Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-14
mines are busy.


Landlord Frank Barr was here
from Glen Haven on business Mon
day.
Seats are nearly all reserved for
the H. S. play tonight at the opera
house.
-Messrs. J. w. Watson and G
W. Hillary were here from Living
ston on business yesterday.
Atty. W. G. Palmer and City
Treas. Nauert Of Boscobel were in
city on business yesterday.
Thursday, the Womens' Foreign
Missionary society will have an all
day quilting at the church.
A report is III circulation that
the Northwestern railroad is to move
its shops from Baraboo to Madison.
Mrs. Era Griffis and daughter
were in from Little Grant for visit
with relatives and friends last week.
Joe Wright is to have a big
auction sale on Monday, Feb. Goth.
Watch for bills to be issued at this
Office.
Lee Wright's herd of registered
Shorthorn cattle was increased by
IL good ones purchased at the Dob
son sale recently.
Mrs. Charlotte Price and daugh-
ter Erna and Miss Leila Deibler
returned home to Scranton, Penn !,
Monday after a pleasant visit with
Dan Price and family.
Clerk of Court Hastings is busily
engaged in preparing the court
calendar for the regular term of
circuit court for Grant county,
which will open before Judge
Clementson here next Monday.
Rev. Ralph wishes to correct
the announcement made last Sun
day, that he will be at home this
week. There will be prayer meet
ing services Thursday evening and
preaching services Sunday morn
Ing.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage Of Miss Myrtle Y. Bennett
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Ben
nett, at the family residence Tues
day, Feb. goth, to Mr.. August jain
Ike, a prosperous young farmer resi-
ding near Sitter.
Since January, 1905, the state
veterinarian and his assistants have
tested 3,776 cattle, of which about
20 per cent were condemned for hav-
ing tuberculosis. It is said that
hogs are becoming infected with the
disease IN increasing numbers. Just
recently Il cattle out of herd of
seventy were condemned aud killed
for tuberculosis.
Next Sat bath evening, the 18th,
a union temperance meeting will
be held in the above church and
will be addressed by lady-who is
said to be very fine speaker. II is
to be hoped large audience will be
in attendance. It will not be long
before the city election. Isn't it
time to ''think on these things?"
Mrs. Owen Flynn, wife of the
we'll known engineer on the North
western, passed away at 10 a. m.
yesterday morning after an ex-
tended illness. Remains will be
taken to Madison Saturday morning
for Intern 9nt. Further notice of the
deceased will appear III this paper
later The bereaved husband and
sons have the heartfelt sympathy
of the entire community.
1t is told that a woman on a
windy day had hard work keeping
her hat on her head, and used both
hands to hold it on, letting her skirts
fly. Madam" said man of honor,
''your skirts are above your kne rs. !"
| doa'G care if they are" said the
woman, keeping both hands on her
hat. 'PYe had those legs forty
years and the wind has never blown
them away yet, but I just bought
this hat for SIS, and I don't intend
10 lose it."
Judge Fruit of Lac osse comes
to Lancaster tonight to preside in
circuit court in two cases for Judge
Clements on which will be called to-
morrow. Both are civil matters,
being sequels of the court house liti-
cation in which eX-sheriff Watson
is Plaintiff in one and Grant county
the other and Yica versa. In both
cases Attys. Cleary and Bushnell,
Watkins & Moses are counsel for