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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
SOME IMMENSE FARMS.
One in Texas, Owned by Illinois Syn
dictate, Is as Large as the State
of Connecticut.

While the United States census re-
ports 100000 farms averaging LAG
acres each in the southwest states
and territories, the average size is
500 acres each. Col. c.. C. Slaughter,
of Dallas, Tex, has 1,250,000 acres of
farm and ranch land. In the Pan
handle district of Texas the Capt.
toll syndicate, of which Senator c. B.
Farwell, of Illinois, is the head, has
a ranch of 100000 acres, or more
than as large as the state of Con-
necticut. They raise from 10000 to
10000 acres of corn and other forage
crops and ship from $4,000 to 10000
beef steers each year; $50 cowboys
and SO farmhands are employed. In
Oklahoma is one ranch of $4,000
acres. They raised this year 5000
acres of wheat, 5000 acres of forage,
millet and Kafir corn; 5000 to TO-
900 cattle are shipped each year. Al
though the expenses of running the
ranch are $4,000 year, the profits
the last year were $150,000. The
Forsha farm in central Kansas has
O,UUU acres. Ou III Dire d. uOuItiSS ulIlIs
complete weather bureau, post Of
fee for owner and employees, gas
plant and long-distance telephone.
The wheat grown is made into flour
on the farm. There is the largest
field of alfalfa in the United States,
1,500 acres in one tract. This cuts
three crops a year, about one ton
at each cutting. Frank Rockefeller
has $4,000 acres of grazing and farm
ing land in western Kansas, of which
about 5000 acres are under cultiva-
ton and the rest in alfalfa and tim
othy pastures. There are some of
the finest bred Hereford and Short
horn cattle in the world on this
farm, valued at $35OOOO, including
one $4,000 bull. The grain for these
cattle is grown and ground on the
farm. He intends to convert 10000
acres of pasture land into alfalfa.
The cattle and horse barns are of
iron and stone. John w. Stewart,
of Wellington, Kan, has 40 farms,
all separate and in different parts
of the state. 1t is not uncommon
for farmer in these sections to buy
Is harvesters, dozen plows and as
many corn harvesteSs at one time.
Fifty men make a good harvesting
crew for a farm there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
To Colorado in 1902,

The Passenger Department of the
Chicago & North Western Railway has
issued very interesting folder, giving
information as to reduced rates and
sleeping car service, with short des-
cription of the various points of inter
est in Colorado usually visited by tour
lists, these excursion rates applying on
account of the Christian Endeavor
meeting to be held at Denver, July 9th
to 18th. Send 2-cent stamp for copy,
to w b. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic
Manager, Chicago. 8-5t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
FOR DRAWING LOGS IN WOODS

six inches through and. three feet
long for runners. The two hunks
were about the same size and two
feet eight inches long. The forward
bunk is put on with one bolt in each
end, so it can have a good chance to
work.
For the middle bunk / put two
two-inch holes through each runner,
then took a small, round birch of the
size wanted, heated it hot in fire
and bent it in. the shape needed to
put over the middle bunk and the
two ends down through the runner,
then wedged them solid, but so there
would be plenty of play. The nose
of the runners must be made so they
will not catch on every rock OF
stump. This can be done by putting
the forward bunk at the very end
Of the runner. The chain is put on
the log with a half hitch and drawn
through a hole through both hunks.
Birch Is the best wood, as it wears
the smoothest on frozen ground
Orange Judd Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
= STATE-FRANKK ERKENBUsH, dec.

State of wisconsin, County Court of Grant
Coin Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the County Court. TO be held in and
for said county at the Court House in the
city of Lancaster. in said county, on the 4th
Tuesday of May, 1908, being the goth day
in the afternoon, the following matter will
be hear and considered:
The petition of Anna KerkenbuSh praying
for the appointment of an administrator to
the estate of Frank Kerkenbush, deceased
late of Rockville, Grant county, Wis.
By order of the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
Dated April %, 1909
(First Insertion April 49, last May 12)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
EsTATE-JAs. c. ORION, deceased.

State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
county-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the regular
term of the county court. to be held in and
for said county, at the court house in the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on the
first Tuesday of June, A. D., 1908, being the
second day of June, 1908, at the hour of one
o'clock in the afternoon, the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application of Lenora Orion, widow
of James G orion, late of EllenborO. Grant
county, deceased for the admission to pro-
bate Of an instrument in writing purporting
to be the last will and testament of James G.
Orion. deceased and for the appointment Of
an administrator with the will annexed of
the estate of said deceased.
BY Order OF the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL County Judge.
HI. w. Brown, petitioners attorney.
First insertion April %: last, May 12.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
Very Low Rates to Dedication Cere-

very Low Rates TO Dedlcatlon Cere-
monies of Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, St. Louis, Mo-.
Via the North Western Line. Elk
cursion tickets will be sold for the
above occasion April %, 80 and May L,
and on account of Good Roads Conven-
ton on April 26 and 81, all will return
limit until May 4, inclusive. Apply to
agents Chicago & North Western R'y.
sat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
ESTA CE-George Nash, deceased.

State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term of the county court to be held in and
for said county. at the Court House. in the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on the 2rd
Tuesday Of May , a. D. 1893 being oe
o'clock in the afternoon. the following mat
ter will be heard and considered
The application of Geo H. Nash as admin
istrator of the estate of George Nash. de-
ceased. late of the town of Bloomington. in
said county, for the allowance of his final
account as such administrator and the as
signment of the residue of said estate among
the widow and heirs at law of said deceased.
By order of the Court.
E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
DatedApril Is, 1908.
(First Insertion April 16; last April a0D
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
ouai1 and Prairie Chicken.

Tt is a fact we'll established among
farmers, by observation, and fully
corroborated by scientific investiga'
tons, that the quail and prairie
chicken are among the greatest OF
our insect destroyers. Don't destroy
any of them during the breeding sea-
son and allow no general hunting
upon your farm if you would pre-
serve these cable assistants" of the
farmer. HE who sows courtesy
reaps friendship" = Farmers Voice
A white pine will measure rs feet at
90 years and gain 25 feet more in the
next ten years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
ALL-APOUND LOG SLED.
1t Is Strong, Easily Put Together and
Can Be Used with Snow
or Without.

I have been putting out some lum-
Der, and as there was little snow [
have used the sled shown herewith.
1t is called snapdragon and is such
as is used in the lumber camp. 1t
can be used with or without snow.
took two yellow Birch stumps about
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-02
HARRY DANIELS
==MINOR-=
OBJ SERVATIONS
era CHARACTER STUDY.

1t is just about this time of
year that the tourist printers
of this nation start out on their
grand and glorious tour of tri-
umph. During the long winter
months, the tourist printer hiber-
mates i'll the great city, but when
the laughing days of spring come,
nature calls to him in her sweet
est tones to shed his socks and
come where the south wind gen.
thy sighs in the branches, and the
cranberry blossoms on the vine,
and the village merchant hangs
out a pair of overalls and a two
year-old blonde Goldfish in front Of
his emporium to attract the tor
rent of trade to his door.
The tourist printer is the most
unique character in America. He
has a greater fund of general in
formation at his tongues end, and
can wear the same. suit Of under
clothes a greater length of time
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
woman's Ideal Man.

The ideal man as women would make
MIN out to be If their several tastes
were consulted as a recipe would be
indeed an impossible hel He would be
a creature never seen ON land or sea-
a monster that only feminine Frank
enstein could create. He would be part
Sunday school teacher and part Don
C@sar-beautiful of face and manly of
form-yet without vanity; quick with
his sword, yet paragon of mercy to
the afflicted; deeply intelligent, yet new
er preoccupied; with the soul of poet
and the pocketbook of broker; a good
Judge Of bonnet, and not too particu-
lar as to cooking; charming of temper.
quick to forgive feminine faults; grand
OF character, yet an adept in drawing
room persffage. Such man IL he ex-
listed would have to live in cage TO be
looked at and photographed, for he
would not be companionable to women
or to men. He would be freak. to be
seen at distance and never TO be
loved, for when we look deep we find
that we like people more for their
faults than their yirtues.-Kate Master
son in AinsIee's.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
Happiness.

We do not know what happiness Is.
That is one of the reasons we seek Ii
far and wide when it is right at our
own door, If we could only remove the
bandages from our eyes. Lillian Whit
ing's is a good definition of happiness:
Happiness is not possession; 1t is a
state of mind" We seek a material,
tangible thing to possess, never learn
ing that it is a quality of mind and
heart and soul we must educate our
selves to. We are cyclists; we place
the highest value upon our lives and
look for the world to compensate us up-
on our own valuation, and with the
failure Of material achievement we be-
come self pitiers, creatures for whom
Carlyle had such sturdy scorn Asked
If she would like to live her life over
again, one woman is quoted as saying:
I'D live mine over again, with my
nightmare of childhood, for the pleas
ure I'm getting now in self develop
ment, in trying to become a fine wom-
an on slim foundation. To tell you
the truth, l think it would take two
good lives to make me amount to
much" This woman is happy because
In seeking development of character
she Is receiving more than she expect
ed; consequently life is very full to
her, the world yielding its richest har-
vest, for her sowing Is in harmony
with natures law.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual rec
ommendation Of Dr., Kings New Dis
eoyery for Consumption, will have a
long and bitter tght With their trou-
bliss, u not ended earlier by fatal
termination, Read what a. n, Beall
of l'eell Miss has % say Last
fall my wife had every symptom ~
consumption she took DE kings
Nep Discovery Rftef everything elso
hee failed Improvement cams IA
once epa iQar pqlueg entirely ougod
Aef ppplspieei by ell aluggIab
Ffee 9pe aaa gaeI hppl'. 49,
Az 'a' p'pl ~ gN' sIsan
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
Mann Greek.

Mann Creek is still enjoying the fine
weather without even foggy cloud to
shut out the sunshine by day or the
moonlight by night. II the old adage
is true that the three first days of Dec
ember is representative of the three
winter months, we will certainly have
a very fine winter.
The Bourne Literary society held their
first debate Tuesday evening. Dec 8th,
at Pearson's hall. A very good attend
ance and the literary program was very
well rendered.
B. d. Hartley and wife made visit at
Weiser with their mother. Mrs Hartley,
whe has been very ill. We hope she is
on the road to recovery, as we feel an in
terest in our old neighbor
]. d. Jones has his house enclosed.
His uncle John A. Jones and son, James.
of Middle Valley, are doing the job for
him.
School district No. isrout of luck this
winter Our teacher has his loot cut and
has been laid up for couple of weeks
SO the pupils are having long recess
after short month of 20 days school.
The neighbors here are preparing for
an Xmas tree at Pearson's hall A good
program will be rendered and good time
generally. Bring the children out Old
st Nick will have something for all.
Sheepmen are still running their herds
out and but little feeding done as yet.
We hope how long they may continue to
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
CURED, his brows contracting into a

CURED his brows contracting into =
perplexed frown.
Eyes. we ran 1t twice. First time
well, I'll tell you about 1t, and want
to ask you what you think of 1t, though
/ know pretty well what you'll say.
You see, 1t was a tie and everybody
was crazy-our boys yelling at US, and
ST Johns bowling at their men to go
in and win. We got off at pretty stliI
pace and kept 1t up the first lap. Half
way round the second lap Spencer had
the lead, and ] was Looping along right
st his heels. The others were punched
lust behind u.s. l tried to pass him,
and when we were going neck and neck
| fouled him ever so little, but enough
to swerye him into the board at the
edge of the track. His ankle bent and
down he went. finished first and Ok
ford, our other man, came In second,
and the boys went wild and howled
and Rugged each other and started TO
lug oxford and me off the field on their
shoulders. Then Spencer came up cry
ing Foulr but the judges hadn't seen
1t, so they said there was no foul.
swell, for minute couldn't think
of anything except we'd downed St
Johns Then all at once felt queer,
and 1 had to-just had to-slip on their
shoulders and go over to the judges
That's right. fouled him at the turn,
said 1. The judges talked awhile and
then announced we'd run IL over, and
Spencer ran me clean off my feet that
time, and we lost"
Good boyw said the governor, almost
inaudibly.
"Well,' his son went on, "St. Johns
did all the cheering then, and our fel-
lows were pretty hot; said it was the
judges place to see fouls, and If I'd
had any thought for the rest of em I'd
have kept my mouth shut. l guess it's
lost me the captaincy of the track team
next year all right, but anyway I'd
rather run fair yesterday than have it.
when l was going to the lockers
after 1t was all over old Professor
Snced was right behind me with one Of
the instructors, and | heard him say:
Chip off the old block That's his dad
dy's spunk all over
"I'll go up ahead with the fellows.
Shall bring 'em back in an hour? All
right. So long, Mr.. Ashley"
Some time after the door had closed
behind his son the governor rose and
went over to Ashley's table.
"Tom," said he, tits poor father
that can't live up TO his son."
He picked up the manuscript of the
first speech and laid 1t on the type
writer
Destroy it," he said and turned
sharply on his heel
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
Pollock

Tom Potter and family went through
here enroute to the Rankin camp.
A novelty arrived at Pollock one day
last week. Howard Dennison and wife,
and their twin boys came in on the stage
enroute to Macey's camp The twins ere
securely packedin box; they are but
three weeks old yet stood the trip
extremely well. However, the romantic
part OF their journey was yet to come.
The next morning after arrival, horses
stood at the post ready to convey the
party over the trail to Macy's camp. The
twins were again packed in their box of
pillows placed on a side pack on little
mountain ponys with big satchel to
balance them, secured with diamond
hitch,started on their, journey which they
made in safety. j. McGree had the
honor of conducting this interesting party
over the trail. Mr. Dennison and wife
are from Youngstown, Ohio.
Fred Allison, Freeman's stage driver is
quite sick at Golf.
b. l.. Hollingshead has newly sb1ngled
his house and made other improvements
on his property in Pollock.
Mr. Meyers is delivering fruit trees
through here from The Dalles, Ore and
meeting with good success.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12

Hunslow heath, Fincbley common
and Gadsbili, IN the neigbborbood OF
London, were celebrated hauBts OF the
blgbwaymaD, and the secluded roads
OF EDDiDg forest, on the route 10 Cam.
bridge, were often the scenes OF plum
Ger W broad daylight These desperats
robbers "a last became 80 dangerous
epo NE peril OF their attacks 40 se
I1ous 70 irnyelegs OF all kinds, AZ well
Az " the posimep, tbaf me g0yornmenf
passed . law making Highway robbery
~ pnenhe punishable ~ DE deolb ~
ne erimlnel and ilie conlscoflon of al
nv p,opeHy hui robDenos silU oc
curINd
Nv lhg mau copoheg prQlened b.
flnoe fpflaN ioQh lAe place M noi
boz 1lu oQaelil oaDfd nnMohaoIs
hlip nm M iNo0e fopouly 0allloa
ems lle plnlg NVflluu nrioilad
w NllN aN'pH anN Qf4N|m0 Noll1,
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
East Weiser valley.

Jim Stevens was Weiser visitor Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers were ont from
town Sunday visiting with Charles
Olsen and family and also looking over
their ranch on Cove Creek.
Ben Ashley has begun Improvements
on his farm by clearing off sage brush to
put in crop in the spring.
Try East Weiser Valley for good roads
the dust is flying already.
jimmie Jeffries was In our neipbbor-
hood this week buying up coyote scalps.
Clint Glasscock was over from CRYSTAL
one day this week visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Kelley and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sindon were in Weiser
on shopping expedition Saturday.
A band of sheep has moved down to
Jack Roy's place to feed for the winter
and we see nearly all the sheepmen have
moved their fiocks in from the range and
located for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich were in town
Saturday.
Dave Putney was over from his Monroe
creek ranch this week after load of
potatoes.
Mr. Cal Root and sons have been i'm
proving the road by fixing the crossing
at Frasier Gulch.
Lank Jones has two teams hauling hay
from the Aldrich farm to his place on
Cove creek.
Mrs. Root is still visiting her daughter
at Council
Mr. Werts and son. of Weiser. were in
the neighborhood on business the latter
part Of last week
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Sindon, is reported 10 be quite sick.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
CHIP of THE
BLOCK
BY RICHARD BARKER
SHELTON
, Copyright, 1905, By T. C. Mcclure
\ C.S>.Q.c.G.cC.Et.C.G.


The Southwest limited sped over the
lat bottom lands about the Little Otter
river.
Low clouds hung in the sky, and oc-
sasionally the sharp rattle of raSndrops
struck the windows of the special car
on the rear of the train, where GoSern-
or Crawley stood with his hands in his
pockets looking out across the monpto-
nous landscape From a little tablt at
the forward end of the car, where a
young, well groomed man sat before a
pile of papers, came the staccato click
of typewriter.
The governors brows were drawn.
and he chewed flercely the unlighted
cigar between his teeth. He was hur-
rying southwark to make a speech in a
large manufacturing center. 1t would
be the last speech of his present term,
and he realized that his reelection de-
pended largely upon 1t. SIS
All the papers in the state had an
nounced under headlines more or less
prominent that Governor Crawley
would speak at Vainboro on the even
ing of Oct 10 and that it would be a
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
Estray Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that l. Ihs|
undersigned, have taken up as estrsy, Al
my place about six miles west Of Welssi,
Washington county, Idaho, on this Insl
End day of November, A. D., 1913, ns
following described animals, to-wlt' II
One black horse about fourteen OF nl'
teen years old, with one small slit In elI
ear, and branded thus on the e''
shoulder. One sorrel hor
about l4years old, with TWO wll5
strips on face and white nose, brsnosu
- ON right shout 81
- " - der, and thus sn
stifie, with two small Sits in is'
ear. at 81 4
Dated at Weiser, Idaho, this "a osy "
November, 1903 M. K. McCoRs .noa
Filed this I'd day of November isVs
20-12 FRANK E SMITH Auol'Oi
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system is
nervousness, sleeeplessnes, or stom-
ach upsets. Electric Bitters will
quickly dismember the troublesome
causes. 1t never fails to tone the
stomach, regulate the Kidneys and
Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and
clarity the blood. Run down sys-
TENS benefit particularly and all the
usual attending aches vanish under
its searching and thorough effective
ness. Electric Bitters is only SOC
and that is returned if 1t don't give
perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by
all druggists,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-12-12

do SO. Would like to see some hay left
over this time.
Our friend, James Hiatt left Saturday
for Olympia, Washington, where he will
take position in grocery store for the
winter.
Mrs Lexington, who is in Boise for
medical treatment. is getting along nicely
ana Will return home soon. We hope her
cure will be permanent.
Messrs. Haunt and Jones have lust
finished threshing alfalfa and are enroute
for home with their outfit.