Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-03

last week. She was standing on a
step ladder which broke letting her
fall. She struck her head on win
dow seat in her descent and was for
time unconscious as a result. We
are pleased to note that no conse-
quences more serious than a cut and
severe bruises resulted.
Friday and Saturday our water
works diggers struck ledge of lime
stone near the surface on south Mon
roe street, between Walnut and Cherry
streets, through which they were
forced to blast their way The heavy
discharges larred OFF half the ceiling
in Mrs. John Woolstenholme's parlor.
In falling il crushed lamps, furniture.
and all the fancy things usually kept
in such an apartment.
Most people have been thinking
that this is the year 1897 but they
must be wrong for the Teller office
has printed a program of the Sunday
School Convention to be held here
this month and has dated it 1896,
instead Of 1897. Stop. oh presump-
tuous men of America, writing 1897
on your correspondence. Goddle-
wosgles says it is 1896 and he never
makes a mistake. Wait for one Of
his strong editorials explaining
why the world IS all wrong again.
-ourcity officers have caused a new
analysis to be made Of the Griswold
! spring water. The old analysis was
made before the water works we're
put in and the showing of purity was
SO good that ey cry one was euthusias-
tic in Its praise. Since then the spring
has been dug out and a cemented wall
built around it so that all vegetable
matter is excluded. and the more
recent analysis shows that our water
is many points ahead of the cele-
brated Wauke ha water both ia purity
and medicinal qualities Our city
officials have the certificate which will
be found in another column.
Commencement week at the
State University begins June 20.
Grant County is well represented
among the graduates. One hun ged
forty-six will complete courses there
this year Of which Grant County
claims the following: Ancient Clas-
steal Course Ernest Kronshage of
Boscobel and Bertha Gardner of
Platteville; General Science Course
John Arbuthnot OF Woodman and
Guerdon Buck OF Platteville; Civic
Historic Course-Clarence Bushnell
Edwards Of Lancaster; English Course
Clara Elgard Maynard Of Platte
vile; College of Law-Chas. Z. Harper
Of Lancaster.
For significance, variety and in
terest Of matter and beauty OF Illus
tration, there rarely issues a maya
zine equal to the June number OF Nc
Cures. Professor Langley's account
Of his ten years OF hard study and ex-
pertinent in the construction Of fivine
machines, crowned at last with ma
chine that actually solves the problem
and proves mechanical flight to be
both possible and practicable, is a
positive contribution to science: but
it is at the same time a most interest
ing story Of heroic patience and effort
directed to noble end The paper Is
illustrated with pictures of Professor
Langley's own machine, the only fly
ing-machine that has ever flown. made
under his direction.
-Cassville Index: 1t has often
been said that clothes have nothing
whatever to do with the making of a
! man, but still if the man doesn't wear
them he'll be arrested. +. l..
/
Duncan and his friend Mr.. Wood
mansee left for Minnesota yesterday
morning where they will continue the
business of selling school charts .....
The Sunday school institute held at
the Baptist church three days last
week was productive of much good.
!
The attendance was large. The
citizens of this village viii again vote
on the waterworks question June eth
Let there be a rousing vote in favor
Of water. Henry Irish Of Lancas-
ter was in okey and Elwen districts
in the interest Of the De La Val Cream
Separator Co. last week.
Attorneys 7. l. Cleary and Wal
] fer T brennan will ar,1aa1 - 4la