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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11
EAGLE CAVE VALLEY NOTES

(FrOm the Richland DemOcrat.)
A good joke is going the rounds in
this region, which aforesaid joke is
on one of the school-ma' ans who
taught here. One little fellow, who
attended his first day, was asked by
the teacher the following question:
Johnny, can you spell cat for me?"
The little lad gazed at her with a
disguised look and said, IF you don't
know enough to spell cat, / don't see
what business you have teaching
school,"
1t reported that a certain youth in
this part of the county went to see
his best girl. He was met at the
door by the matrOn of the home, who
said i'll harsh voice, My daughter
is sick. She is not we'll enough to
entertain you tonight" That fond
lover never changed color, nor batted
an eye, but said in quiet tone,
THAT is the very reason why / came
to see her." and on delivering this
broadside he brushed by that aston
ished lady and sought his lady love
Love laughs at locksmiths," and so
it does at irate manners. We will
place wager that this determined
young man will win hands down"
in his suit.
We are told by residents of this
community, that Eagle Cave has been
shorn of much of its beauty and gro
tesqueness by vandals. Those bar
harians so far forget their civilization
and duty to posterity that went to the
cavern (Which thousands have visited
and looked with awe upon its fantas-
tic pictures) and armed with heavy
sledges they ruined the stalactites and
stalagmites and now the floor of the
cave is Uttered with rubbish as the
result of their heathenish work. A
prison sentence is none too severe for
those whose doings smack of the low
est type of savages. The cave should
have been respected and guarded so
that its beauties and wonders would
have remained unsecured as an attrac-
ton for future visitors. We can think
of nothing more despicable than those
who sink to the depths that they have
no admiration and no respect for the
beauties of nature. Such cattle should
be deported to central Africa where
| their company would be congenial to
their uncivilized natures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11
BLOOMINGTON

Dr.. Mclaughlin, health officer,
recently sent away for examination
a sample of water from the spring
in the street east of the Chas. Hale
home in Brooklyn. The water was
found to be unsafe for use. Several
families in the vicinity had been US
ing the water.
From a setting of $3.50 eggs one
lot of 1900 chicks was Matched Fri
day and Saturday, and the others
will be out soon, at the Oates & Ell
lis hatchery. They have more ord
ers than they can fill, and expect to
double the capacity of their plant be-
fore the next Matching season opens.
Rev. Polack, who circulated a
petition to install a sewer system in
the village, has handed it to the viii
lage board. The petition has the sig
natures of about one hundred prop
erty owners, representing consid-
cradle part of the property of the
village There is no chOice-we must
have the system in order to main
tain good health in the village. A
state engineer will be here soon to
draw plans for the system.-Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11

George E. Hayes, SO, Kenosha, line
man for the Northwestern road, was
killed when a train struck the speedeI
On which Hayes and companion
were riding. Arthur Boysen, the other
lineman, escaped when he leaped
from the speeder.
A warning has been issued by Mad
ison banks that all bills of So and SIC
should be scrutinized before accept
ance, owing to several instances of 81
bills raised to $40 bills by skillful bill
raisers. "All bills more than 81
should be watched for irregularities
in the corners and under the picture
where the changes are usually notice
able" says j. H. Coe of the Madison
First National bank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11
MT HOPE


DR.. Brindley is gaining splendldly
and expects to be home the last OF
this week or the first of next
Mrs. C. A. Lynn went to Madison
Saturday to meet Grandma Lynn,
who returned from a years VISIT
with her daughter Daisy at Fort
Pierre, S. Oak.
Vern Handy fell from ladder
while working at Frank Morrow's
one day last week and is SO badly
used up that it may be some time be-
fore he can go to work again.
Mrs. Chas. Simpson returned last
week from Appleton where she had
gone to be with her son Charles dur
ing his siege of the measles. Charles
was getting along nicely, however
and expected to be out again in a
few days.-Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11
FENNIMORE

Mrs. Catherine Molzoff died at her
home about six miles east of Fennl-
more Saturday afternoon at the age
of 81 years. She was born in Poland
and came to this country in her
youth For 81 years she resided
wIn ner husband and family in Iowa,
then moved on a farm near Preston.
The husband died in 1901. She is
survived by two children, Camanche,
a son, and daughter, Mrs. Schultz,
oil Nashua, Iowa. Funeral services
were held here Tuesday from St.
Mary's church.
Rev. Gustav Gunsten, much to the
regret of his parishioners, has re-
signed his pastorate of the Lutheran
churches at Castle Rock, Homer and
Boscobel, and leaves about Septem-
Der 1st for Clermont, Iowa, to assume
! charge of the Lutheran church there.
He has been at Castle Rock for nine
years and is esteemed by all.
/ Byron Gilman, former Fennimore
resident, died recently at his home at
| Redington, Nebr., after a comparative
| ly short Hines, at the age Of 81 years.
! He was a brother of Mrs. Geo. Moody
| of this city, who had, with her hus-
band, paid him a visit short time
/ before his death.
! The trout season opened Sunday
and Little Green and other spring
fed streams in Grant county were
lined with fishermen, man or two
for almost every likely looking hole.
Some pretty good catches are re-
ported. Little Green yielded up in
the neighborhood Of fifty speckled
| beauties.-Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11

Frank KoraI, student at the Man
itowoc vocational school, lost two
fingers and a thumb from his right
hand in buzz saw. Koral started the
saw when the instructor wasn't look
ing and his hand caught before he
knew it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11

The local bakeries have lowered
prices on bread, cookies, etc. Bread
now sells for and 13 cents.
Rolla Knapp recently received IA
little chicks, IA hours old, through
the mail-value $1,000. They came
through in fine shape and II are llv-
ing. They were Blue Andalusians
and came from ST. LebrOy, ILL.,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11
THE u. S. ROYAL CORD

A famous tire-and a famous tread.
Acknowledged among motorists and
dealers alike as the worlds foremost
example of Cord tire building. AL
ways delivering the same repeated
economy, tire after tire, and season
after season.
The stripe around the sidewall is
registered as trademark in the u. S.
Patent Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-11

The Grimsted land surtax bill be-
fore the legislature to which much
reference has been made, is to be sent
to the joint committee on finance 1t
represents a new departure in tax
alton, and was at first decried by leg
islators. Now it is receiving serious
consideration. The bill was drawn
by Prof. John r. Commons, reputed
to be a tax expert. 1t is something
on the order of the Nolan bill, now
before congress, except that it ex-
empts the fertility of the soil on the
farms, which it treats as an improve
ment added by the owners labor.
Should the bill become a law two
beneficent results are hoped for:
1t may discourage the large single
holdings of farm lands which prac-
tice unduly initiates land prices and
prevents purchase of small tracts by
would-be farmers; and it may COM
pell the owner of the unimproved
property to pay to the state some of
the increased values which his neigh
boris improvements and the commun-
lty's growth has added to the prop
erty.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

Comfort Week at Germans

Right now is the time to begin preparing the winter
bedding, when the first cold nights arrive there
will not be mad scramble and rush of work. While
the thermometer was lowering around the hundred
mark we began assembling big stock of Comforts,
Blankets, Cotton Bats, Covering Materials and Yarn
Comforts. We bought early and in large quantities and
got the full benefit of both the early and quantity
buying the price side and in position to give
you the biggest values you have had in years in both
finished articles and materials for making them.
While we had our eye the price also made it an
especial point that highest quality be represented in
the offering and invite you to come here for your
bedding and materials with the assurance of excep-
tiOnal values and lowest possible prices The lines
now full for your inspection
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

pital. The little fellow had been i'll
almost since birth but it was thought
he was improving when he suddenly
took turn for the worse and the
end came within a few hours.
The funeral was held at the home
Thursday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. John R. Pennington of the Bap-
fist church, and @interment was
made in the Liberal cemetery.
The parents have the sympathy of
their many friends in their time of
bereavement. = : : .~s..~
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

Monday evening at about eleven
o'clock fire was discovered in the
rear of the Liberal Undertaking
building, among some goods which
Bangs Bros, had stored. The fire
department was called and quickly
extinquished the flames. Very little
damage was done.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

OF course it takes drainage engi-
neers to make ready for irrigation
as we'll as for drainage, so we fail
to see why the volstead act should
have anything to do with the sal
aries of the engineers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

Not few democratic postmasters
are willing to conceds that Billy"
Cox would have made exceedingly
good as president of the United
States.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

On the very same day it was so
hot that President Harding was re-
ceiving visitors and transacting
business in his shirt sleeves, the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

When women wore bustles they
were misrepresenting. With the mod
ern high skirts and roll down stock
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08
have so little to conceal and produce
so much favorable evidence.

A lot of men who have a twelve
cylinder voice and the nerve of
pirate, are running around on . Ford
chassis and a "bad order" earbu-
rotor. - = q y ~
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

same thing happened in this print
shop-which may, or not, be a
peculiar coincidence.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

Harry Maone is expected home
today from a fishing trip.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

ings-you've got to believe it be-
cause you can see it.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08
DIED

DIED
George Harold, the seven-months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reib
died last Wednesday at a local hos
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08
Rawlings tN x
as Unraveled from the Office Towel

Mr.. Rugg says there is cow for
every inhabitant over in Holland,
while here in America there is more
or less "buil" to most of4the inhabi-
tants Az YAA-P%-E z
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-09-08

One of our exchanges advised us
of the fact that if some of the mod
.ern' ladies would run for office, they
would surely make good-as they
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
CARPENTERS
TRY To REACH
AGREEMENT

With building still stagnant COM
mittees from che carpenter contractors
and the Carpenters District Council are
in session today in the Hammond
Chamber of Commerce rooms trying to-
reach an agreement whereby the trades
men Will resume work at the old scale
while waiting for the long delayed de-
cision of Judge Lands on the new
wage scale
AT the session of the district coun-
Gil last night the carpenters decided
to accept the invitation Of the con
tractors and send a committee 70 talk
matters over. Working conditions form
the leading topic Of discussion and
disagreement. Il Is hoped that things
can be straightened out so that the
carpenters VIII get back on the Jobs
the same as in Chicago
All OF the big Jobs IN Hammond are
tied up because work has progressed
as far as II can go without carpenters.
With them on the Jobs everything will
be smooth sailing until time for the
plasterers and plumbers to do their
part.
A general meeting Of the contractors
viii be held this evening to review
the situation William Mckinley,
chairman Of the Chicago Builders AS
sociatjon and H c. Holtz of the Build
ers Mutual Insurance CO. Will be pres
ent and explain conditions in Chicago
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
CHOSE YOUR WEAPONS,
THE WAR IS NOW ON
Brad" and Bill" I'm
sheathe Swords as Knights
of Clean Government.
10 The TINEsl

ESPECIAL TO The TIMESl
CROWN POINT, Ind. July 6.-The
dog days are being eniivened here
abouts by the merry little var that Is
being waged by County Auditor Bill
Rose and County Treasurer Ralph
Bradford against that potent infu-
ence which Brad" styles the slot
machine king"
This unsung monarch is used 20 the
vicisitudes Of the game. He is like an
Arab, slipping away with his para
phernalia. before the rising sun OF
publicity. His machines are on well
oiled castors His menials sleep lil.e
1remen beside their motor trucks,
ready TO answer calls. day or night.
whenever slot machines become an
embarrassment 20 soft-hard drink
proprietor. His is a worthy organi-
zation, trained in the hazards OF po-
litical warfare. Always he is a
philanthroptst. dispensing gratuities
to deserving gentlemen.
There are those who would defend
the slot machine king" saying that
his machines occasion TO little enter
tainment and that no one who cannot
AFFORD them is compelled 20 play. Far
more elevating is his profession than
that OF putting ether or chloroform in
beer or connecting dangerous insredi-
ents into a mbiance of whisksy.
Others say that It is merely robbery
without a gun and that he is an un-
horsed Jesse James
But whatever the merit of the con-
troversy may be it promises to be a
goodly battle. The days disclosures
by the county treasurer and the coun-
ty auditor include a statement of The
operation of a gambling house known
as. the Chicken farm" on the Ridge
road between Hobart and Gary and Of
the sale OF punch boards in the places
of business in practically all the cities
Of the county.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
NEWSBOY
DROWNED
IN CALUMET 7

The Grand Calumet river at Miller
Beach took the toll Of it's third victim
OF the season by drowning, east OF
Gary at O'Clock this morning when
Charles Miller. Il years old. employed
as a newsboy for the Chicago Ameri-
can became exhausted and sank IN ten
feet of water
Miller came out TO Miller last night
with four or five other young men to
spend the night and were TO return to
the city this noon This morning
they were all enjoying a plunge in the
river when Miller sank from sight.
HIS body was not recovered until 90
minutes later and although the pulmo-
ter vas applied the effort to restore
life was in vain The body was then
brought to Williams morgue in Gary
where it will be prepared for burial
and shipped to Chicago today.
Miller is well known in Chicago
newspaper circles and was a resident
of the Arcade Hotel
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
BILLY MASON
LIKES HAMMOND
"I've Seen That Smiling
Face Somewhere Before
and ] Just Know He's a
Movie Actor"

couple were gossiping on the
street yesterday afternoon Each
were cycling a young man hurrying
down the street. He had q big smile
spread over his face
! don't remember whether he's mar
red but ! have seen him on the
screen in Hammond movie theatres. ="
They were right.
They were eyeing Smiling" Billy
Mason Billy with the big smile. who
has been on the movie screen for
years 1t was Billy OF the Christie
comedies who more recently foresook
the screen and the silent to heart what
people actually think about him and
his efforts to entertain
Billy IS at the Parthenon theatre
now and he can sing just as though
he has been in ysaudeville all his life.
Billy has been in the moving picture
game to hob-nob with the best Of
them He and Wally Reid are init
mate friends Charley Chaplin and
Bill Farnum have their signatures en-
graved on his cigarette case.
No I haven't quit the movies lor
hear people applaud and face them
from behind the footlghts That's
why I am making a personal appear
ance tour have several moving
picture offers but I want to launch
my own company and as soon as this
tour is over. ! expect TO get back on
the studio lot and start shooting
some real pictures.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
Inland To Meet
New Steel Prices


A further step toward pre-war
levels was resistered on the Chicago
pig iron marker yesterday when lead
ing brokers reduced their quotations
soc a ton on all grades
The minimum quotation. now heard
for foundry and malleabe iron Is
s1s. SO Some rumors of even lower
levels are afioat but no actual sales
below $3.50 have been recorded
Mil operations show little chang.
both the leading interest and the
leading independent producing at the
same rate as last week. The Illinois
Steel Company continues 70 operate
eight blast furnaces, while the Inland
mills of the leading independent have
been taken of, but the output Of other
departments IS practically unchanged.
Quite a little interest is manifested
here in the announcement OF a cut in
wages and steel prices by 4the Beth,e-
hem Steel Company LABOR has been
cut to 27 cents an hour and price re-
cessions amount to 81 a ton on bars,
structural shapes, plates skelp. bill
lets, sheet bar slabs and blue anneal-
ed sheets. IS a ton on black and gai-
vanized sheets and $40 ton on tin
plate.
The Inland Company of Chicago will
meet the new Bethlehem steel prices
but will make no further wage cuts
for the present. Both the Inlaxd and
the Illinois Steel Company are paying
so cents an hour.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
CORRECTIONS
MADE IN us.
STACKER LIST

Another mistake In the list OF army
deserters supplied by the war de-
partment and published IN The Times
yesterday was pointed out this morn
ing when John NJ. Rogers registered
his complaint. In the list Johns
residence was given as the Maine
Hotel, Hammond.
He had with him his service papers
in the u. s. Navy together with his
discharge. His record was given As
very good. He enlisted juno %.
1917. and was discharged June 2. 1919
Much of his enlistment period was
spent at the U. S. Air Station at lie
Tudy France.
Robert Dan Scott. 40 Plummer ave-
nue., who is given by the government
as a Stacker served overseas for IS
months. according 10 his brother. ROY
Robert. is now working in a garage T.
St. Louis. He was in the FIRST draft
sailing from Newport News.
Fred Carter s04 S Holman street
requests that it be mentioned that she
Frederick Carter. 467 Holman street
is a negro and not a Hammond man
and that 467 is hotel for coIored pa
irons
Philip Pearson. listed 50 70s Prico
Place. Hammond, made complaint be-
fore Attorney Joe Todd this morning.
Pearson saws he was not a Stacker but
was in the navy However ne has 10
discharge papers or draft registration
cards to prove his claims. He promises
to clear his name
More corrections are expected as
the public becomes more fsmiliar with
the list. II seems that much of the
trouble in Hammond and elsewhere
where injustice has been done wac
due to the fact that men registered for
service were not given proper credit
when they had enlisted in the navy.
Hammond and other cities Of the Cal
unet region had uuusully large num-
bers Of men in the naval service.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
IlNIsRNArlosAl uews sesvicEl

INTERNATIONAL NENs sEPWcEl
PITTSBURGH, July 6.-The RepuH-
lie Iron & Steel company. one 4 the
large independents, today put in force
new price schedule that matches .he
reduction announced by Bethlehem,
steel the first Of the week
It was unofficially reported in steoI
circles here today that the independ-
ents Of the Pittsburgh district VIII
make further price reductions IN strei
quotations and labor wages in a few
days. None of the steel makers wouid
announce just what the reductions
would be bur they will not be as great
as those adopted by the Bethlehem
steel company on July 4. it was re
ported.
It was generally accepted tnat
United States steel would soon an.
nounce a cut in prices and wages TO
meet the competition .: the big and
little independents, but there wac 10
official statement to be obtained here.
Such announcement will come Off
ciaIly from New York.
The Lake County times., 1921-07-06
HOFFMAN BUILDING
PRONOUNCED SAFE
Architect and Contractor
Declare There Is No
Danger of Collapse.

The Holman block at Holman and
State streets has been pronounced safe
by Architect Addison Berry and Con
tractor George Pearson who made an
examination following the accident on
Saturday evening when a portion Of
the ceiling Of the second floor caved in.
At the time the ceiling gave in It
was generally believed the roof had col
lapsed and the police roped off the
sidewalk while street cars were stopped
from passing in front of the structure
The facts are that il was a suspended
ceiling that was built when the second
floor Of the building was converted
from theater nto a pool hall. The
suspended ceiling was in reality the
floor of the old stage, which had been
raised and was held in place by two
by-fours. II was independent Of the
walls or roof and the structure uas
not weakened by its collapse the ex-
amining architect and contractor re-
ported
The following letter signed BY the
state fire marshal under date of June
IL. 1919. indicates the safety OF the
building at that time and Architect
Berry stated today that there has been
no change since that time:
Yours Of the list inst, regard
ing the property OF the Holman
estate received and carefully noted
i observe that you have taken the
mayor and chief OF the fire depart
ment and they state that in their
opinion there is no danger of the
collapse OF said building; that It ia
in good condition. As Mr. Styner
our inspector originally reported
that there was no special fire haz-
ard therein and as the building
has been found to be safe. we have
nothing further to add and all crit
icism Of the same Is Withdrawn
Our original letter to the Holman
estate that ouy attention had
been called TO the dangerous con-
dition existing such as to endan-
ger life. We are pleased TO be
able to pass the matter back 20
our fles without further action
thereon.
Regretting the apparant mis-
take that has been made. ! am.
Very truly yours.
H H FRIEDLEY,
State Fire Mar shall"
The cracks on the wall of the buid-
ing occurred when a heavy supporting
iron girder was put In and there have
been no new cracks since" said Archi-
tect Berry. These cracks would not
have happened had the repair not been
made"