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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
Good for SIocomb.

The growth of any town can be
estimated pretty accurately by the
postoffice receipts The postoffice OF
Slocomb has grown from a little in
significant back-WoOds pOstOffice to a
presidential office. The postmaster
at Siocomb will in the future be ap-
pointed by the president There is
no little sign that SlocOmb is coming
to the front than this important
change in the management of its post
office affairs, and We are glad to
know that we have gotten up TO A
presidential office.-SlocOmb CAla.)
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
Attracting Attention.

The Jacksonville Metropolis calls
upon all the counties in this section
to join Hamilton couSy in the con-
Struction of good roads. The con-
stTuction of good roads in this cOUn-
t. is attracting the attention of the
entire state, and this great develop
ment will not only increase property
valuations, but will bring many new
settlers. to the county long before the
work is completed.-White Springs
He raid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

The Rev. J. H. Carmichael, murder
e.. and his victim, Gideon Browning,
carpenter, both being dead as a door
nail. the Illinois police seem to be
W asting time in searching out the mo-
tive for the crime.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
GainesviIIs's Progress.

Gainesville's progress in the past
few years has been phenomenal Do
we intend that it shall continue?
There's lots of room TO make it bet
ter, but it is well to remember that
unless everyone works to that end,
there may come a slump which will
place the city in a far worse condition
thar she was four years ago.-Gaines-
vile Elevator.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Pittsburg courts having found a
railroad president guilty of bribery
il is time to believe that some good
dwells everywhere and that that is
the reason the painful experiences of
Sodom and Gomorrah are so seldom
repeated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Wonder if talking Latin is among
Fats accomplishments and if he viii
be able to say "'possum" Saturday
morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Where He Ought to Be.
Beach Hargis's term of freedom
was very brief. 1t was the hope of
his mother and the prediction of some
of his friends that, when he had got
ten out of the trouble that resulted
from his shooting his father, he would
either become a preacher or a states
man. He had not been released more
than a day when he became hand
somely, beastIy" drunk and commenc-
ed to shoot up the town. He is
again where he ought to remain the
rest of his days-in Jail. Just such
as this man are better off in jail, and
the community ten times more So
Miami Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
Tourists Rushing In,

Tourists Rushing In.
The cold OF the northwest is rush
ing people TO Florida. The well lad
en- passenger trains are attracting at
teEtion in Chattanooga, Columbus,
Richmond, Charleston and Savannah
One thing not appreciated in tle
above cities is the few tourists who
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
One Thinu NeedfuI.

Diversification of crops is one thing
needful in this section. Our farmers
could plant advantageously a goodly
number of acres in cotton. The prob
Ie=n of labor for picking would be
easily solved since the tobacco is
usually in the barns by cotton picking
time, and cotton is always staple
Havana News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Another mine explosion. A hundred
miners killed. OF course the coal
baron employers VIII be exonerated
with the worn out statement that the
owners had taken every precaution to
insure the safety of the miners" etc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
Does Look That Way.

One would gather the idea from
reading the editorial page of that pa
per, that the Times-UniOn is not es-
pecially fond of President Roosevelt.
On Friday tie paper made fourteen
paragraphica1 references to the pres
ident, and none of them particularly
complimentary. Just to give good
measure, the four editorials of that
day were all on the doings and mis-
doings OF the gentleman who is clos
ing his official career in A blaze of
wrath.-Miami News-Record
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Who Will blame the Up-to-date citi-
zens of Louisiana for wishing to put
in practice the popular idea Of con-
servation of natural resources, even
with respect to Indian mounds?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Good thing to advertise Escambia
bunty anywhere and everywhere,
sven if it does cost a little cash.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

bought we would near from Fora
brownsville, as usual.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

wait PitchfOrk Ben is sharp
the points of his weapon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

lad TO hear that, after all, Wilbur
fight has not been trying to fly too
.kh in gay PaTee."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Five per cent of all the money
spent by the $4,000 inhabitants of the
caLaI zone last year went for tobac-
CO.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
Oufte Mysterious.

Don't bank too strongly on any
claims you may think you have on
Governor GilchTist! He may fool you
ard truly, we hope he Will g.
Well. We are not going 10 say too
much. But there is yet time enough
for a whole lot of US to get very badly
fcoled.-Jacksonvill FloTidian.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Atlanta's Commentaries are wor-
ried over what drink shall be used to
wash down the one hundred greasy
'pOssums at the Taft banquet Friday
night. A saturated solution of EPSON
salts Favored with turpentine would
be about the right thing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
news for Boston.

Mr.. J. @. Smith. Of Center Hill, was
in Ocala yesterday looking if possible
better than ever. He gives a good
report of his section He says that at
least 10000 carloads Of beans we're
shipped from Center Hill the past
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Claus also prove interesting reading.
Foley Observer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
Only Half a Promise.

L A Duncan butchered a three
hundred and ninety pound hog this
week He stands head on the list at
present This is perhaps one % the
Duncan house secrets for the wide
popularity which il enjoys. The good
oid-fashioned eating cant be turned
down BY the modern way of scads of
little plates WITH only a half a prom.
Use in each.-Lake Butler Star
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14
Where He OUGHT to Be.

stop in them All are bound Tor Flor
ids--Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

The prohibition bill which passed
the Tennessee senate Tuesday for
bids the manufacture or sale of liquor
within four miles of a school. which
seems to be a complete shut out"
Of the business from the state unless
SCHOOLS are less plentiful up that way
than we have been given to suppose
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Barrances" wouldn't be a
@.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

What will be the extra coal bill in
Older that the world-giTdling fleet
may race TO America to cater to
Rcoseyelt's diseased appetite for spec
tscular Standardization? A sane peo-
PIE ought to ask sucn questions and
insist on knowing, especially when
there is a $50, OOO, 900 deficit in Uncle
Sans treasury.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Teddy's BOnaparte, in imitation of
his noble master, has instituted a
little Ananias club all his own with
TilIman as the first member; but
when il comes to a question of We
racity between a discredited and in
competent Baltimore lawyer and a
man of Tillman's mental, moral and
intellectual calibre, the public will do
nothing but laugh at Bonaparte.
Teddy will not leave office with a
ntmbus around his head; he will not
DEPART in clouds of glory; the air
will not be rent by the agonizing
grosns of a neart-broken people; he
will not be blwOn out; he will not be
even kicked out; he will simply go gal
ltmphinS TO the heart of Africa, where
surrounded by Macedonian phaIanxes
of thousands upon thousands of sharp
tusked elephants he will at last find
a haven where the wicked cease
fTcm troubling and the weary are at
rest
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

Read The Journal Wants.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-14

THAT INJURY WOULD NOT BE CAUSED
BY LIGHTNING: IT WOULD BE CAUSED BIZ
FOLLY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
WORSE EVERY YEAR
Plenty of Lancaster Readers Have the
f.z~

Plenty of Lancaster Readers Have the
Same Experience.
Don't neglect an aching back.
1t will get worse every year. -
Backache is really kidney ache. n
To cure the back you must cure
the kidneys. Il
If you don't, other kidney Ills fol-
low l.
Urinay troubles, diabetes. Bright's
disease.
A Lancaster citizen tells you how
the cure is easy. f&..
Henry Nehls, Third Wsri, Ian
caster. Wis. says: Il have used
Doan Kidney Pills and they have
given me more relief than any other
remedy have ever taken. | suffered
for several years from kidney trouble
and there was dull ache in the small
of my back most of the time, which
was very annoying The kidney Sc
cretions were also very unnatural. |
finally procured Doan's Kidney Pills
at Hatch drug store and began their
use. 1 was soon free from the pain
in my pack and my kidneys were re-
stored to a normal condition. /
heartily recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan Sand
take no other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
SPRING VALLEY.

Special Correspondence 20 the Herald.
VIM. BARLEY visited Luke Webb
last week.
Charles Geiger, OF PlattevIlle,
brother of Harry Geiger. the rural
mail carrier, was buried at Patch
Grove Friday.
Rev. Nooley and wife visited at
the homes of Chas Wetmore, Henry
Cliff, T. S. Pendleton and Benz
Hamer last week.
Frank Hoeft has been seriously i'll
at A. A. Bark's. He went to his
home in Milwaukee Wednesday.
Miss Jessie Pendleton won second
place in the w. G. T. U convention
contest at Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Morgan attend
ed the funeral of Chas. Geiger at
Patch Grove Friday.
Nick Beirman, son of Henry Beir-
man, was married to Miss Alice
Faith at Platteville on Wednesday.
Capt. Schlosser and wife are visit
ing at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Frank Hickock.
Mrs A J Hamer, Miss Hattie
Hamer, Mrs JAS Addison and
Florence and Mrs. T. S. Pendleton
were Bloomington callers Thursday.
Bert Garthwa1te and wife are the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

small number of people, compared
with the city's population, was
using gas for cooking, and not so
very many for lighting: They
somehow did not come of their own
accord. Then the new manager
got an idea. He thought he wonld
go after the public with newspaper
advertising, and invested quite
literally in the use of printers
ink. The result? Quite beyond his
o wn expectations even. Forty-slx
new customers were obtained in one
month. That meant an average
rate of two dollars or more per
month for each customer-a total
addition of about 500 a month to
the cash receipts.
Is the company satisfied that ad-
vertising pays9
You'd think so if you was a mem
her of the company. 1t has been
demonstrated to the management
that gas can be sold in summer as
we'll as whitehall the time-and
that extra hundred dollars month
puts new life into a business that
was really Ianguishing.
The same thing that helped the
Big Rapids gas company can, if
properly applied, help any other
business, anywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

proud parents of soD born July 30.
Myrtle Garthwaite is at Bert
Garthwaite's.
Mr.. and Mrs John Wilson visited
at Era Griffis' on Sunday of last
week.
Harvey Hurlbert was in this vicin-
ity last week calling on old friends
and neighbors.
John Patterson visited at Art.
Lynass' Saturday.
Walter J4nson is on the sick list.
Those at Lancaster Saturday were
Lewis Cooley aud wife, Henry Cliff,
Luke Webb, Mort Bartlv, Ed. Nc
Cormlck, George Mccormick and
wife and 7. s. Pendleton
Joe Hamer has new auto buggy.
Mrs. T. S Pendleton and Joe 7is
tied FennimOre friends and relatives
a few days last week.
People are commencing To thresh
Thos. Webb threshed Monday
VIM. Garner and wife and son
Grant, were Sunday callers at T.
Pendleton's
Chas. Crobn and family, of Ian
caster, visited at Fl. L. Cliffs Sun
day.
Misses Nellie and Edith Wilkin-
son, of Beetown, visited Jessie and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
Reflections of ar Idle Fellow.

About twenty five years ago there
was offered to the city of Lancaster
the tract of land lying west of Mr..
Frank Schreiner's residence. reaching
to the west line of the corporation, it
being nearly twenty acres of land, at
s., 900. Col. j. g. Clark had set
out the east half of the tract in wal
nut and maple and other trees. 1t
was beautiful place for city park.
Only one member of the council was
in favor of the purchase. and he is the
only ore now living. The budget of
the city did not exceed So, 600 per
annum. To spend so great sum of
money for city park. would at that
time been considered the citizens of
Lancaster a ruinous waste of funds.
Some effort was made to arouse the
public to the fact that the roads and
highways were the VEINS and arteries
of the state, upon which commerce
was to be carried on. The idea to
spend any considerable amount of
money on the roads was ridiculed,
and he who made an effort was
charged with being tool of eastern
corporations that were ready to loan
money for these improvements and
would finally get possession of the
farms and financially ruin the town.
OF course this was only for the
purpose of gaining cheap notoriety
as the same parties afterwards opposed
the water work system. Finally all
these alleged protectors of the public
took to water any how, and the
descendants are now dealing in auto
mobiles. and are the greatest howlers
for better highways and in fact are
assisting in paying for maintaining
the roads.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
a WORD TO MERCHANTS.

Some merchants are skeptical
about the value of advertising. A
very common expression is: my
line of goods can't be advertised;
there's nothing much you can say
about my line; now there's Jones,
who owns the-stOre, his
advertisements always sound IN
teresting and are no doubt profit
able, but / haven't got the right
kind of stock to advertise. Be-
sides I've been here so long that
everybody knows all about my
store and an advertisement wouldn't
do any good"
To such as entertain opinions
similar to the above, the Herald
would call attention to the ex.
perience met with by the gas com.
pany at Big Rapids, Michigan,
within the past few months. Ger.
tainly there is no business of q
more prosaic character than that OF
a gas company. This institution had
been doing business in that little
city for many, many years. Every
body knew all about gas and the
company, and had been passing It'll
doors for a quarter of q century
it did not need advertising. II
anybody needed gas they knew
enough TO call up the Office and ash
TO be- connected. And yet only {
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

The Lafayette Baptist Association
meets with the Lancaster Baptist
church at 2 80 p. m. August Goth,
1909. continuing over Sunday the
22nd.
These sessions are very helpful,
local, state and other talent appear
ing; everyone is invited to make the
most of this opportunity which comes
only once in a period of years to a
given locality. j
A council to ex Famine, and if salts
fed to ordain Rev G. w. Harter,
will convene in connection with the
association, Friday Aug. Goth, at p.
m. in the local Baptist church.
A similar council will convene
Saturday the 21st at the same place to
examine Rev. ]. W. Taylor, pastor of
the Bloomington Baptist church. ~
These examination are oral and
public Everyone is cordially in
viued to attend and witness these pro-
ceedings Such opportunities do not
come frequently.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
ALBERT BROKER heard the Bryan
speech at Platteville Sunday.


speech at Platteville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Orion and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Wright arrived
home yesterday from the Seattle ex-
position.
The Young Peoples Society of
the Congregational church will N eet
Sunday, August 18th, at s 80 p. IN, at
the residence of James Webb
Will Clark, of Oklahoma City.
Okla. arrived yesterday morning hav,
ing been called here by the serious
illness of his father COT J. q. Clark.
John Day went to Madison last
Thursday and purchased a Ford model
T. touring car. His old White
Steamer was purchased by James
Vile man. 1t is expected that a
number of new machines will be
purchased by Lancaster people during
the coming year as the craze has
struck this city good and hard =
Several owners of machines have an
nounced their intentions of purchas-
ing new cars of more modern makes.
The Winton recently purchased by
Jerry Kolaske for hire is making
almost daily trip to different parts of
the county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
GOIImar Bros Show Coming.

Among the many attractive features
of the mammoth 81, 900, 900 collection
of wild animals exhibited with Coll
mar Bros. Greatest of American
shows is the only genuine black
American ood-sweating hippopota-
mus in captivity. This monster brute,
representing cash outlay of $50. 600,
is transported in colossal tank
which is built to hold 40, 900 gallons
of water, weighing more than freight
car. The mighty captive is greater
in bulk than the largest elephant
and alone is worth travelling hundred
miles to see. In the arena are shown
100 new feature acts, in which are
engaged the worlds most famed
circus celebrities, riders, leapers,
vaulters, aerialists, acrohats and con-
tortionists. The hippodrome exercises
present a spectacular realistic page
from the old worlds tournament
history, and with dare devil races,
iousts and gladiatorial contests keep
the interest of the audience at the
highest pitch. At 10 O'Clock each
morning the great Gollmar Bros.
new featured free fair and triumphal
pageant through the principal streets
don t fail to see it. Gollmar Bros.
greatest of American shows come to
Lancaster, on Wednesday. August Is.
Two performances daily. doors open !
and Z p. m. s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
SPEAKER CANNONS COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS.

Just before the adjournment of
congress last week Speaker Cannon
announced the list of standing COM
Enittees for the ensuing two years.
The event was awaited with more
than usual interest by the Wiscon-
sin delegation, because most of
the members from this state had
opposed the Speakers reelection
and voted against tee adoption of
the nous rules. Three of them re-
manned insurgents" to the end,
and one of them, Representative
Lenroot, made his campaign upon
the plea ''send me to Washington
and I'll fight Joe Cannon" The
speaker is only human, and in the
makeup OF the committees it was
not expected the insurgents would
fare very well at his hands, but lG
was hoped that Congressman
Cooper, because of his ability,
would be retained in the position of
chairman on insular affairs. This is
a most desirable position, as the COM
mittee handles important legisla-
ton relating to the Philippines and
other insular possessions of the
United States, and the rooms it oc-
cupies are among the choicest and
best furnished in the house office
building Mr.. Cooper has been
chairman. of this committee from
the time of its organization and had
the appointing of clerk at q salary
of g, 600 per year. Mr.. Cooper has
made a very thorough study of all
affairs pertaining to his committee
work, and is considered authority
upon such subjects. Congress can
III afford TO lose his services on that
committee and Wisconsin ishum bled
by his removal.
Although he was deposed from
this important chat manship, Mr..
Cooper. was not placed entirely out.
side the bI eastworks. He was as
signed a place on the foreign affairs
comittee, where he will rank 10th
and was gwen third place on cleo
ton committee No. 8.
Representative Stafford was as
signed to membership on the com.
mittee on interstate and foreign
commerce. Representative Esch is
also re appointed on this important
committee, ranking fourth, and is
the fourth member as we'll on the
committee on expenditures on pub.
lie buildings and on postoffices and
post roads.
Representative Kopp, of this dis
trict, who is one of new members,
has seventh rank on elections com
mittee No. L, fourth rank on ex.
penditures of the state department,
and ninth rank on the committee
on pensions.
Representative LenroOt is the
particular member of the delegation
to be "stung," he being given the
last Republican place on the patents
committee and the last Republican
place on the committee on ventila-
ton and acoustics and noise
this being really one of the ''joke
committees" of congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

Sarah Pendleton Saturday and SIM
day.
VIM. Welsh and wife and daugh-
ter Mamie, we're at the barn raising
at Lewis Wilkinson's Friday.
ancaster callers Monday were
Mrs. Morrow and Archie, VIM.
Welsh, Mrs. Smith and Johnnie,
VIM Leighton, Katie and Laura
Ohlert, Harry Kaap and Jessie and
Sarah PendletOn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

"A Lancaster ball team defeated
Bloomington Sunday 8 to 5. During
the game G.. Avery of the local team
had the misfortune to break his collar
bone in some way.
Hubert Alt and Wieland Oswald
left yesterday morning for Brodhead
to bring Mr. Ats automobile home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

Lancaster contained for years
number of croakers who opposed all
improvements. the railroad, the high
way. and the water works l do
hope that they find smoother way
to the throne of God. than the road
was twenty five years ago in front of
the court house where at present Jim
my the handsome dispenses drugs,
wall paper and post cards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

1t is evidently true that this take
off caused the following city council
to wake up and macadamize that Ger
tain block and ever since then streets
and sidewalks have been improved
from year to year so that at present
we have one of the improved fourth
class cities in that state Taffey.