Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-07
CABINETS Is for $500. This
offer good for 10 days only.
Watton's Studio.

49, 49, 49, y Nttt 1t4
Wattons Studio.
Water mains have been distrib-
uted south on Madison and Adams
streets as far as the highway crossing
east to the cemetery and digging has
begun. There is getting to be so
much Griswold spring water around
Grandpa Goddlewoggles that it makes
the ehilis creep through his whiskers
to think that the time is at hand when
he will be forced to wash
Mr.. Joseph Walker OF Rockville
dropped in on US Tuesday for a friendly
chat. He has been commander of the
Belnap Fuqua post for six years and
his comrades still insist that they will
keep him there until he dies or gets
married. Mr.. Walker SAYS that means
life term. He also informs US that
Women Relief Corps will be organ
lied in Potosi this week.
"A number Of parties have ex-
pressed desire to take Asire's bust
ness course during the past week and
a second term will begin on Monday
evening, May 18th, providing a sutli-
cient number call at the Wright House
or at the hall and arrange for it on or
before Friday, May 18th. If you want
this course you must call and arrange
for it in order to insure the opening.
AT meeting of the Lancaster
Fire department Messrs r. Meyer, Jr. D..
and G. H. Basford We're appointed a
committee to express the thanks of
the department to the leap year party
ladies who turned over to them some
thing over 81, the balance left after
paying expenses Of the dance. This
item is written at the request of the
department committee especially to
express such thanks.
-Richland Center Democrat: The
case of the State of Wisconsin VS.. H.
g. Clark, charged with running saw
dust into a stream stocked with trout
noted for trial at the recent term Of
Circuit court was continued until the
last week in July, when Judge Glenn
entson will convene court in special
session here. The case is one in
which many of our mill men are in
terested, will be made a test case. and
will be stubbornly contested by all
interested.
The Modern Woodman of north
ern Illinois and southern Wisconsin
have decided to hold their great an
nual picnic at GAINESVILLE, June 10.
1t is expected that 10000 people will
be in attendance. The order gained
5000 during the first fourteen days Of
April, and tifty-fve new camps were
instituted. The total membership is
now POP, 900. The increase during
March was 5000, with ninety-nine
camps.
On Wednesday evening, April 20,
Bishop j. L. Nicholson preached and
held confirmation services at the
Episcopal church in Lancaster. at
which time the following persons were
confirmed: Mrs. Edith Grace Edwards,
Miss Marietta Whitmore, Nellie May
Decker, Minnie Martha Wright, Clara
Humphrey, Elizabeth H. Lowry,
Beatrice G. Decker Beside the resi-
dent rector, Rev. E. f. Edwards, Rev.
B. T. Bensted of Prairie du Chen was
present
Soft drinks are on tap once more
and ice cream tastes as good as OF
yore. The small boy is busy digging
bait and the girls stay out late hang
ing on the front gate. The loafers
are out fishing for early bass aod the
old hen scratches up the garden sass.
The bull frog sings all night and 9TH
er birds begin at daylight. Carpets
will soon do to beat and baby carriag-
es be out on the street. The bell Of
the bike doth ring and all these are
signs of spring.
Look out! A woman book agent
appears in town and goes from house
to house, leaving books for examina-
ton. Next day a man calls to see if
the books are wanted, and if they are
not he takes them away with him. A
few days later the woman agent APP
pears again, and. on being told that
the man has taken away the book,
weeps copiously, says the villain has
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