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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
HERALD TO GIVE away $500 BUICK TOUR
ING CAR AND OTHER VALUABLE PRIZES

Today the Herald announces a big
circulation building campaign in
which five valuable prizes will be Civ
en- to the people of Grant county who
participate. This campaign begins
today, and will end on Saturday
night, October %, covering a period
of about six weeks.
The Herald is putting on this cam
paign for the sole purpose of increas-
ing it's already large list of subscrib-
ers in Grant county, and instead of
employing solicitors to do the work,
it has arranged a magnificent list of
prizes which it will give to residents
of the county, making this campaign
a profit-sharing plan whereby the
home people will be benefited as we'll
as the Herald.
The plan of the contest is as fol-
lows:
The Herald has selected five valu-
able prizes to give away, the first
prize being one of the new model
1874 Buick touring cars, which sells
for $780,, This car is completely
equipped and guaranteed by the Buick
company, and the fact that it is a
Buick, is all that is necessary to in
troduce it to the residents Of the
county. 1t was purchased from and
is on display at the garage of c. H.
Vesperman, Lancaster, Wis.
The second prize is an order good
for 500 worth of merchandise.
The third prize is an order good
for $50 worth of merchandise.
Fourth and fifth prizes are orders
each good for $25 worth of merchan-
disc
All who enter and work in the
contest and who do not win a prize,
will be paid a cash commission of 10
per cent on all collections they make.
Any man or woman, boy or girl, of
good character, living in Lancaster or
Grant county, is eligible to enter, and
all who enter will be furnished re-
ceipt books with which to solicit sub
scriptions.
The awarding of the prizes will be
decided by votes, and votes can only be
secured in two ways, by clipping out
the free coupon which is printed in
the paper each week, and by solicit
ing subscriptions.
The five people who have the larg-
est number of votes to their credit
by October % will be awarded the five
prizes, in the order named above.
Not a cent of money is required of any
one either to enter or win one of the
prizes, and all who enter and work
and do not win a prize will be paid
for their time.
The four merchandise orders are
good for their full face value with
any merchant in Grant county, and
the selection of the store and articles
wanted is left to the winners of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
RURAL SCHOOL FIGURES
ANNUAL REPORT MADE UP BY
SUPT. BRICK, DISCLOSES
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A glance at the annual report made
by County superintendent E. c. Brick
indicates that in certain districts the
attendance is very small. There are
four schools in the county with five
or less pupils in attendance. There
are % schools with more than six
students, but less than ten. Forty
four schools give attendance from
eleven to fifteen pupils and ffty-three
schools with more than sixteen, but
less than twenty. The others are:
Thirty-seven schools with twenty
one to twenty-five pupils.
Seventeen schools with twenty-six
to thirty pupils.
Ten schools with thirty-one to thir-
ty-five pupils.
Three schools with thirty-six to
forty pupils.
Four schools with forty-one to forty
five pupils.
Teachers Salaries.
In the county rural schools there
are ninety-four teachers drawing less
than $45 and more than $40 monthly.
There are sixty-fve teachers drawing
less than $50 and more than $45.
twenty-five teachers from $50 to
s55; seven teachers draw between $55
and $50 and two teachers from $50
to $65
The stated graded schools vary from
two teachers receiving between $40
and $45, three $45 to $50, ten $50 to
$55, five $55 to $50, four $50 to $65,
two 65 to $40, two $40 to SIS, one $50
to $S5, one $85 to 500, one $50 to $95.
The high schools and graded schools
below the high school salaries run
from three teachers at $40 to $45, eight
$40 to $780, twenty-one $50 to $50, thir-
teen $55 to SEQ, twelve $50 to $65,
eleven $65 to $40, eleven $40 to SIS,
six SIS to $50, five $50 to SS5, five $S5
to $50, one 500 to sos, one $95 to 500,
four 500 to $11O, three $11O to $120,
ten over $120.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
MADE WORLDS RECORD
LANCASTER HORSEMAN WON 81
STRAIGHT HEATS IN SEVEN
RACES TRACK RECORD ALSO.

w. B. Dyer of this city won seven.
straight races at the Lancaster fair
last week, taking p straight heats.
He lowered the track record also.
with Rob Roy, horse he holds half
interest in. Mr.. Dyer took part in
every event at the Lancaster fair, and
won every event
If there had been any more races
Billy would probably have won them
also.
Rob Roy Holds Track Record.
Roy Roy, that steady old fellow
with a record Of something around
2:O5, broke the Lancaster track rec
ord on Friday last. He not only won.
the three straight heats in the free
for-all but in the second heat finished
in 2:13. This now becomes the track.
record.
The record has been held by Ither--
cal, made some ten years ago, When
Bill Human of Tracy, Mimi, raced
here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
LAST WEEKS RACES.

The Wednesday and Thursday races
last week were slowed up by a mud
dy track although the horses went as
fast as they could under the circum-
stances. The 2-year-old trot on We'd
nesday proved of interest and the 2:15
pace on Thursday showed fairly good
going. Mary Pickford, Dyer &
Wright's two-year-old won the We'd
nesday two heat trot Sir Conan Doyle
the 2:15 pace on Thursday and Donna
D., Ellie Dobson's PAGER, the 2:30 race
on Thursday.
On Friday the track was much bet
ter, and three fine races were pulled
off. The 2:30 pace went in 2:24A
2:24A, and 2:241a, with four entries.
The 224 trot was good and III the
last race, the free-for-all, the track
record of 2:141a was broken. Donna
D. surprised all by winning her race
Friday and Rob Roy not only won
the track record, but paced the first
half of his second heat in 1:051a q
certainly good time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
SERIOUS RUNAWAY.

Saturday morning the Dobson deliv-
cry team ran away while in the west
part of town and dashed east on Pine
street until the wagon separated from
the horses west Of the depot. In
some manner the mare was cut in the
breast by the wagon tongue during
the run. The team kept on running
until they reached the Charles Froth-
ingham residence when the wounded
horse fell down. She bled to death
in a few minutes. The other hC4 Sc
was stopped little farther on. Some
damage was done also to the wagon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
LARGER IOWA CORN CROP.

Iowa will produce 100000 more
bushels of corn this year than it did
in 1915, according to the bureau of
weather and crop estimate report is
sued last week. 373,OOO,OOO bushels,
worth $282,OOO,OOO was the estimate
for September 1, compared to $215,-
100000, the same time last year. The
Iowa potato crop this year is one
third less than last year with yield
of 10,5OO,OOO. The crop bureaus es-
innate on wheat is $126, as compared
with Gle a year ago
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
RECORD BROKEN.

One nice feature of the Friday fair
was the immense crowd. It seemed
as though all Grant county had taken
advantage of the peerless weather and
come to our fair. Long before noon
the roads were filled with automobiles
and buggies enroute to Lancaster and
by dinner time the hitch rooms on the
fences south of the grounds was well
occupied Hundreds Of cars were
parked outside and conservative es-
innate places the number of rigs and
cars inside at 500 The crowd was
estimated to be between seven and
eight thousand. Everybody had a
good time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
VISIT IN FENNIM0RE,

A large party of local Odd Fellows
iourneyed to Fennimore, Monday night
and conferred the first degree on Ar
bur Walker of Lancaster and VIM.
7rench of Fennimore. After the reg
liar work was over the customary
pread followed. Visiting from Ian
aster were: L. G. Hickok, Ed. Bat
'. Fred Nehls, Willis Knox, w. G.
,nox. John Roth, T. A. Thompson
rank Ward, Abe Ward, G. F. Bud
orth. Arthur Walker, Fred Philbrick
yde Webb, A. r. Dewey, Ed Oleson
ID VIM. Ward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
WOODMAN CITIZEN INJURED.

John Kelley, chairman of the town
of Woodman, was painfully injured
a week ago last Thursday. Mr.. KEEL
ley was going across a field on his way
to inspect one of his farms near Wood
man and in crossing an old bridge,
a defective plank gave way, throwing
him into ditch several feet below.
Mr.. Kelly called for assistance, but
as no one came, crawled out with diff
fculty. A medical examination show
ed that Mr.. Kelley's left arm and three
ribs were broken in addition to pain
full minor bruises. He is recuperat-
ing at his home in the village Of
w. odr~Nr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
WATER EXTENSION ASKED FOR.

On complaint Of Ella Rothschild ct
al, the railroad commission will hold
a hearing here on September 10Th. At
that time the matter Of extending the
water mains 1850 feet from the John
eastman property on South Madison
street south to connect up with the
Rothschild and other properties will
come up.
The city has up to now refused to-
make the extension, claiming that
only four services are in sight with
a total revenue of SIG yearly. The
city has also had some severe expense.
this season and water pipe, etc., at
the present time is very high.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
REALESTATE TRANSFERS
DEALS IN DIRT FILED WITH COUN-
TY RECORDER PAST
SEVEN DAYS.
From Sept. 2 to Sept. 8.
John Keller and wife to w. H.
Pier, lots in Wyalusing.

From Sept. to Sept. 8.
John Keller and wife to w. H.
Pier, lots in Wyalusing.
Consideration --------------$2 200
Henry Maneman and wife to
Joseph Maneman, cont. 40
69-100 acres in Jamestown.
Consideration ------------ 2,28
Anna Petersdorf to Mrs. Anna
Gross, Mrs. Lena Reich and
Fred Petersdorf, lot in Mar
ion. Consideration -
]. C. Williams to Alvira Will
liams, 80 acres in South Lam
caster. Consideration --
Rev. stamps, soc.
Phildela LOuthain to Nettie
Knox, lot in Platteville. Con. LOO
and ex. certain property.
oliver Stephenson to r. c.
Nehls, lots i'll Muscoda. Con. p
Revenue stamps soc.
Leonard j. KIeist, lots in Mus
coda. Con. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 200
Lancaster State Bank by L. H.
Stephens, and F. j. Granville,
cashier, to Harry Martin, con.
"a 7-10 acres, more or less in
Ellenboro. Con. -----------
Rev stamps, soc.
r. M. Orchard and wife to Mus
coda Lumber Co., lots in Mus
coda. Con. --------------- 80
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
BIG MEDICAL MEETING.

September 26, q, are the dates set
for big meeting at Freeport, ILL.,, of
the county medical societies of east
ern Iowa, Southern Wisconsin and
northern Illinois. A splendid meet
ing in the way of clinics, papers and
lectures is anticipated. DR.. VIM.
Cunningham of Platteville will read
a paper and DR.. N. E. McBeath OF
Livingston and DR.. NJ B. Glasier OF
Bloomington, will serve on the execu-
tive committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
INTERESTING STOCK CAVALCADE

Promptly at o'clock Charles
Ziegler mounted the judges stand
opposite the amphitheater and opened
the stock cavalcade by announcing the
owners names as they passed in re-
view with their stock. The exhibit
was especially fine and highly inter
esting.
One thing in particular was a pair
of yearling twin colts shown by Fred
Bryhan of South Lancaster. Twin
colts are unusual
Many more cattle and horses could
have been in line had men been avail
able to lead them, but as it was every
body enjoyed the stock display.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
MAILING LIST CORRECTIONS.

mailing list will be corrected in full
to date. All payments will be ad-
vanced on the name tags, changes and
additions made. In case of error on
your slip, please call it to our at
tention at once. In case the paper
fails to arrive on time please notify
MS promptly so that we may look in
to the matter We want to be right.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
TWO GRAIN STACKS BURN.

Two oat stacks belonging to John
Hendricks west of the city, burned to
the ground last Saturday noon. The
ire originated presumably from an
engine spark as the Chas. Wieland
outfit had just pulled in to begin
threshing. Two stacks were saved
the loss exceeding 600 bushels of oats.
Insurance in the Liberty company will
cover part of the loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
ASSESSORS FIGURES SHOW INCREASE
IN GRANT COUNTY TAX VALUATIONS


will be raised all along the
increase Of substantially So
municipalities equal $57O22S2
million dollars
will
substantial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
NEW MINE IN PROSPECT.

Elmer A. Garner Of Cassville, has
leased tract of ground in Beetown
township and plans to organize a
company with capital of $4,000.
The concern will be known as the
Great Western Mining company, with
headquarters at Cassville Work may
be commenced about Nov. 1.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
FAIR BASEBALL GAMES.

Lancaster defeated the Vespermans
on Wednesday with a score of 16 to 8.
On Thursday Patch Grove defeated
Potosi with a score of 9 to 1.
On Friday Patch Grove won the fin
ais against Lancaster with a score of
6 to s. The awards amounted to $40,
Wednesday; Thursday and Friday, $40.
Divided 60 and 40 per cent each day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
SCHOOL BOARD CONVENTION.

The following dates have been set
for the annual school board conven-
ton:
Platteville normal, Oct. g.
Lancaster court house, Oct. 4.
Fennimore high school, Oct. 5.
Details and program will be an
nounced later.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John Thorn and Besse Gibbs, both
of Lancaster.
Ora Updike and Delphia Walker,
both of Boscobel.
Henry George Dietrich and Mar
garet Breuer, both of Cassville.
Rudolph Zebil, Stilline, S. D., and
Fora Beer, of Bagley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
SECTION STAMP TAX REPEALED.

Effective September 8, the stamp
tax on documents and cosmetics is re-
pealed. Claim of refund for unused
stamps can be made to the Collector
Of Internal Revenue at Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13

operations in the east Grant and west
Iowa and Lafayette mining district.
Linden, 4 mines ----------21O tons
Mif1in, 2 mines ---------443 tons
Montfort, 1 mine ---- "A tons
Benton, mines ---1148 tons
Hazel Green, mines ----309 tons
Shullsburg, mine ---------239 tons
POtOsi, l mine ----------- A tons
Galena --- % cars
At Mineral Point thirty-four cars
of raw ore, aggregating 1924 tons,
were delivered to refners. 600 tons
of iron pyrites shipped to the Prime
Western Smelling Co., DePue, Ill.
683 tons high grade zinc ore to De-
Pue ALSO
The Platteville reports from all the
district shows a turn in of 128 cars;
of zinc ore, 5,144 tons. Shipments of
high grade refinery product, 1855
tons. Immense amount of iron pyri-
ties in shipment. Ore is pulled up in
many parts of the district awaiting
shipment, but no material shutdowns.
At Potosi the Wilson Mining COM
pany delivered one car of high grade
to LaSalle fOrty-four tons This ore
runs so high in grade as wet cOncea-
trate that one car week to smelter
insures big dividends. A small guam
tity of lead ore was shipped from this
station last week also. Lucky Three
of the Tiffany Mining syndicate is
being equipped and a large force of
mechanics is located on the ground
| Twenty-Five thousand dollars has been
set aside for equipment, and CON
tract is being worked out for $4,000
worth of drilling on lands adjoining
The ore is also very high grade and
separators are not required to deliver
| standard grade commercial zinc ore
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
NGNEWS ANDNOTES
WEEKS RESULT IN RIDGE REGION
WHERE ZINC AND LEAD IN
DUSTRY HUNS.

j. H. Lewis, the mine expert, gives
the following resume of the weeks
operations in the east Grant and west
Iowa and Lafayette mining district
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13
Dozen u. S. Destroyers
Are Patrolling Highways
Leading Into Sea Port.

New York. Oct. ia dozen de-
stroyers of the United States Navy are
patrollfng the ocean highways to and
from North Atlantic ports to-day, but
Tor what purposes is known only to
naval authorities. 1t was reported that
they went out to maintain the neu-
trality of American waters. but Rear
Admiral Austin M. Knight, comman-
danl or the naval station at Nara
gansett Bay, is authority for the state
nent that no official action toward es-
tabllshing such patrol had been taken.
lie said, however. that this would
soon be DONE
The seaward dash of eleven destroy
erS from Newport yesterday aroused
Inuch speculation. At least one other
united States destroyer is known to
nave been on guard outside New York
slnce the German submarine raid off
Nantucket last Sunday.
Liner Driven Into Port?
Efforts to explain the activity of the
destroyers ranged from reported dis
coNery of foreign submarine base to
a rumor that liner had been driven
into. Bar Harbor by a German sub
marine stationed off Rockland, Maine.
All these stories lacked vertification.
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, COM
mander of tho torpedoboat fiotilla at
Newport, r. l., said the sending of the
oestroyers to sea had no connection
with the sailing of the White Star liner
Adriatic from New York for Liverpool
Yesterday. There have been impor-
tant Developments" said he, "but you
could not call them submarine de-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13
Sight Submarine of
Unidentified Nationality
East of New York

Boston, Mass, Oct. 13. - 4 sub
marine of unidentified nationality was
reported about 200 miles east of New
FORK by the steamer Bovic in wire
less message to-day. The course of
the submarine was not stated.
The Bowie, which is due in Now
York to-day or>to-morrow from Man
chester, England, reported sighting the
subm mersible in latitude 40.17 north,
longitude 6S.77 west. 1t was added
that the submarine was "astern," but
whether pursuing the Bowie or keeping
an opposite course was not stated. The
figures of the longitude as received
are not correct, the degree given be-
ing wrong, but it was stated that the
error probably was one of only a few
degrees.
The Bovio is British freight
steamer owned by the White Star Line
and sailed from Manchester Septem-
ber 80. Her commander, who prob
ably made the report that submarine
had been sighted, is Captain Summers.
Confirmation that the British steam
ship Bowie sighted submarine off the
coast was contained in a statement by
a naval official here to-day. He said:
"A passenger steamer reported to
Nantucket shoals lightship that she
had sighted a German submarine we'll
astern this morning"
Nc position was given, nor was the
direction of the submarine stated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13
TRIPLE COLLISION
IN FRONT STREET
Car Hits Automobile and
Throws 1t Against Wagon
at Heller's Store

A triple collision resulted from an
automobile trying to pass a street car
near Charles Hellers business estab-
lishment in Front street last evening
shortly before o'clock. ,.'
An automobile owned by D. L. NJ.
Raker, manager of the School of Com
merce, Harrisburg, was running to-
wards Harrisburg in front of Steelton
car No. 703. The driver of the car
made efforts to pass an automobile
and team standing in front of the
Heller store. The car struck the
automobile. The force of the collision
threw the car into a wagon owned by
Heller. The horse which was hitched
to the wagon was thrown on the side
walk and seriously injured. The
wagon and automobile were badly
damaged.
Witnesses say that the car did not
slow down when the automobile was
passing through this narrow space.
Contents of the wagon were strewn
about the sidewalk. The damage done
to the automobile and wagon of Hell
Ter amounts to about $50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13
HUGHES BOUND
FOR MISSOURI
Continued From E,lrst PasN1

CONTINUED From First Page1
tains of Kentucky yesterday, a new
campaign field for presidential nomi-
nees. outlining his views on the main
tenance of American rights. He ended
his days tour of the State with q
meeting at Louisville in which he de-
clared that the new freedom" advo-
Gated by President Wilson four years
ago had been transmitted. in one re-
spect, n "the new slavery"
Through the Mountains
Mr. Hughes spoke in six towns yes
terday to audiences that had come,
for the most part, for miles to hear
him. They came down from the
mountains, men and women, on foot,
on horseback and on muleback. Some
of the mounts had saddles, some had
none and many of the women that
came to hear him came wearing their
faded sunbonnets and smoked clay
pipes as he talked. At PikevIIIe, first
stop of the day, hundreds had jour-
neyed since sunup A special train
from Marrowbone, crowded to capa-
city, sWelled the crowd.
In his speech at Louisville last night
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13
SHOOTS WOMAN WHEN
SHE SPURNS ADVANCE
[Continued From First Page1

quarreling. Nipple. it is alleged. made
a remark to Mrs. Light, which she
did not answer. He then pulled q re-
volver from his coat pocket and shot
Mrs. Light in the breast When she
fell to the ground he sent another
bullet through her temple. The shoot
ing attracted scores of people.
Light had been doing Nipples wash
ing. Every Monday morning he
brought his clothes to the Light home
and when washed Mrs. Light returned
them to the hotel.
She Refuses to See Him
Monday morning Nipple brought
his washing to the Light residence.
He was intoxicated, 1t is said, and
Mrs. Nipple refused to see him. He
later returned, disguised as an agent,
and attired in different clothes. Mrs.
Light, 1T is alleged, put Nipples
clothes through the window and bolt
ed the door. When Mrs. Light refused
to open the door, after many threats,
Nipple threw himself against a pane,
and broke it open. The Light woman
left the house through a window.
turbance. Neighbors say that Mrs.
Light neither told her husband nor
borough authorities of Nipples atten-
tions, fearing there would be gossip.
She is credited with being a fine
neighbor and was highly respected in
the community.
Standing at her mothers bedside
this morning. Helen. the little daugh-
ter, said that Nipple threatened to
shoot me and sister," Mrs. Light,
late last night was removed to the
home of her mother, Mrs. David
Brandt, Witherspoon avenue. She is
still unconscious. Physicians state she
will live but short time
The husband of Mrs. Light is we'll
known in Harrisburg. He is a son
of. former proprietor, Mervin l..
Light, of the Hotel Sayford, 1903
North Third street
Funeral services for Nipple will be
held Monday afternoon. Burial will
be made at Middletown.