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The Winslow mail., 1923-12-14

uOC ulIler except III uulll-
portant details from Bangor to San
Diego end from Seattle to Miami
over mere than three million square
miles o. territory and among more
than ore hundred and five million
people.
Yes; rven in Plymouth, Mass, and
In jamestown, Va, is Christmas Day
of 1923 celebrated in the same way
which fact in itself shows how in three
hundrft years a fringe of scattered
colonies along the Atlantic has grown
into close-knit and homogeneous ma
ton. For sime was when the Christ
mas that was celebrated in Virginia
was anathema in Massachusetts and
the Cavalier pitied and derided the
soberminded Pilgrim and the bigoted
Puritan.
The Virginia settlers bothered them
selves not at all over religion. They
brought the established church Of Eng
land and all its observances with them
as matter Of course Their great
purpose was to extend the life and
power Of England in the New World
and to cut into the power and posses
sions of the Spaniard SO the f. f.
VS. celebrated Christmas at James
town according to home traditions as
faithfully as the conditions allowed.
And as the great religious festival of
that church was Christmas, the Vir-
ginians made much of the day. More
over, they were just the sort of folk
to enjoy it-many of them were gentle
mems and soldiers sons, accustomed
to pleasure and jollity rather than to
religious meditation and the saving
of souls.
The Pilgrims, on the other hand.
had separated from the Church of
England, had discarded all that sa-
vored of ceremonial and had rejected
the social and joyous side of Christmas
for the serious and religious side. They
came to the New World to worship in
peace after their own fashion, they
cared little for place or wealth and
nothing for how the rest of the world
worshiped. What social joyOusness of
the holiday season that survived in
lAcIu was u OdAAt up dlOOhO
Thanksgiving day.
The Puritans differed from both the
Cavaliers and the Pilgrims. They had
not separated from the Church of Eng
land, as had the Pilgrims, but had
brought the church with them to re-
form it. Like the Pilgrims, they bad
discarded all ceremonial observances
III,
ly distasteful to them. The Puritans,
unlike the Pilgrims, were determined
to make all the New World worship
according to the Puritan idea. They
developed government that was in
effect an autocratic theocracy in which
church and state were one. They
never went so far as to abolish Christ
mas day-as did Oliver Cromwell and
his ROundheads in England by act of
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sian grain. And Maj. Gen. Henry 7.
Allen, who commanded American
forces on the Rhine, declares that a
minimum of 100000 children in Ger
many must be fed for 141 days at a
cost of nearly six million dollars Truly
the Santa Claus whose name is spelled
America" will be a busy Saint.
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An old-time feature of the Christmas
celebration in England bids fair to
make a belated appearance in this
country-the singing of Christmas
carols, some of which go back to times
before the memory of man. OF course
the singing of carols has always had a
place in church services in this coun-
try-almost everyone knows several by
heart But the new idea is that these
Christmas carols shall be sung at CON-
munity gatherings and even upon the
Jstreets-set programs by trained sing
ers. Denver seems to have taken the
lead last year and to have made a
great success Of the singing of carols.
Over 5000 singers carried the message
of good cheer in song to every part Of
the city.
God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen"
the carol reproduced herewith, dates
back at least to the Seventeenth cen
tury. In quaint verses it recites the
New Testament story Of the birth of
Jesus and has been sung the world
over by English-speaking peoples. The
seventh and last stanza is this:
Now to the Lord sing praises.
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth efface.
o tidings etc.
Thomas Hardy, the famous English
novelist, in his Under the Greenwood
Tree has a chapter devoted to Christ
mas caroling as practiced by the hum
bier peasants. He gives the following
words as part of an ancient and time
worn carol transmitted orally from ia.
ther to son through the generations:
Remember Adams fall
0 thou Man:
Remember Adams fall
From heaven to hell.
Remember Adams fall
How he hath condemn'd all
in hell perpetual
There for to dwell.
In Bethlehem He was born,
o thou Man:
In Bethlehem He was born
For mankind's sake
In Bethlehem He was born
Christmas day l. the morn;
Our Savior thought no scorn
Our faults to take
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parliament December "a, 1852, for sew
en- years-but they practically ignored
Christmas and made Thanksgiving
their day of rejoicing.
SO Father Christmas, Santa Claus,
Saint Nicholas and Kris Kringle came
to the American people by way of
Virginia-and the jolly Dutch burgh-
ers of New York And how great the
change three hundred years hath
wrought America may still have the
Well-known and justly famous "Puri-
tan conscience" but state has moth
ing to do with church and Christmas
day is a holiday of national observ-
ance, with the same meaning to all
the people.
y
Who has not loved a little child, he
knows not Christmas Day
Most important, perhaps, of all
phases of Christmas celebration is the
fact that millions of people are think
ing of the same thing at the same
time. Religion, which, as the word
shows, should be a ligament binding
men together, seems actually to have
been one of the greatest dividing forces
in the world. But the Christmas era
die has humaniZing appeal that pulls
all men closer together.
Each year back travel
At least for one night
And enjoy with the children,
In fancy, this sight.
If peace abides with us,
Good will toward men,
'Tis because we are children
With child's faith again
We catch glimpse of the universal
brotherhood of man at Christmas.
when the fingers of children pull fam
lilies, citizens, communities, nations
closer together with the same impulse
to make the world happier with
Merry Christmas!' Little hands.
how they tug at the heartstrings
The miracle of Christmas-the God
in the Child, the Child in the Cod
for the moment at least makes the
whole world kin.
A photograph reproduced herewith
shows Bishop Shipman blessing a 1922
Christmas ship on its departure for
the stricken areas of the Near East.
To many a child over there Santa
Claus is spelled America And
though the handful of Russians who
have grasped the powers of govern
ment may wish America i'll it is diff
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that II VIII NOT
have its effect on
the future.
And now IL Is
said that this WIN
ter will again see
100000 starving
children in Rus
sia, in spite of the
official Soviet pro-
nOuncement that
the famine was at
an end and of the
e KIP ort by the
Soviet gov r n
ment of millions
of bushels of Rus
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Vacations Necessary.

Marriage is often a failure because
neither of the interested parties has
sense enough to take an occasional
vacation from the other.
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Same Effect Produced.
He-My love for you is like the sea.
She-Yes, the sea makes me sick
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He who is afraid of doing too much
always does too little.
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Mother for Christmas,
Santa's Big Present

,HSJ1HIS is the best Christmas
iA q ever!" exclaimed little John,
aged five.
E&SM 1.-THE best Christmas ever?"
cried Jane, his twin. "Why
It's just a million Christmases rolled
into one How DO you suppose Santa
Claus ever thought up anything so
grsnd?"
TIE twins were truly n ecstasy.
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Civilization can't be permanently
harmed It has lis way.
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cult TO believe that the Russian peo-
pie have for America other feeling
than admiration, respect and love. For
we fed them when they were starving
and their gratitude has put new
household word in the Russian lam
guage-Ahra, the native pronunciation
of A. R. A, the initials which symbol
ized the American Relief Administra-
ton. Trotzky may say that punish
ment and revenge await the American
bourgeoisie from the European prOle-
tariat," but the Russian proletariat
go on crying "Ahra' just the same.
This feeding of Russia was the big
gest piece of pure philanthropy in all
history. 1t is impossible to believe
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-14
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

he Spirit Of Christmas A.
D. 1928 in the United
States of America is the
same as it was in 1922 and
as it has been for many
a year. Celebration of the
anniversary of the birth of
Christ is universal and does
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TALES OF
THE OLD
FRONTIER
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

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Who has not loved a little child, he
knows not Christmas Day
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
BEETOWN

The annual cemetery meeting will
be held in the town hall on Wednes
day evening at o'clock, June 20
Quite a number from here attended
the Brooks shows at Lancaster last
week.
George Thorpe, wife and son, and
Mrs. Stella Auel and Amos Rogers
visited at the Lee Rogers home last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Auel entertained
relatives at a six o'clock dinner
Thursday night.
days the past week at the C. A
Perrin home.
E. L. Auel sold a Ford roadster to
L. Klein Saturday.
Willie Brun and Elgie Jamison
motored to Dubuque Saturday after
stools for Bruins ice cream parlor
Mrs. Geneveve Taylor Parker and
baby, and Ruth and Lynn Taylor of
Mason City, Ia, are visiting relatives
here.
Bessie Hall returned to Minneapo-
lis Saturday.
Lynn and Lightcap installed a Del
CO light plant at the John Joyce home
last week.
Show here each night this week.
Tommy Auel and wife visited Sat
urday night and Sunday at the Err
nest Schildgen home.
Ross Peak is the first one to have
strawberries on the market.
A number of teachers left Sunday
to attend the summer school at
Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
BLOOMINGTON

Frank ROBBINS, a retired miner liv-
ng at Dodgeville, died Monday.
Mr.. I. D. Standiford, teacher here
The past two years, will attend the
summer school at the Wisconsin Uni
versity, and will continue his work
there during the next school, finish
ng his University course at the end
Of the school year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Schneyer ex-
pect to spend the summer at Madison,
where Mr.. Schleyer will attend
school. Oscar has been a teacher in
our school several years, and has
been principal for three years. His
many friends regret to have him leave
the work here.
R. w. Hedeman returned Friday
from a convention of creamery men
AeId at Chippewa Falls. He reports
an interesting meeting.
Herman Jacish Of Minneapolis, Wis
tied his aunt, Mrs. Laura Sprague,
The first part of the week. Mr.. Jacish
was in business with his father at
Pra. du Chen several years ago and
will be remembered by many Of the
older citizens here. He has good
position with the Armour plant at
Minneapolis.
After a two weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends, Samuel Ketner and
wife returned to their home in Mo
line, ILL.,
DeForest Brown, who has taught at
Wisconsin Rapids, is home for the
summer season.
Harold Teen Sawyer is home from
Madison, he will remain at home I'M
nj
year
Melvin Cooper and wife spent Sun
day at the Thomas Millin home.
Miss Mary Pendleton came home
from Madison for the commencement
Friday Accompanied by her sister,
Clara, and Melvin Garthwaite, she re-
turned to Madison Sunday 1t is
rumored that Melvin and Clara were
married at Madison Monday, and will
return this week and reside on the
Garthwaite farm just south of the viii
Iage.
Royal Standorff returned to Okla
hOma City Okla, Tuesday. He has
been student in the high school the
past year.
Mrs. Clark of Richland Center, Wis
tied at the Art. Budahn home last
week. one anu MIS-. Il. VI. bdFLl0y anu
Mr.. and Mrs. Budakn were callers at
Lancaster Saturday.
Mrs. Claude Small of Milton juno
ton, visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pagan, the latter part of the
week
Gladys Gilligan and Lula Mae Gar
ner of this village and Anna Forck
of North Andover are home from
MenomOnie.
The West Grant Chautauqua will
be held at Bloomington June Is to 20
inclusive. There will be a good pro-
gram each afternoon and evening at
the usual hour tt is the same chau
tauQua company, White and Brown
Americas pioneer chautauqua sys-
tenn, that we have had the past five
years, and talent is even better this
year than in the past. Come and en-
joy as many of the entertainments as
you can. You will enjoy any or all
of them.
Several of our local baseball fans
are planning to see the game at Lam
caster Friday, when the Lancaster
team meets the House of David nine.
We are pleased that Lancaster will
retain the ball team for the season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
QUALITY RIDGE

Ed Tanner delivered pork al the
Hub Monday
Wv. Van Malta made a trip to
Platteville with a sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson.
j. A. Fuller was a Hub caller Mon
day.
The Boot Hollow Machine Co. met
in Lancaster Monday to decide the
kind, size and color of new separa-
tor.
Mrs. Fred Brandemuehl had an
other heart attack Wednesday and
was down for a day or two.
Mrs. Will Pagenkopf is still taking
treatments at the Schade sanitarium.
Mrs. Genevieye Taylor Parker and
little daughter, Eleene, sister Ruth,
and brother Linn, were visiting at
uncle S. P's. the past week She ex-
poets to make Ohio her future home.
Her former home was at Mason City,
Iowa.
Little Grant is to be blessed with
some more good road Improvement
The old Prideaux hill after all these
years, is going to be remodeled. The
board expects Henry Mink on the job
Monday.
Il he iOdu MdcluueIy DelouSlHS 10
the town is up in the north end at
present. E. H. will have regular
pavement.
The other night the rats made a
raid on uncle Fuzz's young geese. He
declared war on rats next morning at
sun up. BY sun down sol lay upon
the battlefield. The battle is still on.
Billy Horn has been helping ]. A.
Fuller, the feed man, the past few
DAYS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
SITTER

The, marriage of Miss Gladys Cliff
ton and Dale Schuppener occurred
Monday morning at Platteville. They
Immediately departed for Columbus,
Ohio, to visit the groom's sister, Mrs.
F. E. Mettler. They will visit other
Eastern points, including Niagara
Falls. Their future home will be at
Cazenovia, Wis, where the groom is
principal of the high school.
Mrs. John Brecht of Mirton Grove,
ILL.,, is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. H.
Briel.
Mrs. Ed Lind was a weekend guest
at the DOser home, Fennimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred wager were Sun
day visitors at the Max Webster
home.
Chas. Houston of Montfort; spent
several days last week in Sitter.
Miss Delphia Briel expects to en-
roll this week in the "4C' College at
Madison.
Miss Mildred Lind returned Monday
from Lancaster.
Percy Finnegan visited at the w. H.
Finnegan home Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Reuben Lind entertained the
Lutheran Ladies Thursday of last
week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
NORTH LANCASTER

Mr.. and Mrs. John Diesel were en-
tertained Sunday at a birthday din
ner at Kohlenberg's. given in honor
of their son, Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Walker and
daughter, Phyllis, were Sunday guests
at the ]. A. Huff home.
Cook Brothers of Millville, were
shearing sheep in this vicinity last
week
One of the state picnics for Duroc
Jersey breeders will be held at Cedar
croft Farm June 20.
Teddy Walker, student at K U.
with his sister, Mrs. Roy Cockel, who
lives at Muscatine, Iowa, autoed to
Lancaster Saturday, then out to spend
the weekend with their sister, Mrs.
George Sitter. Teddy is on his way
to training camp in Minnesota.
Those attending the association pic
mic at the Carl Alt farm were Eugene
Croft, Roy Luckey, Frank Beetham,
Floyd Budd J. A Huff, Will Cliff, Geo.
Glider, Fred Schloesser and Irwin
Vesperman and their families.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13

Dr.. Vern Edwards and wife visited
relatives here last week. Vada Ed
wards and Helen Garthwaite accom-
panied them to their homes.
Conan Edwards spent few days
here with his cousins
Mrs. Ollie Snyder and Doris and
Nola, were at the Vern Edwards home
few days last week.
Mrs Chas. Spease, son Earl, Kath-
ryn Potter and Ethel Daley were at
the J. c. EdgintOn home last Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Zeigler has been confined
to her bed the last few days.
The cheese factory has quite a run
taking in as high as 300 pounds OF
milk a day.
Lester Snyder and son, Virgil were
to Platteville Saturday, returning
Sunday, bringing the rest of the fam
lily home with them.
The Herbert and Kurt Schwantes
families spent Sunday at the home of
Fletcher Miles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
MUSCODA

Miss Misselhorn, who gained some
notoriety here by swearing that her
home has been in Wisconsin the past
nine years, and who was challenged
as a nonresident of this state, re-
turned to her home in Kendallville,
Ind, last Saturday.
Vivian Torgeson, machinist on the
Z. S. S. Rochester, arrived here Mon
day for three-weeks' visit with rela-
tives in and around Boaz. He will
sail with his crew for Constantinople
and other European ports on July 10.
John Moravetz, 90 years old, died
June 2, at the home of his son-in-law.
1. J. Biba, at Castle Rock. Interment
in st. Johns cemetery at Castle Rock.
Rev. John E. Prucha of Muscoda off .
ciated.-Progressi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13

In the Matter of the Estate OF
James f. Walker, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That at a
Special Term of the county court TO
be held in and for said County at the
Cour. House in the City OF Lancaster
in said County on the Second Tues
day (being the tenth day. OF July, a.
D. 1923, at the opening OF court on
that day the following matter Will be
heard and considered:
The application Of Henrietta Walk
er, Executor of the Will of James f.
Walker. Deceased, late of Lancaster,
in said County, for the examination
and allowance Of her final account,
which account is now on file in SAID
Court, and for the assignment OF the
residue Of the Estate Of said Deceas-
ed to such persons as are by law en-
titled thereto; and for the determine
ton and adjudication of the inheri-
lance tax, if any, payable in said es-
tate.
Dated June II, A. D. 1929.
BY the Court:
E. B. Goodsell County Judge.
S. H. Taylor, Attorney.-17c3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
CASSVILLE

Mrs. Art Bennett is in Pra. du Chen
to be near her father, Henry Otto, who
is seriously i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flicker are the
parents of baby son born last week.
Miss Ella Hernon was weekend
guest Of her brother, Henry and fam
lily.
Mrs Mary Brinkman spent a few
DAYS in the country the first of the
week.
Miss Lulu Walz, Glen Haven, was a
guest Of Margaret Haberman the past
week.
Miss Mary Bausch, who is in the
nurses training class at Clinton, is at
home with her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Ben Bausch, for couple of weeks.
Mrs. E. F. Andree of Polo, H., ar
rived in time for graduation exercises
Thursday night. She also attended
the Baptist meeting the weekend.
Mrs Dale Cox of Hazel Green was
guest at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Kate Joyce, the past week.
Mrs. Geo. Pape and daughters, Mil
dred and Georgette, were guests at
the Bandekow home several days re-
Gently. Miss Elsie Bandekow of Du-
DuQu6 was mere at the same Tune.
Harry Bossert went to Hinsdale
last week to see his sister, Mrs. JET.
fers, who is i'll.
VIM. Failing spent the weekend
in Darlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Bausch spent
Sunday at the Andrew Laufenberg
home near No. Andover
Mrs John B. Ortscheid died at the
family home Sunday night! Funeral
from ST. Charles Wednesday morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
GRANT RIVER

Will Pagel and family were Dubu-
que shoppers Tuesday.
John Joyce and family, Frank Nc
Lean and wife and Vivian Clifton at
tended Platteville Normal Commence
ment Wednesday.
Gerald and Vivian Clifton spent the
weekend at the Frank Mclean home.
Gerald will teach in the high school
at Wacoma, Iowa, the coming year.
Paul and Dorothy Mclean visited
relatives at Boaz, over the weekend.
Elizabeth Joyce will teach at the
Young" school in Patch Grove Town
ship the coming year.
There was barn raising at Otto
Losch's Friday. .
Edward Mclean, wife and daughter,
Lilah, spent Sunday at Frank Me-
Leans.
Wilfred Moore has been laid up
the past few days with sprained
ankle.
Paul Mclean and Will Sager were
Dubuque callers Wednesday.
The Pagel Plautz and Losch fam
lilies attended Children's day exercis-
es in Lancaster Sunday morning.
The new cars are still coming out
this way, but without much success so
far.
John Hoffman sheared sheep for Al
bert Blum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
BLAKES PRAIRIE

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Meysembourg
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hoffenbecker,
Dubuque, were Sunday callers at the
Harry Orr home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilcox were
Sunday visitors at the Chas. Wilcox
home.
Oscar Barnes Of Bagley did cement
work at Union cemetery for Mrs. Aar-
on Moore Wednesday.
Ted Scott of Evansville was cal
Ter at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. NJ. Scott, Thursday. Ted's
time is limited as he could make only
five-hour stay.
Mrs. Ruth Brown, Bloomington, was
a visitor at the L. NJ. Scott home the
past week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13
CERA CITY

The P. Richards thirst parlor was
raided by dry officials, Saturday, and
samples were taken for analysis. 1t
is said that the boys were put wise
by telephone from Platteville, but the
dry men came in the back door in
stead of the front entrance.
No sooner had the bright new siren
electric fire alarm been installed III
the tower Of the municipal building
than the old fire bell, being highly in
censed, and fraught with vengeance
over the close proximity Of its fashy
new neighbor, broke loose from its
mooring and fell down to the plat
form beneath.-News.
Notice of Final Settlement and Deter
minatiOn of Inheritance Tax.
County Court, Grant County,
WiscOnsin.-In Probate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13

Miss Viola Hernon spent couple
of days in Bloomington last week as
guest OF Mr.. ald Mrs. Louis Wetmore.
Mrs. Harry Lee and daughter, Dor
othy, were in Dubuque Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13

Miss Bessie Mulrooney closed a
successful school year as a teacher
IN the DeForest high school and is at
home for the summer vacation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-13

Lucius Smith, %, Elkhorn farmer,
was picked UP for dead after bolt
of lightning struck a barn where ne
was milking. He recovered later.