Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
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-Messrs. Clint Edwards and Hal
Stephens had business at Montfort
Monday.
Supt W J. Dyer was IN Mil
waukee yesterday attending sale
OF cattle,
From Madison, Aid. and Mrs.
R bt. BROKER went to Mcmillan
for 4 visit
Waller Kleinpell Of Cassvllle
took Mondays afternoons train
here for Milwaukee.
Editor Rindiaub and wife. Of
the Platteville Witness, were Ian
caster callers Monday
-Robt. Hoskins, of Bloomington.
took the train here Monday, bound
for Oshkosh Oh business.
Mrs. Isaac Zimmerman and
children aae home from an extended
visit with Beetown relatives.
Ed Stephens was home from
Truman over Sunday for a visit.
He is employed in the Southwestern
NINE as engineer.
mrs John Kurth died last week
at her home near Mineral P int at
the age Of Sc wears. Diseased was
a sister Of John Philips of this
city.
Louis Shepherd and family
were here from Madison for 4 visit
with relatives, Mr.. Shepherd re-
turning Monday and his family re-
naming for longer sojourn.
This is the season when they
put a peek boo waist Of pink mos
quito netting on the basket of green
peaches, also for the purpose Of i'm
| proving the appearance Of the
goods
The Herald was slightly il
error in the account Of the Place
Hore nuptials in stating that Rev
| Norgans tied the nuptial knot Rev
Bird of Fennimore was the oficiat.
ing parsor.
Mrs. Genevieve Funk became
the wife of Frank Funk yesterday
morning at the early hour of g a.
m. and at $50 the couple went to
Madison for a honeymoon trip.
Rev Schleicher pronounced the
vows in the presence of a dozen or
more witnesses The groom IS
brother Of bis brides first husband,
who died several years ago.
The Herald in one of its issues
last week chronicled the serious ill
ness ot Miss Edna Hickok. the
rhirtpen-y ear-old daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Lester Hickok, residing at
Flora Death relieved her suffer
ings Monday morning. Funeral
will be held today with interment
at the Providence cemetery. The
sympathy of everyone is with the
hereaved parents.
"A modern dude with narrow
striped clother, saddle colored shoes,
loud necktie, hair parted over his
nose, and smoking a cigarette, ad
dressed his best girl thus: IF you
were me and l were you, what
would you dog She hesitatingly
replied with a smile: Il would
take off that hideous tie, put that
cigarette in the stove, part my hair
on the side, then pray to God for
brains"
You can always tell whether a
man is married or single when you
see him go through a screen door,
says The Wellington Kan News. +"
If he is married he approaches the
door cautiously, chances nervously
around, then takes off his hat and
sWipes it up and down the door
two or three times. He then
quietly opens the door about two
inches, squeezes himself through
and closes it with a quick snap.
The length Of time he has been
married may be determined by the
degree Of fear and nervousness
indicated in his countenance
When a manis arrested for be
ing drunk and disorderly, and goes
to the local paper requesting that
they suppress the item on account
Of his family, it IS about time for
such man to do little suppressing
on account of his family himself.
Newspapers are not in the habit of
trying to disgrace families. In fact
they stand for the highest good in
the community where they are pub
lished. But when a man so far loses
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