Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27

bath room 12x14 feet, and is putting
the house in splendid shape in other
ways.
Brooks of the Record is hard to
suit Perhaps that's why he's single.
When our base BAH BOYS beat the Lud-
den aggregation he is disgruntled and
when they beat the studies he's mad
der than ever. lie isn't even ,.ordi-
nary.
"A base bah crank who Is fend
on research contends that pitchers
in and out curves are not an invention
Of the present day, and gives as his
authority Genesis vi addressed to
Noah: Thou >h4lt pitch it within
and without
The last Issue Of the Darlington
Republican prints the names of Fl in
fluential democrats of its city who last
week signed the call for the honest
money national convention. The pop
ocrat who votes for Bryan will have a
lonesome time Of it on election day
-Ellenboro Notes: Born: Tuesday,
August 26, 1896, to Mr.. and Mr.
David Robinson, daughter Mrs.
David Robinson, of Chicago, is visit
ing at Geo. McPherson's. She is also
visiting part of the time with her
grandfather, David Chestnut. at Lib
erty.
The Prairie du Chen Union says:
g COL Kavanaugh volunteers the
cheerful information that he will sue
the Union for libel provided he con-
cludes we are worth a cent. If we
are going to be sued for libel we pre-
fer to have the action brought by
some such fellow as Kavanaugh.n
The battle is over. If you did
not get the nomination do not grieve;
but take off your coat and go TO work
for your party, remembering that
there are more and better chances for
you in the future. By so doing, you
will win the admiration of the people
and make the battle great deal easier
next time.
There's the Shullsburg girl, and
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the Darlington girl, and the girl that
wants to vote; the nobby girl, and the
snobby girl, and the girl who sails her
boat. There's the walking girl, and
the talking girl, and the girl with
nerves of steel. But the pearl of
pearls, and the girl of girls, is the
Lancaster girl on a wheel.
-Platteville Witness: On Tuesday
evening the water works well had
reached depth of 1876 feet, and the
water flow is gradually getting strong
er, having raised in the last few DAYS
| about II feet. The water now is 20
feet from the surface. The foreman
Mr.. Dunn. says that there is more
water in the well than Platteville will
ever use.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Budworth re-
turned home to Lancaster last week
from visit to their son, Prof. B. f.
Budworth, Jr.. at Chetek, Wis. One
view of their Journey was the hope
entertained that the health of Mr..
Budworth would be improved by the
change; but we regret 10 say he re-
ceived no benefit and apparently is the
worse for his journey.
The Lancaster first nine won two
games on Tuesday and Wednesday,
from the Model Clothiers Dubuque.
The first game was won with score
of to p in Laneaster's favor and tn e
score of the second game stood 8 to II,
Harms and Becker were the battery in
the first game, Gifiin and Edwards the
second game. Many good hits we're
made during the game,
Last Friday night Crooked creek
running north through Boscobel got
on the rampage and the water rise
was higher than ever known before.
The Tuffiey bridge and the bridge just
south Of the brewery were washed
away. Property owners along the
creek and sidewalks and fences in the
city were badly damaged; but the
new street bridges stood the strain
without moving.
jill. Bushnell S. y. writes Il like
the political tone Of the HERALD" and
orders the paper. sent during the
campaign to several of his friends in
Dakota, Montana and Colorado. There