Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-18

finding In companions what is lack
ing in ourselves.
Harry Orion has decided to &C
cept a permanent position in a
clothing store at Algona, a. and
is packing his household goods to
move to that city at once.
County Supt. Brockert has been
wanting an assistant for sometime.
Monday morning, bright and early,
he secured one, a bouncing baby
boy. Congratulations all aorund.
-Beautify your own property all
you can, then do all you can to
beautify your streets. Be friendly
with every body and courteous 10
strangers. Your own civility Will
help make good impressions and
Will be carried away and cherished.
Men who have no past and no
foretaste of a tomorrow are worth
less and dreary companions. The
fact is, our thoughts do not live IN
the present, but either IN the past
or in the future, and he is true
philosopher who can link the two
together, as the positive and mega
tive poles of battery, and get a
live spark.
= Copies of the Wisconsin game
laws, by which all hunters must
be guided this season, have
been received at the county clerks
office in the courthouse and are
ready for distribution among those
who call. Copies of laws affecting
automobiles have also arrived and
are procurable at the same place.
Julius Dechner, pioneer
settler Of Grant county, passed
away at his home IN the town of
Liberty Sunday at an advanced age.
The funeral obsequies will be held
today at the Liberty church, Rev.
ZeIinski officiating, and lntermeut
takes place at the cemetery. A
widow, son and three daughters
survive.
1t is not the site of town, but
It's character that makes it desir-
able place to live. A live prosper
GUS town is desirable one to live
in, and town may prosper and yet
be interested III its prosperity. One
of the best ways to help town is, to
speak we'll of it. 1t Is true patriotism
TO stand by your own town, and in
terests that effect the town should
effect every citizen.
The largest crowd that ever at
tended a state fair IL Wisconsin was
on the grounds at the state park on
Thursday. It is estimated that be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 people
passed through the gates. But for
the crowd Thursday the far would
have been a financial failure, as the
ram of Wednesday and the day
before kept away. the crowds.
The Dodgeville Chronicle, edited
by A. S. aearn, and for twenty. fl We
years a leading weekly Republican
newspaper has been purchased by
John M. Reese, president Of the
First National bank of DodgevilIe,
and T. Emery Bray, county super
intendent of schools. Mr.. Bray
becomes managing editor and the
new management states a policy of
ultra epubhcanism and no fac
tions.
Never forget you are a part of
the town, and that your own de-
partment helps to make up the
strangers estimate Of the place.
Sell all you can and buy all you
can at home. Every dollar that is
sent or carried away from home
makes the town that much poorer.
II you have the means invest IN
something that will give somebody
employment Do not kick at a
proposed improvement simply be-
cause it is not at your door.
Mrs. Otto Kepner died at h er
home in Milwaukee Saturday, and
the remains were brought to her
former home at Sitter Monday for
interment. The funeral was held
at the Liberty church yesterday.
Rev. Zelinski officiating. Deceased
was formerly Anna Fisher, a daugh
ter of the late Henry Fisher of
Sitter. The mother and several
brothers and sisters survive. Hem
orrhage of the brain was the cause
of her untimely death. The hus-
band and one son are deprived of
good wife and mother. Several
from here attended the funeral.
The game-warden should take
a day off and protect the farmers in
the northern part of the state from
the deer ravages. The open season
is so we'll esta hliShed tba+ flo 5ao,,