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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

The Providence. +. L. Journal car
ries announcement that mo advertis-
ing Of spirituons or malt liquors will
he accepted for publication in any Of
the newspapers printed ny the FroVf-
cfence Journal Co after hume 3a.
The Journal did not wait for the bone
dry advertising act 10 60 into effect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
FINNISH Law VALID
Under Uufettcrcd Rule of People Old
Enactment Becomes Effective; Fin
land First European Country
to Take Action.

From DR.. Matti HeIenius- Seppala,
the dry leader Of Helsingfors. Fin
land, there comes this cable message,
Finnish prohibition sanctioned May
i29."
This requires some explanation for
those not acquainted with Finnish af-
fairs The killing of the tyrant gov
ernor. Bohrikov. in 1904, was followed
by reformed diet and other reforms.
The great popular strike" of the Fin
lnish people brought results. The olden
-Four Estates was succeeded by a
varliament of 200 members. some
twenty-five of whom were women.
This parliament was elected in 1906
and had its first meeting on the fol-
lowing year
One of the first acts of this new
parliament October 81, 1900 was to
enact a prohibition law of the most
drast-, sort Possession Of liquor was
forbidden and even wine for the sac
rement was placed under the ban.
The Finnish senate. which is a small
body appointed by the crown and
which is his representative. refused
to recommend to the governor. also
appointed by the crown. that the bill
be approved, and the measure never
became effective. Under its pro-
visions, If approved. ii would have be
come effective on July /. 1909.
At the second session Of the new
parliament. substantially the same bill
was passed again. This time it made
some in,nrass{or nm the tsa,. and the
fmnerial rovernn,cnt at Isetragrad en-
tered INTO negotiations with the Fin
nish leaders eee}<inv soma modiffca
lions Of tbe law before giving II the
rnvaf annrov.l These negotiations
v-era ncrr,, comnleted and undnr the
old regina the law never went into
-nr$nyt--
In ~ ,,,o.rti,,o tbo va broke
ont ,iiita,,t, ,,nbir5tion won't into Of
Fect ord no ,.bnla ,,,os+{o, was hold
.ter,o,a,4I,. ir obavanca Recanse
a,t,io1 ,,rftihi,,o, ,,availnd tbrongh-
~ a,,,,s,artt.1i,. ~ antirc rn,,nt,I
~. ,,,;ft.a,.,. - .bn n,o.,o,- We :
MOI .nressed
,rhr,, ,.,,,,..ba af,,li,,+io,, of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

The National Association OF Cloth
Ing Designers is very seriously con-
sidering eliminating the pockets in
mems clothing, all of which brings up
the very grave question of what our
little three-Eear heir is going to
do with his frogs, nails. fishing hooks.
rocks, candy and the like when he at
tains mans estate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

white House plcketers have friends
I'm New York begging for funds to
keep an the demonstration made by
women at the capital for several
months New York surragists are in
Washington begging the picket lead
ers 10 quit their foolishness Undoupt-
eddy. suffrage Is enduring much from
its friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
1 Cubist PoTnc For Today

The bricks gamhol infinitely
Through the ETHEREAL escaped gas
Nor complain Of manolia perfume
As they twitter from nerve center
To nerve center. tos nerve center
And back to the bod again
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
\ DISTINGUISHED Tnesf

tRi'MbEY. the man who robbed
Tho sore at Hindsville and was in Jail
here, sawed out ot his cell last night
a odt o'clock. The Hon w r
Stennet, who IVES in tho same cell for
forging check, refused to go. This
morning when asked why he did not
90 h. said he was afraid the people
here would think hard OF him It is
not often that we get prisoner in
our iail SO considerable OF the feelings
Of our townspcople.- u ntsvi1te
tArk) Republican,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

What * hush boat? Such a
craft brought Mt Balfour TO America
and carried him nome again, says the
London Daily News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

II must be that the street car men
who are too old for military service
VIII have TO 20 to housekeeping. (For
further details sec today's cartoon -
ADV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

+ used to he a puzzle TO our un-
Initiated mind where the ham resided
IN ham burg but now We have grown
Older and wiser and We want TO know
whore the ham * located IN a ham
sandwich
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

our old friend Warren. Of that sa me
bugle Of Information. goes further
and states: We are sorry to learn
that Miss Maude Andrews is to go
TO Richmond for training as nurse 3"
Re calm my good man, things aren't
half so bad here Is they used to he
before the saloons went along their
Sorrnwfnl WAY.
r 8. IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

oh well after all this little fuss Is
over and everybody il friendly again
there is the consolation that old Rethy
Hollwee stands pretty good chance
of landing soft lob with ANDY Car.
ncg3e MS tani'or Hague. Holland
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

flag over a saloon door may look
clean but 1t Is stained with tears she'd
by widows and blood shed By oon-
ytctss -r--=r-.-<c----4 -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

It now apnears that congress has
about decided 10 take the control out
"f the food control bill. At least.
thor attempts seem to he going wild
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

Bat 10 offset it, the Germans con
tinue- With their homerun features
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

Emma Goldman must have turned
l.aar-nH her iron cot and smiled when
she heard that. the drawing in the
deaf; had been put off for few days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
We Refuse to BE interviewed.

We tcfi~F 10 re TntCrV1cwCTI.
Mr. While Yeats served his lady
with onions at the lawn party Won
der what his motive was .
chat ham Enterprise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

The Russians seem to he gradually
drawing away from the cellar in the
Allies league,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

vIEGINIAN PHONES:
Advertising--Ran. 222.
Business Office-Mad. 1888.
Society---Mad. 1923
Editoriai-Mad. 1921.
General Mgr. ~-pan 2si
Cfrculation-lsan. 223.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
Special Hosiery

Two events for your i'm
mediate response:
l-$1.25 and $3.50 fancy
SILK Hosiery. all shades.
odds and ends. -. 95c
e-Black soc Bootsilk Ho-
siery, all sizes; this sale
only; 3 pairs for S1.O0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
Mr.. Shepherd Comes Rack

Bellwood Farms, Chesterfield Coun,
~. Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
NEW NOSE; NOW NAVY
JOHN KILEY OF THIS CITY UNDER.
GOES OPERATION TO BE FIRE
AN-ENLISTED

John Kiley of this city is now a
member Of Uncle Sans navy. John
was accepted and passed at Milwau-
kee on Thursday a week ago follow
ing his second attempt to enlist. He
was rejected on December Z, on ac-
count Of nasal deformity due to a
broken nose. Kiley went at once to
the hospital at Milwaukee where the
surgeons repaired the defects and
charged him $175. He Immediately
went back to the recruiting office
where he passed the examination for
second class fireman with flying
colors. The position pays Sal a month.
Kiley is a son of Mrs Mary Kiley
Of this city. He is "A years old. Mrs
Kiley says that John always wanted
to be a sailor and now che has gone
and done it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
COMING FARM SALES

The Herald draws attention this
week to a page advertisement of farm
sale to be held next Wednesday, Jan
2. This sale is conducted by Bendorf
Bros. The offerings consist of 207
head of livestock, a zig amount Of hay
and grain and fine line Of farm ma
chinery. Everything advertised will be
put under the hammer. Farmers look
ing for good stuff will do we'll to at
tend this sale.
Another sale scheduled is that of
Jas. W. French living 4 miles south
Of the Hurricane. Mr. French has a
nice lot of stuff and will offer it at
public auction on Wednesday, Jan.
16. His big display ad will appear
next week and the week followink.
Watch for it.
There will be a closing out auction
sale on the Joe Blessing farm, 5 miles
southwest Of Fennimore on Jan. 10,
1918. Watch for advertisement in next
issue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
COUNTY MEDICS SAY
NO SOLDIERS DUES

The Grant County Medical society
at their annual meeting held on Thurs
day Of last week voted that members
who are in the service of Uncle Sam
should have their dues paid by the
society. Those now in service are
DR.. w. W. Pretts, Dr.. N. E. McBeath,
DR.. J. E. Heraty, DR.. L. H. Treglown,
DR.. E. G. Howell, DR.. j. H. Fowler.
officers elected for the ensuing year
were
President, DR.. M. B. Glasier, Bloom
ington.
Vicepresident, Dr.. Rush Godfrey,
Lancaster.
Secretary-treasurer Dr. j. c. Betz,
BOscobel.
Delegate, DR.. c. NJ Schuldt; alter
nate, DR.. E. H. Spiegelberg, Boscobel.
Censor, DR.. J. A. Gault, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
WAR-Sk ,,NGS STAMP
WILL HELP THRIFTY TO SAVE
AT THE SAME TUNE ASSISTING
TEIE u. s. GOVERNMENT

The War-savings plan provided for
in the last bond act, Of September "a,
1917. has been formulated and an
nounced by the treasury department
and went into operation on Monday,
December 3.
The plan puts it easily in reach of
every American citizen to save money
and at the same time to aid the gov
eminent by supplying it with the sim
ews Of war.
Stamps, which are the governments
certificate Of Indebtedness, are to be
sold in two denominations thrift
stamps, which cost twenty-five cents
each, and war-savings stamps, which
cost from $4.12 to $423 EACH accord
ing to the month in which they are
purchased.
Gard Given Each Purchaser
With the first thrift stamp purchaser
is given thrift stamp with spaces for
Is stamps. When Is thrift stamps have
been purchased and affixed the thrift
card can be exchanged for a warsaw
ings stamp by paying the difference
the $500 thrift stamps represent and
the current value OF a war-sayings
stamp, which in December, 1917. and
January, 1918, will be $4.12, and there
after 1 cent for each succeeding month
during the year 1918
With the first War-saving stamp OBJ
taiued by purchase or exchange the
owner is given a war-savings certifi-
cate containing spaces for 20 warsaw
ings stamps. If the 20 spaces are fl
led during Dec. 1917, or January, 1918,
the cost to the purchaser will be S4.12
for each stamp, or $824O for the full
certificate, and on the 1st day Of Jan
uary, 1923, the government will re-
deem the certificate at $1O0, giving the
holder a net profit Of $1760 for the
use of his money.
May BE Redeemed at Amy Time
Although these investments do not
mature until Jan /, 1923, provision is
made whereby upon 10 days written
notice after January /, 1918, such GER
tificates will be redeemed by post
masters at their cost to the purchasers
plus 1 cent month on each war-sav-
ings stamp on the certificate.
The thrift stamps do not bear in
terest but the war savings stamps bear
4 per cent compounded quarterly. The
certificates will be dated January 2,
1918, and mature January 1, 1923.
Under the plan an amount as small
as Csc can be invested in a government
security and as soon as 81 has been in
vested an interest bearing certificate
of the United States government can
be secured.
The stamps and certificates can be
obtained from postofices, banks or
trust companies, at most railroad sta
tons, stores, factories and many other
public places.
Having the entire wealth of the
United States back Of them and being
redeemable as above stated, there is
no danger of any depreciation in value
of the certificates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
CAMP GRANT SOLDIERS
ON HOLIDAY BURROUGHS

ABBOT so per cent of the Camp Grant
soldiers left there Saturday FOR their
respective homes where they remain
ed until after Christmas. A number
OF Chicago men who had previously
had several Short absence leaves vol
unteered to do the necessary camp
work SO their brother soldiers LIVING
at a distance could spend Christmas
with their folks An idea of the huge
numbers leaving the camp .i5> OBTAIN
ed from the @ Chicago schedule. On
this one road seven special trains
carried the boys back and forth run-
ming ten minutes apart The Other
roads had special trains aside from the
regular runs.
Spending the holidays here are Geo.
Sch 'ster, Fred Hail. Adolph Lorenz
and Claude Showalter. They came
home Saturday evening returning to-
dav
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
THE RED CROSS DRIVE

The Red Cross Christmas drive for
the Red Cross resulted in more than
five hundred new members and more
than one hundred and fifty renew
ais. This takes in Lancaster North
and South Lancaster and Little Grant
Ellenboro is yet to be heard from.
The drive will be continued for the
next few weeks, and it is hoped that
as many 1917 members as possible will
renew during the month of January.
The total membership for this vicin-
ity now exceeds fourteen hundred.
Membership blanks may be had at
any bank or from any member Of the
Red Cross membership committee
which includes Mrs Chas. Jewell Mrs.
Ira Murphy, Miss Genevieve Ennor
and Howard Rhodes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
FARMER KILLS SELF;
WIFE TAKES POISON
CHAS. OSS OF BOSCOBEL, BLEW
HEAD OFF WITH SHOTGUN
TRAGEDY MONDAY NOON
WOMAN WILL RECOVER

A shocking tragedy occurred Mon
day noon in the town of Boscobel
when Chas. Oss, a young farmer and
stepson of the late VIM. Nelson, shot
his head off with a single barrelled
shotgun. Oss placed the. barrel in
his mouth and pulled the trigger
Blood and brains were scattered all
over the room. About the same time
his wife drank poisonous gargle and
was near death for hours. A report
yesterday morning stated that she
would get we'll
The details of the affair are not as
yet known. The couple were married
about three months ago. Mrs. Oss was
Miss Emma McCord before the marri-
age which took place at Rockford, III
Oss was 81 and his wife II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
CABLE FROM FRANCE

Little Margaret Calls of this city,
was greatly pleased yesterday morn
ing to receive Christmas cablegram
from her cousin, Neil Stevens, in
France. Neil had not been heard from
for some time which made the mess
age doubly welcome The wire said,
Merry Christmas, Neil" and was sent
from Va1demar Camp, France. Neil
was in the Norton Harjes, a French
ambulance corps, until few days ago
when he received his discharge. He
at once re-enIisted in the American
artillery obtaining a commission.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
NO LIGHT INCREASE
BUT WILL ECONOMIZF

The Mid-Continental Utilities com
pany advertises this week that in the
future the practice of mailing state
ments will be discontinued and all
bills will be made ready at the com
panE's Office and handed to the Gus
toner. This is made necessary by the
increasing cost of doing business and
the company finds strictest economy
necessary. There will be no increase
in rates, says Mr. Orion, the local
manage, but the company asks the
public to cooperate by calling for
their bills and thereby saving them a
large postage bill monthly. The light
and power business has experienced
the same increase in cost of doing
bushes as has all other lines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
WASHINGTON PREPARED
FOR WAR TO THE KNIFE

Washington is sober-minded over
the war situation and it seems to be
the opinion in official circles that the
war is certain to last at least two more
years" This information was given
out on Friday morning by Louis Muir
ply of Dubuque, internal revenue col
lector of Iowa, following his return
from a business trip to the national
capital, New York, Boston and other
eastern cities. cit is reported in Wash
ington that the Canadians are not talk
ing any prisoners" Mr.. Murphy stated.
ct is said that the Canadian troops,
eager to avenge Germany atrocities,
slaughter all Germans they happen to
capture 1t is a war of extermina-
tiOn !"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
RESUME OF CASES HANDLED
SINCE LAST ISSUE WITH
COURTS DECISIONS


Peoples State bank VS.. Frank and
Geo. Atkinson, judgment roll Of cog
novit filed
Leslie A. Clark VS.. J. G. S9ipp. ct
al, judgment roll on writ Of cognivit
filed.
Madge Reid VS.. VIM. Reid, judg-
ment of DIVORCE
In re mortgage given by Frank S.
Dewey, order releasing mortgage
fieled
Vandi Viktora VS.. JOS. Seifert, fore
closure on lein. Judgment for defend
ant
Fred Oschman VS. Simon STEINER.
Judgment signed.
Jessie A. Nelson VS.. Christina Mel
son, execution stayed 60 days.
Albeit Thompson ct al, VS.. Dexter
Thompson, ct al, final judgment on
partition Of sale signed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
OTTO BERNDT LETTER

Dec. 10, 1J1I.
Mr.. Sherman:
/ think it is about my turn to con-
tribute a few lines to your paper
am just getting accustomed to army
life and the cold weather. Ft Riley is
only three miles from Camp Funston,
the latter being the training camp for
men in the national army This camp
is composed chiefly of medical men.
We set all kinds Of training, from
drilling to taking care of the wounded.
I have to drill, go 20 school, and also
do some teaching. The work we get
is very practical and interesting.
met Lieut. CritchIow here yesterday.
He asked me what I was doing in this
God-fOrsaken country I like this
place about as we'll as he does.
have no idea of how long we will be
kept here but I think we will be ready
for a spring voyage.
Today I received a kit from the lad
les of the Lancaster Red Cross, for
which I thank them very much.
We have had the fresh air treatment.
The windows in our barracks are kept
wide open every night. 1t was hard
for us to get used to this in below
zero weather but we don't mind to
any more. We are all feeling fine,
have a good appetite and good, healthy
complications.
Best wishes to all,
Otto Fl. Berndt.
M. o. T. O., D4. Fort Riley, Kansas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
A RETREAT FOR LAYMEN

A laymen's retreat is scheduled at
CampiOn college, Prairie du Chen
for Friday, Saturday and Sunday OF
Christmas week, Dec. g. 20 and 80
This retreat is arranged especially for
the benefit of the farmers, who find it
impossible to leave their farms dur
ing the summer months, when such
retreats are ordinarily held Fathers
Kuhlman and Monaghan will conduct
the exercises
A rtreat consist essentially in get
ting away from ones business affairs
and devoting the time to a considera-
ton Of the destiny of man and the part
which religion plays in everyday life
Social gatherings and out door exer-
body. It helps one to be man Of af-
fairs and yet to keep in close touch
with the Creator. 1t makes religion
practical, sensible, easy. It blends to-
gether mans duties to family, to coun-
try and to God
Many are beginning to believe that
the universal war is a chastisement
upon nations and individuals who have
turned their backs upon Almighty
God. In this view, retreat for lay
men is a step in the right direction
The more the people turn to God, the
sooner will the great catastrophe end
Applicants for the retreat should
make their reservations Immediately
by simply addressing postcards tC
Laymen's Retreat, Campion college
Prairie du Cnien, Wis, and signing
their names. All are requested tC
come on Thursday evening, or very
early on Friday morning, reporting al
Marquette hall
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
BUICK LEAPS BANK

Chris. Brinkman, farmer living
near the Hurricane, had an experience
one night last week that he will re
member for a while at least Mr.
Brinkman was on his way home from
Potosi and lost control Of his car on
Boice Creek near the Irish farm. The
machine went down twenty foot en-
bankment and landed against a tree
1t turned over three times while going.
The top was smashed and one wheel
torn off but Mr. Brinkman emerged
without hurt The Irish boys took
horses and helped right the car.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
DANCING CANARD NAILED
BY Y. w. c.. A. OFFICERS

The report recently published in
many papers that the Y. w. G. A. in the
west had made plans to furnish girls
as dance partners at a salary for
soldier boys, is denied by members
Of that organization, the officers of
which say that this method would be
contrary to the rules Of the organiza-
ton. The report was first published
in a Chicago paper and then was re
copied by many Of the smaller papers
Of the country, The Y. w. G. A. is
devoting its time to more useful oc-
cupatiOns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
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CHURCH AND SOCIAL
. s g
White Christmas
At the vi. E. Church.

AT SIlG VI. Eo CnUrcns
The White Christmas program at
the Methodist church was a great sue
cess. The children all did their parts
we'll, and the singing was Of particu-
lar interest. None but the old Christ
mas classics being used. Thus teach
ing the children the hymns that will
live on from year to year.
The pulpit was decorated in a white
background over which was beauti-
fully draped the stars and stripes.
Across the front of the platform, sus-
pended from wire were the service
f1age from eleven Of the homes of the
church
Two ideas were wrought into the
program and decorations. The ideas
OF patriotism and benevolence. The
background of white standing for the
White Christmas sentiment of unset
hsh giving; and the stars and stripes
and service flags representing patriot
ism.
In the professional the flag was fol
lowed by pennants on which the OBJ
Jects OF the offerings were written,
such as: Y. M. G. A., Red Cross. Pc
land sufferers, Armenian and Syrian
children, Halifax sufferers, HaIsted
Street Mission, Chicago, etc.
At the close Of the program the diff
ferent departments led on by the flag
and followed by the remnants marched
forward to the altar and there pre-
sented their various gifts amounting
in all to $12523.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
SPECIAL DISPENSATION
FOR CATHOLIC SOLDIERS

Father j. M. Lonegan, Camp Grant
chaplain at Rockford, representing
the Roman Catholic church, has called
attention to the fact that the Holy
See has given all soldiers and sailors
dispensation from the Friday absti-
nence rules Of the church. Mess Off
GERS in the camp have been worried
considerably in the attempt to serve
the proper food on the fast days and
many Roman Catholic soldiers have
denied themselves meat following
usual custom.