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Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior U. S. Land cfbee at
Hugo. Colo. October 5. 1918
n otice is hereby given that August Tuxhorn OF
~ Arapahoe. Colo. who OIL September 8. 1914
made Homestead Entry Serial No. Ol 38oe for Lots
5-4-a 6-1l-12-13 and IL (wi2) section 80 townsh p
I2s range 4 5w sth principal meridian has filed nc-
tee of intention to make final three year proof 10
establish claim to the land above described. before
the Clerk OF the District Court Of Cheyenne county.
Cheyenne Wells. Colo. on the l4th day OF Novemb>r Z
1918.
Claimant names witnesses
Julius Kiss. Charles Funk. Martin German. Albert
Tuxhorn. all Of Arapahoe Colo.
oct o nov St r Beavers. Fegtster
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17

| hereby wish to announce myself as
n candidate for the office of clerk and
Recorder on the republican ticket sub.
ject to the decision OF the voters at the
coming general election in November
+. II. Akcrly.
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17

l wish to announce myself as u can.
didate for the Office of county Asses
sor subject to the decision of the vo-
ters at the coming general election.
w. f.. Hore.
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17

| hereby announce my self for the of
flee of county Superintendent subjec
to the decision OF the people AT the
coming general election in November.
Esther Blair Weir.
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17
NNOUNCEME ENTS

hereby announce myself as u Can
didate for the Office OF County Treas
urer Subject to the will of the people
at the coming general election.
+. w. KINGSLEY
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17
LsoL!E 6. HUBBARD
The Peco,s's Candidate

Stands for reelection SIS Attor-
usy General on his record Sor pa
triotisn, efficiency, economy, hon
asty, courage and fairness in pub
l;c cfia.iirs-a record Of devotion to
public service deserving the sup
port of the people without regard
to party.
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17
County Ticket

County Clerk ami Rccordcr
Eugene H. AXE 'ly l.
Sheriff
Art DrOTI L
Treasurer
JlcI Tinsley d
Assessor
William T.. NOrc d
Supt. of Public lns.rction
Esther Blair Weir d
Elizabeth a. Fleming +
Agnes Nickcrhon Ind
Surveyor
d. II. Xuck +
Coroner
Dr.. c. \. Hudsell
Commissioner md district
Walter Ramsay l.
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17
The Democratic
State Ticket.

Give President Wilson your vote
confidence by electing these candldatt
United States Senator
John f. SaIrOth
EJudges OF the Supreme Court
S. Harrison White
William A. Hill
Governor
Thomas J. lyman
Lieutenant Governor
Franklin +. Carringer
Secretary of State
James X. holland
Auditor OF State
Thomas T. Barnard
State Treasurer
Charles II. Leckenby
Attorney General
Leslie e. Hubbard
Supt. Public instruction
Mary G. G. Bradford
For Congress md Dist
Il. b. jones
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17

Vote Tor no3iie e. Hubbard fol
Attorney General - Colorado; i;
popular servant CT the COMM
gocd-the man who never falte-s !
in public duty or subverted b!
Office fer political gai-l-and keeT
q courageous friend OF the Poopl9
in the S.cc.tte Hou-e.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Cheyenne record., 1918-10-17

Walter Kent and Frank Nola n
of north of Arapahoe were seen
on our streets this Thursday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
UNCLE SAM WANTS
HARDY LUMBERMEN

The United States government has
sent out q call for men who are
wanted. in the goth engineers corps.
The call is made for men to go into
immediate service and they will be
placed in the Lumbermen's regiment
which is to go to France at once. Road
constructors, bridge builders, mechan-
les, lumberjacks and laborers are de-
sired and men between the ages Of IS
and p and 81 and 40 are acceptable.
Enlistment Of medical men, dentists
and veterinary students in the medi-
cal reserve corps is also authorized
and application can be made at the
Madison recruiting station. The ages
for the United States guard which is
now being recruited is from 80 to Al
years Of age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
Mrs. Christina WintZ.

Death claimed a pioneer and highly
respected resident Sunday in the per-
son Of Mrs. Christina Wintz, who has
been ailing for several months. Heart
failure and the infirmities of old age
were the cause of her DEATH
Deceased was born in Lusberg, Wur-
tenberg, Germany, Jan. 6, 1874. Came
to this country with her parents at the
age of II years and resided in Buffalo
until she was married to Jacob Kueb-
Ter in 1868 when they came to Cass-
vile and lived. One son was born to
them, Charles of Viroqua, in the year
OF 1870. Mr.. Jacob Kuebler died Aug
Ia, 1872. In the year of 1875 Mrs
kuebler married VIM. Wintz. Two
children were born to them, Edith
now Mrs. Fred Koch of Cassville and
Frank of Viroqua.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from the Lutheran church of
which she was member, Rev. Frit-
chel OF Dubuque, conducting the ser
vices. Interment was made in the
Cassville cemetery. The casket bear
ers were: G. ]. Scharfenstein, w. H.
Failing, Joe West, Mike Braun, J. J.
Bernhard and Mr.. Koch.-CassviIle
Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
THE CANADIAN PLUTOCRACY

Fred Wise and wife arrived from
Canada for months stay with rela-
tives and friends in the old home sec
ton. Fred says Canadian conditions
are now and have been fair the present
season, notwithstanding the vigorous
part the dominion has taken in world
war. He says crops were fair the past
season, wheat ,.veraging a substan-
tial yield, for which the going price
is $2.05 per bushel. Says he had 5000
bushels, Lee Groves 10000, Frank
Smith had a big sale as usual, Howard
Smith Jared hard because a good por-
ton Of his big acreage was hailed, al
though far from entire failure. One
Of Mr. Wise's neighbors last year had
10000 bushels Of wheat, which he sold
for an average price Of $3.50 Frank
Smith and wife left Canada to spend
the winter in California.-V iroqua
Censor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
PROBLEM IN COLLECTING
FARMERS INCOME TAX

zone of the biggest problems will
be. the collecting of the income tax
from the farmers Frank M. Bertrand,
deputy revenue collector, believes. 1T
is going to be hard to make them I'M
derstand that the food they raise them
selves and consume themselves must
be figured as an income and they will
be required to make returns on this
basis said Mr.. Bertrand CAS- a sam
pie Of what is going to be asked is:
How many hogs have you raised and
sold?' What was the cost of the corn
that fed them? How much grain did
you raise and how much on hand at
PRESENT. What was the cost of your
hired help?'"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
X X X X X X x X
OBITUARIES.
Mrs. Anton EiSele.
4 X y Il y X

Elizabeth Briel was born in Della
ware county, Delaware, March 2, 1857,
and passed away at the Augustana
hospital in Chicago, Ill, Dec. 20, 1917,
at the age Of so years, months and
IS days
In April 1857 her parents moved to
Wisconsin, establishing their home in
the town Of Liberty, Grant county
where many years of her life were
spent.
March 8, 1884, she was united in
marriage to Anton Eisele This hap
Ply union was blessed with seven chill
dren, one dying in infancy.
In December, 1915, Mr. and Mrs
Eisele retired from farm life and NOV
ed to FennimOre, where the remainder
of her life was spent.
Those left to mourn her departure
are the sorrowing husband, three sons
and three daughters, Frank of Sitter
Linda (Mrs. Bert Wood, of Fenni-
more, Fred Of Fennimore, Vern at the
Great Lakes naval training station in
,
also five grandchildren, two daughters
inlaw and one son-in-law, four
brothers and three sisters, August
Briel and Mrs. Joe Matthews of Ian
caster, Mrs. Henry Belz and Mrs
Richard Wilkinson, Charles, Louis and
Otto Briel, all of Sitter. Two broth
ers and two sisters have preceded her
to the great beyond.
After short funeral services at the
residence Monday morning, the re
mains were taken by train to the
Evangelical church at Liberty Ridge,
accompanied by a host of friends,
where services were held by Rev. G.
Recht, the pastor, in German, and
Rev. Nath. Matthias Of Fennimore, in
English. Both paid eloquent tribute
to the accomplishing Christian life
that had been lived by the deceased.
The congregation that had come to
pay their last respects to the memory
OF the deceased taxed the capacity of
the church to the utmost. Interment
was made in the adjoining cemetery.
-FennimOre Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
Albert Baumgartner

Albert Baumgartner died at his
home near Wadena, Iowa, Wednesday
De. 10. He was a son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Baumgartner and
was born in Cassville in October, 1867,
and lived in this vicinity until he NOV
ed to an Iowa farm not long after he
married Miss Cora Ward of Lancaster.
He leaves widow, daughter Lenora,
and sons Gerald and Joseph; sisters,
Amelia-Mrs Valentine Stuckey of
Kansas, and Miss Ida Baumgartner of
Cassville. Funeral service was held
Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian
church in Wadena, with burial in Gem
etery there. M. w. A. gave the frater-
nal service for their esteemed brother.
During his long and distressing ill
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

Building is a bargain, right now!
Building materials seem high in price,
but they are SO because it is costing nnnch uz01e
to produce them Though we admit "Old
Faithful HEMLOCK hasn't gone up nucbN
Building prices in general WILL NOT BE
LOWER for years, if ever, because producing
costs are UP to stay, and demand after the war
will be en0rm0us. But farm products are
much higher in proportion than BUILDING
materials and they may al70Qyy be 50 hIgf Your
buShel OF wheat or hundred Of milk will buy more
building materials right than ever before and
perhaps more than ever again Don't miss it
BUILD NOW!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
Hollands WindnniIIs-

It was at one time stated that there
were in Holland at least $500 large
windmills, of which the sails ranged
from go to 100 feet long. At that time
their yearly cost was reported to be
nearly $1O,OO0,OOO. The mills are used
for many purposes-for saving timber,
beating hemp, grinding, but their prin-
cipal use has always been to pump wa
ter from the lOwlands into the canals,
to protect the little country from be-
ing inundated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
Not Including Meanness.

The average human body, besides
the carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nj
trogen of which it is chiefly composed,
contains 234 pounds of lime, 1 pound
II ounces of phosphorus, 2 % ounces
of potash, 21a ounces of sodium, 3-5
ounces each of magnesium, sulphur and
silica and about one-sixth of an ounce
of iron.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
AROUND WISCONSIN
BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH

Jones Skenadore of Oneida, aged "a
years, was burned to death when his
home was destroyed by fire.
900
A blaze at the village of Ontario
last week destroyed the opera house,
a furniture store and a meat market.
600
Mrs. Nellie Blanchard Of Delavan,
died in the bath tub Of the house where
she lived alone. A nephew forced the
doors and found the body. Mrs. Blan-
chard was 70 years old.
-O-O-o-
The fuel committee Of Wausau has
contracted with a lumber company
for the entire output of it's sawmill for
1918. The wood will be sold to resi-
dents of the city at actual cost
90 O.
Tax payers of the city of Mineral
Point are called upon this year to put
up, as taxes, IL per cent of assessed
valuation. This is not as high as some
other years and not as high as many
anticipated.
-O-O-O-
On their way to town to do Christ
mas shopping, Mrs. Maude Merrill of
KenOsha, was instantly killed when
train on the Chicago, North Shore &
Milwaukee Electric line struck their
automobile.
-o-o-o-
Paul and Perle Urtebee, Eau Claire
twins, have enlisted in the ordnance
department Of the federal service.
The young men are so similar in APP
pearance that their best friends can
not tell them apart
-o-O-O-
Married and deserted on the same
day was the experience of Matte R.
Clarkson of Neenah, who has been
granted, divorce. Mrs. Clarkson was
granted the custody of child and $40
per month alimony.
O-O-O-
A peculiar case of intoxication is
on record at GAINESVILLE where a vag-
rant drank the anti-freeze solution,
composed of alchol and water, taken
from an automobile. The owner found
the drunk lying on the garage floor
.-O-O-O-
The last official figures on death
rate in this state gives a mortality of
9.9 per thousand population. This is
lower than the average of the states
in the registration area. In 1915 the
rate in Wisconsin was 1916 and the
rate has steadily declined for several
years.
A faithful dog saved the life of the
c. T. O'Brien family Of Necedah Mr..
OBrien was awakened early in the
morning by the shrill banks of the
family pet. Upon investigation a fire
was found in the basement where an
oil stove had been started to keep out
the frost. This was soon put out.
-O-O-O-
Upper and Lower Manitou Falls of
the Black river, among the most pic
turesque in northern Wisconsin, with
more than 900 acres surrounding
them, have been given to the state by
Martin PattisOn, Superior banker
and mining man, to be forever held
in trust for the free use and benefit
OF all the people" Several years have
been spent in getting the tract to-
gether from holdings of scores of
owners and the money outlay has been
large on account of the valuable water
power rights at the falls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

ness, Mrs. Baumgartner was assisted
in caring for the invalid by his broth
er-in-law, NARROW Kidd, who accom-
panied his daughter, Mrs. Gustave
Kuenster, and Miss Ida Baumgartner
to Cassville Friday charlottesville
Index
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02

Albert Duboits was instantly killed
when he fell forty feet from the roof
of Neenah residence which was un-
en-.
Estimated value of land in Grant
county based on land sales and assess
ments compiled by the Wisconsin tax
commission are: 1907, $47,46; 1912,
1881; 1917, $500.
-O-O-O-
The Twin City Home guards will
go without uniforms for some time to
come, according to word coming to
Menasha from state headquarters.
There is a scarcity of soldiers suits
-O-O-O-
Failure of registrants who want to
claim exemption to have their support
ing witness present in filling in the
QUESTIONABLE is causing delays be-
fore the advisory board at Green Bay.
Oliver Powell residing near Stod-
dard burned to death while trying to
put ont fire in his home. Powell was
last seen in the upper rooms Of the
burning house. His body, horribly
charred, was found in the ruins.
1000
While examining a revolver, Harold
Pond, 10 years old, of Amigo, fresh
man at Lawrence college, was shot in
the right upper arm by q fellow stu
dent. He was taken to st. Elizabeth's
hospital.
-o-o-o-
"COnductorettes' are going on the
street cars at KenOsha in the near flu
ture. The young women selected pas
sed satisfactory physical examina-
ton and have been given uniforms
The last are said to be away classier'
than those worn by the men.
-O-O-O-
$150,0O0 damage was done at Mil
waukee when the Boynton garage, a
huge livery concern, burned to the
ground 60 automobiles were COM
pletely destroyed. The fire started in
a row of lockers and a draft caused
the flames to sweep the building.
-O-o-o-
Argue Fraipont, Green Bay farmer
and merchant, was fined $500 and costs
by Judge Monihan on complaint of
Mrs. Nora Denman, Red Cross solicit
tor. Mrs. Denman said he referred to
the solicitors as beggars and belit-
tied the Red Cross. He is of Belgian
extraction.
O-O-O-
Somewhere in Wisconsin" Reeds
ville's supply Of coal is lost and as
a result the village is threatened with
total darkness because the lighting
power plant may have to close, the
schools will be closed soon and many
business houses may be forced to sus-
pend operations.
-O-O-O-
One Madison soldier pal has Just
received a big order from his soldier
at Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas. The
Sammy was furnished with a pal. ban
quoted, laden with gifts, and start
ed on his trip south. The pal wrote
frequent letters, continued the gifts,
and looked after Sammy's interests
here. Then Sammy wrote that he had
married Waco girl Yesterday an
other letter came. 1t said: eve are
soon to leave for France Would you
be so kind as to support my wife
while | am in the war;"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
Farm Machinery, Etc.

Nehaus
single buggies runners
section
BILE harrow 6foot Keystone
80 rods John
Mccormick
shelter
wagon springs sets double harness. single
sacks 6OOb platform seche pump tools
Racine incubator
umu ated on a farm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-02
Hay and Or ain

half timothy
bushels
obnoxious
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Earth and Sky Are Full OF hu1derClS Fury of Battle

10000 more The sound Of the firing was
heard across France, throughout Belgium and
Holland and over the Surrey downs OF Eng
land. $50 miles away
The Messines ridge is long low hill.
only about 500 feet in height, but it COM
mands the countryside for miles around and
had become the heavily fortified barrier TO
bar the Allied advance between Ypres and
Armentieres. Since December 1914, the Ger
mans had scanned the western slopes with
trenches. 9 network OF tunnels and of con-
crete redoubts. Behind the ridge lay the
German batteries. For months this ridge
had been mined and counternincd by both
sides, until the English had placed 500 tons
Of high explosives that is. approximately
1000 900 pounds OF amminol-beneath nine
teen strategic points which were to be taken
Al the foot of the ridge along front of
nine miles, the British had concentrated
their batteries, heavy guns and vast supplies
of ammunition Day and night for week be-
fore the battle began the German positions
had been shelled. AT times the hurricane
OF fire died down, but it never ceased. By
day and by night the German trenches were
raided and explored. large fleet of tanks
was ready for the advance. Hundreds Of
aviators cleared the air and dropped bombs
upon the enemy. assailing his ammunition
dumps, aerodromes and bases Of supplies.
The battle had to be fought simultaneously
by all the forces on the land in the air and
in the mines underground. All the horrors
of tn, cyclone and the earthquake were har-
messed for the conflict
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

confirmed by a casualty list Of nearly fifty
men. including twenty killed.
The war IS not staying 5000 miles
away, TO rephrase famous remark. and
1t is now possible TO build up from scat
tel1ng dispatches, q picture of the recent
attack, for valor in which Premier Clemen-
ceau journeyed from Paris to decorate a
number of American soldiers with medals
which they will be unable to wear until
they are definitely given permission by the
American government
North Of Toul. in Southeastern France,
Just around the St Mihiel bend of the
huge reverse salient of the Nerdun dis
trlct and between the Meuse and the Mo
aelle rivers, is a short sector of the French
Ane now apparently held as a whole by
American troops. Northeast of the town
OF Selcheprey the Germans laid their
plans for raid in force on the Americans
70 get prisoners-and the Berlin version
of the raid says that twelve men and two
machine guns were taken
Apparently the attack was carefully
prepared. for q plan OF attack taken from
the body Of a Prussian captain killed in
the fracas. including map Of the Ameri-
can positions, indicated every American
dugout, trench. machine gun emplacement
and depression in the ground within the
American lines. Along the bottom Of this
map was line labelled Our front line, :"
and along this line were five shaded por-
tons. each mark pd '.Neet -
-Four rehearsals were held for the at
tack. and the troops who made it were
specially picked from new arrivals in the
sector and told that Americans confronted
them. From the five "ncsts," so tho plan
ran. groups of forty infantrymen, with one
lieutenant and three pioneers to prccede
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
round That Has Become
n Crirnly Historic

sz.,s.o.er s.osner turn N Inc road and me great
a. r."eid rises in grim reality before US
szI;.. me left stands the terrible Ypres
~ So 30 long swept by the tide of war, and
p,.'- - - me ri2ot are the blasted woods Of
,.,'. Hsfeet Right before us rises the his
en-, ''THe o. Messines, won at sucn cost
n me anmmer. We are standing now'
81 s i'os of lie low sidge where the Brit
us,...e ae'enes we're % ionx held under the
:se .sS@ hfe of the cnsny. From herc 70
s,.s ~ o' the ridge the ground has been
Il = yer, men by inch and foot by foot.
sass .'~>Ssa and blackened deep scanned By
rd.. 4'0 smell The trees stand on the bare
lsrsl.'. .@@h and stark, charred and leaacss. Ike
w. ~eh'ineiS u the dead The ground
tss,.a ts.1s blade of graas left, is torn and
f,sva. ~ By earthquake and volcano.
s.s,a ~ hale been blown into shapelcss
.s,ts.. "a aebyls. Deep shell holes and mine
rlgz.1 Harx the advance oe death. Small
sss, az left without one atone or brick
sna.. a'Iher, mere formless heaps, ground
III - ~ aust. Deserted in Wild confusion,
k,nA 'af'ed In the churned mud. on every
bsns. arc heaps Of unused ammunition.
sss<.,4 SAs smells and Internal machines
Hxss Or huyriediy left IN the epemy's
IL. f.ss o1 June 7, at 3 o'clock in the morn
Il tsovirg the heavy BON bardmepS which
s4enr I. sesng on for days. the great attack
~ 60 gns division sione the heavy guns
1fvV shells and the field artillery
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

sergeant, captain who was later killed
sent number of his men to an intermedi-
ate trench when the bombardment started ::
The Dutchmen's shells were busting all
around us. but only a few landed in our
position. We were up to our necl,s in mud.
which saved Us from Il lot Of flying shrap-
ncl'
y Georgia youth, who looked to one cor
respondent to be hardly more than cirh-
teen, was in the front line when the shells
began coming over. Lying on a cot in Il
hospital back of the lines, he said:
at seemed like every she'll in the world
started coming our wav Where the Ger
mans got them is more than know never
believed that so many existed. One burst
near whore ! was. y piece hit a fellow on
the other side Of me who came from Texas.
The corporal pichcd hin un and started with
him for a first aid station in the midst Of q
ne1fect shower O. digt anA mud which was
being kicked up
Il don't know whether he ever ~ot there
or not. at once got INTO = muchine-gun
cmplacemsot with another CORPORAL whose
home is in Missouri, leaving my rifle out
side. Things got so hot we decided TO try
10 get 20 a steel shelter at the end Of a
trcRcn.
THE corporal went first. but few feet
away shell exploded almost on him and
killed him. stepped out and saw that my
'ife had been blown 20 pieces This left me
d@fencelcss, so | started in another diroc-
ton hoping to find rife or pistol be
cause | knew the Germans would Do around
soon. About the same time Il piece Of shell
hit mo on the left side and down went 4
ergoant yelled an order Tor me to 20 TO a
tirst->lid station.