Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-25

flneS-7 arrests. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 166 90
Licenses, pool and billiard tables,
shows. stands, etc.. -. $50. 81 40
Taxes collected:
State and, County. :. 1883. IS
Loo Local school .,-;.;: ........... 266S %
Snow Ordinance Tax. 1 IS
COUNTY tTs School fnnd. -. q Il 4SS S 10 10
From other sources. ............ $3.50. TAI 20
Total receipts. =. 8268. s3
Total d1SburSementS....... ..... 1888 65
DISBURSEMENTS.
Pd. J. b. Ludden, treas. it, school No
3, Co. school fund Off,. S 472 10
Local school fund. ............ 1905 % g. 137 A
state taxes. ...,............ 6l7 IS
County tax. ........ ............ -. 1886 AZ
Uncollected tax, per prop. ......... 35
Labor and other current exp....... S3,I45 81
Total .......,.............S7,7S 1888 IS
The board unanimously endorsed
the waterworks idea Messrs.
Hatch, Donnelly and Ludden were
present at the meeting, and upon
invitation of the board made some
remarks. Pres. Stone introduced
resolution reading about as follows:
Resolved, That it is the opinion
of this board that the village needs
system of waterworks." It was
unanimously carried. A special
election will be held next month,
and there seems to be little doubt
that the village will vote the inn
prOvement. We need 1t more every
year.
VILLAGE ELECTION. Village cleo
ton April z, at which time a presi-
dent, five trustees, g for two yrs. 2
for one yr } a supervisor, clerk,
assessor, treasurer, justice of the
peace for two years, constable and
police justice will be elected. Thos.
Myers is the only one of the board
holding over.
New INDUsTRY.-Ab. Fl. Black
burn was in town Friday, advertis-
ing sale to take place Mar. 81.
He has rented his farm and bought
his former residence in the western
part of town. Mr.. Blackburn thinks
of establishing a plant for the manu-
facture of cement blocks and brick.
He has the hearty good will of the
business interests of the village.
We are glad to see Mr.. Blackburn
and family returning to the village.
Alb. is an industrious "Old hen,"
always scratching, and with his
merry cluck cheering the entire
flock.
SOCIAL. The Merry Go Round
Club and their husbands had a
costume party at the home of Reub.
French Tuesday evening last. A
good time all around.
Walter and Nellie Morrissey en-
tertained their school mates at the
Will Morrissey home Friday even
ing.
The ''Reubens' had a dance at
the city hall Friday evening.
LocALs.-Ora Lord, Erskine John
son. Frank Jeidy and Sam Dixon,
four West Grant boys, started for
DeSart, N. Oak, Monday. They
all have farms in the same neigh
borhood, near the new line Of the
G. M. & st. P. We hope they will
have booming crops.
A. G. Tubbs and Atty. L. Philip
son returned from Minnesota Fri
day. They succeeded in securing
the claim held by Mr.. Tubbs against
banker who failed with the price
of Mr.. Tubs farm in the bank, and
we are glad to state that he will
probably recover the entire sum,
which was about $1,000.
Frank Hoskins is papering all
over the country, as usual, this
spring.
Victor Patterson writes a friend
here that he is regularly employed
as mail clerk, between Missoula and
Billings, Montana.
Del. Browns house was struck by
portion of a charge of shot fired
by careless hunters east OF town.
Fortunately none of the children
happened to be in the yard. Always
think which way you are pointing
your gun.
George Willoughby, who startled
Milwaukee by killing his wife and
then attempting suicide, was for