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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09

the two is to be used as a storage
closet.
Superintendent Office.
On either side of the office of the
superintendent which is located in the
central portion Of the building on the
first floor, are laboratories for both
sexes, and a cloak room
The offices of Superintendent Nc
Nelly consist of two rooms, one a
small private office; the other, some
what larger, is used as a council
chamber.
The master clock Of the building is
located in this room. 1t has an intri-
cate, automatic mechanism which is
electrically driven. Through the wir-
ing system which connects this clock
with every room in the building, it
synchrOnizes the timepieces in the diff
ferent rooms, so that the hour regis
tiers on all dials simultaneously
By the pressure of a button on the
wall near the clock Prof. McNelly
may flash code signals to the alarm
bells located throughout the building,
and the response is universal.
Class Rooms.
Study rooms the full depth of the
building on the east side of the build
ing on this floor. One for mathema
tics, is in the front The larger of
the three, the commercial room, is in
the center The seating capacity of
this room is about 90 pupils. Each of
the desks have individual compart-
ments for study accessories of three
pupils, with lock and key.
The typewriting and stenOgraphy
room, which is just to the rear, and is
smaller, has a complement
of 16 typewriters, and seating accom-
for about "a pupils.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09
SECOND FLOOR
The library.


This room has been referred to by
visitors as the acme of perfection
The wood work and furniture blends
nicely in color harmony. Well
lighted, it presents a spectacle pleas
ing to the eye. Shelving space is
ample for an almost unlimited num-
Der of volumes.
Eleven tables, seating room for sc
pupils at time, are constructed of
quarter sawed white oak, and heavy
substantial construction.
The shelving installed at present in
this room reflects the craftsmanship
of Eugene Woodhouse, of this city,
who made and installed it..
The Auditorium.
In the central space above the
gym and occupying the same amount
of space, is located the assembly
room, or auditorium, where the school
plays, lecturers and entertainment of
any kind may be presented on a reg
ulation stage, built in the east end
of the room.
The assembly room has 500 opera
chairs which will afford ample seat
ing capacity for NOSE functions of
the school,
An elevated built-in projecting
booth for motion picture machine is
located at the west end of the room
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09
| Lancaster New $175,0OO School

cts a long way back to the fall of
4 1887 Grant county was just tod
a ding infant of one year at that time
80 years ago.
In the early part of 1886 Wisconsin
territory was formed The legislature
of this new territory, at its first ses-
sion in December of that year created
Grant county as it now exists.
In the fall of 1887 the first school in
Lancaster was begun in a log cabin,
and was taught by Miss Anna Locy.
The number of pupils attending this
log school in two years had increased
to "a
In another four years increased at
tendance had made it necessary to
build larger and more pretentious
building. This was frame structure
In the time elapsing since the open
ing of that little log school house 80
year ago to the opening of the magnifi-
constructive last Monday in this city,
many buildings for school purposes
have been erected, only to be discard
ed in a few years as inadequate.
Apparently, judging from the fire.
quent expansion of school facilities
during this formative period in the
citys growth, as cleaned from the his
tory Of the city, only the necessity of
the present were considered. COnse-
Quently larger and more commOdiOus
structures were adding to the expense
of the school system of the city every
few years.
In the modern and substantial struc
ture which the people of Lancaster
dedicated the other day is epitomized
the wisdom cleaned from the expert
ence of nearly ninety years. Contem-
plation of future requirements finds
expression in it's every detail.
1t was in 1919 that Lancaster voted
bonds to the amount of $175,000 to buy
a site, build and equip new high
school. The present site was pur-
chased at once 1t has an area of two
blocks deep and one block wide.
The first plans for the building sub
mitted by architects were given to con-
tractors, buC the bids were not within
the appropriation.
The plans were revised and reduced
and again the bids were far above the
appropriation.
1t was then decided to discard the
original plans and a different type of
building was decided upon Bids on
the accepted plans were in March,
1924 confirmed, and the work started
in June.
In the center of a terraced campus
one block square now stands the new
Lancaster High school
Behind the building, covering the
area of another square block lies the
athletic field.
One-half Of this space is to be sod
ded down for the football field. Around
its circumference will be the cinder
race track.
The other half of the athletic field
has been graded for tennis courts in
the summer, and the ground will be
flooded for skating in the winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09
PEOPLES BAN K
BUILDING BID IN
AT SALEFOR $1,000
Trustee Represents Holder
Of Mortgage at Sale
Last Wednesday.

Last week Wednesday the building
lately occupied by the Peoples State
bank was sold ON foreclosure, the sale
being made by Frank Calls, deputy
sheriff
Bidding was not very brisk, as only
one bidder appeared, except for Arthur
Kopp, attorney for the mort gage.
Lambert Groenier bid as high as &c.
500 and then quit
The selling price was $1,000 The
buyer on the bidding, was William
Hardy, trustee, Chicago, and it is I'M
derstood that he represents Walter
Fuller Hinsdale, Ill., who held the
mortgage.
There is some interesting history in
this, the closing scene of the late
Peoples bank The building is 28x52
feet and it was erected by the late
George w Ryland for bank The
vault was built in with the walls.
Since the finish it has been used for
banking purposes, except for one year
when it was millinery store.
The first tenant was the Meyer-Sho-
walter State bank, and here it remain
ed several years They moved to the
location of the Union State bank For
a year Mrs. Burrows rented the main
floor and kept millinery store there
in. Then the Peoples State bank
rented it.
In the meantime, Fred Barnett pur-
chased it from Mr. Ryland and held it
as an investment After paying rent
for few years the Peoples bank
came to Mr.. Barnett and proposed to
buy it. The price then was $4,000 and
at that figure it was sold to the bank.
When Mr.. Ryland sold to Fred Bar
nett he said the building cost $500.
That did not include the value of the
lot. 1t is conceded to be fine build
ing, with every element of safety for
housing a bank-every physical safe
ty. The lot is 28x92, and an easement
four feet wide for the stairway that
leads to the second story This stair
is used jointly by the bank building
and Fred Barnetts store that adjoins
on the south. There is a passage
eight feet wide on the south end of
the Baxter & Draper hardware, to the
alley in the rear
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09
Glenn Park Wonder Spot
of the Badger State

1t is now 16 years since the writer
of this story was in Glenn park, or on
the then Glenn farm. A strong move
ment was on to buy the tract and with
it create state park, which has since
been done That trip was made for
metropolitan newspaper, to spy out
the land, write it up and illustrate it.
No instructions were given as to the
slant the "story" was to take-just
write it up. Well, the legislature fol-
lowed our story, for it was almost I'M
stinted in the praise of the natural
beauty of those hills, bluffs and val
legs.
Then it was much as it is now ex-
cept that the lookout was not so well
cleaned up. Mr.. Glenn had kept a
drove of Angora goats on the property
for a year or so, and much of the
brush had been cleared away The
view up river was much the same as
now. This is really the greatest at
traction on that magnificent tract
Robert Glenn was then Ghere, dis
pensing the lavish hospitality for
which his farm home was famous. And
Mrs. Glenn was there, a most delight
full woman. Both have since gone to
their reward, and peace to their ash
es. Bob showed the newspaper man
over the large estate, for then it con-
tanned something more than 1900
acres. 1t was rough ride, up hill
and down dale. In one of the gulches,
narrow and steep. he showed us where
he used to shoot rattlesnakes-a dozen
day at times. The edition was ex-
hausted at that time-no more rattlers.
We drove-with horse and heavy
buggy, of cOurse-near the lookOuts
and saw the great valley of the Mis-
sissippi, extending away to the north
full a dozen miles, for it was a clear
day. And from another lookout, east
of the one on which the granite mark
er is placed the wide stretch of the
valley of the Wisconsin could be plain
ly seen. The goats were there, doing
their work of trimming the brush And
they had 4 way of threading the face
of the bluff, more than 500 feet above
the bottom land, and making their
dens in caves and crevices in the
rocks. man could scarcely walk
those narrow paths with safety.
For more than half a century these
lands had been held intact. hoping the
state OF Wisconsin would make of
them a state park. Bob Glenn's faith
er, also Robert Glenn, held close to
his heart the hope that some day that
great tract, all of it beautiful and
varied. would be used by the people of
the world for a playground.
Strange that he should have thought
of it, so long before there was state
park or any talk of one. Yet it was
his dream, and his son lived to see its
fulfillment.
This great park. now only improved
in small sections, is of immense value
to Grant county. Not because of any
commercial value to Grant county.
but for its artistic advanta gas. As
drives are made as the many beauty
spots are opened to view the stream
of admirers will double many times
1t is in its infancy as a playground;
it is not known to the world, but its
time is near.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09
BOY SHOOTS BROTHER.

RHINELANDER. While playing
soldier Marvin Kueht, 8, member
of a tourist party at one of the Onei-
ola county lakes, accidentally shot
his 7-year-old brother in the Shout
der, inficting a painful wound. The
boys had found a revolver belonging
to a guide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09
Former Lancaster Boy
Sails For Visit to Ireland

W. H. Pearson. formerly of Lancas-
ter. now of Washington, D. c.. sailed
on Sept 5 for Randalstown. County
Antrim. Ireland, to visit relatives in
the neighhorhood from which his
father and mother came to this coun-
try, the locality from which so many
Scotch-Irish came to America. settling
at New Diggings. Apple River. Boice
Prairie and Boice Greek.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29
0oeisty a"d
OocieHeA

Mrs. H. B. Cole entertained at din
ner Tuesday evening in compliment to
Miss Bernice Freeman who is bride
of this week. Covers were laid for
six. The guests were Mrs. C. E. Free.
man, and daughters, Misses Bernice
and Gertrude, Misses Lillian and
Valira Kirwin of Franklin and Miss
Gladys Freeman of Redwood Falls.
Miss Emily Matthias very pleasant
ly entertained the Misses Margaret
and Rhoda Gold, Ella and Gladys
Crimmins, Grace Hubbard and Alice
and Ruth Hassinger of Renville at
a waffle breakfast at her home Sun
day morning.
The country division of the La
dies Aid of the Methodist church was
entertained last Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Charles VIM
south of Redwood Falls. The out-of-
town guests who were present at the
meeting were: Mrs. j. r. Lankard Of
Oklahoma who is visiting her sister,
Mrs. VIM, Mrs. Charles Kinney of
Walla Walla, Wash, who is the guest
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Pea
voy.
Mrs. Sophia Larsen celebrated her
eighty-second birthday anniversary
last Friday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. Albert Johnson. A
company of ladies were invited by
Mrs. johnson to spend the afternoon
with Mrs. Larsen, the party includ-
ing Mines. Thune, Bell, Cooper, Bank
Ell, Ira Reynolds, M. o. Byram and
Jensen. The afternoon was pleas
antly spent in chatting and boun-
tiful luncheon was served at its close.
in the evening Mrs. Larsen's son and
his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Larsen
of Lucan and her nephew and niece,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Larson of Mil
roy visited at the Johnson home with
Mrs. Larsen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

The Candy News tells of c. c..
Stoddard, farmer living near Condo,
S. D., who is a very persistent man.
Three times he has attempted to beat
train over crossing and each time
his car has been demolished, but he
escaped uninjured. Last Saturday
was his third attempt and he was
hurled 40 feet when the train struck
his car. He was able to walk home
The next time will probably prove
decisive, one way or the other, end
the public will await the outcome
with interest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

The New Avon Evan. Ladies AiG
will give an Ice Cream Social at the
Henry Lindeman home on Thursday
August 9th. They will also have 9
number of grab bags. Come get a
grab bag, may be fortune for you
Every body welcome. 3-2ts. pd
State Fisheries now open. Farmers
and city folks alike can buy fresh
fish direct. Communicate with S. A.
Selvog, Supt. Redby, MINI. 2-6ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank all those who
were so kind to us following the
death of our mother, Mrs. Fred All
rens. We are especially thankful to
those friends and neighbors who did
so much for us, and we are extremely
grateful to the Legion Auxiliary for
its many kindnesses.
The Children.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

That the land values in this section
have again reached normal and that
land is sold and bought on that basis
was evidenced last week when Erick
Gulbrandson sold eighty acres to Carl
Borgendale at $40 an acre, the deal
being for cash. The land in the deal
is located in Baxter and represents
the average.-Dawson Sentinel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

Miss Ruth Cooper returned to Lis
bon, N. D., Sunday after visit in
Redwood Falls at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Knapp.
Rev. and Mrs. w. C. Nickels and
family will leave this week for Lake
Elmo, going from there to different
places in Minnesota where they will
spend their vacation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

The Womans Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Methodist church will
hold food sale at the Redwood
Grocery Saturday afternoon, August
1st. The sale will commence at
o'clock. Sit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

Big Dance at Morgan, Mimi, Fri
day July 31st. Music by Mike ellis
and his six piece band from Pipestone,
Minn.--A treat for dance lovers. Sit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

FOR SALE: IA acres of ground,
large house and barn, located in
city limits of Redwood Falls. Will
sell at a bargain. Inquire of E.
H. Henschke at Redwood Grocery.
2 If.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

Pipestone is raising $4,000 to be
used in the construction of concrete
swimming pool, to be 70 by ITO feet.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

FOR SALE: Ford touring, cheap.
Guaranteed in good condition. Ralph
Hutchinson, North Redwood. pts. pd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29

THE EvANGELISTIC MEETINGS
In the Tent
Corner of South East and End Streets
q blocks east of Court House) are
being continued all this week, each
evening at o'clock.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-07-29
NOTICE

NOTICE
Time to trim up please. Trim -
your trees by the order of the City
Mayor.
John Lauterbach, Street Com.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
Dawes Continues
Continued from Page One)

advocates of this reform recognize
it as non partisan. 1t cannot be &C
complished except it is accepted IN
the hearts and consciences of all
citizens as non-partisan and patrlotlc
"a reform demanded by the people
in the interest of all the people. 1t
should not be discussed from any
other standpoint than that OF non
partsanship.
The issue is this: Shall the Sem
ate continue unchanged its existing
rules which admittedly make pos
sihle, at times the exercise by a
minority or even one Senator OF
nower to block the purpose Of a
majority of the Senate to legislate?
OF what material relevancy Is the
claim that this power of blocking
legislation desired by the majority,
acting under its constitutional rights,
is sometimes q check to mistaken
legislation, If that check involves the
Use of power the existence OF when
is not contemplated by the Constitu-
ton and Is inconsistent with the
principles Of representative govern
ment? Of what relevancy are the
claims that because the power OF
unlimited debate in the early days
of the Senate with it's small mem
bership was not abused. that this
power with its consequences should
have existed then or should exist
now?
Because it could modify thS con-
duct of government business as in
tended by the Constitution, the ex-
istcnce of the power was as wrong
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22

Captain Richard Pike, eighty eight
years old, who was second in conf
mand of the boat which landed the
American end Of the first successful
transatlantic cable in 1866, watched
the other day, the laying of the new
high speed cable which has revolu-
tionized submarine telegraphy.
He saw this in the first movie he
had ever seen, Speeding Up Our
Deep Sea Cable" loaned by the West
ern Electric Company. The showing
was arranged especially for the old
captain in order that he might show
his cronies at Sailors Snug Harbor
the difference between the old and The
new methods of cable laying. This
contrast WIS brought out by scenes OF
the Great Eastern" in action with
just glimpse of the indomitable 7io-
neer. Cyrus w. Field.
Sitting with eight hundred of his
friends in the Snug Harbor Theatre,
he wept as he saw reproduced from
old prints, events in which he had par
ticipated in 1866. There were a hun
dred and twenty-five passengers on
board the Blood Hound all keyed up
for the big event, as we pulled up
along side of the Great Eastern in
Trinity Bay. l was second in COM
mand under Captain Will; m Ryan
When we took the shore end cable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
Miss Mary Ball

Miss Mary Ball died at her home
on Pleasant street Monday evening
at IL o'clock. after a short illness.
Miss Ball was born in East Corinth.
the daughter of Benjamin and Letice
Whltmore Ball. For many years she
lived In East Corinth. coming to Wa
terville 16 years ago. She was al
ways great worker in the Baptist
church. both in East Corinth and
IN this city. Miss Ball was a 'FRONT.'.
nent member of the Mower class of
the First Baptist church Sunday
school and at the time of her death
was wee president of the WaterviIle
w. Z. L. L. In all charitable work
she mad always manifested a keen
interest and Willingness to be of sery-
ice and the many friends that she
mas made through this will miss her
sincerely. Miss Ball had a partic-
ulariy sweet disposition which en-
deared her to all with whom she
came IN contact and she had hosts
or friends In East Corinth, Water
vile and many other places.
MISS Ball is survived by a sister.
Miss Ophelia Ball, with whom she
lived; and by two cousins, Mrs. Alb
bic Quint and Mrs. Sarah Patten,
both of Lynn. Mass.
Funeral services will be held from
the home OF NJ. L. Emerson, sc
Pleasant street. at = o'clock this aft
ernoon. DR.. I. b. Mower, a lifelong
friend of the deceased. will officiate.
assisted by Rev. Leopold Fl. r. Hass
or the First Baptist church of Wa
terville. The burial will be in East
Corinth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-22
Local Talent
PredOminates in
Legion pop Concert

The longawaited Pop Concert of
the George \. Bouruue post of the
American Legion held at the Armory
last evening proved to be one of the
most pleasant social events that has
taken place this year. All available
tickets were sold somewhat in ad-
vance and large crowd Of happy
celebrants was present.
The hall had been very attractively
decorated From the ceiling were
suspended yellow streamers and this
color predominated the scheme OF
Gecora tions. The center of the floor
had been roped off to make room for
the dancers and the tables were set
around the hall, two deep On each
table was a large yellow flower.
The entertainment was made
largely from local talent. only one
act coming from away. Miss Anna
Riley of Portland furnished the for
eign talent and her singing and dane
ing act was highly appreciated by
the spectators. Miss Riley has had
considerable previous training, both
in professional ana amateur work.
and her performance of last night
showed much polish and ability.
The local entertainers are already
known to local people but their acts
OF last evening were new and all the
participants outdid themselves. The
acts were under the capable direction
of Mrs. Walter Hood who has taken
charge of previous Legion shows.
Among the local people taking part
in the cabaret We're Miss Alma Reny.
Miss Thelma DeLisle. Miss Ceciie
Martin and Ralph Blunt. Another
pleasing act was a style show with
living models, staged by the Emery
Brown Co. Richards Exclusive shop
and the Ida Taylor Hersom store.
One of the features of the evening
was the much talked Of mystery act.
The participants in this farce wer
Harold Hersom, DR.. r. T. Turcotte
and Harry BaWn. AS the orchestra
broke into the strains Of yes We
Have No Bananas" Harold entered,
apparelled as a fruit cart salesman
with the stalk of what was once
bunch Of bananas. Harry represented
Aunt Eppie Hogg, the latest lady In
three counties of Fontaine Fox fame
ami his accompaniment was, All
Alone" A climax was reached when,
with the orchestra rendering, why
Did I Kiss that Girl?" Doc came in,
attired as a massive woman, pushing
a perambulator and being followed
by the kids, represented by the MISS
es Reny and DeLisle.
The vaudeville took place during
the general dancing and music was
furnished by the Douglas Melody
Men Of Augusta.