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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
new CITY COUNCIL
is NOW ORGANIZED
Few Changes from Last Year
in Personnel.
Oil on Streets the Proposition
PIatteVilIe's Experience Is In
Vestigated by Mayor.

Last week Tuesday evening the new
city council met and organized. There
was full house, and the work of
organization was performed without
friction. On only one subject was
there so much as two sides to the
question; everything else went through
by acclaim, or in approximately that
way.
John M. Stone was appointed city
clerk again, and the appointment was
confirmed. Frank C. Meyer was made
city attorney, new candidate to
many who had not kept track of the
trend of events. George C. Nc
Carthy was again named for chief of
police, street commissioner and super
intendent of waterworks. John F.
Taylor is to be night watch and police
man as heretofore, and Ed. Stephens
Will run the big engine out at the
Klondike for another year, if all goes
we'll.
There has been some trouble about
keeping this city supplied with
justices of the peace, and to cover
accidents L. G. Wheeler was appoint
ed, and the appointment was con-
firmed. This is for the one-year
term. DR.. Rush Godfrey was again
appointed to be health officer, and
Hiram Pennock is weighmaster for
another year.
Personnel of the council is:
Hold over members whose term
expires one year hence are Messrs.
Richardson, Austin and Croft, while
Jos. Caspers, elected, holds for the
one year term. The new members are
Messrs. Gault, Doll, Horsfall and
Wepking, elected for two years.
Mayor Bailie's term expires one year
hence.
For some time there has been a
good deal of quiet talk about the
using of crude oil on the streets, in
the place of such persistent sprin-
king At the council meeting, last
week Tuesday night, representative
of the Standard Oil company was
present He did not make a speech
exactly, althougl he evinced will
ingness TO do so.
But on last Thursday Mayor w. j.
Baiie and City Clerk John M. Stone
made a trip of investigation to
PlatteviIle. They found that while
oil cost more money to begin with,
it was mighty near cheaper in the
long run. The excess cost of the oil
is almost offset by the expense of
hiring teams TO draw the water
sprinkling wagon. And the people
of Platteville like the oil treatment.
But Platteville is not on the water
wagon as is Lancaster. Naturally
they do not like the water wagon for
streets or anything else.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
HOW OUR LANCASTER GOT MIXED With
LANCASTER, OHIO, AND A NEAR TRAGEDY
Chicago StenOgrapher Sent Letter to This Good Town. by
Mistake, Which Sent the Officers of the Law on
the Trail of a Mere OnIooker---A
Comedy of Condolences.

In the week before lasts issue of
The Herald, mention was made of a
case of mistaken i'd entity, in which q
we'll known clothing salesman was
taken for an absconding attorney who
was badly wanted in Lancaster, Ohio.
And Lancaster, Wisconsin, got into
the mess by the accidental misdirec-
tion of letter in the general offices
of an insurance company in Chicago.
Here is the story of the mix-up, taken
from the Lancaster, Ohio, "Daily
Eagle"
The man name is VIM. E. Nell
son, and he was representing a Chi
cago clothing house.
He arrived in town Lancaster,
Wis., on Saturday morning and
stopped at the hotel, then went to
the postofice. He was stranger in
the place and the postmaster had
noticed the man. Presently the sheriff
came to the postoffice for his mail
and received a circular from Sheriff
Schaffner containing the pictures of
Moss. The postmaster was shown
the picture and circular and exclaim-
ed, "That mans here. / received
letter today from Chicago for George
w. Moss, and the fellow stopping at
the hotel is the man.
The sheriff was also sure Nelson
was the man when he saw him, and
the letter from Chicago to George w.
Moss from an insurance company was
conclusive evidence to them both that
they had the man. Nelson was put
under surveillance at once, and the
district attorney employed to send
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28

the message to Sheriff Schaffner,
which created so much interest in
Lancaster, Ohio, Saturday evening
and Sunday.
The letter addressed to George w.
Moss. Lancaster. Wisconsin, was
from one of the insurance companies
that Moss had done business for, and
the stenographer in taking the dicta-
ton had addressed the letter to the
Wisconsin Lancaster instead of the
Ohio Lancaster, so it was returned
to the company and thus the story of
Sheriff Schaffner's Wild goose chase
to Wisconsin ends.
While Sheriff Schaffner was deeply
disappointed over his fruitless trip he
has no word of criticism or censure to
offer against the Wisconsin officials
because two men could hardly look
more alike than Nelson and Moss and
Only one who knew them we'll would
be able to see that Nelson was not
Moss.
Nelson took the incident good
naturedls and made the best of it
and when Mr.. Schaffner left the
place he said "Well if you have no
objections I'll go too, as | want to
go to Chicago" so they both went out
on the same train within an hour and
a half after Mr.. Schaffner had ar
rived in the Wisconsin town.
Note: While the Lancaster, Ohio,
sheriff was here Investigating Nelson,
Columbus detective gathered in
Moss in West Virginia. The abscond-
ing attorney was back home as soon
as the Ohio sheriff, and there the
matter ended.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
SUNDAY CLOSING CASES
TRIED; TWO CONVICTIONS
Another Defendant Wanted--Fines
Were the Limit for the
Offenses.

Complaints have been numerous
regarding the open saloon in the south
end of Grant county, and last week a
movement was started to bring about
Sunday closing. S. Grote, who has
booze parlor at what is known as
Kimball Park, was brought before
Justice C. w. Burrows on the charge
of keeping open on Sunday and SELL
ing liquor on that day. He was con-
victeu and paid a fine of $25 and
costs. This is the limit for the
offense.
Martin Corbett, also of Kimball
Park, or nearby, was bought in on
the same raid, and charged with the
same offense. He got the same treat
ment as his neighbor. Grote. And
he paid. These two refreshment
vendors are doing business near the
Wisconsin end of Eagle Point bridge.
A. L. Pier, who halls from the
White city, some place down river,
was sought, but could not be located.
The ofaee4s were told that he was on
the other side of the river.
Not in Grant county alone is there
a movement on to enforce Sunday
closing. Even Sank City, the Sunday
less village in Sank county, has been
brought to give some heed to the
law, and now is closing on Sundays.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
Down 40-F DOT Bank,

An automobile accident occurred
last Sunday at the Paul Post farm.
Arthur Orth, as driver, together
with Bert Ortiz, Della and Josephine
Efinger and Miss Tomashaska, were
leaving the house for the main road.
In making the short turn it was
necessary to back the car. The brakes
failed to work and the car went
over 40 foot embanhment.
All were more or less bruised,
while Arthur sustained a broken collar
bone. The soft, clay loan of the
place is undo ubtedly the only thing
that prevented any fatalities
Muscoda Progressive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
Episcopal Church.
Rev. w. A. Munday. Rector.

Rev. w. A. Munday. Rector.
Sunday, May 2.
Holy communion, z 80 a. m.
Sunday school, 8 80 a. m.
Holy communion and sermon, 10 80
a. m.
Evensong and sermon, z 80 p. m.
Friday, April 80.
Evensong, 7:3O p. m.
Choir rehearsal, 8 o. m.
Saturday, May i, IS. Philip and
James.
Holy communion, z 80 a. m.
Mathis, 10 100 a. m.
Evensong, z 80 p. m.
St. Agnes Guild, Wednesday even
ing, z 80, with Mrs. Fred Wenzel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
ANNUAL CONTEST FOR
RURAL SCHOOL PUPILS
Will Be Held at Lancaster High Next
Saturday--Big Crowd
Expected.

Next Saturday at the high school
building in Lancaster, Will be held
the annual contest by the pupils of
the rural schools of Grant county.
The subjects that will be covered in
the contest are spelling, arithmetic
and writing. 1t is expected that
100 words will be given out for the
spelling lesson; there will be about
so problems in arithmetic, and in
writing there will be lot of curly :
cues and fundamental swings of the
pen.
If this years contest comes up to
the standards set in other like events,
there will be a large crowd in town.
Hundreds of persons, old and young,
came here last year, and it was con-
test worth while. Last year the
intellectual struggle was held on Fri
day, which was May Day. 1t follow
ed soon after the regular town con-
tests. The town contests were mostly
held last Saturday.
Indications are that this year will
see the best work ever seen in a
county contest in Grant county. Each
year the interest seems to be greater
than at any previous event of the
kind. 1t is but natural that the &C.
casion should be one OF intense en-
thusiasm for the rural pupils. 1t is
distinctly their event.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
NORTH END OF COUNTY
HAS LARGER SCHOOLS
Few With as Low Enrolment as
Those Reported in Southern
Townships--Ali Boys.

County Superintendent of Schools
E. C. Brick is very busy these days
with making his calls on the rural
teachers and INSPECTING schools and
buildings. Many of the rural schools
belong to the eight-months class, and
these will be closing soon. In order
to get in ahead of this closing period,
Mr.. Brick is making lively tracks.
He took in about 20 schools last
week, all in the north end of the
county. Muscoda, Watterstown,
Hickory Grove and Woodman were
the scenes of his peregrinating
activities. And he saw some good
schools In it. Dist z, Woodman
and Mt. Hope, he saw school COM
posed entirely of boys-there were
eight of them. These boys have a
man teacher, Frank Heating.
Some of the schools visited on this
round were above normal in attend
ance: Dist. 3, Marion, has 81
pupils; No. 2, Marion, II; No. 6,
Hickory Grove 80; No. A, Hickory
Grove, 21; it. No. 5, Hickory Grove,
10. And so it goes, about Is is the
average in the strictly rural schools.
Some are of much smaller attendance,
it is too bad to report. But as a rule
the schoolhouses in this good county
are either good or passable. A few
are bit short of requirements in the
matter of fresh air capacity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
LAST SATURDAY WAS
A BIG TOWN DAY.
Township Contests Brought
Out Large Crowds.
Farmers Deserted the Piow to Hear
the Program and Wit
ness Contest

Last Saturday was "Town Day.
in the rural schools OF Grant county,
and so far as reports are in at the
time of going to press, it was fine
day for pupils, parents and teachers.
In many towns already reported, it
seems that every school was represent
ed, and the school houses and grounds
were filled with happy throngs.
AS a rule a program was given in
the forenoon, then a picnic dinner
was enjoyed by all present, and fol-
lowing this the township contest in
spelling, writing arithmetic closed
the days performance. At the Fen
nimore town day more than 100 per-
sons were present, some coming from
the most remote corners of the town
ship to be present. Busy farmers
left the pillow, took the children and
"women folks and sometimes a
neighbor or two and went to the big
show.
At the Cassville contest only one
school was without representation,
and the report says the day was most
profitably and enjoyably passed.
South Lancaster schools turned out to
a full representation and it was a day
of frolic. except for the contest in
the afternoon. And so it was from
Muscoda to Jamestown, from Lima
to Wyalusing.
These "Town Days" are coming
into deserved popularity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
biggest Alfalfa Farm.

Probably, the largest alfalfa farm
In the state Is the Cornfalfa
farms of the Swartz Brothers near
WauKesha. Last year his farm had
$50 acres of alfalfa, to which an ad-
dition of 40 acres was made. In
1915 this farm will have 100 acres
of alfalfa. The task encountered by
the owners has been increasing the
supply of stock sufficiently to con.
sumo the supply of alfalfa. Last
year some of the alfalfa had to be
sold-one load brought S91-some
load of hay
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
Royal.

Ed. Krog, c. Weittenhiller, Will
Roddock, F. E. Elwell, H. K. Bartle,
Dick Hendy, DR.. Andrew and Ernest
Knapp attended the K. P. minstrel
show Friday evening at Lancaster.
Members of the Lancaster lodge treat
ed the boys in royal manner. The
show was home talent pay and was
very -Platteville Witness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
Woman Mayor at Warren.

At the election at Warren. Tues
day, Mrs. A K. Garfield was elected
mayoress by majority Of four votes
on the citizens ticket. Mrs. Garfield
is IA years old and is the first woman
in Illinois to be made the chief
executive of a municipality.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
SEIFERT AND SCHAEFER
BOUND TO CIRCUIT COURT
Bail Fixed at $500 Each, Which
Was Given--l7istory Of
the Case.

At the preliminary hearing in the
case of the people Of Wisconsin VS..
Joseph Seifert and Fred Schaefer. on
the charge of subornation Of perjury,
half dozen witnesses were eXamin-
ed, last Wednesday. Testimony that
was given in the previous case against
Seifert, on the charge of selling
liquor to minor person was read, in
addition to the evidence of the wit
nesses called by the district attorney.
Bail was fixed at 81, 500 each, which
was given.
1t seems that when Seifert was ar
rested, last fall, he made admissions
regarding the sale of liquor to the
minor, Cyrus Moeller. Then he con-
ceived the idea of getting out of the
way the witnesses that were to swear
TO the sale of liquor to the minor.
He wanted to save his license TO sell
booze. And he did get them to
swear quite different from the known
facts. Thereupon he got himself
and Schaefer arrested again, this
time, as stated before, on the charge
of subornation of perjury, which
means that they are charged with
having induced somebody to swear
falsely.
1t is said that the minor to whom
the liquor was sold was simple
minded person, one TO whom liquor
should never under any circumstances
be sold. S. H. Taylor is engaged for
the defense.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
Service Without Cost.

Wisconsin state highway commits
sion is non-salaried one. The
total expense of this commission is
about 81, 900 per year. The COM
mission has men of such ability and
force as John S. Owen, who give
freely of their time for nothing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
Soldiers Reunion.

Cuba City has arranged to give to
the old boys of the blue, and of the
gray if any there be in this vicinity,
fine reunion, such as one reads
about. This will be pulled off on
Wednesday and Thursday, June g.
"a. 1t goes without special saying
that all veterans are invited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28

Last week Tuesday was the
biggest day in egg shi pments that this
good town has ever seen, no less that
335 crates having been shipped on
that date. Of these II crates went
to Madison, and 323 crates went to
Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
Notice, Estray.

A small black SOW, about year
old came to my place April 18th.
Mark with tip off left ear. Owner
may prove property, pay charges anc
take away.
9tfc. E. L. Holzinger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28

-Vandals have cut flowers from
some of the graves IN hillside
cemetery, so it is reported. This is
a serious matter and it will be in
yestigated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
HOW THEY ENJOYED
OUR MINSTREL SHOW
Comment of County Press on
X. P. Entertainment
Large AdjectiVes Are Used in Telling
How Happy the Audi
ences Were.

Just to show that the newspaper
press of Grant county is in good hands
The Herald reprints several items of
comment on the minstrel show pulled
off by the members of the K. P.
lodge, week before last. There is no
doubt but the show deserves all the
nice things said by our neighbors.
and it is a real pleasure to give
space to these kindly items.
Great.
Five auto loads from here went to
Lancaster last Thursday evening to
attend the home talent minstrel show
given by the Lancaster Knights of
Pythias lodge. The party consisted
of William Redmond, O. L. Ruka, P.
E. Bower, Fred Spiegelberg, f. W.
Lewis, o. L. Heller, H. C. Nc
Williams, Leo G. Anschuetz, Herman
Miller, Albert Martin, Sam Hof,
Bill Miller, ]. E. Birchard, v. E
Payne, Alfred Nelson, Emil L.
Sanger, Roy Greenfield, A. A. Far
rington, Ward Smith, A. P. Hyder,
Ever Olson, Charles Krotochwill,
Albert Greasy, Pete Holt and Arthur
Swenson. All of the boys enjoyed
the exceptionally fine entertainment
which was presented and after the
show the Lancaster members of the
K. P. loGge gave our boys a grea I
anquet.-BoscobeI Sentinel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28

The Herald job department is up
to-date in every particular.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28

acteristic vesicles which make their
appearance in the mouth and about the
feet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-18
WOMAN never Sleeps:
awake SEVEN YEARS
Sits Up All Night In Chair and
Tries to Rest.

Seattle, WaSh.-Mrs. Edward Hauck
of this city says she has slept only half
an hour in the last seven years.
Her husband substantiates her state
ment.
Seattle physicians say it is impossi-
BILE; that if Mrs. Hauck hasn't slept for
seven years by all the laws Of nature
she would have been dead long ago.
Two or three years ago one night she
dozed off, she declares, and slept for
fully half an hour
Often now she feels sleepy and i'm
mediately lies down in the hope that
the longed for Inconsistencies will
come. But it never does.
St weighs twenty-five pounds less
than she did seven years ago, when her
long period Of sleeplessneSs began. She
suffered severely for the first two or
three nights, she says. That's all.
ut has come to be a sort of matter
of fact condition with me now" she
went on. There is no pain, only a
kind of dull feeling that weighs down
on me. And the nights, you know, are
so long when one is alone and every
body else in the world is sleeping"
She passes little of her time in bed.
Early in the evening she lies down
with her little daughter, Irene Bell,
aged a year and a half, until the child
is in Sunderland Then she gets up.
clears away her work and prepares for
her long siege against the coming of
daybreak.
Edward Hauck, the husband, is en-
ployed as a cook. He works nights.
81 worked in the daytime until recent
ly, though" he said, land slept here
at home at night, and l know my wife
is not mistaken when she says she
spends her nights just as wide awake
as she is during the day. Occasionally,
when she tried goiI.g to bed, I'd wake
up and find her tossing beside me, al
ways awake Generally, though, she
would be sitting in our one rocking
chair, With the shaded lamp beside
her, reading"
Mrs. Hauck says she finds she can
at night than in bed. She makes the
chair comfortable with bedclothes, par
tally disrobes and lies back to count
off the hours.
"She's such a plucky little person,
her husband explains, that she hardly
ever complains about it and seems anx-
ious only that baby and l get our
rest
Mrs. Hauck sought relief from physi-
clans in the east before coming to
Seattle, three years ago from Berlin,
Ont, but could get none, she says. She
has bought drugs and sleeping pow
ders at various times, both with and
without the advice of physicians. But
nothing has helped, she says.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-18
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-18
Brother Of Saxon King Always
In Thick of Fight.
HEROIC FIGURE IN THE WAR
Conducts Religious Exercises at the
Front and Is Never Stopped by
Bursting ShelIs-Friend of French
Prisoners, Who Send Messages to
Relatives Through Chaplain.

Berlin.-There is perhaps no more
popular man in the Saxon army than
his royal highness Prince Max Will
helm August Albert of Saxony. Prince
Max is not a soldier, but chaplain.
The Father Max" of whom SO many
stories are related by the SaXons is
none other than the younger brother
Of the present King Frederick III. Of
SaXony.
A German writer said of him re-
Gently:
"Of all the heroic and picturesque
figures who have appeared in the
tragic drama of the present war, none
is more striking than Chaplain Prince
Max of Saxony, the only person of
royal blood serving in a spiritual ca
pacity with any of the armies now
battling in Europe.
"This humble man Of God is to be
found wherever the battle is thickest,
attending the wounded, giving extreme
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-18
The Kickapoo Valley.

Fennimore Times: The interesting
news item goes through the press that
the tanners on the Kickapoo between
Viola and LaFarge are now enjoying
the comforts and pleasures of electric
lights. Think of that, we scoffers who
used to class the Kickapoo valley
among the backwoods coutry of Wis
consin. No part of our state has made
such rapid material advance in the past
twenty year as Crawford county and
this self same Kickapoo valley.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-18
WIRE NETTING ON PALACE.
Royal London Home Protected From
Aerial Attack.

AeTfaI ALIaCk.
London--The north wing Of Buck
ingham palace is now being covered
with wire netting about twenty feet
above the roof. This is the wing con-
tanning the living apartments Of the
royal family.
Additional anti air craft guns have
been placed in the neighborhOod Of the
palace, one having been set UP in the
center of Green park in the last week.
If Zeppelin should be seen hover
ing over the palace there are at least
a half dozen guns which would open
fire upon it.
Additional preparations are being
made almost every day to fight air.
ships over London.
While many of the art treasures in
the museums have been removed to
places of greater safety, there have
been vigorous complaints ia some news
papers that valuable pictures, sculp-
lures or objects of art should still re-
main exposed to the possibility of
aerial attack on the galleries.