Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-23

Eggs are high and scarce. Iney
retail at Is cents on Lancaster mar
ket.
Crawford county paid bounty
on AIS rattlesnakes during the
month of August.
Miss Margaret Schmitz returned
to Madison Monday after a visit
with her parents here.
Frank H. Hesseling, Dubuque,
and Martha G. Smith, Jamestown,
have been licensed to we'd
Miss Charlotte Lowry returned
to Fond du Lac Monday to resume
her studies at Grafton Hail.
Mrs. Frank Calls is visiting in
Montfort this week, while Mr.. Cal
lis is away on a trip to Iowa.
Miss Bessie Hunter of Living
ston was guest of her sister, Mrs.
Lee Eastman, the past week.
The Misses Name and Louise
Tuff1ey of Boscobel were guests OF
their aunt, Mrs. Hudson, Friday.
Mrs. Will Hoskins and children
returned Monday to their home IN
Scales Mound, after a visit with
Mrs. Tom Orion.
John Weber wants 1900 bus.
of oats, 10 tons Of hay and hostler.
He traded watch to Billy Lee for
mustang this week.
Isaac Garthwaite reports find
ing lady's black jacket between
Lancaster and his home in Little
Grant that the owner may have by
calling at his place.
F. W. Klinkhammer has sold
his farm near Cassville to Jacob
Klein. Consideration $1,000. Mr..
Klinkhammer will remove to the
village of Cassville to reside.
The new switchboard for the
electric light plant has arrived and
been placed in position. The new
arc lights have been installed and
were used last night for first time.
The ladies of the Congregation
al church and society will hold their
annual ''Thank Offering" meeting
on Friday, Sept 25th, at 3 p. m. in
the social room of the church. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Jas. Bennett is the newly ap-
pointed marshal and street commits
sioner Of Cassville. For his services
as marshal he is to receive SIS per
month; as street commissioner he IS
paid 81. so for every day he works.
Any person desiring to take up
a course of study in Steinman col
lege at Dixon, ILL.,, will do well to
call at this office as we have spec
ial arrangement with the institution
and can save you money on tuition.
The Long Stock company played
to good houses at Bloomington all
last week. They cancelled their La
Crosse date for this week and are al
Evansville. The company came
here Sunday and left for their desti-
nation on the Sunday train.
james McKelvey and family
were guests of J. c. Jordan Satur-
day. Mr.. McKelvey was one of the
unfortunates to be relieved Of a
purse at the county fair. He is not
positive whether he was touched or
lost it. It contained only small
amount of money.
The get of that grand old sire,
Ivica, captured good share OF
premiums at the county fair. The
old horse is like wine-improves
with age, as appearances go to show,
as far as breeding is concerned.
Some fine colts of all ages sired by
him were exhibited.
Yesterday was an important
holiday in Jewish circles, being New
Years day, ushering in the year
1864. October 1st is day Of atone
ment. A majority of the Jews
throughout the country close their
places of business on these days and
where possible attend religious SER
vice.
The editors family is eating
pumpkin pie three meals a day.
It all came about through Louis
Vesperman's generosity along with
ours. We offered a years sub
scription for the biggest pumpkin
on exhibition at the county fair
and Mr.. Vesperman won it with
chunk of pie-timber that requires
a strong person to lift.
The editors household is in
mourning for period of thirty days,
all owing to the death of the family