Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05

Fraser Bros. appear in "a Merry
Chase "May II.
j. 81. Ziegler was here from Glen
Haven Sunday.
Mrs, Peterson, of Mellen, Wis,
is visiting relatives here.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Arthur L. Hoyt and Lila B..
Bartell. of Hazel Green; Albert Frye,
of Ellenboro and Mary Oswald, Du-
buque.
Henry E. Dixey IN David Garrick
is the feature at the Orpheum tonight
and tomorrow night. Mr.. Dixey is
the first great American actor to con-
sent to act for motion pictures. The
Beauty and the Beast is the other big
attraction. This is one of the best
bills of the season.
VIM. Fl. U'Ren, the famous
Oregon reformer and a native of Lam
caster, spoke entertainingly before a
joint gathering of the state senate and
Assembly last Friday afternoon. his
subject being the election laws of
Oregon. Among other things in con
nection with the Oregon laws he said
that all parties in state campaign
have their platforms printed in a
pamphlet gotten out by the secretary
of state and copy of which is sent
to every voter in the state The
initiative and referendum, as practic-
ed in Oregon, he said, tended to re-
move factional strife in the legisla-
ture, and the sessions OF this body
were particularly smooth and peace
full A member of the Legislature is
required to take pledge that he
will always vote for the candidate
for United States senator who receives
the highest number of votes from the
people.
Claude Elliott, the famous pitcher
Of the 1897 Lancaster team has opened
a grocery store in his home town of
Pardeeville, according to news item
published in the Evening Wisconsin a
few days ago. Elliott was one of the
best twirlers in the vast at one time
in his career but of late years has
not done especially we'll. After
leaving Lancaster, among other teams
he played with Rockford in the Three
II. League and Milwaukee in the
American Association and finally in
1904, after making brilliant showing
in the :'minors. was signed by
Manager McGraw of the New York
Nationals. He was member of this
club when it won the world S
championship. Last year he pitched
for indianapolis in the American
ASS n. but failed to work effectively.
His retirement from baseball marks
the passing into private life. of one
of the most promising pitchers of the
country.
The following clipped from the
Dodgeville Sun Republic tells of the
narrow escape during last Wednes
day S storm of the pupils and teach
ers in the Dodgeville high school, of
which H. W. Kircher. we'll known
in Lancaster is principal During
the storm Wednesday afternoon
lightning struck and splintered the
cupola of the new high school build
ing. Pandemonium reigned among
the teachers and the 200 pupils in
the building tor several minutes. but
when it was ascertained that no
damage had been done, Principal
Kircher assembl I'd the pupils in the
main room and succeeded in restoring
order. The shock shook both school
buildings and the grade pupils were
badly frightened. The lightning fol-
lowed the tin cutters on the roof to
the cave spouts and spent the most of
its force in the ground. Sufficient
electricity remained in the buildings
however, to light the electric light,
ring bells, and finally burst the light
bulbs and the meter. Miss Verda
Hickcox was struck on the head by
pieces of broken glass from one Of the
bulbs but was not seriously injured.
The electrical storm was accompanied
by rain, snow and hail alternately,
and was followed by several of lesser
violence.