Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-03

annual session In THIS city next week.
Last Saturday October 80 was one
of the most perfect October days we
ever saw.
Jas Scullon. of Chicago, arrived
Saturday for visit with friends and
relatives.
DR.. and Mrs j. w. Gibson and
little daughter visited over Sunday
in Potosi making the trip in theiI
auto.
Louis Alt met with an accident
a few days ago by which his left
thumb was badly cut with a meat
saw. lnfiic ting painful wound.
AS yet County Clerk Tuffiey has
not issued a single fox or wolf
bounty. It is expected however that
the applications will commence to
come in before the close of the month
as reports of the annual depredations
of the animals are heard weekly. AS
the wolves diminish in numbers here
abouts their boldness does not seem
to lessen and, in several cases they
have been known to saunter into barn
yards or even dooryards without ex-
hibiting the slightest fear.
AT party which was being held
in the west portion of the city last
Friday night certain miscreants
entered the kitchen of the house and
stole a bucket of ice cream. This
doubtless, appealed to the minds of
thieves as being fun and perhaps they
enjoyed their feast immensely on the
principle that stolen grapes taste
the sweetest. - But the fact still re-
mains that their act was burglary
pure and simple and it would be moth
ing more than right to punish them
accordingly.
Fourteen of the stockholders of
the Sunrise Mining Company, re-
presenting nearly So, 900 of the stock,
reside in Lancaster. Phil Allen JT.
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National bank of Mineral Point.
who was arrested charged with
defalcation and forgery, was also
secretary Of the Sunrise Mining
Company. More than a hundred
thousand dollars of the fund of the
company have passed through his
hands. A stockholders meeting has
been called for today, to meet at
Rewey where an investiga tion of the
affairs of the mine will be instituted.
In the official Three I league
batting averages issued last Wednes-
day by President Sexton of that
organization Arnold Hauser's name
is among the leaders. He played in
1874 games, was 491 times at bat
made 46 runs, 1877 hits and had a
percentage of 279. OF his team mates
only two were ahead of him and
neither of them played in as many
games. In list of about 100 names
he ranked thirteenth. This is certain
" a fine record for a young fellow 8
first year in league base ball. No
wonder the ST. Louis Nationals
drafted Hauser.
"A fact that should be kept in
in mind by those who live on the
rural routes hereabouts, is that Uncle
Sans men are permitted to cut out"
patrons who will not fix their roads
and keep them clear from grass which
holds the snow in winter. Unless
the patrons cooperate with the
carriers in keeping the roads passable
it is not the intention of the govern
ment to hold them to a strict
performance of their duties. So, if
your mail fails to arrive some day
this winter don't kick tire carrier.
1t may be your own fault or that of
your neighbors.
"A delay of the incoming pas
senger trains was necessitated several
times recently on account of fat cars
loaded with dirt and gravel being
on the main track. It was found
necessary to flag the train just out
side the city and to signal it to come
slowly and make the coupling with
the fat cars, which would then be
pushed ahead. One night last week
as double precaution a torpedo was
exploded under the wheels and as the
cars stopped near the standpipe some
of the passengers thought they were
in a hold up and began to look about
for means of escape. 1t is said, on no
good authority however, that one
travelling man had carefully conceal
ed himself in the section hands box
car on the side track near by,
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