Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-29

IS. Brookens of Bloomington
was here Friday.
John q. Harshberger is visiting
at Camp Douglass.
Mrs. John N. Taylor is visiting
relatives at Elk Grove.
Mrs. Robt. Anderson, a pioneer
resident of Patch Grove, died
Saturday.
Game Warden Storrs inspected
matters political and otherwise
here Sunday.
VIM. Graham, who had an
operation performed here last week,
is recovering.
Miss Zell Parrish of Patch Grove
was a guest of relatives in Lancas-
ter over Sunday.
Mrs. James McGonigal and
daughter took departure Saturday
for Minneapolis.
Landlord Walter Orion of
Fennimore greeted Lancaster rela-
tives and friends Sunday.
w. CT. Palmer and w. E. Howe,
Boscobel attorneys, were present at
the Tuesday term of probate court.
Barney Bendorf has about
closed deal for the sale of his fine
farm of 100 acres at $S5 per acre
and will remove to Lancaster to re-
side if he makes the sale.
"A. L. Woffenden of Patch
Grove was in the city Monday and
met the Misses McKerney Of Platte
vile here. They went home with
him and expect to pass the summer
there.
-Messrs. Speck and Hazen, ac-
companied by their wives, drove
over from Eastman, Crawford
county, Sunday, to visit a sister Of
the latter at the asylum. They re-
turned on Monday.
"A fight is on among the trans
Atlantic steamship companies fol-
the European-American passenger
traffic, and as result the round
trip passage has been reduced tt
$50 from New York.
John McKevitt purchased the
pony cart owned by Mrs. Abbie
Cronin Saturday and sent it ovel
by stage to Fred Wetmore of Patel
Grove, who has span of light
weights for the conveyance.
Miss Dora Watkins and niece
Mrs. John Benner, left Monday
for ST. Louis to take in the fair and
thence to Lawton, O. T., to visit
with r. A. Watkins and family
Mrs. Benner will then return to he1
home in Arizona.
= Sam Stephens, the popular drus
clerk, was home from Milwaukee
for a brief visit over Sunday. HI
has accepted a position in thu
drug store of his brother-in-la
1. H. Tarrant, in that city ant
assumes his duties July LIST.
Monday was the day set fol
meeting Of the city and town board,
Of equalization. But few Gran
county assessors have as yet com
pleted their task however and tn,
boards simply met and adjourned
to later date, according to law.
The strawberry bed is, or should
be, the center of attraction fo
every well regulated family jus
now. No other fruit quite take
the place of the strawberry. It i
so easily raised, has so few enemies
is so prolific and reliable and last
such a long time. Beautiful t.
look at, fragrant to the smell, deli
cious to the taste, we pity any maj
who cannot or will not raise it.
Miss Bertha Eastman, teache
in the Steil school, gave a picnic il
the grove opposite the schoolhous
last Friday. Friends to the numbe
of two score or more assembled t
enjoy the day and the entertain
ment provided, which was yer.
interesting. The pupilsj were wei
drilled and the songs and recita
tions were excellent. An elaborat
dinner was served in true picni
style, to which all did justice.
The members of Tom Cox pos
and the w. r. G.. held a uniol
memorial service Saturday evenin
last at the Grand Army hall TO
deceased members of both order
who departed this life during tn
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