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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
MASONIC BRETHREN
HAD DOUBLE RAISING
Lancaster Lodge Had Notable
Meeting Last Friday.
Two Past Masters From Other Cities
Conferred Degrees Upon
Their Respective Sons.

Last Friday marked an unusual and
important event in Masonic circles in
this city, the occasion being what in
lodge parlance is called a double
raising. Lancaster Lodge No. 20 F.
& A. M. has been growing at an un
precedented rate this year. there not
only being a large accession to it's
membership. but the men who have
been joining are of high class and
standing in the community
This week the two new members
are Kenneth F. Burgess, of the law
firm of Meyer q Burgess, and J..
Harold Pugh. cashier of the People 8
State Bank. and they received the
third or Master Mason's degree, Mr..
Pugh on Friday afternoon and Mr..
Burgess in the evening. The attend
ance was the largest that has been
present at any similar meeting this
year and the most noteworthy feature
was the fact that in part the degree
was conferred upon the two young
men by their respective fathers. both
of WHOM are past masters something
tina has never happened twice in one
day before in the history of the lodge
and probably never will again Both
of these parents had come long dis.
tances especially for the occasion.
j. T. Pugh resides at Chicago and
Harold is not alone his only son but
also his only child. F. X. Burgess,
is a very we'll preserved gentlem en-,
who has recently passed the 80th mile
stone upon his journey of life, resides
at Oshkosh, Wis. Both of these
gentlemen came to Lancaster upon
the same train together, from Madi-
son. Friday, and travelled together az
far as Madison Sunday upon their re-
turn home, They are masons of
many years standing.
At the conclusion of the degree
werkssa. banquet was served In the
lodge reception room and was partaken
of by about seventy.ive resident and
visiting members. followed with q
number of speeches and musical
program. Geo. Peterson, Master OF
Beetown Masonic lodge. assisted in the
comforting of the degrees.
The chapter lodge of Royal Arch
Masons is also having remarkable
growth this year and a special meet
ing was held on Monday evening OF
this week to confer the Royal Arch
degree upon two candidates. Oscar
Wright, and Roy Gates. A supper
followed. served at the palm room Of
Hoffman q restaurant. IA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
PUZZLE: WHO WILL WIN
IN THE CITY ELECTION
A Contest Has Arisen In Every
City Ward.
Anti License Forces are Making an
Unusual Effort This Year
and Hope to Win.

The city election has taken on quite
a different appearance from that of
two weeks ago. It then looked as
though there would be but one change
in the city's members on the county
board, and possibly no change at all.
That situation was later changed by
the designations of Supervisors Thomas
lockwood in the first ward and
Walter j. Brennan in the second.
John Dobson has been nominated to-
succeed Mr.. lockwood, while L. D.
Eastman and Montgomery Miller are
both candidates to succeed Mr.. Bren-
nan.
In the matter of aldermen, a con-
test has developed in each of the four
wards. In the first, Edgar Croft. who
is candidate for reelection will
have as an opposition candidate Chas.
NJ Klarman in the second ward johns
Mcdonald and A. w. Austin are both
candidates to succeed L. ID. Eastman,
whose term has expired and who Isl
now running for supervisor; in the
third ward W. P. Richardson has been
nominated to run in opposition to,
Albert BudwOrth, who is a candidate
for re- election while Chas. B. Ziegler.
and Martin Mcdonald are opposing.
candidates to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Geo. p. Goble,
and to succeed whom Mr.. Zeigler was.
appointed at the last meeting of the,
council; in the fourth ward, John
Clark is a candidate for reelection
and will have as an opposing candi-
date j. B. Croot All are running
as non -partisans. i
The anti license forces are. putting
mp an energetic campaign this spring
and think they have u very good
chance to win. One of the reasons for
their unusual confidence is the fact
that many who have been voting for
years now find to their surprise that
they are not naturalized citizens ana
it is claimed that more of such votes
would have been cast for the wet than
for the dry side. 1t is expected
that the vote will be close all around.
so there is much more than the usual
amount of excitement in the situation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
j. R. Muffley4 Dies Suddenly.

I The announcements of the death of
J. r. Muff1ey, pioneer settler and one
of Boscobel's grand old men. occa1
stoned much surprised this morning
for yesterday he was down town greet.
ing friends as was his usual custom.
Late in the afternoon at the resi-
dence Of his son Charles. with whom
he resided, Mr.. Muffiey complained
of slight indisposition and DR.. Tuffiey
was summoned. It was thought to
be light attack of indigestion as be
apparently soon recovered. Partaking
of the evening meal with his GUS
tomary appetite. he appeared himself
in every way. Later symptoms of
the trouble were again noted and
remedy was applied as before. which
gave relief and he retired at his usual
hour with the expression that he was
feeling all right now
Ordinarily an early riser, other
mem ers of the household were sur.
prised at not finding the aged gentle
man in his accustomed place this
morning and entering his bedroom he
was found peacefully asleep in death.
.-Boscobel Dial Enterprise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
WILL READ AT LANCASTER
Mrs. Annie Laird James Will Appear
in Excellent Program Here
Friday Evening, April 3.

Mrs. Annie Laird James. teacher of
tion academy and we'll known to Du.
buque audiences as an impersonator of
childhood, will give an entertainment
at Lancaster. Wis, on April 3.
AS an impersonator of childhood.
Mrs. James has few equals. In her
frequent appearances before Dubuque
audiences she has, by the charm of
her personality and the perfect con-
ception of her art. won a large place
in the hearts of those who admire the
best in her particular line of work.
Lancaster is assured an unusual treat
in the coming entertainment by this
gifted artist-Dubuque Times journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Wet or Dry.

Next Sunday evening a union
service of the churches will be held
at the Methodist church at 7:3O Mr..
W. Cox. of Milwaukee, will speak on
the liquor traffic.
On Monday April 9th there will be
a temperance mass meeting in the
opera houss at z 80.
Mayor Lincoln. of Richland Center
is coming to speak on Prosperity and
License. This meeting has been
specially arranged for the business
men of Lancaster and the business
side of the license question will be
discussed.
Now, business men come and hear
the truth about this matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Beautiful Home for Sale.

The beautiful residence and seven
lots known as the Caskey home in the
south part of the village is offered for
sale. The house is a good one story
building containing five rooms and a
new summer kitchen, all recently
painted. There is a good we'll and
cisteIn on the premises. The premises
are enclosed with nice painted picket
fence, cement side walk in front and
cement walks inside of premises.
Here is chance for some one to buy
good house. Title perfect. For
further information, terms etc.. APP
ply to A. Kaltenbach. agent,
5m3c. Potosi, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
LECTURER BLAMES
MEN FOR VICE EVIL
Says if Men Would Go Right No
Woman Would Go Wrong
Styles are Called Bad.

DR.. VIM. Boetecker, of Toledo, de.
livered his lecture 1.-THE Only Solu.
tion of the Labor Problem and the
High Cost of Living at Milwaukee,
a few nights ago. There is indis.
putable truth in some of the things be
said. M
''The nation is full of so-called re.
formers who are, as matter of fact.
patent medicine quacks trying to sell
their Goods he said. "America
doesn tneed refurmers as much as ii
needs formers.
QUESTIONS HAVE TWO SIDES.
Problems must be studied from
the inside instead of the outside.
will venture the assertion that there
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
POSTOFFICE GETS
TWO SPECIAL ORDERS
New Regulations Promulgated From
Washington Concerning the
Parcel Post.

Postothces are receiving two very
important orders from the department
at Washington regarding new parcel
post regulations.
One order, which will greatly ia
.cilitate the handling of the business,
is that letter may be attached to a
package being sent through the mails
by paying postage on the letter at
first class rates. Formerly a letter
mailed at the same time as package,
reached it's destination several days
in advance of the package and trouble
often followed or if the letter was at
tached to the package both the letter
and package would have to be sent
as first class postage.
The other order deals entirely with
packages weighing between 20 and so
pounds and in parcel post zones OILS
and two from where the package is
sent. The order does away with the
stringency ordered in the packing of
matter being sent weighing 20 to so
pounds as matter of this weight will
be handled just the same as express
packages are handled and will not be
thrown in sacks as heretofore. This
will mean that crate of eggs, fruit
or vegetables may be sent without any
extraordinary packing to any point
within zones one and two.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
BOYS TO HAVE Contest
IN ALFALH RAISING
Contestants VIII Be From All
Parts of Grant County
Showing Will Take Place at Grant
County Fair IN Lancaster-S upt.
Brocksrt in Charge.

The value of alfalfa as farm crop
is being more and more realized all
the while, and more attention than
ever before is being paid to making
its merits known to farmers through
out the middle west All over Wis
consin and Michigan farmers and
business men are organizing to en-
courage and promote greater interest
in this wonderful plant which pro-
duces several crops year and yields
big profits. Grant county is rapidly
becoming a leader in the production
of milk and beef cattle, and the rails
ing of alfalfa is subject worthy of
study by all concerned.
Our County superintendent of
Schools, J. G. Brockert, has a keen
realization Of this fact, and is lend
ing his aid and encouragement to the
movement by including contest in
alfalfa raising this year by boys of
Grant county in connection with the
annual corn contest that have become
a feature at the Grant County Fair
during the past few years Prizes
will be given to the boys who win in
the alfalfa contest, on terms and con-
ditions similar to those of the corn
contest Mr.. Brockert is sending out
to the boys of the county circulars
containing full particulars and all
necessary information, -f
From one of these circulars we
CLEAN the following information:
Certain rules must be observed in
the preparation of the soil. the sowing
of the seed, the care of the plant and
the harvesting and curing of the crop.
The soil must be we'll prepared
by cultivation, manuring.. and inoc'
ulation. Il Y
The inoculation of the soil can be
done by scattering a thin coat of soil
taken from the road eide in which
sweet clover has grown or soil taken
from field of alfalfa. -s.@ ..
The soil must be sweetened.
Most of our soil is acid or sour and it
is necessary to neutrslize the acidity
of the soil. This may be done by a
thin sprinkling of slaked lime or
pulverized raw limestone.
1.-THE plot should be kept free from
weeds.
The alfalfa should be cut at the
right time. Cut when the alfalfa is
in bud and few plants ir blossom.
Sometimes the alfalfa will bud and
hesitate to blossom and sprouts will
Immediately start at the base of the
plant. The plant should be cut when
those conditions prevail even though
no blossoms appear.
IF you go into the alfalfa contest,
do not fail to send to the University of
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment
Station, at Madison, for Bulletin No.
30. The Bulletin is full of valuable
information that you will want to
read, and read. and read. It will
help you grow alfalfa. IT will help
you win -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
COUNTY ASYLUM
ABOUT COMPLETED.

The splendid new county asylum is
now practically completed and the
board of trustees, together with the
building committee and the special
committee appointed at the annual
meeting of the county board, will meet
tomorrow to formally accept the
building from the contractors. Of
course sufficient amount will, be
held back to cover all details yet un-
completed and it is expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy
about April Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Township Nominations.

At Saturday 8 caucuses the follow
ing candidates we're nominated ::
South Lancaster-Chairm Louis
Vesperman; supervisors, Andrew Zenz,
Henry Macke; clerk, Chas. A. Case !:
treasurer, A. r. Dewey; assessor. E.
j Austin. Geo. Wieland has fled
nomination papers for assessor.
North Observation-Disclosures, j. w.
Jerrett: supervisors. Sherman Pitten-
ger and L. j. Becker; clerk, o. NJ.
Smith; treasurer. AIonzo Jerrett; as
SCISSOR. Peter Berndt; justices, Fran
Beetham, W. B. Griswold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
At G. A. R. Hall.

Tom Cox w. r. G. No. AZ, Satur.
day, March 28th. had a la,ge attend
ance of members. After, its regular
business meeting. Comrades of the O..
A. K. were admitted and social hour
passed. A committee of 26 ladies
served supper. 1t was real banquet,
such fragrant coffee. The long tables
were spead with snow white linen,
cut glass, china and silver ware.
About one hundred persons present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Bids Wanted.

The undersigned on behalf of Grant
county. will receive sealed bids up
to two o'clock p m.. April goth 1914,
for the Smuggling of the roof of the
sheriff's residence with as bestos
shingles and the erection and con-
struction of porch on the east side
of said residence, all to be according
to the plans and specifications on file
in the county clerks Office at Lancas-
ter, Wisconsin, and with Henry
Kleinhammer, architect, Platteville,
Wisconsin.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
Dated March 3Oth, 1914.
w. j.. Brennan,
5w2 Chairman County Board
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
GLEN HAVEN

E. L. Chandler and T. S. Metcalf
attended business meeting of the
Farmers Telephone Company at
Beetown, Friday.
Arthur w. Koch and wife are
row settled in their new home re-
Gently purchased of Geo. Edwards.
Mrs. Joe Blum, who was operated
on at Mercy hospital, Dubuque last
Tuesday, is doing nicely.
L. Beerman was over from Gut
tenDerg Thursday for the first time.
He is making his regular trips
twice day.
Bert Chandler went to Davenport
Saturday. to visit his friend, Clyde
Roth,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
TAX PAYERS LEAGUE
ISSUES STATEMENT
Proposes Plan to NulIify County
Board of Education, OPP
posed by the League

At the County Convention of the
Taxpayers Protective League held at
Lancaster, on March 10Th, the law
creating a County Board of Education
was very strongly denounced. 1t was
suggested that five men be nominated
by nomination papers and when elect
ed they should resign. Therefore [.
@. Armstrong of Boscobel, w. A
johnson, of Lancaster, George A .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01


during 1914 in which the persons
gathered heard only one side of a
question discussed. The fact that
they get only the outside of this one
side and not the inside of both sides
is why the nation is not solving its
problems.
The National Inside Association
of America, of which am president,
has for it's object the dissemination
of both sides of qestions. In the last
year it has penetrated every corner of
the country and is putting the people
on the right track.
"We hear much of the white slave
traffic and the social evil. and low
wage is blamed for these. We are
told that shorter hours and higher
wages will correst these evils.
Two or three dollars week is
not the price of woman's virtue and
the man who says it is insults his
daughters. his sisters and all woman
kind. There is just one solution of
the problem and that is to bring every
man to look upon every woman as
somebody's wife or sister. If man
would go right. no woman would go
wrong.
1t isn't what people do when they
work that has the most important
bearing on their lives. It is what
they do when they do not work. Six
billion dollars is spent every year be-
tween the hours of 6 and 10 O'Clock at
night for amusement to make US for
get that we are a nation of empty
hearts and empty heads.
BLAMES THE WOMEN.
Nine hundred million dollars are
spent yearly for face cream to send
woman parading through the streets
dressed like Indians on the warpath.
It is work of hell for women to
dress in a manner that excites the
passion of men and causes 400. 600 wo.
men to live in houses of i'll fame.
1--WE spend $677, 600, 600 for tobacco
and $500, 600, 600 for patent medicines.
It is domestic science and not politi-
cal science that America needs to
study
There is no end of agitation for
laws of sociological nature. Greece
gave the world more great men in 200
years than all the rest of the world in
its history. Spartan fathers made
their sons great by making hardships
for them.
Labor is forever asking for a
square deal, but in doing 50 forgets
that there are four sides to a square
their own and three others and then
the inside. There is always the con-
sumers' side, the legal side. the labor
side and the capitalist side.
Labor forgets that only 4 per cent
of the employers are capitalists. He
is the man who is willing to work the
longest hours, assume all the respon-
sibilities and run all the risks He
gets all the blame if things 60 wrong
and little Of the credit if things go
right. If employers would be as ex.
travagant with their money in proper
tion to their income as some employees
are they would go to the poor houses. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Methodist Church.
Thos. S. Beavin, Pastor

Thos. 5. Beavn, Pastor
9:30 Bible school.
80 morning worship. Preacher,
Rev. W. E. Tomlinson.
600 Epworth League service,
Su beet: ''Being Glad in God.
7:3O Union Temperance meeting.
Speaker, Mr.. W. Cox. of Milwaukee.
Come early if you want seat.
Thursday z 80 Union Prayer service
at Congregational church.
Saturday 2 80 Third Quarterly Con-
ference will DO conducted by the
District Superintendent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday School at 9:45. Divine
Service (German) at 10 As.
Evening Worship (English) at 30.
Hurricane Sunday school at 9:45.
Boice Creek-Divine service 2 80.
Midweek service at Rockville on
Wednesday evening at 7:30.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets at
the home of Mrs. Diesel on Thursday
afternoon.
A baking sale will be held on the
Saturday before Easter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Different Arrangements.

Chas. H. Bender and Florence I.
Richmond, both of Mt. Ida.
Walter Bertram and Opal English,
both of Platteville.
Otto Udelhofen, Cuba City and
Christina Burbach, Smelser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-01
Gallon of Paint Free.

To the person bringing the largest
quantity of eggs to our store The Plain
Price Store, next Saturday. l will
give free one gallon of Armstrong;
celebrated ready mixed paint for
house, barn or floor. guaranteed for
FIVE years. Harvey Hurlburt, Lam
caster, Wis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-22
SUFFRAGE BENEFIT
BALL BIG SUCCESS
Mrs. Belmont Comes From New
York to Receive Guests.
Many From Out of Town.

Given under the patronage OF a num-
Der of women prominent in official and
social life, the first benefit ball for
the cause Of votes for women" will
go down as one Of the brilliant society
events of the National Capital during
1914. The ball. which was held last
night In the ball rooms of the New
Willard. brought together many dis
tinguished representatives of other
cities besides Washington. Mrs. Oliver
Fl. p. Belmont, of New York, came to
Washington for the occasion, and re-
ceived the guests.
Miss Emily Beatty. daughter OF Rear
Admiral Frank Beatty, u. 8. N, And
Lieut.. Jack London. u. 8. NJ, were
winners OF the one-step contest. Miss
Beatty was presented with a handsome
silver frame, and Lieutenant London a
walking stick with silver mountinzs.
Orsmby McCammon, Henri de ST.
bour and Myron Parker acted as Judges
of the dancing contests.
The entrants for the exhibition dances
were Myron Parker, tr.. and Miss Ruth
Parker. one-step: Stuart Gilmore and
Miss Heloise Orme, Argentine tango;
King stone and Miss Ruth Anderson.
Miss Ruth Parker, the hesitation waltz:
Captain Costello. OF the Cuban army.
and Miss Emily Beatty, the maxixe:
Caldwell Davidson, Of the University
OF Virginia, and Miss Willie Louise
Lowry, the innovation; Mr.. Whittlesay
tivia, New York, and Miss Beatrix
Buel. the minuet, and Mr. and Mrs
Lewis Quinn, who danced the irresist-
ibie.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-22
REDF|ELD DEFENDS
ARGENTINE BEEF
Secretary of Commerce Scores
Those Why Cry "WoIf" Over
Importation.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 222-Secre.
tary of Commerce Redfeld, in a speech
before the Chamber of Commerce hero
last night, criticised those who are
making eoffrts Ito influence the agri-
cultural vote by threatening the
farmers with sad results to follow the
importation of Argentine corn and
beef"
An addition to the food supply. he
said. would be advantageous to the peo-
pie of the country.
is of itself an element of evil" he
said, then a State with a large crop is
an luxurious neighbor to her sister
States, and a man who uses modern
methods and up-to-datc methods of Gull
tivation is a foe of those who are less
enterprisinE.
Analysing corn exports from Argen-
tina Secretary Redfield said that that
country's crop last year was only one
third as large as this country's 1918 corn
crop shortage. The total imports Of
corn from Argentina last year, he said.
represented but one-tenth of l per cent
of the value of the United States crop.
The entire volume of importations OF
Argentine beef in the last five months
Secretary Redfield said, would last the
city of New York alone about three full
days and one breakfast, allowing each
person a pound a day.
Secretary Redfield said an era of fall
ing prices was beginning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-04-22
TRADE BOARD PLANS
SOME NOVEL RACES
Unique Events To Be Held at
Shad Bake at Chesapeake
Beach.

The centipede. the duck walk and the
pig back
No, they are not new dances, but JUS,
part of a list of freak races that the
Board of Trade athletic committee to-
day agreed should be run at the twen-
tieth annual shad bake. which will be
held at Chesapeake Beach Lay o.
The 'centipede race will be between
teams of four men each. Each team
will straddle a pole, holding it fore and
aft, and the race may not so to the
swiftest, as concerted action Is said to
be the primary requisite Of successful
locomotion. The duck walk Is perform
ed by the contestants sitting on their
heels and propelling themselves by
wabbly motion accompanied with a
wriggling of the toes.
The pig back race will be between the
two-men teams. A Will carry 3 from
the goal to a line fifty yards distant,
and then B will carry A back to the
starting point The first team to make
the round trip wins. The penalty Tor
dropping a man Is disqualification and
hard bump for the man dropped.
Other races will be the wheelbarrow
race, three-legged race, hopping race;
sack race. backward race. fats and
leans relay race. and leap frog race.
No contestant will be allowed to win
more than one prize. either first. second,
or third.
otney w. Stratton is chairman Of the
athletic committee, and Charles A.
Watson. vice chairman.