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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
EMASCULATE FOOL PART
OF PROHIBITION LAW.

Proprietors of soft drink saloons
will have to keep their customers sit
ting.
An Interpretation of the new law
made by the state attorney general
seems to annul the theory that stand
ing bars or counters must be detached
and removed from saloons. It does,
however, clearly imply that customers
must not be allowed to stand on their
feet while drinking.
The statement from the attorney
generals Office reads, "The object of
this statute seems to be to open the
place, where Misunderstanding liquors
are sold under a license, to public
view and to do away with the atmos-
phere of the former saloon. A stand
ing bar is a bar that was used in sa-
looms at which liquor was sold and
consumed by the purchaser while
standing at the bar. You will note
that the statute simply prohibits the
maintaining of standing bar or
counter of any description at which
any such drinks or beverages are
consumed. 1t does not, in express
terms, prohibit the sale of such LIQUOR
at counter so long as the purchaser
is not permitted to consume the same
at the said counter or bar. The idea
is TO have tables and eats provided
in the room at which the nonintoxi-
eating liquors are consumed by the
purchaser, somewhat similar to our
ice cream parlOr."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
ELIZABETH TURNER MARRIED.

Elizabeth Turner, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner of
this city, and Joseph Sweeney of
Madison, were married Monday morn
ing at o'clock at st. Clements, the
Rev. Kaiser officiating. Howard
Sweeney, brother of the groom, and
Miss Gertrude Keitlinger, old friend
of the bride, acted as best man and
brides maid Little Catharine Weber
was flower girl A wedding dinner
was served at noon at the Turner
home to the relatives and few close
friends of the contracting parties
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney left on the noon
train for Milwaukee and other points
east where they will spend their
honeymoon. They will reside at Mad
ison where the groom is employed.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
were: Mrs. jeremiah Sweeney, mother
of the groom, Miss Mabel and Howard
Sweeney, sister and brother of the
grom, and Miss Florence Dorsey. All
reside at Madison except Miss Mabel
who resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ray Williams has been appointed
weed commissioner for So Lancaster,
and as a first step wants all parties
having Canada Thistle or knowing Of
anyone having the pest, to commun-
icate with him at once. Mr.. Williams
will take action promptly to get rid
of the weed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
CHIAIUTAUQUA
nets GOOD sum
FORLOCAL BAND
$327.45 F or Uni
FORMS Comment
(By Eve Witness)

The Lancaster Chautau0ua proceeds
after all expenses were paid amounted
to $327.45. This sum goes to the city
band to help buy uniforms. People
bought tickets literally and it is prob
ably true that the method OF donation
helped ticket sales immea5ureably.
The chautauqua itself was brilliant in
spots, good in others and poor in still
others. The Alpine number pleased
about everybody the first night. The
music was good and Mr.. Kuester's
humor mirth- provoking although he
could improve by dropping his OBJ
viously manufactured brogue. The
Pope, Elliott, Jones Foster number
on the second day was unquestionably
high class. On the program also was
Martha S. Trimble whose style is high
staccato without variation or a saving
note of humOr Some may have liked
her. William FOrken on the third
night made a great hit with many
who heard him. Others accused him
of substituting frenzy for thought and
foot stamping and table pounding for
an appeal to new thought. His argu-
ment ran along the lines familiar dur
ing the war days and consequently
pretty we'll covered and generally
known admittedly true as it is. Eye
Witness missed this number. The
South American Marimba band struck
a dignified and beautiful note when
they delicately rendered the second
Rhapsodie HOngroise, but dropped into
vulgarity and earned boredom if not
disgust later with their tintinabulat-
ing jazz and shimniy effects. Some
foreigners seem 20 pick up the worst
things we have as being typically
American. The singing trio on the
last day was eminently pleasing.
Cong. Vale fell down on his climax
Saturday afternoon and lost his
crowd for the evening when his ad-
dress on Red VS. Red, White and Blue,
proved to be instructive and interest
ing. Cong. Vale was stability treated
by the company men who were pulling
down canvas and running trucks to
haul away paraphernalia during the
last half of his talk If we were Vale
we would quit. Small boys also
bothered the speaker considerably to
his disquiet but he made an excellent
plea for Americanism and a civiliz-
alton evolved through hundreds of
years in opposition to theories ema-
mating from people who have admit
tedly never made the slightest progress
toward decent and law-abiding govern
ment
The Mutual company was unsuc-
'cessful in closing a contract for next
year Those interested in a local
-chautauqua seem to want the best
with not less than a hundred signers
1T is generally agreed that the Mutual
program was worth the $1,100 given
although the same people show in FIT.
Atkinson this week at dollar a
season ticket. The general impression
is that the Lancaster community de-
serves the best and should have it or
nothing at ALL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
CHANGE BOUNTY LAW.

In order to receive the bounty paid
by the county and state on wolves
and foxes, the claimant in the future
must follow these instructions:
1. The law requires the claimant
to take the entire carcass of the wolf
or fox before the chairman of the
town in which the animal was killed.
2. The hide is then to be removed
in the presence Of the town chairman,
and he is required to punch three
holes in the scalp at the base of the
right ear.
3. These holes must not be less
than one-eighth Of an inch in dame
ter.
4. The claimant may then take
the hide properly punched and with
the certificate of the town chairman
and the oath of the claimant go be-
fore the county clerk, who will punch
three holes at the base of the left ear.
5. The claimant will then receive
his bounty and may take home his
pelt and dispose of it as he so chooses.
6. No bounty will be given on any
wolf 81 fox unless these instructions
are carried out.
Z. Town Chairmen may secure
necessary blanks from the Office Of
the county clerk at any time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
YOUNG WIFE TO STICK
BY LANCASTER HUSBAND.

Byron Boyes was brought to Ga
lena Wednesday from Davenport by
Sheriff w. j. Shipton and placed in
the county Jail, a warrant for the
young mans arrest having been made
by Mrs. Boyes' father The brides
parents were in Galena last evening
and tried to pursuade the young wo-
man to return home with them but she
would not go, said she was going to
stay with her husband.
This morning the young man ap-
peared in Justice Joseph Dimke's
Court and was released by the Court
on the young man furnishing $500
bonds for his appearance in County
Court the first part Of September.
According to Justice Dimpke the
girl told him that she had planned the
marriage and that her own parents
are dead, that the people she bad been
living with are her step-parents. At
ter the young man was released from
custody, the young mans father and
two of their friends left in an auto
mobile for their home at Lancaster
Galena Gazette.
Lancaster relatives of the young peo-
pie say that all difficulties have been
adjusted, everybody is satisfied and
that the young people are proceeding
amicably with their matrimpnial vent
ure with the best wishes of all. "AlPs
we'll that ends we'll"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
TIRE BLOWS OUT IN
EYES OF BEETOWN MAN,

Hobart Doll, Beetown farmer, was
seriously hurt and perhaps blinded
Saturday by the explosion of an auto
mobile tire.
Hobart had tire go down and was
examining an extra that had a dirt
bubble on it. The story is that he
scratched the bubble with a screw
driver to see if It was sound and that
the tire exploded with terrific force
shooting dirt and sand directly into
his eyes at 70 pounds pressure.
The young man was taken to his
fathers home, in this city, where OH
Monday he was resting easier. DR..
Godfrey said that the injuries were
severe to both eyes but indications
were that the sight might be saved.
On Tuesday last the father, Henry
T. Doll, was injured in his knees when
he fell from a motor car on a country
road. The car was backing down hill
and Mr.. Doll stepped to the running
board to jump as he anticipated a
smash-up. In some manner he lost
his balance and fell severely lacerat-
ing his knees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
DUSkY RED MAN
HELD FOR Theft
IN RIVER burg
Carnival Rider Now
Sheriff's Guest.

Sheriff Holmes went to Boscobel
Tuesday for "ginooine" Indian,
who was charged with house enter
ing. The redskin was held in the
county jail for trial later. Speaking
of the case the Boscobe Dial says:
Arthur Crane, Cheyenne In
dian connected with the wild west
show that was a unit of the carnival
exhibiting here last week, is dis
posed to be light fingered and this
trait got the red man in trouble
Several homes we're entered during
the week and various articles re-
ported missing, among them being
John Lindelien's, C. w. Menkhau-
sens, Morris Riley's and Allie
Hamilton's. At the first named a
wrist watch and ring we're purloin-
ed. At Mr. Menkhausen S the thief
reached through a window and Sc
cured the cashiers trousers from
which he extracted purse contain
ing $50. A kodak, watch and ring
included the loot taken at Hamil-
tons. The ring in this case prov
ed the undoing of the nocturnal Wis
itor. 1t was the property of Glen
Nelson and the observing eye of
Chas. Scott, Jr.. recognized it on
the Indians finger as that dusky in
dividual was preparing to leave
town Tuesday afternoon The matter
was reported to Chief of Police
Wicken who detained the accused
until the case could be sifted At
Justice Payne's Office Crane was
Systematically quizzed with salts
factory results. Property recovered
from the young man included Alma
Lindelien's watch and ring and
Chas. Menkhausen's pocketbook,
minus the money. The Indian de-
MED stealing the watch at Hamil-
tons but admitted theft of the
kodak, which he stated was in a
trunk shipped to Prairie du Chen
Deputy Sheriff Henry, armed with
a search warrant, went forthwith
to the Prairie and brought back the
kodak but could find no trace of the
missing watch. The prisoner was
bound over to trial in circuit court
and taken to Lancaster Crane gave
his age as 10 and his home on a
reservation in Oklahoma. He stat
ed that he was in the service during
the late war, spent Fl months over
seas and was twice wounded"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
ELECTRICITY
CAUSE OF QUICK
GASOLINE FIRE:
Thursday BlazeHad
Serious Aspects.

Static electricity is the only known
cause of a gasoline fire here Thurs
day afternoon.
j. H. Rabbit, local agent of the
Standard Oil company, was filling the
large underground tank at the Moni-
tor garage and had practically COM
pleted the job. Rabbit was chatting
with Phil GoIdstein Suddenly both
men were amazed to see a streak of
fame shoot from around the faucet
and stream of gasoline leading to the
tank
Excitement ran high for a few
minutes. Mr.. Goldstein did NOT wait
to anaIyze the physical causes of the
affair but dashed for fire extinguish-
er. Rabbit drove the truck away.
flames following him as the gasoline
poured from the tank and caught fire.
The blazing gas on the street caused
flames to shoot twenty feet high.
Someone else poured dirt in the large
funnel leading to the underground
tank eXtinguishing a blaze there and
possible explosion of many gallons of
gas.
Ii minute or two the fire depart
ment arrived but all was over except
smoking woodwork on the truck ex-
terror,
Babbitt's theory is that the blaze
started from static spark originating
when the moving gasoline struck the
fine wire in the funnel. All gasoline
trucks are equipped with a grounding
chain which drags behind the car but
evidently the apparatus failed to worss
this time.
Fires of this nature are more are
less common. Babbitt says that a
truck burned at Galesburg, ILL.,, last
summer from similar cause and a
truck burned at Darlington a few
weeks ago under circumstances exact
ly similar.
The Thursday blaze terminated
luckily for all concerned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
To Take Bids For
NelU Rood Work

Bids will be taken July 28th on sew
eral aid projects in this county. One
IS the concrete surfacing OH Block
house creek involving 1,548 feet OF
concrete Is feet wide across the
marsh on the Observation-Disclosures
road The board will open bids on
the Hackett branch bridge, 35-foot
span and 1926 feet of concrete sur
facing, Is feet wide. This is the new
Lancaster-B Bloomington road. An
other project is the road across the
bottom to the Eagle Point bridge east
Of Dubuque. This calls for a bid on
5000 feet Of fill and partial fill from
the bridge to connect up with the
present road about 1900 feet west Of
the G. tracks. The bid will involve
two classes, one for an Is foot fill
and the other a % foot fill above low
water mark on the river. The highest
the river has ever gone is p feet
above low water and the % feet fill
would probably insure a dry road at
all seasons. The plan is to suck sand
from Sunfish slough nearby for the
fill for $500 feet from the bridge to
point on the present road and then
build up the old road to the tracks
Should the Is foot project be decided
on the entire road will be surfaced
with concrete with concrete facing
over the stone riprap to prevent any
seepage or washing at flood stage.
In case of a 23-fOot height the road
will be graveled at the top. Either
plan will be a tremendous improve
ment. The last project is, in many
respects, the most ambitious attempted
in Grant county road work.
Tomorrow at Schreiner park 81
patrolmen and their families will get
together for picnic. The patrolmen
are jolly fellows, known as Henry
Mink's 81 Varieties" but all good
They invite all those interested in
good roads to meet with them at the
park for a cafeteria picnic, la out
doors. Gov Blaine and State Engin-
eer A. r. Hurst have been invited to
address the gathering
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvITIES And
NEARBY NOTES
Important News Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Mrs. Leslie Fosgate, Richland, fell
over a wire left by linemen in the
street, and sustained a broken wrist
The estate of Jay Turner Rich
land, has brought suit against the
A HI. Krouskop Co, local retailers,
for $4,000 damages. Mr.. Turner fell
into an OPEN basement window in
the Krouskop hitch yards, suffering
injuries that caused his death. The
plaintiff attorney alleges improper
protection for the opening.
Running to meet his aunt who was
driving a car into the yard at Co
than, the little three year old son OF
Virgil Robinson fell beneath one of
the wheels last Friday morning and
had wrist badly injured, although
no bones were broken.
Lieut.. Robt. Wegg, %, Monroe, shot
himself with an army revolver at the
home of his grandmother in Monroe
last Tuesday. Wegg was a victim of
shell shock incurred overseas. He
may live.
Sank City was visited by a disast-
rous fire last Friday a loss of $265,OO0
being aggregated. The principal
loser was the local canning company.
SeFGIdI MONIES were burned.
Cbas. N. Smith, night police at
Richland for two years, has been
stricken with paralysis.
In ball game at Viroqua Sunday
Cashton player, incensed because he
had struck out several times, waxed
wroth and threw his bat. He was
admonished by a Viroqua pill shooter
and fight resulted. The two teams
joined and a mob scene followed to
the great entertainment of the crowd
Boscobel is charged with having
paid more than the legalized amount
of $500 for hired ball players and the
dissension in the Kickapoo league is
greatly similar to that existing in the
Ws-Illini when Galena pulled out.
Madison-Gov. Blaine was operated
on Saturday at the st. Mary's hospital,
it was reported at the executive office.
The operation was slight and it is ex-
pected that the governor will be back
at his office Monday or Tuesday.
The Richland County bank has in
stalled burglar alarm system in
their new vault similar to that used
in the treasury department at Wash
ington. 1t will be impossible for a
burglar to open vault door without
sending in an alarm. Electric call
wires thread the bank in case of a
daylight hold-up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
HOTEL LOTTERIES, ETC,
IN DEFIANCE OF LAW

Attorney General Morgan has ruled
that various lotteries such as CIV
ing away hotels, farms, etc, is in
defiance of the state law and cannot
he allowed. The opinion was given in
response to request from Appleton
where the telegraphers proposed to
have ball and entertainment, tick
cts being issued for lottery on the
Appleton Jet hotel and real estate
wirth $4,000. In his opinion Mr..
Morgan said.
in a general way, any scheme by
which any kind of property is dis
posed of by chance, compensation
being paid for such chance, is lot
terry" the attorney general held. "It
does not matter that every holder OF
a chance may receive full value for
what he pays.
Even if that be the case the
amount he pays is a consideration
Tor the chance, and this holds forth
a lure of inducement to providence"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
DUBUQUE MAN IS STUNG
TWICE IN SAME DAY

Louis Rattman, Dubuque garage
man smelled a rat after he had traded
one of his cars for one that was
brought into his garage and his idea
that something was wrong led to the
recovery Of his car at Platteville late
i'll the evening.
He had given $500 to the men in ad-
dition to the car and after he began
to think the matter over he reported
1t to Sheriff Kennedy who investigat-
ed and found that the car which
RCttman had received in the trade
was stolen from Madison, Wisconsin
The occupants of the car traded
by Rottman had escaped when it was
discovered near Flatteville.
It was the second time in one day
that Rottman received stolen car
and both times he reported the mat
ter to the sheriff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
LOCAL BOY MAKES BIG
PAPER WITH CARTOONS.

Arthur A. Knapp, son of Arthur
Knapp of this city, has whole page
of cartoons in the Milwaukee Journal
of last Sunday. Arthur or Little
Art" as he is often called at home,
has keen sense of humor and this
quality is well evidenced in his page
which bears the caption Amt Civ
ilization Grand; What if We Had No
Newspapers" Begging the question
with this motif Art goes ahead with
picture and legend to show the trials
of various people trying to get along
without the much cussed but highly
necessary public prints. One cartoon
shows retailer with shelf full of
bargains sweating profusely as he de-
cries this inability to tell the public
about it. AS result the season will
be half over before the women find
out that he has bargains in feminine
apparel Another cartoon shows the
town crier down in heap after vainly
trying to tell one-tenth the amount of
news to one-hundredth of the people
that newspaper could without turn
ing hair. Drives for charity, a man
looking for work, the story of prize
fight, speciality salesman, farmer
selling livestock and another farmer
waiting for rain, are all depicted under
adverse circumstances because they
have no newspaper. The browning
piece, from home standpoint, is a
picture of H. Henkel & Co., buying
eggs without knowing the market. In
the distance are the G. w. Knapp e.
Son, Sykes and "Parke" buildings.
Arts work is unusual and therefore
He has something to
work out here in a field of endeavor
he is warmly familiar with.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
Locals Thoroughly
Trounce Visitors
SHULLSBURG DEFEATED 10 TO /.
kSIA HMM IlNF ULE LA 4 I'D ~ IV Il
Memorial Day Trimming Avenged in
Swell Game.

Lancaster and Tommy" Auel got
square with Shullsburg Sunday when
the local WI Leaguers came through
with 10 to l victory in d we'll played
game The game was filled with
everything the fans desire, good pitch
ing, fast fielding and plenty of hitting.
Lancaster played errorless ball back OF
Auel and three fast double plays at
the right time helped lot
Pickett turned in the best PLAY
seen this season when he robbed Met
calf of a sure hit in the sixth. Run
ming toward second Jimmy dove for
the bali, knocked it down and threw
the runner out at first while lying on
the ground. Hixon completed the play
with nice catch on the throw. The
first sacker also turned in his best
game of the season on first.
In the fifth, with two on, Watson
hit what looked like line drive over
short. Elliott went up in the air and
speared the ball by great catch. If
he had landed squarely on his feet
when he came down it looked as
though the boys might have turned
in q triple play as both runners were
away off and had to hustle to get
back, but nothing was lost as on the
next ball hit double killing, Elliott
to Pickett to Hixon, retired the side
Frank Adrian caught another swell
game. The big fellow looks better
every game and certainly had it on
Gerlach, supposed to be the catching
ace of the league, a mile on Sunday.
Three runs, triple and a double were
all the big fellow contributed in the
hitting line
Lawrence Adrian's hitting had lot
to Go with the scoring. In the first
Pete O'Niell robbed him of hit with
a swell play. In the fifth his grounder
to Metcalf scored a man and in the
sixth his circuit drive to the railroad
fence scored Pickett ahead of him.
Young's work in the field was con-
fined to two nice catches of foul fys,
the third sacker taking both off the
wire. His one hit in the third scored
Elliott.
Elliott came through with another
homer between left and center in the
eighth.
Shullsburg scored first in the second
on a double followed by single. A
double play followed by a strike out
stopped the scoring. Lancaster came
right back with two on Frank Adrian's
triple, a wild pitch, two walks and an
infield out.
After the second Shullsburg neve'
threatened but Lancaster scored in
the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and
eighth. In the third hits by Elliott
and Young, an infield out and Sick
meier's triple scored three. In the
fourth Pickett's single, two infield
outs and wild pitch counted one.
Frank Adrian's double, an infield out
and another wild pitch scored another.
In the sixth Pickett was safe on Met
Calls error and scored ahead of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
MOTOR ROW GOSSIP.
Arthur Whitcher OF EIIenbo

Arthur Whitcher of EllenDoro Is
driving a new Ford.
Z. H. Stevens has new Ford coupe
that w. L. Winskill drove to Toledo
for a couple of weeks ago.
Will Brintnall has new Nash tour
ing having traded in his former Nasn
for the new vehicle. Mr. BrintnaH is
a consistent user of Nash cars.
w. j. Brennan is driving a new
Chandler sedan car.
Sheriff Holmes has new Ford
coupe.
Ed. Pierce of Lancaster and Fred
Lambert of Mt. Hope will soon be
driving special six Studebakers, the
same being ordered from ne Knox
Auto Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
WISCONSIN COLORED
POPULATION JUMPS

Washington.-The negro popula-
ton of Wisconsin increased 1913 per
cent between 1916 and 1920, against
a 12.S per cent increase in whites, the
census bureau announced yesterday.
Wisconsin's population in 1920 was
2.616.93S whites, 5,201 negroes, 9,611
Indians, Isl Chinese, so japanese
and Fsilirinos, Hindus and Koreans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-20
HURRICANE FAMILY HAS
8 ACCIDENTS IN WEEK.

Bert Keene and family of the Hurri-
cane have beer victims of several ac-
cidents this summer. Mr.. Keene has
three broken ribs due to falling on
the barn steps. The two-year-old
child lost finger by having it cut
off in wringer. An eight-year-oId
daughter cut her foot with an axe re-
curing nine stitches to close the
wound