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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Auction Bulletin
LIANT cALEY's AUCTION.

Having sold my farm, I will sell
on my premises six miles southwest of
Lancaster and 2115 miles southeast of
hurricane the following described
property, commencing at 10 o'clock a.
M, sharp on
THURSDAY, DEC 81. 1911
Horses-Bay mare II yrs. old,
with foal; bay mare yrs. old; bay
mare Is yrs old; bay horse II yrs.
DID, bay mare l yr. old; and two
sucking mare colts.
10 Head of Cattle-Twelve choice
milch COWS, easily ranking among the
best to be found in Grant county.
Three due to freshen in December and
the rest early in the spring.
Sleeps ewes.
So Hogs-28 shoats; brood sows.
125 Chickens more or less.
Hay, Grain, Lumber and Posts
500 bushels oats; % bushels seed oats
80 bu. rye: 800 bu. corn; bu. seed
corn; 20 tons of hay; s acres shredded
fodder, 2 straw stacks; SO white oak
posts; 500 feet of lumber.
Farm Machinery, Etc. -Une De-
Laval cream separator, capacity 900
pounds; one Dee1ing binder, Deering
mower, disc, two grain seeders, one
Canton corn planter with trucks, one
hay rake, new Thomas hay loader,
two Is foot steel drags, two riding
cultivators and one walking, one
Emerson riding pillow, one 16-inch
walking pillow, 14inch walking pillow,
1-horse garden pillow. pair three-horse
eVeners, roll of 26 inch woven wire,
tanning mill, corn shelter, two bob
sleds, two wagons, pair new steel
wheel trucks, one set Il finch work
harness. nearly new; two sets driving
harness, one with names and the
other with breast collar, two pair
horse blankets. saddle, two seated
open buggy, single top buggy, hay
rack, two hog racks, one wood rack
with box, two grind stones, pair $40
Id. scales. iron kettle, shovels, rakes,
hoes. spades, pitch forks, hay knives,
post hole digger, wire stretcher,
woven wire stretcher, grass seeder,
two pair ice tongs cross cut saw, l.
man saw. splitting ak. sickle grinder
and many other things too numerous
to mention.
Household Furniture-On heating
stove; one cook stove; one spring bed ;
six chairs and high chair, three To-
gallon and one 5-gallon milk cans
milk crooks; cans and pals; one
kitchen table, aud washing machine.
Lunch at noon.
Terms-All sums of SO and under
cash over that amount credit Of one
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
DAVID CHIsHoLM's AUCTION.

Having sold my farm 1 will sell at
auction on the premises, one mile
north of Lancaster, on the road to
Klondike Spring, commencing at IL
O'Clock a. IN. on
WEDNESDAY DEC. 90. 1911.
The following described property:
Is Head of Cattle-9 COWS all Civ
ing milk and ranging in age from
to 9 years; 5 calves; one grade
Durham bull years old
One year old mare with foal
weight about 900 pounds
4S Head Of Hogs Six brood sows
one Poland China boar; 20 shoats and
81 fall pigs
Hay and Grain-About tons choice
timothy hay in barn; a quantity of
shredded fodder in barn. one good
sized straw pile: about 800 bushels
corn; 200 bushels oats; $50 bushels
wheat and oats mixed; some barley
and seed corn.
Farm Machinery Milwaukee
grain binder; one Milwaukee mower !;
one Deering corn binder; one Rock
Island hay loader; one Moline 3-borse
disc; one 10 foot seeder one 2-section
iron harrow one stubble pillow: one
farm wagon 1 single buggy cutter
one hay rack, hog rack. 10 barrel
galvanized water tank 40 rods 26-inch
galvanized fence wire, hog tight; one
light double driving harness; one
single harness; d quantity of oak
fence posts; lot of stove wood one
iron caldron kettle. grind stone, and
many other articles.
100 Chickens.
Household furniture Kitchen cabi-
net. two parlor tables, set kitchen
chairs, kitchen table, cook stove two
heating stoves -one for wood, the
other for wood or coal
AS ] am going to move away every
thing must be sold. No by bidding
nothing held out.
Lunch at noon
Terms-All sums Of $40 and under
cash On all sums over that amount
credit of one years time will be
given on approved bankable notes,
bearing per cent interest.
DAVID CHISHOLM.
r. N Hoskins, Auctioneer.
Geo. A Moore Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
IENNIE BASS IRIS SALE.

Having rented my farm we offer at
public auction 80 miles west Of Lam
caster or Beetown and Lancaster road
commencing at 10 o'clock a. IN sharp
on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 10. 1911
The following described property
Head Hors3s-One Grade Percheron
Stallion coming yrs. old license
No. 1854; one bay horse coming 6 yrs.
old; one bay mare coming yrs. old;
one Clyde mare coming 3 yrs. old;
one Clyde mare coming 2 yrs. old
one Clyde mare coming IA yrs old !;
one Belgian mare coming yls. old /;
one brown horse coming yrs. old !;
one sucking colt.
Is Head Cattle II milch cows;
heifers coming 2 yrs. old; 1 registered
shorthorn bull coming 2yrs old.
IA Head sheep-13 ewes; buck
21 Head Hogs-20 spring shoats;
Go brood sows;) l red stock hog.
Grain 300 bushels corn 10 bushels
I've.
Farm Machinery Etc. Il check
row corn planter Emerson 14-inch
gang pillow with braker bottom extra !;
Woods binder; Superior seeder with
G ass seeder attachment; l Emerson
hay rake; corn pillow; section A.
horse harrow Emerson 7-wheel disc
with trucks; Mccormick mower;
l single seated buggy; bob sleigh 1
iron kettle 36 gallons; wagons,
wide tired wagon and narrow tired
wagon set of work harness and
other articles
Lunch at 10 100
Terms-AlI sums of $40 and under,
cash; on all sums over this amount
credit of one years. time on approved
bankable notes at per cent interest
BENNIE BASS, JR.
P. A. Bishop Auctioneer
Geo. A. Moore, CLERK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
The Drawback.

The sage who remarked that every
cloud has a silver lining might have
gone on to explain that the lining isn't
visible from the position which the
majority Of us have to view the clouds
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

years time will be given on bankable
notes bearing per cent interest.
LIANT GALLEY.
r n. Hoskins, Auctioneer.
Geo A. Moore, Clerk
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29
The Honest Grocer.

visited the grocer's store and
met the owner at the door and said:
"Say, Mr.. Wheeze, I wish you'd tell
me, straight and true, without
evasion, whether you have some
first-class cheese?" With great dis
tress the grocer shrunk and cried:
The cheese we have is punk, it fair
ly makes me cry; it's bilious in its
tint, and coarse; I wouldn't feed it
to a horse; 60 somewhere else and
buy" "Of course" the grocer said,
Il must confess I'd like to get your
dust and hold your trade, forsooth,
but when you ask me if my cheese is
first-rate goods and bound to please,
l have to tell the truth" ! clasped
that grocer to my breast and fairly
souashed him on my vest and wiped
away his tears. you'll have my
trade" l gaily cried, "and that of all
my friends besides, for forty thous-
and years: And then went into his
store and bought a ton of -four or
more, and mackerel in kegs, and
canned tobacco, beans and peas, and
axle grease and whifaetrees, and
Goldfish, prunes and eggs. 1t took
the largest city dray to haul my pur-
chases away, and every time I pass
l drop into that grocer's store and
clasp him to my breast some more,
and buy some garden sass. "-Walt
Mason.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29
The Workers.

The carpenter is driving some
nails into a plank; the hostler' g
blithely striving to clean a chargers
shank; the base ball artist pitches,
the farmer plows for riches, the
hired mans digging bitches, or toll
ing at a crank. The sailor ties his
bowknots and skins up tarry ropes;
the baker cooks his doughnuts, the
grocer sells his soaps; some chaps
are busy clerking, or engine levers
jerking, and other men are working,
producing white mems hopes. l
look upon my neighbors, and have
new faith in man.; each busy at his
labors, and doing what he can; to
be forever doing, achieving and pur-
suing, a-sawing wood and hewing-
that is the only plan. But now the
weird spellbinder appears upon the
scene; he crashes tusk and grinders
with fierce and awful mien; he
makes the toilers weary of work
that once seemed CHEEKY; he springs
some foolish theory that rankles in
his bean. The takers, oh, the talk
ers, who rant and piroutte! Dis
couragers and Knockers of all who toll
and sweat! They keep the welkin
dented, and all their noise is vented
to make men disseminated and sore,
already yet.-Walt Mason.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29
In Staid Lamont.

A lot of excitement prevailed Mon
day afternoon in our quiet little city.
One of our young men had some
trouble and was locked up. At about
$50 in the evening he mysterlously
appeared on the streets again and
trouble was renewed. He started
after one of our professional men and
the latter soon appeared on the
grounds with a gun. The young man
daringly faced the gun and invited
him to shoot. He also invited the
officers to arrest him but they, lack
ing nerve, would not attempt it..
Some of the young mans friends got
him away and quieted him some
what. In the morning the young man
went to the mayors Office and was as
sessed a small fine for disorderly
conduct. Being short of money he
agreed to work it out. The above
is the sum and substance of the whole
deal without going into detail about
it. We don't care to give names OF
those mixed up in the affair as it was
the most disgraceful thing that has
happened on our streets for some
time. We sinserely hope the young
man will see the error of his ways
and will settle down to become the
young man he was but few short
months ago. What we can't see Is
why the officer hesitated in arresting
the young man. 1t is the duty Of the
officer to keep peace and when a man
is arrested and then breaks Jail and
stands in the streets with club and
defies the law and the officers simply
stand back and refuses to arrest him
we'll it's time the law and order
league was re-organized. Probably
had it been some little kid doing
some petty offense he would have
been arrested and fined in a hurry.
What's the use of having law il It
is not rced????-Lamoni Chron-
icle. - ..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29
How to Measure Hay in q Stack.

We have been asked by SUBJ
scriber to publish good rule Tor
measuring hay in the stack, and a
farmer friend told us the following
rule the other day, which is called
the government rule" and he says
it, is the best rule for measuring hay
in the stack he has ever used
Throw a rope over the stack and
measure length Of rope: Then meas
IRE width and length of stack. Sub
tract the width from the lover"
measure and divide the result by @.
Multiply last result by width and
length, and the total will be the
number of cubic feet of hay in the
stack. This then can be divided by
amount agreed on from APO up to
500, owing to conditions, and result
will be the number of tons in the
stack.
Example: lover" measure of
stack, 60 feet. width 35 feet, and
length 40 feet.
SO minus IS leaves rs. Is divided
by 2 equals 1871. 12k multiplied
by 35 equals 437h multiplied by
40 equals 1880 cubic feet. Count
ing 500 cubic feet to ton, gives this
example" stack IS tons OF hay.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29
.g-eR
Weather Crop Bulletin.
For the week ending June Is, 1911
- noo Moinos iowa

FOR the week ending June Is, 1911.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The weather during the past week
was exceedingly hot; the average
daily excess of temperature beng
about Z degrees, and the rainfall was
nil until the last two days when
light to copious showers occurred
over the larger part of the state. In
MANY localities the amount of rain
fall was, however, too small to De
OF much benefit except to freshen up
vegetation and purify the atmos-
phere. Corn is holding it's own re-
markably well and has not as yet
suffered any material injury, though
nearing the danger time in few TO-
Tcalities. Much of it has been laid
by ia good condition, and in a few
counties some of the early planting
ii beginning to tassel. Reports
vary as to the condition of small
grain, !. but most of the correspond
gents agree that oats and spring
wheat have been seriously injured,
and in some localities, in the central,
western and southern counties the
prospects of an oats crop have has
been reduced from 20 to 40 per
cent. In all sections where the
showers on Sunday were even mod
erateiy heavy, all late grains will
be materially benefited. Most OF
the winter wheat has been cut and
sgiyea promise of a fair yield of good
quality. Hay making progressed
rapidly and the dry, hot weather was
favorable for securing the crop in
excellent condition, although the
output is much below the average.
Pastures, garden truck and early po-
titoes have received the most injury
from the drouth. Early potatoes
are practically a failure and the late
potatoes need rain at. once. Apples
have been damaged to some extent,
but IL rains come within the next
week there will be fair crop.
George M. Chapel,
3- Section Director. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29
by Dad" Explains 1t.

George Henderson had horse.
The horse died.
The News editor wrote it's value
$1,000.
The ''angel" added a cipher.
The Reporter copied it with the
"angel's'' cipher attached.
The Reporter thought we lied.
~ Authentic value of the horse when
living $1,000.
If The Reporter man doubts the
truth of the above statement of the
value of aforesaid horse, the writer
is willing to meet him in the space
back of the News Office (between the
building and potato patch) at any
old sunrise he may select. Reporter
man to have privilege Of selecting
weapons, choice ranging all the way
from pistols to galleys and coffee for
two, "by dad. Davis City News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

1t is stated that the Iowa weed law
is to be enforced this year. The law
seems to be practically unknown in
some places. There are towns where
the weeds flourish and there are
country roads where they are permit
ted to grow unchecked. 1t is rumored
that certain great men in Des Moines
are going to see to it that this law is
enforced, even if they have to prose-
cute lot of road supervisors and
other county officials, and there are
some people who believe that law en-
forcement ought to mean enforce
ment OF all the laws, instead Of pick
Ing out few in which the enforcers
are directly interested.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29
A country editor delivers himself
of the following:

How would you like to be the edi-
tor of some paper and sit at your
desk six days out of the week, four
weeks out of the month, and twelve
months out of the year, and have
such copy as this to edit" that is
sent in by your correspondent: Mrs.
Jones, of Cactus Creek, let q can
opener slip and cut herself in the
pantry. A mischievous lad threw a
stone and struck Mr.. Pike in the
alley way Tuesday. John Doe climb
ed on the roof of his house last week
looking for leak and fell striking
himself on the back porch. While
Harold Green was escorting Miss
Violet Wise home from the church
social Saturday night a savage dog
bit Mr.. Green in the road. Isaiah
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

Trimmer, of Running Creek, was
playing with a cat Friday when it
scratched him on the veranda. Mr..
Long while Harvesting broncho
last Saturday was kicked just south
of the corn crib.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

The path of life is strewn with
wrecks. You are always in more
danger, however, while standing
still that you will be run over, than
in keeping well up at the head OF the
procession, where you canpot be
stepped on or have your wheels
locked.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

No man impresses us with his i'm
portance by simply screwing on a
long face and assuming dlgnineo
manner. Il Owls, also, have somehow
acquired the habit Of looking wise.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

"A man Will work hard for q soft
snap.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

If for any reason you
are dissatisfied with a
purchase made here,
bring it back and we
will gladly refund
your money.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
FIRST JOCKEY DAY
Tracy City, Saturday April 20, IL.

tomake this Ctya place
Stock
vted to be here that day. Htchng posts erected.
Prizes for the day are:
bringing largest number Horses and Mules Stetson Hat
New York Stores.
bringing Cattle Shoes Tdman
Mercantile Company
sorriet Fine Picture G. Norve Co.
For bringing trading off tae Fountain Pn
City Drug Store.
bringing best Mule Riding Bride First National
best Mule solo, No Horse Collar Tennessee Consolidated Coal
Company.
Bull Calf Sold Baggnstoss
Beer Tracy Boting
Heife solo, Smoked Shoulder W.
Watley, Grocer
FURY
For smallest Pony so Dinner two John Hail. Restaurant
proportional Mule IA hands high so sack Dixie Dairy
Feed Norvel Bros, Grocerymen.
brought Picture & Landlord
Dealers
attending
medicine in the & Cheek Druggists.
party doing rse-swappng;
party bringing trade Ham, Henry FURY
Grocer
The Last Saturday of Each Month Hereafter will be the
Regular Jockey and Bargain Day for Tracy City.
will special bargain offerings those
will find especially profitable visiting Jockey
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
FOR DYSPEPSIA
You Risk Nothing by Trying
This Remedy.

We want every one troubled
with Indigestion and dyspepsia
to come to our store and obtain a
box of ReXall Dyspepsia Tablets.
They contain Bismuth Suhni-
trate and Pepsin prepared by a
process which develops their
greatest power to overcome di-
gest've disturbance.
Rnxall Dyspepsia Tablets are
very pleasant to take. They
soothe the irritable, weak stOm-
ach, strengthen and invigorate
the digestive organs, relieve nau-
sea and Indigestion, promote nu-
triton aud bring about feeling
Of comfort.
If YOU give RexaIl Dyspepsia
Tablets a reasonable trial we
will return yOur money il you
are not satisfied with the result.
Three sizes, % cents, so cents
and $1.00. Remember you can
obtain RexaIl Remedies only at
The Rexall Store. Doris &
Cheek.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Poison from Old Seas.

In parts of Switzerland, the
Himalayas and other high noun
tain regions a disease known as
cretlnlsr, prevails. The vic
thus are often idiotic, and on
their necks appear huge well
Tags called golfers. This singu-
lar ailment has been studied by
many scientists, but the cause
has always remained mere or less
CT a mystery.
1t is known that cretinism US
ually occurs in limestone regions
and that it is due to drinking too
much limestone water-but why
this should produce such terrible
results has never been explained
until lately. DR.. Wins, how
ever, says The Pathfinder, now
comes forward with what is prob
ably the real cause.
He says that the water which
produces goiter aud cretinism
comes from geological deposits
" hjch were once the bottoms of
oceans. These bottoms were
covered with layers of marine
animals and plants which were
decOmposed and turned to fossils
ages ago. In their decomposition
certain poisons were formed
which have remained in the rocks
10 this day. The water, seeping
through the rocks, ab5orhs these
poisons, and in this way they, are
taken into the systems Of those
that drink the water for long
period.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

Chris Schild, who has been visit
ing homefolk at Gruetli for few
weeks, returned to st. Louis Mon
day.
Jim Sigler was called here from
Margaret, Ala, last week by the
death of his sister, Mrs. Sam Lon
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stoneking
and little daughter, Madge, left last
week for Kentucky where Mr..
Stoheking is located.
J. T. Brannan and family, who
have been located at Corpus Christi,
Texas, for several months, are at
Monteagle for the summer.
L. M. Hines residence is near
ing completion. When completed
this will be one of the most attrac-
tive homes on Railroad avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Hines, of
near Fayetteville, came up Thurs
day afternoon to attend the burial
of Mrs. Hines sister-in-law, Mrs
Sam London.
Jas. Ferguson left the early part
of this week for New York to take
up a course of study preparatory to
his approaching examination for
admission to Annapolis Naval Acad-
envy.
Mrs. Matt Cope was called to
Shelbyville one day last week by
the serious illness OF her mother,
Mrs. M. A. Berry, who was there
Oh visit to the family of Z. w
Cheek.
Mrs. Robt. Arnold went to Mem.
phis Tuesday to meet her mother,
Mrs. R. E. Dorsey, who was re-
turning from Commerce, Texas
where she spent the winter with
her brother.
Misses Minnie Sitz, Ora Clari
and Carrie Myers and Messrs. Robt
Clark, Emmett Woodlee and San
Schild went to Monteagle Sunday
On their return they stopped al
Whites Springs and spread supper
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

the other. Let us try six He
tried six, and, as he intended,
six wouldn't do. well, let's
try five, them he said. Five
was all right, and he went ahead
with his talk.
"On his way home that even
ing he overheard two small boys
with bookbags under their arms
and heard this conversation:
Say, Bill, did a long whis-
kered, bald-headed old Teller
come into your room today?'
Yep replied Bill.
And did he talk to your
" Yep said Bill.
" Well, so he did to us, but
the funniest thing, by golly, was
that he stumped himself on an
example in long division"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Nugget Found in Chickens Craw.

A small nugget in the craw of
chicken killed for a Sunday
dinner was the start of the now
rising fame of Cochran, Ariz., as
a locality possessing rich placer
ground. The discoverer was
Mrs. Bud Wilson, slayer of the
chicken, who followed the chick
Ell tracks around her home until
at last she found where the gold
came from, in an arroyo only 100
yards away. About forty min.
ing claims have now been staked
out around Cochran, which is
station on the Phoenix aud East
ern Railroad, a few miles beyond
Florence. Mrs. Wilson and her
husband own most of the claims
Taxed out. Not only have mug
gets been found in considerable
q1antity, but gold and copper
have been demonstrated present
in strong lodges almost beside
the railroad track. A Phoenix
expert who was lately on the
ground states that without doubt
the Wilson's have one of the big
mines of Arizona.
1t has been announced here
that Joseph Cope of Phoenix and
associates had received payment
from the Magma Company for
four silver and copper claims at
Superior, adjoining the Silver
Queen, in which the Magma late
ly made phenomenal strike of
copper ore at a depth of about
800 feet. The price received is
understood to have been 800, 900.
The Magma now has sixty men
at work, has shaft down to 800
feet and installing a large surface
plant, including a powerful hoist
and an air compressor for ma.
chine drills. Some of the ore be-
ing hoisted assays go per cent
copper end more than 100 ounces
Of silver to the ton.
Secretary K. D. EIson of the
Clara Consolidated Mining Com
pany has stated that the smeIter
at Swansea was blown in re-
Gently, Mine development has
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Two Can Play,

waiter" called the irate
diner, "there seems to be a dollar
on this bill l can't account for"
"Oh, that's just a joke, sir"
'apologized the waiter-"just a
bet the cashier and l have. I'll
have it fixed right away, sir.'
"What do you mean about q
bet?" asked the diner, OBTAINING
him.
"Well, sir, | bet the cashier
fifty cents you would see the
mistake, and he bet you wouldn't;
so win, sir"
Suppose | hadn't noticed it?"
"He'd have gotten the dollar,
sir"
ooh, l see. Give me your
pencil" and he wrote few lines
on the back of the bill, folded it
up, and handed it to the waiter.
"Take that to the cashier"
The waiter leaned over the
cashiers shoulder as he unfoIded
the paper. 1t read:
"I'll bet you five dollars that
when you send this back you
don't find me-"
And they didn't.