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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
BEETOWN.

The writer received a letter the
past week from ]. S. Hutchinson, a
former Beetown boy who is now To-
Gated at Portland, Ore. He wished
| to be remembered to his friends back
| here, also a desire to once more visit
the home of his boyhOOd days. Mr..
Hutchinson has held a position of in
! spectOr of licenses for the past fif-
/ teen years, after serving two years
in the state legislature He says his
/ father and mother are both enjoying
! good health at the age of 83 years. A
! great many Of us will recall the days
| gone by when with the Hutchinsons
we attended school in the little frame
! schOOlrhOuse, which has been moved
! from it's former place and is now oc-
cupied by the Horace Winner family as
a dwelling house. Those happy school
days, never to return again! A num-
Der of our schOOlmates have passed
to the great beyond where we hope
some day to be able to meet them
again.
Did someone ind1a c1awhammer with
the initials ''E. A cut on the handle?
If so please leave at the Beetown post
office and receive thanks.
One of our boys, E. A. AueI, is in
the training camp at rockford. We
have received one card from him, say
ing he had arrived all right but was
nearly frozen for want of covering.
also had been vaccinated in both arms
and was feeling quite i'll.
Mrs. William Winner left last Sun
day with her household goods Gor
Austin, Mimi.
Sam Birch has been quite i'll The
past week with pneumonia, but is bet
ter at this writing.
Mesdames Fred Cauer, Jr. and Sr.,
and Miss Freda Goldman spent last
Thursday at Clyde Clauer's.
Ada Allen is at Rochester, Mimi,
this week, consulting the Drs. Mayo.
The five sons of Mrs. Charles Per-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10

Dr.. Bowers, Jess Key, Ralph OAR
oW and D. Mulenix went to Chicago
Tiday night to see the void series
AL games. Messrs. Key & barrow
While there will buy a line of winter
goods for their store
The condition of John Campbell is
not much improved, although strong
hopes are entertained for an early i'm
provement.
The Tiffany Mining company have
suspended work at their mine, there
~ throwing a number of men out Of
employment. Not sufficient ore was
developed to pay expenses is the
cause Of the shutdown At the be-
ginning this prospect looked as good
as any in the mining region, and in
consequence the company erected a
fine new mill costing thousands of
dollars, which will now be idle.
Mrs. Henry Swale is still very sick
and does not show much indication
for the better. Her daughter, Mrs.
Grace Mcdonald, is also quite sick
with the grippe, and Mr.. SWaIe has
had a touch Of sickness.
James H Jackson of Dubuque. a
former Old-time resident of Potosi,
was shaking hands with old friends
here Saturday.
Earl Kreiser of Battery F, 331st
field, artillery, was up from Camp
Grant for brief visit with his par
ents,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10

rim came Thursday to see their moth
er, who is seriously i'll. The daugh-
ters are expected also
New members of the Red Cross are
Stella Rogers, Josie Irish, Iva Myers,
Mrs. Harry Peak, Harley Sterrett, and
a correction from last week, Belle
Dudley instead of Mrs. B. D. Smith.
Be sure and read this item: Friday
evening, Oct II, at 8 p. M, patri-
otto lecture will be given in Bruins
hall by J. w. Murphy of Platteville,
assisted by members Of the Country
CLUB of Flora Fountain and the pupils
of Miss Laura Rogers of Beetown's
school. Immediately after the pro-
gram a chicken pie supper will be
served in the Woodman hall given by
the Red Cross, and it is hoped that
the citizens Of Beetown township will
be willing to do their share to make
it a success. Also be ready with your
Liberty bond.
Clarence Brodt and wife, Harley
Wise and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fenning Sundayed at the John Wise
home.
Mrs. Laura Rogers spent the week
end at Cassville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
SOUTH LANCASTER

Threshing results: John Reimer had
296 bushels of barley from 5 acres:
346 bushels Of oats from 6 acres. Fred
Mayne had 1920 bushels of oats from
10 aces; 345 bushels of barley from 8
acres. Felix Wanazeke had 500 bush
els OF oats from 10 acres; mixed grain
IT'S bushels from 1912 acres; wheat 81
bushels from 2 acres. William Bruss
got 65 bushels wheat from 8 acres,
1898 bushels oats from is acres.
Harry and and Willie Kawkauf of
Mount Hope visited Earl and Edwin
Eastman
Hulda Kasper visited Elma Bruss
last week
Mrs. Joe Mayne of Beeton visited
her son Fred near Lancaster.
Irwin Vesperman and family called
on U. E. McReynOlds Saturday and
did shopping in Lancaster on their
way home.
Charlie Day and wife, son Delbert
and daughter, Mrs. John BrandemuhI,
autoed to Dubuque Thursday.
U. e. McReynolds sold and deliver
ed load of lambs Monday Will Haag
delivered load of hogs.
John Reimer and wife visited at the
Philip Brendt home. -r
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10

and an anus He Wiggled and visit
ino, nooro woo ed TO Get Free.
to be recited called My Aunt's Spec
tacles.' The young doctor wanted to
go very much, and, as the streets were
muddy, he again put on the goloshes
that somebody had left at the hospital.
"The poem was a great success.
Somebody recited it beautifully, and it
was about a pair of spectacles that
enabled the one who wore them tC
look into the future. Although the
student had almost forgotten how he
had been able to stick his head through
rails set close together, but not able
to get it out till he had wished himself
free, he was much interested in the
idea of the magic specs.
eff l had a pair Of those specs, said
into peoples hearts, That would be
most convenient for a doctor! 1t would
even be more interesting than looking
into the future. Coming events finally
happen, but what goes on in peoples
hearts is always a secret
'"This was quite enough for the go
loshes. The student began to shrink
into nothing and started on his journey
through the hearts of the ladies and
gentlemen sitting there around him in
the theater.
1T would take your daddy all night
to tell you the strange things that
young doctor boy found in peoples
hearts! Some were as hard as stones,
and some were like great big organs
! playing beautiful music, and others
were like deserted rooms.
$50 on and on he went, peering
straight into peoples hearts and heart
secrets, till the poor boy thought he
would surely go mad. All at once he
he remembered how he had bumped
\ his head, sticking it through an iron
fence the night before. He decided he
was ill. SO he rushed back to the hos
pital and put a plaster on his head
and hoppedeinto hot bath. When he
pulled off. his goloshes, Of course, ev-
erything. behaved as it should" daddy
tln1s he'd. sE ur e .s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
BURTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will EIwell are re-
joicing over the arrival of a son, born
October 2.
Arthur Grosser had a barn raising
last Wednesday. A large crowd was
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Schauff and son
Gus attended the twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Myers at Luxembourg, Ia, last Tues
day.
Mrs. J. E. Reed returned to her
home at Bay City Tuesday after a
weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. Oscar SIaght entertained the
Ladies' Aid society Thursday The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Joe
Schwaben.
Theodore, Ray and Ella Shinoe Wis
tied in Dubuque last week.
Mrs. LeOra Oglesby returned to Du-
buque last week after several week s
visit with relatives.
Carpenters are at work on Chris
Kartman's new house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Schnee of Du-
buque were here to attend the funeral
Of Lewis Kress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
Ed Howe on Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt is intellectual,
vigorous physically, and has been
lucky and successful. Can he under
stand and sympathize with ordinary
men who have less intellectual and
physical vigor and who have had less
success? He loves a fight, because he
is robust, and a good man" physical
ly. Can he understand the average
man Of more timidity who thoroughly
dislikes a fight? Can a man who lives
as Theodore Roosevelt lives understand
and sympathize with men who live as
you and | live?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
Daddy's =
Bedtime, Story
A Pair Of Spectacles

Adapted From Hans Christian Andersen
TACK and Evelyn finished watering
the flowers, and daddy took them
on his lap for a bedtime story:
"Once upon a time a young medical
student put on pair Of goloshes that
happened to belong to Dame Fortune
1t was a very risky thing to do, be-
cause they were bewitched.
when he got his head stuck between
the ratings of an iron fence all he had
to do was to wish himself free, be-
cause the first wish anybody who wore
the goloshes made always came true.
But he did not know this and wig
gled and twisted to get free a long
time before he said to himself, oh,
wish l could get loose!
mo sooner did he make this wish
than be found himself able to rush
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
POTOSI.

The Potosi high school has set aside
one period a week in which Prof
Jones will teach music and singing to
the pupils. This period added to the
opening exercises will be quite an adj
vancement in their musical education.
Prof Jones has also established a
musical period for the lower grade.
r. RI TObin, town clerk Of the town
of POtOsi, has been summoned to APP
pear at Madison October 10 to serve
as juryman in the U. S. federal or
district court.
DR.. Faherty Of Cuba City was in
Potosi last Tuesday it'll the view of
practicing dentistry here two or three
days a week If the patronage should
warrant it, he will locate here per-
manently.
EIskamp & Wiedman sold nine
South Bend MalIeable steel ranges
last week, very good sales for one
week.
William Swale was here last Wed
nesday to see his mother, who is ser
iOusly ill. He is employed by w. J.
Welsh on the government river i'm
provement work at Montpelier, La.
Electric lights are now installed in
the VOgelsberg saloon and garage.
The light in the saloon is generated
from the garage, where the dynamo
is situated. Grover Vogelsberg will
also furnish electric light in the new
village hall adjoining the garage.
Peter Markus has returned from
Chicago, where he has been for treat
ment, not feeling very much relieved.
John Schiffman has sold his nice
residence near the Masonic temple
to the Martin Bros. of Waterloo. Mr..
Schiffman in the not far future will
remove to Wood county, Wisconsin,
where he has land interests.
Rev. Fathers Mechler Of st. Phil
fps parish, in Crawford county, and
Kaiser of Boscobel were in Tennyson
few hours last Tuesday evening.
Theodore Ziel of Prairie du CHEN,
manufacture of the famous Little
Buck cigar, interviewed his customers
here last Wednesday.
Joe Ehlen has completed his CON
tract of saving several thousands of
feet of lumber for Dave Welsh and the
Potosi Brewing company.
Tony UdelhOfen returned last week
from Edgely, N. D., where he had been
looking after his crop interests. He
exhibited some fine specimens of rye
and wheat
Joe Ehlen and wife and Frank Kaed-
ing and wife spent Sunday a week
age at the Joseph Brandt home at
Keller.
Henry Schmitz and wife are at the
Mayo hospital in Rochester, Mimi
where Mrs. Schmitz underwent an OPP
Grafton for some cause unknown to
me.
John Schaeffer and brather-in-law
Jake Baumberger, Of cotton, S. D., are
visiting with friends and relatives in
POtosi and vicinity.
T. H. Runkell went to Chicago Fri
day night to purchase a large line Of
goods for his new store and inciden-
tally took in the world series baseball
games Saturday.
Frank Rupp and wife Of Cherokee
Ia, spent several days here last weeI
visiting with his brothers Ben anC
Peter and sister, Mrs. Theodore Mi
sOki.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10

If you want your congressman to
represent you you must at least let
him know what your views are.
have never believed the politicians at
n-congressmen, the presi-
dent and his cabinet, and smaller of
ficials- misrule because they are dis
honest. We get misrule because not
one government official in ten under
stands the real people or what they
want. A congressman receiving $1O,-
900 year for very little work, and
living an idle, luxurious and artificial
life in Washington, cannot under
stand the great masses who work
much harder for much less money
Besides that, the little a congressman
knows about the people he gets from
pOstmasters and other officials who
1atter him, and who receive big pay
from the governmental Howe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
NapOIeOn's Opinion of the
HOhenZOlIernS.

Napoleon Bonaparte, while on the
island of St. Helena, wrote the follow
ing brief note that is saturated with
the spirit of prophecy:
81 made the mistake of my career,
when I had the opportunity, that I did
not remove the Hohenzollerns from
the throne of Prussia. AS long as this
house reigns and until the red cap of
liberty is erected in Germany, there
will be no peace in Europe"
The New York Sun aptly says
'"The Hohenzollern machine can new
er be trusted again, except when de-
claring war, decreeing massacres and
threatening the weak"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
A Good Wife; Her Price Above Rubies

General Rochambeau, who COM
manded the French forces sent to aid
the colonies in the war of the revoIu-
ton, at the close of his life wrote the
following tribute to his wife:
"NIy good star gave me such a wife
as | could desire; she has been for
me a cause of constant happiness
throughout life; and I hope on my
side to have made her happy by the
tenderest amity which has never var
led for an instant during nearly sixty
years"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10

Apparently militarism was com
pletely crushed at the close Of the Ma
poleonic wars, when Napoleon be-
came prisoner and was sent into
exile at St. Helena, where he died.
Militarism was crushed then as it is
being crushed today, by a combination
Of most Of the powerful nations Of the
world against it. But miIitarism did
not stay crushed: here it is stronger
than ever before. This time let The
crushing process be more complete.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10

Va 4 b " tAO
hospital. But
he still did not
know that the
goloshes he
W ore w ere
ma gic one S.
T b a t S a N e
evening there
was to be a
lecture in a
small theatef.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
THE DREAM CITY.

(This city has increased it's popuIa-
ton by 100000 fighting men in the
three years Of the WARP
Here still the withered lilies lie
Upon each breast;
And over all a peaceful sky
In azure dressed;
No storm of night that hurries by
May leave the whisper Of a sigh,
No echo Of the battle cry
May break their rest
The big guns roar above them still
h By day and night;
The red flames dance by dune and hill
In endless blight:J
But as the gray dusk shadows fill
Their Quiet Town, at twilight's chill,
They sleep, as all worn children viii,
On through the fight
Here still the many come to weep,
To kneel and pray;
To cry to God in anguish deep
For life's lost day;
Yet, who would wake them from their
sleep,
Would call them back where Iife's
storms sweep,
Dream-dwelIers, where the grasses
creep
Across the way?
-GrantIand Rice, in New York
Tribune.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

Charles Boardman, a St Louis Car 1 dinai discard pitching for Ninnea polls. twirled rings around Marvin Goodwin. a new Cardinal star, in the Millers- Brewers game of July g. Such thiuEE will happen in baseball
 There ought to be lot of material ready 10 pick ID for tryouts in the big lea i,5; gueS since the suspension of the Three l league and others. There are ai ut l25 strong young men, willing to work, and out of a job.
 Although Indiana polls looks to have .he American association penuant just about cinched, the St. Paul team has reen coming fast of late and givirg inc Indians good run for the honors.
 Gavvy Cravath continues to make good his record Of being one or base balls greatest sluggers He is inc Cnly member of the Phillie stravelinR m the National leagues select circle os batsmen-
 old Three Finger Brown, right again, pitched a great game for Columbus against Kansas City on July i2. He pitched shutout ball until the ninth when the Blues managed 10 nick him for two runs that did no d1mage.
 Although President Hickey of the American association announced that his unplfeS would not put payers out of the game, but that finer would be the punishment for bad conduct. it is noted that players are being chased in the same old style.
 Bill Donovan is carrying one great sorrow around in his heart. and that is the failure of Mogridge and Cullop to come up to his expectations. There was every indication last season that they could he counted on 10 win a great many games. But they have both had a bad slump.
 Another man who has been handed a big dough bag in which 10 dig down deep for new players is Fred Mitchell. manager of the Cubs. Owner Weegh- man of that team is ready to part with considera ble coin of the realm in or der to get the right men for his outfit
 Ray Caldwell Yankee pitcher. who likes to go out on a tool every now and then. and who has paid several thousand dollars in fines for breaking the training rules, has once more promised to behave himself. For that reason the owners of the Yankees haze turned down several very good offers for the big twirler.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
RESTRICTED STOCK MARKET.
The Only Broad Trading Period Was
 in the Last Hour.

New York. July 27.-Covering of shorts in steels mad war shares gen. orally contributed as much as any thing to the comparative strength of market operations. The movement in most essentials was a replica of recent week ends, when the bear faction seemed to find it expedient to settle outstanding commitments Metals, oils, a few equipments, mo- bly Baldwin Locomotive and Virginia Iron, shippings and such specialties as Industrial Alcohol, Mailing preferred and D:stilers figured among the gains of one to three points. General Mo tors, Studebaker and Maxwell and utilities of the class represented by Third Avenue, Telephone Company and American Telephone Company featured the reverse side at gross re- sessions of as much, rallying in part later.
 St. Paul lost much of it's gain of the previous day under pressure and other rails rose and fell within narrow linn it's, except Canadian Pacific and West ern Maryland preferred, the former gaining a poi1t and the latter reacting almost five. Union Pacific ignored it's June statement, which showed net gain of $979,000
 The market was at it's best in the last hour, that being the only broad trading period of the session. U. s. Steel led the rise in active stocks to 1ZZ l-S, closing at US pest, a net gam of 1 1-2 points. Total sales amounted to 900 shares.
 Heaviness of international issues was the noteworthy feature of the bond market and domestic rails mad indus trials also yielded. Liberty 1-2s changed hands in large blocks at99.39 to 99.44 for regular lots to 99.35 for odd lots. Total sales of bonds (par value) aggregated $2 5000
 U. s. bonds Gold @issues) were un- changed on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
kAUFF NOW WORKING
 SMOOTHLY WITH GIANTS.
Gives Up Record Breaking Ambitions
 for Good of the Team.

It isn't a bad idea right now to pay little tribute to Benny Kauff, goat of 1916
 For Benny is far from being a goat this year, and probably will never per init himself to be used in that capacity in the future
 Right now Benny is batting around 300 and proving himself one of the most valuable men on the Giants and one of the most consistent outfielders in the National league.
 There was never much doubt about kauffs ability as an outfielder,. a hitter Benny allowed his mind to be diverted into other channels and lost a great part of his efficiency.
 Kauff has given up the idea of out ratting Cobb, outstealing Max Carey and outfielding Iris Speaker.
 He has put the idea of breaking rec crds in the background and decided to do his bit by fitting into the baseball machine McGraw has built up player.
 The fellow who is trying to break individual records as a general rule isn't of much value to his club when team work is needed.
 Ty Cobb declares that in the last five or six years he has never permitted the benefit of his club to be over shadowed by his desire for fame.
 T believe ethe fellow who goes out for individual records is a. handicap rather than a help to his Club" Ty declared when asked if he was trying to break his own record of! batting in 70 consecutive games. q am trying my best to hit in every game, but for the benefit the Tigers will derive from 1t rather than from the ambition to break a record"
 If l had gone out last year with the intention of breaking the shutout rec ord l believe I would have worked in such a way that my club would have been injured" Alexander said after his great perform nee in 1916. Tact is I didn't know I was near a record until after I had broken it.''
 kauff has learned from experience that to get the best out of himself he must forget indivilualism for the bet terment of the club. Benny has done his and improved remarkably
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
AL MAMAUX IN
 BAD WITH MANAGERS
Pittsburgh Player Deliberately Playing
 For Release.

Al MamauX. erstwhile runner up to Hans Wagner, tin the matter of base ball popularity in Pittsburgh again is in bad with the mana cement of the club. Regardless of differences along other lines Manager Bezdek and form CT Manager Callahan have struck har- monizin2 notes in handling the case of the Dormont prodigy. Last season Callahan had to susDend NamauX and just a few days ago Bezdek found sim ilar action necessary. Tn each case failure to observe training rules was nominated the cause for action
 Plainly speaking. if looks very much like a case of wi1fuI work on the part Of MamauX. Tn fact it has been charged that the Pittsburgh youngster is deliberately playing for his release. Last season something port that the Cr,nts were anxious to obtain Mamaux and that maverick notions were being put into his head Apparently there was no foundation for the report and the rumor grad ually died down.
 It is not probable that anybody connected with the Giants made an attempt to lure Aramaux away from Pittsburgh. But it is a fact that the vour gster would like to play in New York. Apparently he is assuming a highly indifferent, if not defiant. atti- tude with a view to getting away from the Smoke City. If such Is the case measures of decidedly more stringent degree than mere suspension are in order. Manager Bezdek might sus- pend the young man for the rest of the season without pay.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
1917 BIG YEAR
 FOR BILLY LEONARD
Leonard Has Scored Seven knockouts
 in Last Eight Fights.

Benny Leonard will ever remember the year 1917, particularly the months of May and July. Tn these months he knocked out two worlds champions. He won the lightweight title by knock ing out Freddie Welsh in nine rounds on May 2S. and this week he knocked out the featherweight champion in three rounds.
 Leonard has scored seven knoc1outs in his last eight fights and two world s champions are included in the list. He registered five successive K. O.s be- ginning March 22, when he stopped Packey Hommey in nine -0undS- On April 19, he fiattened Richie Mitchell in seven rounds: May he put the crusher on Charley Kid" Thomas in six rounds: three days later he stopped Eddie Shannon in six hounds and just eighteen days later he relieved Welsh of the lightweight championship of the world.
 A week after he became champion, Leonard kept his word with Philadel- phia promoters by boxing Joe Welch six rounds. Leonard had previously stopped Welsh in five rounds: this time the bout went the limit. On June 19. Leonard made his metropolitan de- but as titleholder and knocked out Johnny Nelson in three rounds.
 Among the other prominent box CTS Leonard has knocked out are numbered Joe sIandot. Phil Bloom. Sam Robideau. Shamus O'Brien. Ever Hammer and Harvey Thorpe.