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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
Gen. Calls Circle
Holds Installation

At an open installation of the Gen.
Calls Circle, ladies of the G. A. R., the
following officers were installed for
the ensuing year:
President, Nellie Okey Mink;S. V.
P, Addie Austin; j. V. P, Dora Bry-
han; Secretary, Portia Showalter; ;
Treasurer, Delpha Kaap; Chaplain,
Martha Showalter; P. j., Eva God
frey; Conductor, Edith Mankel; A. c.,
Laura Johnson; Guard, Alice MONTE !;
A. g., Carrie Johnson; Marshalls,
Kate eastman, Florence eastman,
Lydia Wenzel and Zadie Maso.
Sister Ellen Tenant as installing
officer, assisted by Florence Bradley,
as Conductor, and the four MarshallS,
did the work in a most beautiful and
impressive manner.
Proceeding the installation deli
cious supper was served to about fifty
members and their husbands and
other guests.
We were proud to be honored oy
the presence of three veterans of the
Civil war, and several Sons of Veter-
ans.
Following the installation we listen
ed to a short talk by Conrade BETTER,
reading by Miss Catherine Walker,
Mrs. Godfrey and Mrs. Tenant, and
songs by Mrs Ora Sitter ac%mpa-
MED by Mrs. Les. Clark. **F
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
EAST DUBUQUE WOMAN
GETS VALUABLE PATENTS

Mrs. F. L. Burns, East Dubuque, has
been granted three patents during the
past month on three different gar
ments for children. One is a romper
suit, and another knitted over suit
of romper style. She received her
patent on November IA, and has since
received an offer from firm of Patent
Brokers, to make an option for the
selling of the right on the knitted suit
under very flattering conditions. These
two conditions are as follows If the
company sells the right to manufac-
ture this outfit, to a party outright,
they are to pay Mrs. Burns $4,000, in
consideration therefor if they
should sell the right to it on percent
age basis, the offer is made to Mrs.
Burns that she receives 25 cents on
each garment made or an amunt not
to be less than $1,000 year. Either
plan sound like a fiattering offer and
Mrs Burns has the contract under
consideration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The high school orchestra enter
tanned at the Congregational church
Sunday evening. A large crowd was
in attendance and the music was en-
joyed by all.
A representative of the Curtis Pub
fishing company was at the high
school last week and introduced to us
a means whereby we could earn
money to pay school expenses. The
plan was fixed on a subscription basis,
for every subscription to the, Ladies
Home Journal, receive so cents. The
plan was taken up with enthusiasm
and many subscribers were added to
the subscription list of the Ladies
Home Journal, besides the money
earned for school expenses.
Ellis Mink has not been able to be
at school for some time, owing to the
fact that he has pneumonia.
The girls are progressing nicely at
basket ball Enough have signed up
to make two or three teams. In form
er wears the girls have helped pay for
athletics with no opportunities to in
dulge in them, but this year their en-
deavors are to be granted.
Bernice Orchard and Ena Durni
sang a duet at the assembly Friday at
ternoon.
The school is to be entertained by
violin and vocal solos, etc., during
assembly periods at different times in
the future.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
TIMES GOOD AGAIN?
FARMER SAYS SURE

Have good times come again and are
the farmers again getting good prices
for what they have to sell?
Dave Spaith, residing five miles
east of Lancaster, will inform the
world in the affirmative
Dave had his closing out sale last
week, advertised it we'll and had a
fine sale. He entertained nearly d
thousand people and his only disap-
pointment was that he ran out Of
Prices We're very good and bidding
spirited. Any farmer who remembers
the doleful prices of a year ago will
chuckle when he reads the following:
Cows went from $50 to 70. Steers
brought $3.50. Yearling brought $35.
Calves sold for $40. Horses brought
fine prices-s131, S126, $125, sS1, $40
and $42. Corn brought S0.5c. oats
SIC. brood sows $35.25 and $36.75, fall
pigs around ST. Dave had a raft OF
machinery and traps and all sold we'll.
The sale totaled s4,1G0. John Pink
clerked and Vesperman beguiled the
audience.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
HICKOK BIG ''6" SLIDES
IN BANK AT DODGEVILLE

Elgie Hickok's Studebaker six, en-
route from Lancaster to Madison,
went into ditch near Dodgeville late
Tuesday and disastrous wreck and
injury to passengers was averted by
merest chance.
Mr.. Hickok with Gene Woodhouse.
Henry Henkel and Ed. Batty, was
driving to Madison to look over new
theatre there for certain points that
might interest them in the heating APP
paratus in the new theatre here.
Mr.. Hickok noticed the car slide
from side to side on the icy road ard
had just remarked he wished he had
the chains off" when the big car
swung in the road and went toward d
bank
Had the car gone in the opposite
way serious results might have oc-
Cured. As it was the vehicle struck
sideways smashing the front fender,
bending the axle and breaking a
spring. The journey was continued
to Madison and the car left there for
repairs.
Mr.. Hickok states that for winter
driving over frozen roads it is much
safer to drive without chains than
with as the rubber tire affords better
traction. He claims that steel chain
acts as a skate when the car begins
to slew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
IS THE SCHOOL BOARD ILLEGAL

Within the last few years it was
deemed advisable to install a course
in Citizenship in our high school. We
presume the idea of such a courseswas
to teach the young man or woman CT
high school age his or her duties as 4
citizen of our community.
We also feel that one of the first re-
quirements of good citizenship IS
obedience to our statutes. Now study
the following.
Assuming the foregoing to be true
will someone a member of the school
board, or someone else well informed
on these subjects, answer explaining
the following.
Have we a legal school board, anG
if we have not, are the acts OF sucn
a school board binding on the district
Can an illegally elected school
board, legally negotiate for the sale
Of the present $4,000 bond issue?
How many voters of the distric.
would have voted for the bond issue
if it had been fully understood that, II
rumor is true, the bonds voted will not
erect the building as planned?
AS to the legality of the election OF
several members of the school board,
we feel that there might be a question
raised in the case of all but three
members.
There is a statute to the effect that
each ward in a city in such districT
as ours must have a member on the
school board, before any ward may
have two members on that body
Since the death of Richard Meyer
Jr, the fourth ward has had no repre-
sentative.
While we do not know that accord
| ing to law No. Lancaster is entitled to
representation, still taxation without
representation, has led to several lit
tie disturbances that history tells Us
about.
Citizenship introduced in the high
school as a desirable course should DE
practiced in our school administration
and it does not seem possible that all
the members of the school board are
in entire ignorance of this law.
FRANK BIDWELL.
HUGH HARPER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
CLYDE FARMER FATALLY
HURT BY FALLING TREE

DODGEVILLE, Wis.-Gordon Trice,
35, wealthy farmer living at Clyde, a
few miles from this city, died Friday
afternoon from injuries received We'd
nesday when tree he was cutting
down on his land fell on him.
Trice's skull was crushed. His
death orphans two little children, as
his wife and baby died only three
weeks ago.
Trice's absence was not noticed un-
til after supper.
Neighbors were hurriedly called and
a searching party organized. They
found Trice pinned to the ground un-
der a mass of heavy branches. He
was taken to the hospital at Prairie
du Chen, where he died Friday. He
was buried at Avoca. Besides his two
small children the dead man is sur
yived by his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. William Trice, four brothers
and two sisters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
WOLVES ALMOST EXTINCT
co. CLERK WEBB AYERS

Are the old-fashioned wolves of
Grant county, a hybrid cross between
the black timber and the gray prairie
species, becoming extinct?
County Clerk Webb thinks so. Fig
ures on bounties paid so far this win
ter bear him out. But two bounties of
$40 each have been paid. John
Roesch and John Muench, Lancaster
hunters, and Roy Godager, Blue River,
were the men to receive bounties. In
addition they will receive a similar
sum FROM Me state.
The fox crop, however, is as album
dant as ever. Since Nov. 1st bounties
have been paid on 46 foxes. The fox
bounty is So from the county, the state
paying a similar sum.
The county pays bounty of Sc on
cub wolves from March 1st to Nov.
1st, the supposition being that after
Nov. 1st all wolves are mature and OF
breeding age. The summer bounty on
mature wolves is $40. Few are shot.
A man called last week from Nc
Gregor to find out what the Grant
county bounty was on wolves. MIR.
Webb told him The man didn't say
why he wanted to know but the sup
position at the court house is that the
man had a few old wolves to drive
across the ice and get the bounty over
here. Wolf hunters are as crafty as
the animals they pursue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
FARMERS TEL.
VOTES TO BUILD
new EXCHANGE
A $4,000 Structure of
Modern Type Plan

The big business of the Farmers
Telephone Co. annual meeting at Bee
town Wednesday was the voting of au-
thority to the board of directors to
erect a new exchange building in
Lancaster some time within the next
two years.
About $4,000 VIII Be Expended.
The details of this important work
were left entirely to the board. The
board will determine the kind Of
building, its cost, etc. About SIS 900
will be expended.
Officials said Friday that a new
building was badly needed and that
the enterprise would be pushed to
completion. The company has a site,
opposite the present exchange, now
used for ali office.
FireDr0Df Structure Planned.
The building will probably be two
stories high, Of freproof construction
with stucco surfacing. 1t will be built
on approved telephone exchange lines,
embodying graceful, symetricaI ap-
pearance with utility for the purpose
intended The lower floor will prob
ably be devoted to business offices and
quarters for supplies, workmen, etc.
The second floor would house the
switchboard and operators quarters.
Hartman and Metcalfe Reelected.
The meeting reelected Chris Kart
man and T. S. Metcaife, retiring di-
rectors, for another term Of three
years each.
Gratifying Financial Report.
A very gratifying financial report
was rendered by Chief Clerk Petersen.
The company had no debts and bal
ance of $1,72001 in the bank on Jan.
LIST. This does not include the large
quarterly collections now coming in.
Last years total business was $42,-
1920. The disbursements were SAL
042.59, leaving the balance above
stated.
Plant Being Rebuilt.
Last year 81 miles of pole line were
entirely gone over and placed in good
shape 273 new poles were set and
432 new cross arms installed. $4,000
miles of new wire was strung. 1t is
the intention to entirely rebuild the
plant within the next two years.
Vote $500 Dividend.
The meeting voted a diyident of Sc
per share, 50 cash to each shareholder
and 81 to be applied from each share
on the new building. The dividend de-
ponds upon financial condition but
will be paid if possible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
High School Building
Fund Entirely Intact

The high school building fund is in
tact and by March LIST the taxpayers
of the district will have paid one-ffth
the cost of the new building.
That is the reason why the board :
advertising the sale of $4,000 bonds
whereas the resolution passed in favor
of a new building called for S175,00O
bond issue.
The wording of the resolution pass
ed three years ago required the board
TO begin raising taxes for the bond
issue at once. Since then two pay
ments of S11,666 each have been paid
in taxes. The present tax payment,
closing March LIST, will add another
payment of $11,666, making a total
payment of $4,000, or one-ffth OF
the amount to be raised for a build
ing.
This fund of 5000 is intact. S10,-
coo was spent Immediately for build.
ing site of two blocks in the west part
of Lancaster. $11, $3.50 will be paid in
by March 1st. $4,000 is drawing
percent interest. $4,000 has been boz
rowed from the building fund for the
general fund because the board can
borrow cheaper from itself than it can
from a bank This $4,000 is provided
for in the budget and will be paid
back into the building fund March Isl,
The school fund is intact The
$4,000 bond issue will probably be-
sold at a premium. BY the time the
building is started the people will
have paid one-fifth its cost.
There will be no further increase in
taxes on account of the new building
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
Blakes Prairie Fair
In Annual Meeting

Officers and directors elected at the
annual meeting of the Blake's Prairie
Agricultural Society, held Wednesday
at Bloomington, are:
President. j. Erwin.
Vice Presidents-Fred Foster and
John Ripper.
Secretary-Foster Porter.
Treasurer-Oscar Knapp,
Executive Committee-Leo BARLEY,
Melvin Champion, julius TornOwske,
Tom Mcnamara, J. B. Ludden, Ora
Hatch, Fred Knapp, Leo Vogt and E.
NJ. Pendleton.
Following eleven years of service
Oscar Knapp resigned as secretary
Foster Porter talks Mr.. Knapp's place
The society is in good shape with only
thousand dollars debt and ground
and buildings worth many times that
sum.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
DEATHS OF WEEK
Death at County Home.

Death at County Home.
Mrs. Susan Van Valkenberg, agej
So, an inmate of the county asylum foT
26 years, died Jan. IA of pneumonia
Burial was made Monday afternoon al
Nagel cemetery in Patch Grove. De-
ceased was a native of Crawford
county She is survived by her hus-
band, son and daughter.
Hiram Taylor Dead.
Hiram H. Taylor, aged II, died al
his home in Waterloo Sunday after &
four-day illness with pneumonia. Flu
morning at the Hurricane Methodist
church, Rev Jamison of Beetown Of
ficiating. Burial was made in Boice
Greek cemetery. Mr.. Taylor leaves a
widow two sons, Eldie and Archie,
and a daughter, Mrs. Harry Stoney.
H is also survived by five brothers,
and two sisters: John and Gene Of
Lancaster; Tim of Hurricane; Sam of
Monroe; Joe in the west; Mrs. Jos.
Montplaisure, Mason City, Iowa; Mrs.
Sam Westing. Kenesaw, Nebraska.
Jacob Ohlert Passes ON.
Jacob H. Ohlert. aged So, died Sun
day about o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Melvin Peak of Harri-
son township. Death was due to hard
ening of the arteries. Funeral SER
vices were held yesterday afternoon at
Aupperle church, the Rev. John Biz
rell officiating mterment in Aupper-
lie cemetery. Mr. Ohlert leaves a wild
ow and four children: John and Will
liam, sons, and Mrs Melvin Peake and
Mrs Clarence Morehouse, daughters.
Hauser Baby Dead.
Margaret, the 13-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Hauser Of
this city, died Saturday following an
illness with a form of meningitis.
Burial was made Monday at 1920 At
Hillside The Rev L. Crittenton con-
Quoted the funeral services. The
child fell Christmas day injuring her
head Soon after that the meningitis
symptoms developed.
Mrs. w. III. Often Dead.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bennett, Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Carthew and Mrs. Martha
Lanyon went to DoGgeville Monday
morning to attend the funeral of Mrs.
". H. Often, which took place at two
o'clock p. m. Mrs. Often died Friday
in hospital at Hinsdale, III. The
body was brought to DOdgeville. her
former home, for burial. Mrs. Often
leaves a husband and two children.
The family home is in Ottawa, Ill
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
Farmers Institute
Mt. Ida Next Week
AT Mt. Ida. Wisconsin, January 1924.
Interesting Program.

Interesting Program.
Tuesday 10 a. III.
Grading the Dairy Herd Up, not
Down." Mr.. Imig.
"Soybeans the Dairyman's Wonder
Crop" Mr.. Bell.
Afternoon Session-1:3O p. m.
"Pat Pointers on Poultry for Prof
it's" Mr. Graf.
Institute Petition, 10 minutes, Mr..
Imig.
Lime, the Miracle Working Stuff, -
Mr.. Bell.
"More Cow Testing Associations .
Mr.. Imig.
Evening SessOin-S:0O p. m.
One Houre Program by local talent.
wedding Lakes and Ocean" Mr..
Imig.
Wednesday-10 a. m.
"Hogs the Dairyman's Shock Alb
sorbers," Mr.. Imig.
Pedigree Grains for Profit" Mr..
Bell.
Afternoon Session-1:3O p. m.
Community Clubs and Coopera-
tion," Mr.. Graf.
Institute Program, 10 minutes, Mr..
Imig.
alfalfa the Best Crop" Mr.. Bell.
practical Winter Rations for Dairy
Cows, Mr.. Imig.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
Mt. Hope-Lancaster
Cow esting Report

During the month of December Il
cows in the Mt. Hope and Lancaster
Cow Testing Association qualified for
the forty pound class. The high COW
is owned by Albert Kasper and high
herd by John Fuerstenberg. The three
high herds are as follows: John Fuet-
stenberg, Z cows milking, 55.8; Alber,
Kasper, 10 COWS milking 45.3; Carl
Alt u cows milking, 437 pounds but
terfat respectively.
4 A grade Jersey owned by Carl Alt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
DUAL TELEPHONE
SYSTEMS COSTLY
AND UNNECESSARY

The dual systems Of telephones in
Lancaster is a costly nuisance.
During the past ten years Lancas-
ter patrons have paid thousands OF
dollars in unnecessary fixed charges,
overhead and maintenance of an ex-
ira plant.
The Herald has no choice between
the two companies. Both furnish en-
cellent service. Both are honestly
and capably managed
But the burden is too heavy. We
should abolish one or the other
The remedy lies in the hands OF
Lancaster business men In ninety
days we can force the issue.
The means Of doing this will be dis
cussed in our next issue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
PEOPLES FORUM
Courage VIII Bring Prosperity to Ag-
ricuiture.

Times are hard on the farm; losses
have absorbed savings; many are III
debt; the farmers dollar has low pur-
chasing power, but conditions are in
proving and thrift, industry, good
management. adjustment to market
requirements, cooperation and cour-
age will save the situation and bring
prosperity IN 1928.
The agricultural charity bureaus OF
Washington, p. c., are merely breed
ing places Of votes. Something more
is needed in this country than robbing
Peter to pay Paul Or vice versa. Let
US have more individual effort, more
honest work, less grumbling, less leg
islation, less of petty politics, in man
aging other peoples affairs, for the
well made and long trodden paths of
peace in business lead on to prosper
ity, happiness and content.
J. WRIGHT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
Another Consolidation Letter.
Lake View Farm,
Swanville, Ri. g,
December IS, 1922.


Dear Mr.. Gates:
In reply TO your inquiry through a
lettet to our neighbor, L. J. Johnson,
in regard to our consolidated school,
| will hereby state my opinion there
Of:
From the beginning till the present
date l was opposed thereto, but ma
jority ruled, so you see we got into
the game. Now at first we must adj
NIT we have a good school, but we GER
tainly have to pay the difference. Our
taxes on two-hundred acres before We
consolidated was around two hundred
dollars, and these last two years aftel
we consolidated it raised to around
four hundred dollars per year.
That is not all there is also more
dissatisfaction in the transportation OF
the children to school. For instance
the children at the further end of the
route will have to be on the road early
in the morning till late at night in
all kinds Of weather, and considerable
trouble to select q satisfactory busS
driver to please all. So the next
thing on the program will be motor
buss and so on, and you can well
imagine who will pay the price. My
advice would be to fix up the district
school also hire a good first grade
teacher, which would bring your peo-
pie best results for money expended.
Something very peculiar about it. The
people that were mostly in favor OF
consolidation are now the biggest tax
kickers They were always of the
opinion that the State was going TO
do the paying.
Hope you have my view of the situ-
alton, and furthermore, use your own
judgment.
Yours truly, j. w. THOMPSON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
ICE FISHING IN PLONDKE
LAKE; MAKE GOOD CATCH

Fishing through the ice is a thrill
ing winter sport with half the bother
attendant upon summer fishing. The
weekend L. G. Hickok and Donald,
went to Plondke Lake, near Bagley,
where they have a cottage. They fish
ed through the ice, catching twelve
good-sized bass and seven croppies.
Luck was so good they intend to go
again this week. Game fish at this
season are better eating than in the
summer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

deserves special mention. She pro-
duced during the month of December
918 pounds of milk and 45.9 pounds Of
butterfat milking on only two quar-
ters. 391 COWS were tested during the
month.
The following table gives the names
and records of the COWS in the Asso-
citation which have produced more
than forty pounds of butterfat during
the period ending Nov 80, 1922
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
GIYEN s5.sNO FOR LEG

BELOIT, Wis.-Through settlement
with the North Western road. Tony
Mannera, II, Beloit, has received So
500 for loss of his right leg under a
freight train a year ago. His father
was given $500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
THESE MAY WED

Arthur Tebo and Laura Hickok,
Beetown.
Henry Hying, Highland and Helen
Kehoe. Platteville.
Edward Whitish and Leora Belle
Sparkling, Muscoda.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

Miss Dessa Benoy went to Dodge
willie Saturday for weekend visit at
the August Miller home.
Doris Kaap spent the weekend at
the home of her uncle, John Buster
Faunimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
FALLING TREE HURTS
SPRING GREEN MAN

SPRING GREEN. Wis.-Sydney
Runyon of this city received cuts and
bruises on the head and body when a
tree which he was cutting, fell upon
him. X -.----.-4- = ksAx a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

It isn't necessary to teach modern
old dog new tricks. He knows em.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17
LAST WEEKS WEATHER

Forecast-SnoW and colder end Ct
week.
Claire Munns of Boscobel is assist
ing on the Herald star at present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-17

A soft voice in a woman is rather tc
be chosen than great beauty.