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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
NEW USE FOR A NOSE.

A certain man is the possessOr of
remarkably red nose. He was in town,
and, having completed his business,
was amusing himself by inspecting
the shop windows. While admiring
some ties in a certain window and
considering whether he should invest
in them or not a little girl came out
of the establishment, looked up at
him, hesitated a moment, and finally
caught him by the sleeve.
please, will you come into this
shop with me, only for a minute?' she
asked.
Certainly" answered the gentle
man, following her at once.
Arrived at the counter, the little one
astonished everyone by remarking:
There, Miss, muvver wants the rib
bon the same color as this gentle
mans nose" Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
LIGHT WITHOUT A MATCH.

To obtain a light instantly, with
out the use of matches without the
danger of setting things on fire is, &C
cording to the Mining and Scientific
Press, an easy matter. Take a long
vial of the clearest glass, put into it a
piece of PHOSPHORUS about the size of
a pea. Upon this pour some pure
olive oil heated to the boiling point,
the bottle to be filled about one-third
full; then cork tightly. To use the
light remove the cork, allow the air
to enter and then recork. The whole
empty space in the bottle will become
luminous and the light obtained will
be a good one AS soon as the light
becomes dim its power can be in
creased by opening the bottle and al
lowing a fresh supply of air to enter.
In very cold weather it is sometimes
necessary to heat the vial between the
hands to increase the fluidity of the
OIL and one bottle will last all win
ter This ingenious contrivance may
be carried in the pocket, and is used
by watchmen of Paris in all magazines
where explosives or inflammable ma
terials are stored.-EX.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
Will Provide $40, 900 Badger
Festival and Will Assist
in the Fair Programs
NAVAL BATTLE A FEATURE.
Committee of One Hundred In
Charge-StyIe Show and Fra
ternaI ParadeS Outlined.
To Have Tented Fra
ternaI City.

Milwaukee, Aug. 2 The city Of
Milwaukee will do everything in its
power this year to make the State Fair,
Sept. IL to 16, a success in every way.
A committee of 100, of which Judge
John G. Karel is chairman, Alvin p.
Kletzsch vice president, Al Thierbach
treasurer and William III. Reese secre-
tary, has been named to look after Mill
waukee's part in aiding the Fair.
The Milwaukee committee plans to
put on O Badger festival downtown on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights
and to assist in programs at the Fair
Grounds Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The city will be brilliantly lighted ali
week. Features of the festival pro-
grams will be a naval battle between
the forces of Joy and Gloom, carnival
on Milwaukee bay and river in which
all canoe and yachting clubs and fleets
Of motorboats will take part, and a
style parade.
1t also is planned to hold mammoth
fraternal parade on Tuesday or Thurs
day in which all of the fraternal So
cieties will take part. Many of these
societies will hold important meetings
in Milwaukee during Fair week so that
unusual showings can be made in the
parade.
On the Fair Grounds will be tented
fraternal city during the entire Fair,
each fraternal organization being al
lowed space to maintain a tent.
Some idea of the magnitude Of this
tented city can be drawn when it is
known that over fifty fraternal socie-
ties will be represented.
1t is estimated that the Badger fes-
tival viii cost the city of Milwaukee
not less than $4,000. OF this amount
$4,000 will be spent for special light
ing in addition to private lighting.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
association also is handling a sale Of
Fair tickets and sale of a button good
for the opening day.
The complete program for the Badger
festival will appear in the daily press
from time to time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02

two Madison youths who wanted to
reproduce movie scenes are on record.
Recently the town of Poynette was
quite perturbed over series Of incen-
diary blazes, several barns and the
village Jail having been burned. The
firebug used straw saturated with kerr
osene. Ira Luce was charged with
setting these fires and was adjudged
insane and on Friday was committed
to the asylum at Mendoza.
At Langlade recently one farmer
was charged with having set the fire
which destroyed the barn of neigh
Dor. The accused man, Charles Lar
zelere, has not yet been tried.
Geo. Martin, of Grant, has been SEN
fenced to five years in the state prison
at Waupun for burning dwelling. The
dwelling, property of Martins de-
ceased wife, had been bequeathed to
other relatives and Martin confessed
having burned it through spite.
Frank Radtke of WATERFOWL, recent
ly confessed having started fire
which destroyed two barns and silO
on his farm. He gave a desire to col
lect insurance as his motive. Sen
tence has not as yet been passed.
An unusual case is that of two
young women of Bonduel, Shawano
county, Misses Eddesman and Cam
mers, milliners, who pleaded guilty
to having set fire to their millinery
store to obtain insurance amounting
to $1,000 carried on their stock. Sen
tence has not yet been imposed.
William Finnegan of Amigo,
blacksmith, has been arrested, charg
ed with setting fire to his home to
collect insurance. A kerosene soaked
mattress is the principal evidence
against him.
Finnegan is at liberty on bonds
pending trial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
BEETOWN.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Mrs. Tom Hall left Sunday for her
home at Albert Lea, Mimi.
Downward Kilby and family spent the
weekend at the Hall Stevens home.
A force of men are working on the
road north of town.
John and Carter HOrsfall accom-
panied their father here Wednesday
from Lancaster.
Still no rain. Gardens all dried up
corn suffering. in fact everything is
suffering for rain.
Ramona Keitlinger of Boscobel Wis
tied several days of last week at the
Joe Birch home.
G. Donaldson and wife of Cassville.
spent Sunday at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Earl Sturmer
James FARMLAND is very i'll with
pneumonia. His wife is still very
poorly. A nurse is in attendance.
Miss Ada Allen returned home Fri
day from a weeks visit with her
friend, Essa Myers at Thornton, Iowa.
Sherm Hayden and family of Little
Grant and Lou Prideaux and family of
Bloomington, spent Sunday at the VIM.
Taylor home.
A number from this place took in the
show at Cassville, Friday night Also
a number attended the Birth of Ma
ton at Lancaster.
The Masonic lodge had work Friday
night in their lodge room, after which
they had supper at the Auel hotel A
number from Bloomington and Ian
caster were present.
Mrs. Katie Bonham left Friday for
Ottawa, Ill, where she expects to
take treatment at sanitarium. Her
husband accompanied her. We all
hope for a speedy recovery.
A large crowd attended the Ladies
Aid meeting last Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Grace Sprague. Mrs. B. d.
Smith and Mrs. Joe Wright of Lam
caster were present. Also Mrs. Nagle,
a cousin of Walter Aliens who is Wis
iting here. Also Mrs. Tom Hall of
Albert Lea, Mimi. Mr.. ]. A. Jamison
kindly took all the town ladies up in
his auto. Next meeting Aug. 10 with
Mrs. Emma Rogers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
HEAT WAVE CAUSE EXPLAINED.

Washington, SpeciaD-A Bermuda
high is the official cause of the worst
heat wave that has ever enveloped the
country in fifteen years. Translated
from the language of the weather
sharps, means a great area of high
pressure air has been mobilizing on
the weather drill ground in the Allan
tic off Bermuda for the last month
and now, has let go the full power of
its offensive, from the seaboard to the
Rocky mountains. For weeks it stood
like a solid wall against heated cur
rents trying vainly to move out from
the interior over the ocean and now
as it swirls rapidly along it is gath
ering heat and moisture from the trOp-
les and sweeping them northward
over the continent
No relief is promised from the heat
wave which in the east has caused
city jewellers to light fires in their
homes to dry out the humidity, of
which in the Mississippi valley is
threatening to destroy millions of dol
lars worth of food crops. Chief Fore
caster Frankenfeld said last Thursday
that the heat wave only had begun. 1t
is certain to continue through next
week and probably longer. The relief
which often comes from the northwest
is nowhere in sight
The weather sharps taking observa-
tions from their breeze swept aeries
officially decline to state that the heat
is very extreme. The limit of their
comment is that the hot spell is un-
usual in that it is a little late
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
MANY RURAL TEACHERS
ATTEND INSTITUTE
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Emily Corlett, Smelser, No. 1.
Iva M. Jordan, primary, Spring Val
ley, Wis.
Florence Burgess, Millville, No. 6.
Lillian Walker, No. Lancaster, No.
Kathryn Burr,
Elizabeth Grimm, Cassville, No. 3.
Lulu Botten, Hickory Grove anC
WatterstOwn, it. No. 8.
Marcia Leighty,
Maude Anstey, ~
Ada Allen, Beetown, No. IL.
Leila Bennett, FennimOre, No. 4.
Nellie Mcnamara, Beetown, No. 4.
Ethel WoOdingtOn, Beetown, No. IL
Zetta Monroe, Marion, No. 2.
Mrs. Lillian Barnum, .
Rose Voss, Bloomington, No. 3.
Coleta Dietrich, Bagley.
Marjorie King,
Beth Winner, Cassvil1e.
Bertha Hugill, Wingville, No. 10.
Alberta Hudson, Benton, Wis.
Pearl Varker, Hazel Green, No. 2.
Florence Wieland, Waterloo, No. 6
Nettie Loveland, Smelser, No. 3.
Elizabeth Kelley, -.
Pearl Johnson,
Doris Cook,
Mae Cordts, .
Kittie M. McKenny, .
Ruby Benedict, -.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
Liver Trouble.

Il am bothered with liver trouble
about twice a year" writes Joe Ding
man, Webster City, Iowa. 81 have
pains in my side and back and an aw-
full soreness in my stomach. / heard
of Chamberlain's Tablets and tried
them. BY the time / had used half a
bottle OF them l was feeling fine and
had no signs of pain" Obtainable
everywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
LEADER OF ITALIAN BANb.

Milwaukee. Aug. 27.-The star must
cal attraction at this years Wisconsin
State Fair will be the Thaviu Italian
Union Band of fifty piece, assisted by
three grand opera and three popular
singers. This band opened and closed
the Panama-Pacifc Exposition last
year. 1t will be heard in a sacred con-
cert at the Fair Grounds on Sunday,
Sept. 10 on which day Ruth Law will
give her first exhibition in stunts
greater than Beachey performed. The
price this day will be % cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02

Pauline Course, -
Katherine Cullen,
Mona Gibbs, Marion, No. 3.
Tena Callahan, -
Bessie Rogers, Bloomington, No. 4.
Mella Hudson, Little Grant, No. g..
Hazel Bryhan, No. Lancaster, No.
L5.
Lola Proctor, Mt Hope, No. 2.
Celia Collins,
Susie Walz, Patch Grove, No. 10.
Esther Edge,
Maye Boyle, Sitter graded school.
Jessie Kalish, MuscOda, No. 4.
Wilma STICKY, Marion, No. 4.
Juel Anderson, Castle Rock, No. 8.
Marie Petry,
Viola Bowers, Fennimore, No. 5.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
The Best Laxative.

To keep the bowels regular the best
laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink
a full glass of water and hour before
breakfast and eat an abundance of
fruit and vegetables. also establish a
regular habit and be sure that your
bowels move once each day. When
a medicine is needed take Chamber
lain's Tablets They are pleasant to
take and mild and gentle in effect. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
PREVALENCE OF INCENDIARY
FIRES ~ WISCONSIN

Records Of the state fire marshal
show a remarkable prevalence of the
crime of arson in Wisconsin recently
Motives have ranged from obtaining
insurance indemnities to morbid de-
sire to see a blaze and a fire depart
ment in operation and in several cases
spite and revenge have actuated the
incendiaries
A few cases bearing some similarity
to the recent setting of five fires by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
MANY FISHING PARTIES:
SPORT is IMPROVING

The past week has seen many fish
ing parties enroute for various points
along the river. Last Thursday two
and reported good catches of sunfish
but no bass. One catch of a channel
cat was made. The fishermen believe
that the best sport in years is in sight
if the river keeps on falling at the
rate it has been for the past week or
two.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02

Elixes Harris, aged 3, of Beloit,
fell into Rock river and nearly drown
ed. The infants plight was noticed
by Hazel Olson, aged IL, who went
to it's rescue The child was pulled
out in a serious condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02

The potato crop in Barron county
promises to be a bumper one with
three times as many farmers growing
certified potatoes this year as last.
Corn has greatly improved during the
heated spell and has begun to tassel
out. Hay and small grain crops are
above normal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02

regular assessment rate and totals for
the four banks to $142,5O0.OO. The
grand total of the valuation for the
city is S2,617,O69. The budget for
1917 is not as yet available, but the
Herald's estimate is that it will be not
less than $4,000 and possibly $45,-
900. This does not include any inter-
est or principal on railroad or city
hall bonds which do not become opera
tive in this budget. At the figure es-
timated the tax rate will be from 153
to 175 mills
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
SIZE OF FAIR GROUNDS.

One hundred and forty seven
acres is the amount of land in
the State Fair grounds. The
county of Milwaukee, at a cost
of about $4,000, donated this
year a ten acre addition to the
eastern boundary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
RUTH LAW, QUEEN OF FILTERS.

Ruth Law, who will be the
star attraction at this years
State Fair, loeps the loop, flies
upside down, does a death dive
of over 1000 feet ana many 9TH
err sensational stunts. She is
greater than was Beachey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
DIVISION OF VALUES
ON LANCASTER TAXES
FIGURES FURNISHED BY CITY
CLERK SHOW JUST HOW VAL
UATI0N is DIVIDED.

City Clerk Stone is authority for
some interesting figures showing just
how the valuation for the city of Lam
caster is arrived at and how also the
money is divided. According to Mr..
Stone the grand total for the city of
Lancaster is S 2,617,O69. This is di-
vided into four divisions namely
lands, improvements, personal prop
erty and bank stock. In table form
the figures are as follows:
Lands exclusive of improve
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02

Viola Bowers, Fennimore, No. 5.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02

Emily Corlett, Smelser, No. 1.
Iva M. Jordan, primary, Spring Val
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-05
MEETING Of THE.
CITY COUNCIL
Bills Aggregating $3,762.43 Allowed
and Ordered Paid-Meet Again
Monday Night.

The city council met last night in
regular session with all members
present The minutes of the preced-
ing meeting were read and approved
and the reports of the city manager,
clerk and city treasurer read and
approved. The pavement on Pros
pect and Des Moines streets was &C
cepted and some sidewalks on Boone
and Webster street accepted.
The council then passed resolu-
ticn appropriating $1S3.6S to pay
the balance due on the 1914 sewer
construction, and bills amounting to
$3,762.43 were allowed. The meet
ing was then adjourned to meet
Monday evening, Dec. 18th, to talk
over the matter Of lighting the
streets and decorations for the COM
Christmas trees.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-05
HOME INVESTMENT
COMPANY ORGANIZE
Officers Elected-Concern is Capital
lied at Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars.

The first meeting of the stock
holders of the Home Investment
Co. of this city was held last night.
The concern has just been incorpor-
ated at $4,000 and was organized
for the purpose of making safe in
vestment proposition to the small
stakeholder. There are at present
sixteen stockholders, and other ap-
plications have been received. The
limit of stockholders was last night
fixed at twenty, and the applications
now on file will take care of the re-
naming vacancies.
The stockholders are as follows:
r. w. Miller, F. F. Hall, R. c.
Crumpton, M. F. Johnson, R. w.
Pote, w. B. Rood, H. R. Ash, Alfred
E. Rasmussen, C. H. Currie, B. o.
Brumfield, r. G. Austin, R. G.. Rem
ley, Harold N. Peterson, r. D.
Hughes, ]. A. Dunkel, J. A. Boeye.
Each stakeholder puts in $40 per
month until he has paid into the
concern $1,000, which will take a
little over eight years. There are no
salaried officers, consequently little
expense. The directors may invest
to the maximum amount of $500, but
above that sum the stockholders may
have a voice in the investment.
At Fort Dodge such an investment
company of fifteen members has been
in operation for twenty years and
has made a wonderful record. Ev-
cry young man in the company has
his own way to make and are withal
young men with sound judgment.
The meeting was held at the Of
fees of Currie, Miller & Boeye, which
will be the headquarters for the
company. The following are the Of
ticers: r. w. Miller, president; R.
c. Crumpton, vice president; J. A.
Boeye, secretary and treasurer.
The board of directors consists of
the following: F.. F. Hall. Melvin
F. Johnson, and the officers.
The business world of this city
will wish the new investment COM
pany success in their new undertake
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-05
A GOOD DAY IN
THE POLICE COURT
Judge Tucker Pulls Down Forty-Five
Dollars in Fines From
DRINKS and Speeder.

Yesterday was a busy day in
Judge fuckers court. Two plain
DRINKS were before him. Each was
fined SIS and costs and both fines
were paid. Then a young man from
Williams by the name of Murphy
was charged with speeding. He was
driving east on First street and was
going SO fast when he reached Sen
eca street that he almost collided
with another auto driver coming
from the south. There would have
been a wreck had not the Seneca
street driver brought his car to a
full stop. Judge Tucker assessed
Murphy's fine at SIS and costs, max
ing a record of $45 turned into the
city treasury in one day.
Some of the DRINKS think SIS a
pretty stiff penalty, but Judge Tuck
err says everything else Is high and
he can see no reason why fines
should not keep pace with the high
cost of living.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-05
INVITATION CON-
CERT TO Be GIVEN
F. G. Ruegnitz to Have Famous Rec.
ord Makers at 0rpheum in
Concert, Dec. z.

A delightful musical concert will,
if all plans go smoothly, be given in
the Orpheum theater next Thursday
evening, Dec. 7th, at which the pop
ular tone-testing which has been so
much talked of all over America will
be made.
Idna Gardner, vocal soloist, who is
to be heard in Des Moines at the Col
liseum tomorrow, has been secured
by F. C. Ruegnitz, who handles the
Edison machines for a concert in
this city in combination with Harold
Lyman, fiutist. Admittance will be
upon invitation and will be free. The
music lovers of the city will have
the opportunity to hear real Edi-
son tone-test, unique musical and
scientific test which has been at
tracing wide attention. Many phon-
ographs give an approximate repro
duction of the human voice, which
may be pleasing to the ear, but fall
short of approaching the perfection
of the warm and vibrant tones of
the voice.
A few months ago, Mr.. Edison
announced that his task was COM
pleted and that he was ready to give
new and unique instrument to the
world. He forthwith gave a demon
stration in Carnegie Hall in New
York, in which Nine Marie Rapold
Of the Metropolitan Opera company
sang in unison with her own voice
on the new perfection of the Edi-
son. It is claimed that the audi
ence found themselves unable to dis
tinguish between the tones of the
human voice and that of the instru-
ment and the concert of Thursday
evening will be along the same lines
of demonstration. The affair is
simply a recreation of the living
voice and as such has aroused the
most enthusiastic comment, bring
ing instant demands for repetitions
of this scientific and artistic test.
Many of the music lovers of Web
ster City have expressed their desire
to hear something of this kind and
in order to crafty them, Mr.. Rueg-
nitz has been endeavoring for weeks
to secure either Miss Gardner, Eliza
beth Spencer, or some other artist
of record fame, with the above re-
suit, that the concert will be given
Thursday evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-05
Study Center Meeting.

The second "Study Center Meet
ing" will be held in Williams Satur-
day. Dec. 9, beginning at $50 and
closing at 2:15.
The faculty come from Cedar
Falls. Miss Emma Lambert will
have arithmetic and Miss Mary
Hearst will have language.
Arrangements were made for four
Study Center Meetings" in Hamil-
ton county this year and teachers
are expected to attend at least two.
Remember that cannot recommend
the renewal of your certificate unless
you have shown professional spirit
by attendance at these meetings.
Over fifty attended the meeting in
Jewell and were we'll repaid for com.
ing out. Plan now to attend the
meeting in Williams.
diff E. F. Snow, Co. Supt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-05
LYMAN /. H0WE'S
TRAVEL FESTIVAL
Famous Pictures Will be Shown at
Armory Opera House on
Dec. goth.

A well-known critic has said that
Lyman H. Howe's Festival of Tray-
ell inspires thought and conversation
for weeks and weeks to come" 1t
is as enjoyable as actual travel for
there is no bad weather, fear of acci-
dents or other disappointments to
mar the pleasure of "Howe's tour
lists" Those who will travel with
Lyman H. Howe" at the armory OPP
era house on Wednesday, Dec. goth.
will see new conquest Of the world
in perfect photography. The new
program shows the scenic aspects OF
Hawaii, the Paradise of the Pa
cific," as we'll as various pursuits and
pastimes of the natives; Norway,
Land Of the Midnight Sum-" with
the remarkable spectacle of several
thousand reindeer in a herd swim
ming across wide ford; dissolving
portraits of famous men; birds and
fishes of different kinds in the colors
of nature; a new "kiddie" picture
which is said to even surpass the
somewhat similar one which was ex-
hibited with such great success by
Mr.. Howe previously; Sunny Spain;
an entirely new assortment of the
quaint and highly amusing animated
cartoons which are so characteristic
of this entertainment; Life at the
West Point Military Academy, and
numerous other pleasing features.