Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-03-03
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Charity creates much of the nj sery L re-
lieves. BUTT does mol relieve all me misery
it creates.
Charity. as ali the world knows.
should begin at home, and the Wo-
mans Relief Corps are giving relief in
the way OF clothing and bed-clothes
in few instances where it seems to
be needed but such thing as real
distress is not to be found in our
midst, and the few cases are caused
by poor management and carelessness
while the majority prefer the hands
OF others to relieve their wants than
to use their own. and those of this ma
ture are more numerous than any
case of real want and receive very lit
tie sympathy from those acquainted
with their habits.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. Will Thomas last Thursday.
How much coffee and cake and other
good things they got away with
goodness only knows. 1t must have
been pile of it as viii got an extra
hussel to himself the last of the week
to replenish the larder
Mrs. Margret Boules died Thurs
day, Feb. p, at the residence Of her
friends, MIR. and Mrs. Clark. She
was born in Ohio Jan. %, 1922. She
was one of the old settlers of the
mining district, coming here with
her husband, Mr.. VIM. Boules, at an
early date. After very appropriate
services at the Congregational church
by the Rev. Breeze, large number OF
relatives and friends followed the re-
mains to be laid beside her husband
in the old Van Buren, cemetery.
Mrs. r. I. Myres. nee Mary Smith,
of Hoopston, H., who is visiting at
her old home this week, returned in
time to enjoy the firemen's ball
Miss Bessie Hymer, who has been
confined indoors with the grip, has
improved so much as to be able TO en-
JOY the sleighing these pleasant after
moons.
Mr.. Tom Orcott. who has been laid
up the past two months with lung
fever, IS reported as slowly recover
ing
Mr.. Marsh Barber OF Chicago called
on our merchants Saturday with a
line of boots and shoes, and was made
happy with a good sized order.
Melvin L. Young of Milwaukee,
Grand Lecturer of the Masonic order,
gave the boys few necessary instruc-
tions Friday evening, and Saturday
he was around visiting old friends
and making new ones.
Miss May Fure was given a SUR
prise Friday evening by number of
her friends with an appropriate pres
ent, it being her birthday, and at u
O'Clock, Mrs. Fure surprised them all
by opening her DINING room door
and asking them to feast themselves
on the banquet they saw before them.
And such a menu we have not enjoyed
for long time, but then we were one
of the back numbers.
Andrew Kern Of Ellenboro intends
repairing his building that burnt
down some time ago and put in a feed
grinding mill and run flour and
feed store in connection. The build
ing ought either to be repaired or
condemned by the city fathers and be
torn down. 1t is, as it stands. both
dangerous and unsightly.
Mrs. w. II. Hunt and son Charlie,
who have been visiting with her SIS
ter Mrs. Hedges Of St. Paul, Mimi.
returned home Friday.
James Jordan is the father Of fine
10 pound boy, the first boy among the
younger generation, and Grandpa
Jordan was beginning to worry that
there would be no male descendant to
tell of the family's fame, but now that
the spell is broken there may be
others
The Rev. Breeze at his home in the
parsonage on the hill performed the
wedding ceremony for Mr.. Sylvester
sandforce and Miss Josephine Sands
OF Savanna, H. and Mrs. Vogelsburg
served them with dainties at their
wedding breakfast not to be obtained
by the everyday travelling man.
Frank Kern and friend OF Fenni-
more visited at the old home Sunday
They say they have more snow than
we have, as the sleighing in this VI