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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

nelly building and will soon move his
family to this place.
Quite few of the Royal Neighbors
are planning on going to Platteville
to the r. N. A. school Of instruction
to be held there next Thursday, Oct. 3.
The ladies of the Bible class met
Monday evening with Mrs. George Gar
side. Business was transacted in the
usual way and dainty refreshments
were served by Mrs. Garside
The Royal Neighbors will hold their
handkerchief and apron sale and Of
fer bargains in other articles, also
lunch next Saturday evening begin
ming at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Curtis, depart
ed Monday for Lake Geneva, where
they will visit the James Parker fam
lily and also Mrs. Bean, who is "a
years old and still spry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Greer and child
rem, Mrs. Nan Donnelly, Mrs. Sue
C1egg, Mrs. Carrie Sprague and daugh-
ter, Althea, and Mrs. Gus Tornowske
OF Bloomington, also Will and Gus
TornoWske Of Glen Haven, were Sun
day callers at Charles Tornowske's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
Northumberland.

On Wednesday morning, at o'clock
at st. Clements church, occurred the
marriage Of Miss Mary Johnson to
Aloysius Hoffman, Rev. r. A. VAN
bold performing the ceremony.
Miss Phoebe Cogan, a friend of the
bride, was bridesmaid, and Frank
Hoffman, brother of the groom, was
grOOmsman
The bride was dressed in a dress
OF silk crepe de chene and wore veil
and carried shower boquet Of roses.
The bridesmaid was of white shadow
lace trimmed with pink.
After the ceremony an elaborate
wedding dinner was served at Il
O'Clock to the wedding party, after
which they departed for Madison,
where they will spend a week visiting
relatives.
The bride is the only daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Johnson. and
has host of friends in the city. The
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Hoffman, and is an industrious and
popular young farmer Their many
friends wish them happy future.
They will make their home on
farm east of Lancaster, which the
groom has recently purchased
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
CITIZENS COMMITTEE o. KS.
WORK OF w. & |. RAILWAY
Continued from Page One.)

neys in such matters were employed
and their advice followed.
We find these bonds were finally
placed in escrow with the Union State
Bank during the week of August 7th
to 18th and the receipt of said bank
given, covering the conditions on which
escrow was accepted. We find these
conditions are:
Lancaster city bonds may be deIiv-
cred to the railroad company when
work is completed and in operation
as provided by law to west line Of sec
ton Is, BeetOwn.
BeetoWn bonds, when the road is
completed and in operation as provid-
ed by law to Bloomington village also
$4,000 of Little Grant at same time.
Village Of Bloomington and town of
Bloomington, when road is completed
and in operation as provided by law
to town line between Bloomington and
Patch Grove.
Town of Patch Grove bonds are de-
liverable when road is completed and
in operation as provided by law to
north and south center line of section
81, Patch Grove township.
Mt. Hope bonds are deliverable
when road is completed and in oper-
alton as provided by law to village of
Mt. Hope; also the remainder of Lit
tie Grant bonds ($4,8OO) at same time
We find that that at the time these
various bond issues were deposited in
escrow there were also put in escrow
with the same bank, preferred stock
certificates equal to each bond issue
for the various municipalities. All
these things have been attended to.
We are informed by said bank, in
proper and legal manner as required
by law.
We are informed that it was found
impossible for a construction con-
tractor to secure a surety bond until
such time as the municipal bonds
were properly in escrow and the
agreed stock subscriptions secured.
Also a more definite and permanent
survey made. The engineering work
was actively begun early in April and
vigorously pushed until finished about
the middle of August.
Preparations were begun in June to
make the required showing before the
State Railroad Commission By US
ing part of the original engineering
data with that under way a showing
was made to the state engineers of
the railroad commission on the 2Sth
OF June. On the 5th and 9th of July
Mr.. G. M Larson, chief engineer, ac-
companied by an assistant, visited
Lancaster, examining the engineering
records and made study of the entire
survey. On July 18th favorable re-
port was made and the state railroad
commission issued an order APPROX
ing the engineering specifications.
We find that petition asking for
authority to issue stock and bonds
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
BECOMES CITIZEN AT THE
RIPE OLD AGE OF 81 YEARS.
(DodgevilIe Chronicle. J

John Pope of the town of Arena is
the Oldest man in Iowa county to take
out his second naturalization papers in
the circuit court of this county. Mr..
Pope, who is past "a years Of age, ap-
peared before Judge Clementson on
Monday and with the usual formality
was made full citizen of the United
States. Mr.. Pope was born in England
and came to America in 1854 and for
more than half a century has made his
home on farm in the town Of Arena,
where he has been a useful citizen
and where he has raised a large fami-
ly. Mr.. Pope is in good health and his
many friends hope that he will live to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary of his
birth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

way.
The c., M. & St. P. figures that it owns all the
business produced in the northwestern Quarter
OF Grant county. 1t doesn't cost this railroad com
pany anything for the farmers to haul their
grain and hogs ten or twelve miles to market: and
as long as the farmers will do this and give the
business to that company they are perfectly sat
lsfed to have it that way.
The Chicago and North Western Railroad Com
pany has felt for many years that the North and
East part OF the County as we'll as the Lancaster
region was their territory. What is the use of
the North Western spending $25, 900 mile to ex
tend It's lines in any direction as long as the pro-
ducers Will haul their crops and stock to the
North Western line. 1t doesn't cost the North
Western company anything for the farmers to
haul their produce to the present points served
linen why spend money for construction and 3D.
GRAFTON and get but little for the extra haul and
trouble?
Everybody knows that the Chicago & North
Western Railroad Co.. Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Company and the c., B. & @. Railroad COM
pany dominate practically all the traffic business
in Wisconsin. The great financial center of the
northwest is Chicago. The Chicago banks all
have on the board of directors, officers of these
railroad companies. Chicago banks, in large
measure, control nearly every proposition in the
West requiring large capital to accomplish It
is therefore practically impossible to secure any
cooperation or support financially for any under
taking that would threaten to curtail the tire
mendous earning powers of these great rail cor
pOrat1ons. In other words they will not extend
their lines Tor public convenience; and through
the ramltlcatlOnS OF their association thew have
always shown great ability to not Onlv disconr
age any independent movement for relief but
in most instances have successfully defeated it.
This condition is we'll known and must be met
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

with which to provide funds for con-
struction of the road, equipping same,
acquiring right of way and to meet
all other lawful expenses necessary,
as filed with the state railroad COM
mission on the 30th day of June. The
commission did not issue such certi-
ficate until the 10Th of July This
certificate grants the company the
right to sell all its authorized capital
stock and to issue first mortgage
bonds to the amount of $250,O0O.
We find that after the field work was
completed by the engineering force a
considerable time was needed to prop
erly compile data; to work out bridge
plans and specifications, culverts,
crossings, highway changes and 9TH
er details, before contractors could in
telligently make estimates and enter
guaranteed contracts.
We have been given access to much
detail information prepared by the en-
glneer and contractors engineers. It
is represented that much of this work
was not completed until about the 10th
of September.
We find contract was made with
Mr.. Burkdoll to have prepared a com
plete engineering statistical and his
torical report. We have seen this re-
port and find it very exhaustive doc
ument or rather volume. The purpose
OF this report was to group together
all information that would aid in de-
termining the necessity, convenience
and possible earning capacity of the
enterprise, so that stocks and bonds
might be offered for sale in an intel
ngent way. 1t is evident that a vast
amount OF work and great care and
skill was necessary in securing and
compiling the information contained in
this report. 1t is practically the bible
OF the railroad faith and as such is in
valuable
We find that bona fide contract has
been entered into for the actual con-
struction and completion of the road
from Lancaster to Mt. Hope. We have
been shown this contract and it
provides that within ten days after
the railroad company deposits the
agreed subscription in escrow with
one or more Grant county banks
bond for $35O,OOO will be filed to guar
antee the commencement of construc-
ton and actual completion of the road.
We have been shown communi-
cation from two large surety COM
pan1es saying they are ready to ex-
ecute such bond for the contractor.
We find that under the method
adopted there can be no money paid
out from municipal or personal sub
scrlptions, on this contract until such
bond is filed guaranteeing the COM
pletion of the road to Mt. Hope and
until the actual work is done or ma
terial purchased and on the ground.
We find that tho board of directors
of the railroad company has author
lied the execution of a trust deed COW
ering the matter of the first series of
bonds in the amount of $250,0OO. The
resolutions, form of bonds and form
of trust deed have all been passed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
God Helps the Man
Who Helps Himself. ;"

One mans power depends on another's weak
ness Unity OF purpose and active cooperation
IS the only means of meeting such conditions
This Company seeks the confidence and COOP
Grafton of the Public for purely unselfish and
helpful Public Undertaking.
Read the report of the Citizens Committee.
published on the first page of this paper. Learn
from these gentlemen what has been accom-
pllshed. They have investigated for the pur-
pose Of giving the Public reliable information.
They were not requested to commend the
work so far accomplished but they were so fav-
orably impressed that it was regarded as only
justice to add some brief word of commentator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
The Plan and Methods.

By which this desirable undertaking can be ac-
complished is the second statement to verify.
Some people say, "why don't the Hill interests
build the road?" "Why don't the c., NJ & St. P.
put in line if it will pay and be good proper
ty?" 'Why don't the North Western extend it's
line across Grant river to Bloomington"
The Hill interests own the c., B. & O., which
serves the extreme west and southwest portions
Of the county and they prefer to have the farm
ers and merchants spend $4,000 year hauling
produce to their line and trucking incoming
freight, rather than build any additional mileage
They would get little extra charge and that at ad-
vanced expense.
So they say: "Let the farmers and merchants
spend the money; we will get the business any
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
A Big Surety Bond.

This company must dispose Of 800 shares of
its Preferred Capital Stock to insure the con-
struction and completion of it's first section be-
tween Lancaster and Mt. Hope. This stock is
per cent Preferred The minute these shares
are subscribed for Bond for $35O,OOO will go
on record guaranteeing the completion Of the
first section to Mt Hope. We invite the most
careful investigation. We are going to build
this road if the Public wants it and we believe
it does.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
S125,0O0 Annually.

This is expressing the advantage in Dollars
and Cents. It is very conservative. But the ad-
ditional convenience adds much to the desirable
ness of the property affected. Added desirabiIi-
ty means added demand which in turn means adj
vanced selling value. We are far inside the real
increase of value when we set it at 1917 per cent.
or an average of $3.50 per acre. In many cases
it will be more than double that It is plain to
any fairminded person that such an improved
condition amounts to very substantial Public
Benefit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

on by the legal department of the Fort
Dearborn Trust and Savings bank of
Chicago.
We find that the new survey has
vastly improved the economic quail
ties OF the road when in operation.
The first survey showing only about
So per cent of straight track while the
new survey shows nearly so per cent
Over 70 per cent of present survey
shows less than 1 per cent grade,
while the first survey was practically
double that.
However, to attain these desirable
conditions the cost of the line has been
considerably increased which condi-
ton has been met by the board of di-
rectors increasing the contractors
pay, by allowing $4,000 additional
mortgage bonds and the proceeds
from 300 shares of common stock
We were not requested to make any
suggestion or recommendations but
simply to report on what has been
accomplished. Nevertheless we ven
ture to state that we find every step
C1h0A, We'll uduul0u anu we IG6l muCn
could be said of the apparent care
and thoroughness of the great amount
OF work accomplished. We also feel
that it has gone forward with all the
dispatch possible under prevailing
circumstances.
September 27, 1916.
RICHARD MEYER, Jr.
ALEX ROBERTSON,
F. H. BOOTH,
M. F. WOODHOUSE,
VIM LEIGHTON,
j. B. LUDDEN,
A. j. FREY,
w. J. BAILIE.
w. c. BUTTERWORTH,
J. C. BROCKERT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
For a Muddy Complexion.

Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
adopt diet of vegetables and cereals.
Take outdoor exercise daily and your
complexion will be greatly improved
within few months. Try it. Obtain
able everywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
THE PUBLIC:

reduced to cost figures amounts to a sum not less
than 100000. The construction Of this Railroad
will reduce the wagon haul to less than an aver
age OF four miles, effecting saving Of over $780,
900 every year.
Beside this, the saving of long drives to and
from the County Seat as we'll as the travel be-
tween the various villages, would easily advance
the net savings to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

by mature and we'll developed plan Of proceed
ure by the Public, such as is now contemplated
by this Company, if we hope to succeed. AS mat
ters now stand, and have stood for many years,
the people Of this rich district pay the heavy
burden above shown so that these big railroad
corporations may save further investment in
construction and operation, and yet retain the
business
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

It's awfully hard for the average
man to look in mirror and believe
that he was once a cute baby.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

Printers may be fond of cake, but
they do not like ri.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

A baby cuts his teeth before he is
on speaking terms with them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

A woman passes a strange baby
much as man passes a strange can
inc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

EVerybody's business is the gossip's
business.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
CATTLE SHIPMENTS
ARE INCREASING DAILY

Cattle shipments over the Southern
Pacific line out of Sparks have re-
sumed again and from 80 to so cars
OF Nevada cattle are being sent to
coast points daily.
Many coast packing houses and
butchers are depending on the Nevada
cattle market for their supply. A 10.
carload shipment, billed for San
Diego. was due to leave Sparks when
the heavy floods destroyed the roads
int oSan Diego. The cattle were TAX.
en- east from Sparks and were sent 10
San Pedro over the Salt Lake route
and shipped on boat from there to
San Diego.-GaZette.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
Notice

Roundtree & Creighton and Frank
Roundtree, since disposing of their
business here have turned over all &C.
counts due them to the undersigned
for collection; all persons owing the
aforementioned persons will kindly
come forward and pay their accounts.
]. NJ. MCNAMARA,
Rooms 202-203, Pioneer Building,
Elko, Nevada
J 24-F24.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
SURVIVOR TELLS
OF GREAT FLOOD

The first connected story from an
Otay valley survivor came from C. H.
Lopez, whose Lone Pine ranch was
swept away. Lopez, warned by two
fleeing ranchers, stopped to change his
clothes and was caught.
81 heard a roar which struck me
with terror and / ran for the hills"
he said. "A wave hit my knees and
another bowled me over. A straw
stack floated over me and / was
caught in floating barbed wire fence.
l caught tree branch and lost con.
seriousness. When came to myself l
was on a hillside with the water run
ming over my feet"
Two men, Osborne and Baird" he
said, warned the valley.
Drags Wife to Safety.
Five men and a woman were at
supper at the Daneri winery, Thurs
day night, when the flood broke. En-
uelle Daneri, the proprietor, coming
from his wine cellar at his wife's call,
heard the roar of the flood. Without
attemptin ct breach the house, he
dragged his wife to nearby hill from
which they watched the water crum
pie the house. None of those at sup
per escaped.
Wire communication with the out
side world has re-established yester-
day when all Indian swan the swollen
San Luis Rey river with light line
attached to him. To this line Il
heavier wire was attached by which
four telephone cables were drawn over
and connected to lines carried up
from San Diego.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
If 80. its motto ought to be. Tor the
love OF mud."
New cIoths. Good .. Medicine.

-oU SsSehbOo WV - WO0SStuSa
The best tonic for the homemaker
and mother OF family 10 new clothee
There IL not merely Joy but real
health-giying in a new hat or gown.
Too many times the mother says.
Anything viii do for me-" so often the
whole family comes to believe It. The
woman who knows she is becomingly
dressed will carry herself erect and
walk with certain spring and elias
ITCHY impossible to the shabby or
dowdy woman.
II may take considerable tact and
persuasion on the part Of the younger
members OF the family to convince the
mother past fifty that she needs new
hat instead OF box OF pills. or that
a new gown will be better producer
OF energy than bottle Of iron. Re-
member. woman is as old as she
wishes to be. So she should cling to
her youth. A woman shouldn't get the
idea she Is aging and she won't age.--
Mary l.. Oberlin in Farming business.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
night. A large crowd attended and
everyone enjoyed a good time.

MoA- A AABc CEOW0 Nptcnueo anu
everyone enjoyed a good time.
We are informed that w. Warren,
electrical engineer. formerly OF Sac
ramento. has decided to locate here
and engage in business.
Local Cinnamon today began the
celebration Of their New Year. It will
continue about two weeks.
Orlando 8. Coates was yesterday
granted a divorce from his wife Cora
L. Coates. The couple were married
in New York in 1897. and they have
one daughter The ground stated in
the complaint is desertion.
1t is reported that the Elk saloon is
soon to change hands.
Frank Grove, recently with the Sey.
mour Jacobs Co., has departed.
One Of Albert Olin's little children
has typhoid fever.
Clarence Eldredge, brotherin.law OF
Mrs. Albert Olin, who recently came
here to locate, says that he formerly
operated White chemical fire engine
of the same type that the county com
missioners expect to purchase fol-
this place. and that it is undoubtedly
the best on the market. He operated
such a machine at San Bernardino
and at every fire and every test Il
performed wonderfully.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
AT THE MAYER HOTEL.

P. S. Indart. White Rock; H. John.
son, Sacramento: G. E. Deterwing,
Portland. Oregon; C. w. Skene, San
Francisco; w. F. Rutledge, Mackay
Idaho; w. J. Hoyt, Lamoille; VIM.
Toyn, Lee; H. w. Hobbs, B. Grevelli,
E. p. Rogers, San Francisco; Arthur
Drown, Lee: Jno. BALM, Elko: J. W.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
FILcHEo FROM F,LmLAhD.

A fIsherman-genus. Dub; color,
grass-green-is engaged in Keeling in
his catch. Said catch consists OF an
old shoe. Having Drawn TINS on your
imagination, you will be more or less
prepared for the catch-line beneath.
It is, "a one-reel comedy with an un-
expected ending" What. what? Not
bad? You flatter us.
We never did shine in these here
higher mathematics-or in the base
ment variety either, for that matter.
1t may not be surprising. therefore.
that we don't make this. How is il
by you? A professor in the University
Of Pittsburg says-so they say:
"One who has not three and seven.
tenths children is failure as eu
genie member of society, inasmuch as
the best children are the fourth OF
fifth"
Now, putting aside all other ques
tions.-and there are several in frac.
tons we would like to ask,-have you
three and seven-tenths children?
Neither have we. In fact, we certainly
would think there was something
wrong with us II we had.
There are plenty of non-refillable
containers-so-called-nowadays. Blu,
where, oh, where, are the non-refillable
consumers?
See America"-Europe is too busy
Have vnl a little investigating com
mittee of any kind in your community;
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
Notice to the Public

l wish to announce that my group
of claims near Tuscarora was not sold
to the Holden Milling & Smelling
Company as was recently reported.
and they are for sale now to any per-
son who wants them and has the
money to pay. Call or address.
MRS. A. K. ROSE.
Tuscarora, Nevada.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-02
you CAN MAKE 1T TODAY.

c. w. Skene of the land department
of the s. P. Co. is in Elko today.
]. p. Quigley, superintendent of the
transportation department of the w.
p. Is spending the day here.
Joseph Hennen is in from his ranch
in Pleasant. He says that the ranch.
ers in his section are making an or
ganized fight against the coyote, and
that il the other sections of the county
do as well, the rabies plague will soon
be eradicated.
H. w. Hobbs of the legal depart
ment of the s. p. Is in Elko today
looking over land records for the COM
pany.
Arthur Drown, one of the prominent
young ranchers of South Fork, Is In
Elko on a business trip.
+. .. lndart mas returned from q
months visit in San Francisco. He
will remain several days before going
to his home at White Rock
Indian Ham Blains got on another
of his periodical jags last night and
the officers had to place him in the
county Jail. If Ham were allowed to
remain out of jail few months he
would probably drink himself to death.
Such course might be worth the ex.
pertinent II II were not for the fact
that he might injure or kill someone
as he sometimes gets very ugly.
The Pythian Sisters held a very
pleasant social at Castle Hall last