Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10
Grist of the Week. Local and Otherwise.

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Nj. f. Goodrich of Platteville was
in town Saturday.
Miss Eliza L. Case of south Ian
caster went 10 Madison Saturday.
Miss Emma Eek of Sitter spent
few days of last week in this city.
Miss Ethel Carter returned to
Montfort on Saturday to resume her
school duties after the holiday vaca-
tion.
Fred Mauer.a student at the Mil
waukee Dental College, spent the holt
day vacation at home returning on
Saturday last week.
Misses Addie and Mabel Rowe of
Montfort returned to their home last
Saturday after a weeks visit with
their sister, Mrs. j. w. Rose.
Miss Katherine Trentzsch of
DodgevilIe visited relatives and
friends in Lancaster and Sitter dur
ing Inc HolludyS.
The Governor-elect has now re-
ceived all the applications necessary
to fill all the appointments he has at
his disposal, except those of hired
girl and chimney sweep. The dis
appointed applicants for other posi-
tions may yet secure an option on
one of these by passing a satisfactory
examination.
On account of the stopping of the
mails at Glen Haven, the secretary of
the farmers telephone company, M.
w. Metcalf, cannot make report for
the annual meeting, which was to
have taken place on Jan. p. Conse-
quently the meeting has been post
poned, date to be fixed later.
Peter Burns, Sr., lost his right
arm in corn shredder on the Fred
Matte farm near Charme, about eight
miles above Prairie du Chen. 1t
was only mere accident that his
whole body did not go into the ma
chine. He was taken to Prairie du
Chen and the wound was dressed by
DR.. Rowley. The arm was taken of
at the shoulder.
--Sauerkraut is to be added to the
bill of fare of the United States SOL
diers now on duty in the Philippines.
Bids will be received by Major w. L.
Alexander for the supplying of Uncle
SANS troops stationed in and about
Manila with 10000 gallons of sauer-
kraut, and it will be shipped from
Chicago early this month. With it
there will be sent $50, 900 two-pound
cans of roast beef, 60,948 pounds of
bacon and 62,50O pounds of ham.
There is seven year old young
ster in town who is wise far beyond
his years. His mother who is not
regular churchgoer, attended SER
vices last Sunday, accompanied by
the boy. When the collection was
taken the lady dropped in penny
and on reaching home found fault
with the sermon. The youngster lis
tened for several minutes and then
exclaimed: "Well, mamma, what
could you expect for cent?
DIR. Lewis famous trotter, Harry
johnson, broke his lower limb be-
tween the ankle and hoof on the
road in the north part of the village
last Monday. An effort will be made
to mend the fracture. Harry johnson
has a race record of 2:30 and all horse
men know that when he was on the
track he could trot very much faster
than that He had the bad habit OF
~.quitting' in nearly every race so
that he would win no money on the
track Record.
Sheriff Hunter and Deputy Wal
lace Bennett captured Arnie Aide,
near Soldiers Grove last Thursday
afternoon after chase of over four
miles through the fields and woods.
Aide was wanted at Cresco, Iowa, for
a serious charge in attempting muir
der and in which son who tried to
save his sisters life fired at the father
and the charge took younger broth
er in the head, knocking the top COM
pletely off. Sheriff Hunter brought
him to this city Friday night and the
sheriff from Cresco got him on Satur-
day morning. Prairie du Chen
Union.
Shullsburg has one very bald
hea ded citizen. The polish of a bill
lizard ball is cast in the shade by the
shine of his Uranium A sparse
fringe of darkish hair adorns his head