Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-08-12

~ C"e at an TIME AFTER blosSomlng.
Mr.. George Steuart of this city
intended to start for Scotland today;
but on account of illness he has post
poned the trip until his health is i'm
proved
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Buchner and
their two children of Milwaukee ar
rived here last Wednesday for visit.
Frank has returned, but his family
will remain here for a time.
Two young men from Boscobel,
Myron Cook and VIII Kratochwill,
passed through this city Tuesday on
bicycles bound for Platteyille where
they will visit for several days.
Business in county court was
light on Tuesday In the matter Of
the estate of A. X. Kratochwill, Mus
coda, the will was proven and admit
ted TO probate. A. F. Kratochwin
was appointed administrator with will
annexed and his bond fixed at 81, 600.
The four fellows who were fishing
with seine in the Pecatonica river
near Lovett's Branch, were arrested.
taken to Darlington and fined eighty
dollars including costs. They must
have had pretty good luck fishing or
else they have lost money on the
scheme
Judge John G. Clark is fixing the
front of his building. A new floor
has been laid in the postoffice, a new
stone has been placed beneath an iron
pillar at the entrance in place of the
one cracked, and new iron platform
has been laid at the entrance OF the
postoffice.
"A new variety Of potatoe bug has
put in an appearance in this locality
and is playing havoc with the late po-
tato crop. The bugs are much small
er than the old reliable hard-shell and
work entirely on the unaerside side
of the leaf thus being able to work
harder as they are not exposed to the
rays of the sun. Paris Green which
is deadly poison and sure death to
the old-fashioned bug. appears to
merely sharpen the appetite Of the
new pest.
A dispatch from Prairie du Chen
says: Joseph P. Meyers, aged 90, of
Dubuque, died here today. He came
here nine weeks ago and several times
talked of committing suicide. He
with the landlord of the no.
tel and last night went to the jail to
sleep. He was placed in a cell and
the man next to him said Meyers was
sick all night. This morning while
the marshal went for doctor Movers
died. Meyers Bros. cut stone con-
tractors, Milwaukee. are said to be
his brothers.
A woman selling a book called
"Christlike" has been imposing on
mem bers of the Eastern Star Society
in very unchristian manner lately.
Her plan seems to be to represent her
self as poor woman from a neigh
boring lodge seeking to gain liveli-
hood by canvassing for book and by
working upon the sympathies of her
dear sisters she makes her sales.
She picked up dollars in Lancaster as
a member of the Montfort Star Chap
ter but when she was in Montfort she
was an unfortunate sister from James
vile. She is probably working the
state in the same manner.
If a man had "a $50 pup he would
look after it carefully and not let it
run around at night all over town,
says level headed exchange. But if
he has boy it is different. He is
turned loose at tender age to 60 to
the devil. and then people wonder
where the great army of tramps.
buns, dead-beats, loafers, gamblers
and sots come from each decade.
They are terminated from the pure
seed gathered from our homes and
sown broadcast upon our streets and
alley. 1t may be that your boy is
making growth in that direction.
At all events the boys ought to have
an equal showing with the bull-pup.
Mr.. Harry Hartnett Of the town
Of Harrison, hands US the following
Jokes for publication. Some ladies
use paint as iddlers DO rosin, to aid
them in drawing beau A par