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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
MT. HOPE

The community extends sympathy to
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Oates in the loss of
their infant baby boy, born to them
one day last week. The mother was
very ill for few days but is reported
better at this time.
Several from here attended Bloom
ington's gilt days Friday and Satur-
day None seemed to be lucky enough
to get any gifts but were lucky to get
home on these roads
Mrs. G. w. Vince attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Adams at Patch Grove
last Wednesday,
Harley Handy moved to Woodman
last Monday.
Mrs. Ruby Lowell spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives at Bloom
ington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
FLORA

Bernie Taylor, who has been in Da-
kota the past year, is visiting friends
and relatives here.
Mrs. Erma Jones and son, Lee, of
Bagley, spent Wednesday night at the
Jas. Edgington home.
Ed. Bishell and Clyde Cooley sold
hogs last week.
Mrs. Clyde Cooley called at James
Edgington's Friday afternoon.
The Will Garthwaite and Ervie Ed
wards families did Christmas shop
ping at Lancaster Saturday.
n H. Suttle and wife entertained
friends Saturday evening.
Kenneth Snyder, Donald Irish and
Carol Edgington were at Ervie Ed
wards Sunday afternoon.
Will Garthwaite took poultry to the
county seat Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
GLEN HAVEN

Henry Walz was in Cassville last
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs E. L. Chandler was in Dubuque
Friday. rs
Horace Woods returned Wednesday
night from Dubuque where he had
gone for medical advice.
Emil Kuenster had tonsils removed
Wednesday at the Doolittle hospital
Lucy Metcalf visited friends in Pra.
du Chen Friday night.
Fred Kerkseick returned Friday
from Minnesota, the Dakotas and Can
ada where he has been employed for
past several months.
Mrs. J. M. Metcalf and mother, Mrs.
Matilda Kuenster, went to Dubuque
Monday to do Christmas shopping.
Miss Leona Orr returned Saturday
from Cedar Rapids and Coggan, Iowa
where she has been visiting for the
past several motnhs.
NARROW Kidd returned Saturday
from a weeks stay in Chicago.
The town board held their monthly
meeting at the bank Saturday.
Mrs. Frank thinner, son, Laurence,
and daughters, attended the funeral
of the formers uncle, Peter Mumm, at
Cassville Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Esser were in
Dubuque Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Junk and babe
returned Sunday from a few days
visit in Dubuque.
Tony Vogt returned Sunday from
Chicago and Aurora, ILL.,, where he
visited relatives and friends
Christine Walz entertained the girls
sewing club at her home Thursday
afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
BEETOWN

Mr.. Kerper, the Midwest salesman
Dubuque, was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Grant Wood spent last week
at the Hillary home here.
Fay Roschi moved his household eff
fects to his fathers farm where ne
will live.
wilma Hall and mother shopped a,
Lancaster Thursday.
Mrs. Fletcher, county nurse, visited
school here Thursday.
Andrew Lewis of Lancaster and
VIM Macke of Bloomington were
Thursday callers here.
Toay Garner received the prize OF
the year for the best patrolled road
and will spend week at Madison in
consequence
Mrs. Oscar Jarrett left Wednesday
for her home in Montana.
Mrs. Jas. Gates accompanied Jos
BehlmerS to Dubuque Tuesday on a
shopping trip. .ul
The town board met last Monday
and Tuesday, accepting the new
bridge recently put in over the brook
below the village.
Mr.. Lyon of Hazel Green was cal
Ter here Tuesday.
Mae Pascoe and Mrs. Matte Throne
were Lancaster callers Tuesday.
Both stores here have their holiday
goods on display and invite the shop
pers.
The Rev. Burden and wife of Bloom
ington were pleasant callers here on
Tuesday
Mrs. John Lance of Bloomington
- ,1;o in Tho HhncfOr PlchOT
home last week.
A number of fur buyers were in
town last week.
Last Thursday, Mrs. Toay Garner
Mrs Lloyd Perrin and Mrs. L. Galley
spent the day at Clarence Raisbeck's
and helped pick geese.
r. Birch and A. Hartman and theil
wives spent Sunday eve at Christ
Schmitz's to see Mrs. Schmitz who is
home from the hospital at Platteville
Virgil Garner and father drove tC
Bloomington Saturday.
Adam Jamison was in Dubuque &
couple of days last week.
Melvin Clifton came home Saturday
from Mason City to stay few days
The bake sale Saturday night was
we'll ttended-people were very gen
erous with their donations for which
we are very thankful. The proceeds
were almost S25. The next sale will
be in January, 1925.
Remember aid society this week al
the VIM. and Roy Barr home.
James Gates and wife spent Sun
day at the Harry Dolphin home.
Mrs Stella Perrin and babe spent
Thursday at the George and Charles
Thorpe home.
NJ w. A. had election of officers on
Saturday night.
Frank Elwell is in Battle Creek
Mich, taking treatment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
NORTH LANCASTER

Len Griswold had a carload of hogs
on the market the first of the week
Mrs. Alma Diesel and Genevieve
Borah spent Wednesday night at Du-
buque with their friend, Mrs. George
Yokum, returning home Thursday.
Claire Jerrett was sick several days
last week.
James Clark has moved his family
to the Mccoy home. The children
are now entered at the Whitcomb
school.
Edith Cliff spent a week with Mrs.
Clay Fralick helping with her house
work.
A goodly crowd attended the party
at Walter Cliffs Friday night in spite
of the stormy weather.
The Misses Velma Hickin and Leila
Wayne, teachers at the Rowdon and
Pine Knob schools, were guests We'd
nesday night at the Leslie Deakin
home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

On orders of Mayor J. ]. Verchota
La Crosse police stopped the sale OF
a Ku Klux Khan paper on the down
town streets of the city. The mayor
claimed the news vendors were using
sensational statements in the sale OF
the papers.
Edwin Manley, Is, Sheboygan, was
killed in an auto accident near Koh-
Ter, when a taxicab he was riding in
left the road and struck tree. The
driver of the cab, one George Jung,
and Arthur Fistler, anoter passenger,
have been held pending an investiga-
ton.
Recent agitation for reform at Hol-
lywood is said to have caused the au-
thorities to adopt new plan. A
whistle is blown at 5 a. m. and every
one is supposed to return to his or
her bungalow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

Andrew Strand, Rice Lake, drew a
sentence of three years for embezzle-
ment, and was sent to Green Bay re-
formatory. He is alleged to have
sold car belonging to his employer,
without turning in the money.
Up to Dec. l, the total number of
auto licenses issued by Sec. of State
Fred Zimmerman was 475,675, and the
number of trucks, 50,239, total of
524,914. Five years ago the total was
236,290 Ihis means that in five
years the number has more than
doubled, the increase being over 120
percent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10
The upkeep of woman is often
the downfall of man.
Dancing is fine exercise for every
thing except the head.
SHAVINGS
SPEED E SERVICE

ne 2 LANCASTER, WIS, DEC. 10, 1924 NUN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

Just as soon as we begin to brag
about having to pay an income tax
they're going to reduce the darn
thing and cut us out of it.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03

fective later, when they changed
the name of Edgerton county tc
that of Lewis and Clarke. If they
could not lower the flag they coulc
show their contempt for the maj
who upheld it during that trying
period, and in doing so risked the
lives of himself and his family.
1t being known hat the howitzer
was at our house, after Copley's
death and the gathering of the mob
to avenge him-a small company of
men was sent to get it, and | had
the opportunity to see how the mob
spirit affected its victims. Those
who came for the howitzer were
CHASTITY pale, and looked like sleep
walkers. They shook from head
to foot as if with ague.
Drawing out the howitzer, they
did not stop to place it on its car
but hauled it away to the
hill overlooking Pizanthia's cabin !;
loaded it with shells and discharged
it again and again, but I never
heard that they hit their mark
they were too excited to do that.
they were not the only
marksmen. Shots were pouring in
to the cabin from every direction.
Pizanthia may have been wounded
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03
Daughter of Montana's First Governor

tive of the government in our little
town. Because of this fact the flag
howitzer and shells were left with
him. The howitzer and shells found
a safe resting place under the bed
but the flag gave its folds to the
breeze above the house.
AS is always the case in a civil
war, there was bitter feeling dis
played by the adherents of both
sides of the struggle. In what was
then Idaho the friends of the Con-
federacy were in the majority.
Some of these living in Bannack
openly threatened if anyone raised
the flag of the United States it
would be shot to pieces. Hearing
this frequently said, my father, on
coming into possession of a flag,
promptly hoisted it aloft, regard
less of consequences, and there it
remained above our house until it
was placed over the uncompleted
office alongside it. Many a night
drunken men rode by hurrahing for
some favorite leader of the south
ern cause, and firing at the flag,
while our family peacefully slum-
bered within range of the shots,
which were none too accurately de-
livered. Their aim was more eff
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03

is to be under the direction of the
secretary of agriculture, the secre-
tary of commerce and the secretary
of the treasury.
The plan is about as good as any
we have seen for affording assist
ance to those farmers who need to
diversity their products. It is of
course like many other measures
of a like kind. The speed and the
care and the efficiency of carrying
out the provisions of the law are
all important. Red tape has spoil
ed many a well-intentioned federal
plan.
To Our mind, there are a few
changes in the text of the proposed
measure which could be made, and
an Improvement would be worked
out thereby. So far as Montana is
concerned, its definition of a farm
er is a little faulty. 1t defines un-
der the act a farmer as a person
engaged and dependent upon agri-
culture for the support of himself
and his family, whether in the ca
of owner, tenant or cropper.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03

gress. In the long run, rewards
come from well directed and con-
tinuous effort within conditions
which may be met in one way or
another. 1t however is possible to
render aid for a given time, when
ever there is found a disparity of
prosperity, or a situation where one
person is in need of particular as
sistance.
This is now the situation with
the farmer. This is why we are in
the presence of many plans for re-
lief SO that, to some extent, we may
re-establish the opportunities for
the greatest of all our industries
agriculture.
We notice in the news columns
the text of a bill which is being
supported at Washington by north
western representatives in congress
and which provides for a fifty mil
lion dollar appropriation, the pro-
ceeds of which are to be loaned,
under federal supervision, for the
purchase of livestock-thereby en-
farmers to accomplish a div
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03

or injured by the falling of hi.
door, under which he was found
and dragged outside, where Smith
Ball emptied his revolver into the
body of the man who shot hin
when Copley was killed.
Not waiting to see if the Mexi-
can was dead, the crowd hung him
from a neighboring clothes pole.
Then a man shouted, THAT cabin
is mine, boys; pull it down and
burn the scoundrel." These were
not his exact words-they would
not have passed the censor-but
what I have given mildly express
his command.
At once he was obeyed, the
fury of the mob finding partial re-
lief in physical effort. The cabin
was fired, and served as the funeral
pyre of the dead Mexican, and
when man and cabin were reduced
to ashes, the crowd dispersed, and
once more became sane.
My father did not at any time
join the crowd; but he followed the
howitzer to the hilltop, from which
he watched the scene. He saw
Pizanthia taken from the cabin,
shot and hung. But when the
order came to burn the body, he
said he thought it was time for the
chief justice of the territory to
leave; and he strolled back home,
meditating on what he had wit
messed.
Copley's funeral took place a day
or so later. The whole town turn
ed out to show their respect for the
man who had given his life in de-
Tense of his fellow citizens. There
no minister to conduct the SER
vices, neither were there any floral
tributes. But it is doubtful if any
man has been more sincerely
mourned than was George Copley.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03
BY William NJ. Bole

all the history of
the world, it has been rather
a difficult task to legislate
anything in the way of permanent
prosperity. Economic laws do not
change with the temperament of a
people or the inclinations of a con-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03

I'VE think a clause should be added
requiring that he live upon The
farm. We say this because there
have been too many men in the
state of Montana who have been
living in town, and have diversified
their vocation too much, to say
nothing about the Investigation
of their farming. 1t will be a bless
ing when these men give up agri-
culture and attend to their town
business. Alleged farmers who
live in the city should not receive
federal assistance for their farm
ing enterprises.
In another place, we note that
the application for a loan shall in
clude an agreement or the part of
each farmer to use the proceeds
thereof for the purchase of live
stock. This is hardly sufficient.
We r led to this remark because
there were many farmers in the
state of Montana, in several differ
ent counties, who secured money
for the purchase of seed grain and
then did not buy wheat at all, but
spent the money for something
else. A law of this kind, therefore,
should provide that the funds go
direct from the agricultural distri-
button agency into the livestock,
because after the farmer has ex-
pended the money and quit the
country, it doesn't make much diff
ference how many penalties there
are in the law.
The proposed statute enables as
sistance on the part of the agricul-
tural colleges and county agents.
This is a good provision. We would
be suspicious of a clause which al
lows authority to reimburse these
agencies for their cooperative as
sistance, except for the general
clause in the law which restricts
the appropriation for administra-
ton to 2 per cent of the funds ap-
propriated. The agricultural col
and the extension service and
the agriculture departments of the
states and the county agents can
not empoy their time in any better
way than through the cooperation
suggested in the proposed measure
If congress is going to pass al
measure of this kind it should of
course act speedily SO that there
nay some benefit come to the
.afmer in the year 1924. If the
government hopes to assist the
.armer now the wheels of legisla-
ion must turn in the present ses-
ion.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03
THE COULTER PLAN UN AID
OF FARMERS OF THE WEST

justification which they could not
otherwise bring about. The meas
ure provides that this help shall go
to the men who could not otherwise
finance themselves for diversified
farming, and who are generally
worthy of this assistance. The pro-
posal is called the Coulter plan. 1t
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03
A NEW OIL LAMP FREE
BURNS 90 "a AVE.

BURNS 94N AIT.
e. P. Johnson, 609 w. Lake st.,
Chicago, ILL.,, the inventor of a won
derful new oil lamp that burns "a
per cent air and beats gas or electric
lty, is offering to give n free to the
first user in each locality who will
help introduce 1t. Write him for par
ticulars. Agents wanted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-22
Investments That Will Mean Profit To You

Investments That Will
 Mean Profit To You
 SOUTHSIDE
 AVE. B, EAST OF DOTH ST. Corner 100x100 it., a real good invest ment. SOUTHSIDE
 CLOSE-IN-23D ST. A key lot 40x1O0 it.; price now only 5000; terms can be arranged
 SOUTHSTDE
 SEMI-BUSINESS
 ALLEY CORNER-90x1O0 On 22d St., improved with negro houses now earning a splendid return; can be bought today for $20,000; terms ar ranged.
 NORTHSIDE 2D AVE.-EAST OF 24TH ST. 25x140, improved with brick store; a real good investment; $17 .500; terms ALLEY CORNER 25TH ST, 40x1O0 A key lot; today only $17,500; easy terms.
 See or call MT. Winter, Main 3272. Wood & Leslie Realty Go. 221 N. 22D ST.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-26
WOULD MERGE
2 BIG PHONE
COMPANIES
Northwestern Bell Would
Take Over North Dakota
Independent Co.

Petition was filed with the state
railroad commission for a merger of
the North Dakota Independent Tele-
phone Company with the Northwest
ern Bell Telephone Company. The
merger would be accomplished by
the Northwestern Bell taking over
all the assets, and obligations Of the
former company.
The Northwestern Bell, which now
owns all the outstanding stock in
the North Dakota Independent COM
pany, operates about sc exchanges
under its own name in North Dakota
while the latter company operates
about 45. The two companies con-
troll practically all important eX-
changes in the state.
The petition represents that cit is
the belief of your petitioners that
a merger or consolidation of their
respective telephone systems in the
state of North Dakota will be advan-
tageous to the persons to whom SER
vice is rendered by both companies,
and in the public interest, and will
bring about more favorable operat-
ing and managerial conditions"
Under the proposed merger the
name of the North Dakota Independ-
ent Telephone Company, which oper-
ates in Bismarck, would become the
Northwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-26
STATES MILL
SHOWS LOSS

Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 26. =
Operations of the state mill and
elevator here between August l.,
and December 81 last resulted in q
profit OF $13,725.21 according, to a
statement issued Thursday by the
board Of managers.
This reduces that deficit of $780,
346.57 which was shown by the
Bishop Brissman 1Co. audit as of
July 81 to $216,621.36.
!, The statement shows the total
current assets of the plant on De-
cember 81 last to he $1,787,276.36
and the total current liabilities to
be $916, ,933.81. Included among
the current liabilities were notes
amounting to $899,176.52 payable
to the Bank OF North Dakota.
Inventories of the grain, -four
and other stock at the plant show
ed its value to he M,338,912.66.
Z The board of managers which
MAS been in session for several
days past adjourned late Thursday.
No provision has been made for
interest on Construction Bonds or
repreciation from August /. 1928.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-26

thing to me to write about;
hence one reason why l have not
written you before. Things that
seem small and simple to us are
great in the sight of the Lord;
and l have decided to obey Him,
regardless of what people may
say or think.
II am enclosing my check in
the sum of $1.0O to atone for r,y
guilt and ! also ask your forgiv-
ness.
Both mother and father have
passed away since l was at La
Moure. Mother passed away two
years ago last June and father
passed away last Fourth Of July.
/ am now attending the
Bible School in St. Paul.
"Am sending office key under
separate cover"
The attorney to whom this letter
was addressed was deeply impressed
BY the honesty of his former steno-
yrapher. In gracious reply he COM
her piety and fine sense OF
honor, assured her that he had never
missed the rubber bands, and said
that it gave him pleasure to return
her check.
The curious part of it is that the
attorney is wholly unable to recall
he young lady in question.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-26

BY NEA Service
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 26.-Warto IN
Mexico may be shaken soon by still
another revolution.
The new outbreak against the
Obregon government is reported
brewing along the west coast from
Lower California as far south as
Jalisco.
And rumor along this side of the
border has it that General Angel
Flores, governor of the state of
Sinaloa, will lead it.
Sailor. soldier and statesman,
Flores, at 40, is today one Of the
most picturesque characters in all
Mexico.
As boy, he went to sea on a
coasting steamer. Later he shipped
on "blue water" visiting virtually
every important port in the world
before returning to his native culia-
can to form launch and barge
line.
At the beginning of the Madero
insurrection in 1910 he Joined the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-26
STATE SCHOOL
SAVES MONEY
USING LlGNlTE
New Crates Cut Cost Of Evap-
Grating Steam SS Cents
Per Pound, Report
TO AID INDUSTR Y
Extension of Ignite Seen In
creasing with Develop.
ment of New Apparatus

"A saving of 88 cents per ton in
the use Of Ignite coal has been cf-
fcctcd at the State School Of Science
at Wahpeton by use Of modern CRATES
especially designed for increasing the
efficiency Of the coal, according to
report made by President +. +.
Ripley to the state board of ad-
ministration. The new CRATE system
was installed by the state board as
an experiment.
The experience at the state insti-
tuition, according to members of the
board and others, may have u far
reaching effect. The use of modern
apparatus can SO increase the eff
cheney of Ignite coal that the coal
mines Of the state will be greatly
aided in their competition against
eastern Goals in eastern North Da-
kota, western Minnesota and South
Dakota.
With the new apparatus the school
Of science began using Ignite screen
ings instead of Ignite coal. On the
basis of the tests, the new apparatus
has saved 80 cents ton.
"On basis of $4.7O for Mine Run
Coal in bin at Wahpeton, the screen
ings are worth $500, according to
evaporation" the report said. "The
actual cost of screenings is $4.14 in
the bin at Wahpeton, making saw
ing of SO cents per ton"
The first test was made over old
CRATES burning mine run coal while
the second was with screenings
over the new CRATES, the results be-
ing ascertained by the number Of
pounds of coal required to evaporate
one pound of water. Under the new
method it was found that water
could be evaporated for .049 cents
per pound.
81 feel satisfied with the saving
Of 80 cents per ton, and l also feel
that as we become more accustom-
ed to burning this kind Of coal and
can regulate our system little bet
ter, We can make this saving equal
to dollar per ton," said Ripley.
"We use approximately 1900 tons
per year, and our cost Of installation
will not exceed $400 in addition to
our own labor, and feel that a
material saving has been made to
the state"