Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-17

"A drop of ink makes millions
think. Advertise in the Herald.
Miss Mary Walker took de-
darture yesterday for Pierre, S. D.
w. B. Dyer has 3 second
hand buggies he'll sell at a bargain.
Frank Meyer, Clarence Howe
and Miss Emily Cronln will attend
Beloit college next year.
Harry Tresham is taking a lay
off from his duties in Ats store and
is selling shares in the Butte copper
mine
Landlord John Dechow re-
turned yesterday noon from a trip
to Madison, Pewaukee, Milwaukee
and Chicago.
Three new life members of the
fair society recently added are Geo.
Jerrett, Hannum Place and DR.. S.
w. Doolittle.
Atty. w. j. Brennan attended
probate court at Platteville yester-
day. He was interested in the
Graves will contest.
We had an opportunity to
swipe an umbrella one day last
week and of course embraced it.
1t was in our possession scarcely
two hours when some miserable
miscreant stole it. 1t is enough to
make one lose faith in humanity.
Conductor Phinney parted with
his old caboose Saturday after using
it continually for a period of ten
years. A fine new one takes It's
place, coming direct from the
Chicago shops, and is one of the
latest with all modern improve
ments. Conductor Phinney is as
proud of his new house On wheels
as small boy with his first pair of
long pants, and we'll he may be.
The Ladies of Mckinley circle,
G. A. R. have taken up the task of
contributing towards the assist
ance of Mr.. Richardson, who lost
his all in a fire recently. Stoves,
furniture, bedding, clothing and
cash donations are solicited and
will be very acceptable. Articles
can be left at Mrs. R. B. Show
alters and she will see that the
unfortunate family gets them.
The announcement has just
been made that the next annual G..
A. R. encampment will be made at
Lacrosse on June 13 and IA. The
Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of
the G.. A. R. and Sons of Veterans
will meet at the same time and
place. Wilmon W. Blackmar, COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army,
has accepted an invitation to be
present on the afternoon and
evening of June 18th.
1T is rumored that hoops will
soon be in fashion again. Did you
ever see women with hoops on?
She looks like an Esqulmau hut. A
group of women look like whole
village. A cross section of a women
in hoops looks like circus tent
with two center poles. Once a
drunk man lay down behind lady
IN hoops and went to sleep. He
thought it was stack of hay. A
nearsighted man took bunch Of
young ladies for harvest field and
they were shocked. Still hoops
have their advantages in the econ
omy of space. Instead of carrying
her arms and shirtwaist front full
of bundles a women can hang them
on little hooks inside her hoops. We
never did like the shirtwaist dray-
line anyhow. When a fellow en-
braces his lady friends he doesn't
like to get his arms full of soap and
Uneeda biscuit and patent medicine
bottles and new socks. Still there
would be little choice if the lady
had her hoopskirts hung full of
canvas-covered hams and things.
Once lady tried using her hoop
skirt as a bundle carrier while out
shopping and then got off a street
car backwards and when she stopped
lighting it looked like cyclone had
hit a country store.