Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-09

evening train.
: Mrs Minor Hickok, of Bloom
ington. is visiting with relatives
here this week.
Mr.. and MRS. Will Lewis, OF
Platteville, were visitors at the
county seat this week
j. o Laird, Stephen Blight and
Grant Willis, all of Cuba City. had
business here in circuit court this
week.
Marks g. Cooley are construct
ing a cement walk in front of the
M. M. Zeigler residence in the
second ward.
John Oswald has had his house
in the first ward wired during the
past week in preparation for the in
stallation of electric lights.
The Cushman- Mills case heard
by Justice Schreiner Tuesday was
dismissed by him A number of
Montfort citizens were in attend
ance at the hearing
H. J. Schmidt is preparing to
install a new Hubbard bake oven
with a capacity of nearly 800 loaves
at his bakery, his increasing trade
requiring greater facilities than he
has at present Tt is expected to ar
rive some time next week.
The sort of weather we are
getting in this merry month of
May" is pretty well illustrated by a
remark overheard on the postoffice
corner yesterday. ''Dinnis,' said
one Hibererian friend, Ibid ye ever
see such a summer as this before?"
'Sure, Mike, lasht winter" was the
reply.
A mistake was made in the
Wednesdays edition in the an
nouncement of the concert and
! dance TO be given at Reeds opera
house by the Ladies Fraternal
Quartette The item stated that it
was to take place that evening
"wednesday J It was held last even
ing instead
! Mrs Geo Meir, died at her
home in Liberty Tuesday, May 5th,
at the age of 40 years. She had
been ill for 2 years previous to her
death She Is survived by hus-
band, one son and two daughters.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day at the Rock church in Liberty,
Rev. Zielinski officiating.
Columbus Wayne brought in
to the county clerk on Tuesday the
scalps of six young wolves for
which he received the bounty of $4S.
Mr.. Wayne killed these wolves in
Little Grant township last week.
It will also be remembered that he
killed an old wolf the same week.
Sixty eight dollars for weeks
work is not such bad pay.
On Thursday evening the sacra-
ment of confirmation was admins
tered by Bishop W. w. Webb, of
Milwaukee, at the Emmanuel
church. The following persons com
posed the class: Dr. NARROW, AL
gle NARROW, Elsie Klnzel, Nell
Moran, Mary Clark and Esther
Henkel. A large audience was
present at the services which com
menced at 7:S0. A short reception
was gwen after the services at the
home Of DIR. S. E Hassell
Everett Boyes, the gentlemanly
little fellow who so industrlously
hustles the Saturday Evening
Post" in this city, is working up a
business of no small proportions
Everett goes to school regularly,
but nevertheless finds time after his
school work is done, to sell between
100 and 80 of his papers, every
week. There are a number of boys
In this town who might profit by
this little chaps example Of in
dustry.
There was a most amusing
little occurrence incident to the
Sarles damage suit, Wedn es-
day morning. During the eX-
ANIMATION of witnesses a young
lady was called to the stand who
appeared to know little of the case
except having heard the whistle OF
the locomotive shortly before the
accident occurred. She was asked
by one of the attorneys for the
plaintiff as to what she was doing
at the time. She replied that she
was cooking dinner. On being
asked what she was cooking fol
DINNER she answered vegetables.
I'm what we're you cooking those
vegetables" continued the lawyer
I'm kettle, "she replied. But thu
attorney wanted to know more an(
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