Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01


Victor Merrell, octogenerian
printer at Prairie du Chen, is dead.
Mrs. McNair and Bessie went to
Fennimore Friday to visit relatives
for few days.
Mrs. r. \. Trentzsch spent few
DAYS in Sitter last week with her
mother, Mrs. Eek.
R. w. Munns and wife of Fenni-
more were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
w. Miles Sunday.
1t will pay people from the coun-
try and smaller towns to come to
Lancaster to do their trading.
B. F. Carter returned to St. Cloud
Mimi, on Friday last accompanied by
his mother, who will remain for a visit
of several months.
Predictions are for an open win
ter. Bank up your house and lay in
a supply of coal. You can look for
mighty cold weather.
-Messrs. Henry Nichols and Joe
Montpleasure went to Juneau county
one day last week on business. They
expect 10 remain about two weeks.
The Lancaster High school foot
ball eleven won over that of Platte
viIle's High school Saturday on the
fair grounds gridiron. Score 6 to 5.
The Fraternal Union is in a pros
porous condition and bids fair to rival
other fraternal orders here in due
course of time. They have leased the
NJ. w. A. lodge room for meeting
purposes.
According to the Sioux Indian
weather prophets. its going to be
hard winter These predictions are
based on the fact that the buffalo
grass shows a heavy crop of seeds
which the redskins declare is a sure
sign of severe winter and deep snow.
The Herald erred last week in
stating that Geo. Schrumm of Platte
vile was before Justice Wheeler in
this city for examination on criminal
charge, and we hasten to correct the
mistake. 1t should have read Henry
Schrumm. Mr. Geo. Schrumm is
one of PIatteville's highly respected
citizens and is above reproach.
The Dubuque Times of Saturday
speaks OF Samuel Ashley, an old resi-
dent Of that city, who arose from his
bed and went to the polls on the day
previous to register, after being con-
fined to his apartments in Hotel
Julien for six months. MIR. Ashley
IS staunch Republican and has not
missed voting presidential ticket
since casting his first vote in 1884.
He is a brother-in-law of Miss Helen
Chatfee of this city.
f +. Tenant now occupies his
new quarters in the Wenzel building
al Joining his former location and has
one Of the best equipped harness en-
poriums in Southern Wisconsin. The
sales room is commodious, possesses
display windows for showing of goods
most admirably and is well stocked
with everything in the harness line
up to date. The repair room in the
rear is especially adapted to the pur-
pose for which it is designed and is in
conformity with the establishment
proper--well arranged. Mr.. Tenant
is to be congratulated on his thrift and
industry and is better prepared than
ever to serve you.
The new game law provides that
a nonresident of the state may ship
out of the state fifty birds. if he has
got license, and goes along with the
birds. Ii ne does not get fifty birds.
the state game wardeus probably
make up the deficiency. or at least
they ought. to. 50 they won't be tax
inc a mans money without an equiv
aient. \ resident Of the state only
pays a dollar license and he may
have all the bird, hc can carry bur ii
he wants to ship a,y out q the state
Is friends he has sotto - the state
lpucand see them or and walk back.
Noonc can shoot game bird with
out a license. even the son uta farmer
who raises the birds Those who eN-
peei Is even cock gun and shoot nj
m empty tomato can had better 70 10
the county elcrk and get license or
Inc may he pulled.
Wisconsin weather ha, fairly
outdoue Itself this season Fall
flower, of all kinds are growing and
bloesomiug with the vigor OF early
fall and il ) now November The
lawns are a green and gorgeous as
can usually be seen At this season
only III that part st the country south