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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
HAZEL GREEN.

Matt Rodda, who is at Dubuque
hospital, is said to be doing quite well.
A shower on Thursday evening was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs r.
Bryant in honor of Miss Mabel Bry-
ant, that was largely attended and
heartily enjoyed.
A telegram to Thos. Aide to his
sisters here said that he had arrived
safely from overseas.
The robins are here. Get your fish
hooks shined up. There's going to be
something doing down along the riv-
er soon. Well be there. Friday
March 21st was the first day of spring
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keleher are the
proud parents of a baby that came on
Wednesday.
John Nodler was at Lancas' er on a
business mission recently.
Miss Lettie Hoffman attended the
funeral of his cousin at Epworth Ia.
Mrs. Thos. Pedalty is quite ill.,
Mrs. B. C. Berg is at Madison on
account of the illness of her mother
and brother.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
FENNIMORE.

The Times says:
Vern Elsie arrived home Thurs
day from San Francisco on month
furlough. He looks like a regular
"sea dog" brown as a berry and en-
joying fine health.
Lieut.. Hal Billig Jr., accompanied
his uncle, DR.. E. A. Billig, out from
Chicago, Monday, for visit with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. V.
Billig. He has been an instructor in
the aviation service at BrOokfield,
Texas, and Georgia camps and has
been discharged He has developed
into robust young man. ga chip off
the old block of whom his parents
may feel justly proud.
Mrs. Malachi Simons, one of Fen
nimOre's most remarkable old ladies,
yesterday quietly observed her 92nd
birthday, few of her grandchildren
and other relatives coming in to
remind her of the many pleasant as
sociations of the past Mrs Simons
is enjoying fairly good health despite
her advanced age and is being tender
ly cared for by her son Richard, and
daughter. Mr.. Simons, we believe,
is in his Goth year. They are among
Il luOSL FSASl oUlS anu U0SI
loved citizens. All honor to them
and may their sunset of life contin-
lie to be blessed and serene.
Today is the Goth anniversary of
the birth of Fennimore's grand old
man, M. P. Smith. He is enjoying
fairly good health and possessed of
as keen a mind and memory as of
old. Although failing eyesight handi-
caps him considerably, still he gets
about town, takes deep interest in
public affairs and splits up his own
woodpile, (and it is no small one
either) something good many of
we younger fellows might find quite
an undertaking. Mr. Smith is one
of the oldest living residents OF the
county. May he at least live to round
out the century mark, with his fac
ulties unimpaired and enjoying the
esteem of the community.
Mrs. Isaac Dexter of Flandreau, S.
D., died at Hot Springs, S. D., where
she had gone for treatment. She was
a sister of Thos. Edge, deceased.
Mark Woods, a former Fennimore
resident, died att Jefferson, Ia, Mar.
9th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
E. B. GooDsELL
Notice to Creditors.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County
Court-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of
William M. ziegler, deceased.
Letters of Administration on the es-
tate of William M. Ziegler, deceased,
having been issued to Nellie F. Zieg-
Ter OF Lancaster, Wisconsin,
Notice is Hereby Given, That the
creditors of said William M. Ziegler,
deceased, are allowed and limited by
order of this Court until and includ-
ing the 9Th day of July, 1919, to pre-
sent their claims and demands
against said William M. Ziegler, de-
ceased, to the County Court for ex-
animation and allowance
Notice is Also Hereby Given, That
the claims and demands so presented
will be examined and adjusted by this
Court, at the Office of the County
Judge, at the Court House, in the
city of Lancaster, in said County, on
the End Tuesday of July, 1919.
Dated this 5th day Of March, 1919.
By the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL,
3w3. County Judge.
Brennan & Carthew, Attorneys.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
Legal Notice,
Estate Of Herman schleier, Decei

Estate of Herman Schleier, Deceas-
ed.
State of Wisconsin, County Court of
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the
special term of he County Court, to
be held in and for said County, at the
Court House, in the City of Lancaster,
in said County, on the second Tues
day of April, A. D., 1919, being the, 9Th
day of April 1919, at the hour of one
O'Clock in the afternoon, the follow
ing matter will be heard and con-
sidered:
The petition Of Ella Hampton, adj
ministratrix of the estate of said de-
ceased, for the allowance of her final
account and the assignment Of the
residue of said estate to such persons
as are by law entitled thereto.
BY order of the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL,
County Judge.
Dated March 7th, 1919.
Geo. B. Clementson, Attorney. 3w3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
CASSvILLE.

Inc luuGA says.
Mrs. Lewis Biggin fell on the ce-
ment walk in the dooryard one day
last week and hurt her hip, though
not seriously.
Sergt. Louis F. Blum is home on
the farm near Glen Haven. He re-
ceived his discharge at Camp Hola
bird, Md.
Roy Houghton of Winner. S. D..
arrived in Cassville Sunday to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hough-
ton. 1t has been about four years
since he last visited here and he ex-
poets to stay two weeks.
Last Thursday NARROW Kidd and
Miss Ida Baumgartner and their niece
and nephews, Levort, Gerald and JOS
Baumgartner, left for Plainville, Kas
where the children will remain with
the family of their aunt, Mrs. Valen-
tine Stuckey. The children's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Baumgartner
both died last year at Wadena, Ia.
Mrs. R. w. Scott of Winnipeg, ar
rived in Cassville Tuesday afternoon
for short visit with her brother. Jos
Kuchenberg, and family. Mrs. Scott
was on her way home from Denver
where she was called by the illness
OF her sister, Mrs. A. G. Jacquith
whom she left improving. Her moth
er, Mrs. G. Kuchenberg, accompanied
her to Denver and remained there
with Mrs. Jacquith.
Mrs. M. S. Stephens of this vii
lage sold her town property to Chris
Hochhausen who recently sold his
farm to VIM. Bausch, who in turn
sold his farm of $50 acres to Klindt-
Geiger Co. The Hochhausens will
live here in the village, and the
Bausch's will move and take posses
sion of their new farm about April
LIST.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

The leaders of the Union &. Rail-
way men have decided to reject the
governments offer regarding wages.
James II. Thomas announced at Lon
don.
The Hamburg Seamen's union has
agreed that half of the crews on ships
transporting food to Germany should
De recruited from the unions, provided
the transport union recruited the other
half.
The Ukrainian forces of General
Petlura have successfully resumed
the offensive, according to advices to
the Swiss Telegraph agency from Pros
Kuroff, the seat of the Petlura govern
ment.
An Archangel dispatch says patrol
activity has increased considerable
along the Vologda railway and on the
Dvlna front. On both sectors the boil
shevlkl have been defeated by the
A bolshevist invasion of Germany
is being planned, timed to coincide
with fresh uprising in Germany and
in Austria, the Berlin National Zeitung
declared. Attempts will be made to
capture Vienna.
London dispatch says memorial
service for American soldiers and sail
ors who fell in the war is to be held
IN Westminster abbey April 4.
An Athens dispatch says trustworthy
information describes the condition of
the Greeks in the Smyrna district as
extremely critical. Turkish soldiers
and civilians are overrunning the re-
gion, numbering and pillaging.
=
The national assembly at Weimar
adopted decree Incorporating Ger
man Austria in Germany.
Five persons alleged to have made
endeavors to carry on Spartacan
propaganda among civilians within
the zone occupied by American troops
have been arrested by American mill
tary authorities at 'Coblenz within the
last few days.
A Paris dispatch says the republic
OF Czecho-Slovakia plans to send a
commission to the United States in
April to study American methods in
industry, social welfare and santa
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
ADVERTISEMENTS


The following political advertise
ments are ordered by the undersign-
ed and will be paid for by them at
the regular advertising rates:
Announcement.
| hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of county judge of Grant
county, subject to the will of qualified
electors at the spring election to be
held on Tuesday, April 1st. 1 am
native of Hazel Green and Grant
county has always been my home.
Have been engaged in the active prac-
tice of law for period of 80 years in
all courts and feel that l am perfect
ly able to conduct the affairs of the
position in a manner satisfactory to
all. In politics I am, and always have
been, a Republican, but my candidacy
under the law cannot appear as such;
it must be as non-partisan. If elect
ed, / will devote my entire time to
the duties devolving upon me, en-
deavor to treat every one with fair
ness and courtesy, and will appreciate
the support of every voter in the coun-
ty, regardless of politics.
Yours truly,
2tf. S. H. Taylor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
THE CALL O. THE WILD.
UNUSUAL SIGHT OF DUCKS BY
THOUSANDS IN RIVER AT
CASSVILLE-NO SHOOTING.

A flock of wild ducks numbering in
the thousands parked" in the Mis-
sissippi just opposite the village Sun
day. Many of our residents lined the
bank to witnes this most unusual
sight. 1t was most tempting to our
local sportsmen, but the heavy fine
in connection with the shooting of
wild game out of season prevented
them from risking a shot. The ducks
were migrating northward, but if
they stopped for rest or foung the
picking exceptionally good is a
question.-Cassville Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
Washington

A Washington dispatch saws motor
truck manufacturers have delivered to
the war department 96,551 trucks Of
all types out of orders for 115.137 thar
remain to be filled after the cancella-
ton Of contracts due to the close of
the war had been made. OF the truclys
delivered, 51,8S4 were shipped over
seas.
A Washington dispatch saws cas-
ualties in the United States air serv-
Ice personnel serving with the Ameri-
can and allied armies at the front
numbered 554. OF the total, III men
were killed in combat.
One hundred million dollars was adj
vanced by the war department at
Washington to the railroad admins
tration to assist in tiding the railroads
over the period until additional funds
are made available by congress.
All obligations of the war depart
ment will be paid, Acting Secretary
CrOWell announced at Washington in
spite of the failure of the deficiency
appropriation bill carrying funds to
meet claims amounting to millions of
dollars.
Artillery projects for the army
which will be completed contemplate
the expenditure of $4S,243,S $50 for
guns of various types, the war depart
ment at Washington announced.
Advices to the state department at
Washington from Vladivostok state
that the Korean national council ut
Nikolskoe, on the Ussuri river, Siberia,
has transmitted to all cOnsulates the
declaration of independence of Korea.
A Washington dispatch says troops
returning from France during the
week ended March IA numbered So
454, the largest total for any week.
Up to March IA, 414,278 had been
brought home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
Announcement.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for reelection to the office
of County Judge to be voted for at
the election to be held April first.
In making this announcement [
desire to say to the people of the
county that I am duly appreciative Of
the honors that have been conferred
upon me in the past, and have en-
deavored, to the best of my ability,
to merit your confidence in me as
public official. I have devoted my en-
tire time to the duties of the office
and have had but one aim in view: to
discharge the functions of my office
faithfully and efficiently, having only
the interests of the people at heart.
How well I have succeeded in this I
leave to the public to judge. | be-
lieve that my experience in this i'm
portant Office is of great value to the
County.
l make no appeal to the voters 9TH
er than upon the record have made
while in office, and am willing to
stand or fall by that record.
Should the voters of the county be-
lieve it to be to their best interests
to continue me in office, I shall be
very pleased to have them make their
wishes manifest at the polls.
3w3 E. B. GOODSELL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
PLATTEVILLE.

The Witness says:
DR.. Carl Andrew has decided to 10.
cate in Platteville. He will be asso.
ciated with Drs. Cunningham and
Schuldt.
Mrs. R. A. Mills Nellie Sylvester
class of 1873 of the NormaD is nov
living at Mill Valley, Calf. Her sor
has just returned from overseas
where his ship had been chasing sub.
marines for over 10000 miles.
Rev. John Hardcastle has accepted
the pastorate of the Primitive Meth
odist church at Kewanee, ILL.,, and
will leave in about three months fol
their new home. The charge is ar
exceptionally good one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
MONTFORT.
The Mail says:

The Mail says:
VIM. Dieter had a great sale Fri
day, the largest farm sale ever held
in this section, the proceeds going
beyond $4,000
J. M. Pettera and family arrived
from Richville, Mimi, last week and
unloaded their car Friday, storing
their goods in the studio building
Mr.. Pettera is now busy invoicing the
stock of the Montfort Hardware Co.
before taking possession.
R. Kirk, night Waterman in the
railroad yards, fell from an engine
Sunday night, severely wrenching one
of his knees. DR.. Stirn attended him
and he is doing well but will be OFF
duty for some time. It was Dicks
unlucky day as someone poisoned his
dog Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

COblenz-In preparing the plans
for the Employment of from 10000 to
$4,000 German civilians on road re-
pairing and other work in the Ameri-
can area of occupation, American
main headquarters has approved a
proposal that the Germans be paid
partly in rations. The laborers will
be paid in marks collected from the
Berlin government, with the privil-
eye Of taking part of their pay in
COINED beef, -four, sugar and coffee
at the end of the week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
European War News

A Brussels dispatch says Germany's
debt to Belgium for acquisitions of
cash made by the Germans and other
money transactions alone aggregates
1O,0OOOOO,OOO francs.
+
Ten German submarines to be dellv-
cred to the entente powers have left
Hamburg, according to a dispatch re-
ceived at Basic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
PATCH GROVE.

Geo. Garside is home from Mayo
hospital where Mrs. Garside under
went an operation. Mrs. Garside re
mains for further treatment.
The R. N A held a st. Patrick s
day party with many in attendance.
Ted Day and Mrs. Vaughn were lucky
in a prize way.
Twelve little girl friends of Eleeta
Fassbender were her guests on her
18th birthday Ice cream and other
goodies pleased the child heart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
The Journal says:

Frank Micka was called to Chi
cago last Saturday by the death OF
his eldest daughter, Anna Micka
Bourke.
In 1843, Maj. Rountree erected the
first brick building in the village OF
Platteville. The brick was nodded
and burned on the west side of the
Lancaster road, short distance from
the town. The lime was manufac-
tured in the vicinity and the sand
procured at the Platte river. The
building was built on the site now
occupied by the Bayley block.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Doscher OF
Boise, Idaho, with their youngest son
are expected here Friday evening for
visit at the H. G. Doscher home
The little 9-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Hooks died at the
home on Broadway last Thursday and
was buried Saturday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

The senate at st. Paul, Mimi, passed
the suffrage bill granting women the
right to vote for presidential electors.
passed by the house earlier in the ses-
sion and will now go to the governor
for his signature.
The Japanese have killed 10000
Koreans in two days, according to a
cablegram received by DR.. Syngham
Rhee, Korean representative at Phila-
delphia. The dispatch was said to
have been struggled to China for trans
mission.
Reports published by the Swiss
press of revolutions in Spalate and
Fiume are without foundation, it was
announced by the Italian bureau of
information at New York.
The Jacob Hoffman Brewing COM
pany of New York, bringing a test
suit in the interest of the United
States Brewers association, applied to
the federal district court for an in
junction restraining the collector Of
internal revenue and the United States
district attorney from beginning any
proceedings to interfere with its con-
templated production of beer of "a
per cent alcoholic content.
government lottery for the pur-
chase of Victory bonds is under con-
sideration by Secretary of the Treas
ury Carter Glass, according to state
ment made at New York by the orig
inaror of the novel plan.
The Lager Beer Brewers Board of
Trade of New York, representing ~
brewing concerns in New York and
New Jersey, announced that on advice
of counsel its members would resume
at once sale of beer containing pa
per cent alcoholic content.
Thirty-fve persons lost their lives in
the storm that swept central and
northern Mississippi, according to re-
ports reaching Memphis, Tenn.
The strike of $500 employees of the
Public Service Railway company in
northern New Jersey was formally
called off. The terms were suggested
by the war labor board.
Ten thousand acres of farm land
near Rome, H., were inundated when
an Illinois river dixie broke.
Germany's cotton shortage is esti-
mated to be 100000 bales of 500
pounds each, in official dispatches
based on the opinion of European ex-
perts and made public at Washing
ton.
Doctor Ishu, the Japanese alienisr,
was found guilty Of the murder OF Or.
George B. Wolf and sentenced to lie
Imprisonment at Towson. Md.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
The News saws:

The News says:
DR.. and Mrs. Delbert Nickson of
Seattle, Wash, were recent guests of
the formers parents in this city.
Both DR.. and Mrs. Nickson are grad
yates of the Platteville Normal. DR..
Nickson is recognized as one of the
leading men in his line of research
work in the medical profession.
The remains of Hazel Benson, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bon
son of Plainfeld Wis, were brought
here for interment. Funeral services
will be held at the Roddick home in
the west part of the city this morn
| ing.
Holmes Bros. sold the Will Lou
thain farm on the Mound road to
Arthur Parish for $165 an acre. The
Louthains will remain on the farm
until next March, when possession
will be given.
Mrs. John Clark writes from Webb
City, Mo-, of a terrible wind storm
that passed through that section. A
small place near them was completely
demolished.
Guerdon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Miller, has been i'll with pneumonia
and a nurse from Dubuque is caring
for him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
Foreign

A Brussels dispatch says Belgium
has recognized the independence OF
Poland.
According to Berlin advices Otto
Pertz, president of the German soviet
In Petrograd, reported to Lenine and
Trotzky that Radek had succeeded In
forming % separate bolshevist organi-
cations in Germany.
A Copenhagen dispatch says the i'm
pOrtant railroad junction town of Mi
tau, southwest of Riga, has been cap
tured by Lettish troops, Lettish Off
cial statement announces. The bolshe-
Wiki are retiring along the whole front.
Virtually all of the Ukraine is now
in the hands of the bolsheviki, accord
ing to advices reaching London. In
heavy fighting at Nikolaiev, northeast
of Odessa, the bolsheviki lost between
5000 and 5000 men, but forced the
French garrison. after fierce fighting,
to withdraw to Odessa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
Peace Notes

The United States has put in a
maximum claim at Paris for loss of
life and property during the war ag-
gregating a little less than a billion
dollars, the amount for individual loss
of life being $4,000 in each case.
1.-THE Rhine is our only good line of
defense. I do not demand annexation,
but if we do not secure that military
frontier we will have fought in vain"
Is statement made by Marshal Foch,
quoted in an interview printed in the
Paris Matin.
The Italian delegation to the peace
conference at Paris has unanimously
decided to withdraw from the peace
conference unless Fiume is assigned to
Italy contemporaneously with the con-
clusiOn of peace.
A Paris dispatch says France insists
that the surrendered German warships
be distributed among the victors as le-
climate prizes of war.
Gen. z. H. Allenby, commander OF
she British forces in Palestine, ar
rived at Paris from Egypt to advise
the supreme council on near-Eastern
questions.
The Hungarian government has re-
fused to obey the entente's demand for
the surrender of merchant shipping
according to a Budapest dispatch to
the Paris Journal des Debats. The
Hungarians take the ground that ac-
Quiescence would mean the end OF the
Danube traffic.
The American delegation at Paris,
1t is said, plans to accept limited
number of amendments to the league
of nations covenant.
The commission on international
labor legislation held probably its last
meeting at Paris when it reached ar
'greement on all points at issue. The
american contention that each coun-
should settle it's internal labor
problems without invoking the power
Of the league of nations prevailed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
Domestic

The senate at st. Paul, Mimi, passed
the suffrage bill granting women the
right to vote for presidential electors.
The vote was 40 to IL. The bill was
passed by the house earlier in the ses-
sion and will now go to the governor
for his signature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

The Japanese have killed 10000
Koreans in two days, according to a
cablegram received by DR.. Syngham
Rhee, Korean representative at Phila-
delphia. The dispatch was said to
have been struggled to China for trans
mission.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

A Paris dispatch says the republic
OF Czecho-Slovakia plans to send a
commission to the United States in
April to study American methods in
industry, social welfare and santa
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

3w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

Reports published by the Swiss
press of revolutions in Spalate and
Fiume are without foundation, it was
announced by the Italian bureau Of
information at New York.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-04

Eonor and a sponsor.
Upon his return to Chickasha,
Hale donned his working clothes
and set off in search of a sponsor
and maid Of honor He signed up
Miss Lorraine Raibourne as his maid
on hBnbn and rMiss Anna Wade
ONeill his sponsor. The trio left
with the chickasha delegation this
morning.
Before lleaYing, .Brigadierl General
Hale made known the fact that he
was going to fight for the passage
by the reunion a resolution endors
ing the League Of Nations, the peace
treaty and all policies Of President
Wilson.