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THE LAKE GENEVA HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1916. PERSONAL. The Herald. Professional Cards JOHN E. NETHERCUT.

Telephones: Office 86. Residence 246. PAGE FIVE New Yorfca Tallest Buildings. The five tallest buildings in New York, with the height of each, are as follows: Wool worth, Broadway and Park place, 750 feet; Metropolitan, Madison square, 700 feet 3 inches! Singer Broadway, near Liberty street 5eet 1 111011 Municipal, Centre street and Park row, 560 feet 1 inch Wa, Nassau treets, o30 feet New York Times, Louise, B. G.

N. Graduate Mariaello System Beauty Culture, Scientific Skin and Scalp Treatments. Sham pooingr. Manicuring: aud Electrolysis. 415 Broad Street Lake Geneva, Wis Phone Black 410 5-19-16 Daylight Darkness.

'There are a number of daylight darknesses recorded in history, among them being those in B. C. 295, A. D. 74G and 7o.

There was a dark day in England in January, 1807 and another on Oct 211816. There was also a dark day In Detroit on Oct 19, 1762. On May 19, 1780, there was such atmospheric gloom over Hartford, that the legislature adjourned for the day. Entered at the Poetofflce at Lake Geneva, as Second Class Matter. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1916.

Schools close today. Miss Mary Bailey and Miss Anna Bailey of Clinton, Iowa, are visiting their cousin, Mrs. Wilson Denney, at the Congregational parsonage. Rev. F.

C.N Richard son of Ran-dolph, has been calling on many friends here this week and will attend the commencement exercises of the high school, of which Ms daughter, Dorothy, is a graduate. Next week Pliny Blodget, sou of Mr. and- Mrs. J. Blodgett, of this city, will graduate from the Illinois State Medical College, and later will take up- his grandfather9 practice, thelate Dr.

Blanchard, at Harvard, 111 i CHAS. S. FRENCH. ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE 743 Main Street, Lake Geneva, Wl. Telephone 79.

Got your corn in yet? HATTIE B. ROGERS. GRADUATE OPTOMETRIST; EYES tested; glasses fitted. Office at Rogers Jewelry store. The Old Reliable Bayley Stock Company next week.

Lake Geneva vs. Delavan next Celebrate the Fourth ip Lake THE CHURCHES. last Did. you see the class plays right? Interesting Topics Chosen as Subjects of Sermons by our Local Ministers. Ford The Mo-del Laundry, has a delivery auto.

Your attention is called to this popular market and tovthe fact that I will have Sale Days for different kinds of meat, for cash, every week. WILLIAM RASCH, Prof. An automobile from New York wag an our streets yesterday. DR. KAYE.

DENTIST. OFFICE OVER GRANTS Furniture store. Telephone 286, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. DR. J.

C. REYNOLDS. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST Office at residence on Main street. Hours: 10 to 12 a. and 2 to 4 p.

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. i "LEWIS G. BROWN. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT Law. Office 729 Main Street, Lake Geneva, Wis.

All business entrusted to me will receive prompt attention. DR. M. D. COTTINGHAM.

SUCCESSOR TO DR. RUGH. OFFICE AT residence, 824 Geneva street. Office Hours: 'll to 12 a. I to 3 and 7 to 8:30 p.

m. Telephone 45, W. H. MACDONALD, M. D.

OFFICE AND RESIDENCE, CORNER of Main and' Madison streets. Entrance on Madison street. Office Hours: Until 9 a. 1 to 3 and 7 to 8.30 p. m.

Telephone No. 26. Pushing the lawn mower furnishes excellent exercise these days. Lake Geneva will be the center of attraction on the Fourth of July. BROAD STREET LAKE GENEVA, WIS 9 -We have had some rain this week about 40 hours of steady downpour.

The road around the lake has been oiled and is now ini pretty fair A number from here attended the Republican convention in Chieago this week. Peoples Column Advertisements In this Column 25c a week for five lines or less; over five lines, Ec per line each week. Fishing A new roof is being put on the barn on the Dillenbeck" farm, occupied bv Paul Gavin. Harry Huntress has bought lots 57 and 58, Columbia sub-division, of Edward Dunn, for $40(L LOST. rTRGECAMEOBROOCH BETWEEN Lakeside Cottage and Lytcons.

Liberal reward if returned to Lakeside Cottage, WANTED The college men will be the first at the Y. M. C. A. camp, which will open about the 15th inst.

WANTED AT ONCE, GO HEAD GRADE Holstein female calves 4 to 8 months old must be well marked well grown, good individuals. L. L. Oldham. County Representative.

Elkhorn, Wis. All the trains to 'complete the summer schedule will be put on this branch ext Sunday and Monday. Baptist. Hours of services are as follows: Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.

Childrens Day exercises and program and in; connection with the program the pastor will give-an address to the young. Offering for home expenses. B. Y. P.

at 6:30 p. Evening Service 7.30. Subject, The Spell of His Nsar-ness Wednesday evening prayer meet-' ing at 7.30. Congregational. Children's Day will be observed at the Congregational church Sunday morning, when an attractive program or recitations and songs will be presented by the Sunday school at eleven oclock.

The usual Bible hour at 10 and a second service at 7.30 p. m. with devotions and an address by the pastor on The Will to Do. A hearty welcome to all. Christian Science.

Christian Science services are held Library hall every Sunday morning at 10:45. Subject next Sunday: God, The Preserver of Mad. Wednesday evening services at 8 oclock p. m. Episcopal.

Services each Sunday at the usual hours: i 7.30 and 11 a. m. On June 11th and 18th The Rev. Canon St. George, D.

of Nasho-tah House, will officiate, preaching at 11 a. m. The Rector elect, Rev. R. D.

Vinter, ywill enter upon his ministrations on Sunday, June 23th. Methodist. Childrens Day service. jSunday school will meet in Sunday school room, at 10.45, and attend service upstairs. There will be special music and a sermon.

Sermon subject, The Welfare of the Children. Hymns 679, 677, 682. An opportunity will be givers for the baptism of children. Bring theta. Everybody invited, parents especially.

An offering fer Childrens Educational Fund. Junior League at 3:00 p. m. Epwsrth League at 6:30 p. m.

Subject, Walking in the Light. Notice Union services in Y. M. C. A.

hall will not begin until July. The fishing season will soon i open and the wise fisherman will supply hirhself with a complete outfit of the best fishing tackle sold by FOR RENT FOR RENT NINE ROOM COTTAGE AT Glenwood Springs; furnished season. Seven room cottage, fine location in Lake Geneva, furnished $150,00 for season. Address John E. Nethercut.

Lake Geneva. Wis. tf The-Mnarine mail boat began making regular trips on Thursday, June leaning Lake Geneva at 9.30 a. m. FOR SALE FOR SALE-A PAIR OF HEAVY MARES: weight 5 and 10 years old; sell one or froth.

Edward Hicks. Springfield, Wis. w2 The Bayley Stock Company will be at the Majestic three nights next week Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. With our general cool weather the question still exists will the fuel hold out until It gets warm enough discard a fire. THE COBB HARDWARE CO.

LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN OATS FOR SASE AUGUST C. PETERSON. Phone 844. Hebton 111. FOR SALE A GOOD GUERNSEY COW.

with heifer calf one week old, George G. Parker. Williams Bay. Wis. FOR SALE EVERBEARING STRAW-berry plants; the kind that is true to its name.

Begins to bear early and keeps on till frost comes R. D. Short, Lake Geneva. Wis. FOR SALE 1915 HARLEY-DAVISON.

3 speed twin cylinder. 16 horse power Motorcycle. Run 1.000 miles; in first class condition. Inquire at Herald office. The wind cf Wednesday nigh removed many dead twigs and limbs Tom the trees and a number which were not -so dead.

Mrs. Morris Read was a ChicaS visitor last Friday. 1 E. Wood made a business trip to Chicago yesterday. Mrs.

Wm, Da 4 visited relatives at Genoa Junction Wednesday. W. F. Best has returned from a business trip to Toronto, Canada. Mrs.

Arthur Liechty spent the fore part of the week in Chicago. M-s. B. A. Buell and niece, Mjss Hueton, were in Chicago Monday.

Merril Shannon has returned from a visit with relatives at Aurora, 111. i Alfred Gill went to Chicago Friday to takej part in the great parade Saturday. F. D. Counties and family have opened their summer home for the sdhson.

John Piper, ex-county sheriff, was one of the Darien boosters here Mrs. C. 'Larsen and daughter, Anita, spent Saturday with friends in Genoa Junction. Tony Holtzheimer and1 wife went to Chicago -last Saturday for a visit with relatives. Ralph Rucknall, went to Chicago to attend the Republican convention yesterday.

Mrs. N. Dickinson and1 daughter. Miss Ruth, were calling on Chicago friends last Friday. Mrs.

George Corbin has gone to Viroqua, for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Primmer. Miss Mildred Kull, who has been teaching- in a Missouri college, is home for her vacation. Mrs. Maurice Durkee went to Chicago last Saturday for an over Sunday "visit with relatives.

Miss Ruth Allen, a teacher in the Grays Lake, 111., schools, was home a part of last week. Mrs. William Duff went to Chicago this morning where she will visit relatives for a few day-s. Al. Stauffer, of Chicago, sipent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Martin tauter. The Republican convention in Chicago was the attraction for Elmore Elliott Peake yesterday. Jesse Shannon and son. Max, went over Belvidere, 111., yesterday for a short visit with relatives.

Mrs. iS. J. Fisk went to Highland Park, 111., last Wednesday morning, where she will make her home. Mrs.

H. A. Sawyer of Oak Park, 111., is the of her sister. Misses Hattie and Belle Curtis this week. Mrs.

Frank Mason-of Kenilworth, 111., formerly Maybelle Seymour, has been calling on old friends here this week. L. A. Kimball has been attending the National convention cf Holstein breeders, at Detroit, this week. Mrs.

J. B. Cornue went to Grand Rapids, Mich last Monday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Glenn Dun-more. Miss Mary Allen went to Wilmette, 111., yesterday for a few days visit with her sister, Mrs.

Frank Kuntz. Miss Clara Rotering of Racine, is the guest of Miss Florence Huet-ton at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.

Buell. Percy Van de Bogart, who had been visiting his parents ins Lake Geneva, returned to Chicago Saturday morning. Mrs. Smyth, who had. been visiting Mrs.

S. J. Fisk, on Genevt street, returned to her home at Urbana, Ohio, Wednesday morning. Reports from William Moore-hduse, who is in St. Josephs hospital at Milwaukee, are to the effect that he is doing nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, of Madison, were over Sunday visitors at the home of the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Nichols.

Miss Louise Chapman, who has been teaching at Centralia, 111., started on; a trip to Boston and other eastern cities, Thursday morning. Rev. Wilson Denney went tc Chicago Wednesday morning to attend a meeting cf the Alumni of the Chicago Theological Seminary. Miss Annie McNIchol, who had been the guest of Miss Elaine Bell, the past week, returned to her home at'Mayviile, last Monday afternoon. Miss Lenore Cleghorn, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John Cleghorn; of this city, will graduate Sacred iteart Academy, at Madison, next Tuesday, June 12. Mrs. Mary Sheldon, is enjoying a visit from her Another, Mrs. N'sh, whose home Is in Iowa.

Sho will be a the exercises when her granddaughter, Miss Anna Sheldon, will graduate. Miss Mary B. Nethercut and friend. Dr. Anna Weld, came over from Rockford, Sunday, in the latters auto, to the day at the home of.

John E. Nethercut, and wife, on Geneva street. Mrs. sCharles Fernald, of Wtn-throp, Iowa, was the guest of Miss Frankie Williams Tuesday cf this -week. Mrs.

Fernald was Miss Frank Puli3, and as a girl lived with her parents 4m what is now Hampshire farm. She has not been back to Lake Geneva in 33 years and sees great changes since that The boys from the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy enjoyed a few hours in Lake Gneeva last Saturday and had more fun than anybody. Expert I Piano Tuning FOR SALE-YELLOW DENT SEED CORN tested in Madison 98; grown on my farm east of Williams Bay, Christian Hansen. Lake Geneva. R.

F. D. i A BEAUTIFUL HOME WITH TWENTY acres -of land in Lake Geneva. Inquire at this office. 14tf FORTY EAS FRO TAG ON Cook street and having a depth of 122 feet.

Terms reasonable Inquire at Herald office. tf WE WILL SELL AT REASONABLE prices several good both heavy draft and light drivers. Hobart Griswold. Telephone 69. tf Some of the farmers report a fine stand of com while others are complaining that they must Teplant many acres because the seed failed to germinate and rotted' in the ground.

Barney Ward, who was compelled to quit claim his interests in his wifes property, and then, ridden on a rail out cf the village of East Troy, has begun suit to regain possession of the property. From June 5th to June 20th one of our expert piano tuners will be at Lake Geneva. Those wishing to have their pianos tuned, regulated or re -paired, may insure prompt service by sending us their orders now. As Orders may be telephoned to Lyon Healy, care of Hotel Denison, between thq 5th and 20th of June. FOR SALE-HOME OF THE LATE CLARK Hudson.

7-room house with convenient sum mer ki6chen and a good cellar. Good bam. well, cistern and out buildings. Inquire on place or of Frank Johnson. 43tf FOR SALE 180x2 tO ON A CORNER: GOOD 8-room house with basement; furnace heat, electric light: barn and chicken house: well and cistern; sewage into cesspool.

Inquire at tuis office. 301f Years ago this was the beginning of fine catches of ciscoes, which attracted people from all the country round about that was before fishing through the, ice wassuch a common custom. Strenuous Act Whats the matter with the strong man the manager asked half an hour before the curtainwas to go up. Oh, he sent word couldnt appear today, the assistant manager replied. Whats the matter? the manager excitedly demanded.

Was he in an accident? That juggling act of his with cannon balls was one of the best things In the show. No; he had to help his wife with the dishes last night, and hes got a lame back. Kansas City Star. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-A 10-ROOM brick residence on centrally located comer lot in Lake Geneva: 120 feet east front; modem improvements; easy terms; price reasonable. Or will exchange same for farm State acreage, improvements, location and value.

Address P. K. Herald Office. 23tf EXCELLENT DAIRY FARM OF 200 acres; good buildings; half mile -from school; Borden factory two miles; post-office, depot, one mile; Twin lakes one; Powers lake one and a half; Lake Geneva ten Terms easy. Address John Nethercut, Lake Geneva.

Wis. It is planned to have a booster automobile trip, over to Delavan cn the 21st, to attend' the home-coming at. that place, and. incidentally, let It be known that Lake Geneva will celebrate the Fourth1 of July. What we understand to be the largest big mouth ba.s,s ever caught in tlii3 lake was captured' by Edward Hand one day last 'week, w.hich weighed 7' pounds and measured 21 inches.

It sure was a What is needed is a tariff commission that will the tariff out of politics and stay out of politics itself. JAMES LEONARD CO. Real Estate, Loans, Insurance and Renting. Notary Public. Phone Red 214.

SPECIAL DISPLAY THIS WEEK All those having bills against the Memorial Day Association are requested to send the same to the secretary, John E. Nethercut, so they can all be audited a one meeting of the committee, and, ordered paid.1 THE CRAW DAD -OF- Officially Recognized as Game in Kenosha County His Catch Caused Fine. s. Fine. large, healthy, energetic, vigerous potato bugs may he seen now if you take a peek at your plab ts and to think that' Paris green can only be had at a premi um, although arsenic cf lead makes a good substitute.

DOVE UNDERMUSLINS Smart, Dainty, Superior Undermuslins that A please particular people Made in clean factories and neatly finished. I- 59c to $2.25 85c to $2.25 Our mailing list has been correct up to Thursday morning. We have endeavored to! give due credit for all payments received. Whether you have sent us money or nqt, take a look ai the label on your paper you may waat to change it. Lace and embroidery trimmed gowns i Envelope Chemise, especially popular now The humble craw cad, has come into its own.

and is now officially rvc ognlzed as game on the records of the 'courts of Kenosha county. There always has to be a first defendant for the enforcement of any law, says tile Burlington Standard the distinction cf being the first defendant in a case where catching crawfish out of season was Charged, fell to the lot of William Coebnke. He was arrested by Dep uty Game Warden Emil Fox. The heinbus crime of which Bcehn ke wvas charged was commited on the banka of Bain creek. The de fendant admitted that he caughi crawfish and declared his ignorance of the law protecting them from being caught in certain -seasons of the year.

Tlie law provided a minimum fine ten dollars and the costs and it wag paid by Boehnke. He volunteered his opinion, that all the craw dad? in Kenosha county were not worth the amount of the fine, to say noting of the costs Corset Covers, Drawers and Skirts in variety Extra size garments for stout people A showing of the new pink underwear in Silk Mull and Crepe de Chine. CALL AND SEE THIS DISPLAY. BUCKNALL BRbTHERS The Quality Shop Before the rain, which has fallen a good share "of this week, an effort was made to scrape the coal tar, which wag put on our block pavement contrary to specifications, off Main and Broad streets with the road scraper, with fa.r success. At any rate much of it was shoved down into the gutter from which it will be removed as soon as possible.

We believe it is- the intention of the Council to cover the streets with a coating of crushed rock which will be rolled into the tar when it is hot, and, will, -no doubt, partially remove the nuisance. die -j.

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