Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-05
West Grant Letter.

Our people are getting good. Rev.
Witherbee closes a series Of revival
meetings at the M. e. church this
week, and next week the Congrega-
tional people expect to start. Rev.
Schoenfeld will be assisted by Rev.
Wing, an eminent pulpit orator from
Iowa. We hope much good will be &C
compliShed.
Clay Adkins, who is back in his sa-
loon building, has been tearing out the
partitions and painting the interior IN
very thorough manner. Clay is a
hustler.
?. Flynn, the veteran railroad man,
was home Monday. Mr.. Flynn is go
ing to build us an electric road the
coming season, without any question
of doubt.
Yesterday, March 2, was checker
board (moving) day, as the first was
Sunday. Then it was that all the
world was awheel, or at least a fair
proportion of it.
Did it ever occur to you that the
man with black eye invariably has
an alleged grievance against his long
suffering woodpile, no matter how
shady his wood cutting record has
been?
The Record boys, Craig and Whit
comb, have been busy turning out sale
bills and much printing of all sorts.
Our newspaper appears to be hive OF
industry, and we are pleased to know
that there are still enough people in
cur village with a proper appreciation
of the general benefit derived by the
community from we'll edited news
paper.
The Shakesprean club met at the
home Of DR.. Glazier Monday evening
They are on the Tempest" now
The stockholders of the Blakes
Prairie Agricultural society meet to-
day to elect officers and transact other
business. The society is now in good
shape and the spirit is right for a
good fair this year.
Farmers are sharpening up plows
and otherwise preparing for fall out
of the stubborn glebe "
| Lyman Sawyer now occupies his
town house, having turned over the
manor to Henry Moore. John Hite is
an occupant of one of the new Hos
kin houses Hugh Hazen moved to
John Chambers house, Mrs. Flynn
having removed to a portion of Mrs.
Young's house. Thus the endless
chain might be continued indefinitely
had we time to look up the changes.
Swallows don't always make spring
but a spring is sure to make many
swallows. Take after taking.
Dr. Sala, the veteran physician, now
has his office in the west end of the
Hickok building.
Abe Goldberg, Dubuque clothing
man, is about to open up clothing
and shoe store in the Hickok building.
Bob Hoskins reports auction sales
numerous and good this winter. He
has about dozen more before spring
opens up.
Signs point to an open spring. Read
it in the sun.
A new girl at the home of John Hite.
Jack says it gives him an oldish feeling
TO De CalloO papa.
Messrs. Harley Hickok, Harry Torn
owske, w. G. Manager and Ed. Wilson,
who have been making preparations to
90 to Winnipeg, we are informed have
concluded not to go. 1t is a good in
vestment to own land in Canada, but
to take up ones residence under the
dominion of the king would be anoth
er thing.
Frank Crabtree is here from Elan
dreau, S. d., for visit with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Job Crabtree. Mrs.
Crabtree has been quite i'll.
Sam Kitto was in Boscobel Friday
and Saturday to adjust the loss for the
Southwestern on Banker Pipkin's
house.
Mrs. Spencer of Platteville is guest
at w. HI. Browns.
G. M. Stark and wife and Mrs. Della
Blanche of Arlington, S. D., came here
to attend the funeral of their mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Stark, who died while
on visit out there. Mrs. Blanche
will remain here for a short time.
VIM. Ball departs for his home in
the Red River Valley tomorrow.
VIM. Moore, Jr., now occupies his
own farm, the John Nagle place. l..
Abraham has rented the Roney farm.
The high school Juniors had basket
social Friday evening in the bank hall.
They raised over $40 for the purpose
of giving reception to the seniors al
ter commencement
Bloomington has been worse than
Constantinople from an extensive and
worthless breed of yellow, brindle cur
dogs. Canipes of all descriptionsIboth
male and female, gather in groups on
the sidewalks and highways of the vii
lage and make it interesting for every
body. On complaint of citizens the
board resolved to enforce the dog-tax
ordinance, and as a result Marshal
Hinch has been busy transforming a
few of them into good dogs, i. e., dead
dogs -the only kind of dogs that are