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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
TALK LYNCHING AT KENosHA.

Girl Beaten and Youth Who At
tackled Her Is Hidden in Racine.
Dragged to lonely spot south of Ke-
nosha at 10 o'clock at night, Anna Do
herty, aged 24 years, was beaten until
unconscious and then assaulted. Henry
Bushman and Willie Hansen, KenOsha
boys, 20 years DID, were arrested on a
charge of~being connected with the crime,
and they were held in bonds of $4,000
pending the developments. Miss DOherty
is at the hospital and her condition is
regarded as critical. Friends of the
young woman are threatening to lynch
Bushmar1, whom she identified as the man
who beat and assaulted her. Hansen. is
not alleged to have had any part in the
assault Sheriff Pfennig managed to slip
Bushman out of the city and took him to
Racine. Bushman made full confession
to the district attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

II. IL told yea not to-
"You shouldn't have asked at all
if you didn't want to hear" he said
sulkily.
For a while she leaned back In
her seat with closed eyes, while he
continued pulling stubbornly at the
oars. L 'G s'.
'''What was the other reason?" she
murmured at length.
With a few~strokes the young man
turned the nose of the boat toward
the bank and shipped his oars.
From a window which looked on to
the lawn the old man interestedly
watched retriever side up to a
bone which lay unregarded by the
side of a doing Irish terrier.
His eye wandered across the lawn
to the boat house. Just then the
young couple came from the landing
stage across to the house.
Most unembarrassedlyt they walked
hand in hand. They were in a world
where they were the only inhabi.
tants.
A sudden growl again drew his at
tention to the Irish terrier, now wide
awake and gnawing his bone with
relish, while the detected thief skunk
hurriedly away.
"H'm!" said the old man, with a
curious smile.-The Sketch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

what Is 1t makes a MANI
It Is the battle wild and red.
The Will to face the foe;
To stand among the sick and dead
Nor any fear to know.
What is ii makes the nan?
Il Il the BATH for the Right.
When Pride and Fame have gone,
When friendships fade as comes rhe
night,
Still to fight on, alone.
What is 1t makes a man?
II IS the Soul in peril placed,
When false gods beckon fair,
Sill on the stars thine eyes to train
And feel thy Spirit there.
What Is it makes a man?
II is the little mite of Love
That filters through thy dust.
That makes thy Living worth the
while
And takes thine all in trust.
IT. L. Hinckley, in the Christian
Register.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
RICHES FOR YOUNG SCOT.

Racine Section Hand Is Left $780,
900 by Uncle in Old Country.
Charles Barbour, a young Scotchman,
has leaped from absolute poverty to af-
fiuence in one stride. Barbour recently
found himself in Chicago with no money
and out of employment. An agency sent
him to Racine as common labOrer on the
Northwestern. While bordering over his
hard luck letter came from sister re-
siding at Pittsburg, informing him that
Peter Crosby, an uncle, had died in Scot
land, bequeathing to him and the sister
an estate worth in the neighborhood of
100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
wAUKEsHA HERMIT Is DYING.

Strange Life of Ike JudsOn, Who
Has Lived Alone Since 1866.
Suffering from injuries received by a
fall from a wagon when the team started
suddenly, like" Judson, aged 80 years,
Waukesha's famous hermit, who has lived
the life of a recluse for forty years, is
said to be dying at the country home of
Charles Smith, west of the city, where he
has lain on the hay for several days, I'M
able to move and refusing to eat. Becom-
ing "SOured" on mankind and the world
in general JudSon built. himself little
cabin in 1866 in the woods on the Water
vile road, west of the city, where he has
since made his abode At the close Of
the Civil War Judson was the owner of
quite a piece of property. He had some
trouble with a neighbor over the boun-
Diary and believed that he had been rob-
bed. RumOr has it that Judson is wealthy
and that a search of his shack would re
veal hidden wealth. If such is the case,
however, he has never confided the fact
to any one and the rumor is not generally
credited. Judson is perhaps the most pic
turesque character in Waukesha, county.
Wearing a crownless hat and patched
clothes and walking with a long staff, he
bears resemblance to pictures Of king
Lear" For many years Judson has ven
tured forth from his woodland home only
on rare occasions. But during recent
years he has at times worked in the har-
vest fields and he was thus employed
when he met with the accident which
may cost him his life His principle ar
ticle of food has been crackers which he
consumed in large quantities, and neigh
bors tell strange tales of his enormous
appetite. He has been known to sleep
for three days at a time and in winter
spends much of his time in bed. judi
sons shack, which is about 10x1o, stands
i'll the midst of a heavy growth of under
brush and is surrounded on all sides by
rubbish. The interior presents weird
sight. Rubbish and junk of all kinds is
piled high on the floor, window sills and
tables and there is scarcely room TO move
about. There are also farm tools which
have never been used as, Judson says, he
has been too busy keeping people from
stealing his land to have any time to
cultivate the SOIL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
SHE GOT HER BEAR.
Prodded Him Out With Her Scissor.
Then Tomahawked Him..

Then TomahaWked Him..
AS for that grit of women-mean-
ing Indian women-which has been
celebrated in a well known book
there is a story in Fur News which
is good evidence Of their physical
courage.
A dealer in skins tells of a squaw
who was walking along on her snow
shoes one day when her small boy
saw a bear curled up under the snow
in his winter sleep. She could not
kill him where she was, so she dashed
a pair of scissors to a sapling, prod
ded him out and smashed his head
in with her tomahawk as he emerged.
'I gave her SO for the skim" writes
the dealer, go it was not bad morn
ing's work. Another ingenious piece
of hunting that / remember was &C.
complished by an Indian who found
two moose in a yard-that Is, the
snow clearing which the animals make
when the frosts are breaking up and
the snow is too sharp and brittle for
their comfort.
"He crept up and got the female
with his tornahawk. The male was
driven TO fury and it was unsafe to
approach him. The stroke of hoot
would have put the Indian out OF
business in close order.
Having no gun, he improvised a
bow and arrow from the trees, stuck
a sharp file into the point of the ar.
row, made a bowstring with the laces
of his moccasins and shot the beast
through the heart"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
DAVIDSON SAVES 2 FROM LAKE.

Wisconsin Governor Assumes Rescue
Role, Then Continues Fishing.
Gov. Davidson went fishing the other
DAY on Lake Mendoza in a small boat
and incidentally rescued two men from
probable death by drowning. As the Gov
ernor was casting his line for a strike
he noticed some distance away an up~
turned canoe with two men clinging des-
perateIy to its side Without pulling in
his line the Governor took the oars and
by strong rowing against the high wind
finally reached the two unfortunates. He
pulled one of the men into his own boat
and then brought the other to safety.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
BOY BURNS TO DEATH.
Companions Set Fire to Hay and
Child Loses His Life.

Child Loses His Life.
Little 3-year-old Edward Vogelman, son
of Paul Vogelman, an employe of the
Cudahy Packing Company, was burned
to death in a barn in Milwaukee which
was set on fire by a 4-year-Old compan-
ion, while his mother stood wringing her
hands in helplessness outside the door.
The child, together with Lester Schmidt,
aged years. and Gordan Kuntz, aged B
years, were playing in the barn when
the elder boy is said to have found a
match, lit it and playfully threw it into
a pile of loose hay. 1t was not until the
fire was burning fiercely that the Vogel-
man family noticed it and then the two
other boys stumbled blindly out into the
open from the burning barn while little
Edward was left inside. His charred body
was found after the fire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
LIKE JAMES BOYS DID.

Three BeI0it Youths Emulate Out
law and Steal Horses.
Erwin and James Churchill, aged IA
and II, respectively, and Otto Schultz,
aged Is years, were sentenced to the In
dustrial School for Boys at Waukesha
for the theft of the three horses stolen
at Beloit the other night. They had
driven the horses about ten miles into
Illinois, where they abandoned them and
returned to their homes. They were ar-
rested and pleaded guilty. The boys said
they had been reading Jesse James stories
ard thought they would take the horses
and go to a western ranch, but they be-
came discouraged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
$780, 100000 GIFT TO MADISON.
Col. Villas VIII Establishes a Great
Trust Fund for University.

Trust Fund for University.
Col. w. T. Villas of Madison. who died
several days ago, provided by his will
for the creation of a trust fund which
ultimately will reach $30,O00,0O0 for the
benefit of the University of Wisconsin.
According to the petition for the probate
of the will, the estate amounts to about
$3,OO0,OO0 and the widow is to have the
income during her life and the only daugh-
ter is to have $4,000 a year during her
life. After that one-half of the income
of the trust fund is to be used for the
university until the fund reaches $780,
100000. The other half is to be added to
the principal. After the trust fund has
reached $3O,O00,0OO all of its income is
to be used by the university. The three
trustees are to be named by the board of
regents of the university and the Governor
of the State This is the first large be-
quest for the benefit of the Wisconsin
university
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
BROKER KILLED IN HoLDUP.

Member of Milwaukee Firm Beaten
to Death at OntOnagOn, Mich.
William Henry Rogers a partner and
travelling representative of the brokerage
house of Sholto D. Rogers & Co. of Mil
waukee, was beaten to death in Ontona-
gon, Mich, by robbers. The murder was
committed for $50 which Rogers had in
his clothes. Rogers was beaten, with a
sandbag or some blunt instrument IN front
of the Mooney hotel, and while the hotel
employees were carrying his body from the
street to his room the robbers looted the
hotel till of $50. Mr.. Rogers left the
Mooney house to catch the boat for Ash
land. Ten minutes later he was found
unconscious in front of the hotel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
WORRY CAUSES SUICIDE.

HTanitoVyOc County Farmer Blows
Ont Brains in Presence OF Wife.
Temporarily insane from worry over at
tacks upon his character, George Hiser,
a young farmer of NIichicott, committed
suicide by blowing out his brains with
dOuble-barreled shotgun. Hiser commit
ted the deed in the dooryard at his home,
in view of his bride of less than year,
who is almost crazed by grief.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
DIETz IS BLOWN UP.
Hero of Cameron Dam Hurt While
Blasting Stumps.

After lodging the bullets of deputies
who have tried to drive him from the
Cameron dam site, John Dietz, the fight
ing woodsman, had a narrow escape from
being blown to atoms while blasting
stumps in a pasture near his home. Dietz
was thrown twenty feet by the premature
explosion Of a blast and was rendered
unconscious. He is now confined to his
home. Dietz had placed stick of dyna-
mite under a large stump and fired the
fuse. The fuse burning out the first time,
he relighted it and the blast followed
before he had time to get to safe dis
lance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
LIE IN DOUBLE GRAVE.
skeleton of Strange Race Exhumed
by Educator in Indian Mound.

Ske1eIOn OF strange hSCc GAAuhACO
by Educator in Indian Mound.
While excavating near his summer home
on Lake Mendoza, Prof. Mueller, princi-
pal of the Waumakee high school, dug
into an Indian mound and exhumed seven
skeletons. Two skeletons at the bottom
of the mound belonged to a race that
apparently lived before the advent of the
white man, while those on the top were
buried after the Caucasian had made his
appearance on the scene. Charles e.
Brown, secretary Of the State Archaeo-
logical Society, has been on the ground
gathering details as soon as he learned
of the discovery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
Is HELD AS SLAYER.
John FOuEnser Accused OF killing
Tzapper Near ManitOwish.

John Fournier was arrested at Mercer
for the murder of Alexander FRASER, a
French trapper, found dead in his shack
FIVE miles west of Manitowish. The re
port from Mercer says that Fourier was
captured in a saloon at that village after
desperate encounter with the officers.
The man was terribly beaten before he
would allow himself to be taken. Four
nier, when searched, had nearly $500 Oh
his person.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
BANK CLERK IS OUT ON BAIL.
Harvey Wells of KenOshR Leaves
the Jail in milwaukee.

the jail In M1IVVauENee.
Harvey Wells, the absconding clerk of
the First National bank of Kenosha, who
has been in Milwaukee in Jail awaiting
trial in the United States Court, return
ed to Kenosha the other evening, his faith
er and four brothers having given cash
bond for $4,000 and signed bond for
$4,000 Kenosha people are anxious for
the coming of the wife of Wells, whom
he is alleged to have married after ro-
lAantic courtship. She is now in Bos-
ton, but it is declared that she will join
her husband and remain with him pending
his trial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

Since the unifcation of the Wesley
brotherhood and the Brotherhood Of
st. Paul in the Methodist Church,
which brought 1900 societies to.
gether, the membership, which was
10000 at the time of union has taken
q rapid stride forward
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

This years senior wrangleship" at
the University of Cambridge, England,
gives great honOrs to a young Rus.
sian Jew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
WANT LIEN ON sHoD HORSES.
Horseshoers Urge Passage of Law to
Protect Themselves.

IFOIect Iht1lsOIFts'
At the annual meeting of the Master
IIorseshoers' Protective Association of
Wisconsin in Madison, plans were laid
for securing the passage of law giving
horseshOers a lien upon horses shOd by
them. Eau Claire was selected for the
next annual gathering. The officers elect
ed are: President, Frank Gregoire, Eau
Claire; assistant vice president, III. G.
Behrend, OconomowOc; second vice pres
ident, George VeikeT, Eau Claire; secre-
tary, George Staples, Oshkosh; treasurer,
Michael Fitzgerald, Fond du Lac.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
Country Correspondence.

Miss Gertrude Oner and Mr..
David Hill attended a social gather
ing at the home Of Mr.. j. A. J. Rice
last Friday night.
Mrs. Julia Sandifer returned to
her home Sunday, after spending a
few days among friends and relatives
here.
MIR. and Mrs. J. w. Hill and little
Hermon worshipped at Spring
Branch church Sunday and also at
tended the Sandifer and Crider mar
riage.
Mr.. Leon Sandifer and Miss Bessie
Crider were married on Sunday eve
ming at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. Sandifer is the youngest
son of Mrs. Sallie Sandifer, and Miss
Bessie the eldest daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Crider. Leon, we wish for
you and Bessie a long, happy and
prosperous life.
Mrs. O. P. Jordan and son, Bart,
visited their aunt, Mrs. L. E. Han
berry, last Saturday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
BOY BIDS FOR BONDS.
Youthful New Yorker Fails but Isn't
Discouraged.

New YORK, Feb. 15.-Among the
bidders for $50, 100000 in city bonds
and stock whose proposals have been
opened was Gustave Klopstock, who
today is known as New York young
est napoleon of finance. Young
Klopstock is fifteen years old, and is
employed as an office boy for a broker
age firm in Wall street.
His bid was for 1000, for which
he offered 102.02, and with the bid
was twenty-dollar bill, the two per
cent required by the city comptroller
on all bids. But in spite of the fact
that he was the youngest bidder he
did not get his bond, as the average
price paid was l03.70, considerably
above his bid.
The boy was disappointed, but an
nounces that he will try again He
was nonchalant about his financial
deals, saying that he had a little Fed
eral Steel stock which paid him about
7 per cent, and that he sold a weekly
paper on Saturdays to add to his in
come. "And I have other irons in
the fire that are good" he added as
he sauntered away from the comp
troller's office.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
rIaine Wreck Anniversary.

HABANA, Feb. 15.-The tenth an
.niversary of the destruction of the
Maine was observed here today with
customary ceremonies. Afeet of tugs
and launches congregated about the
wreck of the battleship upon which
were deposited many floral offerings,
including wreaths sent by the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
Gov. Magoon, Mr.. Morgan, the
American minister; Maj. Gen. Berry,
commander of the American forces
i, Cuba; the American club and the
rural guard.
Probably this was the last time the
wreck will be decorated, as it is ex-
pected it will be removed within the
wear to clear the entrance to the
Wharves about to be constructed by
the government.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
A Natural Assumption.

He was a drummer of the more
flashy type and had just finished tell
ing q startling story to his newly
made acquaintance in the parlor
car.
''That reminds me Of one of Mum
chausen's yarns" remarked the vic
tim for want of something better to
say.
; ''Munchausen? Who is he?''
''Why, don't you know about him?
He is the most colossal example Of
mendacity that civilization has pro-
duced!'
A brief, painful silence ensued,
which was broken by the traveller in
a tone that was almost timid:
Excuse me, my FRIEND" he said,
IF I seem inquisitive, but would you
mind telling me what house he travels
for?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
TO REARM THE MILITIA.
Government at Last Has Full Supply
of Rifles.

WASHINGTON, February 14.-Act-
ing Secretary Oliver has announced
that the War Department, at last, is
in position to completely arm the
organized militia Of the country, 100,-
600 strong, with the new high-power-
ed army rifle or musket. The weapon
is officially known as the model OF
1903, rechambered for the ammuni,
ton of 1906, the distinguishing fea-
ture of which is the sharply pointed
light steel-clad bullet with its enor-
NOUS range and fiat trajectory.
Governors of States may have the
new rifle for their militia upon re-
QUESTION and turning in the Krag-
Jorgensen guns of the type used in
the Spanish American wal, the first
magazine shoulder arm regularly is
sued to the American army.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
News from Olar.

OLAR, Feb. 1.-THE meeting OF
the literary society was postponed
from Friday till Monday on account
of examinations.
We have just elected new officers
as follows: President, Miss Ettie
Kearse; vice president, Mr.. Henry
Kearse; secretary, Miss Orrie Morris;
treasurer, Miss Agnes Kearse; critic,
Miss MAZDA Still; censor, Miss Anna
McC Cormack; door keeper, Mr.. James
Chitty.
Rev. Bass, of New Brookland,
preached at the Qlar Baptist church
Sunday night and visited the school
Monday morning, giving a talk that
was of much interest to the school
Messrs. Baker and Nunnally visit.
ed our little town Sunday.
Miss Brown, of Fairfax, was here
Sunday.
MIR. Brown, of Columbia, is visit.
ing relatives of this place.
Mr.. Floyd C.. Chitty, of S. c. Uni:
versity, visited his parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. W. B. Chitty, last week and re-
t1med to his studies Monday morn.
ing.
We are glad to know that Miss
Zelma Rizer, after two weeks illness
is improving.
The missionary rally was held al
the Olar Baptist church Saturday
February 18th. We had three mis-
sionaries withus, Miss Alma Sandifer
Miss Brownfeld, and Mrs. Sojourner
The young girls Of Olar have or
ganized Y. NJ. A., which we hope
will do much good.
The masquerade party given Fri
day night by Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Brab
ham was greatly enjoyed by the
young folks in town.
We are sorry to note that one o1
theteachersof this school, Miss Minis
is very sick. being unable to teach
Her father is visiting her. Hope sht
will soon recover.
MISS NORA BARKER.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
Changeable Senators.

It is somewhat remarkable that the
bill repeating the lien law was passed
to second reading by a vote Of 10 to
9, and the next morning killed by a
majority of two votes.
So far as we observed nothing
transpired in the interim to change
votes, except the killing of another
bill. But the Hydrick bill prevent
ing crops from being mortgaged till
they were growing, was killed: At
the time it was whispered that it the
lien law was to be repealed, lien
merchants wished such a measure as
the Hydrick bill passed, because
otherwise the large farmer or land
lord would have a hold upon farmers.
And that report had verifcation yes
terday when the bill passed by 10 to
9, the evening before was called up
and killed.
Several senators changed their
votes. Why? The bill has been dis
cussed for years; there was nothing
new to find out. Those that voted
for it Wednesday had ample time for
consideration. Yet several changed
on Thursday. Is the story true that
the merchant wouldn't give up his 20
to Is per cent. interest on advances
on a mortgage on labor, unless the
landlord was made to loosen his grip,
and prevented from taking a mort
gage on crops before they are plant
ed? Is it true, as Col. Brooks said
in his speech in the senate the other
day, that there are merchant-sen-
ators on that side. and that these
gentlemen have personal interest in
maintaining the lien law? If it is
good for South Carolina to repeal the
lien law, and that must have been
believed before the majority voted
on Wednesday, why the change on
Thursday?-Columbia State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-20
Items from St. Johns.

ST. JOINS, Feb. 17.-Messrs. Bob
Delk and Percy HERS spent last Sun
day with friends and relatives OF this
neighborhood. :.
Mr.. John Carter was in Ehrhardt
last Tuesday.
Most of the scholars were absent
from school last Monday on, account
of the rain.
Messrs. A. M. Kinard, Merrick
Kinard, Ernest Hers, and Willie Rt'
ter were out dove shooting last Wed
nesday. Had quite a successful day
A tenant house Of Mr.. w. L. Mitch
um was burned last Friday even
ing, burning a little colored child te
death.
Mr.. H. N. Folks gin house was de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday night,
which was quite loss.
Raleigh Kinard was absent from
school last week on account OF sick
ness.
Mr.. H. w. Carter, from Colleton,
spent last Wednesday night with his
son, Mr.. Henry Carter, of this section
Mr.. Bellinger Folk and his sister
Miss Pauline, carried Miss Lois Stea'
man to Bamberg last Sunday, who
had been visiting at Mr.. }. c.. Folks
A pindar shelling was given at Mr.
H. G.. Bishops last Thursday night
which was enjoyed by all, especially
the young folks. BoYCE BISHOP.
St. Johns graded school.