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The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA
DISEASE HAS FIRM FOoTHOl0 IN
ST. PETERSBURG.
DRASTIC MEASURES TO FIGHT
Cnsanitary Conditions Greatly Assist
in Spread Of Seourge and II May
Be Hard to Suppress.

st. Petersburg.-St.P Petersburg is il
the grasp of the Asiatic cholera, which
already has exceeded in severity ani
numbers the visitation of 1893. The
disease is increasing daily to an alarm
ing rate and unless the authorities
show in the future a greater degree
of ability to cope with the situation
than they have in the past, there il
every reason to fear that it will get on,
of hand.
I The governments threat to apply
! provisions of martial law has driven
/; the municipality officials to bend all
their energies to clearing the city OF
the scourge. The aldermanic council
voted $25O,000 to enlarge the hospital
space, to purchase and distribute dis
infectants, the supply of which in St
Petersburg is well nigh exhausted, and
to expedite the interment of bodies
which has been VIGOROUSLY slow. The
dead houses are overcrowded and
many corpses are unburied.
Under his authority as project of ST.
D s.
hibited the sale of liquor throughout
the city, including the government
vodka shops until September %, and
he has further ordered that after that
the sale of liquor shall be suspended
at +. M. on Saturday until 10 a. m,
on Monday. This action has been TAX
en- in order to diminish alcoholic ex-
cesses, which very materially increases
the liability of cholera infection and
the general spread of the disease.
A beginning was made when public
schools were transformed into hospital
wards. A number of the grammar
schools were closed and 1000 students
sent to their homes. The department
of war has opened stores to supply
immediate needs and army field kitch-
ems have been dispatched to the poor
er quarters to dispense free food.
The situation assumes graver
aspect from the appearance of a very
virulent type of the disease in two
cases in which death followed within
fifteen minutes of the first symptoms.
AS announced by the Official bulletin
the cases numbered 349 and the deaths
14S during the twenty-four hours be-
tween Friday noon and Saturday noon.
This was considerable decrease from
the preceding day, but there is doubt
of the accuracy of the Official state
me1t. The record for the same TWEEN
ty-four hours, ascertained from unof-
fetal but reliable sources, shows the
actual number to have been far in ex-
cess of that.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
Paris Central in Ruins.

Paris-Fire broke out Sunday night
in the Central Telephone building and
spread with such rapidity that the tel
ephone employees were forced after
brief and Intellectual efforts to extin.
guish the flames to fee hastily to the
streets. The entire building was soon
in flames. and this together with the
postofice. which is located close to
the Place de Victors, was totally de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
$5,000.000. but higher loss is likely
to be involved through complete inter.
ruption of telephone communication.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
PERSONAL

Congressman Laning of Ohio was
acquitted of the charge of misapplying
funds of the Laning Printing Com
pany.
Count Leo Tolstoi has been elected
to honorary membership in the fac
ulty of the University of st. Peters
burg.
Mrs. Carrie Nation called on Judge
Taft and tried to discuss the liquor
question with him.
Wilbur Wright broke the European
record for sustained flight with an
aeroplane, remaining in the air more
than 80 minutes
Senior Corea has resigned as Mica
raguan minister to Washington and
DIR. Rodolfo Espinoza has been named
to succeed him.
Wilson Collins, former cashier of a
bank at. Elkhart, Ind. was released
from the federal prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan. after a six-year sentence
for violation of the national banking
law
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
SMITH COMES TO NEBRASKA.

Georgia Governor to Take the Stump
for Bryan.
Atlanta. Ga.-Governor Hoke Smith
has been requested by Chairman At
wood of the speakers committee of
the democratic national committee 10
make speeches in support of Bryan
and Kern during the month of Octc
Der in a number of eastern and west
ern states. The governor expects to
devote about two weeks to speechmak
ing in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
GENERAL NEWS.

While Orville Wright was making a
twOman fight in his aeroplane al
Fort Myer a propeller blade broke and
the machine was dashed to the ground
Lieut.. Thomas E. Selfridge of the
Army Signal corps. who was with
Wright, was so badly injured that he
died few hours later. Wright sus
juries. The tragical mishap was wit
messed by about 1000 persons
The board of signal officers was con
vened at Fort Myer by Maj. George
o. Squier, acting chief signal officer
of the army, and made an Official in
quiry into the aeroplane disaster
which resulted in the death of Lieut.
Selfridge and the injury Of Orville
Wright. 1t blamed no one for the acct.
dent.
With masts and smokestacks brok.
en-, boats washed away and upper
works badly smashed, the steamship
Colon limped into port at Colon. Pan.
anna, after a most trying experience
the storm three members of the crew
who were repairing a water tank in
the hold were killed.
The will of the late Giovanni p.
Morosini distributes the entire for
tune of the former banker and art
collector among his five children.
w. w. Reamer of East St. Louis
tried to burn his house and family and
then made two attempts at suicide.
Lured to lonely spot in Oklahoma
City, Okla. Mrs. Harry Pearson was
shot and killed by Harry Parker. a
grain inspector from lola, Kan, be-
cause she wouldn't elope with him.
The business section of Keosauuua
Ia. was partly destroyed by fire, the
loss being $4,000.
Dr. George Morton of New York
was arrested in Philadelphia on a fu-
gitive warrant from New York, charg-
ing him with securing 100000 by
means of fraudulent notes.
Six persons were killed and 80 in
jured, four of whom are not expected
to live, as the result Of an explosion
Of car of black powder at Windsor,
Mo.
For convicts escaped from the state
prison at ionia, Mich, and two from
the penitentiary at Chester, Ill.
Umpire Jack Sheridan of the Ameri-
GA Baseball league was attacked by
angry baseball enthusiasts in St.
Louis.
The Utah Federation >of Labor re-
fused to indorse Samuel Gompers' cir
cular urging laboring nen to vote for
Bryan.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
Microscopic Writing.

A remarkable M mine made by a
lately deceased member of the Royal
Microscopical society for writing with
q diamond seems to have been broken
up by it's inventor A specimen of its
works is the Lords prayer of 227 let
ters. written in the 1927 600 Of .
square inch. which is at the rate OF
53,SS0,O9O letters or Is complete
Bibles. to a single square inch. To
decipher the writing it is necessary to
use a 1-12-inch objective, which is the
high power lens physicians employ for
studying the most minute bacteria
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23

II Doan's Kidney Pills and began us
ing them. One box made me stronger
and freer from pain. / kept on using
them and in three months was able to
get out on clutches, and the kidneys
we're acting better. improved rap
Idly. discarded the crutches and to
the wonder Of my friends was soon
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
Conan Dovle at u AGAIN.

1T is clear. Poison" said Herlock
Shomes, that the farmer who raised
this spring chicken was very tender
hearted"
How in the world do you know
that asked the astOnished Poison.
Its simple enough. The farmer
hesitated so long before striking the
fatal lOw."-BOstOn Transcript
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
IN EWSN0IES|
} FOR the !
BUSY MAN |
Most Important Happen:
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
POLITICAL.

Charles Evans Hughes was nominal
ed by the Republican state convention
on the first ballot to succeed himsel
as governor of the state of New York
He received S27 out of possible LOO:
votes, as against ISL for James w
Wadsworth, Jr., of Livingston county
speaker of the state assembly, and 8
for former Congressman John X. Stew
art of Montgomery.
New York Democrats nominated
state ticket headed by Lieut.. Gov
Lewis s. Chanler for governor, and
closed their convention with a great
meeting which was addressed by Mr.
Bryan.
Henry b. Quinby was nominated FOL
governor of New Hampshire by the
Republicans.
Judge A. Heaton Robertson of New
Haven was nominated for governor Of
Connecticut by the Democrats.
The Republican party was victorious
in the Maine state election, Bert NJ
Fernald of Poland being chosen gov
ernor over Obadiah Gardner, the Dem
ocratic nominee. The Republicans
also elected all four congressman and
maintained their majority in the legis-
lature, although the Democrats made
a good gain in their representation.
The plurality received by the Republi-
cans was not much over 100. the
smallest received in any presidential
year in Is years.
Ex-Congressman John F. Lacey was
chosen by the standpatters of Iowa to
oppose Gov. Cummins as United
States senator to be voted upon at
the primary in November.
James A. Tawney, James McCleary
and Clarence B. Miller were winners
for congressional nominations in the
three disputed districts of Minnesota.
Miller had a landslide in the Eighth
district. defeating J. Adam Bede by
three to one.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
Start for Manila.

Perth, West Australia-The Ameri-
can feet of battleships passed this
coast this morning on the long run to
Manila. The feet was proceeding in
two columns, the Connecticut and
Louisiana leading.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
SionS Lease Bill.

Atlanta, Ga-Just at midnight Sat
urday night, Governor Hoke Smith
signed the convict lease bill, which,
hereafter prohibits the leasing of fel-
ons except by the consent of the gov.
ernor and prison commission.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
Wanted to Go the Same Way.

We were taking a little trip into the
country. The only vacant seats in the
train were turned SO as to face each
other. / told my little girl. four
wears old. to take the seat in front of
me. as riding backward would not
make her sick She hesitated. and
said:
II know it won't make me sick. but
II | ride backward will / go to the
same place you are going to-"
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23

paralyzed me ana
affected my kid
neys. My back hurt
me terribly. and
the urine was bad
ly discolored. Doc
tors said my right
kidney was practi-
cally dead They
said I could never
walk again. I read
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
For proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition with reference to the investment
O; the permanent school fund (rep.). 3D.
127: against $50.
For proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition relating to judicial powers (rep.),
26.153; against 1924.
For proposed amendment to the constf
tuition with reference to the investment
Of the permanent school fund (dem.)
1855: against. 1895
For proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition relating to judicial powers (dem.).
12716: against. 5.947.
For prOpOsed amendment to the consti-
tuition with reference to the investment
OF the permanent school fund (pop.).
1882: against. 562.
For proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition relating tn judicial powers (pop.).
1875: against 900.
For proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition with reference to the investment
of the permanent school fund (pro.), AS:
against. sc.
For proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition relating. to judicial powers (pro).
81: against. 102.
For nroposed amendment to the consti-
tuition with reference to the investment
of the permanent school fund (sc~), 21S;
against. so.
For proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition relating TO judicial powers (soc).
III; against. 103.
Presidential Electors.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
Senator Rorah COMING.

Des Moines-It was announced from
the republican committee headquar-
tiers today that Senator Borah will
speak in Iowa for two days about the
middle of the month of October.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
What's His Aoe?

After all, you know. man is only
as old as he feels
Yes How about the fellow who
feels like two-year-Old?" -Phiiadel-
phia Press.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
orvilie WRIGHT improves.

Washington-Orville Wright, who
was seriously injured Thursday in the
aeroplane accident which caused the
death of Lieutenant Selfridge, con.
t:nues to improve.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
VOTE OF PRIMARIES
FIGURES As SET FORTH ~ THE
OFFICIAL CANVASS.
SMALL MARGIN FOR BARTON
Both Amendment: to the Constitution
to Go to Voters for Final
Determination.

Following is the result of the official
canvass Of the votes cast at the recent
primary, the total vote cast being
98,31S.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
ONLY A COW.

Artist (who has been bothered by
rustics breathing on him all the morn
ingl-My good fellow. / assure you
that you can see the sketch with more
advantage from q little distance.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23
ONE KIDNEY GONE
But Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

Sylvanus o. Verrill. Milford. Me-.
says: Five years ago a bad injury
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23

OeSun against the united matters OF
America by d. e. Loewe & Co., of Dan
bury, Conn.
John and Wilbur Patterson, charged
with holding up street car near Bos-
ton, Pa, last May and robbing IL pas.
sengers and the conductor, were con-
victed in the criminal court at
Pittsburg.
The Republican state convention of
Utah nominated a ticket headed by w.
E. Spry for governor.
The average wages per hour in the
principal manufacturing and mechani-
cal industries of the country were 81
per cent. higher in 1907 than in 1906.
while retail prices of food were AZ
per cent. higher, according to the July
report of the bureau Of labor.
The United States circuit court of
appeals at Richmond. Va, sustained
the opinion of Judge J. c. Pritchard
in the famous case of the F1ieschmann
Company and others against the South
Carolina dispensary commission, hold
ing in effect that state cannot con-
duct liquor traffic, that being a private
business.
Whisky and other liquors must have
age and natural color or be labeled
Imitation" So decided Judge Hum
phrey in the United States district
court at Springfield. ILL.,, IN the case of
Wollner & Co.. distillers and rectifiers
of Peoria, Ill.
One Chicago woman was almost in
stantly killed and nearly two score of
other persons, most of them residents
of Indianapolis, were hurt when q
Lake Shore suburban train ran into an
excursion train at Chesterton. Ind
The itinerary for Mr.. Taft's first cam
paign tour through ten middle states
was announced.
The Columbus journal., 1908-09-23

vetoed by Governor Sheldon. Clerk
Lawrence of the state auditors Office
is now busy adding up the claims on
file that have not been paid and which
will come before the next legislature
in the form of a deficiency claims. He
has not completed the work, but esti-
mates the total at $4,000.
The annual statement of the Ne
braska City chautauqua has been
given the public and it shows that the
meeting cost $3,66S.42 and that the re-
cepts were something like $134 over
and above all expenses.
The second annual Hastings From
tier Festival, which will take place
on October IA, Is and 16, will be rep
etition of last years notably success
full event. though on a much more elab-
pose of the managers is to perpetuate
the festival as an annual amusement
enterprise for Hastings and central
Nebraska.
With all counties reported but Holt,
Official figures of the recent primaries
in the state show Barton, republican
candidate for auditor, to have 12,417
votes as against 1874 for Alden. his
nearest competitor. W. B. Price of
Lincoln wins in the democratic con-
test for the same place.
Valentine business men and the
Commercial club are making extern
sive PREPARATIONS to take care of the
large crowds that will be there to reg.
lister for Tire Trip County land. They
will have all possible kinds of trans
rortation<to take the land seekers cut
to look over the ground
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01
Want ads-one cent a word.


Miss Kate Lawlor of Potosi was
a visitor in this city the first of the
week
e D. Wightman of Darlington
transacted business in Lancaster
last Friday.
The annual meeting of the
Lancaster Cemetery Association
will be held Thursday evening,
April End at o'clock in the rest
room at the city hall.
Judge E b. Goodsell was in
Platteville, Sunday, to see Mrs.
GoOdsell who recently underwent
an operation in the hospital there.
She has recovered from the effects
of the operation and will return
home today.
-Supt. Brockert held teachers
examinations last week at Fenni-
more, Lancaster and Platteville.
All together 102 wrote these exam
nations. SO wrote at Fennimore,
80 at Piatteville and 25 here. Just
about now the superintendent is
having merry time" correcting
these papers.
John Clark met with a bad &C
cident yesterday morning While
climbing on the roof of the Griffith
home in the south part of the city
he slipped and fell to the ground,
breaking his arm at the wrist DR.
Fowler attended to the injury and
although it is a bad fracture, he Will
doubtless, soor recover from if.
Lancaster citizens who look for
ward to Sunday as day on which
they can sleep until 10 or IL o'clock
were aroused last Sunday at the un-
usual hour of eight by the firebell
ringing loud and long. The fire
however was not serious being
merely a chimney blaze at the res
ldence of Burley Doll in the west
ern part of the city The firemen
however. turned out we'll, apparent
| ly beng delivered from the arms of
old Morpheus very willingly.
-Supt. Brockert has In his pos
session an old teachers report,
which at the time it was dated (Nov.
1859 was required to be properly
filled out and handed in monthly
to the county superintendent. Some
of the question asked are very curl
Gus, when one thinks of their ap-
plication to conditions of today.
Map drawing seems to have been a
prominent part of the work done in
district schools of that day, for one
of the questions to be answered is:
mo. who have drawn maps on
blackboard and slate-ou paper9"
Another question, I'm what
branches has the black board been
used?" shows that the article men
toned at that time was coming into
common use. The fact that such
unimportant questions as the above
quoted we're asked and other very
important one ommitted shows the
condition of the district school sys-
tenn of that time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Henry Schneider, of Fennimore,
called on friends here last Saturday
R. w Ritchie, of Lake Mills
was in this city on busidnes the
latter part of last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Herman Nohns of Platteville,
was here, the first of the week on
business.
John Benner, of FeGnimore,
transacted business at the Hub"
this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Mrs. Frank Smith. liviag north
east of EIlenb0ro, is suffering from
a serious illness.
Mrs. Dave Knapp and daugh-
ter, Matte. of Fennimore, visited
this week at the home of Henry
Belz and John Jeide IN this city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Buy it IN Lancaster.

Want ads-one cent q word.
Harry Basford was in Fenni-
more last Saturday.
George Gibbs went out to his
Dakota farm yesterday.
-Alonzo Wayne transacted bust
ness out of town Monday
Miss Van Malta, of Platteville,
visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Barrows has been
quite i'll but is better at this writ
ing.
Mail Agent Carter has been en-
joying brief LAY off" from his du-
ties.
Lee Eastman left Monday morn
ing on business trip to Waterloo,
Iowa
james Graham and family Wis
tied last week with his brother,
William, at Potosi.
Ora Frame, of the Herald
force, visited friends in Platteville
Saturday and Sunday.
james Petty left Sunday for
Milwaukee, where he will visit his
uncle Ambrose Jerrett.
Will the spring robin please
move little way along and make
room for the bleating lamb?
Mrs. Samuel Duncalf and daugh.
ter Mabel, visited with relatives
near Bloomington last week.
Miss Bessie Hunter returned to
her home in Livingston Monday
after visit with relatives here.
Miss Katherine Smith, spent
part of her last weeks vacation
visiting friends in Bloomington.
Doris Schreiner returned Sun
day from a visit at the home of
Mrs Rudolf Sanders IN South Madi-
son.
Miss Theda Howe returned to
her work at Beloit, yesterday after
spending the spring holidays at
home.
Albert Henkel, who is teaching
in the Wauzeka schools is spending
his spring vacation at his home in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Le1se left
Friday morning for Leslie, to visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Zeller,
who resides near there.
George Bennett, of Mather,
Wis, visited at the home of his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett,
in this city last week.
Material for cement sidewalk
on the north side of the county jail
has been hauled, and work will no
doubt be commenced soon.
Will Houghton, of Beetown,
who is teaching at MuskaIlunge,
visited here this week with friends.
His school is having its spring va
cation.
Miss Rose Braem, teacher in
the third and fourth grades on the
south side, visited last week in
Platteville. She returned home
Sunday.
Have your election tickets
printed at The Herald Office. Cor
rect work at reasonable prices.
Mail or telephone orders promptly
attended to.
W. A. Johnson and daughters
Carrie and Vesta, started Monday
for Blunt, South Dakota where
they will take up their home on
their large ranch.
Mrs. Lottie Ward visited last
week at the Parker home near
Bloomington. Her husband drove
to Bloomington Sunday and &C
companied her home.
Mrs. NJ. p. Rindlaub, of Platte,
Vile, mother of the editor of the
PlatteviIle Witness, was elected
treasurer of the Wisconsin Press
Association at the recent meeting of
that organization, held in Memo
mimic.
Lou Leighty and family moved
here Monday from Neillsvllle, where
they have been residing about
three years, being residents of this
section before they went there.
Mr.. Leighty recently purchased the
Tom Edge farm east of this city and
will take possession Immediately,
Mr.. Edge, 1t will be remembered
recently moved to South Dakota.
Six cans of trout fry were re-
ceived by local sportsmen, Monday
from the state hatcheries. They
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Money saved is money earned,
by buying your millinery at The
Boston Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Bring your girls in and pick out
one of those nice hats for a little
money. THE Boston Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

We can save you % per cent on
Millinery this week.-The Boston
Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Mems 50. 90 hats for $1.OO all of
this week; all shapes.-The Boston
Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Hats of all descriptions at The
Boston Store all this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Millinery sale this week at The
Boston Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01
WELL DRESSED MEN

IF you want to know what the..best
= dressed men are wearing, see our
display windows and watch the. best
dressed men In our city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01

Our windows will show you how
clothes look ready to wear and at
such moderate prices as have made
our store the headquarters of the
man of average means who wants
to be sure that he is getting the right
kind of clothes.