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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
County Fair Aid.

Il may be that it is only bluff,
but some anxiety is expressed through
the press of the state lest state aid
shall be withdrawn form county fairs
Some legislator, on immortality bent,
has introduced bill that will kill
every county fair in the state, unless
somebody kills the bill-or the legis-
lator. There are more than 80 small
fairs in the state of Wisconsin, and
nearly every one of them will go
bump, if the aid is withdrawn. Few
county fairs are entirely self-sup-
porting. Last year the state aid
amounted to $133, 900. 1t may be
that some of these fairs are not
worth keeping up, but who is to say
about that? Every fair serves an
educational purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
THINK or THE PROFITS OF
THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
Besides a Big Dividend, They Pay
Stock Bonus of Twenty Mil
lions of Dollars.

The richest melon ever cut by a
Chicago corporation was served Jan.
80 for the common stockholders of
Sears Raebuck, by the directors of
the mail order house at special
meeting. They declared stock
dividend of so per cent-double the
amount which LaSalle street had eX-
pected. 1t calls for the issuance of
$50, 100000 new common stock,
absolutely free.
The melon has par value of 500,
OOO,OO With the stock quoted at
1877, it's market value is much more.
The stock dividend was ordered pay
able April 1 to common stockholders
of record March 15.-Milwaukee Free
Press.
Every time you patronize this big
concern, you knock a home merchant
on the head. Do you think this
enormous merchandising house is
giving you bargains. If so you have
another think coming.
Trade at home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Locals Win at Basket Ball.

That game of basket ball, played
between the local five and team
from the Darlington high school, last
Friday night, was one of the best
seen here for many day. The home
boys seemed to be in good form, and
did most excellent work. The
visitors did not seem to be quite at
home during the first half, and they
put little spirit into their playing.
AS a result they made only three
counts. In the second half, however,
they came back with plenty of
ginger, and while palpabIy outplayed,
showed that they had good mettle in
their makeup. The final score was
81 to Is, in favor of Lancaster. 1t
must be said that it was gentleman
ly game from beginning to end; there
was almost no rough work, and the
visitors did as we'll as they might.
They were outclassed by the locals.
One player for the visitors did very
WELL Curry, the center in the Darling
ton team. He was present at every
point of the floor; was reasonable ag-
gressive and used we'll his head. But
his was hopeless cause; Lancaster
was too strong and too active for the
boys from Darlington. 1t must be
intimated, just gently however, that
the guard work Of the Lancaster boys
was most excellent all the game
through. That probably was the
feature work of the home team.
Platteville next Friday night, at
Hatch's opera house. Those Darling
ton boys wanted to get a game
mighty badly. They missed train
somewhere and somehow, and had to
make a hike of five miles, before
they might resume their journey to
Lancaster. That is evidence of de-
termination of the right sort. If the
weather had been right there would
have been nothing to this, but in such
footing as was abroad last week Fri
day there was an opportunity to dis
play real heroics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
HOW A RETIRED FARMER
is BREEDING JERSEYS
On 40 Acres, John r. Wilkins Keeps
Eleven Pure Bred
Beauties.

While the cow editor of The Herald
was in Livingston recently, he took
occasion to inspect the Jersey herd
of John r. Wilkins, who is secretary
of the Grant county organization of
Jersey breeders. 1t seems that Mr..
Wilkins was really farmer, until
a few years ago. when he sold his
quarter section, down near Arthur
and went to the village of Livingston
to retire. -
He bought 40 acres in the suburbs
of the village, of such poor grade
that it cost him only a little more
than $4,000, which is almost a
record for farming land values in
Grant county. Then he fixed over
the barn, putting in concrete floors
throughout, and a silo that is eau
ton. One pretty good farmer says it
is the best silo in the county.
And then, after he got fixed, John
R. Wilkins started out to skin the
world in the breeding of Jersey cattle
; We are not here to say that he has
done it, quite, but he has IL as hand
some pure bred Jersey cows in tnat
barn as can be found in this gooC
county. Some of them are fawr
colored; some are brown, and some
are mixed in color. But cow mer
say those Jerseys are the very top OF
good breeding. Certain it is, Mr.
! Wilkins is mighty proud of them all
He likes big brown cow best; we
preferred a tawn colored, low, wide,
COW. But we will bet John is nearer
right than we are, even at that.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
THESE WOULD BECOME
CITIZENS OF AMERICA
Class of "a to Be Presented to
Court, at This Term, for
Naturalization.

There is the usual class of foreign
born persons to be naturalized, and it
is expected that at least one day will
be consumed during this term of court
in attending to this class of business.
On previous terms of court, the class
has been larger, but "a is good
number and shows that there are still
many persons interested in becoming
citizens of the best and greatest
country on earth.
Here are the names of the class
that is to be presented to this term of
court:
Wilfred Alban Munday, Charles
Huppenbecker, August Wolski, Will
liam Lorenz, Jr., Christopher And
rews, Fritz Koeller. Helmut Fritz,
Wilhelm Heller, John Keiton, John
Rogan, Peter Oey, John Byrne,
Ernest August Behrens, Julius Henry
Fritz, William Ezard, John Jacob
Foehringer, Alfred Mehnert, Joseph
Wolenect, George Tuckett Jerrett,
Herman August Graf, Carl F. w.
Brinkman, Joseph Ludlow Wilkin-
son, Armin Eichenberg, John Diet
rich Schumacher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
AS A DAIRY PAPER
SEES Grant COUNTY
How Our Hills and Valleys
Were Formed.
Report of Jersey Breeders Meeting,
Last December in kimbaPs
Dairy Farmer.

In the issue of January 1, Kim
ball's Dairy Farmer published the
following report of the annual meet
of the Jersey breeders for Grant
county:
"Grant county is one of the large
geographical bailiwicks of Wisconsin,
lying in the very southwest corner of
the state. When it was created
(geologically) the surface was level
and perhaps smooth, but ever since
that long-ago day the Mississippi
river and some of it's small tributaries
have been whiting at the clay and
carrying it down stream to fill deep
gaps in Arkansas and Louisiana.
Now, instead of being level it is made
up Of hills and valleys. Some of the
hills are steep enough, and some of
the valleys are deep enough, but the
sides of those hills are marvelously
rich for pastures. And little of this
pasture goes to waste.
''As is usual in hill country, the
farms in Grant county are large.
Every breed of cattle known in this
country is grown here and dairying
is leading agricultural industry.
Among other organizations is the
Jersey Cattle Breeders association,
which held its second annual meeting
on December 9Th at Lancaster, the
county seat. The meeting was called
to order at the barns of Ira Murphy,
one of the leaders in the industry.
About 80, breeders and dairymen
were present.
can address was given by Pro-
fessor John Tormey, of the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture. on 1.-The
Superiority of the Jersey Cow. = and
he talked just as if he believed there
Efasa something real and genuine in
his topic. The Lord alone knows
what his subject would have been if
he had been called to address the
Guernsey club. Anyway, he handed
it to the Jerseys in royal fashion, and
made the members present feel like
shouting.
"At the business session, which
followed the address, Theo. Wehrle
was elected president, and John K.
Wilkins, secretary and treasurer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
HOIStein Breeders to Meet.

And now the Holste in breeder
will have a county meeting. This
will be called to order at the opera
house in Fennimore, on Friday,
February &c, in the afternoon. Mr..
Schroeder, secretary of the state as
ISOLATION of Holstein breeders, will
be present and make an address.
There probably is no accident in
having this meeting set for the day
on which D. A. Donnan has his
Jersey sale. Perhaps some of the
Holstein men will take advantage of
the opportunity to see how fine herd
of good Jerseys look.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
HOW IT FEELS TO
Get A FUNIGAT|ON
Edgar Croft Passes In and Out
of Quarantine.
Lancaster Stockman Gets Stuck in
Chicago Stock Yards and
Is "Disinfected.'

Edgar Croft, one of the stock
buyers of this city, had an expert
ence in the stockyards of Chicago
few days ago that gave him a
practical and vivid understanding of
what quarantine methods, such as
have been in force there portion of
the past winter really mean. Edgar
went there with a shipment of one
car of hogs and two cars of cattle and
to The Herald reported some of the
things he encountered.
''Most of the shielded portion of
the yards were under process of
fumigation' said Mr.. Croft and
stock was not received there, 81 we
had to take ours, along with
hundreds of others, to the unshedded
part, and in the existence of such
weather as we had at the time you
can readily understand that there
were many disagreeable features
connected with it.
Each car of hogs was entitled to
two bushels of shelled corn at feed,
and this had to be simply thrown to
them in the slop and slush of the
yard. There was from four inches to
a foot of slushy snow and water in
the yard where they had to feed and
the poor hogs couldn't gather up a
very large portion of the corn, as you
may we'll believe.
''Fumigate What! You ought to
go drought that process, as every
man does who goes there. | wouldn'
have got admitted at all, to sort my
stock, except for commission man,
who vouched for me, and then it was
all easy. / had to be disinfected be-
fore leaving. They walked me up
to a tank of liquid disinfectant into
which / had to stand and wash my
boots thoroughly. Then / was asked
to step into a boxed Enclosure about
two feet square and about as high as
the average mans head and the door
was closed upon me. There was
lid in two parts which closed together
about my neck, leaving my head above
and my body below.
I'm not very tall, you know, and
had to stand on tip toes to keep
from hanging myself on the lid that
fitted around my neck, something like
pictures of stocks in which law
violators were fastened in the older
times. Then they turned on the
smudge of the disinfectant from be-
low and let me stand in it for few
moments, but it seemed an hour.
don t know what it was; probably
mostly formaldehyde. Anyway they
hadn't warned me to keep my eye:
and mouth shut, and it nearly
strangled me. / couldn't use my
hands, OF course, to wipe my eyes,
and just had to stand il the best
could.
when ! was released lost nj
time making tracks away from there
and don't want any more of it il
mine, thank you.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
PURE BRED SWINE
BRING GOOD PRICES
Total of DObsOn & Eastman
Sale Runs Into Money.
Thirty-eight Sows Ring Cash Regis
ter at 81 ,491; Two Bulls
at $185.

As The Herald went to press last
week, the Dobson & Eastman sale of
pure bred swine was just beginning.
A report of it was quite out of the
question for that issue, so we gladly
give it in this week s publication. A
large crowd was in attendance, many
buyers being here from other towns
in the state. And it may be men
toned that swine breeders of repute
were here from Illinois towns, but
they might not buy, because the
quarantine would not permit the ship
ment of stock across the line.
On the whole, it was a successful
sale. AS many as SO brood sows
were disposed of, and the considera-
tion for these was 81, 491. Then
there were nine shoats, little more
than four months old, that averaged
$15 each Although it seemed to
start slowly, the finish was splendid,
totaling, with the two Short Horn
bulls, 81, 1852. The bulls both were
young, and sold for $50 and 500
respectively. James Duncan got one
of the bulls; the Grant county asylum,
the other.
Among those who bought bargains
were: Frank Morehouse, South Lam
caster, No. 1, $52.5 j. Z. Bradley,
Ellenboro, took on five at $167;
William Smiley & Sons, Albany,
Wis, one sow at $55; Fred Foster.
Bloomington, two at ST.. so; E.
Alexander, Glen Haven, two sows and
two pigs, for $124; John Joice,
bought one SOW at $3.50; C. E.
Tufiey, Bosc0bel, bought three
beauties for $147.50. In this con-
nection it may be stated that Mr..
Tuffiey has been buyer at these sales
in TIE past, but never bought so
heavily as this year.
C. E. Lohiff, Klevenville, bought
one at $50. SO; Burr Walker struck a
bargain at $27.5O: Ellie Dobson,
Ellenboro, took on three for an even
500; Henry Mink got one for $50,
that was thought to be worth more
money; George Finney, Lancaster,
got three for a total of $105; Fl.
Pagenkopf. bought sow and pig
for S45. so; Albert Krohn, Lancaster,
took one at $40; Frank Renalda, one
at $40. so; John Day, Lancaster, got
three sows at $125; G. S. Flescb,
Mt. Hope, one sow for $35; Guy
Walker, Lancaster, one for $50; F
H. Gehrke. one for S42 so; Adolph
Wepking, one for $3.50, and R.
Blackbourne. one for $37. so.
One of the best buys of the sale
was that made by HI. H. Hoard,
Waupun, who is the representative of
the Wisconsin Farmer in the live
stock field. He got one at $3.50,
the lowest price in the sale. E. L.
Vesperman bought two of the young
pigs for 500, and the Dane county
asylum got a pig for SIG.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
Old F aShiOned Vacation.

Out in Beetown, No. 5, Miss Ruby
Poland, teacher, they have closed
down school for a regular old fashion
ed mid-winter vacation. One of the
members of the school board allow
ed that this was a sort of "fool no.
tion," but there was no way out OF
it-so they closed shop for three
weeks.
Before they let out school there
were 10 pupils in attendance. And
on last Friday they had social
event, for the benefit of the school
fund. The proceeds Of this event have
not been reported.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17

"A special meeting of Calanthe
Temple No. 2, Pythian Sisters, is
called for Thursday evening, Feb.
10, in honor of the Grand Chief, Mrs.
Florence Brown, of Lake Geneva,
who is paying an official visit to this
Temple. 1t is hoped it will be the
pleasure, as we'll as the duty of, all
members to be present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17

Late reports from Platteville
indicate that as much as $3.50 was
petted by the two performances given
by the home minstrels, week before
last. The net proceeds, whatever
thew may be, will be turned over to
the Booster club, and from the ex-
panditure thereof Platteville will be
made to boom like sin, AMI blossom
like the rose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
CIRCUIT COURT IS
NOW IN SESSION
Calendar Is Filled With Just
Common Cases.
There Are II Divorces Pending, but
These Are Not Freaks--They're
Serious Business.

Circuit court is now in session for
the February term. 1t is common
calendar, as are all calendars. There
are seven criminal cases, or they go
into the calendar as criminal cases.
Three of these charge larceny and two
involve some feature of the illicit
dealing in ardent liquors.
But in Tissue of Fact for the
Court" is found the most interesting
condition. There are pending IA
divorce cases, and of these nine give
promise of being contested; at least,
in nine of the cases attorneys are re-
tanned by the defense. And strange
to as it may seem, ONLY three of
these IA cases were brought by men !;
IL of them were instituted by I'M
happy, or dissatisfied, women. And
yet some people say that this is a
funny world. Not so funny when one
gets into divorce court. Following
is the calendar:
CRIMINAL CASES
State vs. James Millin, charged
with selling liquor in dry territory.
State VS. Mark Heating, charged with
unlawful shooting of a dog. State
vs. Willard Bray, charged with lar
ceny. State vs. M. G. Teeterington,
charged with statutory offense. State
VS. Solie Oates, charged with larceny.
State vs. Clyde Oates, charged with
larceny. State VS. Joseph Seifert, charg-
ed with selling liquor to minor.
ISSUES OF FACT FOR JURY
Wealthy Jane Wisdom, claimant,
VS. James Wisdom, executor, ETC.,
appeal. Mary Mics VS. William D.
Path, appeal. James Walker VS.
Edward A. Cummins, appeal. A.
H. Hale VS. Benjamin Fox, appeal.
Miller Glass VS. Frank B. Ripper Ell
al, appeal. q. H Bartlett vs. Gar
rett Doyle, money demand. Jennie
Smith VS. Horace Ware, appeal.
ISSUES OF FACT FOR COURT
| Sue F. Draper VS. Henry E. Lee,
ct al. ;. foreclosure. Edward Mailer
/ VS. d. J. Gardner, executor ct al,
foreclosure. In re will of Jno.
| O'Neill deceased, Thomas Miller pro-
ponent and respondent VS. P. H. Cain,
appellant administrator, appeal.
Regina Ruhl ct al, vs. Edward Ruhl
ct al, partition. Gertrude Benson,
etc., VS. Frank L. Benson, divorce.
Mary Kinsman VS. Thomas R. Kins
man, divorce. Katherine Wiese VS.
Adolph Wiese, divorce Margaret
Comfy VS. Joseph Comfy, divorce. Eva
M. Kennedy VS. James F. Kennedy,
divorce. Iva Farris VS. Harry Farris,
divorce. Viola Ann Jester vs. Jacob
Jester, divorce. julia Sabinson VS.
Joseph Sabinson, divorce. Simeor
E. Shear VS. Sadie NJ. Shear, divorce.
Jos. Kratcha vs. Helen Kratcha,
divorce. Dollie Stotler vs. Benjamin
Stotler, divorce. Myrtle NJ. Klingen
smith VS. Roy NJ. Klingensmith
divorce. Josephine Hamilton vs.
Arite Hamilton, divorce. James
Brees VS. Mary Brees, divorce.
ISSUES OF LAW FOR COURT
Henry Masbruch vs. Eibe VonOehsen
demurrer. Wisconsin Zinc Co. VI
Fidelity and Deposit Co., demurrer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17

"A double wedding was pulled off
at the Catholic church in Muscoda,
in which Thomas Cody and Margaret
Giles and John Skola and Agnes Svetak
were married. These occurred last
Wednesday.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12
FEEL LIKE GIVING UP?

Many Prescott People On the Verge OF
Collapse.
A bad back makes you miserable all
the time
Lame every morning: sore all day.
1t hurts to stoop-it hurs tostraighten
What with headache, dizzy spells.
urinary weakness,
No wonder people are discouraged
Who do not know the Kidneys may
be the cause of it all.
Give the weakened kidneys needful
help
Use tested and proven kidney
remedy.
None endorsed like Doan's Kidney
Pills.
w. w. Teal. W. Second ST., Prescott,
says: Il don't hesitate to give Doan' S
Kidney Pills my endorsement My
back had caused me some discomfort
Dosn' Kidney Pills relieved me and
have felt better ever since.
air Teal is only one of many Pres
colt people who have gratefully en-
dorsed Doan's Kidney Pills If your
back aches if your kidneys bother you,
don't simply ask for kidney remedy
AK distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills
the same that Mr.. Teal had-the rem
edy backed by home testimony. SOC all
stores Foster Miburn Co, Props. >,
Buffalo, n Y. when Your Back is
Lame Remember the Name.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
CALENDAR FOR 1916

The publishers of The Youths
Companion will, as always at
this season, present to every
subscriber whose subscription is
paid for 1916, a Calendar for the
new year. 1t is a gem of calen-
dsr making The decorative
mounting is rich, bat the main
purpose has been to produce a
calendar that is useful. and that
purpose has been achieved.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12
:sADVERTISINC RATESlD

Display ads, per inch per issue IL l-2c
Display ads, per inch per issue plate lOc
Locals'5 cents3per line each insertion
and run until ordered out.
Legal advertisements at legal rates
prescribed by statute.
Political communications where indi-
yidual interests are at stake, and all
other matter not purely of news nature
will be charged for at the rate of 5
cents per line
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12

Our readers should and will
n)ntinLe to increase their pur-
chases of livestock for breeding
purposes. but we give one word
1T advice. Don't purchase any
md of livestock until you are
quite sure you have made pro-
%ision for feeding it. Better
till would be the advice not to
aly livestock until you have the
eeds on hand. This is not ad-
vice against the best interests
VI those who have livestock for
ale. If the breeder or dealer
De wise he does not want to sell
reeding stock to any man who
ais to make profit out of it.
is to the interest of both the
aller and buyer of breeding
took that it return a profit TO
ne purchaser.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12
A DISH OF MACR0NI

An Italian resident of the
South who for many years was
as famous for his good cooking
as for his library in three langua.
ges, used to declare that the
only way to prepare macroni in
genuine Italian style was to boil
it in salt water until tender and
then serve it with grated cheese
In that way alone, he insisted,
did the epicure get just the in
dividuality and true flavor of
ltaly's national dish. He used
grudgingly, however, now and
then preparing for his American
friends a dish of spaghetti, or
macroni, that was everything in
one and Of a SAVIOR rever to be
forgotten.
To prepare this, he boiled the
paste, in whatever form it.was
selected. in chicken stock and,
just before it was done, added
the minced breast Of chicken,
mushrooms, green peas, red
pepper, onion, and any other
ingredient that the fancy of the
minute seemed to call for. With
this was served grated Roman
or Parmesan cheese that was
sprinkled generously over the
macroni as the plates were help
ed. This q i $ h constitutes a
" hole meal and, served with
cl4ret anG French bread alone,
is a feas .or the gods South
era Woman's Mag azine.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12

Minneapolis, M in White
Earth, near here, claims the
champion mother of this state
and perhaps of the entire coun-
try. Although Mrs. Myrtle La
Chappelle is only nineteen years
of age, she has been the mother
of nine children. Her husband
is % years old.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12
After this week the Nevada c.
ty Gin, and Lumpkin Gin of Presl
and the Buchanan Gin of Arc,
will run on Thursday and FriddI
each week up TO and including |
3rd day Of December.
w. c. FeltS,
B. F. Lumpkin
w. K. Buchanan

poor seed for fifteen
Seed may be worth 81 9
shell, or more, next sprll
it will be poor seed al
Save your own seed now
advice of Prof. W. c. La
Cotton Specialist of the 81
Government Extension
Seed from | alter pickings|
good seed because 1t \
bitten and damaged by
The best seed, Mr.. La
srys, always comes fro
lower two-thirds of the
SAVE COTTON SEED.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1915-11-12

There are three elements of
loss when cotton is not picked
promptly: % part of it is beat
en- out on the ground; ~ much
of it, as everybody knows who
has observed conditions in recent
years, never gets picked at all
but is plowed in the ground the
following spring; (3) what does
get picked gets damaged in qua
lily. Moreover, it unusually
costs more per hundredweight
to get the damaged, late cotton
picked than the early. good cot
ton.-The Progressive Farmer.