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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
LETTER FROM LOCAL BOARD

Men of registration age not receiv-
ing missionaries should report that
fact to the local board Otherwise
they will be reported as slackers and
will be indicted at once into military
service
Those who are of registration age
| (21 to 81 on June 9Th, 1919 and who
have not registered should now come
before the local board and do so.
Section 116 of the Selective Service
! Regulations provides that every regis
trant shall within five days after the
happening thereof, report to his
local board any fact which might
change or affect his classification.
Failure to report change Of status is
misdemeanOr punishable by one
years Imprisonment
In number Of cases which have
come to the attention of the board reg
istrants have failed to comply with this
provision of the law, and some frauds
have been perpetrated. For instance,
"a man who has been clerk for years
i goes on his fathers farm; claims de-
! ferred classification on agricultural
A new years resolve-That during
the continuation of the war I am off of
all ''Pussy-footers, paciists, slackers,
traitors and partisan politicians of
whatever party or profession that
will so conduct myself that I can look
any returned soldier in the eye when
\ he comes home and say to him with a
clear conscience, 81 did what I could
at home, Old Boy, to support you
while you were fighting my battles; :"
that [ place the American Republic
and her allies first in my estimation
and there is no second; that 1 will sup
port the government of my nation
with every act and will not indulge
in destructive criticism of the presi-
dent or congress; that [ will wage war
upon bureaucratic inefficiency and red
tape methods and will do what [ can
to arouse public sentiment against the
continuance in office of men who
have demonstrated their incapacity
that I will forego personal profit from
war enterprises and will do my best
to see that others live by the same
rule.-KnOXville Gowa) Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Mrs, James I'll. Mills

At her home in Cassville at 700 a.
a., Monday, January IA, 1918, Mrs. ]
H. Mills passed away after long i'll
ness. She was 76 years old, and was
born Flora Fox in Fredonia, New
York, was married there to Mr. Mills
and soon after came to Grant county
Wisconsin, living at Bloomington
BeetoWn, and Waterloo township I'M
til two years ago they moved to this
village. Her only son died in infancy
She leaves husband and one daughter
Minnie, now Mrs. Bert Chapman Of
Sitter Funeral was at the NJ E.
church at 1000 a. m. Wednesday, Rev
B. Falk conducting the service. Bur
ial at Dodge cemetery Cassville In
dex
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Enjoy
Sleigh Ride Party.

A bunch of young people got bob
sled and gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Funk Wednesday even
ing and surprised them. The evening
was spent in dancing and playing
games. About twenty Of their friends
were present among them we're: Lee
ona Pagel, Bertha Hoffman; Cathryn
Bragen; Mary West; Teresa Hoffman;
Mary Schuster; Mary and Minnie Nc
Donald; Otto Pagenkopf; Jack and
Grant Bennett; Henry Funk; Willie
Funk; Clarence Hoffman; Harry
Green; Oscar Muntz; Joe Krephle;
Eddie and James Welcher and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Funk
Lunch was served at 1 o'clock and
at three the young people departed
for their homes every one reporting
G. good time ***
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
1917 COOLEST YEAR IN
THREE-FOURTHS CENTURY

According to an official bulletin is
sued by the Iowa weather service last
Friday says, that with one exception
the year 1917 was the coolest in
Iowa's history. The average tempera-
ture was only AZ degrees. The record
breaker was in 1893 with an average OF
467 degrees.
December 1917 had fourteen days
OF zero or below zero temperature
The greatest number of zero days
prior to that time was ten in each OF
the Decembers of 1880, 1884 and 1909
The warmest day of 1917 was July
Goth when the mercury climbed to 1O1
degrees. The coolest was Feb. 2, when
a minimum of % below zero point was
Recorded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Methods

Methods
Church Services.
Sunday school at $50. Classes for
all ages.
Morning worship at 1920. Sermon
subject "Standardizing in the King
DOM"
Junior league at 2:3O. Send all the
juniors to this service
Young Peoples meeting at 73O
Sermon-subject: playing the Game
Of Team Work in the Church"
AS this is a union service in compli-
ance with the conservation policies of
the government, the. pastor feels per-
mitted to extend a special invitation
to members of the school board, par
ent-teachers association, the Sunday
school teachers of the uniting church
es and all others particularly inter
ested in community enterprises and
federated church work to attend the
evening service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
SOUTH LANCASTER

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Burr from Beatrice
Neb., visited Gay Landon and family
several days the later being sister
to Mr.. Landon.
Visitors the past week at Charlie
Days were Archie wilkinson, Mrs
Willis Penock, Mrs. Andrew Browning
Sam Emsler and family, Jessie Day
and family from Potosi, also John
Branhemuhl and family.
Felix Wanazeke and family and Will
lie Haag and wife visited at. the Gay
Landon home.
This neighborhood turned out good
at the Hoffman sale held last Tues
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

NuptialS,
Miss Geneva L. Birch, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Birch Of Bee
town, and Henry G. Bendorf, son Of
Mrs. John Bendorf, ST. Of Lancaster.
were married at eleven o'clock on
Wednesday Of last week, Jan. 16, at
the home Of the brides parents, in
the presence of about IS relatives and
friends. Rev VIM. Harberts of Ian
caster offciated.
They were attended by Clarence
Birch, brother of the bride and Rosa
Bendorf sister of the groom. Mendel-
ssohns wedding march was played
by Miss Ada Allen and the ceremony
was performed under q beautiful
arch Of pink and white twisted crepe
paper and large white wedding bells
in the parlor Of the brides home
The bride was becomingly attired
in a dress Of white georgette crepe
and silk lace over white crepe meteor
and carried a shower bouquet of
brides roses, tied with white messa-
line ribbon. The bridesmaid was at
tired in a dress of pink pussy will
low silk and the flower girls dorothy
Kraut niece of the bride and Helen
Cashman) wore dresses of white
cashmere trimmed in pink messaline
ribbon and carried white Easter lilies.
The groom wore a suit Of navy blue.
Following the ceremony an elabOr-
ate dinner was served. The dining
room was decorated in pink and white
twisted crepe paper, and large
white wedding bell hung in a pink
chandelier over the brides table The
sole decoration of the table was the
wedding cake. 1t was an angel food
cake consisting of four layers. The
first layer being Is inches in dame
ter, the second 10 inches, the third Z
inches and the fourth 4 inches AZ
eggs were used in making the cake.
1t was frosted in pure white and de-
cOrated around the outside of each
layer with small white candy roses.
"A white dove, holding two gold rings
in its mouth was placed upon the top
layer Of the cake. A wreath of pink
and white carnations and smilax lay
on the table around the cake. Six
young girls dressed in pure white act
ed as table walters.
The presents received consisted of:
aluminium cut glass, gas iron, rug,
silver ware, s silver dollars, china,
check for $50, and many other use
full presents
The young couple are highly es-
teemed by all who know them and
have the best wishes of everyone for
their full measure Of happiness. ***
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
r. N. A,
Install Officers,

Friday evening, January 18, the win
ming side of "Get-a-member contest
served a six o'clock supper to one
hundred members. After the supper
a program in charge of neighbo1
Mink was as follows:
Remarks for the good of the r. N
A., Addie Austin.
Duet-Miss Grebe and Mr.. Mink
Reading-Miss Ferebee
Solo-Miss Thomas, accompanied by
Miss Betz.
Patriotism-Mrs Bailie.
Violin SOlo-Master George Murphy
Remarks-Red Cross work-Mrs
Murphy.
At the close of the program the reg
and the following officers installed:
Oracle-Edith Mankel.
Past Oracle-Addie Austin.
Vice Oracle-Alma Hyde
Chancellor-Kate Petit
Recorder-Nettie Finney.
Receiver-Alice Galloway.
Marshal-Laura Calvert.
Inner Sentinel-Anna Taylor.
Outer Sentinel-Nancy Hurlbert.
Managers Mary Williams and Os-
car Damn
Physician-Dr. Gault.
After good wishes had been extended
the meeting closed with all having en-
jOyed very pleasant evening and one
long to be remembered by those pres
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. U. E. McReynolds at
tended the two funerals of the Louis
Keenher children last week
Percie Eastman and family attend
ed his uncle Thomas Webb's funeral
Wednesday.
Sorry to hear of the sad news of the
death of Miss Clara Croft this morning
Her parents have our sympathy.
Henry Weisbenner purchased some
sheep from John Bracket
John Hollenburg called on Rollie
Rech last week
Mrs. Wessie Pollock Of Lancaster
helped her mother, Mrs. VIM. Hoffman
several days last week to prepare for
the SALE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Reese ZeigIer
NuptiaIS,

Monday evening at 800 O'Clock,
Ruth ZeigIer daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Zeigler of this city was
united in marriage to Private Jesse
Reese OF Camp Logan, Houston, Tex,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Reese Of
Bloomington, the Rev VIM. H. Wolfe
performing the ceremony. Mr.. Reese
who has a ten day furlough came Sun
day evening Only the immediate
family were present. The only out Of
town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
c. Reese Of Bloomington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
SIGNIFICANT SERVICE FLAG

A large and significant flag now flies
from the grounds Of st. Johns catho-
lie church in this village. The field of
this flag has twenty-five stars, rep
resenting that that number of it's par
ishioners are now serving in the mill
tary service of the United States. The
percentage of service for this parish
is exceptionally high and one prob
ably without parallel in this section.
-Muscoda Progressive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
. . y . . .
OBITUARIES.
). X X i; X ).
Thomas Wehh.

The funeral Of Thos. Webb was held
on Wednesday last at British Hollow
where the body was laid to rest be-
side his wife who died in 1882 Mr..
Webb was past seventy years of age.
The surviving children are Mrs. AL
fred Peacock Of Lancaster; Mrs. Thos.
Kiley of Rapid City, S. D.; and Thos.
Webb Of Lake View, Oregon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
CASSVILLE

Earl Fields Of Chicago was here
Thursday to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
Frank Carpenter.
The recent blizzard that struck this
locality was so severe that the second
number of the lecture course, the We
netian Trio, was postponed The mail
trains were unable to make connec-
tions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Handy Scrapbook.

Have you a little blank book which
you keep full of household sugges-
tons, in alphabetical form? Much can
be gained when reading the papers and
magazines if you clip out some of the
suggestions which are worth while.
Paste them in the proper place in your
little book. 1t is more than worth the
rOuble.-Exchange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
Services at
IJOA VINCD tDU
congregational Church,

congregational Church,
3 The services for Sunday, Jan. 81
will be as follows:
Church school al 1000 (note change
in time).
Morning worship at 11:O0.
The Senior Endeavor will join the
Epworth League in their service at
$50. Union preaching service at the
Methodist church at 7:30.
On Thursday evening, Jan. "a, there
will be a union mid-week. service at
the Methodist church.
These union Sunday evening and
Thursday evening services will con-
tinue until March 1, on account of
the scarcity of fuel
Louis F. Arhleger Minister.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

evening until conditions are better.
Mr.. Snow informs us this change of
service is only temporary and that
the former schedule will be resumed
as soon as the fuel situation improves.
Mineral Point Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

Train Service Reduced One-Ha
Owing to the shortage of fuel and
freight cars, the G. M. & st. P. R. R.
the demand for extra engines for
will leave only at noon and there will
be no incoming passenger train in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
ton Friday.

ton Friday.
James Addison is out to Charles
cutting wood
VIM. Garthwaite, wife and Mrs. Min
ME Cooley visited at John Hollenber-
gers Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
HEATLESS MONDAYS MOVES

Justice c.. w. Burrows will close
his store on the heatless Mondays but
can be found at the clerk of courts
office in the court house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

[ will get you a Horse or Cow hide
Robe or Coat at half price with Eide
Life Time Guarantee. Your name en-
broidered on the lining Theo. J.
Wenzell & Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
CHURCH AND SOCIAL
I, o. O n

X y = x y 4 y x X
|, 0. 0. f.
Special Meeting
Encampment No. 81 of the l. o. o.
f. will have a special meeting Fri
day, Jan. %, for installation of of
ficers and such other business as may
come before the lodge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
MOVIES OPEN MONDAYS

The moving picture houses have
been allowed to show on each Monday
on the theory that the public must
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

The Baptist Ladies Aid will meet
with Mrs. Herman Knoke all day Fri
day. Meet at the Dave Johnson home
not later than 900 o'clock Friday and
conveyances will be furnished. Every
body invited
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
w. C. IL. u.
Hold Annual Meeting.


The annual meeting of the W. G.
#. U. was held at the home Of Mrs.
r. "A. Thompson. The following are
the officers elected for the ensuing
year president, Elizabeth Jordan
first vice president, Mrs. Mckenzie !;
second vice president, Cassie King !;
third vice president, May Ward; re-
cording secretary, Mary Thompson !;
corresponding secretary, Margaret
Baxter; treasurer, Elva Burrows.
At the close of the meeting, Mrs.
Thompson served refreshments The
next meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Ed. King, Feb. A. This
will be the Francis E. Willard Memoir
ial meeting and full attendance is
urged Ladies who are not members
Of the local union are cordially vel
come. What blessed tie is that of
the white ribbon. If only we are true
to its holy meaning we shall never
be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted
by danger, shoulder to shoulder,
heart to heart, shall go on endeavoring
each day to follow Him who is "the
way, the truth, and the life 1913
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23
LITTLE GRANT

About sixty neighbors gave a fare
well party for Floyd Govier last We'd
nesday night. Floyd has enlisted in
the navy. He went with Joe Pendle-
ton, Otto Pagenkopf and Richard
WEIGH who have also enlisted in the
navy. They are back waiting to be
called.
Chas. Jeide and family visited Sun
day at Ellsworth Jeide's.
Several from this town attended the
school board convention at Blooming
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-23

have some place to go. AS the local
picture house had cancelled their Mon
day films this week Supervisor H. E.
Schreiner issued a special permit for
Tuesday of this week only.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29


Washington, Dec. ss.--Fourteen bat
tleships and ten cruisers have been
loaned to the army TO bring troops
home from Europe. IT was announced
this evening by Secretary Daniels.
This WIN enable the army to return
10 this country about 10000 more
troops per month than would otherwise
ne possible.
The purpose of the government is
to get transports sufficient to bring
home each month about 100000 men.
Ships loaned by the navy are:
Battleshipf Ohio, virginia. Rhode Is
land, New~Jcrsey, Nebraska, Georgia.
Louisiana, Kansas, New
Hampshire. Minnesota, Vermont. Michi-
gan and South Carolina.
Cruisers Seattle. North Carolina. Mon
tana. Huntington. Pueblo Frederick.
st. Louis, Rochester and
South Dakota. Six OF the battleships
are in service now and eight are at
American shipyards OF the cruisers
eight are in service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

London. Dec. 2s.-A preliminary
treaty or peace TO be concluded much
sooner than had been anticipated
looms tonight as strong possibility.
President Wilson'S conferences witl
the British statesmen are understood
TO have led to an agreement with un-
expected swiftness and success. The
leaders Of all the European allies are
known TO hold the belief that the cs-
senfial thing to be done Is to make a
formal and official end to the great
war as soon as humanity possible.
The peoples, Of the world said the
president. in his Guild Hall speech
want peace and they want it now,
not merely by conquest OF arms but
hr agreement of mind
That agreement is tonight known to
ne nearer than the most optimistic
prophets had dared to hope.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
D. 5. Commissioner,
Continued from Page One. J

which the Americans viii receive ex-
pert advice is amazing
The league OF nations and The free
don. or the seas vii: - the two ont
standing subjects at the coming peace
Apart from these two problems the
American delegates are storing up
regarding the German col
onies. the Dardanei,es, japanese oc-
cupation of the German possessions
in the far east. the Albanian question.
the Russian situation and dozens of
other subjects which will play part
in the discussions
The efficacy OF the guard around
the hotel Crillon is now being com
pleteiy demonstrated as Paris is be-
ginning to fill up with Interested
parties all OF whom seek 70 play the
button hole game and further the
interests of themselves and the eoun-
tries they represent.
An example is given by the fact
that if Colonel House granted audi
encea to an persons seeking one from
him he would have TO start to work
at six o'clock in the morning and
keep going until midnight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
OBIT VA RY
II. s. Witlaess.

Especial to The Richmond Vfrginian)
Abingdon. Va, Dec 27.--Robert
Spotswood Withers, eldest son OF Mrs
Lillias p. Withers. died OF pneumonia
Tuesday evening, Dec -. 1918. in his
home here. after an illness of few
{ avs.
Mr.. withers vas thirty-seven years
of age and had been for twenty years
actively engaged in the hardware
business, having begun his work with
the Withers Hardware company at
the age of II at the death OF his
father, Salmon NJ. Withers.
He was & deacon in the Sinking
Spring Presbyterian church. of which
he had been p mem Der since boyhood,
and for years was secretary of the
Sunday school of his church The
funeral was held at the home the
afternoon Of Christmas day, his pastor
Rev. DR.. Baker, conducting the service.
and he was buried with Masonic hon
ors in the Abingdon cemetery.
He was man of many noble quail
ties and was greatly beloved. He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Lillias
2. Withers. OF Abingdon: three sis
tiers, Mrs. II. B. Edwards. of West
POINT Va; Misses Fannie r.. and
Helen D. Withers, of Abingdon: and
four brothers. Henry W. of Abing-
don; Alfred NJ. now teaching In the
Southern Methodist university. Dallas.
Texas; Arthur s.. at present with the
co'ors in Vancouver. Washington, and
Malcolm b., at school in Detroit,
Michigan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

Paris. Dec. 7s.--Deputy 0tef
the chamber today estimated NJ W
tai cost Of the war 10 al na&t4A <'
SIS billions OF francs t$i6S,oe4s4D1sss III
00O). OF the total the ai1i0e 0o@k 34I
SIS, zoo. 100000 francs ty1t9yeoe. rS
000, 000). he estimated. M
Deputy Stern proposed = Anah1l
league OF nations to distribute aMnptl
charges Of $4,000. 900, zoe fr14e1
t$5. 500. 900, 0o0) % that tho taxp1ss
ers OF the big nations-- France. AAGs
iand, the United States and 1tA1Y
would pay the same amount Of toxse
with the smaller nations paying pro.
portionate amounts.
The speaker further SUPPRESSED "
bond issue amortixing In tWensy
years and to be guaranteed by the
member nations railroads and other
tangible properties which the league
would seize and operate In Casa of
default
The deputy said Germany'a SharsA
OF tho payments should be left ~ tho
peace conference. He drew attention.
however. to statement by DIR. Heif-
ferich. former German minister Of
finance In 1919 estimating GermAny'x
annual revenue at $10.000.000.0 poo. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
RELGlAnS SOON TO

foodsuffs will be in operation in a
few days. II has BEEN necessary to
increase the volume Of imports, and
without enlarged financial assistance
from the American government the
distribution OF these imported food
stufYs Is now in operation practically
throughout the territory.
Prior to the evacuation something
like 100000 persons were destitute
and were dependent not only on the
ration Of imported commodities from
the relief commission, but on further
supplemental ratiOns through the
soup kitchens throughout Belgium.
The energy Of the Belgian people In
getting back to work is rapidly dtmin-
jshing the number Of persons in the
soup lines until today they probably
do not exceed 2,Oo0, 600 persons, and
II In hoped that within another month
this will be diminfshed to not more
than million.
Tho people have had no textiles
during period OF four years, except
for the n1eaEre imports by the COM
mission for relief in Belgium. which
have always been devoted to the dss-
titute- The population II undsrciad,
and the one direction In which the
Belgians are In need OF charitable
help 10 In large clothing supplies 10
the commission for relief In Belgium.
There Ia no quantity Of second-hand
clothing that win not be needed and
that win not bring gratitude in the
heart OF some individual Belgian
"Ali Belgian oficisls and heads Of
are in agreement that
belgium does not want further
from the world except imme-
diats supplies of secondhand clnfh-