Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-10-09

-Thos. Mcdonald is in Chicago.
David came but did not CON
quer.
See that your name is on the
registry list or you cannot vote.
Occasionally a woman uses a
hammer to drive tack-if there is
no hair brush handy.
Sheriff Dickinson, has sold his
farm in town of Lima to Fred Wei
gel for $65 per acre.
The lazy man consoles himself
the shop worn adage about the race
not always being to the swift.
Friday was Mrs. S. w. Doolit-
ties birthday, and her husband, the
we'll known physician, in honor of
the event presented her with beau
tiful Story & Clark piano, purchased
of Roberts & Groenie Theinstru-
ment is a beauty and one of the best
made
The state board of agriculture
will ask an appropriation Of $780,
900 by the state to improve some of
the old buildings and establish an
electric light plant so that the state
fair may be seen night and day
next year ae
a Missouri small boy was asked
if he studied hard at school and re-
piled, Nav, l don't hurt myself"
'.Then you won't be president, y said
his questioner. Don't expect to
be, = answered the little chap, I'm
a Democrat. -
The Republican County Cen
trail committee held meeting at
Chairman Brennan's Office in this
city Tuesday. The following execu-
tive. committee was named by the
chairman: D. B. .Brunson, Bosco-
bel; NARROW Kidd. Glen Haven; A
w. Kopp, Platteville; VIM. Seeman,
Boscobel; E. A. Birge, Potosi. A
number of matters pertaining to the.
campaign were considered
Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. FL. G..
Gleason and granddaughter, Nettie
Finney, took advantage Of the low
rates west and started fer Seward
Co., Neb. They will be gone about
three weeks Mr.. Gleason has
three brothers living there who went
out there about % years ago. All
of them once lived in Grant county,
near Lancaster. Mrs. Geo. Finney
will look after the home while they
are absent and also take care of
Miss Mabel Vincent who is teaching
at the Cement.
Remember the band dance at
the rink on Thanksgiving night.
Music will be furnished by the Du-
buque harp orchestra Owing to
some misunderstanding two dances
were announced in this paper last
week for this night, but Mr.. Knapp
withdrew and the band boys took
the Dubuque harp orchestra off his
hands. The orchestra that was to.
have furnished music for the occa-
sion is hard at work and will appear
later on in the season.
Twas the night before Christ.
mas, near it's approach, not a creature
was stirring not single cockroach.
Mamma was mourning DER poverty's
ills; papa was thinking what to do
with those bills. The children were
dreaming of stockings well filled by
some good fairy with good will in
stilled. So the children they waited,
and the parents debated, and-would
you believe it? THE charm operated;
for a kindly old burglar, the house
being still, relieved things by steal
ing the grocery bill.
David S. Rose, Democratic can
didate for governor, arrived in Ian
caster Monday evening at 7:45 and
was Immediately escorted to Reeds
opera house, where he spoke on the
issues of the campaign from his
ooint of view. The speaker was in
PRODUCED by A. R. Bushnell of this
city. The band met the train and
also rendered a selection in the hall.
A number of local democrats occu-
pied seats on the stage. The audi
ence that heard him was large, but
his remarks brought forth but little
applause. His main theme was an
arraignment of Gov. LaFollette and
the state administration and closed
his address by stating that because
he had been a successful mayor of