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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
F. MARION YAGER DEAD

F. Marion wager, an old resident OF
this county, passed away at his hoIte
in Lancaster early Saturday, May is,
aged SO years. Death was due to
diabetes from which Mr.. wager had
suffered for five years.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at the Congregational
church. Burial was made in Lumkin
cemetery. west of Bloomington. The
Masons had charge at the grave.
Deceased is survived by his widow,
formerly Miss Olive Brookens, and
the following children: Elmer and
Melvin of Bagley; Mrs. Elsie Abrams,
Madison; Blanche, Mrs. Amos Brown,
Lancaster; Edna, Mrs. Frank Millen,
Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
CATTLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Clarence Raisbeck, residing L12
miles south of Beetown, on Grant
river, lost II head Of cattle, three
milk COWS and nine yaarling, steers
and heifers, as the result OF bolt OF
lightning about noon Saturday. The
cattle were under tree in the Rails
beck pasture when hit. All went
down, dead. The loss is $500, almost
entirely insured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23

Mrs. Amelia Haynes Of Montfort,
was a weekend guest OF her sister,
Mrs. E. Bolzell, here.
The Isaac Deller family of Milwau-
ken. motored out to Lancaster Sun
day to be present at the Saith birthday
anniversary Of John J. Oswald.
Fred Evans, Pra. du Chen, had his
left foot cut off when he leaped from
a moving train early Monday. His
ankle fell across the rails. Evans
was taken to Dubuque for treatment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The Directors of Hillside Cemetery
Association ask that no rubbish or
wilted flowers be thrown in adjoining
fields, driveways or outside of the
cemetery, or along the road leading
to the cemetery. If same cannot be
taken home for disposal, it should be
taken to the rubbish pile near the
tool house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
Mt. Hope Man Held
on Bad Check Charge

Verne Handy, passenger in the Fei-
tx Schmitt death car Sunday night,
was arrested by the sheriff Monday
and lodged in Jail Handy is charged
with passing a check for So, drawn on
Mt. Hope bank, without having
funds to cover payment of same. J..
Lee Wright accepted the check and
made the complaint when he s)und
nc had been victimized.
Handy's brother, Willie, served
penitentiary sentence year or SO ago
on a similar charge. The boys seem
IT, be handy" with fountain pen
but not handy in keeping out of dis
graceful scrapes of every description.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
Flashes
'Life is ShOrt-Tell the Truth"
Teller Suspension viii
Not Affect Herald Policy.

With no sense Of gloating over the
business misfortunes of local COM
petitor the Herald records the pass
inc Of the Lancaster Teller.
Rather than jubilance we feel re-
greet that the Teller, founded by Ed
ward Pollock, could not remain as 4
strong force for general and commu-
nifty welfare The reasons for its
closing are given by Burne Pollock
elsewhere.
The Teller suspension will not af-
feet the Herald policy. Whether the
Herald remains the only Lancaster
paper or has competition is a matter
of conjecture. We do not fear COM
petition and neither are we afraid OF
accepting the responsibility of being
a lone paper in the field.
Our feeling is that our responsible
ity is increased and we will endeavor
as always to render full service 20
our readers and community
Long ago the Herald subscription
and advertising rates were placed on
a living basis Consequently there
will be no change in these rates sim
ply because we are the only paper in
Lancaster.
The Herald will go ahead with its
plans for bigger and better paper
and do our best to merit the contin-
ued support Of the people of Lancas-
ter and Grant county. We thank you
sincerely, one and all, for the very
fine help you have given us, past and
present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
POPPIES SOLD MEMORIAL DAY

The second Poppy Day" will be
held in connection with Memorial
day next Wednesday, Poppies will
be sold on the streets for sc of what
the buyer wants to give. The pro-
ceeds of the day will be turned over
to aid disabled war veterans now n
various hospitals. The Woman's
Auxiliary of the American Legion has
been at work for weeks on this cause,
making over 1000 peoples.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
An Opportunity for
Other Lodges.

with all this agitation about The
the Ku Klux we hear very little of
other lodges. Our honest conviction
of lodges is that they have wonderful
platforms and very little perform
ance. ANY good lodge can be a force
for great good if its members will
only carry out the principles enunci-
ated in their ritual. Most lodges are
social clubs-nothing more or less.
Mr.. Lodge man, think this over.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23

out the whole-hearted support of all
the honest citizens of this country.
One hundred percent Americans
who love their flag and its tradition
of freedom, justice and equality ba-
fore the law call for the aid of all
good citizens regardless of race,
color. creed or previous condition Of
servitude. Upon this rock we build
our freedom.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
WEDNESDAY AUTO COLLISION

Ford cars driven by Geo. Liebried
and Donald Smith came together IN
a head-on collision on the Beetown
road near the Geo. Johnson place,
Wednesday night. No one was hurt.
The considerably damaged cars were
taken to a garage for repairs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
Billiard Fans See Expert Perform.

George Sutton, of Chicago, the arm
less billiard miracle, demonstrated to
local fans at the Dyer Billiard Parlors
the ease with which difficult billiards
could be made. He has wonderful
control. His draw shots and masses
are accurate and appear marvellous to
the spectator. His ease of execution
dispells the theory that one has to
have a supple wrist to become an ex-
pert. The exhibition was first class
in every way, and one that is seldom
seen anywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23

Mrs. Clyde Wood and two children
of No. Andoyer, went to Arena yester-
day, for a visit with the formers
father, Henry Pollock, residing on tne
Dr.. Reed farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
THESE MAY WED

Fred Fangmeier, Madison, and Lo-
retta E. Ferris, Boscobel.
Chris. Pickel and Mary Dalsing
Jamestown
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
LAST WEEKS WEATHER

May 15-High Sc; low so. Rain 80.
May 16-High 54 low As. Rain.12.
May 17-High So; low AZ.
May 1S-High 68; low 48.
May 19-High ga; low Sc. Rain 1.04.
May 20-High 70; low 48.
Forecast normal temperatures with
probable showers.
Miscellany-A heavy but local rain
hit Lancaster Saturday morning at
9 a. m This was followed by lower
ing skies all day. At o clock gen
eral al d torrential storm hit the city.
For a few minutes a rain fell in tor
rents, accompanied by a high wind.
A number of limbs were blown off
trees but the frail blossoms on apple
ana other fruit trees were not affect
ed. In the Lodi vicinity much dam
age was done and among other storm
casualties a steeple was blown from
a church
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
REFRESHING Free Speech.

depressing free speech.
Upton Sinclair, author of that
famous book, THE Jungle" denounc-
ed before reading and praised after
wards by Theodore Roosevelt, and
more lately author of ''They Call Me
Carpenter was arrested in Califor-
mia because he attempted to read be-
fore a public gathering a portion OF
the United States constitution. The
section Sinclair attempted to read
was:
Congress shall make no law re-
speeding an establishment of religion
thereof or abridging the freedom OF
speech"
Before going further he was ar
rested by a policeman.
Hunter KimbrOugh, Sincliar's COM
panion, attempting to read the declar-
alton of independence, was also ar
rested.
Sinclair and Kimbrough were put
ting = constitutional right to test. A
Chief OF police to whom Orders is
Orders" ordered their arrest.
The Los Angeles city council has
erected a stockade to take care of
thousands of radicals in the city. So
much for the news of it.
Disa greeting with Sinclair and the
Socialist idea that race progress de-
ponds upon some form of material
equality and communism the Herald
see nothing but defeat for those who
would abridge in any manner the
right of free speech and expression OF
opinion. If the present system will
not stand discussion there must be
Snr,1pthiug wrong with 1T.
England, UNNECESSARILY wiser than
we in dealing with political problems
allows the radical to blow his steam
off from the perch of a soap box.
HYDE Park in London contains nu-
merous small knots of people each
centering around some gesticulating
orator. The Bobby" maintains or
der. keeps traffic clear and smiles
profoundly. The steam blows off and
the empire moves on unperturbed
and majestically.
Things somewhat ridiculous when
given full rope become dangerous
wnen repressed. We have to learn
this in America
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
A Key to Happiness.

"A
Arnold Bennett, one Of the fine
minds of the world of letters, defines
success (Which is also happiness) as
follows:
1T is better to have too many in
terests than too few. 1t is better to
be worried to death than to die in the
sleep of boredom Not that l am adj
vocating any form of disease, and [
should seriously object to being wor-
ried to death. Worry in excess is a
crime on the part of the person who
permits himself to be worried.
Worry is form of friction. The
task Of the expert in life is to run his
machine with the maximum Of actiy-
ity and the minimum Of friction. II
he stops or slows the machine be-
cause he cannot otherwise deal with
the friction, then life has beaten him.
The general human tendency is 10
stop friction by partially stopping the
machine-especially after what is
loosely called success has been at
tanned.
Real success in life is the full
smooth-running exploitation of the
whole rnqchine with daily satisfaction
to the mechanic And nothing else is
real success in life"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
RELATION OF HUMIDITY
TO FOREST FIRES

The Forest service, through DR..
]. V. Hofmann, director of the
Wind river forest experiment sta
tion, Stabler, Wash, is issuing
fire weather bulletins this year in
connection with the daily fore
casts of the U. S. weather bureau
of Portland. These bulletins are
issued daily or periodically and
are broadcasted daily from Port
land.
DR.. Hoffman, is carrying on
studies at the Wind river station
on the relation of static to humid
ity. in the hopes that there can be
established definite relation be
tween these two factors, which, if
true. should enable him to pre-
dict in advance periods of "fire
weather" Z" Dangerous fire situa-
tions may develop rapidly and ev-
en- in a single day. Cloudy wealth
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27

er or rains do not make the for
est safe except only for a short
time, if periods of low humidity
occur. These periods of low hu-
midity are coincident with dang
erous forest fire days, during
which logging superintendcnts,
mill operators, foresters, and
woods workers in general would
do well to take extra precautions
against letting fire get away in the
woods.
DIR. Hofmann cites several cases
where periods of low humidity
We're shown by actual woods con-
ditionS to be periods Of extreme
fire danger. A costly demonstra-
ton of this fact occurred during
the period of May 27 to June l.
1922. The unprecedented low
humidity that prevailed during
this period caused red letter fire
days that will always stand out in
the fire records of the Pacific
Northwest because Of the number
of fires that occurred and their
rapidity of spread. Rain, in vary
ing amounts, had fallen through
out the region during the period
of May 81 to May 25, still, within
the week, more than 100000 acres
of forest land had been burned.
and property worth at least ST.
100000 destroyed in western
Washington. The approach OF
sucn conditions can be detected
by the instruments that record the
relative humidity, and warnings
are being given by the Wind river
experiment station during the
season. The first indication of the
change of conditions that led up
to the fire period, beginning May
81, 1922, was recorded at 4 100 a.
m., on May III, when the relative
humidity dropped rapidly and
reahed the danger point of 21%
as early as 500 a. m. Only three
periods of low humidity occurred
during the season Of 1922, con
there were only a few
dangerous fire days. These We're
May 27-.lme l, July 81 and July
141S. 1t was during these three
periods that practically all of the
fires of 1922 occurred,
amounting for Washington and
Oregon alone to the property loss
of So, 2,436,2l9.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
BEEKEEPERs PICNIC.

About thirty beekeepers of
King and Pierce county met at the
home of Stephen j, Harmeling Oh
Saturday of last week for a pic
mic. Representatives from Grays
Harbor were there and a beekeep-
er from Cuba was present. The
latter made most interesting
talk on conditions on that island.
This beekeeper has 500 colonies
in his apiary. The chief topic of
discussion at the picnic was that
inability of the state bee inspect
or to look after the bees in the
state on the $4,000 appropriated
for two years expenses. The next
meeting of the King county assoc
iation will be at the Morgan api-
ary at Juanita.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
A UNIQUE REPORT.

A unique and exhaustive com
pilation of the forest resources OF
the world has been completed by
the forest service, United States
department of agriculture. This
reveals, among other things, that
so far as the great structural and
all purpose woods-the soft woods
are concerned, the nation must
become self-sufficient or 20 with
out. If all the available Siberian
timber We're put at the undisput-
ed call of the United States, the
yearly export would hardly sup
ply one-fourth of the annual timb-
er needs. There is an immense
reservoir of hardwoods in the
tropics which can be used for lin
tied and special purposes and Sc
cured at mahogany prices. But
the struggle for the worlds sup
ply of soft woods will become
more AID more intense, and those
nations will fare best that prud-
emily use their waste lands for
growing coniferous woods. This
study skaters the dream of those
who rely on importing timber the
country needs when present sup
plies are gone.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
LAND OWNER LONG TIME.

R. d. Carvill, who is spending
the summer at his home southeast
of Center, was a News-Record Wis
itor the first of the week. Mr.
Carvill has been a land owner on
the island for 35 years. but has
never lived here continuously
Thirty-fve years ago a Seattle
by the name of D. J. Pierce
induced him to join with him in
the purchase Of 40 acres on the is
land. For IS years Mr.. Carvill
was engaged in business at MINI
eapolis and did not see the land
during that period although he
kept the taxes paid. In 1913 he
had a little cleared and built a
home. For a number of years he
has been spending the summers
here and the winters in California.
At the present time Mr.. Carvill
believes that he has the only piece
of land on the island that has the
timber standing intact.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
VILLAGE OF OLLALA
TWICE FIRE SWEPT
Settlement Across West Pass
Has Two Fires With,
III Eight Days.

Two fires within one week prac-
tlcally wiped Ollalla, Kitsap coun-
ty, which lies across the channel
short distance northwest of
Llsabeula and southwest of Cove,
off the map. The flames were
plainly discernable from a number
of island points.
The first fire occurred on July
IL, when the Ollala hotel and the
A. j. Mace garage were burned to
the ground. The loss on the Mace
garage was $4,000 with $1,000 in
surance. The hotel was owned
by R. E. Evans and was valued at
$4,000. Insurance to the amount
of $500 was carried. Only a
few furnishings were saved.
On Wednesday night of this
week the second fire occurred.
The Chas. Nelson store and post
office, the dry kilns and sheds of
the shingle mill and other build
ings were destroyed. Mr.. Nelson
had no insurance whatever.
A bucket brigade of so men
was formed and succeeded in saw
ing the Ollala shingle mill and the
store on the dock.
The loss in the two fires is es-
timated at $4,000.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
GIVE THE ONCE OVER

Seven of the government bomb
ing planes passed over the island.
twice today. The first trip they
were northbound, probably com
ing from flight to Tacoma. On
the second the planes, seven in
number, flew even with Vashon
then turned and went back to-
wards Seattle. This was short
ly before the presidents party ar
rived at Seattle.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
ELLEPORT PEOPLE
ENJOY MUSICALE
Thompson Family Of Seattle
Entertain Friends at
Woods Home.

Howard F. Thompson of the.
Montelius Music house, at Third
and University, Seattle, gave the
residents of Prospect Point, Ellis
port, delightful musical treat
Sunday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Woods. Mr.,
Thompson's family is one of eX-
ceptional musical ability, and it
was a delight to have the privi-
lege of hearing the high class of
music presented by it in the
chalyningly, unassuming manner
which appears to be inherent in
each member of the family. Mr..
Thompson himself played the
cello with the soul of master,
sensitive and responsive, while he
directed his small orchestra. Mrs.
Thompson and Edwin Woods
played clarinets, and the young
daughter. Miss Marion, proved
herself to be a violinist who
handles her bow like an artist of
mature years, with keen under
standing and expression most un-
expected in one so young, and her
unaffected, girlish manner added
greatly to the charm Of her music
II is hoped that, 40 matter how
great success as a musician she
will never lose this rare personal
charm, which is also shared by her
little sister, Madeline, who is a
pianist of unusual talent, and was
the accompanist of the family or
chestra.
But with all the talent express
ed so delightfully."- by this gifted
family, none gave more pleasure
than the ten-year-old son, Master
Mason, who played a cello that
was larger than he was himself,
with almost as much expression as
does the father, who has so care
fully trained him.
This little fellow made a picture
not to be forgotten. Barefooted.
clad in his outing overalls, just as
he came in from the beach, be
perched on the edge of a chair
which was too high for him to sit
on while he earnestly piled his
bow like the true Master he will
become, and the applause he re-
ceived was well deserved.
A cello solo by Mr.. Thompson,
accompanied by his wife at the
piano, was one that tugged at the
heartstrings of music lovers and
ended the Thompson family pro
gram for the evening.
Mr.. Thompson feels that his va
cation must end this week, but
it is the hope of Ellisport resi-
dents that they may be back often
in the future.
The Woods home is becoming
musical center that is greatly
enjoyed by the neighbors and Ed
win Woods, accompanied by Mrs
Woods, his mother, is playing the
clarinet in manner which prom
ses that he will become a cle
netist of no small ability.
Nothing adds to the naturally
beautiful surroundings so much
as high standard in the music III
the homes.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
SHOW FILMS TWICE.

To accommodate the large num-
Der of patrons who attend the mo-
ton picture performances each
Saturday night, the management
will put on two shows. The first
will start at $50 and the second
at $50. This will give everybody
an opportunity to see the whole
program and at the same time
have a seat.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
COMMON TROUBLES THAT
AFFECT WESTERN FRUITS
LBY Arthur Erankl

The distorted, blistereed, red
dish curled leaves of peach trees
is caused by a fungous disease
which is known as peach leaf
curl. Growers who have this
trouble notice it readily at this
time Of the year and also earlier
and ask for remedy now. At this
time Of the season, however, moth
ing can be done to control the
trouble. The disease lives within
the tissue of the affected leaves
and, of course, cannot be reached
with any spray when the infection
rs once inside the leaf. he infcc-
ton occurs in the early spring
Just when the buds are opening
so that fall spraying Is not always
successful. To be successful spray-
ing should be done between De
cember first and February first.
use Bordeaux mixture $3.50.
Pear Leaf Blister Mite.
Another pest which is common
is the pear leaf blister mite. This
insect is really small true mite
which works inside the tissues of
the pear leaves, and also some
times on the APPLE, causing them
to become blistered with the red
dish and greenish pimply-ike
areas. The mites are within these
places. The affected areas later
turn black. The mites during the
winter live on the bud scales
When the buds burst in the sprng
the mites enter the leaves. They
may attack apples also and may
also appear on the young fruit
stems and the fruit itself. This
is not a difficult pest to control
Lime sulphur will give good con-
troll but it must be used at the
right time to be effective. Spray
mig during the growing season
Is OF no avail because the pest is
within the tissues where it is pro-
tected. Spray in the fall after
the leaves have dropped or in the |
spring just as the buds are swell
ing. Use lime sulphur solution at
a strength of l to 10.
Brown Rot.
This season, owing to the late
rains and damp weather, much
brown rot developed on the fruit
Of the cherry in particular. Some
brown rot is also showing up on
plum trees. This is fungous dis.
ease which affects not only the
fruit, but also the blossoms. fruit I
spurs, twigs and sometimes will
produce blighting of small twigs
and cumming.
But this trouble is most familiar
to the grower as rot of the fruit.
ne 1fulu may be Drowned. On |,
the rotten area appears a growth
Of whitish or grayish mold. This
IS mass of seeds OF the fungus.
The remedy is to spray the trees
several times according to the fol.
lowing schedule, but also to keep
the heads pruned open, pick un
all the rotten fruit from beneath
the tree and to keep all the dead
wood pruned out. Spray with
lime and sulphur, ! to so, first,
when the bloom buds show white
and before they open in the
spring; second, just after the pet
ais fall; third, about the time the
fruit is the size of a pea. In the
case OF plums and prunes, put on
one or more applications about
A month before the fruit is ripe.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
PASS RESOLUTION.

At the meeting of the board of
county commissioners on July "a
resolution number 1242 was pass
ed, declaring the Quartermaster
to Dockton road "a. ]. Stuckey
road 13 revision and extension) a
necessity and directing the county
engineer to examine and report
on it.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-27
SPLENDID POULTRY TALK.

Arthur A. Peters, a well known
poultry expert of the Northwest,
formerly with the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, appeared at
the Y. NJ. C. A. hall last Friday
evening under the auspices of the
Vashon Island Eggery. There was
a good sized crowd present despite
the BUSINESS of the season and the
lecturer held most of the auli-
ence there until 1870 O'Clock.
Mr.. Peters illustrated his lecture
with stereopticon slides which
made points clear to his hearers.
He treated the subjects of Gull
ing, feeding and treatment of dis
ease most thoroughly. Island
poultrymen look forward to sec
ond visit from Mr.. Peters.
As peoplee build the community
fairs, they in turn will help build