Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-04

In the hurry of preparation for the
Fourth, news items have been rather
scarce.
Albert Huppenbecker, engaged in
clerking in Boscobel, spent Sunday at
home.
Rev. j. Sims, of Prairie du CHEN.
former pastor nj this place, was iran
sient visitor last week.
John Peacock and wife celebrated
the seventeenth anniversary Of their
marriage on the Goth of June.
A new addition To the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas Horton, in the shape
of bouncing boy, was born 10 them
on June 2lst
Fred Fischer and his daughter, Mrs.
Will Gutweiler, returned from Ayrshire,
Iowa, recently.
Geo. Kendall, of Boscobel, spent sew
eral days of last week here on business.
While here he visited with Geo. Dyer
and mother.
A. Govicr has been enjoying. tisit
from his son, G. S. Govier, Of Des
Moines, Iowa, who is occupying very
honorable and efficient position as civil
engineer at that place. He is highly
spoken of.
Agamc of base ball was held on June
80, at Thos Edges, Mt. Ida, between
the Big Grant Club and the second Fen
nimore nine. II was aninteresting and
very evenly played game. Thos. Edge
acted as umpire. The game resulted
in q score of "a for Big Grant and 10
for the second Fennimore nine. The
weather was excessively hot.
On Thursday last the much-talked- of
return game between the Fennimore
and Lancaster base ball clubs was
played in Rogers field, near the depot.
at this place. A large and enthusiastic
audience watched the game with ex
treme interest. Game was called at
p. m. with Will Clark, of Lancaster,
rs umpire, but change was subse-
quently made, DIR. Armstrong, of Bos
cobel, performing the duties of that
official. The clubs both play good
game. Thos. Edge, Of Fennmore, and
Richard Pulfor1, of Lancaster, are the
respective captains. 1t gives the Fen
nimorc boys much satisfaction TO have
won the game, the score standing at the
nineth inning, with one more inning for
Fennimoro to play, 16 for Lancaster
and % for Fennimore. Tho home club |
will doubtless prove to be the banner |
club of tho county. From the scorer of |
the game, Frank Farnham, we obtain |
the following figures Runs made, Feni-
more-Edge 2, Neudorf 2, Wilcox |.
w. Powers 8, Graney 5. Leasman 4,
Jewell 2, Frank Powers 3, Oily 2 BY |
innings-0, 3, 6, s, 4, 0, 1, 0. Total %.
Runs made, Lancaster-Drew /, Bel
lows /, Kidd /. Puford 2, Van do Wall |
3, Wagner 2, Showalter 2, Gleason 2,
Morton 2. BY innings, 0, 2, ], 4, 0,
4, /, 2. Total 16.'
Joe Christianson, of Oak Ridge, is
at Frank Roach's.
Brecher Bros. are selling many bind
ers and other agricultural implements.
Report Of school board, Dist No 2,
to annual school meeting, July /, 1889:
As authorized by last years meeting.
another department has been organized.
The only available room TO be hired
was the upper story of COVERS ware
house-a place in every respect very II
lily suited for school purposes. Still II
he odd department has been Of great
benefit, as il admitted of better grad J
NO of the course of studies, and more
accommodation of scholors.
The schools are now organized into
our departments rs follows; High
ichool, taught last year BY j. M. Quick, !
Supt of school; intermediate Dept,
Fannie Kaltenbach; Second Primary.
linda Byerly; First Primary. Ada
ohnbrick As a general thing. fair
'esulis seem 10 have been accomplished
md good feeling seems 10 prevail
Il present. Four scholars completed
he course of study, and graduated at
lose of year with creditable re cords
Shade trees have been planted on
10Th school grounds and are growing
icely. The High school grounds have
cen enclosed with substantial board
once, and n plank side walk laid in
ront Of that property. There is crying
eed of a well at the main school build
~. and for the peace of neighboring