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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-15
CHAUTAUQUA SESSIONS
ARE NOW IN PROGRESS
Lancaster is Treated to Some
Good Entertainment
The Big Tent is Pitched on the n. g.
Rhodes Lot on North Mad
ison Street

Lancaster's seven day Chautauqua,
furnished by the Travers- Wick
system, is in progress this week,
having opened on Sunday afternoon.
On account of the heavy rain Sunday
morning it was found necessary to
get new location for the big tent
in which the sessions are held, and
it is located on the lot of H. S.
Rhodes, north of Ryland park, on
north Madison street.
The first lecture of the course was
| delivered by the Irish orator, James
Sloane Corkey, on Sunday afternoon
and was entitled "America as An
Irishman Sees It. 1t was interest
ing and much enjoyed by all who
heard it. The musical portion Of the
program was furnished by the Colonial
Cadets, who gave a full evening
concert.
DR.. Frank Nelson, president of
Minnesota College, lectured Monday
afternoon and evening, and the
Barhydt Male Quartette furnished.
an excellent program at both sessions
They are fine.
Yesterday afternoon the prelude
consisted of musical selections by
Domenico de Saluzzo, the great violin
virtuoso humorous lecture, Keep
ing Up With Lizzie" by Frank c.
Travers; costume recital "Betty Ross
and the First America Flag, I" by
Blanche E. Johnson, and couple of
musical numbers by Alice Florence
Stitzel, a dramatic soprano with a
wonderful voice, who was also heard
here with the members of last year.
course. In the evening costume
recital "Mary at the Savior's Tomb
was given by Miss Johnson, lecture
Sixteen Years in the Land of the
Gar was delivered by Isaac Ruben
stein, who two years ago substituted
here as pastor of che German Presby-
terian church while the resident
pastor was in Germany, and Miss
Stitzel gave a number of fine vocal
selections.
Today is Musical Day." Reit-
zenstein's Columbian Marine Band,
of twenty-one musicians will give
concerts afternoon and evening, and
Mrs. Susie w. Sonner, contralto
soloist, also appears. This evening
the program promises to be of un-
usual excellence, closing with a
spectacular production of the Battle
of Manila Bay.
The programs of Thursday, Friday
and Saturday will be as was an
nounced in The Herald last week,
and are of a character that should be
thoroughly pleasing to all, closing
Saturday afternoon with superb
orchestral concert by the Traves-
Wick Symphonic Orchestra.
The entertainment furnished in the
program of this years chautauqua is
of high order and the attendance is
gratifyingly large. Not only do
Lancaster people attend in large
numbers, but many come in autos
from the adjacent country and other
cities and villages. 1t looks as
though Chautauqua will be a
permanent thing here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-15

terval of silence he sang out in loud
voice 1.-THE d fool, he has
spoiled the best barrel of molasses
that the good ship Republic ever
carried from New Orleans to New
York -
Then came a loud yell by the
sailors and rush to his assistance.
1t was the first temperance sermon
that had ever listened to and will
not be forgotten.
In future letter will tell you of
another sermon ! heard, years later.
H. B.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-15
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Seymour A. Anderson, Milwaukee,
and Anna M. c. Miller, Boscobel.
Joseph Hodac and Katherine Rut,
both of Muscoda.
Stephens Wilkinson and Lu ella
Bartels, both of Platteville.
Earl l.. Hoyle and Katherine Kies,
both of Mt. Hope.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-15
Monday July 20, 1914
Auto For Sale

35-horse 4-cylinder Moline for
sale. Will give right party time on
it, or will exchange for house and
lot. Car has just been to factory
and has been thoroughly overhauled
and repaired and is in splendid shape
in every way. H. w. Brown,
20w4c. Lancaster, Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-15
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday School 9 As; Morning Wor-
ship 10 AS Sunday School (Hurricane)
2 80: Divine Service 3 80.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-15
Democratic County Convention

A Democratic Convention for the
County of Grant will be held in the city
of Lancaster, on
Monday July 20, 1914
Beginning at 1 o'clock in the after
noon, for the purpose of selecting can
didates for the various county offices;
also candidates for members of the as
sembly, for the first and second dis
tricts of Grant county.
All caucuses for the purpose of nam
ing delegates to this convention should
be held in the several towns, cities
and villages of Grant county on Sat
urday July Is.
E. L. NC COY
Chairman Democratic Co. Com.
R. B. BARNETT, Secy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
ID COOPERATE ID
 REDUCE FIRE LOSS.
Second Conference Between Underwriters Committee
 and Civic Officials

Promises of cooperation between civic organizations insurance men and citizens of Birmingham and the offl- cials of the Southeastern Underw riters' association in reducing the fire losses of Birmingham was the result of the second meeting at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday with the commit tee from the underwriters association.
 Attending the meeting was the com association, President R. W. Ewing of the Board of Trade, I. r. Young, chair man of the fire insurance committee of the Board of Trade; A. A Adams, pres ident of the Birmingham Fire and Cas- ualty associations; R. A. Brown and oth- CT insurance men.
 The committee made it plain that no reduction in fire insurance rates was to be made in Birmingham until the fire losses of this city showed a de- crease and the result of the meeting was that all interests represented at the meeting pledged their cooperation to bring about this end. President Ew- ing stated that the Board of Trade would request the city commission to stringently enforce its ordinance pro- hibiting trash and waste matter to ac- cumulate in the business sections and to refuse to remit fines assessed for violation of the ordinance.
 The committee from the under writer's association was composed of Clarence Low of New Orleans, presi- dent of the underwriters associa tion; w R. Prescott Milton Dargan, R. N Hewes and MT. Tupper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
MOVING PICTURES
 MADE HER SEAS|Ck
Motion Same as Ship Board. New Earth Fluid Elm
 ployed For Relief

'Oh, I am so sick" said a lady as she entered drug store and clutched a show case as though to keep from falling. A drug clerk hastened to her assistance and asked if she knew what the trouble was
 Tt is seasickness. I got it at a nov ing picture show few moments ago. It was boat scene on a very rough sea. It made me feel just like 1 was on a boat. It rolled and tumbled. I have been on the ocean lots of times and seasiclx lots of times Please get me bottle of Vitali- tas. open it and give me a teaspoonful in half glass of water right quick.
 Later the lady said she believed Vitalitas was good for most everything but she did not know until her last trip down from New York that it was good for seasickness.
 Vitalitas is natures most wonderful curative force. It is powerful enough to drive out many of the most stubborn dis cases, yet it is so mild child or delicate Invalid may take it. Diseases of the fol- lowing type are swept away by Nitalitas: Indigestion, rheumatism. biliousness catarrh, nervousness, debility, eczema in fact Arrangements of stomach, liver, kid neys. bowels and blood
 See the display and sample Vitalitas today at Avertys drug store, 1Q9-111 Twen- tieth street, or write there for informa- tion. Et
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
SOME EARLY GLIMPSES
 B AT NEXT LEGISLATURE
MT. Miner of Vernon, Cau- tious in Committing Him. self But Proves to be a HumOrist
By HUGH W. ROBERTS


 John Cooper Miner who wih repre- sent in the legislature the Twelfth sena- torial dstrict-Lamar, lafayette and Walker counties-was born in Georgiana, this state.s May 2s, 1868
 While MT Miners letter to The Age Herald is significant chiefly in the ques- tions which he did not answer he fur nishcd proof positive that he is something of humorist. And as rare old philos- opher has it, Be man capable of cre- ating laughter, then, if he be nothing more, he has a missien.p
 Inasmueh as some of the acquaintances of Mir Milner, might doubt that he is capable of causing laughter or a broad smile which is the same thing-or more of tive take the liberty of reproducing paragraph from the letter he sent:
 You are personally aware of my views and record in the last legislature. For further information about myself. I refer you to the Encyclopaedia Brittanica, first edition, or any other standard work on the biography of Americas greatest men"
 Seriously, Mir Milner needs no intro- duction accompanied by the blowing of trumpets. He first got acquainted with the outside world when he attended the University of Alabama. There he joined the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Leav ing college he came to Birmingham, where he lived for sometime, and where now he has a brother living. here he joined the Masons and the Odd Fellows. Subsequently,, he moved to Vernon, and was chosen by the people of that city to serve them in the capacity of mayor. In 1910 he was elected a member of the leg islature. In the lower house he served consistently. He was ranked with the prohibitionists, and inasmuch as in the recent senatorial campaign he supported Captain Hobson, this newspaper ventures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
EMIL LOEB HERE
Conditions Growing Better" Says
 New York Business Man

Emil Loeb of New York. formerly of the firm of Loveman, Joseph x Loeb. was in the city yesterday. He retired from the firm about one year ago. MT. Loeb re- tains some interests here, however, and is much pleased to see Birmingham pro- gressing. He yesterday called to see Ctto Marx and other friends and was cor dially received.
 Business I think, Is growing better every day. said MT. Loeb. Apparently the business interests of this country are firm of the conviction that the situation will clear up speedily, for there seems to be a movement to do business stead fly The streets in New York when left were crowded with shoppers, and the same is true of Birmingham. I have no- ticed that the shops are well patronized and it seems that the merchants are feel ing much better. I sincerely believe that Birmingham will continue to grow big ger and that soon this will be easily the largest and most progressive southern city" .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23

and digestible. Other comparatively cheap and good articles of food, neglected in
 some quarters, include cheese, oeomar-
 garine, beans, rice, oatmeal, macaroni
 bananas. peanuts. peas, brown sugar. corn meal, cabbage, onions and potatoes.
 If you are interested in food values, write to the United States department of agri- culture at Washington for Farmers Bull letin Nos. 93, 121, 142 and 332
 4. System. A housekeeper says: q have
 found it wise to plan my meals for a
 week ahead, planning each meal with
 eference to the others. l always do this
 planning before Friday or Saturday mar
 keting, so that any staple need may be bought at that time. By this arrange
 ment I can use left-overs much better,
 and have a much more satisfactory table. I have found since I began planning ; my meals for a week at a time there has been a noticeable change for the better in my bills.'
 ,. Buying Direct. With q view to facili- tatng the early introduction of his farm o-table" plan of reducing the cost of l living by making use of the parcel post | to bring farmer and city consumer to- gether. Postmaster General Burleson has issued B statement setting forth the re- 1 suits of experiments in 10 cities specially designated last March for trial of the di- rect exchange between farm producers
 and city consumers. The report says that results show that the new service is
 welcomed by the public, and that it has come to stay. Improvements being made | and numerous inventions of new con- | ts.ners being put upon the market guarantee rapid growth of the plan. | T. D. MACGREGOR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
VIM. STANLEY WEST
 DIES IN VALDOSTA
Former United States Sena- tor Found Dead In Bed.
 Prominent Georgian

Valdosta, Ga, December 22--Willlam Stanley West former United States sena- tor from Georgia, was found dead in his bed at his home here early today. He had retired apparently in good health, and died sometime during the night.
 Physicians stated that death apparently was due to apoplexy.
 MT. West was appointed by Governor Slaton to the United States Senate March ?, 1914, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator A. 0. Bacon. His term expired last November when Thomas w.. Hardwick was elected to the Senate.
 MT. West was born in Marion county, Georgia, August 2S. 1s4s. and was gradu- ated from Mercer university in 1ssO He was president of the Valdosta Street Rail- way company and was interested in the lumber business in Florida.
 The former senator had been promi- nent in Georgia politics for many years, He served several terms In the state leg islature. He was a delegate at large to the democratic national convention in Denver in 1908.
 His widow and 14-year-old son survive him.
 Funeral services for MT. West will take place at his home here tomorrow after noon. Burial also will be here pr. AL len Wilson of the First Christian church will conduct the services Governor Sla- ton of Georgia is included in the list of pallbearrs.
 The former senator had slight attack of indigestion yesterday, but was im- proved late in the day. Physicians at tribute his sudden death to heart failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
TALKS ON THRIFT
Thrift Makes Homes


 Chairman Marvin Hughitt, of the North western railway system, said to his audi tor one day:
 You have a young man named Cum ningham in your division, nave you not?n
 "Yes. sir 4
 Well, keep your eye on him.
 Why? He's one of my best men,"
 Well, he ought to be; I saw him de- posting money in a savingse bank the day before Christmas"
 The Christmas season ought to be a time of universal happiness. It cannot be all over the world this year, but here in peaceful America. It Is sare to say that the great majority of thrifty homes are happy ones this Christmas
 If you are thinking of making 1915 a year of thrift, consider these five sugges- tions:
 l. Pay Cash. As general rule, you can get better prices by buying for cash be- cause you are not paying for the bad cebts of those who buy on credit and fail to pay their bills. Unrestricted credit always leads to extravaganza. A credit account is not to be encouraged in any family where any member is unable to resist the temptation to buy anything that captures his fancy.
 ?. Buy in Quantities. The plan of mak- ing ones cellar & storage plant doesn't apply to vegetables alone. April eggs can be ''laid down. by methods yell under stood by good housekeepers. So can June butter. As for apples, there should be q barrel of sound ones In every house this winter, as they are cheaper than usual.
 A Bellefontaine, O., man, who has been in the grocery business for a long time, attributes the present high cost of living almost wholly to the hand-to-mouth man. ner in which people do their buying nova days, and the rage for purchasing every thing in packages instead of in bulk. Un- doubtedly there Is considerable truth in this contention.
 3. Economy in Food. Dr. William Brady says that the cheapest foods are general ly the most nutritious and digestible. The waste of food in the average American home is appalling. We squander money on fancy articles of low nutritive value, and we use little or no judgment in pre- pairing what we eat with A view to ob- taining all the energy there is in it.
 Meat is the costliest staple article Of food and most people eat too much of It. Fish is cheaper and just as nourishins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23

collect claims for and against the cGm- pany and to transact su.h other busi- ness as may be necessary to his duties as receiver.
 It will be recalled that early in Mo- in the city court of Birmingham in the name of the state by R. c. Brickell, at torney general, asking that quo war ranto proceedings be instituted against the Sun Insurance company on the al- legged grounds that it was issuing policies not authorized by the insur- ance laws of the state. The matter came up before Judge Miller yesterday and it is understood the company admitted the allegations of the bill of informa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23

through His Son; and God has nothing against us "There is now no condemna. ton to those who are in Christ Jesus. Their sins are forgiven. Instead or coh- demning them, God justifies them. AS St. Paul says, Tt Is God that Justineth, who is he that condemns? It was Christ that died" giving full satisfaction TOT our sins. ta
 The Service of Reconciliation
 These new creatures, begotten of the Holy Spirit, are given a work to do They are not only to have a work in the future as kings and priests, joint heirs with Christ in the blessing of the world, put they have a work to do at the present time, a work for God. They are to pc arrbassa dors for God. They are to be Ills representa- tives amongst men. They are to seek to tell the message of Gods love to those who do not understand 1t. They are to tell the way of return to God to those who know not the way and to those who give evidence of desire for recon cliation. They are thus ministers, or servants, of the way of reconciliation even in the present time All those recon ciled iu the present time by faith and obedience are privileged thus to become
 members of the bride class-joint heirs
 with Christ in His kingdom.
 In the twentieth verse 1t will be noticed
 that the word you" Is in italics, indicat- ing that it is not in the original God IS not beseeching the church through the church. or through each other, to be reconciled; for all who are of the church are already reconciled.
 The apostle is telling us that God through us is urging manktnd-ali wao nsi,c the hearing ear--to be reconciled to Him, telling them that He Is willing to be | reconc,led to them, and explaining the | basis of this reconciliation; namely, that 1 Christ took the sinners place, that He personally knew no sin, but was holy, ha r,rless separate from sinLers; and that those whc receive this messsee may have the privilege of coming into the righteous condition acceptable to God, and thus of 1 being iaducted into the bride class, who l win compose the royal priesthood beyond | the veil, and for 1000 years have the glor- l icus work of blessing all the families of l the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
GLIMPSE AT
 ONE OF THE LAWMAKERS
In Which the Author Tries to Learn to Whom an Apology Is Due
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

In our daily skit on members of the legislature we wrote yesterday morning of our old college chum and former asso- oiate in the lower house of the general assembly, John R. Bell of Gordo, which is in Pickens county
 We said very truthfully many fine things about MT. Bell, for despite the fact that the next senator from the Fourteenth district has gone after the Rev. Brooks Lawrence and other strange gods, we be- hevo that in the main he means we'll
 few hours after The Age Herald had reached the mails, we received telegram iron, MT. Bell. We surmised' while open ing the envelope that he had hastened to eA press his satisfaction in that we had described his heart. his soul and his brain very aptly. However, we were doomed to disappointment. For the z telegram read:
 '"Where on earth did you get the
 photograph which you claim is mine
 that is in your today's issue of your paper? JOHN R. BELL"
 It is unnecessary to state that MT. Bell was agitated when he penned that tele- gram. He used superf1uous words and phrases Had he stopped to think he would have realized that the mistake was not an unnatural one much as it is to be regretted. Had he stopped to think, he would have known that we would have hesitated to commit such grave offense when Cf necessity it would have caused mt enc but two men to become furious And again. had he thought a moment, he would hsve realized that we would have found the mistake before his telegram could have reached us, and would havt already prepared an explanation, if not ar clogy.
 The cut which we published yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
NO CHEW YET TO
 LOTHIAN SHOOTING

Dothan. December 22.-(Special.) j Mystery still surrounds the attempted assassination of s. Horsman of this city Saturday night, when six shots were fired at him as lie was in his home near the eastern part of the city
 MT. Horsman was standing in front of kitchen cabinet drinking a glass of milk when two shots were fired through the wall at him. neither taking effect. He went to his bedroom pro- cured an unloaded shotgun and returned to the dining room, when two more shots were fired at him, both missing. Procuring a loaded gun he polSed it through the rear door when the marks man took another shot at him.
 The last shot came through the door or the. living room and struck Mrs sHorsman in the hip, inflicting painful flesh wound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, December 22-(Special.) John T. Neal, a we'll known Confederate veteran of this county, died Saturday at the Madison County hospital, O. which he had been superintendent for . number of years. He was 75 years old and is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lynch.
 All the teachers of Madison county public schools have received their pay checks for the month of November. The money was received from the state Sat- urday and checks were placed in the mails, the bulk of them being delivered today.
 Floyd Myrick, a young farmer of this county, and Miss Mary Caiilouette of this city were married Sunday at the home of the bride on Walker street, in the presence of a small party of reia- tives and friends The ceremony was performed by Thomas w. Jones, pro- bate clerk.
 Work on practically all ne buildings going up in this city has been halted for moro than a week by the unusual ly bad weather. One of the exceptions has been the Twickenham hotel, which is nearing completion. The opening of the hotel is set for January 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23

 the assertion that he is inclined to favor woman suffrage. If we have done him an injustice in this respect, we will be glad to set him right in our next edition. At any rate, we know that he is a Methodist, lawyer and a democrat that he is married and the father of three children.
 MT. Milner does not commit himself regarding the fee system or the proposed change in the convict lease system. How ever, he agrees to support bill making it incumbent on the state to return to de- pendent families of convicts a fraction of the earnings of convicts. He declares. too, in favor of a constitutional conven- tion.
 Mr Milner is of that type of represen- tative with whom in political sense one can scarcely agree, but whom one likes just the same
 TOmOrrOw-Harry 1T. Hartweli of Mo- bile, who will represent the Thirty-third senatorial district in the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
lolnts reported rain falling at [

points reported rain falling at D. m.
 Temperatures have moderated slight ly over the plains states and over most of the Mississippi valley north of Mem phis, and have fallen but a few degrees over most southern states, the failing tendency on the southeastern quadrant of the high pressure area being largely retarded by the high humidity condi- tions.
 Summary of observations ma.e at United States Weather Bureau stations during the 24 hours ending D. m., sew ty-fifth meridian time, December 22, 1914:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
HEWITT NAMED RECEIVER For Sun Life Insurance CO.-Ap.
 pointed By Judge Miller

Col. R. G. Hewitt was appointed re- ceiver of the Sun Life Insurance com- pany of America yesterday by Judge John H. Miller of the city court. with instructions from the court to take full charge of the concern and wind up its affairs. Colonel Hewitt is empow- cred to institute suit for the payment of unpaid subscriptions, to receive and