Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-10

county fair book.
E. A. NARROW was over from
Bloomington Saturday.
John Ringland, Of Potosi, was
a visitor here Monday.
Earl Palmer, of Platteville, had
business here Saturday.
Mrs. J. A. Davis and O. Parker
were over from Bloomington Satur-
day.
J. c. Kirkpatrick, Of Rewey,
transacted business in this city on
Monday.
The wind blcweth where it
listeth and it has listed from the
northwest too much of late.
The Mineral Point and High
land road will run an excursion to
Highland next Sunday.
The weather will become warm
er just as soon as the snow storms
cease in the Black Hills.
--Rewey will have rural mail
route, service to start next Monday
with Alvin Hughes as carrier.
Samuel D. Stephens, one Of
Grant county's good citizens, passed
away last week at this home near
Cuba City.
The man who can keep two
dandelions from growing where
only one grew before will be a
benefactor Of his race.
A merchant would almost be
justified in using a shot gun on
loafers who spit tobacco juice all
over the walk in front Of his store.
John Dechow, of the Philips
hotel left yesterday morning on a
business trip to Madison, Water
town, Milwaukee and other places.
When children are dressed in
their best clothes to go anywhere,
their mother works herself to death
to keep them clean until it is time
to start.
Mrs. Kate Whitcomb, who has
been visiting with relatives in this
vicinity for some time left for her
home in North Dakota yesterday
morning.
milwaukee, unveiled a monu-
ment to Schiller Tuesday. We
didn't do anything like that but we
will have q good lecture; every one
turn out to hear Prof. Meisnest
Thursday evening.
-Dodgeville High Schools repre-
sentative Charles Pierce won the
declamatory contest at Platteville
Saturday. Darlington won the High
School track meet held under the
auspices of the Normal and the
Normal defeated DodgevilIe at base
ball.
On Tuesday May 9th in the
cities of Europe and America cele-
brations were held concentrating
the death of Schiller the great
German poet and dramatist. Thurs
day evening Prof. Meisnest Of the
U. w. will deliver his lecture on
Schiller and his works under the
auspices of the Fl. S. at Reeds
opera house. Reserved seats with
out extra charge for % cents at
Benefits drug store.
In report of the proceedings of
the common council Saturday a
slight error was made in the state
ment of the contract price the city
is to pay T. F. Orion for soft coal
for use at the water works station.
The figure is So IS, including freight
and drayage for all coal purchased
any delivered from April 1st to
October first.
In order to more correctly
weigh carload shipments, for the
better satisfaction of customers
and themselves, the Northwestern
railroad company are now reweigh-
ing all their cars. The need of this
work about every two years is
shown by the figures stenciled on
the cars at the time of their com
pletion at the shops and weight OF
them after a score of months hard
service. The wood portions shrink
and are Clipped considerably and
there is a continual wear and tear
on the metal parts which generally
lightens a car. In some instances
there may be a loss all the way
from few pounds to ton per Cal
to the railroad company. Assistant
Superintendent F. D. Pendle is
carrying on this work Of rewe1gh-
and reStenciliEg.