Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-23
NUMBER 50

really cheap at the price, although
they are tiimsy and worthless roo,
against store, for woman raool
leets where she bought a pair Of
gloves, for instance. but does not "a
member what she paid for them
F." IN they turn out worthless she
does not call to mind that she did NOT
pay sufficiently large amount t. So
cure worthy pair, while at the same
time she resolves not to patronise
that store again.
Last Friday between thirty and
forty patients from the Grant comfy
asylum and poor house attended the
fair At one o'clock in the afternoon
they were turned loose on the fair
grounds by Superintendent Anderson
with orders to return to the wagons
az O'Clock. During the afternoon
they deported themselves in a manner
becoming ladies and gentlemen. and
promptly at 4 o'clock every one of
them showed up at the wagons. They
nave not yet ceased to talk of the good
time they had at the fair.
"A few of the friends of Mrs. Geo.
Luse gathered at her home in Fenni-
more ON Tues, Sept. IA, to celebrate
the 92d birthday of that lady. Every
year the friends have met at that
lady's home in similar celebration.
out TINS year the gathering was some
what smaller than usual The lady
Is in the best OF health for one Of her
age and Register of Deeds Rogers re-
ports that they had merry time
Her son, l. L. Luse. is doing well as a
farmer in Stevensville, Montana.
where he is now building fine house
on his rancho
Miller Geo. c. Damn has sold his
lots, situated in the Mitchell addition
IN the southern part of the city on the
road to Pigeon bridge, to Miss Tav-
lor probably daughter OF Mrs. r.
Iaylor) who resides three or four miles
southeast of the city Of Lancaster near
the Thos. Mcdonald estate. Miller
Damn is now digging a cellar on
lot adjoining his mill and will remove
his house from the lots sold to Miss
Taylor to the new location as soon as
possible. Miss Taylor and her broth
ers intend 70 build house next spring
on the spot from which Mr.. Damn
will move his house. The Industrious
miller says he is tired of travelling so
Tar from and to HI, work every day
The opening chapter Of ..The
House Of the WOLF appears in this
issue OF the Herald Barring few
French names of characters that are
somewhat difficult for an American to
pronounce and remember. the story
is very easy to follow and intensely
interesting. The characters YOU
should endeavor to fix in your mind
are: IN. lie Vidame," sometimes
called Beers" who is '.The WOLF
las he is one of the main characters
and is called by all three names; also
there are three young brothers bear
ing girl names, the eldest boy being
called ''Anno," and the two Younger
"Croisette" and Marie. " Catherine.
cousin Of the three boys, is to be mar
ried to M. de Payannes If you will
fix these in your mind you will have
clear sailing through one of the best
French stories that has been written
during the last century.
-Richland Center Observer: Hon.
d. L. Downs, county Judge, who was
stricken with paralysis, about two
weeks ago, died few minutes before
three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon
His life closed calmly and peacefully,
as Il he were simply falling asleep
Monday afternoon while sew
eral school children were gathering
sands OF different colors for educa-
tional purposes in the street excaya-
ton at the foot of the hill near the
residence of Augustus Hoskins.
Cleyie, the 10-year old son Of Mrs.
Mary Davis, OF the first ward, became
the victim of an accident which came
near terminating his youthful career.
He was digging sand from in under
rock on the hillside when it became
loose and rolled down upon him.
The stone weighed several hundred
pounds and, although Only a corner
Of it struck the boy, it pinned him t.
the earth, badly cutting and bruisino