Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-09

Mrs Geo. McGonigal is visiting
at her old home at Line Springs,
Ia.
II. F. Orto, the
many on the st of
the week.
Cleaning sn N sidewalks
is a necessity, not pleasure. Still
some do not even see the necessity.
Cold frosty days and zero nights
make life worth living for the ice
man and even the coal man APP
preciates the situation.
Jack Cranage became a little to
boisterous at a dance given by the
WoOdmen at Burton Wednesday
night and was placed under arrest.
Justice Martin of that place fined
him 81 and costs.
Next to the wife beaten comes
the horse beaten and 1t is to be re-
GREETED we have one or two IN this
community. A horse is the most
noble and faithful of animals and
the man who would abuse his horse
has something lacking in his man
hood.
If every business man in our
town could do business on a strictly
cash system it would be blessing
to us all. IL we all had to pay cash
we would learn to live within our
means. 1t would save business
men the expense of ook-keepers
and the loss of bad debts all Of
which some one has to pay for. If
our town could gradually work into
a strictly cash system it would be
better for us all.
Milwaukee has one lone demo-
cratic assemblyman, but his name,
which is a whole mouthful, DomO-
chowsk1, will hereafter be familiar
to the whole tribe of smokers, for
he has introduced bill making it a
Unable misdemeanor for any one in
Wisconsin under Is years of age to
be caught smoking either cigarette,
cigar or pipe. Further, any one
permitting a person under this age
to smoke on his premises will be
subject to heavy fine and 1mprison-
menU.
The editor who can please every
one is not suited for this earth, but
is entitled to wings. Human nature
is so constituted that some Of our
readers would like to have us feed
them on scandal; some would like
to have us tell the unvarnished
truth about them, while others
would Kill us if we did. 1t is COM
forting thought to the editor to.
know that the Lord Himself did
not please every one while on earth.
We labor hard to entertain and
please our subscribers but that we.
should occasionally fail is to be ex-
pected, but you will always find
us willing to be forgiven.
With the coming of the last
snow and the bringing out of the
cutters auG siei9hto the old sport OF
catching on hobs" is revived.
Admittedly there is great deal of
fun in the game for the young and
doubtless many of them are given
rosy cheeks and much good exercise
IN running about. But with good
things there is danger. Twas only
last week that little girl up state
had her leg crushed under sleigh
upon which she had been riding,
and surely none of the Lancaster
young folks have legs to spare.
When it is said that the young peo-
pie should be careful, old fOgy adj
vice is not being gwen. Mothers
not wanting little Marigold or Percy
brought home with broken limbs
will at least offer due caution.
While we are not prophet or
the son of prophet but it is be-
coming a popular fad to give
weather forecasts, so here is our
prediction for this month: During
the first half there will be some
brisk winds from the north, but
every day the sun will rise, and
often there'll be gloomy skies; some
days, however, may be fair, with
southern winds and mellow air.
Those things will happen sure we
know, because they always happen
so. This good months moon will
full, and office seekers work their
pull" Some lucky ones will land
the prize, while other men esteemed
as wise will fail in all they under
take and find they've made sad
mistake, for Charlatans to fortune
ride while modest worth is thrust
aside. These things will happen,
we know, because they've always