Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-24

great railway systems OF the west,
flood the mails with manuals set
ting forth the beauties and virtues
of this and that region, each claiming
to be par excellence the home seek
er's paradise. Agriculture has
in this aspect taken the place of
mining. In former times the new
country" that offered the most at
fractions to settlers from a distance,
was that in which gold was taken
our of the ground in big yellow
nuggets or infnltessimal dust; in
these later days the search is still
for a quick fortune, but the medium
exploited is the growing crop, which
can be turned into gold or green
backs-by the slower processes Of
planting, cultivating and harvesting;
and the pioneer now has for his EN-
blems the gang pillow and the reap
ing machine, instead of the pick
and pan. Now, the advertising cir
culars teen with prints III which
the settlers comfortable homestead
and happy family are shown, pro
jected against fields Of heavy headed
grain, trees groaning under apples
and peaches proportlonately as
large as watermelons, and the cattle
of a thousand hills grouped in a
pen by the side OF the railroad,
awaiting rapid shipment to markets
where buyers stand in line. longing
for the chance to draw fat checks
in payment. While these pictures
attract the eye, few if any, have
ever bettered their condition by
leaving our own fair county, and
the few who have left would only
be too glad to be back.
Will all who hold in memory
dear" the precious dead sleeping in
the Beetown cemetry kindly leave
contributions with John A. Jami-
son, Beetown, M. G. Edwards or
Mrs. Belle D. Smith, Lancaster.
Many who have friends buried there
did not respond promptly last year.
However, sufficient funds were
collected to keep the little city of
the dead" in good condition, leaving
q balance of six dollars and sixty
seven cents. L. D. Mcconnell the
old resident does the work reason
ably and well, always donating a
fair quote Of willing labor. Please,
friends, don't forget. It is all we
can do now for the dear ones gone
before.
1T is an old saying that the Amer
lean people love to be humbugged.
We are reminded'of this by seeing
agents canvassing our county with
packages of dry goods. These pack
ages are sold for various prices.
People forget how extremely low
all classes of goods are at the pres
ent time and fall easy victims to the
travelling humbugs They could
buy much better class of goods Of
our honest home merchants for less
money. These city sharks travel
through the country and make
fortune out of shoddy goods. A
word to the wise should be sufficient
The goods they sell are dear at any
price.
Benton is bound to become a
town of distinction. Besides having
a number of the best mines in the
district at its very door, it now has
female attorney, in the person of
Mrs. Quinlan. who came to Benton
from Galesburg. H., some days ago.
Mrs. Quinlan has opened an office
and will engage in the general
practice of law.
Mrs. Elizabeth Willis of Lead,
Neb is here to minister to the
wants of her aged mother, Mrs.
Pryor, residing in the 4th ward,
who has been seriously i'll. The
latter Is So years Of age and an old
settler here.
Remember the Passion play,
| Thursday p. M. at 1t. Clements
church. for the benefit of the clock
fund Admission Is and % cents.
Doors open 7:30 p. m. Mr.. Jackson
will give a prelude on the pipe
organ.
-Levina Kettner a Il year old
incOrriglble girl, of Boscobel was
brought to Lancaster yesterday and
placed in the county Jail. She will
be taken to Milwaukee today to be
placed in the girls industrial school.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. will
give a ten cent supper, Thursday,
evening from five to seven o'clock
at the K. p. social room.
The Darlington fair association
at a recent meeting increased the
regular price of admission to So
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