Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-16
THREE DOLLARS, PLEASE.


an object lesson Of how to get money
not by the sweat Of his brow. He is a
worker of men rather than of fields.
Before he was taken in charge by
Sheriff Dyer he had Piled his vocation
so successfully that one of our wide
awake business men and one Of our
popular attorneys each found that
Zone of his legs was lon ger than it
really ought to be-
The stranger went TO Coolies Furni-
ture Store and partially bargained for
a large bill of furniture and having
left home forgetting to bring his
pocketbook would like very much to
borrow three dollars
Not being able to make anything
out of Goble he tried the same plan
on Reynolds. He was no more sue
cessful with this George than with
the other. Reynolds telling him Il
havn't any money! 1t is said that
an attorney was present and
thinking the furniture man was in
earnest put up dollar which Miller
very graciously pocketed.
Miller also visited lumber yard,
and after getting estimates on lum-
Der for large house he was going TO
build, struck the proprietor for
fer a loan of three dollars. Not
having three dollars in change the
lum herman gave him ten-dollar bill
which the stranger kindly consented
to get changed.
He got it changed and had put
about four dollars in circulation be-
his villainy was detected He bought
fifty cents worth of tobacco for the
boys in the jail and is now himself
locked up in the same building await
ing trial on the charge of ..obtain-
ing money under false pretenses. =
Smoked Sturgeon, Halibut, Salmon.
Bloaters, Herring and White Fish at
j. Nathan & Sons.
The Ladies' Parish Aid Society
meets this week, Thursday afternoon,
with Mrs. w. H. Decker.
Rev. j. A. Ringold is in Pittsburg,
Penn. attending church convention.
He will be away about three weeks.
Harry Popejoy left Lancaster yester-
day for Minneapolis where he will seek
employment. He has relatives there.
The annual meeting of the A. o. U.
w. met in Oshkosh last week. Mr..
L. A. Burr of this city represented the
Lancaster lodge.
The Royal Arch Masons had ban
quet and general good time last Mon
dav evening. They '.Put team
through" whatever that may mean,
and were festive until past the mid
night hour Among the visitors were
Messrs, Hellberg of Platteville, Muff-
| ley of Boscobel and Jacobs of Mineral
Point.
1t is currently reported that Hon.
w F. Carter of Platteville will move
to Milwaukee soon to engage in the
practice of law in that city. We shall
be sorry to lose Mr.. Carter from Grant
county but must admit that his abil-
ity and experience demand a larger
and more lucrative field than is found
in peaceful county like ours.
List of patents granted to Wiscon-
sin inventors this week as reported by
C. A. Snow & Co., Washington, d. c.
is as follows, G. A. Rowen, Fond du
Lac, Refrigerator. w. N. Casson,
Marinette, Hose-Reel. A. L. Dawson,
Neenah, Shipton-starter, P. j. Dona-
hue, Milwaukee, understanding
Furnace. C. F. Hill, Springfield, APP
paratus for raising water by horse
power H. l.. Kingsley, Racine, Pole
and neck-yoke connection. w Sob
ev, Racine, Clamp for narrow-teeth
II. c. Swan, Oshkosh, Seat-lock for
vehicles C. B. Wilmington, GAINESVILLE,
Magazine-camera.
The Normal chorus, consisting of
about one hundred and ten voices,
will give a grand chorus concert in
the City Hall, Thursday eve, MAY is,
1895. This chorus is made up Of the
best talent in the city and the con-
cert promises to be the best of the
season. The music has been in prep
aration for long time and will be
well rendered The program will
consist of choruses, trios, local and
instrumental duets, and solos. Adj
mission 25c, children Is. Seats may
be procured and reserved at Jennings
book store without extra charge.
You can't afford to miss hearing this
rare musical treat.-News.
virginia is after the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight IL the men can be brought
together.
The race track at Hawthorne. H.. was
raided by Chicago Civic Federation,
and many bookmakers arrested.
John s. Johnson, the bicycle rider, has
been declared professional. He viii
likely go to France to race for money.
The Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight is zow
thought to be off. The men cannot meet
in Florida and it is not expected they
viii fight anywhere else.
Stockmen Take Notice