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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES At FAIRPLAY
FOR four SCHOOLS IN that NEICHBORHOOD
This Has Come to Be an Annual Event South End of County,
Fine Program, Followed by Dance That Lasts
Rather Late. ATTENDED by Supt. of
Schools Brockert

been wearing, and To-, as we suspect
ed, there was Johnnie" Hogan.
He did his part as we'll as any of the
other "kids."
1t will be recalled that Orpha
Gunderman was the winner of the
spelling contest for the county, a
week ago last Friday. Incidentally
it may be here mentioned that she is
to attend the state contest, and may
repeat the experience of Mildred Gut
weller, Fennimore, who won the state
spelling contest last year. She says
she will surely bring the champion
ship back to Grant county.
After the program had been dis
posed of the seats were removed, four
husky school ma ANS grabbed four
brooms and in few jiffies the floor
was swept clean. Then the orchestra
struck up with jolly dance music and
the real fun of the evening began.
More than $50 numbers were sold,
and the floor was filled with dancers.
From whence they all came would be
hard guess. 1t was said that
several auto loads came over from
Dubuque; like contingent was
present from Cuba City. While
Hazel Green, Dickeyville, Louisburg,
Happy Corners, Benton, Keller, and
several other villages contributed to
the company. The night was bright
with large moon, and one might
see that the road was filled with car
riages and automobiles. 1t was esti-
mated that as many as so autos were
there. AS for the number of teams,
there was no guessing.
This part of the event kept going
until 2 O'Clock. There was some
noise in the nearby saloon, but at the
dance all was orderly and genteel.
This may have been in part due to
the influence of the four young
hostesses. Certainly they performed
their functions handsomely.
Sc eager was the company for the
dance to begin that Mr.. Brockert did
not attempt to show his lantern slides.
He spoke for 20 minutes in present
ing the diplomas, discussing several
school problems, and then resigned
himself to hear the dance music and
watch the dancers.
This was the second commencement
exercises to take place in that hall.
A year ago like entertainment was
provided by those who then taught
there. 1t is promised to hold these
commandments as an annual event in
the future.
The eight young girls who gave
the May basket drill were: Gertrude
Welter, Kathryne Kieffer, Gertrude
Liddle, Angie Sherman, Helen
Melloy, Philamine Heller and Elma
Budden. They performed their part
very nicely and were roundly ap-
plauded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
JAMAICA Great FOR
Wind And QUAKES
Country Editor, Bound for Pan
ANA, Makes Observations.
This Island, Like Others in the.
Tropics, Has Remarkable Fertility.
Land Cheap There.

On the way to Panama all boats
stop at Kingston, Jamaica, and as we
are to become better acquainted in
these ATTITUDES as the Panama develop
ment opens new channels of trade to.
the south, it is we'll to get glimpse
of this remarkable little island.
Jamaica is the richest and the.
poorest spot in the West Indies. 1t
is a land of opposites. 1t is the most
beautiful and the most ugly; land
where unlovely beggars rub elbows
with wealthy planters and high
salaried officials; where women do.
the work and the men idle, and where.
even nature seems to run in contrary
channels.
But set against a scene of noun
tain lovliness is the squat unwhole--
some low lands. The city of Kings
ton, for instance, is always under a
cloud that looks like smoke, but
which in reality is white dust stirred
up by the trade winds. The white
lime dust from the roadway is always
in motion, always whirled by on the
never resting trade Winds. settling in
your eyes, in your food and down
your neck. These things never ap--
pear in the guide book.
But hurricanes and earthquakes
come. There have been times when
out of peaceful scene nature struck
her cruelest blow. Without warning
comes shock which in three minutes
destroys city and rocks the very
mountains to their foundation. Thou
sands perish in the twinkling of an
eye and all the while, up above, kind
nature smiles on as though unaware,
of the happening. Beware of the
man who smiles when he strikes. Be-.
ware of nature when in like mood.
Again hurricanes have come to this
island beautiful, and torn the very
verdure from the soil, destroying the.
planting of season, of decade and
sometimes of a lifetime.
But people, those who are left.
Il
learn that it is the policy of the
Tourist Association to hide these,
things from the public and noticed
that while it is only seven years since.
Kingston was destroyed, there is
scarcely picture postal card left to
remind visitors of the calamity. This
may be good policy but fail to see
how people are to draw comparisons
without something to go by.
THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1907.
Earthquakes are not so common.
Taken broadly the death rate from
this cause is not one, two, three with
our death rate from automobile acct
dents and don't suppose the hurri-
cane list would begin to compare with
our railroad mortality. But why hide
the real facts? visited the ceme-
terry in Kingston and note that on the
monument eretced to the earthquake.
victims they gave the casualties at
1000. This may be right, but at.
the time it was placed at between
two and three thousand. At any rate
they had 500 unidentified remains
buried in one grave and it seems
strange that of those identified and
buried privately there would only be.
500 more.
Continued on page ID
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
That Jail Sun ParIOr.

1t looks better every day, that sun
parlor that is being built on Sheriff
Dyer's Sanitarium for the Inculca-
tion of Public Morals. 1t is a great
improvement over the architectural
wart that disfgured the Jail so many
years. So far as we are able to
learn, it has not been decided whether
blue or purple glass shall be used for
the inclosure. Blue is distinctly an
ethical color, and should be conducive
to high moral plane. And that's
what jails are for.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
Just Drunk and Foolish.

Last Thursday night Frank Belz,
commonly called "Tiny,' broke into
Lambert Groenier's music store. He
had picked the lock and tempered
with the cash register. 1t is said he
was intoxicated, which is no defense.
1t is claimed that Belz is an honest,
industrious, skillful workman when
sober, but intoxicated seems possessed
of desire to pick locks. He waived
examination and was bound over to
circuit court. Unable to give bail,
he is in jail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
A POLL TAX OF $3.50
is LEVIED BY COUNCIL
New Walks and Crossings Ordered;
Also Macadam.--City Fathers
Do Business.

Common council met at city hall on
Tuesday evening, May 5, with the
mayor and a quorum of aldermen in
attendance.
Bills were audited to the amount
of $659. O3, and by unanimous vote
were ordered paid.
A petition by Mrs. P. Belken, ct
al, asking that water service be ex-
tended out on Elm street was read
and laid on the table.
1t was voted that 81, 500 be ap-
propriated and used in building walks
and crossings. The list of streets
that are to be improved under this
appropriation was presented and read
to the council.
An appropriation was made of
81, ZOO for matchmaking certain
streets, not included in the state ap-
preparation. There is now available
a fund of about 1900 for use in
improving Elm and Madison streets,
and the Beetown road. This fund is
from a shakedown made by the state,
county and city, under the state roads
act.
A new smokestack is to be built at
the pumping station at the Klondike
spring. This is to be of brick.
A poll tax of $3.50 was voted on
voters of Lancaster. This is to be
paid in cash. Butter and eggs don t
go in settlement of this stipend.
And then the city council adjourned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
eleven GRANT COUNTY
SENIORS IN VARSITY
Five Are in College of Agriculture
and Like Number in Letters
and Science.

Eleven students from Grant county
are members of the senior class of
the University of Wisconsin. The
Colleges of Agriculture and Letters
and Science lead with five each and
the Course in Commerce has one.
The students in the College of
Agriculture are L. V. France and o..
B. Gibson, of Platteville, William
c.. Trewartha of Hazel Green, Elmer
]. Fitzpatrick of Belmont, and Jay
Martin, of Bagley. Those complet-
ing the Letters and Science course are
Lucille Woodhouse of Bloomington,
Jessie David of Montfort, Ruth L.
Williams of Boscobel, Phyllis c.
May and Agnes C. McGranahan of
Platteville. Clyde o. Goble Will
finish the course in commerce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
HIGH Bred HORSES
found IN Grant CO.
Several Newly Imported Stall
lions introduced This Year.
Buyers Find First Class Work
Stock Here-Six Carloads
This Year.

There is not another county in Wis
consin in which the value of high
bred stock is more appreciated than
in old Grant. And each year notes
improvements, both in the quality of
all domestic animals and the methods
of taking care of them.
This spring brings with it a num-
Der of high class horses, the kind
that produces for the best and most
steady market in the world-heavy,
general purpose workers. For while
the market for drivers or drafters
may fiuctuate, there never has been a
time when team that can pull its
load, and pull it every day, would
not bring it's price, and that good
price.
W. G.. Bailie, living north of Lam
caster, has fine, newly imported,
gray Percheron stallion, one of such
quality that will not long remain
Stranger in this section. Clyde
Richardson has just brought in a
splendid big roam Belgian; and Ben
nett & Woods have introduced as
handsome a sorrel Belgian as one
may find in a weeks travel. Then
w. w. Richie has black Percheron
that looks as it certainly is, blooded
stock; and w. L. Gelbach & Son, out
in Hurricane country, have black
Percheron that is already famous for
beauty and quality. These are all
imported.
This is not a complete list of new
ones-these fine fellows are owned
and handled in the Lancaster vicinity.
Other parts of Grant county are as
we'll served with pure breds as is the
central portion. It is doubtful if
another county in Wisconsin can show
so many imported stations as can
Grant.
Already Grant county is famous for
good work stock. Dan Healey, the
Wausau horse buyer, has taken many
carloads of our high priced horses to
his home market. Only last week he
hauled 16 beauties away, that being
the sixth carload he has taken north
this year. Joseph Mccoy is his local
associate, and Joe knows where the
good ones are to be had.
Mr.. Healey says that he finds in
Grant county the best grade of high
class work stock. He sells the horses
he buys here to farmers in Marathon
county. And he pays good prices
here. Imagine what the farmer near
Wausau has to pay for them. Be-
sides being we'll bred, Mr.. Healey
says our horses are we'll fed-he gets
them in perfect condition. These Is
fine horses were bought from John
Gates, Bloomington; Sam Dobson,
Ellenboro; Williams Bros, South
Lancaster; Tom. Williams, Cass-
vile; Ora Jeide, Mt. Hope; Robert
Pagenkopf, Lancaster; John Taylor,
Beetown; George Wieland, R. Eddy
and Martin Heinrich, South Lancas-
ter, and Andrew Lewis, Lancaster.
Besides the thoroughbred Percherons
named in this article, WEIGH &
Govier, Little Grant, have fine gray
Percheron, and William Hughett,
Liberty. has brought in as fine an in
ported article of that breed as may
be found. This county is the home of
pure bred stock, sure-enough.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

Mothers day was generally
observed in the churches of Lancas ter.
At the Methodist church fine pro-
gram was presented at the morning
services. In other houses of worship
the observance took on other forms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

vi UhOAAOoy A1SAC1 way Z, Vic COl11-
mencement exercises for Dist. No. 4,
Hazel Green, and Dists. Nos. 1, 2
and 3, Jamestown, were celebrated at
Fairplay hall before a large and en-
thusiastic audience. County Super
intendent of Schools j. C.. Brockert
drove through to be present. He
would have gone with his auto, but
for the threatening look of the sky J,
and the weather predictions, which
said more rain. The Herald man
rode out with Mr.. Brockert and had
the very time of his life.
Early in the evening, long before
O'Clock the hour set for the beginning
of the entertainment, teams and
autos began to arrive, and when the
exercises opened there was not an
empty seat in the large hall. And it
was happy, handsome crowd.
From the beginning the entertain
ment was in the hands of the four
teachers of the four schools. They
were: the Misses Mary A. Murray,
Celia D. Budden, Frances D. Johnson
and Jennie Spear. They arranged the
program, and were right there to see
that it was carried out with prompt
ness and dispatch. An excellent
orchestra was present from Platte
vile to furnish instrumental music
for the program, and to play for the
dance that followed the exercises.
There were six in the class
Harold Melloy, Orpha Gunderman,
John Kaiser, Myra johnson, Clarence
Runde and Mary Splinter. The class
motto was, "Conquering Ever" The
class flower is the daisy; the class
colors are yellow and white.
Following is the program:
Star Spangled Banner. 49,. Orchestra
The Signal Box. Mary Splinter
Vocal Solo. .Vallie Leibold
The News Boy s Debt. Orpha Gunderman
Irish Jig. ................ Mike O'Mara
May Basket Drill. ....... Eight Girls
Jimmy Browns Steamer Chair -.
....... Harold MellOy
Vocal Solo. Robert McGrath
The Legend of Bregenz Myra johnson
PIANO Solo. $500. Emma Budden
Address and Presentation of Diplomas
.Supt. ]. C. Brockert
America. ........ Sung by the Audience
Miss Adeline Leibold played the
accompaniment for the vocal selec-
lions and did them finely. Both
singers were rewarded with an encore,
and more still was wanted. Each of
the declarations was excellently
given and the piano solo by Emma
Budden received hearty applause.
AS for "Mike O'Mara,' we'll he was
dandy. The orchestra was too slow
for him, but he managed to get
through. And then he had to come
back and do some more. AS he left
the stage the second time he pulled
from his face a little mask he had
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

to convention.
Pledged self to support for legisla-
tive candidates those who stand for
the leagues principles.
Members in speeches criticised po-
litical activity at university.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

paratus, which also gets loose on the
neighboring hills and valleys. 1t is
a place of great and far reaching
silences, since the mill shut down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

Wedding invitation printed or en-
graved at this office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

An ad in our Want Column gets
good results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

Continued on page ID
United labor bulletin., 1914-03-28
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.

by an overwhelming majority vote the
unions OF the Pacific district council of
electrical workers have decided TO re.
affiliate with the International Brother
hood OF Electrical Workers, affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor.
from which they seeded in September.
1908. This means that the so-called
Reid Murphy faction OF electrical work
ers in British Columbia. Washington.
Oregon. Idaho, Nevada. Arizona and Cali
fornia will at once become part and par
eel of the American labor movement as
eNemplified by the American Federation
and Labor. The action was made possi-
Bile as the result OF the visit to San
Francisco last December of President
Samuel Gompers and the executive board
OF the American Federation OF Labor. at
which time tentative agreement was
entered into, the terms OF which have
just been ratified by the vote OF the
union, OF the Pacific District Council OF
Electrical Workers. The transfer OF
charters to the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers viii be effected
within week or ten days, when the
former Reid-Murphy unions will affiliate
with the central and state labor bodies
oi their respective jurisdiction. Where
there is more than one union having
jurisdiction over the same class of work,
in the same geographical Jurisdiction,
theY VIII unite and become one local.
United labor bulletin., 1914-03-28
NEWS OF THE LABOR UNIONS
BAKERS

General Organizer Herman Ross vis-
tied Pueblo and Colorado Springs the
past week. He addressed meeting OF
the Bakers Union in Pueblo last Sat
urday afternoon and was much pleased
with the situation there, where the boys
have a 100 per cent organization. Il fat
treasury and everything running smooth.
This spring the union there will inaug-
urate the eight hour schedule for night
work and nine hours for the day shift
In Colorado Springs Organizer Ross
found 80 per cent of the bakers We're
members of the Denver Union and win
soon be ready to organize and secure
u charter for II union in that city.
No settlement has yet been reached
with the Old Homestead, but with the
assistance given in the organizing cam
paign by the Label League and Trades
Assembly all the Denver bakeshops will
be brought into line. The demand for
union label bread is constantly increas-
ing.
A regular meeting of the local union
will be held this afternoon at 6 o'clock in
Swiss hall, l4lS Larimer street.
Just 90 years ago this month the
Denver bakers established their first
wage and hour schedule 1t provided
for a work day not to exceed ten hours.
wages of foreman not less than SIG and
bench hands not less than Sl3. prohibit
ing the employment OF any but union
men.
United labor bulletin., 1914-03-28
PLUMBERS.

Morris Marx writes from Santa Mon
lea, where he Is spending his honeymoon,
that himself and wife are ENJOYING the
California climate and will return to
Denver in about three weeks.
George McNany. who left Denver four
years ago in search OF adventure and
other things. after haying Travelled all
over the East and rested for a brief
spell in Omaha. returned this week and
says this mile-high town is good enough
for him.
The local executive board came in for
commentator at the last meeting for
the splendid work the members are doing
in placing No. firmly on the U. A. map
once more. The union is in better shape
than it has been in three years past.
United labor bulletin., 1914-03-28
UNITED LABORERS

a special meeting OF the United La
borers was held in the Club building last
Saturday night to act upon numerous
applications which had been read at the
previous regular meeting. There We're
twenty-one new members elected and
obligated, and thirty applications re-
ceived. This organization is growing rap
idly and will soon pass the 800 mark.
1t was decided to elect Il business
agent to look after affairs of the union
and round up Jew members. Secretary
II. L. Wright was chosen for this posi-
tion, and Sam Haas again chosen secre-
tary.
A large number OF the members are
securing work in the parks and many
more will find employment with opening
OF city improvements this spring.
United labor bulletin., 1914-03-28
BARRIERS

c. L. Moore, former president of the
local union, later secretary of Fort Col
lins union and now president of the Mis-
soula, Mont, local BARRIERS union. was in
Denver this week, conveying the remains
OF his mother, who died in Oregon, to the
old family home at Harvard. Neb. The
remains We're received here by other
members of the family, and officers of
the local union and executive board mem
bers acted as an escort to the depot and
expressed sympathy through presenta
tion OF floral wreaths.
James Martin, an old-time member of
the Denver local. now located in Salt
Lake, was struck by an auto i'll the
Mormon city last week and is now in
the hospital. He is reported to have re-
ceived Il broken arm and leg, two ribs
fractured and collarbone dislocated. \
letter to Secretary J. E. Connolly says he
will probably recover
Fred Lambert, single tax expert. will
give an illustrated lecture on this i'm.
portant subject at the next meeting. ac-
companied by diagnosis as to how it op-
crates in Pueblo.
Henry Miller, popular artist on Fif-
teenth street, is said to have received
numerous mementos from his Irish
sweethearts OH st. Patrick's day. Henry
Is some Adonis with the ladies'
Charles Grant left Denver nine months
ago for Minnesota with his pockets full
of coin and said he would never come
back. This week he returned in a side
door Pullman and now declares this town
good enough for any man who wants to
behave himself.
Word comes from Pueblo that the boys
thought better of their plan to retire
Ed Anderson, the old reliable, after read
ing what the o. p had to say about
him in The Bulletin.
7. A. Kilcourse, proprietor OF the Cali
fornia shop ut Sixteenth and California,
is confined to his home with Il dislocated
shoulder.
Ed Bailey, at Ills Larimer street. con
ducts Il non-union shop, and of course
cannot get the union shop card. He has
had sign painted in the window read
ing Union Shop" Don't be fooled by
this
Al Brown returned Monday from trip
to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Said
he saw many bread lines in California
but was impressed when he walked up
Seventeenth street from the depot and
witnessed a line in front of Il Denver
bank waiting for their money and eating
sandwiches provided by the president Of
the institution.
+. 7. Basticn OF the State Board of
Barber Examiners has returned from
seven weeks inspection trip over the
state
j. +. Foley member of the local union.
had the nightmare while travelling in
sleeper from Denver to Waterloo, Iowa
and broke It master toe. Moral: Next
time walk.
United labor bulletin., 1914-03-28
FORMING NEW RooFERs' UNION.
Meeting Next Wednesday Night in the
Club Building.

meeting will be held in the Club
building. 1881 Arapahoe street, next
Wednesday night to reorganize Roof
ers' union. composed OF men employed in
the laying OF building and structural
roofs of every kind. President NJ J.
Regan. Jr., of Steamfitters' Union No.
POS is doing the preliminary work and
has secured sufficient names to procure a
charter from the national organization
Up until the building trades strike in
1909 there was a good union Of this craft
here. known as Denver Union No. 3. and
John Hannah was secretary The BOYS
have expressed desire to reorganize
and all interested are invited to attend
the meeting next Wednesday night