Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-15

as charged. william SnOHs was
fined $4,000. Homer Shous got off
with 5000 fine.
"A reformed tramp in making a
spiel at Madison the other day said
that the worst thing he found COZ
nected with hobo life was the good
advice the women persisted IN
giving him with handout.
The annual convention of Reb-
ekahs will be held at Bloomington
June goth. The district includes
lodges OF Lancaster, FennimOre,
Mt. Hope, Platteville, Eotosl,
Bloomington and Cuba City.
Pat Powers Of e. Paso, Texas,
is renewing old acquaintance here
abOuts, his wife accompanying him.
Mr.. Powers was once resident OF
Grant county, going south in 1880.
He is a policeman at Ell Paso.
Miss Clara Meyer, who gradu-
ated Friday from the Boscobel high
school, held the highest standing in
her class, thereby obtaining the
Lawrence university scholarship
for one year. Her average was SO
5 "a.
Mrs. Emma Day and family
were seriously ill from food poison
ing Thursday night, DR.. Fowler
fearing serious consequences for a
time. The cause is attributed to
meat or ''dutch cheese of which
they ate.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Bushnell
entertained party of about 80
friends Thursday evening in honor
of their daughter, Mrs. Kerr, of ST..
Paul, who is here on visit. Atty.
and Mrs. Kerr will remove to Port
land soon.
The Northwestern will run a
special excursion to Devils lake
next Wednesday, fare $50 for
round trip. This is the first and
probably the only special excursion
to 5e run on this division this sea-
son. Better take it in.
Miss Mile Lisherness takes
Miss nellie DlckinsOn's position at
Roberts and Groenier's Monday,
the latter having resigned. Mrs.
Dickinson goes to New York soon
to pass the summer with her
daughter, Mrs. Anderson.
The annual Grant Co. teach
ers' institute will be held IN Ian
caster July Is and continue two
weeks. The conductors are Prof.
o. j. Schuster, Platteville Normal;
Prin. o. E Gray, Platteville; Prin.
w. P. CoIburn, Viroqua; and Prin.
H. W. Kircher, FenulmQre,
"A subscriber writing us from
the far west is certainly fine speci-
men Of brag. He says This is,
indeed, a wonderful country. Every
hamlet is town, every town a
city, every farm ranch, every
barnYard corral, every mound
mountain, and every man liar"
Already Fourth of July" ac-
cidents are being reported, The
cannon cracker and the toy pistol
are dangerous at all times and
places, but as long as the small boy
can pu chase them he will have
them. Parents cannot exercise too
much care in permitting youngsters
to play with such weapons"
Two of our girls went fishing
the other day. They used violets
on the hooks, but none of the fnny
tribe cared tor a bouquet Of blue.
1t they had used dandelions, they
might have had better luck. Fish
have penchant for bright colors
and a curiosity bump that is almost
feminine. A fish bites your bait
simply through curiosity, so some
one told us the other day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nickson,
residing near Rockville, are great
ly grieved over the loss of baby
girl-their only child. The little
tot was but 10 mos. of age, but
filed place in the household now
vacant, and left an aching void in
the hearts of the fond parents.
Funeral was held Thursday from
the home, Rev. BENEFITS of Potosi
officiating.
The West Side Reading circle
made joyful home for Mrs. Harry
Brooker and Mrs. Frank Vandewall
at the formers residence in the
second ward Tuesday afternoon.
The ladies each had a birthday this
week and the occasion was sort of
joint one, both receiving presents
and congratulations