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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Col. WhitmOre Visits
at Prairie du Chen

Prairie du Chien.-Colonel E. R.
Whitmore, retired from medical corps,
U. S. army, now Professor of Bacteria
logy university, Washington, D. c.,
made a call on his way to Rochester,
Minnesota, where he visits the Mayo
clinic for a few days. He rode over
from Patch Grove with Paul Humph-
rey, his brother-in-law.
Mr.. Whitmore formerly lived at Lam
caster, where he still has a brother
living. He studied medicine in DR..
Scanlan's office and later graduated
from the P. and S. college in Chicago
and then entered the army and is con-
sidered one of the best authorities on
bacteriology in the United States.
He was at the army medical school
during the world war and was in
charge of the preparations for inocula-
lions and vaccinations, and was retired
soon after the war.
His father lost his mother in New
York state, and the family, becoming
separated, he was brought to Wiscon-
sin by the Jenkins family, (Mrs. Paul
Herold's grandparents and lived with
them until he went into the Civil war.
When he returned he entered a farm
in the town of Lancaster and later
moved into the city of Lancaster,
where he died.-Crawford Co. Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
SOUTH LANCASTER FARM STORE
HOUSE OF STONE INDIAN RELICS

At the lower end of the farm, along
Pigeon Creek, is barrow, or burial
grounds Without doubt, if this bar
row was opened it would be found to
contain interesting relics without num-
Der. But it would be a dissertation of
a tomb.
In other days Indians ranged Grant
county, dug and smelted lead, farmed
their little patches of corn and beans
and hunted the deer and beaver. They
had their villages, although they were
a nomadic people. Their battle fields,
although, their activities as rule
were peaceful
Here and there, like the chip and
burial grounds are mute evidences of
their occupation. How they made their
crude stone weapons modern man does
not know.
Ole Glavem, the arrowhead maker,
worked for years to find how the In
dams made arrow and spear heads.
He finally arrived at process of heat
ing the hard stone and chipping it
delicately with water. So the In
dams must have worked in the ages
gone by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Doctors to Face Court
on Drug Law Count

MADISON-Dr. R. D. Shireman,
and DR.. C. NJ. Heth, Richland Center,
were brought to Lancaster late Thurs
day under arrest. They are facing
charges of violation of the national
anti-narcotic law and the prohibition
law. They were arraigned before U.
S. Court Commissioner Chauncey E.
Blake Friday.
The two physicians are alleged to
have sold to special government in
vestigators quantities of intoxicating
liquors and narcotics. Warrants for
their arrest were issued by .. S. At
torney w. H. Dougherty. The arrest
was made by Will Touton, chief de-
putty marshall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Great Deluge of Oil
Causes CONSERVATION

The last application of oil on Lam
caster streets, made last week, was
the worst yet. Oil stands in pools on
the streets and even ran into the
the cutters. A conclusion some citi-
zens reached was that Lancaster was
rich and could afford to line the sewer
pipes with OIL Another was that this
was one way of getting used to oil
operation. In any event the heavy ap-
plication caused considerable adverse
comment, some of it quite caustic.
THE HERALD understands that the
city had bought the oil and to put it
out at once, and did so. Reliable au-
thority says the city owns an oil stor-
age tank. but that the officials did not
make use of it for reasons of thei"
own. However, the worst is over
unless they get more oil.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
IOWA TOWN PLANS A
COMMUNITY CENTER
ION LANCASTER IDEA

Estherville, Iowa. town of 5000, a
city manager and $4,000 it doesn't
know just what to do with, plans a
community center modelled somewhat
along the lines of Lancaster, but elm
mating the large auditorium and add
ing swimming pool, gym, and other
features our building doesn't have.
When DR.. Ivey was here couple of
weeks ago the HERALD loaned him
a cut of our building and descriptive
write-up. The cut was published in
the Estherville Enterprise last week
with a write-up in part as follows:
CDR. A. Ivey, who has recently been
visiting in his old home town, Lancas-
ter, Wis, returned last Thursday
morning. He brought with him cut
of the Lancaster community building
which has been a great success in that
city. The building was completed in
February, 1924, and has had vast
amount of use since that time. In Lam
caster they taxed for the erection OF
the building and with all the tax the
people are still strong for the COM
munity building. They say the only
mistake is they made in its erection
They made few mistakes in its div
ision."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
BLAINE VETOES
STERILIZATION
BILL; UNFAIR
Those Able to Pay for Treat
ment In Private Institu-
tiOns Would Escape.

MADISON. - Insane and feeble
minded people in Wisconsin are not
to be subjected to enforced steriliza-
ton. Gov. John J. Blaine announced
that he had vetoed a committee bill
which would have given the state
board of control power to sterilize
certain mentally afflicted people on
their discharge from state institutions.
Under the bill every person dis
charged from an institution for the
insane or feebleminded would have
been subjected to an examination. If
after hearing it was determined that
public welfare would be benefited by a
sterilization of the individual, the ne
cessary operation would have been or
dered even though the patient and rel
atitves protested.
Blaine Cites Objections.
In vetoing the bill Gov. Blaine de-
clared that such measure would
make people hesitate to enter state
institutions or permit wards to be
placed there. He also asserted that
such a law would create hardship
because knowledge of the impending
examination on discharge would
counterfeit any treatment that the pa
tents might be given.
"There is another view to be taken
of this subject" Gov. Blaine declared
after enumerating several of his OBJ
jections to the bill. eff patient is
suffering from feeble-mindedness OF
insanity, particularly the milder cases
such patient will avoid being subject
ed to sterilization and will seek treat
ment in private hospitals.
Only Wealthy Would Escape.
"Only those who could afford tc
escape the expense of private treat
ment in private hospitals would es-
cape the penalty of sterilization. Rela-
lively, the wealthy person would be
saved from sterilization, while those
who could afford the expense at q
private institution would be subjected
to sterilization"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01

F. c. Burr and a party of friends
viewed the flood havoc at Cascade,
Iowa, 20 miles southwest of Dubuque,
last Sunday. The flood hit Cascade
two weeks ago last Monday when the
Maquoketa river went on a rampage
following heavy rains in its upper
reaches. No rain fell at Cascade.
A wall of water struck the town about
II a. M. the residents having plenty
of warning. 1t bored a new channel
temporarily through the heart of the
city of 1900, swinging about three
blocks from its regular channel and
cutting a path nine blocks long.
Everything in the path of the raging
water, houses, stores, garden plots,
lawns, ETC., were completely swept
away. Strong building crumbled like
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
BEEKEEPERS TO
START TOUR OF
COUNTY TODAY
Itinerary Includes Visits to
All Apiaries Possible to
to Reach in Two Days.

An automobile tour of Grant county
is enroute today on a trip of Inspection
of various apiaries throughout the
county, and will continue tomorrow.
The party is composed of beekeepers
and others interested in the industry,
and is in charge of N. E. France,
prominent beekeeper of Platteville.
The first yard to be visited will be
that Of c. e. Zilmers, one mile north
west of the depot in Boscobel at 500
o'clock a. m.
The following schedule will be OBJ
served if time permits: The tour will
go south to Fennimore, stopping on the
way at the yard of Harry Rice, four
miles south of Boscobel, and at G.. E.
Tuffley's apiary, five miles south of
Boscobel, both places being on the
Fennimore road.
Picnic at Bloomington.
At about 900 o'clock, visit will be
made at the apiaries of John Plattner
and Clarence Keys, both in the village
of Fennimore. From Fennimore the
tour will go to Mt. Ida where stop
will be made at the apiary of John
Sitter, and from Mt. Ida beekeepers
will go to Mt Hope to visit the yard
of E. A. Cooley, and then to Patch
Grove, where a call will be made at
the yard of Charles Robertson, one
half mile south of town. A picnic
lunch will be held at Bloomington
where the beekeepers will visit the
apiary of Grant Tubbs, in the village.
From Bloomington, the tour will
lead to the apiary of Walter Hemple,
four miles southeast on the Blooming
ton road. This is eight miles west of
Bloomington. The tour is expected to
reach this point at about 300 p. m.
From Mr.. Hemples yard, it is planned
to go to the apiary of Miss Gambler,
four miles out of Cassville on the Lam
caster road, and from there to Bee
town, to visit the yard of James Paf-
ford.
POtOSi Tomorrow.
The tour will start tomorrow at 500
a. m. from the yard of Henry Mankel,
five miles southwest of Lancaster, on
the Cassville road. If time will per-
nit, visit will also be made to the
yards of John Roesch and Louis Croft
in the city of Lancaster.
From Lancaster the tour will lead
to the yards of Joseph Hesseling, HI.
G. Krause and Joseph Udelhoven, at
Potosi It is planned to reach Potosi
about $50, and to leave there prompt
ly at 11:00 o'clock for Platteville,
where the beekeepers are to meet at
the new Masonic temple for a picnic
dinner at 1900 o'clock.
All should provide their lunch. I'M
mediately following dinner, beekeep-
ers will go out to Mr.. Frances home
yard, where he will talk on the early
history and development of beekeeping
in Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
VIEW HAVOC WREAKED
BY FLOOD AT CASCADE: APPALLING

chaff. Through the center Of the by
path the water cut a gulley 20 feet
deep leaving a bottom of fine sand
where before had been well improved
property Nothing remains in the
area except tangled wrecks of what
once was buildings, trees, etc. A
hardware man lost everything he had
except two or three heavy stoves. He
had recently completed paying for his
stock and building. All are gone. One
sick woman floated away on mat
tress and drowned, her daughter, who
stayed with her to the last. being res
cued. There were $4,000 spectators at
Cascade Sunday and 10000 there the
Sunday preceding Other towns in
the valley were hit also but not so
badly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
IN JUSTICE COURT
Liquor Cases Carried Over to Fall
Term of Circuit Court.

Charles Kaap of Lancaster, and
Joseph Holmes of Montfort, had pre-
liminary hearings last week on charg-
es of violation of the liquor law. They
each gave bond of $1,000 to appear at
the fall term of court.
Joseph Marcus of Muscoda, picked
up at Blue River on charge of trans
porting alcohol, gave bond for $1,000
last week and will appear at the fall
term of circuit court.
Laverne Johns of Platteville, known
as Sailor Johns, was in court last
week on a charge of liquor law viola
ton. He gave 81 900 bonds to appear
at the October term.
A case against Newton Edwards,
Hazel Green soft drink seller, was dis
missed for cause. 1t is said that Mr.
Edwards place was searched without
proper warrant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
SENT TO MENDOZA
Steps Taken For Treatment Of Two
WOmen.-One is Found Sane.

Mrs. Martha Lewis of Boscobel was
committed to Mendoza for treatment
on June 10, after examination by Drs.
Betz and Hayman. She suffers from
senile dementia.
Mrs. Ed. c. Morse of Platteville,
aged Al and the mother of three chill
dren, was committed on June 20, fol-
lowing examination by Drs. Andrew
and Buck. Mrs. Morse suffers from
melancholia and has twice attempted
suicide. One attempt was made 15
years ago and the last on June 2,
when she shot herself.
Miss Edna Montag, aged "a, of Paris,
was examined by Drs. Doolittle and
Godfrey on June II, and pronounced
in need of treatment and tending to-
ward dementia praecox but not insane.
Miss Montag was sent home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
VETS OF'61 MEET,
SHAKE HANDS AT
YEARLY REUNION
FennimOre Scene of Color
full Gathering of Soldiers
Two Days Last Week.

A nice crowd attended the Soldiers
and Sailors reunion at Fennimore or
Thursday and Friday, June 25 and 26
The following we're present:
Lancaster-Lewis Better, age 83; ]
F. Taylor 70; Richard Huftil, age 49,
A. c.. Morse, 80; Louis Croft, 70; Chas
Schneider, 80; Louis Schneider, 70.
Platteville-W. r. CumminS, age 70,
Alex. Mcpherson, 70; C. Schroeder, 85;
J. A. Blakely, 70; w. R. Snowden 80;
S. Moody, 80; Levi Muncey, 70; JOIN
S. Dean, IS.
BoscobeI- Isaac Lewis, 80; Franz
Kumrine 81; John Kicks, rs; Thomas
Gibbs, IS.
Wauzeka-W. A. Vaughan, 80; Geo
Kessler, 70.
vingston-Thomas Anderson, 80.
Fayette, Iowa-George Bronn, 80.
Fenni aore-J. F. Heberlein age 81
H. H. s. reeter 81; G. w. Russell, 81
w. M. G. tbule, 80; B. w. Niehaus, 70;
Ed. Wick rman, 80; I. c. Linton, go
Amos Hadlock, age 81.
Montfort-I. G. Dewitt, age 80; FREQ
Washburn, 80.
Blue River-Louis Craigo, 81; Cor
nelius, 70; Alonzo Sawyer, 81; A. L
Brenaman, 49,
Boscobel-Myron Sabins.
Veterans of the Spanish American
war present were: Matt Muench, Jno
Guenther, and Will Ward of Lancas
ter; R. S. Williams, E. A. HeberleiI
and Amos Hazen.
Louis Croft of Lancaster, was thu
Youngest Civil war veteran, and Alon
20 Sawyer, age 81, was the oldest vet
eran to register.
A large number of World War vet
Grams were also present.
Fennimore citizens extended then
a hearty welcome and in the Afternoon
of Thursday a nice program, witt
music, speaking and recitations wa
given. In the evening band concer
and campfire was held and a larg
crowd turned out for the meeting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Ayrshire Dairy Breed Make
Good Up in Richland Co.

RICHLAND CENTER.-Last week
William Nesbit sold a pure bred Ayr
shire bull and heifer to James Droak,
who resides near Hillsboro. So well
satisfied was Mr.. Dvorak with his pur-
chase that he returned and bought an
other heifer and brought his brother
with him who purchased a bull and
heifer also. This speaks well for the
Ayrshire cattle which are gaining in
popularity in the surrounding vicinity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
AGED MAN INJURED
Occupant of Buggy Struck by Ford
Car Driven Without Lights.

Gene Bass, employed by Mike Funk
on the old Roberts farm in Ellenboro,
was run down and injured Sunday
evening near the school on the Potosi
road. six miles south of Lancaster.
Mr.. Bass was riding in buggy. He
heard the roar of a car, but not seeing
lights, supposed it was some distance
off. The next thing he knew he was in
the road with several broken right
ribs and a demolished buggy. Mr..
Bass thinks the car was Ford and
is sure the driver was running with
out lights. He was conveyed home
and DR.. Fowler rendered medical as
assistance a short time afterward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
WOman'e Club Donates
$3.50 Desk to Library

The public library is in use after
being closed for redecorating. A hand
some job of interior work was done
by Captain Lane.
The womans club donated a hand
made librarians desk valued at $3.50.
The desk was made by Geo. P. Goble,
a veteran cabinet maker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Prison Binder Irvine.

THE HERALD does not know how
others feel about it. but il always
seems wrong to us for the state to en-
gage its confined men in occupations
which compete with other men trying
to make an honest living under COM
petitive conditions. 1t is enough to
have legitimate competition without
having the state step in and cut the
business to pieces with convict labor.
This goes for binder Irvine, brooms,
furniture or any other article of COM
MERGE We do not believe in encourag-
ing such business and we would not
knowingly or willingly buy a prison
made article for the reasons stated.
Live and let live.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
MIST SERVE TIME.

Sheriff livingston expects 10 serve
papers on George Shields, Boscobel
night police, unless he gives himself
I'D this week Mr.. Shields was con-
victed of assault in circuit court last
spring and given four months in jail.
His case went to the Supreme court
and was decided against him. Now
there is nothing for George to do but
surrender himself to the sheriff.
Whether or not Gov. Blaine will take
action in Shields case is not known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Barneveld Youth Commits
Suicide; DespOndent

BARNEVELD.-Fritz Huber, aged 20
years and ten months, who has been
working for Theodore Thompson on
his farm near Barneveld, committed
suicide by hanging yesterday noon. His
lifeless. body was found hanging in the
hayloft by Mr.. Thompson.
The cause of the tragedy is I'M
known. The young mans parents live
south of Ridgeway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
CrandOn Man Falls
From Boat, browns

CRANDON-Fred Gilmore, rail-
road man, was drowned in lake near
here Wednesday afternoon. The body
has not been recovered. 1t is reported
that Gilmore was adjusting the engine
in a motor boat when he lost his bal
ance and fell overheard. A wife and
children survive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
THESE MAY WE'D
Applications Were Eight in Number
Past Week.-FrOm Various Points.

Licenses to wed have been granted
by the county clerk to the following
named persons:
Caro- Lee Bower, Nina Kephart,
Boscobel.
John A. Gates, Bloomfield; Hazel
E. Wells, Livingston.
Henry NJ. Billings, Elsie Huntington,
Platteville.
john S. BARLEY, Waterloo; Ella
Cowleshaw, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Rollo E. Mills, Des Moines; Vir-
ginia Davis, Viroqua.
Elmer Carl Miller, Eden, Iowa
county: Leona P. Althaus, Montfort.
Clarence Mutt, Lulu Metcalf, Glen
Haven.
Orville J. Palmer, Fennimore; Mil
dred A. Graham, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Ore Prices Firm, Money
POurs Into Mining Towns

FAYETTEVILLE. Joplin zinc ore
ruled firm at $40 ton for 60 per
cent zinc assay. BY the same token,
offerings locally advanced to $50 a
ton. Shipments of nigh grade separ-
ator blend were exceptionally heavy
for the week. Lead ore rules firm
at S11250. Shelters are finding 1t
increasingly difficult to obtain neces-
sary quotas producers holding for
better prices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
THESPIANS WED.

Rollo Edwin Mills, 27, of Des Moines,
and Virginia Davis, q, Viroqua, were
married by Justice Burrows last
Tuesday. The young people are mem
bers of Brooks Stock Co., which play
ed at Potosi last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
BAND CONCERT
Usual Program of Musical Excellence
to be Presented Here Thursday.

America.
March-New Hartford-Myers.
Whitewater Lilies-King.
-Radiant-Kiefer.
Serenade-Grieving Breezes-Rosen-
kranZ.
March-1st Battalion-Crosby.
Seventeenth
Debutante-Myers.
March-R. NJ. B.-Jarrett.
Star Spangled Banner.
Conductor-Giacomo Fascinato.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
FORD ROADSTER STOLEN.

A Ford roadster, No. 18595-A. was
stolen at Prairie du Chen Saturday.
Sheriff Livingston was asked to be on
the watch for the stolen machine if it
comes this way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Consistency.

NVUSISIVHVgs
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of
little minds.-Emerson."
People who sometimes seem incon-
sistent may really change their minds
when they have more light on a sub
ject. They keep their minds open and
stand ready to admit their being wrong
and to accept new truth as they find it.
Consistency, as the poet says, is a
jewel when it is well founded. But 9
foolish consistency, stubborn hang
ing onto viewpoint after the holder
knows in his heart he is mistaken evil
dences a smallness of brain power.
Be consistent, but not consistent to the
point of maintaining a dishonest or
poorly grounded view.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01

Mrs. G. ]. Anderson. minnie Cas-
pers), left Saturday for Marquette,
Michigan, following a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Caspers.
From there she goes to her home in
Grand Rapids.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01

Which is the worst-reading evolu-
ton or the Loeb and Leopold and the
Shepherd trials?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01

Grant county can be thankful for
one thing-we don't need irrigation.
The heavens take care of that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01

An oil town invokes divine blessing
in opening a new we'll. The we'll vii
probably be closed with blessings of {
different character.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01

(Scientifc Note-Authorities COM
pare the American Indian, using stone
weapons and utensils, with the Neolithic
stone age man of Europe. In other
words from a standpoint of develop
ment the Indian stood before the white
white man came where the white of Eur
ope was 10000 years ago.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01

Speaking of fine scenery, have you
noticed how fine the corn and oats are
lately?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
MAS. vOELZ, South Lancas

@HAS. VOELZ, South Lancaster
farmer, has unique relic of In
N<dian days. 1t is white flint
spear-head he picked up on his
farm not long ago. The tip is chiseled
deity from flint, about 2 IL inches
long by ga inches wide. On the face
of the spear-head in relief is the carv-
ed face of a warrior. The head-dress
of eagle feathers, the ear, face, con-
tour, eye, chin, mouth and nose are
plain though crude in outline. The re-
verse side of the flint is plain and
smooth.
In Mr.. Voelz's field is place where
the Indians gathered to chip their ar
row-heads and tools. Charlie has ar
row heads, spear heads, a tool for
scraping hides and other interesting
mementoes of the Indian occupation he
has picked up at odd times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-01
Flashes
Life Is Short-TelI the Truth"

After all-Noah was chiefly to
blame. He put monkeys into the ark.