davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
High School Notes.
WILL DUNCALF, EDITOR.

Last Friday morning the members
of the Senior and Junior classes were
taken into the basement to view the
workings of the new heating plant
which is nearly completed.
The Forum Debating Club in their
meeting of last Wednesday had an
interesting discussion on the question,
Resolved, That it would helpful
to the business interests of the Ian
caster merchants to abolish the sale
of liquor in this city.
Last Friday Mr.. Schade gave an
interesting talk to the grades On
Physical Culture.
The following program was given
to the High school by the Olympic
Literary Club" Friday afternoon :
Song by school .................... October
Reading, OctOber---------........ Ellen Watkins
Mc.i SoI McRrion
Piano Duet. Bertha aud Ruth Ziegler
Club Newspaper, Mercury. "..-.:.......--
-............... Marie Mccarthy, Editor
Song bHthe school.
The Sophomores had a banquet in
the High school building last Friday
evening The first part of the even
ing was given over to program
which consisted of class songs, class
yells, and recitations This was fol-
lowed by "spread" OF eatables too
nun erous to mention, which was
served by the girls of the clsas. All
those present report good time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
BACK WARD
ABOUT FIFTY YEARS
Conditions in Grant County and the Country in General
During the Administration of President Buchan-
an, Preceding the Days of Civil War
BY HERMAN BUOHNER

After dinner the two young men
lighted their pipes, and lounged
around the porch of the hotel to take
a rest, preparatory of their trip
to Platteville, their destina-
tion. Let us leave them there and
take a cursory glance at the condition
of things as they we're in 1860.
Buchanan was president; we had
democratic administration, the good
old times "before the wah" such as
the old Jacksonian Democrats still
dream of and long for. Apparently
we had free trade; the market of the
world was open to the States, but the
trouble was that the people of the
North had nothing to trade that the
world called for. We hardly raised
sufficient grain for home consumption.
Our lead mines had been apparently
exhausted. The copper mines had
not been opened The gold and silver
of the Rockies was still guarded by
the gnomes, excepting in the western
Peak were free gold was washed in
gulches. Under the then peculiar
erroneous economic system and to
maintain the tradition of the Demo-
cracy our factories were in a comatose
condition. We had many raw ma
terials, coal, wood and water powers,
but could not compete with the
foreign goods that flooded the country.
North and South were rot on good
terms, and the breach that
existed was gradually widening
The South had no use for the
northern shopkeeper. The Southern
people exported their cotton, tobacco
and sugar to the European market
and took in exchange foreign manu-
featured goods The South was rich
and had the gold; the North poor.
and had wild cat money. National
currency we had not. The govern
ment borrowed money at 10 per cent.
1t had no paper currency. 'Wild
Cat Banks had flooded the North and
especially the West With worthless
paper money, whose value fiuctuated
almost every day, Every person carried
''Detector" in his pocket, which
be consulted when paper money
was offered. distinctly remember
that several Of my dollar bills which
were guod in New York were worth
less when ] arrived in Chicago four
days after. Even at the town of
Woodman a bank had issued bills.
Thirty years ago a banker from
Kansas informed me that he had two
ten dollar bills issued at the bank OF
Woodman in this county, requesting
information of the value of the bills.
here in Grant county the only U. S.
silver currency in circulation was
dimes, half dimes and three cent
pieces. Quarters half dollars and
dollars were seldom seen. The
general silver currency was, as then
called sixpence, shilling, two and
four shilling pieces respectively,
worth 81, 1919, % and fifty cents.
These pieces were Spanish money.
Som etimes a French five franc piece
would appear to the establishment of
the natives. There were SOME five
and ten dollar gold pieces in circula
ton, but the English pound sterling
predominated.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
THIS IS THE HOME OF
PURE BRED STATIONS
Grant County Leads All Other
Counties In State
In the Pure Bred List, Having 90 Ii
censed, and is Second in State
on Grades.

The state law requires all public
service stations and jacks to be
licensed by the Department of Horse
Breeding OF the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin. In
Grant county there are at present 90
licensed pure bred stations and So
licensed grade stations. Moo Their
county has SO many pure bred stations
and only enc other county as many
grade stations.
The figures for the surrounding
counties are: Vernon, county, pure
bred %, grade and scrub, AZ; Craw
ford county. pure-bred 10, grade Sd ;
Rlchland. pure bred, %, grade. 60
Sank, pure bred. 26. grade 90; Iowa,
pure bred 46. grade and scrub 43 La
fayette. pure bred %, grade and scrub
80.
FAIRS SHOULD NOT ENCOURAGE
GRADES.
At two of the fairs held in Grant
county grade stations are encouraged.
by classes and premiums, or are not,
excluded from competition. Such
classes have been eliminated at all
other fairs In southern Wisconsin and
but seven counties elsewhere in the.
state still maintain them. All fairs
in Grant county should restrict COM
petition to male animals that are
pure bred.
POSTING OF LICENSES REQUIRED
Stallion licenses must be recorded
with the county register of deeds and
exact copies printed and posted in
conspicuous places wherever the
stallion is used for service at home or
away from home. for fee or free
of charge. The licenses chow own
ers of mares whether the stallion they
think of using is pure bred,
grade. or 'mongrel or scrub
Only sound. pure bred stations can
improve our horses All other stall
lions should be retired as quickly as
their places can be filled by pure bred
sires.
Pure bred means that the stall
lion is of pure breeding and IS re-
corded in stud book recognized by
the IT, S. Government Grade
means that the stallion has either a
pure bred sire OF pure bred dam, /.
but is not recorded or eligible to
registry in stud book recognized by
the government ''Mongrel or scrub
means a stallion of mixed" or ''un
known breeding, having neither sire
nor dam pure bred. The latter Ii
cense certificate was provided by the
last legislature. It will be given to
all scrub stations and to all stations
hitherto licensed as grades, if at
the time of renewing their licenses,
the owner cannot show that either
the sire or dam was purebred.
The Attorney General has given
it as his opinion that fees cannot
legally be collected for the services of
an unlicensed stallion. All com
munications relative to these matters
should be addressed to A. s. Alex
ander, College of Agriculture, Dept.
of Horse Breeding, Madison, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

his suit against +. NJ. Doyle and
others. The defendants formerly
made up the Roosevelt Mining Co.
Atty. Cleary's claim was for services
rendered in handling an appeal to the
supreme court from decision render
ed here against the company two
years ago. The court directed the
jury to bring in verdict for the full
amount asked by the defendant. The
case was handled by Richard Goodell
for the plaintiff and NJ. S. Block and
II. E. Carthew for the defendant.
Last Friday was set as the date for
the hearing of the Bloomington Hail
and Cyclone Insurance cases. The
following defendants in the various
cases did not appear and the court
directed that judgment be entered for
full amount due from them together
with interest from Dec. II, 1908 and
the costs OF the action: Ed Schaal,
Judgment entered for $2O5. As: Ed
Roscni, for $2O5. 80: E. Clinton Cardy,
$2S9 81; II. W. Kirschbaum, $4S7. SO /;
q. q. johnson, $2O6 IS; John Hall.
1929. "a.
The last of the insurance cases is
finally out of the way as settlement
has now been reached in all the rest
not noted here.
An order was filed by the court
Friday changing the venue in the
Wasem vs.. Longbotham and Wasem
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

Subscribe for the The Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27

Continued next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
Right You Are.

Inc Marinette Eagle-Star realizes
that nothing begets hard times so
quickly as to eternslly talk hard
times. The fellow who complains
that business is dull would have less
cause for complaint if be would
advertise and hustle for business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
Notice of Meeting.

There will be meeting in the
Marshal's Office in the city hall.
Monday Nov. 1st, 1865 at O'Clock p.
m. of the Lancaster Civic Federation
for the purpose of electing officers and
the transaction of other business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
MANY Uses for Drawn Glass.

On account Of it's great strength
drawn glass is being widely resorted to
for many purposes. 1t withstands sud-
den changes of temperature, resists
fire to a great extent and is very
strong.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Serious Wire Trouble.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. 15.--A large
part of the United States West of
Cleveland was cut of from wire com
municatiou with the rest Of the world
this morning by the sIeet storm that
prevailed in Ohio and the Middle West
States last night and continued today
Telephone and Geographic wires
jcoated with Ice broke and fell. IN many
cases dragging down poles because of
sheir enormous weight. Railroads with
block systems out of business operated
under the greatest difficulty, and trains
1n both directions are from one 10 two
hours late.
The situation was worst between here
and Chicago. Between Cleveland and
Toledo, q distance of no miles, l5G tele-
graph poles lay on The ground early to-
day.
The only point reached by wire from
cleveland early in the day was In
dianap0Is, and communication with
that city had 20 be via Cincinnati The
last Geographic dispatch that entered
Cleveland from Toledo late last night
came through Detroit, Toronto New
York. and Buffalo in the order named.
The wire Jie-up .s complete in northern
Illinois, Indiana, northwestern Ohio.
Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Iowa.
The Twentieth Century Limited was
TWO hours late in Cleveland from both
directions.
Many cities and towns were dark last
night Electric light wires were down
and natural gas mains burst.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Big Touring Car Runs Down Two in Thomas Circle
Hat of One Protects Her Scalp,
She Says.
She Says.

Saved by tile Merry Widow hat she
worel So Miss Margaret Arnold de-
scribes her miraculous escape from
death. when she and Mrs. G. w. Clar-
voc, of 500 Tenth street northwest, were
run down 10y a reckless chauffeur While
the lady and her companion were knock
ed down and badly uauLed Mrs. CIarvo1
received the most OF the visible injuries
being carried unconscious from the
scene. Miss Arnold was hurt internally.
il is feared, and il viii probably be-
weeks before she can take active ezer-
else.
The two women were on their way Co
visit a friend at the Highlands Iasr
evening about I.a0 o'clock. and were
crossing Massachusetts avenue and
Fourteenth street. az Thomas circle,
when without warning they were struck
by a large touring car.
Mrs. CIarvoe was nearest the machine,
and was knocked down, her head strik-
ire the pavement with such force that
her scalp was torn in five places. Her
limbs were doubled under her, and her
left foot severely injured Miss Arnold
was knocked down also. but her Merry
Widow hat saved her head from sLrik-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
TAKES OATH
BEFORE THE SENATE
Most Impressive Part Of Inauguration Ceremonies
Swearing in Of New Vice President in Upper
House of Congress-
By TOHN sNURE.

In many respects tho most impressive
part OF Jhe cefer o1ies Of inaugural
gay is me part TO be- witnessed in the
Senate chamber. For soIemuity. for
- -. anu u-t'iIls' l's is the most
If 80 ~, ,,r... pug. -
nroceedfrrg min T.. -s ,.+,..r,.-
inc 30 i''-'i est
As tl,e r.,-f.rf., ...-.. g..
and No. 49, 80 .' gi'9
o. .1Tt,-...-... --lr..-.-- ..'..'A me
y,-I,ft, tT,..-.. ...... .t.-
fs,-cgf,lo,-, sr,-.----.--. ~, '-'. 1I
officials r., fI,. .,,,... .t ''-9
bod,, v,fII ~, ~ 80 anu '.La-1
r,ilst 10 a. ~ gus '' 'le
r,-orf.s t. .-- L.-L "a' eeIe-
the nrocea,5.cs a. .,5..t a. pr or
5,-.-.5 '''' '-,' --'' I'd 1'l3 L1"
rrba nrao.,.1f...-- ... .,--.s,-s-.
hon. 80, s-.--..r senate e"aih-
'''-','7 -i't "a. ".1l" "Heh the
'0'iN1.'- an" 1It ifeSiaehl-eIect are
escorted TO the CaUf+UI nv rrn ngr7rsff
tee of arraugemarts ana .,t.- a..
Sanst. ,.r.r,,t,.,- .e+-.. .r---- .i-.
49, e. ''''a nave waite"
N'i1 iH ul+ iterlushl room. IN the
Senate chamber, MIR Roosevelt and Mr.
Taft will orcrnv the tam hracl- .I,sT..
reserved for them in front of the Vice
FfesIdehts desk The committee of
arr engagements VIII occupy seats on the
leII OF the IIesidehL and the President
erect
To Vice Presidents Room.
Vice President Fairbanks and Mr.
Sherman, the Vice P-esfdent-aIecf will
be accompanied to the Senate Inv the
committee on ARRANGEMENTS and viii
enter the Senate wing at the bronze
door. They viii go from there to the
Vice Presidents room. where Mr.. Sbar-
man viii remain Until the committee
OF ARRANGEMENTS r..af+s .,-,- 49, -
-----.- "'-.7 opo" MN ana
esooI1 u MN 10 JHe senate chamber The
oaJn OF oiHce VIII ue administered to
the incoming Vice President by Mr.
Fafrb INKS inst nafova +t7e .g7f...,..----..4
NJ +5,, eo-,t- .'' ''- 40 ''''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
InauCuraI .rUniforms.n

NEW YORK. Feb- 15--When the Re
publican County Committees executive
committee meets on Thursday Il viii
choose the delegation which Will so u
Washington for the Inauguration exer-
CiSes.
John RI. Gunner. leader of the TWEEN
tieth Assembly Dis -riCt. has issued a
circular TO guide the men from his els
tricr which settles the following mOOted
questions OF sartOriaI usage:
Dark citizen attire. high silk hat IRE
stTiCrcd TO the vintage OF 1881. and
gloves. Summer, golf and lawn tennis
shoes not In it, Neither are rubbers or
slippers allowed"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
COLD. RAIN OR SNOW
IS WEATHER COMING
Within TWenty-fOur Hours,
a Decided Atmospheric
Change Is Predicted.

Persons leaving home this evening I'M
Summer Iauuels are cautioned to carry
with them their furs and arcucs. Wash
inEtou is about to experience a change
OF climate. The man who monkeys with
The weather tank or n street north
west. becoming tire- of the damp hot
house atmosphere that has helped the
grin specialists during The past tAiee
ar four days, has turned ou the west
eIn faucet and viii permit a few eo3l
breezes from the ice-bouud ohio valley
to percolate through the local ambient
The weather Is To be cold. IL ls 20
rain or snow &uG 30 Wll do an -Aeat
things within tWenty-four hours or less.
yrbe frigid winds that have been sweep
snR the Western section of the eoun-
nv. having finished their work. are
abour to turn tHc.- attention 10 lae
Atlantic States, and it is promised Llai
fain viii fan. or iu may be sleeJ, or II
may be snow. The kind generous
weather man is giving the good people
of the District o. wide range 10 choose
from.
Eut then the weather man may
change his MINI. II VIII be remembered
that he became gTOuchy and Disagree
aha like this once or twice before
and promised Washington two billiards
sn succession. Some one eouciliated him.
however, and ne has been leading a bet
ter life for the past ten days lie oe-
clares ne cannot prevent the tleFmoIn-
eter falling 10 me bottom Oh l-le '-'o
and that IL viii fall some
The cold. sIeety weather that has JleQ
sIp railroads and telegraph lines through
the middle West after playing havoc
with communication all the way east
from the Rocky mountains, is due TO ar
rive here this evening The conditions
ia the far West are reported TO he con-
siderably better today than yesterday
and the weather seems to be warming
slightly in the Mississippi valley.
The Ohio valley has its layer of lee
WIS morning. 1T is promised that the
cold VIII not be as severe ia Washing
ton as ft has been in Ohio and Indiana.
hut that 10 VIII be some cold Just the
same The low temperature VIII con-
1inue but @ day or two.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

gallery. So Will any of the members
or the Roosevelt family who may at
tend. If Mr.. Taft follows the example
of William Mckinley, the first person
whom he recognized when he enters
The Senate chamber will be Mrs Taft
In Executive Gallery.
The wife Of the President-elect always
sits in the Executive gallery. When
Mr.. Mckinley was inaugurated, each
time. the first thing ne did when he
entered the door Of the Senate cham
Der was to pause momentarily and re-
turn with a smile the greeting OF Mrs
Mckinley who was looking down on
him from the Executive gallery. the
most Interested, no doubt, of all Of the
army Of behoIders.
Not the least impressive part Of the
Senate program will be the farewell 10
the Senators by the Vice President Mr..
Fairbanks. Mr.. Fairbanks has won a
high place in the regard Of the Sem
ate, and his parting from that body
viii De FELT with the keenest regret by
the Senators.
Sherman as Vice President.
Tt viii be interesting to see how Mr..
Sherman carries off the duties Of the
Wee President. The first thing, after
he has delivered his inaugural address,
he will have TO administer the oath to
the SeuatOrs-elect- He viii have to
memorize the oath and repeat It a num-
Der of times. probably half a dozen.
as the new Senators are sworn in in
groups Of five or six. II ne does not
stumble over the oath, it will be UNI
usual.
Whe1 Mr.. Roosevelt presided over
the Senate, not being used TO the duties
Of Il presiding officer. he naturally
made some amusing errors He is cred.
tied with announcing at the close Of the
short session Of the Senate, over which
he presided.
The Senate will now adjourn sine
die until the first Monday IN Deem
her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

ling the pavement The machine struck
der left side. and badly bruised and
l-cerared her limbs. besides probably
-laictng more serious injuries.
The chauffeur Edward Boacher, rang
100 bell nor did he sound lis horn, as
he approached the women, it is stated.
ie. explained that the glass curtain ia
front of him was covered with rain, and
the accident occurred at r. dark place
ln The street. so that me did not see the
women until too late TO avoid the ac-
g.aeEr There were "a number Of persons
lu the vicinity at the time who were
much wrought up over the seeming
raTelessuess or the driver, and had il
not been for the Intervention OF Fireman
A. d. EGrEaEiu. OF Truck Company No.
g. 10 is likely the uuIucIzy m0tOrisr
would have been m0bbed The two
women were removed to their homo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

CATSkTLL, N T-r Feb. 15-WIth lit
tie more than a quarter Of the Hudson
valley Ice crop housed and a warm rain
falling. the icemen Of this section are
appreFensive ~ a breakup i'm creek and
river, AND i'm consequence are bending
every effort t0 the cutting and storing
OF Ice before the setting iu OF a tuaw
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
BISHOP TO UNDERGO
AN OPERATION

BALTIMORE. Feb. I5.-BisaoD T.. r.
Hoss, OE the Methodist Church South.
who came 90 Baltimore from Nashville.
Tenn. early last week. for Ual.ga.
treatment. has been taken TO Johns
Hopkins Hospital IL is expected Ie
vii be operated upon for Az internal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Sherman Has Experience.

Mr.. Sherman has had a great deal oil
experience in presiding over the House
but ne is likely TO have a hard time
abandoning some Of the terms he has
been used to in the House. For in.
stance. ne is quite likely 10 suffer from
Iapsus linguae and say, 1.-THE gentleman
from Missouri instead of "the Sen
atOr from Missouri" and so on
Il would be strange e Mr.. Sherman
did not fall into this House form OF
address occasionally.
IT often happens about the Senate
for instance. that some Of the learned
lawyers OF that body, in the midst OF
pitched battle over the Constitution
forget the presence Of the Vice Presi-
dent and say, If it please the court, "
or your honor"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
NEW SHOE STORE
is AN INNOVATION
Brockton Parlor Opened at 1905
F Street viii Handle Sam
pie Footwear.

An innovation I'm the shoe business
here has been presented with the
opening OF the Brocktou Sample Shoe
ParIor. at 1905 u street. The estab-
1ishment is located ON the second
floor of the building al that address.
which ia itself is something out OF the
ordinary for a retail store.
The shoes handled there are secur-
cd directly from the manufacturers.
and are what are known as 'sempl es"
and Cancelled" orders They are said
10 be equal 10 the best grades turned
out by the factories. but the C0udl-
lions permit their sale at from 81 10
81 less "a pair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

NEW YORK. Feb l-.-StauisIaus
Earn0wsEi. Of % Lister avenue. New
ERIK. is dead and his wife. Eva. is I'D q
critical condition ODD 81 James Hospital
as result OF eating griddIe cakes
baked Hg the 1WeuLE-.e ar-o.d wife. The
authorities believe the woman when
mixing tle batter U.st0aE rat poison
T0r baking powder and pun some 5u 10
make them light.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
CONC SOME

was his auto going so very f8st2'
Your honor it was going go fast that
the bulldog ON the seat beside him look
ed like a dachsuuuJ. Houston Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-11

an act entitled: An act granting 10
the Davenport Water Power company
rights to construct and maintain Il
canal, power station and appurtenant
works in the Mississippi river in Scott
county. Iowa This act was signed
by the president April 3. 1904.
What the Act Provides.
This act provided that detailed
plans for the construction and opera
tiCn OF The said canal and appurtenanr
works shall be submitted 10. ana ap-
proved by. the secretary of war before
the commencement of the construc-
tion Of any portion Of the said
works
The work Of preparing detailed
pins was continued by the company
with frequent consultations with the
United States engineers at Rock Is
land, but with so many Interruptions
illness of the engineer officer in
charge-that the company felt OBJ
! Used to ask an extension of time
and through our congressman an
amendment to the original act was
passed extending the time limit
/ three years.
! The plans were completed, and
after many conferences, some change
and much discussion, were approved
| by the secretary of war June II. 1907.
! las a preliminary 10 completion OF