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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
Swimming Pool All Right
But Water Badly Needed.

Our swimming pool in Schreiner
park is all right except that it needs
a plentiful supply of pure water.
Water should run in and out Of the
pool at all times instead of intermit-
tently. The present supply is sadly
inadequate.
A plan is being discussed of tapping
the north brook. This stream, how
ever, is dry at times and by no means
certain water supply Another
scheme is to sink a well and pump the
water with gasoline engine. This
sounds feasible and will bear investi-
CATION
Still another plan, end probably the
best, would be to run pipe line from
the city mains at the top of the hill.
It would cost money, but the water
supply would be forever insured.
The pool can be made i public as
set instead of a potential health men
ace. Children find it wonderful
place for healthy pastime. For their
sakes we should do something.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
GRANT RIVER

The Edw. Mclean, George and Dan
norman families spent the 4th hsh-
ing at Bagley. ~.
John Joyce and family were at tue
village of Cassville the 4th.
Marvin Clifton, Platteville, was
caller at Frank McLean's Saturday.
r. Weisbenner and wife attended
Chautauoua at Lancaster Wednesday.
John Weisbenner and family TOOK
in the celebration at Platteville.
Mrs. Herman Plautz visited IN ~
bunue a few days the past week.
Chas. Plautz drove to Dubuque TOT
her Saturday.
Mrs. VIM, Rink and daughter, Du-
bnaue. are visiting Chas. Plautzs.
Miss Anna Tenant, Bridgeport
visited at the L. Weisbenner home
Eryie Edwards and family and Flo
renee and Catherine LiebTried spent
Sunday at Edw. McLean's.
John Joyce and family visited al
4be Chas. Plautz home Sunday after
noon. -. - :,
clifton spent Sunday eve at Edwin
McLean's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
BEETOWN

School meeting was quite well at
tended Monday night. Floyd SlaghC
was chaser for the office vacated by
Toay Garner.
Mrs. Genevieve Parker left Friday
for her home in Mason City, Iowa.
r Z. Auel is having new oil tank
installed.
EIgie Jamison fell in such a man
nar Saturday as to throw his knee
nan out of Joint. He is suffering a
oond deal of pain although the mem
Der was set at once.
Dorothy Burr of Lancaster, spent
+ha week with her grandparents here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
KERN SECOND
MARRIAGE
.SMALLEY HOLDS
DiUorce Law Con.
fict Domestic
Tangle Cause.

Judge S. E. Smalley, in a decision
rendered July 6, held valid the mar
riage of E. V. Kern and Cora Carlson
Kern, So. Lancaster couple. Mrs,
Kern married Elvie Kern Oct. 8, 1922,
two weeks after her divorce from
David Carlson at Edmonds, S. D., on
Sept. %. The present Mrs. Kern mar
ried Carlson Oct. Is, 1894, and raised
a family by him.
Under the South Dakota law a di-
vorce is not perfected until the find
ings and judgment are fled. While
Mrs. Carlson was divorced in Septem-
Der and would have been fully divorce
ed under the Wisconsin law, under
the Dakota law the divorce was not
perfected until the case was filed.
This was done March 10, 1928.
Mr.. Kern, it is said, brought action
to have his marriage annulled when
it seemed his matrimonial step did
not have proper legal foundation.
This action was commenced March Is,
1928.
Judge SmalIey ruled that as Mr..
and Mrs. Kern had lived together as
man and wife since March 18th this
year, good law, good sense and good
morals demanded that the marriage
be declared valid. 1t was so declared.
The story that former husband
Carlson came on and made trouble
and other scandalous stories noised
around are without foundation, ac-
cording to P, D. Walker, attorney for
Mrs. Kern H. E. Carthew appeared
for Mr.. Kern
Their troubles being seemingly at
rest the Herald joins others in wish
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Kern happiness in
their future married life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
MINISTER DIES AT
MUSCODA WHILE
ON HOLIDAY TRIP

While Rev. Thos. D. Critics, pastor
of the United Brethren church at
Richland, and family were spending
the Fourth of July on the river near
Muscoda their holiday was turned into
one of sorrow. Rev. Critics succumbed
to severe heat and undue exertion and
fell in faint. Restorative measures
were applied by the family and the
husband and father seemed to recover,
even acquiescing in the suggestion
that he take food and coffee. Soon
after he again became unconscious
and death occurred on the picnic
ground couple of hours after the
first attack The body was taken to
Richland Center for burial. DR.. Critics
was Sc years old and a man held IN
high esteem for his character and
mental attachments. A widow and
five children, four sons and daugh-
ter, survive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
MADISON MAN
BUYSHISTORIC
LOCAL HOTEL
Wright House, For
~ Years II, the
Family, Sold.

The Wright House, Lancaster's IA
nous hosiery, was sold last week by
Oscar Wright to J. l.. Fletcher OF
Madison. Possession will be given
November 18th, 1923.
Mr.. Fletcher, for the past four
years, has conducted the New Wash
ington hotel at Madison. He is an
experienced hotel man and reputed to
be a man of character and ability. He
has a wife and two children.
The new owner has various i'm
proyements planned for the Wright
House. He will refnish the upstairs
rooms, completing the work so we'll
begun downstairs by Mr.. Wright. The
main floors will have terraza surface
and a lounging porch will be built
across the south side Of the building.
In general the hostelry will be
brought up with the best in the state.
Mr.. Wright, retiring, has no definite
plans. He will continue to reside III
Lancaster and administer other bust
ness affairs which are quite heavy.
The Wright House was founded in
the old location at the corner of No
Madison and E. Maple streets by ]. S.
Wright in 1879. Papa" Wright con
Quoted the hotel alone until 1909. He
sold his interest to his son, Oscar.
in 1915. Oscar purchased the linda
hotel on No Washington and w
Maple in 1917. He changed the
name to the Wright House and the
old hostelry was converted into g
store and office building. The old
Wright House still belongs to the j. S.
Wright estate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
Platteville Girl, II,
Charges Father With
the Crime of Incest

Mary Beckett, II, eldest child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Beckett, residing
on the Lime Kiln road, near Platte
Vile, was examined yesterday by
judge GoodseIl for incorrigibility. At
ter hearing testimony from the girls
mother, Mrs Maggie Beckett, a broth
er, Donald, aged IA, and few others.
the court temporarily placed the girl
in the custody of Mrs. Gus RoSeleip.
He forbade dances and running
around at nights The court will
look into the case further next week
The matter started Friday night
after the girl had been arrested at her
fathers behest, locked in Jail at
Piatteyille, released and sent home
and later rescued" from the bosom
Of her family by interested Platteville
friends. Beckett Sr. shot gun to
scare the visitors, but they didn't
scare, taking the girl back with them
Saturday the girl was brought here N
the sheriff's custody.
Mrs. Beckett in court said she
wanted the girl placed in an institu
ton for moral correction. She re-
cited a plain story that her daughter
had admitted irregularity in moral
conduct and had left home, refusing
to come back Mrs Beckett said also
that Mary had accused her father of
having Illicit relations with her at
numerous times.
Donald, the brother, said Mary told
him she intended to frame" ner
father in order to get away from
home He refused, he said, to be a
party to the scheme.
Mary Beckett took the stand and in
a low voice told her story She said
she had left home to get away from
her fathers advances. She said that
many times he had forced her to his
will She wanted to be self support
ing, she said She named several
prominent men in Livingston vicinity
as having made improper advances to
her She denied a specific statement
duplicating a young man named Lo-
gan. She admitted having said: Il
am not the first girl and won't be the
last" The Beckett family moved
from the Cocker mining district, near
Livingston, to Platteville last April
John Roe, Platteviile marshall, said
Mary was not, in his opinion, one OF
the tough" girls Of PIatteyilIe.
Marco Nedelcoff, a Bulgarian min
err, apparently the banker" of the
family, said he loaned them about
$500 Marco, the girl said, had at
tempted advances, but was repulsed
and made no further effort
A warrant sworn to by the girl still
stands against her father.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
Flashes
Fire Traps in Alleys
of Lancaster City.

Fire traps abound in the alleys Of
the city OF Lancaster.
The writer is not an alarmist
But Wednesday, in a deserted city,
we found slow fire burning along
side of pile of rubbish.
A few feet away was a pile Of soft,
well seasoned wood Beyond were
some valuable buildings housing the
worldly possessions of a number OF
merchants.
In another alley lay lot Of loose
hay and packing boxes At Other
points was inflammable rubbish
Regardless of who it hits we cannot
afford fire traps A whole town can
burn in a few hours. We have seen it
happen.
The alleys should be cleaned up at
once. Fire traps in the form of rub
Dish, loose wood and paper, etc,
should be removed and KEPT re-
moved. Better be safe than sorry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
LOW-BROW LEE-
CONCEPTASSAHED
BY MUTUAL STAR

One of the best features of a good
chautauGua was the address Tuesday
evening by Chancellor Geo. H. Brad
ford. Mr. Bradford has as a lecture
topic: This Way Up" He talks but
once a day and is easily the star
number on the Mutual program.
While he talks the former head Of
the Oklahoma State University does
TALK. His resonant, clear utter
ance, commanding stage presence,
vigorous thought and inspiring SEN
timent create a never-to -be-forgo
impression on his audience. Chan
celIOr Bradford uses the Golden Rule
of human conduct as a keynote for
better life. He is unmincing in his
attitude toward the small-Eored
people who cringe along in life 100
cowardly to take a stand upon prin-
ciple but always seeking to curry
favor and business from every ele-
ment-quite regardless as to whether
they lose standing and self respect by
so doing.
Mr.. Bradford said the day Of poll
tician was passing in governmental
affairs and the day of the patriot was
coming in. He defined a politician as
one who found what the gang was
going to do" before taking a stand.
A patriot, he said, was the man who
set his face toward the right and
walked courageously toward his goal
even though he walked alone. God"
the chancellor said, walks with him"
The speaker pleaded for everyday
good citizenship as the highest form
of living. He exalted the Golden Rule
in all walks of life. He said that sac
rifices made by our dead in France
had to be backed up by Sacrifices by
the living at home. He predicted that
as time went on good and great men
would appear to solve the problems
of American life just as Abe Lincoln
came to save the Union.
The speaker deplOred the present
unrest as characterized by the motor
car. Thousand pass the highways
daily" he said "They go at high
speed for hours, haunted by unrest.
They return home at night tired and
worn, but the unrest is not satisfied.
They do not know that the qualities
Of peace and happiness lie in their
own hearts,"
Then he paid fine tribute to Abe
Lincoln. ABE Lincoln never saw a
motor car" he shouted "But | would
rather have one Abe Lincoln on the
sidewalk than five million motor cars
on the roads of America. We need,
oh how we need, Abe Lincolns."
In closing the distinguished guest
made an earnest plea for high ideals
from the boys and girls in his au-
dience He then called them all TO
the platform and shook their hands.
The Mutual advertises that Chan
cellor Bradford ''looks and talks like
Bryan" This may be so but it is not
needed. Mr.. Bryan is one gifted man
and Chancellor Bradford another.
Each can stand on his own feet with
out borrowed glory. For ourselves,
of the two, we prefer Bradford.
The Mutual Chautauqua will show
here next summer, having secured
fifty signers. q signers went behind
but $50 this year and the deficit was
due, it is said, to special concessions
made in school children's tickets. The
chautauqua this year was good and
showed that the Mutual people are
trying to put out good program.
50 n o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
PRA. DU CHEN
W0RKINGMAN
DIES IN SPREE
Companions Held
For Examination
By Authorities.

Pra. du Chien-A second autopsy on
the body of John Strnad, 4, a carpen-
ter who was found dead between two
boats in ten inches of water in the
river Wednesday, revealed that he had
suffered a fracture of the skull at the
base of the brain. Three men with
whom he had been on a fishing trip
are being held without bail as mater
ial witnesses.
The coroner's jury has reserved de-
cision until a report has been made
by the state chemist at Madison,
where the stomach Of the dead man
were sent for analysis of its contents.
The three companions of the dead
man we found in boat near the
body of Strnad, il a state of intoxi-
Gated s. upOr, police say.
Strn is characterized by witness
ses as having been a clean living and
Woodworking home man His wife
alleges foul play. She with four
small children survive.
The story is that Strnad with Otto
Oestrich and Oestrichs son and john
Jackson went fishing. The men are
said to have been drinking moonshine
which. according to common report,
is sold without hindrance in the Craw-
ford county capital The body Was
found by neWsbOy with the head
damned between two boats and in the
water. The lungs were free from
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
WENT WEST VIA
PRAIRIE SCHOONER;
BACK NOWN CAR

Fred Coombs and wife and Mrs.
Paul Harloff, Madison, motored here
for a Sunday visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Kinney, their uncle and aunt.
Monday Mrs. Harloff returned home
by train and Mr. and Mrs. Coombs mo-
tored west to the formers boyhood
home in Hastings, Nebr. The Coombs
family settled there AZ years ago,
making the trip west in the old COW
cred wagon known in those days as
"a prairie schooner" Now Mr..
Coombs goes back over the same route
to see how much faster and better the
motor car is. He will find many
changes all through Nebraska.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
Sleeps Four Hours
After Fall From Car

D. r. Dunnett, buttermaker at the
Barnett & Cox creamery, was knocked
from an automobile Saturday noon
and spent four hours in an unconscious
state. He is back at work again with
out bruise to mark his injury.
Mr.. Dunnett was invited to ride to
his home to lunch by John Sweeney,
driving "hammered-down" Ford. AT
the park corner the right hand front
seat support gave away and Dunnett
followed the law of gravity. He land
ed on his right ear. He was picked up
in an unconscious state and taken
home. The remarkable part of the ac-
cident is that Mr.. Dunnett remembers
nothing of the affair and was not
in the least bruised.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
ROB ROY, WINNER
OF 81 RACES, DEAD;
A WORLD RECORD

Rob Roy, 2:O5A, j. Lee Wrights
famous PAGER, died Friday, July 6, at
his owners stables in this city. He
was II years old. Burial was made i'll
a secluded spot under the blue grass
in the JOS. Wright pasture. An APP
propriate headstone will be erected
later.
Of famous Nutwood blood, Rob Roy
at his death had the record of the
most races won Of any living horse.
Sixty-four times this gallant animal
nosed under the wire ahead of all
competitors.
Rob Roy was a beautiful horse in
action. Finely built, noble tempered
and game as a lion, he could always
be relied on Horse lovers and own
ers see almost human qualities in a
fine horse. Sometimes, they think,
the horse surpasses man.
Mr.. Wright owned Rob Roy since
1915. Rob lies amid the blue grass
hills of Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
BOY FORGER HELD FOR TRIAL

Oscar Huehne, Is, Platteville boy,
charged with forgery of check to
buy a car with, was held to October
term of circuit court under $500 bail
by Justic Burrows Monday. R. A.
Goodell appeared for the boy. Bail
was provided.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
sect" the Reckless
Auto SDeeder.

A collision Sunday between two mo-
tor cars near Castle Rock injured
three people. On child may lose her
sight as the result of cuts from broken
glass. The story, as told to the Her
aid. is related elsewhere.
If this story is true the man respon-
slble should be tracked down and
prosecuted. Young men, or old men
either for that matter, should be
taught that the law does not allow in
sane speeding.
The law is too easy. That's why
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
MOUNT HOPE

potosi crossed bats with Mt. Ida
SUNDAY. score 6 to II in favor Potosi.
Harry Hore got hurt Sunday play
ing ball. 49,. co
Young ducks. A grand place to go
hunting about Thanksgiving time.
IL VIM Nm Leighton lost two steers by a
stroke of lightning in the storm last
mank
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
ITEMS OMITTED

and important news the Herald is
forced this week to leave out several
items of contributed news, obituaries
and the bank statements. All omitted
articles will appear in next weeks
issue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
THESE MAY WE'D

Leo J. Schaefer, Hays, Kansas; r.
ma NJ. Pagan, Patch Grove.
Victor A. Hetland, Gladys S. Frantz,
Fennimore
Emery Emerson, Milwaukee; Hazel
Ellis, Lancaster.
Russell Jacobs, Marie Schier, Bag
ley.
VIM. ]. Curley, Agnes Benish, Mus
coda.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11

Chas. Underwood of Baraboo,
Northwestern fireman, came up on
"the RATHER" via Montfort Saturday
night and visited over Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Clara Kemper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11

Mrs. G. A. Hanson and two children
of Schenectady, N. Y, are visiting
Clyde Sutt1e and wife. Mrs. Hanson
was Bessie Suttle before her mar
riage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
LAST WEEKS WEATHER

Forecast-Normal, hot July weather
with possible thunderstorms to clear
air. Summer reigns all points north,
south, east and west. So be it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11
MRS. Lucy BAYMAN DEAD

Mrs. Lucy L. Venable Bayman, wife
of Henry j. Bayman of Liberty, died
at the family home Saturday Funer-
al services was held yesterday at
Sitter, Mrs. Bayman was 68 years
old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11

Ed. Stephens of Milwaukee spent
the forepart of last week with his
father, John Stephens, here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11

Miss Florence Bailey is attending
summer school at the university.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
5 TlJCS
RESCUE
Vessel
Went Aground in
Heavy Fog Early
Tuesday Close to
Fort Flagler

Proceeding slowly thru
heavy fog, the cruiser Seat
tie, flagship of the U. S.
fleet, bound for this port, ran
aground at Marrowstone
point, near Fort Flagler, Il
miles northeast of PIT. Town
send, at 2::30 Tuesday morn
ing.
At Has she was floated
by five navy tugs and was
being towed to Seattle at /
o'clock.
Tho fiagship's hull was not dam
aged. reports said. but her engines.
stopped when the cruiser grounded
remained Idle as the trip to Seattle
was resumed.
The cruiser remained in an up
right position after she struck. Her
bells continued TO strike the hour as
usual: there was no connection
aboard. according TO E. H. Wort
man. postmaster at Fort F'lagier,
an observer.
Tho Seattle was steaming an
hour ahead OF the transport Chau-
mont carrying the house naval az
fairs committee and Admirals r. E.
Coontz, commahder-in-chief of the
navy: L. E. Gregory. Of Washing
ton. d. c., chief OF the yards and
docks bureau Of the navy. en- route
to Bremerton and Seattle.
The Chaumont passed Marrow
stone point without knowing the
fate of tho Seattle She learned be-
fore reaching Bremerton what had
happened but continued on TO the
navy yard.
Marrowstone point extends for a
long distance into the Sound at
Fort Flagler. A lighthouse is 10.
Gated there. In heavy fog 1t al
ways is regarded as n dangerous
point and ships proceed with the
utmost caution VIXEN passing. Tues
day morning the fog was said TO be
unusually dense and hung low over
the water.
one side of the point is rocky;
the other sandy. The flagship
struck on the sandy side, according
to reports FROM Fort Flagler. and
resulted in but slight damage. II
my
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
SEARCH FOR
LOST INFANT

NEW YORK. Aug. IL Three
month.old Lillian Mckenzie. the
CRYING baby" for whom all New
york is searching. is stu missing
The child is sickly and cries inces'
sanity.
peter Mckenzie. the father, Is IN
n state OF collapse. after searching
the entire night for some clue. the
mother, Frustrated yesterday. Is In a
serious condition.
-Four foreigners seen lowering over
the baby carriage. placed In the
Identical spot from which the baby
was kidnapped Saturday. as plea'for
the thief to return the babe. are
under police surveillance.
Numerous other clues have been
run down and found faulty.
Police theory is that little Lillian
was removed from her pcrambulator
when the mother went into n store,
By n woman.
No one noticed the act because
there was nothing unusual about H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
CLAIMS SAILOR
STOLE her RING
Seaman Jailed for Theft OF
Engagement Diamond

Frederick Carl. sailor from the
u. S. s. Omaha. is held in the county
jaiI in lieu OF $3.50 bonds. pending
hts trial on charge OF grand lar.
eeny. He was arrested Monday by
deputy sheriffs az Denny park,
where, week ago. according 10
Frances Morley. a2s Eighth ave. ~,
he coaxed her 10 let him see her dia.
mond engagement ring. then stole II.
Last wednesday. Miss Morley and
Elizabeth Bailey met Ruby Pettet
and Violet Bailey ut Denny park.
The two girls were talking to two
sailors and. thinking they were &C.
ouainted. Miss Morley and Elizabeth
Joined in the conversation. The four
sera rated and ono Of the sailors,
Carl. asked about tho diamond which
cleaned from Miss Morley's engage.
ment finger.
II don't believe Il Is real Ola
mond." no said.
Indignant at this remark. Frances
took the ring off and showed II TO
Carl she says. He refused to return
Il. She pleaded with him for an
hour and finally he said he would
return il 10 her II she would meet
him at the postoffice at 1880 that
night. She was at the postoffice and
remained for half an hour but nc
did not appear.
Two days later she again met the
two sailors at the park and asked
for her ring. Carl said he did not
have It and finally denied ever hay
ing Il. Miss Morley then complained
TO the prosecuting attorney and
warrant for Carts arrest was issued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
ECLIPSE OF sun
HERE sept. 10
Total Eclipse Visible at San
Diego

From 1910 1890 on September
10 n two.thirds eclipse of the sun
will be visible in Seattle. according
to Prof. l.. l.. Small. professor OF
astronomy at the University of Wash
ington.
Further south II will be n total
eclipse. visible in a narrow belt 100
miles wide, running thru northern
Mexico and Southern California and
far out 60 sea. II will not be visible
enst of the Rocky mountains, nc
cordlng to Professor Small.
several parties of scientists from
many pnrls of the United states and
Europe are proceeding TO the cato.
lima islands and San Diego to study
the phenomenon the and the Elm
stein theory In connection with It,
The eclipse will be similar to That
Of 1915 here, said the professor.
Tho eclipse will be at It's height
about 1890.