Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-27
The Boomer Girls Wednesday

pending tragedy.
The Bloomer Girls Wednesday.
Il. Alt & Sons have fine new
delivery wagon.
Frank Brodt is the new station
agent at Wyalusing.
Mrs. Kate Muench and son
John passed last Sunday with Glass;
vile friends.
The dance at the Opera house
Thursday night was well attended
and was a very enjoyable affair.
Some day there is going to be a
terrible revolt in this country
against the boiled shirt. We are not
going to wear boards on our bosoms
surmounted by picket fences when
the laundryman feels cross and cuts
a saw-edge on our collars. Ameri-
can manhood is going to rise in it's
might some day and carefully drop
the starched shirt over into the
next lot, where the tin cans are.
Today we have not the nerve to do
it. We are under the domination of
social and commercial prOpriety to
such an extent that we do not dare
to arise and proclaim our freedom
OF conscience. Some day we will
wear soft shirts and flowing collars
and the mau who wears starched
board on his bosom and a sheet iron
ring around his neck will be known
for the conceited and artificial ass
that be really is.
If you can spare the time, come
to Lancaster Tuesday and assist the
citizens of the county seat in the
observance of Memorial day. A fine
program has been prepared and
services of fitting nature will take
place at the soldiers monument, at
the opera house and at the cemetery,
and the graves of the heroes who
have answered their last call will be
appropriately decorated. The boys
who marched to the beat of drums
in answer to President Lincoln's
call for troops, singing, Were
Coming, Father Abraham, Three
Hundred Thousand Strong" are not
forgotten. Those who have passed
away are not dead, but sleeping.
Representative Babcock has
been notified that he may designate
acandidate from the Third district
for a cadetship at the Annapolis
Naval academy on account Of the
failure of candidates to qualify for
the position. So far, Mr.. Babcock is
advised, there is no candidate in
the district, which is entitled to the
place, but he hopes to hear Of
young men aspiring for the position,
one of whom he will name to take
the examination prescribed by the
rules of the academy on June 20.
In addition to the candidate for
cadet, three alternates will be
named. This in no way interferes
with Ted Lowry's plum.
The local newspaper should be
found in every home. No children
should be brought up ignorant who
can be brought to appreciate home
papers. It is said to be the stepping
stone to intelligence in all those
matters not to be found in books.
Give your children foreign paper
that contains not one word about
any person, place or thing that
they ever saw or perhaps ever
heard of, and how do you expect
them to be interested9 But let them
read the home paper and hear of
people whom they meet and Of
places with which they are familiar
and soon an interest is awakened
which increases with the arrival Of
every local paper. Thus a habit is
formed, and those children will
read the papers all their lives and
become intelligent men and women,
credit to their ancestors and
strong in the knowledge of the
world as it is today.
Merchants in many cities are
forming associations for mutual
benefit and protection from per-
sons who run debts. People who
run bills at grocery stores and
meat markets, and afterwards for
get to come around and settle, will
have hard shedding in these towns
hereafter. The organizations main
tain credit rating systems and
creditors who fail to discharge their
obligations will be reported, and
whom thav ask for credit at other