Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-16
Correspondent Furnishes a
NeWsy Letter.
WEST GRANT POTPOURRI
Commencement Coming On Apace.
Local Notes and Pleasing
Personalities.

days-and its the same the country
over-is the high school graduate.
A pupil graduates from high school
but once, and it is an event entirely
different from all others, having IN
1t elements of sweetness akin to the
first boots, suspenders, trousers,
long dresses, sweetheart, etc. The
world must stand at attention, fair
ly aghast, at the over-aweing
knowledge and wisdom displayed at
this final squirt Of our earlier educa-
ton. We would not have it other
wise, because it is an elysian realm
Of greatest human happiness, soon
to fade away like the mirage in the
desert, before life's perplexing and
difficult problems. This is not a
talk about our class this year, be-
cause we have one Of the best
classes of amiable, handsome young
ladies, and gentlemanly, bright
young men that ever went forth
from a high school. If you don't
believe it, come over 20 our COM
mencement on May goth and see
and hear for yourself. The worn
out old-style program Of fifteen to
twenty long ''orations" has been
dropped, and they will put up enter
tainment of modern, varied and
pleasing character. The graduates
are Misses Bessie Lewis, Sadie Lewis,
Louise Witcomb, Bessie BARLEY.
Gertie Wagner, Katie Baldwin,
Edna Gulick, and Messrs. Erskine
Jay, Fay Ketner, Harry Bates and
Arthur Humphrey.
Ideal May weather. Small grain
all planted. Corn going in. Grass
growing fast. Oak leaves larger
than squirrels ear. Who wouldn't
live in May, anyway
DIR. Holford, mayor of Cassville,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Emma Glasier is teaching
Latin and English in the University
preparatory department, the acade-
my, at Madison.
A. L. Hutchinson, the new mana
ger of the Union Telephone system,
accompanied by Electricians {. d.
Stratton and O. E. Adams, were in
town Saturday.
Among visitors the past week we
noticed: Alb. Snider, stockman of
Chicago James Webb and Miss
Mamie Calvert of Lancaster; Harry
Macke, Potosi; John Lambin; Glen
Haven; Robt Glenn, Wyalusing;
John Chambers, Prairie du Chen;
Comfy Surveyor Sampson, Lancas-
ter; DR.. Eckert, veterinary surgeon
of Lancaster; H. B. Parker, station
agent at Bridgeport; T. c. Davis,
Platteville.
Rev. Matt Wing Of Elkader, Iowa,
will occupy the Congregational
pulpit Sunday.
We are pleased to see our friend
Alvia Enke installed as day operator
at Bridgeport. Alvin is a promis-
ing railroad man.
The Bloomington Record is issu-
ing ten pages each week now.
The Royal Neighbors at 11orth
Andover give dance May g.
Mrs. Andrew Cairns, one of the
well-known Abraham family of this
place, died at her home near Mt.
Hope Monday. Her brother Lin
coin Abraham was too i'll to attend
the funeral. He is suffering from
stomach difficulty.
The recent frosts do not seem to
have done so much damage to fruit
as at first supposed.
Mrs. Will Micke is visiting her
relatives at Rockville.
Jim Millin will give a dance in
his new hotel in Glen Haven on
May Is.
Mrs. Ed Wilson, with her five
l1UGle cn1lQfen, got through safely W
her new home in Stratton, Ontario,
Canada.
John Hughes has the contract for
building a Platteville house. The
fame of our mechanics spreads
about the county.
We have notion to go down to
the Mississippi and fish for some OF
those $4,000 pearls. The several
thousand clam fishers along the
river have an enjoyable time AN
ticipating."
What are you doing with that
electric railroad? We want it.
The Patch Grove members Of the
O. E. S. came down and entertained