Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-13

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census, asking for information OF the
county finances for the past ten years
These facts are necessary in making up
the wealth, debt and taxation, OF the
county and state for the Eleventh CEN
sus now being compiled. Every citizen
is interested in having Grant county
assume her proper place in the showing
Of the state wealth, and all officials
should give what aid they can to further
| this end.
Olive w. Wren and wife gave quite
an enjoyable entertainment at the CITY
Opera House, Monday night to good
audience. They came under the aus
pieces of the A. o. U. w, and at one
point of the entertainment gave an in
teresting exhibit of that order. This
doubtless is the Objectionable feature to
many, as it smacks much of the adyer-
Using dodge, But as Mr.. Wren remark
ed '.What do you expect for 70 cents. /"
However tho audience seemed pleased,
but great improvement would be to
have an organist who could organist
music Merely citing the keys don't
count even in this neck of the woods.
The new stamps that win shortly
grace the letters of the country are, so
far as those of the l, 2, 3 and 10 cent
denominations are concerned, determin-
ed upon. The familiar face of Frank
I'm, as uS ual, will be on the l.cent stamp,
and the color will be about the same
as that now used on the stamp. The
''2 center" will have tho head of WASH
lngton, and the color employed will be
the carmine The Scent stamp will
bear profile of Jackson, end the color
will be purple. Daniel Webster's por-
trait will decorate the l0.eent stamp
and the color will be green. Brown
will be the color of the 4-cent stamp
and the face on it will be the familiar
face of Lincoln.
Miss Rose Geger, an inmate of the
Mendoza Hospital, about % years of
age. died last Friday. Deceased was
Bloomington girl and for years before
going insane was employed rs clerk in
l.. ID. Holford'S drug store, where she
made large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances. About three years ago
she was taken to Mendoza with the hope
that she might receive help, but gradu-
ally grew worse until death came to her
relief She leaves mother and several
brothers and sisters who have the SYM
pathy of large number of friends in
their bereavement. The remains were
brought home via Bridgeport, Saturday
and were Inferred in the Bloomington
cemetery
James Harris, an old and respected
citizen of Lancaster. died at his home
about five miles south of this city last
Thursday evening. Deceased was born
in England, and came TO this country
at an early day settling on farm. lie
raised a family of seven children, his
wife dying twenty-five years ago when
all were quite small. Up to within a few
days of his death he was in apparent
good health, succumbing to lung fever.
During his life he was an exemplary
follower of Christianity and was MEM
Der of the Methodist church. If he had
lived until April he would have reached
the age of 76. Funeral was held Sun
day afternoon. Rev. c. Cook, of Hszel
Green, officiating.
Waverly Ua.) Republican, Where
is that professor who wants to pay big
price for way TO keep gophers from
destroying the corn? Let him come
forth with his check. Mr.. S. H. Curtiss,
of Waverly, is the man who answers
the question. And here is the secret, II
worth S490,000 to the farmers of Iowa,
well. why not? Just smoke the seed,
that's all. 1t is eflicacious Mr.. c. H.
True, living in Fayette county also tells
that it is sure antidote. Smoke the
seeds just as you smoke meat. Mr.. True
smoked before Smelling, NJ. Curtis after
shellng, putting it in a quincy sack.
He found cases whore they dug down
20 the corn and left it unframed and |
not kernel did they eat of the smoked |
seed while some hills planted with I'M
smoked seed were every one dug mp and |
destroyed. This is worth the price Of
this paper for long time to every
reader
An exchange warns people to look |
ont for the barb wire fence fraud and !
says he is dangerous man to trine !
with. He calls on a farmer and proposes |
TO put up an eight-wire fence at eight |
cents per foot. THIS is apparently 50
cheap that the farmer usually signs the
contract. Then when the bill comes in, |
which it does promptly, the deluded |
farmer finds that he has to pay eight |
cents a foot for each particular wire,
instead of that amount for the entire
eight When the scheme works right
and the premises are all fenced in the
farmer has to surl render his farm in part
payment and his note for the balance.
Farmers will do well to be on their
guard against these fellows and show
them the gate as soon as possible. If
people would buy more from reputable
dealers in their vicinity and less from
perambulating pedders who are total
strangers TO them there would be less
fraud perpetrated upon them.
The Burlington Owls. Standard says
that lightning rod sharpers have been
working the farmers in that vicinity the
past week. Their scheme is to give
the buyer nine-tenths of the rod free
and charge him 50 cents per foot for
"the balance of the rod required y For
instance, an estimate is made that it
will take 1876 feet of rod to cover q house
and barn. They say they will give a
prospective buyer 165 feet of rod. four
points. two balls and two vanes free
and charge IS cents per foot '.for what
is used over l65 feet This would