Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13


slant tolerate any division of allegi-
ance."
CHAS. Il. HUGHES.
Taking it all in all it was a pretty
good fair at that, wasn't it?
Lessee-about two weeks ago we
were complaining about the drought.
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Grant County Fair drew it's usual
joiner" luck in having wet weather.
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At last reports the Panama Canal
was getting ready for another slide
to first base
Along with the slogan she kept us
out of war" we will now have she
kept us out of a strike''
Those terrible Grant county moss
oacks and standpatters rolled up a
shamefully large majority for the
whole conservative state ticket.
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The basal day the old-timer opines
is not eight hours, five hours, ten
hours or sixteen hours, but enough
hours to keep the wolf from the door
be they early or late
Wisconsin proved her fickleness bv
nominating Philip and LaFollette at
the same time, and California did like
wise by electing progressive Hiram
Johnson on republican platform en-
d0rsing Hughes. The answer here
seems to be that "them that are in
are i'm
An eminent exchange is all ''fussed
up" over the soiled money are com
PEELED to take in doing business.
Wants to create a sentiment for new,
crisp bills in the banks, department
stores, and so on. A worthy idea but
most folks will be glad to keep on get
ting the DID, soiled, unsanitary kind
and be thankful to get what they can.
AS long as we must have primary
law why not pass another law making
ut criminal offense for man to vote
outside of his party and only give
him the one ballot he asks for? Also
pass another law taking away the
franchise where voter remains away
from the primary election two years
in succession without a satisfactory
reason.
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What quality is as essential toward
success achievement as is industry or
thrift? We think the power of appli-
cation is coordinate virtue with the
other two. We can see on every hand
the result of patient effort coupled
with single, driving desire to make
good on the thing at hand "Sticktoi-
tiveness" we used to call it out west.
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1t is almost paradox that the very
essentials of a child's future welfare
cannot with all our schools and col
leges, be taught any place but in the
home. Parents more than anyone
else, can, by example and precept,
form the child's character in being
honest, industrious and businesslike.
Some children of even tender years
seem to have a fine sense of honor,
a training for tasks, an idea of bust
ness to a greater extent than many
-
because they are taught such plain,
old-fashioned and sterling virtues
right in their own home.
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In this issue of Grant County Her
aid we announce an advertising
campaign and circulation building
contest, beginning at once and last
ing for six weeks time. This is be-
gun in no sense to bolster up a weak
circulation or to recuperate a failing
business. AS a matter of fact the
HeTald's circulation and advertising
patronage has never been better than
it is right at the present time. Our
advertising compaign IS BEGUN to
introduce the paper into new homes
and to advertise the paper itself in a
general and effective way. We feel no
doubt that our efforts will be success
ful or that we will have any difficulty
III holding our new patrons Just as
we have those who subscribed during
Mr. Lowrey's campaign Of two years
back. Mr.. ]. S. Lackey, OF Davenport,
Iowa, will have active charge, and we
have every confidence in his honesty
and business ability. We have known
him for some years and he has a fine