Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-07-04

There was some fault found that
an admission fee was charged to the
base ball game at Gratiot at the picnic
last Monday. Those who attended
have mo kick coming" for it ought to
he worth fifteen cents to see nearly
fifty tallies made in one game.-Pick
and Cad.
A good appetite and refreshing
sleep are essential to health OF mind
and body. and these are given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Shullsburg. Highland and Belmont
have all decided TO put in Il good sys-
tenn of waterworks. P~latteville seems
to be a little slow in the matter of
water works but we would not be
surprised if III people would wake
up to the necessity of the case and put
in a first class system.-Witness.
Dr.. G.: c. NARROW has purchased the
telegraph line from this city to Glen
Haven OF DR.. J. NJ. Lewis. and will
put in seven OF the latest aud best
telephones. Two OF the instruments
will be put in at Glen Haven. one at
kuenster Bros. one at G. w. Stones
and three at Bloomington. This will
he a great Improvement and a oon-
yenience to the stock buyers who
have much communication with Glen
Haven and Chicago. Nearly all of
our business men have pledged a lib
eral patronage.-Record.
An illustration of how reports will
grow. gain credence and finally reach
the newspapers. was seen in the Mil
waukee Sentinel OF last Thursday.
Miss Laura Roberts III usual good
health. was annoyed to read a dis
patch sen out from this town to the
effect that She had died suddenly on
the previous day. In the afternoon
telcgrams commence to arrive from
Merrill. where she taught school the
past year. asking for the date Of the
funeral. The report was quickly cor
reeted and the Sentinel asked to pub
fish it the next morning. but not be-
Ing willing to ~aeknowlege a mistake.
no correction was made.-Record.
In a recent re-adiusting of post
office salaries in Wisconsin. the post
masters OF Mineral Point. Dodyevil 4
and Darlington each gel a raise of
800 per year-from S1.400 TO $500.
Mineral Point Tribune.
On Monday last at the Masonic pic
mic held at Gratiot anumber Of prom
inent masons organized what they
have named the Southwestern Wiscon-
sin Mason's Association. for the pur-
pose OF holding annual ST. Johns
Day picnics. The Association en-
braces all the Masonic bodies in La
%Fayette. Green. Grant and Iowa
counties. j. Il. Rewey of Grant
county was elected president of the
Association and j. I. Pryor of Dodge
vile, Secretary.-Pick and Cad.
A young lady of Black River Falls
recently received a letter from a man
in Marathon county, asking her to
come and teach a school in his dis
trict, saying hat if she would come
he would send her money to pay her
expenses. The girl answered accept
ing the otfer. The money came and
she started for the place named. She
has not been heard OF since. Investi-
cations by her relatives and the
officials of the city of Wausaw reveal
the fact that no such school district
exists as was stated, and no person
can be found as the one purported to
write to her. No trace has vet been
found Of the whereabouts of the Young
woman.-Ex.
The girl who '.does up her own
shirt waists and thereby saves many
a penny should master the secret of a
Chinese polish which is as follows:
For starching use the best rice starch.
mix it with a little cold water to the
consistency OF rich cream; then while
stirring increasingly add boiling
water. If you want your collars.
cuffs. and ..shirt bosoms'' to be very
stiff and shine like a mirror. take
about a quarter of a pound of the
rice starch and dissolve in the water
to be added a teaSpoonful of powdered
borax; a bit Of white wax the size OF a
nut and a lump OF sugar.