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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
NEW FAD OF KANSAS FARMERS.
Have Many Public Sales to Dispose
of Stock and Farming implements.

OF Stock AND Farming implements
Never was there such an epidemic
of public sales on the farms as this
spring. Seven auctioneers have been
kept busy and others are in training
at auctioneers' schools. Some of the
auctioneers are "Colonels. - They
claim that title when they have
''cried' 100 sales.
But it is only the result of the farm
ers getting rich-and of the land boom
which causes much change of loca-
tCn.
Central Kansas has reached time
when the farmers who have made
their home here, writes an Abilene
correspondent of the Kansas City
Star, have acquired more material
than they need to run their farm, or
are anxious to change their residence,
and so want to have sale" They
go to the county seat and make ar
engagements with the auctioneer, and
have their bills printed. The latter
are put up in the post office or are
scattered on the fence posts Of the
vicinity.
The attendance on the public sales
is usually good, nothing but bad
weather keeping the farmers of the
vicinity away The women frequently
accompany their husbands and form
an interested portion Of the audience
when the household goods and can
ned fruit are sold
The crowd that has looked over the
possessions Of the household curious
ly and nodded at the various flaws
in the Implements of the farmyard
has also had rude sort of entertain
ment/ On every sale bill in large
letters appears Free lunch at noon"
and some of them have the addition
al legend, Bring your tin cups" This
is Greek to the city resident, but the
farmer knows what it means. It is
promise that there will be great
steaming cans of coffee, with plenty
of sandwiches and perhaps pickles.
The task of providing cups for
hundred or two visitors is a formid-
able one, and the prudent housewife
asks that the Corners bring cups to
use at this function. The habitual
auction attendant is fully equipped
with the cups to use on such occa-
sions.
During the winter all sales begin
at 10 o'clock, but as the days lengthen
the noon start is more common. 1t
all depends upon the amount of ma
terial to be sold Sometimes there is
something more than coffee to drink,
but not often.
fAhe amount of property changing
hands in this growing method of dis
posing of used farm material is enor-
nous. In this county alone probably
seventy-five sales have been held
since the first of the present year, and
they have averaged more than $1,000
each, or at least 100000 worth OF
second hand goods disposed of by
farmers to their neighbors. The same
condition exists in nearly every well
settled county of the State, and so
common is the custom becoming that
it is unlikely that it will show any
diminution for some time to come.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Avn over the State.

Fifty thousand feet of logs in two
rollways belonging to Roehler & Jacons
were destroyed by fire of incendiary
origin at Ladysmith.
Rev. William G. Dewitt, dean of the
Western Theological Seminary of Chi
cago, preached the baccalaureate sermon
at Kemper Hall at Kenosha.
Mayor H. G. Putnam of Brodhead and
Mrs. Clara Claycomb stole march on
their friends and were married by Rev.
J. L. Lloyd Smith of the Congregational
church. They left on the first train for
Oshkosh.
Employees of the John Week Clifford
and Z. J. Piffner lumber and planning
mills in Stevens Point struck for an in
crease of % cents in daily wages. The
owners offered 10 cents, but the men
won't accept About 400 have gone out.
As a result of the student celebration
over Wisconsin's victory over Syracuse
university in the regatta, many rods of
pavement will have to be laid in Madison.
Wooden sidewalks were carried as far as
half a mile to a bonfire on the lower
campus.
Horace Thompson, aged 40, United
States pension officer, dropped dead from
heart disease in his drug store in Mari
nette. He was well known throughout
the State, having been for many years
member of the State board Of pharmacy,
and a prominent Republican.
While on her way to Spirit lake, where
she was to spend the day fishing, Mrs.
Theodore Engstrand of Rib Lake was
thrown from her rig. She was uncon-
scious for several hours and received in
juries which may prove serious. The &C
cident was caused by her team running
away.
Losses aggregating $4,000 were caus-
ed by fire and water in the store build
ings on Main street, Oshkosh, occupied By
the Brill Baggage Company, Tobius
Luck, photographer, and the L. Strueb-
ing Clothing Company. The Brill stock
was practically ruined and Mr.. Luck's
establishment was entirely wiped out,
something like $4,000 negatives being de-
stroyed.
William Waite, aged 45, woodman,
committed suicide in a spectacular fash
ion in the presence of a crowd at Saun-
ders, on the Great Northern road. Just
before the train came along Waite walked
up the track far enough to prevent the
crowd reaching him, then, as the train
neared him, knelt over the track, seized
the rail with hands, placed his neck on
the rail and hung on until struck, the
engine decapitating him as cleanly as
would a guillotine.
Some of the people of Cambria have
hit upon a novel scheme for increasing
the salary of teachers in the public
schools. Under the leadership of Miss
Sarah Jones, two sociables have been
given, and the proceeds have been dOnat-
ed to Miss Louise Kopplin, one of the
assistants in the high school. The max
imum donation made in this way is not
to exceed SO per month for the school
year. 1t is believed that adjoining towns
will take up the same work, and thus
increase the pay of teachers. The work
is conducted Independently of the school
board.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
TO TEXAS BY WAGON.

Medina Man and Family Start Out
in OId-FashiOned Way.
William Lacy, a prosperous farmer of
Medina. has sold his farm, and, with his
wife and four children. started for Texas,
taking the Old-fashioned way of driving
through the country. He says he will
take his time and will sell his six horses
every 800 miles and purchase fresh ones.
He is taking three large wagons, carry
ing his household goods and provisions.
The trip is taken for his wife's health.
Mr.. Lacy has $4,000 deposited in local
bank and carries letters of credit to that
amount with him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
BaItimore's Changed Color.

Since the fire the color of Baltimore
has changed.
It used to be a town Of red bricks,
and to an observer standing at the
top of the Washington monument it
appeared distinctly rudy. But in the
buildings erected since the fire the
old style red bricks have been used
but little Most facades are yellow
or gray or white or salmon pink. The
result is that the city looks lighter
and brighter.
But what the smoke and dust Of
ten years will do to this clay brill
lance remains to be seen.-Baltimore
Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Wisconsin
State News
PUTS FENCE IN ROAD.
Rudolph Pitsch, the Dietz of Chip
peVa County, Causes Trouble.

Rudolph Pitsch, the Dietz of Chip
pevva County, Causes Trouble.
Rudolph Pitsch, who claims to be a
friend of John +. Dietz, is again defying
the authorities of the town of Arson,
near Chippewa Falls, by erecting a fence
in the middle of a public highway. On
Oct. B, 1906, Pitsch INSTRUCTED the road
in similar manner. When Town Chair
man William Mckinnon, Town Clerk
Eichele and Road Commissioner Hanley
tried to pull the fence down, Mrs. Pitsch
opened fire upon them with a rifle. The
fence, however, was pulled down during
the night, and Mr.. Pitsch then caused the
arrest of the town officers, but they were
later acquitted. Pitsch claims that the
road is on his land, while the town au-
thOrities say that the road has been used
for travel for at least twenty-eight years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
SHARKS ARE HARMLESS.
Still No One Cares to Make Persona
Investigation.

St1u No One Cares to Make Personal
Investigation.
In Questions and Answers" It was
said that there can be no doubt what
ever Of the existence of sharks that
Will attack men in the water" and, re-
ferring to the offer of Hermann Gel
richs, some twenty years ago, Of $500
reward to any person who could cite an
authentic case of a man being bitten
by shark north of Cape Hatteras, it
was said that MIR. Oelrichs received
data of thousands of cases which hap
pened in seas not included in the linn
its he set
| well remember Mr.. Oelrich's state
ment and offer, as 1 supported him in
the discussion which followed in your
columns, and I still do, for in more
than fifty years sea service-not yet
ended-in both men-o'-war and mer-
chantmen, and in the waters Of almost
every part Of the world and those
where sharks most do congregate,
have yet to learn Of an authentic case
or shark attacking a human being,
and l have yet to meet a man-whom
l consider worthy Of belief-whO has
ever witnessed or had knowiedge-be-
yond a question OF dOubt-of person
being injured by shark, says writer
in the New York Sun.
| have seen the waters alive with
human beings and sharks, neither in
terfering with the other, though fire.
quently in contact and in waters 1nfeSt-
ed with sharks Of every type, breed
and construction. / have known sail
ers frequently, alone and at all hours
Of the night, to swim long distances
from their vessels to the shore, return
ing by the same means IN safety, glori-
ously drunk and surrounded by sharks.
Every sailor and every lubber as we'll
can cite apparently authentic cases Of
men being devoured by sharks. I've
heard them from farmers, but sifted
down they amount simply to: II heard
of a man who knew a man who saw
man." etc.
The statement that Seaman Dunlap
of the United States gunboat ElcanO,
while using his forefnger as a boat
plug, had it bitten off "close to the gar
board strake," may be relegated to the
stories that may be told to the ma
rlnes." Sailors, before taking stock in
it, will demand that the thickness Of
that cardboard strake and the original
length of that forefinger be specified
and we'll authenticated. They will then
figure on about how much finger the
shark got. In the statement as It
stands there are q few discrepancies
and a dearth of details.
But with all this, permit me to add
that 1 am and always have been afraid
OF sharks, and have had what I felt
to be at the time several close calls
and narrow escapes from them
whether imaginary or not, l didn't
stop to ascertain. Nor shall l in any
future similar instance. NOtwithstand-
ing my experience with the shark,
have no abiding personal faith in him
and do not assert either that he will
or will not attack a human being in
the water, merely that l have never
known him to do so, nor have I met
q man who did, and, like many others,
would like to have the fact estab-
lished
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Wisconsin Bow Glass Leader.

At the graduating exercises of the Yale
Divinity school in New Haven, Conn,
Darwin Ashley Leavitt of Beloit de-
livered an address as one Of the class
leaders on 'The Pastor as Instructor in
the Work of Missions" His graduating
thesis was "a Study of Method in For
eign Missions"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
WINDOW sTRANGLEs A CHILD.
Child Meets Death Forcing Way Into
SchOOIhOuse to Decorate 1t.

Child Meets Death Forcing Way Into
SchOOIhOuse to Decorate 1t.
Emma Frater, the 14-year-Old daughter
of farmer living in Mount Norris town
ship, was the victim of a curious acct
dent. The girl went to the school house
early to decorate it before the teacher ar
rived. Finding the door locked, she at
tempted to climb through a window. The
block of wood on which she stood slipped
and the window dropped down on the
child's neck, strangling her. Her father,
who left home soon after his daughter,
drove past the school house and saw the
little figure hanging from the window. He
jumped from his wagon and ran to her as
sistance. On nearing the school house
he recognized his daughters dress and
moment later had his child's dead body in
his arms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Family browns at Beaver Dam.

Herman Koehn, with his wife and
baby, started Sunday morning in a row.
boat to spend the day along the shores
of Beaver Dam lake. Late in the after
noon a farmer, who heard cries for help,
found Koehn's boat right-side up and
perfectly dry, but no trace of the occu-
pants. It is thought the baby fell over
board and the father jumped in to save
it, and that the mother in her excite
ment either fell or was thrown out of
the boat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
RACINE FIRMS INCORPORATE.

Sfebrigh, Fox & HfII1er Structural
Co. Capitalized at 100000.
Siebrigh, Fox & Hilker Structural Com
pany of Racine filed articles of incorpora-
ton with capital stock of 100000.
The incorpOrators are Albert Siebrigh,
j. \. COold and Jesse Hilker. The Root
River Lumber Company of Racine has
filed articles Of dissolution. 1t was form
ed July g. 1901, with a capital stock of
$4,000. A. J. Lund was president and
W. S. Fish secretary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
A Great Part of Education.

The beauties of perfect discipline
were never more forcibly illustrated
than they were the other day when
$500 children marched out of a New
York public school building in per.
feet order while the roof burned over
their heads and blazing brands fell
abount them Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Tromns Forty Miles mt 20.

Herbert Falge, justice Of the peace and
70 years of age, walked from ManitOwoc
to Reedsville, twenty miles, and returned
in the evening. Judge Falge has taken
this walk annually for many years to pay
a visit 70 his son, always making the trip
on foot, though we'll able to go otherwise
IF he desired
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
The Ruling Passion.

Professor (about to commit suicide)
II am tired of lire. I Will drown my
self and then it will be ended. How
ever, l must wait a while, as 1 have
been perspiring and it might give me q
chill.-Lo Scaccliapensieri.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Veternn Dice SuddenIx.

A tragedy of the encampment in Osh-
kosh was the sudden death of Frederick
Thomas Sh1ake of Trempealeau, who sue
cumbed to apoplexy. He was SO years
of age and was in Company G, Thirtieth
Wisconsin regiment in the Civil War.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Law stone I'm Oshkosh.

The corner stone of soldiers monument
donated to the city of Oshkosh by John
Hicks, minister to Chile, was laid in the
presence of a large number of people.
Bishop Fallows made the invocation and
Gen. Bryant of La Crosse gave an ad-
dress. Signor Trentanove, the sculptor,
was present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Rnv Neennh PIant.

Mailer Brothers of Milwaukee have
closed a deal whereby they become own
ers of the entire equipment and stock of
the Neenah Knitting Company, whose
plant was located on local water power.
The stock will be moved to Milwaukee.
The price paid was $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Mrs. Harriet Balm Dead.

Mrs. Harriet Matilda Balm, 70 years
old. widow of Edward Balm and one of
the wealthiest women in Wisconsin, died
at her home in Kenosha of apOplexy. The
death of Mrs. Balm followed closely that
of her daughter, Mrs. +. 5. Newell,
which occurred two weeks before.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
AGED 10 AND 10Y, QUIT WORK.

Man and Wife Go to POOrhOuse, Civ
ing Farm in Return for Support.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis. negroes,
aged 10 and 107 years, were conveyed to
the Rock county poor house from their
farm near Footville. On account of their
advanced years they were unable to care
for themselves and decided to turn over
their 40-acre farm to the county in return
for being cared for the remainder of their
lives
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Attempted Murder; Is Insane.

Mrs. Josephine Berk of Marinette was
adjudged insane and taken TO the Osh-
kosh asylum. The woman attempted to
cut the throat of her 2-year-old child
and set fire to her clothing, but was over
come and the knife taken from her be-
fore much damage was done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
GIRL BEHEADED BY A TRAIN.
Mystery Surrounds Midnight Trag-
edy Mt Milwaukee.

With the head completely severed, the
mangled body of an unknown girl about
20 years old was found by the crew of a
south-bound train near the Folsom street
viaduct on the Chicago and Northwestern
road in Milwaukee. The girl was prob
ably struck by a train some time during
the night. The girl was 5 feet inches
TALL had light brown hair, and wore a
black skirt and black shirt waist with
white lace
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
NE1GHBoRs ROW; WOMAN DIES

Blow from Hammer Proves Fatal
and Mob May Avenge Deed.
An alteration which took place a few
days ago between John Rounds and Mrs.
Park Hillsenberger of Gay Mills, who
reside on adjoining properties, ended ia
tally for the woman. The bad blood
between the two arose when the woman
persisted in passing through Rounds
yard to get water. 1t so incensed the
latter that in the war of words he struck
her over the head with a hammer, which
resulted in her death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Younr Man Is Drowned.

Randolph Dickman. aged 20, the only
support of a widowed mother, was drown
ed in the Fox river at Oshkosh. Inc
skiff in which he and a companion were
fishing capsized.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
toilette Bags Bear.

Senator La Toilette has qualified in the
Roosevelt class as a hunter of big game.
Word has been received that he shot
bear on his recent expedition in Colo
ado
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Death of Robert Todd.

Robert Todd, aged 30, one of Beloit's
best known men who had a prominent
place in the Fairbanks-Morse Company's
office, dropped dead of heart trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
JURY KNOCKS OUT REFoRMERs.
Frees Saloon Men, Holding Minors
Bought Liquor for Pastors.

Bought Liquor for Pastors.
y jury in La Crosse declined to convict
three SalOOnkeepers of selling liquor to
minors because the evidence proved that
Rev. James Sanders. the 1S-year-old pas
tor of the Tabernacle Baptist church;
Rev. Henry Ethel Mueller, pastor of the
Evangelical church, and B. S. Steadewell,
president of the National Purity Fedora
ton. had provided the money with which
liquor was bought and hid outside while
the purchase was being made. Bottles
were brought out and given to the min
listers. who labeled them and held them
as evidence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
Eau Claire Carpenters Lose Strike.

The Eau Claire carpenters union voted
to declare the strike off and the men
went back to work. This strike was un-
successful, no concessions having been
made by contractors.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06
THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED By
THE BOARD OPTRADE
ARE GETTING MATTERS STARTED
The Commission TO Meet Dec. 10th
10 Hear From Parties Concerned

TIE following notice has been Is
sued 10y the Railroad Commission
fixing the date on which they will
hear from tie railroad companies in
,creS,cd in the union depot question
OF this city:
Office Of the Railroad Commission
ers Of the State OF Florida.
TO the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road Co..
To the Sea6Oard Air Line RAILWAY,
TO the Florida Railway Co.,
TO the Live Oak, Perry & Gulf
Railroad Co.
You are hereby notified that there
will be a meeting Of the Railroad
Commissioners of the State of Flor
ida, at their Office in the city of Tai
lahaSSee, Florida, on the 10th day OF
December, A. D. 1907, at 3 O'Clock
p. m, to consider the adoption of an
order requiring you to construct a
uGiOn passenger depot at Live OAK,
Florida. At this meeting. you, the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.;
you, the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
and you, the Florida Railroad Com
pany. and you, the Live OAK. Perry
4 G9!i Railroad Company, will have
an opportunity to be heard and 10
show cause, il any YOU have, why the
proposed order should not be adopt
ed.
Done and ordered By the Railroad
commissioners OF the State Of Flof-
ida, in session, az their office in thu
city Of Tallahassee, Florida. this
18th day Of November, A. D. 1897.
r.. HUDSON BURR.
Attest Chairman.
r. c. DUNN, Secretary"
This action is the result Of the
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06
MAYO AND ALTON BRANCH

Trains scheduled with SeabOad Air Line and A
Coast Line trains For further information schedules and se
call on any ticket agent
j. LEE ENSIGN President. r. p HOPKINS frafne hanare
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-28
HOW LEWISTON
OBSERVE DAY
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED
UNION SERVICES IN THE
CHURCHES-BOUNTIFUL DIN
NERS EVERYWHERE.

Thanksgiving day in Lewiston is
being observed with the usual spirit,
most of the citizens partaking of
bountiful dinners either at home or
as the guests of friends. Few resi-
dents have left the city this year,
but many old residents have return
ed home for the holidays. The hotels
are we'll filed with transients, and
Thanksgiving menus are offered to
the guests.
Most OF the business houses closed
at noon, although a large number
observed the day be remaining clos
ed from morning until night. AS
usual, the postoffice employees were
given holiday although the win
dows were opened for mail distribu-
tion between 9 and 10 O'Clock. The
land office remained closed all day.
The county officials observed the
day. all offices being closed. Banks
gave their employees the usual holi-
day while the schools dismissed ves-
terday for the customary two days.
The football game is attracting a
large crowd, and an excellent game
is expected. The roller rink is offer
ing masque carnival for the amuse-
ment of its natrOns Grand masuue
costumes will be worn by many skat-
ers and prize is offered for the
best character costume assumed and
worn bv both ladies' and gentlemen.
To the average Lewiston resident
this Thanksgiving dav is of sreeial
significance, for at no time in the
era of nrosneritv has such bourti-
ful Dortion been the lot Of local citi-
zens. Bumper crops at high prices
have filled the ranchers' pockets.
while high wages have been paid to
a1l branches of labor While other
towns have restricted cash payments
at banks no fat currencv has been
issued hv any Of the local banking
institutions, and during the last
month denosits have increased IN
everv bank
Viewed from any standpoint, the
Thanksgiving of 1907 should be OBJ
served with deep interest, for in no
sense can objections be raised to the
present conditions.