Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-26

| Mrs. A. 4. Morse and son Robert
are visiting relatives at Beloit, Kan.
Miss Bessie Budd is the guest OF
her brother, DR.. G. Z. Budd, at Leroy,
Mimi.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schreiner re-
turned Friday from their trip up
north.
Miss Mile Cronin of Platteville
is guest of her brother, DR.. F. NJ.
Cronin.
Mrs. David Eastman is visiting
at Warren, Ohio-the guest OF her
son, o. d. Eastman.
Miss Pearl Stephens of Cassville
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Downer Kilby, last week.
Misses Anna and Carrie Wenzel
are visiting in Chicago-the guests OF
Miss Christina Thompson.
To every ten marriage licenses
granted in Milwaukee county, a di-
vorce is also given, according to sta
tistics.
VIM. Garner, the obliging clerk
at the Lancaster house, is again occu-
plying his place behind the desk, after
months vacation. Ray Showalter
filled the position while Mr.. Garner
was absent.
The premium list of the 34th an
nual exhibition of the Blake's Prairie
Agricultural society, to be held at
Bloomington Sept. 5-6-7 is out. The
pamphlet was'issued from the Record
job rooms.
Gen" Sam Draper received a
telegram Wednesday of last week from
Beloit clothing man requesting him
to come to that city at once and he
departed Thursday morning. The
General" will be an advertising fea-
ture for the clothing establishment at
Beloit suburban resort for a week.
Ringing Brothers circus will not
exhibit in Dubuque because of the ex-
horbitant licenses required by both
the city and the county. The coun-
ty asks 5000 for exhibiting and the
city asks the same amount for the pa
rade. The showmen claim that this
is twice as much as they pay in any
town, SO they have crossed that city
from their route.
Raymond Crawford died Thurs
day evening at the home of his uncle,
John Dave at Mineral Point, from
lock jaw, the result OF Fourth of
July accident. BY the accidental
discharge of toy cannon he received
a serious wound in the thigh. Medi-
cal assistance was at once procured.
He was thought to be recovering, but
on the tenth day lockjaw set i;,' re-
sulting fatally. Tetanus serum was
administered, but failed to give re-
lief Deceased was 13 years of age.
Hereafter pupils entering the
Normal school at Platteville will have
to present certificate showing physi
cal soundness. The board have also
adopted resolution requiring stu
dent who has attended any normal
school in this state to present GER
titicate from the president OF that
school showing good moral character
and a fair standing provided he wishes
to attend an other normal school.
The following members of the Y.
p. 5. G. +. society of the Congrega-
tional churcn of this city are in at
tendance ut the Southwest District
Convention of Christian Endeavorers
which is being held in Darlington
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. Rev. I. j. Brown, Dora Wat
kinS, Rose Alcorn. Stella Baldwin,
Mabel Smith, Lester Clifton, Charlie
and Ralph Watkins, Hazel, Eugene
and Delbert Durni.
"A Davenport paper says that it
has been proven without doubt that
the sands of the Mississippi river are
full of pearls. A few years ago when
SO many valuable gems were taken
from CLANS which had been gathered
for their shells to be made into pearl
buttons. the question arose were there
not thousands OF pearls lying in the
sands II the river, left there by CLANS
which had died and gone to decay.
That such is true there is no longer
any doubt. as a number of pearls of
considerable value, some being worth
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