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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
MUSCODA.

The Progressive says:
Mesdames G. H. and Ralph Lowell
returned home from Richland Center
Friday of last week.
Mrs. Earl Smith and babe of Bosco-
bel, are here visiting her mother,
Mrs. Elsie Cunningham.
Mrs. Sam Hof of Boscobel, spent
Thursday of last week with her par
ents, F. J. Eagan and wife.
John Lampka and son Myron visit
ed with Malinda Lampka at the hos
pital in Madison last Saturday.
Henry Tausch of Milwaukee, was a
visitor at the home of Joe Oberwinter
few days last week.
Mrs. Otto Schwingle, Miss Criss
Ortiz and Miss Helen Schwingle were
Boscobel callers last Saturday.
Walter Kurtz returned home Thurs
day from Dubuque where he had been
visiting his brother John
The installation of the Eastern
Star will be held next Wednesday ev-
ening.
Mrs. George Pfester returned home
Thursday from Madison where she
had submitted to an operation.
Mesdames G. B. He1t and B. L. Mar
Gus were in Madison last Saturday to
see the show 'The Boomerang"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
NO. ANDOVER 6 GLEN HAVEN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mullen and Chas.
Taylor of Shullsburg, attended the
Ersie Stark funeral Wednesday.
Mrs. Levi Ryan is able to be out
again.
Edward Koelker, Kenneth Hampton
and Thos. Keocke entertained the
club last Thursday evening at the
Metropolis hall. Supper was served
at midnight by the girls.
About 80 young folks gathered at
the home of r. Dolphin Saturday ev-
ening in honor Of their son Virgil's
birthday The evening was spent in
playing games. Supper was served
at midnight and ell reported a good
time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
BIG PATCH.
(Too late for last week

llOO late Tor last week.
Mrs. Chas. Peacock and son Forrest
of Georgetown, have been spending a
few days at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius farrell.
Mrs. Geo. Slack and son Mansell,
were Wednesday visitors at the Clar-
ence Wearing home
Mrs. Roscoe Peacock and children
have been visiting at the E. S. earns
home.
MI and Mrs. j. L. futile and son
Walter have been visiting at the John
Myra Peacock and Mr. and Mrs. J.
Peacock home .
Fleta Peacock was taken sick on
Thursday with the flu She is i'm
proving nicely at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. John Peacock and
daughters, Mrs. Frank Hillmer and
l.. futile and son were Friday visi-
tors at the G. Wearing home.
Miss Ethel Carthew of near Platte
vile, was the guest of Mrs. Laverne
Slack Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hoadley and Mr..
and Mrs. Virgil Piddington and chill
dren visited Sunday at the Emil Rel
cheers home
MI. anu MIS-. sam h1rk OF FaZel
Green, and Mr.. and Mrs Jonas Raw
son were Sunday visitors at the Jas
Gill home.
Mrs. Laverne Slack left Monday for
Dubuque where her husband is en-
ployed in a machine shop. They will
make their future home there.
Mrs. John Peacock accompanied by
her son Clinton, left Tuesday for Ro-
chester where Mrs Peacock will un-
dergo an operation for inward goitre
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
FROM EARL REYNOLDS.

France, Dec. 20, 1918.
Dear Father
Received your letter dated Nov q
some time ago but did not have time
to answer it then because we left
the next day after l got it. l got
my Christmas box the day after
Christmas. One end of the box was
broken but everything was all right.
The ring fits fine. We got some candy
from the Y. M. G. A. We have got a
pretty good place to sleep and stay
now. l slept in my wagon most of
the time since May 1t is always dry
in there anyway. 1t rains a lot ov-
er here. We haven't seen the sun
for about two months. 1t showed a
little Christmas, the first we have had.
jan 1-Well today is New Years
so will write a few lines to let you
know I am still existing We just
had a chimney fire and all the French
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
SOLDIERS LETTERS.
FROM HAL WALKER,
Kurtgcheid, den, Dec. ls. 1a18.

Kurtscheid, den, Dec. 10, 1918.
Dear Uncle:-
Well uncle | suppose you are look
ing for an answer to your letter. We
are over the Rhine at last. We cross
ed the Rhine on Friday, Dec. 10. Kind
of an unlucky date to my notion. We
are settled now and have put in our
telephone communication There are
five of us got room in a place that
used to be d baker shop. We have a
stove, table and stand in our room.
We have our shelter halves filled with
straw and use them for a tick. The
fellow who owns this house is sing
lie man and he has only been out of
the German army seven days. We are
used whole lot better than | thought
we would be. We have a chicken din
ner on for Christmas. One of our
pals speaks German so we get along
fine and have plenty to eat.
This is better than jumping from
one front to another like we were do
ing. We were on four different fronts
--Alsace, Chateau Thierry, scissors
and Verdun. We landed on the AL
SAGE front in May and were there for
two months. From there we rode on
trains and trucks until we found our
selves in Chateau Thierry. We ran
the Germans from the Marine river to
the Vesle river before we were re-
lieved. 1t was some job keeping up
with them, believe me. When we were
relieved we went back in a patch of
woods for a rest. The bombing planes
used to come around pretty often and
wake us up. From there we were
loaded on trucks and rode for day or
so, We hiked Is or Is kilo. when we
were unloaded. The next night we
went in the lines at scissors. There
were some nice bomb proof caves up
there. We had some stiff fighting for
q while. We took the town of Juvig
ny three times before holding it. We
only stayed in there for seven days.
Then came another train ride. We
were at Yerdun for 20 days without
a relief. We took Death Hill in our
drive there. We came back in the Ar
gonne forest for a rest when we got
orders to 60 back in the lines. We
we're on our way in when the armis-
tice was signed. Some luck, if |
must say so.
Some of the detail are out shooting
trouble this morning on the lines.
1t is kind of cold today. We had
oatmeal and bacon for breakfast |
suppose you have some pretty snappy
weather down there. Well guess
will close and read my shirt, which
has to be done once a day for my own
comfort
Regards to ALL
Pvt Hal Walker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12

The war hasn't crippled any of the
women, but they are doing their best
by wearing high heels to acquire de-
formities as a substitute.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
CASSVILLE.
(Too late for last week.)

CToo late for last week.
Mrs. Coons and son Chas. of Clint
on. Ia. were in town Wednesday on
their way to Chris Gamers, near
Beetown, to attend the funeral of
the formers brother, John Retallick.
Harry Wilcox who was recently
mustered out of the service, came
Wednesday and visited at the Harry
Johnson home.
F. j. Dietrich and family are re-
joicing over the safe arrival of julius
Dietrich in New York from overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Norris of In
yer Grove, Mimi, spent the past
couple of weeks at the John Gray
bill home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
PLATTEVILLE.

Inc NEWS says.
Ray ST. German of Platteville,
will go to Texas to manage some oil
interests of the Vinegar Hill Zinc
Co. Mr.. ST. German has been en-
ployed as assistant superintendent of
the Vinegar Hill Co. in this locality
and will be succeeded by Gene De
Witte, now superintendent of the JEFF
ferson mine at Hazel Green.
One of the most happy meetings of
friends was in Paris at theatre
when Ray Pallet, and Ted Tomlin-
son CHANGED to meet Wilbur Pitts
coming out of the building. In writ
ing of it one of the boys said, 1--WE
just stood there like statues before we
greeted each other. The two Platte
vile boys were in Brest to see Ted's
brother Charles and were just re-
turning to their company, which is
in the army of occupation.
The home of DR.. and Mrs. Chase
was the scene of a pleasant gather
ing on Tuesday evening, when the
Home Missionary society of which
Mrs. Chase is a member, gave a birth
day party. Forty guests were pres
ent. Each one was asked to tell a
funny story and pay as many pennies
as the day of the month on which he
was born. A fine supper was served
and an interesting program given.
Walter Barden and daughters of
Kenosha, were here last Saturday to
visit his mother, Mrs. Richard Bar
den. While here he met his boyhood
friend, Chas. Kistler, and they lad a
Jolly time recounting the days when
Kistler worked on the farm for Rob-
ert Trenary and Barden for Owen
Dolan and both assisted in grading
the right-of-way for the old narrow
guage railroad long before the North
western took it over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12

We want to go back
We'd like to be back
With the Fighting Thirty-two,
Far away from you
And your whole blamed rookie
crew.
We miss the dough-boys
The up-and-go boys
Who have tied the cans to the
bOche
We treat your whole division with
derision,
(bet your life)
We want to be there,
We want to see there
All our pals who went to war;
That's why we'll trouble you
To speed up and say say adieu
Forever more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
CASSvILLE.

The Index says:
Mrs. Mary A. Grimm has sold her
brick house here to Mrs. Josephine
Meisenburg, who, with her mother,
Mrs. Cathman, will occupy it soon.
Lee Okey is having more than his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12

The folks who complain of the high |
rate of fire insurance commonly in |
clude lot who keep their ashes in
wooden barrels
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-12
DON'T NEGLECT A
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after it with Sloan's
Liniment before 1t gets I
dangerous

Apply a lille, don't rub, let it bene.
erGte, and--good-by twinge! Same for
external aches, pains, strains, stiffness
Of joints or muscles, lameness, bruises.
Instant relief without mussiness or
soiled clothing. Reliable-the biggest
selling liniment year after year. EGO
nomical by reason of enormous sales.
Keep big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sloan's Liniment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06
MAY HAVE -FOUR
I CLUBS IN LEAGUE

Whether or not the Virginia league
will consist OF six clubs this year is
uncertain, according to q statement
made last night by w. Il. Bradley
president of the Old Dominion Circuit.
Mr.. Bradley stated that his organi-
cation would operate but ii probably
would he made up of four clubs,
Richmond, Norfolk. Newport News.
and Petersburg. Efforts TO secure
two more, teams have failed. SO far.
Rocky Mount is anxious to come into
the fold, but where can sixth team
be secured? Lynchburg and Ports
mouth have been suggested but the
fact that the Hin city Is so far dis
tant from the remaining cities prac-
ticaliy eliminates her from the league.
No hacker for a franchise In Ports
mouth has come forward.
Two new managers will be seen In
the league this year In event the four
cities start the schedule. Frank
Dodson, former Richmond college
coach and old Virginia league player.
is reported TO have been secured by
Norfolk to lead the Tars in the fight
for the pennant this year. Owner
Kidd, OF Petersburg, has announced
that Ambrose Mcconnell will have
charge of the Coolers. George sim
son, the genial Cot pilot and right
fielder last year, will have charge of
the local club again. while White
craft. who held down shortstop for
Newport News last year will again
be at the helm in Portsmouth.
Represe OF the league met in
Norfolk Tuesday for the purpose of
formulating definite plans for the
season, but adjourned. to meet In the
seaside city next week, without hav
ing appointed a schedule committee
Tor posted forfeit money, Club own
ers b. w. Wilson. OF the Richmond
club; l.. l. Kidd. Petersburg. c.
Moran Barry Norfolk; G. S. Barnes
Newport News: and w. B. Bradley.
president OF the league. constituted
those at meeting. L. Fl. Macayne. OF
Lynchburg. wrote IL was impossible
for him to be there on account of a
business engagement, while Rocky
Mount was represented by proxy.
Mr.. Bradley stated last night that
he looked for his organization to have
a successful season this year. He
pointed out that Newport News. Nor
folk and fssOerssurx would have, q
large number OF soldiers and sailors
to draw from and he was confident
that this city would support Virginia
league ball.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06
DISCUSS BIG DRIVE
| FOR MILLION DOLLARS
Bi-County w. G. II. u. Holds interest
ing Meeting ut Broad-Sstreet
NJ. 4. Church.

The million dollar drive OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be discussed at a special meeting
of the Bi-county w. G. T. u. at the
homo of Mrs. Il. r. Thomas 1229-A
West Franklin street tomorrow. This
meeting fs the precursor of the cam
paign jubilee planned by the union.
and plans will be made then for the
Richmond side OF the campaign which
will begin on March 90,
The Bi-county w. C r L. met to-
day in conference In the Broad Street
Methodist church, the meeting being
Organization. Mrs. NJ. w. Newton of
the national w. c. T. T., spoke on the
drive which will begin soon. The
object of this drive. according to
Mrs. D. NJ Burgess, vice president Of
the bi-county association, is to raise
money with which to help the Anti
Saloon league and other prohibition
agencies TO put worldwide prohibition
across and to Danish alchohol from
the world forever.
The meeting was a very successful
one, being attended by over forty
delegates from the two counties en-
braced by the local society, Hanover
and Henrico. In the plans being
| formulated for the million dollar
drive II has been considered asking
the ministers in the city to preach n
special sermon to help put II
across" 1t was considered advisable
by many in a discussion of the ques-
ton TO invite Mary Harris Armour.
the famous woman speaker TO Rich
mOnd to tell local people OF the work
planned by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06
GERMAN NEWSPAPER
VIEW OF THE Zig men

London. March ! (by mai).--Undss
the heading THE Lords Of tho World"
the Frankfurter Zeitung publishes 4
rather lively sketch of the peace dele
gates in Paris. 1t wonders whether any
OF them will turn out to be q meter.
Mich. Talleyrand. HardenbsrS. .
NesseIrode, or CastIereagh, but
thinks that none of them at present
can be compared with Bismarck. Dis
raeli, or Gortschakoff. 1t 10 added:
sfyFss ~ GK4gyFaJ~ 14Ss. re7TS- T-3cEr
areb aTresdy characters with sharply
and firmly outlined features What
they have done for their countries dur
ing the war raises them high above
middle stature. But their greatness as
statesmen has still to undergo the
tests of Are at the green table. The
war Is over. The peace work, which
is to tame the widest nationalism Of
great states and of small and to create
Il future full of rest. is still more terri.
tying than the tasks of the war.
Has Mr.. Wilson, the author of "a
! few points" and the possessor of stub
born energy" the diplomatic skill
which is necessary to carry his pro-
gram un d m n q h Q d through the
changes and chances OF debate? II not.
perhaps he can make good lack Of
diplomatic skill by the unbending doc
trinism of which he and his first aid
Lansing have already given many
proofs"
Colonel House may be expected to
bridge differences. but he must not
erase by his suppleness what his two
! friends want to write in firm char
acters In the book OF history" NJ.
Ciemenceau Is described as a reaction
+ AIRY playing the Metternich to Mr. VIII
sons Tsar Alexander. NJ Pichon is de-
scribed as 'mason's laborer" to NJ.
i sstasen to-
fingers Of the master" NJ. Tardieu has
more independence" and the Frank
Ffurter Zeitung looks benevolency on his
possible ambitions. NJ Klotz is -
capable and determined arithmetictaa n.
who will doubtless produce his inden,-
| nifty bill with all the French cum
ming"
/ Turning to the British delegates, the
Frankfurter Zeitung discovers that Mr.
/ Bonar Law Is the real ruler of Eng
land and thinks he ought TO have been
| the first delegate. IL Is he who will
represent the British world empire" Mr.
| Lloyd-George's best point Is said to be
his unfailing habit Of discovering 'the
weak point in his opponents position"
i Mr.. Balfour Is q very formidable dia-
/ lcctician, slippery as an eel" The
Frankfurter Zeitung Is rather anxious
about Baron Sonnino. but repoicas IN
the belief that italy cannot give him
such solid support as NJ ciemenceau
/ finds in France and Mr.. Lloyd -Geor1s
+ in Great Britain. As to the Germans
| the Frankfurter Zeitung observes:
| They will not come on until the See
ond act. We do not yet know whA
/ names they will bear But IL Is already
clear what they wilt have to do: We
/ are tho only ones who ask from the
peace nothing but justice. There can
not be better soil for statesman
who wresties with the lords OF tho
world. There is no room there for
! hsrglinr our good right must 10 our
| only word and our last
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06
PRESIDENT SAILS
ON EASTWARD TRIP

New York, March 5.-President
Wilson tonight Is well on his way
back TO Paris for the fnaI sessions or
the peace conference The George
Washington, on which the president
and his party sailed left her pier in
Hoboken at SIS A, NJ. and passed
out of the lower bay into the open sea
an hour later, &
In as tatement issued Just before
sailing the president expressed his sat
efaction with tho general situation
and his confdene that the people will
back him in his aims at the peace
conference. OF the senate fllibuster
he said the responsibility for block
Ing necessary legislation In congress
was we'll known by the people
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06


tinued to March 81 next
AT the same time statement was
made public from former governor
Henry c. Stuart. Of, Virginia. chair
man of the national agricultural afi-
visery committee In which he warmly
COMM ends the earnest but unavail-
ing efforts OF the food administration
to maintain until March 81 the stabi-
lixed price of hogs.
This statement OF Governor Stuart
has been sent to other members of
his committee and OF the Swine
Producers committee.
Commenting on the situation the
food administration says:
The whole program OF staliliza-
ton OF prices was the outgrowth OF
the imperative necessity for stimu-
lated hog production for war needs
at time when f. dangerous shortage
of fats threatened the entire allied
world.
The obligation with respect to the
pigs narrowed in the spring OF 1918
began with the marketing of Sep
minated March 81. In view. however.
OF the action OF the war trade board.
the food administration can make no
further effort to stabilize prices.
Nevertheless from eighty-five to
ninety per cent OF the hogs destined
for market. which were the objects OF
this undertaking. have been sold. The
European demand for hog products
will increase rather than diminish
The supply OF live hogs coming to
market In March and April will be
greatly reduced In numbers.
The European markets are open.
ing rapidly to free trading in hog
productucts and the area to be sup
piled Is being made increasingly acces.
sible The enemy countries are tc
be given opportunity to secure hos
products and other foods. II Is there.
fore possible that the price of hog,
and pork may go higher than the
stabilized prices which have beer
maintained by the food administra.
ton"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06
RAILROADS CARRY
Continued From Page One.

participated In the liberty loan drives
will GO out OF existence soon. Seere-
tary Glass said.
In explaining TO the committee the
necessity for the $3.50. 100000 appro-
priation, Mr.. Hines said that $751;
100000 LIS needed to pay the railroads
the rentals due from the govern ment
for 1918 or the balance of $780,
100000, the sum OF 3286,0o0.o00 is re-
CURED to pay for equipment for the
railroads which was ordered by the
government 10 speed up tho trans
portation system during the spring
OF 1918; s20,00o,000 is due on bonds
of the Boston and Maine railroad.
which tho government acquired; s12,-
500 900 for equipping the New York
State barge canal, the lower Misss-
sippi river and the Black Warrior
rivers and the balance OF approx
tnately $50, 900. 900 for financing roads
which have notes coming due and
bonds maturing. He said that dur
ing 1919 the sum OF s4e1 100000 will
have TO be spent by the roads for
betterments The total dividends Tor
1913 were given as $3.50, 100000. but
the railroad administration will COM
pei the companies to borrow money
to supply the improvements to be
made this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06
REVENUE AGENTS RAID
STILL IN HEART OF CITY

Raiding of e house on East Clay
street, in the heart OF the city. ana
seizure of. an imporvised still for the
manufacture sof ardent spirits, last
last Friday afternoon, has Just come
to light.
Revenue Agent John A. Murphy
and General Field Deputy Irby Mon
cure. attached to the Office OF the IN
ternal revenue inspector, took part IN
On receiving l,n4ftornaa,, 81 eass,v a
still wssS In operation. at the address
which the revenue officers are with
holding for the present. together with
the name of a man for whom search
is being made, the officials repaired
to the house on Clay street
Their expected quarry, however APP
parently had been tipped off, as the
officers found on their arrival that the
bird had flown" The paraphcrnaiia
was seized and taken to the rooms of
the internal revenue agent in the fed
eral building.
The outfit pesents a weird and In
teresting appearance. AT first glance
i It Is harmless looking. The officers
explained the purposes OF several
parts. The still consists Of a large
copper wash boiler or turkey
rooster" an affair resembling tin
bucket. quantity of copper coil,
i known in the language of distillers
and 'moonshiners' as a worm and
a dipper and two tunnels, which COM
f, plete the outfit
| The contents OF the STILL consist
| Ing OF mash" which was found to he
what once were plain corn meal and
Irish potatoes, which was in process
| of being condensed" and some partly
| finished and some yet raw" product.
the total aggregating something like
i two gallons of corn whiskey of about
seventy proof" also were confiscated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-06
MEAEFfF, WOUNDED
HERO COMES HOME
Captures Two Machine Guns ana In
Cited for Bravery.

especial to the Richmond Virginia
New York, March 5.--Among the
Laos officers and men arriving here
today on the transport Sierra & ON
Bordeaux was Lieutenant Marvin j,
Mensfee. Of T.Eay, Va, winner of the
u, S, c. for Eallantry under Are at
s~'s as lea ~ 1sa12n6e IN frSns g. IN
sSSa,r,ttnr ,party In. which there were
seven men killed and wounded He
was In command OF a machine gun
compe.y IN the 10th infantry when
he W Z or sered 10 advance in the Ar
gonnc attack. One by ono his gun
re~s were Kicked or by snipers. Mem
pfee seized tho gun. carried IL for
ward. set II 10 and operated 1t, de-
spite "a bullet wound witch shattered
his right cheek bone and pierced his
Other cheek.
He was cited for carrying out the
operation until he had captured two
machine guns, killing several of the
German defendfrs, before he permit
ted himself to be sent TO hospital,