Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-22
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and oak with which the inside is fin
ished. and the polished shine OF it
would make a palace-car builder
envious. The whole house is heated
by furnace, put in by Ziegler Bros.
and also has Klondike spring water
coming into it at convenient points.
Carpenter Dan Price is the builder.
-Philo Stephens and VIM. Ward
are home from Admission for the holi-
days and others, about twelve, of the
Grant county company are expected
in day or two Ward has been i'll
for severalsGeeks but is about well
again. Army life, discipline and
uniforms have changed the civilian
boys who left Us a few months ago,
into erect, fine looking military men,
that their best friends hardly recog-
nize at first glance. 1t takes only a
moments conversation, however, to
discover that these fierce looking
soldier chaps are just .'our boys
with the same thoughts and hearts and
individual ways they had a year ago.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found a poem written by Joe Cover
for Carriers Monthly. The pro-
auctions of Mr.. Cover often appear in
the first-class magazines of the United
States, which speaks much Tor the
merit of the writer's work, as it is no
easy matter for an author to get into
these magazines. There are at least
one million poets in the United States
-basing figures on the small district
hereabouts with which we are ac-
quainted-and the fall of snowy in
SEPARATIONS on the magazines with
their very limited space and seldom
ness of issue days, is tremendous.
The poet who survives under these
circumstances has cause to throw
bouquets at himself.
! There was tremendous crowd
in town last Saturday. The Lancas-
ter band rendered spirited music on
the streets in the afternoon. Santa
Claus rode around in a sleigh from
the store Of Martin Mcdonald as adj
vertised in the Herald and the crush
of children to see him was great. 1t
was amusing to witness the little,
timid children make bold to address
the great burly Santa Claus. One
tiny girl with fluttering breath said:
20. Mr.. Santa Claus. do you know
what want to get in my stocking?"
The figure in hair with a bag of toys
on his back nodded his head in token
that he did. Then, said the girl,
please don't forget me, sir 1t
would indeed be pity if Santa Claus
should forget the midget.
Bloomington Record: Jno. Wood
house arrived from he mountains of
Montana last week. Ii has been about
fifteen years since John went west,
and his appearance would indicate
that he has taken good care Of him
self the time he has resided in that
country. He expects to visit relatives
and boyhood friends during the win
ter. The proposition to the town
to levy tax to help pay for the rail-
road, lacked three votes of securing a
majority. Consequently. the prop
osition falls through. Mr. Flynn and
others who wished to see a railroad
through this community are to be
congratulated on the hard work ac-
complished. The opposition was bit
ter and determined, and more people
We're brought about than many
thought could be. -. George Ket-
ner was 70 years of age last Wednes-
day, and on Thursday evening nearly
all of the Odd Fellows in town. accom-
panied by their wives, drove out to
the Ketner farm to help him celebrate
the event. There was ample room
for all in that pleasant and capacious
home, and right merrily did the even
ing pass. Everything that gay and
happy spirits could devise was
brought into requisition for the ocea-
sion. When the guests departed they
left an elegant rocking chair as a
memento Of their good will to the
worthy host.
What do the Children Drink.