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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
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THE most deadly battle of the q,

HE most deadly battle of the en-.
tire war, Pickett's famous charge.
is recalled by scores of soldiers.
One of these veterans, who was
wounded on the third day at Gettys-
burg, ]. B. Block, of the Sumner Post.
New York, carried the bullet he re-
ceived until very recently.
eve stood behind Pickett's charge"
said he. ct is a matter of history.
of course, how frightful the loss was.
Later, when we came to count the
cost, we found as all the world knows
that some Of our regiments had lost
seventy-fve per cent. Of all the men
who went into the fight. I am told
that there is no such loss recorded
elsewhere in military history.
'The fighting at Bloody Angle beg
gars description. In any ordinary bat
tie, even a lively one, you may see a
man drop from time to time, and in a
desperate charge the ground may be,
as the saying is, covered with the
dead and wounded. But that is an
exaggeration. After a hard battle l
have seen bodies scattered pretty
thickly, but the ground was not lit
orally covered. But after Bloody An
gle it would have been impossible to
exaggerate the awful loss. Some regi-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
RURAL SCHOOL GENERALIZATION

NONAL 0NF1OOL LEN lKALlAA IlON.
Supt. Brookert has been gathering
statistics lately to show the advantages
of the Capitalization scheme over the
district school system. At a recent
gathering in Potosi he cited the fol-
lowing figures, as applying to rural
school conditions in that township /:
This year So, 403. 81 will be expended
for roads in Potosl and So, $40. 80 for
teaching making total of 81, O83. n.
In the township there are 223 pupils
enrolled with much smaller daily at
tendance. Nine teachers are employed
where under the Capitalization and
transportation system only five would
be necessary. Five normal trained
teachers could be engaged at forty
dollars a month"; more than most
district school teachers are paid) for
nine months school at a total salary
expenditure of ST. 800. The saving
IN the running expenses of one graded
school over several district schools is,
OF course, apparent, The total salary
1,8OO taken from the grand total OF
81, 083 n above quoted leaves So, 1913.
n tnat could be- expended on the
roads.
This So, 283 n, is much more than
enough to engage five men for nine
months at 81, 900 per year for the
work of conveying the pupils to the
central school and improving the
high ways over which each one would
travel. Lack Of space prevents i,
publishing any more on this subject
at present but there is considerable
food for thought in the above figures
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
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TNHE South Atlantic blockade squad
ron was largely recruited from
q New York city. The survivors of
this famous fleet are to be found today
scattered throughout many of the
posts Practically all of these old sail
ors have seen particularly active serv-
ice. Matthew Jennings Of N. o. Farm
ham Post, in recalling these stirring
days, said:
Il was on the Saratoga, and 8 good
deal of the time we were in the thick
of it, The hottest fight we had. /
should say, was in the expedition to
burn the railroad bridge connecting
Charlestown and Savannah.
eve were ashore three days on the
expedition. l don't recall what our
loss was, but it was very heavy. The
attack was finally made with a con-
siderable land force assisted by a fire
from the boats. To cut this particu-
lar artery in the system of commune
cation among the Confederates was
considered we'll worth the price of
hundreds Of lives. Under cover Of the
firing from the ships the land forces
advanced on the bridge.
1.-THE enemy was forced back foot
by foot across the structure, leaving
the bridge Uttered with their dead.
When it was possible to live in the
zone about the end Of the bridge. for
the firing was terrific, we dashed for
warded and succeeded in setting it
af1ro When we again reached orr
ship after three days absence it
was a sadly diminished but trium-
plant party
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
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T the battle of Lookout Mountain
IA New York regiment was in the
4 = front ranks and contributed
.tly in determining the issue. The
work Of the 215th New York in this
famous engagement is by no means as
familiar as it should be. James
Schmidling, who fought in this regi-
ment, now the commander of J. L.
Riker Posi-, and who incidentally
fought in seventeen pitched battles, in
recalling the fight above the clouds,
said:
Our regiment was early on the
scene, and this promptness had an.
important effect on the fortunes Of the
day. The battle, it will be remem-
bered, was fought above the clouds.
Now in fighting, the position of the
troops at the beginning often decides
the battle in advance. Since this bat
tie was fought practically on a noun
tain top, on very high ground, the:
troops holding an elevated position
naturally had an immense advantage.
Our regiment held an important van
%o6C PO4hC, OuC WSWSAS dnOdu Ol LQ0
main army and faced a force vastly
superior in numbers. 1t was a ques-
ton Of hours before our reinforce
ments could come up. l think every
man realized what depended upon us.
We lost heavily, but we held our
ground until the main army arrived,
and the position we had maintained
at such sacrifice proved to be of the
utmost Importance"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
Emmanuel Church.

Rev. Myron G. Argus, Rector.
Nv NIav 0Stl,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24

demanded to face imminent danger for
days or weeks without faltering,
though less celebrated, is certainly Of
IS htgl an order. 1t was courage
such as this which made possible the
-cnG, tedious siege Of Petersburg, per-
laps the most trying campaign in its
way Of the entire war The life be-
hind the bombproofs is wildly re-
called by ]. II. Campbell
I'VE were for three months under
continuous fire. Our position was well
within range Of the enemy, who kept
up their fire almost without cessa-
ton. One never could tell when a
lucky shot fror' to enemy would be
dropped in among US.
There are d Number Of bombproofs
and series Of sheltered roads con
Meeting them, SO that we could pass
from one to another. 1t is one thing
to make charge or meet one, but
quite another to work day after day,
night after night, and not know what
instant will be your last. One gets
accustomed to anything, and curiously
enough one Of the greatest dangers
was that we would grow SO familiar
with our danger that we would ignore
1t. Familiarity breeds contempt for
bursting shells and sharpshooters, as
for anything else, but to relax for a
moment and step for an instant be-
yond the shelter might cost one his
life"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24

A T the battle of Lookout Mountain
IA a New York regiment was in the
4 Y front ranks and contributed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24

| wish to announce that I all pre-
pared to do Washing, ironing or
general homework. Inquire of Mrs
Will Anderson, in the fourth ward,
next house to Mrs. John Weber's. 13w1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24

ments were reduced 10 d mere nand-
full of men. Many of the companies
were practically wiped out Of exist
ence. Imagine the most fatal rail-
road wreck, when scarcely any one
succeeds in escaping from the cars,
and you will have some idea Of the
appearance of our regiments. l went
through the three days unhurt, but on
the last of the third day bullet
caught me in the leg. l carried that
bullet for forty years until a bad fall
made it necessary to extract it,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
Summons.
Circuit Court, Grant county.
Frank LOeffler, Plaintiff,

rank LOeffIer, Plaintiff,
VS..
DR.; W. J.. Covey. trustee, and Helen NJ
Convey, his wife, and The American Metlas
company, Corporation organized and
doing business under the laws of the
territory of Arizona. Defendants.
The STATE OF WISCONSIN To the said
You are hereby summoned to appear with
IN twenty days after service OF this sum-
mons, exclusive of the day of service. and
oefend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid: and in case of your failure so to
according to the demand of the compl amt;
OF which copy is herewith served upon you.
S, H. TAYLOR.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Pc Address Lancaster. Grant County, Wis
Ist ms May "a; last ms June 28.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24

WANTED-A good driving horse
right away for mail route; can be
little balky but must be a good
driver. JOHN HEILIGER,
Lane ster, Wis No. 4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24

Try Herald Job Printing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24

VIII be at the Wright House on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
june 2, 3 and 4. Eyes tested
and glasses correctly fitted.
Mt. Hope June s. Bloomington June s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
Personal
Exploits in the
Great Civil
War, Told by
Veterans

ANGUS examples of
courage under arms
are usually those dis
played in some des-
perate sortie or some
very spirited, If brief,
action The oOI1ra Ca
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16
The Value of Alfalfa
A Prolific and Profitable Crop This Is
the Most Desirable and Easiest to
Produce in the Arid Region

should be plowed Very deep in order to
loosen the soil deep and throw fertile
soil deep so that the long, fine roots
may penetrate it easily and feed upon
the elements of the SOIL
Alfalfa being a leguminous plant it
is able through its nodule forming bac-
terra within its roots to add nitrates to
the soil and increase the fertility of the
soil to that extent, while at the same
time it may draw heavily on the other
elements of the soil. Lime seems to be
the most important element of the soil
for the best production of alfalfa. Well
rotted barnyard manure is usually the
most satisfactory fertilizer for alfalfa.
If real fresh manure is used very eX-
tensively it wonld be advisable to not
seed that land until the next year. The
same rule would apply where there is a
heavy coat of green manure plowed
under, as the decaying vines are apt to
induce acid conditions that are unfav-
orable to alfalfa plants. In either case
the land should be planted to a culti-
waited crop for one year, which in this
country would, perhaps, be potatoes,
sugar beets or corn. However the land
should be dsced and narrowed in the
spring about three weeks before seed
ing time, then seeded broadcast with
hand seeder ands thoroughly narrowed
in Or, better, use disc grain drill
equipped with alfalfa seeder about one
and a half inches deep. Then, unless
the soil is very moist, it would be adj
visable to irrigate it Immediately after
seeding it, if it be on irrigable land.
The writer would prefer to not use
nurse crop, though opinion seems to be
about equally divided OH this point. If
nurse crop is used about half the regu-
lar amount of oats or barley should be
used. The time for seed alfalfa varies
with local conditions.
Usually about the time for late oats
seeding would be suitable, or as late as
the middle of August. 1t should be
clipped with moving machine once
the first year and the clippings left on
the ground, unless it be heavy enough
to rake up for hay. This will help keep
down the weeds and cause the plants
TO spread and grow more bushy
THE conclusion of this interesting
and instructive article will appear in
next weeks issue of the Recorder.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16
Eve Of Better Times
The Decision to Refuse a Further Ex-
tension of Time Will Result in the
Coming of Many Families


That Richfield is on the eve of on
of the greatest growths ever wit
messed by any town in Idaho, can no
longer be doubted, and the prospects
of town of one thousand inhabi-
tants, by this time next year are as
flattering as could be, and that with
in another year.
There will be no more extension
of time after this spring, for the set
tiers to get on their land, which will
wmean at least one hundred more
families added to the number who
now on their land in this immediate
neighborhood, who will do their trad
ing in Richfield, which will give our
merchants plenty to do.
Then there is all this land to be
cleared and plowed, which will furni
employment for another hundred me
and a large number of teams at good
wages and Richfield will reap a
great deal of benefit from this trade
as these men and teams have to live
and this will be their trading point.
These new ranchers will have to
have houses to live in, which mans
moere trade for our lumber deal
ers and work for carpenters, stone
masons and plasterers
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16

Very few realize the value of alfalfa.
Taking into consideration its value as a
fertilizer and a forage crop it ranks as
the very bast all-around crop raised in
North America at this time. The pop
ularity of this wonderful plant is grow
ing stronger every year. 1t has no
equal for the production of milk on the
dairy farm. No hay can compete with
it for making rapid growth on young
stock of all kinds, fattening the beef
or keeping in the best condition the
work horses on the farm.
1t will yield more tons to the acre
than any other hay that can be grown
in this country. Every farmer should
give this farm product thorough
study, and every possible experiment
connected with the production of al
falfa should be tried out.
1t has been proven beyond any ques
ton that alfalfa does better under irri-
cation in semi-arid countries, where it
is possible to irrigate. Alfalfa will
grow under more conditions than any
other farm product. So far as climate
is concerned alfalfa can be grown in
every state in the United States and
Canada. 1t is grown below sea level
in California and at attitudes exceeding
5000 feet in Colorado and other noun
tain states. Under proper irrigation
it yields abundantly in the deserts of
Arizona, which is among the hottest in
the world, and will withstand the Sc
we're winters of the northern countries.
1t is raised without irrigation in semi
arid sections where the rainfall is but
ID inches per year; also in the Gulf
states where the rainfall is 65 inches
per year as rule 80 inches is con-
sidered ample for this crop. In coun-
try where the rainfall is great or in an
irrigated country the soil is sometimes
sour, especially clay soils are apt to be
poorly drained Therefore it should be
seeded on deep, fertile soil having per
feet underdrainage, rich in lime and as
much as possible free from noxious
weeds. Its adapability is Egreat, yet
care is necessary to provide the very
favorable conditions required by the
young plants in order to overcome the
nattura al drawbacks.
Deep fertile soil should be chosen
when possible, as alfalfa is not nat
urally a deep-rooted plant and the land
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

Notice is hereby given that the
Village of Richfield will be held on
Tuesday, the 4th day of April, 1911,
for the purpose of electing five mem
bers of the board of Village rTustee'
eeach to serve for term of two
years.
Said election to be held in tn
Commercial club room.
Registration will be made during
every Saturday between the hours Of
O. o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. m.
to and including the Saturday pre-
ceeding the said election and any otl
er time when said registar may be
at their places of registration.
Witness my hand and seal of said
Village this 18th day of March, 1911
T. B. BRUSH,
Chairman Board Trustees.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
Judge Stewart umdergoes Delicate
Operation in Baltimore

A special dispatch to the States
man from Baltimore, dated arch
Is, says: "Chief Justice Stewart o.
the Idaho supreme court was oper-
ated on at Johns Hopkins hospital
in this city today, by Dr. Finney, th'
noted physician, for an affection OF
the nerves of the neck. DR.. Finney
and his assistants are well pleased
with the operation, which they pro-
nounce cuscessful, but say it will be
two or three weeks before its per-
manent effect can be known
Judge Stewart was on the operat-
ing table two hours and half, but
rallied after coming from under the
anesthetic and is resting as easily as
could be expected tonight.
The operation on Judge Stewart
was extremely delicate and very rare
todays being the twenty-first opera
tion of the nature in the history of
Johns Hopkins hospital.
1t was necessary TO remove the dil
eased nerve tissues from the back OF
his mex neear the base ofthe brain
While complicated and delicate this
operation has heretofore proven en-
tirely successful in almost every in
stance and DR. Finney expressed stre
hopes to Judge Stewards friends tha
todays operation would restore the
Idaho jurist to full health.
Senator Borah came to Baltimore
this morning and was with Judge
Stewart until he was placed under
anesthetic and talked with him again
when he recovered consciousness
Mrs. McCarty of Boise, Judge Stew
arts daughter was also at the hos
pital and viii remain with her faith
er throughout his Illness. From a
talk he had with the physicians, Sen
ator Borah said later that no ser
ious result is expected from the OPP
GRAFTON and the only question ap
pears to be whether Incorporation
will accomplish the permanent result
sought. This cannot be known for
several weeks. Senator Borah re-
turned to Washington much encour-
aged by the information he received
from the operating surgeon.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

l. John e. Holland of Richfield,
Idaho, assignee of Frank e. French,
who made entry No. 80 under
the provisions of an act of the leg
islature of the state of Idaho, com
monty known as the Carey Act, ap-
proved aMrch End, 1889, which en-
braces northwest quarter of sec. 4
township 4 south, of range 19 east
B. NJ, do hereby give notice of my
intention to make final proof to es-
tablish my claim to the LAID above
described ,and that l have resided
on. reclaimed and cultivated SAID
land as requird by law, before
Chas. ]. Lisle, representative of the
state land board, at Richfield, Ida
ho, on the 18th day of April, 1911,
by two of the following witnesses.
Chas. House, l.. A. Eastwood, F. w.
Powell sssi3ta. H. g. Jones kie-@
field, Idaho
JOHN E. HOLLAND,
Entryman.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16
AFFAIRS ON CAMAs PRAIRIE
DepIorable Conditions Developing
Since Emmons Killing

Since the killing affair on the
Camas Prairie on February 14th,
when ID. V. Emmons was killed in a
fight over the contesting of a des-
ert Entry claim, there has been a
great deal of feeling wrought up
marshal has been busy in the Prai-
and this week a deputy United State
rie serving subpoeanas on witnesses,
as the matter has been brought to
the notice of the federal grand uly
that convenes at Boise on the goth
of this month.
AS soon as the word Was passed
that the deputy marshal was on the
ground therewasaregular exodus OF
the prominent citizens and the hotel
at Gooding have been crowded with
Prairie people. At the last reports
there had been over rs people sub
poenaed for the grand jury.
There is no water available for
many of these desert entries and ma
of the entrymen have watered their
from shallow wells with the aid Of
small pump and gasoline engine.
This method is questioned by the
government land department and
much of the land so wetered is open
to contest.
There are said to be ovre 200 des
ert land entries covering over 30,
600 acres of land open to contest on
Camas Prairie. In a number of cas-
es it seemed impossible for the entry
men to get suffiient water on their
claims and in many more cases they
failed to cultivate the number acres
required by law
The officials in the United States
land office at HALEY have been kept
busy for two years or more listen
ing to and dciding on tehe different
entries that have been contested and
each and every contest has caused
bitter teelng 20 exist between forme
friends aud neighbors. .--Gooding Lea
DIR.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16

Among the interesting & discoveries
made by scientists along agricultur-
al lines within the last few years is
the fact that certainplants have the
property of drawing nitrogen from
the atmosphere and secreting the
same in the form of nitrates about
a the roots of the plant. This Sc
cretion of nitrates is in the form
of nodules and is a part OF the
function of certain nitrifying organ
isms or bacteria which require spec
ial conditions for growth.
Practically all plants require MI
trogenous salts as food and sucn
salts are supplied ordinarily in the
process of nature by the decay OF
vegetable or animal matter, or by
the conversion Of salts produced IN
the processes of soil formation Dy
the contact of nitric acid and some
of the common bases, such as pot
assium, sodium or calcium. In arlo
soils the conditionseaingld to the
usually true that new arid SOILS 90
not produce as well for the first yea
or two as soils which have been SUD-
other factors entering into this IN
duction of fertility but the 1ntroduc-
ton of nitrogenous salts is one OF
the principal factors and, fortun-
<~4&f
ately, is that one which can be most
readily controlled by artificial man
ipulation.
The plants which are the most e1-
fective in introducing nitrates INTO
the soil are the so-called Legumes'
the most prominent of which are
the clovers, alfalfa, peas, beans ana
other similar paints. This explains
why field which is cultivated IN T
alfalfa for a term of years is I'M
proved in fertility. In many or tne
older fruit growing sections OF the
west, where fertilization has become
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-16
Secrets of Plant Life
Scientific Experiments Reveal the Fact
That Plants Require NitrOgenus
Salts as Food for Existence

! necessary or advisable, the orchard
lists have resorted to many devices
whereby fields can be fertilized by
the production of some nitrogen Sc
creting plant. Alfalfa is not well
adapted to such processes as 1T is a
! difficult plant to eradicate, once It
becomes well estaglished, except by
broad cultivation which is imprac-
ticable in an orchard
1t is we'll recognized that in new
country, such as the Richfield tract,
the best results are obtained by seed
inng the land to alfalfa at an early
date and hold it in that form for tw
or three yars.e 1t has been obsery-
ed that on aclj lands alfaltc -, s
not start as readily as on older
lands This is due to the absence
Of the nitrifying organism in the soh
and scientists have invented a pro-
cess whereof this organism can be su
piled artificial One process is thai
OF moistcning the seed before plant
ing in a solution which carries cul
In one form this culture OF bac-
ture of the necessar bacteria
terra carries the name of Farmogern
Through the courtes of Mr.. r. 3.
Williams. of New York, the Record
er is able to offer limited amount
of this culture for distribution anon
farmers. subject to certain condltl-
ons as to giving the medium falr
trial in order that it's beneficial re-
suits ma be demonstrated Parties
who care to make the experiment
should call at the office OF Ihe he
corder where the conditions under
which the experiments are to be
conducted can be ascertained.T here
will be no expense involved unless r.
suits are produced and we solicit ths
of a number of farmers
in order that the proper tests Oh
the value of the culture ma be MADE