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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Making the Road Attractive.

In the construction Of road the
work of beautifying the sides Of the
highway should not be neglected, says
the Pittsburg Press. Flowers, shrub
berry and trees should each have a
place along the roadside. They refresh
the eye and cultivate a love for the
beautiful in nature, making a trip over
the road pleasure to be remembered.
The appearance of the roadside is gen.
orally a pretty good index to the char
acter of the owner of the premises. A
clean, well kept roadside is an adver-
tisement for the owner and adds value
to the land.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

ESTATE of Geo Re Ziegler, deceased
- State of Wisconsin, County Court of
GrapC COunty-In Probate,
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
term of the Ounty Court. to be held In and
fer said county, at the court house in the
ety of Lancaster. in said county, on the 4th
Tuesday OF. April, A. D.. 1906 being the
one O'Clock in the afternoon. the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The petition of Walter ]. Brennan for the
pttporting to be the last will and tesla
men OF George Zeigler, deceased. late of
EIenboro III said Grant County, Wiscon-
on. 'e'A IAAOAS
By the Court. E. B. GOODSELL
Dated Me-, oo.,- 90, County Judge
ust ms. March 81: last ms. April I4O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

F. SKATE Of eander McLimans deceased
Grant County-In Probate. oouIl OF
NOTICE IS hereby given. that at the special
Term f OF the County Court. to be held in and
city Of Lancaster. in said county, on the se.
c2nd tuesday Of May; A. d. 1905. being the
eIgIhth Gay OF May. 1906. at the hour of one
ter VIII be heard and considered:
he applicable of Iva A, McIimans
tW WIDOW OF Leander McLimans. late of the
Town gWr OF Lancaster in said county. deceaS-
ca, Tor the appointment of an administra-
Tor upon the estate of said deceased NOT
already administered. ~ iiol
Bv order of the Court.
Dated April 18th. 1906 Unity SuusS'
Lowry q Carthew, Attys'. for Petitioner.
Ist ms. April IA: last April rs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21


make a trip to see what the places are
like. We see them, to be sure, BIT. TIC
discomforts experienced in making the
journey often take away much of the
pleasure that otherwise might have
been enjoyed.
IF Newhampshire, for instance. Ia
a system OF roads anywhere near ike
that of Massachusetts what a paradise
it would be for the motorists. Some
day the situation may be realized by
the people Of that state and something
done to help the matter, but it looks
as if it We're long way off.
''FOr example, there are roads in. the
northern part of the state where the
scenery is simply magnificent that
could be put in fair shape for a few
dollars. | know of places where the
expenditure of a couple of dollars a
day by town to fill up holes and level
roads would in a week or two make
the highways 80 per cent better.
Sat present they are abominable il
some places. When you find you have
to run a car at six or seven miles and
at times slow down to the point that
just divides between actually stopping
and barely moving because of gullies
and holes, when the road is perfectly
level too, for some miles, then some
idea of the discomforts of motoring
Whereabouts may be CLEANED"
The writer within a few weeks tray-
eled over a number Of such roads and
found the conditions were not at all eX-
aggerated. 1t did seem like practiced
negligence TO allow the highways to re
main in that shape 1t is not to be eX-
pected that every town should set
about making the roads within its
boundaries as hard and smooth as
racing track, yet no valid reason ex-
lists for letting them grow worse each
week, for in the end, when repairs are
imperative. the cost is all the greater.
And what is true Of one state is appli-
cable to others, Massachusetts except
ed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21


ever been my lot to see. He was thin,
but apparently of an extremely sinewy
build.
THE curious features were his hands
and face. His face was extremely mar
row and unusually long. His forehead
was bullying. So were his eyes. His
nose was prominent and his mouth
large. Indeed it seemed as if nature
had exaggerated every feature of this
mans face Even the cheek bones
were prominent
But his hands were what especially
attracted me. They were extremely
long-lOnger than any fingers l have
ever seen. and claw-like There was
no doubt of their strength The Joints
were large and well articulated. The
moment / saw these startling looking
fingers 1 thought Of what a strange
bold they could take The man be-
came associated in my mind as a
stranger
When l reached my house had
barely time to open the outer door
when there was a swift rush, and the
claw-liEe fingers of the stranger were
about my throat In the fleeing
glimpse l got by the vestibule light of
the vulture-like face of the man l rec
ogniZed my fellow passengers. The
shorter man had lodged up behind me
and held my arms to my side. When
l recovered was lying on the stoop"
Frederick Wolf, a neighbor, was rob-
bed in a manner similar to that Of DR..
nufioo only a few nights before and,
tits thought. by the same man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

ESTATE otJohn B. Hore, 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
Tor said county, at the court house. in the
2nd Tuesday of May. A. D., 1906. bein9
the 9Th day of May, 1906. at the hour of
one O'Clock. in the afternoon. the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Mary Hore widow of
John b. Hore. deceased. late of Little Grant
IN SAID county, for the appointment of b.
said deceased. '''e y
By order of the Court.
E. B, GOODSELL.
Dated, April 10, 1906.
l ms. April IA: last ms. Apr. 28.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Autos as Aids TO Good Roads.

A recent English periodical finds that
the automobile is doing much to inn
prove the character of the rural roads
and that people having desirable coun-
try places for sale or lease have less
difficulty now than formerly in dispos-
ing Of them. The auto has made Eng
fish highways fully 80 per cent better
than formerly, and the improvement
continues. The good roads division of
our department of agriculture claims
that what is doing for England in this
direction is also doing for US, says the
New York correspondent of the Pitts
burg Dispatch. 1t has been noticed,
for instance, that substantially all the
roads. leading out Of the large cities Of
the country are today in good order.
This is particularly true of the eastern
and northern central states. From the
Alleghanies to the Mississippi the coun-
try roads in many counties are in ex-
ceptiOnally fine condition. The farm
ers are paying more attention to this
subject than ever BEFORE not only I'm
der the spur of the owners of autos,
D1t oh lueIE OWL account. Iney nave
been educated to understand that good
roads will help them to get to market
4 farmer living ten miles from his
county seat in the middle west and
reckoning the distance by the time it
takes to drive it is able under the i'm
proving highway conditions to reach
town in almost half the time formerly
consumed. The practical value of this
change he is not long in seeing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Interstate Road.

An interstate highway is planned to
extend from the border Of British Co
lumbia through Washington, Oregon
and California to the Mexican bound
airy, says the Good Roads Magazine.
1t is estimated that this road can be
constructed at an average cost Of
$4,000 per mile. King county, Wash,
has already come forward with the
amount necessary to build its portion,
which is made available during the
next five years, and if other counties
act as promptly the road will be CON-
pleted by 1911
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Keep the Hogs Warn,

Experiments have shown that q saw
ing of about 70 per cent in the feed
bill is made when hogs are sheltered
SO they are comfortable. 1t is better
for the hogs to be warm enough. so
that they do not lie in pile all the
time. They move about more and take
needed exercise and are less liable to
catch cold when they do not get up a
sweat and then so out in the cold to
feed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Mining Land for Sale.

l have for sale the n. w. u Of y. ".
Il and the n. E. Il of II. W. 4 Of Sec.
%, in the town of Beetown. These
lands are now leased for mining
purposes on one-tenth, rent and are
supposed to contain heavy deposits Of
lead and zinc. ! will receive sealed
bids up to and including April 10, 1906,
for an absolute sale of these lands or
either forty, terms to be cash. / re-
serve right to reject any and all bids.
Sealed bids will be opened April 10,
1906, at 5 p. M, at my house in the city
of Lancaster. MRS. LAURA FEzER,
20w3 Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
GIMMOMO

OOMMONS.
Circuit Court, Grant County.
Gilbert Donaldson, A f. Van1
Wagner, @. S. Donaldson
and Lloyd Donaldson part
nerS doing business under the
firm name and style of Nome
GregOr Light and Lumber
Company, Plaintiffs.
Julius H, Buhlman, Defend
ant.
The state of Wfsconsin-r0 the said ne
fendant: "i0 -
You are hereby summoned TO apnear
wlthln twenty days after service of this
summons. exclusive Of the daV If ser,,;ee
ana defend the above entitled action i'm the
Cour1 aforesaid; and in case of your failure
50 10 90. judgment viii be rendf red against
you &C ording to the demand of the COM
plant ~
81 OWN = BRENNAN, AND GEO. G. LEM
~ SCN. Plaintiffs Attorneys
+. . Address. Lancaster, Grant CoGntv.
Wisconsin
1stins. Mar.24: st ms. Auril IS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Convict Labor on washington Roads


The state of Washington is planning
to use convict labor in highway con
struction during the ensuing season,
and the proposition is in the form Of
an agreement by which the state is to
supply the. cOnvicts, together with the
necessary guards, and pay for their
transportation to and from the peni-
tertiary Tie county sustains the cost
of their board, housing and medical
care and the expense of transportation
from point to point within the county
and to supply superintendent, tools and
material, says the Good Roads Maya
zine The county is also to keep IN ac-
count of all material produced or han
died by the convicts. and this cost is to
be the basis of settlement with the
state
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

olale OF Wisconsin, Grant County
Court sS-In Probate
:, In the matter OF the estate of Lewis S.
Reynolds, deceased
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Lewis ). Reynolds, deceased. having been
issued to Harley /. Sprague
Notice is hereby given. that the creditors
OF SAID Lewis 5. Reynolds, deceased. are al
lowed and limited by order of this court
until and cluding the lst Tuesday Of Oct,
1870 being the 2nd day OF said month to
present their claims and demands against
said Lewis S. Reynolds. deceased, to the
county cOnrt for examination and allow
anCe,
Notice is also hereby given. that the
CLAIMS and demands so presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court at
the ofhce of the County Judge, at the court
mouse. IN the city of Lancaster, in said
County. on the second Tuesday Of Oct.
Dated this 18th day of March. 1905
By order of The Court
2. B. GOODSELL, County Judge
list ms. Mar. 81; last ms. April 2l)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Stone Roads For "a

Macadam streets and pixies are now
being built in Plano, Tex, which
is in the 'black wax" soil dis
trict, says a Plano special dispatch to
the St Louis Post-Dispatcls. The ex-
ample was set by the Commercial club.
which built two miles Of pike. Now the
citizens have subscribed money for
matchmaking the principal streets of
the town. When that is accomplished
the pixies viii be taken up again, and
it is expected that between ten and
twelve miles will be built within a
short while.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Care of sheen

Always look well to the water supply
in order to prevent the sheep acquiring
an appetite for snow. Clean the pen
out frequently if roots and other succu-
lent foods are fed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

FOR SALE: The J. T. Emery resi-
dence property in the fourth ward
good 7-roOm house, barn and lots Of
small fruit VIII be sold on easy
terms. Inquire at this Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

FOR SALE: A good two story resi-
dence situated in 4th ward; worth
$4,000, price S1,10o; for further in
formation apply to O. j. Hyde & Co.
21tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Year1ing Duroc-ycrsex Roar.

The yearling Dulbc-Jersey boar High
Chief, here reproduced from American
Agriculturist, is of excellent form. He
weighed 700 pounds at twelve months
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

FOR SALE: S1X-roOm house and
two lots situated in 18th ward, CITY
of Lancaster. Apply to
j. G.. WELSH,
soft Bloomington. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

FOR SALE: Two thoroughbred
Durham bull calves, eligible to pedi-
gree. w. w. WARD & Son,
12tf r. F. ID. No. s, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
Mango on Hogs.

For mango on hogs use following:
Creolin, one ounce; oil of tar, three
ounces: sulphur. two ounces, and cot
tonseed OIL one Quart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

IRON BREW, the Ideal Tonic Have
a case sent to your home. Bell Phone
1852. l9tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

WELL! WE'LL! WE'LL! 1t beats
all. What beats allY Why the Red
Trunk cigar Aft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21

LITTLE Monarch ciears are the best
on the market. Try one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-21
HIGH CHIEF.

His sire was Chief Of Ohio. High Chief
has been shown at many state fairs,
including those of Ohio, Indiana, New
York and Texas.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
A exa. wonder

There's a hill at Bowie, Texas, that's
twice as big as last year. This wonder
is W. +. Hill, who from weight Of 80
pounds has grown to over 1870. He says:
81 suffered with a terrible cough, and
doctors gave me up to die of consump-
tion. was reduced to 80 pounds, when
/ began taking DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption, coughs and
colds. Now, after taking IL bottles, i
have more than doubled in weight and
am completely cured" Only sure cough
and cold cure, Guaranteed by M. j.
Schubert, druggist. SOC and $l.OO. Trial
bottle free
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06

Statement copied from an old manu-
script: ain the Founding Hospital the
Boys are bound apprentices. the Won
en- when marriageablc are conducted in
procession thro' ye streets. and any
Young Man who see one He wd
wish for a Wife is at liberty to mark
Her by throwing his handkerchief. I"
The further formalitles required pre-.
vious to matrimony are not stated.
Perhaps this peculiar custom is the
origin OF the expression throwing the
Century
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
"HERREs o. VERTuE.'
Rosensry and Rue Held Hi1h Estate
Among the Ancients.


Among the Ancienta.
OF high rank among the ancient and
mediaeval ''herbes o. vertue" MAS rlls
This plant. the herb OF grace" prob
ably gained its reputation for break
Ing the spells Of witclkraft. because ii
was 50 often employed for sprlnking
holy water. Spenser Includes this
herb in the ingredients of q charm by
which the aged nurse endeavOred to
change the current Of Britomarts
thoughts when she fell In love With the
image OF Sir Artegal In q magic mir
ror. Another favorite amulet was YER
vain. the holy herb, which was much
used in ancient religious rites and sub.
oequentiy for decorating the affairs OF
churches. Roman heralds always
crowned their heads with vervain
when they either declared war or made
truce.
Rosemary was valued for Its powers
~ strengthening weak memory; !;
hence it became the symbol OF remem-
brance Rosemary WAS slso used 40
Z love charm, the reason being both
Venus, the love goddess. and rose
mary, or SEA dew. were offspring of
the sea, and therefore 40 love was
beauty'A SON rosemary was loves near
sst relative" Anne OF Cleyes wore
sprays Of rosemary At her marriage
with Henry Will, as this flower was
then used by brides instead Of orange
blossoms, and wedding suests wore IT.
instead Of white favors. Rosemary
was Also closely associated with funer-
asa, the lnourners each carrying spray
70 drop lato the grave at the conciu-5
skon OF the service.
Powdered rosemary applied to the
face WAS supposed to have magical ef-f
fects for restoring faded beauty, and
bath Of rosemary taken three times a
day was said to restore youth and Wig
sr. In the language OF flowers rose
mary signifies fidelity in love. shake
speare referred to this when he made
the old nurse ask, do not rosemary:
and Romeo begin both with a letter?''
that is, with the same letter. Chica-
70 News. 8
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
AcROsT,Cs AND ANAGRAMs.


They Have Bees Knowa Slace the
Days or the Psalnist.
We fni that the acrostic is the most
ancient form OF puzzl,ng mankind.
Acrostic Is Greek for number of
verses the arst letters Of which form
q word. sometimes name and some
times a sentence. The final letter may
form word, or, az Addison tells ux,
the letters will even run down the cen
ter OF the verses as a seam The He
brew poets often made their verses run
over the entire alphabet Twelve Of the
psalms are written on this plan, the
most notable being the One Hundred
and Nineteenth. This has twenty-twodi-
vtsions, OF stanzas. corresponding to the
twenty-five letters OF the Hebrew al.
phaBet Each stanza is formed Of eight
couptets. and the first line of each coup.
lsth the first stsnza in the original
HebFsw begins with the letter aleph,
tie second commences with beth, the
third with gimel, and SO on through the
alph&bet. The English divisions Of the
psAll are called after the Hebrew let
ter hat began the conplets. 1t was
aeOseustomary to compose verses on
ssasrgd SUBJECTS after the fashion Of IIe-
brew acrostics. This was done with
view to aid memory, and such pieces
,WsrA called abcsdarian hymns.
The riddle Ia also OF ancient origin
The Proverbs OF the Bible, or sayings
Attr3buted to Solomon, are often in the
forr1 OF riddles. Was 1t not the queen
Of Aheba who proposed riddles to Solo,
MOS! The Koran, the scriptural book
OF TIE MOhammedans. also contains rid
dleN ~ do some books now In exist
NeA written in Arabic and Persian.
T1sI ancient Egyptians also propound-
"a lddleS, and one Of the seven wise
meH Of Greece, who lived in the slxtn
century B. G., was celebrated for his
riddles In verse. Homer. the Greek
poet according to a statement in plu-
tarnA. died OF vexation at not being
aAbia to solve 4 riddle. In the middle
Ages riddles were encouraged for
sa1Hsement on winter nights in the
berSntal hall and also In the monastery.
IN Iater days some OF the most brilliant
men IT letters contributed to the list of
riddles.
The anagrain, or transposition of the
letters In words or sentences. was
much in vogue In Greece in the olden
times. The Gaballsts. or Jewish doc.
tors, thought that the anagram always
D0inted out i mans destiny, and If his
aesue aTrit tten back ward or transposed
ID any way spelled u word with mean
ing they hrmly believed 1t arerelation.-
The hatterers OF James l. OF England
proved his right to The British mon
archy as the descendant of the myth
ical King Arthur from his name
Charles James Stuart, which becomes
claims Arthur's seat" The best ana
grams are those which have in thc
new order OF letters some signibcat,oE
appropriate to that from which they
are formed. When Plate asked. Gould
sst yerttas?" What is truth D he prob
ably had no ides that his question an
Eswered Itself, but It did. The transpo.
sition made 1t, Est vir qui adest" ct
II the man who is here. Anagrams
were written az early as $50 3. c., and
their name comes from the Greek
words ana jbackward) and gramms
(writ1nx}.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
LITTLE JACK HORNER.
e.iv an Us to Date ''Grafter1 1. the
Days Of King Hal.

!"
Days Of King Hal. Sos:
The origin OF the poetical jingles
known rs nursery ballads is In some
few cases well known Thus ''the nne
lady with rings on her fingers and
bells on her toes'' refers to the PILGRIM
ase OF the queen consort Of one OF the
English kings passing through Ban
bury, where cross was set up to mark
her nights resting place, and ending
at Charing Cross.
The ballad OF Little Jack Horner''
Is based on the following facts: In the
time Of Henry VIII. Immediately after
his breach with the pope, commission
ers We're sent throughout the couatry
to seize the church lands.
One Of the commissioners sent into
the west of England, that portion re-
ferred to in Kingsieys westward
Ho," was John Horner. About ten miles
from Bath and Ave from Frome, both
in the county OF Somerset, lies the Hor-
ner estate. which has remained in the
possession Of the Horner family ever
since the above John Horner, when
despoiling the church of its lands for
the benefit Of King HAL managed to
grab considerable slice for himself
and thus originated among the sur,
rounding country folk the ballad refer.
ring to Little Jack Horner.
He put in his thumb
And he pulled out plum,
the plum being the Horner estate. The
matter was referred to some years
back in one OF the leading Bristol
papers.-I. Smith in New York Times
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
well Answered.

"Do yot see much difference between
Americans aud English,nen?' hand
some, spoiled English guardsman Is
said to have asked sparkling Amer
lean girl newly arrived in London so
ciety.
oh. yes was her quick reply.
Over there the men admire US; here
We are expected to admire you'
They say the astonished soldier Al
most fell of his chair at the unexpsct-
sdness Of 1t.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
Long Tenne..ee Fight.

For twenty years w. L kawls, Of
Bells, Tenn, fought nasal catarrh. he
writes: The swelling and soreness in.
side my nose was fearful, till / began
applying Bucklen's 3Arnica Salye to the
sore surface; this caused the s0rneness
and swelling TO disappear, never to re.
turn Best salve in existence. 25c ct
~ =. NeAnhaxxs. dgua9iat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
Htn.elf = Yictin.

4 Harvard sophomore was reciting
Z nemorized Grafton IN one Of the
classes in public speaking. After the
6rst two sentences his memory failed,
and q look Of blank despair came over
his face. He began as follows:
ladies' and gentlemen, Washington
10 dead. Lincoln is dead Then, for
getting, he hesitated moment and
continued. and III am beginning to
fsel sick myself Boston Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06

For Sale 2uOj yeariings and two
year old steers, 100 head Of heifers, 10
ke&0 Of dry e0Ws to IL de2iyored
YlxA 1T J NoDrA II - l0iGan
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-06
Free Homes

Are practically things of the past, but
good homesteads may be had by buy.
ing some homesteader's rights and im.
provements. Homes can be secured in
this way within ten or twenty miles of
railroad at prices ranging from 800 to
$500.
Decided lands are from 81 to S15 per
acre. Farm lands s$s5 to S25 per acre.
For further information call on, or
write to the
HAPPY HOME REAL ESTATE
AGENCY, Pierre, S. ID.