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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
A LETTER FROM CLYDE ROTH.

Headquarters Co. 18th F. A. Camp
F't. Bliss, Texas, June p, 1917.
Dear Folks:-
Have little time to spare this
morning so thought 1 would drop you
little note.
| am working in the Office of the
Headquarters Company at present
and have access to the typewriter, so
you will readily get the reason for re-
ceiving this kind of a letter. | am
now acting in the capacity Of assist
ant clerk and as I learn all about it
will probably be promoted to clerk
The present clerk is a corporal and
that is what | am hoping to be when
| get wise enough. This isn't a very
hard job, not requiring a great lot of
brains. Common sense is the big
thing in all army work. | don't have
great deal to do and therefore have
quite little time to study. Right now
| am working on the Morse code in
spare time. II | want to | can go out
to drills when | haven't anything
else to do, but am not compelled to.
L come to work at Z in the morning
and get out the morning report, which
consists of keeping track of Just
where each man in the organization
IS and how many men we are carry
ing for ratiOns. This takes about an
hour. After | finish that | have to
get it signed by the First Lieutenant
and then carry it over to Regimental
Headquarters. Aside from that | have
a few orders to typewrite each day
Tor the officers over here and that is
all. From 1880 to 1 100 is dinner hour
for me and at 4:3O, or sometimes be-
fore, | am off.
Now | must tell you about the good
education we are getting both men,
tally and physically. Quite bit of
studying to do, learning the sema-
phore signals, a means of sending
messages With flags. Then there are
the "buzzer" telephone system and In
ternational Morse telegraph code, gen
eral orders for guard duty to memoir
ize and ranks, and the way to tell
the difference by the stripes, buttons,
ETC., that the officers wear.
The physical exercises are great,
too. Wrestling, running, jumping.
how to carry wounded man, and all
sorts of calisthenics and foot drills.
| am getting hard and tough as iron.
The boys down here have what they
think is good news. 1t is only rumor
and can't tell how true it is. But
here it is: Camp FIT. Bliss has been
condemned as regular army post
and it is reported that we may be
moved away from here about August.
Just where I can't say, but probably
Gettysburg, Pa If that is true, we
will get to see some more of this old
country at U. S. expense
Yesterday afternoon we all laid off
IN Headquarters Co., due to a typhoid
innOculation, which makes most of
the boys arms pretty sore. In my
case [ have had no trouble along that
line. Yesterday made the third shot
I have had and am due for two more.
1t is done with a hypodermic needle
which they stick into your arm about
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
Real Function of Newspaper.

''The real function of the newspaper
is not charity; it is not to further the
interests of any group of politicians,
land right here let me say that
would rather have credit at the bank
than the gratitude of any politician I
ever knew it is not merely to build
up the community or even to save
souls The real function of the news
paper is to provide a good living for
the editor and his family. Unless it
does, it is a failure and should be
abandoned
1t is easy to get into the newspaper
business. A job press and a promise
to pay have started many a man who
spent the following years of his life
eking out an existence. "-Menard
Texas Messenger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
FARMER IRATE
ON KILLING OF SHEEP.

Frank Tebo, farmer residing near
Beetown, is incensed over the. killing
of several sheep by unknown dogs.
He declares he will kill any and all
strange dogs found providing around
his premises.
Mr.. Tebo is greatly in the right. The
sheep killing dogs are grave menace
tor this country. AS a matter of fact
no dog produces anything and most of
them destroy more than they are
worth. The Sheep industry of the
state badly needs legislation to pro-
tect sheep which are worried to death
by ours and the; state VIII wake up to-
this some day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
RICHLAND COUNTY HAS.
MILLION DOLLAR BANK.

Richland county attained the honor
of a million dollar bank last week
when the Richland County Bank of
R1chland Center, attained that figure
on its daily footing. This is the first
bank to attain the big figure in Rich
land county and the officials feel con-
siderable pride over it. Grant coun-
ty has two banks with assets in ex-
cess of one million They are the I'm
ion State of Lancaster, and the Fenni-
more State OF FeninmOre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
FARMERS NOT EXEMPT
FROM MILITARY DUTY

Farmers are not exempt from mill
tary service. To dispel the wide
spread impression that men in agri-
cultural pursuit are exempt from the
selecriye draft, Provost Marshal
Crowder states that only indispens-
ible men in any industry will be ex-
empted. Every man that can serve
the nation as soldier better than he
can in an industry, viii he called TO
the cOlors unless it works an actual
hardship on his dependents
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
CAN HELP FARMERS NOW.

Something was said at recent
meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce
about helping the farmers during har-
vest. Many expressions of willingness
were heard and without doubt they
were sincere. The need for this help
is upon the farmers right now If the
agricultural committee will take steps
along the lines suggested at the meet
ing the need can at least be partially
met
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
PLEASE STEP FORWARD!
(Platteville News

Where is the man who has been
giving advise to his farmer neighbor
friend to raise hay, corn, anything to
be produced? Now is the time for the
town man to come in to assist the
farmer who is in need of help to har-
vest these crops. The hay fields are
ready for harvest, but the harvesters
are scarce. The farmer will welcome
you, and pay you what you are worth
and more too.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Let every true American now say
to himself, 81 am whOie-h eartedly
back of that American army now on
French soil; they are my blood bro
theirs; they bear my flag. Honor and
success to them living; my tears and
prayers for them dead. They fight for
Freedom; may Freedoms God be with
them."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Did you read Secretary Lanes adj
dress on the coal barons? There is
food in it for every good citizen. The
following is a quotation:
THE law of supply and demand
which regulates prices normally is
set aside in this time because the life
of the nation is at stake.
There are things greater than MAX
ing money today, and if that thought
gets into your soul and gets into the
soul of the people Of the United States
we can make short work of this war
on the other side; and it is because we
want a short war. that we want to
have the people Of the United States
mobilize behind this administration,
not because it is our administration,
but because it is your administration =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Henry Roethe is being mildly joshed
for his expressions on capitol art. For
ourselves, we shouldn't want Henry
to buy Corot's, Rembrandts, or Dau-
bignys for us. But as for knowing
how to run successful newspaper
we'll Henry could give some of his
critics cards and spades. Henry does
MT know art but, like aunt Samantha,
can see bare-legged women in pictures
and knows that if they were alive and
ran around without clothes on they
would be sent to Jail for sixty days
Henry is a good man
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
PacifiSm'S Worst Harm.

Kansas City Times: Colonel Roose-
welt, in his speech at Lincoln, pointed
out one damaging result of the paci-
fist propaganda propaganda that
kept the country unprepared but did
not keep it out of war-that we have
been too apt to lose sight of but the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

We all read about the enormous
hoard of gold in this country amount
ing to $765 ,OOO,OOO.OO in bullion. Then
we read about the enormous tide of
prosperity which has been threaten
ing to engulf us for several years.
Then we wonder why this gold and
prosperity has kept so we'll out of our
own way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
Field and Farm
IOWA COUNTY HEREFORD
HAS TRIPLET CALVES.

A cow On the farm of Geo. w. Bloom
of the town of Mineral Point, dropped
three fine calves one day last week.
She is Hereford and with her three
we'll developed calves, all with their
white faces, presents a very pretty
picture
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
LIBERTY HARD GAINED.

The valued Russians will discover
that Liberty is not to be had without
fighting for it. Republics are not Gre
ated between two days. Freedom, as
Bryant sang, is not "a fair young girl
with light and delicate limbs" but
"a bearded man,
Armed to the teeth art thou;
mailed hand
Grasps the broad shield, and 0
sword; thy brow,
Glorious in beauty thu it be, is I'd
With tokens of old wars; thy i've
limbs
Are strong with struggling. T.
in Chicago Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Without pretending to an authority
on Sabbath observance, just what is
the difference between driving mo-
tor car for pleasure and attending a
baseball contest? And why should we
make fish of the Sunday Chautauqua
and meat of the national game?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Now is the time to get out your box
of fishing tackle and take the wife and
kids to the river. The sun never
seems hot when you aren't dressed up
and if the fish bite-Oh my! And then
afterwards when you clean 'em and
taste good? especially with a cup of
cold-well spring water is all right.
Us for the river!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

The Platteville Witness refers to
the Waukesha murder case as the
immortal triangle" We can see,
Will, why it might be called "immor-
al but don't get the immortal part
of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Petroleum " Nasty said that the
meaner a man is the bigger and more
expensive tomb stone he needs. Mar
BILE is the best material to tell lies on
now in use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

There is an idea abroad among NOR
al people that they should make their
neighbors good One person l have
to make good: myself. But my duty
to my neighbor is much more nearly
expressed by saying that I have to
make him happy-if l may-Robert
Louis Stevenson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

By the way if a dollar land a half
happens to be loose in your jeans and
your subscription happens to be near
ing the danger line don't feel that this
Office would take offense at a pleasant
call. AS a matter of fact you will be
given cordial reception This is the
season when all there is to the news
paper game is the fun of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

An Iowa county farmer named Ter
rill went to help neighbor milk a
leg was broken two years before. This
isn't funny to Mr.. Terrill
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

THE HERALD is sorry to see Fen
nimore abandon the Big Days. People
need clean amusement just as much
in war time as at any other time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

All boys desiring to enter the Boys
Pig Contest should make application
to L. A. Clark at the Peoples State
Bank, at once. Send your name to
Mr.. Clark as he is now making up
the list.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
AW ONION NOW!
Chicago Tribune.)

Wilhelmina's pro-German husband
is in Dutch, and is reported to have
spent two days under chamber ar
rest" They say he hammered on the
door and bawled, 80 Mini"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Thank heaven some things come to
an end. War isn't over but the Wis
consin legislature is preparing to ad-
journ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

The man who holds a through tick
ct on the road to success doesn't ask
for stop over privileges.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

May and June were cold months
but July promises to be an old-fash-
toned hot one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
THE SWALLOW.
(Ralph Hodgson.)

The morning that my baby came
They found a baby swallow dead,
And saw a something, hard to name
Fit moth-like over baby's bed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
GRANTCOUNTYH HERALD

An Independent Republican Newspaper
Published Every Wednesday Morning
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Entered into the postoffice at Lam
mail matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

My joy, my flower, my baby dear
Sleeps on my bosom we'll, but oh!
If in the autumn of the year
When swallows gather round to go
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04
1000

"The way to have friends says
man who knows, lis to be one
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Subscription price, $50 per year.
A. l.. SHERMAN, Editor and Publisher
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

Where is the man who shouted for
rain?
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-28
GOOD BACKS
 FOR BAD
Alaska Residents Are Learning How To Exchange the Old Back
 For Stronger One.

Does your back ache, feel weak and painful?
 Do YOU suffer headaches, languor and depression?
 Is the urine discolored, passages irregular?
 The kidneys may be calling for help.
 Weak kidneys cannot do their work.
 Give them the help they need.
 To cure kidney backache you must cure the kidneys.
 Use a tested and proven kidney remedy.
 Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the test
 Convincing proof of merit in the following endorsement:
 Mrs. c. E. Spink, 5524 Carleton Ave, Seattle, Wash, says: q had, a lot of trouble with my back. It ached day and night and could not rest. When tried to straight en up after stoopnng, sharp pains darted through me. l was nervous and had headaches and terrible dizzy spells. The kidney secretions were unnatural Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me and l hayen'+ been bothered since"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. spink had. Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-28
REGISTER! REGISTERl
 REGISTERl

Th registration books for the city election to be held next Tues day, will close next Saturday and tte man or woman citizen who has not registered should do SO at once. Progress has given the vote to men and WOMEN that they might exercise 1t and failure to vote is failure to perform our duty in turn.
 You should not only register but you should make sure of voting, Iu the first place good government can neTe4 be secured if the citizen- " does not take enough interest in it to take 8 hand in it. In the second place we owe it to Skagway te bring out as full 8 vote as pos sible that others might stop look and read. People back in Washing ton, when they wish to choose the largest town for some establishment or another, do not take the mere words of the people of that town regarding its population; they look at the votes cast in each of such owns 10 obtain 8 proper idea of their relative importance. The same may be said of the members of the Territorial legislative, and if Skagway shows by her citizen vote that future candidates for office might lcok for for future support in Skagway, this feature might be the means of securing for our city sine recognition at the hand of the present legislature
 Because your vote is only one vote and cannot affect the result of an election is no reason to abstain from voting. Because you were onts ore man in a crowd rescuing a droWning person is no reason why you should refrain from lending a hand. The votes of a city are made up of the individual votes and if each thought his or her vote un- necessary We should only have gov. ernment an obortion.
 But whether your vote is needed or not for an election it is needed 5y the requirements of democratic It is part of your duty to society,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-28
WILL THEY srRIKEf

RumoTs of a strike come out of the mail cars. That hard-worked, underpaid force of which tha public sees but little, but upon which it depends so much, is deeply dis Sruntled over "tbe campaign of ruthless retaliation" undertaken by the postmaster general in his plan to Teorganize the service. The charge aE made that his programs purpose is to make the postffice shsw 8 rrofit, little matter how in- efficient the service nor how poorly the employees are treated.
 The Railway Mail, & journal de- voted to the interests or the rail R4y postotnce clerks, declares that an uprising much more serious Cuan ever mas disturbed the de partment is developing as result ut the high handed pureaueracys plans to lsngthen runs, reduce WaGG7 r3. dismiss employee and increase .heurs. The RailyaX Mail eontin- nes:
 The railway mail clerks, know Ing as they do of the notortousIy inadequate railway mail service which has steadily grown worse during the last two years, could not believe that the postmaster general would baYathe termerity to further impose upon the easy tol- erancs of the, American public. But the start made in the depratments program during the last month IS an indication that conditions are Soing to become even worse than was expected
 The journal warns all railway postoffice employees that they must stand behind their leaders to inc last in their fight for justice. siz- ing uy the employees the Mail says:
 "Ths railway clerks are a con scrTatiTe, intelligent body of men, patiently tolerant of the Incompeten political supervisory officials at Washington who are always mudd- Ing affairs in the service, but when they are threatened with intoler- able working conditions and the re- duction of salaries in the face or the present industrial conditions they would be unworthy their Am erican citizenship if they failed to express their indignation in nn- uistakable and emphatic terms.
 "They risk their lives in their daily work; their loyalty to the postal service is like the loyalty ot the soldier to his country's flag When necessity arises the personal effort and sacrifices they make in their work is limited only by their endurance. Until the last few years this loyalty to duty was appreciat- ed, but at the present time it is scarcely recognized by the depart neat, much less appreciated.-Ex.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-28
MAKING REPATRIATION FOR ', :,
 ANNUAL CONVENTION N,E.A

Portland, March 2S-The sev- eral stais universities, colleges and norma, schools of the Pacific north wast re planning their summer ses- sions this year with special re- ference to the needs of visiting teachers who wish to attend the annual convention of the Nation al Education Association, to be hell iii Portland, Oregon, July 2 to IA. Convention week will con stitute vacation period for the summer schools, dividing the ses- sion into halves, thus making it possibl~ for teachers to get the full benefit of the convention with out sacrificing their summer courses
 Prominent among the great edu- cators who have been engaged by the University of Oregon for its summer school are: Dr. G. Stanley Hall, president of Clark Univer- sity, recognized authority on psy- chology and pedagogy and author of standard works on educational sub jects; Dr. Henry c. King, presi- dent of Oberlin college, noted in the world of philosophy and educa- tior; Dr. J. Duncan Spaeth, pro lessor cS English at Princeton; and Dr. John Timothy Stone, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, famed as a deep think CT and pulpit orator. The summer school will begin Monday, June IS and close Friday, August 8.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Acting City Clerk.

A general municipal election will be held Tuesday, Apri Srd, 1917, for the purpose of electing three Councilmen, one Mayor, City Clerk, a City Treasurer. and one member-clerk of the School Board.
 The Election will be held at the Town Hall, and the hours for voting will be from a. m. to ' ?. n.
 Voters for Councilraen, Mayor Clerk and Treasurer, must be citi- zens of the United States, Or those ,whc have declared their intention to become such; must be twenty one years of age or over, who have resided continuously one year next preceding the date of election in tn territory of Alaska, and for six months next preceding the date of election in the Town of Skagway, and who have been duly registered.
 All adults, male and female, who are citizens of the United States, or who have declared their in tenticn to become such; and who are bona fide residents of the Town of Skagway, are qualified t vote for Clerk of the School Board.
 D. MCKAY,
 Acting City Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-28
REGISTRATION NOTICE

All citizens. male and female, de- string to vote for candidates for the Common Council and Board of Education Of skagway, Alaska, at the municipal election to be held on Tuesday April, 3rd, 1917, must register.
 The registration books will be open at the Town Hall, from 7:S0 to 9:Se o'clock every evening, from Monday March 18th, until Satur- day, March 31st, 1917.
 D. MCKAY,
 Acting City Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-28

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