Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-11
NEWS OF VICINITY.
Happenings of Lancaster and I'M
mediate Vicinity.
Mining notes on last page.

is 2 guest Of Miss Maude Carthew.
There were 50 tickets sold at
this station for Devils lake Thurs
day.
John Divall Of Liberty town
ship will stock q portion Of his farm
with Angora goats.
The Dressmakers' association
will meet with Mrs. Selma Knoble,
Saturday evening, Aug. 18th.
On September fifth there viii
be lot of men who firmly believe
the primary law is a fake. Men
who voted for it and argued for it
will too.
W. B. Dyer goes to Hillsboro
today with Bill Human, to enter
the races. Bill is in excellent form
this season and should smash some
records.
Senator LaFoIlette will stump
Grant county next week in the in
terests Of /. l.. Lenroot, who he
wants Wisconsin people to have for
the next governor.
Carl Stearges and Miss Anna
Sanders spent Thursday at the
hospitable home of Mr.. Anna
Adams at the Hurricane and report
q splendid time.
A new state bank has been es-
tablished at Blue River under the
name of Blue River State Bank.
Articles of incorporation have been
approved by Commissioner of Bank
ing, NJ G. Bergh. The capital is
so, 600.
-Theo. Calvin has just received
word that his old comrade, JAS. H.
Brunemer, and wife of Washington,
D. G., will visit in Lancaster on
their way home from the national
encampment at Minneapolis. Mrs.
Brunemer was formerly Miss
+; Fletcher Kidd.
Atty. Geo. B. Clementson has
brought salt against the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway Com
pany on behalf of Julius Bandekow
of Cassvllle, claiming heavy DANA
ges. The plaintiff is a boy nine
years old, who was run over by a
Burlington freight train last March
and lost his right arm and leg, it is
alleged through the negligence of
the train-crew.
According to statements Of leaf
tobacco dealers the present prices
are the highest ever paid for Wis
consin tobacco. At the present time
dealers are offering Is and Is cents
a pound for Wisconsin leaf, which
is two and three cents higher than
it ever brought before. The high
prices are due to the failure of the
southern crops, notably the Cuban.
Wisconsin yields about 42,000,0 600
pounds Of tobacco worth Sc, 600, 900.
There are 500, 600 miles of tele-
graph and telephone lines in this
country at the present time which
require 32,000,0 900 poles. 4 pole
lasts on an average twelve years and
is made from a tree sixty years old.
To maintain a continuous supply
five times as many trees must be
growing in the forest as there are
poles in use. Experiments are being
made which if successful will very
materially add to the length of the
life Of a pole.
Some complaint has been made
from various quarters in regard to
mail carriers being road hogs"
Mail carriers have no authority to
trespass upon private property and
the postal laws give them no special
rights or privileges as regards the
use Of public roads Of our state.
The law, Of course, prohibits any
wilful interference with the per-
1OfManC0 OF pOSUal SERVICE OlG SUCH
prohibition does not authorize mail
carriers to interfere with the right
ful use Of public roads by both
parties.
For the first time in the
history Of the Modern Woodmen Of
America tie society has a member
ship in good standing exceeding
800, 900. The membership state
ment, showing all membership
changes made to June l. 1906, dis
closes a beneficial membership in
good standing Of 764, 657, carrying
81, 272, $50, 900 insurance, and a social
membership Of 36,658, making a
total social and beneficial member
ship Of sol. 315. During the month
Of May the society made net gain