Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31

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Sept. IS; Platteville. Thursday to Sat
urday, Sept. Fl, p and %; Fcnni-
more, Monday Sept. 70; Bloomington
Tuesday, Sept &c; Lancaster. We'd
nesday 70 Saturday Sept p. 2S. %
and 80.
Plattcyille News Lee Fawceli
and Miss Olive Hymcr drove down
from Lancaster sunday Min-I
ME Nehls Of Lancaster visited al The
home Of A. I. Sphinx last week
Mr.. and Mrs Breithanpt of Lancaster
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
son Frank in this city Mrs.
Geo. Pollock who has been visiting
several weeks with her brother, VIM
Snowden, returned 10 her home in
San Franciso, Cal yesterday morn
ing,
A young man named Fred Ost of
Reedsburg went to an attorney 'soilicc
TO have him apply for a marriage il
cense from the county clerk A
friend just ahead Of him was getting
a hunting license so when he was
through Mr.. Ost said he wanted Ii
censc too. When The license was
handed to him the next day, he was
dumfounded and took the next train
for Baraboo, where heJudgc granted
him a special dispensation that there
might not be any delay in the pro-
ceedings.
-Weheard a good joke on one Of
the C.&N.W brakemen the other day.
The gentleman in question runs be-
tween Lancaster and Milwaukee stay
ing one night here and the next in
Milwaukee. However this time he
was of duty for few days and went
INTO the city on a pleasure trip.
Just how it happened we can't tell,
whether he forgot he had a hat on or
the new brakeman neglected
to caution him about putting his head
out OF the window, nyhow he lost his
hat and had to borrow one to wear
home Better wear your cap next
time Fred
-Cassyille Index; Otto +. Geiger
returned from New York via Chicago
over the Burlington to Cassville last
morning. He saw his moth
er and sister Pauline off on the ocean
wave 18th inst; they will reach their
destination in Germany about the
10Th An exchange says: "A
gentleman who has driven about the
country greIt deal this season re-
marks on the absence of humble bees.
lie states that he has seen none, and
,thers who have been interviewed
make the same statement. Where
nave the humble bees gone?n Really
We are unable to furnish the informa- {
ion so much desired by our esteemed
Before giving up the
search it might be we'll to examine
he bonnets of would-be politicians.
rhe Index hasn't seen nor felt ;
tumble bee since the lremen's picnic
Up in the woods few weeks ago; ]
here was a nest of 'em near the {
ountain and they were warm. One
AN find almost everything at fire
mems picnic.
"a duck which faithfully stuck
o business during the summer and
aid several dozen of large, fawn col
'rd eggs, complained that she wasn't
See that hen over there |
'aid the duck, she hasn't laid rs
many eggs as have, nor as big, but
she has books written about her and
ferses composed in her honor, while
Nobody is saying a word about me-"
The trouble with you is, said a
'o0ster who was standing near. .'that
you don't let the public know what
you have done. You lay an egg and
yaddle off without saying a word,
out that sister Of mine never lays an
'gg without letting everybody in the
know it. If you want
o cut any ice in this community you
must learn to advertise. FIX.
Witness: Hon. John Harms, re-
siding three miles south of Platteville
celebrated the 61st university of his :
arrival in this country on the 18th in
slant. On that date 81 years ago he
anded in Baltimore from small
American schooner which contained
81 passengers. 1t took 65 days to
make the voyage from Bremen to
Baltimore. He took the train from
Baltimore to Philadelphia and from
here to Pittsburg While he was cross
ng the Allegheny mountains he and
! fellow passenger left the train at a
station to satisfy their thirst, and the
rain went off and left them. Both
being plucky men, and the trains
over the mountains not making as
quick time as they do now. his friend
at the next station, but
Uncle John had to walk on to the next
station. That was in the days when
he cars were hauled up the steep
grades by means Of stationary engines
Frank +. Savage came near los
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