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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
FOR FISH DYNAMITING
TWO HAZEL GREEN MEN APPEAR
BEFORE JUSTICE BURROWS
NO BAIL, GO TO JAIL

Frank Kosiak and Steve Daniels,
two men of Polish extraction, appear
ed before Justice G. w. Burrows on
Monday charged with having dynamit-
ed Sinsinawa branch, small stream
in Hazel Green town.
Testimony was taken from Dr. G..
L. Runde, a Hazel Green physician,
who swOre that he had seen the men
dynamiting on Nov 81 About thirty
small fish were on the ice according
to the doctor Homer Birkett, a farm
er, gave substantially the same testi-
mony. One Of the foreigners explain
ed in broken English that his fishing
was unsuccessful and that he had OBJ
tanned only a few crawfish.
Bail was fixed at $500 pending a
trial at the February term of court
AS neither could furnish the sum they
went to Jail. Daniels has a wife and
three children.
1t is said that several attempts have
been made to stock the stream for
trout and local fishermen are interest
ed in keeping fish hounds away
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
STATE SPECIALIST
GIVES LABOR STATUS

The following letter has been re-
ceived by Judge e. b. Goodsell, Sec
rotary Of the County Defense Council
relative to farm labor supply:
Mr.. Il. b. Goodsell Sec'y.,
Grant County Council Of Defense,
Lancaster, Wis
Dear sir:
! beg to submit to following report
OF the condition Of the Milwaukee
Farm Labor Market, which l believe
to be representative Of the condition
in most cities and towns ofthe state
The supply of farm help exceeds
supply for the first time since the
first Of May This excess consists of
the three following groups
l. Experienced farm hands, who
have completed their seasons work
on the farms where they have been
employed. Men in this group ask $50
to $35 per month and board.
2 Married men with considerable
experience i'll the past who wish TO
return to farms. The present condi-
ton OF living and the shortage of fuel
template return to the farm. Men
in this group ask $40 to $45 per month
with house, fuel and other extras.
s. Boys of fifteen on to twenty
years Of age, some experienced some
inexperienced. Boys III this group
can be secured at very reasonable
wages, from SO to $25 per month.
They constitute the largest single
group available for training against
next years certain shortage.
Please bring the attention of farm
ers in your county to this present
condition by every means possible
Impress upon them the need of train
ing for next year the men who are
to replace those taken by our armies.
With kindest holiday greetings,
am,
Very truly yours,
JOS. A. Becker,
Farm Help Specialist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

TO REGISTRANTS WHOSE ONLY CLAIM is A CLAIM FOR
DEFERRED CLASSIFICATION ON AGRICUL
TURAL OR INDUSTRIAL GROUNDS

If your only claim Industrial Agricultural Rule
XVII of the Seectve Service rules that the Local Board
must classify Class and notify you When get
notification do not Lancaster to about it.
have DONE Just notice and remember that the Local Board
has followed the above rule and placed you Class but also
remember that the Local Board has nothing to do with
Agricultural Industrial claim The Local Board will without
further action of kind your part forward your
the District Board at Madison for action Industrial
Agricultural claim The District Board will notify the Local
Board of the classification it has and the Local Board
will send another card giving your final classification
determined by the District Board subject only to appeal the
president
Local Board for the County of Grant, State of Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
FARMER A SUICIDE
STARTLING WIRE FROM FREE.
PORT THAT CARL SHAPPELLE
HAD SHOT HIMSELF.

A wire from Freeport, ILL.,, to Geo.
Mccarthy, came Monday saying that
Carrie Shapelle, farmer living near
Elmdale, had been found dead in a
local hotel The Freeport authorities
stated that Shappelle had shot him
self and died instantly. A Peoples
State Bank pass book was found on
the body giving the only means of
Identification.
According to Elmdale neighbors
Shappelle left home Sunday a week
ago for Beetown expecting to buy
seed. From there he went to Cass-
vile where he bought a ticket for
Savannah. Nothing further was heard
by relatives until the news came of the
death
Mr.. Shappelle talked to L. A. Clark
of Lancaster over long distance from
Dubuque, last Saturday. No intimation
was given of any suicidal intent.
He was operated upon last sum
mer for appendicitis and had been
feeling badly since then. 1t is pre-
sumed that worry over poor health
unbalanced his mind.
The body will be brought home for
burial at once. Surviving are the
mother, Mrs. Cynthia Shapelle of Elm
dale and several sisters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
STRIKES NAIL HARD;
STEEL PIERCES OPTIC

Adolph Holzinger, son of Leonard
Holzinger, was the victim of pecul-
lar accident last Thursday evening
that may cause the loss Of his right
eye. Mr.. Holzinger went out on the
place to repair gate and was in the
act of driving home a big steel spike.
A steel splitner flew from the spike
and pierced his right eyeball caus-
ing the liquid to run out. He was
taken at once to Dr. Doolittle who
dressed the wound. 1t is not certain
as yet whether the sight is destroyed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
WITH THE JACKIES
JOHN kILEY TELLS OF THE ROU-
TINE AT GREAT LAKES STA
TION- BOYS KEPT BUSY
Dear Mother and Grandpa:

Dear Mother and Grandpa:
Received your letter and post cards.
Glad to hear from you l am feeling
fine and dandy. Hope this letter will
find you the same You asked if |
had plenty to eat, plenty Of clothes?
Sure we have clothes and food but no
candy unless we buy it and money will
be scarce for two months for me- So
you can send me box of candy and
some of those cookies. A friend of
mine at camp got box Of cake and
cookies and he gave me a piece of
cake and some cookies. They tasted
just like those you make but of course
not as good. So | say anyway, | don't
know what the other fellows think.
Well mother l can come home in
two or three weeks on a furlough
say won't that be fine You asked me
to tell you all about myself and SO
forth. Well I went to Milwaukee and
passed the examination but my nose
was broken so l was rejected. I then
went to doctors office, the best doc
tor in the United States, had fourteen
bones taken out of my nose in twenty
two minutes, took nothing to put me
to sleep, but the doctor put cocaine in
my nose. | was talking while he was
doing it. Then he told me to go to
st. Mary's hospital. I went and stay
ed there a week then the doctor took
the cotton packing out Of my nose,
and 10, and behold, l could breath
out of both nostrils. The first time in
nineteen years. Just think of it. I
spent $3.50 for the operation, SIS for
hospital care. I went back to the
navy recruiting station, passed exam
ination o. k, but was twenty-isix
pounds underweight, they telegraphed
to Washington to get permission to
take me in. That was Saturday. The
telegram came back 20. K" They then
telegraphed to Lancaster for my draft
certificate which came back Monday
morning. They said I could go home
until I was called but I considered
this way, first I could not leave home
if I went back it would feel so good.
Then l wanted to be done with the
twenty-One days detention Some may
ask what twenty-one days detention
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
UNFORTUNATE MINER
GROUND TO DEATH

Leo Carey Of Shullsburg, a young
man about twenty-three years of age,
was instantly killed at the Copeland
mine in that city, Wednesday after
noon.
He had worked the forenoon shift
and after eating his dinner lay down
on the inside Of the immense belt that
drives the compressor. His head was
toward the pulley and the motorman
started the machinery not knowing he
was there
The unfortunate man was probably
asleep and was drawn between the
pully and the belt so quickly that he
was killed instantly, being crushed be-
yond recognition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
'DAGOES' BUY BONDS.
WILL WEBB SAYS THAT PATRIOT
ISM RUNS HIG HIN IRON COUN-
TRY-MUCH PROSPERITY

William Webb, Jr., of Keewatin,
Mimi, spent the holidays with his
parents here. Mr. Webb is located at
the west end of the famous Mesaba
range Of iron ore and right in the
center Of the mining region. He is
employed by the Republic Iron &
Steel company Mr.. Webb says that
the Italian or "Dago" laborers are
very patriotic and evidenced this
clearly in the way they bought bonds.
One Italian was aked about buying
a bond. He replied quietly that he
would take $500 worth. do you think,
Tony, that you can handle it?" was
the query. Tony appeared next day
with $500 in cash
Times are prosperous in the iron
belt, Mr.. Webb says. Labor is scarce
especially of the higher class as the
army has pulled out many of the best
men and they are Americans. The
rough work is done by Italians and
Austlians.
IneXhaustible supplies Of iron ore
still lie under ground in the range
which lays north Of Duluth and west
Of Lake Superior
Most Of the ore cars normally laid
up for repairs during the winter
months are now being used to haul
coal. Not an idle locomotive exists
i'll the Mesaba range.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
NAVY RECRUITING
OFFICER IN CITY

G. d. Koon, recruiting officer for
the United States navy, located at
Madison, was in the city last Satur-
day and Sunday. Mr.. Koon came for
the purpose Of obtaining navy enlist
ments. Skilled mechanics of all sorts
for aviation work are in greatest de-
mand. Ages range from Is to So.
A story has got abroad that the U.
S. navy is fully recruited and that no
further enlistments are desired Mr.
Koon denies this empathically. He
says that men are badly needed Of the
redblooded type. Registered men can
be taken providing they can produce
letter from their local exemption
board showing they have not been
called.
Mr.. Rooms office is at 2 Pickney
street, Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
GARAGE FIRE
At FENNIMORE
BLAZE LAST WEDNESDAY, MORN
ING CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE
TO CARS-NO EXPLOSION
FIRE ladies WORK HARD

A blaze starting among some cars
IN the center Of the DOMAIN Manning
garage at Fennimore, about o'clock
last Thursday morning, spread rapid
iy through the stored machines. The
village was without water which made
the affair much more serious The loo
al fire department responded at once
doing valorous work.
The burning cars were pulled into
the street and the bIazes extinguished
with the best means at hand. Fortu-
nately no explosions resulted and no
one was hurt.
Through the courtesy of the Fenni-
more Times we give the following ac-
count of losses:
Damage to building $4,000.
Damage to stock $500.
$4,000 insurance on building and
$1,000 on stock.
SO cars were stored in the building.
Following is a list of the owners and
the damage sustained:
Joe Blessing, Paige, $500 loss, no
insurance.
Sid Weber, Ford, $500 loss, insured.
George Lund, Paige, complete loss.
no insurance.
VIM. c. Edge, Hudson, complete
loss, insurance $675.
]. R. Villemonte, Hudson, complete
loss, insurance $500.
r. S. Jacobs, new Hudson super
six, loss $500, no insurance.
c. j. Manning, Marion-HandIey
complete loss, insurance $1,000.
Len Bradley, Buick, slight loss, no
insurance.
D. T. Parker, Cadillac, slight loss,
insured.
Dr.. H. lockwood, Ford, slight loss,
no insurance.
Kern & Co., Ford delivery car, loss
SIS, no insurance.
DR.. T. H. Marsden, Ford, loss $3.50,
no insurance
Novinska e Rothe, Ford delivery
car, loss $3.50, no insurance
Andrew Allen, Studebqker, slight
loss, no insurance.
Gunderson, Lomas & lockwood,
- w NCA4FCA Cal, P1OU 1OSS, liz LII
surance
Jas. Morley, Ford, 5000 loss, no in
surance.
D. A Donnan, two Overlands.
slight damage, insured.
DI. M. A. Bailey, Ford, complete
loss, insured.
E. A. Heberlein, Oakland $500 loss,
insured.
Donnan & Manning, one new
Country Club Overland roadster, com
plete loss. no insurance 5-passenger
Overland loss $500, no insurance; one
Hudson, complete loss, no insurance.
G. K. Clanton's popcorn wagon.
formerly owned by Andrew Allen.
slight damage.
The business was formerly called
the belong garage and was purchased
by the present owners but a short time
ago. Immediate repairs will be made
for resuming business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

means Everybody that comes in has
to be in one camp twenty-one days to
see if he has any sickness like con-
sumption or any other disease Well.
| passed a perfect examination here
again and have had three vaccinations
and one shot in the arm. "Shot in the
arm" that is just like a doctor at
home gave you morphine in the arm,
May be one tomorrow, I hope so. So
| have got two more shots coming.
far SO good. I am drill master now
| have bunch Of men to drill every
afternoon. 0, am some guy now,
believe me. Well, you ought to see us
when we are out for drill. I wish
grandpa could see us. Just wait until
the kaiser sees us. He will say Good
night" and fade away We have to be
punctual every time an officer speak
es. The first thing in the morning is
a bath, put bed clothes away, swab
floors, eat breakfast, wash dishes,
swab floors again, work little out
side then dinner. In the afternoon,
dri4, then supper, swab floors again,
play games. Nine o'clock lights out
and everybody in bed.
Navy Orders in Rotation.
4:30-Roll cell, bath.
5:30-Swab floor, get breakfast.
600-Breakfast
6:30 to .7:3O-Time to smoke or any
thing else
7:30 to 8:30-Doctors hour.
$50 to Il. 3O-Work hours
Dinner. Swab floors and clean
dishes.
1900 to Smoking hour.
1870 to 4:3O-Drill and work.
4:30 to 6:00-Supper. Clean up. Dish
es. Clothes. Floors.
500 to 9:00-Free to smoke. PLAY
cards or any other games.
These are the rules now.
Well, mother, 1 guess have
scratched enough.
From your son,
John F. Kiley, Co. 8,
Barracks 391. Great Lakes
Training Sta, Great Lakes, III.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

Mrs. Barney Schenck, aged 70 years,
died at her home near Ellenboro, on
Sunday morning Of heart failure. The
funeral was held yesterday at 100
Rev. Harberts officiating.
Henry Belscamper and Clyde Roth
arrived Thursday from Camp Fl. Bliss,
Texas, opposite Juraez. They return
south tomorrow. Quite a difference in
the climate says Henry No zero
weather on the Rio Grande.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
DRY HOLLOW

The program at the school Monday
evening was a success. 1t closed for
a two weeks vacation.
The little son of John Harrod pas
sed away Monday evening, Dec. a.
Ernest Weisheit came home from
Camp Grant Thursday for a visit and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
DROP OF "A DEGREES
IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

A drop in temperature Of A degrees
Thursday and early Friday morning.
The thermometer registered al freez-
ing at twelve o'clock Thursday noon.
Shortly after dinner a north west
wind blew up and the mercury began
to drop alarmingly. BY night it was
down to zero and still falling. Friday
morning it registered II below.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
DONALD A CANDIDATE

The Herald has letter from John
S. Donald, recently state secretary an
nouncing his candidacy for congress.
Mr.. Donald lives at Mt Horeb and
when in office was identified with the
La Toilette organization.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

returned Sunday afternoon.
Flossie and Gladys Latham went to
FIT. Atkinson Friday for a visit at the
Ed. Logan home.
Helen Weinbrenner is visiting in
this vicinity.
Frank Krieser Sundayed at the Fred
Swallow home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
JOS. a. b6CkGr,
Farm Help Specialist

Farmers DESTROYS of procuring farm
hands for the coming season should
communicate with the County Agri-
cultural agent at Lancaster, who will
assist them in every way possible in
meeting their demands. Address let
tiers, care. E. B. Goodsell, Secretary
County Council of Defense, Lancaster,
wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
Watch Party.

A union watch party was held Mon
day evening at the Methodist church.
The gospel team of Dubuque enter
tanned the young people with singing
and speeches. A large number Of the
young people Of the different churches
were there Refreshments were sery-
ed in the latter part Of the evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

Joseph Blackbourn left Tuesday for
owen, Wis, on a business trip.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
VIAL STATISTICS
DEATH RATE FOR THIS SEASON
BIRTH RATE HIGH-37
MARRIAGES

The outstanding fact Of this months
study Of vital stastics is a death rate
Of s per thousand. This is based up
on the total Of q for the county dur
ing the 80 days. The month of clear
though cold weather is probably re-
sponsible for the low mortality.
Fifty-six births are on record for
the month Of which twenty-four were
females and thirty-two males. The
birth rate is 1913 per thousand popula-
ton.
There were 81 marriages in the
county. 1t is felt in official circles
that the new marriage law will re-
duce the local marriages markedly
Grant and other border counties are
liable to have a reduction in license
revenue as it is comparatively easy
to go into Iowa, Minnesota or Illinois
and have the knot tied
The causation and age statistics on
deaths are as follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-17
The Greatest Quality.

The Christmas message tells us Of
Gods fatherhood. It is no cold heart
that waits us when we turn to graft
tude and prayer. God has always
loved us he loves US still. Every true
Christmas thought and gift is an ex-
preston of that divine love which has
made our own love possible. Every
claim upon oul mercy and our gener-
osity is a call to become like Christ.
All the enduring qualities of the hu-
man spirit were present at the man.
ger: "But the greatest Of these is
love-"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-17
First Christmas Observance

The first Christmas celebrated
inside house on the American
continent was on December 25,
1913. Our Puritan ancestors
finished their first house at
Plymouth, Mass, having spent
more than a month in wandering
about in search Of a place OF
settlement. The company was
divided into 10 families, and to
each person was assigned lot
for house and garden. 1t was
not a very cheerful Christmas
for the Puritans. ALI Of them
could not be accommodated in
side the house, so that some Of
them were left out in the cold,
but the religious features Of the
day were not forgotten, and 1t
may be said that the Babe Of
Bethlehem was prayed to and
sung to in a most fervent man
ner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-17
BEST0WING GIETS IN SECRET
Practice Of Putting Out Shoes and
Stockings Resulted From Plan
of st. Nicholas.

Christmas stockings have come
down to us from the good st. Nicholas,
who was a saint of the fourth century
of the Christian era and was born De-
cember 6, 342, in Lycia, Asia Minor.
He was regarded as especially the pa
tron saint Of children, young girls and
sailors. The Christmas stocking GUS
tom arose as follows:
It seems that st. Nicholas, who was
the archbishop of Myra, lived In the
same town with an i'm poverished no.
bleman who, because he had no por-
tions to give his daughters and, In
deed, no means with which to support
them, was about to sell them into a
life Of sin. st. Nicholas, who was ac-
customed to dispense his large for
tune in gifts Of charity, resolved to res
cue the young women. AS he ap-
preached their house, wondering how
he should proceed, the moon shone out
and displayed an open window. In
stantly st. Nicholas threw purse Of
gold in at this Window which, falling
at the feet Of the father Of the girls,
enabled him to portion his oldest
daughter. The second time st. Mich
olas visited the house he also was able
to throw a purse of gold through an
open window, thus providing for the
portion Of the second daughter. On
the third visit the father, watching for
his benefactor, cast himself at the feet
Of the saint and cried:
"Oh, st. Nicholas, servant Of God,
why seek to hide thyself?"
The saint made the father promise
not to reveal his benefactions. From
this habit Of bestowing gifts in secret
and under the cloak Of night arose the
practice Of putting out shoes or stock
ings for the younger members Of the
family so that the good saint would be
able to fill them without being spied
on.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-17
"Tne Girl ! Expect to Marry Is Here

sTne Girl ! Expect to Marry Is Here.'
he had suddenly appeared in BrierlJ
with the blue racing car. Soon 1t wai
rumored that he had made fortune
In the mines.
The second week after his return
Stanwood bought the old Blain man
sion and gave the information that he
intended to move into his pew home
before Christmas. Next he announced
that preparations were under way fol
a party which he was giving Christ
mas eve.
The evergreen girl had been sur
prised and a little bit hurt because
Dane had not even called. She hat
thought it strange, too, at first, thai
she did not receive an invitation tt
the party, for she knew nearly every
one in Briefly was going.
But when Ruth was told the part!
was to be given in honor Of Stanwood't
6ancee, she understood why she hai
not been invited.
"That is why Helen Stanwood didn't
mention the party when she ordered
these wreaths," Ruth thought, as she
began tying them together. "Of course
I would not 60 anyway now. My, bu,
they will have to hurry If they hans
all these wreaths before eight o'clock
The evergreen girl was so busy get
ting the Stanwood order ready that she
did not notice that the blue roadster
had returned and stopped by the gate
Neither did she observe the broad
shouldered young man who was stridins
up the path. The bell jingled merrily
'There's Helen now, after the
wreaths," Ruth thought. and she rar
to the door. Dane was standing in the
porch.
"Why, DaneI" she exclaimed, draw
Ing back In confusion. "HOw yot
startled me. I thought it was youl
sister, and"
>"Helen has gone to Balford to meet
q friend who is to spend the holidays
with u.s." said the young man, $50 shs
sent me after the wreaths." He smiled
down at the girl. 'This IS the ever
green shop, isn't it?"
eyes," said Ruth, forcing a smile II
return.
"And you are the evergreen girl"
81 believe they call me that" sht
answered.
"Wen," said Stanwood, isis told me
to be sure and fetch you back with m'
when returned"