Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-12
FennirllOre.

FennimOre.
Since the Fourth events in this locality
seem to have settled down to degree
of unusual quiet. The transition got to
be so irksome that several of our prom
inent business men, b. and III. and M.
and Z. and W., made out to relieve the
monotony by trout fishing excursion
last Thursday afternoon. Unbendlng
from the dignities and cares of business
life. they might have been found for a
few hours prancing around the mead
ows of Crooked Creek, chasing the fes-
tive nimble grasshopper, and anon,
feeding the poor impaled victim to the
speckled denizens of that little stream
H. took first prize and the ease and
slight-of-hand he displayed in landing
the little beauties was quite tantalizing
to his less fortunate competitors. M.
came in second best, then b., then p,
and last and altogether least, w. with
a blank. The latter was disposed to
argue communistic theories about the
rich dividing with the poor, but in keep
ing with the spirit of this selfish world,
the fellows with the fish promptly sat
| down on him. B. tried to bribe p. out
of his two little samples, but the latter
was firm to principle and even the offer
of 20 pounds of nails did not move
him. II. caught not only the most but
the biggest. The largest hooked weigh
ing about 40 pounds and could not be
taken off the hook till the party arrived
home and procured proper implements.
Sam Montieth Post found themselves
with between $50 and $40 as the result
of their Fourth of July enterprise.
They desire to express special acknowl-
edgement TO w. II. LoneY for kindly
services gratuitously rendered; also to
| the ladies for their work on the Post
banner, and generally to all who aided
by donations and patronage to make
the adventure success. The next
regular Post meeting will be held Satur-
day evening. July IL.
The Reading Circles next meeting
will be on Friday evening of this week
at Mrs. Powers, west of the creamery.
Ada Philbrick will read the DR.. Buck
ley Letter. Miss Jennie Sims from
''Rasselas," and S. w. Rogers selec-
| ton.
Him, Hildcbrand & Parker last We'd
nesday made their heaviest shipment of
butter, some 600 tubs, weighing over
10000 pounds.
Mr.. Gottlieb Wehrle remains quite
/ low with what is now reported to be
typhoid fever. Local physicians are in
consultation with DR.. Armstrong. of
| Boscobel. in the treatment of his case.
| DR.. McDermott had close call
last Wednesday while at his homestead
farm. His buggy backed over an en-
bankment. upsetting and throwing him
out on his head and shoulders Fortu-
nately no greater hurt was suffered
than severe bruises.
A young child of Jacob Miller had
an arm broken Thursday, by falling
from table.
Byron Bailey contemplates starting
Monday. July II, on u trip west. to
visit at Lake Preston, Dakota, and other
points, with a view to possibly locate
somewhere out there. We hope he
won't find any place that offers allure
ment enough to take him permanently
from Fennimore, but rather trust he
can develop something that will satisfy
him To remain here
Quarterly meeting services will ha
held at the NJ. E. Church in this place,
Saturday and Sunday, July "a and 25.