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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
FLOR

Well, the ground hog saw his shad-
Ow, so now | guess it is up to us to
see that the coal bin don't get to near
empty. Dogone! the ground hog any
how, can't see that they ever were of
any benefit.
J. G. EdgingtOn sawed wood for Leo
Vogt, Floyd Starrett, R. A. Black
bourne, Lester and Sam Snyder, last
week. Takes lots of wood these days.
Laura Hickok has returned to her
school duties at Bloomington after
two weeks tussel with the mumps.
H. j. Starrett is busy moving his
belongings to the Dodge farm which
he recently purchased. Clyde Cooley is
also moving machinery and grain to
the farm that he purchased from L.
E. Wilkinson at this place. Lewis has
started moving to his newly acquired
farm near Mt. Hope. Clyde Hickok
will move into the Harley Starrett
house and farm in partnership with
his father.
L. E. Wilkinson and family visited
at the Leo Vogt home Sunday.
the weather has been so cold people
hereabouts don't do much hustling
only for fuel and to keep warm.
w. E. Garthwaite and wife and Mil
dred Stark were in Lancaster last
Saturday.
AS H. j. Starrett and his good wife
are about to leave their present home,
the neighbOrs planned farewell sur
prise party for them last Wednesday,
About sixty or seventy in all were in
attendance and very social time was
had by all. The house was so crowded
that dinner was served a la cafeteria,
and such dinner as several of our
champion cake eaters will testify.
Couldn't hardly get some of them to
ring off at ALL After dinner two of
the ladies proceeded to take up a col
lection for Harley and wife to buy
an appropriate token, preferably as
Geo. Peterson who made the presen
tation speech (the preamble of the
Constitution with variatiOns) some
piece of furniture as an ever present
reminder of their old associates. Har-
ley responded in his usual common
sense way and thanked them one and
all for their manifestation of good will
and neighborliness, after which we
had the pleasure of listening to music
on the violin and piano by the Misses
Hudson, who are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. F. A. Miles, also the singing of
several patriotic songs by everyone
About o'clock the guests departed
for their homes after wishing the Star
retts happiness in their new home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
MONTFORT

The Mail says:
ALT. D. Cookson has very sore
left hand as a result of getting it in
circular saw last Wednesday. The
thumb nail was torn off and the thumb
and first finger badly lacerated
Harold Mason has arrived safely
in France, word having come from
him to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G. Mason. Montfort now has three
boys in France, Capt. George Shipley
Wilson Woodruff and Harold Mason
James WatchOrn, who has been on
the Chas. Alcott place near Preston
has purchased a farm near Portage
and will move the latter part of this
month. Mr. Watchorn and Ben Shaw
recently made a trip to Portage.
Mrs. F. E. Parish went to Madison
last week to visit her son, Philip and
family Mrs Philip Parish has not
been in the best Of health of late and
Mrs. Lottie Woodruff went to Madi-
son last week to assist in caring for
her
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
,BOSCOBEL

The Dial-Enterprise says:
P. ]. Hof recently had letter from
his brother, Col. Sam Hof, of the Phil
lipine Islands, where he is now sta
ceived, informing him that he had re
ceived a promotion from that of Lieu
tenant Colonel to that of Colonel, news
of which his many friends will be glad
to hear. This mark of honor has been
placed Oh one who is deserving of it
and who will fill the duties Of that
office to the last detail.
George Aliens big force of men,
who have been busily engaged in get
ting out excelsior wood for several
weeks, have discontinued their work.
Due to the soft weather, which has
melted the ice on the river, work is
impossible now. They got out close
to 800 cords while working.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
AROUND THE COUNTY
FENNIMORE

The Times says:
The city schools will likely close
down on account of lack of fuel un-
I'll relief comes.
The Fennimore fire department at
its regular meeting Tuesday evening
voted to buy $3.50 worth of thrift
stamps.
Prof. keenan, and about a dozen Of
his agricultural class went to Madi-
son this morning to attend Farmers
Week and take part in the stock judg-
Ing contest.
A fine 9-lb. baby girl arrived yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs VIM. H. Him. Their interest
family now consist Of two boys and
little girl.
Tom Manning is now at Long Is
land at the aviation training school,
where he expects to remain for sew
eral weeks. He writes home that he
is in fine health and greatly enjoys
his work.
Today occurs the marriage of Eli
Christofferson Of Soldiers Grove and
Ingeborg Johnson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Johnson of Castle
Rock, at the brides home, Rev. G.
Gunsten officiating.
Mrs G. J. Mccormick of Grant juno
ton, Colo, called Friday at the Robert
Cohen home. She was accompanied
by Miss Ellen Johnson of Lancaster
Mrs. Mccormick is distant relative
of Mrs. Cohen and was called to Plat
teville recently by the death of her
sister.
Mrs Latitia Kelly, widowed in
valid lady, who with her daughter
Maggie, school teacher, had made
Fennimore their home for number
of years, died Sunday morning after
an extended illness, aged 70 years
The body will be taken to Cresco, Ia.
for burial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
CASSVILLE
The Index says +:

Inc index says:
O. j. Scharfenstein left Sunday for
Little Rock, Ark, where he expects
to remain some time employed by
Uncle Sam in construction work on
tile barracks
People do not heed the appeal to
feed the birds in winter because they
are too busy. They will also be busy
next summer killing insect pests, ow-
ing to the scarcity of birds.
Mrs. Joseph Weber was called to
Chicago by the serious illness Of her
sister Mrs Matt Kaspar, whose con-
dition required surgical treatment.
Mrs Weber's daughter, Mrs. Stoke,
went with her as far as Dubuque Sat
urday afternoon. From there she took
a night train to Chicago.
Lee Okey, who has been indisposed
for some time, suffered an attack OF
last week Glad to report improve
mumps and was very i'll several days
ment in his case Last news from his
brother Rusk, an enlisted man at JEFF
ferson Barracks, was that he was in
the hospital on account Of throat
trouble Nothing serious" Rusk
wrote
Mrs. G.. j. Kuenster went Wednes-
day to spend few weeks at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Erich Meurer, of
North Lancaster. Miss Laura Kuen-
ster, who was with her sister about
three weeks, came home expecting to
20 to stay with her sister, Charlotte,
who is i'll Of humps at her boarding
place, Leslie BurtOn's, in Waterloo,
where Miss Kuenster teaches.
Cassville is sure to experience
pleasant weather, notwithstanding Sat-
urday's sunshine and the ground hog
romance The hog" for this corner
of the country lives in den down low
and on the north side of the high
school bluff, so reports railroad man
who saw the animated animal biting
bark off a bush as early as GIT a. M,
Saturday. Ducked into the hole, of
course. when he saw the man, too
early for sunshine, hence no shadow.
Mrs. Frank Ortscheid died at the
family home in Galena, January 80,
leaving to mourn, husband five sons
and four daughters. She was born
Elizabeth Dietiger in Baden, Germany,
Jan. 81. 1884 and lacked but one day
of being "a years old. Funeral was
held at st. Mary's church, Galena, Sat
urday morning. In attendance from
Cassville were w. P. Ortscheid and
sister, Mrs. Margaret Burdick. Mr..
Ortscheid returned home Sunday and
Mrs. Burdick will stay till the last of
this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
The Record SAYS

Inc 1LeCOIu says.
Ben Bausch and John Zeigler each
shipped car of hogs from this sta
ton yesterday This was the first
stock shipment out Of Cassville in
three weeks.
1t is estimated that upwards of 10C
cords of wood were delivered to Cass-
vile from the Iowa side since January
1. That certainly helped considerably
to relieve the local fuel shortage.
Peter Berntgen has been laid up for
the past three weeks with a very sore
foot. He injured the member several
years ago and his present trouble is
a result of that injury.
Harry Musselmann, employed in E
H. Longs meat market, cut quite a
severe cash III his thumb last Thurs
day when the meat saw slipped and
landed on the wrong bone.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Vondrum left
Saturday for Dubuque and from there
went to Keller, Wis, to attend the
christening of nephew at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Brandt
They returned Monday,
Kuenster Bros, have been shipping
quite a bit of grain this winter-wheat
and oats. The wheat was brought from
Iowa farmers and delivered at this
shipping point, while the oats were
purchased from the farmers in this
vicinity-and the quality is excellent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
DRY HOLLOW

Ernest Weisheit came home Satur-
day from Camp Grant for a weeks
visit. He has been at the hospital i'll
with the measles.
Charlie Sclfrader has been saving
wood in this vicinity.
Josephine Flesch returned home
after an extended visit with relatives
in Potosi.
Fred Weisheit has been suffering
with another abscess on his jaw but
is slowly improving.
Henry Wepking and family moved
in their new house this week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
CUBA CITY
The News says:

TIC NEWS says.
Fire supposedly starting from an
overheated chimney, caused fire at
the w. w. Murphy home, Saturday
afternoon. The fire department had it
we'll under control shortly after ar
irving on the scene and the damage
was not great. On account of the eX-
IRENE cold weather the Murphy fam
lily has been temporarily quartered
with the Chas. Nelson family until the
house is again fitted for occupancy
Cuba City News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

James L. Coke and Samuel 3. Kemp
of Honolulu were nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson to be, respectively, chief
and associate justice Of the Hawaiian
supreme court.
Charleston offers the only site for
first-classs navy yard between Hatteras
and Key West, in the opinion of the
commission on navy yards and naval
bases, headed by Rear Admiral Helm.
America is now facing "the final
tackle" between the things she "has al
ways been opposed to and the things
she stands for" President Wilson told
a delegation of farmers The farmer
delegation sought exemption from the
draft for farmers.
'The supposed dream which lay be-
hind President Wilson's declaration in
st. Louis two years ago that we must
have incOmparably the greatest navy
in the world will soon be true" With
this sentence, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels electrified an audience at the
National Press club.
Favorable report on the war depart
ments bill amending the selective draft
law to require registration of men as
they reach twenty-One years and bas-
ing quotas on the number of men in
class /, instead Of on state populations
was unanimously ordered by the SEN
ate military committee.
President Wilson gave definite indi-
cation of his purpose to shake up the
war machinery of the government. He
sent to congress at Washington legis-
latiOn calling for the most sweeping
powers he has yet sought to direct
the conduct Of the war. If passed it
will enable him to revise completely
the relationships of the most impor-
tant departments of the government
so that great coordination and cen
tralization of functions can be eff
fected.
LIE next IOdu Will U0 uOdL"
ed some time in April. This was made
known at Washington by Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdoo in commenting
upon a telegram which he sent to all
national and state banks urging them
to set aside each week about 1 per
cent of their gross resources for in
vestment in government short-term
certificates Of Indebtedness.
Under a heavy bombardment of
questions from his congressional crit
les, Secretary of War Baker on the
stand before the senate military af-
fairs committee at Washington stood
unyielding upon his previous assertion
that Americas war machine had not
broken down.
A bill to make Hawaii bone dry af-
ter July 1, 1924, was introduced in the
senate at Washington by Senator Shep-
pard.
Voorhees, Mondays were suspended
in North and South Carolina, Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana by Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield.
Chairman Smith of the senate inter
state commerce committee at Wash
ington, in reporting favorably to the
senate the administration railroad bill,
estimated that under the measures
provisions the government will guaran-
tee annually to the railroads $945, 00O,-
600, which will represent a return of
$50 per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
Domestic

The house of delegates of Maryland
passed the resolution ratifying the fed
eral prohibition amendment. The bill
is up for the third reading in the SEN
ate and is expected to pass.
Industrial Workers of the World on
the Pacific coast have planned the
wholesale destruction of industries and
shipping and other interference with
the prosecution of the war, it was said
at the department of justice. The in
.dictment of fifty-five at Sacramento by
a federal grand jury is the result of re-
cent Investigations by government
agents, who discovered that leaders
were plotting systematic sabotage.
Corporal Stanley, mechanic in the
One Hundred Eighty-second aero
squadron, was killed, and Lieut. Joseph
f. Lersch's leg was broken when their
airplane fell a short distance to the
ground near Fort Worth, Tex.
Two men were killed in an explosion
in the press mill of the Du Pont Pow
der company's plant at Hibbing, MINI.
The shock Of the explosion was felt
Eix miles.
Adalbert K. Fischer, wealthy Ger
man of Philadelphia, was interned for
the duration Of the war. The action
is said to follow an investigation by
the United States secret service.
Charles Hubbard of Chicago was fined
800 on a charge of ''bootlegging'
among soldiers at Rockford, Ill. Hub
bard's arrest was caused by the mill
tary police.
Fire destroyed the storage ware
house of the Great Eastern Food COM
pany at Paterson, n. j., with a loss es-
timated at 100000.
w. III. Kerrick, representative of the
department of justice, is conducting an
investigation to ascertain how numer-
Gus small pieces of glass came to be
in a sack Of cornmeal purchased by
a family at Maroa, Ill.
A German spy was found among 40
passengers of the Dutch liner NieuW
Amsterdam at an Atlantic port who
were detained by federal agents for ex-
animation. After code had been
found upon him he confessed he was
in the pay of the German government.
Firmly believing that he would ex-
coed the allotted span of three score
years and ten, John L. Sullivan, a week
before his death at Arlington, Mass.
refused to discuss the making of a
will. Sullivan's holdings were nomi.
nal. The estate will go to his sister.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
Foreign

The Petit Parisien of Paris, France,
continues the publication of official
German documents, which, it says,
were brought to France by a prOmi-
nent French scientist, who obtained
them from a Russian revolutionary
paper. The latest installment consists
or series of documents tending to
show that the bOlsheviki movement in
Russia has been financed by Germany.
Reduction of ratiOnS for home
forces, except young men under nine
teen training for service abroad, has
been ordered by Britain. The reduc-
ton includes meat, sugar and tea. The
order was sent to Marshal French,
commander of the home forces, by the
earl Of Derby, secretary Of war.
Fifty persons were killed and 200 in
Jured in Il train wreck mar Kalasniko,
Russia. The wreck was caused by
soldiers who seized the train and
forced the crew to run it on the SEIZED
ule of another train.
NOrWays reply to the proposals from
the American war trade board regard
ing supplies from the United States to
Norway, published ut Christiania, en-
phasizeS the firm resolve Of the Nor
wegian people and government to re-
main neutral. Norway in her COM
mercial policy cannot break with one
belligerent," the reply states without
1mperiling her general neutrality"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

an abscess on the brain. The abscess
was thought to have formed as a re-
suit Of the boy striking his head on a
rock while turning a somersault a
week ago last Friday. He leaves to
mourn his death, one sister and one
brother.-Dodgeville Sun-Republic
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

The Kuensters have received sever
al cars this week and will make an
other shipment directly, the shortage
of cars interfering with their plans the
past few weeks
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
RIDGEWAY. BOY HITS ROCK:
DIES FROM BRAIN ACCESS

The eight-year-old son of Mrs. Jesse
Evans Of Ridgeway died at his home
at that place on Monday morning
about ten o'clock, death being due to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
Observation-Disclosures
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
European War News

are in for bad time for few months"
from submarine warfare, Admiral Sir
John Jellicoe declared at Hull, Eng
land, the U-boat should be killed by
August, if the nation holds out.
The Cunard liner Aurania, 13,4OO
tons, was tOrpedOed by German sub
marine while bound for the United
States, it was learned from officials of
the Cunard line at New York. Although
badly damaged by the explosion, the
ship was not sunk and made it's way
back to port. There were IA passen-
gers aboard the Aurania when it was
struck.
The British announced in London
that 10 British merchantmen had
been sunk by mine or submarine in the
last week. Of these ten were 1000
tons or over and five were under 1000
tons. Four fishing vessels were also
sunk.
Eight German airplanes were shot
down within the Teuton lines in air
fights in "a hours, the Paris war office
states. ,..Ya...s...,.3
The London Daily Mail announces
that the government will notify Ger
many Of it's intention to make repris-
ais unless Germany releases from pris-
on two British air pilots who were re-
Gently sentenced by a German court
martial to ten years Imprisonment for
dropping propaganda pamphlets inside
the German lines.
A wireless dispatch, received at Ber-
lin from Kiev, says that the Poles have
occupied Mohilev, the Russian main
headquarters, and have arrested En-
sign Krylenko, the commander in chief
of the Russian bolsheviki forces, and
his entire staff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
II. S.-TeutO71iC War News

The first air fight between American
army aviatorS not previously attached
to any French escadrille and German
flyers, resulted in the Americans
shooting down an enemy machine. The
American lieutenants. accompanied by
six French bombing planes, encoun-
tered eight German planes. All of our
machines returned safely.
United States soldiers attached to
the supreme war council have rented
three houses at Versailles for their
quarters. General Bliss and his staff
will occupy large villa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

President Wilson sent to Mrs. Roose-
welt the following message of sym
pathy: MAY l not express my warm
est sympathy and the sincere hope that
Mr.. Roosevelt's condition is improv-
ing?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
Personal

Sir Joseph John Thomson, professor
of physics at Cambridge, England has
been appointed master Of Trinity col
lege, Cambridge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

The engagement is announced in
London Of Nina, daughter of the late
Maj. Gen. Lord Ralph Kerr, and Capt.
Francis Thwing of the Coldstream
Guards. Captain Thwing is the son of
G. F. Thwing of Cleveland, o.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

Try a Want ad. They pay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13
Washington

James L. Coke and Samuel 3. Kemp
OF Honolulu were nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson to be, respectively, chief
and associate justice Of the Hawaiian
supreme court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

Chairman Smith of the senate inter
state commerce committee at Wash
ington, in reporting favorably to the
senate the administration railroad bill,
estimated that under the measures
provisions the government will guaran-
tee annually to the railroads $945, OOO,-
600, which will represent a return of
$50 per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

Voorhees, Mondays were suspended
in North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana by Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-13

A bill to make Hawaii bone dry af-
ter July L, 1924, was introduced in the
senate at Washington by Senator Shep-
pard.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-07
"Shipyard Bulletin

Volume l of the Shipyard Bulletin,
published by the U. S. Shipping
Board, for the Shipworkers of the
country, has just been received by
the Review. The purpose for its ex-
istence is expressed in the following
forewords:
"This is the first issue of the
Shipyard Bulletin. Others will fol-
low. 1t is paper for the men who
work in the Shipyard Of the country.
It will be distributed from the home
office of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration at Washington, so that you
will know that the other fellow is
doing, the records he is making.
Watch for it to keep posted on what
is going on in the yards"
The first news statement of what
"the other fellow is doing" concerns
the activity of one Finner Schock at
shipyards in Baltimore. 1t asserts
that Schock drove 2720 rivets, three
quarter inch diameter snap, in nine
hours. Schock is foreman Of a gang
of which the number of members is
not given; however the company for
whom they are working Islands
ready to accept any challenge issued
by any shipyard Of America or the
Allies.
Great rivalry has sprung up among
the wooden shipyards Of the Pacific
Northwest, as to which can build
ships the fastest. A company at
Portland, Oregon, has posted $780,
900 that it can beat any shipyard in
the country, in the construction of
wooden hulls. The wager was
promptly met by another company
and the money covered.
Four steel vessels aggregating
21,5OO tons lightweight, were COM
pleted and accepted by the U. S.
Shipping Board in a single week
this month.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-07
REFUGEES IN FRANCE HELP
ED BY THE RED CROSS.

When the German army invaded
France, hundreds Of thousands Of
French people were driven from
their homes and now are scattered
throughout the republic. These peo-
pie are known as figures. The num-
Der is being increased daily as the
German makes his drive into the very
heart Of France. Before the last
great German offensive there was
over a million and a quarter Of these
refugees embracing all classes and
ages, except able bodied men. There
are approximately half a million re-
fugees in Paris alone.
The housing of these people is one
Of the greatest problems Of the
French government. The Ameri-
can Red Cross is cooperating with
the French in this great work. In
Paris, where housing is the crux Of
The refugees problem, the American
Red Cross has made an examination /
If all unfinished apartment build
ngs and has turned over 10 of these;
which will house $500 persons to
lousing organizations for compile
ion. The Red Cross provides the
and pays for them.
That is the kind of work the Anne.
lean Red Cross is doing. That IS
me way it is expanding its funds.
That, also is a reason why every
ed blooded American will want to
elp the great war fund campaign
vhich is designed to raise a hundred
ail!ion for the Red Cross.