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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

If we are to judge by the thou
sands of people who are being daily
swindIed by the numerous get rich
schemes that infest the country, the
Am ,'ican people are becoming par
ticuIarly easy. Almost every large
city seems to be fruitful field for
the swindler's operations, aud the
poor dupes almost tumble over each
other in their effort to get something
for nothing or fabulous returns for
small outlay, which anyone of
average intelligence ought to know
was a swindle without being ap-
prised of the fact. Aside from this
the press of the country is con-
tinually warning the people of the
dangerous character of those sw1nd-
ling operations and publishing re-
ports of the thousands who have
learned by dear experience of the
fraudulent nature of so many con-
Germs in which they have intrusted
their all. We should say it serves
them right were it not for the fact
that the victims in many cases are
poor people who can i'll afford to
lose their daily earnings in this man
ner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Clean Up.

There is going to be an unusual
amount of work done this year in
Wisconsin cities and villages, clean
ing up the towns. There is going
to be some work done to make the
school grounds look better in cities
and villages and in the country; the
long-neglected little country school
yards are going to get some atten-
ton.
1t is not epidemic, yet, this clean
ing up fever, but the time is surely
coming when it will be-for it is
catching" and spreads" faster
than any other contagious attec-
ton. There is no stopping it.
One class of people, only, are i'm
mune from 1.-THE people who live
on farms, and could, more easily
than any others, clean up about
their houses and other buildings,
because they have more time to do
it in, one year with another.
So many of them do actually
nothing to beautify their homes.
There are comfortable frame houses
on farms that are worth 1926 an
acre without any pretens1on to
shade, shrubbery, flowers, or hedge
about them, or a square yard OF
green lawn that is mown and cared
for.
In hundred years from now, OF
possibly in 200 years, the people will
have got some idea Of landscape eff
fects on their farms. They ought
to begin now, in a small way, about
their houses. A patch of green lawn
the width of the house, and extend
ing to the ''road fence" will be a
good start. w Ter to keep it in
order can be had with hardly any
cost from the farm windmill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

Mrs. George Reed of Madison
is reported as slightly improving in
health.
Several from Lancaster attend
ed the funeral of John KnOtwell
held at Beetown yesterday.
Mrs. Maggie Calvert left today
for months visit with her sister,
Mrs. Walter Marks at Omro, in
northern part of the State.
"A social hop will be given Fri
day evening. All are cordially in
vited to come and enjoy themselves.
Good music and a good time for ev-
erybody. Tickets to dance, soc.
John Dechow received word
yesterday morning that his brother
in-law, VIM. Brakeman, bad been
killed at Spooner, Wis, where he
resided. No details were given as
to cause of his death. Mr.. Bruck-
man was marshal of the town. Mr..
and Mrs. DechOw went to SpOOner
on the afternoon train yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
How to Do 1t.

A Kentucky farmer answered an
advertisement. How to get more
eggs" and enclosed the dollar fee.
The reply was simple: Raise more
hens"
Another man complained that
when he sent S. to learn the secret
of living without work." he was
advised to become a boarder at the
poorhouse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Cassville.

The many friends of Mrs. Her
man Hartman, ST., are sorry to
learn that while going down cellar
steps in her new home that she
slipped and fell breaking her arms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bossert were in
Lancaster last week giving Boston
store a call.
Egbert Rockefellow the eminent
eye specialist of Mccartney is ready
to fit your eyes with pair of glasses
in case you are in need of a pair.
Thursday was Catholic holiday
the day being nice and roads good
there was large cong egation.
Joe Vundrum of Potosi moved
the household goods of his sister,
who became Mrs. Bausch, to her
new home in Cassville on Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Chapman and chill
dren, after several weeks visit with
the Chapmans and Reeds of Water
loo, returned to her home at Battle
Creek.
Chris, Joe, John and Will Kart
man with their families of Waterloo,
attended a big wedding at Glen
Haven on Tuesday.
Several of the farmers having in
vested in clippers and will clip
others horses for $1.00 head.
Sam Kerr's store wagon Of Hurri-
cane corners made its first trip last
Wednesday, Frank Murphy acting
as salesman.
Mrs. Frank Steinhoff and Eaby of
Piatteville came on train to Cass-
vile where they will spend a week
visiting at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Schneider,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hoffman and baby
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
Schneiders home also
Miss Ocea Reynolds, the teacher
at ElweIl school spent Saturday and
Sunday with her mother at Cass-
vile.
Herman Steffen of Burton drove
to Cassville Sunday, and spent a
very pleasant evening at Hielerman
home.
Miss Minnie Shelter, after hav
ing finished a very successful term
Of school in Schall District, return
ed home Saturday.
Miss Birdie Barnes returned home
after visiting her sister, Mrs. Edwin
Moreshead of Harrison township.
The exercises at the Brick school
were pretty fair. The program
which was quite lengthy was pretty
fair and was closed by debate
Resolved THAT the pen is mightier
than the sword" Affirmative,
Pauline Kishbaum and Hazel Smith !;
negative, Nettie Blume and Ella
Geurnev; the judges, Miss Mamie
Daley, Mrs. EnOch Groom and
Frank Neimer decided in favor Of
the affirm. Singing was chiefly
trios by Misses Lille, Ella Geurney,
Hazel Smith, Nettie Blume, Pearl
Ruschi.
The services at Burton church
were we'll attended and Rev. Snow
would be pleased to see as many and
as many more next time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
HAS BIG BUSINESS.
Receipts of April Pass Million Dol.
lar Mark.

As indicating the continued
growth of the Modern Woodmen
society, it is interesting to know
that for the first time in its history
the society's receipts for the month
amounted to more than 81, 600, 0OO
in the month of April. The exact
amount received during the April
month, as reported by Head Clerk
Halves, was 81, 02O, 1913 So. This was
for the March assessment RENTED
by the clerks of camps to the head
clerk in the month Of April, but it
also includes remittances for sup
plies and some minor miscellaneous
remittances.
With such an enormous business.
some time is taken at the head Office
IN getting the maitland the society's
business is nearly all transacted by
mall-into the proper departments
for consideration. All mail is OPEN
ed, stamped, classified and dated on
the day received in the mail depart
ment and mail carrying remittances
are separated and a record made of
each remittance on a remittance
card. This record shows tie char
acter of the remittance, the amount.
number, name OF remitter, etc, and
if any question arises in the future,
every single remittance can be
traced.
The reports from the clerks of
camps are sorted numerically by
camp number, dated, and a postal
acknowledgment Of receipt of re-
port Immediately mailed. Over
so, 900 pieces of mail are received
each month in the mail department
and this mail is all carefully read,
classified, ana assigned to the
various departments for cOnsidera4
ton.
While, in the aggregate, the bust
ness of the Modern WoOdmen society
does not rank in financial impor>
lance with the business of any Of
the three big New York insurance
companies the New York Life, the.
Equitable Life and the Mutual Life
yet it means more to the mass of
the membership. The head camp Is
authority for the statement that
fully 80 per cent of the members of
the Modern Woodmen society carry
no other insurance. The member
ship taken as a whole is composed
CT farmers, mechanics, small mer@
chants, and working men, etc
At the present time the society is
gaining in membership at an aver
age or over 1900 per month. Dur
ing the first three months of the
year over A, 900 benefit certificates
were issued and during the April
month nearly L., 600 Certificates were,
Issued. The amount OF insurance in
force at the present time places the
Modern Woodmen society next to
the New York Life Insurance Co.,
which has the largest amount Of in
surance in force of any fraternaE
beneficial society or life insurance
company doing business in the
United States. The n odern Wood
man society, however, has more
policy holders than the New York
Life although the latter has more
insurance in force.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

Speak now for an ad in the fair
book.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
BLOOMINGTON.

At the annual meeting of Blakes
Prairie Agricultural Society Mon
day afternoon, Reub French was re-
elected president; John Harris,
Baglev, VIM. Adams, Mt. Hope,
vice presidents; A. G. Bishop, secre-
tary; Abe Patch, treasurer. The
society is now in good shape, pre-
pared TO give the banner fair of it's
history on Sept. II, II, 1S, 1907.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
will Nichols and wife are he

Will Nichols and wife are here
rom Lacrosse for a brief visit.
Abe Patch and Oscar Brady
were over from Bloomington Mon
day.
Saturday, May Is, 1907, Ameri-
can History club will meet with
Mrs. Clara rockingham.
Mrs. Sam Walker passed away
at her home south of town Monday
night after a long illness. Funeral
will be held tomorrow morning at
1920. A more extended obituary
notice will be held later.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Twas Ever Thus,

Il thought you called up information
for the number" said he. "Why did
you quit and ring off ?" Information
had either dropped dead suddenly or
gone off to dinner with friend, she
replied. 4 waited and waited and
waited, and all could hear was some
blooming phonOgraph playing away"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Each to His Trade.

I'm more useful than you are, :
noasted the collie. "Yes?" replied the
bulldog. You don't say?" yes
You should see me go for the sheep
when they start to run away Well
Just wait until some tramps come
along here and when they start to run
away watch me go for the calves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15
Beauty Hints.

Above all, girls, if you would DE
beautiful, make it point to always
wear a smile on the face. Ii you
can't wear it on the face, wear IL
wherever you can. No MATTER II
your feet are wet and your shoes
squash water every time you take a
step, smile anyway. Remember the
old saying, ''smiles are worth more
than face powder"
~
The complexion should be thor
oughly curried before retiring at
night. A good plan is to take a
mixture of oat meal and mucilage
and plaster it on the face. When
you remove it in the morning a
nice, rosy, healthful complexion Will
be the result.
~
With the coming of summer
freckles may be looked for as usual.
These may easily be avoided oy
wearing a baseball mask when you
go out of doors.
~
Some people find blackheads very
annoying. The best way to remove
them is to pry them out with nat
pin or sharp file.
~
There is nothing so fatal to taclaI
beauty as bad carriage. See that
your coachman keeps it IN good
condition.
The eyebrows may be made
heavier and darker by shoveling
coal three hours every day in a coal
yard.
~
Keep the nails clean and well
polished. A little stove polish and
brush will do it nicely. Remem-
her the words of celebrated French
beauty: "Well kept nails is source
of great qualification"
-
Keep the hands soft and white.
If the knuckles are too prominent
run them through clothes wringer
twice day for a few weeks. This
will also make the hands longer and
more graceful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-15

Don't forget the dance Friday ev-
ening.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-05
THE TOWN

Yes, the Fourth Is over. put
effects are not.
Barn to rent. Inquire OF
Claude Faulkner.
VIM. M. Pease and wife were
Visitors at Mitchell Monday.
A new and complete line Of
! Ease pipes, at the City Drug
Store. 36
q w. G.. Mcdonald and wife
were visitors at Lake Andes
Sunday.
The City Drug Store carries a
full line of up-to date post cards.
Look them over. 36tf
Messrs. Bark and Absher
aud wives spent Sunday with
relatives at Lake Andes.
L. E. Corey was down from
Lake Andes Tuesday attending
to some business matters.
Purity Ice Cream is the best
to be had in Wagner. You can
get it at the City Drug Store. SO
Grab sale at Naeve's, the busy
store, Saturday July 9th, be.
ginning at 8 p. m, 1c cents q
grab.
Miss Jenney Johns on went to
Cham berlai n Monday morning,
where she will file on q piece of
Uncle Sans land.
Large or small Real Estate Loans.
re or write the Commercial State
Eank, Wagner S. D. Long time and
0nsy payments. Lowest terms.
81 VIM. Pease, Cashier.
Mrs. G. M. Meters and daugh-
ter Hattie left Monday morning
shere they will visit over the
Eonrth with relatives.
Nearly every one in Wagner
rent somewhere to spend the
!. arrth, and as a result the town
W pretty empty all day.
Be sure and be at Naevs's
~ three tomorrow afternoon,
when the grab sale begins. All
packages are winners, no
blanks.
Miss Eta Murray went over
10 Trip Monday to attend the
Wedding of Miss Lydia Harter,
which took place at that place
Tuesday.
E Victor Sweneon left Tuesday
morning for Nebraska points,
where they will spend the
Fourth. No, he did not tell US
what her name was.
This thing of coming home
from trip and trying to get
into the collar the first thing is
not what it is cracked up TO be.
II you don't believe it, try it.
For Sale: Millinery stock,
everything new and up to date,
,also buildings and lot. For par
'ticulars call on or address Fred
w. Haas, Stickney, S. d. 35 4
G. W. Bullock has been in
Chicago this week buying ma
terial and getting prices on the
new brick block he Is to erect on
the present site Of his furn iture
store.
The Gate City Studio is now
prepared TO do all kinds OF farm
scenes, sSock views and interiors.
|Enlarging and copying of oil
kinds. v. J. Bark, Wagner
and Lake Andes S. d. 80 tt
Mrs. G. w. Gallagher Of Ged.
|des oc cupied the pulpit in th g
Congregational church here
Sunday, in place Of o. M. Mitch.
ell Of Sioux City, who was TO
have conducted the services, but
at last nom emit telegraphed that
he was unable to attend.
The Wagner, Lake Shore 4
Armour Traction Go. has ma de
arrang ements TO put in an cleo.
trio lighting system ut Platte.
When Platte, Geddes and Lake
Andes get their plants running,
Charles Mi X county will be well
t;<xltaI hv aiactpinitv haeida1
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-05


Aaam usiaass @As y hassasss
ssslsss N isessiss sls arst u
IL usek
Glassware, 20 cents e grab.
Whsref Over Al Nasyo's, tns
busy store. beginning ~ Q. p. IN.
tc:sc.-S~ ijuly 81.
w. q. Mcdonald and DR..
Frink drove 10 Wheeler Tuesday
10 attend the meeting of the
county commissioners.
Lanst Jensen gave q dance In
his house last Friday evening
which was well attended by q
jolly crowd OF young folks who
enjoyed tripping the light fam
tastic until the morning hours.
You had better spend 10 cents
for a grab at Naeve's tomorrow,
and get a piece of glassware
worth 81.
The Farm & Home Telephone
Co. are moving from Fl. G.
Bark Co. 8 store into a room
over the First State Bank.
Owing to this the switch board
will not be IN operation Satur-
day night, Sunday or Sunday
night.
Don't forget that we make the
best terms on farm loans. Nc
waiting for the money. Com
mercial State Bank. tt
Hot weather! We feel like
asking for something with ice
in it" every once in a while, an d
as far as individual comfort is
concerned would rather have it q
little cooler, if you please. But
then, this hot sun is the thing
most needed just now by tho
growing crops. There is enough
water in the ground TO last some
time so the only thing we need
now to make small grain and
corn grow is plenty of hot sun
So Mr.. Weather Man, send il
along.
Fancy pieces of glassw arr
worth from 90 ceuts to 81, al
Naeve's, the busy store, tomor-
row July 81 beginning at 8
p. m, only ten cents q grab.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-05

A a. lAsasa ed v.fe asfs
passengers - Mitchell Aoaasy
moralng.
We have plenty OF money 10
loan on good cattle paper Of any
kind. Commercial State Bank.
Glassware worth 20, 80 cents
and u Al Naeve's tomorrow for
10 cents Q grab. grabbing be
gins at Q p. m, be sure and be
on time and get the best.
From what we have seen of
the two states during the past
month, South Dakota is about
two weeks ahead of Iowa as far
as small grains are concerned,
but corn appears to be about the
same, about two or three weeks
behind what it should be.
Lake Andes Wave: Major
Taylor sent up a force Of Indians
to work on the road at the west
end of the lake this week. The
lake has raised considerable
this spring and summer and
has overfowed the old grade.
Major Taylor is taking quite an
interest in having the roads on
! the reservation put in good con
dition and if his policy is
| followed we will in short time
have more good roads in this
part of Charles Mix county.
| II you want to sell or buy q
farm or to insure your property,
See w. G. Kirkpatrick, Wagner.
10-5
| Bro. Stout of the Avon Clari OF
has a kick coming because the
general merchants Of his town
do not advertise through his pa.
per. We don't blame you q bit,
John, and the general merchants
of Avon deserve the roasts you
gave them. Wagner merchants
are different: If they don't ad.
yertise in one way they do in an.
other, and we do not think there
is a merchant in Wagner who Is
not advertising his business
pretty thoroughly all the time,
and the trade which comes
shows that 1t pays.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-05

W.. J. osNsii ard wife Of An.
dras sere visiting 10 town
Monday.
Isesssssms on Real Estate losas q |
tins Commercial stste Bank. wagnss
>. o. VIM. n pease, Cashier
Adolph Peshek Of Tyndall il
visiting his brother James, and
family, also his sister.in-law,
Mrs. kristine Peshek.
Work on the New Era building
is going right along, and by an
other month we expect to be
installed in larger quarters.
The display of fireworks in
Wagner last night was fine-as
good as could be turned out in
places where there was a cele.
bration.
For Sale: A registered Po-
land China yearling boar, elig-
ible to register. Will be sold
reasonable. w. Metz, R. F. D.
1, Wagner, s. D.
have a first class Diamond
D. B fiat cornet with A and G
set pieces and a fine mandolin,
which | will sell cheap for cash.
Call at New Era office.
The various towns aroun q
here which celebrated all had
pretty good representation from
Wagner, and we guess all of
them have not returned home
yet.
Rev. Kratz left Monday for q
two weeks vacation. He will
spend the time al Lake Madison
Chatauqua, where he is the
instructor in the Sunday School
Normal department. The
association furnishes day and
evening programs Of highly in-
structive and moral character
closing with July 18th. Daily
| trains on the Sioux Falls Short
Line stop at the grounds, which
are easy OF access to all persons
seeking . few days delightful
recreation and entertainment.
Miss Jenney Johnson viii
occupy the Methodist pulpit
Sunday morning, July 9TH.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-02-06

Frank Theiring arrived here on
Friday Of last week, having severed
connection with the Hayes Lucas
lumber yards at Henry. S. D.
The family Of Herman Jaehn
moved from Springfield to Redwood
Falls last week. They will reside in
the apartments above the Fair store.
w. H. Peavey and force have fin
ished the task of putting Ats cords
of ice in store for the peoples use
during the coming summer months.
Harry March is again in Redwood
Falls, having arrived from Souris,
N. D., on Thursday Of last week.
He will probably return in the
spring
D. E. Knowlton will leave some
time during the coming week for
Northern California. Wallace Knowl-
ton, his brother, will leave in the
near future for Canada.
Franklin Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Webber went to New Ulm on
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Weber
mother will accompany them on
their return and will make Franklin
her home.
The D. L. Crmm1ns agency last
week purchased the w, A. Near
ants farm in Vail township, consist
/ ing of 240 acres. Mr.. Nearants will
/ hold an auction sale of his farm
property some time next month.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-02-06
A bouncing baby boy came to the

A bouncing baby boy came to the
home Of Will Whittet last Sunday.
Valentines in the newest and lat
est designs, at Luscher's drug store.
Wood, Wood! Inquire at the resi-
dence of F. A. Gray. 22-tf.
A 129 pound boy was born Sunday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Will Whittet of
this city.
We have a cash customer for a
highly improved farm near Redwood
Falls. GOPHER STATE REALTY Co.
Chris. Olsen Of Belview was in the
city last Saturday and remembered
the printer in his usual prompt and
pleasant way.
Secretary Pierce reports that W.
H. Gold and Dugald Tiffany of this
city will attend the Y. M. G. A. state
convention at Owatonna this week,
the latter representing the Baraca
class.
The workers council of the w. c..
T. u. will meet with Mrs. Westfall
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Come prepared to give some cheer
/ ing item of reform in response to
roll call
Mrs. G. H. Wallace, who has been
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Benham, returned Sat
urday to her home in Albee, S. D.
A thimble bee in her honor, was
held at the Benham home9on Thurs
day.
Fay Shaver and wife were sur
prised Monday evening by a dozer
or more conspirators, who invaded
their neWly-occupied cottage on Wy
oming street, on a house-Warmine
expedition. The house was warmed
to the qualification of all concerned
| Redwood county democracy nov
pints with pride to Peter J. Pin
of Sanborn, who has recently beer
appinted to the office of deputy
boiler inspector in this district. The
, pint is well taken, as Mr.. Pint i.
: recommended as a practical steam
engineer.
; Next Monday evening the youns
| people of the Epworth League ar
; Christian Endeavor societies Of tn
: Methodist and Presbyterian congre
} cations are to hold union social il
the parlors of the NJ E. church, an,
j have invited the young people of tn
t Christian and Episcopal congrega
7 tons to be their guests. A larg
/ attendance and an enjoyable time
assured.