Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-22

Mrs. Gerlach who has been visit
ing in Bloomington returned home
last week.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Gates, Jr.. of
Beetown were Lancaster visitors last
Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Elwell of Cassville
visited relatives in this city a few
days last week.
Compare the Herald with other
papers this morning and see where
you get the news.
Providing existing conditions are
favorable dance will be given at
Reeds opera house Thanksgiving
night.
How to pay house rent, meet the
grocery bills and furnish fuel for the
coming winter is interesting more
people than the Chinese question.
The Political Equality club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Martha
Showalter Monday, Nov. Doth at $50
P. m.
The men who wore silk hats of
of the stove pipe variety in the pa
rades will now have time to trim the
fringe from the bottom of their
trousers.
-Remem Der the Herald with your
next order for JOB printing of any de-
scription. Well not take back seat
for any of 'em when it comes to fine
job printing.
The stove dealers say that more
cooking and heating stoves-and of
better grade-have been sold in Lam
caster-say in the last six weeks
than ever before in any two seasons.
A Thanksgiving sermon will be
preached in the Congregational
church, Potosi, Thursday, Nov. 29th,
at 1890 a. m. by the pastor, Rev. A.
Breeze. Phi. d. Subject: The Past
and Present of Our Nation a Cause
for ThaDkfulness. !"
The weather prophets say the
muskrats are piling up the biggest
houses they have noted for years and
everybody knows the corn husks were
unusually heavy this year. If the
old signs hold good it is better you
make big wood-pile.
-Viroqua Republican; Prof. Pear
son went to Lacrosse Saturday last
to meet his wife and children who
came from Lancaster. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pearson are located in the new resi-
dence lately erected by John Nuzum.
The Herald is very acceptable
holiday gift to an absent friend.
Twill mean at least 30 thoughts of
YOU in year and nothing will he
more appreciated by the absent one.
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1t is reported that farmers
throughout the entire grain belt of
the west are seeking wives. The de-
mand is greater IN Kansas where the
crops have been greater than else
where The average farmer who is
seeking wife wants one of rather
mature years, and widows usually
49, tbo ,0raforanoa Good oOolys ara
in demand and shop girls moderately
so. Seamstresses are seldom asked
for. and a good disposition, along
with willingness to work are among
the requirements.
Winter S chill cold blasts again
have frowned upon US and with the
shortening days come threatening
skies and frost laden winds from nor
thern ports bringing death to our
beautiful vegetation, and robbing us
of our beauteOus autumn days. Old
Winters white mantle will soon cover
our naked earth, to await Springs
melting breezes and then disappear
to be in turn succeeded by all the
beauties with which Nature clothes
our wales and hills green leaves for
all our forest kings, grasses green,
pretty posies for the meadows and
hills, MOSES for dead old rocks
all these shall live and bloom and die
ere Winter comes again. Then why
despise the days that bring us ice and
snow?
Judge Elliot of Milwaukee county
circuit court Saturday granted
change of venue to the circuit court
of Iowa county in the case of Royal
j. Miller against Millicent Holmes.
This is a suit growing out Of an ante
norton transfer by Charles James of