Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-08-14

from Patch Grove for a visit last
| week.
Mrs. VIM. Kraemer has been
mum bered among the sick but is some
better
Ethel Day came home from Madi-
son Saturday to spend a week with
her mother Mrs. JAS F. Day
&C. W. Chapman, of Platteville,
joined his family here Monday for a
visit at the Robert BROKER home.
Judge E. Goodsell and K. Meyer,
Jr., were at Rewey Wednesday, at
tending meeting of the directors of
the Sunrise mine.
Miss Helen Abrams. who has
been visiting at home for about a
week, expects to return to Patch Grove
within a few days.
Miss Helen Godfrey went to
Potosi yesterday, froin whence she
proceeded to Davenport Iowa, for a
visit with her brother Fred.
VIM. Forck, chairman of Glen
Haven township. accompanied by his
wife drove over to Lancaster Wednes
day returning the same evening.
Ellis Schmidt went to Beloit, yes
terday, where he will have charge of
Photographic studio for friend Of
his. who is taking a couple of weeks
vacation.
Miss Valentine Humphrey, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Humphrey,
of Patch Grove, is visiting at the
home Of her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene Whitmore.
Miss Gertrude Fuller, of Prince.
ton, ILL.,, who mas been visiting her
cousin, Mrs. J. Harold Pugh, return
ed home Monday, Mr. and Mrs.
Pugh accompanying her as far as
POtosi.
The secretary of the Boscobel fair
which. is on this week. states that
while a large number of horses are
always entered for the races there,
the number this year is larger than
ever before
"A birthday surprise party was
given to Mrs. Henry Bausch last Sun
day at her home in the northeast part
of the city. Thirty four people were
present and group picture was made
of them on the lawn.
There is probably no state in the
Union so universally adapted to the
dairy industry as Wisconsin. And
it is the dairy man, and next to him
the stock grower, who finds the least
trouble in maintaining fertility.
"A Dubuque woman grleves over
the fact that while her husband
formerly kissed her three times day
ne now never pret6nds TO kiss her but
twice and sometimes only once. Too
bad, but possibly the hired girl is
getting more kisses than rightfulIy
belong to her
Geo. S. Rockwell now knows for
himself how it is to be a bachelor
while his wife is away. Mrs. Rock
we'll and her sister, Mrs Fl. NJ
Palmer are spending couple of
weeks at cottage on First Lake, near
Stoughton and will also visit briefly
at other points in that part Of the
state
Peter Fitzgerald. a married man
about 81 years of age. was arrested
about ten miles north of Lancaster
last Thursday, by Sheriff Hymer, on a
charge Of wife abandonment emenat-
ing from Milwaukee. Fitzgerald was
at work on farm when apprehend-
ed. An officer from Milwaukee ar
rived Friday and took him back
there for further action in the
matter.
w. B. Dyer's fast trotting horse,
Mr.. Human, which won first money
two weeks ago in the 2 rs class al
the Madison races, got first money last
week in 2 :16 trot at Reedsburg and
will start tomorrow in the GAINESVILLE
races. His old-time stopper Bill
Human. starts tomorrow in a race al
Boscobel, where he will be driven by
the man for whom he was named,
"Bill" Human, Of Austin, MINI.
The scientists tell us that if the
nitrogen floating over the state of
Wisconsin were taken from the all
and put upon the market it would be
worth three hundred and fifty thou
sand millions of dollars. That is
iquite an amount. The cIovers, alfalfa
and other legumes grown upon Wis
consin soils are constantly drawing
upon that supply and fixing it in the
soil, Quite an asset In MANY states