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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
THE PARCELS POST
IS NOW IN OPERATION
Is Found to be Cheaper and
Quicker Than Express
The New Postal Law Has Made but
Little Difference in Postoffice
Work Here So Far.

The parcels post went into opera
tion last Wednesday. January 1st. in
all the po3toffices of the United States
Its effect thus far has not been very
noticeably felt as TO the increase of
parcels sent, but the rate is much
lower than that pertaining to express
while the service by actual test is
much quicker. As the people become
more familiar with the rates and con-
ditions it it probable that it will
come into much more general use.
Home merchants will find it very con.
venient in their relations with their
customers on rural routes as we'll as
in other towns, and if they avail
themselves of its opportunities by the
right kind of advertising the new law
may prove an advantage instead of a
hurt to their business. as the postage
rate in the first or local zone is lower,
therefore offers a more favorable op-
portunitY for intercourse between the
farmer and the home dealer than can
be had between the farmer and the
mail order houses in the big cities.
From this time forward all matter
that has formerly gone under the 18th
class (merchaudise) rate, at one cent
an ounce will go at the parcels rate
which The Herald has several times
published, and must have the special
parcels post stamps affixed. Ordinary
postage stamps will not do.
The first parcel sent from Lancaster
postoffice under the new designation
was mailed by Harry orion, and the
only article of an unusual character
thus far mailed here was a clothes
rack sent TO Hibbiug, Mimi, the pcs
tage thereon being only, 50 cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
New Pastor for Presbyterian Church.

A communication from Prof. w
G. Laube, of Dubuque, former
pastor of the Presbyterian church in
this city and at Hurricane, was
received by The Herald last week
on Tuesday evening, after the paper
had gone to press on New Years eve,
and therefore too late for publication.
The communication contained an
announcement that these congrega-
tions had chosen a new pastor In the
person of Rev. William Harberts, to
succeed Rev. August Craemer, who
moved to South Dakota some weeks
ago
Mr.. Harberts graduated from the
German Presbyterian Seminary in
Dubuque in April 1911. He was the
successful winner Of scholar
ship Of the Presbyterian Board of
Education and has been studying the
past year and half in German Uni
versiGies. His first semester he spent
at Berlin, then he went to Leipzig,
and at present he is at the University
of Erlangen, where he expects to
finish his present course next summer.
He will then Immediately remove to
Lancaster and take up his work Mr.
Harberts was born in Grundy county,
Ia. and his young wife, who is with
him in Germany, comes from near
Ackley. Mrs. Harberts is an accom-
plished young woman with many
gifts that will be helpful in the work
of her husband She is the daughter
of Rev. Henry Schmitt, who was one
of the most prominent ministers in
the German Presbyterian church.
The Lancaster and Hurricane
churches will be supplied regularly
from Dubuque until the new minister
will take up his work. During the
months of January and February
services will be held only on the first
and third Sundays IN the month,
being German in the forenoon and
English in the evening. The Sun
day school, however, will be held
every Sunday as heretofore. The
membership in both churches has
grown considerably, and spirit of
harmony and good will prevails. so
that the new minister will find a
promising and growing field.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
The Weisbenner-BaiIey Wedding.

A very pretty wedding took place
New Years Cay at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Bailey; John Weis-
benner son of Lewis Weisbenner and
Mary Bailey, youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailie being the con-
tracing parties.
At eleven o'clock the strains of
Mendelsohn s Wedding March played
by Miss Ethel Weisbenner were heard
and the bridal party descended the
stairs, taking their places in front of
bower of holly and mistletoe. Here
they we're united in the holy bonds of
matrimony by Rev w. Price. of
Potosi. The ring service was used
Marie Wrestling little cousin of the
bride carrying the ring in a beautiful
white lily. Virgil Weisbsnner,
cousin of the groom acted as best man;
the bride was attended by her
father.
After bounteous dinner the bridal
party left on the 10 train for a short
journey.
The good wishes and .arty con-
gratuIations of all follow this young
couple.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
FIVE POINTS.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Emil Schulz went to Madison last
week to attend aconvention. He will
also go to Milwaukee for a few days,
and then will start for his home at
Clintonville, Wis.
Mrs. Matte Baker intends to move
her household goods to Lancaster in a
few weeks. Harvey Bass will work
her farm during the coming year.
The following farms have been sold
near and in Five Points during the
last few weeks: Nick Auel's to
George Hoffman; Showalter farm,
better known as tne old Porter farm.
to Al. Philips, of Lancaster; Bert
Chapman farm to Mr.. Clifton; Herman
Dressler farm to Schuster Bros, for
sos an acre. and the Billy Short
place to Lou Weisbenner.
Alvin Bridges rented the Arthur
farm for another year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
GOOSEBONE PROPHET
MAKES PREDICTIONS.
Says We Are to Have Plenty of Cold
Weather and Billiards Yet
This Winter.

The goose bone prophet is now
much in evidence, On Thanksgiving
day the goose breast was carefully in
spected and its tints and shades. it's
grill work. curves, cavities and angles,
the sharpness of its ridge. the tenacity
of its junction, its longitudinal pro-
portions. its elastic energy, the various
spots with which it is ornamented
were all examined, with the result
that Mr.. Goose predicts that up to the
Christmas holidays the weather would
be mild. After New Years the
weather would be cold. January and
February will be marked by billiards,
but there will be spell of mild
weather in February after which
blizzard weather will set in in March
and we are apt to have late spring
People. therefore who pin their faith
to the domestic goose as a prophet
will be delighted to know what we
are to have.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
Different Arrangements.

Willard B. McClain. Town of
Paris. Auna B. Maring. Town of
Smelser.
Fred W. Frey and Edna Ruth
Monroe, both of Marion
Wilbur Nj. Rundell and Mayme
Kirkpatrick, both of Clifton.
Ariel Bagley and Eva Livingston.
both of Clifton
Bert g. Wood and Alinda NJ
Eisele. both Of Fennimore.
Otto G. Hoffman and Bertha Bering,
10th of Hazel Green.
Albert Prochaska, Castle Rock and
Fannie Neckvatal, Town of Clifton.
Frank Matzelle, Strawberry Point,
Ia. and May Gearheart, Potosi.
Max W. Kolb, Hurley, Wis and
Olive A. Keller. Bagley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
COUNTY OFFICERS WERE
SWORN IN ON MONDAY
New Ones Are Sheriff, Treas
urer and District Attorney
Frank B. Calls to be Undersheriff; Sea-
mon and He'll Deputies Hymer
Remains Temporarily.

At noon on Monday the terms of
Office of the county officers elect began
for the next two years.
The new officers are W. B. Over.
sheriff; VIM. G. Livingston, treasurer.
and Fl E. Carthew district attorney,
all of whom took charge Of their
offices at once. The 'holdovers, =
those who succeed themselves, are
Erskine E. Mccoy, county clerk Geo.
w. Barrows, clerk of the court;
Robt. I. Dugdale, register of deeds;
and Vim. Walter. coroner.
Sheriff W. B Dyer has moved into
the sheriff's residence in the county
Jail, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. j. Dyer will continue to live with
him. The residence they have
vacated, east of fhe M. E. church,
will be temporarily occupied by the
retiring sheriff. W. c. Hymer. Who
will assist Sheriff Dyer fer a few
months until he becomes familiar
with his new duties. The "atmos-
phe-e" of the shtriff's office will
seem familiar to VIM. J. Dyer, who
was himself sheriff of the county Is
years ago.
The new treasurer. VIM. G. Liv-
ingston. commonly known among his
friends as Pins, - will not move to
Lsncaster-at least not now, as he is
in tue hotel business in the village of
Livingston aud Mrs. Livingston has
charge of the telephone exchange.
He will go back and forth at frequent
intervals.
Dist. Atty. Carthew. being a resi-
dent of Lancaster, assumes the duties
of the new Office, for which he is
spendidIy qualified. without disturb
ing to any great extent the regular
routine of his daily life.
Sheriff Dyer will appoint Frank B.
Calls as undersheriff and VIM
c. Seaman of Boscobel and Frank
He'll of Cuba City deputies. he will
also appoint a deputy at Platteville
but has not fully decided upon the
man yet
The Herald extends its compliments
to all the present officers and wishes
them all successful term.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
Basketball.

Did you see the Potosi game
IL not. you missed a fast. clean
game of basket ball. The Platteville
Tigers will play here on Friday
evening. Jan. 10 The Tigers"
should have strong team and will
no doubt show Us a style of basket
ball not yet seen on this floor. Ian
caster has been working steadily and
will exhibit the fastest. headiest'
game of which the team is capable.
There can be no question about it
the game will be exciting from start
TO finish. Help Lancaster to win.
The Platteville Freshmen will play
the Lancaster Bantams" before the
regular game. and this contest. also,
promises to be unusually close.
The first game will be called at
8:15 sharp, the second game follow
ing Immediately after the first.
General admission will be twenty-five
cents; reserved seats thirty-five cents
at Hatch's drug store. The two games
for the price of one
Everyone who can is requested to De
present as the expenses for practiGing
are very heavy. and your admittan &c
fee is sorely needed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
ABOUT ONE FIFTIETH TO
PAY AN INCOME TAX.
Grant County Among Those Where
Twenty in Thousand Population
Hit by Law.

Madison, Wis Jan. During
this mouth 46. 582 individuals in
Wisconsin will be called upon to pay
an income tax according to revised
statistics issued by the state tax COM
mission. About 2 percent of the
population of the state is hit by the
law.
The number IF persons to pay the
tax varies greatly in the different
counties. Dane county has the
highest ratio Of 36 45 for each 1000 of
population and Burnett county has
the lowest ratio 2 SIS per 1 900. The
counties in which over 20 per 1, 900
of the people pay an income tax are ::
Ashland, Dane, Douglas. Eau Claire,
Grant, Iowa, Kenusha, Lacrosse,
Rock. Walworth and Washington.
Eight counties have a ratio of less
than taxpayers for each ], 900 popula
ton: Adams. Burnett Jackson,
Marquette Pepin, Polk, Shawano and
Waushara.
The amount of income from in
dividuaIs and corporations taxable
under the law is 500, 845. 862 80. The
amount of tax to be collected will be
So, sol, 161 As of which 81, 108, 707. OF
will be paid by individuals and
So. 1872. 454. IA will be contributed by
corporations. Milwaukee county will
pay AZ precent of all the income
taxes collected in the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
Auction Bulletin.
WILLIAM SHORTS AUCTION

VIM Short. residing seven miles
southeast of Bloomington and seven
miles west of Lancaster. will offer for
sale at auction on the premises.
WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY %. 1913
The following described property /:
Ten Head Catherine milch cows ;
one Durham bull three years old.
. Four Head Horses-One bay mare
nine years old; one bay mare four
years old; two year old colts.
25 good thrifty shoats
One Billy goat.
Machinery. Etc. One Deering
binder; one Standard mower; one
grain seeder; one 2-sect ion harrow ;
stubbIe pillow corn planter hay rake !;
corn pillow one inch and a half work
harness; pitch forks; post hammer !;
hay fork and rope; woven wire
stretcher, two 1O.gallon milk cans
one 8-gallon milk can.
Grais and Hay-Ope hundred and
fifty bushels of oats more or less 10
tons of hay more or less, and other
articles 700 numerous to mention.
Lunch at noon.
Terms: Sums of $40 and under
cash over $40 one year S time will be
given on bankable paper bearing 7 per
cent interest.
VIM. SHORT.
r. n. Hoskins, Auctioneer.
L. A. Clark, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
Baptist Church
Rev. c. A. Eastman, Pastor

Cottage prayer meeting Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs Ruth
Oyer
Sunday morning theme: The Gospel
of Happiness.
Sunday afternoon the pastor will
prea Oh at Mt. Ida.
The Womans Union will meet
with Mrs. Phebe Chatfeld on We'd
nesday afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
NORTH ANDOVER.
oecial Correspondence to the Herald.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
Elgie Houghton has been visiting
at Mr.. Charlie Bohringer's for few
days and went to Lancaster Sunday to
attend school.
Miss Lulu Galloway has been a
guest at the John Ryan home during
her school vac ation. !.
Rowena Biggin is getting along
nicely from her recent illness and we
hope she will suon be out again
James Barr is assisting James
| Ryan's at present.
Mrs Frank Keolker has been at
Deyersville. the past week called
there by her mother being sick.
The Royal Neighbors had installa-
ton of officers Saturday night; served
fine supper Of oysters, cake, coffee
fruit, and sandwiches to large
crowd.
The dance New Years evening was
well attended. The Dubuque Harp
Orchestra furnished excellent music.
Henry Ortscheid, of Kewanee
Illinois, spent the holiday vacation
with old friends and relatives in this
place; he had been gone for fourteen
years and his visit was enjoyed by old
friends here.
The horse sale last Saturday
brought large crowd to our village
and every thing sold we'll
Mrs. o. g. Nicholson and children
who have been visitors at A. A.
Zeigler's the last two weeks returned
to their home at Lohrville, Iowa, last
Saturday.
Clara Taylor has been very sick
with pneumonia for several days; DR..
Mclaughlin is attending her.
Miss Clara Schneider returned to
her school duties at Muscalonge Sun
day evening Miss Myrtle Barr also
returned TO her school near Glen
Haven after two weeks vacation.
A A. Ziegler lost valuable horse
last week with lock jaw.
A number of neighbors and friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor went to
their home last Sunday to help cele
brats Mrs. aylur's birthday. ABOUT
fifty went with we'll filled baskets and
fine dinner was served and
PLEASANT day was spent. with these
good people in their elegant homes.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hodson, of
Dakota. are visiting at the James
Ryan home. Mrs. Hodson is Mrs.
Ryan sister.
Mrs. Levi Ryan is at her home after
taking treatments at the Schade
sanitarium at Lancaster for six weeks.
She is much improved in health.
Levi Ryans had New Years
dinner for their friends and relatives.
Mrs. Roy Ryan and children from
Sims, Montana were there also, as
they have come TO visit for a time
here.
Miss Edith Zeigler returned to Lam
caster Monday morning, after two
weeks vacation at her home. Miss
Madge Ryan also returned to Bloom
ington to school.
Harry Dolphin will come home
from the Doolittle hospital this week,
where he has been for some time.
Mrs. Haber and little Esther West
has been visiting at the Joe Biggin
home for a few days
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
South Lancaster Taxes.

will be at the Peoples State Bank
during the month of January for the
collection of taxes of South Lancaster.
42w4c George Wieland, Treasurer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08

FOR SALE-A numb Der Of young
Poland China boars and one old one.
Inquire of Guy Walker. Fennimore,
route 2. Farmers Phone. 43w2%
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
r. n. Hoskins. Auctioneer.
L. A. Clark, Clerk.

Ben Beier, having sold his farm ~
miles southeast of Potosi depot, will
have an auction sale at the farm Tues
day, February 18th, Of his personal
property, including six horses. IA
head of cattle. brood sows, a lot of
farm machinery 1000 bushels of corn.
200 bushels of oats, etc. Full par
ticulars in Hearld next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08

LOST-Brass side lamp for auto
mobile. caused by the breaking of a
brace that held it in place. Reward
if returned to Harvey Hurlburt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-04-11
MEMORY A MATTER OF HABIT
ferostfulnsss, Il 10 Asserted, Arises
Largely From q Special Kind
Of la1lnssa.

Memory, according to psycholo-;
gists, is a good deal . matter Of
habit, and lack Of it arises largely
from a special Kind Of laziness. We
zee the truth Of this when we OBJ
serve the prodigious memories Of
some of the men of letters a century
ago, and then compare their educa-l
ton with the system of teaching,
which now prevails. When we won
der at their ability to quote offhand
ut almost any length we must re-
member that from their earliest days
they were taught to memorize. They
had to learn things by heart, and
learn them exactly, with the result
that in childhood they formed, per-
force, the habit of remembering with
absolute precision.
What we need nowadays is a sort
Of mental training analogous to this
older schooling. Let US by all means
keep to our filing cases and memo
randum pads, but let us at the same
time keep our memories active by
making them work. The simple
process of committing poetry to
memory, futile as it may seem to
some, is one of the most useful kinds
Of intellectual exercise. And if we
do not before long make general use
of some such stimulus it begins to
look as though our memories would
join our appendices as now useless
relics of an earlier stage of existence,
From the Bellman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-04-11

been here very long but has also a
host of friends. Best wishes
"Blondy."
F. w. Jensen, the busy hustler
for the News-Tribune spent a
couple of days here in behalf of
the papers interests. Mr.. Jensen
is always heartily received here on
his rounds and is man that does
not knock his adversary or COM
petitor.
Robert, Leonard and William
Young are spending few days
here with their parents. They are
accompanied by Miss Sigma Ander-
son of Cloquet, MINI. d.
Gust Johnson and Matt Indy
left Wednesday for a trip to Rush
City to purchase some cows. Mr..
Indy is acting as interpreter for
Mr.. Johnson.
Mrs. o. c. Berglund and Mrs.
Gust L1ndahl called on 1r1enuS at
Ely Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Weed spent
Wednesday at Ely.
Eddie Lehrer has resigned his
position at the St. Croix store and
will take charge of the freight at
the depot next Monday. Eddie
is of fine morals and habits and
will no doubt make good at his
new position.
Mr.. Slate has been called to
Superior, Wis, to the bedside of
his wife who has been sick for
some time past. She is worse and
is at her daughters home at that
place.
Henning Nodlund spent several
days at Duluth this week.
H. Hammond of the Diamond
Match Co. is here again purchasing
lumber for matches to the extent
of million feet.
Mr.. Hughes left for his home at
Saltwater he being unable to work
for some time as a result of blood
poisoning in his knee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-04-11
fall Lake
Arthur Sheridan of Ely was a
caller here Tuesday.

Arthur Sheridan of Ely was
caller here Tuesday.
The trains began to run into the
new location on Wednesday noon
April 9. Freight is being received
and delivered and arrangements for
express will be made at once. We
have one of the incest and most
up-to-date little depots in the
country and far better than was
anticipated. Together with few
other improvements about the Viii
lage and the new school house
going up, we will have model
little town.
Chauncey Keith made business
trip to Duluth this week.
Ingwald Anderson of the St.
Croix store is spending several
days vacation at Walker, this state.
A special train bearing the rail
road officials of the D. & I. R. ar
rived here Tuesday shortly after
noon and inspected the depot and
Surroundings with regard to other
constructions that are necessary at
once. Wednesday afternoon the
work train arrived with a large
crew of men to complete the work
still needed. There never has been
a little town more in need of the
present improvements undertaken
by the R. R. Co., than the Village
of Fall Lake otherwise called
Winton. The beautiful lakes and
scenery as we'll as fishing, hunting
and pleasure seekers makes this
section the ideal spot for tourists
and vacationists.
The little baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Antonson was quite sick this
week but is reported on the way to
recovery.
Mrs. Peter Teebo spent several
hours at Ely Tuesday.
Mrs. Erland Korpula is still sick
at the hospital and not much i'm
proved.
Charley Johnson and daughter,
Florence spent several days at their
old home in Saltwater this week.
The Scottish show presented at
the St. Croix hall was we'll at
tended and spoken of as the best
Entertainment that has ever been
here for the money. Many went
to Ely to see the singers of the
Gustavus Adolphus College, the
same evening.
Henry Hanson and Miss Elsa
Toivenen left for Ely Tuesday
noon and were married there, re-
turning home Wednesday. Mr..
Hanson, also called "Blondy" is
the most popular bartender iii
Winton and has a host of friends
here while the bride is a highly
respected young lady who has not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-04-11

and disposed of as follows:
Mrs. John Young, Scrubbing
nall 40.
Isaac Fountain, Labor------ Loo
A. j. Thomas, Attorney fee---- 1890
Moved by Nilsson, supported by
Hanson that the WintOn State Bank
be designated as depository for the
village money. Carried.
Moved by Hanson, supported by
Laitinen to buy four street lamps
from A. J. Stein. Carried.
Moved by Hanson, supported by
Nilsson that the meeting be closed
Carried.
CHAS. G.. NILSSON,
Village Clerk.