Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-22

Monday.
Herald auction bills are the
best always.
II. f. Orion was in Milwaukee
first of the week.
IS. III. Taylor was in Platteville
Tuesday on legal business.
Frank Market is in Chicago re-
ceiving treatment for a tumor.
MIR. and Mrs. Noah Eastman
were over from Sitter Sunday.
After a man reachesa certain
age his face looks dirty when it is not.
Mrs. J. Ell. Chase and little
daughter returned to Viroqua Mon
day.
Newspapers very often help their
victims to see themselves as others
see them.
The Weekly Wisconsin and the
Grant County Herald for a whole
year, $1.75.
When a wicked married man
dies he gets out of the frying pan
into the fire.
An optimist is a man who can
forget all the mean things he knows
about himself.
Mrs. Horace Bishop Of Cobb was
a guest over Sunday of her sister,
Mrs. H. Eastman.
-Lanson Baker found Frank
Walkers robe and the adv in the
Herald did the rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Deller and
son of Mineral Point were visitors
in the city last week.
Henry and Adam Funk were
outbound passengers Thursday,
ticketed to Rutledge, MINI.
Mrs. Ell. G. Walton has gone to
Milwaukee to spend several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Cleme nts.
DIR. Jos. ClementsOn has so far
recovered from his recent illness as
to be able to return to Mineral Point.
Prof. Powers of this city was
one Of the judges at the oratorical
contest at Platteville Friday even
ing.
Married: At Dubuque Tuesday
Jan. 10, 1903, Geo. Shaw of Boice
Prairie and Miss Ida Droexel of this
city.
Mrs. Anton Belken of Elk Grove
who has been visiting relatives and
friends here for a week, returned
home Monday.
Mrs. D. V. Walker and children
of Mason City, Ia, after a three
weeks visit with relatives here, re-
turned home Friday.
Ora Hatch, the Bloomington
druggist, took the morning train
here Monday for Milwaukee, where
he will complete course in pharm-
acy.
Mrs. w. J. Brennan, who was
called to Platteville Friday on &C
count of the serious illness of her
grandmother, Mrs. Wright, returned
home Monday. She left the lady
much better and hopes are enter
tanned for her recovery.
Fred Basford is busy man
these days, take it between the clos
lug out sale at the store and a
youthful Basford at his home that
arrived Saturday. This m a k Q s
Luther Basford a great-grandfathe1
and G. H., a grandpa. Success to
the new offspring.
A few days ago a rather bashfu]
young woman went into a store car
rying three chickens;she inquired the
price of chickens, and at the same
time put them on the counter. The
clerk didn't know the chickens feet
we're tied, and asked if they would
lay there. She bit her handkerchief
and said: mo, sir; they are roosters.
Geo. Lothrop and wife are here
from st. Paul, Neb., for a visit and
will likely pass the remainder Of the
winter. They formerly resided in
thiS 1Ooa1itv and are now here look
ing to the comfort of Mr.. Lothrop's
father who is in the declining days
of long and useful life. He is
Jason Lothrop and Thursday last
saw him celebrate his seth birthday
An exchange asserts that signs
begin to multiply that there is dan.
ger of a epidemic Of smallpox in
northern Wisconsin, and possibly
throughout the state. Cities, towns
and villages, lumber camps and farm