ESTABLISHED 1843.
CLEVER SWINDLER IS
NOW LODGED IN JAIL
Was Writing Insurance Illegal
ly in This County.
Claimed to be a Special Representative
of the Great Lloyds Company,
of London, England.
Another slick swindler, who gives
his name as “Joe Gibson’’ is behind
tne bars of the Grant county jail,
face to face with the grim-eyed law,
Gibson, who is a man about 55
years old, with almost snow white
hair and mustache, has been operat
ing in this section of country for
several weeks past, posing as an agent
for the great insurance company
Lloyds, of London, England, and his
business has been that of writing in
surace upon high class registered
horses and cattle, particularly horses,
with a fondness for racing stock and
breeding stallions.
Lloyds is one of the oldest and best
known of the companies handling
this class of insurance, and as the
rates quoted by Gibson were con
siderably lower than ordinary he nad
little difficulty in finding plenty of
business. He explained this low
rates by saying that he was a
special salaried representative of the
company, direct from London, and
his price represented the Lloyds’ net
rate, exclusive of brokers’ commis
sions, etc.
He wrote a number of policies in
Lancaster and vicinity, including
horses for Joe McCoy, Sheriff W. B
Dyer, Cardy and others, collecting
at once, the premiums in mo«t cases
averaging $25 and SSO from eacn
patron.
On May 6th he went from here to
Cassville, thence to Dubuque, Cuba
City and Platteville. Suspicion was
aroused here over some cf his actions
and the. question arose as to whether
or not he was authorized by the state
to write insurance in Wisconsin, as
required by law. McCoy and Dyer,
each acting without the other’s know
ledge, made inquiry at the state
capital and found no such authority
or license had been granted, and
Sheriff Dyer received orders from the
state authorities for Gibson’s arrest
He was accordingly arrested at
Platteville Wednesday and brought
here, but examination was postponed
and he was not committed, but allow
ed to go to the Wright house for the
night.
At about 2:30 Thursday morning
Gibson quietly dressed and quitted
the hotel, walking to Stitzer, where
he secured a team and driver to take
him to Fennimore to catch the early
train on the narrow gauge road. He
did not leave there by train, however,
but hired a team, without a driver,
and drove to Boscobel, where he
crossed the Wisconsin river and pro
ceeded to Prairie du Chien.
After his disappearance from here
Sheriff Dyer phoned in all directions
a description of Gibson and asked for
his arrest Sheriff Harris at Prairie
du Chien losated bis man in the Com
mercial hotel Thursday night but de
layed the arrest for further develop
ments. Gibson bad left a call for
4 :30 o’clock at the hotel, saying he
was going north on the early morning
train.
About 1 o’clock in the morning he
left his room and came down into tbe
office, saying he had dyspepsia and
could not sleep, so he settled his bill
and left the hotel. He went to tbe
depot, where he purchased a ticket for
St. Paul, and was standing along side
the track north of tne depot when he
was arrested, just before the arrival of
the northbound Burlington train,
about 2 o’clock a. m.
Deputy-sheriff Decker, of this
county, arrived in Prairie du Chien
that night and he took charge of the
prisoner, bringing him to Lancaster
on the noon train Friday. He was
taken before Justice Burrows on Fri
day evening, where he waived
examination and was bound ever
for trial at the October term of court
in the sum of S9OO bail. He is now
in jail and has nothing to say con
cerning bis case.
When arrested he was searched and
$1680.50 in currency was found upon
his person. The officers also found a
large number of written applications
representing policies he has sold since
April 1, and he claims he has not
sent any in to the company since
that time.
Following his investigation of the
company’s right to do business in
Wisconsin Mr. McCoy on Friday
cabled to Lloyds, in London, ask
ing whether or not such a man was
in their employ and has received a
GRANT COUNTY HERALD
reply from them saying that he was
not.
In issuing the policies as he has
done it therefore appears that Gibson
has not only been transacting an il
legal insurance business in the state
but has committed forgery as well in
affixing false signatures to the
policies. If such is the case he has
placed himself in a very serious posi
tion, over which he will have plenty
of time to ruminate behind the bars.
Stand by the Local Merchant.
The lowa Farmer says : It pays to
stand by tbe home dealer. The store
in the small town may not be as large
and pretentious as the department
store in the community. Just think
of the inconvenience that would result
if the country store were wiped off
the map. It affords a market for farm
produce and enables the farmer to get
bis necessary food supplies right at
his door. The storekeeper in a small
town seldom makes much money.
Just sit down and count up how many
merchants even in county seat towns
have been able to retire with a com
petency. Not many. There is noth
ing like the profits in mercantile
transactions that most people imagine.
We have in mind a farmer who had
an idea that hardware men were
getting rich and he traded a good
farm for a big stock of hardware
He is now the most disgusted man
you ever saw and would give any
thing if he could let go without too
great a sacrifice. The country mer
chant deserves well of tbe community
which he serves.
DARE-DEVIL BEACHY
QUITS THE FLYING GAME
Famous Aviator, Who Always Created
Sensation in the Air Has De
cided to Retire.
Lincoln Beachy the avaiter who
seems to have gloried in the title of
“dare-devil manipulator” in fancy
and trick flying and who has made
many ascensions in Wisconsin and
lowa, announces that he has decided
to quit the business forever. There
have always been thrills a plenty
when Beachy gave an exhibition and
he seemed to have no fear of any
thing when he was in tbe air.
With Beachey at the Dubuque ex
hibition last summer was Charles
Walsh, another Curtis aviator, who
met death at Trenton, N J , shortly
after his appearance at Dubuque. It
was while attempting one of
Beachey’s reverse spirals that Walsh
fell and was killed. His wife blamed
Beachey for tbe death of Walsh be
cause of bis ambition to imitate the
former. Beachey in making tbe
statement in California that he will
fly no more, added that the only thing
that drew the crowds to bis exhibi
tions wasa desire to see somethin g
morbid happen—to pay to see him
die.
It was often predicted that Beachey
would be killed some day in one of his
daring flights.
NEW MARRIAGE LAW MAY
FOLLOW JOHNSON TRIAL
Testimony Will Be Used to Push Na
tional Legislation Prohibiting
Miscegenation.
Chicago, 111., May 14.—National
legislation prohibiting miscegenation
is expected to result from the convic
tion of Jack Johnson, negro champion
prize fighter, of violation of tbe Mann
act.
Representative Koddenberry of
Georgia, who has introduced legisla
tion in congress forbidding intermar
riage of blacks and whites, Wednes
day sent word to local federal officials
asking for a transcript of the testi
mony of the case. Representative
Roddenberry said he intended to use
the story developed in the Johnson
trial to show that relations between
the races are impossible.
Johnson was crushed at the realiza
tion that the conviction might send
him to prison. Tbe negro said the
prosecution had broke him financial
ly and that he had spent about $60,-
000 financing his defense. Johnson’s
attorney declared that if Judge
Carpenter refused a new trial he
would carry the case to the Supreme
court.
Different Arrangements.
Chas. F. Austin and Mabel Dennis,
both of Platteville.
Geo. C. Miller and Matilda Sever
son both of Boscobel.
Louis H. Cliff, Detroit, Mich., and
Minnie C. Lange, Boscobel.
Will H. Redmond and Marie B.
Burckbardt, both of Boscobel.
PUBLISHED AT LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1913
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
DEAD AND ALIVE
How and Why These Useful Storages of
Power Produce Supply of
Electricity
The automobile stood beside the
road, as automobiles are sometimes
wont to do. The driver stood help
less, beside the car—as su many
drivers do upon occasion.
‘‘What's tbe matter?” asked a
passing tourist as he ‘slowed down to
help a comrade in distress.
“Can’t crank her up,” answered
the helpless one. ‘‘Don’t know what
is the matter, either.”
The tourist found the gasolene
supply all right. He tested the spark
plugs and found them dead.
“Magneto is out of business,” said
he, as he switched the ignition over
on the batteries. “Batteries out
too,” be muttered.
With trained fingers he diconnected
the little dry cell batteries under the
driver’s seat and replaced them with
fresh batteries which he took from
his tool box. When tbe crank was
whirled the engine began to throb
with power.
“Well, I’ll be—” began the help
less one.
‘‘No juice,” explained the Good
Samaritan. “Batteries wore out.
Just a question of replacing them
with new ones Well, so long and
better luck next time.”
The helpless one could only
stammer his thanks and marvel at the
superior knowledge of the man wbo
was fast fading from sight down the
dusty turnpike.
Still puzzled the man picked up
the worthless batteries and locked
them over carefully. To all appear
ances they were just as good as new.
He could sae nothing the matter with
them. Being of a frugal turn of
I mind be replaced them in his tool box
I and drove oh.
The electric battery generates a
supply of electiicity by chemical
' action. It differs from tbe magneto,
or dynamo, which generates electricity
from mechanical energy supplied by
the engine. When this chemical
action ceases the supply of electricity
ceases and the battery is worn out.
So far as human eves can see the
battery is just as good as it ever was,
but it will not produce any current
worthy of the name.
All batteries consist of three es
sentials, the two metal plates and the
chemical solution. The plates are
called electrodes and the chemical is
the electrolyte. Dry batteries are
dry in name only. If they were
absolutely dry, they would not work
at all Tbe only difference between
a dry battery and a wet battery is
that in the former tbe electrolyte is
in tbe form of a paste and in the
latter it is a solution.
Tbe action of all batteries is about
the same, regardless of kind. The
plates usually consist of zinc and
copper, or zinc and carbon. The
chemical may be diluted sulphuric
acid, blue vitriol, or a number of
other chemicals. This chemical solu
tion attacks and destroys the zinc
plate when the circuit is complete.
When the circuit is broken the
chemical action ceases and, con
sequently, no current flows. When
the circuit is completed the chemical
immediately attacks the metal plates.
It eats up. or burns up the zinc plate
This action produces energy. Some
of the energy is wasted in heat, some
is changed into electrical energy
which flows out over tbe wires to
ignite the gasolene charge in the
engine or to do other useful work for
mankind, such as ringing the door
bell, sending a telegram or carrying
speech over tbe telephone wires.
When either of these metal plates
is destroyed, or the chemical has so
changed. itself by combination with
the metals that it will no longer at
tack the plates, the chemical action
ceases. Therefore the electricity
ceases to flow out and over the wires.
Ordinary battery cells soon polarize
and cease to work. This means that
the metal plates become covered with
a film of insulation material, such as
hydrogen gas, so the chemical action
can not take place. This also stops
the electric current. Numerous
chemicals are put into batteries to
offset this polarization. When these
polarizing agencies cease to perform
their duties, from becoming exhaust
ed or otherwise, the battery will not
work, even though the plates remain
intact and, seemingly, are good as
ever they were.
But there is no remedy for a worn
ont battery. Dry batteries are so
encased and covered with insulation
that it would absolutely destroy one
to try to remove the plates. The job
would not be worth the trouble. It
is easier and cheaper to buy new
batteries.
Herald Job Printing Pleases.
SENIOR GLASS OF 1913
MADIMEIi
Largest Class in History of Lan
caster Schools.
A Total of Twenty-nine—Eight Boys
and Twenty-one Girls Comprise
the List of Members
Lancaster is proud of its public
schools. They rank high and are
conducted by an efficient corp? of
teachers The annual commencement
exercises are important events and the
classes large.
This year’s senior class is composed
of twenty-nine members, eight of
whom are boys and twenty-one girls,
as follows:
Classical Course—Genevieve Ben
nett, Leone Bryhan, Vera Eastman,
Helen Godfrey, Algie Marlow, Velma
Richardson, Margaret Schreiner.
German Course—Mae Brockert,
Lenora Edwards, Roy Fischer, Fred
Henkel, Elgie Houghton, Lena Judd,
Vera Ritchie, lonia Roesch, Grace
Walker.
English Course—Leia Bennett,
Myrtle Boyes, Pearl Foland, Florence
Hebei lein, Vesta Johnson, Elma
Knox, Elva Knox, Will Rowdon,
Orville Trentzscb, Vera Trentzsch.
Commercial Course—Clyde Clanton,
Fred Hall, Clarence Kelly.
The commencement exercises will
he held at Hatch’s opera house on
Friday morning, June 6, commencing
at 10 o’clock, with the following pro
gram :
Selection, Orchestra.
Invocation, The Rev. C. T. Beers.
Selection, Girls’ Glee Club.
Oration, ‘‘The Essence of Hero
ism,” Elva Knox.
Vocal s 10, Leia Bennett.
Oration, “The Play’s the Thing, ”
Algie Marlow.
Violin Solo, Roy Fischer.
Address, Kenneth F. Burgess.
Selection, Girls’ Glee Club.
Presentation of diplomas, Principal
F. W. Traner.
Benediction, The Rev. C. A. East
man.
Selection, Orchestra.
A play will be given by the Senior
class at the opera house on Tuesday
evening, June 3, entitled ‘‘The Fresh
man.” It is said to be quite clever
and tbe various participants inlcuded
in the cast are now actively at work
upon their parts.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Rev. H. A, Studebaker,
at the Congregational church, on
Sunday evening, June 1.
The Junior Class—the class of 1914,
will give a reception at Hatch’s opera
house on Friday evening June 6. at
.8 o’clock, in honor of the Senior class,
and this will be followed by the an
nual junior dance, to begin at 10
o’clock.
Baptist Church.
Rev. C. A. Eastman, Pastor
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 7 :30 o’clock.
Big Grant Sunday school at 2:30 p.
m.
There will be no services at the
church on Sunday on account of the
Union services.
Presbyterian Church.
Prof. Wm. C. Laube will be with
us Sunday, May 25th.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. ; English
preaching 10:45 a. m. Also English
preaching at the Hurricane church
2 :30 p. in.
All are welcome.
Notice, W. R. C. No. 47, Also Post
No. 132.
All members of Tom Cox W. R. C.
No. 47, are requested to ue present at
regular meeting, Saturday, May 24,
at 2p. m. Also all members of Tom
Cox Post No. 132, who desire to join
the Woman’s Relief Corps as honorary
members will be admitted at 3 p. m.
and receive the obligation for mem
bership as recommended and approv
ed by the last National convention of
the W. R. U. A supper and social
time will follow the initiation of the
comrades.
Auction Sale.
I will have an auction sale of
personal property, consisting of house
hold furniture, stoves, sewing machine
etc., at my residence on the Beetown
road, in Lancaster, on Saturday, May
24, commencing at 1:30 p. m.
12wl* JOHN H. RETALLICK.
Fine wedding invitatious, printed
or engraved, at this office.
VETERANS WILL MEET
ON GREAT BATTLEFIELD
Big Reunion of Survivors of Civil War
to be Held at Gettysburg
on July 1.
During the first four days of July
tbe battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.,
will again be the scene of a meeting
of the Blue and the Gray, but this
time the old soldiers will meet in
amity and affection. A balf century
will have passed since last these men
of two great American armies met
on this northern field, in one of the
most sanguinary battles of the civil
war. They were then face to face,
for the issue, it was well understood
to both contending forces, was the
success of the southern cause, or the
beginning of its defeat, to be follow
ed by the restoration cf the Union as
it had been before the first shot was
fired at Fort Sumpter.
In that three days’ battle, accord
ing to official account, one hundred
thousand officers and men of the
Union army participated and for the
Confederate side 75,500. The casualties
on the Union side were 23,049, and
on the Confederate sid« 21,637.
It is expected that 40,0000 veterans
of the war, not all of them, however,
survivors of the Gettysburg battle,
will be found encamped on the field
when reveille sounds on the morn
ing of July 1.
The government is preparing at
great expense to properly take care
of the veterans while they are there,
and many states have voted to stand
the expense of old soldiers living
within their borders, who attend the
reunion.
The Wisconsin legislature has
passed such a bill, a copy of which
this office has been supplied with
through the kindness of Senator
Glenn, of this county. Tbe bill ap
propriates by the state a sum not to
exceed ten thousand dollars, and all
soldiers who took part in the battle of
Gettysburg on the Ist, 2d and 3d days
of July, 1863, or any of said days, and
all surviving soldiers of Wisconsin
regiments that took part in said
battle, if they are resideuts of the
state at the time of this anniversary,
shall be entitled to attend, having
their actual necessary expenses includ
ing transportation to and from thnir
nomes, paid by the state. While
tbe bill passed by the legislature takes
care only of those whose regiments
participated in the battle, there is a
general invitation extended to all
who desire to accompany them and
visit the battle field on this occasion.
Tbe adjutant general of the state,
at Madison, will make an enrollment
of all soldiers who notify him of
their intention to attend the reunion.
Woman’s Club Meeting.
The final regular meeting, for this
season, of the Lancaster Woman’s
Club was held at tbe home of Mrs.
Ed. Austin, on Monday afternoon.
Tbe weather man was tbe only per
son wbo sought to interfere with this
function, and be was both defied
and ignored, almost tbe whole mem
bership b?ing present and several
guests as well. It was a disappoint
ment not to be able to stroll about
the beautiful bills and valleys sur
rounding this model farm home, but
tbe home itself is so pleasant, and
the welcome so genuine from our
well-loved little hostess and her sister
Miss Maynette Rogers, that tbe oc
casion was one of pleasure throughout.
Tbe business part of the • meeting,
being tbe annual election of officers,
was soon disposed of, resulting in the
following choice: President, Mrs.
Will Reese; Ist vice President, Mrs.
Greene; 2nd Vice President, Mrs. A.
Lewis; Secretary, Mrs. Grace Mar
low ; Treasurer, Mrs. Laura Bailey.
After this formality, the “covered
dish” supper was served, and the
various terms used to describe a col
lation of this nature seem quite tepid
and inefficient—suffice it to say, that
each person present had prepared a
“dish” with consummate housewifely
skill, and that our hostess had
furnished delicious coffee and several
other viands rich with the finest
cream. It is no exaggeration to say
that a more beauteous repast was
never served in Lancaster. The
rooms were decorated with white and
purple lilacs and tbe wild crab
apple blossoms; lilies of the valley
added their perfume ; tbe wood fire
in the dining room fire place furnish
ed tbe last note of color, comfort and
cheer.
We rode home in tbe rain, wishing
we might meet “at Addie’s” every
time.
The club has enjoyed unusual in
terest this season, and will meet each
month through tbe summer for social
enjoyment only. A Guest.
—Now is a good time to subscribe
for The Herald.
CITY GETTING READY
TO GREET VETERANS
County Association of Soldiers
Meets Here June 19-20.
Lancaster Citizens Will Endeavor i©
Make Their Visit to Our City
a Pleasant One.
The Grant County Association of
Soldiers and Sailors will hold their
annual reunion in Lancaster this year,
the dates being the 19th and 20th of
June.
It has been thirteen years since tn#
old veterans were entertained in Lan*
caster and the people of our city will
try to make this years occasion a most
pleasant one for all concerned.
Last year the reunion was held in
Cuba City and at that time it was
voted to accept Lancaster’s invitations
to meet here this year.
With that end in view James
Treloar, of thia city, who is the
present commander of Tom Cox Post
G. A. R , was elected president of
the association. A. C. Moise ie
adjutant and J. G. Harsh bm ger*
quartermaster.
At a meeting held here in
February last, presided over by Mayor
W. J. Bailie the following chairmen
of committees were elected to look
after the preparations for the rennioia
and they were each authorised to
select their own committees and gex
the work started :
Arrangements—J. T. Bennett
Finance—A. J. Wiedenbeck.
Music—L. D Eastman.
Program—James Treloar.
Decoration—Geo. Baxter.
Grounds and Seating—Geo. Mc-
Carthy.
A meeting was held at the G. A.
R. ball last Thursday evening at
which the chairmen of the several
committees and a number of others
interested were present. Such pro
gress as had been made was reported
and it was decided to hold another
meeting at the same place next Mon
day evening, May 26. /
Mr. Morse reported that he was
endeavoring to secure Ex-Senator
Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana, as a
speaker, but had been unable as yet
to secure a definite promise to that
effect.
It is the intention to have the
speaking and other exrcisees take
place on the court house lawn, which
will be appropriately decorated for
the occasion.
Music will be furnished during the
reunion by the famous Lancaster
cornet band, a drum corps composed
of five veteran soldiers of the civil
war and a Lancaster orchestra.
A full program will be announced
later.
Must Publish Report.
High school boards are now requir
ed to publish during the week preced
ing the annual meeting, a summariz
ed financial report of receipts and
disbursements for the preceding year
for such district, and the recom
mendations for the following year,
in a newspaper published within the
town, city or village where such
school is located.
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
IN SMALL ROW BOAT
Government Directs Quartermaster of
Navy to Travel the Entire Length
of the River.
Quartermaster Andrew Koehn of
the United States Navy has been
directed by the government to row
the entire length of the Mississippi
river from Lake Itasca to the Gulf
of Mexico, in a ten foot rowboat,
starting June 1 from Park Rapids B
Minn.
Quartermaster Koehn is said to be
an expert oarsman, former member of
several champion Navy teams, a
champion single sculler and winner
of prizes in rowing contests in
different parts of the world. He
expects to make the trip in ninety
days, finishing at South pass jetty, on
the Gulf of Mexico, 110 miles below
New Orleans.
He has planned a boat especially T
for the trip, the craft to be of gal
vanized steel, 10 feet long, 45 inches
of beam and having a wooden floor.
The forward end of the boat will be
decked thirty inches above the floor,
to provide a sleeping apartment. Mr.
Koehn will take notes on levee con
ditions during his trip down the
river, for the benefit of the govern
ment.
VOL. 71; NO. 12