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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16
LITTLE GRANT

Lancaster callers last week were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Govier, Chas. Jei-
de, j. A. Mundy ana wife and sister,
Chas. Addison and wife, Ora Welsh,
Burnell Cooley and John Beetham.
A merry party charivaried Mr.. and
Mrs. John Weisbenner last Thursday
night.
Lizzie Brandemuhl visited a few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Ora Welsh.
Wolves killed a lamb for Ora Welsh
Thursday night A number have been
looking for the varmints but no bags
are reported to date.
A report is current that a new
school house will be built in Welsh
district, No. s.
Mr.. and Mrs Orion Cooley visited
at Mrs. Minnie Cooleys last Sunday.
Miss Helen returned for weeks Wis
it.
Chas. Jeide and children visited at
Ed. Jeide's. Sunday.
Bert Garthwaite, wife and mother,
called at VIM Garthwaites, Sunday.
Isaac Garthwaite bought yearlings
OF Ed Govier last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16
CROP STATISTICS
ASSESSORS NEED FULL DATA IN
MAKING REPORT CO.
OPERATION ASKED.
Grant County Herald,

Grant County Herald,
Lancaster, Wis,
Gentlemen:
At the recent County Assessors
netting the matter Of securing crop
and farm statistics was discussed, and
several assessors stated that in prev
ious years they were often refused
the information necessary for a sat
isfactory report.
In previous years assessors were
required by law to secure not only
data regarding growing crops but al
so certain data regarding production
during the preceding year, but this
year, under the amended law, no
dairy statistics will be asked for, and
no values placed on the livestock by
/ the assessor in his statistical report
The report simply asks for acreage
of various crops now in or intended
to be put in, and the kind and number
Of livestock.
The statement sometimes made to
assessors in other years that farm
statistics on crops raised etc. was
wanted for "stock-market" purposes,
was and is, l believe, without founda-
ton in fact and certainly this year
should be treated as a bubble only.
It's much like counting the avail
able rounds Of ammunition as the pi-
Oneers Of our country were often re-
quired to do in times of urgent need,
so that it now becomes the patriotic
duty of each citizen to furnish this
and other like information in order
that Wisconsin may do it's best in
backing up the plans and demands of
the nation.
1t is hoped and expected that every
citizen will gladly comply with the
assessors request in this matter, and
that it will not be necessary for any
assessor to write after a citizens S,
name and address, information re
1 fused" which statement the assessor
has been requested by this office to
make in such cases.
The original of the report will be
/ filed with the Department. of Agri-
culture at Madison, and summary
of same filed by the assessor with his
/ local clerk and also with the coun-
4 ty clerk, for public record and refer
ence.
Bearing in mind the necessity of
an "all-together-pull," in this year of
national crisis, am writing to you
regarding this matter, and any pub
licity, in the interests of our state
and nation, which you may see fit to
give the same, together with such
comment as you may see fit, will be
greatly appreciated by each assessor
in the county as we'll as by this office
Sincerely
w. R. EMMERT,
Supervisor of Assessments,
Grant and Iowa Counties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.

The U. S. forecast issued last week
places the state winter wheat pro-
duction at 100000 bushels. The 49,
1914 average was 1,714,000 bushels.
The total for the country is placed at
366,000,000. The 1904 average was
494, 654,0 bushels. Rye is placed at
100000 bushels with a state produc-
ton last year of 6,O75,OO0. The mead
Ow average on May 1st was go per
cent. The pasture average SO per
cent. Spring blowing was 72 per ct.
done on May 1st compared to 65 per
cent the same time year ago.
Spring planting was so per cent done
on May LIST compared to 43 per cent
last year. The state hay crop esti-
mate is placed at $4,000 tons COM
pared to 100000 a year ago.
The first price given below is the
average on May 1st this year, and the
second on May 1st last year:
State: Wheat, 225 and 1O7 cents
per bushel. Corn, 1876 and "a Oats,
50 and 43. Potatoes, 279 and ".
Hay, $14.6O and $1,000 per ton. Eggs,
80 and 10 cents per dozen.
United States: Wheat 2459 and
1925 cents per bushel. Corn, 1906
and 1913 cents per bushel. Oats, ITO
and 42.6 cents. Potatoes, 2796 and
94.8 cents. Hay, $14.44 and 1922
per ton. Cotton, 1879 and lis cents
per pound. Eggs, 300 and 1871 cents
per dozen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16
CHICKEN BROODER TAKES FIRE
AND BAD BLAZE THREATENS.

A blaze starting in a chicken
brOoder containing 200 chicks, threat
ened for time last Tuesday night
to destroy the home of Chas. Steiger,
located seven miles east Of Cassville
Neighbors were aroused at midnight
and rendered invaluable assistance in
spread to the house where the porch
and window stills were burning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16

Heavy rains at Racine have re-
suited in landslide on West Pros
pect street, from 1900 to 1000 loads
OF dirt sliding down into the ravine
across which the street is built. The
street level is about sixty feet from
the bottom of the ravine. A catch
basin built on one side of the street
was left standing like a lone sentry,
all Of the dirt around it being washed
away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16

an operation for the removal of
cataract on her eve. While at present
It is impossible to say definitely
whether or not her eyesight will be
improved, she is getting along fairly
well. and the best Of hopes are held
out that she will be permanently
benefited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16
PAYS MONEY TO COURT
AND SECURES LIBERTY

Edward Bracke, who resided at Po-
tosi until recently when he went to
Detroit, was brought back last week
by deputy Horace Hymer on a non
support charge. According to the
complaint Bracke had failed to pro
vide for a child born to a Cassville
girl, he being its father.
The court ordered that he pay SO
weekly for two years the total being
1912. This was done on Thursday
and Bracke secured his liberty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-16

People who talk great deal sell
dom find time to say anything.
Singular as it may seem, burning
thoughts are not produced by block
heads.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25
JAP WARSHlP SUNK BY BLAST
More Than 100 Men Killed When Bat
tie Cruiser Is Destroyed
in Eiarbor.

Tokyo, Jan. 15.-The japanese bat
tie cruiser Tsukuba was destroyed by
an explosion in the harbOr of Koko-
suka Fire on the Tsukuba caused the
magazine to blow up. 1t is estimated
that more than 100 men were killed
or injured.
The Tsukuba was laid down in 1905
and displaced 1850 tons. She was
40 feet long and was armed with four
12-inch, II six-inch, II 4.7-inch and four
three-inch guns, three-pounders and
five torpedo tubes. Her complement
was 817 men. The Tsukuba was sent
to Hampton Roads in 1907. at the time
of the jamestown exposition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25

now, what do you think of staying
with me. and-and starting in this
fall?"
The boys lips fell apart while he
stood and capped up into Caleb's slight
~ red face.
"You mean," he breathed; you mean
jest live-with you?"
"That was my idea," said Caleb.
And then slowly the boys head drop
ped again, as it had when he bowed to
gaze at his uncouth, begrimed clothes.
The man thought that he caught the
inference Of that moment Of silence.
eve can fix up the matter Of clothes
later" he made haste to forestall any
objection in that direction THAT
doesn't amount to anything, anyway"
The clear eyes lifted again, steady
and wide and very, very grave.
81 always knowed it was comm"
said Stephen O'Mara. IT always
knowed it was a-comin'-this chance
even when l didn't know haow it
would come. Ner I want thinkin'
about my clothes. reckon | kin learn
jest as fast in these as in any. was
jest thinkin about Miss Sarah. She
she might not like it, hevin' two men
folks a-raound the house under foot"
1t was Caleb's turn to stand agape.
Miss Sarahr' he faltered. astonish-
ed. and then he remembered. He
laughed unsteadily with relief For
an instant he had been inexplicably
afraid that the boy was going to re-
fuse his offer
"Why, you mustn't mind what Sarah
said yesterday" he rushed on. She
she-well. she's a Baptist, Steve. and
you know what that means"
He leaned forward a little. his voice
quite stealthily confidential.
"But l can fix that all right" he
promised. Il can surely fix that. For
Til tell her-I'll tell her you're a Bap-
fist too Will you-will you stay?"
And after time solemnly Steve nod
ded. Later. when alone. Caleb chuckled
mountainously over his reply.
"Thet's-thets what cal'late be"
he said.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25

eau. He, standing a little to one side,
was smiling his queer, crooked, hand
some smile, while Stephen O'Mara
mauled the Honorable Archibald Wick
ersh2m with true riverman thorough
ness, which meant the infection of the
greatest possible damage in the least
possible time.
It grew very quiet when Caleb
whirled the boy around and stood
peering sternly down into his battle
streaked features. Allison strobe quiet
~ up in that moment.
"Well? Caleb didn't know just how
to begin, but his voice was cold. "Well,
young man, can you explain just what
this means?"
Muffin '-nuthin' much" Steve re-
piled, only we was goin' to play King
Arthur and the Knights Of the Round
Table. He wanted to be her knight
an uncomplimentary thumb indicated
the Hon. Archie" and-and so did IL
This time his eyes went to Barbara,
who was listening, her teeth sunk in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25

upon the brook Caleb, after several
false starts, managed to reopen the
subject with the boy himself.
HAS it ever occurred to you, Steve"
he asked, that all these things you
know about the woods might be val
liable some day toto men who pay
well for such knowledge?'
Steve paid no apparent heed to the
question until he had landed trout
which he had hooked a moment before.
1t was a heavy fish, and Caleb had
promised to teach him how to handle
that fly rod. Then he looked up.
"Once Old Tom sed they'd be payin'
me more'n he ever earned In his life
time jest to go araound and tell 'em
how much good lumber they was in
standin' trees. Is that's that what
you mean?'
'Partly-partly, but not entirely ei-
ther," Caleb went on. You said last
night that when they got to numbering
these mountains they'd be taking it
out by steam. When they do they'll
want men who know the woods, but
they'll have to know how to bridge
rivers and cross swamps too. won't
they"
The boy promptly forgot his fishing.
Knee deep in the stream, he faced
from that glowing countenance the
man knew that he had only repeated
something which long before had al
ready fired the boys imagination
'They's places where l kin git EN-
to learn me them things, amt they?'
he demanded
Yes said Caleb, there are places.
And you-you were thinking of going
to school"
''Thinkin' of it," echoed Steve. II
always been thinkin' Of it. Why, thet's
all | come outen the timber ferr'
"But you said you meant to locate
something to do the man argued
nonplused, after you had looked
around trif1e."
Steve's eyes dropped toward the
white drill trousers and big boots. the
latter half hidden from sight by the
swirling water.
q got to earn money first" he ex
planned patiently. II jest couldn't
git to go to school--in these here
clothes.''
ooh" murmured Caleb. "Ohw AnC
then, recovering himself, '"That'll take
a long time" he ventured.
The boy smiled stran@ely-the first
smile of mans sophistication which
Caleb had seen upon his face.
I've always he'd TO wait a long time
fer everything I've wanted he an
sWered, but / always Git it, just The
same, if only want it hard enough"
Caleb cleared his throat self con
| sciOusly
Still" he argued again, 1t would
waste some very valuable years. Now
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25

~ sunDosr If WAS this-tbiS Old Tom
who taught YOU ali these things you
Iynow abor+ timhQ7,9" no said curious.
Steve Wondered tie question.
"WaI.Il vns no answered ar last
cold Tom learned mo some but-but
most of If kind of feel rs if always
kpovcd"
Tho bov was fast nsrccn cur'el ND
beneotb rho blankets when Calcb final
" hro,chnd th,t Dimh+ thn matter
which bod ton+ him o,-ol,n tha cntire
nirht bcforn \n4 whom 10 had fin.
isbod Allison sat nuict 90. \ LONG time
before he offered any reply.
"yor n,oaa"-- No ,n.~,n - }eur4h
az irst mann tb.t I'm ,rn:nr - owe
hin, h;s chnnoo" ro,oh c,,t - Ills
voice was husheI bu- vehement
..Nbx- man thirl, what he h9s this
minute 70 start with-a brain az Gear
rs = diam2nd absolutely res. ALSO
lutelv rnsnoilcd or faced with the
nonsensic9l fo!derol which makes up
the bulk Of the usual boys education
oe his ace and y working KNOWLEDGE,
for instance of this north country
which most men envy! Whv. the DOS
sihiIi+iaS are limitleSs,'
Allison Duffnd his nine in Silence
"No douht vor're right" he admit
tod SIN ron voors with q technical
cdncation TO back M his practical
l,novIedoe he might nr0ve priceless TO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25

her lip. ''He wanted to be her knight,
an'-an' he amt got no call to be, be-
cause in case of trouble or anything
he couldn't purtect her. He couldn't
fight good enough to take good keer O.
her. because l kin fight better. II
just licked him to prove it,"
But in the days when knighthood
was in flower, Steve" Caleb explained
ponderously, "the-the fair ladies al
ways chose their own knights, didn't
they?'
And just then the little girl, her eyes
twin shafts of soaring scorn, curled
her lips at him and fairly spat out the
words in her shaking rage.
'You-you-my knight" she half
whispered. YOU And she turned
aer back and went. solicitously, to-
ward Archie and his rumpled clothes.
Even Allison stopped smiling, even
Devereau forgot his curious amuse-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25


held his purchase were as fresh as
when it had left the grocer's counter.
well, Im-I'm hangedr' Allison
murmured, after the boy had entered
the house. I'm hanged. You'll have
to bring that youngster over, Cal. and
introduce him to the children"
Acting upon DeXter's suggestion, the
presented him to the children who
We're guests in the big stucco and
timber house: Little. shy, transparent
skinned Mary Graves and Carrot Deve-
reau and Archibald Understandable
| Right Honorable Archie. But from
the very first Steve's lack of enthusi-
asm for their company impressed itself
upon Caleb. AS a matter of fact the
boy did cross over and join in their
games the first day or two but it was
only after Caleb himself had suggested
it. And more often than not he would
| be back again before an hour had pass
ed, to sit silent and moody
| But it needed no word Of Caleb's to
keep Steve at home. Without some
/ suggestion to urge him, the latter
showed no inclination to leave his own
yard, and get be would sit, too, for
hours upon the top step Of the veran-
da, staring IN the direction of the stuc-
co lodge ana listening TO the voices be-
hind the high hedge. More and more
often Carr Deyercau came over and
joined him instead. ard together the
pair made almost daily trips down to
the mills 4 quick intimacy had grown
up between the two boys, an intima-
cy which seemed all the stranger to
Caleb because Of the contrast between
them.
From the beginning Steve had
evinced an Unsuitable appetite for
books; he started in to devour every
thing upon which he could lay his
hands, and the Hunter library was
lined with well stocked cases. But it
was the history volumes that drew
| him most. With a fat tome upon his
knees he would sit for hours in a cor
ner upon the floor, his eyes glued to
the pages. And one day, two weeks
after the occurrence Of the eggs, he
came to Sarah with shy question,
book in cne hand. After she had
caught the drift Of his query Sarah
took the volume and found that he had
been reading of the fabulous deeds of
King Arthur and his Knights of the
Round Table.
Steve went back to his reading after
she had finished. but ever and again
that morning his eyes, blank with pre-
occupation, wandered from the type;
ever and again his ears seemed to be
straining to catch the echo of childish
trebles from the yard beyond the
hedge And after dinner Caleb was
astonished when the boy explained,
little aWkWardly, that he was going
over to Allison's grounds for awhile.
Allison himself passed Steve in the
hedge gap and, with a word of greet
ing, stopped to shake hands with him
gravely. So it came about that they
were sitting together, Dexter and Ca
! leb, smoking in silence, when Barbara
AlliSon's first scream came Shrilling to
their ears. They waited staring at
each other until the riotOus clamOr
which rose set them to running across
the lawn. But the scene which met
Caleb's eyes when he burst through
the shrubbery froZe him into immobil-
| ity.
There was a seething pack of chill
dren around two writing figures upon
the ground; they were all shrieking in
soprano panic-all save Garry Dever-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25

"a TOR a week and more Caleb
Hunter secured the surround
ing country. He whipped over
t2WO the hills in every direction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-01-25
CHAPTER v.
Then I'll Come Back to You.

I'm the drive home Wednesday
O Caleb rehearsed a half score
fEHNYN of speeches with which he
kfslR4At might aDDriSe his sister
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18

ience. consoled herself for her Danish
ment by listening to what was said.
hearing It all as satisfactorily a. II
she had remained In the room.
Mother" said William. with great
intensity. II want to ask you please to
lend me $780,"
what forf"
Mother. l don't feel I can discuss It
any. I simply ask you. VIII you lend
me ss.6Of"
Mrs. Baxter laughed gently. Il don't
think | could. Willie, but certainly I
should wan to know what for"
Mother, am going ON eighteen
years of age. and when I ask for q
small sum of money like $500 ! think
| might be trusted to know how to
use IL for my W good without having
to answer questions like a CHI
why. WILLIE" she exclaimed. you
ought to have plenty Of money Of your
owni You ought to have plenty left
out OF that old junk and furniture l
let you sell last month. You had
oyer s9f"
That was Eve weeks ago" william
explained YEARLY.
But you certainly must have some
Of II left. Why. 1t was more than 50.
| believe. think Il was nearer ten.
Surely sou haven't
"Ye godst' cried the goaded William.
"A person going on eighteen years old
ought to be able to spend 50 In i've
weeks without everybody's acting like
II was q crime! Mother, I ask you the
simple question. VIII you please lend
me $3.60Y".
She shook her head gently. You
see. dear, I'm afraid the a you
don't tell me Ia because you know that
| wouldn't give 1t to you IL I knew
what you wanted II for"
william left In such O preoccupation
that he passed the surprised Jane In
the hall without suspectng what she
had been doing.
That evening after dinner he ad-
dressed to his father an impassioned
appeal for $3.50. laying such stress OF
pathos on his principal argument that
IL he couldn't have a dress suit at
least he ought to be given $3.50 that
Mr.. Baxter was moved In the direction
Of consent. but not far enough. I'D
like to let you have 1t. Willie," he said,
excusing himself for refusal, but your
mother felt she oughtn't TO do 1t unless
you'd say what you wanted 1t for, and
I'm sure she wouldn't like mo to do It"
On Friday William disappeared aft
er breakfast and did not return to
lunch.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18

neighborhood continued TO be peaceful,
and no sound of the barassed footsteps
OF William echoed from the pavement
However. she saw Genesis arrive Tin
his weekday costume) to do some weed
ing and Jane Immediately skip forth
for mingled purposes OF observation
and conservation.
What do they sayT' thought Mrs.
Baxter. observing that both Jane and
Genesis were unusually animated. Aft
er an exciting half hour Jane came
flying to her mother, breathIess.
Mamma" she cried. 81 know where
Willie Isl Genesis told me, cause he
saw him while be was dom IT,"
"Doing whatY Where?"
Mamma, listen! What you think
Wfllie's doin'f | bet you can't g.
"Janer' Mrs. Baxter spoke sharply
Tell me what Genesis said at once"
"Yes'm. Wiliie's sittin' In a lumber
yard that Genesis comes by on his
way from over on the avynoo where
all the colored people live. an hes
c%ountin' knotholes in shingles.
"Yes'm." the excited girl went on,
Genesis knows all about II. because
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
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SERVICE TO STUDENTS
A large Department Ia maintained
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Many Of the largest employers in
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s~ucceesful efforts are also made to
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When everything has been made
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'uooess means; . you afford to let
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"Yes'm. An One Eye Beijus said II
was the only one that would At Willie,
an One Eye Beljus told Willie that
suit was worth s14, an Willie said he
didn't have any money. but he'd like
to trade something else for 1t. Well.
an so One Eye Reljus said this was
an awful fine suit an the only n he
had that had blonged to a white gen.
tleman. Well. an so they bargained
an bargained an pargained an barr
gained.
An then-well. an SO at last Willie
said he'd go an get everything that
b'longed to him, an One Eye Beljus
| could pick out enough to make $14
| worth, an then Willie could have the
suit Well. IN 20 Willie came home
an put everything he had that b'longed
to him In those two baskets, mamma
that's Just what he did. cause Genesis
] says he told One Eye Beljus II was
everything that b'longed to him an
that would take two baskets, mamma.
| Well. then. an 70 he told One Rye
Beljus to pick out $14 worth. an One
Eye Beljus asst Willie II he didn't hare
q watch.
well, Willie took out his watch. an
| One Eye Beljus said It was an awful
bad watch, but he would put II In for
a dollar, an he said. TIl put your
necktie pin in for 40 cents more, %
| Willie took It out Of his necktie. An
then One Eye Beltus said II would
take all the things In the basket 70
make l forget how much. mamma. n
the watch would he a dollar more. IN
the pin 40 cents, an that would leave
Just $500 more for Willie to pay be-
fore he could ge. the suit
Mrs. Bakers face had become sur
fused with high color. but she wished
to know all that Genesis had said, and.
mastering her feelings with an effort.
she told Jane TO proceed. a command
| obeyed after Jane had taken several
long breaths.
well. an 50 the worst part Of II d.
Genesis says. MS because that suit h
haunted"
"Whatr'
"Yes'm," said Jane solemnly: Gene
sis says it's haunted. Genesis avs
everybody yer on the svynoo knows
all about that suit. an he says that's
why One Eye BelJus never could sell
1t before.
Genesis says One Eye Beljns tried
to sell It to a colored man for So. but
the man said he wouldn't put It on
for $500. an Genesis says he wouldn't
either. because II belonged to 4 dago