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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
BAGLEY

Mrs. Willard Spaulding of Spencer,
Ia, visited her sister, Mrs. Henry
Ruckdaschel and family last week.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. d. Calkins spent
Christmas with their children in
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Jakeman were
called to Rochester, Mimi, by the
death of their little grandson. The
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington.
brought the body to Bagley for burial.
Harry Day returned to Hannibal
Tuesday.
AIbian and Grace Alexander went
to st. Paul to visit an aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clifton of Chi
cago visited Bagley relatives over
Christmas.
Sadie Patch of independence, Iowa
and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Goetz of
Bellevue. Ia, spent Christmas at the
Fred Patch home.
Mrs. Orrin Hoyle received word OF
the birth of a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Venning, Dec Is.
Misses Irene and Aida Beardsley
teaching at Marshall and Elkhorn re-
spectiyely. are home for the holidays.
Miss Eta Boldt returned home from
Chicago last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Culver spent
Christmas at the Houghton home in
Cassville.
Mrs. Herb Herold and son of Wau-
kesha are visiting relatives here.
Miss Florence Plondke, teaching at
Cudahy, is home for the holidays.
Miss Erma Hausler is home for her
vacation.
Mrs. Ida Christensen and son of
La Crosse are spending the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Biederman
J. T. Clifton was in Dubuque Thurs
day.
Bill Lyons returned to Dubuque af-
fer visit at the Aaron Moore home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Thiessa and chill
dren of Alma spent over Christmas
at the Will Thiessa home.
Don Drinkwater of Platteville is
here for the holidays
Fred Glass and family spent Christ
mas with Mrs Monroe in Fennimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Barnes of Du-
buque attended the funeral OF their
nephew, Charley Harrington.
Mrs. Earl Brothers, Mrs. Nellie
Hanchel and Harold Marshall spent
Chritmas at Edgar Marshall's.
20 below Monday morning.
Five cars of stock were shipped
from here Sunday.
VIM. Mullins has been very Ill the
past week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
L. II. S. GRADUATE
TEACHERS HEAD
Roy Clifton Makes Good in
California Circles.

Mrs. M. j. Clifton writes the Herald
from Monrovia, Calf, renewing her
subscription and sending best wishes
to Lancaster friends. She says that
her son, Archie Roy Clifton, former
resident here, and now superintendent
of schools at Monrovia, has been cleo
ted president of the southern section.
of the California State Teachers As
ISOLATION. The organization has 49,
900 teachers in it. Mr.. Clifton, who
stands higl in California educational
circles, received a unanimous vote.
Roy, as Prof. Clifton is remembered
here, graduated from the Lancaster
high school under Prof. Clark. The
Clifton family was we'll known and
highly respected here. Following the
death of the elder Mr.. Clifton, a few
years ago, the mother moved to Cal
ifornia to be near her son.
los children of Lancaster and vicin-
ity received presents from Kiwanis
good fellows and were made happy on
Christmas day. The committee worked
hard to locate any cases of need and
members responded heartily in the
true spirit of Christmas.
The Jos. Wacek family of Madison
spent Christmas at the A. V. Ward
home in Lancaster.
Sixteen cars of livestock left the To-
cal yards Monday and Tuesday-15
ears of hogs and one care of cattle
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
Farmer Lands Swift Kick
on Sheba Holdup's Seat

DARLINGTON Johnson, a
farmer, bringing load of wood to
Darlington the other day, was stopped
by lady who alighted from car af-
ter driving alongside his horses. The
woman asked politely for a match
which the farmer gave her, but as
he did, she caught him firmly by the
arm and demanded his money At
the same instant, another woman APP
peared and took hold of him but he
did not resist though several cars
containing people he knew, passed by
at the .ime.
The joke was on the women, who,
after frisking him, found that he was
without either hard or soft money.
The same day and probably the
same women held up another man on
the road and with hard boiled Ian
guage demanded his money with per-
sistency until the fellow got angry,
switched them around to running di-
rection and placed effectively a num-
Der ten upon the deep center.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
GRANT RIVER

Frances Joyce came home Monday
for Christmas vacation. Her school
closed the week before but she was
detained on account of illness from
which she is now recovering.
Paul and Lilah Mclean and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Hoffman attended a
shower Wednesday evening in honor
of the approaching marriage of their
cousin, Ruth Ward.
Will Pagel and Charles Plautz fam
lilies attended the Christmas tree and
program at their church Thursday ev-
ening
John Joyce delivered hogs in Lam
caster Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Blum spent
Wednesday evening at the Charles
Plautz home.
Ed Mclean had the misfortune to
lose a valuable horse one day last
week.
Miss Gladys Voelz is spending the
Christmas vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Abel VoelZ. Gladys is
teaching at Sault Ste. Marie this year.
Lilah Mclean is spending a few
days with her chum, Alma Edwards
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Green spent
Christmas at the Thos. Green home.
Mrs. Frank Mclean accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Ed Yost, and their
three brothers spent Christmas at
their parental home in Platteville.
Their mother, Mrs. Marvin Clifton be-
ing in delicate health, the children all
went home.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Hoffman spent
~ - IF rc
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Brandemuehl
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mclean enter
tanned their son Frank, Charley Nc
Lean and Mrs. Mary Hoffman at din
ner Christmas day.
Jack and Elizabeth Joyce attended
five o'clock mass in Bloomington on
Christmas morning.
The Ed Mclean family attended the
Christmas services in Lancaster on
Thursday evening.
Aunt Maggie Specht returned to her
home Wednesday, for the holiday.
She has been taking treatments for
some time at the Schade sanitarium.
Mrs. Will Rink of Dubuque is Wis
iting at the Charles Plautz home.
Will Pagel has installed the Wes-
tinghouse lighting system in his home.
He now has both modern light and
heat
Christmas came to this vicinity on
the wings of the biggest snow storm
of the winter. A real old-time snow
storm, two or three days in coming
and that many in staying. Few of our
younger people can remember such
snow or drifts on Christmas before,
but the grownups and older genera
lions are reminiscent of the snow,
Christina es and friends of years gone
by. To those friends who are interest
ed in Grant River and are far from
us this holiday season this neighbor-
hood wishes to extend seasons greet
ings of joy and cheer and may the
coming year bring them many bles-
sings. 1925 in this community has been
especially a happy and prosperous
one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
BEETOWN

DR. Blackburn was out Sunday to
see Grandpa Mcconnell who is in poor
health.
Next Sunday at 10 a. m. at the
church there will be election of Off
GERS for the Sunday school.
Marquette Clifton is home from Mil
waukee for the holidays.
Sidney Birch came from Mason City
Saturday for a brief visit.
After the r. N. A. lodge Saturday
night refreshments were served by
Neighbors Ethel and Nettie Birch, Jane
Beers, Carrie Birch and Lila Beam.
Miss Schulz spent vacation at her
home in Cuba City. The Nicholson
family visited at Platteville and Liv-
ingston.
Oryille Louthain treated the chariv-
ari crowd to a fine oyster supper in
the M. NJ A. hall Wednesday night.
The crowd gave them a miscellaneous
shower and many beautiful and useful
presents were received
The All. Hartman family ate Christ
mas dinner at Lou Kraut's in Lancas-
ter.
Visitors at Mrs. Stella AuePs for
Christmas dinner were: Geo. Thorpe
and wife, Chas. Thorp and wife and
daughter, Tom Hall and wife and Miss
wilma, c. A. Perrin and wife, Chas
Perrin and wife and son, E. L. Auel
and wife and daughters. A pleasant
day was spent by all.
Although Thursday was a stormy
day about twenty ladies ventured out
to Aid society at the Albert Shaben
home. A fine lunch was served and
a most pleasant afternoon spent. The
next regular meeting will be with Mrs.
Bertha Gates.
Mrs. Tom Hall came home Tuesday
from Minnesota.
A large crowd attended the Christ
mas tree program at the school Tues
day night and at the church Thursday
night.
Lawrence Birch is home from Mason
City for a few weeks.
Casper Kirschbaum moved last week
to the Berry farm recently purchased
of o. H Winner.
A number of ladies spent Tuesday
with Mrs Betty FARMLAND.
Toay Garner has been promoted
from road patrolman to overseer. He
has the job Roy Wolford had.
Mrs. Floyd and Mrs. Wright Mar
shall and Mrs. Arch Edwards motored
to Dubuque Tuesday and shopped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
LAST WEEKS WEATHER

Dec. 22-High IS; low s.
Dec. 23-High IS; low 4.
Dec. 24-High "a; low IA. Prec. 0.04.
Dec. 25-No report.
Dec. 26-High 10; low 6.
Dec. 27-High q; low A.
FORECAST = Moderating weather
with snow
MISCELLANY has been cold but
not as cold as some people believe.
Northwest U. S. points reported tenn
peratures of Is below and Canadian
points % below.
Weather Year Ago Last Week
Dec. 23-High IA; low 8. Pres. 0.02
Dec. 24-High Is; low A.
Dec. 25-N2 report.
Dec. 26-Hfgh 2; low 2.
Dec. 27-High %; low A
Dec 28-High 2; low g.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
WISCONSIN TEST
OF WORLDCOURT
FACES LENROOT
Senator to Find Governor
Arrayed Against Him.

Announcement that U.
s. Senator |. l.. Lenroot will come to
Milwaukee on Monday for a series of
addresses has stirred the political
bees at Madison and Gov Blaine's
friends are urging the early announce
ment of his candidacy at Lenroot's op-
ponent for the senatorial post, for
which an election is to be held next
fall. i
Senator LenrOot is coming to Mil
waukee to discuss the world court.
Gov. Blaine has taken an opposite
view of the matter and will oppose the
world court pain as a back door en-
trance to the league of nations" That
this will figure as an issue in the cam
paign is indicated.
Gov. Blaine declines to comment as
to when he will announce his candi-
dacy for the senatorship, although all
of his plans are being shaped that
way. He said today that he did not
intend to discuss any national prob
lens for the present, but had accepted
some engagements in the state, where
he was expected to discuss the tax
problem.
Taxes as Campaign Issue
Within the next ten days Gov.
Blaine's famous tax reduction bill will
have a real test in Wisconsin. Be
ginning with the week after Jan. 1
the taxpayers will have to pay their
taxes. Blaine insists that taxes have
been reduced and there is no state tax
for state purposes. Blaine's opponents
insist that there has been no real tax
reduction and that the omission of the
state tax has been made possible by
increasing the income tax and by a
gasoline tax on automobiles, that
people pay the taxes in an indirect
way.
Within the last ten days Wisconsin
newspapers have had many articles
attempting to explain Blaine's "tax
coup" They claim that some people
will have a small reduction in taxes,
but that indirect taxes have been sub
stituted, and that millions have been
raised in the last year for road build
ing through a gas tax, and that only
a small real estate tax reduction has
been possible in some communities.
Complications i'm Argument
That the general tax reduction may
not be as great as many have expected,
is IuTLu6T luulCdJ6u ny CuS ldCI IuetI
many cities, with increasing expenses,
have retained their old tax rate of
last year, and that no benefit will be
reaped by the governor for his remis-
sion of state taxes.
Blaine is said to be preparing an ad-
dress to the people in which he will
show that owners of real estate will
pay nothing to the support of the
state government this year, and that
all of these expenses have been met
by income taxes. The increase of in
come taxes have been sufficient to
meet the needs of the university and
normal schools without any direct tax
levy, he declares.
In the senatorial fight which is to
come, it is Blaine's hope that he will
be able to play trump card on the
tax situation 1t is this possibility on
which he bases his aspirations for
United States senator.
Wisconsin taxpayers will be able to
tell in the next few years whether
Baline has made wood with his tax
promises
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
FLORA

Mrs. Eta Bishell and daughter La
Won spent a few days at the Ellsworth
Landon home.
Mrs. Alma Borah is a guest at the
Ervie Edwards home.
Miss Lilah Mclean spent the week
end with Alma Edwards.
Kenneth Snyder spent a few days
with his parents.
The Will Peak and Frank Bishell
families, Ellsworth aLndon and wife
and James Tiff and daughter spent
Christmas at the Ed Bishell home.
Clyde Cooley and wife entertained
a number of their friends Saturday
night.
Vera Pascoe spent Sunday with
Helen Garthwaite.
Ervie Edwards and Harry Pascoe
hauled hogs Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
New Canning Factory
For Mineral Point

MINERAL PPOINT-W. H. Correll
and A. A. Schnurr entered into trade
this week with the city of Mineral
Point for lands to be used by the two
men for a factory site. Correll &
Schnurr obtained a suitable site for
their proposed canning factory near
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway tracks. The work of erecting
the plant will be started in the early
spring. Mr.. Schnurr was before COM
ing here manager and part owner of
a canning factory at Baraboo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
A Happy New Year.


Well, Christmas is past Ind the Her
aid handled a lot of holiday advertis-
ing and never once called it Xmas
and
The postOffice is back to normal and
Christmas presents have been eaten,
broken up or put away for future use
and
The letters sent to Santa Claus will
get the go-by for another IL months.
Lancaster merchants advertised lib
orally, had a fine holiday trade and
now use the Herald to wish everybody
Happy New Year." and
That's what we call real Progress
sive stuff and
Local business, farm and mercantile,
is in better shape than it has been for
years which is convincing proof that
LANCASTER HAS COME BACK!
A Pra. du Chen man was in the Of
flee the other day He said Lancaster
has it all over P. D. G. as a place to
live in and do business in, and
A Dodgeville man came in and said
the same thing. Said this was the best
looking and most progressive county
seat in this part of the state, and
When we pan our. own town as we
all do occasionally, just like we pan
our own relatives every once in a
while, let us remember that after all
this is pretty good place to live in
and
AS the business and professional
men say in the big ad:
"WpIl make il n better one"
Wishing one and all Happy New
Year, l thank you,
AL. SHERMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
Iowa Dairymen Buy
of Livingston Herds

LIVINGSTON Andrews, own
er of a herd of registered Guernseys
of the calibre for which this locality
it known, sold eight choice young
dairy COWS to Livingston Bros. OF
Monroe, Ia, a small town near Des
Moines. The shipment went forward
in a special car on Monday of this
week. The lot brought $1,000.
Several consignments OF Livingston
Guernseys were sent out this week,
some to Illinois, Indiana and Canada.
The shipment to the Monroe, Iowa,
farmers was the most important in
the lot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
DOdgeville Electors
Reject School Plan

DODGEVILLE-The much talked of,
much debated question of building an
addition to the high school at Dodge
vile was definitely settled when the
project was defeated by majority of
rs votes For the third time since the
annual July meeting, residents of the
school district were called together
relative to the proposed addition to
the school building. At the July meet
ing several citizens made an appeal
for adequate sewerage system, gym
nasium, class rooms and kindergarten.
The meeting authorized the board to
investigate plans and submit them at
later meeting. This was done on
August 31st, and bitter discussion took
place. Sept 21st a special election was
called to vote on the project of bor-.
rowing $4,000 from the state trust
fund to finance the same. The question
was lost by vote of 1856 to 154. Fol-
lowing this meeting petition was pre-
scented asking for another election
which took place a week ago.-Chron-
icle.
Elmer Wager has a new Hup Sc
don hon obt of thn Rai1in A1ItO On
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
NORTH LANCASTER

John Jerrett is able to be up again
after spell of severe sickness.
Ruth Walker is spending a week
with her cousins at the Huff home.
Leslie Deakins sold carload of
hogs Monday.
James Bollard is getting along as
we'll as can be expected after an OPP
Grafton.
Leonard Griswolds and Guy Walk
ers entertained relatives Christmas
day. aa III
Mrs. Fred Schloesser, Edward Hal
ferty and Mrs. Will Jerrett are re-
covering from severe cases of grippe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
Marion Family Clan
Like Old Highlanders

Over in the town of Marion they
unite families for life and unite them
often. The Steamers and the Freymll-
lers are an example. There have been
four marriages between these two
families the latest being George M
Freymiller to Helen NJ STEINER, and
all were present except one OF thea
event last Wednesday when l73 OF
the khan did honor to the event. They
we're given gifts nearly enough to
provide a new home and the brides
parents topped the list with check
for $1,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
CASSVILLE

Paul Lang of Chicago was Christ
mas guest of Miss Mary Biggan.
Arch Weigel and Fred Loui, Platte
vile, visited in town Christmas
Those returning to spend Christmas
with home folks were: Lillian Klindt,
Frances Holford, Madison; Lillian
Adrian, La Crosse; Lena Schier, Me-
lita Kleinpell, Vira Zeigler, Leonard
Bernhard, Stout Institute, Menomi-
nee; Winnie Stephens Mercer; Marie
Baumgartner, Waukesha; Russell
Bossert, Chicago.
Mrs Susan Kelly and niece, Mrs.
Ingles of Monona, spent Christmas at
Mic Adrian's.
The Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Jennings
and daughter, Winnifred, spent Christ
mas with relatives near Madison.
Miss Agnes West of Dubuque made
a brief visit at the Chris. West home
Wednesday.
Misses Amatha and Lena Dietrich
were home from Chicago for Christ
mas.
Marjorie Bernhard was the lucky
little Miss to win the doll at the Rexall
store.
Mrs. Mary Brinkman and family
spent Friday at the Arch Kirschbaum
home in the country
Whitney Scharfenstein, a former
Cassville resident, was killed at Rock
ford, where he was employed at rail-
road work for the I. C. The young
man was engaged in switching when
fatally hurt Frozen piles, of dirt on
the right-of-way smashed the foot
board of the engine the young man
was riding on. He was thrown into
the path of the locomotive and car
ried about 40 feet. One leg was badly
mangled and other serious injuries
sustained He died in a hospital a
few hours later but was conscious and
able to talk to his family. Whitney,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Scharfen-
stein, was born at Cassville in 1898.
He leaves a widow, parents and sew
eraI brothers and sisters.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
To FOreclOse Three
Lafayette Co. Farms

DARLINGTON = Three Lafayette
county farms will be sold in Darling
ton on the 9Th day of February, 1925,
under foreclosure proceedings. The
first is the Fleming farm of 80 acres;
the second the Francis farm of 1913
acres and the third tract of land
in New Diggings in which the min
eral rights are reserved for the minor
heirs of Quinn J. Harrington and his
wife
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
Methodist Church

Watch-night service for New Years
Eve: SO O'Clock, the young people will
sing for shut-ins; 0:30. social, in
charge of Epworth IL que; 10:30-11,
refreshments. served by Junior La
dies Aid; HIP, devotions; IL, greet
ing of the New Year
Sunday services, Jan. 8: Morning,
communion services, no sermon; ev-
ening, Missionary lecture, illustrated,
ssThe Changing Congo"
You are cordially invited to worship
with use III. Willett, Pastor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
IN JUSTICE COURT

Dan Hammond and Alfred Young,
both of Boscobel, were before Justice
G. W. Burrows Saturday on charges
of violating the liquor law of this
state. Hammond's hearing was set for
jan 5. Young waived a preliminary
examination and was held to the cir
cult court AS neither was able to give
bonds of $1,000, both are in the coun-
ty iaiI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
THESE MAY WE'D

VIM. H. Broske, Rewey; Leila Dietz
man, Platteville.
Frank A. Fuerstenberg, Lancaster;
Pearl M. Peake, Beetown.
Ole Iverson Urdahl, Madison; Gertie
Annette Nelson, Fennimore.
Samuel o. Kitelinger, Marion; Ruth
r. Ward Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
Flashes
"Life is ShOrt-Tell the Truth"
The Firemen.

The Firemen.
The Herald believes that town like
Lancaster owes great deal to it's vol
unteer fire department, an appreciation
not evidenced in ordinary times but
very much to the front on cold win
ter night when someone is being burn
ed out of house and home. The men
who get up on winters night and
fight fire, enduring cold and wet, ice
freezing on their bodies, CHANGING dan
ger of flame or perhaps death, deserve
lot of credit. Their work is solely
civic contribution and we who bene-
fit should not be niggardly in showing
our appreciation. The Herald favors
supporting the firemen in a big bene-
fit ball and we will gladly donate the
publicity end toward making it huge
success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30

Sixteen cars of livestock left the To-
cal yards Monday and Tuesday-15
ears OF hogs and one care of cattle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30

Elmer Wager has new Hup Sc
dan bought of the Battle Auto Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30

Continued on last page)
The Winslow mail., 1925-02-13
Riddles Evening
Story
Peter Gnon1e's Trip
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Peter Gnome came back to
Fairyland one evening just as the
stars were coming out and as Mr..
Moon was peeping down over the
tops of the trees.
"Oh, such a splendid trip as l
had," he said.
All the Gnomes and Brownies
and Elves and Fairies wanted to
hear about it.
First OF all l went where it
was quite warm. l wandered down
to have a look at old Mother
Ocean and there 1 saw, on the
sand, the loveliest sand house l
have ever seen. 1t was rather
wet and it stuck together beauti-
fully, l must say, and on the top
was a little thatched roof made
out of seaWeed.
1T was a beautiful sand house.
Mother Ocean told me Of some
boy who said he had seen a big
space given over to her on the
map, but he had no idea of how
much space she took up unit, he
took an ocean voyage and kept on
going and going and still was on
the ocean.
"He. said, so Mother Ocean told
me, that the open Sea was GER
tainly very enormous, and it GER
tainly meant something. For it
was certainly open and nothing
got in it's way.
"And she said the boy seemed
to be surprised that so many boats
went Oh the ocean and yet, when
they we're out at sea, they saw
hardly any-and only one or two
as they were leaving.
Mother Ocean was amused that
the boy didn't begin to realize her
great and enormous size until he
took a trip with his family cross
ing the ocean.
'Then down by the bay Il wore
my invisible robe-my suit which
is made so human eyes can't see
me), / watched some children play
ing among the stones.
"They were playing Castle and
days of long ago. and it seemed
a beautiful game. They shrieked'
and squealed with delight over it.
''Then / went along the street of
a little town and the street was