Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-07

terday for Prairie du Chem where
he enters employ of the Frank E.
Long company for another seasons
engagement as advance man. The
show opens at Clinton, Ia., this
week.
In an article that appeared in q
publication of this paper sometime
ago an error caused the names of
Lester Green and Fred Grimes to
become transposed. The assault
should have been by Grimes upon
Green.
Sheriff Budworth bounced down
upon Frank Frye at Potosi landing
on Sunday and arrested him for
selling liquor on Sunday. Justice
Trabor gave HIM $25 and costs,
amounting to 81 IS. Frye runs q
houseboat.
Atty. II. Buchner and S. Than
houser returned Saturday from an
enjoyable sojourn at Prairie du
CHEN, where they recuperated for
a few days at the sanitarium, re-
turning home refreshed and seem
ingly 20 years younger.
Negotiations are being made
for the sale of the building owned
and formerly occupied by the Ger
man Insurance Company at Free
port. Tt is proposed to convene the
same into offices. Thirty thousand
dollars is the price asked.
"A. G. Smith was in Fennimore
Sunday to take look at that first
grandson, born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Shaw at their home there Thurs
day. Mr. Smith says he will re-
sign his medicine business just as
soon as the youngster is able to take
his place.
Miss Lillian Stephens left Sat
urday for Milwaukee. Miss Floyd
will Join her later where they will
take lake trip to Mackinac Island.
They will then go to Washburn
where Miss Floyd has been re en-
gagged as trimmer for another sea-
son. Miss Lillian expects to return
Oct LIST.
According to the records in the
Office of the secretary Of state there
are 1858 automobiles operating in
the state. There are probably 200
more registered from Illinois. A
fee Of 81 is charged for registration.
By far the largest number of auto
mobiles are operated IN the city of
Milwaukee.
The legis lative session just
closed cost the state $3.50, 4S1.14. It
is presumed that the members paid
out in the city of Madison not less
than $780, 600 during the session of
189 days; just 100 days more than
it ought TO have lasted. Legislative
agents-lobbyists according to certl-
fcates filed, paid out during the
session for expenses account $780,
600
Down at Galena the city marsh
al can get drunk twice ana still
hold his job The third time it is
down and out. Marshal Whippo
of that city was fined SO and costs
last week for following the booze
route too strenuously, and the
Gazette says that according to law,
he can have just one more jag,
when ''he will be subject to heavy
fine and he removed from Office. .
Great law, that is.
The village of Soldiers Grove
suffered a loss of from $25. 900 to
$50, 600 as a result of the flood OF
two weeks ago. That village had
recently put in new and costly
cement walks and throughout the
main street scarcely foot of these
remain in good condition. The
current of the river came directly
through the village and undermined
the walks, causing them to drop
and crumble to pieces.
One of last seasons most empha-
tic successes in the theatrical line
was Fred Raymond's famous
comedy The Missouri Girl. It has
been secured for date of Tuesday
Aug Is at Reeds opera house.
This seasons company is said to
be the best that has ever pro-
duced the piece and includes some
of the lea ding lights in the theatri-
cal profession. A very elaborate
set of new special scenery which
will positively be used here, is also
carried this season, and a complete
metropolitan production is assured
-Four proposed amendments to
the constitution will be submitted to
a vote in the next general election
as a result of action of the legisla-