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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18
Intent of the Bills.

The intent of the bills introduced in
Congress was that this highway should
be constructed from federal funds. No
legal basis for cooperation with the
state of Maryland was possible prior to
the passage of the act of the legis-
iature. which provided for the survey
and it's construction. which read. in
part, that the road should lead from
the District line to Indian Head over
the most practical route. and should
be constructed as soon as funds were
available. and that it should constitute
part of the state roads system of
Maryland. to be maintained after it's
construction, as are all other roads
constructed by the state. 1t provided
further that, in case the government
should decide to construct or to partici-
pate in the construction OF the road
over the route for military or other
purposes, that the survey provided by
the act should be placed at the dis
posal of United states officials.
The survey was made during last
summer, and as a result the highway
is now officially entitled to state road
funds. when available, and also to
funds provided by the federal aid road
act of 1916.
The purpose of the hearing last Fri
day was to reopen the entire question
and to ascertain the attitude of the
road commission toward the construc-
ton of the highway. The delegation
was assured that no opposition would
be made to securing legislation in the
state legislature favorable to the con-
struction of the highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18
URGE STATE ROAD
TO INDIAN HEAD
Citizens Of Prince Georges and
Charles Counties Before
Maryland Commission.
GOVERNMENT MAY AID

A delegation Of citizens from Prince
Georges and Charles counties appeared
before the state road commission OF
Maryland last Friday in the interest
of the projected highway between
Washington and Indian Head. This
highway has been the subject of legis-
lation in the Maryland legislature and
also in Congress.
The proposed highway is to open a
new route from Washington to sec
ton of Prince Georges and Charles
counties not now provided with sutta-
BILE transportation facilities. 1t is one
in which considerable interest has
been taken by federal as well as
state officials. and bills in support OF
such . highway have been introduced
in Congress by former Representatives
Thomas Parran and Frank Q. Smith.
and. more recently, by Senator John
Walter Smith and Representative sgd
ney Z. Mudd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

car is being operated during the win.
ter the crank case ought to be drained
of its lubricant. once a month say. and
have fresh oil put in. Eight and twelve
cylinder engines and large bore skies
tours because of the greater piston
ring surface. The water in the crank
case forms an emulsion with the oil,
which greatly reduces its lubricating
quality.
When excessive movement of the
throttle is needed to get response from
the carburetor the trouble may be due
to excessive play in the linkage from
the steering post bottom to the car
buretor butterfly lever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

Antonio OIynthe de MagaInaeS =
been named as BraZils delegate to the
intar-allied conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18
Meaning of Crothers Act.

Joseph Blandford spoke or the CrDth-
ers act. which inaugurated the con-
struction of the state roads OF Mary
land and said that it was the purpose
Of this act to construct roads in sec
lions of the state that would develop
their resources and tend to make them
assets to the state. instead OF liabilities.
He said that the construction of this
highway would certainly bring about
such results. since 1t would provide
much needed transportation facilities
for a large section contiguous to the
National Capital and would encourage
denser settlement of this section and
be Of immense benefit and assistance to
the farmers and producers OF food
supplies.
sociations interested in the highway:
He stated that they had been Informed
by the committee on roads of the Mary
land legislature that. in view OF the
manifest interest of the United States
in the construction of the highway. It
should properly be constructed by fed
eral funds, basing their contention on
the existing government reservations
all in close proximity to the route. In
Guiding the Interior Department reser-
walton near the District line. Bellevue
arsenal, Fort Foote, Fort Washington,
Bryans point fish hatchery. Indian
Head and Winthrop. He also said that
the road would provide another en-
trance to washington from the 6outH
and possibly by way of the proposed
boulevard from the District line at Blue
Plains and along the reclaimed Ana
costa fats, relieving the narrow and
congested street through Anacostia and
eliminating the long. steep St. Eliza
beth hill.
This project has been Endorsed by the
commissioners Of Prince Georges and
Charles counties, the local branch of
the American Automobile Association,
w. ~, vs<NA ~ a n I'M Y
ton and the City Wide Congress of Bal
timore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18
Adaptable AS Your Home!

GUNNER, winter, rain or shine-your
- homes your homel
It is a permanent structure yet, con-
slider how it accommodates itself to the seasons,
to your family, your social, your business
requirements.
And so, too, with the Cole Eight Four
Door Toursedan.
Transforming itself from open touring car
to divided touring, family Sedan, Towncar-
Limousine or Berline-Limousine as required,
Four-Door Toursedan Prices
,,..senper Nth divided front passenger
seats S25eS seat $26s5
spassenger with IN s27ss
An prices !. o. b. factory and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
PLATTEVILLE.
The Journal says:

The Journal says:
Mrs Frank narrower and two chill
dren of Lancaster are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs L..
J. Schroeder
Clarence Kettler, a well known and
reputable young man, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kettler, left Tuesday af-
ternoon to study at a Lutheran semi
nary in st. Paul.
George Whitcher purchased eight
hogs yesterday of Ben Culver, paying
$62560. These hogs were but a year
old. This is a record price for year
ling hogs in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Segelke and
two daughters of Sutherland, Ia, ar
rived by auto last Tuesday to surprise
Mrs. H. Harms on her birthday last
Tuesday. Her children and families
and few nearby relatives helped to
make it a happy affair.
DR.. Theo Miller, Fred Bastian, Mike
Trickle, Forest Harker and Arthur
Haumeister leave Sunday morning for
a motor trip nj the Harker car. They
go to Rockford, Freeport, Elgin, Chi
cago, Kokomo and Cincinnati. They
plan to be gone a week or ten days.
Talk about farming in Wisconsin!
John D. Harms, who resides near the
Mound, has prospered most wonder
fully on his farm. He has one of the
finest homes in the county, an extra
ordinary barn in size and equipment,
he drives a Cadillac car and has ev-
erything the family desires. He has
100 head of cattle for which he was
offered $4,000 but for which he says
he'll bet 500 he will get $4,000. Then
he has 100 head of hogs, and think of
the price of hogs today. Isn't that a
fine showing for a farm in good old
Wisconsin,?
Floyd Davis, father of Ralph and
Sidney Davis, died SUDDENLY at Meal
ester, Okla, August %. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the residence, 1866
Hamilton avenue, st. Louis, on Aug
ust 81. The remains were cremated in
the Missouri crematory at st. Louis
and were later buried at Des Moines,
Ia. Mr.. Davis was SO years of age.
He leaves a daughter Florence, two
sons, Ralph and Sidney, and his wife.
Ralph is on his way to Mexico by
boat and does not know of his fathers
death. Mrs Davis went from James
vile to st. Louis to attend the funeral
Sidney and his mother were with Mr..
Davis when he died.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
HURRICANE THRESHING REPORT.

The following report of threshing
aveages comes in from the Hurricane
neighborhood, where Neb Suttle's ma
chine has been working the past sew
eral weeks Will Clauer ran the sep
arator, Joe Jackering the engine and
Matt Schildgen the tank. The work
follows:
Clyde Richardson-27O bushels oats
from SO acres.
Tony Udelhofen-1776 bushels oats
from % acres.
Frank Zenz-3140 bushels oats from
48 acres; 167 bushels wheat from four
acres.
Will Lowry-2471 bushels oats from
80 acres; e25 bushels barley from IL
acres.
Williams Bros 5000 bushels oats
from 55 acres.
Plat Bros.-2550 bushels oats from
35 acres; 80 bushels wheat from one
acre.
Bert Keene-27OO bushels oats from
43 acres.
Elmer Bryhan-12OO bushels oats
from II acres.
G. Jackering- bushels oats
from 35 acres.
Virgil Weisbenner-180 bushels of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
BOsCOBEL.

The Dial-Enterprise says:
Fifty-two years ago Saturday night
G. P. Brainerd Of this city returned
from the union army, without as much
as a scratch. Quite a remarkable rec
ord, to be sure.
John White, apprentice seaman at
the Great Lakes training station, spent
Sunday with his parents here. He is
very enthusiastic about the navy and
related some interesting phases of the
camp training. He may be assigned
to a ship in week, and maybe not for
several months.
Monday afternoon from BOscobel
and vicinity five of it's finest young
men went as volunteers to the navy.
They went to Milwaukee from here. A
large crowd assembled at the train to
bid them farewell and God speed, and
the band played a few tunes to enliven
their leave taking and make the last
few moments of their time in BOscobel
remembered for some time to come.
The boys who left here were John
Tierney and Leo Hudson of Crawford
county and Elmo Grimesey and Shell
by Proudfoot Of this city, George Eat
ocil leaving from his home in Mazo-
mamie,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
IMPORTANCE OF THE SHEEP.

The sheep is one of the most de-
fenseless Of animals. 1t does not fight
with horns, hOOfs or teeth Yet when
it comes to doing duty in world war
the defenseless sheep plays a part al
most as great as does the war horse.
It's wool furnishes clothing for the
soldier in the trenches and the work
ers behind the lines. It's flesh plays an
important part in keeping the world
from famine
America is just awakening to the
fact that it has been neglecting the
valuable sheep. This animal has al
most disappeared from the farms of
the eastern states, and the ranges of
the great northwest, now being cut UP
and cultivated, no longer can support
the enormous herds that once grazed
upon them.
With shipping scarce, it is no longer
possible to import the necessary guam
titles of wool from Australia. that far
away land which has found the sheep
it's most valuable domestic animal. Nor
are our European allies able to draw
as heretofore, on this far-away country
for their usual supply of mutton, for
the same reason.
n AAOFCIlCI1C Is LOW Ou lOOC 10
the sheep back to the American farm.
No animal is more easily cared for. or
less subject to disease. It will eat
almost anything, grazing by the road
side and in the fence corners, eating
grass and weeds as we'll It breeds
rapidly and offers an opportunity to
increase the nations food supply much
more quickly than by raising cattle.
The sheep is a clean animal, and for
that reason can be introduced into
the cities, where hogs would not be
tolerated. 1t also is an excellent sub
stitute for a lawn mower, lending it.
self to this duty on estates and in pub
lie parks.
And, last of all, it is docile and
harmless and makes an excellent pet
for the children. But families who get
a. lamb for a pet and then plan to kill
it when it is grown probably would
start a riot at home.
1t is improbable that enough sheep
will ever be raised on lawns or in
parks to have any appreciate effect on
the nations supply of food or wool,
but if the present movement should
induce the small farmers in any large
numbers to add f1ocks of sheep to their
herds of live stock, it would go far to-
ward solving tow Of the largest war
problems-food and clothing. Chicago
Evening Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
Laws Governing the Hunting and
Taking of Game Birds.

The season for hunting migratory
waterfowl in Wisconsin opens Sep
TENDER z. The federal law and the
Wisconsin law both provide a daily
open season from one-half hour before
sunrise until shutdown.
The law provides daily bag limit
of fifteen wild ducks, including Amer
lean cOot or mudhen. In other words,
ducks and the American coot are all
classed as ducks, and fifteen of either
variety, or combined, constitute a bag
limit A mixed daily bag limit of
twenty birds combining any two or
more of the varieties of ducks Gnclud-
ing the American coOt or mudhen)
wild goose, brant, plover, snipe, rail,
rice hen, may be taken in one Cay. 1t
is unlawful for any person to have in
possession more than the daily bag
limit of any one variety. Wild goose
and brant, the daily bag limit is ten
birds. Plover, snipe, rail, rice hen, the
daily bag limit for each variety is fiji
teen birds, or a mixed daily bag limit
of twenty birds. The possession of
more than the daily bag limit of any
one variety is unlawful
There is a permanent closed season
on wood duck and quail, and closed
season on prairie chicken, partridge and
grouse until the fall of 1919. 1t is I'M
lawful to carry in any vehicle any gun,
unless the same is knocked down or
in a carrying case.
The penalty povided for the viola
ton Of any of the provisions relating
to game birds is a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $500, and in addi-
ton thereto SIS for each bird affected
by sucn violation, or by imprisonment
in the county jail not less than thirty
days nor more than six months, or
both such fine and Imprisonment. The
law also provides that any vehicle used
in transporting cOntraband game may
be seized and confscated.-Wi Wisconsin
Conservation Commission.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
FENNIMORE.

The Times says:
DR.. M. A. Bailey reports baby boys
born last week to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Roth at the T. G. Lewis home on
Tuesday and to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cav
in on Wednesday. Congratulations to
all concerned.
''Not till the next full moon" is
John Tenants prophecy for the COM
ing Of frost in this country. If that is
the case, corn will be safe, for we
have Just passed full moon and the
next one will not be till September 30.
We hope Johns prediction proves to
be true. By the way, did you know
the month of September has two full
moons? Yes, sir; on the first and the
thirtieth. the first and the last days
Of the month.
DR.. T. H. Marsden was called Sun
day to attend the eight-year-old in
jured daughter of Henry Eels OF Ce-
dar Falls, Ia. who are visiting at Mrs.
S. L. Borah's at Mount Ida. The child
was taking a ride Sunday in the bas-
ket attachment of S. E. Borah's motor
cycle when they ran into a ditch and
the little girl suffered a broken arm.
She was brought here to Mrs. F. S.
Braudt's and yesterday was taken to
Dr.. Godfrey of Lancaster for exam
nation.
Gottlieb Ruchti suffered a broken
leg Saturday in a fall from his horse
whiler iding in the pasture to salt the
cattle. DR.. M. A. Bailey is taking care
of the injured member. Although the
leg panied him fearfully, Gottlieb
managed to mount the horse again
and rode him back to the house.
Ed Mundy, who is renting Peter
Glynn's farm on Green river, sustain
ed heavy loss in Friday nights Sc
we're electrical storm, lightning strik-
ing his oats stacks, three in number,
and burning them. The wheat stacks
were saved. The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
PLATTEVILLE.
The News says:


A paper was received from Horatio
Smelser of Fallbrook, Cal, stating that
Miss Eliza Smelser, formerly OF
Georgetown, had passed away August
81. She was inferred at Fallbrook Ma
sonic cemetery.
Attorney Richard Goodell has one
of the finest gardens in the city. All
through the garden are run irrlgat1ng
bitches, and the yield Of garden sass"
has been abundant.
Mrs. Lucy farrell Keller is now To-
Gated in New York City, while her hus-
band. Captain Keller, of the Seventh
Engineers, is somewhere in France.
Mrs. Keller is we'll known in Platte
Vile, where she graduated from the
normal. She has become a writer OF
note under the pen name Of Lucy
Stone Keller.
Will Udelhoven has purchased the
NJ. McKenna residence in the south
part of the city. The consideration
was $4,000.
Lewis Bushnell and family Of Green
Vile, ILL.,, were guests at the E. j.
Bushnell home in Platteville. They
made the trip by auto, the entire mile
age covered on their return home will
be over 500 miles.
Miss Oleta McAtee has gone to Sol
dier's Grove, where she will teach this
year. Miss Louise Webster will teach
at Warren, Ill, and Cyril Gardner at
Racine.
Margaret Elizabeth is the name of
the little daughter that arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy
Monday.
Rev. Goodsell pastor of the M. E.
church of this city, has been stationed
at the First M. E. church of Madison.
This change will be deeply regretted
by the people of Platteville, as he was
a most popular man with the church
circle and in the city.
Leo Thorne is home from Waupun
for a few days. He is drilling two
8O0-foot wells there for Libbey, Nc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
THE COUNTY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GULLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND CONTRIBUTED.
IT HAPPENED IN MUSCODA.

Fay Hayes sustained a dislocated
shoulder and other painful injuries
while loading car of cheese yester-
day. The running board from the
platform to the car collapsed, drop
ping Fay and a quantity of cheese to
the ground below. He was taken to a
physician, where his injuries were
dressed.
Harris Marcus has sworn out a
warrant for the arrest of Harry Owens
and Leo Victoria for alleged assault
and battery. The trial is set for this
afternoon before Edgar Frank.
Frank Kraus of lower town has been
suffering the past week with an at
tack of lockjaw caused by blood pois-
Oning. He is now in a precarious con-
dition, lowering between life and
death.-Progressive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
CASSVILLE.
The Record says:

Inc RECORD says.
Miss Christina Nicholson of Tyler,
Mimi, arrived Saturday for an ex-
tended visit with her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Jensen. Master
Harold, who spent the summer there
with relatives, returned home with
her
Lou Myers of Council Bluffs, Ia, a
stakeholder in the Eldorado Mining
company, which is operating a mine
near BeetOWn, spent week here look
ing after the company's interests. The
prospects are excellent and he is we'll
pleased with the progress being made
The outlook is very bright indeed in
view Of the fact that the company will
ship a carload of lead about Novem-
Der /.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Pringle and three
children of Vetron, Alberta, Canada,
spent several days last week at the
home Of the formers uncle, J. M.
Pringle, and family They are on
their way home from Iowa, where
they enjoyed a few weeks visit with
his parents, and will stop in ST. Paul
to attend the state fair. Mr.. Pringle
hOmesteaded a claim in Canada some
years ago and is we'll pleased with
the country and is prospecting.
Ted Pierce, located at Minot, N. D.,
spent few days the past week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pierce.
Ted is included in the first call for
the new national army. AS he passed
a successful examination and made no
claim for exemption he expects to be
called for duty at an early date.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mink of Barnes
vile, Mimi, are here visiting the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Ella Mink. Glen
is employed as railway mail clerk
on the Great Northern.
Mrs. Theresa Elskamp left last week
for visit with her sister in Preston,
la.
Mr.. and Mrs. John SpilIers and
their daughter of Whittemore, Ia, are
visiting Ms. Peter Voigt for several
days. Mrs. Spillers used to be Ger
trude Flambach and is a sister of Mrs.
Voigt.
Relatives have received the sad
news of the death of Mrs. Arthur Rob-
ertson, which occurred at her home in
New Holstein last Sunday after a lin
gering illness. The remains were
brought to her old home near Glen
Haven Wednesday and burial will be
at that place this afternoon in the
Sergeant cemetery. Deceased is sur
vived by six brothers Erred, Bert, AL,
Lu, Frank and Walter Bennett) and
two sisters (Mrs. Orlando Mutt and
Mrs. Frank BARR. She was about so
years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Groom re-
turned Saturday from a ten days trip
to Rockford, Hampshire and Chicago.
Most Of the time was spent at Hamp-
shire, ILL.,, visiting Orlo Stephens and
Willis Groom, although relatives in
Chicago and Rockford were also Wis
tied. The big cantonment for 100000
soldiers at Rockford is too big a thing
for him to attempt to describe Mr.
Groom drove his auto and was accom-
panied by Mrs. Downer Kilby and sons
Jack and Dallas. The weather was
fine, the roads good and the trip was
made without any trouble. They went
by way of Platteville, Cuba City, Ben
ton, Freeport and Rockford, and re-
turning came through Beloit, Brod-
head, Monroe and Darlington. The
small grain crop is big, although the
effects of the dry weather show more
than here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12

Even a little miss may make a big
hit Wien she grows UP.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12
SOW WINTER WHEAT
AND RYE AT ONCE

Madison, Sept. 11.-Now is the time
to start planting winter wheat and
rye.
Wisconsin is asked to SOW $4,000
acres more of winter wheat and $4,000
more of rye than last year The re-
quest is that Of Secretary Houston of
the U. S. department of agriculture.
The slogan is: Help fill the ma
TONS flour barrel"
r. A. Moore, agrOnOmist of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin agricultural col
lege and agricultural experiment sta
ton, and E. H. Delwiche are sending
out information to all farmers i'll the
state urging that they do all in their
power to comply with the demands Of
the federal government. In connec-
ton with the campaign the following
facts are pertinent:
Wheat and rye are the two great
bread cereals. Yields of from 40 to
40 bushels to the acre of winter wheat
and rye are possible where purebred
strains are sown.
Wisconsin's total yield could be
|
one used pure-bred varieties of these
and other grains.
IL rye is sOWn early, before Septem-
Der 10, it will make considerable
growth in the fall if weather condi-
tons are favorable. Such rye fields
may be pastured with cattle, but care
should be taken not to allow the ami
mails on the field in wet weather, &C
cording to Mr.. More.
Winter wheat, as rule, should not
be pastured, it is said, because all the
fall growth is needed to protect the
roots from the frost during the win
ter months.
Rye is one of the most certain Of
crops. Few failures are recorded. It
can be grown on almost any kind of
soil ranging from heavy clay to light
sand. Where soil conditions are not
SO favorable to wheat, rye should be
soWn.
Rye may be sown anywhere from
september l to October /. but if sown
! after October 1 the chances for a
heavy crop are not so good as if sown
earlier.
The sowing period for winter wheat
in all Wisconsin is September / to
September Is. In upper Wisconsin it
should be sown about the first of Sep
tember-from August 25 to Septem-
Der Is. If sown later the crop will not
have gained sufficient roofing to with
stand heaving. If seed has been sown
late because of rain or for other rea-
sons, it should be top coated with
straWy manure during the winter. If
1t is not possible to SOW until late in
september, it is best to SOW rye in
stead of wheat.
The varieties of wheat best adapted
to sowing in Wisconsin are:
| Winter wheat-Turkey Red Wiscon-
sin Pedigree No. 2; Bacsca Wisconsin
Pedigree No. 408; Kharkov Wisconsin
Pedigree No. 2O8.
Winter rye-Wisconsin Pedigree
| No. 1 and No. 2.
A list of farmers having this seed
can be obtained from bankers, millers
or from the Wisconsin Experimental
Association, Madison.