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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
This is the Fairest and Biggest Offer Ever Made
by Any Grant County Newspaper.
BIG ATTRACTIONS FOR
GRANT COUNTY FAIR
To Be Held Day and Night at Lam
caster, Sept. IS, 16, II and
10, 1914.

The great Grant County Fair will
be memorable in the annals of amuse-
ment and industrial enterprise by
celebrating their opening at Lancas-
ter, September 18th to 18th, inclu-
sive, 1914, in truly brilliant style.
The amusement committee have
spared no effort or expense in secur
ing an astonishing array of attrac-
tions for the delight of the crowds
that will visit the fair grounds from
the surrounding country, as we'll as
for the delectation of the folks of
their home town, and is likewise a
tribute to the genius of entertain
ment of which Lancaster may be
proud.
The amusement committee have
already contracted for several of the
best out door feature attractions
obtainable. Among them will be the
Royal Haiche Japanese Troupe in a
wonderful performance of Rapid Fire
Ground Acrobatics and Contortion
Equilibristics, Juggling and Balanc-
ing. A true Oriental offering. This
is one of the best japanese Troupes
that the "Flowery Kingdom - has
sent US.
The Flying Moores-America 8
greatest high flying act in sensa-
tional performance of meteoric flights
through mid-air. For hazard, skill
and daring, this attraction stands
alone. A beautiful fireworks display
introducing many new fireworks
novelties will be given nightly at the
fair grounds.
1t will readily be seen that these
attractions, together with the many
other forms of amusement and sights
of interest, will make visit to the
Grant County Fair, at Lancaster, this
year worth your while.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
THE LANCASTER LIGHT
And POWER COMPANY
Will Connect With the Inter-
State Company.
Pole Line Now Being Built Between
the Cities of PIatteviIIe and
Lancaster.

During the past two years the Lam
caster Electric Light and Power Com
pany has been broadening out in the
increase and extension of it's service.
This was first begun by charging the
capacity of the local plant, the in
stallation of larger and better ma
chimes and adding service for the
users of power as we'll as that of
lighting, which meant both day and
night service.
Contract was then entered into with
the village of Fennimore to supply
an electric current for the users of
light and power there, the electric
light company there finding that they
could buy the current from the Ian
caster company at lower price than
they could produce it in their own
plant.
The present summer has seen the
line to Fennimore fully completed
and IN operation, and for several
weeks past big force of men have
been engaged in building line from
Fennimore to Boscobel, the Lancaster
company having contracted to also
supply the current for that city.
The line from Lancaster through
to Boscobel is equipped with 50 #.
poles and steel construction, and
carries 80, 200 volts.
Work has now been started upon a
pole line between Lancaster and
Platteville, following the main trav-
eled road between these cities, and at
the latter place it will connect with
the lines of the Inter State Light and
Power Co. When this has been COM
pleted the Lancaster company will
buy current from the Interstate COM
pany whose main station is at Galena
as an auxiliary to the plant here,
which will insure a continuous and
uninterrupted service to Lancaster,
Fennimore and Boscobel, and perhaps
an extension to other towns.
The company is now submitting a
proposition to the Lancaster city
council for the furnishing of power
with which to operate the pumping
station of the city water works, claim
ing that they can do it cheaper than
the city is now doing it itself.
1t is probable that this proposition
may be brought up for consideration
at the next meeting of the council.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
ABROAD
PLAN COMING HOME
M any Tourists Are Stranded in Europe
Washington Has Been Notified
Will Give Assistance.

Washington, August 14.-Authority
was today given American embassies
and legations Throughout Europe to
charter ships in which to bring home
Americans.
Secretary Garrison as chairman of
the relief committee composed of the
secretries of state, war, navy and
treasury, sent out instructions to
each embassy and legation to make
inquiry as to availble ships and If
Americans can be concentrated at
open ports Immediately, to charter
neurtal ships.
The diplomatic officers were told
not to pay higher rates than those
usually charged by the liners for
similar service.
All thoughts of sending vessels
over from the United States to bring
back the Americans has been
abandoned. 1t is felt that the NOV
ing of the refugees may be greatly
expedited by the charter Of neutral
vessels wherever they are available.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
TO BRING OUR FLEET
HOME FROM MEXICO
u. S. War Ships in Mexican Waters
to be Moved About First
of September.

Washington, Aug. 14.-All the
big ships of the Atlantic battle fleet
will be withrawn from Vera Cruz and
brought north by Sept. 1. Secretary
Daniels said it was his intention to
leave in Mexican waters only small
craft capable of patrol duty, or
which might necessarily be ordered
across the gulf to Dominican or
Haitien waters.
At the navy department it was
said the movement of the ships had
no connection with the European
situation although some of them
might be used in safeguarding
neutrality.
FEDERALS LEAVE CAPITAL
Federals evacuated the Mexican
capital, leaving the city in charge of
municipal police.
The federals withdrew to await an
announcement of amnesty from Gen.
Carranza.
Should guarantees be refused a
counter revolution will probably be
set in motion.
RECOGNITION YET FAR OFF
With the entry of constitutionalists
into Mexico City the question of
recognition of the new government
will confront Washington. There is
reason to believe recognition will be
with helduntil there is an election
or political convention at which an
expression of the attitude of the
Mexican people toward the new
government can be obtained.
Disquieting advices reported that
Villa would not march south with his
men, as ordered by Carranza, but
would remain in the north and de-
mand a convention of representatives
of the army, as agreed on in the
Torreon conference.
Should this be refused by Carranza
a new revolution in the north would
not surprise high officials.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
EVERYTHING TO WIN---NOTHINC TO LOSE
Mammoth List of Prizes, With Protecting Commission.
There Will Be No Losers. Call and Talk
to the Contest Manageable is
Here to Explain to You.

deep and even then you have not
told half. 1t is car that will last
for years. The upkeep is small and
you can travel 20 miles or better on
a gallon of gasoline. The car is
beautiful to the eye, beautiful up
holstering and perfect finish on a
metal body. The second prize is a
$500 list price diamond, and will
be on display in few days at local
Dealers. The scholarship is a valu
able thing to any one wishing to
move forward in the world. The
two gold watches will also be on
display at local jewelers. soon.
ALI grand prizes will be purch-
ased from local merchants, who
guarantee them to be just what
they are represented.
THE SPECIAL.
To the person turning in the larg-
est amount of subscriptions up to
Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 6 p. M. will
be given a beautiful Mesh Bag or the
equivalent of the same in trade at
the store of purchase
HE IS HERE.
The contest man is here and he is
at the Herald ready and willing to
explais you by phone or better if
you will call at the Office he will go
further in details for your benefit
Sincerely,
G.. D. STONE,
Contest Mgr. for the Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
BIG CLUBBING OFFER
Still HOLDS GOOD
You Don't Often Have Such a
Chance as This.
Here's an Opportunity to Get a Fine
Lot of Good Reading Matter
at About Half Price.

Our big Subscription Clubbing
Offer, by the terms of which we can
furnish you four splendid papers for
but little more than the price of
one, still holds good. We have made
arrangements by which the offer can
be extended for another 80 days.
Our offer is this: We will send
The Grant County Herald one year,
Irregular subscription price of which
is 81. 5O); the Wisconsin Farmer one
year, Irregular price $1OO); The
Pictorial Review, six months, a high
class story and fashion magazine,
Irregular price $1.OO per year, and
Today's Magazine for women, one
year Irregular price $500, all for
$1.85, and you need not pay for them
until December 1, 1914, unless you
want to. Here is $3.50 worth Of
reading for just about one-half re-
gular rates.
When we first made this offer, a
month ago, the time was limited to
instant. Names of new subscribers
to The Herald, with these other
publications included, were mailed to
us from all parts of the county, some
with cash inclosed and others with
only the coupon order. They have
been coming ever since in goodly
quantities.
We are now entering upon the
biggest subscription contest ever put
up by a Grant county paper. You
will hear lot about it during the
next few weeks. Either you or
some of your friends will be taking a
part in it. We are going to give
away some choice and valuable prizes
in order to add big lot of new sub
scribers to our list. We want every
body's assistance to do this.
This subscription clubbing offer
has proven so popular that we
have arranged to have it extended
another 80 days, so that everybody
may have chance to take advantage
of it
You will be called upon by some
of our contesting solicitors, who will
show you the several papers included
in this offer and tell you all about
our grand contest prizes. You will
then see that this is quite an excep-
tional opportunity to get your years
reading matter at very low price,
just at the time when you are going
to want it most.
If you are not a subscriber now,
cut out and send us the coupon you
will find embodied in the big ad-
vertisement appearing on page 4 of
this paper, and properly fill out all
blanks therein. Mail it to US and
your name will be entered upon our
list as soon as received and you need
not pay the money until December
1st unless you choose to send it with
the order. If you are already sub
scriber to The Herald you can have
advantage of this opportunity to
secure the other publications named
by paying any arrearges there may
be on your account and $1.85 for a
year subscription in advance to The
Herald, with the other thrown in''
for the period stated. Don't fail to
take advantage of this and please tell
your friends about it. The offer is
for short time only. Read our
offer in detail on page four of this
paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
SULPHUR FOR WAR
COMES FROM ITALY

Sicily furnishes IS per cent of the
sulphur product of the world. The
bulk of the product is exported to
America and constitutes one of the
chief sources of revenue for Italy.
Sulphur is used in the manufacture
of gun powder and high explosives
and as England now controls the
Mediterranean the entire product
will probably be diverted to France.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
U. S. TO INVESTIGATE
ADVANCE IN FOODS
Special Meetings of Cabinet to Con-
slider Subiect-Bill in Congress
Changes Trust Domination.

Washington, Aug. Drastic
action will be taken by the administra-
ton to prevent spectators in food
stuffs and farm products from boost
ing prices unnecessarily during the
European war.
Criminal proceedings may be order
ed against the Chicago Board of Trade
and against the Chicago packers by
the attorney general on the charge
that their operations during the last
two weeks bring them within the
terms of the Sherman antitrust law.
As soon as President Wilson re-
turns to Washington from Rome, Ca,
he will call a conference of his
cabinet on the domestic price situa-
tion. At this conference a plan of
action will be mapped out.
INQUIRY URGED IN CONGRESS
Resolutions were introduced in
congress calling upon the secretary of
commerce and special congressional
committees to investigate the manipu-
lation of prices as a result of the
war.
BLAME IT ON NEWSPAPERS
Chicago, Aug. 12.-President c..
H. Candy, Chicago board of trade,
denied any attempt is being made by
the grain and provision men to corner
the foodstuffs market.
Mr.. Candy blamed the advance
price of foodstuffs to the printing of
stories about increased prices in
Europe which had given the mer-
chants of the United States an OPP
portnuity to raise prices and lay the
increase to the war.
"There is no reason for the advance
in prices on any foodstuffs, so far as
l can see. There isn't any reason
that can be traced to supply and
demand. Certainly the demand has
not increased since the war and the
supply of foodstuffs hasn't been i'm
paired in this country by the war. "
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
Methodist Church.
Thos. S. Beavin. Pastor

The Sunday School and Morning
Worship will be held in the opera
house at the regular hours.
This is the last Sunday in the Con-
ference year; will every member try
to be present?
A collection for Benevolences will
be taken.
6 80 Epworth League in Chapel
Leader-Miss Elma Knox.
Thursday 7:30 prayer meeting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19

Mexico City, Aug. 15.-Late
Thursday afternoon a formal peace
pact between the constitutionalist
army and the federal government was
signed by Gen. Obregon, represent
ing the constitutionalsists, and
Eduardo Iturbide, governor of the
federal district. The document forms
the basis under which the constitu
tionalists will enter the capital.
1t sets forth in general terms guar
antees of the life and property of
citizens of the capital and promises
an absolutely peaceful occupation.
Preparations for the reception of the
triumphant constitutionalist army in
the capital are under way. A COM
mittee consisting of senators and
deputies of the old MaderO congress,
has been appointed to meet Gen. Car
rama as he enters the city. Bust
ness houses have been requested to
decorate, and arrangements have
been made for women to strew the
path of the incoming army with
flowers.
When the constitutionalists enter
the city they will find it without
money, arms or ammunition. A visit
TO the barracks and arsenals on
Thursday showed that rooms which
were stored with guns, cartridges and
shells yesterday were empty.
When the inhabitants Of the
federal capital awakened Thursday
morning the barracks were deserted
and the provisional president of the
republic, as we'll as the members of
his cabinet, had vanished.
President Carbajal left the city
on a special train bound for Vera
Cruz, at 3:15 o'clock Thursday
morning. EzzsE5 - -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday School 9 as; Morning Wor-
ship 10 AS Sunday School (Hurricanel
2 30: Divine Service 3 80.
Young Peoples meeting 8 100.
The Boice Creek and Rockville
churches will join with the Lancas-
ter Hurricane Presbyterian churches
of a picnic at Schreiner' park on
Thursday, Aug. 21st. Means of con-
veyance will be furnished. Meet at
the Lancaster church at 10 o'clock.
Bring your friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
Marriage Licenses 'ssued.

Albert Alfred Duve and Emma
Theresa Kreiser, both of Potosi.
Olaf c.. Bocken, Castle Rock and
Emma Dohl, Montfort.
Anthem G.. Peterson, Beetown and
Alta May Stark, Bloomington.
Edwin Reeves and Effie NJ. Cole,
both of Athens, Ill. - :. =,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
FEDERALS DESERT
MEXICAN CAPITAL
Provisional President CarbajaI
Resigns and Leaves City.
Gen. Carranza and Gov. Iturbide
Have Signed Peace Pact and
Rebels Will Now Enter.

The great European war has not
only overshadowed but almost obscur-
ed affairs pertaining to Mexico. The
Huerta regime is now entirely at an
end in that country and the provi-
sional president Carbajal, whom the
dictator appointed in his place when
he recently resigned and fled from
Mexico, has now also resigned and
left the city. His only condition
was that the rebel forces should
grant amnesty to those who had been
affiliated with the federal cause.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
Congregational Church.

Thursday Aug. 20, 7:3O evening
PRAYER service.
Sunday, August %.
Sunday School, 1000 a. m.
Morning Worship, IL 100.
6 AS Christian EndeavOr.
Junior Christian Endeavor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19

Are you going to enter our big
subscription contest? Nobody OF
good character is barred. Read our
proposition on front page and on page
three of this paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19
ALL PARTIES GETTING
READY FOR PRIMARY
September 1st Will See Many
BO0mS Punctured.
Four Parties Have State Tickets and
Two County and Legislative
Tickets in This County.

The primary election in Wisconsin,
for the nomination of candidates for
all of the offices to be filled, from
United States Senator and Governor
down to Coroner, will take place in
every county in the state on Tuesday,
September 1st. The Republican and
Democrat parties have candidates for
nomination for state, congressional,
legislative and county offices, while
the Prohibition and Social Democrat
parties have candidates for state and
congressional offices.
We publish herewith complete
list of the names that will appear
upon the primary ballots in this
county. Look them over and pick
out the men you will want to vote to
nominate when you step into the
booth on September LIST:
Republican.
Governor-Andrew H. Dahl, VIM.
H. Hatton, Merrill Hull, Emanuel L.
Philip, Henry E. Roethe, Bernice
W. Utman.
Lieut.. Governor Marshall Cousins,
Edward F. Dithmar, Hubert H.
Peavey. F. Stout.
Secretary of State-John S. Donald,
Nels Holman.
State Henry Johnson,
Paul Schardt.
Attorney General-Frank R..
Bentley, Walter C. Owen.
United States Senator-Levi H.
Bancroft, Timothy Burke, Chas.
Estabrook, Francis E. McGovern,
Thomas Morris, John Strange.
Congressman, Third District-John
M. Nelson.
Member of Assembly, 1st Dist
Geo. H. Metcalfe, A. V. Wells. I'd
Dist, Kenneth F. Burgess, Ed
Heathcote.
County Clerk-Chas. F. Dickinson.
County Treasurer-W c. Living
ston.
Sheriff Mathew NJ Bruner, John
T. Chapman, Frank He'll, John
Mankel, Chris Samuelson.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-Geo.
w. BarrOws, James Jeffrey.
District Attorney-Harry E.
Carthew.
Register of Deeds-Harlan J. John
son, Thomas A. Thompson.
Democratic.
Governor-John A. Awkward, John
G. Karel.
Lieut.. Governor-Melvin Hoyt,
Willis Ludlow.
Secretary of State-Fred B. Raw
son, Harry C. Truesdell.
State Treasurer C. Dick,
Joseph Fischer, Geo. j. Lombard.
Attorney General-Evan A. Evans,
Chas. A. Kading.
United States Senator-Paul O..
Husting, Thomas Kearney.
Congressman, Third Dist.-Wm
F. Pierstorff.
Member of Assembly-1st Dist. i,
James Dolan; I'd Dist, John Kelly,
Orlo III. Martin.
County Clerk-Erskine E. Mccoy.
County Treasurer-Gus. H. Pohle.
Sheriff-David G. Johnson.
Coroner-John 7. Patterson.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-Wm.
Victora.
Register of Deeds-Matt N. Petry
Prohibition
Governor-David w. Emerson.
Lieut.. Governor-FrankR Derrick.
Secretary of State-M. A. Sch
meyer.
State Treasurer Oliver Needham.
Attorney General Mayhem Mott.
Ut. S. Senator-Chas. l.. Hill.
Congressman, Sd Dist.-Herbert
Noyes.
Social Democrat.
GovernOr-Oscar Ameringer.
Lieut.. Governor-Robt. c. Nc
Caleb.
Secretary of. State-Rae Weaver,
Ferdinand Rehgeld.
State reasurer-Edward Deuss.
Attorney General-Lynn D. Jaseph.
TT. S. Senator-Emil Seidel.
Congregational Church.
Thursday Aug. 20, 7:3O evening
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19

-Orlo Wheeler, of Manitowoc,
came Monday noon for visit with
his brother L. G. Wheeler and other
relatives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19

Contemplation of owning an auto
has for ten years been fond and
petted thought with us all but to
think of REALIZATION being at
your very door probably amazes you.
Yet it is here-the opportunity is
knocking for entrance at your TIRES
hold. Don't draw hasty conclusion
now because we'll we know that OPP
portunity comes in varied CARDS; yet
knocks but once.
In all probability you will never
in your life have a 1915 Model Ford
Touring car laid before you merely
for the ambitious and energetic use
of your spare time. When | say
spare time that is just what | mean,
for not many moons ago had con-
testant admit to me without request
that she had not placed over an hour
a day systematic work on winning
the car. You may already have an
occupation in life but even at that
you have spare time and energetic
use of it will bring to you the luxury
that without doubt demand days, yes,
years of hard work to gain this
period of luxurious pleasure while
here an opportunity that will relieve
you of the big cost.
THE PRIZES.
A beautiful 1915 5-passenger Ford
Touring Car new from the factory.
The car with world wide reputation
of no hills too steep; no sands too
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-19

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An ad in our want column pays.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-20
CONFIRMATION At
WILLIAMSBURG TOO
/ BISHOP DAVIS ADMINISTERED
! SACRAMENT TO CLASS;
OTHER VlSlTATloNS.

Williamsburg, Oct. 17.-Rt. Rev.
James Davis, bishop of Davenport, was
here this week and administered the
sacrament Of Confirmation to large
class in st. Mary's church. The ser
vices were attended by great gath
ering and the occasion will be long re-
membered.
Father c. J. Donohoe, of Davenport
and Father e. F. Gaule, of Holbrook,
were present and with Father Glenn.
assisted in the function. Father Don
oboe celebrated the mass and the SER
mon was preached by Bishop Davis.
It was a plain, practical discourse on
the Christian life, it's duties, obliga-
tons and responsibilities and made a
deep impression on all who heard it.
He paid a fine compliment to st.
Mary's congregation and to the splen.
did work Of Father John Glenn, as
shown by the high standard of instruc.
ton impaired to the class.
The bishop who returned to Daven
port will administer confirmation in
the following place the coming two
weeks:
Tuesday, Oct. 2o.-st. Joseph's,
What Cheer, Rev. Martin O'Connell,
pastor.
Wednesday, Oct. 21.-Immaculate
Conception church, Armah, a. M; st.
Demands, Millersburg, 10 a. M, and
st. Mary's, North English, 2 p. m. of
which missions, Rev. M. Lotus Is pas
tor.
Thursday, Oct. %, St. Mary's Tip
ton and st. Joseph's, Cedar Valley;
Rev. Henry Knebel, pastor.
Sunday, Oct. %, Ottumwa: First
mass, Sacred Heart, Rev. Jas. Foley,
pastor; high mass, st. Marys, Very
Rev. f. w. Hoppmann, pastor.
Monday, Oct rs, Ottumwa: st. Pat
rick's, Rev. J. w. Bulger, pastor.
Tuesday, Oct. 81, st. Joseph's, Abba:
Rev. John M. Walsh, pastor.
Wednesday, Oct. %, st. Patrick's,
Melrose, Rev. William j. Mccormick,
pastor
Thursday, Oct. 20, St. Patrick's
Georgetown, Rev. Patrick J. Murphy,
pastor.
Friday, Oct. 80, St. Peters. Lovilia,
Rev. ;. r. Purtill, pastor; st. Mich
aers. Knoxville, Rev. Martin O'Con-
nell, pastor