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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
CASSVILLE.

Russell Bossert went to Dubuque
Sunday
Miss Hazel Strong spent the week
end in Dubuque.
Mrs. Clyde Stevens and children of
Elrod, S. D., arrived Thursday for a
visit with relatives. Clyde will arrive
in a couple of weeks and join his
family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Dietrich and fam
lily were in Dubuque Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wentworth of
Turkey River, were in town Saturday.
Mrs. Art Bennett and children re-
! turned last week from a visit at the
Otto home in P. D. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Turtscher of
Carter, Mont, were visitors at the
Geo. Groom home last week.
Chas. and Harold Teasdale came
from Chicago last week to attend the
funeral of their grandmother, Mrs.
Gertrude Voigt, held Friday afternoon.
Frank Halstead and Mrs. Elizabeth
Strickland were married in Dubuque
Thursday and were treated to an old
fashioned charivari Friday night by
the boys of the neighborhood
Beryl Obershaw returned to Keno
sha where he has employment in a
garage
Frank Carpenter of Spring Valley
was i'll town couple of days last
week on his return from visit at the
Sam Jordan home in Dubuque.
Otto Geiger and Otto Failing were
in F. D. G. Wednesday and Thursday
on business.
Mrs. Mary Brinkman and family
were guests of Matt Adams and family
near Turkey River Sunday.
Ed. Christ OF Turkey River was a
caller in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Kaufman are the
/ parents of son born Friday.
There was social gathering at the
home OF Miss Emma Reed in honor of
| Chas. Teasdale of Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
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UNION. :

There will be program and bas-
ket social at the Henry school Friday
eve, Jan. 16. Everyone welcome; come
and have a good time. Miss Mable
Newhall, teacher.
Mrs H. A. Reed and daughter spent
! couple of days in Lancaster.
Fred Doescher and Chas Merriott
left for Darlington Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Doescher returned
Monday from Darlington.
Ladies' Aid at r. Doescher's Jan. Is.
Mr. and Mrs Doescher and family,
Lille Christensen and Mona Ward
spent Wednesday eve at the Frank
Gehrke home.
r. Doeseher, wife and daughter and
Mona Ward spent Sunday at the Geo.
Snowden home; Mabel Newhall, Sadie
and Orville and Guerdon Reed, Guer-
don Memo and Rem Gehrke at the
Doescher home
Mrs. H. A. Reed and family spent
Sunday at the Christensen home
Mrs. Christensen called Friday at
the Doescher home.
G. Johnson and family, Lee Witch
er and family spent Sunday at the Jno.
Cannon home at Arthur
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Gehrke and son
and Mabel Newhall spent Thursday
at the Christensen home
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gehrke visited
at Lancaster and Fennimore.
Mona Ward, Eva Doescher, Norma
Doescher and Mr.. and Mrs Woodland
called at the Christensen home.
H. Austin and family, Chas. Bert
ram and family spent Friday at the
Mueller home
H. Mueller and family spent Sunday
at Austin's
Mrs. G. Medley and daughter spent
Friday at John Hellmar's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
FLORIDA DELIGHTFUL PLACE.
De Leon Springs. Fla.

De Leon Springs, Fla, 1920.
A. L. Sherman,
Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Sir
This is :. delightful climate. Every
day sunny and warm instead Of snow
and ice. Most made me forget it was
time to renew my subscription for the
Herald, altho am always ready to Wis
it with home folks through the week
ly no matter how grand the weather
may be, and am mailing two dollars
to continue sending it.
Very sincerely,
Frank Langcamp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
NORTH ANDOVER TO HAVE
A NEW CHEESE FACTORY.

Jos. Wilberscheid VINO just returned.
from Racine, Wis, where he had been
employed by the Horlick Matted Milk
Co., will start to operate cheese fac
tory in the T. H. Williams building
at No. Andover. They are busy inn
proving the building and installing
the machinery. Ice has been put up
and the factory will be ready to OPP
crate by Feb. Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
1OS, 100000 ESTIMATED
AS POPULATION OF u. s

Washington No delay attended the
start on the fourteenth census except
in the far northwest. where heavy
storms and bad weather delayed the
enumerators.
William c. Hunt, chief statistician,
estimated that the 1920 enumeration
would show a population of 108,OOO,-
0OO
Preliminary announcements of the
population of different cities is ex-
pected by Feb. Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
SILVER DOLLARS MADE
INTO SMALLER COINS

Philadelphia, Pa.-Ten millions of
dollars, all in silver, are being melted
at the United States mint here. Later
the bars are turned into dimes, quar-
tiers and half dollars The govern
ment finds it cheaper to melt the dol
lars than to go into the market and
buy silver, now selling at the high
est price in many years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
SEND US YOUR ITEMS.

The Herald is always pleased to re-
ceive local news items whether sent
thru the mail or phoned to the office
IN fact we receive each week mum
Der OF items from outside sources. II
you have visitors, social events, etc.
let US know about it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
A MILLION GERMANS
ARE STILL UNDER ARMS.

London-Germany's armed forces
are estimated by the British war Office
as close to a million men. These are
divided into the regular army Of 400
600, the land forces of the regular
navy of 10000, the armed constabu-
larry OF 10000 to $4,000, the temporary
volunteers or regular army reserves.
100000 to 100000, civic guards 3OO,-
900 to 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14

The opening sale in the new paw
lion will be held on Thursday, Jan. 30
at livingstone H. Edgington's
Shorthorns.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
PROF. N. M. TERRY
ON RETIRED LIST

Prof. y. NJ. Terry, after forty-five
years service as Professor of Physics
at the L. S. Naval Academy. twenty
seven of these years as Head of the
Department of Physics and Chem
istry, has been commissioned Profes-
sor of Mathematics, L. S. ~, with
the rank of Commodore.
He is now on the retired list OF
naval officers and is engaged in farm
ing on his old homestead in Lyme,
Conn.
Commodore Terry was resident of
Annapolis and the Naval Academy for
many years, and with his wife, the
late Mrs. n. NJ Terry, his daughters,
Mrs. John T. Atkins and Miss Louisa
Terry and son, ~ NJ. Terry, Jr., lived
on Blake Row, and later. King George
street.
Commodor Terry has a host of
friends here who are pleased that he
has received his commission.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION

The members of Typographical
Union No ia are urgently requested
to attend a meeting of that organiza-
tion on Wednesday, the 26th inst, at
the Office of the Evening Capital for
the purpose OF electing the local Off
GERS and delegate to the International
Union Convention, which will be held
in Albany, n. Y. on the 9th day of
August; also for the election of Inter-
national officers for the ensuing year.
Inasmuch as there has developed a
keen competition for the International
situations. it is very important that
every member of this organization
register their desire by voting the Off
cial ballot. which will be distributed
at the above meeting by the secretary.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
HANDMADE ARTICLES
FOR JUNE WEEK" SALE

All women wishing to place hand
made or hand-decorated articles in the
sale TO be held at the Y. w. c. A. on
Tuesday. June l, are requested to
have them in as soon as possible Ar
ticles cannot be received later than
Monday, May 31st. They must be sent
at any time before that date to Mrs.
Fowler at "The Mending Shop, 1O2
College avenue, but should be marked
for the Y. w. c. A. sale and also have
the name and address of the sender
and price attached.
These articles may be placed on
sale at a 20 percent. commission or
donated to the association. A number
of attractive articles have already
been sent in and many more are
promised, so June Week" visitors as
we'll as the people of Annapolis are
assured of finding at the "Y" gifts for
friends Of all ages.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
THREE PERSONS HURT
IN AUTO COLLISION

Three persons were injured late
yesterday when two automobiles
clashed on the Annapolis boulevard at
Glen Burnie In one car were Mr.. and
Mrs William Stouffer and John Mil
ton, of Govans, Baltimore county.
The other car was driven by Robert
McGinnis, of Glen Burnie.
Mr.. Stouffer was passing Mr.: Nc
Ginnis' car when the rear wheel lock-
ed with the front wheel of Mr.. Nc
Ginnis' machine and turned over. Mr..
Stouffer was bruised on the leg and
cut on the hand Mrs. Stouffer re-
ceived an injured finger and suffered
from shock and Mr.. Milton's face was
cut and his legs injured.
Mr. McGinnis took the injured per-
sons to the office of DR. Thomas II.
Brayshaw, Glen Burnie. and later they
returned to Baltimore on an electric
car
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
NAVY WINNERS OF
ANNUAL AWARDS At
NAVAL ACADEMY
Honor Man Of Graduates, Mid
shipman M. Watt, Of Virginia,
Takes Triple Honors-Winner
Of Sword, Sextant And Cup
HONORS FOR MID'N.
GRAVES, LIBBY AND FLY

Announcement OF the winners Of
prizes and awards made annually al
the Naval Academy has been made
Richard NJ Watt. of Virginia. who will
lead the graduating class, takes triple
honors. He is the winner of the
sword offered by the Naval Academy
Glass of 1871 for the graduate having
the best standing in practical and
theoretical ordnance and gunnery, the
sextant offered by Col Robert NJ
Thompson for excellence in naviga-
lion, and the cup offered by the
Daughters of the Revolution for the
best work in seamanship and inter-
national law
Edward ID. Graves, of Pennsylvania,
captain of the Varsity boat crew and
member of the football team, will have
his. name engraved on the cup offered
by the Sons of the Revolution as the
most expert in practical ordnance and
gunnery Ruthven f. Libby, from
Washington State, is the winner of the
medal offered by the Daughters OF the
COnfederacy for the member of the
Third class making the best showing
in physics 1t is the first time this
award has been won. it having been
recently offered to commemorate
Commodore Maury, the great geogra-
pher. James L. Fly, Jr., of Texas. is
the winner of the watch offered by Dr.
Henry Van Dyke for the best essay on
a naval or patriotic subject
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
FRENCH PRESIDENT
FALLS FROM WINDOW
OF MOVING TRAIN

MONT ARGIS, FRANCE, May "a
Paul Deschanel, President of the
French Republic, fell from a window
of his train when II was a short dis
tance from here last night The train
was moving at the time. but after his
fall NJ Deschanel walked a mile and
a quarter in the darkness until he
met a track worker The workman
accompanied the President TO a signal
station nearby and telephoned to this
city for an automobile, which arrived
within half an hour NJ. Deschanel.
upon his arrival here, received first
medical attention some two or three
hours after the accident. The physi-
clan found he had suffered no in
juries sufficient to cause anxiety, al
though he was bruised and lacerated.
The physicians at noon issued the
following communique:
THE President was slightly wound
ed in the face and left leg. His condi-
tion is as satisfactory as possible and
causes no anxiety"
President Deschanel explained that
he had been unable to sleep in his
compartment of the private car in
which he was travelling because of the
heat, and that shortly after the train
had pulled out of Mont Argis he tried
to open a window to secure more ven
tilation The window stuck and NJ.
Deschanel said he applied all his
strength to open IT, Then suddenly
the window gave way and he pitched
out OF the car onto the track in the
darkness, the train going on.
The President had suffered a severe
attack of grippe Saturday night and
there had been some question for a
time whether the journey to Mont Wis
son. where he was to dedicate a monu-
ment to Senator Raymond, a French
aviator. who was killed during the
war. should be cancelled. The Presi-
dent. however, had insisted upon
making the journey
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
LESSONS LEARNED
FROM THE BLIND
Large Audience At Palace Thea
ire Sees Demonstration Of
Work Being Done
AT SCHOOL FOR BLIND

How to he happy, though blind"
was the Keynote of the entertainment
held yesterday afternoon in the Pal
ace Theatre, Main street, under the
auspices of the Mothers Circle and
Woman's Club The Palace. which
was spick and span, was filled with
large and representative audience
Manager Costi, proprietor of the Pal
ace, who gave the use of his theatre
for the purpose was on hand to see
after the comforts of the audience.
and the moving picture operator, Mr..
Sands, gave his services for the aft
ernoon cheerfully. as did the care
taker, Mr.. Prather
Children occupied the front rows
and were keenly interested in the re-
marks of Mr. Campbell, Director of
Evergreen, the home of the blind sol
diers of the late war who told them
how to care for their eyes. and pre-
vent blindness. Among other things
he abhored the use of the roller
towel, and told the children never to
use towels at school or anywhere, ex
cept their own individual towel
often, he said. diseases are contract
ed in this way, which produce blind
ness.
The program opened with a piano
solo by Rubenstein. played by blind
teacher. Miss Elliott, who has love-
ly touch, and plays with much ex-
preston.
Pictures of Evergreen" that beau
tiful estate of the late Mrs. T. II. Gar
rett. loaned for the use of the blind,
were shown on the screen, and a
miniature of Evergreen" made by
one of the blind soldiers. who had
been a landscape gardener was also
shown. This was raised, and the
blind could by sense of touch get the
idea OF the surroundings of this lovely
spot, Evergreen" appropriately So
called, Mr.. Campbell said, as it is
ever green There are ponds with
swan swimming about, birds every
where. the sweet songsters finding
pleasant places in the beautiful gar
| dens. The grounds OF the estate are
ideal in every respect, as shown in
the pictures Mr. Campbell. who has
travelled over the world. said Ever
green" is the most beautiful place he
I has seen.
/ Mr. La Mont Hackett. one of the
I teachers in the Maryland School fol
the Blind, himself deprived of sight
I told of the splendid work done by
the women of the Red Cross who
had translated books into the Braili'
] Lcnn.innad or, paca TrnA y
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
EXTRACTS FROM SERMON
OF REV. w. S. SOUTHGATE

The Randall Memorial Reredos.
which was fully described in the
Evening Capital on Saturday, was
dedicated on that afternoon at I
o'clock by the rector. Rev. Edward ID.
Johnson. d. d. Right Rev. G. Mott
Williams, ID. d.. conducted the service
and pronounced the Benediction; ST.
Ceeilia's choir sang the hymns, and
solo by Mrs Elliott Burwell was IA
part of the service.
Before accepting the memorial In
the name of the Wardens and Vestry
and Parish, the rector read a part OF
the sermon delivered by the Rev. Or.
William S. Southgate on the Sunday
following the death of Mr. Alexander
Randall.
At the services yesterday, the rector
read a brief statement prepared by
Bishop Williams describing the signi-
ficance of the Reredos in a general
way, and stated his intention to ex-
plain the details of this particular me-
mortal at a later date.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
SWAMPED
BY FREE SILVER COUNT

r... 1Id.utpman Oliver w Haines,
saau.sy lad, will do the twirling
.0s annual Army-Navy baseball
.... .8 bc staged here next Satur-
=. fas rendered practically certain,
f. result OF Saturdays contest
ac Niddies won from Dickin-
aHegc Of Carlisle, Pa. in easy
Is to l.
Hncs has pitched all, or part of
s four games. He was on the
slab u saturdays contest, and re-
-aI after the fifth inning, without
owing The visitors a hit lie is a
napaw. and his closest rival for
Nm. honor was l.. n. Baker, another
.Ia-Whpcler who, for the last two
weeks. has been under sick quaran-
nr aud who will be unable to play
OF a'l
Tar Dickinson lads made lament
abs poor showing in both hitting and
fielding They blew" in the first in
ming ana as a result of miscues and
g5 buglcs The Middies collected five
runs
They duplicated that performance
10 hr third frame. Featuring the
auc were drives for the circuit by
imphries and Cloughley, both to
rep left field. The game was the
.t but one for the Middies before
"a. argument with Army. They are
booked to meet villa Nova College
Wednesday, Coaches of the rival
avec teams saw opposing charges
% action Saturday. Hans LObert, the
ARMY mentor. came over to Annapolis
au BILLY Lush. the Middies' tutor,
es,.s t1 Most Point
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
BANK HOLDUP IN
PENNSyL VANIA TODAY
tBy The Associated Press0

PITTSBURGH, PA, May 24.-The
First National Bank at Finleyville,
Pa. near here. was held up and
rol ed shortly after noon today by
six men who escaped, according tc
word received here by the police.
The bandits are said to have es-
capped with 100000 in bonds and Sc
curitles and $4,000 in cash. The
cashier, who was the only man i'll
the bank at the time is reported to
have been knocked unconscious and
locked in the vault while the institu-
ton was rifled. A sheriffs posse has
gone in pursuit
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
EAGLES TO FLY To
STATE CONVENTION

The State convention of the Fra
ternal Order OF Eagles will be held
June s, 9 and 10 in the rooms OF Bal
timore Aerie No. 50, Maryland Thea
ter Building Elaborate plans have
been made by the committee for the
discussion OF business and for the en-
tertainment of the visitors. Annapo
lis Aerie will send delegates to the
convention.
One of the most important matters
will be the election of officers. Thomas
II. Morgan, of Frostburg, is the re-
tiring worthy president and John b.
MacFarlane~ of Cumberland. Md.
yice-president, is being strongly urg-
ed for the State presidency
The convention will open at IL
a. m. A business session will be held
in the afternoon and at night the
delegates and their wives will he en-
tertained at Liberty Heights Park. At
10 a. M the following day another
business session viii be held and the
greater part of the day will be spent
passing upon the credentials of the
delegates, discussing general business
and making nominations for officers
for the ensuing year.
"Wednesday evening will be marked
by an excursion TO River View Park
The final meeting. which will be a
business session devoted to the elec.
ton and installation of officers, will
be held at 10 a. m Thursday. Dur
ing the afternoon a farewell luncheon
will be given to visiting Eagles and
their wives.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
Final Tuning Up For Navy

Anticipating the regatta and the TACT
that the leading college crews OF the
country will have entries. Dick
Glendon, the veteran coach of Naval
Academy oarsmen. will be busily en-
gagged from now until Wednesday af-
ternoon putting his charges through
heir final licks of work on the Sew
ern in preparation for the big classic.
Interest centeTs in the Varsity event,
and all Navy adherents are pulling
their strongest that the sailor lads
will flash across the finish line ahead
of the other contestants. The middies.
naturally. will be particularly anxious
to put ii over" the oarsmen from
Syracuse. by whom they were defeat
ed a week ago.
The squad of Navy oarsmen will
leave Annapolis for Philadelphia on
Thursday and will have their final
workouts on the Schuykill river that
afternoon and on Friday The shells
in which the middies will row will be
taken 10 the Quaker City on four sub
marine chasers, via the inner or canal
route, leaving here Wednesday even
ing.
Says a dispatch from Syracuse.
y. y" THE Syracuse University
oarsmen. jubilant over their victory
against the undefeated Navy crew a
week ago. are also putting in some
good licks. In spite of their sensa-
tional showing Coach Ten Eyck does
lot intend TO permit over-confidence
10 creep into the Orange camp and
he daily drills will not let up a bit.
Coach Ten Eyck ordered the same
rigorous training programme that has
cen scheduled all season for the week
following the return Of the Syracuse
crews from Annapolis. According to
The veteran rowing instructor, this
will lie continued next week in the
few days intervening before the
sweep swingers leave for Philadel-
phia."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
WALTER PRESTON TO
SUCCEED JUDGE McLANE

Governor Ritchie has announced the
appointment of Walter W. Preston, OF
Hartford county. to be an associate
judge of the Third circuit, composed
of Baltimore and Hartford counties,
to succeed Judge Allan McLane, re-
signed.
In announcing the appointment last
night Governor Ritchie said Mr..
Preston is one of the leading lawyers
of the Third circuit. having twice
served as states attorney for Har-
ford county. He has the Endorsement
of the members of the Hartford lar,
without regard to party"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS;
JUDGE MOSS 81 TODAY

Judge Robert Moss today is passing
the fifty-seventh milestone in life's
journey and, as usual, he is observing
the occasion in an unostentatious
manner.
This is a quiet period for the jurist
in fact, as the Circuit Court is not in
session just now. The Judge made
only modest reference to the anniver
sary among the few friends about the
Court House, but he received the con-
gratulations from a number of per-
sons, who were better posted as to the
fact of this being his natal day.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
GEN. GATHER NAMED
POLICE COMMISSIONER

Brig Gen Charles ID. Gather, COM
mander of the First Brigade. Mary
land National Guard. and a member
of the States military forces for more
than 40 years, has been selected by
Governor Ritchie to be Police Com
missioner for Baltimore. Announce
ment of the appointment was made by
Governor Richie last night He will
enter upon his duties June /.
In announcing the appointment
Governor Ritchie said;
Gen. Charles d. Gather, whom
! have appointed Police Commits
sioner for Baltimore city. has
been actively identified with the
Maryland National Guard for
many years. He served as cap
tain in the Spanish-American
War, as brigadier-general on the
Mexican border and commanded
the National Guard during the re-
cent war until his retirement. Af-
ter that he superintended the
work of 5000 men at the Bartlett
Hayward Company's plant.
All his life, in either military or
civil pursuits, General Gather
has been accustomed to handling
men, and he has invariably shown
rare executive and organizing
ability. earning and retaining the
respect and affection of the men
under him. General Gather will
devote his entire time to the inn
portant task that is ahead of him.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-24
Purchased New Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fell. who
have been residing on Maryland ave-
nue., have purchased the residence
owned and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Gardiner, Duke of Gloucester
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner will take up
their residence shortly in Frederick
with their daughter, Miss Edith Gardi-
ner. who is a teacher in the high
school of that city.