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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
AWAY WITH HlTCHING POSTS.
Why They Should Be Abolished and
Sheds Provided In Their Place.

Why They Should Be Abolished and
Sheds Provided In Their Place.
Clarke NJ. Drake of Prattsburg, \.
Y, who wants the village hitching post
abolished, writes as follows to the
Farm Journal:
To many horse the hitching post
becomes a freezing post. It will have
post.
In the gales that often sweep through
the principal business streets of q vii
lage or town a blanket will not Ordi-
narily stay on a horse. If a sudden
rain comes up, the men and women
seek shelter. but the horses have to
soak. The horses are fastened to a
post, and no one could blame them for
breaking away and finding a place
which their faithful service has pur-
chased. Many of them are driven hard
to and from the village and severely
suffer at the post from the effects of
wind and storm.
In return for slackneSs in not provid-
ing sheds for the horses the village
people have TO endure a stable odor on
their streets whenever the weather is
right for it. These odOrs drift into the
stores, and when the droppings are
dry and fine the winds blow the parti-
cles in also
Some villages provide we'll built
sheds with feed managers. where horses
may not only enjoy freedom from wind
and rain, but also have the protection
of their blankets and the pleasure of
eating a bite before returning home.
If goods are purchased, they may be
placed in the vehicle and be kept as
dry as when they came from the store
till the owner is ready to go home. 1t
is very unpleasant to think of riding
home sitting on a wet cushion and I'M
der wet blankets.
Public sheds are not more or less
than guest barns where horses are to
stand in comfort and safety while the
owners are making purchases. Bust
ness men who have not enterprise
enough to provide place for custom
ers' horses do not deserve patronage.
l know village of 1,200 population,
a live business town, which has not
free public hitching shed. and since
May 1, 1906, 1t has been license
town. What Will many faithful
beast have to endure these winter
days and nights hitched i'll the open
streets, with its driver filing himself
with whisky. insuring a merciless drive
homeward and perhaps an empty man
gerP
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
NAME PLATES FOR TOWNS.
An Idea From Abroad Which Might
Prove Valuable Here.

Automobiles who have done any
amount Of touring, either in the United
States or abroad, have frequently won
dered why some method Of designating
towns and cities has never been adopt
ed by municipal authorities, says the
New York Post. Some few months
ago the suggestion was advanced in
the United States that perhaps the
postoffice department might be induced
to put the names of the towns on its
postofiice buildings in various places,
but so far as is known nothing has
ever been done in this direction.
With characteristic British thorough
ness, the English Automobile assOcia
ton has taken this matter up in the
tight little island, and it is the inten-
ton of the officers of that organization
to fix name plates on the first and last
buildings in all towns and villages
throughout the kingdom in order that
motorists as well as other travellers
may learn the name of a town or vii
lage as soon as they come to it. 1t
would seem that this is AZ idea
which might be considered by the vari-
Gus state associations Of the American
Automobile association.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
Makinn q lawn.

Four things are required to make a
good lawn-time, soil, climate and in
telligent labor, says the Garden Mag
azine. In England they have a saying
that it requires a hundred years to
make lawn and 200 years to make
a good lawn. In the United States,
where we are already trying to make
suburban homes while you wait and
where a month or two seem a very
long time. people are too impatient. It
speaks we'll for their ambition that
they want lawns as soon as they move
into their houses. but they are really
expecting too much. At the very best
It requires no less than three years to
make a presentable lawn and FIVE or
ten years to make what we uncritical
Americans call good lawn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
Sweet Naivete.

Among the interested visitors of the
marine barracks at Washington on one
occasion was a party of young girls
from a Maryland town, friends of one
of the officers of the barracks. They
proved very much interested in every
thing pertaining to the life and disci-
pline of the post
what do you mean by 'taps?'" ask
ed one young woman.
TAPS are played every night on the
bugle," answered the officer. 1T means
lights OUT They play it over the
bodies of dead soldiers"
A puzzled look came to the face of
the questioner. Then she asked:
What do you do if you haven't a
dead soldier?"-Philadelp Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
Couldn't Believe Him.

After a wordy argument in which
neither scored two Irishmen decided
to fight it out 1t was agreed that inn
mediately either said, I've had
enough" the fight should cease.
After they had been at it about ten
minutes one of them fell and at once
exclaimed:
Enough! I've had epoughy
But his opponent kept on hitting
him until a man who was watching
them said:
''Why don't you let him get up? He
says he's had enough"
Il know he said so, said the victor,
without relaxing his efforts, "but he's
such a liar you can't believe a word he
says. Glasgow Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
The Los Angeles Limited.

Electric lighted train, Chicago to
Los Angeles every day in the year,
less than three days en- route, via Chi
cago & Northwestern, Union Pacific
and Salt Lake Route. Splendid equip
ment of the most modern and com
plete character, accommodating all
classes of travel.
Pullman drawing room and private
compartment sleeping cars, Pullman
tourist sleeping cars and composite
observation cars. Double berth in
tourist cars only $500 from Chicago.
Close connection with trains of the
Northwestern line from Wisconsin
points.
For full information apply to nearest
agent the Northwestern line. Iowa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
Homeseekers Rates.

Homeseekers' tickets are on sale via
the Northwestern line from points in
Wisconsin the first and third Tuesday
of each month at very low rates for
the round trip to points throughout
the west, northwest and southwest.
Also special low rates for one-way
colonists' tickets same dates in Feb.
and March to Colorado, Wyoming and
the Black Hills, and to Pacific Coast
points daily during March and April.
Ask agents the Northwestern line
for particulars. 10w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
None Eor Her.

Miss Ann Teek-Really, some Of the
young girls nowadays are positively
awful! The idea Of a girl being en-
gagged to two young men at the same
time It's just shameful!
Miss Cutting Besides, you find it ag-
gravating also, don't you?-Philadel-
phia Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
Some Conversation

Benevolent Lady going over asylum,
to a lunatic)-Po0r man. What a sad
existence for you-always being cooped
up in this place.
Lunatic-Not at ali, madam. The
fools who come to see Us are sometimes
quite amusing Bon VivaDt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
His Theory.

you deny that there s. any such
thing as hard timeS?"
Certainly" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax. Prosperity is always with Us.
The only difficulty is that it some
times becomes rather con ntrated and
circumscribed.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
What He MIGHT Do.

DR.. Story, the late principal of Glas-
gov university, taking a holiday in the
country once, was met by the minister
of the district, who remarked: Hello,
principal! You here? Why, you must
come down and relieve me for day"
The principal replied, Il don't promise
to relieve you, but l might relieve your
congregation"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
Advertise In Home Papers.

1t is quite within the range of pos
sibility that If the local merchants
would advertise a little more IN the
local paper the local people would buy
many things from them which they
now buy from the mail order houses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
AS Its Papa Eats.

"Oh, yes, Nuritchs baby was born
with a silver spoon in it's mouth, of
course"
"It's a curious looking child Takes
after its father. doesn't it,"
''No, indeed If it took after its ia
Their it would have been born with a
silver knife in its mOuth.'-CathOlic
Standard and Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
ALivino In the Soil.

There's a man who gets his living
out of the soil. even though he does
work in the city all the year round"
Nonsense! How can he do thatr'
"He's the owner or a laundry"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02

USE Peach Blossom -four, the best
u the marker. IOWA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02

PEACH BLOSSOM -four speaks for
itself; give it a trial and be convinced
that it has no equal. IOWA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02
Confusing.

Outlate returning to his hotel at 2
a. IN. and mistaking his room)-Good
gracious, | must be in bed already!
Here are my feet.-Pele AIele.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

Nearly every woman has these miser-
able experiences, and many such sufferers
seek relief in secret remedies, containing
harmful drugs and cheap alcohol. If you
are doing this, stop it now, before you
RUM your health completely. Your con-
dition is bad enough without making it
worse.
You need a tonic that will brace up the
nervous system cleanse the bowels, liver
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is Stuart's Calcium Waters.
Stuart's Calcium Waters are not Sc
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Stuarts Calcium Waters contain sui
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the nerves and brain; make pure, rich,
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You can obtain Stuart's Calcium Waters
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Address T. A. Stuart Co., 175 Stuart Bldg,
Marshall, Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
CEMENT RESERVOIR FOR
EDGAR CANYON WELL
Pasadena Firm Secures Contract for
Construction at Beaumont-Water
Supply InexhaustibIe--Many
Homes to Be Built

Special to The Herald.
BEAUMONT, Dec. 14.-Contract was let
yesterday to Bryant & King of Pasadena
by the Beaumont Land and Water COM
rany for the building of another cement
reservoir in Edgar canyon to conserve the
waters. from the new well just drilled
there. An inexhaustible supply was OBJ
tanned in the well, and as the old reSer-
Ioir is full and running over the ad-
ditional storage was made necessary. The
contract calls for the building of the
reservoir, thirty feet in diameter and six
feet in Depth and the furnishing and lay
ing of $3.50 feet of 12-inch steel and cement
ripe to connect the well with the reser-
voir and both with the present water
system The reservoir will hold 400 bar
rels
Contracts were let yesterday for several
homes and business stands. One con-
tractor took contracts for two business
buildings and four cottages.
D. c. Burson is putting on the finishing
touches to his greenhouse and Office on
Beaumont avenue w. X. Wallace COM
pleted his home on Chestnut street yes
terday, and today began work for Con-
tractor IIibbard on the first of six cot
tages which he is building on Chestnut
street.
Mrs s. l.. Belts of Altadena has pur.
| chased a location and will build bakery
and lunch counter near the station.
W. K. Wallace has the contract for the
building of a home for Mrs. L. L. Whit
lock of Los Angeles, who has purchased
two lots in Beaumont.
D. T. Jackson will begin a house on one
of his lots at once. Several homes are
nearing completion and others are getting
ready to build.
Newton Best harvested 23O tons of fine
apples from his thirty-acre orchard this
season.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
PRISONER ESCAPES WHILE
MARSHAL VISITS FRIENDS
Man Charged with Attempting to
Bribe Official Sought by Beach
PoIice-Disappears from
Restaurant
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 1.-Marshal Keener
of Sawtelle has asked the assistance of the
local police in tracing John B. Taylor, who
is charged with attempting to bribe city
Official who disappeared last night from a
restaurant where he had gone in custody OF
Keener to get the usual meal provided for
prisoners.
Keener left his prisoner eating at table
in the restaurant while he talked with some
friends on the sidewalk at the entrance OF the
establishment
When he thought 1t was time for Taylor to
have finished eating the marshal entered the
restaurant, to find the man had vanished.
INQUIRY in the neighborhood developed the
fact that man answering Taylor's descrip-
tion had been seen going toward the sea.
Taylor was arrested on complaint prefer
red by Deputy Constable A. +. Young who
states that Taylor offered to pay him $40 to
be Allowed to operate gambling hall at
SaWtelle.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
DIVISIONLSTS
WILL CIRCLE
NEW COUNT Y
MONSTER AUTO PARADE FOR
TUESDAY
TWO HUNDRED MOTORS MAY BE
IN LINE
sobriquets OF Civil War Are Being
Brought Into Play by oppo-
nents in Fight for
Split
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
POMONA, Dec. 1.-THE sobrlquets of
the civil war are coming into use in the
great fight for county division In their
several short addresses, well remembered
by a few, the ants have referred to di-
vision as frank secession" and dubbed
its followers "rebels' and gray coats"
"Turn-coats," however, is one epithet
which has not been flung at the division
lists, and there is little liability that 1t will
be, for one reason-namely, that 1t would
be flung back. The proponents of the
popular movement have indeed evinced
fighting qualities OF real rebels, showing
fight and plenty of it at every turn and
twist of the road. Up to the present the
divis have been decidedly the aggressors,
and where the battle has ragged most
fiercely, San Bernardino county, many OF
the enemys generals have been driven
far from the firing lines, way back into
the heart of the county, where they came
from.
The focus of interest and attention is
the great procession of automobiles, to be
held on Tuesday, December d7. More
than one hundred automobilists have al
ready pledged themselves, and 1t would
be no surprise If Tuesdays sun lighted
the way for two hundred automobiles
filled with cheering divisionists to circle
the new county from Covina to Clare
mont, and so on around.
Early Start
An early start will be made Tuesday
morning, and the entire day, perhaps some
of the night will be given over to gen.
ora, good time. There will be music and
speeches, feasts and music, speeches and
feasts, and by nightfall Tuesday it is in
tended that no person in this territory
will be unaware OF the live spirit OF
division.
Great interest has been aroused by the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

Pasadena Agency.
"a East Colorado Street.
Sunset Main 274o Home 1885,
PASADENA, Dec. 14.--It is announced that
the government forestry department has de-
cided to abandon the nursery started eight
years ago at Henningers fats on Mount
Wilson and that the trees now there are to
be removedto the nursery ON Lytle creek In
San Bernardino county.
II the nursery is to be abandoned 1t means
a severe blow to Pasadena, and especially to
the watershed of Mt. Wilson. T. p. Lukens.
through whose efforts the nursery was To-
Gated at Henninger's Mats. deplores any con-
templated action on that line. He selected
the site and planted the trees under author
ity Of Gneral Forest Supervisor Clifford Pin
chot.
The ground was furnished free of ernt by
John H. Holiness W. r. Stats and the Mt.
Wilson company, who expended a total Of
$1,000 in piping water, building a reservoir and
making other improvements for which the
forestry bureau at that time had no funds.
This money is being paid back to the donors
on the installment plan Of S20monthly from
the allowance OF the forestry bureau.
III the nursery is to be removed, and
have been informed that such is the case, It
means a great loss not only to Pasadena but
night. LOS Angeles and Pasadena citizens
subscribed total Of $4,000 for the seeds which
1 planted there and from which healthy
young forest has sprung UP. The location
was originally selected because of fitness of
soil and the climatic conditions I had the
best results Of propogating there Of any place
where trees are raised in Southern California.
when the mettar was first talked over
with Mr.. Pinchot 1t was agreed that our
watersheds need replenshing and since then
over 100000 trees have been grown. The
nursery has supplied the entire forest r.
serves of Southern California with young
trees and its removal Is certainly blow to
the best interests OF this section. The Pasa-
dena people should make some effort to re-
tain 1t through cooperation in an appeal to
the bureau of forestry. Our representatives
in congress might be induced to mbring pres
sure upon Mr.. Pinchot to prevent its removal.
while Supervisor Charlton may have some
valid reason for the proposed consolidation of
the two nurseries at Lytle creek, 1t seems to
me a great mistake to abandon such q 1T
tnig locality as Henningers flats"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
ORCHARDS CRIMES
SHOWN AS HZDEOUS
DRAMATIC SCENES MARK TRIAL
OF PETTIBoNE
Miners Federation Again Admits
He Committed Terrible
Offenses
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho Dec. 14.-Dramatic scenes
marked the proceedings in the trial of
George A. Pettlbone for completely in the
murder of former Governor Frank Steun-
enberg, Clarence s. Darrow, chief coun-
sci for the defense, closed his cross-exam-
ination of Harry Orchard before the ad-
tournament this afternoon, by picturing
each of the crimes to which the witness
had confessed in it's most hideous light,
and after each he asked:
"You did that did you not?'
| Orchard, with face downcast and misery
written In every feature, to each question
answered.:
"Yes, sir; I did"
"You never met a man in fair fight,
did you?" asked Darrow, but the court
sustained the states objection to the
question.
| Throughout the ross-examination Dar-
row referred to the testimony at the Hay
wood trial, and endeavored to show con-
Trajectory statements, but Orchard held
his own in each instance. Once Darrow
was forced to admit that he was mistaken
in regard to the former testimony of the
witness.
Darrow touched very lightly on the in
cidents leading up to Orchards confess
sion, merely showing that Detective Nc
,Parland had told him the Bible story of
st. Paul and King David. who had been
murderers, and Of "Kelly the Bum" Of
the Molly Maguires, who was given his
liberty because he gave evidence for the
state. ,..,-..-
The story of Orchards conversion and
religious profession was not brought out
by either the state or defense. The only
intimation of it was when Darrow asked
the witness If MCFARLAND had not told
him that st. Paul and David, after COM
mitting murder, had become men of pow
er for good.
"He told me they had been forgiven"
answered Orchard, simply.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

examine the books and affairs of its
members, no bankers association has a
more important duty than to preserve the
integrity of it's members.
The report OF the secretary showed a
rapid increase in membership of the asso-
citation. which now comprises Az banks.
Its power for apprehension of criminals
defrauding members is indicated by the
report of the protective committee, for
seven forgers have been sentenced since
last May, and an equal number are now
under arrest awaiting trial as result OF
its work.
The protective committee was instructed
to use every means in its power 10 prlhs
10 Justice any and all bank officials who
may be guilty Of dishonest practices.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

announcement of a public debate between
r. p, Shepherd of Pomona, champion of
the divisionists, and A. p. Griffith of
Azuga, supporter of stand pat interests.
Such an event would prove tremendous
drawing card. 1t Is understood that Grif-
fifth will yield to the popular demand only
on the consideration that the battle of
words be held in Azusa. In his home
town II is stated that Griffith has conf
dence that IL the affair should develop
into a battle of books and possibly OF
lemons, he would be given some degree
of protection.
Anent this announcement, one Of the
old timers spoke yesterday of the Lincoln
Douglas debates which he had listened to
as boy with great avidity. 1.-THE spirit
out here Is rnighty good" he said, "even
compared with that which made the
flfties famous" Asked as to compari-
son of the speakers, he said:
Makes High Comparison
''well, both of those fellows in Illinois
were chips of the old block. One of these
fellows here is pretty good, too; the
other-weu the debate will show him UP.
What side am I on? Why 1 was for
Lincoln then as against, slavery, and
haven't changed my mind"
Sure enough, he wore Pomona county
button on the lapel Of his coat.
For the charges of disloyalty preferred
against them. the divlsionists have come
back on their opponents and branded
them tories" The divisionists affirm that
their interests, as far as county affairs
obtain, are AS far removed from those OF
Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties
as though an ocean lay between and
round about, and in the matter Of gov
ernment they state that, like the colonials
they have suffered taxation without rep
resentation.
AS for being rebels, they accept the
epithet in the meaning of '76.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
MAYOR OF P!TTSBURG IS
THREATENED WITH DEATH
Warned That Unless He Changes His
Policy with Regard to AIe-
eheny He Will Be
Killed
IN AssocIated Press.

BY AssOcIated PresS.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 14.-Mayor Geo,
w. Guthrie of Greater Pittsburg is in re-
ceipt of letter threatening him with
death unless his policy is reversed inn
mediately. Due precaution against vio-
lence has been taken.
Since the constitutionality of the annex
alton of Allegheny to Pittsburg was af-
firmed by the supreme court of the United
States, Mayor Guthrie has accomplished
several things which are it is stated,
unfavorable to persons in Allegheny.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
BANKERS ASSOCIATION
DENOUNCES DISHONESTY
Protective Committee Ordered to
Bring to Justice All Who Abuse
Confidence of Their
Patrons
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14.-An import
ant meeting of the executive council OF
the California Bankers association was
held in this city today. 1t was decidea 10
hold the next annual convention at Pasa-
dena on May 1918, 1908. A committee was
instructed to report at that convention
recommendations concerning changes In
the present system of examining state
banks.
The members OF the council agreed tnat
while the association had no nower TO
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
STANDARD oil Decree sianed

CHICAGO, Dec. H.-The bill Of excep-
tions in the appeal Of the Standard OIL
company of Indiana from the fine OF
$29, ,24O, 900 was today signed by Judge Ian
dis. and war later filed in the court of
appeals. 1t is expected that the entire
record in the case will be filed within a
few weeks and hearing had upon the
appeal within a short time.