Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01
Lon Eberle was in Boscobel sun

Band concert Friday evening of
this week in band stand.
-Messrs. Percy Gregg and Robt.
Williams passed sunday at Cassville
-Messrs con. Kaiser and VIM.
Dortlaud were up from Glen Haven
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Humphrey of
Patch Grove were Lancaster visito, 5
Tuesday.
MIR aud Mrs. Elwell Of Cassville
were Lancaster visitors the latter
portion Of last week,
A Royal Neighbors camp was in
stituted at Boscobel Friday evening
with twenty-seven charter memb ers.
Lieut.. J. NJ. Roberts OF Plainfield,
la is guest of Lancaster relatives.
Lieut.. Roberts is member OF Co.
"Cn7t Wis. regiment. OF Iron
brigade fame.
Barney Mccoy captured third
money in the free-for-alI pace at
Ottawa. Ill, Thursday. Major Mason
started in the 2:10 class on the fol-
lowing day but met with an accident
to his sulky and did not finish.
II. F. orion came up from his
camp at Ainsworth Springs Tuesday
evening and shook hands with old
friends. Tom wears coat of Missis-
sippi river tan that gives him the APP
pearance Of one of Pawnee Bill's
Indians his good nature was as
predominant as ever.
The small man with the big head
and strong voice who oiliciated as
announcer" for Pawnee William 5
show is a talented parsonage. The
appearance OF a group of roust-abouts
with blue coats and brass buttons he
heralded as "a detachment Of the
United States calvary.
Here IS squib that is going the
rounds of our exchanges and we are
right here to say we don't believe a
word OF it, over in Grant county a
school teacher to prevent hardness,
offered TO kiss the first arrival at
school each morning. The next
morning al ) o'clock 4 number of the
young men were seen roostng on the
fence. and at $3.50 all the small boys
and two directors had put in an APP
pearance. The teacher is IS and as
beautiful as au angel, a. they all are.
Who wouldn't roost on that school
house fence all night?"
"A serious runaway which might
have been attended with dire couse-
! quences occurred Friday shortly after
the show had closed. The streets
were fairly blocked with teams and
vehicles and the sidewalks thronged
with pedestrians. when q team belong
ing to Jos. Cline OF Potosi, in charge
Of his two sons, broke away down
near the Wright House and made il
terrific run up street towards the
crowded thoroughfare at the Wright
House corner. Shouts of warning on
every hand caused pedestrians to seek
safety and other teams to clear the
way. One OF he frightened animals
ran faster than its mate and crowded
him to the side of the street and ex-
actly in front of the hotel parlors the
excited runaways and the buggy
crashed into telephone pole with
awful force. One horse was Knocked
fiat in the collision and their onward
course checked for the time, and most
opportunely. too, for it gave fright
ened people a chance to seek q place
Of safety. The buggy was broken to
smithreens and before the dazed
horse that received the shock Of the
fall could regain his feet, many hands
were grasping the bride bit The
other animal proceeded right up the
sidewalk pellmell and was not cap
tured until he reached the Baxter
corner 4 single horse hitched to a
two-seated carriage, property Of VIM.
Earle of Fennimore. and Walter Hick-
Inns team and two scatter. became e. :
tangled near the drinking fountain in
the efforts of their drivers to escape
the Cline team and disaster was
narrowly averted there also. both
vehicle, being badly broken. After
quiet was restored and it was learned
that everyone escaped injury excla-
nations Of surprise and thankfulness
were heard on every hand. A spirit
OF manliness not always shown was
DISPLAYED By the Cline boys proceed
ing to the law office of W }. Brennan
where they had an agreement drawn
up to which they attached their sig
natures, Offering TO settle for all
damages resulting in the mixup. The
accident was the result OF no careless