Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-01
NEWSY LETTERS.
Herald Correspondents Write of Local
Happenings Around the County.
CASSVILLE.

Curry and wife, left Sunday for their
home in Mineral Point.
Nick Seippel, dancing master and
swimming teacher of st. Louis, Mo-,
is visiting relatives in Cassville.
Miss Marguerite Vogel and sister,
daughters of John Vogel, are guests at
the home of their grandmother and
aunt, Mrs. Vogel and Miss Setta.
Will Droullard and wife Of Dubuque
visited friends in Cassville last week.
Miss Bertha Brockert returned from
Export, Ia, Saturday. She was ac-
companied by her cousin, Louise
Leighty, who visited relatives here.
Mrs. Otto Henkel returned Saturday
from Arlington, Ia, where she had
been with her children for visit.
L. HI. Okey and Postmaster Okey
we're in Storm Lake. Ia, attending the
funeral of their nephew, Frank Groom,
who was killed in wreck on the I'LL
nois Central.
Seventeen young people, eight boys
and nine girls, received first holy COM
munion at st. Charles church Sunday
morning. These events call out a
large number of Catholics and are
usually we'll attended by Professionals.
The Harmony club were entertained
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. j. F..
Geiger. A very pleasant time is re-
ported.
Albert Schaal spent several days last
week in Topeka, Kansas, and reports a
pleasant trip.
Former Cassville young ladies who
came from Dubuque for brief visit
with friends were Misses Stella Null
doom, Mabel Smith and Anna and
Henrietta Couch.
Frank Dinner, Matt Habermann and
Herbert Scheibel returned from Prairie
du Chen, where they we're students in
Sacred Heart college and will spend
vacation with their friends.
For the benefit of the Baptist church
an ice cream social and entertainment
was given at the Okey school house
Saturday evening. Speaking by Mas
ter Fred Scharfenstein, Misses Dorphia
Brown, Addie Donaldson and others;
also graphaphone selections. Every
one speaks of the good time had; they
say better time than any social in
the town. To the question, why, they
answer Because everybody is more
sociable and four or five don't get in
this corner and four or five in the
other corner, but everybody tries to
make everybody else have good time.
Proceeds $3.50.
The night passenger trains now stop
at Cassville, which with the Sunday
trains, gives much better train SER
vice.
The excursion steamer, j. S., brought
about 800 people from Dubuque June
3d. This is the finest excursion boat
on the river and anyone who has not
had chance to ride on it should not
hesitate to cross the county just for
the sake of ride on the J. S. There
is rumor that this boat will run an
exc ursion from Dubuque up the river
as far as Gutenberg, July 4th. There
the eagle screams loudest. But one
thing we can assure you and that is
that, the J. S. will run an excursion
from Prairie du Chen to Dubuque
July 10th. Everybody's going. While
we are talking about exc drsions, Cass-
vile is noted on the map as good ex-
cursion town; also the place where you
"get off at"
We understand Ell. l.. Starr will make
several trips from here to Gutenberg
the 4th. Quite a number of people
from here will spend the 4th at Gut
tenberg.
Frank Smith of Beetown will run a
bus line from here to Beetown the 4th,
so that the Cassville people who wish
may get out and celebrate with some
one, anyway.
An ice cream social was given by the
young ladies of the M. E. church Fri
day evening. Proceeds about $12.
At the home of P. G. Grimm Friday
evening reception for Rev. Fuller
and wife. About thirty we're present.
The fire bell has been taken from
the engine house and placed on steel
tower which has been erected on
vacant lot on Main street near A.
Kleinpell's harness shop. The fire
bell is also the curfew bell.
J. A. Pierce, government contractor
and a jolly good fellow, had the mis-
fortune of having his quarter boat set
tie upon a stump which punched a
large hole through the bottom of the
boat. The boat began to sink rapidly.
The family was frightened and spread
the alarm. Mr.. Pierce was away at the
time of the accident but help was Sc
cured. After many hours of difficult
labor the boat was repaired without
raising it out of the water.
The button factory is in operation,
giving work to quite a number. This
means steady employment to many
the year round.
HEARD ON THE STREET.
"Haint it warm?"