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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
UTICA MAN FOUND GUILTY
Man who Assaulted Evangelist Miller
Convicted.

Convicted.
SEWARD. Neb.. Nov. ~21.-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-In the case OF the State against
Ragan. charged with ~assaulting Rev. Frank
Miller of Lincoln on the streets of Utica
last March. the Jury today returned a YER
dict of guilty and Judge Good will sentence
Ragan at the next session Of the court,
December 8, A second hearing. growing
out of the same offense, was also decided
in favor of the state. when It was held that
the fine paid by Dave Hubert in police
court did not act as a bar to further prose-
cution in district court. Hubert will be
tried later. probably at the next sitting of
the court.
Last March Rev. Mr.. Miller was holding
evangelistic services in one OF the churches
at Utica and in one Of his sermons he
severely denounced one of the women's
social clubs OF Utica. After the service a
mot Of men caught him and gave him a
severe beating.
Hubert pleaded guilty before the police
judge and paid a fine. and his attorneys
contended this operated as a bar to further
prosecution, but under the decision today
he may still be arraisned in district court.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22

letters from most Of the prominent people
in the county have also been sent TO the
governor. urging the appointment. Mr..
Dean has practiced here for over eighteen
years and is considered one OF the most
successful trial lawyers in this part Of the
state. lie is a graduate OF Ann Arbor Law
school. class Of 50. and has served this
county two terms as prosecuting attorney.
Politically. Dean is a democrat. but his APP
p%ointment would give general satisfaction
to both parties in this section of the coun-
try.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22

shortage OF $500 has been found in his
accounts, which is assigned as the cause
Of his rash act. He was about 81 years
Of age and Is survived by his wife and
two children.
PLATTSMOUTH-A. j. Ralston, a brother
OF Charles A. Ralston. who was recently
murdered In Weeping Water, while driving
over a bridge his team became frightened
by a train passing under the bridge and
ran away. throwing him out between the
horses, but he chung to one line and the
team circled from the road into a field.
passing a wire fence twice before being
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22

gagged in the grain business and then in
the brick manufacturing business. and re-
Gently has devoted most OF his time TO the
auctioneeT business.
BEATRICE-Word has been received here
OF the suicide OF Herman Limback, a for
mcT resident Of this city, who ended his
life by firing two shots from a revolver
into his mouth at the Commercial hotel at
Wathena. Kan Mr.. Lmback at one time
conducted a q~ueensWare and grocery store
ia Beatrice. He had been living in St.
ployed as general agent for the National
Insurance company. Since his death a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
Cu.ter Wnnt. ". bal. Dean.

BROKEN BOW. Neb., Nov. M.-(special)
Every member Of the Custer County bar.
regardless OF party, Is petitioning Governor
Sheldon TO appoint ]. r.. Dean of this place
to one of the vacancies on the supreme
bench. The petition is remarkable for the
fact OF It's being signed by fourteen repub-
leans and eleven democrats, all lawyers
and Jurists OF excellent standing. Personal
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
Banker's House robbed.

SEWARD, Neb., Nov. 21.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Thursday evening the home of II.
T. Jones, a banker. was entered while the
family was in the rear of the house and
a large quantity of jewelry, including some
old family ~keepsakes. were taken. There
IL no clue TO the robbers, but as it hap
pened the same day as the robbery OF the
depot here, II is believed the same men did
both Jobs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22

CONTINUED on FOuru
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22

brought up against a telephone pole. Raj
stOn was badly bruised and shaken up and
was taken to his home and a physician
called. One Of his horses was badly cut
by a wire fence.
NEBRASKA CITY-In the district court
yesterday g. w. Irish. who was arrested
on the charge OF taking away aud dis
posing Of mortgaged property. was tried
and the jury after being out nearly two
hours returned a verdict Of not guilty. Mr..
Irish ran an outdoor picture show last
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
Chafin Faces Death Again.

Since e. W. Chain, the Prohibit
tion nominee for president spoke in
Lancaster two or three weeks ago he
has narrowly escaped death on two
different occasions. Shortly after
he left here he miraculously escaped
drowning while swimming in the Y.
M. CA. pool at Lincoln, Neb. Last
Friday evening he was in Springfield,
ILL.,, speaking while close by the race
war was raging. A negro pursued
by the mob sought his protection and
when he had managed to deliver the
black into the hands of sheriff the
mob Immediately assailed him with
bricks, clubs and other missiles.
Although bruised about the head he
escaped death and both experiences
serve to bring his name before the
public in much the same way as a
clever press agent would advertise a
theatrical star by having him perform
Con paper) all sorts of heroic feats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
Accident May Aid Science.

Port Jervis, N. x, Aug. 10. The
accidental straying Of cow into
blackberry patch has opened up
a line of possible experiments which
may end with red, white and blue
milk
Andrew Barclay reports that his
cow got into two-acre lot of choice
blackkberries and was eating the
berries when found That night when
milking time came Barclay was sur
prised to find the pail filled with an
inky fluid that tasted like milk.
In the interest of science Barclay
is going to experiment by feeding his
COW red raspberries, orange and
watermelons to see if the milk color
is controlled by the food of the cow,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19

home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Brandt at Keller over Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Neufang transacted
business in Dubuque few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wunder, of Du-
buque visited last Sunday with
friend here.
Ray Ansburn and sister Nellie re-
turned to their home here last Thurs
day afternoon after a few weeks visit
with relatives in Iowa; their grand
ma, Mrs. Ansburn accompanied them.
Tom Vincent and daughter. Miss
Mabel passed through Potosi enroute
to the depot where Miss Mabel took
the train.
Messrs. Tom Welsh and Delbert
Breithaupt, of Buena Vista, Iowa,
came down on the Eclipse and spent
Sunday with relatives and friends
here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
The sIippsry Pronoun.

Many are the circumlOcutions which
have been devised by civilized races in
order to avoid the bluntness OF direct
address. In fact, 1t may be said that
at the moment when a nation stand
ardizes its language 1t begins to have
trouble with its pronouns.
"Thou" has Of course become obso-
lete except in prayer, although it -four
ishes collOquially In the north Of Eng
land. The second person plural is
substituted. In parts Of the south
you alr' is heard, a further step to-
ward refined elusiveness
In France and Germany "thou" has
been retained in familiar or semicon-
temptuous speech. In Spain and Italy,
on the other hand, the third person is
substituted habitually in place of it.
Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
Is The Soil Giving Out?

American soil is losing its fertility.
according to James J. Hill. The
great railroad magnate ought to know,
for he has made a careful study of
the subject.
The yield in wheat, for instance,
has fallen off heavily. says Mr.. Hill.
While Minnesota soil yielded 13. 10
bushels to the acre on the average
during the first five years of the past
decade, during the last five the aver
age was 1918. In New York the
figures are 1874 and ia. while in
Kansas there has been drop from
Is IA bushels to 13 IS. Similar find
ings are made in the other states.
Mr. Hill MAKES his point clear by
citing the average yield in Denmark
60. 10 bushels, which he says is due to
the scientific cultivation and enrich
ment of the soil. Although the land
has been titled for centuries, it has
five times the yield OF the practically
virgin soil of America, simply be-
cause the Danish farmer looks after
the soil instead of leaving it to chance
and the elements to see that it does
not run down.
The intelligent among American
farmers are learning and the less in
telligent will learn, that the prodi gal
exhaustion of large holdings OF soil is
not the most profitable method of
agriculture 1.-THE intensive cultivation
of small farms, scientifically cared
for and periodically fertilized, is
what American farmers must come to
if they want to get the most soil has
to give-and want to keep the soil
giving it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
ELECTRIC THEATRE
FOR LANCASTER
Clark's Building Next to Post
office, Being Prepared.
Moving Pictures Will be the Features
Burr Robbins the Promoter
Ready in Two Weeks.

Lancaster is at last to have a NOV
ing picture theatre. It is to be locat-
ed in the Colonel Clark building in
the room formerely occupied by John
Burns. The shelving is being torn out
the room will be reprinted, and the
interior is being changed in many
ways to make it model little 5 cent
theatre. Burr Robins. of Elroy, who
is managing the project is an ex-
perienced show man, and has a lease
on the room for several months. He
expects to have the Electric
Theatre - running in a couple of
weeks and say that it will be his aim
to present only the best and cleanest
attractions in the moving picture
line. a popular price will be charg-
ed and there is no reason to believe
that it will not meet with good
patronage. Such a theatre as this
should be made to pay in this city as
Lancaster has always been a good
show town and generally gives clean
enterprise of this kind liberal sup
port.
The films that the management
will rent will be the latest and will
be chaged every few days in order to
keep them up to date.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
Labor Bureau at Madison.

MADISON, Wis. Aug. 1.-THE civil,
service commission has established
local registration Office at Madison
for the filling of labor positions in the
state hospital at Mendoza, the capitol,
state historical library and the state
university, including Chadbourne hall
and the university farm.
Hereafter all labor positions in
these institutions will be filed as far
as practicable through this office
Frank L Fawcett, formerly of Lam
caster, is the local registration officer.
Applications will be received from
men for positions as attendants, cooks,
laborers, carpenters, farmers, fremen,
janitors, teamsters, painters, garden
ers, masons, etc., and from women for,
p 1aces as attendants seamstresses,
kitchen girls, cooks. dining room girls,
landresses and scrub women.
The registration Office is in the civil
service department in the capitol, and
registration time is any Thursday
morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
MACHINES WOULDN'T co
Two Automobiles Had to Send to Lam
caster for More Gasoline.

caster for More Gasoline.
There's funny little story to tell
concerning a couple of Lancaster men
who own automobiles and who got up
against an embarrassing situation a
few day ago. One of them had been
over east of the city and in attempt
ing to climb a steep hill. about three
miles out, found he had not sufficient
gasoline with which to make the
grade. !"
This chauffeur in Distress find
ing he couldn't get his machine to
climb the hill, 'trekked'' to the
nearest farm house having a tele-
phone, and calling up a friend who
also owns a machine. confided his
troubles to him and asked him to
come out in his car and bring him
a couple of gallons of gasoline. Being
of an obliging disposition the friend
complied with the request and in a
short time appeared upon the scene,
at the foot of the hill, and assisted in
getting the gasoline into the tank,
whereupon the machine went gaily
up the hill, but when the friend at
tempted to follow suit he found to his
surprise that he also was too near out
of gasoline and he had to remain there
while the first man went to town and
came back with couple of gallons
of the fluid for him.
It is understood, Of course that the
engine in an auto is in the front end
of the machine. and the gasoline tank
is under the seat so that the gasolin e
to operate the enigne is drawn from
the front end Of the tank, and when
going up hill at an acute angle the
front end of the machine is SO much
higher than the rear end that the
gasoline all tips into the back end of
the tank, and will not run into the
engine, but being new to the game
these gentlemen had not thought of
that proposition. The dicfiulties
which beset an automobilist are GER
tainly many.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
LITTLE GRANT.

Special Core. 'pondence to the Herald.
to their home in Iowa Friday after
a few days visit at his fathers A. A.
Bark.
Mr.. John Wilon is recovering from
sprained ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cliff were at
Fennimore Friday.
Mrs. Chase returned to her home a
Milwaukee Thursday.
Gus Reynold lost COW Thursday.
The school board are making some
Improvement at the Jeidy school this
week.
Those in Bloomington Wednesday
were: John Krohn, Art Lynass, John
Smith.
Harvey Hubert delivered cattle
at Lancaster Saturday.
A few from this vicinity are pick
ing blackberries on Campbell ridge
CnlS week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Havery Hubert were
in Bloomington Friday, also Mrs.
Thos. Pendleton and son.
Mrs. Thos. Pendleton spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the home of Matt
Welsh.
Frank Hoeft is now assisting Addi-
son Bark with his farm duties.
Frank Heoft and sister Pauline
visited at the home of Tim Mogan
Sunday.
Lewis Devlin was at Tim Mogan' S
Friday evening.
Miss Pauline Hoeft was at I.
Pendleton s Friday.
Bert Grove is at Lewis Henry
Thos Webb was at Harvey HUI
bert's Friday haying feed ground.
Miss Harriet Hamer on is the sick
list.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
Indian Game Cancelled.

The games which were to be pulled
off today and tomorrow between the
National Indians and Lancaster have
been cancelled by the manager oil
the Indian team. The aboriginee
have been up against it recently and
perhaps did not feel like dropping two
straight to the speedy local team.
Big Chief Mallory, the spit ball
pitcher who made such hit here last
year when he was with the Pipestones.
lately left the National Indians and
the team was consequently weakened
considerably.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
POTOSI.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Mrs. Howard France and children,
who have been having an extended
visit with relatives in Chicago and
Boscobel, arrived home last Saturday
afternoon.
Misses Ocea Reynolds, of Cassville
and Kolby of Milwaukee were callers
at the home of Miss Florence Will
mers last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. Campbell and daughter
Ruth, and sister Mrs. Eugene Webb,
and little daughter took trip to Du-
buque last Wednesday.
Misses Mary and Jane Scullon de-
parted for Dickeyville last Tuesday
where they will RESIDE.
Misses Ida Beiterman, Of Bagley
and Esther Schumacher and jose
phine Geisen visited with their friend
Miss Ina Keiffel at Shirrel, Iowa.
Mr.. Thompson returned to her
home here after a few weeks visit
with relatives in Dubuque last Thurs
day evening; her sister, Miss KaIten-
bach, accompanying her.
Dan Greene, of Beloit, visited a
few days here with relatives.
Mrs. Griffith and daughter, of
Cornelia, visited here last Thursday
with her mother Mrs. Greene.
People have been focking to the
river with their poles; some have
good luck in getting fish and others
come home discouraged.
Mrs. G. Thomas will entertain the
ladies Aid society and home band at
her home here this afternoon every
body is welcome.
Rob Glennon departed tor South
Dakota last Wednesday afternoon
where he has business
|. Sunday afternoon Aug. 9th, Lou
Reinecke received word here that his
brother Will passed away at his
home in Dubuque. after lingering
illness. Lou left the next morning
for Dubuque.
Mr.. John Nickles and daughter
Ruth and son Len visited with rela-
tive in Cassville few days.
The young ladies whose names are
in the Telegraph Herald contest are
Misses Amelia Pluemer Dot Lang
staff and Mae Doser
Miss Fannie Foster, of Beloit, is
the guest of her grandma, Mrs.
Massey.
Geo. Schumacher is having con-
siderable improvement made on his
residence.
Another baby girl came to brighten
the home of Mr.. and Mr.. Tony Rupp
last Tuesday.
Misses Bertha and Emma Duve and
number of others visited at the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
PiddingtOn Holds Indians to Tie.

Monday morning Piddington the
local twirler stayed over at Muscoda
to pitch game against the National
Indians for the Ali Stars. He had
the redskins going right and, although
the game was not quite completed
owing to the visitors having to catch
a train, would probably have defeated
them. As it was the game was called
when the score was 3 to 3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
German Presbyterian Church.

Prof. VIM. Laube. pastor in charge.
English Sunday school at a. m.
German service at 10 As a. m.
There will be German Preaching
Service in the church at Sitter next
sunday at p. m, to which all
friends are heartily welcome.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
Touched.

Mrs. Homeopathic comic papers
say you fellows never work. Weary
Waf1es-Yyes'm; de comic papers also
say dat m0ther-in-laws is q nuisance
when everybody knows dat dey are de
most sweetest an angelic Nv mortals,
an Mrs. Homespun-You poor, dear
man! Come right in this minute I
will broil a chicken for you-Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
''ONE HOSS" APIECE
IN MUSCODA GAMES
Lancaster Team Won Saturday
and Lost on Sunday.
Felt that They Ought to be in Church
and it Unnerved Them in the
Second Game.

Lancaster lost one and won one at
Muscoda Saturday and Sunday when
it bumped up against the speedy 'All
Stars of that village The score of
the first game was to in favor of
the local and of the second to o in
favor of Muscoda.
In Saturdays game Jack Palmer
did the twirling for Lancaster and
Clark for Muscoda. The game was
a smuggling battle Lancaster getting
Is hits and the All Stars 9. The rain
made the ground wet and owing to
the bali being slippery. it was hard
for either pitcher to do effective
work.
The score: r H E
Lancaster 1 20 8 % o Is 10 4
Muscoda O2O O-S "a
Batteries: Palmer and Gleghorn
Clark and Eagan.
In Sundays game Lancaster went
up against more effective twirling
than on the day previous and was shut
out 5 to 0. Stoll. of the Janevsille
team was on the slab for Muscoda.
Ames started to twirl the game foI
the locals but after the second he
was replaced by Piddington who
struck out 10 men and allowed two
runs. Friends bunch however could
not manage to squeeze a single rur
over the registering station.
II both of these games the All Stars
demonstrated that they are an un'
usually strong amateur organization
and would prove worthy opponents O.
any of the semi professional teams o.
this section. They play their hardes
all the tir1e and are certainly credit
to the village of Mucoda.
The score of second game:
Ri
Lancaster % O 90 0 0 o 90 4
Muscoda q 0 2 O o 0 VS. 6
Batteries: Ames. Piddintgon snd
Gleghorn Stoll and Eagan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
G. A. R. RATES
Toledo, O., Aug. 31-Spet. S, 1908. Via
The North Western Line.

Round trip tickets on sale daily,
August 81 30. at excursion rates via
Chicago & North Western Ry. with
liberal return limits. Full infoI-
nation on application to any ticket
agent, The Chicago North Western
Line. 65-t2.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
Sorry.

Mamma-Here comes your father.
See how cross you've made him. Now
go and tell him you're sorry. Tommy
Say, pop, I'm sorry you're SO blamed
cross.-Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
SPARKS FROM THE DIAMOND

SPARKS FROM THE DIAMOND
The Muscoda All Stars would draw
a good crowd of fans if they played in
Lancaster. They are a speedy bunch.
Piddington got 10 strike-outs in
Sundays game averaging 2 an inning.
Lancaster bumps up against the
winner of the PIatteville Highland
game at the Mineral Point fair Fri
day. There will no doubt be large
delegation from here in attendance.
Lancaster plays the Cassville Blues ON
August Odd in Cassville. A large
number of fans will no doubt be at
tracted to the river town by this
game. Cassville always has strong
team and this year is better than
ever. Their star pitcher, Monaghan,
before going to Cassville was Well
known as the best amateur twirler in
Dubuque. He will no doubt perform
against Lancaster and this fact alone
will make the game an interesting
one.
The local team has now won % and
lost 8 giving it percentage of 735.
Platteville plays here next Tnes-
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19

Herald want ads pay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02
Raid on HORSE STORE"
Detectives Seek Poolroom Back OF
Harness Sign.

r,o.e.,,ves claire and kinney OF Inspector Stern
br,ic,ler's STAFF strolling down sixth avenue
yesterday afternoon. when they say they ouiiPe
into a real dorsey poolroom- ror several weeks
IN. detectives had an idea there was something
doing" around Sixth avenue and 24th street OUT
they had not been able 10 get on the track OF 'he
.doings" Yesterday they happened to look up at
the six story building at No. 1s1 West 24th street
There was nothing suspicious looking about it ex-
cept that in the windows the fifth floor num-
Der of horse collars and harness were displayed
Say said Kinney TO his companion. I've a
bunch that the dolngs up there
The detectives up TO the fifth floor IN the
elevator. but the boy wouldn't let them out there
sa wing that the floor closed for the afternoon
When the car reached the sixth floor the detectives
showed their shields and told the boy that II ne
be trouble. The boy properly awed and the oe-
tectives stepped out of the directly into room
in which they say they found nine men. some morse
collars and brides a bunch of racing dope and
telephone.
rhe men made break for the elevator but the
detectives held them hack. On the next trip up
a man got out of the elevator. and before ne
saw the detectives shouted OUT Hello boys, I've
Just dropped in to make bet. The detectives
then gathered up the sheets and took the names
Of the ten men. man who described himseh as
Robert Chester. a clerk. of No 62S $50 street.
Brooklyn. the only one arrested
When the officers leaving the room Win
their prisoner the telephone bell rang and Claire
answered il.
Hello" said the voice the other end. this Is
Williamson. in Paterson. What are the odds on
Sang,ine in the fifth racer"
Fifty to H. replied Claire.
My God! Fifty to IT, said the voice
Claire then told him TO call up later and said
he would put him on That was the last he
heard of Williamson
Chester was locked up in the new West Goth
street station. charged with conducting pool