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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
WISCONSIN BANKS IN
FLOURISHING CONDITION

Wisconsin banks are in a flOurishing
condition according to the annual re-
port of the banking commissioners re
Gently filed with Governor Philip.
There are 6SS state banks, four mu-
tual savings banks, and fifteen trust
companies doing business under the
Wisconsin state laws. The aggregate
capital investment of these institutions
on Nov. 10th last, was $22,S98,20O,
which was a gain of $1,078,300 over
that during the preceding twelve
months. The total resources of the in
situations were $3.50, 941 1928, an in
crease of SIS, 38O,19 for the year.
The commissioner said that the heavy
demand upon the resources of the
banks during the previous year Of fin
ancial disturbance had been adjusted
and q return to normal standards had
| been made. The decrease in bills pay
able and rediScounts was 81, 491 ,582
and the increase in deposits was $14,-
9S7. 317. The average reserve increased
| during the year from 10 to Fl per cent.
! The commissioner said that the banks
were in a position to supply the GUS
! toners with sufficient funds to take
care Of any reasonable demand that
might be made upon them.
The commissioner said that one Of
the obstacles which have deferred
banks from increasing their capital
when deposits warranted had been the
taxing Of banks upon their capital and
surplus. If the tax was levied on the
income instead of the capital and sur
plus he believed that many more of
the banks would voluntarily increase
their capital stock. He recommended
that the increase in capital stock be
based on the deposits of a bank in
stead of upon the population of the city
or village in which the bank was To-
Gated.
The commission recommended that
limitations on loans to a person, CO
partnership or corporation be reduced
from 80 to 20 per cent of the capital
and surplus of the bank and that the
limitations on loans approved by the
board of directors be reduced from
so to 80 per cent Of the capital and
surplus of a bank. The report con
tains detailed statements Of the re-
sources and liabilities of the state
banks and trust companies of WiscOn-
sin, and other information regarding
the operation during the last year. The
report will be printed and may be Sc
cured by persons interested on appli-
cation to the commissioner.
j
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
FENNIMORE

The Times says:
Mrs. VIM. Farris passed away peace
fully Monday evening about 1870 at
her home just northwest of town, af-
ter an illness of several months du-
ration. She was greatly beloved by
large circle of friends, who will sin
cerely mourn with the bereaved fam
lily in their great loss. Mrs. Farris
is survived by her aged husband and
seven children: William and Alex Of
Charleston, w. Va; James Of Chica-
go; John, of Pittsburg; Mrs. F. NJ.
Bray of TOmali; Chrissie and Clyde
of Fennimore, all of whom expect to
reach here for the funeral, which is
to be held from her late home Thurs
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
The community was shocked Friday
morning to hear of the sudden death
of Mrs. David Napp, Of heart disease.
Mrs. Napp had been afflicted with the
grip since before Christmas, but was
ralIying from it, and on Friday morn
ing was real cheerful, had breakfast
| read the paper, and seemed in excep-
tionally good spirits. The end came
very suddenly. Mr.. and Mrs. Napp had
but recently moved to town from the
farm, which they had turned over to
| their son Emil, and with their daugh
ter Matte, were very comfortably To-
Gated in their nice home here, but
which, alas the deceased was destined
to enjoy for such brief time only
The sympathy of the entire communi-
ty and of many friends elsewhere
goes out to the stricken family in their
great bereavement. The funeral Mon
day from the NJ. E. church, Rev. Will
| let officiating, was attended by an i'm
mense concourse of people, showing
the high esteem in which Mrs. Napp
was held generally. A sad feature of
the occasion also, was the inability of
the daughter, Matte, to attend her
mothers funeral, being herself severe
ly ill., Her condition, however, is
greatly improved, we are glad to state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WIFE.
Golfers Weekly.)

A woman has just told us of what
she did the night her young husband
found himself bankrupt. His factory
was closed, he had lost all he owned
plus a good deal more-and, as he
looked at it, life was about at an end.
He reflected that he had taken his wife
from a happy and charming home, and
that he had brought disgrace and pow
erty on her. 1t occurred to him that
well-placed bullet might be the best
all-round solution of his difficulties.
His wife, at home, made a poignant
surmise as to what he was thinking
Of Suddenly it occurred to her that
here was a chance for teamWOrk-an
opportunity to show what being a wife
really meant. She prepared a delic-
iOus little dinner, she made her home
as inviting as she could, and she ar
rayed herself in her most becoming
dress. Her husband returned, not to
disheveled and sObbing woman, to
neglected house and a drama Of dis
aster, but to home where everything
spoke Of resolution, of continuity, OF
expectation. The fire on the hearth,
his simple well-cooked dinner, the
courageous eyes Of his attractive wife,
restored him to true sense of values.
He was able, amid all his confusion
of purpose and torment of realization,
to see his failure as only retrievable
episode of his life. He is now a sue
cessful manufacturer, his debts are
paid, and he has happy home with
son and daughter in it. He was saved
from being suicide by the fact that
woman was sportsmanlike at the
right moment. Not bad thing to
think about in thesed avs when unac-
customed poverty is bringing dismay
to thousands.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

%, New Year! standing at the door
Knee-deep in frozen drifts,
Your starry eyes are full of hope,
Your arms are full of gifts.
You bring us love, you bring us fame,
You bring us yellow gold,
And all the fruits and all the flowers
Your youthful hands can hold.
But one more treasure yet we crave,
The greatest of them all,
The boon for which we wait and pray
In hut and palace-hall.
Keep love and fame and fruits and
gold,
And blossoms dew-impearled,
But bring the blessed gift of Peace
Unto the war-worn world.
-Minna Irving in Leslie's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
MUSIC FROM LIGHT.

Tradition has it that on the plains
of Egypt, 5000 years ago, the giant
statue of the Memni emitted weirdly
beautiful notes when struck by the
first rays of the rising sun. To-day,
after 5000 years, it is interesting to
know that we have at last reached the
point of transmitting light rays direct
ly into sound rays.
In Dr.. Lee de Forests laboratory
there are a number Of small spherical
incandescent bulbs from which can be
obtained a succession of musical notes,
clear and sweet of surprising volume,
the pitch and timbre of which can be
varied almost at will to initiate any
musical tone of an orchestra.
During the work on the experiments
in developing the audion as wireless
telephone detector andi Incidentally as
an amplifier to be used on long dis
lance telephone lines, the discovery
was made that when the circuits OF the
audion were connected in a certain
way, a clear musical note was heard
in the telephone receiver, which was
connected in one of these circuits. The
pitch of the notes is very easily reg
ulated by changing the capacity Of the
inductance in the circuits.
A scale has been arranged, similar
in function to that Of an organ, with
switches in place of the ordinary keys,
so that by pressing certain keys the
operator can cut out, or in, more or
1 i-kn hITC
changing the notes emitted from the
telephone receiver at will.-The In
dependent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
A FINICKY EDITOR.

The express office is one door south
of the Witness office! This priceless
information is for the benefit of the
misguided trappers, who, with box OF
skunk hides under their arms, walk
into the Witness office with one sign
on the door and two others on the
building) and pollute our holy of hol-
les with that mephitic aroma that is
unmistakable, and incidentally un-
bearable. The express man doesn't
care. He gets something out of it be
sides the smell.-Plattevill Witness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
At "The Palace" Hotel.
strickland Gillian in Judge.)

If the rooms are dirty and the slop-
jar is cracked and the heaters suffer
ing from chronic chill lasting from
October to April; if the writing stand
has only three legs and is prOpped
against the wall, if the extra comfort
er on the foot of the two-inch-thick
hammockesque bed looks as if it had
been used as road-drag after a recent
rain, if there is only one towel, (about
the size of a handkerchief and made
of cheesecloth), if the wallpaper is
hanging loose from the ceiling and
peeling off the walls, it is the Palace
hotel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

Every once in while some wild
eyed individual jumps into the arena
and says that if certain things hap
pen this old world is just going to go
to the demnition bowows. Yessir,
things are going to stop entirely,
everybody will starve to death, or if
it is a moral issue every revered in
stitution will be corrupted and des-
troyed. And yet the old world has
stood some mighty hard things-in-
Guiding a flood and still keeps rolling
on towards its destiny. The human
race is a mighty tenacious one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
INAPPROPRIATE LAUGHTER.
Boston Transcript

It was a sweet, sad play, and there
was hardly a dry handkerchief in the
house. But one man in the first bal
cony irritated his neighbors excess
sively by refusing to take the perform
ance in the proper spirit. Instead of
weeping, he laughed. While others
were hopping their eyes and endeav-
oring to stifie their sobs, his own
brimmed with merriment and he
burst into inappropriate outlaws.
At last the lady by his side turned
upon him Indignantly:
81 d-don't know what brought y-you
here" she sobbed, with streaming
eyes, and pressing her hand against
her aching heart, "b-but if y-you don't
like the p-play you m-might l-let 9TH
er p-people enjoy it,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
CAN'T DO WITHOUT TT.

Mt. Vernon, S. D., jam 8, 1915.
Editor Grant County Herald,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir: Enclosed find $3.50 fol
the Herald. Can't get along without
it. If 1 owe any more, let me know
Please send receipt.
Yours truly,
JOHN FLITSCH,
Mt. Vernon, South Dakota.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

The old-fashioned man who predict
ed that cold winter, can call at the
Herald office and take his pick of the
calendars. Prof. Irl r. Hicks has
nothing on him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

An exchange says that Henry Ford's
peace cruise was parallel to John
Browns Harper's Ferry effort, and
suggests that we make it realistic by
hanging Henry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

The long bedsheet law is reported
TO have worked out so successfully that
95 per cent of the hotels now comply
with it. This was a law that looked
foolish, but people who travel say it's
a good one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

Lumber jacks in the northern woods
are overcome with an epidemic of la
grippe that has laid the sturdy wood
choppers low by the score. Grippe is
no respector of persons, creed, or prev
ious condition of servitude.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

Edward Toellner of Madison, fell
down stairs, and broke both arms and
is now confined in the general hospi-
tai. Moral: When you see you are
falling, jump-you will only break a
leg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
Hard Luck.

First Chauffaur-Bin got fined $500
for taking his employers car without
permission. Second Chauffeur - But
how did the boss know he took it?
First Chauffeur-Why, Bill ran over
him-ChicagO News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

They are giving the Mexicans at Neu-
yo Laredo gasoline baths. Ostensi-
bly, this is for the purpose of prevent
ing typhus infection, but in reality
probably because soap and water
wouldn't remove the dirt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

1916 is starting to boom right along.
Spring is only two months off and
summer with bountiful crops on the
far horizon. Get busy and smile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

People frequently bring or send in
notices of lodge meetings, social
events, church notices, etc., and ask
what the charges are. The charges
for anything that is not run as bus
mess organization and for affairs that
are not being conducted for profit, are
nothing at ALL We are glad to assist
you in bringing these notices before
the public and will publish them free
of charge. On the other hand, any
events where a charge is being made
and where the affair is given with a
profit in view, it becomes the same as
any other advertising.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

1t has been tolerable cold for the
past few days, but as they say out
west, you don't feel because it's so
dry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

President Wilson has done gone and
put his name on the primary ballot
in "Injianny" At least he allowed it
to be placed there w. ]. Bryan is re-
ported to be sitting on the front porch
of his farm home and weeping, gnash-
ing his teeth, and saying, "Lo, l made
him and now he is greater than L."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

This is the time of the year when
many little events are happening that
would interest people if they only
found their way into print. Remember,
we have to depend to a large extent
on our public for news. If you know
of something, don't be backward
send it in.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

Farmers are wide-awake these days
and recognize very well the value of
judicious advertising. The reason is
simply because the modern farmer is
a business man and knows that pub
licity is just as necessary in his bust
ness as it is in any other. He is not
afraid to spend few dollars on an
attractively gotten up and well dis
played ad, because as bright ex-
change puts it, ne knows what other
peoples advertisements have meant
to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

How strange it is that only sensi-
BILE people agree with US
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

Speaking of best sellers, do you
know that the sales OF the Book With
a Thousand Eyes" exceeds that of
any other compilation. The old-fash-
toned people used to read the Bible a
great deal and the older generation
had a morality and a philosophy that
gave them heap more comfort than
many of us mOderns have.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

What We Need in Iowa." is the cap
ton our esteemed cOntemp, the Du-
buque Times-Journal, places at the
head of an editorial The burden of
the effusion is an appeal for higher
development of the social spirit, the
friendly spirit, the cooperative spirit.
So it is everywhere. Every town,
hamlet and community in the world
needs more of these things for they
lie at the base of all our development
The matter with Iowa is the matter
with Wisconsin, Nova Scotia, Alaska
and TimbuctOo. We're all brothers
under the skin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

Mr.. Ford came back from Europe
saying that it was a peoples war af-
ter all-that the big gun makers, the
kings, kaisers and bankers and bosses
were simply following the peoples
will. We knew that too. But it didn't
cost us a million dollars to find it out.
If Henry Ford had staid at home and
kept still he would have been likely
candidate for president as every own
er of one of his cars would have
boosted for him. Not now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19

Good morningl Have an icicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19
A NEW YEARS PRAYER.

Mt. Vernon, South Dakota.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-23

irons a fair understanding of
school matters.
All are fairly we'll acquainted
with those conditions or if they
are not can easily ascertain the
facts by making inquiry. 1t is
up to them therefore, to investi-
gate conditions for themselves
and to act accordingly. There is
no occasion, so far as we can
see, for q political, fractional or
personal fight, and we believe
each one will be given an oppor-
tunity to give a free expression
Of his views by his ballot at the
polls. No doubt there will be
various rumors ahoat, but let
each one satisfy himself or her.
self of the facts in the case and
be governed thereby. The will
Of the majority should rule and
must be respected.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-23
ARMADA ENTERPRISE.
w. W. MOBERLY, owner and Editor.
Phone Arvada IS
| MEMBER COLORADO EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
State Laws are Weak
In Some Particulars

The state of Colorado is not as
young as it once was and yet
with all of its age, with all of
the experience that is said to be
q competent and thoro teacher,
Colorado's laws are weak in
many particulars. The particu-
lar we have in mind Just now is
this that there is no fund in
the County Treasurer's Office
which may be used for the pur-
pose of experimenting and prose-
cutting criminals. At least, that
is what our County Commission
ers tell us. Consequently, when
q crime is committed, even muir
der, if the criminal leaves the
county and state. he has rea-
sonable assurance that he is safe,
as the county does not like to
spend the money necessary to
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-23

locate him and bring him back.
On account of the lack of a
fund for the detection and prose-
cution Of criminals, cattle are
stolen, horses, hogs and chickens
and unless the farmers protec-
tive association takes the matter
up and offers a reward and pros
ecutes the case, the offenders
stand the best kind of chance
of going unpublished.
In the recent conhagration
which might have burned out
half of Arvada, the only real
work done on the case, except
what Sheriff Dennis did, we are
told at his own expense largely,
and on his own initiative, all
that was done to apprehend the
fire bug" was paid for out of
the pockets of few business
people in Arvada.
About twenty dogs have been
poisoned here in Arvada, and
the only suggestion Of an effort
made to catch the vile wretch
who is committing these cruel
and inhuman deeds has been
thru rewards offered by private
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-23
The Girl and The Game

The serial story we are now
running in the Enterprise will
be completed in the issue we
print on April 6. The next will
be The Girl and The Came on
April Is. 1t will behoove you to
subscribe now if YOU are not al
ready a subscriber in order to
begin with this splendid story.
The Girl and The Game" by
Frank H. Spearman, is a story
OF a young girls struggle for
success in the face OF adversely
the revelation of Wall Streets
control of Americas railroad
systems - the explanation of So
called high society," with its
pampered daughters. its fnan-
cial trickery, its defeats and vic
tories. Never before has such
an interesting subject been pre-
sented in a newspaper serial.
Don't forget about that dollar.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-23
John J. Weber for
Member of School Board

The name of John j. Weber is
being quite fayorably mentioned
as candidate for secretary Of
the school board. Mr.. Weber
is well and favorably known,
and is a man of long experience
as an accountant and office man,
having held positions of trust in
connection with railroad pur-
chasing departments and for
many years with the Leyden
Coal Company Mr.. Wcbber is
independent IN politics and we
believe is a man who viii, II
elected, handle all school prob
lens in an unprecedented and
business like manner. He is a
property owner OF some Impor-
lance and has two children in the
Arvada schools. II he enters
the race he will do so because lie
has been urged to do SO by many
of his friends. but he will not be
merely passive, he will go in to
win. In view of the fat that
Mr.. Weber has no environment
that should in any way hamper
him in his administration of the
schools affairs the Enterprise
will give him its unqualified sup.
port. and from all we can hear
ne win have the support of those
Mho are vIlaliy interested the
substan tial and progressive de-
volormont Of our schools.
a.. h. tpplIsc ,cH,vss that
tousD las been sNid in these
columns &c sIN. Tic scEoo! pa.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-23

City Attorney Campbell served
notice on City Treasurer Buck
Wednesday morning that if he
allowed the bills OF any members
OF the town bnard for labor or
supplies he did so at his own
Mr.. Campbell SAID he had been
requested to serve such notice
by some of the citizens of the
town and was merely perform
ing his duty. While no one dis
putes the fact that there is a
statute forbidding members of
the town board from selling
goods or labor to the town, yet
the eXpedlency of the case, in d
town the size of Arvada requires
that the law in this respect be
not SO strict. 1t is indeed "a diff
ticult matter to get desirable
men to serve on the town board
as nearly every man in Arvada
is either engaged in business
here or works or has business in
Denver, which makes it impos-
slble for them to serve on the
town board. The towns bust
ness should be in the hands OF
business men that is men of
business abllitT, and available
men OF that calibre are scarce.
However, there are two sides to
the question and the general diff
ticulty seems to be that the pat
ronage of the town drifts into
narrow channels and is not even
~ enough distributed, at least
that is the complaint.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-03-23

citizens who nave been outraged.
Persons have been known TO
drive into Arvada at night and
carry away a whole store full OF
goods, and yet no one has been
apprehendcd and prosecuted for
the crime.
And 80 the list grows new Of.
fences are occurring Frequently
and vet the people who suffer
by them must dig down in their
own pockets ana hlre detectives,
NOW 'hiS Is not campaign
tnuhuer IS common sense
we arise u inquire VINO is re-
spohslDIe Tor such a condition OF
AFFAIRS: why should the people
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-11-07
Odds Change

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-There has been a complete reversal in the bet ting since midnight, and odds now favor Wilson. Wilson money is in sight everywhere. Tex Rickard, the well-known sporting man, who has been backing Wilson consistently, re- ports this morning that nothing bet ter than even money on Hughes can be secured, and it is not very plenti- full at that. Rickard has placed more than $10O,0O0 in this city on the Ohio result, taking the Wilson end. He states that all of this money has been sent him by Ohio business men, who are confident Wilson will carry the state. and who obtained better odds here than were offered at home. He states that he has received a wire from Cleveland today to the effect that Wilson is a strong favorite in the betting there today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-11-07
Odds Shorten.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-The odds against Wilson gradually shortened during the closing hours -5f the cam- paign and bets were made at even money today. During scene of the widest coh>usion on the curb Mon- day evening, during which Wilson money appeared in abundance, the odds on Hughes sagged from 10 to 6 to 10 to 8, and at this figure the bet ting closed. The Democrats are much pleased with the tremendous trend toward Wilson in the last hours of the campaign. It is asserted that never in the history of national cleo tion has the tide set in so strongly to- ward candidate. and they assert the election of Wilson is assured.