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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

ers actually aid by holding the fire
up closer to the top of the furnace.
In some furnaces the hot smoke is
caused to travel round about through
extra radiators so as to increase the
area of heated metal for contact with
air. In these furnaces the fireman
must be sure that his indirect draft
damper between the main body of the
furnace and the extra radiator is
closed or else the hot smoke VIII go
directly into the chimney without
passing through the radiator and half
Of the heating efficiency of the radia-
tor will be lOst-only half of its heat
ing surface will be hot.
Furnaces can burn fuel without
heating the house if there is anything
wrong with the flow of air over the
hot furnace and into the house. The
burning fuel heats the furnace, the
hot furnace heats the air, and the
warm air should then come up into the
rooms to heat the house. You can't
pour water into a bottle when it is
full, and you can't force warm air in
to a room unless there is some way
of getting an equal amount of cold air
out. People often telephone for the
furnace man when they have placed
trunk over the cold air register and
then they wonder why the warm air
will not come into that room. Open
ing a door into the hall in the case of
bed rooms often lets the cold air flow
over the floor and down the stairway.
Some people will always allow cold air
pipes to become chOked up with rags,
and people have been known to set
fire to their houses by clogging up
warm air pipe with old shirts. The
tin pipe becomes Overheated where it
is choked and the wooden joists ignite.
This danger is always present when
people close their warm air registers
and overhead theirf furnaces. Never
close a warm air register when there
is very hot fire in the furnace. Turn
the damper in the pipe down near the
furnace or open a window. 1t is dan
berous to hold intense heat in the
pipes that have to pass through the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

floors Of a frame building. See to it,
too, that the screens placed in either
cold or warm air pipes are not clogged
up with lint. They gather dirt enough
to choke the flow of air through the
pipe, and unless the air flows freely
the cold air in a room cannot be re
placed with warm air from over the
furnace.
Most furnaces nowadays have water
pans in the sides Of their castings for
the evaporation Of moisture into the
warm air to give moist heat. Whether
house be heated by steam, hot water
or warm air it must have moisture
added to take the place OF the mOis-
ture dried by the heat. Furniture
will shrink, pianos will crack and
threats become sore without moisture.
People with their skins dried by heat
will take cold easily when they go out
of doors, so look after your water
pans. Have them placed half way up
from the floor in the side of the furni-
ture casing and fill them twice each
week. In the case Of steam or hot
water heat hang cans of water over
heat at IS degrees is more comfortable
than dry heat at 20 degrees, and 120
degrees in Arizona is less severe than
100 degrees in Wisconsin out of doors.
If you have water radiators in the
rooms see that the water comes to the
top of them. Let the air out OF the
vents in the radiators frequently or
else they will become airbound, which
will keep the water down half way.
Unless the hot water can fill the en-
tire radiator only part of the radiator
will be heated to warm the room.
Water in hot water tanks or water
radiators is heated in hollow castings
in the furnace. See to it that there is
always plenty of water in the pipes or
else a small amount of water will gen
crate steam and cause damage. If the
hot water tank rumbles it is steaming
hot, so let the hot water T-.n until
the cold water can come in and re-
duce the temperature of the tank be-
low the boiling point or cool down
your fire by closing the drafts and
throwing ashes over your fire. If you
are going to have plenty of hot water
to use in mild weather when fires are
low and there is bound to be exceed
ingly hot water when the fire is strong
so it must be used frequently to keep
it from overheating.
Thermostats are convenient but, like
the best of automobiles, they some
times need adjusting. People too Of
ten throw them out of gear with the
switch while firing and then forget to
put them to work again. The furnace
is either overheated or the thermostat
is accused of not working. Nothing
is foolproof in this world-nOt even a
heating plant. Study your furnace.
Get a picture of it from the dealer;
know how it does it's work and then |
handle it as though it were a machine, !
but whatever you do fill up with fuel |
and burn that fuel as slowly as you /
can. Light firing and strong draft |
either under the CRATES or up the !
chimney is responsible for one-third ,
of the average fuel bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23
DECISION IN FAMOUS WILL
CASE RENDERED LAST WEEP
Circuit Judge Higbee of Lacrosse
Gives Decision In Wisdom Case.

In all probability the litigation in
the Wisdom estate has been terminal
ed by the decision of Circuit Judge E.
G. Higbee of the Lacrosse circuit
court, handed down last Wednesday.
The litigation in this estate has
been of long standing.
Frank Wisdom, who had been res
ident near BOscobel since 1863, died
in January, 1912. 1t appears that he
left a will by which he gave substan-
TALLY all his property to his son,
James, and James children, and his
widow elected to take under the law
instead of the will.
Contests were filed in the county
court on the will but never tried, and
the appeal was taken from the admis-
sion of the will to probate to Grant
county circuit but the same never
came to trial and was dismissed.
Wealthy Jane Wisdom, his widow,
owned a two-seventh interest in her
fathers farm on which Mr.. and Mrs.
Wisdom have always lived, and claim
ing the right to the income and profits
from that interest, she filed suit in
Grant county circuit court asking for
judgment for $14, 10000 against the es-
tate. A demurrer was filed to her COM
plant in the circuit court and sus-
tanned by Judge Clementson, and Mrs.
Wisdom appealed to the supreme
court and he supreme court decided
that the proceedings should be brought
in the county court. The claim was
then prosecuted in county court and
Judge Goodsell on September IA, 1914,
rendered judgment in her favor for
$5,S7625.
From that judgment James Wisdom,
who was the executor of his fathers
| will, appealed to the circuit court for
Grant county and Mrs. Wisdom had the
changed to the circuit court of La
Crosse county, and the case was there
tried in November and finally disposed
Of by Judge Higbee sitting at Prairie
du Chen, early in January.
/ Judge Higbee reversed the judgment
kof the Grant county court and disal-
lowed Mrs. Wisdom's claim in full.
There have been number of minor
hearings on motions Of a technical ma
ture but which never settled anything
! Local attorneys have figured as at
torneys in the case. Mr.. Howe OF
this city together with Hayes e Hef-
from Of South Dakota and Attorney
Richmond Of Madison have acted fol
Mrs. Wisdom, while the interests Of
the estate have been attended to by
John J. Blaine and the firm of Blaine
& Kemp, and Mr.. Carthew Of Lancas-
.ter-BOscObel Dial-Enterprise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23
How Ii Should BE Fired, and the
Reasons Why.
iii Firing the Furnace Does Not Warm
tie House, ION Had Better
Fire The Fireman.

If your furnace does not keep you
warm blame the fireman and not the
furnace. Ninety-nine times to one it
is his fault. Firing a furnace requires
some knowledge of the machine and
some understanding of the principles
of air control. Fuel has given guam
tity of heat units in it always and
there are two exits for heat when fuel
is burned in a furnace. One is up the
chimney, and that is where a careless
fireman will send it; the other is into
the house by means of the radiation
of heat through metal, the warming
of air and the flow of warm air into
a room with an equal flow OF cold air
out of the room. Most people in this
cold weather think they are saving
fuel when they fire up six times day
and leave their drafts on when as
matter of fact they are forcing the
maximum amount of their fuel up the
chimney. They should fill their fur
naces as full as they can pile the fuel
into them and then run a slow fire.
Slow burning consumes the smoke and
gases as fuel and the heat units in the
fuel can be used. Rapid or forced
draft burning sends the smoke up the
chimney before it can be burned and
used for heating.
And then so few people realize that
there is a lifting draft in a chimney.
Chimneys usually pull at the fire
stronger when the wind is blowing
outside and some chimneys have
stronger drafts than others so that in
stormy weather the heat is sucked up
the chimney unless the fireman closes
the smoke pipe damper or opens the
check in the smoke pipe so as to break
the draft which pulls at the fire. Over
heated chimneys on stormy nights are
often caused by strong draft chimneys
forcing the fire even when front drafts
are closed. People should always
check the draft in their smoke pipes
in stormy weather. When burning
coke or hard coal damper which will
shut off the draft in the smoke pipe
is absolutely essential.
Fuel, too, must not only be full up
in the firebox, but evenly spread all
around it without being heaped up or
coned in the center. A wide bed of
hot fuel gives the most heat.
It requires air up through the fuel
to make it burn, and this means that
the ashes must always be kept free
from under the CRATES and the solid
clinkers that form above the CRATES
must be raked out or else the air can
not pass up through the fuel. If the
CRATES of a furnace have heat above
and are buried in ashes below they
will melt Just as the horseshoe melts
when the blacksmith buries it deep
into hot seals an ::;c.;sss as The eni Of
a poker meIts when thrust deep into
the fire. The under side Of the CRATES
must be cooled by the air or they will
get red hot and bend down out Of
place. Ashes in the frebOx nearly up
to the fuel door do no harm if they are
loose so as to permit cir to pass
through them and If free from clink-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23
Valuable Information About
The Firing of Your Furnace
PASTE THESE HINTS
IN YOUR THINK TANK

Slow burning consumes the
smoke and gases as fuel.
You should always check the
draft III the smoke pipes in stormy
weather.
A wide bed OF hot fuel gives the
most heat.
You can't force warm air into
q rOom unless there is some way
of getting an equal amount OF
cold air out.
Never close warm air register
when there is a hot ere in the
furnace.
Moisture must be added to take
the place of the moisture dried
by the heat.
Nothing is FOOl-pTOOf in this
wOrld-nOt even a heating plant.
Light firing and strong draft
is responsible for One-third of
the average fuel bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23
A SPECIMEN OF PUREST ENGLISH

An engrossed copy of the following
hangs on the walls Of BrasenOse col
lege, Oxford University, England. 1t
is said that as a model of expressive
English and pure diction, this letter
Of a good man to a broken-hearted
mother, has never been surpassed:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
Nov. 81, 1864.
To Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass:
Dear Madam have been shown in
the files of the war department a state
ment of the acknowledgement of Mass
achusetts that you are the mother of
five sons who have died gloriOusly on
the field Of battle. l know how weak
and fruitless must be any word of
mine which should attempt to beguile
you from the grief of a loss SO over
Whelming. But I cannot refrain from
rendering you the consolation that
may be found in the thanks of the re-
public they died to save. 1 pray that
cur Heavenly Father may assuage the
anguish Of your bereavement and
leave you only the cherished memory
OF the loved and lost and the solemn
pride that must be yours to have laid
so costly a sacrifice upon the altar
| Of freedom.
Yours very sincerely and respect
fully. "A. LINCOLN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

Donald William Foster, son Of Har-
vey and Norma Foster, was born Dec
81, 1910, at West Bend, Wis, and de-
parted this life, Feb. 8, 1916.
When Donald was IS months old he
came with his parents to Lancaster
to make their home. He loved the
Sunday school and attended regular
~ the Methodist Sunday school, be-
ing a member Of Miss Tuckwoods
class.
For five years little Donald helped
to brighten the home, filling the hearts
Of all around him with joy and glad
ness; and now that he has gone, none
can feel that they have sinned in low
ing too we'll He was by nature a
most generous and affectiOnate child
and had large circle Of friends.
His sickness lasted over two weeks,
and during that time his sufferings
were all that could be endured But
he bore it with patience and submits
sion. On Wednesday, Feb. 9 at $50
in the afternoon his spirit took it's
flight.
The little casket was taken to the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Foster, where the fun
eraI was held. A large number Of
friends were present and beautiful
flowers in great profusion gave evil
dence of the loving thought of his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

Fresh young men delight to get
picked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

Some people are willing to take al
most any old thing except a hint.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23
Donald Foster.

He IS not dead
The child Of your affection;
But gone unto that school
Where he no longer needs the
earthly protection,
And Christ himself doth rule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

And many chap talks like wise
man and acts like a fool
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

Few sermons are as broad as they
are long.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

One more little one
Entereth Heaven;
One more angel
To Paradise given;
Another soft starlight
Cleans out in the sky;
Another sweet carol
Is heard on High.
There comes a fair morning
To Sorrows night;
A glorious dawning,
Of fadeless light;
The cloud that received him,
Shall soon be withdrawn
And given to thy clasping
That precious one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

The parents and grandparents of
little Donald wish to express sincere
and heartfelt thanks for the many acts
Of kindness, rendered by friends and
neighbors during his illness; also all
who, in loving thought, sent cut flow
ers and in any way rendered assist
ance during the sad hours which fol-
lowed the departure of little Donald.
E. j.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

many friends, which helps to soften
the harsh aspect of these sad occas-
ions. Mr.. Beavins spoke words of
comfort and hope to the sorrowing
friends, and the little form was laid
to rest in Hillside cemetery.
Beside the grandparents, father and
mother, there is a little sister, Dorothy
and brother Marvin to mourn his de-
parture.
Those from out of town who attend
ed the funeral were. Mrs. Ella Mink, of
Cassville; Mrs. Amy Coombs, of Liv-
ingstOn, and NJ. Ray Mink of Burton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23
Plenty Of Winter Yet!

Yes, you bet, and plenty of time to keep in
mind that good stock of the right kind of fuel
will save you doctor bills keep you warm and
comfortable and make the winter time pleasant
time.
Remember, this big yard is here to serve you
and serve you right in the Fuel Line. No mat
ter what you may want we have it and you'll find
delivery service is right.
In the Building Line-Wel, we would just
like to talk to you about building material. We
always have everything necessary for either
building or repair work and right through you
will find that we can please and satisfy you
order TOO large to fill; no order too small to
not have prompt attention.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-02
PLAY AMATEUR
ONTWOCOURSES
Qualifying Rounds This Year
To Be SITTER Than
Ever Before

PHILADELPHIA. Sept PLAY
ers in the twenty second auaua,
championship tournament, OK ta'
United States Golf association next
week al the Merton club PhIadel
phia. will use TWO : hole courses in
the qualifying rognd for the drst
time in the history Of he classic.
Merton has two championship
courses and instead ~ playing one
qualifying round OF IS holes Satur
day and another s.hoie round Mon
day The players vii 20 2s holes
Monday playius the frs IS on one
course and The second round on rhe
other. making q 3e-ho.e round 70
produce 50 best score holders iov
match round TO start Tuesday morn.
ing. So holes @! golf, each hole be
ing different
The beauty 81 this scheme from
the standpoint Of champion ship so'l
is apparent. for the players 70 quai
ify must be able 10 put up heir best
brand OF game both morning ana
afternoon There VIII be little
chance OF puIliE- up after one bad
is. learning the pitfalls OF 'hr
course. then coming ia under Oh.
wire
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-02
Battle Today for Pole in Race to Knock Down Red Sox
Get Out TO Navin Field and Rock the Heavens
With Noise Is Jennings Appeal to Fans

the stands can do
/ guess that you begin 90 get the
point II you fellows don't rock the
heavens for us. We would be better
of playing some other place The
PLAYERS expect lot o. support now.
and II they don't get H., the disar
potntmtnt rs likely 20 react on their
play II they do get IL, they will do
their part
Don't think that | am advocating
ruwdy'sm No ono has moro con
tempt than | for the fan who uses
the crowd as shield white he heaps
vulgar abuse on bal, player wheth
or hostile or IN q home uniform
P0t don't expect anything like that
from Detroit fans. They are clean
rootcrs. and sometimes superb. Ere
quently. however. they are DIT too
conservative. and that is Why am
making This appeal n YOU fans
get ont there and act human. be
Hove tint We can sweep into the
forefront ~ the league And YOU
viii has" q better time. too
Any fan who can hold his peace
when De- should ~ Yelling after this
appeal FROM Huyhey should devote
his rccreatioral hours hereafter 20
chess and t'ddls de-vink More
over. what Jennings SAYS about lusty
roofing aiding the club is true,
every word Of n There was never
% climb HAT could rail-, IN ~" pinch's
80 can 'he Tieer- when they are In
the notion and thof is The sort Of
notion The bugs in The stands can
suggest
There i- uo telling Who Rowland
v.'l rttH ag inst 'hc TIGER TO-DAY
buf There fs q up car that y VIII hc
either Russell or Wolfg1rF Tho ,n'
'f- has been puzzle 20 Tjge most
eff tl seHsou hu' for soU" reason
Poy'a-H has hren In mo habit Of
sfsr.trE Russell of'cner white The
Rea,' Isl great pitcher LEFT harlers
recently have been T'.or meat and
ho 'a Ne lid the Ju1e,lo"r prefer
Yesterday fhe regulars defea'.d
Toronto. 20 e Cunningham pitched
and allowed something like rs hits
I'm Justice ga Tho sogug finger u
sheu3 ae explained that The game
was played u % s"a ~ mud and was
-psd on rr ,ouH" rlo1dbr p
TEr~. 70 "hgu~" for fielding ,N
e,rIoncr a-d 'hat explains The an-
parent fuess 0' the pitcher
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-02
Motor Boat Enthusiasts
Are Flocking to Detroit
River Shore Is Lined
With Yachts From
Many Cities
~ + wEBSTrR B4BBlTr

~ r.. ~ r. II y Z 2. * - = IS ~
Private yachts from nearly every
town and CITY IN the rivers ana
lake, Tween Cleveland. Detroit ar
PORT Huron. lin tho At1eriC4a and
8eil, I'll. -hoI iug The National.
Gold cup regatta ah.-h opens thre,
days OF The fastest motor boat rac.
ling Detroit has even seen. az {
o'clock this sf.ar, Don
speed boat enthusiasts from
Cleysl7nl, Toledo. Monroe. Algonac,
PoT' Huron ant intermediate poin',
have ae,'li arriving sor several days,
and wing up a. vantage points be.
twrcn Beile Isle bridge and the up
per end q tho slanG
Ideal weather Is promised for the
event All q tra SIX er ries are in
the arest condition AMI final ar
rarremenls we're completed for rha
occasion az n meeting NJ The Miss
Detroit Pow = Roar association In
the lT5'ol Por,ctar'rtin Fridas
7icht
Z, was only tozsa wears aEo
that gold cups were won ~ boa
THAI vent no faster than - milo
an hour Each year this speed was
Increas"I un.l last August When
MI Detroit shattered d., Ro-.d.
record tct two of the hr-. our 0E
three 5o-mila heats At Nanaas4et
Pa y Y. her line Vas IS o. mile.
an E1ur She ls expected 20 d"
even better over like courso thi
afternoon
The races viii start half way be-
tween The Detroit Yacht ana Do
troit Fsolf clubs. and tire first heat
VIII re twice around the course.
The starting signals will consist
of a preparatory eur which viii 10
fired fye minutes before the wart.
The contestants are to approach tho
line under fun speed al abreasf.
The tens must be IA nearly par
sllel as possible 10 The starting line
n thcy are uneven thew VIII ba re-
called by The rapid dipping Of red
flag rhe dropping Of a rcd hall and
the firing 81 > gym vill be the Gig
nal IN start
Tho entries and the drivers FOL.
low Mise Detroit. Niss Detroit p
3. 4. ~. W. r S1nhoru. pilot
Baby Harold. Detroit y c. Johnny
Mile. pilot Mics Hamtramck, Dbl
Rey " 2 4. Fremnr Monroe. pilot
Hawkeye. Lake George r. A. A H.
Judson. pilot Potter pan v. Colum-
bia Y. C.. Fred floyd, pilot Miss
Minneapolis. Minneapolis p A.
Rernard Smith pilot.
The race co-nrIftee consists NJ
Com \. 4 Teu,rleton. chairman
Com. + X s.illaad Com o F., Bar
thei. officers Of the Miss netroit
Power Boat assoc lation 4 A.
schantz. commodore william l.
netzger. 'rca surer ard J Leo Bar
ret'. secretary. racing commIss!on;
n Claude HeadIey. Charles r
Chapman and Frank VI Garden
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-02
L. R4RnLn v WLLcOK-


The Tigers are back They nave
completed a glorious invasion ~ the
east and are within striking distance
OF TO pennant Their chance 20
break into the world series Is "a
good as anybody's, and q bi' better
than several Everything now te.
nsnde On this home stand They are
arsieHs 20 ger cr or their right
pass. and tt rs a splendid idea
This afternoon the Tigers mytt
The White SoN m a game beyond tho
us sal Importance. FOR its result N'!
have 'ot 10 do with the vtlsiNt
position ~ 'hc clubs The pole rs
just ass Important in baseball as .u
raei01 Harry Covelysktt vH' pitch
rod.'. and il is probable taa' narss
w.i rlkv the mound rororr -
aErr-t cleveland The Monday r.'.t
.rs Nll Do Up 20 James Mitchell
BDlard and p1Nu- AZ 'or~ y
thrs5 games sra holiday aalrs. ma
undouwcd'v Boy vtl bring ogr the
biggest crowd to- three CONSECUTIVE
days 'Na' has sracod .fct'N in
'hns parts This year Pfs' nsrr
Hu-hr 1uu-s lse- Par 11r,u'
In vs.~n 'o make "'f' pr'
-Wt ha-. ,ar .arr 'r.- r..
cas-, MIN record ,har elI H.E
every ur-rc- 81. r-Hrt VITA SOS
says ts Tser 'r.'r- Tra h..rar-
have r,er r..#ur. '.. pitchers -..'..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-02
CHURCH MEETS
MURRAY NEXT

FOREST HILLS. y Y. Sept .
Tho success or failure Of George
Myers Church. the Ncw Jersey ten
nis star. who eliminated Maurice y
McIouEhlin In the national tonnis
singles tourney. r. nc most promi
nent feature in The nfth round ~
play today Re meets Robert Lind
ICY Murray
McT.oughlin's defeat. far from be-
ing crushing. served TO bring out
tho fact that Church has an excel
lent chance ~ going into The final
round
Other matchee today viii send
William " Johnston. The national
champion. against Watson " Wash
burn, while z Norris Williams ID
former holder ~ The fi'Ic. wnl
meet Douglas S. Waters Clarence
J Grimn s paired WIN Wallace F.
IohnrOn