Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-08-23
PIaLteviIIe Race August -.

PiaueViIie Races August 1928.
w. c. Livingston. of Livingston. is a
candidate for sheriff.
Blakes Prairie Fair AT Bloomington
September 5ih. 9th and 9Th. Get ready
for good time.
Mrs Andrew Richie and three of
her grand children returned from the
west last week.
The Phillips FIRE social, held last
Monday was pleasant success. The
receipts were about p dollars.
Come boys aud girls, are you getting
your deelamations ready for the fair?
Don't be backward. Try tn capture
prize.
Dr. Walter Rothschild, dentist of
Fennimore, called on his Lancaster
friends Monday night The doctor is
doing a good business.
Now come reports from the south
part of this county and the moth part
Of JoDaYies County that there will be a
good corn crop after all.
The FARMLAND hotel at Montfort is
being very much improved by large
aud roomy addition. 1t will be fur
nished in first class style.
1t is said that a few handfuls of flour
thrown on gasoline blaze will put the
fire out Immediately. Keep this in
mind, it is worth knowing.
A large congregation gathered at St.
Clements church last Wednesday. 1t
was the Feast of the Assumption or
Lady Day as it is often called.
Mrs. Miller of Prairie du Chen,
whose parents were residents of Lam
caster in the 40's in renewing old ac-
quaintances in our old homes.
Chas, Wearman and Lorena Bradley
both of British Hollow were married by
Rev. P II. Mason last week at the
residence of the BRIDES parents.
The Board of Pension Examiners will
meet at Platteville Wednesday, Septem-
Der 5. The regular DAYS 10 meet are
the first and third Wednesdays of each
month.
Gay d. Streeter has been appointed
deputy United States marshal for the
eastern district Of Nebraska. His
home is in Crete. He will make
good officer
Cuba City is hustling little town.
Its great big field day last Friday was a
splendid success. Come TO Lancaster's
field day, Sept. 4 We are after the
blue ribbon on field days. Come to
help US get it.
John Stephens was severly hurt by
falling with scaffold from Treasurer
Harshberger's new house last Wednes-
day. He struck his knee against a
scantling as he fell and be will be laid
up day or two.
Anyone wishing 10 contribute second
hand clothing to the sufferers by fire at
Phillips. Wis. can have it sent by
bringing it to the Congregational
church Thursday, Friday or Saturday
afternoons of this week.
Archbishop Katzer viii administer
confirmation al St. Clements church in
Lancaster, on Wednesday September 5.
He is to visit the neighboripg churches
at the same time. 1t is nearly three
years since he was last here.
Chas, Chapman. Esq. who lives in
the Dodge school district in the town
of Beeiown, bad good horse drop
dead in the road near Rhodes School
house last Wednesday evening as he
was going home from Lancaster.
Charley Parish, six years old, came
from Reloit. Kansas, to Galena. a dis
lance of ZOO miles, by himself He
was on the cars two days and nights.
He will make his home with his uncle,
Mr.. Chas. Parish at Montfort in this
county.
The Dubuque and Galena papers are
doing some blowing about tremendous
lead mine, West Dubuque. One piece
is said to weigh I5S lbs. and 10000
lbs. have been taken out in three DAYS.
This sounds like an old timsr in The
lead mines.
The Wisconsin river is very low just
now and the hay bottoms are unusual
" dry. This allows great quantities
OF swamp ana slough grass to be cut
and in consequence of the light hay
crop this season, the farmers are busy
gathering in this bottom grass
Now is the time to be vaceinated.
Some of the physicians have fresh vac
cine points. Remember you cannot
enter school without being successfully
vaccinated The school board SAYS so
and the board of health says so. What
are you going to do about it? With
smallpox epidemic in Milwaukee and
cases in several towns this side, we can
hardly expect to escape it here.
Prof. j. c. Freeman of the State Uni
versity will lecture IN Fenuimore this
Thursday evening. Ii you want 10
hear scholarly man deliver scholarly
and at the same time an exceedingly
interesting lecture. go to hear him. We
understand that the lecture is before
the teachers institute and admission is
free. Go, you win be delighted with
the lecture.
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