Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-22

rounds.
-Boscobel has a juvenile band of
twenty pieces.
Girl wanted for light house work.
Apply at this office.
Senator Baxter returned Satur-
day from his Dakota tri p.
ATTY. W. W. Gilman of Boscobel
was in the city Friday last.
E. Whitmore is erecting fine
new home in the first ward.
F. P. Barnett and family ride in
fine, new canopy top surrey.
Mrs. Cornwall has our thanks for
a copy of the Whithee Sentinel.
-Robt. Homewood of Blue River
had business at the county seat Fri
day.
"A good many men get their opin-
ions as we'll as their clothes ready
made.
1t is often difficult to distinguish
between peacemaker and a busy
body.
The miser seldom sees the lose.
It is only the editor who is paid in
bouquets.
Keep in mind the Memorial Day
meeting Friday evening of this week
at G. A. r. hall.
"A girl should not think she is an
angel because someone who does not
know her says she is.
The man who makes the best of
everything should have no trouble in
disposing of his wares.
-Maloney's Wedding was at Dodge
vile last night and will show at
GAINESVILLE tomorrow night.
TO Judge by widows expression
of innocence you would think she had
never seen man before.
Whether an evening gown is
fashionable depends on how much
neck and sleeves it hasn't got.
If a man abuses you unfairly and
unjustly you cannot afford to stoop to
his level and engage in quarrel.
Landlord John Dechow of the
Phihpps House, has fitted up eight
sleeping rooms in the Oswald block
adjoining his property, and a door
has been out through the walls. 1t
is much needed accession to this
well known hosiery.
Miss Walker of Milton, who is the
State Secretary of the Foreign Branch
of Missionary Work in Wisconsin, will
give an address in the Congregational
church Wednesday evening, May 20.
The lady is very interesting talker
and all who come out to hear her will
be we'll repaid. The Rebekah quar-
tette will sing.
The post office department has
issued circular asking that letter
writers will please not abbreviate the
name Iowa as it often gets confused
with the abbreviation of Idaho and
, consequently much mail is missent.
The name Iowa is neither a hard one
to spell out and save the postal clerks
trouble and worry.
The regular meeting of the Mis-
sionary society of the Congregational
church will be held in the church par
lor Wednesday, May 2Sth, at o'clock
p. m. Program will include special
music, full report of the convention
held at Barneveld and talk by Miss
Walker, State Secretary of Foreign
Branch of Missionary Work in Wis
| co1sin.
The ownership of bunch of cat
tie on the NcLimans farm in Little
Grant was the cause of a contest in
Justice McGonigal's court Thursday
of last week. Nine years ago Milton
McLiman's bought of Fred Berry,
Fennimore dealer, "a wagon. During
all these years Mr.. Berry had been
unable to collect the pay for the pur-
chase. Recently becoming totally
blind and in need of all he could OBJ
tain of that due him. an effort was
made to collect all accounts outstand-
ing. The McLimans' account re-
manned unsettled however, and one
day last week the sheriff levied on
the bunch of cattle on the McLimans
farm, supposed to be the property of
the debtor. Mr.. McLimans declared
the cattle to be the property of his
wife and writ of replevin issued by
him through his attorney, Ed. NJ
Lowry, brought the case into the
court to establish the righttul owner
| ship. Atty w. f. Shimmin looked
after the interests of the plaintiff, and
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