Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Galloway were Du-
buque visitors Monday.
County Treas. Scheinphug went
to Boscobel Monday to vote.
Miss Nettie Welsch of Galena
spent Sunday with her mother of this
city.
Gil. Vandercook of the Milwaukee
Sentinel is, reporting convention
matters for that paper.
Come early to the Crazy Tea at
the M. E. church, Friday evening,
April 25, beginning at 5 o'clock.
Rev. 7. j. Brown will preach on
the following subjects next Sunday:
1880 a. M, Soliloquy and Its Uses;
1880 p. M, Excuses.
You are cordially invited to at
tend Crazy tea at the M. E. church
Friday evening, April Is, 1902. begin
ming at O'Clock. Come early. 1Oc.
Religious services will be con-
Quoted at the Aupperle school house
on Sunday at 2 o'clock. A Sunday
school will be organized and workers
and pupils are urged to attend. M.
S. Trowbridge will superintend the
Sunday school.
"A special freight train Monday
brought eleven carloads of merchan-
disc to Lancaster. The consignment
included baled hay, wire, flour, etc.
1t is hardly likely that the North
western will abandon this division
this season-not until the material
for the new court house is on the
ground at least.
The OeIwein Register of April
10th contained an obituary mention
of Mrs. G. A. Gremmels who passed
away at her home in that city April
| 18th of tuberculosis after an extended
illness. Deceased will be remem-
bered by many residents of Lancas-
ter. She was thirty three years of
age and leaves a husband and two
children.
The box and apron social given
by the Mystic Workers Tuesday even
ing was a grand success socially and
financially. The ''Hayseed Fiddlers''
were immense each in comical suits,
playing different tunes at the. same
time. The harmony was something
too awful. Each gentleman found
the partner to his box and supper
was served, after which an hour was
spent in tripping the light fantastic.
"A department meeting of the fire
men was held at the city hall Monday
evening for the purpose of voting up
on disposition of department funds in
hands of the department treasurer.
The question was settled after short
discussion by vote to leave the
funds where they are at present. The
proceeds came from fire tax paid in
by the various companies doing insur-
surance in the city and this year
amounted to $104.3O.
these sunny days the boxelder
bugs cone out in swarms to warm
themselves on the south side of build
ings and trees. Unless prompt action
is taken they will cover the city like
scandal before fall. They are slug
gish now and may be easily swept
down and killed with hot water or
kerosene. They lay their eggs in the
early summer and every one killed
n wv will rid your premises of pros
pective thousands. Kill them-kill
every one at once.
The Jewish Feast of the Passover
commemorating the deliverance of
the Israelites from Egyptian bondage
began at shutdown Monday evening.
In the home of every Hebrew family
it was celebrated with prayers and un-
| leavened bread or "matzos' and
herbs Instructions were given the
children of the family of religious
ldCulO duO CHO oUoA VI OiO oOhN"S
of the Israelites and their redemption
retold. The holidays last week and
mark the beginning of the Jewish
year 1862.
Adam Busser, farmer residing
in the town of Harrison, came to Lam
caster Monday and before Justice
Wheeler swore out warrant for the
arrest of Erwin Baker and Leroy
Cushman, two fourteen-year-old lads
of that town who he charged with
having set out fire on his property
that caused damage. Under Sheriff
Mcmahon apprehended the youngsters
and brought them in Monday evening,
their fathers coming with them.
Young Baker proved to the satisfac-
ton of the court that he was entirely
blameless in the matter and was dis
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