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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
AN EVENING WITH =.
THE CITY FATHERS
Council Had a Busy Session at
Its Regular Meeting.
Canvassed the City Vote of Spring Ell
ection and transacted Much
General Business.

Besides the annual canvass of the
vote cast at the recent election the
council transacted considerable other
business Tuesday evening of last
week.
A small addition was made to the
real estate holdings of the city, the
aldermen deciding to purchase strip
of land six feet wide and something
over 500 feet in length from Sam
Emler. This was done to accommodate
the school children living on Adams
street in the extreme northeastern
section of the city. At present they
are obliged to walk several blocks to
get to the north school. This pur-
chase will cut the distance down by
at least two blocks It was voted to
pay the owner $215 for the strip provid-
ing he agreed to build any necessary
fence. This was perfectly satisfactory
to Mr.. Emler who was PRESENT. at the
meeting A sidewalk will be laid
on this land from Monroe to Madison
street, the termination to be opposite
the school.
The aldermen voted unanimously to
pay Frank Kiley's claim against the
city for his services last winter caring
for several horses in the livery former
~ conducted by Robt. narrower.
These horses were neglected by the
manager of the barn and Mr.. Kiley
claimed that he was ordered by the
marshal to care for the half starved
animals. It was voted that Kiley's
claim be collected from the Union
State bank, who held a mortgage on
the stable.
The Finance Committee reported
that the coal shed at the waterworks
station was completed and there were
now facilities at that place for
storing three car loads of the precious
fuel.
Petitions to make the following
extensions of sewers and water mains
were presented but laid over to the
next meeting:
From termination near the south
end of Adams Street due south $50 feet
to point between Carl Roth's resi-
dence property and that of Henderson
Rafferty,. Signed by following resi-
dents of fourth ward: Carl Roth, H.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
Baseball and Sporting News Edition

The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
is now publishing a complete pink
sheet, having made arrangements with
the Associated Press to furnish them
with exclusive sporting news service,
covering baseball, races and other
athletic games. Full reports of all
games played in the three Major Base
ball Leagues for the season of 1910
will be published from day to day as
they occur This exclusive Associat-
ed Press report will he published
only in The Evening Wisconsin of
Milwaukee-no other Milwaukee
Newspaper will receive the same. Ad
ditIonal special sporting features will
also be covered by The Evening Wis
consin exclusively. Terms by mail,
or newsdealer delivery, $500 per
year. The Evening Wisconsin Com
pany, Milwaukee, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20

of altruism? There is a problem
of greater significance, of graver con-
sequence than these, but which is
being neglected to greater extent.
Much has been written about it but
little done. From many of us it
scarcely receives a passing thought.
Il may we'll be compared to volcano.
For years it may slumber with hardly
tremor, but some day inevitably,
and almost without warning it will
'rst with all its pent up fnry. This
oblem concerns the ten million
uegroes of our country.
1t is not because it is new that it
is being neglected for it is as old as
the nation itself. Ever since the
first twenty negroes we're sold into
bondage on the coast of Virginia in
the seventeenth century the problem
has been perplexing. 1t was the
the cause of disagreement in the
convention which framed the
constitution. 1t was the root
of the quarrel which threatened
to disrupt the nation, but found its
crisis in the bloody contest of the
civil war which freed the negro from
slavery. Since that time the problem
has been one for this generation =
how to transform these millions of
natures disadvantaged children
into useful American citizens.
And what has heen doneF Preci-
Gus time has been wasted with utopian
schemes of disposiug of the negro race
by colonization or vain theories of
amalgamation and migration. The
negro's is still down trodden race.
In the ''black belt', Incidence, illit-
erary, or immortality are predominant
The principles of self-govarnment
they have not vet mastered
But you say the negro is an inferior
race and necessarily occupies an infer
Tor position. That his racial traits
prevent him from advancing. On the
contrary the negro has manifested his
ability to advance. While every
other race has vanished from existence
when brought into contract with the
Anglo-Saxon the negro's has increas-
ed in number with almost geometric
velocity. Fair tests have shown negro
children to be almost equal in intelll-
gence with white. Many have become
famous. Blanche K. Bruce was a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20

THIS COLD WEATHER
IS TOUGH ON fruit
Fruit Buds and Tender Vegeta-
ton Thought to be Killed.
Conditions in Other Sections of the
Country Much Worse Than
They Are Here.

The beautiful spring weather we
experienced all through the month of
March and the early days of April
met with decided reverse last Saturday
and the days following. During Fri
day night the wind shifted into the
northwest and it grew considerably
colder than it had been, and on Sat
urday morning a cold DRILLING rain
had set in, which during the day
turned to snow. About six inches of
snow fell but half of it melted. The
trees were weighted down with
mingled snow, rain and ice and during
Saturday night it grew quite cold and
froze ice nearly half an inch thick.
The only saving clause in the whole
thing was the snow, that may have
partially protected the strawberries,
which were in bloom, aud save a
part of the crop. The blossoms on
the apple, plum and other fruit trees
are said to be practically all killed.
The tender leaves on many of the trees
were frozen stiff It was also very
cold on Sunday night and did not
materially warm up until yesterday
noon, and then soon turned colder at
that.
Ten inches Of snow fell in northern
Iowa Saturday. Central and western
Dakota had heavy storms of sleet,
hail and snow and tornado tore up
several miles of telegraph and tele-
phone poles on the Great Northern
railway and blew down barns and
farm houses.
A cyclone passed through five
southern states, doing damage esti-
mated at 1000. 900 to crops and
property. The fruit crop in Missouri
and Georgia is reported to be practi-
cally ruined. The cold weather and
snow are reported to have extended to
and created much injury as far south
as New Mexico and Ell Paso, Texas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
PIatteviIIe Chautauqua.

The Platteville Chautauqua has a
great program for the coming session.
The dates are July 21-31 inclusive.
The following will give one or more
lectures Gov. E. w. Hoch of Kansas,
Senator Thomas p Gore. the blind
senator of Oklahoma, Mrs. Lenora NJ.
Lake, DR.. j. S. Montgomery, Senator
Robert M. LaFollette, DR.. Writ
Lowther, Judge. Ben 3. Lindsey of
Denver. Hruby Brothers, the Stroll
ers, Whitney Male Quartette, Spanish
Orchestra, The Music Makers, are the
concert companies. The entertainers
are Adrian NJ. Newens, Mrs. Whitney,
Ralph Bingham, Charles K. Taggart,
Edward Reno, magician. Mrs. Sarah
A. Dodon will give a course n
Domestic Science. DR.. Writ Lowthe
will give series of Bible lecture
and Sunday school Institute will b
conducted. A High School oratorical
contest will be held if enough schools
are interested in the matter. Two
prizes of $25. 90 are offered and car
fare for all contestants to and from
Plattevllle. All orations must be
original.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
WAS NOT A BAD DAY
FDR WOLF SLAYERS
Casper Auel and Grant Tubbs of Bloom
ington Made Eight-four Dollars
in One Day.

Casper Auel and Grant Tubbs. of
Bloomington, have quite reputation
as hunters and have made some good
records as such, but week ago Sun
day was probably their most successful
score for one days hunting. They
were scouting along ravine in the
western portion of Bloomington town
ship when their dog discovered an old
gray she wolf in a secluded corner of
q shelving rock. The wolf was soon
brought to bay and each of the hunters
took shot at her. One bullet passed
entirely through her lower jaw and
the other through the VOLTS middle
and death speedily resulted. She had
eight young whelps that were easily
captured and the nine scalps, present
ed at the county clerks Office, brought
a bounty of $94.
Judging from the reports of large
wolf bounties being paid every week,
Grant county must be the greatest
wolf hunting territory of the state.
1t seems strange that animals of the
nature of wolves should exist so long
in as old a country as Grant. The
killing of the last bear in this Sec
tion took place many years ago but
"Brer Wolf" seems loath to leave
u.s. He is particularly attached to
the hills and bluffs of Millville,
Cassville and the other river town
ships.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
After the "SpeckIed Beauties"

Several fishing parties made ex-
petitions to the streams in this
vicinity, and outside the county dur
ing the past week. H. ". Brown,
Fred Meyer and HI. E. Carthew fshed
from Friday until Monday on a trout
stream near DodgeviIle, and in
spite of the cold and unfavorable
weather caught number of trout. R.
Meyer, Jr., and the editor of The
Herald had intended going with this
party but at the last moment were
unable to do so.
d. G. johnson went over near
Barnaveld. where he fshed on Friday
and made very good catch.
Billy Mullen drove over from Hazel
Green Saturday night, leaving that
village after he closed his barber shop
at midnight. He was joined on Nc
Pnerson's creek, near Ellen boro,
about daylight the morning after Sat
urday by V. L. Showalter, but the
one trout in that branch refused to
disgrace himself by biting on such a
cold and snowy morning even for an
expert like Mullen, so all the boys
got was-back. Another Hazel Green
fisherman accompanied Mullen on the
30 mile drive and back again and as
it was his first experience in "catch-
ing" trout he is not filed with
enthusiasm over the result. The only
sure fishing here is for clubs and
suckers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
Rafferty,, F. M. Eastman, j. D

Rafferty,, F. M. Eastman, j. D
Henkel, s. S. Walker, 81. J. Kraemer,
R. P. Garner, II. Trims, H. R.
King, Mrs. Martin Oswald and Jacob
Baumgartner.
From point on main sewer near
the south line of the HI. G. Bryhan
property west to center of Harrison
street thence to point that will &C.
commodate those who wish to connect
herewith. Signed by the following
residents of Sd ward: H. G. Bryhan,
H. M. Budd. A. G. Posey. G. W..
Hampton, Ed. 7. Creamy, Mary e.
Hampton, J. A. Roesch. VIM. Cal
loway, W. aP. Richardson and Mrs.
+. Zakezeski.
From corner of Monroe and OAK
streets to point at the southwest
corner of Block Al of the original
plat. Signed by following residents
of fourth ward E, E. Mccoy,
Mrs. W. N. Stone. Florence eastman,
Kate J. eastman and Mrs. j. A.
Barber.
From manhole on main sewer near
Mrs. Lizzie Block g residence west one
block or from manhole near Pat May s
residence south on Harrison street to
the same point, thence south west on
Beetown road one and one-thiri
blocks. Signed by following residents
of third ward Jas. T. Webb, j. H.
Reed, Al Budworth, H. Brandemuhl
j. W. Webb, A. Schuster, Mary Nc
Kelvey, J. H. Retallick, George
Marks, Sr, and John M. Stone.
Extension of water mains two
blocks south west from water tank on
Beetown road. Signed, r. G. Willis,
Margaret Harris, Andrew Browning,
Mrs. Geo. A. Walker. Matt Dudley,
John Mankel VIM. 7. Bennett, R. E..
Bennett, George H. Selleck and ]. H..
Reed.
The council voted to donate $40 to
Prof. Livingston school band provid-
ed they give series of at least
sixteen concerts on Saturday afternoons
during the spring and fall. If the
band i'll agree to these conditions the
concerts will be pleasing features to
the many out oftown visitors as well
as to Lancaster citizens.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
High School Notes.
WALTER DAMN. Editor.

Next Saturday there will be q
game with the Normal at Platteville.
The ball game scheduled for last
Saturday could not be played because
of the untavoIable weather.
The last meeting of the Webster
Debating Club was adjourned because
of the lack of quorum.
The Forum Debating Club discuss
ed the following questi III at the last
meeting: Resolved, rht t the members
OF the House we're justi led in curtail-
ing the power of the speaker.
The Athena Debating Club elected
the following officers for the fourth
quarter: Pres, Helen Abram s Vice
Pres, jeanette Griswold; Sec. and
Treas, Margaret Taylor; Sergeant-at-
arms, Nellie Belscamper. The ques-
tion Resolved that corporal punish
ment for criminal offenses should be
abolished in the U. S. was also dis
cussed.
A short program was given by the
Kaipos Literary Club last Friday:
History of wisconsin. Pearl Austin
Burns at GuttyS burg 49,. .-.-..--.R Ruby FOlanC
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
.ODDFELLOWS HAVE
ENCAMPMENT HERE
Instituted Last THURSDAY With
Thirty Charter Members.
Large Number of Visiting Patriarchs
Were Present on That.
Pleasant Occasion.

hdSl 4HufSudy marked an import
ant event in fraternalism for the
wearers of the three links, it being
the occasion of the organization of
an encampment of OddfelIows in
Lancaster, to be known as South
west Encampment No. 81, I. O. OIL
1t was an event that had long
been looked forward to by local
Oddfellows and no effort was spared
to make 1t a success IN every way,
and such it proved to be.
There was large number of Wis
iting patriarchs present from other
towns, including 26 members of
Platteville encampment, and
number of chevaliers of the
Platteville Canton of Patri-
archs Militant, in uniform.
from Platteville, commanded by
Col. A. D. Helgeson of Viroqua.
The degree work, which was ex-
empl1ied by the visiting Patri-
archs, began at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, continuing throughout
the remainder of the day and also
in the evening.
At six o'clock p. m. fine banquet
was served in the lodge banquet
hall, covers being laid for 68.
The encampmeIt starts out with
thirty charter members, twenty of
whom we're initiated and ten ad-
mitted by the deposit of card. The
latter ten are: John Ct. Clark, P.T.R
David Schreiner, P. G. P; G. h.
Baxter, p G. P; Burne Pollock,
P. G. P John J. Oswald, P. G. P;
j. 81. Reed; Alexander Ivey, Pep;
James Treloar; w. w. Rees, P. G.
P, and Ct. M. Pulsifer.
The twenty initiated are: Louis
Weber, George Gibbs, Henry Ress-
meyes. Ira d. Totman, O.. Q. Sykes,
j. r. Place, Frank lockwood, j. T.
Webb, Herbert Rothwill, Geo. Reed,
Geo. A. Dyey, VIM. p Richardson,
W. q. Knox, L. q. Hickok, w. J.
Baltic, Ed. III Hyde, W. T. Bennett,
Edward Pollock, Geo. Beck and b.
S. Rhodes.
Following are the officers of the
new encampment. The grand Off
GERS installing them were escorted
by the canton of Patriarchs Militant
in uniform and they were installed
by Col. 81. J. Suttle of Viroqua, who
was made an OddfeIlow in Missis-
sippi Valley Lodge No. Sc, l. o. o.
f., in Lancaster, in 1875:
James T. Webb, chief patriarch.
James Treloar, high priest.
L q. HickOk, senior warden.
Burne Pollock, scribe.
Geo. A Dyer, treasurer.
Geo. Beck, junior warden.
Herbert Rothwill, guide.
Frank lockwood, first watch.
E. 81. Hy de, second watch.
Geo Reed, third watch.
Louis Weber, fourth watch.
Ira d. TOtman, inside sentinel
w. S. Knox, outside sentinel.
FL. S Rhodes, first guard to tent.
w. T. Bennett, second guard to
tent.
The following grand officers we're
present: John W. Salter, grand
patrla Oh, Unity, Wis James Faith
ers, grand scribe; Col 81. J. Suttle,
grand representative, Viroqua; B |.
Dugdale, past grand representative,
Platteville; Col. A. d. Helgeson.
past department commander Patri-
archs Militant, Viroqua.
In a short time canton of Patri-
archs Militant will be mustered in
here, petitions from a sufficient
mum Der of prospective members for
the purpose having been already re-
ceived This is the uniformed de-
gree, the highest in Odd Fellow
ship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
lPlattevilIe Won Debate.

Platteville Normal was the win
ner in the debate with the Milwau-
kee Normal Friday evening. Mem
bers of both teams showed a careful
study and thorough knowledge of
the subject and discussion.
The Milwaukee team consisted Of
John Leipzig, Berel Waterman and
Frank Mas. The PlatteviIle team
John Regan, Delbert Nickson and
Edgar Runkel The alternates were
Clifford Burns and Peter Mayors.
The question discussed was as
follows: Resolved, That labor un-
ions as conducted in the United
States during the last twenty-five
years show a tendency detrimental
to the best interests of the United
States"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
Eighteen Head of Cattle Condemned

On Wednesday, State Veterinarian
D. B. Clark, tested the herd of John
Kettler Of Platteville and found that
eighteen of his fine full-blooded
Aberdeen Angus cattle " ere suffering
from tuberculosis and condemned
them. This is one of the largest con-
formations of beef cattle in the south
ern part of the state. Plat eville
Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
The Cemetery Association.

The annual meeting of the Lancas-
ter Cemetery Association was held
Friday evening, April 10, at the city
hall.
The meeting was called to order at
8 O'Clock by the president, Mrs. F.
E Carthew.
The treasurer report was read and
accepted 1t was as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
Respectfully submitted,

hGSpCCL4UIIy ouUIHILICN,
ANNIE IVEY, Treasurer.
April Is. 1910.
These officers for the year were elect
ed: President, Mrs. F. b. Carthew ;
Vice President, Mrs. J. Mccormick ;
Cor. Sec'y., Mrs. S. E. Hassell (;
Recording Sec'y., Mrs. Amelia
Lisherness; Treasurer, Miss Emma
Schreiner Directors for three years,
Mrs. r. Meyer, ST., Mr.. Chas. Bas-
ford,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
S1O.16e.65 $40, t66. IS

Minor matters coming before the
council we're: The request of Henry
Belz for permission to erect the posts
in the street south of his blacksmith
shop which was granted him; the fact
that the north end of Monroe street is
daily filled with wagons and buggies
this being a violation of the law
which prohibits the blockading of
city streets: the recommendation of
the mayor that an ordinance be pre-
pared to prohibit the running at large
of chickens. No action was taken in
regard to the proposed chicken ordin-
ance but it was understood that the
marshal would be INSTRUCTED to see
that north Monroe street was kept
clear
Alderman Barnett moved that the
city buy the old 'brickyard" dump
ing ground in the west portion of
town if the same could be purchased
for $25. His idea was that the city
could better control and regulate the
dumping of brush, tin cans, ashes etc.
if it owned the dumping ground. His
motion was not secon ded.
The following council members
we're present at the meeting: Mayor
Bennett; Aldermen Abrams, Barnett,
Eastman. Henk 81, Roth and Treolar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20
Different Arrangements.

Anton A. Semrad, Highland and
Anna Hudek, Castle Rock.
Fred Hickok, Bloomington and
Alta Blackburn. Millville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20

The treasurer's report, in substance
as follows was adopted.
Balance on hand March 1....$9 ,202.95
Receipts for March ...--...... 963.70
Expenditures for March. 80. 81 112 SO
Balance on hand April 1-.... 6,054 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20

More DeTicateIy Put.
Breadth of mind is often but an
other name for slackness Of morals.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-20

Continued on I'd page.)
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-30
OIL COMPANY'S PRESIDENT
FREED ON CRIMINAL CHARGE

The case wherein w. L. Evans, presi-
dent Of the Esperanza Land and OIL
company, was charged with causing
the false Imprisonment of Col. Fred E..
Windsor, was dismissed by Justice
Summerfield yesterday. The case had
been under advisecent for two weeks.
Windsor, the complaining witness,
led one faction of stockholders In the
Esperanza company, while Evans
headed another. Evans caused Wind
sor to be twice arrested recently on
embezzlement charges. The cases We're
dismissed, and then Windsor had his
accuser arrested, claiming that the
charges brought against him We're
brought for the sole purpose of running
his social and business standing.
Windsor also Instituted a damage suit
against Evans. Evans was arrested
on a perjury charge, Windsor claiming
that he had given perjured testimony
at his examination on one of the en-
bezzlement charges. This case against
Evans was also dismissed. Now all
criminal cases between the two men
have been settled.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-30
PATENTS ARE GRANTED TO
INVENTORS OF SOUTHLAND

The Pioneer patent agency, Hazard
& Strause of Los Angeles, reports the
following list of patents granted to m
yentors of Southern California for the
week ending August 2S, 1910:
Jean M. Baker, Los Angeles, turn
table: Milo A. Baker, Los Angeles,
automobile transfer turn-table; Will
liam N. Best, New York, assignor to L.;
Schaefle, Los Angeles, and ]. H. and
e. Best, Quincy, ILL.,, oil-gas heatlng
and lighting system; Einathan Cole,
Los Angeles, gravel trap and air cham
ber: William l.. Dunn, Piru, bushed
combination casing wrench; Laban j.
everest, Los Angeles, assignor to G. L..
Lancaster, clamp; Virgil B. Hagg, Los
Angeles, water filter; Ira r. Hutch1n-
son. Fresno assignor- to hutchinson
Mailer Manufacturing company, ad-
dressing machine; Herman f. Moore,
Ventura, sewing machine; Edward H.
Moyle, Los Angeles, revolving distribu-
ter for pulp or liquid; Martin c. Neu-
ner. Los Angeles. reinforced paper
making machine; David L. Newcomb'
Los Angeles, vote-printing voting ma
chine; Lawrence Strom, Los Angeles,
separating liquids and apparatus there
for; Henri Tahir, jr, San Bernardino,
shifting device for typewriters; Robin
w. Vaughan, Los Angeles, windmill;
Solon B. Welcome, Los Angeles, wrist
pin.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-30
SHERMAN BOOSTED FOR
PRESIDENT IN OZARKs
Taft's Understudy, in Opinion OF
Sponsor, introduced as Next
Chief Executive

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. 20
Marshfeld, Webster county, in the
Ozarks, that is where it first saw the
light of day, at" being nothing less
than the presidential boom of James
S. Sherman.
Mr.. Sherman seemed bit surprised
to be thus started buoyantly on the
road to the highest office in the gift
of the people, but he bore up bravely
and informed a thousand natives thai
the Republican was the only right
party just as surely as Democrats con-
stituted the invariably wrong party
Arthur P. Murphy, representing the
sixteenth Missouri district, launched
the vice presidents boom in these
words: Is
"I wish to Introduce to you the vice
president of the United States, whom
regard as our next president"
Mr.. Sherman was escorted from
Marshfield to this city where tonight
he was the guest of the Springfield
club at dinner. He will speak at Jop-
lin tomorrow afternoon.