dumping by entWin-
ing his waist with enough red baize to
decorate a stand for royal procession.
l was in a crooked, rickety carriage,
which banged and jolted over the cob
bles, and seemed to be playing quite
clever game of cup and ball with me.
| did not once fall out, but got more
shaking in a two-mile drive than most
folk got in a railway accident.
Ny conversation with the landlord,
whose countenance suggested sour
wine. was fragmentary and unsatisfac-
tory. Delight, therefore, was conse-
quent on the bouncing appearance OF
fair and forid little man who excitedly
exclaimed:
ME speak English!"
~Capital" said L. And where did
you learn it,"
ME speak,"
Eyes, know, but where did you
learn? In London?"
"NO-small boy, YER small boy, two
year Australia; me Englishman; me
speak eight languages. Me speak En-
glish good, eh?"
"Then will you kindly tell the land
lord that should like my room swept"
'Swep? Me no stand sweep, me
speak YER good English"
He beamed and glowed and pulled
and basked within the admiring gaze
of the loungers as the one man in all
TirnovO who could speak English.
Later, through my interpreter,
brought him to tears by regretting that
his knowledge of English was so lin
tied
Later he came to my room. He knew
I was a great and powerful man. He
also was an Englishman. He wanted
to leave Bulgaria and go to London,
but he had no money. Would L tell
the British government to send him
$3.50?
| mourned the alIous-heartedness of
the government, and besOught him not
to base too much expectation on the
fatherly sentiment Of the British gov
ernment toward a German born in Aus
tralia, who was removed when only 2
years old
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
HIGHwAYMAN FOOLED BY GIRL
Cashier of Racine Laundry Not
Coyyed by Display of Gun.

Cashier of RacIne Laundry not
Coyed by Display of Gun.
4 bold attempt at highway robbery
was frustrated by brave girl in Racine.
Two men. answering to the description
OF those who held up the Milwaukee rail
way agent recently, took a stand in front
OF the Jorgenson laundry. One Of them
entered Miss Minnie Yeth, cashier, was
alone. The man poked a gun under her
nose. demanded her money. and also the
combination of a safe, and backed her
into a rear room. The girl refused to
give up her money or tell the safe combi-
mutton. About this time Leonard Schle-
sci came in with 4 bundle Of laundry and
Miss Veth called to him for help. The
robber opened a door, pointed the gun at
SchIegel. and ordered him to get out, and
he ran froai the place to a saloon, too
frightened to give an alarm. About this
time the highwayman outside called to
his partner inside and both ran west and
diSaDDpared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30

Man Recently Out OF Asylum Pun
ishes Woman for ScOIding.
George G. Wapp of Milwaukee has ST
fenced his mother-in-law by cutting off
her head after knocking her down with
his fist and beating her with q poker.
Wapp was released from the insane hos
pitai some weeks ago, but his mother-in-
Law, Mrs. Frederick Freund, resented his
treatment Of her daughter. The other
morning going to his house, she began
TO berate him according to his confession
to the police and he knocked her down.
Then he hit her in the head with a poker
while she pleaded for mercy. When she
was unconscious he took a razor and cut
of her head, which he left on the floor
some feet from the body. He then went
to her house and spent the day with her
other children Toward evening when
the family began to be worried about the
failure OF the mother to return Wapp
and an acquaintance volunteered to look
for her. When they stumbled across the
body in the Wapp home Wapp appeared
10 be terribly shocked, but when ques-
toned BY Chief Of Police Jansen he told
the whole story. He seemed to be sane,
but the police believe that his former ma
Lila had returned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
GLOVER TO FIGHT WILL.
Man Missing Thirty Years Present
in IGenOsha Court.


in NemOsha Court.
Charles J. Glover of Chicago. who arose
as from the dead, after being missing
thirty years, to claim a portion of the
estate Of Nancy 4. Glover, appeared in
the County Court in Kenosha to make
good his claim A preliminary hearing on
the probate Of the will of Nancy Glover
was held before Judge Slosson, but no
formal action in the case was taken.
Glover did not take the witness stand,
but his attorney, Judge Crear of Chicago,
filed lengthy affidavit in regard to the
heirship of his client. Glover claims
share of the estate on the ground that
he is a son Of Col. Peleg Glover, the fam
Gus Indian trader Of the lumber regions
in Wisconsin Attorney Crear stated to
the court that he had been unable to get
any record Of the marriage Of Col. Glover
and the mother Of the Chicago man, but
he attributed this to the fact that no rec
ords were kept in Wisconsin previous to
1850.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
NAV Be Hidden by Her Lover.

The police of Kenosha are making re-
newed efforts to find some trace of Fe-
licia Capable, the comely Italian girl
who disappeared on Christmas eve. 1t
was thought that the girl committed sui
eide on account Of being crossed in love
and for two days members of the life
saving crew dragged the lake for her
body. Recent developments show that
the girl has been seen since and it is now
thought that she is being hidden by her
love. or by relatives who objected TO her
marriage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
TEACHER Is DECAPITATED.
Young Woman Loses Her Life Under

Young Woman Loses Her Life Under
TFain-Brother Injured.
While attempting to cross railroad
track, Miss Matte Clemens, aged p, was
killed and her brother, aged IL, was Sc
vereIy injured when their cutter was
struck by an Omaha passenger train on
the grade crossing in the town Of Union,
near the county hospital for the insane.
Miss Clemens died instantly, her head be
ing completely severed, Hiss Clemens
was school teacher and her brother
was taking her out to her school in the
country when the accident occurred. The
cutter was demolished and the horse
Killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
WOMAN sTARVEs HERSELF.

She Has Cash and Real Estate but
Refuses TO Spend Money.
A petition has been filed BY the Aid
Society in the probate court in ManitO-
woe for appointment Of a guardian for
Mrs. Catherine Pankrantz, an aged wom-
an who is said to neglect to provide for
her care and comfort though the petit
ton says she possesses $4,000 in cash
and owns a homestead and other real es-
tate valued at several thousand dollars
1t is charged that the woman starves
herself. She is 20 years of age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
LUMBERArEN IN GUN PLAY.
e. ID. Briggs of NIenomonie shot ia
Neck and His Partner Is Held.

~ eek ana his IaEAheE - menu
r. ID. Briggs lies near death at his
hcme in Menomonie with 4 bullet wound
in his neck 1t is alleged the shooting
was done by Edward Rudewald at Elm
wood. Rudewald has been arrested and
will be held in Piece county for trial.
The bullet entered the left side and lodg-
oil ia tho 'ight side If tho nook 1nSf
grazing the windpipe. The shooting took
place at the home Of Rudewald, as Briggs
was entering the house through the front
door. Briggs turned, slammed the door
and ran. Rudewald followed, it is said,
firing three shots that did not take effect.
No words had passed between Briggs and
his alleged assailant, and no cause fel
the shooting can be given. Briggs and
Rudewald were in partnership in the loss
cling business in the vicinity Of ElmWood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30

It was not until the last day Of April
that they were seen by a passing ship
and rescued.
A wonderful feature Of this wonder
full voyage was that not a life was
lost and not man was seriously III
of the nienteen on the strangest raft
that ever carried human freight fifteen
hundred miles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
SHOOTS GIRLS FATHER.
Benton Scene of Row Which May
Mean Murder.

Mean Murder.
Because Riley Searcy objected to Fred
Benson keeping company with his daush-
ter, Searcy is now likely to die in Ben
ton. Benson has thus far escaped arrest
and is known to have passed through
Hazel Green en- route to Dubuque, where
he has friends and where it is expected he
will be arrested. The shooting occurred
in the livery barn of Deputy Sheriff Ris-
PEN Searcy and Benson met there and
Searcy remarked. well, [ guess this has
gone far enough what have you to say?'
Benson's reply was a thrust into his
pocket and a revolver shot rang out and
Searcy fell mortaIly wounded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
SEATS IN CARS OR NO FARE.
La Crosse Citizens to Secure Ordi-
nance Against Railway.

La Crosse citizens have tired Of stand
inc in the street cars, and will try to
pass mo seat, no fare" ordinance
which has been introduced in the Com
mon Council. Under the ordinance it is
unlawful for the conductor to ask for
fares from any one who has not a seat.
Ii cars enough to accommodate crowds
are not provided the company may be
subjected to heavy fines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-30
FORMER FoNDY MAN IS SHOT.
william Goofe Victim OF HoId-up In
in Custer, Mimi.

William Goofe, formerly Of Fond du
Lac. and native of Calumetyille, was
recently killed at Custer, Mimi. Goofe,
it is said, was sitting in hotel, where
he was employed as night clerk, with
travelling man. Two masked men entered
and called upon them to throw up their
hands. Thinking that it was joke,
Goofe and his companion did not comply
promptly and were shot. Goofe was
about 80 years Of age and few months
AGO his father was found dead in barn
near the KOrrer hotel in Fond du Lac.