Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24

ing her mother Mrs. Sarah b. Whit
of this city IS spending few days
with her friend Miss Rose Wolf at
Rockville.
Miss Althea Williams Of Hurri-
cane was a guest at the home ofRufus
Hannum the first of the week taking
the train foI Platteville Monday where
she is attending school At the Nor
NAL. Miss Williams is a member of
the senior class of 1898 and judging
from what we hear of her work we
think she is one Of the strong mem
bers of the class
Miss Alice Edwards of this city
was called to Dayton, Ohio. a few
days ago TO visit her sister, Mrs. Mary
Ziegler, who is quite i'll. The two
children of Mrs. Ziegler are also dam
gerously sick with lung fever and
measles. 4 letter received from Mrs.
Zeigler yesterday states she is grow
ing better; but on arriving at Dayton
Miss Edwards was taken violently i'll
and is now confined to her bed.
In the use of the telephone many
speak to fast and too indistinctly as
well, making it almost impossible to
understand many of their words. The
telephone voice should be deliberate
and every word well rounded at both
ends so that they will not sound like
the buzzing of log chain pulled over
a corn basket or the dashing of water
through brush pile. Those who
speak their words moderately clear.
well accented and do not pitch the
voice too high, are easily heard.
Mrs. Ross of Blue Earth City,
Mimi, Past Grand Worthy M&tron of
the Grand ChapterO o. f. S. Of Wiscon-
sin was entertained at Mrs. c. Froth-
ingham's from Saturday until Tues
day morning. She came from Mil
waukee TO attend the dedication of
the Masonic Temple at Mineralpoint
and then came to Lancaster to spend
Sunday. She was visitor of Miner
va Chapter Monday evening where she
gave very interesting talk to the
members. Mrs. Ross is also editress
of the Eastern Star Record. a paper
published at Minneapolis, Mimi. She
went from Lancaster to Lacrosse.
The Lancaster Reporter, formerly
conducted by F. l.. Howe, has passed
to the control OF r. A. Couey. The
first issue under his management
came out last week and in his saluta-
tory the editor says. Politically the
Reporter will be Democratic. Not
that insane, abusive kind of politics
that Is the characteristic of so many
rustic journals, but we hope to be
fair minded and gentlemanly and will
confine our remarks absolutely to the
truth. We will endeavor to keep an
eye on the manipulation of our ocun-
ty government. and in commenting
thereon we will speak,our judgment.
Word is received from Cassville
to the effect that George f, Groom,
proprietor of the Meadow brook farm,
four miles east of Cassville, was seri.
ouslv injured Monday evening by :
bull. The animal was loose in boz
stall in the barn and Mr.. Groom went
in to tie him, when the animal turned
on him and threw him, rushing him
through the partition breaking severa
planks and two of his ribs aud other.
wise injuring him severely. The doe
tor made.eaamination and it is thought
that he will recover. 1t was a narrow
escape for George and if he had not
had help at hand to rescue him he
would certainly have been crushed tC
death.
We are a race of wanderers; few
OF us die near the scene of our child.
hood. The boys first impulse, after
he gets loose from his mothers apron
strings, is to leave home; and when
he gets away his first longing is tc
get back again. Necessity too often
forces us out in the world too young
to understand the temptations Of life
and we 90 down on the road which
leads away from love and honor before
we realize where our unbridled pas
sions are leading. Then come times
of trouble and in the heart him who
sees the hand OF warning there comes
a memory of the days when boyhood' .
years were as free as are the summer
winds which lulled him to sleep.