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The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-17

Reverend Joseph Tl orator. gospel singer preacher
and lecturer pastor of Roanoke Baptist church. Hot Springs
Ark, will be at Pilgrim Baptist church. Cedar street and
Summit avenue Sunday November 18. The noted minister
will conduct three services during the day. at IL A. M
p M. and 80 p M. There will be special music at each
service At II o'clock Mrs. E. Hall will render folk
bers o'clock the double quartet will sing and the evening
services will hear the full choir The public is invited
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-17
CAMP PHOR CHURCH
TO HEAR PRESS"
SUNDAY EVENING
Bulletin appeal and Helper
Lend Effort to Sunday
Evening Club.
OBSERVANCE MADEOF
GOOD LITERATURE DAY
Social Get-tOgether Will Be Held,
Following Program, by
CamphOr Girls.

Sunday, No
v e m b e r Is,
will be anoth-
er big day at
c a m p h o r
M. e. Church,
Thirteenth
& Broadway.
Rev. d a v / d
Jordan has set
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-17

Mrs. Naomi Thomas has returned
home from q pleasant visit in Duluth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
ASSESSMENTS
ON BANK MAY
CLEANIT UP
Negotiations Postponed
to Meeting Saturday.

A conference held Saturday be-
tween depositors and stockholders Of
the suspended Farmers & Citizens
State Bank was adjourned to furtn-
er meeting next Saturday. Some
progress was made toward adjusting
the banks difficulties and affairs are
in such shape now that a straighten-
ing out without much loss to the
banks creditors is possible.
A bond of SIS, 900 required by the
Union State Bank before it will agree
to take over the bank and pay dollar
for dollar was fully subscribed. Many
depositors subscribed up to ten per-
cent of their deposits feeling, no
doubt, that it was a good move One
man neither a depositor nor a stock
holder took $500 subscription on
the bond
Remaining to be adjusted and set
tied is the stock assessment levied 10Y
the commissioner of banking. This
totals $4,000 divided among stock
holders according to their holdings
Up to Saturday noon but $4,000 OF
this had been paid in, leaving $14,100
to be paid in. The commissioner S
representative, present at the meet
ing, did not seem very hopeful as TO
how soon the balance would be paid
if at all. However, it seems that con-
siderable of the remaining assessment
can he collected, if not paid voluntar
lily and one stakeholder holding $1,000
in stock is making every effort 10
meet the demand and will continue 70
do so if not pressed too hard, accord
ing to the attorney representing this
block of stock, who was present at
the meeting.
Unoffiicially the matter sizes up as
follows The Union State Bank has
offered to stand behind the debts of
the suspended bank providing it is
paid the full assessment on the stock
and is given a bond of $4,000 for any
deficits further as they may occur.
Roughly, the bank owes bills pay
able of $4,000 and has deposits of
$150,000. 1t owes total of $185, 000
According to its last printed state
ment the bank has $4,000 cash on
hand. 1t has $207,0 900 in notes of
which proportion are said to be
worthless. $4,000 is classified as
dubious and may pay ST., 900. $55 600
is good. The total of the three CLASH
llCdClOuS COuSiueIcu DIS SOOO assets
would be $145,000. The $4,000 pro-
vided for by assessment and guaran-
teed bond plus the recognized assets
would equal the $185,000 owed by the
bank. This review is made by the
Herald from what we consider good
sources of authority.
During the current week Andrew
Jerrett as secretary of the conference
will write the various stockholders
who have not paid in their assessment
urging them to respond at once. What
develops at the conference next Sat-
urday will be reported in next weeks
Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
SUIT PROVOKES
ANOTHER FUSS
IN RIVER TOWN

An adverse examination brought oy
B. l.. Marcus, Cashier of the Farm
ers & Merchants Bank of Muscoda
was held in county court Wednesday
The purpose of the examination was
to take testimony from seven defen-
dants as a basis for bringing suits for
SANDER.
1t is alleged by the bank that state
ments have been circulated affecting
the banks good name and with the
intent to ruin it's business.
Anna Kratoch'will, JOS. OberWinter
Hattie Mohr, Ralph lowell, Emma
Yonna, Ferdinand Benda and Mrs
Mary DYorak were the defendant
parties examined. The most rigid
questioning by the plaintiff attorney
brought forth nothing more than thar
the various defendants had heard
rumors regarding the banks sound
ness, but none could say who told
them
Daniel Grady, Portage, w. H. Stew
enson, Richland Center, and Harry
Kemp, Boscobel, appeared for the
bank. R. NJ Orchard of Lancaster
and A. w. Kopp of Platteville, repre-
sent the seven defendants. Sec. 1853
M. of the Wisconsin statutes relates
to defamation of a bank The penalty
is $1,000 fine or year in prison Or
both
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
IA THEIR ANDCHUD
DE IN MYSTERIOUS
HUNTING TRAGEDY

Searchers for William MCGOWAN, 81 /,
farmer residing five miles south of
Darlington, found him and his 6-year-
old daughter, Mary, in a low place in
a field late Tuesday afternoon. Both
were dead. Mr. MCGOWAN and daugh-
ter went hunting rabbits in the after
noon. Upon their failure to return
neighbors searched for them. The
-chiIdswas shot in the back of &he
head and the father was shot in the
heart.
Various solutions are offered as q
cause of the double tragedy. The
most plausible one is that in craw-
ling through barbed wire fence Nc
Gowan's shotgun became caught nd
was thus accidentally discharged, so
that the full load of the weapon
struck his daughter in the head, kill
ing her instantly. Crazed by the sight
and the thought that he had killed his
own child, MCGOWAN is then believed
to have turned the gun on himself and
fired. When found he had wound in
his heart that probably killed him in
stantly. Mrs. MCGOWAN and two
other daughters. younger than Jose
other daughters, younger than Mary.
survive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
NORTH LANCASTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ashmore and
Betty Mae were last Sunday guests
at the Harry Borah home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bass moved last
week from the Schloesser farm to the
]. Meyer home.
Leslie Deakin accompanied his two
carloads of shoats to the Milwaukee
market Monday morning.
Lyle Govier, Billy Schloesser and
Lee Cliff attended the banquet given
at the DR.. Fowler home in honor or
the football boys.
Mrs. Tom Bass, Bobby and Betty
were weekend guests at the Will
Cliff home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mccormick
spent Sunday at the Frank Beetham
home. They took four high school
girls back to town with them.
About So guests were entertained
Friday night in the spacious William
Henry Graham home in honor of their
son, Harley and wife, who just re-
turned from their wedding trip after
delicious supper Of oysters, sand
wichs, cake and coffee, candy and
cigars were passed. Everybody had
fine time and wished Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Graham long and happy life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
Holiday Shoppers Guide
Deaths Of Week
MRS. DARIUS WALKER

Mrs. Nellie Walker, widow of the
late Darius Walker, of Strathcona,
Canada, died at the home of her Sis
ter, Mrs. John Stevens, in Lancaster,
about 7:45 Sunday evening, Dec. 9.
Mrs. Walker came to Lancaster about
six weeks ago to assist in the care of
her sister, Mrs. Cassie King. Mrs.
King passed away Monday, Nov. 10
The death of Mrs. Walker Sunday
made two deaths in the family in
three weeks.
Mrs. Walkers condition had been
grave. for some time due to a serious
operation she had performed a few
weeks before coming to Lancaster.
Since coming here she had been all
ing.
The surviving children are: Wy
rum, Ralph, Harry, Eugene, David and
George, sons, and Mildred, Mrs r. d.
Policy, daughter. All reside IN
Canada She also leaves three sis
ters: lMrs. Stephens, Mrs. Frank Fig
and Mrs. Dan Price.
The Walker family lived here up to
twenty years ago, when they moved
to Mason City, Iowa. From there
they went to Strathcona, Canada.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
Mail Your
Christmas
Gifts Early

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Cooperation
in mailing Christmas gifts is being
sought by the Postoffice Department.
Here are the suggestions of Third AS
sistant Postmaster General Glover:
Mail Christmas packages early.
Prepay postage fully on all matter.
Address all matter plainly and COM
pletely, giving street address when
ever possible,
Place sender's name and address in
upper left corner of address side.
Pack articles carefully in strong,
durable containers.
Wrap parcels securely, but do not
seal them except when bearing
printed label or Endorsement reading:
Contents, erchandise-fourth class
mail; Postmaster: This parcel may
be opened for postal inspection If
necessary" as sealed parcels not so
labeled or Endorsed are subject to
postage at the letter rate.
Parcels may be marked, do Not
Open Until Christmas"
Insure valuable parcels.
Do not enclose letters with parcels.
as doing so would subject entire par
GELS to letter postage.
Written greetings, such as "Merry
Christmas, Happy New Year,
with Best Wishes, and names, num-
bers or symbols for the purpose of
description may be enclosed with
fourth class mail (parcel post) mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
This Farmer
Deserves "A
Gold Medal

An unusual, but true story, exem-
lifying the Golden Rule comes to the
Herald from Fennimore. A farmer
near Preston sold his farm of 200
acres to another man. The consider
alton was $3.50 an acre $500 was
paid down This was several years
ago. Recently the man who sold the
farm saw that his buyer would have
hard time meeting his payments.
He talked the matter over with his
wife and they jointly decided that
they would refund the buyer $50 an
acre. The principal and interest
came to over $4,000. The astounded
farmer was called to the bank and
asked to sign new papers giving him
the place at $3.50 an acre instead of
$3.50. He gladly accepted the drop in
price and went ahead with the farm
feeling full of hope. The man who
sold the place says he did not want 1t
back and that he could see defation
had lowered the value of the place at
least $50 an acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
CLARK TRIAL
POSTPONED TO
FUTURE DATE
A. W. Kopp Appointed
Special Prosecutor.

The L. A. Clark case came up be-
fore Judge Smalley Monday under a
new information draw recently by
Dist. Atty. Clementson.
The court appointed A. w. Kopp as
special prosecutor. Levi Bancroft,
appearing for Clark, filed a new aft
davit of prejudice against Judge
Smalley and the same was taken un-
der AMUSEMENT Judge Smalley will
probably call in another judge to
hear an affidavit for a change OF
venue to be filed by the defense.
The new information covers z3
counts of embezzlement.
The defendant returned to Waupdn
yesterday morning. He says he has
a position offered him in Milwaukee
and will go to work there pending a
call to trial. Just when the case will
be heard is not known. 1t may go
over to the February term of court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
LATE WIRE FLASHES.

Fruit took a sudden drop on Chi
cago mark ct last week. 81 a dozen
oranges fell to 60c; grapes dropped
from 15c and 10c pound to 1914 and
SC; apples dropped from Coo dozen
to 15c.
Six men were found dead in Phila-
delphia following a weekend drink
ing orgy. 100 are in hospitals for
treatment and 500 arrests were made
for drunkenness. All this came with
cold weather and the holiday season.
John Rickelman of Mt. Hamil, Ia,
won the state corn husking champion
ship and defeated ten other experts.
John husked 1900 pounds, nearly 80
bushels, in one hour and 20 minutes.
The largest consignment of mail
ever sent to Europe went forward
forward from New York to Bremen on
the President Roosevelt. Of the 49,
964 sacks of mail in the hold the ma
jor part was Christmas mail consign-
ed to central Europe. Other big ship
ments are being made daily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
NORTHWESTERN
AREXPERTTALKS
ON SAFETYRRAKE

w. J. Devine, instructor in air.
brakes for the Northw estern system,
was in Lancaster Friday evening with
a special car equipped for airibrake
instruction. All operating employees
attended an evening session devoted
to an interesting explanation of the
airbrake and it's uses on rail equip
ment. The car is equipped to repre-
sent forty complete cars controlled
by airbrakes with proportionate-
pressure, etc. The purpose of the
lecture is to familiarize the employees
with all phases of airbrake control
and make traffic and travel safe,
pleasant and fast. Mr.. Devine makes
the entire rounds of the system in
two years. The car went to Fennl-
more from here and from there to
other Wisconsin points.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

Mrs. Bert Morse is visiting friends
in Fennimore this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anna Schwartz Of La
Crosse, spent the past week visiting
Mrs. Chas. Case and daughter, Mil
bred.
Elvie Kern has sold his farm south
of Lancaster to Henry Belscamper
and has rented a farm near Ipswich,
S. D., and will move there in January.
Mr.. Kern will have closing out sale
Thursday, Dec. 81.
Twin boys arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Alderman residing
on the Burr Walker farm in So. Lam
caster, on Tuesday, Dec. 4. One boy
weighted 5A and the other 6 pounds.
This makes eight children, four girls
and four boys. The new babies are
doing well.
Visitors from out of town were nu-
merous in Lancaster Monday. From
all directions they described the
roads as fairly passable and quite
good in places Macadam roads were
in fine shape. Patrolmen are doing
effective work on roads this month
and will continue until weather con
ditions forbid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

DR.. and Mrs. Fowler entertained The
Lancaster high school football team
and Principal McNelly, Mr.. Wamsiey
and Mr. Neff of the faculty at six
o'clock dinner Friday. Covers were
laid for thirty and there were no va
cant places. After dinner the guests
spent the time reviewing the season,
forecasting next season, singing,
chatting each other and having a gen.
eral good time as boys only can. The
party broke up at $50 with rousing
cheer for the host and hostess. Miss
es May Dawson, Dorothy Gibson,
Catherine Barnett, Frances Brande-
muehl and Catherine Fowler, of the
senior class, and Miss Sarah Louise
Fowler, of the sophomore class as
sisted at the tables and in the enter
tainment.
A community meeting will be neld
at the Budworth School, Friday night,
Dec. IA.
Mrs. Joe Chaput and Mrs. John Cox
of Fennimore, were Lancaster shop
pers Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
CHAS. HOUSTON DEAD

Charles Houston was born at High
land, Wis, Feb %, 1849, and died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Her.
bert Schuppener, in Sitter, Wis, on
Saturday, Dec. 1, 1928, aged IA years,
9 months and days.
His boyhood days were spent in
the vicinity of Highland, and at the
age of rs years he was united in mar
riage with Jeanette Groshong. 10
this union were born three children,
who survive him.
The greater part of his life was
spent in and around Montfort, with
the exception of few years spent in
Montana.
About four years ago he and his
wife returned to Montfort, where they
resided until the death of Mrs. Hous-
ton on May %, 1928. After the death
of his wife, which broke up his home,
he went to live with his daughter in
Sitter, where he passed away after
an illness of but few days.
He leaves to mourn his death two
sons and one daughter: Bert Hous-
ton of Rochester, Mimi; Frank Hous-
ton of Montana; Mrs. Herbert Schup-
pener of Sitzer He also leaves two
brothers, William and Frank of Mont
fort.
He was a kind and loving husband
and father to his family, and true
friend and neighbor to all who knew
him. His bodily presence will be no
longer manifest among us, but his in
fiuence still lives in the lives Of his
children and friends with whom ne
associated in life.
Funeral services were conducted in
the Montfort Methodist church Mon
day, Dec. 8, at 2:30 p. M, by the pas
tor, Rev. w. p. Burrows. Singing by
mixed quartet. The remains were
laid to rest in Hillcrest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

ably happy and most people are will
ing to forget their romantic concep-
tons of what would make wedlOck
eternally beautiful and interesting for
the sake of the children. So while
many marriages could not be called
successful, there is only one divorce
and actual rupture to seven matings
that see the game through.
Most women believe in a single
mate, and having wed, remain true TO
that mate. As a rule women stick TO
their men even though the man might
be a pretty poor stick. Given any
chance at all the average woman
wants the world to think she is
happily married and will consequent
ly stand for lot of stuff that secret
ly gals her. Men, on the other hand,
are not inclined toward monogamy.
Man is a polygamous biped like all
other male creation. Human con-
ventions require him to act as pill
lar of society and follow the straight
and narrow path though it may seem
dull to him. This applies not to all
men, but to many men.
While matrimonial pledges may not
hold a man, children will 1t is a wise
woman who recognizes the whims of
the playboy, artist, cave-man she is
united with and creates conditions in
the home that will serve as an anchor
for him after the first bloom of ro-
mantle impulse has served its pur-
pose and passed on.
The burden of successful marriage
seems to rest upon women. Men are
about as good or bad as the women
they associate with make them.
Womans purity, wisdom and mother
hood are the basis of a successful
married life and a happy home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
MRS. ANNIE ADAMS DEAD

Mrs. Annie M. Adams, wife of tie
late Matthias Adams, passed away al
her home in Lancaster, Wednesday
Dec. 5, following paralytic stroke
Funeral services were held Friday
morning at ST. Clements church with
burial at Pigeon Hill cemetery. Mrs
Adams would have been eighty years
old had she lived until next May.
Annie Veins was born in Germany
and came to this country with her
parents when a child. She was mar
ried to Matthias Adams at Potosi. The
family located in Beetown, where
they resided for many years on a
Grant river farm. Mr.. Adams died %
years ago and 16 years ago the widow
moved to Lancaster to make this city
her final home.
The surviving children are: Nick
and Mrs. Nick Auel of South Lancas-
ter; and nun Sisters Marian, Ger
trude, Emmanuel of Montana, and Ed
wilma of wyoming.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
USE HERALD
COLUMNS FOR
GIFT HINTS
Local Stores Prepared
For Christmas Trade.
Buy it in Lancaster

This issue of the Herald carries an
abundance of advertising from the To-
cal merchants who recognize the i'm
portance of this paper as an advertis-
ing medium and use the Herald col
umns to tell the prospective buyer an
interesting story
We take pleasure in presenting
newspaper that is we'll gotten up and
of attractive appearance. Roads lead
to Lancaster from all directions.
Make this city your headquarters for
Christmas shopping. Look the Her.
aid over carefully and follow the
sales hints in making up your list of
presents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
TORCH OUTFIT STOLEN;
BANK VAULTS GUARDED

DODGEvILLE. = The Metropolitan
garage here, operated by Anderson
and Miller, was robbed of an acety-
lene welding outfit. The robbers
gained entrance through a rear Win
dow and took the welder and two
tanks through a rear door, loading
them upon a truck. Bankers in this
community will be on the watch Tor
attempted robberies. Detectives are
working on the case.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
WOULD FORCE
NEW VOTE ON
DANCE ORDINANCE

Oscar Knapp, county board mem
Der from Bloomington, and E. II
Brainerd, member from Boscobel, are
circulating a petition among board
members demanding a special ses-
sion of the county board to pass leg
islation regulating dance halls, Sc
the Herald was informed last night
by a Lancaster member of the board
The drastic Knapp ordinance was
tabled by the county board at its re-
cent meeting and Chairman L. u
Eastman declines to call a special
session to take the subject up again
unless a majority of the board wills
it.
1t is said that papers are being cir
culated by Knapp and Brainerd now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
ROAD COMMITTEE
WELL ORGANIZED
WORK NEXT YEAR

The county road committee met
Monday and organized for next years
work as follows:
Chairman-Arch Rundell.
Vice Chairman-Matt Metcalf.
Secretary-John Kelly.
Louis Vesperman, Henry Kettler.
The committee meets next Thurs
day to select road patrolmen and pur-
chase needed road machinery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
ENGINEER REILLY
ON SCOUT TRIP
FOR ROCK QUARRY

District Engineer Tom Reilly de-
parted yesterday morning on scout
ing expedition between Dodgeville
and Blue Mounds, looking UP stone
quarry. He expected to meet the
state geologist somewhere on the trip
and the two will decide whether the
quarry rock is up to state road re-
Quirements.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
NO CLARK TRIAL THIS WEEK

Judge Oscar M. Fritz Of Milwaukee,
asked to hear the L. A Clark case set
for Monday, is unable to be in Lancas-
ter until later date. Court was in
session yesterday, Judge Smalley pre-
siding, for such cases as were set for
the day.
Court will convene next Monday
Dec. II. Calendar cases will be taken
up at that time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12

Miss Blanche Dewey, p. n. S. stu
dent, was a weekend visitor ar her
home in Lancaster.
Due to an error the date of Sheriff's
sale of Vesperman garage reads Nov.
Is. It should read Dec. 10Th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
SE'Fhe California
of Wisconsin,

The Herald violently disagrees with
County Agent keenan, over his slo-
gan: Grant count, the California OF
wisconsin" Having lived in both
places we fail to see a similarity.
Grant county has its four beautiful
and interesting seasons instead OF a
rainy and dry season. Our yegeta-
tion is fresh and beautiful while Cali
fornia vegetation lacks both and is
covered with dust many months in
year. California crops smack OF the
semi-tropic varieties while ours be-
long to the true temperate zone. We
lack but one thing California has and
that is boosters. But Agent keenan,
is "a booster and in that respect we
deserve the slogan.
However this may be, Saturday was
a California day. Local thermome-
tiers on Dec. s recorded 80 degrees OF
heat in secluded corners. This is
near enough California for us and
little more of it will have old winter
whipped to his lair. Soon spring will
be in the offing.