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

nlghI with SuHHN Sack. Inc leilOM
that held the gunny sack reports hard
luck.
Paul Humphreys Mt Hope farm
was sold to John Reukauf OF this CITY
this week. Toe latter's residence
property here was exchanged in the
deal, which was consummated
through W. f. Shimmin's real estate
agency.
Marshall Shelliam and Night
Watch Parrish brought prisoner up
from Platteville this "wednesday
afternoon who answers description of
the much wanted murderer of the
David Bobb family near Freeport re-
Gently. He was confined in county
Jail here to await requisition papers.
A passenger train east bound on
the Northern Pacific was wrecked al
De Hart, Montana, Sunday night and
seven deaths occurred and many in
iured. Among those killed was Les
Pendleton, son of Edward Pendleton
of Fennimore A brother, Erick
Pendleton. was among the list of IN
jured. The boys were eproute home
after a prospective trip in the west:
Some novel election bets are be-
ing recorded this week. A good one
was made between DIR. Godfrey and
E. L. Mccoy Monday. ii Mckinley is
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elected MIR. Mccoy goes out and kills
a pheasant, dresses it, takes bird to
any hotel or restaurant which the
doctor may designate, prepares it in
any manner the winner may desire,
serves it with his own hands and fur
nishes along with it any side dish or
delicacy the doctors Imagination may
fancy. If Bryan is elected the condi-
tions are the same only matters will
be changed about.
"A new fakir is abroad in the rural
regions. He drives through the coun-
try and sells soap at s. box which
includes the price of forty yards OF
carpet selected from samples which
he has in his wagon. He takes these,
leaves the box of soap, promises to de-
liver the carpet of the selected sample
within week and drives away. The
soap is probably worth 80 cents. Ii
stays with the purchaser. The car
pet is probably worth $15 and stays
with the fakir and has not yet been
delivered to a single victim. Better
not do business with him.
-Incongenity of attire in woman is
one of the features of the weather we
are experimenting nowadays. 1t is
common sight to see woman on the
street wearing a jacket and furs and
straw hat, or she may be attired in
full winter costume while the next
woman you see is wearing a rough
rider bonnet and attired in shirt
waist with an ex-ray yoke and heavy
skirt. No two women are attired in
the same manner and it will take sew
eral more heavy frosts and possibly a
snow storm or two to convince the
fair sex that summer is over.
Our neighboring city of Platte
vile narrowly escaped losing its
right to vote by neglecting to COM
ply with the new registration law.
Not until copy of the Herald con-
tanning names of Lancaster's legal
voters two weeks ago reached Platte
vile did our neighbors come to
realizing sense of the situation that
confronted them and some tail hust-
ling has been done on part of party
leaders at the metropolis to obtain
the names. The question as to the
validity of the law when complied
with in all its requirements at so late
an hour was referred to Atty. Gen.
Hicks and he handed down an opinion
that removed grave fears.
The printing press has made and
unmade presidents, killed poets, fur
nished bustles for beauties. and fur
nished genius with the sand-paper of
criticism. 1t has made the world get
up to roll call every morning, given
thC pulPAO lungs u nun aiu voice
of steam. 1t has made the price of
pork and made the country postoflice
the g.immering goal of rural scribe.
1t has curtailed the power of kings.
EN- bellished the pantry shelves and
busted rings; it has made bankers
into paupers and made wood savers
of college presidents, has educated
the homeless and robbed the philoso-
pher Of his reasons. 1t is gold mine
for everybody except its proprietor.
1t smiles and kicks, cries and dies:
but it can't be run to suit every body
and no one but fools would try it.
The first meeting of President Nc