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Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
ProfessiondIisTrl

The seance was proving a great
success. The new member of the cir.
Gle, an Oldham pigeon fancler, had
been brought into touch with the late.
ly departed father-in-law, who had
Just announced he was an angel.
"Wr wings an all?" asked the son.
in-law.
The reply was in the affirmative.
what dOsti measure fra tip to
tip?" asked the pigeon fancier.-Van
cOuver Province.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

Vertical.
1-ThOughtfuI
2-Insect
3-District in London
4-VaPOr
Choose
G-Place for skating
Month (abbrD
S-FlavOrs
s-Lack the courage (twO words
cOntractedD
IO-MiStake
1I-Rebuke harshly
12-Extra players on the stage
(cOIIO
13-ShOrt for kind of rubber
I5--Established price
IS-First name of n south American
pugilist
21-Evidence of a college degree
23-FIOwers
25-PrevaricatOrs
27--The twilight (rare)
29-Arid
3O-COxcOmb, dandy
33-DivisiOn of congress
34-SIender, leafiess. spirally eOiIinG
organ of climbing plants
35-Slay
37-Rampart Carch.D
3S-Guides
39-DrainS
4O-The law of retributiOn Che
OsOphicaD
41-Hacket
43-Hit, ball
45-TO leap over
4G-FiShinE accessory (pl.)
49-English school for boys
5O-ROde CScOtch)
53-LiVing American writer famed
for his fables in slang
55-JeVVel
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
Grab Found in Book

In the matter of odd bOOkmarks be
tween the pages of returned volume
one librarian claimed the blue ribbon
by citing a slice of raw bacon which
one Of his assistants had salvaged from
a copy Of Mr.. Services poems.
But his claim was instantly given
second place when the chief Of a ia
nous library in a great manufacturing
city countered with a sOft-shell crat
which turned up between the leaves
of a book on engineering.-The Out
look.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
All Fixed Up

Tony was being examined in the
civil service commissioners room for
a labOrer's position. He was fluent In
most Of his answers, and it appeared
he would pass without any difficulty.
But hic downfall came when they
asked If ne had been naturallzCd.
He seemed a bit puzzled, but at last
his face lighted up and he said:
"Ah, know whata you mean.
Scratcha da arm. Yes, lasta week.
Kansas City Star.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
Not Guilty

.o,vete is always delicious
Ola !. nsl example, the little girl who
pIs iOi o. her mother had said she
Hsp! 'nu, .',,.b TO be disturbed during
80 hour. :, ,orgot and went and
DE sn'tb tSe door, only to be sharply
rpel ~ Iben her mother woke W
sDlnasu aiss-,onsed to know who was
prbins' mother" cried the little
't t.v,sSIv, TrT abut It amt now"
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

A very quiet but pretty wedding
was solemnized at Glendale Saturday
February IA, when Miss Edna Trav-
ers, only daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Alonza Travers, was united in mar
riage to Mr.. George NJ. Reed, of Mag
nolia. The ceremony was performed
by the brides father, formerly pastor
of St. Paul's NJ. Z. Church, Dover.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed motored to Wilmington, where
a reception dinner was given to them
by Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace, an aunt
of the groom. A great many useful
and beautiful gifts were received
Those present from Dover and vicin-
ity were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Reed
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Carl, Mrs. H
J. Knight, Mrs. E. 7. Ridinger, anC
daughter, Ida, of Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
Charming Thought

It was after dinner and the talk hao
turned to psychology. This disturb
ing question had just been put:
when does old age really beginT
To establish a formula was proving
rather difficult, when one lady, who
did not look her years, found the fol
lowing:
ITO me, old age is always fifteer
years older than l am."-CyranO
Paris.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
Hnd to Keen Il

Mothe--Where did you got that
nickel2
Wnlie-You gave it to me for the
heather.
MOther-Then why did you keep 1T
Willie-Well, teacher said l was s
heathen.-MOntreal Gazette.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

Solution will appear in next issue.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

Solution Of Puzzle No. 81.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
Hard on the Ball

She Wasn't mother pumping yOl
last night?
He-Yes, and I think she'd better
roo. That's what L need.
She-What do you mean?
He-Your dad has been using III.
for football.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

Approximately 5000 was realized
from the chicken and oyster supper
held last week by the Firemen's Band
of Middletown in the New Century
Club of Middletown. The clubhouse
was filled to capacity from 5 to 9
o'clock. The money will be placed in
the bands fund.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

At a meeting of the citizens of Do
yer held in the court house, it was de-
cided to instruct town council to in
crease the taxes this year to provide
funds for the purchase of additional
fire apparatus.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

The first theft of an automobile
from a private garage at Laurel Oc-
Cured last week from that in the
rear of the home of George o. Cooper
in Central avenue. The lock was
broken and the larger of two autos
was taken. Tracks indicated that the
thieves took a southerly course, and
authorities of towns in that direction
have been communicated with.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

Fire, late Monday morning, dam
aged the general store of Burnite
Kemp, of Dover. Fire was observed
burning between the ceiling and up
per floor of the store, near a CHM
ney. The Carlisle Fire Company Of
Milford was summoned,but the flames
were extinguished before they arrived.
The fire is thought to have originated
from a defective fiue. The loss has
not been estimated, but it is believed
to be slight.
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

Horizontal.
1-Defle through mountains
5-GOd of love
9-POint out
11-Cuts
13-WiId animal
I4-One of race, half man and
half horse, of descendants of
yxiOn Cmyth.)
leland measure (pl.)
17-HOIder for rowing accessory
19-WnterinE place
2O-FOrmer United States ambas-
sndOr to court of st. James
22-GrOwth produced on organic
matter (var. sp.)
23-Versifier
24-BIackSmith's accessory
26-TO free of
27-Paintings pOrtraying domestic
scenes
2S-Lukewarm
3O-Thread used in embrOiderinE
81-Bird
32-SateIIite of the earth
33-Tale
38-COuples
30-Appears
4O-RelatiVes
42-Butcher's stock in trade
44-GirFS name
45-BraVery
47-Merganser OF northern Europe
and Asia
4S-Stuf
49-PreviOusly
51-VCgetable
52-A layer
54-SurrOunded by the sea (pOetic)
56-ImageS
57-FatherS
5S-PerlOd of fasting
&heraldry)
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities
Smyrna times., 1925-02-25

''The very thought of qsrriag
alarms me. Fancy having a husbant
about the place day in dag out"
Don't you worry, dear. Il yol
marry Jack it will soon be day In
night ont. with London Man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
LOCAL STREET AID

Lancaster city gets $50 mile for
1888 miles of city streets out of the
gasoline tax fund! In the there are
3.29 miles of state trunk lines for
which the city will receive state aid
of several hundred dollars mile.
The exact amount per mile has not
been determined but the amount is
substantial
A local feeling exists to the effect
that the county and state should
maintain and improve all portions of
trunk lines running through the
city. Regarded as trunk lines instead
of city streets, the highways would be
subject to considerable Improvement
at no cost to local taxpayers. As
these thoroughfares are under state
and county control they should be so
regarded.
The county is beginning the scarf
fication of the Beetown road from the
Hymer corner to the city limits. This
is in line with the plan above men
toned. The street is subject to heavy
traffic and has been in bad condition
for long time. Following the scar
flying the street will be re-surfaced
with crushed stone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
Platteville Guardsman
Victim of Gun Accident

PLATTEVILLE-He Martins, a
member of Co. M, Machine Gunners,
Platteville, was seriously injured Mon
day night while cleaning rapid fire
gun in the Eagle armory.
The spring which controls the firing
pin was accidentally released and
struck Martins between the eyes and
in the right eye. The right eye was
pierced and the forehead deeply cut
Martins was unconscious and was
taken to the Andrew hospital, where
Dr. H. A. Soles said it would be day
or two before they could determine
whether the sight of the eye is lost.
Martins is a married man and has
five children.
The machine gun company was
holding its regular drill Monday night
and was getting equipment in readi-
ness for the annual encampment at
Camp Douglas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
WEATHER REPORT.
Month Heaviest in Rainfall in Past
SO Years.-Other Weather Data.

June, 1925 broke the 33-year record
for precipitation of moisture. 1880
inches of water fell during the month
This compares to a yearly average OF
4.55 inches.
But say, folks, do you call that rain
in June, 1892, 14.16 inches of rain fell
to the ground. That was the big wei
spring when it started to rain in April
and rained right up to the 4th and
then let up and didn't rain drop for
about two months. However, the crops
were made and stood the drouth with
out trouble.
Temperature for June averaged &c
degrees which is just one-tenth of q
degree above the average. In that re-
spect the month was ideal. The hot
test weather, 80 degrees, was exper-
fenced around the 5th-6th. The cool
est on the 11th-46 degrees.
The heavy rains of June caught the
year up with its accumulated moisture
deficiency. In other words, the dry
spring caused a considerable de-
ficiency of moisture which dried UP
the springs and brooks and many OF
them are not running yet. But the
rain brought back the fields and pas
lures in fine shape.
June was a month of sunshine with
possible per cent. There were a
number of thunder storms but no 9th
err phenomena worthy of note.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
IAN UNCLE TOM' SHOW
WITH assure huff

Miss Taylor, advance agent for
Terry's Uncle Toms Cabin show,
was in the city Thursday arrang-
ing advance bookings. Terry's is
said to be one of the best producers
of the ancient stage classic on the
road and respite its vintage the
old thriller will always bring a
large crowd.
Few of the elders but do not
remember the Uncle Toms Cabin
show of their younger days. The
thrills, the pathos, the comedy are
among childhood's most cherished
memories. The Rebellion was
close then-its tragedy, its set
ting, its achievements. Without a
doubt, true or not, the story of
Uncle Toms Cabin was one of the
great factors in the freeing of
the slaves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
Local NeUs Items

Mrs. Kate Rudersdorf and children
of Hartford were here visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Geo. Muender of Montfort was
mid-week guest of her brother, Ed
gar Grebe, of this city.
Miss Nellie Moran of Austin, MINI,
is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Woodhouse
The Lancaster Kiwanis club at its
Wednesday meeting voted to support
the local chautauqua, each member
agreeing to buy such tickets as he
could use.
r. P. Garner and wife went to Fl.
Atkinson Friday for a visit until yes
terday with Clarence Hinch and fam
lily.
Mrs. Florence Lane has improved in
| health from stroke she suffered last
spring so that she hopes to accom-
pany her daughter, Mrs. Effie Willard
home to Seattle.
Ed Sweeney, who suffered broken
nose in the football games last fall,
had the member operated on at Du
buque hospital last week. He is do
ing we'll.
DR.. F. J. Henkel is secretary of the
newly organized Izaak Walton league
at Richland Center. r. c. Burnham
! is president. twenty-five Richland
Center men went on the charter.
Mrs. Virgil Frye and children of
Mt. Vernon S. D., spent the past mid
week here visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. w. D. Garner. They left Friday
for Montfort to visit at the parental
Neuroth home.
Hon. ]. w. Murphy returned last
week from Oklahoma, where he had
been trying a case. He says the
farms look prosperous and that the oil
business is booming. Wheat in Okla
homa will produce ten bushels of
wheat per acre. Kansas does not look
! so good. Frost did not do much
damage and peaches, pears, ETC., are
ripening nicely.-Platteville Witness.
Frank Hunsaker has gone to Day
ton, o., to work for the National Cash
Register Co. His grandmother, Mrs.
Elsie Van Dusen, resides at Dayton.
Miss Mabel Huff has been visiting
her brother, George at Milwaukee
Mrs Branscombe of Spokane,
Washington has been a guest of her
niece, Mrs. Joseph Casper.
Robert Morse was in Madison last
week visiting his great uncle and
aunt, Gov. and Mrs. John ]. Blaine, at
the executive mansion.
Clarence Howe, son of John Howe.
favored the Lancaster Liwanis club
with three final vocal solos Wednes
day, playing his own accompaniment.
Mr.. Howe returned to his home in
Evanston following an extended sell
ing trip through Iowa. He represents
the Bradley Knitting Co., his fathers
old firm.
J. A. Hosegood returned Friday
from Petersburg, Fla, stating that
the opportunities for money making
there as related by Oscar Monson had
not half been told. Large fortunes
are being turned daily all over Flor
ida, and Petersburg has grown from
mere village to city of $4,000 The
winter population there is placed at
100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08

Robert Draper is visiting friends in
New York and Canada.
Miss Jane Sheehan of Galena, was
in Lancaster last week, the guest OF
her friend, Miss Susan Clementson.
Clair Totman was in Doodlittle hos
pital last week for a minor operation
| The Totmans are here on a visit from
Bookings, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Schmidt of Mad
ison, are here for visit with Mrs
| Schmidt's mother, Mrs. Mary Clement
son.
George Hillary and wife and Chas.
Hillary and family of Bloomington
went to GAINESVILLE Thursday to drive
out new Chevrolet.
J. w. Curran, Milwaukee, travelling
freight agent for the Grand Trunk
road, was Lancaster caller on Agent
Williamson Thursday.
Five cars of livestock left the Lam
caster yards Tuesday, this being a
sizeable summer shipment. There
There was one car of hogs and four
cars of hogs, cattle, sheep, mixed.
The Schreiner Park swimming pool
has been cleaned out due to efforts of
Earl Sangster and his Boy Scouts. The
recent rains have repleniShed the
springs and a good water supply ex-
| lists.
| Miss Alpha Roth is attending sum-
mer school at Wisconsin University.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark are home
from an extended visit with a son at
| Indianapolis and daughter, Mrs.
William Oliver Johnson, of Louis
vile, Kentucky.
| Relatives received word that Mrs
Mraie Brendemueh1 Block successful
| ly underwent an operation for goitre
at Madison last week Her cousin,
Miss Velma Stivarius, r. N. is varing
| for her-Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Keane and two
sons left Lancaster Friday for Sui
Ivan, Wis, where they will reside.
Mr.. Keane was operator at the depot
until railroad inactivity began and
more recently has been employed with
the district highway forces.
Mrs. William Lee of this city, an
nounces the marriage of her daughter,
Winnifred, to Marvin Paulson of La
| fayette county. Mr.. and Mrs. Paulson
will reside on his fathers farm south
of Darlington. Their marriage took
place at Galena Saturday week ago.
| DIR. Elmer Kraemer, son of Fred
Kraemer and wife of Madison and
formerly of Fennimore and Lancaster,
was united in marriage to Miss HUI
dha Cook of Cleveland, Ohio, Wednes-
day in the Amasa Stone Chapel in
that city. Both are university grad
yates and the groom has signed a
three years contract to teach chemis-
| try in the Wisconsin university.
D. H. Webster, until recently editor
of the Muscoda Progressive, was a
Lancaster caller Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Webster severed his connection
with the Prog" last week, his place
being taken by Ellis Lee who opera
ted a photograph gallery here few
years ago Mr.. Webster plans a good
vacation following extended years OF
hard work before seeking a location
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
GOOD PASTURES
MAKE INCREASE
IN MILK FLO W
Cheese Factories Are TAX.
ing Supplies Adequate to
Maximum Output.

The greatly improved condition of
pasturage has resulted in a largely
increased flow of milk, and cheese
factories of the county are taking
daily supplies adequate to their maxi
mum demand.
Checking up Is cheese factories in
the county last week the following
report was obtained:
Lone Pine, $500 pounds; Ellen
boro, 5000 pounds; Buckwheat
Ridge, 5000 pounds; Carr Cheese
Co., 1000 pounds; Red School fac
tory, 1000; Banner Cheese factory,
$500 pounds; Bunker Hill, 1000
pounds; Dennis Cheese factory,
1000 pounds; Blockhouse, 5000
pounds; Platte Ridge, 5000 pounds;
Dickeyville, 5000 pounds; Wolf Hol-
low, 1000; Big Patch, new plant,
$500; Toomey Cheese Co., 5000; I'm
ion Cheese Co., $500 pounds.
For the past three weeks prices
have been uniformly high on all
styles of American cheese. Saturdays
market as wired from Plymouth was:
Twins, 20.5c; Daisies, 21c; LLong-
horns, 21c, and Square Prints, 81 q C.
One cheesemaker stated that there
is a lot of good money coming into
the county as result of the better
pasturage, and the continued high
price, and both dairy farmers and
cheesemakers are taking down some
very desirable profits at this time.
The Dairy Situation.
The production situation is perhaps
RI n
stock of at this time. The appearance
of full-grass butter on cheese and
distributing markets evidences the
fact that COWS are on pasture in some
sections. 1t appears that butter pro-
duction is running materially heavier
during the present month than a year
ago, although taking the calendar
year as a whole, there still remains
a decrease of around per cent.
Cheese production is also apparent
ly making gains which should place it
at about the same as last years pro-
duction, but which compares with
previous years increases running as
high as 8 per cent. Condensed milk
production is doubtless being influence
ed to some extent by favorable but
ter and cheese markets, and some
manufacturers have taken advantage
of the relatively high prices which
have prevailed on butter and cheese,
diverting their own milk into these
products, while others have held down
their production as result of fail
ing to meet the competition of cream
cries and cheese factories.
Are Price Levels Safe!
When it comes to prices, it may be
said that they have held at levels
which many of the trade neither antic-
ipated nor expected could be main
tanned. There have been and still are
differences of opinion as to whether
existing levels are safe from the stand
point of storings risks.
Butter prices continue to be about
sc higher than a year ago. Cheese
prices are about &c higher, and the
testimony has actually been upward.
Despite the sentiment which per-
sists that prices are too high, the
production outlook and the fairly good
movement of current receipts at mar
kets are factors which have prevented
declines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
Birds Are Protected
By Last Minute Bill

MADISON-Beaver, pheasants, quail
and cartridges were protected by the
Wisconsin legislature in its final
hour. Just before sine die adjourn
ment Monday it was discovered that
through an error the composite game
bill failed to provide a closed season
on beaver and game birds. A bill by
Assemblyman Clinton G. Price, Maus-
ton, providing for short open season
for beaver and closed season through
out the year for Monaghan, Chinese,
ringneck and English pheasants, quail
bob whites and Hungarian cartridges
was the last measure enacted by the
two houses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
ElkhOrn Fireworks Flash
Two Days Ahead of 18th

LKHORN-Elkhorn had a big dis
play of Fourth of July fireworks two
days early, when 5000 stock in the
Elkhorn Variety store became ignited
in some unknown manner Thursday
afternoon.
A counter 20 feet long had been
piled high with pyrotechnical mater
ials and all were destroyed. The re-
sultant fire caused damage estimated
at $500, by F. B. Last, proprietor of
the store. Flames leaped into the
postoffice next door, but were quickly
brought under control and did little
damage there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08

The little tot came-maybe in the wee small
hours of the mOrning-your doctor was there to
greet it. to care for it, and to give it chance
to start Alright
Being there meant hours of lost sleep to him.
He didn't fret He knew he was needed and he at
tended to his duties cheerfuly But the proud faith
er and the fond mother, did they remember the
doctors interest and sOlictude, which on that par
hcular occasion was so necessary?
Did they take into consideration his long and
ceaseess vigil and pay the bill promptly?
Or is the doctor still pleading for his money? Is
your baby now walking, paid for?
Honest parents pay their doctor bills. They set
good examples for their children to follow.
Bear in mind that the service your doctor gives
is faithful service. He is always ready to answer
your call. He never shirks his duty. Twenty-four
hours every day he awaits your beckons Are you as
faithful in paying him what is due?
Your doctor knows you could pay something on
your bill if you would He knows that so long as you
neglect what is honestly due him you are not playing
square,
You obtained his services by acting a lie. You
pretended you would pay-but SO far you haven't
If you are honest you will go to your doctor and
pay him tell him when you will pay. If you have
MT the moral courage to face him you are coward
He knows it, and you know it.
To further ignore your doctor bill is to confirm
the belief that you wifuly and acknowledge
deadbeat and that you perfectly willing to let
your child grow up "unpaid' for.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
WELL DEATH A MURDER.

SHE'LL LAKE, Wis.-The body Of
Milo Hemrod, missing from his home
for several days, Tuesday morning
was found at the bottom of well at
the Hemrod place. southeast of Earl.
with a bullet hole through the head,
It developed upon investigation that
what at first appeared an accident
was a case of cold blooded murder.
according to the coroner, who said
evidences were that Hemrod had been
in the we'll for two or three days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
Village Post Office is
Blown Open By Yeggmen

FOND DU LAC-Burglars entered
the postoffice at Van Dyne some time
Wednesday night and after ransack-
ing the place made their escape with
a quantity of stamp books, stamped
envelopes and some cash. Miss Linda
Disch, postmistress, discovered the
robbery Thursday morning. Report
was at once made to the ,postoffice au-
thorities in Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
coal CRTSHES LARORER.

MENASHA.-D Boyce. so, was
instantly killed Tuesday in the boiler
room of the Gilbert Paper Co.'S plant
here when a coal conveyor used in the
automatic furnace feed system jump
ed the track and fell on him, crush
ing him Boyce was married.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
KmBOURN YOUTH KILLED.

BARABOO.-Cli Cummings. "a,
Kilbourn young man. met death Tues
day night when two motor cars crash
ed together on highway y. near Del
ton. Young Cummings head was
crushed. Others in the melee were in
iured
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
DESPONDENT. SHOOTS SELF.

LA CROSSE. Despondent over
marital difficulties, Mrs. William
Weinke, 80, Bangor farm woman,
shot herself through the head with a
revolver Mrs. Weinke married the
man her mother divorced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08

You will find some easy going PEG.
pie who are hard to stop.