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Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-23
Hap Myers Acquitted
of Theft of Valuable
Diamonds in Ell Paso

Ell Paso. Tex. Jan. 23.-Ralph E..
(Hap) Myers, former major league
and Pacific coast ball player, charged
with robbery in connection with the
alleged disappearance of two valuable
diamond rings, was acquitted in dis
trict court here today.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-23

icle's Amsterdam correspondent sends
the following, dated Saturday:
II have just received reliable news
from Germany that the moment when
all hopes of success for the peace
lntrigues must be abandoned and
when naval and military preparations
are complete there will be sudden
most violent warfare. in which every
shred of restraint will be thrown to
the winds.
Probably within a month fright
fulneBs will break out in all its
ferocity. Vast hordes of troops, very
largely consisting Of men between the
ages of 40 and As. with young men
or the newest classes of recruits, are
now equipped and have been sent
chiefly to western Germany.
This land onslaught will be waged
simultaneously with utmost desrruc-
tiyeness at sea. where the submarines,
which official guesses say number
nearly 300. will sink on sight"
TO Build Moro Freight Boats.
The Times today says 1t understands
instructions have been given to sew
eral shipyards to cease work now in
progress on high class liners and di-
vert the labor to the building Of plain
cargo ships. If the daily toll OF
losses teaches one lesson" says the
Times. clearly it is that the need
OF new cargo ships is very great"
Lease of Greek Ships Asked.
Athens, Greece. Jan. 21.-Via Lon
don. Jan. 23.-The cabinet TODAY die
cussed at length a British proposal
to lease the Greek merchant marine.
1t was decided to take measures to
assure the retention of the number of
"hfrs necessary to provide for food
stuffs which Greece requires.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-23

The Milwaukee Sentinel invites at
tention again to the great old-fa shion-
ed truth that it makes a great diner
ence whose OK Ia gored. In both h,si-
ness and politics that great truth il
impressive.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-23
TIED DOWN.

Poor dear. she is 30 tied down"
Yes. She has one of those old
fashioned husbands who insist on
coming home to lunch.'-(Detroit
gree Pressl
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-23

To Cure a Cold e One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRbMo Qu1N1NR
tablets. Stop the coul and Headache
and work of the Cold. Druggists refund
money lift fails to cured =. ". Groves
signature 10 On esehrbo1 2scsnts.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-23
The Business of
Being a Boy is q

strenuous employment.
Sturdy boys and girls are
not built out of books
alone. The best food for
growing youngsters is
Shredded Wheat, the whole
wheat food that builds
healthy tissue, good bone
and develops sound teeth
and healthy gums. For
breakfast or any meal, with
milk or cream. Delicious
with preserved fruit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
NORTH WESTERN TAKES
S5.OOO.OOO IN BONDS

Marvin Hughitt, chairman of the
North Western road, announces that
the railway company has subscribed
for $5,O00,OO0 n Liberty bonds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
COUNTY AGENTS CONFER
ON 1918 MEAT PROBLEM

A conference Of all the county
agents, many Of the big producers and
the college Of agriculture was held
at Madison on Thursday of last week.
Burlie Dobson of this city, who was in
attendance, says that movement is
now on foot to enhance the pork pro-
duction for next year. AS the matter
now stands, there is a big shortage
of pork in sight, as the farmers are
not preparing for breeding and that
inevitably means less pork. Every eff
fort will be made to get the farmers
interested in pork production this fall,
although the present is almost too
late to begin agitation. Prof. K. L.
Hatch of the college presided, and
Prof. Humphrey, also of the univer-
sity, talked on milk production. The
milk production will probably be cared
for, as the dealers are organized and
can be reached easily. Pork regula-
ton that will afford the farmers a
profit at the high cost of feed is al
most certain to come if the produc-
ton is to be increased.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
DEFENSE COUNCIL
HAS A ROUSING
STATE MEETING

The five representatives Of the Grant
county defense council in attendance
at the state conference held at Madi-
son last Tuesday report an interesting
session. Going from this county were
E. B. Goodsell, G. H. Baxter and Miss
Emma Schreiner of this city, A. V.
Wells Of Livingston and John H. Cox
Of Hazel Green. The morning session
was given over to addresses, followed
by an afternoon meeting when talks
were made on agriculture by Dean
Russell and N. A Rasmussen Of Osh-
kosh President Van Hise closed the
session with talk on conservation.
In the evening Gov Philip, Martin
Gillen of Racine and Richard Lloyd
Jones of Madison talked on patriotic
subjects at the gymnasium.
Wednesdays session, devoted to
food administration by Misses Marlat
and Ccnley and the coal problem COW
cred by Mr.. Fitzgerald, proved Of vital
interest.
Resolutions asking in effect the res
ignation of Senator La Toilette, were
passed without a dissenting vote.
About 300 delegates were present, ev-
cry county in the state being repre-
scented.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
October in Louisiana.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 6.-Editor
Herald: Enclosed find $3.50 for years
subscription to The Herald This date
Octoebr 6, finds us enjoying regular
summer weather; as I write a mock
ing bird is singing near my window
grass is as green and flowers as album
dant as in June, and | can scarcely
imagine the cold weather my Lancas-
ter friends write of. We certainly en-
joy the lovely winter here.
Ted is once more Lieut." Lowry
having enlisted some months ago in
Washington, in machine gun troop
Washington cavalry. They have re-
Gently been sent to Camp Greene at
Charlotte, N. c., and Ted writes en-
Enthusiastically of the JOY of being in
harness again. Of course it is not so
joyful to wives and mothers, but we
may be proud that we have so much
to give.
| have often thought Of my neglected
promise to write The Herald some
what of this quaint old city, but with
knitting for the navy and Red Cross
and doing things for my own soldier
boy my time has suddenly assumed E
hitherto unsupported value. We take
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
SHOT
MRS. JOHN KROHN, JR., OF LIBER-
TY, DIED INSTANTLY WHEN
SHOTGUN WENT OFF.

Mrs. John Krohn, Jr., of Liberty was
instantly killed about 7:30 o'clock last
Wednesday morning when a shotgun
accidentally went off, A boy, Elmer,
aged Ii years, was handling the gun
when the sad accident happened. Mrs.
Krohn was standing near the kitchen
door and the charge entered the left
side of her head below the ear. A hole
about two inches wide was made The
bullets did not penetrate to the other
side. Mr.. Krohn happened to be com
ing in and caught his wife before she
fell. Death was instantaneous, as the
neck veins were severed and all the
bones in the head broken by the con-
cussion.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at the Evangelical church
here, followed by burial at Hillside.
Mrs. Krohn's maiden name was Leva
NJ Oschman She was past 35 years
of age. She is survived by her husband,
three children, five sisters (Mrs. AL
bert Kasper, Mrs. Charles Kasper,
Mrs. Jeide, Mrs. Hartman and Mrs.
Paul Smith, and three brothers Erred
Louis and Reuben Oschman). The
family have the sympathy of all in
their terrible bereavement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
ICE MINE OWNER
VISITS OLD FRIENDS

Ernest Smith of Coudersport, Pa,
a former Grant county resident, visit
ed relatives here last week. Mr.. Smith
is the owner of the famous Couder-
sport Ice Mine, a natural curiosity
which was written of in detail in the
Herald two years ago. The mine has
been made a great visiting place for
sight seers who swarm there during
the summer months. Ice begins to
form in April and increases in volume
during the hot months. AS winter ap-
proaches the ice formations dwindle
away to nothing In coolest weather.
The mine Is located on the side of a
mountain and is pit 40 feet in depth
and II feet in diameter. Scientists
can give no satisfactory explanation
of the causes of this natural pheno-
mena.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
BLAZE AT PRESTON.

D. J. Benefits general store at Pres
ton was consumed by fire Saturday
evening. Mr.. Bennett carried a $4,000
stock, and nothing was saved.
The postoffice was in the same
building, and the contents of the office
were lost, except the books. A win
dow was kicked in and the books
saved
The building was fine two-story
structure, built a few years ago by a
stock company. The Preston camp of
M. w A. occupied the second story,
and it was knows as the Woo,!man
building. 1t was owned by Mr.. Chad
wick, who is nON il Canada.
The fire started from & defective gas
lighting plant in the store. A hollow
wire pressure system was in use, and
it had small leak. When Mr.. Ben
nett attempted to light up Saturday
evening, the big room suddenly burst
into fame, and it was impossible to
save anything -Montfort Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
TO COMMENCE ELLENBORO
IMPROVEMENT NEXT YEAR

Present plans indicate that the fed
eral Improvement of EllenbOrO hill
will comence next spring early. The
sum of $58,5S0 is available for work
next year, and if the plan stated form
ulates this will be spent on the road
between the west side of EllenbOrO
hill and the city of Platteville. The
hugeness of the project at this point
can readily be seen. A complete relO-
cation of the road down the hill will
be necessary. The road probably will
drop off from the present route at a
point we'll up the hill and wind down
the east side at gradual grade, com
ing out somewhere near the present
bridge across Platte. The fund will
all be spent in one place and will com
prise the entire federal aid for the
year, The amount will be contributed
three ways-one-third each by the ma
tional, state and county funds.
The total sum to be spent on the 100
odd miles of federal highway In Grant
county in three years Is $1S4,040.00.
Of this amount $35 10000 will come in
1919 and $44 $1,000 in 1920. Grant
county gets 2.32 per cent of the aid
money of the state counties and ranks
fourth in Importance, being exceeded
only by Milwaukee with 6.76, Dane
with 3.38, Marathon 2.53. The total
sum to be spent in three years is only
a 1.-THE of the entire amount necessary
to construct the 100 miles under the
plan Whether or not future apprOpri-
atoms will be made depends entirely
on conditions during and after the
war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
BREAKS FURLOUGH;
IS IN BAD RIGHT

John J. McEvoy, the Preston youth
in trouble some weeks ago for forging
S. check and who slipped away when
being arraigned, is under guard at
Camp Grant on a desertion charge
McEvOy came home a week or so ago
pleading that his wife was i'll. Leave
of absence was granted. Upon his
failure to return at the proper time
the authorities here were notified. Nc
Evoy in the meantime had secured
employment on the farm of George
Peterson in Wingville township. His
father-in-law, Sam Whitish, also lives
in the same neighborhood. Constable
Wilkins of Wingville took McEvoy in
custody after chase. The youth was
taken back to Rockford last Monday
and Wilkins may get $50.
McEvoy is under guard and liable
to a stiff sentence in Leavenworth
prison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Mabel Mcdonald went to Mad
ison Friday to spend the weekend
with relatives.
Miss Julia Sweeney returned on
Thursday from a visit at the Frank
Allen home in Livingston.
Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald went to
Montfort Saturday to spend the week
end at the G. H. Bunker home.
Mrs. F. F. Heidel and children of
Highland were in Lancaster last week
visiting Mrs James McBrien, who is
very i'll.
Abe Ward and Ed Kerr left for
Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, last We'd
nesday. They will work as carpenters
on the buildings now being erected for
the soldiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Bradley of this
city are visiting in Wauzeka with
Wayne Williams and family. They
stopped at Fennimore on the way over
for brief visit with their son Len.
A packed auditorium greeted the
patriotic and war pictures at the high
school last Friday evening. "The Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic" and WAR
in the Balkans" proved very interest
ing to the pupils and their parents.
Will Kitto of Rockville has been
taking treatment Of DR.. Gault for an
injured eye. The vision of the right
eye is destroyed, but the ball may be
saved. A little boy threw an apple
at Mr.. Kitto and the twig struck the
pupil.
Ernest Landon of Chicago is visit
ing in Lancaster with Claude Showal-
ter Mr.. LandOn recently enlisted in
the quartermaster corps of the reg
Ular army, receiving the rank of ser
geant, and at present is awaiting the
call to the colors.
A break in a water pipe near the
Frank Schreiner residence caused a
racing stream down West Maple street
for many hours before the cutoff could
be located The force of the water
tore a huge hole in the earth near the
sidewalk and made pool three feet
across and very deep.
The following ladies attended the
Relief Corps convention Thursday
Mesdames G. H. Mauer, John Novak
Anna Fritz, Theodore Gravenbrock
Fred Maso, P. H. Lesser, G. H. Horton
Milt McClimans and B, H. Schuppener
of Fennimore and Mrs. A. E. Patterson
of Platteville,
Bub Krog of Platteville, a member
| of Company I, writes friends that the
Fourth regiment has been broken up
and many officers transferred or de-
posed, but that the company still re-
mains intact as unit. A big fire at
Camp Macarthur burned up 10000 tons
of hay and some tents and equipment
The boys expect to be transferred to
San Antonio, Tex, or the Colorado ar
tillery camps.
Misses Alma and Leila Berndt of
Lancaster and Miss Dorothy Berndt
of Fennimore went to Rockford Sat-
urday week ago and visited friends
there. They saw the soldiers drill at
Camp Grant on Tuesday and visited
the Grant county boys in their camp
The Grant county boys have the name
of being the best cooks in the camp
Emil Kastner, formerly sausage max
er at Dobson's, is chief cook. Two
other boys assist him. The young la
dies returned home Wednesday eve
ming.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17

Burlie Dobson went to Madison on
business Thursday.
Charles Klarman was a Fennimore
business visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Joseph Walker went to Dodge
vile Saturday for a visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Theo Calvin went to Montfort
Friday for a short visit at the j. Richie
home.
Warren Wayne left Wednesday for
an extended visit with relatives at
Oshkosh.
E. j. Gardiner of Platteville was in
Lancaster on business at the court
house Wednesday.
Mrs William Garner returned Wed
nesday from an extended visit in
North Dakota.
Miss Frances Brunson Of Fennimore
spent last Thursday and Friday at the
c. H. Baxter home.
C. H. Angus left Saturday for New
Lisbon to meet his wife, who has been
visiting there.
Mrs. w. H. Williamson returned on
Wednesday from a short visit at Sui
Ivan and Milwaukee.
Miss Helen Tanner spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Hy Tanner of Sitter
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy o. Miller returned
to their home in Racine Saturday after
a visit here with friends.
Mrs. J. A. Strathearn of Oconto was
in Lancaster Thursday to attend the
Relief Corps convention.
Mrs. Clyde Prideaux went to Mad
ison Saturday to spend the weekend
with her husband, who is employed
there.
Mrs. Ben Petty and daughter Martha
went to Iowa City, a. Friday, where
they will consult as pecialist concern
ing Miss Martha.
Mrs. John KerIin of LaSalle, Ill.
and her sister, Mrs. George Fry, OF
FennimOre, visited last week at the
Ernest Steinforth home.
Mrs Mary Brit of Hickmore, Neb.
who visited last week with Mrs FREQ
Diesel, went to Fennimore Friday fol-
a visit with relatives.
Mrs e. o. Pendleton of Fennimore
returned to her home aturday after
spending part of the week at the Sam
Wilkinson home,
A. G. Morse and wife went to Co1um-
bus Friday to spend few days with
their daughter, Grace BARLEY, and tC
attend her birthday party Sunday.
Mrs Sam Galbraith of Ellnboro &C
cOmpanied Miss Doris Cook to Mont.
fort, where she will visit a short time
Miss Cook spent last week at the Gal.
braith home.
Maxwell Webster of Montfort anC
Fred Ostendorf of Platteville have
been appointed sergeants in the ma
tiOnal army Both are training al
Camp Grant
Miss Lydia Oberduster of Hankin.
son. N. D., and Miss Marie Recht Of
Liberty were in Lancaster Wednesday
shopping. Miss Oberduster is visiting
at the Rev. George Recht home.
Private Charles Johnson returned
to Chicago Friday following an ex-
tended visit with Lancaster friends
Mr.. Johnson went to Rockford on the
18th to commence training in the ma
tiOnal army.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17

am licensed and registered under the
Wisconsin state law.
Eyes tested and glasses correctly 1T
ted. Come in and get your glasses
Strengthened; no charge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
HIGH PRICE OF WOOL
CAUSES BAD TANGLE

The high price Of wool had its bear
ing in case argued in circuit court
all day Friday Thomas Calvert, a
Benton farmer, sued Pete Johns, the
Platteville buyer. for $1495 on ship
ment of wool, alleging failure to set
tie after stopping a check which ad-
mittedly was too much. Calvert had
agreed to sell Johns 1000 pounds of
wool at so cents and at the time of
sale sold another lot for SO cents. The
latter amount caused the tangle Cal
vert and Johns agreed to weigh the
wool upon Calvert's scales. Later, Cal
vert claimed, the wool weighed 200 or
so pounds more at the Benton depot.
Johns claimed that Calvert charged
him so cents a pound for eleven sacks
and 63 cents a pound for eleven sacks,
instead of SO cents a pound for seven
sacks and So cents a pound for eleven
sacks. Both claimed shortage on the
deal from the other Johns brought
witnesses to the transaction, the same
being other wool dealers from Mil
waukee and Detroit, who testified in
his behalf. Summed up, Calvert claim
ed that Johns owed him $1495, deduct
ing a previous payment of some $3.50
VI the QUO WOOL. JOINS Cldlm0u Ludl
he stopped the check because he had
overpaid Calvert on the SOC wool He
later made a tender of cash, which
was refused.
Things were so hopelessly mixed uI
that it took all day to get the facts
before the jury. Their answer to the
special question, what did the de-
PENDANT owe the plaintiff for wool on
the day the tender was nader" was
$1,35864 plus interest, protest fees or
checks and price of sacks.
Wool still remains high.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17

At Wright House, Lancaster, Friday
afternoon, Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 10, 20 and 81.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
LANCASTER BOYS
LIKE NAVY LIFE

Ernest Pagenkopf and George Swal-
low left here on Friday a week ago
for Great Lakes, ILL.,, where they en-
listed in the navy and went into train
ing. The boys bunk together with
another Jack Tar and find conditions
very pleasant. The food is good and
the Y. M. G. A. comes in for high
praise. Ernest in a letter to his broth
er Henry last week spoke of the box
ing, wrestling, singing, moving pic
lures, lectures and even dances of the
"stag" order, arranged at the Y. M. G.
The boys get out Of detention in
twenty-one days and then will be en-
titled to a brief furlough. They have
their uniforms and consider them
selves lucky.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
BABY LEFT AT HOSPITAL DOOR.

In the early hour Of Tuesday morn
ing, a week ago, a rapidly moving au-
tomobile going south stopped at st.
Joseph's hospital
A man alighted, ran up the steps
and rang the bell. The night nurse
responded; the man hurried away. On
the step was a basket containing a
healthy, cooling baby. That's all the
story; the rest is mystery-Dodge-
vile Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17

our knitting on the street cars and to
the dentists and everywhere that we
can snatch few minutes for work
Mrs. Edward NJ Lowry, 1901 Cadiz
street, New Orleans, La.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17

You men have noticed that the fell
lows who are willing to lend you mon
ey are always those who have no mon
ey to lend
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-30

rhurclI-"Who nrc NIL ihon" poODIo
rinnhnH In Tho roar az thnn" trolley,
rnrr2'
Goihnm--"Oh. thoy'vn bean 10 pro-
pnr~hn~rs morting."
Church~-"Woll. th-y don't Honm
vrry anxious IN 90 IN thu front, ID
thoy 7--YOnkora BtntosmAn,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-30
The Girl Who Fuses.

The fussy girl sat next us i'll the car
this morning. And she fused and she
fused and she fused She settled her
self three times, hunched up her riNsl
shoulder. took OF her right glove and
patted her hair. pulled tie I'd X ~ her
collar into shape. shrugged up her left
shoulder, pulled off her left glove and
patted her hair. pushed her hat little
more to one side and put on both
gloves. patted her BAR and crossed her
right ankle over her left. squared both
shoulders and patted her hair, settled
herself in new position and pulled
her coat down at the waist, patted hei
hair, surveyed her nose in the tiny
glass at the bottom of her bag and pat
ted her hair. pulled her hat a wee bit
more to one side and reversed her an
kles, then began at the top of her pro
gram and repeated it, Worcester Post
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-30
WEST NoTTINGHAM.

Winter weather this week with
the mercury as low as 1S degrees
and two inches, of snow. Bad for
November. What will the winter
months be like. Our farmers are
not ready for it yet; two much corn
to husk.
Mrs. Steel and daughters have
gone to Baltimore for the winter.
Mrs. J. J. Hanna and two sons
have gone to Manchester, Pa, to
spend Thanksgiving with her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Gress.
Rev W. P. Finney, of Lincoln
University, Pa, occupied the pulpit
of West Nottingham Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning last.
Curtis Kirk and George Coulson
are new students at West Noting
ham Academy.
Miss Clara Coulson, of Chester, is
spending few days with home folks
at West Nottingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Aiken, Miss
Eta Tosh, Mr. Edward Woodrow
and mother motored to Hartford
county on Sunday in Mr.. Aiken's car.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-30
Rlunders by NoveIists.

Novelists, even of eminence, are
prone to make blunders. Sir Walter
Besant in For Faith and Freedom"
wrote after the Eykins had settled in
Providence, "Barnaby soon grew tired
of this quiet life and went on board a
steamer bound for England, promising
that we should hear from him." This
was in 1856 or 1887, and the first
steamer from America to England
did not reach Liverpool till July, 1870
Wilkie Collins also made numerous
amazing blunders.. In "The Duel In
Herne Wood" he makes the story open
with the receipt of telegram, and the
period is 1917, when twenty years had
to elapse before the first telegraphic
wire was laid. Three of the characters
also talk of taking the express train
to London" In defiance of the fact that
the first railway to London was not
opened till 1888.