Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-24
Oscar Jeide is at home.

Cn0 undertaken OV0TUdk0S us dill.
As girls grow older they think
less of love and more of money.
Miss Edna Knapp of Platteville
is a guest of Miss Alta Stephens.
Geo. Reynolds returned from
Montana Thursday of last week.
A cat may look at the king and
not see anything remarkable, either.
Senator Avery of Baraboo was
a'guest at c.. HI. Baxter's Thursday
last.
DIR. J. Weber, the optician, is
absent on a professional trip in
Iowa.
1t requires something besides a
range to thaw out cold audience
SO says singer.
There is a difference between
having something to say and having
to say something.
You can't get some women to
admit that all the crazy men are in
the insane asylum.
"A woman works almost as hard
buying things as her husband does
in paying for them.
Mrs. G.. W. Menkhausen of Bos-
cObel is a guest at the home Of
County Treasurer Scheinpfug.
Some men have a good time
fishing even if they don't catch any
fish, which is usually the case.
As a man gets older he hates
the words quite spry" more than
any other in the English language.
Rev. J. T. Morgans pronounced
the words at the M. f. parsonage
Sunday, July Goth, which united
Nettie Gadlin and Joseph Grimes
in matrimony.
Twenty nine tickets were sold
here for the Whitefsh bay excursion
Sunday. The Indictment weather in
terfered with the intentions of a
number who planned on taking the
trip.
1t is said that the latest fashion
able fad is to shake hands with the
left hand Fashion is making too
many innovations on old time Gus
toms. The next thing we know
they will probably introduce some
new way of kissing. Well, we
don't care whether they do or not,
the old way is good enough for us.
Much has been written and vol
umes of advice given to young men
as to what elements of character
contribute the most largely to sue
cess, but the value of confidence has
never been over-estimated. The
boy who is absolutely reliable, and
whose word is as good as a guaran-
tee, seldom disappoints an employer,
and chances for winning are largely
in his favor The places of trust
and responsibility in every depart
ment of life, are filled by men and
women who have won their way to
the front because they were worthy
of confidence.
Our neighboring citizens of
Bloomington are considering the ad-
visibility Of putting in plant to
furnish water and electric Lighting,
and it is very likely that special
election will be called in the near
future to definitely settle the matter.
An expert engineer called in consul
tation has furnished bond of $4,000
to erect combined plant complete
/ for $4,000 constructed from the
springs. From a we'll to be drilled
nearer the village the cost would be
but $3.50 Without light the
spring system of waterworks he
placed at $14, 900 and the we'll $12,-
900.
This office has adapted a sched-
! ule OF special advertising rates, as
follows: For calling man pro-
gressive citizen, when everybody
knows he is lazier than government
mule, $275 Referring to deceased
citizen as one who is sincerely mourn
ed by the entire community, when
we know he will be only missed in
poker circles, $1.08. Referring to
some gallivanting female as an ''esti-
mable lady whom it is a pleasure to
meet" when every business man in
town would rather see the devil COM
ing, hoofs, horns and all than to see
her coming towards them, So. 10.
Calling an ordinary pulpit FOUNDER
an eminent divine" so cents.
Travelling quack doctor as the emf
nent physician and surgeon, or illus
trious deciple of Esculaplus, $500.
Pettyfogger, as legal illuminary or