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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
RAMSEY.

Everybody around here is through
haying and harvest and the next thing
will be threshing Oats are good and
corn is doing fine.
J. w. Keller as a visitor at Thomas
Longmire's Sunday. Mr.. Keller lives
at Red Wing, MINI. He drives one
horse from there down here. He is a
piano tuner and works along the way.
Karl KneIster visited with friends
near Glen Haven Sunday,
Virgil Dolphin is visiting relatives
in Lancaster.
Thomas Longmire returned last
Tuesday from Soldiers Grove, Wis.
While there he bought carload of
cattle and brought them home with
him.
Joe Sturmer is working for R. Dol
phin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
DICKEYVILLE.

A great many cars passed through
here Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
enroute to Lancaster.
A great number of people from here
attended the funeral of Mrs. Ed Kirch-
berg at Keller, Wednesday.
Amelia Nelson, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Nelson, is numbered
among the sick.
Miss Cecilia Ginter left Wednesday
morning for Gilbert, Ia, where she
will spend a week with relatives and
friends
James Schroeder was a Cuba City
caller Thursday.
Ralph barrow of PotOsi was seen
passing through here en- route to Du-
buque Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Splinter spent
Thursday evening at Cuba City
Mrs. Geileson and little daughter of
Dubuque are visitors at the home of
Leo Nelson.
A large number of people from here
attended the circus at Dubuque Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kowalski are the
proud parents Of a baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lebben and little
son of Cuba City were seen passing
through here Sunday going to the
home Of Henry PickeI,
Sunday visitors at the home of John
Miller were Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Mel
son and children of Keller, Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Kowalski and son of Du-
buque and Mr.. and Mrs Simon Miller
and children of Dubuque
Mrs. Fred Wackerhauser and daugh-
ter Leona went to Potosi Saturday to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Ed Haas, and
other friends
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
BEETOWN.

The names Of all belonging to the
Red Cross will be published next
week Don't wait to be asked to Join
but send in your name with the dol
lar and help a good cause along. AS
soon as the necessary funds are in
we can start on some work, and as
we expect to take up the knitting
along with other work so will be glad
to get all who can knit as well as
sew.
Show in town every night this week.
Lyman Mcconnell and wife spent
the week at Henry PETERS.
Mrs. Henry Thomas of Lancaster
and Addie Hillary of North Andover
were Saturday callers.
Frank Thorpe and wife with horse
and cart fell over the embankment
around the Grant river and were con-
siderably bruised up.
Addam Jamison went to Madison on
Friday to see about enlisting.
DR.. Kraut, Sidney Birch and Will
liam Brun autoed to the Boscobel fair
in thief Ormer's car Sunday.
Mrs. Lulu Hannum of Cassville Wis
tied at the Walter Allen home last
week.
Fred Maiden of Cassville is employ
ed in the Clauer blacksmith shop.
Clarence Mayne and Mesdames
Birdie Wolfe, Ethel Kilby and Nellie
Perrin with Otto Winner motored to
Dubuque last Wednesday to attend the
funeral of their nephew, ROLAND
Mayne.
Chris Garner and wife autoed to
Lancaster Monday, taking Matt Ed
wards, Sr., with them, after spending
the past week here.
! A. Obershaw Of Cassville and A. c..
Smith of Lancaster were Monday call
ers.
Abbie Sturmer spent last week at
home.
Joseph Gerard, ST., and Richard
Graves are visiting at Pittsville
! Belle Birch spent couple of days
at home last week.
A number from here attended the
dance at North Andover Friday night
and the chautauqua at Cassville Sat
urday evening.
Miss Mae Mapes entertained the Aid
society last Thursday and all report a
god time. The next meeting will be
with Mrs Harry Peak.
The Junior Fancy Work Circle met
with Lulu-Mae Garner on Wednesday
August 8, and will meet with Ferne
Shaben on Wednesday, August 2.
Glennie and Dorothy McClusky of
Mt Hope visited here last week with
their aunt, Mrs. Charles Rogers
Mrs. Della Taylor returned to her
home last week. Genevieve Taylor
went with her for visit.
We have not yet heard how many
of our boys passed the examination
at Lancaster last week.
Mesdames Russell and Smith, the
Red Cross ladies from Platteville,
were pleasant callers Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
NORTH LANCASTER.

Gerhardt Weist and family were
guests at the John Rowden home at
IFennimore last Sunday.
Sherman and Charles Pittenger and
Guy and Wesley Walker were Bosco-
bel fair visitors Friday.
Gladys Griswold and Genevieve Huff
attended the teachers institute last
week
Max Hofmeister drove to Necedah
last Thursday to visit his people and
to bring his sister back with him for a
| few days visit.
Leslie Deakins came up Friday from
Platteville, where he has been in train
ing with Company I, Fourth Wiscon-
sin.
jeanette Hickins entertained about
twenty Of her little friends August 4,
the occasion being her birthday ami
versary.
Mrs. G. Weist received the sad news
Tuesday of the sudden death of her IA
Their at Racine. MI. and Mrs. Weist
left imediately for Cassville, where the
funeral was held.
harvey CFOlL ana family, j. II. DIE
sci and J. A. Huff and wives and Miss
es Elizabeth Walker and Fannie Hal
ferty drove to Dubuque last Saturday
to attend the Barnum & Bailey show.
Miss Laura Walker visited friends
at Kilbourne the past week.
New members who have joined the
Red Cross are Mrs. Laura Croft,
Clark Croft, Wesley Walker, Mrs.
Emma Schlosser, Max Hofmeister and
Elizabeth Walker.
The farmers of this vicinity have
purchased the threshing machine OF
George Jerrett and expect to begin
threshing this week.
Miss Cleo Noon of WerIey spent the
weekend at the Peter Wayne home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
HURRICANE.

Miss Anna Taylor entertained the
Boice Creek-Hurricane Ladies Aid last
Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Weiland Wis
tied at Mrs. Weiland's parents Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ho]zer are the
proud parents of a baby girl, born
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mary Snider and daughter
spent Saturday and Sunday at Will
liam Lowrey's.
The ice cream social at the Hurri-
cane Methodist church was a decided
success. The proceeds were $44.
Miss Norma Eve rsoll and Miss Anna
Joice are visiting at Jesse Williams's
this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
STILL FAR FROM HOME
Continued from page one.)


ing it. You ride about half mile.
One hundred fifty-one miles of this
cave have been explored so far. Tour
lists go through twenty-five miles of it.
One can make it all in four trips. The
cost is So for the first trip and one
dollar for all trips after that. In 1849
man was lost in the cave for thirty
six hours and when he was discovered
he had lost his reason. In 1872 they
made gunpowder there. In 1855 they
built five stone cottages and tried it
out for tuberculosis. AS the tempera-
ture is always 81, never any change,
at the end of five months one Of the pa
tients died and the other patients left.
The raising of mushrooms also prov
ed a failure. In 1869 two men going
through here made a great discovery
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

One was ahead Of the other and just
happened to have hisl light so that the
man in the rear saw the head and
bust Of Martha Washington. 1t is
formed by the rock walls at narrow
passageWay one on either side with
the light behind it. So all who have
gone through since see this The guide
leaves you at a certain spot and he
goes ahead with the light, and it is
just as perfect as anything could be.
AS the wonders never cease in this
cave l will have to call it off.
After leaving the cave we drove
back to Louisville, then Oh to Cincin
natl, and were going by the main
street when Ralph Barney jumped on
the running board He was so fat that
heb ad to tell his name to make him
self known. Many people in Lancaster
remember him.
Then we were on our way to Pitts
burgh, then Bedford, Pa, and on to
Gettysburg, and we camped on the bat
tie ground of Gettysburg. All of this
old battlefield is now owned by the
government, which rents it to farmers,
Isl per acre. The drives and monu-
ments are fine. Never in all my life
did l ever see anything like it. Mil
lions of dollars are represented in
monuments on that old battlefield. To
see all the great things our govern
ment does makes us realize what
grand and glorious country we live in.
Our next stop was Washington D.
IC. | will not stop to comment on this
place, as so many have seen it. But
the last eight years since the writer
was there have brought about many
changes. We spent four days here
We also took a run out to Fredericks-
burg, Va, and enjoyed the finest kind
of a visit and entertainment with Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Nathan at their beau
tiful home and 9OO-acre farm adjoin-
ing the old Washington farm. 1t would
take long time to relate the perfect
system and efficiency Of this place
Thanks to the Nathans for many old
historic places we saw there-the
home Of Mary Washington, two of the
horse chestnut trees that Washington
| planted thirteen of when this country
was made a republic-one for each
state or colony. The old home of Mon
roe, the Lafayette tavern were other
places of interest. We also drove to
MT. Vernon to see the home of Wash
ingtOn and were in the rooms where
Washington and also Martha Washing
4 cd old Nyo h IN Il -,
the resting place of eighteen of the
Washingtons The last one was laid to
rest there in 1855, when one of the lat
ter-day Washingtons had the door
sealed and the key thrown in the river.
The grounds and building look fine,
and are taken care of by woman's
club, consisting Of one woman from
each state.
While at Frederick, Md, we visited
the tombs of Francis Scott Key, author
of the Star Spangled Banner" and
that of Barbara Frietchie.
We drove from Washington to Bal
timore, then to Philadelphia, from
there to Atlantic City, n T.. and AS
bury Park, then drove into New York
] City and had no difficulty in finding
Edwin Knobel Once in his hands
New York was easy for US. We made
the rounds by day ard night. We drove
over the Brooklyn bridge and back
over the Manhattan bridge. Edwin
surely did his share to entertain US.
Our next stop was Springfield, Mass,
with lady friend Of Mrs. Schade. She
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

Many man who is almost incapac-
itated for business by i'll health or old
age does fairly we'll with it because of
habit; he has learned the details so
well that he can follow them with his
eyes shut. Such man is always
smarter in business than in anything
else.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

Church people say the Lord demands
10 per cent Of all the people earn. For
one reason and another the Lord has
been unable TO get it, but the politi-
clans have. It is estimated that of
every dollar you earn, 8 to 10 per. cent
OF it goes for government.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

If all the good had not died young
there would be lot of cranky old peo-
pie on earth today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

The reason a man can't tell the aver
age woman anything is because she
would rather talk than listen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

A man may class his wife ase a bird
of paradise during the honeymoon
and as parrot later in the game.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

NO girl can successfully masticate
fudge and nurse a case of disappoint-
ed love at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
SUICIDES BECAUSE
 OF ILL HEALTH
:. c. Dockery Dies From Self
 Inflicted Wounds in WoOdlawn

G. c. Cookery, aged 63 years, died at 9 o'clock yesterday morning from self inflicted wounds at the residence of his daughter, Mrs J. G. Hicks, 6Sl7 First avenue, Woodlawn. MT. Cookery, who has been in i'll health for several years, shot himself through the head with a .3S-calibre Smith X Wesson revolver at il o'clock Friday morning at the home of his daughter He never regained conscious ness.
 A few hours before the deceased shot
 himself he called for his sister, Mrs.
 sallie Camp. and stated to her that he felt that the end was near and that he would not be in this world much longer, but did not state any rash in- tentions. A few hours after Mrs. Camp left his bedroom he fired the fatal bullet into his head Assistant Coroner !. R. T. Rives was notified of MT. Dockery's death. Suicide" was MT. Rives' verdict. The deceased is survived by two
 daughters. one sister and one brother.
 F. T. Cookery.
 Funeral services will be conducted
 from the residence at 3 o'clock this
 afternoon with interment in Forest
 Hill cemetery. The Rev. Robert Echols,
 pastor of the Woodlawn Methodist
 church. assisted by the Rev. MT. Clark,
 will Officiate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03

talks were made by members Of the two lodges, and refreshments were served.
 The Ensley lodge subscribed $50 to the Alabama Boys Industrial school oand fund. This is the first fraternal society to take such steps, which is expected 10 be followed by other societies.
 A large delegation from Birmingham lodge No 79 was present, including Ex- alted Ruler John w. Perkins, who made very happy and appropriate address
 John Brown, negro, is being held at the Ensley jail on charge of assault with intent to murder. He will be transferred to the county jail today. It is alleged that Brown shot A. J Fiquett, a special officer for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company late Sunday night when the officer attempted to arrest him. MT. Fiouett was shot in the right thigh. His injuries are not considered serious. The shooting occurred at Docena.
 The funeral services for T. w. Me Lemore, aged S3 years, who died at the residence of his son, G. Bradley McLemore. Ann street. Sunday night at s:15 o'clock, were held at the resi- dence at 7.30 o'clock las. night. The Rev. L. NJ Bradley. pastor of the Hun- ter Street Baptist church, officiated. The body will be sent to Opelika this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
CARTER KILLED AND BROTHER FATALLY
 SHOT AT COALBURG
Officers Allege They Were Stealing and Resisted Arrest-News
 of Ensley

l.. C. Carter 230S Third avenue. north, Birmingham, was shot and instantly killed and his brother, Clifford Carter, was probably fatally. wounded near Coal burg late Sunday night by Neil Morris and Will Santamayer, special agents tor the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. The officers caught Carter and his brother in the act of stealing copper ble wire from one of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's mines. It is alleged that when the officers at- tempted to place the Carter boys under arrest for the theft of the copper cable, they opened fire on the officers
 Clifford Carter was removed to the Hill- man hospital early yesterday morning. The hospital authorities stated last night that no hope is held out for his recovery.
 The remains of L. c. Carter are being held at the undertaking parlors of Sam Foley at Pratt City pending funeral ar engagements. The deceased is survived by his widow and two small children. He has been a resident of Birmingham for only few weeks.
 The sheriff's office and the Ensley po- lice department refused to give any de- tails of the shooting Sunday night Coroner Hogan was notified of the shooting of the Carter brothers and is investigating.
 The new officers of Ensley lodge No. 9S7, Benevolent and Protective Order of
 Elks, were installed last night at the Elks' home. The installation was largely attended by mer&bers of the Ensley lodge, as well as large delegation from
 Birmingham lodge No. 79, B. P. o. E. The following officers were installed:
 Hugh Hill, exalted ruler; B. w. Berry, esteemed leading knight; A. H. Hoyle, esteemed loyal knight; Ben Moxley, es- teemed featuring knight; sTom Deveraux, trustee; E. A. Warnick, secretary; Henry Keller, treasurer John Nagler, esquire; Lee McCullom, tiler; Dr. J. F. Fulford chaplain.
 After the installation several interesting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03

R'fS0O e''fI' VrIs"fI ItIttI Ol VIIt ANdIIOHdI '
 The day of our deliverance is at hand' was the keynote of Mrs. Catts speech
 Miss Rankin, in reply, made the long est speech she has delivered since she arrived in the capital
 ''The day after election" said Member Miss Rankin, 'it looked very much as If had not been elected, but it seemed to me that the campaign had been, nev- ertheless, worth while, because the wom- en had stood together, the women had learned solidarity. It seemed to me that one thing had been alone worth striving for. I think that this breakfast this morning shows that the woman are standing together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
Birmingham Elks to
 Install Officers-Elect

Officers-elect of Birmingham lodge No. 79. Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. will be installed tonight at the regular meeting. to be held at their home on Eighth avenue and Nineteenth street. As thls is g meeting of more than usual im- portance. a large attendance is expected, and Exalted Ruler Dr. John w. Perkins extends on behalf of the lodge a cordial invitation to every Elk in the Birming- ham district to attend.
 The following officers will be installed
 James Esdale. exalted ruler: John Ant wine, esteemed leading knight; Hugh Bagley, esteemed loyal knight: Sam Car penter. esteemed featuring knight D. R. Ridenhour. secretary; Frank Arrico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
BATTLES STILL UNCERTAIN

and pr. Burr Ferguson spoke briefly upon the seriousness of the situation, and what was to be expected of tho profession.
 Dr. Stillwell of New York declared that the field hospital was more i'm. portant than any other division of the medical corps He discussed other phases of the service and dwelled upon the medical reserve system.
 In the medical reserve at this time are pr. Burr Ferguson, Dr. Walter T. Scott, Dr. Gaston Rogers. Dr. c. ' Wiley, DY A. l.. Atwood Dr. W. M. Glasgow, pr. w. S. Rountree, Dr. l.. M. Winn and Dr. Henry Bixer.
 Dr. Lloyd Nolan is reservist ia the medical corps of the United States navy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03

T want you to know how much I feel this responsibility. There will be many times when l shall make mistakes and it means great deal to me to know that I have your encouragement and SUD- port.'
 Miss Rankins entrance into the House was signalized by uproarous cheering and applause. Every member and every body in the crowded galleries rose, as accompanied by Representative Evans of Montana, she walked to a seat in the rear center Of the hall. She carried one of the scores of bouquets which came to her office today. She did not wear a hat and was attired simply in a dark dress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
FLOOD ALREADY HAS RESOL UTIONS
 DECLARING WAR

Washington, April "A resolution de- clarinr that a state of war exists between the United States and Germany today was prepared for offering in the House by Representative Flood, chairman of the foreign affairs committee. The resolution would authorize the President to carry on war against Germany.
 The resolution follows
 'Whereas the recent course of the lm- perial German government is in fact noth- ing less than war against the government and people of the United States,
 Resolved by the Senate and House oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Mackie I. May

Mrs Mackie J. May died at 1 o'clock yesterday morning at the family resi- dence, 11O6 First avenue, West End. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence at 10 o'clock this; morning. with interment in El1nwood cemetery. The Rev. W. B. Holmes will officiate. The deceased is survived by her husband, J. T. D. May; one daugh ter, Mrs. Eugene c. Ellis; her mother. Mrs. Bozeman; and one sister, Mrs. |. K. Goodson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03

Representatives of the United States O. America, in Congress assembled. that tho state of bellgerency between the United States and the imperial German govern ment which has thus been thrust upon the United States, is hereby formally de- clared, and,
 That the President be and he is hereby authorized to take immediate steps not only to put the country in thorough state of defense, but also to exert all of its power and employ all of it's resources to carry on war against the imperial Ger man government, and to bring the conflict to a successful termination"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
Age Herald Correspondent
 Tells 0f Sentiment In
 the National Capital
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, April 2.-{Special)
 The address to Congress tonight by
 President Wilson is construed not
 only as an acceptation of the Ger
 man challenge to combat but as a
 potential suggestion to the Teuton
 people that they rise in the psycho-
 logical moment and strike the shackles
 which for ages have bound them. In the opinion of conservative mem bers of Congress and certain high gov ernment officials it was the object of the President not only to align the military and naval forces of the Uni dynasty, but to induce the Austro-
 Hungarian government to break its alliances, to the people of Germany, referred to in sympathy as "the pawns and tools" of ambitious rulers; to hasten and precipitate the internal
 revolution reported to be brewing; to stimulate and energize the fighting forces of England, France and Rus sia and to propitiate by expressions of confidence the German-American con-
 tIngency in the United States.
 TWO EVENTS EXPECTED II OiiOW luS lliS uSllNGIy or the war message" Congress realized that but two events need occur before the Uni. ted States is actively engaged in the European struggle. The first is the official adoption of the martial pro-
 gramme which the President has rec
 commended. The second is the boom
 ing of the guns at sea- It is anticipated
 by leaders tonight that by Thursday
 afternoon resolution, already intro
 duced by Chairman Flood of the House
 committee on foreign affairs, will have
 been enacted by both branches of Con- gress.
 The resolution declares existing a state of war and empowers the Presl- dent to make use of every available e force to the end that the Hohenzollern
 dynasty might be crushed and hostil- ities brought to an early termination BATTLES STILL UNCERTAIN Just how soon battle will be given
 is regarded as problematical. A lead
 CT in the Senate remarked tonight
 that sensational incident might not be
 anticipated until in the natural course
 of events American and German ships
 meet. An administration official on
 the other hand expressed fear lest German submarines, at present in
 American waters, would, in the knowl-
 edge that the beginning of hostlities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
Alo,,zo Ellis

The remains of Alonzo Ellis, aged 6S, who died Sunday morning at hi, late residence, 1925 Underwood avenue. East Lake. were sent to Eutaw at 6:so O'CLOCK yesterday morning by the S. W. Woodin Undertaking company. The deceased IS survived by his widow and three daughters, Mrs. George Walters Miss Nell Ellis and Mrs. P. M. Mat theWs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
NINE
Motorcycle Accident

E. L. McManus. 12s North Seventy third street. East Lake, was painfully injured at 7;90 o'clock last night when a motorcycle upon which he was riding col lided with the rear end of Domestic laundry wagon at Avenue and Twenty first street. He was carried to St. Vim cent hospital in an ambulance of the Shaw Undertaking company, where he re- celved medical attention. and later was removed to his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03
Negro Houses Damaged

Seventh avenue. north, was slightly dam aged early yesterday morning by fire, which caught from the home of Emma Jackson, 1923 Seventh avenue, north. The home of the woman was badly damaged. The total damages to the two houses will not exceed $500.