Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
Local lettings.

Chris Garner was up from Bee
town Thursday.
Miss. Ethel Cornwall is visiting
friends in Potosi
Peter Gierens was up from
PotOsi yesterday.
Joe Reid went to Ft. .Atkinson
Thursday morning.
THE Mouse Trap" at Reeds
opera house, May 21st.
Atty. W. E. Shimmin had bust
ness a portion of the past week.
LEND me Five Shillings," on
the 21st iof May, at Reeds opera
aaouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zenz returned
TO their home at Loyal yesterday
morning.
Ira Murphy calls attention in
,anotherIc0lumn today To his string
-of stations. Read his adv.
The Political Equality club
will meet with Mrs. Morgans at the
ID. E. parsonage on Monday at the
usual hour.
There are 131 holidays every
year in Mexica. The life of the
Mexican letter-carrier and bank
clerk must be one grand, sweet
song.
-Ziegler Bros. disposed Of fine
bunch of steers from their farm in
South Lancaster yesterday. Paul
Humphrey got them through Place
z Jerrett.
The entertainment TO be given
6y local talent, fer the ben eft of
the library, will consist OF two
bright little farces and three or four
stunts" by high school stu tents.
Riley Jacobs Of Bagley in re-
hitting for his subscription sends
as the folio wing conuudrum: why
does a dog chew a bone? He also
gave us the answer: Because he
can't swallow it.
We're going TO quit Dragging
about this Wisconsin climate unless
the weather man does better soon.
About 80 in the shade Thursday and
a snow storm on Friday is alto
g6ther too much of a change.
BY request of the dentists of
the city an entertainment, by home
Calent, will be given during the
dental convention to be held here
the 21st 22nd and 23d of this month.
The entertainment will be under
the auspices of the Library board
and the proceeds will be used for
library purposes.
The Green Bay & Western, a
short railroad in the northern part
OF the state, PAID into the state
treasury last week 81. 800. 40 on back
taxes, which covered the period
from 1898 to 1904. They did not
care to await the decision of the
supreme court and so decided to-
settle the matter. Cases are pend
ing in the supreme court against the
ST. Paul and Northwestern for back
taxes.
An order from the United States
postofice department prohibits the
carrying of passengers other than
government postal officials by rural
carriers. 1t reads: Rural carriers
are required TO permit postofice in
spectors or other duly accredited
agents of the postofice department
20 accompany them on their regular
trips over their routes. They must
not carry other passengers nor per-
nit anyIpersOn, other than authoriz-
ed postal officials TO ride with them
or have access TO the mails"
The distribution of passes by
the state and county fairs Will be
checked if the bill passed by the as
sembly becomes a law. 1t provides
that no free admission tickets or
passes snail be issued to any person
by any state or county fair, society
or association, except upon authority
by resolution of the board of direc-
tors, managers or executive COM
mittee of such society or association.
The secretary of the association
shall file in his office a list of all
persons to whom free admission
tickets or passes shall have been is
sued and shall include a copy of
such resolution in the annual report
of the society or association to the
secretary of state.