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Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
Logan Brothers Acquire Union
 Pacific Stores In COnneCtiuCt
Deal Involves About $1O0COO-U. 6 P. Have Been Operating Large Chain of Stores in United
 States For Many Years.

Logan Brothers who operate chain of twenty retail gro stores Bridgeport have taken all the neccut which have been by the Union Pacific Tea Com pany.
 The Union Pacific Tea Company have operated a large number of retail stores all the United States and considered the largest groceries retail that there in the country.
 The selling of the Connecticut stores in keeping with their policy of ceasn operate
 There eight Union Pacific Stores in Bridgeport deal involves about $lOOOO0.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
SELL BONDS ID
 PROVIDE FUNDS
War Finance Corporation After Money to Meet
 Obligation.

Washington, April 1-To provide funds for railroads and to meet ob- ligations arising from the war, the War Finance Corporation acting un- der authority of the act creating it. will offer for sale tomorrow S2O0,000.- 900 in bonds. The Issue is the first to be offered under the war finance corporation act which authorizes a total bond issue of s2,10O, 100000.
 The bonds, which will be sold through Federal Reserve and agent banks will bear interest at five per cent mature one year from today and will be exempt from all state and federal taxes except excess profits. in- heritance estate and surtazes. The bonds will be in denominations of Sl0OO.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
PEACE APRIL
 FOOL JOKE
 HOUSES PARIS

Paris, April 1-somebody started a story this morning that Colonel E. M. House had announced that the Peace Treaty had been signed. The report rapidly spread all over Paris and the telephone wires to the American headquarters in the Hotel De Crillon became hot with inquiries as to the truth of the rumor.
 It did not take long, however, for inQuirers to realize the character of the report when they were reminded that today was April l.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
PACKERS FREED
 FROM CONTROL
President Signs Proclama- tion Releasing Them from
 Food Rulings.

Washington, April All meat packers were released today from food administration control. Under a proclamation signed by President WI son at Paris, effective today, "aII per sons, firms. corporations or associa- tions engaged in importing manufac- turing, including packing, storing rr distribution of fresh, canned or cured beef. pork. mutton or iard," are re- leased from license by the food ad- ministration.
 It was stated at the food admins trat1on that the Presidents action re- leased packers from supervision of every kind exercised by the food ad- ninistration, including restrictions upon margins of profit.
 A cablegren from Herbert Hoover g. Paris notified food administration officials Of the proclamation.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
SEVERAL KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT
 DU PONT PLANT

Birmingham, Ala, April Several persons are reported to have been killed and many injured when a corning mill and press mill, part of the Dupont Denemours Cowder Plant at Boyles Gap, north of Birmingham, blew up shortly after noon today. Fire caused by the explosion, Is now raging and is reported beyond con troI. -Ambulances have been rushed to the scene from Birming gham.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
State Asked To Lend Millions
 To Aid TOttering Street Lines
Revenues of $900O00 Per Year Be Diverted From J neys by So Called Regulation '-Taxes to Remain As Credit for Two Xears-Bridge and Pavement Assessments to Be Remitted-Mr Shaw Opposes Remission of Contributions
 for Bridges.

Hartford April 1-The trolley lines tering the of bankruptcy according Street Railway Investigating Commission, the Assembly today.
 In report which measures with the calendar being April fools day the majority of the recommends the remission of taxes for two the entirely years Of the obligation to paving assessments bridges and such "regulaticn of the neys deprive them of annual revenue estimated at $9OOOOO put an equal revenue into the coers of the decrep rong lev cOmpanes.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
DENIES PLAN OE PROTEST STRIKE OF
 MINERS FOR DEBS

Terre Haute, Ind, April William Mitch, secretary-treasurer of District No. II, United Mine Workers. gave out a statement this morning. denying any plans for a protest strike by min CTS of this district against the impri- sonment of Eugene V. Debs. The mat ter has not been before the executive board. according to Mitch. and any report of a contemplated strike is without authority of the mine work CTS officials.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
ARREST TWO
 FOR BURLARY
GTrumbull Justice Binds Over Young Men Accused
 of Eousebreaking.
(Tuesday, April 1, 1e19.)

Two new arrests were made by Deputy Sheriff Olmstead yesterday in an effort to clear up the mystery of the numerous bUrglaries that have taken place in Trumbull recently. Edward ROda and John GabOr were taken into custody and bound over to the Criminal Superior court yesterday by Justice Platt in TrumbUll. Bonds of S2,000 were furnished by the ac- cused, both of whom are minors.
 The deputy sheriff had previously arrested Harold Higgins and Leslie Dralis in connection with the burg Iaries and these two young men were also bound over yesterday. They did not secure bail. Over 12 burglaries were reported in Trumbull and vicin- tty within the past month. The au- thorities say they have recovered some of the goods stolen and expect to secure more in the near future.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
TAX COLLECTORS
 BEGIN WORK ON LARGEST LIST
CTuesday, April l. 1919)

With the collection of s4.777,99S.12 as. the work ahead of him for this month Tax Collector Howard Smith and his staff of assistants got busy to- day., This Is the amount that must be raised by taxation under the new rate. of 219 mills. and the amount necessary for the city to make the appropriations necessary to run the various departments. Of course all this. will be helped along by huge bond Issue when Governor Marcus H. Holcomb signs the bill now in his hands.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
NINE BILLS PRESENTED.

Hartford, April 1-Nine bills to meet recommendations of the special trolley investigating commission, which reported it's findings to the General Assem- ply today. were offered in the Senate by Senator billion, the com mission chairman. There YVES debate over the request to have the bills printed in the files and it was ordered that the bills and the report of the commission be printed in the journal
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
UPSTATE MILK PRODUCERS MAY
 GO ON STRIKE

Plainfeld, April Milk producers of eastern Connecticut who have been supplying 60,000 quarts a day to he Providence market, ,yesterdey declined to accept the offer of the datrymen for the summer scale. which carries a drop of three e-eights of 8 cent a quart There is the possibility of a strike of the producers
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
BRIDGEPORT MAN DIES
 AFTER LEVATOR FALL

Meriden, March 31-FTank Ryan,1e years old, died at the Merfden hospital yesterday, from a fractured skull. On Saturday evening he fell down an ele-' vator shaft in the Bvxbee building, owed by Theodore Byxbee Ryan's home Is in Bridgeport He was pa rolled Saturday morning by the Che shire Reformatory and he secured work as an elevator operator in the building
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
BAKER GRANTS ENGLISH REQUEST
 TO TAKE SPY

Washington, April 1-Secrecary Baker has approved a request of the British military authorities in Tur- key that they be permitted to arrest on charges of treason James Spohr. a naturalized American captain and his wife, decelered officially to have been "closely associated with the head of the German spy system in Palestine and among the British Indian sub iectS"
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04

The Bclsheyiks are made up of the pecp7e who have nothing and are willing to divide it up equally.
 However, the Bolsheviks have dis covered that the great trouble in this country fs that a lot of people are being paid for using their brains. If they can be stopped from this cap italistic and wicked practice, then everyone will be happy
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
WILL ISSUE OWN MONEY.

Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, MarcA 3O-The Jamaican government has decided to issue it's own paper money to the amount of S75O 900. The governor wall leave soon for London, where he will confer with the Brit ish government authorities relative to q loan Of one million. pounds to defray the expenses of carrying out. project ed enterprises on the islands
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
AbsOlves Shipbuilding
 Co. From Responsibility
Accident At Launching of Cargo Carrier Waukau Violation of Companys Rules-Believe
 Only Four Lost Lives.

Bristol, April 1Accordin to the of Bucks the dccident yesterday at tn launching at Harrman Pa of the cargo carrier Waukau resulted the death of four workmen The Delaware rive in the vicinity of the Merchant Shpbudng Company plant is being searched today but the stated that he had to believe that than had bnp0
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
CLOSE ALL MILLS

Manch ester, England, April The employers and operatives in this re- zion market reports say have decided to close all mills using American cot ton for a full fortnight from April TO-
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04

A profit Is not without honor save at the expense of one's country GreenviIle Piedmont.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
WORKERS
 WILL ARBITRATE
Announced Last Night Will ingness to Submit De-
 mands to Endicott.

Lawrence, Mass, April The striking textile workers who las. night announced their readiness to their demands to arbitration by Henry B. Endicott, today resumed the picketing of mill gates and ap- breaches.
 None of the mill officials here to- day would say that he favored the proposed reference to MT. Endicott as arbitrator of the demands of the strikers for 54 hours pay on the 4S- hour schedule. The strike commit tee was also without word from MT. Endicott as to whether he would act.
 Picketing this morning was marked by one arrest, that of a man charged with lettering. The police received receipts of two instances in which the homes of mill workers were stoned during the night. No one was hurt.
 Extension of the strike in a small way to the building trades developed c when 15O men employed in the con struction of an addition to the Wash ington Mill quit work. demanding 9 waEe inCrea SC of 20 per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31

the country in wave, it was reveal
"a touay through information that the
sale OF ouija boards and BOOKS on
spIritualism had increased immeasur-
aDly III the last two months.
1t is safe to say that the demand
for ouija boards has increased five
hundred per cent within the last few
months" said the buyer for one of
New York's largest department stores
today.
They are the most popular play
things on the market and at this store
alone close to two thousand have been
sold in the last few days.
The ouija board buyers represent
all classes from the typical flapper to
the profound scientist Some buy
with sheepish grin; some with sober
fearful countenance, but the majority
appear to be half playful, half serious
about it"
Book stores are reporting excep-
tionaally heavy calls for psychic lit
erature
There can be no doubt said a rep
resentative of a Fifth avenue store
today, that spiritualism and occulism
is very popular. This is followed by
delying in spiritualism through the
medium of psychic fiction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31
PICTURES OF SPIRITS
CAUSE A SENSATION

London There is poor cabinet
maker liz ing in one of row of hum
BILE brick cottages inthe city of Crewe
who has over night reached great en-
inence tmong spiritualists in the
United Kingdom.
He i William Hope and claims a
special mediumistic power which,
when concentrated upon a subject,
will produce the physical outline OF
the deceased person with whom con
tact has been made in the next world
Photographs are appearing in various
journals that show clearly such phys
ical outlines, in filmy effect, of loved
departed ones pressed close against
the persons in whose thoughts they
have been brought to the possibility
of Photographic life. Mr.. Hope can
only Pre- duce that which is visible to
the cam ara's eye alone.
Such a sensation has been created
by Mr.. Hopes spirit photographs that
doubt If their authenticity has caused
the fc rmation of a committee of six
London skeptics, including Maskelyne,
famous professional magician, who
SCOTS at spiritualism. The committee
employed the best West End photog-
rapher and also one from Fleet-st.
and within few days purposes de-
scending on Mr.. Hope demanding him
to make good his unparalleled claim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31
WOODMAN.

Mr.. ar i ! ). Roy Rand are mourn
ing the bd.s OF their baby boy, which
was be ] III them Wednesday morn
ing, D H.
l.. u. Z .ckson, who underwent a
serious 6,eration at the BrOokside
hospital 4Dout three weeks ago, came
home Friday ~ much improved
and well OH the road to recovery.
Chas Kemnitzer, who has been en-
gagged in farming out at Belyidere, S.
d., the past year, returned Thursday
to spend the winter with his family
here
Edward Berns Of Dubuque was here
assisting with the inv ntory of the
Woodman Lumber Co. stock Of lum-
Der and building material.
Mrs. VIM. Heller was at the Frank
Morgan home the past week caring
for the little daughter that arrived
there Dec. Is.
The bridge across the Wisconsin
river from Woodman to BoydtoWn
was compile ID during the cold wealth
er the past week and Crawford coun-
ty represer tatives are making their
appearance on this side again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31
BOSCOBEL.

The Dial says:
The present weather is being taken
advantage of by many of the tobacco
growers with casing operations and
if the prlld, damp season continues
for fe'T days quantity of the crop
will be n condition to market shortly
after th : new year opens. Supt Elmer
PetersC informs us that stemming
operat' ons were concluded Monday, af-
ter a.. extended run at the Bekkedal
warehouse and workers will enjoy a
holiday recess preparatory to the
sorting season which opens next
month.
The village of Viola is situated in
two ounties-Richland and Vernon.
On the Richland county side the tax
rate this year is $3.50 on the hundred
and on the other side $50.
Henry Reeves went to Madison yes
terday 10 consult specialist on an
eye trc able which has caused him
conside rable pain and worry of late.
Geo. Guernsey has purchased a bar
Der Sop in Milwaukee and is back
at hi old trade again. They say a
change is as good as rest and George
will have a different bunch of chins
to scrape down at the big city.
Anton Jensen, aged about IL years,
was PAL fully injured yesterday when
he was kicked in the face by a horse
rat the Ralph Holt farm. The unfor-
tunate LAD is being cared for at Park
er hospit Il.
Passen ger train No. 1, west bound,
which is due in Boscobel at 1870 a. m.
was WIRE Cked near Milton Jet last ev-
ening. The engine, baggage car and
two COZ ches left the rails and turned
over Engineer Conley was pinned
down in his cab and sustained serious
injuries. He was taken to a hospital
in GAINESVILLE. Passengers were shak-
Ell up but not harmed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31
GLEN HAVEN.
Too late for last week.

Ira McQuinn returned Monday to
his home near Springfield, H.
John Noises was the guest of Andy
WEIGH the past week.
Marlowe Kidd transacted business
in Chicago the latter part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Orr's infant
daughter passed away Monday at a
hospital in Chicago after a prolonged
illness.
Mrs. Henry Walz went to Cassville
Friday.
R. S. Peacock was P. D. C. visitor
Monday; H. F. Booth Friday.
Miss Retha Seipp returned to P. d.
c. after visit at the home of her
uncle, Andy WEIGH.
E. Mok is able to be out again after
a several days illness.
Mrs. Gladys Thornton is teaching
school near Louisburg.
Mrs. E. L. Chandler returned We'd
nesday from Lancaster following a
several weeks visit with relatives
Miss Althea Sprague arrived Sat
urday from Chicago where she is at
tending the American Conservatory
of music, enroute to her home in
Bloomington.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Chandler were in
Dubuque the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Barr are
living on the Thornton farm
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Chandler. Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Metcalf and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellsworth Barr attended the
|. o. o. F. Homecoming at Bloom
ington Tuesday eve.
Miss Marie Kerksiek arrived Sun
day from Westby, Wis, where she
teaches, and will spend the holidays
at her home here.
Miss Marie Petry is home from East
Dubuque where she teaches, for the
holidays.
The vote taken Saturday evening
on consolidation of schools met with
the same fate as the good roads ques-
ton. Which way are we progressing /?
Eighteen cars of stock out of here
the past six days and twenty for one
week.
The G. B. & Q. trains all went back
on their old schedule Wednesday.
Those taken off are running again
same as usual.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31
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CASSVILLE.

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The Index says
Nick Haas was in Cassville Friday.
day. The Haas family will soon move
to their new farm nome near Platte
vile.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vogelsberg came
home Saturday from Livingston where
she spent two months at the home OF
her brother, Charles Fest, whose wife
was in a Platteville hospital FOR sew
eral weeks.
A. J. Lindner says that this is the
first winter he harvested his ice be-
fore Christmas during ID years res
idence in Cassyille.
Major VIM C. Houghton came from
Fit. Sill, Okla, for a few days visit
with the home folks at Christmas
time
John f. Mumm shot and killed
big wolf Monday morning. John had
been keeping tab on the varmlnt Tor
some time-along came Mr.. Wolf and
the sharpshooter got him.
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PLATTEVILLE.

The News says
The John Reed family are moving
to Madison where Mr. Reed is EN-
ployed in the gas plant.
Raymond Webb of the navy is
home on furlough.
Mrs Will Doelz who was called
here by the death of her father. Rob
ert Haney, returned to her home at
Waukesha Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Steinhoff en-
tertained the directors and officers of
the Big Badger Fair at a six O'Clock
turkey dinner Thursday, at their home
west Of town.
Word has been received that Geo.
Morris, son of the late VIM. Morris,
was killed in cyclone at Barney,
Mo-, Dec. 5. His wife and family were
injured and were taken to a hospi-
tai for treatment.
Lawrence France of Platteville and
Miss Margaret Haight of Montfort
will represent Lawrence college at
the conference of student volunteers
at Des Moines, Dec. 80 to Jan. 5.
J. r. Tracy was a recent visitor at
the Bard Bros Holstein Stock Farm
at Waukesha. The sire for the Tracy
farm was purchased from Bard Bros.
and has proven to be very valuable
animal. He has 20 daughters in the
A. r. class which is splendid record.
Jas. Fawcett has an immense badg-
er on exhibition at his store. The
animal weighs over 40 pounds and
was captured by Lee Small near the
Nip and Tuck school house.
Robert Haney a pioneer of this sec
ton who died last week, during his
life had seen many changes and i'm
provements of the United States.
When lad he had the good fortune
to ride on the first train that entered
Pittsburg, Pa. He was taken on the
governors train when he was MAX
ing his initial tour.
Ed. Johnson received a shipment of
three race horses Wednesday that he
purchased at the Chicago SALE One
has a mark of 2:09L and promises
to make them all go along some dur
ing the coming race season. He says
fabulous prices were paid at the re-
cent sale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31
BLOOMINGTON.
The Record saws:

AlC ANCNOAO SoS
Saturday evening somebody entered
Frank Scharfenstein's blacksmith
shop and stole three singletrees. Frank
says if the person will bring them
back and apologize everything will
be all right.
Many friends will be glad to hear
&hat Mrs Will Schreiner, who has
been i'll for some time, is making
substantial Improvement in health.
DR.. and Mrs. II. H. Hancock report
the arrival of a daughter at their
home in La Crosse last Thursday.
With only a brief interruption of
service the central telephone Office
was moved last week to the new To-
cation in the Better building, and
Dale Burgess, the new operator, is
learning the board in good shape.
r. n. Hoskins received a letter from
W. B. Perrin of lie Sueur, Mimi, ask
ing him to help cry sale of Mr.. Per-
rims Duroc-Jersey hogs on Jan. g.
A number of the hogs on Mr.. Per-
rims farm took first and second prem
1ums over animals from the best herds
IN the United States at the Minnesota
state fair and his sale will be very
important one to Duroc-Jersey breed
ers. Prices on these hogs will un-
doubtedly run into the thousands.
Mr.. Hoskins thoroughly appreciates
the honor done him by Mr. Perrin in
asking him to help at the sale. How
ever, he had to decline the offer be-
cause of previous auction engage
ments in this vicinity.
Two men walking across the Mis-
sissippi river from Clayton to Bag
ley, broke through the ice but man
aged to get out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31
Nearby Notes

The Imperial mine at Shullsburg is
reported to be producing about 10
aons of jack a day
During the December term of court
in Lafayette county a couple 70 years
old who had been married AS years
were divorced.
DR.. P. L. Seaman of Prairie du
Chen has been commissioned major
in the army in recognition of his SUI
perior service in the various camps
in the south.
A disastrous fire at Lone Rock last
Monday destroyed the garage OF Garth
waite Bros, and ten cars stored in the
building. Only one car was partially
insured.
Four business places at Gotham
were entered by burglars last Fri
day night though the booty secured
was of small value. The places were
all opened with keys, sure evidence
that the burglars were of the profess
sional type
Very Rev. N. ]. Bliss oficiated at
an unusual marriage at St. Joseph's
parsonage at Bellevue Wednesday af-
Hernoon when he joined in wedlock
Miss Hannah Mary Anderson and Ar
thur Gabrilson, both of the contract
ing parties being deaf mutes.
Dodgeville relatives of Archie Kess-
Il n, who has been with the American
army in Siberia for nearly two years,
received a letter from him the past
week stating that he expected to start
for home in a few days. This was
the first message the family had re-
ceived from him in four months.
Eugene Amsden, a young man OF
about 30, living at Mifflin, committed
suicide Tuesday evening near the Min
.eral Point creamery by shooting him.
self in the head with a % caliber
rifle. The young man had been sur
fering for some time from nervous
HrOuble and had become mentally al
fected He leaves mother and SIS
ger at Platteville.
John r. Doyle died at his home in
Hazel Green Wednesday, Dec. "a, al
ter an illness Of over year. Mr..
DOYLE invented many useful pieces OF
machinery He also invented smell
IN a circuit system with great car
rying power equal to the kind used
in a long distance gun. The invention
had been accepted by four different
boards of the United States govern
ment-
Louis Jacquart while shredding
corn at the brewery Saturday was
the victim of painful and distressing
accident His left hand was caught
in the rollers and drawn into the ma
chinery crushing his hand into pulp.
MIR. Jacquart's' presence of mind per-
haps saved him from more serious in
juries AS his arm was being drawn
7nto the machine he braced himself
and with a supreme effort succeeded
in pulling his hand from the rapidly
revolving rollers. In SO doing the
skin was pulled loose from the en-
tire hand back of the knuckles and
extending up to the wrists. A physi-
clan was hurriedly summoned and ad-
ministered first aid and the unfor
8unate man was hurried to the hos
lital at Platteville where it was fear
ID that the hand would have to be am
Iutated at the wrist 1t is very de-
plorable accident and Mr.. Jacquart
has the sympathy of all-Highland
Press.