Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-06
Local JOttin9S.

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Fennimore Sunday.
Roy Carter arrived home from
Chicago Saturday eve.
Mrs. Patriot Mcdonald of Madi-
son is a guest of Lancaster relatives.
Seeding is about all done and
corn ground is now receiving atten-
ton of the farmers.
Miss Olga Wagner of Liberty,
after a pleasant visit at Peter Hen
kers, returned home Saturday.
-Myron Tyler Of Patch Grove
has purchased the livery equipment
of JOS. P. Smith and will manage
the same.
"A meeting of the Post, Corps
and citizens generally to make plans
for Memorial day will be held at the
G.. A. r. hall next Tuesday evening.
Hubert Alt was out for the first
time yesterday. He has had long.
siege of illness and his friends were
pleased to greet him and note his
recovery.
Landlord and Mrs. j. S. Wright
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Orion leave
today for West Baden where they
will revel in the pleasures Of that
resort for week.
John Philips has purchased
the interests Of Geo. Rudersdorf in
the saloon of Rudersdorf q Tanner.
Mr.. Rudersdorf will devote his en-
tire time to the bowling alley.
A pertinent question, Why do
not some of our moneyed men build
a few medium sized houses for
rental purposes? There is certainly
a pressing demand, and no fear that
they would stand vacant a day.
Darlington experienced bad
fire Friday night. The Driver
block, owned by j. B. Driver OF
Chicago, well known commission
man was consumed. Among those
to suffer loss was Gus Roselip, the
cigar man.
Over 2, 900 people die in Wiscon-
sin every year of consumption.
This is the statement made to the
legislature by Assemblyman Karel
in an argument in favor of an ap-
preparation Of 800, 900 for the es-
Enlistment of a hospital for persons
affected with tuberculosis.
The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Con-
gregatiOnal church will give a
Swap" social in the parlors of the
church next Friday evening, May
8th. Everybody is expected to
bring some article done up in a pack
age which will be used i'll carry out
the evenings program. Admission
10 cents. All are invited to attend
-Richland county has experience
ed a sensation caused by two lovers
who were brought face to face by
the agency of an advertising matri-
mOnial bureau. A six-foot female
bronco buster came on from Ne
braska to zine" her love whom
she had never seen. The woman, who
had by photograph deceived her far
off lover to believe that she was
beautiful young and genteel, found
her lover unwilling to accept Cher
when she arrived. The matter was
compromised by the young fellow
providing her with a return ticket
to her mamma. The Richland
youth is minus $50, but is much
wiser
-Robt. BROKER, contractor for
new courthouse, is engaging his help
and securing material with which
to complete the structure. Attor-
neys for the Duluth firm that fur
nished the stone are in conflict with
the building committee to some ex-
tent over the material purchased Of
them by the Northern Building
company and which the committee
avows was paid for by the county
at one of the last estimates made
with the defunct company. This
lies in the court yard. Mr.. BROKER
has offered to take the stone that
has been aboard cars at the depot
since January of the Duluth people
at it's original cost, but they want
additional money pay demurrage.
This he will not agree to and if they
do not come to his terms he can
procure it elsewhere. Operations
on the building will be commenced
soon.