Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17

Who said Wooltex? Look on
page 3.
Sheriff F. He'll went to Fenni-
more, Tuesday.
F. w. Vince, of MiIlville, was
in this city, Friday, on business.
Judge E. B. Goodsell went to
Platteville, Tuesday, to hold court.
Mrs. VIM. Rose went to Fenni-
more, Tuesday, to visit relatives.
Miss Olga Brun went to Sitter,
Sunday, to spend few days with
friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Watchorn, of
Preston, were here between trains,
Saturday.
Mrs. C. w. Hill went to Mont
fort Sunday, to visit her mother for a
few days.
The next number on the lecture
course will be DR.. Hagerman in a
lecture at the opera house, March
10.
A. L. Sherman, of Chicago, was
guest of the editor of The Herald
and family Sunday and Monday of
this week.
Frank Turner left for Rockford,
ILL.,, Monday, where he has accepted
position as travelling salesman with
an implement house.
Mrs. Ella Sterling went to
Waukesha, Monday, to join her hus-
band who is playing with theatrical
company at that place.
Miss Elizabeth Connor returned
to her home at Boscobel, Monday,
after a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Vic Holzmiller, of this city.
james Blewett Jr., and wife re-
turned to their home at Aberdeen, S.
D., Monday. They were here to
attend the funeral of Mr., Blewett' $
mother.
-Chas. Young, of Preston, was
arraigned before Justice c. w. Bur-
rows, Monday, and was fined $25 and
costs, en- charge of operating a slot
machine. He paid.
Rev. F. A. Wambold went to
Sun Prairie, Tuesday, to attend the
funeral of his brotherain-law Frank
Robb, who died last Sunday morning,
very suddenly.
-Orpheum program tonight and
Thursday night, "Where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight, 2-reel
drama; "When Slippery Slim Brought
Home the Cheese" western comedy.
Friday and Saturday evenings, "In
His Fathers Footsteps" drama
Hearst Selig News PICTORIAL "The
Grizzly Gulch Chariot Race, +"
comedy. Milady's Boudoir, drama;
"The Needs of Commerce, Educa-
tional; "The Green Cat," comedy.
Tuesday, ".World Film Corporation
feature, = in five reels; "The Wish
ing Ring"
There has been the usual amount
of weather since the last issue of
The Herald. The most of the time
we had bright sunshine, of the kind
that makes one think that spring is
approaching. That is, one would
think so, if he kept inside the house
and simply looked at the weather
through the windows. Outside the
wind was raw and cold, blowing down
from Greenland, or some other north
ern latitude. On Sunday night an
effort was made to bring on another
snow storm, but that failed as an
effort. On Monday the robins were
here in force; the advance guard had
been about for two weeks.
Carl Roth, who has lived in this
section of the state ali his life, was
in The Herald office the other day
and under cross examination told
something of his recollections regard
ing cold winters. As he remembers
it 81 years ago was mighty tough
winter, with lots or snow ana weeks
of zero temperature. And he agrees
with the reporter of this paper that
II years ago was cold one, and
then there was a plenty of snow.
But those now living will not contend
that there have been many winters
within their recollection in which
the sleighing was better, or more
continuous, or of longer duration.
than this section has seen this year.
There have been as many as 10 weeks
of sleighing, and perhaps more than
that, during the winter that seems to
have gone.
e. M. Wilmo tt, collector for the
town of Potosi, was in town last
Friday to make settlement with the
county treasurer, and he was the