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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13
Light Case of Smallpox.

On Tuesday evening March 9TH the
Lancaster House hotel was closed and
quarantined by the city authorities
after local doctors had pronounced th g
sickness of George Peacock to be
small pox. Some trouble was found
in keeping the boarders and roomers
in the building but the authorities
finally brought them all back and
every possible precaution to prevent
the spread of the disease was taken.
The question of finding place to
which the patient could be removed
was then brought before the
authorities. AS Lancaster had no
hospital for treating contagious
diseases someone had to find a
building which could be made ready
for use. After much discussion Of
this matter at the council meeting
Tuesday evening it was suggested that
FL. f. Barnett had in his possession
several fairly good buildings and one
might be rented from him. The
authorities did not rent one of these
but they purchased the building
located at the south end of Mr..
Barnett's barns, once used as a wood
shed, and on Wednesday the building
was moved down by the Barnett pond
and was there fixed up for use as a
pest house, In the purchase Of this
building Lancaster has filled long
need and when hereafter any con-
tagious disease is brought to our city
the patient may be cared for without
any danger to Others,
Geo. Hyde is taking care of Mr..
Peacock, who is doing very nicely,
and the attack is said to be light
one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13
STATES SPECIAL TRAIN
HERE NEXT TUESDAY
Lecturers Will Discuss the Breeding of
Pure-Bred Horses on Wiscon-
sin Farms.

A pure bred sire represents a
continuous line of pure bred animals.
His sire and hiL dam were pure bred.
His ancestors for many generations
back were pure bred and of the same
breed, A pure bred sire possesses
the power to stamp upon his get the
characteristics of the breed he
represents. He can transmit only
the characters of that breed and he
does SO with certainty. If he is a
pure bred draft stallion. he may be
depended upon to transmit the draft
characteristics, quality and capabili-
ties of the breed he represents.
The various breeds of horses have
been improved to high degree and
all that is necessary to secure the best
stock is to understand what the best
breeding is and how to perpetuate it.
All You need to do is to use high
class stations and mares and care for
your animals carefully. DR.. A. S
Alexander of the college of agricul-
ture of the university of Wisconsin
has been waging relentless war
upon the mongrel and scrub stations
and as a result over half of the
stations now in service in the state
are pure hreds. Wisconsin, has be-
come known as dairy state and as
pure bred seed state. 1t now devolvee
upon her farmers to make her known
as pure bred horse state Pure bred
sires are the hope of Wisconsin and
the man who will improve his
farming most is he who shall inform
himself about pure breds.
DIR. A. S. Alexander will be one of
the lecturers on the live stock special,
which will travel through south
western Wisconsin the last of March
and the first of April. He will talk
from his own experience in handling
horses and show farmers of the state
just what they can do TO improve
their stock and the stock Of the state
The train will be at Lancaster from
Monday, Mar. 25. at 6 p. m., until
Tuesday. March 26, at 80 m and
every farmer in this community is
cordially invited to attend. This
train is being run by the college of
agriculture of the university of Wis
consin in CO. cooperation with the state
Live Stock Breeders association and
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13

manufacturers as we'll. Now, reader,
home owner or business man, or
farmer as your case may be, if you
desire a change for the better in this,
one of the best sections of the United
States. an increase and quickening
in all branches of commercial and
industrial life, it is up to YOU to
support this promotion in the moral
sense and financially as we'll.
At this time the destinies of this
undertaking are in the hands of its
incorporators and your financial aid is
necessary to PIT the company on iCs
feet, and we appeal to your business
sense and judgment as to what this
means to YOU when this enterprise is
successfully concluded.
Your subscription for stock in such
an undertaking cannot be termed a
gift for exploitation only. To look
at the matter this way would be a
serious error, for you will understand
that your moneys when subscribed
constitute so much ownership in the
undertaking evidenced by proper
certificates of stock which you will
find to be a high class investment
when the road is built. Do not
imagine other railway interests are
interested in your commercial life to
such an extent that they may build
new lines and give you the service
contemplated by this new company.
If you are to secure to this section of
country the proposed service it is up
to YOU to aid this company in it's
inceptive stage as herein before out
lined.
The results are certain, when
supported by the people. It will not
fail of success when worked out on
business lines. Let me add in con-
clusion that this promotion not only
has the support of agricultural, com
mercial and professional interests of
western and central Grant county,
but it also has the support of the
large lead and zinc mining interests
of the city of Plattevill9 and through
Lafayette county as we'll. These
latter interests have hourly need for
the service of this proposed line and
it will be a great asset of the road.
There is no lack of interest in this
proposition and if there is lack OF
action it will not be the writer s
| fault.
With only one watchword I will
close; that word is SUCCESS.
Very truly yours.
THOS. MCDONALD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
FOR LANCASTER, APR. l

A postal savings bank. az it is
commonly called, or postal savings
depository, as it is termed by the
government, is to be established at
the post Office in this city on April 1.
No sum less than 81 will be accept
ed for deposit, but card will be sold
for 10 cents to which nine special 10c
stamps can be attached and in its
stead certificate of deposit for one
dollar will be given. No child under
20 years old can open an account, nor
can any firm do so. Deposit must be
in the name of one individual only
Two per cent interest will be paid
on deposits left one year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13
mStintU and MStunt y

Stint is good word as a noun. AS
a verb it means something not quite
so pleasing. Do not confound it with
stunt, however. A stunt is something
quite useless. 1t is the horse-play OF
the mountebank, and has nothing in
common with honest, productive labor.
A stint is the warning to the wise that
something demands to be accom-
plished; a goad to the laggard that
time is on the wing.-Atlantic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13
REGULAR MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
Considerable Business of Importance
Transacted Resolution Adopted
in Ryland Park Matter.

The regular monthly business
meeting of the city council was held
at the city hall Tuesday evening.
Mach 5th too late for publication in
the last issue of The Herald.
The aldermen were rather late in
assembling but finally all arrived
except Henry BeIz and Carl Roth.
A quorum being then present the
minutes of the February meeting were
read and approved and the treasurer
report was adopted.
The following bills were audited.
allowed, and ordered paid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13

remainder of the amount received as
aforesaid, to-wit. the sum of $5047 13
be and the same is hereby set apart
as a separate fund to be forever held
and maintained by the city treasurer
as such. and that the income derived
therefrom, and the surplus income
received from said 500. 90 trust fund.
so far as necessary be used for the
purpose of caring for and improving
and keeping in repair the said RyIand
Park, and the building now thereon,
and that the principal thereof be so
held as a separate fund until such
time as the city shall use the same
for the purpose of erecting on said
park a municipal building, except
that such part of the income derived
therefrom as the city council may
from time to time determine may be
set apart and used for Public Library.
And it is further Resolved, That
the treasurer of this city be, and he
is hereby directed to separate the
money received as aforesaid and keep
and maintain the same as required by
this resolution. under the direction of
the city council.
On account of there being a case of
small pox in the city the need of a
public pest house for use in such
cases was brought before the council.
The city marshal was finally
authorized to purchase some building
suitable for the purpose and move
the patient into it as soon as possible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13
Seed Oats For Sale

About 20 bu. heavy seed oats of
1910 crop; was cut and threshed with
out rain; will sell for 90 cents after
famed. l bought the oats here on
our place at the John Haeffner sale.
E. A. Cummins,
3wc2 Route No. 6. Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13

LOST-Last Saturday afternoon at
Beetown small. long-haired dog
poodle Reward for return.
31t* Chris SchmitZ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-13
Different Arrangements.

Ernest Leroy Donaldson and Ida
Irene Turner, both of Waterloo.
Leo Rosco Vogt and May Edna
Budworth, both Of Beetown.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
KINDS OF HAY FOR STEERS
Alfalfa, Sorghum and Kaffir Compared
as Roughages for Fattening Cattle
Former is Best.

At the Kansas experiment station
alfalfa hay, sorghum hay and Kaffir
hay were compared as roughages for
fattening steers. 1t was found that
when alfalfa hay was fed it took only
about six pounds of corn and cob
meal to produce pound Of gain, while
when sorghum was fed 1t took iii
pounds of corn and cob meal to pro-
duce a pound of grain.
The figures for the Kaffir hay were
ten pounds of the meal for a pound
of gain. Experiments at other sta
lions indicate that under similar con-
ditions it would take about nine
pounds Of corn and cob meal to make
pound Of gain when clover and tim
othy hay were the roughage.
Judging from the experiments, we
would place a valuation on sorghum
and Kaffir hay of about two-thirds as
much per ton as we would on clover
and timothy hay mixed. Coarse stalked
or sour Kaff1r or sorghum hay would
not be worth nearly this much. From
personal experience we know that
cattle relish sorghum hay and make
fairly good gains on 1t.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08

should not continue to raise horses Of
this kind, since brood mares-and
stations, too, for that matter-will
produce stronger and better colts for
having been kept steadily at work on
the farm.
On the home farm we have raised
some of the cleanest, best colts, and
worked the mares right along. There
are certain conditions under which
It does not seem to be practical to
put the breeding stock into harness,
but on many farms these conditions
are not met. Where a farmer must
rely almost wholly on hired help to
drive his team, 1t may not be prac-
ticable to put pure-bred stock into har.
ness.
If the farm boy shows an interest
in horses, raise some good drafters
Put a good harness on them, and tell
the boy this is his team to work, and
there will be no question about the
care they will get You will find the
boy, after a days work, out currying
off the horses, making sure they are
comfortable. l speak from expert
ence, and know that when these
horses are offered for sale they will
bring a good price.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
Horse Breeding subsldized.

In order to stimulate the breeding
of blooded horses in France, and up
on the request of the horse-breeding
associations, the French minister Of
agriculture has issued regulations,
awarding premium of per cent. OF
the purchase price to the breeder OF
every stallion purchased in France
and used for the purpose of public
breeding. This subsidy applies exclu-
sively to stations of the following
breeds Arabs, Anglo-Arabs, thor
oughbred or half-breeds, qualified or
not, and to all half-bred stations
without exception. In order to be en-.
titled to this premium the stallion
must have been born in France. The
proprietor whose name appears in the
pedigree Of the dam OF the stallion is
considered the breeder
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
EXPENSE OF HANDLING EWES
Expert Of West Virginia Experiment
Station Says Every Flock Owner
Should Study Cost.

Prof. e. W. Sheets Of the West vir
ginia experiment station, In discussing
the question OF breeding ewes. said
that he believed every flock owner
should eli down and figure out the
cost Of the feed IL the fall he feeds
breeding ewes once a day on oats and
bran; feeds no corn whatever TO the
breeding ewes Uses clover, cowpea
and mixed hay and corn fodder for
roughage. The latter II pays TO shred
or cut. His Southdown sheep eat
about six pounds Of sllage apiece a
day, two pounds Of hay and onehaf
pound OF grain, but he does not give
the ewes 80 much sllage as this be
foro lambing. lie feeds the lambs with
the ewes. starting with about half a
pint OF grain to the lamb az eight
weeks old. and getting up TO a pint
OF grain at about twelve weeks old.
This feed is continued throughout the
season. After the lambs are weaned
he puts the ewes on a stubble field TO
decrease the flow OF milk Ha gives
tobacco. which he raises himself, In
the feed each day as a preventive Of
stomach worms. He thinks II pays
better to wean lambs the first Of July
than at any other time. II cost him
S3.O6 to keep a sheep a year. but he
did not charge present market prices
for his feed, adopting a scale Of prices
that would run about the average
for a series Of years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
Abdul Hands Days

Abdul Hamid. otherwise acclaimed as Abdul the
Damned" is now sixty-nine years old In his Alad-
dinke villa, where he is closely kept out OF sight,
it is said that he occupies himself with working at
the carpenters bench and arranging elaborate DIM
ners with his chief cook. The Young turks nave
not sought to take away reasonaoe amount ol
What tho old man considers necessary to his com
fort and amusement provided he will not plot to re-
turn to power in which case they will cut off his
subsidy. "Since his dethronement" says LIE Cri
de Paris, 'he has added 20 Circassian girls to his
household, and to these, quite recently four more,
and the Ottoman treasury pays the expense OF these
acquisitions"
It is said that the old sultan thoroughly de-
tests his jailer, Rassi Bey, did the great Napo-
leon his 1ailer Hudson Lave, at st. Helena. and
has not addressed ten words to Rassi since his cap
tivty began.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
lSShls g.I..,yy,.
"SElD D
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Electric Clipping Machine.

over the flexible shaft drive, as the
knives are direct connected to the
motor, which gives more rapid and
powerful movement to the blades, with
less motor power, and consequently
less cost for operating. The knives
can be easily removed without disturb
ing the adjustment of any other part
of the apparatus.
Aluminium metal is used wherever
possible, which reduces the weight to
three and one-half pounds Dimen-
sions, ten inches long, three inches
wide and three inches high. Stuff
cient cord is supplied so that all
parts of the horse can be clipped
Rwithout changing his position. The
knives make 1900 movements per
minute
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08

into bonnet one piece having first been black
ened with charcoal Then all those present are
blindfolded and each draws a piece of the cake
from the bonnet 1t falls to the lot of the lad who
draws the backened piece to leap three times
through the flames of the bonfire, although &C
cordng to tradition the man who in ancient times
was unfortunate enough to draw the backened
piece was supposed to give himself a literal sac
rifce to the flames in the hope that the god Baal
might be induced to grant prosperous and pro
ductive year To this same origin is traced the
modern Irish custom of making the cattle pass
between fires. lighted at short distances or of
having fathers jump or run through the flames
with their children in their arms.
The ancient Romans, unlike the Druids, made
May Day festival of flowers instead of an
casion for sacrifices, and consequently it is rea-
sonable to suppose that most Of our present-day
ideas as to the May holiday in this country may
be traced back to the Romans. Indeed. the
images of Flora that graced the Roman festivals
had their prototypes in the Maydolls which were
until few years ago universally popular in Eng
land and which, in some sections Of the country,
are yet paraded on this eventful holiday. Some
people are inclined to believe that these Maydolls
in turn, suggested the Queen of the May, who
Day festivity and who yet presides over every
such merry making that attempts to fully live up
TO tradition.
The browning of the Queen Of the May land her
possible consort, the King) and the dance around
a May-pole easily the most picturesque Of the
May-Day customs which have come down to the
present generation and been more or less gener-
ally accepted by them. The regulation May-pole
should be of birch and adorned with flowers and
ribbons. The latterday custom has been to set
up the pole for the occasion on May Day eve, but
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
COVER FOR WATERING TANK
Receptacle Should Be Well Protected
at All Times and Located in
Most Suitable Corner.

No barnyard is complete without a
watering tank, which should be well
protected at all times of the year,
writes Fred o. Slbley in the Farm and
Home. Locate the tank in the warm
est corner of the yard and erect a
shed over it. The opening in front
should be about 3x31k feet separated
by faced studding. The siding in
front and below the openings should
extend up about feet. This affords
ample space so that nearly all the
stock will experience no difficulty in
reaching the water by turns. The
openings should be protected by trap
doors on the inside. to let down and
shut the space up in cold weather.
These are hinged at the top and do
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
DRAFT HORSES FOR FARMING
Breeding Of Big Animals Has Come TO
Be Very Profitable Adjunct
Prices Are still High.

The breeding OF draft horses has
come to be a very profitable adjunct
To diversified farming, and at no time
during the last fifteen or twenty
years, writes George p Grout In an
exchange. has the price been higher
for good draft and heavy farm horses.
While the automobile may, to a GER
tain extent have replaced the horse
for city delivery, still the bulk Of the
farm work Is done with horses; and
prices for good stock are as high or
higher than ever
There Is not the demand for the
medium quality and lightweight
horses that there used 10 be, and
good, smooth draft and heavy farm
horses are bringing good prices.
There is little reason why the farmer
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
Brood sows and Exerclse.

Brood sows have probably been
closely confined by the weather. 1t
is now important they get exercise. It
It a pity more people do not keep a
snow pillow to clear off bare places for
stock, as the snow soon melts. Plows
have been largely made use OF even
down in Texas this winter. However,
even If such a device is not at hand
it is better to let, the sows tramp
some snow down and feed a little
corn on the ground than 70 have them
do without exercise, as nothing causes
more trouble at narrowing time than
too close quarters.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
LIVE STOCK
CD NOTES

One pound OF cottonseed meal may
be fed daily to a horse, but it should
be mixed with other feeds.
A hog can be starved to eat almost
anything, but this is poor economy,
for it retards development.
A. ]. Lovejoy, the famous hog breed
er Of Illinois, once stated that a hog
gained 400 pounds on an acre OF
clover.
Money that is spent for well bred
stock might just as well be thrown
away if the stock is not properly TAX.
en- care of.
The best ration for the steers de.
ponds largely on the weight of the
steers, the feeds available and the
prices of the same.
Pure-bred cattle or other live stock
are what they are largely because OF
the feed and care they and their an
cestors have received.
The object of horse stable is not
to get a certain amount Of air in the
stable and to keep the same inclosed
in the stable all the winter.
Are the young pigs to be allowed tC
SILVER and freeze in the cold, damn
winds of early spring? And die at the
rate of one to five out of every ten?
Alfalfa hay is quite a common
roughage for horses in the west
A steady diet Of corn will produce
thumps in young pigs. Give them
Stops composed of shorts and mid
dllngs and only a little corn, and tha
once a day.
The old saying that 'the eye Of the
shepherd fattens the flock Is as tru'
now as ever. The good feeder Iovei
10 watch the animals eat after thel
! get their feed.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
Shorty" Was An Angel

upon scheme to ring in" their best
hitter out Of turn. A wordy argument
ensued.
shorty" without the slightest hest
tation, entered the confab in an effort
to straighten matters. Did he manage
to right the difficulty? Certain it is
that by the time the field was cleared
he was at the plate, coat off, sleeves
rolled up, borrowed cap on his head,
bat in hand, awaiting the pitchers Of.
fering. A fast out-curve was deliv-
cred and Shorty" swung heavily.
| A few blocks away a little boy
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
Show Liking for Americans

have been made more at home than
at Clarence house, the portion Of st.
James palace which for many years
has been the London residence of the
duke and duchess Of Connaught. The
most intimate friends Of the dukes
two daughters the crown princess OF
Sweden and Princess Patricia. have
been young American girls, and the
entire Connaught family have spent
at least two Christmases at CliVeden
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
5atsman's Good Right Arm RESPONSE
BILE for Credit Given to Heav.
emily Agency.

Shorty" Griffin. third baseman Of
the old Jersey City baseball club
five feet two, but gifted with intellect
and with such an arm!--was return
ing from the grounds one day when
he ran into an amateur game. Shorty"
could never pass one Of these con-
tests. The score was tied in the
ninth. The team at bat was eager to
win at all hazards. so they agreed
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08

as the guests Of Mrs. Waldorf Aston.
The duchess most trusted conhdante,
adviser and chum is Mrs, Jack Les
lie, who was Miss LEONE Jerome.
daughter OF Leonard Jerome Of New
York and sister Of Mrs. George Corn
wallis-West, who is best known by
her former name Of Lady Randolph
Churchill. Indeed, Mrs Leslie, whose
husband is Col. John Leslie formerly
of the Grenadier guards. can boast OF
being the only woman OF American
birth who has ever held any official
position at the court Of St James.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
MODERN METHOD OF CLIPPING
Use of Small Electric Motor Found to
Be Far Superior to Old Hand
Way-Cost Is Less.

Here, lad, I'll give you a quarter
to turn this crank while l clip this
horse"
This is the way it was done IN we
olden times" Now a switch is closed
and electricity does the turning"
The electric horse-clipping machine
is shown In the illustration. This
clipper is a decided improvement
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08

Considering their familiarity with
the language shouted by railroad sta,
ton announceTs and street car con.
ductors, it seems unreasonable for
Americans to object to grand opera in
French and German.