Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-25

silence is healthy when there's
a burglar in the house.
The song of the lawn mower
will soon be heard once more.
-Belz & Belscamper unloaded
fine new threshing outfit Monday.
Miss Kathryn Webb visited at
the c. F. Rowe home, at Platteville,
last week.
Some people are prone to mix
little too much water with the milk
of human kindness.
Beware of the man who agrees
with you in everything. He pro-
badly wants to borrow dollar.
The Herald job department is
engaged in printing a prospectus
for the Industrial, Mining, Manu-
featuring and Developing company.
1t will be profusely illustrated.
-Marshfeld last year bought her
water works of the private owners.
But a suit has been commenced to
annul the sale, on the ground that
the proposition was not submitted
to the people.
This is the season of listless-
ness, headaches and spring fever;
and lucky is he Cor she, too) who
has not one or all of either these
diseases combined with an uncon-
trollable aching for a fshin' expedi-
ton.
The farmer who formerly
chased about for a week trying to
sell COW, horse, pig or poultry has
found a better way at less wear and
tear and at reduced expense. A
little ad in the local paper has been
found to be much more effectual, IN
that time has been saved and the
number Of bidders increased.
&C. F. Hille of Black River Falls
interested several Lancaster folks in
cranberry culture talk first of the
week. This industry is bound to
be a winner within another decade
as eastern marshes are failing and
the Wisconsin cranberry is said to
be world beaten at Thanksgiving
time or any other old time.
Man is a queer combination of
notions. He Will steal lumber,
paint, whiskey, anything. in fact,
which is loose at both ends, get
drunk, beat his wife, threaten
murder, lounge in Jail and raise the
devil in general, then rush into
court for a warrant when some one
has called him liar. We repeat
man is indeed a queer combination.
The reunion of the Grant coun-
ty Soldiers and Sailors association
will be held at Boscobel June goth
and Dist, and the citizens of that
enterprising village are already
making extensive preparations for
entertainment of their guests and
the gathering will no doubt prove
one of the most interesting in the
history of the organization.
B. w. Williams of Pardeeville
has purchased the Northwestern
hotel in this city for $4,000. The
deal includes the lots adjoining the
property on the west, and Landlord
Guy gets l, 100 acres Of land near
Aberdeen, S. D., in the exchange
and gives possession May LIST. Mr..
Williams has leased the well known
hostelry to a Mr.. McDermott of
Portage, who is a hotel man of ex-
perience and he will assume charge.
Landlord Guy goes to jefferson to
engageln business.
1t has been proved many time
that Lancaster merchants have the
best grade of goods anywhere in
the country. The price is unusual
~ low, so why not trade in Lancas-
ter? Our merchants can give you
better deal than you can get else
where. You will find this to be
true If you trade in this city. They
have full and complete line of up
to-date goods that no city twice as
large as Lancaster could kick tupon.
Why not make this city your trad
ing center as your neighbors are
doing? We need your trade to help
build up the city. We want great
er Lancaster. Doyou? If so, come
to Lancaster to buy your goods. In
this way you will be helping your
selves as much as you do us. Re
member and trade in Lancaster, for
we are after a greater Lancaster,
and we shall certainly have 1t if we
make strong pull, and pull alto
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