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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
VIM. PLACE, SALOONIST
WAS FOUND GUILTY
OF Selling Liquor on Christmas Day at
Platteville Appeals to the
Circuit Court.

In the sheriff's Office at the court
house Friday afternoon was held the
trial of VIM. Place. saloon keeper
in Platteville, who was charged with
selling liquor to a minor, Frank
Stuer. Platteville boy and the son of
Peter Stuer The charge was made
by Captain Buyer, of the Salvation
army and Rev. John Hardcastle,
pastor of the Primitive Nj. E. church,
and nearly all Of the evidence brought
forth during the trial went to prove
the defendant guilty of the charge.
The case was in charge Of Judge
Metcalf, of Platteville, with Dist
Atty. Geo. Clementson appearing for
the state and Attys. Murphy and Ed
Lowry for the defendant, VIM.
Place.
The trial was begun shortly after
noon but was adjourned until 4 10,
at this time Frank Stuer who was
supposed to have purchased the liquor
was called to tae stand. His testi-
mony showed that he had purchased a
glass Of beer in the Place saloon on
the morning of Christmas day 1911,
and was also the recipient of a half
pint Of whiskey as q Christmas
present from MIR. Place, the saloon
keeper
Other witnesses added the i'm
portant evidence and the case was
carried on into the evening hours; the
defendant was found guilty by the
jury which was composed of the
following citizens: Bert Schreiner,
V. L. Showalter, Chas. Ziegler, John
HorsfalI and Will James.
Mr.. Place was subjected to a fine
Of $50 and costs but he appealed his
case to the circuit court and will be
tried again at the February term
The temperance people are trying
very hard to make a great clean up on
saloon street in their city and if VIM.
Place is found guilty other arrests
will follow and it is reported that the
necessary evidence is now ready to
convict all save two of the city sa loon
keeDerS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
Obituary-Sumner.

Geo. W. Sumner was horn in
Tennyson, Grant Co.. Wis March 81.
1916; died at his home on Sand
Prairie, Richland Co, Wis, Jan. 81,
1912. being at the time of his death
65 years 10 months and days. He
was married to Ruth White May 2,
1882 to this union was born five
children, two boys and three girls
Benz. r. Summer. of Patch Grove
Olive F. Bradley, of Geddes S. Oak. /;
Anna A. Bradley, Decker B Summer
and Alice V. Engroff, Of Lancaster,
all of whom were present at his bed
side except one daughter in s. Oak.
who was not present on account OF
illness.
With the sorrowing family, he
leaves to mourn his loss one brother
Burton Sumner, of Lancaster and three
sisters, Mrs. Sarah Crandal of
Madison; Betsey E. Walker of
Beetown and Olive Ishmeal of Cass-
Vile. The brother and one sister,
Mrs. Crandal were present at tbs
funeral.
Words of comfort we're spoken by
Elder Shreeve at the Sand Prairie
church and laid to rest in the
cemetery near by to await the
resurrection morn.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this way of thanking the
many friends for their kindness to US
during our sad affection. : Mrs. Ruth
Sumner, children and relatives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
Our Clubbing Offers.

For the accommodation of its pat
rons The Herald has made arrange
ments to secure any of the publica-
cations named below at special rates
in combination with this paper for
the coming year. The prices given
are conditioned, Of course, upon pay
ment being made one year in advance,
and are much below regular rates,
The offer is open to new and old sub
scribers alike:
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
Merchants Must Be Up and Doing.

One would think that by this
time every merchant would have out
grown that falsest of ideas that, hav-
ing the goods, all he needs to do is
to sit and wait for the public to come
and buy Yet there ale many who
are guilty of just this practice. They
spend hours bemoaning the rapidly
growing volume of business going to
the ca.aIog people but neglect to avail
themselves of the most easily obtain
able means for combating it; that is.
advertising space in their home
paper Exchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing under
the firm name of Hurst, Schiffman &
Flesch, dealers in agricultural i'm
plements at Potosi, Wis, is dis
solved. Mr.. Hurst retiring. The
business hereafter will be conducted
by Schiffman & Flesch.
A. B. Hurst,
j. Fl. Schiffman,
Ed. Flesch.
Dated Feb. 1st, 1912.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
ARIZONA A STATE FEB. IL
Returns Of Election Are Now on Way
to Washington to BE Can
Vassed.

Washington, Feb. 5.-President Taft
received a dispatch from Governor
Sloan of Arizona that an official mes.
senger is on his way to Washington
bearing the returns of the territorial
election. AS soon as these returns are
received and canvassed by the prest-
dent he will issue a proclamation ad.
hitting this territory to statehood
The proclamation will probably not be
issued until February Il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
Diff erent Arrangements.

Arthur Burggraf and Laura Kelly,
both of Potosi.
Charles A. Bunt and Dorothy
Catherine Hiel, both of Platteville
Frederic w. Mssbruch, CT Platte
vile, and Alma M. Muell, of Harri
son.
John F. Ruchti, of Hickory Grove,
and Alice l.. Riley, of Marion.
Albert Riley, of Boscobel and Lulu
Matthews, of Marion.
Edward Blum and Hazel Reed, both
OF Waterloo.
T. S. Clegg, of Rewey and Mary
Haney, Of Lima.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07

hibition against depriving any person
of his property without due process of
law. or denying to him equal pro-
lection of the law.
A water power is composed of the
riparian right aforesaid, which is a
private possession, and the privilege
or franchise to obstruct the flow of
water so as to make its natural energy
of use, which franchise upon accep-
lance becomes also private property
under constitutional protection as
regards interference contrary to the
terms of the grant.
In comforting a privilege as afore-
said and acceptance of it, there is a
contractual arrangement with con-
sideration incident given and received
by each party, creating a property
right in the privilege itself as an
element in the combination of
privilege and riparian right forming
the water power property.
SO sucn a granted and accepted
franchise for power purposes, or
primarily for navigation and in
cidentally for such purposes, and the
creations in connection herewith, are
private property under constitutional
protection. in that they cannot re
taken by the state for private use at
all, and not for public use, except by
the reasonable exercise of tbs power
of eminent domain.
Riparian water power rights
mentioned which are appurtenant to
river banks. or acquired by state
privilege granted and accepted, as
against the riparian proprietor, are
not subordinate to any aalaple or
demisable right Of the state or any
claim thereof to compensation therefor
OF to any grant by the state to third
person for the purpose of creating,
using or selling power.
The right of navigation or to
improve therefor will not Justify the
state IN taking or authorizing the
taking Of the banks of q river without
compromising the private owners
therefor
THE right Of the riparian owner
30 use the water of 3 river on bis own
land up to ordinary high water mark
for the creation of power is unmistak-
ably a private right appurtenant TO
the land
The necessary effect of an enforce
ment of chapter 652. laws of 1911,
would be, stats appropriation of
property rights Of riparian proprietors
of the banks of navigable rivers,
without due process of law; appro-
priation, ostensibly for public, but
in legal effect, largely, for private
purposes; appropriation without
rendering just compensation for
private property rights, all contrary
to the Fundamental law
CONTENTION OF LAWS SUPPORTERS
The water power law of 1911 con-
templated the repeal of all private and
local laws granting water power
rights and vested such rights III the
state. The state, represented by the
attorney general. held that the act
does not assert the states ownership
Of navigable waters. but that their
beneficial use and energy for all
public uses are held by the state in
trust for the people. Power to
regulate the lease of water power rights
is conferred by the act upon the state
railroad commission.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
Fifteen DROWNED IN STORM
Revenue Cutter Ordered to Search for
Bodies of Unfortunate Men in
Chesapeake Bay.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Orders were
issued for the revenue cutter Apache
to proceed to the Upper Chesapeake
bay to search for the bodies of fifteen
men supposed to have been drowned
there during the gale which ragged
there. Accounts Of the disappearance
of boats led officials here to believe
that the men are at the bottom of the
bay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07

LOST-Between Baxter & Draper S
corner and Grand hotel, gentleman S
silver. open face watch, Wednesday,
Jan. q. Return to this Office and
receive reward, 49-1t*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
CARD OF THANKS.

We take these means to express our
sincere and heartfelt thanks to our
many neighbors and friends for the
kindness and help in the sickness and
death of our darling baby. We also
wish to thank the Beavers and neigh
bors for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cox.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
Dissolution Of Partnership.

The firm of Goldstein & lockwood.
dealers in general merchandise, has
been dissolved by mutual consent,
Mr.. lockwood retiring The bust
ness will be continued by MIR Gold
stein, who assumes all liabilities OF
the old firm, and all accounts due the
firm are payable to him.
PHIL GOLDSTEIN,
FRANK TUCK WOOD.
Lancaster. Wis, Jan. Is 1912.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07
CONTINUED on % page.)
LADIES READ-IMPORTANT

Mrs. Holcomb will be at Grand
Central hotel two weeks longer.
Everything in the line of hair goods
Bring in your work now, this will be
your last chance. Cash for combings
Or cut hair. Rooms7 and 50Wt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07

Having purchased fly shuttle
loom, am prepared to weave carpets
and rugs. Charles Wilson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07

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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
TURK SQUADRON DESTROYED
Large Number of Ottoman Seamen
Were Killed and Drowned In
the Fight.

Rome, 1taly.--Seven Turkish gun
of Turkish tars were drowned or kill
ed in the first important naval en-
gagement of the Turco-Italian war
on January 7, according to an official
account given out here.
The battle was fought out on the
Red Sea. The Turks were preparing
to convoy a military expedition which
was to cross Egypt and join the Tur-
kish forces in Tripoli.
The number of Turkish sailors who
We're drowned was not given out. At
ter the Italian ships had battered the
Turkish war vessels with broadsides
of shells and projectiles the Turk tars
swarmed into the sea. Great numbers
of them were picked up by small
craft from the Italian gunboats.
.A-Furkish yacht in convoy was not
fired upon. She is being sent to
Rome.
The Italian warships which took the
principal part in the battle were the
cruiser Piemonte and the destroyers
Garibaldino and Artigliere. The COM
manderin-chief had received orders
to destroy or capture the Turkish
gunboats, as adyices had been receiv-
ed that they were transporting Turk
ish troops destined to reinforce the
Turkish army in Cyrenaica by way of
Egypt.
AS soon as the Italian warships
Piemonte, Garibaldino and Artigliere
encountered the Turkish gunboats, a
short distance out of the Bay of Kun
fida, they sent shots across their
bows and called on them to surren-
der
The Turkish vessels gave no sign
of compliance. The Italians immedi-
ately opened a terrific fire, throwing
in a hail of shells from their broad.
sides.
All seven of the Turkish boats were
soon on fire and in a few minutes be-
gan to sink.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
TROOPS USED ON STRIKERS
10000 Mil Hands Causing Trouble at
Lawrence, Mass.


Lawrence, Mass.-Eight companies
of state militia, including one field
battery, commanded by Colonel E.
Lorey Sweetser, placed the mill dis
triet of this city under martial law
after a day of rioting due to the
strike of $4,000 operatives in the big
cotton and wooden mills. At least 49,.
600 other hands were thrown out of
work by the stopping of machinery
and the attacks on the mills by the
strikers.
In one instance a company of mill
tia had to charge mob with fixed
bayonets, one boy being probably IA
tally hurt. Thirty-fiye arrests OF
armed strikers were made during the
day and few strikers and mill en-
ployees, who were defending the mill
gates, were treated for bullet wounds
A majority of the mills are expect
ed to reopen and the militiamen have
been instructed to use drastic meas
ures to prevent repetition of out
breaks.
Although the strike was originally
instituted in protest of reduction in
pay because of the operation of the
new 54-hour law making the working
week two hours shorter, the strikers
now declare they will not return with
out a 15 per cent. increase and other
concessions, including double pay
for overtime work and the abolition
of the premium or bonus system.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Liability Law is Valid.

Washington-Afte nearly a years
consideration the Supreme court OF
the United States gave it's unanimous
approval to the employers liability
law. enacted by congress in 1908 to
take the place of a similar act de-
clared unconstitutional. The decision
marks an epoch in labor legislation.
the old common law, hedging in the
rights of employees, is displaced in
several particulars by the statute as
approved. Notable among these is the
abolition of the fellow servant doc
trine."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19

==----- III Saturday
HlTGHnM Serllonette.
WHY HE SAID II
PRESIDENT WANTS TO KNOW
WHY THE TELEGRAPH POSTAL
MERGER WAS RECOMMENDED.
SENDS FOR P. M. GENERAL
Government Ownership Of Public
Utilities Is Urged by High
Public Officials.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taft sent
for Postmaster General Hitchcock tc
explain why he announced he would
recommend to congress government
ownership of telegraph lines without
first consulting the president.
Shortly after the conference the
white house issued formal state
ment saying that there was no fric
ton between the president and his
postmaster general and making il
clear that Mr.. Hitchcock would not
leave the cabinet as a result of the
statement.
The president later issued state.
ment which follows:
1.-THE recommendation by the post
master general that it would be well
for the government to buy the tele-
graph lines and incorporate them in
the postoffice system appeared in an
earlier annual report submitted by
him to the president. After some dis
cussion, 1t was decided, at the sug-
gestion of the president, to postpone
reference of the matter to another
year and not to bring it forward then,
because of the recommendation of
many other important changes, In
GLIDING the postal savings bank and
the parcels post.
"These, if adopted, will take up all
the energy of the postoffice depart
ment in making the necessary
changes.
"The postmaster general intended
to bring this matter to the attention
of the president before the publica-
ton in advance of this part of his
report. After having made prepare
ton for publication he was suddenly
called out of town without having
done so.
Ellis conclusion as to the wisdom
of taking over the telegraph lines had
been reached only after full inves-
tfgation and consideration. AS the re-
port containing the recommendations
has not yet been submitted to the
president, it has not yet been con
sidered by him or by the cabinet with
view to presenting it to congress
as an administration measure"
For year or more, Mr.. Hitchcock
has had this recommendation under
consideration. After thorough study
of the operation of the government
controlled lines and postal telegraph
systems of foreign countries. he has
decided to urge the matter upon con-
gress.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
+, yANS FLEE FROM DISEASE
SPINAL MENINGITIS PLAGUE is
CAUSING EXODUS FROM CIT
les IN LONE STAR STATE.
State Health Board Asks Help of New
York Board to Combat
Malady.

j .
Austin, Texas.-About fifty families
mostly women and children-seek-
ing temporary residence free from
cerebro spinal meningitis, arrived
~ here from north Texas points A
large number of families is said to
have passd through en- route to San
Antonio, where the disease has not
appeared.
Dallas, Texas.-The state board of
health decided to try to secure for
distribution throughout Texas a sup
- ply of the New York board Of health
serum. 1t urged county
grove oEneys to prosecute the pfacticing
specify alleged healing<of meningitis by
1t Unauthorized persons and also to
m fprosecute delays in reporting or dag
nosing meningitis by regular physi-
Y clans. The disease was declared to
be most prevalent among negroes.
DR.. Abraham Sonhian, the New
York meningitis expert received
word that his mother is dying in New
York. He said he would remain in
Texas to help combat meningitis.
Twelve new cases in Dallas and
FIVE deaths have been reported to the
city board of health. All these deaths
were of white persons. Three OF the
new cases were negroes.
s---i.-rrt Hillsboro, Texas, the city :. III
!. Gil requested churches to discontinue
services temporarily because of the
fear of spinal meningitis. Waco ply
sicians recommended to the city
board of health temporary discontinu-
ance of church services, public fun
erals and the closing of moving pic
ture shows. Hewitt, McLennon coun-
ty, was reported to have quarantined
against Dallas.
The closing of public schools at
Marshall, Texas, near the Louisiana
line, was recommended by officials OF
that city and physicians there because
one case of meningitis lid appeared
at Marshall. The schools will close.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
GETTYSBURG CELEBRATION
Veterans of Blue and Gray to Meet
on Battlefield.

Washington.-The movement for a
fitting celebration in 1918 of the fif-
tieth anniversary of the battle of Get
tysburg took definite form when the
Pennsylvania commission, having the
matter in charge, appeared before the
joint congressional committee and
made public its plans.
1t is proposed to have the celebra-
ton extended over the first four days
of July, and the most important fea-
ture will be the laying of the corner
stone of a great peace memorial to be
erected by the nation at the entrance
to the battlefield
The plan contemplates the construc-
ton on the Emmitsburg turnpike of
stately memorial signifying unity
and peace, taking the form of an arch
or gateway, to be surmounted by a
heroic statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Veterans from the Civil war are ex-
pected to attend from all over the
country, South, as we'll as North, at
the expense of the several states, and
three states have already taken &C.
ton with this end in view.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Morse Goes to Hot sprInas.

Washington.-Charles w. Morse,
the New York banker, was ordered
transferred from Fort Mcpherson,
Ga, to the army general hospital, at
Hot Springs, Ark. President Taft and
Attorney General Wickersham deeid-
ed upon the transfer, believing spe
cial medical treatment was necessary.
Because of his physical condition,
Morse recently was transferred to
Fort Mcpherson from the Atlanta
penitentiary, where he was serving
fifteen years for violation of the bank
ing laws.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
First Roosevelt Buttons.

Atlanta.-The presidential race is
officially on in Atlanta The inevita-
BILE candidates button has appeared
upon the street. Welcome Back
Teddy" loudly proclaims the little
button, and, though it is the first
and only one yet seen in Atlanta, it
attracted much attention Theodore
Roosevelt's familiar line of shining
teeth is the first thing which catches
ones eye, then the remainder of the
familiar features dawn upon one. ev-
cry line of the smiling features fla.
GRAVITY exposed.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Faruason Is Captured.

Chicago.-Robert C. Fargason, %
wears old. who for the past two weeks
has been living at the Hotel Astor.
under the name of ]. W. Wade, and
because of his large expenditures Of
money, became known as THE Mil
lionaire Kid" to the many chorus girls
who live at the hosiery, was arrest
ed and confessed that he is wanted
in Atlanta for stealing an express
package from the Southern Express
company, containing $1,000. He was
an express messenger.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
MsrrIao. Mad. sa,v.

Gretna Green, Scotland. became IA
nous for It's celebration OF irregular
marriages. For many years the aver
age number was five hundred The
ceremony consisted only of an admis-
sion, before witnesses. by the couple
that they were husband and wife, this
being sufficient to constitute a valid
marriage. After this the officiating
unctonary (for many years black
smith), together with two Witnesses.
signed The marriage certificate
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19

T. GRAHANAfterN launehing'
C: SADIE the Southern
association adjourned
electing officers. The no
St. JohPHssS win issue an appeal to the
srayeling public in the South to help
|a abolish the tipping system. To prove
their sincerity in the crusade a com
nittee OF three was named to meet
= "a the near future in Atlanta and
y6a afsempt 10 enlist all hotel organiza
items in Che South in the reform
s sss through amalgamation with the asso
tka, 90
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
ANDREW CARNEGIE BOASTS
Cres,a eloats over Having Got
of John D. Rockefeller.

Nashington.-''It does my heart
pood to think that ] got ahead of
John D. Rockefeller, my fellow mil
lionaire. in that Lake Superior ore
deal" Andrew Carnegie, former ruler
of the steel industry of the United
States, gloated thus in testifying be-
fore the house committee of inquiry
in the United States Steel Corpora
ton. Mr.. Carnegie had just told the
committee about his deal with Mr..
Rockefeller, whereby he obtained con
troll of Mr.. Rocekefeller's iron ore
holdings in the Lake Superior region
at a rate of fifteen cents ton, hold
-fngs which when turned into the steel
corporation later, formed a large part
of the assets valued at $70O,O0O,O00,-
600.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
GENTRY Heads Cumberland Co.

one aa.f Ut ~. The southern Bell Telephone
rescer cor l will be elected president of
.-the CupisAAlapd Telephone and Tele-
ioE;mn fnIsny at meeting which
3UtIGG i U Ia in Louisville, KY, early
This confirms the re-
we desire TO list lrod Press dispatches from
lots, Groves, Improved means that Colonel
RndS. We can also 100 .Feoor - ttot
=. with Good I'll, system east Of the
surate discriptionSsouth of the Ohio
eth many good buyers, officials will be
,ilities for handling proRanies.
be pleased to hear fror