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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

The girls of today don't have to
worry about the big family Bible on
the parlor center table, with all the
family birth dates in it,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

"Thousands," says the Gem Studio
Of Cuba City (Wis) in its advert Sc
ment in the News Herald ARE dying
each year without good photo OF
themselves
Ezra says it's better to pass on with
out one than to die OF heart failure
over the proofs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

The Everlasting Reminder.
It's not what man tells US that
annoys us; but It's his ~ told you
So" afterwards that gets Cur goat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
Headline Hard.Hesrted Mother Aban-
dons Infant.

DOLL and carriage found Friday
night on Concord st Owne, may have
same by proving scdne and paying bill
339 Concord st.-Ady, n Manchester
Union.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
krmistice Declared.

Pettis Reddng aud his bride say
they have decided to -ooard until they
can agree on dayenport.-Arkansaw
Thomas Cat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
Spanish Lead as Wine Drinkers.

AS wine drinker the Spaniard
acts the pace, with an average of 35
gallons a year, leading the Frenchman
by four gallons and the Italian by
eleven gallons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
Would You Think This to BE Com
pliment, Ezra?

George Crowder is arranging to
move to Hoxie soon. George rs a
mighty good man to lose. -lmooden
ARK. journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
First chIrsl Was aron-e.

The chisei was a perfected tool $500
years ago, though made Of bronze, and
therefore somewhat less efficient for
'uttirg.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
Preparedness.

Luther Clark went to work and built
an addition to his house soon MS he
was married --Crossett (Ark). Demo
crat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

A festive touch may be impaired to
rice croquettes by hiding a big raisin
In the heart OF each-Domestic writ.
.e..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
PUDDIN' AND MILK
Nature IL jlst az honest az COW.

Nature IL jlst az honest az COW.
did you ever hear rltch man sing?
Ignorance IL the wet nuss ov proju.
dice.
Truth is az artless az child, and
az purswaslye.
Men who hay good deal to say use
tie fewest words.
Caution, though very often wasted,
IL good risk tew take.
don't kno oy a better 5ure for sor-
row than tew pity sum boldly else
There IL nothing in this life that
men pay so hi a price for az they 10
for repentance.
Good breeding, az understand It.
IL giving every man hlz due, without
robblng yourself.
Experience IL a grindstun, and it IL
lucky for Us If we kan git frightened
by H. not ground.
Love IL sed few be blind, but ! kno
lots oy phellows in love who kan see
twice as much in their gals az l kan
What the world wants IL good eX
amples, not so mulch advice; advice
may be wrong, but examples prove
themselves.
If / waz going to paint a pikter
Of Faith, Affection and Honesty
would paint mi dog lookin' up in mi
face and Vaughn his tail.
Talk little but listen out loud
yung man, IL the way tew make the
company suspekt yu--i mean suspekt
yu oy knowing a CRATE deal more
than w aktually do,--Josh Billings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Alfred Allen, wife and three chill
dren, Mutt, Boss and Jiggs, spent last
at ii Il. Il rby's--Mll Creek
item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
Aren't These secret Soc cites Just
Horrid?

The Orieutals had a big time Thurs
day evening when sixteen unlucky
men were initiated into the realit es
OF the orde, 1t is said that one mans
wife kept a pillow in his char for
many days and that another newly
initiated spent so much time in the
bathroom that his wife became alarm
ed and called N. When he came out
he was limping and strong odor Of
Watkins linImeRt instead Of lemon
extract 6Hed the room -lamberton
STAT
There are sim a few women who
say. Il will ask my husband" but
they are rapidly thinning cut
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
A Partial Outfit.

FOR SALE HOUSE LOTS IN
Ryal Side Also baby carriage. Tel.
1851 Beverly Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
In Fact, They Were way Off"

BIZ Pratt writes that eggs are off 2
cents but that the last he bought were
worse of than that Whitewater
(Ws) Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
ODD AND INTERESTING
There are 5000 Philippine islands.

There are 5000 Philippine islands.
A pound of diamonds represents p
go carats
The newest kind of mechanical milk
maid milks five COWS at once.
New York farmers lead the country
in ownership of motortrucks.
Ninetynine per cent of the Hindu
women cannot read nor write.
The Salton sea, in Imperial valley
Arizona, is constantly shrinking.
More than 100000 motorcars are
stolen annually in the United States,
At present many women manage
their own farms on Vancouver island.
Arab women paint their feet, and
the children their hands, with a henna
stain.
George Washington was one of the
richest men in America when he be-
came President,
More than fifty specimens Of the
birds in the United States have been
found in Ireland.
Ostrich feathers valued at $2,500000
were imported into the United States
in the last twelve months.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
STANDARD GROCERIES

Best tub creamery butter ..,. soc
King Clifton Butter ............ csc
Peanut Butter ground while you
" ait pei ~ 't'-'t.'. .'.........,'', ouc
Strictly fresh eggs, per doz 900. 35c
Large Bottle Blue Label katsup 3oc
Tomato & Vegetable soup IL for S1,oo
Large tomatoes, can 1Sc; 6 for $500
Extract malt and hops ....... SIPS
La Touraine, OMEGA and Sama-
rang Coffee NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 42c
II has Welcome Soap ..,...... $t.oo
Snow Flake Pastry Flour per bag $1.4o
TRY FREIHOFER'S BREAD AND
CAKES
Telephone Early fer early Delivery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
We'll, What Of II?

The president spent some time yes
terday in the cellar OF the VIII te
item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Ostrich feathers valued at $2,500,000
were imported into the United States
in the last twelve months.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

More than fifty specimens Of the
birds in the United States have been
found in Ireland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Love IL sed few be blind but / kno
lots oy phellowS in love who kan see
twice as much in their gals az l kan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Experience IL a grindstun, and it IL
lucky for Us il we kan git frightened
by Il, not ground.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Good breeding az understand It,
IL giving every man hlz due, without
robblng yourself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

What the world wants IL good eX-
amples, not so mulch advice; advice
may be wrong, but examples prove
themselves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

George Washington was one of the
richest men in America when he be-
came President,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

If / waz a going to paint pikter
OF Faith, Affection and Honesty !
would paint mi dog lookin' up in mi
face and Vaughn his tail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

TIE YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE
WAY.
The young lady across the way says
President elect Harding has been tar
paulin fishing down South.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Our prices ere bound to please you.
You buy the best meats here to be
found In any market at prices we know
viii meet with your approval It's
a pleasure to visit this sanitary shop.
WATCH FOR MIR HAPPY PARTY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

| don't kn0 on a better kure for sor-
row than tew pity sum boldly else.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

There IL nothing in this life that
men pay so hi a price for az they 10
for repentance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01
HEAVY CHICAGO BEEF
GENUINE SPRING LAMB
FRESH PORK LoINs

Pork Chops and roast ...,....... 35c
Home made link sausage ...... 35c
Picked pigs feet, per Id. .... zoe
Pigs liver. per lb. Observation-Disclosures. 15c
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Caution, though very often wasted,
IL a good risk few take.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Men who hay a good deal to say use
tie feWest words.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Arab women paint their feet, and
the children their hands, with henna
stain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-01

Truth is az artless az a child, and
az purSwaslve.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30
Notice Of Judicial and Superintendent Of Schools
ELECTION

To the Electors of Grant County:
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton is to be held in the several towns,
wards, villages, and election precincts
in the county of Grant, on the fifth
day of April 1921, at which, the Off
GERS named below are to be chosen.
The names of the candidates for each
office to be voted for, whose nomina-
lions have been certified to or filed
in this office, are given under the title
of the office, each in it's proper col
umn, in the sample ballot below.
The following instructions are given
for the information and guidance Of
voters:
ca A voter upon entering the poll
ing place and giving his name and res
idence, will receive a ballot from the
ballot clerk which must have Endorsed
thereon the names or initials of both
ballot clerks, and no other ballot can
be used. Upon receiving his ballot
the voter must retire alone to a booth
or compartment and prepare the same
for voting.
A ballot clerk may inform the voter
as to the proper manner of marking
a ballot, but he must not advise or
indicate in any manner whom to vote
for.
(e) If the ballot should be spoiled,
it must be returned to the ballot
clerk, who must issue another in its
The following is a facs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30
ILLINOIS AND IOWA

Gypsy S. Smith, the noted evangel-
ist, will open meeting at the Method
ist church in Galena on Sunday, APP
Ri Srd. "Gipsy' Simon Smith was
born in a gypsy caravan on the boF-
ders of Epping forest. England. He
comes from real Romany stock and
is picturesque and forceful char
aoter. He became rolling stone and
when the Southwest of America was
wild and woody, was a travelling
horseman. His wanderings took him
across the ocean forty-one times. He
also explored the worlds largest city
at night for five years as a London
cabbie. Eventually he became con-
verified and became a London mission
airy and for six years worked in the
slums of Whitechapel and the east
end. Today he is known all over the
world as an eyangel of sermon and
song who has won thousands to a
Christian life. Without doubt the
Galena meetings will be attended by
people from far and wide.
Miss Helen Wilson, a Hanover, H.,
girl, was shot and killed at Rockford
on March II by Arthur Bauscher, a
wealthy florist of Freeport. Bauscher
then turned the weapon on himself
hours later. About a year ago, Miss
Wilson, aged "a, secured a divorce
from her husband, Charles WidhOlm,
an auto salesman. She went to work
in the Bauscher Bros. greenhouse at
Freeport and accepted the attentions
of Arthur Bauscher, widower with
two children. While still friendly
with Bauscher, Miss Wilson began to
meet her former husband clandestine-
ly A reconciliation was effected and
arrangements made to renew the mar
riage. Bauscher refused to accept
the ''conge" politely handed him by
| the young woman. When on the eve
of st. Patrick's day Miss Wilson
got on a car at Freeport bound for
{ Rockford to meet her former hus-
band, Bauscher got on also. He then
asked Miss Wilson to marry him and
again she refused. Bauscher re-
NAMED on the car until Rockford was
reached. Waiting were the former
husband and his brother AS Miss
Wilson descended from the car step
Bauscher, who had reached the street
ahead of her, shot before the bystand-
ers realized that tragedy had taken
place. He then shot again infiicting
mortal wound upon himself. Miss
Wilson was young and pretty. The
murderer and suicide was known as a
man of serious nature who would not
allow his affections to be trif1ed with.
While standing at the telephone in
her room in a Rockford hotel talking
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30
mtth tl1r 3ntnat 3dtnaprra
(By Judge Wilmott)

Thomas Palliser, man well known
i'll the pioneer days, came to the Snake
Hollow mines in 1887. He and Joseph
Wooley and Joseph Petty laid out the
village of Van Buren, although the
place had previously been populated.
In 1888 Thomas Palliser and joseph
Petty succeeded Ham and SpenseIey
in the smelling business. In 1871
Mr.. Palliser was joined by his bro
Their Joseph Palliser. A few years
later they formed partnership un-
der the firm name of T. and j. Pal
User. They built a drumming fur
mace at the head of Riggsby hollow
about half mile northwest of the
village of Potosi, and continued in
the smelling business to the time of
Thomas Palliser's death in 1857 or
So. Thomas PalIiser was chairman
of the town of Potosi in 1853 and
was town treasurer in 1854 and 55.
He purchased and lived in brick
house near the furnace that was put
up by William Gerry in 1899. This
house is now owned by Neil McLaugh-
lin. After the death of Mr.. Palliser
his family, consisting of wife and
two daughters, moved to Platte
Vile. Joseph Palliser, after the death
of his brother, retired from the smelt-
ing business and followed farming
He lived in a log house a quarter of
a mile north of the furnace that had
been built some years previously.
He continued to live in this house to
the time of his death in 1894. The
wife and mother had preceded him
in death many years. The only son.
William, survived the father but a.
short time. There remained two
daughters, Mrs. Mary Gibson, the
eldest, is the widow of the late
Joshua Gibson, and at the age of
81 years lives on a farm with her
sons, Joseph and John. She can, in
her Is years Of life in Potosi, relate
many narrowing events that occurred
in the early days of the mining region
Elizabeth, the youngest daughter,
and wife of John McKelvey, died after
but few days illness March 31st,
1915. Joseph Palliser was a member
of the town board of supervisors of
Potosi in 1852 and was town assessor
for fifteen years.
William Lightfoot was another
we'll known pioneer who came to Po-
tOsi about 1910. He married the wild
ow of John Spenseley, one of the first
smelters in the Snake Hollow mines.
Mr.. LightfOot engaged in the smelling
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30

business and occupied the furnace
mat was built and operated by Ham
and Spenseley in 1886. He confirmed
IN the business to the time of his
death III the late fifties. His STEP
son, William Spenseley, succeeded
MN III the business. There were two
sons, John and Geo, and one daugh-
ter, Mary, in the Lightfoot family
John died some few years ago and
| think that George is also dead
Mary is the widow of the late Abram
Gibson and now lives in Montana or
the state of Washington. (The editor
OF Pioneer Days would be pleased to
hear from old far-away acquaintances)
An old German came to Potosi in
the flftles with a family His name
was Kruener and he was match
maker by trade. He made and sold
many punches of lucifer matches.
He got his lumber at the saw mill
and after reducing the maerial into
blocks of the right size he would
split the blocks into matches with
out ever loose match. He then
gently dipped the blocks into sulphur
or other ingredients and the bunch of
matches was ready for the market.
He would fill two baskets of the bun
ches and tramp around selling them
and did good business.
*#*
Two ten-pin alleys were operated
IN Potosi in the long ago days. One
was on the side hill extending back
from the old City hotel to the back of
Martin Ennor's bakery near where
Ed. Flesch now has his machine shop.
The old alley building was torn down
about the year 1853 The other alley
was up on what is called the North
street and was near the Henderson,
now Durley building. The first man
known to have conducted this alley
with saloon annex, was John
Wright who came to Potosi in an ear
ly period After remaining here for
some time he moved to British Hollow
and subsequently to Lancaster where
he conducted a saloon on the corner
where the Banfield hotel stood In
after years Mr. Wright built the g.
story brick building on the same
corner that was and is yet known as
the Wright House.
Another early Potosi enterprise
was tanning mill factory conducted
by man named James Grayliss. Be-
fore entering into the tanning mill
business he was travelling through
out the country with a two-horse fan
cy covered wagon showing Yankee no.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30

stead, but not more than three in all
shall be issued to any one voter. Five
minutes time is allowed in booth to
mark ballot. Unofficial ballots or
memorandum to assist the voter in
marking his ballot can be taken into
the booth, and may be used to copy
from. The ballot must not be shown
so that any person can see how it
has been marked by the voter.
(f) After it is marked it should be
folded SO that the inside cannot be
seen, but so that the printed indorse-
ments and signatures Of the ballot
clerks on the outside may be seen.
Then the voter should pass out of the
booth or compartment, give his name
to the inspector in charge of the ballot
box, hand him his ballot to be placed
in the box, and pass out of the voting
place.
(g) A voter, who declares to the
presiding officer that he is unable to
read, or that by reason of physical
disability he is unable to mark his
ballot, can have assistance of one or
two election officers in marking same,
to be chosen by the voter; and if he
declares that he is totally blind, he
may be assisted by any person chosen
by him from among the legal voters
OF the county.
The presiding officer may administer
an oath in his discretion, as to such
persons disability
mile of the official ballot:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30

tons, ETC., and gave exhibitions OF
yentriloquism and was master of
the art. The name of Yankee Gray
liss' was printed on each side of his
wagon and it somewhat resembled a
circus wagon. After a few years of
successful business in Potosi he de-
parted of newer fields leaving a few
mills for the benefit of his creditors
This i'll 1859 was the last known of
Yankee Grayliss.
In early days Potosi would be Wis
tied by merchants who displayed and
offered their goods for sale wherever
they could find vacant storeroom.
Chiefly among them were the Mickey
Bros. Of GAINESVILLE and Madison who
conducted a chain of stores in Wis
consin and would establish themselves
in Potosi every two or three years to
the great detriment of the local mer-
chants. Brainerd and Brown of Rock
ford, H., on one or two occasions
came here with stocks of goods. They
both entered the service of their
country as officers in Illinois reg
iments in the Civil War and were
killed in action.
In the early days many Indians,
principally of the Winnebagoe and
Chippewa tribes, could be seen in and
around Potosi. They came generally
in the fall of the year and remained
until spring and hunted and trapped
down on the island where they had
their wigwams or tepees. They fire.
quently came to the village in droves,
bucks, squaws, half-growns and pap
doses strapped to the mothers backs.
The little papooses looked cute peep
ing out of their blankets and with
their watchful eyes observed every
thing going on. While the men
would be trading furs and game for
goods and fire water and the squaws
buying beads and other trinkets, the
younger ones amused the people
with bows and arrows by shooting
pennies, picayunes or sometimes dimes
from off the end of a stick stuck in
the bare ground about forty feet dis
tant from where they stood. In this
way the Indian boys picked up con-
siderable money. The village boys
watching the sport had their fun in
running and picking up the arrows
for the Indian boys Those Indians
were of peaceful nature but some
times as Indians do they took things
that did not belong to them. The last
band of Indians that came to POtOsi
was in 1871, and while here the chief
Of the band, known as Winnebago
John, lost his life by drowning in
Grant river.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30

to a man who had called her up, Mrs.
Beulah Howard was shot. and instantly
killed by her husband Corporal Chas.
n. Howard. SIND Infantry, Camp
Grant who was seated on the bed near
by. Howard then placed the gun to
his right temple and fired bullet
through his brain causing his death
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30

Herman Mitwede, bachelor, liv-
ing in Sheboygan Falls, committed
suicide while in a fit of dependency
by hanging himself with a clothes
line in the attic of his home. A
brother found the body.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30
CITY ELECTION NOTICE

the printed name of the candidate for
the Office. The ballot should not be
marked in any other manner. If the
ballot be spoiled it must be returned
to the ballot clerk, who must issue
another in it's stead, but not more
than three in all to any one voter
Five minutes time is allowed Sin the
booth to mark ballot. Unofficial ball
lots or memorandum to assist the voter
in marking his ballot can be taken
into the booth, and may be used to
copy from. The ballot must not be
shown so that any person can see how
it has been marked by the voter.
After it is marked it should be folded
so that the inside cannot be seen, but
so that the printed Endorsements and
signatures of the ballot clerks on the
outside may be seen. Then the voter
should pass out of the booth or COM
partment, give his name to the in
spectOr in charge Of the ballot box,
hand him his ballot to be placed in the
ballot box, and pass out of the voting
place. A voter who declares to the
presiding officer that he is unable to
read, or that by reason of physical
disability he is unable to mark his bal
lot, can have assistance of one or two
election officers in marking the same,
to be chosen by the voter; and if he
declares that he is totally blind, he
may be assisted by any person chosen
by him from among the legal voters of
the county. The presiding officer may
administer an oath in his discretion
as to such persons disability. Under
their proper designation the following
are the names of candidates for offices
now certified to or filed:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30

an hour later
Senator ]. Thomas Hefin OF Ala
bama. q gifted congressional orator.
has been secured az speaker for the
Grant birthday celebration at Galena,
April 27ih.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30

The Herald is all home print.