Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-10-17
POTOSi.
Things Done and Thought Of in the
Old Town.
DE paw paw leaves are fallin
An dc fine oak nuts am ripe
De possum's fat as baG "a
An az. -ffogOptts : fO-f its crime.

son OF y Oruldn Ozark. eauEHt one Oh
the island and now has it for pet
The Ladies' Aid society meets this
afternoon at Mrs...N Schmacher's.
She provides one Of the best lunches
Of any lady in the society. So don't
forget your 10 cents and attend.
Friday the street fair had more at
fractions than usual Sheriff Dickin-
son arrived on the early morning train
with Jack Daley and they were a
strong card for the early rubber necks
and surmises as TO length Of term. and
why he did not 60 further west
when loose was the talk in
general. Then a few jays loaded
with talkative liquor filed in the time
until IL 30 when the races started As
the track was narrow and others cut
in it made it exciting and what pitched
it higher. the drivers lost control Of
their horses and could not make all
the hurdles. Inventory after the races
summed up two sprained ankles, one
cut head and several broken yihiclese
The day closed with songs by the Hunt
ers quartette assisted by local talent.
dropped in Thomas & Orrick 5 the
other morning and the lady clerk was
marking mittens and putting away new
hosiery: in fact, it might be said Katie
was stocking up.
Fred. George and Ida Snyder Of Cass-
vile passed through town Oh their
way TO Platteville to visit relatives
there Miss Jessie Willmers, who is
teaching in their district. was thus
given the pleasure of short visit at
home
F. L. Mccoy, the Life Insurance man,
Of Lancaster. was in town Saturday
looking over the health Of the eommuu-
ity aud accepting particular good
risks. He said the mud was two feet
deep according To his rule, but then
Back IS full of dry Jokes.
Any one who is familiar with the
duly life Of member of the Stock
Exchange knows that there is "A happy
go-lucky fellowship among the mem
bers. The owlish dignity which counts
strongly in favor Of country doctor
is considerably below par on the
board The presidents vocabulary,
which was comparatively orthodox
when he first came to Lancaster. has
been sadly corrupted by association
with these traders on the board of
trade He has learned so much slang
and has woven it so gradually into his
ordinary conversation that he is really
a hot member" and it's almost impos-
sible for him to return to the polite
and stiited phrases of a dismal evening
in society. In short. he us out for the
stuff and would give an old acquaint-
ancea 'marbleheart" for he is smooth
boy now and never makes a sucker
play" He made few hot touches
with his horse at the fairs this fall and
now has money 10 burn but don't
pick him up for soft mark or You
may have kick coming His run
ming mate Is wise guy and has
feW good things on his string at the
stone corrall If he can Get them 9th
their feet hy spring huf be IS stuck
on bis i0b" and generally gets bus-
tie and -thaWs out when there's
trade i'm sight But ii is generally
Jimm who eets next to amy easy
money and he doesn't 10 thing t3
them when IL comes bis taru bul jHr
them for ten
l'he Wedding announced ID ONE last
week notes came atf according t0 con
tract TIC bride smiling and happy
never looked h3u3s3mer. tAe groom
wearing bis wedding suif, e smile ~
eouteutmeut wreathiug his open gen
ee3us face thiukiaenf the prize be had
wan iu The matrimonial lottery The