Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-02

new delivery wagon.
The song Of the lawn mower is
again heard in the land
Advertise in the fair book II you
wish to reach the farmers.
Herman Schultz Of Cassyilie had
business in Lancaster the latter part
OF last week
Fred Halferty is home from Mil
waukee dental college for the sum
mer and is stationed at Dr.. Marlow's
office.
The fair book is an excellent adj
vertising medium n which to reach
the farmers-and we all wish SO reach
them.
jacob Dasch has purchased the
OFT Stephens residence property in
the western part Of the city. Con-
sideration 81 550
The Monroe postoiiice promises
$4,000 worth Of business next year,
and if it gets IT. Uncle samuel viii
give the city free delivery.
Jos. Walker OF Rockville was a
pleasant caller at this office one day
last week Mr. Walker Is one of the
Herald's oldest subscribers
Mrs Allen Sells, wife Of the we'll
known Snowman. died at her home in
Kansas last week She was the
wealthiest woman in Kansas.
A restorative and re-issued pen
sion was annor eed last week to
James Sutton OIL oomington. now de-
ceased. A widows pension Of $l2
has also been granted his widow.
-Messrs. j. c. Churchill. j S.
Wright, Geo Rockwell and r.. Meyer
took in the Grant birthday celebration
at Galena Saturday and renamed
over sunday with Conductor John
Zenniger.
"A little tot in one of the lower
grades was asked by the teacher to
make a sentence with the word
fatal in it, She did so in the fol-
lowing manner: Little Willie was
very sick; the doctor was called in
who did his best to save the childs
life. but his efforts were fatal.
The liberal use Of printers INK
and iudicious business methods have
been the means of drawing trade to
Lancaster from large territory trib-
utary to other towns. People know
that big inducements are offered by
our merchants and that Lancaster is
the place to trade and save money
whether the court yard rail remains
or not.
The Wisconsin building at the
Buffalo exposition opened today
CThursday) The first meeting Of the
commissioners in the state building
will be held early in June The date
OF the formal dedication viii be an
nounced by Governor LaFollette,
when the plans for the dedication of
the other state buildings at the expo
sition have been announced.
The Lightcay Clevis company is
filing large and frequent orders these
days for their newly invented COM
modify and the best clevis made being
sent to all parts Of the country. Lam
caster is advertised thereby and every
encouragement should be given the
industry. Future prospects are
bright for the organization and we
trust their fondest hopes may lie
realized.
In nearly every paper you pick
up you will notice an account Of some
one who has purchased bill OF goods
from some catalogue house and after
paving the freight or express charges
they find the articles have cost more
than they would if they had bought
them Of a local merchant Why Is ii
that the people are so often misled in
this way? Ne do not think it be
cause they wish to patronize the big
city firms; but because they have an
idea that they can get things much
cheaper In great many instances
they do not know the price Of the
articles charged by the local dealers,
II all the local merchants would get
into the habit OF advertising their
prices, they would soon do away with
the custom IF sending away for goods
WI ich can be purchased as chtaply OF
the home merchant.
Shot at day BY dav, from the
time they were hatched in some Man
itoba or Dakota swamp; il peril Of
their lives every day a. thew slowly
mis- rate to the south in the fall beset
with pot hunters all winter long in
the bayous of the south where they
make their winter home. the poor
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