Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-13

1t SHOWS easily but lightly and
sleighing is badly worn on main trav-
eled roads.
Miss Nettie Angus is doublY af-
ficted. Fairly convalescent from a
severe attack of diphtheria, she sue
cumbed Monday to siege of humps.
Mrs. Chas. Basford was hostess
at luncheon OF ten covers Wednes-
day in honor OF Mrs. Irene Schreiter
of Darlington, Grand Chief of the
Rath bone Sisters of Wisconsin.
A Holstein cow in Jefferson coun-
ty holds the worlds butter record of
5S4 pounds of milk in Z days and 20
pounds 81 ounces of butter; with an
average test 402 per cent. This
cow was raised by W. r. Gates of
Oakland, Wis.
The receipts Of live stock in Chi
cago in 1901 were 3,031, 900 cattle,
100000 hogs, 4,04O,OOO sheep and
100 900 horses. Over 100000 ami
mails we're slaughtered during the
year. The years average price of
beef cattle was 1926 per hundred,
hogs S. IS, and sheep 1915. Cattle
were the highest since 1885 and hogs
the highest since 1898,
The new federal blue book con-
tains the names of 100000 persons
who are serving their country in a
civil or military capacity, excluding
the rank and file of the military estab-
lishments. No less than SO, 100 have
their headquarters at Washington.
According to this document, the aver
age pay of government office holders
is shade over $1,000 per annum.
! This is perhaps below the average of
what the same sort of talent brings in
private life, but it may be satisfac-
ton to have ones name in the blue
book.
A gentleman of rather convivial
habits presented his wife with cue
koo clock. A few nights after the
clock was installed and in operation,
the gentlemen came home from his
club very late and feeling somewhat
the effects of his strenuous engage
ment that he had been attending.
AS he came in the house his wife
called from above, what time is it,
dear:?" He responded promptly, 30,
about II o'clock" just at this mo-
ment the cuckoo sung out three times
and the poor, tired man was COM
PEELED to brace himself against the
newell post and cuckoo nine times
more to make complete the alleged
record of II o'clock. Charity draws
veil over the domestic drama that
ensued.
There are few more innocent and
vet more agreeable pastimes, suitable
and agreeable alike to the ''spelllng
bee" and none that has more benefits
in it's train. SO general has become
the vice of bad photography that the
signs of the revival of the ''bee" may
be hailed with satisfaction. 1t is
good news to learn that the schools
are teaching spelling, although one
would still be in doubt after reading
letters written by some of our high
school students. Let ''spelling down"
become fashionable. Let young and
old once more con the spelling book
and dictionary, and the fun of the
winter evening will be as great as if
spent in dancing while the result will
be infinitely more profitable.
During the year 1900 there was
manufactured in Wisconsin $4,000, 900
ponds of butter worth SIG, 000,OO0;
60, 100000 pounds of cheese valued at
$6.000,000 In addition to this the
100000 people of our state con-
sumed So, 1000 worth of milk and
cream, and if we add 81, 100000 as in
creased value of cows we have as a
grand total accruing from the dairy
industry and that found It's way into
the pockets of Wisconsin farmers $780,
900, 900. These figures do not include
the skim milk, buttermilk and whey
of factories and private dairies, which
is large item or the manurial pro-
duct which is worth $40 per COW.
Cows are kept on 100000 farms.
There are 1900 creameries and cheese
factories in the state worth about ST.
900, 900, making the capitalization of
the dairy business enormous