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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09

A long and tedious delay, occasion
ed by perfecting various details, has
according TO statements of officials OF
the company, perhaps given the pub
lie the impression that the Wiscon-
sin ard Illinois Railroad matters were
at a standstill. Quite to the contrary
as the Herald has been shown, the
work has gone on increasingly and,
while not Of a nature to be definitely
observed by the public, is still OF a
most necessary character.
In the first place, with respect to
the financial side of the project,
many details had to be perfected; on
ly this last week the company secured
formal authority from the Railroad
Commission of Wisconsin to proceed
with the actual issuance of its capital
stock and mortgage bonds. With this
step many important matters become
operative at once.
In brief, the company has executed
a general mortgage or trust deed for
the sum of one million dollars; this
to be the maximum amount OF mort
gagged Indebtedness on the railroad
properties hereafter created within
the state of Wisconsin. AS author
lied by the commission the company
issues against this trust deed the sum
of S250,000 in first mortgage gold
bonds, covering the first section from
this city to the village of Mount Hope.
These mortgage bonds are known as
series "a Other amounts of mort
gage bonds will be issued as the eX-
tensions of the line southeastward
toward the State line.
These mortgage bonds for which the
Fort Dearborn Trust and Savings
Bank of Chicago acts as trustee, are
taken by the Railway Contracting and
Equipment Company of Chicago in
partial payment for construction and
equipment, and the municipal bonds
in the sum of $4,000 is likewise TAX
en- by the contractor in partial pay
ment; the Union State Bank of this
city acts as trustee in the holding in
trust the town bonds for the various
towns and also holding in trust $780,
UUU Oh the COMPANY pIeIeIIeu CdpICdi
stock, the latter to be turned over to
the towns when the railroad is in
actual operation. At the same time
the town bonds will be turned over
to the railroad company, to be by them
delivered to the contracting company.
The municipal bonds bear interest
at the rate of Az per cent per annum
from the date of issue, but this inter-
est is cancelled from date Of issue TO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
Double Drowning at Cassville
Saturday Night Booze Result?

toward Gutenberg about twelve miles
away and that the engine had failed
on them.
They must have drifted back down
stream until they reached the point
where the tragedy happened. The
steamer crew put out lifeboats at
once and cruised around picking up
the shattered launch, but finding no
trace OF the bodies.
Dynamiting was conducted Sunday
without success, but on Monday after
noon about l p. M. Eugene Harring-
ton, a fisherman, discovered the first
body, that of circuit. This was found
in the river near the foot of Dennison
avenue. At $50 Harrington found the
second body.
The steamer G. w. Hill came up the
river Monday afternoon and took the
first body to Gutenberg where it will
be buried The second body will be
inferred at Burton where Rhinehardt's
parents live.
Both of the unfortunate men were
married, although it is said Rhinehardt
had no family
Owing to the fact that no lights
were burning on the launch it is pos
sible that no action can be taken for
damages against the owners Of the
steamer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09

4 shocking tragedy occurred at
CassviIIe last Satm day night when the
big excursion steamer G. W. Hill bound
homeward toward Dubuque and laden
with 600 eXcursiOnists, struck head-On
into the fiat bottom launch occupied
BY Elmer Circuit and George Rhine
hardt OF Gutenberg, Iowa, and crush
ing the craft. threw the two men into
the big river and a watery grave.
Circuit and Rhinehardt came to Cass-
vile during the day md it is said, i'm
bibed freely while in the village. They
left Cassville about o'clock in the
evening and, according to a reliable
statement. were so intoxicated that
one of the men fell into the boat.
Nothing further was heard or seen
the two men.
About $50 the excursion steamer
which had left Dubuque with a large
party of Milwaukee road shop eXcur-
siOnists for Cassville and Gutenberg,
was noticed by Cassville people as she
stopped in mid-channel opposite the
Kleinpell Bros Lumber Cos. yard
Launches were put out from shore
and the villagers found that tragedy
had occurred.
No lights were on the launch and
10 outcry was heard. 1t is supposed
that the men had gone up the stream
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
Wisconsin and Illinois Railroad Financing Plans Perfected
Early Construction Lancater-Mt Hope Line Arranged For

date of actual delivery by the trustee.
These bonds expire if the road is not
in actual operation by Nov. l, 1917.
If the road is in actual operation by
that time they are valid and will ex-
pire only by payment, the last bond
coming due Nov. l, 1884.
The total amount of stock as author
ibed by the Railroad Commission is
$3.50, 900, of which 100000 is COM
mon stock and $350,000 is 4 per cent
non-cumulative Preferred Stock. AS
$4,000 Of this latter has been sub
scribed for by the various towns and
the city of Lancaster the remaining
$15400O will be offered for subscrip-
ton to investors. Likewise, that por-
ton of the common stock not already
subscribed for will be offered to the
investing public.
For this purpose stock books will
soon be opened at the company's OF
fees in this city in charge of men OF
experience in this field Of work.
Actual construction work on the line
which has been awaited by the general
public for long time, is about to be-
come a reality and will mark defin-
lite milestone in the progress of this
work, as all arrangements between the
Railway Contracting & Equipment
Company and the sub-contractors
will be perfected this week.
At that time the contractor will as
sumo charge of the physical end OF the
road building under the direction OF
the engineering department and the
w. & l. officials will turn their at
tention to the sale of capital stock,
securing right of way and carrying on
the engineering work toward Platte
vile and southeast to the State line.
The equipment of the western Sec
ton of the road will involve the use
of 70-lb. rails and be a first-class
standard construction throughout the
entire length Of the line. There are
two large trestles to be built, one at
Grant river crossing, three hundred
feet long and the other at Blooming
ton about one hundred and twenty
feet long.
The elevation across the valleys will
be about ten feet with about twenty
feet elevation at the streams.
The road in general will proceed
west from the canning factory in the
city and, skirting the city on the
northwest side, will cross the Beetown
road north of the farm owned by DR..
Joseph Godfrey. 1t will then run
west on the south side of the road I'M
til the Leibfreid farm is reached
where the Beetown road will be cut
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09

to depth of twenty-five feet and a
highway bridge established for We
hicle traffic over the railroad; thence
running down Barth hollow to a cross
ing of the Grant river near the foot of
LamsOn hill and up Henkle hollow to
the Galloway farm. Crossing the
Anstey road near the north end Of the
Harley Sprague farm the railroad
runs in almost direct line to Dodge
Corners, passing a little to the west Of
the cemetery. Thence to the Gates
and Patterson farms and down the hol-
low that runs from that point to the
village of Bloomington.
Between Bloomington and Patch
Grove the line is laid through the bot
tom land generally following the main
highway; at Patch Grove there is a
swing to the northeast passing to the
north Of the Nagle cemetery and thence
in almost a straight line to Mount
Hope.
The maximum grade, 21A per cent,
occurs only in Barth hollow. The
grade on the other hills has been kept
to 2 per cent, while on the uplands no
grade exceeding one per cent has
been employed. Except in few in
stances no curves sharper than five de-
grees has been used.
In order that one may gain a fair
idea of a work of this character it
will be noted that there are about
100000 cubic yards of earth to be
moved including such solid rock as
may be encountered and to arrive at
dependable figures of cost, it requires
the working out in detail on paper,
in the same manner as will be done
during actual construction, the max
ing of maps, profles, drawing of spec
ifications, blue prints for buildings,
etc., this, in order that construction
may be properly followed by the en-
gineers in the field.
The equipment for this first section
is outlined to consist of two Acton
motors for the freight service, two all
steel constructed interurban coaches
with compartments for baggage, mail
and express; these coaches are equip
ped with two engines each to handle
two or more trailer coaches of like
capacity.
1t is worthy of note that the mort
gage on the line of railroad will be ex-
ceptionally low, about $500 per mile
of per cent first mortgage bonds, so
that as a total the line has only $15,-
/ 900 annual interest to meet.
This gives a much more than an or
d;oary chanco for dividends to accrue
| to the stock of the company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
TIE JUSTICE COURTS.

Hub Slaght Of Beetown, appeared
in court last Wednesday and, after
pleading guilty to an assault charge,
paid a fine of So and costs. The as
sault was committed on July q
against the person of Ernest SIaght,
nephew. 1t is said that the youth
aggravated his uncle until the latter
struck him.
John W. Howard, of Blue River,
was held over to the county court
yesterday morning on a charge Of hav-
ing deserted and failed to support his
five minor children. Their names are,
Luella May, Wesley, Cornelius, Wilson
and Farnum, and their ages range
from IA months to nine years.
Howard was picked up at Prairie
du Chen where he had been tending
bar and working on the railroad. Up
on his waiver he was ordered to APP
pear forthwith before the county
Judge for trial on $500 bonds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
CIRCUIT court, AUG 2
JUDGE CLEMENTSON HEARS TWO
DIVORCES AND A FEW
OTHER CASES.

Tales of neglect, nOn-SuppOrt, cruel
ty and drunkenness characterized the
two divorce cases heard by Judge
George Clementson last Wednesday af-
ternoon. Both parties were from
Platteville, and both women. Ger
trude Benson, aged %, asked for di-
vorce from George Benson, aged 26,
alleging cruel treatment, staying out
at nights, going to the skating rink
and helping other girls with their
skates while Mrs. Benson was allow
ed to place her own on unaided, and
drinking and gambling, were the final
straWs that broke the camel's back
in Mrs. BOnson's case. Mrs. Benson
said, rather pathetically, that she had
"cried for a home,' but her tears were
of no avail. Mrs. Benson was allowed
a divorce and alimony at the rate of
S. weekly with a possibility of more
by court order should Benson secure
profitable employment. She has lit
tie girl aged years.
Sadie Loui asked for a divorce from
John Loui alleging that John had fail
ed to support her from the beginning
of their married life some fourteen
years ago. Mrs. Loui said that she
had left because Loui pere refused to
work, wouldn't work and she couldn't
get half a living"
So, after two years Of it she went
home to mother. Mrs. Loui character
lied John LOui as naturally lazy, but
not a drinking man as he never had
earned enough to keep him we'll sup
piled with liquor.
Asked if he was ablebOdied, Mrs.
Loui said that her husband was GER
tainly more so than she was, and judg-
ing from her frail appearance she was
not prevaricating. Mrs. Loui was Civ
EN- a divorce with alimOny of $15
monthly. She has one child, a girl
aged IL years.
Orders of publication filed, judg-
ments signed and a few quiet title
cases concluded the days business.
There will be one day of court early
next month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
MISS WATTS SALE CONCLUDED.

A great mass of miscellaneous eff
fects disposed of concluded the Miss
Watts sale held at the Brooker build
ing for three days last week. George
Mccarthy acted as auctioneer, and, due
both to his responsiveness and the
large crowd was able to sell things
quickly and at what seemed to be ex-
cellent prices.
Some bargains were picked up, one
of them being a set of autograph
photos of the famous Cambridge CO
terie including the signed Iikenesses
of Holmes, LongfeIlow, L. M. Allcott
and others.
A wooden flower stand somewhat
deliberately carved surprised the
crowd by selling at $40, while a com
plete bedroom suite of black walnut
sold for only $40.
Pictures Of doubtful value sold for
from 25c up to 81, and chairs went in
odd lots from 25c up to 81. An old
sewing machine worth originally about
$25, went for 60c, and a clothes rack
costing new 10c, sold for 3Oc.
So the sale went, bringing, it is said,
considerably more than the appraised
value of the articles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
THEIR Goth WEDDING DAY.
Large Number of Friends Surprise
Mr.. and Mrs. AdOlph Wepking
Last Sunday.

Friends in large number gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Wepking last Sunday, the occasion
being the 10th anniversary Of their
wedding day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wepking and family
are highly esteemed by all who know
them and their relatives and friends
took this opportunity of demonstrate
ing their regard. Food in great
quantity and of delicious quality was
brought and after bounteOus repast
the day was spent in visiting and
talking over old times. Those pres
ent were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wepking and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Vesperman and
daughter, Norma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Vesperman
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Belz.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Vesperman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis O.. Vesperman
and daughter, Doris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Vesperman.
Will and Clarence Vesperman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe V. Book, of BoscO-
bel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wepking, Of
Fennimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wepking, Jr.,
of Mason City, Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
ANOTHER TRUE FISH STORY.

Lou Fischer is the unquestioned au-
thOrity OF the latest fish story, and
Lou swears by all that is holy that this
one is true
Last Sunday Mr.. Fischer spent the
day at Harris slough below Bagley-
Ed GOvier and another man named
Cooley were fishing there and Mr..
Govier became highly excited when he
hooked pickerel of mammoth size on
his line. The fish was pulled up on
the bank and in order to hold him
Cooley straddled the fish's back The
pickerel weighed in at ten pounds and
measured three feet in length. Some
fish.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
INSTITUTE PLEASING TO
ALL CONCERNED

Pupils and teachers are well pleased
with the Grant county teachers in
stitute closing this week at the high
school. after a session of eight days.
During that time Prof. Royce has
taught on reading and language with
five classes. Prof. Ullrich in agricul-
ture and arithmetic in five classes,
Prof Adams in grammar, civics and
geography, three classes, and Mrs. Isa-
bel Trow Servis, sewing with several
classes.
One hundred and twenty-four teach
ers were registered up to Tuesday
morning when the roll call followed
the song services. The work is in
teresting and we'll worth listening to,
whether one desires to take up peda-
gOgic work or not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
SlO,883.6O IS GRANT
COUNTYS SHARE
Of AUTO LICENSE

According to the report filed by Sec
rotary Of state, John S. Donald on
Saturday last, Grant county will re-
ceive $1O,883.60 as its share of S410,-
1O1.1O turned back to the counties as
their share of the automobile license
fees. The total sum paid into the
state amounts to $575,978. The cost
of administration amounted to $685.
1868 and there is left for distribu-
ton $546, 8O1.47. The counties will re-
ceive rs per cent of the latter sum.
twenty-five per cent, or $136,700.47,
is paid into the state highway fund.
Milwaukee county contributed the
largest amount to the fund, $88,840,
and receives back comparatively
large sum, $61,S5O.13. Dane county
is next with a total contribution of
$3O,174, and receives $21, 490.S5.
These figures are for the fiscal year
1915-1916, including the last half of
1915 and the first half of 1916.
The statement of the cost of admin
istration with the items that make up
the expense follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
SKATE! SKATE! SKATE!

Guy G. WertZ, proprietor of the skat-
ing rink, arrived in town last week
with his paraphernalia and began
erecting the same on the Crosby lots,
east of the Congregational church.
The rink occupies a large tent and
has a standard polished floor that
Mr. Wertz says, has to be care
fully trued up before skating is posi-
BILE The rink will have three sessions
daily, $50 to II, 2:3O to ;, and to
10.
Competent instructors will teach
the nOvices and preserve order.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
TRULY A .MAMMOTH SALE"

In last weeks Herald the S. & S.
shoe sale advertisement stated that
1000" pairs of sample shoes were on
sale. This should have said 100" pair
and the mistake was the compositor's
and not the advertisers. In accord
ance with both the firms and the Her
aids policy of advertising things
truthfully, we are glad to make the
correction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
Methodist Church.

Thursday, 7:30, prayer meeting.
$50, official board.
Friday, 2:30, Junior Ladies' Aid at
the home of Mrs. 7. H. Kennedy. rs,
choir rehearsal.
Sunday-9:3O, Sunday school. Spec
ial opening exercises by ladies. 10:30,
morning worship. 2:30, Hurricane
church. Gas, Epworth League. 1880,
gospel service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John z. NIcCord, BoscobeI, and Ere
da A. STEINER, FennimOre.
Raymond Lee Walker, Homer, and
Mildred Marie Wells, BOscobel.
Roy PendletOn, Ellenboro, and Hazel
Ellis. Mt. Hope
Wallace HOyle, Mt. Hope, and Err
ma GUlick, Wyalusing.
Fred Kane, Mineral Point. and Alice
PlimptOn, Mt. Hope
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
CASSVILLE, 1; BIG PATCH, O.

An exciting baseball game was
pulled off at Csasville, Sunday, when
Big Patch went down to defeat after
a heroic struggle lasting eleven in
nings. The game stood blank on both
sides until the last half of the 18th,
when Cassville made one run. Cass-
Vile has a good team and has only
been defeated once this seasOn-that
by Bloomington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
OMITTED LAST WEEK,

Through an unfortunate mistake
some notices, including an important
social event and one or two classified
advertisements were omitted from
the Herald last week. We realize the
disappointment felt when the newspa-
per falls down" where it is depended
upon and can only give the old excuse
of having so many things to do.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
NOTABLES VISIT LANCASTER.

w. H. Hatton, progressive candidate
for governor, and Merlin Hull, candi-
date on the same ticket for secretary
of state, visited Lancaster yesterday
morning.
The party conducted a meeting at
Platteville Monday evening, and prior
to that had visited many other towns
in Southern Wisconsin. They left for
Fennimore, after a short visit in the
county seat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09
REALESTATE TRANSFERS
DEALS IN DIRT FILED WITH COUN-
TY RECORDER PAST
SEVEN DAYS.

John Petit, Jr., to Cora A.
Tuff1ey, 81 acres in Hick-
DRY Grove. Con. -$ 100000
John Roth and wife to Phillip
Roth, 120 acres in Liberty.
Consideration ---------- 2,7OO.OO
". H. Prideaux to L. Knapp
20 acres in Little Grant.
Consideration -------- 100000
VIM. H. Prideaux to Fred L.
Knapp, 20 acres in Little
Grant. Consideration - 10000
JOS. f. Walsh and wife to
Mary Kirkenbush, land in
Potosi. Con. ----------- LOO
Mary Kirkenbush to Jos. F.
Walsh, land in Potosi Con. 100
Dan Vannatta to Andrew
Colder, 16O acres in Mount
Ida. Con. acknowledgements 100000
J. J. Andrew and wife to F.
Allen, lot in Livingston.
Consideration --------- 1850
Thos. Williams and wife to
James He'll, land in Cuba
City. Consideration 49, 100000
Jno Richard and wife to Her
man Digman, land in James
town. Consideration - 10000
Nellie Richter and husband
to David James, land in
WingviIle. Con. ------- 10000
VIM Enos to Grace c. Howe,
lots in Boscobel. Con. - LOO
and division of property. j.
George K. Clanton and wife
and A NJ Appleby and wife
to Earl Kessler, of Mon
roe, land in Lancaster. Con. LOO /
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-09

OIdWIUIU OUUHIy 4OOO4FOO OI14J Y-73
SAG. Other neighboring counties will
receive as follows:
LaFay cite, $5,172.82; Iowa, S.
1889; Richland, $4,443.61; Green, ST.
312.47; Sank, $7,65719. Florence
county receives the smallest sum, that
of $386.74 Other counties receiving
less than $1,000 are Bayfield,, Forest,
Iron, Sawyer and Villas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-27

Don't forget that this is the time when sum-
mer prices are the lowest Every one of these
thirty merchants can save you money on your
purchases as we'll as refund your railroad fare.
Another thing; the fall goods are beginning to
the women, as the gents cothers and haber-
dashery buyers have returned from the markets
and have some especial offerings for this fall.
Get in on the ground floor. Remember, you
can get anything you want in Ardmore.
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Mrs. William A. Davis, of
Kentucky, who started the
stampede for Roosevelt from
the gallery of the 1912 con-
vention, is again in Chicago
and the Old Guard is said to
be watching lest she repeat.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-22
AIRPLANE MAILS
NEW SUGGESTION
FAST CHICAGO-NEW YORK SER.
VICE PROPOSED.
Postoffice Men Have Been Seriously
Discussing Plan for Such Mail
Improvement.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Science, in
vention and practical utilities are
making gigantic strides. Never before
in the worlds history have so many
things, which few years ago would
have been scorned as wholly imprac-
ticable, come to the front as not only
realities but as every day matters.
Mails are soon to be sent from New
York to Chicago by aerial service in
eight hours, upon regular schedule,
If congress votes an initial appropria-
tion of 100000 with which it is pro-
posed to take the preliminary steps.
While the world is sleeping these
mails would be literally flying over
the country from Manhattan to the
metropolis of the West, during the
darkness of the night, delivering to
business men their mails in time for
early attention each morning.
Such an aerial mail Transportation
system is no less practicable, it is be-
lieved, than was the telephone not
many years ago, the sewing machine
of still further date, or the power