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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-07
High School Notes.
Three rhetorical numbers were
enjoyed Tuesday morning. They
were as follows

Inro0 rnoGOr1Cal numbers were
enjoyed Tuesday morning. They
were as follows
Reading-"Mark Twain's" Being Inter
Vieo -. :.''''.... -. .1sa hontz
Telling the Bees" Beth Austin
Calling Boy in the Morning" ...... 80.
...................... ....Will Rudersdorf
The members of the class in Peda-
gogy have been given object lessons
in school teaching by observing the
methods used IN the first and second
grades. The class has made two
visits to the primary this week.
Mr.. Duncalf was sick Thursday.
This is something almost without
precedent for him. Altho' he should
have been in bed, he managed to
pull the bell rope on time.
Tests we're given this past week
in Physiology, Modern History,
Latin and German. Several make
up examinations were written also.
Elma Walker, formerly a high
school student here, and her friend,
Miss Austin were visitors Wednes-
day.
We have heard rum0rs to the
effect that the solemn seniors are
going to favor us with a play.
Glad to hear 1t.
The heavy rain Thursday noon
was an unexpected calamity which
greeted hungry pupils as they
started to go home. Only a few
werelucky enough to have umbrellas
with them. We hope that clap of
thunder awakes the fish worms &C
cording to proverb.
The teachers meeting at Fenni-
more, Saturday will doubtless be
well attended by teachers of this
section
On March thirteenth and four
Ueenth, the Southern Teachers as
ISOLATION will meet at the University
at Madison. It is expected that
there will be a large attendance
from the southern section of Wis
consin. There will be sectional
meetings for teachers in all grades
of school work, and housing
general meeting at which number
of men Of prominence will appear.
Among these will be William Hawley
! Smith, author of the Evolution of
Dodd." Mr.. Gentle, of Platteville, is
president of the meeting, and Mr..
| Slothower is chairman of the high
school section.
PROGRAM.
Some of the essentials of good high
school work Mr.. H. L. Terry, Madison
Use of the lantern in teaching physical
geography and other high school
work. Prof. W. H. Dudley, PlatteYilIe
Some points of diff ulty in teaching geo.
metry ..... Prof. E. B. Skinner, Maids n
Has the increased attendance of rural
pupils brought a new problem for
solution in the high schools.
-. ....... ............ Prin. w. E. Elmer
How adjusthigh school work to the needs
of pupils of large differences in
degree of preparation. ..........-...
-. .Supt. @. P. Cary, Madison
Teachers should make an effort
to attend this meeting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-07
More Light Thrown on Land Patents.

To THE EDITOR
Your interesting article under the
above caption In the issue of March
4th, will no doubt be carefully read
throughout the county. Col. Clark
is man of large experience, and an
eminent lawyer. His opinion should
therefore receive the consideration
usually given to the utterdnces OF a
man of his reputation. But before
the farmers and others interested
in the real estate of this county, &C
cept as final and sufficient the evil
dence of those entry books to which
your article so confidently refers
them they should remember the fol-
lowing indisputable facts concern
ing these same books.
First:-They are not complete. A
casual examination will reveal this
short coming. A single instance
will suffice. There is nothing in
these books to show that the S. E.
! of the S. W. of Sec. %, T. R.
west, has ever been entered.
Second: evidence is con-
f1lcting. They show that the S.W.
! of the S. w. of Sec. IA. T. 6 r.
4 West was entered on Jan. Is, 1854
by Luc1en Gattier, who received
certificate No. 1914; and on April %
of this same year the same land was
entered by James O'Brien, who re-
ceived certie cate No. 24837. The
case of the E. } of the n. E. of
Sec. %, T. r. west is if any
thing even worse. On July 23rd,
1856 this eighty acre tract was
entered by one James Anderson.
The same year, on Aug. goth Jacob
Rlstine entered the 5. J Of the n.
E. !, same Sec. 7. and r The
east forty of this eighty acre tract
covered the south forty of James
Andarson's land. Later in May,
1861 Louis Reichel enters the N. E.
! of the n. E. / of this Sec, which
is the north forty of the land entered
in 1855 by Anderson.
Third. Their evidence is not con-
elusive. The significance of this
should not be overlooked for the test
has been applied in quite recent
times as the following facts will
show. The entry book declares that
Thomas Reeve, on Sept IL, 1855,
entered the n. w. / of the n. E. !
of Sec. 25, T. z R. west, and re-
ceived therefor certificate No.
32O6S. Two years later he disposed
of his title by WARRANTY DEED to
one Philip Hodge, as the record in
book "G-2" page 456, Grant Co.
records, will testify. The land was
handed down by an apparently per-
feet chain of title to a man, who in
1901 actually mC-tgaged the tract
with other lands to secure a loan.
And vet despite the evidence of the
entry book, the act of 1872, and the
other records of Grant Co., the
United States in 1905 claimed this
tract as their property, and on May
1st. of that year sold it to one w.
w. Coffin, whose patent as con-
elusive evidence of his right to these
forty acres, is on record IN book
152, page 424, Grant Co. records.
If more we're needed to emphasize
the imprudence, not to say folly, of
placing reliance upon the matter
contained in these books in any
question of title, it could be found
in the following quotation from
Warbelle: ''The patent is the super
ior and conclusive evidence of legal
title. The entry can only come in
aid of the legal title, and is no evi.
dence of such standing alone, when
opposed to patent for the same
land" T. H.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-07
Emmanuel Church.
Rev. Myron C. Argus, Rector
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I hereby announce myself as can
didate for mayor of the city CT Ian
caster, with economy, law and
order as the watchword. Equal
rights to all. Special privileges to
none. MONTGOMERY MILLER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-07

terest. The deed and mortgage are
now recorded, then the money In
cash is paid over and the slick i'm
postor skips the town.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-07
Eggs For Matching.

Weber's Rose Comb Rhode Island
Reds. Eggs produced from three fine
pens. 70 cents and dollar per 10.
20 If WALTER WEBER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-07
Develops the Good in Man.

franklin: To be thrown upon ones
own resources is to be cast into the
very lap Of fortune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
her brother John Edwards, of

her brother John Edwards, of
Rosendale, Wis, are here visit
ing with their cousins the Davis
boys and Mrs. Wyard. We under
stand that Mr.. Edward is negot-
ating for land in this vicinity and
if he makes deal will come here
to live.
Charley Woodward arrived here
from Goodrich last Friday and is
again running his fathers thresh-
ing engine this fall. Charley in
tends to go back to Tennessee
again as soon as threshing is over
and spend the winter there with
his mother and sister.-Fessenden
News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Goodrich Citizen.

We understand that another
postoffice is to be established over
in Burleigh county southwest of
here and that it will be named
Curtis and that Mr.. ice. Curtis
formerly of this place will be post
master.
Adolph. Matz was arrested Tues
day by Deputy Sheriff Sam Hard
ing and brought before Justice
Brand here and plead guilty to the
charge of trespass and hunt
ing without a permit, which charge
was preferred by John Metz upon
whose land he was hunting. He
was fined 500. and costs which in
all Amounted to about S24. This
instance should serve as a warn
ing to any others who may persist
in hunting without a permit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Denhoff Voice.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lieb and
little daughter Dorothy, of Owa-
tonna, Mimi, left for their home
Wednesday. Mr.. Lieb shipped
two carloads of his cattle, which
have been on the range south of
town this summer, to the St. Paul
market.
The workmen on the new Lyon
elevator have completed the "crib-
bing'' and are now busy putting on
the roof. The house will soon be
ready to receive grain.
Mrs. McKennon and children
left for their home my alley City,
N. OAK, Tuesday morning, after
spending three weeks with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mix.
Mr.. H. J. Kundert Of Parkston,
s.. OAK, who owns quarter Sec
tion Of Lincoln valley farm land,
was in Denhof this week looking
after his crop during threshing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
MCLEAN COUNTY NEWS CLIPPINGS

Monday after an absence of several
weeks, during which time he has
been confined to his bed with a
severe attack Of typhoid fever.
His many friends are glad to see
him about again.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Z. Perry of Benedict, who has
been under the care Of DR.. Aaker,
though critically i'll, is slightly
better at this writing.
Albert Grinaker of Kindred, n.
D. was in the city Monday and
Tuesday last looking over, the
country with view Of locating.
Mr.. Grinaker is an old time friend
Of the Erickson boys of this place
and while here was guest at
their home. He left Tuesday for
Coalharbor where he will visit
friends for few days before re-
turning to his home at Kindred.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Turtle Lake Wave.

The Canada fever is again on
and more of our farmers are soon
to leave on tour of investigation.
Jacob Kimele Of Tnrtle Lake
has been appointed Receiver to
take charge Of the Turtle Lake
Republican until the December
term Of Court decides what shall
be done with the plant.
j. F. Ramsey who has been
visiting his consir 3. E. Ramsey
of Turtle Lake departed for his
home in Kosaqua, Iowa Thursday
morning.
Turtle Lake school opened
Monday with Miss A. Halland, II
pupils in the higher grades and
Miss M. Hawes 33 pupils in the
lower grades. Kiss Anna Schw-
aller will take charge of the in
termediate grade as soon as the
third room is completed and the
school will be divided into three
departments with Miss Halland as
principal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Garrison Times.

We understand that the directors
of the Equity Elevator Go. have
leased the Mclean County Farm.
ers building and hired man to
take charge of the house.
Odin Ringheim. for a numbe,
Of years a prosperous farmer o1
this locality, left this week for
Enderlin, N. D., near which place
he has a farm. He will make his
future home there.
On Monday, Sept. IA, 1908, oc.
Cured the death of Rosanna Man.
gan, youngest daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Mangan Of Emmet
to vnship, Of cholera infantum
The child was aged II months and
IA days. The. funeral will be
conducted from the Catholic
church at this place today and tie
remains laid to rest in the Catho-
lie cemetery east Of town. The
bereaved family have the sympa-
thy Of the entire community in
their honr of sorrow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25

exceptional years or localities but
the intention is to show what can
be accomplished by any farmer in
the country, not what has been
done by mere force Of circum-
stance in locating on exceptionally
rich ground. These are an average
reports for a series of years: Espy
Ash, farming 72O acres, averaged
wheat % bu., fax Is bu., oats 63
bu.; T. Thompson on a homestead
averaged, wheat "a bu., flax Is bu.
oats Sc bu.; Dave Carlson on a
1 ,28O acre farm averaged. wheat %
bu., fax l45 bu., oats So bu.; John
j. Hill on a homestead averaged,
wheat 19 bu., fax Is bu., oats SO
bu.; Busch Bros on a 32O acre
farm averaged, wheat 24 bu., flax
Is bu., oats 45 bu., and these re-
ports could be continued indefni-
tely as it represents the regular
output Of the county. Here is a
crop report covering five years
work on the farm of John Reuter-,
located not far from the center OF
the county: 1901, wheat 25 bu., flax
Is bu., oats so bu.; 1902, wheat &c
bu., flax 18 bu., oats so bu.; 1903,
wheat IL bu., flax II bu.; oats 60
bu.; 1904, wheat 238 bu., oats, SO
1905, wheat % bu., flax Is bu.;
oats so bu. In addition to these
average reports there are many OF
the farms which reported yields
Of wheat for single year of from
80 to 40 bushels, flax from 20 to
50 bushels and oats from 80 to 11C
bushels, this is, of course, except
ional yields, but even the except.
ions can happen on any farm in
the county.
Potatoes, cabbages, vegetables
and garden truck of all kinds give
good yields all through the county
and it will be but a few years IN;
til all of the markets Of the state
as we'll as those of the northwest
will be looking toward this country
for part Of their supplies Of fresh
vegetables. The grade Of vegeta,
bles is exceptionally good here and
compare favorably with that
raised in the old settled communi.
ties along the Ohio river.
Continued next week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Underwood Miner.

j. R. Wells is marketing some
of his grain this week. He has
just finished harvesting his crop
of two hundred and thirty acres,
and has threshed his wheat, which
made yield of twelve bushels
per acre. ~
At the recent meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers eleva.
tor it was voted that the company
go into voluntary liquidation.
The elevator was recently destroy
ed by fire, and owing to the late
ness of the season majority of
the stockholders did not wish to
rebuild. An effort is, however,
being made to reorganize the
company, .
McClusky has another paper,
the Independent, the initial num-
Der of which has made its appear
ance. We have not been to Nc
Clusky, but from our knowledge
Of newspaper making in small
towns, we doubt very much wheth-
er there is rooom for it. However
we shall be glad to learn of its
success, which will prove that the
field really did exist. The re-
cent shining example of failures
of second newspapers in Under
wood and Turtle Lake, ought to
make ambitious publishers think
twice before starting said news
papers in towns only large enough
to moderately support one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Benedict Banner.

A member of the firm of South
all Bros. was here Saturday and
stated that a crew of men would
be here this week to build their
elevator, which is to be situated
on the first site west of Main st.
Some Of the supplies for the ele-
vator are already here.
Mr.. Theodore johnson, one of
the incorporators Of the First
State Bank Of Benedict, was mar
ried on Sunday, Sept. s, to Miss
Lillian Swedlund Of Velva. The
wedding occurred at the home Of
the BRIDES parents. Mr.. johnson
is a successful business man and
has hosts of friends, who join with
The Banner in wishing the couple
along and happy life.
The inspector who was out here
last spring to look up the propos.
ed rural mail route south OF
Benedict, submitted an adverse
report to the department, with the
result that the petition was reject.
ed. The reasons given were that
Benedict had no side track and
thatlno regularly laid out roads
extended into the village from the
south, therefore it would be i'm
practicable to establish rural
service from Benedict at this time.
The people along the proposed
route will no doubt circulate
another petition the coming winter
and we hope they will meet with
better success next time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Freight Rate Graft.

The attention OF the Interstate
commerce commission will probab.
ably be called to what appears to
be an exhorbitant freight rate be-
tween st. Paul and Minot. A
shipment Of stationery, weighing
thirty pounds, costs $l.1O by
freight, which is pretty close to
the mail rate. Itcame by ordinary
freight. A protest was filed and
on investigation it was found that
the railroads had by resolution
fixed the rate at $l.lO for 100
pounds. The rate is framed with
the evident intention Of driving
the small packages to the express
companies and loss to the people.
There is another feature to the
case. The local rate from ST. Paul
to Grand Forks is 81 cents per
hundred pounds or less and the
local rate to Minot from Grand
Forks is 81 cents per hundred,
with a minimum charge Of Is cents.
From this it will be seen that a
small 81 package can be shipped to
to Grand Forks and reshipped to
Minot for less than it would take
to send it direct to Minot.
The 500 has not yet taken any
satisfactory action on the protest
against the alledged injustice, and
il is not ct all unlikely that the
case will be brought to the at
tention Of the interstate commerce
commission. Forum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Wilton News.

Mrs. Larson, mother of Gus.
Larson and with whom she made
her home, died last Sunday morn
ing after an illness of several
months. Mrs. Larson was very
old and the cause of her death was
a general break. down. Funeral
services were, held Monday and in
terment took place at Rosehill
cemetery near the river.
j. NJ. Thompson has fifteen
acres of corn on his farm in Eek
lund township and those who have
visited the place say the field
would do credit to an Iowa farmer
The stalks average more than G
feet tall and the corn is now ou:
of danger from frost. We will
endeaver to give the yield from
GAAS PASCo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Wold of the
Garfield neighborhood mourn the
loss Of their eight-year-old son
Death released the boy from his
sufferings Wednesday. For seve.
raj months he has been seriousl, /,
III with imAamatory rheumatism
and other complications. Funeral
services were held at the house
yesterday afternoon and interment
took place in a nearby cemetery.
John r. Larson has on exhibi-
ton at his office some fine samples
of corn from Joseph Browns place.
The ears are fully matured and
measure twelve inches in length.
The doubling ones should call and
look over his corn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Goodrich Citizen.

Andrew Rosedel has resigned
his position with John Wittmayer
ard departed this morning for
Kuhn, where he will visit with re-
latives and friends short time
after which he will return to Har-
.vey to attend school during the
coming term
II Mrs. ] Z. Hull, Of Minot and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25

Preside dent q. A. Mol Farland of
the state normal school at Valley
City gave 4 very inter sting lect-
ure to the teachers and citizen
last night at the Opera house.
There are 8 number 81 " teachers
here who have attended the nor
NAL and are Facqu ted with Mr..
5McF Farland and enjjo yed meeting
him again. (.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
Dogden News.

On Friday last the train started
two fires as it was coming in tc
town. The first about a mile east
and as the wind was blowing q fail
rate the fire made good headway
as everything is-so dry. About 125
wheat shocks was burned on the
Sam Lakla farm. Gust Anderson
and ,Wm. Davidsod and several
others fought the fire until they
had it conquered and as the day
was unusually warm it was no.
easy task. Then as the train was
pulling into the yards spark
caught in some hay on the ground
at the side Of the Bovey-Shute
lumber yard and if it had not
been noticed just as it was creep.
ing into the yard. we think very
little would be left Of Dog.len to
tell this tale as the wind was
blowing directly onto the town.
Laura Larson, the girl who dis
appeared 50 mysterio ously last week
was found BY her brother-in.law,
Joe Heck, On Monday il Balfour
with friends. just what her mem
tai condi dition is has not been clear
II assertained as vet. ~.
Raso Recon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25

Raso Recon-. \.
\ Gust Wick returned III Ruso
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-25
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Board Of County Commissioners Met
In Regular Session Sep
tember 7th.

Board of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment;
present Commissioners Hultberg
and Mackey.
Communication Of A. D. Hit,
relating to purchase in pest house
at Wilton, received.
Report Of Election for the pur-
pose Of voting on the question of
incorporation of the town of Dog
den was received and ordered
filed.
Bill Of the Max Drug Co., for
prescriptions, etc., in the sum of
1895, was on motion ordered re-
turned for proper form and veri-
fication.
Bill Of j. w. ,Knepper for 81,
being a claim for balance due for
returning election returns was on
motion not allowed.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at 9 o'clock a. m. Sept. s.
Washburn, N. OAK, Sept. s, '0S.
Board of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment,
present Chairman Hultberg and
Commissioner Mackey.
On motion Bertha M. Speilman
was allowed $50 on condition that
she give a satisfactory deed to
Mclean county for strip of land
in the sell Of section Z, twp. l48,
rye. 85; beginning at the Sc corner
Of said section seven, thence north
along the section line on the east
side Of said section two hundred
thirty-one (231) feet, thence at
right angles west ten hundred
(1056) feet to point beginning
and embracing five (5) acres and
ninety-six (96) square rods.
Bill of FL. E. Hall was ordered
returned for O. k. of road over
seer.
On motion the following bills
were allowed, and warrants ordered
drawn in payment of same:
G. G. Waterstreet, deliver
ing ballot boxes. ......$ 80 90
E. B. Ressler, drayage... 3 90
Pat O'Connor, road work.. 8 90
F, w. Thome, road work.. IL 90
Andrew Lindahl, janitor.. 30 90
r. H. Ray, M. d., county
physician ............ so 90
Fred Mellin, freight on
scrapers .............. 2 rs
j. w. Knepper, returning
ballot boxes no. 80. 80. IL 90
John Glover, returning
ballot hoxaa No ~ 12 m
Fred Pfister, coal Jail. 80. IL O8
Albert B. Anderson, re-
+,,-n;no bol hoxea M 9O & IN
John sesse1I. road work
'onn mn ~ aeSSe''' 'oau WORK % 20
Matt Nitskv. road work
'' ~ "a 49, "a *
David s;adlar road work
o. . ~
no Of '.'..'''''''.'''.'. 2 W
Andrew johnson, roa q
work no. 81. ......... 6 90
onrls. >. neln1' roaa work =
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-01

Mr.. Calvin says Texas farmers will
plant an immense acreage in cotton
ii they are not stopped. He calls upon
the officials of the Farmers Union to
urge upon the local unions the import
ance of taking action at once. Says
Mr.. Calvin: Cotton has been going
down for the last two weeks and there
is no indication that the price is go
ing to rise soon. The spinners say
they have all they need,and cotton is
useless article when the sHinners
won't take it, Eleven million bales
filled the demand this year, so what
is the use of raising any more than
that? What is the use of raising thir.
teen million bales when eleven mil
lions are sufficient? To raise more
than the market wants will surely
lower the price, and no power on earth
can prevent it, There is considerable
cotton being held and will be held
over until next season, and this cotton
will help to increase the supply even
though the acreage is not increased
Everything demands that the acreage
be reduced instead of increased and
unless action is taken there will be
cheap cotton next season"