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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
NJt. MS. NO. IT. ~
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 26.

To amend sections and Z. of article VII. of
the constitution of the State of Wisconsin,
relating to circuit judges. hereaS. At the
biennial session of the legislature for year 1911
an amendment to the CONSTITUTE iOn was pro-
prOSed and agreed to by majority of the
members elected to each of the two houses,
which proposed amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the assembly. the senate
concurring. That section 8, article VII, and
section z, article VII. of the constitution.
be amended to read: Section g. The legiSla-
ture may alter the limits, decrease or in
crease the number of Gil cults, making them
as compact and convenient as practicable,
and bounding them by county lines; but no
such alteration. decrease or increase shall
have the effect to remove a judge from
Office. In case of an increase OF circuits,
the judge or judges shall be elected as pro-
vided in this constitution, and receive a
salary not less than that herein provided for
judges of the circuit court.
Section :. For each circuit there shall
be chosen by the qualified electors thereof.
one or more circuit judges. as the legislature
may from time to time, authorize. Every
circuit judge shall reside in the circuit from
which he is elected, and shall hold his office
for such term and receive such compensa-
ton as thelegislature shall preScribe:'' now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing. That the foregoing proposed
amendments to the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin be. and the same is hereby
agreed to by this legislature
Note. (If adopted. this amendment will
permit the legislature to change the num-
Der of judicial circuits and to provide for
whereas the constitution now requires
one judge in each circuit except in Mill
waukee county,
A
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
ct. Res. No. Is. 81
Joint RESOLUTION NO ID.

To amend article XIII of the constitution.
providing for the recall of public officers,
Whereas. Al the biennial session of the
legislature for the year 1911, an amendment
to the constitution was proposed and agreed
to bv a majority of the membe RS elected to
each of the two houses. which proposed
amendment is as fol lows:
Resolved by the senate. the aSsem bly,
concurring. That article XIII of the consti-
tuition be amended by adding thereto a new
section to read:
Section II. The legislature shall provide
tor the removal by recall from ONCE, by the
qualified electors of the ELECTORAL district
in which any officer is elected. of every pub
lie officer in the state of Wisconsin holding
an elective office, except judicial oficerS;"
now, therefore be il
Resolved by the senate. the assembly con-
curing. that the foregoing proposed amend
meut to the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin be. and the same is hereby agreed
to by this legislature.
NOTE. III adopted. this amendment will
enable the legislature TO pass a law p-o-
viding for the recall of all officers, includ-
ing elective constitutional officers, but not
including judicial officers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07

to the constitution and general laws of the
state" now. therefore. be 1t
Resolved by the senate. the assembly con-
curing, that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the COnStitut on of the state of wis
consin be, and the same is hereby agreed to
by the legislature
NOTE. Of adopted. this amendment will
empower cities and villages to amend their
own charters and determine their own
powers and authority. instead of as now.
restricting them TO only such powers as are
granted to them by the legislature.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
Notice of General Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF GRANT

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
at general election to be held in the
several towns, wards, villages and cleo
ton precincts of the county of Grant
on the first Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday of November, A. D. 1914,
being the third day of said month, the
following officers are to be elected:
A Governor. in place of Francis E. Nc
Govern. whose term of Office will expire on
the first Monday of January. A D., 1915
A LieutenantGOvernor, in place of Thomas
Morris whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January. 1915
A secretary Cf State. in place of John S.
Donald whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January. 1915.
A state Treasurer, in place of Henry
Johnson, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday Of January. 1915.
An Attorney General, in place of Walter
c. owen, whose term of office will expire on
the first Monday of January, 1915.
A United States Senator; in place of Isaac
Stephenson. whose term of office Will expire
on the fourth day of March, 1915.
\ Representative in Congress tor the
Third Congressional District, comprised of
the counties of Crawford, Richland. Grant,
Iowa. Dane, LAFAYETTE and Green.
A Member of Assembly for the FIRST As
Sembly District of Grant County. comprised
of the towns of Beetown. CasSville. Clifton,
Ellenboro. Glen Haven, Hazel Green, Harri-
son. jamestown. Lima. Paris, Platteville,
Potosi. Smelser, Waterloo. the villages of
CdSSVllIc, CQDd Olly. r1dZSl OICcH, EOlOSl,
and the city of Platteville.
A Member of Assembly for the Second AS
sembly District of Grant County, comprised
of the towns of BoScobel, Castle Rock, Fen
nimore Hickory Grove, Liberty, Little
Grant Marion, MillYille Mt. Hope. Mt. Ida,
Muscoda North Lancaster. South Lancaster
Patch Grove. Bloomington. Watterstown,
Wingville Woodman WyaluSing, the villages
of BLOOMINGTON. FennimOre, MOntfort Mus
coda. the city of BoScobel, and the city of
Lancaster.
A County Clerk for said county. in place
of ErSkine E. Mccoy, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of January,
1915.
A County Treasurer for said county, in
place of w. G. Livingston, whose term OF
office will expire on the first Monday OF Janu-
airy. 1915.
A Sheriff for said county, il place of w. B.
Dyer. whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1915
a Coroner for said county.
A Clerk of Court for said county, in place
of George W. BarrowS, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of January,
1915.
A District Attorney for said county. in
place of H. f. Carthew. whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday OF January,
1915
A Register of Deeds for said county, in
place of K. /. Dugdale. whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of January
1915.
A Surveyor for said county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
That Mas Ennunh.

Tommy, you bad little boy, why
did you stick out your tongue and
wriggle your nose at your nice aunty?"
asked the fond mamma of four-year
old lad. well, she said l was a
sweet child" was the reply.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
Daily ThouQht.

We do not know what ripples OF
healing are set in motion when we
simply smile on one another. Chris.
tianity wants nothing so much in the
world as sunny people.-Henry Drum
mond.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07

NOTICE TO GRE OlTORS.
~ State of Wisconsin Grant County Court
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of George
). JOhnSOn, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate Of
George 5. Johnson. late of the town OF
South Lancaster. in said county, deceased,
having been isued to George L. Johnson.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors
of said George S. Johnson, deceased, are
allowed and limited by order of TT this court
until and including the fifth Tuesday OF
March 1915, being the 3Oth day of said month.
to present their claims and demands
against said George S. johnson. deceased,
TO the County Court for examination and
allowance or be forever barred.
Notice is also hereby given, that the
claims and demands so presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court. at
the office of the &C unity Judge, at the court
house. in the city of Lancaster. in said
county. on the First Tuesday of April
1915.
Dated this 24th day of Sept. 1914.
By the court,
E. B. GOODSELL. County Judge.
K. A. Watkins. Executors Attorney, Ian
caster, Wis.
1st issue September 30: last issue Oct. p.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
Summons
Plaintiff
State of Wisconsin,
Circuit Court Grant County.
George FinQeV.

State of Wisconsin,
Circuit Court Grant County.
George Finney. Plaintiff
VS.
Jane Gonniea and The Union State Bank of
Lancaster, Wisconsin. a corporation.
Defendants
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the said
defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
IN twenty days after service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service,
ana defend the above entitled action in the
court AFORESAID. and in case of your failure
so to do judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the com
GEO. b. CLEMENTSON
PLAINTIFFS Attorney.
Z. o. Address. Lancaster, Grant Co. Wis
LIST ms. Sept. ,. last ms Oct.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
No. indeed.

Mrs. Kawler-"So you think that
Mrs. Jones is in an unfortunate posi-
ton" Mrs. Blunderby-"Unfort
ate! My dear, 1 wouldn't be in that
woman's shoes for all the wealth OF
Creosote. Boston Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
Concurrinn.

He-"As 1 was saying, Miss Maymie,
when 1 start out to do thing l stay
on the job. I'm no gutter" She
with a weary yawn)-"Don't I know
it,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
% % INOo' ANU. OUf NJ
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 35.

To create section IL of article VIII of
the constitution, relating to state insurance.
Whereas. At the biennial session of the
Legislature for the year 1911, an amendment
to the constitution was proposed and agreed
to by a ma Ority of the members elected to
each of the two houses, which proposed
amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the senate. the assembly con-
curing That article VIII of the cOnStitu-
ton be amended by adding a new section to
read:
section IL. The state may grant annui-
tie and insurance upon such risks and in
such a manner as may be prescribed by law.
and the limitations and restrictions pro-
vided in the constitution shall not apply to
this subject; but provision shall be made for
an annual account of all liabilities assumed
and for the separation and safeguarding of
all money and property held by the state
on account of any such Insurance." now,
therefore. be it
Resolved. by the assembly, the senate
Concurring, That the foregoing proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin be and the same is here
by agreed to by this legislature.
Note IF adopted. this amendment will
confer upon the legislature express power
to enact legislation providing for state in
Surance.)
Given under my hand and seal at the
Court House in the city of Lancaster this
9TH day of September, A. ID. 1914.
ERSKINE E. MCCOY.
Clerk of Grant County.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
ut. Res. No. 9. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. II.

To add section 10 to article VIII of the Con-
stitution. relating to state INSURANCE.
Whereas. at the biennial session of the
legislature for the year of 1911. an amend
ment to the constitution was proposed aad
agreed TO by a majority of the members
elected to each of the two houses, which
proposed amendment is as follows:
Resolved, by the assembly, the senate
concurring That there be added to article
VIII of the state constitution a new section
to read Section ID The state may grant
insurance upon such risks and in such man
ner as may be prescribed by law. and the
limitations or restrictions provided in the
constitution shall not apply 10 his subject:
but provision shall be made for annual &C
counting for all liabilities assumed, and for
the separa tiOn and safeguarding of all funds
and property held by the state on account
of any such insurance. now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate con-
curing. That the foregoing proposed
amendment 70 the constitution the State
of wisconsin be. and the same is hereby
agreed TO by the legislature.
NOTE (If adopted, this amendment will
confer upon the legislature eXp press power
to enact legislation provided for state
insurance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07
ct Res. No. %, s.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. H..

To amend section |. article MI. of the con-
stitution providing for the submission of
amendments to the constitution by the
legislature by Il three-hfthS vote of the
members elected.
Whereas at the biennial session of the
legislature tor the year 1911 an amendment
to the constitution was proposed and agreed
to by majority of the members elected to
each of the two houses, which proposed
ldment is as follows:
"Resolved by the senate. the assembly
concurring. that section of article XII of
the constitution be amended 10 read as fol-
lows
Section l. ANY amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may be proposed
in either house of the legislature, and If the
same shall be agreed to by three-ffthS of
the members elected to each of the two
houses, such proposed amendment or amend
mentS shall be entered on their journals
with the yeas and nays tas en- thereon. the
same shall be published for three months
before the next general election and shall
be submitted to the qualified electors at
such election: and If the people shall ap-
prove and ratify such amendment or amend
mentS by a ma jority of the electors voting
thereon, such amendment or amendments
shall become a part of the constitution:
provided. that if more than one amendment
be submitted. they shall be submitted in
such manner that the people may vote for
or against such amendments Separately:''
now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved by the senate. the assembly con-
curing. that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution of the state of Wis
consin be, and the same is hereby agreed to
by this legislature
NOTE If adopted. this amendment will
change the method of amending the Consti-
tuition so that amendments may be adopted
by an Affirmative vote of three-hfthS of the
members elected to both houses of one legis-
lature and approval by the people instead
of by majority vote of both houses of two
succeeding legislatures and approved by the
people as now required.)
ut. Res. No. 10. S.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. p.
IS al
constitution. relating to powers of cities
and villages.
Whereas, at the biennial session of the
legislature for the year Of 1911. an amend
ment to the constitution was proposed and
agreed to by a majority of the members
elected to each of the TWO houses. which
proposed amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the senate. the assembly con-
curing, That there be added after section
3, of article XI. of the constitution of the
state OF Wisconsin, a new section to read:
(Article XII ga. Cities and villages shall
have power and authority TO amend their
charters, and to frame and adopt new char
telS. and to enact all laws and ordinances
relating TO their municipal affairs. subjec
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07

In accordance with Section |. of Article
XII of the constitution of the state or Wis
conSin, and Chapter 20 of the Laws OF 1913
the following Joint Resolutions adopted by
the legislature of the state of Wisconsin at
the regular sessions of 1911 and 1913 are
made a part of the foregoing notice and are
to be voted upon at said election, to-wit:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-07

To amend section 81 of article ". of tn,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23
ROB KANSAS BANK.
Three Unmasked Men Get
$4,000 1T Baxter Springs.
James Brothers Visited Same
Town in Early Days.

Baxter Springs, Kan. Sept. 23.-
Three men robbed the Baxter Springs
National bank here OF $1,000 Tuesday
and escaped. Frank L. Brewster. the
assistant cashier, and E. M. Kitchener
and William Murphy, customers of the
bank. who were in the building. were
driven 1t the point of ,evolvers into
the bank vault, the door closed and
locked.
No one noticed the three men on
the streets and there is no clew to
their identity, the direction they took
or how they travelled. except that
three men are said to have ridden on
horseback to near the bank shortly
before the robbery occurred.
One Of the trio of bandits acted as
spokesman and ! s instructions in
cluded warnings not to look at the
other two robbers. None Of the men
wore mask, and all seemed less than
30 years old. The robbery consumed
only few minutes.
This is the third bank robbery in
the history OF Baxter Springs. The
James boys gang conducted one in
true Wild West style here in the early
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23
IRRIGATION men meet
Annual Meeting of State Irrigation
Congress On at Scott City.

Scott City, Kan, Sept. 23.-Three
hundred delegates came here Tuesday
for the third annual meeting of the
Kansas State Irrigation congress.
Colorado has stolen Kansas surface
water by means Of irrigation bitches,
they say. and now Kansas proposes
to take the underf1ow water of Col
orado by means of irrigation wells.
There are approximately three million
acres in western Kansas where the
underflow water is found in unlim-
tied quantity at less than sixty feet.
ut has been demonstrated that
with one good we'll and a centrifugal
pump. water enough may be thrown
to irrigate a whole farm" H. B. Wal
ker, state irrigation engineer. said.
colorado has stolen the water from
the Arkansas river End deprived you
of the surface water, but underneath
much of the western part Of the state
is stratum of water bearing sand
and gravel, carrying water that has
flown down under this state from as
far away as the Great Divide
Today the delegates visited some ir-
rigation plants in this county that
have proven big successes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23
INCREASE IN PASSENGER RATE
Interstate Fares in u. S. VIII Rise II
Near Future.

Washington, Sept. 2s.-Interstate
passenger fares, in both eastern and
western territories, are to be increased
by the railroads in the immediate fu-
ture. The new rates will be fixed on
a basis Of IN cents a mile. but In
particular cases. will vary slightly.
Information received by the Inter
state Commerce commission Is that
the straight fare between New York
City and st. Louis, for instance, will
be advanced two dollars. The fares
between New York and intermediate
points will be based on the increase
between the two large terminals. Be-
cause of the laws of some interme-
date states fixing the maximum of in
trastate passenger fares at two cents
a mile, some difficulty is being ex-
perienced in working out the details
of the advances. However, it is ex-
pected that the tariffs may be in
readiness by October first The law
requires that notice of at least 80 days
or freight rates so that, in any event,
the proposed changes could not be-
come effective before November /.
The determination of the railroads
to raise their passenger fares is d.
rect result Of the suggestion made by
the Interstate Commerce commission
in its decision of the advance freight
rates. The commission expressed its
belief that the passenger traffic Of the
railways ought to bear its proportion
of the burden of sustaining the roads
and that the travelling public. which
demanded speed. safety, comfort and
luxury in passenger facilities ought to
be willing to pay for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23

railway, declared that the war proves
that there is absolutely no relation be
tween the high prices and freight rates
Ripley points out that taxes have a
great deal to do with the present high
cost of living. 1.-The tax burden in this
supposedly free country Is increasing
amazingly" Mr.. Ripley. said. land. all
the while corps Of legislators are busily
devising new forms of tax getting: A
little while ago they invented and put into
operation the national corporation income
tax: a little later they extended 1T
to every citizen having an annual income
of over 5000, and now they are talking
Of a stamp tax in additions. A good part
Of all the enormous taxes OF late-years
has been consumed in fighting the freight
rate bugaboo.
AS about IS cents Of every dollar earn
ed by the railways goes directly back to
the people for wages, fuel. lumber. iron.
steel and other supplies. it seems to me
that an extraordinary expensive rumpus
has been made over the remaining five
cents. all the more since the five cents
has no bearing whatever on living in the
homie, the great expenses Of which are
for rent, food and clothing, and that Is
THE home in this country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23
CITY MANAGER PLAN.
Kansas League Of Municipalities VIII
Investigate City Government Plan.

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. "a dis
cussion of the city manager plan OF
municipal government will be a fea-
ture of the convention Of the League
of kansas Municipalities which meets
here October to .. The general as
poets of the new form will be pre-
scented by Prof. C. A. Dykstra Of the
University of Kansas, and the prac-
teal workings Of the plan will be
dealt with by Kenyon Riddle, city
manager of Abilene.
Although. the manager form is a
comparatively recent development in
CITY government. officials of the league
say many Kansas towns have ex-
pressed interest in the new rule.
Following the addresses on the
plan at the convention, the delegates
will discuss the matter and question
the speakers.
More than one hundred Kansas
cities and towns are members of the
league of municipalities. Every city
in the state is authorized by law to
become a member of the organisation
and to send delegates to the annual
meeting. A large attendance is ex-
pected at this years convention. The
league was organized in. 1910, and has
for its object the cooperation of Kan
sas cities and towns for good city gov
eminent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23
TRAIN OF FRENCH RESERVISTS.
125 Passed Through Kansas Today
EnrOute to New York.

One hundred and twenty-five
French reservists left San Francisco
in a special train over the Santa Fe
Sept. 10 enroute to New York. The
party occupies three coaches and one
tourist car.
The train entered Kansas this after
noon and will arrive at Kansas City
Wednesday morning. Chicago will be
reached Wednesday night and there
the party will be delivered to the
Pennsylvania for the trip to New
York, where they will arrive Thurs
day night or Friday morning.
This makes the second party of
French reservists tc use the Santa Fe
from San Francisco to Chicago within
the space of a few weeks.
The train will not pass through To-
peka as it is to be handled via the
Emporia cutoff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-23
II. II. FARE NOT HEAVY.
Actual Cost OF Ticket to 1915 Fair
VIII Be Reasonable.

The actual railroad fare to the CAL
ifornia expositions next year will not
be heavy. according to decisions that
have been made by the passenger rep
resentatives of all western railroads
All of the railroads directly or indi-
rectly connected with the California
trade have come to certain agreements
in regard to the price Of tickets next
year.
A Topeka person can go to Califor-
MIA and back for $50, railroad fare.
He can take any road to California
and back and not pay a dollar more
fare than that. However, the tour
list might want to go to California by
a southern road, such as the Rock Is
land, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and
return by a more northerly route, by
the Western Pacific, Union Pacific,
Oregon Short Line, Great Northern,
I orthern Pacific or the Canadian
roads The circle trip would cost the
traveller s67.50 for the entire route.
From San Francisco to Seattle or Van
couver he has the choice Of the rail-
road or a steamship, the price not diff
fering either way.