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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
A FRIENDLY MAN.

Chief Justice White of the Supreme
Court was walking in Connecticut ave
nue. on Jan T. complacently smoking
cigar. An employee of the govern
ment printing Office with an unlighted
cigar stopped the chief justice and
asked for a match.
Chief Justice White searched his
pockets. Finding no match, he said !:
''Take a light from my cigar
Thanks" said the G. o. P. man.
I'm John Smith. Have fresh cigar
Anything I can do for you II be glad
to do. I'm in the government"
Chief Justice White accepted the eli
gar gravely. "Glad to meet you, Mr..
Smith," he commented as he lighted
the cigar. "I'm Mr.. White of the Su-
preme Court. Selected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31

shine, but rather Of the crawling
creeping phases Of life-down, down
into the depths where the soul rocks
on a hinge. There may be some sense
in this Birth Control propaganda
but there is also the possibility Of
much evil in it. The forces Of life be-
gan bach in the dawn of Creation
millions of years ago. God spake and
out of the star dust created a divine
thing and called it a MAN. Each
generation as it goes forward is no
more than the torch bearers of the
spark divine and as all things are sec
red the dealing with life inception
should be sacred Not a matter Of
loose flung and glib discussion by
women who fit from one intellectual
plaything to another. Promiscuous
births may be unscientific, shocking
and thoroughly old-fashioned, but all
N all they are not half so bad as bar
renness which is but another name for
uselessness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
TWO MEN INJURED ON SAME DAY
IN NORTHERN VILLAGE-O
SERIOUSLY.

Jack Clark Of Montfort lost two fling
ers from his right hand on Saturday
a week ago while using power saw
to cut up wood at his home Clark was
attempting to remove a splinter from
the saw blade when his hand got too
close to the whirling saw. AS a re-
suit two fingers were taken off. He
went to hospital for treatment.
Gasoline Torch ExplOdeS.
The use of a gasoline torch to thaw
out frozen pipes on the same day prov
ed DISASTROUS for Clarence Bollant who
lives in the Bohemian settlement near
Montfort. The torch exploded and the
burning fluid was thrown over Boil
lant's hands and face and his cloth
ing catching fire the flames went to
his body Bollant had the presence of
mind to rush outside and roll in the
snow By rolling over and over he ex-
tinguished the flames leaving very
painful but, it is said, not fatal burns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
GLEN HAVEN

Especial correspondence to Herald
(ToO late for last week.
John Hamas and wife of Arlington,
Iowa, visited a few days last week
with the formers sister, Miss Lena
Haumas.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Metcalf drove to
Gutenberg, Thursday.
Mrs. Philip Meysembourg had a par
alytic stroke last Friday.
Will Hockhousen gave a party We'd
nesday, Jan. "a, to a few friends in
honor of his birthday.
Misses Marie Petry and Florence
Barr were home Sunday from Cass-
vile and Rutledge where they are
teaching.
The M. w. A. and r. N. A. held their
joint installation Of officers Saturday
evening, Jan. 20. Supper was served
at o'clock followed by installation,
and then came dancing until midnight
Excellent music was furnished by Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Pritchett and Ray Bates
Of Bloomington
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
LINES TO A cow.

Oliver HEREFORD delivers some lines to
COW, in the current Century, that
are good. Oliver is not a bovine indi-
vidual, although his name might indi-
cate that fact. Rather is he a very
clever sort of a poet Here it is:
Corniferous wet-nurse Of the human
race,
Calm, comfortable COW, with placid
pride
Yielding your offering at eventide.
To the brown goddess who with rus
tic grace.
Bends DER the shining pail her knees
embrace
Clad in simple smock and apron
wide
Whose tickle folds make scant pre-
tense to hide
The lissome lines they roguishly re-
trace!
Now all alone, with trimming pail,
she wends
Her homewarde way across the
field, and now
The pathway of the meadow slope
ascends.
Till gathered in the purple of its brow
Her fading shape into the twilight
blends,
Leaving to me the darkness-and the
COW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
LIBERTY RIDGE

Especial correspondence to Herald.)
Mr.. and Mrs. John DiVall and
daughter, Bessie, are making their
farewell visit with relatives They ex-
pect to leave for California Tuesday.
George Knapp sawed wood for Al
bert and Ralph Kramer and Roy
Knapp.
Bertha Knapp spent the week with
her brother, Roy.
George Jerrett is able to be around
again.
Mrs. Olive Graham spent the week
end at Bert DiVall's
George Richie is working for Geo.
Jerrett.
Miss Emma Jungbluth from Mineral
Point, is visiting at George Heber-
lines
Ralph Kramer and Frank Walker
delivered cattle to Lancaster, Thurs
day.
Alvin Buck is on the sick list.
Sundays storm made some pretty
deep drifts between here and Lancas-
ter.
A. Kasper was a business caller at
Lancaster, Thursday
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
FREE SPEECH AND A FREE
WORLD.

President Van Hise saw fit to bar
Max Eastman out of the university
forum and then granted William Jen-
nings Bryan the right of making an
address. Perhaps there are reasons
we on the outside cannot see but there
would seem to be no great harm in
allowing Max to make his little talk,
The Chicago policemen made an ogre
and hero out of Ben Reitman until
they finally let him talk and then the
public found that Ben was a bag of
empty wind and straightway, lost in
terest in him. There is only one
challenge in allowing any man to talk
or write and that is that he SHALL per-
force, be interesting. We would not
go across the street to hear Bryan, be-
cause, to us, he is nothing but master
of empty and unctuous plaitude Bry-
an talks old thoughts and old ideas
and dresses them up in oil and deliv-
ers them glistening and dripping. Bry-
an, we think, hasn't an idea later than
1860, but he manages to pick an issue
after someone else has worked on it
for years, and then absorbs all the
glory. You may gather that we do not
admire Bryan. Well, we don't.
But all this is DEPRESSING. Now if
Max Eastman has something new to
tell us by all means let him talk.
We may learn something and it does
not mean that we must accept all he
says and go, straightway, do likewise.
Rather take the message if he has one
and sift the good from the bad Let
Max talk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
FENNIMORE TIMES TOPICS.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Him leave today
FOR Plainview, Texas, for visit with
relatives, from whence they will con-
tinue their journey to California.
Gus Everson, aged 35, died Monday
evening at his home near Preston, af-
ter short illness of infammatory
rheumatism. He was the oldest son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Everson of
Preston and is survived by his wife
and five small children.
The many friends here of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Bradbury of Boscobel ex-
tend hearty congratulations to them
over the arrival of their first born,
a big 10-pound girl which arrived at
their home Jan. 16, and whom the
fond parents have named Charlotte
Marie
Rev. N. Sulzer, aged Y, for many
years pastor Of the Evangelical church
in Marion, passed away Saturday at
the home Of his daughter in Kenosha,
where burial took place on Monday
Mr.. Sulzer suffered a paralytic stroke
several years ago and has been in poor
health for some time. His son, Charles
n. Sulzer of this city, and daughter,
Mrs. Louis .Boebel Of Marion, were in
attendance at the funeral
A June bug in January, and lively
as a cricket at that, is what Landlord
James Pigg found in the hotel office
the other day. We can vouch for the
story, too, for Jim brought the bug up
in a tumbler and showed it to u.s.
Shows that the fires in the hotel have
not been allowed to die down, anyway.
Four autos carrying twenty-one
men, started out from Boscobel Sun
day afternoon to open the road to Fen
nimore. They had hard time get
ting through. Three of the cars reach
ed FennimOre about supper time, but
the other was stalled out by Peter
Gunderson's, the gears being stripped
on the machine. Peter Gunderson
says he had quite crowd out to his
place looking for bite to eat. The
boys started out again Monday morn
ing on the return trip home. The
storm Sunday which developed into a
regular blizzard, filled up the road
pretty badly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
CASSVILLE INDEX ITEMS.

John A. Potter, aged 80 years and
six months, died at the home of his son,
John, in this village, Tuesday, Janu-
airy %, 1917. Had been ailing nearly
year and was tenderly cared for by
the Potter family. Up to noon yester-
day the date was not settled for the
funeral. The service will be held az
the house and Rev. B. Falk will offic-
late. Interment will be made at the
Burton cemetery. Only two of his
family remain: John of Cassv1lle, and
Mrs. Louisa Robson of Brickey, Mo.
At st. Charles church at nine o'clock
Tuesday morning, Jan. %, Rev. P. J.
Jones united in marriage Jacob
Bausch and Miss Margaret Kirsch-
baum. The attendants were Reinhardt
klrschbaum and Miss Odelia Bausch.
The brides dress was light gray mes
saline trimmed with silver lace. She
wore veil and carried white carna-
lions. Her maid wore a light blue
China silk dress with white net collar.
The wedding feast was served at the
farm home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Antony Kirschbaum. Rela-
tives and other friends were guests
at an all-day reception. There were
useful and ornamental gifts for the
wedding pair. Mr.. Bausch has rented
his fatherin-law's farm and will take
possession soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rech's daughter
Leila was operated upon for appendi-
citis Monday and is making satisfac-
tory progress. The work was done at
home by local physicians, Blackburn
and Palmer, and Dr.. J. J. Brownson,
Of Dubuque. A nurse is in attendance
and the patient is as comfortable as
possible under existing conditions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
MEXICANS CAUSE TROUBLE
AT NEW DIGGINGS

New Diggings is the typical mining
camp and has many scenes such as are
familiar only. in mining camp life. On
Saturday a week ago, some Of the in
habitants had imbibed little too free
ly, among them some Mexicans. In
their exuberance, the Mexicans cast
reflections on America, which we're
promptly resented by American min
ers and in a short time "razors were
flying in the air." One Mexican was
badly injured and for a time he seem
ed beyond recovery. But later reports
state he will live. There was a lively
time there for while, but they were
shortly quoted, and all went on
smoothly again. This village has
many spicy time there, which would
scarce seem to be happening in quiet
old southwest Wisconsin.-PI atteville
Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
CASSVILLE RECORD NOTES,

Arthur Niemer, who has been i'll
with pneumonia at the home of his
brothers, Frank and Joe, in the coun-
try since Christmas, has sufficiently
recovered to make the trip to town
Monday and is now receiving care and
attention at the home of his parents.
E. F. Andre, the creameryman, re-
turned Thursday evening from Rock
county, Illinois, where he went to at
tend the funeral Of his brother-in-law
Mr.. John Montague, who died sudden
ly the Monday before. Deceased leaves
a wife and three grown children to
mourn his untimely demise His en-
tire family was sick when his death
came so suddenly and Unexpectedly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
GLEN HAVEN TOWNSHIP
Especial correspondence to Herald.)
(Too late for last week.

NNp6CIdl correspondence 10 d0TdlQ.J
(Too late for last week.
Ben Walz, who has butchered thir-
teen head of cattle this winter, butch
cred another Monday of last week.
George Vogt is busy hauling wood
from the island
Albert Ahrens sawed wood Tues
day for James Hampton.
Mr.. Noble is busy saving up logs for
the mill. He is chopping and saving
them to use in building his new home
Friday evening, Jan. 10 was the sec
ond number OF the lecture course. 1t
was good and everyone enjoyed it.
Frank Hess is hauling lumber from
Iowa. Last winter he worked trees
into lumber and now he is making use
Of the good ice.
John Noises went to Dubuque this
week for an operation. His father, JOS.
Noises, accompanied him. John is
doing well and all hope to see him
home soon.
Miss Edith Ziegler is better and able
to be out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
LOCKED UP ON FORGERY CHARGE.

A man VIM. Geasland has been
locked up at Prairie due Chen on a
charge of having cashed forged
check for $50 with Bridgeport bust
ness man.
The check was uttered in the name
Of H. A. Russell, resident of Platte
vile. The Bridgeport man deposited
the check with his bank at Prairie du
CHEN and the check went forward 10
the State bank of Platteville for pay
ment. There it was declared forg-
cry and a telephone call sent to have
Geasland arrested.
He was picked up at Prairie du
Chen and had preliminary hearing
last week with the result that he was
bound over to the circuit COURT
Platteville Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
FLESCH CHILD NOT
SERIOUSLY INJURED

The five-year-old daughter of Matt
Flesch residing three miles this side
of Burton, was not seriously injured
last Tuesday when a bullet from a
target pistol passed through board
and struck the child on the head. 1t
seems that the older boys were prac-
ticing shooting at the mark when the
little girl, unknown to them, ran be-
hind the target. The injury was
thought at first to be serious, but DR..
Fowler found that the bullet had mere
ly grazed the scalp causing a wound
several inches long. A narrow escape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
SOMETHING ON BIRTH CONTROL.

What is this Birth Control" we all
hear SO much about? Is it the induct-
ance Of a fairy wand to prevent the
inception Of new lives or just a plain
wishing ring endowed with magic
properties? Or is it just an old-fash-
Toned idea dressed up in new clothes.
II so we are very much afraid it
used to be called by single and ugly
word of just three syllables. The word
was a shocking one but the thing It
self was shocking and criminal 1t
did not smack of roseleaves and moon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
Hurrah For 'Lasses.
CRaIOit Nou7c

Molasses is money saver. This is
the practical information officially con-
veyed to housewives in a bulletin of
the department Of agriculture which
asserts that in a 10 cent can of mo-
lasses there are eight and a quarter
times as much heat and energy as in
ten cents worth Of fresh beef, two and
two-thirds as much as in 10 cents
worth OF butter, two and three-fourths
as much as in bacon costing the same,
ten and one-third times as much as
in 10 cents worth Of ham, and nearly
twice as much as in an equivalent
amount of cereal and cream. More
over, good sirups are palatable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
MONTFORT ACCIDENT TOP O. The SEASON
WRIGHT & SCHIFFMAN SALE HELD
LAST TUESDAY SAID TO HAVE
BROUGHT RECORD PRICES.

The Lee Wright and George Schiff-
man sale held last Tuesday near Nc
Cartney is said to have brought the
record prices for this year. About
ESQ were in attendance, and the bid
ding was brisk all day long. Some of
the prices were as follows:
Corn, per bushel, $1.10.
Oats, per bushel, SAC.
Seed corn, $3.50 per bushel.
Eight months old bull calf, $76.
Heifers $3.50.
Gray team, 1920.
Sheep at STATS each.
Two brood sows at $38. Others at
$36.OO
The sale total was $4,000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
RAMSEY

Isl ecial correspondence to Herald
(Too late for last week.
Mrs. Grant Wood and Mrs. James
Hillary arranged a pleasant surprise
on Mr.. and Mrs. Mick Welsh Saturday
evening. About fifty of their neigh
bors and friends assembled at their
home. An enjoyable evening was
spent in singing and card playing, af-
ter which refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh have rented their
farm and will move to Cassville soon.
We are sorry to lose such good neigh
bors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
This Listens Mighty Good.
(Richland Republican.)

(RlCnldnu RopuDHCdn.)
They are talking of new law that
theoretically looks good. 1t is propos-
ed to have 2 sets Of election judges, one
to take care of the depositing Of the
ballots and the other to begin count
ing the ballots while the election is
going on. If this is done the complete
count can be known within an hour
after the close of the polls This will
cause no increase Of expense as the
judges would have to work only
about one-half the time they do now.
1t is also claimed that under this
double system there will be less liabil-
ity of mistakes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
SHIPMENT OF JERSEYS.

Ira Murphy, Of Lancaster, and Oscar
Morse of West Liberty, Iowa, shipped
out carload Of Jersey COWS and
heifers from this city on Friday of
last week. The cattle were consigned
to West Liberty where they will be
used for dairy purposes. The ship
ment came entirely from around Ian
caster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
CIRCUIT COURT, FRIDAY.

Judge Clementson held court Fri
day disposing of number of odds
and ends. Ida G. Krause was grant
ed a divorce from Louis B. Krause
Mrs. Krause, who resides between
Lancaster and Platteville on a farm
was sworn and testified. Krauses
whereabouts are unknown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
A Dream That's No Dream.

An exchange says man who won
dered why the editor didn't make more
money from his big subscription list
dreamed one night that he delivered
to each Of 1000 bushel Of grain and
they all stood him off. He had such a
time trying to collect the money before
he woke up that he went straight to
the newspaper the next morning and
paid his subscription.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
CORRESPONDENCE DELAYED.

Owing to bad weather and poor train
service much correspondence has been
reaching the Herald a day or two too
late for USE This is not the fault of
the correspondents or the Herald With
better weather things will right them
selves and until then we will have to
do the best we can.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
ROUNDHOUSE FIRE AT HIGHLAND.

A fire starting from unknown caus-
es burned a frame roundhouse used by
the Milwaukee road at Richland Cen
ter on Sunday week ago. The roof
Of the structure was burned away be-
fore the blaze was extinguished.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
Bethlehem's Bid on Shells
for the United States NAVY

TO the American People:
The Secretary of the Navy has awarded
contracts amounting to over 100000
to British bidder for IA and 16-inch
projectiles for the Navy because of very
much lower prices offered by the English
bidders.
Weknow nothing of the basis upon which
the British bids were made, but the pub
lie is entitled to know the facts upon
which we ourselves bid for this work.
Two years ago we took contracts
to- make 1900 l4-inch shells at a
price of $1,515, 900. Up to now
not a single shell has been ac-
cepted by the Government, al
though we have expended, in
wages, materials, etc., ON these
orders 1922, 1871, and we have not
received a SINGLE DOLLAR ON
these contracts.
In addition, literal Interpretation OF
the contract might make US liable foE
penalties amounting to $678,OI6.
In the light of our experience, and hav.
ing no other basis, we bid for l6-inch
shells approximately the same rate per
pound as that which the Navy Depart
ment actually awarded a l4-inch shell
contract one year ago.
Bethlehem Steel Company
CHAS. M. SCHWAB, Chairman
EUGENE G GRACE, Presiden'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
HIP DISLOCATED BY FALL.
CUBA City News. J

CUBA City News)
Friends will be sorry to learn that
L. w. Hounsell slipped on the icy side
walk Tuesday evening and dislocated
his right hip. He will be taken to the
hospital at Platteville today. His re-
covery is hoped for by all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
TRACKMEN STRUCK BY TRAIN.
(PlatteYille Witness J

While section foreman Brockman
and two section men were nearing Ip-
switch Friday morning their handcar
was run into by a c. & n. w. special.
The men jumped and were not hurt.
The handcar will go to the hospital
for q new axle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31

These are the clear crisp winter days
whena few ashes on the sidewalk
mean more than much ululation in the
temple, says an exchange. Yea, verify
and this is true.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
INJURED SAVING WOOD.
(PlatteVille Witness J

While John Knebel was saving
wood with a circular saw at Charles
Bellmeyer's Friday, crooked stick
which was being pushed against the
saw struck him heavily on the fore
head, making him "see stars" For
tunately he was wearing a heavy cap
and his head was not cut.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
Probably Running Yet.
GOne Rock Review

A battery of game wardens were in
this vicinity the latter part of last
week A man was cutting into a
muskrat house at the Lone Rock mill
pond Saturday when the wardens ap-
peared on the scene. He must have
thought the state militia had been
called out as he took to the woods and
has not been seen since.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
Well, Why Shouldn't He?
LA Crosse Tribune.)

Why shouldn't every producer of
grain or meat or poultry or milk or
fruit or potatoes take the lesson to
heart, and do some diversifying OF his
own, so that the failure Of any single
crop in quantity or price will be less
disastrous to him and his neighbors ?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
A Bit of Wisdom.
(Steyens Point Journal.O

(Stevens Point Journal.)
1t isn't the fellow who forgets the
name of his bride when asked by the
county clerk who makes the poorest
husband by any means. Romance has
it's place III the relations of men and
women, but common sense and self
control are more important.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
A SIMILARITY OF NAMES.

The Dodgeville Sun records that
Miss Amanda May Peterson and Cor
don Pete, both of Iowa county, were
married last Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31

Old Ed Howe says that the young
man dreams of what he is going to do
with all the money he will make. La
ter on in life he says he will be salts
fled if he can raise his family and get
the children through school. Old Ed
is some" philosopher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31

Apropos of the paper situation an
exchange says that every housewife
can help by insisting that bottles, car
tons, cans, and package goods of all
kinds already put up in neat way,
shall not be further uselessly wrapped
with paper. This is a good idea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
Aims L. the Truth!
waterloo Democrat.

One Of our citizens mentioned last
week that spender was always pop
ular, but that a good fat bank account
got along pretty we'll without many
friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-31
1000

The Richland Center Republican
finds the new coins to be the homeliest
bunch it ever saw. On the other hand
we think them to be very artistic and
striking. Also novel and bearing
more of the emblematic than the old
style. And there you are.