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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-06

I al am very much trouble q
and need your help and advice.
arm only very young girl. luss
I W, and am working. have never
worked before: but like II a.
have q nice place. Bot az 10 GER.
crafty the esse. there 10 something
which prevents me from enjoying
u as otherwise would. IL 10 this
way;
/ The man for whom work 10 toe
sffecsionats towards me. don,
think he means any harm bu,
nevertheless. do not like u.
should like 20 keep thls place, bu,
! want 20 keep my seif.rcspeet.. Al
first. II ~as not 30 bad: but now
he 10 going too far. Ne puts his
arms around me. I avoid him al
much as possible. but ! must some
times be near him. dread 10
have his wife leave the house or
room. ne does not do !; when
she 10 In tho room. or when she
sees a. and shst makes u all the
worse.
Please. Miss Grey. print an an.
s~er a. soon a. possible. an, In
hopes he will read this, for hs
reads The Star. notice. Tell me
what ! should do under the cir
eumstaneea Thanking you 90
much, am, IN TROUBLE.
.A-There are no words in this
Language or any other that will
express my contcmp, for such a
man. hope too. dear. that he
Will read this and Immediately
take an Inventory Of himself
often think n We could but see
ourselves as others see US. wha, q
different old world this would be-
The very fact that the man OF
the house reserves hts affection
until his wife Is out OF sight
proves that his intentions are not
good. and he certainly does mean
any harm" The only thing for
you TO do. dear. IL 10 toll him very
plainly that you will leave his
house at the NEXT offense and tell
his wife the reason you are leaving
II this doesn't settle him for all
time. go. The position Is worth alb
solutely nothing 10 you II your
honor Ia At stake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-06
Cynthia Grey's


o.-ls tho wife supposed TO do
without even a little money Tor
herself When I ask my hus.
band for money he tells me he
earns IL and has right 20 spend
Il sc he pleases. he aets what
| he wants. No expense 10 too
great Tor him. have been think.
ing that | would Get a position
where would be appreciated. or
where | would be at least paid
for wha, ! do. Would you do
/ u, Miss oreyf
ALMOST IscouRAoEp.
A.-You are perfectly Justified
in making some move. but you
want to be sure Il is the right
move. Sometimes Just little
tact viii bring about the desired
result
There should be some definite
understanding hotwecn prospcc.
tive husbands and wives with re.
/ gard 20 money matters before
marriage. believe that large
number OF divorces nowadays are
caused because OF Disagree.
ment between husband and wife
as TO finances. For no other
reason than this Woman has
gradually reached the point OF
education where ahe sees the un.
business aud unfairnesa OF work.
ing all her life IN her husbands
home for mere existence. aud
sometimes not even that, while
many men seem 60 have the idea
that a womans work In tho home
Is OF no economic value. when.
In reality. she Is doing quite as
much az he. II she does her work
we'll and her home IL we'll res.
ulated
Z Before taking the step YOU con.
template. however. have talk
With your husband. presenting the
case as business woman to bust.
ness man, and see " he will not
be more Just
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-06

plain case. a 1850 value. which
looks and sounds like new.
having had less than a year =
use. sale price 1891.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-06

Every OF these instruments will be found In our sales
roouf-and want you 70 hear and see them
In your selection please remember that tho first
payment very small liberal terms low
$50 week. viii BIO applied 10 instrument described
above
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
DENNIS O'BRIEN RE-
TURNED TO ASYLUM

Dennis O'Brien, state at large pa
tient of the county farm, took no
ton a week ago last Monday that he
wanted to go back to his home at Tur-
tie Lake, in st. CroiX county, and
took himself off, During the summer
time the patients are allowed cOnsid-
cradle liberty both for their physical
health and mental improvement, and
occasionally, but very rarely, patient
runs away. Dennis journeyed to New
Richmond arriving there last Wednes-
day. AS he was known there the SUI
perintendent of the st. Croix county
asylum, Mr.. Cole, was notified. He
wired Mr.. Burris at Lancaster, and
Mr.. Burris instructed him to send the
wandere rhome again. Friday F. P.
Basford, who is employed as an at
tendant at the st. Croix hospital,
brought him back. O'Brien is perfect
ly harmless, his delusion being that he
is railroad man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
MATTERS MATRIMONIAL.
Webb-McCOrmick.

Miss Elva Mccormick, daughter Of
Mrs. Mary Mccormick, and Mr.. Ray
mond Webb, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
T. Webb, were married Tuesday morn
ing, August 81, at the home of the
brides mother. The guests were all
relatives of the contracting parties.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. H. A. Studebaker, of the Congre-
gational church at II o'clock. The
ring service was used and the bride
and groom were unattended. Preced-
ing the ceremony, DeKoven's prom
Use Me" was beautifully sung by Miss
Bessie Duvall, cousin of the bride. An
other cousin, Miss Edith Austin play
ed the wedding march. After the
young couple had been pronounced
man and wife, dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb started at once
for Madison where they made brief
visit From there they went to Sold
iers' Grove, where Raymond is in the
employ of O'Neil Brothers, and where
they will live.
Both these young people were rear
ed in Lancaster and both have hosts
of friends here.
They received many useful and val
liable presents, as evidence of the
high regard they are held in by their
hosts of friends, and they begin mar
ried life with the best wishes of all
who know them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
JACK FROST DOES
MUCH DEADLY WORK
August 30th Sees Great Damage
In Wisconsin.
Freeze Was General Throughout State
and Many Counties Report Bad
EffectS.-A Cold Month.

That frost a week. ago Sunday night
was some frost and wherever King
Jack got in his deadly work, he
did a good job-from his standpoint.
In the valleys nearly all the corn is
ruined; one the ridges, peculiar as it
may seem, corn on one side will be
Withered and dropping, and directly OPP
posite on the other side of the road
will be a field that is as green as
could be wished and apparently un-
touched. The explanation being en-
tirely a question of air currents, so
we are told From various points we
have compiled the record of this re-
markable August cold snap. Here
they are:
Chicago reports that only twice be-
fore in the history of the weather de-
partment has the mercury dropped so
low in August. 1t registered AZ degrees
and this was equalled in 1872 and 1887.
At Green Bay the mercury register
ed 37.9, the lowest since 1887. Ice
formed heavily and frost did great
damage to crops, with the exception
of potatoes, which were reported saved.
Waterloo Iowa, reports a register
of 80 degrees, ice forming and crops
hurt badly. In other Iowa points as
low as thirty degrees was reported.
Superior, Wis, 400 miles north of Du
buque, Iowa, recorded a temperature
of 46 degrees which was degrees
higher than the Hawkeye town, and
shows that the frost was not ques-
ton of latitude.
Some of. the other towns reporting
damage are:
Madison potatoes badly damaged
by frost and blight. KenOsha; cold
est August in history; farmers saved
a great deal by covering their gardens.
Lacrosse, half the corn and tobacco
damaged in Lacrosse and neighboring
counties in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Grand Rapids; most of the crops kill
ed; melon raiSers wiped out for first
time in history. Stoughton; tobacco
badly damaged and about half crop
age, estimated at 100000 done to late
potatoes and garden truck.
Major Hersey, the official in charge
of the weather bureau at Milwaukee,
says that with the exception of 1885
the August just closed was the cold
est in the history of the department,
more than As years. The mean tenn
perature for the month was trifle
over GA degrees.
The temperature was below normal
on twenty-One days; above normal on
seven, and at normal on two. Des-
pite this the accumulated excess of
heat for the year up to the end of the
month is Ill degrees. Those warm
days away back in April account for
that. Still more remarkable, the pre-
dictions for this month are for warmer
weather and fair skies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
THE BETTER BABIES CONTEST.

Last Friday saw the better babies
contest" at the Big Badger Fair in
Platteville and it occasioned a great
deal of interest. There were rs ba-
bies, and the entries closed week be-
fore the contest started. The winners
we're:
Champion boy, Harold Dolphin, Liv-
ingston.
Champion girl Enretta Davis,
Platteville.
Prize winning boy, II to IA mos,
Harold Dolphin, Livingston.
Prize winning girl, II to IA mos.
Enretta Davis, Platteville.
Prize winning boy, "a to SO mos,
John Parish, MOntfort
Prize winning girl, "A to sc mos,
Marion Rundell, Livingston.
Prize winning boy, 26 to As mos,
Homer Walter, Platteville.
Prize winning girl, Sc to 4S mos,
Geraldine Rundell Livingston.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
StOwe-Shanley.

On August 10Th a pretty wedding
took place at the home Of Rev. and
Mrs. A. H. Stanley, of DeSOta, Wis,
when their lovely and accomplished
daughter, Elsie Vera, was united in
matrimony to Mr.. N. j. Stowe, of La
velle, Wis.
The parlor was tastefully decorated
especially the corner in which the
bridal couple stood while the father
OF the bride performed the ceremony
which made them husband and wife.
After partaking of the bountiful din
ner, the happy pair, amidst shower
of rice and congratulations, made
their way to the river brink, where
a beautifully decorated launch was in
waiting to carry them across, where
they boarded a train for Milwaukee.
After spending few days in that city
with relatives, and few days at Lam
caster, they returned to Lavelle,
where the groom has recently pur-
chased the old home farm and where
they will Immediately go to house
keeping. Mr.. Stowe is a worthy young
man. and is to be congratulated up
on winning such an accomplished
bride They have the best wishes OF
host of friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
CASSVILLE MAN MEETS
AN INSTANT DEATH
Carl Weber Starts for Town Thurs
day Evening-BOdy Found
Next Morning.

Carl Weber, young man OF 80
years, living at CassvIlle and employed
on the government brush camp north
of the city, was instantly killed last
Thursday night by freight train.
Weber left the camp in the evening
with the intention Of going to Cass
vile and purchasing a pair of over
alls. This was about o'clock. the
next morning the crew of passenger
train No. 50 which leaves Cassville
for the north at 6 o'clock, found Web
er's mangled remains on the track
They reported the matter at once and
the body was brOunght to Cassville.
At the point where the man was
killed two freight trains pass about
this time in the evening. 1t is pre-
sumed that he stepped from one track
to the other to avoid the Oncoming
train and failed to see the train be-
hind him. The body was found COM
pletely dismembered, the head, trunk
and legs being in different places on
the track. Burial was made Friday
at Cassville The deceased leaves
widowed mother, Mrs. John Weber,
to survive him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
SIR CONAN PLAYS TRUANT.

Sir Conan Doyle, the handsome bay
gelding which made such a splendid
race at Platteville last week and gain
ed first place in three heats OF the
2 20 pace, took advantage of his own
er's absence Friday and went out to
see the Platteville sights, with the re-
suit that the Madison races had to
go on without him. This is how ii
Friday morning Mr.. Mccoy
decided to have Sir Conan shipped
on the morning passenger by express
to Madison, and leaving the horse in
the stockyards, went to the train to
make the arrangements. All the
equipment was packed and everything
was in readiness and the party re-
turned to get the passenger. But
when they got there the stock yard
was bare-at least as far as the PAGER
was concerned, for he had taken adj
vantage of the gate being left open
and gone up town. The men started
out to find the horse and did find him
on his way back to the excitement,
but the train had left when they re-
turned
Sir Conan is a very sage individual,
and refuses to give an account of
He remained at Platteville
until Monday when he went to Monroe.
At least that is the schedule now.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
Mrs. Louise Tanner.

Died at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Irwin Frye, south of Hurri-
cane, on Wednesday, September 1,
Mrs. Louise Tanner The immediate
cause of her death was due to par
alytic stroke which occurred the Sun
dayp revious. Mrs. Tanner was born
in Liberty township, Grant county,
and would have been 5S years old
had she lived until the 28th Of this
month She was the wife of Phillip
Tanner, who preceded her in death
two years ago last month. Since that
time Mrs. Tanner has lived with her
children. To mourn her loss there re-
main three children: Frank, of Letch-
er, South Dakota; Mrs. Walter Frost,
of Norway Ridge, Wis; and Mrs. r.
vim Frye of Grant county. The fun
eral services were held Saturday at
the Rock church and the body was
laid to rest in the Rock cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
THRESHERMAN IS
CRUSHED BY ENGINE
Joseph Ortscheid, of North An
dover Meets Awful Death.
Engine Pulling Into Levi Ryan Farm
East of Village-Backs
Down Incline.

Joseph Ortscheid, of North AndOver,
was crushed by a threshing machine
and killed Monday evening shortly
after o'clock. Mr.. Ortscheid and
James Wildman were pulling into the
Levi Ryan farm east of the village,
and were experiencing difficulty get
ting the machine up an incline at the
entrance. Various methods were tried
and Mr.. Ortscheid was engaged in
making a coupling, when the engine
backed down pinning him between it
and the separator and crushing him
to death. The deceased was about ~
years old and leaves a wife and one
child in North Andover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

week at Platteville, Bintara won three
straight heats, beating John Spencer
and trotting each heat in Ill. This
beats the state record for two-year-
olds over half mile track by 21a sec
onds.
Bintara will be started in the near
future to beat the state record for one
mile. He is a good looking, good
gated animal, plenty of bone, and as
friendly as a puppy. He is sired by
Bin Jolla, and his dam was a mare
that had a record of 2:15H over a
half mile track. She was by the great
sire AIcantara, who was by George
Wilkes. His second dam has three
colts with records from 2:15A to
2:231b. his third, four in the 2:30
list and his fourth who is by George
Wilkes. has one colt with a record
of 2:0912. This gives Bintara two
crosses to the George Wilkes, and
makes him truly of Royal blood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

Rev. Studebaker will preach in the
Plymouth Congregational church of
Dodgeville Sunday.
w. J. Sutherland, president of Platte
vile normal, will occupy the pulpit
of the Congregational church next
Sunday.
The Union open air service will be
held at the band stand next Sunday
evening. Rev. T. S. Beavin will preach.
Should the weather be unfavorable
services will be conducted in the M.
e. church.
Miss Emily Roberts, who for more
than three years has so successfully
occupied the position as organist at
the Congregational church, has re-
signed to enter the American COnser-
vatory in Chicago. Miss Doris Schrein-
er will be her successor. Miss Schrein-
er has studied in Milwaukee Downer
college, and is we'll able to do the work
she has accepted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
BADGER FAIR IS
THE BEST EVER
Good EXhibits-Fine Racing
PrOgram-Superb Weather.
All Grant County it Seemed Like, At
tended Either Thursday or Fri
day-Track Records Broken.

Take a live management; we'll ar
ranged program; plenty of attrac-
tons: merry-go-roUnds and side
shows galore; lemonade stands, husky
young men, pretty girls, fathers and
mothers with their flOcks, all happy,
and all having a glorious time; add
bright sunshine, and the sport OF
kings-and call it a fair. The big
Badger Fair will be remembered for
many years as three days of the real
thing. We didn't see a cross face or
a bored one. Every one of the thou
sands of the men, women and children
that packed the big grounds at Platte
vile seemed to partake OF the gala
spirit of the occasion and to be thor
Ougly happy. If a fair does that, 1t
has the right to be called successful
and to have served its purpOse-that
of bringing people together and show
ing them a good time. One fine thing
is that the ancient and honorable sport
of clean horse racing is regaining It's
popularity. Everybody saw the races
there were no foolish restrictions
and no Officious police to interfere
with the people Ii there were any
they kept themselves dark, for you
couldn't have got a fight out of any
man in that crowd. But, about the
races: Wednesday that little Lancas-
ter stallion, Bintara, belonging to w.
b. Over and Lee Wright, covered
himself with honor and made his
owners as happy as twO-year-old kids
when he established a record in the
state of Wisconsin for his class, and
made his future sure and certain.
Thursday, that reliable PAGER, Rob
Roy, broke the track record for the
Platteville track when he paced three
heats in 2:OSA, in the free-for-all
pace, which is better by three sec
Onds than the lowest previous time.
Then our old reliable gelding, Sir Con-
an Doyle, ambled around the track in
three straight heats and effectually
put the kibOsh on the other also-rans
in the 2:2O pace.
If Sir Conan can pace like that
without even seeming to try we would
hate to see him extend himself. The
Rebuttal. a handsome bay mare, would
have won probably if she had not
broken so badly in the 2:20 trot. She
is said to have cost her owner thou
sands of dollars by her foolish act
ions. Following is the result OF the
races. the time, and who won them.
Wednesday. Sept. 1-2:3O TrOt, $500
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
Friday. Sent. 49, Pace.
BINTARA THE CHAMPION.

Bintara, the champion! The little
twO-year-old has shown himself to be
the best trOtter ever seen in this neck
Of the woods. First at Mineral Point
he ran second to John Spencer and
won the second heat in lib, which is
the track record for two-year-Olds.
The following week he was beaten by
John Spencer at Darlington in I'LL,
which was the state record for two
year-oIds on a half mile track. Last
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
SOME RECORD YIELDS.

Art Vesperman who has been thresh-
ing this summer, reports that on the
August Kruehl place south of Fenni-
more he threshed five acres of oats
that averaged rs bushels to the acre.
Recently this crew pulled in at three
different places and threshed $3.50
bushels in one day. John Speigelberg
also reports a bumper crop, with SIC
bushels small gram, on a little over
u acres of ground. Let's hear from
the next one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
Fay BelScamper.

Died at her home in Independence,
Iowa, on Saturday, September 4, Fay
Belscamper. Miss Belscamper had
been a sufferer from tuberculosis for
about year. She was born in Lancas-
ter, June IL, 1898, and was the daugh-
ter of Oscar and Minnie Belscamper,
we'll known in this city The Belscam-
per family left here about four years
ago. To mourn her loss survive her
father, mother and three sisters and
one brother.
The funeral was held in Independ-
ence Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
Lancaster on the Map.

Lancaster now has the distinction
OF being the home of the fastest horses
in one town in the state. Saturday
w. B. Dyer went to Madison and pur-
chased that veteran PAGER, Rob Roy,
2:0514. Rob Roy stands second to
one living horse, Ella NJ, as race
winner. Mr.. Dyer also owns Coletta,
2:O614, and Bill Hinman, 2:1-4a4. The
season Bill Human took his record
it represented the fastest mile over
half mile track for Wisconsin
owned stallion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Charles Henry Baker and Ann
Head, Platteville.
Wallace Galley, Lancaster, and Lena
Flesch, Waterloo.
Frank Horsfall, Millville, and Hazel
Burris, Boscobel.
Frank Wildt, Wingville, and Bessie
LeFlash, Montfort.
Lemuel E. Williamson, Eagle, Rich
land county, and Esther Faye Meyer,
MuscOda.
Arison Jones Bennett, Platteville,
and Wealthy Leona Goldenpenning,
Platteville.
John K. Lonergan, Potosi, and Anna
L. Bowers, Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
FAIR ENTRIES HEAVY.

Frank Calls, and John Stone have
been as busy as beavers all this week
making up the entry lists for the
Grant County Fair. Mr.. Calls says
that the entries are unusually heavy
in all departments, and fine variety
of exhibits is certain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
Smith WenZeI.

Miss Carrie Wenzel was married at
Galena August 81, to Mr.. Reginald
Smith, of that city Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith will make their home in Galena
where Mr.. Smith has a grocery store.
Mrs. Smith was formerly a Lancaster
girl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
NEW SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Chairman of the county board, Jos.
7. Bennett appointed yesterday the
members of the new committe on
county schools. These members are:
Charles ]. Ragatz, POtOsi; David
James, Montfort; Mrs. Paul Hum
phrey, Patch Grove. They assume duty
at once and will hold their first meet
ing next Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
Baptist Church.

:00-Sunday school.
11:00-Morning worship.
2:O0-Sunday school and services
at Mt. Ida.
6:45-Young peoples meeting.
7:30-Evening services.
7:30-Thursday. Prayer meeting
Topic: "Jesus and the Will of God.
7:3O-Friday. Choir practice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
SPECIAL PREMIUMS FOR FAIR.

The Lancaster Woman's club offers
special premiums to seventh, eighth
ana ninth grade girls:
One dollar each for best loaf white
bread.
One dozen white cookies.
One dozen dOughnuts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
CHURCHES.
Emanuel Church.

Rev. W. A. Munday, rector
Sunday, Sept II. Holy communion
100 a. m.
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Holy communion and sermon, 1920
a. m.
Evening, 1880 p. m.
Friday evening, 7:30 p. M.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
Presbyterian Church.

9:45-Sunday school.
1O:45-Divine service, Hurricane.
2:30-Sunday school.
3:30-Preaching
Services at Rockville Wednesday s
p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

&C. G. Weston's stock company is
playing to big houses at the opera
house. They are an excellent com
pany. Their specialties are real city
vaudeville.