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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Fine Exercises
Mark Close of
School Term

The last days OF school are here
began with the address by Rev. Bir
rell Sunday evening followed by class
exercises, manual training and do
nestle science exhibits and grade
program at the high school Monday
The class day exercises were we'll
carried out and the grade program
Monday evening proved extremely
pleasing. The stage was set under
the trees on the high school lawn and
the little folks under direction of
Misses Warren and Hoppman held
the interest of a large number of
spectators for an hour or more. A
better place to hold program of this
nature could not be conceived. 1t
takes years to develop a school park
with surroundings and atmosphere of
dignity and peace similar to the old
one This will be missed at the new
school,
Miss Peck's girls, above one hun
dred of them, had an excellent display
of needle work on show inside. Mon
day evening each girl wore the article
she had made, parading before large
crowd in the school auditorium.
Mr.. Megow's boys had perhaps the
best manual training exhibit ever
shown here. The work was exceed
ingly good and drew forth much fav-
orable comment. Those receiving
awards were:
Second Year.
Rex Schmidt, second year wood
work (desk), grand prize, first prize.
Second year drawing, second prize.
Walter Brandemuehl, (buffet, wood
work. second prize. Drawing, third
prize.
Keith Roberts, (wood work, dress
err, third prize.
Ralph Dobson, wood work (buffeD,
honorary mention.
Carson Roberts, wood work (bed),
honorary mention.
First Year.
Robert Henry, wood work (beO,
first prize.
Robert Henry, wood work (cabi-
metz, second prize.
Ellie Hoffman, (drawing), first
prize.
Ellie Hoffman, Sewing cabinet)
honorary mention.
Delbert Richerson, (drawing), sec
ond prize.
Glenn McKelvey, (pedestaD, honor
airy mention.
Glenn McKelvey, (porch swing)
third prize.
Lloyd Stanley, (drawing), third
DriZe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
PRICES so YEARS
AGO AND TODAY

Everybody knows nowadays that
the purchasing power of a dollar is
very small. Fifty-five years ago this
month it was different-a dollar
bought a lot then.
The other day, Clarence Calvert,
ebstractor, taking down an old record
stumbled onto a queer transaction.
The volume was 81 and the page 43.
The book relates that on June Z,
1867, JOS. Book, Register, recorded a
transfer from Xavier and Crescentia
Neff, husband and wife, to Frank X.
Neff, of the S. w. Il of S. W. "a OF
Sec. 5, and the n. u of n. w. "a, Sec.
s. town Z, north range 1 west. In
other words 120 acres in Castle Rock.
The consideration was as follows:
Annually during lifetime, on or be-
fore the 18th of November, $155.00.
or the following:
so bushels wheat.
800 lbs. fresh pork.
One quart of milk daily.
25 pounds of resh butter.
% lbs. lard.
II dozen eggs.
10 bushels corn.
$500 in cash.
One-half barrel of salt.
Free lodging, 2 rooms.
Frank X Neff to pay all debts OF
y. Neff.
x. Neff to have free use of sawmill.
All the firewood needed by x. Nett,
delivered and cut and split into stove
wood, hauling to the amount OF 3
loads distance of miles.
Xavier Neff lived in the town OF
Blue River. At war prices the ar
ticles related would have been worth
$500. At prevailing prices, perhaps
half that amount.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

blame the commercial fishermen be-
cause he can't do it now. I would like
to ask this kind of an individual why
he doesn't howl because some man
has planted corn at spot where
there were formerly prairie chickens
and where there are now fields OF
grain where deer once rOamed in
large droves? l can remember where
there was a fine patch of timber and
hundreds of squirrels at one time.
There isn't one tree there today Will
some of these chaps that know so
much about fish tell me why there
aren't any trees and squirrels there?
The advance of civilization has
made it just as impossible for fish OF
certain varieties to thrive as it has
made for some varieties of game. 1t
was only a few years ago that a man
could go down to the Mississippi and
see black bass jumping after min
nows. They were all along the banks,
thousands of them, and there were
minnows seemingly by the millions.
Skip Jacks Are Gone.
Now these game fishermen" blame
the commercial fishermen because
those bass have practically disappear
ed. If the commercial fishermen are
to blame for the disappearance of the
bass, please tell me what became OF
those millions of minnows that also
disappeared I would like, also, to
be enlightened as to the disappear
ance of the genuine skip jack. They
were here with the bass and the min
now by the thousands. Guess the
commercial fishermen must have
eaten then all, for there never was a
market for them.
l am a commercial fisherman who
believes that I am just as good citi-
zen in every way as any pole fisher
man. I am also far above slandering
an industry that is worth thousands
of dollars to any state in which COM
mercial fishermen are operating.
Whenever the commercial fisherman
has a say in the making of the laws
that govern his industry, he will have
sensible laws and he will obey them
perhaps much better than some of our
other laws are obeyed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
TUESDAYERE
RAJ WISHES HOME
OF BEETOWN MAN

The Beetown farm home of Herbert
Schwantes, situated one-half mile
north of Five Points, was completely
destroyed by fire last Tuesday morn
ing.
About 1920 Mrs. Schwantes lit the
oil stove in the kitchen. Flames
burst out at once and in minute the
room was ablaze Mrs. Schwantes at
tempted to smother the. fire with a
blanket and falling, grabbed her
baby and ran outdoors.
Mr.. Schwantes, who was working in
the field, came at once and neighbors
soon arrived. An effort was made to
save a few articles of furniture and to
keep the fire from spreading. In about
an hour the home was nothing but
charred ruins.
The couple carried some insurance
but not enough to cover their loss. A
subscription paper was started Satur-
day and quite large sum raised to
help the young couple out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
so. LANCASTER FARMER
SEES DEER ON PLACE

Paul Fuerstenberg, SO. Lancaster
farmer, residing one mile south Of the
city on the old Potosi road, saw a
deer on his farm last Wednesday az
ternoon Mr.. Fuerstenbefg and son,
iii the field, saw the deer cross an oat
field and jump a six foot fence as
though it were mere straw. The
animal disappeared in a small patch
of timber. 1t was too far away for
amazed farmers to determine it's sex.
At one time Grant county was the
home of countless deer but for the
past so years the sight Of one has been
a rarity. Peter Stoffel relates that
the last buck was shot on Liberty
ridge about 1870. In recent years
deer have been seen occasionally
along the wooded hills and recesses
of Blockhouse branch and neighboring
Harrison township streams where
there still remains deep timber.
It has been many a year since a
deer was seen within mile of Lam.
caster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
FENNIM0RE
QUINTET HELD
FOR ROBBERY
Heavy Bonds Required
of Three Men and
Two Women.

Warrants were issued Wednesday
to Sheriff Holmes calling for the
arrest of Roland Hernandez, princi-
pal, Chester Tucker and Peter Mum
don, aides, and Bess Bradley and
Mabel Harrington, conspirators, all OF
Fennimore. The states witness is
Fred Jones who alleges that he was
slugged and robbed of 500 after a
crap game in which he and the three
named men figured.
Hearing was set for June Is and
Hernandez and Tucker, being unable
to furnish bail, went to Jail. Mundon
gave bail.
Jones claims that he won large
sum from the three men and after
wards played poker with Mundon.
While he was dealing he says he was
dealt blow on the head. When he
came to his pockets were stripped.
The defendants say that Jones
knows sit all but knows it all wrong
They say they won 5000 from him.
fair and square, in gentlemanly
game. They say Jones "squealed, y
framing them.
Hernandez was arrested two years
ago for gambling after detectives had
spent a week or so as guests at the
Storrs hotel run by the HarringtOns
Joe Harrington, Mabel's husband, was
convicted for gambling last winter
and given a six months sentence. He
has since been Harmed out" as clerk
III a Platteville hOstelry.
The two women appeared Friday
and gave bail for $1,000. Hearing was
set for June 16. Tucker gave bail the
day of his arrest, leaving Hernandez
the only one of the quintet to lanquish
in iail
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

Dist. Joint 3. Castle Rock has ap-
plied to the state for aid to build a
new school. This school is located in
one of the picturesque spots of Grant
county.
Dist. Ellenboro known as "the
Cement school," has applied to the
state for funds to help in building a
new school.
Sutp. F. E. Ralph and Miss Edna
BETTER will be in Platteville next
week at the opening of Normal sum-
mer school. They will advise on prac-
tical points to the young students
who are preparing for teaching.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
THIRTEEN HOUR DEVOTION
AT ST. CLEMENT CHURCH

st. Clements church, this city, was
the scene of thirteen hour devotions
Tuesday and Wednesday for commu-
nicants of the faith. FIR. G. Kaiser,
pastor, was assisted in the devotional
exercises by the following visiting
clergymen F. I.ijlis, Platteville; F. j.
Carrig, Hollandale; Thos. Doyle,
Highland; J. j. Mcguire, Cuba City;
Bernard Doyle, Benton; I. Pollock,
Bloomington; John Feldt, Fennimore.
The devotions closed Wednesday
evening with the procession of the
Host led by the celebrants with the
men and children Of the congregation
in line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
CONCRETE PAVEMENT
STANDS UP UNDER TESTS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill-Cement con-
crete pavement such as is being laid
in Illinois continues to stand the test
at the Bates experimental road, 19
miles southwest of Springfield.
This was the gist of the report OF
the division of highways on the sec
ond phase of the test being made at
Bates on all types of hard surfaced
pavements. In the second test the 63
different types were subjected to 5000
applications of trucks carrying $500
pounds on their rear wheels and 2,15O
pounds on the front wheels.
In the third test the trucks will
carry 4,50O pounds on the rear wheels
and 1000 pounds on the front wheels.
The tests will continue month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
HARD LUCK DAY AT
MEEKER GROVE MINE

Last Friday was an unlucky day at
the Big Dick mine Artie Pascoe fell
eff the tramway and rolled down over
the rocks a distance of so feet or bet
ter. RE was very badly bruised up
and it is a wonder he was not killed.
While they were taking Artie to Cuba
CITY to the doctor Willie Lee had his
thumb very badly mashed and they
had to take him to the doctor. He will
be laid up for some time. Al Gibson
nearly got it also-ate too much. I'm
lucky Friday Meekers Grove Writer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Grant County
Leads Country
In Recruits


DR.. w. W. Pretts, Platteville, ad-
vises the Herald that he was highly
pleased with the results obtained in
the recent drive for applicants to the
Citizens Military Training Camps.
The time for accepting applicants has
been extended to July 1st. Grant
county with 10000 population had
more applications than Cook county,
ILL.,, with over three million, or in
fact any other county in the 9Th
corps area. DR.. Pretts attributes this
magnificent showing to the warm
support given him by the press and
citizens of the county. He has re-
ceived a fine letter from Major Gen.
Edwards, Chicago, in charge of re-
cruiting, commencing him upon the
showing Grant county made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
FAULTY SCALES BRING
FISHERMEN INTO COURT

An inspector from the state food
food bureau brought charges Monday
against Thos. Dunn, Rockville, and
Fred Brewer, Linden Brewer was
arrested at Livingston. The inspector
checked the scales of the men Friday
and claimed variation from the state
standard.
Both men pleaded guilty Monday.
Mr. Dunn paid SIS and costs and Mr..
Brewer SO and costs. Justice Bur-
rows heard the cases and fixed the
penalties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
BLANCHARDVILLE MOUND
STAR HAS BIG OFFER

Reuben Mobiles received an offer
through the mail one day last week
as pitcher for a large Chicago team.
The offer would pay Reuben 500
months which is considerably more
than he is receiving at the present
time. But, Reuben has decided to re-
main with the home team for this sea-
son.-Blade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
COMMITTED TO MENDOZA

Charles Brandt, 81, jamestown,
was brought here Monday by few
friends and examined for insanity.
Drs. Doolittle and Godfrey found
Brandt's mind to be a blank and
recommended that he be given treat
ment. Sheriff Holmes took Mr..
Brandt to Mendoza Monday noon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
.eWHITE'' CITY RAIDED;
OFFICERS FIND NOTHING

Sheriff's men raided the White City
saloon of Michael Kurtz, in James
town opposite Dubuque, Sunday, but
found nothing. The White City re-
sorts have long been noted as the
rendezvous of Dubuque people who
can't forget the days before the 18th
amendment jamestown gets the
benefit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Al. STOWELL A CANDIDATE

A. l.. StOWeII, PIattevlIIe, was III
Lancaster Monday to visit his son,
Will, and while here made formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for
sheriff. Mr.. Stowell has been deputy
for the past two years and has done
good work. He has a good home en-
dorsement. He was sheriff of CraW
ford county, 1907-190S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
COMMENCEMENT
TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1922

1. Invocation, Rev. Louis Arhelger.
2. Music-"The Enchanted Night"
High School Band.
8. Address, What's Wrong With
World, DR.. w. H. Kiekhofer.
A. Music-Girls' Glee Club.
5. Presentation of Diplomas.
6. Glass Song.
Z. Benediction-Rev. Louis Ariel
ger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
CUBA CITY BOY WINS
STATE JAVELIN CONTEST

Robert Nelson, of the Cuba City
high school, won first place in the
javelin throw at Madison, Saturday,
with distance of 1872 feet to his
credit He had previously set
recold of 149 feet at Platteville. He
was accompanied to the capitol city
by Prof. H. L. Jacobson, the star
coach.-News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
THESE MAY WE'D

Rodney Vickerman and Effie Magee,
Fennimore.
George W. Kahle, Paris, and Mar
celia Dressler, jamestown.
Ed. G. Briel, Sitter, and Edna
Becker, North Lancaster.
Ray Watchorn, Mt. Hope, and Hazel
Walker, Pardeeville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

John Clark of Boscobel, was held
Saturday under bonds of $1,000 for an
alleged assault with intent to do great
bodily harm upon Jas. Chamberlain
last November ~. Thos Clark, a
brother, pleaded guilty TO straight
assault and paid $40 and costs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

The Dane County Rural Telephone
Co., a system with $50 miles of line
and 425 subscribers, was sold Thurs
clay to the Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

Drill work has been started at the
Big Dick mine near Hazel Green.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-02
China's Hopes

That China's hopes will be COM
pletely realized is, of course, not to
be expected. Certain elements among
the Chinese, carried away by their
enthusiasm, have been led to envis-
age China revivified and complete
ly Independent as a result of this
conference.
Slowly they are beginning to un~
derstand what has long been appar-
ent to those who have watched
the conference in preparation-that It
While China will emerge stronger
than she went into the conference
she will have accomplished only little
beyond laying her case before the
world and paving the way for bet
ter understanding of her problems in
the future. In other words, the most
that can be hoped for by China is the
evacuation Of Shantung, greater tax
ing power on imports, the reaffirma-
tion Of the open door and an under
taking of the powers not to endeavor
to force any further concessions
from her. This is something. 1t is
much better than nothing; but it
will, of course, disappoint all those
who had hoped for a new and liber-
ated China.
1t is only fair to state that were
China mistress in her own house it
would be easier to make her further
concessions. Until she is strong
enough to stand by herself the ma
tions cannot go far in signing
treaties which imply the need Of en-
New-York tribune., 1922-01-02
Bored Statesmen

None but George Harvey has so
far deigned to answer the question,
what does delegate think about
in q closed session." He alone has
had the courage to admit that dur
ing the interminable translations at
international gatherings he has been
so bored that he has taken to writing
letters to his friends.
History does not tell US how other
delegates to great conferences spent
their time at sessions, and we
have therefore generally accepted
the conventional idea that, being all
statesmen, they were necessarily SOL
emn men, and, being solemn, they
were likewise grave, and their grav-
ity and Importance displaced their
more human qualities. We think, for
example, Of the signers Of the Yer
sailles Treaty very much as we think
Of Ben Franklin and Thomas Jeffer-
son-as having all the frigid attri-
butes Of schoolbook heroes and lack
ing entirely those little human
touches that we noderns possess.
The same is true of earlier confer
ences. There is something almost
sacrilegious, for example, in the
thought Of Washington making a
fuss about his wig or Jefferson draw
ing pictures of sailboats while the
terms Of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence we're being discussed. Was
Cesar ever known to laugh or Moses
to be late?
From writing letters in an open
session to drawing pictures in a
closed session is only short step.
WHO, with pencil and paper before
him and long -winded speaker dron-
ing, could resist the temptation of
making sketches? The telephone
booth habit Of drawing lines on any
unoccupied space of the wall is due
only to the presence of a pencil. So
also the artistic urge while carrying
on a dull conversation at a desk
when pencil and papefare handy.
Why suppose, then, that this habit
New-York tribune., 1922-01-02

has finished some fiction reported at q
little distance below.
DR.. Dixon, being of the South, natur-
ally regards the moldering body and
marching soul of the old Ossawatomie
with suspicion. To John Brown and
Uncle Toms Cabin" he attributes the
unfortunate Civil War. Yet, in con-
sidering the character of the Wild
eyed and bloodthirsty hot-gospellcr Of
Abolition, he is able to write thus
amiably of him:
Brown had been habitual liar
from boyhood. In his speech, made on
the eve of his death sentence, he lied
in every paragraph. He lied as he
had lied when ne grew beard to play
the role Of 'Shubel Morgan He lied
q he had lied to his victims when pos
ing as surveyor on the Pottawatomie.
He lied as he had done when he crept
through the darkness of the night on
his sleeping prey. He lied as he had
lied a hundred times about those
grewsome murders. He lied for his
Sacred Cause. He lied without stint
and without reservation. He lied with
such conviction that he convinced him
self that he was a hero-a martyr OF
human liberty and progress"
New-York tribune., 1922-01-02
Boies Penrose

The true Boies Penrose was per-
haps little known outside of lin
tied circle in Washington and in
Pennsylvania. In the rest of the
country-especially in the West
legend about him had taken root.
He had been envisaged-after the
moving picture fashon--as states
man with horns and hoofs. brutal
representative of what was most
mcrcenary and offensive in politics.
Mr.. Penrose himself contributed
generously to create this illusion.
There was marked sardonic strain
IN his character. Unlike most
Americans and nearly all politicians,
he liked to appear worse than he
was, rather than better than he was.
He belonged to distinguished fam
lily in Pennsylvania, was graduated
with high honors from Harvard Col
lege and was a man Of learning and
intellectual force. But he had an
apparent disdain for the opinions
and conventions Of his own social
group. 1t pleased him to do THINGS
which seemed to detach him from
his natural associations. He cult
waited reputation which classified
him with the "lowbrows" and the
"roughnecks' and made his name
synonym for anti-idcalism in
politics.
The senior Pennsylvania Senator
was cynic, but cynic with keen
intellectual judgment and a sense
of humor. He laughed at the hypoc-
risies of others. He felt that he
could afford to do this, perhaps. be-
cause he lived in a state in which
protestatlons Of virtue were unnec-
essary to political success. Since he
served his state effectively at Wash
ington its people were willing to
overlook his parade Of devotion to
the seaniier traditions of Pennsyl-
vania politics.
Mr.. Penrose became a powerful
factor in the Senate in national
party management, not because he
accepted and defended these tradi-
tons, but because he had the talent,
mental equipment and energy of
character to forge to the front. He
was not mere municipal boss grad
uated to the Senate and awkwardly
out Of place among it's activities. He
was the most influential leader in
that body since Aldrich. But he
despised show and the appeal to the
gallery. He preferred to use his
power behind the scenes.
Though not a prepossessing pub
lie figure nor a leader Of the first
rank, he, nevertheless, stood very
high among those who have con-
trolled policy in Congress for the
last two decades.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-02
Citizens Budget Apathy
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Will your readers who have
been interested in the public libraries
lack of funds for new books and re-
pairs welcome a reminder that for
several months last summer citizens
were invited by the Board of Estimate
to express their interest in the budgets
and that several public hearings were
held where citizens might have ex-
pressed interest in library appropria.
tions?
Not bakers dozen, or half a bak-
er's dozen, citizens appeared st budget
hearings while there was still time to
affect allowances for 1922. Belated
tears help almost as little as crocodile
tears. Now is the time for citizens in
terested in the public benefits which
sS51,0o0,000 budget can buy to organ.
re Tor timely open-eyedness to public
business this coming year.
WILLIAM II. ALLEN.
Secretary Committee on Non-Parti-
san Facts.
New York, Dec 80, 1921.