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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
RAMPAGES AND CUTS
OUT NEW BRIDGE Approaches

Lancaster people driving to Bee
town last Tuesday afternoon came TO
a halt at Porter's bridge. The rea-
son was that Grant river had gone on
one OF its rampages during the at
ternoon and flooded the bottoms. 1t
also washed out the new embankment
on the west side of the new bridge
which was filled temporarily last fall.
The washOut was somewhat expect
ed The highway workmen were IN
able last fall to carry out their com
pleted plan Of a concrete road west
OF the bridge with stone riprap that
would prevent washing. Consequent
ly the fill was left Intentionally low
for high water to pass over.
1t is considered likely that eventu-
ally the river will cut out the horse
shoe above the bridge and the waters
will follow a straight line from the
Atkinson farm south and go through
the new channel under the bridge. \.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
COMMUNITY SUPPER AND TALKS
AT BEETOWN LAST TUESDAY.

A community meeting was held az
Beetown last Tuesday evening in tie
town hall.
The affair commenced with supper
at the Auel hotel to which about fifty
did full justice. Following that a gen
eral get-together and exchanging Of
views at the town hall.
A number of Lancaster people had
planned to go but were unable to set
across Grant owing to high water.
j. E. Ludden of Bloomington, pre-
sided and short addresses were made
by Saml Kitto, VIM. Morrissey, A. R.
Burkdoll, Arthur Knapp, Clarence Cal
vert and others.
The affair was arranged for by the
Bloomington Community club.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
DOESN'T BELIEVE in SWEARING.

Friend Sherman
The license will be the main issue
in many towns at the spring cleo
tino.
The Bible teaches that the saloon
is wicked place where men swear,
gamble and drink Yet some chris
tian men will do ell they can to get
the saloons back in their town that
has been dry.
A great many men have such bad
habit that they seldom talk without
swearing. They should remember
that swearing is strictly forbidden in
the third commandment which reads:
Thou shalt not take the name of the
Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord
shall not hold him guiltless that talk
eth his name in vain"
have overheard some church mem
bers swear just before they went in
to church The Lord surely is not
pleased with all such foolishness.
A Grant County Citizen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
NEW CHURCH EDEFTCE TO BE
ON OLD ED. LOWREY PROPERTY
ARTISTIC STRUCTURE.

The Baptist church authorities
completed deal last week whereby
they acquired title to the old Ed
LoWrey property consisting of a
house and two lots. The purchase was
made Of Harry Barnett.
On this location the Baptists are
planning to build a new church Of the
modern type. It will have a tile base
ment with pebble dash exterior and
plaster inside. The architecture will
be in keeping with modern ideas and
the heating and other properties will
be up to date.
The church will retain ownership
in the present building and parson-
age. The new location is on the corn
er and excellent in every way
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
SALE HAS
VERY PLEASING RESULTS

The combination sale held at the
stockyards last Friday afternoon
proved very satisfactory.
There was good crowd in attend
ance and the total sale receipts came
to almost $4,000
Following are a few of the sale
prices: Red COW, $40; Jersey COW,
SIS; two roosters, $780, gang pillow,
$3.50; sulky pillow, $12; harness, SIP;
wagon, $40; horses, $1O9, $SS; horse
and buggy, $135. Disc seeder, $3.50;
clover seed, SO bu.; II steers, S55.75;
bull, $49.50; five calves at $28; eight
ewes at $1125.
There were sixty different offerings
in all. The sale is an annual affair to
clean up odds and ends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
Schroeder Held For Trial
Perry Knapp.

A preliminary examination was
held at the sheriff's office last Friday
in the case of the State VS. Albert
Schroeder. At the conclusion Justice
G. w. Burrows held Schroeder for
trial at the next term of the Circuit
court.
There were only three witnesses
examined Thevfirst was DR.. Mecum,
who testified about finding the body
and the evidence that death resulted
from gunshot wounds. DR.. Mecum
believed that burns on the neck were
caused from powder. Mrs. Pearson,
widow of the deceased, was next ex-
amined. Mrs. Pearson seemed very
nervous and gave her answers in a
shrill voice. She contradicted herself
several times about various incidents
when under cross examination. She
swore, however, and reiterated numer-
Gus times that she was now telling
the truth, that Schroeder had shot
Pearson on the night Of January 30tn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
WINTER MOVING PRESENTS
MANY DIFFICULTIES.

David Rule and family moved last
week from farm near Livingston 20
farm six miles northeast Of Bosco-
bel. 1t was bad season for moving,
just following the big storm. He
shipped car and drove through with
load himself, tipping over twice be-
fore getting as far as Montfort. Thos.
Kelly drove through with load CON
tanning a stove and thirty-five shoats,
and with him a man driving a bunch
of cattle. Mr.. Kelley's sleigh tipped
over near Will James and they had
quite time rounding up cattle and
hogs and getting started again. They
got to their destination Friday, un-
loaded in a drenching rain, and Mr.
Kelley returned home Saturday night.
-MOntfort Mail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28

Mrs. Pearson claimed that Pearson
had gone out after supper and that
she had watched him from the kitchen
window. She saw a flash from the
barn and heard report. Going out,
she testified, she saw Schroeder in
the barn door and that he told her 30
get back or she'd get the same does
Bill did"
Mrs. Pearson claimed that her stor-
les about Pearson killing himself
which she had told to numerous peo-
pie, were fabrications. She also said
that on st. Patrick's Day Schroeder
had admitted the crime, in her home
The last witness was George Mil
Ter of Bagley who said that he saw
Schroeder ON the night of the murder
near the Pearson home with gun
on his arm. He felt sure about the
identity.
j. S. Earll, of Prairie du Chen.
for Schroeder. F. C. Meyer
appeared for the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
AuSPICIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS,

City elections come on apace and
next Tuesday will tell the tale. In the
first ward interest centers on those
sterling candidates for two years,
Hon. Waterloo Adolphus Wepking
and Eduardo Jewhosphat Morse AL
SO here we have Hon. William Chap
er Tiller and Harvey Josephus
Schmidt. Both good men and we'll
qualified to handle public works
In the second ward Dr. Andrew
Jackson Gault is opposed by Hon.
George Eliphalet Beck Both present
their shining shields and the race
promises to be hot one.
In the third ward Hon Wardlow
Burlie Doll is contesting with that
doughty blacksmith, Maj. Joseph
Bungalow Caspers Either is a good
man and we'll qualified to act as al
derman.
In the fourth ward, his honor Jer-
emiah Bittenden Horsfall is contend
ing with Hon. Orlando Sitter. One
is a sturdy oak and the other will
bring harmony to council delibera-
tons.
For supervisors we find no contest,
John Calliope Dobson, Lee Develop
ment Eastman, William Charge de At
fairs Suttle, and Joseph Trumbull
Bennett, being without antagonists
The candidates are now entrenching
themselves and heavy firing may be
looked for around the city hall next
Bari
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
NOVEL CAUCUS METHODS
USED AT CASSVILLE.

At CassviIle where a misunderstood
ing occurred over the proper date for
the caucus the village authorities had
handbills circulated to every house in
town.
The caucus met on Saturday even
ing, March II, with about 125 elections
present. This is said to be the larg-
est attendance in years Apparently
the novel methods used as an extremi-
ty caused the electors to pay more
than the usual attention to the matter
and big tournout was the result.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
GALESVILLE EPIDEMIC TAKES
THREE MORE LIVES

Galesville, Wis, March 24-Thrca
more persons are dead here from the
septic throat disease which has more
than $50 residents in it's grip, bring
ing the total number of victims to
ten. The death of Mrs. E. r. Gipple,
u, mother of Bert Gipple, editor and
publisher of the Galesville Republi-
can, Fred Doe, ten years old, and Don
aid Sacia, twoa weeks, were reported
yesterday and today Doctors issued
a statement today saying no new
cases had been reported, and no new
deaths are expected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
WOODMEN HAVE INITIATION.

Five candidates were initiated into
the Lancaster NJ w A. lodge last
Thursday evening. The initiates were
Henry Plat, Rollo Knapp, Otto, Berndt
Will Koeller and Roy Glider. A ban
quet was served during the evening
about IS members being present.
Mr.. VIM. Webb, clerk of the order,
advises that check for $4,000 was
mailed to Mr.. Wallace Ritchie of
Graceville, Mimi. The late Mr.. Richie
was a member of the Lancaster lodge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28

Rev. H. A. Studebaker left Satur-
day morning for Chicago. On Sunday
he occupied the pulpit of the Thomas
Memorial church in that city. A Mr..
Hefter of Madison, leader Of the pro-
hibition movement among the Uni
versity students, spoke on DRY" sub
jects at the church here in the morn
ing. In the evening R. W. Adams of
the high school rendered very in
teresting address in the same pulpit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
CIRCUIT COURT MATTERS.

The contest on the VIM Nelson will
has been settled, the case being dis
missed at the Wednesday session OF
court This case would probably
been interesting should it have come
to trial as a considerable amount was
involved.
Frank Wildt pleaded guilty to the
charge of desertion on the same day.
He was placed under bonds Of $500
and given until Saturday to arrange
for support of his wife and child in a
manner satisfactory to the court It
was said Monday that he had made
this arrangement
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
HEAVEN FORBID 1T!

With the approach Of spring comes
the most welcome announcement that
Luther Burbank, of California, who
has taken the sting out Of the cactus,
the color out of the berry, and put the
taste into the potato, will now take
the smell out Of the onion.-Ft Atkin-
son Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
LOSES VALUABLE TROTTER.

W. B. Dyer lost valuable trot-
ting mare Monday night when Win
someways, aged Z years and sired by
Ed Custer, passed away following a
brief illness. Winsomeways was val
ued at $500 and Mr. Dyer thought a
great deal of her
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
A CORRECTION ON SOUTH
LANCASTER CAUCUS

In giving the report of the South
Lancaster causcus last week it was
stated that Mr.. Frank Morehouse had
declined to run for the office of clerk,
if nominated. This was misunder-
standing, and Mr.. Morehouse will be
on the ticket for this township office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
MIX CAUCUS DATES
CHANGE IN PRIMARY LAW PLAYS
HAVOC WITH TOWNSHIP
PRELIAIINARIES.

The revision Of the primary cleo
ton laws made by the special session
Fof the legislature last fall to enable
absent soldiers and residents to ex-
press their choice, played havoc with
the spring caucuses in many sections
Of the state.
The old law allowed township eau
cuses to be held not later than nine
days prior to election. AS a result
the caucus date was usually set for
the first Saturday, but one, prior to
election. The new law changed this
TO lfteen days, but the fact was not
generally known. Some of the town
committees were hep" to the change
and called the caucus for Saturday.
March II, or II days before cleo
tlOn Many others were not and their
caucuses were arranged for Saturday,
March oath.
the result of course, was that any
caucuses held last Saturday were in
validated because OF illegality. This
happened in about half the Grant
county towns and villages and pre-
sumaDle IN many other counties. as
IN Richland for instance, only one
township held it's caucus on the prop
er date.
A way out was found for some of
the towns who circulated nomination
papers when they discovered their
error and filed the names with the
town clerk prior to the time allowed
by law which is ten days before cleo
ton.
A Dill was introduced in the legis-
lature last week and passed, that legal
lied town and village caucuses held
not later than nine days before cleo
ton. This measure was doubtless
made necessary by the confusion re-
sulting from a misunderstanding in
numerous municipalities. AS a mat
ter OF fact no discrepancy can actual.
ly inyalidate the election itself
Should town fail to hold a caucus
and also not create ticket by the
nomination paper method, the election
could go on by the process OF the vot-
ers writing in the names OF their
choice for the various offices. The
same holds true if the ballots were not
printed as the electors could use or
binary paper so high authorities have
decided, should they not have proper
ballots
The circumstance was just a fluke
such as occasionally occurs and it will
be watched for in the future.
The law is amended to read as fol-
lows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28

The qualified electors of the town
or village may in the year 1917 as
semble in caucus not less than nine
days, and in any year thereafter not
less than fifteen days, prior to cleo
ton, and on demand of any such cleo
tor present they shall by ballot select
such candidate and elect a caucus
committee of three Of their number,
who shall give at least five days no
tice fixing the time and place. of the
next caucus to be held in such town
or village The two candidates for
each Office at such caucus who receive
the greatest number Of votes shall be
certified by the chairman and clerk
Of the caucus to the town or village
clerk and the names of such candi-
dates shall be placed upon the official
ballot by the town or village clerk,
unless the candidates receiving the
second largest number of votes shall
notify in writing the town or village
clerk not later than two days after
such caucus that his name be not
placed upon the ballot"
The act took effect upon it's pas
sage and publication and had been
signed by Governor Philip.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
FENNIMORE SCHOOLS
CLOSE ONE WEEK EARLY.

The spring vacation at Fennimore
took effect Monday, one week ahead
of the usual time There is one scar
let fever case at Fennimore, a pupil
residing in the country and attending
the school, having a not serious case.
No further developments are antici-
pated but the authorities are on the
watch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
CONTRACT MUCH CORN.

Louis Vesperman, President of the
Lancaster Canning Co.,reports that
1850 cases of corn have been sold to
date at $110 per dozen. The last year
price was about Csc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
POTOSI TOWNSHIP TO VOTE
ON WET OR DRY.

An election to determine whether or
dry territory will be held on Tuesday,
April Sd. At present there are about
five saloons in this township
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
ALBERT DUVE AUCTION

Albert Duve residing 1 IL miles
southwest of Potosi, will have a big
sale on Tuesday, April 10th. Full
particulars next week. Watch for it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT 1T.
Grant County Herald,
Lancaster, Wis,

Grant County Herald,
Lancaster, Wis,
Dear Sirs =
Enclosed you will find check for So
to apply on Herald subscription. We
uld not get along without the Her
aid. We are living up here 125 miles
northwest of Minneapolis where we al
ways raise what spuds we want to eat
and some to spare.
I feel for my old friends down there
that are getting stuck in the mud
these days. However, I don't know as
we have anything on you fellows, as
we are deper in the snow than you are
in the mud.
Yours truly,
Perry Knapp
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28

Miss Anita Chandler of the Hurri-
cane school, spent Sunday at Platte
vile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
leaveb Of absence to go to the front.

Highways, primary elections and
game laws will be the subject of dis
cussions from now on, and the legis-
lators will be busy deciding what to
do about them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28

Asembiyman Burnett of Marathon
county is ready for war. He is a Span
ish-American war veteran, and is a
member Of the military organization
now. If war is declared and the pres
ident calls for troops he will ask
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-01
Saturday at the Star Theater

1"th,s 1895. She atter'ied Public
School No. SO and graduated as the
youngest member in her class. From
there she went to Erasmus High
School, and while there studied vo-
cal music and piano under the direc-.
tion Of Mrs. Mary Cunning, mother
and teacher of Louise Cunning, the
operate star. Under Mrs. Cummings
direction, Miss Stewart appeared in
several amateur operas, taking small
parts with brilliant success.
In private life Miss Stewart is the
sister-in-law of Mr.. Ralph Ince, the
famous Vitagraph director and actor.
1t was through him that she secured
her first position with the Vitagraph
Company. For the first six months
she did little other than extra work,
appearing as maids and in unim-
portant characters. But she was
learning the rudiments of the picture
game from the ground up, under the
able direction of her brother-in-law.
who took a strong personal interest
in her professional achievements
Her first part of any Importance
was the lead in 1.-The Wood Violet, !"
sort of primitive little lady who
was brought to New York as rich
mans wife. She SOON tires of the
veneer of society and the artiffciality
of it all, and returns to her native
haunts, only to be followed later by
her husband, who truly loves her.
Seemingly this is simple story. yet
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-01
TELLS OF AGRICULTURAL
PROGRESS OF NORTHWEST
Agricultural Inspector, in Chicago,
Speaks on Land Development
In Last Few Years.
(Chicago Herald)

(Chlcag0 Herald)
E. E.Faville of Spokane, Wash,
editor of the Western Farmer, pub
lished at Spokane and Portland, Ore
gor, is in Chicago for few days for
the purpose of inspecting the work
and exhibits VI the. Chicago Herald
Land and Industrial Bureau and Ex-
hibition, looking toward representa-
ton for the Pacific Northwest.
Mr.. Faville. who is markedly en-
thusiastic regarding the bureau and
exhibition, and anxiously eager to
have the State of Washington enroll
ed among active exhibitors and bene-
ficiaries, has interesting things to say
of the recent upward progress and
development of Washington and Ore
gon.
THE rapidity with which these
states have adopted system of di-
versified farming and live stock rails
ing has been wonderful" in Mr.. Fa-
ville's opinion. Especially has there
been a marked increase in the grow
ing of alfalfa and other forage crops
an initial step toward crop rotation
and essential to the maintenance of
soil fertility.
"The original impetus resulting in
this economic advancement was i'm
parted in 1918, when Professor P. G.
Holden, prominent in agricultural ex-
tension work conducted $50 meetings
in territory, embracing 225 square
miles.
"At that time the Pacific North
west was a buying region. Now it
has an annual surplus of food and
feeds to sell. and the importation of
butter and dairy products has en-
tirely ceased. In the last five years
Oregon has increased the number of
her dairy cattle 80 per cent, with the
Washington increase showing 40 per
cent. The increase in other cattle
has been much more increased, 120
per cent in Oregon and $40 per cent
in Washington. Among the many
other promising improvements may
be mentioned system of great ter
minal warehouses for the handling
of the largely increased grain har-
vests and better method of handl-
ing grain on the farms.
"Other fine movements have been
set going also, as, for example, that
of better roads and the rural credits
system just now receiving united at
tention from farmers and business
men alike. AS result Of all this in
telligent effort, the earning power pei
farm in the Pacific Northwest has
been increased to $4O00-the highest
in the country.
"Since better farming always leads
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-01

The newer art Of photography will
be typified in ''The Secret Of the
Swamp" a Bluebird subject that will
be the attraction at the Star theatre
on Saturday. March 3, with Val Paul,
Myrtle Gonzalez, Frank McQuarrie,
Lule Warrenton and George Herman
dez principals in a specially selected
company. Right up to the very last
few feet of the five-reel feature the
story runs through the gamut of in
tense emotions, Incorporating true
love in a maze of sensationalism, and
rejecting the homely life Of rural
communities with great faithfulness
then at the very end the plot takes
q sudden turn and ends in one of the
biggest laughs ever created by pho
toplaying.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-01
Motion Picture Gossip

its very simplicity is its charm. and
Miss Stewart made the greatest i'm
preston in her entire career n this
part.
Several of Miss Stewards most re-
cent pictures include "The God
dess," "The Juggernaut," "The Mil
lion Bid" and -Four Thirteen.
Miss Stewart enjoys the distinction
of having appeared at the Vitagraph
Theatre more times and in more pic
lures than any other Vitagraph star.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-01
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the County Court of the State
of Oregon for Morrow County. In
the matter of the Estate of John w.
Cradick, Deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed by the County Court of the
State of Oregon. for Morrow County,
Executrix Of the estate of John w.
Cradick, deceased, notice is hereby
given to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against said
deceased, to present them verified
as required by law within six months
after the first publication of this
notice to said Minnie B. Cradick at
the office of Woodson &Sweek, in
Hepner, Morrow County, Oregon.
MINNIE B. CRADICK.
Executrix of the estate of John w.
Cradick, deceased.
Dated at Heppner, Oregon.this Sth
day of February. 1917.