Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02


county soldiers and sailors July has
The demonstration will be the most
elaborate ever attempted here. Street
decorations will cost $4,000 and fire.
works $1,000. A war camp is to be
established on Lawrence college
campus and huts will be erected by
the Y. M. c. A., Knights of Columbus,
Salvation Army and Jewish Welfare
board.
Stevens Point-Maj George D.
Whiteside, Plover, former assembly
man, has been awarded the medal Of
honor by the French government, for
distinguished service in hospital work
in France. He is still on active duty in
France After twenty months in
France as an ambulance driver for the
French government. Charles Nc
Creey has returned decorated with the
French croix de guerre. He is one of
three brothers who were in the world
war. arlgEgt
Appleton-According to Postmaster
Gustave Keller, who attended the an
nual convention CT the Wisconsin
POStmasters association in Milwaukee,
the amount of thrift and war savings
stamps cashed in Wisconsin up to
June 1 was only 16 per cent of the
amount sold and the amount cashed
In Outagamie county was only 61a per
cent of the sales. The maturity value
Of the stamps sold in Outagamie coun-
ty during the year 1913 was $774,550.
Observation-Disclosures of farmers
to experiment with flax raising is re
sponsible for abandonment of the plan
to establish a flax ginning factory In
Appleton. DR.. J. B. Grove, Chicago in
ventor of a flax gin, who was endeav-
Oring to promote the factory, has gone
to Oregon, where he has been prom
Used support. He offered to erect a
factory, financed by local people, If
farmers would agree to raise 1000
acres of f1axseed each year.
Kenosha 49, Kenosha teachers have
announced that they are about to form
chapter of the proposed Wisconsin
state teachers organization which will
be a part of the American Federation
of Labor. After a long fight for high
er wages, the teachers managed to get
a raise from the school board and now
the educators consider organizing that
the next time an emergency presents
itself they will be able to cope with
the board.
Ashland-The Ashland Home Tele-
phone Co. property was sold at sher-
IFS sale to o. G.. Roehling, Chicago, as
follows: Ashland plant, $4,000; Mel
len exchange, $500; toll line be-
tween Ashland and Mellen, $3.50 The
sale did not include the switchboard
and other equipment of the Home Tel
ephone Co. in Ashland, as they are
held by a chattel mortgage for $685..
Shawano- 1t is estimated that 49,
900 people attended the Shawano
county honor day for the soldiers and
sailors of the county held in Shawano.
About 400 were in the parade, with
four bands. Over 5000 were fed at
the barbecue given in the afternoon
at the high school grounds Three
dances were held at night 1t was the I
biggest day in the history Of Shawano
Superior-Due to increased cost of
conducting mission work, the Luther
an Brethren church convention decided
against adding to the number of mis-
81 ~ ~ An1d
struction of one or two buildings at
the church's Bible school in Grand
Forks, N D., was authorized and 1t
was decided to start a fund for the
needy within the denomination.
Waupun Waupun public schools
made an enviable record in sale Of
Thrift and War Savings stamps, and
may hold the record for the state
Supt L. F. Smith of the public schools
said $7,210.85 has been reached at the
end Of the school year. That sum rep
resents nearly $40 per pupil from kim
dergarten through high school,
Appleton Grocery stores of the Fox
river valley will close each Wednes-
day afternoon during the summer
months, it was decided at meeting of
the Fox River Valley Grocers' associ-
alton. Merchants in other lines will
be requested to take similar action.
The closing rule becomes effective
July 9.
Stevens Point-More than 200 peo-
pie from Portage and adjoining coun-
ties attended the picnic of the Central
Wisconsin Jersey Breeders associa-
ton at the farm of G. G.. Springer
near Keene. The best Jerseys ever
exhibited in the county were on dis
play A stock judging contest fea-
tured the program.
La Crosse-More than 100 acres of
vacant lots within the city limits are
being farrned nv la Crosse residents