Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-27

The village board of Cassville
will hold a special meeting June 9TH
to call al election for the purpose of
taking a vote on the waterworks ques-
ton. 1t is proposed to lay water
mains along the streets from the new
artesian well.
Miss Elsie Edwards arrived home
from Washing Wednesday OF last
week. She will remain at home with
her father DR.. Edwards for a week.
The doctors sons Elmer and Z. NJ.
also came home last week for brief
visits. This is the first aime the
children have all been at home together
Ter some time and a very pleasant
reunion is the result
Another snap game of the aim-
fam order IS being worked and bust
ness men and others will do well 10
keep their eyes peeled A stranger
enters place and explains that he
wants to send s., $40 or $50 away
IN letter;you lay out the bill and he
dumps handful of change before
you, while you count it he seals the
bill in an envelope;you find the change
short and 50 report. The man COB
bles the change and gives you the let
ter to hold tillhe gets back, but he
never comes. The money is not in
the envelope.
At Hudson, Wis a hypnotist
was arrested on complaint of the
mother of boy who was mesmerized
by Snowman. The city has an or
dinance against this kind of business.
prof" Mesmer, who was to give a
show in the opera house, induced
young Crowly and another boy to be-
come hypnotized and lie exposed in
that condition in show window as
an advertisement Maggie Crowley.
the mother, complained that her sons
life and health were endangered. Ii
that Professor will come to Lancas-
ter and advertise to teach a class in
how to hypnotic small boys so that
they viii lie still'' he will meet with
success.
The HERALD office received a key
OF news ink Tuesday morning and al
lowed i to remain on the sidewalk at
the front door little while before
putting it away. 1t was a great at
traction. Most of the stage drivers
and medical men wanted to know
what was in it. Lawyers went by
with significant grins on their faces.
One fellow carrying pail and riding
a wheel by fell off the instant his eve
caught sight of the key. Rip Van
Wrinkle even of Beetown walked up
and hurried into the office little out
OF breath with the cheerful observa-
tion that he hoped he was in time for
the opening. If that ink could create
such commotion before using what
may we not expect when it is spread
upon the printed page9
Darlington Republican: Wednes-
day afternoon hinge rattle snake.
which had evidently been killed by
the noon passenger train, was found
on the railroad track near Pierce 4
Brooks slaughter house. just east of
town The reptile was cut in several
] pieces. butenough rattles We're picked
up along the track to prove it to be
one OF the largest of that species.
This is The first rattle snake seen in
this locality in many years, and
people We're led to believe that the
deadly RATHER had been extermina-
ted. School children have for several
weeks past spent many happy hours
picking flowers in the vicinity where
this snake was killed. Mr.. Lin
coin Abraham of Bloomington was in
the city Monday. in the interests Of
Grant County Mutual Fire Insurance
company He expects to establish
an office in Darlington.
Under the head of "all kinds OF
excitement" the Cuba News says;
1.-The Georgetown ball team came over
last Saturday and crossed bats with
our boys The game was a good one
up to the fifth innings, the score
standing 3 to- s. At this stage Of the
game Herman Fielder the famous
short stop for the Cubans was knocked
cold by bee liner from the bat ii
the hands Of John Thompson. The
ball nit Fielder on the first finger Of