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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-18

He United States Public
Health Service has pub
lished a scant eight pages
on Bread as Food" II
sounds hackneyed, but II
isn't. Its an entirely new
subject by the time the
hioclcmist. the professor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07

Assessors from eleven towns, vii
lagos and cities met at Lancaster Mon
day morning and raised the valuation
Of the Lancaster Light & Power COM
pany's property.
The valuation last year amounted
to $4,000, based on, it is said, figures
from the railroad commission. The
assessment this year is raised to $11S,-
0OO-an increase Of $4,000. According
to Richard Willis, Lancaster assessor,
the company is earning 71a per cent,
net, on this figure. Mr.. Willis quotes
the railroad commission as his author
ity. The valuation on the Lancaster
city portion of the property is 34.1S
per cent, Lancaster being the only
place in the county where the COM
pany is operating a local plant and
selling current at retail. This would
equal the sum Of S3S,623.4O.
The other towns in the county
served by the company are, Fennimore
and BoscobeI, where in each case cur
rent is wholesaled to the municipality.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
QUICK ACTION TAKEN
Business Men Ate and Then
Worked Two Hours.
18th OF JULY DISCUSSED.
May Have Celebration Here-ActiOn
Taken On City Hall, Chautauqua
and Other MatterS-Meet Tn July.

A rousing meeting was held at the
c. A. R. Post hall last Wednesday
evening when several things of import
to Lancaster citizens were arranged
for and some interesting discussion
INDUCED in
In the first place Chairman erich
ton introduced Mr.. A. r. Burkdoll of
the Railway Contracting & Equipment
company, the concern which has
charge of the actual construction on
the proposed railroad system.
Mr.. Burkdoll delivered a good, sensi-
bic talk along the lines of communi-
ty development. The speaker drew a
number of illustrations of what
might be done here and what had been
done in other places. He spoke also
of cold storage possibilities and prom
ised to bring with him at the next
meeting some data on this sort of an
enterprise. ANs
After touching on gasoline propelled
railway cars, and pointing out the
development of engine building where
in the Detroit Motor company have
evolved an engine of one pound per
horse power. Mr.. Burkdoll spoke of
the earnings of the Mineral Point &
Northern, a thirty-mile strip of road
that produced $4,000 in 1915.
Mr.. BurkdoIl called attention to
request to be made shortly Of the Lam
caster people for the authority to
place the proposed railway through
the streets of this city. The people
or their representatives, the city
council, must decide whether or not
they wish to have the passengers from
nearby towns discharged from the
cars at point some distance from the
shopping district, or are willing to
allow the railroad to form a loop
through the business district so that
prospective shoppers and so on, may
step directly into the place they want
to do business.
Mr.. Burkdoll, in his talk, advised
the building of a municipal building
in Lancaster, just as individual would
buy a new suit of clothes as a duty
to himself when his old one was tat
tered and tOrn-and was the only one
he had.
Henry Henkel made a motion that
a committee be appointed to request
the council to replace the defective
globes on the electroliers around the
square. The chair appointed a COM
mittee to attend to this.
V. L. Showalter told of request he.
had received from a Milwaukee news
paper representative asking him to-
present a proposition on town adj
vertising scheme. The Milwaukee pa
per offering to write up the town and
its industries for $50 the column. The
kind offer was rejected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
day ECHOES
Old Soldiers Given Enthusiastic
Aid In Celebrating.
JUDGE BANCROFT SPEAKER
Large Crowd Heard Talk on Straight,
UnVarnished AmericaniSm-Wha
Each Mans Duty Is and Why.

Last Tuesday marked the forty-ninth
Memorial day exercises held in the
city of Lancaster, and as ever younger
generations gathered with the older
one in whose honor the day was set
apart, and fittingly assisted in the
services which make this day perhaps,
the leading national holiday.
H. E. Schreiner of Lancaster, neph-
ew of two old soldiers, was selected
as president of the day and the pro
gram evidenced that this selection was
a wise one. Mr. Schreiner had loyal
support from his committees and all
deserve credit for the successful out
come.
The program was carried out in the
morning and afternoon as scheduled
in the Herald of two weeks ago, Hon.
Levi Bancroft of Richland Center,
making the memorial address in the
afternoon.
After paying a tribute to the old
soldiers, living and dead, Mr.. Ban
croft keyed his speech on present day
problems and the duty owed by each
C1IlASI JOWdIu Ills COuuIIy, COulIuuul-
ty and fellow man. He pleaded for
real Americanism, not hyphenated,
and for preparedness that was not of
guns, ships, aeroplanes and armies,
but the preparedness of a unified ma
ton standing shoulder to shoulder un-
der the colors of unselfish, loyal and
staunch patriotism. Mr.. Bancroft re-
ferred to James ]. Hill, and deplored
the fact that men of the type of the
dead railroad genius were not avail
able for the good of the nation because
demagogues and a yellow press had
raised barrier between them and
their fellow men. Mr.. Bancroft be-
lieved that men of the highest char
acter, ability and unfinching integri-
ty should be selected to serve the
people in Grant and other counties as
we'll.
The speakers remarks were given
close attention by a large audience
whom, without exception, commented
upon it most favorably.
The day was marked by fine weather
and appropriate exercises were held
at the fountain and other places by
the different patriotic societies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
Lancaster Light & Power Co. Tax
Valuation Raised by Assessors Monday

The Lancaster Light & Power Co.
claim to have paid $1,000 in taxes last
year throughout the county, $500 of
this amount being paid in Lancaster
city alone. The route of the pole lines
begins at Platteville where current is
delivered by the Interstate Power Co.,
and passes through the towns of
Platteville, Lima, Ellenboro, North
and South Lancaster, Liberty, Fenni-
more, Marion, Hickory Grove and
BoscObel.
Present at the meeting were asses
sors from the following places: Ell
lenboro, Sam Galbraith; Fennimore
town, George Needham; Hickory
Grove, ]. w. Kruel; Marion, Harry
Rice; North Lancaster, Peter Berndt;
PlattevilIe town, W. NJ. Huntington;
South Lancaster, j. G. Bailie; Fenni-
more village, James Bowers; Boscobel
city, Robert Miller; Lancaster city,
r. c. Willis.
George Angus, manager, and George
B. Clementson, attorney, appeared for
the company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
PIANO FIRM CHANGES HANDS.

Lambert Groenier, favorably known
as one of the foremost piano statesmen
OF southwestern Wisconsin, complet-
ed deal Monday of this week where
by he bought out the Gross Music
House of this city.
Mr.. Groenier takes possession about
June 18th. Lancaster has heretofore
been ranked as a musical center
with two large and f1ourishing con-
Germs handling musical instruments
and supplies.
The consolidation of these two
houses probably will make this civ
the home Of the largest and most
complete music house in wisconsin
outside of Milwaukee.
Mr.. Gross has been in business here
for the past five years. He intends to
make a change to a larger city. He is
well known for his ability and hustI-
ing character.
The Herald extends congratulations
and best wishes to both gentlemen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07

Definite arrangements were made to
receive the Milwaukee boosters at a
meeting held at the Union State bank
last Thursday evening when commit
tees were appointed for that purpose
The committee as whole, accom-
panied by as many citizens as would
like to go, will take the noon train to
Fennimore, Friday, where the Ian
caster delegation will meet the special
train of eleven cars. The band will
be at the depot with the city fathers
and a turnout of business people Au-
tomobiles will be on hand to escort
the visitors wherever their wishes may
take them, and the country club will
hold open house in the evening for
their benefit.
In the evening, as scheduled, an open
air concert will be given and series
Of views, relating to Milwaukee's in
dustries presented
According to the Sunday Sentinel,
some of the things to be touched upon
are as follows:
Figures on Milwaukee.
interesting figures on Milwaukee's
daily and annual production.
81 Shoes, 26,529 pairs a day, 7,694,035
pairs year.
Hosiery, 1O5,6OO pairs a day, 1885,
900 pairs year. i@ ".
Gloves, 24,134 pairs a day, $780,
$50 pairs a year.
Candy, 114,600 pounds a day, 49,
100000 pounds a year.
Among the facts thrown upon the
screen and shown in the various cities
visited regarding Milwaukee as a great
industrial center, will be the follow
ing:
Machinery-It has some of the larg-
est machinery construction shops in
the world.
Huge Car Works.
Car Works-The third largest loco
motive and car works in the United
States, and the largest owned by
railroad corporation.
Tanneries-Its tanneries are among
the greatest in the world.
Shoes-Is one Of the leading shoe
manufacturing cities in America.
Enameling- is the largest tin
ware and enameling producer in the
world.
Breweries-It has some of the larg-
est breweries in the world.
SaWmill Machinery.
Saw Mills-It manufactures Is per
cent of the heavy saw mill machinery
made in the United States.
Boat Motors-Makes more cupboard,
detachable rowboat motors than any
other city in the world.
Candies and Notwithstanding
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
Continued on Page SKI
RHODES SCHOOL ENTERTAINs.
Pupils Close Season With Excellent
Program Basket Social Followed.

Miss May Boyle of District IL. South,
Lancaster, with her pupils, entertain
ed large audience at the school last
Saturday night. Although eight pu-
pills were absent on account of meas
les those taking part in the affair ac--
quilted themselves and their teacher
most creditably in song, pantomime:,
dialogue, and playlet. After the con-
clusion of the children's program. L.
b. Starkey, of the Platteville normal.
gave a short talk on agriculture and
opportunities for lettering farm life.
Mr.. Starkey is bright young man
and evidently a sincere one. The
evening closed with a basket social"
in which Irwin Fry acted as auction
eer. Mr.. Fry exhibited his customary
ability and succeeded in disposing of
the baskets at nice prices.
The proceeds of same, amounting
to about $40, will go toward improve
ments in the school as usual.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
The Weather.

TUESDAY, May 3O.-Max. "a; min.
I 63; west wind and clear.
WEDNESDAY, May 31.-Max. 7S;
min. IS; west wind and cloudy.
THURSDAY, June MAX. rs; min.
6S; west wind, partly cloudy.
FRIDAY, June MAX. 20; min.
So; southwest wind, partly cloudy.
SATURDAY, June 3.-Max. rs; min.
g.; southwest wind, and clear.
SUNDAY, June Ajax. y; min. SO;
west wind, and clear.
MONDAY, June 5.-Max. 40; min.
So; west wind, and clear.
Phenomena of the week. Heavy
rain and electrical storm on
Thursday night when ID inches of
water fell between and 1880
o'clock. The minimum Monday of
.55 was low for the month of
June.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07

to population makes more candy and
chocolates than any other city in the
United States.
Automobile Accessories - Largest
general automobile accessory manu-
facturers in the United States.
Clothing Stands as the eleventh
city in the production of clothing.
Motorcycles Milwaukee leads the
world in the manufacture of highest
quality motorcycles, the value of the
product last year being S4,199,303.
Bread for the Nation.
Trunks-The largest trunk manu-
facturer in the world.
Delicatessen-Fres rye bread is
sent daily to all parts of the United
States. This applies also to a large
variety of fine prepared meats.
Dairy Capitals the metropolis of
the greatest dairy producing state in
the Union.
Besides this shall be distributed
thousands of illustrated books giving
facts and figures regarding the city as
a center Of business, of education and
of homes. Advertising matter in
great variety, running into million
pieces will be distributed.
Not Pleasure Trip.
Tell the good people of Milwaukee
that we are not engaged in a pleasure
trip, but in a trade extension journey
which is designed to strengthen Mil
waukee's commercial relations with
the the cities of Iowa and southwest
ern Wisconsin. While the train ap-
are luxurious, it is also
the purpose of the North Western
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
BABY AND MIXED RELATIONS.
George Curtis's Baby VIII Have Diff
ficulty Knowing How to Place Folks.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Curtis are the
happy parents Of baby boy, which
arrived last Friday a week ago. This
infant which has not yet as yet been
named, can call his grandmother,
auntie, if he wants to when he is able
to talk, for Mrs. Dan Curtis, who is
the wife of George Curtis's brother,
is also the mother Of Baby Curtis's
mother. That makes Mrs. Dan Curtis
the baby's grandmother and aunt at
the same time.
Geo. Curtis is the son-in-law to his
sister-in-law, who is Baby Curtis's
grandmother, and brother to the
baby's grandfather, so that makes
him great uncle by marriage, to his
own child.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
FARMERS ATTENTION!

Tickets for the Lancaster ChaU-
taUqua are now on sale at the
Baxter & Draper store. This sea-
son Lancaster is attempting to put
on a high class chautauqUa and
TO that end has guaranteed the
sale of $50 tickets.
Patronage from the farmers
will go a long way toward MAX
ing the affair a success and the
committee offers you the tickets
feeling confident that you will
reap benefit and consider it money
well spent.
The price of an adult season
ticket is 81 for twelve perform
anceS which paid at the gate
would cost S5.15. The child'S
ticket is $1.5O, worth $3.50. You
can call for program and take as
many tickets as you can use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
THE JUSTICE COURTS.
Wife Beating Not Permissible.


Nels S. Nelson, citizen of the
town of Castle Rock, aged about so
years, was brought to Lancaster last
Wednesday on a wife beating charge
and lodged in Jail. 1t is said that Nell
son manhandied his wife, Mary Mel
son, while imam intoxicated condition.
The couple have seven children,
and it is said that Nelson is a good
citizen, except when under the in
fiuence of liquor, when it becomes
necessary to place him under restraint.
He was held under bonds of $1,000
and his hearing set for Monday. On
that date F. E. Jenswold of Fennimore
appeared for Nelson and arranged
with the district attorney to continue
the case until September 1. It is said
that Nelson has arranged to take the
Kelley cure at Waukesha.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
Actual Tax Valuation of Grant Co.
And Apportionment to Varions Funds

this
a
raised In order obtain the levy the reader
valuation
For instance in Bown the valuation is Dividing this in
means that for $1,000 valuation in Beetown $3.50 in tax is imposed
and also little mathematics vera stimulating thing So
follow
the county and and how much retained for local
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
Released and Held Again.

Henry Otto Haskell and John Bell,
the two young men held on a twenty
days sentence for having burned
lumber at Cassville, were brought be-
fore the court again Saturday and
charged with having, on May 20, stolen
launch belonging to F. E. Parish of
Boscobel. 1t is said that Mr.. Parish
went to Cassville when the young
men were brought to Lancaster and
identified launch that was in their
possession when arrested. The launch
in question is 16 feet in length and is
valued at $125.
The men waived examination and
were held over to the circuit court
on bonds of $4,000 each. Being IN
able to pay this sum they were taken
back to jail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
NEWS MINUS LAST WEEK.

Much to the regret of the Herald
and its readers as well, no Potosi items
appeared in the paper last week. AS
a matter Of fact the items were
promptly mailed by Mr.. Wilmott as
usual, but through a misunderstood
ing the budget was detained in the
local pOstofice. This week we are
publishing what should have appeared
last week and a great big batch of
fresh Potosi news.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
CITY HALL MEASURE
RECEIVES VOTERS OK.
Majority of 50 Cast In Favor of
Proposition.
ERECTION NOT IMMEDIATE.
BalIOting Yesterday was Light, But
Result DecisiVe-Present Struc-
ture Has Seen Better Days.

The mooted question what is go
ing to be done about the municipal
building" received a decided answer
Monday night when the votes were
counted and a majority of SO found
in favor of the proposition. The total
vote cast was 42O, divided into 239
for and $50 against, with one blank
ballot.
The count took little time, owing
to the simplicity of the proposition,
and in less than an hour after the
closing of the polls the complete re-
suit was in the elections officials
hands
Ward by ward. the vote ran as fol-
lows:
First WARRIOR, 81; against, So.
Total, 80.
Second WARRIOR. AZ; against, 4S.
Total 80.
Third WARRIOR, 20; against, 81.
Blank. l. Total, 12S.
Fourth WARRIOR, 20; against 40.
Total, 112.
Voting ran light all day, and the to-
tai was III ballots under that of the
April license election when 591 votes
were cast 1t was also under the
total Of $50 votes on. the railway bond
issue of last February.
YeOman service was done by friends
Of the measure who worked quietly
in its favor and at no time felt much
doubt Of the outcome.
Lancaster gains by this a municip-
al building that will be second to
none for a town of its size, in the
state. No attempt will be made to
push completion while the present high
prices of material prevail, and with
out doubt the city fathers will appro-
pirate sufficient funds to carry on an
investigation of similar projects be-
fore deciding just what sort of build
ing will be the best
Grant county has a county build
ing and an asylum that rank positive
IT, as among the finest in the whole
state if not the country. This is due
to a large extent to the interest taken
by public spirited citizens. Without
doubt the same spirit will prevail in
the erection of a municipal building
and two years from now, or even soon
er, will see a municipal plant that
none of the citizens need feel ashamed
Of
The present city hall has had an
eventful history since it was first
erected about the year 1882 by Eu-
gene Hyde. Mr.. Hyde put the struct-
ure up as a private enterprise, using
the second floor as an opera house,
The main floor was rented to George
GOble, who ran a furniture store at
that location. Later a bowling alley
and gymnasium was located in this
part of the building.
About 1890 the city purchased the
building, paying $4,000, according to
the recollection of several Lancaster
citizens. The opera house was Operat-
ed more or less successfully until DR..
Reed put up in 1898, the building now
owned by ]. d. Hatch, but was con-
demned for this purpose a few years
later as unsafe. Since then the rear
of the second floor has been used for
gymnasium purposes and more recent
IN, by the Wisconsin Telephone com
pany in the front part. At the time
of It's erection it was considered the
last word in theaters, but the march
Of time has had its effect and today
it is distinctly an Old-fashioned build
ing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
Lancaster Spirit Evident In Plans Made For
Reception of Milwaukee Trade Boosters

railroad to demonstrate the comforts
of modern travel and incidentally to
advertise Milwaukee.
There may be an enlightened sell
fshness in this project, but it should
not be forgotten that has for its main
purpose the progress, power and pros
perity of our own home city. To that
end every loyal citizen is deeply con-
cerned."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07
WOman's Club Elect Officers.

At the meeting of the Woman's club
held at the residence Of Mrs. Louis
Fischer last Wednesday the following
officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Henry Nauman.
First Vice Pres.-Mrs. Carl Walker.
Second Vice President-Mrs. David
Crichton.
Secretary Henry Mink.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ira Murphy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07

Rush Godfrey went to Mineral
Point, Tuesday afternoon to attend
medical meeting.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-04-27

"How active are you willing to BET" in
quired Bozzara. -.
and it was stuffed with big bills, thou.
sands and five hundreds. Keene esti-
mates that he must have had $4,000
with him. 49, -
= "Why7don't the stock so DOWN." de
manded Sledge, the accusing look this
time boring into Bendix. -
$saf pass. . declared sBendix. turning
both palms upward "Pye had stuff in
the papers. every day about the new
equipment sand- better schedules and
the general erippling of the old line.
but in place Of going down to twenty
FIVE the stocks around thirty seven
dow, and at that can only find lit
tie of sit..l after n hard days work
chasing # down yesterday l picked up
less than 100 shares. We started, after
the control too late"
"N'ho's buying it?'
"Cheap young brokers and has beens
whom we haven't kept in line. They
won't say who it's for. except that It's
scattering orders. The general impress
sion seems to be gaining ground that,
no matter what happens, the stock Is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-04-27
Grasshopper Glacier.

Grasshopper glacier, at the headwa-
ters of the East and West Rosebud riv-
ers in the Beartooth mountains OF
Montana. derived Its name from the
myriads Of grasshoppers imbedded IN
the perpetual ice of that neighborhood-
Many of the specimens are Us perfect
as If preserved in alcohol for exhibi-
ton. In the opinion Of scientists who
made a FIRST hand study Of the glacier
the insects were caught in periodic
southwark fight and succumbed to the
cold in their attempt to cross the noun,
tain range. The huge ice mass. under
whose crust the grasshoppers are bur
led. is virtually under the shadow OF
Granite peak, 1882 feet high. the high.
est in Montana. Only recently has Its
existence as a perpetual glacier been
verified, though as long as forty years
ago It was traditionally known In early
Montana mining camps and mountain
towns. 1t was considered then merely
fanciful tale Of pioneer prospectors
and fur trappers who had penetrated
to the upper reaches Of this branch OF
the rugged Rockies.-Argonaut.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-04-27

Save to the aged clerk with his silver
hair and those destined followers In
the race of life whose duties are the
bars of habit, work In America Is not
a squirrels wheel" The English
Wesley once said, Il can plod.r The
American says, Il can plod If can
see something ahead to piod for" In
this country Of vast dreams and huge
fulfillments idleness Is rusty sword
In the soul, but work that has no point
to It turns the iron around aud IS even
more cxcruciatin The resiliency OF
the American spirit Is proyerbial II
Il born of Hilltop visions OF work that
is profitable to do. endcavor that gets
one on. Everything must be charged
with more or less useful idealism. A
business man said to Il clergyman who
urged him to join his church. III there
is anything can do that will really
count l will come In. but don't want
to join the church Just to sit around
and sing" 1t is this intuitive sense
that he has taken hold of n great work
that explains much Of the Americans
enthusiasm and unquenchable buoy
ancy.-From american Ideals" by
Clayton Sedgwick Cooper.