Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-21
NEWS OF
THE COUNTY.
Herald Contributors Write Interesting Note:
OF Their Localities
Items OF Interest From Five Towns,
Patch Grove.

Messrs W. NJ Webb. j. B. Calls,
e.. Earl Ivey and John Orion of Lam
caster spent Sunday with their friend
George Garside at Brookside farm.
A farewell dance was greatly en-
joyed by all who participated in it at
McAdarah's last week.
The town is all in buzz OF excite
ment over the bloomer sociable to be
given by the Royal Neighbors next
Saturday night. Many from out of
town are expected.
Frank Kolb has been absent from
town much the past week at the bed
side of his father, Max Kolb, of
Bloomington who has been quite i'll.
Abe Key, who has been ailing the
past week, is around again.
A goodly number Of our people at
tended the illustrated lecture on the
Passion Play" at Bloomington last
Saturday night.
The welcome face ofWill Lewis was
seen on our streets the latter part Of
last week. We were quite agreeably
surprised to learn that Master Law
renee bad successfully written the
entrance examinations TO the Normal
at Platteville. How is that for a
thirteen year-old? He's little, but O
my. Lewis faithful collie, Jack, be-
came Disguised with Platteville be-
fore he had been there a week and
came back here ali alone. Jack won't
90 back on Patch Grove.
Hiram Wagner will move to Lam
caster this week and occupy the Nc
Cormick house in the northern part
of the city. We will feel keenly the
loss their departure will occasion A
farewell party was rendered the fam
J ily at Golfers hall Monday evening,
which was enjoyed by many OF the
young people.
The County Judge question seems
to have been settled definitely by an
Interested Citizen of Boscobel in the
Dial Enterprise of last week-settled
at least to his satisfaction. After
speaking in glowing terms of the adj
mirable qualities possessed by our
worthy Judge, (and inadvertently
mentioning several he does not pos.
sess) the Boscobe what-not con-
cludes with plea for the voters to
cast their votes for +. b. GoodSell OIL
Of courtesy and because hc tca3lts q Sec
O21d term.
Ye Gods! Is there anything to
equal it? Call up your devil and the
fool-killer, Mr.. Editor, there's a vic
tim III Boscobel
Here's the whole affair in nut
shell, in a short story, pocket edition
form.
Major Premise: Judge Goodsell is
Democrat.
Minor Premise: Grant county is
Republican.
Conclusion: A Democrat IN Grant
county has no more chance for office
than a SNOWFALL ia the warm region.
Again
Major Premise: Judge Goodsell
wants to be reelected. But
Minor Premise: Grant county is
Republican
Conclusio Transformation,
Judge Goodsell is not a Democrat
He is nom partisan.
bipartisan? The idea A man
non-partisan who stumped the coun-
tv for Bryan in the campaign of 1896
Gods and fishes! Turn on the hose.
Mr. Editor. What a difference four
years makes,
We want our best men in office,
men of ability, integrity and honor.
We want representative men-those
who have the confidence of the Public
men who have shown their worth.
A judicial office is a sacred trust,
jealousy guarded by the people. Ia
] our judiciary it is necessary that we
have the best legal talent obtainable
men of broad experience who have
proven their ability to faithfully per-
form the duties of that office.
Ordinary ability is not enough,
Mr.. Editor. When an improvement
can be made we believe in making a
change, ard how can we improve the
Office of County Judge better than by
nominating and electing Hon. +. NJ
Lowry?
We want man in this office who
will confer an honor upon it. not one
who Is honored by accepting it. Such
we believe Mr.. Lowry to he His
rare executive ability, his unusual
legal attainments and endow ments
added to the extraordinary amount Of
work he has done in probate court fit
him peculiarly for this position.
To say more would be supertluou-
The feople know him. They have
confidence in him Let them 4 ecide.