Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-08

until that date. He was obliged to
obtain a government license, how
ever, at a cost of $25. With only
one saloon in town, business was
good. Now those accustomed to
taking a drink must make different
arrangements.
Dry Again-At the election on
the waterworks question Monday,
the proposition to bond the village
for $13, 900 for the purpose of construct
ing waterworks plant was defeat
ed by a vote of SO to 30. This does
not indicate that the village is non
progressive, but is the result OF I'M
favorable conditions. The village
voted against license last spring.
thereby depriving the corporation OF
50, 600 license money, consequently,
the fact had an influence against the
water proposition. The recent hail
storm, which destroyed all crops on
three sides of the village, made the
people feel poor, and this had an
influence against the water tank.
There are a few who still have
faith in a railroad, and some of them
did not fancy the idea of tying up
the village when there is railroad
talk in the air. 1t was very un-
favorable time to submit the question
to a vote. Probably next year it
will carry all right.
School Meeting. at the annual
school meeting Monday evening the
usual business was transacted. Treas
ury Ludden reported the expenditure
of the So, 7OS. 10 during the year. of
which a. 900 was for teachers wages.
The receipts fell short $780, but
there is still due on tuition 1853.
The tuition for the past year amount
ed to $7S2, 80 Voted to have nine
months school, and along lines of re-
commentator of the secretary and
treasurer voted So, 700 for expenses,
and $500 for repairs, to which $4OO
was added for fire escape OF iron
steps. 1t was hard work to select a
treasurer, but Fred Edwards was
elected on the fourth ballot, to sue
coed J. B. Ludden, who resigned.
ii. Schreiner, F. L. Greer and j.
L. Brady were appointed to examine
the accounts next year. The board
was authorized to borrow money and
to admit non resident pupils over
twenty at a fee of so cents per week
for the high school and 80 cents for
the grades A resolution was passed
to loan the fiction part of the library
to the public library during the
summer vacation. A motion pre-
vailed that all graduates be required
to hold second grade certificate before
being permitted to graduate from
the high school. This measure is i'm
portant and cannot fail to raise the
standard of our schools.
LOCALS Joe Patterson, with his
pleasant team of fast roadsters, took
us north over the track of the
recent hail and wind storm one day
last week. There has been no
exaggeration of the damage wrought
on the country between this place
and Mt. Hope. Nearly everything
is ruined except the corn and some
pasture. Many lone trees on the
prairie were blown down.
The celebration at Bagley was a
success. Quite delegation went
down from this place, and all re-
port good program and pleasant
time.
DR.. II. J. Mclaughlin, the new
practitioner at Glen Haven, was in
town Tuesday. DR.. Mclaughlin is
already enjoying considerable
practice In that thriving place and
the people seem to like him.
Claude Barr, who has been visit
ing in this vicinity, expects to leave
Glen Haven on his return to Cali
fornia today.
We are pleased to learn that
Frank Riese has resigned his posi-
ton as operator for the G. B. & O..
at Cassville and will return to this
place to learn the jewelry trade of
Ora Brodt. Frank will help out in
many ways.
John Mccormick, of Lancaster,
was in this vicinity last week
adjusting hail losses for the Water
loo company. This company had
quite a considera BILE insurance in
the territory covered by the recent
storm.
Mrs. G. E. Brown is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Zimmerman,
in Madison.
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