Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-10
Local JOttingS.
w. f. Joeckel is in Chicago.

in Chicago.
We have noticed that merchants
who live over the store usually do
well.
j. j. Friedman, of Potosi, was
with friends in this city on Satur-
day last.
Mrs. H. w. Brown arrived
home last evening from her visit
at New York.
Say a woman is pretty, and
there is always some one around to
say she hasn't any sense.
The ladies. of the M. E. church
will serve their regular tea this eve
from ) p. IN. until all are served.
Americans are so smart; why
does not one Of them invent some
thing that will make cats stay at
home?
"A man who stands around town
with nothing to do looks as worth
less as a woman looks reading
novels in the morning
Rev. Edwin A Ralph Of Evans
vile will occupy the Congregational
pulpit next Sunday morning and
evening in absence of Rev. w. J. G.
Ralph.
Ringing Bros. concluded a sue
cessful opening weeks engagement
at Chicago and are now touring the
east. They went from Chicago to
Kokomo, Ind.
Local liy Iymen complain Of
the lack of around-town pleasure
riding owing to the fear of women
and children of runaways through
fright from autos.
A woman who will laugh at q
preachers jokes cannot see the
point of her husbands, and the
woman who thinks her husbands
jokes are funny finds it hard to
laugh politely at the preachers.
j. H. Kemler and family were
up from Platteville for an. over
Sunday visit. AS usual Mr.. Kelnler
brought rain. He states that he
never fails to do this and on the
occasion of a drouth this summer,
should one occur, we shall send for
Jim Kemler.
Highland is to have a cracker
jack of a base ball team this season.
They have an imported battery
from New York city. z. w. Bradley,
who pitched last year for the
Providence, Rhode Island, team,
Will do the twisting and w. S. Fox,
an ex-leaguer, will be the catcher.
The Highland team is negotiating
with Chicago Spaldings, Nebraska
Indians, Chicago Unions and other
fast players for games
"A complaint comes from Nor
way that the fisheries are failing
Last week there were only seven
million cod taken and only about SO
900 million have been taken in all
this season. In ole place a million
cod heads are stacked in a heap and
the picture of it looks like noun
tian. And yet the people of Norway
are not satisfied. Out here IN Wis
consin man will sit on a creek
bank whole week to catch three
bullheads six inches long.
The legion Of the lost and uni
Identified might be reduced and
much anxiety saved to puzzled
friends by simple device within
the control of every one. All per-
sons after they reach a responsible
age carry about purse or a pocket
book or if not can have about their
person strong envelope bearing
name and address. Inside the purse
or envelope should be a full mem
orandum Of indemnity and the names
and addresses of friends. This
identity tag should be kept fresh
and up to date with changes of adj
dress whether temporary or perm
anent noted whenever change is
made.
-Messrs. Albert and Geo. Brook
en- returned Friday from pleasant
little jaunt with the formers auto
through Crawford county. They
went from Lancaster to Blooming
ton thence to Prairie du Chen,
Eastman, Mt. Sterling, Gays Mills
and finally wound up at Geo.
Divalls at Bell Center where they
enjoyed pleasant visit with Mr..
Divall and family. They came
home via Boscobel and arrived here
without mishap, the most shocking
blow being an exorbitant toll charge