Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-30

DR.. y. +. Sala and II. 4. Enke to ROCK
Island and Dubuque Sunday. Mrs. j.
B. Ludden home from Boscobel Mon
day. Louis Kaap and Les Brady, who
are building house for Tom and Jim
Nagle in Blake Hollow, we're in town
Sunday.
Visitors: Miss Carleton Of Lacrosse
at the John Ryan farm last week. Ruby
Dyer and Laura Walker, Patch Grove
school teachers, Saturday. Mrs. Zetta
Kleinpell ane daughters Clara, Edith,
Freda and Bertha Of Cassville, at the
home of Attorney L. Philipson Sun
day. w. e. Ryan and Tom Mernaugh
of Letcher, S. Oak. Saturday. John
Rollins and wife of Platteville, Friday.
G. w. O'Neill of Patch Grove, Satur
day. Ed Gulick Of Brodtville, Friday.
Two young men, Howard and Smith,
nephews of Chas. Stone, from Spring
Valley, Mimi. Sallle Cooley, Anna
Richardson and Ed Vesperman of Lam
caster Sunday. Jack McLane and
wife of Elgin Iowa, to Mrs. Crabtree's
funeral. r. B. Showalter and Delos
and Harvey Abrams Of Lancaster,
Tuesday, to see Lincoln Abraham, who
is still ILL., Andy Welsh of North And
over, Saturday. Mrs. Dawald Garner
of Lancaster at the home OF Editor
Craig
His many Bloomington friends were
panied to hear of the suicide of Chas.
Lisherness at Reedsburg Tuesday.
While living on the VIM. Lewis farm
north of here, Mr.. Lisherness and his
estimable wife made many friends in
Bloomington.
It cost George Foster the cigars to
find out the difference between dirty
canvas and the elephants natural hide.
Elmer Enke, son Of III. G. Enke, had
hand smashed in the Milwaukee car
shops, where he is employed. The
hand can be saved, however.
Prof. M. N. McIver and Miss Myrtle
Morrissey, teaching at Hudson, an
nounce their engagement. Wedding
June 80. Their home folks here are
ready to extend the glad hand.
Memorial services we're held at the
M. E. church Sunday.
Will Macke had buggy smashed in
runaway Sunday.
Erskine Jay, who was i'll, is better.
Erskine is one OF the graduates.
There will be a Missionary rally in
town June Sd, with speakers from
abroad.
The Glen Haven mine is looking up.
Ben benson says it is never failing
fact that when the river is up we have
plenty Of rain here.
The stairway to the old "Deadfall,'
the basement of the Ballantine build
ing, has been filled up. In the early
day there was breezy joint run down
there and many Of the boys of that
period took their first lessons in bad
habits down there. The people gave
it the name of "Deadfall" an appropri-
ate appellation The room has been
used principally as warehouse since
owned by the Ballantines.
The children of the lower depart
ments Of our school had their closing
exercise today, Thursday.
Old ettlers say they never saw vege-
tation.deve lop so rapidly. People have
to cut their lawns every three or four
days. There has beer little too
much rain for corn and some other
things, but if it let's up now, no serious
consequences will result. Hay in
most places will be ready to cut by the
middle of June. 1t has been wonder
full hay season.
Jay Donnelly has moved from the
rooms over the saloon to a residence.
Everett Faust will rent the vacated
rooms to anyone in need Of same.
Mark Cooper, photographer of Cuba
City, is guest at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooper.
FAIRPLAY.
Fairplay is on the boom. The mines
are in full blast and about twenty men
are employed. There is plenty of work
here for everyone.
The Hogan hotel is enjoying an ex-
cellent patronage.
Electric linemen were here Wednes-
day.
A new store will be opened here
shortly by E. Curey.
LIVINGTON.
Miss Ethel Bowette has returned
home from Platteville where she has
been the past four weeks.
Misses Leila Alton and Matte Wat
son attended the Epworth League con-
vention at Mineral Point last week as
delegates from our league.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dale moved to
Cobb this week, where they will make
their home.
Misses Bessie Livingston, Nella
Allen and Amy Jacobs, accompanied
by d. G. Morrow, John Jacobs and
Fred Stephens, drove to Platteville
Sunday.
Geo. Long of Baraboo, fireman on |
the Northwestern, is visiting friends |
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