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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
VISITING IN FAR EAST
Mr.. and Mrs. rockingham at
Old Home In N. III.

(Franklin, N. H. Journal-Transcript.)
G. w. rockingham and Mrs. Froth
ingham and daughter, Miss Jennie, OF
Lancaster, Wisconsin, and Mr.. Froth-
ingham's sister, Mrs. Mary Mcconnell
of Richmond, ILL.,, are staying for a
few days at The Webster.
Mr. rockingham and his sister left
Franklin in 1859 and have not since
been in this place.
Their father, Samuel rockingham,
was the first station agent at Franklin
when the railroad was built. At the
time he took possession of the station
the end of the road was at East And
over
Mr. rockingham has been connect
ed with the railroads of Wisconsin for
50 years, and has recently retired.
They were looking for acquaintance
es, but found only four or five people
whom they remembered.
Franklin was comparatively small
village when they went away and the
lively appearance, good business and
attractive homes of the city drew
many favorable comments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
Ingenuity of Inmates Not So Eff
fective AS Ambition Is De-
serving, Perhaps.

Sheriff He'll again nipped a possible
Jail delivery, with serious consequence
es to himself when last week he dis
covered certain steps taken by three
Of his guests, who by the way, are dis
tinctly hard customers.
Mr.. He'll keeps just as close watch
on the lawbreakers in the Jail as he
does on those outside, and 'smelled a
rat" that something was wrong about
the JAIL
Upon investigation he found that a
large sliding bar six feet long, six in.
wide and about one-half an inch in
thickness, had been pried away from
it's fastening on the door Of the north
west cell and slipped out of the socket.
This bar locks the cell door when the
apparatus is thrown outside the cage
to lock the cells in unison and the feat
of slipping it out of its socket is
seemingly impossible. 1t was done,
though and apparently by use Uf a
blanket that was fastened to it and
twisted until the bar came away.
Another piece of steel used as a lever
in working the mechanism of the COM
bination locking device was taken out
with the intention probably, of using
the two as weapons to slug the sheriff
with, some time when he was not look
ing.
Mr.. He'll found out what had been
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
BIRTH RATE IS Even
FOR BOYS And GIRLS
Facts and Figures from Vital
Statistics Report.
MORTALITY RATE LOW.
No Record of Serious Contagious Dis
ease or EpidemicS-KieIer
Leads In Marriages.

Thirteen marriages occurred in
Grant county during the period since
the last check was made on vital sta
tistics of this sort, and the village
of Keller in Jamestown township
leads with four couples united in we'd
lock. PIatteviI1e comes next with
three marriages and the others are as
follows: Potosi, two; Mt. Hope, one;
Boscobel, one; Muscoda, one, and
Bloomington, one. The average male
age is 1912 years; average female age
25.5 years. Second marriages: males,
three; females, one. One report gives
the number of marriages on the part
Of a man as so, but this is, obviously
an error.
There were about rs births in the
county during the period and these
were exactly divided among girl and
boy babies. Only one case Of twins
is shown, and they are children Of Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Knox, farmers Of Fen
nimore The twins names are Leon
Perry Knox and Leona Mary Knox.
There are four older children in this
family.
The birthplace of the various child
rem is as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
THE JUNIOR CHAUTAUQUA.
New Feature to Be Introduced During
the Lancaster Week.

Junior Chautauqua," comparative
ly new feature in Chautauqua work,
will be one of the big events of the
coming week.
1t will open with Play Festival
conducted by Miss Swanson, who is
in charge of the Junior Chautauqua.
The play program will be carried
on in the same manner as those on the
play grounds of the National Play
ground association are supervised.
Round table hour for parents, play
hours for the older children and a
story hour for the smaller children
Immediately following the musical
prelude, are some of the features ar
ranged for.
All Lancaster children are wanted
in the Thursday evening parade.
Meet at the court house lawn at ZOO,
sharp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
The Weather.

TUESDAY, June 13.-Max. 76;
min. Sc; southwest mind, cloudy.
WEDNESDAY, June 14-MaX.
Y; min. go; amount Of rainfall
3.48; west wind, partly cloudy.
THURSDAY, June 15.-MaX. 68;
min 48; amount of rainfall so;
west wind, partly cloudy.
FRIDAY, June 16.-Max. ga;
min. 46; amount Of rainfall .35;
northwest wind, partly cloudy.
SATURDAY, June 17.-MaX. 50;
min. 43; northwest wind, clear.
SUNDAY, June 18.-Max. Il;
min. AZ; northwest wind, clear.
MONDAY, June 19.-Max. 70;
min. At; northwest wind, partly
cloudy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
WATERLOO BRIDGE LETTING.

Louis Vesperman was a Waterloo
visitor last Thursday when bids were
let to construct bridge across the
creek in Jordan Hollow. The span
will be twenty-five feet in length, and
Redman Bros. secured the contract on
a bid of 81 the yard for the concrete
work, whatever it may be.
The road authorities have found that
the amounts required vary owing to
foundation conditions, and that no
specific amount of concrete can be
laid out at the beginning of job.
The town will buy the steel from
Leo Meysembourg at 1913 the cwt.
Present at the meeting were: Albert
Sails and the Waterloo town board.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
LIGHT SERVICE NOT
AFFECTED BY STORM.

The local lighting and power serv-
ice withstood the terrific storms of last
week, indicating that Mr.. Angus and
his company have been getting in bet
ter shape to Withstand bad weather.
The Indicator card for the evening of
the Tuesday storm shows only four
Interruptions and they were but mo-
mentary. They occurred at 1880;
7:45; 1855 and 1910.
These breaks were probably due to
lightning surges Kicking the cir
cult breaker at Platteville and cutting
off the current.
Good service is generally accepted
as a matter of course, but it is a mat
ter of cOngratulaticn that things have
been going we'll and a hope that the
company's effort to maintain this con-
dition will not be in vain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
LANCASTER HUB OF
EXCEPTIONAL STORM
ClOudburst Visits City and Does
Considerable Damage.
PRECIPITATION is HEAVY.
Other Towns Report Only Mild Rains,
But Rivers Overlooked Doing
Damage to Growing Crops.
PRECIPITATION is HEAVY.

Lancaster can claim the honor, al
though a doubtful one of having had
the worst storm of the 1916 summer
season, when last Tuesday night at
$50 o'clock the storm commenced
gradually increasing in violence un-
til TAO. Lancaster was apparently,
the hub of the affair, as telephone re-
ports from surrounding towns show
practically little damage.
Sitter reported some rain with the
big storm veering toward the west
from the northwest.
Beetown had moderate rain during
the night, as did Ellenboro. Mt. Hope
had heavy rain but nothing like a
cloudburst. Potosi had practically no
rain, Burton none at all, but Grant riv-
er overfiOwed doing some damage to
the growing corn, although the water
subsidized almost as quickly as it came.
Platte river at Ellenboro, was up from
bluff to bluff, indicating heavy rains
up stream. Fennimore reported rains
but no flood.
This brings the storm back to Lam
caster again where it ragged with VIC
lence overlooking easements, washing
out fences and bridges and doing dam
age to buildings.
The Cherry street bridge east of
city hall was washed out, the abut-
ments being destroyed and the struc
ture collapsing. The same thing hap
pened to the cemetery road bridge,
where the entire foundation on the
east side was washed away. Both of
these structures will have to be re-
placed. Bids for new bridges were
called for at once and opened Thurs
day evening.
The new barn on the DR.. Doolittle
farm, south of town, was badly dam
aged, the foundation on the west side
being entirely washed away. On the
Ira Murphy place near the cemetery,
the fences were washed out and some
damage done to growing crops. In
the hollow near the H. S. Rhodes resi-
dence reposed a wooden sidewalk
which had been carried for several
blocks by the water.
Frank Belz, living in the northeast
part of town, lost seventy-five chicks
by drowning.
Debris filled the hollow west of the
pop factory where the draw runs
south and empties into Pigeon. This
was due to the torrent of water which
used this means of getting away from
the higher ground.
According to the local observer 3.48
inches of rain fell during the period
and the storm was the worst seen here
since the famous one of July 4, 1876.
The entire southern portion of the
state and northern Illinois was visit
ed by rains the same night, but no
where did they approach in violence
the flood experienced here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
Organization Formed One Year
AgO-Banquet and Program

Following a banquet which promis-
es to be of unusual excellence, repre-
sentatives of twenty-eight Grant cCun-
ty banks will listen to and participate
in a program arranged to make the
evening pass quickly and the stay of
the visitors in Lancaster a pleasant
one.
The last meeting was held in Platte
Vile last fall when the bankers of that
city entertained their brethren.
The gathering tonight at the Ho-
tel India is the first annual meeting
of the organization.
Program:
Remarks, c. Fl. Baxter, president I'm
ion State Bank, Lancaster.
Welcome, L. H Stevens, president
Lancaster State Bank.
Response, S. E. Pearson, cashier
Bloomington State Bank.
Toast, Geo. D Bartlett, secretary
Wisconsin Bankers Association.
Toast, c. P. Him, president F n.
Bank, Fennimore.
Grant County and It's Pioneers =
David James, cashier Citizens State
Bank, Montfort.
Toast, R. ]. Morrison, cashier State
Bank, Boscobel.
Toast, o. E. Gray, cashier First Ma
tional Bank. Platteville.
Business.
America
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
Jail Delivery Frustratedby Sheriff He'll;
Large Bar Pried Loose From Cell Door

done and then proceeded to loate the
parties responsible. Beside Dale and
Wilson of Montfort there were con-
fined the pair held on the launch theft
charge and the man who is charged
with having stolen the brass and bees
wax from the farm of John Pickle
near the mouth of Platte river some
time ago.
Henry Otto Haskell and John Bell
are the names of the two worthless
with supposed motor boating proclivi-
ties and Arnold Meyer is the sobriquet
of the man who is said to have a pas
sion for combined zinc and copper,
and the products of the apiaries. They
may be estimable gentlemen, but look
like tough customers.
Mr.. He'll decided, and as legal Ian
guage might put it believed, had good
reason to believe and did believe"
that Henry Otto, John and Arnold,
were up to some monkey shines with
possible designs on his person and
life if they could get away with it. He
locked them in cage on the second
floor, and for several days kept them
confined in individual cells, but later
gave them the freedom of the cage
corridor.
They were playing a combination of
''seven-up" and poker when the Her
aid man peeked in last Saturday even
ing and had little to say. Their cases
come up for trial at the October term
and they will languish in duress until
then, as bail is practically beyond
nrnCtinn in each case
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
NEW ROAD-CLOSING CARDS.

New cards have been received at the
county highway commissioners office
which serve to indicate to travellers
that a highway is closed for work bet
ter than the signs made by the fore
man on the job. The sign reads that
Road Ahead Is Positively Closed" in
large black face letters, following
with the words, Owing to State Aid
Construction. The laws are quoted
relating to violating and the admoni-
ton given to follow detour signs in
Dictated by arrows below.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
DENNIS O'BRIEN BACK AGAIN.
Sure Enough He Went to Turtle Lake
And Was Picked Up There.

Dennis O'Brien did not tarry long
in Grant county after his escape of
several weeks ago. Instead he made
it hotfoot for Turtle Lake, Pierce
county, his former home.
Dennis may be technically crazy,
but he has the method of a passenger
pigeon. and knows the shortest route
by instince. The authorities at Tur-
tie Lake notified Mr.. Burris at once
and Nj. Y. Burris, Jr., brought Dennis
back to Grant county, Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
BRIDGE WORK WILL
COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY
Bids Asked for on Cherry Street and
Cemetery Road Last Thursday.

The council committee on public
works asked for bids on the erection
of the two bridges washed away in
last Tuesday nights storm, on Thurs
day of last week, and received propos-
ais from three Lancaster firms: G. E.
Rech & Co., obtained the cemetery
bridge job at a bid of $1,747, and Leo
Meysembourg, the Cherry street work
for 1927.
The work will start at once and be
pushed to an early completion. The
city will furnish the 125 loads of sand
and 200 loads of rock required on the
two structures.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
NEW PASTOR AT THE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. Vivian A Peterson of Chicago,
came to Lancaster last Thursday for
the purpose OF taking charge of EN-
manuel parish.
Mr.. Peterson is a recent graduate of
Nashota House, the Episcopal college
located near Oconomowoc. Emmanuel
church has been without pastor
since Rev. w. A. Munday left here in
November. Rev Peterson will con-
duct all the regular services at the
church, Sunday school being held at
$50 o'clock, with Mathis and sermon
at 1920 Evensong services will be
held on Friday and Sunday evenings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
Presbyterian Church.

INN1It tNA NH NIIttI NHt'
Sunday school.
1O:45-MOrning worship.
9:OO-BOice Creek Sunday school
Hurricane unday school.
3:3O-Divine service.
S:OO-BOice Creek evening service
1O:OO-ROckville Sunday school,
:OO-ROckville morning worship
O-EllenborO, Sunday school.
-Elienboro, Divine service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

Thirty-One deaths appear upon the
records for this period divided: 10
females and II males. Excluding in
fants under one year, the average fe-
male age is 63.8 years and the aver
age male age is 54.4. The death rate
per annum is 9.3 per 1000 population.
The causation, age and sex are as fol-
InWc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

Come early on Tuesday, June q,
bringing working utensils and dinner,
to Beetown. All who retain any in
terest in the old cemetery. An old
time ''bee" is called for the purpose
of repairing fence and roads, and do
ing other much needed work in that
little city of the dead" An effort
will be made on that day to form an
association and choose directors, by
whom. henceforth, the sacred place
may be cared for in a methodical way.
Come.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

Roy Fischer, student of the y. of
W., arrived Sunday noon to spend
the summer with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Fischer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

There will be special music at the
Congregational church on Sunday
morning. The choir will sing spec
ial anthem, and H. E. Gross will rem
der several violin solos.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

Mrs. A. J. Pipkin of Boscobel, re-
turned home Monday noon, after a
pleasant visit at the c. F. Budworth
home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

There will be an ice cream social
for the benefit of the church at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry WOOL at
E!ienkoro, next Tuesday, June y.
Everybody welcome.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

Regular meeting of Lancaster lodge
No. 20, F. & A. NJ, Friday evening,
June 23rd. A candidate will be given
the E. A. degree. A good attendance
is earnestly desired. L. G. Wheeler,
w NJ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

Or Thursday, June %, the alnIal
joint meeting of the Presbyterian la
dies aid societies will be held on the
church lawn in Lancaster. All mem
bers should be present. All friends
are heartily invited. Basket dinner
at noon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

Otto Gulke went to Milwaukee
Friday on business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21
COMING EVENTS.

All Modern Woodmen of America are
urged to attend the meeting of June
%. Thursday. Important business.
w. E. Webb, clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-21

inued on Page 3 this section.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-31
Man Behind the Pulpit

Manchester Press: In the south
part of Delaware county there IL a
neighborhood called Buck Creek. It
Is merely farming neighborhood,
without even a store to dignity its
name. A little church is located at
the cross roads, and that church is
presided over by minister whose
middle name Is Enthusiasm. At an
ordinary morning service the other
Sunday 300 people were present and
the Sunday school of the church
boasts an average attendance OF $50.
This is equal to the best efforts of
the largest Manchester churches,
one Sunday with another.
We don't know just what is re-
sponsible for this unusual condition
in country church, but we have a
suspicion that the man behind the
pulpit is largely to blame. Anyway.
somebody, with enthusiasm. the. great
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-31
Women In The Bee Industry

Housewives do not, as a rule, need
the admon4tion Behold the busy bee, .
and many bt them are studiously cul-
tivating this systematic, efficient lit
tie creatures acquaintance and deriv-
Ing much profit therefrom in various
parts Of the world.
There are many women in Chi
cago." declared student Of bees,
who are making a comfortable in
come from their apiaries. You will
find hives in many suburban back
yards, on the flat sanded roofs OF the
tall apartment houses downtown.
Women are especially fitted for this
work because of that quality Of pa
thence with details which they possess
so largely.
Fifty to seventy-five hives will
give an income OF a Thousand dollars,
with comparatively little work. The
work is done by the bees themselves.
While you are on your vacation, your
faithful swarnls are making the honey
for market. There are, however,
things necessary to the comfort and
good work of the bees. They will do
better to be partially housed by a
rough frame shed raised over them
during the winter. This must be left
open enough for plenty of ventilation.
just the roof may be left for the sum-
mer months, to keep out the rain.
Even this is not necessary. IL the
hives are built carefully and some
rough roof is put over them. The
other work is simple. As the bees
fiji the frames or racks, whichever
are used. these must be removed and
other racks put in. Then comes the
%iy,r ne 10
comb in the separator, the canning
OF the juice, and the labelling for
market
ITO start an apiary, 1t Is best to
send to some supply house for frame
of bees. They are sent by express, in
frames already filled with the wax
comb. These first cells will be filled
largely with the brood In the bee
hous ehold, the queen is monarch of
all she surveys. The young bee,
which has been selected as queen. is
fed on royal jelly When she is re-
leased, the young bees become her
subjects and the older bees depart
TOR new home.
There Is no difficulty about know
ing when the bees are going to swarm.
They let this be known very easily by
the barzzing noise they make in their
preparations for departure. First,
scouts have been sent but to find the
new home. When they start out, I'M
less they become confused. they
make bee line for that home. This
is where the phrase originated. Stu
dents of bees find great pleasure in
watching these little creatures. They
know that, when they fly high, their
new home is near the top OF some
tree. Careful watching will prevent
the bees from getting far. If they
light upon some branch to rest, they
cluster in a close ball This ball can
be secured by cutting off the limb or
weed, post or bush or twig upon which
the swarm has lighted, and placing
over them a net or box to keep them
from straying off, till they can be
IaKen pacx at nlsntlan to their new
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-31

hive waiting for them.
IS The bees soon learn to know their
keepers. 1t takes patience. slow, de-
liberate action to win them. The
hives may be opened in the day time,
the frames OF honey taken from them.
| and fresh frames put In without dis
turbing their work The whole hive
is divided into different bands Of
workers, and these workers never go
| outside their own particular division.
Some are detailed as workers. These
go out and gather the honey from
three miles around. bring 1t in, and
deposit it in the wax cells. These
wax cells have been made by another
set OF workers. Another group closes
over the cells as fast as they are
filled. still another group cares for
the small bees. Some are detailed
as scouts.
There are some bees who seek
out the best fields for gathering the
honey. This has been proved by one
student OF bees who put some sugar
on window sill. One bee came TO,
get it. On his head the watcher put
some flour. Soon that same whitened
worker came back with second.
This was tried several times with
the same result. Other very helpful
things have been learned about bees.
A German discovered that much I'M
necessary labor could be saved the
bee by supplying the combs with
artificial wax foundations. The bees
proved how progressive they are and
ready to leave the older, more labor
ious methods as soon as they recog-
niZe the better way, by accepting this
step and saving themselves much
needless work. and to their human
friends much honey. The bee is the
most interesting example we have
among the small creatures of the
subordination Of the individual to
the good OF the whole group Every
act Of every bee in the crowded
masses in the hive Is working for the
whole group. Even the queen knows
no other activity.
"The bees begin their work in early
spring. They catch the first honey
from the flowers of April, the most
lmph and sweet of all, that which
makes the lightest honey. All through
the season till the flowers have
gone, they work Those whose home
Is on the housetops of Chicago have
farther to go. but there are no two
miles OF this city where flowers do
not bloom in the empty squares OF the
city spaces
THE manual labor connected with
this occupation is not hard. The
strips for the frames are easily bought
at the supply stores, and fastened
together. To make the foundation for
the comb. wires have to be stretched
from end to end of the frames. Over
this paraffin is poured to help the
bees to start. This they quickly
convert into comb. These frames
may be purchased, already filled with
comb, and thus much of the work OF
the bees saved. If you wish to raise
honey in the comb, the sections are
used. The bee does not take so read
lily to this as to the large frames.
To separate the honey from the comb
and preserve the comb from injury, a
machine somewhat Like . churn =