Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-07-20

| Ill tAIS City NOAudys
F. j. Kenshan, of Bosco3el, was
in Lancaster Monday.
IT. j. Marshall, of Montfort. wa:
in Lancaster on business Monday.
| &C. F. Dickinson visited in
Livingston the latter part of last
! week.
Misses Hildegarde Alt and Meta
4 Schmidt visited with Rev. Katerndahl,
at Liberty, Monday. s.
Miss Morford and Glen Morford,
of Greenville, Penn, are guests at the
home of Theo. Calvin.
w. Fl. Barnett, j. A. Birchard
Gus Deckert and w. Swenson, of
Boscobel, we're in Lancaster Sunday.
Mrs. Arno L. Alt has been visit
ing friends in Fennimore, Hazel
Green and Platteville the past week.
Mrs. Chas, Mayne and son John,
of Griswold, Iowa. are visiting her
parents Dr. and Mrs. j. Ell. Reed
"A marriage license was issued by
County Clerk Tuff1ey to Harley Welsh.
Troy, Missouri and Myrtle Ferguson,
of Mt. Hope.
Frank Smith. on his farm north
east of Beetown has one Of the best
| looking fields Of corn in the county
60 acres in one tract.
MIR and Mrs Regain, Of Jackson
Tenn, arrived Saturday evening for a
visit at the home of Mrs Regain s
parents MI. and Mrs James McBrien.
R. S. Olmstead. Of Boscobel
candidate for the Republican nomiDa-
tion for register of deeds, was Lam
caster visitor a day or two last week.
Jay Harcleroad, Fred Burr, V. l.,
Showalter and DR.. Mark Bailey of
Fennimore, spent Sunday in Madison.
They made the trip in Sheriff Harcle-
road s automobile
Last Monday was Louis Ats Goth
birthday. AS surprise and IN com
memoration of the occasion his sons
and the clerks in the store presented
him with a very fine suit case.
Herman Buchner went to Platte
Vile Monday to remain several days
During his absence he Will attend a
meeting of stockholders Of the Sun
rise Mining Co. to be held at Rewey.
John Brogley has received word
from his daughter and sonin law, Mr.
and Mrs George UT. Of Mansfield,
! Wash. announcing that after about
eleven years Of married life they have
recently been blessed with the birth
of their first child, daughter. weigh
ing eleven pounds They are prosper
ing nicely in their western home but
keep up lively interest in old Grant
county, their childhood home.
John Brogley was exhibiting yes
terday numper Of heads of wheat of
different varieties, raised by his
brother in law, Albert Stein born in
the southeast part of the city. One
Of these heads is of the variety known
as Macaroni wheat and is about two
or three times as large as that of
ordinary wheat and is a prodigous
producer. Another variety shown
grows from one to six heads to each
stool, on stems of ordinary height,
This also is great producer. and
both are said to b3 of good quality.
"A party was given last Wednes-
day evening at the home Of II. W.
Brown in honor Of Miss Helen BROKER,
whose marriage takes place to Hugh
j. Orion today. She was presented
with some beautiful Haviland China
on that occasion A kitchen shower
was given for Miss BROKER by
Mrs. j. NJ Allen at the home
of the editor of The Herald on Thurs
day evening, and on Friday evening a
six o'clock dinner was given in hel
honor by Mrs. I. F. Orion upon which
occasion each guest gave some article
for her work basket
That the toad is great friend OF
the farmer and gardener was recently
proven by the federal department OF
agriculture, A close investigation
disclosed the fact that in twenty -four
hours the food consumed by one toad
equals in quantity four times the
capacity of its stomach. The contents
of one hundred fifty nine stomachs ex-
amined consisted of the following
variety 10 per cent ants; Is per cent
cut worms; 10 per cent thousand
legged worms; per cent caterpillars
s per cent ground beetles; 5 per cent
destructive wevils; per cent grass
hoppers together with crickets,