Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-05-19

-heV. and Mrs. Edgelow and son
Arthur, Miss Lille Rountree, and
Miss Mamie Peck of Piatteyille were
in the city last week 10 attend the
services at Emmanuel church and
hear Bishop Nicholson. Rev. and
Mrs. Edgelow We're guests Of Mrs. f.
Nj. Lowry. Miss Peck was the guest
of Mrs. Frank Schreiner and Miss
Rountree of her cousin Mrs. j. c.
Nathan.
Bloomington Record: James
Hatch, who has been managing a drug
store at Independence, has bought l..
d. Holford's drug store in this city.
James is thoroughly competent
pharmacist and young man of good
business qualifications. Mr.. Holford
has been in business for many wears.
and concluded it was time to take a
vacation. His duties as president of
the Union Telephone company and
the little farm in the suburbs will
keep him busy.
Platteville Witness: In view of
the fact that so much excitement ex-
lists on account of the war and sever
al powder mills have already been
blown up Mr.. f. F. Newton. Superin-
tendent of the Latino Rand Powder
Mills at this place has been ordered to
put up the following notice; "All per-
sons are strictly forbidden to enter
upon the ground or the buildings of
the Latin & Rand Powder Company,
at Platteville, except on business and
when accompanied by the Superin-
tendent or the foreman. Signed Geo.
Patterson, General Superintendent.
The editor of a Kansas paper
states that he picked up a Winchester
rifle one day last week and started
down the street to deliver the weapon
to its owner. The delinquent SUBJ
scribers, however, got it into their
heads that he was on the warpath,
and every one he met insisted on pay
ing him what they were owing. One
OF them wiped out debt Of ten year,
standing, On the EDITORS return to
the Office he found load of hay, IL
bushels of corn, ten bushels of pota.
toes, load of wood and a barrel Of
turnips that had been brought in by
delinquents.
Street Com. Al Budworth and his
efficient corps Of workmen are sweep
ing the streets of Lancaster and put
ting them in splendid trim This i,
pleasing to the eye and promotes good
health in the community. The bust
cess men of our city should instruct
their clerks and workmen to refrain
from throwing litter into the streets
the worst form of which is burning
paper. A little pile of burnt paper
ashes will blow about and disfgur,
two blocks of clean street. Keer
cans, papers, paste-board boxes, straw,
sticks. stones. ETC., out of the streets
You have no right to throw them
there and may be forced to pay fine
if the street commissioner concludes
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The Rockford Register Gazette in
commenting on recent shooting of 8
tifteen-year-old girl at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, by her lover, says: The parent.
of such girls are wholly responsible
These little fools should no more be
allowed to run around nights with 3
fellow than lambs should be left un-
guarded at night for the wolves to
get. What does little half-developed
woman-this little girl of fifteen
want with fellow, anyhow? You can
see them anywhere, everyday, by day
and by night, running around stepped
in love sickness before the last tuck OF
their dress is let down, and we lei
them run and CAD around and pick
up the first worthless stick of a man
they come across, to be married, di-
vorced, deserted or to fight woman's
hopeless battle with lifelong poverty
and many offspring"