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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
FIRE PREVENTION ORDINANCE.

! An ordinance amending Sections
and of Chapter Six Of the ordinances
of the city of Lancaster, Wisconsin,
relating to the prevention of fires:
The Common Council of the City of
,, Lancaster do ordain as follows: Sec
lions and 8 of said ordinance are
amended to read as follows;
Section 2.-No person or persons
shat erect or'build within the fire lin
its of said city any wooden building,
or building of other material, not fire
proof within the provisions of the next
section, nor shall any person remove
from without the said fire limits into
the same any building not fire proof,
nor shall any person by repairing or
adding to, enlarge, or heighten any
wooden building now situated within
said fire limits nor shall any person
add to, repair or attach to any building
of fire proof material any structure OF
any kind unless the same shall be
built Of fire proof material within the
provisions Of the next section.
Section Sit shall be unlawful for
any person to erect within said limits.
or remove from without said limits
into the same, any building or struc-
lure VI dIIy hluu more Cudu ten ieet
square or eight feet high unless the
outer walls thereof are constructed
of either brick, stone, tile or cement
and mortar; the same must be at
least eight inches thick in any build
ing twenty feet or less in height to
the caves; not less than twelve
inches thick in building more than
twenty feet and not more than forty
feet in height; and in case of build
ings more than forty feet in height,
four inches additional thickness
shall be added for each twenty feet
in height. The roof of any such
building shall be constructed of non
combustible material.
E. L. Mccoy, Mayor
Attest-George S. Rockwell, City elk.
26tfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17

Next 10000 gallons per quarter, 35c
per thousand gallons.
Next 10000 gallons per quarter, SOC
per thousand gallons
ALI over 10000 gallons, Csc per
thousand gallons.
A Ice of $5U0 per year shall be
charged service for each family SUP
piled from an outside hydrant where
no meter is used
SECTION 9.-In case any meter
fails to register from sny cause, the
amount charged for water during such
period shall be estimated by the City
Clerk, such estimate to be based on
the average amounts registered dur
ing a like period
SECTION 10.-There shall be
charge of two dollars $4,000 for turn
ing water off and turning water on in
all cases for violation of this or any
other water ordinance or regulation
o. the City, and the same shall not be
turned on again until this amount is
paid.
! SECTION 11.-All ordinances and
parts of ordinances inconsistent with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 12.-This ordinance shall
be in force and effect from and after
its passage and due publication.
E. L. Mccoy, Mayor.
Attest-Geo. S. Rockwell, City elk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
FORECLOSURE SALE.

State of Wisconsin, County of Grant,
ss.--In Circuit Court.
August Sentflaben VS. VIM. e. Webb,
Special administrator estate VIM Hall.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of and pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and order of sale made
in the above entitled action, at the
regular term thereof, for the year
1920 held at the Court House in the
city, of Lancaster, Grant County, Wis
consin, said Judgment and order bear
ing date the 9th day of July, A. d.
1920 and the time allowed by law for
redemption having expired, and no re-
demption having been made therein,
l will, on the 18th day of September,
A. d. 1921, at one o'clock in the after
noon, OF said day, at the front door
of the court house in the city Of Lam
caster, Grant County, Wisconsin, offer
for sale and sell at public vendue, to
the highest and best bidder or bidders,
for cash, the following described mort
gagged premises or so much thereof as
will be sufficient to raise the amount
due on said judgment, interest and
costs, together with expense of sale
to-Wit:
line of the continuation west of Maple
st. in the city of Lancaster, Grant
County, Wisconsin, go Fl south of the
II section, corner on the west side of
section 8 Town 4 north Range west,
thence east to the intersection of the
east line of the highway running north
and south on the west line Of said
section 3, with the north line of the
continuation Of Maple st. as a start
ing point for the tract hereby intend
ed to be described, thence east along
the north line of Maple st. so FIT.
thence north 120 FIT. thence west 60
Fl. thence south 120 Ft. to place of be-
ginning
Dated Sheriff's Office, Lancaster,
Wis, this 25th day of July A. d. 1921.
S. H. Taylor, Plaintiffs Attorney,
Lancaster, Wis.
r. P. HOLMES, Sheriff.
23c6 By F. B. Calls, Deputy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin. County Court.
Grant County-In Probate.
In re. Estate of Joseph w. Hurlburt.
Deceased.
An order having been entered for
the appointment Of Louisa j. Hurl-
burt as executrix of the estate of JOS
eph w. Hurlburt. late of the city Of
Lancaster, in said county, deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
at the special term of said court to be
held at the Court House, in the City of
Lancaster, County of Grant and State
of Wisconsin, On the 4th Tuesday of
December, A. D., 1921, there will be
heard, considered and adjusted, all
claims against said Joseph w. Hurl-
burt, deceased.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FUR
THEIR GIVEN, That all such claims
for examination and allowance must
be presented to said County Court at
the Court House, in the city of Ian
caster, in said county and state, on or
before the 10th day of December, A. D.
1921, or be barred.
Dated, August 10th, 1921.
By the Court. E. B. Goodsell, Judge.
Brennan & Carthew, Attorneys for
EXecutriX. z5co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17

Estate of Andrew Kern, Deceased.
State of Wisconsin, County Court of
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the
regular term of the county court, to
be held N and for said county at the
court house, in the city of Lancaster,
in said county, on the first Tuesday of
September, A. D., 1921, being the 9Th
day Of September, 1921, at the hour
of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, the fol-
lowing matter will be heard and COR
sidered:
The application of Peter Quick, adj
ministrator of the estate of said de-
ceased, for the examination and al
lowance of his final account and for
the assignment of the residue of said
estate to such persons as are entitled
thereto by law
By Order of the Court, E. B. Good
sell, County Judge. S. H. Taylor, at
torney for administrator. 24c3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17

The Ford car of Enos Gill; Cuba
| City, was stolen from the main street
and searched for all night 1t was
found next morning on country road
with tire missing. The baby's milk
bottle in the car was taken also and
| the News says it wasn't so bad to steal
this car, but to maliciously conspire to
separate the baby from its customary
milk sandwich is a deep-hued crime OF
/ objectionable magnitude
Perry Fess of Madison has been
awarded the contract for the concrete
road across the Block House bottom
on the new Dubuque road and the La
Crosse Dredging Company of Mime
apolis received the contract to pump
in the 101, 900 cubic yards of material
required to raise the Sandy Hook road
near Dubuque to the 80 foot stage of
water. The new work extends straight
across Sunfsh lake.
Probably the largest Aid Society
gathering ever put together was pulled
off near Viroqua last week. One
thousand people attended and enjoyed
the refreshments and visiting. There
is a delightful informally about aid
societies-everybody gathers and eats
and talks but doesn't expect any sort
of high-brow amusement The ladies
cleared $175 and everybody present
had good time.
The six McCloskey children of
Blanchardville had peculiar auto
accident Monday and emerged I'M
harmed Their Ford went over an
embankment on the new hill out of
the village and after dropping some
distance the car landed right side up
with the engine running. The dough-
ty Ford suffered some breaks but like
most Fords can be made as good as
new
The yarn about the l. C. road having
men to survey for new Chicago-Du-
buque air line, exploded last Friday
when the chief surveyor was inter-
viewed at Dubuque. 1t seems that the
party is a U. S. geological survey
group making Typographical survey
of the Mississippi river valley. The
l. c. road loaned the government cars
for the men to use.
Rev. Guy Goodsell of Madison has
been called to preside over large
church in Denver 1t is said that the
mountain climate and surroundings
induced Rev. Goodsell to make the
change out of Wisconsin, his home
state.
w. T. Berlin. Chicago man, was
arrested at Reedsburg for peddling
a dubious quality of moonshine among
the villagers. Berlin's supply came
from a still on the Spoonholtz farm
in the town of Franklin. He was put
in Jail to await trial.
Nellie Watson of Hazel Green and
Walter Splinter of Cuba City were
married at st. Rose Catholic church
in Cuba Tuesday, the Rev. FIR. Nc
Cuire officiating. The young people
will reside on farm near Cuba.
The remains of Rev. H. Halvorsen,
former Vernon county pastor who
went to Norway on visit and died,
were brought back to Westby for
burial this week.
Mrs. Catharine Welsh died at Shulls-
burg Sunday week ago at the age of
81 years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
CITY WATER ORDINANCE.

AN INANCE-Adopting the me-
ter system of supplying water, revis-
ing the water rates and for the protec-
tion of the City water Plant.
The common Council of the City Of
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin,
do ordain as follows:
SECTION AL water sold or fur
nished by the City of Lancaster shall
be paid for at the meter rate herein
after fixed.
SECTION 2.-All persons using
City water, shall provide themselves
with water meters of the kind desig-
mated by the City Council, meter to
be installed so as to correctly measure
all City water used by them, said
meter to be furnished by the city.
SECTION 3.--All meters shall be
put in and connected up under the
direction and in conformity with the
rules and regulations of the water de-
Eartment.
SECTION 4.--No person, unless
properly authorized by the City Coun-
Gil, shall connect, remove or otherwise
disturb any Water Meter or break seal
thereof and any person who shall vio-
late the provisions of this Section,
shall be subject to fine of not less
than ten dollars, nor more than
twenty-five dollars. with cost of pros
ecutiOn.
SECTION 5.--The owner of any
building or premises where the meter
is located shall pay for keeping the
meter in repair and see that it is kept
and remains free from distractions
on or around the same and is conven-
a a o
purpose of reading, inspecting or re-
pairing. The water shall be turned
off from any meter that shall not be
kept so, and shall not be turned on
again until this section is complied
with and the costs of turning water
off and on again.
SECTION 6.-All water meters, and
water fixtures, appliances and appur-
tenances on private premises connect
ed with the city water system shall be
open to inspection by the proper EN- :
ployes Of the City at all reasonable
and ordinary hours. Any leaky service
pipe leading to meter shall be prop
erly repaired on notice being given by
the City authorities, or Water will
be shut off.
SECTION Amy person who shall
turn on the supply of water to SER
vice pipe from which the supply has
been turned off by the City on account
of non-payment of water taxes, or for
any oiher reason without first having
obtained a permit to do SO from the
proper city officers, shall be subject
to a fine of not less than ten dollars,
nor more than twenty-five dollars, with
cost of prosecution.
SECTION 8.-Meters shall be read
quarterly and water taxes shall be
collected quarterly and shall fall due
on the first day of January, April, July
and October of each year. The follow
| ing schedule of rates is hereby estab-
lished for the supply of water to con-
sumers of the water system of the City
of Lancaster, where meters are used,
provided however, that no consumer
shall pay less than $3.50 per term of
three months.
First 10000 gallons per quarter,
40c per thousand gallons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
SIMMONS.
In Circuit Court for Grant County,
Wisconsin.

In Circuit Court for Grant County,
Wisconsin.
Anton Schuster, Plaintiff, VS.
Alfred D. Cookson and Anna S.
Cookson, his wife, and Sherman r.
Chamberlain, Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin-To the
said Defendants:
Pou are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of
this summons, exclusive of the day Of
service, and defend the above EMIT
led action in the Court aforesaid:
and in case of your failure so to do,
Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the
complaint; of which a copy is here
with served upon you.
Brennan & Carthew, Plaintiffs At
torneys. P. o. Address, Lancaster,
Grant County, Wisconsin. 26c6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
]. S. O'CONNOR
LICENSED OPTOMETRIST

/ am licensed and registered under the
Wisconsin state law.
Eyes tested and glasses correctly fit
ted. Come i'm and get your glasses
Strengthened; no charge.
AT Wright House Thursday, Friday
Saturday and Sunday forenoon. Aug.
25th, 26th. 9th and 2Sth. At Oster-
meier Hotel, POtOsi, Monday, Aug. 20.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
He Was a Human Torch.

tightly around his neck that it stop
ped his breath, applied match to his
oil-saturated clothing. Within sec
Ond he was human torch, the flames
scorching the cell and the fumes
spreading throughout the Jail. He
was horribly burned before attendants
could eXtinguish the blaze, and died
In terrible agony.
The prisoner was to have been
taken to Sing Sing to begin five
years sentence for an attack on a
policeman.
When Deputy Warden MacManus,
aided by keepers, had put out the
flames, Crockett was a sight that made
even the hardened Tombs guards shud-
der. Except for shreds of coat and pants
that had been pasted to the body by
the liquid fire, there was not bit of
clothing left on the man. Every bit
of hair had been burned. Even his
face seemed to have been soaked in
oil, for the sight of one eye was
literally burned out and where the
eyebrows had been there were holes
from which hung greenish shreds of
skin.
The prisoner had been left in the
cell pending arrangements for his
being finger-printed, photographed
and measured. In his cell stood a
can of kerosene used to clean ink
from the hands of prisoners after
being finger printed.
Crockett made not single outcry
while he was burning
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
Heard 1t Before.

In an attempt to be jocular at lit
tie gathering / related a good joke l
had heard somewhere, turning it into
a personal experience to make it more
attractive. l did not recall just at
the time where / had heard it until a
young man asked me if l had seen a
certain show in town, to which re-
piled l had
That's where I heard that same
joke" he replied.
1t was then that / remembered
where l had heard it, and you can
wager my complexion looked pretty
dark for few moments.-Exchange.
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Much Cheaper Now.

"These letters, your honor" said
the lawyer for the fair plaintiff,
''were written to my client by the
defendant. You will observe that
they are filed with passionate terms
of endearment and signed Your Sugar
Lump"
"Your honor" interrupted the de-
fendant, "please bear in mind that the
young woman asks 100000 for being
deprived Of her Sugar Lump and /
would like to call your attention to
the fact that sugar has gone down.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
RattIesnake Trees Man;
Waits for Assistance

Monticello, n. Y.-Friends of
FL. e. Barnum of Bridgeville,
near Monticello, were informed
that Barnum was attacked and
treed by a rattlesnake which
made lunge at him, but only
succeeded in puncturing one Of
his shoes. Barnum was on his
way to Denton Falls when the
rattlesnake crossed his path,
only a yard away. He leaped
for a branch of a tree as the
snake struck. 1t struck again,
but Barnum had pulled himself
up far enough to get out of
range. With Barnum safe in the
crotch of the. tree and the snake
on guard below, he shouted for
help, and J. B. Durham killed
the reptile with a club.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
DYED HER DRAPERIES,
SKIRT AND A SWEATER

Each package of Diamond Dyes" con
tains directions so simple that any woman
can dye or tint faded, shabby skirts
dresses, waists, coats, sweaters. stock
ings, hangings, draperies, everything like
new. Buy Diamond Dyes".-no Other
kind-then perfect home dyeing is guaran
teed, even if you have never dyed before
Tell your druggist whether the material
you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whether
It is linen, cotton, or mined goods. Dia
mond Dyes never streak, spot, fade, ol
run. So easy to use.-advertisemens.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
PIRATE BIRD STEALS RING
ment Emblem From Pigeons
Nest.

New York.-A pirate pigeon has
been added to the dark lexicon Of
crime.
gagement ring around her neck. She
placed the shining symbol on a win
dow sill in her Harlem apartment, and
a pigeon, flying to the easement,
picked up the ribbon and ring and
darted away.
A policeman climbed fire escape to
the birds nest, found the stolen jew
elry and then reported the deed to the
station house.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
NEGRO MAKES
TORCH OF SELF
SaturateS Clothes With Kerosene
in Cell, Applies Match and
Is Horribly Burned.

New York.-A human bonfire sent
thrills of terror through the Tombs
prison. Sylvester Crockett, Negro,
intent on cheating the law and life,
and Sing Sing, devised and carried
out one of the most gruesome schemes
to end it all. In his cell at the Tombs,
he first drenched clothing and his
body from head to toe with kerosene
and then wound a moose made out of
handkerchief and after tying it so
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a run down. condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers them
much more than when they are in good
health. This fact proves that while Ca
tarrh is a local disease, it is greatly in
f1uenced by constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is a
Tonic and acts through the blood upon
the mucous surfaces of the body, thus
reducing the Inflammation and assisting
Nature in restoring normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
Not So Bad for a No-ice.

"You look like a smart young chap,
said the head of detective agency
sand I'm willing to give you a trial
Now, suppose a multimilliOnaire were
10 tell you he wanted you to trail hi:
wife. How would you act?"
I'D take matters under advise
ment.'
"Well?'
"Then I'd see If his wife wOuldn'
make me a better offer to trail him.
you'll do"
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
Passing of the Fiacre.

Paris is losing it's fiacres and this
means Of transportation is being re-
placed by the taxis. A few years ago
it was computed that there were 5000
of these small carriages moving about
the streets of Paris but at last count
there were only a few more than 200.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
Girl Held for Staying of Father.

Bardstown, Ky.-A warrant has
been issued for Allie Vance. fourteen
years old, daughter of Charles Vance,
who was shot and killed In his bed.
The girl and her mother testified that
just before his death Vance chastised
his daughter because she persisted In
'eceiving the attentions of a young
nan.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. 1t
is wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor complexions, dandruff.
itching and red rough hands.-Adver-
Using
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

SenQ SAID posi-
card to us. If you want to add the
name of your tobacco dealer, Wen
make sure that he has Edgeworth in
stock in case you like it.
OH to you at once we'll ship post
paid samples of both kinds of Edge
worth-Plug Slice and Ready-Rubbed.
When it comes, give the little old
pipe a Spring housecleaning and fill it
to the brim with Edgeworth. Settle
back in your chair and put your feet
up somewhere higher you get
your feet the more comfortable you
feel for short time. Then light up
and make up your mind for yourself
just what you think of Edgeworth.
Edgeworth Plug Slice is formed into
cake or plug, then cut into thin, OBJ
long slices. You peel off one thin, fra
grant slice, rub it between your hands
to just the fineness you personally like
best, and there you have an average
pipeful.
Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed is just
the same tobacco already rubbed up
for you. It's ready to pour straight
from the little blue can into your pipe.
Both kinds pack so we'll that they
light easily. That's why they burn so
freely and evenly to the very bottom
of the little old pipe.
Edgeworth is sold in various sizes to
suit the needs and means of all pur-
chasers. Both Edgeworth Plug Slice
and Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed are
packed in small, pocket-size packages,
in handsome tin humidors, and glass
jars, and also in various handy in-be-
tween quantities
For the free samples which we
would like you to judge, address Larus
& Brother Co., Al South 21st Street,
Richmond, Va.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants-If
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post one or two-dozen carton
of any size of Edgeworth Plug Slice or
Ready-Rubbed for the same price you
would pay the jobber.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
Ice Barrier Caused Falls.

Niagara Falls came into existence
because ice in past ages closed the
ancient outlet Of Lake Erie. The lake
overfiowed along a new course, which
caused it to tumble over a cliff
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
ears and proved safe by millions. Take
spirin only as told I'm the Bayer pack
e for Colds, Headache. Neuralgia.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

Rheumatism. Earache, Tcothaehe.
Lumbago and for Pain. All druggists
sell Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin In handy
tin boxes Of II. and In bottles of "A and
100. Aspirin is the trade mark OF
Bayer Manufacture Of Monoaeeticacid-
ester OF Salicyllcacid.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

fceS in Russia have reached
helghts while at the same
~ values have reached fan
.ths.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07
Compulsory Elegance.

''Is there any reason why the farm
ers should not appear in dress coats
and patent leather shOes?"
II s'pose not" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. Maybe it's what We'll be
brought to. Dress coats and patent
feathers is about all some of these
rusticators leave behind to apply on
their board bills"
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

\ yuan speaks Of "the grav-
IOrt skirt craze" There
|. ~ 10 be enough gravity
IaHe 'em come down.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

ssS.. a. which Germany is pay
~'S would indicate that
a. IuS' have stopped there
way to this country.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

GAINED that Turkish baths
P'n 10 the Turks. Still, there
'uOcltleS for which they are
be blamed.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

\ Young thing who has been
'ArIS that came we'll below
Will soon be old enough to
biz cut.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

always make a report when
lFed; and some who think
h big guns are fired when
ID.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

uOSe mystery ships" are
Oe transporting illicit in
"ual becomes Of the intoxi-
'uOlher mystery.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

fngleneSS is bliss it is folly
fives.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

Even as You and !.
F'My car is black, trimmed
i WeSt-"My car is black,
i got the trimming r"-Way-
The Snowflake herald., 1921-10-07

w. WI enter the country free ;
all right. The way they
~e collector couldn't tell
'0ang girls anyway.