Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-10
Dog tax will be due July LIST.

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AID. and Mrs. John Jordan
visited at Sitter Sunday.
Al. Philips will handle Anton
Schmitt's ice business this season.
Keep an eye out for the first
straw hat.
Atty. Harry Carthew and John
Orion made a trip to Livingston
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Muesse are
visiting friends and relatives in
Dubuque.
Albert Phillips has moved into
the Wallace Ritchie house in the
fourth ward.
See Gust Kleeman Of the Pabst
theater of Milwaukee at the xopera
house May 10Th.
Harry Barnett sold two lots in
the third ward to Geo. Sandelback
yesterday fol- $500.
-"Chick" Pollock of the capital
graft" force Sundayed with his
parents in this city.
Lee Eastman, wife and family
returned Monday noon from a
visit at Livingston.
Mr.. Henry Wagner of Chicago,
H., brother of Mrs. E. M. Lowry.
visited over Sunday at the Lowry
home.
A burning CHIMNEY on Geo.
Jerrett's residence in the fourth
ward was the csuse for an alarm
last eve. It was subdued without
water,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Roesch
we're up from Potosi Monday and
Tuesday on business and for visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Gibson.
Mr. Roesch is administrator Of the
estate of g. Il Jackson, and the
matter was on in county court yes
terday.
Oregon, this state, is in the
throes Of a smallpox siege. Eighty
cases are reported sand the health
Hoficers are powerless and the quar-
antine useless as there is a case in
nearly every family and the entire
town has been exposed. The town
as whole. has been quarantined,
no persons being allowed to enter
or depart. =.
The Farmers Telephone com
pany unloaded a carload of poles
here yesterday for use in this
vicinity. They were purchased
through the Brlttingham-Hixon
Lumber company and conslst Of 20,
80 and 35 #. poles. The-cost varies
from so cents to 50 each according
to size. Another consignment comes
to Glen Haven and all will Obe used
on the company's lines ia this coun-
ty.
Burglars attempted to effect an
entrance to the residence Of John
Dawson, the we'll known travelling
man, at Galena Fridays night. Mr..
Dawson heard them and sent in
call for police. Officers responded
butt the game had flown. Later
two suspicious characters were
placed under arrest, but as no
evidence against them could be un-
earthed, they were discharged from
custody.
The Herald is in receipt Of the
following communication, which we
published verbatim ad literature:
Mister Editor will you tell the pea
pie that thares only forty dogs in
town as mas pade thareEtaXes. I
give fare warnnin that if the mare
don't make the peaple keepsup tharo
dogs lie pizen them theySgot no rite
to run morn pig nor a hors l
mean what I say tell the other
Editors to print this ile,wate till the
papers is printed next weak comfy.
"A majority Of the county board
having instructed the building
committee for the new hospital at
the county farm to contract for
same, the committee met Monday
to let contracts for the building, heat
ing and plumbing of sthe hospital.
The building contract was let to
John 0. Hughes OF Platteville for
$5SS1. so and Zeigler Bros. cot the
heating and plumbingI contract for
$1769.17. w. J. Brennan, sHerman
Grimm together with Architect
Kleinhammer were present. The
plans and specifications prepared
by Mr.. Kle1nhammer are very COM
plete and were accepted by the
state board of control. This GER