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ESTABLISHED 1843. VERY Sb jDEN DEATH DE KARL KROENING Retired German Farmer Passed Away on Sunday Night. Heart Failure the Cause—Was Appar ently Enjoying His Usual Good Health on Sunday Evening. Karl Kroening, a German retired farmer who disposed of his farm five miles west of Lancaster on the Bee town road last fall and moved to Lancaster in December, died very suddenly at his home in the western part of the city, about three o’clock Monday morning, Mi. Kroening had been in his customary good health attended church on Sunday and retired that evening feeling as well as usual. At an early hour Monday morning he was found dead in his bed. The cause of his death is pronounced by the attend ing physician to have been heart failure. There were some indica tions of apoplexy. His age was 71 years. The funeral services will take place today at 10:30 at the German Evangelical church jonducted by Rev. Louis Schmidt. Interment will be at Hillside cemetery. ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU’RE A FULL CITIZEN? There Are Many Complications Under the New Laws Concerning Citi zenship As a result of an act passed at the recent special session of the legisla ture amending the law relating to registration of voters and the publish ing of voters’ lists, a large number of citizens who have been voting for years will be disfranchised unless they take out second citizenship papers. The law provides, that tor the first general election after December 1, 1912. cities of the second, third and fourth classes and villages and towns in which registry is required shall wipe their registry lists clean, and that no name shall appear upon the new registry list unless the elector ap pears in person before the inspectors and requests his name to be register ed. Another recent law made it necessary for every voter to be fully naturalized. It is expected that this law will strike particuarly hard at what are known as foreign-born sons of aliens and that it will reach a high average in many counties. Under the laws of this country the children or wards of an immigrant become naturalized when be has taken out his full citizenship papers. How ever, under the old practice immi grants were allowed to vote on taking out their first citizenship papers. This did not make them full citizns; second citizenship papers would be necessary for that. Hundreds of im migrants, however, neglected to take out these second papers and have been voting ever since, some of them for fifty or sixty years. No doubt many of them have imagined all along that they were citizens of this country. Not only were these first generation immigrants who thus took out only their first papers not citizens, but their children who were born abroad and have lived here practically all their lives are not citizens, strictly speaking. Commenting on this embarrassing situation the Madison Journal says an examination of the poll lists of that city is said to show some startling revelations in this respect. Many of the most substantial and highly re spected residents, pioneers and build ers of the city, are not citizens of the United States In the list are the names of many men who have held city and county offices for years, who have themselves served as election officers and inspectors and have signed hundreds of affidavits by which others have voted. The same is no doubt true of many other cities besides Madison Even the legislatures have had their quota of non-citizens who have assisted in the making of laws, and it is said that Angus Cameion was elected United States senator by the vote of an unnaturalized ass.mbylman new a resident of Madison. Under a law passed recently, second citizenship papers will be necessary in voting. Macy older residents who may be challenged will nu doubt have difficulty in producing the evidence that they have such and it is said a number cf such residents who have voted for a generation in the past have refrained from voting at recent elec tions because the question of citizen- GRANT COUNTY HERALD ship has been raised against them. Of course the enforcement of the law relative to the proof of citizenship will rest largely with the election officials, but the laws govering elec tion inspectors and other officials is strict and penalties for winking at the law are suvere. This fact, to gether with the new requirement that electors appear in person to have their names placed upon the registry list, is expected to result in the weeding out ot quite a number of old voters unless they take out second papers and the sons of such, in many instances.—Vernon Co. , Censor. NO SECTIONALISM IN THE NEW PARTY Roosevelt Makes Plain That He Appeals to Democrats as Well as Repub licans for Votes. Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 12.—A protest against any bit of sec tionalism in the new progiessive party was made Friday by Colonel Roosevelt, who said he did not ’‘care a rap” where a man was born or whether his father wore the blue or the gray so long as he was the right type. Colonel Roosevelt was told of a speech made yesterday by Major General Samuel E. Sickles, who was quoted as saying Woodrow Wilson was “born amid rebel surrounding and that we of the north have never been disposed to put such a man in the Whitehouse.” Colonel Roosevelt said he could not discuss the speech, but that ic was the desire of the founders of the new party to make the movement one which would truly represent all sections of the country. “The call tor the progressive con vention, ”he continued, “state that this was to be a nation-wide, non sectional movement, free frem any of the sectional or other jealousies and bitterness of the past. In my speech at Chicago in which I stated that I would accept the progressive nomination if tendered to me, I also stated that we appealed alike to the men who wore the blue and the men who wore the gray and to the sons of the men who wore the blue and to the sons of the men who wore the gray. “I am myself by birth half a Georgian. The brothers of my own mother served in the confederate navy just as the kin folks of my father served in the union army. “No man has been more prominent than Judge Lindsey born in the south, whose father served in the confederate cavalry. We appeal to northerners and southerners, easterners and westerners alike. ’’ His Chance. “I can’t see any possible chance for that young men. He doesn’t know anything, doesn’t show a disposition to learn and won’t work.” ‘‘That’s true, but he still has a chance ?’ ’ ‘‘What chance ?’ ’ ‘‘Well, it may be that come day one of bis relatives will have in fluence enough to get him a political job. ” —Detroit Free Press. You will have to walk a few steps extra to reach the temporary home of the Crichton store on the west side of the square, tut the values you will find will pay you big for your trouble. Terry’s Company a Good One. Terry’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co., drew a large audience in Bushnell last Friday night. The big tent was completely filled. This old play will apparently never lose its drawing powers. Terry’s company is a good one and the performance was quite satisfactory. The band with -the company is a fine one and gave some splendid music on the streets in the evening. —Bushnell, 111., Record, Will be in Lancaster Monday even ing, July 22. Special bargains at Crichton’s store—which is now temporarily located on the west side square, in the building formerly occupied by the E. B. Hyde repair shop. Trim Your Trees. Citizens are notified that all shade trees alongside the public streets, must be trimmed to a height of nine feet above the sidewalk level geo. c. McCarthy, City Marshal. ■■ Crichton’s store is now located in the room formerly occpuied by the E H. Hyde repair shop— west side square. Open for business every day. Crichton’s temporary quarters four doors south of the new Crichton building, west side square. PUBLISHED AT LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY. JULY 17. 1912 CANDIDATES NAMED FOR STATE TICKET Democrats of Wisconsin Select Men to be Voted Upon at Septem ber Primary. Milwaukee, Wis., July 12. —After an extended battle ou the income tax law plank the democratic state con vention Friday adopted the platform for tne coming campaign and finished naming candidates for the five highest elective offices subject to the Septem ber primary Governor-A. J. Schmitz and J. C. Karel, noth of Milwaukee Lieutenant Governor —Henry Mol lenpah, Clinton, and Harry W. Bolens, Port Washington. Secretary of State—Andrew P. Kealy, Hudson. State treasurer—Nicholas Schmidt, Marathon City, and Jos. Leonard, of Marshfield. Attorney General Charles A. Kad ing, Watertown; John F. Doherty, LaCrosse. IN SESSION TWO DAYS. The convention lasted two days and the greater part of that time was taken up in discussing in the com mittee rooms and the floor of the con vention the income tax. The factions were divided on the question of favor ing amendment of the present law and submitting the amendment to a referendum vote of the people or repealing the present law and passing a new one. The Schmitz faction favored the amendment and the Karel crowd the repeal. The amendment was finally adopted after the question had been carried to the floor of the convention and wore than three hours bad neen spent in argument on it. Before the convention met there were rumors of probable deals with the LaFollette followers for the support of the ticket Democratic leaders denied they bad any such plans. They maintained that men endorsed for places on the primary ballot were progressives and that their nan.es would attract followers of the senator. By a rule recently adopted by the state central committee where more than two candidates were placed in nomination for one office the two polling the highest votes in the con vention were delcared the nominees. Their petitions will be circualted by tbe state central committee. TELLS HOW TO SAVE ICE AND PRESERVE FOOD Keep Ice Box Door Closed—Eatable- 7 Placed on Ice Prevent Neces- sary Circulation. A series of refrigerator “don'ts” for hot weather was outlined by A. S Klein of Cleveland, Ohio, at a meet ing of the American Refrigerator Manufacturers’ Association last week. The “don’ts,” he said, are de signed to save ice and keep food in the best state of preservation. They are as follows: ‘‘Don’t open the ice compartment door except to put in ice or take it out. Keep that.door locked if pos sible. Opening the lower door twenty times will not melt the ice as fast as to open the ice door once ” “Don’t put food or water next the ice. This interferes with the circula tion of the refrigerator and requires frequent opening of the ice compart ment door. ” “Don’t allow the ice to run low, Keep the compartment filled, as the ice melts faster with less effect when it is low. ” Don’t use paper or other means to keep the ice from melting. If the ice did not melt it would have no cooling effect.” ‘‘Don’t allow refuse or contaminat ed matter to accumulate in the re frigerator Sanitation in an ice box is absolutely necessary. Keep the box as clean as possible.” ‘‘By following these rules you will lower the cost of your ice.” Crichton’s temporary quarters are located in the room formerly occupied by the F. H. Hyde repair shop, four doors south of the new Crichton building, west side square. LOST, somewhere around or near court house square, in Lancaster, bunch of keys with chain attached. Reward if left at Herald office. Hen’s Ample Vocabulary. It is claimed that t’—; common hen is not far behind the turkey in her vo cabulary. Furthermore, she is said to be a much more fluent “talker” than the rooster. Her cackle is used for three different purposes, and each cackle is different from the other cackles. One she uses when seeking a nest, or when calling for her mate; one when she is frightened; and an other, of a triumphant sort, as she flies from or to the nest ROOSEVELT PLANS A FUSION CAMPAIGN Counts on Capturing Local and State Tickets From Both of the Old Parties Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 1. —Plans were outlined to-day whereby Col. Roosevelt hopes to capture local or state tickets from both tbe Democratic and Republican parties in further ance of his purpose to put the new third party on its feet. It is pro posed to execute the move within the party organizations where Roosevelt sentiment is strong enough to make such an attempt feasible. “In certain districts.” said Col. Roosevelt, “the Republican nomina tions will be captured fur progressives who will support our candidates for electors. In other districts, this will be done through the Democratic organizations. ’’ As the first step in the plan there is under preparation what will be perhaps the most elaborate political chart of the country ever made. When completed Col. Roosevelt’s organizers will have data from every congressional district in the country, regarding the strength of the Roose velt following, conditions in both the Democratic an I Republican state and district organizations, tabulations showing the vote in the previous presidential elections and lists of the best available timber for tbe new party among political workers and leading men in business and tbe pro fessions. In some cases it is hoped to arrange for fusion of the independent and Republican or Democratic tickets, provided tbe candidates on the local tickets will support the Roosevelt electors in exchange for having the Roosevelt strength thrown to them. Several promises of support in New York City were declared to have Deen made to Col. Roosevelt to-day. Delegations from the Claremont Re publican Club and Hudson Republi can Club visited him. Col. Roosevelt t as asked whether the absence from the list of signers call to the new party’s na tional convetion ot several governors who have previously supported him meant that they would not be with him in the formation of a new party. “That not follow,” he re plied. “I did not make up the list. Each state did that for itself. But in Kansas, for instance, Gov. Stubbs is heartily with us Gov Stubbs was not asked to sign tbe call, aud that was the case with others whose names are not on tbe list and who are for us. ” SHERIFF HYMER ARRESTS MAN WANTED IN MO. Geo. Sims, Found at Hazel Green, Turned Over to Missouri Sheriff Monday. George Si ins, of Farmington. No, south of St. Louis, was wanted by the officers of that place upon a statutory charge but had disappeared. Some quiet detective work wns in dulged in and the culprit was finally found to be stopping with some friends at Hazel Green, this county. Sheriff Hymer was notified of his whereabouts and placed him under arrest last Saturday, bringing him here and lodging him in the county jail that evening. On Monday Sheriff Win. Landon, of Farmington arrived and took his prisoner back to Mis souri for trial. Different Arrangements. Bruce Randall Kester Vale Oregon, and Mabel Madelyn Judd, Lancaster. Thomas Parsons Edwards, Hazel Green and Edith Barron, Platteville Baptist Church. Rev. C. A. Eastman, Pastor. The Woman’s Union will meet with Mrs J. N. Miles Wednesday afternoon. Union Prayer meeting with the Congregational church Thursday even • iiig. Business meeting of the church Saturday at 2 :30 p. m. Sunday services at 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning Theme Childhood and the Church. Evening Theme:—The Spirit Filled Life. Lancaster and Hurricane Presbyterian Churches. Lancaster: Sunday, July 21. Sun day school at 9:45 a. m. ; English 1 service at 10:45 a. m. ; C. E. at 6:45 p. m. Hurricane: Sunday school at 2 :30 p. m. English service at 3:30 p. m. KESTER—JUDD WEDDING LAST THURSDAY EVENING Miss Mabel Judd, Brilliant and Popular Lancaster Girl, Married Oregon Attorney. At 8:30 un the evening of July 11, 1912, at the home of Mrs Helen Judd occurred the marriage of ner daughter, Mabel Madelyn to Mr. Biuce R. Kester. The parlors were beautifully and tastefully decorated with ferns and smilax for tbe occasion. At the appointed hour, to the familiar strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, played by the bride’s sister, Miss Florence, the six ribbon bearers, the Misses Myrtle Judd. Helen Godfrey, Mae Brooker, Esther Henkel, Emily Roberts and Leia Goble descended the stairs and took their places. Through tbe aisle thus formed the bride and groom passed to stand beneath the floral arch where the Rev. Mr. Morgans awaited them. The simple but very beautiful ring ceremony was used. The bride wore a lovely gown of white embroidered marquesette over light blue messaline and carried a shower bouquet of white sweet peas. Tbe groom wore tbe conventional black. After congratulations the guests were summoned to tbe brilliantly lighted lawn to partake of the wedding supper which was served by young girl friends of tbe bride. Mr. and Mrs. Kester then departed for an extensive tour through tbe east. They will be at home after Oct. 1, at Vale, Oregon, where Mr, Kester is a very successful lawyer. Out of town guests were: Mrs. Warien Haunurn, Warren, Pa. ; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hedeman, Mr. and Mrs. Will Morkins, and Dr. 3. A. Marlow, Bloomington Mrs. James Castle, Madison, Wis. ;J. C. Webster, Hurley, 8. D. ; Earl Hanson, Viborg S. D. LOAN ASS’N EXAMINERS. TO MEET IN MILWAUKEE Convention to Be Held There Next Year—Lancaster Man is Secretary and Treasurer. Atlantic City, N. J., Only 11.—The United States League of Local Build ing and Loan associations in session here, today selected Milwaukee at the place for holding its 1913 session, the fourth week in July, in response to an invitation extended last year. State examiners of building and loan associations wet here and organized what has been named the National Association of Building and Loan E? iminers. Officers elected were: W. W. Malone, Oklahoma City, president; Robert J. Thompson. New Jersey, vice-president; Burne Pollock, Lancaster, Wis,, secretary a-'d treasurer. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Terry’s Uncle Tow’s Cab'.n Co played to a crowded tent on last Wednesday evening. We have been attending “Uncle Tom” for the last twenty years and it never grows old. For Americans it has a historical, mural and emotional interest that no other drama contains. The performance on Wednesday evening was the best, tha most artistic and realistic we have ever seen produced outside of the large city theatres. The concert lasted for full forty five minutes and was as good as the show. Most closing concerts are fakes but Terry’s was a really fine and in teresting performance, better than advertised.—Star-Gazette. Blandins ville, Ills. Will be in Lancaster Monday evening, July 22. Day’s Land Agency announces in an advertisement upon another page of The Herald that it represents the Franklin Fire Insurance Co. and Fire Association and solicits business therefor. Crichton’s temporary quarters are located in the room formerly occupied by the E. EL Hyde repair shop, four doors south of the new Crichton build ing, west side square. Really a Good Sign. Never let us be discouraged with ourselves. It is not when we are con scious of our faults that we are most wicked; on the contrary, we are less so. We see by a brighter light, and let us remember, for our consolation, that we never perceive our sins till we begin to cure them.—Fenelon. Overstraining. Many a man spells his financial standing wnile trying to enable his daughter to live in a style which will give him the right to demand big promises firm hsi suitors. COUNCIL HAS GALLED SPECIAL GITY ELECTION To Vote Upon the Electric Railway Proposition. Will be Held August 20 to Vote Aid in Building of the New Chicago Short Line Railway. The common Council of the City of Lancaster has called a special elec tion to be held on Tuesday, August 20, to vote upon a proposition to bond the city for aid in the building of the proposed Chicago Short Line Rail way. This action was taken at a Fuecial meeting of the council, held on Sat urday evening. July 13, in accordance with a petition of which the follow ing is a copy, duly signed by the requisite number of resident free holders: To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin —The undersigned, resident freeholders of the citv of Lancaster, Grant county, Wis., hereby request that a vote be taken, in the manner provided by the statutes of Wis consin, upon the proposition made by the Chicago Short Line Railwav Company, a corporation, to said city for subscription by said city to the capital stock of said com pany, said subscription to be be payable in. bonds to be issued by said city, which pre position was filed with the city clerk of said, city on the 12th day of July 1912. Dated July 13th., 1912. After a consideration of the petition the fullowing resolution was presented and adopted: RESOLUTION Whereas, The Chicago Short Line Railway Company, a Wisconsin corpbration, did on the 12th day of July, 1912, file with the city clerk of the city of Lancaster a proposition to said city, under section 945 of the Wisconsin statutes of 1898 and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, for subscription by said city to the capital stock of said tailway company, such subscription to be pay able in bunds to be issued by said city in the manner authorized by law. and Whereas, after receipt of said proposition by said city clerk and filing same there was, on the 13th day of July 1912, filed with the said clerk a request signed by more than twelve resident freeholders of said city, as prescribed by section 946 subdivision 2. of said statutes, that a vote be taken ou said proposition Now, therefore, The Common Council of the City of Lancaster, Grant county, Wis., do resolve as fol lows : That a special election be and the same is hereby ordered to be held in said city, in the manner provided by law, ou the 20tli day cf August 1912, of which notice shall be given by said clerk in t-ie manner prescribed by law, at which shal! be determined, in the man’" ri r provided by law, whether said . y shall accept cr ru jzet said proposit'C i. Fassed by the Common Council cf sa’d city cf Lancaster this 13th day cf July 1912 W. J. BAILIE, Mayor. Attest JOHN M. STONE, Clerk. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION To the legal electees of the City of Lancas ter. Grant County, Wisconsin: Notice is hereby given that a special elec tion will be held in the several precincts in the city of Lancaster on the 20th day of August. 1912, for the purpose of submitting to the legal electors of said c ty the question whether tne said city shall accept the pro position for aid of The Chicago Short Line Railway Company, a Wisconsin corporation* a copy of which proposition is as follows, to wit: PROPOSITION. To the City of Lancaster. Grant County. Wisconsin:— the t hicago Short Line Railway Com pany, a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, tor the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a standard.ordinary gauge electric railway, with overhead transmission lines for its power, with its central power plant to be located in said city of Lancaster, for the public use in the transportation of persons and property within the counties of Grant and LaFayette, in the State of Wisconsin and within the State of Illinois, over the toi lowing route, to-wit* From and to the City of Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin extending through the South township of Lancaster and the town ships of Beetown. Glen Haven.-Bloomington Patch Grove, Mount Hope, Mount Ida. Fenni - more. Liberty. North Lancaster. Ellenboro and Lima and touching the city of Lancaster, the villages of North Andover. Blooming - on Patch Grove. Mount Hope Mount Ida. Fenni more and Stitzer in said countv. or as near thereto as may be practicable, said line passing through the Township of Platteville and the city of Platteville in Grant County traversing thecounty of LaFayette through the townships of Elk Grove, Seymour. Darl ington.Shullsburg. Monticello. New Diggings and Benton, reaching thecities of Darlington and Shullsburg and the village of Benton by proper extensions or branch lines, thence in a south-easterlv direction through th** Stat* of Illinois to the city of Chicago, the ter minus of said railway. Desiring aid. and being desirous that sa ?d city of Lancaster make a subscription to its capital stock, pursuant to the statutes in such case made and prm ided. to be paid in municipal bonds to bt issued bv said city o f Lancaster in reuy makes the following pro p sitioi. to said city of Lancaster. pursuant to Section 943 of the Wisconsin Statutes o 1 i 1898 and the sevei ai acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto: First: Th it said city of Lancaster sub scribe or five hundred (500) shares of the ! capital stock of said railwav company of par value of fifty thousand ($50,U00) dollars in the manner and at the time provided and authorized by statute unaer this agree- (Continued on 6th mtgeA VOL. 70. NO. 20