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ESTABLISHED 1843. ANNUAL MEETING OF IHE com BOARD V/. J. Brennan Was Unanimous ly Reelected Chairman. A Busy Week in Looking ARer the Af fairs of the County is Well Begun. The annual meeting of the County Board opened Monday evening at 7 :30 with nearly all of the following members present: Beetown , Win. Gates Bloomington Henry M. Roberts Boscobel Hugh Mathews Cassville 8. W. Okey Castle Rock P. A. Peterson Clifton L. W. Loy Ellenboro Chas. Graney Fennimore L. C. Berry Glen Haven Win. Foick Harrison H. A. Russell Hazel Green John H. Budden Hickory Grove .... Wm. Frankenhoff Jamestown Frank Lenstra Liberty J. H. Wagner Lima Wm. Sherwin Little Grant John Wood Marion C. D. Blanchard Millville H. G. Brown Mt. Hope Jay F. Morse Mt. Ida Sam Wehrle Muscoda Jos Sikhart North Lancaster... John W. Jerretr Paris John Leoffelholz Patch Grove.. .. Thomas Millin Jr. Platteville A. C. Stephens Po’osi G. T. Hampton Smelser Henry Spink South Lancaster. . .. Louis Vesperman Waterloo Henry Mink Watterstown Lewis Craigo Wingville J. T. Biddick Woodman George Schuppner Wyalusing Jacob Sbrake Bloomington C. W. Stone Cassville Otto . Geiger Cuba City Dr. E. McDonald Fennimore Wm. Roach Hazel Gieen Frank Pierce Montfort Dr. Wm. James Muscoda Wm. Victora Potosi.. . T. R. Seaton Boscobel Ist ward.. . B. T. Williams Boscobel 2nd ward Fred Lewis 3rd ward . . . .James E. Foley 4tb ward... Fred W. Ruka Lancaster Ist ward .. Tbos. Tuckwood 2nd ward. .. W. J. Brennan 3rd ward.. .. W. J. Bailie 4th ward.. .. H. E. Carthew Platteville Ist ward.... P. J. Dolan 2nd ward Frank Pitts 3rd ward .... Frank Bentley 4th ward D. McGregor Frank Pitts, of Platteville, acted as temporary chairman and announced that the only matter to come formal ly before the evening session would be the election of the permanent chairman Wm. Sherwin, of Lima nominated Walter J. Brennan. This nomination was ’ instantly seconded and Mr. Brennan’s election was by a unani mous vote. Wm, Roach, of Fennimore, then called the attention of the board members to certain matters that in his mind should be changed at the coming meeting. One was that the county officer’s salaries should be printed in the annual report. Another was that the sum allowed for the board mem bers’ expenses each year is above the amount of actual expenses incurred. He took the opportunity to merely bring this to the attention of the board in an informal way. Following this the meeting adjourn ed until 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. The meeting was called to order Tuesday morning shortly after 10 o'clock and the roll was called by the county clerk. All were present except H. A. Russell, Edwin Glenn, H. E. Carthew and D. McGregor. Louis Vesperman moved that Edwin Glenn, Louis Okey, H. E. Austin and Arthur Doyle be accepted as members of the county board. This met with the approval of the board members. The report of the chairman and county clerk was then read and adopted on motion of Hugh Matthews. Frank Pitts then nominated and moved the re-election of Walter J. Brennan for chairman of the county board for the ensuing year. Mr. Brennan was re-elected unanimously. H. Grimm presented the report of the asylum trustees. Tbis was re ferred to the committee on charitable institutions. Chairman Brennan then announced his committee appointments as fol lows : Committee on Finance. Will Roach, John Wood, Frank Bcntly, Fred Lewis, Dr. Wm. James GRANT COUNTY HERALD and Duncan McGregor—Treasurer’s office. Committee on Equalization. H. G. Brown, Thos. Tuckwood, A. C. Stephens, Louis Vesperman, Wm. Forck, J. T. Biddick Wm. Gates, L. C. Berry, John Loeffelholz. Jay F. Morse, Charles Graney, John H. Budden, J. H. Wagner. C. W. Stone, Henry Spink, H. E. Austin and Arthur Doyle—Law Library room. Committee on Highways Bridges and Ferries. Grant G. Hampton, Peter A. Peter son, Wm. Frankenhoff, C. D. Blanch ard, Jos. Sikhart, Henry Mink, John W. Jerrett and Leon W. Loy-- Lawyer’s room. Committee on General Claims. Frank Pitts, T. R. Seaton, Geo. Schuppener, Edwin Glenn, Samuel Wehrle, Fred W. Ruka, and Wm. Viktora. Large Jury room. Committee on Officers’ Claims. Wm. Sherwin, Lewis Craigo, Thos. Millin, Jr., H. A. Russell, Frank Pierce and Lewis Okey.—Small Jury room. Committee on Sheriff’s Claims. Jamse Foley, Harry E. Carthew and P. J. Dolan.—Sheriff’s office. Commits on Public Property. Hugh Ma hews, W. J. Bailie, Frark Pierce, J. H. Wagner, and Fiank Pitts.—County Court room. Committee on Charitable Institutions. S. W. Okey, Hugh Matthews, H. M. Roberts. Leon W. Loy, Wm. Forck, John W. Jerrett, Edwin Glenn, Henry Lenstra, Lewis Craigo, Peter A. Peterson, W. J. Bailie, P. J. Dolan, Louis Vesperman, Frank Bently and Arthur Doyle.—County Court room. Committee on Education. Duncan McGregor, Jno. Wood, Harry E. Carthew, H. M. Roberts. Frans Lenstra. Fred Lewis and Arthur Doyle —County Supt, office. Committee on County Roads. A. C. Stephens, Thos. Tuckwood, Gecrge Schuppener, H. G. Brown. H. A. Russell, H. M. Roberts and Wm. Sherwin.—County Clerk’s office. Committee on Printing. Charles W. Stone, Frank Pierce, Henry Spink, Fred W, Ruka, Lewis Okey, Thos. Millin, Jr., and H E. Austin.—County Clerk’s office. Committee on Town and County Organ ization. Wm. Gates. Henry Mink, John Loeffelholtz, J. T. Biddick, C. D. Blanchard. Joseph Sikhart and Wm. Frankenhoff.—Circuit Court room. A representative of a corporate surety company was present and ad dressed the board, telling of the advantages the method of that com pany bears over the personal bonding system. He requested that corporate surety system be adopted here in the bonding of county officers Totman-Anderson Nuptials. News was received the past week of the marriage on Oct. 19, of Ward Totman, formerly of this city, and Miss Gertrude Otelia Anderson, of Oakville, Wash. Mr. Totman is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Totman of this city, and has a host of friends here who extend hearty congratula tions. He is at present employed at Oaaville, Wash., in the general mer chandise store of hisnncleC. N .Mills The following taken from the Montesano (Wash.) Vidette tells of the wedding: Miss Gertrude Otelia Anderson and Mr. Ward Mills Totman were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Orlando Newton, Oct. 19,' 1910, at 3 o’clock, by Rev. E. Hop kins of Tumwater, the beautiful ring ceremony of the M. E. church being used. Promptly at 3 o’clock as the trains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march was being played by Miss Josephine Quigley, the bride on the arm of her father and accompanied by her maid of honor, Miss Cora Fields, entered by one door, while the groom, accompanied by his best man, Mr. David Cuff, entered by another door, and met beneath a large arch of ivy, where hung a beautiful bell of snow balls. Here the solemn words were spoken which made two happy hearts one. The bride looked beautiful in her gown of cream silk crepe carrying a large bride’s boquet of lilies of th valley. The groom wore the conven tional black. They took the evening train for Tacoma amid a shower of rice and good wishes Ou their return they will be at home to their friends after Nov. 1. TWO GREAT ANNUAL EVENTS IN CHICAGO. The International Live Stock Ex position Nov. 26th-Dec. 3rd, and U. S. Land & Irrigation Exposition, Nov. 19th-Dec. 4th. For full particulars apply to any ticket agent of The North Western line. 372w.' PUBLISHED AT LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1910 BLOOMINGTON Special Correspondence to the Herald. There will be a dance in the city hall on the 25th inst., with music by the Carpenter harp orchestra of five pieces. The Royal Neighbors will serve an oyster supper. The dace is Friday evening, the night after Thanksgiving. The orchestra could not be engaged for Thanksgiving day. All dancers take notice. Oscar Brady and wife went to Muscoda Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Brady’s brother, Con stant Rasque. Mr. Basque was a man of middle age and leaves a family to mourn his untimely demise. The Moore & Woodhouse sale south of town Friday was a success. The Henry Moore family expect to leave soon for California. Their destination is Do« Palos, the home of Mrs Moore’s parents, Wm. Hadley and wife. We are sorry to lose this estimable family and hope tney will prosper in the west. Dell Graves, a former well known resident of Blakes Prairie, died at his home in Minneapolis, and he was buried in Prairie du Chien on Mon day. Several relatives and friends f om this vicinity attended. Thos. Harper and son Charles came from Texas last week for a few days’ visit. They report the West Grant people all right. Lew. Tyler was here from Camp bell ridge Saturday, advertising his big sale to take place Friday, Novem ber 25th. Mr. Tyler recently sold his 480-farm to Jesse Blackburn and bought a nice home in Bagley. Mr. Tyler during the thirty-five years’ resi tence on Campbell ridge, has lichly earned the rest be now seeks, and deserves all that rumor gives him, and tbeu some. Chas. Niedermyer was down from Patch Grove advertising his sale to take place on Wednesday, November 23d. Mr. Niedermyer will close out and go to Highland, where he has bought his father’s shoe store. Andrew Cairns and Hiram Adams brought auto parties down from Mt. Hops with them Saturday. Mrs. Walter Lambert and mother, Mrs. Day, were down from Mt. Hope Saturday. Mrs Lambert and Mrs. Daisy Currie of Mt. Hope and Mrs. Minnie Geiger of Cassville expect to start in a few days for Great Falls. Mont , wnere they expect to pass the winter anti possibly take up home steads in the spring. Claude Porter, the defeated candi date for governor of lowa, is a cousin to George Porter of this city. Although beaten on the Demo die ticket, Mr. Po/ter is regarded as a coming man ol large calibre. Melvin Birch, representing the Du buque Times Journal, was in town Friday. Thos. E. Pendleton’s sale tomor row, Thursday, the 17th. Mr. Pendle ton is in poor health and desires to quit farming. Let all attend the sale. The revivals in the city hall are attracting large crowds nightly. Evangelist Phelps is proving himself a very interesting talker. Quite a number have gone forward. The meet ings will last this week. The Frank Matihys family will oc cupy a portion of Mrs. Strong’s house. The Norm Streeter family now re side in this city. Mr. Blodgett, our surveyor, says he has found a good and cheap railroad route from Mt. Hope to Woodman. Dr. Gault wase ovr from Lancaster Sunday. * Lee Eastman, John Day and John Taylor were here from Lancaster Sun day. Chas. Perrin of Beetown was chap eroning a party of ladies here Friday. Harry Geiger took a mail clerk’s examination at LaCrosse last Friday. Fred Patch was here from Wyalus ing Saturday. Notice of Mr. Patch’s sale will be published next week. C. E. Button and wife were here from Mt. Hope Saturday. A. E. Lewis, wife and daughter were here from Lancaster Saturday. Oit in Little Grant John Beet ham had a raising of a large barn last Wednesday. About forty men were present, and under dilection of Goerge Hillery the barn went together “yust like de paper on de vail.” Walt Schneyer with a force of as sistants is building a house for Fred Lambert, on the north prairie John Tornowske, who is with a lumber film at Independence, lowa, visited here over Sunday. Pres. Stone of the village and chairman Roberts of the town are at tending the county board meeting at Lancaster. Sam Kitto, R. C. Fennell and Frank Hoskins went to Prairie du Chien in John Thompson’s auto Mon- day, where they attended the funeral of; Dell Graves John Denning is helping John in the barber shop for a -few days. Mrs. Schuorrenburg is sightly improved in health. BIG GRANT. Special Correspondence to the Herald. The sociable at the Dyer school hocise Saturday evening was a success in way. There were fifteen shadows and proceeds were SB.BO. Uarl Jerrett and Cutler Borah made a business trip to John Divall’s Sun day morning. Gherman Pittenger and family spent Sunday at George Stitzer’s. ’ I'ss Laura Wetter spent Saturday and Sunday in Lancaster. Mrs. Edge is visiting with Frank Schmitz and wife, who lives on her place. Willie Dyer and wife returned home Sunday after spending two weeks at Cutler Borah’s. The- Aid Society of North Lancaster will meet with Mrs. August Jahnke this coming Wednesday, Nov. 16. Everybody invited. Hannum Fitzgerald and wife were Sunday callers at Alonzo Jerrett’s; Rufus Jones and family at Cutler Borah’s and Jose and Bertha Blessing at Frank Schmitz’s Cutler Borah deliveied hogs to Lancaster Saturday and cbickens to Fennimore Monday. Earl and Cleo Knoke spent Satur day evening and Sunday at A. K. Walker’s. GLEN HAVEN. Special Correspondence to the Herald. H. G. returned from his trip to Dakota. Floyd Kidd was up to LaCrosse taking mail service examination. L. Groeaier was here delivering pianos to M. C. Weak’s. John Behlmer Sr. and Thos. Williams. Fred Thiessa does the pumping for the Burlington at this station. Visitors: —Mr. and Mrs. E. Kuenster, Cassville; Mrs. Garner, Bloomington ; John Tornowske, Iowa: Ur Floyde Kidd, South Dakota: Mr. Blanchard and sister of Dakota at their uncle's John Gockel; Tom Harper, Texas Rob Hoskins was a Chicago pas senger Sunday. Will Macke shipped cattle Sunday. Jesse Kidd of Dakota was married to Matilda Shultz, of Guttenberg, Wednesday. They visited at the home of John Neubauer Thursday. M C. Weaks lost a horse last Wed nesday. John Kann returned to Guttenberg and from there goes to Valparaiso, Ind. Dance in the Stewart hall last Fri day night. German Presbyterian Church. A. Cramer, Pastor. English Sunday School 9:45. German Service 10:45. English Service 7 :30. Subject: “Our knowledge of the existence of God ” The natural proof of the existence of God ; The proof of the existence of God, through the Christian experience. A hearty vfelcome to all. Different Arrangements. John A. Murley and Jessie J. Rohovec, both of Hickory Grove. William Miles, Marion and Dagna B, Peterson, Hickory Grove. Henry J. Ginter, Paris and Chris tine Kruse, lamestown. Chas. E. Anson, Milwaukee and Cora Smalbery, Fennimore. Joseph R. Schrlte, Hedinger, N. D. and Christine L. Pink, Lancaster. Emil E. Fritz, Woodman and Kittie M. Sabins, Boscobel. Fred L. Luber, Wyalusing and Annette C. Brackett, Lancaster. Emanuel Neckhash and Mary Whitish, both of Clifton. Emmanuel Church. Rev. Myron G. Argus, Rector. November 20th—Sunday next before Advejit: Holy Communion Morning Prayer, Litany, and Sermon. .10:30 Evening Prayer LOO Sunday 5ch001.... .9:30 Evening Praver on Friday at half past seven. Saint Martha’s Guild will meet with Mrs. Orton on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'c.ock. The Woman's Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. Lowry on Friday at lhree]o’clock. Saint Mary’s Chapter of the Junior Auxi liary will meet with Mrs. Clementson on Saturday afternoon at four o’clock. —Place & Jerrett will ship cattle, veal calves, hogs and sheep next Mon day and each Monday hereafter until further notice. RAILWAY ACTIVITY AGAIN New Bloomington Road to be Extended Through Richland. W. H. H. Cash, the railroad pro moter whose name is familiar through out Richland county as the moving spirit in the proposed extension to this city of the Hillsboro railroad, accompanied by C. E. Coon, of Omaha, were in the city Saturday and went from here in a northerly direc tion. Their business, it is easily guessed, had to do with railroad buil ding and with their visit the purpose of the organization of the Wisconsin Southwestern Railway Company, re cently formed and incorporated to build a line of Standard guage road from Woodman to Bloomington, in Grant county, with a nominal capital of $200,000, of which $60,000 was suo scribed by the incorporators, developes. An analysis of the interests behind this move shows the real purpose of these men will be to build and operate primarily an extendon of the success ful Hillsboro & Northwestern raiiroad southwesterly through Vernon, Rich land and Grant county to Dubuque, lowa. At rhe head of the organiza tion is that energetic W. H. H. Cash, of New Lisbon, Wis., as its president and general manager. He is the man who more than thirty years ago undertook to develop Vernon county by building a road from Sparta to Viroqua and although the trunk roads entered into a written agreement to freeze him out and maintain that region as neutral territory into which none should build, and although he had only S2OO available cash, he pushed the road up the Cashton hill, which the leading engineer has pro nounced impracticable to operate, founded several villages, among which is Cashton, named after him, sold the road and was extending the Wisconsin Valley line to the present city of Merrill, all within one year. He built several western lines, every one a success, until he is recognized as a leading railroader. With him is his son, John A. Cash, the local all around in change of the Hillsboro road, and Edward Hammer, capitalist, lumberman and banker of Hillsboro; also C. E. Coon, president of the C. E Coon Co. of Oamaha, Neb , who are building a steam road in Kansas, an electric road from Omaha to Lin coln, and have recently floated a loan of $3,000 000 to build and operate the Omaha, Council Bluffs & Sioux City Electric road. Messrs Cash and Coon passed through here from the south. They are personally investigating resources and topography with a view to having their engineer- waste no time or make no blunders. The intention is to take over the Hillsboro road with its equipment, which is without debt, and extend it either via West Lima, Ash Ridge and Boaz or via Yuba, Hub City, Rockbridge. Richland Center and Boaz, crossing the Wisconsin river near Boscobel, thence via Wood man. Mount Hope, etc., through west ern Grant, which has long been in need of railroad facilities and is a rich agricultural and mining region. From the records of these men with their experience and resources and the quiet, energetic manner with which they proceed, it looks as if there will be a change in the map of western Wisconsin and that a rich region will be given the best of railroad facilities, as these men will locate, build, equip and operate a modern, up to-date rail road. Mr. Cash has been for years the bond buyer for one ot the leading Chicago bond houses, dealing all over the west and is in close touch with finance. Mr. Coon has financed and built roads from boyhood. Eighty miles of rail, splices, bolts and spikes have beeen provided and the Coon Co. have steam shovels, engines, cars, elevating graders, scrapers and one hundred teams now at wo.rk which will be brought onto this work as soon as present jobs are completed, and we are authorized to say that the work will be started as soon as preliminaries are attended to.—Richland Democrat. NEW MINE TO BEGIN OPERATION. Plant of the Cleveland Co., Near Hazel Green, Completed. A new mine owned by the Cleve land Mining Co., located near Hazel Green, is to begin operation soon. Some of the stoca holders from Cleve land, Ohio, were here last week look ing over the completed plant and active work will begin his week. The mine is located a short distance from the old Scabble Creek mine and by a drilling, has shown up strongly in both lead and blackjack. The mine is equipped with a bundled ton mill and modern machinery through out, all of which will be operated by electrical power from the Inter State Light and Power 'plant of Galena.— Gazette. OFFICIAL FIGURES OF GRANT GfiUNTY VOTE As Reported by County Board of Canvassers. Erskine E. McCoy, of Lancaster, Coun ty Clerk Elect, Only Democrat Elected on the Ticket. The county board of election can vassers completed its work last Satur day and certified the result of the vote of the various precincts in Grant county at the election of Nov. 8 We take from their report the to tal republican and democratic vote of the various candidates as follows: For Governor— McGovern, Rep 2908—1133 Schmitz, Deml77s For Lieutenant Governor— Morris, Rep 2845—1136 Bolens, Deml7o9 For Secretary of State— Frear, Rep2B32-1117 Callahan, Dem . .1715 For State Treasurer— Dahl, Rep. 2850—1154 Ringle, Dem... 1696 For Attorney General— Bancroft, Rep.. 1860 226 Doherty, Deml634 Crownhart, Indllol For Insurance Com‘r— Ekern, Rep2Bo2—ll3l Hazelwood, Deml67l For Member Congress, 3d Dist— Kopp, Rep2B46—llll Coffland, Deml73s For Assemblyman, Ist Dist— Wells. Repl3B9- 615. Runkel, Ind. Dem 774 For Assemblyman, 2d Dist— Schreiner, Repl3lo 352 McSpaden, Dem 958 For County Clerk Hendershot, Rep2lo4 McCoy, Dem24sl 347 For County Treasurer— Burr, Rep24s7 495 Schroder. Deml962 For Sheriff— Hymer, Rep 239 9 239 Parish, Ind. Dem2l6o For Clerk Circuit Court- Barrows. Rep 2777—1211: Miller, Ind. Demls66 For District Attorney - Clementeon, Rep3oßs* For Register of Deeds— Dugdale, Rep 2751—1103 Millin, Dem’. .. . 1648 For Coroner- Waiter, Ind. Dem 1708—1545 Parish, Ind. Soc. Dem.. 163 For Surveyor— Appleby, Rep.. .'2751—1211 Sampson, Ind. Demls4o Obituary - Patrick Kiley. Come unto Me, all ye who are weary, and heavy laden, and I will give thee. rest. Patlick Kiley was born in Co. Waterford; Ireland. March 17th, 1838, died Oct. 24th, 1910, at Rapid City, South Dakota. Deceased was one of Grant Co’s, earliest settlers, and was well and favorably known in the community in which he resided for a number of years. He remored from the old homestead in Waterloo, Wis,, twelve years ago, and has since lived in the west, where ue engaged in business, until he finally settled on a homestead near Rapid City. He has seemingly always enjoyed excellent health, until a short time ago, he contracted a severe cold which rapidly developed into pneu monia, and despite the efforts of loving family and friends he passed peacefully away after an illness ot two weeks, to rejoin the four little children, who many years ago, preced ed him to the Great Beyond. Besides the loving wife and one brother Edward, he leaves to mourn his loss two sons and three daughters, Mr. Jus. Burkett, of Rapid City: Mrs. M. Kimmich and Mrs. Michael Conlan, of Dubuque, la., and Arthur and Lee Kiiey, of Rapid City/ Un Oct. 26th they laid the beloved re mains in the little Catholic cemetery at Rapid City, near the peaceful country home he loved so well. May he rest in peace. Father thou hast gone before us, And where thy soul has flown, Tears are wiped away forever, And all sorrow is unknown. From tiie burd en of the body, From a 1! care and pain released. Where the wicked cease from troubling, . And the weary are at rest. To thy grave, we sadly bore thee, Laid thee in thy cold, cold bed, Prairie flowers, will soon be shedding. Their-sweet perfume o’er thy head. But the old home seems so lonely, Since from us, thou passed away. And while on earth we linger. We will mourn thee, day by day. L. -1 FOR SALE—Large old fashioned box stove: wood burner, in good con dition. Has drum heater that can be attached if desired. Offered at a bargain. Inquire at Herald office. ✓ -.67. NO. 38