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Americas Gift to Russia Included. in Part:

hungred, and "a gave me meat"
They might have quoted further
"Naked and We clothed me-" for tn,
American Relief Administrator
purchased. and distributed in Russia
close to 81 .466, 600 worth of clothing
principally among the children
many Of whom were SO scantily clae
that they could not decently come b
the public kitchens for their dail1
meal, In addition: to this it delivered
IN Russia more chan 400 tons Of
clothing collected in the United
States by other organizations, to sax
nothing Of vast quantities of bedding
hospital garments and complete lay.
ettes..
The pious Russian villagers Nigh,
well have completed the text, II was
sick and We visited me-" for neve,
was there sicker nation than Rus.
STA when the A. r. A. arrived. Ty.
plus, cholera, recurrent fever, small.
pox, typhoid-all were raging in the
starvation districts and taking a ire
mendvus toll of life among the PEG.
pie whose resistance was weakened
BY famine. Moreover the movement
Of refugees was rapidly carrying
these epidemics into every part Of
the country, and even across the Dor
dere into the neighboting states, un.
til Europe was threatened with q
pandemic of unreasonable severity,
And the A. r. A. in its visit Of mercy
came not, like Jobs comforters. EN-
pty-handed.
Rather it brought 81 ,6s5, 900 worth
OF medicines and other sick room ne
cessities. It brought q score or more
physicians, skilled epfdemiologists f;
it brought the largest quantities of
serums, vaccines and other disease
Preventives ever ordered 1T one time.
1t opened free dispensaries, clinics,
ambulatories, hospitals. It cleaned
Up entire cities; it purified water sup
plies; It bathed, deloused, purged, in
oculated, vaccinated rich and poor.
OLD and young, not BY tens or tens
OF thousands, but literally by millions
-almost by tens Of millions. So that
instead OF there being 277.701 cases
Of typhus In Russia q there were ia
March. 1922. March, 1928, saw onlv
1921 cases. Relapsing fever has
been eliminated in the same propor-
ton and the incidence Of cholera is
negligible as compared with last
years figures.
II takes more than figures TO ten
the story. When DR.. Henry Beeuw-
kes. as chief of the Medical Divi-
sion. writes truthfully that since GO
ing into. Russia, the American Relief
Administration has supplied upwards
Ct ,16. 0O0 hospitals and other insti-
tntlons having constant capacity
q A,03e,0 persons, the task may
appear 70 have been = monumental
one: When one glaflcss 1t the map
Of Rtssia and inds that these insti-
buttons were scattered over IN area
iu-spppl!ed with railroads and that
some were separated from Moscow.
the base Of supply, By more than .
Thousand miles, ones wonder grows.
But no one who has. not stood n.
side ? Russian hospital, d II was n
ths days Of the great famine. before
the relief came, can realize the full
measure Of Americas achievement.
Eyefy&htu.: Vas lacking. Bods ware
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testinal trouble. Funeral services
were held yesterday It s.: Joaeph's
church and burial took place in the
Catholic cemetery. !,

Mrs. james Mcdowell and liaugh-
tet1, Charlotte and Marion, returned,
from visit to Fargo and Detroit.
..Mi9s sChariotta left Immediately for
Livingston, Mont, where sheeWilk be
the 9udat q her aunt ana tnei6; m.
ald Mr.. q. II. Jaeobns.
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be 30 vivid as to detail but It win

be 30 vivid as to detail but It win
be more comprehensive. I'll
Instead of telling Of one city or
one district with ita hundreds of
thousands, fed, they VII talk of the
extent Of the operation in terms of
millions. They will illustrate the
freight movement from the Northern
and Southern ports to the heart Of
the famine area by graphic charts
they have prepared. They will tell
how many million cans of milk were
ordered, how many consumsed and the
use that was made Of the empty cans
and cases, Of how many Thousand kit
chens were opened and hc'w the "a.
tions were allocated .moushs in ad.
vance, so that the children who came
to the kitchen could be cert ain meal
would be waiting them.
/ And down on lower Bre adway, to-
ward the end Of Manhat tan Island,
in one Of the skyscraperSs there are
men who could tell still Al tother story.
They would speak Of vasa grain pur.
chases, of the chartering of hundreds
OF ships. Of the mobilizat i'm Of funds,
OF crop estimates and International
negotiations, Of detailed accounting
system, Of expert AUDI ing. They
would tell of a business administers
ton Of entrusted funds ,nnder the di.
rection of Edgar Ricka1Si, which en-
ab!ed the chairman Of the American
Relief Administration, II erbert Hoo
yer. to report to the Pre- i,ident of the
United States: "there h ms not been a
deduction OF one penny for admins
trative purposes eithe K from the
funds provided by COM eress or from
public charity in the U,l tied States.D
but by whichever r'yup the story
is'toH, ~ is one Of WI ich America
may well be proud Ji. July. 1921.
Maxim Gorky and Pat tiarch Tiikhon
appealed to the whole world to save
tie atarying populations IL the Volga
valley s The very day that appeal
was published Herbert. Hoover tele-
graphed to Gorky the conditions t1n-
der which the A r. A! could extend
it's relief. Within q alonth Colonel
William N. Haskell Va 3 appointed d.
rector Of the A. r. A. In Russia and
food ships were on thu Sr way. Amer
lea was the first coun ky to respond.
y offered to feed dllion. It was
1eeding more than t en- times that
numoer day in and { ny ont before
the frst twelvemonth had passed.
It transported to r t1ssia and dis
tfibuted there close to million tons
Of grain and other foodstrffs. w
fleet Of 237 ships tlied its wav
across the Atlantic. through the
Mediterranean. Baltis And Black
seas, and under the di Eection Of only
zoo Americans an ar nv Of 125 900
Russians !abored. un f,adihr. ware
housing. hauling, werf hing, cooking
and serving that foodE It was food
enough for one billion seven hundred
and fifty million meal. Surely new
q before has one nat: bns 1T 10 xr9at
j feast for q famishe Il neiphborl
ls + any wonder tn kt the peasants
81 onewar-devastate6i and fandine.
stricken village, havilkg no xold and
40 bronze available, ] painstakinclv
dug from the log wa 4 8 81 their' cots
lagos leaden bullets as.d east 4 medali
Tor the American whE. brought them
ne 1ood. inscribihg 7 Il, u was anl
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Y eonard Clans Of vsllsyg City. and
Arthur N. Sather Of Mandan took
Z lace Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. SAthel
will make their home in Mandan
latter Sept. IL. Mr.. Sather - trfvel-
ing salesman for the Missouri VAL
ley Gfosary company. i''ssSS
George, the eight-nnonths-old son
~ M. md Mr.. Andfsw Ktnt4, died
~ the fsmily reaidsnss IA the city;
I uee@1y cNorninD 80 spS1H 81 IN
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GLENCOE-LIVONA

Mrs. Geo. Jackson and daughter,
Miss Greta of Tacoma, Wash. left
Monday foENheir home after a short
visit with friends here.
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Harold Bromwell was a Bismarck
visitor ThuAday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-16

Joe Gilman and family were capital
city visitors Saturday Of last week.
They were accompanied home by
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!. each. child received Slt per month
or sufficient support Of some kind.

Nj. and Mrs. Arthur Tavis enter
tanned ct dinner Tuesday evening in
honor Of Miss Doerschlsg Of Pasa-
dena, Calf. Miss DoeSfschlag is
cousin 81 Mrs. Tavis ana Il enYouts
TO her home from Canada.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald and
and family of Buchanan Valley
were put in search of wild fruit Sun
day and were also callers at the
John Wilde home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jas, Cauty of Mimi
esota, have been guests at the home
of the latter's sister, Mrs. Clarence
Cowels of Livona.
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Several of the young people from
here attended dance at Fort Rice
Saturday Of last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05

ESTDAYED-Four- year-old dark iron
grey horse from our pasture. Notify
J. Hickok. 29tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
FLORA

Miss Neva Taylor Of Madison, spent
a couple of days at the Lester Snyder
home last week.
This section Of the country was Wis
tied by the worst storm last Tuesday
afternoon. Many fields of corn were
blown down. Anthem Peterson had a
horse killed by lightning and Frank
Bishell had a cow struck.
Mrs. Francis Oates is at Will Garth
waites caring for Will Junior, who
made his appearance last Monday.
The Lester Snyder family attended
the Knapp reunion last Thursday.
Lester Snyder and wife and daugh-
ter, and sons, Russell and Kenneth
spent the latter part of the week
camping and fishing at Mccartney.
J. G. Edgington, Homer Irish and
Ervie Edwards helped work on The
new road near Porter's bridge last
Wednesday.
Our school house was cleaned last
week and the floor oiled. Miss Isa
Kennedy has the school again this
year
Miss Alice Cooley will attend school
ct Lancaster this year.
Lester Snyder and family drove to
Harley Pholes Sunday to take Lneir
son, Russell, who will attend school
at Bloomington.
Another baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Cooley Sept. 3.
Ervie Edwards, Clyde Cooley, John
Schildgen and Raleigh Blackburn
went to Lancaster Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05

MRS. Nellie Hansel and husband of
savanna, came up Thursday to visit
Mrs. Hansel's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Marshal.
mrs. Harry. Sutten of Galesburg.
Ill, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Decker on
Military Ridge. and her mother-in-law,
mrs Eli Millen in Bagley left for
wyoming Thursday to join her hus-
band, who is helping repair track for
the b. & O., that was washed out in
the recent big floods there
Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Chance and chill
dren, and Jens Hogan returned to
'Zering, Iowa, Thursday.
Mrs. c. A. Ready and children re-
TUNED from a visit with E9r folks
near Mt. Sterling Monday.
Miss Bessie barrow of Dubuque re-
turned from a visit with her brother,
ralph barrow Monday.
Mrs. VIM. Winter came from the
West to visit old friends Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
SPEED E SERVICE

Fred Govier hauled out a culvert
for Little Grant Thursday.
Irwin Vesperman took out a load
of shingles for Pine Knob school.
Order your hard and Zeigler coal
at once. Sept. first is almost here.
Geo Greaney had a real barn
raising and also a good feed for
the host of neighbors and friends
that gathered Wednesday.
VIII Barr took out five loads OF
shingles for his barn Thursday.
Merl Walker has started his
Jamesway hen house this week.
Harvey Abrams expects to COM
plete his hen house on the Lindner
farm this week. This hen house
will be sealed with Jamesway in
sulation.
Christian Vesperman is shing-
ling his house this week, ably as
sisted by his three sons.
1t isn't a day too early to put in
your winters coal. Don't take a
chance on shivering when cold
weather comes. Order it now and
get what you want. Prices are
lower today than they will be next
winter We have nice stock Of
genuine Zeigler for furnaces and
cook stoves on hand today.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
CASSVILLE

Mrs. G. A. K. Klindt and daughter,
Lillian visited in Chicago last week
Mrs. Caroline Failing, beloved
mother of William Failing and Otto
Failing, in her 74th year passed away
at her home in Cassville Tuesday,
Aug. 28th. Funeral services from the
residence Thursday, conducted by
Rev. Essep. Clarence Mutt rendered
two solos. The. deceased leaves to
mourn her besides the sons, a sister,
Mrs. Ida Klindt and four grand chill
dren. The husband was drowned
about SO years ago.
Clarence Gulick of Platteville, was
visitor with the home folks Sunday.
Miss Ethel Mier of Chicago, is Wis
iting relatives, the Johnsons.
Mrs. Ben Kirschbaum returned
from a visit in La Crosse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Horsfall of Du-
buque, were over Sunday guests at
the John Roe home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Taylor and
daughter, Luetta, of North Andover
were at the Thos. Finney home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ScharfensteiIl
Bloomington, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
I0IuI0lu, 0uCCGAUS1S, hSoudLSS ASO
Phillipson, Chicago, and Chas. Schar-
fenstein of Rockford, were in attend
ance at the Failing funeral.
Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Blackburn were
Dubuque visitors one day last week.
Miss Lena Schier left last week for
her school near Fennimore.
Miss Margaret Haberman is home
from La Crosse.
Miss Damona Bernhard was home
from La Crosse to spend Labor day.
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FOR SALE-237-acre farm with coed
buildings, good pasture and running
water, also Mccormick Corn Binder,
good as new. Also room for rent.
Felix Wanezek, Lancaster. 29tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05

FOR SALE-Young Guernsey Bulls
and Poland China stock hogs. Albert
l.. Kasper, Rt. 5, Lancaster, Wis. 29tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
SHAVINGS
He Felt Mt Home.

A farmer lad was at barn
dance given in celebration of Jane
Smiths wedding. During the even
ing, he danced with young lady
who frequently stepped on his feet.
Excuse me for stepping on your
feet" she apologiZed.
"Oh, that's all right" retorted
the young man, "the cows step ali
over my feet at home"
No Use on Earth.
Mandy: "Yo'all minds me oh
one o. them flying machines"
Rastus: How cum, woman, how
cum, kase Abs sech a high flyer?
Mandy: mo, sab, Guild man,
hits jest kase yo' am no use on
earth!"
In Sunny Tennessee.
Stranger, to boy: Say, son.
where will this path take me?"
It'll take you to Dads still, but
it won't bring you back"
Used to 1t at Home.
did you give this man the third
degree?" asked the police officer
Eyes. We browbeat and badger
ed him with every question we
could think Of"
What did he do?"
HE dozed off and merely muir
INJURED now and them Eyes, my
dear, you are perfectly right"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Happenings From
Exchanges and
Reporters.
BAGLEY

Elda and Helen Kramer of East
man, came down Sunday to visit their
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ready.
DR.. McCum of Onalaska, was in
Bagley several days last week on
business.
Mrs. c. D. Calkins was visiting her
son, DR.. Earl Calkins, in Racine last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Clifton and
son, Maurice, and Ed. Root drove IN
from Savanna last week in Harley's
new car.
Jess McCum, Frederick Pohle, Car
son HaVille, George Haville, and
Clarence Galick, returned from their
camping trip in northern part of the
state last Thursday.
Mrs. Armstrong and son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Krats and
children of Ridgeway, Ia, were visit
ing the Armstrong brothers here last
week.
Harold WILDER and Florence Moore
were married in Dubuque Wednesday
and Thursday left for Wyoming to
teach school for the next year.
Oscar Barns, who is working in
Madison at carpenter work, was home
last week. He returned Monday.
Pro. Coulthard has moved into the
Charley Glass house that he purchas-
ed recently.
Mrs. Ella barrow returned to her
home in Potosi last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jack Booker and two sons re-
turned from Dubuque with her broth
er-in-law and sister-in-law Thursday
in their car.
The Cooperative company shipped
four cars of hogs and two of cattle
last week and two of cattle Monday.
Alfred Jackley, who is working III
the railroad yards in Savanna came
up Wednesday and returned Thurs
day.
Mrs Archie Duff and daughter Wis
tied her parents in Elkador, Iowa, last
week Her sister, who has been Wis
iting her returned home with her.
Jack Bockes killed rattle snake on
the depot platform under the track
last Wednesday. 1t had five rattles.
There has been more rattleSnakes
killed around and close to Bagley
than has been killed before in a num-
Der of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flatman, who have
been at Mrs. F1atman's parental nome
for some time returned to their home
in Dixon, ILL.,, Saturday.
Mrs. Oscar Ready of La Crosse,
came down Saturday.
Miss Hilda Biederman, daughter OF
Ed. Biederman, returned from sever
al weeks visit in Chicago Saturday
morning to her grand parents home
in Bagley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barr Of Savanna,
was in Bagley Sunday. Fred return
ed to Savanna and his wife remained
for a longer visit.
Miss Sadie Patch OF independence,
Ia, and Miss Nellie Patch OF Dubuque,
spent last week with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs Fred Patch, returning
Sunday to their work.
DR.. E. Curtis and wife OF Laport,
Ind, are visiting the doctors sister,
Mrs. John Moore, and family.
Mrs. Ed. Ready and children OF Sa-
wanna, came up Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Ovid Beverly and TWO
children of Maple Park, Ill, came up
Monday to visit Mrs. Beverlys aunt
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hem
pei.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Quarterman and
children of Galesburg, ILL.,, drove up
in their car last week and returned
by train Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones OF Potosl'
are visiting Mrs. Moore's parents MT
and Mrs. John Moore.
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begins.
George HiIlery of the Peerless gar
age, has a new Buick Six. which has
all the new improvements.
The Leonard Cooper family moved
their household effects to Madison
yesterday, they expect to make Madi-
son their home
The Doctor Merrifield family visited
at Woodstock, ILL.,, last week.
Rev. Father Leo Pollock visited at
Chicago, Milwaukee and other cities
in the east part of the state the past
week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
BLOOMINGTON

The village school started Monday
with about the usual number of pu-
pills present, and with prospects for
a good school year. Several changes
nave been made in the teaching force.
MT. Lathrop, the new principal, comes
highly recommended
Mrs. Mary Pofford died at the home
OF Gibson Tyler Friday evening, where
she had been making her home since
returning to this village few weeks
ago. She was past II years of age and
was IN poor health when she came
here. Funeral was held at the Tyler
residence Sunday morning, Rev. Phil
lTpps OBLIGATED. She was buried in
the village cemetery.
Joe Greer came up from Freeport,
Ill, to spend Sunday afternoon with
Sunday night. Joe reports the circus
business good this season. The
| Greer's expect to be home in about
! five weeks.
Leland Obraham came home from
Rush. Mimi, where he has spent the
summer vacation. He came to attend
school here.
Clarence McCluskey and family of
lIt. Hope visited relatives here Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Willie Welsh and Mr..
and Mrs. L. Cooper drove to Madison
Thursday and next day drove to Mil
waukee to see the state fair, returning
home Sunday. Other state fair WISH
tors were Teen Sawyer, Monroe Mil
lin, Luke Webb and Fred Welsh. Dur
the past few years the state fair has
not made much advancement.
r. n Hoskins and wife and Miss
Belva, are spending the week at Mer-
rill and other places in northern Wis
consin. H. Kypke, who has been Wis
iting at Hoskins' went with them.
Cecil Garner was a business caller
at Dubuque last week.
Miss Alta Wetmore has gone to Wi
mona, Mimi, to take up her school
duties there.
Mr.. and Mrs Hanish and two
| daughters of Waupun, visited at the
J. B. Ludden and Grant Ballantine
homes the past week.
Dick Orr went to GAINESVILLE the last
of the week and brought home new
model Chevrolet car. Those who are
counting the Chevrolets" may count
this one for it will doubtless soon be
on the highways.
Rev. F. Forester, pastor of the M.
e. Church attended the M. E. confer
ence at La Crosse. He was returned
to this parish.
Samuel Kitto visited relatives in
Madison and Mineral Point this week.
Mrs. Nell Pratt recently from Bat
tie Creek, Mich, is visiting friends
here. The ladies gave picnic in hon
or of her one day last week, all OF
which were former school mates IN
our school.
Mrs. Inez Johnson is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brookens.
Alba ellis, who is employed in Chi
cago. is visiting at the William ellis
home just south of town.
Mrs. S. E. Pearson and family, who
recently made the trip by auto to Ne
braska, have returned here for a
weeks visit with friends before go
ing to their home in Madison.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. Sutor who visited
the Hickocks here the past week have
returned to their home at Sibley, Ia.
Mrs. Lizzie Hickok and two daugh-
tiers were business visitors at Mad1-
son Wednesday.
| After spending the summer Vaca-
| ton at the home of her grandparents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reise, Audry
Saethers returned to her home in
! milwaukee to be there when school
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05

FOR SALE-2,00O bushels oats; 200
cords wood; 100 loads of pole wood;
100 loads of sawed wood; 1000 drive
stakes, and a few set poles. See A. j..
Philips, Lancaster, Wis. 27tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05

Rexford Mink returned Sunday
from a months attendance at the Cit
liens Military Training Camp at
Camp Custer, Mich. He was accom-
panied home by Charles Oleson, whose
home is at Seneca, Wis. The boys
came by way OF Milwaukee, as Rex
ford was needed to drive home tbs
truck carrying Grant County's agri
cultural exhibit at the State fair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05

DR.. Fowler motored to BaTaboo last
Tuesday afternoon, remained one day
and on Thursday motored home,
bringing Mrs. Fowler and Mrs. Letha
Orion and the Fowler and Orion chill
dren, who had been on two weeks
outing at Devils Lake. All report a
splendid time in spite of the rather
adverse weather conditions the past
ten days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their many acts of kind
ness and expressions of sympathy
during the recent sudden death of our
loved one, Robert Emmett Thompson.
Also for the floral tributes.
MRS. ROBT. THOMPSON,
and Children.