Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-03-04
PAGE FIVE

MIS-. O'Hara and little daughter,
Beulah. were here from Fenrimore,
brtween trains. Monday.
Mrs. + D. Dixon returned home
to Cuba City. Monday after a visit
here with her sister, Mrs. J. D Hatch
Miss Lydia Wagner. who has
been visiting relatives near Lancaster,
was here between trains Monday. She
expects to leave soon for Waukon.
Iowa.
Chris West and son, Vincent.
drove over from their home near Cass-
vile, yesterday, to attend the county
school board convention Incidental
ly they favored The Herald with a
pleasant visit.
t. F. Orion, who has been in i'll
health nearly all winter, has bad
another set back and has been con-
fined to the house for nearly three
weeks past. Mrs. Orion has also
been suffering much during the past
week with severe cold and
neuralgia, but is somewhat better
now.
Fred Garner. janitor at the court
house, with one or more assistants,
has been busy for a couple of days
thawing out service pipe running
from the court house to the sewer.
This same pipe made necessary an ex-
cayation half across the west side of
the court yard last year before they
got it thawed out
"A box social was given at the
residence of DR.. J. H. Fowler, North
Madison street. last Thursday even
ing, which was well attended This
function was given in the interest of
the class in domestic science conduct
ed by Miss Dorothy Baldwin Many
pleasing reports were made by those
who attended the social. This in
struction in domestic science in
one of Miss Baldwin's classes is for
the pupils in seventh and eighth
grades. and cost of the work is pro-
vided by the Woman's Club.
j. G. Vesperman, one of the
silver tongued auctioneers Of Grant
County, reports that at the recent
sale of John Kratz. of Burton, one
pure blood Holstein COW sold for
$3.50. Others sold as high as $50,
while just ordinary COWS, if Mr..
Kratz had any such. brought in the
neigh borhood of SO This seems to
be good year for Bessie, especially
if she has reputation in the COM
munity in which she lives and is
sold for yielding milk and good milk.
Without doubt this has been the
best winter yet for auction sales on
the farm.
And the walks around the court
huuse square remain uncleaned at
least they Look uncleaned. Lsastwiee,
nobody has been taken in the act of
shoveling snow from these walks 1t
has been suggested that snow.
ahoveling contest be arranged by
uperintendent Brockert. Somebody
said that at least one contest should
be pulled off among the school chill
dren during toe winter; there's no
sense in having all the contesting
done In ths summer Besides, a
snow shoveling contest would possess
elements of originality and merit
that would beat any corn growing
contest Aud as the boys who now
are farmers boys will soon enough
become retired farmers, they
really need TO be city broke = If
this winter lasts much longer we
shall insist on having snow shovel
ing contest pulled off on the walks
around the courthouse square. P.S.-
When this item was written and set
it was exceedingly appropriate, and
1T read we'll. But then the weather
man, who has no regard for news nor
anything else, sent down a blazing
sun and put the kibosh on our pre-
cious item. So the snow shoveling
contest will probably need II 90 over
the summer; but it is good thing
To put it over the season will give
superintendent Brockert more time in
which to arrange the details of the
contest and to provide suitable prizes