Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-15

The Hub is busily engaged in
taking invoice this week.
Miss Berde Galloway is passing
the week with Beetown friends.
Mrs. Alfred Warren is lying ser.
iously i'll at her home in this city
james Blewett, Jr., and wife are
enjoying camp life with relatives of
the latter near Cassville.
There Will be an ice cream social
at Pleasant ridge church Aug. Path.
All are cordially invited to attend.
II. d. Goodrich has sold his farm
of 800 acres situated in Little Grant
to c. H. Knapp. Consideration $40
per acre.
Karl and Robt. Sietecker and
Carl Harper of Madison are being
entertained at the Moore farm by
Hugh Harper.
There will be in the neighbor-
hood of POO Woodmen in line in the
great parade Thursday next at the NJ.
W. A. picnic here.
If there is anything in the print
ing line that other printers cannot
print bring it to Herald printers
we've never been stuck yet.
We acknowledge with thanks
courtesies to the Big White fair to be
held at Darlington Aug. 27-2s-29 50.
Darlington always hes a good fair.
Barney Mccoy. the phenomenal
PAGER, has been brought home to
Lancaster to recuperate and prepare
for the free-for-all events of the fairs
in this section.
Many OF the surviving members
of the 22nd Wis. Reg. Wis. Inf. are
making an effort to have reunion of
the regiment to take place at Beloit
on the third Of September.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Calvin were
Cassville visitors last week. They
report the clam and pearl industry
to be fairly booming there. numerous
fine PEARLS having been sold at fancy
prices.
Conductor Henry Searles is quite
i'll. His place on the Galena train is
being filled by Conductor Peck OF the
Madison freight, while Conductor
Cole is acting in the capacity Of Con-
ductor Peck.
-Messrs Henry Gull and Wesley
Fry of Werley were Lancaster visitors
Tuesday They looked over the asy-
lum and county home and spoke in
glowing terms of the treatment re-
ceived at the hands OF Supt. and Mrs.
Anderson.
-Messrs. Grimm, Brown and Nc
Arthar. trustees OF the Grant county
asylum and county home. held their
regular monthly meeting Il this city
Wednesday and went through with
the customary routine of business
pertaining to the affairs Of these ms
titutions.
Samuel Ellis of Lebanon, Kansas.
is renewing old acquaintance in Ian
easter and vicinity Mr. Ellis resid-
ed in Grant County about twenty-five
years ago and is enjoying a visit on
the old stamping grounds. He re-
ports the corn crop a failure in his
section Of the state, but the wheat
crop was immense
If nc one else is thankful for the
peculiar spring and summer. at least
the hay fever man is. He ism sDeez-
ing this year nor is he worrying about
a swollen nose or evertearfu, eyes:
and best Of all he isn't suffering No
patent medicine man has flooded the
city with hay fever preventives and
yet Lancaster has never known
summer in which so few cases of that
unpleasant disease have been reported.
Indeed the city is practically free
from it. And now the wiseacres
seek the cause. Those near the coun-
try point to the roadway along which
the goldenrod is won't to grow. and
smilingly ask you to lind it this wear
Some ask knowingly if you haven't
noticed something ..funnv" about the
moon. And those VINO condne their
powers eli observation Is what they
read thrust their hands into their
pockets and boldly assert that the
frost did it all But Whatever d.a
il the fact remains; the Outline vie
tim need not rush from Lancaster
this year to avoid hay fever.