Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-28
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VIM: Craven Of Piatteville was

Wy m. craven ~ TidLIeNliIe was a
caller Monday. Mr. Craven contem-
plates a trip to Oklahoma soon.
A scene Of unusual enjoyment
was the meeting Of the Equitable
Fraternal Union Friday evening fol-
lowed oy banquet and general good
time at their lodge rooms.
DO you notice anything in the
Herald this morning that you do not
see in the other local papers? The
Herald endeavors to be just a little
better than the rest of EN-.
L. Hake, treasurer Of Lima town
ship, was in the city Monday to
square accounts with Treasurer
Scheinpfug. Mrs. Hake accompanied
him. While here Mr.. Hake enrolled
his name with the host of Herald
readers.
H +. Austin, treasurer of Hick-
DRY Grove township, made his annual
visit to the county seat Saturday and
made returns. Bert makes friends
wherever he goes and formed
many new acquaintance during his
brief soiourn. Besides being treas
urer Of his town he is manager of
number of che asefactories that re-
quire considerable time and attention
and is state treasurer of the Wis
consin Cheesemakers' Association
Messrs VIM Frankenholf and John
Kreul accom- panied him on his errand
here.
A new series of postage stamps
will soon appear, namely, the Buffalo
exposition series. The one cent
stamp of green color, will have a
picture Of Il lake steamer to represent
the great portation industry OF
inland seas in which Buffalo is so
much interested. The two cent
stamp printed in red viii have a rail
way train, the four cent stamp, in red
and brown, an automobile; the five
cent, in blue, picture of the new
bridge at Niagara Falls; the eight
cent, lilac, picture Of the lock at Sault
Ste Marie; and the ten cent stamp, or
light brown. an ocean steamer.
A woman who swindles other
women has Of late been operating in
neighboripg pieces. She is young, Of
pleasing appearance and smooth
talker. Fancy work is her stock in
trade and upon reaching town the
swIndler ascertains the women who
are inclined that way. Then she
promises to organize classes in two
branches, the entrance fee in one be-
ing So and the other s.. Two or
three days later, the swindler ex-
plains, instructors will follow in her
path, providing the material and Civ
ing the lessons. Money must be paid
to her and in advance. The woman
generally spends about a day in a
town and then vanishes for fields
anew. The instructors fail to come
and there is no material forthcoming.
Look out for her!
With the opening of the Lenten
season there is an increased demand
for eggs, and people in general will
be interested in the drop in the price
OF eggs. They are now selling in the
local market for II cents dozen,
where a week ago they sold for 10
cents. The commission houses quote
l6 cents. There has been a steady de-
cline Of late and the prospects are
that there will be a still further re-
ducton within a short time Hens
are LAYING regularly as far north as
the middle of Illinois and farmers in
Wisconsin report that the hens are al
50 beginning to lay. The receipts
hereabout, will naturally increase
from now on and eggs Will be within
the reach Of all before Easter.
A twelve-year-old boy in one of
the country schools recently read an
essay on the Newspaper. The
latter day youthful solomon treats
the subject thusly: New spapers are
sheets oil paper on which stun to read
is printed. The men look over the
paper to see if their names are III it
and the women use it to put on shelves
and >ich. don't know when news
papers came into the world. | don't
think God does The Bible saws
n othing about editors and l never
heard Of one being in heaven Iguess
the editor is the missing link them
fellers talk about. The first editor
ever heard Of was the one that wrote
up the Hood. He has been here ever
since Some editors belong to the
church and some try to raise whiskers.
All Of them raise he'll in their neigh
hood and all OF them are liars. all
that know and only know one.
Editors never die. At least never
saw a dead one. Sometimes tho M