LOCAL ITEMS
—Dr. Godfrey returned Monday
from a professional visit in Milwau
kee.
—Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stevens are
visiting their daughter and son at
Milwaukee.
—Louis Wunderlin directs us to
‘ change the address of his paper
from Kendall, Mont., to York, same
stat«.
—Miss Lillian Stevens who has
been visiting been relatives and
friends in Ashland for the past two
months, returned home last week.
—Messrs. Lant Kaley, Melvin
Marlow, Delbert Taylor and; Gordon
Hampton went to Beadle, Co.,
South Dakota with Ben Petty on
land deals this week.
—A little girl’s gold ring with a
ribbon attached has been found and
left at this office. Owner can have
same by proving property and pay
ing for this notice.
—A small purse containing some
change was found on the street
'Saturday. Owner T can have same
by proving property at the Union
State bank, end paying for this
notice.
—Milk, crackers and butter will
reduce flesh as shown by experi
ments conducted at the I niversity
of Minnesota. That’s a combination
which it would naturally be suppos
ed would add weight rather than
take it off.
W. C. T U. meets with Mrs.
Trowbridge Thursday Oct. 17th, at
2:30 p. m.
—C. H. Nye and wife went to
Viola- to reside yesterday. The
genial ex-county superintendent
and his amiable wife will be missed
at their old home here, and always
welcome on a return.
LOST: Coal black Cockral Spaniel
dog at Cassville during fair. Was
seen at Lancaster during these dates.
Reward offered for any information
Concerning his whereabouts. Ad
dress Dr. J ‘ J * DeMers,
83t2 pd Cassville, Wis.
_Miss Wilhelmina Wetter, the
highly esteemed daughter of |Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Wetter, becomes the
bride o£ Arno AH today at 10 a. m ,
the nuptials to be pronounced by
Rev. Napholz at the German
Evangelical church in the presence
of a gathering of both families and
connecting relatives. The happy
couple depart via Potosi on an en
joyable wedding trip.
A Fond du Lac paper says corn is
king. Over in Oshkosh they think
it is rye
If the students at Madison who
broke into a private residence re
cently andcalledit hazing,are known
why not arrest them as would be
done in any other case of burglary ?
Wealth may not be the highest
aim, according to a Milwaukee
minister, but from all our experi
ence, it is the hardest aim.
Messrs. Geo. Rudersdorf, N. J.
Tiedemann, A. J. Hyde and Henry
Nichols are camping in the vicinity
of Wyalusing. / /
—Mrs. W. G. Nickey will arrive
home from Chicago today, after an
enjoyable visit with her husband
there.
—D. T. Parker and a company of
friends from Fennimore were Lan
caster visitor Sunday —came over in
an auto.
—Lambfert Groenier and bride are
in Lancaster after a pleasant honey
moon journey to Chicago and othei
points.
—Mrs. P. Kilev has changed the
address of her Herald from Scot
land, S. D., to Rapid City, S. Tk
—Gordon Smith has secured em
ployment as order clerk in a Mil
waukee wholesale house,
—John Brogley found a pair of
lady’s shoes near the Hurricane
Monday that the owner may have
by calling upon him at his home in
Lancaster, proving property, and
paying for this notice.
—Tempest and Sunshine” a
dramatization of Mary J. Holmes’
popular novel will be seen at Reed s
opera house, Oct. 17. The comedy
is amusing and the love story pretti
ly told.
—B. J. Lowrey of Howard City,
Mich., was in Lancaster on business
the past few days. He is a newspa
per man of the old school.
—The Ladies’ Aid society of the
Congregational church will meet at
the parsonage on Friday at the
usual hour.
—The rummage sale given by the
cemetery association on Friday
and Saturday was a complete sue
cess, the receipts amounting to
$l2B 86, of which $127.16 was profit.
All who participated deserve great
credit for assisting in so worthy a
project. The conversion of partly
worn or little used articles into cash
for the beautification of the ceme
tery is a happy idea.
—The remains of Chas. W. Burr
were brought here from Oklahoma
City, arriving Saturday night.
Mention of his death by typhoid
fever was made in the Herald Sat
urday. The remains were convey
ed to the home of his mother, where
the funeral obsequies were conduct
ed Sunday by Rev. Hannafoid.
luterment took place at Hillside.
Mr. Burr was born in Lancaster,
Dec. 30, 1868, and made this his
continuous residence until four
years ago, when he went to Okla
homa. He held many responsible
positions of trust for a young man,
being assistant postmaster during
his father’s long administration,
also assisting W. J. McCoy for a
year during his term as postmaster.
Later he engaged in the book and
stationery business here which he
conducted successfully for a term of
years. His wife was formerly
Frances Kleinpell of Madison and
they were married about fifteen
years ago. No children were born
to them but the union was a most
happy one, the husband and wife
being most attached to each other.
With the sorrowing wife and moth
er. a brother also survives, F. C.
Burr of this city. Charley was
held in high esteem by all who
knew him, industrious, honest, ac
commodating at all times.
—Last Saturday the W. R. C.
No. 47, held their annual meeting.
An invitation had previously been
extended to the W. R. C. of Platte
ville to visit the local Corps. The
visitors responded to the invitation
and about 20 arrived at the noon
hour. The day was an ideal one
for October, and after dinner a
majority of the visiting delegation
went out sight seeing. At 2:30 p.
m. the corps was called to order,
and an address of welcome was
made by the local president, Mrs.
D. C- Abrams. After the usual
routine of business was completed,
a pleasant social time was indulged
m. The Platteville representation
were more than pleased with the
cordial reception given them. The
Lancaster corps enjoyed the occa
sion also, and anticipate social visits
with other neighboring corps.
—There will be a big dance at the
rink Tuesday night Oct. 29th. The
music will be furnished by Gari
monias Harp orchestra from Mc-
Gregor la. ;danee tickets 75 cts. ladies
free. This will be a good one, with
alt the quadrilles you want to dance
and during the quadrilles round
dancing will be strictly prohibited.
Don’t missthis one.
—About 20 acres of sugar beets
planted in the vicinity of Lancaster
this season will yield 20 tons to the
acre on the average, and the price
for them is $6 per ton. Matt and
Robt. Peacock and Henry Belscam
per raised most of the crop. The
quality is considered good.
—Mrs. Roy Clifton and babies
arrived last week for a visit at
Grandpa Clifton’s. Something
doing there now.
—Evans Nye came home from
Chicago for a visit this week.
SENTENCE SERMONS. “
Killing time is soul suicide.
No man finds fame by hunting it.'
There is no obedience under com
pulsion.
Pickled piety is bound to give some
body pain.
He never finds himself who never
denies himself.
You never will find faith by running
away from facts.
They who pour out their hearts
never empty them.
Ideals of character are the con
science of society.
A man may deceive himself, but he
never fools destiny.
The highest religion is to do the
lowliest things well.
Truth cannot be found while squint
ing at popular opinion.
Revenge is never so sweet as when
we refuse to entertain it.
Our roughest experiences often arise
from our smoothest tricks.
Some talk so hard about duty they
have no strength left for deeds.
* You cannot be a leader and lose
sight of those who are to be led.
You cannot travel toward heaven
if you turn your back on truth.
The shortness of the day excuses
no man from greatness of endeavor.-
Chicago Tribune.
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT.
It is better to point with pride than
view with alarm.
Refuse to talk and no one can prove
how little you know.
GRANT COUNTY HERALD, LANCASTER OCT. 1907.
:EVENED UP WITH FARMER.
Scientific Elimination of an Over-
Charge for Beer at Boarding House.
A boarder at a Massachusetts farm
house evened up an overcharge by the
landlord in the following fashion this
summer:
When he arrived for a fortnight’s
stay he learned that the town in which
the farm was situated was a temper
ance town, and that the nearest source
of supply for malt and spirituous
quenchers was some eight miles away.
When he asked the landlord to bring
up a couple of cases of beer the next
time he went to town, he was blandly
informed:
“There’s no need of that. I have
adopted you as a member of my fam
ily, and I always have some beer on
hand for my own.”
This was all right, and during the
remainder of his stay* the guest con
sumed beer as his thirst and fancy
demanded.
When he came to settle his bill just i
before leaving, he discovered that he
had been charged with some ten bot
tels which he had not consumed. Not
wishing to make a fuss over so small |
a matter, he cast about for some way
to even it up.
Engaging the farmer in conve*sa- j
tion about prospective improvements
on the place, he suggested that some
beer would make matters more socia
ble, and it was brought. The circle
was then enlarged by two new mem
bers, and more beer was asked for,
brought and consumed, and Iso it went
for some time.
The departing guest suggested that
he pay for the beer, but this offer was
rejected; so he made himself comfort
able and kept up the interest until
some 14 bottles had been* emptied,
when he hied himself away with a
glowing satisfaction at having squared
things so far as his overcharge was
concerned without leaving a suspicion
behind as to his dark intentions.
KING’S TASTE IN COLORS.
Edward Tries to Relieve the Gloom of
Masculine Dress. i
Men’s dress has never in recorded
sartorial history been so dull and un
interesting as it became during the
nineteenth century.
King Edward has made tentatfrve
efforts to enlarge masculine freedom
in this respect: the soft felt hat, tan
boots, evening trousers with a stripe
of braid down the sides, and loose din
ner jackets ail owe their introduction
to the royal arbiter of men’s fashions;
and at the Windsor garden party the
color in the king’s dress was remarked
—a dark but rich blue overcoat, a pink
shirt and a heliotrope tie.
Again, at the last ball given to
“meet their majesties” at Devonshire
house many of the gentlemen guests
were privately requested to appear in
knee breeches, by the king's desire. —
London News.
Telltale Footsteps.
“Did you ever notice the individu
ality of footsteps?” asked the man
whose office into a long hall
up and down which a great many peo
ple walk every day. “Well, I have,
and there’s a lot in it. I have got
so I can tell the tread of almost every
one whom I know well before he en
ters my door.
•No two people walk quite the
same, and as a rule everybody, undef
ordinary circumstances, puts down
and lifts up his feet in a way that
doesn’t vary. I can recognize without
trouble the quick nervous stride of the
man who has the room next to mine,
the footfalls of my stenographer,
the peculiar shuffle of the dean of our
row. There isn’t the least difficulty
in telling the identity of frequent visi
tors to my sanctum ere they appear,
for there is the telltale revelation
brought to my ears before my eyes
rest upon them. Just a little observa
tion does the trick.”
Half-Finished Tasks.
Most lives are filled with half-fin
ished tasks which were begun with en
thusiasm but which have been drop
ped because the enthusiastic begin
ners did not have enough grit to carry
them to a conclusion. It does not
take much ability to begin a thing, and
we cannot estimate a person by the
number of things he or she com
mences.
The test of character is in a wom
an’s or man’s ability to persist in what
she undertakes until he adds the fin
ishing stroke. The ability to hold
on is one of the rarest of human
virtues.
Look out for the period in your
life when you are tempted to turn
back'! There is the danger point, the
decisive period. All the great things
'of history have been accomplished
after the great majority of men.would
have turned back.
Herd of Cattle Sunstruck.
Hicks' Myers, about 13 miles north
east of Trenton, lost 11 head of fat
steers the other afternoon, says the
Boston Herald. Mr. Meyers had
changed the steers from a shady pas
ture to another about an eighth of a
mile away, in which there were no
trees.
His boy discovered one dead about
noon and Mr. Meyers, on arrival at
the pasture, found the whole herd
closely bunched trying to get shelter
from the burning sun in the shade
thrown by their own bodies. He cut
out all the yearlings and drove them
to another part of the field, but too
late to get the herd to shelter before
11 had fallen dead. The steers were
worth about $65 apiece, and as they
were not insured, were a total losa-
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Copyright 1907
The House of Kuppenheimer
Chicago
this firm knows how to make them
right. We have a good showing now
of Fall and Winter Overcoats and it
will pay. you to take a look at them
before you make your purchase.
JOECKEL BROS.
Clothiers and Tailors.
PLATT A LIFE-SAVER.
Senator's Advice Brought Friend to
See Joy of Living.
“Did you ever hear how Senator
Platt saved Ashley W. Cole’s life?”
asked one of the amen corner regu
lars.
“While Ashley Cole was railroad
commissioner he went to Platt’s apart
ments and said, ‘Senator, you know
that I have been suffering from rheu
matism in the small of my back for
about five years. The pain has almost
driven me mad. I have suffered tor
tures. I have tried a score of doc
tors, going from one to the other as
each failed to give me relief. Recently
I have thought of suicide as the only
escape, and I have come to consult
with you, my closest friend, on that
very subject.’
“‘Suicide!’ said Platt. ‘Stuff and
nonsense. Before you think seriously
of passing in your checks, why not go
uptown and see the man who has done
such wonders with my crippled legs?*
“Cole hadn’t much faith in the ex
pert, but agreed to call on him to sat
isfy his old friend, the senator.
“ ‘Rheumatism, eh ?’ said the expert,
as he examined Cole’s back. ‘I guess
not. Just lean over this chair.’
“Cole complied. The expert struck
him a powerful blqw on the back and
commanded him to straighten up.
“ ‘How is the pain?’ he asked.
“ ‘lt’s gone,’ said Cole with a shout
Qf joy.
“It was merely a dislocated muscle
and Cole did not commit suicide.” —
New York American.
ARE WORLD’S FINEST STABLES.
Most Luxurious Horse Quarters on
Earth to Be Found in Newport.
No one feature of Newport extrava
gance more clearly shows the mint
of money lavished on this playground
of millionaires than the wonderful
stables attached to every establish
ment, says the Broadway Magazine.
Take, for instance, the O. H. P.
Belmont villa. SR has a stable for its
ground floor of sv-ch dimensions that
a coach and four ''an d~ive in, turn
about and drive out again. It con
tains the most elaborate equipment
of carriages and harness in the world;
its walls are decorated with rare old
prints and blue-ribbon prices. The
estates of the brothers Vanderbilt,
Alfred and Reginald, at Sand’s Point,
are veritable villages of stables. As
you pass, Dr. Austin Flint whirls by
in his motor, and you remember that
people from Maine to California are
reading that “Miss Reginald Vander
bilt is confined in the house with a
cold.”
Have You Ever
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iJiHE way some Coats and in fact, most
J ~ overcoats fit around the shoulders and
collar? They do not fit snug and close
as they should. There are tailors with
good reputations who cannot overcome
this difficulty. Some coats wrinkle dir
ectly below the collar and form a sort of
ridge or welt from shoulder across the
back.
If you want to see a coat which
Really Fits, try on one with the Kuppen
heimer name in it
s
It will fit close to your
collar and lay smooth
and snug across the
shoulders-simply because
The mere incidents impress you at
first with the extravagance of New
port. The prices of papers, period
icals, candy, flowers, etc., are doubled.
The millionaire sets the pace even in
the simple process of buying a paper
of pins. But these details are not of
Importance; what is important is the
gigantic abortive extravagance dream
ed! of in the philosophy of the million
aire, and ably shown by the magnifi
cent homes of the very horses and mo
tor cars.
Ship Sinking in Quicksand.
Broadside on the sands of the west
coast the big Kosmos liner Sesestris
is bleaching in the sun, a helpless
wreck, frustrating every attempt to
move her from the quicksand in which
she daily sinks lower and lower until
in the course of/time she will probably
be completely swallowed. The last
and final attempt to save the valuable
ship was n\ade by the Anubis, one of
the Kosmos ships, now in this port.
The Sesestris went aground at Ocos,
Peru, about six months ago, and due
to her having lost her anchor. Al
though she struck head on, she has
been washed by the waves until she
has swung around broadside and is
now high and dry on the beach.
It is possible at all times to board
her without wetting one’s feet, and at
low tide she is completely out of the
water. There were at times rumors
of her being converted into a hotel.
—Seattle Times.
Mistakes of Drug Clerks.
“There is one loss sustained by
druggists that very few people know
about,” said the experienced clerk.
“That is in the prescriptions that have
to be made over, the same as clerks,
stenographers, writers and artists, no
matter how painstaking, frequently
have to do their work over. The most
careful drug clerk in existence is
bound to make mistakes sometimes in
measuring and mixing.
“He may pour in too much of some
; kind of liquid or sift in too much of
; a certain powder. In most cases the
I overdose would not really affect the
value of the medicine, but the con
scientious clerk isn't going to take
any chances of murdering anybody, so
he throws away the whole mixture
: and makes up another prescription.”
Natural Curiosity.
A singular forest of stone columns
at Dikilatch, in Bavaria, has been vis
ited by Prof. De Launay, a Frensh
geographer, who reports that this ruin
like formation extends over a space
about 1,500 feet long by 100 to 150
feet broad, on the edge of a plateau
in the open country, the columns be
ing 15. to 20 feet high, and some of
mem a yarn tnicx, tneir snape Den
absolutely cylindrical. They ha’
been produced by erosion of mass
of the gray nummulitic limestoE
broken by joining. A special stu<
was made by Prof. De Launay, and
concludes that whirls in the bed
a torrent gave the column their iso
tion and shape.
The bank depositor is apt to lose**.
balance 1 when the cashier becomes .
steady. y
When a naturally amiable man
tempts to act otherwise he is sure
overdo it.
It is difficult for a man to aecuD
late dollars unless he has sense to
gin with.
If a man’s sins find him out tl
usually camp on the front porch a
patiently await his return.
There is but one thing on the fr
of the earth worse than a woman g
sip, and that is a man gossip.
PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
Pa says it is a bad sign when a b
won’t study, but a good omen wb
he wants to go to work.
Some fellows talk as sharp and f
as flat as the piano player who p<
forms on the black keys.
Pa says we have many a gia
trust, but none of them approach
that of a trustin’ female for a sick
sentimental spoon.
When a girl hands a fellow the mi
ten and he doesn't turn to arink, si
gets to talking about men being b
yond understanding.
Pa says it beats all how muc
some men can eat at a table d’hot
and how little they care for at an
la carte restaurant.
Be careful when you tell your fe!
low that he is pure gold that h<
doesn’t think you mean that he has ;
yellow streak in him.
PROVERBS AND PHRASES.
A poor man is all schemes. —Span
lsh.
Sorrow is an evil with many feet.—
Posidippus.
Wherever we meet misery we ow
pity.—Dryden.
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After pleasant scratching comes ui
pleasant smarting.—Danish.
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There is a place and means fc
every man alive. — Shafcesseane*