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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
LOCAL MEN ATTENDING
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Rev. Guy Campbell, pastor, and
Oscar Damn, lay delegate, are in
Viroqua this week attending the West
ern Wisconsin Methodist Conference.
The Viroqua Censor has the follow
ing to say of the event:
Geographically the West Wisconsin
Conference, which is to meet in Viro-
qua Aug. 81, covers about one-half of
the state. In this territory there are
five districts: Lacrosse, Madison, Eau
Claire, Superior and Platteville. Each
district has about thirty-fve charges
and a superintendent. Many of the
charges have several churches; in
deed, very few are single congrega-
lions. Some OF them have as many
as five or six small congregations.
There are 165 pastors with several on
the retired list The church buildings
of the conference are valued at two
million dollars and the parsonages at
half million. The membership is
100000 There was an increase of
more than $500 last year. Members of
the Sunday School number nearly
$4,000. There was raised in the con-
ference last year for missions and
other benevolent purposes $218,00O.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

The 100 acre Margaret Aston farm
near Benton was sold at auction for
$151 an acre, to Joseph Temperly.
DR.. Fletcher, Platteville veterinary,
made a call by airplane Thursday.
The doctor received a rush call from
Ellenboro while at the Cornelia pic
mic. An aviator present offered to
carry the veterinary over and he &C
cepted He was on the job in no time.
Just a hint OF what the future may
bring.
Two Pra. du Chen fisherman caught
a 100 pound sturgeon, five feet and
nine inches in length, one day recent
Iy. In early days the Mississippi
abounded in Sturgeon but people
scorned to eat them. Now they are
regarded as a great delicacy. The
Russian sturgeon, said to be the i'm
est of food fishes, is similar to the
American type. The eggs are taken
from the female and sold under the
trade name of caviar" 1t takes a
Russian to like caviar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
JOHN DOBSON DEAD.

John DObSOn, native of this county
where he was born March %, 1855, of
early English pioneers, died ut his
home in Lancaster last Saturday az
the age of SO years, four months and
20 days. The funeral was held Mon
day with services at the Congregation
al church, conducted by Rev Arhelger,
and at the grave by the Knights of
Pythias order, of which Mr.. Dobson
was a true and honOred knight. Mr..
Dobson is survived by his wife, for
merIv Miss Lovisa Leighty, to whom
he was married in 1876, and three sons
Burlie, Ellie and Glare. Mr.. Dobson
farmed in EIlenboro for number of
years and later bought and sold stock
in Lancaster. He enjoyed wide ac-
quaintance and numerous friends at
tended his funeral as last tribute Of
respect to his memory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
CAR STOLEN SATURDAY
RECOVERED BY SUNDAY.

Quick work on the part of the sher
if. DR.. Kraut and the authorities at
Clinton, Iowa, resulted in the recovery
1O4 miles down the river, of the doc
tors car stolen late Saturday night.
The car, an Overland coupe, was back
in Lancaster Monday morning and the
two young men who took it, Dickie
Richards and Grover Burns of British
Hollow, lodged in the county Jail on
charge of car theft.
DR.. Kraut was out on a case until
late and returning about four Sunday
morning found that his car was mis-
sing from the parking spot west of the
Lancaster State bank. He queried
around and finally decided that the
two named young men, seen lcaf1ng
about town Saturday evening, were the
guilty parties.
The doctor and Sheriff Holmes went
to Rockville, British Hollow, Pctosi,
Dickeyville and Platteville. At the
last city a call came about ten o'clock
stating that two young men had been
arrested there at $3.50 when they tried
to sell an Overland coupe for $50.
Questioned by the Clinton sheriff, the
boys told the whole story and to whom
the car belonged. Sheriff Holmes and
Dr. Kraut went to Clinton at once, re-
turning Monday with the car and the
two cuIprits Monday as related.
At first the boys told the Clinton
people a cock-and-bull story about the
car being a present from their father.
They tried to sell the car to Clinton
garage man, saying that they were on
their way home out west and had run
crn
picioned that all was not as it should
be and called up the police station. In
a few minutes Dick and Grover were
under arrest.
Questioned here the boys told
another wild story. They said that
on Saturday night they had ttarted
for home, both drunk. On the way,
they said, two strangers accosted
them, offering ride. The boys &C
cepted, they relate, and when they
awoke here they were away down IN
a strange country near Maquoketa,
Iowai
The bridge man at Eagle Point,
where the car passed at 2:3O, said
there were only two men in the car
at that time. This and the fact that
the boys tried to sell the car ait
Clinton, upsets their story.
Richards is 26 and has Green Bay
record for robbery. Burns, on fur
Tough from Camp Grant according to
Justice Burrows, is Is.
DR.. Kraut has everything back but
his medicine kit, valued. at s65. The
boys say they never saw the kit but
it is probable that they threw it away
in their nights random wanderings.
AS the doctor had his name in the kit
it may turn up yet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
LATE SHOWERS AN AID TO
STATE CROP CONDITIONS,

Growing crops generally improved
during the past week, according to
the weekly crop progress report made
public Monday by Jos. A. Becker OF
the state department of agriculture.
Moderate temperatures and much
needed showers have increased the
condition of the crops in the field"
says the report.
Damage to crops by hail and wind
appears to have been restricted to
southern counties, and was somewhat
scattered there. Farm work is slight
ly early. Threshing is rapidly nearing
completion, silo filling is general,
and blowing and fitting for fall grains
are we'll under way. Corn is maturing
rapidly and it now appears that moth
ing can prevent a heavy yield. Silage
is yielding heavily and the quality is
good. There is difficulty in cutting
because of wind damage.
Potatoes show some improvement
due to favorable rains. The tobacco
harvest is general. There is some
damage from wind and hail. Some
winter grain has been sOwn, and has
benefited from the showers generally.
Spring grain yields continue disap-
pointing New seeding of hay is gem
orally benefited. The acreage OF
marsh cut for hay has greatly increas-
ed. Pastures are becoming green
again but are still short Cabbage and
sugar beets show improvement. Live
stock conditions are improving, but
are still only fair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
sHULLsBuRG s; LANCASTER /.

Shullsburg gave Lancaster a good
trouncing Sunday and the locals were
spared blanking by one run III the
eighth inning. Kilburg of Galena
pitched for Lancaster and Shulisburg
took two runs in the first inning. He
was pulled after the fifth when the
visitors obtained four more tallies.
Kilburg, an old pitcher, varied fast
and slow ball. This worked fairly
we'll until the fifth when the blow-up
came. Then Armstrong stepped in
whiting five men in three innings
Lancaster, out-pitched and out-batted,
made one run in the eighth but could
not go beyond that Weber, Shulls-
burg, moundsman, was invincible and
Gerlach caught much better than he
did in his other appearances here. A
large crowd of Shullsburg rooters at
tended.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
CALLAHAN URGES CHANGE
IN RURAL SCHOOL DISTS.

Consolidation of the rural
school districts is urgently needed in
Wisconsin to solve the serious country
school problem, the superintendent Of
public instruction declared in his BIZ
ennial report to the governor.
"It is high time for this state to
take steps to facilitate consolidation"
he report says. A general survey of
each county made by county board
of education, which would then form
ulate a proposed consolidation plan
of the districts, is suggested.
Would Affect TIree-FOurthS
with such survey it would per-
haps be possible to place II consoli-
dated districts in the state three
fourths of the people now living in
rural districts.
'Such plan would permit in all
such areas the erection of school
building conforming to the latest and
most scientific standards of school
architecture; it would make possible
instruction in both regular and aca-
demic, and in special or vocational
subjects by adequately trained
teachers. 1t would permit the child
rem to have normal social contacts
with one another in the class room,
on the playground and in all school
activities which cannot be had i'll the
old one room school.
Wisconsin Thirty Years Behind
hn of l1n nhnY
rural school today in Wisconsin IS not
much different in many respects from
what it was thirty years ago The
usual building is little longer than
it is wide, has no basement, is pro-
vided with a stone foundation contain
ing two or more "cat holes" and is
some forty to seventy years old.
Gin place of the mature man or
woman who taught during the winter
months, we find young girl, possess
ing greater scholarship than the earl
Ter teachers but lacking in Judgment
and in general knowledge of life and
business needed to properly guide the
young boys and girls.
Handicaps the Rural Children
eve cannot believe that the cppor-
tunity for rural children will be ma
terially improved within the next de-
cade unless there is provided better
school building, more adequate equip
n1ent and better trained teachers.
"Unless education in the country
districts is to be made as common and
as effective as it is in the Wisconsin
cities we cannot expect the more in
telligent parents to remain there. The
school is one of the most, if not the
most, determining factor in the choice
and retention of a home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
REUNION OF BROOKENS FAMILY.

106 members of the Brookens fomily
met at Riverside park, Cassville, Sun
day and had a big family picnic. The
ladies brought well-filled baskets and
promptly at II o'clock dinner was
served Games and launch rides made
the time pass pleasantly. 1t was
agreed to have family meeting each
year and the date will be the last
Sunday in August. Those present
were:
Laverne, Name, Grace, Meta and Ken
meth Brookens; H. c., Virgil, Hattia
Brookens, Mrs. Neavins; Oral, Mar
garet, Carson and Arnold Brookens;
Henry, Belle. Clyde, Keith. Orpha,
Crete, Leurcene, Evelyn, Dean. Cath
rim and Lyle Fisher; w. G., Emma,
Raymond and Howard Lewis; w. NJ,
Bessie, Laurence Carg; Fayne and
Dore Edge; John and Eff1e Anderson;
Eden Brookens, Grace Anderson;
John, Elizabeth, Velma, Everette,
Verna and WILDER Hope; Benjamin,
Angelin, Cleo Saettia, Florence and
ems; Fred, Nina, Joseph, and Harry
Foster, Clyde. Mildred Duncan and
children; o. j., son and Mary Winner;
Joseph and Ella Winner; Hazel and
Grace Schildgen; Archie, Marie and
Burdette Winner; Margaret ziegler;
Dunston and Vera Ziegler; Ellen
Stephens; f. M. and Olive A. wager;
Olga, May Belle and Reynold Abra-
ham; Elmer L., Laura, Vernon B. and
Gwendolyn Yager; Amos, Blanche,
Belva, Mercedes and Doris Brown;
Melvin, Grace, Francis, Jr., Harry W..
Marie and Burdette wager; Eliza Kali
ley; Anna Koecke; John Mason; En-
ma Mason; Marguerite, Melvin, Sylvia
and JOHNNY Mason.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
DARLINGTON BREAKS RECORDS.

Darlington.-The Big White Fair
closed Friday night after four days
business which officials claim exceed
ed the record of former years.
The racing card was above average,
stock entry large, many concessions
filled the grounds and numerous at
fractions exhibited before the grand
stand, which was packed to capacity
every day.
Blanchardville defeated Hollendale
Thursday, to 3. Shullsburg beat
Platteville to 3. The Mineral Point
and Darlington brass bands furnished
music
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
ENCOURAGING THE PATROLMAN.

Did you ever stop to THINK Of the
value of encouraging road patrolmen
by telling them of the comparative
manner in which they keep their sec
ton of highway in shape? That policy
would be a mighty fine one to adopt.
If patrolman has any luck, is over
worked or has too much territory to
cover and consequently all in the best
Of shape, everybody kicks, but if on
the other hand a patrolman has every
inch of his road in fine shape, we all
go whizzing by in our autos and never
notice it. Stop once in awhile and
let him know that you appreciate his
good work. If he is an ordinary hui
man being he will take courage from
your doing Sex.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
BIG TRUCK OVERHEATS
AND SETS OIL ON FIRE

A big motor truck owned by man
from Shullsburg and used OH the
Hackett work hauling gravel for c. E.
Rich & Co., took fire near the depot
about midnight Friday. The men
were hauling at night and came in
with a badly heated engine. When
oil was poured into the case the en-
tire mass ignited. The fire depart
ment came and applied chemical ex-
tinguisher but the truck was prac~
tically wrecked by the intense heat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
COBB BANK NOT IN sWINDLE.

Various reports Of the Cobb bank
being in difficulties have been denied
by State Bank Examiner Jamison who
investigated conditions at Cobb last
Thursday. A thorough investigation
failed to disclose that the hank was
connected with the bank smashing
schemes unfolded by several Chicago
and Milwaukee men to federal invest
igators several days ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
CONSIGN TO STATE FAIR.

Local swine breeders cOnsigning to
the state fair are: Lee Eastman and
Will Rich, six head; Dobson, East
man & Burr, seven head; Frank More
house, six head; Gene Croft, six head;
Granville and Nelson, one. All but
Croft's are Poland Chinas. Croft
consigned Durocs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
REsURFACE HAZEL GREEN ROAD.

Dubuque business men have raised
$4,000 for resurfacing trunk line 20
from Hazel Green to the Mile House,
about nine miles of road. Old mac
adam will be dressed with tailings and
present dirt road will receive gravel
and tailings. The township and the
county will raise $4,000 to meet the
Dubuque appropriation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
MUSIC FESTIVAL
ANNUAL EVENT
Success This Year Surpasses
All Expectations.

The success of Grant county's first
music festival held Wednesday was so
great that Mr.. Nealy and his co-work-
ers plan to make it an annual affair
of increasing scope A meeting of the
committees will be held within sixty
days to plan for next year.
The afternoon program drew not less
than thousand people rad all were
we'll pleased. In the evening the
crowds swarmed in from all over
the county, swelling the attendance
to five thousand Following is the
program as rendered:
Music by Lancaster band.
address Of welcome, r. NJ. Or
chard.
Announcements by Director e. A.
Nealy. Mr.. Nealy spoke of bigger
and better community meeting each
year with future possibilities of mag
Efficiently trained choruses rendering
highly meritorious musical work.
5-Four folk dances rendered by II
little folks under the direction OF Miss
Alma Henkel This number was very
pleasing. 1t was repeated in the
evening by request.
6-Musical number by Miss Nc
Dowell, Cassville.
7-Solo by Mr. Mutt, Glen Haven.
Both these numbers drew much APP
plause and called for encOres. A
Cuba city number with Mr.. GOldthOrpe
on the cornet, a group of girls i'll pam
tomine directed by Mrs. Ralph and a
community talk by Rev. Evans were
omitted owing to bad roads OBTAINING
the Cuba City people. They were anx-
ious to- come but could not make it.
A Montfort number of interest was al
so omitted owing to the illness of Mrs.
Snow and daughter.
S--Community songs. America. In
Days of Aud Lang Syne. When You
and | Were Young, Maggie. Ok Folks
at Home. Old Kentucky Home. The
Star Spangled Banner. The entire
crowd participated in the singing.
In the evening at o'clock, Miss
Emily Roberts delicately rendered
eight numbers in an organ recital at
the Congregational church. The
building was crowded and for forty
five minutes Miss Roberts held her
audience in rapt attention.
At eight o'clock the evening band
concert began. Fennimore generously
sent her band and the local band and
the visitors were put together making
a total of forty pieces. A duet by
Mrs Carl Walker and Mark Hoskins
was rendered with band accompani-
ment This WIS the first effort of the
kind here and it was we'll done.
The whole event was a success from
beginning to end ard what perhaps
pleased the director and his aides the
most was the loyal and generous as
sistance rendered all long the line.
ibis heartens them to make further
and more extensive effort next year.
Mr.. Nealy says that Wisconsin may yet
hear from Grant county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
FAMILY PICNIC IN WATERLOO.

The five daughters Of Ben Potter,
Mrs. Fred Chapman, Mrs. Ed. Kerr,
Mrs. Leslie Burton, Mrs. John Elwell,
Mrs. Jesse Williams, met with their
husbands and families at the Fred
Chapman home in Waterloo last Sun
day. Mrs. Henry Mink of Lancaster,
who taught the Potter girls IS years
ago, was invited with Mr.. Mink. The
day was spent in picnicking and vls-
iting. About 35 were present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31

Judge Smalley has postponed the
Richland county court fall term of
circuit court to September 20, after
the Richland county fair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31

Mrs. Robert Woodburne and grand
son. Robert Nisbet, Richland Center,
are expected home from Scotland
where they spent the summer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
THESE MAY SEE THE MINISTER.

THESE MAY NEE THE MINISTER.
County Clerk Webb on Monday
granted license to we'd to Peter Pet
erson, aged 81, and Miss Olena Thor
son. aged 65, both of Montfort. others
granted license the past week are:
Jas. T. Auel and Belle Birch, Bee
town.
Oscar Moen and Gladys Chandler,
Montfort.
JOS H Niemer, Cassville, and Julia
Seaman, Fennimore.
Arthur Joergens, Dubuque, Laura
Runde, Hazel Green.
Jas Wilmington, Chicago, and Har-
riet Niehaus, Fennimore.
Jesse Knox and Mary Glasker. Cuba.
Homer Walter and Florence Schaal,
Potosi
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-03
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
To Be RE0RGANRED

Tho Amarillo Central lA.or Union In
n ~ cess Of reorganization. At a meet.
ing of members of the old organization
q WIS decided 10 rrorranlze and inject
'cw l.fc into the union.
\ committee 81 five. consisting OF
"a Tun. chairman; J. v. Neal. olcc'
triciin: Joe Wilson. boiler maker; \. u.
i.ankfurd carpenter. aud J. -. Walling.
ualn,or. was appointed Ia visit the dit
-crcnt locals and solicit membership.
Painters iircmon. plumbers boiler
max rs. l1th'rs. carpenters and electric
iins had signed up Wednesday.
\ general disposition to enter the
new organization IL manifest. according
20 "a, committee n Is predicted that
not mor, than one of the many locals
the city will stand out.
l.nrsinR of the old organizations AZ
nli1iion In the Federation of Labor. and
apathy following. are given az reasons
Tor the movement for new Central
Labor Union.
Renewed interest u IN said iu union
labor has hccn awakened since the ~.
moval of headquarters "a IT, present
lor'ji0n under the Liberty cafe
Ed Tull is temporary chairman. and
q. q. Atkins temporary secretary uf the
new organization. u IL the purpose to
'l-rt permanent officcrs this week.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-03
STRIP MAP COLORADO
To GULF HIGHWAY IS
NOW BEING PREPARED

II have completed my work In Anna
rlllo" said Floyd W. Walker. public
lty agent for the Coloradoto.Gulf High
way Association. to a reporter OF The
News "Wednesday. Mr. Walker In com
niling a strip map uf the highway along
he whole route from Trinidad 90 Gal.
weston. Mr. Walker further states: ~
have had the greatest degree of success
In obtaining the information desired
from the road enthusiasts and automO'
bile dealers In Amarillo. and also In re-
Giving liberal contribution to the ad.
yertising scheme"
Responsive tu questions about the
condition of tho road as Ear M he has
been ~ to the conycnicnces 10 h. had
along the route. Mr.. Walker said: II
have complied all necessary data for u
strip map from Trinidad to Amarillo.
Am going to continue the compilation
" the map on into Galveston. the
southern terminus of the highway. The
highway IL In better condition than IL
has ever been before.
anu sNfh NV
pairing to accommodate an almost un'
limited number ~ tourists this season.
Most OF the towns along the highway
are going to maintain free camp
grounds. and many of the conveniences
heretofore unohtainable will b, available
TO the tourist ~ this season. Increased
expenses Of railway means better high
ways and moc automobiles. All towns
along the rad will profit thereby" he
ayG.
According TO MIR. Walker the associa
zion will distribute to the tourist free
q charge ten thousand NJ these maps
before the season begins. These maps
may BE- had from the secretary of the
association. u. o. Mcfford. Clarendon
Texas.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-03
TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED

4 new telephone directory will h.
distributed to customers in the city
within few days General Manager
George Hill of the Southwestern dlvis.
ion Tor the Hell Telephone company
announced wednesday II viii con
tain four more pages than the last one
which was issued September I. last
year
The local telephone system has 2lO0
subscribers according to Manager Hill.
Since addition of more equipment re.
Gently 22O new phones have b.cn
placed on the service list and when
the new outside equipment N com.
pleto. Il In promised there will be- ac.
oommo,iation for $50 more or total
Of 500 Of this number 80 have been
spoken Tor. The remaining $50 will
b. held as reserve list
During the week from February n
to February %. according to Manager
inns report there has bccn 5000 feet
~ 50 pair cable stretched. 650o feet
of COCO pound wir put up. cight cable
terminals installed and two under
ground splicrs made on GOO pair cables
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-03
OSCAR RANDALL IS SOLE
OWNER RENALL STORE

nsrr Rardll has purchased .hc
Irir Interest u his sister, Mary Randall.
~ the Rcxall Drug Store. and II now
be- sole owner of the store. Mr.. Ran.
ill hns hopn In The drug business here
'1r several years. aud SAYS that there
Hu better town IN Texas than Anna.
90. 20 flr ns business is concerned.
H'ur new lines OF goods and improve.
mcnis have been added since he took
hIrrc OF "a store. and IN the future.
he uys BE- viii b. better prepared than
Yer To NEE, IA, demands of his Gus.
umcrs
Amarillo. hc says. H. Young mans
town. No other city offers more oppor.
uniiiDs. and the Texas Panhandle II
facond iU no other section Of the state.
Miss Randall lcft Monday afternoon
Tor Dallas. where she Will make her
uiurr home