Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-11

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by the Wis. Tel. company.
: Chas. Bolard had an operation
performed by Drs. Godfrey, Kinney
and Hassell.
Will Taylor was called home
from Milwaukee yesterday on ac-
count of the illness of his sister.
Henry Koch goes to his old
home at Norwalk tomorrow for
weeks visit.
John Jeide AM wife will move
to the Capt. Hall house which Con
ductor Phinney recently vacated.
VIM. Frawley submitted to an
operation performed by Drs. Gault
and Fowler Saturday. He is re
covering nicely.
Miss Verne Walker IS day
operator at the Union central and
Miss Hazel Durni night operator.
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph were
remembered with very valua Die and
beautiful silverware by about 80 Of
the ladies of the Congregational
church.
"A reception was given to Rev.
and Mrs. Ralph at the home of DR.
DoolittIe yesterday afternoon by
ladies of the Shakespeare club.
John Stone is being very favor
ably mentioned as city clerk. He
possesses excellent clerical ability
and his election would please the
people.
Harry Barnett has adopted the
Secy. Taft method Of reducing his
avoirdupois-horseback riding. It's
no light job for the horse, however.
Jacob Baumgartner and wife
expect a visit from Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Henry and baby Of Jeffer-
son this week. Mrs. Henry is a
niece.
The Northwestern track be-
tween Madison and Lancaster is in
such demoralized condition on ac-
count of the work of Jack Frost
that trains are obliged to run slow
ly, consequently all are belated. It
is high time the company made
some improvements on this road
bed.
Sunday was observed as Palm
Sunday at ST. Clements church.
1t is so termed in c0mmemoratiOn
of Christ's entry into Jerusalem,
when the multitude strewed palm
branches in His way. It is really
cheering to see our church people
waving palms when going to their
homes after morning services. We
are reminded of a brighter and
more cheerful season being at hand.
Rev Ralph an family take de-
parture this week for Amigo. where
he will supply his brothers pulpit
for time, the latter being com
PEELED to go to California for his
health. Mr.. Ralph has not as vet
decided upon permanent location.
He recently received a call to the
First Congregational church Of
Racine, but did not accept the same.
The many friends he made during
his passionate in Lancaster wish him
we'll wherever he may conclude to
locate.
The home patronage idea should
be practiced by merchants as well as
their customers. The merchant
should encourage the farmer in
every way that is consistent to help
build up the home market. If a
farmer has potatoes to sell for 25
cents bushel, it is nonsensical for
the home merchant to have potatoes
shipped in from another state and
pay from 40 to 5Oscents or more for
them. Merchants would do we'll to
pay the farmers the highest possible
prices for all their11products, they
can handle with a fair percentage
of profit. There isI.every reason
why the farmers and the business
men of the town should pull to-
gether for the general good of all.
Candidates at the spring cleo
ton who do not file accounts Of their
election expenses this year Will be
running a serious risk. Heretofore
the law has been a dead-letter to a
certain extent, but new provisions
were incorporated at ithe last ses-
sion of the legislature, which make
It the duty of}ithe2 clerks to re-
port all delinquents2 to the district
attorney and the latter1oficer, if he