Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-06

Wisconsin. early IN April, 10 effect q
permanent organization. to be styled
the Southwestern Wisconsin Teachers
Association. One of the important fea-
lures of the meeting Will be discussion
of the Bennett law. Gov Hoard and
NJ. j. Bennett. author of the law. tax
ing part. Lectures by prominent men
will be given.
An exchange states the fact that You
read the proof of a Newspaper article
three or fore times and repeatedly pass
over the same error without seeing it.
Ali Newspaper men will tell YOU so. But
just IS soon as the press is started, and
the paper is printed in its complete
shape. there stands that error out in
front of you, as big that YOU cant see
anything else. Its strange fact. and It
is probably the reason why it is so easy
to edit Newspaper after it is printed.
The donation held al the residence of
Mr. Fred Dlval. Liberty Ridge. last FL
day evening. was well attended consid-
ering the cold weather and TIE drifted
roads. When the table was spread it
presented very tempting sight, and
showed that much pains had been taken
by the ladies to provide for the occasion.
The evening was spent in social games.
Everybody had good time. The pro-
ceeds Melted the neat sum of S2l.00.
The pastor. Rev j. d. Blenkinsopp,
wishes to thank all who attended, or
contributed to make the donation q sue
cess.
The following problem is going the
rounds. A man purchased groceries to
the amount of "a cents. When he came
to pay for the goods he found that he
had only 81 bill, a 3 cent piece and a
, cent piece. The grocer, on his side,
had a 50-cent piece and q quarter.
They appealed to bystander for
change. but he. although willing to
oblige them, Lad only two dimes. D
cent piece. 2-cent piece and l cent
After some perp 'eNity however, change
was made to the satisfaction of every
one concerned. What was the simplest
way of accomplishing this2
A Lancaster male quartette which has
gained quite reputation at home. feel
ing an impulse to invest their talents
in charitable work, consented to aid in
a church entertainment at Cassville last
Saturday. According to agreement
they made their appearance in that city
some time previous to the beginning of
the performances, and entered into the
affair with considerable zeal. Every
thing ran on smoothly until the intro
duction of a tableau representing the
landing of Columbus and his few fol
lowers. Every thing was ready for the
red light and the positions all secured,
but the light failed to connect. leaving
the boys in an awkward predicament.
There are two sets of swindlers go
ing though the country swindling the
farmers. One scheme is to purchase
the farmers corn at % to so cents
bushel and get the farmers TO sign a
contract for the delivery of the corn
which turns up in some bank as prom
issory note. Another and still better
swindle is. the sharper has double
fountain pen which is so arranged that
it uses two kinds of ink; one will fade aud
the other will remain. The sharper
makes an agreement with the farmer
and uses the ink that fades, and then
gives the farmer the same penholder,
only ii is reversed and he signs his
name The words of the agreement fade
and the signature remains, when the
sharper writes whatever he pleases
over the signature.
The case of Sarah Thrasler. of Iowa,
Co. VS. Postel g. Swingel, the proprietors
of the toll bridge ut Muscoda, occupied
a good deal of time, and created much
interest in court last week On the 18th
day of December 1888, Mrs. Thrasher ac-
companied by her husband had beenover
in Crawford county vlsitingthe plaintiffs
parents, when the accident, for which
suit was brought, occurred 1t seems
that the defendants had purchased the
bridge which had been operated by Col
Moore for long time, and were max
ing such repairs as appeared necessary,
and at the time had force of men en-
ployed in the work. In the course of
the repairing it was found necessary to
remove the railing at certain places. and
it was one of these places work
men failing TO replace the rail-that let
the buggy over the gridge Upon
reaching point on the bridge where it
ia raised about II feet above the sand