Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-02

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washing and other purposes
The BROKER boys are building a
woodshed and making other improve
ments on the Al Elledge residence
lately purchased by Mrs. Club.
Miss Portia Showa. .er returned
to school duties at Tomahawk Mon
day. On her journey she stopped at
Stevens Poin5 to participate in an
Eastern Star convention.
-Michaelis Il Roberts have a new
sewing machine called Marguerite. :
They say it is as much superior to
other machines as girls named Mar
guerite are prettier than ordinary
damsels.
Charley Lisherness was in town
Monday with mis- four pretty little
girls. He says the corn crop in his
locality, Patch Grove, will be all right
without rain, if frost only holds of
for ten days.
Having listened with rapturous
delight to an entertainment given by
Miss Frances Crabb. / am prepared to
say that her selections are of high
literary order, interspersed with some
of an amusing character; her move
ments graceful; her voice rich. sweet
and pathetic. as we'll as heroic when
occasion demands. I regard her as
an excellent entertainer and one that
will give intense satisfaction to her
auditors Rev. T. j Brown, Pastor
Congregational church, Lancaster,
Wis.
-Originali'v and enterprise are
well illustrated Ia the determination
of Jennie O'Neil Potter to go to the
Klondike this coming spring and there
entertain the thousands OF lonesome
and homesick miners with her pleas
ing productions OF speech and man
ner. She announces to her friends
that she viii leave New York in April
and meet an elder brother in Seattle
and that they will proceed together
to the land of gold. The idea is GER
tainly an original one. and knowing
Miss Potter's energy and ability, sue
cess is the only safe prediction.
Miss B. j. Schloesser seems de-
termined to give her patrons the new
est. latest md best in the millinery
line that talent, labor and expense
can provide. This week her expert
trimmer, Miss Mae Hannum will 90
to Chicago TO spend a week in the
mammoth millinery establishment of
D. B. Fisk Il Co.,-the largest in the
world. Besides still further perfect
ing herself in the art Of artistic trim
ming under the guidance OF master
designers Miss Hannum will attend
millinery openings and purchase for
her employer the latest and most
beautiful millinery styles aud mater
ials
Dreams Of prosperity diner
according to the individual. The
small boys idea of perfect earthly
happiness is six pieces OF pie at a
2 meal The darby dreams Of good
ripe watermelons, The farmers
riekest feeling is to muse over that &C
acres of wheat-th that he didn't plant.
: The bicycfst's most prosperous idea
is a smooth track around the world.
The confidence man has visions OF
green mossbacks coming to town ii
droves. The country EDITORS most
:, eXtravagant dream is how nice il
: would seem for a dozen or more sub
+. scribers to call in and pay up, all OF
q the same day.
: -eGalena is one of the most peculiar
towns in this region. It is so billy
that gou can 90 into business place OF
one street, 90 up long flight Of stairs
and walk out OF the building on tn,
ground floor, while the houses lool
like huge bird cages hung on the hill
side. A certain man in that city own.
COW. He keeps her in lot back o
another mans residence, the lower
part Of the lot being on level witt
the roof Of this house, which is two
2 story one. A few days ago the COW
jumped on the roof OF the house,
climbed to the ridge and slid down
the other side. knocking down chin
ney in ner descent and landed in the
: yard far below. She was but little
hurt.
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