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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
Riding for a Fall.

Mussolini, Italy's dictator, is get
ting the front page of the daily press
regularly with his tantrums. The
newspapers, the world over, are sore
on him because he has stified all press
opposition in Italy and only allows
sheets favorable to him to operate. He
labors under delusion that he can
control mems minds by kept press
whereas a kept press is of no use to
anyone, least of all to the man or ma
chine who dominates it.
An effort to enlist the Vatican by
favorable legislation and otherwise has
seemingly failed as the pope has ex-
pressed disapproval of the dictator's
course, saying suppression leads to
anarchy, and that political dictator
ship is as bad as socialism.
The world will be- watching Italy
for the next few months. Either Mus
solini will die by the hands of the as
sassin or the public will realize his
true condition of mind and lock him
up in an asylum for the insane The
days of dissolution in government are
over, even in Italy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
LAST WEEKS WEATHER
Dec. 15-High 80; low "a. Prec. O.O8.
Dec. 16-High %; low 6.
Dec. 17-High %; low II.
Dec. 18-High 16; low 0.
Dec. 19-High 18; low 10.
Dec 20-High %. low IL

FORECAST-Cold and clear wealth
er. Not much snow
MISCELLANY - The disturbance
prevalent last week has passed east
and is followed by cold area of high
pressure advancing to the southeast
over the Plains states. New Orleans
again took the hand-painted calendar
for warm weather Sunday with a high
of rs above. Prince Albert, Manitoba,
Can, gets the 1eeced lined galoshes
with a low of minus A. Clear, cold
winter weather in sight. Get out the
red mitts and flannel indies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
RIG PRICE REDUCTIONS

In a page ad in this issue Dodge
Bros. Inc, calls attention to a price
reduction to be effective on and after
Dec Is, but not to be made known
until early next month The full ac-
count of the reduction will be awaited
with interest by the motoring public.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
THESE MAY WE'D

Ole Iverson Urdahl, Madison; Ger
tie Annette Nelson, Fennimore.
Samuel o. Kitelinger, Marion;- Ruth
R. Ward, Lancaster.
John Krohn, Lancaster; Leola
Rech, No. Lancaster.
Isaih Gill Butson Jr., Lima; Hilda
F. Mulheim, Wingville.
August D. Meyers, Julia Haskins,
Twin orsfO on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
POSTOFFICE TO MOVE

Oscar Wright received notice Mon
day that the postoffice department has
selected the corner quarters in the
Wright block for a local postoffice
the change to be made March 1, 1926
The quarters are 35x56 in area with
basement. The rental will be $1,000 a
year. The lease runs for ten years but
as the Herald understands it the gov
eminent reserves the right to revoke
at any time, the landlord being held
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
Magnifed Ego.


A good many of us get into a men
tai habit of thinking that the world is
in huge conspiracy to get the best of
us but we are going to "show them. .
Then we love to talk about how So
and-so rubbed it into us but we are
going to fix him!" All magnifed ego
every bit of it. People get sore at any
of us but they don't stay that way and
they don't lie away nights figuring out
how to do us. Too busy worrying over
their own troubles. A lot of people
have gone crazy over this one point
alone and the man who talks about the
big conspiracy against him is partly
crazy although maybe not crazy
enough to lock up. If he could only
learn that there is nobody can put him
down and out but himself and that as
longs as he works intelligently and
industriously he will get all the best
of it, his monomania would fade and
he would have a healthy, happy out
look.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
Correcting the Judge


Dell Rapids, S. D., Dec. 10, 1925
Grant Co. Herald,
A. L. Sherman, Editor.
Dear Sir:
A copy of your paper Of Nov. 18th
was handed to me by John Schaffer of
Cotton, S. D., subscriber of yours,
telling of the death of sister of mine,
Mrs. Anna Lonergan, wife of John
Lonergan of British Hollow, and see
ing that whoever wrote the article
was mistaken or badly misinformed l
felt it my duty to write you and correct
same. My parents came from Ireland
to England. Four of us children were
born in England-William, Michael,
Thomas and myself Mary was born
in Buffalo, N. Y, Anna and John were
born at Benton, Wis.
The family came to America from
England in 1912 and settled at Buffalo
N. Y, and lived there until 1849 when
they moved to Benton, Wis, moving
from there in 1856 to Grant county
Harrison township.
| was back to visit my brother
Thomas, and sister, Anna, in January
| 1914. Michael died before Thomas and
is buried at Potosi.
| And myself, | am feeling quite
among the living. I celebrated by 87th
birthday Oct. Goth. 1 am able to walk
| miles a day for exercise. My only
trouble is my eyesight is failing some
I have lived in South Dakota So
| years.
Yours truly,
PETER BOWEN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
High School Renders
A Pleasing Concert

A pleasant evening was spent at
the high school last Tuesday by those
who attended the school concert given
under direction of Prof Fachinato as
sisted by Miss Marjorie Elston. 1t was
gratifying to note how we'll the boys
and girls played and sang together
and the individual numbers were
charming. The program was as fol-
lows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
Christmas at Emmanuel Church
The Baptist Church

Do not fail to attend Sunday school
the last Sunday of the year.
Subject for morning: "The Great
est of Modern Preachers" BY. P. U.
1900 p. m. Subject for evening: "The
Fellow Who Went to Sleep in Church"
All are cordially invited to each and
every service.-Chas. w. Powell, Pas
tor,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23

Miss Mary Kelly died at her home
in Shullsburg last week.
Richard Lanyon. born at Mineral
Point. died suddenly at his home in
Chicago
Miss Bell Austin of Dodgeville and
Leslie Rowe of Dodgeville were mar
ried Tuesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
Let Us Go Outdoors.

And the snow is beautiful too Pure
white it is. Every housetop bears its
mantle of ermine. Every field is coat
ed with so bright a substance that the
eve cannot regard it long. The snow
and wind have washed the air pure
of all dust and all rubbish and debris
are covered For a while the air is
like sea air-washed by thousands of
miles of water. Those who spend
much time in the open now find it to
be the healthiest and most invigorating
season of the four.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23

A local firm humorously ends rules
on being happy by advising us all to
burn coal from their yard. And at
least being warm in winter is comfort
if not exactly happiness.
How to Avoid Unhappiness" would
be a better caption for this flash. 1t
comes to us that striving after greater
efficiency, piling up records which re-
quire increasing effort to surpass is
not the way to content.
Something is wrong with our eco
nomic system and our aspect toward
it when it puts too much of strain
on the members in struggle to break
records. 1t can be done. But each
time the record of sales, work, output
or whatnot is broken the standards
are moved that much higher and are
that much harder to equal or surpass.
A better way is to do ones best but
not too hurriedly To be content with
moderate returns and to have time to
live quietly and without strain.
For the past generation or so a
false efficiency has been our god.
Like many false gods we bowed be-
fore it unheeding wise Biblical in
junction and counsel. And at the end
it leaves us worn out from paying
homage to it. Rusty things ready to
be scrapped.
One has a given amount of health
and nervous energy. We can use
this constantly but wisely and live to
a ripe old age And find in working
usefully and sanely How to Be Hap
py."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
Christmas Eve at the NJ. E. Church

Christmas Eve at the NJ. T.. Church
There will be, as usual, the Christ
mas tree with all that accompanies it.
The program will be as follows:
First part: Songs and recitations by
the children of the primary and the
Junior departments of the Sunday
school.
Second part: A Christmas play by
the young peoples department of the
Sunday school, depicting the follow
ing:
Scene one-"No room at the Inn"
Scene two-The wise men and the
Star.
Scene three-The shepherds and
the angel.
Scene four-Herod and the wise
men.
Scene five-Tableau: Holy Night.
There will also be much Christmas
music.
Christmas at Emmanuel Church
p. m. Christmas party in the guild
hall for all.
p. M Christmas play, "The Nativ-
ity.''
Blessed Virgin-Eyelyn Sherman.
Shepherds-John Mclaughlin, John
Doolittle, Donald Drew.
Wise Men-Roser Sherman, Carl
Sweeney, j. G. Crichton.
Midnight Mass.
Choir will sing Woodward's Mass in
E fiat.
Sermon: Emmanuel, God with us.
Christmas morning a. m. Holy
Communion.
Public cordially invited
A. M. Mclaughlin, Pastor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
PUBLIC FORUM
Anent the Hitching Rails

No Lancaster, Wis, Dec. IA, 1925
Mr.. A. L. Sherman,
Editor of Grant Co. Herald,
Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Sir:
l have read with interest a little
booster paper gotten out by the long
suffering merchants of your enter
prising hamlet and quite heartily
agree with them in their plea for pat
ronage by people at reasonable dis
lance in all directions.
l think all farmers would agree
that it is much more convenient, Iogi-
cal and comfortable, to buy at home
from people they know, and where
they may examine the goods at their
pleasure, than to senl away for goods
ana make special trip to town to get
them later.
Certain it is that one can buy lust
as much quality for price in Lam
caster as in any other town-still
comes that plea for patronage Why?
one reason l have often heard men
toned among farmers is the lack of
tie rails for horses. True there are a
couple of barns, but when they are
full, or one wishes only to make a few
purchases, how about it? One cannot
both hold team and shop at the
same time, and many a chilly Hick
that has ridden in on the hurricane
deck OF a hog rack just gets home as
quick as he can if he can't tie up his
team. leaving the purchasing he might
otherwise have done for some other
time, when he goes in the car, and
perhaps to some other town.
Lancaster it is agreed depends to a
considerable extent on farmers Gus
tom. Farmers must depend on horses
to move their produce. Lancaster with
out horses may approach Heaven as
to sanitation, but without horses, flies,
white-wings and all it finds itself with
out farmers, so some extent and ap-
preaching the other extreme Let all
the merchants, mayors and clerks Ia
Dor nightly with pick axes and with
spades to replace as speedily as pos
sible that good old tie rail around the
court house square when Mr.. Sher-
man blasts out the curbing At any
rate, if this is too horrible to contem-
plate, let tie rails simple and un-
adorned arise in plenty within strik-
ing distance of all houses of business
and the farmers will be so pleased
that difference will be noted in Gus
tom.
Wrote by a bird who has sat and
held 'em.
HANK GODFREY.
P. S. Might also add if your mod
esty forbids it not, that your accounts
of travel in Europe were enjoyed by
myself as well as the other furriners
and you deserved their chawming flat
terry Sir.
H. B. G.
P. P. S. Print this if you want to.
All l ever buy is smoking tobacco
anyhow and 1 couldn't find my kind
there the last time I was in town SC
will have to send for some.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23

The successful money dealer is on
a Decline to prosperity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
KiWanians Entertain at
Annual Football Banquet

The Kiwanis club entertained foot
ball clubs of Lancaster, Bloomington
and Fennimore at banquet Thurs
day night, about 125 members, boys,
and friends of guests of honor being
present The dinner consisted of roast
beef and brown gravy, mashed pota-
toes, cranberry sauce, stewed corn,
rolls and raisin bread, pie la mode
and coffee. This was followed by a
round of talks rendered as follows:
Address of Welcome....-...
---......-.-..-..-.--W. J. Brennan, Pres Kiwanis
Response for
Billy EDWARDS
Response for
Morrison Capt.
Response for mington---.-.-..----.......--..-
Burden, Capt.
The 1925
Few Remarks.---.-.-..-.-.-.-Dr.E lgie Kraut
Talk "Roundy" Coughlin, State Journal
w. Brown
Principal Bloomington Schools
E. DreScher
Principal Fennimore Schools
Address. S. McNelly
Princiapl Lancaster Schools
Director Athletics, University of Wisconsin
Mr.. Titles address was the prime
event of the evening but the other
talks were good and to the point, be-
ing much enjoyed. The affair was the
second of the kind given by the club
and all present voted 1t to be huge
success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23

A friend is one who knows more
about your fai1ings than anyone else
does, but likes you just the same.
Don't forget-The Herald makes a
fine Christmas present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
A December Sunrise.

"A
Descriptions of beautiful sunrises
and other glories of Nature are GUS
tomary in summer but rare in winter
The poet sang his query: ooh, What
is So Rare as a Day in June" and it
remains unanswered But winter has
it's beauties too.
We are near the winter solstice and
Wednesday, after the big snow, the
dawn came late but bright. The east
ern sky was shot with clouds of pink,
opal and gold. The sun dipped above
the horizon line and shone through
and the heavenly miracle vanished but
at once every bit of vegetation spark
led with diamond lights. fairy pic
ture that every tree glistening in
the morning glow It had been misty
the night before and this fog had
frozen on twig and bough causing the
beautiful spectacle.
These things evade the camera,
exact as it is in recording things. A
skilled artist might work lifetime
and accomplish but 1.-THE of what
Mother Nature in few hours throws
across her canvas with a gorgeous
brush. Nature accomplishes In lord
ly gesture what man would work his
life to portray and then fail.
The sun shines brightly and the
spectacle fades to be renewed when
Nature deems wise. For a brief time
we have been given glimpse of win
tiers in q most striking costume.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23

A poet died in Iowa the other day
at the age of 80. This shows that
more and more the midwest does not
believe in mob violence.
Red Grange tells the reporters he
is going to make million and quit.
Red shouldn't kid himself. We all
said the same and here we are working
as hard as ever.
The newspapers have to pay exor-
bitant postage rates, and so do you
when you mail paper anywhere.
Rates were put up in order to make
the department self-supporting. And
it has the same old deficit, and the
same people pay it who pay the in
creased rates of postage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
Getting Streets to Grade.

Lancaster has been talking paving
for number of years but has never
done anything about it unless the old
macadam we have now may be called
paving" Paving it is indeed but a
most primitive form of it and the town
has spent enough renewing and patch
ing to pay for considerable perman-
ent paving. But before any paving is
done the streets will have to be put to
grade so that intersections will meet
in more or less uniform manner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23

Send them the Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
Flashes
"Life is ShOrt-TeII the Truth."
"Life is Short-Tell the Truth"
Old-Time Winters.

Old-Ilme winters
Winter
Is here now
In Real Earnest
And the Man Who
Predicted an Open
Season is hunting for
A Warm Place by the Fire
Winter Brings
Stories by Old-Timers-
Of how cold it was in Years
Gone by and how they dug them
Selves out of the snowdrifts and
Walked Miles
And Miles to School
And slept under bare rafters-
With the snow sitting down through
The chinks in
The Shakes and
How dad got them out
Of bed at 4 a. m. and made
Them cut wood and carry water
And feed the stock while the snow
Kept sitting
And sifting-sounds-
Cold that like the old
Fashioned sleighbells and
Poems about the Beautiful
Snow we used to hear in days
OF long ago.
That was when Children
Obeyed their parents and
Stayed home nights and Dad read
To the family circle by the light Of
A Kerosene Lamp
And the old sheet-iron-
Stove roared, sending out
A warm glow and the house
Was full of light and love and
The old American home
Was an institution where
Real hospitality ruled and no one
Went by that door hungry or without
Clothing or shelter.
And in those days
Women wore bustles-
And long skirts and laced
Tight and used cute little fans
And talked on proper subjects only
And men chawed-
Terbaccer and spit on
The stove and wore suspenders-
To keep their pants from falling
Down, and
Voted a ticket
Straight and drank
Whiskey at one dollar "a
Quart and a dollar would buy
Twelve pounds of beefsteak and
Twenty pounds of sugar or hfteen-
Dozen eggs
And when people
Went to Madison
On a trip they talked about
It all winter, and powder was used
To kill bedbugs-
And load shotguns-
And red paint went on
Barns and mems noses
Instead of Women's faces and
A dollar would pay a years
Subscription to the Herald when the
Editor was hungry
And you caught him
Mapping and two dollars would
Buy cord of good hickory wood
But times have changed and liquor
is poorer every day and even though
we listen to the radio and have warm
houses and enclosed cars the Herald
believes the Old-timers had all the
best of it.
Wishing one and all Merry Christ
AL. SHERMAN
Smyrna times., 1925-09-30
New Dover Opera House

Friday and Saturday-"Teeth" the
latest starring vehicle of Tom Mix,
with Tony, the horse, and Duke, the
dog, William Fox production direct
ed by ]. G. Blystone, was adapted
from the popular novel, "Sonny,"
written by Virginia Hudson Bright
man, a former well-knOwn newspaper
woman, and Clinton H. Stagg. In the
original story, Sonny is an Airedale
that has many hairbreadth escapes.
The book is described by its publish
ers as "a dog story, a love story and
a Western story" In the screen YER
sion the sequence and incidents have
been slightly changed to allow great
er opportunities for Tony, the horse
and Duke the dog and the result is
the best Tom Mix vehicle of his eX-
tended stellar career.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-30
Gbe Screen
At The Strand. Smyrna

Thursday, Oct. Elaine Hammer
stein, Renee Adoree and Lou Telegen,
in "Parisian Nights" A very good
melodrama is this picture-one which
affords plenty of excitement, which is
eXcellently balanced with romance, a
romance punctuated with thrills as the
heros panthers give battle to the
wolves. We are taken on an adven-
turOus journey that will keep your in
terest all the way through.
Saturday - AdOlphe Menjou and
Greta Nissen. The principle interest
in this feature is in the debut of the
Morse beauty, Greta Nissen. There is
no refuting the statement that Greta
is beautiful, yes and shapely. The
men are going to like her, too, for she
is very easy on the optic nerve.
Monday-We take pride in announc-
ing the coming engagement of "Lov-
ers' Lane" at this theatre. This is the
play by Clyde Fitch, peer of our Am
erican drama. 1t has been unfailing in
its perennial appeal, and more stock
companies have played this delightful
rural drama than any other. Lovers
Lane-the path of hearts desire!
Clyde Fitch has given the two words
a romantic meaning that will enter
tain every person who boasts a heart
whole or broken. To each of us
Lovers Lane" has a distinct meaning
but always it denotes the life we
choose to live. Our Lovers Lane
may be service and self-sacrifce-
fame and nOtoriety-years of study in
seclusion-a life of pleasures-orl love
The story deals with a young doctor
who has chosen to devote his life tC
service, even at the sacrifice of love
for his sweetheart believes she car
find more happiness in the pleasure O1
metropolitan life. 1t is a fascinat
ing story, both romantic and matter
Of-fact, and you will like it from star
to finish.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-30

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Smyrna times., 1925-09-30
EXECUTORS SALE
OF
Real Estate

at the store of Royden Caulk, Black
bird, Delaware the following described
Real Estate, late of William R. Smith,
deceased, tO-Wit:
New Britain herald., 1925-09-30
Scotch Plaids Again
 In Vogue in England

London, Sept, 80 Rl- Scotch plaids are In vogue in Scotland, Queen Mary and Princess Mary gave them q boom at d recent gathering at Bal moral castle at Bracmar by appear. Ing In tartan skirts.
 Now the "BIack Watch" tartan and the black and white shepherds plaid, which are neutral in tone, are Tn special demand. Skirts ma,M from the plalds are closely plcatcd at the back like kits. Their fronts are wrapped and fastened on the right Slde with large gold or silver kilt pins These add smart touch to the garment. Roth the queen and the princess wore skirts which fell all most to their ankles. They also wore woolen stockings.
 Highland taiors in Scotland arc much amused a, tourists who wear tartan skirts with silk hosiery and high hcelcd slippers,