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Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26
Christmas Dinner at
Kay Hone Enjoyable

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph X. Kay were
host and hostess at a delightful
o clock Christmas dinner yesterday
.. their home in this city. A Christ
mas 'sree and decorations of red
and green created a happy holiday
at mosphcre and added to the
pleasure of the guests.
Those present were Miss Marie
Olson and her father, G. Olson of
CaleXico, Mr.. and Mrs. Bales Walk
er and son Pierpont, Miss Helen
Scott, Mrs. Belle Scott, p. Kalenkar
Joseph Kay Jr. and Mr.. and Mrs
KAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26
Baker Family Enjoyed
ChrietlNas Dinner Poyts

Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Baker enter.
&;,ined at II family dinner party
yesterday and Mrs. J. F. Baker Jr.
Of Holtville, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Mitchell
2rd Harry Baker.
Christmas bells and other holi
day decorations were used through
out the house, and the delicious tur.
key dinner was much enjoyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26
Won1ar1's S Interests
CALL SOCIETY
EDITOR AT
700

Activities of interest to wo-
men of our community, whether
social functions large or small,
church, school or club add to tn
interest of the Woman's Sec
tion. A report CT such events,
or others in which the women of
our city and surrounding country
take part may be communicated
to the Press over the new editor
ial rconl telephone, 700, and will
be much appreciated by the So
cicty editor. AL business pertain
ing to circulation, avertising,
etc., should be conducted over 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26
SAFETY DAY IN N. Y. STATE

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 26.-Gover-
nor Smith has set aside Wednesday,
January 16, as Industrial Safety
Day in New York state. The eff
fort being made is to reduce the 1900
industrial fatalities and 100000 in
dustrial accidents that occur in New
York state annually. =
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26

LOS ANGELES-The Rev. C.
Leitzell, associate pastor of the
First Methodist church, believes III
Santa Claus. Worshippers present
ed him with a check for $3025 "in
recognition of faithful service.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26

LOS ANGELFsS-Here one for
Oregon. James Beggs, greeter at
leading local hotel, declares the
Christmas tree brought down from
Oregon and set up in the hotel grew
at least n foot after it was erected,
due to Los Angeles stimulating
climate.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26

On many of the smartest tailored
dresses of the season buttons are
tho only trimming. They so IRON.
nccLlinc to hem and back again
in front, in back, on sleeves, col
lars and skirts. An especially rcg'
lar model is one that buttons a
the way down the back or u
front-a sad change from tie sllr
over frocll, but as well be out OF
the world as ont of fashion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26
OFFICERS SLAYER
ON TRIAL TODAY

by United Press Leased, Wire
LOS ANGELES, Dee. 26.-Fran
.isco Casada, accused of the murder
Il Officer Oscar Longfellow of San
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26
Three O'clock Dinner Is
EnjOyed at Nielsen Horne

A most delicious Christmas din
ner was enjoyed by the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nielsen at their
home in the Park View Apartments.
The rooms were very attractively
decorated with holly and mistletoe
and music was enjoyed before and
after the fine turkey dinner. Gov
crs were laid for eight guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26

CHTCAGO,--Joe Kopsky, veteran
of 3S six day bicycle races, will
compete in the international six
day race here January 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-26

Saratoga-Construction of new
highway to summit of Santa Cruz
mountains being planned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
GRANT RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Laken of Iowa
City, and Oliver Hawthorne of Nc
Cook, Nebr., visited at the John Joyce
home the past week
Mrs. Mary Hoffman visited Mrs.
Edw. Mclean the last Of the week.
Dick Lewis and wife spent part Of
the week at the Thos. Green home
They came to attend the big picnic in
the grove near the Green home Satur-
day.
John Scanlan of Highland visited
Jack Joyce the past week.
Dan Curtiss and wife were callers
at EdW. McLean's Wednesday,
Elizabeth Joyce, Maxine Smith and
John Seaman picnicked at Fennimore
Saturday.
Dorothy Foster is visiting Lilah MIC
Lean.
The John Joyce family had their
company on a picnic to Nelson Dewey
State Park Friday
Mrs. Frank Mclean visited her par
ents in Platteville few days the past
week.
L. Weisbenner is laid up with a
lame back.
Edwin Mclean delivered hogs in
Lancaster Monday
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
FLORA

Threshing is nearly all done in
these parts.
Quite number of men cleaned up
the school grounds one day last week.
Some Of the children were trying
the new slide at the school grounds
and Leroy Peterson got his arm put
out Of joint, which was Immediately
attended to by DR.. Fowler.
Frank Atkinson and wife and Grant
Atkinson visited at the VIII Hartman
home last week. They also took adj
vantage Of the excursion to Dubuque.
Alta Bishell was the guest of her
cousin a couple of days.
Quite number from here attended
the picnic and dance given by the
colored people last Saturday.
Charley Budworth and wife, Mrs.
Al. Budworth and Mrs. A o. Lee and
family were guests of Homer Irish
and family Sunday.
Ervie Edwards and wife and daugh-
ter, Vada, and ]. c. Edgington and
wife and son, Carol, attended church
at Beetown Sunday afternoon.
Lester Snyder and wife and son,
Russell, motored to Madison Sunday.
Les Garthwaite and wife spent Sun
day at Will Garthwaite's Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
WYALUSING

Louis Koecke has a new Ford car.
Eva Burrows visited her brother,
Orlo Nayne, at HazeIton, last week
Little Donald Church and Elmer
Van Name are on the sick list.
Merle Dolphin visited her sister al
Blue River
F. G. Carpenter and family went to
Pra. du Chen and McGregor last
week.
Edward Kraus and brother Of La
Crosse, are visiting at the Foehringer
home.
Mich Pace and wife of Bagley, and
Grant Pace of Dubuque, were in town
last week. They were Wyalusing
boys, sons Of Jackson Pace, who used
to have a store here many years ago
Some people from Milwaukee who
were camping up at the park were
here last week
Fill Marsh was here from Pra. du
Chen.
Mrs. J. J. Foehringer spent the
weekend in La Crosse.
Mrs. Claude Quarterman and chill
dren Of Galesburg, visited here
Mrs. Ella Beers of Bagley, is visit
ing relatives here.
Kirk Greest was Pra du Chen
shopper.
Ben Shrake and wife returned We'd
nesday from the Dells of the Wiscon-
sin and other points Of interest in the
northern part of the state.
Grover Harrison and family of
Minneapolis, are visiting relatives
here.
Ben Shrake took Elmer Van Name
to Pra. du Chen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
MT. HOPE

The Brooks Stock Co. were here
from Thursday night until Sunday
night, and had big crowd every
night. People are always pleased
with the shows of this company.
Mrs. Elmer Caller Of Little Grant,
visited at the D. Oliver home the past
week.
Everybody is busy threshing now.
L. E. Wilkinson was a LANCASTER
caller Monday.
R. M. Orchard of Lancaster, was a
business caller here Saturday
All roads lead to Boscobel fair the
last of this week-they will more than
likely be muddy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

Sam Meissner and wife and Herman
Guggenheim visited here Sunday.
They mOtored on to Pra. du CHEN,
where the elder Guggenheim is taking
baths at the sanitarium.
Mrs. Frank Smith has been laid up
due to an accident while motoring on
the Potosi road Friday. The road is
under construction and Mr.. Smith at
tempted to pull out Of a rut. He drove
the car into the bank with consider
able force and Mrs. Smith was thrown
against the robe rail. She suffered
chest bruises. The car was some
what damaged.
The w. B. Carter motor party ar
rived home Monday evening from
their Boston trip. The journey Of
$500 miles was made without acct
dents of any kind and no tire trouble
VIM Garthwaite and wife and
daughters are on two weeks motor
trip east and north, going via Madi-
son and Milwaukee Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

Thursday.
Dr. Mauel and family have gone on
a two weeks vacation and are in
camp at Bear Lake, Wis. DR.. Fowler
O. Lancaster, will answer to cas- for
him
Miss Phyllis Glennon and friend,
Miss Margaret Braun of Dubuque.
are visiting relatives and friends in
Potosi.
Peter Kimmick was down to Savan-
ma, ILL.,, few days last week, visiting
with his daughter, Mrs. Sam Wilmott
and family. Master Reaford Gillian
was along with grandpa Kimmick and
visited with his cousin, Harry Will
mott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Brownlee and
son and daughter, after few days
visit with Mrs. Brownlee's have re-
turned to their home at Maiden Rock,
Wis.
Rev. Father Scheffer returned from
his vacation Thursday. He enjoyed
the time at different points in the
state, principally in camp at Bear
Lake, Wis. He visited briefly in Mil
waukee, La Crosse and Pra. du Chen.
Travelling in his own car he could
make the places as best suited his
fancy.
The Ladies Aid Society was enter
tanned at the Woodman hall Thurs
day afternoon by Mesdames Fred
Grimm, Carl Schroeder, John Baum
Ter, ST., and Miss Lizzie Grosser.
Mrs. George Stoll is in hospital in
Dubuque, taking treatment for rheu-
matism.
Miss Theresa Klein, after spending
the past three years at Denver, Colo,
for the improvement Of long standing
i'll health, returned to her mothers
home in Potosi, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones have NOV
ed into the house they recently pur-
chased from Will Stark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schumacher
have again taken their departure from
their old Potosi home, and have re-
turned to their Los Angeles, Calf,
home. They were accompanied by the
three neices Of Mr.. Schumacher, who
recently came here from Bavaria, in
Germany. The young ladies have
gone to the Golden State to better
their conditions, and being willing
workers will no doubt succeed.
The Percy Runkel home was closed
last week. Mrs. Runkel was visiting
her parents in Dubuque and Mr.. Run
kel is taking lessons in the Kelly
sales system in Minneapolis. Both
were at their Potosi home Saturday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
HEALTH CENTER MEETING

The August meeting Of the Grant
County Maternity and Infant Health
Cetner will be held at the Rest Room,
Fennimore, Friday, August 18th.
The state doctor will be there to
meet with mothers and to advise with
them in health matters.
Hours are from 10 a. m. to p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

FOR SALE-Good building suitable
for garage, auto repair shop or feed
stable. Available after Oct. Is. In
quire of w. H. Welsh, Lancaster, Wis
consin. a 25tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

Miss LuelIa AIbee, Beetown, under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the hands of DR.. Fowler Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08

MODERN HOUSE-For sale or rent.
Address Box 713, Lancaster, Wis. CT
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04

vide Accommodations for these children
and will be a God-send to all of them.
We all favor practical economy in
state affairs, but We cannot afford TO
neglect the wards of the state, es-
pecially where the work will ult;
mately save the tax payers of the
state money.
Our representatives are to be COM
mended for the stand they have tax
en- for economy generally speaking,
but it is not economy to withhold an
appropriation or to refuse making an
appropriation that means so much 70
these crippled children and to the
state itself as does the appropria-
ton referred to.
1t should be born in mind that the
people of Minnesota have voluntarily
contributed $4,000 toward the cree
ton of this building. This contribu-
ton has come from thousands of in
dividuals in all parts of the state,
and shows a strong popular senti-
ment in favor of the movement and
ought to convince every member of
the legislature that there is popular
demand for such an appropriation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
Free Government
Not a Free Miracle

\ Editorial in the Kansas City Times.
]. Stepping down from the governors
schair at Topeka Henry Allen revealed
In few short sentences the big les
son his four years of executive ex-
lperience had brought him.
IL never have been so conscious" he
said, "of the frailties Of what we cal
4 free government; | never have beer
SO profoundly certain as at this mo-
nlent that it is the best form of gov
eminent earth affords. / never have
realized so fully that it rises as high
as the intelligent interest of the peo-
pie and no higher"
The truth here contained cannot be
too often impressed. The frailties of
free government are not the frailties
Of the system, but of the people who
operate it. The common mistake is
in supposing that free government is
an automatic contrivance that doesn't
need any attention. 1t is, in fact, a
delicate and complicated mechanism
and it does just what any other human
made machine does when neglected or
ignorantly handled. 1t slows down,
jams, stops.
Free government yields Only what
is demanded of it. To expect from it
the highest efficiency ard the greatest
public service IS 20 nTesuppose the ap-
plication to it of the highest public in
telligence. If that is lacking free
government has no free miracles. 1t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
EYES OF CRIPPLED CHILD
rem ON LEGISLATURE

The eyes of two hundred little Grip.
pied children are turned toward the
state capitol pleadingly. There j:
pending before the present session E
bill appropriating $4,000 toward thI
erection of the Bowling Memorial
hall. Their distorted misshapen lit
tie bodies will there betrained thai
they may stand upright, self-support-
ing, asking no favors nor charity al
the hands of the public.
Mike Bowling, crippled bejond de-
scription, by example proved what
education will do. Two hundred lit
tie Mike Dowlings today await the
same chance that he got. This ism,
philanthrophy nor charity-it's COOS
common sense to enable these little
ones to support themselves.
Long after recollection has failed
of the members of this legislature
there will stand monument at Pha-
len Park, st. Paul, erected to the
memory of "Minnesota's gamesl
man," a useful institution training
crippled children as yet unborn to up
standing citizenship.
The Phalen Park hospital is the
only state institution that can be
said to be doing real constructive
work. There are on the waiting list
at the hospital 200 or more children in
need of the care and treatment which
the patients there are receiving. The
proposed Bowling Memorial will pro
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04

ment is neither better nor worse than
the people who give the mandate for
its administration.
These are the risks we must take
with democracy. Democracy is a gov
eminent not of the best people, but
of all the people, and if it is to be a
success the level of the intelligence of
all the people must be high. They
must be able to distinguish between
the Washingtons and the Robespierres,
between statesmen and demagogues.
We can do with free government what
Douglas said we could do with slavery
we can vote it up or we can vote it
down. 1t obeys the popular mandate,
but we cannot let the ignorant vote it
down and still expect it to function
for the intelligence. We cannot put
commerciaiized politics in charge of it
and expect it to remain free govern
ment, for it will always serve the
MISTER that controls it.
1t is for Americans to say whether
free government shall work under
wise and patriotic statesmen or fail
under ignorant and selfish politicians.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04

is capable of as great abuses as any
other form of government ever reveal
ed if it falls into abusing hands. 1t
is the best form of government only
when best administered.
The men who made this government
were of the highest intelligence, and
they framed it to be administered by
intelligence. Washington and Madi-
son and Franklin and Hamilton were
not mob leaders. They were states
men with a background of centuries
of English polity to build against. In
the year the Constitution was ratified
another people, without political
background, rose in revolution that
shook Europe. We have only to con-
trast the nature and the course of the
American and French revolutions to
realize how determining in the Ameri-
can scale was the weight of states
manship, and how it was the lack OF
that weight in France that produced
anarchy.
But with the development of free
government in America there arose a
class of professional politicians who
capitalized ignorance as Washington
and his peers capitalized intelligence
From that time until the present day
the history of free government in
America has been the history of the
contest between these two forces for
the control of the state. When we
have leaders who succeed in capitaliZ-
ing intelligence we have good govern
ment, and when they are displaced by
leaders who capitalize ignorance we
have bad government. The govern
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
FARMING A TRADE, A BUSINESS
AND A PROFESSION.

1t is rather singular dullness in any
one to think, and say that farmers are
not competent in business, that they
must stick to labor on the land If
they would succeed. This is foolish
in view of the fact that very many
of the ablest business and professional
men of this and all other countries
came from the farms.
Wholly aside from this fact farm
ing is much more than trade. 1t is
the same time business and profess
sion. Regarded as tradesman
good farmer is in a class by himself.
Farms are cultivated by mahinery. A
capable farmer understands the me-
chanism of his autos, his reapers, bin
ders and seeders. He must also be-
something of a carpenter and GER
tainly be able to plant, cultivate and
reap. He must understand how 70
handle his flocks, herds and horses,
and breeding is no sealed book to
him.
Regarded as a business man, it may
be noted that he must study the mar
kets, keep track of prices, understand
what is being grown at home and
abroad and keep an eye on the many
laws designated to aid or injure his
prospects. He is concerned with the
cost of labor, and of many kinds OF
materials used on his farm. The
field, necessarily covered by his bust
ness observations, is as wide as that
of any retailer in any city. AS pro-
fessional man he must study the ma
ture of soils, the rotation of crops,
the efficacy of fertilizers on differing
soils. He must concern himself with
questions of meterology and irriga-
ton, the effects of shade and SUM-
shine, the adaptability of animal life
to environment.
No, farming is not debasing. 1t is
in the front rank of trades, is bus
mess yielding profit and pleasure and
calling for the keenest insight. Farm
ers are by degrees awaking to under
stand the honorable character of their
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04

supposing that he had killed man,
drew knife and attempted suicide by
cutting his throat from ear TO ear. He
was hurried TO the hospital apparently
in dying condition. Later it de-
veloped that the pedestrian was not
seriously hurt. Also happily that the
panic-stricken driver, though griev-
ously wounded, had missed his jugu-
lar vein and would probably recover.
1t seems to be in accordance with
the records that man does not know
what sort of creature, psychologic-
ally speaking, he is until crisis
comes to try his mettle. The New
London driver has doubtless learned
that he is the kind of man who
would better go slowly in city street
to avoid the possibility OF accident
and panic If there is any other kind
of a man, so far as this obligation is
concerned, he is rare enough to be
fairly included in safety rules appli-
cable to all.
Particularly careful, of course, as
many real tragedies have demonstrat-
ed. should be the driver whose car is
equipped with an accelerator that can
be mistaken for brake. Many
drivers of such cars make it rule
TO employ the accelerator only on the
open road where the chances of mis-
hap from mistake are at a minimum.
But the constantly present danger of
the very existence of the mechanical
contrivance has been too little regard
ed. The inventors, the manufactur-
ers, and the lawmakers, might well
consider individually and collectively
the problem which this New London
occurrence illustrates.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04
THE DEADLY ACCELERATOR

Springfield Republican: A 'hu-
man interest story" if it is consider
ed only with reference to its pictur-
esque features; a near-tragedy of the
times, viewed in its broader aspects.
comes from New London, Conn. 1t
concerne the adventure of a temper
amental motorist, rounding street
corner. He was driving. it appears,
at high speed and in attempting to
slow down stepped on the accelerator
instead of the brake.
The car, instead of turning, pro-
ceeded on its course into the plate
glass window of store, on the way
striking a pedestrian and hurting
him to the sidewalk. The driver
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04

occupation and the high part they
play in the development of civilized
lie. 1t may be added tina: the farm
er. in relation to public affairs, is. a
necessary stabilizer. He does not
like to be ''the first on whom the
new is tried" and is far from the last
ito lay the old aside. Duluth Her
aid.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-04-04

Cleveland Plain Dealer: A heart
broken woman has sued an Indiana
man 76 years old for damages, and
she refers to him as heartbreaker
The old boys either got money or
beauty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-04

first started. Mr.. Blackwell rcmom.
beers the scheduled production for
tho first dag aa being 81 and II
has grown from tho scheduled pro,
duc,ion 10 about four times tina,
number.
During Mr. BackweIl'a term Of
service. no worked under the fol.
lowing managers. who have had
charge OF tho Seattle branch since
its opening in 1908: Messrs r. r.
Rice. L. l.. Rocklcman. Nathan
Udell. W. 8. Mcnamara and n. W.
Hinea. who Is in charge az tho
present time.
Mr Blackwell states that anybody
and everybody is welcome 70 trip
thru tho assembly plant. and that
he viii do his best 10 fully explain
The operations that are performed
in tho assembly OF tho Ford car or
truck. Ills long service with this
company has made him entirely
familiar with tho operations and
has enabled him 10 become an ex.
cclient guide.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-04
FORD SPRINGS
Get HARD TEST
Tremendous Trial Is Given
Steel for Springs

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. a.-Con,
verting Of four car loads Of steel into
$4,000 springs every day il one Of
tho interesting manufacturing opera.
tons OF the Ford Motor co. =: .;s
Highland Park plant and the depart.
ment az present employs 600 men 20
bring this production.
or particular interest are tho cx.
trRordinary tests 20 which tho steel
is subjected IN order 10 prove its
strength before Il Is permitted 20 en-.
ter the manufacturing process.
Before aeeeptance from the mills.
samples Of the steel are made into
trail springs and these are placed In
special apparatus where they arc
subjected to 10000 continuous ylhra.
tions OF 1850 pounds 10 each stroke.
In actual use. u isn't often that
auto springs receive such enormous
pressure. and the quality OF scnu.
inc Ford springs IL Strikingly shown
by the fact that so-eallea Ford
springs made hy outside companies
break before $4,000 Of these yibra.
lions.
once the metal "a found by test 20
be Of standard quality. manufacture
begins. Tho steel Is heated in fur.
nnces 10 1900 degrees Fahrenheit,
and the leaves are formed and hard
ened in OIL In one operation. Follow.
ing this they are tempered in nitrate
az SIS degrees Fahrenheit. then they
are graphatizsd ana are ready for
use