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The Washington times., 1917-12-01
Banker TeIIs Of Loan.

Edwin F. Mack, vice president of
the Central Trust Company of I'LL
nois, testified that on December Is,
1915, his institution made a loan OF
$4,000 on q note to Means. This
loan was secured by $4,000 in bonds.
The State contends that the securi-
ties are Identical with a part OF those
delivered to Means by the Merchants
Loan and Trust Company when the
trust fund for Mrs. Robinson was re
voked.
The State contends the revocation
OF the trust fund and the delivery OF
securities to Means was fraudulent.
Mack produced the note given by
Means, showing that the defendant
claimed the bonds offered in security
were his own. Mack further testi-
ned that on the maturity of the note
Means asked for an extension on a
plea that he was carrying United
states Steel stock. Subsequently
Means authorized the sale of some OF
the securities to meet the note which
was due
During the examination of Mack il
was shown that Means had drawn q
check for $500 to the credit OF DR.. NJ
ID. Ewell, Of Chicago. DR.. Ewell Is
present In the court to testify for the
defense that the alleged second King
will Is authentic.
Hugh N. Garrison, assistant CASH
Ter OF the Illinois Trust and Savings
company OF Chicago, testified that
on December 20. 1916, Means made a
$4,000 loan. putting up bonds as col
lateral Garrison produced the serial
numbers Of the security bonds, and
they corresponded with serial mum. |
oers OF bonds secured by the revoca. |
ton Of Mrs. Robinson's trust fund. |
II was shown that Means carried a |
large number OF bonds with him in |
black satchel.
To support its charge of forgery. |
the State will offer first William d. |
Gubbins. former secretary to James |
Z. King. Gubbins will testify that |
Means came to him and sought Infor-
nation upon which the second will |
was based. He will also testify that
Means told him that Mrs. Kings es-
ate was dissipated.
Chicago Girl on stand,
The State will next offer the testI-
mony OF Miss Pansy Well, q Chicago
stenographer. who will testify that
Gaston B. Means dictated to her a
Will which was in all OF Its provi-
slons similar to the one that is now
being held up by the State as a for.
gerry.
Ihere are a number of other wit
IesSes VINO VIII be called during the
SAy 70 testify as to irregular business
oeailngs which Means has had. The
p ,tate Is now attempting to break
uo"n the character OF the man. and
snow 10 the jury that his acts have
murder.
The Washington times., 1917-12-01
QUEER FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONSOF
MEANS REVEALED
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CONTINUED from First Page)
small book in which he pointed out
the private telephone number of Capt
Karl Boy-Ed.
Means told Todd that one Of his duties
was to learn OF textile secrets in the
United States and forward them to Ger
many.
Judge Curbs Testimony.
Strenuous objections by the defense
caused the court to stop Todd's testi-
mony on Means German connections.
I'VE are not lighting the German war
We are trying Castor Means" shouted
Attorney Cansler for the defense The
court sustained the objection, but the
testimony was already with the jury.
Todd continued and declared that
Means was a large dealer in cotton.
but later had the account changed
to the name OF his father-in-law. w.
r. Patterson. ''for business reasons
Todd declared that the account was
closed out at \ loss Of 1000, OF
which Means refunded but 5000.
Chicago bankers In the murder case
today detailed financial transactions
of Means amounting to $106.662 de-
posted in sixty days and the with
drawal OF all save $47 in the same
period. This startling disclosure OF
money handling by the younger MEM
ber of a family that never followed
gold successfully was the talk Of
Concord people this afternoon.
It was noted that the account OF
Means in the Illinois Savings Bank
beginning December 20. 1916, was
swelled to this enormous amount on
February 2S. 1917. All was with
drawn but S47. which was taken out
and the account closed September "a,
a month after Mrs. KInK's death.
The Washington times., 1917-12-01
Cashier Tells Inside Facts.

Ca1nler feih Inside Fnetn.
This evidence vas given by Hugh
N. Garrison, eashier OF this bank.
Prior to his testimony. Edward +.
Mack, vice president of the Illinois
Central Trust Company. OF Chicago,
testified that Means borrowed in De-
eember $4,000. scd put up s3s.00o
in collateral whi'h the bank was
forced to sell after default
Mr.. Mack said Means showed as
collateral and c1Iicd his property the
same papers which other Chicago
bankers had neld from Mrs. King
to her mother in their banks and
from which she received the 5000
monthly
The diSbursene't of this account
was done chiefly in 5000 accounts
to Means father 'n-law. W. R. Pat
terson- Many SO checks as Christ
mas presents went to relatives.
It IL possible that another sensa-
tion may be created today If the
State decides to subpoena Mrs. May
c. Melvin, sister OF Mrs. King. as a
witness. 1t Is understood that SolicI-
tor Clement Is considering such an
action.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15
IMPLEMENTS

Plows, Discs, Drills, Mowers Boin Wagons, Cotton Planters Seeders, Fencing, Cement
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
MACHINERY.

/ Boss manure spreader. One
Deering binder. l Standard
mower, good as new. Hay rake.
Rock Island hayloader. Hay
tedder. Grass seeder. Endgate
seeder. Monitor seeder. 16-in.
Emerson riding pillow. 14-inch
walking pillow. Emerson corn
pillow. Standard corn pillow.
Spring tooth walking cultivator.
Deere corn planter, complete
with trucks. Intersection and
2-section steel harrow. Two wa
CONS, and 2 sets wagon springs.
2 hog racks, one is woodrack and
hograck combined. Hayrack.
New Cooper oscillating bob
sleigh. Hay fork with $50 #.
rope and pulleys. Surrey. Two
sets work harness. l set breast
collar driving harness. Two big
kettles. Cane mill. Two 7O-gal.
lon molasses pans. so sap pals.
Two 16-foot hog troughs. One
wheelbarrow. Platform scales.
Four milk cans, 3 ten-gallon and
one eight-gal. $50 white oak
posts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
BABY BEEF INSTITUTE
OBJECT TO DEVELOP MEAT AS A
PROFITABLE SIDE LINE TO
FARMING.

Meetings which may add to the
states meat supply and at the same
time develop a most profitable side
line to general farming in Wisconsin
will be started when the first baby
beef institute convenes at New Rich
mond st. Croix. county today, Jan. 3.
This will be the first institute Of its
kind arranged in Wisconsin, which
usually. is not for it's dairy activities
rather than it's interests in meat pro-
duction Promoters of the movement
believe the state will soon has as high
a reputation in raising cattle as it has
in the dairy industry.
Growing directly out Of the new in
terest in the raising Of early matur-
ing beef, which eliminated in the Wis
consin boys baby beef show at Madi-
son in November, the idea has taken
root, and in response to local demands,
special baby beef institutes will be
held at twenty different points in diff
ferent counties this season.
The project will be carried on coop
eratively by the Wisconsin Live Stock
Breeders association, the Department
Of Farmers Institutes, and the state
associations representing the follow
ing breeds Of beef cattle: Aberdeen
Angus, Hereford, Red Polled and
ShOrthorn
Walter L. Houser Of Mondovi, well
known live stock breeder with much
baby beef experience, will conduct the
Institutes, assisted by local stockmen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
Around Wisconsin by Mail and Telegraph

Beet growers of Marinette and vicin
ityhave been presented with an uneX-
pected Christmas gift amounting to
100000 1t came in the form of bon
us from the sugar company at the rate
OF so cents per ton on all beets pro-
duced for the factory during the last
season.
-o-O-O-
Dr.. Andrew Watson, aged 80, who
died Dec. 8 at Cairo, Egypt, was &C
counted the most learned scholar Of
Arabic in Africa He was one Of the
first graduates of Carol college at
Waukesha, and in 1861 married Mar
garet McVicker, Sussex, and went 10
Egypt, where he remained ever since
600
Holton Richardson, 81 years old,
who was brigadier general of the 7th
Wisconsin volunteers in the Cival war,
died recently at his home in Keyport,
near Seattle, Wash. He took part in
General Meade's council of war the
night of the first day of the battle Of
Gettysburg, and was present when
General Lee surrendered to General
Grant.
Fred W. Bandoli 81 years old, prom
inent farmer living eight miles west
Of Eau Claire, is dead as a result Of
being kicked in the stomach by a
horse. After the accident Bandoli tied
up the animal, walked to the house
and told his wife, who made him take
to his bed. After she left Sc got up
and walked to chair and fell over
dead.
Christmas spirit evidently never
penetrated the heart of Green Bays
"meanest thief" At any rate the
| "meanest" individual has been found
in that city. For year Miss Ida Bar
rell kept Christmas savings account
at a local bank. Last week she receiv-
ed check for $1265, representing her
savings for the year. On her way
home from the bank she lost the check.
Later the paper was cashed at meat
market.
-O-O-O-
John Anthony, one of the owners Of
the Doll mine at Meeker's Grove, Wis,
was in Galena recently and stated that
a bad accident had occurred at Meek
er's Grove the fore part of last week
when large traction engine went
through bridge at that place into the
Fevre river. The engine was hauling
boilers to the Doll mine and had de-
livered one and was returning for an
other when the bridge gave way. Two
men on the engine went down with
the machine and while they were Sc
verify injured they consider themselves
fortunate in escaping DEATH The en-
CINE weighs about fifteen tons. 1t has
been removed from the water
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
COMPANY INCREASES CAPITAL.

The AIlen-Bradley company of Mil
waukee, manufacturers Of mechanical
devices, filed an amendment to it's ar
ticles of incorporation in the Office Of
the secretary of state, increasing it's
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Smyrna Investment company Of
Milwaukee also filed articles Of incor
poration. Capital stock of the COM
pany is $4,000. Incorporators are H.
T. Ferguson, Edward A. Wilbur and
e. J. Patterson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
MINISTER TO WED.

Word has been received at Neenah
announcing the engagement Of the
Rev. j. L. Marquis, formerly pastor of
the First Presbyterian church in Neen-
ah, now of Phoenix, Arizona, to Miss
Mary Hamilton, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Hamilton, formerly Of Neen-
ah, but now of Redlands, Cal. No date
has been set for the wedding. The
Rev. Marquis resigned his pastorate at
Neenah a year ago, because Of i'll
health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

1000 bu. oats, more or less.
200 bu. wheat and oats mixed.
About $50 bu. corn. 10 bu. seed
corn. Is bu. potatoes, more or
less.
About so fullblooded Ply
Rock chickens.
Some household furniture and
other articles too numerous to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
GUARD VOTES COST STATE s.27.

1t cost the state about II cents each
to obtain the vote of the militiamen
on the border, according to an estim-
ate by the secretary of states office.
The cost of printing was $307.41, and
the expenses of the messengers who
went to San Antonio to oversee the
casting of the ballots bl ought the to-
tai up to $643.59.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
WOODSMAN, ON LONG HIKE,
FREEZES IN FOREST LAND

Overtaken by the cold. Hugh Dens-
ky, 80 years old, of Ashland, and one
of a party of seven woodsmen on a
walk from Saxon to Cedar, Wis, dis
lance of nine miles through forests,
froze to death He failed to keep up
with his companions, who reached
Cedar with frozen feet and hands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
GREEN BAY MAN SHOOTS
SELF AFTER SEPARATION,

John Kusiak, 20 of Eaton, near Green
Bay, died from self-infiict-
ed wound while being taken to hos
pital. He shot himself with a revol-
yer and the bullet had lodged near the
heart Kusiak and his wife parted a
short time ago, and it is believed that
the trouble in his home prompted him
to take his life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

In the course of a street argument,
a man swung his arms so violently to
emphasize his theme, "This is a free
country!" that he hit stranger on
the nose 1T may be free country"
said the injured man, "but your liberty
ends where my nose begins!" There
are many Americans who need to
learn that lesson.-Youth' Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
OCONOMOWOC TAXES RAISED.

The tax roll Of the city of Oconomo-
woe, completed this week, makes the
rate $26.32 per thousand this year, an
increase of 26 cents over last year
The total tax is $S3,56690, with in
come tax $2,992.11; school district tax
$14,1OO; sprinkling tax, $2,O73.5O; city
tax, $37 ,68761; county and state tax
$16,793.23, and special tax, $9,920.45.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

A Texas girl recently horsewhipped
a man who failed to show up at the
time they were to be married That
chap had lucky escape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
rs HEAD OF CATTLE

5 milk COWS. 5 two-year-old
heifers, all to freshen in spring.
13 yearling steers. 2 spring
calves. All good color and good
quality.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

More than 5000 towns are said to
have enlisted in paint
up" movement originated in st. Louis
two years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

James Tinney, 81, Of Elyria, O., says
he will dance a jig on his Tooth birth
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

After girl hypnotizes a young man
into buying her solitaire she begins
to wonder what she could do with with
some other chap if it were not too late.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

10 head Of hogs. 6 good
brood sows and 4 shoats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

You can't gain admission to a mans,
by knocking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

A baby cuts his teeth before he is on
speaking terms with them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

His face wreathed in smiles Thomas
Kelly, Milwaukee, 102 years old, limped
through the Soldiers home hospital
ward early Christmas morning minis
tering to his companions and wishing
the friends made in Civil war trenches
the seasons greetings. He is still light
and agile. He limps, but not with the
affiiction Of old age. His leg was
struck by ball. Mr.. Kelly can recall
a time when the high cost of living
was not the prime consideration in
the mind Of man. II can remember
Christmas forty years ago." he remark
ed. 1--WE went out into the woods to
shoot our own turkey, and it didn't
cost cent either. Why, when |
wanted a square meal I could get it for
the price of a charge of powder d
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
Commencing 10 o'clock m the following described prop
erty
Al Head Of Livestock Al

6 horses. Bay mare coming
10 years, weight 1850. Gray
mare 2 years old weight 1900.
Gray gelding 2 years, VT. 1850.
Bay mare 1 year old. Brown
mare l year old. Sorrel colt, 6
months old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
Abolish The JOYR|DE
REGULATION OF AUTOMOBILE OF
MORE IMPORT THAN PROHT-
BITI0N, SAYS SOLON.

Manitowoc, Especially Regulation Of
JOY riding is Of more Importance than
state wide prohibition, according to
Assemblyman Carl Hansen.
81 regard state prohibition as the
denial of the use Of certain classes Of
property for public use and if the
owners of such class Of property are
to be denied the use thereof through
state prohibition, then a legislative
referendum should, in my opinion, al
so be enacted in order to harmonic
with our constitution whereby the
state financially reimburse such prop
erty owners whose property will be
cOniscated through prohibition.
IF saloons are to regarded as evils
and state prohibition is being advocat-
ed on that ground, then I must admit
the time is at hand where the automo-
bile in many instances requires far
more attention and official regulation
than the saloon The automobile in
some ways has been substituted for
the red light district and if some Of
those in use were constructed with
just little additional equipment such
travelling red light districts would
then be complete.
"In some Of the large cities outside
this state all sorts Of second hand aU-
tomobiles are being used for jitney
passenger traffic, where male and fe
male passengers rub together in traf-
fic like sardines packed in a tin can"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03
SALE!

The undersigned having sold his farm will sell at public
2 miles south of the Hurricane and miles north of
POtos,
WEDNESDAY JAN. -, ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

Automobiles for city officials are
provided for, in one way or another, in
fifteen of Wisconsin cities. One or
more automobiles have been bought
for the use of city officials in thirteen
cities-Beloit, Eau Claire, Green Bay,
GAINESVILLE, Kenosha, Madison, Manito-
voc, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Racine,
.Sheboygan, Superior and Wausau. Al
lowances in addition to salary is made
for the maintenance Of machines pur-
chased and owned by city officials in
nine cities-Fond du Lac, Green Bay,
Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Mil
waukee, Oshkosh, Racine and Sheboy-
gan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

Seven state agricultural colleges
will place entries of market eggs in
a special interstate competition at the
Poultry association, to be held at the
college of agriculture at Madison, jan
1, 2, 8, and 5. The eggs will be in
dozen lots in classes, white and brown.
Poultry departments of the agricul-
tural colleges in Indiana, Connecticut
Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri
Kansas and California, have already
promised to enter the contest, with a
few others expected later.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

Meetings which may add to the
states meat supply and at the same
time develop most profitable side
line to general farming in Wisconsin
will be started when the first baby
beef institute convenes at New Rich
mond, st. Croix county, on Jan. 3.
This will be the first institute of its
kind arranged in Wisconsin which US
ually is noted for its dairy activities
rather than it's interests in meat pro-
duction. Promoters of the government
believe the state soon will have as
high a reputation in raising cattle as
it has in the dairy industry.
-o-o-o-
In st. Croix county the stealing Of
livestock, poultry, grain and even veg
etables has become so general that
the county board has offered a reward
for evidence leading to the conviction
of the culprits. 1t is suspected the
raids are by organized bands operating
out of st. Paul and Minneapolis with
automobiles. Hogs, sheep, and cattle,
have been slaughtered in the fields at
night and carried away, it is stated.
From one farmer 160 pure bred Pekin
ducks were stolen one night, 80 tur-
keys from another farmer and so on.
In some localities vigilance committees
have been organized.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-11-06
BIG ISLAND ENJOYS
GOOD SOAKING RAIN.

Following the lighter rains Of the
past five days Hawaii has had good
soaking. Reports received by the vari'
Gus agencies by wireless from the Big
Island yesterday told of general rains
not mere light showers but good soak
ing 1t was not of the kind that might
do damage either, not a severe down
pour, a sudden rush of waters from the
skies.
Hamakua has been the driest dis.
tIict and HonOkaa one of its driest
spots; There 2,T5 inches OF rain fell
Other districts are reported to have
Jared similarly well
7 Sudden heavy rains after a dry spell
sometimes result in considerable dam
age. Prevalence Of the leaf hopper al
.Olaa and some other Big Island planta
tions Is blamed to the heavy dOwnpours
more than year ago that washed
away the parasites which would other
wise have held the boppers in check
Through the destruction of those para
sites damage to crops amounting ID
thousands of dollars resulted. a
The real break in the drought on
Hawaii came last week but as yet nc
such favorable news has teIhs from
Maui. 80,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-11-06
MINERS REGIMENTS
| FOR FRANCE PLANNED

WASHINGTON, October 1s--organi.
cation Of coal mining regiments from
miners already in the national army for
service in France is under considera.
tion by Secretary Baker. To ascertain
whether such units would be accept.
able in view Of frances delicate labor
problems, informal negotiations are be-
ing conducted between American gov
eminent officials and members Of the
French high commission.
National army men would be assign
ed to the mining regiments only on a
volunteer basis, but government Off
cials in touch with the the unions be-
lieve most of the $4,000 miners taken
on the first draft call would offer them
selves for the special service. Many
fields in, southern France are not being
Worked because labor Is not available.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-11-06
TENNIS DOUBLES TO
START ON SATURDAY
Castle Beats Warren and Billy
Hoogs Defeats Richards In
Saturdays Semi-Finals

Honolulu's patriotic tennis tourna!
mefit reacher the .semi-finals Saturday
afternoon in two well.played matches
on the courts of the Hawaii Polo and
Racing Association, Kapiolani Park.
Playing the best -three-out of five,
Senator A. L. Castle beat Billy War
rem, SO, Ga, 81. Warren put up a
flashy game, especially in the second
set, but was no match for the veteran
of the local tennis world.
w. ii. Hogs Jr., beat Anterior
Richards, "a, "a, 4-6, SO. Hoogs took
the first two sets only after a hard
fight, Richards coming back in the
third and winning it, but in the fourth
set when the score was two-all each,
Richards was taken with bad cramp
in the arm, which went long way to
spoil what had the makings Of a fine
set. ~ aHas .r tt%
In the finals A. L. Castle will play
against W. H. Hogs Jr., at three.thirty
tomorrow afternoon on the same courts.
The winner of this match will play
William E. Eklund, probably at three
thirty next Friday afternoon, also at
Kapiolani Park, 5nN4r
I The mems doubles will begin next
Saturday afternoon. Entries for these
will close at four O'Clock next Tuesday
afternoon at f. o, Hall q Son.
On Friday afternoon Al Castle beat
Cyril j.. Hogs, 80, 6-3, the former
champion having his way easily in the
match. ~ = .'r p. W.