davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1908-01-16
GreenIand's Trial MARRIAGE.

In parts of Greenland six months
Is the trial deadline, husband and wife
separating If the "two-hearts-two-
minds theory develops discord instead
Of harmony.
, 1908-01-16
A Mean One,

Little girl future coed) walking
along the street seeing students sur
veying-Isn't it funny, Name, some
times you can't tell students from
w Sphinx.
, 1908-01-16

Anything in the bookbinding and rul.
ing line may be had at Tie Republican
bindery. Give us a trial and be cen
WINGED that the best OF work can be
had at right prices right here at home.
, 1908-01-16
Wool Market at ST. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 16.-Wool mar
ket steady. Territory INT western me-
diums. 20@23c; fine medium, 1S919c;
fine, 15@17c.
, 1908-01-16
December Snowfall.

the issue OF snowfall bulletins, the
following for December being issued
today:
December Snowfall.
Over much of the mountainous por-
ton of the state a good supply of snow
has already accumulated, and a good
flow of water for the coming season is
assured for many Of the streams. Oy.
er practically all sections OF the head
waters of the Laramie, Platte, Green
and Snake Rivers, the amoun of snow
is now up to, or above the average for
this time of the year. A deficiency,
however, exists at present over much
of the eastern slope of the Big Horn
mountains, and over sections of the
headwaters of the Big Horn river, but
these deficiencies may be supplied by
the later storms Of the winter. The
snow which is now in the mountains Is
well packed, and is in good condition
to be conserved till the late summer.
The following remarks are taken
from the correspondents reports Of
conditions:
Laramie and Platte Watershed.
Bennett: There is a greater amount
of snow in this section than usual, and
it is packed.-Charles C. Young.
Blue Cap: There is considerably
more snow in this section than there
was in December, 1904 and 1905, but
less thar there was one years ago; it
Il, NO.. ronlyAJ ar,itn or hard aG usta1-
w. S. Cook.
Centennial: The depth of snow is
greater than usual, INT it is well pack
ed.-Louis A. Gregory,
Much Snow at French.
French: There is a greater amount
of snow than usual in this section, and
it is badly drifted in places; depths of
60 inches are reported on the noun
tains east and west of the valley.-E.
Moore.
Holmes: The amount of snow is far
less than usual in this vicinity, and II
is light: this section had practically
no snow before the goth of December.
James McGrath.
Stormy at Lasonte.
The month was stormy, II more
snow than usual fell, most of which
remained on the ground at the close
of the month, in a drifted and well
packed conditional. P. Pollard.
Leo: The depth of now IS about
normal, and is well packed.-C. A.
Cowdin.
Moore: The depth of snow will ay-
erage a little more than during the
last two seasons, but it is light.-Ed'
win Moore.
Pinkhamton, Colo: There is double
the average amount of snow in this
section, and the unusually high winds
have thoroughly packed it.-Richard
Edwards.
, 1908-01-16
New York Financial Market.

New York, Jan. 16.-Prime mercan-
tile paper, 607 per cent. Money on
call steady, 2k "a per cent. Bar sill
yer, sec per ounce.
, 1908-01-16

The Republican is the best advertis,
ng medium in the city and county for
I reaches all the people all the time.
, 1908-01-16

FOR SALE-Two hundred tons OF
hay and 1000 acres of good pasture.
n. X. Boswell, Laramie. II
, 1908-01-16

FOR SALE-Cheap, easy payments;
brick house, nine room, bath, good
barn. 267 Second street. If
, 1908-01-16

FOR RENT-Furnished ~housekeep-
ing rooms. Nv. cor. 9Th and Uni. II
, 1908-01-16

FOR RENT OR SALE--Seven room
house, with bath, AIT Fremont. En-
quire e. A. Wilkinson. 115tf
, 1908-01-16

WANTED to Buy-All kinds second
hand goods, at Third street second,
hand store. Alfred Cook, manager.
, 1908-01-16
OF SNOW
IS UP TO AVERAGE
SNOW BULLETIN FOR WYOMING
SECTION OF WEATHER SER
VICE AT CHEYENNE.
Good supply Already Accumulated and
H~eadwaters of Principal Streams
Showing Good Flow-Reports of
Correspondents Covering Laramie
and Platte Watershed.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. I6.-W. S.
Palmer of this city, section director Of
the Wyoming section, Chronological
service weather bureau, has resumed
the issue of snowfall bulletins, the
following for December being issued
today:
, 1908-01-16

Try The Republican want column
1t brings results.
, 1908-01-16

GOOD PASTURAGE-For One hun
bred head of stock, close to town. APP
ply this Office. 129t5-wtl
, 1908-01-16
Lead, Copper and Zinc.

New York, Jan. 16.-Lead quiet,
$3.70@375; lake copper quiet, $13.75@
400.
st. Louis, Mo, Jan, 16.-Spelter firm,
, 1908-01-16

Daily Republican, so cents a month
, 1908-01-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If 4.
fails to cure. e. W. GROVES sigma
ture Is on each box. Csc. it's
, 1908-01-16

Royal Neighbors Attention.
There will be a special meeting Fri
day night, January II, at Neighbor Ma
RE Whites on North Second street.
HANNAH GREENWOOD,
Recorder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Another Land Patent Opinion.

EDITOR HERALD:-
In reading your very interesting
article under the heading, more
Light Thrown on Land Patents,'' in
your March 4th issue. It seemed to
me, to give wrong impression to
what the facts warrant, as 1 under
stand them, and as I have had con-
siderable experience. Both as a
real estate, agent, and as an at
torney in passing upon titles and
getting them Strengthened out, SO as
to make chain of title acceptable
to buyers. will write you few
lines explaining as we'll as I can in a
short letter the wrong impression
your article conveys, as looked at it
by me. First, you say that this
county had had compiled two large
entry books, containing acomplete
list of the public lands in this coun-
ty, purchased from the general gov
eminent as shown by the public re-
cords of the land Office at that time
located at Mineral Point, and that
the same are now IN the Office of the
register of deeds, and that there are
hundreds of entries of Grant county
land shown therein, and that the
legislature of 1872, passed a special
act making the facts shown in said
volumes, prima facie evidence of
the facts therein stated, to be re-
ceived as evidence, in all courts and
places, which is true, to large ex-
tent.
Now if the said books did actually
contain complete record of the
entry and land patents, of all the
land in Grant county, there would
be nothing more to be said. But it
is fact, and we'll known, to all at
torneys, and the employees of the
abstract Office that said books do
not give complete record of either
the entries of all the land in Grant
county, or of the land patents issued
by the government to Grant county
lands.
Now / will say while the books
aforesaid shows the entry of most
of the land in Grant county, they
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
PULSE OF THE PEOPLE
LETTERS WRITTEN TO THE HERALD.


by virture of his position as chair
man of the county board, himself
do something to right this wrong,
The government issues no patent
for any land upon which there is an
outstanding entry, except to the
entry man. or to his heirs, if he be
dead. If the government finds that
an entry is fraudulent, or the result
of error, it will cancel the entry, but
not until it has given the entry man
ample notice and opportunity to
show that his entry was all right,
if he can do so. This must have
been done as to these tracts In ques-
ton, if any of them were ever lent
ered," as asserted by writer in the
Herald as to the Reeves tract. The
entry man knew that his entry was
cancelled, if it was cancelled, but
since the government don't seId out
an officer and actually disposess the
party, whose entry has been can
celled, they evidently continued to
claim and use the land without
right.
A few years ago the public was
stirred up over the Outrageous"
conduct, as it was called, of cattle
men in the west, who had grown
rich pasturing cattle on the public
domain, because they intimidated
and Scared off settlers who wanted
to enter the public lands the cattle
men were using, for hOmesteads.
Whether or not the entry books
in our Registers Office are well GER
titled or not, is not very roaterial,
except in case of litigation involv-
ing the entry, and there, if these
records are not sufficient, the EVIL
dence can be had from the land
office for tr1f1ing expense. What
these books show will always go
into an abstract. The only use of
recording a patent here is that it
may appear in an abstract, if one
should be obtained, for our abstract
men don't pretend to show the title
except so far as it appears on our
county records While this scare
lasts nervous money loaners and
purchasers may not be satisfied with
the title, unless the abstract show
patent, but statement from the
general land office is re lily just as
good.
Lawyers and those familiar with
the records have long known that
there are errors in these entry books
but there are occasional errors in
practically all records. Many deeds
and instruments recorded in the.
Registers Office are of no effect SO
far as the record is concerned,
because of errors, yet the parties
think them all right and in many
cases time will cure the errors.
r. A. WATKINS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
WHEN SMALLPOX WAS COMMON
A Century or So Ago Every One Elk
pected to Have Disease.

"All our ancestors" said a physician,
'were pock-marked, and smallpox was
a recommendation if you were looking
for work.
What l mean is that you couldn't
get job if you had not had smallpox.
No one wanted a servant who was IL
able at any moment to be stricken
down with the loathsome disease.
Hence"
He opened a newspaper volume Of
1874.
Hence help wanted ads read like
this:
Wanted, a man between 20 and
80 years of age, to be footman and
under-butler in great family. He
must have had smallpox in the natural
way. Also woman, middle-aged, to
wait upon young lady Of great for
tune and fashion. The woman must
have had the smallpox in the natural
way"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Teachers Meeting.

A Teachers Meeting will be held
in the high school building, Potosi,
Saturday, March IA, 1908, commenc-
ing at $3.50 a. m.
Prin. E. A. Jewett, of POtosi,
Prof. o. j. Schuster, Of Platteville,
and others will assist the county
superintendent in conducting 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
book from your school library
which you may wish to catalog.
Come prepared to take an active
part.
Other things being equal, the
teacher who attends teachers meet
1ngs 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 convenient to meet with the
teachers are-cordially invited. Your
presence will add interest to the
meeting, encourage the teachers,
and it will help you quite material
" in selecting a teacher for your
school the coming year.
Yours for a good meeting.
j. @. BROCKERT,
Co. Supt,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
The Circuit Court.

The following Grant County cases
were disposed of in the adjourned
session of circuit court on Monday.
None were Jury cases. The court
was adjourned Tuesday morning
until next Tuesday:
In the matter of the mortgage of
Joshua Barker and wife to Frank
lin Lewis. Order discharging mort
gage signed.
In the matter Of the mortgage of
V. J. Kratschwill ct TX, to Frank
Kratschwill ct al. Order discharg
ing mortgage signed.
In the matter of the mortgage of
Lii G. Parr to Milly E. Coates. Or
der discharging mortgage signed.
In the matter of the mortgage of
John HI. Burris, ct TX, to Jonathan
B. Moore. Order discharging mort
gage signed.
Freeport Gas Machine Co. VS. Geo.
M. Brown ct al; foreclosure Of me-
chanics lien. Judgment of d1smis-
sal signed
Galena Iron Works Co. VS. Pres
ton Point Lead and Zinc Mining Co.
foreclosure of mechanics lien
Judgment signed.
Eva Davis VS. Thomas c. DaYis
divorce } Affidavit default and or
da1, of rofarence signed.
John f. Shelliam VS. Cora Shell
liam (divorce.) Affidavit default
and order of reference signed
Birdie McReynolds VS. Leroy Nc
Reynolds. Affidavit and order of
reference signed.
Geo. W. McReynolds VS. Diamond
Lead and Zinc Co. Judgment
signed.
John D. Harms VS. Nj. B. Bishop
ct al. Order amending Judgment
signed.
Chas. f. Burton VS. James Bodine.
Order to pay Chas. r. Bodine
sum of money signed.
Samuel Friedlander vs. the The
Platteville Exploration and Develop
ment Co. Judgment signed.
Gussle May Jones vs Samuel
Edward Jones, divorce. Order of
reference signed.
In Remortgage of John Byrne
and Bridget Byrne to @. G. Jones
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
MEETING
HELD AT FENN|MORE
Was a Successful Affair--Aboue
Sixty Present.
Lively Interest Taken in the Papers and
Discussions of Various Topics
on the Program.

The teachers meeting held at
FennlmOre last Saturday was even
more successful than that held at
Bloomington some time ago. Sixty
teachers accepted the invitation ex-
tended by Supt Brockert through
the county papers and most of them
showed that they were there to add
to their knowledge of school man.
agement. &
The discussions were lively" and
all present showed great interests in
the topics discussed. Both the at
tendance and the interest shown
were very gratifying to Supt. Brock
ert and those who assisted him in
the work.
The following is list of those in
attendance: Oscar Rudersdorf, Nora
B. Gelvin, Minnie Doan, Mildred
Curtis, May Mitchell, Anna E.
White, Helen Cronin, Fl. W. Kircher,
Sadie G. Hartman, Emily A. Budd
Millicent Rector, Bertha Him, Cora
Smallbery, Kittie HeberIein. Anna
Tomas, Alice Pendleton, Isabel
Manning, Bertha M. Kreul, Jo-
sephine Magee, Jennie E. Jones,
Mathilda Monteith, Grace Pendle-
ton, u rs, Dora Webster, Mrs. [. A,
Vesperman, -Allie Vicherman, Bess
Morkin, Malvina Riley, Berd Thomp-
son, Blanche Thompson, Genevieve
Thompson, MabelMiller, BlrdieNapp,
Alice Ashmore, Cleo Ransour, Nellie
Lenahan, Grace VIllemonte, Mabel
Livingston, Angie Gordon -Fenni~
more; c. E Slothower, Mary L.
Smith, r L. Ray. Estella Smith,
Anna Woods, Mary G. Farrell,
Verna Jerrett, Mabel G. Vincent. =
Lancaster; Mabel Shuppener, Her.
bert B. Shuppcner, Emma E. Ven
able, Louis A. Smith = Sitter; Clara
Boil, Phyllis Walker Bogcobel;
Ada Mitchell, Belle Walker Pres
ton; Emily Corlett, Elizabeth Boom
Mt Hope: Helen P, Moore-P Platte
vile; Matte Houston Montfort;
Kitty Seeley Werley; Mary FL,
Griswold = Livingston.
The program of the days work
was as follows:
ENROLMENT.
Remarks. .......: Supt J. G. Brockert
Sixth Grade Geography -. Miss Anna White
DiScuSSiOn-Nature WOrk.................
:. $3.50. ........... .Prin. G. E, SlothOWer
NOON HOUR.
Challenging Library books. Supt. Brockert
Second Grade Reading -. Miss Nora Gelvin
Discussion Reading. -. Prin H. W. Kircher
Question box.
Language ............... Supt. BrOcKert
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
FORGOT AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Boston Carpenter Overlooked Davy
Crockett's Immortal Advice.

Apropos Of the fat man who built
his wife a table in the cellar too big
to go through the door, a reader de-
clares that he knows of a man who
did very much the same trick. The
man in question, a Boston carpenter,
was having a dull season, and as
spring was coming on he decided to
build himself a boat for use in his
toric Boston bay. After due considera-
ton the carpenter decided to use his
own cellar as a workshop, as he had
plenty Of room and all materials were
handy. He did not once think of get
ting the boat out until after weeks of
hard work he had finished a fine Is
foot vessel. OF course it would not
go through a mere door, and as there
was no double door entrance the car
penter was up against it. He was de-
termined to have his boat, though,
and he tore out the entire end of his
house to get it out of his cellar. He
got his boat, and also had more hard
work to do in his dull season, for it
was several weeks before he finished
repairing the house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

ed DIR. George l. Collie acted as
presiding officer and extended greet
ings to all who had honored the
college by their presence.
After the invocation Pres. Van
Hise welcomed DIR. Eaton back to
Wisconsin and in closing made the
assertion that the college would de-
velop to the highest ideals of its
head. Then followed other speeches.
President Nollen spoke in behalf of
the educational Institutions of IL
LIMOS, John e. Wilder represented
the trustees, Prof. 7. A. Smith, the
faculty, John T. Hale. III, the
alumni, Judge Rosa, Belolt citizens
and Benjamin Powers, '08, the stu
dent body ALI these speakers gave
voice to the same, sincere welcome
DR.. Eaton then delivered his
inaugural address. He spoke OF the
aims of the college and of its de
velopment since he first took charge
in 1886 In closing he said. with
out reserve l give myself to the
college, hoping that we, all together,
may do our share toward realizing a
present which shall fulfill the
aspiration of the past and shall be-
come foundation for a higher fu-
ture."
Following his inaugural address,
DR. Eaton announced that Andrew
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

do not show patents were ever is
sued to more then about one thind
of the lands in Grant county
Now you say, quoting Col. John
Ct. Clark, that it is not necessary
that patent should be recorded.
Granting that is true, if the patent
to any particular tract of land Is
never recorded, and Ii now lost;
and the certified copy of the records
Of the Mineral Point land Office,
which are in the Office of the reg
lister of deeds. does not show it ever
was patented, how are you going
to show or prove it ever was patent
ed. Are you not in the same posi-
ton as purchaser of land by land
contract, which shows with the re-
ceipts annexed that the purchase
price has been paid, for a certain
tract of land, and that the party
selling agrees to give deed of con-
veyance for the same. Would you
or any reasonable person be satisfied
that you had the title IN fee to that
land, until the deed of conveyance
was made and delivered, especially
if you or they knew that adverse
possession, or occupancy, no matter
how long the times, does not in any
way aid in quieting title to land as
against the government
Now don't get the idea from the
foregoing that I think anybody in
Grant county is in danger of losing
their farm or home, or at least not
very many of them. because the
re cords here does not show good
title, for IN every instance that has
come under my observation, even
when the records here were alb
solutely silent as to entry or patent,
l have found the records in Wash
1ngton D. c., showed both and a
small outlay of money and large
outlay of patience would procure a
certified copy which when put upon
record here, or if the party interest
gu uO0S nOU WISH W ucNO IL IOCOIOSO,
when produced and shown to the
purchaser or other party interested,
would complete the chain of title
making it merchantable.
Now I will say further that while
[ have never yet found any land IN
Grant county to which the govern
ment had not granted patents, there
may be such, and if I was the
owner of a farm, large or small, I
would be somewhat uneasy, until I
knew for SUE that the records here
showed that the government had
conveyed it by patent to some
person.
Begging your pardon for making
this SO long and giving you permits
sion 20 publish any or all of this
letter if you wish to do so in the in
terests of your readers am
Yours very sincerely,
w. E. SHIMMIN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

tors and scholars of the west being
present. Among those who spoke
during the ceremonies we're: Presi-
dent Charles r Van Hise, of Uni
vers1ty OF Wisconsin, DR.. F. W,
Gunsaulus, of Armour Institute,
Chicago, and President John S.
NOllen, of Lake Forest University.
Each of these men delivered an adj
dress and each praised DR.. Eaton
strongly and heartily welcomed him
back into college educational ranks.
The ceremonies of Inauguration
were held in the First Congregation
al church, to which those participant
ing led By the student body march
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
NOTABLE OCCASION
At BELOIT COLLEGE
Second Inauguration of Presi-
dent Edward D. Eaton.
Unusual Honor Bestowed Last Week
Upon Highly Esteemed Former
Citizen of Lancaster.

DR.. Edward Dwight Eaton was
inaugurated last Wednesday as
president, of Beloit College, at Be-
lott, Wisconsin. Several years ago
DR.. Eaton resigned the presidency
which he had held since 1886 and
accepted a passionate in New Eng
land Recently he was recalled and
last Wednesday was again received
as president. This is an unusual
honor and eloquently testifies to the
esteem In which this former Lancas-
terboyis held by both the trustees
and the student body at Beloit.
His Inauguration was a brilliant
affair, some OF the leading educa-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

Carnegie would give the last $50, COO
required to endOw a chair of Econ
omIcs and Finance. This announce
ment was greeted with unbounded
enthusiasm
DR. Gunsaulus then delivered a
scholarly address entitled "Heroism
OF Scholarship The benediction
was then pronounced by Pres. Lam
caster of Olivet College and after
the singing of the Recessional by
the choir the inaugural ceremonies
were over.
A general reception was then held
in the gymnasium and this clos ed
the events Of the auspicius day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

l hereby announce myself as can
didate for mayor of the city of Ian
caster, with economy, law and
order as the watchword. Equal
rights to all. Special privileges to
none. MONTGOMERY MILLER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
a Credit TO Her Husband.

The welldressed woman can af-
ford to be plain, she can lack intel
ligence. she may even be dull and dis
agreeable, but she commands atten-
ton wherever she goes; she is en-
Wed she is creditable to her husband.
-Lady's Pictorial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Naval Rank.

The highest rank in the United
States navy is that of admiral, with
salary at $13,5OO a year. The next
rank is that Of rear admiral, with sal
airy at $500 for sea duty and $6,S75
for shore duty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

We are headquarters for cut flowers
for all occasions and purposes. Show
er bouquets and funeral pieces on
short notice. Telegraph. telephone or
mail orders promptly filed.
TAYLoR's GREENHOUSE
Bell phone 1892. Lancaster,
W If. Wed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
IN the 4 addar

Many rich mans son has begun at
the top of the ladder and worked his
way down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

CONTINUED on page four.l
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-31

On investigation Hawaians" compose Hawaiian
Civic Federation which loudly epudang Cath
cart and other Republicans dwinde to about thirty