Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-09-13

John Harvat, Eastman farmer, has
applied for 3 patent on new style
threshing machine that, it is said, will
revolutionize the method of threshing
grain. The machine on extreme test
threshed $50 sacks of oats an hour
using a grain cylinder 80 inches long.
Mr.. Harvat does away with the multi
plicity of sieves and carriers common
to the old tyes of machines. He uses
six belts to operate the entire appara-
tus, which is practically noiseless,
and the few parts, with the exception
OF the cylinder in use land there are
two, one for grain and the other for
hulling), are slow speed, which is the
other extreme on all other threshers.
The huller cylinder is much lower
down than the grain cylinder and one
is used to balance the other in which
ever operation it is used. The weight
of the complete thresher is about
$500 pounds, which is two tons less
than the average other machines of
the same capacity. In height it stands
only about eight and half feet and is
built wide at the bottom so it can be
hauled over any country road without
danger of tipping over.
Strawberry Point farmers are talk
ing over the discovery of the petrified
remains of a great mastodon, exposed
by the spring washouts. The remains
were discovered in sand rock, clearly
outlined. The mastodon, nowadays,
would be called an elephant, as he
was the progenitor of that interest
ing species of mammals. Remains in
flesh form have been found in ST.
berian glaciers and though buried for
thousands Of years in ice the flesh
was said to be edible when uncovered
When a blow adder snake coiled
about her child, Mrs. Karl Moore of
Onawa tainted from fright! When
she recovered the snake was gone and
the child was in an unconscious con-
dition with it's body and face purple.
He was not bitten by the snake but
deadly poison had been blown into his
face which would have cost his life
if he had not had prompt medical
care.-Pra. du Chen Courier.
On the Robert Quick farm, two
miles southeast of Mineral Point,
few days ago, Nicholas Ley, while
working in the garden plot, unearthed
a French gold coin bearing the date
of 1886. 1t was as bright as a new
coin and it's gold value is about ten
dollars. This aged and rare piece of
money was probably lost by pioneer
French explorer.
Melvin and Frank Waller of Patch
Grove were so badly injured in an
auto speeding accident one day last
week that they had to be rushed to a
hospital in this city for surgical at
tention A third party was consider
ably injured but able to take to the
road and get home.-Pra. du Chen
Courier.
Anglers along the Mississippi are
sore because of the practice of the
fish rescue commission which has
been dumping the rough fish back
into the river and shipping the game
fish to inland lakes. Anglers claim
that this practice, if persisted in, will
result in stripping the big river and
tributaries of all game fish.
Ed. Keller, Ash Creek, Richland
county farmer, was attacked by bull
on his farm. Luckily Keller had
pitchfork. In spite of severe thrusts
with the fork Mr.. Keller was badly
hurt in his battle with the brute but
kept his presence of mind and finally
escaped. The bull is now bully
beef"
Sheriff Herold of Crawford county
arrested George Klinger and Elmer
Moon, Iowa men, selling moonshine
election day at Ferryville. Mr.. Herold
took the men into custody but could
not confiscate their still although it
was in plain sight across the river.
Thos. NJ Irish, Supt of Schools at
Dubuque, has been reelected for the
55th annual time. Mr.. Irish is so
years old and has the longest record
of continuous teaching in the coun-
try. Five generations of his family
have been teachers.
G. L. Gilbertson, Pra. du Chen
telegraph operator, has a fruit farm
as a side line. This season he sold
1000 quarts of blackberries alone
which at, say 15c quart, nets him
nice lot of pocket money.