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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
COUNTY SCHOOL
PUPILS EXCEED
THE 1000 MARK
Educational System Great
est Asset of Community
Data on School Work.

Supt. of County Schools F. E. Ralph
furnished the Herald some interesting
figures on the county school system.
The data covers the entire public
school system of The county with the
exception of Plat:eville. 1t shows that
our public school system is our great
est community enterprise, and justly
SO.
Mr.. Ralph heads the system Mrs.
Bessie Chapman is his assistant. Miss
Caroline Peterson and Mrs. Cora An
son are the rural school supervisors
There are 353 teachers. The rural
schools total 191. There are nine state
graded schools and fourteen high
schools. The total value of school
property is $1,1Sr,610.
There are 10,543 children of school
age in the county. Last year 1894
children attended the public schools.
Of these 1928 were boys and 3,671
were girls.
100 rural schools are in session $50
days, the full nine-months term. The
constant effort Of the superintendent
and his force is to increase the length
of the term in the short-term schools
to give the boys and girls of those
schools a more complete education
1901 pupils attended school over
$50 days. 1919 attended from 40 to
159 days. 625 attended from 120 to 13y
days. 468 children never missed day.
having a perfect attendance record.
The parochial schools of the county
are an important integcr of the school
system. These also are under Mr..
Ralph's supervision. There are II par
ochial schools with 80 women teach
ers. 862 pupils. APT boys and 435 girls.
attended the parochial schools last
year
There are 64,752 books valued at
$42,37829 in the school libraries of
the county.
The cost of supervision is light The
superintendent receives $4,000 salary
and paid out $3.50 for travelling ex-
pense last year. His assistant receives
ZOO year. In addition to his other
duties the superintendent visited 204
schools, making 233 visits. The super
visors visited 204 schools, making 463
visits They receive $1,000 year
apiece.
The total cost of operating the
school system of til ecounty last year
excepting Platteville) was $640,386.-
So. By all odds the school system is
our greatest community enterprise,
and justly SO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
Capital Punishment
Passes i'm Illinois.

With the imposition of life sentences
on the two Chicago murderers, it
seems to us that legislation must fol-
low soon to abolish capital punish
ment in Illinois. The case was so
fragrant and if ever men deserved
hanging these young men deserved it.
And with their receiving life sentences
Ito probably be paroled later) how
can an Illinois prosecutor ever again
ask for the death penalty in case of
murder?
The writer does not believe in cap
ital punishment. We believe that the
state has the moral right to conf1ne
those who have shown their inability
or unwillingness to abide by the rules
of society, but we do not believe the
state has the moral right to commit
legal murder. Nevertheless, that is
the Illinois law and we do not see
how judge, who is but an instrument
in enforcing the law, could do other
wise than impose a death sentence on
Loeb and Leopold. And if Caverly
could not do this the rope should never
by laws command tighten on hui
man neck in the commonwealth of IL
linois again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
Newspapers are Not Run
TO Blacken Regulations

An old saying and true one is that
people are more jealous about their
regulations than they are about their
characters" From our observation
this is exactly true. What we do does
not worry us as long as it isn't found
out This is not high standard but
it runs true with many people. Never
theless, wise newspaper manage
ment in purveying news, steers clear
of stuff that tends to the salacious
and scandalous. One reason is that a
newspaper would contain nothing else
there being such an abundance of
scandal on the go all the time. And
the other reason is that running a
scandal sheet appeals to some but not
to most.
The safest line is to follow public
record, court proceedings, etc., as
they appear and to steer clear OF they
say" and street talk. This is the Herald
policy and we think it a sound one.
1t is our pride that we have endeav-
ored to print proven facts and to
steer clear of scandal and we think
our courage in this respect will line
up with that of most of our readers.
The writer does not conceive his mis-
sion to be to reform everyone in Grant
county. We would have a lifetime
task and die with the work unfinished
and disappointed. Our efforts at re-
form are along purely public in
stead of private lines. We seek the
most good for the greatest number.
Sometimes the press accomplishes a
reform or improvement and the edi-
tor feels we'll rewarded even though
no word of praise comes. With the
knowledge of duty done the soul is
satisfied and we are we'll content.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
A Hard Road is Needed Connecting
Cities Of Lancaster and Platteville.

The Platteville News in its last Is
she presents some excellent reasons
for a hard road connecting the two
main cities of the county. The News
goes on to say that number OF ooard
members who voted against the Met
calf project last fall agree now that
they made a mistake.
The acknowledgements link or
the county hard road system is a
prime necessity. AT least good
third of the people of the county
would find almost constant use for 1t.
The Metcalf plan embraced this road
and also provided good roads for other
narts of the county 1t was the first
common-sense idea along road build
ing lines that would start somewhere
and end somewhere ever proposed IN
the county.
Since last fall the Potosi-Lancaster
hard road has been completed. 1t IS
certainly a fine Improvement. The
hone persists that by federal aid a
road to Fennnimore will be put in
next year. And quite steadily the mud
between Lancaster and Bloomington
is being surmounted.
Let us make an effort and put the
-Platteville project through
this fall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
SLet George Do It's Instead
of Doing 1t Themselves.

Word comes to the Herald that
worthy people of the county metropo-
lis criticise the county authorities be-
cause the city has a quota of boot
leggers and saloons operating in de-
fiance of the state adm federal law.
They think the county authorities
have been remiss in their duty be-
cause vice conditions remain I'M
checked.
This from a city with a mayor,
eight aldermen, four supervisors, two
or three justices, half a dozen mem
bers of the bar, police and fire COM
mission, a court commissioner and
three or four cOppers to say nothing
of several trusty "cunstabuls."
Let us laugh and pass on.
Expecting powers from the outside
to come in and clean up town is a
good deal like housewife expecting
neighbors to come in and sweep the
dirt out of her kitchen.
If Platteville people want their
town cleaned up Chat is their own
business and none of our's) they must
get away from expecting outside pow
ers, federal, state or county to do the
Job for them. The legal authorities of
that city must show courage and res
olution. They must be backed up by
courage from the pulpits, the press
and the citizenry. To allow people to
sell booze in town is blot on the
town.
Maybe Platteville isn't wet We
don't know. We just know what the
citizens there tell us.
Lancaster? Can't you read? We've
got an ordinance forbidding liquor
traffic. The city officials are enforc-
ing it. Anyhow, we don't ask George"
to do it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
The First Touch of Autumn.

September, which brings the first
touch of autumn and the harvest
moon. is a month of interesting as
Economical events On September 23d
the sun will cross the equator, mark
ing the autumnal equinox, when day
and night are of equal length. On this
dav nature bends the light rays in
such a way that we seem to eaten
a glimpse of the sun before it is real
ly above the horizon and after it has
actually set, which makes the day
seem a little longer than the normal
twelve hours and 8 minutes OF day
light.
The touch of autumn is in the air;
the cool currents begin to come in
from the upper regions as the sun
moves away from the northern hem
isphere. Late in the day light
haze, delicate in coloring, hangs over
the hills and settles in the valleys:
the leaves are beginning to turn and
fall TO the ground. Indian summer
will have come and gone almost be-
fore we realize it.
While nature is presenting the
most colorful season of the year, II
is more than worth while to walk or
motor along the country roads, lux
uriating in the sunshine and the pure
air All too soon the purple and
gold of autumn will give way to the
cutting winds and snowdrifts of Win
ter. This is the time of the year
when the lure of the out of doors is
strong and when its call should be
needed by all who can do so.
The burning question will soon be
the price of coal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
MRS. C. OSTHOFF
KILLED BY CAR
AT MADISON
Wife of Railroad Man Died
on Way to HOspital-Was
Native of Grant County.

Mrs. Charles H Osthoff, aged So,
wife of well known railroad man
and sister of Mrs. Robt. BROKER of
this city, was fatally hurt when run
down by an automobile while near her
home in Madison Saturday and died
before reaching a hospital.
Mrs. Osthoff and her daughter, ac-
cording to police had been driving
with friend from Baraboo, and had
stopped on Williamson street. Mrs.
Osthoff was in the act of crossing the
street to a grocery store when she
was knocked to the pavement by the
machine. The name nor license num-
Der of the death car were not obtain
ed, but it is understood that the driver
was Madison woman. She mingled
with the crowd offering to aid until the
ambulance came but no one thought
to get her name. Up to Monday eve
ming she had not been located.
Robert BROKER, Mrs. Bessie Chap
man, and Albert BROKER motored to
Madison Monday afternoon to remain
until after the funeral. Mrs. BROKER
was SO crushed by the tragedy that
she was unable to go.
Mrs. Osthoff is survived by her hus-
band, a son, Donald, and daughter,
Lois. She was a native of Grant coun-
ty, her maiden name being Nina Nc
Pherson. A brother, William, resides
at Green Bay, a sister, Mrs. Matte
Anderson, at Evanston. and another
sister, Mrs. Mary Day, lives in Wash
ington.
The Osthoff family lived here num-
Der of years ago. Mr.. Osthoff at that
time had run into Lancaster. At
present he has the Madison-Galena
run
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
Flashes
"Life is ShOrt-Tell the Truth"
Adversely a Tonic
For Real Men.

For Real Men.
When Abraham Lincoln was a
young man he ran for the legislature
of Illinois and was badly swamped.
He next entered business-failed-
and spent seventeen years of his life
paying up the debts of a worthless
partner.
He was in love with a beautiful
woman to whom he became engaged
and then she died
Entering politics again he ran for
Congress and was badly defeated.
He then treid for an appointment in
the United States Land Office, but
failed. After this he became can
didate for the United States Senate
and was defeated.
In 1856 he became a candidate for
the vice-presidency but lost the race.
In 1858 he was once more defeated,
this time by Douglas.
In the face of all this, he eventually
became one of the country's greatest
men, if not the greatest.
How would you stand in the face
of such setbacks? Think it Oversee
lected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
MRS. BURT SUMNER DEAD

Mrs. Irene Melissa Sumner, widow
of the late Burton Sumner, died at the
family residence in Lancaster early
Sunday morning, Sept. IA. Death was
due to infirmities incident to old age.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at 2:30 at the Presby-
terrain church. Interment was made at
Hillside beside Mr.. Sumner who pass
ed away last March.
Irene Melissa Richardson was born
in the state of Connecticut, Dec. "a,
1912. On April %, 1866, she was mar
ried to Burton Sumner. To their union
four children were born: Mary, Mrs.
Vogell, and George of Lancaster; Rose,
Mrs. J. L. Vogell, Chicago; Esther
died in infancy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
FAIR SKW
BURIES "OLD
MAN GLOOM
Ceremony Carried Out With
Appropriate Ceremonies
Proves a Knockout.
Cast Of Characters

Scenario writer-F. G. Meyer.
Old Man Gloom-Dudley Miller.
The Hammer Fred Harrington.
Rev. Prosperity-Guy Beach.
Late Spring-Syivester Smith.
Too Much Rain--Frank Holmes.
Early Frost-Max Blackburn.
Poor Crops-Ora Hudson.
&c Hogs-Ed Sweeney.
Scrub Milk Cows-Robt. Hore.
Rotten Politics-Walter Vesperman.
High Taxes-Sranley Edwards.
John Barleycorn-Bobbie Fletcher.
Old Nick-Herbert Pagenkopf.
Everybody Boost-Jones.
Early Spring Geo. Clementson Jr.
Good Weather--Carl Sweeney.
Late Fall-Robt. Henry.
Good Crops--pelbert Wepking.
10c Hogs-Humphrey Groenier.
Clean Politics-Leroy Eastman.
Lower Taxes-Allen Austin.
Tested Milk Cows-Jay Dobson.
"Old Man Gloom" was given full
benefit of the clergy, right of all
at the Grant County Fair
Friday afternoon.
The obsequies, planned for Thurs
day, were postponed on account of
rain, and given Friday with full cere-
mony.
First came the pessimists, Gloom
and Knocker, as presented by Messrs.
Dudley Miller and Fred Harrington OF
the Beach-Jones Stock Company.
These gentry proceeded to knock
the fair and everything concerned
with it in fine style. They also paid
their respect to the audinece candid
Iy calling them a pack of fools for
pretending to enjoy such a rotten
Iy, calling them pack of fools for
Poor crops, hard times, scrub stock
tight money and general prediction
of disaster summed up the doleful re-
frain.
Following the main knocker came a
row of evils-late spring, too much
rain, early frost, poor crops, &c hogs.
scrub milk cows, rotten politics, high
taxes and John Barleycorn were
carried out by various young
men.
Just as the tale of woe had lined UP
another group came into sight. They
represented 10c hogs, clean politics
early spring, cool weather, everybody
boost, low taxes, tested cows, etc. The
optimists attacked "Old Man Gloom
and slew him. The hearse, drawn by
a tractor, came into sight with "Old
Nick" driving. To the tune of fun
eral march minister (Guy Beach as
Rev. Prosperity appeared. He deliv-
cred an eloquent funeral sermon and
Gloom" with some assistance from
was hoisted to the top of the
hearse and then dropped out of sight.
The optimists then consigned the
other knockers to the vast caravan OF
forlorn hopes, but John Barleycorn
and is still at large. The
procession then wound its way to the
burial ground-or at least it headed
that way.
The skit, the creation of Frank c.
Meyer, ably assisted by others, was
we'll thought OUT and cleverly execu-
ted. 1t went over with bang.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
BEN WEIDE DEAD

Word reached Lancaster Wednesday
of the death at his home near Merrill,
Wis, of Ben Weide, a former we'll
known Lancaster resident. Mr.. Weide
passed away after long illness with
paralysis. Burial was made at Mer-
rill. A widow, formerly Miss Louisa
Wahl, and four children, Clarence,
Leo, Ralph and Helen, are bereft.
Peter Weide, father of deceased, Louis
Weide, brother, Mrs. Gotfried Bruni of
Monroe, sister, Chas. Lind, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Kaap and Mrs. John He'll
iger, relatives, went to Merrill to at
tend the funeral.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
Daughter of EllenbOrO
Resident Summoned on

Mrs. Adam Buhser of Ellenbore is
in mourning for her daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Polander of Platteville, the
wife of William Polander, who died
Sept. 1, 1924, after a lingering illness
at the early age of 33 years. De-
ceased leaves sorrowing husband
and little daughter, Lillian, aged IL.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Buhser
by her first husband, George Kern.
Mrs. .Buhser has had the sad misfor-
tune to lose three sons and a daugh-
ter and is certainly deserving of heart
felt sympathy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
ANDREW LEWIS
INDEPENDENT
FOR SHERIFF
Lancaster Man Throws Hat
Into Ring-Will Make
WhirlWind Contest.

A. E. Lewis has definitely decided
to make the race for sheriff and is
busily engaged in his candidacy. Mr..
Lewis says he will make an agrees
sive fight for the office and land it if
effort will bring a victory. He is a
native of Grant county and has spent
his entire life here. While he was
born in Patch Grove, for the past rs
years Andrew has made Lancaster his
home. With a number of friends &C
lively interested in his candidacy,
Andrews chances are very bright.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
DR.. Grabill, War Orator,
Talks to Kiwanis Club

DR.. D. @. Grabill, former Congre-
gationalist minister and for several
years past head of the educational
department of the James Mfg. Co. of
FIT. Atkinson, spoke before the XII
wants club Wednesday noon on dairy
ing. DR.. Grabill was in Lancaster
during the late war and while here
made an interesting address on pat
riotic subjects. He is well versed
man and has studied abroad, being
familiar with European conditions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
Compliment For Us.

Reviewing crime percentages and
capital punishment in various states
as a check against murder, Harry FV-
ans, star Tribune writer, pays the
Badger state high compliment. Mr..
Evans words through the Tribune,
will be broad-casted all over the
world. The world will know that in
Wisconsin at least justice is swift
and sure and that we do not rely on
barbarism to keep people from muir
dering each other. Mr.. Evans says:
"Then there's Milwaukee, with a
homicide rate of only for every 1OO,-
600 population in 1920. 1t serves to
prove the rule more than anything
else, for Wisconsin has less crime than
other states, due to the swift melting
out of justice. 1t has no death penalty,
but the inevitability of punishment in
this state is a tremendous deterrent.
Malefactors caught one day are in the
penitentiary by the third or fourth
day. Wisconsin criminals, many of
them, cross the line into Illinois TO
reduce the hazard,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
DOBSON PAGER,
GEO. S., WINS
WARREN RACE
Town of 1900 Has Fair
That Draws Thousands
Dyer There Also.

George S., Lancaster horse owned
by Ellie Dobson, won the 2:14 pace at
the Warren, ILL.,, fair, and the Temp
ter, w. B. Dyer's horse, was second.
A crowd estimated to be between 12,-
900 to $4,000 saw the races. The War
rem fair, in a town of $500, is one of
the best and largest attended in this
section. a few years ago the build
ings blew down in cyclone. These
have all been replaced, including an
immense amphitheatre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
FALLS FROM
CHERRY TREE;
BREAKS LEG
Leo Kelly, Dry Hollow Man,
Has Compound Fracture
of Right Ankle.

Leo Kelly, %, Dry Hollow farmer,
residing three miles northwest of Po-
tosi, suffered a compound fracture of
his right ankle Sunday when he fell
about twenty feet from a cherry tree.
He was taken in a car to DR.. j. F.
Kenney of Potosi, who set the break.
Mr.. Kelly will be laid up for about
six weeks as break of this nature
is slow to heal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
Protecting the Judiciary.

-
The connection may be remote but
the writer could not help but think of
the bad effect of undermining the jul
dietary when the Characterization
arose a couple of weeks ago. To us
Mr.. Clementson was clearly right.
The issue was settled by the governor
receding from his stand. Suppose he
had not? And suppose there had been
no Supreme body to render final JUS
tice?
We used to think that in creating a
check in the shape of a Supreme court
to curb the within of a passing ma
jority, the constitutional fathers erred.
1t seemed to us like a paradox and a
blow at the democratic idea to de-
clare ga majority is right and "the
will of the people is the law of the
land" and then set up body which
might, if it deemed best, negate the
expressed will of the people through
their elected representatives.
But our mature conclusion is that
the constitutional fathers, great men
as they were, builded even better
than they knew. 1t seems to us that
a body of trained minds entirely re-
moved from tickle regard for office or
votes and with their future welfare
entirely taken care of, can pass on
measures deliberately and with bet
ter judgment than body of 1egis-
lators more or less controlled by what
their constituents think they want
rather than the right or wrong of it.
Paradox as this may seem, ann ne
cation of the democratic idea as it
doubtless is, the Herald must cast it's
opinion with the principle that would
hold our courts high and protect them
in their powers as guardians of our
basic rights.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
MRS. LETA MCCARTNEY DEAD

Mrs. Leta Ernestine Mccartney, wife
of Harry Mccartney, residing on the
Harry Kaap farm in Little Grant,
passed away at hospital here about
midnight Monday of complications due
to childbirth The infant, her first,
failed to survive. Deceased leaves her
husband and two stepchildren. She
was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Crubaugh of Mt. Hope. Funeral SER
vices will probably be held Thursday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
Former Resident Visits
Briefly in Lancaster

George P. Angus of Ottumwa, Iowa,
motored into Lancaster Friday for a
visit at the John Decker home. Mrs.
Angus came a week previous, her
father, Veteran John Harshberger,
being in very poor health. Since
leaving Lancaster about seven years
ago Mr.. Angus has been located in
Vincennes, Ind, and Auburn New
York. He now las the southern half
of Iowa for the Mueller heating COM
Dany
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
IN .UTSTTCE COURT

Melvin Bevins was arrested Satur-
day on charge of having exceeded
the speed limit on E. Elm street in
defiance of the local motor traffic or
dinance. Judge Burrows imposed a
fine of $40 and costs, $3.50.
Theodore Johnson, bricklayer on the
new school. was arrested by Marshal
Kerr Saturday. On charge of being
drunk Judge Burrows placed the pen
atty at So and costs, $3.50 being paid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
BOY VICTIM
OF DEADLY
MENINGITIS
Funeral of Donald Doll,
Aged 8, Held Thursday
Was Only Child.

Donald Doll, aged three years and
three months, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hobart Doll of New Richmond, died
at his parents home Tuesday morning
after three weeks illness with men
nights. Funeral services were held at
the Methodist chursh here Thursday
afternoon with interment at Hillside.
Donald was an only child and the loss
is a great grief to his parents and
relatives.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17

Paul Austin returned to Madison
Monday to enter his second year in
Letters and Science course at Wiscon-
sin 'U."
Miss Helen Anstey of Madison was
a weekend guest of her sister, Miss
Lois Anstey, in Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
iii Here For Months;
Returns to Washington

Mrs. Clifford Higgs has returned to
her home in Pine City, Wash, after an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
c. NJ. Klarman. While here Mrs.
Higgs was taken seriously i'll and re-
manned in a precarious state of health
for months. Mrs. Klarman and Miss
Thelma Cook made the trip west with
Mrs. Higgs and will remain there for
short time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17
MRS. E. E. GRAHAM DEAD

Mrs. Rebecca Graham, wife of E. E.
Graham, died at the family home in
this city, about 1870 yesterday morn
ing following lingering illness. Flu
neral services will be held at the
Methodist church Thursday afternoon
at 2:30, the Rev Birrell officiating.
Interment will be at Hillside.