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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
MOTHER AND CHILD
DEAD BY BURNING
PARIS FARMHOUSE is FUNERAL
PYRE FOR MRS. HENRI STEUR
AND DAUGHTER ESCAPE.

Mrs. Henry Steur and daughter,
Title Nicholson, years old, were
burned to death in a farmhouse fire
in Paris township, four miles south
east of Potosi village, early Monday
morning. The husband and stepfath-
er, Henry Steur, escaped with his
two children, Barbara, 4 years, and
a 14-mOnthS old babe
The story goes that Steur and wife
were awakened shortly after mid
night by the smell of smoke. Mrs.
Steur seized night lamp and ran
upstairs to rescue her daughter, Ma
tilda who slept above. Neither re-
turned alive. One story is that Steur
heard the lamp crash and saw the
upper part of the house cave il. He
picked up the two smaller children
and fed from the building. Another
story is that the mother and daugh-
ter fell suffocated by smoke and per-
ished.
In any event the building was to-
tally destroyed The ruins were
searched Monday and the two bodies
found. The remains were taken to
the Edwards undertaking parlors on
Monday and prepared for burial.
The place was owned by Frank
Meme. 1t was a two story house.
Steur is |; borer. The coroner,
Frank Lenstra of Jamestown, inves-
tigated the blaze Monday and con
cluded that the cause of the fire was
accidental.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
TEAM TAKES FRIGHT;
WOMAN BREAKS ANKLE.

Mrs. Alonzo Jerrett of No. Lancas-
ter, has broken left ankle as the re-
suit of runaway Monday afternoon
of last week. The Jerretts with their
little girl were starting to town in a
big wagon containing grain. Mr.. Jer-
rett got out to close the gate handing
the lines to his wife. AS the gate
slammed the team, young but gentle,
took fright and began to cavort. Mrs.
Jerrett was unable to hold them and
Mr.. Jerrett grabbed the lines. He
was dragged considerable distance
until the lines slipped through his
hands. Mrs. Jerrett saw her predic-
ament and Selling the little girl,
Grace, three years old, by the cloth
ing of the chest, put one foot on the
wagon box and leaped headlong. Grace
rolled several feet but got up un-
hurt. Mrs. Jerrett broke one ankle.
The team ran through two wire fenc-
es and encircled the farm coming
home again. Some damage was done
to the wagon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
NEW RULING ON
SOLDIERS INSURANCE.

On July 25th the Secretary Of the
Treasury rendered decision of great
Importance and interest to discharg-
ed soldiers, sailors and marines. Ac-
cording to the decision discharged sol
diers, sailors and marines who have
dropped their insurance may rein
state it within IS months after dis
charge without paying the back prem
iums. All they will be asked to pay
will be the premium on the amount
of the insurance to be reinstated for
the month of grace in which they
were covered and for the current
month. For example, if a man was
carrying $4,000 of insurance in Jan
uary, 1919, he dropped it and he now
applies for reinstatement for $4,000
all he will have to pay will be the
premium for the month of January
on the $4,000 and the premium for
the month of August on the $4,000
He would not have to pay the prem
ium for the months of February,
March, April, May, June or July, so
that the decision is one of great inn
pOrtance to all service men, Every
man who has dropped his insurance
should reinstate it Immediately for
the reason that should he die before
reinstatement, his dependents will not
receive any payment Men die or be-
come disabled in peace as we'll as in
wartime, and if man waits he may
not be in as good health as he was at
the time of his discharge, and conse-
quently may not be able to secure
reinstatement.
w. j. BRENNAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
POTOSI BUTTERMAKER
WINS DAIRY CERTIFICATE

Fal Leroy Drew of Potosi, is one
Of the rs creamerymen and cheese
makers who have just been awarded
dairy certificates by the regents of
the University of Wisconsin.
In all 851 such certificates have
been awarded up to the. present time.
These certificates are given to but
termakers and cheesemakers who
have taken the winter Dairy course
and who have earned satisfactory
standing in all their examinations.
The candidates for such awards have
been required for period of seven
months to make a monthly report up
on. the operation Of their respective
factories Each man is required to
have worked in a creamery or cheese
factory at least two seasons during
one of which he was actually in
charge of the factory After comply
ing with all these requirements the
students factory is inspected by a rep
resentative of the Dairy department
of the university. If conditions are
satisfactory the candidate is then ell
igible to obtain certificate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
MRS. MARY WALTERS DEAD.

Mary |. Taylor was born at Hurrl-
cane, on Aug. Is, 1912 and died at
BeetoWn July "a, 1919, aged 70 years,
IL months and days. She was mar
ried to Josiah Peak on Oct. 5, 1866.
To this union were born children,
five sons and one daughter. One son,
Oscar, and the only daughter, Ethel,
preceded her to the great beyond. She
leaves to mourn her loss four sons,
Newton of PittsvilIe, Wis, George Of
Erie, Kansas, and Harry and Ross Of
BeetoWn, also two sisters, Mrs. Sar-
ah Harrison Of Hutchinson, Kas., and
Mrs. Francis Garner of Faith, S. d.,
and many other relatives and friends.
In the year 1900 she was again mar
ried to Charles Walters. For a num-
Der of years she hax made her home
with her son Ross at BeetoWn.
The funeral was conducted Sunday
afternoon, July q, at the Beetown
church by Rev. Smith. There were
three selections rendered by the
Bloomington male quartette. -Cass-
Vile Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
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WIND AND LIGHTNING. )
x x x X X x X i

Ellsworth Holzinger of So. Lancas-
ter, was a loser by last Wednesday,
storm as his silo caved in on one side.
The same structure blew down a year
or so ago. The wind took the roof
off the hoghouse and blew the oat
shocks down on the Holzinger farm.
Farmers report considerable dam
age to corn from last Wednesdays
storm. The heavy stalks were bent
over and in many cases broken off.
Horace Hymer lost valuable q
year old colt on his Potosi farm
during the. storm of last Wednesday
night The animal was struck by
lightning. No insurance.
Williams Bros. had COW injured
and Albert LEM Sitter farmer,
lost two head of cattle last Wednes-
day night. Lightning in both cases.
Insured in the Liberty company.
A transformer burning up at De-
corah and trouble at Galena, inter-
rupted power and light on the Inter
state lines Monday evening.
A big machine shed on the old Ben
dorf farm south of the Hurricane,
collapsed in the windstorm Monday
night.
Lightning hit the big elm tree, 13
feet around, in Walter Brennan's
front yard Monday evening. The bark
was stripped for some distance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
T|NHORNS RUN FOUL
OF COUNTY JUSTICE
SKIN GAME AT FENNITORE BIG
DAYS FINDS SHERIFF ON THE
JOB.-HEAVY FINES.

Ed. Taylor and VIM. Lavoie, of Des
Molnes, Iowa, and Kenosha, Wis. are
sadder but wiser men due to having
hit the buzzsaw of Grant county JUS
tice last Saturday Also be it said
that the state school funds and other
worthy depositaries were enriched sun
dry samoleons in the process. All of
1t came about in. this wise:
Ed. and William were part of
group of concessionaires at the Fen
nimore Big Days. Ed. and Bill ran
fortune wheel and ostensibly hand
ed out candy to youthful winners.
Sheriff He'll quietly watched the
game and became convinced that the
two men used the candy as a blind
Tor gambling and each time bought
the sweet stuff back and handed cash
to the winners. The stake was 2 to /
and the game drew many patrons.
The doughty sheriff pulled a quick
arrest Williams coming peacably and
in a state of ague but Ed. shore acted
truculent. Ed was disguised and
showed it plainly, "Horribilus Non
Est Disputandum," being the burden
OF his lament The iron-hearted sher
if put the darbies on Ed, and Bill
pleaded guilty in meek way and es-
capped with SO and costs or $24. Ed.
was still truculent, 4rgued with Jus
tice Burrows and finally seeing that
it was long Jail sentence or pay up
agreed to plead guilty The Judge
put the fine at $50 and costs or S74.
Ed. raised the roof, tried to cut the
judge down, and failing said he would
go to jail. On the way over he
changed his mind and asked to go
back. There he nicked his roll and
was released from custody
The men might have been prose-
cuted on a warrant for keeping a
gambling place which bears a penalty
OF one to five years Imprisonment. IN
stead the district attorney prosecut-
ed them for gambling lighter Of
Tense.
This Grant county is heluya
place" opined Ed. disgustedly. "Yea
Boh," agreed John Horsfall who wit
messed the trial and laughed hugely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
DEATH TAKES WOMAN
WHO SAW g YEARS
MRS. CONRAD NAPP PASSED
AWAY MONDAY-13O DESCEND.
ANTS.-73 YEARS IN COUNTY.

Mrs. Conrad Napp, Lancaster's old
est. woman resident, died at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. John Jeide, on
Monday morning at o'clock. Mrs.
Napp, nee Anne Elizabeth Brick. was
80 years old last December 23rd. The
deceased was born in Werlau. ST.
Goar, Rhine province, Germany. Dec.
20, 1926. A few years more and she
would have spanned a century. She
came to America with her parents
when 20 years old.
i At the age of % Miss Brick married
Conrad Napp. They farmed near the
Hurricane until 1885 then retiring
and moving to Lancaster in the Napp
home on the Platteville road.
Mr.. Napp passed on Aug. 31st, 1899,
and his widow maintained her home
until a few months before her death.
Since last November Mrs. Napp lived
with her oldest daughter, Mrs. Eli
abeth Jeide. The old lady was bright
up to the end preserving her facul-
ties to a remarkable degree. She was
q Presbyterian by faith and took
great interest in church and aid work
Her descendants are many. OF the
children there are nine: Mrs. Eliza
DeLn Jelde, Mrs. Mary VeSperman,
Conrad Napp of Detroit, Chas, John
and David Napp of Fennimore, Mrs.
Carrie Wenzel, Mrs Emma Schmidt,
Mrs. Matte Belz. The daughters all
reside in or near lancaster. There
are 43 grandchildren and rs great
grandchildren. Three infant great
great grandchildren. They are Irma
Fagenkopf, daughter of Emil and
wife; Burdette wager, son of Harry
Wager and wife; and Harriet, daugh-
ter of Emil Napp and wife. This
makes 100 lineal descendants.
Mrs. Napp was a highly respected
old lady who brought large family
to maturity and lived to share in
their joys and sorrows unto the fifth
generation. The funeral will be held
this afternoon burial taking place at
Hillside cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
MUSIC TEAM RUNS AWAY;
H. HURLBURT TO RESCUE.

A small boy on bicycle collided
with the team of trotters used by Lam
bert GrOenier on his piano wagon
last Wednesday and caused consider
able excitement. The lad, name un-
known, struck the left hand horse as
the team stood backed to his store.
Bystanders thought that he had gone
under the hoofs. The team galloped
down the street with Groenier calling
at the top of his voice. Harvey
Hurlburt, Plain Price Store man, was
at his post and dashed toward the
team. Seeing that the horses had no
intention Of stopping Hurlburt grabb-
ed the lines. Bystanders say he was
picked up in the air and thrown fat
on his stomach in the wagon box but
Hurlburt denies this. He says it is a
special acrobatic stunt he has prac-
ticed for some time for just such an
emergency. In any event the team
ran block and re redoubtable mer-
chant stopped them. Harvey has a
lame ankle. The boy disappeared in
the melee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
CHASES CHICKEN FOR
FATHER; NAIL IN KNEE.


Harry Borah of this city has
lame knee that VIII keep him on
crutches for several days. The way
it happened was thusly:
Last Thursday was Pa Borah's
birthday. Harry thought he would
reverse the story of the prodigal son
and quietly catch, kill and prepare
a chicken for his father. Harry
spied the chicken he wanted and gave
chase. The chicken surmised Har-
rvs intention and few Harry
whooped and ran The chicken flew
harder Harry pulled and ran still
faster. The chicken sought refuge
in some weeds. Harry dashed in and
stumbled headlong. A little nail
went into Harry's left knee for a
distance of one inch. Harry weighs
two hundred
Deponent doth not say whether or
not Harry caught the chicken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
FARMERS WELL OUT
OF PACKING TANGLE
CHICAGO CONCERN BUYS MADI-
son COOPERATIVE PLANT FOR
$3OO, 700 SHARES WORTH HALF

BY vote of 1911 to 1853, stockhold-
ers last week agreed to sell the Far
mers' Cooperative Packing plant to
Oscar F. Mayer and Bro, Chicago, in
dependent producers, for 100000. The
sale means that some 5000 stock
holders will receive a return of about
4S cents on the dollar on their invest
ments,. and that all debts of the COM
pany can be paid Immediately.
To bind the sale, $4,000 was paid
in cash. The company is said to
have owed $4,000 to farmers for live
stock shipped to the plant. BY the
agreement, $4,000 and five per cent
interest will be paid annually until
the entire purchase price has been
paid.
About $625,OOO instock was sold to
5000 holders, practically all farmers.
OF the money paid in, $175,O00 is said
to have been lost in operation. About
$1,000 went as commissions for
stock sales, it is reported.
About 600 of the 5000 stockholders
were present at the meeting. Proxies
held brought the total representation
of stockholders to 40 per cent. For
the most part, the farmers hold from
$50 to 5000 worth of stock.
A good cash market for farmers
and good line of produce for local
consumption are the aims of the new
owners who will open at full capacity
this fall with the beginning of hog
marketing. Enlargement of the plant
is planned and the building of switch
tracks, ETC., is planned Madison
Journal
A number of our farmers bought
stock in this concern. They no doubt
feel pleased at the outcome after so
much tribulation
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
CONTROL BOARD APPROVES
COUNTY SANITORIUM SITE.

Messrs Marris of Waukesha, and
Everett of Eagle River, members of
the state board of control, met here
last Wednesday and approved the
site selected by the county board com
mittee for county tuberculosis san
atorium. The site was deemed feas-
ible by the board and satisfactory to
the states specifications. This is the
Chas. Wilson place southwest of Lam
caster on the Beetown road. Chair
man Jos. T. Bennett is endeavoring
to arrange a meeting of the county
board for Aug. 18th, to finally dispose
of the matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
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BEETOWN.


Roy Hudson lost his barn and all
its contents by lightning in the storm
last week.
Joe Mayne and son lost head Of
cattle.
Lloyd Blackburn and wife are re-
joicing over the arrival of new
baby boy
Oliver Smith has opened temper
ance house in the Swales building.
Mike Adrian is assisting him.
Chris Garner and wife entertained
company from Iowa last week.
A large crowd attended the dance
Thursday night.
VIM. McMahon has the contract for
the bridge near Delbert Taylor's.
H. Freye and John Jack were in
Dubuque Saturday.
Mrs. Ed. Perrin while picking
blackberries killed large rattle
snake.
The ladies' hat found by Mrs. AL.
Wright was found on the Lancaster
road instead of the Bloomington
road.
Philo Taylor and family were down
from Bloomington Sunday
Earl Sturmer and wife and A. Stur-
mer. visited at E. L. Auel's Sunday.
Velma Chapman of Bloomington,
visited her aunt here last week.
Harry and Ross Peak with to
thank the neighbors and friends for
their kindly assistance during the
illness and death of their dear moth
er, also for the floral offerings.
Rev. Harberts was down from Lam
caster looking for chickens to enter
at the fair and was quite lucky in Sc
curing some fine ones. Geo. Marks
accompanied him.
Martin Chapman and family spent
SUNDAY here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
JOINT COMMITTEE TO FIX
COUNTY ROAD ALLOTMENT

A meeting of the joint house and
senate committee on state highways
will be held at Lancaster on Septem-
Der 10Th to consider the additional
amount of state highway granted this
county and the proper location of
same. This meeting will take place
in the circuit court room at the court
house at s p. m. The committee will
leave Lancaster in the morning of
the same day and tour the various
proposed state roads. One of these
is the Dickeyville Potosi-Cassville-
Bloomington route so urgently re-
quested at a recent mass meeting
Other routes notably the east county
line road will come up for considera-
ton. 11S miles of additional state
roads in the county are being urged
by citizens representative in road
matters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
U. S. FOOD INVESTIGATION.

The house of congress is consid-
ering means to reduce excessive food
costs. One plan is government con-
troll Of -four the same to be bought at
the fixed price Of wheat, $2.26 per bu.
and retailed at Sc per barrel the gov
eminent to absorb a loss of 50 per
barrel This will protect the farm
ers and other cereals and foodstuffs
should reflect the reduction in
wheat. Representative Kelley of
Maine, has bill to cenfiscate all
food in warehouses and distribute
through the system being built up
to dispose of army supplies. This, it
is hoped, will stop boarding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
WITH THE FARMERS.
BY GEORGE.
PIOM Early.

With winter wheat and rye, best re-
suits will be obtained by blowing the
ground as early in the season as pos
Sible; then working it over OCCASION
ally until sowing time to destroy the
weeds and keep in moisture by form
ing a dust mulch. One practical far
mer, who was in the Office recently,
states that he avoids winter killing
of wheat and is assured of a good
frOp by first sowing the wheat and
then blowing the ground afterward
His neighbors tell him that the wheat
won't come up if planted in this way,
but the wheat grows just the same and
never fails to give a good crop. This
man also believes in disking the
ground before blowing.
Report Corn Diseases.
Getting seed corn from other states
during the last few years, especially
from the South and East, may have
brought in some corn diseases that
will cause more or less loss to Wis
consin farmers. A few cases of root
is possible that the European Corn
Borer may have been introduced in
to our state last year. This pest is
a serious one and should be reported
at once if any cases are found or
suspected.
Guernsey Picnic.
Tuesday, August II, will be Guern-
sey Day for Grant County This pic
mic will be held at Andrews Park
near Livingston Plans of special in
terest to the Guernsey breeders of
Southwestern Wisconsin will be con-
sidered Bring lunch baskets. All
are invited.
To Fight Hog Disease.
Grant county is recognized as one
of the leading pork producing areas
of the middle west. For the purpose
of helping the farmers and local vet
and other hog diseases, the Bureau of
Animal Industry of the Department of
Agriculture, Washington, has sent an
inspector to Grant county, with head
quarters at Lancaster. We are glad
to welcome DR.. George j. Gruene-
valid to Grant county, who will en-
deavor to protect the farmers in ev-
cry way possible and promote the
swine industry in this section of Wis
consin. All possible aid and assist
ance will be given free Of charge to
the farmers. We urge you to report
all hog diseases to DR.. Gruenewald
and consult him regarding questions
of sanitation and construction of new
the court house or leave word with the
County Agent. In either case, "Let
George do it,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
TWO INCHES OF WATER
FELL HERE WEDNESDAY.

The rain and wind storm coming
late Wednesday afternoon broke a
period of heat so intense that much
suffering prevailed. During the day
the official thermometers registered
81 and both man and beast felt it in
tensely. At six o'clock the storm
broke and almost without cessation
the rain poured all night long. In
general crops benefited altho many
farmers report corn blown down and
grain shocks scattered over the fields.
Ito inches of water fell at Du-
buque and 1.04 inches at Madison. Lo-
cal observers report from two to four
inches the first being nearly correct.
The storm was general thru south
ern Wisconsin. northern Iowa and
southern Minnesota.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
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FARVIEW.

Gladys and Iren Latham, visited
their aunt, Mrs. Roy Orion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Berndt spent
the weekend with her brother, VIM.
Born ST..
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gard also Lydia
and Myrtle Feist and Lulu Keller Wis
tied at Hirsch's Sunday.
Mrs. Ward and daughter Hazel Of
Lancaster, visited at the Hugh Prit-
chett home the past week.
Carl Swallow is able to be out af-
ter an attack of appendicitis.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the Big Days.
Daisy Harrod Agnes, Marcella,
Marion and Walter Gard spent Sun
day eve at Fred Swallows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weisheit went
to Belmont Sunday evening. The lat
ter will remain for a visit with her
parents.
The Ladies Aid viii maet with
Miss Emma Weisheit Thursday, Aug.
a. Everyone invited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
PACKERS BAR NEGROES.

Chicago, Aug. PACKERS here to-
day had decided that no negroes will
be re-employed at the stockyards for
an indefinite period following race
troubles and fires.
More than 10000 negroes had been
employed at the packing houses.
Their importation here from South
ern states was thought to have pre-
cipitated the riots last week.
Frank Jacob, white, painter, today
confessed to police he set fire to sew
eral negro houses yesterday, adding
dozen new blazes to those which on
Saturday destroyed almost 100 houses
Of foreigners employed at the stock
yards Jacob had two TASKS Of BEN
zine in his pockets when arrested.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
BREEDERS OFFER PRIZES
FOR BETTER SHORTHORNS.

The best Shorthorn bulls over IL
months exhibited at eleven county
and district fairs in the state will re-
ceiye special recognition this year
from the officers of the national as
ISOLATION. The Grant County Fair at
Lancaster and the Big Badger Fair
at Platteville are among the places
where championships will be award
ed. The judges favor carries cash
prize of $25.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
COUNTY BOARD, AUGUST 18TH.

THE county board will meet here
Monday, Aug. 18th to consider plans
and specifications for the proposed
tuberculosis sanatorium, select a site
and provide funds for its erection.
The board will also appropriate
moneys for new COW barn at the
asylum the work having been halted
for lack Of funds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
SELLS GARAGE PROPERTY.

Burrows & Winskill on Monday ac-
quired the Hyde machine building
used by them for four years past as
a garage. Burrows e Winskill plan
Improvements the first being con-
crete basement for ear storage The
day he disposed of the Hyde building
Mr.. Barnett bought the Knox Auto
company building Immediately north.
Mr.. Barnett is not prepared to state
what he will do with this property.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
FENNIMORE COUPLE WE'D.

Virgil Fritz and Miss Mabel Gehrke
of Fennimore, were united in mar
riage at the Methodist parsonage by
Rev. w. w. Liston, on Tuesday after
noon. The young couple were attend
ed by Henry Gehrke, the brides IA
ther They returned Immediately to
Fennimore where they will make
their home Galena Gazette.