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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11

The introduction of improved ma
chinery, labor-saving kind, has made
it possible for many farmers to grow
large fields of potatoes and beans and
complete the work of harvesting in
time to. SOW the field to wheat.
In this system of crop rotation the
hoed crop will accomplish all that
a bare fallow possibly could and the
elements of fertility left in the soil
after the potato crops and the bean
crops have completed their growth will
prove adequate to give the wheat crop
nice start in the fall.
When the potato and bean crops
have been given clean cultivation the
ground will not require blowing. In
fact, an ideal seed bed will result from
simply cultivating and narrowing.
If the land for the wheat field must
be plowed the work should be done
early and the field kept we'll har,
rowed up to the time the wheat is
seeded.
From my own experience l am of
the opinion that the time of seeding is
Of less Importance than having the
seed bed well prepared, and 1 would
much rather delay seeding until the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
FALL FLOWING BEST
FOR ALFALFA CROP
When Work Is Done in Spring
Soil Is Too Loose for Good
termination of Seed.

(By w. w. WEIR, Wisconsin Agricultur-
al College.l
Failure to fall pillow has been the
cause of many unsuccessful attempts
to grow alfalfa on the loan and light
soils.
When the alfalfa seed bed is plowed
in the spring or shortly before plant
ing, the soil is too loose for good ger
mination and a poor stand often re-
suits. The seed, and later the tiny
rootlets, do not have the proper con-
tact with the soil to sprout and grow
well. When fall blowing is practiced,
however, this difficulty is overcome
and by planting time the seed bed is
properly firmed and in the best condi-
ton to promote rapid growth.
From the standpoint OF weed Grad
ication, fall blowing is also impor-
tant to the alfalfa grower. Weeds
must be quite thoroughly killed out
before alfalfa will do it's best and this
is more easily accomplished by fall
blowing BY disking the field in the
spring, when the weed seeds turned
under in the fall begin to come up,
the farmer can get rid of two or three
crops of pests before the alfalfa is
seeded. If blowing is not done until
spring, these weeds do not come up
until about the same time as the
alfalfa.
Farmers who intend to plant alfalfa
on acid soil may benefit especially by
fall blowing. Such soil must be
treated with lime to correct the acid
ity and this can be best done in the
winter for then, if the land is plowed,
the lime can be hauled directly from
the cars and placed on the field.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
Gossip.

Once upon a time, we are told, a
woman repeated piece of gossip
about a neighbor. 1t flew from
mouth to mouth, and soon all the
people in the town knew the story,
which caused a great deal of un-
happiness to the person about whom
it was told.
One day the woman who had told
the story discovered that it was not
true, and in the greatest sorrow she
went to wise man to ask in what
way she could repair the damage she
had done.
The wise man heard what the
woman had to say, and then he told
her to go to the market, to have a
fowl killed, and to pluck the feathers
and drop them one by one as she
went along on the way home.
The woman was greatly surprised
at this curious advice, but she did as
the wise man instructed her, and
on the following day she came to him
to report that she had carried out his
bidding.
Now said the wise man, ego
and collect all the feathers and bring
them to me. -
The woman went along the road
that she had travelled the day before,
but she found that the wind had
blown the feathers away, and after
searching all day she was able to
bring only two or three back to the
wise man.
"You see," said the wise man to
her gently, sit was very easy to
drop the feathers, but you have found
it impossible to bring them back. So
it is with gossip and Islander. 1t is
easy to spread false reports about
your neighbor, but it is impossible
to make good the mischief you have
thus done. Go back to your home
now, and henceforth avoid all
gossip
This tale may sound like fairy
story, but it contains world of truth
for both young and old. The last
of the Ten Commandments is, "Thou
shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor. Let us remember
this commandment and strive to obey
it as long as we live.-Apples of
Gold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
CASSVILLE.
Responsiveness 30 the Herald.

special Correspondence 80 the Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barrows, OF
Lancaster, were Sunday visitors al
the P. C. Grimm home.
R. J. Keenen, of Prairie du Chen,
was in town Sunday.
Mrs. Emily Garner went to the
home of her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Bossert for a visit.
Mrs. P. C. Grimm, Victor Nc
CuIIough and Miss Hazel Grimm
were in Dubuque Thursday.
Mrs. H. G. Keuenster and sons
Russell and Tom went to Potosi Fri
day.
Miss Kathryn Rauch, teacher at
Muddy Hollow school, is in Du-
buque hospital.
Misses Winnie Okey and Florence
Dodd were in Dubuque Saturday.
Mesdames j. A. Meats and o. H !.
Failing are at Grand Rapids at the
~
Miss CoIeta DIETRICH is teaching at
Muddy Hollow.
Mrs. c. l.. Galloway and baby
Jean were at the Galloway home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Blum and son,
of Dubuque, were in town Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Arnold, of
Dubuque, were in town a few days
last week.
Mrs. r. F. Kirschbaum was in Du-
buque Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Krotcheski, of Du-
buque, was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Muehring,
of Gutenberg were in town Sunday.
Mrs. P. j. Schnorrenberg was in
Dubuque Saturday and Sunday.
VIM. Bandekow was in Dubuque
Saturday and Sunday.
Harry Collins of West Bend, Wis. /,
was in town Sunday.
Miss Emma D. Braun was injured
in runaway Friday evening on her
return from her school at North
AndOver, one leg broken and a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
BEETOWTN.
special correspondence to the Herald.

special Correspondence tn the Herald
Mrs. John Joyce left Friday for a
visit with her sister at Monroe, Wis.
Clyde Rogers and Tommy Auel
killed a rattlesnake last Monday,
Nov. End.
Mrs. Fred Brun, of Sitter, visited
last Sunday at the VIM. Brun home.
Pansy Peterson, of Hurricane, was
the guest of Elsie Brun last week.
Ben Stout gave a show at Burton,
Tuesday night.
A small crowd attended election
Tuesday.
There was a farewell party given
last week Wednesday night on Hazel
Winner. Hazel expects to leave in a
short time with her parents for
Texas.
Mrs. Chas. Rogers visited at
Bloomington few days last week.
A few from this place attended
IuC pIdJ1 Lie NLSluloA a. OIOULu-
ington, Wednesday evening.
Toay Garner and wife were at
Lancaster Thursday.
Mrs. Irwin Oakleaf, of Blooming
ton, spent few days of last week
here. Her husband came for her
Sunday.
Mike Hillary with Tom Biggin and
wife autoed to Lancaster Saturday.
The teachers spent Sunday at the
Frank Tebo home.
VIM. and Joe Hartman and wives
spent Sunday at the A. Hartman
home.
A large crowd attended the
chicken pie supper Saturday evening.
The proceeds were $24
Clint Edwards and John Mank ell
and wives and Tom Haley, of Lancas-
ter Sundayed at the Jas. Gates
home.
After several weeks of suffering
Mrs. VIM. Mayne passed away Sun
day evening at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Noble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11

first week in October than to hurry
the grain into the soil before it is well
prepared for its reception.
None but good, plump seed should
be sown and the seed wheat that is
mixed with the cookie should be run
through a tanning mill before it is
drilled
There seems to be a prevailing idea
that wheat will run out and that the
seed ought to be changed every few
years, but when we have a variety
that is doing well on our farm we
should be slow to make a change and
when we do it should be in a slow
way.
Many good farmers that l know
have the same wheat that they had
ten years ago and it still continues
to produce satisfactory crops. But
these men have sown none but the
best seed and thoroughly cleaned ev-
cry peck that has been used in their
planting
On some farms where there are two
or more types of soil it is often a
judicious plan to change seed from
one type of soil to another. This also
applies to other small-grain crops.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
The Officer Rocked the Boat.

First Passenger-What do you
suppose makes the ship roll so? It'll
be the death of me.
Second Passenger First passed
(furiously)-It's that imbecile of an
officer up there He does nothing
but walk from one side of the ship to
the other. It's enough of capsize
the vessel. Kansas City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11

Oats should be more generally en-
ployed as a cover crop wherever it is
important for the crop to die during
the winter time. This applies to cur
rants, gooseberries, raspberries, black
berries and grapes. Heavy seeding is
also important if large amount of
vegetation is desired. A cover crop
of oats, in small fruit plantations,
helps to prevent erosion during the
wintertime.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
AROUND THE COUNTY
PLATTEVILLE.

Mrs. Alice Warner, of Belmont,
was a guest of Mrs. Willis, last
week.
T. l.. Cleary took charge of things
as postmaster of Platteville on Nov.
/. If he makes as satisfactory an
official as the retiring postmaster,
Ben Webster, who has held the office
about sixteen years, he will do well.
w. P. Rowdon, of Lancaster,
spent last week here with friends.
Mrs. Chas. Berg returned last week
from a visit in Chicago.
Clarence Bowers was married to
Miss Ida Bohn, of the town of Wing
vile, last Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Mrs. Mary Mahr has returned from
her visit at Mineral Point.
The Ben Greet Players will give
an entertainment in Platteville on
Saturday evening, Nov. Ia. They
are good.
Mrs. Will Smith and children left
last week for Denton, Montana,
where Mr.. Smith had preceded them.
Price Rumble returned on Monday
of last week from a month 8 visit
with relatives at Hurley, South
Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Chase have
gone to Sloan Springs, Arkansas.
Florence Barnett, of Lancaster,
was a guest of EIva UT several days
last week.
Mrs. John Hartman received a
visit last week from her sister, Miss
Nettie Dobke, of Milwaukee.
Mrs. John Dobson, of Lancaster,
visited here last week with Mrs. A.
H. Hale.
John Shepherd and wife have re-
turned from their visit at Olerich,
South Dakota.
Mms. Ben Webster and A. w.
Kopp were in Racine, last week.
I Mrs. Philip Brlner is nome from
her visit at Albert Lea, MINI.
Carroll Laughton was at Edgerton,
last week, experimenting the install
lation of heating plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beckwith
motored to BeIvidere, ILL.,, one day
last week, to visit his sister.
Alden Huntington and Albert
WelIers, both experienced young
business men, have formed a partner
ship and purchased the grocery store
heretofore conducted by the Taylor
Feed Co.
Phillip, for governor, received 488
votes in Platteville; Karel received
234 and Blaine II. Blaine made
speech here on Monday night before
election to an audience of about 100.
1t had been claimed that he would be
strong here.
Mrs. M. Heffernan died at her
home in this city on Tuesday even
ing, Nov. 3, after an illness of ten
days. Interment took place at
Greenwood cemetery on Friday.
Miss Bessie Henry is visiting at
Freeport.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11

sprained ankle on the other foot
which will disable her for sometime.
The Baptist ladies entertained at
7. C. Woodington home Saturday
evening. in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. ]
]. Pease. House decorations in pink
and white and refreshments ditto.
Ray DIETRICH of La Crosse and Edd
Braun of Milwaukee were home last
week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
FEEDING Corn to Horses.

For young horses there is no feed
which excels oats, but for work horses
corn may be substituted in part or
even entirely and give good results,
says writer in Digest. Corn is used
to a large extent throughout the corn
belt and it is especially suited for the
production of energy. In sections
where flint corn Is grown horses find
difficulty in eating 1t without previous
grinding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
Clean Hoo Quarters.

Give the winter quarters for the
hogs a thorough cleaning and disin-
fecting before putting in the bed
ding. It is not so easy to fight lice in
the winter. Good, clean, thoroughly
disinfected quarters will be of mate
rial assistance in keeping down lice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
Food for Young Ducks.

Young ducks must. have mash food
entirely; equal parts of ground oats.
bran and corn meal, bone meal and
sharp, fine grit and coarse sand. Mix
we'll, and use with an equal quantity
Of finely chopped green stuff.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
pnttinn Il S4rnr,nIv-

Little Emma had been punished and
sent off to bed for disObedience. The
next morning she said: Mamma,
like you all right enough, but somehow
/ can't get used to your wicked &C.
tons
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
Horse Breeding Increasing.

Horse breeding is increasing fast,
but it will be several years before the
supply of good stock catches up with
the demand. Prices have been stead
lily going up for the past three years,
and are likely to stay up for couple
of years at least.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
NOTHING for Faker.

There are opportunities for great
usefulness in horticultural life. No
field is more inviting and no theme
offers greater encouragement to the
real student-the honest student
There is nothing in store for the
faker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
Winter Comfort.

If all the cracks in the barns and
sheds where your stock is have been
we'll stopped up to keep out the wind
and cold, when sitting before the front
room stove this winter, your comfort
will be all the greater.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
Let George Do 1t

Say George, Barker's Antiseptic has
done the work. My feet are finer
than silk and smell sweeter than roses
and / used it for that oder beneath
my arms and it knocked it in Is sec
Onds. For sale by j.. I. Bennett
ADV.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
Care of Trees.

Why should any farmer give ground
room to trees that do not produce
the interest on the value of the land
when, by the use Of few dollars
worth of spraying material and bit
of muscle be can bring them up to a
paying productiveness?
Evening journal., 1914-01-26
MAY CUT The
CAGE GAME JUMP
Dayton Professor Suggests
Change in Basketball
Rules

Basketball, winters greatest sport,
may undergo considerable change
by 1918
This change, which in the opinion
of Professor Elmer Gress, supervisor
of the Dayton, O, Fairgrounds, will
make the game more interesting, is
in effect IN Dayton.
Professor Grcss is southern Ohio
leading basketball authority. He has
never been satisfied with the method
of putting the ball into play by hav-
ing the two centres jump for it when
the referee tosses it up between them.
Grcss objection is that very tall
player at centre gives his team too
much advantage over an opponent lie
wants teams OF fve who can work to-
gethcr i'm every detail which he says
is at present impossible
Instead Of putting the ball into
play as the rules now call for. Day.
toms playground teams toss for the
ball at tho start of the game and the
winner gets possession. One player
steps out of bounds with the ball
about midway between the goals and
cndcavors to pass the ball TO one Of
his own mon, all of whom arc guard
cd by opponents
After the first scoring the ball goes
to the opposing side. which puts il
into play in the same manner but
from tho opposite side Of the court.
Tho right to put the ball in play then
alternates This prevents the team
with the tallcst or highest jumping
centre gaining an advantage.
The game. it is claimed. is faster
under Gress' plan and more scienti
fic as the new way makes possible
more passing combinations and elm
mates the delay centres often occa-
sion.
Evening journal., 1914-01-26
SOME HORSE NOTES

Martin Lightfoot bay colt o., 10y
Bnvolo, dam Miss Jefferson. IS also M
charge OF Ray Sncdckcr. and shows as
much speed ms Captain George 2.u9 T.
did nj the same age.
Beau Ashton. 2.l4 IA. by Prince Ash
ton dam Miss jefferson. the dam OF
Captain George 2O9 IL, by Admiral
Dewey. 2.Of 3.4. is being handled by
Raw Sncdeker of kmkwood Del 90 be
prepared for the NJ. and NJ. at Detroit
this wear.
Another colt. George Gibbs (4l by
BinNolo. ont of Miss Jefferson. is consid-
cred a speed marvel, showing speed
equal TO Beau Ashton. This young-ter
is under early preparation Tor a low rec
ord this season rorlrida to- by Adj
mral Dewey 2Oi 3-4 out of Miss JEFF
fcrson. IS going sound with prospects OF
e 2l5 mark. barring accident this year
With the NJ. and NJ. $4,000 stake az
Detroit Tor PA class trottcrs, several
local New Jersey. Delaware aud Penn
sylvania horses. hall-milc track per
formers. will be candidates.
Joseph Davidson has been engaged tc
start the horses at the Delaware and
Lancaster fans.
Fifteen trotters and 10 PAGERS, with
records Of 2l0 or better. died during thf
season of 1918.
Under the new ruic proposed for stake
closing entries must be made 100 day.
before a race meeting
Evening journal., 1914-01-26
What Do You Want
TO Know About Sporf2

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
What arc the one-hour paced and
unpaced bicycle records.
RIDER.
George Wiley broke worlds one
hour mOtOr-paccd record in Phila-
dolphin, June 10, 1918. with A. t-2
miles,. The unpaced rcolrd is held
by Marcel Bcrlet Of distance
26 30-i0Oth miles.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
What was the result of the last
Langford-Jeanctte fight?
LangfOrd and Jeanette fought their
last battle in Paris recently ana
Langford won the decision after
flooring jeanette several times dur.
ing the bout.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Did Jim Flynn ever knock out
Stanley ketchell? Did they ever
fight?
Flynn and kctchcII never fought.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
g Who do YOU consider the better in
all things. Packey MacEarland or
Mike Gibbons? Also the nationality
of each one of the above fighters.
BILL
The coming meeting Is all that can
answer your question. Both are OF
Irish descent.
Evening journal., 1914-01-26
TYSON AMONG
KING PIN MEN
ON HALF MILERS

Edward j. McGrath. better known
as Eddie McGrath, has earned title
Of the king Pin" driver of harness
horses of the Pennsylvania two-lappcd
rings. and ranks with the big Four"
of the Grand Circuit-Ed Geers.
Tommy Murphy, Lou Mcdonald and
Billy Snow. Thc half-mile track driy-
ers Of Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Delaware and Ohio are rated by their
admirers in about this order Eddie
McGrath. Earl Pitman Herman Tyson
and Fred Jamison. Pitman and Jami-
son occasionally take flyer on the big
rings, but McGrath and Tyson gener-
ally stick to the Lake Erie. Big Fair
and Maryland-Carolina Circuits They
get the money. too. and are hardly
ever found outside Of the money di-
vision.
During the season of 1913 McGrath,
in conjunction with Same Earring, Of
Richmond. Va. who raced the Mon
tczuma horses, won approximately
$4,000 gross Fred Jamison is credit
ed with winning over $4,000 on the
major and minor tracks. Herman
Tyson won $4,000 exclusively on
half-mile tracks and Earl Pitman won
fully $4,000 down the big circuit and
over the near by half-mile tracks. This
combination surely earned the title Of
the big Four" Of the Pumpkin show
tracks.
Evening journal., 1914-01-26
BOYS LOSE GAME
AND ROBBED, TOO

In addition to suffering defeat at
the hands of the Old Swedes basket
pail team three players of the PEN
lyn team we're so unfortunate as to
be robbed. The contest was played
IN Old Swedes Athletic Hall. and
While the game was in progress
someone went 70 the locker room in
another part Of the building and
stole a gold watch and fob, a fountain
pen and wallet containing 81 in
cash. The watch ana fob belonged
TO Frank Mccarthy. Of No. 7O7 West
Ninth street the fountain pen was
the property of Ralph McIntire. Of
No. 1913 Washington street. and the
wallet and contents belonged to Rob
ert Fletcher Of No. 1924 jackson
street.
Evening journal., 1914-01-26
Baseball
Odds and Ends.
Mcfarland Gibbons Bout
Sill Far From Settled

tractor for debt. a reorganization is TO
be worked cut.
Three more major league players were
signed yesterday according TO an an
nouncement made IN Chicago. The bio
league magnatcs still declare that the
claims OF the tederals are prcposterous
but at the same time Ebbcts of Brook
lyn has Just returned from a trip cover
ing big section of the country and
other managers OF owners arc scurrv-
ing about carrying contracts with them
for their players TO sign Work on the
grandstands for the st. Louis and In
dlanapolis Federal parks is to Be started
soon, it is declared
Another indication of the big money
the Fedcrals are Offering comes from
treenvilc. S. G.. through Joe jackson,
the Cleveland Maps slugging outicldcr.
Jackson said he Was offered s65,000 for
three seasons. "but hardly considered
it,"
Harry Foley. manager OF Lightweight
Champion Willie Ritchc is out with a
denial that Rityhic is TO meet Ad VOL
gast in ten-round fight i'm Milwaukee.
''H0iN'ilN- N'i-"0t = 0H'Nl lHr WIN "'N
Rivers, the denial was hardly necessary.
Plating of the defender OF the Ameri-
cas- cup, being built by the HerreshoTs
for the New York Yacht Club Syndicate.
started today. This yacht is much fur
thcr advanced than the other two pros.
noctiyc defenders in course of construc.
tion. The Defiance. being built at Bath.
Maine. will be ready by May 80, it is
announced. but the HerrcshoiI boat viii
be- on the water several weeks before.
Arrangements have been made for 9
triangular race between the Princeton
/ Cornell and Yale Varsity cights. May
- The race will be rowed ON Lake
Cayuga at Ithaca.
Evening journal., 1914-01-26
Rv Hal sHFRInAN

Written for thc Intcd Press
NEW YORK. Jan 20 Whether Pac-
key Mcfarland ard Nike Gibbons will
come together in a ten-round hight here
does not appear TO be such certainty
rs the promoters led fght followers to
believe, according to reports crculated
today Packey is wise old bird and is
not going 10 poke his head into a mess
of trouble unless there is plenty OF
money in it, As Gibbons gives every
promise of furnishing trouble reports
that the stockyard champ ON Is demand
irg big money might bc expected.
A tentative date of February - was
set for the fight, the men agreeing TO
win in at rs pounds at I O'Clock, but
Packey has demanded a guarantee OF
$4,000. according to latest reports. Nc
Farlaad is also said to have demaucd
$1,000 forfeit from Mike to guarantee
weight
If Mcfarland cannot get the $4,000
guarantee it is said he will insist ON 30
per cent. of the receipts. Gibbons has
cross-ired with objections TO posting a
weight forfeit and will be satisfied with
p per cent. OF the receipts as his share
for the fight.
\ match between Packcy and Gibbons
would undoubtedly furnish one oi the
greatest scraps IN years. but Mikes
slashing victo.T over Bob McAllisteI
he may have furnished Mcfarland
food for thought ON the weight qucs-
ton Weighing in at l45 at 1 o'clock
would probably enable Gibbons to enter
the ring only a few pounds lighter than
he was when he met McAllistcr a mid
dlcweight.
The Federal League will be kept rca-
sonahly busy today plugging the leak
that has sprung in the ship at Pitts
hurgh. With President Barbour OF The
Pitt irgh club having withdrawn and
the affairs now in the hands OF a con