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SEMI-WEEKLY Wednesday—Saturday ESTABLISHED: 1843. “ONE HOSS” APIECE IN MUSCODA GAMES Lancaster Team Won Saturday and Lost on Sunday. Felt that They Ought to be in Church and it Unnerved Them in the Second Game. Lancaster lost one and won one at Muscoda Saturday and Sunday when it bumped up against the speedy ‘‘All Stars” of that village. The score of the first game was 8 to 3 in favor of the local and of the second 5 to 0 in favor of Muscoda. In Saturday’s game Jack Palmer diu the twirling for Lancaster and Clark for Muscoda. The game was a slugging battle Lancaster getting 15 hits and the All Stars 9. The rain made the ground wet and owing to the ball being slippery, it was hard for either pitcher to do effective work. , The score: RHE Lancaster 12080010 I—B 15 4 Muscoda 02000100 o—3 9 4 Batteries: Palmer and Gleghorn; Clark and Eagan. In Sunday’s game Lancaster went up against more effective twirling than on the day previous’and was shut out sto 0. Stoll, of the Janevsille team was on the slab for Muscoda. Ames started to twirl the game for the locals but after the second he was replaced by Piddington who struck out 10 men and allowed two runs. Friend’s bunch however could not manage to squeeze a single run over the registering station. In both of these games the All Stars demonstrated that they are an un usually strong amateur organization and would prove worthy apponents of any of the semi professional teams of this section. They play their hardest all the time and are certainly a credit to the village of Mucoda. The score of second game: RHE Lancaster —0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o0 —0 4 4 Muscoda —2 0102000 *—s « 3 Batteries: Ames, Piddintgon and Gleghorn; Stoll and Eagan. SPARKS FROM THE DIAMOND The Muscoda All Stars would draw a good crowd of fans if they played in Lancaster. They are a speedy bunch. Piddington got 10 strike-outs in Sunday’s game averaging 2an inning. Lancaster bumps up against the winnei of the Platteville-Highland game at the Mineral Point fair Fri day. There will no doubt be a large delegation from here in attendance. Lancaster plays the Cassville Blues on August 23d in Cassville. A large number of fans will no doubt be at tracted to the river town by this game. Cassville always has a strong team and this year is better than ever. Their star pitcher, Monaghan, before going to Cassville was well known as the best amateur twirler in Dubuque. He will no doubt perform against Lancaster and this fact alone will make the game an interesting one. The local team has now won 25 and lost 9 giving it a percentage of 735. Platteville plays here next Tues day. Indian Game Cancelled. The games which were to be pulled off today and tomorow between the National Indians and Lancaster have been cancelled by the manager of the Indian team. The aborigines have been up against it recently and perhaps did not feel like dropping two straight to the speedy local team. Big Chief Mallory, the spit ball pitcher who made such a hit here last year when he was with the Pipestones, lately left the National Indians and the team was consequently weakened considerably. Piddington Holds Indians to Tie. Monday morning Piddington the local twirler stayed over at Muscoda to pitch a game against the National Indians for the All Stars. He had the redskins going right and, although the game was not quite completed owing to the visitors having to catch a train, would probably have defeated them. As it was the game was called when the score was 3 to 3. German Presbyterian Church. Prof. Wm. Laube. pastor in charge. English Sunday school at 9 a. m. German service at 10 :45 a. m. w There will be German Preaching Service in the church at Stitzer next Sunday at 3 p. m., to which all friends are heartily welcome. Grant County Herald Pioneer Society Beneficial. Every county in the state should have and maintain a regularly organized pioneei sociey, and set aside one day annually in mid-sum mer to be known as pioneer day. A day in which everybody could, and should, rest from their labor. In most of the eastern, or older states, pioneer day is looked forward to in greater earnest and with a more long ing desire than any other big day of the year. A day when all the people come together and greet each other in that free, open-handed, hospitable way that was always accorded a neighbor in the days when the old log cabin with its thatch roof and stick chimney served as our palaces (home, sweet homes) after a long tire some journey over hill and dale with the old ox cart or sled. In the days when calling cards were unknown and electric door bells were not even dreamed of—days when the old buck skin latch-string hung outside dangl ing in the gentle breeze, fairly wel coming you to give it “a pull” and enter therein. These pioneer days resemble an old time picnic day—tea, coffee and sweet cider being furnished free by the society. The cider barrel with the old gourd hanging to the faucet and plenty of long straws at hand for those who prefer to draw the cider from the open “bung” as in by gone days. Usually a party of cleiks or ladies and gentlemen Of some church aid society, of the city enter taining the pioneers, volunteer their services and se ve the tea and coffee during the noon or picnic hour. The forenoon is generally given to old time sports and generally visiting an 1 the usual ’‘spinning of yarns” or relating early experiences. After dinner some good speaker occupies the attention on subjects touching the life of the pioneer in the days when “the simple life in its primitive form was no joke.” Then follow the society’s officers’ reports for the cur rent year. The report of the historian of a live, wide-awake pioneer society is certainly vary interesting. It stimulates a cordial fraternal feeling among all the old pioneers, and others, gives them a new glimps of something better to live for, other than hoarding up for their children’s children. Let the average young lady or man of today sit down among a congregation of pioneers and earnestly listen to them tell of how they used to have to make tne new dress—taking the raw material from the sheep’s back—wash, card, spin and weave. Then joung man, think of going out to feed your faithful old ox team by taking an ax and letting them follow you into the woods where you would cut down young asplings from which the oxen could “browse” —some different then. It’s certainly inspiring to mingle at these pioneer gatherings and look into the weather beaten, care-worn faces of the old time pioneer as they greet each other with a how-do-you-do’ ‘‘Charley,” ‘‘Susan” or ‘‘Hannah.” All sur names and titles such as Hon, Judge, etc., are missing on these occasions and everybody goes by their “front,” or ‘ ‘nick names. ” Lancaster’s court yard park with its beautiful, lofty shade trees would be an idea spot for such a meeting. Why not come forth from our self confiding homes and organize a pio neer society here and enjoy the benefit that such organizations certainly afford. Our friend B. H. Tripp has written the following poem which very fit tingly touches along this thought and the Herald gladly gives it space: By-Gone Days. When the shadows are a-creeping, After the sun has sot. And the crickets are a-chirping Beneath the old hearth rock; When the clouds begin a-dropping The snow from out the sky. That the wintery winds is drifting In heaps both long and high. Then we neap upon the fire A lot of hickory knots, As we hitch a little nigher To watch the steaming pots, Where the pork and beans is biling, Turnips and taters too, And the sausage is a-frying To a delicious hue. O! it was a royal pleasure After the chores weie done, To stretch our limbs at leisure Before the blazing cone; How many a castle —fancies The leaping blaze unfold, Or up the chimney dances. Like fairy elfs of old. Wealth has its glittering trappings. To gild its home and self; But the open fire a-snapping. Is dearer far than wealth; For the music of its snapping, And the roaring of its blaze, Bring; back the scenes enchanting, Of happy by-gone days. —B. H. Tripp. PUBLISHED AT LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1908. AROUND THE COUNTY What Our Neighbors Are Doing, as Reported by The Herald’s Correspondents LITTLE GRANT. Special Corre. pondence to the Herald. Mr. and Mrs. E. Barks returned to their home in lowa Friday after a few days visit at his father’s A. A. Bark. Mr. John Wilon is recovering from a sprained ankle. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cliff were at Fennimore Friday. Mrs. Chase returned to her home a Milwaukee Thursday. Gus Reynold lost a cow Thursday. The school board are making some improvement at the Jeidy school this week. Those in Bloomington Wednesday were: John Krohn, Art Lynass, John Smith. Harvey Hulbeit delivered cattle at Lancaster Saturday. A few from this vicinty are pick ing blackberries on Campbell ridge this week. Mr. and Mrs. Havery Hulbert were in Bloomignton Friday, also Mrs. Thos. Pendleton and son. Mrs. Thos. Pendleton spent Satur day and Sunday at the home of Matt Welsh. Frank Hoeft is now assisting Addi son Bark with his farm duties. Frank Heoft and sister Pauline visited at the home of Tim Mogan Sunday. Lewis Devlin was at Tim Mogan’s Friday evening. Miss Pauline Hoeft was at T. Pendleton’s Friday. Bert Crowe is at Lewis Henry’s Thos. Webb was at Harvey Hul bert’s Friday haying feed ground. Miss Harriet Hamer on is the sick list. POTOSI. Special Correspondence to the Herald. Mrs. Howard France and children, who have been having an extended visit with relatives in Chicago and Boscobel, arrived home last Saturday afternoon. Misses Ocea Reynolds, of Cassville and Kolby of Milwaukee were callers at the home of Miss Florence Will mers last Monday afternoon. Mrs. J. Campbell and daughter Ru'h.and sister Mrs. Eugene Webb, and little daughter took a trip to Du buque last Wednesday. Misses Mary and Jane Scullon de parted for Dickeyville last Tuesday where they will reisde. Misses Ida Beiterman, of Bagley and Esther Schumacher and Jose phine Geisen visited with their friend Miss Ina Keiffei at Shirrel, lowa. Mr. Thompson returned to her home here after a few weexs visit with relatives in Eubuque last Thurs day evening ; her sister, Miss Kalten bach, accompanying her. Dan Greene, of Beloit, visited a few days here with relatives. Mrs. Griffith and daughter, of Cornelia, visited here last Thursday with her mother Mrs. Greene. People have been flocking to the river with their poles; some have good luck in getting fish and others come home discouraged. Mrs. C. Thoma; will entertain the ladies Aid society and home band at her home here this afternoon; every body is welcome. Rob Glennon departed tor South Dakota last Wednesday afternoon where he has business " Sunday afternoon Aug. 9th, Lou Reinecke received word here that his brother Will passed away at his home in Dubuque, after a lingering illness. Lou left the next morning for Dubuque. Mr. John Nickles and daughter Ruth and son Len visited with rela tive in Cassville a few days. The young ladies whose names are in the Telegraph Herald contest are Misses Amelia Pluemer Dot Lang staff and Mae Doser. Miss Fannie Foster, of Beloit, is the guest of her grandma, Mrs. Massey. Geo. Schumacher is having con siderable improvement made on his residence. Another baby girl came to brighten the home of Mr. and Mr. Tony Rupp last Tuesday. Misses Bertha and Emma Duve and a number of others visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Brandt at Keiler over Sunday. Mr. Chas. Neufang transacted business in Dubuque a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wunder, of Du buque visited last Sunday with friend here. Ray Ansburn and sister Nellie re turned to their home here last Thurs day afternoon after a few weeks visit with relatives in Iowa; their grand ma, Mrs. Ansburn accompanied them. Tom Vincent and daughter, Miss Mabel passed through Potosi enroute to the depot where Miss Mabel took the tram. Messrs. Tom Welsh and Delbert Breithaupt, of Buena Vista, lowa, came down on the Eclipse and spent Sunday with relatives and friends here. BLOOMINGTON. Special Correspondence to the Herald. Barn Fire.—John T. Patterson, residing south of this place, met with quite a loss in the destruction of his 3x40 barn and other property Friday night. The loss within the barn was 820 bushels of oats, 180 bushel of barley, over 100 loads of new hay, and a good team of horses. Besides the barn a hay shed contain ing part us the hay, a buggy shed and a straw pile were nurned; also a chicken house and some chickens. The fire was not discovered until the barn had fallen down, when one of the boys awaking saw it from his bed room window. This was between 11 and 12 o’clock. Some of the neigh bors saw it, and they called to others on the ’phone, and quite a crowd collected before the fire was out. Several went out from town. This is the second heavy loss in the same neighborhood within a few weeks. The other was John Lord’s. Both losses were partly covered by insur ance in the Bloomintgon Farmers’Fire Insurance Co. The cause of Mr. Patterson’s loss is said to have been either a tramp or spontaneous combus tion. New Firm —W. H. Holford has sold his store to a company of peo ple, each person holding a SIOO share. The name of the new company is the Grant County-Co. operative Co. These co-operative stores are quite numerous in the north and west, but it is a new thing here. We hope to see the new company secure a share of trade. It is expected that a gentleman will be on today to invoice the stock. Stole Time.—A. C. Tubbs left his vest hanging for a short time at the old rock building on Congress street Friday morning, and when he put it on again his nice watch was missing. The marshal has a clew, and we hope to see him land the culprit within a week. Seeing Mines.—Reuben G. Thwaites, scholar, geologist, author, president of the State Historical Society, etc. and wife, and a Miss Haines of Madison, were through here Wednesday, hav ing been looking over the mines in this corner of the state Mr. Thwaites looked at our pubic library and said that it was one of the best beginnings he had seen in the state. Coming from one of the greatest experts in the country, this was quite a compli ment. Farm Sales. —Auctioneer Hoskins reports quite a number of sales booked for the fall and winter cam paign. This partly due to the des tructive hail storm which swept the whole country north of this place, creating a certain shortage of feed; partly to people moving to other loca tions ; partly to a preference to sell ing stock in this manner, and part ly to numerous other causes. Hoskins is th® oldest auctioneer and has the record of bringing uniformly best prises auctioneer in Southern Wisconsin. Locals.—Frank Taylor, wife and children returned home Friday from a month’s outing at the Mississippi. They report a fine time, and all look as though the trip agreed with them. In mentioning the teachers last week we inadvertently omitted Miss Katherine Reed, who has consented to return and take charge of the state school for the deaf. Miss Reed had accepted an offer to go to Racine, but finally concluded to return here. The congregational Sunday school members had a picnic out near the south water trough Thursday. They (Continued on Bth page.) MACHINES WOULDN’T GO Two Automobilists Had to Send to Lan caster for More Gasoline. There’s a funny little story to tell concerning a couple of Lancaster men who own autombiles and who got up against an embarrassing situation a few day ago. One of them had been over east of the city and in attempt ing to climb a steep hill, about three miles out, found he had not sufficient gasoline with which to “make the grade. ’ ’ This ‘ : chauffeur in distress, ” find ing he couldn’t get his machine to climb the hill, ‘‘trekked” to the nearest farm house having a tele phone, and calling up a friend who also owns a machine, confided his troubles to him and asked him to come out in his car and bring him a couple of gallons of gasoline. Being of an obliging disposition the friend complied with the request and in a short time appeared upon the scene, at the foot of the hill, and assisted in getting the gasoline into the tank, whereupon the machine went gaily up the hill, but when the friend at tempted to follow suit he found to his surprise that he also was too near out of gasoline and he had to remain there while the first man went to town and came back with a couple of gallons of the fluid for him. It is understood, of course that the engine in an auto is in the front end of the machine, and the gasoline tank is under the seat so that the gasoline to operate the enigne is drawn from the front end of the tank, and when going up a hill at an acute angle the front end of the machine is so much higher than the rear end that the gasoline all tips into the bacx end of the tank, and will not run into the engine, but being new to the game these gentlemen had not thought of that proposition. The dicffiulties which beset an automobilist are cer tainly many. Is The Soil Giving Out? American soil is losing its fertility, according to James J. Hill. The great railroad magnate ought to know, for he has made a careful study of the subject. The yield in wheat, for instance, has fallen off heavily, says Mr. Hill. While Minnesota soil yielded 13.12 bushels to the acre on the average during the first five years of the past decade, during the last five the aver age was 12.18. In New York the figures are 18.4 and 17.4. while in Kansas there has been a drop from 15 14 bushels to 13 18. Similar find ings are made in the other states. Mr. Hill maxes his point clear by citing the average yield in Denmark — 60.19 bushels, which he savs is due to the scientific cultivation and enrich ment of the eoil. Although the land has been tilled for centuries, it has five times the yield ot the practically virgin soil of America, simply be cause the Danish farmer looks after the soil instead of leaving it to chance and the elements to see that it does not run down. The intelligent among American farmers are learning and the less in telligent will learn, that the prodigal exhaustion of large holdings of soil is not the most profitable method of agriculture ;the intensive cultivation of small farms, scientifically cared for and periodically fertilized, is what American farmers must come to if they want to get the most soil has to give—and want to keep the soil giving it Chafin Faces Death Again. Since E. W. Chafin, the Prohibi tion nominee for president spoke in Lancatser two or three weeks ago he has narrowly escaped death on two different occasions. Shortly after he left here he miraculously escaped drowning while swimming in the Y. M. C.-A. pool at Lincoln, Neb. Last Friday evening he was in Springfield, 111., speaking while close by the race war was raging. A negro pursued by the mob sought his protection and when he had managed to deliver the black into the hands of a sheriff the mob immediately assailed him with bricks, clubs and other missiles. Although bruised about the head he escaped death and both experiences serve to bring his name before the public in much the same way as a clever press-agent would advertise a theatrical star by having him perform (on paper) all sorts of heroic feats. GAR? RATES Toledo, 0., Aug. 31-Spet. 5,1908. Via The North Western Line. Round trip tickets on sale daily, August 27-30, at excursion rates via Chicago & North Western Ry. with liberal return limits. Full infor mation on application to any ticket agent, The Chicago North Western Line. 65-t2. ELECTRIC THEATRE JDRUNCASTER Clark’s Building Next to Post office, Being Prepared. Moving Pictures Will be the Features Burr Robbins the Promotor — Ready in Two Weeks. Lancaster is at last to have a mov ing picture theatre. It is to be locat ed in the Colonel Clark building in the room formerely occupied by John Burns. The shelving is being torn out the room will be repainted, and the interior is being changed in many ways to make it a model little 5 cent theatre. Burr Robins, of Elroy, who is managing the project is an ex perienced show man, and has a lease on the room for several months. He expects to have the “Electric Theatre” running in a couple of weeki and say that it will be his aim to present only the best and cleanest attractions in the moving picture line. A popular price will be charg ed and there is no reason to believe that it will not meet with good patronage. Such a theatre as this should be made to pay in this city as Lancaster has always been a good show town and generally gives a clean enterprise of this kind liberal sup port. The films that the management will rent will be the latest and will be chaged every few days in order to keep them up to date. Labor Bureau at Madison. MaDISON, Wis. Aug. 14—The civil service commission has established a local registration office at Madison for the filling of labor positions in the state hospital at Mendota, the capitol, state historical library and the state university, including Chadbonrne hall and the university farm. Hereafter all labor positions in these institutions will be filled as far as practicable through this office. Frank L. Fawcett, formerly of Lan caster, is the local registration officer. Applications will be received from men for positions as attendants, cooks, laborers, carpenters, farmers, firemen, janitors, teamsters, painters, garden ers, masons, etc., and from women for places as attendants seamstresses kitchen girls,cooks, dining room girls, landresses and scrub women. The registration office is in the civil service department in the capitol, and registration time is any Thursday morning. Accident May Aid Science. Port Jervis, N. Y., Aug. 13. The accidental straying of a cow into a blackberry patch has opened up a line of possible experiments which may end with red, white and blue milk. Andrew Barclay reports that his cow got into a two-acre lot of choice blackkberries and was eating the berries when found That night when milking time came Barclay was sur prised to find the pail filled with an inky fluid that tasted like milk. In the interest of science Barclay is going to experiment by feeding his cow red raspberries, orange and watermelons to see if the milk color is controlled by the food of the cow. The Slippery Pronoun. Many are the circumlocutions which have been devised by civilized races in order to avoid the bluntness of direct address. In fact, it may be said that at the moment when a nation stand ardizes Its language it begins to have trouble with Its pronouns. “Thou” has of course become obso lete except In prayer, although it flour ishes colloquially in the north of Eng land. The second person plurai Is substituted. In parts of the south “you all” is heard, a further step to ward refined elusiveness. In France and Germany “thou” has been retained in familiar or semicon temptuous speech. In Spain and Italy, on the other hand, the third person Is substituted habitually In place of it— Harper’s Weekly. Touched. Mrs. Homespun—The comic papers say you fellows never work. Weary Waffles—Y-yes’m; de comic papers also say dat mother-in-laws Is a nuisance when everybody knows dat dey are de most sweetest an’ angelic uv mortals, an’— Mrs. Homespun—You poor, dear man! Come right in this minute. I will broil a chicken for you.—Judge. Sorry. Mamma—Here comes your father. See how cross you’ve made him. Now go and tell him you’re sorry. Tommy- Say, pop, I’m sorry you’re so blamed cross.—Philadelphia Press. Herald want ads pay. Xf PAGES The Wedneste) %• VOL. 65, NO 65