Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-21
COUNTY NEWS.
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evening. They report the venture
a success.
Atty. Leo Philipson writes that
self and wife are enjoying Wash
ington very much. The duties of
his position are not very arduous,
and SO they do considerable sight
seeing III space time. They expect
toIbe home early in March.
Saturday was the banner day of
the year, on account of the near ap-
proach OF Christmas. Customers
swarmed III the stores, CARRYING
home large purchases of good
things. The merchants and extra
clerks had all they could do to
handle the crowd.
Burnell Newman writes a friend
here that the climate in Browns
vile, Texas, is fine now. Roses
and other flowers in full bloom.
Burnel is in the abstract business
with his brother-in-law, E. K.
Goodrich, county attorney. AS a
side issue, they are raising a large
garden, with the assistance OF some
Mexican gardeners. They have
five acres of onions, five of cabbage,
and other things liz proportion. AS
the soil and climate are very favor
able, they r realizing handsomely
on the venture
School closed Friday for the holi-
day vacation. Prof. Barnes and
wife went home to Onalaska, Prof.
Busch to Sparta, and Miss Orcott to
Mortified, Mimi.
Miss Foster, Of Ruthven, Iowa, is
a guest at the home of Andrew
Foster.
The farmers are making large
shipments of stock now.
R. N. Greer's three-year-old boy
has a bad attack of pneumonia.
Earl Morrissey and Ollie Keller,
high school students, are passing
the vacation at home IN Bagley.
Miss Alice Patterson is still quite
ill.
All the country schools are hav-
ing a vacation, and the teachers
are at home for a good rest.
The roads drifted quite badly
Sunday.
John Brady writes chat they are
having a good time in California.
Weather fine and fish biting.
Will. Miller and wife are over
from Lancaster for a few days visit
guests at the home of Griff. Hickok.
PATCH GROVE.
Don't forget the big shooting
match Saturday, the day before
Christmas. There will be Christ
mas dinners for everybody.
Misses Sprague and Van Duzen
are at their Lancaster homes. for a
two weeks vacation.
Davis Bros. have opened a skat-
ing rink in academy hall. 1t is
being we'll patronized.
Lee Kolb has been offered a lucra-
tive position with the Switzer Com
mission Co., of Chicago. He may
go after the holidays.
Chairman T. D. Maggie transacted
business in Lancaster last Thurs
day.
Fred Hill is home from Crawford
county where he has been en-
ployed.N
Humphrey & Barr shipped a large
consignment OF live poultry last
Thursday.
The Bagley Chronicle says that
Nose Hicklin has purchased a build
ing in that village. 1t is rumored
that a saloon will be conducted in it
by J. B. Key & co.
Local sportsmen held a shooting
match here Saturday. A number
of the boys carried off Christmas
dinners.
A number from here did Christ
mas shopping at Bloomington on
Saturday,
Charles C'Neil returned Friday
from a six weeks business trip thru
the south in the interests OF the
ONeil-James Co., of Chicago. He
made Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee. He says the south is too
conservative for their line of bust
ness although his trip was a very
satisfactory one. After the holi-
days he will travel in Iowa, Mime
sofa and Nebraska.
There will be an old fashioned