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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-30

Henry Mink was up from Burton
yesterday.
VIM. Fisher, of Sitter, was d
caller Monday.
Rush Godfrey is home from a
visit i'll Galena.
Will Cox of Potosi had business
in Lancaster Monday.
Fred Nehls was a Highland
visitor one day last week.
Phil Parish, of Montfort, was a
Lancaster caller Thursday evening.
Martin Tindell, of Hamilton,
Mo-, is visiting relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Zenz of Bloom
ington, visited in Lancaster Christ
mas day.
w. q. Knox and son, Willis,
made an auto trip to Bloomington
Thursday.
Chester Regain. of Dubuque,
visited during the holidays at the
McBrien home.
james Andrews, of Waukesha,
was the guest of Miss Carrie Miller
over Christmas.
w. S. Dickey. of Topeka, Kas.
arrived here last Thursday for a visit
at the Morse home.
Installation of new officers of
Cassville masonic lodge will take
place on Monday evening, January 4.
Miss Sue Holt and brother, Chas.
Holt visited during the holidays at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Borah.
-Messrs. G. F. Brown, of Milwau-
kee and NJ L. Barr, of Glen Haven
spent Christmas at the home of Henry
Judd.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cornwall, of
Wonewoc. are visiting with Mrs.
CORVALLIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Angus
-Dressmakers' Association meets
viii Mrs. Fred NehIs, Saturday even
ing Jan. 2, 1909. Every member is
requested to come.
A public Masonic installation
will be held in Bloomington this
evening. A few Lancaster citizen
will no doubt be in attendance.
"A family reunion was held at
the Bldwell home north of this city
on Christmas eve. Nearly all the
members of the family were present
making very enjoyable gathering.
A prettily decorated Christmas tree
and we'll presented program formed
the greater part of the entertainment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-30

Marriage licenses were issued to
the following last week: o. W.
Bowen and Sadie Moore. Millville;
Oscar W. Peterson, Princeton,
Mimi. and Anna R. Haines, Wing
Vile; Sydney E. Meyers, Glen
Haven and Lena Adrian, Cassville;
Peter Jensen, Galva, Iowa. and Dora
Ruskdaschel, Wyalusing.
=" Billy" Ridgdon held the lucky
number at the Orpheum Christmas eve
and secured that fine five pound box
of candy that has been on exhibition
in Lathrop's show window The
drawing for the lamp will take place
tomorrow evening. The Orpheum
continues to please it's patrons every
evening with the best pictures obtain
able.
Cutler Borah left Monday morn
ing on trip through the south and
west. He went from here to Chi
cago, from which city he will 60 to
Bowling Green, Kentucky, anu from
there to New Orleans. From New
Orleans he will go to California
where he expects to spend the winter.
Jake Hoffman will accompany him as
far as Bowling Green. Mr.. and Mis-.
Garthwaite are in charge of the
Borah farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-30

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morse, Of
Grand Rapids, Wis, were holiday
visitors at the home of A. c. Morse.
They returned home yesterday morn
ing.
Following the Christmas tee and
exercises at the German Evangelical
church Thursday evening the pastor,
Rev. Schmidt, was presented with a
nice fur lined overcoat by the mem
bers of the congregation.
Frank Kofler, the tailor in
Joeckel's clothing house visited in
Bloomington Sunday. Mr.. Kofler
intends opening a tailor shop in this
vicinity wished to look over the
BloomIngon territory.
-Chas. Brandemuehl and two Of
the Block boys engaged in fistic en-
counter on Christmas eve and as re-
suit the first named was arrested
charged with fighting and nbrawling.
The fight is said to have taken place
in the west part of the city about
half past ten. The hearing was be-
fore Justice Moses to have been held
on Monday of this week but was con-
tinued to January z.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-30
BALANCING THE BOOKS

All good business men en-
deavor to collect all outstand
ing accounts once a year at
least. The Herald is no ex-
ception. 1t has a large
amount of money due which
it would like to have paid
before January 1, in order
that it may balance it's books
and start in afresh with the
new year.
If you, dear reader, are
one of those who are in ar
rears on subscription or 9th
er account, please consider
this an invitation to call and
settle without waiting for a
statement of account to be
rendered. Many men object
to having a bill sent to them.
They call it "being dunned"
and take offense thereat. We
do not wish to offend, hence
ask one and all who are in
arrears to call or send in
their remittances before Jan
uary 1st, 1909. After that
date statements will be sent
out.
Respectfully
THE HERALD
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-30
Don't forget the 1.-THE Devil

Don't forget the THE Devil
-onght.
Get ready to write it 1909 now
only two days more.
/ Leo l. Ryan, of Glen Haven,
visited here this week.
H. NJ. Roberts was over from
Bloomington Saturday.
Ed Lysska, of Mt. Hope, called
on friends here Saturday.
IS. A. Hatch, of Bloomington,
was visitor here yesterday.
One more day after today and
then the old year 1908 is done.
Walter Lathrop was a business
visitor in Livingston yesterday.
Harry Sulzer and Walter Shipley
were Boscobcl visitors last week.
Lloyd Lawrence visited at his
home in Richland Center last week.
Misses Mary end Mabel Livens
are visiting relatives In the country
this week.
John Day and family returned on
Christmas eve from a short visit in
Milwaukee.
Lawrence Clark and Ned Ivey re-
turned Monday noon from a visit in
Bloomington.
Arch Gibson, of Monftort, ar.
rived Saturday evening for a visit
with Lancaster friends.
Mrs. Oscar Damn is visiting in
Nora Springs, Iowa. with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Treloar.
Walt Knox was a passenger on
the morning train yesterday en- route
for Boscobel where he had business.
Wilbur N1cGonigal returned
Monday noon from Platteville. where
he spent Xmas at the Baltic home.
will Baxter, who is employed in
Chicago, is holiday visitor at the
home of his grandmother. in this
city.
Hugh Orton, who is employed as
captain in an iron mine at Hibbing,
visited at his home here over Christ
mas.
Everett Taylor. who Is employed
in Milwaukee. visited last week at
the home of his parents, Atty. and
Mrs. s. Fl. Taylor.
Fred Irish, formerly of this city
and now located at Fond du Lac, is
making holiday visit with friends
and relatives in this city.
Mrs. A. E. Lewis, daughter
Ivanelle and Virgil CritchIow left
Tuesday morning for week s visit in
the vicinity of Bloomington.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Showalter,
Miss Portia Showalter and V. L.
Showalter ate Christmas dinner at the
Jas. Hughes home in Beetown.
Oscar Grimes and wife left Sat-
urday for Aurora, ILL.,, where the
former is butler in Senator Hopkins
home. They were called here by the
serious illness of Gus Grimes.
/
Fritz Molnar's great play the
Devil" will be presented in this city
tonight by an able company. This
play has made itself the talk of two
continents. Reserved seats are now
on sale at Benefits Get your s
early.
The annual Children's Party will
be held at Knapp's Rink on Friday
evening of next week. January 8,
under the management of the
Woman S Club. An admission fee of
10 Cts will be charged all except chill
dren Under years old who will be ad-
mitted free. The doll carriage parade
and other drills will be given. All
are invited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-30

L. Alt & Sons desire to express thanks
for your patronage during the year
just passed, which has assisted in
making 1908 most successful year,
and take this opportunity of wishing
you a prosperous and truly happy
New Year. We hope to make every
transaction so satisfactory to our
customers that it may become areal
pleasure for them to extend to us
their patronage. Should there be
any cause for complaint, we wish to
be told wherein we are at fault.
1.-THE up-to-date Grocers
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

lighted, the lamps being of expensive
character and great brilliancy. Guns
and fishing tackle and hunting tog-
gerry of every kind gave the cabin the
atmosphere of sportsman's club
THE men talked freely of everything
but themselves. They spoke of many
cities, but never of their homes. They
told me they were college chums who
had always made it a custom to spend
few months together each fall in the
woods. They were clever men and
readily passed for the lawyer, the doc
tor and the merchant, the characters
they respectively pretended to be. The
one to whom the other two deferred in
everything was large, powerful man
with clean-shaven face and a jaw like
a bulldog. His face was too shrewd to
be pleasant. He watched me furtively,
sinister, amused smile playing about
the corners of his mobile mouth. That
smile spoke volumes. 1t made me lie
awake all night. 1t seemed to say that
he knew my real character, and there
fore l thought it best to keep on the
watch. The man seemed capable OF
Offering me personal violence. But
the night passed away without Incl
dent After breakfast, l repaired the
leak in my canoe and padded slowly
upstream, trying to figure out where
had seen the big man with the square
| jaw before.
while | was smoking a last cigar
before retiring that evening, it came
to me where | had seen him. 1t was
on a street car in st. Louis, on one oc-
casion when l was shadowing the
shanty at the cave. He had been on
the same car and had kept his seat
when | alighted near the hut. He had
looked at me then as if he wanted to
know me the next time he saw me.
was assured that he was one of the
counterfeiters, and made up my mind
to arrest the three of them the first
thing next morning.
| Here l learned a lesson in procras-
tination. While hastily gobbled down
my breakfast the next day, a trapper,
who camped near by and who had gone
to the village the night before for sup
plies happened along and told me a
most disconcerting bit Of news. The
three men had taken French leave.
They had caught through freight
about midnight, taking little or nc
baggage with them. fastened to the
village and although l worked the
single telegraph wire to its utmost
capacity, the three men succeeded in
making their escape.
Sending a full cipher report to
Washington, repaired to the cabin in
the swamps and made a careful search
of it. Everything within was in the
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

suggested that follow up the clew of
the empty envelope.
with as cumbersome and complete
carries into the woods with him, left
the train one day at the wayside sta
ton which bore the name of the post
mark. Securing guide and cook, in
the person of lanlly native, l had my
truck hauled out to the st. Francis
river, only two miles distant, where l
pitched camp and made preparations
for an indefinite stay.
''By making inquiry of my visitors, l
learned that about five miles down the
river were camped, in a snug cabin
built by themselves, three gentlemen
from parts unknown. They maintained
the place as a sort of club and had
spent the spring season there. They
left about March and were gone until
October, when they returned one night
and again took possession of their
cabin. Our raid on the cave had been
made on the 18th of October, and this
caused me to think that perhaps the
empty envelope was making good.
"As the three gentlemen did not
deign to visit my camp, I decided to
make a call upon them.
81 started out in a folding canvas
canoe, late in the afternoon, and ar
rived in the vicinity of their camp just
at nightfall. With sharp cypress
tree, aided by jagged cut from my
hunting knife, succeeded in punching
| a bad hole in the bottom of the canoe,
and with the boat rapidly filling with
water, landed just after sunset at the
very door of their cabin. The three
men were at home and they welcomed
me with the open hospitality of camp
ers, insisting that 1 spend the night
with them. This was just what had
been playing for.
1T was easy to see that the men
were crooks. There is always some
thing to disclose the counterfeiter, il
the observer is only sufficiently versed
in their ways and mannerisms to rec
ognize the telltale signs. l was pretty
sure, before the evening was over
that these were the men who had done
the job in st. Louis.
Nothing about the cabin was the
least bit suspicious. A large iron pot
dubbed invitingly over the open fire
the fragrant odOr of boiling meat is
| suing from under it's lid when the
steam pushed it up on one side. A
steaming haunch of vension, cooking
with some vegetables and dumplings
was produced from the pot for on,
supper, which was served soon after
my arrival In the center of the room
was big table, crudely constructed Of
! heavy oak timbers. The cabin was well
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Quaint.
Prof. Brander Matthews. the bril-

Prof. Brander Matthews. the bril-
liant writer and teacher, wcs discuss.
ing literary quaintness at Columbia.
In illustration of the quaint he said:
"A little girl know was very bad
one day. She was SO bad that, other
corrections falling, her mother took
her up to her room to whip her.
During this proceeding, the little
girls older brother opened the door
and was about to enter. But in her
prone position across her mothers
knee the little girl twisted round her
head and said severely:
eddie, 80 out! Can't you see we
are busy?"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

heard of the original matter. Such
was the case which I have come to
remember as that of The Iron Pot
It was a vessel of this humble charac-
ter that finally cleared up great mys-
terry and brought the guilty to justice.
"a St. Louis gang had their plant
in cleverly constructed cave in a
suburban district. It was an artificial
cave, dug back in the face of clay
and gravel bluff. The entrance was
through the shanty of a poor Irish
family, a circumstance that diverted
suspicion from it and one to which is
partly due the long immunity the
gang enjoyed.
There was no scrap of metal, no
coins, chemicals, or other thing used
In the art. Only the machine and a
few vrenches and similar tools. The
gang HAD skipped out. The Irishman
was half-"itted, and his wife was too
clevhr to be caught in the traps we
laid for her. We had made water
haul, except for the machine, which
WIS destroyed. The cave was. filled
up. Acting under orders from Wash.
iugton we maintained secrecy about
the entire matter and nothing of il
got into the newspapers.
Il found one thing in the shanty
which might or might not offer cleV
to the counterfeiters. 1t was an empt,
envelope bearing the postmark of al
obscure railroad station in the sunk
land district Of northeastern Arkansas
I had long ago learned that it is the
seemingly insignificant things thai
lead to the discovery of criminals, ant
while this envelope might mean moth
ing, on the other hand it might be O.
the gravest importance. 1t had beer
found beneath the sheet of metal or
which the cook stove stood, the tip Of
one corner, discolored and grimy, at
tracing my attention. l had secured
/. and pocketed it without attracting
attention.
IF the gang had never existed il
could not have disappeared more effec
tually. We were face to face with q
blank wall. This made us the more
anxious to capture the counterfeiters
As nothing better offered. the CHIEF
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
6rArE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO, -.
1JrCAa (,oJrNTY %

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LUCAS COUNTY. 3D.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner Of the firm OF f. J. CHENEY g. Co.. doing
business in the City OF Toledo. County and Statc
aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CArARRH that cannot be cured by the use OIL
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me end subscribed in my presence
this 9Th day Of December. A. D.. 1856.
t A. W. GLEASON.
I SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure "a taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF thu
gystem Send for testimonials, free
+. J. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo. O
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

What with whooping cough,
measles and all that" began the first
traveller, children are a great care;
but they are blessings sometimes"
certainly they are" interrupted
the second traveller. Il don't know
how we should get along without
them"
"Ah, you're a family man, too?"
mo; a doctor."-"tray Stories.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Schools for Missionaries.

SCnOOTS TOT WT6SJOUdrICSs
The immense Mortified schools and
colleges for the training of mission
aries and preachers were erected out
of the profits derived from the sale of
Moody and Sankey's Sacred Songs
and Solos," Miss Ada Ellen Bayly
("Edna Lyall") built St. Peters
church, Eastbourne, England, with
part of the money she received from
Donovan" and I'VE Two" She also
presented a fine peal of bells to the
neighboring church Of st. Saviour and
christened them after the heroes of
her books-Erie, Hugo and Donovan.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Oidn't Sleep Well,

Snicker-I dreamed last night thatI
was a millionaire.
Kicker-Well. I might as we'll have
been one for all the sleep got last
night.-Bohemian Magazine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
important 20 Mothers.
RQnderous,

do that orators opinions carry any
weight?' asked one statesman.
"They ought to-" answered the
other. They are heavy enough
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

HERE are few mysteries
which are never cleared
up" commenced Capt.
Dickson, as he sat be-
fore the cheerful wood fire
of his cozy study one
night last winter, al
though some of them SUM-
Der for years among the
things forgotten, until the
denouement is accident
ally developed by some
nersOn who. DerhaDS, never
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

We buy cream. Write desk No. for prices
The Crescent Creamery Co., st. Paul.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

ONLY ONE CHRONIC QUININE"
the Signature of E. W. GROvE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. .5c.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

It's a bad thing to be known a.
good thing"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
NORTH its Weinh+ liz Gold.

PETTIT'S EYE SALNE strengthens old
eyes, tonic for eye strain, weak, watery eyes.
Druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N Y.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

Work is only done we'll when 1t II
done with q will.-Ruskin.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
FACT VERIFIED.

Kid-Say, mister, got change fer
five dollars?
Kind Gentleman-Yes, my boy; here
it is.
Kid-Thanks, boss; I just wanted to
see it. I'd kinder got to thinkin' dere
wasn't dat much money in circulation!
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
WAITING for a Rise

Waiting Tor Rise.
"Have you sold your airship YETI"
mo; I'm holding it for rise."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
SAIOX

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This remedy contains nothing injurious TO
the stomach.
If you are q sufferer from any of the Sc troubles
You cannot afford to be without this remedy.
For instant relief send us 81 90, and we will
mail you a box of SALOX, changes prepaid
Address
CARR CHEMICAL COMPANY
P. O. BOX 1900. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

It's awfully hard for crooked man
to keep in the straight path.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
The Iron Pot Still a Mystery
By a Former Secret Service Man
Ex-0perave Tells Of Ceverest Of Counterfeiting Plots

Captain Dickson Relates
Tale-He Tells of En-.
counterinG Desperate
Gang and the Ultimate
Consequences-Man with
Bulldog Jaw and His Oar.
ing Escape from the Grip
Of the Law. D D D D
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-11-19

twierdzi wobec tego, re cesarz
Wilhelm dwukrotnie tworzd ko-
alicye antyangielska, ably W kry-
tycznej chwili stanac po stronie
Anglii.
Ostatecznym skutkiem publika-
Cyl Daily Telegraph" jest, wbrew
tendencyi cesarskich, zmierzaja-
cvch do rozerwania koalicyi tran
cusko rosyjsko angielskiej, "a
ciesnienie jeszcze serdeczniejsze
wezlow laczacych Francye, An
glie Rosye i zmniejszenie ufno-
sci Austryi i Turcyi do Niemiec.
Fakt, re jedna i ia sama reka pi-
saIa depesze do Kruegera opra-
cowywala plan kampanii dla lor-
da Robertsa, ,podkresla dis ze zdu
mieniem prasa wszystkich naro-
dow swiata. Nawet ,,Nowoje Wre
mia regestruje, to przyznanie i
zaleca pamietac MEM przy O.
cenianiu wszystkich przez Mem
cy przyjetych miedzynarodowych
zobowiazaf przyrzeczen w slo-
vie w pismie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1908-11-19
Kr0tkis notatki mlejskle.
: skazany ma karne wiezienIe Pc.

- skazany ma karne Wiezienie Pc.
ter van Ylissingen pozostanie jeszczs
kilka dni tutejszem wiezieniu po-
wiatowem, gdyz zachodzi podejrzenie,
re mimo swego zaprzeczenia, maj
wspolnik0w W dokonywaniu swytn
olbrzymich falszerstw oszustw, a cho-
dzi wyjasnienie mn6stwa szczego
low. Jego oszustwa przenosza podo'
bno million dolar6w. w wiezieniu So
siaduje on Teodorem Morgenster'
mem, adwokatem oczekujacym procesu
"a oszustwo.
w jadiodajni Jamesa Wllllamsa
pm. 12S Wells str, 27 letni John Glib.
bons, podchmielony, wszczal sprzecz.
lie narodosciowa gospodarzem !
strzelil do niego Ranil go W ramis
niezbyt niebezpiecznie Williams jest
W szpitalu Policlinic, Gibbons 20
stall aresztowany wraz ze swym towa.
rzyszem Frankiem Klickerem.
-DIa Hermanna BIIlika, jui ME
pozostaje inny ratunek pr0cz moAi'
wego u}askawienia przez gubernatora.
Wczoraj sedzia Barnes skazai go No
smierc przez powieszenie dnia II gru'
dnia.
- czionkami kornItetu Sledezeses
ktory ma zbadae oskarzenia tyczacs
sic postepowania sluaby W zakiadach
" Dunning, zamianowani zostali: dr..
Daniel R. Brewer, prof. neurologii:
Hermann F. Hahn, Charles D. RI
chards, prof. Graham Taylor, Sherman
c. Kingsley, komisarze powiatowi La
Mo- Steenberg 1 Mack, jakotez ex
officio prezes rady powiatowej Busse.
= w niemieckim szpitsIu umari m
wodostret % letni Gustav A. Wolff.
z}otnik, I'LL Diversey boul., kt6ry d.,
20 sierpnia zostai ugryziony przez psa.
- 16 Ietnla Ciementine Traeger, S.
Howe str, znikla bez wiesci Cd ubie-
giego piatku.
- PolIeya szuka IakIegos rzez.
mieszka, kt6ry przebrany "a ksiedza
wydawai czeki bezwartosciowe, podpi.
sywane REV. P. T. Raley", wysta
wione ma bank kra1owy Nebrasce.