Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13

Ralph orion made a trip to
Madison the latter part of the week.
Miss Jennie Farrand went to
Fennimore Friday for brief visit
with friends.
Glen Hoffman made a business
trip to Madison and other points the
latter part of the week.
Miss Selma Wagner returned
Saturday to her home in Liberty after
brief visit here with friends.
Mrs. Vic Holzmiller and children
went to Highland Thursday, to attend
the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. P. Aide.
Mrs. Will Chamberlain and chidl-
rem, of Fennimore, were in Lancas-
ter the latter part of the week.
Vernon Judd went to Madison
Friday to drive out the new Buick
roadster recently purchased by Tom
Haley.
American History club will meet
with Mrs. Mccoy, Saturday after
noon next. Members may take the
auto, for the ride to Mrs. McCoy's
home, at Mrs. C. w. Frothingham'
at 2 o'clock.
1t is expected that the local band
will be in shape to give concert by
the evening of May, 81, although
that is not definitely settled. The
boys are rehearsing faithfully, and
the steady grind is beginning to show
in the quality of music they produce.
-Parke Knapp took w. J. Schade
to Potosi last Wednesday evening
from where he went to Chicago to
visit his wife who is i'll in a hospital
there. "Pete" Wenzel, Mrs. Celia
Graves and Mrs. Glenn Hoffman went
to Potosi with them.
This issue of the Herald contains
particularly fine lot of advertising,
to which we invite the attention of
our readers. Here are II pages of
interesting matter, and the advertis-
ing is always interesting, because it
tells us where we may get the most
merchandise for our money.
Last Saturday was a perfect
day, as perfect days go in this wicked
world, but it was too nice for trade.
The farmers were sticking tight to
the field, and town merchants were
wondering what was the matter.
This time of the year it takes rainy
day to bring in the farmer boys.
In another column will be found
an article relative to the presence of
large number of imported draft
stations in this vicinity. Heavy
horses were under treatment at that
time. Next week we hope to present
the case of other than draft stock
fancy harness horses, bred for driv-
ers and harness speed.
Superintendent M. V. Burris of
the county asylum, his son Guerdon
and three attendants went to Madison
on Saturday morning after a carload
of state boarders for the new build
ing. When the old asylum burned
the state unfortunates who were here
had to be disposed of to other coun-
ties. A number of them were sent
to Sank county. These are now back,
together with number from other
sections. They were brought in on a
special car. There were 81 patients.
Already the onslaught on the white
grub has begun in Grant county.
AS mentioned in this paper last week,
the tools of destruction are on the
Johnson farm, north of Lancaster.
There are great torches, which are
supposed to possess wonderful lure for
the innocent and unsophisticated June
bug The awkward thing is expected
to fly near the flame and yield upthe
ghost. If this proves effective, a
saving of millions of dollars will be
made to the farmers of Wisconsin.
The experiments will be watched by
large number of farmers in this
vicinity. Other like experimental
stations have been opened at other
points, especially in southern Wiscon-
sin. The torches, or lamps, sit over
great pans of water-pans as large as
dishpans-and when the bug is flying,
on warm nights, large numbers are
caught.