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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
SUMMARY OF MONTHS WEATHER,

The meteorological observer hands
us the following summary Of the
weather for the month of August:
Mean maximum, I'll; mean mini
and August 10; greatest minimum GO
mum 55.516; mean temperature 66308.
Greatest maximum, 81 on August 4
on August /. IS.
Least maximum 65 on August "a:
least minimum, ~, on August 25
Greatest daily range, SO on August 4.
Total precipitation Ito inches,
Greatest in twenty-four hours, Ia
inches on August Z Number of days
with OF inches precipitation, s.
Days clear, 20; partly cloudy, 5;
cloudy, 6.
Last weeks weather was as follows !:
Sunday, Aug. 26.-Max 80, min. 55 !;
clear.
Monday, Aug. 27-Max. IA; min. So;
cloudy; rain 03 inch.
Tuesday, Aug. 28.-Max. 70; min. AZ !;
clear.
Wednesday, Aug. 29.-Max. 70; min.
48; clear.
Thursday, Aug. 3O.-Max. IA; min.
Al; clear.
Friday, Aug. 3r.-Max. II, min. 81;
clear.
Saturday, Sept. MAX. "A, min. g.;
partly cloudy. Rain II inch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
REAL ESTATE DEALS
DEALS In DIRT FILED WITH COUN.
ny RECORDER DURING TIVE
PAST SEVEN DAYS.

Mary E. Lawler and wife to Oscar
w. Seaton, lot in Potosi cons. $500.
Marie v Marshall and husband to
Samuel p. Giesel, lot in PIatteville,
cons. $4,000.
John Plattner and wife to Fred Rich
ardson, 1870 acres in town of Waters
town, 81 and other valuable consid-
erations
E. D. Orr and wife to Elisha Rus
sell, Is acres in town Of Woodman,
cons $3.50
Henry r. Smith and wife to ]. H.
Melloy, lot in Fairplay, cons. ST.
Fred Clark and wife to Harry Typer
lot in Woodman, 81 and other valuable
considerations.
John H. Reed and wife, Charles
Vaughan and wife to August LEM,
land in town Of Liberty, cons. $955.5O
Hattie elsey to Bert e. Kelsey, lot
in BOscobel
Mary u. McKenna to William Udel-
hoven lots in Platteville, cons. $4,000
William T. DiVall and wife to JOS
eph Benish and wife, 20 acres more
or less in town Of Wingville,.
Oscar Day and wife to Benjamin @
Garthwaite, lots in Lancaster, cons
$4,000.
Margaret Dali to Karl Hindemann
lots in Cuba City, cons. $500.
Henry Schneider and wife to David
Gill and wife, lots in Cuba City, cons
$3.50
George Hoffman and wife to Louis
Hoffman, land in Smelser, cons. 1925
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
GRANT COUNTY'S YIELDS
EXCEED MANY OTHERS

From every indication the harvest
this year in Grant county will be one
Of the heaviest in the entire country.
The prevailing crop averages per acre
are as follows:
Hay, IL tons at SIS.
Oats, so bushels at Acc.
Barley so bushels at $1.O5.
Wheat, 80 bushels at $1.90@$2.20.
Minnesota, Kansas, Illinois, Nebras-
ka and Missouri reports are no better,
and in many instances not as good.
In the western Minnesota grain belt
the oats average is about so bushels.
Wheat will run about 25 bushels. The
yields there are considered good
throughout. Kansas wheat will do
well to average the customary Is bu-
shells to the acre. Illinois, Iowa and
Nebraska crops are excellent, with
fields running much like ours. Mis-
souri, does not show up SO we'll. In
northern Wisconsin the oats run from
35 to go bushels per acre with an av-
.erage Of As.
All in all the indications point to
Grant county showing much better
than the average for the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
FIRE At DARLINGTON
100000 BLAZE CONSUMES MANY
BUSINESS BLOCKS IN NEIGH
BORING CITY.

With the town full of visitors at
tending the Big White fair at Oar
Iington last Friday, blaze ragged for
more than five hours. destroying
many business houses before being
subdued The fire started from the
spark of a cigarette thrown -carelessly
behind the scenes in the opera house.
1t destroyed that building and spread
to the Gordon hotel, the livery barn,
three saloons, creamery, harness shop,
cigar factory and other business
places, burning them to the ground.
The first stream of water was
thrown on the blaze at o'clock and
by o'clock the fire was under COZ
troll. Help was given by the fire de
partments from Mineral Point, Platte
vile, Shullsburg and Gratiot. A whole
city block containing fourteen build
ings was burned and damage done
amounting to 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
ROUTE BOYS GATHER.
RURAL CARRIERS TOOK LABOR
DAY FOR GETTING TOGETHER
WE'LL ENTERTAINED.

The Grant County Rural Letter Car
riers ASSOCIATION were here Monday
for their semi-annual meeting About
half of the county carriers were in
attendance. The place of meeting was
Hyde hall, and a pleasant beginning
was the dinner prepared by the la
dies OF the Beaver lodge. About thirty
carriers sat down to the dinner and
stayed as long as there was anything
in sight.
The regular business meeting was
called to order by President Bur
chard at 1:45, and this was followed
by several reports, one of which was
the report Of the delegate to the state
convention, Harry WoolstenhOlme, of
Sitter. Following the transaction Of
business an address was rende I'd by
t. E. Bray. Mr.. Bray at one time was
a postmaster and knows something
Of the grievances and joys Of carrying
letters on rural route His remarks
were warmly applauded.
Officers elected for the ensuing
term were:
President-E. Q. Wheeler of Fenni-
more
Vice-president- R. L. Walker of
Montfort.
Secretary-Harry, Evert, Montfort
Treasurer Fred Cox, Lancaster.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary %.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
YOUTH TAKES LIFE
DUBUQUE LAD OF FIFTEEN YEARS
HUNG HIMSELF AT KELLER
LAST THURSDAY.

Walter Guenther, residing at 779
Lincoln avenue, Dubuque, hung him
self in the barn on the farm Of Henry
Richards, near Keller, last Thursday
morning.
Guenther, aged Is years, had gone
to the home Of Richards, a relative,
for visit His disappearance was
noted and a search disclosed the body
hanging from the rafters Of the barn.
The boy had been subject to fits of
dependency for some time past. Ac-
cording to relatives, he had declared
he would no longer go to school, His
parents, however, were insistent that
he finish his course, and it is believed
that this is what furnished the motive
for the self murder
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
THE new GAME LAWS
RESUME OF LEGISLATION AT
FECTING HUNTING MN
RODS ATTENTION.!

A brief outline Of the new game
laws has been furnished The Herald.
Hunters should cut this out and save.
A copy Of the game laws may be had
upon application to County Clerk
Johnson.
Open Seasons.
Duck, coot, mudhen: Sept. 7-Dec. 10.
Geese, brant, plover, snipe, rail:
Sept 7.-Dec. 20.
Muskrat: Oct. 25-April 10.
Mink and skunk: Nov. 15-Feb. 1.
Raccoon: Oct. 15-Jan. 1.
Rabbit: No limit.
Squirrel: Oct. 15-Jan. I, five each
day.
There is no open season for quail
partridge, pheasant, prairie chicken
grouse, wood duck or woodcock.
No person shall have in his pos
session or under his control at any
time any ferret unless a permit there
fore has been Used to him by the
State Conservation Commission No
ferret may be used for hunting game
in any county except Door.
No person shall carry with him in
any vehicle any gun or rifle unless
the same is unloaded and knocked
down or enclosed within a carrying
case.
Hunting licenses will be issued al
the county clerks Office for ST. Nc
hunting license will be issued to any
one under Is years Of age.
Trapping licenses, which shall au-
thorize the use of traps for catching
mink. muskrat, raccoon and skunk
will be issued for 81.
The season for trout closed August
81, and no person shall take, capture
or kill fish of any variety during the
closed season for trout, in streams
and creeks containing trout.
Answer on any question concerning
game laws or complaint of violations
will be investigated by the county
conservation wardens, Garfield Miller
of Boscobel or John Keller of Bagley
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
HELD COURT MONDAY
JUDGE CLEMENTSON DISPOSED
OF SEVERAL MATTERS
CRIMINAL CASE.

Judge Clementson held court Mon
day, disposing of matters coming up
between terms, mostly Of an eX parti
nature.
Divorces were granted to the fol-
lowing: Carrie Dean from John
Dean, Platteville; Maude Weber from
Harry Weber, Platteville; E. L. AL
colt from Margaret Alcott, Platteville.
Dewey Hudson, the ubiquitous
Platteyille youth whose penchant for
lifting" things has brought him to
grief and Green Bay in the past,
pleaded guilty to stealing Frank Bra
dy's automobile on June FL Mr.. Bra
dy resides near Bloomington, but the
theft occurred at Dickeyville. Dewey
was given year in Waupun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
LANCASTER FAIR
HELD NEXT WEEK
USUAL PROGRAM OF EXHIBITS,
RACING AND ADJUSTMENTS
4 FINE TIME ASSURED.

The big annual eYent-the Lancas-
ter fair-will be held next week. Most
people know of this, but still it will
do no harm to call attention to the
various features sure to interest and
please the fair-going public.
First and best of all the public will
find the customary array Of exhibits.
Grant holds an envisble position in
the state for it's splendid stock rails
ing industry and the fair always
brings forth the best. If you like to
see good stock-and most people do
you will surely be interested in the
exhibit Of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine. Another interesting exhibit is
that Of vegetables and grains. This
season has been bountiful one fol
lowing two years Of lean crops, and
the display should be worthy Of care
full attention. Another good exhibit
is that Of poultry This always at
tracts attention and this year will be
no exception.
On the grounds will be the Royal
Amusement company. The fair man
GN3CAAC1I III Ou110CS 0OLuCInllS Quu6 udl
and attractive this season. The com
pany carries a fine line Of free at
fractions, including the Guy Baldwin
Co., wire walkers, and the Alexander
Bros, skylarkers. In addition to
these, Madame Iro, the famous psy-
chic reader, will work in the amphi-
theater doing mystifying feats OF
black art. The amphitheater patrons
will have full benefit of her work.
The speed program is held on two
days Thursday and Friday-with
three events each day The races will
be strictly harness and with mum
Der of heats.
On Friday will be held the usual
stock cayalcade, and this alone is
worth the price Of admission
All in all the fair this year should
be a good drawing card, and Lancas-
ter extends a cordial invitation to
Grant county, with the keys Of the city
thrown away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
NEW ROUTE PLANNED
PRAIRIE DU CHEN MERCHANTS
ACTIVE FOR GETTING NEW
ROAD VIA GLENN PARK.

Assemblyman John J. Ruka spent
Sunday afternoon at Glenn park look
ing over a proposed route for a trunk
line to proceed along the present road
from the Military ridge to the park,
thence down the hill and across the
Wisconsin on the proposed pontoon
bridge soon to be constructed, into
Prairie du CHEN.
The plan as advocated by some
would call for the abandonment of
the present road through the Bridge
port hollow. The Prairie du Chen
citizens have surveyed a new route
and claim the plan to be highly
feasible one. Mr. Ruka looked the
matter over carefully but did not
seem willing to urge doing away with
the present road, which serves
Bloomington and Patch Grove and
other people with a railroad connec-
ton at Bridgeport.
1t was suggested that as the present
road furnishes a better route to
Bridgeport and the north and north
east than the new route, the county
and state construct the new line in
addition. In this manner good road
would be created to Prairie du Chen
via Glenn park and at the same time
no one would suffer It's advantages
would be largely the scenic value Of
the road and in having an auto route
to the Crawford county capital
The matter will probably come VI
for discussion tomorrow at the meet
ing Of the state trunk line commits
sioners held here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
A Line from Oklahoma.

Lawton, Okla, Aug. 26.-Editor Her
aid: Please change the address of
my Herald to R. F. D. 'B," Lawton,
Okla I am detained here longer than
I expected. Expect John to be called
to the colors on September 1 or 5, as
Eec laimed no exemption We can
hear the gunfre at Fort Sill, twelve
miles away, every day. They are con
Quoting school Of artillery fire. Ey-
erybody who wants it gets work at
the fort, on the cantonment. Soldiers
are arriving every day They expect
10000 as soon as quarters are pre-
pared All we'll here.-R. w. Watkins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
LANCASTER CITIZEN
PERFECTS INVENTION

DR.. j. H. Reed of this city is the in
ventor of corn planting machine
bearing entirely new features. With
DR.. Reeds device the check row meth
Cd Of corn planting is entirely done
aawy with Two burrows are planted
at once, a guide for the next run being
furnished by travelling bar which
marks the ground at the side the
proper distance over. Or. Reeds
corn planter is now going through the
patent office.
Mrs. c. E. Curtis Of Madison return
ed to. her home yesterday after visit
lat the Richard Willis home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
LEAVES LOCAL SCHOOL.

Miss Bertha earns, recently appoint
ed instructor in teachers training in
the Lancaster school, has resigned
this position to take charge of the
rural school department of the White
water normal school, This position is
similar to that held by Mr. Brockert
at Platteville and pays fine salary
The vacancy created in the Lancaster
schools has not been filled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marion b. Knapp and Jean Schrein-
er, both Of Bloomington.
Cyrus J. SehebecIe Of Benton and
Anna Hoff Of Cuba City
Joseph J. Kregel Of Elkader, Ia,
and Irene M. Schumacher of Potosi.
Charles Keller Of Paris and Joseph
inc A. Kunke of jamestown.
Roy Baker of Harrison and Gladys
Palmer of Plateville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
A SAD AFFAIR.

Mrs. Anton Jensen, widow Of the
Boscobel merchant who was drowned
while bathing in the Wisconsin rivee
on July 20, died in a Boscobel hospital
last week following an operation. Five
little children are left orphans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
ANNUAL CORN PACK
COMMENCED MONDAY

The Lancaster Canning company
started up in full blast Monday with
George Schorer firing and Rolla Kin
ney sitting on the safety valve. The
first load Of corn came from the leased
company ground on the Louis Ben
dorf farm. The second lot was hauled
in by Albert Brinkman.
The company has contracts for 12,-
600 cases and will pack as much more
as it can get. The total pack depends
entirely upon weather conditions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
INDIAN HEAD SIGNS UP.

The final placing of the Indian Head
Trail signs between Lancaster and
Platteville was completed last Friday
This marks the route completely
through Grant county from Hazel
Green to Prairie du CHEN, via Platte
vile, Lancaster and Bloomington
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
CARS COLLIDE; BADLY WRECKED

An accident happened on the Lam
caster road out of Platteville last
Thursday afternoon that might have
had serious consequences. The car
of George Woodward Of P1atteville was
coming toward Lancaster when Mr.
Porter of the Dennis Cheese factory
ran into it. Two Woodward children
were thrown from the car and one
was rendered unconscious by the
shock Both cars were wrecked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
A Mild Josh on Henry.
(DOdgeville Sun-Republic. J

N1DOUSOF 1I1O pUII- INCpWUIIO,J
Hon. H. E. Roethe has published in
his paper, the Fennimore Times, a
long account of the fact that he lately
saw a brilliant rainbow in a dense fog
he was walking through. Probably
only few others, he says, saw this
halo of colored fog. 1t is generally
supposed, except by few persons,
that this ominous occurrence has some
bearing on Mr.. Roethe's ambition to
be elected to congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

DR.. Earl Rounds, wife and daughter,
.of Chicago, arrived here Saturday for
"a visit with Dr. Rounds parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. S. Rounds. DR.. Rounds is
examining physician at the McFadden
sanatorium, Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
COMMITTED TO MENDOZA.

Mrs. Lois Wilson of Mount Hope
was committed to Mendoza hospital
on Sunday and conveyed there Mon
day. She is the mother Of six chill
dren.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
HELD FOR ASSAULT.

Joseph Noises, a Glen Haven farmer,
was bound over to the circuit court
by Justice Burrows last Friday on
bonds of $500 Mr. Noises is charged
with assault on youth named VI
mont Suck. The trouble came up dur
ing threshing at the Neisos home, on
August 16.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

A report comes from Pete Stoffels
farm, where SO acres were put in oats.
The field threshed out better than 5000
bushels. Part Of it averaged Sc bush
els per acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
RURAL SCHOOLS BEGIN YEAR.

Nearly all of the rural schools began
their years work on Monday of this
week. The term will last from eight
to nine months Most Of the teachers
prefer to open school Labor day and
take another day off later during fair
time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
LANCASTER SCHOOLS
OPEN SEPTEMBER II

The Lancaster public schools open
La week from next Monday for the
coming year. Mr.. Adams states that
opening was carried over a week this
year to allow the schooIboys who have
been working as farmers to get in as
much time as possible before coming
back to their studies. Many Lancas-
ter boys have put in an industrious,
profitable ands useful summer assist
ing farmers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
FINE CATCH OF PICKEREL.

Tony Howell and Clarence Markert
spent the weekend at Bridgeport and
went fishing. Among other things
they caught three pickereI weighing
1872, 1912 and 61a pounds respective
ly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Miss Eliza Atkinson Of North An
dover was the guest Of Mrs. Martha
Showalter last week, returning home
Friday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Chester Croker showed much i'm
provement on Monday Of this week,
with much better chances for ultimate
recovery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Mrs. r. S. Watson Of Salem, Ind, il
visiting at the Dave Spaith home.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
In a Model Industrial Town.

In Port Sunlight on the Mersey,
where 1000 tons of British soap are
manufactured each week, Kitchen"
cottages, containing three bedrooms,
living room, kitchen, scullery, bath and
larder. with a yard and outbuildings,
rent for an average of SIPS a week.
"Parlor" cottages. with two additional
rooms, rent for $50 a week. For
S1.25 a year anyone can have an al
lotment of ten perches of land, with
water supply free. 1t is the intention
that there, shall never be more than
ten houses to the acre. Consequent
~. there is no lack of sunlight and
fresh air.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29

rs valuable mineral salts are soluble
ia water and are lost II this IS thrown
away.
Walnut Ioe.-Cook To a thread one
cupful of graduated sugar. one cup
full of water and pour it over three
well-beaten egg whites. To this add
one pint of whipped cream. one tea.
spoonful of vanilla, one cupful of
chopped walnut meats. folding them
into the cream with care. Pack in
ice and salt and leave until frozen.
then cut in squares to serve.
Hindu salad.-Shred some crisp
white lettuce leaves and arrange them
upon salad plates. On these Law four
slices of tomato, cover two with
chopped celery and onion, the others
with finely minced watercress. Pour
over plain French dressing.
Bishops 6read.-Beat three eggs
and add cupful of sugar, beating un-
til the sugar is we'll dissolved; add n
pinch of salt and favoring of lemon
or vanilla. Then add two cupfuls Of
hour sl1ted, with two teaSpoonfuls of
cream of tartar and IA teaspoonful Of
soda; a little of the flour may be re-
served TO cover cupful of raisins.
Spread In thin sheet in a buttered
tin and cover with cupfuI of un-
blanehed almonds, carefully cut in
strips or in halves. Cut in obloncs
or squares before it is cold.
Rolled 6eefsteak.-Beat a round
steak well and spread with any we'll
liked stufiing used for fowl Roll IN
neatly and tie to keep it in shape. Pnt
it into dripping pan with a little
water and teaspoonful of vinegar
basting it frequently. When ready IA
serve spread "a tablespoonful of but.
ter over it and make a thiekened
gravy with the liquor in the pan. Cut
as jelly roll when serving.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-29
HOME -
TOWN g
COOPERATION LIFE TO CITY
Community Which Does Not Encour-
age Growth OF individuals ard
Industries Cannot Thrive.

Speaking before the gathering OF
business men Of Baltimore at ban
quet in his honor, Charles II. Schwab
said g No large industry can thrive in
a community unless it enjoys the good
will and the support Of that commu-
nifty"
That statement is as true Of the
small industry as Of the large indus
try. and It IS true Of the individual
business man as well.
And there is also truth in the state
ment that the community cannot
thrive which does not give 10 the indi.
viduals and to the small industries as
well as 70 the large industries stu
ated therein every encouragement TO
growth and expansion.
Cooperation Is the life Of the city.
Without it there can be no city in the
true sense. There may be an aggre-
CATION of houses, of businesses and Of
people-but that does not make q city
as We know the city today.
The true city OF the twentieth cen
fury IS a place of schools, a place OF
tuuEtHeS, d ptdGE u @tIt anu " ctt-
paved streets, a place Of Fairgrounds
and Of parks, place Of beauty and a
place of culture.
It is as well a place where every
man who is doing his share for the
mutual welfare is receiving his share
of the credit and the profit; where the
new industry is given local support in
the period when that is needed and
still receives that support when il
reaches prosperous maturity; where
the farmer who brings in the product
Of his labor may be sure Of market
at a price that is fair and just; where
the stranger receives every considera-
ton and is not robbed.
In short, the true city is a place
where people can live in happiness and
eontentment, secure in the enjoyment
of pleasant homes. loyal friends and
prosperous business eondiions-and
without the spirit of cooperation it is
impossible for a city long to exist.