Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Local lettings,

Herald office.
-Richland Center voted "dry" at
the spring election last week.
Frank Fawcett of the P~latteville
Normal, is visiting his parents out at
the farm.
-Roht. Stewart returned to Mason
City Friday after a short visit with
Lancaster relatives.
The Chambers art gallery is an
attractive place these days and bust,
ness has been opened.
"A. A. belong and Lulu M. Buck
ct, a Montfort couple, were married
in Galena last Wednesday.
Contractor Wagner of Dubuque,
was in the city Monday figuring with
BROKER Bros. On the new court
house.
Photographer Walton has his
gallery set III it's temporary location
and excavation for his new studio is
in progress.
Each Northwestern employe has
a little book of 1856 pages containing
the new rules of the company which
went into effect this week.
The Baptist young people wilt
give a social at the home of the pas
tor, Daniel Sprsgue, in the south
part of town on Friday night of next
week. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
Among the pioneer settlers OF
Grant county who passed away re-
Gently was r. B. Pierce of Cassville,
father of Mrs. Will Woodhouse OF
Lancaster. Deceased was seventy
four years of age and settled in Grant
county IN 1855.
The free ruraldelivery now serves
four millions of patrons. BY June
it will be serving i've millions. The
postmaster general estimates that
within four years it will be serving
twentY-one millions of people. Talk
about this popular thing losing
ground.
Mrs. Martha Burr celebrated heI
seth birthday at her home in the
fourth ward Friday, and a number OF
friends and neighbors favored the
aged lady with calls, congratulations
and gifts. A little package contain
ing SO ten cent pieces was among the
latter, given by Miss Watts.
Potatoes are high and there will
be a temptation to use seed that will
not give the best results. The small
potatoes are not to be relied upon
for seed. Don't scrimp the seed OF
potatoes or the yield may be
sc1imped. Better put in good seed
in a smaller Tea than to put in
smaller and inferior seed in a large
patch.
The office of councilman is a great
deal like that of school director.
When you run for the office you want
to be elected but after you are elected
you feel like resigning or wish you
had been defeated. The fellow that
is out of the office has a burden lifted
from his shoulders and is much bet.
ter off. OF course each one should be
willing to stand his share of the pub
lies cussing. That is patriotism.
An exchange says if you are aware
the young man who lives within his
means, dresses plainly, puts polish on
brain whether his boots shine or not
and tolls honestly for daily bread is
snubbed by what IS called society,
while the young man who beats his
tailor out of a suit OF clothes, gets his
mother to put a polish On his shoes,
with a few cloves in his mouth, is a
bell sheep in so-called society in this
blessed year of our Lord, 1902.
1t pays to make your advertise
ments good natured. Let them be q
reflection of your own courtesy and
cheerfulness. Business is your OBJ
i~ective point and you can win that
more surely by putting your reader
in good spirits than by not doing so.
This does not necessarily mean thai
YOU must begin your advertisement
with a Joke but rather by the exer-
else of the same tact which you would
employ if you were face to face with
him.
1t is a dangerous thing for any
boy or man to get ar idea that a good
living can be made without work.
Work of some kind is what is neces'
sary to gain a competence in this
world. We do not all work along the
same line nor in the same manner
Some men can do more in a half day
than others can do in a whole day