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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
THE MINSTREL SHOW
TWO NIGHTS THIS WEEK
viii Shine in All It's Glory on
March 13 and II.
Seats Are Selling Rapidly and Prograxn
of Unusual Excellence VIII
be Presented.

On Thursday and Friday nights OF
this week, March Is and "a, The
Country Club Minstrels. composed
entirely Of local talent, will presep1
their long looked forward to perform
ance at Hatch's opera house, and che
big advance sale of seats that has
taken place for both evenings in
dicates that standing room is likely
to be in active demand. The seats
went on sale Monday morning as g.
o'clock with long line of purchasers
awaiting their chance to buy. There.
is no question but that the opera
house will be crowded both nights,
The program is a long and varied
one and is published herewith &c
demonstrates what Lancaster talent
can do along this line and there is
TO doubt that this show will sur pass
in interest and attendance any OF its
predecessors.
The stage setting is to be an i'm
pressive and expensive affair. When
the curtain rises on the first act ie
will show large pergola with
columns of snow white marble and
covered with massive beams Of the
same, the whole entwined with masses
of real southern smilax shipped di-eeU
from Dixie for the purpose. IN the
back ground, from curtain especially
painted for the occasion, will be
seen the yellow southern moon, shin
ing with mellow radiance upon this
scene Of beauty. and within the
boundaries of the pergola. appropriate
ly bedecked in their party suits an6
other fine. ;. will be seen the mem erss
Of the company composing the ol6
time minstrel circle. with an inter
locutor, the four end meG with. bones
and tambos. and the other funny black
faced artists. AS the curtain goes up
there is grand opening chorus by
the entire company, entitled sab
On Silvery Moon, and the show is
''on.
The program in detail follows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
Gasoline Engine For Sale.

We have for sale 20-horse power
Lambert Gasoline Engine. with fric-
tion clutch 1t is in excellent condi.
tion- having only been run about
three monrhs-just enough TO smooth
up the bearings nicely. Can be seen
at the Adams patent wheel factory in
Cassville, and will be sold Teasona-
bly,. Inquire of John Flesch & Son
miles southwest of Lancaser, route
No. 3. Farmers phone. scott.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
Y. M. c. A. Defeats Bloomington il
Exciting Game.

The Lancaster Y. M. c. A. basket
bill team defeated Bloomington city
team. Saturday evening on their own
floor by the score of 30 to 20. This
is the first defeat Bloomington ever
experienced on their own floor and
the home boys are proud of the game.
The line up:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
Baptist Church.
Rev. c. A. Eastman, Pastor

Rev. c. A. Eastman, Pastor
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. NJ. ]. McNair.
Sunday services 10 a. IN. and 80
p M. Morning theme Faith and
Endurance. Evening theme The
Bible, Whence and What. Young
peoples meeting at 80 p. m.
Big Grant Sunday school followed
by a sermon at 2 p. 10.
The ladies of the church will hold
a sale of home baking at the city hall,
Saturday, March 10, at p. N.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
Different Arrangements.

Frank Frederick w Wecke, Me-
ominee, Mich. and Bertha Wilma
Eva Knoll, of Boscobel.
Guy Arnold Walker, No. Lancaster
and Ethel Sanders Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
City Council Meeting.

At the council meeting for March
on the night of March the Alder
men were all present except Abrams
and Eastman who we're absent from
city.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Bills amounting to $1121. O6. which
had been audited by finance com
mittee were presented with RECON-
mendation for payment. Motion made
that they be allowed and order drawn.
Carried
Miss E. Schreiner and Mrs. j. Fl.
Howe were present and asked to have
the library building remodeled to
better accommodate the library.
A motion was made and carried
that the library committee, composed
of Mayor Baile and Aldermen Clark
and Wiedenbeck. be authorized to
make the necessary changes in the
library building and that the ex-
pense of remodeling and reshingling
the roof be paid out of the Ryland
Library fund. Which motion pre-
vailed.
A motion was made and carried
that the board of public works be
authorized to make an exchange of the
right of way leading from the north
to the west septic tank, for road to
extend from said tank east to the
Platteville road, on the south side of
A. Wayne's land with the under
standing thai Mr.. Wayne shall stand
the expense of all fencing of said roal
if it becomes nece ssary for such fenc-
ing to be dune.
The city treasurer presented his re
port for the month. of which the fol-
lowing is recapitulation
Feb |. 1918. Cash on hand 80. ....,... 80 1909
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12

The Misses Schmitt offer for sale
their residence on East Cherry Street
and all of their property adjoining.
Also some very desirable lots for
building purposes. Call on them for
further particulars 47ctf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12

Miss Fannie Johnson will have a
remnant sale of Wall Papers at her
paint and wall paper store, east of
court house square, next Saturday,
March Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
ALONG PRACTICAL LINES
County Superintendent Brockert
Plans Work of Much Value.
Would Have Schools Of the County In
structed in Testing of Milk,
Seed Corn, Etc.

1t has become a generally accepted
fact that Grant County's very efficient
superintendent of schools, j. G.
Brockert, is constantly planning and
working for the betterment Of the
schools and bringing them to higher
state of efficiency.
During his incumbency of the Office
he holds and to which he has brought
much credit, he has inaugural ted
many innovations in school work that
are not only appreciated at home but
have attracted the favorable attention
of educators in other parts of the state.
His latest move is one which con-
templates work of much practical
value. aside from the usual routine
of school duties, being that of train
!. ing in home geograpy and Instructions
in the testing, at the school. of milk
produced upon the farm at the homes
of the pupils, also the testing of seed
corn, in which every farmer and
farmers sons should be adopts.
Mr.. Brnckert has just issued a
circular to the teachers of the county.
outlining this work, which we think
our readers will find interesting and
which we reproduce herewith.
Dear Friend and Teacher Il know
that my visits to your school are few
and far apart. so I resort to this means
of paying you call.
One does not think long of an i'm
portant piece of work until he is tell
ing some one else about it. This
letter is to give expression to a plan
Of work about which I have been
thinking for some time Your school
may be unable to do the several things
suggested. IF so. watch for the first
opportunity. If on the other hand,
you are able to carry out one or more
Of the plans suggested, do not fail to
write me the particulars. I shall be
more than pleased to hear about it,
and [ shall use the information to
your advantage.
HOME GEOGRAPHY.
I am anxious to secure from each
school in the county, one or more
good maps Of the school district
Where the school is large and there is
a class Of Upper Form students, the
work can be done by them under your
direction or any one who has a
thorough knowledge of the district.
If there are no Upper Form students
in the school then the work NAV be-
taken up by the Middle Form pupils.
DIRECTIONS FOR WORK.
1. Use plain white paper or draw
ing paper.
2. Draw map of township in which
schoolhouse is located. Scale of map
2 inches to 1 mile.
g. Draw roads and sections; num-
Der sections. (This information may
De obtained from a Grant county map
or county atlas)
4. IF the school district is Joint J..
e, composed of land in two or more
townships, draw enough of adjoining
townships to show all places in your
district.
5 The following information
should appear at the top of the map =
Dist. No. 80. . Town of
Pupils name ............ -.
Teachers name.
6. The following is a set of sym
bols to be used by all teachers and
pupils to indicate facts on the school
district maps.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12

- Two plus sign (2+) within
the square indicates children
who have passed through or quit the
district school.
- Two HIS. or two G. S. jndi-
Z 10 Gates number of children at
. tending high school or grades
r Indicates home of renter.
Empty square indicates home
without children
q Silo.
TO ILLUSTRATE.
r Indicates the home of a
renter with 5 children, 2
10 children in the public school,
10 in the church school, in
the graded school and 1 not
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
BLOOMINGTON

Individual Scores:
Lancaster 16, Trentzsch s,
Clanton 4, Stone 2.
neutrality-suspicious. II, Brady s.,
Knapp 5, Critchlow 4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12

GIRL WANTED-For general
house work. Apply to Miss Leila
BIdwell, Lancaster, Wis. owl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12

Just received a new line of ladies
skirts in the latest spring styles.
Marked to sell at a saving to you
Boston Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12

You will save money buying your
dress goods of the Boston Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
HIS AFFINITY
Think Ducks Will Come Back Early.

The high water In Ohio, Indiana.
Kentucky. Tennessee and Mississippi
is making great feeding grounds for
wild ducks, and it is claimed By
sportsmen that these birds viii be
north early this spring for the reason
that they are feeding in the high
waters of the southern rivers and are
not nearly as far south as they usual
ly are at this season Of the year
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-12
CONTINUED on 9TH page.)

going to school.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Board Tries to Find
How to Get Rid of
$4,000 Bond Fund

The Bond Commission and the Wa
ter Board met in the City Hall Mon.
day and wrestIed for two hours with
the problem of how to spend about
$40, 600 OF bond money in laying wa
ter mains in many streets that have
sewers but no water connections.
On account Of q pamphlet issued
just before the people voted on the
5000, 900 of bonds, which contained
q list OF streets on which Council
officials were perplexed to know what
to do This list contained many
streets on which there are no houses.
There are many thicBly settled streets
without water not on the list.
After number of motions by May
or Woodward and others the joint
bodies decided to ask Council for au-
thority to spend the $4,000 where it
is most needed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Hopkins Loses Art Treasures in Fire
Kimball House in Hands of Receiver
Train Cuts Off His
Legs as Boy Picks Up
Coal on Wintry Day

Picking up coal on the railroad
tracks near the jefferson street cross
ing, Virgil Rakestraw, IA years old,
was run over Dy switch engine
Monday. Both legs were cut off near
the knees. He was taken to the
Grady Hospital. where it is said hs
can not survive the shock.
A 9-year- old brother tainted when
he saw Virgil under the engines
wheels
Virgil and bus brother had gone tc
the tracks to pick up coal which they
sold to neiehbors living near by, a,
No l1S Julian street His tempest
uous career had taught him the dam
gers that Turk around the railroad
tracks, but he had become accuS-
toned to them, and was not careful.
Several times he had run away from
his father, r. X Rakestraw Last
March he ran away and wes some for
two months.
This morning he told his father he
and his brother were going over to a
mill to get some work. The little
brother years old, has worked In
the mills for several months.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Conley Expected to
Plead Guilty and
Ask Court s Mercy

1t IL expected that Jim Conley, the
negro whose testimony featured the
trial Of Leo NJ. Frank, win be taken
before Judge Ben II. Hill, in the Fu!-
ton County Criminal Court, Tuesday
morning and plead guilty to the
charges against him as an accessory
to the killing Of Mary Phagan.
The attorneys for Conley have not
stated whether they will go to a trial
or whether they simply will have the
negro plead guilty and ask for the
mercy Of the court, At the Solicitors
office, though, it is understood he VIII
plead guilty.
Conley has been in solitary confne-
ment at the county jail since the first
day he took the stand in the Frank
trial An order. which was issued
by Judge Roam that night, that he
be not allowed to see or talk to any
one, never has been removed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Snatcher of Purse
Is Given Five Years

w. NJ Heard was sentenced to FIVE
Years in the penitentiary by Judge Hin
III the Fulton County Criminal Court
Monday morning following his convic-
ton for snatching a womans pocket
book at the corner OF Whitehall street
ana Trinity avenue several months ago.
Heard was caught after chase Of d
block 10y great crowd Of men, many
Of whom testified that he gave as his
cause for the act that his wife and baby
were starving to death
At the trial he denied that lie was the
man who had seized the pocketbook. A
number OF men identified him as the
thief
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Morse Is Planning
New Steamship Line

NEW YORK, Nov. 1o-Charies W
Morse has taken another step to re-
trieYe the time lost from his business
ventures while in Atlanta prison. He
is planning the Inauguration of a
freight steamship line between Will
mington, n c., and Baltimore
Morse says he has purchased three
boats. which are now undergoing re-
pairs at Bath. Maine He says $4,000
of the money needed for the new line
will be furnished by shippers in VIII
mington
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Senate Caucus VIII
Delay Currency Bill

WASHINGTON, Nov. lO.-The
Senate Democrats have called a eau
Gus on the currency bill on their own
initiative President Wilson indicated
to-day He told visitors it was not
by any suggestion Of his that the
caucus Will be held, but he is greatly
gratified by this development
The call for a caucus will cause
more delay in legislation" said Sena-
tor Hitchcock, Democrat, to-day. ~
do not intend to surrender my con-
victions. I do not know whether
will even attend the caucus"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
COLD TOLINGER;; BAD
WINTER IS PREDICTED

"
Mo, ..', l9u"l io'HlaI'Vles "S'F
e-.....- ''''. l"iltierl1Iianh' weather
,.,.. 1906" directed the weather TO
f.,. ' ana cool through Mon
'"a tuesday he went on to taik
'- I.e symptoms of the coming win
4- .r..
20 t......, NOUNS went >" i"I 80
p..... '".eahlc eruptlons IN lSlA'
...a 'Elr. NonHcrrmauu asserted
..E likely woull have q material
lsar.~- .t. ...-..-..',. 49,
,ar... '''' temperature "L .''1
winter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
$4,000 LOSS
BY BLAZE IN
RICH HOME:
Physician Happy However, When
He Rescues Editorial Page
From Sunday American

From the fire that swept through
the second floor Of his handsome home
at No. us Peachtree street Monday
morning Dr.. !. r. Hopkins saved
the editorial page Of The Sunday
American, while about SIS worth
of paintings. manuscripts, curios and
bric-a-brac were burned or ruined by
smoke and water.
Il was reading wonderful! ediJo-
rial by Brisbane" said DR., Hopkins,
when the blaze finally was under
control 1.-The Last Dance il was
called, and it was a marvellous piece
Of work was downstairs at break
fast, and the first impulse ! hsc
when | rushed ny to my living room
and was met by 6 wave Of smoke was
to get that editorial that hadn't
finished reading S9t it, too
The fire started about 10 o'clock III
DR.. Hopkins living room on the sec
ond door. presumably from the CRATE
DR.. Hopkins at Breakfast
Dr.. Hopktns was at breakfast
served by Wesley Bel. the famous
chef who had Won words OF praise
from Theodore Roosevelt and other
well known public men by his Gull
nary skill Mrs Hopkins was in New
York, with her son, Russell. and DR.
Hopkins, having motored back TO At
lanta three weeks ago was keeping
bachelors quarters in his 5000 900 es-
adjustment.
It was DIR. Hopkins himself who
first noted the clouds Of smoke is
suing from the upper windows of the
house, with a perceptible odor de-
scending to the lower floor where he
was breakfastins.
He ran upstairs and found the
flames already spreading from the
living room to his bedroom, and ev-
erything obscured by thick smoke.
81 got the Brisbane editorial" DR..
Hopkins repeated with some pride,
relating the adventure, but my pic
lures and manuscripts are burned or
ruine6-an inestimable loss to me.
There was one picture Of Russell,
when he was 4 years old-the actual
value of 1t was 81 1000 but figures can
not express what that picture meant
10 me.
Manuscripts Not RepIaoeabe.
Twenty Ave or 80 other paintings
,,,J a,oy,-a ,,I,,os slIs, v,ya,., daStJr,raJ -
I had just moved them in there last
THURSDAY from other parts OF the
house. And my manuscripts Of q
number of volumes, books that have
cost me years OF labor-they we're
burned, too And they are absolutely
not replaceable.
Then there We're the uulios and
bIic-a-brac, all my pet fancies col
lected abroad. I couldn't put any real
estimate on my loss. IF should say
$4,000 1t might just as well be $4,000
or $4,000. But | saved that editorial
Here it is"
And Dr. Hopkins exhibited it with
some pride.
The damage 10 tho house Itself was
confined to the living room. bedroom
and bathroom Of Dr. Hopkins, with
some devastation in the attic on the
next floor above The celebrated
Japanese room on the lower floor
was not injured and the other part
Of the house suffered only slightly by
smoke and wate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia Fair tonight TEN
peratures below freezing in the
interior and about freezing on
the coast, Tuesday fair, warm.
err in Northwest portion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Shaw Would Lecture
In U. S. With Kaiser
Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Gable to The Atlantis Georgian.
LONDON. Nov 10.-Several Ameri-
cans have been trying 70 induce George
Bernard Shaw to give a lecture tour in
America the argument being that
Kaiser Wilhelm and Shaw are the only
two great attractions remaining unex-
plotted. To this Shaw replied:
81 quite agree to that opinion and l
shall agree TO go to the United States
upon tho condition that 1 appear upon
the same stage az the Kaiser"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Asks Early Mailing
Of Christmas Parcels

WASHINGTON. Nov. l0.-"Maii
your Christmas parcels early" warns
the Postoflce Department
Postmaster General Burleson eX-
plains that this will be the first holi-
day experience of the parcel post. AMI
in order to insure PROMPT deliveries
he asks the cooperation OF the public
GARRISON BACK FROM PANAMA.
NEW YORK, Nov. l0.-Secretarv
Of War Lindiey NJ. Garrison and his
party arrived here to-day from Girls
tobel on the steamer Colon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10

Continued on Pace ?, Column 6,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
JEWS FLEE.
K|EFF IN
FEAROF
MODS
Government Troops Patrol City in
Effort to Keep Down Riots
Following Verdict.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
KIEFF, RUSSIA, Nov. 10
verdict Of not guilty was re
turned to-day in the famous rit-
ual murder trial OF Mendel Bells.
the Jewish workman accused or
slashing to death Andrew Yu-
shnsky, Christian boy, for sac
rificial purposes in 1911,
This is victory for Bells. but
greater victory for the Jewish race in
Russia" said M. Grousenburg, leading
counsel for the defendant
The trial Of Bells, which began on
October 5, aroused greater interes
throughout the world than any other
criminal trial since the Dreyfuss case
in France.
Although intrinsically only an or
binary criminal case, the Kieff trial
held the attention of the civilized
world because of the religious and
racial elements injected into it b.
the Russian Government
Defense's Hard Fight.
The anti-semetic hostility of the
Government here was given free play
and the prosecutor sought to make
1t appear that a Jew had killed
Christian boy for ritual motives.
From the very first the defense
met legal blow for blow and before
the trial vas half over it was ap-
parent that the Government would
bring down tremendous censure upon
itself If it allowed a verdict of guilty
to be returned.
Because the eyes of the world were
upon Kien the Government was com
PEELED TO take precautions to prevent
an anti-Jewish uprising. in the even,
of acquittal and, the town was full
OF soldiers to-day when the verde,
TRANSFERRED
History of the Crime.
The body Of Andrew Yushinsky. was
found in a cave on the outskirts Of
Kieft ON March 20, 1911.
NJ. Krassovsky, the chief Of kier
police, investigated The crime His
findings were duly improved buJ
shortly after he was deposed. A shorr
time later the successor of KrassoN.
sky announced that evidence had
been found indicating that ritual
crime had been committed
Bells, an employee Of Il brick works
was arrested on Clrcumstantial evi-
dence. He denied the crime and his
story was SO plausible that a move
ment in his favor was started A.
Grousenburs, one Of the best know
attorneys in Russia, was retained IN
his behalf.
The contention Of the defense was
that Yushihsky had been killed be
cause he knew too much about the
criminal operations Of a band headed
by . woman named Vera Tcheberish,
Woman Figures in Case.
According to some Of the testimouH
Andrew and two Of Veras childrel
had been used in some Of the crimi
nal operations Of the band. The We
man became one of the central rs
ures In the case Bells was In prison
for two years, during which time ne
was subjected TO the third degree
with all the traditional severity OF tn.
Russian police. He remained stead
fast in his protestationS of innocence
and his last words when the case wen
to the jury was. Z am innocent Of
any crime
II was estimated thar several thou
sand have left Kiefr since the TRIAL be
gan fearing s massacre in the eveLs
OF scquittal Bells probably pSr &C.
TO Ameics 'o live,