Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-02-25


published some time ago. We will
report answers next week.
Ladies who wear celluloid combs
are in danger if they get too near the
fire. 4 young lady at Aurora. H.,
was recently sitting near hot stove
when one of her side combs took fire
and the burning celluloid ran down
into her hair and burned her head Sc
verely.
Why doesn't some enterprising
farmer hereabouts start horse-rad-
ish factory The grated material
sells readily at 10 cents pint. A
machine to grind the roots can be
constructed cheaply. A man at Lit
tie Willow creek, Richland county, is
getting rich from such plant.
The following named persons
from Plattoville attended the K. P.
minstrel show in this city last week,
Wednesday; Geo. Bardon. Chas.
Loveland, Art Grindell. viii Eber-
hart, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Reed. Tom
Moore, Mrs. Rose Cramer, Isabelle
Meinhart, Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
Eastman.
DR.. Mosly Lee and DR.. Helen E.
Lee will be in Lancaster, Lancaster
House, March 4th where every sufferer
may have the opportunity to get the
opinion of these eminent specialists
and learn something of the treat
ment that is producing such wonder
full results in the cure of chronic and
nervous diseases.
Postmaster c. NJ. soby of
Stoughton suffered a stroke of pa
ralysis last evening, from the effect
of which he is not likely to recover.
Mr.. Soby is the first Democratic Post
master of that city in twenty five
years, but during the last campign
be changed his politics and voted the
Republican ticket.
By permission of the Grant Coun-
ty Witness we publish on first page of
this issue picture of the old Wiscon-
sin state capitol binding as it appears
at this time. The first Legislature of
Wisconsin met here in 1886 and the
building is now used as a granary. 1t
is located at old Belmont, few miles
from Platteville, in Lafayette county
Miss Elva Barber has accepted a
position as teacher in the Hudson,
Wis, high school. Miss Barber is a
young lady of brilliant mind and
thorough scholarship and is sure to
succeed in the responsible position to
which she has been called. The peo-
pie of Hudson are to be congratulated
on filling vacancy so WELL Mrs.
Barber and EVA went to Hudson last
Friday.
-Platteville News: f Riege will
erect new brick block this Spring
where the frame buildings now oc-
cupied by Hinners. Roster and Fried
rich now stand. Particulars will be
given next week. ...... Mamie Greene.
the ten year old daughter of D. L..
Greene of this city is the proud pos
SCISSOR of 70 little chickens, Matched
from $50 eggs in ar incubator during
the cold weather of last month.
A storm of wind, rain and snow
ragged over this section Sunday night
and Monday morning. The temper
allure was warm barely below freez-
ing. Five or six inches of light snow
lay upon the ground Monday which
afforded fair slipping for light sleighs;
but during the fore part of the week
most vehicles coming into town were
on wheels West of the Mississippi
river in places the railroads were
blockaded for few hours.
The following from the Prairie
du Chen Courier reads like an echo
from the good old days: Last We'd
nesday gang of wood choppers were
up the river on an island. There
was considerable talk about how much
each man could cut, and finally bet
was made between young Mr.. Burke
and G. Fluke, that the latter could
not cut down a tree % inches in d.
ameter with Is strokes of an AK.
Burke put up $1.00 against Fluke's
watch. A tree Of the right diameter
was found which Mr.. Fluke cut down
in just 10 strokes of the ak. The
whole party came back to the city