Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-21

Wallace Harvill was over from
Mt. Hope Friday.
L. Phillips was up from Potosi
on Friday of last week.
VIM. Mitchell, of Cuba City,
was Lancaster visi tor Friday.
L. w. 10y and 81. A. Robinson,
of Sitter, were Lancaster callers Fri
day.
David Gardner. of Platteville,
had business here Friday and Satur-
day.
Lambert Groenier returned home
Thursday afternoon from a trip to
Mt. Hope.
Mrs. Frank Horton went to Fen
nimore for a short visit Satur lay
morning.
F. W. earns, of Georgetown, was
visitor in this city the latter part of
last week.
BEN Carter, of ST. Cloud, Mimi,
arrived last week for a visit with
relatives.
Miss Margaret Bolzell left Sat-
urday morning for short visit at her
home in Montfolt.
Emma E. Uneable and Edna
Shuppener, of Sitter, were visitors
in Lancaster Friday.
Former Sheriff ]. W. Watson, of
Livingston, was a Lancaster visitor
the latter part of last week.
-Undersheriff Jay Harcleroad went
to Platteville on business Saturday.
From there he went to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nathan left
Saturday morning for Chicago for a
visit with their daughter. Mrs.
Muesse.
Martin Mcdonald recently ac-
copied the local agency for the Moline
automobile. He expects a machine
for demonstration purposes.
Sam Hirsch arrived home from
Sitter Thursday noon. Mr.. Hirsch
soon expects to start work on his
fathers farm near that village.
Farmers complain with good
reason that this is an unusually back
ward spring. But little work has
been done so far except blowing.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Eastman. of
this city. attended the Junior
PROF. of the PlattevilIe Mining
trade school last Thursday evening.
Oscar Wright was the first lucky
trout fisherman of the season, catch
ing two large ones on Thursday. in
the Mcpherson branch near Ellenboro.
Arno Alt was his companion.
Superintendent Brockert was
busy the latter part of last week fill
ing out and mailing the perfect at
enhance certificates, over 100 Of which
have been issued to pupils in all Sec
tions of Grant county.
Joe Stave, who has been visiting
in st. Paul at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. s. Gerlach and brother Adam,
returned no ne Wednesday evening
and is now visiting at his home in
Liberty before returning to his work
at Livingston.
-Supt. Brockert returned home
Thursday evening from the County
superintendent Convention held
last week in Madison. He reports an
unusually interesting and profitable
meetings with good attendance from
all parts of the state.
w. 81. Ellis, charged with as
sault with intent to kill was brought
before Justice Moses last Friday for
his preliminary hearing. He waived
examination, however, and was held
over to circuit court on So, 500 bond
which at this writing he has not been
able to secure. District Atty
Clementson appeared for the state
and Attys. II. E. Carthew, Of this
city and Richard Goodell of Platte
vile, for the defendant.
Advertising is to the merchant
what blowing is to the farmer. lima
CINE farmer trying to raise a crop
by sitting on the fence, as he looks
over ten acre field wishing that q
crop of wheat or corn would spring
up. Ridiculous, isn't it? But not
more SO chan a merchant who hides a
stock goods away in store room and
then sits on the counter, hoping the
people Will come in and buy. There
is too much Of this waiting business.
Push your business or it will push
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