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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
BIG SALE OF FINE
PEDIGREED SWINE
Fifty Head of Choice Breeders to be
Sold by Dobson & Eastman
Next Week.

Dobson q Eastman have a choice
lot of pure bred Poland China and
Duroc Jersey swine, all registered
stock which cannot be beaten for
breeding purposes that they will offer
for sale on Wednesday of next week
September "a, at the fair grounds in
Lancaster.
There are 30 head of these -29 sows
and gifts and 81 boars, and they make
an Offering that will rank well with
any to be made in this section of the
state this year.
These men have been very careful
in their breeding operations ever
since they began the scientific breed
ing of swine, always having in mind
the final finish of the hogs, which is
the profitable production of pork.
They are putting in this sale many of
their best brood sows, as they intend
keeping a smaller number next year
and some of them will sell with fall
pigs with them. At the head of the
list in this sale will be the herd boar,
Wonder Price Jr, narrowed in
February 1911. He is in excellent
breeding condition and weighs about
700 pounds.
This sale will no doubt be largely
attended by breeders who wish to add
a few good ones to their herds, and it
is expected that there will be quite a
number of breeders here from various
parts of the state.
The Herald job printing depart
ment has turned out a large quantity
of attractive calalogs. describing in
detail the breeding of all the hogs to
be shown in this sale. and supply of
them will be handed TO interested
parties at the fair gounds, this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
BURTON.

Special Correspondence TO the Herald.
Mrs. Art Retallick and two little
daughters and Miss Theresa Ell
skamp were Dubuque visitors from
Friday until Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Eichhorn, of Dubuque,
visited several days at the @. w.
Slaght home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Elwell came
home Friday from a months visit
at the FL. T. Doll home in Lancas-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Chapman and
little son, OF northern Wisconsin,
are at the Collins Chapman home
for an extended visit.
Harry Wamsley, who is attending
high school in Potosi, spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. Anthony Ogelsby, of Du-
buque, is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Elwell and
Mrs. John Elwell were Dubuque
shoppers Friday.
Our new minister failed to meet
his appointment here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vondrum. of
Potosi, visited Sunday at George
Slaght's.
D. W. Wilson, of Riceville, is Wis
1ting his brother John at Mozart
ney.
The new concrete floor is being
put on the Burton bridge.
Joe Parks has begun work on his
new house.
Sunday visitors were: Mr.. and
Mrs. S. w. Okey at J. II. Mink's;
Harry Pauleys at Clay Knapp's; Joe
Kartmans at Peter Kimmick's; Jess
Williams at Fred Chapman's; Leo
Stoll at Potosi; J. J. Martin, Francis
and Claude Reed and Nels Langesen
at CassvilIe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Prideaux, OF
Cassville, and Miss Cora Welsch, OF
Mt. Hope, visited Sunday at J. W.
Redman's.
Will Hartman is quite sick at this
writing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
High School News.

The total enrolment in the grades
the first day was $40, an increase of
three over last year, in the high
school, 147 enrolled which is only one
more than year ago. A strange
feature of the grade enrolment is
that, although the number of boys
and girls in the school census of this
year is practically the same. being 3O3
for bows and 3O5 for girls. the num-
Der of boys in the grades is 169 and
of girls only III.
The total enrolment for both high
and grade schools is higher than it
has been for a number of years. A
comparison of previous enrollments
shows this.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
CHRISTMAS E. ARTHUR
DEAD AT PORTLAND
Former Grant County Man-Was Well
Known Around BeetoWn and
Blake's Prairie

Christmas E. Arthur, whose death
occurred at his home, Rose City
Park, Portland. Oregon. on August 80,
was born in Dubuque, Iowa, Dec.
20, 1916. Death was the result of a
hardening of the arteries and dropsy.
Although he had been feeling poorly
for some time he was not thought to
be in any immediate danger, as he
was able to be up and around every
day and to come down stairs. He
was dressed and intended going down
the day he died. but found it required
too much exertion.
His wife had gone down stairs to
attend to some household duty when
they heard him call. Mrs. Arthur
and daughter at once ran to his
room. He tried to speak but they
could not understand. A beautiful
smile illumined his countenance as
his spirit fed. The funeral service.
conducted at the house, was beautiful,
the pastor of the church reading the
song Chris had composed, entitled /;
The River of Life, and took this
as the text of his funeral sermon.
The Masons then took charge and con :
Quoted the ceremonies at the cemetery.
The flowers sent by the different de-
partments of the church, the Masonic
order and the neighbors and friends
betokened the esteem in which he was
held. He was a we'll loved mem Der
of the church and was held in high
esteem among his neighbors.
A wife and four children are left to
mourn his demise-a son, Monte, be-
ing engaged in business in Portland,
and three daughters, two of whom are
successful teachers. commanding good
wages, and Ruba, the eldest, living at
home with her mother.
Chris Arthur was we'll and widely
known around Beetown and Blakes
Prairie in this county, and many of
his old friends will regret to hear of
bis passing away. Deceased was a
brother of Mrs. r. B. Showalter, of
this city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
An Appropriate Donation.

Some years ago Lancaster had
Furnishing camp of Lady Macca bees,
but in time its membership decreased
to such a point that its charter was
surrendered and the camp ceased to
exist, although number of members
continued to carry insurance in the
order The treasury contained
balance of about $40 which has been
in the hands of the treasurer ever
since and during the past week it was
decided by some of the former mem
bers that it could be disposed of in
no more suitable manner than to-
donate the money to the ladies of the
Cemetery Association This was ac-
cordiDgly dune and the money Will be
used in some Of the improvements be-
ing made at hillside, Lancsster's
beautiful city of the dead, probably
in helping to construct an iron fence
along the side of the new addition.
adjoining the highway
The ladies CT the Cemetery As
ISOLATION acknowledge this graceful
donation with due appreciation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
A GRANT COUNTY GIRL
IS QUEEN OF SPOILERS
Mildred GutweiIer Wins Gold
Medal at State Fair
Pupil of District School, Town of Fen.
nimore-Also Won in County
Contest Last Spring.

To little Grant county girl. Mil
dred Gutweiler, aged ID, residing in
the township of Fennimore and
attending school in joint district
No. 2, belongs the honor of
''Queen of Spoilers, won in the spell
ling contest at the Wisconsin State
Fair, at Milwaukee last Wednesday.
There were 26 school pupils in the
contest -22 girls and 4 boys, repre-
sentatives for as many counties in the
state, and the accuracy of their work
may be judged from the fact that
they jointly spelled more than 5000
words correctly. One by one they
missed some difficult word and dropped
out of the list. Some of the words
which proved too much for them
(although they had correctly spelled
much harder ones), we're: Bouquet,
tranquility. victuals. guarantee,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

eczema, capital, Lloyd, cravanette.
abscess. callous, portiere, croquet,
imperative, credence, cannibal,
civilian. fuschia, incorruptible,
Kentucky. laudanum, maize.
One boy, when confronted with the
word 'cravanette. threw up his
hands in despair
Good night" ne exclaimed.
There ism t any such wogd.''
The selection of words was made
by W. H. Hunt. state inspector of
schools, who exhausted two whole
books in the preparation of the list.
Last spring, in the district school
of Grant county there were spelling,
reading and writing contests, the
winners of which we're made en-
trants to the township contests, held a
short time later. The winners in
the township contests became in turn
the entrants to the county contest,
held in this city the last week in
April.
Mildred GutWeiler was the winner
of the county contest and much in
terest was felt in her work at the
state contest. Presumably all of the
other entrants were chosen in the
same way as was done in this county.
We had expected to print larger
picture of this bright little winner.
but owing to the early hour at which
The Herald goes to press, Tuesday
evening. it failed to reach US from
the engravers in time for use.
When Alfred Steigler dropped out
on the word "cravanette" only three
were left-Arthur Barnhart, of Rich
land county, just over the Grant coun-
ty line at Muscoda, and Della
Stelter, of Eau Claire. Barnhart
missed the word 'abscess'' leaving
out the first IS, the two little girls
nervously and tensely faced the crises.
spell callous." said the master.
She mis-spelled it and Mildred
spelled it correctly, which gave her
the championship OF the 20 counties
and made her winner of the gold
medal.
Miss Stelter, of Eau Claire was
given the second prize.
We look upon these contests as
particularly good things and are glad
to know that in this county they are
increasing in interest and popularity
each year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
RYLAND PARK
PRESENTED TO THE CITY
OF LANCASTER
BY GEORGE W. RYLAND
1909

Above the tablet will be bronzg
medallion of the donor.
The monument is beng furnished by
J. H. Grindell & Son, Platteville,
monument firm, and the contract was
let upon competitive bid. submitted
by the city council
1t was the intention to have the
monument erected in time so that it
could be dedicated this week, during
the fair, hut strikes and congested
traffic conditions delayed shipment of
the stone from the quarry. so that
the dedication will have to take
place at a later date.
However, the bronze tablet and q
blue print of the monument will be-
on exhibition in the art hall at the
fair this week, near the main entrance
where they can be seen by anybody
interested therein.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
THE FAIR NOW DEPENDS
ON THE WEATHER MAN
And He Says 1t VIII Be Fair
and Cooler.
The Bird-Man and His Machine Are
Here-Also Many Other Free
Attractions.

Yesterdays rain, coming upon the
opening day of the Grant County Fair.
was something of "dampener and
many recalled with shiver of horror
the week of almost incessant rain en-
countered by the fair last year.
However, as The Herald goes to
press on Tuesday evening the sky is
clearing and the weather bureau pre-
diets fair and cool days for remainder
of the week.
Yesterday was entry day and the
rules provide that all entries close at
O'Clock Wednesday morning, but the
officers announce that as many
could not make entries Tuesday be-
cause of the rain this rule will not be
enforced, but that entries will be &C
cepted all day Wednesday.
Entries are very numel Gus over 1900
having been made by Tuesday even.
ing. With good weather the balance
Of the week the exhibits ought to be
the best seen in years.
The free attractions are all on
hand and they are good ones The
aeroplane arrived by express Monday
end Nelson, the man who made the
splendid flights last year. is again
with us to give some fine exhibitions
It all depends upon the weather and
the chances are good.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Resolutions of Respect.

Resolutions, Adopted by the Grant
County Medical Society, on the death
of DR.. r H. Kinney:
The committee appointed by tn
president of the Grant County Medi
Cal Society to draft resolutions OF
respect of the late DR.. R. H. Kinney
submit the following:
Whereas. An All-wise Providence
has removed from our midst, in the
height of his usefulness. our beloved
friend and associate, DR.. R H. Kinney
Therefore, Be it Resolved. That
this Society has lost a beloved and
honorable member, and the com.
munity an upright and valued citi.
zen-;
Resolved, That we hereby express
our sorrow at his untimely death,
and extend our deep sympathy tt
those who mourn his loss, and
Be it Further Resolved, That 8
copy Of these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes Of this society, bt
published in the Bloomington Record,
the Lancaster Herald and Teller. ant
u copy be sent to the bereaved family
j. Godfrey.
h. D. Orr.
NJ. B. t3lasier.
Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
.RYLAND PARK To HAVE
MONUMENT TO DONOR
Massive Stone to Be Erected bv
the City.
Will Show Medallion of the Late Geo
w. Ryland and Bronze Tablet
Suitably Inscribed.

Ryland Park, donated to the city of
Lancaster by the late Gov. Geo. ".
Ryland and later passing to the
ownership of the city through an ar
rargement made with his heirs, is
to have a monument erected to his
memory, placed upon the grounds
where it will face southwark down
Madison street.
The monument is in the shape of
a massive boulder of grey granite
weighing about fifteen tons, and it
will be placed on a concrete founda-
tion built on the southeast corner of
the grounds last spring.
Upon the the south face of the stone
will be a bronze tablet inscl ibed in
raised letters
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Congregational Church.

Sunday school 1000 a. M; morn
ing worship 100; Christian Endeav.
or 6:45 p. M; evening worship 730.
Prayer meeting this week will be
on Wednesday evening. Do not
forget the change of date.
The morning sermon SUNDAY will
be delivered by Rev. L. II. Keller,
State superintendent of the Congre-
gational Association. Let us give
him good audience. The pastor
will preach in the evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
The Ferry Dyke.

According to communications from
the War Department, the Govern
ment proposes to build this winter a
dyke on the Iowa shore 900 feet long
and 6 feet above low water, to serve
as landing and wagon road, provid-
ed that the Village of Cassville will
give assurance that after the dam is
built it will be kept in repair. The
U. s., however, does, not mean that
in case of the destruction of the dam
the village would be held responsible,
but it is an assurance Quoting from
engineer Edwards letter. that the
U. s. will not be called upon every
year to level off the dam or raise pos
sible low places, which a few wagon
loads of gravel or spalls would fill
That such dam is of absolute
necessity for the continuance of traffic
from the Iowa shore is beyond doubt
since the bars forming along the Iowa
shore are making safe landing impos-
sible. Cassville is directly benefited
by such traffic hence it is of great
Importance that the people of this
village see to it that the dam will be
put in. Once that the dam is in, its
benefits and usefulness will be so ap-
parent as to make the matter of its
being kept in repair, but a very
small item. -Cassville Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
HIGH SCHOOL
Boys Girls Total

LANCASTER'S ATTENDANCE RECORD
If every district showed as good an
attendance record as this district had
last year there would not be much
need for compulsory attendance law.
There were twenty four pupils in the
grades 1.-THE law does not apply to high
schools) who attended every day in the
year, and there were ga who were not
absent more than 90 days; considering
that of the remaining enrolment,
many may have attended the first grade
only a few months in the fall, that
many may have moved either into OF
out of the district in the middle of the
year, or that they we're irregular for
some other reasons, the record for at
tendance last year was remarkably
good. Probably the chief cause OF
this was the absence of any truly SER
ious epidemic of children's diseases.
In view of this record and in the
hope that the present year may even
improve on it, the parents are urged
to cooperate with the school, es-
peclally during the coming week.
There is danger that the four day fair
may tempt some to be absent, but
since the schools will be closed as
usual all day Thursday and Friday
there surely is no reason why the chill
dren should not get all the fair need
ed without missing any other day.
THE CLASS OF 1913.
Of the class that was graduated last
June, seven are definitely known to
be planning to continue their school
ing this year. Clyde Clanton plans
to finish his commercial work in a
bu mess college at Davenport; Gene
We've Bennett will go to Rockford
College, Roy Fischer to the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, Margaret
Schreiner and Vera Eastman to the
Milwaukee Downer College, Algie
NARROW to Wellesley College at
Wellesley, Masss., and Leone Bryhan
to Claremont College at Pomona, Cal.
Four of the class are teaching coun-
try schools: Mae Brockert, Fred
Benkel, Leila Benefit, ard Elgie
Houghton. The latter three of these
are the first graduates TO take ad
vantage of the teachers training
course.
Five other graduates of recent years
will take up college work for the first
time this fall. Arthur Bailie, 1912,
will enter the University of Wiscon
sin; Doris Schreiner. 1912, will 60 to
Downer College at Milwaukee; Gladys
Lisherness has entered the Baker Uni
versity at Baldwin, Kansas, where
Mrs. Lisherness and her family are
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

The factors that caused the great
drop in numbers from 1909 to 1910
were operating before the year 1909
had ended. as fully % people left the
high school during that year. A
large percentage of these moved from
town, many of them going west.
Since 1911 conditions have become
more normal. The school census
taken last July shows an increase in
the school population of AZ. In 1872
the children of school age in the dis
trict numbered sci, and in 1918, COS.
Making an allowance for probably
forty non residents in the school,
there are of these COS, about APO at
tending school. The remainder are
either too young or they have COM
pleted their school work.
The complete enrolment for the
year is as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

Above cut represents Miss Maude
TomllnsOn leading lady of The
Brooks Stock Company at Hatch's
Opera House all this week. She has
been given credit for her excellent
Interpretation of Lady Bobble" in
The Little Minister and Nance
Olden" In The Bishops Carriage
She will also be seen in some other
entertaining sketches with Jack
Brooks during the week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

now living; Ellen Watkins 1911, has
entered Kingfshrr College, at King
fisher, Oklahoma and Helen Draper
1910. will take up work in the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Settlement w anted.

All persons knowing themselves
indebted to the late DR.. r. H.
Kinney are requested to call and
settle at the Office of DR.. J. Godfrey.
All accounts not settled promptly will
be placed for collection. 24tfc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

WE call your attention to the 417-
acre Blue Grass Dairy Farm to be
sold at acution advertised in this
issue by r. A. Bratton, Galena.
Ill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
Different Arrangements.

Irwin Thomas Loui and Mary
Margaret Sherwin, both of lima.
George Fl. Earl and Mary K. Heber-
lein. both of Fennimore.
George Hochstrasser, Milwaukee
and Sadie Matilda Roth, of Wyalus-
ing.
Harvey M. Goold and Josephine
Goold, both of Montfort.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17

Wedding invitations, printed or
engraved. at this Office.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10

In the first game younester named
Wyckoff hurled for. the Mackmen
and presented the Phillies with a
neat row of goose eggs, while his
compatriot Mr.. Baker, the versatile
stick artist. was grabbing four hits
out OF five times up. Score: Athle-
tics &; Phlllies @.
Manager Mack has called waivers
on catcher Egan.
The infield of the New York A
mericans the coming season will be
as follows: Chance, lst base; Chase.
End; Derrick, shortstop; Hartzell,
Bird base. The old familiar Tinker
to Evers to Chance combination will
be supplanted by Derrick to Chase
to Chance, which we admit sounds
strange but trust the combination
will be worked just as often as the
old one was. The Yankees should
be rechristened as the Chancellors.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10

The editor of Lend A Hand"
the Oregon state prison paper says:
The editor of the Saltwater Mirror
hung 80" on the hook with the
issue of March s. The job of edit
ing prison paper is one we are
not sorry to quit for trip to the
outside world" It would be alto
gether to our liking if the above
statement was correct. In fact we
should be the happiest person in
seven states if it were. 1t is there
fore with much regret that we find
it necessary to inform Lend A
Hand" that we are still on the job,
and likely to be for quite a spell.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10
New Chairman on Board of
Control.

Hon P. M. Ringdal who, for the
past SIX years. has been member
of the state Board of Control, re-
tired from Office last Friday. He is
succeeded as chairman by Hon. G.
E. Vasaly. Mr.. Ralph w. Whee-
lock has been appointed the third
member of Board and assumed Office
Saturday morning. Mr.. Vasaly, the
new chairman, will also be chair
man of the Board of Parole.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10
a Word from tennessee.

The following letter has been re-
ceived from Brother in the Ten
nessee state prison at Nashville,
and will undoubtedly prove interest
ing to Mirror readers who are watch
ing the progress of educational and
reformation efforts among the pris-
oners. The writer states that he
has been receiving The Mirror
through the courtesy of friend for
several months. He continues:
In recent number / read an
arti Gle on your night school. AS
we publish no paper in this prison,
l thought perhaps you would like to
know what is being done in an
educational line here.
In the last Biennial Report, the
Chaplain's report to the Board of
Prison Commissioners contained the
following:
Total enrolment for 1872. ...... ....s34
No. Of white scholars 224
colored 3le
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10

From Adam to Teddy. the human
race never produced another speci-
men like Old Hutch. The other
day While at work in the cellroom.
he suddenly began to WELD his
paint brush with terrific swipes and
jabs. What's wrong?o asked one
of the boys. "Yuh leave me be-"
answered Hutch. Can't you see
I'm trying to finish this here Job
before my paint gives out!''
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10
Saltwater, Gazette:

Flood atthe new prison. Perro's
creek, that furnishes the water. in
dulged in a slight food last week
for day or two, the only damage
being to spoil the water for drind-
ing purposes for a couple of days.
The Mirror Office at the new
prison will have an electric clock to
inform the boys when to commence
rolling down their sleeves and tax
ing off their aprons.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10

The colored boy who acted as
Warden's runner for several months
past, was paroled aDd departed for
the outside world last week. An
other runner will not be appointed
until the Warden is settled in his
quarters at the new prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-04-10
Parole Board Meets

The State Board of Parole held
its April meeting at both prisons,
Tuesday, April 8. There were 40
applications for parole and condi-
tional discharge; l. paroles and 6
conditional discharges were granted.