Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-08
Local GriSt of the Week.

visitor Of relatives in this city.
Mrs. f. T. Carter left Thursday
for a visit with Livingston friends.
Henry Baker was a guest Of rela-
tiyes at Edmund the first OF the week.
Miss Mabel Vincent is spending
the week with Dubuque relatives and
friends.
-Messrs. Leo Anschuetz and Jas.
Coleman of Boscobel were calleys here
Sunday.
Geo. McGonigal has resumed his
duties at Baxter & Diapers after
short vacation.
Mrs. Alert Block and children
are visiting at the home of her par
ents in Marion.
Little Hazel Wier Of Sitter was
guest of her cousin, Grace Wier,
Friday of last week.
Elmer Gokey, aged s years, was
drowned in the Mississippi river near
Prairie du Chen last week.
Mrs. Margaret Calvert left Fri
day for three weeks visit with her
sister. Mrs. Walter Marks, at Omro.
A little four-year-old daughter Of
John Staaland near viroqua was ter
ribly injured by reaper few days
ago
Bear in mind the Wcoimen pee
ME Aug. 22nd. Some of the best
speakers in Wisconsin will be here,
also numerous good bands.
Counterfeit 81 bills are in circu-
lation. They are limitations of an
from the State Bank of New Jersey,
which is not now in existence.
Mrs. NJ. A. Garner of this city,
and Miss Sadie Libert of Platteville,
were guests at the home OF Editor
Craig at Bloomington a portion of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Joeckel took
the train Saturday for Lake Mills, x
pecting to be gone about ten days.
Before returning Mr.. Joeckel viii al
so visit Chicago.
We are in receipt OF copy Of the
Big Badger Fair premium list. very
neatly gotten up book. This fair
will be held at Platteville, Wis,
Sept. 17-1S-19-20. 1901.
Miss Lilly Broderick Of Mitchell,
s. Da.. who is a guest Of Mrs. Sam
Clifford at Fennimore. came down
to Lancaster Thursday evening and
spent a few days with the Misses
lowry.
%. F. Keene returned last week
from an extended visit with relatives
at Sutherland, Iowa. He reports
fair crops in that vicinity and ex-
presses himself as very much pleased
with the country.
a single clam containing twenty
ave pearls is said to have been found
in the Mississippi river week ago.
Two of the gems are valued at 500
each and the rest from s. 10 $50 each.
Otto Goethe made the find.
IF you notice young lady on the
street twisted up to resemble the let
ter IS, stepping like she was walk
ing on the sharp end OF tacks and APP
parently in the last stage Of cholera
morbus-she is not in such misery as
the unini,iaied would imagine. She
is simply giving you the kangaroo
walk hich is the latest.
Noah was one of the earliest adj
vertisers. He advertised that he
would sail on a certain date. Those
who didn't believe in advertising
failed to get tickets and were left in
the wet during the forty days rain
without umbrellas and bathing suits.
As most of them could no. swim it is
thought that they took to the trees
and became monkeys.
A clergyman, taking occasional
duty for friend in one OF the moor
land churches of remote part OF
England, was greatly scandalized on
observing an old verger who had been
collecting the offertory, quietly alb
stract a half-crown before presenting
the plate at the altar rails. After
service he called the old man into the
vestry and told him, with much emo
zion, that his crime was discovered.
The verger looked puzzled. Then q
sudden light dawned on him. "Why
sir. YOU doan't mean that ould half
crown Of mine! Why. Olive led Off
with he tlis last fifteen years."
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