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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
EQUITY SUGAR
CASE REMAINS
UNSETTLED

A jury late Saturday was unable to
agree in the last phase of the Burton
equity VS.. the Cassville equity sugar
suit and after six hours deliberation
asked for a discharge. The jury
stood six and six, three women mem
bers standing for the Burton group
and opposed by six men no less
staunch for the Cassville group.
The case consumed from Friday
morning to Saturday evening to try
and involved large number of wit
nesses. The court room was crowded
with litigants and interested friends.
To satisfy legal exactions the suit
was brought by G. J. Seipp and. 10S
others comprising the Burton equity
against H. S. Caldwell and 80 others
in the Burton equity.
Rehashing an old story in May, 1920
orders were taken at Burton for a
carload of sugar at 13c a pound. This
was split among the members with
200 sacks to go to Cassville. Later it
was found impossible to get 13c sugar
and an order was placed for a car
load, 600 sacks of &c sugar, involving
around $16,200.OO. G. J. Seipp, John
Elwell, Geo. Bartel, Will Hauk, Frank
Oaklief, Les Donaldson, Harry Paul
ley and Henry Daley went on the
note. This sugar arrived in August,
1920.
The Cassville equity had previous
ly agreed to take 200 sacks of 13c
sugar and the Burton equity lawyers
contended that Mr.. Caldwell as Cass-
vile purchasing agent, also agreed to
take the same amount of sugar at
PIC Cassville actually took about "a
sacks, leaving 116 sacks to be ac-
counted for. The suit was brought
for the value Of the remaining sacks
amounting to $3,5S1.00. The Cass-
Vile contention was that they had not
agreed to take 200 sacks of the higher
priced sugar but did agree to take a
certain amount of it. This they
claimed was accepted and paid for.
Some of the sugar was accepted at
Burton and some rejected. Suits are
still pending against Burton men who
refused to accept the 27c sugar when
it came Chris. Hartman, John Kart
man, Adam Roschi. and Ed. Schaal
are named as defendants in justice
court actions still pending.
Just what has become of all the 27c
sugar and to what extent the signers
of the big note are still "stuck" is a
matter of conjecture. In any event
the Cassville portion of it is still I'M
settled because jury was unable to
agree and followed tradition in the
sugar case which has been six and
six" since it's inception.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
FINDS LOST DIAMOND
IN TUB OF ICE AND SALT

FENNIMORE.-Ffnd diamond
in a tub full of cracked ice and salt
was the task that faced Mrs. G. j.
Niehaus when she discovered the
stone was missing from her ring af-
ter she had finished making sherbet
In her anxiety, she did not stop to
realize that emptying the ice and salt
into a tub of boiling water be the
surest way to find the stone, but set
to work separating the ice from the
salt. By mere chance she found the
stone after examining several hand
fI1ls of salt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
Eliminating Parasites.

Is the small town dweller a para
site, and should he be eliminated?
This question seems to agitate the
minds Of some very worthy men who
left to themselves wouldn't hurt
fv. they are so kind-hearted. But
when they get to generalizing they
wine the small town business man off
the map literally and tiguratively.
The small business man is a middle
man and if a middle man is a parasite
he is a parasite We take it, how
ever. he is a benevolent parasite and
a necessary one.
The small town is necessary part
Of rural life around which develops
community. AS a rule the better and
more thriving the town the more valu-
able the farms.
Then the small merchant furnishes
service in various lines. Furnishing
service he is entitled to charge for 1t.
Peonle whose large idea embraces
the elimination of the small store and
+he establishment of a few big ware
houses. thus eliminating the middle
man and his profits, find the path
strewn with rocks and disaster be-
fore they reach their goal. Admitting
+hev could reach it would it be good
thing?
There are a lot of profits in this
world that could be eliminated but
shouldn't be. We do not care to live
on so precise a scale. We could live
in huts instead of houses and drive
oxen instead of motor cars. We could
GET along with a wheezy old organ to
satisfy our soul surge for music put
we prefer an up-to-date phonograph,,
player-piano or radio. we could reau
tba almanac and mail order catalog
hut would rather buy expensive books
and subscribe for good magazines and
All these things and a thousand
times thousand other things are the
slow accretion of the thing we call
civilization. The small town mer-
chant has his place in this scheme
even though one might prove he is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28

Canary. a COW owned by Leo Kuhl,
Hazel Green, has a record of produc-
ing 9S.9 pounds of butterfat in %
DAVIS. The owner looks for better than
500 pounds of butterfat in a year.
Judge Goodsell heard testimony
Friday night in the case of Mrs. Ella
Muender VS.. the Geo. Muender estate,
suing on a note of $4,000 given by
Geo. Muender, deceased, as payment
for Fred Muender's share in profit
from operation and sale of an Ellen
boro farm owned by the two brothers.
The court has the matter under adj
visement
Thomas Patterson plans to leave
Dodgeyille in the near future for Jap
an and Ecuador to install machinery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
SOCIAL EVENTS
Popular Couple Wed
at PlatteyilIe

PLATTEVILLE-Ha D. Ritter,
assistant cashier Of the Mound City
State bank and Miss Edna Richard
son were united in marriage at the w
J. Richardson home Wednesday morn
ing. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Fred w Harris of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. Miss Hazel
Richardson of Madison attended the
bride and Homer Beaumont attended
the bridegroom.
Mr. and Mrs. Ritter left Immediately
on a wedding trip. Upon their return
they will be at home to their many
friends at the Ritter home in Fourth
street.
The bride is the only daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Richardson, is a
graduate Of the normal and has been
teaching the past few years. Mr.. Ritter
is one of the popular young business
men of the city and the only son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ritter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28

Judge Smalley held for the city in
an action brought by Chris. Ellefson,
Viroqua resident, against the mayor
and city council, asking that $3.50
paid by the city for a reservoir be re-
turned by the mayor and city council
to the city treasury on the grounds
that the money was expended without
proper authority. The court held that
the reservoir was necessary and the
work honestly and properly done. As
a result the viroqua city fathers will
not have to dig" for a relatively
large sum of money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
Choking OFF the Hustler.

Wisconsin plumbers complain that
they are unable to induce boys to be-
come apprentices. There are only 70
indentured apprentices and one hun
dred plumbers helpers in the state.
There ought to be four or five times
that number. The truth is that the
lack of apprentices in the plumbing
business applies to all crafts. Print
ers' devils" once drug on the
market, can no longer be had. No
one is learning the stone mason trade.
Carpenters have no apprentices and
competent men are getting scarcer
and scarcer. No one wants to learn
the baking trade, the painting bust
ness, blacksmithing, barbering or any
of the other time-honOred and neces-
sary crafts.
The state has made matters worse
with an industrial commission which
puts the wage Of apprentices at some
thing like zoe an hour which is far
more than boy is worth to begin
with. Then the state sets the mini
mum age at II and at that age the boy
is more concerned with frivolity than
how he is going to make a living
when dad is gone.
The more we see OF It the less we
are impressed with the idea of pater-
nalism, government by commission
and general interference with private
business which is struggling with all
its might to keep going under various
rigorous restrictions. The whole idea
seems to be to bleed the exceeding
few who have brains, thrift and hustle
enough to keep the pot boiling for the
many. The latest thing-unemploy-
ment insurance-will be about the
last straw. The producer might as
we'll" quit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
X-RAY SHOWS BULLET
WOUND; MAN ARRESTED

Jesse Quinn, Patch Grove wood
chopper, released last fall when testi-
mony failed to substantiate an as
sault with a firearm on Geo. Willis,
farmer, was again arrested Saturday
and held for hearing before Justice
Burrows. Several witnesses testified
at the first hearing that Quinn had no
gun when the melee occurred. Willis
appeared here last week with an
X-ray showing a bullet in his chest.
The second arrest followed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
OR aPOSI.TVE.LY2

The man who says he has mind OF
his own and persists in saying that he
has. is not so annoying to one as is
the open-faced man who used the
word absolutely" just as often as he
can work it into his everyday re-
marks.-Cassville Index.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
MOONSHINER GETS FOUR
MONTHS; THEN PAROLED

Jess Skate, Waterloo farmer ar
rested last fall by Sheriff Holmes who
found distillery OIL the place, plead
ed guilty Monday and was given four
months in Jail. Sentence was sus-
pended during good behavior.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
KIND WORDS mo- AGED

The Lancaster Herald celebrated its
S1st birthday this year. Editor Sher-
man the present publisher is giving
the people of Grant County newsy
paper, deserving of liberal patronage.
1t is the Oldest paper in Grant County.
-Platteville News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
MASONS TO
PUT UP 100000 BUILDING

Platteville masons decided at
meeting Tuesday night to build tenn
pie the coming summer on a lot they
bought of Jack Tracy, where the Park
hotel now stands. The building will
cost not less than 100000 and when
erected will be one of the finest of its
kind in the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28
LAST WEEKS WEATHER
THESE MAY WED

Orville Brodt and Ruby Champion,
Bagley
Clarence Munns, Rita Weiser, Fen
nimore.
Dewey White, Madison; Mabel
Samuelson, Platteville
Jesse Butson, Lima; Ina Craven,
PlatteVille.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28

unnecessary. Don't worry about his
little proft-as a rule it is only by
the hardest kind of scratching he
makes things go at all.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17

colonial type, Tenth and Pennsylvania
Sts., from the owner, Mrs. T. B..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
A Puzzle
a Day

Place different letter in each
vacant square, so that, by starting at
any one of the three squares, and
following the arrows, three-letter
word may be read. The letter IS"
Will thus appear first in one word;
last in another and second In an
other. Words of foreign derivation
are permissible.
Yesterdays Answer:
If motor-boat travels one mile in
three minutes down stream, and one
mile in four minutes up stream. it
will travel one mile In three minutes
and twenty-six seconds where there is
no current.
Most persons Win give three and a
half minutes as the answer, which Is
incorrect. They will add three and
four, totaling seven, and divide by
two to get their result. But they do
not account for the fact that the
boat in going up stream contends
against the current one minute more
than 1t is assisted by the current, 60
ing down stream.
The boat goes one and one-third
miles in four minutes down stream,
and one mile In four up; a total Of
eight. to be divided by two and one
third
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
.QUAKES LOOSEN
j. PURSES MORE
THAN WAR famine
Americans Can't DiSIodge
Brought It on Them
selves Attitudes
BY FLORA CORR,

Times staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-All IN
the days works relief activity by
the Red Cross whenever news of an
earthquake, famine or epidemic is
flashed on the wire.
During the forty-two years it has
been on the job, the Red Cross has
taken care of the sufferers of eighteen
earthquakes, seventy-four floods,
eighteen cyclones, twenty-nine tor
nadoes, ffty-four fires and ten
famines.
The largest amount of money adj
n-1nistered as a relief fund was the
$4,000. 900 raised in 1906, the year of
TIE San Francisco fire" Though
this is small compared to the nine
million dollars collected in the United
States for japanese relief, large sums
were donated to San F'rancisco's re-
~ through various other organiza-
lions, bringing the total to S9,25O,0OO.
U. S. WiIling-SOmetimes
The Red Cross has never had great
trouble collecting funds for sufferers
from any of the devastating forces
of nature" The American people
are perfectly willing. it has been
found, to dig down deep in their
pockets to help those who are ''out of
luck" through no fault of their own.
Getting money today for refugees
from European wars, however, is a
difficult matter, Red Cross officials
say. People in the United States
seem to feel that if the countries Of
Europe want to keep on cutting each
others threats, they may pay for the
suffering themselves.
Il doubt If we could now collect
more than 100000 with even the
strongest possible drive in the in
terests of war refugees in Europe" a
prominent Red Cross official declared.
No Personnel Work
With regard to Japan is the feeling
that she is not expecting someone
to take care of her. She is in
dependent and will not accept charity
any longer than she must.
Because Japan has such well
organized Red Cross force to care for
the sufferers of an earthquake, she
has asked that no personnel be sent
over. At first, rice, -four and other
supplies were shipped from the Pa
cific coast From now on. the jap
anese believe it will be much more
economical to cable the money and
let them buy from the Philippines
and China.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
Logansport Man Takes Life

BIZ United Press
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Oct. 17.-De-
spondency over i'll health was at
tributed today as the cause of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
JUDGE BARS BoNDsMAN
Edward Thomas, Familiar Court Fig
ure, DispIeases Wilmeth.

Edward Thomas, colored, 62S E..
Wabash St., professional bondsman
and political worker, and familiar fig
ure at the city court, was barred
from further activities as a bondsman
by Judge Delbert o. Wilmeth of city
court Tuesday night.
An attorney called by client who
was in prison caused the judge to
make q personal investigation of
solicitation of the prisoners name as
he was brought into the building.
Later he was refused permission to
talk to the prisoner by Turnkey John
Feake, who demanded permit from
the detective department, according to
custom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
Utility Fund Leaders Ready

Preparations for the annual fund
drive of the utilities division OF the
community fund were being com
pleted today. Frank c. Jordan. chair
man of the arrangements committee
said. Approximately eighty public
utility representatives have been ap
pointed team captains. District raj
lies are being held daily
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17

Barnickol win sublet the property, It
was learned from Pearl D. Olson, real
estate dealer, who effected the lease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
Two Soldiers Escape

Indianapolis police are searching for
two soldiers who escaped from FIT.
Harrison. according to Lieutenant
Hasley, who said one of them was I'M
der surveillance for a criminal charge.
Perfection Butter Makes Riddles Grow.-Adv.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17

Noble, 1t was announced today. The
total rental for the term of the lease
will be $2S0,000. DIR. McCu1loch and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
Flour Burglars Thwarted

Burglars who entered the ]. Z.
Flynn grocery, 1918 N. West ST.,
Tuesday night We're frightened away,
police said. Sixteen sacks of flour
were carried to a back room for re-
mova1.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
BEGIN ARGUMENTS IN
100000 LOVE SUIT
Testimony Ends in Case of Mrs.
Ethel Montgomery Crum.

By United Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 17.-Ar-
guments in the 100000 love suit"
of Mrs. Ethel Montgomery Crum, In
dianapolis, against her former hus-
band, William Montgomery and his
family for alleged alienation Of his
daughters affections begin today.
Testimony ended in the case Tues
dav
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17
The indianapolis Times

suicide of Joseph Collins, Logansport
physician whose body was found In his
office by a patient late yesterday. Col
Inns fired bullet through his brain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-17

McGulloch, Barnick0l Lease House
DR.. Carlton B. McCulloch and Fred
Barniokol have obtained ninety
nine-year lease on large two-and-a-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04

I ing alterations made in his place
or business and when completed II
will be first class up TO. date es-
tablishmet carrying complete line
OF corrections with a soda fountain
and short order lunch counter in
connection and with everything ar
ranged for convenience. Mr.. James
is married and has a daughter.
MT. Edward Coughin, who has
tile store for several years, has re-
signed and gone to the northern
part of the state to work farm
which he purchased. William
Strunk. Jr., who for a number OF
Years has been an able and efficient
employe of the E. T. Dieudonne gar
age has severed his connections with
this firm and taken the position In
the Mercantile store vacated by Mr..
fCoughlin.
Leo Theelke is operating a truck
between GAINESVILLE and Waseca for
freight purposes and as soon as the
roads are In shape will also make
trips to Mankato for hauling ship
ments from wholesIe houses TO their
i, customers mere.
At the March meeting of the
schoolboard the entire faculty was
reelected for the coming year with
salaries as follows: Superintendent,
L. M. WIckrie, $4,000; principal, A.
J. Cole, $1,000; Irene Peterson,
1880; Dorothy Darling, $3.50;
Mable Baker, $1015; VIM. Foist,
$500; Mrs. E. ]. Coughlin, $1,000;
Claris Coughlin, $1880; Eta Com.
stock, 5000; Verna Moonan, Mabel
Harris, and Gladys Holbrosk, each
OF whom receives $1,000 year. At
this writing the clerk has not re-
ceived the acceptance of all the
teachers but it is expected the most
Of them will accept.
The honor roll of the high school
students for the period ending April
/ 20 is as follows: "A" 80 per cent or
more-Leona Arnoldt, Helen Byron,
George Canill, Marion Dunn, Helen
Darragh, Marie Cunningham, Hor-
tense Dieudonne. Minnie Flemming,
Rosina Flemming, Sarah Goltz,
Clarence Gottschak, Corliss Hart
witch, Cecilia HelIebo, Charles Hofr-
man, Gretchen Hoffman, Gladys
Koplen, Hattie Kruger, Blanch La
Monte, Ethelyn Marsh, Cecilia Nc
Bride, John Mcbride, Jessie Miller,
Bruce O'Hara, Elizabeth Riesee,
Marie Smith, Ruth Smith, Kenneth
Stroll, Mildren Stroll, EleanSr
Average OF IS per cent to 80 per
cent-Cecelia Amberg, Vern Born,
Loretta Fitzzloff. Guylet Gordon,
Ursula Hartwich, Henry Hess,
Monica Jewison, Rudolph Johns,
/ Frances Joyce, James Glynn, Agnes
Kelley, Irene Kelley, Eveline
| Kruger, Leonard Marx, Donal Sharp,
Alfred Timlin. Cecilia Voltz, Hope
iWalrath and Louella Zimmerman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04

turned to her home at Stacy Tues
day.
Famers are busy in this commun-
ity getting their corn ground ready
for planting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leonard and
family OF Traverse were guests at
the Henry Stotz home Sunday.
Raymond Stotz and Clarence
Wendelschafer who spent the past
eight months at Cyphers, Mimi, are
expected home soon.
Friends are glad to learn that
Mrs. Walter Sasse: who under
went an operation for appendicitis
at hospital in Waseca two weeks
ago. is getting along nicely.
Carpenters and paper hangers are
busy at work on the Parks Everett
residence the past few days. They
expect to move in some time this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Puffpaff
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Puffpaff and
daughter Malinda and Mr.. and Mrs
Clair Davis and little daughter were
guests Sunday at the Marion Hal
lock home
DR.. and Mrs. Thompson spent
Sunday evening with the John Da-
fIb
Those from Cleveland and vicinity
who attended the auction sale OF
the household goods OF the late Mrs.
Louise Davis OF st. Peter, were Mrs.
F. P. Rogers and son Ira, Mrs. Eu-
gene Smith, Mrs. Henry Fahning and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis.
Mrs. John Davis was guest
Monday evening at the c. B. Hurst
home.
George Bauer shipped three bar
rels Of mud turtles to Lacrosse,
Wis, Monday.
Mrs. Roscoe Davis and daughter
Elizabeth Ann and Mrs. Tom Lloyd
spent Monday in Mankato.
Miss Orabelle Davis attended n
party which was given at the J. W.
Warrant home between Mankato
and Kasota Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Freiberg mo-
tored to the twin cities Monday and
returned the same evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
WEATHER EFFECTS '
FELT ON MARKET
Caused Strength In Mime
apolis Wheat Prices
DECLINE in FLXA
May Rye Dropped Slightly and
Oats Showed Little
Change
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

l.
Minneapolis, April 28.-Rains and
cool weather in the northwest dur
ing the past week further delayed
spring wheat seeding and were the
principal factors causing strength
in the local wheat market, accord
ing to the weekly review OF the
United States department OF agrt-
culture, announced today.
Wheat futures prices advance to
new high point Thursday, but an
easter telling which developed to-
day left but small changes in values
for the week. May wheat closed
yesterday 38c higher at S1.261S,
July wheat 3 SC higher at 1884,
July wheat sc higher at 81 .28A,
September showing greater strength
with an advance of also, closing
at 81. PASS.
Cash wheat prices have shown q
slightly easier tone, No. ] Dark
Northern continuing to trade with
in range of from 2 to 23c over
petition for the fancier qualities
and very little wheat is trading bet
ter than 15c over and very little be-
low five cents over May No. 1
Northern was slightly easier within
an unchanged range of May to 12c
over. Discount for No. 2 and No. 8
qualities were steady at sc un-
der the No. l.
Demand Slightly Broadened.
The basis of Durum wheat prices
has been unchanged, although the
demand was slightly broadened by
export business.
Flax markets have had wide fiuc-
tuations during the week, May fax
closing II 1-2c lower for the week
at So. 26 IL. Spot seed prices have
varied within a narrow range, clos :,
ing for the week at 12c and 14cs
over AMY for No. 1 seed: seed to
arrive trading at six cents over.
May rye declined 1880 for the
week, closing at 78Bc. Cash rye
went principally to terminal elevat-
ors which paid 3Sc over May for
No. 2 rye.
Oats showed very little change,
May closing the same as a week ago
at 80 5-Sc. Liberal sales. have been
made out Of local elevators and ter
minal stocks have decreased 275,-
900 bushels for the week, the good
shipping demand holding the price
of No. white at So and 81 over
May,