Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-02

H. E. Austin was here from
Homer first of the week.
John Draggs of Fennlmore YVES
a county seat caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Jewell visited Fenni-
more relatives a portion of the
week.
The new Lutheran church at
Mt. Horeb was dedicated this week.
1t cost $4,000.
Operator Henry Koch has secur-
ed leave Of absence for time and
Will go to Chicago.
Harry Taylor moved to Nit
chell, S. D., this week. Everyone
here wishes him well.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Schimme-
horn of Beetown celebrated their
5Oth wedding anniversary Sunday
last.
The small boy bewails the loss
of the snow, but he can comfort
himself that top and marble time is
here.
List anything you have for sale
at once for the next big combina-
ton sale to be held at the stock
yards March 9th.
-Messrs. Ben and Everett Bee
than. former Liberty boys, are To-
Gated at Murdo, S. D., and have
opened dray line.
twill soon be time for the
spring freshet and for the oldest in
habitant to remember how high
the water wassixty years ago.
Those February thaws caused
lots of sickness, but just the same
it was a great relief from the ex-
treme cold of the past few winters.
Spring fever appears to have
come earlier this year than usual,
but there is no doubt that it will ap-
pear again when the real spring
thaw begins.
jacob Fure, an aged and highly
esteemed citizen of Potosi, died this
week at the ripe old age of Sc.
Nine children and "a grandchildren
will ever hold his memory dear.
N. J. T1edemann and Knapp
Bros. have each installed new
gasoline engines. This makes three
gasoline engines and an electric
motor all located in the Hyde block.
Talk about our corner being q hive
Mr.. and Mrs. Thanhouser have
returned from Chicago and Mil
waukee and have requested us to
state that they have secured the
largest stock OF millinery and fancy
dry goods ever brought to this city.
Watch for their ad il this paper for
the next few weeks.
james Barnett passed away at
his home IN Boscobel Tuesday at an
advanced age after an extended ill
ness. Deceased was a brother of
Jed Barnett and Mrs. john Calls
of this city and a pioneer settler of
Grant county. He had made Bosco-
bel his home for a long term of
years. Funeral services were con-
Quoted Thursday.
A Madison man addicted to
walking in his sleep went to bed all
right one night but when he awoke
he found himself on the street in the
grasp of a policeman. Hold onm
he cried. you mustn't arrest me.
I'm somnambulist, man. To this
the policeman replied: Il don't
care what your religion is -ye can't
walk in the streets in yer night
shirt"
General Bragg, the grand old
man of Fond du Lac, has just cele-.
brated his eightieth birthday, re-
ceivlng the congratulations and the
friends who called on him at his
home in that city in honor of the
event. And the generals many
friends throughout the state will
join IN this homage paid to truly
representative American, and wish
him maRy returns of the occasion.
We would like to make pro-
test against some of our young
ladies concealing a very pretty
forehead behind a lot OF loose hair.
1t may be fashion but hang fashion
if 1t is going to damage the looks of
a pretty girl or woman. A fine
forehead is something to be proud
Of and we cannot spend SO much
time and waste so much ingenuity
trying to make it appear that the
Almighty had made them as desri-
tute Of forehead as an Indian.