Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-13

w. F. Joeckel goes to Mil
waukee this week to buy goods.
"A complete production in every
detail is witnessed in ''The Train
Robbers"
The secretary of state has
licensed 1913 automobiles in Wis
consin. The fee is 81.
Engineer Flynn and Conductor
Phinney are back on the freight
runs again after lay-offs.
John Day has installed
Farmers Telephone in his resi-
dence. The number is 10.
Mrs. Chas. Burr was here for
farewell visit last week before re-
turning to Oklahoma City.
Ora Wayne went to Madison
Sunday. He will be employed by
the Wisconsin Telephone company.
w. E. Lathrop and AL Hunsaker
were passengers on Tuesday after
Moons outbound train, train,
ticketed to Redfeld, S. D.
Notice Of the Royal Neighbors
is given by order of the oracle that
the next regular meeting Of the
camp will be held at 7:30 p. m.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Congregational church will meet in
the church parlors at 2 p. m. Fri
day.
"A quantity of household furni-
ture will be sold at auction on the
street at | p. m. Saturday by G. j.
Hyde.
Miss Ida Williams of Chicago
and Miss Grace Brindley of Boscobel
were guests of Chas. Burrows and
family during the fair.
-Robt Morse was here last week
assisting the band as solo clarinet
ist. He returned to his duties at
Grand Rapids Monday.
| John G.. Harshberger and wife,
Geo. Angus and John Decker took
departure yesterday morning,
bound for Mather on an outing.
Mrs. Kate Mccoy lost a gold
dollar breast pin Friday on the fair
grounds or on the way down town.
She will reward the finder for it's
return. a
Mrs. J. j.. Dunwald and Miss
Hazel Guy returned home to Water
loo,@Ia., Monday via Potosi alter a
pleasant visit here. Their brother
Earl accompanied them to Potosi. :
James SculIon went to St. Paul
Yesterday: From there he goes to
the DaEotas to look at land. He
disposed of his farm in Clifton last
week to Andy Brown of Livingston.
Passengers outbound yesterday
morning bound for the state fair
were Messrs. Henry Belz, F. E.
Tenant, Geo. A. Walker, John Nc
Donald, Louis Wetter and Thos.
Winskill, Jr.
Frank Mcmahon and family
and Mrs. r. Archer returned tc
their homes in Madison Sunday
after an enjoyable visit of week
with the ladies' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Johnson.
Sam Stephens, the popular drus
clerk, returned to Milwaukee Mon
day morning after a pleasant visi'
with his parents here. He resigns
his position in that city next month
to accept a place in a drug store a
Evansville.
Wisconsin will have an un
usually large crop of cranberries i
they succeed in escaping early
frosts. The total acreage in tn,
United States is more than 20, 5O(
acres, of which Wisconsin possesse,
nearly 5000 acres.
Paddy Doolan went into a shol
one day to buy eggs. what arr
eggs today?" Eggs are eggs today
Paddy, replied the shopman, looking
quite triumphantly at two or three
young lady customers who hap
pened to be in the shop. Faith
I'm glad to hear you say So" re
piled Paddy, for the last ones
got here were chickens"
Recently an Irishman was
brought up before certain court
for some slight offense and the
judge asked: Now sir, have vol
been married?" 20, 1 think so
wunce." What do you mean sir
once? whom did you marry" "A
woman" s'Come, come sir. don't
tri1e with the court; of course il