Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-05-12

BlosSeS OF Sioux Rails, ). lDa.
Echoes from the Alhambra: Why
are the slars of the American flag like
the stars of heaven? Because no pow
er on earth can blot one out.
The last issue of the Bosccb bel
Enterprise had large red flag printed
across its front page with the motto:
Remember the Maine"
At Cassville H. Schuelter is drill
ing a small company of young men,
preparatory to being called TO the
front.
Commencement exercises of the
Muscoda High school will be held
Thursday evening, May 26th. The
class has ten graduates.
Lee Duncan is home for a week
or two's vacation. Mr. Duncan is one
of the most successful travelling sales
men of school supplies on the road.
He will work in Minnesota territory
this summer.
When young lady pins bou-
quet on the lapel of young mans
aoat, she usually turns her head to
one side and tits up her chin to look
at it. The young man who doesn't
tumble is to slow to be run over by a
hearse.
&c. A. r. veterans at Boscobel
have erected a tifty-foot flagstaff in
front of their hall from which the
stars and stripes wave periodically
Rev w Pfefferkon is the newly
assigned German Evangelical minis
ter to the north part OF Grant county.
Rev. Hoffman was sent to Sharon,
Wis.
A meeting OF the citizens of Lam
caster is called for Wednesday even
ing, May II, 1898, at 1880 o'clock at
Post Hall for the purpose Of making
arrangements for the proper obser-
vance of Memorial Day in Lancaster.
A large attendance is desired.
A r. Robertson. OF St. Paul,
came to Lancaster Wednesday night
for A. L. Ide & Sons of Springfield,
H., to unload from the cars and place
in position the new boiler and engine
of the electric light plant. 1t will
take something over two weeks to
make ready for steaming.
-Richland Center Observer says:
A full blooded Winnebago Indian call
ed at County Clerk Benton's office on
Saturday last and wanted to enlist in
the United States army. The last
seen of him was Saturday evening
when he, together with good jag
left on the train for the seat of war.
They say that one of our town
boys and nearby country boy were
discussing the Philippine islands the
other day. II don't believe they are
worth much" said the city fellow;
..what can they raise?" l don't know
all they raise" was the reioinder,
'.but hear they raise the American
flag and that is a good deal.
A fad at drug stores in Grant
county is the burning up Of a long
candle. At Eagan's drug store in
Muscoda the long candle burned out
in SO hours and II minutes. There
were 60 guesses and Ben Dimmock
won the prize on a guess of Sc hours.
The guesses ranged from hours to
100 hours.
-Boscobel Enterprise: The Town
board met Monday and purchased Of
Fair banks, Morse Co., Chicago, y
horsepower gasoline engine which will
be placed in the cemetery. The wind
mill does good work when the wind
blows, but cannot always be depended
upon 10 supply the large amount OF
water used. The engine viii be used
when needed and will be stationed in
close proximity to the pump. With
all attachments complete it costs 5000
and will arrive in few days.
The electric lights have been so
will have light nearly or quite in
front of their residences. Dir. Strong
at the corner Of Cherry and Harrison,
DR.. Godfrey at the corner of Hickory
and Tyler, DR.. Barber at the corner
Of Linden and Madison. DR.. Cronin at
the corner Of Elm and Adams, and
Dr.. Scanlan at the corner OF Cherry
and Jefferson Dr. Hassell on South