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8 DEATH OF WILLIAM FOSHAY. William Foshay, one of the best known citizens of Patch Grove, passed away Saturday night at his home south of that village. Mr. Foshav was 51 years of age, an*l leaves a widow (nee Rosa Lyness) and several children. His father, the late Garrett Foshay, was the popular pioneer landlord of the lively new town of Patch Grove. The Foshay hotel was west of the Humphrey-W offenden store build ing. William had been an invalid for several years with a complica tion of stomach troubles, resulting from injuries received in a runaway accident. He sold his beautiful farm about a year ago to Oscar Seipp, but had resided there since its disposal. W. R. C. CONVENTION. The W. R. C. ladies had a district convention here Thursday for the towns of Bloomington, Lancaster, Platteville, Potosi and Cassville. The weather was so bad that Lan caster was the only outside town represented, a delegation of nine people driving over from there. They had dinner and supper, a fine program in the afternoon and in the evening invited the gentlemen of the G. A. R. to participate in a lively camp-fire. This evening pro gram was all that one could desire —and more. WILL DRILL SOME MORE. The Bloomington and Beetown Mining and Development 00. looked over their property on the Kirsch baum farm last Thursday, and on Saturday evening had a meeting in this city. After some discussion the members decided to drill two more holes to prove up a long range of ore-bearing ground. The work will be pushed as rapidly as possible, so that development work may begin in the spring. ABOUT TOWN. W. H. Brown is indisposed. Wm. Garner has been repairing his house. . The boys had some good skating last week. Ed Patterson lost a fl 50 horse last Thursday. The high school alumni are try ing to reorganize. Lester Pritchett is home from La- Crosse for a short visit. We have some crossings on Canal street—temporary crossings. Vern Brookens, who lost his arm in the corn shredder, is improving. Ora Hatch last week bought his president residence of Lincoln Abra ham. It is a pleasant home. A large crowd attended Lynn Harrower’s sale Saturday. Nearly all the goods were sold at right prices. Will. Smith wrote home last week that his party had seen some deer, but up to the date of writing hadn't killed any. J. B. Ludden spent most of last week in Chicago buying winter goods. Our leading merchants do all their buying only after personal inspection. John Patterson has rented the major portion of his farm south of town to Matt Ertz and will have a big sale about Dec. 20. John will still live on the farm however. Mrs. Chat. Pierce departed Fri day for Gordon, Neb., on account of the serious illness, of her mother, Mrs. Mary Watriss, whose recovery is considered doubtful. The Congregational Aid society gave a pleasant and profitable social at the parsonage Friday even ing. There was an interesting union W. C. T. U. service in the Con gregational church Sunday morn ing. Atty. Leo Philipson and wife de parted for Washington Monday, where Mr. Philipson will complete his work in the House document room. They expect to return to this place about March 10, to remain permanently. Nomination papers are being circulated for F. M, Bray, principal of the Cassville school, to succeed Chas. H. Nye as county superin tendent. We are informed that Mr. Nve will voluntarily retire at the end of his present term. By the way, don’t forget the next number on the high school lecture course, the Lyceum Ladies’ Quar tette, who will appear here on Dec. 5. Help a good cause and at the same time enjoy a nice entertain ment. Mrs. Philo Taylor, who had an operation of a very serious nature performed by Drs. Hancock and Lewis at Finley hospital, Dubuque, recovered from the effects of the oi>eration and hopes are now enter tained for her complete recovery. The Lance Music Co. last presented the school with a good organ for Miss Giasson’s room —the BLOOMINGTON first primary department. This gives the schools either an organ or piano in every department. Nearly every body is taking a deep interest in the schools and they are making more progress this year than ever before. Personals: Misses Grace and Edith Ballantine and Alice Patter son attended the play at Prairie du Chien Saturday evening... .Miss Stella Smith of Lancaster visited friends here last week . . Miss Rose Bonn, teacher near Potosi, was home over Sunday... Net Greer is painting a curtain for the Metropolis hall at North Andover.... Ed Kosch kee and wife of Mt Hope visited here Saturday and Sunday ... Among those who went to Chicago with stock shipments last week are Grant Ballantine, Harley Hickok, Jamie Sprague, Joe Greer and Charlt. Woodhouse . .Elmer Bid well and mother will soon remove to Rose Creek, Minn., where they have rented a farm ... Orton Parker and wife of Patch Grove departed Monday for Lake Geneva, where they will visit Mr. Parker’s brother. From there they expect to go to Chicago to enjoy the fat stock show and other attractions.. T. S. Met calf was in town Saturday. Mr. Metcalf will soon remove to Lan caster to take up the duties of a register of deeds Guy Mauger ot Platteville called on friends here last week. Mrs. Richards’ Address. The address by Mrs. Florence Rich ards, in the Congregational church, on Sunday evening, was worthy of more than passing comment for several rea sons. It was the ’‘Worlds Temperance Sunday.” For a number of years one Sunday each year has been regarded as specially devoted to the considera tion of the subject of temperance by churches, Sunday schools and young peoples societies. A temperance les son was used in the Sunday schools on that Jay and our local churches were fortunate in having a specialist on the subject with them for the occasion. The subject is one of commanding importance. Regard it as we may the temperance question presses itself upon us continually and when we think it settled it assumes new phases and demands reconsideration. It will not be settled until either the church or the liquor traffic shall cease to exist. The speaker, by years of experience, has acquired an easy grace of manner and readiness of speech and thorough knowledge of her subject and wealth of illustration, which secure and hold the attention and interest of her audi ence. But for the very unpleasant weather the church would doubtless have been filled. Mrs. Richards took a text from the women who came early to tho tomb of Jesus, asking “Who shall roll away the stone from the sepulchre?” She likened the liquor traffic to a great stone which had been rolled against the hearts and homes of women in all lands and ages and asked who would help to roll it away. She de clared herself most optimistic in the -matter, believing that the time is drawing near when the traffic shall be overthrown. As showing the growth of temperance sentiment she stated that in Ohio, her home state, 553 towns and over 1500 out of 1700 townships, had voted out the saloons; while in Wisconsin 600 towns are already dry and the sentiment is spreading. She quoted from liquor papers showing the saloon men themselves to realize the rapid growth of sentiment against their business. She urged the voting out of saloons in order to secure the general prosperity, and said that m ner home town of Leipsic, Ohio the sa loons were voted out four years ago and within a month revivals began which resulted in hundreds of con versions and great additions to the membership and effectiveness of all the churches of the town. Leipsic has about 3000 population making it a good place to study in comparison with our own city. She told of being invited to address the inmates of the Ohio pene tentiary some two years ago and ask- 1 ing great company of prisoners, about 11900, how many regarded the saloon as i having, either directly or indirectly led to ftheir downfall, and all but i about 4o rose to their feet to bring in ' dictment against their common enemy. Referring to the common cry that • “prohibition doesn’t prohibit.” she : asked who ever heard those who use lit make any complaint that license | doesn’t regulate, yet she showed clear ly that there is more actual and per sistent and flagrant violation of law in license than in prohibition territory. ' She said that “You may perhaps, by • prayer, keep your boy from the saloon; but you must vote to keep the saloon from your boy.” And she urged that ' one who violates temperance laws should be dealt with as is the burglar or common criminal, and said, when that is done, such laws will be as ef fective as any upon the statute books. She closed with an eloquent plea for removal of the saloons from out own beautiful city and a general awaken ing of interest in the cause of temper ance and prohioition. That her plea may be effective and her message I reach a large number is the reason for ' this article. W. H. Hannaford. GRANT COUNTY HERALD LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, NOVEMBER 28. U>o6. FARMERS’ INSTITUTE. Lancaster Gets Only One to be Held in Grant County This Season. It is due to the efforts of Geo. A. Moore that Lancaster secures the only farmers’ institute to be held in Grant county this winter. Mr. Moore endeavored to get an institute here last winter but did not file the necessary petition in time. The date of the Grant county in stitute is Feb. 21 22 and the con ductor is L. E. Scott. ’ The matter will be taken up by local committees and a very suc cessful meeting is anticipated. It is to be hoped that every citizen of the county will take a personal interest in the event. MI ST FILE STATEMENTS Candidates For Office Must Make Statement of Campaign Expenses. All candidates for any office,either at the primary or general election, will have to file a statement of all money expended by them for cam paign purposes and failure to do so will cause arrest. This applies to all candidates for nomination or election, whether successful or not. The law limits the time to thirty days after the general election and candidates who fail to comply with the law will be prosecuted. Several district attorneys have correspond ed with the attorney general on several points of the law and an official opinion,from him follows: ’’Your letter of the 10th inst.,ask ing for my opinion as to the con struction to be placed upon Chapter 502 of the laws of 1905, relating to filing a statement of expenses made and incurred by candidates for of fice, received. Replying I will say that the phraseology of this chapter relating to itemizing expenses of candidates is not as clear and plain as statutes imposing penalties should be writ ten, and yet I think the intent of the legislature may be gathered therefrom without a great deal of difficulty. The first part of Section 1, of the act provides, “Every person who shall be a candidate, etc.... shall, etc.. make out and file with the proper officer, etc..a statement in writing sub scribed and sworn to by such candi date, setting forth in detail each item in excess of $5.00 in money, or property contributed, disbursed, ex pended or promised by him. From this it seems quite clear that each item in excess of $5.00 must be set forth m detail, that is all facts relating to such item re quired by the statute to be stated, must be given and if the expendi ture is made up of minor items they must be as fully expressed in de tail as the statute requires, but that no detail is required as to items of five dollars or less. In other words, all expenditures in ex cess of $5.00, the date when, and the persons to whom and the purposes for which, all sums were paid, expended or promised, must be shown in the itemized state ment, but as to items of $5.00 or less, these particulars are not re quired by law to be stated. As to the latter part of the sec tion, which reads as follows: “And the total aggregate sum paid, expended or promised by such candidate in any sum or sums whatever.” This in my opinion refers to the total of all sums paid, expended or promised by any candidate, in cluding both items in excess of $5.00, and those of $5.00 or less, the aggregate amount of which must be given. I trust what I have said answers your inquiry, Yours truly, L. M. Sturdevant, Attorney General. Advertisely. “One moment, madam, if you please.” cried the heavy set man, aris ing in the contention of women’s clubs. “I beg that you will permit me to say one word as to a crying evil. I am overjoyed to see you ladies so bolding attacking the wickedness of our country, but I beg to call your at tention to the insidious, atrocious peek aboo waist. I cannot find words to ex press my opinion of it. Why, lam in formed that tomorrow morning the firm of Jiggs, Jaggs & Co., will throw on their counters several thousands of these immodest garments at the ridic ulously low price of a dollar each. I beg of you to take some official action on this crying evid. Thank you very much for your attention.” The heavy man then left the conven tion. Next morning, at the store of Jiggs, Jaggs & Co., he might have been seen in the private office of Mr. Jiggs, taking another order for a load of peekaboo waists and receiving con gratulations on the popularity of his goods.—Judge. - A fine specimen of a leopard, which killed and partly ate twenty-one sheep in one night, has been trapped on the coast of Mozambique. Trunks, Suit Cases and Traveling Bag Our Stock is Most Complete—Right Now - X A fine line of Trunks ought to suit all buyers as to make and price SIB.OO down to $2.50. In Suit Cases we have an elegant assortment. There is size and style to our Suit Cases. We have them in Leather lined, Silk lined, Linen lined and Canvas lined. Our prices range from $1.50 to $8.50, A Suit Case makes a suitable Christmas gift. Better make selection now I while our stock is large. A good assortment of Leather Bags, Club or Oxford style, leather or cloth lined, $1.50 to $0.50. Imitation Leather • . bags. 35c to $1.25 A good line of Telescopes too. In Season Right Now Duck Coats, Corduroy Coats, Mackinaw Coats, Fur Coats, Big Stock to select from. The better values go first. Dress warm and you’ll feel better Our orders were placed early that is why we Price them Right. JOECKEL BROsT CLOTHIERS AND TAILORS. LANCASTER, - WISCONSIN AFTER THEM. All Veterans of the Civil War Will Be Urged to Join G. A. R. In a recent general order issued fiom the headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic at Zanesville, Ohio, the comrades are urged to ac tivity in securing members of the organization —in fact the G. A. R. is to have a recruiting service of its own, like the active war and navy departments. It is suggested that a complete list be made of all honor ably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines in the vicinity who are not members of the post, and that the lists be read in the open post meet ing at least three times at succes sive meetings for the benefit of the active members; that the post com mander visit all the persons named and urge them to join the post, and that a committee be appointed to co-operate with the post command er in recruiting. It is recommend ed that campfires and reunions be held each year for the purpose of recruiting these men. The order states that it is a lamentable fact that not one-half of the surviving soldiers and sailors of the rebellion are members of the G. A. R. For the benefit of the aged and infirm members of the posts the ad jutant general recommends that “out posts” be established as meet ing places for the men who are un able to attend the regular post meetings. These out posts will be authorized by the department com manders, and may be held in the home of some veteran. The parent post will fix the limit within which the members of such an out post may reside, pass upon the fitness or the applicant and fix the amount to be paid in dues. The same order of the adjutant general contains the news that post department commanders and past post commanders may, by a late ruling be entitled to the same rank and privileges in different depart ments to which they may remove. This is a ruling that has been earn estly worked for by many of the veterans of lowa. < Notice. The annual meeting of the mem bers of the Grant County Agri cultural Society will be held on Tuesday December 4th, 2 o’clock, at the city hall. Geo. A. Moore. Sec’y Thanhouser’s Thanksgiving Week SALES Sensational Reductions—Un usual Values. All of our MILLINERY at Cost and Less Than Cost- Great Reductionson All of Our UNDERWEAR Hosiery and Gloves, Corsets, Furs, Dress Goods, Outing Flan nels, Sheetings, Skirts Handkerchiefs, La - dies’ and Misses’ Coats, Fancy Goods, Table Cloths, Napkins Thanksgiving Bargains in all Departments THANHOUSER’S BASFORd’S old stand