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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14
New Alaska Coal fields

A new coal field has been discovered
in Alaska, according to reports just
brot to Seward by prospectors. The
discovery is in the neighborhood OF
Knik arm, at the upper end of Cook
inlet, and not far from the present ter
minus OF the Alaska Northern railway,
which crosses Kenai peninsula from
Seward. The Matanuska river, on
which is located the second in import
ance of the known Alaska coal fields,
empties into Knik arm, which, howev-
er, is not navigable by large steamers.
1t is probable that the new field is
within 100 miles Of ocean transporta-
ton by rail, which would give it an
advantage of more than so miles over
the Matanuska field.
The deposit is reported to be a great
blanket OF coking bituminous, of very
good grade, but so far its extent is un-
known. In the Matanuska field there
is considerable anthracite as well as
bituminous coal.
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AS the election of Nov. 8 draws near
the women Of the state who have been
campaigning for nearly two years for
equal suffrage, are doubling their ef-
forts to get votes on their side, when
the voters pass on the constitutional
amendment that will let women vote.
AT the Arctic club in Seattle last week
regular political banquet, with an
assemblage of guests in which men
and women mixed in about equal num-
bers, was held in the interests OF equal
suffrage, and the men, all prominent in
business or professional life, pledged
their support to the women's amend
ment. At a meeting of the Seattle
Suffrage club a prominent local capital
ist announced his conversion to the
cause OF equal suffrage.
The suffragists are going to prove a
novel feature of the coming election,
for there will be women at the polls IN
all Of the cities of the state working for
the cause. The Everett Suffrage club
has promised to have six women on
duty at each polling place. When the
voter has heard all Of their arguments,
he is expected TO hasten right into the
voting booth and scratch the yes
place after the suffrage amendment.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14
551 South St., Boston.

An important decision was handed
down by the Montana state supreme
court last week, when it affirmed
Judgment OF the district court OF Silver
Bow county in the case Of T. A. John
against the Northern Pacific railroad,
wherein the plaintiff was given SIS 900
damages for personal injuries sustained
in falling from a sleeping car berth
while riding on a pass, The court
holds that the state constitution pro-
hibits the granting Of passes, and
therefore the implied contract on the
back OF the pass is a nullity.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14
Hunts Grouse, Nils Bear

Robert Jacobs, who is working on a
ranch near Grangeville, Idaho, had an
exciting experiency recently. Think
ing a few grouse would taste good for
breakfast, he quit work rather early in
the evening, and taking 22-calibre
gun, proceeded to walk around the
orchard. Coming to spot where the
timber grew close to the orchard, he
stopped to look around. One look was
enough, for standing within IS feet OF
him was big bear. The next day a
crowd went out and helped to bring in
the carcass.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

Harry Brown, aged four, son OF Mrs.
Jennie Brown, Of Bellingham, was
drowned in Whatcom creek. The
body was found after the creek had
been partly drained. Whether he was
alone at the time of his death or
whether playmates saw the tragedy
and are afraid TO tell OF it cannot be
ascertained.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

The Puget Sound Navigation com
pany's new steel steamship Kulshan,
bound from Seattle to Bellingham with
passengers, went aground at the east
end OF Deception pass, between Fidal-
90 and WILDLY islands, 70 miles north
OF Seattle. None of the passengers
were injured.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

During the present term OF the su-
perior court at Ritzville, the court re-
porting is being done by the Rev. VIM.
Proctor, who is enjoying short vaca-
ton and leave OF absence from his
charge at Oregon City, Ore. This is
the fourth successive term of court at
which Rev. Proctor has acted as stem
ographer at Ritzville.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14
the carcass

Hajime Imaha was araigned in the
federal court in Spokane Friday morn
ing, charged with the robbery of the
postoffice at Cheney. He had previ-
ously pleaded not guilty to the charge,
but when brought up the second time
pleaded guilty. He was fined 500 and
costs and given one year on McNeiPs
island
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

Many Portland people will turn out
for the excursion to Goldendale Octo-
Der II. A special train will be run,
and a large number OF business men
have signed up for the trip. They
will attend the convention OF the
Southwestern Washington Development
association. Portland has close busi-
ness relations with southwestern Wash
ington, and will show its interest by a
large attendance.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Prouty, who has been taking final tes-
timony in the Pacific coast backhaul
and Spokane rate cases, has voiced the
opinion that some of the rates fixed by
the commission in these cases will be
put in effect Jan. /.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

Returns have been received from all
the counties except Yakima, and from
these the state canvassing board has
given out figures which show that
Poindexter received 67,714 votes. He
carried all the counties except four.
jefferson and Cowlitz went for Thomas
Burke and Thurston and Pacific gave
pluralities to James M. Ashton. The
republican vote for United States sena-
tor follows: Miles Poindexter, o7,714;
Thomas Burke, 26, $40; James M. Ash
ton, 1851; John E. Humphries,
1924; Leigh R. Freeman, 1878; Schuy-
Ter Duryea, 745; John L. Wilson, 244.
On the democratic ticket George F.
Cotterill received 1922 and Patrick S.
Byrne 1854.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

Nominated by both the non-partisan
Judiciary league and the democrats,
the five candidates for the supreme
court will have to state a preference as
to ticket. Attorney General Bell has
ruled in an opinion to Secretary of
State Howell that their applications
must be accepted, but the names of
the candidates can appear on the ballot
but once, and they must themselves
decide under which party they wish to
run,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

The best exhibit Of cattle ever made
west of the Rockies, is the statement
concerning the livestock exhibit at the
state fair made by the judges in the
department.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

T. Buckley, a mess boy on the
steamship City Of Seattle, from which
gold bullion and bank notes TO the val
ue Of many thousands OF dollars were
stolen, was arrested with eight gold in
gots and large number of notes on
his person.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

H. c. Welty, former president OF the
Home Securities bank of Bellingham,
has been found guilty of accepting de-
posits for an insolvent institution.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

Two trees OF BellAower apples in
the famour Pomona orchard near Day
ton, this year yielded l20 boxes Of
first grade fruit, which melted the own
er SIPS.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

State Treasurer John G. Lewis in his
report to the Legislature will recon-
mend legislation looking to the adop-
ton of a system for the collection Of
liquor licenses similar to the govern
ment system. Under this, all money
for state liquor licenses will fall due
July OF each year, and monthly cou-
pons will be used. 1t will result in the
saving of an immense amount OF work
on the part of the state, and be con-
venience to all concerned.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14
NEWS FROM STATE CAPITAL
Chelan County Makes Good Financial
Showing Items of
General Interest

Only two counties in the state make
a better showing than Chelan county
in comparing the receipts Of the audi
tors office with the expenditures. In
Chelan county this Office cost $4087.73
or 62.8 per cent. OF the receipts which
run to $6519.40, leaving a profit Of
$2431.67 for the tax payers. Clark
county uses only $40 per cent. of its
income, and Benton but 6l.2, while
Mason county runs up to 2l6.2 and
Ferry county to 239 per cent.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

That the state land Office has col
lected over $3,OOo,O00 in the biennial
period ending September 80 will be
shown by the report of E. w. Ross,
state land commissioner, being pre-
pared. Over a million dollars OF this
amount represents payments of inter
est on money yet due the state and al
SO lease money on state land.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-10-14

In the biennial period from October
/, 1908, to September 30, 1910, Che
Ian county, on estates appraised at
$69,053 paid $384.11 in inheritance
taxes. The collections of the state tax
commission in this period total $780,
121.63 on estates with total appraised
value of $1o,824, 1877. Also, the tax
commission collected $12,830.70 in
escheats, making a total OF $2O1,952.-
33.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
SITTER.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Mrs. Henry Smith is visiting her
son Oscar Smith and family at Mt.
Ida.
Some of the people here attended
the Sunday School convention at Fen
nimore Sunday.
Ed and Will Mauer of Fennimore
spent Sunday here.
Fred Tanner has his lunch counter
going in his restaurant and is serving
short orders.
Sam Petit and Reuben Lind are
running the Stromer farm and keep.
ing bachelor s hall.
Henry Belscamper was called to
Lancaster last Friday tos ee his father
who was very sick and who has since
died.
Frank Eisele went to South Madi-
son Sunday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Wagner, a sister of Mrs. Frank Eisele.
Mrs. Frank Eisele and her mother,
Mrs. John Plattner. have been visit
ing there the past week.
Finnegan and Briel have as fine a
line up of new coal stoves as you find
any where.
VIM. Fache and son are moving a
building in Boscobel this week.
VIM. Holmer of Platteville was
here last week. He is engaged in the
real estate business
Thomas Durni, the fish man was
here with a fine load of fresh fish last
week.
Ed Grammar, of Platteville, the
new travelling salesman for the w.
T. Rawleigh Medicine Co., was here
for one week and busy all the time.
j. A. Watson OF Livingston called
here Friday.
Dr. Petit visited few days with
his sister, Mrs. Geo. Eek, of Lancas-
ter last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
GLEN HAVEN.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
The Eclipse makes its trips on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The boys had clay pigeon shoot
on the island Sunday.
Henry Ulberg. of Dubuque, is help
ing Will Tornowske in the lumber
yard.
Mrs. Jas. W. Millin and Ollie
Miller were Dubuque visitors.
A baby girl came to the home OF
VIM. Ryan last week.
Peter May will live on the Jas.
Smith farm to work it for Glen
Grunder.
jim Stewart had the partition
taken out and other changes made in
the lower part of his house making it
in shape for a town hall.
Visitors A. E. Lewis, Lancaster
Lou Millin, A. L. Woffenden, Patch
Grove; Ole Peterson, Soldiers Grove
M. F. Woodhouse, Bloomington.
The r. w. A. met at the home of
Mrs. f. L. Chandler last Saturday
afternoon and evening and had good
time.
Ethel Metcalf and Mrs. E. L.
Chandler went to Lancaster Sunday.
returning Wednesday, 28th.
Mrs. John Conners of Michigan,
formerly of this place, called on old
friends here the latter giving party
IN her honor.
W. and F. Tate have a new concrete
walk in front of their harness shop.
The operator at Dewey was up
Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
BIG GRANT.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Cutler Borah and George Jerrett
attended George Finnegan's sale
Thursday.
Pittenger Bros. had galvanized
roof put on their hog house last week
Roach Bros. of Fennimore did the
work
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailie and
Mrs. Case spent Friday at Willie
Bailie's.
Miss Bertha Jerrett visited Thurs
day at Frank Schmit's.
Cutler Borah spent Saturday and
Sunday in Fennimore.
Grant Hampton and wife of Ian
caster visited Sunday at James
Bailie's,
George Jerrett bought ten yealings
and eight calves of Charley Marks at
Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28


Farmers are busy throughout
Grant county now in harvesting the
corn crop, which in most instances
has matured beyond danger from
frost and which, in thu main, is a
most magnificent crop. With few
days more Of fair weather through
out the country there will be added
to the wealth of the United States
more than one billion five hundred
millions of dollars in the value of the
corn crop, which the statisticians
figure will this year reach three bill
lions of bushels. The corn fields
are not making much noise but
their silent processes are making a
whole nation glad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
TARIFF WAS REVISED DOWNWARD

The department of commerce and
labor, of the government, has just
issued a statement based upon the
operation of the new tariff law for a
full year, which shows that the
average rate or duties is 1.66 lower
than the Dingley law which it re-
placed. This is conclusive evidence
that the tariff really was revised
downward by the new law. There
has been much unjust criticism of
the tariff law since It's enactment,
and many vicious things have been
said about it, purely for political
purposes. Nobody can claim that
the law is a perfect one, There
never was and possibly never will
be a perfect tariff law, for the rea-
son that it cannot be made to suit
all sections of the country at once,
and duties that are high enough to
meet the requirements and aid the
productions of the people in one
section or in one state, are deemed
too high in some other section
What is a finished product in one
section is raw material" in another.
For instance: Wisconsin wants
stiff tariff on zinc to protect it's
mines from the Mexican product,
mined with cheaper labor, On the
other hand the paint manufacturer
and the people in the section where
that is an important industry, wants
a low tariff on zinc SO that a great
er profit may be obtained on paint.
States which produce lumber want
a high tariff on it and states where
the timber is practically gone de-
mand low tariff or no tariff on
that product. Wisconsin wants
tariff on wood pulp to aid the bust
ness of it's paper mills and other
sections demand free pulp from
Canada. Senator Beveridge, of In
diana opposed a high duty on the
products Of most of the other states
but when it came to glass, which is
an important industry of his state,
ne demanded that the protective
tariff be made higher. Senator
DOlliver, of Iowa was very hot for a
greater revision of dutiesdownward
UQG WduUCA a. BULL OuUy I0Ud1u0u OIL
gypsum, which is an Iowa product.
And so it goes all through the
schedules.
1t is being demonstrated every
day that the tariff is accomplishing
its purpose in producing the neces-
sary revenue to run the government
and has turned deficit of $58, OOO.-
900 into surplus of $22,0OO,000 IN
it's first years operation.
Tt is easy to say that the tariff has
increased the cost of living, but it is
not so easy to prove it. The great
est increased cost of living Is upon
articles which the tariff does not
affect, in many instances upon those
which are free of duty or upon
which the duty has been lowered.
The increased price on articles
which enter into the cost OF living
extends to all parts of the world,
and the same complaint Is heard in
free trade England as in protected
America
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

E. K. Gerry Of Boscobel, was in
Lancaster yesterday.
j. Longbotham of Dickeyville,
was in Lancaster yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Enyek, Of
Highland were visitors Monday.
Clarence Gates of Beetown took
the train here yesterday for Madison.
D. B. Brunson and q. K. Seaman
were down from FenniIuore on bust
ness Monday.
Edward Funk left for ST. Paul
last Thursday where he is employed
in a wholesale house
Archie Graham Of Dubuque is
here on a two weeks visit with Lam
caster relatives and friends.
Sam Long is visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Long. He is in
the employ of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone Company.
Lester Peck and family who have
resided in Lancaster for the past two
years have moved to Dubuque and
will make that city their future
home.
DIR. F. R. Schmidt of Chicago
has engaged the rooms in the Reed
block formerly occupied by the Coun-
try Club and will start practice here
about October 3.
The Birmingham & Hixon Lum-
Der Company is extending its coal
shed. When completed the shed will
ie flush with the sidewalk rum ing
south of the depot.
Superintendent Brockert is in the
market for several more teachers.
The supply in Grant county this year
does not seem to be equal to the de-
mand and there are a few districts
unsupplied.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
ROOSEVELT'S OPINION OF THE
PRESENT TARIFF LAW.

Ex-President Roosevelt lis now
more thrOughly in the public eye
and his opinions and influence more
sought and talked of than any other
man in the world today 1t is there
for of some interest to note that IN
the course of a recently written and
signed article he has gwen his
opinions on the present tariff law,
az we'll as an expression OF his views
concerning what the tariff should
seek to provide and what it should
avoid
He says II think that the present
tariff is better than the last and con-
siderably better than the one before
the last. believe this country is
fully committed to the principle of
protection, but it is to protection as
a principle, to protection primarily
in the interests of the standard of
living of the American working men.
] believe that when protection be-
comes, not principle, but prlvi-
lege and a preference, or rather a
tumble of privileges and preferences.
then the American people disaprove
of it. What we want is a square
deal in the tariff as in everything
else; square deal for the wage
Garner; a square deal for the EN-
plOyer; aud square deal for the
general public. That desire in a
tariff is such measure of protection
as will equalize the cost of protec-
tion here and abroad. And as the
cost of. protection is mainly labor
cost, this means primarily a tariff
sufficient to make up for the differ
ence in labor cost here and abroad.
The American public wants the
American laboring man put on an
equality with other citizens, so that
he shall have the ability TO achieve
the American standard of living
and the capacity to enjoy it; and to
do this we must see that his wages
are not lowered by improper COM
petition with inferior wage workers
abrOad-with wage workers who
are paid poorly and who live as no
Americans are willing to live"
1t will be observed that Mr.. Roose-
velt's opinion of the law, as expires
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
Private Sale.

Private sale, at Wheeler residence
of household furniture, including
two bedroom suites, odd pieces, bed
ding, range, two heaters, organ,
sewing machine, dishes, garden
tools, lawn mower, Washing, mach
inc, and other necessary articles for
the home, also set of Is volumes Inter-
national Cyclopaedia and Webster's
Una ridged Dictionary. 28tfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

Chicago is now next in population
to London News.
Oh, no, neighbor. Not exactly.
Guess you've overlooked New
York, which is far ahead of Chicago
and which has added 1929, 900 to it's
population in the past ten years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

ed. is very similar to the endors-
ment given 1t by President Taft in
his Winona speech, for which he
has been SO harshly critisized BY
the insurgent press. Mr. Roosevelt
also favor8 a non partisan expert
tariff commission, which the new
law provides for and which was SO
strenuously insisted upon by Mr.
Taft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
Safe Medicine For Children.

Foley Honey and Tar is safe and
effective medicine for children as 1T
does not contain opiates or harmful
drugs. Get only the genuine Foley
Honey and Tar in the yellow package.
J. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

FOR SALE-Heating stove, hard
coal burner. Will sell very cheap.
Inquire of Mrs. j. P. Croot residing
on the old Thos. Vincent place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

PUPPIES FOR SALE--Nine fine
ones-part shepherd and part hound.
Only so cents each. Call at the Rich
mond farm, near Shutdown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

Fall bulbs now ready at Stratton 8
Greenhouse. 31w2*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
Private Sale of Personal Property.

The household goods of the late
Mrs ]. B. Calls are offered at pri-
vate sale during this week at the
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28

Fall bulbs now ready at Stratton
Greenhouse. 31w2*
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-06
Postal Deficits Due TO the Frank
ing Privileges

Postmaster General Hitchcock is blaming
the postal deficit of $17,479OOO on to the
r. f. D. service and second-class mail matter.
This is wrong. If the Government we're to
cut out excessive pay to the railroads, and
abolish the system which allows so many hun
dreds of men in office to send stuff through
the mails, o0ithowt paying postage, there
would be no deficit
Congressman and others load down the
trains with books, speeches, type-machines,
wearing apparel and furniture; and thus the
Government loses enormous sums.
Besides, the railroads are put on notice of
the time when the mail matter is to be
weighed during certain period of the year,
for the purpose of arriving at an average for
the whole year. The consequence is, that the
cars are crowded with extra mail while the
weighing is In progress. The railroads 90 to
certain Congressman, and either borrow the
Stencils which stamp their names on the bags,
or they get the Congressman themselves to
stamp tons upon tons of junk, during the
weighing period. Thus, false average IS
made, and the Government is robbed. AS soon
as the average" is run up to the highest pos
sible notch, the fake mail matter no longer
passes through. In other words, the railroads
never haul anything like as much mail, at ana
other time of the gear.
During weighing period, some years ago,
the Southern Railroad is said to have sub
scribed for 100000 copies of one of the At