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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-17

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
To the legal electors of the City of Lancas-
ter Grant County. Wisconsin,
Notice is hereby given that special cleo
ton will be held in the several precincts in
the city of Lancaster on the 2Oth day OF
August. 1912, for the purpose of submitting.
to the legal electors of said C ty the question
whether the said city shall accept the pro-
position for aid of The Chicago Short Line.
Railway Company, a Wisconsin corporation.
copy of which proposition is as follows. to-
wit:
PROPOSITION.
To the City of Lancaster. Grant County.
THE CHICAGO SHORT LINE RAILWAY Com
PANY. a corporation duly Incorporated under
the laws of the State of Wisconsin, for the
purpose OF constructing, maintaining and
operating standard, ordinary gauge electric
railway, with overhead transmission lines
Tor It's power, with its central power plant to
be located in said city of Lancaster for the.
public use in the transportation of persons
and property within the counties of Grant
and Lafayette, in the State of Wisconsin
and within the State of Illinois, over the fol-
lowing route. tO-Wit:
From and to the City of Lancaster, Grant
County. Wisconsin extending fhrOu0h tho
South township of Lancaster and the town
ships of BeetOwn, Glen Haven, RlOOminptOg7
Patch Grove, Mount Hope, Mount Ida Fenni-
II. III
and Lima and touching the city Of Lancaster
the villages on North AndoYeP Bloomington
Patch Grove MOuntHOJe Mount Ida Fennf-
more ana Sitter IN said county. or as near
thereto as may be practicable said line
passing through the township of Plattevil4e
and the city OF Platteyille in Grant County
traVerslng the county Of Lafayette thrOuof5
the townships Of Elk Grove SevmOnr Darj-
IOn.Shullsburg. Monticello, New DIggings
and Benton, reaching the cities Of DariingtCs
ana ohuIISDurg and the village of Benton bv
proper extensions or branch lines. thence IL
sQuth-easterIy direction through the state
or Illinois 20 the city Of Chicago. the ter
minus Of said railway.
Desiring ana. and being DESTROYS that safa
city of Lancaster make q subscription 10 it's
capital stock. pursuant 10 the statutes ln
sucA case made ana provided. To be paid Is
municipal bonds % Dt issued BY said cfrv -
Lancaster. ntreDy makes the following Dro-
position 30 said city eff Lancaster. pJ1rsI5sff4f
u Section 945 OF the Wisconsin Statutes 81
1875 and the several acts ameudatory thereof
and sHppie mentary thereto:
ElfeL: LltL Sa1u city OF Lancaster sub
scribe or i've hundred (500) shares ST HE
capital stock o1 said railway COnpaav 81
par value Of bIJy thousand le50.0C0l dollars
~ the manner and at the time provided ana
authorized Dy statute unUcr this agree
Continued Oh 8th page)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-17

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Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14

houses from the omcers' quarters, hard
against the ramparts. In the sky's
dome the stars still shone. although a.
small mottled patch Of cloud obscured
the moon; on either side no lights ap-
peared in windows, and friendly shad-
ows favored him, until he approached
at the end of the way the broad, open
entrance between the soldiers bar
racks and the officers row. There, set
in stone above the key Of the time
worn arch, dared a smoky lamp, dimly
revealing the surrounding details; but
the young man did not stop; had
drawn quite close to the medieval
structure, when Unexpectedly another
tread, on the soldiers side Of the
entrance, mingled with his own; rang
for a moment in unison; then jingled
out of time. He who approached
came to a sudden standstill; cast a
quick glance over his shoulder, only
to be brought to an abrupt realization
that 1t was now too late to retreat. A
black silhouette, suddenly precipitated
across the pavement, preceded a dark
figure that stepped quickly out and
barred the way, while at the same
time, voice, loud and incisive, chal.
lenged.
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14

THE DIAMOND STATE TEL. CO.
E. P. BARDO, Manager, Wilmington Del
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14

Know Of the mountebank, or his, JAG
ques', dealings with the clown? That
his captor was no soldier of the rock,
or belonged there, the hunchback felt
by this time assured, and a growing
suspicion Of the others identity
brought home with new force to the
dwarf the thankless part chance, per-
haps, had assigned to him in that
nights work. And at the full realiza,
ton OF the consequences, should his
surmise prove correct-what must ul-
tlmately happen to himself in that
event, when unwilling cooperation at
the wheel should become known-al-
most had he agai reached the des-
perate point Of calling out; but at
that moment turn in the wheel
brought to the level of the aperture.
the car. In it, or clinging thereto,
were number Ofsfigures who, as soon
as the rope stopped, sprang noiseless-
ly to the platform.
"Seigneur, we hardly dared hope"
I'VE obeyed orders, but"
Gazing through the spokes Of the
wheel, and listening to their whispered
exclamations, any lingering doubt as
to who his captor was could no longer
be entertained by the hunchback.
These newcomers took no pains to
conceal it; even when the dwarf'a
presence became known to them and
unceremoniously was he dragged forth
they displayed a contemptuous dis
regard Of him as factor to interfere.
not calculated to dull the edge Of his
apprehension! Too late now might he
regret that pusillanimity that had
caused him to draw back from an i'm
mortal role; already was the car again
descending!
1t came up loaded; went down once
more, reappeared. On the little plat.
form now were more than a dozen
men assembled, but to Jacques this
force looked multiplied. Amid the
confusion Of his thoughts, vaguely
could he hear orders given; caught
something about the need for quiet,
haste, overpoweriny the guard; then
saw the door open. and the men, like
bAo0O"bg 6O Ohbb SS6fAAb ulU blOQ6s
No; with two black figures; omiBous;
armed. He could see the glitter OF
their weapons, and ventured to move
his thick tongue, when, fercely 81,
fenced, ne crouched down; waited
with hands clenched, an intermipabla
period; until family from afar sound.
ed the note Of a night-bird.
Roughly jerked to his feet, between
them he walked to the door; heard il
close; stepped out into the night
Many times had he made his way be.
tween wheeLroom and guard-house,
but now the route seemed strange,
and, looking around near the struc.
lures at the entrance to his dungeons
jacques shook his head as If to rid
his brain Of some fantasy. But the
scene did not change; the guard-housa
remained-familiar; unlike, with I'm.
known faces peering from 1t, and an
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14

unDuttoning his coat to 0raw forth a
bottle, have been any onel But dare
say you have had them off in worse
places than this-which, after all, is
not bad, compared to some Of the
rooms for guests at the Mount"
you mean7" The mountebank
looked first at the closed blinds; then
at the door, and q sudden determine.
ton came to his eyes.
Those especially prepared for the
followers Of the Black Seigneur, taken
prisoners near Casque, for example!"
"They are dungeons?"
with Jacques for keeperi The lit.
tie sexton, we call him, because the
prisoners go generally from the cells
to the pit, and the quicklime is the
hunchback's graveyard"
"This Jacques" A growing impa-
tience shone ominously from the pris-
oner's glance; his attention, that Of a
man straining to catch some expected
sound without, focused itself on the
speaker. "This Jacques-what sort Of
quarters has he?"
"Oh, he lives anywhere; every
where! Sometimes at the thieves
inn; again in one of the storehouses
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14

darkness, beneath the abB0Fs passage,
he would have been better satisfied,
his own eyes, looking ahead, seemed
to say; then cleaned with bolder
light
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14

Sei9neuTs we Hardly Dared Hope
imperious voice issuing commands to
him, once unquestioned commander
here!
And comprehending what was being
said, he struck his breast violently;
with curses would have answered that
the keys were his own; the dungeons,
too, and what they held, and that he
would never lead them there; never
open these doors! But this grim, saw
age, determined band beat down his
arms, and his courage; and, with the
shadow Of the grave again before
him, the dwarf walked on; past the
stable into the guard-house, where fa-
miliar forms once had been seated,
and into the passage leading to the
dungeons beyond.
CTo be continued.)
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14
A sword and a blade;
A drab and a Jade

The words, scarcely begun, above his
breath, died away on the seeming sol.
dier's lips, as the watcher on the
bridge, looking down to follow first
the departing figure Of the old custo-
dian, crossed quickly to the opposite
window, and, from this point of want
age, gazed up after the young man
rapidly vanishing in the track of the
moonlight. A moment the onlooker
stood motionless; then, ere the figure,
so vividly defined in shine and SHIN
mer, had reached the top of the stair
way, made an abrupt movement and
swiftly left the window and the pass.
age.
At the head Of the steps, which
without further incident or interrupt
ton, he reached, the Black Seigneur,
stepping to the shadow of a small
bush against the wall, glanced about
him; with knit broWs and the resolute
manner Of one who has come to some
definite conclusion, he left the spot Of
observation, almost the apex Of the
Mount, and plunged diverging to the
right. From CLINT and glimmer to dark
ness unfathomable! For some time
he could only grope and feel his way,
after the fashion Of the blind; fortu-
nately, however, was the path narrow;
although tortuous, fairly well paved,
and no serious mishap befell him,
even when he walked forward regard
lessly, in feverish haste, beset with
the conviction that time meant all in
all, and delay the closing of the tolls
and the failure of desperate adven-
ture. Several times he struck against
the stones; once fell hard, but picked
himself up; went on the faster, only,
after what seemed an interminabh
period, to stop.
Gam I, can be mistaken?"
But the single star he could see
p1ainest from the bottom of the deep
alley, and to which he looked up, an
swered not the fierce, half-muttered
question; coldly, enigmatically it twin
kled, and, half-running, he continued
his way, to emerge over-suddenly into
a cooler well Of air, and-what was
more to be welcomed!-an outlook
whereof the details were in measure
dimly shadowed forth.
On one side the low wall obscured
not the panorama below-a ghost-like
earth fading into the mist, and near
er, the roof Of the auberge des voleurs.
a darkened patch on the slope Of the
rock; but in this direction the man
hardly cast a glance. Certain build
ings ahead, austere, Norman in out
line, absorbed his attention to the ex-
,clusion Of all else, and toward them,
with steps now alert and noiseless. he
stole; past structure that seemed a
small sale des gardes whose window
afforded view Of four men nodding
at a table within; across a space to
another passage, and thence to a low
door at the far corner of a little tri-
angular spot, alongside the walk and
near great wall. At once the young
man put out his hand to the door:
tried it; pushed it back and entered,
Before him a wide opening looked out
at the sky, framing a multitude Of
stars, and from the bottom Of this
aperture ran a strand, or rope, con-
Meeting with an indistinct object-a
great wheel, which stood at one sideI
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14
CHAPTER XXI.
The WhIrIIna Of the wheel.

~ III III u tIIw VIIVaII
As old as church or cloister, the
massive wheel Of the Mount had, in
the past, played prominent part in the
affairs Of succeeding communities on
the rock. It. or the hempen strand it
controlled had primarily served as
link between the sequestered dwellers,
and the fesh-pots and material com
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14
"a sword and blade

to say; then CLEANED with bolder
light.
"a sword and blade
A drab and a jade;
LIS one to the Kings men Of the army!"
he began to hum softly, as with a
more reckless swing, quickly he went
up in the manner Of a man assigned
some easy errand. At the same time
the patriarch slowly and rather labori-
ously resumed his descent, and just
below the bridge, without the bar Of
shadow, the two came together.
Think you it is too late for his Ex-
celIency, the Governor, to receive a
message?" at once spoke up the young
er, breaking off in that dashing, but
low-murmured, song of the barracks.
"That you may learn from the guard
at the palace" was the deliberate an
swer, as, raising his lamp, the watch
man held it full in his questioner's
face.
Thanks! I was going to inquire"
As he answered, at the old abbot's
window in the bridge above, the face,
looking out, bent forward more in
tently; then quickly drew back. Good
night"
But the venerable guardian Of the
inner precinct was not disposed thus
lightly to part company. Il don't
seem to know you, young man." he
observed, the watery, but keen and
critical eyes passing deliberately over
the others features.
"No?" Unfinching in the bright
glare of the lamp, the seeming soldier
smiled. do you, then, know all at
the Mount-even the soldiers?"
81 should remember even them"
was the quiet reply.
Those, too, but lately brought from
st. Dalard?"
'True, true! There may be some of
those" uncertainty.
mo doubt! So if you will lower
your lamp, which smells rather vile
ly-"
From the miscreants it has smelled
out" answered the old man grimly,
but obeyed; stood as If engrossed in
the recollection his own response
evoked; then turned; walked on, and,
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14
FIsHERv1LLE, VA, August 14th, 1911:


4 Mr. E. H. Beck, Middletown Del.
DEAR SIR Your favor of the 18th inst received
and herewith enclose description of the farm Won
about gentlemens country home in the delightful
mate of Mobjack Bay, Va, where do have
age of inches of snow year. Fine of 2O64 acres
$50 arabic and balance in timber Only Il miles from
Mathews Court House. the county of Mathew County
Nine dwelling and oubuidings orchard including
Peacans in bearing. Nearg $40 900 raded High School,
churches and stores. Over mile front East River
and mile Nam County Road Is acres oyster ground
at foot Of lawn which with proper will $1,000 per
year. The oyster ground is in addition 20G4 acres
Near steamboat landing and MObj1ck Bay Yacht Club
Fine soil for Potatoes, Onions Asparagus Alfalfa Hay
and General Crops. Will repay its first year poa-
Farms here paid rC three fifteen thous.
and last year. Price of farm only Ten Thousand Dollars
Terms three thousand cash, balance to suit the
purchaser Fine shooting of ducks and quail Fish
Crabs, CLANS and Oysters in abundance Daily steamers
to Norfolk, Old Point Comfort Batimord, Washngton
Richmond and New York and trains Cape Charles for
Philadelphia and New York
Trusting you may have a customer for this farm
which consider great bargain, am
Yours truly
If anyone reading this letter wishes to buv such a
farm | will be pleased to take the matter up with you #
sound goods to
E. H. BECK
Middetown, Del. \
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14
What tBeN System" Means

the purpose of the Bell System to furnish through if,
associated companies telephone that is
thoroughly efficient and above ALL universal scope nation
wide service
The Bell System constructed organized that each
subscriber communtyand there 10000 of these
Bell communies-may readily talk to every other subscriber
within the range of the telephone voice.
This mighty system embracing 100000 telephones
Zone every fourteen persons this country united bv over
100000 miles of we at the command of every subscriber
every hour of the t"eny-fOw Over $4,000 eraned and
employees handling 100000 rnes.aoe. d
the telephone talks of the American people,
Each subscriber here or other city and town. eniOv.
all the benefits of this universal and farreschg system Bell
subscriber in the smallest hamlet has the same
phone the metOpOIithe equipment and the ..m
ability to talk at viii the town across the state
Middletown transcript., 1912-09-14

a few moments later, his call, sudden
ly remembered, rang, belated, in tho
drowsy air: Twelve o'clock and all's
well! A new day, and st. Aubert
guard us all"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30

Illustrating how the bet laid plans
gang aft aglee. and that even luans
provided by c. o. F. DocketbOOks did
not always catch votes at the LIST
campaign is the story that is being
told of the investigation conducted by
Democratic pacitiCatiOn committee
that visited the koolaulOa district
THANKSGIVING day The story also
shows the "ran:heth the traitor. and
how vaultins ambition DER leaps it.
self" also a lot of other widely known
and familiar q"Otation.
1t all began over fight for the road
rervisorship of the district Solomon
Iii and one Joseph Ahuna were the
applicants for the job. Both had tho
name of being good Democrats. Note
tl.. last tense But one holds fast TO
that honor now. The district split into
fragments, cliQues. bitter at each 9th
er. Then the county committee began
o get wind OF the rumpus William
+. Miles, secretary Of the committee.
IOolokOikali and Jack kalakjela. were
appointed as committee to journey
across the island and Faciiy the pre-
clHCt club members. spread oil upon
tie troubled political waters Incident
lily tho trio vas instructed TO inveSti-
gate the truth OF the three charges
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
CITY HALL CLERK
PURSUED BY WOMAN

A game Of tag, in which fragile
Chinese woman stroye to make jun
ior city hall clerk 1T" caused a lot OF
diversion to many onlookerG at Fort
and Merchant streets this morning. II
vas payday Tor the municipal officers
and employees, and the treasurer's OF.
fee was crowded with them out to the
sidewalk.
Antoine Fernandez. filing c'erk in the
Office of the city and count clerk,
was ambushed by the Oriental dame
mentioned, and no sooner had he cash
ed his warrant and wiggled out OF the
crowd inside. than he was seized by
her. Size demanded the payment of a
debt alleged to be due by him to her
for sundry goods. wares and merchan-
disc sold and delivered at --r store
Fernandez shook the impoTtunate
claimant off. but still she pursued him
Crcund tie block. grabbing his sleeve
Whenever she came thin reach OF
him.
Fernandez at length made himself
Invisible to the woman, who wandered
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
SHOWS HOW EVEN LUAUS CAN
FAIL TO Bring IN THE VOTES

made by Solomon against Joe.
When the bribery charge was taken
up the fun began. Witnesses told 10
seph. his pockets glutted with Repub
liCan gold, had offered them a luau.
Yes. they attended that luau, had en-.
joyed the gin ana the other good
things. but-well the gin was gone.
a were the other things and the
Democracy had won. Therefore, hay-
ing spoiled tie Egyptians they would
proceed to demolish the evil ones
ithin their own ranks
Eut the shrewd Miles. seeking after
truth. spilled the fat in the fire when
Ee asked what Joseph had told them
when offering the mau.
He said" declared the witnesses,
Boys here is luau. Tie Republicans
fellers give me the money to buy the
stuff. Eat the grub and drink the gin,
but don't forget to vote the straight
Democratic ticket newt week"
To this they agreed and the luau
proceeded. But worse was to follow
Joseph was cleared Solomon remain
cd. Under cross examination by the
So retary of the committee he caught
himself, last lis temper and finally
broke down and confessed. shamed to
the very core, that he had voted for
two Republican candidates.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
DOMINION IS SENDING TOURISTS TO HAWAII NEI
TERRITORY. is NOW VERY MUCH IN LIME LIGHT
Three Big Excursions Are Com
ing Down Here Some Time
This | If er, Drawn by Re-
ports O. i'',e Island Beauty
Others f.lay Follow

That Hawai- is more rapidly com
ing into prom j' cnce throughout the
Canadian Nor est as an ideal win
ter resort is s Vn by the fact that
three big exec ems from Canada tc
Honolulu are . Ng planned to take
place some tin MS winter; in fact
as soon as the :. SSary steamers can
be secured.
In a letter i ,~GCrteary Wood Oi
the Promotion tJm mittee, H. w. Bro
die, general DGs iPnger agent for the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, writes that
he is on the lC0k0ut in the interest OF
the railroad fnr steamer suitable
in the runninS & IT, ee excursions to
Hawaii this wiz rr, one Of which he
hopes TO have t0ICi Honolulu and
from here VIsi; EJlHo of the South
American ports 1ri go on up the
coast TO San Diego and San Francisco
returning from there TO the startine
point in Canada. Up to the present
time, he writes, there are no steam
erS available for the making of the
trip, but he feels sure that one can De
secured in a ve"y short time. and he
is Cf the opinion that from the inter
est that has been taken in the Ha
waiian Islands by the Canadians tha'
three steamers can he easily filled
(Contlnued on paoe AZ
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
Colleges May Reach
Working Agreement
For The Public Good

ii were the scientific department OF
the greater university. This would
leave the work of teaching scientific
sugar growing, the study of soil and
sugar chemistry to that institution,
while Punahou could go on with the
work of teaching bellies lettres.
In speaking of the matter this
morning Albert Judd, of the board of
trustees of Oahu, said:
OF course the matter depends en-
tirely upori the attitude of the College
of Hawaii and ! am not sufficiently in
touch with that attitude TO make any
statement. as to what they will do
or what they think.
Personally, however, l believe that
the suggestion, made originally by
r. w Shingle, about three years ago,
is a good one Punahou has been do
ing good work. So has Hawaii, but
it seems to me that there is a greater
demand here for scientifically train
ed men than for the other sort. II
Hawaii would take over the work of
preparing sugar experts ii would
avert the present need of sending our
Young men to Baton Rouge and Tu-
lane for their training | am there
fore convinced that the best interests,
not. alone Of the colleges themselves
but of the territory would be OBJ
served by some such modus vivendi,
an agreement which would leave Ha.
wai free to proceed with its purely
scientific work, adding in time, if
found advisable a medical. dental and
surgical college. under the one man.
aGement, and leaving Punahou the
work TO teaching the humanities."
Efforts to reach Judge Cooper.
chairman of the Hawaii board were
unsuccessful, as the jurist is spend
ing few days in the country.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
Brown HuTTies TO London
To Start Immigrants Here

One and possibly two immigrant
steamers will be rushed from Europe
to Hawaii in the next three months,
bringing Spanish and Portugue ese for
labor here, according to the present
plans of the board of immigration.
After a delay OF several days. the
board has succeeded in getting in
touch with Raymond c. Brown, Euro
pean agent, by cable, and has in
structed him to hurry to London and
charter a vessel.
That the board is determined to Sc
cure the immigrants is indicated by
instructions sent to Brown to get a