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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22

ty on the 22nd day of September,
1928, at one o'clock in the afternoon
of that day, the real estate and mort
gagged premises, directed by said judg-
ment to be sold and therein described
as follows, towit:
The East half (E1a) of the South
West quarter Is. w. "a of Section
twenty-five (25) Township Seven %
North Range Five 90 West Of the 4th
P NJ, all in Grant County, Wisconsin.
Terms of sale cash.
j. H. EDGE,
: Sheriff of said County
Brennan & Carthew, Plaintiffs At
torneys.-25e6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22

present the same to me as Commits
sioner of Banking or to my duly au-
thorized representative at the Office
of the PEOPLES STATE BANK, of
Lancaster, Wisconsin, and to make
legal proof thereof on or before the
eleventh day of October, 1928.
IN TESTIMONY THEREOF, l have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal Oh the State Banking De-
partment at the Capitol, in the City
of Madison, this 10Th day Of June, A.
D., 1928.
(Seal) DWIGHT T. PARKER,
20-31c12 Commissioner of Banking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
SHERlFF'S SALE

State Of Wisconsin,
In Circuit Court for Grant County
Lewis Kraut. Plaintiff, VS.
Alfred D. Cookson, Anna NJ. Cookson,
Leo B. Mccormick and Elizabeth Nc
Cormick, his wife, and Packard Tire
Stores Inc, a corporation, Defen-
dants.
By virtue of a judgment of foreclos-
ure and sale entered and made in the
above entitled action on the 21st day
of July, 1922, the undersigned, Sheriff
of Grant County, Wisconsin, will sell
at the front door of the court house,
in the City Of Lancaster, in said coun-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22

A youth named Anderson, of Nor
way, Mich, fell between the cars at
Green Bay and was killed. With
another boy Anderson was beating"
his way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
THE Standard Oil Company Qnd-

II
= reduction in the price of gasoline of
&C per gallon applicable throughout the
entire territory in which it does business.
It asserts that the retail prices thus
made are below the cost of production
and distribution.
The Governor of the State of South
Dakota, buying distress gasoline below
cost of production, and charging against
the State no adequate cost of distribu
ton, is selling gasoline to the public in
the State of South Dakota at loo per
gallon.
The Standard Oil Company Qndiana).
operating on it's established policy that
the customers who purchase it's goods
should never be compelled to pay a
higher price than that fixed and main.
tanned by any competitor, quality and
service being duly considered, has met
this price.
Other State Executives and Officers of
municipalities, with entire propriety,
have suggested that any prices made in
South Dakota be made applicable in
their States. Competitors in other
states and communities over the terri
tory, also buying distress gasoline below
cost of production, have also cut the
prices hitherto established and main.
tanned, in substantial amounts.
In establishing the above price. the
Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is
competitors in any way.
1t deprecates the stand taken by some
of it's competitors that the Standard Oil
Company Qndiana) is endeavorlng, by
reason of meeting these cuts in price and
these demands for lower prices. to put
it's competitors out of business.
The Standard Oil Company Cndiana)
does not wish to put any competitor out
of business because it feels that competl-
tors are necessary to the successful con-
duct of it's business. 1t will welcome
change of attitude on the part Of all
parties concerned resulting in reason
able price for gasoline which will enable
not only it but all of it's competitors to
enjoy reasonable profit.
It recognizes that the majority of it's
competitors are fine business men, en-.
titled to the fairest treatment both by
the public and by this Company.
The present situation is an exact parallel
to one where the butcher, the grocer, the
druggist, the dry goods and shoe mer-
chants and every other retailer would be
forced to sell at less than the wares cost.
How long would it last? What would
a condition like this do to all Of us-if
it persisted and spread?
We want no monopoly-seek none. We
want your trade-but only on the basis
of quality and service-not as the result
of impossible prices.
We want competition-you want us to
have it. 1t makes the scales of business
balance.
These are not idle words. They mean
just what they say.
Standard Oil Company
indiana
04n G. AR:oL:&.~ Ax,~ TLs@1x~ TIL
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Notice to Creditors Of the Peoples
C4ata Rank. Lancaster, WIS.

dwight II. Parker, Commissioner
80 ranking of the State of Wisconsin,
=, to Section 2022 Of the Wis
pponsin Statutes, having taken possess
o e;nn If the property and the business
81 Tho PEOPLES STATE BANK, OF
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, a DEM
ouent banking corporaIlon' on 11e
second DAY of June, 1873, notlce -
berehy given to all persons having
nH, against such corporation to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
CITY OF PLATTEyILLE
state of Wisconsin,

Rafter Estate, lot 2, block l. 212.88
western Land Security Co., N.
by block As E. by Meyers Lbr.
Co., S. by Pine street, lot 4,
r1ooIy Al 100 At
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22
Covers Addition.

Blunt Addition.
E. P. Hinkley, lot 5, blk. D. 1912
Louis Holzer, 3D.. N. by Oetti-
ker E. by Oettiker, S. by
Madison, w. by Waters St. = 70.46
Implanted Lots in seq of Section 10.
Anthony Shepherd, BID. N. by
Helbing Co. by Steinback, S.
by Steinback, w. by Lancaster
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22

TOWNSHIP OF WINGVILLE
Geo. wilkins, SW14 of NWA,
sec. II, T. 6, R. 1 ----------- 56.lo
Geo. wilkins, WIZ of SWA,
sec. H. 4. 6, r. 1 ----------- ll5.lO
Geo. wilkins, SEA, sec. Is, I.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-22

Albert Kimbel, lot No. 1, sec.
Evening star., 1923-06-10

in a dress like a cloud, sitting in a
painted chair. doing nothing.
She turned toward them as they
came in. She had copper-colored hair
and face that looked as If it had
been worked out of fine clay. When
she smiled it lighted up charmingly.
How do you do? / am Mrs. King
our / saw you dancing in the park
and thought I might get you for my
tea this afternoon. j was having
some professionals. but they disap-
pointed"
She said this casually. Minnie was
quick to take the cue.
Were professionals ourselves" she
said, in a tone that reflected to a
nicely the other woman's bored
one thing impressed him, and that
was Minnie's cleverness, He must be
careful not to crab her game. what
ever 1t was.
Mrs. Kingour nodded to the butler
That's all, Johnson; thank you"
Very good. madam"
He bowed and went out They We're
alone with this charming. indifferen
woman.
DO sit down.
Thank you"
Was this Minnie speaking? Where
did she get that refined accent, that
nice shading OF tone? From Mrs
Kingour, Of course. But wasn't she
| the little wonder to catch on like
that?
| And the way she took her chair!
| You say you are professionals?'
! Mrs. Kingour addressed herself tc
! Minnie.
| "Oh, yes"
| May l ask your names?"
! We're Minnie and Martin" sale
the girl, with smile that seemed tc
invite recognition of their profes.
sional status.
"Oh, And why were you dancing
! in the park?"
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Drunkards' Retreat
Is Kept by Kinglet

run with rabbits and rats. both OF
which are tailless. This little island
kingdom was sold not so long ago for
100000.
On the eastern coast Of England Is
a tiny island called Osea. 1t is about
mile and q half long and tfaree-quar
ters of a mile wide. It is delightful
little retreat, covered with meadow
land and charming old elm trees-an
ideal place for bathing and sea fishing.
This island has history that dates
from the time of Edward the Confess
sor, and from that time 1t has always
had king and small population.
The present king is the son of
brewer who refused to continue IN
that business. In doing this he sac
riflced more than q million dollars, Il
fs said, and has converted the island
into a retreat for drunkards. His ef
forts have met with considerable sue
cess, for the isolation and the brac!nE
air have worked wonders.
There are some Of these dimunitiye
water-surrounded monarchies off the
coast Of Scotland One of them is the
Isle of Butte in the Firth OF Clyde,
| which Ia owned by the Marquis o.
Butte. This kingdom contains almost
fifty square miles and has a popula-
tion OF 1900 people. There are as
many as six little lakes in that mon.
archy, the largest of which, Loeb Fad
is quarter of mile wide and about
nine times that in length. The famous
old home of the Marquis, Rothesa-
Castle, dates from the year 109S. Ar
ran is another of these sea-girt king
doms in the same firth.
| The ruler of this little principality
| is the Marchioness of Graham, and !.
wise ruler she has proved to her
subjects. Although only nineteen
miles long and ten broad, Arran has 1
romantic history. Robert the Bruce
IS said to have hidden himself there
for some time in a cave and to have
prepared one of his expeditions to re
cover the crown on the island. The
ruins OF a castle are shown. It was
kings.
A MOTHER little kingdom is tht
n Island of Rhum, whose potentate
is Sir John Bullough. Nearly all the
island is deep forest and moorland.
and it is all mountainous. Only 30Q
acres are tillable. The subjects of Sir
John number fewer than eight score.
The whole island is one vast game
! preserve, where deer and other game
roam to provide sport for the no
] bilfty.
| The largest of th9ee island king
doms is doubtless Lewis Island one Or
the Outer Hebrides group, OF the west
/ coast of Scotland. 1t covers an arra
| of nearly 700 square miles and has
| $1,000 people. 1t has several lochs,
| where splendid fishing is to be had.
over the moors and forest land the
red deer still roam.
This island has had stirring his
tory. for the people have always been
fighters. Many times have roya'
troops been defeated by the islander
Many members Of the royal family Of
England have been entertained at
lStornoway Castle. the residence Of the
owner.
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<CATTERED about the shores of
the British isles are islands,
~ large and small. whose proprie-
tors are monarchs Of all they
survey. In many respects they pos
sess greater power over their Sub
jects" than is held by King George
himself
Although they owe allegiance to
the British crown, yet parliament has
no power to tax some Of these island
estates, nor can any one land on their
shores without the permission Of the
owner.
Some of the islands are but few
acres in extent, while one of them is
the largest island around the British
coast, next after ireland, and boasts
Of fairly large population.
| The special privileges mentioned
have been granted in times past by
some sovereign to favorite to whom
| he wished to give a mark of special
favor Like titles of nobility. these
| special privileges were made in per-
petuity and still cling to the terri
! tories.
All who have read Westward Ho"
will remember Lundy island, which
lies in the British channel Now
| Iundy is one of the best known OF
the tiny island monarchies. It is a
delightful little Jewel that was once
| the haunt of pirates and smugglers.
| It was at one time captured by
| French pirates and at another time
fell into the hands of Turkish pri-
vateers. No one can dwell upon or
even visit this bit Of the earth's sur
| face without the consent Of the
owner. It is exempt from taxation.
Lupdy Is probably not paradise, but
| it is actually the property OF the
Heaven family, and a clergyman of
| that name is the owner. He rules
over kingdom OF 1900 acres and
| fewer than a hundred souls
Down near Lands End a great rock
! rises out of the bay that is known
as st. Michaels mount. It is an
island and 1t Is not, for at low tide a
rough stone causeway connects II
with the mainland. It is little more
than a mile in circumference and is
probably the tiniest of the island
kingdoms Perched on the summit OF
the rock, which is about 200 fee,
high, is the famous old castle in
which the king Lord st. Levan
resides.
Clustered at the base, facing the land
is tiny village composed of a score
Of houses where dwell the Subjects
n X \ \
TUsT south Of the Isle Of Man is q
y little island called the Calf OF
Man" The original owner received
from Queen Elizabeth grant of this
island, which was declared to be for.
ever free from taxation. No one car
live there, or even on its shores. with.
out the consent OF the owner. It Is IL
every sense of the word private. The
late owner was SO engrossed in his
books and lived SO retired a life thai
years would sometimes elapse between
hts visits to the neighboring Isle o!
Man. Only g. small part OF the lant
is cultivated. and the whole is over,
Evening star., 1923-06-10

pause, changed its tune TO a dragging
| selection with a castanet accompani-
ment. Minnie put her hands against his
| breast and pushed him away from her.
/ "Tll give the boobs something to look
at,'' she cried, and plunged passionately
into an impromptu Spanish dance.
Martin stood gaping at her for 4 mo-
! ment. Was this whirling, graceful fig
ure the same he had seen bowed on the
terrace steps the night before? There
| was no hint of death in her now. He
gave a shout. and, running toward her.
flung himself into a figure of the dance
that he had learned from the bolsheviki
| when he was a soldier In Russia.
| Minnie left off her Spanish fandango
and began to initiate his wild Slavonic
, gestures. improvising as she danced.
1t is possible that they would have
gone on till they both dropped exhaust
| ed, but a man in a cutaway coat and
neatly pressed trousers came walking
into the park-a bald, bland man with
out a hat.
Minnie saw him first and stopped,
| painting. Martin whirled in midair.
cracked his heels together and came
down face to face with the phenomenon.
1t startled him. InstinctiveIy he
lodged. doubling his fist. The bald man
| fell back a step, then recovered him
| self
BEG pardon. sir said the latter.
| with fornality that was obviously a
! point of honor with him; you're
wanted"
"Wanted?" growled Martin. II was
| an ominous word. He glanced sidewise
at Minnie.
| She read the question in his eyes and
gave a slight shake of her head. Then,
turning to the bald man:
who wants us?" she demanded.
| Mrs. Kingour. miss. She saw you
dancin' in the park ere. and said would
you kindly step into the 'ouse a mo-
ment. She'd like to ave a chat with
you"
Evening star., 1923-06-10
BY DANA BURNET.
Who Finds Effective Drama in the Lives Of
Ordinary Peob1e

! Minnie was sitting up, smiling Al
/ him
/ Time for our act-huh?'
Yeah. How'd you sleepg
"Fine!" She jumped off the bed
holding tho pink blanket round her.
''Where'd / get this thingT'
II put it over you. Thought YOU
might catch cold"
She took up her costume anu
started toward the bathroom, bu'
stopped and looked at him over he
shoulder.
"Say-Martin ."
/ Huh"
"Did you-when i vas asleep there
did you kiss rne?"
Yeah. Kinda"
4 Her face grew. strangely peaceful
strangely content
Il didn' know. ] thought maybe
dreamed it," said Minnie.
! The dancing team of Minnie anu
Martin Is famous in New York now,
both in professional and In social
circles It's rise has been rapid. In
fact. It never was heard ofsti1 the
afternoon OF Mrs. Kingour's tea.
But. on certain April morning, 4
year from the day made notable by
Mrs. Kingours tea. a black and golC
car rolled into the exclusive neigh
borhood of the wealthy Riverside
community, turned about the parE
and came to halt at the top Of the
terrace.
Minnie and Martin got out ana
walked down the steps 1t vas %.
fore daylight, and the air was ch:iI
"It wasn't as cold as this year
ago." said Martin.
NO" said Minnie, and drew he
fur-trimmed cape closer about her.
They sat down on the bottom STEP
their shoulders touching.
Funny, amt it?'
Yeah; it's funny, all right"
They We're silent a long time. Tn
night was growing gray.
yeah; It's funny" Minnie's voice
WAS slow with remtniscence. Every
things different now. We're different.
too"
"sure?'
do you think we're any happier!
we were them" Minnie spoke softly.
Martin laughed and put his arm
! 1
; TIL say we are.'
Yeah; guess we're mappier ali
right. Only
What. Minnie?"
81 don't know. Only-we had some
! thin then-that we haven't got now
J That's funny, too"
, You're right. I was just thiinkin'
that myself. What was It, Minnier
II don't know. It was somethtn
3 we had-and It's gone. We won't
: never have IL again"
! Martin made no attempt to answer
her. After q moment, he said.
well, guess It's time We was
Z goin'."
: Yeah" She got up and stood look
ing down at the river. Then they
< walked back up the steps.
The car was waiting for them. As
. they went toward 1t. Martin was con-
3 scious of a vague disappointment, be
: wildering to his mind. They Were
: happy-yes. But the joke was n
, longer a Joke. The cream had gone
from the Jest.
He handed Minnie into the linn
CUISINE and turned to the chauffeur.
Home, James, said Martin.
| tOopyrixht 1927
Evening star., 1923-06-10

a dancer He taught me. We done
cabaret work. He was a bad actor
used to beat me up. Well, after two
years Of it. I left him and teamed up
with another guy. And, after that
Just kinda KEEP goin' down." She drew
a deep breath Well, l guess. maybe
you dom wanna-try it with me-now"''
why not?"
well, because =
"Say-when you're down and out,
what's the difference how you got there?
I amt told you everything. 1 pinched
a ten-spot off a guy one night"
'You did?''
Sure! Gosh. 1 was hungry. 1 hadn'
had only d cup of Java since the day
before. This was at night. This guy
was Just gettin' out of taxi. Well.
he flashes his wad and pays the taxi.
and then puts the bills back in his
overcoat pocket. 1t was pretty crowd
ed, and I got close to him. I felt kina
weak, but I done it. Oh. boy! Didn't
have some feed that night! And bed
too"
"I don blame you, Martin
"And 1 dom blame you-for nothin'
Look, Minnie, you kinda lie back against
me. and I'll put my coat around you
like this-and you go to sleep
She settled down gratefully into the
hollow Of his arm. looked up at him
and smiled; then her eyes closed.
He sat holding her. aware of some.
thing precious in this strange guardian
ship. His head nodded, fell forward
on his breast. He, too, slept.
X j: X x
TIE was wakened by the insistent
| / i beat of a hurdy-gurdy. 1t was
| one in sight-not even a cop. He
! gently woke the girl.
Minnie, wake up! We gotta beat i
away from here
| She sat up quickly, yawning and rub
bing her eyes. Then she smiled.
! Martini
yeah. You're all right. Come on
We gotta be- goin'.''
He took her arm and they walked to
gether up the steps of the terrace. Th
park dawned on them suddenly with al
!
It was small circular space, paved
where a fountain tossed free silver int,
the air. Minnie stopped to drink.
Have one on me!" she said, with
droll smack of her lips.
Martin laughed.
Don't care if do" he replied gayIy
and put his own mouth to the jet.
The hurdy-gurdy had stopped in tn,
Evening star., 1923-06-10

well, you see, Mrs. Kingour, we
gotta new feature. We're just
workin' on tt It's called the
the dance of the unemployed"
''oh, really? HoY extraordinary!
Rather clever of you, though. I un-
derstand there's been a great deal Of
unemployment this year"
TITS the latest thing said Martin
suddenly finding his tongue.
It'll be hit" put in Minnie con.
fidently,
But I don't quite see why you
should choose the park?" said Mrs.
kingour.
1--WE wanted to get into the feelin'
of It." answered Minnie. You know.
us artists hafta-kinds-Set into the
Evening star., 1923-06-10

street opposite the park entrance. 1t
burst suddenly into a raucous one-step.
'Hey, Minniei Les dance"
He put his arm around her. They
were both laughing. 1t was joke--a
joke on them, but, chiefly, joke on
the world that had rejected them. Tha,
was the cream of the jest
Minnie drew back her head and smiled
at him.
You're some dancer, Martini"
"Tll say you. are.''
On the sidewalk outside the park a
few passers-by stopped to stare al
them.
Look at them nuts.' grinned Martin
II guess they think we're cuckoo al
right
The hurdy- -gurdy, with scarcely 8
Evening star., 1923-06-10

yeah"
..And, Martin. when were dofn' our
dance this afternoon. If you lose your
nerve, just think of grapefruit and
sweetbread pattiesw
And that Ave hundred bucks"
sighed Martin. Don't you worry
kid. I'll be there with q waIlop."
When they had finished, Martin
carried the tray out into the hall
and, returning, locked the door.
Time to go to work again, huh
Minnie?"
You're on! Wen jump right into
the second part Of 1t. You know
where you push me away and spin
your head? All right-go"
They practiced furiously for an
other hour and a half. Minnie
evolved their feature" OF assorted
professional material, teaching Mar
tin only the fundamentals and Ieav-
ing for herself the more complicated
movements. Martin lacked entirely
the girls experience. but he was
quick and wiry. and he picked up the
oSSkC "ASAA "a ~ SSA5tSAA SAASs1 S1AoSA
the girl to exclaim:
you're a nachrel-born dancer
Martini"
II guess I'm pretty fair. learned
them Russian dances right off the
bat" He stopped, his arm round hei
waist
Say, Minnie; you look awfu,
tired"
yeah. I'm tired all right.
look! You better lie down on the
bed and take a nap. What's thai
door over there?' He crossed the
room and opened the door. Gee
It's a bathroom-aIl white tile. Come
and look"
! She walked over to him
! Say, Minnie; why dom you take
nice hot bath and then go to bed
You got plenty Of time. The daniel
call u.s."
LIE pushed her into the bathroom
L i closed the door. and, walkin,
over to the couch. flung himself dow,
on 1t. His body ached. He was dea
IlTc1
But he couldn't sleep. He lay witt
his arm over his eyes, his mind ful
of broken thoughts, Of odd bits o
memory.
He heard her come out Of the bath
room. She spoke to him quietly.
Martini"
He didn't answer. She lay dow,
on the bed. He waited till he wa
sure she was asleep. Then he got u
and went over to her.
She was lying on her side, he
cheek on her hand. Her hair wa
down about her shoulders. In he
underwaist. with her dress throw
over her, she looked small, childish
Tears came into his eyes.
There was a blanket on the foot q
the bed. a. pink, fluffy thing. He ur
kfolded 1t, and spread it over he
Then, stopping, he touched her chez
with his lips.
She stirred. He tiptoed back TO th
couch and lay down again. Il
mustn't fail her. Five hundred do
lars! "A place with q garden at Fa
Rockaway or somewhere. "Hom
james,"
An hour later. Johnson knocked g
the door. Martin rose and opened 4
Mrs. Kingour says you'll b
wanted soon," announced the 6utle
"Al right" said Martin.
Evening star., 1923-06-10
STREETS END

spirit Of our work. Why, we sat up
half the night out there-just kinda
gettin' into the spirit of 1t. That's
why we're dressed like this. I'm sup
posed to be a poor sho-girl-and Mar
tins a returned soldier-out of a job"
Really"
That's right" said Martin.
Atmosphere" explained Minnie
| That's what we wanted-atmos-
phere."
Evening star., 1923-06-10

4 FLIGHT of stone steps, with a
4 a heavy iron door standing open
at the top of it. A hall, cool and dim,
with a tiled floor. An impression of
flowers growing against white walls.
Upstairs, if you please
They walked up the broad curving
stairs. Another half and another
door. Then a room, stately and
spacious. with color distributed about
it in subtle harmonies. A woman,
Evening star., 1923-06-10

Just When You Think They Have
Lost An Inte,est IN This World
There Comes a Change IN Fortune
Evening star., 1923-06-10

"All right said Minnie. Sure!
Well come"
every good, miss. This way, If you
please"
Come on, Martini
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