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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07

HARBoR. o.
nize as being one of the most impor-
tant features for building a successful
road. We next excavate the earth to
one-half the thickness Of the stone to
be put in. Before putting In the stone;
however, our subgrade is thoroughly
rolled down by our ten ton roller. The
first layer Of stone Is put in four or five
inches thick, consisting of stone run
ming from three to four inches screen
ed to size and we'll rolled. This is fol-
lowed by another layer of same size IN
like manner, also we'll rolled, and then
just enough screenings put on to, fill up
all voids and bond the stone and again
rolled
The third or last layer consists of
stone running in size from one to. two
inches put on two or three inches thick,
well rolled. with only enough screen
ings to bond the stone and leaving the
road with smooth finish. Care is nee
essary where a narrow track of stone
road is built to keep same above the
earth road and with enough crown to
allow all water to run readily to the
sides or cutters. We start our grade
with a crown of three or four inches,
which we hold till the road is finished.
The first two miles Of road built
were constructed under favorable cir
cumstances, as we had to haul the
stone but one and one-half miles, and
teams made seven and eight trips
apiece per day. 1t required about $500
tons of stone TO the mile. We have
been using limestone and last year we
had to pay 81 cents per ton freight on
board cars at Oak Harbor. This year
we were compelled to pay 80 cents
per ton The average cost of road
ten feet wide and ten inches thick
would, estimate, be about $1,000 per
mile.
This year we built one of our main
roads sixteen feet wide, ten inches
thick In the center and five inches on
the sides. This cost us $4,000 per mile,
the cost, of course, depending upon the
cost of material and the distance at
which it has to be hauled. In this es-
innate labor, fuel for road roller and
other eXpensss-the donated labor be-
ing counted the same as hired labor
are figured complete.
We own our own steam road roller,
and we find this one of the most neces.
sary implements for road building and
for repairing the old roads. The work
OF construction is placed in charge of
the township trustee. We do not en-
ploy an engineer or contractor. Bids
are asked at the proper time for the
crushed stone and then the contract
for this is awarded TO the lowest bid
der So far limestone being the most
available material we have used it.
and the G@tr.as l have given are based
on the Sanln
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
GOOD ROADS FOR THE WEST
Convict System Employed to Advan-
tage In California.

California is rapidly coming to the
front I'M regard to a good roads system,
says the Philadelphia Ledger Frank
Lindsey, who has been demonstrating
some automobile cars, relates some of
his experiences while on his trip
through California He says: 81 en-
dured more hardships the year and a
half 1 was out there than all the rest
of my life. There are very few roads
out of San Francisco In fact, they
are not roads, but mere passes. While
the roads leading into Los Angeles are
fair, they are far from being excellent
Our Severest test was while touring
the southern part of California through
sand and over mountains. At times
we were compelled to use fiat boz
toned boats, the rain having washed
away the roads entirely.
"Now California has recovered from
the earthquake the state has taken up
the good roads movement that is SO
rapidly advancing and which in time
will place our country on a par with
our foreign neighbors
California has adopted the convict
system of road building so successfully
employed by other states. While tour
ing through southern California we
saw convicts at work on the improve
ment Of roads, with their camps every
few miles The convicts work in gangs
of twenty each, with an armed guard
to, each gang.
California holds charms which draw
la POO aud incraaSin0 num hors Of voofo.
lists each year. and now that good
roads work is being done the Golden
Gate State will become one of the most
popular touring sections of our coun-
| try ="
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
MACADAM. ROAD WORK
Method of Construction In Car
roll Township, o.
GRADE THOROUGHLY DRAINED
Earth ExcaNated to One-1aIf the Thick
ness of Stone Put ln-First Layer of
Ste ne Four or Five Inches Thick.
Road Roller Useful Implement.

ness of Stone Put In-First Layer of
Ste ne Four or Five Inches Thick.
Road Roller Useful Implement.
The laws of the state of Ohio give
township trustees the power to levy
a tax of six mills per dollar on all tax
able property. which money must be
used exclusively for stone roads, writes
]. L. Peters, township trustee, In the
Good Roads Magazine. We have been
carrying this levy for several years
to raise funds for stone roads, but as
the valuation of our township is rather
small and the law further provides
that trustees may accept 0y donation
either money or labor we recently gave
our people an opportunity to donate
that is, we would give them two or
three weeks, on some of our main
roads, to raise money by donation, with
the privilege of working out the
amount subscribed or to pay in cash by
hand or by team work-hand labor at
the rate of $15O per day and team
work at So per day. The rule has BEEN
that the community raising the largest
donation should receive it's road first
Last spring there was contest, one
raising a donation of $1,680 and the
other $11,055. Some farmers on the
direct line of the road subscribed as
much as $500 each.
Road building with us is just in its
infancy. Up to the present time we
have built only three miles, but our
people all want more. Although we
have had clay soil to contend with, our
roads give pretty good satisfaction.
In the construction of our roads we
first prepare our grade or earth bed by
thoroughly draining it. This we recog-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Hardware Dealers on Good Roads.

At the annual meeting Of the State
Retail Hardware association, held In.
Syracuse, n. Y, last month, the presi-
dent, Louis j. Ernst, in his annual adj
dress discussed among other subjects.
that of good roads. Mr.. Ernst said
among other things:
"a great factor in business is that Of
good roads, and it behOoves all of us
to do what we can to have as, many
roads throughout the state put in such
condition that travel over them is pos
sible at all seasons of the year Good
roads enable the farmer to drive TO the
nearest market place with ease, dis
pose of his produce and make his pur-
chaSes. This is a matter that has re-
ceived any amount of attention during
the past few years and great strides
have been made toward Improvement
We, however. as interested merchants,
should give the matter our active and
moral support to- the end of extending
this good roads system and TO see that
other roads through the rural districts
be improved and that they be kept in
repair. In that respect there is much
carelessness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
woman Shot Dy Her Brotber.

Lacrosse, WIS.,, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Hen
~ Freise Of this city was shot and
seriously wounded near Readstown.
Vernon county, by her brother, Henry
w. Erickson. The shooting followed
dispute between Mrs. Frefse and
her brother. The assault was made
witch a shotgua, the injured woman
being wounded in four places. She
was brought to a hospital in Lacrosse.
1t is expected that she will recover,
but the loss Of one eye is feared.
Erickson is in Jail at VirOdua.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
WETWOOD

Standard and registered Bay stallion
Is hands high weighs 1850 lbs. Stree
by Cedarwood 2:2415; 1st dam b.
Mambrino SwIgert 2:3O; End dam b.
Dick West, WestwOod ranks among
the best sires that has even been IL
Grant county. His colts have plent!
of size and are good individuals. they
are very toppy and good actors and OF
a good disposition; they have also
proven themselves to be good sellers
and have size enough to make good
farm or carriage horses. People that
patronized him when he was here be-
fore have been very anxious to have
him returned to this locality and for
that reason we purchased this horse at
a great expense 80 give the puDlic q
chance once more to use the horse,
which they had the misfortune to
lose the use of for few years. But
now he is back here to stay. We
THINK we deserve a liberal patronage
to this gram son of Cedarwood. CAL
and see him efore going elsewhere.
He will axe the season as follows
North Andover. Mondays.
Albert Sprague's, Beetown, Tuesday
and Wednesdays.
Dyers' Livery, Lancaster, Friday
and Saturdays.
$1,000 to insure live colt. We will
not be responsible for accidents.
w. B. DYER, Lancaster,
ALBERT SPRAGUE, Beetown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Sheep on L.eaumes.

Care should be exercised in paStur-
ing sheep on clover or, in fact, on any
member OF the legume family, for I'M
less judgment is used there may be
considerable loss from bIoating. There
is a right and a wrong way of pastur-
ing these crops. The right way is to
allow the clover or alfalfa almost to
come into bloom before turning in the
sheep. Then there should be sown
or any other nonleguminous plant, for
where there is mixture this way the
sheep will alternately eat one and the
other and so reduce the chance Of bloat
When turning in the flock for the
first time they should be already filed
with food. For example, the day they
are to be turned into the clover pas
ture feed them early in the morning
a little grain and hay, and when the
sun is well up and hot turn them out.
Then instead Of filing themselves at
once they will eat little and then
look for a cool spot to rest in. Joseph
e. Wing has. he says. tr:al this plan
with great success. lie l-So duNlSCo
keerinc Ncfnre them constantly a re-
cer-rcls on ming salt and air slack
ed x"d.
One IA the pasture they should new
err ct. moved until it comes time to
change to fresh pasture-that is, they
should not be brought into the yards
at night or they will be in danger or
bloating when let out again in the
morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Denies Paper Merger Plan.

Appleton. Wis. Aug. 3O.-Anson r.
Flower of New York city, director Of
the International Paper company, in
a statement emphatically denied that
his company is back of the prospective
print paper mill merger Of the middle
west. Mr.. Flower is the first man in
an executive position who has come
out point blank and denied that it is
the great eastern syndicate that is be.
hind the movement to consolidate all
of the Wisconsin, Michigan and Min
neSOta mills.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
A Remedy For Worms.

For adult fowls affected with worms
try one tablespoonful Of oil of turpen-
tine mixed with an equal quantity Of
olive or sweet oil. This remedy should
be given after the bird has been fast
ing for ut least twelve hours. 1t is
best given by introducing it directly
into the crop through a rubber tube
passed down the throat. The mixture
can be placed in an ordinary hard
rubber syringe with a soft rubber tube
attached to same The dose may be
repeated in two or three days if neces-
sary. Thoroughly disinfect all drop
pings, using Il good creOlin disinfect-
ant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Train Hits a Street Car.

Lacrosse, Wis, Aug. 2S.-One man
was dangerously injured and sixty
five persons badly shaken up and mar
rowly escaped death in an accident
Oh a railway crossing at North La
Crosse. A street car containing six
ty-five persons was hit by train OF
cars on the crossing. A great panic
ensued among the passengers and for
a time it was feared that many had
been killed. James Gaskeli. aged 60;
had both legs broken and crushed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
ADMITTING TIE ANIMAL.

used here on my farm with considera-
BILE success for the last five or sig
years. 1t has always been with o
feeling of satisfaction and pride q al.
NEST said pleasure) that 1 dehorned
cattle in this chute.
The views ought to show to the aver
age intelligent mind all about the con-
The cattle enter from the back end
of it and pass up to the stocks, then
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Open Front Poultry nouse..

WILDER Bros. of Petros, Tenn, say:
We use and much prefer, especially In
the south, where our winters are mild
and summers warm, the open front
scratching shed style. Probably this
style of house would not suit the north
ern or eastern breeders in their deep
SHOWS and zero weather. 1t gives
great satisfaction south, where the
winters are mild and deep SHOWS sell
dom seen, and birds can be on ground
most every day in the year.
For young growing stock we prefer
and use movable houses made of light
wood and often piano boxes or large
dry goods boxes well covered and ven-
tilated, that we can move often from
place to place, that birds may have
new range.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Accepts Dare and IL killed.

Superior, Wis, Aug. 3O.-Henry A..
Curry, Great Northern switchman,
was instantly killed by being electro
cuted at the top Of a telegraph pole.
The young man was standing in front
of his boarding house with number
OF friends. and one Of them dared him
to climb the pole. He took the dare
and when he reached the top be
grasped hold Of two wires. The in
sulation was defective and the man
was instantly tillod
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Leo Weakness In Mature FowIs.

Leg weakness IN mature stock is also
due to lack of exercise. This exercise
can be supplied by scattering all the
feed In deep litter and making the fowls
scratch for all the feed they get Three
parts wheat to one part each of oats
and corn is about the right proportion.
Beef scraps can be fed the year around
two ounces to each fowl three times
q week
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Had snakinu cockereIs.

Some cockerels shake their heads
from pure nervousness, others because
OF irritation from vermine or other
cause and still others because OF
excessively large combs. Irritation
from frosting of combs and wattles
will cause birds to shake their heads
vigorously. Frosted combs when first
discovered should be rubbed thorough
ly with snow or bathed in very cold
water. This treatment should be fol-
lowed by an application of unguentine
or of 2 per cent carbOlated vaseline.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
To Gre Feather Pulling.

Mix tCGNnoonful Of extract of aloes
with ha:f CO, Of Lard and apply this
oinrr.e !! Il. - I.E2cS-.i l'artS. The
u! &C.. 81 Ike feather
pu!;ers. IS. ::,;S 2le closely con-
fincd 20. ~ - it necessary to use
po1iltry Eiie. These are small wire
bits which can be attached to the up
per mandiilc aud will prevent feather
pulling. THEY can be had OF almost
all poultry supply dealers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
i I![I =

vantages, Another strong point in it's
favor is that, while it is adapted to use
In the warmer sections of the country,
it is also thoroughly satisfactory for
high ATTITUDES. No poultryman will go
far afield by making some of his col
ony houses on the plan of the WeSr
Virginia building herewith shown.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Gcommencinq at the Wronq End.

Says Poultry Topics: Putting ala
the money you have into buildings and
leaving nothing for stock is-a sure way
TO make n failure of poultry raising.
by SO doing. 1t is by far better to
invest the major portion of your money
In a good trio or pair Of birds Of your
choice and house them in a dry goods
box until you can afford a better
place"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Pet Stock Lmportations.

The Feather says that Pennsyl-
vania firm is making large importa-
lions of Hungarian partridges and
German and Maltese pigeons. Hun
garian partridges are about twice the
size Of our everyday quails or bob
whites. as commonly known. These
were imported for the game commits
sioners of Illinois and Kansas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
rSA.n.x Inaustry,s Ais,

The Western Poultry Journal be-
Heves that ''the incubator, brooder,
spray pump, liquid lice killer and dry
chick feeds have been the greatest
aids in the advancement made by the
NeEItry industry
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
ka.n c,i.ks on the Grass.

II ma. l., '.a.i,!r to throw scraps out
IS. j. I ..aa r.09: ~ window. but
Is .;ac,!y. ..aEri Il Nuisance OF the
ciiici. -; ir tie gard feuce IS not chick
Ell proof. ElIay loaf around the back
door waicfng For few crumbs and do
not grow so fast as they would rang
ing green fields. picking up the dainties
nature so generously provides at this
season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Removing Horns
Of Cattle.

A Missouri breeder. c. c. Dudley.
has built chute for dehorning cattle
that has proved highly successful. and
a number of cattlemen have copied the
plan with good results. In sending IL
Illustrations of it to Breeders Gazette
Chicago, Mr.. Dudley says:
/ inclose pictures of dehOrnin2
chute designed and built by me and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Changes In Pennsylvania Road Work.

manages IIe FSnnSyINania nodo 'sOIN'
The bill reOrganiZing the state high
way department Of Pennsylvania was
signed last June by Governor Stuart,
says the Good Roads Magazine. The
measure prav:.'n, FOR increasing the
salary OF the commissioner from $1,000
to $1,000, removing the limit of eX-
renses to $1,000. creating the Office of
deputy commissioner. providing for
additional clerical assistance. giving
the commissioner authority 20 deter
mine the kinds CO roads 60 be built and
authorizing hin. also TO plant shade
trees along state highways and include
the expenditure 20" same n the cost OF
the road.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
A Good Colony House.

The colony house shown In the Illus
tration is of the type now in use by the
West Virginia experiment station. Il
Is said to be one of the most satisfac-
tory colony houses yet devised, and
its simplicity is not the least of its adj
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Why Hens BOOST In Trees.

Do your hens seem bound to leave
the house and rOost in a tree? Two
things may account for 1.-THE house
may be too warm and poorly ventilat-
ed, or there may be too many other In
habitants. Heat and vermin will drive
hens out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
READY EnR RELEASE

exit gate TO their right. l use clip
pers for taking off the horns, and with
help enough to keep the cattle coming
1 have dehorned thirty head year
lings) in thirty minutes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07

WE'LL WE'LL! WELLl Il tsae
all. What beats ALI Why the Red
Trunk cigar 44-tt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07

FRESH FLOWERS all the time
at Taylor's greenhouse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-07
Dry Chick Feed Mixture.

The following excellent dry chick
feed mixture is given in a bulletin Of
the Ontario Agricultural college:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
2a leigh N.Sseyvmtf.

Raleigh, n c., July 19.-GoverrOr
Glenn designates Judge G. c. Lyon to
hold the Mcdowell county two weeks
beginning Monday, instead of Judge
Pee bles, who is holding the Coz. for
trying the Anson county lynchcrs.
The corporation commission gives a
hearing to General Manager il "A.
Boyd and Attorney j. G. Mccormick
on the question of tax assessment
against the Raleigh and Charleston
railroad. The assessment was doubled
as com pared with the assessment four
years ago, but on the showing made
by Boyd and Mccormick the increase
was cut in half.
Victor S. Clark, Phi. D., of the United
States department OF commerce and
labor is in the city gathering Stats
tics as to child labor conditions III
this state. He says steady improve
ment is shown in all parts OF the state
with evident effort on the part oil
manufacturers to maintain proper at
titudes.
The statement is made from the
Office of Adjutant General Robertson
here that the new supplies are coming
into the quartermaster generals de-
partment right along now and the va
rious companies in the state will re-
ceive their new equipment just as
rapidly as they can be made up and
hacked. Further, that every company
will receive new supplies In ample
time for the encampment at James
town. The shipments will be in regi-
mental order so that Charlotte Will be
among the first supplied.
The Wake county school board has
located one of the four high schools
to be established in the county at
Holly Springs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
FINLEY MAKES STATEMENT
Gives His Views Upcn Cases Now
Before Judge Pritchard.

Asheville, n. c., July 20-President
Finley of the Southern railway today
gave out formal statement bearing
upon the railroad cases now before
Judge Pritchard.
! Mr.. Finley, after explaining the
character of the cases, declared that
such have from time to time been filed
in a large number of states and have
heretofore progressed in an orderly
way to a final determination. He re-
iterates how the public is protected by
! the railroads giving coupons to pur-
chasers of tickets covering the differ
ence between the old and new passen
ger rate fixed by the legislature and
the statement is made that the whole
case can be disposed of in a few
months. He further says:
1T would seem to be perfectly plain
that if an individual or corporation
believed itself to be in danger OF de-
privatiOn Of it's property by legislation
it should be allowed the privilege of
nav LIS IhS 'oiiuh|@ NJ IAS l0 0Sio1dIiOA
determined in an orderly method. II
ours is to be government of law and
not of man, then, su%ely no litigant
should be deprived of a fair Opporrun-
ity of going into the courts to protect
its rights.
THE Southern railway company is
bound to prLtect it's property, not only
in the interest of it's owners and credi-
tors but also in the interest of the
whole public.
q "1t has right and duty to appeal
to the law for its protection. 1t is
not in the right or interest of the peo-
pie of North Carolina that the ability
of the transportation companies to
perform the public service and to en-
large and increase the means of serv-
ing passengers and shippers, shall be
destroyed or diminished.
1T is a contradiction in terms to
say Of any person or corporation that
filing suit in court and asking for
an orderly and judicial deteIminatiOn
of the very right of any matter is it
self a violation of defiance of the law,
II an appeal to IL court is a violation
Of law then all our courts should come
to an end"