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Evening star., 1923-07-15

"Never mind about theories now,
Jerry. 1 don't want you to laugh at
me II I'm wrong. Do you know any
one in the Prefecture's ONCE in
Paris?'
Tryon stared at him. 'Why?"
Pelham smiled. 1t was stern
smile
'Tt's a Gray Ghost stunt, isn't 1t?
You'll concede that?"
"Surest thing" agreed Tryon.
well then. whom do you know in
the Paris police force%
II know Jean Derlat very we'll In
Decd" Tryon said. 'The year before
the war 1 did a bit OF travelling and
studied the London. Vienna. Berlin.
and Paris police departments. Derias
Is rather high in the French depart
ment."
DELHAM looked at his watch. It's
twelve o'clock" he announced
That means it's four in Paris II
you send a cable now, Derlat will get
It the first thing In the morning. II
we have luck. we'll get a reply from
him by noon tomorrow"
"What'll I say to him?" asked
Tryon.
ASK him to let you know the
source Of any money that Prince
Ladislaus may possess Find ou,
from his Paris bankers what checks
he deposited recently"
Tryon whistled. You mean that
Pelham ignored the question and
| interrupted it. This man Ravasan
get busy on him. Find out imme-
| diately where he got the money to
! finance this restaurant of his"
Tryon stared at him. Through
this thick cops skull of mine an Idea
/ occasionally percolates. Mr.. Pelham
Do you know. IL you're right. I'm
| just going to take Off my hat every
| time I see you, and walk backward
Evening star., 1923-07-15

claimant to Malthuria'S throne knew
that Jimmy Pelham must be cogniZ-
ant Of the hushed-up opprobrium. 1t
was an impertinence Of Ladislaus,
then, to invite Jimmy Pelham to the
party. r."
And now that one came to con-
slider the matter. Prince Ladislaus
had added gaucherie to impertinence.
Pelham's Invitation seemed like an
after-thought, issued only day be-
fore the event was to take place.
He shrugged. What difference did
And on the following evening he
chuckled as he assisted Dickensor
with his tie.
Enjoy yourself, Slim." he exhorted
"And don't forget the things that YOU
have my permission to do" :.
The sI-guide, chuckled. II won't,
he promised. II only hope get a
chance. II the folks down in Juno.
Me-, could read In the paper 'shat ]
busted q prince q couple on the Jaw
they'd send me to the fegislature.".
r y u
SELHAM. himself dressed in din
ner suit beneath his overcoat. ac.
companied the Respondent Dtckenson
downstairs to the waiting limousine,
OF late 1t happened that the garage,
from which he frequently rented q
machine, had sent him the same car
and the same driver on many differ
ent occasions. The chauffeur knew
Pslham's reputation and was thrilled
at driving the one man VINO had been
able to meet, with at least q meas.
ure Of success, the machinationS. OF
Evening star., 1923-07-15

and half upon the floor. and the silk
hat, which he had borrowed from
Pelham, resting upon its dented
crown on . rug, Dickenson certainly
looked the part Of the drunken rev.
eler. even to the wet towel about
his forehead.
The grin which he assayed at sight
OF his employer was siokly. ~ got
mine. Mr.. Pelham" he said Sheep
ishly.
His tones were clear, unthickened
by liquor. But Pelham thought of
| another explanation, and at the
thought he grinned. well. did NAL
thuria win over America In q round 2"
he asked. "Elim, you amaze me- I
didn't dream that you'd take me se.
riousIy."
| Sims cheeks grew redder still. "You
got me all wrong, Mr.. Pelham. The
Gray Ghost raided the party"
| Pelham stared at Dickenson- Then
he rose. walked into the next room.
| and telephoned Jerry Tryon. He re-.
turned to Dickenson. but refused to let
the man talk until breathlsss and ex.
cited. Jerry Tryon arrived. Then Dick.
snsou talked.
ar got in all right" he said. "a guy
In uniform asked my name, and I told
him-gave him, my own name; 30 many
people there that they never checked
up, I guess-and he led me up to Hts
Royal Nibs. And want to say that for
real class give mo Q TammAny alder
mahi Why. II this Prince Ladislaus
didn't have . title. he'd be lucky to get
. Job selling neolEtiss."
He rubbed . hand ACROSS his fore.
1 head, disarrangane 4ha@vst=Eowel. that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
Early History of Region
Memorialized In Bronze

This tablet will be embedded in the
wall of the first state capitol building
six miles east of Platteville, near the
hamlet of Leslie, recently made state
memorial.
The other PLAGUE of bronze in let
ters of larger size carried the follow
ing inscription:
OLD MILITARY ROAD
From FIT. Howard at Green Bay, to TT.
Crawford at Prairie du Chen,
1885.
Placed by the Military Ridge Chapter,
Daughters of the American
Revolution 1928.
This tablet will be embedded in a
huge natural boulder on S. 7. L. 10 at
Young's Corners north of Patch Grove
where the old military trail ends ana
the state trunk line turns down the
valley road to Bridgeport, leading to
Pra. du Chen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
Child HIT BY
AUTO TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL
Lois Moore, Z, Victim Of
Monday Accident.

: Lois Moore, Z, adopted daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Duffy, was hit by
an automobile driven by Albert Turn
er Monday and badly hurt.
The accident happened about one
o'clock in front of the Duffy home
The child was running across the
street to ride with Mr.. Duffy who was
returning to work when hit. Young
Turner, driving the Albert Hunsaker
taxi to Potosi, was coming south with
a passenger.
Mr.. Duffy saw the car coming and
shouted to Lois to stop, but the child
did not see or hear the approaching
car.
She was carried by the fender for
several feet and then fell OIL the road,
one wheel grazing her head.
Little Lois's injuries consist OF a
broken nose, cash on right cheek, left
arm bruised, right leg punctured, left
ear torn partly away, teeth knocked
out and two severe Commissions on the
skull. At the Doolittle hospital Mon
day night she was reported as being
in a semi-conscious state. Yesterday
she was resting, and her condition
was favorable, according to reports.
The child came from New York a
year ago to live with Mr.. and Mrs.
Duffy. She is a distant relation Of
Mrs. Duffy's and her foster parents
are much attached to her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
Local Pigskin Artists Defeat
Monticello in Close Contest
Lancaster 1s-MonticeIlo 10.

Lancaster High won her first game
of the season Friday afternoon when
the team from Monticello High was
beaten by a score of Is to 13.
The game was played in drizzling
rain which made fast play and accur-
ate handling of the ball next to inn
possible, but in spite of this handicap
the play was interesting to watch AMI
some good football was exhibited by
both sides. Lancaster appears to have
profited by her three defeats on for
eign fields and, with the stimulus Of
playing on her home grounds, put up
Z, far better game than she has shown
this year.
Monticello kicked off at $40 p. N.
and Lancaster returned the ball to her
own 35-yard line On the second play
Cook, Lancaster's right end, took u
long forward pass from Heberlein and
ran for touch down two minutes at
ter the play started. Heberlein kicked
the goal from placement and the score
stool Lancaster Z, Monticello 0.
Lancaster kicked off and Monticello
put the ball in play on their own
25-yard line. Failing to gain through
the line on three attempts they punted
on fourth down. The kick was poor
one and gained only a few yards. Lam
caster then took the ball and carried
it on two downs to MonticellO's lloyd.
line for first down. Three downs left
the ball on the three yard line from
which point Heberlein was called to
carry it over; to the spectator it APP
peared as though he succeeded ard
was pushed back but the referee ruled
otherwise and the ball was Monticei
los on it's one inch line. Monticello
punted on first down. The punt was
poor and went only a few yards but
the play was called back and Lancas-
ter penalized yards for off side.
Monticello tried the line three times
and again kicked poorly and LancaS-
ter put the ball in play on their 20-yd.
line. Two downs Melted about yards
and then Ellis took the ball on a short
lateral pass and ran for touch down.
The try for a point failed and the.
score stood Lancaster 13, Monticello
O..
Continued on page five)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
KEPT
BUSY; NUMEROUS
MENDOZA CASES

Joe Duye, So, a resident of Harri-
son, was committed IT Mendoza last
mid-Week after detention at the coun-
ty asylum had proved fruitless. Mr..
Duve was committed here several
weeks ago when a report came that
he had been drinking and was Great
ing a disturbance. After reaching the
local asylum Joe began running away.
Once he made his escape, taking his
bedding along He was caught the
same day and returned A short time
after he climbed out through a bath
room window.
Joe has been in Mendoza before He
is not violent except when drinking
and gives no great amount of trouble
except for running away.
Enos Clifton, aged so, Bagley resi-
dent, was committed to Mendoza We'd
nesday following examination by Drs.
Baldwin and Venning. Mr.. Clifton is
a victim of senile dementia, a disease
often attacking the aged. Care of him
became so difficult that asylum treat
ment seemed the only course to take.
Mr. Clifton, native of Milton, Eng
Ian, has one son, aged 81.
Geo. Keeney, 60, Platteville, ma
tive of Paris, was examined Wednes-
day by Drs. Cunningham and Schuldt.
A report had been made that Mr.
Keeney was insane and vicious, but
after exhaustive tests the physicians
concluded that no signs of mental dis
ease exists. Mr.. Keeney has been in
poor health for some time.
Chas. w. Clarke of Patch Grove,
committed to Mendoza last spring fol-
lowing complaint that he was threat
ening people, escaped from the state
hospital last week and made his way
to the home of a sister at Patch Grove.
He was picked up there Saturday By
Sheriff Edge and taken back to Men
dota.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
HEROIC COLLIE
SAVES MASTER
FROM MAD BULL

Frank Zenz, Hurricane farmer, is
nursing injuries received in an en-
counter with an enraged bull two
weeks ago. Mr.. Zenz and son went
to a neighbours pasture to drive out
their bull, 3-year-old Durham, who
had broken in and was getting &C
quainted with the COWS. When Frank
got to the gate the bull lunged at him.
Frank ups with hammer but the
blow fell short and his fingers struck
the animals nose. The bull plunged
on, knocking Frank down and then up
about four feet. When Frank hit the
ground the second time he shouted
"sic-em" to his Collie dog. The dog
nipped at the bull and drove him away
from the PROSTATE man. Mr.. Zenz SUI
fered broken nose, cut lips and face
and torn ligament in his left arm.
The bull is now bully beef"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
GELBACH ANGUS
HERD MAKES FINE
SHOWING TFARS

w. L. Gelbach & Son, owners OF
Badger Lawn Herd of Aberdeen An
gus cattle report fine lot of Win
nings at the 1923 fairs The boys left
home July 30th with 10 head for the
fairs and returned October Sth. They
visited ten fairs and were awarded
premiums as follows:
120 first premiums, 70 second prem
iums, % third premiums, fourths
and q champion and grand champ
ions. Total winnings were $2,635 so.
Fairs visited were:
Evansville, GAINESVILLE, Stevens PIT,
Wausau, Milwaukee, Fond du Lac,
Lancaster, Baraboo, Kilbourn and
Portage.
The Gelbach herd, started in 1891,
is one of the oldest Aberdeen Angus
herds in the state. 1t now numbers
rs head. A recent addition was fe-
male bought at the Waterloo, Iowa,
sale on Oct. 10. She is from the ceie-
brated Blackcap family and highly
bred
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31

Bronze PLAQUES memorializing his
toric points of interest in southwest
ernr Wisconsin have been on display III
this county the past week, creating
considerable interest.
At Platteville a tablet has been on
display in the Mound City State Bank
window. 1t carried in beautiful de-
sign against dark background the
first state capitol building and the
following inscription in raised letters
of bronze highly polished and of very
distinct outlines:
First State Capitol.
In this Building was Held the First
Session of the Wisconsin Ter
ritorial Legislature in 1885.
This tablet provided by the Wiscon-
sin Federation of Women's Clubs
marks the center of the original site.
Restoration by the State Completed IN
1922.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
GEN. BARNETT TO
VISIT IN CITY

Major General Geo. Barnett, U. S. NJ
c., is expected in Lancaster Thursday
to visit Frank c. Meyer and other rela-
tives for day or so. Gen. Barnett is
enroute east from San Francisco to
Washington. At the age of 81 he is
retiring from As years of service much
of which was spent in positions of
trust and honor. During the war he
was head of marine corps affairs at
Washington, and has since been i'll
charge of the Pacific division. He is
native of Lancaster and later lived
at BoScobeI.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
SMELSER FARMER RAISES
MAMMOTH EAR OF CORN

PLATTEVILLE.- display in the
State Bank of Platteville is an ear OF
Clark's Yellow Dent corn brought in
from the Robert Barron farm, in the
town of Smelser, ten miles south oil
here, which carries 26 perfect rows OF
corn, each row containing so kernels
or a total of 1850 kernels. The ear of
corn weighs one pound and half and
the owner is out with a challenge for
any other corn raiser to produce so
prolific an ear.
Chris Helms of the West Mound
road north of this city, brought in an
ear of corn some time ago that carries
% perfect rows, 40 kernels to the row.
Mr.. Helms has to take his hat off to
the Barron corn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31

MADISON Rachel Kuenster, IL
year-old Glen Haven girl, received the
purple ribbon for exhibiting grand
champion baby beef at the Junior
livestock exposition Friday. Roam
Lad" her junior yearling Shorthor3
steer, who was first in his class and
senior champion, bested Lovely
Rosebud" Junior Shorthorn heife9
who won the junior champion ribbon.
The latter was exhibited by Everett
ZONES of Dodgeville, who showed Ine
grand champion baby beef in the 1917
exposition. - tho
Judging of the champions and the
herd classes completed the exhibit ana
the animals were put on sale late FIJI
day afternoon. -,
Fourteen herds, consisting OF Jun
ior and senior calf, and a junior year
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
National Education Week.

President Coolidge in an interesting
proclamation too long to be repro
duced here puts the seal of approval
on National Education Week, begin
ming Nov. IS. The president outlines
the important part education has al
ways played in American development
and stresses the need of continued adj
vancement. He traces the growth OF
self-government by free people
which implies the sovereignty of the
individual and then draws the obvious
premise that to be responsible and
self-governing the individual must be
educated not only intellectually but
morally In conclusion the president
says
Every American citizen is entitled
to a liberal education. Without this,
there is no guarantee of permanence
of free institutions, no hope of per-
petuating government. Despot-
ism finds its chief support in ignor-
ance knowledge and freedom go
hand in hand"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
tSOUAW WINTER
SLABS COUNTRY
WITHICY HAND

An inch of snow and Is degrees
above zero greeted Lancaster Tues
day morning, Oct. 80. With clear
sky and bright sun the first snow OF
the season was soon melting. The
October weather summary is as follows:
Record for the month of October,
years unknown, is: High Sc; low IL.
Precipitation 1.24 inches.
Greatest precipitation during Octo-
Der was 40 in 1911. Smallest amount
was 041 in 1915. Mean precipitation,
2.20.
Latest killing frost on record was
on October 81, 1914.
Records date back to 1891.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
title Glen Haven Miss Wins
Wisconsin Livestock Prize

ling were shown in the herd class.
Ernest Rott of Wonewoc, exhibiting
Herefords, took first prize, Constance
Carmody of Mount Hope, took second,
Everett Jones, third, Lee Jewell of
Dodgeville, fourth, Reuben James, of
Dodgeville, fifth, and James Hogan,
Waunakee, sixth.
Theodore Prideaux Of Dodgeville,
showed grand champion Angus calf.
Reserve champion baby beef award
was given to Everett Jones.
The sale of baby beeves and siwne
in the ton litter and the best barrow
contests completed the eighth annual
Junior Livestock exposition. Many
buyers representing the largest pack
ing companies of the middle west
were at the pavilion Friday handling
the beeves preparatory for the sale.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
PIGEON HILL RE-
LOCATION NOW
NFORMA TON

Chief Engineer Tom Reilly, ]. T.
Bennett and Frank Schreiner we're
down on Pigeon Hill Monday morning
looking over possibilities of reloca-
ton of the road on the south side A
tentative plan is to widen the bridge
and then to swing west, south of tine
bridge and go 200 feet further up the
hill than at present, before turning
east to the asylum. This will elimi-
nate a steep grade and make an easier
and safer turn. 1t is probable that
contributions will be asked for to pro-
vide the local share of the expense,
the state paying the balance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
CITY DADS HAPPY;
TO MOVE IN NEW
QUARTERS SOON

F. P. Barnett is acting city clerk in
the absence of Geo. Rockwell, now on
the sick list.
The city treasurer and city clerk
expect to move to their new quarters
in the municipal building some time
within the next week. New office
furniture is being installed and as
soon as linoleum is laid the city Off
GERS will be located in their palatial
home.
The city fire department has already
taken up quarters in the new munich
pal building. The fire department
room was installed. as an adjunct to
the city building plant at a cost of
$4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
E'Buck Up"-Farm
Conditions Improve.

Instead of quitting farming as some
men contemplate doing the Herald's
advice is to start farming. Land and
livestock are low and such conditions
make it a good time to begin instead
of when land and livestock are high
like most folks do.
Things must be down to go up and
up to go down. For the past three or
four years we have been on the down
side. The up side, we firmly believe,
is just around the corner. Start farm
ing if you want to or if you are farm
ing-STICK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
.BASFORD TRIAL
ON DOCKET FOR
LAST OF WEEK

The case of the state VS.. C. H. Bas-
ford, embezzlement, will come up for
trial this week, according to reliable
report. The story of Mr.. Basford's
connection with the defunct Peoples
State Bank is we'll known. The state
alleges that he Incorporated $12,-
500 of the banks funds before his re-
tirement year ago last spring. This
money, the state claims, was returned
under pressure. The defendant mas
retained capable counsel, S. H. Tay-
lor and A. w. Kopp, and will present
defense.
J. Harold Pugh, now serving a IT.
year sentence in Waupun, for EN-
bezzlement, will be brought here to
testify in the Basford case.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
WESTWARD HO!;
LOCALS BRA WING
WINTER TRAILS

C. T. Suite and family departed
Monday afternoon in their Oakland
car, driving overland to Long Beach,
Calf. They expect to travel fast, put
ting up at hotels. until they strike d
warmer climate when they will camp
out. Mr. Suttle has four months
leave of absence from the postofflce.
He joins relatives at Denver and the
joint parties will then proceed west
ward
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
Dubuque Misses
Hike to Lancaster

Misses Wieland and Wieda, register
ed nurses on Finley hospital staff at
Dubuque, liked to Lancaster Monday
and spent the night with Miss Alice
Flanagan, Chief Nurse at the Doc
little hospital. The young ladies left
in the cold yesterday morning for an
other 35-mile hike to Dubuque.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
wOMAN'S DRESS FIRED
AS SHE SINGES FOWL

PRA. DU CHIEN-Mrs. Jas. Long
n1ire. wife of Soldiers Grove farmer
was seriously burned when her cloth
ing caught fire. She had been SINCE
ing a chicken when lighted news
naper fell to the floor and set ire to
her dress. Her husband rushed nom
the barn to help her. He was also
burned about the hands and face.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
she's
'Iife is Short Tell the Truth"
Start a Pipe
Organ Fund.

Last week the Herald spoke OF a
fine pipe organ as part of the munich
pal theatre equipment at some future
time Thinking it over and comforting
with various citizens we see no good
reason for waiting
We propose a pipe organ of the best
type suitable for the building. $4,000
should buy and install such an in
strument. 1t would add double to the
attractiveness of the theatre.
The Herald will start the ball roll
ing with a $50 subscription. Ninety
nine other such subscriptions will put
it over. Who is next?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
BREAKS ARM
SECOND TIME IN
TWO MONTHS

Mrs. John Burns of this city slipped
from the bottom step of a staircase
Saturday noon, breaking her left arm
between the shoulder and the elbow
This is the second break in two
months on the same arm. The pre-
vious time Mrs. Burns fell from a
chair and broke the member at the
wrist. The first break was about heal
ed when the last happened. Mrs.
Burns is in great pain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
SHEIK OF HAMMOND
VICTIM OF PUBLICITY

HAMMOND, Ind.-W. J. Storms, cab
driver, was a prize 'shiek," according
to the police.
Furthermore, he insisted on telling
everybody about it.
Early Thursday police found him
slumped down over the wheel of his
cab, dead, with bullet hole in his
head.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
Revision, Need in
Educational Methods.

With the foregoing significant
thoughts from a keen intellect in mind
we may pass to our own local educa-
tional problems and the part we may
play as community in creating the
thing we call "Americanism" and the
importance of each of us taking con-
siderably more interest in educational
matters.
To us it seems that we have come to
regard education along the lines OF a
formula or recipe. Our school boards
and pedagogs prescribe certain dos
age of studies and the potion, pleas
ant or unpleasant, is swallowed or
crammed down the throat of the pu-
pil. Having following certain phase
of treatment we prescribe something
little more profound Then to sweet
en- the bolus we follow a new high
school and more fol-derols in the way
of studies.
1t is quite apparent that the basal
studies, the fundamental three RS,
and tho vast field of English grammar,
are not thoroughly learned at all and
that pupils having but an elementary
smattering of these are hurled into
higher mathematics, higher Engnsh,
foreign languages, ancient history,
civics, physics, ETC., without an ablllty
to figure correctly in fractions, work
square or cube roots, spell, punctuate
and compose, write legible hand or
quote intimately from our own Ameri-
can history.
The upshot is that we cover too
much territory and by no means cover
fundamentals at all. Until there is d
complete revision of education meth
DDS a high school or even college
education will remain the laughaole
caricature on real knowledge it is at
present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31
BREAKS LEG IN
PASTURE; LAYS
HOURS HELPLESS

Mrs. JOS. Buacher, residing in Dry
Hollow, three miles northwest of Po-
tosi, broke one of her legs one day
last week while driving cows to
pasture. Unable to move, Mrs. Buach
er lay from morning until noon when
her absence was noted and neighbors
came to her rescue.