Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-26

Definition of March: Bonner,
bitten und regen.
Louis Homrich, Galena marble
man, was here on business yester-
day.
Mrs. jackson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. L. Schroeder, at Platte
vile.
"A. J Huntimer of Dell Rapids
visited Lancaster on business this
week.
John Hill and family of Living
ston were Lancaster visitors first
of the week.
The ST. Agnes Guild of Emanuel
church will give a 1Oc social We'd
desday, April 9Th, at residence OF
Mrs. r. N. Trentzsch.
The public will be excluded
from the preliminary examination of
w. j. Duncan at Justice Wheeler's
court next Wednesday.
-Elzie Dobson, son of our new
townsman John Dobson, has pur-
chased an interest in the Dougherty
Bros, meat market at Boscobel
If man could convert his ash
heap into one-half the money he
paid for coal there would be a large
addition to the circulation in Ian
caster.
Miss Nettie Meyer took her
departure Thursday morning for
Washington, D. c., for short
visit. Congressman Browns chill
dren went with her to pass the
Easter vacation.
The good old luscious straw
berries will be plentiful this season,
according to reports from Missouri
where the major portion of the
early crops comes from. The old
strawberry beds are in excellent
condition and all over the state
they have been enlarged and new
beds which were put out last spring
will yield their first crops this year.
The total yield will probably far
exceed the yield of the last year
and may double it.
Representative Babcock has
arranged for competitive examina
ton for applicants for the vacant
naval cadetshlp credited to the
Third district, to be held at Baraboo
on April 5, under the charge of
Prof. Gehrand, DR.. Irwin. and
Attorney Thomas. The entrance
examination conducted by the gov
erment will be held at Madison on
April 10 and the midshipman chosen
will enter Annapolis in June.
The soil is going to bein magnif-
icent condition for tilling this spring
and garden patches will be as
mellow as ash heaps. The deep
frost is a disintregator and beats all
pulverizers that can be placed on
the ground. With the ground
frozen five or six feet deep, and
thawing out slowly as it has been,
the ground is bound to be in fine
condition. The season of 1904 now
gives every promise of being one
of the best ever known in this
section.
"A friend writes and wants to
know what we think of his giving
up a small farm in the corn belt and
going to California to start a chicken
ranch. Frankly we do not know.
If he goes he will get sunshine a
plenty, also dust, may be short on
water, won't have to buy fur coats
or shovel snow. It all reads mighty
nice. But people have troubles
there in plenty and many want to
get back. Might start chicken
ranch right where he is; would pay
just as we'll, for eggs are current
coin east as well as west.
Mrs. Philippine Tanner, widow
Of Adam Tanner, died at the home
of her son Fred in the village of
Sitter Monday, at the ripe old age
of 80 years and mo. Deceased
was native of Germany and came
to America in her youth. She was
married to Adam Tanner in Con-
necticut and few years after the
family came west to Wisconsin,
locating in Lancaster, where they
resided about years, then remov-
ing to farm in township of Liberty.
The husband and five children
preceded her to the other shore,
five surviving Philip, Fred, Mrs.
John Fisher and Mrs. Louis Lentz