Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-23
Ed. Eberle of Highland is a

Ed. Eberle of Highland is 9
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lou Eberle.
Miss Tony Patcel left Sunday
for Madison where she intends tc
stay for some time.
The Missi onary society of the
Congregational church, will meet
with Mrs. Geo. Goble Friday after
noon.
Lester Walker of Cassville
visited at the home of his father Ed.
Walker last week. The Walkers
have sold their farm in Cassville.
Mrs. Alex. Sweeney and son
who have been visiting her parents
here for the past several days re-
turned to her home at Cobb Sun
day.
The gentle western breezes
OF the'gladsone springtime whisper
a funny little secret which none
but Geo. BROKER can reveal and
he wont.
Prof. Dick Allen, the Australian
one-man orchestra, who was
featured at Cuba City last week,
entertained the boys in some of the
places of resort about town last
Saturday.
"A party of Patch Grove young
people, composed of Messrs. Lewis
brothers and McKichan, and Misses
Dyer, Walker and Lewis, made the
overland journey via. Lancaster
to Platteville, to attend the normal
debate Thursday evening, returning
Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Women's Missionary society of
the Congregational church will be
held at the residence of Mrs. George
P. Goble on Friday March 9th,
at 3 o'clock p. m. All ladies of the
church and congregation are cordi-
ally invited to attend.
1t has been suggested that Ian
caster plan for a big 4th of July
celebration this year to be parti-
cipated in by every city, town and
village in the county and that the
new courthouse be properly dedi-
Gated at the same time. Let the
matter be discussed.
Mrs. Carrie Nathan Clements
writes that she made the journey
without accident to Tucson, Ari-
zonn, and found her husband, Geo.
Clements, in a good state of health.
Mr.. Clements is now connected
with mining company there. He
expects to do only light work for
a time, until his health is fully re-
cuperated.
The next regular meeting of
Sylvan Camp, No. Is, M. w. A.,
will be Thursday evening of this
week. Camp will open promptly
at 7:S0 for work. Entertainment
follows, beginning at s, consisting
of a drill by the Boys brigade,
music, recitations, and something
and then some" by the Royal
Neighbors. Bring your family
and friends.
The sun crosses the line on
March Dist usually, but this year
it got over one day earlier, the
almanacs tell us, and Old Sol got
over into this side on Sunday.
Monday accordingly. was the first
day of spring and it was a fine
specimen a. The almanacs in
form us that the sun will go back
south Sept. % this year instead of
21st as customary.
"A good story is told of teacher
in a certain town who told her
pupils the story of the landing Of
the pilgrims, and then asked each
OF them to try to draw, from i'm
agination, picture of Plymouth
Rock. All went to work at it but
one little fellow, who hesitated and
at length raised his hand. "Well,
what is it," asked the teacher.
please, ma'am do you want us
to draw hen or rooster?"
We were favored with copy
of the Daily Mirror of Escanaba,
Michigan, through courtesy of our
former townsman, James. McGoni-
gal, who is in the mercantile bust
ness there. The paper speaks of a
bad epidemic of winter cholera and
typhoid fever, not only there, but
in other lake towns as well, due to
the extreme cold winter and the
immense amount of ice in the lake,
| from which the water is generally