Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-03
Band concert tonight.

$1,000
Waukesha. Wis.
Mrs. Nels Walker is visiting at
Prairie du CHEN.
Mrs. j. P. Walker of Boscobel is
visiting Lancaster relatives.
Frank Spicer of Baraboo is the
new tonsorial artist at Howell &
Starts.
Geo. r.. Moore's next shipping day
for cattle, hogs, sheep and veal calves
is July 9th.
| Misses Beth and Mile Lisherness
have retained from their visit at
Patch Grove.
The man who thinks be has mar
ried an angel may consider himself
very fortunate if she turns out to be
only good cook.
The Rev. T. j. Brown will dis
course on the following topics next
Sunday: 1880 a. m.-Paul, the
Debtor; 1850 E. m.-Too Late.
-Messrs. Adam Schmittges, John
Flitsch, Jos. Muench and Mich Adams
took in the excursion on the Milwau-
kee road to Clear Lake, Ia, Sunday.
-Limberger cheese has one great
advantage over oleomargarine and
that is nobody can ever accuse it of
trying to pass itself off for something
else.
Wood Branch, No. 34,956, high
breed standard roadster, is promis-
ing youngster owned by Geo. Moore.
He is sired by Lumpwood, 2:143, dam
Ruby K.
The eagle is no more in Kentucky
but there is Just as much ''old crow"
as ever and it makes the boys more
enthusiastic than the king of birds
ever did.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. and
their families will picnic at 4. B.
Showalter's lawn on tomorrow after
noon. Members and their families
are cordially invited.
Paul Humphrey shipped fine
bunch of horses to Minneapolis Tues
day. Among the number was Swi-
grant, the high-class coacher, pur-
chased of Geo. A. Moore.
Miss Ethel Keene and Mr.. Lee
Fawcett, two very deserving young
people, were united in marriage at
noon yesterday at the Congregational
parsonage by Rev. t. j. Brown.
The marriage of Miss Thyrza j.
Mitchell and Mr.. Frank lockwood,
both well known young people of
Lancaster, took place at s o'clock
Tuesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Rev. j. t. Morgans
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. lockwood
left on the Wednesday noon train for
an extensive wedding trip through
Minnesota aud Iowa. The Herald ex-
t6nQS CONGRATULATIONS.
Here is the latest Crawford coun-
ty snake story: While fighting for
est fire, man fell into den of rattle
snakes and if he had not worn top
boots and canvas overalls he would
have been fatally punctured in sever
al places. He succeeded in killing
ten rattlers, fifteen red riders and
black snake fifteen feet long. Wheth-
er the fire went out while he was fight
inc the snakes the veracious CORE
spondent does not make clear.
"A little daughter of Jacob Klar-
man who resides in the town Of Water
loo met with serious accident
Thursday of last week that nearly re-
suited fatally. Mr.. Klarman was en-
gagged in repairing MS windmill and
was on the platform fifty feet above
the ground. A steel rod he had in
his hand slipped from his grasp and
in it's descent struck the little child
squarely on the head, the end of it
penetrating the skull Drs. Godfrey
OF this city and Blackburn of Beetown
were called to attend the child, nj
while the wound was dangerous one,
it is the opinion of the ply sicians at
this time that she will recover.
An Illinois exchange says: "a
drunken man staggered into church
one Sunday and sat down in the pew
of one of the deacons. The preacher
was discouring about prevalent popu-
lar vices. Soon he exclaimed:
Where is the drunkard? The drunk
en- man was just far enough gone to
think the call personal. so rising heav-
lily replied: Here | am and re-
manned standing while the drunkards'
character. and fate were eloquently
portrayed. A few minutes later the
preacher reached another head Of dis