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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
-. special Correspondence to the Herald.

confidence and that we are able to
"deliver the goods
During the past couple of months
the office has not only been crowded
to its capacity with work, but has al
so been handicapped by the impos-
sibility of getting as much help as
needed, and in consequence some err
rors, not perhaps of great Importance
in themselves, but annoying and hu-
initiating to the publisher, have sew
eral times slipped into print. We
wish at this time to acknowledge
these shortcomings and to ask the in
diligence of our friends therefor.
Minor mistakes seem impossible to
avoid in busy times, but we hope we
shall not make more than our natural
share of them in future.
There will be another issue of The
Herald yet before Christmas but we
are going to take this opportunity to
thank one and all for the generous
patronage they are giving US, and to
wish our friends and readers all a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Az State of Wisconsin, Grant County Court,
SS-In Probate.
In. the matter of the estateof John G.
Snider. deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate
of John G.Snider. deceased. having been is
sued to A. E. Cooley.
Notice is hereby given that the credi-
tors of said John G. Snider. deceased. are
court until and including the Attn Tuesday
OF June. 1915. being the PEND day of said
month. to present their claims and demands
against said John G.. Snider. deceased to
the County Court for examination and al
lOwance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the
claims and demands SO presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court. at the
office of the County Judge. at the Court
House. in the CITY of Lancaster. in
said County, on the 5th Tuesday of June
1915
Dated this 18th day of December 1914.
b. the Court.
E B. GoodSell. County Judge
Brown Brennan & Carthew, Executors At
torneys.
/ issue Dec 10. last issue Jan 6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
ABOUT OURSELVES.

Again, today, The Herald greets its
thousands of readers with its special
Christmas number, following what
has been its custom annually since
the paper has been under control of
its present owner, for the past seven
years.
One of the main reasons for the is
suing of these Christmas editions is
for the diffusion of holiday reading
and the holiday spirit among our
readers at this gladstone season, and
another, perhaps the prime reason of
all. is to provide the means by which
Lancaster's live and enterprising
business men and women may lay be-
fore the people in attractive form
the announcements concerning their
holiday stocks and their expressions
of appreciation and good will.
This weeks Herald contains 80
pages. 1t is larger than any of the
preceding Christmas numbers we have
issued, and goes to nearly a thousand
more regular subscribers than the
enc of last year. Our subscription
contest, which ended in October,
added very largely to our list of new
subscribers, and to our surprise as
well as great qualification the new
names have continued to come ever
since.
The volume of adver Using is also
larger than ever before. When you
come to look them over carefully, as
we hope everybody will, for they
contain the business information you
naturally seek at this time, you will
see that they are almost exclusively
the announcements of Lancaster
merchants-not those from other and
larger towns.
The Herald is for Lancaster first
and We always stand loyalty by home
institutions. We are proud to note
that the home institutions seem to
understand and appreciate this and
stand Loyalty by The Herald.
You will probably not find in the
State of Wisconsin a weekly paper
this year that will issue a Christmas
number as large as this weeks Her
aid, nor one in which the patronage
IS so largely represented by ''the
men at home We are indeed CRATE
ful and proud of this expression of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
~ State of Wisconsin, Grant County Court
In Probate,
In the matter of the estate of Herman
hamburger. deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Herman Marburger deceased. having been
Ssued to Alice Marburger.
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors
of said Herman Marburger deceased. are al
lowed and limited by order of this Court
until and including the third Tuesday of
June. 1915. being the fifteenth day of said
month. to present their claims and demands
against said Herman Marburger, deceased,
to the County Court for examination and
allowance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the
claims and demands so presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court. at
the ONCE of the County Judge, at the Court
House, in the city of Lancaster, in said
county, on the fourth Tuesday of June, 1915
Dated this 18th daY of Decem ber 1914
Bv the Court.
e. B. GOODSELL. County Judge
S. FL. Taylor. attorney for administrators.
1st ms. Dec. 16; last ms. Jan. 3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

Joseph Davies of Madison, at pres
ent holding the position of commits
sioner of corporatios at Washington,
and who seems to have a more potent
pull with the president than any 9TH
er Wisconsin democrat, is said to be
slated for better job, that of one
OF the five places on the new trade
commission. the members of which are
to be named in the near future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN State OF Wisconsin. Grant County Court.
In Probate
Ia the matter of the Guardianship of Fred
Wieland.
Letters of Guardianship of Fred Wieland
having been issued to Chris Wieland.
Notice is hereby given. that the credi-
tors of said Fred Wieland are al
lowed and limited by order of this
court until and including the Third Tues
day of June 1915. being the 18th dav of said
month, to present their claims and demands
against said Fred Wieland to the county
court for examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given, that the
claims and demands so presented will be
examined and adjusted bv this court. at
the office of the County Judge. at the court
house. in the city of Lancaster. in said
1915,
Dated this 18th day of Deem Der. 1914.
By the Court.
E. B. GOODSELL. County Judge.
s, H. Taylor atty. for Guardian.
1st ms. Dec. Is; last ms. Jan. 6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

After making every turn possible
to get full and fair count in his
race for seat in the U. S. senate,
Governor Franci McGovern is report
ed in the city press as having given
up the fight. That gives to former
state senator Paul o. Husting the
right of way. His majority is some
thing more than a thousand votes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
BURTON.

Christmas entertainments and So
Gals will be held in the surrounding
schools as follows: Entertainment
and box social at the Brown school
Saturday evening, Dec. 10Th, Hattie
Smith teacher; entertainment and
Christmas tree at the Dutch Ridge
school Monday evening, Dec. p, Lot
tie Seipp teacher; enterta inment and
box social at the Burton school Wed
nesday evening, Dec. %, Laura
Kuenster teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Mink of La n
caster attended Ladies Aid Thursday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
saorenate Err Treasures

Why not set apart one country where
art treasures Of the world can be segre-
gated? Maybe Providence has been
using American millionaires as blind
instruments, in so far as they have
been active in removing European art
treasures to this country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
ESTATE of August Poke. deceased.

Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term of the County Court. to be held in and
for said County, at the Court House, in the
City of Lancaster. in said County on the
fourth Tuesday of January. A. D., 1915. being
the 26th dav of January, 1915, at the hour
of ten O'Clock in the forenoon, the follow
ing matter will be heard and considered:
The application of August Mike. executor
of the last will and testament of August
Poke, deceased. for the examination and
allowance of his final account and for the
assignment of the residue of said estate ac-
cording to the provisions of the last will of
said deceased.
nv the court
f. b. GOODSELL. County Judge.
Dated Decembe r IA, 1914.
S. H. TAYLOR ttorney for Execu OF.
1St ms. Dec. IS; last in Dec. 30.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
Grant Co. Farms
FOR SALE!

100 2 miles from town. good improvements EASY
12o acres near town. fine improvements, easy TERMS
bargain 3
$50 acres miles from town, fine improvements GOOD
stock farm, improvements, silo, lands lay good cheap
200 acres 2 miles from town. fine improvements good
stock farm, easy terms.
24O acres 4 miles from town. goodmprovements easy
terms and good stock farm; cheap
g.
$50 acres miles from town, fair improvements land
lays good; cheap and easy terms.
40 acres miles from town, fine improvements and
200 miles from town. fine location, level road
to town, good improvements, cheap easy terms, good
stock farm. .
80 close to town, fine improvements good diary
farm, easy terms. 10
so acres choice farm town. excellent level land;
easy terms.
ii
choice farm inside the city limits with fine improve
mens excellent land, easy
"a
465 stock farm miles from town. good road is
bottom farm and raises big crops corn has fine pas
ture and fine water will sell cheap and easy terms
Ia
125 miles from town, fine improvements easy
terms. il =
21o acre stock farm from town, fair improvements
cheap; easy terms.
16O acres miles from town. good land, fair improv-
ments cheap, easy terms
80 d miles from town, good pasture. 35 acres
under cultivation. No buildings
ro" Want for f e.oes Can GnswYs One to
j. LEE WRIGHT,
Lancaster, Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
Summons

Summons
State of Wisconsin,
Circuit Court Grant County.
James Ii. Brees. Plaintiff,
Mary j. BreeS, Defendant,
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty DAYS after service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid. and in case of your failure
so to do judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant.
GEO. b. CLEMENTSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
P. o. Address. Lancaster, Grant Co., Wis
1st ms. Dec 16. last ms. 40 Jan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

Daily Optimistic Thought
AS many suffer from too much as
too little.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
Can You Blame Him?

Contempt may also be defined az
the feeling in which a man holds an
other mans hat.-Topeka Capital.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

FOR SALE-Indiana runner duck hens,
Csc each. John Bracket, Ri. No. a,
Lancaster, Wis. 42w3p
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
WANT ADS.

FOR SALE-One Garland No. Is base
burning hard coal stove.
42w1c F. A. Bracket
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
Onyx Hosiery

Have you ever tried any of this famous
make of goods? We carry a big line in wide
variety of colors, for both ladies and gentle
men and have them in silk, Isle and cotton.
Also have a big line of weather
wear, heavy shoes, arctics, felts etc., etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16
Slippers for Everybody

Splendid line of felt, leather and
boudoir slippers in beautiful designs. We
have them in five colors and very desirable
styles. Also have fine assortment of the
FIiawatha moccasins. They make dandy
presents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

FOR SALE-Several good mich cows,
springing in Feb. and March. Fay
o. Barstow.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The ques- ton of the preparedness of the United States to defend itself in case of war jumped into the forefront of political discussion today when President Will son declared in his message to con gress that this country will never prepare in times of peace to place the nation in arms. This statement was cheered uproariously by the democrats and the plaudits were renewed when the president declared that he was totally opposed to compulsory mili- tary service.
 This question of preparing for war has commenced to seethe during the past few days. Representative Card ner first started the agitation when he returned from Europe and declared
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
LONDON SHIPPING ROOMS

LONDON Dec 8-The war has resulted in boom for British shipping and never for many years have the docks been so busy Here in London every dock aborer is employed for the first time in many years and anyone visiting the water fronts might well imagine that no war had occurred Another pleasant fact is that reserve stock of foodsts five times greater than it was last year so that no possible accident could have the least effect in en- dangering the food supply of the people, The reserve stock of barley twelve times great as it has ever been and still greater supplies being brought in to avoid shortage under any circumstances Recruiting IS stll going fast as possible and the dangers that conscrp
 on would have to be resoed to no longer to exist Parliament continues in session but all the members and and all the parties are behind the government as one man and the country as whole is determined than ever to carry the war to triumphant conclusion.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
MAY PURCHASE
 N. Y. AMERICANS
BREWER Is NEGOTIATING WITH OWNERS AT \ PRICE OF
 HALF X MILLION.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.--Jacob Rup- pert a brewer is negotiating with William s. Devery and Frank Far rell for the purchase of the New York Americans The price placed on the team is said to be five hundred thou sand dollars but it is said to be almost certain that it will change owners. The buying of some of the most famous players by the federal league is ex- pected to bring about many changes in the baseball world. There are more rumors aAoat today that other deals have been made with other players but no ground for such rumors has been discovered if there is any.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
WAR MAKES
 NEW COLORS
LOUVAIN BLUE Is THE RATHER SUGGESTIVE NAME
 OF ONE.
(By The Associated Press.S

MANCHESTER, Eng, Dec. 7.-The commemoration of the Belgian hero m has gone so far as to include a new range of color names such as "Liege Brown" and Louvain Blue" The Manchester Guardian protests that though these names were meant, they are not the kind of commemor- ation one wants for such events"
 The paper continues:
 "The most famous case of a color named after a battle is magenta. It vas invented shortly after the battle of Magenta in 1859, at which French and Sardinians, under Marshal Mac Mahon, inflicted a sensational defeat on the Austrians, and MacMahon won his title of Duke of Magenta.
 "The color magenta is interesting in another way It was one of the first of the aniline dyes to be invented. It was a very brilliant crimson, and it had an enormous popularity for that reason. It was the first time that people had seen the peculiar brilliancy of aniline glare. The mass of people did like it from the first, but people with any pretensions to aesthetic taste counted it a fatal defect of the new aniline colors. The chemists tried to meet their criticisms, and succeeded in softening or 'saddening' many ailine colors. Nowadays Post-ImpressioniSm has upset aesthetics, and the brilliant colors which the mass of unsophisti- cated people innocently loved all along have now got fairly into fashion"
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
WILSON WANTS
 LIGHTS HERE
COMES OUT STRONG IN MES SAGE FOR IT AND ALSO
 FOR GOVT. MARINE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-In his message to congress President Wilson came out strong for the proper sur vey and lighting of the coasts of Alaska. He showed, indeed, a partieu- lar interest in the matter. The mes sage was read by him in joint session.
 He urged warmly the passage of tho government marine bill but this re- commendation was looked for and created no surprise. From this time forward this question is bound to as- sume a status of international im- portance as other nations are almost sure to enter protests. He also recom- mended the passage of two conserva- ton bills by the senate. They have already been passed by the house.
 (Note) There is no mention made in any of today's dispatches as to whether the president alluded to tho Alaska railroad in his message. But the chances are that he did not as the railroad matter has already passed beyond congress at least for the pres sent.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
NEWS NOTES

Martin Lanning left this morning with his dog team with big stove and other supplies for the Oasis.
 Captain Cramer is figuring on taking another trip with the Traveller to Knik He has already a cargo of thirty barrels of beer for that town.
 Rudolph Peterson has arrived from Mile Twenty-one and is going to Mile Eighteen to work on his property.
 Tom McConaty will be the next to build a new home.
 Bernie Kettle went out to Resur- rectiyn river with the Chamberlain team, on which Major French travell- ed, and took some fine pictures of the trail and surroundings.
 Seattle papers telegraphed to Sew ard yesterday to learn if the Silver Wave had reached this city so that there was evidently some anxiety about the Nome legislators and their companions on the journey. The other two members of the legislature from that division, Coombs and Getchell, will probably come out over the trail this way. Senator Bruner the hold over member, went out direct by sea from Nome.
 The City Council has ordered ice creepers for the fire department.
 A deal has about been concluded for the purchase of a fox island in Prince Will am Sound. Some of the interest ed parties, at least, are Seward men but the full details are still reserved until the deal is made final.
 Al Williams took out the Sunrise mail this trip.
 Thirty eight above zero was the registration of the thermometer at the cable office this morning at daybreak.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08

that whichever side wins this country will have to defend herself from the conquerors before many years. For a day or two before the president men toned the matter in his message it had been creating much discussion. To some of the callers at the white house Mir. Wilson declared that he favored a full disclosure of all the facts in con- nection with the preparedness of the United States for defense. He be- lieved that while the whole question should be discussed as exhaustively as possible the whole question hinged on the methods that should be em- ployed for the investigation. He dis approves of the commission plan of Representative Gardner.
 Mir. Wilson stated that he did not
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
Germans and Russians Say Each Other Lost One Hundred
 Thousand in that Field
WARSAW AGAIN THREATENED

BERLIN, Dec 8-Germany is already looking for ward to the possible investment of Warsaw as result of the capture of LOdz by the German army It report ed here that one hundred thousand Russians taken in the battle of Lodz and all the indications that the victory the greatest of the The chief consdera tion now according military experts for the Germans to advance from East Prussia up the right bank of the VSua so that when the time for the advance from the west on Warsaw German forces will be on the same side of the river the Russian defenders The disappOnt mnt caused by the former retreat from Warsaw has now been completely disspated by the victory of Lodz and the people of this city confident that the great Ger man advance has commenced
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
ALLIES ASSUME OFFENSIVE

LONDON, Dec 8-Offical advices this morning con
 firm the reports that the allied armies in France and Bel gum have assumed the offensive but of the advlces indicate that the offensive movement has yet assumed any formidable proportions although it is assumed that it will be taken up vigorously as time proceeds h. deed the German advices say that the attacks of the a
 lies were few in number and were defeated but this is not confirmed by the official reports issued here The censor ship remains very strict in London and is probably just as strict in the other capitals of the begerents so that sev era days may apse before the real truth of the present fighting is known.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
SAY GERMANS LOST 100000

PETROGRAD, Dec. 8.-The Bourse Gazatte esti-
 mates the oSSe of the Germans during the month of fight ing around Lodz at hundred thousand The also says that the percentage of losses amongst the higher officers is particularly high Many coonels and several generals of the German armies remained on the firing line with their men until the last moments and several casions they were able escape capture only by jumping on motor cycles and putting full speed These efforts keep the up to the fighting by standing with them cost the enemy an extraordinary loss in officers and has undoubtedly according to the Gazette weakened the Ger man army as a whole.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TALK ON ARMING
II. $. PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR
 BECOMES A BIG ISSUE

know if there is any lobby secretly at work to stir up this militarist discus cusion at present but he intimated that he believes there is some sort of an organized effort being made to that end. Whether there is an or ganized effort or not it is clear that the issue promises to be the most inn portant for some time to come.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
SCHOOLHOUSE CHIMNEY
 IS THE BIG QUESTION.
City Council Takes up MOmentous Question and Big Debate Results.

The new schoolhouse of Seward IS about to have a chimney. This epochal fact was brought out last night at the council meeting where a debate took place on the subject and endeed with a compromise by which the city will meet half the expenses of tho chimney and the contractor will meet the other half.
 This is how this embroglio came about: Contractor George Conklin did not build the concrete chimney which the council had decided on and he de- clared last night that the contract did not require him to build it. City At torney Green and at least some of the members of the council declared that the plans and specifications called for this chimney and that the contractor was obliged to build according to these plans and specifications. MT. Conklin held, however, that all the concrete work of the building was let under a separate contract. The city attorney showed that the plans called for a "flue" and it was his legal ad- vice that a flue constituted chimney according to the laws made and pro- vided by the United States of Amer lea. A vote took place and it showed three voting on each side so the conn., promise was arrived at.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
CORDOvA HAS NEW DAILY.

The Cordova Daily Times is the name of a new publication in COrdova. The publishers are H. G. Steel, C. H. Wilcox and c. H. Scheffler. Mir. Steel is brother of Will Steel, editor of the Cordova Daily Alaskan. Mir. Wilcox was formerly the publisher of the Cordova Weekly Times. The new Daily is fine, bright seven column publica- tion and has succeeded in getting the Associated Press service which speaks volumns for the publishers confidence in the future of their city.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-08
LANES MESSAGE AND PRESI
 DENTS ADDRESS COMING.

The Gateway has been advised by cable from the Associated Press that the report of Secretary of the Interior Lane and the address of the president to congress have been mailed to this paper and will probably arrive on the next steamer. The full text of both, have, of course, been mailed so that we shall soon know all about it. The presidents message contains thirty five hundred owrds. It was mailed on the fifth and Secretary Lanes mes sage was mailed previously. The presidents message is released for publication on receipt.