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

winter quarters at Baraboo.
Lancaster merchants are laying
in heavy stocks OF goods for holiday
trade.
-Michaells & Roberts make num-
Der of tempting offers in this issue.
Note them.
Last week was a lively one in
town. The county board meeting
made it so.
Lancaster should lend every en-
couragement towards the movement
for new court house.
After Thanksgiving you know It
will be Christmas. Have you thought
Of what the presents will be this
year?
-Prosperity-help yourself to a
chunk. Don't think you will get it
otherwise, no matter how plentiful it
may be.
Nearly every big man imagines
he is born fighter until some insig-
niticant little chap comes along and
bluffs him.
-Chas. Stehl. the genial oil inspec
tor of Arthur, attended to duties in
connection with his official capacity
here Tuesday.
When you hear man say that
life is but dream, tread on his corns
and you will wake him up 10 the fact
fact that it is real.
Nathan Grocery Co. print a
tempting menu for Thanksgiving in
this issue. They furnish you every
thing the feast contains.
In a score Of 80 to 5 Wisconsin
University football eleven trounced
opponents of Chicago University at
the last named city Saturday.
-Liveryman Joe Smith lost another
valuable horse with spasmodic collie
Sunday night. Mr.. Smith is having
more than his share of such misfor-
tunes lately.
The Lancaster electric light plant
is enjoying prosperity. A total of
nearly 1000 incandescent lights are
now wired up in the city With more
to follow. We are pleased to note
Mr.. Harshberger' success.
Fred J. Burckhardt of Toledo,
Ia. and formerly of Boscobel, has ac-
cepted the foremanship of the Herald
office and assumed responsibilities
Monday. Mr.. Burckhardt is one of
the most efficient job printers in the
business and is well qualified for the
place.
The case of Deputy State Game
Warden Frank Roberts, charged with
shooting r. j Roberts, at Madison
several weeks ago after an alI-night
card game, was dismissed in the
municipal court, owing to the inabil-
ity of the prosecution to secure the
attendance of the man who was shot.
The dismissal was on motion of Dis
trict Attorney Dudgecn, who stated
that he had not been able to get in
communication with him and had no
means of enforcing his attendance.
Miss Myrtle Markert, fifteen year
old daughter of Frank Markert, met
with an accident last Wednesday
evening at the South school that might
have proven much more serious than it
did. In leaning over the banisters of
the stairs the young lady lost her bal
ance and was precipitated to the first
floor below-fully distance of twelve
feet, head foremost. Luckily her fall
was attended by favorable circum-
stances, striking upon her hands.
One wrist was broken and the other
subjected to severe strain. She is
getting along nicely though suffering
considerable pain from bruises and
injuries sustained. lis almost mir
aculous that the accident did not re-
suit fatally.
The birth of baby elephant at
Ringing Brothers winter quarters in
Raraboo Monday morning created
quite a stir amoag the employees and
it is said to be the first elephant born
in the United States. The mother,
.Alice," has been owned by the Ring
lings for six years. When the keeper
first discovered the new arriv al, its
mother was trying to kill it, and he