Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-08


Col. A. W. Moore as Manager and DR..
F. 5. Knapp as Captain. and have al
ready challenged the boarders of The
other city hotels. The date of the
massacre win be announced later.
This nine is strictly ..hot stun"
throughout. Why can not the Lam
caster hotels form nine that will 60
down and cool off the Platteville boysP
An Indian never dies from the
bite of rattlesnake or mad dog. On
being asked what they did to prevent
death. a Greek Indian stated: Let
the snake go along about his business.
Run to the house and get little
strong tobacco which you mix well
with two tablespoonsfuls Of salt. Cut
large onion in two, spread the mix
ture on it and bind on the wound.
Apply new poultice like this every
six hours and the bite viii not even
swell
The Shulsburg Pick and Cad an
nounces in a local notice in it's last
issue that it is so years old, and the
editor wants his subscribers to pay
up. CHANGING at the head of the pa
per we notice that it is Is years old
instead of so. Guess Editor Law is
feeling uncommonly old; or it may
be his printers started in early to cell
citrate the Fourth. However, we
wish the Pick and Cad at least 35
years more Of prosperity under its
present able management.
AT Hazel Green George Edwards
had narrow escape from death on
Sunday night. About dusk he went
to the pasture TO catch a horse, in
some manner he fell into mineral
shaft So feet deep, with three feet Of
water at the bottom. Fortunately he
escaped having any bones broken or
becoming unconscious so that he
climbed above the water and support
ed himself until rescued some three
or four hours later. 1t seems almost
a miracle that he escaped serious in
jury and was found alive.
The editor OF au exchange is
mourning the loss of two subscribers.
Number one wrote asking how TO
rear twins safely, and the other want
ed to know how to rid his orchard of
grasshoppers. The answers went for
ward by the next mail but by acct
dent he transposed them into the en-
velopes SO that the man with the
twins received this answer to his in
quiry, Cover them carefully with
straw and set fire to it; after jumping
about in the flames few minutes
they will speedily be settled" while
the man plagued with the grasshop-
pers was told to Give castor oil and
rub their gums with bone. +"
The ordinance says you must
muzzle your dog during July and
August in the city of Lancaster. Our
dog would like to enter a protest at
having his mouth closed during the
season when he most needs to drink
water often. He says the oldest in
habitant never saw rabid dog in
Lancaster. 1t is an i'll wind that
blows no good, however, and the dog
is proud in the knowledge that he has
shining new breast tag which midi
Gates that his taxes are paid. Each
tag is numbered. On the 1st day of
July, Thursday, City Clerk Michaelis
issued "a licenses for male dogs; but
nobody applied for a female dog IL
cense.
A fleet Of ten torpedo boats will
be sent up the Mississippi river as far
as Dubuque some time this summer.
The object is to show the people in
the larger cities along the river what
modern boats in their class are like.
None Of the torpedo boats draws over
six feet of water and they can easily
make the trip without much fear o.
being grounded. The fleet will leave
! Newport July 10 and 60 direct to
4 Now Orleans II will +hpu cto,.t or
it, journey up the Mississippi river
The department officials also wish t.
, discover how much hard work the
boats are capable Of doing and think
it is better to find out in time OF
peace than in war
Prairie du Chen Union say..
Miss Ada Fuller, Of this CITY, has