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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
FASCISTS HURL II
DEPUTY'S BODY
IN THE CANAL
Morgan POurs in Gold
to Check New Crisis

LONDON, June 3-The political
situation in italy Is becoming tense,
according to private adVioes received
here today.
Fascist extremists took the body
Of the slain deputy, matteottl, from a
tomb In the Fratte Polesine cemetery
near Venice and threw Il into the
canal, the advIces said.
The fascist extremists were said to
have declared after disposing OF The
body:
"Matteotti shall not stay IN Polesfne.
dead or alive"
June 10 is the anniversary OF Mat
teotti's death, opposition parties ara
preparing memorial services IN Rome,
which 1t is probable the government
will suppress,
MussollnI Killed Him.
The kidnapping and murder Of the
socialist Deputy Matteoti following his
opposition to fascism has been one Of
the principal political problems with
which Premier Mussolini has had "a
contend. The fascist party and Mus
solini had Matteotto killed because OF
his increasing influence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Moruan's Huge Loan.

NEW YORK. June al. P. Morgan
and company have established s50-
100000 revolving credit for Italy,
loaning the money to the Bank OF
Italy, the Bank OF Naples and the
Bank Of Sicily. In conjunction with
the Italian government Thomas w.
Lamont. partner in the Morgan frn.
issued the announcement Of the loan.
The Morgan loan is the third large
credit to foreign governments within
a year and a half which has been
made public. Morgan has loaned
500. 100000 to France. and 100000
600 OF Great Britain. in addition to
other loans to smaller countries.
The reason for the loan was said TO
be an attempt to stabilize the Italian
Ira on the exchanges.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04

Mobilize the Red Army for Red
Week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
DELIV cry
BOY LOSES
HEFTY CHECK
S1O,O75 on Paper Found By
n. w. Section Hand.

A $4,000 check sent by the Oscar
Mayer Packing Co. to Croft & Steph-
ems of Lancaster was lost in special
delivery Wednesday, creating quite a
scurry. The messenger, Allen Livens,
says he made two trips to the Croft
home after supper but was unable to
find Edgar in. Harry Stephens, junior
member of the firm of stock buyers,
was out of town. Allen delivered ev-
ening papers and went home to No.
Lancaster and it was somewhere on
the trip home that the big check left
his possession. He was badly worried
when he found his loss and retraced
his steps several times but without
success. As soon as Edgar knew what
had happened he orQered payment on
the big check stopped and called for
duplicate. Nothing really serious
was involved and the boy is not
blamed for his bad luck.
The missing check, denomination
$1O,075, was found early Thursday
near the depot by John Kellogg, a sec
ton hand. John picked it up and put
it in his pocket, not examining it. He
went TO Sitter to work and thought
nothing of the wealth he was carry
ing around with him until evening
when he reached home and heard the
story of the loss. He at once turned
the letter and check over to Postmas-
ter Mcmahon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
LODGE ELECTIONS
Masonic Election


At the regular meeting of Lancaster
lodge, No. 20, F. G A. NJ, the following
officers were elected:
w. NJ, G. M. DuHamel; S. w, r.
D. Walker; ]. W., Clay Rafferty,;
Treas, John Plat; Secretary, c. w.
Jewell; Trustee three years, A. j.
Wiedenbeck.
Order of the Eastern Star
At the meeting of Minerva Chapter
No. so o. E. S. Monday night, Dec. Z,
the following officers were elected:
Mrs. Vera Cartwright, Worthy Mat
ron; Geo. Petersen, Worthy Patron;
Mrs. May Ralph, Associate Matron;
Lillian Stephens, Secy.; Mrs. Ethel
Fowler, Treas; Esther Henkel, Con-
ductress; Mrs. Edna Walker, Associ-
ate Conductress; Mrs Olive Eastman,
Trustee for years.
Modern WOOdman Election
At the regular meeting of the Mod
ern Woodman of America, held Thurs
day evening, Dec. 10, the following of
fcers were elected:
V. c., Geo. Petersen; w. A., John
Mankel; Clerk, W. e. Webb; Banker
John G. Bailie; Escort, H. C. Bryhan;
Waterman, Fred L. Knapp; Sentry.
Phillip Berndt; Trustee three years.
A. J. Wiedenbeck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
Jury Acquits Three of
ShulIsburg Bank Raid

DARLINGTON-Joe Dawsie, John
Adams and John Thompson, charged
with completely in the robbery of the
First National bank at Shullsburg last
June, were acquitted by a jury Sat
urday. Dawsie and Thompson were re-
arrested and they will be taken to
Aledo, ILL.,, to face other bank robbery
charges.
The members of the jury in the
case went into the jury room at 8
o'clock Friday afternoon. At 2:30
Saturday morning they had reached
a decision, after nearly 10 hours de-
liberation.
The jury decision frees John Ad-
ans, Joe Dawsie and John Thompson
of charges of completely in the Shulls-
burg robbery. Thomas Foster and Jas.
Ford, the other two members of the
original quintet OF suspects were dis
missed Thursday following conclu-
sion of evidence offered by the state.
Freedom, however, is not yet grant
ed Thompson and Dawsie. They were
met at the door of the courtroom by
Sheriff M. c. burst who had warrants
from Illinois calling for their arrest.
EXtradition papers for the pair will
probably be sought Immediately.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
WINNERS IN
CORN SHOWS
West Grnnt Corn Show

At the West Grant Corn Show held
Thursday of last week, Glen Haven
led in number of exhibits. There were
20 exhibitors from Glen Haven twp,
with % displays. They won the town
ship prize giving each exhibitor from
the township prize money or Toe each.
The single ear contest was won by
George Matti of Glen Haven, Charles
Metcalf second and Ora Bennett third.
Sweepstakes over all samples was won
by Gus. Kuenster of Glen Haven on a
sample of Wisconsin No. Z corn. Other
prizes were:
YELLOW CORN-Norton Braudt,
Mt Hope, LIST; j. M. Metcalf Glen
Haven 3D.; Leonard Kalt, Blooming
ton, 3rd. Geo. Vogt, Glen Haven, 4th;
A. E. Kaufman, Glen Haven, 9Th; VIM.
Forck, Glen Haven, 9Th.
WHITE CORN Gus. Kuenster,
Glen Haven, LIST; Leonard Kalt, 3D.;
Geo. Vogt, 3d.; o. C. Mutt, 4th; julius
Tornowski, 5th; John Vogt Jr., 9Th.
The Woodhouse & BARLEY bank
sponsored the show and Prof r. A.
Moore did the judging.
Lancaster Golden Glow Show
The Lancaster Golden Glow Corn
OuOW WdS llClQ dI IllS ohIlelhu CAub
rooms Friday, Dec. II. 26 exhibitors
took part and check shows the high
est yield to be 120 bushels to the acre
and the lowest so bushel. The aver
age yield was 70 bushels to the acre.
An average of 120 days was taken to
mature the corn The prize winners
and exhibitors were: James Metcalf,
LIST; John Ohlert, 3D.; James Glen
non, 3rd.; Clark Block, 4th; Henry
Fischer, 9Th; Joe Bass, 9Th; Roger
Austin, 18th; Riley Graney, 9Th;
Grant Bennett, 9th; Albert Brinkman,
10th. John Weisbenner, Louis Weis-
benner, Purl Breithaupt, Arnold Pag-
enkopf, Lee Noble, 1. K. Walker, E. L.
Vesperman, Fred Steinbach, Raymond
Ertz, Frank Holzer, Bausman Bros,
JOS. G. Bailie, Frank Heinrichs, Harry
Case.
While Prof Moore was in the coun-
ty and at Lancaster on Dec. IL, pure
bred seed growers association was
perfected that will work in conjunc-
ton with the Wisconsin Experiment
association for the purpose of exhib-
iting county produce at the agricultur-
al fairs.
The Union State Bank of Lancaster
sponsored the show held here last
week 1t is considered quite likely
that corn shows will be made an an
nual event in the county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
MIR. TANNEHILL
PLEASE NOTICE

The radio enthusiasts of the city OF
Viroqua have cause to feel very CRATE
full to Manager Fenske and his crew
of Northern States Power men in
their energy displayed in chasing
down and remedying radio interfer-
ence during the past few weeks. Man
ager Fenske was confronted with a
real problem when the trouble start
ed, as investigation revealed that the
town had not had real going over
in many years. More than six hundred
trouble-spots had been so far rem
edied, and Mr.. Fenske estimates that
three or four hundred places yet re-
main, and these will be cared for as
rapidly as possible. Interference is
now so reduced that only high wind
brings radio trouble.-Censor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
Many Attend Home Talent Play


A large number from town attended
the home talent play, "a jolly Mixup,'
at the Reynolds school in the town of
Little Grant, Friday evening. The
play was success and the school
house was packed to the doors. AS
there were some who could not get in,
the play was repeated Saturday ev-
ening There was a dance after the
play both nights and a lunch was
served by the ladies of the district on
Friday evening. The proceeds of the
affair will be used for the benefit of
the school.
Basket Ball
The local high school basket ball
teams went to Pra. du Chen Friday
eevning and played games with the
corresponding teams of that school.
The boys game was won by Pra. du
CHEN with a score of Is to II. The
girls game resulted in tie, 6-6. A
good many from here went over to
see the games.
Royal NeighbOr Election
The Royal Neighbors elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year:
Oracle, Lizzie Hickok; V. Oracle,
Clara Ellis; Chancellor, Ethel Welsh;
Recorder, Elma Tyler; Receiver, Bes-
sic Oaklief; Marshal, Hazel Hickok;
L S., Lydia Birch; o. S., Stella Coo
ley; Managers, Jennie Amman, Lena
Wagner: Physician, Dr. NJ B. Glasier.
w. z. C. Party
The ladies of the w R. c. helped
Miss May Young celebrate her birth
day Friday afternoon at her home. The
party was a genuine surprise to Miss
Young and was much enjoyed by all.
Supper was served at p. m.
Christmas Seal Campaign
The Christmas seal campaign, I'M
der direction OF G. W. Brown, is now
under way School children are doing
their share in distributing the seals.
Pastor Takes Better Offer
VIM. F. Price of Lancaster. who was
engaged to preach in the Congrega-
tional church in this city, received an
offer from the church at Spring Green
with considerable advance in salary
and decided to accept the latter offer.
The church here is sorry to lose him
as he pleased the congregation the
few times he spoke here.
The Community Club has arranged
for the distribution of free sacks of
candy to all the children next Satur-
day afternoon.
The NJ E. choir will give a cantata,
"The Christmas Candle" at the church
next Sunday evening. Special Christ
mas services viii be held Sunday
morning.
Rev. c. E. Burden went to Muscoda
Monday to preach the funeral SER
mon for one of his former parishion-
ers, Mr. Dvorak, who was manager of
the cooperative store at that place.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
OLD POSTOFFICE
BILL LOCATED

In rummaging through old papers
preparatory to leaving his law prac-
tice for the courthouse, Judge-Elect
w. ]. Brennan stumbled onto an in
teresting paper the other day.
The paper was House Bill 20,377,
introduced by then Cong. A. W. Kopp
on Feb. s, 1910, asking for new post
office at Lancaster. The text of the
bill is as follows:
A BILL
Providing for the site and public
building at Lancaster, Wisconsin. Be
it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled, that the secretary of the
treasury be, and he is hereby author
lied and directed to acquire, by pur-
chase, condemnation or otherwise, a
site and cause to be erected thereon
a suitable building, including fireproof
vaults, heating and lighting appara-
tus, and approaches, for the use and
accommodation of the postoffice and
other offices of the government at Lam
caster, Wisconsin, the cost of said
building, complete, and site not to ex-
coed the sum of sixty thousand dol
lars.
Sec. 2.-That the building shall be
unexposed to danger from fire by an
open space of at least forty feet on
all sides, including streets and alleys.
Mr. Kopp introduced the bill. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds and ordered
printed. But somewhere it was tabled.
Anyhow Lancaster never got its
building.
Mr.. Brennan believes with consid-
cradle ground that the introduction OF
bill even sixteen years ago will serve
as an opener in the present effort for
a suitable federal building in this city.
To this end every effort will be di-
rected.
According to present indications the
postoffice will be located in the
Wright block after March l, 1926. The
selection of that location was reported
on favorably by the inspector for this
district. The disposition is up to the
Postoffice Department at Washington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
WOULD UNITE
LANCASTER RS
PHONE PLANTS
Madison Man Wants to Buy
Bell and Farmers.

g. w. Allen of Madison, an indie
pendent telephone operator, adj
dressed the Kiwanis club Wednesday
on the subject of unifying the two tel
ephone exchange in Lancaster. Mr..
Allen thinks he would have no diff
Guilty in buying the Bell out and the
stumbling block is the acquisition of
the 800 odd shares of Farmers Tele-
phone stock. He considers it neces-
sary to have full control of the stu
alton and would operate the Farmers
plant throughput the county. The
stock has a book value of $87 900. Mr..
Allen explained his plan which is
purely business and he has no philan-
thropic motives, beyond establishing a
unified plant and giving good service
on a profitable basis. Shares have
been selling at random at from $40 to
SIS apiece, there being no apparent
tangible quotation as to value. Mr..
Allen had no definite conclusion to
offer except that he hoped to be able
to launch into the telephone game in
this county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
DEATH SUMMONS
VIRGIL JOHNSON

Virgil Johnson, son of Mrs. J. O.
Dutton of Madison and grandson OF
John Blackburn Sr. of this city, died
at Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday
morning of septic poisoning.
Virgil, aged 20, was attending
school at Lamona, Iowa, an L. D. S.
college. About a week before his
death he noticed a small abscess on
his nose. 1t failed to lend itself to
treatment and lancing by a local
physician did not bring relief.
A school chum took the unfortun-
ate young man to the Methodist hos
pital at Des Moines, thinking that
treatment there would cure him. He
died in the hospital.
Funeral services were held at Gal
va, Ill, the family's old home, on Sat
urday at 2:30 p. m. Virgil lies beside
his father who died suddenly about
five years ago. A couple of years ago
the widow, Virgil's mother, married
the Rev. J. o. Dutton, an L. D. S.
missionary.
Virgil was we'll known in Lancas-
ter where he attended high school,
graduating two years ago. He was an
athlete in spite of a crippled foot and
participated in many local basketball
games. He was Mrs. buttons only
child.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
OLDEST BADGER
BORN IN 1884
At CASSVILLE?
Washington NOnOgenarian
Tells of Early Days in
Old Grant County.

The Herald is in receipt of me
mortal booklet inscribed to George
l.. Jones of Ortin, Wash, former
resident of Grant county. Mr.. Jones
was born at CaSSVille, this county,
Jan &c, 1884, and will be so years of
age next month. He claims to be the
oldest living native of the Badger
state and asks for comparisons of age.
Jones Family Came From Kentucky
In a letter to the Herald Mr.. Jones
says his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Jones, moved from Hopkinsville, Ky,
to the Wisconsin lead mines in 1926,
using an OK team to make the rip.
Their first child was born at Menom-
inee Branch in 1928, another at the
same place in 1880, while Mr.. Jones
saw the light of day at the river
town in this county. The Jones fam
lily moved to Cassville for safety
when the Blackhawk war broke out.
Entertained Two NetabIeS
Zachariah Taylor, later president of
the United States, and jeff Davis, head
of the Confederacy, stayed at Cassville
in the winter. of 1888 and Mrs Jones
cooked for them while Mr.. Jones and
a partner, Harvey MCGOWAN, roamed
the hills for game to feed the soldiers.
1888 was the famous "Meteoric Year."
noted for falling stars Mr.. Jones was
born in log house then owned by
Col. Henry Landis. He is the survivor
of his family. In review indited to his
% descendants Mr.. Jones says:
my father and mother settled on
a new place six miles above the mouth
of Big Turkey River in Iowa Terri
49, ~,
old, and the country there was wild
for fact, infested with wild animals,
snakes and game.
Lived in One-StOry Leg, Cabin
1--WE lived in one-story log house,
and mother has called nae up many
times to build fire to keep the pan
theirs from coming down the chimney.
She would hear them sqWallfng. This
was when father was away from home.
In those primitive days we had the
wooden mouldboard to the plow, the
hand sickle to cut grain with, the
horses to thresh it out, cleaning 1t by
hand; the flintlock gun, flint and punk
to build the fire, the tallow dip can
die, and fireplace instead of stove.
We hardly knew what the word school
house meant. The earth was supposed
to be fiat, with the sun, moon ana
stars travelling around it. Thunder and
lightning were said to be the voice OF
an angry God to make us good. saw
the first stove, the first matches and
newspapers when in my eighth year,
had heard of steamboats,, heard of
first railroad and first telegraph when
in my eleventh year, that the earth
rolled over and was round and that
the rain came out of the clouds. In
my eleventh year l first saw thresh-
ing machine, which was in 1S45."
Forecasts Great Things
Mr.. Jones cites the primitive condi-
tions of his early life to show the
great changes taking place in this
country in the span of one mans life
and goes further to predict that great
er changes will appear in the near
future. His letter and monogram are
indeed Interesting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
WEST GRANT BREVTTIES
AND BLOOMINGTON NOTES
Health Talks

HtdltH 1dlhS
Miss Martha Riley of Madison, rep
resentative of the State Board of
Health, was here Wednesday and gave
interesting health talks to the schools.
AS the city hall was engaged for We'd
nesday evening, Miss Riley went to
Lancaster that afternoon and re-
turned Thursday and gave health
talk in the evening, illustrated by NOV
ing pictures. There was good atten-
dance at the lecture and it was in
.eresting and instructive.
WOOdman Election
The NJ w. A. met Thursday even
ing and elected the following officers:
V. c., Reub French; Adviser, Will
Hickok; Banker, Frank Hickok; l. S.,
Frank Critchlow; o. S., George Bud
worth; Escort, Dell Moore; Clerk, Ell
gle Garthwaite; Managers, Clarence
Ball and j. L. Erwin; Physicians, F.
H. Baldwin and H J. Mclaughlin.
1926 Fair Officers
The Blakes Prairie Agricultural
Society had meeting las Monday ev-
ening at the city hall. The financial
affairs of the society were found to be
in good condition with a good bal
ance in the treasury. Officers elected
for the ensuing year are: Pres, j. L.
Erwin; V. Pres, Fred Foster and Jas.
Metcalf; Sec, E. A. Garthwaite; ;
Treas, ]. B. Ludden; Directors. M. L.
Champion, Julius Tornowske, Chas.
Metcalf, Roy Martin, VIM. F'orck, Har-
ley Pohle, Art McKevitt, Fred Knapp,
Joe Walz.
Order of the Eastern Star
At their meeting Wednesday even
ing the o. E. S. elected the following
officers: w. NJ, Edna Heoemann; w.
P, Roy Gates; A. NJ. Alice Gates;
Sec, Nina Glasier; Treas, Lorene
Hickok; c., Eta Hoskins; A. c., Eel
ma Smith: Trustee, Ida Riese.
Auction Store Stock
Foster Porter went to ithaca We'd
nesday and disposed of the remainder
of the stock of goods he purchased
there short time ago. Ralph Hoskins
went with him and sold the goods at
auction.
Foster Porter has purchased the
stock of general merchandise of the
Ralph Birch store at Beetown and
will close out the stock
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Erwin Saturday and a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hillery last
Monday.
The Community club had their reg
ular monthly meeting Monday even
ing with supper at $50 and the usu-
al program of business and entertain
ment afterward.
o. P. Noble was here Thursday from
Muscoda where he has been engaged
in road work all the fall.
Elgie Garthwaite is employed in E.
A. Oaklief's hardware store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
FennimOre Citizens
To Have Lower Tax Rate

F'ENNIMORE- city fathers at
their regular meeting for December
on Monday night, voted tax on all
property in the city of $27 per $1,000
a reduction of So per $1,000 over the
year of 1925.
The total amount of taxes to be
raised is $53,75221, divided in the fol-
lowing proportions: State and county
tax, $6,48410; state school tax, $942.-
40; school tax, $18,279.96; city budget,
$27,470 The valuation of the city is
$1,996,503 The valuation year ago
was $1,S82,267.57.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
CLYDE HTCKOK PAROLED

Clyde Hickok, held at Dubuque for
auto theft, was sentenced to serve five
years in prison Friday and paroled to
Sheriff Kennedy. He was employed in
a garage here until about month ago
when he skipped out from Dubuque
with a travelling mans car. The po-
lice traced him to Chicago where he
was arrested.
Ed. Schnering, well known in this
county, was given ten years for box
car thefts. He was not paroled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
REV. z. 7. BROWN
DIES IN WEST

A wire was received here Saturday
announcing the death of the Rev. T.
J. Brown at Los Angeles, Calf, on
Friday. Rev. Brown leaves his wife
and one daughter, Grace. He was pas
tor of the Lancaster Congregational
church May, 1896, to October, 1902.
He went from here to Fond du Lac,
thence to Vermillion, S. D. Grace Con-
gregational church in Chicago was his
last charge in the midwest. Dr.
Brown was born at Durford, Ontario
Can, in 1858 and attended theological
school at Albert University, Belle
Vile. Ont He was ordained at Hamil-
ton, Ont, in 1884.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-16
LARGE CLASS
CONFIRMED BY
BISHOP WEBB
Emmanuel Church Scene of
Impressive Ceremony.

Rt. Rev Bishop w w. Webb, do
cese of Milwaukee, officiated at con-
firmation services held at Emmanuel
parish Thursday evening. Nine novi-
tiates took vows and were confirmed.
They were namely: Carl, Harold and
Lucille Sweeney, Helen Morse, Gene
We've Fawcett, Al. Wearman. Frances
Orion, John Mclaughlin, Mrs. c. M.
DuHamel The usual impressive ritu-
al prescribed by the Anglican COM
munion was carried out in detail, the
confirmees receiving congratulations
of relatives and friends at the close.
The church was filed with interested
witnesses of the ceremony
Bishop Webb shows manifest i'm
provement in physical health over his
last visit here and his sermon had all
of its old-time interest and charm. He
remained here as the guest of the
resident priest, FIR. Mclaughlin, over
Thursday night, returning to MilWau-
kee on the Friday afternoon train.
The confrmees received their first
communion at eight o'clock Friday
morning following which they with
other worshippers were entertained at
breakfast at the parish house.
A. ]. Frazier and wife leave this
week for Norwalk, Wis, where they
will visit their son, Milton, and fam
lily for a month.