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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09

There are thouands to prophesy
/, failure
: There are thousands to point out
one by one
The dangers that await to assail you,
But just buckle in with a bit of
grin,
Tkke off your coat and go to it;
Just start out to sing, as you tackle
the thing
That cannot be done, and you'll do
it.
/ don't think that any comment is
necessary on this, but keep it in
mind and at any time that things
look dark, read it over, and you will
ie ready to get up and make things
hum.
There are more people who have
missed opportunities than those who
have lacked opportunities.
Isn't an automobile worth trying
for?
1t Pays to Hustle.
1t is not today's nor tomorrow's
count that tells the story, but the
story will be told In the end and
after that there will be no chance
to change it about. If you aren't at
the top of the list today, there is a
good opportunity for you to get there.
There may be a few of you who have
lost sight of the fact that the FORD
is your goal. You want to keep that
in mind every day, and always be
working for no less than the FORD.
of course there are other prizes
which will repay you for your efforts,
but they don't compare to the FORD
and that should be your goal. Go
after it with the spirit the little poem
above suggests. 1t isn't among the
things that "cannot be done' and
you can do it.
If your aim is to win that FORD
nothing will stop you There is moth
ing that 1 would not do, no effort
that | would not put forth, and no
person within reach that / would not
see in my efforts to get that car.
Some may say, eyes, l could have
won, but l played off for but week,
and the others got ahead of me-
You might say that, and you might
not. 1t might only be day that you
missed because you weren't properly
enthused over whether or not you
won.
You will all have enough enthus /
asm on the last day of the contest
and some will be wondering why
they didn't work little harder in
the time that has gone by. There
will be someone who can look back
over the past five or six weeks of the
contest, and fail to see where he
could have done any more than he
did.
He will be the one to win.
Yes, there will be just one, but let
me say THAT ONE CAN BE YOU.
There is never more than one who
works with that spirit, SO if you
work that way YOU WILL BE THE
ONE.
Another thing, you want to begin
thinking way down in your heart that
you are going to win. If some one
were to tell you there was GER
tain person in the contest who could
beat you to it there would be fight
right then and there. A verbal If
not a real one. On the other hand
you might be thinking at that very
time that the other candidate in ques-
tion could do it.
Now what | want you to do, is to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09
"Aunt Lizzie" Davis Dead.
From our Potosi correspondent.


This community was again cast In
a gloom of sorrow when the news
was heralded around Thursday morn
ing, Sept. Sd that Aunt Lizzie Davies
had died suddenly that morning at
her home in British Hollow. Heart
failure is supposed to be the cause
of her sudden death. She had attend
ed meeting of the Home Band, a
society of ladies at the home of Mrs
John Peak but a short distance from
her own home last Wednesday after
noon and was as pleasant and joyial
as she always was. Little did the
members of the home band think
that, that would be the last time
Aunt Lizzie would be with them,
but such is the will of God. Her
sudden demise is a great shock to her
legion of friends. She was a very
talented woman. For many years
she was a correspondent for the Lam
caster Teller and the Platteville
Witness and her articles were eager
ly sought for, and were read by
thousands of people. She was the
author of My Mothers Life Story
and My Lovers Life History. Mrs
Davies was a true Christian woman,
one of Gods most faithful servants
Elizabeth Lyons was born in Man
chester, England, Sept. 22d, 1929
IL 81 pn1H
Sept. Sd, 1914, aged "a years, II
months and 10 days. She was q
daughter of John and Mary Lyon who
came to Snake Hollow now POtosi, in
1886 bringing with them four smalg
daughters, Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth
and Rachel, all of whom were years
afterward married in the pioneer
cabin in Potosi. Sarah to Andrew
j. Green, Jane to Mr.. Smith who
died shortly after marriage; few
years thereafter she married a Mr.
Moveing, of Dubuque, Rachel was
married to Peter Woodhouse and
Elizabeth was married to Thomas
Davies, Sept. 18th, 1859, he preced-
ing her to the great beyond five years
ago. The death of Mrs. Davies being
the last one of all the above named
parties. She leaves but one near
relative, brother John G. Lyons,
who was born in Snake Hollow in
1887 and now lives in Potosi. She
is also mourned by numerous nephews
and nieces and a host of friends
The funeral took place Sunday after
noon from her late residence to the
M. E. church in British Hollow and
was the largest ever seen for many
years, showing the high esteem the
good woman was held in, in the COM
munity where she passed the greater
portion of her life; the funeral and
burial service were conducted by Rev
F. C.. Burdick, of Potosi, and Rev
r. c.. Bennett of Rio, Wis. Inter
ment was made in the British Hollow
cemetery. The ladies of the Home
Band preceded the hearse to the
cemetery, each carrying a bouquet OF
flowers which were placed on the
grave of their dearly beloved friend
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09
THE Canning FACTORY
IS BUSY At CASSV|LLE
Putting Up Corn, Tomatoes and
Sauerkraut.
Flooded Bottom Lands Last Spring
Has Resulted in Smaller Pro-
dUction This Year.

While in Cassville last Friday the
editor of The Herald made a brief
visit of inspection to the canning
factory owned and conducted in that
village by the Klindt-Geiger Canning
Co., and through the courtesy of Otto
Fehling, the superintendent, was
shown through that fiourishing insti
tuition
The canning season is now at its
height and this factory is a very
busy place, employing about 125
people. They will can this year
about 1000 cases of corn 5000
cases of tomatoes and $4,000 cases of
sauerkraut, largely the product of
their own farm, few miles north
east of the village, where they have
$50 acres planted to corn, 20 acres
to tomatoes and so acres to cabbage.
A portion of the factory's supply
comes on contract from farmers in
the surrounding country, to whom
they pay 81 per ton for corn and So
for cabbage.
The output of the factory will be
light this year for the reason that
the high waters on the Mississippi
bottoms last spring destroyed about
400 acres of corn intended for their
use. Last year they packed go, 900
cases of corn, $4,000 cases of tomatoes
and $4,000 cases of kraut, two dozen
cans to case.
The canning operations are in
teresting to observe. The corn ears
are hauled unhusked to the factory
in large, double-box wagons and are
there husked by a force of so to go
girls and women, who receive three
cents a bushel for the work. The
corn is then carried in conveyers to
the cutting machine in the factory
operated by boys and men. The
corn, is rapidly sliced from the cobs
in the machine and carried in convey
ers to 1.-The silkers," where it passes
over selves that remove all silk and
small particles of husk that may have
adhered to the corn. 1t goes from
''Che silker' to 1.-THE mixer" where
a liquid containing salt, sugar and
water is mixed with it and it passes
to the cooker, where it is subjected to
heat representing 100 degrees. From
there it goes to the filler, where it
is placed in cans and again heated.
The covers of the cans are put on by
a sanitary method of crimping that
entirely does away with any solder
ing, a decided improvement over old
methods. After the fill ing of the
cans is completed they are placed in
great piles for cooling by having
streams of cold water turned upon
them. Later they are inspected,
labeled and packed in cases holding
two dozen cans and nailed up ready
for shipment.
The Klindt-Geiger Co. has built up
a fine business in this line and their
goods nave an excellent reputation
on the market. They are by far the
largest employers of labor in the
village.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09

Note: Contestants who want
sample copies of the Herald sent to
some of their prospective subscribers
may prepare a list of same and we
will send them. However, the list
must be handed in not later than
Saturday noon of each week, so we
may know how many extra papers to
print.
Who'll Get The Prizes?
Some might say that they will be
awarded to the fortunate candidates.
That isn't what l would say at all,
for my experience has taught me
that such isn't the case. l don't
believe that l ever heard of any
great man whose success was attri-
buted to good fortune, and l know
that l never saw a candidate win an
automobile because he or she was
born under lucky star. The only
luck connected with it, is that the
candidate was lucky to have an op-
portunity.
A Little Ginger.
Your Motto: Fourth or fifth this
Week, but FIRST NEXT WEEK ~
Your Watchwords: Enthusiasm,
Confidence, Persistence.
1t is the final count that tells the
story.
Extra votes help out.
Spread enthusiasm-it' catching.
Perseverance will win.
And you are trying to win FORD.
The real work is on and you should
make use of every spare moment.
Mr.. or Miss Candidate, steam up just
little for the hours and days are
fading. You can win-use your
energy. spur up your ambition, for
we are getting fewer in number each
day. Stick to it enthusiastically,
work with grin, stop them all, they
are your voters just for the asking.
Go at the work with punch that
counts, put in each lick just little
harder. Don't let that subscriber put
you off he wants the paper. Talk
fast, act enthusiastic, be energetic
and ambition will bring the car to
you as present by opportunity.
The car is yours if you steam up
so shovel in the coal and over the
hill you will go in few week, win
ner of that beautiful Ford Touring
Car, simply because you grasped op-
portunity by the forelock and held
on tight.
A Poem Worth While.
Somebody said it couldn't be done,
But he, with chuckle replied
That maybe it couldn't but he
wouldn't
Be one who would say so until he had
tried.
So he buckled right in with trace
of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it;
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
That cOldn't be done, and ne ala II.
Somebody said, so, you II never do
that,
At least no one ever has done it,
But he took off his coat, and took
off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd
begun it.
With a lift of his chin, and bit of
a grin,
Without any doubling or quiddit;
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be done and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it
cannot be done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09
IOWA MAN CHOSEN
COMMANDER G. A. R.

At the National G.. A. r. encamp
ment, held in Detroit, Mich, David
]. Palmer, of Washington, Iowa, was
elected commander of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and Washington, D.
G. was chosen as the place of next
years meeting, which may be the last
grand march for review the veterans
will ever make.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09
CARD OF THANKS

Mr.. and Mrs. Farrand and daugh-
tiers are very grateful to neighbors
and friends who so kindly assisted
them in their hours of trouble. And
they are especially thankful for the
beautiful flowers that came to cheer
their loved one in her pain, and
were so bountifully sent to soften
the pail of death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09
ROOM FOR NEW ONES \
Telephone to Contest Manager and Find Out
What You Can Do In Your Field.
many OPEN FIELDS With NO WORKERS
YOURS MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST ONES|
Combination Extra Vote Offer-Read the Poem.
Splendid lnducement for New Subscri-
bers in This Next Weeks Work.


Owing the fact of of the contestants not under
dinner each that
dollars this the offer
those who been able their in in
All dollars between
September 18TH who have of Dishes will
hyne Kserine gold band Limoges China
beautiful dishes the
will
several dollars. Let hope that win a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09

AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Clifton, in South Lancaster,
today, their daughter, Marjory Perl i,
will be united in marriage to Frank
R. Mclean, a popular young farmer
of Beetown, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Mclean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-09

This is the week of the Bloom
ington fair. Many Lancaster people
will attend, as usual.
-Delos Edwards arrived home the
fore part of the week from CotopaxE
and Coaldale, COL, where he is in
terested in gold mines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

less than the rental value. and from this
must be paid ssi %. 90 I'm taxes
II Is also pointed out that population
creates the values and that whenever n
child Is born or an immigrant arrives IN
New York real estate values increase $500.
or course. there arc deaths and some re-
moyals. which on the same theory would
decrease values.
Itisalro pointed out that New York city
real estate Increases In value at the rate OF
81 o11 every &c minutes. \ llitle figuring
viii show that such IN increase - only
about ~ per cent per annum on the
stated assessed valuation Of $500 10000.
New York city has an area Of 5ls square
miles with an average population OF a
little more than IS 90 70 each square mile.
This is about the same density of popula-
ton as Newark. Paterson. Boston or NIL
waukee and Is somewhat less than Balu-
more. Chattanooga and Cambridge. Mass
What IS needed in New York is new
transit facilities so that all sections OF
the city will be accessible. That and that
only. Will give opportunity for the relief
OF congestion TO those who vii avail
themselves Of IL.
II is not necessary that the density of
local population should he any greater
than I'm the cities named. but no form
Of taxation would provide accessibility.
which IS necessary TO the proper distribu-
ton OF population. What is needed IS ex-
tended rapid transit. which is being or is
about 10 be provided. At least. that is the
hope Of every person who is honestly sin
cerely and unselhshly interested in the
progress Of the city. the welfare Of Its in
habitants and the protection Of It's real
I sns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
ENLARGES ITS HOLDINGS
Manufacturing Concern Buys
More Land at Staten Island.

The largest sale in a monetary sense in
Richmond Borough this year. and also
one OF great commercial importance gen
orally. showing the trend OF big business,
is the purchase by the Proctor Gamble
Manufacturing Company OF the Dooley
property. through J. Sterling Drake.
This property adjoins the Proctor IL
Gamble Manufacturing Company's origi-
nal property on the west, and is the
northwestern corner OF Staten Island. ana
adds to its holdings l.2N feet on Newark
Bay and Staten Island Sound. an area OF
nearly nineteen acres. All shore front be-
yond this is outside of the free lighterase
limits of the City Of New York.
The Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing
Company now has nearly 100 feet OF
waterfront and about 100 acres Of land.
II is now using about 300 feet Of water
front, and has 70 acres open for future
construction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
MODERN 32D STREET
BUILDING LEASED
Property Taken for Term OF
Twenty Years - Other COM
mercial Rentals Announced.

William r. May Co have leased for
Harry J. Luce for twenty wears the en-
tire modern commercial building at No.
81 West 32d street. the upper floors to a
new company and the entire stores 10 the
Ideal Holding Company, the latter repre-
scented by Van Norton & Wilson
The J. Romano Brown Company has
leased floor in the twelve story NO. 299
Madison Avenue Building to the New
York Realty Owners. Inc. for five years
from May !. 1914
Pease & Gilman have leased space az
No. 80 West 39th street 10 s. Louise
Conklln. space at No. 43l Fifth avenue 10
Addison c. Miner and at No. al Broad
way FOR the Sherman Square Realty Com
peny 10 Frederick c. Hopper, tr.
The H. G. Senior Company has leased
for Harry Phillips the entire upper part
OF the building at No. 1889 Broadway 70
George Kiriazs for a term Of five years
To be occupied as a restaurant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
Heir Claimed Interest in 2O
Parcels Sold at MerriCk,
Long Island.
ALLOWED $4,000 FOR
SHARE IN PROPERTY
Easiest Way Taken In Deciding
Case, Which Ends Salts.
factorily to All.

There is an impression around New
York that Ii. average title is good. and
that most OF the bad tiIes have been
cleaned I'D. A striking example occurred
recently on Long Island OF a claim that
200 titles were bad, and the owner Of the
claim evidently believed sufficiently in II
to start that number OF partition suits
against separate lot owners.
Samuel Smith died I'm January. 1857.
and left his son, Chauncey, his farm OK
100 acres. now constituting about one
half the present site OF the village Of Mer-
rick. Long Island The will left the
property 10 my son. Chauncey. during his
natural life. and at his death the same
shall belong 10 his heirs and assigns for
ever" Az later date Chauncey and his
FIVE children sold the property. One OF the
FIVE children. a son, died. leaving dsugn-
ter. who is now Mrs. Mary La France.
Then Chauncey died Mrs. Ia France
claimed that at the time OF her fathers
death she became one Of the heirs or
Chauncey Smith. and that she. not her
father, who had signed the deed. was en-
titled TO the property. As she had not
signed away her rights. she claimed that
she was still entitled TO one-ffth interest
In each lot In the tract
Meanwhile the property had been cut
up into lots and sold 10 about two hum
dred different purchasers. and each lot
had been guaranteed by the Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Company The title COM
pany's lawyers maintained that the VIII
left the property 10 Chaunoey Smith In fee
and that the grandchildren took no inter
est in IT, However there were two hun
dred pollcyholders who we're afraid that
they would lose their property or might
be embarrassed in obtaining loans or
making sales. As there was also some
doubt whether Mrs La France might not
succeed, It seemed wiser 20 pay Mrs. La
France fair sum for her claim rather
than cause the property holders the in
convenience that would result from de-
Tending so many suits.
Mr. Burdck. third vice-president OF tho
company, in charge Of the Brooklyn office
in the absence OF Mr.. Bailey tho vice.
president, who is at present in Algiers.
said YESTERDAY that the settlement had
been made with Mrs. La France for Vs.
600. and Mrs La France had used tho
money to buy house at Bay Shore. and.
to show that no hard feeling existed, had
arranged with the company TO examine
and insure the title.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
HOUSE IN FINE LOCATION
Robert E. Farley to Erect Cost
ly House at Gedney Farm.

Robert =. Farley. president OF the Ged-
ney Farm Company. has planned the con-
str,iction OF large home. 20 cost about
g.. 60 on the site OF the former Willets
house al Gedney Farm.
The site chosen for the construction OF
this new house commands complete
view OF Long Island Sound and is within
one-quarter Of n mile OF the new Gedney
Farm Hotel and the golf links OF the
Gedney Farm Country Club. in the imme-
diate vicinity of the estates Of Samuel g.
Bayne. OF the Seaboard National Bank,
and the late Robert Kerr. The plans OF
this new house are now IN the course OF
preparation. and construction work Will
be begun soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

a new city for themselves upon the
Sacred Mount a hill situated between
the Tiber and the Anio The patricians.
thunderstruck by this unexpected move
ment and being far more in need OF the
plebeians than the plebeians were OF
them. Immediately made sufficient con-
cessions 10 the plebeians to induce them
20 return 10 Rome"
During the last few months J visited
this scene OF ancient conflict The people,
after more than two thousand years. are
still crowded together in the same con-
eested centres Outside the city walls
the wide expanse Of the Roman Cam
pagna stretches away 20 the foothills Of
the Apennines. The population however.
in spite Of every effort made for their
more favorable distribution. migrate 10
the centre Of congestion.
II the single tax theory is correct. why
not adopt the idea OF the ancient Ro-
mans? II IL IS population that creates
values for land owners and provides them
the so-called unearned increment. why
not leave the land owners destitute Of
population and therefore with compare
lively worthless land? No law would be
required for that People may live whore
they choose. Every inducement is being
offered people to leave congested centres.
Why don't they do il?
II is evident that population needs CAPT
tai and enterprise just as much as capital
and enterprise need population. Popula-
ton focks where there are capital and en-
terprise. For instance. suppose a railroad
should announce that it would in the fut-
ure stop no more trains az one Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
us,rick-Schaap Bill Similar
TO Sullivan-Shortt
Measure.
o,IuDING TAX WOULD
pr HALF THAT ON LAND
,.d Owners Not Likely to I'M
,,ove Site Unless There Is a
Demand. Says Expert.
n N Il MESSENGER.

,,.--,. L. Schaap Niu. providing for a
- - The tax rate on buildings 20
- re tax rate on land. was m
80 in the New York state Lesis-
~ last Tuesday The measure hrst
49, as the Sullivan-Shortt Dill ana
~ &C .re Salant-Schssp bill
- ,rooosei ret IS generally described
lt,s,-,--r q modified form Of the
George single tax theory us pro
re-. maintain that IN operation u VIII
&c building construction, because
.,v on vacant land will be so h'gh
- Will be put IN use IN order 10 pro
i. ~.venue 20 meet the increased lax
-, ,-oposed Increase IN land tax is JUS
= ,,s SPONSORS assert on the theory
p, lsrs values are created not ny the
'-1,isusl LAND owner but 10y society ana
,-e-eased population.
=, us examine this theory. II po7ula-
- gives land values what gives the
.,,-is.ior? Is q not capital and enter
"a. which give the population. Take
a. instance. the steel town az Gary.
,,,,,al and enterprise went 10 Gary and
HuH
.,s-gv land values II population creates
I'D values then why would Il not be a
80 business Undertaking FOR one hun
s.ss thousand single tax advocates 10 get
,os4,her and establish a c!ty-say. for in
..,-ce. down on Long Island. where they
,o.H secure land on the railroad for so
- zoo an acre. a site the size OF the
sv.-sre American city OF one hundred
..ousard would not cost over 81 0oo,Doo or
r,'v 81 for each OF the hundred thou
ssrd but would be worth. AZ the average
ana valuation Of American cities of one
b--ndred thousand. az least 81 90 go
Tat would be about 500 for each OF the
hundred thousand participants. or over
gor per family.
TIE Simultaneous exodus % a large por-
ron Of the population from nation :
metropolis with the purpose OF founding
a new city is a movement of which his
tory gives an interesting example. James
Hamilton Lewis. United States Senator
IN lis recent book The Two Great Re
rublics Rome and the United States IN
describing the conflict between the two
classes of Roman society IN the early
DAYS o. that republic. says.
The next scene IN this conflict is one
amos. without parallel. either in ancient
o. modern history The plebeians dis
T1stsd hy the selfshness and perhdy Of
;hs pa,ricians determined 70 abandon
Rome 70 the patrician order and % found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
WORK ON HOTEL CHANGES
Rapid Progress Being Made at
Gedney Farm Hosiery.

Frank y. Goble. who has the contract
for the alterations and additions 10 the
Gedney Farm Hotel. at White Plains. is
making rapid progress with the work.
The swimming pool and bowling alleys
have been installed. and eleven rooms and
bath have been added TO the servants
portion 4 large building not previously
i'm use is being remodeiled into club quar-
ters and sleeping rooms for the bellboys.
All the alterations will be completed
when the hotel opens IN the spring.