Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08


There are 100000 acres of these
state lands. The law provides that no
person can buy more than 100 acres i'll
| one year. The bill provides that the
| sale of the state lands shall begin be-
| tween Oct is and Nov. Is next. The
| sales will take place at the county
| seat, where there are 1000 acres OF
more to be sold. The lands were with
| drawn from sale oyer four years ago.
| They are widely scattered and carry
some pine, but more hardwood. OF the
seventy-one counties in the state, fifty
| four counties, mainly in the north,
| have some of these lands. Barron
| county, for instance, has but $50 acres
| The full report of the lands, for the in
| telligent study of citizens, will be out
in about sixty days.
Wisconsin Militia in Camp.
The national guard will soon be in
camp at the state reservation known as
| Camp Douglas. The blue book (Which
| is out at LAST devoteS considerable
space to the military end of the state,
| the head of which under Governor
LaFollette) is Brigadier General 9. X.
| Boardman of Oshkosh, who has held
the post now for six years. There are
| three regiments, each containing
| twelve companies, with regimental
| strength of about 1856 men EACH There
| is also the Tenth separate battalion
Of infantry -four companies) of 257
men. Troop CA cavalry Of Milwaukee
contains seventy-one riders and the
| First battery field artillery, also Mil
waukee organization, has seventy-two
| men. Thus, with the officers, Of whom
| thirteen are in the medical department,
and with the eighty-four musicians,
| there is military force in this state
of nearly 5000 men, ready to respond
| to the defense of the republic, and the
putting down of mobs, etc.
The federal government is adding
some reservations in the states as
| camps of instruction. Congressman
Esch of the military committee of the
house of representatives, and others,
! are endeavoring to secure the adOp-
ton of Camp Douglas as one of these
schools. To effect this, it is hoped that
| General Corbin, General Young, or
some other high official may make a
trip this summer and inspect it.
Badger State Inventor.
| Almost everybody knows Rev. Henry
Coleman, the Milwaukee reformer,
whose business it is to further temper
ance bills and the like before the leg
| islature, and to keep moral reforms to
the front throughout the year. He has
a son who is winning his spurs in an
| other line. His name is Howard, and
while employed in woOllen mill at
Beaver Dam, he discovered that when
| threads become broken or spool ran
| out time was not only wasted in tying
| the ends together, but that the knot
| made a bIemish in the completed fab
| rio. So he invented a knOtter to be
worn on the hand. It worked by a
movement of the thumb. 1t has been
introduced into England, but it led to
a strike and met with the usual oppO-
sition that awaits labor-saving devices.
A concern employing some fifty peo-
pie is now busy at Rockford making
| the machines. They retail for $50 each
and already a quarter of million dol
| lar business is in sight. Mr.. Coleman
| has invented other things. One of
| them is a metal check, which secures
| to the farmer who leaves milk at a
creamery his share of the skinned
milk This device was success, and
was bought by Fort Atkinson
creamery package company.
Wisconsin Chautauquas.
There are Chautauquas-sum
encampments-in this state at Madi.
son, Marinette, Delavan and at Wau.
paca. Thousands get refreshment,
mental and physical, at these places.
The camp at Waupaca on the "chain
of lakes is in the interests of temper
ance; in fact, under the Good Tenn
plars. Most of the people live in tents.
| The instructions say as to things need
ed: "Sheets, pillow cases, pillows,
| blankets, comforts, camp chair, ham,
mock, bathing suit, old clothes enough
| to last you through, fishing tackle, GRO
quet SET tennis racquets, bicycle" 1t
| is cheap living At Waupaca, for in
stance, a tent large enough to hold
| four persons, costs 81 for one week
less for longer time. Where parties
| bring their own tent the rent is 81 a
| week. Table board is 1926. Among
| the talent" this year is United States
Senator Quarles, who speaks on &c. A.
| r." day. John III. Nicholson of James
Vile, founder of the "GideOns," is on
| the list Mick" is a grand, good fel-
low, a christian travelling man, whose
| face drives the blues away. Any one
can see that it is better to be right
than to be wrong when he is with
"Nick." Those who read Woolley's
Voice know the vigorous style of
| William P. F. Ferguson. He is to
speak He handles the liquor traffic
without gloves; one of his topics is
.'Band in Hand with the He'll Pack"
Famous Nineteeth Regiment.
The reunion of the Nineteenth Reg
iment association (held at Reedsburg