Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-20


The sweet girl graduate now ap-
pears as the approaching comet that
will engage public attention. Well,
she is worth looking at, anyway.
The Index announces that Cass-
vile now has one Of the best driving
parks in the state and SAYS ii you
have something swift to drive come to
Cassville."
Geo P. Angus is putting in a
water purifier and steam dry room
at hisslaundry. II is now one Of the
most complete laundries in southern
Wisconsin.
-Workmen are engaged in grub
bling up dead maple trees in the court
yard park. New trees will take their
place. All OF the people are pleased
at the improvement.
The safe in Van Burens store
and postotfice at Montfort was
blown open by burglars last week.
Two hundred dollars in money and
SO in stamps were taken.
Rev. Mr.. D. W. Hulburt will
deliver lecture in the Baptist church
next Monday night on Marriage or
the Choice of Life Companion. Adj
nilsson 10 cents, for benefit of church.
Geo. F. Hildebrand and his sister
Mrs. Theo. Kronshage of Boscobel are
now on the ocean on board the ..Hayel"
steamship bound for Bremen. They
60 to Germany TO visit the home of
their childhood.
The Mdscoda Waterman saws:
''While out riding with Mrs. McCol-
lum Saturday evening. Misses Crosby
and Biba were thrown from the buggy.
One wheel running over Miss Crosby
but did not prove harmful"
There is a movement on foot to
build bicycle path between Dayen-
port and Desmoines. The Davenport
bicycle enthusiasts are very sanguine
Of success, and will commence work at
once. The path when completed will
be 209 miles long.
Mr.. H. g. Parish is down at Cass-
vile figuring with the village officers
on putting in system of waterworks.
A line of piping has been laid out in
the streets, estimates are being made,
and the feasibility considered of put
ting in a substantial line of water
mains.
The body of VIM. Pouch, who
shot the Harris family at Waukesha,
was found floating in pond not far
from the Harris place. After leaving
the scene Of the tragery he walked in
to the water, shot bullet through his
throat and sank to the bottom. 1t
transpires that he was in love with
the hired girl and Mr. Harris discour-
aged his suit.
The next time Mark Townsend
takes kissing spree he will probably
pick subject outside of the profess
ion. Those blackeyed schoolma ans
who are always preparing for exami-
nation are continually on the lookout
for information and Miss Woods seems
TO have rounded up job lot of Hur-
ricane facts that were not down in
the text books.
Trains have so changed on the
St Paul road that in going from Lam
caster You will take the 315 p. m.
train and arrive in Boscobel at la
the next morning. Coming back,
you leave Boscobel at o'clock in the
morning, stop hours in Woodman,
and arrive home at IL a. m. In
making the trip most people take
livery from Fennimore
A@ttob &c lilS III DCl luc jain VI >. M
Harris at Spring Green was robbed of
$500 in gold. DR.. w. P. Mitchell who
has been practicing physician there
for three years, was placed under ar
rest a few days ago, charged with
blowing the bank safe. 1t is said
that after the robbery DIR. Mitchell
fourished rolls of bank bills and lived
in such an extravagant manner that
suspicion was aroused
If some Of our exchange papers
would only assert from their cloud of
.'quacks" the few local items they
have each week and insert them in
the display advertising columns they
would be more easily found bv readers