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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Early PriyatiOns


1t was found by experiment that the
surface teemed with wealth as well as
the bowels of the earth, and a new
class of settlers began to pour in.
Under their hands the country, if it
did not blossom as a rose,' began to
redeem it's injured character as an ag-
ricultural district. Of the privations
of those early pioneers, those of the
present generation can know but lit
tie. Miners cabins had at first been
erected of logs, stones and even sod;
the latter substance answering as we'll
as other material for the length of
time the restless occupant would care
to make it his home. But the new
settler, he who was to wiring his liv-
ing from the cold, unyielding soil, and
whip it in fair fight before it would
resign itself to that unquestioning,
answering obedience so necessary to
productive farm lands, must have
something more stable. Hence the
first thing erected was a substantial
log house, made from logs of such
size as three or four men could roll
with ease. The ends were rudely
dove-tailed together and gaping
cracks were made wind and weather
tight by liberal application of mud.
Openings for door and windows were
then cut out, the latter when the own
er was especially fortunate, consist
ing of a four-light sash of the small
lest known panes of glass and when
this was not obtainable, oiled paper
was used instead.
Interior of Old-FashiOned Log Cabin
On one side and occupying a goodly
portion of it's entire length, was the
generous fire place with its wide cav
ernous chimney, built of sticks laid
"cob- house fashion," and plastered up
with a liberal coating of mud which
was soon reduced to the f1lintiness of
fire brick, as up through the throat
poured the roaring flames while the
great fore-stick and back log threw
out their generous all pervading heat
! below.
Around the Family Hearth
Here around the hearth the family
would gather in the winter evenings
amid the gloomy light of a vessel of
lard and candle wick or wick candles.
No kerosene oil or electric lights in
those days. The good man INDUCED
in a quiet smoke, providing he was
fortunate enough to have laid in an
ample supply of the weed, while the
good wife busted herself in plying the
busy needles from whose glittering
points rolled in warm folds, the foot
covering for all her flock. The while
the little ones romped around and
played on the floor in front of the
brightly dancing blaze of the old
hearth. That there was a goodly
flock of little ones you may be quite
sure. The pioneers believed in big
families, loved them sincerely and
thanked the good Lord for them.
Early Day Comforts
The early day settlers of Grant
county were probably better placed as
regard to the mere necessities of life
than the vast majority of pioneers of
other places Game was abundant in
the forest, deer being in the express
sive language of one of the early day
corners, as "thick as hogs" while the
industrious honey making bee depos-
tied his stores in generous abundance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREv|TIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of WeekFr Tri-
State Area.

Thos. Kislingburg of Linden died
suddenly Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Reynolds of Mineral
Point died Monday.
The body of John Oswald, who died
at Peshtigo, was brought to Livingston
for burial.
Miss Edna Karlen of Dodgeville and
Oscar Johnsrud of Barnum were mar
ried Thursday.
Miss Florence Paquette of Platte
vile and Ed. McCaulley of Shullsburg
were married Tuesday
James T. Bowers and Mrs. Clara
Wepking of Fennimore were married
at Gaelna last Monday.
Leona Ruth Hildred of Mineral
Point and Herfan Peterson of OAR
lington were married recently.
The Farmers Shipping association of
Platteville shipped 217 hogs, 81 cattle
and SAL calves during April. William
Weigel is manager.
Ore shipments are hauled several
times each week from the Middle
mine at Benton. Some 300 tons of ore
were shipped from the James mine at
Benton last week.
Word was received in Platteville on
Monday of last week, that Harry Sor-
enson had been killed in California.
Deceased was a barber in Platteville
for a number of years.
One never knows how far reaching
the work of one man may be. Some
20 years ago John Mcleod started a
herd of pre-bred Guernseys. He inter
ested others in the breed and today
Grant county is known as one of the
best Guernsey sections in the United
States.-Plattevill News.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. V. Peterson and two
children, Inez and Victoria, left their
home in Blanchardville Saturday, en-
route to Vinje VOSsetranden, Norway
Mrs. Peterson is a native of that place.
The party will visit her relatives for
the summer. They sail on the STAY
angerford from New York for Oslo.
Road work on S. T. L. IL between
Lancaster and Fennimore is being
rushed right along. The long hill
leading from the Liberty school down
into Gregory hollow will be relocated
and an application has been made for
state aid to eliminate two bad railway
crossings between Bidwell corner and
Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
RAID BRITISH HOLLOW
Sheriff's Men Arrest Two There and
Hold Constable.

Sheriff Livingston and aides raided
British Hollow Monday night, OBJ
tanning evidence at the Barney Homer
baum and John Gerhart soft drink par
lors of that place. Both men were
placed under arrest. Alleged moon
shine and alcohol were found in each
place.
Held for "Hip-TOting"
At a neighboring dance hall and
skating rink the sheriff took in tow
one John Cogan, wearing constable's
star and purporting to be a peace Of
f1cer at the dance. Cogan acted ugly,
appeared drunk and the sheriff put
him under arrest. After putting cuffs
on the man, the sheriff searched him
and found three pints of moonshine in
his pocket. Bereft of his star and car
go, Cogan is in the county Jail await
ing charge of transportation of Ii
Quor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
THE GUERNSEY SALE
Top of One Group Sold for $4,000
Average of $4,000 Per Head.

The Southwestern Wisconsin Guern-
sey sale held at Platteville last Tues
day resulted in good prices for about
so head of individuals. One group,
the Mcleod herd of Is, brought a top
of $500 and an average of $240 per
head.
One interesting feature of the sale
was the loaning of IL herd sires to
farmers who had to date not used a
Guernsey bull. After reasonable trial
the young sires will be returned to
their original owners.
Joe Kasper of No. Lancaster held
the lucky number that won fine bull
calf
Some of the offerings went to Penn
sylvania, Illinois, Iowa and other
points and many stayed in this Sec
ton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
ABOUT THE DIAMOND
Baseball Events of Past Week As
Related by Reporters.
Lancaster Badgers s: Hackett Z

Lancaster Badgers s; Hackett z
The Badgers defeated Hackett here
Sunday in a red hot ball game. The
game was marked by thrills from start
to finish, holding the interest of the
fans until the last ball was pitched.
Tony Ellis worked fine game for the
Badgers with C. Govier doing the re-
ceiving, while Blackburn and Herm-
ison performed for Hackett.
The Badgers are nice club and
will give the fans a good brand of
ball during the season. Next Sunday
they play Bagley at Bagley and on
Sunday, May "a. Potosi comes to Lam
caster. This will be a real fight as
the Badgers are smarting under Is
to defeat earlier in the season and
are determined to get revenge. .***
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Robbers Make Raid on
Benton Business Houses

BENTON-Authoriti of this Sec
ton are searching for robbers who
broke into four places of business
early Friday morning and escaped
with a small sum of money.
Entrance was gained at the God
frey Zubler meat market, the John
Martin pool hall, the John Smith meat
market and the w. B. Latham and
Son general store In only one place,
however, the Zubler market, was any
thing secured. $50 was taken there.
In the Latham store the robbers got
into a safe but failed to take number
of Liberty bonds, evidently because
they were registered.
The robbery is believed to have
taken place between 1 and 8 o'clock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
CASSVILLE
Leg Broken i'm Blast

A delayed explosion while blasting
out stump nearly cost Godfrey Lau-
fenberg his life Saturday morning. AS
it was he suffered a broken leg, and
cuts and bruises about the body and
head. Godfrey went out to the Fred
Mumm farm to blast out a big tree
stump. After placing the charge and
igniting the fuse, he retired to a safe
distance-but there was no explosion
After waiting a reasonable length of
time he approached cautiously, and
just as he placed his hand on the
stump, the charge went off. His left
leg was broken between the hip and
knee, besides suffering the injuries
mentioned above.
Literary Program
The program as presented by the
Literary society of the high school
two weeks ago was reproduced at the
community meeting in North Andov-
er last Wednesday evening. About
twenty auto loads from Cassville ac-
companied those taking part in the
program, and Metropolis hall was
therefore we'll filled. In addition to
this program a recitation and songs
by local talent completed an evening
of excellent entertainment, greatly
enjoyed by all, if the applause was
any criterion. Matt Metcalf and Prin.
Appleman also gave interesting talks.
jay NJ. Kay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Sen. Ben'S Antics
Rear Costly Fruit.

According to newspaper reports
Sen. Ben Gettleman's antics in the
legislature have cost four Milwaukee
synagogue's their dispensations for
religious wines and the rabbis and
other Influential Jews of the metrop-
oils spare no terms in expressing an
opinion of the legislator. They say
he is not a good Jew anyhow, doesn't
attend the synagogue and couldn't be
elected for any office in strictly
Jewish neighborhood.
To go back, Senator Ben took the
senate floor and defied the government
to prosecute him for dispensing wine
in his own home. Had it been home
made wine Ben might have gotten
away with it. But he slipped up when
he said or inferred that the give-away
stuff was religious wine.
Government rules on this point are
strict, although they have been Woe
fully violated. In its policy of nom
interference with religion the law al
lows the use of wine for sacramento
purposes but such uses must be sac
ramental and not convivial.
Phe case against Gettleman was too
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Forest Minded.

IOICSt
A national authority on conserva-
ton says no real progress will be
made toward reforestation in this
country until the people become "for-
est minded" What does he mean?
To the writer Forest Minded"
means the following:
A love of Nature and her beauty. An
appreciation of the value of trees. A
desire to bring back the forests of
America so far as we possibly can
commensurate with the civilization
we live in.
The Herald believes the people are
becoming Forest Minded" Few peo-
pie are there who do not love tree.
Few people are there who do not feel
respondent when they think of the
terrible destruction of woodlands
which has taken place in the past so
years.
But crying and wishing will not
bring back the trees. Wise legislation
which will remit taxation on wood
lots until the crop is cut. intelligent
forestry instruction in the schools, a
tree planting program well worked
out, immense areas of properly con-
trolled federal and state forests-all
these and more are required.
If the writer knew that he had
helped his readers, particularly the
farmers, to become Forest Minded
ne would be more pleased than if they
had elected him president. All of us
can do our part.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Lancaster 8; Livingston 6

Lancaster high school defeated Liv-
ingston high on the latter's grounds
in a closely fought game of baseball
Thursday afternoon. Holmes for Lam
caster struck out IL Livingstonians,
also stealing home in the 5th inning.
Holmes uses a fast straight ball and
an out drop to fool the batters. The
Lancaster lineup is as follows:
Carl Schenk, C; Frnak Holmes, p;
Ed Sweeney, 1b; Billie Edwards, 2b;
Glenn McKelvey, SIS; Eugene Chap
man, 3b; Carl Myers Allen Austin, IF;
Leray Eastman, CT; Delbert Richard
son, IT, Carl Schenk, captain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
mtth thR pntnHt ptntrprH
(By Judge Wilmott)

in the hollow trees throughout the
woods, so that among the preparations
for the winters stock was always to
be found a barrel of honey, or per-
haps, two. While the remembrance of
the luscious venison steaks and pure
honey which We first settlers was
wont to forget the finer luxuries of an
effete civilization will still cause
longing to arise in the heart of the
remaining members of the fraternity
that cannot be filled with any of the
present delicacies, however tooth
some.
Early Settler Chose Forest Location
The necessity of having timber at
hand with which to erect his future
home and also to provide his fore
sticks" and "back-logs" for use on the
long winter evenings, led the settler
to choose the timber rather than the
prairie, where in addition, the springs
that dotted the country were also
found to hide their bubbling fountain
heads among the ferns and brakes of
the shaded woodland, the inducement
was increased ten-fold This finally
progressed so far that it became the
rule, until the prairie, so generous and
bountiful in it's crops was long left
unoccupied, even so late as 1853, there
being great deal of prairie land I'M
occupied throughout the county This
state of things gradually changed I'M
til now the prairie land is valued at a
fabulous figure.
Early Day Flour Mills
In 1929, nearly 100 years ago, Ed
gertOn Hough had erected a sawmill
on the Platte, to which he soon added
the necessary machinery for a grist
mill, where the early settlers got their
grain reduced to flour, if not indeed
of the very whitest, at least to a pal
atable article. A second mill was
erected by Abram Miller on Pigeon
Creek. a few miles below Lancaster,
in 1885. For millstones the pioneers
went to the Iowa side of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river and obtained what is gener-
ally known as "lost rock" These
were dressed down for buhrs and
managed to grind wheat and corn
latter a fashion" 1t is needless to
say that the fashion would hardly be
an acceptable one in the present day
of patent flour and meal thrice whit
ened. The result of passing grain
through THESE ITOuIl6T mills was
dark coarse meal, made darker in all
probability by a generous quantity of
dirt which might have adhered to the
grain during the rude methods of
threshing then extant.
Other Old Flour Mills
BY 1886 Daniel Burt had a grist
mill in operation on Grant river in
the present township of Waterloo,
which produced a very fair articel of
-four. The mill was commenced in
1885. Virgins Flour Mills-located on
the road from Platteville to Galena-
were established in the fall of 1888 by
the organization of firm for that
purpose composed of J. H. Rountree,
Noah H. Virgin and Nicely Gray. Pre-
vious to that time, Stewart Mckee OPP
Grated mill on Platte river that
some years later became known as
Marshall's Mill. John Kendall, in the
very early days operated a mill on
Boice Creek in the town of Potosi, and
''KendalPs mill" was household
word.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
"LeVites that
Passed on By."

An elderly gentleman, enroute home
from a long motor trip, broke down
with tire trouble late at night, a few
miles from his destination. Being old
and unfamiliar with changing tires he
was having his difficulties. Half an
hour passed and fifteen cars whizzed
by. Not a one stopped.
Finally a car drove up and stopped.
Two young men, total strangers, asked
the old man if they could be of SER
vice to him. They could. They did.
The old gentleman started on home
A mile or so down the road he met
another man stalled. He stopped. Some
tools were needed. Then the car with
the two young men came along. They
stopped. Offered to take the stranger
to town for another wheel. Again they
proved their helpfulness.
Here is a difference illustrating the
parable of the Good Samaritan. One
car out of fifteen stopped to help an
old man in trouble The Levites passed
by on the other side.
Half of the lack of courtesy on the
high road is thoughtlessness. But if
one does not care to be classed with
the Levites he should at least ask if
he can be of assistance to another
driver in trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
ALUSTY BATSMAN
Oscar Edwards ClOuted Two Home
Runs i'm Game VS.. Michigan.

C. D. Edwards went to Madison Sat
urday to see his son, Oscar, partici-
pate in and help win the game against
Michigan at Randall field. Wisconsin
copied the honors by a score of IL to
2 and two of the scores were made by
Oscar in the biggest home runs the
old field has seen in years. Oscars
work Saturday received fattering
press mention from sports writer's in
the Madison and Chicago papers. He
plays right field with the Badgers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
MEMORIAL DAY

Patriotic organizations and others
interested in the observance of Me-
mortal day are asked to meet at Grant
land club rooms at s p. m. Thursday,
May IA A president of the day will be
selected and a program arranged.
Kindly make every effort to be present
as it is important that Lancaster car
ry out the fine tradition of proper OBJ
servance of this sacred national holt
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
MEDICAL MEETING
Local Doctors Hosts to Profession OF
NeighbOring Counties.

Lancaster medical men were hosts
to about so of their professional
brethren of Grant, Iowa, Crawford,
Lafayette ard Iowa counties and Du-
buque city at Grantland club rooms
and theatre yesterday afternoon and
night The program started at $3.50
a number of interesting papers being
read. At $50 all present plus a press
representative sat down to sump-
tuous banquet The program was as
follows:
Scientific Program at p. m.
Surgery of the Stomach--.---.------.----.---
......J. Dean, NJ D., Madison Wis.
Physical Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tubercu-
losis illustrated with lantern slides.
WIN. S. Middleton, NJ D., University of
Wisconsin.
Surgical Aspect of Pulmonary tuberculosis
John L. Yates, NJ. D., Milwaukee, Wis.
Moving Pictures-Some of our Famous
Clinics-Presented by H. G. Fischer & Co.
Banquet at 6;3o-Food, Frolic and Fun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
THESE MAY WE'D

Leonard J. Everson, Fennimore;
Mildred S. Stevenson, Castle Rock.
Geo. L. Weigle, Anna NJ. Radtke,
Platteville
Bernard O'Brien, Fennimore; Elva
Elizabeth, Ian caster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Make the Traffic Pay.

The increase in highway traffic has
gone on at such rapid rate that leg
islation has been unable to catch up
to it. AS result bus lines and trucks
are freely using the highways the
people have built in competition with
rail lines paying taxes on their routes
and keeping up their own right-of-
ways.
1t is considered a fact that heavy
traffic will wear out concrete paving
let alone macadam roads. With this
in mind it is likely that the people
will face big repair bill before many
years. 1t seems fair to make those
using the highways the most and do
ing the most damage pay the bills.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
CHILD BADLY HURT
British Hollow Mah'S Car Hits Du.
buQue Little Girl.

Amanda Urisic, years old, of Du-
buque, was perhaps fatally injured
shortly afternoon Monday, when, while
playing on Lincoln avenue, near Mar
shall street in that city, she was
struck by an auto driven by Barney
Honerbaum, British Hollow, Wis. The
little girl received a fractured skull
and a fractured arm-Galena Gazette
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13

weak to warrant prosecution. But the
government withdrew wine privileges
from the Jewish congregations, asking
them to show that such privileges
have not been violated. A deep quiet
prevails.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
A Dubious Stand.

The farcical features of the Huber
law are well known in Grant county
to citizens of every class, including
bootleggers. And with this in view one
must conclude that Gov. Blaine in We
toeing the Roethe bill to repeal the
law as applied to liquor law viola
tiOns, shows lack of understanding
of the situation or an astounding
sympathy with those who seek to vi
Olate the law for the purpose of pro-
fit.
If Gov. Blaine wished to write him
self down, as friend of law breaking
elements, he could have chosen no
better course.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Potosi 3: BagIey Badgers /

Potosi took their third straight vic
tory by defeating Bagley Sunday af-
ternoon by the score of 8 to 1. Nc
Laughlin pitching for Potosi only al
lowed the visitors one hit. Batteries
for Potosi: Mclaughlin and Tobin;
Bagley: Bolt and Hessiler
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
Flashes
Life is ShOrt-Tell the Truth"
Pennies.

PennIeS.
Those who scorn bothering with
pennies may be interested to know
that William Wrigley, gum king, made
profits of eight and half million dol
lars last year from penny and nickel
salese of chewing gum Wrigley owns
Catalina Island, half a dozen country
homes, town properties without num-
Der and no one knows how many
stocks and bonds. All out of pennies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13

Germany in electing Hindenberg
differs from the victorious allies. We
have discredited our successful war
leaders. Germany elects her unsuc-
cessful leaders to office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13

Pretty soon the paragraph men will
trot out the annual joke about the
three seasons-Winter, July and Aug
ust.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13

After all, it seems just as well the
corn wasn't planted those warm APP
ril days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13

Geo. P. Goble was Milwaukee bus
mess passenger Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13

Looks like we will have long, cold
winter this summer.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-24
Young Britons Forsake
 Pleasure for Business
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Jan. 24.-London host esses are complaining that young men and wome are taking life too seriously and that they are not as easily available for merry week-ends as they were because they usually have responsible engagements to full fiji.
 Eligible bachelors who once could always be relied upon to contribute to weekend festivities, now frequent ly refuse such invitations on the plea of business, according to the hostess es, who assert there is no truth in the accusation often made by men and women of the older generation that modern youth is careless, ire sponsible and lives only for pleasure.
 Girls whose minds formerly were concerned mainly with dancing and dresses now take an interest in seri- Ous things. Many debutantes are fol- lowing politics with unprecedented enthusiasm; large number of girls keep political diaries and have al buns of photographs of members of Parliament instead of the former collections of autographs and photo graphs of good-looking actors.