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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
Maybe It's Sacred Like
the (SrCat White Ok.

Last week some local boys desiring
to put on a little athletic event, asked
permission to use the pavilion at the
fair grounds Permission was refus-
ed, although the building stands idle
for most of the year.
The Herald believes in encourage
ing boys along athletic lines whether
it is football, baseball, basketball
boxing or straight gymnastic work.
We believe a boy is a better boy who
il trying to develop his proves in q
physical way and that he had better
BE doing that than running after
wild women, smoking pill after pill
and drinking hootch.
Therefore, we regret that those re
sponsible for the building decline the
use of it for legitimate reasons.
Sports should be encouraged.not
discouraged.
But. maybe, like the great white OK,
the pavilion is a sacred place, and
must stand idle. Maybe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
% OOO for Baseball but
Nothinp for Other Things.

Lancaster, in some ways IS LunH'
- # has been proven to be easy here
- raise $4,000 or more for oaseoaIl
oi3 Other things, perhaps more i'm
,oTtant are neglected.
po We have in mind good munlclpal
~ nnbnc bathing place.
few years ago a pralseworthy e.
sor4 Was made along this line az
u park. The need Of It was
e, u STATELY shown by the great use;
m 11L1lhG, the pool is used so much ana ana
tbo water supply is so poor ana tne
S saei1f Mes for draining and cleaning
l 1acll nooI so meagre and unsatisfac-
Nv Tue that the place is little oetter
toLy' wailow. Unc,ean. unsanitary'
t Iarbans a menace to health.
pe Tl,a+ this condition obtains IS not
~ i fault of the. trustees. They did
Tue tue hest they could with the 1unas
they had. 1ono WAYS toward
SS Plains a good clean place for Datn-
proVlallni59o inning and wholesome aqua
ing, sor elton Good sites can be had
TIC , Tgyl FOR more money would hnd a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
LIGHT WEIGHTS
CONTEST HERE
FOR RING HONORS

Following the refusal Of the use or
the fair grounds pavilion local as
pirants for ring honors pulled off an
interesting match at the Woodman
hall Tuesday night as part Of the Old
Soldiers reunion entertainment.
The first preliminary was three
round match between Battling Kid
(Donald) Leonard and wildcat (Ru-
dolph) Lorenz. The two bantam
weights weighed in at around 50
pounds about three in the afternoon.
They put up a good scrap for three
rounds, emerging to draw.
Scrap-iron (Charles) Bennett and
Sikh CBobbie) Hore, weight about 100,
followed in the semi-windup. They
wen three rounds III a satisfactory
manner
The final and principal match was
staged between Stanley Hickok OF
Lancaster and Eddie Harding of Min
neapolis. They put UP a first class
scrap and fully satisfied the audience.
Considering the heat a good crowd
was present and the liberality Of the
WOOdmen was highly commended.
The boys plan another match some
time during July, Two Of the boys
have dropped the cigaret habit, con-
WINGED that they cannot become
athletes and abuse their wind. This
proves what the Herald has said all
the time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
FALLS ASLEEP AT
STEERING WHEEL;
MAN LOSES TEETH

Wallace Galley, Glen Haven bust
ness nan and son OF Liant Galley of
Lancaster, fell asleep at the steering
wheel of his car 100 Thursday after
noon while enroute to Lancaster and
suffered painful injuries. His car
was wrecked.
The accident happened ABOUT ~
miles west Of Beetown at Sprague's
corners Wallace was driving at
about ten miles an hour and thinks
he fell asleep. The car struck the
abutments on a culvert and stopped
with crash, throwing the driver,
riding alone, against the steering
wheel He broke four ribs, bruised
his face and left all his front teeth
embedded in the steering wheel.
Wallace lapsed unconscious i'm
mediately after the accident and did
not awake until later in the afternoon
when he found himself in bed at his
fathers house. He was taken to Bee
town by a Mr.. Hickok and brought
from there to Lancaster by a Mr..
Louthain. He was up and about Fri
day morning.
The car suffered a smashed radia-
tor and dislocated engine. 1t was
left at BeetoWn for repairs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
LAST WEEKS WEATHER

June 25-High "a; low Sc. Rain ECO.
June, so far, has proved to be the
hottest in the history of the local
weather bureau and scarcity Of rain
makes conditions all the more unen-
durable. Two rains in the past seven
days have served to break the drought
and given vegetation a new lease OF
life.
The weather has been showery in
the Northern, Eastern and Southeast
ern states, with heavy rains in North
Dakota, Minnesota and Tennessee. In
the Southwest it is fair with freezing
temperatures in Arizona. Eastern
Canada is cold and wet. Europe is
cold with snowfalls as far south as
Italy.
High temperatures in the Central
Valley and southern lake region were
broken by showers early this week.
The forecast calls for more moderate
weather with probably showers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
BOY, 10, BUYS
GRAY RACER;
DAD WORRIED

VIM. Huehne, Platteville farmer,
was in Lancaster YESTERDAY looking
for his son, a lad of Is years. The
boy, employed by Henry T. DOLL near
Five Points, came to town Saturday
and bought gray racer car of Parke
Knapp, giving a check for S125 with
Mr.. Dolls name signed in payment.
He has not been seen since. The car
is a remodeled Ford with gray body
and black wheels The anxious father
would like to have the whereabouts OF
his boy.
1t seems that the boy left home last
Thursday, taking a horse with him.
The father came here Saturday, To-
eating the boy and taking the horse
back. The boy worked for Mr.. Doll
Friday, returning Sunday night for
his clothes. He was seen in Platte
Vile Monday with the gray car, but
has not been seen since. Mr.. Knapp
was looking around last night for
some one to make out a warrant for
him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
Deaths of Week

Mrs. Sarah Martin, an inmate OF
the county hospital, died there Mon
day evening at the age of rs years
Burial will be made Friday at Fair
view cemetery.
Claude Elliott, a former twirler
with the old Lancaster ball club, fif-
teen years back, died at PardeevilIe
Wis, Sunday. Mr.. Elliott was with
the Milwaukee Americans and New
He was well known here.
Miss Clarissa Shepherd, daughter
of Edward Shepherd, died Monday
long illness. She was 80 years old
Funeral services will be held at the
Baptist church at p. m. tomorrow
with burial in Pleasant Ridge GENE
terry west of town.
Mrs. Harriet Gingrich died at tae
family home east of Lancaster Satur-
day of infirmities incident to old age.
Funeral services were held at the
home yesterday, the Rev. Arhelger
officiating, with burial in Hillside
The surviving children are: Sher-
man and Harry, sons, and Mrs. Aus
tin Dewey, d daughter.
Thomas Watson OF Livingston
county home trustee and well known
and highly respected citizen of this
region, died Friday from the effects
of a paralytic stroke that came upon
him a year or so ago. Mr.. Watson
had partially recovered from the
stroke and attended to business mat
tiers although he spoke frequently
that his health was badly impaired
Funeral services were held Sunday
at Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. ClementsOn
received a wire Friday telling Of the
death Of Mrs. Clementson's brother
Lawrence Barber Mr.. Barber, ageC
about 80, was purser on fruit boat
He died at sea and the body was be-
ing sent to Key West to be transport
ed from there to Galena for burial
A wife, and two children residing in
New Orleans, survive. Lawrence was
Mrs. Clementson's only brother, and
a member Of an old Galena family
George VAIL an old Lancaster resi-
dent, died at his home i'll TAI No
Adams St., Friday after an illness Of
three years. Funeral services were
held at the Evangelical church Sun
day with burial at Hillside. Mr.
Wahl was born in Schueller, Ger
many, and reached the age of II
years, six months and 20 days He
came to Lancaster from Germany in
1879. Besides his widow he leaves
four children: Louis, Mrs. Ben Weide
Of Merrill; Kate, Mrs. Will Kaap;
Annie, Mrs. John Heiliger; and Louis
Chas. Case, a well known resident
of Lancaster and vicinity for years
died at his home Friday noon OF
ansemia Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at the Methodist
church, Revs. Beavin and Birrell Off
eating Music was rendered by ta6
Methodist male quartet. Interment
was made in Boice Prairie cemetery
The pail bearers were: Louis Vesper-
man, Geo. Hoehn, Oscar and Henry
Damn, Hugo Kohlenberg and Her
man Roth. Mr.. Case is survived by
his widow and three children: Franz
and Harry, sons, and Mildred, q
daughter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
JUST BILL UPON
CONSOLIDATION
AWAITS BLAINE
MINER School LalU
By Both Houses.

MADISON, June 25.-An important
change in the consolidated school law
has been voted by both houses of the
legislature and the bill will be sent to
the governor. The measure was in
troduced by Assemblyman E. 3. Mia-
ier of New Richmond and provides
that in order to consolidate the school
districts there must be majority
vote in each of the separate voting
units which it is planned to cOnsOli-
date
Probably no educational bill has
attracted the attention of the legis-
Iatura as this measure. 1t has been
bitterly fought a each step through
both houses. Educators favoring a
more complete consolidated school
law have opposed the bill. The fight
for the measure in the lower house
was made by Assembly man Miner
and in the upper house by Senator
John E. eastman Of Denmark.
Row at FennimOre.
81 am going to vote for this bill al
though it will mean an increase OF
taxes to nearly every taxpayer i'll the
city Of Fennimore," declared Senator
Roethe of FennimOre. Il think the
fight against the present consolidated
school law started in FennimOre. A
large school building was erected and
a number of the outlying districts
through Fennimore were brought in
under the consolidated plan. The i'm
mediate result OF bringing in these
districts contiguous to Fennimore was
that there was a reduction OF school
taxes in the city of Fennimore, but
the farmer brought into the consoli-
dated district had to pay an increase
of taxes.
"In this consolidation it was quite
apparent that the people of Fenni-
more, having larger population,
were able TO consolidate these farm
ing communities. Bitterness arose
however, the farmers in the consoli-
dated district practically refused, TO
recognize Fennimore as trading
center. They took their trade 10
other places. A boycott was put on
the merchants Of FennimOre by these
farmers. The result has been that
undoubtedly the merchants Of Fenn{-
more have lost in trade more than
was gained in a reduction Of taxes. "
Il am supporting this bill because
it will extend the olive branch OF
peace to the farmers. l think COM
munities should live happily and am
convinced that the present consolI-
dated school law gives the larger vot-
ing communities an opportunity to
dominate the smaller communities.
Save One Room Schools.
If Governor Blaine signs this bill,
as now seems likely, it will mean
than no voting unit can be consoli-
dated unless the people Of that COM
munity vote to consolidate. The bill
is signal that the little 0ne-room
school house is to be maintained
Some Of the provisions Of the Dill
are to the effect that. consultations
effect since 1921 may be undone and
that the money voted and assessed
against localities not desiring to con
solidate shall be returned to those
localities.
While the fight against the present
consolidated school law has been
waxing hot in Grant county there are
many other communities in the state
vitality affected This bill brought
more farmers to the legislature to ex-
press their views than has any agri-
cultural bill presented at this session.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
GRANT RIVER

Mrs. Mary Hoffman visited few
days at the Hoffman and Mclean
homes.
Elizabeth Joyce spent the weekend
at home.
Little Mary Ward visited at the Ed
win Mclean home the past week.
Sunday visitors were Gerald and
Vivian Clifton of Platteyille, Claire
Clifton and Claude Clifton and family
of Mt. Hope, at Frank McLean's; AL
bert Blum and family at L. Weisben-
ner's; Mrs. Minnie Cooley and daugh-
ter, Helen, of Bloomington at Edward
McLean's; the Misses Belle Dudley
and Helen Graney, Ned and Bob Zenz
and Eliza Hoffman at John Joyce's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
ASSEMBLY VOTES MORE
AID FOR RURAL SCHOOLS

MADISON assembly Friday
engrossed for a second time the
Blomberg bill providing for more lib
eral financial aid for. rural schools.
The vote was 46 to So. The finance
committee, with one dissenting vote,
had recommended the bill for indeli-
mite postponement. Assemblyman
Matheson, member OF the committee,
said the committee recognized the
merit of the bill, but felt that the time
was not opportune for the program
embodied in the bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
A Newspaper Has No
Right to Suppress News.

AS we get older we all learn or
should learn. One of the things the
writer has learned is that not even u
newspaper office has the right to sup
press news. We are only an instru-
ment for conveying it. The right of
censorship, unless wisely and rarely
exercised, is a dangerous prerogatiye.
Pleas come to us at intervals to
keep it out of the paper" Some
times, purely through kindness Of
heart, we have acceded. Never, in a
single case, have we seen good come
from suppressing news.
News, not scandal, but facts, belong
to the public. 1t is unfair, ungenerous
and unwise to ask a publisher to sup
press it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27

Local people would do we'll to for
get the bank trouble as quickly as
possible. Confidence should be re-
stored and business should go ahead
as usual.
Justice should be done in the bank
case and the public is entitled, right
now, to have the whole facts from
the banking commission Lancast Ter
people have better reason than idle
curiosity and gossip for knowing the
truth.
But distrust, unrest and gossip are
not a good thing for a town The
quicker we get back to normal
basis the better for all Of us.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
We Pay For Good Streets;
WI Don't We Get Them2

In the Herald's Opinions Lancaster
has the poorest paved streets OF any
municipality in Grant county. Bos-
cObel, Fennimore, Platteville and
Cuba City have at least we'll paved
main streets and their taxes are no
higher than ours if as high. We pay
enough to have good streets but for
some reason or other ali we have are
the old macadamized Streets bom-
nations and getting worse year By
year
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
JOHSON LOSES PLEA
FOR GRANT OF $4,000

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for al
legged false Imprisonment Of John A.
Johnson, who served 10 years in the
state prison on a charge of murder
before being pardoned by Gov. Blaine
after an expression that he was inno-
cent, was refused by the senate Fri
day. The upper house unanimously
killed an assembly bill to appropriate
$1,000. to the man, i,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
IMMORAL FILMS, STORIES
TARGET OF STATE DRIVE

MADISON.-A campaign against
licentious stories in magazines and
against indecent motion pictures is
20 be conducted by a local public
opinion committee, according to ten
tative plans drafted at meeting
Thursday night. The committee de-
cided not to take the position OF re-
former, but rather to educate the pub
lie to an appreciation Of better enter
tainment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
Hog Raisers Don't Forget.

If you have forgotten his will re-
mind you that every producer OF hogs
in the county will be welcome to join
the Southwestern Wisconsin State
Duroc Jersey Picnic to be held at Eu-
gene Croft's farm six miles north OF
Lancaster. Business men you are IN
yited TO be with us on that day. Pic
mic dinner at II o'clock Bring your
basket. and come to Eugene Croft's
June '29th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
THESE MAY WE'D

Lowell Porter and Bessie Lewis,
Muscoda.
George Hatfield and Nina Gill,
Cuba City.
VIM. Meir, ElIenboro, and Marcella
Gard, Liberty
Alfred G. BOIL, Fennimore, and
Florence Heberlein, Liberty.
Earl Burdick, Oshkosh, and Alta
Webb, Livingston.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
Flashes
Life is ShOrt-TeI the TRUTH
Telephone Situation
SlumberS Along.

The dual telephone systems of Lam
caster, admittedly a bad situation
slumbers along. Apparently, the ones
most affected are unwilling to make
any effCEt or sacrifice toward bringing
about change The matter will con
tinue to slumber unless the merchants
make some effort to bring it to an is
sue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27
BAND CONCERT. PROGRAM
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 5 2. u.

March, Yankee Notions" sange-
lear.
Overture, 'Vivianne," Bohn.
"Lazzarre," waltz. Blanke.
Cocal solo, "Swanee River Moon,
Clarke. Oscar Wright, soloist.
"A Mill in the Forest" Characters
tic EiIenberg.
A Hunting Scene, descriptive Buca-
lossi
Hot Trombone" novelty, Fillmore
March, Light Out" McCay
Star Spangled Banner"
TED SILBECK, Director.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27

The average man would worry him
self half to death if he didn't think
he was above the average.
A little man always hates to start
an argument with big man because
he usually gets called liar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27

1t is so hard to make your auto run
on cold morning and so hard to
make your nose stop.
ready response. From the standpoint
Of the general public nothing could
prove more popular.
1t looks like we shoot all we have
on baseball.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27

Miss Elizabeth Etkert Of GAINESVILLE,
visited Lancaster friends last week,
returning Saturday. Z
Evening star., 1923-10-11
VALUABLE RECORDS
IN CONSTANT DANGER
Fire in Deeds Office Would Destroy
Almost Priceless
Papers.

Danger to- valuable deeds. mort
cages, liens and other papers allowed
to lay in the Office of the recorder of
deeds awaiting entry in the records
was pointed out in a report received
by William Leahy, chairman of a
special committee of. the Washington
Board Of Trade appointed to investi-
gate conditions, in that Office.
The report shows that it is neces-
sary for, people to part, with their
valuable papers for as long as year
at time, SO jammed is the Office with
work and so limited are the facili-
ties for protecting them from a fire
which would prove disa strous and
costly.
The floor space is so filled with rec
ords. 1t was pointed out. that it is
practically impossible for the small
clerical force to work efficiently.
Efforts will be made at the next
Congress to have provision made for
a building for this important office.
Evening star., 1923-10-11
MUSIC AND DANCE
IFETE FREE TONIGHT
Army Band Concert PreCedes
/ Program at Central High
+ Auditorium.

The Community Music Association
will give it's first free music fete and
dance carnival of the winter season
tonight in the auditorium of Central
High School at 8.15 o'clock.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared and will include selections by
the Army Band under the direction Of
William j. Stannard; vocal solos by
Netta Craig, soprano; old English
end French folk songs to be sung by
Angela Franceska; six fancy dance
features by some of Washington's
best talent; solo by Sergt. Du-
fresne, cornet soloist of the Army
Band, and community singing, led by
Robert Lawrence,
Army Band Concert.
The Army Band will give a thirty
minute program at 7:45 O'Clock, pre-
ceding the opening of the regular en-
tertainment at Sis o'clock. The out
standing band selections will be SAT-
ranek's Atlantis" suite and the over
ture from ''The Merry Wives of Wind
sor." by Nicoiai.
The dance features are THE Snow
Queen" The Butterfly" "Pandoras
Dream" the Doll Waltz" Hungarian
folk dance and the Parade of the
Wooden Soldiers" The dancers to be
presented are Camille Little and
Charles Behrens, Gloria Kennett, Lii
liam and Evelyn Behrens, Carol Smith,
Frank, Robert and Herbert Burkart,
% Charles Travis, Alton Brown, Lamont
Saxton. William H. Pace and Lou
Saxton.
Children under four years of age
will not be admitted, and all other
children must come with adults and
sit with them throughout the pro-
gram.
Cooper Is Reelected.
The association reelected William
knowles Cooper as it's president at
the first meeting Of the season held
at the City Club last night. Robert
Lawrence also was retained as man
aging director
other officers elected were: First
wee president, Mrs. Lyman b. SWORN
stedt; second vice president, Edgar
I. Snyder; treasurer, John Poole !;
secretary, Alice Pollack; librarian
Miss Alice Scanlon.
The directors elected were: Mrs f
d. Brennan, j. Harry Cunningham
John Dolph, Thomas j. Donovan, j.
Philip HERMAN, Homer L. Kilt, Fred
,. Lincoln, Caleb O'Connor. Charles
>. ONelll, d. G. Pfeffer, William L.
Radcline, Charles w. Semmes, James
Snarp and Gen. Anton Stephan.
Director Lawrence announced that
In addition to the concerts starting
this month, music, dances, fetes and
carn1Vals will be given twice every
month during the fall and winter.
Evening star., 1923-10-11
FRANK GINECHESI DIES,
Builder Came to U. S. From italy
as Young Man.

Frank Ginechesi. fifty-five years
old, of 630S Connecticut avenue, died
at the Providence Hospital yester-
day, after a brief illness.
Funeral services and mass will be
held at the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament by Rev. Thomas G. Smith
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. In
terment will take place in Mount
Olivet cemetery.
Mr. Ginechesi had been a resident
OF Washington for more than thirty
years. during which time he became
prominent as a builder in this city
and nearby states. An Italian by
birth. he came to this country as a
young man. He Is survived by his
wife, a son, John B. Ginechesi, and
six daughters. Miss Rosetta Cine
chest. Miss Frances Ginechesi, Mrs. S.
w. Callahan, Mrs. J. j. Sheehy, Mrs
Carl Shuermann and Mrs. H. Engler,
all residents of Washington.
Evening star., 1923-10-11
MUSIC FETE AND DANCE
CARNIVAL.

| IS
MUSIC FETE AND DANCE
CARNIVAL.
Central High auditorium. to-
night, Sis o'clock. Admission
free. Doors open at $50.
Program:
7:45, Band Concert.
March, "Sons of the Brave"
Lithgow
Overture, THE Merry wives of
The Army Band, William ].
Stannard, Conductor.
SIS.
(a) "America."
(b) Salute to the flag.
(c) Oath of allegiance.
Everybody.
'The Snow Queen" fancy dance.
Lillian and Evelyn Behrens.
Sergt. Joseph Dufresne, cornet-
ist. accompanied by the Army
Band.
1.-The Butterfly. =. Fancy dance,
Carol Smith.
(a) 80 No, John. old English
(b) "Sur lie Pont d'Avignon,'
Old French
AHStId FTdHCeShd,
Helen Burkart at the piano.
Let the Rest of the World Go
BY" Community song
Everybody. o
"Pandora's Dream. Toe dance
Gloria kennett.
March, 1.-The Standard"
Won Blon
The Army Band.
Parade of the Wooden Sol;
dierS' .JeSsei
Frank Burkart, Robert Burkart,
Charles Travis, Alton Brown,
Lamont SaXton, William H.
Pace, Herbert Burkart, Lou
SaXton.
Announcements.
(a) april Morn. ..Batten
b LAS We Part. .Ilgenfritz
Meta Craig, soprano; Mrs. Ella
Craig Robinson at the piano.
Doll Waltz" Fancy dance
Lillian BehrenS.
"Tucky Home. Community song
Everybody.
Hungarian Dance. -. Brahms
Camille Little, Charles Behrens.
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Everybody.
Evening star., 1923-10-11
FOREIGN BIDS ON SHIPS.

Foreign "shipwreckers" have indi-
Gated much interest in the forthcom-
ing auction of naval vessels for scrap
ping under the limitations treaty. .ac-
cording to officers In charge of the
disposal Of that tonnage.
A number of Inquiries received from
abroad as to whether bids will be re-
ceived on universal basis have been
answered in the negative, attention
being called to the official terms of
SALE" which prohibit consideration
OF bids from any person not a citizen
of the United States.