Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-08-30


VIM. Cook and wife, L. &. Blair
and j. " Delap took the train Satur-
day morning for the Grand Army en-
campment at Chicago.
J. W. Nice has returned from a
weeks visit 1t Dubuque He say II
was hot over there but not 50 hot as
down in Dixie in the long ago.
Mrs. NJ. F. Smith, formerly Of Ian
caster. now OF Alexandria, Mimi, ar
rived on the train last " ednesday
with her children for an extended visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs WV
Reed of Homer Mr. Smith will study
Osteopathy at the school in Mime
apolis.
Bert Shiplev is toncorial artist d
taste He not only shaves in silence
and with satisfaction but he is called
upon to select the hats worn by his
best girl Called upon by best
girl 10 approve the selection, Herald
Helper hereby pronounces Bert's Sc
lection of the girl-no, the hat,
the girl-well, no, both of 'em-let 1t
90 at that,-a tribute to his taste.
Bert, my boy, may your home be as
happy as those hats are pretty.
Miss Mertic Brainard took the train
Monday morning for Whitewater,
where she will complete her course at
the Normal school. Miss BIainard IS
one Of our most experienced and pop
ular teachers and her many friends
confidently expect that she will meet
with success in her chosen field.
Mr.. Peterson OF Castle Rock, candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for sheriff, was seen on our streets
Saturday Mr.. Peterson was conf
dent and calm.
Jacob Christ and Geo. Curtis OF
Boscobel Mr.. Washburn from Excel
sor and John Hammond OF Utah were
the coffee coolers who took the train
Monday morning for the Chicago en-
campment. The latter gentleman
came fifteen hundred miles TO attend
this reunion and to visit his brot her,
Mr.. Hammond Of this city.
Miss Nettie Angus of Lancaster is
visiting at the home of Mr. AL. Scott.
Mrs Alfred Guernsey and daughter
Stella left Monday for a weeks visit
with mother and grandmother Spencer
at Lancaster. They will be gone a
week. Should their visit be longer
extended Il certain shop will be
trimmed with crepe.
Stories of the Street-Herald-He
heard Mr.. West Nice attempted to or
ganize a Semi-Military corporation to
start a glue factory in China. He
offered commission as captain and
stock as director to Sam Bartholomew.
But Bro Bartholomew declined. He
has his eye on better thing.
Herald-Helper heard VIM. Cook say
that il was so hot that he lit his pipe
with his spectacles before sunrise and
bare-headed Curtis swore to it. so
its 50. We are all George Washing
tons.
HeraldHelper heard ID. t. Rich
ardsOn declare that he saw a cheese
factory running at ; O'Clock in the
morning. We donot dispute that the
heat wa. sufficient to make cheese
crawl and a factory run. but how his
honor came to get up - early has
not been explained
Herald-ielper heard that JAS. Fer
rel said: ~ ny, down in DIXIE il was
80 hot We dug our potatoe. already
boiled and whisky was 20 plentiful
hat we bathed in il every night toI
cool oil and didn't drink a drop. And
that Postmaster MaNam affirmed that
cheese was 81 plenty nj Homer that
The farmers were using them Tor way
on wheels, and SO strong that builders
we're buying them for foundations. and
. high that merchants had dispensed
with step ladders aad we're chasing
cheese with air ships aud living ma
chimes AMI that Comrlde Wilson
chImed in 70 say: .Chccsc i,n't iii il
BY the side ut butter tor my mess mate
went home from the war. started a
dairy ont % the Illinois prairle> and
he now runs nineteen saw malls with
buttermilh. And all the story tel
lrr> u the street solcmnIy said 50
motel be- and Herald Helper ran
right nome and put up the motto that
shines at the head 81 this truth TeL
IN Herald fIlclp
IN Air Il Accident John. the ,cH
en-year-old sou Of Elmer Hanks. the
.tonc mason. tcllfrom i fence on sun
day afternoon and fractured thc bone,
II hi> ietl arm Or Cha>. Armstrong
reduced he fracture Mr. Hanks has
iu,t passed through three month,
.icge with i broken ,mb and GOES
limping To his work \ second hattie
with broken bones + misfortune Isl
that nom, Nrighbor~ extend SYM
pathl
Improvements Item, HARRY Me
Williams : painting ana otherwise
improving al, natn ocate3 near he
city park
\ >pit-,pau new ,.le walk ha~ bccu
hu.lt On the west side { WISCONSIN
Avenue near the fan grounds
New ~kv -ht- hlv, been pu- into
the raot 81 HuNa', opera hou~,ani the
inside - tae p.N ra0m ha- 1pcu re-