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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
MANITowoc HAS FIGHT.
Standard Oil Company Resists Ate
tempt to Force 1t Out OF City.

Standard Oil Company Resists ATT
tempt to Force 1t Out Of City.
Accompanied by twenty afidavitS, pc
tition has been filed by the Standard Oil
Company for the dissolution of the injunc-
lion issued in court in Manitowoc two
weeks ago to restrain the company from
erecting storage tanks in the down town
district of the city and the company, it
is declared, will fight the opposition to the
highest courts The petition is an Incl
dent to a long fight in which the city has
been interested, it trying to force the COM
pany outside the city with its tanks. In
cluded in the affidavits fled, is one by the
city fire chief, as an expert, declaring that
the paints are not dangerous and one by
the city health officer, giving it as his
opinion that the odor from the tanks is
not menace to health. The company, it
is understood, has spent several thousand
dollars in its fight there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
INJURY CAUSES DELINQUENCY.

Dent in Head OF Boy Causes Him to
Hate All Laws.
At Trinity hospital in Milwaukee there
is a boy of II years who would rather
break the law than keep it. The boy has
proven himself incorrigible and it is fear
ed he will develop into a criminal. An
examination of his head has been made
and it has been decided that the trouble
lies in a dent in the lads head. The dent
was caused by cellar door falling upon
his head when he was years old. The
theory is that the dent is causing pressure
on the brain, with the result that the
boy is impelled to do wrong and to yield
TO wicked impulses. Chief Truancy Off
Ger Bert Hall discovered the case. The
boy refused to attend school, would steal,
and displayed other undesirable qualities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
MOUNTAIN SLIDING.
A Hawaiian Small Boy Simply
"Drops Down the Edge of the
ScanarvV

Scenery"
Water sports are by no means the
only vigorous athletics INDUCED in
by the boys of Hawaii. Mountain
climbing is a favorite pastime, for
there are peaks four thousand feet
high within easy walking distance
of any part of Honolulu, and on the
island of Hawaii there are two noun
tains fully fourteen thousand feet in
height. Sometimes the Honolulu
schools give picnics on the mountain
sides that the pupils may gather land
shells. 1t is on these excursions in
search of land-shells that the
Hawaiian schoolboys revel in the
once national sport-mountain-slid
ing.
A very steep mountain side is
selected, where the grass is long
and sloping downward. Every one
gathers his own ii leaves-the ii leaf
is something like the banana leaf,
but not nearly so long. With bunch
of ii leaves in his hand, the first boy
steps to the edge of the side, grasps
the leaves by the stems in both
hands, places the leafy part under
him and sits down, gives himself
start and drops down the edge of the
scenery like a flash. l was assured
that it was an easy matter to regu-
late the speed of descent, by mere
" grasping the ii stems firmly and
lifting them upward, this acting as
brake. l longed for the thrill of
dropping down over. the edge of a
mountain, and upon my brief sled of
ii leaves began the descent. / went
like the wind; it seemed as though
my breath would be taken away from
me. or that I would plunge head over
heels, to be dashed to pieces among
the trees below. / thought OF my
brake and drew up on the ii leaves
with all my might and came up with
a jerk that Jared every bone in
my body. There 1 sat, looking down
ward almost perpendicularly held in
position only by a few ti-leaves rest
ing on the smooth, slippery grass, but
the sliding grass is nearly a foot long,
and it is only after It has been re-
peatedly slidden over and beaten
down that it approaches perfection
in the eyes of the Hawaiian small
hoy, and sometimes leads to acct
dents, when, for instance, the thin
layer of ii leaves wears out beneath
the slide, a gentle tug at the stalks
parts the sled and sends the slider
whizzing downward in a most. uncOm-
Portable and ungraceful manner, all
arms and legs. Lucky is the victim
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
My U,osesx FrIeno.

Idly GIosesx FrIeno.
My closest friend! o subtle phrase
Repiete with meaning that allays
The sting of loneliness and care
And breathes an intimate, sweet
air
OF comradeship Trough al my days!
Alasl there is another phase
OF friendship. which my ardor stays
For sometimes can scarcely bear
Ny closest friendI
Her social debts she never pays;
At restaurants, her minds a haze,
She doesn't even do her share
Much to my P0cketbook's despairI
In fact, she is in many ways
My closest friendl
Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
HEADLEss BODY Is IDENTIFIED.
Remains Found Near KenOsha Those
OF Prominent Racine Man.

Remains Found Near KenOsha Those
OF Prominent Racine Man.
The headless body of a man found in
the woods south of Kenosha Sunday has
been identified as the remains Of Frank
CIope, 40 years Of age, who disappeared
from Racine May &c. Clope was well
known in Racine and is alleged to have
become demented on account of his sons
arrest on charge of counterfeiting. He
stated that he was going fishing when he
left home, but his friends now believe
that he went to the woods south of Ke-
nosha at that time and killed himself.
The widow asserts that he was murdered.
Representatives Of insurance orders in
which Clope carried $1,000 insurance stat
ed that they were satisfied with the identi-
fication.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Dinner Only Costs Seventy Gents.

At Warsaw, Ind, nine persons
Toasted on 20 cents worth of food
in Indiana has been proved by a
class in the domestic science depart
ment Of the Winona Normal School
A dinner served by the class to nine
persons and costing exactly 20 cents
was made up of the following menu:
Cream of tomato soup and waters.
Dreaded pork chops, potatoes in white
sauce, celery, baking powder biscuits,
apple pie, cheese, coffee. President
Jonathan Rigdon of the school was
a guest at the dinner.-Indtanapolis
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
TO MAKE SCHOOL SEATS.
Company Formed to Have Plant I'm
ManitONOc.

The organization of the ManitowoO
Seating Works Company, Incorporation
papers for which were filed the other day
with the Secretary of State, will give
that city another large Industrial concern.
The company plans to engage in the man.
ufacture of church and school furniture
in competition with the American School
Furniture Company. The new company
is headed by NJ II. Murphy, for years the
general manager of the American COM
pany, and local capital is behind the pro-
ject. 1t is said that the company will
erect a large factory building at once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

ance. Ralph read the call as it came
and the girls face grew white with
terror.
"To think that such a thing could
happen in this house" she gasped.
4 have been living here for nearly
a year. There might have been other
people killed in that time and we
know nothing about it."
There was a labored step on the
stairs and the landlady's perspiring
face appeared above the top step, the
rest of her ponderous body following.
She eyed the pair sharply as she
came toward them.
"Been getting acquainted?" she
asked pleasantly, though her face in
Dictated suspicion and disapproval
Historically the girl told her story
and the suspicious look gave place
to a smile.
Come with me-" commanded the
boarding house mistress. 81 guess
can find the man who needs assist
ance."
She led the way to the floor above
and as she tapped on a door there
came again a terrified appeal for
aid. The message stopped in the
middle of a sentence and the door
flung open by a mild appearing young
man.
'"This is Mr.. Morrow, our new
boarder," introduced the landlady.
''He says that you have been tele-
graphing for help and he nearly
scared Miss Shay to death, breaking
into her room to rescue her. He
thought that the sound came from
her ROOM"
81 guess it goes through the floor"
answered the new man. ST have no
carpet and the space between the
floor and the ceiling must act as a
resonator. You a telegrapher?"
He stood aside that Ralph might
transmitter, a receiver and a half
dozen cells of battery told their own
tale.
I'm training to be a receiver on
one of the press wires. Stuff comes
fast, you know, and the chief loaned
me an old Wheatstone apparatus.
One Of the boys prepares the tape
and he delights in getting up the
most bloodthirsty messages. These
are just some practice slips pasted
into an endless band and run over
and again. The repetition gave you
the idea that 1 was calling for help.
If had used one of the longer tapes
you would have caught on
''I'll come up some night and send
for you," offered Ralph, eff you'll
keep this story quiet at the Office"
The rescue party retreated down
the stairs and the landlady left the
two young people on their floor.
'T feel like a fool for giving you
this scare" apologized Ralph. 81
don't know what you can think of
me-"
ct think that you are a very brave
man." she answered with eyes that
sparkled. "You could not know that
the appeal was only a pretense. You
took chances just the same. / al
ways did love brave men,"
Ralph's eyes were eloquent as he
took her slender hand in his for
goodnight greeting and went back
to his room to dream dreams that
later came true-Buffalo Courier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
FIRE AT LAKE BEULAH.

Early Morning Blaze Does $4,000
Damage at Summer Resort.
Fire starting in the stock yards at
Lake Beulah, totally destroyed the lum-
Der yard of the Heddles Lumber Com
pany and the creamery belonging to Fred
Kolb. The loss to the Heddle company
will be about $4,000 partially covered
by insurance, while Kolb's loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. The town has no fire
protection and the volunteer department
had difficulty in fighting the blaze. Aid
was sent from East Troy and the fire
was extinguished
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
PRISONERS IN DANGER.

Women Inmates OF the County Jail
at Oshkosh Almost AsDE yxiated.
Irene Dawson, Mrs. Mamie Wentzel
Stutz, and Mrs. Francis Zoeller, prisoners
in the county Jail at Oshkosh, were nearly
asphyxiated in their cells by Illuminating
gas The jet from which the gas escaped
is in the corridor exactly opposite Miss
Dawson's cell, and she was the most Sc
verely affected of the three In fact she
was unconscious when the leak was dis
covered. The other two women managed
to get to the window of their cell and call
for helm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
PeshtigO Logger Buried Beneath an
Avalanche of Logs.

PeshtigO LOEEer Buried Beneath an
Avalanche of Logs.
Reg Brouette, a Peshtigo man, had a
miraculous escape from death. He was
working on a logging landing when the
logs started to roll. His foot became
caught and he was unable to move. Twen-
ty fellow workmen saw the logs moving
toward him without being able to render
the slightest assistance The logs struck
Brouette, knocked him down and ten of
them, or over 1000 feet, rolled right over
his PROSTATE body. 1t was expected that
his crushed and mangled body would be
found, but instead Brouette had been
buried in the soft ground and mud and
had escaped almost uninjured. The logs
were rolling toward the river at the time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

Upon her promise to reform and with
the understanding that she could be SEN
fenced at any time if she failed to keep
her part of the agreement, Judge Goss
in the Oshkosh municipal court suspend
ed sentence upon Irene Dawson, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing
a suitcase and contents, valued at S3ll,
from the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road depot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
HARE HUNTED ITSELF.

Rock County Farmer Sees Rabbit
Run Under Drag and Has Stew.
Here is the latest nature fake story told
by a farmer living just outside of Be
lott, Joe Gsell, who recently resigned his
position as street car conductor to try
rural life He says he was narrowing
on his land when his dog scared out
rabbit which ran straight under his drag
and was instantly killed. He says he en-
joyed the stew that night, but his neigh
bors look at him askance when he relates
the story.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
HUNTERS ARE CARELESS.
LOganviIIe NimrOd Blows Off Foot
While Standing in Boat.

George Emery, Loganville, accidentally
shot portion of his foot away while
standing in boat at Loddy's mill. All
of the shot passed through his foot into
the sole of his shoe. Had this not occur
red, or if the shot had gone through the
bottom of the boat, the three occupants
would have been in danger of drowning.
Emery is in serious condition from loss
of blood
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Footbau Game Is Fatal.

Arthur Miller, who was injured in a
football game with the Marquette acad-
envy team in Milwaukee, Oct. 3, died the
other night from a hemorrhage of the
brain. Miller was IS years of age and
senior in the high school. He played right
half in the Milwaukee game. Miller was
a stepson of w. G.. Bratz of West Bend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
MOTHER OF EIGHTEEN CHILDREN

Mrs. Catherine 8IarbOnc Has Proba-
bly, Largest Family i'm Wisconsin.
Mrs. Catherine Marbone of Waupun is
perhaps the champion mother in Wiscon-
sin. Mrs. Marlboro is only 50 years old,
l,as been married nineteen years and has
been blessed with eighteen children, one
born each year. Sne has been married
twice. the first time when she was seven
teen years old. Twelve children blessed
her first marriage and six her second.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
nncI. Hnntera Arc Iniured.

Geo. Emery of Loganville accidentally
shot off a portion of his foot while stand
ing in a boat during a duck hunting ex-
petition. George Briar, Marinette sa-
loonkeeper, was shot and seriously wound
ed while hunting ducks. He was pulling
the gun from the boat by the muzzle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Find Slain Mans Missing Skull.

A searching party working in the
thicket on the Riley farm, south of Ke-
nosha, found the missing skull of Frank
Clope, portions of whose body were found
the previous Sunday. The skull had a
bullet hole in it. 1t is evident that the
bullet which ended the life of Clope was
fired from short range, and this seems to
confirm the suicide theory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Sold $40 for Three Cents.

Mrs. Mary Jenkins, a wealthy Racine
widow, before retiring placed a pocket
book containing $40 in a rag bag, and the
next morning when a junk dealer called
to purchase rags Mrs. Jenkins sold rags
and pocketbook to the caller and received
three pennies. The dealer admitted hav-
ing found a pocketbook containing the
money, but said he did not know to
whom it belonged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28

or Huch an accident if he rs not STOP
ped in his downward career by the
trunk of a tree.-From a Boys Para
disc in the Pacific" in st. Nicholas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Almost Run Into River.

Four people from Fond du Lac, who
came to Oshkosh in an auto, had close
shave from a plunge into the Fox river
in the evening at s o'clock on Main
street on their way home. The draw
was open but the auto driver had failed
to hear the warning, until an Oshkosh
man shouted. The auto was stopped
within four feet of the edge of the draw.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Robber Gets Five Years.

William Wheeler, accused of robbing
the barber shop of Marconiller brothers
at Corliss, was found guilty of the crime
and sentenced 20 five years in State
prison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
Engine Pushes Man from Track.

William Ryan, tramp, narrowly es-
capped death near Sheboygan when sleep
ing with his head on a rail. He was
pushed off the track and down an en-
bankment instead of being run over.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
BUILD NEW WATER MAIN.
Grand Rapids VIII Increase EfFicien-
cY of Wafer supply.

In view of the recent shortage in the
water supply of Grand Rapids, the coun-
ell is making plans to correct this diff
Guilty by the laying of a special main to
supply the manufacturing plants and
water tanks with river water, reserving
the supply of spring water for household
purposes. During the recent drought it
became Necessary to restrict the use o.
water to such an extent that many lawns
and gardens were ruined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
WOOdman KILLED by Train.

John Sandstrom, aged 80, was killed
by a train on Foster-Latimer logging
road near Mellen. An engine backed over
the body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-28
LAND CASE DISMISSED.
Government Drops Action Against
Barber and Moon.

Barber and Moon.
The case of the United States against
Barber and Moon, based on an Idaho
land transaction, heard before United
States Commissioner McBain in Eau
Clair, was dismissed without prejudice
to the government on telephone instruc-
tions to the commissioner from United
States District Attorney Wheeler of
GAINESVILLE. 1t is not known whether or
not the government will begin over again.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
NO MORE CITY COURT

Judge Benson says the act Great
ing the city court in Chanute wal
unconstitutional.
That puts the city court cut Of
business.
We do not know that we will
worry much over the matter.
The way that court bill was got
ten up and slid through and the
appointment rushed by the little
gang of would be political con
trollers here, made the thing very
unpopular from the start. We be-
lieve city court would be a good
thing here, properly Instituted, and
that it would meet with the hearty
approval of majority of the peo-
Pile.
We wan: to say this much for
Charley Nation, the retiring Judge.
He was always found square and
upright, in favor of truth and JUS
tiee and against disorder and crime
of all kinds.
HIS judicial record will stand ap-
proved by all law abiding citizens.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
THINKS 1T SAVED HIS LIFE

Lester NJ. Nelson of Naples, Maine,
says in a recent letter: have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery many
years for coughs and colds and ! think
it saved my life. have found 1t a
relia BILE remedy for throat and lung
complaints and would NO more be
without a bottle than i would be with
out food" For nearly forty years
New Discovery has stood at the head
of throat and lung remedies. As a
preventive Of pneumonia and healer
OF weak lungs it has no equal. Sold
under guarantee at all drug stores,
SOC and 81. Trial bottle free.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
GO TO TEXAS

The land of sunshine and flower .
A splendid opportunity, a safe invest
uent Ia Texas land. Texas leads the
world IN rice, cotton. sugar cane. veg
eJables etc. GSud l4nd from SIS ~
$40 per acre. Small and large tracts
N easy payments. Special train will
leave Santa BE depot June is for Gar.
wood Texas, Fer further Information
see or write NEWT HANDLES,
Rssm 6, Brown McClslland bldg.
Chanuts, Kas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12

riggsd stern wheel to 1t run by /
hand crank in the front end CON-
nscted With chain. The boys say
she performs fine 10 the water. There
10 also rudder attached that IL
managed by a lever In the front. II
might not be servicable In the heavy
gale but it 10 a great machine on still
water.
The Tlosa land assessment was cut
10 per cent by the ssioners,
as made by the assessors, to bring 1t
to a par with other lands Of the
county.
The joint memorial services OF the
various railroad organizations will be
held in the Christian church at 3
o'clock Sunday. Rev. Kitchen will
deliver the sermon.
The Katy announces that it is now
running oil trains on time. The
Katy, with is usual promptness. soon
got ito lines IN shape after the water
re, Q led. The Santa Fs is using the
Frisco track between Olathe and Kan.
sas City.
DR.. J. W. Phillips Is attending a
meeting of jewellers and opticians n
Kansas City.
o. F. BearHes had Business IL Erie,
Wednesday. We did not know mat
ters had progressed that far.
e. P. Bodle went to Pi.sssarg,
Wednesday.
Willard Watt has gone to Denver
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiltse of Cali
fornia are visiting relatives here.
G. ". Grebe went up to Humboldt,
Wednesday to pay his daughter aud
grandchildren visit.
Mrs. Lebo snd Mrs..Bristow visited
th cir brother J. R. Adams Of Bene-
dict, oyer Sunday tzass -,
Mr.. and Mrs. w.. Rankin are at
Y dtes Center a bedside Of Mr.
Rankin's father af not expected
10 liye.
j. B. Lowe Is home from his trip In |
w estern KaDsas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
TAFT THE NAN

As has been claimed by the bes
political prophets for some time,
Taft will have the nomination o.
the FIRST ballot.
Practically all the contests are
being decided in his favor. The. {
contests in the south, as a rule,
were simply instituted by a few
politicians in an effort to eoAtro
patronage.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
RELIABLE JEWELRY

Our superior array of Jewelry an
Watches makes selection easy. Every
thing is in perfect taste, and every
thing may be perfectly relied upon.
We sell nothing we don't know all
about. and we tell you everything we
know about every thing you ask to see.
C E.CONK LIN. the Jeweler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
GEO. CURTIS DEAD,

George Curtis, formerly well
known here, died in Los Angeles,
Cal, juno 3, of Bright's disease,
Mr.. Curtis was yardmaster for the
Santa Fe here at one time. Mrs.
Curtis was quite prominent in social
circles here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
FUNERAL.

Tha funeral Of w. 8. Irwin. the
santa Fs brakeman who was killed
Il Argentine Thursday night last
week. vas held Friday afternoon.
A large number Of the railroad boy.
and many other friends turned out to
10 the last honers to the dead. Mr.
Irwin was caught between the bum.
psrs and crushed He was an old EN-
ployes Of the road and Is seems
strange that he would allow himself
20 be caught as he was.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-12
First published In The Chsnute Time
May 20. 1903.
PUBLICATION NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEosHo
COUNTY, KANSAS.
Augusta Ham, Plaintiff,
VS..
Charles H. Ham, Defendant.
To the above named defendant
You will take notice that on the 10Th day Of
May. 1908, the plaintiff filed her petition OF d.
V re. aRainsty u in the District Court OF Nee
sho County, Kansas. You are hereby notified
that you must answer such petition fled against
you on or before the 10th day Of July, 1908, or
said petition shall be taken 40 true and the
plaintiff will take judgment against you for a
decree OF divorce and whatever other relief
that may seem ht a.d proper TO the court here.
in. You will take due notice hereof and govern
yourself accordingly.
OTTO J. BRILEY
Attorney for plaintiff.
Attest: H. II. Null,
Clerk OF the District Court.