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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
NETTIE OSWALD WRITES
OF HOOD RIVER, OREGON.


The following letter from Miss Net
tie Oswald will be of interest to the
many friends in Lancaster:
Dear Friends.
am sure I wish you could come.
and sit on the porch with US this
morning. l wouldn't be afraid to
wager that you would want to look
before you'd be ready to visit for we
are facing beautiful view-the Col
umbla river about six blocks down
and the Washington mountains on the
other side with Mt. Adams in the
background About six blocks up
farther we have as fine a view of Mt.
Hood. A good deal of snow has melt
ed from both since we came. We were
going to take an auto trip to Mt. Hood
today but the Tuffleys were invited
away for weeks visit. On our way
there we will pass Billy Sundays
ranch. They say Ma" Sunday comes
in to Hood River looking much more
carelessly dressed than people should
when they leave home probably like
do at home in Lancaster We are
sure we are going to like it here but
rot so well that we are not going to
be happy when we reach good old
Wisconsin again. We have not been
here long enough to know whether
the climate will benefit me but every
enc phophesies it will The climate
does seem wonderful. When the Her
aid reports scorching days at home we
may need light wraps though for a
week that has not been necessary. The
nights are always cool enough for
some covering. The town is built on
the side of mountain and it makes
walking very hard for it's up and
down anyway you go. I don't get
around so very much yet. Hood Riv-
er is a very pretty place, such lots Of
lovely homes and beautiful yards.
Though this is not the rose season
there are many hedges with hot house
roses of every color We were passing
Z place one morning and the owner
heard us admiring the roses and she
cut us whole armful of wonderful
dark red blossoms I'd never had SO
large bunch of them In talking with
her discovered that she lived in
Dodgeville years ago.
We had our first trip through the
orchards Sunday-apples and pears
principally and it was very interest
ing. Pear picking begins this week.
" seems pears are never ripened on
the trees but put into cold storage
SO | guess our pears at home, the ones
we buy) are as good as any. Home
grown peaches are zoe dozen in the
market now. Here in town there are
scattering trees of peach, plum,
prunes, ounce, apricot and pears.
They are repairing the highway be-
tween here and Portland but we are
going to try and take that trip be-
fore school begins
1t is dusty here though the roads
are hard. Up in the wheat country it
has not rained since the 9Th of April.
/ think it has sprinkled twice here
since the folks came in May. 1t some
times looks cloudy in the early morn
ing but soon clears. With the excep-
ton of high winds some days it real
ly is very lovely here With best
wishes from us both,
Sincerely,
Nettie Oswald. |
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
The question Of the hyphen at once

The question of the hyphen at once
arises. We have been conducting a
pretty active campaign against hy-
phenated Americanism for the last
two years. Doesn't that include all
hyphens? Are we to have CzechO-
petitioning the gov
ernment about the management of
the city Prague? And Jugo-Slovak-
Americans taking action about Fiume,
and Italian Americans riOting and
Polish Americans making demands
and Magyar-Americans remOnstrat-
ing?
Are we really Americans, or are
we peoples of every sort of nation
atty considering every sort of Euro
'pean problem as our problem and
butting in on every European gov
eminent with our hyphenated Amer
lean delegation? Why not really get
rid of the hyphen and be just plain
Americans kansas City Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
COUNTY AND NEARBY.
Prof. Jones to Iowa.


Prof. Harrison Jones has resigned
as principal of the Potosi high school
to accept a position at Arlington, Ia.
Mr.. Jones just returned from attend
ing summer school at the university.
Ryan New Census Supervisor.
VIM. Ryan of Madison has been APP
pointed census Supervisor of the 3rd
congressional district, which compris-
es Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green,
Iowa, Lafayette and Richland coun-
ties.
Change in Fishing Laws.
A change has been made in the
fishing laws which affects non-resi-
dent fishermen, but does not apply to
people residing in the state. Here
t0fore outsiders could come into Wis
cOnsin and fish to their hearts content
by simply paying ST for the privil-
eye. Now it costs them So. Angling
for trout costs SO to non-residents
Highland Soldier Dies.
Private Reuben Johnson of High
land died in a hospital at Hoboken.
He had landed a few days before in
New Jersey from overseas. A card
was written to his father that stated
he would be home in a few days,
when few hours later the family re-
ceived a telegram announcing his
death. He contracted tuberculosis
while at the front lines and was TAX
en- to the rear hospital for four months
for treatment. 1t was thought that
he might reach home alive but he got
only as far as New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
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CASSVILLE.

The Record says:
A new baby girl at the Chris
Bausch home last Saturday evening
Josepr Brookover had the misfor-
tune to cut his foot quite badly while
cutting brush on the Peter Casper
farm last Wednesday,
Master Woodrow Ortscheid was
kicked by horse in the face last
Friday evening. He was not serious
~ injured though he had very mar
row escape.
ValorOus Ishmael has opened a
near-beer parlor in his former sa-
loon building. Cassville now has five
places where you can quench your
thirst without getting the customary
kick-not including the s'bubbler."
r. G. Bishop returned last week
from Rochester, Mimi, where he ac-
companied his wife who went there
for treatment and to submit to an OPP
Grafton for removal of goitre. Mrs.
Bishop is getting along very well and
hopes to be able to return the latter
part of the week.
Mrs. L. F.. Grimm and children, ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. Walt
Galloway and sister Lou, left Satur-
day for a two weeks visit in Shell
don, la. Lou will also visit her faith
er in Quinn, S. D., and from there will
go to Montana where she will teach.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
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PLATTEVILLE.

The News says:
Amos Kies received a carload of
prize sheep from Chicago. He was
fortunate enough to close the deal be-
for the price jumped to the present
high price. The sheep are to put on
the Kies farm east of town.
Congressman James Monahan of
Darlington was in Platteville Sunday
in conference with mine operators in
regard to securing a higher tariff on
lead and zinc. Congressman Mona
han has given up his trip TO Alaska
until the close of congress.
Mrs. Henry Bowman of Rock Rap
ids, Ia, is visiting relatives in this
vicinity The reports that a 100 acre
farm near that place recently sold
for $500 an acre.
VIM Segelke, a former PlattevilIe
resident with his wife, drove through
from Sutherland, Ia, one day this.
week to the John Harms place near
the Mounds, a distance of 339 miles
some record trip for one day.
Judge Lawrence De Croft of Des
Moines, Ia, motored here from Ap-
pleton with Mr. and Mrs. Howard La
Mont and Mrs. oliver and were guests
" cAAC A1s -. Dc4 AO0 Cl1O OuI LIS NIIdy
families.
Holmes Bros. sold the Henry Nc
Claim farm to John Bradehope. The
farm consists of $50 acres, at $3.50
per acre.
The clerks of Shambow's Dry Goods
store enjoyed moonlight picnic on
Friday right in honor of Miss Mildred
Coke of Milwaukee, who was former
ly connected with this store, and is
a guest of Platteville friends. A bas-
ket lunch was served after which the
party returned to the home Of Mrs.
Robt. Hale and Mrs. Florence Hinson,
where the evenings program was
completed.
Herbert Blashfeld joined his wife
and baby, who have been guests of
the Misses Dobson. Mr. Blashfeld is
educational director at Decatur, Ill,
in Methodist church having a mem
bership of 1900 and Sunday school
of 1900 members.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
ivory Mats.

There are but three mats OF ivory
In existence. The largest one meas
ures eight by four feet, and although
made in the north Of India, has a
Greek design for a border. 1t is used
only on state occasions, like the sign
ing of important documents. The cost
of this precious mat was almost in
calculable, for more than 6,400 pounds
of pure ivory were used In its con-
struction. Only the finest and most
flexible strips of the material could be
used, and the mat is like the finest
woven fabric.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
is THE HYPHEN STILL WITH U.s.?

When a British minister to the
United States wrote letter touching
on American politics President Cleve-
land sent him his passports. But
now mission from the United States
unofficial, to be sure, but still in a
way sanctioned by the issuing of
passports, and by official courtesies
has attempted to give the British
government instruction on how to
manage Ireland. Just how is this
sort of thing to be justified? What
business have American citizens with
the domestic policy Of the British en-
pire?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
PITY the Manicurist

OF course you have your little wor-
ries and moments of vexation while
going about your daily tasks, but sup
pose you had to listen to all the
fiubdub and mushy talk a manicurist
has to listen to while she goes about
hers Macon Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27
In Hard ncIr

Johnny Jagged four) came down
stairs one morning with very bad
cold in the head. Running to his
mother he exclaimed: "Oh, mother.
bofe my eyes is leaking an one of my
noses is frozed up!''
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
ARDMORE' S HEALTH.
OFFICER STARTING
CLEANUP CRUSADE
DIR. EASTWOOD APPOINTS WARD
CAPTAINS AND GIVES
FAIR WARNING.

DR.. a. Y. Eastwood city health OF.
ficer, said to an Ardmoreite reporter
yesterday:
I'VE are organized now for one of the
biggest cleanup campaigns that Ard
more or amy other city ever put on,
because we are going to have the co.
operation and assistance of the women.
;hc Boy Scouts and Miss Conn, the pub
lie health nurse. Sc we are going to
swat the weeds, water ponds and those
unsantary places that are menace
To the public health.
I'VE are going to wait five days to
give every one Il chance for n general
cleanup. extending to the back yards
and lots, as well as in front before the
inspectors come around.
There are a good many who have
property or vacant lots and are not
aware of the fact that this is in an un
sanitary condition or that their prem
ises are overgrown with weeds, so il
will he necessary for us to call their
attention to these conditions. When
they are informed, knowing it is a vio-
lation of city ordinances as well as a
danger to the public health, | feel con.
fldent that they will at once clean up.
I'VE also expect TO make inspection
of meat markets, restaurants and gro
gerry stores to see how food and fruits
re protected from flies and what con
--,uuon the ice e-boXes are in.
Il have appointed the following as
captains of the different wards, who
will select others TO assist them in in
specting and reporting to me:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25

minus Michigan, or Texas minus all
the New England States except Con
necticut, Germany supported some sew.
cnty million people, nearly two thirds
the total population of the United
States of America. How much of this
population is removed from her it is
difficult to say, because the splitting OF
territory does not correspond to units
of census measurement.
But it is possible to arrive at a
fairly accurate estimate of her reduced
population For Germanys citizens
were distributed well over her former
empire and countless small cities and
towns, and Il dense rural population,
rather than numerous large cities, made
her average density of population high.
This average density was about 800
to the square mile in 1914, and the total
number of square miles either lost
outright or subject to pebiscites at
some future date, approaches $4,000
square miles Therefore, it is not far
from the mark to estimate that Ger
many loses number of persons equiva-
New York State and Massachusetts, in
cludng those giant New World cities,
New York and Boston.
"Grievous as may have been the
parting to her, Germany expected to
lose Alsace and Lorraine if she lost the
war. But to pay for her capital crimes
against civilization with the Saar Val
ley area must seem n heavy price. For
in that region, not so large as Rhode
Island, were contained coal fields rated
among the richest in Europe. In this
historic area of natural bounty the
earth has borne grapes for rare old
wines since Roman days. Then the
surface was pierced for its yield of black
treasure though wooded hills, crowned
with ancient abbeys and castles, still
look down on busy factories and bustl-
ing towns. 1t was the eastern Pennsyl-
vania of Germany-only with the Pitts
burgh left out--for Saarbrucken, me.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25

mately the size of the continental Ger
man empire before the armistice was
signed.
From this area Germany loses out
right her ill.gotten Alsace Lorraine
parts of Silesa. Posen, and West Prus
sia. the Danzig area, Eupen and Nal
medy. This aggregate loss in terri
tory is about equivalent to the area OF
the state of Maine.
But that is not all In addition
there are areas in which a plebiscite is
to be taken. Their total extent is about
equivalent to the area of the State OF
New Hampshire. They include the
southeastern third Of East Prussia, part
of Schleswig, and the Saar Valley. Even
before the war it is likely that a pleb
iscite would have found strong anti
German support in each of these areas,
After the war, when the choice is be
tween taX.burdened Germany and some
other power. there would seem to be
little doubt but that the Saar regions
vert TO Denmark, and the East Prussia
area to Poland.
"Of course these comparisons do not
mark the complete losses Of Germany
for they do not take into account the
colonies which are taken from her
Henceforth other nations, as manda
tories, will administer kamerun, Togo
land, German Southwest and German
East Africa, Tsingtau, German New
Guinea. the Caroines and the Marshall
Islands, Samoa and Pleasant Island.
"If YOU are more familiar with east
ern states than with Texas, it may
make the comparison more vivid tc
note that the postwar Germany viii
find her place under the sun to be
about equal to the territory comprised
in the New England States, plus New
York and Pennsylvania. or that con
taincd in New England and Oregon.
ION her pre-war area equal to Texas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25

Washington, May 24.-In connection
with the accompanying map. prepared
by the National Geographic Society
showing the territorial losses of Ger
many. as indicated in the official sum
mary of the peace treaty and in the
subsequent official statement indicat
ing the boundary delimitations, the So
ciety has issued Il bulletin explaining
the extent, Importance and peoples of
the areas Germany must forfeit. This
bulletin states:
ITO visualize more clearly what Ger
many lost in territory take a map of
the United States and from the area
Of Texas deduct that of Michigan. This
may be done, roughly, by eliminating
the Panhandle and that Western rec
tanglc beyond the Rio Grande, which
has FL Paso in the northwest corner.
The result will be an area approx
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
OKLAHOMA EDITORS
JAILED IN 1894 FOR
CON TEMPT OF COURT
Incident Showing Sidelight on the State
Libel Law Is Recalled.

Twenty-Five years ago this month,
Elmer T.. Brown and j. j. Burk. editors
and publishers of the Oklahoma City
Times-Journal, now the Times, were be-
hind the bars of the Oklahoma county
Jail serving ten-day sentence for con
tempt of court.
The men We're sentenced on April 25,
1894, by Judge Henry w. Scott. I'm
mediately after entering Jail they Sc
cured their liberty on a writ of habeas
corpus and were at once ordered i'm
prisoned again by Judge Scott. This
continued for a period of six weeks. the
more on such writs before the sentence
was completed.
Burke, now editor of the Norman
Daily Transcript, related the incident
in n recent issue of his paper in the
"Twenty-five years ago" column Brown
is now manager of a large farm in Pot
tawatomie county.
The contempt of court consisted OF
criticising the judge for refusing to give
out a grand jury report, sought by the
editors.
y convention OIL terrltOrlal eultOrS
was called Immediately after the men
We're sentenced TO Jail at which resolu-
tions condemning the action of the
judge were adopted. The editors de-
clared the sentences were contrary to
territorial statutes.
The editors. then as now. also sought
TO change the Oklahoma libel law so
that the truth would be a complete de-
fense in such actions. Resolutions of
that nature have been adopted at al
most every state convention held by
the Oklahoma Press Association, but the
law still provides that in it was pub.
lished with good motives addition to
proving the truth of n statement the
paper must show that and for the pub
lie good.
The editors who attended that con-
vention included Roy Hoffman, Guth-
rie Leader; Ben F. Whitman and w.
w. Witten, Daily Oklahoman; w. VI.
Melton, Tecumseh Herald: William p.
Harper. Choctaw News: Ed p. Ingle and
O. w. Neacham. Norman Transcript;
Ed c. Rixse and John S. Allan. Norman
Peoples Voice; NJ. L. Bixler. Norman
State Democrat; Otto c. Bekcmyer and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
courtesy National Geographic Society. Copyright 1919

tropols of the area, has only about 30
600 population.
Not only was the Saar coal of in
dustrial Importance to Germany, but
some of it was diverted TO Italy and
Switzerland, sort of underground
propaganda against the day when Ger
many should need their support.
"Danzig has been q port of major
Importance since the days when it was
one of four principal centers of the
Hanseatic League. Not far inland is
Marienburg, once the capital of the
Teutonic Order of knights. Formerly
the grain of fertile Silesa and Poland
poured through Dan2ig, but more re
Gently the city has been a center for
shipbuilding and manufacture of mu-
nitons.
Ever since the armistiCe Germany
has carried on an assiduous propaganda
to keep from losing her rich Posen and
Silesian mining districts. Zinc, iron
and potah, the very life-blood of her
Wanted industrial organism, came from
the area adjoining Poland, which Ger
many now is called upon to forfeit to
that newly created nation so long de-
barred from this rightful inheritance.
Hard coal also came from this region
in considerable quantity.
by granting a plebiscite to Schles'
wig (Which is to be taken successfully
in three areas as indicated on the map
Germany is likely TO lose a province
which has not the Industrial import
ance of the Saar or Silesian districts
but which has a naval value relating
to both the North and Baltic seas.
Moreover. Germany priced this region
because it was so hard to acquire. No
Balkan problem is more complex, nor
did the Alsace. Lorraine issue cause more
irritation than did the so-called Schles
wig -Holstein question in years gone
by. one historian remarked that only
three men ever understood the points
at issue and one was dead, another in
sane, and third had forgotten what ii
was all about"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
MORE DEADLY THAN POISON GAS
Grrom The American Issue0

(l'rOm The American lSSue.D
30 these facts presented by the chief
actuary of the New York Life Insurance
Company prove that old John Barley
corn is a greater destroyer of life than
modern warfare despite the improved
and very effective death dealing devices
of war?
If not. they prove that beverage al
cohol, coupled with the other vices of
civilization peculiar to peace times is
more destructive than the shrapnel and
poison gas of the battlefields.
Is this what Lloyd George meant
when he said that England was facing
three foes. Germany, Austria and liquor,
and that liquor was the most deadly
of all? Here are the facts as given
by the actuary referred to above:
The mortality figures Of New York
life insurance policy holders in Ger
many during the four years of the war
from August /, 1914 to July 81, 1918,
show that the mortality including
deaths on the battlefield was - per
cent less for the war period of four
years than for the eleven years Of peace
Immediately preceding.
And the actuary makes this com
ment:
1T is probable that this has been the
result of restriction ia diet, limitation
in the consumptio1 ''coholic bever
ages and the large cat of exercise
which the Germans in middle life, the
bulk of our insured. have had to stand"
And the company Itself referring to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
NEW GERMANY DETERMINED
BY THE PROVISIONS or
PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE

Lost areas include Alsace and Lor-
raine, 5000 square miles, restored
to France; Eupen and Malmedy, 3S2
square miles, ceded to Belgium;
parts of Posen, Silesia and West
Prussia, 27,6S6 square miles, award
ed to Poland.
Internationalized areas include
Danzig region, 729 square miles, and
Saar Basin, 73S square miles, the
Saar region to be governed by II
commission appointed by the League
of Nation, pending a plebscite. 10
years hence.
Plebiscites-Parts of Schleswig,
2,7S7 square miles Uhree successive
plebiscites in three areas as indicat
eD and southeastern third of East
Prussia, 5,7S5 miles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
INDIAN AFFAIRS ELL
RUSHED BY REPUBLICANS

Washington, May 24.-House repub-
licans Friday continued their program
of rushing through important money
measures by reporting out of commit
tee the $l5,0oO,OO0 Indian affairs ap-
preparation bill and obtaining unani
nous consent for its immediate consid
Grafton. lD-blte was limited to four
hours, but b. agreement final action
was u be deferred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
Has Six Votes to Spare

Washington. May 24.-Adoption OF
the suffrage resolution in the senate
with not less than six votes to spare
was predicted yesterday by Senator
Jones of New Mexico, retiring chair
man of the senate women suffrage
committee. The senate estimated that
the vote would be about &C for and 30
against the resolution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
nr. Rnhcrt 4. Webb Dead.

Louisville. Ky, May 23.-Dr. Robert
\. Webb Gl years old, professor of sys-
tematic theology at the Presbyterian
Theological seminary. Louisville, died
i his home here Friday after a short
illness. DR.. webb was widely known
N the south and was regarded as a stall
wart figure in the Southern Presby-
terrain church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25

in session here, protest strongly against
former President Taft making an ad-
dress on the league of nations at Kan
sas City on Memorial day.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously by the Kansas G.. a. r. and have
been forwarded to Mr.. Taft.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT
ASKED NOT TO SPEAK ON
SUBJECT OF NEW LEAGUE

Wichita, Kan, May 24.-Resolutions
adopted by the Kansas G. \. r. and a
letter written by National Commander
inChief c. f. Adams, who is in at
tendance at the state encampment now
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25

w. j. Donovan, Press Gazette; II. +.
Whitaker, North Enid Tribune j. j..
Kerwin, Edmond Sun-Democrat; Frank
Fillmore, Arapaho Bee j. r.. Quien, Ed
mond Republican; Ralph Beaumont
Oklahoma State, and +. C. Harding
Cherokee Strip Guide.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
POvienetZ Captured

Archangel, Tuesday, May 20.-tBy the
Associated Press).-Russian troops CO.
operating with the allied force on the
Murmansk front, captured the town
of Povienetz. at the head of Lake One
ga, on Saturday.