Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-17

| -IhOS. (tarSlde was mere from
Platteville yesterday greeting old
friends.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Neil CIemmens Of EllenborO
Sunday.
Alfred Griswold of Zion City
was guest of his brother Dorous
here over Sunday.
Joe Hoffman and Miss Annie
Stockert visited at her home In
Bloomington Sunday.
Hal Stephens returned Satur-
day from the DakOtas, where he
went with consignment of horses.
The Herald acknowledges an
invitation from the Grant Birthday
association of Galeua to attend the
S5th anniversary Of the noted gen
erals birth, TO take place Saturday,
April 9th. The annual address
this year will be delivered by Sena-
tOer Bevridge of Indiana.
Mrs. Annie James, a student in
one of Chicago's most prominent
evolutionary schools, was guest of
her parents, Conductor and Mrs.
Laird a few days the past week
Mrs. James, is achieving a brilliant
record in her chosen work, and de-
lighted several friends Saturday
evening at her parents home by
few readings, demonstrating her
extraordinary ability.
VIM. Mcmahon has secured the
contracts for building7 bridges in
Little Grant and 1 in Ellenboro.
We are glad to see this work done
at home.
Misses Laura Kiley and Fan
Frawley, accompanied Miss Bird
Galloway as far as Sitter, and spent
the afternoon with Mrs. Ed. Lind,
Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Shepherd returned to
her home at Platteville yesterday
after weeks attendance upon her
daughter, Mrs. n. ]. Tiedemann,
who has been i'll, but now GONZALES
cent.
John Day disposed of large
farm in Hickory Grove and one in
South Dakota this week. The first
was sold to Mrs. ArneSen of Blue
Mounds, the latter was a piece of
land owned by A. G. Smith.
"A Madison woman refused to
leave a game of bridge whist when
her home was burning across the
street. At last, however, she sud
denly thought of her best hat on
top shelf in one of the closets of her
home, and when she found it had
been destroyed she broke into
lamentations of vain regret. 1t is
pretty hard to tell just what the
ruling passion is with the average
woman.
The name of our town stands
for a picture in the minds of all who
have fingered even for few fleet
ing days within the charm Of its
wooing beauty. 1t stands out alone
as a pleasant picture, but as the
future ideal to its own loyal citizens.
1t is unique among it's sisters in this
county as an ideal city of homes,
even as the county is unique for it's
wealth, fertility and manifold at
fractions.
No one is so Independent as the
farmer; he doesn't have to truckle;
If he is insulted he can resent the
insult without fear of losing trade,
and there is no earthly reason, with
the improved farm machinery he
now has in use why he should not
have an elght-hour day and such
leisure for reading and study as
would soon make him one of the
best informed men in any calling.
Why shouldn't the farmer be all
this and more? Surely he has the
possibilities.
Farmers as a rule are kind
hearted and sympathetic and abuse
of the beasts of burden is something
rarely witnessed in the country. In
the cities are often seen horses, after
being driven, tied to post, exposed
to Wintry winds and cruelty neg
lected. Societies exist for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals in one
form or another and the duty of the
village marshal is to house and care
for neglected animals. Our town
has ample stabling accommodations
and mercy and good care bestowed
upon the dumb brutes brings rich re-
turns.
The State of Missouri (the place
you have to be shown) proposes to
put a stop to race suicide if the en-
q ofp1oy1t of q 11rOpOSad law innOc