Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-09

their efforts as there are several child
rem in our neighborhood just COM
mencing school who have at least four
miles to 60 to reach the nearest school
house.
Grand musical entertainment was
given at Geo. Burrows house last Sun
day. Music and the graphaphone
served at noon and all had a good time.
The operator at our depot has been
taken away for some reason chat we
know not Of and the passengers who
want to take the train have to wait
outside as usual.
Chas. Johnson, D. Richardson, j.
Fischer and e. Rockefeller have got
contracts for getting out rock for the
G. B. & @. r. r. Co. for ripraping pur-
pose.
HI. L. Harvey has sold his farm to
Mr.. Fred wager, for the consideration
of $13,000
Mr.. John Bessi is thinking seriously
of starting broom factory; all right
Toney go right ahead as you are an
old broom maker and ought to make
go Of it.
H. L. Harvey is passing his time IN
breaking colt.
Hank Banner clam digger OF
Wyalusing seems to have good luck
finding pearls. Hank picks up pearl
quite often and sells them for hand
some sum.
Farmers in need of machinery ought
to come down and look at the large
stock of binders, cOrnplanters, NOW
ers and hay rakes at J. t. Clifton's.
Everett Pritchett of Bloomington
working on the section here, was on
the sick list last week.
The farmers are held back by the
wet weather. But if the old saying is
true that wet April makes a good
corn crop then we are all right yet.
Miss Emma Clark is again employed
at the hotel and mine hostess, Mrs.
Boorman's face wears a smile once
more for she knows Emma to be a
number one good girl and efficient
helper, SO everything goes on again as
smoothly as marriage bell.
Mollie Urine packed her trunk and
started for Staples, Mimi, last Friday.
Mollie was the last one of the family
to leave here to make a home at the
above named place.
Assessor Boorman attended the
meeting presided over by Supt. Cleary,
at Lancaster. The assessors will not
get to work this season much before
the 10th of June and then the fun will
begin.
DR.. Mecum sold two lots near the
school house to Jacob Beer.
Master Myron Pace observed his 18th
birthday May 1st, by inviting his
Grandpa Pace to supper. Ye local
sampled the cake and found it a crea-
ton Of the culinary art.
Well, it would be drawing it mildly
for us to say we were a bit surprised
to get the Herald here on Thursday
and still more surprised to find the
grand old paper that we have known
and honored over fifty years had been
changed to semi-weekly.
Friday Marshal Scott and wife we're
the guests of Geo. Hodge in Bagley.
Mr.. Beach, a prominent citizen of
Prairie du Chen, was in Bagley one
day last week.
We now have a good lime kiln and a
new stone quarry opened up near
town and several new buildings will be
erected here this summer.
LIVINGSTON
Mrs. Shimm of Platteville visit ed
relatives here over Sunday.
w. G. Livingston, Frank Allen and
George Andrew spent Sunday in Lam
caster.
Len Miller and family have moved
into the residence vacated by P.
Woods.
Misses Nell Allen, Margaret Runkel
and Mary O'Connell attended "The
Spinsters Return" at Fennimore Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Tuffley of Boscobel visited with
her husband, DR.. Frank Tuffiey, Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. Lydia Moore and daughter
Blanch arrived home Friday after
several weeks visit at Platteville and
Dubuque.
Henry Davis and Byron Rundell Of
the Platteville Normal spent Saturday
evening in town.
Arbor Day was appropriately observ-
ed in the schools Friday; a picnic had
been planned but was postponed