Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-05
Local. JOttineS.

more Sunday.
Mrs. w. A. johnson was pas
senger to Chicago Monday.
a. j Hamer Of Little Grant
went to Chicago Monday.
Less than 20 shopping days
until Santa's annual visit
Anton Schuster made a bust
ness trip to Montfort Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Knapp and
Mrs. Barber are in Chicago.
Geo. Gibbs visited his daughter
Mrs. Lang, at Ipswich Sunday.
Geo. McGonigal was at Fargo.
N. D., on business a portion of last
week.
Miss Fannie Book was a pas
senger to Chicago on Monday morn
ing's train.
&C. F. Dickinson went to Madi-
son Monday to serve as juror in the
u. S. court.
Jas. Graham and wife of Du-
buque were Lancaster visitors first
of the week.
Don't allow your dogs, your
children or your troubles to trouble
your neighbor.
Jos. Berg and son Jacob were
here from Potosi Saturday. Both
enrolled for the Herald.
Lawns and gardens in the
sunny portions of the city put on
green garbs after the late rain and
snow.
Lou Leighty returned to his
home at Neillsville Monday. He
disposed of his farm east of the city
while here.
The greater height at which
visible clouds ever exist does not
exceed ten miles, we are told by
philosophers.
And now housewives are happy
that the rain and snow on last
Wednesday left them a good supply
of soft water in their cisterns.
The regular December term of
circuit court for Lafayette county
is on before Judge Clemeutson at
Darlington. Court Reporter Orion
Is also in attendance.
The Herald will be sent to any
address in the United States from
now until Jan. 1st, 1908, for $1.50.
1T will make a very acceptable
Christmas gift to any relative or
friend.
Did you notice the shape of the
fellows head who has no use for
his home newspaper? It's one of
the strongest evidences obtainable
that Oarwin's theory of the origin
of man is correct.
Slippery streets br ought JOY to
horseshoers in and about the city.
For several days prior there had
been complaints of very dull times
in horseshoeing shops. What's joy
to one is grief to another.
Christmas shoppers will do well
to make their holiday purchases
early as they will then be enabled
to make better selections. By
watching the advertising columns
of the Herald you will know where
to get the best bargains.
VIM. BrOgue paid a fine of 81
and costs, amounting to $500, in
Justice Shimmin's court Saturday
for obtaining Intoxicating liquor for
blacklisted persons. Ed Gilbert and
Robt. Walker were ''pinched" on
the same charge, and their cases
are set for today.
To Inquirer" According to
science sound travels at the rate of
one thousand one hundred and
fOrty-twO feet per second-about
thirteen miles in a minute. So
that if we hear clap of thunder
half a minute after the flash, we
may calculate that the discharge of
electricity is six and one half miles
off.
THANKSGIVING day was far from
the prOverbial one. The morning
opened up bright and sunshiny, but
before ten o'clock the heavy clouds
began to gather and by noon it was
raining and a cold drizzle continued
throughout the day. The stores
and business places were generally
c'osed and the day was given over
TO family dinners and good fellows
ship.
If II is true that the boy without