Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08

Col. Clark was a Chicago visitor
last week.
R. S. Morse of Beetown was in
town Monday.
p. BARLEY of Bloomington had
business at the county seat Monday.
Mrs. John Seaman, of Boscobel,
is guest of County Treasurer Schein-
plug and family.
Miss Mae Rogers left Saturday
for Rock Valley, Ia, where she will
remain for an extended visit.
Honesty is the best policy-but
the man who views it as policy will
bear a reasonable amount of watch
ing.
If man does not have the price
of meal about him somehow he can
always manage to acquire plug OF
chewing tobacco.
| "A fool and his money are soon
rted-but it is noticeable that the
names of misers are generally en-
rolled among those OF sages.
Success in business is like cloud
capped mountain peak. The elm Der
fearful of bruised hands and torn
clothes will never get to the top.
Burglars entered four stores and
the post office at Bloomington We'd
nesday night of last week, securing
booty to the amount of $12 or there
abouts in all. Local talent is sus-
pected.
| Frank Anderson. a Bloomington
boy who enlisted in U. S. service at
the Dubuque station, wrote from San
Francisco last week that he was about
to sail for the Philippines.
in Mizzoura" by the Country
Club Dramatic society at Reeds opera
house Thursday evening, May 10Th.
Don't miss it. Seats on sale at Ben
nett's drug store Thursday morning,
May 8th, at 10 o'clock.
The Fannie Hill Co. played our
house to good business. The show is
good and clean and will be welcome
here any time. -Hormeling & Kilgore,
Mgr's. Opera House, Bristol Tenn.
At Reeds opera house Nav 18th.
A preacher in neighboring city
said ia a recent Sunday sermon:
dough is needed to make bread, and
dough must be raised" The preacher
was right and the committee went at
it. He has been having bread since.
County Treasurer and Mrs. John
Scheinpfug are lavishing their affec-
ton upon ten pound acquisition to
the household who put in an appear
ance Thursday, May 1st. Congratula-
tons to the parents and success to
the youngster.
Jos. Philippson arrived here from
Vincennes, Ind, Monday and was
met by his SON Leo of Bloomington,
whittier he went for visit. The
elder Philippson IS still hale and
hearty and his many old friends here
were pleased to greet him.
| The Lancaster band has been re-
organized and F. j. Burckhardt has
again accepted the position as leader.
The new organization starts out with
II pieces and all are possessed with
the qualifications necessary to be
wind TANNERS of the first degree.
They expect with diligent practice to
eclipse any band in Southwestern Wis
consin and we believe they can do it.
The man who wrestles with the
cow, and teaches the calves to suck;
who casts the corn before the swine,
is now in great big luck, for butter is
on the upward grade, vea's higher
than kite, pork is elm bing up the
scale and beef is out of sight; the eggs
he gathers every day, from Poland
chicken coop are almost worth their
weight in gold, and we are in the
soup. His corn brings him fancy
price, it's raising every day, and he
rakes in a bag of money for half a
load of hay. The farmers in the sad
die and when he comes to town, the
rest of us by rights should 60 way
back and there sit down.
In the spring the grooming hus-
band eats his victuals in the barn, for
his wife must clean the mansion and
she doesn't care darn; and the yard
is full of carpets and the trees are full
of sheets, and he has to live on sauer-
kraut, cistern water and sliced beets.
Oh, woman's IN her glory when she
tears things all apart, piling beds and
chairs and pillows in way to break
your heart. And at night the groan-
ing husband has to sleep upon the
porch and he feels so plum Disguised
that he can't enjoy his torch. When