Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-08

coneeTt Nov. 10.
Ed Morse IS again installed a:
teacher in the Beetown schools.
Judge Clemenason holds court at
Prairie du CHEN next week, com
mencing Tuesday.
The Herald office is prepared to
take 20 cords of wood on subscription.
If subscribers are desirious of making
such an exchange they will please ad
wise at once.
Rev. Bird of Mt. Hope will assist
Rev. Davis in quarterly meeting ser
vices in Little Grant church Sunday,
Nov l1th at $50 p. m. A cordial in
vitation to all.
"A large consignment Of new type
of the latest faces has Just been re-
ccived at this office and is valuable
addition to the already well equipped
job rooms We are now better pre-
pared than ever to please.
C. S. Bonham will hold al auction
on his farm "Oakwood'' Friday, Nov.
10Th. at which time large amount OF
high grade stock, etc. will be sold.
See adv. in another column for further
particulars.
strands of Weakness and Gables
of Strength in the Development of a
Life will be the subject of the SER
mon in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning and in the
evening the pastor will discourse on
what Christian Life is tc Others. -
The time is at hand for selectsng
the little rooster, the chickens, ducks
and turkeys or whatever you wish to
fatten for delicious dinner on
Thanksgiving day, which you shall
be able to enjoy this year on Thurs
day, Nov. 20. This is the date Presi-
dent Mckinley has set apart for
Thanksgiving day.
Miss Oliver Webster, daughter OF
Rev j. +. Webster formerly stationed
at Boscobel, and Mr.. +. A. Shirley OF
Madison were united in marriage at
the latter named city last Thursday
afternoon, the brides father, who now
holds a pastorate at Argyle, ot1iciat-
ing. The groom is Il bookkeeper al
Madison and the bride stenographer.
Both are popular in the capital city
A humble boy with a shining
pal went gaily singing down the vale
to where a cow with a brindle tail on
the clover pasture did regale. a
humble bee did gaily sail over the
soft and sha dy vale to where the boy
witt the shining pail was milking the
cow with the brindle tail. The bee
lit down on the cows left ear, her
heels flew up through the atmosphere,
and through the leaves of a jack pine
tree the boy SCARED into eternity.
A travelling man came across the
country late and stopped at his regu-
lar hotel which to be full. He made
a fuss and finally the clerk told him
he had room with two beds in it,
with a curtain across, and although
the room was occupied by a woman,
it was so late and he wanted to leave
on the o'clock train. he might occupy
the spare bed. This he finally con-
Guided to do. In about an hour the
travelling man appeared in the office
with collar, cuffs and shoes in hand
and hair on end and said to the clerk
why, that woman in that room is
deadr" II knew it" said the clerk
.but how did you find it out?''
"A South Dakota goose which had
faithfully stuck to business and laid 6
dozen of large fawn-colored eggs
complained that she was not appre.
ciated. ..See that hen over there?'
said the goose, '.she hasn't laid as
many eggs as |, nor as big, but she
has books written about her verse.
composed in honor, while nobody il
saving word about me. The
trouble with you.' said a wise old
rooster standing near, lis that You
don't tell the public what you have
done. You lay an egg and waddle on
without saving word, but that SIS
ter of mine never lays an egg without
letting every neighborhood know it.
If you want to Gu. any ice in this
community you must advertise :
Speak well of your town and her
citizens or emigrate. There is nc
reasonable excuse for any one living
in place they do not like. Declare
to the stranger within your gates
that your town is the best on earth
Point out to him the many advantage,
of the town; the creamery, grist mills,
school houses. churches, different
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