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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31

The steamer Capitol will make its
last trip out of Dubuque today with a
lodge excursion. 1t will proceed down
the river this week to New Orleans
for the winter.
Louis King, Darlington teamster,
tied rope to a rafter in his barn and
swung himself into eternity. a boy
found the body and notified relatives.
King left a wife and three sons.
Walworth county holds the lead in
per capita ownership of cars in the
state with an automobile for every
4.6 persons. Grant county is next
with a car for every 4.8 persons. A
good reason for old Grant having the
best of roads-being one of the great
est car using centers in the world.
A carload of potatoes was shipped
to Waupaca last week, by Peterson s.
Sons, local potato dealers. This is
the first time in the history Of the po-
tato industry in Waupaca, that a car
load has been shipped into that po-
tato growing center. 1t indicates the
great shortage existing in that COM
munity.
Shullsburg was in the path of the
storm that swept southern Wisconsin
Friday week ago, the Pick and Cad
relates Numerous trees in the city
and along the country roads were
| twisted limbs torn away and some
uprooted. The corn was laid fiat on
the ground and grain sacks scattered
causing thousands of dollars in dam
age. The telephone and power lines
were broken down leaving the city
cut off and in darkness. The storm
broke about 4 80 in the afternoon and
lasted little over 80 minutes. The
wind was accompanied by downpours
of water, about one inch of rain falling
in less than an hour.
Two accidents to circus wagons
occurred on Shay's hill Sunday after
noon the Galena Gazette SAYS. One
wagon side-swiped pole OH which
were telephone and ele :trlc light
wires. The pole was broken and part
of it was left hanging to the wires.
A short time afterwards one Of the
big wagons, loaded with poles, tents,
ETC., overturned near the same place.
The wagon was being pulled by ten
horses and over went the wagon, dri-
yer and all in one great crash. The
negro landed under the paraphernalia
and at first it was thought he was
seriously injured but later II was
found he suffered only a few bruises.
The wreckage was soon cleared up
and but little damage was done.
The home of a lame man named Gus
Steimle, was raided at Warren last
week by the local marshall and dis
trict attorney for 10 Davies county.
| The sleuths were not unreWarded for
this violation of the sacredness OF the
American home as they found mash,
still, kegs, barrels, crooks and other
recpetacles usually in evidence about
the shrine of the sacred white mule.
Steimle is a cripple, being unable to
use his lower limbs and if they take
him to court they will nave TO carry
him there. "They" meaning the min
ions Of the law in and for old 10 Da-
vies. The officials also raided the
humble home of one polly" Collier.
There they confscated some wine
that polly" kept to rub her lame back
with Mr.. Collier had wind OF the
descent of the officers and fed to parts
unknown. Life in 10 Davies must be
plum full of thrills.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31

Claude Pfister. Mt Horee farmer,
was seriously injured by being gored
by bull on the Peter Mace farm.
Miss Grace Chapman OF Darling
ton has started for Honolulu where
she will act as instructor OF music the
coming year.
VIM. Clark of Viroqua had pint
of blood transfused into his veins IN
q La Crosse hospital. He gained 10
pounds after the operation.
Conrad Bahwell, for 81 years en-
ploye and editor of the Savanna Times
and Journal, died at his home after an
illness of six days Mr.. Bahwell was
known as Con" to every person in
the county.
Ben Leifker of Galena, the father of
nine children, was arrested at the de-
pot with q gripful of homemade
:"hootch." Leifker pleaded guilty to
purveying and was let off with & Sc
we're lecture and a light fine on ac-
count of his family.
Some time during Wednesday even
| ing the drug store at Benton was
broken into and robbed. Entrance
was gained by breaking a hole in the
glass of the front door. Investigation
the following morning revealed the
loss of only $3.50 and a package Of
cigarets. Local talent is suspected.
Cuba News.
The stub line operated by the Mil
waukee road between Warren and
Gratiot, has been discontinued The
branch was built many years ago,
being originally part of the old Min
eral Point road, feeder to the l. c.
Then the Milwaukee bought the line
and extended it from Monroe to
Shullsburg, connecting with the Min
eral Point road at Gratiot. The War
rem stub became unimportant and it's
discontinuance will not mean much
to the towns of farmers along the
line. The rails and ties will be pulled
up, and the land in the right-of-Way
revert to the original owners
Sheriff Kennedy of Dubuque county
is searching for one Robert Weaver
as the result of a sQuabble on Central
avenue in which Frank Byrne lost the
first joint of a finger on his right hand
when Weaver bit that member off. The
alteration occurred when the wife of
Byrne sought to push Weaver out Of
their yard and he struck her. Ryrne
rushed to his Wifes rescue. 1t is
said that attentions Weaver paid to a
young lady were not to her liking and
that Mrs. Byrne had told Weaver so
advising him to leave and not see the
girl again. When Byrne struck at
Weaver the latter bit his finger off.
He will be charged with mayhem.
Thirteen proved to be an unlucky
number to party of campers at Scott
Landing, II miles below Clinton. on
the Illinois side of the river. While
Wading at noon near a great sand bar,
the sand gave away and ten Of the
thirteen who were wading were sud
denly let down. Four Of the party
went into 30 feet of water. Galen LIE
Mar of Davenport was drowned. Miss
Gussie Brauer of Clinton was rescued
after she had gone down for the third
time. Three men and a woman were
among the most unfortunate, the rest
Of the party having quickly found a
foothOld. LeMar was 81, married and
the father of child. He was a visitor
at the camp and was to have returned
home the following Sunday He could
not swim although he was a soldier
in the World war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREVITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important News Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Richland Center people attending
their fair will sit in a new amphi-
theatre capable of holding 5000 per-
sons. The structure is 272 feet long,
78 feet deep and cost $4,000 1t is
built on concrete base of reinforced
steel with lower room display space
As feet deep and $50 feet long.
Saumlel THORNLEY,, so, lost his life
in Williams Bay, Lake Geneva, when
his roWbOat was struck by a high
powered motor boat. The accident
was witnessed by many people on the
pier who were pOwerless to aid.
The high-poWered boat plOwed the
center of the rowboat the high
powered boat escaped in the darkness.
Dwight Parker of Fennimore has
received another honor from the hands
of his leader, Gov. John Blaine Mr.
Parker was placed on the annuity
board that will administer the funds
of the newly created teachers retire
ment fund. His term ends Oct 81,
1926. Prof w. H. Williams of Platte
vile, was named on the normal re-
tirement board, term ending Jan. 1,
1923.
John Bathaslav, Milwaukee, enjoy
ms q vacuum at kAIlLISO, IGIldIhGu.
Il am too smart, the game wardens
have to catch me-" He did not know
he was talking to Conservation War
den H w. Mckenzie. Bathaslav paid
fine of $50 and costs for shooting
deer out of season. Matt and Will
Kramer, Bryant, paid similar fines for
having venison in their possession.
A truck loaded to a weight of 1900
pounds was struck by a Milwaukee
train and badly wrecked at a eros
sing near Viroqua. The engine hit
the truck about two feet ahead of
center and the heavy load caused the
truck to swing off the track. The
front part OF the engine was smashed
up in the necounter. This is the
second collision between train and
vehicle at this crossing this year.
With the death of John Lewis
SchoonOver at Richland Center passed
one of the few survivors of the early
pioneers. Mr. Schoonover was born
in Virginia in 1928 and came to Fancy
Creek in Richland county in 1865 He
leaves eleven children, "a grandchild-
rem, 80 great-grandchildren and one
great greatgrandchild, making $50
living descendants from this ances-
trail trunk. The old man was bright
and active almost up to the time of
his death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31

The body of Leonard Bates, OAR
lington boy killed overseas, will be
sent home this week for military fu~
neral.
Mrs Lon Medley of Sextonville in
Richland county, died Saturday a
week ago OF diphtheria after an i'll
ness of six days. She leaves a Eus-
band and three little girls.
Early Patchen, the famous 2:1O
PAGER owned and driven by John Gun
dry of Galena, had his right forefoot
sprained while being worked on the
track at Davenport The accident may
keep the horse off the track for the
rest OF the season.
Ross M2rsden of Galena dislocated
his right shoulder twice in three
weeks. The first time the member
went out of joint as the result of a
baseball game. The second time, two
weeks later, Marsden gave a military
salute at the funeral of a soldier. AS
he threw his arm up the shoulder I'M
jointed again.
Lightning, or Gas we used to all it
'Elightling') does strike in the same
place occasionally. The Bettel Evan
gelical Lutheran kirche at North
Springville was damaged by lightning
during the storm of August 10th. This
is the second time in a few years that
this structure was hit by lightning.
Yes-lightning strikes twice in the
same place all right, old saws to the
contrary.
William Ehrler of Galena pulled a
good one on the local patrons of boot
Of ho
white mule. Ehrler was ARRESTED for
peddling hootch. Hailed into court he
denied the charge in toto Said he
was not peddling hootch but sugar,
water and cayenne pepper, we'll shook
up. Really, noW Interfering with
a legitimate commercial activity like
that! The case was dismissed for a
lack of evidence, but wait until some
of the buyers meet Bill in dark alley.
j. L. Fairburn, 10, Dubuque, died
from the effects of sunburn. Fair
burn went in bathing naked on a bar
above the city and laid for several
hours in the blazing sun. At first he
paid little heed to the effects Of the
suns rays and was burned all over
his body before he knew it. He
dressed and started for home being
taken with a chill on the way. His
companions assisted Fairburn nome
and summoned doctor. Relief was
ineffective and the young man died
the next day. Authorities claim that
sunburn causes severe strain on the
heart and the various eliminative or
gans of the body. It's effects are prac-
tically the same as burns from other
causes and excluding old people and
children it is estimated that if the
total body is burned death will ensue
in hours. Burns on One-half of the
body will cause death in 1872 hours;
one-third of the body, 20 hours: one
fifth, ga hours; one-siXth, "a hours.
The extremely hot sun this summer
has caused fatalities at several points
A colored man never becomes sun
burned because his skin is intensely
augmented. His ancestors living in
hot climates for generations accounts
for that. Fair-skinned people are the
easiest victims of sunburn. The doc
tors say that burns of any kind close
the pores and shut off an important
means of elimination The victim dies
Of auto-intoXication.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31

The marriage Of Mildred Winn of
Cuba City and Willis Peacock of
Platteville was solemniZed at the M.
E. parsonage in Dubuque, last We'd
nesday, the Rev. Hugh Atchisor Of
floating. The young couple will re-
side in Platteville.
Aldermen A. E. Smith was elected
mayor of Viroqua to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation Of Mayor
L. NJ. Roseland Mr.. Smith refused
elected as mayor in a country town
was entitled to condolences. They
say he will make a good mayor.
At dance near Hub City, one Carl
Bohn, Lime Ridge youth, invited a
couple Of friends to the quietness Of
his car for a little" shot in the ARM
as nip is called nowadays among the
elect who have it. 1t happened that
the sheriff was sitting quietly in a car
adjacent and the light of the moon
gave the whole proceeding away. The
sheriff took the bottle as evidence and
the boys were held for transporting
liquor unlawfully.
Mrs. Robt Spencer, old resident of
Boscobel, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs VIM Brindley, at the
age Of 80 years. Mrs. Spencer was
born Esther Edge in Staffordshire,
England, in 1889, and came to Amer
lea with her parents at the age of g..
She was married to Robt. Spencer in
1860, and for many years they lived
in Hickory Grove township. The rel
atives surviving are the husband, two
daughters, two grandsons, and four
brothers, Benz, John, William and
Thomas.
Harold Stewart and Mrs. Clair Tur-
ner, both of Richland Center, were
placed under arrest by the Madison
authorities when they were found Oc-
cupying a room together in a house
that had been raided on complaint that
stolen property had been taken there
by another rOomer. The pair were
charged with adultery to which they
pleaded guilty. Sentence has been
deferred. Mrs. Turner has two little
girls by a former husband and Stew
art has wife and child.
Harry Parfrey, the Richland Center
timber magnate, was seriously hurt
in a motor accident Monday night OF
last week. With Chas. Martin, Par
|
at North Clayton. They missed the
bridge over Baker Creek, near Sol
diers Grove and went over an S-foot
concrete retaining wall into the creek.
Parfrey sustained a broken shoulder
and severe bruises. Martin was but
slightly hurt. The car turned COM
plete somersault when it landed in the
creek but was only slightly danted.
Raymond Koch, Spring Green youth,
was killed at Mason City, Iowa, while
attempting to transfer from one plane
to another in midair. In company
with two aviators he was preparing
to give fair exhibitions this fall. He
was stationed upon the upper wing of
one machine, while the other machine
with rope ladder hanging, was driven
above the plane upon which Koch was
riding. Several attempts had been
made to sweep the ladder past the boy
SO that he could grasp it. In a final
attempt the ladder caught the propel-
Tor of the upper machine and the three
men and the two planes plunged to
earth. Two men were killed, inClud-
ing Koch, and the other badly hurt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-05
MISGUIDED AMERICANIsM.

Many leaders of thought in New York
are criticising the "Lusk education
bills" passed by the state legislature. on
the ground that they go too far on the
.;da of conservatism. We submit" says
one group of ministers and publicistS
that if any measure merits that desig-
nation. as judged by the spirit of our
government and the history of our liber-
ties. these measures are 'un-American.' 8"
The legislation is intended to insure
100 per cent AmericanSm in the public
schools To that end it makes il pun
ishable offensr for any teacher to advo-
cate a change in the structure of the
United Staes government. 1t seems n
fair criticism to say that a literal en-
forcemcnt of such law you'd defeat its
profcsscd purpose. If there is any prin-
ciple of "Americanism" that has been
considered thoroughly established. it is
the principle that Americans have a right
10 cliticise their government and to adj
vocate any changes they deem desirable
as long as they do it ins an orderly man
ner. and seek to accomplish the changes
through the established processes of bal
lot and legislation.
New York city has unquestionably
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-05


Ono Of the interesting phases of the
present reaction against Jazz in music
art and life. is seen in the revival of old
light operas which is going on in many
cities. Robin Hood. The NTkado. The
Fortune Teller and The Serenade are
being given here and there by profession
ais and amateurs, to houses not only
crowded but 50 delighted that. as the
reviewer says in typical instance, the
opera was practically given twice, 50 in
sistznt was the audience upon encoreS.'
hi another case. man asked at the Of
fee how long the show would last. AS
long as the audience viii stand for it,
was the cheerful reply. and they seem
to be standing for good deal of it -
Why is the old stuff 81 attractive? BE
cause it is really and fundamentally
good. the music critics say. The books.
particularly those written by Gilbert and
Hose by Harry Smith. are full of clever
not cheap stuff. a patchwork of stolen
themes. clap-trap harmonics and. jazzy
rhythmS. trying to make mp with barbaric
noise what it lacks in civilized ideas. as
is the case with the latest musical COM
cdies. The sullivan music. the De Ko-
ven music. the Victor Herbert music is
sound in structure. clever in its charac-
tcrization. Just as funny in the way il
is built and the way it fits the lines as
anything i'm the lines themselves The
NIikad0 i DarticuIarly rich in tiny hits
of musical burlesque. as humorous to the
musician a. thefwhoIe ridiculous plot to
the play-lover. Robin Hood has enough
really good. original music to furnish
forth Il dozen modern musical shows.
Victor IIerbcrt<s outstanding character
istic is his exceptionally rich and glow
ing orchestration.
The people who compose the audiences
,eldom realize these musical beauties on
the technical side. as professional must
clans do. But they do realize that here
is freshness to cheer their iaded palates.
Here arc rosy apples and popcorn before
an autumn fire. after the dollhouse air of
iazzy restaurants.
There is nothing sexy or unpleasant in
any of these operas They are 50 full
of good stuff that they do not have to
rely on vice or falSity for their appeal.
Their fun is riotouS friendly fun, with
out a particle of sting or dark brown
taste next morning. The delight of au-
dionccs i'm these -rcvivals is one of the
most wholesome signs of the times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-05
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.

Me and Pubs Simkins and skinny.
Martin had good ideer how to-syake
some money yestidday, being for skinny
70 DO a imitation OF Houdini and sell
tlekrs Tor cent apeece TO see him do
~. wen we printed a hole buntch of
the Crate skinny Houdini! Nufbing
an Hold Him. Bring Your Own RoneS
Shalns, Pad Locks or Enything ION
unit and Tie Him Yourself! Tomorro
3itlfnoon M Pubs. Simkinses Back
Yard; 1icllits Half Price. Ony ! Cent
And this AFTERNOON the 10 fellows and
geris that bawt ticlits came GROUND
10 TudSeN ID with lot of rope and
string and straps and ditfrent thing, ia
tie Sklnnr with, tying his arms to his
legs ana ms legS TO each other and ran
ping the rope and stuff all erround him
and making CRATE big motifs till there
wasent enything left TO tie him with.
and then me and Pubs spred skinny
under a epeece of carpIt and he started
to roll Ground and make the carpit
move, and after about a half hour the
carpt Wasent hardly moving env more
on account OF Pubs proberly being kind
OF tired, and the audients started TO
say, Hay. how longs this going to last
! Hay. this Is too slow, we aint going 10
wait all yeer for him, hay, hay, wat
the dooce. hay.
And they all started to say they
wunted their cent back. and 7 made a
encouragement. saying, Ladies and gcfi-
tlemen, If Won wunt to see Skinny Hou-
DIM brake ont all cnybody has to do is
! Jest wait. ony its libel to take a long
Wle, vet 50 IN case enybody wunts to
/ 90 they better 90, but If they don't wjfnt
/ 70 wait that's their bizniss and the man
. ldgcmcnt don't Except eny responsibility.
And after about a hour the carpit al
most stopped moving and Skinny started
To make noises underneath meeniug how.
mulch longer did he half to stand il. and
I { he aud;cuts started TO 60 home saying.
Heck, This is a heck Of Il note. this i
4 skin game. heck. And after about ,
hours the audients had all went except
Sid Hunt and Ed Wernick. and skinny
rolled out from under the carDit say
ing. ] give M. So we gave Sid and Ed
their cent back and Pubs went in ana
got , uairs OF scissors and Il kitchen
niie and We cut the ropes and stuff aud
/ Skinny couIdent hardly strJishtcn out
straight and he hardly cant vet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-05
GERMAN PROSPERITY.

There is little TO indicate any reason
for softening terms to Germany to any
great extent. and u good deal to substan-
tiate the allied claims for holding on.
Americans should not let themselves be
misled by German protests, nor are they
liable to any such weakness.
\ report from Argentina tells of Ger
man capitalists bringing or sending their
funds to that country to avoid taxation
for rcparation and other demands at
home They are trying to buy control of
the Argentine textile industry, and their
bank deposits. previously heavy, have
doubled in 1920. Also the Argentine
consul general in Berlin reports that the
Germans are dismantling textile machin-
cry in Saxony preparatory TO its re-
moval TO South America This is private
activity. but typical. and it indicates the
resources and the spirit of Germany
Testimony from the United States as
to German prosperity is not lacking,
either. During 1920 imports were re-
ceived from Germany valued at SIS, S3S.-
30. as against $1O.6OS,1 41 in 1919. I'm
ports in 1912 amounted to $1S6.O42. So.
\ glance at these figures viii show how
fast Germany is coming back. while other
nations demand in vain that she pay her
obligations and Germany protests that
She cannot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-05

suffered much. during the war and since,
from diSloyalty on the part of school
teachers 1t is desirable that III the
schools particularly there should be no
faint Of treason, no poisoning of youthful
minds regarding fundamental American
ideals. institutions and traditions. 1t
will be readily admitted, too, that polit-
zeal propaganda of any sort has no place
in the schools. But surely it is permits
sible for an honest and intelligent
teacher. in considering with her pupils
the nature and operation of the United
States government, to suggest possible
improvements. The New York measure
apparently would bar even that.
1t is better always to err on the side
of tolerance rather than intolerance The
United States has indeed suffered much,
in the recent past, from extreme liberal
ity in such matters. but its biggest dam
ger at present is probably that of ex-
trcme conservatism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-05
Enjoy Your Meals and
Eat What You Like

How oftep you meet pepole who are
continually worrying about what they
can eat, and what they cannot eat Thou
sands suffer so much from stomach trou-
bles that they have to abstain from eating
almost everything they like To all who
are thus afflicted, we would urgently rec
ommend them to try natures remedy,
SEVEN BARKS. 1t will promptly set
the stomach to rights, promote healthy ae-4
ton of the organs of digestion. and en-
able YOU to eat your faEorite dish with
out unpleasant after-effectS
Indigestion, trouble with The Kidneys or
liver, make you very Respondent and feel
that life is not worth living, and you often
feel that You would be willing to go
without riches if you could only be well
again. The small sum of 60 cents invested
in a bottle Of SEVEN BARKS and take
from 10 to 30 drops in a little water after
meals should put you on the road to re-
covery and good health.
SEVEN BARKS is not a cure-all. but
il has been a very reliable stomach. liver
and kidney remedy for nearly 80 years it
made from the extracts of different kinds
Of roots and herbs, scientifically blended.
Leading druggists sell SEVEN
Banks Don't fail to give it a trial
Adv