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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
A Word in Extenuation.

A man who had several times sought
the help of his minister to secure en-
~ployment was lounging near railway
station as the pastor was hurrying to
catch a train.
Excuse me, sir" said the unem-
ployed in trembling voice.
$50 you are ou1 of work again"
said the minister severely. 1T seems
to me you get tired of a new employer
very quickly"
Don't misunderstood me. sir"
pleaded the man. ut can never be
trrthfully said that / get tired first"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

Mrs, Anne Byrne. visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mccarthy,
since her return from Butte, Mont,
last fall, went to Milwaukee Monday
to visit and probably remain for the
spring millinery season.
Kenneth Weber went to Milwaukee
Monday on a business and pleasure
trip.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

Indication of the rapid rate by
which The country is returning to nor
malcy, are the bank statements which
are appearing in the newspapers of
Wisconsin, especially The deposits
are increasing in many instances to
what they were or even to more than
they were in 1914 before the World
war broke out. Banks that had de-
posits of less than hundred thous-
and dollars a year ago, have climbed
back up we'll toward the quarter of a
million dollar mark and other larger
banks whose deposits had shrunk to
possibly some half million dollars a
year ago, are now showing beyond the
million dollar guage. Then, too, real
estate dealing has begun again
Richland Rustic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
DE LAVAL SERVICE DAYS

Special attention is ctlled TO Bax-
ter & Diapers ad on De Laval service
days in this issue. Each De Laval
owner is asked to read the ad care
fully.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

FOR SALE-Five purebred Jersey
heifers, two-year-old, due to freshen
! in March. Inquire E. G. Martin, Ian
| caster, Wis. Farmers phone. 4Sp2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
Minor Musings.

Egotism is the thing that prevents
most of us from recognizing that we
are failures when we are.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

FOR SALE-Dry, hard cordwood at
$3.50 cord. Farmers phone 126-551
Inquire of Adolph Schneider, Lancas-
ter, Wis 4Sp1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

1t looks like Old Skip would be the
rock Ku Kluxism as exemplified in his
stamping grounds, would break Itself
on. The great danger Of a secret So
ciety like this lies not in it's organic
ing or selecting it's membership. It
has a perfect right to that. The dan
ger is in masked llobs taking the law
into their own hands. One shudders
when he reads Of the result.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

APPLES-We have a large supply OF
Greening apples that are just right at
this time for eating. These apples are
also the best on the market for max
ing pies, baking of all kinds and for
making sauce or salads. Price $3.50
per bushel Twins Fruit Farm.
Lancaster, Wis. 4Stfc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

WANTED TO RENT-SmaIl but good
dairy farm. Andrew Brewing, Ri. /,
Lancaster, Wis. 4Spl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

Sentencing Big Tim may have a sal
utary effect upon Chicago labor con-
ditions. Labor chiefs may realize that
if city government is corrupt and the
local judiciary system broken down
and incompetent to correct crime, the
federal government has long stern
arm. Conditions in Chicago, for the
past five years, have been positively
sinister. An unhealthy, cynical,
brutal attitude has prevailed. Lately
conditions indicate a revival of public
spirit and that good citizenship,
heretofore cowed, will assert itself.
Let us hope so.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

The Herald has recently booked
several good advertising contracts to
run through 1923, which bears out our
statement last week that times are
improving and that business is on the
aggressive. We hope to make this the
best advertising year we ever had and
we hope without any blare Of trump
ets) to give our readers the best paper
they ever had AS the advertising
patronage picks up we can spend more
time and money on the paper.
incidentally, a merchant looking
over the Herald list before Placing his
contract, said the office was to be
censured for not saying more about
the papers circulation. RE was amaz-
ed to SEE how thoroughly the Herald
covered the territory he wished to
reach with newspaper advertising.
In selling advertising we believe in
laying what we have to offer before
the customers eyes and letting him
Judge as to whether or not what we
have to sell is worth the money. Our
books are open to any legitimate in
quirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
Is France Justified in Taking Ruhr!

From the standpoint Of one in SYM
pathy with France and her brave
struggles to protect her soil since the
brutal invasion of August, 1914, it
seems that France is justified i'll TAX
ing any steps she sees fit to protect
herself now and in the future.
If we could take a train, say to Chi
cago, and there for a strip four hun
dred miles long and fifty to seventy
five miles across see whole region
once smiling, prosperous and happy
a barren waste, We would probably
get the French point of view. Oul
opinion is that the French have acted
very temperately.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
PURCHASES
UP-TO-DATE FIRE TRUCK

Cassyille will hereafter have mod
eTn, up-to-theminute fire protection.
The village board yesterday purchas-
ID a fire truck from Platteville which
was delivered here last evening. The
truck IN question, which has been in
use in Platteville just a short time
and is practically as good as new, has
0een replaced by two larger trucks,
larger and more adequate fre-fghting
apparatus.
The Mendelsohn Musical Club en-
.eItained a large crowd at the Concert
lall Monday night Of last week. This
crowd of musicians were a very So
cable and clever bunch Of people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alba Humes motored
n from North Andover Thursday
evening with a crowd Of friends to at
end the movies.
Mrs. E. NJ. Sp:llers was taken III
and confined to her bed last Thurs
day.
Miss Celia Hawkins teacher in the
Wamsley district, was called home -
Viola, Wis, on account of the serious
illness Of her mother.
H. D. Ziegler was quite sick last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Otto, Pra. du
CHEN, were guests at the Art Ben
nett home Sunday and Monday.
Leonard and Harry Pritchett Of
Bloomington, attended the dance here
Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Failing and Mrs
Harry Lee drove to the Jas. Greenlee
home near Ramsey Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry Johnson went to Savan-
ma recently, where her husbtnd is enl-
ployed.
Otto Geiger and Otto Failing at
tended Gamers meeting in Pra. du
Chen Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

FOR SALE-25 fall pigs. Joe Markus,
Potosi, Wis 4Sc2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
what Did America Get Out OF the war!

WHAT Did America Get Out OF TIE war
The latest thing seems to be 2
chance to cancel the war debts
If so we pay for the war, regardless
of who won it.
If we cancel the debts we make good
that portion of the Liberty loans de-
voted to assisting foreign countries in
dire need. If we cancel Germany gets
off and we pay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

The English home secretary disre-
garded the petition of more than a
million people, mostly women and al
lowed the hanging of Mrs. Thompson
and her lover, Bywaters, to go for
ward. The man died game. The
woman was in a state of collapse and
had to be carried to the scaffold.
Hanging a woman soon to become a
mother could not happen in this cOun-
try On the other hand the English
have fewer violent crimes because
they regard the law more seriously
and clemency is granted but rarely.
Murder means death penalty in Eng
land
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

Big Tim Murphy, Chicago labor
czar, went to TT. Leavenworth last
week TO begin 4-year sentence for
completely IN the $4,000 Dearborn
street mail robbery. He went amid
the best wishes of friends and satel-
lites
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
3 Germans Killed
in Ruhr Region

Essen, June 22-(By A. P.)-
Three Germans were killed today in
different parts of the Ruhr. The
first one was shot by French SOL
diers when he was caught doing
damage to railroad tracks in the
town of Lintrop. The second, one
OF a party of five or six Germans,
who attacked a German who was
working for the French. was killed
near Recklinghausen when French
soldiers fired on the attacking party.
The third was one of the two Ger
mans who killed a Belgian corporal
and a private and wounded another
private near Recklinghausen yester-
day when the Belgian endeavored to
search them.
In consequence of the attack on
the BeIgians. the most severe PEN
alties have been laid down for the
towns of Mari and Buer. Six host
ages have been taken, including the
burgome:sters OF the towns. The
use of telephones has been barred
for two weeks. there will be no
street cars for three months, all cot
fee houses, saloons and restaurants
will be closed for three months, no
one will be allowed on the streets
from l p NJ. until 6 A. NJ. for one
month and the moving picture the
aires Will remain closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
BOSTON MAN
TAKES OWN LIFE
IN PORTLAND ROOM

Portland, Nc, June 22-Carl Lund-
berg, 40, an interior decorator of the
Mattapan district Of Boston, an APP
parent victim of the high tempera-
lures in Boston this week, took his
onw life early today in a dodgers
room at police headquarters.
Lundberg was given shelter last
night when he told the police he
found himself sitting on a bench in
Lincoln Park here. While the last
thing he remembered was taking a
short nap on 4 bench on Boston COM
mon. He said he had experienced a
sharp pain in the head before taking
the nap. The police telephoncd his
wife at 161 Shawmut avenu, Malta
pan, and arrangd with her to send
him SO. as. he was penniless. His
body was found on the bed over
which newspapers had been neatly
to protect the linon. He slashed his
neck with a penllnife, scvering tie
juGular vein. The Mattapan police
had been notified by Mrs. LundberS
that he was missing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
indictments Against
Heads l.. X. Steel Corp.

Buffalo, n. Y, June 22-Grand jury
indictments against six former on
GERS and directors of the defunct u
L Steel Corporation were reported
and five of the indicted officials ar
raiSned in supreme court today.
All five of the defendants arraisn'
ed pleaded not guilty and were az
mltted to bail. The sixth official m
dicted has not yet been before the
court. One no-bill was returned D!
the jury
Indicted and arraigned today were;
Walter NJ. wilkins, former genera,
counsel for the steel companies anu
head Of the l. r Steel Corporatoh
when it was thro'yn into bankrupt!
on April 80.
Paul F. Chase, former head or the
l. r Steel Service Corporation.
Arthur J. Todd, former superln,,
tendent of branches OF the L Stee'
Service Corpora ton.
James r. Nicholson. former treas
urer of l. r Steel, Inc, and direc'
or of several of the companies.
Francis j. Rohr, former presldeli.
of the Steel Realty Deveiopme"
Company.
Gerald X. Randolph. former direct'
or of l. r Steel Publicity, and u.
rector of the Mary Lincoln Canus
Shops. who was before the grana
jury during the investigation, Wa
voted no-bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Mrs. Mary M. Wentworth

Mrs. Mary NJ. Wentworth. widow
of the late Reuben A. Wentworth,
died at the age Of So Friday morning
in South China, Maine, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Norton, where
she has lived for the last two years.
Mrs. Wentworth was Mary Maya
delene Martin. She was born in Ger
many in 1910 and came to the Unit
cd States about 1S4S with her grand
parents, Andrew Martin and Maria
(Bard) Martin, who with their two
young sons, Naveri and John, uncles
of Mrs. Wentworth, settled in Peru,
Maine.
Mrs. Wentworth. then Mary Mar
tin, came early to Hallowell and
lived for nearly forty years in the
family of the late Justin Smith. At
the death of Miss Sylvania Smith she
purchased a house on Middle street,
where she made her home for a few
years. July IS, 1911, she married
Reuben Albert Wentworth as his
third WIFE Mr.. Wentworth died May
10. 1918, at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sadie Cornish, in Bruins
wick. In June Of that year, Mrs
Wentworth broke her hip and has
been helpless since that time. She
was cared for for time by Mrs. Lu-
cas- Lerette, then by Mrs. Joseph
Grondin in Hallowell, then as she
gradually required more care she was
transferred to the home of the Nor
tons in Augusta and went with them
to South Chipa when they moved to
that town.
She was for many years a member
or the Old South Congregational
church. She is survived by two
cousins, Mrs. Mary Ella Knox of
West Peru. and John A. Knox of
Rockland, Mass The funeral will be
held from the vestry of the Conere-
gational Church Sunday afternoon at
$3.50. 1t is hoped that "a number of
the church people may find it pos
sible to attend. as Mrs. Wentworth
expressed wish to that effect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Church Notices

Centenary Methodist. Row. Herbert
L. Nichols: 1880, Children's Day spe-
cial sermon by the pastor; at noon a
program by the children will be pre-
scented in the auditorium; Epwort h
League service at and story-sermon
service at with good music
First Cniversalist (yacant): At 8
T. NJ, Rev. Bennett of Oakland will
conduct service. John c. Roaf will
be the SoloiSt.
Eotre Dame de Lourdes Rev. Father
J. Louis a. Remand: Low mass at $50;
nigh mass at 1890; rosary aud bcncdic-
tlon OF the Blessed Sacrament at I
O'Clock in the evening.
Bethany Baptist. Rev. George Mer-
RAM: 1880, sermon by the pastor
and music by male quartet; Sunday
school at noon; young peoples meet
ing at 6 o'clock T. NJ. and evening serv-
ice at 7 o'clock
Federated. Rev. George l.. Thurlow:
1880. DR.. |. 3. Mower Of WatcrvilIe;
church school at IL; Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor service
at $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Approve Proposed
Rail Consolidation

Washington, June 22-The project
of the Van Swearingen group now in
control of the New York, Chicago
and st. Louis railroad, to console
date the property with the Lake Erie
and Western, the Toledo. St Louis
and Western, the Fort Wayne. Gin.
cinnati and Louisville railroad. and
the Chicago and State Line railroad
was approved today in its entirely
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The commissions order took the
form of approving the New York
Chicago and st. Louis company's ap..
plication to issue 327,200 shares OF
sec preferred stock and 462.479 shares
of common stock, a part Of which IS
to be exchanged for issued caplta
stock of the companies to be taken
into the merger. The order also IN
Corporated certificate declaring
that public convenience and neces-
sity required the operation OF the
group of lines as a single unit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23

Old South Congregational, W. P.
Bradford: Morning service at 1890
A visiting minister will preach. sun
day school at 11.45; Christian Endeav-
or at P. NJ.
Middle ST. Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. Henry Otto Megert: 1880
A. NJ. sermon. The All in ALL music
a. NJ. and at $50 P. NJ. 0 Gpwo u; tn
League; F. NJ, after short praise
service. a talk on Moral Courage"
Wednesday evening at $50, prayer
meeting.
Baptist. Rev. c. E. Young: 1890,
wards of Liberality;" 11.45. Sunday
school: 5.45. meeting of juniors: Z. eve
ming worship. At $50 there will he an
Every Member canvas of the parish by
special committees to secure pledges
for the support of the church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Exaggerated Tales
Of Nj. Etna DAMAGE

Rome. June 22.-(By The a. P)-
The situation growing out of the err
upton of Mount Etna though grave,
fortunately does not take the form Of
4 catastrophe" says the semi official
Stofani News Agency today in scoring
some of the Italian newspapers, which
i declares, continue to publish ex-
argeratod accounts and even faxed
Photographs of the eruption"
There has been no loss Of life"
adds the statement. and only a few
houses and cultivated fields through
which the lava flowed have been de-
stroyed. At Castiglione the station
alone was destroyed. Though at Lin
Suaglossa some houses We're burned
and the town may still be threatened
the lava stream is more than a mile
away.
The Italian government has de-
cided TO suppress any further exag.
Serations."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
British Golf
Gallery Disgusts
Walter Hagen

New York. June 22.-Openly In.
sportsmanlke tactics adopted by Of.
Gals ard the gallery at the British
open golf championship tournament a,
Troon have caused Walter Hagen 10
resolve never again to play in Env.
land unless he is assured Of betts,
treatment. he declared today on his ar.
rival on the Berengaria.
They wanted to win so badly thu.
they acted like bad sports" said Hs.
gen, who failed by one stroke to "a.
tain the British open title which bs
won last year.
What happened at Troon never Ia,
happened on an American course ana
probably never will happen. / probahI1
am off British tournaments for life.
The feeling at Troon was most I'm.
pleasant and it was easy to see tha,
every possible tcchnicality which miyh,
have hampcrcd up was freely resorted
to-"
The most glazing example Of baa
sporting tactics. Hagen said. was tbs
eleventh hour prohibition OF the use of1
punched clubs
The British authorities" he IA.
clared. knew long ago that we all
both British and American players
used punched clubs, and that tn.
Americans. more partial to the use O,
clubs so treated. had had little time To
prepare for play in which the punched
clubs were banned. Yet, late Saturday
afternoon before the Monday morning
play was to begin, we saw a bulletin
posted prohibiting our pet clubs and
we had no chance to practice SUNDAY
If that wasn't bad craftsmanship I'd
like to know what was"
The greatest handicap in the match
he asserted, was the attitude Of ths
galleries. which throughout the tourna.
mont attempted 10 bother the Ameri-
cans. Every time an American player
made poor effort, he said, the GAL
lerics would break into derisive ap-
,ln1,Sn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
EAST WINTHROP

Mrs. Katherine Brown and Miss
Louise Brown Of Pressure Isle are
visiting Mrs. NJ. l.. Gilman.
The many friends of Willis H.
Wing of Manchester, were shocked
to hear of his death. which occurred
at his home on June 10Th.
ID. l.. Higgins and family are
camping out at Cundy's Harbor for
a few days.
Friends are extending congratula-
tons to Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Collins
of West Gardiner on the birth Of
a daughter, which occurred at the
Gardiner hospital. on June DIST.
Mrs. James keddv of Avenue
Farm, passed "Wednesday at Mrs.
I. S. Whecler's at Cobbossee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Real Estate Transfers in Somerset
County

Anson-Mary F. Weston of An
son to Carl A. Weston and Eta NJ.
Weston of Arson, land in Arson on
the south side of the county road
leading from Arson village to West
Mills in Industry; md parcel Of land
on same road. Mary Z. Weston to
have home during her life. Ralph
E. G. Bailey Of Portland to Carroll
H. Collins and Edwin J.. Buck of
Arson, land in Arson containing %
acres bounded on the north by land
of C. c. Beal. Emma S. Fletcher
of Arson to Omer H. Fletcher of
Arson, land in Arson.
Athens-Clifford w. Deering and
Lillian NJ. Deering of Athens to
Oscar NJ. Mason of Athens, land in
Athens on the north side of road
leading from Athens village to Hart
land. with buildings, also second
parcel of land
ingham-Samuel A. Smith of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Costello Arraigned
as Fugitive in
$685. 900 Robbery

Portland. Me, June 22-Louis Cos
tello of Hartford, Conn. arrested
last night at. Union Station when he
met his wife upon her arrival from
Hartford, was arraigned in municipal
court today on a fugitive warrant
He is alleged to have been connected
with the robbery of $4,000 from four
messengers of the municipal bank IN
Brooklyn on AIN. 3d.
His case was continued until next
Wednesday and he was held under
$4,000 bail. An officer with extra
dition papers is expected here before
that date. Costello also is said to
he known as Louis Spencer ana Louis
ZaWOdSkN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
MANITOBA GOVT. :
TO PEDDLE BOOZE

Winnipeg, Man, June 22.-Votets Of
Manitoba adopted b. popular vote to.
day a system whereby intoxicating
liquor VIII be sold by the govern.
ment.
Although complete returns had not
been received, Winnipeg gave the
proposal a majority of $4,000 and
scattered reports from all over the
province indicated that the measure
was sure Of passage. Heretofore liq-
uor has been entirely prohibited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Summaries of
Ship Co. Offered
in Trial of Morse

Washington, June 22.-Summaries
prepared from the books of the Unit
ed States Transport Company were
offered today at the Morse trial by
the government in an effort to show
that the company. a Morse concern,
failed to account for approximately
S1.350,o0o Of revenue received from
the operation of thirteen steamers
for the Shipping Board
The summaries were prepared by
II. /. Fielding, an expert accountant
IN the employ of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. The defense OBJ
lected to them on the ground that
Trey represented solely the witness
Interpretation of the books and
counsel for the Morscs are prepared
to subject him to sharp cross exami-
nation when trial is resumed Mon
day.
Eight Of the ships operated by the
Transport Company We're built by the
Mcrses for the government at Gro
ton. Conn, and the other five were
built at the Morse yard at Alexan-
dria, Va. Fielding's summary with
regard to the operation Of the Groton
ships purported to show that the
company failed to account for S406,-
995. representing the difference be-
tween total operating income of ST.
12S,92S and actual operating ex-
penses of S121.933.
Che total operating income Of the
Virginia ships was placed by Field
ing at 81 7S0,47S. of which amount he
claimed S93S,760 was expended for
accounts other than that of ship OPP
Grafton. The books indicated he as
serted that most Of this amount was
used to nav hills mira OH l,aforo
the Transport Company entered into
t. operating agreement with tic
Slipping Board
Prior to entering into this agree
ment. the Morses undertook to pur-
chase the ships. but the Shipping
Board took them back on the ground
that the purchasers had failed to
make the cash payments as agreed
u.pcn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23
Houlton w, AinsIev

Houton w. Ainsley passed awav
at his home at East Monmouth Fri
day forenoon after an illness of
about two years. He was born in
1869 and is survived by his wife,
his father who lives in Nova Scotia
and by two brothers and eight sis
ters. The funeral services will be
held from the home at . o'clock in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-23

Rev. Henry o. Megert and the
Misses Leona Hersum and Cathar-
inc Fish, delegates from the Epworth
League of the Middle Street Meth
odist Episcopal church, have returned
from the Augusta District Epworth
League Convention at Bowdoinham,
which was held Thursday and Fri
day Of this week.