Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-16


tank had been made up as a surprise
! by the boys and the spectators were
amazed as the fiery monster came
crawling down the street. Clouds of
smoke rolled from the portfolios, red
! fire burned in the turrets and sky
rockets shot in the air. The device
was an excellent replica Of the fam
Gus English fighting craft and made
g great hit
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In hotbed of German-Americans,
who offered to buy his paper at his
own price, and did everything to turn
his attention from supporting the ma
ton in it's prosecution of the war, E.
G. Hesse1grave, editor Of the Norwalk
Star, hammered away on a basis of
loyalty. He has won his fight. The
kaiser shall not rule NorWalk, for ed
itor Hesselgrave has warmed the
blood of it's residents, who are now
thanking him for his attitude. He kept
his town for America
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Governor Philip last week appoint
ed Spencer Haven Of Hudson, attor-
/. ney General to succeed Walter G.
Owen who resigned to take his place
on the supreme court bench, New
Years. Mr.. Haven was born in Iowa
Jan. 16, 1868, and was graduated from
the Iowa State College at Ames, Ia,
in 1890. He taught school at Amherst,
Wis, for three years and graduated
from the law school Of the University
of Wisconsin in 1895. He went to
Hudson in 1896 to become the law
partner of H. G. Baker Since 1911
he has been practically alone.
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/ Altho smallpox as a fatal disease
has been stamped out, mild cases ex-
ist in many spots this winter. The
December data of the state health
board is as follows: Merrill, 18; Be
lott, 10; Milwaukee, IL Seymour, s;
La Crosse, 27; Limeride and Wash
ington township (Sauk county,, 10;
La Vale, 6; Loganville, 8; Ironton,
Is; Racine, 3; Kenosha, /; Durand,
1; Algoma, 2; Mauston, 2; Melrose,
i; Cleveland, t. Peru 1; Wheeler, 3;
Superior, /; Arthur Chippewa coun-
ty), 1; Stanley 1 New Holstein, 1
Cameron, 5; Glidden L; Sheboygan
county, 1.
Fur-bearing chickens were among
the features of the seventh annual
show Of the Sheboygan Poultry and
Pet Stock association, which closed
last week. They are Japanese silkies,
with a thick coating of white fur, pur-
pie faces and black skin. They have
beard and topnots and were given
a prominent place in the exhibit The
ordinary plebeian fowl was on view
in great variety from Andalusians to
| Wyandottes. There were entries by
nlnety-five owners, eighty-two in
poultry and thirty-three in pigeons.
Many Of the prize birds were from
Milwaukee,
Cassius L. Coward, editor of the
Lodi Enterprise, proved himself a
good citizen in what threatened to
result in a coal famine in that city.
Coal dealers were unable to get a ton
of coal, and the whole situation be-
gan to reach an acute stage Mr.
Coward took it upon himself to re
lieve the situation, and was able to
bring into the city four carloads of
furnace coal of the egg size, which
he distributed among the citizens at
! cost, without compensating himself
for his services A protest was made
by the fuel administrator, believing
Mr. Coward was engaging in a pri-
vate business, but upon communica-
ton with him, commended him for the
good work he had done.
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| It seems that some friction has de-
velOped between Governor Philip and
Lieutenant Governor Dithmar over the
matter of Mr.. Dithmar's expense ac-
count. The Governors understudy
who has recently been having a little
practice in the office of his superior,
and presented claims for fare and
other expenses incident in travelling
between Baraboo and Madison. The
matter was presented to the attorney
general for a decision, and in an opin-
ion which covers several pages Mr.
Owen holds that the state was not
justified in paying these expenses. At
tOrney General Owen holds that dur
ing the sessions of the legislature
Madison is the official home of the
lieutenant governor and that there
fore in going to Baraboo he would do
so to his own personal comfort and
convenience and not on official bust
ness.
600
Remains Of no less than 152 Indian
mounds have been located near the
Chetek lakes in Barron county by G. E.
Brown and r. H. Becker who describe
their findings in the latest Wisconsin
Archaeological. In the region covered
by the Investigators, which included
Rice Lake, Lake Pokegema, Prairie
Lake, Chetek river, 233 mounds were