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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

Trains have been somewhat de-
layed recently.
Judge Goodsell made a business
trip to Madison Monday.
j. L. Sandleback visited his son
Everett at Bloomington last Saturday.
Geo. Angus and o. o. Tucker
made a business trip to Boscobel We'd
nesday.
"A. Y. Decker and wife visited
their son Dan. out on Campbell Ridge
last week.
DR.. Grassan and son, of Sitter,
were in this city between trains,
Wednesday.
John Flesch returned Thursday
from a months visit with relatives in
Iowa and Minnesota.
Miss Emma Ressmeyer is. as
sistant principal III the Mt. Hope
high school this year.
Fred Day left Thursday morning
for western Nebraska, in the interest
of the Day Land Agency.
Miss Harriet Marks, a graduate
of the Lawrence University in June,
is teaching at Columbus, Wis.
Robert Glenn and Frank He'll
were here early in the week to learn
the official result of the primaries.
Mrs. Frank lockwood, of Fenni-
more, spent a couple OF days here
with her mother, Mrs. A. J. Mitchell,
last week.
There will be dancing to the
music of Gibson's Harp Orchestra at
the rink Thursday and Friday nights
of the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heiliger are
the proud parents of an eleven pound
boy, born last Thursday morning.
Mother and son are doing nicely.
The Brooks Stock Company are
amusers-vaudeville stunts, moving
pictures, orchestra something doing
all the time, and all for one admis-
sion, Is, %, 30.
The band boys gave a very enter.
tanning concert on the street Thurs
day evening, and there. was a
large audience to hear them. The
Thursday evening concerts are very
popular.
Out in Little Grant they are
making some good road improvements.
The hill west of the Prairie du
Chen hill" has been graded up so
that it is no longer a difficult climb
for teams coming to town with loads.
This improvement will cost So, 900,
but those who travel that road will
find it we'll worth the money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

-Leander Brawner of Potosi was
IN town Friday.
Fred Burr started the Orpheum
again Monday evening.
DIR. R. NJ. Carter and wife of
Livingston. were here Sunday.
Will Mcmahon sold a big iron
bridge over at Eastman last week.
Harry Livingston of Livingston
visited his aunt, Mrs. Clara Millard,
Sunday.
&C. F. Dickinson is home for a few
days. after a steady long spell of work
on the road.
Herman Buchner is back from a
visit with relatives and friends at
Davenport, Iowa.
Harley Dickinson, wife and son
of Chicago are visiting at the home
of G. F. Dickinson.
WIN. Battle visited the cranberry
farm at Mather, Sunday. He says
there will be a good crop this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Blair and
Or. w. T. Hurd and wife, of Bosco-
bel. autoed over Sunday, and spent a
Jew hours here.
VIM. and Chas. Webb arrived
home Friday noon FROM Gilbert,
MINI , where they have been spend
ing the summer.
Brooks Stock Company every
night next week in the opera house.
Is cents for children. % and So cents
for the grown-ups.
Mrs. 4. Livens left Monday
morning for GAINESVILLE for a visit
with her daughters, Mrs. Ben
Louthain and Miss Mary Livens.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Brennan and
daughter Elsie returned Saturday noon
from ~Tomahawk, where they have
been spending the past several weeks.
WORK on the Union State Bank
building is moving forward salts
%factorily, and the officers expect to
utilize the extra room at an early
date. When all alterations are
made and the new furniture and
equipment installed it will be one of
the finest banks in the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

H. G. Henderson, of Fennimore,
was down on business Monday.
"A. g. Knapp went to Milwaukee
yesterday morning to attend the state
fair.
During the fair the ladies of the
M. E. church will serve a 2O-cent
lunch at the dining hall.
The races at Nutwood Park, Du-
buque, will be Sept. 10th to goth in
elusive. We acknowledge an invita-
tion to be present.
Tom Haley, g. Sykes, Harry
Ralph and Evans Barnett autoed to
Dubuque Sunday and took in two
good ball games.
j. A. Mcpherson. wife and
Barney Schink, of Ellenboro went to
Milwaukee Tuesday morning, to at
tend the state fair.
Miss Jessie Hannum, who mas
been a guest at the Sprague home.
in Elkorn, Wis. for the past few
weeks returned home, Wednesday even
Ing.
The warm weather of the past
two weeks has been great for Develop
ing the corn crop, which is back
ward. Fields not injured by grubs
are good.
Ellsworth Richie and Maurice
Ziegler left last week for Boulder,
Col, where they have enrolled as
students in the State University at
that place.
W. L. Taylor, a student of the
University of Illinois, who has been
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. s.
H. Taylor, left Monday morning for
Springfield to- resume his school
duties.
Mrs. R. B. Showalter returned
last week from a two months visit
with her brother, John Arthur, near
Ocean Grove, n. j.. Ocean Grove is
a popular summer resort. near New
York, and so Mrs. Showalter had a
good look at eastern society out for a
holiday. She reports a very pleasant
visit.
Street Commissioner Mccarthy is
experimenting the matchmaking of
the block on the north side of the
court house square. This block will
be rounded up and steam-rollered be-
fore the fair. The block directly west
of this, which has been sadly in need
of repair, will be macadamized after
the fair. CURLING has been placed
along the south side of this street. to
effect a perfect drainage. The cost
to do a first class job on the block
east of the court house was less than
$500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

Robert StoffeI has moved into the
Sam. Duncalf house.
&C E. Borah and daughter Lels
went to Montfolt on business Wednes.
day.
"A. E. Lewis horse and cattle sale
at the stockyards Saturday was a sue
cess.
Geo. Hyde went to Mineral Point
Monday to visit his daughter Grace,
who is i'll.
Mrs. Alice Walker, son and
daughter and Jack Edwards visited al
Bloomington last week.
The Misses Margaret Taylor and
Mary Webb left yesterday morning
for Appleton, where they will attend
the Lawrence university.
Miss Dorothy Lisherness went tc
Beetown Sunday and Miss Gladys
Lisherness to Lancaster Junction.
Both ladies are teaching school.
Will Henkel, Hairy Orion and
wife and Miss Lula Dolphin went to
Chicago Sunday. They expect to attend
the state fair at Milwaukee this week,
George Foster, wife and daugbter
of Aberdeen, N. D., are visiting at the
home of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Foster. George is a rail
road engineer.
Misses Mabel, Minnie and Evelyn
Livens. of Lancaster. Curtis Wilcox,
Roy Ranum and John Manghan, of
Dodgeville, attended the Baptist AS
ISOLATION at Mt. Ida Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Al. Hunsaker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shipley left yes
terday morning, in the formers car,
for Milwaukee, where they will at
tend the State Fair. Mr.. Hunsaker
will purchase a new five passenger
a while in the city, and return in
it on Thursday.
In connection with the carnival
festivities the management infor ms us
that a couple have agreed to get
really and truly married on the street
Friday evening of the fair. This
lends added interest to the carniva
feature of the fair, which promises to
bs a jolly affair.
In the Baxter & Draper adv. in
the fair book a comma in the wrong
place puts the reader in doubt as to
the amount of money paid for cream
last season. It reads that they paid
over $3.50. 90, but should read, over
So, 600. 90 As a matter of fact, they
paid out $50. 900. 90. In fact, the
checks to one man, George Martin.
who owns a fine Jersey herd, amount
ed to nearly twice $3.50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

There will be no services ct the
NJ. E. church on Sunday, Sept. Is.
Ben Orr and MI. Gillen of Glen
Haven were in town on business Wed
nesday,
Mrs. VIM. Mink, Of C~assville,
visited at the Andrew Foster home
Tuesday.
Evans Barnett, left yesterday fol-
Prairie du CHEN to take up his
studies again at the Sacred Heart
College.
Several correspondents patches
of items failed to arrive in time for
last weeks Herald. and SO they are
published this week.
MIR. and Mrs. J. T. Pugh, of Chi
cage, arrived Monday evening for a
visit with their son and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. II. Pugh.
Miss Bessie Kirkpatrick. OF
Platteville. came Monday noon to
take up her work again as pianist
at the Orpheum theatre.
To the ladies of Gen. Calls
Circle No. II :-There will be a meet
ing Thursday evening, Sept. 18th.
Ali are requested to be present.
.Sts- t
Mrs Kurkitt and two children
who have been visiting at the Carl
Lange home, in this city, left Thurs
day morning for their home at::Misq-
awake, Ind.
"A large delegation from this city
attended the Platteville fair, last
Thursday and Friday, and all report
a good time. The fair was a success,
both financially and as an exhibit.
Mrs. Nellie Baldwin and daugh-
ter Miss Dorothy spent a few days
last week in Milwaukee, returning
home Saturday. Dorothy left Mon
day for Menomonie, Wis, where she
will ~re-enter Stouts's Institute for
the coming year.
An exchange saysi How many
persons know what is liable to happen
when a pint Of gasoline is left open
in a room? If the temperature is
normal, the liquid will entirely
evaporate in "a hours. The vapor is
heavier than the air and therefore
sinks to the level of the floor. Unless
disturbed 1t will remain there for
hours and by mixing with the air,
forms an explosive compound seven
times as powerful as powder. One
pint of gasoline will make 200 cubic
feet of this compound. 1t is not
necessary that a ligated match come
in contact with it. A spark struck
by 8 nail in a shoe will explode it, Or
a gas jet, or even the enclosed fire of
a kitchen stove.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-11

Clint Budworth is home from the
north for a visit.
Mrs. Frances Burr, of Madison.
visited relatives here last week.
-Messrs. D. B. Brunson and q. S.
Graham, of Fennimore, were here on
business Wednesday.
Chester Bixby. of Beloit, arrived
Friday noon for a visit at the home
Of Mrs. c.. Lisherness.
Mrs. Simpson and daughter Vera
returned from a weeks visit in James.
vile, Wednesday evening.
Miss Gertrude Marks, of Fenni-
more, visited here last week with her
friend Miss Katharine Meyer.
Miss Geneva Mcnamara, of
Bloomington, left here Thursday
Afternoon for Lake Geneva, Wis.
Miss Leila Goble left Monday
afternoon for Appleton to resume her
studies In the Lawrence University.
All fair week. in the opera house,
Brooks Stock Company. They are
real entertainers, full of wit and
humor.
Mrs r. T. Stevens, of Montfort,
spent Sunday here at the home of her
son L. H. Stevens, returning Monday
afternoon.
Miss Margaret Reese returned
to her home at Dodgeyille, Wednes-
day afternoon. having visited a week
here with Miss Elanor Moran.
DIR. F. H. Baldwin, of Livings-
ton, spent a couple of days here last
week with his mother and sister,
Mrs. Nellie Baldwin and Dorothy.
Miss Margaret Doll, who accom-
panied her sister Elva to Detroit,
Mich, two weeks ago, returned home
from a very brief visit at Chicago,
Wednesday.
Miss Minnie Levlns arrived home
Tuesday evening afGer a months visit
in GAINESVILLE and D~odgeville. She
stopped at Mt. Ida to attend the
Baptist Association. Mrs. o. K.
Ranum and daughter. of DodgevilIe,
accompanied her home, and expect to
spend a few days here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Schade, &C.
companied by her brother Jos. P.
Damn, of Chicago. arrived home Sat.
urday evening from a months vaca-
ton spent with their car. They
left here August 9th and visited
Chicago, Minneapolis, Winona and
other places, making in all two
thousand miles from the time they
left until they arrived home. Mr..
Damn and Mrs. Schade's uncle, Geo.
Purnell, were on the trip with them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
A SCRAP

No politics in it either. Sunday
morning about two o'clock the po-
lice were called over on N. Forest
to investigate little misunder-
standing two men had out in the
yard all by themselves. The police
found one, Glen Able with one
jaw broken and unjointed, a big
cut in the forehead and a split lip.
There seemed nothing the matter
with the other, Maurice King but a
badly battered up right hand.
King claims that he had been
out and came in about in the
morning and found Able lying in the
yard. He says upon his suggestion
that Able get up and 60 to bed,
Able got up cussing and followed
him on to the porch and struck and
choked him. He said they clinched
and rolled off the porch and that
Able's head struck the hydrant.
Results, King in Jail and Able In
the hospital. We have been un-
able to get Able's story.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
GOOD ROADS COMMITTEE MET

The Good Roads committee,
composed .of e. II. Montague,
chairman who is trustee for Tioga
township, j. M. Allen, treasurer,
Mayor Lapham, secretary met in the
City Hall building Saturday after
noon.
The committee decided to advertise
for bids for twelve food roadway
on the East river road. Only 900 feet
are required and this is for the re-
pairing and replacing of the gravel
roadway now in use.
The committee agreed on a definite
time of meeting, said meeting to be
held on the first Saturday of each
month.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
MORE GAS FOR THE CITY

At the meeting of the Commits
sioners Saturday afternoon Maycl
Lapham stated that the city had nc
contract with the Banner Gas line
for gas and that Mr.. Fisher offered
to connect up and turn in number
of good wells, gas to cost the city
six cents per thousand. The board
approved of the offer and the city
attorney was instructed to draw up
a contract.
The new auditorium in Central
Park is finished with the exception
of painting, so it is nearly ready for
the engineers acceptance.
The bill presented to the city
gives 5000 81 as the total cost.
The concrete work beng $44o 81,
all above $a637. so and extras to
the amount of SII3.
The independence brick company
had about IS, 900 bricks rejected on
their contract with the city and
these they offer to sell the city at
very low price, for crossing bricks.
No action was taken however.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
Fatal Accident
Wednesday Evening
Nine Year Old Harold Short
fridge browns in Santa
Fe Reservoir.

AS far as known the first fatal
accident at the Santa Fe reservoir
south of town, occurred Tuesday
afternoon some time after four
O'Clock when Harold, son of John
Shortridge, living at 18th St. and
PluI mer ave. was drowned there.
Harold Shortridge, in company
with neighbor boy by the name
of Wilbur Munsey, went fishing
Tuesday afternoon. Sometime
after four o'clock the Munsey boy
left the lake to come home in time
to bring his father home from work
at the Star Drilling Co. He says
that Harold was in wading at the
time he left. Later in the evening,
about SIX o'clock, Mr.. Harlan, who
lives near there found fishing pole
and little boys clothes on the bank.
Having no idea to whom they be-
longed he phoned several of his
neighbors. Mr.. John Shortridge,
the boys father of course became
uneasy at the boys absence and be.
gan searching for him. About
twenty five or thirty people joined
in the search, after they were con-
vinced that the boy had met with
an accident.
They searched in boats with
fishing poles and located the body
at 11:4o about seventy-fve feet
from the north bank west of the
railroad bridge.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28

IS. C.. Brown and others. In the
afternoon at Katy City Park: T.
F, Morrison and others will speak,
and an invitation was extended to
all county candidates to speak for
a few minutes, as candidates.
The Ministerial commission to-
gether with Mayor Lapham and c.
7. Nation are arranging for the
permanent seating of the Central
Park Auditoriums. They are be-
ing assisted by the committees from
the political parties.
The racing committee arranged
for some more races Tuesday even
ing,
J. F. Jerzey said he could catch
any "pop-pop" within about thirty
minutes with his car, so the COM
mittee will try to get him race.
There will also be special Mer-
chants prizes given for the win
ner of the boys bicycle and girls
bicycle races.
Mr.. A. E. Frazier reported that
about 5000 had been donated TO
the fund, which with concessions
and money from miscellaneous
sources would swell that amount to
$500. The official program for
the Fourth will be issued about
Friday or Saturday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28

About nine O'Clock Bert Short
ridge, uncle of the boy, was called
from the Air Dome and he imme.
diately went to the lake. After the
body was located Mr.. Shortridge
dived and recovered it. He says
that the body lay in the path OF
the little creek which used to run
under the railroad bridge and that
the water was from eight TO fifteen
feet deep about there, while on
either side where Harold had been
wading, it was only about three feet
in depth. The boy had evidently
slipped over the edge of the ditch
and although he could swim some,
was unable to get out of the deep
water.
The police were notified of the
accident but were told that 1t had
occurred on the east side and spent
couple of hours without results.
Harold Shortridge, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Shortridge was born
in Leavenworth Kansas, August 1S,
1909 and was nine years, ten
months and fifteen days old when
he died. t'3H-
Arrangements have not been
definitely made for the funeral
services owing to the fact that rela-
tives are expected from Leaven-
worth but in all probability the
funeral will be tomorrow afternoon
and interment made in Elmwood
cemetery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
Dedication of Parks, Home
Speakers, More Races,
Official Program.

At the meeting of the committee
for the Fourth of July celebration
Tuesday evening at the City Hall
building, final arrangements for
the Fourth as far as they are now
known were made.
The Dedication of the Parks will,
of course. be feature of the day.
Central Fark will be dedicated in
the morning, exercises 10 begin
about 1880. The program Of
speakers for the morning includes:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
WHITE--GRIGGS

Miss Eva White and Mr.. Harry
Griggs were married at the j. w.
White residence, 706 South Lincoln
at five O'Clock Sunday morning by the
Rev. J. r. McFadden.
The couple left for Joplin Sunday
where they will spend a few days.
Both are we'll and favorably known
in Chanute. Miss White and Mr..
Griggs are both employed on the
CEanute Tribune.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
CANTY--LANCE

The Buffalo Advocate reports the
wedding on June 10Th tof Ella j.
Canty and Frank j. Lance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lance left for
Canadian, Texas the same evening
ana will he at home there after
July 1st.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. Roy
Manner of Chanute and has a. large
circle of acquaintances here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST

Joe Wood, son of W. H. Wood,
who lives on South Central fell from a
tree Monday evening and broke one
Of the bones In his wrist. Joe was 10
the tree putting up swing and in
some way lost his balance and fell
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28

Mr.. B. Levy went to Eldorad J
Springs Saturday for ten days stay.
Mr.. Levy joined his wife and family,
who have been spending some time
there.
Miss Lulu Trammel has returned
from two weeks visit in the coun-
try with her aunt Mrs. w. A, Hanson.
Mrs. Art Redspear returned Sunday
from three weeks visit in Great
Bend.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28
ChAUTAUQUA TO HAVE LIVE SPEAKERS

The Yates Center Chautauqua
has at least two big drawing cards
on Its list of speakers. James X.
Folk, Ex Governor of Missouri will
speak there on July 3 and William
Jennings Bryan is billed for July s.
Quite number of Chanute
people are planning to 60 to the
Woodson county Chautauqua and If
their other attractions are in the
same class with the above they
will certainly not be disappointed
with the efforts of Yates Center.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28

Mrs, K. Nye went to La Harpe
Saturday for Short visit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-06-28

G. B. Clark spent Sunday with his
family in Chanute. Mr.. Clark IL
working In Coffeyville.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-01

pressing their preference by ballot
for presidential and vice presidential
candidates. All of our candidates
All of our candidates should be men
in whom the people have the most
implicit confidence.
wish to call your further atten-
ton to the fact that it is our duty to
register and be in position to vote at
the primary nominating election. Ev-
cry member of all political parties
should register. The present primary
election law was enacted for the pur-
pose of doing away with the old con-
vention and assembly methods of
nominating candidates, and while it
was a revolution in politics members
of all political parties will simply
have to get accumtomed to it and
act accordingly as the people have
spoken-voX popvli ct vox 'Dei-the
majority rules and the minority must
respect the voice of the majority.
Democrats who care to become
candidates should at once get their
petitions in circulation, comply with
the letter and spirit of the direct pri
mary law and be in position to make
a good campaign.
The law provides (Section 1850 of
the Code) that before or at the time
he begins to circulate any petition
for nomination., the candidate shall
file with the secretary of state, or the
county clerk, as the case may be,
copy of his petition for nomination,
signed by himself. All nominating
petitions for state or district offices
to be voted for in more than one
county, and for circuit judge and dis
trict attorney, shall be filed with the
secretary of state For county Off
ces, or district offices or one county
only, a copy of the said petition shall
be filed with the county clerk. No
person should sign a petition unless
he is a qualified elector and is duly
reg stored.
The law further provides (Section
1852 of the Code) that If the nomina-
ton is for an office to be voted for
in only one county the petition shall
be signed by electors residing in at
least one-fifth (1-5) of the voting
precincts of the county. There are
now forty-four (4D voting precincts
in Umatlla county and 1t will be
necessary for county candidates to
have their petitions signed by electors
residing in at least nine recincts. II
the nomination is for state or dis
ret Office and the district comprises
more than one county, the necessary
number of signers shall include cleo
tors residing in at least one-eighth
G-S) of the precincts in each of at
least two counties in the district; If