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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
ANOTHER CONTEST
FOR GRANT COUNTY
In Spelling, Adding and Writings
Similar to Last Year
County Contest will be Held in Lancaster
May County Supt. Brockert
in Charge.

One hundred dollars has been offered
in prizes for the second annual add
ing, spelling and writing con test to
be held here May s, 1910 according
to the circulars prepared by the county
superintendent These prizes will
be SO divided that the pupils receiv-
ing first place in Spelling and Adding
will each be awarded eight dollars
and those ranking in eighth place
will each be given one dollar. The
intermediate prizes will be awarded
accordingly.
In the writing contest the first
prize is seven dollars, the second, six
dollars and SO on down to the seventh
which, as in the other two, will be
one dollar.
The district contests are to be held
Friday, April Is, which will give
the teachers ample time to drill their
charges thoroughly in the required
subjects.
| The township contests are to be-
held in the following districts. The
chairmen chosen to preside at the
township districts are also named
eetown-Number 10 Upper School, }
chairman-Elizabeth Conner; Bloom
ington, 4, Vera Scott; Cassville, 3.
Gertrude Webber; Castle Rock, 4.
Mary II. Buben; Clifton-9, Mary Fl.
Griswold; Ellenboro, 2 Olive ODER
holzer; Fennimore, 5, Fred Smalbery
Glen Haven, it. 4, Lulu Galloway
Harrison. s. Jennie Culver; Hazel
Green. 2, Veronica Carey Hickory
Grove. 6. Clara BOIL; Jamestown, 1.
II. r. Smith Lima, 4, Della Dull ;
Little Grant, 2, Mary G. Farrells
Liberty, 5, Isabel Manning: Marion.
2. Eta Eddy; Millvllle, 1, Ruby
Martin; Mt. Hope village school.
Kathryn Robinson; Mt. Ida 3, Cora
Smalbery; Muscoda. 2, Anna Dvorak
North Lancaster. 10, Louise Hoffman
Paris, 3. Mabel Toomey; Patch Grove,
1, Grace Tubbs; Platteville, n,
Sylvia Rottiger; Potosi, +. Alice
Petty; Smelser. 4. Nellie Wares
South Lancaster, 1, Addie Donaldson
Waterloo. g. Althea Williams
Waterstown, 1, Tena NJ. Callahan
Wingville, 6, Anna Heseltine; Wood
nina, 1. Gertrude o Br1en; Wyalus-
ing, 2, Jennie E. Jones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
THE COAL FAMINE
HAS BEEN RELIEVED
Four Cars of Coal arrived In
Lancaster Sunday
Snow Storm Has Continued to Play
Havoc With Railroad affairs
During the Past Week.

The cold weather has continued
almost without abatement since our
lat weeke' issue, altt ough on Mon
day it did moderate somewhat and
furnish evidences of another approach.
ing storm.
The fuel situation was relieved
greatly by the arrival on Sunday of
four car loads of coal, most of which
had been spoken for in advance but
both coal companies have since been
busy delivering it about town where
it was badly needed.
The city pumping station has been
entirely out of coal for several days.
but fortunately has enough wood on
hand to last until its next car of coal
arrives, if not too long delayed on the
way.
Although the passengers on the
$3.50 train Tuesday morning realized
on starting out that their chances
were slim of arriving at their various
destinations within several hours of
the scheduled time, they did not
think for a minute that they would be
forced to spend nearly two days on
the road between Fennimore and
Lancaster. By supreme effort the
train pulled through to Lancaster
junction The drifts which were
already almost impossible were being
augmented in size every minute and
the one small enigne, on reaching
the junction could go no further.
Two engines from Montfort came
to the rescue and the passengers were
taken to Fennimore. Had they stay
ed there everything would have gone
we'll, but the orders came direct from
headquarters to return to Lancaster.
On the return the train managed TO
get to the summit of Sitter hill and
could go no further.
The plan of backing down the hill
and getting a new start was tried but
the result was that the three engines
became hopelessly stuck" at the
bottoiu-and then to cap the climax
the much maligned locomotives, the
prides of the Division, that had done
such noble work heretofore, "died. /"
The passengers now had the prospect
before them of spending the night in
a snow drift. There was no water
nor food of any variety on the train
to relieve those who were both
hungered and athirst. John Day and
Alba Edwards determined to brave
the terrors of the storm. They manag-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12

believe is near at hand. At least 1t
is inevitable
The second condition is that the
schools and courses shall not be
standardized. By standardizing schools
and courses 1 mean making them all
as nearly alike as peas in pod, if
that is possible. Schools that are
standardized are crystallized, and
thing that is crystallized has no
principle of development within it
The third condition is that the
higher state institutions shall un-
hesitatingly accept the graduates of
modernized courses of study In
other words, higher institutions must
adapt them selves, if need be- to the
changes in high school courses.
Schools should meet, in SO far as
the size of the schools and their
financial resources permit, the real
needs of the communities in which
they exist. In so doing they are
likely to use the best educational
material within the environment for
educational purposes, and the environ
ments of different schools will, in
some degree at least, differ. In
some communities agriculture may
be the most prominent thing in the
environment of the school. For
another school it. may be the COM
mercial element 1t is not my
purpose here to develop this idea, but
merely to suggest what is meant. I
shall merely drop this caution. that
no one should assume that the entire
high school course should be made
up in this way, or even the major
part of it; bat this will be discussed
later. Every community would have
its special problems to work out
This would doubtless make serious
work for the principal or superin
tendent.
It is becoming painfully evident to
us today that boys in our towns and
cities are almost as much in,need of
an opportunity to do some kind of
useful work to take the place of
the farm training that most boys
used to have, as they are in need
of what we commonly called edca-
tion.
CONTINUED on I'd page.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
HEALTH MENACED BY SALUTE
DR.. Woodward Declares Waving of
Handkerchiefs by Chautauquans
Spreads Contagious Diseases.

Washington, Nov. 29.-Dr. William
G. Woodward, the health officer of the
District of Columbia, is in favor Of
abolishfng the only form of athletics
INDUCED in by members and grad
yates of the Chautauqua Literature
and Reading Circle. He says that the
chautauqua salute is a menance to
health.
The salute, as all Chautauquans
know, is a harmless waving of the
handkerchief when their friends make
hit on the lecture platform or sail
away for distant lands.
"The custom of waving a handker-
chief vigorously in the air." says DR..
Woodward, lis very dangerous. Near
ly every contagious disease can be
communicated in this manner if the
handkerchief is slightly soiled. IF the
linen square has just been purchased
or has come straight from the laun-
dry, there is not the slightest danger,
but the waving Of a handkerchief
that has been used even once is harm
full.
When a handkerchief is waved the
wind blows the germs from it. Ty-
phoid fever, scarlet fever, tuberculosis,
smallpox and chickenpox, measles,
leprosy and diphtheria may be thus
sprea1"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
1T is SERIOUS.
Some Lancaster People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness
signed.

Some Lancaster People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness.
The constant aching of bad back.
The WEAKNESS, the tired feeling.
The pains and aches of kidney ills
Are ser1ous-if neglected.
Dangerous urinary troubles follow.
A Lancaster citizen shows you how
to avoid them.
Mary Starr. Lancaster, Wis, says :
IT suffered from rheumatism for ten
years and at times my joints became
very sore. ! was also afflicted with
weak kidneys and the kidney secre-
tions we're very unnatural. l tried
several remedies, hut did not get
relief until few weeks ago when
began using Doan's Kidney Pills
procured at Hatch's drug store. They
banished the pain. corrected the Kid
ney difficulty and made me feel
better generally. -
For sale by all dealers. Price 5C
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, 1910-01-12
January Weather Forecast.

From the 18th to 18th snow storms
may be looked for These storms
will form rapidly and pass from west
to east closely followed by a cold
wave. Another storm period will
fall on the Goth to 21st, bringing
snow in the north and rain in the
south. This will be closely followed
by regular period of storms coming
the latter part of the month. North
western billiards followed by extreme
cold at the close OF these storms as
the month goes out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
DR.. G. C. MarIOw's Dental Office.
REMOVED TO NEW LOCATION.

REMOVED TO NEW LOCATION.
Immediately following January
1st, 1910, my dental office will be re-
moved from It's present location, in
the Baxter building. to rooms over J.
I. Bennett s drug store. where shall
be glad to meet all of my old and
new friends.
| make this announcement for the
benefit Of such persons as may need
my professional services. WISHING
you happy and prosperous New
Year, 7 am Yours very sincerely
G. G. NARROW. D. d. S..
Lancaster, Wis. Dec %, 1909.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
Dissolution of Partnership.

By mutual consent the firm of Drs-
Doolittle was dissolved on January
/. 1910, DIR. S. W. Dooli tile retiring.
The practice will be continued by DR..
J. e. DooIittIe. 1t is desired that all
accounts due the firm be adjusted at
once. S. W. Doollttle,
J. G. Doolittlo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
Just a SUGGESTION.

In Shakespearean days they used to-
label the scenery. They hung out
placards stating that "This is a wood
or "This is CASTLE" We don't need to
do that now. Still, we might use the
scheme to advantage. 1t would help
sometimes to see an alleged Thespian
bearing the legend, This Is an actor"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
Good Farm for Sale.

Any one intending to purchase a
first class stock and grain farm would
find it to their interest to investigate
one that Joe Wright has to offer for
SALE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
City Residence for Sale.

1 have for sale two pieces of resi-
dence property in Lancaster, belong
ting to the estate of the late Mrs.
Ellen Carroll. Property located in
The first ward. Henry Carroll, Adm r.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12

ed to dig their way through drifts
that were all the way from two to
six feet deep and on reaching the
village Of Sitter obtained supply
of foud and water. They also hired
team and sleigh for the return trip
which, if anything, was worse than
their walk to the village.
They tipped over time after time
and encountered all sorts of hidden
obstacles from wood piles and fences
to brush heaps and stumps. During
all this time they had hard work even
with the aid of lantern to see two
feet ahead of them as the snow storm
was at It's height and the flying flakes
almost blinded them.
When they finally reached Sitter
hill, flushed with pride at the success
of their achievement. they found the
train had disappeared during their
absence. and was at this time at the
bottom of the hill, half mile distant.
This was the last straw and after a
fruitless search-both gentlemen were
more than willing to pillow their way
back to Sitter where they spent the
rest Of the night. Neither cares for
repetition of the experience.
Tuesday night was spent aboard the
train, bnt the next morning all were
taken to Sitter.
The people on the train made the
best of their predicament but were
indeed happy when Barnett's buses
arrived for them Wednesday afternoon.
A successful effort to break a way
through to Lancaster vas made
Thursday. A heavy gondola pillow
with three engines attached and a
caboose full Of sh0veIers was sent
out of Madison in the morning and
reached here at about 10 p. m. Al
Sitter they shoveled the Lancaster
Galena train out of the drifts and
pulled the three dead engines and the
pillow back TO Fennimore. The crew
of shovelers was enlarged at every
station and when they arrived in
Lancaster they numbered about
seventy five.
The men stated that the drifts in
many places were SIX feet deep. The
gondola made good time however
coming into Lancaster and, with the
three engines did nearly as we'll as
rotary would. Quite a crowd
greeted the arrival of the pillow.
About four O'Clock the next morn
ing the Lancaster Galena outfit ar
rived with it's three dead enignes.
This made eight locomotives for the
local workmen to take care of and
only one Of them could he taken
in the new ronndhouse.
More difficulty was experienced
on this division OF the G. & N. W.
last Monday morning when a high
wind caused the ''cuts" to again be-
come filled. The s 80 train started
from Lancaster at it's usual time but
returned in about five minutes, the
COL ductor fearing that it would be
impossible to make the trip. He re-
ceived word here, however, that the
Galena- Madison train was making
good progress and another attempt was
made which resulted in the morning
train getting as far as Lancaster
Junction.
The Galena- Madison train met its
Waterloo between Cobb and
Whitson Jet. and the Madison Lam
caster train, which is scheduled tc
arrive here at about noon stuck some
where between Dodgeville and Ed
mund thus making a complete tie
up all along the line.
At about one o'clock Monday after.
noon a gondola pillow was sent out of
Lancaster with instructions to aid all
the three trains in making their runs.
i
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
Request for Settlement.

All persons having unpaid accounts
on my books are requested to call and
settle the same at once.
Miss B. Schloesser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
Different Arrangements.

Willie Pagel, Beetown and Rosie
Losch, Beetown.
Peter Leo Holzer, PlattevilIe and
Ida Henderleiter, Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
The Wiseheimer SAYS

If you are real hero you will
never NEEDLE with trifies, nor tribe
with medals.-St. Louis Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12

Atty. Graves, of Prairie du
Chen, was here to attend to circuit
court business Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12
Take No Chances.

Albeit the burnt child breads the
fire, keep the matches away from him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24

:, both velvet and brocades IL dying out
tha women and girls Of Bokhara

q, both velvet and brocades Is dying Out
because the women and girls OF Bokhara
cannot complete with Jaccard looms
ciIrs from the factories at MOSCOW are
rapidly driving homemade material OUT
of the market. The scarfs OF sauzy
sin which the women wear all come
from MOSCOW today. Although wealthy
and conservative families insist upon up.
homemade fabrics when co ,tsesd n.,,t
factory goods.
AS in China. it is customary to make
nresents OF silk TO those whose favor OF
ayection IL coveted. The Emir OF Box
hara. the Russian governor general. the
police officials and others who are feared
or favored receive rolls of costly fabrics
on their birthdays and other occasions
and such gifts are more and more ap-
preciated as the genuine hand-woven
silks are becoming rare.
Wedding outfits Of linen and silk are
no longer woven In the household. They
are purchased in the bazaars and bear
the trade marks OF Moscow manufac-
turers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24

In the District reform school in the past
sixteen years for grand larceny and rob-
berry, is held at the first precinct station
under a charge of snatching the pocket
book OF Mrs. Annie Cunningham of 92s
F street southwest. head charwoman of
the Victor building. 9th and Grant place.
about $50 O'Clock this morning
Mrs. Cunningham was on her way to
work at the time and was accosted by the
prisoner as she was about to enter the
building and begin her mornings work
Her cries for assistance and the running
Of Hall In the direction Of an alley COM
bined to attract the attention Of Police
man Mcpherson and a citizen. They gave
chase. Mcpherson firing his revolver sew
eral times in the air to brighten the man.
The chase ended in the alley in a narrow
space between a telephone pole and q
fence Mrs. Cunningham's pocketbook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
Frankly Admits Theft.

..Sure / stole the pocketbook. SAID
Hall according to the police. when taken
to the frst precinct station. Il did II be-
cause l was out OF work and needed the
money. What's the use denying It? I've
been in the zen before and ] reckon
can go again. / saw her carrying the
nocketbook at Market space. and follow
ed her to the Victor building. where In
the darkness l thought l could do the
lob and get away with it."
Later this morning the officers OF the
precinct started an investigation into the
mans history, and found that he possess
ed a long criminal record. both In TINS
city and in Baltimore, dating from the
time when he was about fourteen or
fifteen years old. In cell at the frtt
precinct station today Hail talked freely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
I've been there before" ne said.

Precinct Detectives Howes and Messer.
under the direction Of Capt. Holm
berger, took the finger and thumb i'm
prints OF the prisoner and subjected him
to one or two severe sweatings. The
prisoner will not be formally arraigned In
the Police Court until the results OF
further investigations are known.
Except for her fright, Mrs. Cunning
ham suffered no Ill effects from her ex-
perience. The stolen pocketbook contain
ed S1.l0, several keys. papers and car
tickets. Hall gave his address after his
arrest as 80 Massachusetts, avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24

Mrs Dorothy Belt OF Gaithersburg. Nd.
who was several days ago arrested on q
warrant sworn out by her husband, Nor
man A. Belt. who charged that she failed
to turn over to him q letter containing q
check for him. which she had gotten from
the Gaithersburg post ONCE. has. through
her attorney, Edward c. Peter OF Rock
VILE. filed suit for an absolute divorce. al-
leging inddelity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
Work of Embroiderers.

At present the embroiderers devote their
time to decorating material for caps.
waistcoats and other garments, and the
patterns are always the same like those
OF the carpets. The cotton cloth on which
the pattern has been stencied Is stretched
over a hook. and the artist with a cro-
Chef needle set In a wooden handle. pulls
the siiken thread through in sort of
chained stitch. with the greatest rapidity
Very few pieces of embroidery are Of
fered for sale here, however. You can
buy 70 much better advantage in Con-
stantinople or even In the United States.
A well known Chicago gentleman. who
has visited Turkestan twice. and is a
recognized authority matters pertain
ing to this part Of the world. carried
home with him from his last trip a very
handsome specimen of BokharG embroid-
cry. A few weeks after his return he
was astonished 10 find an exact duplicate
hanging upon the wall of friend in
Evanston. who had purchased il at a
department store in Chicago. My friend
went to that store the next day and found
fifty pieces precisely like his own. offered
for sale at less price than he had paid
In Bokhara.
In 1850 Gen. Kaufman. the viceroy.
desiring TO encourage the silk business.
imported a Corsican expert. who has
done a great deal to educate the people
and improve the culture of silk worms.
He has introduced millions OF eggs from
France and French machinery and ap-
pur,enances TO replace the clumsy meth
DDS OF the natives. and has prepared
instructions which have been printed In
all the native languages and distributed
free among the people.
The silk business industry Is conducted
very much like the rug business The
merchants furnish the yarn In both cases
after having II dyed the colors they
want. and they pay the weavers so much
per square yard. according TO the quality
| OF the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
WILLIAM HALL IS HELD
ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY
Alleged to Have Served Ten
Years in Prison for
Various Crimes.

william Hall. alias George Springs.
negro. about thirty years OF age. who, 1t
Is said by the police. has admitted
having served a total Of nine years
In different penitentiaries and two terms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24

This coupon and
&c for TWO regular
&c packages OF Mary
land Biscuit Co.'S
Baby Snaps, Lunch
Biscuit or Maryland
Biscuit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
Silk Colors Durable.

The best silk in central Asia is pro-
duced in Bokhara: next comes that Of
Kokand and then that of Khiva. Silk Is
spun and woven in the households by
women and children and the yarn is dyed
by the Jews. The colors are absolutely
durable and the fabric has a firmness
and brightness which is never lost. The
luster for which the Bokhara silks are
famous Is produced by beating the yarn
with a wide fiat wooden fail.
Most of the silk goods are woven in
stripes of the most brilliant colors, be-
cause such fabrics are in demand for the
coats of the men in this country. The
women wear comparatively little silk.
Their pride of dress Is not developed be-
cause they seldom leave their homes, they
see no men but their husbands and chill
dren and very little OF each other. There
Is no such thing as a society in Moham-
medan countries.
skillful weavers and produce the mos.
exquisite velvet and brocades. The best
embroideries. however. are made By men.
and any one who wanders through the
bazaars can see them at work in their
shops.
what are known in the markets as Box
hara embroideries are in the form OF
table cloths, towels. bed covers and dra-
peries of cotton with conventional de-
signs and geometrical figures. worked out
with crimson silk. the colors being almos I
identical with those that have given the
Bokhara rugs their great reputation.
Very little OF this embroidery is now
produced because there Is more money in
rugs Nearly all the examples offered
for sale have been used and come from
the homes of the people.