GRANT COUNTY HERALD
A. L. SHERMAN, Editor and Publisher
issued at Lancaster, Wisconsin
eTery Wednesday morning, at $1.50
per year.
Entered as second-class matter, at
the postoffice at Lancaster, Wiscon
sin, under the Act of Congress.
One week until Thanksgiving.
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Summer is fine, and the Fall is
glorious, but doesn’t this kind of early
Winter weather give you more “pep”
than anything you know of?
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The first snow on November 14, and
the last snow was on May 18—a little
less than six months apart. Between
these dates any amount of —but what's
the use. Let’s forget it.
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The Grant county board accomplish
es a remarkable amount of work in the
short time it is in session. Con
sidering the size of the county, the
amount of business to be handled at
each session, and the distance many
members have to come, it is a marvel
how it is all done in so short a time.
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Community correspondents are es
sential in making a home paper inter
esting to its readers. Grant County
Herald has, it believes, a splendid
corps of correspondents who take an
interest in the welfare of their paper
-—for it is their paper just as it is ours,
and every week send us a great many
interesting items. Occasionally we
like to voice our appreciation.
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Life comes and goes and the only
sure thing about it is the certainty
of the inevitable end of us all. Sor
row has come to one just entering up
on the threshold of life’s happiness.
Words are poor things to express sym
pathy and yet one knows the true
brotherhood and sorrow behind the
handclasp. We all feel for him.
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Do parents in general give the
teachers of their children all the credit
they deserve? Of course, in a gener
al way we realize that our children are
being instructed and so forth, but we
rarely stop to think of the tremendous
power a teacher has in moulding a
child’s character and mind. Women
make better instructors than men, we
believe, because a woman can go more
thoroughly into the psychology of the
child’s outlook. A gdbd teacher
should be treasured far above ri bies.
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Booker T. Washington is dead. We
do not believe that any fair-minded
man ever heard him talk without feel
ing convinced of the sincerity of his
effort and the justice of his cause. He
came from the utmost obscurity and
rose to a high place among members
of his race. He despised the “Jack
Johnson” type of negro as heartily as
he could and believed that by work
and development at common things
the race would come to better condi
tions. The negro lost a great friend
when Booker T. Washington passed.
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It is a very common human failing
to consider some people as very, very
good and some people as very, very
bad and let it go at that. This is an
easy way to classify our friends —and
our enemies, and doesn’t require any
thinking to find out just what kind of
a chap the other fellow is. As a mat
ter of fact the man whom we once in
a while get put out with is probably
just about as good as ourselves and
about as bad as we are—in other
words, just as human. The distance
from the man in the high place and
the man in the gutter isn’t as far as
we are prone to think.
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The proposed sanitorium for the tu
berculous failed this season in Grant
county, although we notice that Mara
thon county voted $50,000 for a build
ing. The proposed institution here
would cost about $22,000 or a little
more than fifty cents per capita. There
isn’t a man in the county who would
not gladly give fifty times that amount
if he could afford it. if it were put up
to him in a personal way that by mak
ing the gift he could save several
lives. Experience has shown that the
hospitals save about sixty per cent of
the patients and at no cost to the tax
payers after they are once erected—
the revenue from the patients able to
pay, more than providing the running |
cost. The October report of the health
department gives tuberculosis and
cancer as the leading causes of mor
tality. Cancer is not curable, but tu
berculosis is curable and can be
stamped out entirely under the right
system. Isn’t the hospital worth all
it costs?
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The farm sale season is now on and
to the farmer who wishes to have a
successful sale, the importance of
properly advertising it cannot be over
estimated. That, of course, does not
mean that money should foolishly or
unnecessarily wasted but in general
to get the facts of the sale before a
large class of readers. This can be
done at a very moderate cost when
the matter of bidders is considered,
and getting even three or four bid
ders from a distance may make a great
deal of difference in the amount of
cash realized. Another thing of im
portance is to get the copy to the pa
per in plenty of time for insertion.
After the arrangements are made the
printer should have his copy at once
so that he can insure the sale prop
er space. Newspapers are limited in
size and unless notified in time may
not be able to carry advertising no
matter how much they would like to
GRANT COUNTY HERALD, LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 17, 1915.
do so. Get a good auctioneer, adver
tise your sale well and in plenty of
time ahead, and you have covered
three big factors toward making the
sale a success.
LANCASTER SCHOOLS BUY MOV
ING PICTURE MACHINE.
A combined stereopticon and moving
picture machine has been ordered for
use in the Lancaster schools. It is ex
pected that it will be in operation not
later than next week, and possibly
this week.
Arrangements have been made with
the University Extension Division for
securing their service of slides and
films. These are sent out in twenty
five packages, one packages of from
50 to 100 slides, and from 1,000 to 3,-
000 feet of film being received each
week for twenty-five weeks. These
may be kept for use in the school for
a period of one week. The only cost
of securing this material is that of
transportation.
After the machine is paid for, no ad
mission may be charged for programs
at which these slides and films are
used; but a special arrangement with
the University Extension Division has
been made whereby one evening’s en
tertainment each week is to be given
for which there will be an admission
fee of ten cents.
The need of a good stereopticon in
school has been felt very greatly. In
teaching some subjects, in literature
and history especially, and more or
less in practically every other subject,
pictures add greatly to any pupil’s
comprehension and understanding of
the facts being taught. Most people
retain indefinitely that which they see
in life or in life-like pictures, while
the spoken or written message is soon
forgotten. There is absolutely no
question as to the great educational
value of moving pictures, and the
school has come to feel the necessity
of making use of this modern help in
education.
At least one room in the high school
building will be darkened so that this
machine may be used for various
classes at the usual time of their reci
tation, whenever it may seem desirable
to do so.
It is hoped that many of the people
of Lancaster will be interested in these
pictures that will be shown at the
school building, and your liberal pat
ronage is asked for, not only to help
pay for this equipment, but that you
may become better acquainted wit**
the work of the school and all its
activities. Following are some of the
subjects that will be shown by slides
and films:
The Gasoline Automobile and Auto
mobile building, Tractor Engines in
Farm Work, Colors of Birds, Insects
and Other Animals, Historic Boston,
Japanese Butterflies, Rip Van Winkle,
(drama), Landing of the Pilgrims,
(drama), Egypt and Along the Nile,
India, The Holy Land .Damascus, A
Day in the Shakespeare Country, Yel
lowstone National Park, City Planning
in America, Picturesque Wisconsin,
etc.
Announcements will be made of the
first entertainment as soon as the lan
tern is received and in running order.
Last week Mr. Burr kindly ran the
films, “The Making of a Magazine,” at
the Orpheum on Friday afternoon. The
pictures were very good and all
seemed to be very much interested.
COMING EVENTS.
Congregational Ladies’ Aid meets
Friday with Mrs. Carl Roth.
The Ladies’ Aid of the Latter Day
Saints church will convene with Mrs.
Charles Perrin Wednesday, Nov. 17.
The Junior Endeavor of the Congre
gational church will meet Thursday
evening at 6:30 at the home of Berna
Knobel. •
The ladies of St. Mathias Guild of
the Episcopal church will hold a home
baking and fancywork sale, in the city
hall, Friday, Nov. 19, commencing at
2 o’clock.
Everybody come! Where? To the
Thanksgiving entertainment and bas
ket social at the Dyer school, district
No. 1, North Lancaster, Wednesday
evening, November 24. Lillian E.
Walker, teacher.
School concert, entertainment and
shadow social at the Red Brick school
house, district number one, Castle
Rock, Monday, November 22. Admis
sion five and ten cents. Professor H.
E. Gross will assist. Be sure and
come if you can. 38cl
Ladies’ of the W. C. T. U. will make
their annual visit to the asylum on
Thanksgiving afternoon. Anyone hav
ing candies or fruits to contribute
will please leave same at the Method
ist church on Wednesday. A cordial
invitation is extended all wishing to
come.
Saturday, Dec. 11, the ladies of the
Baptist church will hold their annual
bazaar in the building owned by E. H.
Hyde and formerly occupied by the
S & S shoe store. A new feature of
the bazaar will be a baby booth.
Everything in the line of clothes for
babies and children will be for sale.
There will also be a home baking and
candy sale in connection with the us
ual bazaar.
Members of Tom Cox W. R. C. are
requested to be at their hall with well
filled baskets for a social time Nov.
27. Degrees conferred on five candi
dates. All visiting members of Corps
, and Post in city especially invited. Al
! so, members of W. R. C. are requested
to be at the hall on Thursday, Nov.
JlB for an all-dav quilting. Come pre
pared for dinner. Many hands lighten
labor. So come and help.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
In transcribing the report of the fin
ance committee a few clerical errors
were made and these were not discov
ered until that section of the paper
containing the report, had been print
ed. The following gives the items in
error and the correct figures.
Total appropriated reads $273,340.-
30, should read $272,365.30.
Special loans to school districts
reads $19,091.01, should read $19,019.-
01.
Asylum bonds and interest reads $9,-
850, should rear $9,050.
Platteville special tax reads $23.50,
should read $23.10.
According to good authority the
state taxes this year are $15,000 less
than last year and the county tax is
$27,000 less than in 1914. The de
crease in the state tax is due largely
to the change in the road law which
no longer requires the state to give
equivalent amounts to the towns, cities
or villages in the form of road funds.
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Millinery and Suit Clearance
at *3 off
For the next two weeks we offer
all our fine millinery and tailored
suits at the big reduction of % off.
Fine Millinery
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for fall and winter mil
linery.
We have a splendid
assortment to choose
from and all at the big
price reduction of i
off.
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tions or get your order
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Last year the county paid a large
overrun on the asylum funds and the
decrease in the county tax is in a large
part due to this having been cared for.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
Notice.
Grant county Jersey Breeders’ asso
ciation will hold their annual meeting
at Lancaster on Nov. 20, 1915, in Ed
Hyde's hall at 1:30 o’clock. There
will be a discussion on dairy feeding
and calf raising. Every dairyman cor
dially invited.
J. R. WILKINS,
Livingston, Wisconsin.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS You are
hereby notified that hunting or trap
ping is strictly forbidden on our
farms in the town of Beetown. Geo.
Hoffman, Clifford Baker. 38t3c
FOR SALE —House, and lots 4 and 5,
in Ryland’s addition to the city of
Lancaster, Wis. For terms, write
James Hudson, Galena, 111. 38p4
Wooltex Suits
Reduced 1 3
We have a limited
quantity of this seas
on’s choicest styles in
Wooltex suits; sizes,
age 16 to size 42, in
new mixtures, Gabar
dines, Serges; colors:
navy, brown and
black, at the following
reductions:
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$25 £ (JC
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S2O Palm (I*-IQ (](]
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$lO Spring and Fall
Suits, now (£ "7 Est
for J/.UU
This is your oppor
tunity to get good
goods at a low price
Classified Advertisements
Advertisements under this head 5c per line each insertion.
No Advei tisement accepted less than 10c.
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST —One black two-year-old steer.
E. J. Austin, Lancaster, Wis. 38tfc
ESTRAYED—From our farm in Liber
ty some time during the early part
of last summer, one black Angus
yearling steer. Also two red with
white marks, yearling heifers. All
three carry 2 marks, 1 being hog
ring in ear. Those having know
ledge of location of these cattle
please notify the undersigned. Doo
son & Eastman, Lancaster, Wis.SStfe
STRAYED—To our premises in the
town of Potosi, large grey and black
hound on Nov. 13. Owner may have
same by proving property and pay
ing for this notice. Aug. Kress. 381 c
FOUND —A watch by A 1 Hoffman lest
week, Friday. Owner may obtain
same by proving property and pay
ing charges. * 36t4c
FOR RENT.
FOR SALE OR RENT—A modern and
comfortable ten-room house. Ap
ply at residence. Mrs. Helen Judd,
Lancaster, Wis. 36cl
HELP WANTED.
HELP WANTED—Good cook to take
charge of kitchen. Good wages,
board and room, and a permanent
situation to right party. Phillips
House, Lancaster, W T is. 38tf
AGENTS WANTED.
PORTRAIT AGENTS and others. Send
for our large illustrated catalog,
showing frames, 14c and up. Por
traits, 35c. In business over 35
years. Samples free. Credit given.
Address N. M. Friedman & Co, man
ufacturers, box 300, Martinsburg,
Mo. We make a specialty of odd
sized frames. 37tl
FARM PROPERTY.
FARM FOR SALE —I offer for sale my
farm consisting of 117 y 2 acres in the
town of Waterloo, 6 miles east of
Cassville; 80 acres plow land; bal.
timber and pasture; good 7-room
frame house; barn 40x42; silo;
chicken house 12x24; 2 corn cribs;
granary and machine shed; good
well and windmill; also two cis
terns. For particulars call on,
phone or write, Jesse Wilder, Cass
ville, Wis., R. F. D. No. 1. 37tfc
FOR SALE OR TRADE—SOO acres, lo
cated in Castle Rock township; 250
acres of black valley land under the
plow 7; 70 acres of ridge clay land.
Balance rough, but good pasture;
plenty of timber and running water.
Barn 36x100 ft., one year old. Con
crete basement and floors. Eight
room cement block house, tw r o years
old. Finely finished interior. Other
smaller outbuildings. This is as good
a stock and dairy farm as you will
find in Grant county.
WE ALSO HAVE a few farms in Rice
county, Minn., that w r e will trade. On
any property listed for sale by us
responsible buyers can have long
easy terms. Call and see us at our
new location ovei Hatch’s drug
store, Lancaster, Wis. Clanton &
Appleby. 37tfc
FOR SALE —The “Massey Homestead”
consisting of 98.64 acres of farm,
timber and pasture land; large,
brick house and other improvements.
Located in the village of Potosi,
Wis. Address, Mrs. E. E. Foster,
executrix, Potosi, Wis. 29tfc
FOR SALE —80-acre improved dairy
farm, two miles from city. Easy
terms. A bargain for quick sale. In
quire of Mrs. James Ellis or R. C.
Willis, Lancaster. 26tfc
FOR SALE —My farm, 154 acres, 1%
miles from the court house, on Fen
nimore road. W. A. Johnson, Lan
caster, Wis. 33 tfc
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE —Nicholls and Shepard
Treshing machine outfit, in first-,
class condition and practically new,
Huller, shredder, separator, engine,
etc., in fact, a complet outfit and a
bargain. Art Vesperman, Lancaster,
Wis. * 36tfc
FOR SALE —A bargain; one 30 h. p.
four-cylinder Cadillac, remodelled
into a light truck. Overhauled and
in good running shape. Price $250.
See this truck at Burrows & Wins
kill garage, Lancaster, Wis. 35tfc
FOR SALE —One first class Ford tour
ing car. This car has a fine motor,
good tires, shock absorbers, Atwater
Kent ignition system, and is in ex
cellent condition. This is a mighty
good buy if taken at once. For par
ticulars see Parke Knapp, Lancas
ter, Wis. 35 tfc
FOR SALE —House and lot, Fourth
ward; 1 block from Lancaster high
school; bargain for quick sale. In
quire of Mrs. George Breihan, Sr., or
Henry Kraemer. ♦ 36tfc
FOR SALE —Three good building lots
in the Fourth ward, city of Lancas
ter, two block from high school.
Can tap city water and sewer. H.
R. King. 35w4c
FOR SALE —Residence property. The
Levin residence; house is modern in
every respect, and contains all the
latest improvements. Lot is 95x110
feet Property located 11/*l 1 /* blocks
east of Ryland park. This property
will be sold at a bargain, if taken
up promptly. Bell phone 113-R. Sam
Levin, Lancaster, W is. 35tfc
FOR SALE—A large “Seller’s” kitch
en cabinet; practically new. Bar
gain if sold quick. H. A. Stude
baker. 35tfc
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE Single comb brown Leg
hoi n cockerels, as good as the best
While they last, $5.00 for six. SI.OO
each. Also extra fine Toulouse
geese; a few 7 at $3.00 each. Mrs.
Everett A. Cairns, Mt. Hope, Wis..
phone or write. 36p4
FOR SALE —My comfortable 8-room
house, and over tv 7 o lots of ground.
House has furnace; basement ex
tends under entire building; large
barn, which can be used for garage.
This is a good property, and a quick
buyer will get this at a bargain. Mrs.
J. C. Parker, two blocks east of
Stratton green house, Lancaster,
Wisconsin. 37tfc
FOR SALE—One 1% in. 3-spring wa
gon, nearly new, w 7 ith top, neckyoke,
and eveners. See me at the Cash
Basket Grocery. Frank E. Mur-
Phy. 31tfc
LIVE STOCK.
FOR SALE —Seven yearling and two
year-old heifers. All good milch
stock, some fresh in spring. In
quire of Peter Hoffman, Rt. 1, Lan
caster, Wis. Farmers’ phone. 32tfc
FOR SALE —Fresh Jersey cow and
heifer calf. Cow is six years old and
a good one. Jos. G. Bailie, Lancas
ter, Wis. 38c3
FOR SALE —Poland China stock hogs
and fresh Jersey cows. Guy Miller,
Rt. 2, Fennimore, Wis. 3Sp2
FOR SALE—White Emblem Ganders
and Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds.
See Maurice Murphy, Lancaster,
Wis. 37tfc
FOR SALE—Three choice Duroc boar
pigs; some choice gilts, with good
bone and the dark cherry color kind.
Sold at a bargain, if taken at once.
Inquire of John McMahon, Lancas
ter, Wis. 32tfc
PURE BREED POLAND CHINA boars
and gilts. The big, growthy, prolific
kind that carry blue ribbons quali
ty. They are going fast, as they are
priced to move and are sure money
makers. Frank A. Morehouse, Lan
caster, Wis. Phone 121-515. 34tfc
FOR SALE —Bay driving team, well
matched, trained and gentle; wt.,
1000 lbs. George Wieland, Hurri
cane. Farmers’ phone. 20tfc
FOR SALE —Pedigreed Duroc Jersey
stock hogs; good ones, and priced
right. W. A. Johnson, Lancaster,
W T is. 33 tfc
FOR SALE—One steer and two heif
ers, one year old. E. C. Bryhan,
Lancaster, Wis., R. F. D. No. 8. 36tlp
CALVES FOR SALE —8 spring calves,
4 steers, and 4 heifers, and 1 bull
about 10 months old, all Durham
breed; also 6 July pigs. Earl Walk
er, Lancaster, Wis., R F D 5 34tfc
FOR SALE —One Poland China stock
hog, one year old. Reuben Wieland,
R. F. D., No. 9, Lancaster, Wiscon
sin. Farmers Phone. 34tfc
MISCELLANEOUS.
WANTED —Fall pasture for cattle.
Joseph Wright. 35tfc
Auctioneer.
IF YOU ARE going to have an auc
tion sale, write or phone 259 Farm
ers’ line. I have a long time exper
ience. Farms, and full-blooded
horses and cattle a specialty. F. J.
Muench, Lancaster, Wis. 27tfc
j.
DR. GAULT is again doing general
medicine and surgery; calls city and
country promptly attended; special
attention given to Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat.
DR. MOORE is specializing in the
treatment of pyorrhea and diseases
of the teeth and gums. Special eme
tine treatment expertly given. Cases
from out of the city will receive
prompt attention.
NOTICE —We will appreciate the cour
tesy of having all individuals or
firms with whom we do business pre
sent their bills to us monthly, as it
simplifies our bookkeeping and
avoids errors. Lancaster Electric
Light & Power Co. Geo. P. Angus,
vice president, Lancaster, Wis. 34tfc
HUNTING NOTICE —The undersigned
hereby warn all parties not to tres
pass, hunt or shoot upon our farm
in Liberty without our permission,
Dobson & Eastman, Lancaster, Wis.
ORDERS FOR SEED CORN and other
seed. Will have plenty of good last
vear’s seed corn for immediate or
ders. Also take orders for other
kinds of farm seeds. J. R. Place,
Lancaster, Wis. 38tfc
HEADQUARTERS for Window Glass
and Puttv at Hatch’s Drug Store.
38c2
FARMERS ATTENTION—Save your
high commissions you pay when you
wish to buy or sell a farm. I bring
buyers and sellers together. I have
some listings that will interest you.
and I am in the real estate business
to stay. My prospects are located
by myself and are bona fide. See
me for a square deal. Henry Heuer,
Lancaster, Wis., R. F. D. 1. 3Stfc
A SHORT COURSE for young men and
women who expect to continue on
the farm. It will include instruc
tions in commercial papers, business
law, arithmetic, penmanship, spell
ing, and bookkeeping specially suit
ed for the farm. Write for Special
rates and “Book of Information.
Bayless Business College, Dubuque,
lowa. Winter term begins Novem
ber 29th.