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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
CLASS OF SO APPLY
FOR NATURALIZATION
Many of Them Are OId-Time
Residents of County.
Road to Citizenship Seems Not to Be
Well Understood
Care Needed.

When circuit court opens next
week there will be presented to the
presiding judge for action the petit
tions Of So persons who would become
citizens of this glorious republic
through the maze of naturalization.
The names of these petitioners, TO-
gether with their witnesses, are
printed in the calendar for the
February term.
It is not to be understood that these
persons have but recently arrived IN
America; on the contrary the most of
them have been here for years. some
of them as long as so years. And
thereby hangs q tale, regarding the
mystery of the naturalization law.
It is not such a simple thing as many
think, especially since the good old
DAYS when one or the other of the old
political parties undertook to natura-
lize all foreigners in order that it
might control the votes of the newly
made citizens.
It comes to us that an old resident
of this vicinity had occasion recently
to look up his rights as citizen and
was aetounded to find that be had nc
such rights. In his case he was born
in Europe. came as a babe to America
with his parents and grew up here in
Grant county.
He has lived more ttan 80 years
under tbs impression that his father
became a full fedged citizen, but
now finds that the best his parent did
was to declare his intentions take
out his first papers.
Evidently it becomes important fol
every person of foreign birth to look
to his rights. and now is a good time
for those Of this section to attend tC
it. The time may come when i'm
portant matters depend on ones right
of citizenship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
GRANT HIGHWAY FUND
SIMPLY ENORMOUS
Makes Commissioner a Very
Important Official.
More Than $4,000 Available for
Roads and Bridges-Some
Money
Money

While it is not yet given out whae
will be the policy of the newly APP
pointed highway commissioner, there
can be no doubt but his is a very ina
portant job this year. OF course it is
at all times important to have the
highways properly attended to, but
this year there is such large fund to
handle. the placing of it imposes
unusual responsibilities.
When Henry Mink begins to do
things he will find to the credit Of
the highway fund in the county quite
a bit more than 500. 900 and that is
some money for roads and bridges.
There was left over from last year for
roads the tidy sum of 81. 500 S5, and
for bridges So, 359. 90. And there was
then due from the state, on old &C..
count, the further sum of about So, 000.
For the year 1914 there is avail
able, in addition to the items above
mentioned as carried over, from the
county $26, 1872. 81, and Of course this
sum is met by like sum from the
various townships. Then there is the
county bridge fund of Sc, 776 40, which
calls for an equal amount from the.
townp, and the state must come for
ward with So. 3S8 90, in order to keep
the books in balance
Then there is the state aid to meet
the sum of $26. 792 81 from Grant
County and the various towns. So if
one cares for addition be may put
these items ell together and he will
find that he has the neat sum Of SIG.
QUO. which should build lot of road
Of all the towns that voted road
money TO get state aid, Jamestown
leads with 50. 400. followed by South
Lancaster, 81, 400. Lancaster city got
in her bid for 50 500 and Boscobel
city for 81, 500 Several towns in
vested only $500. which seems like
small figure in company with the
others that went in heavily.
Clifton was one of the small towns,
and a citizen Of that town was heard
to remark the other day that they had
figured it all out and had found that
it would require $50 years to make
permanent a system Of roads and at
they proposed to 90 easy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
o, Wen All Have EN-.

An exchange, talking about COM
missions, inspectors and other state
agencies of government efficiency,
says: There is a crying need for a
doughnut inspector to see that the
holes are not made too large. There
ought to be a law regulating the
length of stepladders. There is also
a considerable demand for a state
fence post examiner and commission
to determine the number of prunes
imported every odd year. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
HEARING ON THE TAX
EQUALIZATION APPEAL
Seven Towns Were Dissatisfied
With County Board.
State Commission Took Matter in Hand
NO Decision, Yet-Some Land
Rated High.

Last Friday was a red letter day in
Lancaster To begin with it brought
the first real snow storm of the season,
which was something of curiosity
and occasioned much comment. But
the tax hearing in the court house
was the real star performance.
It seems that seven towns, or rather
the officials of seven towns, in this
county took an appeal from the action
of the board Of equalization as to the
taxes sought to be imposed upon
those Gowns and caused a representa-
tive Of the state tax commission to
come here and hold public hearing
The towns that took this appeal
we're: Boscobel, Melville, Marion.
Clifton, North Lancaster, Blooming
ton and Castle Rock. The officials
of these towns were here in force and
dozen or more of them were sworn
and gave testimony at the hearing.
But they all seemed to be short on
specific data. Each thought his town
was getting a dirty deal, but under
the law each was unable to make the
right kind Of showing.
Under the law as it now reads the
basis for assessment is the selling
value of land. as determined by recent
sales in the same neIghborhood. The
rate of assessment for town is fixed
by the average selling price of land
in that town for term of five gears
next preceding. Aud the tax COM
mission has all this information and,
conversely, = and unfortunately
the town officers did not have the in
formation.
As q result of this condition. a
large number of those who sat by and
listened to the hearing came away
with the impression that the towns
were not properly equipped in the
matter of testimony to suitably main
tain their position on the appeal.
Some of the town officials who parti.
cipated in the appeal admitted ss
much to representative OF 1n0
Herald.
AS the matter now stands some of
the towns have pretty high rate Of
valuation. Smelser is rated at S89
per acre; so is Platteville, while
South Lancaster and Clifton are APP
praised at $81; Jamestown, 500 and
Bloomington, $65 And so it goes. In
the most of these towns not half OF
the acreage is of first class grade, sc
it will be seen that the good land
has to stand for pretty strong valua
ton
And there's no knowing when {
decision will be rendered in the ap
peal by the tax commission.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
FARMERS INSTITUTE AT
MONTFORT NEXT WEEK
Besides Lectures There VIII Be an Exc
hibition of Farm and School
Stuff.

Farmers institute will be held IL
the opera house, Montfort. Tuesday
and Wednesday, February II and Is.
G.. Jacobs, conductor
The committee on exhibits is being
overwhelmed with applications for
space. The graded schools are
planning an elaborate array of articles
from the domestic science and manual
training departments. The high school
exhibit will occupy a liberal section
and show the handiwork of pupils
In domestic science and manual train
ing
The entertainment committee,
whose task is to provide and arrange
the program for Tuesday evening, are
making arrangements for good
literary and musical entertainment.
Mr.. Jacobs will also make an address
on some educational subject This
entertainment is free, as are all the
institute sessions.
A good. old-fashioned dinner will
be served to farmers and their
families in the east room under the
opera house the second day of chicken
pie at 25c., served by the cemetery
association.
Ample stabling will be provided for
farmers teams.
A $1,000 purse, 1st 81 80. End s.. so,
for tug. of. war. Teams North side
Of Military road, Selmer Peterson,
captain; south side, Wesley Hill.
captain On street at l p N. Tues
day. 18th
Merchants will give two meal
tickets free with every $500 purchase
of goods on the Institute days, Feb.
II and 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
Congregational Church.

Sunday School 10 100.
Morning Worship II 100.
Christian Endeavor :45.
Evening Worship Z 80.
Bible study class, Thursday at Z &c
p. m. Cor. 4, will be discussed.
The pulpit will be occupied by
Rev. +. W. SchoenfeId, of Edgerton.
Wis, next Sunday. Come out to
hear him.
Mr.. Larson will lead G. E. Sunday
evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
Woodmen Attention.

Modern Woodmen should attend the
next meeting of the camp, next
Thursday evening. At that meeting
delegates to che county convention are
elected. Be on hand.
William E. Webb, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
Library Report For January.

Number of books withdrawn by
adults, 683; by children, 312
Twenty FIVE new borrowers cards
were issued, six of these heing to chill
dren.
Forty six pamphlets and clippings
were loaned for reference work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
Notice.

All persons who have piled ashes in
the streets Of the City of Lancaster
are hereby notified to remove the same
within ten days. See Chapter V.
Secs. 1 and of City Ordinances.
GEO. @. MCCARTHY,
Chief of Police
Dated Feb 2nd, 1914.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11

-Edisons Talking Pictures at the
opera house. Tuesday night, Feb. IA.
Seat sale starts Thursday morning at
9 O'Clock at Hatch's. Reserved seats
80 35c Gallery admission p; chill
den 15c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11
Hurricane Presbyterian Church.

The young peoples meeting will
he at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Behnke, next Sunday evening at :3O
. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11

The diploma examinations for
rural schools only, will be held
February g. % and 28.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-11

Herald Job Printing Pleases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
DE LUKE" BUYER ASKS $50, 400.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l7.-Charges Of
fraud in the sale OF so-called rare editions
OF the works OF Edgar Allan Poe, Thack-
cray. Mark Twain and other authors we're
the basis OF suit to recover s53,490
brought In the United States District
Court to-day by Marion w Preston OF
Boston against George NJ. Barrie Sons
local book publishers the Anglo Aineri-
can Authors Association of New York.
John +. Scanlon and James J. Farmer
individually and as trustees OF Clara o.
Farmer.
The plaintiff alleges she was induced TO
purchase numerous sets OF books known
as editions dc luxe through a fraudu-
lent conspiracy entered into by the de-
PENDANTS and their agents. These books
are said 20 be snowy. but enthusiastically Of
little value. 1t Is charged. however. that
the defendants prevailed upon persons In
experienced In book values TO enter into
divers schemes to purchase books of the
edition de luxe description and hold
them until they can be delivered to ficti-
tious customers at greatly increased
profits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
TO DYNAMITE HUDSON ICE JAM.
Government win Open River From
Here 70 Yonkers.

YoNKEns. Feb. l7.--1n response to
telegraphed requests from Yonkers city
officials and Supt. Louis spreckels Of
the Federal Sugar Refinery Represen-
tativc Woodson Il. Oglesby at WASH
ington to-day asked the Federal Gov
eminent to break the ice Jam In the
Hudson River which has practically closed
the river to navigation between here and
New York.
Word was received from him tonight
That the revenue cutter service has been
ordered to open the channel with tugs and
dynamite This Is said to be the first
time the Government ever has taken such
action. According to Mr.. Spreckels con-
ditions arc the worst In twenty-five years.
Ice piled twenty-five feet high at the inlet
to the Hudson opposite Fort Lee liz pre-
venting the big ice foes from going out 20
sea.
A few days more OF this condition will
mean coal famine In Yonkers and the
possible closing OF the Federal aud Ma
tional sugar refincries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
MORGAN ART EXHIBIT
DARK FOR 8 MINUTES
Visitors Stand in Amusement
as Lights Go Out--Guards
Strike Matches.

Just as the art lovers. the critics and
the miscellaneous guests of the Metropoli-
tan Museum were strolling through the
Morgan exhibit last night every electric
light In the place went out.
Several hundred men and women stood
for five minutes in absolute darkness and
began to think Of Mona Lisas and French
detective stories. \ score or more Of
private watchmen and a STAFF OF officials
rushed for convenient exits and began to
strike matches.
There were choruses of Whatever Is
it?' and What has happened?' Then
the lights shot up again and every ono
saw that everything WAS In place, the
Fra Lippo Lippis were still in their
frames, the Fragonard panels were JUS,
as cleaning as they were for Louis NV
and not a tapestry. proclaim. miniature.
enamel or ivory had been disturbed.
Something got wrong with the dynamo
and Arsene Lupn and Rafies were en-
tirely innocent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
BENSEL BALKS
AT GRAND JURY
State f. gineer Refuses to
Waive Immunity in
Graft Hunt.
HIS TESTIMONY NEEDED
Fails TO Complete Evidence
Before Indictment
of Two.
GLYNN PUT UNDER FIRE
Hennessy to Help Inquiry Into
Governors Acts While
Comptroller.
GLYNN PUT UNDER FIRE

State Engineer John A. Bensel re-
fused yesterday to waive immunity be-
fore going before the Grand Jury here.
This. coming so soon after the suicide
OF State Treasurer Kennedy. caused en-
treme surprise. Mr.. Bensel's testimony
was needed to complete the evidence
against persons whom the Grand Jury
intended to indict.
Chairman sullivan of the Assembly's
graft investigating committee an
nounced yesterday that an inquiry
would be made into Gov. Glynn's rec
ord AS State Comptroller In 1907 and
1908. John A. Hennessy will be asked
to become the committees chief graft
hunter.
c. Gordon Reel. ex-Superintendent OF
Highways, who refused recently to
waive immunity at the Osborne graft
hearing. was accused OF having ordered
poor material for the construction Of
roads in Westminster and Suffolk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
LEHIGH TO GET 100000.
Gr"ndsOn's Exceptions to Asa
Packer VIII OvcrruIed.

PHrLApELPHrA. Feb. l7.--Lehigh Uni
versty will get 100000 and st. Luke's
Hospital in this city will get about ssa.-
600 from the estate Of Asa Packer.
through an opinion by Judge Anderson
to-day, dlsmissing all the material eS-
ceptions to the adjudication. recently filed
by Judge Gummey Of the eleventh account
OF the executors and trustees OF tho es-
tate.
Mr., Packer, builder of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad, died in 1879. and left sew
eral million dollars, Under the provisions
OF his will which left his estate in trust,
after the death OF his three children pro
vision was to be made for the university
and the hospital, both of which he
founded.
Garrett Il. Lindeman, Jr., a grandson.
filed exceptions Some of the exceptions
are sustained. but the objections TO the
awards 10 Lehigh University and ST
Luke's Hospital are dismissed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
NEVER Ill TILL ALMOST 100.
Joseph Mackin Dies Of Pneumonis
In His Century Year.

Joseph Mackin. who died on Monday
at 40 Rush street. Williamsburg. had no
serious illness until he was 90 years and
800 days old Then he caught cold, pneu-
monia followed and death came four days
later.
A son, John; daughter. Mrs. Mary
Boyer; six grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren survive him.
Mr.. Mackin was born In ireland on
March 10, 1914. lie came to this coun-
try In 1851 and settled in New York.
One day in 1851 he was attracted by a
commotion In building In the Bowery.
went In and was drafted into tho army
lie served for four years in the 1921 New
York Volunteers. At the battle of Cane
River Crossing he saved the regimentaI
colors and was promoted to be corporal
Later for other brave deeds he was made
sergeant.
After the war he started a cork manu-
featuring business at 9s,s Front street.
Manhattan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
SUFFERS MINE A BONANZA.
Former Governors Property shows
surprisingIy Valuable Ore.

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 17.-Up at Sulzer,
Prince OF Wales Island. Alaska, the
brother Of William Sulzer. former Gov
ernor Is manager of gang OF men who
have been digging deep after rich cop
per and gold ore from Suffers mine.
Last month lodges were pierced from
lowered shafts, revealing values even bet
ter than expected. These facts came to-
day by the steamship Delhi, which
brought to Tacoma smeIter "A thousand
tons OF highest grade ore ever shipped.
Values in the mine increased with
depth. Development now accomplished
will permit continuous shipments through
the year. with regular dividends. The
mine has produced nearly million and
quarter dollars, but net proceeds went
back In development The Guggenheim
smelter here will receive monthly about
two cargoes Of Sulzer ore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
LIFE SENTENCE. THEN DEATH.
Double Murderer Gets Both In the
Missouri Courts.

JEFFERSON CRY. Mo, Feb Thames
Schrumm, life termer In the p-nitentiary
for murder In the first degree was SEN
fenced to-day by the supreme Court to be
hanged April for a second murder. The
case is without a parallel in the history OF
Missouri.
Schrumm shot and killed Mont Han and
Jent Gibson IN 81. Francois county on
June 20. 1912. He was tried first for the
killing If Gibson, was convicted Of murder
In the FIRST degree and sentenced for life.
He was tried next for the murder of
Hall convicted OF murder In the first de-
gree, but this time he got the death SEN
tenCe.
Harvey Schrumm, his son, who was i'm
plicated In the cases, was convicted Of
murder in the second degree and sentenced
to the penitentIsry for Twenty-Five years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
OHIO TAKERS GET ADDING
MACHINE FOR JOHN D..
But 1t Only Has Five Figure
Columns and They Hope to
Collect $35,OOO.OOO.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Feb. I7.-Tax Com
missioners Fackler and Agnew shut them
selves up In their office in the new court
house to-day with an adding machine.
preparing a personal property tax list for
John u. Rockefeller.
we are tabulating such information
about Rockefeliers personal property as
we have collected 30 that when we get
his tax return II We do get It. we will be
able to check up on it said Fackler.
And II he doesn't send In a return
soon, We will have one ready" he added
a provision in the 1914 tax laws lis
covered to-day gives the officials the
power TO list Rockefeliers $500, 900. 900
make him pay taxes on the entire amount
plus SO per cent penalty for failure to
make return each year.
The aggregate sum that Rockefeller
could be taxed on then would lie over
$4,000. 100000. The $500. 100000 would
DO multiplied by the tax rate for each
year and the penalty added so that the
total tax which might be assessed against
Rockefeller would he nearly $4,000, 900.
The Tax Commissioners are handicapped
because the adding machine they have
only adds five columns OF figures.
TARRyrowS. y. V, Feb l7.-John ID.
Rockefeller has taken to shovelling snow
He attacked some OF the drifts on his
Pocantico Hills place to-day for exercise
and made quite an impression on them
Golf has succumbed to the snow About
a numbered men are working on Mr..
Rockefellers place to-day shovelling paths
through the grounds
No word was given out to-day about
Mrs. Rockefelier's condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
BIG CONTRACT FOR PEERS SON.
Tn" Hon. Angus Mcdonnell said to
Re Chosen by Canada.

OTTAWA. Feb. i7.-The contract for the
great harbor improvements by the Do
ininion Government at Victoria, Il. G., in
yolving millions has. il is reported here.
been awarded TO the Hon. Angus Nc
Donnell. son OF the Earl OF Antrim. Mr.
Mcdonnell is guest of the Duke and
Duchess 81 Connaught at Government
House. lie was married a few weeks ago
AZ Evanston. ILL.,. TO Miss Arthur Jones,
the daughter Of Henry Arthur Jones. the
English playwright.
The award OF the contract will 10 off,
cially announced to-morruw.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
LAWYER, I'LL, TAKES POISON.
DrendinE sanitsrinm. TheodoroH
Swallows BichlOride of Mercury.

NJ Pope Theodoroff. a lawyer at
tempted TO commit suicide yesterday at
ternoon In his apartment. at 645 West
End avenue by taking bichloride of mer-
curry. He was taken to the Knickerbocker
Hospital, where It is believed he has
small chance of recovery.
Thcodoroff had an office at 90 EN-
change place About eight months ago.
after business reverses and long period
Of hard work, he suffered a nervous
breakdown. lie had been confined to his
bed since that time. His wife and
brother in-law, j. w. Samuels. feared that
his mind was becoming affected and
planned TO send him TO "a sanitarium for
treatment.
They tried 10 keep their plan from
him. but he learned of their intention and
became very melancholy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
COLORED WIGS LONDON VOGUE.
Mrs. George keppel and Her Guests
Adopt Custom.
Special Gable Despafch 10 THE su,

LONDON, Feb 17.-The fashion of
women wearing coloned wigs was en-
phasized at a dinner dance given by Mrs.
George Keppel tonight for her daughters
coming out. Twenty-Five OF the forty
guests, all Of whom are well known men,
bers Of society. wore colored TRANSFORMS.
tons" mainly purple. blue green and
rose.
Mrs. Keppel had "Vasco rose wig
which was almost lilac. Lady Ponsonby a
wig Of green blue. Lady Grosvencr one
OF green. and tho Hon. Mira bingham ono
Of SAKE blue with cerise ornaments. All
the wigs were carefully studied with a
view to hsrmonlxing them with the wear
er's eyes and costume
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
MAY EXTRADITE CASTILLO
state Deps rtment Inclined 10 Grant
Villas Request.

wAsHINGroN, Feb. 17.-That Maxine
Castillo. the Mexican bandit chief held re
sponsible for the death OF sixteen Ameri
cans on board train in the Cumbre
tunnel in Chihuahua, will be delivered To
Gen. villa or his authorities was regarded
as probable tonight in view OF intima
tions that have been given at the State
Department
Sscretary Bryan asked Gen. villa IN
capture and punish Castillo for his part
In burning trains In the Cunbre tunnel ~
a'rssult Of which the Americans lost their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
LINER BRINGS LIFE voYAGER.
1sjured ORtcer of wrecked vero-
nese Can't sleep Ashore,

Ernest Victor Hugo. who is a relative
Of the great French writer. arrived yester-
day by the Lamport q Holt liner Byron
In a steamer chair. unable to move with
out assistance because Of paralysis from
the waist down. His condition is due 10
three days and nights exposure on the
bridge OF the liner veroneso when 1t
was wrecked of the Portuguese coast a
year ago. He was chief officer OF the
vessel.
After his sffiiction he found that he
could not sleep ashore, and the line gave
him permission to sail for the rest Of
his life on It's ships. lie Is ~ and
expects to be rocked in the cradle Of
the deep for a quarter OF century AZ
least before no Is buried at sea. which is
the funeral he prefers. lie wears a
medal OF the Royal Humane Society for
rescuing thirty$two passengers of the
veronesc. He Is a bachelor.