Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-11-04
Patch Grove.

day on business.
Frank Lewis witnessed the football
game at Lancaster Saturday.
John Thompson made flying trip
to Chicago one day last week
Miss Lizzie Robertson is home, her
school near Glen Haven having closed
fer vacation.
Bert Jones and Lem Laid rode 10
Prairie du Chen and back Saturday
on their bikes.
Miss Mae Iorns, who is clerking at
Kolb's store. spent sunday at her
home in Brodtville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Of Blooming
ton visited the family Of c. Ladd a
few days last week.
VIM. Cherries and Mike Tully of
Prairie du Chen were in town Tues
day evening on business.
George Lumpkins, formerly stock
buyer in this vicinity, but now locat-
ed in Missouri,is visiting friends here.
A. f. Lewis has returned from his
trip in southernWisconsin and north
ern Illinois. He was engaged in buy
ing and selling stock.
Two of Bloomington's young ladies
paid our town a visit one day last
week. For several reasons we refrain
from mentioning their names.
We are sorry to note the loss of one
more of our prominent business
men. Vavra, our shoemaker, Jump
ed his job here and removed to East
man in Crawford county We fail to
see how he will better his condition
by going to Eastman, but perhaps"
he knows best what he wants.
The crushing defeat Of Platteville by
Whitewater should please all those in
terested in athletics. The good show
ing made by Plattevilie against the
Z. S. football team made the Platte
vile boys little conceited and the
lesson taught them by Whitewater
should show them the need Of hard
practice and the folly Of conceit
A quiet wedding occurred hereSatur-
day evening. John Dickinson of Fay
cite county, Iowa. drove to Prairie du
Chen and brought back a young lady
Miss Dorman-and late that even
ing they were united in marriage by
Rev. Ellis. The romantic part OF the
affair is that they both lived in Fay
cite and came here to be united in the
holy bonds of matrimony. They de-
parted Sunday for Lancaster where
they will make their future home.
That they may be supremely happy
is our earnest wish.
Our football team took heavy and
severe practice Sunday. Two teams
were chosen from the crowd and
neither side scored in the 25 minute
half that was played. For inexperi-
enced players, our boys display great
aptitude for learning the game, and
their judgment is good. Several
challenge have been received in
Guiding one from East Dubuque. and
our boys will accept as many as pos
sible. They are making special prep
aratiops for the Prairie du Chen game
which is to be played on Thanksgiv-
ing day. Prin. Thos. j. Brooks coach
es the team and expects to develope q
good team from among the many
players.
The Teachers meeting held here
Saturday was a success and the at
tendance quite large, considering the
attendant circum stances. Owing to
several causes definite program had
not been arranged. Supt. Nye gave
some good ideas on teaching reading
and orthoepy and dropped few hints
to the teachers concerning school
management. Prin. Thos. Brooks
gave an impromptu talk on Constitu-
ton and an interesting discussion fol-
lowed his remarks. The days exer-
cises closed with lecture in the even
ing by Rev. Ellis. His subject was
Education and the able manner in
which he handled the subject showed
that he thoroughly understood it.
His remarks were simple and elo-
quent and greatly appreciated by
those present. -.