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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
THE JUDGE MILLS
ORATORICAL CONTEST
Annual Prize Event In the Lam
caster High School.
Hot Competition to See Who VIII Carry
Off the Oratorical Honors FRI
day Evening.

The tenth annual Judge Mills
Oratorical contest for seniors of the
Lancaster high school will take
place Friday night Feb %, at
Reeds opera house There are two
prizes to be given to the winners.
first prize of SIS and a second
prize of $3.50. After the death of
Judge Mills his heirs wishing to
perpetuate the name of good man
and man who was always intense
ly interested in school affairs in this
city, gave the district $500 the
interest of which was to be used as
a prize for excellence in oratory.
Later the school board added to-
this a second prize.
There has always been great
deal of interest and enthusiasm dis
played on this occasion by both
pupils, contestants and friends of
the school. In fact, the Judge Mills
contest as a school event ranks
second only to the annual COM
mencement. In this contest there
are two sets of judges, one on
thought and composition, whose
members are unknown to the con-
testants and who are already judg->
ing the merits of the different
Orat1Ons. and another on delivery
who will be present at the contest
Friday evening. If the excellence
of the past contests is maintained
every one who attends will be we'll
entertained. The following is the,
program to be rendered:
PROGRAM,
Song-Roses Everywhere. 49,:
$3.50. .Denza Girls Glee Gu b.
Oration-Socialism To-day. ...............
Observation-Disclosures. Albert Wiedenbeck
Oration-Heroes Who Are Not Soldiers
$780,. ..Jeannette Mccoy
Oration-RObert E. Lee......Ora Sitter
Piano SolO-SClected. .......... Miss Andrews
Oration-Our Developed Inland Water
ways. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Georgia Finney
Oration-Girolamo savonarola. .....,
atio1.Tbe Essence Of Iera AI9a towards
Song-Dreaming Shelley Girls GIee Club
Oration-The japanese Question.
-. .................- ...... Lowry Morse
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Teresa RuderSdOrf
Piano Duet-DanCe of the Demons.
-. The Misses Mabel and Grace Stone,
Decision of Judges.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
Teachers Meeting.

A Teachers Meeting will be hello
in the high school building, Fenni-
more, Saturday, March z, 1908,
commencing at $3.50 a. m.
Prin. Fl w. Klrcher, of Fenni-
more, Prin. G. E. Slothower of Lam
caster, and others will assist the
county superintendent in conduct
ing this meeting.
All teachers and those preparing
to teach are earnestly invited TO be
present at this meeting. Bring note
books, manuals, and library list, also
a book from your school library
which you may wish tC catalOg.
Come prepared to take an active
part.
Other things being equal, the
teacher who attends teachers meet
lngs and Institutes will teach q
better school than the one who does
not, and it is but ordinary good
business sense for a school board to
decidedly prefer the teacher who
attends these meetings. when pos
sible, and does his best work there.
School boards and others who
find it possible to meet with the
teachers are cordially invited. Your
presence will odd interest to the
meeting, encourage the teachers,
and it wiz help you quite material
ly in selecting a teacher for your
school the coming year.
Yours for a good meeting
j. G.. BROCKERT,
CO. Supt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
LANCASTER'S GREAT
HOMECOMING WEEK
Big Event to be Held First
Week In July.
Executive Committee Started the Work
off Monday Night and Selected
Chairmen of Committees.

The executive committee for Lam
casters Home Coming Week carni-
val, to be held in this city the week
of July 4th, held another meeting
in DR.. G S. Moore's Office, Monday
evening, to consider plans for the
celebration ard decide upon the
various subcommittee. The exc
cutive committee is: G. S. Moore,
L. D. Eastman, Robert Draper,
Martin Mcdonald, Frank Schreiner,
w. J. Brennan, VIM. F. Joeckel,
Henry Henkel, w. j. Eberhardt,
Lew Fischer, Harry Carthew, DIR.
Ct. G. NARROW. G. T. Stratton, Burne
Pollock and B. J. Lowrey.
1t was decided that the sub-com-
mittees should consist of from five
to twelve members each and the
following list was approved of those
who shall serve as chairmen of such
committees, with authority to select
such other members as they may
deem most advisable TO push the
good work along:
CHAIRMEN.
Finance Com.-Robert Draper.
Observation-Disclosures Melon
aid.
Arrangement of Program-Frank
Schreiner.
Reception-W. j. Brennan.
Music-Wm. F. Joeckel.
Advertising -Henry Henkel.
Grounds. d. Eastman.
Invitation-W. J. Eberhardt.
Industrial Parade-Louls Fischer.
High School Alumn1-Harry Car
thew.
Transportation-Dr &C Marrow.
Decorations-C. F. Stratton.
IT was the opinion of the COM
mites that about $500 should be
raised for the purpose of carrying
out the plans for the celebration,
which will last five days, and the fl
nance committee will at once take
up the work of solicitation.
There are hundreds of former
residents of the old town who would
welcome an opportunity to come
back upon such an occasion as this
to renew old friendships, visit rela-
tives and have a general good time.
Not only the business men of Lam
caster but citizens generally should,
and no doubt will, feel it incumbent
upon them to help the cause along,
not only with their influence but by
a contribution to the celebration
fund.
1t is the intention of the commit
tee to have printed envelopes and
letter headings, containing half-tone
pictures of Lancaster's public build
ings and other features of interest,
which will be furnished free to cit1-
zens who will use them in writing
to their friends, to spread the news
of the Homecoming week.
There will be another meeting of
the committee on Friday evening at
DR.. MOore's office
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
PAYING SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscribers Take Kindly to New Rul-
ing of Postoffice Department.


1t is a matter of congratulat1on
that the subscribers of newspapers
throughout the country take so
kindly to the ruling of the postofice
department relative TO the payment
of subscriptions This Office has
been favored by its readers in Lam
caster and other points in the coun-
ty sufficiently near to enable them
to make personal settlement at the
Office, In large numbers during the
past few weeks, a fact that is very
gratifying to the publisher, as it has
not only enabled him to square up
great many accounts IN accord
with the new ruling, but also to
form a great many pleasant ac-
quaintances, a feature that he es-
peeially appreciates. Another thing
that affords much satisfaction is
that in large majority of instances
these same subscribers have paid
for their papers one year in advance.
We do not require this but at the
same time we like it and those who
adopt the plan like it also.
1t was feared by publishers that
this law, with the passage of which
they had nothing to do and the
very existence of which they had
no knowledge until they were in
formed of its provisions by the post
Office authorities at Washington,
would work injury to the newspa
pers by offending some who were
asked to comply with it's require
ments and pay up past due accounts,
and cause them to express their
ofense by stopping their papers,
but such does not seem to be the
case.
We believe subscribers generally
would prefer to keep their papers
paid for, as they realize that any
publisher can afford to and will put
out better paper if he gets prompt
1y paid than he can possibly afford
to do when he is struggling along
and carrying load of several thou
sand dollars Indebtedness in the way
of delinquent subscriptions, for
there is always sure to be a certain
proportion of such accounts that
will never be paid. Every COM
munity has some men who take
all the papers and never pay a
cent"
1t seems, also, that subscribers
quite generally understand the rea-
son why the postofice department
has adopted this sweeping measure.
For years it. has not come out even
on its mail contracts, it costing
much more to transport the mails,
especially second and third class,
than the revenue it derived there
from. There were millions of copies
of so-called newspaper using the
mails for the single purpose of dis
tributing advertising, the news
features of which were a bluff, but
which claimed regular list of sub
scr1berS and thus got admission to
the second class rate of postage, the
same as legitimate newspapers. The
annual postoffice department deficit
was owing to the carrying of such
publications and it was to shut them
out that the law was passed.
1t is stated shat this law has al
order publications in the enormous
amount of eighteen million copies
during the past month, which de-
crease will put money in the pockets
of the postofice department, and if
there is any department of the
government service that needs a
little more coin in its pockets, that
is the one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

Washington, to visit his son Harvey
Foster and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster contemplate another trip to
Colorado the coming summer, where
they have relatives.
Grandpa Marion wager no doubt
Is feeling quite venerable. The
new grandson at the home of Amos
Brown is not SO very much younger
than the boy at Elmer Yager's.
Mrs. @. G. NARROW of Lancaster
who has been ill at the Wood home,
is slowly improving.
Lincoln Abraham, J. M. Lance
and Moses Hendricks were members
of the party who went to Texas last
week.
Ernest Garthwaite and family ex-
pect to start this week for their
new home in New Mexico.
John Hite, who started for trip
on the road last week, returned with
the quinsy and he hasn't done
anything since.
Dan Brady, of Mt. Hope, student
in Milwaukee Medical College, was
home for the weekly vacation be-
tween semesters last week, and
called here.
Will Morkin and Joe Patterson
attended the meeting of the rural
mail carriers of the county at Fem
more last Saturday.
The Beetown M. w. A. will pre-
sent the play 'Saved by the Wood
men" at Metropolis Hall, North
Andover, on Friday night of this
week. A good attendance is prom
ised
Vern Brookens is running his saw
mill in Glen Haven.
The hog cholera did little
damage in this vicinity, but owing
to the energy displayed by the far
mers it is nearly all STAMPED out.
Miss Ada Wellington, who recent
ly completed her course in the State
University is visiting relatives here.
Some of the young people had a
dance Friday evening, and some
others attended the ball in North
Aadover.
The Salmagundi club will open
the library on Saturday
The Methodist ladies conducted
successful dinner in Hickok's 1es-
taurant Saturday.
The seven cent social given by the
Royal Neighbors on Friday evening
was success.
Miss Allie Orcutt departed for
Madison Saturday, where she will
take up review work in the uni
versity. Her place in our school
has been taken by Miss Emma
Glasier.
Father Coutlee was down from
Mt. Hope Saturday.
Everett Faust has gone to Bosco-
bel, where he has a good position in
prospect.
Joe Greer and Harley Hickok
we're in Chicago last week.
We are informed that Mrs. Chas.
Engle died in Canton, S. D., last
week. Mrs. Thos. Harper went out
to attend the funeral and remain
for a time.
Hodgson Moore, Of Mt. Hope, has
been taking care of James Davis,
whose health continues bad.
Mrs. Les. Boorman, of Bagley
visited her sister, Mrs. Joe Greer.
John Weber, Lancaster music
dealer, was in town Saturday.
The spring vacation for our
schools will be the first week in
April.
The high school pupils will pre-
sent the play, ''Uncle Reub," in
about two weeks.
Alex. Frederick and wife we're
over from Prairie du CHEN Sunday
and Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26

For dozen years DR.. McElwee has
been curing the afflicted throughout
Grant county or at least large per
centage of those chronicalIy affected.
This means that the doctor has be-
come known through cures performed.
among the latest being the case of
Emil Boldeker who had been a great
sufferer from asthma and who was
told by the doctors that his only
chance for relief would be in a change
of climate. He has got entirely we'll
under DR.. Elwee's treatment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
Different Arrangements

Louis Grant Edwards, Potosl, and
Louisa Schmidt, Potosi.
Hollis CummIns, Platteville and
Mary Furstenberg, Lancaster.
Frederic j. Wurster, Potosi, and
Effie Lee Marcue, Potosi.
Herman Fl. G. Kramer, Platte
vile, and Carrie Mueller, Platte
vile.
John A. Bredehop, Smelser, and
Mary NJ Q Leyh, Smelser.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
JAMES .. FINCH.
TTORNEY-AT-lAW'
NOTARY PUBLIC
CARSON ClTY-.-....MEVACA
HUNTERS NOTICE

No hunting and fishing will be al
lowed on the Arthur's ranch in
Washoe Valley and all those ~disobey-
ing this notice will be prosecuted.
WINTERS AND GRAHAM.
2m
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
provide for the plaintiff

common n~ecessaries of life; hat such
neglect is not the result CT poverty
on your part, which you could not
avoid by ordinary industry, and upon
the further ground that you, the de-
PENDANT. have for more than one year
during your married lifetime with
the plaintiff been a habitual drunkard,
All of which will more particularly
appear from a certified copy of the
complaint annexed hereto and made a
part hereof, to which you are espec-
tally referred: and for s UGH other
and further relief as the Court may
deem meet in the premises and for
costs.
And you a re hereby notified that if
you fail to appear and answer said
complaint as above required, the said
plaintiff will take default against you
and apply to the court forthwith for
relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and seal this
9Th day of July A. d., 1908.
(Seal) z. O. PATTERSON,
James ID. Finch Clerk
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Date of first publication, July I. 1908.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
DISTRIBUTION OF T A

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
William Dieterich, as executor of the
last will and testament of Elizabeth
Dieterich, deceased has rendered and
presented for settlement, and filed
in said court his final account of his
administration Of said estate, and
also his petition for distribution OF
said estate, and that Saturday, the
18th day of July, 1908, at 10 o'clock
a. m. of said day, at the lou room
of said court, in Carson o4ty, Ormsby
County, Nevada, has been duly set
for the settlement of said account.
and hearing said petition for distri-
button of said estate, at which time
and place my person interested in
said estate may appear and file ex-
ceptions in writing to the said &C
count and contest the same.
Dated, June, 80, 1908.
z. 0. PATTERSON,
Clerk.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
SUM MONS

SUMMONS
In the District Court Of the First ~.
dieial District Of the State Of Ne.
vada, in and for the County Of
Ormsky.
BELLE WILLIS, Plaintiff
FRED S. WILLIS, Defednant.
he People Of the State of Nevada
send greeting to Fred S. Willis, de-
PENDANT:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above-entitled plaintiff, in the Dis
trict Court of the First Judicial Dis.
trict OF the State of Nevada, in and
for the County of Ormsby, and to ans
wer { he complaint filed therein, with
in ten n0) days exclusive of the day
OF service), after the Service on you
of this summons-if served within
this county, or If served out of the
county, but in the district in which
the action is brought, twenty (20)
days; in all other cases, forty (40)
days or judgment by default will bs
taken against you according TO the
prayer Of said complaint.
The said action Is brought to obtain
a judgment and decree OF the above
entitled court, dissolving the bonds OF
matrimony, heretofore and now exist
ing between YOU, the defendant, and
this plaintiff. upon the ground that
you, the defendant, for more than n
year last preceding the fling of the
complaint herein have failed
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
eco. E. KiTZMEYER

Funeral Director and Enbaiuss
Paricrs Sou n of Pos O@fce.
Sffice Phone 721. Residence, 723
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETI.
TON TO SELL PERSONAL
PROPERTY
IN TIE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NE
vADA, oRMsBY COUNTY
In the Matter of the Estate
Of
A, j. BURkMAN, Deceased

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
Christian Smith, Administrator of the
estate of A. j. Burkman, deceased,
has applied to the District Court of
of Nevada, Ormsby County, and filed
his said application on the 18th day
of June, 1908, for an order to sell GER
ing of mining stocks, and t hat his
petition therefore is set for hearing
on Monday, June 30, 1908, at 10
O'Clock a. m. of said day.
Dated June Is. 1908.
E. o. PATTERSON.
Clerk
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25

CARSON CITY AND MiNDEN
Trains leave,-CarsOn City, 1918 4.
nj; Indnian School, 1898 a. N; Hot
Springs, 1910 a. m; Douglas. 1852 a.
NJ. Arrive AT Minden at HOO.
Trains ,eave,--Minden, las a. m.
Hot Springs, 11,05 p. m; Indian
>ol. 1917 p. NJ; Carson City - go
Livingston IS constantly adding to
his excellent stock of liquors. Have
you called o nhim yet to examine
them.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25

The Appeal has just received and
%unpacked a nice line Of new type
faces, the very best in the market.
and we are now prepared to do your
job work in first class manner
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received up to
IL o'clock noon, on the 18th day of
July, 1908, at the office of the State
Board of Capitol Commissioners, in
Carson City, Nevada, for furnishing
and installing furniture and other
equipment for the new state library
according to the approved plans and
specifications on file il said office.
Each bid must be accompanied by
samples and a certified check in the
sum of at least ten Go) per cent Of
the amount of the bid.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Address all proposals to Clerk
Board of Capitol Commissioners, Car
son City, Nevada, marked Bids for
Furnishing Metal Casing, etc, for Ii
brary."
Dated June 6. 1908. j6td
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25

Livingston delivers at your door
the finest liquors on the market.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

IN TIE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF TIE STATE OF NE
VAEA, CRMSoY COUNTY.
IN THE MATTER CT THE ESTATE
OF ELIZABETH DiETERICH, DE-
CEASED.
NOTICE FOR POSTING OF SET
ELEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND
HEARING PETITION FOR
DISTRIBlJTl6N OF ESTATE
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25
PROFESSIONAL
DR.. A. HUFFhh

DR.. a. AUFFhb
Physician and Surgeon
JAMES Il. JUDGE. .
Attorney-at-law
Carson City. Phone
7. r. HOEER,
Sgent for Fire. Life and Accident
Policies, Ofics New Bank Building
Carcon City, Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-07-25

r. Won need ANYTHING in the liquor
Beer call up Livingston.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-18
cHAFIN's NOTIFICATION.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Chicago is to- day being invaded by the prohibition hosts. preliminary to tomorrow's s great rally of the leaders of the tenn perance movement, when Eugene W Chain will be notified of his nomlna- ton for the presidency on the pro hibition ticket Members of the. na- tional executive committee of the par ty are assembled today for a meet ing. at which plans for the dry" cam paign will be completed.
 The formal notification ceremonies will take place in Music hall, Fine Arts building. Professor Charles Scanlon, who was permanent chair man of the national prohibition con- vention in Columbus, will deliver the notification address Candidate Chain will reply with a speech in which he will point out the great spread of the temperance movement and urge the members of the party to renewed en- deavor. A public reception to MT. Chafin will be held Tn the parlors of the Auditorium hotel.
 MT Chafin has already made sev- eral campaign speeches and declares that he will attempt to visit every state and territory of the Union dur ing the campaign. He declares that the liquor dealers are "On the run and that the prohibition party will cast larger vote than ever this fall, with a probability of million votes.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-18
Bryan Denies Story That He Sold Out to
 Kerr for S2OO,OOO
Financier WemOre's Plans to Secure the Oil for the Campaign Machine--An Oklahoma Incident InvOlv- ing Gov. Haskell an Editor and Standard Oil.

Lincoln, Aug. 1.-The most im- portant happening at Fairview today was the emphatic denial given by Wm. J. Bryan to a story printed in Pitts burg this morning that he had sold out" to the Kerr faction of the Penn sylvania democracy, in order to ac- complish the defeat of Colonel Guffey for national committeeman. The price alleged to figure in the transaction was $200,0OO as a campaign contribu- tion. The charge is said to have been made that Bryan made good" but that Mir Kerr and his supporters had not come forward with the money.
 Bryan declared that he had never heard of the offer or agreement and he suggested that the proper persons tO consult were the members of the committee on credentials which decid- ed the Pennsylvania contest.
 MT Bryan would not permit himself to be driven into a further discussion with James w. Van Cleave, president of the Manufacturers association. who came out in the press today with further reasons why the business men should not support the ticket This discussion was based on the fact that Mir. Van Cleave had failed to defend his former contest but instead had shifted the discussion to other ques- tions.
Arizona republican., 1908-08-18
IRREGULAR MARKET
 BUT NARROW RANGE
Annual Report of the Hartman Lines Shows Heavy Losses Compared With Last Year.

New York, Aug. 17.-Irregularity was the most conspicuous feature in today's stock market. Prices rose and fell alternately. mostly. within a mar row range. Quite the most important development of the day in railroad cir cles was the publication of the annual report of the Hartman lines for the fiscal year. The Union Pacific system showed a net loss compared with the previous year of about $2,100,G00 while the Southern Pacific railway reported a net decrease for the same period of SS.3G3. 900. In both instances the fall ing off was largely due to increased taxes, that item in the Union Pacific statement being 17.95 per cent greater than 19O6-07. For the Southern Pa cific it was 36.36 per cent greater.
 Both lines show material gains in net earnings. Smelling led the indus trial stocks making a sharp recovery from Saturdays loss and the coppers moved in sympathy despite another cut in the price of the metal. In the last half hour. under the head of smelting and Reading the market grew strong and the closing was active at the days best prices. Bonds were easy.