Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-14
Miss Lizzie Lepla is visiting in

Cooks have saved many mans
soul by not spelling his dinner.
1t may sound funny, but some
people could say less and say. more.
Miss Wilhelms special sale on
black ribbons will continue another
week.
One sewing machine and two
monographs will do the work Of
twelve women.
JAS. p Williams returned Mon
day from business trip through
the northern portion of the state.
Miss Bertha Eastman has just
returned from a weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs Geo. l.. Sandelbach.
Misses Emma and Louise Schein-
plug of Boscobel visited at the home
of County. Treas. Scheinpfug's last
week.
The steam thresher's shrill toot
is heard on every hand, and grain
is turning out better than was an
ticipated.
Mrs. F. NJ Eastman and daugh-
ters, Jenny and Laura, spent a
couple of days last week at their
home in this city.
The Fennimore public school
grounds will be enlarged by the
purchase Of four additional lots ad-
joining, cost of which is 81, 300.
On boarding a train one day
last week we beheld lady making
for the only empty seat in the car
and found ourselves crowded out
to make room for more interesting
matter"
A high school girl severely rep
her brother the other day
for using the phrase mot to be
sneezed at" She told him he
should say "occasioning nc strenit-
atOry commissions"
General Agt. John P. Dyos was
in the city Monday with his hustling
bill posters, photographers, press
representatives, excursion promot-
ers and contractors arranging for
advent of the stupenduous and mag
nificent organization known as the
Great Buffalo and Wild West shows
which will appear in Lancaster in
all it's entirety Wednesday, August
goth.
A book agent who has retired
from active labor upon the hard
earned accumulatiOns of a life of in
dustriOus cheek, says that the great
secret of his success was, when he
went to a house where the female
head of the family presented her
self he always opened by saying, Il
beg your pardon, miss, but it was
your mother | wanted to see." That
used to get 'em. They not
only subscribed for my books them
selves but told me where could
find more customers.
The state convention of the
Wis. Woman's Suffrage Assn. will
open for a three days session Sept.
1O-11-12 in the assembly chamber of
the capitol at Madison. Delegates
are expected to attend representing
every district and club of the order
throughout the state. A fine pro-
gram is arranged and everything
will be done to make this one of the
most interesting and instructive
meetings yet held. Gov. LaFollette
will give the address of welcome,
responded to by Mrs. Charlton,
editor of the Wisconsin Citizen.
Speakers from Illinois, Minnesota
and the east are expected. Miss
Jane Adams of Full House." also
DR.. Julia Holms Smith of Chicago,
Mrs. Chas Erskine of Racine, Mrs.
Clara Colby of Washington, D. c.,
are few of those who will deliver
addresses. There will be an inter
esting discussion of five minute
speeches by volunteers, led by DR..
A. P. Wilder of Madison on What
Can and Ought Congress to Do for
Woman Suffrage" The closing adj
dress will be by the eloquent Rev.
Olympia Brown, president of the
association.
Said the grocery man to the
butcherman: 1T really is a sin
that you should buy your salt on
the wholesale plan and not let me
handle the tin, )" then he hied himself
back to the grocery store and quick
ly sent for a few choice hams for
family use and a box of fish for Lent.
Said the clothing man to the hard
ware man: you certainly don't do
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