Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28

/ southern SINGERS. the best OF natural
comedians. the most wonderful Of
dancers, instrumentalists. monologue-
lists, etc.
Robert Mooney, of viroqua, COM
mitted suicide at Soldiers Grove by
taking laudanum. His remains were
sent TO relatives at Brodhead. The
deceased is 35-years old. is brother
OF G. c. Mooney, conductor on the
Mineralpoint division of the St. Paul
road, and was cigar maker by trade.
! Occasionally a paper is lost in
the mails. Subscribers to the Herald
can always get paper so lost free Of
charge by calling at the printing
office early after the paper is issued.
We always print few extra copies
for just such emergencies and give
them out or sell them as long as they
last.
Ed. J. Morse is engaged to teach
the winter term of the Ramsay" dis
trict in Glen Haven. Mr.. Morse is
young man of much merit and will
teach good school. 1t would be a
good thing for the schools of the
county if more young men could be
persuaded TO teach school for a few
terms.
-Mineralpoint Tribune: "Dr. j.
A. Clementson arrived in our city
last Friday, and has his elegant suit
of rooms in the new White House
block IN shape to receive callers.
DR.. Clementson is a younr IAN COM
ing to our city with su 4yoommen-
dations as can't help but bring him
success"
Mr. J. c. orion of Ellenboro
honored the Herald office by visit
few days ago. Mr.. Orion has served
as town clerk of his town since 1879
period of % years. He is undoubted-
ly the oldest town clerk, in length of
service, in the county If there is
one who has served longer let US hear
from him.
Managers Mccoy and Orion de-
serve the thanks of every citizen of
Lancaster for arranging to play the
Original Georgia Minstrels and fam
Gus Wangdoodle Band here on the
evening of Monday, Nov. 1st. A
larger or better organization of
strictly first-class artists has never
appeared in this section.
Those who ride in buggies, on
bicycles, or in any vehicle. should
always remember that in crossing a
street or highway the person on foot
has the right of way. The law says
so, and if you injure a pedestrian by
careless riding or driving you are
responsible. No one is required to
run across street to keep out of the
way Of bicycle or vehicles. The
riders are the ones to look out for
that.
S. A. linsmore, on expert cleo
trician and telephone man, was in
Lancaster last week working on the
switchboard Of the central Marie W
line. The beard was a little out OF
order 50 that sometimes ringing the
bell would not throw the drop in the
central station, and people would say
| ugly things sbodt Central when it
was switchboard that was makin Q
the trouble. The line. board and all
are IN good repair now
BROKER Bros. have just COM
pleted two Tag poles which will BE
erected one at the north and one at
the south schools. They are of cedar
wood, painted white, and are sixty
two feet long. They will be planted
the latter part of this week. These
emblems of liberty were erected by the
school board in carrying ext the
order of a resolution introduced by
Veteran Theo. Calvin and passed at
the lasf school meeting in Lancaster.
-Prin. Thos. j. Brooks of Patch
Groye was taken seriously i'll with
malarial fever about two weeks ago,
and was compelled to 90 to his home
in Boscobel to reouperate- He re-
turned to his duties last Monday and
once more shapes the destinies OF
Patch Groves youths. Although ore
Of the youngest teachers in the county
Mr.. Brooks has had splendid success
at Patch Grove and the people there
consider him one of the best teachers
that has ever taught in their town.