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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-10


"a matter of the highest interest In
this connection developed during my
visit to Washington. The standard
commission has developed a method Of
treating earths which changes the quail
ity of their particles in some respects
by a process resembling incubation.
They think it quite possible to treat
the sliding soils of the canal region so
that they shall lose their slipperiness
and remain in stu, like any self re-
Specting rock. The method is to pierce
or bore the earth to q certain depth
and at certain distances apart and pour
in the proper solution in sufficient guam
tity 1t permeates the surrounding ma
terial. In this way a strong, solid bank
may be created. 1 have sent for
number of barrels of the earth, on
which the standard commission will ex-
pertinent. We must try every reason
able remedy.
eve are kept busy with the shipping
going through, and that retards us a
bit, but we are managing to delay the
ships on their passage but a very little.
We aim just now to keep a thirty foot
channel 100 feet wide, and our work
ing schedule is based on doing that.
The dredges work nearest the bank on
the Cucaracha side all the morning,
and toward 10 o'clock the surveyor
goes through and sounds for depth and
lumps-that is, for masses on the bot
tom, missed perhaps by the dredges.
He may report a clear depth of
twenty-eight feet, say, save lump or
two. The dredges remove the Jumps
and then the whole 1000 feet of the
slide front is dragged.
''The waiting ships are held on either
side of the slide until noon, and then
they are permitted to pass in the order
the officials designate. 1t may be neces-
Sary to hold a certain steamer for an
extra day, but so far they are all get
ting through pretty regularly. At 4
p. IN. passage is suspended for the day
and night. Dredging is at once re-
sumed and continues without remis-
sion.
Everything is working WELL The
locks operate without a hitch. The lake
has eighty-fve feet of water. The trees
that looked so melancholy as the rising
water gained on them have nearly all
disappeared. Our first trouble there
was from floating islands, In certain
places, rs the waters rose they dragged
up from the bottom growths of inter
woven shrubs which attracted vagrant
logs and trees, and these, becoming the
sport of the winds, drifted hither and
thither, with a fresh vegetation spring
ing cheerfully up on them.
I'VE dealt summarily with them,
pushing them to the spillway, and over
they went. OF course they do not re-
appear. We have had some water
lettuce and water hyacinths, but they
have given no trouble. Some marsh
land has formed. but generally 1t may
be said that we have a fine sheet of
water there. Many visitors Of short
memory say how clever it was of us
to take advantage of the fine lake we
found SO nearly across the isthmus."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-10
The Yachting Accident.

First Seaside Bore-''I can remem-
Der hearing strange, gurgling sound;
then suddenly saw before me huge
mass Of foam-ard do you know what
did," Second Seaside Bore-"Yes,
old top; you let the foam settle a bit.
and then had a good swig.'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-10
Coming or Going

1t matters not, keep a bottle of
Barker's Remedy for coughs, colds,
catarrh and rheumatism handy. For
sale by j. T. Bennett. ADV.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-10

De Bore tat 11:30 p. NIL love that
dreamy look in your eyes. l have
never seen it in any other girls.
Miss SWeet-Perhaps you don't stay
as late with them as you do here.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-10
Advertising Facts
All Merchants
Know
BY HOLLAND.

THE merchant who spends
4 his money for advertiS-
ing space has but one object
to increase his business.
He wants to attract new Gus
toners and to let old custom
ers know what particular
bargains are available or
what desirable new goods
have arrived. He does not
advertise from motives of
vanity, merely to see his
name in print. Neither does
he do it from motives Of
charity. The paper is not So
Letting gifts.
No; the merchant is after
business, and he goes after
it in a business way. He
knows that it will not pay to
advertise bargains that are
not genuine, that it will not.
be profitable to make false
claims or statements. He is
building not only for today.
and tomorrow, but for next
week, next month, next year
Looking to the future max 8
him conservative and truth
full in his statements.
Every advertisement in this
paper is proof Of the conf
dence of the advertiser in the
goods he offers. He has con-
fidence in himself, in the pub
LEGATION and in the intel1-
gence of the readers. You
can profit by sharing hiS con-
fidence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-10
No Sign Of Movement.

1.-THE mass of Cold Hill back Of the
fault showed, and has since shown, no
movement or tendency TO move, so
that as things look now it would be
impolitic to attempt any treatment of
that part of the hill.
AT the point of fracture of the mass
it stood $50 feet above the water, and
the character of the earth movement
may best be understood by saying that
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
THE WEALLHEEST STATE

A writer in the Chicago Record Her
aid rates South Dakota IS the wealth.
lest state in them all The article says:
With $4,000 farmers who own on an
average of 300 acres and have property
amounting to more than $17, 900, South
Dakota is by far the weathiest state,
per capita. Other industries are keep
ing pace with agriculture and the state
in the last twelve years has produced
permanent wealth for each inhabitant
than any other part of the world South
Dakota's progress is due to various
causes. The state is favorably situated
as regards climate and relation to the
great markets of the middle west. Ii
contains $4,000 square miles and has lit
tie waste territory. The vast area of
prairie land produces fine crops of corn,
wheat, alfalfa, ETC., while the hills and
mountains are rich with gold, silver,
marble, coal and timber. AS grazing
country it is unsurpassed, having an un-
limited amount of luxuriant native
grasses and being abundantly watered
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
MANY NoN-voTERs

Huron Huronite: One of the devel-
opments of the state census is sur
prise to all the people of the state
the one that shows that there are TO-
600 voters in South Dakota that
habitually do not vote.
The franchise is not so cherished
q privilege in practice as it is in
theory. Self government does not
exist in the full sense of the term
when 10000 out of ITO, 900 decline to
participate in government.
South Dakota has been machine
ridden from the beginning of it's ex-
istence, when the people ought to be
the arbiters of the destiny of the
state.
The people have always shown lax
interest in their own affairs, giving
to the politicians an advantage that
has not been realized by the masses,
but is now admitted in the presence
of the census revelation that so large
a number do not participate in the
elections.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
REPLY TO AUSTRIA

The reply to Austria published in
another column should end the effort
to secure an embargo on munitions
of war. The American note, after
pointing out that such action at this
time would be unneutral, adds rea-
son which will appeal to peace loving
people. namely, that reversal of the
existing rule on this subject would
require every nation to convert itself
into an armed camp and prepare iu
advance against every possible con-
tingency. 1t would tend to establish
miitarism everywhere. There is not
tife slightest prospect of the enact
ment of a law placing an embargo
upon munitions of war, but it is pos
sible to separate passengers from
ammunition. This ought to be done
and is quite likely to be done as soon
AS congress meets. Such measure
will be a protection to American citi-
zens and American interests. All
friends of peoce should unite to se-
cure such legislation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
EXCESS BACHELORS SHOWN

The census showing would indicate
that South Dakota could supply a
solution to the care of thousands of
eastern spinsters, where the women
outnumber the men. The showing
for the state is 70,045 males and 3d.
SAT females over the age of eighteen
and unmarried. This is a rate of two
to one of men over women in the un-
married list, and the eastern surplus
of the fair sex who desire to wed
could find an opportunity IN South
Dakota without getting in the way of
her sisters.
A peculiar feature of the sho wing
is that the married males exceed the
married females by about three thous.
and, the males who acknowledge the
welded state numbering 109 ,2O9 while
the married females only show up
LOG, 1872 in number. The record shows
10, 1913 widows and $500 widowers re-
siding within the state, from which
the department concludes that wild
overs remarry more often than do
widows.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
AMERICAS WORK
FOR HUMANITY

When the history of the great Euro
pean war is written. the sombreness
of some of its pages will be greatly
lightened by the story of the part
taken by the United States in sup
plying the wants of civilians made
destitute and left hungry by the
sweep of the armies across their lands
and lots; in looking after the men
immured in prison camps and bar
racks; in securing fair treatment for
supposed spies; in giving financial
aid here and there; in sending doc
tors and nurses and medicines to the
hospitals of all contending nations.
and in performing hundred and one
other helpful and merciful things.
The government has led in all this
work, and it is vastly more important
and enduring than all of the political
matters that fixed attention upon
Washington and curtained what was
being done abroad in the cause Of
humanity.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
UNCLE SAM SELLS HOUSE LOTS

The old days when Uncle Sam chad
land enough to give every man a
farm" seem now to be receding to-
wards the dim historic distance, for
at the Flathead Indian reservation in
Montana this summer, Uncle Sam
ha. been selling his land in house lots
ns,e.Ad of farms
The thousands of lots of land sold
hanged III size from two to five acres
only. The lots are near the Glacier
National park and have wonderful
scenic beauty. They even passess an
excellent automobile boulevard.
During the first two days of the
sale, one hundred and sixty -four lots
were sold for about $35, 900. or about
two hundred dollars apiece, being
nearly 81 300. 1t seems that the sale
was not for the homesteader, but
appealed to men able to build sum
mer homes in beautiful locations, no
matter what the distance from their
city homes. The Knights Templar
of Montana bought outright one
whole island in F!athead lake and are
planning tonrect a temple on it.
Thanks to the automobile and per
haps to the rapidly coming aeroplane,
the vacation seekers and country
home builders may reach further and
further out into the oldtime wilder
ness and tame it with his almost
omniscient dollars. Government
lands in seemingly inaccessible loca-
tions are likely soon to have value
undreamed of in the days of the
wagon and pioneer trail.-Minnea-
| polls Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
DUTCH NEWSPAPER OPINION

Amsterdam, Aug. 90: The Tele-
graf, never considered friendly to
Germany, reports that the Germrn
chancellor and other government
heads despair of German victory ex-
cept through immediate peace. Be
fore the opening of the reichstag for
the session of Thursday, the Telegraf
saws: DR.. Hellferich, secretary to the
German chancellor, and Chancellor
Vonbethmann Hollweg called the
German political leaders into confer
ence and warned them to soft pedal
annexation talk and to consider an
early peace. The Telegraf further
says that it is reported that the new
est war loan will drain the country 6
resources and that Germany must
talk peace or lose.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
JAPAN WILL AID CAR

Toxic, Aug. 2s-The Kokumin
Shimbun says: Premier Okuma
states that Japan has decided to give
greater assistance to!Russia to prose-
cute the war. He could not discuss
details but allowed it to beounder-
stood that his assistance would take
the form of forwarding greater sup
plies of munitions.
The Associated press learns that
Japan has decided to employ all avail
able governmental and private re-
sources for increasing the output of
munitions for the allies. particularly
Russia.
The Japanese government believes
the time has arrived for more cor
certed action against the enemy of
Japan and her allies.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
BLACK HILLS CROPS

From the Black Hills region the
crop reports are rs optimistic as in
other portions of the state. A bust
ness man from Rapid City has made
an inspection tour and says: Divide
land is growing crops that break the
valley land records. Corn is dark
green with big leaves and the tasseIs
just coming to their prime with the
ears showing silk. Hundreds OF acres
of it are ripening and will be fit to
be cut in four weeks. Wheat in some
places is growing upwards of FIVE
feet; hay never grew better in this
region and slough grass, generally six
feet tall, is now nearly ten, and I saw
some that was twelve.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
A REVIEW OF THE WORLD

One-eigth of the world is happy-liv-
ing normally.
One-eighth of the world is very un-
happy -miserably poor.
One fourth of the world is quite crazy
struggling to get rich.
One-half of the world is absolutely
crazy-Fighting.
This little problem in social and po-
litical economy as it combines with
arithmetic comes mighty near telling
the exact truth.
The eighth that is genuinely happy
because it lives normally is the minor
ity that will some day save the rest Of
the world from itself. For it is the
wisest part of the worlds population,
and its sensible example will in time
sink into the hearts of those who at
present cannot see SO far ahead.
The eighth that is miserably poor
and thus miserably unhappy is in that
deplorable condition chiefly because it
does not make the best of it's opportun-
ity to vote right, to save it's money, to,
let booze alone, to take care of it's
health, and to kick overheard all kinds
Of overloads whether of title or money.
The fourth that is only quite crazy e
but still loony, as its greed for money
proves, is that way because It isn't
philosophical, or moral. Or really and
truly christian.
The half that is wholly crazy Il prov
en- crazy by the fact that II obeys the.
will Of kings. and fights = the word oas
kings, for kings sinee cnnnlon peorll
never hena6t By Wag. Il
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
A VICTORY FOR RUSSIANS

Petrograd, Aug. 2s.-In the Riga
naval battle British submarine
sunk one of the best German dread
naughts and the Russians sunk two
German cruisers and eight torpedo
boats. 1t is admitted that the Rus
sian gunboat Swatch took fire and
sunk, after brilliant battle and she
brought down with her German tor
pedo boat.
Yesterday, in the duma, it was an
nounced that the Russians sank the
German dreadnaught Moltke, three
German cruisers and seven torpedo
boats.
Over $500, 900 Austro- Germans are
being hurled against the Russian
lines from Riga to Gal;cia, attempt
ing to crush the grand duke.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
YIELD BIG; QUALITY GOOD

Threshing operations will be under
way generally in this part of the
state the present week, as much Of
the small grain is in the shock and
some of it stacked. Farther north,
in the vicinity Of Gettysburg, the
harvest is little later, and is only
just thoroughly under way. The 6rss
thrashing machine story which has
come in for this immediate section of
the state is from the farm of William
Vetter, near Onida in Sully county,
where twenty-five acre field of oats
threshed out at seventy-tve bushels
to the acre with the weigher set 81
thirty-five pounds to the bushel,
three pounds over the lightweight
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
HORSE BUYERS ACTIVE

Black Hills Press: On last Monday
a deal was closed in the Bear Butte
Valley bank at Sturgis, by which
Geo. Price. one of the directors of the
bank sold to Hirsch Of st. Louis, four
hundred head of horses for one hund-
red dollars per head. The four hund.
red head of horses are for immediate
delivery and all of marketable age.
They will be part OF an order of ak
Ity-five thousand horses that are to be
delivered in Earope this year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
COUNTY DEBT FIGHT

An alternative writ of mandamus
has been issued by the supreme court
returnable September IA, in the con-
test between Stanley county on the
one side and Haakon and Jackson
counties on the other. The suit is
the outcome of the claims of Stanley
county for $4,000 against the new
counties, which were formed out of a
par of Stanley. The question of
division OF the debt has been in dis
pute ever since the division of the
county.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26
MEETING OF GOVERNORS

Boston, Aug. 24.The seighth an
nual conference of the governors of
the United States convened here to-
day for a four days meeting. The
visiting state executives were greeted
with an address of welcome by Gov.
Walsh of Massachusetts, at recep-
tion opening the conference, which
was responded to by Gov Spry Of
Utah. Mayor C1rley of Boston, also
welcomed the visitors. About 25
governors and Is former governors
are in attendance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

Before we begin squandering money
to meet the jingo idea of prepared
ness we had better consider the jour
ney which the warlike nations are
making toward exhaustion. If they
go on killing off soldiers and burning
money at the present rate, there will
be nothing to fear when they get
through.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

The possibility of war again comes
to the relief of the pessimist who was
just about knocked out by barley
running fifty bushels to the acre.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

The South Dakota veterans who are
planning on attending the national
G. A. r. encampment at Washington
will make the trip in special train.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

The report of the state treasury
shows total of $475 902 in all funds.
The general fund carries $135,317;
the twine fund S92, 1915, and the game
fund $50, ,249. The total in all funds
is the lowest it has been for many
years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

Retired General Wood is urging an
increase of the regular army to two
hundred thousand, and he is also
taking occasion to express lack OF
confidence in the volunteer soldier.
A poor return for the salary which
he still draws.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

The opponents of presidential pri-
maries are now citing the constitu.
tion to prove that congress has no
authority to control the nomination
of political parties by awarding their
nominations to those candidates who
receive the largest aggregate vote. It
would be curious if the nation as a
whole has not the power to do that
which each separate state composing
tie nation has, the right to say no Y
its oalserE stsIl bA eIaeted-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

1t seems to us that before laws are
passed restricting the use of drugs OF
liquor, provision should be made fol
the relief of those who contracted
strong habits during the time of theil
legalized sale.-Call to Action.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

Richard Lewallen, crop expert of
Mitchell, has been appointed agricul-
tural extension and improvement
agent for Ly nan count, with head
quarters at C4coma. The new agri-
cultural agent will receive a salary
of 50, $50 per year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

The Omaha Bee asks: "With whom
would you go to war" if we did pre-
pare for it? Never you mind. If we
prepare for war We'll have plenty of
nations to fight. No one ever yet
Went out looking for trouble but
what they found it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

BY the American Bar association.
in session at Salt Lake City, the
lynchlng of Leo M. Frank was de-
nounced in terms as strong as words
could convey the adverse sentiment.
Outside of Georgia there is but one
opinion on the transaction,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

Ex President Roosevelt says he is
not !lling to have this country spend
= yea !" Investigating" before declar-
i9g War-and yet Mr.. Roosevelt spent
sese.al years Investigating Boss
b. before he declared war on
h.n. Where's the difference2
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

The Russian army appears to be
continuing it's retreat beyond Bug
river, where il was to halt and give
the Germans and Austrians the time
of their life. If they keep drawing
the enemy on to destruction, it will
be race to see which reaches Pet
rograd first. Although the Russians
deny the loss of kovno, the German
account of it's captdre is sufficiently
told to render it authentic.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-26

shows total of $475 9O2 in all funds.
The general fund carries 1885, 317;
the twine fund s92,s75, and the game
fund S36, ,249. The total in all funds
is the lowest it has been for many
years.
Retired General Wood is urging an
increase of the regular army to two
hundred thousand, and he is also
taking occasion to express lack of
confidence in the volunteer soldier
A poor return for the salary which
he still draws.
Richard Lewallen, a crop expert of
Mitchell, has been appointed agricul-
tural extension and Improvement
agent for Ly nan count, with head
quarters at Cacoma. The new agri-
cultural agent will receive a salary
of 50, $50 per year.
The Omaha Bee asks: "With whom
would you go to war" if we did pre-
pare for it? Never you mind. If we
prepare for war We'll have plenty of
nations to fight. No one ever yet
Went out looking for trouble but
what they found it.
BY the American Bar association.
in session at Salt Lake City, the
lynchlng of Leo NJ Frank was de-
nounced in terms as strong as words
could convey the adverse sentiment.
Outside of Georgia there is but one
opinion on the transaction,
Ex President Roosevelt says he is
lot !lling to have this country spend
yea Investigating" before declar-
'ee war-and yet Mr.. Roosevelt spent
several years Investigating Boss
b. @ before he declared war on
h.n. Where's the differencep
liz assessed valuation, Kansas is
the fourth state in the union. only
Ne9 grk, Pennsylvania and Massa
ehdss-ts exceeding the Kansas ap-
praisement. The other three are the
homes of multi. .millionaires kansas
is the home of the American farmer.
1t is quite wonderful the way corn
is growing during these corn days and
nights. Sample stalks that are ten
feet in height are not infrequent and
many of the stalks bear three and
four ears. Unless there is premature
frost, the corn crop of South Dakota
will be its largest this year.
Peace prophets are now declaring
that the war will be ended by Octo
| Der /. Somehow these prognosticat
ors seem to keep showing their dates
ahead from time to time, but the ,
may be able to get IN on the finale
with something near correct guess
Federals officials are reported to be
interested in the question how sub
stitute revenues are to be found, il
case national prohibition should
carry, for the 5000, ,0OO,O 900 of revenue
paid into the treasury by the Liquor
business. If that problem were out
of the way, some of them think, ma
tional prohibition would soon bs
adopted.
The Russian army appears to bt
continuing it's retreat beyond Bug
river, where it was to halt and give
l the GarmanS and Austriana tho finn.