Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-01-30
Local lettings.


Leonard TAYLOR of Arthur has
been allowed a pension of $12.
Ira Murphy has added fine
standard bred trotting stallion to his
horse list.
Mrs. Mary f. Graham of George
town reioices over the allowance of
widows pension Of IS per month.
The ground hog is due Sunday,
and the length of our winter will be
ascertained through his prognostica-
lions.
Lancaster Masons will hold Me-
mortal services Sunday afternoon at
$50 p. M, at their hall in honor of
deceased brethren.
The Ladies' Aid society will serve
their annual supper on the evening
preceding Washington's birthday, viz
Friday evening Feb. 21st.
The Ladies' Missionary society
will meet on Friday afternoon, at
o'clock in the social room of the
church. All the ladies are earnestly
requested to be present.
"A public dance will be given at
the rink in Lancaster Friday evening
of next week, Feb. 9TH. Music will
be furnished by the famous Dubuque
Harp orchestra. Dance tickets only
rs cents.
The cause of the continued short
age in eggs and their consequent high
price has been discovered. In some
parts of the country, owing to the in
creased cost of feet, many plump and
promising pullets have been slaugh-
tered for the market. Alongside of
wastefulness ike this the man who
killed the goose which had been lay
ing golden eggs for him looks like
successful fnancier.
An exchange suggests that the
quickest way to warm house in the
morning is to open doors or windows
for few moments, long enough to
change the air. The philosophy of
this is that the air of house or room,
after being closed over night is i'm
pure and sluggish, somewhat like
muddy water. Fresh air is pure,
buoyant and active, and will circulate
quickly through the rooms, carrying
the warmth of stoves or radiators to
every corner.
The man who composed 'Home,
Sweet Home" never had home. The
man who composed ''On the Banks of
the Wabash" never had bank. The
man who composed envy Bark is on
the Sea" never had dog. The man
wh6 composed Tramp! Tramp!
Tramp" never owned tomato can.
The man who composed "Only One
Girl" is married and has breach of
promise suit on his hands. The man
who composed 1000 Goo Eyes" ought
to be shot.
An Oklahoma paper tells OF
farmer who went to town and thought
he would treat himself by attending
an opera. He went up to the ticket
window and, planking down S. gold
piece and asked for good seat. The
show was "Forty Thieves The
ticket agent showed out ticket and
dollar in change. Picking up the
dollar, the farmer started out of the
BUILDING. ..HOld oni'' called the
ticket seller, you've forgotten your
ticket keep it dern YER" replied
the farmer, Il don't care to see the
other thirty nine"
When a carrier on a rural free
delivery route finds farmers delivery
box stuffed full of circulars and ad
vertising matter, put there by travel
inc agents, he has the United States
behind him in throwing out the stuff.
The government frankly admits it's
= inability to cope with the advertising
agents and prevent them putting their
stuff in the boxes, but empowers the
carrier to throw it out when it fills
the box or covers up the mail. Numer-
Gus firms seek to arrange with the
carriers to deliver their advertising
matter. This is prohibited, and the
advertisers must pay the regular rate
of postage and address each parcel to
the farmer if it is to be handled by
the carrier.
1t was in the morning hours of
..bake day. in the little out-of-the-
way village. The mingled odors of
fresh bread, pies and cookies tloared
out of the open kitchen windows.
From one of the smaller cottages at
the end of the street came a bare
footed child in colorless calico dress
and slat sun2bonnet. With the i'm
portant air of heavy buyer she en-
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