Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-10
Local JOttingS.

H. Ressmeyer was in Baraboo
first of the week.
Mrs. Jas. Anderson went to
Sparta Saturday.
Darlington printers have organ
lied a baseball team.
Fred Basford passed Sunday in
Madison with S. E. Hood.
Mrs. Harry Tresham and Miss
Mildred are visiting in Sitter.
R. D. Quick, editor of the Mont
tort Mail, was pleasant caller Sat
urday.
Miss Josie Pryor of Dodgeville
is a guest of her friend, Miss Flora
Rothschild.
-Messrs. Joe Smith, Thos. and
VIM. lockwood took their departure
Monday for Dakota.
Henry Page, one of the minions
of the law from Madison, paid our
city a flying visit today.
Richard Faley has gone to Wau-
peton, S. d., to spend the summer
months with his father.
Mrs. Spencer returned Monday
from visit with her grand-daugh-
ter at Lancaster Junction.
Ronald Black took his depart
ure Monday for Union Mills to spend
the summer on the Vaughan farm.
j. G.. Churchill is in attendance
at the K. P. convention at Eau
Claire. Mrs. Churchill accompanied
him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schramm Of
Platteyille is making her home for
the summer with her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Tresham.
Mrs. Geo. Eek and daughter,
Miss Emma, of Sitter spent Sunday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
r. N. Trentzsch.
-Platteville will whoop-er-up on
the 4th. The Cuba City band has
been engaged to furnish music for
the occasion for $120.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Eek of
Waukesha, who have guests of Mr..
and Mrs. r. N. Trentzsch the past
week, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Biddick and child of
Springville, Ia., who are on an ex-
tended visit with her parents here,
are spending this week with Mont
fort friends.
Dan Roseman was over from
Mt. Hope Saturday night-brought
County Surveyor Sampson in, who
has been running some lines for
Mr. Roseman.
Mrs. J. Lausen and daughter,
Dot, who have been passing the
winter at the Grant Central, left
Monday for Minneapolis where they
will make their home.
Mrs. j. C. Cover took her de-
parture Monday for Ashland, where
she will pass the summer with her
son Joseph and his family. Mr..
Covers health is greatly impaired.
Mr.. Jos. Dixon, former resident
of Lancaster, died in Washington,
D. c., last week. Deceased has
been an invalid for many years and
was cousin of Peter Stoeffel of
this city.
Hicks predicts many storms the
balance of the month. From 18th
to 10Th look for severe weather and
also on the 22nd. The closing ldays
of the month are prophesied to be
stormy ones.
The State Encampment Of the
G. A. r. opened yesterday at Chip
pewa Falls, and judging from the
program most enjoyable time is
assured all who attend. The en-
campment closes tomorrow. Among
the noted personages booked for adj
dresses are Senator Quarles, Com.
in Chief T. j. Stewart, Gen. J. G.
Black, Gen. A. G.. Weissart, Judge
jenkins, ex-Gov. Peck, ex-Gov.
Hoard and Phil. Cheek.
Back in York state they are
praying for rain. For eight long
weeks not a drop of moisture has
fallen and all vegetation is parched
and withered Out in Kansas rain
fell in torrents, attended with great
loss of life and property. But here
in old Wisconsin, seemingly the fav-
ored spot of the universe, all is WE'LL
enough rain and sunshine and
everything growing in a manner to
surprise the oldest inhabitants Let
us be thankful.