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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

east. 1t has the dust-green color OF
sage, smells like sage, tastes like sage,
and animals that feed on its leaves
and yellow flowers flavor their flesh
with sage. Well, wherever this plant
grows the desert grouse may be found
The grouse feeds and fattens on sage.
There is nothing he likes better. He
must have 1t. Let the sage be de-
stroyed and the bird moves on. The
desert grouse Is the largest grouse Of
the western world and 1t is exceeded
in size only by the great grouse Of
Europe-the capercailzie. 1t is very
superior in size and strength to the
common prairie hen or the pinnated
grouse, usually weighing twice or
thrice as much as that bird. 1t will
measure two or three feet from tip Of
wing to tip. Living in gray land,
nature has provided for the protec-
ton of the bird by making it also
gray. 1t is curious now nature looks
after its creatures by making their
color, as rule, harmonic with the
In grouse-land there is a
great deal of alkali in the soil and
over that grows the gray-green shrub
berry. The sage grouse seeks it's safe
ty in concealment rather than in
fight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
THB BIGGEsT PRoBLEM.

The biggest problem In this country
and the one which more people are
trying to solve than any other is
how to keep and care for family on
the high plane Of an American civiliza-
ton on an income for the breadwinner
Of the family Of from $3.50 to $500 per
annum. Decent food and clothing
must be provided and the children
must be educated and all the long list
Of setbacks in the shape Of layoffs,
sickness, accidents and human misfor-
tunes be considered. It Is well nigh
impossible for man so situated to
ever get ahead financially enough so
problem to solve. Hundreds Of thou
sands Of men of this class gave up
trying to better their condition long
ago. They accept the limitations Of
their lot. It Is little less than crime
for a man so situated to burden him
self with large family, and he should
never have more than two children,
but we too often find him with six
or more. A pathetic feature connect
ed with this class Is that If they ever
do get into debt 1t Is almost impossible
for them to get out, with the result
that when their credit Is gone their
ambition goes with 1t. There Is only
Just one ray Of hope and light for this
class, and that lies In connecting their
living and their work with a small
piece Of land. An acre well titled will
do wonders in helping to support the
family, and If cow, pig and some
chickens can be associated with the
acre Of land 1t will in time become pos
sible to get out Of the wilderness Of
despair and encouragement into the
promised land. Given these accesso-
ries, the wife and children can do not
little to increase the family income.
Nothing would tempt us to undertake
the burden Of maintaining family on
a wage Of $500 to $500 per year unless
It could be done In connection with the
cooperation Of piece Of land.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
TAX REDEMPTION NOTICE

State of Wisconsin,
County Of Kenosha, p August 5, 19Uo
The following is a true and correct list OF all
unredeemed lots, parcels or pieces of land stu
ate, lying and being in tie county OF Aenosha
and state of Wisconsin, which said pieces We're
sold by the County Treasurer OF said henosna
county. state aforesaid, on the 18TH DAY OF May,
A. D. 1905 for the unpaid taxes and charges
thereon, pursuant to the Statutes III such cases
made and provided, calculated thereon up to
and including the last day of redemption OF the
same to-wit May nineteenth, 100.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
unless such parcels, lots or pieces OF land are
redeemed as provided by law on or before the
nineteenth day of May, 1906, the said landS
represented by certificates of sale by the County
Treasurer of the county of Kenosha, Wisconslr
of the parcels therein described will be convey
ed to the legal owners of said certificates upon
proper application according to the Statutes OF
the State of Wisconsin, in such cases made and
provided.
Given under my hand and seal of the County
Board of Supervisors of the county OF Kenosha,
and state aforesaid, this Sd day Of August, A.
ID. 1905. VIM. c. CROSBY,
ISea1l County Clerk.
TOWN OF BRISTOL
John Swain-Nw or of the Sc or of section 3,
town l, range 21. 40 acres. Amount $40
TOWN OF PARIS
VIM Middlecamp-Ne or sw or of section II,
Gown 2, range 81 40 acres. Amount S7.S8.
CITY OF KENosHA
FIRST WARD
Bella Ka1b and Anna Simon-Lot 5, blk %,
section 81, town 2, range %. Amount 5000
Jas. H. O'Brien-S hf of that part of Ex-
change ST., lot l, blk 50, section 81, town 2,
range %. Amount S45.62.
THIRD WARD
B. Cameron-E hf of blk "a, lot Is, blk "a, sec
ton 6, town l. range %. Amount S655
w. T. Marx-Lot 81, blk 80, section E, town /,
range %. Amount S4.95.
FOURTH WARD
Durkee's Western Addition
Avis Kramer-Lot Fl, block 153, section 81,
town 2, range q. Amount $21.31.
Fisk's Western Addition
Rose McDona1d-N so fit of lot 8, blk s, section
81, town 2, range 3. Amount $1273
FIFTH WARD
C. & N. w. r. r. Goa piece of land in ne
cor of sw or, sec 81, 2, q, BID on by line
of land decided to w. F. Lyon, on the by line
drawn from NV cor of said land decided to Lyon
parallel with line of said or sec, being Ia
rods and S by IS rods and W, sec 81, 2, r q.
Amount $177.31.
Theleen's Subdivision
J. Z. Orvis-Lot 10, blk l, section 81, town 2,
range 23 Amount S14.A.
SEVENTH WARD
Hans Hansen Est.-Lot 2, blk 70, section 81,
town 2, range q. Amount SIPS. WIS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
Bought q small rombstone.

Lieutenant Governor Bruce of New
York, says a small headstone in q
cemetery in the western part Of the
state is pointed out to visitors as one
Of the sights over the grave Of a wild
over, who, while not lacking In love
for the departed one, was penur1ous
to a degree. He ordered a small stone
because it was cheap, and told the
mason to engrave on it this inscrip-
ton: Sarah Hackett, Aged Ninety
Years. Lord, She Was Thine" The
stone cutter said there was too much
inscription for so small a surface, but
was told to go ahead and squeeze it
on somehow" Here is the inscription
as squeezed" "Sarah Hackett, Aged
90. Lord, She Was Thin" -Philadel-
phia Record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
Lightning Art Work.

On the breast Of one of two broth
ers killed in New York by lightning
while bathing Sunday afternoon was
imprinted likeness Of a tree. It was
about eighteen inches long and was
perfect even to the smallest details,
including the colorlng Of the leaves.
The likeness was burned deep In the
flesh. Physicians are unable to ex-
plain this phenomenon, as there was
no tree within several hundred feet
of the spot where the lightning bolt
struck. The ways Of lightning have
long been past finding out.-Boston
Globe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
First publication, August "a, 1905.
SUMMONS.

NIRCUIT COURT, KENOSHA COUNTY
" Frank Scott, Plaintiff, Against Gilbert J.
Vincent, Wife of said Gilbert j. Vincent, Gill
bert Vincent, Wife of said Gilbert Vincent,
Wife of George w. Vincent, Wife of Dow
Vincent Gilbert S. Vircent, Wife of said Gill
bert S. Vincent, and the unknown heirs, rep
reseutatives, assignees aud grantees of the
above named persons, Defendants.
The State Of Wisconsin, To the said Defend
ants, and Each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid:
and in case of syour failure so to do, Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint.
PETER FISHER,
PLAINTIFFS Attorney.
P. o. Address, No. 212 Market Street, Keno
sha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
The complaint in the above entitled action S
on file in the Office of the Clerk of said Court at
Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the premises affected
by the above entitled action are described as
follows, to-wit:-
The West Half Nv III of the South West
Quarter IS w II of Section Thirty-fve 35), and
the South East Quarter IS III of the South
East Quarter IS 4 of Section Thrty-four (34,
ali in Town number Que ~ North, of Range
Nineteen (19) East, lying and being in the
Township of Randall Kenosha County, State
of Wisconsin.
PETER FISHER,
w22 Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.

The distribution of seeds is one Of
1ne most interesting studies connected
with plant life Nearly every kind Of
SEED OF plant shrub or tree has some
speclal manner of distribution pro-
Vlded Tor 1t under natural conditions,
Wnile with mans occupancy Of the
lana new and greatly increased meth
DDS OF seed distribution are provided.
we mention a few. There are the
seeds which are scattered by clingfng,
all OF the numerous bur family, at
tacnlng themselves to the hair Of do
mesuc animals and the clothing of
man; there are all our smaller stone
fruits and many Of our berries, which,
eaten by birds and the seeds being un-
injured by the birds digestive ma
cnlnery, are scattered far and wide,
Whlch explains why 1t Is that when
tree springs up in some open place
there soon follows great variety Of
otner forms Of tree life, such as haws,
Wlld plums, red and black cherries,
choKecherries, raspberries and black
berries, while the squirrel, noting the
embryo grove with HE him to 1t with
acorn, walnut and chestnut; then there
are the seeds which are voyagers In
the air, the vagrant fugitives which
are the sport of the winds, all provided
with some queer sort Of aerial harness
that enables the irresponsible breezes
to drift them here and there and every
where; then we have the rollers and
tumblers, quite large family, which
Includes the Russian thistle, the tumble
seed and others, the curious provision
In their case being that before the seed
Is quite ripe the stem of the plant rots
off close to the ground, when it is
seized by the wind and sent bounding
over the country, the seed being
shelled out and distributed during the
trip. The drifting SHOWS are another
agency for the distribution of seed,
ragweed, sunfower and host Of 9th
er roadside weeds finding their way
on to the farmers fields In this man
ner; then the waters Lakes, rivers and
streams are highways for the trans
portation of seed, which explains the
vast nurseries Of young cottonwood,
soft maple and willows which may be
found all along the overfowed sections
Of our valley lands. The railroads have
done much to distribute seed, the right
Of way of the roads showing many
varieties Of plants imported by the
cars which were not common to the
country before the advent Of the roads.
The north country all through the once
big timber section is bisected with the
trails Of the old lumberman, along
which timothy, clover and other cult
waited grasses have been distributed I'M
til the land is being taken possession
Of by them. Many seeds are distribut-
ed by the material used In packing
goods for shipment, and In this man
ner the Canada thistle has been and is
being introduced into the west from
the east in rye straw grown on thistle
ridden farms Of the east. The forego-
ing are just few Illustrations and
might be multiplied almost indefinitely.
A study Of the methods Of seed distri-
button is a very fascinating one and is
one which the schoolteacher may al
ways use to interest her scholars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
ADVANTAGE OF DRAINING,

The present season affords, In the
west at least, remarkable object les
son In the value Of tile drainage for
wet farms. Side by side may be seen
cornfields, the one ON well drained
land. the other taking its chance with
the soil undrained, the one burdened
with magnificent crop, the other vel
low and spindly, promising no satisfac-
tory return whatever. The difference
In the value Of these two crops just
about represents the cost of tile drain
Ing the land. It is almost needless to
say that no business Is being so over
worked In that territory as the tile fac
tories.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

First publication August 81.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT
~ Kenosha County.
Homer E, Swarts, plaintiff, against Rose B.
Swarts, defendant
The State of Wisconsin to the said defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service of this summons,
exclusive of the day of service, aud de end the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid;
and in case of your failure so to do Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint.
DENJ. o. STURGES,
Plaintiffs Attorney
Postofice Address: Kenosha, Kenosha County,
Wisconsin. WIS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
First publication, Sept. IA, 1905
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate.
IN In the matter of the will of Carrie A.
Cooper, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against Carrie A.
Cooper, deceased, late of the city of Kenosha,
adjusted by the County court of Kenosha county tr
at the regular terms of said court to be holden
at the County court room, in the City of Keno
sha, in and for said county, on the first Tues
day of December, A. D. 1905, and on the first
Tuesday of May, A. D. 1907, at ten O'Clock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of April
A. D. 1861, is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said Carrie A. Cooper, deceased,
to present their claims for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 5th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1905 By the Court,
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
WIS County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

One will more often hear good
things said Of the Red Polled cattle
as dairy animals than as beef animals.
There is no question about their being
good mixers, and they perhaps come
as near being typical dual cow as we
will ever get in this country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21
First publication, Sept. I, 1905.

STATE OF WISCoNSIN-County Court for
~ Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at general term
of the County court to be held in and for said
county, at the County court roon1 in the city of
Kenosha, in said county, on the first Tues
day, being the third day of October A. D.
1905, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the following matters
will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the estate of Evan Fou1ke
deceased.
The application of Ruth Anna Fou1ke for the
appointment of an administrator of the estate
of Evan Fou1ke, late of the town of Bristol, in
said county, deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Bertha v. Weisko 1f deceas l.
The application OF William N. Weiskopf to
admit to probate the last will and testament OF
Bertha Y. We1skopf, late of the city of Keno
sha, in said cop1ty, deceased.
By the Court
RUSSELL n. SLOSSON,
WI County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

Nearly all men work and work hard
for money, but it is only the few who
are wise enough to so manage and plan
that their money will work for them.
A dollar rightly used Is one of the
most Industrious workers in the world.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

Almost every man has had at some
time or other trouble with horses be-
ing unreasonably afraid Of the cars.
There is no way in which to SO surely
and safely cure this defect in many
good horses reputation as to place
him where he, turned loose, will be in
daily and hourly contact with the
snorting engine and the moving cars.
Two or tlAee days will entirely remove
his fear of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

In test made at the Oklahoma ex-
pertinent station it was found that
twenty three loads Of manure put on
one acre Of land tn two fnstal1ments
during seven years gave 6843 bushels
more wheat and Of better quality than
an adjoining acre which received no
fertilizer. Both fields were In wheat
FOR the seven years
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

What may be termed the beef horse
10 the horse for the average farmer to
raise the horse which at four years
Of age Will pull down the scales at
1900 pounds for the demand for the
heavy draft horse Is constant and re
liable In spite Of all the trolley roads,
automobiles and bicycles put into com
petition with him. The Ehires, CVdes,
Percherons and Belgians are four diff
ferent breeds which will furnish stock
Of the type referred to. This beef
horse can be produced on the farm at
almost the same cost as steer Of
like weight and viii bring 10 cents
pound, where the steer will sell for 5
CENTS There Is more risk with the
horse than the steer, yet not so very
much If the barbed wire fence is dis
pensed with from the horse pasture.
We know Of one farmer who owns a
enc draft brood mare, and she brings
him colt every year which nets him
about 500 when sold, and the old mare
is good worker on the farm besides.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

The foliage Of the soft maple will en-
dure the degrading influence of soft
coal smoke In our cities better than
will the elm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

Good farming may be said to be the
raising Of profitable crop from the
soil and the leaving of the soil In a
better condition for another crop than
it was before This is a pretty high
mark to aim for, but men are doing
this very thing all the time, their farms
constantly growing richer and more
productive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

Optimistic predictions of crop pro-
duction should be discouraged. There
is nothing to be gained by them, and
1t Is probably true that the markets
are to some extent unfavorably i'm
pressed by them. Crops are far more
frequently ovePesttmated than under
estimated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

We can conceive Of no more desira-
bic rural condition Of living than to be
the owner of good farm contiguous
to trolley road leading to the city.
The owner Of such a place is assured
all the advantages Of municipal life
with none Of its drawbacks. He is in
touch with the good market and Is GER
tain to sooner or later have demand
arise for acreage on bis farm to pro-
vide homes for city residents who
have found out that it Is entirely pos
sible to live with economy in the coun-
try and still work In the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

The dinner pals of the laboring men
Of the United States have never been
filed fuller or with better food than
at the present time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

The corr canning season Is ON, and a
very fine crop is ready for the Gamers.
Where the canneries are located every
man, woman and child Is busy at good
wages. Many Of the canreries are now
growing their own corn. they being
able by so doing to better regulate the
timing Of the planting and harvesting
Of the product, so securing a better
quality of their finished product.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

This Is the season OF the straw pile
the thrashing season. Some Of the
straw Is well stacked and VIII be avail
able as good feed and bedding next
winter. Much Of Il Is Just dumped
where the separator sffnes 1t. Straw is
we'll worth saving and caring for.
Where city market % accessible 1t
is worth from s. to 50 per ton. It is
worth So per tom right On the farm to
form the basis for barnyHm fertilizer.
Years ago 1t was all burned up as soon
as the machine got through; now It is
allowed to rot in q pile aedde from the
little which Is eaten by the stock.
Where 1t can be done, the grain should
be stacked near the farm homestead
and the straw all used as bedding and
fodder during the winter in the barn
yard, for ton Of barnyard manure Ia
worth dollar at least 20 any farm In
the west.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

Much has been written of late years
about the doom of the horse and its
displacement by the common use Of
bicycle and automobile. We are not
yet In sight of the horseless age by
good deal. In fact it is not overstating
the case to say that there has never
been a better demand for the good
horse than now, and no modern fnven-
ton Is at all likely to fill its place.
We know Of no safer proposition for
the average farmer than to equip his
farm with two or more well bred
draft mares and, using thoroughbred
draft stres, raise colts just as be would
steers and with much greater profit.
Saddle and carriage horses may also
be most probably produced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

No pedigree, no matter how gilt
edged, is any excuse for keeping an
ugly bull around the premises. We
know of one such animal which the
owner has to keep Gagged UP like some
wild animal and the care Of which is a
more dangerous proposition than smok-
ing In powder magazine. We told
him the last time we saw the owner
that he would yet figure IN a tragedy
wherein dead bull and dead granger
would be the principals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

In the building of cu1verts and bridges
and the digging Of bitches reference
must always be had to the maximum
amount Of water which they may be
called upon to handle. It is the ex-
traordinary and not the average rain
fall which wrecks these structures and
determines the water carrying capac-
ity Of the ditch. We recall the case
Of the man who undertook to drain
and reclaim a small lake bed. He
carefully figured out the average rain
fall and the area Of the watershed
tributary to the lake and made out that
a ditch Of certain size would easily
carry off all the water. He drained
the lake bed and had It all In crops,
when one day along in June came
cloudburst, rainfall of ten inches in
side of six hours, which covered his
crops with six feet of water, his ditch
not being one-half large enough to
handle such a volume of water, so
when tt did finally dispose Of the water
the crops were all ruined.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-21

If young calves are sturted during
the first two months Of their lives they
never get over It. We noted dozen in
mans pasture the other day.-bony,
lousy, dwarfed little brutes, which for
our use for any purpose whatever
would not have been worth 70 cents
each. We think they were creamery
separator calves which were having
about the same sort Of chance In life
that poor little Oliver Twist had at
the English orphan asylum. The SIM
pie rule to follow TO raise q good calf
where the butter is wanted from the
cows Is full milk for two weeks, taper
ing off on to skim milk during the next
two weeks and careful foRttfytng Of
the skim milk with cHnmeal 10 replace
the butter fat extracted; then all the
corn and oats the calf viii eat with it's
milk ration. As good cah can be
raised In this manner as though Il were
allowed TO run with It's mother, but It
Is good deal more trouble and de-
mands great care in feeding.