Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-03

the product would be Imburger
cheese.
The United States senate should
appoint a boxing instructor to perfect
it's members in the manly art OF self
defense.
1t might not be out of the way
for Lancaster to have a big 4th of
July celebration this year, if it is a
long way ahead at this time. 1t has
been a good while since the American
Eagle could be heard to scream at the
county seat and our patriotism should
not be allowed to lax for a moment.
A young man over in Berlin re-
Gently got even with a girl who Tilted
him, by sending her a request to 60
driving, and when she had joyfully
accepted and rugged herself out in her
best, he cruelty sent her a hammer
and a pound of ten penny nails with
the information that she could drive
as much as she pleased.
When the Standard Oil Company
was leasing all the land in the country
one of their agents called on an old
farmer not a thousand miles from
here who bitterly refused to lease his
land at any price. When asked his
reason for not leasing he replied:
s'When God made this earth he put
that oil there for a purpose. They
tell me that this earth turns on On
axle, and it may be that the oil was
put there to grease it. Suppose they
pump all of that oil out and the axle
tree gets dry and rusts, and the earth
stops turning in the middle of the
night, wouldn't we be in a nice
pickle?"
An entire new form of ticket is
soon to be placed on sale by the rail-
roads operating in the central west.
Instead of buying local tickets with
coin transportation will be purchased
by books. With it travellers will not
be bothered about distances, rates or
identifications with conductors. The
ticket will be in book form and will
be sold for $50. Instead of the strips
in the book Indicating miles each
strip will be marked rs cents' and
will be worth that amount in ex-
change for a ticket. There will be
500 worth of these 5 cents strips in
each book. When they are exchanged
for a regular ticket between any two
points the owner of the book will note
in a blank in the back of the book the
names of the places between which
the ticket was purchased, the amount
paid and the date. In the book will
also be blanks on which the holder
signs his name and which will be ia
ken up by the conductor. When the
book is purchased the buyer signs his
name to a receipt. The book, however,
is not signed and may be used by any
BODY. Refunds on the difference paid
for the local tickets and the mileage
book rate will be made only to the
original purchaser.
The Platteville district high
school contest at Platteville Friday
evening was an important event in
oratorical circles. At s o'clock the
hall was packed to it's utmost limit,
and for two hours the audience was
treated to a programme of declama-
tions and music that reflected great
credit upon all who took part. The
Judges we're as follows: II. G. Mar
tin, Darlington; Principal F. c. Ber-
gen, Mineral Point; Miss Pretlow,
Platteville, and Messrs. j. I'll. Evans
and I. L. Cleary, both of P~latteville.
In the decision Miss Anna Elliott of
Richland Center and Miss Cecilia
Gibbon of Belmont were tied for first
place. The former recited "The
Song of the Violin" and the latter,
s'Scene at the Natural Bridge" The
next place was awarded to Miss Ruth
Davis, Dodgeville, and fourth to Miss
Anna Kaspanek, Prairie du Chen.
After the contest the visitors were
given s. reception by the Normal stu
dents in the gymnasium where light
refreshments were served and an
hour spent in getting acquainted and
visiting. The interest aroused in ly-
ceum work will doubtless result in
bringing to Platteville next year rep
resentatives of a much larger num-
Der of High schools than took part in
the first P%latteville district High
school contest.