Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-24

oaAeF IN LahcasJer-haNe purchased
the old Sylvester -four mills IN Bosco-
bel, paying $1,000 fer the plant. They
take possession next month We pre-
sumo the mill race question is now
declared off.
Last week during storm light.
ming struck the residence OF John
Hayes at Muscoda, setting fire to the
building and shocking Mr. Hayes into
insensibility. The building was
saved by the editor OF the Watchman
and the fire company. and Mr. Hayes
came out all right,
Mr.. ard Mrs. L. a. Dodd and
Mrs. John Howe went to Beloit Satur-
day to attend commencement exercis-
es Of the college which take place to-
day, Wednesday On their way back
Mrs. Howe will1stop off at Madison to
attend the University commencement
which takes place tomorrow, Thurs
day
Harry Drinkwater is mourning
the loss Of valuable wheelbarrow
that was his companion in his strug-
giles with hard-hearted woodpiles.
Thursday evening he put his barrow
carefully away in the Grand Central
hotel barn for fear somebody might
steal it. 1t burned along with the
barn.
From the Witness: The town of
Platteville purchased a new road
grader last week OF improved pattern.
It's made entirely of iron and is
strong and durable and substantial.
1t does the work rapidly and satisfac-
torily and leaves the road in a splen-
did condition. II is regarded as one
of the best investments our town has
ever made.
The dog-poisoner can be got at
through the cruelty-to-animals law
Pop it to him. Women who throw
scalding water on dogs should not be
spared the disgrace of arrest. No
lady would be gnilty of such cruelty
to dumb animals. Ii an animal is to
killed it should be done in a human
way. Feeding pounded glass to a
dog is brutal beyond compare
An amusing incident OF last We'd
nesday nights fire was the prompt
obedience of the fire chiefs orders to
bring screens TO protect the hosemen
from the terrible heat between the
burning building and John Schreiners
barn. Men Immediately ran and tore
from their hinges a fly screen door
from Mr.. Schreiner's house and an
other from the house OF Mr. Bert
Ston across the street and brought
them in haste 70 the blistering llne-
men.
Prom Ralph strong paper, the
Pasadena Cali Daily News OF Mon
day we take the flowing personals:
REV and Mrs. S. S. Grinnell Of
North RAYMOND avenue have returned
from pleasant carriage drive to
Whittier. Mr. Grinnell has greatly
improved in health since coming to
our city He viii preach in the First
Congregational church next Sunday.
DIR. J. 5. Hodge formerly student
in DR. Hassells office n Lancaster
will arrive in Pasadena July / He
has been abroad a few months and is
at present in New York City where he
has established hospital
I'D like to be boy again without
woe or care, with freckles scattered
o'er my face and hayseed in my hair;
| I'd like to rise at four O. clock and do
a hundred chores, and saw the wood
and feed the hogs and lock the stable
doors, and herd the hens and watch
the bees, and take the mules to drink.
and teach the turkeys how to swim
SO that they would not sink, and
milk hundred cows, and bring in
wood to burn, and stand out in the
sun all day and churn and churn and
churn, and wear my brothers cast off
clothes and walk four miles to school,
and get a licking every day for break
ing some old rule; and then get home
at night and do the chores once more.
and milk the cows; and feed the hogs
and carry mules score and then
crawl YEARLY up stairs and seek my
little bed, and hear dad say, That
worthless boy, be dosn't earn bis
bread. I'd ike to be boy again,
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