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ESTABLISHED 1843.
RED CROSS MEETING
WAS HELD AT CITY HALL SATUR
DAY NIGHT LAST.—ORGANIZA
TION NOW PERFECTED.
In an appeal to women and girls
on the farm to show their patriotism
in a practical manner, Mrs. Andrew
Zenz, herself a farmer’s wife, in a
talk before the Women’s Patriotic
Service League Saturday evening at
the city hall, urged them not to let
their patriotism grow cool as the
weather grows warmer.
“Take upon yourselves every task
within your strength. Do as many of
the farm chores as possible, that your
men folk may have every hour of day
light available in the fields. If need
ed stand ready to help in the actual
field work, should help be scarce.
Much of the work about a farm is
light, so don’t say ‘I can’t stand it; I
am not strong enough.’ Work of this
nature in the open air is often more
healthful than household duties.’’
Much interest was manifest in the
work of the Red Cross which was ex
plained by Mrs. Fowler and Mrs.
Frothingham who have recently been
in Madison familiarizing themselves
with the work.
Lancaster women are anxious to
get to work and are somewhat restive
under the delay that has been occa
sioned by waiting for official sanction
from Washington to affiliate with the
Madison chapter. This sanction has
now been received and actual work
will be in progress here soon.
Members of the Patriotic League
wishing to engage in Red Cross work
are requested to sign a registration
blank denoting the fact. Those not
supplied with blanks may procure
them in a few days at headquarters in
the city hall.
Mayor Bailie has tendered the use
of the upstairs of the city hall to the
Patriotic League and Red Cross, free
of charge. It will constitute the per
manent headquarters. A committee
has been appointed to make it more
inviting in appearance.
The following standing committees
have been announced by Mrs. Ten
nant, president of the League.
The executive committee has been
enlarged to include besides officers,
the following women: Mrs. John Mc-
Auley, Mrs. Andrew Zenz, Mrs. Hal.
Borah and Mrs. A. G. Knapp.
Finance committee —Chairman, Mrs.
E. J. Austin; Mrs. H. E. Schreiner,
Mrs. Lambert Groenier, Miss Elizabeth
Schmitt, Mrs. S. W. Doolittle.
Supervisor of Produce—Mrs. An
drew Zenz.
Committee on Gardens—Chairman,
Mrs. Henry Nauman; Mrs. Geo. Tuck
wood, Mrs. Margaret Finnegan, Mrs.
Joseph Bailie, Mrs. Montgomery Mil
ler, Mrs. Ed. Kerr, Mrs. John Henkel,
Mrs. James Jordon.
Headquarters—Mrs. R. B. Show
alter.
Registration—Mrs. C. H. Basford.
Canning Squad—Chairman, Mrs.
Thos. Orton; Miss Mabel Taylor, Miss
Mae Brooker, and the girls of the Do
mestic Science Department.
Auto Squad—Chairman, Mrs. Mary
Judd.
Other committees will be named as
soon as registration progresses suf
ficiently.
A FOOLISH KIND OF PATRIOTISM.
The Federal officials are frowning
on the indiscriminate use of flag
stickers feeling that the National col
ors are being cheapened by the ac
tion of certain citizens. While the
government is pleased to see the em
blem worn on the lapel in the form
of flags or pins it does not advise the
sticking of the flag to the collar and
other parts of the apparel. At Janes
ville where a Madison concern had
done a thriving business selling stick
ers the government got after the sup
ply house and made them recall all
those not sold. In some instances it
is said that foolish women have been
wearng the flag on their hosiery. Oth
ers paste the emblem on books, etc.
Such things cheapen the flag and
should be stopped.
POISONED FOOD ENDANGERS
ENTIRE ELLENBORO FAMILY.
The joint families of Hollis and Al
fred Cummins of Ellenboro, were tak
en suddenly ill last Friday afternoon
about 3:30 o'clock. Five children,
three from one family and two from
another, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Cummins, were the sufferers. Mr. and
Mrs. Hollis Cummins felt little or no
illness. Dr. Fowler was called and
the necessary service rendered with
the result that by evening all the pa
tients were letter although still weak.
Dr. Fowler thought that a quart jar
of chow-chow which had been partak
en of at dinner time, caused the
trouble. •
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
J. E. Peart of Adams, Wis., and Min
nie Woodruff of Montfort.
Beau ford Townsend of Fennimore,
and Elizabeth Svitak of Hickory
Grove.
GiLaNT county herald
FENNIMORE MAN DIES
FROM RUNAWAY HURTS.
Arthur Smith, a farmer living north
of Fennimore, died Saturday evening
from injuries received in a runaway
accident Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Smith with his wife and two small
children, was driving home about 5:30.
In passing an automobile the team be
came frightened and broke the pole
loose from the rig. Mrs. Smith jumped
with the children and neither was
hurt. Mr. Smith was dragged for some
distance, receiving many broken bones
and internal injuries. He was taken
home where he passed away two
hours later. His brother resides
here and drives a cream route for Bax
ter & Draper.
PLATTEVILLE COMPANY
GOES TO CAMP DOUGLAS.
The Platteville National guard com
pany, consisting of 75 men to date,
will go to Camp Douglas on or be
fore June 15th. It is likely that by
that time the company will be up to
its full strength of 150 men. An ef
fort was made recently to add a pla
toon of 25 men from this city but this
will not go through if Lancaster or
ganizes a company of its own. 35
more young men will be examined
at Platteville this week. The Platte
ville boys belong to the new 4th reg
iments. The Ist, 2nd and 3rd are al
ready organized and at least four
more regiments are aborning or soon
will be. The new regiments will have
the advantage of training and associ
ating with those long in service. The
barracks and tent room are being ar
ranged at Camp Douglas which will
be a busy and interesting place in
side of thirty days.
FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD
AND BREAKS RIGHT LEG.
Fred Meyers, a carpenter of this
city, fell from a scaffold at the Jas.
E. Bailie building iast Saturday. Mr.
Meyers paid little attention to the in
jury until Thursday when a bone
slipped out of place. An examination
disclosed that one of the leg bones
was broken below the knee.
KICKS AT KNIFE AND
SEVERS LEG ARTERY.
Floyd 'Richardson, aged 7, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Richardson of
near the Hurricane, was playing with
some other boys at the Hurricane
Saturday. The game consisted of
kicking at a knife to see how far it
might be driven into a bicycle frame.
In some manner Floyd drove the knife
blade through an artery in his foot
and lively bleeding resulted. Dr.
Gault was summoned hastily and the
wound dressed.
MILLION DOLLAR RAIN
HELPS CROPS IMMENSELY.
The rain of last Friday night was
general throughout the county and
did a world of good to germinating
crops and gardens. Potatoes that
could not be seen were up and almost
ready for hoeing on Saturday morn
ing and the meadows and other crops
showed immediate results from the
moisture. The warm weather of the
w T eek previous put the ground in fine
shape for a soaking rain and Friday
night it came. All points of the com
pass report good rains.
POTOSI MAN BUYS A
HIGH CLASS SAFE.
Dave Welsh of Potosi, is the owner
of a high class, steel riveted safe he
bought in Dubuque recently at a
heavy expense. Mr. Welsh has many
valuable papers and felt that he need
ed a good safe to place them in. The
safe has all the equipment of an ex
pensive affair with a combination,
cast iron walls, handsomely painted
doors and it also has the advantage
of being so light that Mr. Welsh can
carry it around with him if lie wishes
to do so. Many applications have been
made for room in the safe by friends
who wish to place their valuables in
a good place. Mr. Welsh may go into
the safety deposit business.
NEXT SUNDAY FOR RED CROSS.
Lancaster ministers have agreed to
co-operate to make the Sunday before
Memorial Day a time for special men
tion of the work of the Red Cross. The
Red Cross committee of the County
Council of Defense is urging that
that day be observed as “Red Cross”
Sunday all over the county, the sub
ject being one that can appropriately
be considered in collection with the
observance of Memorial Day.
REGISTRATION DAY JUNE 5.
President Wilson has set aside June
sth as registration day. On that day
between 7 a. in. and 7 p. m. all men
between 21 and 30 years must regis
ter. Provisions are made for ill or
absent so that every name will be on
the lists. No excuse will be accepted
and persons failing to register or who
register falsely will be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
PUBLISHED AT LANCASTER WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1917.
iHnnm*ial lag
MORN I NO.
The soldiers and citizens are
quested to assemble at G. A. R. 1
to form in line for the march to I
side cemetery. Leave G. A. R. ha
9:30 o’clock. >
Order of March.
Lancaster city band.
Boy Scouts.
Young people with wreaths an
flowers.
Tom Cox Post, Soldiers of the Civil
War and Spanish War Veterans.
Women’s Relief Corps.
Ladies of G. A. R.
Camp Fire Girls.
Citizens.
At Hillside cemetery memorial ser
vices will be conducted by the G. A,
R. Post.
Decoration of graves.
AFTERNOON.
At 2 o’clock the line of march wil
form at the G. A. R. hall in the sarm
order, and march around the court
house square to the soldiers’ monu
ment.
At the monument the program of
exercises will be as follows:
Prayer.
Song by children.
Decoration of Monument by child
ren and dirge of band.
LOOKS LIKE A MINE
STRIKE MADE AT MUI)D RANGE
NEAR POTOSI LAST WEEK.—
MILL TO GO UP.
H. S. Kline of Milwaukee, the man
who is heading the corporation de
veloping the Mudd Range mine near
Potosi, told the Herald man, Saturday
that a very promising strike had been
made last week. Mr. Kline seemed to
feel jubilant over the matter but
spoke conservatively of the prospect
in view. It seems in following the old
diggings the prospectors cut cross
w r ays and in so doing found the ore
strata. The strike was made at a
depth of 110 feet. Mr. Kline says that
a large vein of very rich jack has been
located. A mill will be installed at
once and about thirty men put to
work.
CHAUTAUQUA DATES.
The Chautauqua dates this year are
July 7th to 12th. Commencing with
this week the announcements will ap
pear in the Herald and run weekly
until Chautauqua. Arrangements for
season tickets will appear shortly.
A MINING FATALITY
HENRY NICHOLSON MEETS DEATH
AT WILSON MINE MONDAY AF
TERNOON.—L EAYE S FAMILY.
Wash. Nicholson, an employe of
the Wilson mine near Tennyson, was
instantly killed about 3 o’mock Mon
day afternoon. Nicholson was getting
a drink of water near the eccentric
in the mill, when his clothes became
caught in the revolving machinery.
The unfortunate man was torn to
pieces, the ton of his head being torn
off and Ms arms and legs smashed.
Brains and blood were strewn all ov
er the room. Fellow workmen found
him in the machinery but were too
late to save his life.
Mr. Nicholson resided at British
Hollow and leaves a wife and two
children. The remains were taken to
Edwards’ undertaking rooms in Po
tosi and prepared for burial.
FIRE IN HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
A blaze caused by a neighbor burn
ing brush was carried by the high
wjnd last Wednesday to the Ben Fox
timber in Harrison township. More
than 100 cords of good wood went up
in smoke on the Ben Fox plam before
the miniature forest fir t had burned
Itself out.
RAMSEY.
Bert Martin and wife and son, Beau
ford, and Otto Martin were visitors
at Archie Biggins’ Sunday.
Ida Donaldson, son George and
daughter Lulu are visiting at John
Longmires’.
John Zeigler and Joe Biggin shipp
ed hogs last week.
Jas. Hampton bought a driving
horse of Tom Longmire.
Jas. Hampton and wife were Sun
day visitors at Andrew Laufenberg’s.
Grant Woods and family were Sun
day visitors at Jas. Hillary’s.
Most of the farmers around here
are through planting corn.
wing the decoration of the
lit the line of march will pro
file same order as before to
oldiers’ Memorial Fountain,
exercises will be conducted in
of the Soldier and Marine
owing the exercises at the foun
:ie line of march will be resumed
> speaker’s stand where the fol
program will be given:
et - - -The Flag Without a Stain
r - -Rev. H. A. Studebaker
P'c )tic Cantata _ Barbara Frietsche
Add ess - Hon. D. D. Mac Lauren
Chorus - The Star Spangled Banner
Be ledietion - Rev. W. A. Weyhrauch
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEES.
President—H. E. Carthew.
Arrangements—Hon. E. B. Good
sell, J. T. Bennett, H. E. Schreiner,
V. L. Showalter, Ei J. Morse.
Music—H. E. Schreiner and E. J.
Morse.
Grounds —Geo. McCarthy and Thos.
Tuckwood.
Decoration—Ladies of G. A. R„ Lad
s of the W. R. C.
Automobiles—W. J. Bailie, Frank C.
Meyer and F. P. Barnett.
DEATH ffIfJISHOT
LOYD YINCENT OF CORNELIA,
FOUND DEAD* IN FIELD FRIDAY
EYE.—PROBABLY ACCIDENT.
Lloyd Vincent, a Cornelia farmer,
was found dead from a gunshot
wound in his neck last Friday even
ing in the pasture about a quarter of
a mile from his house. Mr. Vincent,
aged 24 years, left the house after
dinner saying that he was going to
shoot gophers. About 2:30 a shot was
heard but no attention paid to it. At
supper time upon his failure to re
turn home a search was made and the
body found. The shot had severed
the jugular vein and death was prac
tically instantaneous.
An examination was conducted
Friday evening by Dr. Cunningham,
Jas. Dolan and Wm. Doyle of Platte
ville, and the opinion of these men
was that the death was due to acci
dent and not suicide.
Lloyd Vincent w*as the oldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vincent of
Platteville, who had resided with
them since his wife died in February.
There are three other children in the
family. The funeral was held Mon
day at Platteville.
SCORESiNDIFFERENCE
MAJOR M’COY, W. N. G., CONSIDER
ABLY PEEVED AND SAYS SO.—
ASKS FOR LOCAL GUARD CO.
Major E. B. McCoy, Wisconsin Na
tional Guard, occupied the stage at
Hatch’s opera house last Thursday
night and for two hours things while
not pleasant, were decidedly interest
ing. As a matter of fact and candid
ly, the Major w’as sore. Being sore
and feeling the need of expression
the Major “laid into’’ local indifference
to guard matters with a lively hand—
“let the chips fall where they may,”
sort of style. If the Major is as good
a soldier as he is talker —well the en
emy wants to look out. We have no
doubt he is.
The meeting was held following one
of Wednesday night when a commit
tee was appointed to assist in raising
a local guard company. The Major
contended that a certain proportion of
young men would have to go anyway
and that the National Guard service
held forth many advantages over se
lective draft. He said that the guards
men would be mobilized at Camp
Douglas about June 15th and that
quick action was necessary should
Lancaster desire to raise a company.
A PATRIOTIC CANTATA.
A patriotic cantata, “Barbara Friet
chie,” will be given by the local chor
al society Sunday morning next, at the
Congregational church and on Decor
ation Day afternoon with the exercis
es. Oscar Wright is conductor and
Miss Emily Roberts organist. The
personell of the chorus is similar to
that giving the Easter cantata at the
Congregational church.
Mrs. Wm. Ward went to Werley,
Monday, to visit her brother, Tony
Knox, who is very ill with appendi
citis. Mr. Knox was taken to the hos
pital at Prairie du Chien, Monday ev
ening.
CHANGES IN H. S.
TEACHING FORCE.
Several changes are in effect for
next season’s high school faculty.
Miss Louise Brown leaves the com
mercial department and her place will
be filled by Miss Lorena. Betz, a grad
uate of Whitewater normal school.
Miss Beth Williams goes to Eau
Claire high school next year an(l the
teacher’ training course will be filled
by Miss Bertha Cams of Platteville.
The department of History and Eng
lish will be in charge of Miss Helen
Spain, a Wisconsin University grad
uate. Miss Olive Thauer, the regular
instructor, resigned some time ago
owing to illness, and temporarily her
place has been filled by Miss Helen
Peterson. The vacancy created in
mathematics by Mr. Youtz going in
to training, has been temporarily
filled by Miss Martha Meyer. Next
year W. F. Waterpool, a Law r rence col
lege graduate, will have charge of
mathematics and athletics.
MONTHLY REPORT OF
VITAL STATISTICS.
The vital statistics for the period
ending May 20th, give a total of fifty
five births in the county. 21 of these
were girls and 34 boys. There were
no twins.
The death record shows a total of
25. Of these 12 are males and 13 fe
males. The rate per thousand is 7.5
which is low but about right for this
section at this season. The average
age not counting still births, etc., is
63 for the males and 67 for the fe
males. The oldest male age is 89 and
the youngest, two years. The oldest
female age is 103 and the youngest
28 years.
The marriages are few, but 16 be
ing sent in for record.
CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS
W. & I. RAILWAY BONDS.
At a special meeting of the Lancas
ter council held last Wednesday even
ing an extension was granted on the
$550,000 railway aid bonds expiring
next, November Ist. ' This extension
according to law may be for one year
longer.
R. Meyer Jr., read the resolution
after which a vote was taken. Beck,
Doolittle. Calvert, Hickok and Hors
fall voted for the extension and Wep
king and Caspers against. Tiller .was
absent.
It is said that similar extensions
have been granted by the various
municipalities along the line.
FORMER ROCKVILLE MAN
ON WAY TO SO. AFRICA.
Chas. McPhail, a former Rockville
boy and son of Mrs. Margaret McPhail
of that village, was in the city Fri
day arranging for passports to South
Africa. Mr. McPhail is employed by
the Wheel Auto Drive Co., of Clinton
ville, Wis., as salesman. Last year he
was in Venezuela. The truck itself is
quite an affair with traction on each
wheel. 100 were sold to the U. S.
government at $5,000 each and twenty
go out to So. Africa this year. Mr.
McPhail is single and 40 years old.
He has been a Rover for years and his
life has been a remarkable one.
CONVEYANCES TO GO
BACK TO WAR LEVY.
Good authority has it that the gov
; eminent will again place levy on ail
j executions, deeds, etc., going through
the register of deeds’ office. This tax,
i recently removed, was 50c for each
; SSOO or fraction thereof. Another
j thing to be taxed will be tobacco. The
cigaret tax will be increased from
i $1.25 to $3 per thousand. Other in
| creases will be made in pipe, cigar
! and chewing tobacco.
! It is expected that a levy of ten per
cent will be made on passenger tick
; ets and the same amount for seats,
berths and state rooms.
A tax of 5 per cent on automobiles
at wholesale. Tires and motorcycles
will bear the same burdens.
LITTLE GRANT
Several from ground here met at
Adolph Wenzel’s Sunday for a fish and
have a picnic dinner.
Mrs. Louisa Morrow spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Bennett,
who is quite ill.
Wm. Cooley, wife and children, and
Helen of Bloomington, Fred Cooley
and wife, Thos. Riddiough, Glen and
Elden of Fennimore, Sundayed at Mrs.
Minnie Cooley’s.
Ora Welsh and wife visited at Al
bert Brandemuhl’s, Sunday.
Jas. Addison is out helping his son,
CliarPe, plant his corn.
j Most of the farmers have their corn
in.
Wm. Welsh and wife were out to
the farm last week.
Mrs. John Beetham and Myrtle
Webb went to Lancaster Thursday of
last week and Ed. Govier and Clyde
went up Saturday.
Mrs. E. C. Thomas of Potosi, took
the train here Saturday enroute for
Appleton to visit her daughter, who
is attending college in that city.
WILL PROBABLY VETO
GOVERNOR PHILLIP SAYS THAT
AMENDMENTS MUST BE MADE
TO THE EVJUE MEASURE.
Governor Phillip on lasi Thursday
stated that he would not sign the Ev
jue measure submitting prohibition to
vote next spring unless amendments
were made permitting manufacture
and sale of beer and liquors outside
of the state. The contention is that
the measure is too broad in its pro
visions and that while the state might
exercise its powers in restricting sales
inside its borders it should not pro
hibit sales to other territories not
now dry. It is said that the legisla
tors responsible for the bill will de
cline to make any such amendments.
It seems probable that Senator
Gee. Standenmeyer will press a bill
to close all the saloons inthe state on
June 30th, 1917, in case the Evjue
measure is not passed. The senator
says that he has support promised
and that by closing all the saloons of
the state, thousands of bushels of bar
ley will be turned into food supplies.
There will be a reconsideration of
the vote by which the assembly kill
edthe Bennett bill, allowing members
of the supreme court to retire and
become court commissioners after
they have reached the age of 65 years.
The hill provides that asupreme court
judge may retire as a court commis
sioner on a salary of $3,000 annually.
There are three judges of the court
who will be available to come under
this law within a short time, Justice
R. D. Marshall, whose term of office
expires January Ist, 1918; Chief Jus
tice J. B. Winslow, and Justice R. G.
Siebecker. The arguments made in
favor of the bill are that during re
cent years money has been spent for
special referee work by the supreme
court, which could have been and
would be, performed by a court com
missioner if the law were passed.
The fees for printing legal notices
have beeM increased by a recent act
which became effective upon publica
tion which was May 17th. The act
reads:
One dollar per page for printing
| cases and briefs in all not exceeding
| one hundred and fifty (150) pages.
(Section 4275) 1. The fees for pub
lishing a legal notice when not other
! wise specially prescribed by law,
I shall not be more than * * * sev
enty-five cents (75c) per folio for
the first insertion, and * * * fifty
cents (50c) per folio for each in
sertion after the first.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Approved May 16, 1917.
Governor Philipp vetoed the Evjue
bill at 10:55 yesterday morning.
THROWS TOBACCO BOX
AND HORSE RUNS AWAY.
A spirited horse driven by Glenn
Vesperman, took fright Friday after
noon at Ellenboro when the driver
! threw a tobacco box into the roadway.
' The horse ran away but. was controlled
| before any damage was done. The
i moral is don’t smoke tobacco, but if
you do don't throw the box ahead of
your horse.
MAY 20th CHOP REPORT.
Crop conditions in Grant county at
the present time are better than they
have been at the corresponding date
for thi eo years. The small grain is *
all doing well and the meadows and
pastures r re in good shape owing to
the heavy rains of last Friday night.
The corn is about 50 per cent in and
many new fields are being plowed up
;and put into this cereal. A conserva
tive estimate places the corn acreage
j 25 per cent above the past two years.
The weather has been favorable for
i the past two weeks and the rain
I makes the condition ideal. The June
j bugs are much in evidence but no
grub trouble will be experienced this
i season as this is the insect stage of
j the pest.
1 SENIORS PLAY HOOKEY;
I PENALTY NEXT DAY.
The Senior High School class left
j Wednesday morning for Pine Knob
| where the day was spent picnicking,
jlt seems, however, that permission
i was not obtained as the Seniors w r ere
| planning a new “stunt” known as
“Skip, Day.” Where “Skip Day” is
regularly observed the over-classmen
select a certain day unknown to any
one but themselves and all play hook
ey.
The stunt did not meet with the ap-
I proval of the high school faculty and
school board and as a result all grad
uation events are declared off. There
will be no baseball it is said, the di
plomas will be granted at the school
instead of having formal exercises, the
class play will be eliminated and the
day off must be made up prior to
school closing.
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