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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
WATERLOO
MAN FOUND
NOT GUILTY
EIdon Taylor Cleared of
Charge of Selling
MOOnshine.

Eldon Taylor, Waterloo farmer ac-
cused of selling Intoxicating liquor,
was found not guilty by a jury in cir
cult court Friday afternoon. He was
represented by R. D. Walker, Geo. 3.
Clementson prosecuting.
Carl Bailie, Bloomington youth now
serving time in Green Bay for for
gerry, testified that on the night of
August Is he had called at Taylor's
house and bought booze. Mont Suck
and Byron Hudson, companions, said
Bailie had procured liquid refresh
ment of some kind but the stuff was
undrinkable.
The case rested on the passing of
three bad checks by Bailie on Taylor.
These checks, $3.50, $14.83 and 1918,
had been stolen by Bailie from the
Bloomington creamery. Bailie claimed
he passed the checks on Taylor in
payment for booze.
Taylor claimed that he had taken
one check at his home in payment for
gasoline and oil, had cashed another
check in a Potosi store as favor and
that third check was to pay for
some auto supplies Battle had pro-
cured of lin. He denied selling the
booze in all three instances.
C. M. Schmitz of Potosi verified the
story about the second check. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Blackburn of Waterloo
said they had spent the night at the
Taylor home on August Is and that
he had not left the premises.
Taylor is a married man and the
father of eight children. The practice
of bootleggers selling booze to min
ors whom the prohibition law was de-
signed to protect from the liquor evil
was severely scored by Clementson in
his final argument.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
HAPPY KERN
BADLY HURT
IN SCUFFLE
Skull Fractured, Taken to
Mercy HOspital-Harvey
Ames Held in Jail.

Fred Happy Kern, 40, of Potosi,
was badly hurt in scuffle Monday
evening about o'clock, with Harvey
Ames, %, an employee. He was ex-
amined by DR.. J. F. Kenney of Potosi,
the injury being pronounced a frac-
tured skull at the base of the brain.
Mr.. Kern was taken to Mercy hospi-
tai by Dr. Kenney and arrangements
were made to operate there yesterday
morning if conditions were favorable.
Mr.. Kern had regained consciousness
but his condition is serious, DR.. Ken
ney says.
Young Ames was brought to Ian
caster by Sheriff Edge and lodged in
the county Jail to await the outcome
of Kern's injury. Questioned by Her.
aid reporter early yesterday, Ames
said he had worked Monday with Kern
at grinding and that they were good
friends. He said they came up town
in the evening and had a scuffle on
the street in front of Leeser's place.
He claims no serious blows were
struck but that Kern twisted his foot
and fell on the back of his head. He
denied that any drinking had taken
place and seemed to regret the acct
dent exceedingly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
DRAW PLAN TO
HARD-SURFACE
MAIN HIGHWAYS
Proposal to County Board at
November Meeting
Take Three Years.

The county highway department has
prepared a comprehensive plan to
hard surface the main roads of Grant
county, connecting UP work already
done or projected so that various
parts of Grant county will have hard
surface and all-weather roads. Under
the plan 43.5 miles of state trunk
lines and 43 miles of county TRUNK
lines will be hard-surfaced. 1t is pro-
posed to take either two or three
years to carry out the program and
when it is finished not one part but
all parts of the county will have a
fair share of all-weather roads.
County Commissioner Mink has been
active in drawing up the plan which
has the full endorsement of the coun-
ty highway committee.
The plan involves ste tie trunk lines
as follows:
-Platteville, No. 81, 8.5
miles.
Hackett to Cassville, No. 81, rs.
Cassville to Bloomington, No. 1873,
8 miles.
North end of Hackett to Blooming
ton, 2.5 miles.
Boscobel to Mt. Hope, No. 133, IS
miles.
Fennimore to Boscobel, No. II, Z
miles.
The plan involves county trunk
lines as follows:
Co. trunk G, Cassville to Potosi de-
pot, Is miles.
Co. trunk G., from S. T. L. 19 two
miles west of Montfort, to Muscoda
village, 13 miles.
Co. trunk A., Lancaster to Union
Corners, 10 miles.
Co. trunk E., Liberty school to L1V-
ingston, miles.
This ARRANGEMENT would complete
hard surfacing where gaps IN present
hard surface exist. As far as it goes
it would end with the roads named
completely hard-surfaced. The cost
would be around 100000, to be PAID
for in three years. Of this sum S9O,OOO
would be paid by state aid leaving
s210 900 to be raised by taxation over
a period of three years. This sum is
considerably less than what the coun-
ty is already spending under the pres
ent system of piece-meal and patching.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS federal
aid proiect IL miles in length is prom
ised for next year. This will cost
5000 900 for grading, surfacing, Gull
verts, relocations, etc.
This improvement will not cost the
taxpayers of the county cent. Half
of it is borne by the state from auto
license fees. The other half is fed
eral appropriation. 1t will fill long
felt want.
The Observation-Disclosures surfac-
ing. affording complete hard-surface
between the two towns, has been COM
pleted by hard-surfacing IL miles of
ROAD. The ancaster-Dickeyville pro-
iect viii be completed in two weeks.
~ miles of road has been hard-sur-
faced. This completes the hard-surface
out of the county via Eagle Point
bridge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
LUCK MAKES VOTES IN
ADDRESS AT LANCASTER

Judge Martin L. Lueck, democrat
candidate for governor, spoke from
the bandstand here Wednesday even
ing. Some miXup occurred in the
Judges time and he failed to arrive
at $3.50 as scheduled. Nevertheless, he
had a good crowd which grew in num-
Der as he proceeded.
The judge defended the judiciary
saying that holocaust in govern
ment would break loose if the La Fol-
lette-Blaine proposal to let legisla-
lures, state and national, to sit in
judgment on their own acts and pass
measures which tribunal had said
were in defiance of the constitution,
was enacted.
Judge Lueck called attention to the
horde of inspectors and commissions
infesting the state and said it was done
to make jobs and build UP q strong
political machine. He pointed out that
resolution to investigate charges of
corruption in the states business had
been rejected by the senate and said
that four senators were awarded since
with very fine state jobs. This is called
bribery and nothing less.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
PUBLIC FORUM
Objects to Using Fire Department for
Voting Place.


Lancaster, Wis.,, Oct. %, 1924
An open letter to the Mayor of the
City of Lancaster.
Hon. George Beck.
Dear Sir:
The general election is drawing
near, and 1 understand that the coun-
Gil have decided that the election is
to be held in the fire department.
There are a good many legal voters
and taxpayers who are protesting to
being compelled to pass through the
congested space to cast their ballots.
There is an effort to get every voter
out, and we know what the condition
was last spring with a short city bal
lot. What will it be with a National,
State and County ballot?
There are many taxpayers asking
why certain clubs can have their
weekly meetings in nice quarters and
we, the common people, be forced in
to such crowded quarters? The club
is no doubt working for the interest
of the city of Lancaster and communi-
ty; but is not a. National and State
and County election of as much i'm
portance as any question that the club
has had in it's consideration?
If so then provide a suitable place
to exercise their franchise.
You promised in your platform
Equal rights for all" That is what
a. number of the common people are
asking for and the lack of this is
what is causing the radical wave in
our country and the world today
Yours respectfully,
A Taxpayer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
POTOSI MAN
SAYS APPLE
FARM PAYS
Palmer Orchard Harvests
Many Hundred Bushels of
Fruit at Good Price.

The Joe Patzner estate has an or
chard of 1900 apple trees in the viii
lage of Potosi. The orchard is con-
Quoted by his sons, who operate it
under scientific management, giving
special attention to spraying and
pruning. At the present time they are
picking 800 bushels a day, which they
are marketing at $500 bushel.
The nillsides about Potosi are ideal
for apple orchards. The Palmer or
chards shows what can be done. But
it also shows that the orchards will
not be productive unless the proper
care is given.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29

Judge Lueck gave a man to man
talk, and without question is making
a deep impression over the state by
his sensible views on government.
He said in part: ut is in the MAX
ing of the laws that liberties of the
individual are interfered with.
"There must be some authority to
say where the law-making power must
stop, where it has transcribed the
limits fixed by the constitution. The
courts must exercise this authority
they must stay the arm of the legis-
lature when it exceeds its authority
by enacting laws which deprive the
individual of any of the rights which
under the constitution cannot be taken
from him"
Judge Lueck made plea for honesty
in government and said he would do
all he could to bring it about if elect
ed. He is a man of about So years of
age, a native of Dodge county and a
circuit judge for Is years. He bears
a fine record for honesty and fearless
ness in office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
QUIZ BOYS
ON THEFT
FIRE CASE
Blaze at Leader Oil Yard
at Cuba City Traced
to Two Youths.

Two Cuba City youths were brought
here Friday for questioning in regard
to breaking lock at the Leader Oil
Co. yards at Cuba City Thursday night
a week ago. Gasoline was spilled in
an effort to get fuel for joy ride
and a cigaret butt thrown on the
ground caused blaze in the yard.
The firemen were holding dance and
frolic and had to leave the festivities
to quench the flames. Mayor John
Bass, helping the firemen, had one leg
broken when he caught his foot be-
tween the fire truck fender and wheel.
The boys were released for further
questioning later. One of the boys was
in court not long ago for passing a
bad check and paroled to his father.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
ANGRY MATRON
HITS NETGHBOR
WITH SKILLET
Wesley Thompson Wounded
on Head, Pays Fine and is
Held Under Bonds.

For creating a disturbance at the
Geo. Curtis home in the old Pollock
residence Tuesday night, Wesley
Thompson was fined $40 and costs in
justice court Wednesday. He was held
on peace bonds of $500 should further
action be deemed necessary.
The story is that Thompson, tenant
in another fiat in the house, went into
the Curtis home while drunk and acted
in a rough manner. Mrs. Curtis, ac-
cording to report, struck the intruder
with a skillet, inficting bad cash
over one eye. And Mr.. Curtis swore
out a warrant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
WILLIAM BURGESS DEAD

William Henry Burgess, an old res
ident of Lancaster, died at his home
Saturday morning, Oct. 25, about 8
o'clock. Death came at the age of SO
years after long illness with para
lysis. Funeral services were held Oh
Monday afternoon at the Methodist
church with burial at Hillside.
Mr.. Burgess is survived by his wild
ow and the following named children:
Frank, Robert, Archie and William,
sons; Sarah, Mrs Fred Mcdowell,
Eta, Mrs Mort Allen, Myrtle, Mrs
Leonard Scbwantes, and Mrs. Lavina
Hirsch, daughters. Two daughters
preceded their father in death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
500 REWARD
OFFERED IN
ARSON CASE
Hunters Set Fire to Woods
in Harrison Township
Farmer on Warpath.

Henry Schaefer, town of Harrison
farmer, is advertising reward of
$100 in this issue of the Herald for
identity of persons who fired his
timber on Sunday, Oct. 10. The sup
position is that hunters smoking out
squirrels fired the dry timber and
brush, burning a number of valuable
maple trees. The fire spread to the
Jos: Stelpf1ug place, adjacent, and
burned timber there also damaging
the stacks of fodder, etc. Both far
mers are highly incensed over the
matter and VOW legal steps if they
can locate the guilty parties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
Youth Pleads Guilty;
Gets Two Years Hard

Chas. zimmerman, aged 20, Mt. Hope
boy, pleaded guilty in circuit court
Wednesday to burglary in the night
time and stealing Ford car. With a
Pra du Chen youth, young Ammer-
man entered the Ballantine garage at
Pra du Chen a few weeks ago and
stole new Ford. The boys were
caught at Peoria, ILL.,, where they had
applied for an Illinois license and
were having a good time. Upon his
plea of guilty zimmerman was given
two years in Green Bay reformatory,
his offense being a grave one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
FINED For FIGHTING

Ferd Bowers, Campbell Ridge youth,
pleaded guilty before Justice Burrows
Monday to a charge of assault and
battery on one Chas. Poulda, a cheese
maker. The fracas occurred at a
dance at the Campbell Ridge cheese
factory Friday night, following dis
turbance at the school house which is
mentioned elsewhere. Bowers de-
clares Poulda called him names and
he 'busted him" one. Poulda's nose
was broken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
THESE MAY WE'D

Roy R. Miller, Streator, ILL.,; Mary
Butler, Platteville.
Elmer E. Casper, No. Lancaster;
EIma Bruss, Lancaster.
JOS P. knight, Richland Center;
Marie Potter, Hickory c 'ove
Louis j. Muller, Cedar ,apids, Iowa;
Anna Steffen, Platteville.
Ralph Ahnen, Hickory Grove; Mar
garet Wetter, Marion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
COMPLETES ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

A. E. Lewis is closing an active in
dependent campaign for sheriff by
travelling around meeting the voters
and distributing literature favorable
to his candidacy all over the county.
Mr.. Lewis has gone at the campaign
work in his usual whirl-wind style
and his friends claim he has every
show for success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
MORNING TRAIN DEC. /.

Agt. w. H. Williamson received
word Monday that the morning train
to Galena will be placed in service on
Dec 1, to continue until April / and
later if traffic conditions justify same.
The replacement of the train is a
score for Kiwanis activity as that or
ganization has been active in object
ing to restriction of train service in
and out of Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
WOMEN MOTHERS, SCHOOL

A committee Of ladies Of the city Of
Lancaster will hold school for lady
voters at the city hall on Saturday,
Nov 1, and Monday, Nov. 8, 1924. They
will explain the methods of voting
1t will be non-partisan and is not
conducted in the interest Of any can
didate-One of the committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
Flashes
"Life is ShOrt-Tell the Truth"
without Masks.

Marching Without Masks.
A Herald reader asks us to explain
our view on the legality and propri-
ETY. of masked marchers.
AS long as marchers conduct them
selves in a peaceable manner there is
no doubt about the legality to march,
masked or unmasked. When marchers
conduct themselves in a disorderly or
violent manner they become a mob
whether they are masked or not.
AS to propriety, our view is that
as matter of fairness all marchers
should have their faces exposed so
that all may see who they are. And
we think city councils in granting
permits to march should stipulate
along this line. This has been our
view all along and we note that the
same view is being taken all over the
country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29

The symphony orchestra manage
ment announces that concerts will
start promptly on time, 2:30 and 500
p. m. Persons coming in between num-
bers will be held by ushers until
number closes. Children under six will
not be admitted as such are fretful
and annoy audience and performers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
BECKETT CASE DISMISSED

An incest action against Clyde
Beckett of Platteville was struck from
the calendar by Judge Smalley last
Friday, following filing of reasons by
Dist. Atty. Clementson for not pros
ecuting the acse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
To BE Congratulated.

To Be Congratulated.
Dist. Atty. Geo. B. Clementson de-
serves congratulation over the out
come of the Boscobel khan case in that
his Judgment in proceeding in the
khan shooting case was vindicated by
a jury of twelve persons who rem
dered a verdict of guilty against
George Shields.
A process of the Shields side against
Flesch is, as Mr.. Clementson says, a
Justice court matter. Flesch if guilty
was guilty of assault and battery and
nothing more District attorneys do
not prosecute assault and battery
cases. They come within the purview
of "a Justice court and nothing higher.
Just what sentence Mr.. Shields will
get is up to the judge. The Herald
hopes it will not be severe. Public
sentiment would be entirely satisfied
with a mild fine or a conviction that
would give him his liberty under the
Huber law and in this case we think
the application of the Huber parole
law would be fair and sensible.
We think Mr. Shields acted indis-
creetly and might have had blood on
his hands had the revolver gone off.
1t didn't go off and no one was hurt
ALPS we'll that ends we'll and we favor
being lenient with Mr.. Shields.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE

Judge Smalley on Friday granted
divorce to Sadie Hammond of Bosco-
bel, from Thos. D. Hammond, on
grounds of cruelty. J. e. Barnett ap-
peared Off Mrs. Hammond
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29

will serve to regulate public dances
in a proper manner and enable au-
thorities to abate the evil features,
such as drinking and immoral con-
duct.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29

Jonathan Watson, an aged resident
of the town of Harrison, has been
committed to the county home follow
ing a request made by F. A. Jentz,
town chairman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
Vote "YeS" on
Three Amendments.


The Herald recommends vote of
eyes" on all three questions submit
ted to the voters at next Tuesdays
election.
One amendment relates to home rule
for cities and villages. This is some
thing we have all been wanting for
years and now is chance to get it.
Another relates to providing means
for reforesting the cut-over state
lands of northern Wisconsin. AS the
lumber situation is acute now we can
not start too early toward reforest1ng
waste lands, unfit for agriculture.
A third amendment relates to pro-
yiding another circuit judge for coun-
ties above $4,000 population. This
asked for by Dane county where the
population growth has surpassed the
ability of the courts to handle ilt1-
cation and criminal work. AS result
the courts are clogged and the public
has to wait too long for trials on I'M
portant matters.
All three propositions deserve an
affirmative vote and all political lead :
ers. regardless of faction, favor the
amendments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
MRS. A. q. SMITH DEAD

Mrs. A. G. Smith, a highly respected
old resident of Lancaster, died at her
home in this city Monday afternoon.
Funeral services will be conducted
Friday. Further mention will be
made in next weeks paper
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
SOUTHERN eNOT GUILTY."

Walter Southern, Westby soft drink
seller was found not guilty by cir
cult court jury Wednesday. Southern
was charged with having sold cider OF
569 percent alcoholic content.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29

DR.. Kraut reports the arrival Of a
daughter at the Fred Broihahn home
near Rockville, Monday eve, Oct. 27.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29

Mrs. VIM. Giles of Bloomington is
medical patient It Doolittle hospital.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
A Rich Mans Party.

"A RICH nan Idrtys
A democrat friend claims the repub-
lican party is a "rich mans party"
He says it has been in control for
sixty years and has allowed the coun-
try to be stolen from one end to the
other.
If the republican party is a "rich
mans party most of the people Of
this country must be rich men. To
quote our friend the country has gone
republican most of the time for sixty
years and by majority vote. And
during that time the general aver
age of wealth has increased many
fold. Perhaps our friend is right-the
republican party is rich party. But
largely because the common people
are prosperous and favor its policies.
AS far as stealing goes one cannot
help but remember that the most CO.
lossal graft the country has ever
known occurred under a recent demo-
crat administration. What became of
the big share of the war funds? But
we are not unfair enough to blame the
president at that time for the graft.
900
"COOlidge or Chaos"
Coolidge or Chaos" strikes the Her.
aid as bum campaign slogan. We
salute cleverness regardless of the
camp it is found in and ridicule its
opposite wherever it comes from. One
might as we'll say Davis or Desper-
ation," or LA Toilette or Laxity,"
Dawes or Dumbells," Faris or Free
Booze" Foster or Finance" and so on.
The minor candidates are negligible
and need not be discussed. The regu-
lar party men of the country would
be satisfied with Coolidge or Davis
and take La Toilette if they had to.
Either Coolidge of Davis would prove
a good conservative president and we
doubt much if La Toilette would
prove half as radical as he pretends
to be. Except for one thing, it might
make little difference who is elected.
The one important thing is purely
psychological. The business of the
country is slowly getting onto its feet
after period of unhealthy imitation
followed by deflation and depression.
Business now is proceeding on a sane
basis, prices are better and markets
are better. These things are purely
economic and not affected by politics
except when legislation is of a
meddling order.
The Herald's view is that prosper
ity will increase with the election of
either Coolidge or Davis. And we
doubt much if the adoption of ''isms''
as proposed by La Toilette and his
friends would be other than depres-
sing on general business. Most bus
mess men feel that way and we think
they are right
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
LAST WEEKS WEATHER
CONCERT STARTS ON TIME

FOrecast--Falr With prODaDIe SHOW
err send of week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
Hannme,en Festivities.

Halloween FeSuNltleSs
The Herald endorses Mayor Beck's
stand on Halloween disturbances and
sincerely hopes no one will be foolish
enough to defy authorities and get
themselves into trouble.
The fact is that no one objects 10
harmless pranks or jokes. But when
certain people do acts of violence and
destruction or conduct themselves IN
. low-lived manner it is time to be
severe. Anyone with sense knows
where to draw the line.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-04
STUDENTS SEWARD SCHOOL
 BE EXAMINED FRIDAY

Dr. Baughman and Dr. Romig will make the annual examination of the pupils in the Seward School on Friday beginning at one o'clock. The par ents are earnestly urged to visit the School on Friday afternoon, and to confer with the doctors concerning the health of the pupils. This practice has heen very helpful in the work of school nurses in the States. It is an opportunity that parents should not neglect.
 The examination is necessarily short. It consists of a general in- spection of the child's posture, height, weight and condition and color of the skin. An examination of the eyes, ears, nose, throat, heart and lungs will also be given.
 pr. Roberts examined the teeth of all the pupils last month. Several have already received the treatment advised.