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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Unredeetned Lands.
NOTICE FOR TAX DEEDS.
tOFFICIAL.)

Office of the County Clerk, Lancaster,
Grant Co.. Wis Oct II. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
described lands and villages and city lots.
in the county of Grant and state of Wiscon-
sin. were sold by the Treasurer of said coun-
ty on the 18th day of May, 1900 for the de-
linquent taxes of 1899
The amount set opposite each description
is the amount of tax, interest and charges
due thereon computed up to the last day of
redemption.
Nowtherefore unless the taxes and charges
are paid on or before the
SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY, 1908,
the same will be conveyed by tax deed to the
purchasers according to the provisions Of
law.
Abbrevia lions: east. ne northeast, Sc
southeast. w west. NV northwest, sw south
west n north. S south, com commencing. cor
corner, a acre. add addition, blk block, TT
feet sec section, und undivided, l link, Dig
degree, bd bounded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

Tt excites the wonder of the world, a
magic remedy, liquid electricity, that
drives away suffering and disease.
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c. Sold at
Hatch Bros. and Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

BOARS! Some good Duroc Jer-
sey bears left at right price. w. A.
johnson, Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Editorial Notes.

President Roosevelt has defined
the Monroe doctrine and stands
ready to maintain it.
Unless the coal supply i'll Wash
ington is soon augmented congress
will be forced to adjourn before
December 20, the date set.
If Benjamin z. Tillman were large
enough to see his own ittleness he
would make less noise.
The trouble in Venezuela proves
the comfort which can be afforded
by well equipped navy and a reor-
ganized army.
A cooperative telephone company
in Michigan costs its subscribers %
cents month.
Every report in the Philippines
serves to confirm the wisdom and
Justice of American rule in the is
lands.
The Nile Dam at Assouan is COM
pleted and the works are in oper-
alton.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands will now turn it's attention to
a measure of relief to Alaska.
Deacon Baer is one of those "chris-
tian gentlemen" who SO describe
themselves.
Ninety per cent. Of the office fur
niture sold in England is made in
this country.
Why do the miserable slayers of
women not commit the inevitable
suicide first?
It is many years since White House
hospitality has been conducted on as
large a scale as it is this year.
o
Spiders in the stable are the horses
best friends, they kill off the flies,
gnats and mosquitoes.
Apparently no amount Of demons
tration will ever prove to some demo
Gratis that the protection policy has
come to stay.
Cogs Of paper are now inserted in
the wheels Of high speed machines
They are noiseless and very durable.
With Theodore Roosevelt in the
White House the people need fear Of
no unrebuked violation of the Mon
roe doctrine.
The old proverb, 1T takes a thief
to catch thief may explain the
phenomenal wealth of some Of the
New York policemen.
The negotiation of a reciprocity
treaty with Cuba robs the demo-
Gratis of another choice argument
they loved to dwell on.
Senator Lodge does not hesitate
to place the opposition TO the edu
tional clause in the immigration bill
where it belongs.
Even the appropriation for the
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
could not get through the Senate
without democratic objection.
The sincerity with which Senator
Proctor is carrying on the work of
the Military Affairs Committee
makes tee absence of Senator
Hawley less unfortunate.
Those Representatives who clamor
loudest about republican extrava-
gance are the loudest shouters when
their owr town wants a new post
office.
A Pacific cable under the sole con-
troll of the Uniued States, promises
to constitute another monument to
President Roosevelt's first term.
Veins of native copper have been
opened in New Jersey, below some
old mines, and if they prove to be
more than local great boom may
be expected in that State.
Senator Beverages report on the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

nsaa Well! Well! Well! Tt beats all.
What beats all? Why, the Red
Trunk cigar. Att
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
las BOhan

Village of Glen Haven.
lot 149-.. Joseph Kidd. 1 81
Village of Bloomington
lots g. d. j. blk l. Philis Haverland IA 5
Town of Millville, Town 7, Range 5.
n pit of lots and -,.33I VIM Foster...--- B 80
5a in NV cor nwA of
seA ..........3 80 VIM Foster. 3 81
Town of Wyalusing, Town 5, Range s.
10a in NV cor of nwA
of nwL 9IFlorian Shrofer. 2 50
Village of Wyalusing.
lot 5. blk linn. Lutetia Brodt 1 48
lots l. 23.4,5 blk IS Nellie X Sellers 4 AZ
lots l. A. blk 3D.. @ Blanford 2 81
lots %. % 4,25 blk 90 Lutetia Brodt.-.- 80
lots l, 2, Il, blk 62- Unknown ..-...... IA
ERA H. GRIFFIS County Clerk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

Great tonic, braces body and brain,
drives away all impurities from your
system. Makes you well. Keeps you
well. Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c. Sold
at Hatch Bros. and Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

me-. Smoke a Red Trunk cigar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

Professor-What is your attitude on
the labor question, my good man?
Tramp allus runs when | sees it
comm New York Evening Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Description

Town of II azel Green. Town 1, Range l.
In the nwA 44-1O0a. 20 l. L Lightcap....-S 81
Town OF Platteville, Town g. Range 1.
se4 se14 .......... 81 Fred Pearcy...-. 80
City of Platteville. Town B. Range l.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25
Village Of Wyalusing.
.s. q 80

ERA H. GRIFFIS, County Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

lot BID n by Fast
man, e by st, S by
Duncan & Gold
man, W by Nor
mon .....-.-.-.. -
n pit blk 32----.-------..
lot 1 eX 130ft on n end
and all of lot 4 blk
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
lot bd n by Kaump.
e by Frederick, S
by st, W by Faw-
Pptt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-25

Senator Beveridge's report on the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
Heroic Work Of
PIucky Farmers.

WHEN the history Of the, the great ,,,a,
be given TO the builders OF the
Last Chance canal. This canal takes
its head in the Bear river at a point In
Bannook county. Ida. about half way
between Soda Springs and Bancroft
two towns along the granger branch OF
the Oregon Short Line railroad. II has
been built by the farmer pioneers of
that vicinity. and now completed car
ries water TO irrigate $1,000 acres of
land, Fifty thousand acres Of land II
Is an empire. An empire created by
the hands a. .urdy Americans. who
with their a. n will reap the benefit
OF their own aJors II has been count
cd a large proposition, where a group
OF farmers could take out bitches 10
irrigate five or six thousand acres of
land, II has been counted an enterprise
Of great magnitude where the tract OF
land covered was 1000 acres yet such
are dwarfed when compared with the
10000 acres Of land. which are covered
by the Last Chance canal system
The dam Is built OF rock cribs sunk
10 the Bed rock OF the river and secures
b. anchored These cribs. filed TO the
height Of the dam with lava rock. are
covered with heavy tlmbers and
sheeting of two-inch plank. forming a
I. = Gar. al I'D
Ter OF the Bear river Is feet above It's
level II Il a massive structure. At
The eastern end is built q ilshway. At
the western end Of the dam are the
heaagates hui.t after modern engineer
Ing standards They are so constructed
That the flow Of the water into the Last
GRANGE canal eau be regulated TO a
nicely, the heavy supply gates raised or
Nefed by one man, A wasteway emp
tics below the dam The head works
contain a sandwa'h, so that any ac-
emulation OF sand or sill can b.
washed into a wasteWay below. The
headeates are securely housed. frame
structure having been erected 10 cover
them
The main ditch after leaving the
head-wUrks follows oions The Ease 81
the cliI ana then enters the main
hume. The ditch Is IS laet Wide at the
lotion and VIII carry ! 900 second feet
Of wa;cf. The main ilume is OF such
i.1e that a iour-horse team can trot
through II comfortably. with plenty OF
room to spare. This flume is built az
ier i..o hiEhcs. engineering s....,.a-sls.
Where It crosses the Bear river It rests
upon rock cribs securely anchored In
the bedrock Of the river. The tlmbers
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

Of 40 miles, The soil of the farms ~
ing under these canals is OF volcanic
origin, and is unusually deep and fer
tile.
To a man not familiar with the early
struggles OF the pioneers of Utah and
Idaho. the building Of cooperative
canal by the farmers themselves is an
interesting development. In the earlier
days this work was confined to such
irrigation enterprises as could be con-
structed without much engineering skill
and without overcoming great natural
difficulties. The builders Of the Last
Chance canal had to overcome formld-
able obstacles In order TO complete their
project The river at the point OF the
headgate flows through precipitous
rocky canyon. The building Of the dam
alone was formidable task. Miles OF
flume are built before the canal reaches
the level country; and the Bear river h
carried across Itself twice, That
company of farmers should attempt TO
build and carry through TO success an
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

among others was aysoo,a,
chester Can. tho Elsh~'ed With N,
' Ms'a a., wnom also is given =, vaaests
VI. lof ,te construction o. tbt,acn op.
prise, Inc man, however n , u enter.
sistaiice anu energy and feltr muse M,
sustained effort II due tba ~ ana lcls
AT IN The completing Of thlss latest cre.
IL MI e. j. Turner, whosa .enterpnss
acre farni Is watered by this nnnoueahd,
tem and who IL now a,' S eahal syl
since It's inciplency the nss btea
the Last Chance Canal co., p.sslaent o.
u must not be supposed ,b s'
OF farmers however sturdy ~ stouD
plsing could complete pfosa.,,s,llef ,
ibis KIND, unaldei. rnsIb ccpOo,sluon .,
Of me hlglltt 1rder Was en,hionus skll
IN comrletins he heal wortsss ysa' and
ana llunes, q largo cash o,,,iaue uan
came necetsaW 10 c0tor ntlN Ne
issue was flpNtei, II a.e4pe reoai
ne importance that W a. Wy ioi
al.aiaine as the financial center y, :, :
ln'tInouh'ain country. when Il IA ~ ., us
Ell tiat me builders ofthe Thsi ~ - sal'
sthal nAd 70 go no farther awe. 's,.'le
nome man Salt Lake Clty 10 gos, uon
bonds, the loan ana bona Ne, uelG
Miller y Niela OF this civ tntI1se q
entire issue. Yang he
The engineering difficulties ov.s,..
IN completing this canal ale un, s'vOna
many Particulars and tbs snp Mus -
user has attracted a good deal \ KY
lenticn among irrigation ON, ~ az
Prof, George l.. SWendse1 NM 'NevS
pies the chair OF engineerlne gVgu'
Agricultural college NJ Logan We
was the consulting engineer I|a
difficult hune work, dams AMI IN na
gates were all built under bIs dlrs", ta'
and after his plans. Mr.. Wiuisour%Na
slick, an expert builder OF worl.
this kind, had immediate chAfes na
ground of the building Of. the Dam M s w
fumes. 80" aa
II must not be thought tim, M.
colonization scheme or D speca Wv
enterprise. II Is simply a canal ou
great scale, built by the farmers ,sa n
selves. built 10 irrigate q tract M n.
CIT land, secured by these pioneers NV
Uncle sum, and which now gives nr..
ise OF growing into one Of Inc g r
spots OF the mountain country IA u
all OF the history of the building M n.
irrigation system would be recIt,ls
hardship, OF patient courage, Or !.
durance and abiding faith. There w,
not lack OF disbursement. nor lackS
criticism, nor lack OF prophecy Of sS
ure. There were dark DAYS but N,
fight went on; and In the end came VIZ.
tory.
The Last Chance canal Is conple.a
Who can look into the future? Y,,s
does not take prophet TO see me mn
building OF a great and prosperous cor.
munlty. where was but desert vast,
to hear the happy laugh Of children M
busy hum OF the thresher, and the MIN.
erous sounds Of civilization, WHERE Va,
heard only the howl OF the coyote
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
William Lindsay, Idaho Falls.

Among those who foresaw what a fu-
ture there was In store for Idaho Falls
and the surrounding country was Mr..
William Lindsay. who found. when he
came here IA years ago. Il valley COW
cred with sage brush and a sparsely
settled village OF two or three hundred
people. With keen foresight Mr.. Lind
say concluded to remain and grow up
with the country, and he has seen It
grow and has kept pace with It. Then
there was no canal-now there are
dozen. Then there were few stray
Cling farmers making poor living
now there are hundreds OF we'll to do
ranchers all comfortable and prosper
Gus.
Mr.. Lindsay engaged IN real estate
and banking. and that his judgment
was good may be seen from the fact
that he has loaned in aud around Idaho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

main under the provisions Of the Carey
act This application was made Oct u,
1900 and the land was Withdrawn. Ac-
cordIng to the terms OF the proposal,
the canal on the south side was TO be
60 miles long, 10 feet wide on the bot
tom, and 40 feet on top. 1t Will have
grade Of / foot IN 5000, and will carry
10 feet OF water ~ depth. Mr.. Ross es-
timated on the basis Of the lands al
ready reclaimed In Idaho that the re.
clamation OF these lands would add
from $4,000 900 TO Sl5O0O,OO 10 the
wealth Of the state In land values alone,
to say nothing of the wealth which
would accrue as result OF the indus
tries which would naturally follow the
utilization Of these natural resources.
This gigantic project was iirst
thought of by |, i. Perrine OF Blue
Lakes, whose experiments In planting
the finest fruit farm IN the state among
the lava beds OF the Snake river, had
proven so highly profitable and which
are more fully set forth elsewhere IN
this issue. He enlisted the aid az Col
s. b. Miner OF salt Lake. whose sue
cesses are we'll known as a mining OPP
orator In many OF the mining camps
,of the west beginning with Leadyille
and now extending all over the coun'
try. Col. Miner at once began the ex-
penditure OF large amount Of money
on the enterprise and In turn succeed
ed in interesting Mr. Frank H. Bull OF
Sharon. Pa. one of the largest iron and
steel operators IN the Keystone state.
These gentlemen with MIR Frank Knox,
OF the Bank OF the Republic In salt
Lake, are the owners OF the enterprise.
They are all 80 well known as success
full business men as 10 take the ulti-
mate success OF the enterprise entirely
out Of the realms Of doubt II is ex.
pected that the whole enterprise viii be
completed in about two years. 1t viii
involve an expenditure OF about sl5OO,
600, and when properly under way Will
afford homes for several thousand FAM
HES
No tracts larger than 1GO acres will be
sold TO any enc person and the price
viii be In the vicinity of SIS per acre
With a small payment down and 10
years TO pay the whole purchase price
and these sales will carry with them
perpetual waterrlght. A dam has been
constructed across the canyon in solid
rock Sl5 feet long, which raises the
water IS feet, which then flows into the
canals by gravity. There will abso.
luely no danger 81 breakage 10 canals
or dams and 70 overGows Bids are
how Being accepted for contracts on the
canals and an SQQ-horsepower electric
plant is being Put in at Blue Lakes,
which Will take the power 10 the head
OF the canal II Is anticipated that
there viii be 10 or IL towns on this
tract all Of which win be furnished with |
electric light and heat. BY next sum.
mer the project Will be far enough ad- |
vanced to offer the land for settlement, |
somewhat similar enterprise at
American Falls. headed By A. II. Tar |
bet OF Salt Lake. which viii reclaim |
20 900 acres Of land Is progressing favor !
ably.
Next In importance Is the question Of |
the storage Of surplus water. Prelm-
mary surveys have been about COM |
pleted under the direction OF Mr., Ross,
for number Of reservoir sites in ac- |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

Falls over s2,oOO.oOo OF foreign
and American. capital He en-.
ploys SIX men In his Office
and sub-agents all over the val.
ley. His books show several Thousand
loans distributed throughout ihs
country. He Is president OF the Farm
er's State bank, and secretary and
treasurer OF the Clark & Tanning Md.
camille company, one Of the largest
business houses IN Idaho Falls. and has
other diversified interests.
He Is one of the leading citizens IA
the town and stands well In the eye
Of the community. Mr.. Lindsay Is 81
authority on town and ranch properly
In this section and has both improved
and unimproved farms and ranches "
sale at prices ranging from - 10 "
We commend him to those seekls
homes In this fertile valley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

enterprise Of this kind Is a strong COM
mentary upon the sturdy Amerlcanism
that has been developed here In the
mountains. .
The building OF the Last Chance ca
nal is OF vast Importance to eastern
Idaho. II IL the old story of wild des-
ert lands tanned and converted to the
use OF man. 1t Is the old story OF waste
places made into prosperous and hap
py homes.
Prominent among the builders OF this
great work is found the name OF l.. $.
Pond, who Is the president Of the Ban
mock stake and who Is a prominent
business and stock man of Gentle Val
ley. Mr.. Ponds experience, sagacity
and wise counsel was OF great benefit
TO the company at the critical periods
OF It's history. He was director at
the time OF active construction and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

found to afford a storage basin capable
OF holding $4,000 acre feet. Another
party is still out In the Weiser valley.
Mr. Ross Is now making an elaborate
report OF what has been done together
with maps and drawings. which win be
printed IN Washington and VIII be OF
great interest 20 those who live In the
districts where the surveys have been
made The plan TO build reservoirs IL
in fair way TO be carried out, and the
outlook for an early solution Of the
problem Is bright.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
Z. c. N. |. Idaho Falls.

The Idaho Falls branch OF Zions CO.
operative Mercantile Institution. like
every other branch. is doing merltori-
Gus work as well as large business.
The institution In 1889 purchased the
stock fixtures and good will Of Glenn.
Wheeler & Co, a firm which had been
engaged In business a few years At
that time there was not much business
at Idaho Falls for the very good reason
that the farmers were too poor 10 buy
much. The farms were few and stray
Cling and irrigation was still In its in
fancy. 1t was God-pend when the in
stitution put in large stock Of goods
and not only sold them at reasonable
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

prices, but II extended credits 10 n,
farmers from one season to anolhe, d
tide them over hard times. They WEI,
nearly all very poor and II IS not Too
much to say that the institution Ma,
done more TO build up the county for
80 miles around Idaho Falls than any
other here. II carries a large stock Of
general merchandise and farmers
stockmen ard sheepmen's supplies.
In the fall OF the year the farmers
pay their accounts In produce and
hence the institution IL In q position 10
furnish carload lots of wheat and oats.
Its motto Is honorable treatment and
fair dealing. Mr.. Benjamin Bennett Il
the local manager.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
Salem, Idaho.

The town OF Salem Idaho. Is located
four miles north of Rexburg, its popu.
latlon being scattered over an area OF
Ave by three miles In extent. In ths
town proper. however, are found some
substantial business and dwelling
houses.
HARRIS & co.
The leading merchants have a nice
stock Of general merchandise and theii
prices are very low. They are exten.
sive hog buyers, and grain and produce
are also taken at the highest prices.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

feet high and 400 feet long on top, and
the Little Smoky dam viii be 100 feet
high and S75 feet long on top. These
three basins will have capacity OF
$4,000 acre feet, equivalent 10 $4,000
acres OF land covered with water to a
depth OF one foot Other locations In
the Upper Boise valley were found for
reservoirs for 100000 acre feet Loca.
lions OF two sites back of Nampa with
capacity OF 70 900 acre feet were
found feasible.
Another party spent several weeks In
the Snake river valley and located some
valuable reservoir sites with a storage
capacity reported to be 100000 acre feet.
Jackson's lake In the same vicinity was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

are massive. set with precision, making
the fiume strong and solid.
From the head works one branch of
the main canal runs on the east side
Of the Bear river. southwark. covering
a bench OF about lOOvO acres Of as fine
land as can be found In Idaho, the
western branch re-crosses the Bear nv
or In Gume over 70 feet above the
water and extends from there to Lund,
then on to Bancroft, and northward to
Chesterfield, a distance Of 20 miles The
main canals viii cover total distance
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

They also have livery and feed stables
in connection with their thriving ou"'
ness.
THE FREMONT CASH STORE
Has now been running one year. ana
carries a neat stock of general mer'
chandIse. and also have millinery u
connection. The prices viii Ne mao'
right. Peter Sorenson, proprietor
PETER PETERSON. sHoEMAKER
Guarantees his work at podsri"
prices.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

cordance with the provisions OF the ma
tIonal Irrigation law. Last May nearly
200 miles OF lines were run In the Boise
drainage district and three storage
sites were located, viz; one on the
south fork Of the Boise river, one near
the junction OF the Big and Little
Smoky ard the other on the middle fork
Of the Boise. All will require dams;
the one on the south fork OF the Boise
viii be 40 feet high, 1856 feet long on the
bottom and 600 feet long at the top.
The dam on the middle fork will be los
The Washington bee., 1902-12-13

was given. The explanation is thar
Mr.. Winner wrote a great many of his
songs over the pen name of Alice
Hawthorne, and he sent Listen 10
the Mocking Bird" into the world over
that name. Another pen name Of his
was Mark Mason" Indeed. most Of
his songs were written over names
other than his own. which is proof Of
the fact that uodeSty was one OF Mr..
Winners most marked character
isticS.
Soldiers of The civil war will remem-
Der another song OF Seplimus Win
ner's that Ua, the sensation Of the
day when 10 wa> tigst put into circu-
latiuH aE1 tEa1 Nas sung around many
camp fires. Tins tan,u, old war song
was Give Is i'acn oar Old .ommaud-
er." Ii was inspired by the removal
of Gen. McClelIan from command of
the Army OF the Potomac. Some idea
of the impression the song made may
he had from the fact that the de-
partment OF WAR felt called upon
to suppress it. Mr Winner who no.
titled that he would be imprisoned ia
Fort Lafayette if he continued TO sell
the song, and a public singer. Julia
Mortimer, who was singing it with
tremendous effect on the Stage. was
informed that she would be- .mmis-
Oned if she continued singing IT, More
than $4,000 copies of the songs Were
sold in Washington alone. and its au-
thor became one of the most talked Of
men of the day.
Mr.. Winner was also the author OF
that old-time favorite. What Is Home
Without a Mother?" Whispering
Hope" and many other favorites.