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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-06-01

Heaven may Il the fountain head of
praise but it will do no harm to let out
an occasional cheer during your soJourn
on earth
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-06-01

selects a loud obtrusive hat, but even
that l prefer to the funereal style of
headgear affected by the morbid wom-
an"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-06-01
GALUSHA A. GROW.
Death Claims Father of the Home
stead Law idea.

Grow, who was in His S4th year, died
of the diseases incident to old age Mt
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-06-01

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
A HORSE CASE.
C. H. Angus and Sam Kemper in a
Disagreement.

Sam Kemper of this city had a
horse to sell a short time ago and
G. 81. Angus dickered with Sah1 for
the animal.
A jury will likely decide upon the
question of whether Mr.. Angus
owns the horse or whether he stole
it. The animal was left in charge
of VIM. Mcmahon, employer of
Kemper, and Angus went to the
barn and took it away. Angus
says he had bought it; Kemper says
he had not. At any rate warrant
was sworn out for Mr.. Angus ar
rest and he is to appear before
Justice Moses at 1870 next Monday
tie explain matters. There's always
two side to a question and the
Herald will not venture to take is
sue until more is known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Killing Mosquitoes.

A formula to be used on the Wis
consin River by campers.
Take the mosquito when you
find one, you can usually catch one
best in the evening, and after bind
ing his wings firmly so there is no
danger from that source, securely
fasten a stout rope IA cable is BETTER
TO his right hind leg just about the
fetlock and then to some stout
object hang him up, head down,
suspended in mid-air. Leave this
way twelve hours. This tends to
subdue the creature so that you
may quite safely approach him with
sharp instrument, and when the
opportunity offers itself, make a
deep 1ncisiou just back of the left
ear. IF you are careful to strike
just the right spot. and make the
cut deep enough, you have landed
your game and the mosquito will
die in four to six hours. Copy.
righted, patented and labeled. This
is the latest and only up-to-date
method for the killing of mosquitoes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Advertising.

Advertising is the staff of business
life.
Continuous advertising is the best
advertising.
Advertising doesn't 1ay-the man
who does't advertise.
Display will attract attention, but
merit must sell the goods.
A combination of good, large,
clear type and the same kinds OF
ideas makes a good ad.
Leave out the price and in nine
cases. out of ten you may as well
leave out the adj.
Publicity means Push-and Push
is a fundamental factor in Get
-there-ism. Advertise,
Don't plunge! A little ad. run
seven times will often bring better
results than an adj, seven times as
large run once.
Every path hath a puddle. /" Judi
ciOus, intelligent advertising is the
safest bridge over the paddles in
the path Of business.
Exaggeration breeds doubt, and
misrepresentation brings about dis
trust. Stick to the truth and your
public will stick to you.
Advertising is in It's infancy, they
say. And it might be added that
it is an infant that has not had to
cry for recognition.
You may put down the man who
continually argues that white
(blank) space in an ad. is a waste of
money as one who has plenty of
blank space where his thinking ap-
paratus ought to be.
In writing advertisements don't
forget to give people credit for a
due amount of common sense. Even
a schoolboy knows that you cannot
afford to sell an article of merchan-
disc worth 81 so for 90 cents"
Violets do not grow in punches;
they must be gathered one by one.
And SO it is with customers. In
trying to gather in prospective
purchasers it is we'll to make your
advertising individually appealing
and collectively convincing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
School of Mines.

The first meeting of the Regents
of the new School of Mines to be sit
uated at Platteville, was held last
Friday. State Supt. G. P. Carey,
Madison, r. /. Dugdale, Platteville,
and S. E. Smalley of Cuba City are
theregents. G. P. Carey was elected
president and r. I. Dugdale, secre-
tary. The school will probably be
opened sometime IN December or
January, and large attendance is
expected.
A number of the citizens of Platte
vile, who have shown their interest
in the new school were invited to be
present at the meeting and express
their views as to what would tend
to the success of the school.
R. 1. Dugdale is editor of the
Grant County News Published at
Platteville, and he has shown an
exceedingly largeamount Ofinterest
in the school from the start.
The village of Muscoda will vote
upon the question of purchasing the
Rodolf water power and electric
light plant at a special election to
be held August gath.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

Belle took trip to Dubuque, Ia,
last Tuesday.
Mr.. John Williams and son of
Hurricane Corner, transacted bus
mess here last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Scunon, Of
Lancaster, were the guests of their
sisters Misses Mary and Jane Soul
leon and friends.
This is busy time for the farm
ers. Harvest is on. Some have
gotten in the hay and all the grain
is cut and put up in shocks. Next
thing we Will hear the song of the
thrashing machine. Different far
mers state the grain is not so good
as it has been other years.
Mrs. McKenna and three children
of Milwaukee are visiting with their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Bennett
here.
Misses Anna and Sophia Dchricks
of Cassville was the guest Of her
cousin Miss Alvina Geisen here a
few days.
The Ladies Relief Corp enter
tanned the Ladies Aid Society at
their hall Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Schmidt and
daughter Helen of Chicago, ILL.,, are
the guests of their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Schmidt.
Miss Tresha Warren of Lancaster
is the guest of her friend Miss Myr-
tie OtU.
Mr.. Anderson returned to his
home in Dubuque, Ia, lastweek af-
ter few weeks visit with his daugh-
ter Mrs. Peter Roezer here.
Mrs. Will Mcdonald of Beetown
arrived Monday afternoon for a
weeks visit at the home Of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Swale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Stete Aid Eor Schools

StGte Supt. Cary today announced
the annual apportionment Of state
aid for graded schools. The fund
was $4,000 for the present year,
but will be increased by so per cent
next year and made $120, 600 in &C.
cOrdaace with an amendment en-
acted by the last legislature. This
year a number of graded schools
were denied state aid because the
local school officials were at fault,
either IN failing to make the requir-
ed report or neglecting to carry out
the recommendations of the state
superintendent. The law increas-
ing the fund for this purpose also
raised thesqualifcations required Of
teachers and gave the state super
intendeat larger powers in requiring
sanitary equipment, proper heating
and ventilating facilities.
This superintendent is made
among the graded schools accord
ing to the size and number of de-
partments maintained. Glass l in
cludes schools which maintain
more than two departments and
otherwise neet the requirements
as to teachers, length of school year,
and teachers as laid down by the
law and the state superintendent.
Class 1 is entitled to $500 a year
each. Class 9 includes the graded
schools which maintain two depart
nlents. These are entitled to 500
a year if they fulfill ali require
ments. This year there are 1853
schools of the first class and 215 of
the second class. Next year the
two-department schools will get
$500 a year.
Before the apportionment is made
the salaries and travelling expenses
of the two state graded school in
spectors is taken out, according to
q provision of law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
Not to Eaght ? Cent Faze.

The first formal intimation that
Wisconsin roads may test the two
cent fare law in the courts was
made u circular by the North
western road. which announces its
determination to observe the law
after August 18th, but under pro-
test.
According to the circular, there
will be absolutely nc tickets sold at
less than the established rates. No
special excursion rates will be made.
COIonists and homeseekers rates are
Cancelled except on business through
the state. Communication tickets be-
tween interior stations are cancelled
August 18th, except 20 Chicago or
Milwaukee. No five hundred mile
books will be sold after August 18th,
but outstanding books will be hon
ored.
Western 1000 and individual I, 900
mile tickets bearing the endorse
ment, mot good locally in states
having two-cent per mile fare will
not be h0nored, except for con-
tinuous passage through the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
FOOD FOR THE FANS

In a close and exciting six inning
game at Fennimore Thursday Lam
caster gave Highland a second
drubbing TO the tune of 4 TO 0.
Rain stopped the game with one out
in Lancaster's half of the sixth after
the game had been twice delayed on
this account. Highland never had
a look in with Piddipg ton's pitching
except IN one 1nniug when Carly
BAIL met one on the nose for three
sacks but he rested on third while
..Piddy" sawed out the side.
Lancaster started after the game
ID the first inning. bud Huppler
took first on Cross's error and Hous
ron popped TO pitcher trying TO
bunt. Speedy Huppler nit to Cross
who retired Dud but lost Speedy
at first. Newman drew pass and
with two men on bases Piddington
cracked out single scoring Speedy
from second. Pennock went out
Cross to Grundy. For Highland G.
BAIL flied to Jones Cross took first
on Jones error but Newman caught
him at second after Grundy famed.
Nothing doing for either team in
the second but in the third Carly
BAIL got his triple after one was out
but Piddington sawed cut two
straight.
After q runless fourth inning
Lancaster got busy again in the
fifth for three runs. Boyer flied &c
Cross and bud HUppler went cut
pitcher to first. Houston beat cut
an infieId hit and Speedy walked
Newman contacted for q triple tC
right on which Waters and Frye
collided forcing Waters 70 Petive il
favor OF Wasley. Houston and
Speedy counted. Piddington scored
Newman from third with his secon
nit. PenROck went out. Nothing
doing for Highland.
In the sixth ". BAIL flied out &c
Foster and q. BAIL hit over Speedy,
Cross walked. 'GrunGy sawed out
and Gleghorn was hit. With the
sacks full StepPler his to Houston
who made a line stop, slipped and
threw Steppler out while sitting on
the ground. In our half Of the
sixth Foster nit to left field fence
but Steppler robbed him ola double
by a grand stand running catch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

Society is mOney-mad. IF a man
is SIGH his fellows grovel before him.
The poor are thrilled with pride if
he condescends to notice them. No
one contradicts Moneybags. Every
one defers to an animated check
book. Hats come off to him and
t1unkies rush to flick the dust or
his sacred person. Not because he
is anything but because he has what
everybody wants-gold. The in
decent scramble of american
mothers to fling their daughters at
the heads of the ripe and rotten
plutocrats of the old world and the
new is enough to nauseate ali sensi-
BILE people. Character goes for
nothing-it is mere matter of
barter and sale. Hence broken
hearts, scandalous behavior, malor-
dorous escapades. private detectives,
bribery, perjury, hell on earth, the
divorce court, suicide. The golden
calf is the real explanation Of the
race track-for which the compe5i->
ton of splendid horsefesh is but a
thin excuse. The golden calf is
hoisted over every gaming table
the desire to get rich quick being
the real secret of its fascination.
The golden calf is responsible for
the house of shame and for the COM
plicity of the police with crime and
for the thug and highway robber.
Mercantile frauds, oppressive cor
poratiOns, adulterators of food and
drink and medicine, frauds Of all
descriptions and rascals of every
degree are such because the golden
calf has bewitched them.
222
The golden calf has thrust his
hateful muzzle into the sacred pre-
cincts of the house of God and de-
vout congregations lift to it their
Inscriptions of praise. Those ancient
Israelites we're very relgiousan the
while they danced about their idols.
up and make us Gods" they said
and what they did was to substitute
a golden calf for Moses the man OF
God. So when fashion, pride, man
or worship, music, oratory,
decorations, forms and ceremonies
take the place of pure and undefled
religion every act of that congrega-
ton IS but the worship of thegolden3
calf. Over how many modeEnl
service might the words of Aaron to
Moses appropriately be uttered.
Eve cast the gold into the fire and
there came out calf" The formal
services of such a congregation
must be as obnoxious to the GOD in
heaven as was the idol worship
long ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
POtosi.

Mr. and Mrs. Starr, ST., of Lancas
ter and son and his wife of Chicago
Ill, end number of others spent
the day in fishing on the banks OF
the Mississippi last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schumacher
and sons George and Irwin of Du-
buque. Iowa, arrived Tuesday for q
few days visit with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeks CLEANSING, Ia. /,
visited few days at the home OF
their son Charles a few days last
week.
Mrs. M. Willmers is visiting at the
home of her son Raymond in Dubu-
que few days.
A large crowd of people attended
the Barnum and Bailey Circus at
Dubuque, Ia, Thursday. Some took
the early passenger train, and others
went on steamer POtOsi.
Recent developments at the King
Solomon mine is proving all that
was claimed by the promoters, some
thing like year ago, and the local
stock holders are feeling exceeding
ly happy now.
The st. Thomas Cong'ls are hav-
ing their church painted on the out
side. Messrs. Vogelsburge and
Miller are doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Capp and fam
ily and Mrs M. Muntz and daughter
lisa and son Oscar who have been
running the Potcsi Brewing Co.
Hotel, went to Lancaster last Mon
day where they will reside. Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Meyers will run the
hotel.
Mrs. Albert Vogelsburge of Du-
buque, Ia. arrived Monday evening
for few days visit with relatives
here
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and children
and sisters Miss Nellie Davis and
Mrs. Jennie Vannetta of Platteville
were the guests Of their friend Miss
Florence W1llmers Tuesday and
they spent the day on the banks of
the Mississippi.
Mrs. Hartman Schaefer is on the
sick list.
Mrs. John Mckelvey and daughter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

1t is told of an Oklahoma
woman that she endeavored to as
suage the heat by drinkidg quanti-
ties Of ice water. She then ate
generously of ham and cabbage for
dinner with sliced cucumbers on
the side. For dessert she had ice
cream and cake, and then she
stepped over to the drug store and
took glass of soda water and ten
cents worth of soda drops. After
this she began to feel uncomfortable
and her husband, anxious for her
welfare, fixed up a whisky sling
and poured it down her parched
throat. Notwithstanding all these
efforts TO observe the laws Of
health, she died, and the doctors
said 1t was heart failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
MuscOda's Special Election.

The village of Muscoda will vote
on the question of bonding itself in
the snm of $40, 900 for the purpose
of acquiring the electric light plant
there.
The election will take place Sat
urday, Aug. "a, and much interest
is being manifested. The sentiment
generally there seems to be in favor
of the measure.
The proposition contemplates the
sale of ten bonds of 81, 900 each
maturing one each year on and after
September 1, 1908, they all to bear
interest at the rate of five per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
SUNDAY SERMON

The lapse of the Israelites into the
worship Of the golden calf is not SO
remarkable when we consider that
there was not one among them who
had not been familiar with the
worship of Apis in Egypt all his
life. They had all been born IN
that land where the worship of
animals was the national religion
and it took centuries of isolation
and training to get that poison out
of their blood. Small wonder then
that with their great leader strange
ly absent from the camp they re-
verified to the worship of their recent
masters. Modern society even in
Christian lands cannot afford TO
throw stones at those undevelOped
pilgrims who were emphatically the
children of Israel. For when it
comes to worshipping the golden
calf we Americans beat the world
in our devotion. 1t would be a
strain on our mathematics to name
all the calves which we have set up.
In this unholy catalogue would be
found Pride and Fashion and Glut-
tony and Intemperance and IN
diligence and Wealth and Station
and Influence and Appearance-all
calves of our own making and all
calves of gold.
SSS
Thomas Hoods well known poem
has daily illustration. The craze
for gold runs all the way up the
social scale from the gutter snipe tc
the bank president-from the
burglar who rifles the bank safe to
the cashier who absconds with other
peoples money.
Goldl gold gold! gold
| Bright and yellow, hard and cold,
/ Molten, craven, hammered and
rolled;
Heavy to get, and hard to hold;
boarded, bartered, bought and
Stolen, borrowed. squandered,
doled;
Spurned by the young. but Rugged
by the old
To the very verge of the church
yard mould;
! Price of many a crime untold,
Gold gold! gold! gold
In spite Of the fact that railroat
magnates and insurance official
and land thieves and grafterI
generally are getting exceedingI.
numerous in the penitentiaries o
the country there seems to be ;
never ending supply of official
headed in the same direction
What must be the feelings of those
high toned robbers who are yet a
large as they read the daily ac
counts of other rascals who have
been caught bowling the knee to the
golden calf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

1t is coming TO be quite the styie
Tor farmers TO have printed station
cry, the same as other business men.
And why should they not? Their
business is clearly honorable and
important. ''Rosedale Farm" or
Hillside Ranch, looks as well on
2 printed letterhead as the name of
a drug house or shoe merchant.
Certainly farming is looking up.
The contract price of pickles
this season will be about the same
as in former gears but IN the east
ern markets and at Chicago the
prices On this table delicacy has
been raised. Local dealers who
watch such matters state that the
cucumber crop this season will be
larger than in former years and
that the crop will be better. If the
price in pickles is to be advanced it
will be because OF the advance IN
the price of vinegar. An Appleton
paper states that the price has been
raised from $500 per barrel to Sc. so,
bllt It is claimed by local dealers
that $500 pickles have not been on
The market for the last eight
months. There may be slight in
crease in the price of pickles here,
probably from twenty-five to fifty
cents per barrel but the market on
pickles raises and lowers as does
-four.
Miss Jean Kruger Is guest Of
Miss Maude Carthew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17
The Little Boy that Died.
Edward Bennett.


Aged 10 years, months eleven DAVIS
Il am all alone in my chamber now
And the midnight hour is near
And the cricketS chirp and the clocks du ]
tick
Are the.only sounds hear:
And over my soul, in its solitude,
Sweet feelings of sadness glide;
think
OF the little boy that died
We shall go home to our Fathers house
70 our Fathers home in the skies
Where the hope of souls shall have no
blight.
Our love no broken ties:
We shall roam on the banks of the river of
Peace,
And battle in it's blissful tide;
And one of the joys of that life shall
be
The little boy that died.
1t is said the good die young,
surely that truth was never more
apparent than in the sad and sud-
den passing away of Edward, cid
est child and only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Bennett. The manner
of death has been reported. But
the statement that Inconsistencies
quickly followed the accident is
erroneous. Edward arose after being
thrown from the load of hay, and
walked fully rod before his father
reached him. When asked if he
was hurt he replied, no" But
there was cruel cut across the
nose. And in less than half an
hour after the accident his father
had him at the doctors office. Nc
sign of suffering was apparent.
Even when the stitches we're put in
the wounded face, the brave little
man hardly f11nched. But the
doctors practiced eye had noted
alarming symptoms, and the doting
parents were made aware of thei1
boys danger But to all inquiries
he returned the same quiet answer
mo, he was not hurt-Only tired
and until death closed the tender
eye-he comforted his grief strlcker
parents with the assurance that ht
knew they were near. Just before
he breathed the last, his mother
saw a questioning look, and bend
ing over asked what he wanted
He replied, Nothing, I was only
Singing" No sound had passed hi
lips, but there was the answering
look of angels in his eyes.
At $40 in the evening, Angus
3rd, the little bow went sweetl7
and peacefully to sleep. Not alon,
the Borrowing parents say tina
Edward was a good boy. All wh'
knew him speak of his sweetness O
/, snper, mis- politeness, his devotion
to his little sisters and helpfuInes
to parents. He was a trusty boy
and at an early age manifested {
serious the thoughtful nature. HI
loved to be told of spiritual things
loved the Sunday school ard the
beautiful songs there learned. The
neighbors often spoke of Edward'
punctuality in leading his little sis
ter to Sunday school. No'grief was
greater to his faithful young hear
than to miss the pleasant task.
A beautiful and pathetic scene a.
the funeral, was Mrs. Inorganic
class, of which Edward was a mem
Der. Each little one laying flow
er on their comrades white casket
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

The ball game between the
Mineral Point and Platteville Com
mercial Clubs was roaring success.
Fifty five of Plattev1lle's citizens
went to the Point on 2 special train.
The score was D to II favor OF
Mineral Point and of course Platte
vile blamed the umpire. We think
that Lancaster and Platteville ought
to be able to get couple of games
together; every little bit helps
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

"A bulletin has been sent out by
the Illinois Central and Milwaukee
roads ordering the trainmen to see
that the door of every empty box
car is securely locked so that tramps
cannot obtain free rides. Hobos are
the biggest thieves in the world and
cause the railroads a great deal of
loss. All the roads of the west
have opened fire in war to try and
keep them off the lines.
The marriage of Henry F. Cordts
and Miss Julia NJ. Bertram of Platte
vile occurred Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Cummins in the presence of mem
bers of the family. Rev. II. X.
Gebhart performed the ceremony.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17

Here the rain started again and
Umpire Bray called the game.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-17


NOTES OF THE GAME.
Piddlngton pitched a great game
with 10 strike out to his credit and
only three hits one of them a
scratch made off his delivery. He
also connected for two hits.
Newman caught fine game and
nipped the only man with the nerve
TO try to pllfer second base. His
hit brought IN two runs.
Speedy Huppler was walked twice.
He had his eye and refused to bite.
ShOcky's stop and throw IN the
sixth was something fine and came
at the right time.
Boyer made fine run for Bahl's
drive end his throw in from deep
center was almost good enough go
nip Carly as third.
Foster went back and made q
star catch of w. Bahrs fly in the
sixth. Foster had hard luck in oIl1
half of the sixth when Scepplel
robbed him of a two sacker.