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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
MISS
SEES STREETS
OF OLD SPAIN
Miss Helen Geller Teaches
the Barcelona DOns Eng
Misunderstanding Sights.

The following interesting letter on
life in Spain as seen through an Am
erican girls eyes, was written by Miss
Helen Geller, Muscoda young ladv
to friends at home. Miss Geller went
to Spain early in the fall to teach
English at Sarria, a suburb of the
Valencian capital of Barcelona. She
says:
Every morning l wake up to the
tune of bells which the donkeys wear
My room opens onto balcony by a
window reaching from the floor to the
ceiling. 1t has shutters on the out
side and the balcony is just above the
road, SO l hear all the traffic. This
morning l heard my first donkey hee
haw! The carts are generally two
wheeled affairs with either a canvas
or wicker top for it. They are
drawn by as many as four donkeys,
one in front of the other They al
ways wear bells and in addition to
that the driver is singing at the top
of his voice, especially if it is five in
the morning. The bread man" ar
rives about that early and when he
gets to the balcony door he yells
"Ohen Panadero" as loudly as pos
sible. Then out comes the Dona
Manuela with Rosas the maid who
carries a kettle. Then the "pana-
dero" drops those hard buns into the
kettle and they just make it ring
There are all sorts of cars here.
saw Packard today. They go by at
terrific rate, making even a worse
rackeG than some at home.
The trolley cars are as Bernice
says they are in Porto Rico. The
sidewalks are so narrow in most
places that two can hardly walk
abreast. The trolley runs right along
side of the walks so that they really
almost brush ones shoulder going by.
However, they are not much bigger
than flies crawling along and bumpy!
They pitch worse than an ocean liner
in a storm.
Today Miss Hanna and I went down
into Barcelona for walk. Sarria is
suburb. The people found us more
strange, I guess, than we did them
The women seem to dress in black so
much, with their mantilla draped
over their heads, but the men make up
for that. Trousers of all colors, law
endar, white, blue, green, striped, etc.
with a huge black sash around the
waist And of all the uniforms! 1t
seems that every other man wears
some sort of dress up. What they all
belong to I don't know I have
found out the Civil Guard and the
traffic cops. The Guards wear some
outfit! Gold braid. sword, patent
leather hats of most noticeable
shape and gloves, with horse I'M
derneath some times. But you
should see the priests tight fitting
waists and their long skirts with the
funniest pancake hats you ever saw.
Monday, Miss Hanna and | are go
ing down to register with the Amer
lean consul. Here they Monday off
from teaching instead of Saturday
HELEN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
ERNEST ALT
INJURED IN
AUTO CRASH
New Car COllides With Gull
vert Near DOdgeville.-
In Hospital.

Ernest Alt of this city was badly
injured in an auto accident Monday
afternoon and is in the Bethesda hos
pital at Dodgeville with a broken jaw
bone, broken hard palate and leg
broken at. the knee. Up to time of go
ing to press he showed no signs of
consciousness. He may be injured in
ternally. Hospital doctors say he has
a chance for life if he can pull
through for a few days
The accident happened some time
Monday afternoon About $3.50 Csmond
Bach, Milwaukee salesman enroute
east on S. T. L. 10, found Mr.. Alt sit
ting unconscious and bleeding in a
new car, a Chrysler touring, he was
bringing to Lancaster for ThoS. Reil-
ly. Mr.. Bach took Mr.. Alt to Dodge
vile for immediate medical atten-
dance.
The machine was rammed against
culvert and badly damaged. Mr..
Alt, local Maxwell and Chrysler sales
man, had gone to Madison for the
car and was returning home alone.
No one knows just what happened.
When the news came to Lancaster
Mrs. Alt, brother, Arno, and sever
al friends hurried to Dodgeville. Mrs.
Alt phoned home yesterday morning
stating that her husband had seemed
to recognize her during the night. His
condition seemed improved.
Friends here seem to think that Mr..
Alt was forced to the culvert to avoid
a collision with an oncom1ng car.
During Monday night he would moan:
Get over therei Get overt" 1t Is
more than probable that something
of this kind happened as Ernest, was
skilled and careful driver.
A Dodgevil1e Chronicle news dis
patch to the Herald states that the
accident happened four miles east of
that city. The car must have struck
the cement abutment terrific blow
as the front of the car was complete
wreck and the culvert was moved an
inch. Tracks in the road showed the
car to have headed for the culvert
for forty feet or more. The road
makes curve at this point but the
view is unobstructed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
APPEAL TAKEN
IN SHIELDS
ASSAULT CASE
McGeever Bros. Charge En-
rOr in Court Procedure.
Other Court Matters.

The case of the state VS.. George
Shields, assault with intent to do
great bodily harm, will be appealed
to the Supreme court of Wisconsin
for review with a request for a new
trial.
McGeever Bros. of Dodgeville, at
torneys for Shields, presented argu-
ments to Judge Smalley Thursday
charging error in refusing admission
of testimony, error in allowance of
testimony and error in charging to
jury. Judge Smalley overruled coun-
sci on all points and imposed SEN
tence of three months at hard labor.
The defense asked for and was grant
ed a stay of execution for ten days
while an appeal will be perfected,
Bond in the meantime was fixed at
$3.50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
ROAD NOTES

Fred Dugdale and gang are making
good progress on the Platteville-
Lancaster road improvement at the
Young's branch hill. The road is be-
ing relocated below the brow of the
hill to cross the stream over a new
fill and huge culvert with maximum
grade of percent.
Another important road improve
ment is going on on the Mccartney
road leading from trunk U. to Po-
tosi south Of Burton. Adam Mink and
gang are working on culverts, grad
ing, ETC., to make road with max
imum grade of percent and much
of less than that. The road is an out
let to Mccartney station for Water
loo township farmers and much used
for stock hauling. 1t is also a favor
tie road for fishermen desiring to
reach the enchanted lake region on
the river bottom below Mccartney.
A number of campers cabins along
the hills evidence the popularity OF
the place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
MARKET DEPT.
TO BROADCAST
FARMER NEWS
Daily Market Report From
Stevens Point Station
OF Great Value.

Morgan Chase, representing the
state department of markets, was a
Lancaster caller Monday. Mr.. Chase
stated at the Herald office that at
1890 daily from the Wisconsin Dept.
of Markets Broadcast Station at Ste
vens Point he will broadcast COM
plete and reliable market report, COW
ering everything Wisconsin produces
in the agricultural line. The broad
cast is sent on 278 meters.
The broadcast includes dairy prod
ucts, potatoes, cabbage, hay, grains
and livestock prices. Mr.. Chase says
that his broadcast will be compiled
from prevailing markets at the time
of sending out and can be relied up
on.
The Herald contemplates publish
ing the Tuesday noon broadcast for
our Wednesday issue. If it proves of
value to the farmers we will be glad
to continue it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
PUBLIC FORUM
Replying to Mr.. Taxpayer.

Lancaster, Wis, Nov. 4, 1924.
Dear Mr. Taxpayer:
In your letter published in the
Grant County Herald last week, you
stated that some legal voters and tax
payers are protesting against the use
of the Fire Dept. room as voting
place, and that you want equal rights
with others that are using the club
rooms weekly
For your information let me state,
had you made your desire known to
the alderman in your wards, l am
sure they would have given it serious
consideration and perhaps voted to
use the club rooms as you wished to
have them used.
If the tax payers and voters in gen.
eral wish to climb the steps to the
club rooms to vote, will do all in
my power to bring it about, and 1 feel
almost safe in saying that there isn't
a man on the council that would OBJ
ject if they thought it was the voters
wish.
The question regarding the choosing
of a room or place to vote in, is
brought before the council about a
month before election each and every
election, and the council decides it,
not the Mayor.
If you don't let the alderman know
your wants, then he votes as he sees
it. We know the club rooms belong
to the tax payers and they should be
used as the majority wish to use them.
I wish to state I have had only
three people object to the use of the
present voting place, and I cannot
count the kick in last weeks paper
as that tax payer may be living in
another state. 1t was signed Tax
payer
I have this to say: if you want to
go to the third floor to vote, take it
up with your alderman, or better still,
I would suggest you all get busy with
the man who signed his letter Tax
payer, and circulate petitions to be
brought into the council. The council
will do the best they can with what
they have to do with, and it isn't
the fault of the present administra-
ton that there isn't suitable place
on the ground floor for voting. That
should have been taken up with the
building committee when the new
building was planned. No doubt, there
are a few Taxpayers" that object to
voting in the location now provided
but we are sure there are hundreds
of "Voters" that would strenuously
object to being compelled to climb to
the third floor to cast their ballot.
Hoping the above explanation will
set this person that signs his letter
CA Taxpayer) at ease,
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE E. BECK,
Mayor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
MOntfOrt Catholics to
Erect Church Edifice

Friends of the Catholic faith have
started work in dead earnest at Mont
fort in the excavating for the new
Catholic church for that village. The
church will be known as st. Thomas
church and Father Doyle, of Highland,
is experimenting the start off of the
work. A big donation sale was held
on Saturday, Nov. 1, to help start the
ball rolling for the new church. Live
stock of all kinds and many other
items were donated for the sale and
the ladies served dinner in the opera
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Pres. Royce Injured
In Auto Collision

Pres. Asa NJ. Royce of Platteville
Normal suffered severed artery in
his left leg in an auto collision at
Lamont Sunday, and is in a Platte
vile hospital. He will recover. Miss
Helen Royce, daughter, was thrown
through the windshield and cut by
glass. Her clothing caught on a
hook, probably saving her life. Mrs
Royce and mother, Mrs. Etter, were
not hurt.
The party in a brand-new Stude-
baker, was motoring to Monroe. AT
Lamont a Ford came from side road
and struck the Royce car. The big
Studebaker hurdled over twice and
was badly smashed. The Ford turned
over also but 10 serious damage was
done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Roy TO Reform School

Clarence Byrne, aged 16, was COM
mitted to the Wisconsin Industrial
School for boys at Waukesha Thurs
day by Judge Smalley. Young Byrne
was in court in August on forgery
charge. Sentence was suspended and
the youth placed in custody of his
father, Chas. Byrne. Proving incor-
rigible and lately being involved in
setting fire to gasoline at Cuba City
garage, the youth was surrendered
by his father. Under Sheriff Morse
took the boy to Waukesha Thursday.
He will remain there until he is IS
years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
BOscobel Attorney Very
iii at Madison Hospital

Attorney H. E. G. Kemp of Bos-
cobel, well known here, lies in SER
ious condition at Madison hospital
suffering from case of long stand
ing. The latest bulletins do not hold
out any encouragement for Mr..
Kemp's recovery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
One Year for Car Theft

Theodore Robertson of Aurora, ILL.,,
pleaded guilty in circuit court last
week to the theft of a car at the Bos-
cobel fair. Robertson was located by
Deputy Sheriff Joe Book of Boscobel
after a couple of days tracking. He
was given a year in Waupun. Under
Sheriff Morse took Robertson to the
state penitentiary to begin serving
his time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
LATE STRAWBERRIES

Albert Croft hands the Herald a
sample of strawberries picked Oct.
31st in his own garden. Mr.. Croft
has had berries since early summer
and still has blossoms and green ber-
ries on the plants Re does not know
the variety but it is an ever-bearing
type.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05

Rev. Louis Arhelger writes from
Waupun asking to have his Herald
sent there from now on. Rev. Ariel
ger is nicely settled and looking for
ward with eagerness to the coming OF
his family. He sends kindest regards
to all old friends in Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
MINNEAPOLIS
ORCHESTRA
PLAYS HERE
Full Houses Greet Perform
ers at Grantland.- Enter
tainment of High Order,

All seats were taken at DOIn per-
formances of the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra here Wednesday af-
ternoon and evening. The deep ap-
probation of the wonderful music
was evidenced by the absolute quiet
of the house-the highest tribute to
be paid.
A description of an event of this
kind comes properly within the pro-
vince of a musical critic of a high
orderA 1t might be said that the COM
parison of symphony orchestra in
the hands of a conductor and mann
moth pipe organ with a skilled oper-
atOr is an excellent one. From crash
ing volume in perfect harmony to the
barest nuance of melody, the analogy
holds good
The size and effectiveness of the
audience proves that people would
rather pay more for something good
than p-+tance for mediocre or
poor show. And this idea dedicates
the use of a municipal theatre more
truly than pompous ceremony. Music
lovers came from the four winds to
hear Wednesdays performances at
Grantland.
The programs, afternoon and even
ing were as follows:
Children's Matinee 2:3O p. NJ.
1-Overture "The Merry Wives of
Windsor Nicolai
ballet Music from "Coppelia"
DelibeS
a-Prelude and Mazurka
b-Ballade
c-Air Slave, with variations
3-a Melodrama from "Piccolina"
violin Solo, Mr.. Tinlot)
''Waiata Poi" Song and Dance
of the Maoris, (Natives of New
Zealand) --.-.-----.-..-..---.-.- Hill
(Orchestrated by Mr.. Verbrugghen)
4-Prelude to Act III, Dance Of the
Procession of the Guilds, and
Homage to Hans Sachs, from "The
Mastersingers of Nuremberg"
wagner
Evening Concert $500 p. M.
Overture, "Benvenuto Cellini".---
-..---.----- Berlioz
2-"Andante con variazione" from
Quartet in A, Opus 49, Beethoven
(For String Orchestra
ga Siegfried's Rhine-journey and
Funeral March from "The Twi-
light of the Gods" Wagner
"Ride of the VaIkyries" from
"The Vallzyries" Wagner
IntermissiOn
4-Symphony No. 5, in E Minor,
"From the New World" Opus 95
Dvorak
I-Adagio-A1Iegro motto
II-Largo
III-Scherzo: Motto vivace
IV-Allegro con fuoco
The orchestra of SO performers
with Henri Verbrugghen as conduc-
tor, played Lancaster as part of a
three-day tour. They played La Crosse
Monday. Madison was visited Tuesday.
The players with their staff and ac-
coutrements reached here Wednesday
noon. Immediately after the night
show the Kiwanis club members load
ed the visiting performers into cars
and took them to the POtosi depot
where a special train was waiting.
The orchestra is Minneapolis ag-
gregation, or more properly belongs
to the Twin Cities although it bears
Minneapolis name. 81 symphony
concerts are played each season-17
at Minneapolis and II at st. Paul. In
addition the orchestra plays side en-
gagementS at times such as the one
here and spends part of its time on
tour.
From a financial standpoint the
event was a success. The orchestra
took the first $1,000 receipts and local
arrangements the next $500. After that
the division was 1870 for the or
chestra and $3.50 for the Kiwanis
club. Around $500 was cleared. This
goes into the Kiwanis club benevolent
fund.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05

Miss Charlotte Seipp has accepted
position as teacher for the deaf in
the city schools at Racine. Miss Mar
celia Seipp accompanied Charlotte to
Racine and will do stenographic work
in the lakeside city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Federal Aid.

Federal Aid.
A Herald reader tells us we are
saying but a half truth when we tell
the people that the Lancaster-Fenni-
more federal aid road improvement
to go in next year will not cost the
taxpayers a cent" He says we pay
the tax indirectly and consequently
cannot say it won't cost anything.
And he fears further that the good
roads cause may be injured by not
being frank enough.
Our friend opens up an entirely
different field of argument when he
talks of federal aid and how it is
raised. The fact is that we will pay
our share of federal aid improvement
whether we participate or not and
the fact is also that the project
named will not actually cost the tax
payers a cent more than they will
pay anyhow. We pay the federal tax
in various ways whether we approve
of it or not and we might as well take
our share of the improvements as
long as the law is in effect.
Theoretically, the Herald does not
believe in federal aid any more than
state aid. We do not approve of the
idea of powers above us taking money
away from us by taxation, direct or
indirect, and then doing part of it
back on condition that we allow them
to tell us how to spend it.
But theories are theories and facts
are facts. The fact is that we have a
chance to get nice chunk of federal
aid on a much needed Improvement
and we would be blithering idiots not
to take advantage of it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Appoint Receiver

In the action of VIM. Kroening,
Or. M. Orchard) VS.. L. A. Clark,
! Brennan & Carthew) the defense
acting for Mrs. Louisa Hurlburt was
granted the appointment of receiv-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05

Rev. Wolfe and mother of Tomah
visited Lancaster friends briefly Sun
day week ago. Rev. Wolfe was priest
in charge of Emmanuel parish here
five or six years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Grant Judgment of Divorce

Mack McClarey was granted di-
vorce from Violet McClarey with the
custody and care of minor children.
The parties reside in the northern
part of the county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Foreclosures Considered

Foreclosure suits by Geo. Parkin-
son and L. j. Starr against ]. Harold
Pugh were heard, judgment being de-
ferred.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
$4,000 For Boosting
LenrOOt's Shoes.

LenfOOCS Shoes
Close political students aver that if
Governor Blaine wins this time a year
or so hence will see him in clash
with La Toilette for control in Wis
consin. 1t is pointed out that in all
probability that the governorship
means nothing to Blaine except to
keep him in public life until he can
make a try for the U. S. senate in
Lenroot's shoes. And if La Toilette
has other plans in mind (Ekern for
instance) Blaine will break a lance
with the big chief who to date has
never for a moment brooked any in
subordination This sounds plausible
and is interesting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Classical Music,

CLASSICAL MuSlcs
"It may be all right but I don't
understand classical music" is COM
ment heard more or less after the
symphony orchestra concert here last
week. This is not said to belittle the
value of the concert or to deprecate
the worth of good music. 1t is simply
an honest and sincere statement made
in a candid way and without pretense
on the part of the speaker.
The Herald's view is that for eX-
actly the reason expressed the need
of good musical events is set forth.
Living in small and isolated communi-
ties it is only natural that we should
fail in appreciation of the truly fine
things because our opportunities for
embracing them are SO limited. And
for that exact reason we should hear
more and see more of the best in Gull
ture of the world in which we live.
A generation ago symphony or
chestra concert in a town of $500
would have been undreamed of. There
were few orchestras then and fewer
towns with means of properly pre-
senting them. And public taste then
was admittedly at a lower ebb than at
present.
Our view is that as time goes on we
can partake of the best and we feel
certain that we shall grow to. appreci-
ate the best. Just because we live in
a small and isolated community is no
reason for not developing even though
our opportunities are more limited
than the city dweller.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05

Mrs. Albert Flesch and children of
Madison are visiting att the VIM. Tur-
ner home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05

Ed Bergheger of Sitter has a new
Studebaker sedan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
New Parties Coming.

New Parties Coming.
The result of the English election
with the Tories or Conservatives rid
ing into power may be reflected in
the United States in our election this
week. In England the Labor party
gained votes but the Conservatives
gained a good deal more and both
took their gains from the old Glad
stone or Liberal party. In England,
il seems. the lines are being sharply
drawn between Conservative and
Radical, between the employing and
the laboring classes. And it seems to
us. the same thing is coming here.
In our case the Democrat party
might be compared to the old English
Liberal party. Liberalism is a com
nromise between conservatism and
radicalism. And the Independent party
here might we'll be compared to the
English Radical or Labor party. The
analogy can go further and compare
the Republican party to the English
Conservative group.
With a La Toilette success (that is,
a strong showing) the Independent
marty would be definitely launched.
The old Democrat party, so long a
of protest, would have its thunder
stolen from it. New and vigorous
blood and bold and startling thought
and propositions in the Independent
ranks would make it capture a large
group of the public as the Democrat
party has captured it in days now
dusty with antiquity.
And. admitting it frankly. standing
against the new party lineup and
the new radicalism, would be the
nhalanx of the Republican party as
conservative group holding fast by
the old things which are tried and
proven. In this new lineup Democra-
cy would have no place.
There is place for such re-
alignment in the United States. 10
survive. Conservative or Radical,
there must be honesty.
With honest leaders and new
statement of principles, we can go
forward. The conservatives can stand
bv tradition and defend it. And the
radical element can formulate It's
startling proposals to keep Its pow
erful opponent from becoming moss
grown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
Flashes
HLife is Short-TeH the Truth"
No Hard Feelings.

No Hard Feelings.
Let there be no hard feelings over
the outcome of the election. All we
want is a true test of the public
mind and that means full vote. We
can't all look at things alike but if
a man is sincere and courageous in
his views he is entitled to respect
And he should accord the same re-
spect to others who differ with him.
900
$4,000 For Boosting
1t costs Kiwanis club members
around $4,000 a year to conduct their
community work in Lancaster. That
is, about $50 apiece. Most of the
money. excepting outside dues, is
spent here. AS a civic organization
the club receives the use of the city
club room free. And any other or
ganization carrying on similar work
even though it represents no financial
outlay at all may have the same priv
ilege.