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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-30
NO CLEW TO STRANGER.
Slayer of Elsie SieeI Still EIudes Pc
Iice-Pretty White Girl Lured
to Opium Den.

New York-If the statement made
by Chung Sing, accusing Leon Ling
of having killed Elsie Sigel has given
the authorities any tangible clew to
the hiding place Of Leon the police
have not made it known, and it re-
suited in no arrest Wednesday.
One report says Ling escaped by
donning womans garb, using part of
Elsie Sigels clothing
The discovery that Leon was bred
an actor and the knowledge that all
Chinese actors are trained to take
female parts did not, on second
thought, greatly impress the police
with the idea that he would so dis
guise himself. It is much more proba-
BILE, the police believe, that their man
either took ship as sailor or cook,
or has worked his way south into
some of the obscure colonies on the
outskirts of New Orleans, Baltimore,
or Galveston.
Lydia Moffett, pretty and II, was
rescued Wednesday afternoon from a
fat above a chop suey restaurant at
776 Eighth avenue, only few doors
from where Elsie Sigel was slain.
Lydia had been lured by Chinaman
and held prisoner six days by a mid
dle-aged white man, the latter an
opium fend. The drug fend gave the
name of George Tracey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-30
WHEN THE GOOD MAN AWOKE
Rewarded with the Retort Al
cohoIic

1t was Sunday morning-One of
those brightly washed days following
spell of rain and murk. The avenue
was streaming with beautifully
gOwned women, with an occasional
man sprinkled in who was amiable
enough to don a frock coat and go to
church with his wife.
In sharp contrast to the sprightly
scene was a much disheveled person
reclining more or less peacefully upon
the brown stone steps of a million
aires residence. A most unsavory
disciple of Bacchus he was, his atti-
tude and complexion plainly remin-
iscent of hilarity recently past. His
legs extended straight out across the
pavement, and the passing throng
carefully curved outward at this point,
adapting itself indifferently to the
necessities of the case.
A well dressed woman of dignifed
mjen and some severity of counter
ance passed along, evidently on her
way churchward. When she came to
the feet she paused, following slowly
with her gaze the path of classic out
line beginning with those same feet
and ending with a thatch of disturbed
hair crowned with a battered derby.
Here was a case requiring immediate
attention. With worthy zeal she bent
and touched the Grant knight upon
the shoulder. A few passersby glanced
with skeptical interest over their
shoulders and few others halted
with a determination to watch de-
velopments.
"My good man." began the Samari-
tan, and paused hopefully. The good
man remained peacefully unrespon-
sive. A small boy in the fringe of on
lockers Uttered and softly suggested,
rap his feet, why don't yer?" where
upon he received a glare from the
lady and a shove from a bystander at
his elbow.
The good lady shook the subjects
shoulder more determinedly. Aha!
One eye openely slowly, and she drew
back in an attitude of dignified re
buke, waiting for enough intelligence
to dawn to make it worth while de.
livering the proper sermon.
Slowly, slowly, the eye grew wider.
The only reason it's mate did not ac-
company the action was because i
was completely, though probably tell
porarily, out of commission and
couldn't The opening of the COM
paratively good eye was followed by
a gradual smile of such beatitude and
amiability as to be absolutely disarm-
ing. 1t spread and spread, and grew
and grew until it was as infectious
as it was beautiful. Gently and eau
tiously it's owner sat up, never. relax
ing the smile jot or title, and with
his gaze riveted upon the severe figure
before him, remarked with much Sc
ciabilty and approval:
20, you Kiddo!"-New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-30
A Conservative.

"Your great trouble" said the saga
cious person, "is that you don't ap-
ply scientific principles to agricul-
ture." "P'raps," answered Farmer
Corntossel. What, in your opinion,
cause so many crop failures?" II
dunno for sure. But I've a suspicion
it's tryin' to follow the advice Of
everybody that comes along an says
he knows all about it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-30

here Thursday.
VIM Wunderlin, of Potosi, was
in Lancaster Friday.
A. D. Slower, of Platteville, was
in Lancaster Saturday.
M. Meyers. of Highland, was in
Lancaster Wednesday.
j. Bierman, of Mt. Hope. was a
visitor here Saturday.
&C. McKernan was up from
Platteville Saturday.
Albert Sails, of Burton, was in
Lancaster Wednesday.
r. Allen. of Livingston, was in
Lancaster Wednesday.
II. A. Peterson was over from
Castle Rock Wednesday.
j. W. Jones, of Fennimore, was
Lancaster caller Saturday.
M. S. Sickle and son were here
from Platteville Wednesday.
John Baldwin, Of Bloomington,
was in Lancaster Wednesday.
WIN. Hahn was down from Fen
nimore on business Saturday.
Peter Peterson, of Castle Rock,
was in Lancaster Wednesday.
-Gurnsey Abraham, of Blooming
ton, was in Lancaster Wednesday.
W. E. Hayward, of Fennimore,
was in Lancaster on business Friday
Martin Blum, of Galena, trans-
acted business in this city Friday.
Karl LANCE was a Fennimore
caller on Wednesday of last week.
-tIr. and Mrs. Lew Garner re-
turned home from Madison Thursday
noon.
%. Ording was here last week IN
the interests of the Milwaukee Free
Press.
Miss Vera Mcdonald is visiting
in Madison with her friend Miss
Madeline Fess.
Miss Lizetta Alt left Thursday
morning for a visit at the John
Stippich home.
Frank Stone, who is attending
the PlattevIlle summer school visited
at home Saturday.
Mrs. B. D. Smith took the train
Saturday for Hazel Green where she
will visit with relatives.
Mile Lisherness and Esther
Henkel attended the Beloit commence
ment exercises last week.
County Clerk Chas. Tuffley and
family visited last week in Wyalus-
ing at the Robt. Glenn farm.
-Undersheriff Jay Harcleroad left
Monday morning for Crawford county
to attend to some civil matters.
-Thos. lockwood and daughter
arrived home Friday from their trip
to Minnesota and South Dakota.
Mrs. Archer left Wednesday
afternoon for her home in Madison
after visit with her parents in this
city.
Mrs. Fred Mott, wife of the
superintendent of the mines at Mt.
Iron, Minnesota is a guest of Miss
Telah Calvin.
Peter Berndt, of North Lancas-
ter. had barn raising last Wednes-
day. The barn that he is erecting
is 80 by 81 with 16 foot posts. The
frame is all oak.
Marriage licenses were issued
last week to John D. Klar and Maggie
Hslverson, both Of Platteville;
Michael Aide and Margret Hubanks,
both of PIattevilIe.
H. j. Horn, of Platteville, ar
rived Wednesday to do some minor
repair work on the roof of the court
house; filling in cracks between the
large cornice stones, etc.
The exterior of the Capital Hotel
was painted during the past week.
The front of Shipley's barber shop
and L. Weber's jewelry store also
received fresh coat of paint
Gordon Smith arrived last week
for a visit at home. He has a posi-
tion as travelling salesman for an
advertising speciality house and dur
ing the past few months has been
making" Tennessee towns.
Reese Gillespie former Lancas-
ter boy, visited here last week with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-30


OUR fre-proot Uaults are at
Oyour disposal, why not have
safety deposit box in which to keep
your will, insurance policies, deeds,
abstracts, notes, loans and other valu-
able papers? In this manner you
safeguard yourself against any pos
sibIe loss by fire. If you are not
familiar with this place we will be
glad to have you call at the bank
inspect the boxes, and allow us to
explain fully the secure way OF TAX
ing care Of your private papers and
other valuables.
First National Bank, Lancaster
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07

M. w. Greeson yesterday pur chased the land belonging to the estate of W. w. Atkinson, at Fal- con at an administrators sale.
 Those who visited the School Concert at Laneburg last night from this place, report most interesting program and a good time generally.
 The case of the State vs Joe Ellison charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses brought by Jacob Suckle is post poned until tomorrow morning.
 Lost-last night between the railroad and Waller Adams, a gentlemen's light brown felt hat telescope style. Finder will re. turn to this office and receive re- ward.
 w. A. Capelle has bought the entire line of Picture frames, mouldings etc from the Variety Store and is prepared to give some great bargains in framing and etc.
 Rev. and Mrs. James Thomas are entertaining this week a sort of reunion of the Hayes family. Those present are: Rev T. W. Hayes, Texarkana; Mir. Coy Hay es, and family and Miss Maude Hayes, Little Rock, and Mir. Ed Hayes and family, DeQueen. = Tekarkanian.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07
Park Meeting

The meeting at tn, Park con ducted by Evangelist Percy G. Cross continues with splendid in- terest. Last night the audience gave rapt attention to the Evan gelist His subject was, Adam, Where Art ThouH".
 He is being ably assisted by his wife who is an excellent singer and a soloist of exceptional abil- ity. Tonight the Evangelist will speak upon the theme, "Salvation. It will be presented from a chart. There have already been 22 addit- ions to the church.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07
N0tic

The Nevada County Singing Con
 i'a will meet in regular anc nUal session at Rosston on Satur- day and Sunday, Oct. 2 and 3. All of the classes or the county are ellf r IG9Stsl to have their representatives there and let's make this one of the most inter esting and instructive meetings nat we have yetheld.
 " constitution and by-l laws are to be adopted.
 j. A. Bailey, Pres.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07

Good morning! have you made a dash to the North Pole yet? The newspapers of the country will never forget the great service pr. Cook did for them by the an nouncement of the discovery of the North Pole and the subse- quent details of the journey, just at time when there was abso- lutely nothing to write about.
 Yes, that new noise you hear in the northeastern part of town every night is the ice factory.
 The Prescott School Board must have had hunch from the weather man when it decided not to open the school until October 4th.
 Yesterday was Labor Day and every body was tired when night came.
 M an is the noblest work of God ' Who said so? Why man. Of course.
 A song in the heart is alright. It's when it gets in some folks thrOats that it becomer disgust ing.
 i. Don't neglect your friends. They make pleasing back ground.
 The summer season is fast eb ping away, and what of the poor girl who hasn't made the most of it? No one ever heard of a To ve affair being born in the winter time.
 6 6 C
 A man is judged by his wife's clothes.
 Q e e
 
 Did you ever stop to think that when you hate person that they enjoy it great deal more than you do.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07

The Nevada county Farmers Un ionI will meet with Rosston Local Sept. 16- IT. 1909. First day open session and everybody in- vited. We are expecting our pres ident'o Of the sta te Unionito be With ulSs
 J. T Luck, Pres.
 John Mason, Sec.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07

 N E w $
Cotton 11t to 12 cents.

Dully OOr0dIn, OI bloVlnS IS d visitor to Prescott today.
 Miss Mary White has returned from a visit to Caddo Gap.
 Jacob Suckle. of Little Rock is visitor to Prescott today.
 Sheriff Hood spent yesterday on business ln Little Rock.
 Don't forget the meeting of the Woodman Circle tonight.
 The young people enjoyed a dance at the Crescent Tn eatre last night.
 Cotton is coming in slowly, picking being deferred until cool CT weather.
 J. B. Jordan is in Chicago where he is purchasing a fall stock of clothing.
 Mrs. A. A. Gordon left this morning on a visit to friends and relatives at McNeil and Waldo.
 Mrs. J. w. McKelvey who has been spending the past several days in Louisiana, is expected home tonight.
 Wat. w. White and family who have been spending the past two weeks at Caddo Gap, return ed home last night.
 Mrs. S. T. Jones of Warren who has been spending several weeks here with relatives return ed home this morning. Jno. A. Davis who is on the re- ception committee of the Hoo Hoo meeting at Little Rock, will leave for that city tomorrow.
 Roy Hale returned yesterday to Little Rock to resume his du- tics in the office of the Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Co.,, of that city.
 The dry weather has put a stop to squirrel hunting, as well as fishing. A good rain would re- vive matters in this respect very materially.
 Miss Mary Milburn who has been teaching at Laneburg for the past months, has returned home, the school there having closed for the term.
 Mrs Shankle is receiving her tall stock of goods in which in cludes some of the latest styles the markets afford, which will be ready for display in a few days.
 The first batch of ice was pull. ed at the new ice factory this morning and the management ex. poets to take out an average of ten tons a day the rest of the season.
 Captain and Mrs. TIE. Webber and their daughter Miss Linnie Belle have returned from a stay of two weeks at Corpus Christi, Texas. They report having greatly enjoyed their outing. = TeXarkanian.
 Charlie Price the 6 year old son of Mr. Mrs. w. H. Price, who recently suffered an accident by which a ten-penny nail penetrat- ed through his skull into the brain, is gradually growing bet ter and is practically out of dan ger. The case is a remarkable one.
 The officers here who have
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07
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The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07

WEATHER Tonight and Wednesday, partly cloudy; probably showers.
 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Maximum, 94; minimum, 70, Today Maximum 100 at SD. m.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-09-07
E TIckELETTEs L By Ellen
 By Ellen

Good morning! have you made a dash to the North Pole yet?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
Net Fishing Bill Defeated.

The bill to allow the taking of carp
suckers, mulletU and other fish of thi,
class from and of the inland lakes and
rivers of the state was defeated in the
senate. In its place a bill was passed
permitting the use of nets in inland
lakes in the presence of a game warden.
when nothing but carp, dogfsh, gar.
fish and ciscoes can be taken. The bill
apparently will also prohibit the spear
ing OF fish in any river as it provides
they shall be taken only by hook and
line. The sale of perch is also prohibit
ed, while the number of brook trout
which may be caught in a day is re,
duced from so to 25 and it will be un.
lawful to have more than 25 in your
possession at one time; bass limited to
~ in one day and not more than that
number in your possession at one time,
Trout season. May Sept. Is, bass
June 15-Feb. 1. 1t is thought the bill
will pass the house without trouble
md if so good law will have been en-
Icted.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
FIELD AGENT FOR MICHIGAN
J. Arthur Pine of Owosso, Re.
ceives Fine Promotion In
Mutual Benefit Service.

Mr.. J. Arthur Pine, of the firm OF
Winton & Pine, has received the
appointment of field agent for Mich.
igan with the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company and began his
new duties May 1.
Mr.. Pine has, during the past four
years, made careful study of the sub.
ject of insurance with the view of Civ
ing competent professional advice to
those who wish to be guided Alright in
the important matter of securing pro.
lection for their homes and for their
own declining years. There is a grow
ing demand for offices where people
may feel free to inquire regarding any
phase of insurance and receive an in
telligent answer from one who knows
the subject and whose advice is for the
best interests of his clients. The Owos-
30 Office and agency established in this
city year ago is gaining a reputation
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
owosso commandery Knights Tenn.
plar.

Ihe knights Templar living in Owos.
80 VIII ask for charter for an Owosso
Oommandery at the meeting in Detroit
next month of the Grand Commanderv
OF Michigan Fifty. seven members of
Corunna Commandery and eleven mem.
oers OF other Communicates reside here
AS there is no objection from Cor
unna Commandery there will probably
De no trouble in securing charter
temporary officers were chosen at a
meeting, Monday evening, as follows.
Eminent Commander, G. T. Campbell.
generalissimo, A. M. Hume; captain
general e. B. McCaughna; senior war
Gen. y. L. Davis; junior warden. E. Fl
otanard; prelate, G. H. Hanks; treasur-
er' w. ID. Bigelow; recorder, J. G.
van Camp; standard bearer, B. s
knapp; sword bearer, d. J. Gerow. /
warder, H. Kirk White.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
Tree Trimming.

Prof. Filibert Roth of the Uni versity.
and also member of the Michigan
Forestry Commission, has written a
letter to Coldwater parties protes ting
against the running of shade trees by
too much trimming. The process he
refers to has been too generally prac-
ticed in this city and property owners
will do we'll to heed what Prof. Roth
says:
"The beheading process of trimming
shade trees was, apparently, started
here in the middle nineties, by a char
atan ke-believe practical gardner.
1t is an outrage on common sense. on
the dignity of nature, and on the sensi.
tive tastes of man.
Here, in Ann Arbor, it has ruined
hundreds of fine trees and thousands
more are in various stages of decay and
slow, but certain death. We have
started to replace hundreds of these
trees. Decay invariably starts at the
large cuts and follows down. There is
no excuse for this nonsense,
and L hope you will be able to stop it in
your town before you lose too many of
your beautiful trees"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
Eastern Star Party.

The annual May party under the
auspices of Abigail Chapter o. E. S.
was held in the armory last FRIDAY
evening and was attended by about
seventy-five couples who danced and a
gallery filled with spectators. The
armory was beautifully decorated in
white, yellow and blue, large electric
star in the center of the ceiling being
especially brilliant. At $50 the NAV
pole dance by eight misses and eight
boys was given, the training having
been done by Mrs. George Sample.
The accompaniment was played by Miss
Florence Mack. The dance was pretti-
ly executed and pleased the large crowd.
After a grand march led by g. B.
McCaughna and Mrs. Frank Mack,
dancing was enjoyed until one o'clock.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
The School Census.

The work of taking the school census
in the city will be commenced on Tues.
day, May 18th by Mrs. Adele Ball, Mrs.
Frank Mack, Miss Emma Lawrence and
Miss Adele Ball. This is a very i'm
portant matter to the citizens of Owos-
so as the apportionment of primary
school money, which amounts to sever
al dollars for each child between the
ages of five and twenty years, is based
on the number of pupils returned by
these enumerators. 1t thus becomes
important that all parents assist in
every way possible to secure an accurate
return of the number of children in the
district. In times past there has some
times been trouble to get the needed
information because of fear that il
would be used in some way to compel
children to attend school or in some
other way in which the parents thought
might be detrimental to their imme-
date interests . 1t is, however, to the
interest of all that this work shall be
and accurately done, and it
will be by the enumerators designated
If the residents of the district will do
their part
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
ShIawassee County w. c. II

A two days session of the Shiawas.
see County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union was hold at the First M
q. church Tuesday and Wednesday
The attendance was large and all the
sessions were interesting.
Various committees were appointed
tuesday morning by Mrs. Cora Has.
kins' of Perry, president A wei.
welcome was extended by Rev. len.
dlngs, Supt. of Schools Simmons. Mrs
A. b. Parkill and r. C. Sidenius
Meals were served by the local w. G.
L. U. members in the basement of the
church.
tuesday evening the gold medal ora
torical contest was won by Rutb n
Norton, of Corunna her subject being
How We Built the Town Hall" Sill.
yer medals were won by Miss Veronica
McNamee, Corunna, 1.-The Bridal Wine
Cup" Florence Malcolm, Corupns
II AIKEN by Surprises" Emeline Doan,
Owosso, "Blunders;" Oneida Crawfo rd
Perry, "The Lights Over the Range y
The judges were Reys. w, S. Smith
and G W. Jennings, and Mrs lose.
phine Gould,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07

as aplaee where honest advice may be
received. Not one of the many who
have called at this Office during the
past year has been disappointed in the
service received. 1t is because of the
substantial growth in the efficiency of
this agency under its present manage
ment and the faithful and intelligent
work OF Mr. Pine in directing its efforts
that the position above referred to has
been rendered to him. This agency
will still be under his management and
a competent man will be closely asso.
ciated with him in directing local
affairs. The responsibility of all of the
men OF the agency will be increased.
Mr.. Pine plans to be in Owosso on Mon.
day and Saturday of each week and the
interests of all clients will be carfully
conserved as in the past.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
City Officers for Ieoe-Io.

The Mayors appointments as mad,
and confirmed Monday appear in tn,
Official proceedings on the eighth page
being in all cases reappointments of last
years officers. G. r. Lyon was named
Tor city attorney, but the council was
not pleased at the selection and by a
vote OF to 2 rejected it. 1t is felt that
younger and more active man should
be chosen and the Mayor will probably
name someone else next Monday, s.
q. Pulver who has had nine years prac-
tice as an attorney, has acted as city at
torney and is bright, sue cessful and
Woodworking lawyer is being urged by
a large number of Owosso citizens for
this place.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-05-07
More State Reward Road

Tax payers in Bennington township
nave petition ready to be presented 70
tne State Highway Comm issioner for
the construction of two miles Of re-.
ward road in that township, and il is
thought the same can be built this wear
In this connection the State Republi,
says:
with 559 applications for state re.
wards for roads on file. Highway Com.
missioner FL. S. Earle opines that Com
missioner appoint Ely will have a good
opportunity to keep busy this summer
IL Is calculated that each one of these
pieces OF road will require from three
70 hve inspections which means that at
least l,5OO inspections must be made
Ihis amount of work will keep at least
nve men busy for months making in.
spections as fast as time and distance
will permit.