Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-26

/ AS the farmer SOWS so snail Un0
world eat
If you want all the news take
the Herald
We are not a bit disfgured
and still in the ring.
Mrs. r. B. Showalter visited in
Milwaukee the latter part Of last
week.
The people who refuse to serve
their joy are the first to lend their
troubles
Any dealer in cosmetics will tell
you that there are a lot O. self
made women.
Landlord John S. Wright is
looking after business interests in
South Dakota.
-Messrs. r. Meyer, Jr., w. j
Brennan and Robt. BROKER were in
Milwaukee first of the week.
Rev. T. j. Brown, who came
out from Fond du Lac to pefOrm the
Mankel- Henkel wedding ceremony
Wednesday, found time to call on
some of his friends before returning
Thursday.
"A little boy in a certain family
who was ready for bed had kissed
all good night except the new hired
girl. Don't you want to kiss me
good night?" asked the girl. Nope
said the youngster. II saw papa try
to kiss you in the kitchen yesterday
and you nearly slapped his head off"
And now the lady of the house has
decided that she can do her own
work
Thursday evening Mrs. M.
Miller very pleasantly entertained
the Early club. Two weeks previous
the club called at the house of Mrs.
Anna Blewett to celebrate her birth
day, bringing with them refresh
ments and presenting the hostess
with an elegant present as a token
Of love and esteem. After a few
hours Of social enjoyment the guests
departed, wishing her many more
such birthdays.
To avoid catching the grip, keep
out of the way Of people who have
it, keep warm, and keep your feet
dry. If your baby has the grip,
don't kiss it. If your stenographer
has the grip send her home till she
gets we'll. If your friend has the
grip send him flowers and regrets,
but don't call on him until he is
we'll. Don't get tired, and above all
keep warm and dry. When you
get the grip, take a dose of physic,
go to bed and send for doctor.
= Another half cent a gallon has
been taxed on the price of gasoline.
It is stated that gasoline is becoming
scarcer every year and that famine
is probable. The shortage is attri-
buted to the vast increase in the de-
mand for the article, owing to the
many new uses it is being put to.
Thousands of gasoline engines, gaso-
line lighting facilities, etc, are being
installed throughout the country
each year. The supply of gasoline
has been worked to it's entire capaci-
ty for the two years. Hitherto the
refne1.ies have been able to store
large quantities of gasoline during
the winter months, but in recent
years the demand has been almost
as great in the winter as in the sum
mer.
-When'a Iowa farmer found out
that0his son John was sparkling a
certain farmers daughter for 1
year or more without settling any
question, he called him out behind
the hay stack and said to him:
John do you's love Susan Tinker?'
II guess do, dad" And does she love
you?" That's what I donno, and
I'm 'fraid to ask her" ''Well you'd
better throw out a few hints tonight
and find out. It's no use of wearing
out boot leather unless you are going
to marry her." That night at 10
o'clock John was wreck. His face
was all scratched up, his ear was
bleeding, his hat was gone and his
back was all covered with mud.
John! John! what on airth is the
matter" exclaimed the old man,
throwing down his paper, Been
over to Tinker's," wa the reply.
and inland I threw ont a few
hints to Susan" ''What kind of
hints?" why, told her I'd been
hoofing it two miles four nights out
of a week for the last wear TO set I'D