Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-21
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Did you get yalentine2
Lent began today (Ash Wednes-
day)
Our local physicians have been
very busy this winter.
-Theo. Runkel Of Potosi eas called
home to Necedah last week BY the i'll
ness Of his mother.
Mrs. Livingston of Livingston
was the guest Of her mother, Mrs. 5.
Willard, few days last week.
There are a number of sidewalks
in Lancaster that are neglected in re-
gard to being cleared of snow and ice.
This is a matter that deserves atten-
ton.
). T. Emery has purchased the
residence property and plat of ground
owned by H. Reukauff, situated in
the eastern limits of the city. Con
sheraton $1,000.
County Supt Nye and family
are to remove from their home in
this city to their farm near Platte
Vile. Mrs Nye will manage the
place while Mr.. Nye attends to his
Official duties.
Atty. H. Buchner still mourns
the loss Of that left hand mitten. 1t
is finely finished kid fur trimmed
and if the person that has found it
does not wish to return it, just go up
to Buchner's Office and get the mate
It's too good match to be broken up
just at this season of the year.
Look out for a young man who
claims to be securing persons to serve
as guards and gatekeepers at the Pan
American exposition. lie collects a
dollar from each person, with the
promise To send in the names and for
ward credentials rs soon rs received.
The police in different cities are look
ING for him.
a country correspondent writes:
10 say that news is scarce is putting
it mildly. The young folks have
about all gone away for the winter,
the hired girls have gone home and
the hired men have gone to the woods
There has been no counting, tattling
getting married nor increase in the
population since election. The old
folks who are doing chores and ru1-
ming the thing are going to live as
long as they can. The preachers
have forsaken us; the hens won't lay;
horses are too lazy to run away; so
what the dickens is there to write
about?'
As the years 90 by it's pleasing to
note that more farmers write letters
on printed letter heads and have their
cards on their envelopes. 1t was
once thought that no one could do this
unless he was engaged in the pro
duction of some speciality or breeding
some pure blood farm stock. No one
believes that now Let the farm be
named. and then give that with the
name of the owner and his postotlice
address and the business is done
The cost ofprinting is trifling when
YOU stop to consider that good paper
purchased in small quantities will cost
nearly as much.
The country school ma'am must
be a primary, intermediate, grammar
grade. high school teacher combined;
She must he able to build fires. ad Just
fallen stove pipes. put in window
paues. sweep, dust, split kindling
drive i horse, keep out Of neighbor-
hood quarrels, know how, when and
where to whip boy. understand the
school laws, raise money forllhrarie,,
keep all kinds of records. plant trees
on Arbor day, he Of good moral char
acter, and pass an examination in all
the branches OF modern education.
For these accomplishments She re
ceivcs $50 month. Think of a girl
getting that salary. Out OF this she
pays her board, buys her clothes. at
tends summer schools. buys educa-
tional papers and books. and furnish
Is slate pencils to the pupils. What
is left She adds to her bank account
or starts bank if she prefers.
A disease among Young cattle has
made its appearance in sections Of
Vernon county and has marked an
alarming fatality among herds The
symptoms resemble what might be
expected from case Of consumption
" the lungs and the animal i affect
ed with a severe cough 1t goes about
without appearance OF ambition with
its head lowered and nose protruding.
and dies b, degrees. growing weaker