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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
Grain Crop Not Large

A lessened yield IN the grain crop
in Wisconsin will mark the present
season, according to Prof R. A
Moore of the agricultural college of
the University of Wisconsin, who re-
Gently returned from a week S trip of
inspection throughout the state.
Prof. Moore report has many cheer
ing features, however, one Of which
is that the wheat crop will be better
than expected. His opinion is that
winter wheat at the university sub
station near Ashland will yield
thirty five BUSHES to the acre. The
southwestern part Of the state has
been hard hit by drought and small
grains noticeably suffer.
1.-THE hay crop on the whole will
be fine said Prot Moore. 1T is
especially SO in northern Wisconsin.
The rye crop is good, Around Grand
Rapids and to the west it is in excel
lent condition. In fact, it never
looked finer. The pea crop has suf
fered somewhat from blight, taking
the form of disease in the ground.
In northern Wisconsin this crop is
looking excellent. Toward the south
it is not so good. The corn crop
never looked better and promises to
be the best in many years. | was
struck with the fact that all over the
state farmers are now growing the
pure bred varities put out by our ex-
pertinent station.
think it is safe to say that 80 per
cent. of Wisconsin corn is now Wis
consin pure bred.
Il was also impressed with the
great development in northern Wis
consin where the country is being
opened up to settlement and agri-
culture very rapidly. States further
west, such as Missouri. are suffering
with the drought and [ believe that
the frequent recurrence of this fact is
going to drive a great many people
from those states TO states like Wis
consin and Minnesota where moisture
is much more certain quantity and
crop conditions more nearly normal
from year to wear. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
The BoscobeI Fair.

The Boscobel Fair, the dates of
which are among the earliest in the
state-August to IL, is deserving Of
congratulation for the enterprising
character of it's management. A severe
storm two weeks ago struck the fair
grounds there. tearing down and ruin
ing the grand stand, while about
twenty or more of the race horse stalls
were lifted from the ground and scatter
ed over an adjoining cornfeld. It was
thought by many that this would
prevent the holding of a fair there
this year but few days ago stock
holders meeting was held at which a
number of the representative business
men of Boscobel were present, and the
officers and executive committee were
empowered to borrow sufficient money
to rebuild the barns and a grand stand
with seating capacity for 1000 per-
sons. Contract for these buildings
was let to jacob Miller and David
of Boscobel, for 500, they
being the lowest bidders, and work
will begin at once. Being an early
fair Boscobel always has large field
of horses and puts up good races.
Lancaster people always give it
good attendance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
SWEEPSTAKES EVENT.
SCHANDEIN TROPH7

An appeal for American-made rub
Der tires is made by the United States
consuls in Germany, who say that a
rich market is being overlooked by the
people at home. These advance agents
of trade point out that in some of the
cities on the high road of tourist
travel there are for sale but two
makes Of automobile tires, and those
of French and German brands. The
use of the bicycle as a means Of trans
portation is reported on the increase,
and, as if to add to the field for ex-
ploitation, many Of the smaller cities
are just beginning to awake to the
advantage of rubber tires as a part Of
the fitting of general vehicles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
CLOSING SESSIONS
W.C.T.U CONVENTION
Seven Unions in the County
Were Represented.
Judge Aldro jerks, of DodgeviIIee
Delivered an Able Address on
Wednesday Evening.

AS the Herald went to press last
week the Grant county w. G. 7. u.
convention was in progress in the
congregational church Wednesday
morning, the following officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. Flora Abraham,
Mt Hope.
Vice President Mrs. Maud Brown.
Millville.
Treasurer Mrs. Laura Knapp
Platteville.
Cor. Sec. Mrs. Cora Cooley, Mt.
Hope.
Rec. Sec. Miss Jennie Livingston,
Livingston.
supt Evang Mrs Bertha Nehls.,
Platteville.
supt. $. 7. Miss Matthews
Montfort.
supt. L. F. Mrs Eda Alton
Livingston.
supt. Franchise-Miss Croft, Ian
caster.
supt. Medal Con.-Mrs. Lanton-
Livingston.
supt. Press Mrs. A. ]. Mitchell.
Lancaster.
supt. Med. Temp.-Mra. Mamie
Beadle. MillvIlle.
Supt. Mothers Mtg. Mrs. Letta
Robertson. Patch Grove.
Supt. s. 8.-Mrs. Lacy, Blooming.
ton.
The delegates present from the out
lying county unions were
MINIS. Weitenhiller, Smith anG
Knapp, Platteville; Mms Beadle and
Brown. Millville; Mms. Meyer and
Whitman, Bloomington Mrs. Parish
and Miss Matthews, Montfort; MINIS.
Cooley, Abrams and Cairns, Mt.
Hope; MINIS Livingston, AIcott ana
Waters, Livingston Mrs. McKeegan,.
Patch Grove, and Mrs. NJ. A. b..
Smith, Madison
At the close of the morning sessions
Wednesday covered dish dinner was
served by the local union in the
parlors OF the Cong regational church
and was enjoyed by all.
Wednesday evening the conventions
was addressed by the Judge
Aldro jerks of Dodgeville. Mr.. jerks
dealt with the liquor question i'll g
clear practical way. and it is only to
be regretted that more of the towns
people did not turn out and honor
him by their presence.
With eight Unions about the
county, at Livingston, Plattevilles.
Montfort, Mt. Hope. Bloomington,
Patch Grove, MillvilIe and Lancaster
a good strong work is being doue,
with hopes for greater work in the,
future.
An invitation has been extended by.
the Patch Grove union for the con-
vention to be held at that place next.
year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
Death Of Pioneer Resident.

The following taken from the Wells
(Minn., Forum-Advocate, tells of the
death of an old Lancaster resident. j.
NJ. Showalter, cousin of Clark
Showalter, of this city:
The death of J. M. Showalter oc-
Cured at the home Of his daughter,
Mis- Mark Raymond. north of Blue
Earth, Mimi, last Thursday, June /.
The deceased was born near Pillsbury,
Penn, Jan. 20, 1842. When 10 years
of age he moved with his parents to
Lancaster, Wisconsin. and resided
there until he was Of age. At the age
of 10 he answered his country's call
and enlisted in the Civil war. He
served his country faithfully and we'll
during almost the whole struggle and
was honUrably discharged. After the
war he returned to Lancaster, Wis
consin, where he resided until the
year 1866. In this year he was mar
ried to Miss Maria Spencer and moved
to Freeport, Illinois, where the young
couple lived one year. They then
moved back to their old Wisconsin
home for four years more. In 1871 he
came west to Minnesota and took a
homestead in Seely township, this
county, where he has continued to re-
side until he retired from farm life
and took UP his residence in Wells in
1892. Mr.. Showalter was a member
of the I. 0. 0. F. lodge at Wells, and
also a member Of the Grand Army of
the Republic Post in that village.
He was also member of the Meth
odist Episcopal church OF that place.
Six children were born to them four
of whom preceded him to the other
world. Those living are: Mrs. Mark
Raymond of this city and Frank Sho-
walter of Sabo, Oklahoma. He also
leaves to mourn his departure be-
loved wife who faithfully walked
hand in hand with him forty five years.
The funeral was held at the home of
Mark Raymond in the north part of
the city last Sunday morning at s 80,
Rev. I. A. Jones of the Methodist
church, officiating The remains were
taken to Seely township cemetery for
burial,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
Woman Suffrage Day at Chautauqua.

Friday, July % will be Woman
Suffrage Day at the Platteyille
Chautauqua. The program wilB
start at 2:l5 p. m. Mayor Thos.
Cleary will deliver the principal
address. Miss Frances Kennedy an
elocutionist of note will give several
readings. Headquarters will be-
maintained by the Suffrage Club, OF
Platteville. and will be in charge Of
Mrs. Eta Gardner, the district presi--
dent of the w. S. S. A. Every
woman will be welcome at head
quarters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26

Three cars. the Cadillac. Case and
Imperial, finished the reliability run
Saturday with perfect scores. The
cars were given severe brake test
Immediately upon their arrival in
Milwaukee which eliminated from the
contest three of the six that had
entered the city with perfect road
scores. These three we're the Buick
No. 2, the REQ and the Imperial No. Z.
The final examination has not been
made as yet however and it is pos
sible that the brake test will be made
over again because of dissatisfaction
expressed by many Of the participants
The score as it now stands is as
follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
and towed to Blue River where it
was left until the Case people could
send a man after it.

The tragic death of Lewis Strang
prevented the reception given the
automobile men in Lancaster Thurs
day evening from being the success it
would have been otherwise. 1t had
been arranged that the band should
meet the autoes upon their arrival
here and numerous other forms Of en-
tertainment were to have been provid-
ed. It was of course proper to call
off part Of the program at least.
The first automobile to arrive here
came shortly after the noon hour It
was the pilots car and carried Presi-
dent NJ. G. Moore. of the state as
ISOLATION and three other officials.
This car was in town some time be
fore the news of Strang's death at
Blue River reached here. Mr.. Moore
went at once to the scene Of the acct
dent.
The arrival of the competing cars
was delayed an hour or so by the stop
occasioned by Strang's death and the
first Buick No. 2 driven by Emil
Hokanson, of Madison. arrived here
at 4 80. The others followed at in
tervals of from fifteen minutes to an
hour. One, a Petrol. failed to reach
here at all and was Withdrawn. The
chief checker A. P, Cheek of Baraboo,
checked in the cars in front of the
Wright House.
A large crowd met the autoists
here. People were assembled around
the courthouse square for several hours
before the first machine arrived and
the drivers found it difficult after
their arrival to push through the
crowd on their way to the enclosure
east of the CLARK block where the
competing mchines vera parked for
tn night
In the evening band concert was
the chief entertainment feature.
The Orpheum with the Indianapolis
race pictures as a drawing card was
packed throughout the evening. 1t
had been planned to have Louis
Strang give a short talk at the
Orpheum upon these races in which
he took prominent part and the dA r
ing driver had looked forward to do
ing this with great deal of pleasure.
Many of the participants in the run
attended this show as the guests of the
commercial club.
The crowd ON the streets in tbs
evening did not dispense until late
hour.
The cars were started out of here
the next morning at seven O'Clock
and their departure was witnessed by
large number of people who were
more willing to postpone their break
fast than to forego the pleasure of
seeing the start of the run from Ian
caster to GAINESVILLE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
Brick Yard For Sale.

Ali IN complete working order,
with modern machinery for the manu-
facture of brick. Property includes
AZ acres of land and is situated just
outside the western city limits Of
Lancaster. Also have for sale a good
nine-year old work horse. Inquire Of
22w2* VIM. .Barrows, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
Quaker Glann.

A visitor to Philadelphia, unfamil
lar with the garb of the Society of
Friends, was much interested in two
demure and placid Quakeresses who
took seats directly behind her in the
Broad street station. After a few
minutes silence she was somewhat
startled to hear a gentle voice in
quire: Sister Kate, will thee go to
the counter and have a milk punch
on me?"-Lippincott's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
To Modern WOOdmen of Camp No. rs.

Pay assessment for this month to
G. FL. Basford at the First National
Bank. Kindly attend to this so as to
avoid suspension
William E. Webb, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
Were Hard to Distinouish.

Percy French on one occasion was
Saying in the country at a house
where the landlady professed to give
bed and board for S. a week. II as
sure yor, said French grayely, 81 was
there a week before discovered
which was the BED and which was tho
board"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26

An ungallant New Jersey farmer
dressed up his scarecrows in hobble
skirts and basket hats, and declares
that the crows are too panic-stricken
by the fashionable frights to come
near his fields. Many men will think
more of the intelligence of birds after
this display Of the crows antipathy to
hobble skirts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
Different Arrangements.

John McHale, Chicago aud Margarea
Teresa Carmody, Lancaster.
Harry Farris and Iva Braudt, both
of Mt. Ida.
George Dobeon Jr.. and Frances NJ
Kennedy, both of PIatteville.
William B. Wilkinson and Mau6
Plummer, both of..Cassville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-07-26
AGENTS Easy Task.

Some people are so easy, a Republic
County (Kan.) editor says, that a
smart agent could sell them con-
tagious disease.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29
O'Connor

Dallas England and daughter.
Melley, Mrs. Vain Owen, Mrs.
George Hampton and Mrs. George
Graham have all been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Most everyone seems to be up
with their work on the farm.
We all feel so thankful to our
Father in Heaven for the good
rain Monday. or at least | do.
Everything looks lovely and I
hope that we may get rain from
time to time as we need it.
Mr.. Editor, have you been down
to the Anderson pond and caught
any of those fish? There are a
hundred acres in the pond and
thousands and thousands of fish
in it, and some days there are a
hundred men in the pond and one
man can catch a hundred in a
day, from one to two feet long.
Now this may seem to you a big
tale but if you doubt it just call
up Judge Whitson of Cookeville
and ask him as he has spent one
day in the pond fishing.
TABITHA.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29

has been in progress nearly two
weeks, closes next Sunday. The
preaching which has been done
by our pastor, presiding elder and
Rev. Lewis May of La. has been
of a high order. There have been
a few conversions, but the best
part of it is there are very few
unconverted ones left.
| will close by asking my
friends up there and elsewhere
to write to the Herald, you know
/ want to hear from you. l will
pin bouquet on the Editor for
giving us such a good little pa
per. M. G. MATHENEY.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29

DR.. w. S. Farmer left last Sunday
to take post graduate at Harvard.
The doctor will do special work under
Prof. Cabot, who is said to be one Of
the finest diagnosticians in America.
The course carries with it free access
to Massachusetts General Hospital, The
Carney Hospital, Boston City Hospital.
The Harvard Clinic and Laboratories.
The doctor will return to his practice in
Cookeville about the middle of August.
Jere Wnitson, one Of the commission
ersto locate the Memphis to Bristol
highway, has returned from a trip over
the route from Nashville to Bristol,
and is enthusiastic over the prospects
of building the road.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29
Poplar Grove

The farmers are looking pleas
ant since the nice rain Sunday.
Mrs. Stanton Bohannon visited
her sister, Mrs. Brown, in White
County last week.
Several from this part went to
Algood Saturday.
Mrs. L. Rockwell and daugh-
ter, Emily, visited her son at
Macedonia last week.
Mrs. B. Bohannon was the
guest of Mrs. L. Rockwell last
Sunday.
Miss Daisy Robson is visiting
home folks.
Jones Huddleston passed here
last week.
Braxton Bohannon is visiting
relatives in Width County this
week.
D. c.. Whitaker was here the
other day selling medicine.
Alex Lee bought some sheep
here Saturday.
Mrs. Margaret Hyder visited
her daughter at Rocky Point Fri
day.
Miss Fannie Rockwell visited
at her sisters last week.
MARTHA MAY BOHANNON.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29

| NACAA0A0AAS 4AAOoA0oAPPA
AS Cousin Ellice Swallows gives
the invitation / will venture a few
lines to the newsy little Herald
again.
Cousin Ellice, your letter was
nice, come again. I would like
so much to see you all and your
dear old grandparents give my
love to them.
l had a letter from Esq. Stock
ton yesterday telling Of the death
of Elmo Bilbrey. 1t is sad that
inthe prime of manhood he should
be taken so suddenly and so un-
.expectedly. He was a noble little
boy when l worked for his faith
er at Algood. He was a model
young man when / knew him lat
er, and am told he was faithful
to the end. / drop a sympathet-
ic tear with his loved ones over
his sad departure. He leaves be-
hind a foundation upon which to
build our hopes. The doctrine of
the immortality Of the soul is
scriptural and is full of comfort.
Christ says. "he that liveth and
believeth in me shall never die. /"
OF course that has reference to
the soul. The bodies of Gods
saints return to dust but their
souls return to God.
The weather continues dry and
hot down here.
Corn is suffering some for rain. |
We have been having roasting
ears ever since the 9th instant. |
I have nearly two acres now tas-
selling, some knee high, some just
planted and some lacks over a
month of being planted.
Cotton is looking fine and II
have two acres in this staple. It
is in fine shape and the squares
are forming on it. This dry, hot
weather is said to be fine on cot
ton.
Our protracted meeting, which
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29

In order to be fair to all we must re-
quest that candidates do not solicit
votes in the store.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29
Monterey, Route {


What has become of all the
Herald readers in the West, have
the hot winds burned you up and
blown you away, or have you got
disguised with the Herald and
many readers and don't care any
more about them?
We have had some dry wealth
err in this part. but it has been
raining most all the time for the
last twenty-four hours.
You Oklahoma Kid. are you
still chasing your hat, and MAX
ing successful runs to the storm
cellar? What a time applicants
for governor must have.
Mrs. Ida Hughes, ! wish |
could have been with you all on
that fish fry and palmetto cab
bage boil.
Mrs. Emma Eldridge, / am ex-
pecting you at any old time.
Mrs. Simcox. got home all
right, and sure enjoyed my visit
with you all.
MINNIE SWACK.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29

The Herald is late in getting
out this week, but it conld not be
avoided.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-06-29
HOW THEY STAND
p. M. Smith Piano Contest

Below is the vote in the P. M. Smith
piano contest, which has just started.
The list will be printed each week.
Watch for it and vote for your favorite.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21
SAYS CHOIR SINGERS
ARE WELL AND HAPPY
d. S. Spencer Reports Great
Utah Musical Organization
Everywhere Welcomed.

d S. Spencer, assistant general pas
senser agent OF the Oregon Short Line.
arrived at home at / O'Clock this morn
ing after having successfully piloted the
tabernacle choir on It's long journey to
Mr.. Spencer personally conducted the
tour and ii is due 10 his skill as a rail
road man that the schedule on every
railroad line was observed TO the tick
OF the watch. Mr., Spencer was with
the choir four weeks. He parted COM
pany with the singers at Indianapolis.
This trip was an entire success I'm
every way, said Mr. Spencer. In
deed. 1t was even a more glorious sue
cess than the most hopeful OF us had
anticipated. Everywhere the singers
were received with every evidence Of
cordial welcome. and up to the time |
left them there had not been single
hitch In the arrangements.
II think the trip OF the choir has done
more 10 advertise Utah and Salt Lake
geously than anything done In the past.
The choir has made hosts OF friends for
Salt Lake and for Utah.
THE singers were greeted everywhere
by immense crowds. At New York their
reception was an ovation. They were re-
ceived by people OF prominence and were
we'll treated by the officials OF every
road over which they Travelled.
their reception at the White house in
Washington. It was a reception by the
president TO the cabinet members and
the heads OF the war and navy depart
ments. The choir sang It's regular pro-
sramme. and its efforts were received in
manner that loft no doubt that the
work OF the singers was fully appre-
ciated When l left them all OF the
singers were well and happy and they
were enjoying themselves to the Ut
most.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21
Many Missionaries in the
Smaller Shen-Si Towns,
and a General MaSSa-
ere IS Feared.
SITUATION IN CHINA
IS GROWING WORSE
Pekin Government PowerleSS
to Prevent Slaughter; Pow
ers Likely to Act Together
if Troops Are Landed.

~ EkrN. Nov. 2c.-Chinese officials
confirm the report that massacre
OF foreigners. well ss Manchus'
Il has occurred at Sian Fu. The
legations believe that the report
will prove true. There arc forty foreign
eys In Sian Fu and many missionaries in
,he smaller Shen-Si towns. Tp 10 the
present only Chinese reports have hecn
received regarding tho massacre. There
has been no teIegra phic or postal com .
munication with Sian Fu for more tnap
three weeks.
Last nisht the Swedish missionaries,
Messrs. SandberE And Erickson. arrived
here from Tien Tsin. They said Il tele-
gram had been received from Sian Pa
before their departure from southern
shen-sl announcing the murder Of Mrs.
Esckman. a schoolmisiress, and five for
elEn children
Many Chinese girls in Beckingsclo's =
school. who were mistaken for Manchus
because Of their big feet. were also re-
ported 10 have been murdered. 4 Ger
man, Philip Manners, who was in the
Chinese postal service. was among others
killed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-21
EMPEROR MOTHER
EL0PES WITH ACTOR
Wife of Prince Regent of
China Believes the Man
chu Cause Lost.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-Pvncess
i.ai. mother of The baby emperor Of
China and wife of the prince regent. has
brought added burden To the harasscd
Manchus by her elopement with an actor.
Yung shu Lu. according to Chinese
newspapers received here. y number oi
newspapers published ia China refer to
the disgrace that has come Ia the royal
family bu, only ono, the Min I.u Po.
the largest newspaper published In
China. gives the princess name and an
account OF The clopcment.
Tho mother Of the emperor. the paper
SAYS fell In love With the actor and
corresponded with him for some time
previous 10 the rebellion. The paper
draws The conclusion that the princess
believed that Tho Nanchu cause Was lost
and decided 10 fiec. The princess is said
10 have taken fortune i'm Jewels with
her and 10 be living with Yuns in Muk-
den
An actor and 2 barber are considered
as belonging to the lowest OF professions
in China. and Chinese here said TODAY
that the clopcment of the princess was
The greatest disgrace that had come to
tho Mauchu dynasty