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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11
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BAGLEY.

Geo. Ruckdaschel and mother and
daughter went to Elkport, Iowa, last
Tuesday to attend the funeral of his
mothers brother, VIM. Horstman.
Henry Ruckdaschel got hit in the
face by a colt last week. Quite a
bruise but not serious
Lots of carp and buffalo being
speared in Ferry lake. The upper end
of the lake is reported to be covered
with dead fish of every description.
VIM. Pitzer brought his wife home
from the sanitarium at Prairie, Tues
day.
About forty gay folks went to Joe
kasparek's, Saturday night for a sur
prise and all had fine time.
Mrs. John Keller went to Fenni-
more, Sunday to help care her daugh-
ter and family, Max Kolbs, who have
the flu
VIM. Millen and wife visited for a
week with their daughter, Mrs. Peter
Hochhausen and family who have
moved on farm near Patch Grove.
Mrs. Floyd Taylor of Wheaton, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Geo. Wade.
0. J. Oswald attended the funeral
of his wife's sisters daughter at Nc
Gregor, last week.
Mrs. Geo. Glass of La Crosse, visit
ed here and at Cassville, last week.
Will Taylor, full blood hog man
of Blake's Prairie, attended a sale at
Viroqua last week.
Lester Quartermain has purchased
the Millen place in the village of Cloe
Millen and will take possession soon.
Del Quick and wife who have been
visiting around here have returned to
South Dakota.
Fred Cook, a son of Lyman Cook,
of near Aberdeen, S. D., stopped off
here Tuesday. He was on his way to
Chicago, with his son to have his hip
Strengthened.
Alvin Cook has purchased the res
idence of Mrs. Lewis Glass Sr.
There was a full train of so cars
of stock passed down Saturday.
Fred Glass has built an addition to
his store for flour room
Geo. ReadySr. and son, Geo, went
to Eastman by team, Tuesday Geo
Jr. has purchased large farm near
Wauzeka and viii move soon.
Lawrence Ruckdaschel Of Sisseton.
S. d. came for a visit Wednesday.
Walt Scott returned from Denver
last Wednesday.
Otis Culver has gone to Sisseton,
S. d. where he has a job until fall
Mrs. Frank Ripper returned from
Rockford, ILL.,, Thursday. Her son Cla-
renee has so far recovered from his
illness that he started to school on
Wednesday.
Clarence Fralick has moved from
the Bagley place to the farm of Lest
er Dack by Hazelton.
Joe Harris, wife and daughter who
have been visiting here for some time
returned to their home in California
Friday Dan Harris and wife accomp-
anied them for visit there.
Otis Jenkins returned from La
Crosse, Wednesday. He is getting
along slowly after his operation
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11
CASSVILLE.
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The Record says:
Arthr Blackburn, who recently
underwent an operation at Rochester,
Mimi, writes home that he is getting
along nicely and expects to be home
some time next week Arthur says
there are lots of cases of smallpox
| and scarlet fever up there and every
body is getting vaccinated.
John Joyce purchased two Hol-
stein cows of Ed Creamy and Peter
Caspers three Jersey cows. Mr.
| Creamy delivered them last Monday.
Little Johnny Alderman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Alderman, had the
misfortune to fall from sled while
coasting Saturday with the result
that he broke his left arm at the
shoulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mic Valentine of Cass-
vile, celebrated their golden wedding
day on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Owing to the
Hines of Mrs. Valentine the event was
only a pleasant family reunion with
all the children present.
Gerhardt J. Adrian of Cassville,
and Miss Augusta Livingston of Liv-
ingston, were married at Cassville
Thursday morning at st. Charles
church, the Rev FIR. Jones officiating.
VIM. Schauff and Miss Younda Adrian
were the witnesses. Following a
honeymoon in Dubuque they will be
at home in Cassville where the groom
is in business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11
Domestic

May day weather and laundering
ovatons greeted Gen. John ]. Persnin9
when he arrived at Dallas. Tex, on
his triumphant tour of Western and
mid-Western states
driven by a 60-mile gale, did damage in
New York and vicinity running into
the millions. The storm battered the
Atlantic coast from Maine to the Vir-
ginia capes. Summer resorts all along
the coast were inundated and hotels,
pavilions, bungalows and other build
ings We're swept into the sea.
The cabinet at London will discuss
the appointment of a successor to Lord
Grey at Washington within few days.
The two most prominent names men
toned are those of Lord Reading and
Sir William Tyrrell.
X. Earl Burgess. daring parachute
jumper and aviator, was instantly
killed by fall from an airplane while
performing stunts for motion picture
concern at Los Angeles. Cal.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer, stopping over ia Chicago an hour,
threw his hat into the presidential
ring. 1t was the first admission that he
would permit active advocacy of his
candidacy.
Former Gov. Horace F. Graham was
found guilty of embezzlement of state
funds while he was state auditor by a
jury at Montpelier VT.
Marked reductions in the basic
prices of practically all foodstuffs at
Chicago came in the wake of the col
lapse of the market for foreign ex-
change. Grain, live stock, provision
and cotton prices followed those Of
exchange in the headlong tumble.
Maurice (Moss) Enright. chief of
Chicago gunner, once convicted of
murder. famous for his participation
in labor feuds, was shot and killed as
he stopped his automobile in front of
his home.
Four persons, including A. P. War
rem. sheriff of the county, were arrest
ed at Mc1Iinnville, Tenn, in connec-
ton with investigation of the death of
Fred Murphy, prisoner in the county
Jail, who was found hanging in his cell.
Benjamin Gitlow. former Bronx as
semblyman. was found guilty of crimi-
nal anarchy by a jury in the criminal
branch of the state supreme court at
New York.
Six children, two sets of triplets.
within 10 months, is the birth record
In the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Posey
Livingstone of Albany, Ala.
The Chicago -four market felt the
effect of the international financial de
preston when the best grades Of -four
declined % cents barrel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11
Foreign

Premier NIillerand. speaking in the
chamber of deputies ut Paris, said Ger
many had failed to keep her treaty en-
gagements, notably that regarding the
delivery of coal He then said the
allies would take measures to have
her do so, even if recourse to military
coercion were necessary.
Peace negotiations between Great
Britain and soviet Russia are in prog
ress, according to a statement which
the Stockholm Svenska Dagbladet at
tributes to Adolph Joffe.
A large part of the garrison of Odes-
sa belonging to General Denikine's
army has been captured, according to
advices from that city transmitted by
the London Central News correspond
ent in Paris.
The Roumanian legation at London
announced that its government had
ordered the retreat of the Roumanian
troops of occupation in Hungary to the
frontier fixed by the peace conference
Police and military raided the houses
of several Sim Feiners at London
derry, Ireland, and arrested three of
them. A quantity of arms, ammunition
and explosives was found by the raid
ers.
Confidence in the government was
voted by the chamber of deputies at
Paris. The vote was 513 to 6S.
Because of the soaring exchange
rates Toronto theaters are faced with
the necessity of canceling their con
tracts for attractions from the United
States.
Serious rioting occurred at Limerick,
according to dispatch to the London
Star. The military fired on the crowd
of demonstrators and one man was
killed.
A Constantinople dispatch says Brit
ish troops have occupied the German
railway line from Smyrna to Constan-
tinOple.
The British government, it is stated
by the London Evening Standard, has
taken steps to replace the paper
money in circulation by $100OOO,OO0.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11

Damage to the amount of S1,OOO,OCO
was caused at Manila, p l., when fire
destroyed half the buildings of the
Philippine carnival exposition and the
island exhibits they contained.
Premier Millerand, replying to inter-
pellations on the foreign policy. said
that the government at Paris would
pursue its policy of alliances and
friendship which allowed France to
win the war.
Reports Of births and deaths in Aus
tria for the last year show that, $4,000
died, while births numbered only 49,
600. In 1913 there were $4,000 births
and $4,000 deaths, according to a vi
emma dispatch.
Fifteen persons We're killed and
thirty injured in a head-on collision
between an express train and freight
train about twenty-one miles east of
Dion, France.
A Coblenz dispatch says the rate of
exchange for the pay of American SOL
diers in the occupied territory has been
fixed at 100 marks to the dollar, giving
the doughboys 5000 marks monthly.
y
Peasants at Ribera, province of Gil
CAN'T, lying to the south of Palermo,
attacked the residence of the duke of
Bivona, disarmed the soldiers. wound
ed carbineer and invaded the ducal
palace and sacked it. The duke was
compelled to sign a paper ceding his
land to the peasants.
Gabrielle d'Annunzio, italian insur-
gent leader of Fiume has seized the
torpedo boat Orsini and the auxiliary
ship Citta di Roma, bound from An
coma to Pola with munitions and food
stuffs for the Italian naval forces.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11
Personal

Kaid Gen. Sir Harry MacLean, who
has had a picturesque career in Moroc-
co in the service of the British gov
eminent died at Tangier.
= X
Former Gov. Frank Brown died at
his home at Baltimore, Md. after
long period of i'll health at the age of
seventy-four. He was governor of
Maryland from 1892 until 1896, and
was a Democrat.
E. p. Ripley, chairman of the board
of directors of the Santa Fe railroad,
died at Santa Barbara, CAL
Ohio c.. Barber, seventy-nine, mil
lionaire match king and known as the
organizer of the daddy of all trusts"
died on his model farm at Barberton,
o., of pneumonia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
BIc HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
kernels culled From Events Of Mo
ment In All Parts of the World .
Of Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
Washington

Completion of the record of casual
ties of the American expeditionary
forces in the world war was announced
by Adjutant General Harris at Wash
ington with the issuance of final re-
vised list, bringing the total casual
ties to date as follows: Killed in ac-
ton, including 3S2 at sea, 34844 died
of wounds, 1890; died Of disease,
23,73S; died from accident and other
causes, 5,102; wounded in action Cover
80 per cent returning to duty, 215,-
423; missing in action (not including
prisoners released and returned), 3.
Total Of 293,070.
At meeting of the international ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine
Workers of America at Washington,
Frank J. Hayes resigned as interna-
tional president of the miners union.
The board advanced Vice President
John L. Lewis to the Office of presi-
dent, and Philip Murray, president of
the Pittsburgh district, was chosen
vice president.
H ,..---% ~,q,..s ] r."
Union wage scales in the general
trades in 1919 averaged II per cent
higher than in 1918 and So per cent
higher than in 1913, according to a
summary issued by the bureau Of la
Dor statistics at Washington
Increased use Of tobacco among
women during 1919 was appalling,
according to the board of temperance,
prohibition and morals of the Meth
odist Episcopal church at Washington.
The murder of three American relief
workers in Syria was reported to the
state department at Washington. The
Americans were part of a convoy for
American relief supplies and were
killed by brigands on February L.
Sale of the former German pasSen-
ger lines seized at the outbreak of the
war was forced on the shipping boart
by the operation of the national pro
hibition law, Chairman Payne told
President Wilson at Washington.
Half of the 5000 American soldiers
in Siberia have been withdrawn. The
war department at Washington an
nounced that on January " there re
manned 271 officers. 1910 enlisted men
and 500 civilian welfare workers.
In the last five months the total
public debt has shown a decrease OF
about S930900.0O0 and the floating
debt about $730,OOO,000, Secretary
Houston announced at Washington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11
BUSINESS FIRST

BUSINESS FIRST.
When is their marriage to be
solemnized?''
'.As soon as it has been financed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-11

May day weather and laundering
ovations greeted Gen. John j. Pershins
when he arrived at Dallas, Tex, or
his triumphant tour of Western ant
mid Western states.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20
HUGHES ADVISES
PEACE CAUTION
Heart of Nation Not
Quickly Changed He
Asserts.
WANTS FREE SPEECH
Cannot Educate and Stifle
Opinion He Tells Graduates
at Wellesley College.

WELLESLEY. Mass, Jun ioo.--
Charles T. Hughes, In an nddrcsH az
Wellesley college commencement ex'
,rcisos today cautioned his hcarcra
that In an appreciation OF tho diffi-
cultios which have accompanied the
poriod after tho war We must avoid
q distorted vlow and We must not fail
TO realize that tho great heart of the
nation is not changed In few
months"
IIs subject was "tho Patriotism OF
Peace"
lie contraatcd the unified effects
Of wartime with the absence OF n
compelling motive and tho rush OF
competing interests that have fol-
lowed"
"tnleas we have peace time" ho
said. that dominant sentiment which
prompts n continuous ana s1lf-aacri-
ficing devotion to public ends. the
sacrifices OF patriotism In war will
have been In vain our national
ideals arc neither ifuperialistic nor
racial Thcy transcend all ordinary
national aims; they are not hound NJ
IN anything snort ot ehi""llhhlHb "H'
maintaining constitutional govern
nent az the sure base Of liberty.
at Ia spurious patriotism that Ia
linked TO tho triumph OF any creed
or claEa. or becomes the vehicle OF
bigotry. The common good rooted
IN tho essential Institutions of Justice
and individual liborty--thnt is the
national Ideal.
I'VE have talked so much OF free
Institutions, that We are apt Ia think
that In this country they will take
caro- OF themselves. Recent and cur
rent experiences should dlsabuse us
uf this notion. We have too many
evidences OF readiness 10 take ad
vantage Of opportunity to establish
autocratic administration. The ease
with which abuses have arisen and
have been condoned should give US
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20

more anxiety than wild uttornnces
which easily defeat Themselves.
II rs Ia the orderly processes of
constitutional government that is. a
Of law with power 90
adjusted nH TO secure protection
from capricious and arbitrary
GctiOn-iu IN the putting ~ principles
and rules sanctioned by the people
ia the place of tyranny that we
ina the security of liberty VINO
over seeks "a HuVptt these orderly
proccHacs = the enemy against whom
At once tho entire power Of organ
ized society should be directed.
There ~ however, a great dif-
ference between protecting tho or
dcrly proceHRos of government and
the attempt to "SpTcSs ppilion with
which We do not agree. Precisely
bccnuso liberty must have its insti-
tuiions. because liberty cau only
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20

continue through organization Of
govornment upon the basis ~ no.
ccptcd principles that the instiu-
tions OF liberty are hopolc5sIy dc
fcnsivo and inadequate II they do
not provide the means for the
adaptations which each generation
must have to guarantee its ffoc-
dom.
The motto fer democracy must
bo educated You cannot at 1nco
educate, however. and stiflo opin-
ion. There 30 hope In tho free air,
there ~ tonic IN conference, In vi.
innate success Of what you strong
~ believe 10 be- true. bat the policy
~ denying free expression ~ pO-
lltionl opinions IN death 10 the re-
public, Tor that cSprca8ion ~ its
vital force"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07
BROUGHT MEMORIES OF HOME
How Visitor to London Geological Gar.
dens Held Converse With Lonely
Tibetan Yak.

The shaggy old 1lbetan yak nt the
200" died some while ago and n new
yak occupied his shed and lnclosure.
Yesterday a visitor stood watchlng
The yak munchlng Mt truss Of hay IN
hts manger He called the yak and II
took no notice. Then. having reul
Hooker's "Hlmalayan Journals" he ~.
membercd the calls Of the Tibetun
mnldens when they bring the yaks
home nt sunset.
The visitor uttered the call. The yak
dropped n mouihful Of hay. gave =
deep grunt, and came shnmblng 20
the bars Of It's stable. The visitor pat
ted and fondled It, md gruntcd yak
language and II licked his hnnd, and
when he left the yak house Il ran out
Of It's shed and followed HIN around
It's large barred Inclosurc.
1lcrcturncd later and found the yak
stlll restless n had deserted IFS meal;
II paced the lnclosure and inndc plain
tive noises. Tho visitor gave the Tibc.
tan girls call again. and again the yak
ran 20 him. Good hcavensi" cried a
stranger, "how do you tame 700 anl.
mnls like thnt7' lie was told the Sc
cret.
"poor old yak, poor old fellow" said
the stranger GLOW can we guess what
chords you have touched-ohnt memo.
rlos Of snow and ice, and praying
wheels and Idols, OF Tlbetnn girls with
turquoise ornaments In their braided
hnlr1 Look how troubled the old yak
ls--lt isn't fair 20 give home-slckncss
10 prisoners at the zoo l'-London
Dnlly MnIl.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07
EXPLAINS ACTION OF N0DDlNG
Indication Of "Yes" and mo" a Trait
Common In Humans and the
Lower Animals.

Before child learns 20 say "yes'
or no" he lnstnctiycly mods his hcnd
"A naughty. condcsceudlng up.nnd'
down-to show that he approves, or
n vigorous shaking from side 10 side
when the impcrlous viii has been
crossed. Later on, rs he seems
to show preference for this way "
expressing himself. II Is often ncccs.
snry to remind him that be- can speak.
Muny OF ~ may sympnthlzo with
the mnn who said 90 Darwin, Your
ancestors may have been apes" but Il
cannot be- denied that We have many
things In common with the other
species.
Watch n young animal ready 10 re-,
cclyc food. with eager eyes nnd
mouth open II makes quick, forward
movements ~ the head. When the
food IN not acceptable n tightly
clcnchod Jaw and sldcwnrd motion ~
the hcnd serve 10 keep the mother AMI
nal from forcing food upon n.
So after nll these centuries mans
mouth N still relaxed when he mods
yes" hut there f. strong tendency
to clcnch his teeth and even close hls
eyes when be- shakes "no."-E Exchange.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07
Old weInhta and Measurea

"Sul,ynrds." beams and nll manner
~ weights and measures, Ms mlglr bo
expected from their Importance Ia the
life aud interchange OF the populncc,
nrc frequently mentioned In old chron.
lclcs, nnd one quaint slluslon reads,
"thls Tying weight was by the nnl.
ancc, the weight lying IN one scale,
and not hanging or sliding on the
Beam OF Stil-ynrd, as IN nuncrl
weight" But the "stil-ynrd" WIS also
not beyond repronch, Tor Arnold, In
600 tells how "this waygm n forbid
den iu England boy statute of rarlIu'
mont ana nlso holy Church hath cursed
IN England ull that beycn or sollon
hy that uunrrl wnyght." However
IN spite ~ church aud law, the 'uunc'
eel Wayght' continued Ia use till las2,
trn years after that one We have been
considering began It's long career,
when the Jury appolnted by Elizabeth
srt VA a new standard Of weights and
measures, which remained IN force
down to the present time.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07

In early times the courtship and
marriage customs among the Green
lund,rs were simple and mcoremoni'
ous enough since we nre told that
when q lu,rlorn youth made up his
mlnd as to the girl he wanted 10 adorn
and be- usciul In his hut of Ice and
snow, he went 10 her house, seized
her by the hair or wherever he could
sccur a good grip on her, ana dragged
her to his own domain. where she was
expected tu remain. without any fur
thor marriu-c ceremony. II an affluent
bridegroom he would perhaps soothe
her laccrglri feeling by presenting
her with new lamp or some other
article OF household utility.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07
nlaekslldIno organ.

An appeal now being mudc IN hohnlf
NJ poor country church Tor q new
organ hus been rc-,ufurccd hy coin.
cl1rncc-lhr old organ happened Ia
cipher. or produce of its own accord,
u inusduWu. Wuiliug sound lus' us
the words were br'ns read from ,h
"Ihry rlOlrr ni thr sound of iNp
urrun," This hu7 hrrn Interpreted a.
q good omen uud II rpWIuis % cH.re.
spuudrul uf what happened he lhy Sus
srN village of Lexington, \ new organ
was bought uf the Mud which could
be- played hy turning handle, The
church was crowded io hear ils open
lng recital, Al went We'll ll'l the end
~ lhc FIRST psalm; the singing thvu
ceased, but the organ went uu pluyur
Il scomcd that the man ln charge md
milrd "a Discover how Ia put on IN
brake From the palm tune the organ
went on Ia give a lively secular catch
called drops of brandy" and then
started an "a merry air entitled "Go Ia
lhg nvyil and Shake Yourself Lon
don Morning Post
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07
How awalIepn orIaInated.

An Incident Of interest In English
and French history occurred In the
year t5li. The French hcct r0,ugrd
the coast ~ Su>S'N and burned
Rrlghthclstone, now brighton, whore
upon Sir John Wallow, one of the best
naval commanders ~ his time, WIS
sent by Henry VIII 10 make rcprisnls,
In this he succeeded only too well he
burned n French villages, demolished
several harhnrs. ana thrushed the en-
emy 10 his hearts content Ills men,
however. proud of his achievement, de
clared that they had w0lluped the
French Thus there came into the
English language as n synonym for
thrash THE new word wallop
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07
Present County Commissioner
Always on the Job
Continued Good Service
Republican Primary, May q
From
A. A. Muck's Platform

81 favor 100 per cent Amer.
icanism in all departments Of
county government; enforce.
ment of law and order; develop.
ment of the budget system;
reduction of cost of govern.
ment by consolidation Of con.
flicting activities; home labor
and home products.
81 shall keep my Office door
open, as | have in the past, so
that the public can transact
business without delay"
Paid Adyt
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1920-05-07
Mosquitoes Hate Light.

II has been shown that the malaria
hearing mosquito does not stay i'm n
wellllghtcd house or modern hospital.
says the Medical Record. Clean, bare
walls and ceilings, large windows and
little furniture do not attract IT, on
the contrary, II selects cottages or old
fashioned houses, where the rooms are
"stufiy" and hot, ill-llghted. ill-venti'
lated, with dark recesses, cupboards,
old curtains and much furniture, In
such a place the mosquito is altogether
NJ home and II there is restricted lly-
ing or sleeping accommodation lnfee-
tion is yevH likely TO be carried from
the malaria carrier 10 the susceptible
person.