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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
STATE FEARS
WIDE SPREAD
OF SMALLPOX
Ancient Pest Crosses Line
From Minnesota and
Invades Wisconsin.

MADISON-Energet measures to
forestan smallpox in Wisconsin are
advocated by the state board of health
in view of its increased prevalence
in Minnesota. Western and northern
Wisconsin, according to reports, have
received some cases from across the
border, and vaccination is being
widely practiceG
According to advices from Mime
apolis, that city has reported fatali-
ties almost daily during the last six
weeks and more than 100 smallpox
deaths occurred there in the last
three months. In the week ending
Dec. 6, 143 new cases developed in
Minneapolis and Is in st. Paul. Du-
luth, which had a previous epidemic,
and underwent extensive vaccination,
reported no cases.
The Wisconsin state board of health
reports steady demand for vaccine
from various places. One northern
village ordered LOO points Friday
In Madison the city health depart
ment is planning to make vaccination
routine procedure in the schools,
vaccinating all who have permission
from parents, at a nominal sum.
Morre vaccine points have been
sent out from Madison in the last ten
days, according to the state board,
than were sent all year. 1t is the
opinion of health Officials that the
holiday season, with its greatly in
creased intermingling of people, may
develop new foci of infection, and
that the time is opportune for wide
cnrnad Uaopinat-0n
"Peculiarities Of smallpox are such"
the board explains, that exposed
persons are about two weeks in COM
ing down with the disease after ex-
posture, and therefore can travel long
distances from the source from which
they contract it. The patient, more
over, usually runs a fever resembling
grippe before breaking out, and be-
cause of the uncertain diagnosis in
some instances exposures are likely
to occur Vaccination is the only
sure way to protect from it.
There have been no cases reported
in Grant county or in this part of the
state so far. Therefore there is no
reason for widespread alarm. On the
other hand, the Herald advises an at
titude of watchfulness on the part of
the public and all health authorities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Zinc Mines Booming
as Prices Stay High

PLATTEVILLE-C high as
well as profitable prices for zinc ore
and lead ore have stimulated mining
activities and more mines are being
opened. The surface equipment of
the Penna Benton mine is being dis
mantled and removed to the Booty
lease, where a shaft is in ore. This
property was acquired by the Min
eral Point Zinc Co. under lease of
10 years from the Wisconsin Zinc Co.
A force of mechanics is getting the
mill and power plant in shape to rur
on the Copeland farm, also under
lease to the Mineral Point Zinc Co.
When completed this company will
have eight producing zinc and lead
mines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Grantland Committee Pays
$1,000 to City Treasurer

The city being a little short of
ready funds, Grantland treasurer, H.
E. Schreiner, paid City Treasurer F.
B. Calls, the tidy osum of $1,000 out
of the Grantland treasure chest last
Friday.
Mr.. Schreiner had $1,000 as earn
ings of the theatre and club room
since the building wa sopened last
February. He keeps $500 of this as
the committee emergency fund.
From this it will be seen that in
stead of being loser the municipal
building is showing little profit. The
city heats, janitors and lights the
building including the theatre. The
committee takes care of all else,
charging for the use of the city's
property where charge is deemed
proper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
MERGENTHALER BIRTHPLACE

Leonard HaeHner, reading a Ger
man newspaper recently, noticed that
printers of Germany had erected a
memorial tablet in honor of Ottoman
Mergenthaler at the famous inventors
birthplace, Hachtel, village of 300.
Mr.. Mergenthaler was born May IL,
1854, at Hachtel, coming to America
when "a young man. He located at
Philadelphia and after many trials
succeeded in nventing the world
famous linotype" machine, common
Iy known among the craft as "Mergs."
Mergenthaler's herculean researches
in mechanics broke down his health
and he died in 1899, a comparatively
young man. Since then his machines
have been sold all over the world,
the corporation being valued high in
the millions Mr. Haeffner recOllects
that when but boy prior to his COM
ing to America in 1868, he worked for
farmer at Hachtel and attended
church in the same spot where the
to become famous Ottoman Mergen-
thaler worshiped as lad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
FOR
BEER RUNNING
At CASSVILLE
Grand Jury Holds White,
Weber and O'Brien-Ac-
ton i'm Ft. Atkinson Case.

EAU CLAIRE-Peter Weber and
John O'Brien, both of Dubuque, and
John L. White of CassvilIe, were in
dicted by the grand jury here on a
charge of conspiracy to violate the
Volstead law and of manufacturing
and trafficking in real beer, it became
known here today.
At the same time nineteen other
men, including Tom O'DonnelI of
Chicago, gang leader and ally of the
Wisconsin-Illinois beer running or
ganization, were indicted by the grand
jury on charges of dry law violations.
The latter were taken in a raid on
the Elmer brewery near Fl Atkinson
on September %.
O'Brien, Weber and White are all
said to be connected with the brewery
at Cassville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

you want in life but learn a trade
first. Then if you fail at your chosen
vocation, you will have your trade to
fall back one"
This sounded like good advice and
the oldtime boy followed it. He
learned a trade. There were boys
learning to be carpenters, machinists,
bricklayers, masons, leather workers,
plumbers, printers-ye gods, how
many there were who wanted to be
printers-and so on through the whole
category of vocations. Boys thought
they had to learn trade to live and it
never occurred to them that they
could make a living easily or dishon-
estly.
Nowadays young men are learning
politics, law, medicine, life insurance,
bootlegging, selling and driving au-
tomobiles, operating garages, soda
fountains, dancing academies, ETC.
Quite number are highwaymen
We know of only one young man
who is actually learning a trade He
got in huff the other day and quit.
THESE MAY WED
Albert Ready, Bagley; Viola Albee,
Potosi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
To WINTER IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. J. J. Conway Of Oakland, Calf,
and mother, Mrs. JOS Oates, left Fri
day morning for Oakland. Mrs. Con-
way completed a two weeks visit with
her mother, the old lady returning
with her daughter to spend the win
ter there. A son, Allie, went to Oak
land last fall, being employed now by
the Southern Pacific road at a good
salary. Mr.. Conway, the son-in-law,
is conductor on the SO. Pacific sys-
tenn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Farmers Pay Fines For
Food Law Violation.

VIM. Pickel, Floyd Dent and Ray
mond Burback, farmers residing in
the vicinity of the Long Grove Cheese
Factory in the town of Smelser, ap-
peared before Justice G. w. Burrows
Saturday on charges made by the
state dairy and food inspector that
they had delivered adulterated milk
to the factory. The men were fined
fined $31 each which included the
costs of the action
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
ROAD PATROL PRIZES

Frank Ashby of Burton won first
prize of $50 awarded by the county
for patrol line work. VIM. Domer of
Lancaster was second, winning prize
of SIS. Frank Matzelle of Cassville
was third, winning prize of $40.
Kenneth Smith of Sitter won SIS, the
fourth prize. The awards are made to
stimulate attentive work on the coun-
ty trunk lines Toay Garner of Bee
town won the prize for having the
best maintained state road and gets a
trip to the road school at Madison
with all expenses paid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
RALPH SPENCE MARRIED

The marriage of Ralph B. Spence,
former member of the Lancaster high
school faculty, and Miss Reta Allen
Pond of Providence, R. l., took place
Nov. 80 at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Lemly
Pond, in Providence. The young people
became acquainted while attending
Columbia college. New York. Mr..
Spence taught science in the Lancas-
ter schools couple of years back.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Wisconsin Death Rate
10.1 Per 10000 in 1923

WASHINGTON-W isconsins death
rate figures, as made public Thurs
day by the United States census bu-
reau, show 10.1 per 1000 population
for 1928 Thirty-eight states, repre-
senting S76 per cent of the total pop
ulation, were included in the registra
ton area The death rate for the en-
tire area was 1913 in 1923.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Alto HITS LOCOMOTIVE

PLATTEVILLE-A coupe driven at
great speed by H. G. Jarggi, Prairie
du Chen, a travelling salesman,
crashed into a Milwaukee road pas
senger locomotive The car was bad
" smashed Mr.. Jarggi was taken to
Cunningham hospital, badly cut about
the head, neck and arms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Rehling.Rrandemuehl wedding

The Rev. E. CIusius performed the
marriage ceremony last Monday even
ing for Robt F. Behling and Mrs. An
ma Brandemuehl, two estimable peo-
pie OF this city The wedding took
place at the Evangelical parsonage
Albert Behling and Miss Dorothy
Brandemuehl acted as witnesses. Mr.
and Mrs. Behling will go to house
keeping in this city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
POTOSI MAT, MUCH EARLIER

Effective Dec. 16 the Potosi mail
stage will leave Potosi bound for Ian
caster at GAS a. m. 1t will arrive
here about 1880 a. NJ, giving Lancas-
ter patrons an early delivery. Chicago
and Dubuque papers, ETC., will be IN
the boxes by a. m.
The mail will leave Lancaster at
10 a. m. sharp, to reach Potosi not
later than 1 p. m. 1t takes less than
an hour each way to make the trip.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
FennimOre People Plan
Community Christmas

FENNIMORE-Th city will hold a
community Christmas tree and pro-
gram, at Maso's hall on Tuesday eve,
Dec. %. The affair is backed by the
Chamber of Commerce and the entire
community will take part. School
children will give the principal part
of the program and Santa Claus will
be there and distribute sacks of godd-
les to the little ones. It is the first
event of the kind at Fennimore and
the people are entering into it most
heartily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
BLAZE AT MUSCODA

MUSCODA-The barn on Frank
Neff's upper farm caught fire last
Thursday and was totally destroyed.
The barn was filled with hay and
farm machinery, which was lost, and
five head of cattle persisted in the
flames. 1t is not known how the fire
started, but it is thought it was
caused by a gasoline engine which was
being used by workmen near by. The
loss is about $4,000 on which there
was about $1,000 insurance.-Progres-
Sive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

White, proprietor, and Weber and
O'Brien, truck drivers, were arrested
by federal men early in the fall after
raid on the Cassville brewery at
midnight. A quantity of beer, declared
to be of pre-war strength, was seized.
The men were taken to Madison for
examination and have since been out
on bond.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
MARRIED BY JUSTICE BURROWS.

Albert Ready Of BagIey and VIOLA
Albee of Potosi were married by JUS
tice Burrows Saturday, the ceremony
taking place in the county clerks Of
flee. Miss Ruth Austin and F. E.
Ralph were witnesses. Mr. and Mrs.
Ready will reside at Bagley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
KILLS WOLF WITH SHOTGUN

While hunting below Springville on
Sunday afternoon, Blaine Morrison
had the good fortune to run across a
large brush wolf While armed only
with shotgun, he succeeded in get
ting close enough to the animal to get
in fatal charge of lead.-ViroQua
Censor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

Mrs. Elmer Budack of Sitter was
Lancaster caller Friday.
Ned Winskill of e. Dubuque has
disposed Of his garage business at Du-
buque and may locate in Lancaster
again
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

Christmas program and corn doll
social at Elwell school, Dec 23d at 81
p. m. Helen Vaughan, Teacher. 44p1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

Lancaster stores open evenings af-
ter Saturday until Christmas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
To a Man lid q Tree.


To man up tree or man in
the street, we mean the layman, the
action of our government in scrappine
= lot of valuable battleships to make
heroic gesture of benevolence
seemed insanely wasteful and prodi-
gal. If the governments of the world,
including ours. wished to limit arma-
ments, why could it have not stopped
building, keeping the ships already in
use or under construction?
But No-to carry out the magnifi-
cent gesture we destroyed ships worth
millions, perhaps hundreds of mil
lions.
And now congress passes a war
ship bill of construction and aItera-
ton to a total of $140,000,00
Did the others destroy their ships ?
One wonders.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
New Ways of Wealth.

Thomas H. Ince, movie producer
recently deceased at less than fifty
leaves a fortune of four million dol
lars. His wife and three children are
the beneficiarie3. Ince made his money
honestly and by hard work filling a
public demand for entertainment
There is nothing discreditable about
his fortune.
A point worth noting is that this
large sum of money and kindred much
larger sums were all made in an in
dustry developed within the last
twenty years. The first movie the
writer saw was the Corbett-Fitz fight
film away back when-about 1899.
The film didn't amount to much. All
one could sees was blur of rushing
forms Finally the announcer films
carried announcers away back when)
told us that F'itz had won. We paid
a dollar apiece and went away highly
delighted.
Fortunes made years ago in vari-
Gus ways are dissipating New fortunes
wrung from new industries are spring
ing up New channels of labor absorb
the workers of the world as the old
channels become clogged and die. Old
occupations pass but new ones come.
The law of change is the only law
worth relying on Nothing stands still
-oOO-
The Other DIR. Cook.
DIR. Frederick A. Cook once famous
explorer" now doing time in a fed
eral prison for sales of bogus oil
stock. held a not enviable reputation
for having perpetrated the greatest
hoax the world has ever known. DR..
Cook announced about fifteen years
ago that he had reached the North
Pole. Lieut.. Peary, the real discover
err, came back shortly afterwards
saying: CDR Cook has handed the
world another gold brick Cook had
his defenders but in the end science
gave the honors to Peary.
Now comes Capt. Roald Amundsen.
another famous explorer, to say that
DR.. Cook is a man of the highest
type. What Amundson says goes as his
reputation is very high. He relates
that in the Belgian antarctics expedl-
ton in 1899 DIR. Cook was the ship
doctor. With the ship frozen in the
ice for Is months DR.. Cook was the
only we'll man in tho party. KNOWING
that the sick ones needed fresh fooo
the physician tramped, shot and
trapped for days, bringing in meat for
the sick men. He drove the disease
away.
Ard with the ship apparently froz-
en- in hopelessly the ship doctor found
a way to get ont. He laid out plan
of digging a channel through the ice
for hundreds of feet. The channel was
duo and one dav the vessel followed
the narrow chute through to open
water and then following each open
space. worked its way north to open
seas, sunlight and freedom.
One would gather that the much
abused DR. Cook has the elements of
a wise man and hero. And so have
all men No human is all god, all
beast or all man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Judge SOper's Ruling.

Judge SOper's Ruling.
The last paragraph of an editorial
in the Chicago Tribune-on the re-
cent decision Of Judge Soper, ac-
quitting Congressman John Philip Hill
of Baltimore of wrong-doing in max
ing cider and wine of 2.70 alcoholic
contents a most powerful state
ment. 1t reads:
Judge Soper's ruling is inconsis-
tent because the law itself is inconsis-
tent. Perhaps, however, the ruling
may lead to more sensible attitude
toward the entire problem, because
it recognizes a difference between the
liquor traffic, which can and should
be sternly regulated, and private con-
duct, which cannot and should not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Flashes
Life is ShOrt-Ten the Truth"
Norwegian Capital
Takes Ancient Name.

After January LIST, 1925, Christi
ania, Norway, will officially cease to
exist. After that date the capitol of
Norway will be known as "Oslo."
The office of the Postmaster General
has been notified of the change and
is making it known throughout the
country. Persons addressing letters
or parcels to persons in that city,
will hereafter address "Oslo" instead
of Kristiania christianity. The city
was Oslo before it received its pres
ent name
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
$4,000 Cooperators

Here's another compelling reason why we
deliver the greatest clothing values in America:
$4,000 men and young men are cooperating with
us in building up this great merchandising ma
chine because they know from experience that
the governing principle of this business, How
Little Can We Sell 1t For" is an actual and ire
sstible fact.
Fahey- Brockman have always banked on
the satisfied customer. He's the dynamo back of
every successful concern. There are $4,000 of
him back of this business. Supplying the clothing
wants of growing army like that gives us great
volume and steady business day after day the
year round. This spells quick turnover and re-
suits in low overhead-which combine to make it
easily possible for Fahey- Brockman to guarantee
a saving of $40 at least every garment we sell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
WASHINGTON AHEAD IN
NORTHWEST GROUP

"In the Northwest we find gen.
eral business In the states OF wash
ingt0n and oregon leading their
group with gain Of about 10 per
cent over last year. These two
states offer attractive sales territory
at the present time. Idaho Is not
faring quite 50 well and Is running
IL per cent below last year'g figures
for total business. Wyoming shows
a loss Of IS per cent. while Montana
Is II per cent behind May OF last
year.
With general business in the ma.
1ority Of states running materially
below that Of May. 1923. we have
some real ground for the pcsslmism
4 at has been evident these last few
weeks. General business as reflect
ed By the Babsonchart IL now run.
ming at a level 10 per cent below
normal and present Indications are
TINT II will continue go for some time
70 come in completing the rcadJust
ment from the five years OF infla.
ton between 1916 and 1921.
The Investor in stocks can still
afford 10 wait, but the business man
VINO must do business regardless OF
me weather viii find his best mar,
kots IN The states OF Connecticut
FLORIDA Michigan, Washington. Orc
gou and Arizona.
~ looks as tho we viii have 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30

man with the chIid-iike faith tn
himself and his past. and the ehild
like inability 10 resist tcmptatien.
Thomas jefferson talks as tho Nc
was speaking OF a well-loyed friend.
rcal nesh-nnd- blood man. who
must be standing around tho cor
ner.
Almost every family In the West
has someone like Bin Jones'" says
Mr. jefferson. IAN old man who
tells the most Impossible yarns.
but tells them for Tho pleasure he
thinks he's giving others and would
night n anyone called him a liar.
Why. tlghtnln' wouldn't tel a he.
and its the samo With drinking
Llghtnin' takes drink once In a
maybe little too much
when it's a question OF being so
ciable. but drink-why. bless you.
IAghtnin' doesn't drink! And that's
the way he Is all thru"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30

THAT there arc men everywhere
L who play the part Of Biu Jones
IN real life; men who never see any.
Thing new. who have always either
-dono il" or seen Il done" SOME
u here else. declares Thomas Jcffer-
son. Who Is playing Lighinin' Bill
Jones. the quaint. old. rural know.
lt.ail In "Lightnln'" the sensational
comedy which comes 10 TIE Metro
poliian the week Of june s.
Those who have seen this famous
comedy will recall that I4ghinin'
Ban Jones has a weakness for al
Ways informing his friends that, no
matter what new idea Is suggested,
or what activity In life Is approach
Cd in conversation. he himself "once
did that" Everything that happens
seems to have had It's birth In the
bmind % Bill.
And IN talking Of Llghtnin' Bin
Jones, that .lovablc. Peter Pan old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30

BABsoS PARK. Mass. May 10
Is the cnrrent depression 10 business
that We hear so much about real or
Is il largely psychological
The question vas put 70 Roger w
Babson the sfntistician who answers
today BY giving the current read
'sngs on business activity by states.
when you hear man say that
business ls poor says Mr. Babson.
he. probably means that his sales
are slowing up. When sales arc good
and the orders are coming In IN great
or volume than during the same
month the previous year. we say
say that business IS fine. but when
the total begins 10 shrink as com.
pared with our records Of twelve
months ago. we say business Is very
poor. The barometer then on business
conditions IS the volume OF sales as
represented b. debts to Individual
accounts.
III We compare May Of 1924 with
May Of 1893. we get a direct meas
ure on the actual proportion OF the
presen, depression. In New England.
for instance, We find business in the
state Of Connecticut running 10 per
cent ahead Of May last year and We
also find that Maine Is leading year
ago by five per cent. Rhode Island
and Vermont are just about holding
their own. New Hampshire Is run
ming about Il per cent below last
year. while Massachusetts. the most
important Of this group Of states. Is
running rs per cent below the figures
Of last May and IS suffering acute
depression in textile and leather
lines. Unemployment in these indus.
tries is growing toward rather seri-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
~Nnocked Down by
Car, Bow RECEIVERS

henneth AlskoR, 4. son OF Jack
Alskog' BIS Woodland Park ave.
vac recovering at his home Friday
rom a severe scalp wound and body
Drulses sustained late Thursday when
na was knocked down by an automo.
bile near his home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Remember

We guarantee fit, quality of material and
workmanship, style and absolute satisfaction, as
lUeU saving of $40.
We also guarantee the following service:
Sponging, Pressing and Minor Repairs during the
life of every garment We sell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-30
Northwest Leads Nation
in Prosperity Figures

row against the tide for the balance
OF this year" concluded Mr. Bshson.
hut that Il no reason why We
should not row"