Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-17

John Weber is in Boscobel to-
day on business.
A. E. Storrs was over from
Fennimore Saturday.
20. E. Stehl of Arthur greeted
county seat acquaintance Saturday.
Miss Amy Crabtree, of Bloom
ington is guest Of her uncle,
Elmer Garner.
Fred Peterson of Mellen, Wis, a
was a guest of W. j. Dyers family
the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Woodhouse expects
to join her husband at Ladysmith
in the near future.
Mrs. Morris Carroll and child
returned to her home in Richland
Center Tuesday noon.
Miss Mae Galloway is home for
vacation after teaching success
full term of school at Ellenboro.
james McBeim, Jr. who has
been visiting at Platteville for some
time returned home Monday morn
ing.
DIR. Morse, wife and children of
Appleton have been guests of his
father, r. S. Morse, at Beetown
for week past.
-Baraboo will hold special
election June 30th to vote on the
question of issuing $4,000 bonds to
construct water works.
Geo. Divall will engage extern
sively in tobacco culture this season
on his farm in the Kickapoo valley.
He purchased 800 worth of lum-
Der for sheds recently.
Ed Angus took his departure
last week for far-off Utah where he
will be engaged during the summer
experimenting the construction OF
large Touring mill.
james Blewett and wife are in
Milwaukee for a visit. Mr.. Blewett
will also have his eyes attended to
while there. They have caused him
considerable trouble Of late.
w. N. Irish's family took the
train here Saturday morning, bound
for Fond du Lac, where Mr.. Irish is
located. Lancaster friends wish
them well in their new home.
Mrs. Will Moulton returned to
her home at Two Harbors Wednes-
day last. Frank Schreiner and
family and Miss Emma Schreiner
accompanied her as far as Potosi.
-Montfort high school commence
ment exercises were held Friday
morning and the event was an i'm
portant one IN our neighbOring
village. The graduating class num-
bered Is.
The Wisconsin state treasury
was enriched last week by draft
for $458, $3.50 from the national
government, being amount with
accrued interest of funds voted by
state for war tax in the COS.
The June term of the circuit
court for Lafayette county held at
Darlington last week had the small
est calendar in the history of the
county. It contained only four jury
cases two issues of fact for the court
and three criminal cases. This
speaks we'll for the good behavior
of the inhabitants of our neighbor
county.
The marriage Of Chas. Gilbery
and Sophia West was announced
last week. The couple stole q march
on their friends and went to Dubu-
que where Fir. Barry tied the nuptial
knot. The bride is daughter of
Henry Weist, residing near Glass;
vile, while the groom is successful
young farmer employed by Irwin
Walker. The young couple has the
best wishes of the Herald.
This is commencement week at
the state University and a season of
gaiety is on at the capital city in
consequence. Grant County mem
bers of the senior class are May
Martin Humphrey of Bloomington
in the ancient classical course; Julia
Hill Rindlaub of Platteville in the
modern classical; and Frank Cronin
Bray and Francis Moore Bray OF
Cuba City in the philosophical.
The deadly paper cap pistol has
again made it's appearance and
children are being allowed to use
them, not knowing that they are
dangerous. There is state law
preventing their sale as the frlmi-
nate Of the cap, if it gets into flesh,
is almost certain to cause lock jaw.