Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-24
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Grist of the Week. Local and Otherwise.


George Garside of Patch Grove
conversed with Lancaster friends
Tuesday.
-Attys. Paul Meyer and j. j.
Blaine of Boscobel, were in the city
on probate business Tuesday.
L G. Ryan was in Boscobel to-
day, "wednesday where he officiated
as best man at the marriage of his
friend, Frank Muenich.
The farmers chickens that are
laying now are laying golden eggs
and should be encouraged with warm
feed and warm quarters.
Beef, pork and mutton are now
more expensive than poultry, there
fore greater quantity of The latter is
much more enjoyed since it is less a
luxury.
Mrs. j. w. Lynch of Des Moines,
Ia, arrived In this city Jan. p, to
spend few weeks with her parents,
Capt. c. j. Woodward and wife after
an absence of five years.
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"A New York physician has pre-
sumed to say grippe is night air af-
| lection, but that can not hold true
here for many who have been afflicted
do not see enough of night air to get
grippe out Of it.
The farmers institute and school
of instruction held at the City Opera
House Thursday and Friday was fair
ly we'll attended and was pleasant
and profitable throughout. Nearly
every theme pertaining to farm
life and occupation was touched upon
and practical illustrations given to
clinch the arguments.
The smallpox cases in Beetown
having recovered last week. Lancas-
ter raised its quarantine from resi-
dents of that territory Saturday
morning. Before evening, however,
two other cases broke out in the same
place and the restrictions were again
placed in effect. With all its preva-
lence no death has yet occurred,
every case being of mild type, and it
is to be hoped the plague will soon be
wiped out entirely.
County Clerk Grifiis' 4-vr-old
daughter came down town Saturday
afternoon with her mother. The
main thoroughfares were pretty
thickly crowded and BIZ the time the
little lady had reached the court
house she was considerably bewil-
dered Entering the building and
passing through the corridor she be-
held the labeled office doors and ven
tured to inquire, (Which is 'Kinley 5
room, mama?"
At 9 a. N. this "wednesday at
the Catholic church in this city Mr.
Frank McMaun of Madison and Miss
Sylvia johnson Of Lancaster were
united in the holy of matrimony,
Rev. FIR. Albers tying the nuptial
knot. The bride is a popular young
lady. daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. John
johnson. while the groom is an in
dustrious young man, holding a good
position with the Northwestern road
as locomotive fireman. The couple
will reside at Madison. May health
and happiness be theirs.
1t may be that someone will
spring up and say that twenty or
thirty wears ago we had winter
milder than the one of 1900 and 1901
but we doubt il. Records do not
show it at least So far we have had
not to exceed two weeks Of real cold
weather and at no time mas the racr-
mometer registered lower than fif-
teen degrees below zero. The first
Of this week was more ike April ii
Nav than mid-winter Water from
melting snow ran in rivulets and i,
indicated a genuine spring break up
No parasols OF straw hats were ser
but actually hey would not hav.
been uncomfortable. Where are W
as anyhoas