Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-03

the regret of lifetime
old papers for sale at this
office. A bunch for sc.
j. B. johnson of Montfort was
in the city Tuesday night.
Herald auction bills are con-
ceded by all to be the best.
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Kinney
returned to Chicago Wednesday.
&c. c. Napp of Richland Center
was Lancaster visitor this week.
DO unto others as you would
have your mother-in-law do unto
you.
&C. III. Baxter returned Wednes-
day noon from trip to Prairie
du Chen.
Miss Minnie Wright was a
passenger on Wednesday mornings
train, bound for Chicago.
"A Sunday School institute will
be held in Lancaster Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, Oct. 16-17-10.
&C. C. Mathey surveyed ground
at the Eberle mine Thursday for
the huge reservoir to hold 1000 gal
Ions.
L. G.. Hickok has the contract
for installing a steam heating plant
at John Carthew's residence in the
fourth ward.
1T is said that eggs are scarce be-
cause farmers are, shipping their
chickens in large numbers and re-
alizing a good price.
Mrs. John Cooper returned to
her home at Bloomington Tuesday
after pleasant visit with relatives
and friends in this city.
While potatoes are commanding
high price they are vastly inferior
to anything that has been in the
market for many years.
The total number of entries
at the Bloomington fair this year
was 735, a gain over last year Of
1853. The society is 800 ahead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Allen cele-
brated their 25th wedding anniver-
sary at Whitewater on the 23rd inst.
They formerly resided at Boscobel.
Atty. S. FL. Taylor arrived
home from Indian Territory Thurs
day evening for two weeks va
cation He is looking well and has
become acclimated.
Adam was a fellow to be envied.
He never saw milliner's bill nor a
dress-maker's account, and never
had to listen to Eve grumbling
when she mended his old trousers.
Rev. E. J. Evans of Beloit
has been assigned to the Grace
Episcopal parish at Lancaster and
will nave charge of the services
tomorrow. Holy communion will
be celebrated at s a. m. and 1920
a. m.
The ladies of the Cemetery as
ISOLATION will have a rummage sale
on Friday afternoon and Saturday,
Oct. 9 and 10. Anyone wishing to
contribute will please leave their
donation at the City hall on Thurs
day afternoon, Oct. Sth.
Cleo. Wallace exhibited a twig
of a red raspberry bush yesterday
that was fairly loaded with fine ber-
ries, some ripe and others growing.
He picked a quart of the fruit that
morning, and states that the bushes
will continue to bear until frozen.
The prediction of the master
bakers that homemade bread will
eventually go out of date may reach
something like fulfllment if bakers
bread should ever become as cheap
as the bread from the ovens of home
kitchens. Economy will dictate
with cleanliness a close second.
Editor Pollock has purchased
a strip of ground 25ft. in width
of Mrs. M. A. Reed, adjoining her
residence property on the south,
and will erect 2-story brick build
ing thereon. Consideration 81, 500.
Mr.. Pollock will commence work
on the structure at once. 1t will
be built the widUh of the pur-
chase and soft. in length. The
ground floor will be constructed
for use as printing Office and be
occupied by the owner.
1t is now perfectly clear that
there will only be half crop of
potatoes in Wisconsin this year
owing to the rot. This is a great
loss. The yield in this state is
ahO11t 30 600 600 h11ShelS This wear