Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-18

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"A freight wreck nerr Verona
impeded traffic Saturday.
Atty. J. J. Blaine and wife of
Boscobel were in the city yesterday.
Rev. Schleicher is in Water
town pay ing a visit to his aged
mother.
Lacrosse county has just com
pleted a $25O,00O court house at
Lacrosse.
Mrs. Hughes of Dodgeville is a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. John
Philips.
Earl Guy, chief clerk at the
Grand Central, is in Waterloo, Ia.
on business.
There are $500 school districts
in the state and each has building
of more or less value.
Two young men had their legs
broken in coasting accident at
Mineral Point last week.
Lafayette county has Sheriff
Watson, the new incumbent pos
sessing that name. He is of no kin
to our ex-sheriff, however.
The past week was.a strenuous
one for the railroads and very few
crews were able to maintain their
schedules.
WHAT'S become of the old-fash-
toned woman who carries her
change tied up in the corner.Iof her
handkerchief.
w. j. Bryan has sbeen secured
to deliver the address at the annual
celebration of Grants birthday at
Galena Apr 9th.
An old maid at Platteville ssays
she has a parrot that swears and a
monkey that chews tobacco and be-
tween the two she doesn't miss a
man very much.
e. H. Grifis has sold his resi-
dence property IN the fourth ward
to Walter Knox. Consideration
$4,000. Mr.. Griffis will move to his
farm in Little Grant March 1st.
One of r. N. Trentzsch's young
sons found lady's plain gold band
ring the other day in the road while
coasting. The owner can have
same by applying to Mr.. Trentzsch.
j. B. Mauer of Sitter and c.
w. Mauer of Fennimore were in
town yesterday. They will run a
hardware store in the last named
place, having purchased an estab-
lishment and stock there recently.
Burton Sumner, one of our
prosperous farmer readers, made
his annual call Monday and renewed
his subscription to the Herald for
another year, subscribing also, for
his daughter, Mrs. Mary Vogell.
Cash is better than credit, short
credit IS better than long, speedy
settlements make long friends and
save lots of financial worry. The
first dollars you get cancel your
debts, not even forgetting the
printer.
Keep the dollar moving. Pay
the debts before you sleep. Tell
the next man to do the same. Rush
that dollar along and it will soon
pay ten dollars in debts. Let her
zip along and pay one 1rhundred
dollars, without stopping.
-DeVoe's weather forecast saws
the winter months of 1905 care like
ly to be severe, or at leastI distin-
guished for severely cold ustorms.
The summer months will..be hot
and dry, and some localities will
suffer from drouth.
The Herald will print Fthe
premium list of the county fair
again this year and it will be issued
earlier than usual. The? fair this
year will be held Sept. 5-6-7-S and it
will be the em1-centenn1al exhibi-
ton of the association. Speak for
advertising space early.
Fred Aupperle. Thought one of
DR.. Marlow's fine Jersey COWS last
week and shipped her to Mr.. Mersch.
of Evanston, ILL.,, a conductor on
the Northwestern road, for a family
COW. Mr.. Mersch was fortunate
in securing a cow from.,Dr. Mar
lows herd, as he keeps none but
the best. The bessie and her little
bessie were shipped last lfFridav
and had box car all to themselves
Some merchants have OCCASION