Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-06-13
Grand celebration Of the fourth at

Grand celebration Of the fourth at
Fennimore
Prof. VIM. Farris is home from Mont
fort, his school year having closed
Chas Moore. of Lancaster. spent part
of last week in Fennimore.
Miss Fannie Kaltenbach left on Satur-
day for Potosi. her home.
Editor Dewitt, of Montfort, spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in this place.
Mr.. Jno. Draggs returned on Thurs
day Of lest 1yce!. from Il visit TO Platte
VILE
The baseball club has rented a piece
of ground from VIM. Rogers for the use
Of their popular sport.
Mr.. Richard Kennedy, the well-known
business man of Highland, who has ex-
tensIve mining interests at that place.
spent Wednesday at the residence of
Thos. Tormey.
DIR. J F. II. Reed, of Lancaster, was
here in consultation with Dentist Billig
last week, over some business matters.
Prof. F. X. Shuttleworth. whose sue
eessful term of school at Potosi closed q
short time ago, is spending part of his
vacation here.
Mrs. Fremont Smith, of Lancaster,
attended the graduating exercises of The
High School class at this place on Fri
day.
Joe Rogers was gone over a week in
Dakota, at Lake Preston. He brought
back with HIM DR.. Bailey's span of
horses.
Buggies and carriages of all descrip-
tons are handled and sold in great num-
bers by Brechler Bros. They all give
splendid satisfaction.
A letter received from Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Power, states that they will visit
Niagra Falls and other points of interest
on their Eastern trip.
o. III. Osmundsen, of Estherville. Ia,
agent for the N. W. Iowa lands, was
here last week and appointed Lee Wal
ker and nj. U. Shearer agents for this
place.
The base ball club went on Thursday
to Lancaster to have game of ball
with the club at that place, but came
back without victory perched on their
banners, and sorely torn with internal
discussions over the management of the
game. Up TO the sixth innings Fenni-
moro was in the lead and had given
Lancaster five successive whitewashes.
They were on the point of repeating the
the operation when some bad plays
and errors committed permitted the
Lancaster nine to run in nine tallies.
This discouraged the Fennimore boys
and they did not play with the same
spirit they had shown before. The
close of the game showed IA tallies for
Lancaster and three for Fennimore
Otherwise it might have been as inter-
esting as any league game. A return
game will be played here in the near
future, and it is hoped with more success
for the home nine.
An event of interest was overlooked
in last weeks issue, it being birthday
party in honor of Rev. II. j. Witherby,
who, on June 1st completed the 42nd
anniversary of his life. On Saturday.
that being the day, he was surprised at
his home by the arrival Of the following
visitors: Hon. Geo. f. Cabanis and
wife, of Big Patch. ID. B. Walker and
wife. John A. May and wife, of Elmo,
and Hon. James II. Cabanis, and wife |
and Mrs. Saltzman, of Georgetown.
They were all his old time neighbors |
and friends from his former home. A
most pleasant time was enjoyed by
them. and they departed with kindest
wishes for the success OF Inc pastor ana
his family.
A resident of Road district No. 10 of
The town of Mt. Ida, wants TO inquire
through the columns of this paper
whether the obstruction in the roads of
said district were built by the ancient
Dr. BY the modern mound builders.
Harry Light, the Philadelphia horse
buyer. will be in town next Monday.
THE FOURTH.
The preliminary arrangements for
great demOnstratien on the Fourth in
9ennimore have been completed. Fem
limore asks that only once a year the
people Of the surrounding country shall
urn out and help her, and that is at