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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
Geo. Stauss visited over Sunday

Geo. Stauss visited. over Sunday
with his family in Galena.
Miss Margaret Schreiner left Mon
day for Madison to attend summer
school.
Mrs. Chas. Knobel and daughter,
Marcia, went to Richland Center, Mon
day, to spend the summer.
Mrs. Verne Bennett of No. Andover,
visited last week with her sister, Mrs.
| Winfred Winskill.
The Lancas' er dentists have agreed
to close each Monday from July to
the first week in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Barr of Glen
Haven and Mrs. M w. Royster of
Fennimore, were Sunday visitors at
| the Mrs. Lon Wayne home.
DR.. o. E. Ishmael has received his
honorable discharge from the service
where he served as q lieutenant in
the medical department, and is again
practicing at Mt Horeb.
The Henry Mink family motored to
Davenport, Iowa, Sunday, to visit the
Otto Schwaeglers and bring back
Ruth Mink who went there for Wis
it last week.
Mrs. Melinda Lampson and chill
dren, Roy and Marie, of Chippewa
Falls, visited last week with the for
mer's daughter, Mrs. Henry Nabbe-
field
County Supt. Young and Principal
! S. S. McNelly went to Milwaukee on
Monday to attend the N. E. A. meet
ing.
Mrs. Carson Whitmore and little
son, visited last week with the for
mer's sister in Dubuque, returning
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Govier of
Ansley, Nebr., were visiting Chas.
Brick and other friends here the past
month returning home Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Kitson of Madison, Wis
tied over Sunday with her parents,
the Geo. Wetters. Esther Wetter re-
turned to Madison with Mrs. Kitson
Mrs. Geo. Rigdon and son returned
to their home in Niles, Ohio, Satur-
day, having spent the week here.
Geo. Rigdon was a weekend visitor
returning to Niles the Monday pre-
ceding.
DR.. and Mrs. Jos. Godfrey left Sat
urday for st. Paul where they will
visit for few days. They expect to
go to Canada and will travel for the
summer to benefit Mrs. Godfreys
health
Miss Lillian Holzinger went to Mad
ison, Saturday morning, having Wis
tied briefly at home. Miss Lillian will
enter summer school at the univer-
sity taking sociological work. She ex-
poets to perfect herself in this pro-
fession.
Last Friday evening while coming
north on the Lancaster road Ford
car driven by Ray lockwood of No
Lancaster, went into the ditch just
over the hill a mile north of Rock
vile. The car did not tip over but
the left front wheel was broken and
the occupants struck the windshield
with great force. lockwood. was un-
hurt but Clyde Beetham had his face
and ear deeply cut. The men came
to Lancaster at once and DR.. Doolit-
tie sewed up the wounds. Mr. Beeth-
ANS ear was almost torn away and
had to be remodelled. The other cuts
were severe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02

Tama 800 acres for $500 per acre.
Total $4,000 The owner, William
Brown bought the land in 1872 for
$1150 an acre.
Glidden-i2O acres sold for $500
per acre.
Afton-76O acres brought S102, 900.
Ames -120 acres sold for $425 per
acre. Des Moines $50 acres sold for
$500 per acre. S. A Trowbridge, the
owner, acquired this farm from his
father who bought it at $55 per acre.
Trowbridge bought it from his, faith
er in 1902 paying $S5 per acre
Nevada-340 acres brought $345 per
acre the total being $121,OOO for the
farm.
Fontanelle- AL acres sold three
weeks ago for $3.50 per acre and sold
again last week for $235 per acre.
The advance in three weeks was
$19,S45. The deal was $103,635.
Note-The above prices seem in
credible but they are vouched for by
reputable agencies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
Lancaster Notes.

Mrs. G. E. Rich left Wednesday fo,
Highland where she visited at The
Rosenau parental home.
Miss Elsie Taylor Of So. Lancaster
went to Madison last Wednesday, fol
visit OF several days with friends
Mrs. A. E. Bowen Of Fennimore
visited last week with her daughter
Mrs. Geo. Twining.
Harry Green, one of Lancaster's
soldier boys, arrived home Wednes-
day from overseas.
Joseph Cornelius of Lincoln. Nebr
mas been visiting his relatives. the
Brokers and Clarks here.
Miss Iona McAuley. a teacher in
the Milwaukee schools. arrived SIM
day to visit relatives here.
Edwin Dersch returned home Wed
hesday having spent sixteen months
overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thorne and
daughter, Eleanor, went to GAINESVILLE
Sunday for brief visit wit relatives
Miss Jessie David who taught in the
nigh school here last year has ac-
cepted q position at Sterling, ILL.,, fol-
next season.
~. ~. OIl dIJOll duQ VILE l6IC OdJur-
day for Grand Island, Nebr., where
they will visit for few days with the
A. w. Sterne family.
Mrs. c. f. BudwOrth and sons. Don
aid and Frank, left Thursday for Bos-
cobel where they will visit the for
mer,s aunt, Mrs. A. ]. Pipkin, for a
week.
Miss Anna Mousseau, residing east
Af oifx Iof4
cago where she will visit her sister
Miss Jessie Mousseau, for the sum-
mer months.
Aug. Kress was operated on at the
Doolittle hospital last Thursday the
surgeons removing an exterior growth
on his nose that might have had can
cerous propensities.
Miss Alma Henkel left Sunday for
Madison, where she enters the uni
versity for the summer school. Miss
Henkel will further perfect herself in
instruction for physical work.
DR.. Paul Howell and wife and Mrs.
j. B. McCommons and son Arthur, all
of Beloit, were guests here last week
at the Tony Howell home They re-
turned home Wednesday noon.
Farmers who recently installed Del
~ AA5hSAlAh5 OJo Z IL. ". YES
perman, Louis Weisbenner, Henry
Bonn, Gus and Albert Kuenster, Gus
Kroening, Mrs. Mary Vesperman
Lloyd Wagner and H. E. Borah.
DR.. Inez Philbrick of Lincoln, Neb.,
and Frank Philbrick of Chicago, ar
rived Sunday to visit at the Fred Luz
Der home They returned with Mrs.
M. p. Philbrick, their mother and Mrs.
Luber's aunt who has been visiting
here for two weeks.
JOS. Bendorf informs the Herald
that one ad brought back his missing
auto chains, an honest man having
found them. This man was a Her
aid subscriber VIM Kramer secured
the necessary help for his household
thru a Herald ad. Verify the re-
suits are amazing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
.BAPT|STS LAY
CORNER STONE
SERVICES HELD ON NEW BUILD.
ING THURSDAY EVENING" NON
OGENARIAN APPLIES MORTAR.

The corner stone of the new Bap-
tist church, block of marble 4x1Ox
| 91a inches, was formally laid with ap-
prOpriate ceremonies Thursday even
ing. The weather was ideal and about
one hundred members and guests
were present at the service.
The Rev. VIM. Weyhraucn, pastor
of the church, opened the service with
a prayer. Following that was a song
by the assemblage, Truth of Our
Fathers" The Rev. VIM. Harberts of
the Presbyterian church, gave scrip
ture reading giving that beautiful
piece Of symbolism so well expressed
in the 1st Corinthians, third chapter,
reading the first fifteen verses.
Miss Irene Murray gave a vocal So
10 and Mrs. Herman Knoke followed
with History of the Baptist Church
in Lancaster" touching upon the. in
ception of the local organization and
its various pastors through the years.
The Rev HUMPHREYS of Dodgeville,
was the speaker of the evening. He
used as text the same scripture as
that read by DR.. Harberts. His SER
mon was fine.
In conclusion the Rev. Guy Camp
bell offered prayer. Miss Rose PEN
mock told of the contents of a pack
age to be placed within the corner
stone. This package contains copies
OF the local papers, the church enroll
ment and other interesting data.
Pastor Weyhrauch read the simple
ritual prescribed by the Baptist
church for an occasion of this kind
Then Mrs. Mary j. McNair, a lady of
almost ninety-three years, and a Bap-
tlst for eighty years, placed the first
trowel-full of mortar on the base of
the corner stone. Edwin Pagel the
master-mason in charge of the con-
struction work, completed the laying
of the corner stone.
Mrs. McNair, the oldest person pres
ent and with Warren Hannum and
Mrs. Richard Meyer ST., the Oldest in
the city, attended the old Baptist
church in 1852. She has be n a resi-
dent here since 1886.
The history of the Baptist church
in Lancaster is interesting. The So
ciety was organized at a meeting in
the court house Nov. 20, 1874. In
August 1916 the site of two lots was
purchased. Elder Miles was the first
preacher followed by Rev. E. N. Chap
in. Nelson Dewey, Alfred Miles, }. C..
Cover, H. L. .Liscum and James Otis
were elected trustees in 1847. The
Baptist was then the strongest church
in the city and general contributions
realized $1,000 for a church. The
foundation was put down by James
Cow in 1848 for $685. The church
was dedicated July 4, 1852. 1t was
used as a house of. worship until the
present summer when it was torn
down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
co. TREASURER PAYS 272.

County Treasurer Hounsell mailed
out 272 checks to as many different
people last week. They ranged all
the way from Is cents up to $40 in
amount and represented compensa-
ton paid to those who reported vi
tai statistics, such as marriages,
births and deaths occurring during
the year 1918 in this county. The
state board of health keeps an ac-
count of these happenings and GER
titles to the county treasurer those
who made reports according to law
and the amount to which they are
entitled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
REV. SHERMAN TO VISIT EAST.

Rev. Sherman expects to leave about
the middle of July for an extended va
cation amidst the scenes of his ma
tive state, Massachusetts,. He will Wis
it with his aged mother at Lincoln.
Mass, originally a part of the city
of Concord, Mrs. Sherman, the moth
er of our esteemed clergyman, is now
"a years of age, in full possession of
mental and physical capacities and
enjoys good health all the time. Rev.
Sherman in relating incidents of his
earlier years says that he has a dis
tinct recollection Of Ralph Waldo
Emerson and other noted men of that
time latteville Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
SUBDUED MUTTERINGS.

Senator Roethe takes credit in this
weeks Fennimore Times for having
killed the Platteville Municipal Court
bill. If there is any glory in that he
is welcome to it. However we pre-
dict that within two years he will be
ashamed to acknowledge it; likewise
Joseph Bennett of Lancaster Platte
Vile News.
What'll you do to the boys, Bobby ?
Kill 'em? Or try 'em for treason in
your "Secesh" court?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
IOWA FARMS HIGH.

Some recent high farm sales in
lowe are:
Vinton-1S acres for $4,000, SILL
per acre.
vinton acres at 1895 per acre
$50 acres at $445 per acre. 100 acres
at $3.50 per acre. so acres at 1915 per
acre.
Hamrton-240 acres at $3.50 per ac-
re. This farm increased $142 per acre
in S years. One farm sold for $3225O
per acre that was bought thirty years
ago fer $50 per acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
DIVORCE COMMON LAW MARRIAGE

Judge Clementson, has issued de-
cree of divorce to G. w. Harpst Of
Ripon. In 1916 Mr.. and Mrs. Harpst
were married by contract in Platte
vile there being no ceremony. At
torney Metcalfe drew up the agree
ment. The Harpsts lived in Clear
Lake, Mimi, but could not agree.
Harpst an insurance man came back
from a trip finding his wife gone. Her
whereabouts since are unknown. The
same attorney made divorce applica-
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
RAISE COURT OFFICIALS.

The salary of circuit Judge has been
increased from $500 to $500 but the
presiding judge does not benefit as
the compensation of an elected officer
may not be changed during his term
of office. The salary of circuit court
reporters has been raised from 5000
to $3.50 per month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
ZINC MINERS ASK DOUBLE TARIFF

Washington, D. Represent; ives
of zinc mine owners of tho Joplin,
Mo-, district appearing before the
ways and means committee Wednes-
day, asked for tariff of two cents per
pound on the metallic content of zinc
ore imported from foreign countries
declaring this necessary to permit
continuation of American zinc pro-
duction. This rate would be double
that under the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
COMMITTED TO MENDOZA.

Mrs. Laura Hendel shot of Platte
vile, So years, was examined on June
10th by Drs. Buck and Dunn and pro-
nounced insane. She was committed
by Judge Goodsell on the 26th. The
record evidences three cases of in
sanity in the family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
NO LICENSE WILL BE
VALID AFTER JUNE 80.

Attorney General Blaine has sent
to every district attorney in the state
a communication setting forth an opin-
ion that no license will be. valid after
June Both unless Congress acts to re-
peal the wartime prohibition law, and
that the national legislature super
ceded any laws of this state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
LAWYERS SUE EDITOR.

Granville Trace, editor of the
Dodgeville Sun-Republic, may be de-
PENDANT in a plaintiff suit brought by
McGeever~ & McGeever, Dodgeville
attorneys. Trace wrote up" a recent
lawsuit, Bishop VS. Bishop, and handl-
ed the lawyers without gloves. A
hearing was held the other day to de-
termine who owns Traces paper, etc.
to thus fix the responsibility for his
writings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
BODY BLOW TO /. w. W.

BY a vote of 20 to the Wisconsin
senate walloped syndicalism last
Thursday The measure prepared by
Senator Ray Nye of Superior, desig-
mates syndicalism as criminal and
prohibits /. w. W. propaganda, sabo-
tage, etc., under penalty of 81 900 fine
or two years Imprisonment. The as
semblage of two or more persons to
advance propaganda is. made liable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
THIEF HAS CONSCIENCE ATTACK.

Five years ago at IL o'clock mid
night Mrs. Martin Mcdonald had two
jardiniers taken from her front porch.
Last Saturday morning Mrs. McDon-
aid found the self-same jars at the
back door. The jars contained no
plants but were in spick and span
condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
FALLS, CRUSHES FOOT.

Ben Richardson, Hazel Green, had
his foot quite severely crushed last
week. He was riding horseback and
the horse fell with Ben's foot under
Meath He is on the street again but
with crutches.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
KUBAL WINS ALL POINTS.

Frank Kubal, a Mt. Hope farmer,
has complaint lodged against him
for combating brother, nephew and
constable. Kubal made all points in
each instance and lived up to his
name. The case may be aired in
court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
FARMER LOSES HORSE.

Fred Kabele, Harrison farmer, lost
a valuable horse from the effects of
overhead, Friday Of last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
The Welcome Home

Of Course you and your family are coming
to Lancaster on the 4th of July, Indepen-
dence Day, and assist in that big welcome
we are going to extend our soldier lads
This is a great big, fine country we live
in--isn't it? You bet it Island the beautyof
the whole government is that we are all
equal citizens under the same grand, old
flag. No wonder we're all so proud Of be-
ing AMERICANS
So on the 4th Of July we are going to
celebrate the 143rd anniversary Of our
independence as a nation. And we are also
going to show the soldiers that we appre-
cate what they did for us.
So no matter what may happen to pre-
vent be sure and come to Lancaster on the
18th. The keys to the city will be thrown
away and the citizens will do everything
they can to entertain the county and it's
soldiers and Sailors
Come to the Welcome Home
Dobson's Store
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-04
STATE VICTORY
LOAN OFFICES
OPENED TODAY
County and State Commit
tees Get Into Harness,

State and county Victory loan CON-
mittees were getting into harness this
morning for the big push which be-
gins April q.
State offices were opened this morn
ing on the corner Of Main and Broad
way In the old Western National Bank
building. N. r. Graham, chairman Of
the state committee, is in Tulsa TO-
day but 10 expected back Sunday.
William N. Morris. state secretary OF
the War Savings compaign, will act
q state secretary for Liberty loan
canppin - we'll. Both Morris and
Ralp6 Talbot, director Of the state
spsakess' bureau, took up their duties
win ne eauapsiSn this morning.
latsnse Interest 10 being shown
Throughout the state in the loan. &C.
cording 10 William T. Lampe, pub
lieity manager. Organization 10 pro-
grsssing rapidly,
n. W. Smith, publicity manager for
The cously committee, says II 10 gen.
esally ceBeedsd among local bankers
ut H. kssds Will sell for par Of
he(>oe. Loefty honda Of previous 10
49, a. sew ceiling for almost par.
N eonmlltss anticipates that thsrs
WIN - - difficulty in selling tn
boado. 4
Definite announcement - 10 jusl
The i6sm n which the bonds will b
isssd Will soe y mads until April
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-04
Focn coNFERS
WITH GERMANS
over DANlIe
Conferences Continue at Spa
With Erzberger,

LONDON, April A proposal that
the Polish troops Of General Haller
he taken by a land route from Lune-
vile across Germany to Poland, has
been made TO Marshal Foeh at Spa by
Matthias Errberger, the head Of the
German armistice commission, . semi
official message from Berlin says.
PARIS, April -(Havas)-Marshal
Foch, the allied commander in chief
(who went TO Spa yesterday to dis
cuss the question Of the return OF the
Polish troops in France through Dan
sig, with German Representatives J
had q second conference st Spa with
Matthias Ersbsrses, the head d TN
German armistice commission, aite'
their initial meeting Yesterday morn.
Ing, adyiees from Spa state. The
first interview began at' go O'Clock
10 Marshal Foeh's private car and
lasted forty minutes. The second
conference began At II o'clock and
lasted until u o'clock.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-04
RAIIBoW DIVISION
q 0omlNo NOME soon

WASHINGTON, April Assign.
nisnt Of the complete Forty-second
(Rainbow) division to early convoy
home, was announced today BY the
war department.
The official announcement names
officially the following units Of the
Forty second:
Headquarters and headquarter,
troop. l49th, l50th and lslst machine
gun battalions. Eighty third infantry
brigade headquarters. l6Sth and l66tl
infantry, Eighty-iourth infantry bri'
gade headquarters l8th (probabl,
error in transmission and should b
lo7th) and 10th infantry. Sixty-sev-
enth field artillery brigade headquar
ters l49th, lS0h and lslst field ar
tillery. ll7th engineers and train, field
signal battalion, train headqusrter,
and military police. supply train, sani.
tary train and ammunition train. Only
the hospital units are missing from
the list.
At the same time the following ad-
ditional units were announced as or
the early convoy schedule:
Bakery companies Nos. 388 and 398
evacuation hospital No. 10; air service
casual company No. 4
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-04
ShRINERS' PLAY
IS PROGRESSING
Additions to Cast Fill All Va
cant Roles, 4

Practically every important role hss
been assigned in the cast OF the musl.
cal comedy, Around the Cloek WHY
the Debutantes, TO be presented Apsil
10, II and II in the Overholsef tlAestsgs
under the auspices Of the India Ten
pie Shrine. Those who were add -
the cast yesterday were Miss viuao
Cooter, Messra William Bsrrcwal1o.
w. w. Hollingsworth. Thomas CHI
mer. Harold Hslseil, y. c. Knepper
and Lieutenant Harrison. Fs
The Clock Cirls." who make % ooo
Of the most striking" features d u
show, include the Misses Ksthsy1
Nash. Elizabeth Pops, Kathryn IT,
Louise Campbell, bssnssdins c. y
bell. Lillian Edwards, Sue Dyer,
dred Daley, Jessie Kellogg. ~
Herring, Alice Herring and Alb6st1
Herald. iVe
Miss Ks.hsriae zsnman Win ~
the "Usher Crib n shsir Shsire ~
gala In the pseiu1s 10 the ~ r.
which J. H. sfumpfi j.. VII % ) ~
eialty act. 2s
The Clown" bslIsA 10 b ~ ~
Miss Ksthsfins Mitdenbsssd. ~
have los No nsemhssS IT. nisse6
Lee PotaeaoG, lvlislte Castes,
Desis DsH IeellA 1eoeA
Pryor. Jqyes ajvsa 3a1oG
aad vifniola Roea Z. ~ ~ Z.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-04
) CAPTAINS
To Be GIVEN
PASSPORTS.
jenkins, HeafneL Organ and
WiIkie May Be Chosen,
PRESENT ONES VETERANS
Durham, SIaton and Snelson
"0Id Timers on Force. !.

Captains OF Police Dunham, Slatoa
and Snelson. veteran members OF the
Oklahoma City police department. are
expected to leave their present posi'
,ions as a result Of an announcement
this morning by Mayor Walton that
he will begin Z reorganization Of the
department almost Immediately.
John T. Jenkins, Arvel Heafner,
Rolley Organ and Charles Wilkie, oil
either present or former members Of
the department. are mentioned ~
among the possible successors Of Sla-'
ton. Durham and Snelson.
"Hofes Mast Bs Clean"
I'VE are going to have . clean, capa.
bic force" Mayor Walton said. 4
have been dissatisfied with many con-
ditions within the department and now,
that ] am empowered to remedy the
evils II will be done al once. While
the civil service provisions will bs
iuuy tNNOBthASu VIII hot pNtuht UNIV
to handicap me in the reorganization
program"
Mayor Walton said he was MOI
ready 10 announce whom he favored
10 succeed the three captains Csp-
tain Slaton. he said, fell into dis.
favor when he failed TO quell dis
turbanee Al a democratic massmeeting
tst .Aain apd .Dssadway the night BE-.
fore the primary election.
Twenty wsuld Be Dog Catcher.
Mayor Walton Is besisssd BY hun.
dreds Of applicants for jobs. rang.
ing from street cleaners on up the
ladder. A crisis was reached this
morning when Mayor Walton said hs
had had fully twenty applicants fof
the job Of dog catcher.
"Of course many will be disap-
pointed" Mayor Walton said this
morning, 'as there are not nearly
enough jobs to go around. ! will
pick the men who, in my judgment,
are best fitted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-04
OFFICIAL TITLE
Or ROAD BILL IS
PREP sRED TODAY
Bids for Printing Ballots Ex-
pected to Be Asked Soon,

Here's the official title Of tIWsk50. =
100000 road bond proposal as k,ll
60 on the ballots before the sxlDffs
at the special election on MAsE
How II Reads. Ns-
THE sist Of this proposition Is to
amend the constitution OF Oklahoma,
for the purpose Of establishing q sys-
TEN Of durable, hard-surfaced high
ways throughout the state, providing
for the appointment. qualification and
salary Of four commissioners, the gov
ernor TO be chairman, and serve with
ont compensation, authorizing said
commission TO issue and sell serial
bonds OF the state, not TO exceed $50
10000 to be used in constructing said
system OF roads. providing for the re.
tirement Of said bonds. authorizing the
governor to appoint a citizens advisory
board. and in each county Of the state
a citizens inspection board, and de-
claring an emergency
The title was prepared this morning
by Attorney General Freezing and
transmitted to the secretary OF state
for oertiiication to the state election
board. This will be all that will be
before the voters when they enter the
booth on election day.
Contracts Soon.
Call for contracts for bids for the
printing Of the ballots is expected to
be made within the next few days,
and the election machinery geared up
for holding the election.
Leaders on both sides of the ques-
tion met in Oklahoma City yesterday
and agreed to wage aggressive cam
paigus. The board Of directors Of
the Oklahoma Good Roads association
was made a special organization and
campaign committee to conduct the
affirmative campaign, Plans for the
negative campaign will be held at a
meeting to be held here next Tues
day.