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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26

man through the exercise OF rne
cnurch's Influence upon public life
upon legislation. upon social forms,
and upor institutions. With the more
and more definite and practical com
mitment Of cur church organizations
to the struggle forward Of what We
call reform the layman must attend
more earnestly to the convocationa ar
which each church formulates it's pur
! pose. The Ttterances of the churches
on such public questions as child lab
or, on working conditions for women,
on the white slave traffic, indicate
only the beginnings of a force which
is to grow more potent each year as
it grows more informed, more concen-
trated, more concrete and practical"
Statesmen and politicians will have to
take greater account than ever before
of this force.
And what of the effect upon religion
itself Of this militancy of the church
es? There are servants of religion
who fear that the churches will be
come despiritualizcd" because of thi.
entry upon the arena Of secular ar
fairs. 1t is a view that is not pre-
vailing. Rather it is believed that a
deepening and strengthening of spirit
cific. but the bark OF the bread fruit
uality, revitalizing Of religion and OF
the churches, will proceed directly
from their active enlistment in the
ethical phases of the secular struggle
fer social betterment Salvation
through works may apply as well to
the church as to the individual.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
WHOLE FAMILY rs HELD.
Federal Officers Raid House and
Seize Bogus Dollars.

Federal Officers Raid House and
Seize Bogus Dollars.
Captured in true western style at re-
volver points and by a ruse. a family of
alleged cOunterfeiters is held by the fed
eral authorities at Madison. Captain
Thomas /. Porter, head of the Chicago
office of the United States secret service,
and Thomas r. McManus, head of the
Milwaukee office, made the raid beside a
lonely lake in the pine region of northern
Wisconsin. The prisoners are Mrs. Anna
DOnnerstOg, her three sons, Hugo, Albert
and Rudolph; daughter, Hulda, and
Adolph Zacharias. One of the most ex-
tensive counterfeiting outfits for the man
ufacture of gold and silver dollars was
taken by the federal officers. The Don
nerstOg family lived in wild, brush
covered section of Wisconsin, 225 miles
west of Milwaukee, on the banks of an
unnamed lake. Sunday afternoon Captain
Porter and several officers drove through
the sparsely settled country to Hugo
DOnnerStogS house AS the carriage APP
preached Mrs. Donnerstog came out and
asked what they wanted. I'VE are hunt
ing for a man who shot and killed a
friend in RhineIander last night replied
Captain Porter. Yes, and we want Hugo
to help us with the posse" put in Nc
Manus. WELL" replied the woman,
both Hugo and Al are at Rudolph's, I'M
less they went to the ball game north of
town." The carriage was driven to Ru
dolphs wooden house mile away. Hugo
DOnnerstog, rife in hand. came out of the
shack. 1t was explained to him the party
was in search of a murderer aud Don
nerstOg stood his rifle against the side of
the house. Throw up your hands We
want you, DonnerstOg :" commanded Nc
Manus. He obeyed and Captain Porter
adjusted the handouts. WELL" said
Hugo, 'ain't you going to get AdOlph,
too:' We'll get him, all right an
swered the officers. Albert and Adolph
were found in the house, as was Zacharias.
The party then returned to the other
shack, where the women were arrested.
In addition to the paraphernalia seized
the officers also took 81 ,O33 in counterfeit
silver coins mad 5000 in gold coins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
INDIANS COMING HOME.

Oshkosh Tribe to Return To Former
Abode the Latter Part of August.
Reginald Oshkosh grandson of the late
Chief Oshkosh, the Winnebago Indian af-
ter whom the city of Oshkosh is named,
has been in that city from the Keshena
reservation, to arrange for the Oshkosh
Homecoming celebration, which will in
clude a large band of Indians from the
reservation. Mr.. Oshkosh was to have
fifty Indians there on Aug. %, but he
says he will bring 100 of the widest ones
he can find in the woods around Keshena.
They will be encamped at North Park.
Reginald Oshkosh is the son of Neopet,
who was the son of the original Chief
Oshkosh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
FOUR DROWN AT DELLs.
Chica gOnns Meet Death on Pleasure
Trip on Wisconsin River.

ChicagOans Meet Death on Pleasure
Trip on wisconsin River.
-Four ChicagOanS who had been spend
ing their summer at the Dells. drowned
in the Wisconsin River when the launch
in which a party of nine was riding,
was capsized by the swell from an excur-
sion steamer within a few hundred feet
OF the dock. Many people on the banks
of the river and on the big railrOad~bridge
which spans the river here, witnessed the
accident, and although heroic efforts were
made at rescue, only five of the party
were saved. Those drowned were: Emil
G. Pfeiffer, Ralph Pfeiffer, his son, 10
years old, Miss Mabel Ward, and Mrs.
Esther Heath, Mrs. Pfeiffer and her
daughter Rosalyn, w. G. Heath, Miss
Gertie Ward, sister of Mabel Ward, and
Jacob Writ, owner and pilot of the
launch, were rescued. The gasoline launch
in which the party was riding was head
ing for the shore when the large excursion
steamer Apollo crossed in front of it.
The swells from the steamer tossed the
boat around and the pilot lost control
The boat rapidly filled with water and
sank almost Immediately. Rescuing par
ties put off from shore, but when they
reached the. scene of the accident the four
unfortunate victims had sunk to their
death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
The General PosspOnemen..

why do so many bills fall fatf
The country's needing this and that
Men cry in deed detection.
The answer is. We're standing pat
TIL after the election
"And industry is rs fate?"
The manufacturer so great
Replies, in this connection,
I'm sorry. but you'll have 10 wait
Till after The election
Where people talked reform" Of yore
A brooding silence hovers DER
The place. With circumspection
They murmur, Let Us say no more
TIL after the election"
And even IN the vernal glade
The flowers falter, all dismayed,
Bereft of warm protection,
And shall they likewise be delayed
TILL after the election?
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
SIX GENERATIONS ARE LIVING.
Wisconsin Family Probably Only
One of It's Kind in Country.

Wisconsin Family Probably Only
One of It's Kind i'm Country.
With the birth of daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Gulley at Wyalusing,
there are six generations living in the
Gulley family. The baby's grandparents
all are alive, with the exception of its
t-great-grandfather on the mothers
side. The baby's mother is Mrs. Cora
Gulley; her grandmother Mrs. Melissa
Spaulding her t-greatmother, Mrs.
Rachel Golf her great-great- grandmother,
Mrs Margaret Elder. and her great-great-
at-grandmother, Mrs. Lydia Strake
The last named woman is % years old
and is known all over the countryside as
"Grandma" Strake The Gulley baby
is said to have more living ancestors than
any other baby in the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
POPE SENDS BLESSING.

Plus BestOvs PaDaI BenedictiOn
Upon Members of State Societies.
message expressing thanks and be-
slowing the papal benediction upon menu
bers of the State Federation of Catholic
societies has been received in Mantle.
voc from Pope Plus X by Walter NJ.
Joyce, vice president of the State society.
Mr.. Joyce will notify members of thu
message. The message was received in
response to a cablegram which the fed
citation forwarded to the Pope at its re-
cent session in that city on the occasion
o. the fiftieth anniversary of the orli-
nation of the Pope to the priesthood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
MILLIONS WAIT ON MEMORY.
Aged Pauper Is Unable TO Recall the
Full Title of Observation-Disclosures.

Aged Pauper Is Unable to Recall the
Full Title of Observation-Disclosures.
Inability to remember the full name
of her great-grandfather is all that stands
between Mrs. Frederick Lorenz. aged %,
pauper. being supported by the town OF
Ellington, and an estate worth $50,005.
COO, according to report. According to
Mrs. Charles Enslea of Polar, niece
of the aged woman, her great-great-grand-
father, whose last name was Witthuhn,
was a wealthy brewer, living III Penzlau,
Prussia. He had a brother, preacher,
with whom he quarreled and who, ha
swore, should never get any of his money.
In order to prevent his brother or the
church from getting any of his money he
provided in his will that it should go to
the children of the third generation, but
only one, the youngest, is still living. She
is Mrs. Frederick Lorenz, the nOnagena-
rian now confined in the poOrhOuse. The
one thing that stands in the way of Sc
curing her Inheritance is the fact that
none of the heirs, not even old Mrs. LO-
REM, can remember the first name of the
ancestor who left it to them under such
peculiar conditions
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
PoroIed inmate Goes Insane.

Robert Voight, former inmate Of the
Oshkosh Ins&ne Asylum and also of the
asylum in Sheboygan, but out on parole,
went violently insane after having been
out on a spree. He did no damage be-
yond frightening several people. The po-
lice caught him and ne was sent back to
the ASYLUM.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
CATCH BAD MAN ON LAKE.

Neenah Police Round Up SiIyeryyare
Thief and Send Him Over Road.
Skip Beaulieu of Appleton was cap
tured by the police on Lake Butte Des
Mortes, where he was camping with
party of pals. He was wanted for steal
ing $500 worth of silverware and some
cash from the home of John Baum of
Neenah Beaulieu, who was considered
desperate, was captured by officers who
remained on the lake all day pretending
to be fishermen. He pleaded guilty and
was sent to the county Jail for three
months
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
ELoPEs WITH COLLEGE STUDENT
Appleton BOoIxI0eeper Resigns Posi-
ton to Wed.

Miss Carrie Schmidt of Appleton, a
bookkeeper for the Pettibone- Peabody
Company, left a note with her employer
saying that she had left town with a
young man with whom she had been keep
ing company for some time. Later Apple
ton friends of the young woman received
the announcement that she had been mar
ried at Ienominee, Mich, to Virgil,
Buell., a Lawrence University student, re-
siding at Waupun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
HANGS SELF WITH CLOTHES LINE
Family Troubles Drive ShebOygan
Man to Suicide.

Jacob Deboer, aged 80 years, commit
ted suicide in Sheboygan by hanging him
self with a clothes line. He went out to
a shed in the rear of the house, where he
committed the deed. He was found a
short time afterward by his 19-year-old
son. He is survived by wife and nine
small children. Family troubles are said
to have been the cause of the act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
LYNCH GETS LIFE SENTENCE.

Grand Rapids Murderer Hopes to
BE ParGoned Some Day.
David Lynch, who two weeks ago shot
and killed Andrew Nomenson and seri-
ously wounded his sweetheart, Anna Sor-
enson. pleaded guilty TO the charge OF
murder in the first degree and was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment at Waupun
by Judge Webb in Grand Rapids. Lynch
seemed uncOncerned when sentence was
passed on him and expressed the hope
that some day he would be pardoned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
KILLS SELF WITH RAZOR.

Worry Over Domestic Troubles
Drives COrIiss Man to End Life.
With razor. Albert Hess, aged -
years, committed suicide at his home i'll
the town of COrliss, nearly cutting his
head from the body. Hess was released
from the county Jail in Racine at Z
o'clock the other morning. where he had
been confined for five days on the charge
of assaulting his wife. Previous to leav-
ing the prison papers for a divorce were
served on him on the grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment. lie appeared to
be greatly affected and Immediately took
the train for Corliss went TO his home
and cut his throat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
MISTAKES WIFE FOR BURGLAR
KenOsha Woman S.Is Dangerously
wounded by Husband.

Mistaking his wife for burglar, Fred
J. Long, Kenosha carpenter. shot and
dangerously wounded her. The bullet
lodged in her head. Mrs. Long had risen
to close a window during rainstorm.
Long had had burglar scare earlier in
the night, and when he saw the figure
near the window he opened fire. Long
gave himself up to the police, but he was
not arrested. Mrs. Long will recover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
Womnn IN Long Swim.

Mary Spencer, a student at the univer-
sity summer school in Madison, from Bal
timore, Md, aged % years, swan from
the university pier to Diamond point, a
distance of three and one-half miles,
against heavy wind and with no assist
Gn1a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
BOY BROWNS IN LAKE.

Son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Howard OF
CheteIx Dies While Playing.
Max. the S-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard. drowned in Lake Chetek. Search
was made for several hours and the lake
was dragged before the body was found.
The boy, in company with several other
companions. was playing near the Lake
Chetek dam and yentured out too far in
tie water. He could not swim and be-
fore help arrived he sank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
Drorns in wisconsin River.

While bathing in the Wisconsin river
at Wright's ferry, three miles above
Bridgeport, Victor Clark, young man
from National, Iowa, about . years OF
age, drowned. His companion, Robert
Schultz, and two young women barely es-
capped with their lives in trying to rave
Clark, who slipped off sandbar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
ORDER BARS LIQUOR DEALERS.
Great Council of Red Men to Refuse
memberships.

Memberships.
Through the adoption of a resolution
by the great council of Wisconsin of the
Improved Order of Red Men. no saloon
keepers, bartenders, brewers or other per-
sons connected with. the manufacture or
sale of Intoxicating liquors will be >ad-
mitted to the organization. Siloon men
have been active in this organization, and
the membership of saloon men in some To-
cal councils in Wisconsin amounts to
more than 30 per cent. Liquor dealers
now in the order will be allowed to retain
their membership, but no others will be
admitted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
RAIDS SUMMER RESORT.
Sheriff Surprises Gamblers and Com
fscates ParaphernaIia.

Sheriff Henry Keifer made a raid on
a summer resort hotel at Elkhart Lake
aad took several gambling slot machines
out of hotel. The machines were taken
to the Elkhart Jail and there they were
smashed with an axe. One of the slot
machines was new one The sheriff
was disguised and went into the village
on foot. This is the second time he has
attempted to raid the place, the first time
The manager having got wind of his COM
ing and he hid the machines
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
CHURCH MILITANT.

Practical Direction of Church Growth
Nowadays.
Each year, it would seem, the great
annual assemblies of American de-
nominations grow in interest for the
layman. This is not to say that any
religious assembly can ever fail of
social significance or can ever fail to
disclose to the Thoughtful mind a pro-
found bearing upon worldly affairs.
But it is hardly to be denied that
the Will is increasingly manifest in the
churches OF America 10 make
righteousness prevail il the affairs of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12

Briton best understands, he described
the girls fortitude, her unfiagging
cheerfulness, her accomplishing readi-
ness to do and dare.
Little was said by his auditors, save
to interpolate an occasional question as
to why such and such a thing was nee
essary. or how some particular draw
back had been surmounted. Standing
near the well, il was not necessary to
move to explain to them the chief fea-
lures of the island, and point out the
measures he had adopted.
When he ended, the first lieutenant,
who commanded the boats sent in pur-
suit of the flying Dyaks-the Orient
sank both sampans as soon as they
were aunched-summed up the general
verdict:
You do not need our admiration,
Captain Anstruther. Each man of us
envies you from the bottom of his
soul"
Il do, 1 know-from the very bilge,"
exclaimed a stout midshipman, one of
those who had seen Iris.
Robert waited until the laugh died
away.
There is an error about my rank"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12

he said. 'I did once hold a commits
sion in the Indian army, but 1 was
cOurt-marshaled and caShiered i'm Hong
Kong six months ago. 1 was unjustly
convicted on a grave charge, and I
hope some day TO clear myself. Mean
While / am a mere civilian. 1t was only
Miss Deans generous sympathy which
led her TO mention my former rank,
Mr.. Playdon."
Had another of the Orient's twelve
FOUNDER shells suddenly burst in the
midst of the group of officers. II would
have created less dismay than this I'M
expected avOwaL Court-martialedl
Cashiered! None but service man can
grasp the awful significance of those
words to the commissioned ranks Of the
army and navy.
Anstruther well knew what he was
doing. Somehow, he found nothing
hard in the performance of these PEN
ances now. OF course, the ugly truth
must be revealed the moment Lord
Ventnor heard his name. 1t was not
fair 90 the good fellows crowding
around him, and offering every atten-
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He stood up, amazed and trembling
Yes, dear father. 1t is 1, your owr
| little girl given back to you. Oh dear
| On deari l cannot see You for my
| tears"
They had some difficulty to keer
/ him in the boat, and the man pulling
stroke smashed a stout oar with the
/ next wrench.
And so they met at last, and the sail
ors left them alone. to crowd round
| AnStruther and ply him with a hum
| bred questions. Although he fell in
with their humOr, and gradually pieced
together the stirring story which was
supplemented each instant by the ar
rival of disconsolate Dyaks and the
comments of the men who returned
from cave and beach, his soul was
filled with the sight of Iris and her
father, and the happy. inconsequent
demands with which each sought to
ascertain and relieve the extent of the
others anxiety.
Then Iris called to him:
Robert, l want you
The use of his Christian name Gre
ated something akin to a sensation.
Sir Arthur Deane was startled. even
in his unreasonable delight at finding
his child uninjured-the picture of
rude health and happiness.
Anstruther advanced.
This is my father" she cried shrill
with joy. And, father darling, this is
Captain Arthur Anstruther, to whom
alone, under Gods viii, 1 owe my life,
many, many times since the moment
the Sirdar was lost
1t was no time for questioning. Sir
Arthur Dedne took off his hat and
held out his hand
Captain Anstruther," he said, "as |
owe you my daughters life, I owe you
that which | can never repay. And
] owe you my own life, too, for ]
could not have survived the knowledge
that she was dead"
Robert took the proffered hand
Il think, Sir Arthur. that of the
two, l am the more deeply indebted
There are some privileges whose value
cannot be measured, and among them
the privilege of restoring your daugh-
| ter to your arms takes the highest
place"
Then, being much more self-pOssess-
ed than the older man. who was natu-
rally in a state of agitation that was
almost painful. he turned to Iris.
Il think" he said, that your father
should take you on board the Orient
Iris. There you may, perhaps, find
some suitable clothing, eat something
of the morning. Afterwards, you must
bring Sir Arthur ashore again, and we
will guide him over the island. I am
sure you will find much to tell him
meanwhile"
The baronet could not fail to note
the manner in which these two ad-
dressed eac hother. the fearless love
which leaped from eye to eye, the calm
acceptance Of a relationship not Ia
be questioned or gainsaid. Robert and
Iris, without spoken word on the SUBJ
ject, had tacitly agreed to avoid the
slightest semblance of subterfuge as
unworthy alike of their achievements
and their love. Yet what could Sir
Arthur Deane do? To frame a suit
able protest at such moment was not
to be dreamed of. AS yet he was too
shaken TO collect his thoughts An
stTuthers proposal, however, helped
him to blurt out what he intuitiveiy
felt to be a disagreeable fact Yet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12

something must be said for his brain
! reeled
Your suggestion is admirable" he
cried, striving desperately to affect q
careless complaisance. 1.-THE ships
stores may provide Iris with some sort
of rig-out, and an old friend of hers
| is on board at this moment. little ex-
| pecting her presence Lord Ventnor
has accompanied me in my search. He
will, of course. be delighted
Anstruther flushed a deep bronze
but Iris broke in
Father, why did he come with
yOu?"
Sir Arthur, driven into this sudden
squall of explanation, became digni-
! fled.
well, you see. my dear, under the
circumstances, he felt an anxiety al
most commensurate with my own
But why, why?"
Iris was quite calm. With Robert
near, she was courageous. Even the
| perturbed baronet experienced "a new
| sensation as his troubled glance fell
before her searching eyes. His daugh-
| ter had left him a joyous, needless
| girl. He found her a woman, strong.
self-reliant, purposeful Yet he kept
on, choosing the most straightforward
means as the only honorable way. of
! Il
| pected obstacles.
ut is only reasonable, Iris, that your
/ affianced husband should suffer an
agony of apprehension on your ac-
/ cOuntand do all that was possible to
effect your rescue"
My-affianced-husba nd?"
well, my dear girl. perhaps that is
| hardly the correct phrase from your
point of view. Yet you cannot fail to
remember that Lord Ventnor-''
Father, dear said Iris soIemnly,
| tainty, my affianced husband stands
here. We plighted our troth at the
very gate of death. 1t was ratified in
/ the presence of God, and has been
blessed by him. l have made no COM
| pact with Lord Ventnor. He is a base
| and unworthy man. Did you but know
truth concerning him you would no;
mention his name in the same breath
with mine. Would he, Roberto"
Never was man so perplexed as the
unfortunate shipowner. In the instant
that his beloved daughter was restored
| to him out of the very depths of the
the role of a disappointed and unfOr-
giving parent, or sanction her mar
riage to a trucylent-looking person OF
most forbidding if otherwise manly APP
pearance, who had certainly saved her
from death in ways not presently clear
/ TO him, but who could not be regarded
as a suitable son-in-law solely on that
account.
What could he do, what could he say,
to make the position less intolerable?
! Anstruther, quicker than Iris TO APP
preciate Sir Arthur Deane's dilemma,
calamity helped him. He placed a low
ing hand on the girls shoulder.
! BE advised by me, Sir Arthur, and
! you, too, Iris he said. This is no
/ hour for such explanations. Leave me
| to deal with Lord Ventnor l am con-
! tent to trust the ultimate verdict to
| you, Sir Arthur. You will learn in due
course all that has happened. Go on
board, Iris. Meet Lord Ventnor as you
would meet any other friend. You will
not marry him, / know. / can trust
you" He said this with a smile that