Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-11
Local JOttin9S.

Mrs. A. G. Morse is on the sick
list.
Miss Nettie Meyer is visiting in
Chicago.
Lester Clifton of Platteville was
in the city Sunday.
-Chas. Funk of Little Grant
transacted business at Rewey Fri
day.
Mrs John Fawcett and family
are once more in this city. They oc-
crpy Mrs. Fred Ats house In the
third ward.
The firm of Caspers & Munns,
blacksmiths and wagon makers, has
been dissolved, Mr.. Munns retiring
and Mr.. Caspers continuing alone.
Eggs are % cents per dozen in
Lancaster and hard to get at that
Butter is also high and scarce, rang
ing in price from % to 80 cents.
Mrs. Mary Hayes calls attention
to her green house in an ad. else
where. She is prepared to furnish
floral designs and decorations at all
times.
Register of Deeds G.. M. Gun
derson Will be assisted in bis office
by his sister, Miss Hannah. Mrs.
GundersOn is detained at FennimOre
by the serious illness Of her father
Miss Cora Baumgartner is pick
ing up the clerical duties devolving
npon Miss Delphia Oswald in Regis
ter of Deeds Tuf1ey's office. This
is Miss Oswald's last week in the po-
sitiOn.
The Garner milk delivery line
has changed hands. Albert Brink
man is the new proprietor and the
patrons are supplied with milk
from the famous Walker herd of
Jerseys.
The Herald has ~ columns to-
day. Of this amount 40 is taken by
up to-date advertisers who invite
your patronage and advance season
able suggestions. Thirty columns
are devoted to reading matter Lo
Gals of newsy nature can be found
on four pages.
john D0chOw, landlord Of Phil
ipps house, was taken before Justice
Wheeler Tuesday to answer to the
charge of selling Intoxicating liquors
on Sunday. A change of venue was
taken to Justice McGonigal before
whom defendant plead guilty and
was fined $15 and costs.
Another installment of German
books has been received at the pub
lie library. Librarian McNair wish
es the Herald to state that anyone
residing in Lancaster or vicinity has
access to the library and may re-
ceive books upon making applica
ton The library is not for city
folks alone.
Talk about Herald advertising
bringing quick returns! Miss Maggie
Zenz, one of the salesladies at Bax-
ter & Draper's, lost gold watch
yesterday in going home to dinner
County Treasurer Scheinpfug found
it and Miss Zenz's local ad. had
hardly been in type before the miss
ing timepiece was restored to her.
THAT Christmas is near at hand
is evidenced plainly by the prepara
lions already made by merchants
for this suspicious festival that
comes annually. Show cases are
filled to the brim with goods that at
tract the old and young ranging in
value from the cheapest to that fit
for a king. The person that cannot
find something to suit him is indeed
fastidiOus The wise merchant is
not only displaying his goods, hut is
also placing an advertisement where
it will do the most good.
An Iowa exchange gets off this
one. A preacher used to tell the
following: He said he was in Appa-
moose county, Iowa, preaching on
one occasion when he stopped at
farm house to get dinner. While
eating the lady inquired his bust
ness and he replied, Pm hunting
the lost sheep of the house of Israel"
She left the room and in few min
utes returned with her husband
when she said, ''Thit man is hunt
ing lost sheep and I'll bet that long
wool ram that's been around is hisn.
''No, sister you don't understand
me. I'm hunting sinners; those
for whom Christ died" And is he
dead?" she queried. YES" replied
the minister, astonished at her ig-
norance "And buried too, reck-
Or2u 90 YES. long ago. ''There