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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
arker in Charge at
Farmers & Citizens
M erge err Plan Seems to
Have Fallen Through.

D. T. Parker, state commissioner OF
banking, is in charge of the Farmers
& Citizens State Bank of this city and
from present indications will liqui-
date it's assets. Last week the Herald
stated that the Union State Bank had
arranged to take the assets of the
other bank and pay the depositors
dollar for dollar. Later, however, the
directors of the closing bank de-
INJURED over assuming the deficits
such as might exist and proceedings
came to sudden halt.
AS the Herald understands the stu
alton there is no suggestion of dis.
honesty in the conduct of the F. & c..
bank but further operation seemed
Improbable and deffation has tied up
number of the banks loans in the
class of frozen credits" This term
is applied to doubtful loans, which
might be paid if the parties owing
them get on their feet.
1t is understood that the banking
commissioner has the power to assess
the stockholders of any bank up 10
100 per cent of their shares as their
interest may appear. If such an as
sessment would not clear up the de-
ficit, then presumably the remaining
loss would be borne by the depositors.
Affairs are not in a clear state and
a clean-cut statement is not available
at present. Chas. L. Brown of Mus.
coda is representing Mr.. Parker at
the bank.
The request for liquidation by the
banking commission was made volun-
tarily by resolution of the directors
Nov. 10. The board is in session over
further steps to take as the Herald
uOnc 70 rrncc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
Board SideHghts.

The County Board in fine frenzy
Of economy voted down petty $4,000
for a county hard road system and
then followed with $4,000 odd APP
preparation to resurface much of the
same area under the county aid law
The difference is that county aid is
patch work and piece-meal and gets
no where. The Metcalfe plan would
have provided definite and complete
highways. Some economizers.
The dance hall'' ordinance seemed
too drastic and was killed. This made
Mr.. Knapp, one of the promoters,
pretty mad. One provision of the or
dinance forbid leaving a dance hall
for more than Is minutes. A penalty
might be a year in Waupun and one
thousand dollars fine. The Board
thought that was little too stiff on a
merry dancer who might want to take
the air or get drink of water.
The plain fact is that dance hall"
ordinances and such are ridiculous
and will not work. If the County
Board wants to control the moonshine
evil in this county it can tell the dis
trict attorney and sheriff so and pro-
vide men and means of enforcement.
That is all there is to it.
Quite a discussion ensued at the
County Board over giving the county
nurse the car she uses and 81 900 to
buy a new car with and pay ner
travelling expenses. One member
feared the county nurse might quit
and keep the car or die and her estate
would get it.
Platteville men brought two "kaigs"
of cider along with them when they
came up to plead for the hard road
link between the county seat and
metropolis. Something must have
been wrong with that cider as the
Board turned the Platteville boys
down hard. Maybe the cider wasn't
hard" enough.
The County Board voted everybody
a vote of thanks except the newspaper
men. Why leave us out?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
Flashes
'Life is ShOrt-Tell the Truth"
Conservation Means
More Than Saving Game.

uOre IMAM Saving Game.
The Izaak Walton League of Ian
caster, 125 strong, and allied with d
national organization with a potential
membership of two million, has as its
purpose the conservation of outdoor
America.
The scope of the league is broader
that the mere saving of game and fish,
important as they may be. Thous
ands of men will join the Waltoniaus
and work for conservation who are
not particularly fishermen or hunters,
The reason is that as patriotic Ameri-
cans they 'love" the big outdoors in
all it's phases and want to see herit-
age it has been the privilege of all OF
us to share handed down to our chill
dren.
Conservation includes all natural
resources. 1t includes all forms of
nature sublime in themselves, but in
capable of protection from the devas-
tating hand of man unless other men
seeing and approaching these gifts
endeavor to protect them. Something
may be done by legal steps and force.
In the final analysis the most effective
work done by Waltonians will be
along educational lines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
Don't Worry About Lancaster;
This Community is Sound.

To remove any impression that be
cause of disastrous and unWarrant-
ed bank failure and several business
consultations and removals Lancas-
ter business men are in Distress the
Herald wishes to assure the public
that Lancaster is all right.
The economic tendency is to solidi-
fly business, to concentrate distribu-
ton among fewer firms. This neces-
sary function of distribution is being
carried on all over the country
During the flush years firms started
because of the times. Now that things
are not so booming deflation is reduc-
ing the number of firms needed to
handle business. 1t is simply a
question of getting to rock bottom.
The prosperity of Lancaster de-
ponds upon the prosperity of the sur
rounding country. The soil and the
production are as good, perhaps bet
ter, than they ever were before.
Naturally, in an agricultural commu-
nifty, town business reflects the pros
perity of the farmers. AS farming
conditions improve so will business
conditions improve. In the meantime
we will continue to march in the van
Of business, not expecting to enjoy any
unusual prosperity until our produc-
ers have it.
Lancaster in a business way is all
right. In fact it is better off right
now with various removals and con-
solicitations than it was six months
ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
THESE MAY WE'D

Michael Mergen and Magden A.
Morris, Bloomington.
Everett e. Gilbert, Haledon, n. j.,
and Elsie Marie Schambow, Platte
vile.
Peter P. Schmeltz and Catharine j.
Matt, Cassville.
Lee Anton Schneider and Anna M.
Matt, Cassville.
Edw. Richard and Alice Brandt,
Jamestown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
JUDGE FRITZ TO
HEAR AFFIDAVTS
OFPREJUDICE

Circuit court opens in Lancaster
Monday, Dec 10, for the hearing of
three cases upon which Judge Small
ley may not hear evidence. One is the
l.. A. Clark case and the other the
Adolph Johnson case. The latter is d
bootlegging case. Both defendants
filed affidavits of prejudice.
Another case, Cuba City bank VS.. j..
H. Nickles, is money demand. Judge
Smalley had connection with this case
as attorney before assuming judge
ship.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
WEST GRANT
DISTRICTS TO
CONSOLDA E

Last night four school districts IN
West Grant voted on proposition to
consolidate under the new MINER
school law. The proposition, if car
ried, will involve a consolidated rural
school at present. Later the plan is
to have a state graded school with two
years of high school.
The districts involved in this vote
are:
Districts 4, and Bloomington;
Joint Beetown and Bloomington.
The total valuation of the four dis
tricts is in excess of one millions dol
lars.
All but District A, were involved in
the proposed Bloomington CONSOLE
dated district over which so mucn
wranghng has ensued.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

WHAT THE BOARD DID

Passed $43O, O3S.5O Budget.
Voted Down Good Roads Meas
ure.
Passed Marcus Substitute.
Tabled "Dance Hall" Ordinance.
Increased Blind Aid to $4,000.
Dropped the Assessed Valuation
Five Millions.
Established New Salary List.
Elected New Asylum Trustee.
Allowed Sheriff Interest on
money Used.
Sold Asylum Power Line to In
terState.
Voted 500 for Two Poultry
Shows.
Required Surety Bond for COun-
ty Funds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
Deaths Of Week
Mrs. Cassie King.

Mrs. Cassie King, widow of the late
Harrison King, died at her home on
Lincoln Ave-, Lancaster, at one a. NJ.
Monday. Death followed an illness of
two years standing Mrs. King was
Ga years old Nov. 10. Funeral SER
vices will be held at two p. m. Thurs
day at the Methodist church. Burial
at Hillside. Mrs. King was a native
of Lancaster, the daughter of George
and Eliza Stewart, early settlers here.
She leaves the following named sis
ters:, Mrs. Dan Price, Mrs. John
Stevens, Lancaster; Mrs. Nellie Walk
er, Strathcona, Alberta, Can; Mrs.
Frank Ely, Kirkland, Wash. All are
here. Geo. Walker of Strathcona, a
nephew, and Mrs. H. S. Bolton of
Seattle, are also here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
Board Action on Hard Roads
Disappointment to Many.

The county boards action WedneS-
day night in defeating by vote OF &c
to 26 the proposal to connect up the
stretches of hard surface road so that
Grant county would have route
north and south and one east and west
for use in all weathers was bitter
disappointment to many.
The proposition as developed by Mr.
Metcalfe and introduced by Mr.. Nor
rissey was simple and inexpensive. IL
was proposed to start at Plattevllle
on S. T. L. IS and come west through
Lancaster and Bloomington to a mile
north of Patch Grove, where 90
strikes 49, Much of this route is hard
surface. The plan was to bridge the
gaps. The other route was from
Dickeyville through British Hollow
Lancaster and Fennimore to Bosco-
bel. Much of this route also is hard
surface. The result would have been
hard roads from Dubuque to BoscobeI
and from Platteville to Glen Haven
village, as Glen Haven already has
hard surface roads.
The estimated cost to hard surface
the 80 miles Of gaps was $4,000. This
was to be met by fourth mill tax
spread over three years so that the
total amount raised would have been
$4,000 per annum. This hgures,
roughly, about soc per person per
wear for each resident of the county
Never has plan been outlined SO
comnlete. sweeping amenable to i'm
mediate development and so lnexpen-
sive. Fifty cents year for hard
road system-and the board turned it
down.
.,,I>c+;+,,+a r,aacurn covering a 10
wear plan of road building has since
been proposed. 1t is a substitute that
viii take years to realize. The Met
calfe plan offered immediate relief and
at a small expense.
The Herald is sorry that narrow
shirt of fearing that other people VIII
benefit was apparently responsible tor
the defeat of this sensible measure.
INT mark this-Good, all-Weathef
roads are coming. Provincialism can
not stop the march of progress.
Ooh
Old rubber is being used in CeyIons
for roads. Why not use abandoned
auto tires for Grant county ROADS
There are enough thrown away every
wear in this county to pave good sec
tion between Platteville and Lancas-
ter. In ten years we would nave
fine rubber road without any expense.
One of Americas little sweethearts,
according to a Hollywood item, has
81 other lovers.
Wonder if anybody saved any seed
corn? In the rush of the fall season
II seems to have been very generaiiy
forgottenby the newspapers and IN
less the farmer thought of 1t the corn
helt will be up a stump next spring.
Lots of fellows would run a CO.
lucrative creamery if somebody would
milk the COWS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

Iowa county Jared better than Grant
county in regard to new state trunk
mileage She received 65 miles of the
new $500 miles parceled out through
the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

Crawford county medics organized
at Wauzeka one day last week and
elected the following officers: G. A.
Armstrong, Prairie du Chen, presi-
den; C. j. Willard, Wauzeka, vice
president; E. Farrell, secretary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
LAST WEEKS WEATHER

Nov. 18-Righ 81; low 80.
Forecast: Generally fair and nor
NAL temperatures.
Miscellany: Reports from all U. S.
points show fair weather. But four
points out of 20 reporting had rains
Sunday. These were but traces.
Canadian points are little above and
a little below freezing. Lander, Wyo,
held low Sunday with above zero.
The high at Lander was 20 above.
Looking back week we find Lander
showing below freezing at all times
Must be a cold place.
Barometric Conditions: The pres
sure is moderately high over the
greater part of the United State and
low over Canada. AS a result, the
weather is mostly fair except near the
Northern border where it is somewhat
unsettled 1t is cold over the West
ern Highlands, but in most sections
temperatures are near the seasonal
normal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Service Sunday, Nov. 25th, 1880 a.
M, and 1920 a. m.
Friday night at 7:30 p. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
co. BOARD Ak
LANDS HARDON
.METCALF PLAN
Econon1yForces, in
Saddle, Knife
Boosters.
Other Board Doings.
budget TotaI S43O.Oas.5O.

The Grant County Board, just
closed, at it's final session voted TO-
tai budget of $43O,038.50. This is di-
vided as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

Lots of fellows would run GO,
operative creamery II somebody "oaiu
milk the cows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
Samuel j. Walker.

Samuel j. Walker of So. Lancaster,
died at his home Sunday evening az
ter a weeks illness with pneumonia,
at the age of almost II years. Funer-
al arrangements have not been made
at this writing. Mr.. Walker was ma
tive of So Lancaster and resided for
about fifty years on the home farm.
His wife died about fifteen years ago.
The children are: Henry, Earl and
Leroy and Mrs. Henry Ramshaw.
=
Mrs. Anna DObSOn.
Mrs Anna Dobson, maiden name,
Swallow, aged 67 years and % days,
died Sunday at two a.. m. at her home
in Ellenboro following an extended
illness. Funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon with burial at
Oak Ridge cemetery, east of this city.
Mrs. Dobson was the widow of the
late Henry Dobson. She leaves seven
children: Arch of Charles City; Sam
and Will of Ellenboro; Mrs. Otto
Loga, TT Atkinson; Mrs. Roy Orion,
Livingston; Mrs. Geo. Noble, So. Lam
caster; Mrs. Jake Lutz, Ellenboro.
X y
Julius Sager.
julius Sager, a we'll known So. Lam
caster farmer, died early Monday
morning of pneumonia after short
illness. He was 81 years old. Flu
neral services will be held today at
the Evangelical church at 1920
Burial will be at Hillside. Mr.. Sager
leaves a wife, formerly Hilda Leise,
and two children, Carl and Harold;
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sager;
brothers, Fred, John and Ernest; sis
tiers, Gertrude and Frieda. Mr.. Sager
was a native of Little Grant.
LeOna Pagel.
Miss Leona Pagel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. August Pagel, died at Fin
ley hospital, Dubuque, Saturday at
two a. m. Funeral services were held
yesterday at Evangelical church, with
burial at Hillside. Miss Pagel was 26
years of age. She was born in Little
Grant and spent most of her life in
this vicinity. Surviving relatives are
the aged parents; brothers, Max and
Ed; sisters, Mrs. Henry Pagenkopf
and Mrs. Albert Nehl.
Frank Muench.
Frank Muench of Cherokee, Iowa,
former Lancaster resident, died Fri
day night at the age of 81 years.
Death was due to stomach cancer.
Burial was made at Cherokee. Mr..
Muench leaves a wife and son and
daughter, an aged mother, Mrs. Kate
Muench, brothers, John, Matt and
Phil; and sisters, Mrs. John Ruders-
dorf, Mrs. Joe Rudersdorf and Mrs.
Felix WanaZek
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

Wonder if anybody saved any seed
corn? In the rush of the fall season
it seems to have been very generaly
forgottenby the newspapers and IN
less the farmer thought of 1t the corn
belt will be up stump next spring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

One of Americas little sweethearts
according to a HOLLYWOOD tem' haS
81 other lovers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20
DECLINES RANCE | FROM FRACTION
 TO OVER POINT

NEW YORK. June 19.-Recessions ranging from large fractions to more than point were general in the trading in bonds today. Prices however, held fairly steady in the United States government group.
 Copper company liens were par ticularly heavy, Cerro de Pasco Ss dropping 47s points to 1211s, new low for the year. Liggett & Meyers 5s and American Telephone and Telegraph convertible As each dropped point. Pan-American Is recorded a gain of one point.
 Railroad mortgages also were offered freely, losses or a point or more being registered by Erie gen. eral As, Kansas City Southern 5s and Denver and Rio Grande refunding 5s. Fractions slumped also, New York railways refunding As certificates Interborough Rapid Transit Is each declined l.
 Selling of foreign government is- sues continued throughout the day but losses generally Were small. Mexican As closed 1A lower and Serbian Ss fell off nearly point.
 Total sales (par value) were S12,- 570.000.
 Public offering will be made to- morrow of S5,000,000 state of North Carolina one year , per cent high way bonds ot 1001a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20
DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
When One Does We'll It's Good Io Tell About It


 Birmingham to talk Talk how Ialk TOT
 example, like the McWane Cast Iron Pipe Company Tn annGune banding its trade territory incident to growing demand TOT us tells folk about it and the why
 will have charge of that field embracing Mexico and Mexico lInngham country has been used in all that An Birmingham pipe maker must have district b through the because Birmingham pipe goes thug country and further
 pipe agencies Philadelphia in the extreme east at The Los Angeles agency has tentaces and other pipe companies haved donean 10 large business.
 official notice sent by the com this
 The pipe have grown stead; March, 1922 supplying pipe for it's grow ing demansd
 That's Birmingham folk like to hear coming from their captains letting the other which to and do factory glad to know that doing well the pressure pipe hop e he should let his fellow know or It. some modestly restrained the Of th names m community They should not be denied opportunity o right exercise of that incentive
 Farseeng big business big business falling in line Education IS becoming onipresnt the sunshine belg e Is pest rather than wait being found ou
 going this waste the values of coal longer Burning and under in factories is natural wealth What IS btumnous coal burned without salvage o the cubic feet of 2 pounds of gallons of coal tar When will gas fuel electricity such economical and than suprcaly open grate been replaced by small and electric stoves for electric current being made beginning make surveys of the of coal ana of ashes damage fxng These away rom raw coa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20
TREND IN CURB H| REACTIONARY FOR MOST OF SESSION

NEW YORK. June 19.-Price dis played reactionary trend during the greater part of todays curb market. Quoted values were shaded at the start by the large volume Of overnight selling orders and when these had been disposed of, selling pressure was applied by spectators for the decline.
 Oil shares were again the hardest hit because of uncertain price con ditions and the heavy over produc- tion of the southern California fields. New low records were es- tablished by number of the active issues including Cities Service. Gulf, Humble, Prairie Oil and Gas, Salt Creek and Mountain Producers, Mu- tual Oil, Imperial of Canada and Phillips Petroleum. when issued, the net losses ranging from factions to mour points.
 Durant closed two points below its previous sale and American stores. when issued. dropped from 23 to 23s. Other active industrials showed franctional recessions.
 Narrow and irregular fluctuations characterized the trading In mining shares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20
Vary Liue Stock Rate

WASHINGTON June 19.-Railroads were given permission today by the in terstate commerce commission to vary rates on live stock used for breeding, racing and show purposes, in accordance with the value placed upon the animals by shippers.
 A schedule of rates was approved fix ing the value of horses and mules under existing rates when shipped for racing. show breeding purposes at s1bO per animal, and railroads were authorized to add per cent to the freight rates when ever the shipper chose to add 50 per cent to the stated value, and additional per cent for each further 50 per cent of additional value declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20
DoREMUs, DANIEL & co.

New York daily letter on stocks. by pri- vate wire to Doremus. Daniel & Co.
 thoritatve denials of the rumors which were out concerning possible financial diff faculties in brokerage circles. the market steadied, and traders gave the list op portunity to respond to possible buying. This buying was relatively feeble, and by early afternoon stocks were again put un- continue the unsettlement, and we are disinclined to look with any confidence upon the buying side.
 New Orleans daily letter cotton. by private wire to Dorenus, Daniel & Co.,: NEW ORLEANS. June 19.-A great deal of liquidation came on the cotton market today and under it July especially was weak. Opinions were expressed in the late trading that long liquidation in the incoming spot month was about over, but 1t looks If uncertainty over July will continue until first notice day for that month. which Is Tuesday of next week. New crop months were much steader than July, but the hot and dry weather still prevailing In the belt was regarded as fla vorable on the whole, and 1t made buyers cautious. More was heard of insect dam age today, but it did not appear to make a deep impression. most people apparently figuring that 1t is too early for weevil damage to be serious. and that moreover
 the dry and hot weather Is against weevil activity Houston claimed that points in
 the Rio Grande valley were telephoning for
 poison with which to fight worms, said to be menace to the crop in some sec tions. The outlook is for scattered show
 and for fair weather over the eastern | belt.
 Chicago daily letter on grain. by private wire to Doremus. Daniel & Co.,:
 CHICAGO, June 19.-Wheat: The mar ket for wheat reached a spot this morn 1 with short covering considerably in evi l dence. The wet weather in the sections O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20
Crop Prospects Better

WASHINGTON. June 1s.-This birdseyc view of mid-June crop conditions was given today by the department of agricul- ture:
 Winter wheat condition uneven. but i'm proved somewhat in the last two weeks. Spring wheat in fair to good condition. Corn good as a rule. but crop back ward. Oats still backward.
 Cotton deteriorated in some areas, crops still backward.
 Live stock generally in good condition. Apples promise well on the whole.
 Sugar cane making good progress on an increased acreage.
 Rice stands generally satisfactory. Flax looking well where above ground. Barley in good condition.
 Early potatoes hurt by drouth in some localities.
 Hay yields will be light in many sec- tions. due to drouth and cold weather. Meadows and pastures improving.
 Peach yields likely to be small, duo to freezing injury.
 Truck crops moving from southern points in large quantities..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20

paratively steady. due to buying on the theory that an upturn was in order after the recent break, and that October was too far under spots even if 1t Is a new crop month. The weather and forecast was good. but serious weevil damage re- ports came in from various parts of the south. The talk among traders after the close this afternoon was that today's sell ing of July practically cleans up the concentrated Wall street long interests in that month. The impression seems to be gaining considerable proportion of any notices that may be issued June 26 will be stopped and the cotton exported. We can see nothing in the situation that might cause a material advance in cot ton and believe lower prices will be seen tomorroM.-S. R. Stewart & Co.