Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-27
Come up and smoke.

Come up and smoke.
CLAY Adkins of Bloomington
was in the city Monday.
It's in leap year that the girls
should rise to the occasion.
Lou Starr is in his new quarters
in the Wright house block.
"A mans opinion of his neigh
bors is generally cove rned by his
neighbours opinion of him.
What's the use of going away
for the winter when you can stay
at home and get all you want OF
it?
Geo. Bellows arrived Monday
from Redlands, CAL, on a visit. He
found a decided change in tempera-
ture here.
Lewis Mckee, one of the thrifty
farmers of Fennimore township,
renewed his allegiance to the Her
aid Friday.
We notice that farmers are
always more ready to sell their farm
produce on a falling rather than a
rising market.
The farmers Institutes at Mt.
Hope, Burton and Livingston last
week were all we'll attended and
of profit to the communities where
held.
Make note of it that the hay
crop Of the country for 1903 more
than equaled in value the net earn
ings of all the railways Of the
country. t
"A state fair will be held this
year. The dates are Sept. SO in
elusive, and will not conflict with
the Grant county fair, as has been
the case in many seasons past.
Jos. Bennett, the stockman,
shipped one Of the finest carloads OF
fat steers ever loaded at this station
the other day They averaged 1850
at Chicago and brought top notch
prices.
Geo. A. Page, horsebuyer, will
be in Lancaster Friday and Satur-
day, Jan. $3.50, for purpose of
buying all marketable animals for
eastern points. Must be fat and
weigh from 100 to 400.
That good slipping" has ar
rived that a number of our sub
scribers who we're DESTROYS of bring
ing in wood to apply on their sub
scription accounts have been wish
ing for Bring on the wood.
The concentrating machinery at
the Eberle mine is all in place and
has been tested and found to be
all that was represented. There is
enough ore rock on the ground to
keep the plant busy for a month,
but owing to lack Of water supply
operations can not be opened until
this necessity is provided.
R. B. Showalter purchased
James Treloar's farm last week
situated southwest of Lancaster.
1t consists of PIP acres and the
price was sos per acre. Mr.. Show
alter turned in the residence pro
perty he owned, now occupied by
County Treas. Scheinpfug, on
the deal for $500. Mr.. Treloar
will move to this city in March. e
M. V. Burris, the we'll known
solicitor, narrowly escaped serious
if not fatal injuries at the stock
yards IN this city Monday. A
farmer was lead a bull through the
yards and the animal made an at
tack on Mr.. Burris from the rear in
passing, knocking him down and
endeavored to trample and gore
him, but was held back and the ex
sheriff grasped the opportunity to
crawl quickly to safety.
L. B. Ruka of Boscobel was IN
the city on business last week. In
speaking of the firms business he
informed a Herald representative
that the factory recently destroyed
by fire will not be rebuilt and
operations will not be carried on
as extensively in the future. The
firm will dissolve partnership, Lou
B., John J. and Fred W. retiring
to engage in other pursuits, and
John T. and Fred L. continuing
the business.