Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-28

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Now for an old-fashioned Fourth!
Thank fortune it begins to look as though our
wet spell was over.
Have good time the Fourth, but cut out the
explosives. They are silly, dangerous and I'M
necessary.
If some one could look over Carranza's shoulder
the monkey-Iike hand of Japan might be seen be
hind him.
Sixteen pages again this week. as the needs of
our subscribers and advertisers ''jist nacheraly'
demanded it. The Herald never disappoints.
Lancaster will ''pulP Fourth of July Celebra-
ton worthy Of the name Why not revive our la
mented barbecue next month? How about it,
boys?
A good many fellows who were "wolfing' about
Teddy are saying now that he is the country's
greatest American. No, not THE greatest, but
one of the truly great.
Yes, President Wilson will probably intervene
as the Herald has thought he should for several
years past. Unfortunately though, he doesn't
come to us for advice.
Frank G.. Meyer made some "derned" good
talks while on the booster trip. Simple and di-
rect-without any flowers or useless oratory.
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Grant county wealth is increasing says Mr..
Him, of the Fennimore National Bank, and the
humble dairy cow is the principal cause. Here's
for county seal with a cow rampant upon it.
''The Manure Spreader Revival" is the big
story of a recent issue of the Harvester World.
As 3D. l.. T." of the Chicago Tribune might point
out this strikes one as being zero in great revi-
walls.
The slogan, ''Wilson has kept us out of war;"
will be hardly apprOpos under present clrcum-
stances. AS a matter of fact are we benefited
by having been kept out of an unavoidable con-
troversy?
Lancaster has extended welcome to every
man, woman and child within its confines, to
come here for an old-fashioned Fourth of July
Celebration. All concerned should remember,
that it's up to us to make good.
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George Crawford of The Iowa County Demo-
crat is mentioned as democratic gubernatorial
possibility. George and Bob get out fine paper
and they stand steadfast to what they hold to be
right The honor would be befttingly bestowed.
The region near Mt Ida is said to be the high
est part of Grant county If so, why shouldn't
the county board authorize the erection at the
proper place. of a suitable post giving the altitude
and other facts of interest to the traveller? Ad-
vertise Grant county!
An exchange properly points out that county
offices should be removed from politics because
they are not properly, elective. The public
takes little interest in county politics, simply be-
cause they have no relation to what the parties
stand for in national politics.
QUO
An exchange is hectic to know whether or not
Teddy can't be prosecuted for abandoning the
millions of orphans in the progressive party?
Don't worry, dear friend; the progressive party
was Teddy himself, and Perkins, Victor Murdoch,
eft al came also Now we're all home together.
The democratic papers are all sweated up over
what is going to become OF the progressive voters
who. as the democrats claim, were left high and