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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
List of Prize Winners
Rural School Contest

The following are the names ana
places given to the rural contestants
IN the Writing, Arithmetic and Spell
ing Contest held at Lancaster, May
18th at the high school building:
Writing.
l. Nettie Kilby, district 2, Bee
town.
2. Hazel Meyer, district 5, Patch
Grove.
3. Edna Mccartney, district 1, Mt.
Hope.
4. Florence Light, district /,
Smelser.
5. Erma Heberlein, district 2, No.
Lancaster.
6. Vera Julius, district 2, Liberty.
Kathryn Potter district A. Mt.
Hope.
8. Dorothy Vogt, district 5, Bloom
ington.
10. Margaret Williamson, district
1, Melville.
II. Ruth Slaght, district 2, Bee
town.
II. Clark Abrams, district 4, Mt
Hope.
Is. Monroe Meyers, district 4, Bee
town.
Arithmetic.
l. Ronald Smith, district 2, Liber-
ty, $3.50.
g Margaret Light, district 6,
Smelser, $40.
3. Wilma Wanek, district 6, Wing
vile, $40.
f. Dave Zwolanek, district 4, Cas-
tie Rock, $3.50.
5. Edna Mae Goodrich, district 4,
Mt. Ida, $50.
Melvin Wanek, district 6, Wing
vile, $40.
7. Celia Benish, district 6, Wing
Vile, 500.
8. Phyllis Townsend, district 6.
Wingville, $40.
8. Irene Grattan, district 3, Cass-
vile, 1870.
10. Gladys Hore, district Is, North
Lancaster, 1870.
II. Madella Fielder, district 5,
Bloomington, 1870.
u. Freda Taylor, district 5, Wa
terloo, 74%o.
Is. Lucy Ward, district 5, Bloom
ington, 1920.
IA Margaret Williams, district /,
Millville, 1870.
Is. Opal Meyers, district 1, Bee
town, 1870.
Spelungs
/. Velma Blum, district /, Platte
Vile, 98.3-5%6.
2. Dorothy Vogt, district 5, Bloom
ington, 98.4T6.
3. Clark Abrams, district 4, Mt.
Hope, 1850.
4. Opal Meyers, district 2, Bee
town, 96.8%o.
5. Bird Borah, joint district 4, Mt
Ida, 1920.
6. Iowa Alice vesperman, joint
district T. Mt. Ida, 96.69o.
7. Madella Fielder, district 5.
Bloomington, 95.4%o.
8. Charles Finn, district 5, Patch
Grove, 1920.
8. Marjorie Joyce, district 2, Bee
town, $50.
10. Victor L. Simpson, district 4,
Mt. Hope, 94.Sa
IL. Ronald Smith, district 2, Lib
erty, 94.4%.
II. Grace Palmer, joint district s,
Mt. Ida, $40.
Is. Stella Noethe, district 5, Patch
Grove, 1850.
IA. Alice Holman, joint district q,
Mt. Ida, 1920.
Is. Edna Mccartney, district 4, Mt.
Hope, $3.50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
FLORA

The farmers are busy getting in
their crops and their wives are max
ing gardens.
Arnold Biefer went to Galena one
day last week.
John Schildgen, Ed Bishell and
Anthem Peterson delivered cattle at
Lancaster last Thursday.
J. G. Edgington and wife did
shopping at the Hub Friday.
Elder B. c. Flint of Evansville,
Wis, will hold services here Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Harry Hartnett and wife and Joe
and Josephine, Mrs. Nora Vesperman
and Mrs. Florence Ohlert were at j.
c. Edgington's Sunday.
Geo. Houghton and wife and John
Burns and wife and daughter Matte
of Beetown, attended services here
Sunday.
Miss Isa Kennedy and Beryl Irish
visited the Rowden school last Thurs
day afternoon to make arrangements
for the play, "The Face at the Win
dow" which will be given there Fri
day the 18th.
Ervie Edwards and wife were Of
Harley Pohle's Sunday forenoon.
Jim Garthwaite and son, Norman,
and Mrs. Nell Boble were at Will
Garthwaite's Sunday.
Geo. Miller of Bagley and Miss
Buell. Velva were married at Dubu-
que Saturday by Justice Barrows.
They were accompanied to Dubuque
by Mrs. Dan Webster and Mrs. Lee
Rogers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
Don't Criticize; This
May Happen in May

Lancaster people wished they had
Mt been so hasty about taking them
Off" last Tuesday when a mid-winter
snow storm struck the city about 10
a. m. The storm was general accord
inc to travellers inbound from other
points, and at Pra. du CHEN and fur
Their north heavy snow fell. A kill
ing frost occurred Tuesday night,
making ambitious fruit trees that had
blossomed early look pretty sick. It
is said by weather experts that r.
mile wind kept the frost away from
the ground. However, Grant county
is not a fruit country and locally the
freeze did no great harm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
Pythians Institute
Fenni1nore Lodge

About twenty members of Lancas-
ter lodge knights of Pythias went to
Fennimore Friday night to attend
and participate in the institution of
new lodge there. Grand Lecturer
Libby and Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals Gillette, both of Fond du
Lac, represented the grand lodge at
the institution and ably directed the
work. Delegations were present from
LaFarge, Platteville, Boscobel, Ben
and Lancaster, making about 100
knights in addition to the candidates
At midnight fine banquet was
served at the Sheedy restaurant
Following that most of the visitors
left for home except those engaged in
putting on further degrees. The Fen
nimore lodge starts auspiciously with
twenty-five or more members.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
City Dads Transact
Matters of Import

The Lancaster city concil at it's
Tesday night meeting confirmed ac-
ton by the special committee toward
equipping the new city hall and
theatre after striking out a few it
ems. The remainder called for an ap-
preparation of $15,7S9, which was
passed without dissent.
AT the previous May meeting AID.
John D. Henkel was named as pres
ident of the council. Rolla Knapp re-
ceived appointment as night watch
and policeman for one year.
Trustees were established for the
John Schreiner Charity fund as fol-
lows: 5 years, Mrs. Martha Showal-
ter; years, R. c. Willis; 3 years,
Florence Cashman 2 years, Chas.
B. Ziegler; 1 year, Thos lockwood.
A petition to establish a light at
the corner of Pierce and Maple streets
opposite the Mrs. John Jeide residence
was referred to the board of public
works.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
ALT-HUFF HERDS
NECK AND NECK
IN TESTHONORS
Interesting Data From
Local Association.

The month of April favors us with
102 quality COWS out of 426 COWS
tested, which means that 1870 of all
COWS tested qualified in the 40 pound
class.
The high COW is owned by Carl j.
Alt with a production of 1908 pounds
of milk and 704 pounds butterfat.
The high herd is owned by ]. A
Huff with an average of 951 pounds
milk and 46.S pounds butterfat.
The following members have swo-
yearOlds producing 40 or 5ore
pounds of fat during the month
Floyd l.. Battle, l junior 2-yeaT-old
with 41.5 pounds fat; Clyde L. Walk
er, l senior two-year-old with 56.6
pounds fat; Hal Borah, l senior two
year-old with 41.0 pounds fat.
L. w. Beadle's grade Holstein heif
er, Patricia, deserves special men
ton, producing LOGS pounds milk and
40,5 pounds butterfat, going on test
as a senior yearling.
The following table gives the pro-
duction of the six high herds:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
The Blessed Rain.

Falling alike on rich and poor
good and bad, just and unjust, thrifty
and improvident, the blessed rain
came Monday after several weeks OF
dryness. Blades Of grass ready to
spring to richness sang silent songs
of praise as they drank greedily Of the
moisture Cattle on thousand hills
gamboIed as the rain fell. Seeds in
the ground felt the water and sturdiiy
began their labor. Man in the fields
felt a silent yelling of thankfulness
to the infinite as tile drops came upon
his face upturned to the sky This is
the region where God turns the water
on and all Nature rejOices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
The MOOnShine Menace Affects
Youth Worse Than Adults.

The Platteville News regretfully
states that some very good men are
being ruined by moonshine. This is
true and too bad. But the big menace
around moonshine remains its dan
ger to young people. If elderly men
want to spoil what little health they
have left with moonshine it is liter
ally and figuratively their own funer-
all" For young boys and even girls
to start breaking trail to hell over
the moonshine route is little short Of
a national calamity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
Taking Automobiles a
Penjtentiary OffenSe,

The Herald notes that young as the
season is, car thefts are starting. A
good many Of these car thefts are not
really thefts, but simply desire to
go joy riding without the car own
er's permission. $3.50 the trip ends
in disaster These joy-riders in
variably fail to realize that taking a
car without consent Of the owner is
a penitentiary offense if the aggrievet
person wants to press the case. The
culprit hasn't a chance in the world
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
New Rules Issued
on r. f. d. Boxes

Postmaster Mcmahon has received
an order from the postoffice depart
ment to the effect that all rural mail
boxes must be located on the right
side of the road, according to the way
the drivers route runs. Boxes must
be substantially mounted and lettered
with the patrons name. Failure to
comply within a reasonable period
will mean the withdrawal of rural
mail privileges.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
DAYLIGHT SAVING SYSTEM
FORBIDDEN IN WISCONSIN

MADISON.-Th Wisconsin senate
voted Friday to prohibit cities Of the
state from adopting daylight saving
ordinances, when under suspension OF
the rules it passed the Czerwioski bill
and sent the measure to the assembly
for concurrence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
DANCE HALL CONTROL
BY COUNTIES GRANTED

MADISON-The Ridgway sena.e
bill granting county boards author
ity to regulate dance halls and places
of amusement was concurred in by
the assembly Friday and sent to the
governor Assemblyman Kiesner,
Milwaukee, Socialist, moved for non
concurrence, but his motion lost, II
to 40.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
New Bank Commissioner Takes Office

Dwight n. Parker, Fennimore bank
err, Tuesday became state commission
er of banking. The term of Marshal
Cousins, Eau Claire banker, expired
at noon Tuesday. Parker is boy
hood friend of Gov. Blaine.
Fred Belanger, II, Bayfield, boy who
lost a leg when struck by a train, was
given $500 by the Northwestern
road. The claim was settled out of
court.
If Winter Comes-Can Spring be
Far Behind? We'd say so!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
DR. Holm A. GAULT DEAD

Word was flashed to Lancaster
early yesterday of the death OF DR.. j..
A. Gault at the Milwaukee home OF his
brother-in-law, Chas. Blunt. The body
will arrive in Lancaster Thursday
evening. Funeral services will be
held at the residence at two o'clock
d. m. Friday afternoon. Burial at
Hillside
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR

Baccalaureate sermon June 3, de-
livered by Rev. Louis Arhelger.
Glass day exercises, manual train
ing and domestic science exhibits,
June 5.
Commencement exercises with AZ
graduates, June 6.
School closes June Z.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
PETER UDELHOFEN DEAD

Peter Udelhofen, tenant on the JOS;
Mccoy farm in No. Lancaster, died
about 7:3 Monday evening after an
Illness of some duration. Funeral
services Will be held at st. Clements
church tomorrow morning with inter
ment in Pigeon cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
TO CELEBRATE FOURTH

Leo ". Kane Post, American
Legion, Platteville, will conduct a
Wild West Roundup and Celebration,
July As, at Platteville. A big pro-
gram is being prepared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16

The following members milk their
high cows three times daily: Carl ].
Alt, l.. w. Beadle, l. A. Vesperman
and j. A. Huff. twenty-five of the
members are feeding we'll balanced
ratiOns.
Eight Improbable COWS were sold
for beef and three cows sold for dairy
purposes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
Fully Americanize
Presbyterian Church

Since there have been no German
services held at the Presbyterian
church for more than five years, the
congregation at recent meeting
voted to change the incorporated
name of the church from 1.-THE First
German Presbyterian Church of Lam
caster" to 'The First Presbyterian
Church Of Lancaster"
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday School 9:45.
Morning Worship 10:45.
Hurricane.
Sunday School 2 p. m.
Preaching service 8 p. n.
Study Group s p. m.
Congregational meeting after the
afternoon services.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
(Rev. VIM. Oliver Johnson, Rector
Friday, May 18.-Choir rehearsal az
1870.
Sunday, May 2O.-Holy Commun-
ion at 1880; Church School at $3.50;
Morning Prayer and Sermon at 1920.
A 14-pound babe born to Mrs. Ben
Burns of Lancaster last Friday, did
not live. Drs. Fowler and Godfrey
worked hours on the case The moth
er is in a critical condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16

Really now, let us have some COCA
rains and get settled down before the
corn planting begins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
GRAND ARMY
VETS OPPOSE
MEMORIAL GAME
Headquarters Tom Cox Post.
Lancaster, Wis.
May IA, 1923.
A. L. Sherman,
Editor Herald,
Lancaster, Wis.

Lear OlF:-
At the last regular meeting of Tom
Cox Post No. 1872, Dept. of Wis, G. A.
R., the following action relating TO
Decoration Day was taken:
eve, as a Post, are unalterably OPP
posed to any form of public sports
and amusements on this Memorial
Day. This sentiment is unanimous
among us, not only as to baseball, but
as to other means of commercializing
our national holiday"
We believe this sentiment applies
not only to old comrades, but with all
loyal citizens.
A. C. MORSE,
Adjutant, Tom Cox Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16

There used to be four season. Now
here are three-July, August and
Winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
LAST WEEKS WEATHER

Forecast-Unsettled with warm and
fair end of week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-25

What was the most beautiful thing you ever sawf
Maybe it was the love light in a woman's eyes, a baby's smile
or a sunrise.
Great artists agree that the most beautE1 thing in nature
is the aurora boreals-northern lights, 50 gorgeous in their
coloring and so swiftly changing that no artist has ever been
able to "catch them on canvas except as a rather pathetic
counterfeit.
In the above penpcture by Artist SatterGeld, you see a
fur-clad traveller in the northern Yukon. He has stopped his
dogs and is motionless on his sledge, filed with an infinite awe
as he watches the aurora borealis. The light formation in the
picture is known as the Corona" In a twinkling it will
change to "the dancers y 'the s%earchlight, 'the Sheet or
'the ripping curtains
The man on the sledge wonders what makes the north
en lights. No scientist is certain. Some think it Is electrl-
cal phenomena, others believe it is due to reflection of sun
light on polar ice.
The scientists cannot even fully define color, light or cleo
tricity, though they understand how these curious things OPP
crate and how they are conveyed to our minds. Nor can the
scientists tell us the inner secret of the snow that surrounds
the northern traveller. They say that snow is water crystal
liked at a certain low temperature. What is water? Oxygen
and hydrogen, answer the scientists. They are silent when
you ask, What are hydrogen and ~oxygen?"
Man is an explorer, seeking final truth. His knowledge
gets Just so far, then runs into an impenetrable wall. We
observe the processes by which millions Of things happen, but
cannot see behind the veil.
Education is the process of increasing our conception of
our s~tupendous ignorance-of teaching us the infinite extent
of what we do know and never can, this side of the grave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-25
n NEW STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

There is considerable doubt at the present time as to what Will
he done regarding a new State Highway Commission Governor
silzer lost no time after taking office, in BUSTING the old board and
he has recommended to the legislature the creation of a three-man
commission. The Sizer plan is to have three high class men ap'
nointed by the governor, the board to be as near n~on-partlsan as
noesible. The governor being a Democrat has agreed to name at
feast one Republican on the board.
While the Republican senate has indicated a Willingness u a-
sesnt The silzer program. there is a rumbling Of dissatisfaction in
Abe House that NAV cause trouble. Some of the more partisan
members of the lower house are raising the old cry of "to the VIC
Aora belong the spoHs.' But who are the vctors in this caseG Gov
ernor silzer, a Democrat, was just as much a victor a the hepuoll,
can majority in the legislature. The partisan idea OF taxing all
nover of appointment out Of the hands of the governor when the
seaislsture happens to be in the control Of the opposite party IS not
favored bv the people. It is much easier to hold one man respon-
sible for appointments than a large group OF men such as up
Che legislature. New Jersey has got along very well unoer mel
hresent system and there is no desire to change.
AS the people have seen fit to elect a Democratic governor 1t
e nm To him TO name the new State Highway Commission no matter
what size it may be, the senate, Of course, having the right to ac-
1 cept or reject the names as presented. Governor Slzer can De
trusted to do the right thing in this respect
The governor is interested in the development of the state and
saving the taxpayers money. He realizes the responsibility placed
Upon the new State Highway Commission by the people in voting
in favor Of a $40, 100000 bond issue last fall This amount together
with the millions that are received through taxation, motor vehicle
fees and from the federal government runs into a vast sum and it
will require high class men to handle it properly and see that the
people get their moneys worth.
AS Middlesex county is located in the center of the state and
lis crossed both north and south and east and west by important
state highways, it would seem logical that one Of the commissioners
come from this county. In the board just ousted this county was
Represented by Mr.. Burton and in the board previous to that Mid
Eesex was represented by Mr.. Herbert. Both men gave excellent
nee. Middlescx still has plenty of good men who would serve
u faithfully IN this ipRQtsns saamisiaa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-25
CRISIS in AIR MAIL SERVICE
is REACHED
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

I Thus the mail planes were found
to be impracticable as carriers be-
tween cities located within 500
miles of each other and one by one
these short runs were abandoned.
But there was a chance to give val
liable service on the longer runs.
As a result, the p~ostof1ce has con-
centrated exclusively on the New
York-San Francisco route and "a
planes and 40 pilots are now keep
ing UP this service
Auxiliary to Train Service
1t is possible that the average
citizen believes that on this service
mail Ia loaded on a plane In New
York. taken a stage of the journey
transferred to another plane. car
ried forward again, and in this
manner finally delivered in a
Francisco But that is not the way
1t is done. 1t is used to forward
mail which has already been car
ried part of the way by trains. BOZ
instance, the morning plane for the
west leaves Cleveland at 8 O'CLOCK
carrying mail which left New YORK
by train the evening before. This
gets the mail to Chicago in time Tor
delivery that day. And all along
the route the planes are merely
aiding to give quicker delivery to
train mail. The service is advanc-
ing the mail over the whole route
from IL to "a hours, carrying an
average of 100000 letters a day.
This is valuable service, but mail
goes this way under the ordinary
postal rates, and the air service
therefore is operated at a big loss.
The future of air mails, Assistant
Postmaster General Henderson told
the House Appropriation Commit
tee recently, lies in night flying, a
thing which no nation has yet
taken up. The postal authorities
believe night flying is feasible. AL
ready the postoff1ce has equipped
at Chicago a night landing field.
Its chief feature is a great air bea-
con light, raised up 70 feet from
the ground and visible for 80 miles
The field itself is outlined in lights
of smaller candle power. Acroas
the field will be provided an illum-
mated landing line, on which the
aviator should put his wheels down
for an ideal landing. There will
also be an illuminated wind direc-
tion and velocity indicator. and all
buildings will be illuminated.
A relay of airplanes. leaving New
York in the morning, could reach
San Francisco near evening the fol-
lowing day. On this run the night
section would lie between Chicago
and Cheyenne and this is the sec
ton which it is proposed to Hum
nate first. The plan embraces a.
series OF 81 emergency landing
aaIdS s+oSIopad avarv Ok u,ilaa he
tween the two terminals These
fields will be outlined in lights ev-
cry night Connecting the emer-
gency fields will be automatic guide
lights about three miles apart.
1t will cost about $~1,000,o00 to
make this airway, but congress is
inclined to grant the money so con-
fdent are the postal authorities
that when the installation is COM
plete it will give the country n SO
hour transcontinental mail service.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-25

out reducing or wasting them.
@. What is the meaning OF "On a
Field Sable, the Letter A Gules,
with which Hawthorne closed his
Scarlet Letter ?''-D. z. H.
A. The heraldic expression quoted
lei that on q background OF
black the letter A is wrought in the
color red.
O, What caused the crater known
as Coone Butte in Arizona p. l..
A. This crateriform mound In
Arizona is one of the greatest eng
mas of nature. Various explana-
t!ons of its origin have been ad-
yanced, but only two are consid-
cred, The first is that it was formed
t.y the impact of a great meteorite or
A compact swarm of m~eteorites. The
second is that it was caused by a
a~1bterranean explosion OF steam or
gas.
@, Are valuable pearls ever found
IN ordinary oysters Pr. S. c.
A. The character OF pearls nat
partakes of the character or
the she'll in which they are formed;
IL that be a q and dull, so also
will be the pearls; if it have the lrrl-
descence and translucency oil
mother-of-pearl, they will possess
these same elements OF beauty. IL
is vain, therefore, to expect to ma
pearls of value IN common edible
O. Is there a variety Of peas that
may be eaten pods and all?--W. F.
K. .
A. There are peas, the pods of
which are edible, and which are pre-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-25

pared for the table like string bean>
but they have been popular il
the United States.
@. How much is q millecurie e=
pressed in grams?-J. C. Fl.
A. The Geological Survey says
that a curie is the amount of emma
ton in equilibrium with n gram
of pure radium. A millecurie is one
cne-thousandth of a curie.
@. What was the first name for
New York City?-J. NJ. r.
A.. -Four trading houses were built
on the present site of Al Broadway
in 1913 by Andrew Block, and a
year later a fort was built where the
Custom House is, this being ca!lea
Fort Manhattan. The name was
taken from Manhatanis, which means
those who dwell upon an island, ann
which was applied to the Indians.
Fort Amsterdam replaced Manhat-
tan in 1924, and the settlement was
called New Amsterdam.