Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-07-19


Eagle Grove, Ia, are guests at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Hannum.
Fred, the twelve-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs, W. b. Daily. experienced
the misfortune of breaking an arm at
the elbow one day last week.
r. A. Etter, deputy revenue col
lector fer this district, has resigned
his position to accept the assistant
postmastership at his home, Monroe.
When haying is done see that
the mower and rake are placed where
they will be protected from sun and
storm. New machinery costs money.
-Rlnglings' circus exhibits at Mad
ison Thursday OF next week, Jumps
to Platteville for Friday and is billed
clear over at Cedar Bapids, Iowa, Sat
urday.
Mrs. j o. Bartlett and daughter
Belle, take their departure today,
Wednesday, for Boston, Mass
where they will spend several months
visiting relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Smith and
son Roscoe, who have been spending
some time visiting Lancaster rela-
tives, returned to their home in Kan
sas City, Mo-, last week.
Mrs. j. f. Hunt Of Inwood, Ia,
and Mrs. &. H. Bunker of Montfort,
returned to their respective homes on
Thursday last after a two weeks
visit with Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald of
this city.
Mrs. Z. r. DiVall anG children
went to Montfort last week to visit
with the family of VIM. DiVall. They
returned home on Monday.
An additional watering trough
is to be added to the city's thirst
quenchlng apparatus. 1t is to be
placed near the North school and will
be of the same construction as the one
near Marshal Budworth's.
Strawberries are played out. The
lucious fruit IS practically out of the
market and the shortcake season is at
an end for this year. There are some
struggling homegrown berries, but
they are of not much account. Rasp-
berries are now the order.
Every paper desires to publish
news-especially items of interest
concerning yourself and friends.
But please remember that it is not
possible to keep track of the move
ments of everybody even in city the
size of Lancaster without your help.
If you have an item Of interest about
yourself or friends send it in and help
make your local paper newsy and IN
teresting.
Anglers along the Mississippi
river are occasionally catching lake
trout which are becoming rather
numerous further down the river and
some of the fishermen say that at no
distant date they will become album
dant in the river waters Down be-
low Muscatine they are being caught
in considerable numbers and it is said
they are gradually working their way
north.
Advertising is to the merchant
what blowing and sowing are to the
farmer. Imagine a farmer trying to
raise crop by sitting on the fence as
he looks over ten acre field wishing
that nice crop Of wheat or corn
would spring up in it. Ridiculous
isn't X? But not any more so than
the merchant who hides stock of
goods away in store room and then
sits on the counter hoping that people
will come in and buy
&C. Il. Angus is enjoying an en-
viable run of trade in his soft drink
line and is kept busy filling orders.
New appliances are being placed in
his factory as fast as business war
rants aud it is an institution of which
Lancaster should be proud. Mr.. An
gus is catering especially to family
custom and many households have a
case Of his goods ION tap" at all
times Its pure. wholesome COM
modify and you should try 1t. Note
his .ad'' in this issue.
Onions are kind Of all-around
good medicine a whole onion eaten