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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
State News in Brief.

The work of laying the walls Of the
new capital in Madison has been begun.
The building is to cost between $4,000,
0OO and $G,000,000.
The Dane County Medical Society has
adopted a schedule of minimum fees for
service and is publishing it in the news
papers for the information of the public.
Word has been received from Sand
I oint, Idaho, that Everett Thomas Of
Eau Claire was drowned at that place
while crossing a river in a skiff with
companion.
Explosion of a stove in the station of
tee Northwestern at Cato started a fire
that endangered the life of Edward
Hartman. agent for the Northwestern In
surance Company, who was awaiting a
train Hartman's fur coat was ignited.
The squirrels which nest in the shade
trees about Beaver Dam are increasing
at such a rapid rate that they are becom-
ins nuisance. An ordinance was en-
acted some time ago for their protection
but they have become such a pest that
there is a reaction in public sentiment
end steps will be taken to exterminate
them, or at least keep their numbers
within reasonable limit
Thomas BALI of Spring Green pleaded
guilty to a charge of assault and was
sentenced to twenty years in the State
prison by Judge Stevens. The complaint
was made by Mrs. Edward Fronk of
Spring Green. BALI narrowly escaped
lynching when arrested.
William Anderson Of Dunbar has be-
come insane through worry over the pre-
Gictions of a fortune teller. Fwo months
eco the seer foretold that Anderson would
die during the month of January The
man could think of nothing else, and at
last became a maniac He has been COM
mitted to the county hospital.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
GUN PLAY OVER G5 CENTS.
Benton Mother Gave Girls Lover

Benton Mother Gave Girls Lover
Money to Get Divorce.
Riley SeaTcey, who was shot by. Fred
Benson in Rispen's livery barn in Ben
Ion. shows considerable Improvement,
and it is now believed that he will re-
cover. 1t has been learned that tlsa men
quarreled over money matters. Benson,
it is said, had a wife living in Missouri.
When he came to Benton to work in the
mines he began paying attentions to
Searcey's step-daughter. The girls moth
er favored his suit and loaned him $40
with which to secure a divorce from his
wife in Missouri that he might marry
the Benton girl. Benson did not pay
back the loan and Searcey pressed him
for payment. When the men met in the
livery barn an argument about the money
came up ana there was difference of 90
cents between them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
BRA1IAN Is EXONERATED.
Chippewa Falls Business Man Is
Free and A gain ut Home.

Chippewa Falls Business Man Is
Free and Again at Home.
Samuel S. Braman. % years of age,
a Chippewa Falls merchant, who was ar
rested on the charge of embezzling and
swIndling, returned from Belvidere, Ill.
lie says that he was dismissed from Gus
tody, as the charges could not be sub
Stimulated. He claims that his arrest
was caused by some of his former bust
ness rivals. Before coming to Chippewa
Falls and going into business under the
name of Charles Henning, Braman was
one of the leading business men of Belvi-
dele. He says that domestic troubles
caused him to leave his wife and four
children. He went to Chippewa Falls,
where he changed his name and intended
TO start life anew
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
Rules for Success.

Start right"
"Aim right"
Keep pegging away"
Any one who observes these three
rules is assured Of success, accord
ing to President Edward A. Poteat, of
FIrman University, who addressed
the men of the junior college at the
University of Chicago today.
If you start wrong you are sure
to go wrong" he declared. If you
aim at nothing you will hit nothing.
Do not aim at riches; aim at COM
plete manhood.
Above all, strive for patience. As
between the patient man and the bril-
liant man, give me the patient man
every time. Chicago Special TO the
New York World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
The Han If Fame

Wait not for Luck to draw the bolt
Nor Chance give up her key
The door that opened TO" the great
Is 0Den yet for thee
Luck is a sleepy sentinel,
And Chance a tickle light;
Many man hath passed them both
Aad entered in the night.
Have little care if neither heed
Thy clamor. call or din
Take up the magic torch and key,
And let thine own self in!
Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
SEEKS DEATH WITH BABE.

Oshkosh Woman Jumps Into Cistern
with Infant and Both Drown.
With a 2-months-old baby in her arms,
Mrs. Albert Marth, living on farm IN
the town OF Nekimi, about seven miles
south Of Oshkosh, jumped into the els
tern. Both the woman and child were
drowned. She was about . years of age
anG is believed to have been temporarily
insane. A note was found in the bosom
OF her dress saying that she was tired
OF living and decided to end her exist
cnce. Both she and the baby have been
in poor health for some time. The hus-
band was at work in the barn when she
committed the deed. Mr.. and Mrs. Marth
had been married year and half.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02

ity educations, but
nearly all had to
begin at the bottom
rung of the ladder.
There is hardly one
humble calling in
connection W i t h
railroading from
which one or more
men have not
climbed to the top,
but the instrument
with which the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
Turkey Talk.

NV dear" remarked Mr.. Crouch
this turkey is unusually tough. May
ask where you got it?"
Certainly, replied Mrs. Crouch
sweetly. I purchased it at station
cry store. Do you suppose l got It
from a butcher shop?"
NO, indeed" replied Mr.. Crouch,
iabbing the carving-knife into the
hard flesh Of the bird, Il have been
under the impression for the past ten
minutes that you procured it from a
hardware store. ''-Woman's Home
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
COMPLETE 100000 WORK.

Extensive Northwestern Operations
in ShebOygan Are Finished.
The Northwestern railroad improve
ments in Sheboygan. costing $1,00OO0O
and including the new belt line, viaducts,
bridge over Sheboygan river, and the new
passenger and freight depots, have been
completed. and H. y. Trip, the engineer
in charge, will leave for Fall River to
take charge of some track changes there.
Mr.. Trips crew of assistants also will
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02

Mary to read. 1t was a brilliantly
written sketch of the decadent type,
in which a man Of the world had
wooed and won a less worldly woman.
81 don't like it," Mary told him,
frankly: 1T leaves a bitter taste in
the mouth"
pays WELL" said Ted, complacent-
". "And by the way, the story is
true one"
Are you the hero, Ted?"
81 am" he admitted, unblushingly.
"And the girl-surely she is a
myth"
your quondam model, Eleanor
Frost"
"Ted, you deliberately made her be-
lieve that you cared"
81 succeeded perfectly, as you will
see in the story"
Mary's eves hardened and a curious
pallor supplanted the rose of her
cheek.
"Are you telling me the truth?" she
asked in a low tone.
This time-yes."
''Now 1 begin to understand the
change in Eleanor. l used to love to
have her here, her happy presence
was so infectious, SO delightfully."- gen.
uine. Then suddenly she grew moody.
Grace tells me she had lost favor
with artists because she no longer
takes an interest in her work. SO
that is you doing, Ted Hartley? 10
be able to write well-to analyze life's
master emotion-you blighted an in
nocent life. Are you not proud OF
your achievement
ooh, come now, Meg, you're not
growing squeamish at this late day"
Ted exclaimed, uneasily.
"Suueamish?" she repeated with
measureless scorn. mo, 1 am not
squeamish. 1 am ashamed to have
touched hands with a man capable OF
such despicable treachery.'
Ted threw down his story and rose,
but she waved him back authorlta-
lively and clasped her hands behind
her
Don't try to explain your conduct.
Nothing that you can say will lessen
your guilt VIII you please go now
before 1 despise you too much?"
When the door closed behind him
Mary sank into his vacated place on
the divan and abandoned herself to
the luxury OF tears.
1t was close upon dusk the next
day when the train arrived in Ma
pleton. She gave her orders to the
driver and climbed YEARLY into the
hack. which set off at once towards
her brothers place on the outskirts
of the village.
Suddenly she called to the driver
who slowed up cumbrously. She
alighted and made her way over the
long damp grass of the lawn to the
great front door, turned the yielding
knob Of the partly open door OF the
living room and entered.
Robert sat before the glowing
hearth. his dark head resting on the
chair back, his hands clasped in an
attitude of deep reflection, and he
drew a sharp breath of startled amaze
ment. but he said never a word.
Robert" said Mary, in a clear, IN
shaken voice. l have come back IN
my right mind-finfshed with Bohemia
forever. Do you still want me-"
He rose and held out his arms, but
she hesitated, her face blushing and
paling by turns in wavelike success
sion.
MARY, l never wanted anything or
anyone so much in my life!" ne
cried.
Mary smiled radiantly.
'I'm so glad, Robert" she whls-
ed.-New Haven Register.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
PABsT HEIRS TO PAY PENALTY.
Inheritance Tax Delay Will Cost
Beneficiaries Of VIII $4,000.

Inheritance Tax Delay Will Cost
Benefciaries Of VIII $49,65O.
Because they did not pay the inherit
auce tax on their share of the estate of
the late Captain Frederick Pabst, the
heirs must now pay penalties to the
amount of $4,000. The estate, according
to a judgment just entered in the County
Court in Milwaukee, amounted to 1881
999.30. The net value. after all expenses
were paid, was $7.625, 1915. The in
heritance tax amounts to S195,24562. OF
this amount about $4,000 was paid with
in the time when penalties begin to run.
Mrs. Pabst paid her tax, but the children
Col. c. G. Pabst, Frederick Pabst,
Mrs. Maria Goodrich, Mrs. Emma Soch-
lein and Miss Elizabeth Pabst-did not
do so, and now are penalized for defer
ring payments. The first four have to
pay $11,OS7 each, and the granddaughter
paws $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
Domestic PIeasantries.

"Arabella, where in the world did
you get this steak?' asked Mr.. Tom
lzins at the supper table. Its the
toughest meat l ever tackled"
''Why, 1 got it at furniture store.
Where do you suppose 1 got it," re
torted Mrs. Tompkins, her eyes snap
ping.
Il didn't know, but l was Of the
opinion that you got it at rubber
house. "-AIilwaul1ee Sentinel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
ICE COMPANIES IN FIGHT.

Purpose Is to Divert Attention from
Dynamiting of Dam.
KenOsha county officials who have been
investigating the mysterious attacks on
the home of Mrs Cornelius O'Neil in the
town of Somers declare that these attacks
are due to a fight between ice companies.
1t is claimed that the companies have no
grudge against Mrs. O'Neil, but that the
house has been attacked in a mysterious
way in order TO take the attention of dep
uty sheriffs from d certain dam that has
been destroyed by dynamite several times
in the last few months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
Wisconsin
State News
OFFICIAL FLEECED BY INDIAN.
manufactures evolves Ears,'' for
Which He Gets Bounty.
@N@NN~NNN~0

Manufactures evolves Ears,'' for
Which He Gets Bounty.
An ingenious Indian living at Pleasant
Ridge, near Chippewa Falls, feeced the
county clerk Of Clark county in a most
unique way. Going to the county clerk,
the Indian displayed five pairs of wolves
ears, for which he asked bounty at the
rate of $50 per wolf The clerk unhesi-
tatingly wrote out an order for the
amount Shortly after the Indians de
parture the clerk noticed a striking re-
semblance in the size and color of the
ears and to his astonishment discovered
that they had been made out of the skin
o. a wolf The work had been done very
ingeniously, the pieces of an old hide be-
ing sewed together; the stiffness was re-
tanned by a piece of cardboard placed
between. The county clerk has sworn out
a warrant for the Indians arrest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
Carriage Hit; Two Killed.

Two young people were instantly killed
and a third person was probably fatally
wounded at Wyocene when the pioneer
limited train on the Milwaukee, and st.
Paul railway struck a carriage containing
a party of young men and women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02

boy in the offices at Hannibal, Mo-, 4
the road of which he is now head. Pres
ilent Winchell. Of the Rock Island, and
President Mellon, Of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford, started in
minor clerkships. President Harahan,
of the Illinois Central, - years ago,
was a switchman in the yards at Alex
andria, Va.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
FATHER FEARS FOUL PLAY.

Fond du Lac Man in NIenOminee to
Get Trace of Two Sons.
Samuel McMahone, a wealthy farmer
of Fond du Lac has been in Menominee,
Mich. to secure trace of his two sons,
aged 16 and 10, who left home on Nov.
10 to see the world. When last heard
from the boys were at Green Bay, where
they placed their baggage on board a
boat for Menominee. They went ashore
and missed the boat. The boys were not
much used to the ways of the world and
the father fears foul play
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
EVANSVILLE TOBACCO CENTER.
Only One City in County Handles a
Larger Amount.

At a meeting of the Twilight Club in
GAINESVILLE, T. S. Baines, prominent to-
bacco dealer and former Mayor, stated
that more tobacco is packed by thirty
dealers in GAINESVILLE than in any other
city in the United States, excepting Lam
caster. Pa. One-fourth OF 10 licensed
dealers in Wisconsin reside in GAINESVILLE,
and they will invest as follows in the
1906 crop of leaf: In the leaf itself,
100000; labor, $4,000; cases, $47,-
600; other expenses, $4,000; warehouse
property, $197, 600; total, S2,394,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
Stamps for Goods

r. A. Ladd postmaster at Lytles, was
arrested on two counts by PostOffice In
spector Fraser. One charge is that Ladd
padded his returns for the purpose Of in
creasing his compensation and the other
is that he traded stamps for merchandise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
CHURCH FIRE CAUSES PANIC.
Priest Remains at Altar and His EX-
ample CaIms People.

ample CaIms People.
Several persons were slightly injured
and one woman slightly burned during a
panic resulting from the burning Of st.
Aiphonse Catholic church in New Mum
steI. The pecuniary loss is estimated at
$4,000. Father Schiefen. in charge of
tic church, remained at the altar until
the last person had left. His presence
of mind undoubtedly prevented a catas-
trophe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
Endemic of DiDhthey.in.

An epidemic of diphtheria has broken
out at Bayfield, and the health officials
seem unable to cope with 1t.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
DIES TO DODGE TAXES.
Jefferson County Farmer Hangs Self
in GranarY.

i'm GranaTy.
''The county will never get another cent
out of me-" exclaimed John Janetscheck
Of Pennington township at the court
house in Jefferson, after objecting to the
amount of his taxes. The bill was too
big to suit him. A few hours later his
wife found him hanging by a rope from a
rafter in his granary. All efforts to
suscitate him failed. He was 60 years
old and had twice married. Domestic
troubles are said to enter into the case,
but the report has not been confirmed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
HAMILTON IS SET FREE.
Crivitz Man Tried for Murder at
Charivari Is Acquitted.

Charivari Is Acquitted.
Richard Hamilton of Crivitz, who has
been on trial for the murder of DR.. Con
ever, who was killed during a charivari,
was released from custody. Judge Hast
ings instructed the jury to bring in a YER
dict Of not guilty. Mr.. Hamilton him
self took the stand and told the story of
the shooting in a straightforward man
ner, stating that there were a gang of
touehs at the charivari and that no one
knew who fired the fatal shot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
TO PROBE NAN1TowoC DEATH.
Aged EmpIOye at Hospital Dies from
Wound i'm Head.

WOUND IN HeaUs
Mystery surrounds the death of Peter
O'BTien, an aged man, who had been en-
pioyed at the hospital in Manitowoc for
six years. Death was due to a deep
wound in the head which O'Brien receiv-
ed while absent from the hospital one
day short time ago. Physicians say
that his story that he sustained the in
jury in a fall is impossible, and the pO-
lice will investigate TIE case. 'O'Brien
was 76 years old and is survived by
widow and nine children. He was buried
at GrimmS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
ENDS HIS LIFE IN SALOON.


been Cause of BeIoit Suicide.
Alonzo Nichols, aged A years commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
brain in a Beloit saloon. He first wrote
a letter to his wife and telegram to
nephew asking the latter to come to Be
lott and bury him. Nichols had recently
possessed a large amount of money and
had taken to drinking heavily. No other
cause is ascribed for the act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02

A common plug has some advantages.
There are no 5-cent cigars named for
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02

A woman doesn't care much what
she buys provided she gets it at bar
gain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-02
THE CLICKING KEY.
1t Seems to Open the Door Of Success
in RaiIrOading.

The great railroad men of America
have nearly all come UP from the
ranks. There are a few with uniyers-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-26
BURNED TO DEATH
Details of a Terrible Accident
Near CentraIia Last
Week

it is reported that the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Curt Duncan, near Winner,
was the scene Of a terrible mishap last
sunday. Mr.. Duncan had OCCASION to
go to a neighbor's and wanted one Of
his horses to follow his vehicle. The
horse was not inclined to follow and
Mrs. Duncan, leaving her household
duties and childfen ia the house, went
out and drove him considerable dis
tance along tie road. Upon returning
to the house she found that the baby
chat she had left in the rocking chair
had fell against the stove and its
clothes igniting the little one had been
burned to a crisp and life was extinct.
The flames had communicated to the
floor and had burned & hole several
feet square and the rocking chair in
which the baby had been sitting.
DESPITE the fact that Mrs Duncan
was we'll nigh crazed with grief and
horror at the devastation that had
been wrought she had presence Of
mind enough to seize bucket Of wat
er and extinguish the fire. She thea
took the remaining child in her arms
and started for the home Of Mr., Mil
Ter, their nearest neighbor for assis-
tance. Arriving there she told ler
story ia such a broken and incoherent
manner that they failed 70 understand
her but cheerfuly volunteered to ac-
company her to the desolate home
where the fult Norror Of tile situation
was revealed. AIRS. Duncan's strength
was unequal to the task Of carrying
her child an the way TO BTr. Mil
ler's and she deposited ii on the
ground by the roadside to await her
return Her grief and woe was con
sidelably augmented upon retracing
her footsteps to find that the little
one had got up and wandered away,
and ia required some little searching
Ia locate him When the news Of The
disaster was known in the neighJor-
hood willing hands and sympathizing
hearts did all in their power TO alievi-
afe the grief and SORROW of the be-
reaVed family -lentfaiia Standard
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-26
BURN GAS KATYLOSES
People Of vinita Today
Realize Long Defer
red Hope

Vinita at last is burning natural
gas. The consummation SO long de-
voutly hoped for by Vinita housewives
has at last been reached. Those who
desire to do so may now bid long
farewell to coal buckets and SCOT, and
have at their beck and call a fire which
needs no replenishing, which burns
always steadily, and which never
smokes up the house nor refuses to
"draw."
The gas was turned into the city
mains last night, they having been
finally "bIown-out." !" At several places
on Illinois avenue the company had
attached burners, and as soon as it was
dark the gas was lit, Illuminating the
downtown section Of the city as it
has not been Illuminated In long
time. OF course there was a large
crowd out to see if our gas really is
gas that will burn. They must have
been satisfied, and satisfied, too, that
~ II plenUllul supply ana regular
one, for The gas burned steadily and
without fiaring for hours
Today the gas people have been busy
connecting up the consumers whose
houses are already piped, and testing
everything to see that onere are no
flaws in the work. 1T will be tomor-
row before all those are connected who
have had their houses plumbed. Less
than fifty have done SO, but after last
nights demonstration, and after the
gas shall have been ia use few days
in private homes, and after it's advan-
tages shall have been demonstrated,
there will undoubtedly be a rush Of
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-26

whisky. Two Ueams we're standing in
the brush, Wolfenberger's and Hunts.
Alberty saw man in Wolfenberger's
wagon, and found on examinasion it
was the farmers dead body. He had
been shot thru the head, behind the
left ear. His team had been un-
hitched, while Hunts, just behind,
was still iD the traces.
Alberty, who had expected to find a
drunken man, was frightened almost
out Of his wits, and, without touching
the body, he hastily gave the alarm.
The marshals were notified, and Dep
uty Mechanism arrested Hunt early
Monday morning at his home. He
made no attempt to escape, but re-
fused to say word To neighbors,
aaoweyer, he said he remembered moths
ing whatever of the events leading up
to the tragedy, nor how it occurred
Wolfenberger's son, Sam, was with
the party, and reached home that
night. ne claims also to know moth
ing about the killing. Aleck Split
log, yeff Carter and Binkley and Jami-
son, who were also Of the party, claim
that they too we're too drunk to know
what happened.
So far as known, however, Hunt Is
HE only man who was armed lie
carried a 80 revolver and it was ~
bullet that killed Wolfenberger. Some
weeks ago Hunt was in a fight in
City, and was stabbed by a |
nan named Gilbert. The man Split
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-02-26

log who was assassinated about tw0
weeks ago was also in that fight
Gilbert swore at that time he would
XIII both Splitlog and Hunt, and
since thea Hunt has gone armed.
Gilbert is or scout since the killing Of
Spltlog, and is believed to have left
the country.
The marshals claim that the coun-
try about Tiff City and Southwest
City harbors some Of the worst people
in the entire southwest Certain that
killings are Of very frequen occur
renee