Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-17


Potosi stage driver, managed to
shovel his way through the drifts
to Lancaster yesterday and brought
mail despite the handicap.
A severe rain and wind storm
struck this section Monday morning
and later in the day turned to
snow. A heavy wind accompanied
the1elements and roads were badly
drifted yesterday in consequence.
The rural mail carriers found it
difficult to make their usual trips,
portion Of them coming back dis
heartened. Trains were run, but
were all late.
The Perald would like good
correspondent in each township of
Grant county. There are lots of
bright young men and young women
in the country who would not only
! find the occupation of writing us
letter each week of considerable
benefit to themselves from an educa-
tional point of view but would be Of
interest to all living in their vicinity
We will furnish all neces sa1y
materials and postage and invite
our young friends to take the mat
ter up. Send us the local happen
ings. There is always enough to
make a good readable letter each
week.
"A county merchant in a village
not far from Lancaster who goes by
the name of Bill recently went to
the city to purchase a stock of
goods, and had them shipped home
at once. The boxes arrived at his
store before he did and one of the
neighbors heard his wife utter an
awful yell when she looked over
one, She was rushing Tor a ham,
mer when the neighbor reached her,
and said her husband was dead and
had been shipped home by freight.
One of the boxes bore the legend,
''B1ll inside"
In 1906 no holidays will occur
on Sunday. New Years day was
on Tuesday, Washington's birth
day on Thursday, Memorial day on
Wednesday and Independence day
on Wednesday. Other special days
are Valentines day on Wednesday,
Labor day Monday, Sept. 8, Hal
lowe'en on Wednesday, Thanks
giving Nov. 90, and Christmas on
Tuesday. There will be only one
eclipse, that of the moon, visible in
this locality during the year. This
will be at midnight on Feb. 8. The
eclipse will be total and if the
weather is clear and sleighing good
there will be a formidable excuse
for staying out little late.
The Lyceum Stars Will be at
Reeds opera house Thursday, Jan.
18th, to give third number Of Ian
caster lecture course. Parties not
holding season tickets can secure
seats for this entertainment at Ben
nett's. The stars ensure every ore
musical treat, both vocal and in
strumental. Everybody turn out
and give the lecture course boost.
Curtain goes up at 7:45 sharp.
The Marinett school board has
taken a radical stand on football
which it is expected will be followed
by similar action on the part of
many other schools IN the state as
we'll as out of it. By strong reso-
lutions the board denounces foot
ball as detrimental to the mental
and moral life of the students as
well as dangerous. Inter-schOlastic
football is forbidden for the future.
This is drawing the line much
stri ter than has generally been in
tended by educators in their discus
siOnS of the game and it's influences
on student life. The great majority
Of the educators have expressed
themselves in favor of greatly modi-
tying the game, cutting out the
brutality of players and danger to
them, but at the same time per-
hitting the continuance Of contests
between the schools and colleges
Unless decisive change is soon
made in the conduct of the game
the radical action of the Marinette
school board will be quite generally
followed to the lasting detriment of
a once fine and fascinating athletic
game.
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