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Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12

At this time of the year when we are dropping the names of former subscribers from our mailing lists, due to the fact that they have not paid in advance, a little incidence is recalled that is in manner amusing. It happened while we were laboring in the shadow cast by the robust form of Maj George c. Woodruff, editor of the Litchfeld Enquirer. A wealthy and highly respected sub scriber to the Enquirer" who was in arrears twenty-three or twenty four years, died in New York city. Those responsible for the mailing lists failed to remove her name until several weeks after her death. Little was thought of the matter until one day a card was received from the post office in New York city, to the effect that if we would attach an additional one-cent stamp they would forward the paper to her address! And it happened under the Wilson administration, too! Eficiency!?!?
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

The officers of Canaan Lodge, No. 50, l. o. o. F. will be installed next Monday night, January 16th.
 Burton A. Peirce of Bridgeport was home over Sunday.
 Mrs. Julia Peet of Bridgeport is at Dr. c. w. Camps.
 The first rehearsal of the Choral Society will be held Tuesday even ing, January 24th. A cordial invita- tion is extended to all music lovers to unite with the Society in studying under the leadership of R. P. Paine. Please hand your name to the Sec retary, Joseph L. Parsons, not later than Saturday, January 21st.
 Miss Lillie Brown will leave on Monday for Tampa, Florida, to spend the balance of the winter with her sister, Mrs. Robert Neil.
 The Evergreens expect to play the Winsted K. of c. this Saturday night in the Town Hall.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
Winter Woes

Of all the ills with which Pm cursed the winter furnace is the worst. On balmy days it rolls up heat, but balks on days of cold and sleet. And ever when my wife com plains l do not take sufficient pains nor use my substitute for brains, once more the furnace mouth I stoke, once more the iron bar poke among the cinders, ash and coke. I bend nay frame at it's equator and operate the agitator. l get the ash 'tis very true, but half the fire comes following through. Then when my strength is quite expended I find the grate is end-for-ended. There's nothing in the world to do but clean it out and start anew. In vain my weary eyes I raise no snappy kindling meets my gaze, Jim Jones from whom I or dered wood has failed to function as he should. That cussed furnace is the reason 1 so lament the vanished a@aaon when every gent had B. v, D's on, when summer birdies lifted Hits and folks could sleep without the quilts.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
ANNUAL MEETING OF
 COUNTY CHORAL UNION
Continued from page 1)

Continued from page T. diff erent to a constructive and up lifting community agency, simply for the reason that it continues, grac- ious privilege, from year to year. As I have been casting about for the appropriate word to carry some measure of the sense of appreciation which we feel in the continuance of an institution, from which flow such benefit, and such enjoyment, I have found myself repeating some lines by William Henry Drummond in the de- lightful, "patois" of the French Cana dian, and these with slight paraphrase may perhaps serve my purpose bet ter than words of my own. You can pass on the worP w'erever
 you lak,
 Take steamboat for go Angleteree, Take car on the State an then you
 come back,
 An go all de place I don't care- My frien' dat's a fack, I know you
 will say,
 Wen you come on dis countree
 encore,
 Dere's no place can touch de music
 we enjoy,
 And' we hope it continue some
 more.
 For the Canaan Chorus,
 A. K. Skinner,
 Vice President.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
The Other Fellows Sins

Though not in sooth guide to youth, i dc, by contrast, shine, since other jays have tricks and ways a blame sight worse than mine. If Bill Smiths pipe is rank and ripe and stnlks when it's on fire, while my cigar is milder far, Bill ought to chucl, his briar. I boost no sales of coffin nails, or loose CT ready rolled, so want the state to legislate that they shall not be sold. If cigarettes were my best bets, I'd advocate some laws to slam the guys who exercise with quids between their jaws. Pm wrong at that, my head is fat; l
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
produce Or swap it for the One dollar 98 Cent stuff with which the depart nent stores are filled.

produce Or swap it for the One dollar 98 Cent stuff with which the depart ment stores are filled.
 Ford and the sappy q mean snappy, of course) city man have thought up scheme by which far mers can be fumigated in large num- bers; The farmers are to be strung up on Ford wires out on the Manhat- tan and Jersey flats, securely fas- tened by large electric clothesplns (another patent of Ford wizardry) and after Tapping in the good per fume-laden breeze for AS hours they will be let down, pay the collectors tax and go on their way city-ward and purified. Thus will be eliminated all the obnoxious farm odors, from the pure paradisial airs of our i'm maculate cities. Where will the farmer eventually go? what will become of him? We cannot say.
 Things not needed generally dis appear; this a law of the nature called "The Ford Natural Laws" that are expected not only to revolution ize agriculture but the laws of the Heavenly bodies, as well; Henry and his Snappy Gang are going up to see about it, anyhow. It is safe tc assume that the farmer will turn UT when greatly needed, like he has ..l~-ays done, say in wars, for instance It is not likely that the Divine Omni- potent Mind will change the order o7 inc Armament at. the bchcst of any neral; that which declared itself 'The same yesterday, today and for ever' is still God in His heaven anG the earth is His footstool.
 The city man IS Gin his plaee) ; nice little cuss. It is undoubtedly true, however, that he is Q Cr1sto- cean for he certainly still display. an awful crust Beside the granite .uduy&nce and stability of the far .uer, how evcr, the snappy young lity man seems somewhat like . gumdrop. Ford is a nice little cuss too, with his fivors, fivcrettes Aiverettas, and hivcrces; with theil adorable little Tootlets still the tra- fife in the milky way is not yet ob- structed by them, it is safe to remark.
 B. A. H.
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12

ought to have more sense, and my own faults should give ne jolts not those of other gents. At his own sins a fellow grins but frowns on those of others. If he were wise ned sym pathise, and help his erring brothers. Though Peter Reese steals only geese, that man he should not scorn who finds a use for all that's loose in feather, hair or horn. If every gink would stop and think, ere he bawled out his neighbor, he'd save, wot, his strength lot to use in gainfuI labor.
 BOB ADAMS
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12

It is proposed to give Germany ad- ditional time in which to pay it with promises.-Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
A PASTURE SHORTAGE?

Articles in the daily papers of Tuesday to the effect that Commits sioner of Domestic Animals James M. Whittlesey has been in communi- cation with the Vermont commission, relative to plan for shipping calves from this state to be raised. The articles state that due to a short age of cheap pasture land in this state, farmers generally find it nec- essary to slaughter all of their young calves, thereby losing many promis- ing animals.
 Such report must have some foundation, for we cannot believe that the Commissioner would go to such lengths without justification. Nevertheless, to those who are some what interested in livestock and have journeyed about the state, the seri- ousness of the question seems greatly exaggerated. Also, when one stops to think that in Commissioner Whittlesey's own township, Litchfield, there are hundred of acres that were once profitable farms. Now they are owned by few people who have destroyed the buildings thereon and planted white pine, for the purpose of obtaining exemption from taxation for a period of twenty years.
 We do not question the motive of these people of wealth who seek large estates as in England, but we do question both the necessity and ad- visibility of shipping calves to Yer mont to be raised when there are hundreds and maybe thousands of acres in northwestern Connecticut of little value except for pasturage.
 From more or less contact with dairymen we have learned that it is not profitable for a milk producer to raise his own stock. If the actual cost of materials fed to a calf up to the time it produces milk were kept account of, the animal would repre- sent close to one hundred dollars to the farmer, which is more than he could obtain for it. The first year the heifcr produces it "o2!I earu but little more than it's keep, therefore 1t is obvious why some farmers do not raise more calves.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12

For Sale-Private family wishes to dispose of their farm and family horses, one beautiful dark chunky bay horse, age 6 years, clever and sound. The other a nice bay, age 8 years, a regular pet, is used to all kinds of farm work and a very nice driver, safe for children to care for, price very low to go to the country with assurance of good home and kind treatment. No Jockeys or Peddlers need apply. Will deliver horses free, and pay freight. Private Estate. 289 West Avenue, off State St., Bridgeport, Conn, See Coachman on the Estate.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12

grounding joke.-Wall Street Jour nal.
 Looks as if the dogs of war were going to have their puppies drowned. Chicago Journal of Commerce.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
WANTED
FOUND

book containing money. Owner may have same by paying for this adv. and inquire of Ernest Weaver, Bragg Street.
Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
SNAP SHOTS

Is German opinion on the arma- ment conference worth cable tolls?- Wall Street Journal.
 Only two months more to the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
GRANT RIVER.

Chas. Mclean delivered hogs in
Lancaster Monday morning.
Albert Blum and family were visi-
tors at Frank McLean's Sunday
The Pagel and Plautz families at
tended church in Lancaster Sunday.
Miss Velma Chapman of Blooming
ton, visited her aunt, Mrs. L. Weis-
benner, the past week.
Mrs. Minnie Cooley of Bloomington,
spent the past week at the Edward
Mclean and Dan Hoffman homes.
Mrs. E. Greaney, Ned and Bob Zenz,
and Charles Schneiger Sundayed at
the John joyce home.
Lyle Blackbourne and wife were
Sunday visitors at the L. Weisbenn er
home. a. 'RF
Mrs. John Pollock and son, Roy,
and Mrs. Henry Hoffman and daugh-
ter, Ruby, spent the week end at the
Ernest Mclean home near Cassville.
Will Pagel and family were Sunday
evening callers at Albert Blums.
Edward Mclean and family visited
at the George Hoffman home Sunday.
We will soon be through threshing.
The new threshing machine runs fine.
WANTED-Place for high school girl
to work for board this winter Write
1924 Monroe ST., Madison, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
FLORA

John Edwards and wife spent day
at Will Garthwaite's last week.
Miss Winnifred Drew and Virginia
Klinginsworth of Sycamore, H., were
the guests of Harry Goodrich and
wife few days.
Miss Inez Edwards visited relatives
here last week.
Threshing in this locality is about
done.
Ed. Bishell and wife and Zore Tiff
went blackberrying out on Campbell
Ridge.
Will Garthwaite and wife and Les
ter Snyder and wife went to the
Platteville fair last week.
Harry Goodrich and wife attended
the show at Lancaster last Wednes-
day
Mrs. Vina DUNCAN spent Sunday
with parents.
Miss Alma Edwards had the misfor-
tune to fall from a horse. Her face
was badly bruised but fortunately no
bones were broken.
Miss Pearl Garthwaite is the guest
of Alma Edwards
John Edwards and wife and Lester
Snyder and wife spent Sunday with
DR.. Vern Edwards and family.
James Tiff and daughter, Zoie, Mrs.
Alice Blackburn and daughters, Mrs.
Myrtle Johnson and Mrs. Lou Bowen,
called on relatives and friends Sunday
afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
NORTH LANCASTER

Mrs. Harry Borah and daughter,
Ruth Ann, spent several days at the
j. A. Huff home.
Mrs. Eugene Croft entertained the
No. Lancaster Aid Society Wednes-
day. Seventy-seven were present.
Table receipts were 500 The next
meeting will be with Miss Nellie Mar
shall in town. This will be covered
dish or pot luck dinner, Aug %.
Miss Gladys Watchhorn of Mt.
Hope, is at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Guy Walker, for a few weeks.
Miss Carol Pittenger returned We'd
nesday from three weeks trip up in
the lake region.
Mrs. Dale Rundell and daughter,
James and Guy Huff, drove over from
Livingston Saturday evening for an
over Sunday visit They were ac-
companied by Miss Edith Hornicker
of Stevens Point, who is a guest at
the Rundell home.
Clark Croft Of Lancaster, alslted mis-
friend, Billy Schlosser, last week.
Roscoe Cliff, Clyde Govier, Beryl
Bennett, Elwood Huff and Len Girls
void were among those who motored
to Cassville Sunday, where they
boarded the Washington for the eX-
cursion to Pra. du Chen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
ESTATE OF GEORGE E. TAYLOR

State of Wisconsin,
County Court of Grant County.
IN PROBATE
Notice is hereby given, that at the
special term of the County Court, to
be held in and for said County, at the
Court House, in the city Of Lancaster,
in said county, on the second Tues
day of September A. D., 1922, being
the twelfth day of September, 1922,
at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore
noon, the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application Of Roy 0. Wolford
and Delbert Taylor, executors of the
estate of the said George E. Taylor,
deceased, for the adjustment and al
lowance of their administration ac-
count, for the determination of the in
heritance tax if any and the assign
ment of the residue of said estate to
such other persons as are by the last
Will of said deceased entitled to the
same.
By order of the Court,
M. ETHEL UTT,
Register in Probate.
Dated August IA, 1922.
R. M. Orchard, Attorney. 26c3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Saturday afternoon a large number
of our customers were without SER
vice because parties removing trees
allowed them to fall into our lines,
breaking them down. This is no fault
of ours as we have repeatedly made
known that we are ready to assist
with removal of trees where there is
any danger of fouling our lines. In
this case we had no notification until
after the damage had been done.
From now on we can not tolerate
interference of this sort without hold
ing the party causing the damage
strictly accountable. We shall bill
the party responsible for the damage
and collect through the courts, if
necessary.
INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY.
Frank S. orion,
26c1 District Superintendent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
No SpEEDOMETER NEEDED

A prospective buyer Of a Ford car
who had expressed establishment
when told that no speedometer was
furnished with the car. was assured
by the sales manager that such equip
ment on Ford was wasteful eAIraVa-
oance ssIt's easy to gauge your
speed." the salesman explained
ssWhen you go ten miles an hour your
lamps rattle; when you get up TO ~
miles an hour the tenders rattle; al
q miles the windshield begins to rat
tie: and when you go faster than that
your bones rattle. Nav, you don {
need a speedometer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16

HOUSEHOLD GOODS-At private
sale. Good new bedroom suit of three
pieces. Round Oak Chief range, good
as new. Combination writing desk
and bookcase. Chairs, tables, carpets
and other articles, all in good condi-
ton. Dustin Pierce, 131 So. Fillmore
St., Lancaster, Wis. 26c2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16

FOR SALE CHEAP-7-room house
between 1 and 2 acres of land, just
outside city limits Lots of fruit See
John Blackburn, Sr. 26p2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
NOTICE

NOTICE
Under authority granted by resolu-
ton passed by the County Board of
Supervisors at the regular session
November, 1914, the County Clerk and
Treasurer will sell and assign Tax
Certificate for face value or less on
fractional lot No. 1, less 44a in the
Village of Glen Haven, less 6.32-100
in section 10, town 4, R. 6.
j. t. WEBB,
County Clerk.
l.. w. HOUNSELL,
26c4 Treasurer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16

FOR SALE-House and acres Of
land in Lancaster, moderately priced.
Water will be available soon. G. B.
Ziegler, administrator estate of AL
bert Wisco. 26ctf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-16
ADVERTISEMENTS

MISUNDERSTANDING or general
office work for winter. Address 1924
Monroe ST., Madison, Wis.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-13

The man who was pacing restlessly
and alone the rooms Of the Fort Dear
born club on this stormy afternoon
was the man who, to most people, bod
led forth the life underlying all other
commerce thereabouts but the least
known, the life Of the lakes.
The lakes, which mark unmistak-
ably those who get their living from
them, had put their marks on him.
Though he was slight in frame with
spare, almost ascetic leanness, he had
the wiry strength and endurance of
the man whose youth had been passed
upon the water. He was very close
to sixty now, but his thick, straight
hair was still jet black except for a
slash Of pure white above one temple
his brows were black above his deep
blue eyes. His acquaintances, in ex-
planning him to strangers, said he had
lived too much by himself of late; he
and one man servant shared the great
house which had been unchanged-and
in which nothing appeared to have
needed replacing-since his wife left
him, suddenly and unaccountably,
about twenty years before. People
said he looked more French, referring
to his father who was known to have
been a skin-hunter north Of Lake Su-
perior in the SOS but who later mar
ried an English girl at Mackinac and
settled down to become trader in the
woods Of the North peninsula, where
Benjamin Corvet was born.
During his boyhood men came to the
peninsula to cut timber; young Corvef
worked with them and began building
ships. Thirty-ive years ago he had
been only one Of the hundreds with
his fortune in the fate Of single Dot
tom; but today in Cleveland, in Du-
luth, In Chicago, more than score
Of great steamers under the names OF
various interdependent companies
were owned or controlled by him and
his two partners, Sheriff. and young
Spearman.
He was a quiet, geptle-mannered
man. At times, however, he suffered
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-13

strained and queer expression and at
titude, he stood staring out into the
lake.
Suddenly he turned. Constance
Sheriff., seeing him from window OF
her home, had caught cape about her
and run out to him.
"Uncle Benny!" she hailed him with
the affectiOnate name she had used
with her fathers partner since she
was a baby. Uncle Benny, aren't
you coming in"
"Yes," he said vaguely. "Yes, Of
course" He made no move but re-
NAMED staring at her. "COnnie! he
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-13

help to all sick women. IL IS "onuei-
f,,l medicine, and give you permission
- M rse @ INV testimonial and my photo
oTanh. Mrs. EMMA BAKER, 80 s.
East St., Lebanon, Indiana.
These letters recommending Lydia 3.
p;nkham's Vegetable Compound ought
70 convince women of the great worth
" this medicine in the treatment Of all
N ments to which they are often subject.
Mrs Baker calls it ''a wonderful med
icine." If you are su Herlng from
troubles women often have, or feel all
run down, without any ambition Or en-
ergy for your regular work, take LYDIA
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It
Is a natural restorative and should help
YOU as it has Mrs. Baker and many.
many other women.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-13
''l've come to sec Mr.. Corvet,
Mr.. Benjamin Corvet?'
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
Softening Hard Putty.

Putty that has become hardened by
exposure, as around window glass.
may be softened and removed by the
use of the following mixture: Shake
pounds quicklime in water and add
one pound pearlash, making the whole
about the consistency Of paint. Apply
to the putty on both sides Of the glass
at:d let it remain for about II hours.
1t should then be possible to lift the
glass out without trouble.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-13
INDIAN DRUM NEVER MISSES COUNT

"You mean you uant to marry yow-at once HenryY
He dreD her to him POWERFULLY; she felt him warm almost
rouqn a passions Since that day when IN Alan Conads pres
ence gped and kissed her, she had not let HIM rease
their engagement, he had put 1t.
"Wy not9 turned her face his now Your mothers
here uour father n folow soon; you w we'll
You've kept off long! You don't oeeue there's
anything against me, dears DO youY DO youY'
mo; no! Of notP .
"Then we're going to be married. Right array, NE"
haze 1t then; up here; nowl
mo; not now Henry Not up here!'
nd not mared-Eenry Spearman and Constance
sb.yI-eithe Constance to
or,ber man. his real namewho had
no ~u on his that revolves about
the Indian drum. i.
Have heard this fascinating
northern end Of Lake Michigan just out the
historic straits Macnac, dark, primeva wood OF pine
and eock beach And from this wood
the beat of Indian
beat for every hat goes out ships down.
tradition has this Indian drum missed the sxa
count sho-as it
70 those who inland ships But in the end it's
count verified why the Indian drum
when the steel freghter Miaka
went down in twenty-five who made port
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-13
Rats in the Cellar,
Mice in the Pantry,
C0ckroacheS
I'm the Kitchen

What can Be more disagreeable than q
home infested with pests7 Destroy them
with Stearns' Electric Paste, the standard
exterminator for more than 43 years.
Kill rats, mice, cockroaches, waterbugs
or ants in a single night. Does not blow
away like powders; ready for use: better
than traps. Directions in IS languages in
every box. Money back if it fails.
z OF. size Csc. IS OF. size $3.50.