Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-24
Local JOttingS.
DR.. J. A. Gault, specialist eye,
ear, nose and throat. Lancaster, Wis

Evans Nye returned to Chi
cago Monday.
Miss Clara Summer is visiting
at Mineral Point.
Frank Keene was up from Wya-
lusing last week.
Smallpox epidemic is all stamp
ell out in Lancaster.
-Chas. Hattie was here from Wat
erloo on business Saturday.
Mrs. H. S. Gerlach of R1chland
Center, was here over Sunday.
Mess rs. j. A. and E. E Mccoy
had business in Blue River yester-
day.
You can't get blood out of a
turnip but you can get sugar out of
a beet.
Max Brickman was in Lindt n
first of the week to look at store
with intent of purchasing.
The Ladies' Missionary society
of the M E. church will meet with
Mrs. J. H. Reed Friday at 2:3O p.
m.
"A Milwaukee firm advertises
for 10000 rabbits. Any one having
that many will please report to this
Office.
But one license granted since
our last issue that being to Christ
Bausch and Margaret Klien, both of
Cassville.
The editors better half sue-
timed a bad fall the other day
while about her household duties
and is cripple in consequence of
the accident
Installation of officers OF Eva
camp, 1904, r. N. of A takes place
at the M. w. A. hall Feb. 2; all
members are requested to be present
as there's something special.
Mrs. Al Budworth went to
OelWein to visit her daughter Mon
day and Mrs. Grace Elwell of Glass;
vile is the mistress of the marsha4's
nome during her mothers absence.
Titus Wagner has traded his
residence property IN the 3rd ward
to Perry Knapp for the latter's farm
IN BeetOwn. Mr.. Wagner then sold
the farm to Geo Sterrett, and will
move to Iowa.
Perry Fruit died at Livingston
last week at the ripe old age of 81
years. He was a resident of Wis
consin before it became a state.
Deceased was father of Judge
Fruit of Lacrosse.
-RObt. Chm, a brother-in-law of
Max Br1ckman, and a gatherer of
gatherings, is suffering from bruises
inflicted by the kick from a horse
short time ago. VIM. Ferguson is
taking care of him.
1t doesn't make any difference
how much newspaper may boom
a town editorially or otherwise, it
is the advertising columns that is
the thermometer that registers the
prosperity and growth of a town.
Mrs. Nellie Nye, wife of August
Nye, deceased, and two daughters
Ray and Vira are here to pass some
time with County Supt. Nye and
wife. Her mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Campbell also came north with her.
After fifty years of experiment.
ing, David Maggart, of Indiana has
produced topless potato, says the
New England Farmer. Many
farmer has succeeded in producing
potato-less tops in one season-and
not half try.
"A decision was reached in the
Vernon county circuit court recent
ly that will be of interest to all the
smaller cities of the state as it fixes
in the public mind the rights and
duties of officials entrusted with
public matters. At the time of last
summers carnival and Fourth of
July celebration the mayor of
Viroqua appointed extra policemen
to look after the safety of citizens
and property. When the date for
audit came majority of the coun-
Gil declined to allow the accounts,
claiming that the mayor exceeded
his authority in appointing extra
police without the advice aud con-
sent of the council. Judge Fruit
maintained that it was the preroga-
tive and duty of the mayor, who is
head Of the police department., to
make such appointments as he
deemed advisable and necessary,