Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-01

Sam Livingston, Of Livingston,
was in the city Tuesday.
Jack Richardson was in Platte
vile on business yesterday.
Jas. p. Williams is here from
Ladysmith for visit with friends
John Drinkwater, wife and
daughter visited at Sitter yester
day.
~ Mrs. Eek and Miss Emma Eek of
Sitter are here for visit with rela-
t YES.
Jake Woolstenholme made his
Sitter friends a call first of the
week.
Mrs. Alice Walker entertained
the Silence Whist club Monday
evening.
There will be Sunday school at
the Baptist church next Sunday at
9:45 p. N.
Mrs. Richard Meyer, ST., went
to Rhinelander Monday for visit
with friends.
Atty. H. Buchner is at Prairie
du CHEN taking h"+"s at the sani-
tarium this week.
The Baptist Ladies Aid society
will meet with Mrs. McNair next
Friday afternoon.
The W. r. C. picnic which was
set for Saturday, Aug. 4th is post
poned until later date.
The Epworth league will give a
bluejay tea at the M. E. church
Aug. 8th. Price 10 cents.
Clark Buchner and family are
expected here from Arkansas for a
visit the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Fred Peterson arrived
here yesterday for a visit with her
parents, Supt, and Mrs ". J. Dyer
Dwight T. Parker, of Fenni
more, has been chosen jury COM
missioner for term of three years.
-Mesdames Levi aid Reuben
Garner returned Yesterday from
visits at Letcher and Arlington, S.
D.
Blaine Rusk, a son of Gov.
Jerry RusK. died at his home in
Viruqua Monday from effects of an
operation for appendicitis.
Mr. Jay E Myers and Rosetta
Pennock were callers at the home
of g. orge Starrett at Flora foun-
tain Monday afternoon.
"A Racine man who was suffer
ing from melancholia ate half a box
O. matches to tighten the gloom and
was sent to Oshkosh as insane.
Mrs. Daisy Brown and son De
Forest Of Bloomi lgton and Miss
Portia Showalter of this city are
attending Monona Lake assembly.
Master Harold TufHey. son of
our county clerk, entertained a
party OF his young friends Monday,
the occasion being his eighth birth
day.
John Flesch received a fine new
traction engine Of Avery manu-
facture yesterday, the largest ever
seen in these parts. It is 80 h. p.
and weighs 300 pounds. The
machine will be operated by his
sons.
Uncle Sam has drawn the line
on leather as a material for postal
or post cards Not because they
are difficult to handle and transmit
b 1t because the n material is foreign
to that prescribed for postal cards
by the postal regulations. Here
after it will require a two-cent
stamp provided there is writing on
the back of the card.
A noted ST. Louis surgeon who
has operated upon 719 persons for
appendicitis declares crossing the
legs is a prevalent cause of that all
ment. He says crossing the legs
squeezes and cramps the delicate
vermiform appendix. Squeezed and
cramped the appendix becomes ir-
ritated. Inflammation set in. In
tense pain comes. Then you are on
your back-the sweet and heavy
fumes of chloroform are choking
you and the appendicitis specialist
bends over you with sharp knife.
Mary had a little lamb, It's
fleece was white as snow; it strayed
away one day, where lambs should
n over go. And Mary sat her quickly
down and tears streamed from her
eyes; she never found the lamb be-
cause she did not advertise. And