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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17
BEETOWN.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
We are sorry to report that John
Winner, Sr. is having a serious time
with sore on his face; he is taking
X-Ray treatment at Lancaster every
week.
George Thorpe and family moved
Saturday, from Cassville onto the
VIM. Winner farm.
DIR. Blackburn was called here
from Cassville, last week, to counsel
with DR.. Kraut over the infant child
of Preston Hayden and wife.
A large crowd attended the Ladies
Aid society with Mrs. H. L. Sprague,
last Thursday. The next meeting,
March 25, will be with Mrs. Holl
Stephens and we would like all mem
bers to be present, as there is i'm
portant business to vote on.
Frank Hickok, of Bloomington, was
Wednesday caller.
Chris Garner and Lee Sturmer and
wives were Lancaster callers Thurs
day.
Yves Williams, who is moving from
Cassville to Ellenboro, stopped at
the hotel here for dinner, one day last
week.
Al and Earl Sturmer and wives
visited at Cassvllle, Tuesday of last
week.
The funeral of Metcalf Hillery was
held last week, at the Beetown church.
Interment at the Ramsey cemetery.
Mr.. Hillery had many friends in and
around\ Beetown, and will be missed
by all. The wife and daughters have
the sympathy of the community.
Amorg those who were shopping
at Bloomington last week were Mrs.
Jas. FARMLAND and daughter, Mrs.
Chris Schmitz, Mrs. Hillery and Allen
Myers and wife.
Nose Hendricks has moved from
Bloomington onto the Byron Hudson
place.
A large crowd from here attended
the Steiger sale last Monday.
Mrs. Mike Burns came from Iowa,
last Saturday, to visit at the John
Burns home. Mrs. Burns has spent
the winter here.
All Woodman of Camp No. 3491
are requested to be present at the
next regular meeting Saturday even
ing, March 20, as there is very i'm
portant business to be transacted.
Mrs. Allie Mayne and Mrs. Pascoe
were down to the Ora Pascoe home,
Sunday. Ora is reported on the sick
list.
If you want any painting or paper
hanging done just call on Adam OAR
gis, who occupies the rooms where
the post office was.
Archie Winner and Mabel Hillery
visited at Cassville Sunday.
Joe Greer of Bloomington and Mr..
Wunderlin, of Potosi, met her Satur-
day on horse deal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17
AROUND The COUNTY
BAGLEY.
'peciaI Correspondence to the Herald.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
Henry Fisher and wife and a nurse
returned from St. Francis hospital,
last week Monday and brought their
son, Ronald, home. He is getting
weaker all the time, but is rational
most of the time. His head is heal
ing nicely.
Mrs. Vock, of Arena, and the two
Misses Barlow, of Cross Plains, who
have been visiting Mrs. o. E. Patch
and daughter, Mrs. Eva Pelkington,
returned home Friday morning.
Lincoln Abraham, of Bloomington,
spent several days in Bagley, last
week.
Erskin Fisher, of Prairie du Chen,
was down to visit his mother, al
Henry Fishers last week.
Walt Yost and Lou Beer were call
ing in Prairie du Chen, the fore
part of last week.
Albert Ready was calling IN Glen
Haven, one day last week.
Mrs. Roy Shellam, near Patch
Grove, went to Platteville last week,
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Shepherd.
Charley Miller, of Prairie du Chen,
spent the week with his daughter anC
her husband, Jay Harris and wife.
Jim Day returned from Dubuque,
Wednesday.
Young Hatch, who came here il
the winter with his uncle, Jud WILDER
from Nebraska, returned on Wednes
day.
Willard Fisher went to CassvilIe
with his wife and children, on Wed
nesday; and Willard returned on trair
81.
There was an emigrant who stopped
off here about midnight, Wednesday
to feed and rest and left Thursday
He came from Indiana, and wa.
going to Navajo, Montana. Their.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17
They Come Back.

Johnny, what is the name Of the
Australian weapon that returns when
IL is thrown violently forward into the
ARR
1.-THE boomerang"
'Ts there anything else known to
science that has that peculiar prop
ertyT'
"Yes'm; the cat."-Exchan2A
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17

partnership with a marble cutter in
Fennimore, so it is said, and will go
to the latter city soon. Ed. Pernot
knows how to cut fine pictures, letters
and figures on marble, and we think
he deserves to succeed. He was 10
town here last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17
NOTICE

We wish to announce that we are going to
open frSt-class ice cream parlor and con-
fectionery store in the room formerly used as
saloon in the Phillips house. Will be open
about March p, 1915
MR.. AND MRS. JAMES PIGG
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
Root Bfames
Lawyers For
Indifferent Courts

For months a convection has been
working on new constitution for
the great state of New York, and
some of the greatest brains of the
country are here endeavoring to fit
governmental conditions to modern
needs and to Justice. And upon the
great American evil of one court
procedure for the rich and another
for the poor, which is being consid-
cred, the New York World bears
down with these powerful words:
Elihu Root, in the Constitutional
Convention, strikes at the very roots
of the evil of the laws delays and
tie high costs of justice when he
says:
Wherever special class of men
have had intrusted to them the for.
mutation and administration of laws,
they tend to make it a mystery
They tend to become more and more
subtitle and refined in their discrimi-
nations, until ultimately they have
got out of the field where they car
be followed by plain, honest peoples
minds, and some power must be ex-
erted to bring them back"
This is a severe aggaignment of
Mr.. Roots own profession. But it is
a true arraignment. 1t is the situa-
ton as we have it in this state to-
day. There is a striking evidence
to the truth of it in the relation Of
a lawyers boast that he could post
pone any litigation several years,
and of confirmation of the boast
from other lawyers.
Seven years of costly effort against
any poor man asking for justice, or
any honest man seeking his rights
against any other man with longer
purse.
ITO none will we sell, to none
will we deny, to none will we delay
right or Justice" runs Magma
Charta. But when right or justice
can be delayed seven years in any
litigation, we at the same time deny
and'we sell right and justice as GER
tainly as If the money litigant were
privileged to produce his roll In
court and nave the price OF verdict
in his favor named.
There Is no more important mat
ter before the convention than this
OF simpl:f! ing and expediting judi
cial procedure and making it less ex-
pensive l.ndsets and short ballots
are small In comparison, for this
question goes to the very bottom Of
| orderly self government. Mr.. Roo'
has clearly outlined the reform work
| to be done. Tbs state will expect d
other convention members belOngin.
to that special class" whose tend
ency is to make mystery" of thu
law, that they will show an equals
sincere devotion to public measures
effective in bringing tlem back
il stripping as from false religion
the mysteries and mummeries While
have gone so far to make mocker.
cf judicial administration.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
IN BOHEMIA
BY GEORGE MUNsoN.

How do you like Bohemia, Miss
Lane?" inquired Stanford.
Dorothy Lane drew in her breath.
II think it is just heavenly" she said,
watching the lights and the dancers in
the cabaret. And to think ! lived
all my life without knowing that these
things exist"
They're all very well In their way"
answered Sanford. only don't esti-
mate them beyond their real value,
Miss Lane"
Dorothy had persuaded her parents,
who were rich, to give her . year in
New York. Ostensibly she WAS study.
ing at an art school; but II you had
questioned her and she had been hon.
est. she would have told you that she
was studying life.
A young man dressed in the extrem-
ity Of fashion, who had been executing
Q dance with 4 slim blonde, came up
and sat down at the table.
I'm dry" he remarked, addressing
all the party, though his eyes rested
ON Dorothy.
"What'll you have" asked Sanford.
smiling.
"Absinthe," answered the young
man. Hello! Excuse me . moment"
Whilo he was gone to speak to his
late partner, Sanford turned to Dor
othy.
ITS the way in Bohemia" he said.
"Introductions aren't considered neces-
sary. You don't mind?"
20. think it's delightfully."- uncon-
ventional." the girl answered.
When the young man came back he
drifted into an earnest conversation
with Dorothy, after drinking the
strange. greenish-white liquid which
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
taxpayers. the removal Of the offend.
ing commissioners.

taxpayers, the removal Of the offend
ing commissioners.
Again when The Metropolis, a.
the suggestion of Mr.. Charles Mann.
asked him if he would consider a list
of Is names to be submitted to him
by the civic organizations of Duyal
he consented. The meeting was held
and the names submitted.
In accepting the resignation Of
Justice Abbott,-the Governor again
listened to the people. An investi-
cation of the Justices office had been
asked by the Central Trades and La
Dor Council of Jacksonville. The
Governor followed the course he
took in the county commissioner
matter: sent the State auditor to
investigate. While the Governor
was considering the State auditors
report, the justice resigned and his
resignation was accepted.
The Governor has the thanks If
us all.-Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
,hox Won life-the real life.

show you life-the real life :"
On the next evening he called for
her in q taxicab and took her to half
a dozen cabarets. Dorothy had an i'm
preston Of a whirl of music, dancing.
and laughter The young man had no
change and Dorothy paid the taxicab
bill-twenty-two dollars. She had an
idea that the cab driver smiled when
he took the young man home.
st. Clair-that was his name-had
explained how his share of his grand
fathers property was being held up
pending lawsuit. 1t would be mat
ter Of q few weeks only. Dorothy,
with all the money she needed, had Of
fered to be his banker. The next day
she bought him . diamond pin. He
had said he had lost his pin. How
surprised he would be at the gift!
He was. And. always respectful, he
took her here and there and every.
where. Tho girls eyes were opening
fast. Their comradeship, 80 frank and
friendly, took on . softer note. She
let him hold her hand. Once he kissed
Il. and she thrilled with happiness.
He was to call and take her to . pr.
vate theatrical entertainment-very
exclusive, very elite. Dorothy was sur.
prised that 1t was to be given in .
private house, but she went upstairs
without demur. They were the first
guests. Excusing himself . moment.
the young man withdrew. leaving the
girl alone in the dimly.lit room.
It was . two-room apartment. with
. curtain in the middle. Dorothy be-
gan to grow uneasy. She heard foot
steps-and suddenly two men and .
woman-the slim blonde-burst in.
There she Isl" shrieked the woman.
% you hussy! I'll teach youth tear
your eyes out"
She struggled wildly in the grip of
the men. while Dorothy, white with
terror, waited mutely.
well, Miss we've trapped YOU" said
one Of the men. I'VE are detectives
from the Dolf agency. II you've got
any friends you'd best communicate
with them, for Mrs. Seaforth here
means to prosecute her divorce suit
through thick and thin
Before Dorothy had quite taken in
his meaning the second man, Selling
advantage while his comrade strug-
gled with the blonde, came quietly up
to Dorothy.
Five hundred will square it, and
we'll swear we never found you," he
whispered. Come, give me your note
all your money and an l. O. U. It's
safest, and you won't have any pub.
licity."
At last the girl realized the trap in.
to which she had fallen. Half faint.
ing, she chung to the window curtains,
her eyes fixed mutely on the scoun.
drel's face.
Suddenly the door burst open, and
there stood Sanford-kindly Sanford
now red with rage, and welding . re-
volver.
Get out of here-the pack Of you!
he snarled.
With wonderful speed the blonde. re
covering, shot through the doorway
followed by the two confederates.
Sanford held Dorothy in his arms.
There, my dear!" he said, strokinl
her hair II was to blame. felt un
easy and followed things up. Those
rogues had laid trap for you. know
know"
And. half supporting her. he led hel
from Bohemia.
(Copyright, 1915, by W. q. Chapman,)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
"HIGH BROW" AS 4 STIGMA
Remarkable What Hold AppeliatIen
Has Taken on the Mlnds Of
Americans.

The worst fault. however, into which
our age-long service Of mediocrity has
led US is Q weakened, pusillanimous
Difference to mediocrity itself. The
college has borrowed the vice from
everyday American life. For example,
the most deadly weapon in the yellow
Journalists armory is the term high
brow" A politician may be called
CRATER "boLs," or even "muckrak.
err" and escape unscratched; but II he
Is denounced as high brow" and
the label sticks, his career is ended.
A playwright or q novelist may be
written down as cheap" he may be
said to plagiarize, he may be shown
to be vicious or unclean, without Sc
rious damage to his reputation; but
let him be proved high brow" and
the public will fly from him as II he
were q book agent. Now the wide
spread American belief that knowl-
edge makes a man impractical is@re-
sponsible for some Of this curious
odium; but far more is due to our SER
vile Difference to mediocrity. The
weight of public opinion il usually
against the expert, the specialist, the
thinker. the exceptional man in gen.
eral. for public opinion, whether right
or wrong, is always mediocre. and
there are few among US who do not in
this respect yield somehow, some
where, to public opinion. The doctor
distrusts the advanced political the
orist, the politician distrusts the ad-
vanced dramatist, the dramatist sneers
at the innovation Of science. We are
all made timid by the enormous ma
jorities which uphold mediocrity. -
Harpers Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
THANKS. TO GOV. TRAMMELL.

Governor Trammell has earned,
and has received, the thanks Of prac-
tically all Duval county in removing
the old county commissioners
Throughout, the Governor has
shown himself open to hear the COM
plants of the people. When accusa-
tions and a a demand for an investi-
cation of the county board was made
the Governor sent the State auditor
here to investigate. Later, during
this month, when he happened to
be in Jacksonville the night the Du-
val Taxpayers Association held its
mass meeting, he required no urging
10 attend and hear from their own
lips the complaints of citizens of Du-
val.
He then promised to carefully
weigh all he had heard and consider
II together with Mr.. Amos report.
He made his promise good. with a
result pleasing to all Duval county
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
In Sicily.

Historical and political forces have
retarded the progress of Sicily which.
in some respects and in many dis
tricts, seem to be Of the medieval
age and not Of the twentieth century.
Imagine a cart whose sides are
adorned with bias reliefs representing
the Crucifixion, the Last Supper, the
Madonna and Bambino. and the boy
Christ, disputing with the rabbis in
the temple. whose axles, shafts and
often hubs are carved, painted and
gilded, and whose squeaking wheels
are six feet in diameter-and you have
the fashionable family vehicle of the
country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
LAKELAND SAvINGS-LOAN
NOTES
Contributed by Sec. Willard. }
q . . y q . . q . . = = Z

1.-The Telegram has heretofore
stated that Lakeland Savings-Loan
Company cause a Domestic Build
ing and Loan Association" bill to be
introduced for passage in the last
session of the Florida Legislature.
which by the good will and assist
ance of Polk county's members in
both Houses, was passed and be-
came law. 1t has been truly said
that no corporation would provide
for public control and examination
of its affairs, unless their business
were to be conducted in an honest,
intelligent and business-like manner.
Corroborating this, and tending 70
inspire confidence in these institu-
tions confidence which is very
strong, and practically universal, in
such States as Ohio, Illinois, Indiana
and many others where they arc
numerous and under State control,
we would like to quote from a letter
just received by this company.
"Comptroller's Office, State of Flor
ida"
Tallahassee, Aug %, 1915.
wv. ". Knott, Comptroller.
Lakeland Savings-Loan Company,
Lakeland, Florida.
Gentlemen: The Legislature OF
1915 passed an Act, Chapter 1911
of the Laws of Florida, which con-
tains the following provisions:
Section 1. That every association
heretofore or hereafter incorporated
under any law providing for the in
corpoation of building, loan funt
and savings associations, and ever:
association heretofore or hereafter
incorporated under any law for the
purpose of accommodating funds fol
the use and benefit of it's members
and of assisting them to accumulat,
money, and to invest their fund
and by cash or periodical payments
or its stock or otherwise, to b.
loaned among its members, shall b,
known in this Act as building ant
loan association. Such association
organized under the laws of thi
State shall beknown as domestic
associations :. Such domestic
associations shall have power (,
carry out their purposes, and ma,
be orsanized in mart or wholly un
der the general laws of Florida re
lating to corporations. except a
otherwise provided in this act"
Sections 20 and 81 of the law ar
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31

also quoted in the letter, but not be-
ing needed for our present purpose.
they are omitted, and proceed with
the letter.
you will notice that Section 81
of the Act provides that the Comp
troller shall have supervision Of
domestic building and loan associa-
tions whether heretofore or here
after organized similar to that exer-
cised over State banks.
THE inclosed blank forms are
sent to you for the purpose of maxi
ing out the semi-annual statement
showing the financial condition Of
your association on the 30th day OF
June, 1915, and you are requested to
make out this statement promptly
and forward the same to this Office.
At the same time you will send to
this Office copy of your rules and
bylaws and a copy of the several
kinds of certificates issued to your
/ stockholders or other investors, and
of any amendments or changes
! therein.
Yours very truly,
w. " KNOTT,
Comptroller.
As the 1910 Ohio State report of
building and loan associationes is
somewhat enlightening on the pur-
pose and effect of State control and
/ examination of these concerns, we
will quote from it, as follows:
"The building and loan associa.
tions of this state have had a pc.
culiar and interesting history; and
can be said. perhaps, to be exploit
ing business less generally under
stood than any other class of the
financial institutions of Ohio.
mot so long ago, large numhe'
Of so-called national association
were doing business in the state,
and the abuses Of confidence by
which they were characterized AM
the questionable practices indulge
in by them, had much to do will
determined effort put forth by tn
representative building and LOAF
men of the state to build up an
maintain a progressive and prosper
GUS financial situation on the build
ing and loan plan in Ohio.
, 1.-THE combined assets of these as
| sociations, as published in the vol
) ume for 1892 (the first) were STA
) 076,434.64, while few years latel
; in 1908, the combined assets re
; ported amounted to s1c1, 22l.442.2'
For the most part, the officer
! and directors of these institution
: acted in harmony with the burea
: in its endeavors to seek and mair
5 tain a high degree of standing fo
these corporations.
= 1.-THE confidence of the public
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-31
Dade Will Hold Compulsory
Education Election Tomorrow

may have been determined at the
J election.
Every parent guardian or person
in charge or control of a child OF
children between the ages of eight
and fourteen years, residing in the
district or county declaring for COM
pulsory school attendance, shall
cause the child or children to attend
regularly the public school of the
district in which the child lives, not
less than eight days Of each year
The period of compulsory attend
ance shall commence with the be-
ginning of the school term nearest
the eighth birthday of each schild
and shall cover a period of six con-
secutive years thereafter.
, Continuous attendance upon some
. other school, public, private or
church for eighty days of each year
during the ages of eight to fourteen
of any child, may be accepted in lieu
Of attendance upon local public
school, provided that any private or
church school receiving for instruc-
tion pupils between the ages of eight
and fourteen years, shall keep a rec
ord of attendance of each child and
will render report Of the same, as
provided for teachers of public
schools.
The act does not apply in any case
where the child's mental or physical
condition, as attested by COM
petent physician, render his attend
ance impracticable or inexpedient,
or in any case where the child re-
sides more than two miles by the
nearest route from the school house
and transportation is not provided
or in any case of extreme poverty, in
, which the services of the child are
necessary for it's own support or the
support of it's parents, as attested by
, affidavits, or where the parents are
: rot able to provide the necessary
books In the latter instance where
, the books are provided by charity
or otherwise, the child shall be nc
longer exempt.
/ Any parent, guardian or Other
person having authority over child
or children, violating the privisiol
of misdemeanor, and upon con
viction by any court of .competen,
jurisdiction shall be liable to a fine
of not less than one dollar and mo-
more than three dollars for each ant
every offense, or upon failure to pa.
such fine he shall be imprisoned nc
more than thirty days in the coun
ty Jail. The fine for the first Of
Tense may upon payment of thu
costs be suspended.
The county board of public in
structton of any county wherein an.
district or the county as whole, ad
opted the compulsory school attend
ance provisions of the act, shall
have the power to appoint and fl.
the compensation of an Attendant
Officer or officers. and may remov
the same at will. The duties of tn
attendance officer are set forth q
length in the compulsory school at
tendance act.
All qualified electors Throughout
the several precincts of the count
will have the right to vote at tn
approaching election, in the name
of voting at all other elections.