Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-11
"A Struggle for Gold.

"A struggle Tor cold. -
The Long lake campers re
turned home yesterday.
Nick Adams purchased a fine
carriage here the other day.
The fight for the varions coun-
ty Offices has begun tight merrily.
&C. Fischer and wife returned to-
day from a weeks camping trip at
Bagley.
Mrs. F. Milad and daughter Of
Milwaukee are guests Of Mrs. J. S.
Wright.
Miss Edith Pennock of Bloom
lngton was a guest at J. G. Pendle-
tons this week
Mrs. Adolph Grimm Of Dubu-
que was a guest at the Geo. Muesse
home this week
Mrs. s. c. Gould, nee Alice
Smith, Of Ashton, H., is a guest of
her mother, Mrs. ]. B. Smith.
Chairman Ed Pierce informs us
that the contract for macadam roads
in town of Potosl will be let Aug.
goth.
Prof. Powers, formerly assist
ant principal Of the Lancaster
schools, has been re-engaged for
another year TO superintend the
public schools Of Poynette, Wis. A
fine new school building is being
erected.
Frank Adams, a young man
who has been studing for the priest
hood, is here with Rev. Schleicher.
He will be ordained in two years
and say his first mass here in Ian
caster, his home. Carl Sergius,
another student, is also at Rev.
Schleicher's. He has vacation.
Mrs. ". Y. Mink and son Fred,
OF Burton. formerly of this place,
took the train for Fennimore today
20 attend the Big Days. They viii
from there go to Boscobel for an
extended visit with her mother,
Mrs. A. G. Proctor, and other rela-
tives, and then on to Lake superior
to visit her daughter, Mrs. H
Foster, who resides in Washburn.
The appropriation bill for the
postoffice department for the cur
rent year, which passed near the
end Of the last session Of congress
contains a pleasant surprise for the
rural mail carriers. Announcement
that has been ali rural letter
carriers, who had served one veal
previously to July 1 last will be al
lowed fifteen days leave Of absence
each year with pay, at any time
during the year, and their routes
will be covered by their regular
substitutes, who will be paid by the
postoffce department. For all alb
sences over the authorized ffteer
day leave with pay the substitutes
will be paid by the carrier.
A nice, thin little slant-eyed
Chinaman got en- a Madison street
car the other evening and settled
himself down for a good comfort
able ride, when the funny man with
his girl espied the heather, and be-
gan to make remarks about his gen
eral appearance, commenting at
length upon the peculiar cut OF his
clothes and tossing in On occasional
suggestion that he needed haircut.
It was terribly funny, ard the wo-
man laughed so heartily that her es-
cort, feeling that he was making the
hit of his life, grew quite bold and
said the wittlest things imaginable.
After this had been going on for
some time, and the other passen-
gers had begun to tire OF the young
mans wit, the Chinaman suddenly
turned about and looked the funny
one square in the eye for fully half
a minute, much to the embarass-
ment of the misguided person.
Young man. said the gentleman
with the pigtail, lin my country we
look upon such people as you as i'd
lots and treat them accordingly.
In this country, they are known as
smart Alexis, and they seldom take
a tumble to themselves until build
ing falls on them" The young man
and his girl left the car shortly, all
the mirth having died out Of their
respective bosoms, and later it was
learned that the Chlnaman was a
college graduate who, having fin
ished his studies was making a tour
Of the country.