Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-21
JOttin9S.
-Galena Fair Next Week.

Mr.. Walter Rector of Fenni-
more was here Thursday.
Conductor Sam Clifford was
here from Fennimore yesterday.
The big Boscobel fair the first
week in October is the next attrac-
ton.
-Fhas. Edwards and family were
here from Linden during the fair.
Charley assisted the Lancaster band,
as usual.
MIR. Merele Draper of Dodge
vile IS visiting relatives here for q
few days.
Miss Elda Bishop of Dodgeville,
who is teaching at PotCsi, was here
Thurday.
The Herald is day late in it's
Saturday issue. Printers enjoy fair
like everybody else.
Mrs. F. S. Tuf1ey and daughter
Florence were here from Livingston
q portion Of the week.
Miss Jane Pierce and Miss Marie
Marks of Dodgeville were here tins
week visiting Miss Helen Draper.
Fred c. Burr advance agent
Frank E. Stock company, has pur-
chased a new hat. Bully for Fred.
Geo. A. Dyer and wife cele-
bratetheir 25th wedding anniversary
next Thursday at their home in the
second ward.
Rural Mail Carrier Garner is
enjoying his annual vacation with
visit with relatives in the west.
Ralph Irwin is handling the mail
on his route in his absence.
Aid and Mrs. Whitmore are
entertaining their son, DR.. Whit
more and family of FIT. Riley, Kan.
The doctor is an army surgeon, and
will shortly sail for the Philippines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Ivey and
and daughter Mildred are at Esther
vile, Ia, called there by the serious
illuess of their son and grandson
there, who are in siege of typhoid
fever.
A pair of circus lemonade
friends selling what they called
cider at the state fair were arrested
under the pure food law fol- selling
a dope prepared from acids They
are awaiting trial under 5000 bonds.
The ladies of the Congregation
al church will hold their annual
thank Offering meeting and tea on
Wednesday afternoon Sept. 25th at
three o'clock in the church. Every
body cordially invited. III. -
Joe McCoy's PAGER Elizabeth
won the 2:2S and 2:35 PAGER for a
purse of 100000 each at Monroe,
Wis.,, last week taking record of
2:2O2 In the third heat of the first
race. This was her first record.
She is entered head in number
of $4,000 and 100000 show class
stakes.
"A little Topeka girl came home
from church and was asked what
the minister's text was, Don't be
afraid and will get you bedquilt,
was the astonishing answer. In
vest1gation proved that the central
thot of the sermon had been. Fear
not, and will send you COM
forter."
"A man who evidently believes
strongly in signs told us yesterday
that last season he cut his oats in
the light of the moon and as re-
suit all of his horses, that ate of the
grain, became moon-blind and a
beam from the orb, later, set the
straw pile on fire. This reminded
me of the man who always noticed
that his horses took him to church
faster after working on Sunday be-
cause they seemed to realize the
need of repentance for the driver.
"A preacher named Brown saw
the tenant on his farm marking the
first row for potatoes. 1t was
crooked. The preacher said he
could mark stra1ghter than that
himself and tried it. Results, more
crooks. He kept at work on the
row until he had Strengthened out
all crooks, and then the tenant used
it as . guide for the other rows.
At Dig ing time tee first row yield
ed twice as much as any of the
others. Why9 Evidently the extra
marking made extra filth, and that
is the lesson.
From the Madison Democrat
we clip the following very sugges-
tive article: Chapter 222, laws of
1907, gives the county judge auth