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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-01-25

Clarence Goodrich Of Ithaca. grad
uate Of Alma college with the class
of 1915, attended the Obvet-Alma
basket ball game here last Thursday
evening.
Examinations are being held at
both Alma college and IN the Alma
public schools this week, which are
keeping many ON the anxious seat for
q few days
County Clerk Bernie Case Of Ithaca
was an Alma business visitor on Mon
day Of this week, and while here was
a pleasant caller AZ the Office of the
Alma Record
Prosecuting Attorney Ora l.. Smith
OF Ithaca was in the city on business
on Monday of this week, and while
here was a pleasant caller at the AL
ma Record office.
On Sunday, Rev. William H. Ma
son united the lives of Miss Lena
Peterson Of Stanton and Harry Bel
beck Of Lansing. Mr.. Belbeck will be
remembered as a former Alma boy.
Edgar Guest, author Of the Break
fast Table Chat column of the Detroit
Free Press, will speak at the Presby-
terrain church next Thursday. Nh.
Guest is gifted man, and a fine en-
tertainer
Chief" hewitt, coach of the Mt.
/ Pleasant Indian school, was in Alma
the latter part of last week and dis
posed Of the second of the two houses
that he has built here during the past
few months
The forty-piece Republic band left
here Monday to fill four-day engage
ment at the Detroit automobile show.
The Republic band promises to be
one of the big features. Of Detroit's
biggest show
The Alma college basket ball team
plays Hope at Holland Friday night
and Saturday night will play the
Grand Rapids Y. NJ. c. A. at Grand !
Rapids. Both games will be hard
ones for the Maroon and Cream.
II {. w Reemtsen Of this city is in
Detroit attending the Detroit automo-
bile show and overseeing the exhibit
of the Western Carburetor company
OF this city, which is said to be max
ing a big hit in the automobile city.
I President Crooks Of Alma college
and Secretary Albert =. Cook, attend
ed a meeting OF the Board Of Trustees
OF Alma college in Detroit Tuesday
and that evening attended the Alma
banquet OF the Detroit Presbyterian
alliance.
On Friday of next week, the Alma
! Ill
/ Hillsdale college on the high school
floor in the third NJ |. A. A. game Of
the season. Hillsdale is strong and
will make the locals travel for vic
tory in the coming bout.
Mrs. \. b. Scattergood entertained
the 500 club at her home last week !
Wednesday in honor of the birthday
OF her mother, Mrs Niblack. The
guests presented Mrs. Niblack with a
beautiful present Cards were play
ca, and late in the afternoon light /
luncheon was served.
A bad accident was narrowly avert
ed last Saturday afternoon in front
o. the Wright House A youngster
was riding ON a sled, which he had
attached TO a cutter Another cutter
came up from behind, and when a
piece of the harness brought the !
horse pulling the rear cutter. step
ped forward, just missing the lads
back, when its foot came down. The !
foot landed on the sled, so close to
the lad, that those who saw it thought |
that the youngster had been injured. /
1t should be a warning to others, who
have a habit Of fastening their sleds
to hobs and cutters. and then riding
tbrnngb tho et.aate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02
LITTLE GRANT

Ora Welsh has been laid up with
blood poisoning in his arm.
There was large attendance at
Mrs Herman Pagenkopfs funeral
Thursday
Those who were in Lancaster last
week were j. A. Munday, wife and
mother, Archie Morrow, Ora Welsh.
Ed. Govier and wife and VIM. Garth
waite.
Chas. Jeide, wife and children, Wis
tied at VIM. Balls, Sunday.
J. H. Pugh and wife, Harry Kaap
and wife visited at Hal Smiths, Sun
day.
Chas. Addison and wife visited at
Melvin Champions, Sunday.
George Garthwaite and wife visit
ed at VIM Garthwaite's Sunday.
Geo. Mccormick and wife and Ellen
Johnson, visited at Ed. COVERS, Sun
day.
Mrs Minnie Cooley was in Bloom
ington, Friday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02
SITTER.

Rain or shine big dance at the
opera house Friday evening.
Frank Schmidt is preparing to lay
the foundation for his new house, size
28X32. Fred Petit has the contract.
Electricity is on the way and Con.
Winsor is laying the foundation for
an electric motor at the creamery.
City water should be the next move.
Hurrah for aqua pura.
VIM Allen of Livingston, shopped
here last week.
VIM. Stippich Of Lancaster Jet, So
journed here last Sunday.
Lancaster callers Sunday were Ed
ma Lind, Erna Jones, Mildred Tan
ner, Lottie Seipp, Mae Boyle, Benz.
Murphy, Marie Meyer, Alma Hirsch,
Florence Briel and Louis Briel The
Hub is a popular place on Sunday
Saml Kemper has sold his great
trotter, Rail Splitter" to Henry Cero.
Splitter goes the mile in 2:19h. II
you don't believe it come to Sitter.
We raise HORSES.
Yours truly,
Harry w.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02

Miss Julia Muender of Fennimore,
visited in Lancaster last week.
Miss Irma Fritz of Lancaster Jet,
visited here with friends over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cartwright Of
Madison, spent the weekend at the L.
D. Eastman home.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Tannahill Of
Boscobel, spent the weekend at the
Sam'l PennOck home
Mrs. J. W. Jones of Fennimore, Wis
tied here a few days last week with
her brothers, John and Henry Plat.
Word was received here last week
that Mrs. Julia Smith, widow Of Stod-
dard Smith, had been killed in Los
Angeles, Calf, by an automobile.
Mrs. Smith, who was 70 years DID,
failed to hear the approach of the car
and was struck down and dragged for
some distance. Brain conclusion re-
suited and she died half an hour later
in a hospital Mrs. Smith lived here
35 years ago with an aunt, Mrs. Sarah
Hyde. She was we'll known among the
old residents of the city
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02
600 MILES ON "HIGH."

Leo Mccormick and Sydney Hyde
returned last week from Toledo OHIO
where they went to drive back Will
s-Knight Z passenger. The trip OF
800 miles was made on high gear
The total driving time was about "a
hours although no effort was made
to drive fast. Good roads were met
everywhere except through northern
Illinois. About thirty miles was made
over cement highway. This was in
Indiana.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02
Mr., Farmers:

Mr., Farmer:
If you are interested in dairying,
look this over. Our average price for
butter-fat from May 18th, 1916 to Jan
uary 1st, 1917, was--41.17-32c per ID.
For January, 1917----471-3 per Id.
For February, 1917----52.1-8c per lb.
For March, 1917--------53.O6c per ID.
WE make Quality, FULL CREAM,
American cheese. Inspection invited
we're proud of our factory
HURRICANE PRODUCE co.
Hurricane Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Walker, Wednesday, April
IS.
Miss Edna Lind of Sitter, spent
the weekend at the VIM Frawley
home.
Mrs H. ]. Schmidt and Miss Iona
Aupperle went to Cobb, Sunday, for a
short visit
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Munson are
the parents Of baby boy, born We'd
nesday, April 25
Miss Grace Bradley Of Fennimore,
spent Sunday at the Jas. Bradley
home in this city.
Miss Dorothy Cerhardt Of Fenni-
40 e, spent the weekend with her sis
ter, Mrs Clyde Suttle
Verne Edwards returned to Daven-
port Monday where he is student at
chiropractor school.
Miss Hettie Schneider of Sitter,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Schneider.
Mrs. Geo. Curtis returned to her
home in Fennimore, after short Wis
it at the Dan. Curtis home
Misses Bessie Murphy, Charlotte
Sykes and Mae Boyle, went to Sitter,
Sunday where they are teaching.
|, Cal Anderson Of Livingston, ar
rived here, Friday. He is making his
spring deliveries of nursery stock.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Fay Gilmore and baby
and Miss Hazel Hussey, Of Madison,
visited over Sunday with friends here.
Ora Wissbaum dislocated his shout
der, Saturday. He is working on the
Z; JnO. Muench farm and fell off pillow.
Everett Faust has gone to Potosl
where he has accepted a position as
bartender at the Welsh & Udelhofen
saloon
Lawrence Haag Of Mt. Horeb, ar
rived last Wednesday for a visit with
his son. VIM. Haag, who resides west
Of town
Mrs Jenkins returned to her home
in Cobb, Sunday She was accompan-
led by her husband and her mother,
Mrs. E. w. Bowes. of Cobb
The Lancaster Canning Co. has 4S
acres under plow just north of the
city near the Joe Mccoy farm. The
entire tract will be seeded to sweet
corn.
Four young men were taken into
the Woodmen lodge last Thursday
night. Their names are Eric Gulke,
Oscar Damn, J. Lee Wright and Ed
Keene. Thirty-fve new members are
expected
Judge Clementson received word
Sunday of the serious illness of his
sister, Miss Fannie Clementson, who
is in Dubuque hospital Judge Glenn
entson and Mrs. Bessie Frye left Mon
day for Dubuque.
Sheriff Hymer went to Waupun on
Wednesday of last week taking AL
bert Schroeder, Mrs. Kate Pearson
and Fritz Wolff with him The trio
will begin serving their sentences at
once.
J. T. Lance, former Grant county
resident, passed away on April 9th,
at Corvallis. Ore. Mr.. Lance but re-
Gently expressed the hope that he
would soon visit old friends here.
Mrs. David Farris of Fennimore, is a
sister, and j. NJ Lance Of Blooming
ton, brother.
A call for reporter came from the
Birmingham & Hixon Lbr. Company
few days ago saying that a German
Eagle had been captured by AL Low
ell and was on exhibition. The eagle
turned out to be a beautiful speci-
men Of the wading family known as
a bittern. The bird had struck a wire
and was picked up injured by Mr. Low
ell. 1t has finely shaped and col
Ored head and semi-webbed feet with
a brown feathered body. After a few
days rest, Mr. Wiedenbeck who has
the bird in charge, will turn it loose
on the ice pond to fly wherever it
will
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02

Clarence Rich went to Montfort,
Wednesday, on business.
Miss Margaret Smith of Minneapo-
lis, visited last week with friends III
Lancaster.
Miss Laura De Spain and James
Glen of Mendoza, were visitors in Lam
caster, Thursday.
Mrs. Jno. Rumble went to Madison,
Thursday, for visit with her son
Thomas, and family.
Mrs. Geo. Martin went to Preston,
Friday, to visit her daughter, Nellie,
who is teaching there.
IT'S. j. G. Regain Of Chicago is Wis
itirg at the home o. her parents, M.
and Mrs. jas McBrien.
Miss Harriet Fairy went to Slit
zer Thursday, for visit at the Her
bert Schuppener home.
Mrs. John S. Edge left for Blue Riv-
err, Thursday where she will visit at
the Richard Lord home
Mrs. John F. Blackburn went to
Liberty, Wednesday, to attend the fun
eral Of her aunt, Mrs. ]. Heberlein
Mrs. J. T. Bennett went to Madison,
Wednesday, for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Flora keenan,, who is
ILL.,
Mrs. VIM. Fache returned to her
home in Sitter, Thursday, after
visit mere at the home Of her son,
Archie
Mrs. M. Hildreth and little daugh-
ter went to Liberty. Thursday, for IA
visit with her sister, Mrs. VIM. Wet
ter.
Mrs. Laura Trentzsch of Platteville,
spent a few days of last week at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Webb
Mrs. c. McLimans of Fennimore,
visited few days last week at the
home of her brother, VIM. Kraemer,
in this city.
Mrs. Myrtle Klingensmiih and little
daughter, Virginia, went to Chicago,
Friday, for a visit at the home of Mrs
j. Broadstone.
Miss Julia Sweeney and sister, Mrs.
Mary Sweeney, of Evanston Ill, went
to Livingston, Thursday, to visit their
sister, Mrs. Frank Allen.
Mrs. Albert Kratochwill and daugh-
ter, Bertha, returned to their home in
Muscoda, Thursday, after visit at
the Fred Wickendoll home
Mre. F. E. Corbin and children and
N. c. Butler returned to their home
III West Branch Ia, after an extended
visit with Mrs. K. F. Orion, here.
Mrs. R. A. CornweIl and little son,
Robert, returned to their home at New
Lisbon, Wis, after visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Angus.
Miss Blanche Jackson of Dubuque,
returned to her home, Thursday, hav-
ing been here as nurse for Mrs. Jen-
kins Of Cobb, who has been i'll at the
Godfrey hospital 4
VIM. Kitto of Platteville, was oper-
ated upon by DR.. Gault, Saturday, for
throat trouble. Allen Crothers, also
OF Platteville, was operated upon for
similar trouble the same day.
Supt. W. A. Hayes of the Madison |
division and Mrs. Hayes, came here
Friday evening in Mr. Hayes private
car. They spent Saturday with Mr.. |
and Mrs VIM. Orion and Mrs. K. F. |
Orton returning to Madison Sunday |
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pendleton re-
turned to their home in Fennimore, |
Friday, having been here to attend |
the wedding Of Miss Sarah PendIo- /
ton and Robert Letter. The young /
people were married by Rev. Campbell |
Thursday afternoon
Methodist Dist. Supt Tomlinson of /
Platteville, advises that Bishop Bash
ford will be on the program at the |
camp meeting to be held June q to
July /. Bishop Bashford who has been
in China for many years, will be the
speaker on Sunday, June "a He is
a wisconsin man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02
ANOTHER HOG RECORD.

Guy Walker Of near this city, re-
ports that he sold hog last week
for $50. The total weight was $50
pounds and aside from this large
amount there is a litter of five pigs
farroWed this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-02

Harry w.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-30
LAY SEEN BY WASHINGTON AS KAISER'S
DAY OF DOOM-LABOR REVOLT EXPECTED
BY BASlL M, MANLY

BY BASIL M. MANLY
Washington, April 30.-Al official
Washington is today looking forward
to May 1 as the day that may seal the
kaiser's doom and mark the coming
Of the end.
May day-the labor day of Euro
pean revOIutiOnists, always set apart
by the reds for turbulent outbreaks
this year carries the threat for Ger
many of actual revolution, which
may not be as sweeping as that Of
Russia, but is none the less a dire
menace to Germany's power Of re-
sistanCe.
Every dispatch from Germany, ac-
cording to an authority close to the
American state department, contains
a more or less yelled recognition Of
his menace.
Most significant as expressive OF
the imperial governments dread OF
Nav 1 is the sudden adjournment Of
the reichstag on the very first day Of
he new session until May 2.
Equally significant is the fact that
this session, called specially to re-
ceive an address from Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Houweg, heard not one
syllable from the chancellor, but was
precipitately dissolved when Lede-
bour, leader of the radical Socialists,
insisted on a vigorous investigation
Of the present system Of food distri-
button.
The Russian revolution, it will be
remembered, had its origin in the dis
solution of the duma and had as its
first over act a series Of strikes in
protest against the existing distribu-
ton of food.
Germany, according to dispatches
which passed the official censor, is
Just emerging from a series Of food
strikes among her munitions work
ers. and at least 100000 others in
scattered trades.
If the munitions workers the hest
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-30


rest Of the German workers?
1T is openly threatened" says the
Berlin LOkalanZeiger, that we mus
be prepared for new outbreaks Of i'll
will if certain claims are not aCceded
to. It is also reported that May 1
there will be another general strike
for "A hours"
This is confirmed by the Berlin
Tageblatt, which says: "A renewal Of
the strike of munitions workers on
May day is being discussed in some
munitions workers circles"
To ado, flames to the finder Of rev.
OlutiOn already existing in Germany,
comes the announcement through
the American department of state Of
the formation in Berne, Switzerland,
of a well financed committee for pro-
paganda in favor of the establish
ment of a republican form Of govern
ment in Germany.
Gen. GrOeneT, head of German mU-
nitiOns factories, it is true, has an
nOunced that all further attempts at
munitions strikes will be ruthlessly
suppressed with bullets.
But this merely adds to the proba-
bility of real revolution.
In all history no, great strike of
determined starving workers has
ever been suppressed by bIOOdshed.
If the May day strikes Of the Ger
mans run true to form the blood Of
the strikers will be the signal for a
widespread revolt that will tax Prus-
sian militarism to the utmost.
The Russian revolution began as
a series of food strikes and did neg
reach the stage of popular revolt VI
til strikers were shot down.
What the outcome will be, depends
on how far the German private sol
der has been bTutalized by Prussian
militaTism.
If the German soldier is still as hui
man as the soldiers Of Russia, he will
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18

Becky, his horse. Performances Of
THE Sunny Side of Broadway" will be
given at the usual afternoon and even
ing hours. following the vaudeville
schedule. Motion picture displays will
accompany each OF the performances.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18
Weekly Cotton Rerie,x.

NEW ORLEANS. June l7.-After
reaching rs cents pound last week
for the first time in the history OF
contract trading-the cotton market
became comparatively small affair
and reacted moderately under realiz-
ing and the endeavor of brokers To
keep the situation within bounds. AT
the highest levels, July stood at ex-
acty % cents a pound, and the active
months were 2ll to 22l. or about .ll
a bale over the previous weeks close
At no time was the market at a net
decline. compared with tho preceding
weeks closing prices. The close
showed a net rise of l3l to 1S3 points.
The peak OF the rise was reached
as the result of bull trading by the
shrinkage of old crop supplies and the
unsatisfactory outlook for the new
crop. In some quarters it was claimed
good part of tho demand for con-
tracts came from spinners who were
unable to find the actual cotton they
wanted and were hedging against
their requirements. Locally, spots
were quiet, with sales moderately
small, but prices were lifted TO 2+l9
cents n pound for middling. the highest
in over half century.
A feature of the week which at
tracted much notice was the Census
Bureau report showing a record
breaking consumption OF cotton and
lintcrs during May by American manu-
facturers. the total being G97.530 bales.
The average broker considers the situa-
tion to he unsettled, and is waiting for
the market to find new basis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18
How Richmond Postal Receipts
Have Grown in Past Five Years

Postal business for the fiscal year
ending on the last day Of this month
will probably put Richmond into the
million class Of post offices-a feat
which no city of it's size has yet been
able to accomplish. With twelve bust
record figures have already been met
and unless there Is a slump the coveted
mark will be reached.
Steadily for the last six years the
postal business herc+which means the
sale Of stamps. box rents and other
items, but not including money order
reccipts-has been climbing. The in
crease has not been heavy in any one
year, but has been substantial. In
1911 the business amounted to $751;
25e.21. while on July l, 1917, Post
master Hay T. Thornton expects TO an
nounce that the fiscal year ended with
receipts totaling in excess Of $1,000, 900.
Last year was the greatest in the
history of the local post-oflice. with
the total of S949.971.76. At the close
of business yesterday that mark was
passed by few dollars. The last
half Of June is always heavy. and there
is little question that $4,000 more
business will be done. AS a matter of
patriotism 1t is probable that Rich
mond business men will SEQ that the
figure Is exceeded
If JUNE COMES UP
MARK WILL DE PASSED
The receipts for the first eleven
months OF the fiscal year amounted 10
5000, e65.o9, which means that the June
receipts would have to reach the sum
OF S97. 1871 to reach the million mark.
II June comes up to expectations.
Richmond's yearly receipts will reach
their zenith. and a new record for a
single month will be set. The banner
month in the history was December
last. when the receipts amounted to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18
City Boys Making
Good as Farmers
Several Hundred Organized in
Virginia to Help Harucst
Potato Crops.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.1

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE city
boy is making good on Tho farm. This
vas the report to-day from various
parts of tho country to the United
States boys working reserve Reports
received during the week from a num-
Der OF States, while not complete, show
that more than 10000 boys already
havo gone into tho country to serve
their country by helping on farms. To
join the reserve boy must be over
sixteen and prove himself physically
ut.
From New York City alone. accord
Ing to word to-day from Arthur +.
Payne. acting State director of the
boys reserve. nearly 1000 boys have
been sent out. without single COM
plant from the farmers in regard to
these boys"
Our great difficulty" says Mr.
Payne. "is in supplying the farmers
with the number Of boys they need. At
tho beginning one Of our great Diff
culties was in persuading the farmers
that these boys would be of service.
There has been a decided reversal on
the part OF the farmers in regard to
these boys"
Similar reports arr being received
from Pennsylvania. Connecticut New
Jersey and other States
F. w. Holden. OF Baltimore. who has
been appointed State director for Mary
land, started his work to-day. He
stated that already number of in
Quirica have been made by farmers as
To how many boys they can secure.
Between 500 and 500 boys from all
sections of Virginia have been or
ganized to go to the Eastern Shore TO
help harvest the potato crops, is the
Encouraging report from Charles l..
Weaver. Virginia State director Of the
boys reserve.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18
French Freighter
Submarine Victim
Big Steamship Mississippi Tor
pcdoed and Sunk AS Miles
From Brest.
Iny Associated press.l

NEW YORK, June 17.-News OF the
destruction of the big French freight
steamship Mississippi by a German sub
marine. with a loss OF one of the mer-
chantman's crew. was brought here to-
day by officers of British freight
vessel that arrived from q French port
The Mississippi, Of 6,6T7 tons gross,
was torpedoed and sunk about 145
miles out from tho port Of Bresr.
France. on June 2. according to officers
OF the British ship which rescued forty
seven officers and seamen from open
boats. They had been afloat only a
short time.
The British officers refused to dis
close the details Of the sinking as re
lated to them by the French crew.
The only sailor lost was drowned while
the crew was taking to the boats
! The British ship landed the survivors
al FayaL Azores.
The Mississippi. owned by the Gen
eral Transatlantic Steamship Company
of Havre. was last reported at New
Orleans on March 81.
news dispatch received by wire
| less in New York last November from
Berlin alluded to reports declared to
4 have been published in French news
papers TO the effect that the Missis.
sippi had sighted and fred upon a
German submarine without scoring 4
hit in the English Channel on Novem-
/ Der S, while on n voyage from New
| Orleans. The Berlin dispatch SAID the
| U-boat neither before nor after the
attack attempted to modest the liner
and the incident was cited by Ger
many as furnishing contradiction to
the Affirmation of the entente govern
mcnts that the ornaments of mer-
chuntmen are for defensive purposes "
| At that time the United States gov
eminent was considering the status
! of entente armed merchantmen in re-
lation to their right to enter Ameri-
can ports.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18
PANTHEON OF UNKNOWN DEAD
Rheims Cathedral TO Be for FIory of
All Dead of Armies Fighting
for Democracy.

WASHINGTON. Juno 17.-Rheims
Cathedral, torn and battered by the
shells of the Germans, is to become
Il pantheon OF unknown dead. 1t will
be for the glory of all the dead OF
all the armies fighting in France for
the common cause OF democracy. 1t
will bear the single placard:
Here passed the Hun"
This was announced here to-day by
the French Restoration Fund, Inc.
which received Il cable message from
the Subminister of Fine Arts Armand
Dayot. setting forth the plan.