Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-26

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Nick. Twohig moves to Potosi
today.
j. I'll. Howe is looking after in
terests in Chicago.
-Messrs John Vogt and John
Schneider of Glen Haven we're call
ers yesterday.
-Orlo Wheeler, who is teaching
the Animation school, gladdened his
parents with visit over Sunday.
VIM. Breithaupt shipped a car
load of household goods to Shenn-
ington, Wis, Tuesday where he is
to reside.
Dubuque market reports on
minerals today is as follows: Lead
ore, 1913 to 1914 per ton; black jack,
$31 to $3.50; dry bone, 81 to $12.
Landlord Wright reports that
his hotel furnaces have already con-
sumed 70 tons of coal this season in
providing comfort for the inmates
of that popular hostelry bearing his
name.
Anton Schmitt has a good ice
crop harvested and stored in his ice
houses. Ill health compels him to
abandon the idea of handling 1t
himself this summer, and he offers
it for sale at bargain. There's an
opportunity for the right party to
make some money. See him for
particulars.
The government pays the mag
nifcent salary of 1 cent year to
Morris Proctor for carrying the
mail between Dodgeville and Mineral
Point. Mr.. Proctor operates a stage
line between the two cities and he
| makes a good income from the pas
senger and freight service. Recent
ly he closed a contract with the
government for four years, agree
: ing to carry the mail one way each
day, and his bid was four cents for
that period OF time. He is to re-
ceive his sa larry in four installments
He recen thy received his last years
salary The check was not cashed,
I but was presented to John Shamply
proprietor of the Royal hotel at
Mineral Point. Mr.. Proctor receives
the smallest salary of any govern
ment employee. The distance be-
, tween Dodgeville and Mineral Point
, is s miles and the stage makes con-
nections with trains at both ends of
the route. Mr.. Proctor feels conf
dent that if the government should
desire to retrench, no effort would
be made to cut his salary. His
check received quarterly is the
smallest issued by the government
and he disposes of it for a good sum
usually on account of it's distinction.
The Badger Club concert and
dance at the City opera house last
Friday evening proved to be one of
the pleasant social events of the
season. The concert opened at $50
with selection by the Badger Club
orchestra, which was followed by a
vocal solo rendered by Miss Elizabeth
McBrien, whose selection was suited
, to the occasion and pleased all pres
ent. Prof Powers reading was
next and brought forth good round
of applause. The cornet solo by
Carl Orion was very good. Miss
Leta Kinney, Mrs. Orion and Mrs.
Nathan played piano trio which
proved to be the finest ever heard in
Lancaster by the writer. The
violincello solo which was played by
Herbert Pendleton was certainly a
good number. The instrument is a
new one on Herb but he mas
tered it like a professional Mrs.
GoodselPs solo was excellent, as all
her selections are. The orchestra
played closing number and then
the hall was cleared and dancing
commenced and continued until two
o'clock. All those present report
good time and the Badgers may well
feel proud of the success Of their
initial dance.
All Wisconsin farmers have
without doubt noticed smutted heads
of oats in their fields from time to
time, but probably few of them
realize the enormous loss due to
this fungous test. The Experiment
Station at Madison has been careful
ly Investigating the subject for
several years past and last season it
studied smut in oat fields in large
number Of counties in the state.
From those studies it estimates that
the loss to the oat crop for the
whole state amounts to II per cent.
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