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ESTABLISHED 1843.
“FLOURISHING CONDITION OF FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS OF GRANT COUNTY DIRECTLY
DUE TO THRIFT ANO INDUSTRY OF FARMER”
—C. P. Hinn, Fennimore Nat’l Bank.)
Annual Meeting of Grant County
Bankers’ Association a Rep
sentative Assembly.
BANQUET AT HOTEL INDA.
Review Banking Business in Grant
County Past 25 Years and Con
template Future Optimistically.
“Despite the failure of last year’s
corn crop; despite the great amount
of money leaving the county for auto
mobiles and other luxuries; despite!
other conditions which might serve to
reduce the wealth of the county, Grant
county banks have shown a remarka
ble increase for the year, ending May
1, 1916,” said Hon. Chas. Baxter, pres- '
ident of the Grant County Bankers’
association at the annual meeting and
banquet held at the Inda hotel last
Wednesday evening.
Senator Baxter, as speaker, opened}
the meeting with figures to show the
increase in the banking business, and
of course the general increase in
the wealth throughout the county
which naturally follow's.
On June 23, 1915, twenty-five banks
in the county showed total deposits
of $6,082,004.42; cash on hand SIBO,-
005,577.57, and due from banks, $703.-
740.35, making a grand total of $6,974,-
904.81 as the resources of all the state
banks.
On May 1, 1916, twenty-six state
banks showed total deposits of $7,-
132,456.34; cash on hand, $210,068.12,
and due from banks $735,423.37, mak
ing a total of $8,044,285.18, an increase,
approximately of over a $1,000,000.
Added to that are the resources of
three national banks —one at Fenni
more, one at Cuba City and another at
Platteville, with resources of one mil
lion dollars, thus placing the aggre
gate wealth of Grant count! 7 banks at
more than nine millions,
L. H. Stevens, of the Lancaster
State Bank, welcomed visiting bankers
in behalf of Lancaster, and S. E. Pear
son, of Bloomington, responded for the
visitors.
C. P. Hinn, president of the Fenni
more National Bank, made an address
that contained matter of much inter
est, as it reviewed from an authorita
tive standpoint the causes of present
day prosperity in Grant county. Mr.
Hinn has lived in Grant county for
many years, and has seen with his own
eyes the development of The agricult
ural industry of this section. His ad
dress follows:
“Our worthy chairman insisted that
I make a few remarks, or in other
words, talk to the bankers of Grant
county here assembled, but, although
I am an officer and president of a
bank, I do not consider myself much
of a banker, especially w’hen I com
pare my limited experience with that
of our noted members here who have
devoted their life work to the banking
business.
“In calling upon me for a speech
reminds me, when, a number of years
past, farmers’ institutes were held in
our town. On those occasions there
we r e always two men who were they,
living on the farm, on the program
The one to talk on the breeding and
raising of horses, while the other was
booked for a talk on general farming.
“Now. whenever these two men got
up to speak many of the farmers
would leave the hall, while those re
maining would hang their heads and
smile.
“I fear, were I to attempt to tell you
hard-headed bankers how to conduct
a successful banking business, that
about the same treatment might be
accorded me. So I will only say a
few words regarding the growth of the
banking business tn our county.
“No other line of business in Grant
county has made such strides and such
wonderful advancement in the past
quarter century as has the banking
business.
“Twenty-five years ago there "were
only a few banks in Grant county.
With limited deposits and still more
limited capital. Few farmers then had
money on deposit in the banks. Few
of them really had any ready money
at all. and those who did have a lit
tle bought United States bonds or
other securities they thought were ab
solutely safe investments. For the
banks at that time did not enjoy the
universal confidence placed in them
to-day.
“Not a single farmer paid out
money by the check method. Busi
ness men were the only ones to al
low themselves this luxury. The
banking business in Grant county
played only an inferior part in its af
fairs twenty-five years ago. But what
do we find to-day
“Nearly all the financial business
of Grant county, not only that of mer
chants and other business men. but
also the farmers and the workingmen,
is done thromrh the banks.
“There is now a bank in every town
GRANT COUNTY HERALD
NEW OFFICERS GRANT
CO. BANKERS’ ASS’N.
PRESIDENT—L. H. Stevens, Lan
caster.
VICE PRES. —B. C. Berg, Hazel
Green.
TREASURER. Milton Wood
house, Bloomington.
SECRETARY —Hal Murley, Platte
ville.
in Grant county of any size, and the
larger places each support two, three
and as many as four banks. The de
posits are something enormous and
reach the almost unbelievable sum of
about $9,000,000.
“This proves to the world what a
strong and wealthy county we have —
a leader in everything, and absolutely
unsurpassed in its rich productiveness.
“Where does this huge sum of money
on deposit in the banks come from?
The greater part of it comes from the
farmers. And how does it come that
they have money to put in the banks
and in such large amounts? When
only twenty-five years ago they had
to do their store trading on credit;
run an account for the whole year and
pay it in the fall when they sold their
hogs or other stock —and, if they
couldn’t pay all, would have to give
their notes —before starting the next
year’s account.
“Well, for one thing, the big increase
in the price of land made some of
them rich, and the others have be
come well-to-do through the large re
turns of late years from stock raising, j
and their labors, and again more im
proved methods have helped very ma
terially, but above sill else, the de
velopment of the dairy industry is
what I would ascribe Grant county’s
wonderful prosperity to.
“You can all remember when farm
ers made their own butter and sold it
for 5c to 10c per lb. It was all good
in their eyes, even if wrapped in a
lurkey-red handkerchief, as some wo
men used to bring it to our store. The
low price they received hardly com
pensated them for their work, and
they got no money either, they took
it out in trade.
“Now the average farmer can pay
his entire grocery bill for the year
! with «ie inonfli’s cream check.
“The establishment of creameries
and cheese factories in our county
keeps him in ready money—all the
year round. And he can put the pro
ceeds *of other sales in the bank, start
a savings deposit account, and soon
be independent.
“So, when it is simmered down, the
phenomenal development of the bank
ing industry in Grant county is due di
rectly and primarily to the farmers,
w’ho now have the cash to support the
banks, keep them going, .and as the
farmers get most of their cash through
their cows, so the flourishing condi
tion of the banks of Grant county are
in. must be laid to the cow, and at
our bankers’ banquets everyone ought
to drink milk to her honor as our
great benefactor.”
E. C. Amann of Prairie du Chien, a
visiting banker, was called upon and
made a brief but interesting talk. He
was followed br W. H. Doyle .of Platte
ville, who took up matters of general
banking interest.
B. C. Berg of Hazel Green, told of
some of the hazards and conveniences
of living in a dry town, and how the
snaredrum of a visiting band man had
cracked while playing at Hazel Green’s
Memorial day exercises. The musi
cian attributed the mishap to playing
in a “dry” tow n.
Hal Murley of Platteville, made
some humorous remarks and told
some funny stories.
The next meeting of the association
will be held on June 21, 1917, and the
place of meeting will be announced
later.
Those present were:
Platteville —George Harms. H. Klar
man. Will Bentz, Hal Murley, A. E.
Rundell, H. D. Riter, A. W. Kemler,
C. A. Alexander, Eugene Lambin,
Frank Whitcher, J. R. Spear, W. H.
Doyle, Ira Poller.
Fennimore —C. P. Hinn, Roy Ville
bont, T. H. Corfield. L. G. Brechler.
Will Mauer, Dr. T. H. Marsden, A. E.
Keller.
Bloomington—A. E. Budahn. L. P.
Bartley, Wm. Morrissey, A. C. Bishop.
Cassville —G. A. Stevens, D. Rupp.
Prairie du Chien —E. C. Amman, F.
S. Clinton.
Patch Grove—M. J. Duffy.
Hazel Green—B. C. Berg. E. Stadel.
Lancaster —C. H. Basford. L. A.
Clark, L. H. Stevens, L. O. Pennock,
C. H. Baxter. Robt. Brooker. V. L.
Showalter, R. Meyer. Jr., George A.!
Moore, A. L. Sherman, N. H. Gerber.
—Miss Rose Hoffman and Mrs. Ad
die Farrand were Dubuque visitors.•
Monday.
PUBLISHED AT LANCASTER WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1916.
Sport Program for 4th
FREE-FOR-ALL 100 yard dash. Prizes $7,55, $3.
RELAY RACE, 4 man team, around square. Any number of
entries. Prizes $lO and $5.00
100-yard dash for boys under 14. Prizes $3. and $2.00
POTATO RACE. Prizes $3 and $2.00.
SACK RACE. Prizes $3.00 and $2.00.
GREASED PIG CONTEST —Catch the pig and keep him.
Township TUG-OF-WAR. S2O to winning team.
GIRLS’ FOOT RACE. 50 yard dash. Prizes $3.00 and $2.
GIRLS’ EGG RACE. For girls under 14 years. Prizes $3
and $2.00.
BOY FATALLY INJURED
AT PRESTON BY’CYCLE
HARRY YOUNG RUN DOWN WHILE
PLAYING IN STREET LAST
SATURDAY EVENING.
A shocking accident with fatal re
sults occured at Preston last Satur
day evening when Harry, or “Bud”,
Young, son of Charles Young, proprie
tor of a small store in the village, was
run down and received fatal injuries
from which he died the following day
at 1 o’clock.
Charles Helms, son of a farmer liv
ing near Preston, was riding the mot
orcycle.
Little “Bud” who was 11 years of
age, was playing in the street at 9
o’clock in the evening with some boy
companions. Young Helms, who is 17
years old, came riding through the
street and failed to see the boys or
they to see him. The machine struck
the little fellow crushing the skull
and inflicting internal injuries. He
was immediately removed to a hospi
tal at Platteville. His condition proved
beyond medical aid.
The body was taken home Monday
and the funeral services were held
yesterday at 2 o’clock.
Little “Bud” is survived by his fath
er and mother, four sisters and two
brothers. He was the oldest son.
LOTS OF NEWS THIS WEEK.
An unprecedented rush of news on
Tuesday of this week made necessary
the condensing of much of our cor
respondence. Get in early folks, if
you can.
LANCASTER BOOSTER HAS
AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
The car driven by W_ R. Duncalf,
with Laverne Clanton as a passenger,
struck a horse and rig owned by O. A.
Gundlach of Livingston on the last
day of the “booster” trip while the
boys were on their way home. The
accident was due to brush and rocks
obstructing the view at a sharp turn
in the road about two miles west of
Livingston.
Mr. Duncalf saw some cows turn
ing the corner, but had no intimation
that there were two men and a rig
on the other side of the turn.
The horse received a broken leg,
rendering shooting necessary. The
rig was also badly smashed up and
some damage done to the ear.
Mr. Duncalf stopped at once and
vrent for a veterinary at Livingston.
When be found that nothing could be
done he offered to make reparation
to Mr. Gundlaeh and the matter will
be amicably settled.
LOCAL DELEGATES ATTEND
BIENNIAL BEAVER CONVENTION
Frank Ward and Miss Berna Knobel
of this city as Lancaster delegates to
the Beaver convention held in Super
ior last week, left here Monday morn
ing for Madison. At the capital city
they boarded a special train made up
especially for the Beavers, reaching
Superior at 9 o’clock in the evening.
A large delegation was on the train
which included people from Fennimore,
Bloomington, Platteville, Werley, Bag
ley, Mt. Hope and adjacent towns. The
visitors were royally entertained while
in Superior, a trip through Duluth be
one of the features. Mr. Ward reached
home Saturday and Miss Knobel on
Sunday noon.
ALL BITTER RECORDS BROKEN.
Lancaster Firm Receives 14.000 lbs.
of Cream in One Day.
As an indication of the strides being
made by the local dairy industry the
Lancaster Butter & Cheese Co., re
ceived an amount of cream on Mon
day of this week that broke all prev
ious records.
Seventeen hundred and fifty gallons
of cream came into the West Maple
street creamery on that day that
equalled, roughly, 14,000 pounds.
The butter churned from this will
be about 5.000 pounds. In order to
handle the new cream coming in three
churnings were made Monday and two
yesterday morning—1,000 pounds to a
churning.
DESPONDENT GIRL
COMMITS SUICIDE
MABEL WHITISH OF NEAR PRES
TON SHOOTS SELF AS RESULT
OF DISAPPOINTMENT.
Mabel Whitish, daughter of Samuel
Whitish, a farmer living one and one
half miles northwest of Preston, ended
her life with her own hands on Mon
day morning of this week.
Miss Whitish, it is said, was keeping
company with a young man to whom
her parents objected.’ She was in the
village of Preston on Sunday after
noon and seemed in good spirits. On
Sunday evening she left home going to
the home of a neighbor where she re
mained all night.
Her parents called and took her |
home about 11 d’block in the morning. I
After their return the young girl
went upstairs still seemingly in good i
spirits. A few minutes later Mrs. j
Whitish heard a report and upon rush
ing upstairs found the girl lying un-1
conscious with a discharged 22 rifle
at her side. She lived only ten min- |
utes, the expression, “oh, dear” be
ing the only words uttered.
The bullet entered the body above
the heart and it is supposed that the
rifle being of small size was held
with the barrel against the body and
discharged by means of the thumb.
Mabel Whitish was between 16 and
17 years of age and of a bright and
cheerful nature.
She was a graduate of the local
grade schools and had planned for a
high school education. Surviving her
are her parents and three sisters and
five brothers.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock.
I
FORMER LANCASTER BOYS
PART OF NATIONAL GUARD
Harry and Lloyd Garner of Madi
son, sons of Levi Garner, a resident
of Lancaster for many years, are
among those called to the colors at
Madison where both boys were mem
bers of the W. N. G. Harry is a lieu
tenant and has been in charge of en
listments for ten days past, leaving
Madison for Camp Douglas on Sat
urday morning. Lloyd is a private
anil has been at camp since the first
call came. The boys expect to go
with their regiments to the border, or
anywhere the orders take them. Wil
liam McMahon, their uncle, was in
Madison, Saturday, and saw the troops
entraining for Camp Douglas. One
little Irish lassie kissed her lover
goodby as he boarded the train, and
desiring still further to sweeten the
goodby, asked a burly civilian to life
her up at the window so that she
might bestow another tribute of af
fection on the man of her choice. This
was done very obligingly.
BOARDS OF REVIEW
IN SOLEMN CONCLAVE
Boards of review from the towns of
North and South Lancaster met in
this city Monday afternoon. The south
town board adjourned their session
until Monday, July 3. North Lancas
ter officials consisting of Louis Beck
er, O. M. Smith, Rolla Rech, Frank
Beetham and Peter Berndt, held their
meeting at the Union State Bank di
rectors’ room in the morning and af
ternoon.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR
COMFORT OF JULY 4 GUESTS
Beside the use of Ryland Park on
the Fourth for out-of-town visitors,
the court house and city hall rest
rooms will be open to the public. The
ladies’ rest room at the court house
is located on the third floor of the
building.
The Congregational church will be
throw’n open on Independence Day to
the city’s visitors. Men, women and
children are invited to make use of the
church accommodations.
PROBATION OFFICER VISITS
LANCASTER. SATURDAY
B. M. Jostad, probation officer for,
the State Board of Control, was in,
Lancaster last Saturday for the pur
pose of conveying Merle Dale to Mont
fort. Employment W’ill be found for
young Dale on a farm if possible and
responsible parties will report his
progress at regular intervals.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION ACCORDED FOURTH
Of JULY BOOSTERS AT DIFFERENT TOWNS
JUSTIFY LANCASTER’S CELEBRATION PLANS
Fourth of July Boosters Cover
148 Miles and Visit Fif
teen Towns.
LARGE CROWD ASSURED.
The Spirit of “Go After What You
Want” Inspired" Lancaster’s
Direct Invitation to County.
Not much time was w’asted in pre
paring for the trip of the Lancaster
“boosters” who gathered at the Union
State Bank corner last Wednesday
morning and proceeded to fill the cars
donated by philanthropic and opulent
citizens. Much skurrying around was
done at the start and considerable
parley indulged in, but finally things
shaped themselves and with horns
tooting the machines swung north on
the Stitzer road.
Stitzer and Fennimore were reached
in a hurry, and without accident the
Boosters passed over that fine piece
of plateau prairie north of Fenni
more and down through the long hol
low leading to Boscobel, which was
reached at 10 o’clock. The town was
full of old soldiers and their friends
who were attending the annual G. A.
R. reunion, held there on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week. The band
i played and Frank C. Meyer made a
speech that made plain the object of
the long trip, and how Lancaster want
• ed Grant county to be its guests on
I Independence Day. Then the party
I “entrained” for Fennimore.
One car had a little trouble near the
I top of Munn’s hill, but Fennimore was
reached on schedule time.
Fennimore folks thought at first we
were invading their country in the
interests of the Chautauqua, but ti e
chill wore off when Mr. Meyer ex
plained that Lancaster had no inten
tion of “butting” in on their Chau
tauqua event to be held at the same
I time as ours. After making it clear '
that the Boosters were simply extend- ]
I ing an invitation to come to Lancaster
on the Fourth, and obtaining some
lunch, the party “hit the grit” for Mt.
Ida where the aforesaid luncheon was
i consumed and the band played.
The audience at Mt. Ida consisted
principally of an old' gentlemen aged
about 80 years, and the women folks
and children, as the men were attend
ing a barn raising out in the country.
The concert was good practice anyhow,
and no harm done.
Mt. Hope and Patch Grove were
reached next with concerts in both
places.
Bloomington saw the Boosters at 4
o’clock, and, after a brief visit, in
< eluding a concert and talk, the party
• left for home.
Beetown promised to spend the
i Fourth at Lancaster and cheered as
we left the village.
Two accidents were experienced on
the trip, and no fatalities. One man
displayed extreme agility in getting
out of a car that threatened to go
1 over a baffk west of Bloomington, and
“Pinz” Livingston, who was in the
same automobile, attempted to fol
low suit but “renigged.” For a mo
ment though, it looked as if Grant
county would lose one of its most val
uable officials.
Only one bad piece of road was en
countered on the trip and that was
between Fennimore and Boscobel,
where the re-location is promised this
summer. A bad spot west of Bloom
ington where a new culvert is being
placed, and the road makes a detour
into the ditch, threatened to give
some trouble, but all the cars got by
safely.
The Boosters arrived home shortly
after 5 o’clock tired and hungry, and
with enough real estate on their
countenances and clothing to make a
farm. But they all said it had been
a splendid day.
Friday.
Thursday’s storm prevented any
chance of trip, and Friday looked lit
tle better. The Boosters were deter
mined though, and a little after 1
o’clock on Friday fifteen cars started
for Rockville, British Hollow and Pd-*
tosi. Concerts were given at all plac
es, the Potosi reception being very
enthusiastic.
President S. A. Thomas of the vil
lage, made a welcoming address, ad
vising the visitors that the police force
had been discharged for the day and
that “the town was theirs.” Other
plans prevented a longer stay, as
Platteville was on the schedule and
possibly Livingston, Montfort and
Stitzer.
Away they went, reaching Platte
ville over muddy and somewhat rough
roads. The reception was more than
cordial. Mayor R. S. Heer, extending
the keys to the city and urging the
visitors to take anything they saw and
to ask for anything they didn’t see.
City Attorney Richard Goodell spoke
next and while he “joshed” a little it
VOL. 74. NO. 18.
ITINERARY OF FOURTH
OF JULY BOOSTERS
Wednesday.
Miles
Boscobel 28
Fennimore 13
Mount Ida 6
Mount Ida 7
Patch Grove 5
Bloomington 5
Beetown 8
Lancaster 12
(Left Lancaster 8:00 a. m. Re
turning arrived at Lancaster at 5.)
Friday.
Miles
Potosi, via Rockville and British
Hollow 13
Platteville 10
Livingston 14
Montfort 6
Stitzer 14
Lancaster 8
)Left Lancaster 1:30 p. m. Re
turning, arrived Lancaster at 8:30.)
was all good-natured and well meant.
Frank C. Meyer responded for the
Lancaster contingent and again urged
the sending of a big delegation to
Lancaster’s “Fourth.”
Livingston was next was next on
the program, over roads that were a
revelation —they were so uniformly
bad. If any man of the party was
not a convert to the Good Roads
Movement, he became so indubitably
before Livingston was reached.
Livingston, Montfort and Fenni
more were all glad to see the Boost
ers and gave them a hearty welcome,
free cigars and handclasps being
evident at each place. All promised
to send a goodly crowd here for the
celebration.
Some of the party went to Cobb in
their zeal to carry the tidings of the
Lancaster celebration, but the major
ity reached home by 8:30 feeling that
the day had been a success throughout.
No rain was experienced during the
entire trip.
BOUND OVER ON CHARGE
OF MOUNT IDA GIRL
Jesse Ray, a Steuben Young Man Had
Preliminary Hearing, Friday.
—: ' '1
Jesse Ray of Steuben, Crawford
county, was the principal in a prelim-
I inary examination conducted before
Justice C. W. Burrows, last Friday
morning.
Ray, who is about twenty years of
age, was formally charged with being
the parent of an illegitimate child born
to Miss Anna Malzoff of Mt. Ida, born
on March 29, last. Both parties were
present at the trial, together with the
| innocent cause of the controversy.
Miss Malzoff, it is said, was employ
ed as a domestic on the same farm'
where young Ray was working as ft
farm hand last summer. Ray claims
to be innocent of the charges. Miss
: Malzoff is about twenty-two years old.
Ray, it is said, “beat it” to Minneso
ta about May 2, when the warrant
was issued and, it is purported that
he was induced later to come back
and face the charges.
He was represented by Attorney F.
E. Jenswold of Fennimore, district at
torney pro tern, F. C. Meyer, appearing
for the state. SSOO bonds were furnish
ed and the case will come before the
circuit court next October.
LAST CELEBRATION REMINDERS.
All persons participating in the
morning parade are requested to be
at the South School at 9 o’clock sharp.
Those in the afternoon parade should
be at the South school at 1 o’clock p.
m. All children desiring to partici
pate in the morning parade should be
on hand promptly on time.
Business men desiring to place floats '
in the morning or afternoon parade
are urged to begin their preparations
at once. Time is limited.
The Weather.
TUESDAY, June 20.—Max. 68; min.
50; southeast wind, cloudy.
WEDNESDAY, June 21—Max. 70;
min. 42; southeast wind, clear.
THURSDAY, June 22.—Max. 71;
min. 44; southeast wind, partly cloudy.
FRIDAY, June 23.—Max. 75; min.
54; south wind, partly cloudy.
SATURDAY, June 24; max. 78; min.
56; southwest wind, clear.
SUNDAY, June 25. —Max. 83; min.
52; west wind, clear.
MONDAY. June 26.—Max. 85; min.
58; southwest wind, clear. Thunder
storm 1 a. m.