Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-09

/ MIS-. " IN. Joechel Is visiting rel
atives in Waterloo, Wis.
Last summers straw hat is again
being brought into service.
Miss Stella Smith spent Sunday
with her parents at Boscobel.
Mrs. j. Rumble visited Rewey
friends portion OF last week.
Mrs. A. Barth of Beetown had
business in Lancaster Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. Weber was a guest Of
Fennimore relatives over sunday.
N. Eastman Of Preston had bust
ness in Lancaster one day last week
Nancy Cardey of Hurricane has
been granted a pension of IS per
month.
Mrs. VIM Carter of Kansas was
the guest OF Lancaster relatives few
days last week.
Mrs. Anna Block has gone to
Galesburg for short visit with her
son Albert
-Mesdames j. Calls and r. Meyer,
Jr., visited relatives in Boscobel a
few days last week.
Geo. NUNS, treasurer OF the town
of Fennlmore, was business caller
in Lancaster last Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Kraemer has returned
from an extended visit in Kansas.
with her daughter, Mrs. L. Stippich.
Rev. Father Pratt OF Prairie du
Chen was the guest of Father Potter
a few days last week, returning home
on Thursday last.
Mrs. Paul Schaller Of Sparta,
who has been the guest Of her sister,
Mrs Frank Schreiner. for week,
took her departure Friday morning
for Platteville.
A Kansas man publishes a card
thanking the friends who assisted
him in keeping the roof of his house
from blowing off a few days ago.
There is nothing more praiseworthy
than the appreciation Of a good turn.
Rev Agathadoros A. Papageorgo-
poulos has been forced to resign his
charge in New York for riding a red
bicycle This is a shame. A man
who could balance that name on red
bicycle ought to have encouragement.
One of our exchanges is of the
opinion that if the time ever comes
when men are as good as their obitu-
aries, and women are as goud as they
look to be when at church, then the
recording angel in heaven can take
his long needed vacation.
Let us be glad that we live in a
free country. The English courts
have unseated conservative member
of parliament for publishing false
statements about his opponent. We
might be able to get along without
the bill of rights or any of our consti-
tutional guarantees, but the right to
lie about the other fellow in a politi-
cal camprign is sacred.
The cages in which Belgian hares
are shipped from the Eastern Import
ing and Breeding Co. bear on the adj
dress tag the following notice to ex-
press agents: "lf the doctrine of
transmigration of souls is true, in
some future state YOU may be hare
and this hare an express agent. Please
do by her as you would have her do
By you if you were hare and she an
express agent. Keep out of draughts,
pure water and nothing else
and your future state may be peace
full"
"A mother sent her small boy into
the country, and after a week of
anxiety received this letter: Il got
here all right. but forgot to write be-
fore. A fellow and | went into boat
tipped over and a man got me out. |
was so full of water that didn't know
anything for a good long time. The
other boy is to be buried after they
find him His mother came and She
cried all the time. A horse kicked
me over, and want some money for
fixing my head. We are going to set
the old barn on fire tonight, and
should smile If we don't have some
bully good fun. | lost my watch and
am awful sorry. ! shall bring home
a lizard. some mud turtles and tame
wood chuck if can get 'em in my
trunk