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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
Observed Washington S Birthday.

The annual celebration Of Wash
ington's birthday by the American
History Club was held in the Women s
Relief Corps hall. which was ap-
prupriately decorated for the occasion.
The ladies and their guests were
greeted on entering the hall by the
President, Mrs. Harsh berger. Vice
President, Miss Bellows. and Mrs.
Helen Nj. Budd. After some time
spent in visiting, the session was
called to order by the President, who
welcomed the guests in her pleasing
way, asking each lady present to rise
while she read the symphony of the
club, followed by the singing of
AGod Bless Our Native Land. =
Next on the program was the roll
call, each lady responding with quota
tions appropriate to the day. The
program was very interesting and
varied one, having been turned over
to the chairman of the program COM
mittee. Mrs. Nj. A. Reed. and was
interspersed with vocal solo by Miss
Warren, and quartette work by the
club
Following the program, each, lady
with her guest marched tossthe center
Of the room where stood the original
cherry tree Each lady pulled a
cherry, returned to her seat to crack
the nut and extract the meat, which
proved to be a lyric. These were read
aloud that all might enjoy the fun.
After few moments spent in visit
ing, Miss Morse seated herself at the
piano and each memner and her guest
marched to the tables which had been
placed in the hall by the committee
of W. R. G. ladies, who served the
banquet, at the close Of which with
Mrs. Barnett as toastmistress, the
members responded to an appropria to
toast,
Too much cannot be said in favor
of the ladies who served the banquet,
and the members and their guests
showed their appreciation by giving
them a rising voGe of thanks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
Superstition.

Superstition plays an important
part in the career of every automobile
daredevil or speed maniac as he is
so often called. An ordinary incident
which would not so much as attract
the attention of the average man will
cause the great driver to fret and
often unnerve him until he is unfit
to start in one of the long grinds
which make up most of the interestipg
chapters in gasoline history.
Barney Oldfeld, the best known of
all our great American drivers and
really the father Of the speed game in
this country, never starts in a race
without having tucked safely away in
the pocket in his shirt next to his
heart a beautiful prayer which his
wife gave him several years ago.
David Bruce Brown, winner of the
recent grand prize and one of the
greatest road drivers in the world
believes that kiss from his mother
brings him good luck and he never
starts on long grind without bidding
her the lasO good by,
The late Lewis Strang, who was
largely responsible for the wonderful
speed Of the Case car wore heirloom
In the shape of a ring He was
always afraid in a touring car and
finally was killed while travelling
along a country road at speed less
than five miles an hour.
Louis Disbrow, who succeeds
Strang on the Case racing team and
probably the greatest alllound track
and road driver in the world to-day.
says that the figure five has played
an important part in his career.
When the Case entries were made
in the Indianapolis speed way $50 900
race, DIsbrow was named as the fifth
driver. At Savannah, Ga. Disbrow
finished fifth but was the first driver
to bring home an American built
racing machine in this event.
And go back through Disbrow's
long racing career and you will find
the figure five looming up year after
year and in fact since the day he was
born for he first saw the light on the
fifth day of the month.
Disbrow always wants the figure
five on his racing car and during his
1912 campaign he will wear a finger
ring with the figure five carved on it
If time and space would permit it
an interesting story could be told of
the superstition of each driver who
had won a position in the racing
world and despite these supers titions
and the fact that they conflict win
the beliefs Of the fatalist almost every
great pilot feels that what ever is TO
happen will happen and nothing can
prevent it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
RAILROAD MEETING
NEXT MONDAY P. NJ.
To Decide Important Details of
Proposed New Road
Citizens of Lancaster, Farmers and
Other Residents of Grant County
Should All Feel Interested

Thomas Mcdonald, promoter Of the
proposed Chicago Short Line electric
railway. which contemplates a belt
line road circlir through the towns
Of the western # of Grant county
and then a direct line to Chicago,
announces that meeting of the sub
scribers and all others interested.
which means citizens and farmers
generally, Will be held in Knapp'gs
rink. ia Lancaster, next Monday,
March 4, at p. m. for the purpose of
completing arrangements for incorpor~
alton, arranging details of the under
course of action in the enterprise.
The meeting will be addressed by
James Dolan, ex mayor, of Platte
vile, e. M. Lowry and Geo. B.
Clementson of this city, and others.
Farmers and other interested citizens
from any part of the county are in
vited to attend this meeting and.
obtain perfect understanding of the,
undertaking and its possibilities.
The road. If built, will give q,
service to and affect the interests of
many thousands Of people. The need
of more ample and efficient transporta-
tion service in this section is recogniz-
ed by everybody and it begins to look
as though this proposition offers fair
opportunity for securing IT,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
Dissolution Of Partnership.

The partnership heretofore existing
in conducting bakery, restaurants
and ice cream business and known as
Hoffman Brothers. has been dissolved
by mutual consent, Jacob Hoffman re-
firing. His interest in the business
has been purchased by Chas. Tiede-
mann and the firm will hereafter be
known as Hoffman & Tiedemann. All
accounts due Hoffman Bros. are payable
to the new firm which in turn assumes
all business obligations of the old
firm. Clement Hoffman,
Jacob Hoffman,
Chas. Tiedemann.
Dated Lancaster. Wis. Feb. 10.
1912 52wc3.
FOR SALE-Five room cottage,
two lots. east Of electric light plant
For further information inqrire OF
Mrs. Chas. Lisherness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
WOMAN'S CLUB
ENTERTAINED VISITORS.

AS was noted in our last issue the
Woman s Club of Lancaster was to
provide entertainment for the visiting
ladies who were in attendance at the
Farmers Institute last week.
Such provision was made and
accordingly at 2 O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon nearly 100 ladies were
assembled at the Congregational
church where a musical program
consisting OF several selections on the
pipe organ by Miss Helen Draper and
vocal solos by Mrs. E. b. Goodsell
and Geo. Hannaford were rendered.
At the close of this part of the
program the ladies were invited to
adjourn to the basement parloIs where
they listened to two papers based
upon household topics, given by
MINIS. Lewis and Naumann.
Light refreshments were then
served after which B. D. S. in behalf
of the farmers wives moved a
unanimous vote of thanks to the
Woman s Club for the entertainment
provided by them.
Mrs. G. Lisherness gave the address
of welcome at the beginning of the
meeting In this address is found
several items of general interest to
the public. The purpose Of the
Woman s Club, the benefits and the
results Of their work are all noted.
Following is the address as it was
given:
When our mayor found that there
had been no provision made for the
entertainment of the ladies whose
husbands were to attend the Farmers
Institute. he very naturally turned to
the Woman s club for assistance. and
requested us to arrange an afternoon
meeting of interest to them. I say
naturally, because this club exists
pri narily to be of use in any city
enterprise in which it is needed.
We are always honored and pleased
by being trusted with any such
commission. and especially so in this
case.
The work Of women, their lives,
whether in the daily rountine or in
the OCCASIONAL social event, mean much
to us and form the nucleus of our
club work.
Never has the home work Of
women been more thoroughly studied
or more widely respected than it is
today,
This club has been for some years
interested in the home problems; we
make a practice of asking in the club
meetings for help in any department
of house keeping and we can always
find some one to tell US.
We occasionally have papers upon
some special topic, and two recent
ones were so we'll written and
presented that the club requested that
they should he read at this meeting,
which ia fact, is sample of
woman club meeting, with some Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
Different Arrangements.

Julius p. B. Christensen, of North
Lancaster and Pearl Hirsch. of
Preston.
Louis G. Irons, of Wyalusing, and
Iva L Monroe, Of Mt. Hope.
Edward Knutson, of Mt. Sterling
Wis, anu Sylvia Wonzer, of Bagley.
Herbert R. Eggleston, of Elgin.
Neb., and Edna Livingston, of
Livingston.
Norman Stanton, of Harrison, and
Lara Bell Nichols, Of Georgetown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

the minor business arrangements
omitted. OF course it is understood
that there is great deal Of variety in
our programs; we have papers and
talks on literary, social and world
wide subjects; whatever may be the
case in larger cities, the club women
of Lancaster do not neglect their
homes and children but learn many
things about the best ways of doing
all the duties that fall to the lot of
women Indeed, it is through the
efforts of the united clubs, that
domestic science and cooking classes
are introduced into our colleges.
At the last farmers institute. Mrs.
Helen Armstrong, the well-known
lecturer and demonstration, was present
and showed Us many new ways of
cooking and serving. Mrs. Armstrong
is now in Florida; had she been near
enough we would have had her here
today, but as this was impossible, we
have had to content ourselves with
other methods.
We have not undertaken any
demonstrating, we'll knowing that the
ladies who were to be our guests
today needed no instruction from the
Woman 8 Gu along domestic lines.
I also wish to bring before you
another object or rather the main
spirit of the Woman's club. We are
alive to the importance of civic
betterment. We have always given
most of our time and energy to action
rather than show or display. It is
through the efforts of the Woman s
club that the public library was start
ed. The club has donated two COM
plete sets Of books, one on Domestic
Science, another Stoddards lectures
which is library III itself, paid the
library rent for one entire year, from
our own funds, purchased a fine light
for the library door way. The club
room and turned it over to the city,
and I am sure most of the ladies here
can testify whether it has been of any
benefit or not. It is through the club
that the city council and school board
were influenced to abolish entirely
the filthy public drinking cups in
Lancaster, planted flowers in both
school yards. [ could numerate
several other things but will not take
up the time. It has always been
pleasure to us to work for our town
and we have worked in perfect
harmony because it was for something
worth while. The money spent
would have rented and furnished
fine club room { in which to hold our
meetings instead of going to the
different members homes, but we
were not working for ourselves, never
have and never will. We tell these
things not to boast of them, but that
you may know the character of a few
of Lancasters representative women.
We are your hostesses for the day.
and hope that oar mutual relations
may be agreeable and helpful. This
church, with the beautiful organ. (the
gift of that philanthropic and public
spirited citizen the late John
J seemed the most fitting
place IN which to offer you our
hospitality; and in the name Of the
city Of Lancaster and Of the Woman 5
Club, we bid you welcome.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
St. Clements Church.

Next Sundays second Lenten
sermon Z rs p. m. Subject: Your
Salvation-A Business Proposition
You are all interested. Everyone
is cordially invited. Come
Rev. f. A. Wambold, Pastor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
Political Announcement

will be a candidate for the republican
nomination for sheriff of Grant County. sub
ject to the decision of the voters at the.
September primaries, and respectfully soli-
cit your support.
GEO. G. MCCARTHY, Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
MONEY TO LOAN.

Money to loan on first class real
estate security. Office in the Baxter
block with the law firm of Brown,
Brennan & Carthew
49ctf CHAS. KLARMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
Last Dance

At the rink this season, this week
Friday night. March 1st. Dubuque
Harp Orchestra will do the ''fddling.
Lots of fun. All the quadrilleg you
want and no more. Come if you can.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

FOR SALE-Two Al five year
Dakota farm mortgages-$2 $4,000 and
$4,000, drawing seven and six per cent,
respectively. Need money. Have
abstracts, etc. Address Box 80,
Lancaster. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

FOUND. gentleman gold watch
Inquire Of w D. Burr at County
Treasures Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

FUR SALE-About 80 tons good
hay and 1000 bushels corn, at my
farm ~ miles west Of Hurricane.
49m%1 NICK ADAMS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28
For Sale.

Bedstead, springs, rocking chair,
wash stand, heating stove No. Is.
cook stove and other househould
articles. MRS. T. AUCHTER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

Two or three rooms to rent for light
housekeeping. Gar1en if needed.
Inquire Of Mrs. J. W. HurIburt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

live chickens wanted at L. Alt q
SoLs', Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

Anyone wishing fresh dairy butter
write. MRS. F. 0 BARSTOW,
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

Live chickens wanted at L. Alt &
Sons, Lancaster,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
The Prosecuting Attorney
Testifies for Defendant.

New York, Dec. FIT developed dur
ing cross-eXanination OF United States
District Attorney Wise, today, at the
trial of Julian Hawthorne, Albert
Freeman, Josiah Quincy and Dr/ Will
li,;m J. Morton, charged with fraudu-
lent use of the mails that it was prob
ably the first time &r. Wise had APP
peared as witne SIS in one of his own
cases 10 tell of conversations between
himself and defendant. Mr.. Wise
had testified for the government that in
1911 Josiah Quincy. with an attorney
bad called upon him and there was a
discussion concerning Quincy's APP
pearance before the federal grand jury.
Il said. declared Mr.. Wise. that
if he Quincy did appear before the
grand jury it would be at his own re-
quest, that lie would have to submit to
cross examination and waive any priv
ilege that might be his"
Mr.. Quincy did not subsequently APP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
STIRRED UP THE LEOPARD.
Keeper Who Wanted Action Got More
Than Enough.

Atlanta, Dec. 27.-When a keeper
at the Grant Park Zoo went into the
cage of a sleepy leopard. Thursday,
to stir up the animals with a stick.
so that a moving picture operator
could get more action for his money,
he received more than he expected.
William Oldxnow was the moving
picture man, and he found the leo
pard too slow. The keeper Yolun-
teered to put more action into the
exhibition, and when he entered the
cage he started using his whip. The
leopard bounded for the door and beat
the keeper to it.
Then there was a wild panic among
the hundreds IN the park, men, wom-
en- and children making a rush for
safe places. The leopard started a
fight with lions through the bars of
the latter's cage, and while thus
pleasantly engaged five keepers, with
the aid of whips and big sheet, eff
fected it's capture
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
NEVER SEEN INAUGURATION
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Daughters
Look Forward to Event.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson and her daughters are looking
forward to the inauguration. on March
4, with more than usual anticipation,
for none of them ever has seen a Pres
ident of the United States indicted into
office. The fact developed through a
letter from Mrs. Wilson to the South
ern League of the Women's National
Wilson and Marshall organization.
asking that the new mistress of the
White House receive the members i'm
mediately after the inaugural ceremo-
MES. Mrs. Wilson's reply follows:
your letter has just reached me
here and | hasten to say that while {
feel quite sure that 1t can be arranged
for the ladies of, the Southern League
to be received after the inaugural Ger
emonies, l myself am too ignorant in
the matter to say any more on my
own authority, as | nave never seen an
Inauguration and know nothing of the
program.
Mrs. Wilson added that it would give
her and her daughters great pleasure
to meet TIE Southern women. The
Southern League is making elaborate
plans of a social nature when Pres!-
dent Wilson is inaugurated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Appeal to Farmers
ToRaise Sugar Beet.

Washington, Dec. 27.-That the Unit
ed States should raise all of its own
sugar is the plea of the department OF
agriculture in an appeal issued, today,
to the American farmer to go in for
the cultivation of the sugar beet.
There are 100000 short tons of beets
imported annually. says the depart
ment, which should be raised at homo
and It proceeds to eulogize the beet as
not only profitable to grow but as an
aid IN advancing the fertility of the
soil.
The average American consumes 81
pounds of sugar each year" said the
report. and only 10 pounds of that
ration is now produced in this country
The farmers of this country should
keep that money at home, in other
words, put it in their pockets and the
department of agriculture has been
trying for 16 years to show them how
and to induce them to do so"
Secretary Wilson holds that the beet
industry has established it's worth He
would have 100000 extra acres plant
eel IN the coming year in order that
the amount now imported might be
kept out by the home grown product
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

disposed to view the matter lightly
in tine absence of any official report
of the brawl.
The four members of the family of
Edward H. Miller of Champaign, ILL.,,
were killed, early Thursday by being
struck by the Illinois Central Panama
Limited, four miles south of Cham
paign. The dead, besides Mr. and Mrs.
Miller, are Ruth Miller. s years old,
Scott, the 11-year- old child of a neigh
Dor, was fatally hurt. The Millers
Were returning from Christmas
celebration and We're taking the Scott
girl home.
Because he is thin, Alexander New
mon. 23 years cid, of No. 500 West
11l steet wa able to save eight
p'rsone fraln staying an indefinite pc
ROD = an eieva or in the eight-story
is;- yIildin.s 81 No. % East 10th
$ reet, New York, Thursday night.
y Newman, who is the elevator runner,
himself between the eleva-
tor ana the wall when the lift got
stuck between the fifth and sixth
floors, got hold of the greasy cable
under the ear and slid down the ca
BILE, bracing his feet against the wall
door to the elevator on the street
level floor. kicked it open, walked to
the street and brought help to those
in the elevator But it was nearly
ali hour before they were rescued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Croteau
oil Gorham. He was a chauffeur and
liz is thought his last Illness was
brought about by the constant vibra-
ton of the car he drove. His parents
were in Auburn when he died and Will
take the body To Gorham for burial.
The farm building of Ivory S. Ross
ON the Mountain road, Biddeford, con-
sisting of Il two-story house, ell and
large barn, We're destroyed by fire.
early Thursday, causing damage
of about $1,000. With difficulty three
horses. the cows and pigs We're res
eued. The carriages and farming inn
plements were destroyed. The fire is
thought to have been caused by a
defective chimney. Neighbors, who
formed bucket brigade, were UNI
able To save the property. The loss
was partially covered by insurance.
The building on LIMERICK street,
Rockland, from whcih the Rockland
Free Press was published for a long
period, and which is owned by Mrs.
Edwin Sprague, widow of the pub
Usher, was burned out, Thursday The
upper fiat was occupied by Mayor
Arnold II. Jones, whose loss is about
$4,000, with insurance of $500. Mrs.
Jones millinery stock, valued at $500,
was ruined She had partial insurance.
The lower fiat was occupied by DIR.
H. l.. MacBeath who saved most of
his belongings. His loss is about $500.
The loss on the building is about
$500. and is insured.
A. 0. Pike, field agent of the depart
ment of agriculture, in charge of the
gypsy moth work, Thursday after
noon. notified the selectmen of Rruns-
wick that the crew of G. NJ. Sadfer
had found 41SS egg clusters ON the
Thomas farm at New Meadows. The
infected woodland has been cleared of
underbrush and dead trees. which
have been burned. While the gypsy
moths are probably not entirely ex-
terminated, the land has been put in
such condition that it will be easy to
control them in future years. This is
the most serious infection to be found
in that section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Castro May Not
Be Wanted Here.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Cipriano Castro,
eX-President of Venezuela, today, on
board the steamer La Touraine, due at
New York from Havre. Sunday will be
detained at the Ellis Island immigration
Station until Secretary Nagel has person.
ally passed upon his admissibility to the
United States. Mr.. Nagel. today, in
structed Commissioner of immigration
Williams at New York to subject Castro
to a rigid inspection under the immigra-
ton laws to determine his right to enter
and forward the result to Washington.
even though the examination fails to
show grounds for deporting the Venezue-
Ian. The state department is searching
for evidence which will bar Castro. The
state department, today, received a report
from Venezuela concerning the status of
the deposed President. Its nature was not
made public
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Just the Usual Slowing Down
OF Business Operations Due to
The Closing Weeks OF Year.

New York. Dec 27-R. 6. Dun &
cos. Weekly Review of Trade. tomor-
row. will say:
There is some slowing down Of do
mestic operations in the closing weeks
of the year, as is usual, due TO neces-
sary readjustments and taking of
stock. Retail holiday trade was Of
imposing proportions.
The favorable influence of the I'M
usually large Holiday trade is very
strongly felt in the jobbing markets
and at the close prices of piece goods
are at the top level OF the year. while
the mills generally are well sold UP
for the next few months. In cotton
goods mail order demand from job
bers keeps up and prospects for
steady spring distribution are bright.
Brown goods are so well sold ahead
that agents find no difficulty in hold
ing prices at the top, while prints are
Quiet but firm. Stable ginghams are
closely sold and dress ginghams are
ia fair demand In woolens and