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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

as the necessities Of the case demand. All
that is required to attract tens Of thousands
Of tourists here every year is spirit of
hospitality. We have attractions such as
no other American city can offer in the way
of historical shrines which all good Ameri.
cans hope to see before they die.
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One of Arkansas Summer crop

From the Mena Star.
Last Sunday as Martin Moak was passing
his poultry house he ran across two black
snakes. both near five feet long. While try
ing to kill one the other ran into a hole,
but he caught it by the tail and pulled it
in two, then he had to dig the other half
out of the ground and kill it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Ought n man to be allowed to @oN'
at the judge who fines him! 4 Nw",m Vt an
y. j., magistrate thinks not. lie Ju' hin, I'M
additional fine on motorist VINO fhs;e fls;on 70
trafIic Tl%A yioIators % Jersey justice dcHa1ds,
smile and thank you" when it is Hstea OUT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

The suggestion that September ) hOs %
observed nationally as Constitution, DIS n"'
peculiar significance at time when! wheu!soIIy sOm
stitutiondl amendments are being sGier'IhT hy
violated not only by lawbrcakers' ' !"
law. enforcement officers and legislhloR'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Newspapers are discussing the n" wls"|%%' %s.
the advisability, of cutting, down ap"sr or al.
voted to baseball. One Chicago papfr 70
ready has cut it onc-hOlf Ev'' stop posT %
consider the fact that it was the nc%Sint"t%Sss tSs
that made interest in the game, adG ,hsy
national gnme? Newspapers ch, u - The thp
viii, unmakc it, Great is the !oWcr nnins o., t
press 1t cannot and does n"t dc,r'",'d and
the games you shall play. put "t thoIi % hav
interest in when you do not plaS them
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1t was lack of suppencSs that GrGiFtm
the ZR.2 to disaster. 1t was too rlsld
turn without breaking. If it had been n.d de a
signed by a politician it might have hea
happier fate. He would have given
rubber backbone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Being brothers in sorrow. it is enurey
fitting that Uncle Sam should permit 1onu
Bull to bring the bodies of American Wv WV
tins of the ZR-2 disaster to this county
in British warship.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Wilmington. Del. has two men WI"
celebrated their ninetieth birthday last waa~ '.a
One likes whisky and the other never 'nsSs Wv,
it.. There are two morals here. lou p~
your money and YOU takes your choice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

When Uncle Sam is congratulated os.
cause he gets all the benefits OF the tiis
sailles Treaty but assumes none OF us Ip's
cations, it may be that he Will oluS"
of course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Now that peace is officially ours, the
next thing Is to get our six million unen'
ploycd back to work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

We have notion that the Mayor, 80
far from being licked, has not yet begun to
fight. ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

The hate breeder is war breeder,
however much he may howl for peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Henry Ford is always miracle worker
until his methods are explained. Which
isn't all roast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Every increase in the price of food may
be considered as a hit below the belt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

"WOmon have not been
Iooic Lacking granted political equal
ty and opportunity,
.u,ir. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. In other
,,"rds having won the vote by declaring
t,nt thcrr should be no sex in politics, women
m"w complain that their sex is not suti
rirrtIy rec, gnH"d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

What West Virginia appears to need
is n government of the people, for the peo'
pie and by the people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Germany must have grnned amiably AZ
the omission from the treaty of any refer'
ence to Alsace Lorraine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Senator France says there is little com. COM
munsm in Russia. The natural presumpt'on
is that it is being starved out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

1t is to be hoped that the sparring Of
De Valera is merely preliminary to hand
shake
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

The world has yet to learn how big
man it lost when Peter Cooper Hewitt died.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

The horror Of Russian famine does not
hcor tcIIing, but must be told, and the world
must hear and heed if the world is to have
peaCc Of mind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Perhaps the time has arrived to pune.
ture the Penrose tire.
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What with improved turnpikes and de-
veloping airshps, by the time railroad ser''
ice is perfected we won't need it.
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If the Federal troops go to West w
gnia they should take a Federal lnvesu'
eating Committee with them.
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Mayor Laughs at Knight t'-Headus
For the day knows serious business. AZ,
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Interest has we'll nigh departed from
Lakchurst.
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SHORT CUTS

Erzberser was elected Germany's "him
Of hate -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

Lucy Page Gaston's cigarette appears
to be out.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS

Daily Talks With Thinking Phadelphians Subjects They
KnO,U Best
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
CUBA CITY.

The Knights of Columbus have rent
ed the rooms above the Cuba City
Bakery and will add them to their al
ready spacious club rooms over the
Brewer Bros. store. A viaduct will be
built to connect the two buildings and
the present club rooms will be con-
verified into a dance hall and the new
ly acquired floor space will be used
for the club rooms. Other improve
ments are being contemplated by this
thriving organization.
Friday morning, Will Carroll's
house at Jefferson burned down. 1t
was totally destroyed. He managed to
save a couple of trunks of household
goods and an armful of clothing that
was hanging near the door The rest
was burned. Mrs Carroll few min
utes before went over to a neighbor's
leaving an oil stove burning in the
kitchen. Mr. Carroll was at work
near the house in the garden, and the
little twin girls were playing nearby
under a shade tree, when he saw
smoke coming from the house, but it
was too late to save it. The fire start
ed from the oil stove. There was
some insurance on the house but not
on its contents.-News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
ROSCOREI.

John Blass is installing the neces-
sary machinery in the brewery build
ing for the manufacture of beverages.
A refrigerating plant was purchased
at Lacrosse last week. Mr.. Blass
hopes to have his goods on the market
within a month and assures patrons
that it is to be an excellent article.
James Gull was up from Pra. du
CHEN last week to see his sister, Mrs.
Ellen McGuigan The latter suffered
a slight stroke of paralysis Wednes-
day and was helpless for short time
The lady, who is II years of age, was
taken to Brookside hospital where
care and attention were given. At
this writing she is reported greatly
improved.
Rev M. Anderson of Canada has
accepted a call as pastor OF Trinity
Lutheran church in Boscobel and will
also have charge of the Norwegian
churches in FennimOre, Hickory Grove
and Castle Rock, taking the place so
ably filled for years by Rev. G. Gun
stem. The change takes place Nov.
1st when Rev. Gunsten goes to Clare
mont, Iowa, to assume work in new
field.-Dial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
CASSYHLE

Mrs. B. d. Smith and guest, Mrs.
Popps of Dell Rapids, were visitors at
the Geo. Groom home from Thursday
to Sunday.
Ray Thorne drove over from Water
loo, Iowa, last week and visited his
sister, Mrs. John Roe.
Sophia Esser of North Andover ar
rived Friday for brief visit.
Miss Arlene Graham of Rockford
was a guest at the Flickner home
from Thursday to Sunday.
Persia Flickner is home from sum-
mer school at Winona.
Cassville defeated Galena on the
home diamond Friday by score OF
to 8.
Misses Adrian and Keehner of the
Lancaster hospital, visited at the R.
Adrian home Sunday.
Coletta Dietrich attended institute
at Lancaster.
Maggie Stephens, clerk at the K.-G.
store, spent her vacation with her
daughter, Mrs. Austin Riley at La
Crosse.
Mrs. Thos. Gulick left Wednesday
for a visit at Moline. She was accom-
panied by her niece, Mrs. Roy Car
Isle, who was her guest for few
DAYS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
FENNIMORE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Napp welcomed
a fine pound boy at their home
Tuesday morning.
A fine baby boy arrived recently
to bring joy to the Abraham Salloum
family and girl July 20 to the Fred
Schiller home.
Glad to see John Tenant about
little again after being shut IN tor
six weeks with a bad attack OF
eczema.
Mrs. Ben Schuppener was severe
Nv bruised when some wood piled on
the cellar took tumble and caught
her before she could make her escape.
An X-ray examination showed no
bones broken, fortunately.
Yesterday forenoon as Il. +. Till
bertson and daughter Emma were
driving into town on Spring street
from the east the team ran away
striking an electric light pole IN
front of Miss Della Switzer,s mouse
throwing both occupants out OF the
buggy. Aside from bruises and the
terrible scare neither were seriously
injured-Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Melroy of Benton
mourn the loss of their babe week
DID,
The grocery store of Tony Evanoff
of New Diggings was burned to the
ground with all contents destroyed on
Monday of last week.
William Green, Galena fisherman,
caught black eel weighing four
pounds but could find no buyers. Peo-
pie thought the eel looked too much
like a snake. Out on the Missouri
river the eel is considered a delicacy,
fried, picked or smoked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
FAYETTEVILLE.

Mrs Mark Newman leaves tomOr-
row for Duluth for a few days and
then expects to go to her home IN
Knoxville.
After a three months visit with
relatives in Wayne, Neb., Kansas
CITY, Scranton, Hutchinson and Wlchl-
ia Kansas. Miss Julia Ivey returned
to Platteville Tuesday.
Miss Effie Boyle is able to be
around again after having been con-
fined to her home by broken bone
in her foot.
Adolph Knebel captured a big Bad
ger at the Udell mine on Sunday. He
killed one the day previous. W. +.
Knebel has the badger here
Mr.. and Mrs. William Briggs OF St.
Louis have moved from that city to
Platteville to be with Mrs. Briggs
mother who is not in very good health.
Charles E. De Nure was overcome
by the heat six weeks ago. He is not
recovering as his friends might wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Bishop, Mrs. T..
A. Shepherd and Mrs. Mark Jones
went to Spring Green on Thursday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Ellington,
who dleQ suddenly at ehc VI u - "
little one.
St. Mary's Catholic church will cele-
brate its golden jubilee this fall. Plans
are in formulation and will be an
nounced later.
# has been suggested that the
swimming pool can be kept absolutely
sanitary at all times by constant and
systematic use of chlorine. The small
amount that it will cost can be taken
care of by popular subscription
The committee who went to Mil
Yankee and Chicago to inspect mo-
for truck with chemical tanks at
tached and a pump that will throw
,ra+oy with pressure of from 500 to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
MONTFORT.

William Nichols, who returned from
Cunningham hospital last week, is not
improving as rapidly as his friends
would wish.
Friends of Miss Grace Dinsdale have
received cards from Edinburgh, her
present address telling of her inter
esting trip through Norway Sweden
and Belgian. After visiting England
the birthplace of her father and moth
err, Miss Dinsdale returns to Montfort
before removing to her school work at
Viroqua
Mrs. P. T. Stevens has returned
from two weeks camping trip to
Sugar Lake, Oneida county. The party
consisting of Mrs Stevens, F. j. Clan
vile and family of Lancaster, and H.
E. R. Kemp and family of Boscobel
made the trip by auto
Russell Mills, Milwaukee, came on
Thursday for visit. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mills leave in September on an auto
trip to California where they expect
| to spend the winter months.
Relatives of Mrs. j. A. James, Ev-
anston, ILL.,, have received cards from
Prague, where Prof James was called
to give lectures of American govern
ment at the Prague university through
the summer months. They will visit
Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy,
France and England before their re-
turn in September. Mrs. James was
formerly Miss Jennie Thomas of
MontfOrt
Miss Ruth Quick entertained at 6
o'clock dinner Froiday. Her guests
were the Misses Eldred David, Elsie
and Thelma Webster, Manda Nelson.
Mary Chandler, Bessie Hawk, Gladys
Chandler and Henrietta Ralph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Wilson and
daughter, Grace returned Monday to
their home at Lake Mills. For the
past two weeks Mr.. Wilson and fam
lily have camped on j. w. Polmer's
shady lawn.
Gordon Daggert, Madison, state
highway commissioner, and Mrs. Oh
i've Heffner were Saturday guests OF
Josephine and Harriet Chandler.
Miss Alberta FARMLAND, daughter OF
John FARMLAND of Madison, is visit
ing. here.
Mrs. Clarence Williams, Minneapo-
lis, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. j. II.
Hartsook and Miss Ella Matthews.
She will be joined this week by her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth.
| Mrs. E. A. Ketterer, Russell Mills,
Will Mills and daughter Helen, mo-
tored on Saturday to Belleview, Iowa,
to visit a sister, Mrs. Leffert.
| Miss Greta Baxter has resigned her
position in Madison and after a short
vacation will leave for Platteville to
assist in the Snyder millinery store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10

Fred Schul Jr. of Freeport, So
years, killed himself by blowing the
top off his head with a shotgun. Part
of his head was found along the road
25 feet from the tragedy. lie had
been worrying over poor business
deals.
In the inter-regimental field meet
at Camp Douglas Corporal Chas. Bar
els of Platteville, took second in the
cross country run of one and one-half
miles. Lieut.. Frank Fletcher was a
part of the 12Sth relay team that de-
feated the 127th team.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
CASSVILLE

Mrs. L. r. Graham and her children
returned last Saturday to their home
in Saint Paul, from an extended visit
with Mrs. Graham's mother, Mrs. Mary
Barron, who is slowly recovering from
her illness of more than a months
duration.
Last Sunday Everett Groom and
his family were pleasingly informed
by letter written by Mrs. Groom in
hospital at Rochester that she hoped
to return to Cassville about August
6. This is the sort of news Mrs.
Groom's friends like to read. She will
be home next Saturday, let us say.
The town talk here is about the
great growth of weeds that grew up
in a single night, some varieties as
tall as cornstalks and of no account
whatever, so far as is known to our
worst citizens. Patches here and
there contain noxious weeds almost
as straight and healthy as one could
find anywhere in a days automobile
trip. Steps will be taken, probably,
to remove by proper process this
mysterious one-night vegetative won
der. May have taken more than one
night and several weeks, for all that
anybody knows. But all at once it
was noticed.
Two automobiles bumped sideways
Sunday evening about s o'clock up the
road a short distance from the public
school building. this village. Going
out Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Stevens in their
car and son Donald driving, and Will
lis Gulick driver of his car coming in
collided, and both cars were dam
aged quite a bit. but fortunately the
occupants of either car escaped injury.
The lesson is-well, what is it?-In-
dex.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
NARSDEN PARK A MECCA.

Marsden Park at Fennimore IS prov
ing to be quite an attraction for mo-
florists from points miles away Inc
park has picnic conveniences, swings
and other amusements for the child
rem. fine lawns, shade trees, walks and
drives. flower beds in bloom ana a
wonderful view for miles. Being hlgn
there are few if any mosquitoes. me
mark ;s a credit to it's founder and
Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10

William Henry Fine, an old settler
of Linden where he was born in 1855,
passed away July 81 after short
illness.
Mrs. Ernest Gill of Georgetown won
the circus COW given away at Platte
vile. She sold the COW for $40 before
leaving the show grounds.
Dubuque Will see flying circus in
a week or so that will outrival any
exhibition ever seen in this territory,
according to present plans. Four air
ships will participate in the circus
to be staged on Pettigout's field.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
BLOOMINGTON.


Carter from New York that the body
of their drowned son was found on
Sunday, July "a, and buried the fol-
lowing Tuesday. The friends in this
vicinity extend sympathy.
c. L. Wander Bic, former prin-
cipal of the public schools of this
city, is passing the summer in Eu-
rope. A card received from him this
week was mailed at Falmouth, Eng
land. He said he had been passing
that day in Cornwall, where his
grandparents came from, and was ex-
pecting to go to Germany and the Ca
nary Islands, soon.
Last Sunday Vincent Mes drove
his truck to Dubuque and brought
home $500 pounds of manufactured
ice. This is distributed amongst his
patrons as a sample load. The home
made ice in his shed is nearly ali
gone, and he plans to bring the arti-
fetal article from Dubuque after the
home supply is exhausted. If manu-
| featured ice will last nearly twice as
long as the natural product, the ex-
| ira cost of transportation from Du-
buque will not make it any more ex-
pensive Besides, it is cleaner and
more sanitary.
! Carl Selle today sold his pleas
ant home in Brooklyn to Mrs. Mar
garet Smith, who soon will take pos
session, and become a resident of this
city We are informed that Carl and
/ family will move to Evanston, ILL.,,
where Bruno and Ed. have pleasant
homes.
Last Friday Louis Bohringer and
Caleb Koecke killed rattlesnake
/ with ten rattles, on Sandy Creek.
Rattlers have been quite common of
late, many residents of towns along
the river having killed the reptiles in
various places. The hot dry weather
got them out of the rocks up on the
hills, and down to the water.
Fred Bracket, accompanied by Am.
E. Morse of Minneapolis, drove over
from Lancaster Sunday morning.
Mr.. Morse was a former. resident of
Little Grant and Lancaster, one of
| the we'll known family of that name
of this community. He was one OF
the young men who went out from
Little Grant to the Civil War, serv-
ing as a volunteer in Co. A, goth Wis
consin Infantry. At 81 years of age
he is as active and energetic as the
average man of 20. He left Grant
county about forty years ago.
John Foster, David Perry and Mrs.
! Ephel Young arc all under the doc
tors care for blood poisoning. Fos-
ter was bit in the finger by a dog
! fish; Perry had a minor scratch on
his hand, and Mrs. Young pricked a
blister on one of her fingers with a
pin. Slight causes for blood poison
ing, but such seems to be the result.
Taking tue RED Course" of the
Citizens Military Training Camp at
Camp Grant, Illinois, are G. A Mey-
er and Charles Wetmore of Patch
Grove and Clyde Fisher and Samuel
Wood of Bagley. The instructions
last from July 81 to August 90
Twelve hundred boys are in camp.
They are learning to become officers
for the reserve force of the army
Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10

YOU'LL know you've "struck
4 it rich" when you discover
Chesterfelds. You'll say "they
satisfy" A wonderful blend
the pick of Turkish and Do
rnest:c tobaccos-put together in
the Chesterfield way that's
why 'they satisfy" And the
Chesterfield blend can not be-
copied!
Did you knoIO about the
Chesterfield package of1O?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
MONTFORT CALL OF THE WILD.

Chas. Povlosky had the sood for-
tune to see two deer, doe and small
fawn. last Saturday. They were seen
at the point where Wingville Drancn
emnties into Blue River, and jumped
Addison's fence coming from the east
Charley says they were taking It easy
and he watched them until they dis
appeared from view.-Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10

Walter A. Heffernan, former resi-
dent of Hazel Green where he was
born in 1876, died at Rochester, Mlnn.'
RECENTLY after a long illness. In re-
cent wears Mr.. Heffernan was cashier
of hank at Sherburn, MINI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10

500 pounds, returned last week, but
are divided in their judgment as to
the one to select At the meeting of
the council last evening the commit
tee made verbal report, suggesting
that their choice lay between the
Ehrens, the Seagraves and the La
Witness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Community Happenings
From Exchanges and
Outside Reporters.
TOO LATE FOR LAST WEEK.

BeetOWn.
A large crowd attended the aid
meeting at Riverside park, Cassville,
Thursday. A fine dinner was served
by the Cassville members. All en-
joyed themselves and a number of
new members were taken in.
Mrs. Moore of Blue Earth, niece
of Mrs. John Taylor visited here
Thursday. She was a daughter of
Chas. Engler of Cassville.
Rev. Chase of Madison and Rev.
Lee of Cassville held preaching serv-
ices Sunday.
The Beetown Ladies' Aid held its
annual picnic in the grove Sunday
Only members and their families were
present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-10

Henry Miller. pioneer business man
of Galena, died suddenly at his home
Sunday of last week He was born
in Galena in 1860 and lived his life
there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-08-12
NOTICED.

NoTICD.
Office Board County Commissioners.
Rockville, Nd, April 6. 1920.
Ordered this day by the Board OF County
Commissioners Of Montgomery county that
the Jones mill road from the Rockville
pike TO Connecticut avenue be closed 10
public travel until further notice The object
OF closing this road is to repair bridge and
culvert on same, and all persons are here
by warned that they travel this road at
their own risk
- JOHN r. LEWIS. Prest.
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.