Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-14

Springs Ia, Monday where he Will
have employment this season.
DIR. Hans Kieske went to Chica-
go Monday morning, where he has
accepted position as dentist.
Andrew Carnegie has offered
the city Of Elroy $40, 900 for public
library building on the usual plan
with which he grants such requests
and the offer will probably be &C
copied.
Lewis G.. Blaine Of Lyons, Ia,
the first member Of the Modern
WOodmen Of America, died last
week at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. G. B. Williamson, at Eagle
Grove, Ia. Mr. Blaine circulated
the petition for Charter" which
brought into existence the order of
Modern WOOdmen Of America and
Jan. 5, 1888, when Pioneer Camp
No. 1, was instituted.
-WahGed-Some one with a small
amount Of capital to invest, who
will start a marble store and keep
on hand from now until snow flies
next fall, a full stock and first-class
assortment of marbles for the &C
commodation of the kids of Lam
caster, There will be money in it.
Games without number failed to be
pulled off last week owing to tt
scarcity of the little spheres among
the youngsters.
The prairie horned lark, ad-
vance guard of all the migrant birds
of this section, is here, and has al
ready preempted land for his home.
Id fact he has been locating favor
able site probably for weeks as he
fingers for some extent here the
long winter through, though most
of his sisters and his cousins and his
aunts wing their way somewhat to
the southwark ere the bitter blasts
come. Although irregular in his
migratiOns, the horned lark (shOre
lark or prairie lark, as he is so
called, } is more enterpris1ng in his
return to his nesting grounds of the
north. Not a few are already in
field and meadow, and their restless,
inquiring movements indicate that
they are preparing for the great
event among all living things, the
home building. It is not unusually
early, the character of the season
considered, for their nests have been
found in this vicinity as early as
March 9Th, with the full quota
Of earth-colored g g gs. TIL e
ground on which the bowl
shape nest rests was still frozen,
but the ambitious family man
aged to keep the chill from it's
tiny eggs Another feather creature
that scorns the vagrant cold is the
great horned owl. Already the
nest is built of sticks and in many
instances the white oval eggs are de-
posted. In one case a nest was
found during the early part of
March in which the openings be-
tween the sticks were we'll chinked
with snow and ice. There seems to
be no trouble in making the hatch
for all the cold of the late winter:
perhaps the great horned owl is a
warm blooded bird. Later in the
season the nest may be appropr1at-
ed by the red-tailed hawk, after it
has served to bring into the world
two broOds Of owls. Another week
ought to bring in other hardy varie-
ties OF migrants and possibly the
first guard Of the robin horde. The
bluebird, too, is nearly due.
What will be clarifying news to
the country merchant is the fact
one of Chicago's great mail order
houses has gone to the wall and
has been placed in the hands of a
receiver, namely the Cash BUYERS
Union. This concern was in
corporated three years ago with a
capital stock of IS, 900, 900 and oc-
cupied an eight story building. The
first year of the concerns existence
a business estimated at more than
81, 900, 900, and the first two months
OF this year the receipts were $780,
600, but regardless Of these figures
showing prosperity there are $50
employees of the establishment who
are DESTROYS of getting wages due
them. The assets of the concern
are estimated at $500, 900 and the
total due creditors is thought to be
about $250,000. The firms bank &C
count showed a balance of 800.
Many patrons from all over the
country who sent money in advance
for goods recently have received
neither, tho GOODS ~, = -4