Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-20
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
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given TO running SpcCidI OAOuAoloAio
for such events or catering to pass
enger traffic so to speak, their enor-
nous through-freight business APP
parently being the long suit. Can
it be that the freight business is
somewhat curtailed owing perhaps
to the packing house strikes all over
the country? We are of the opinion
that their willingness to accommo-
date the travelling public just at
this time is thus accounted for.
There is marked shortage on live
stock consignments and the COM
pany must therefore cater to human
freight in order to stimulate bust
ness when it suits their convenience.
The passenger service on this, their
northern division, has always been
miserable. With no relief in sight
the travelling public is justified in
boycotting and knocking against
the road at every opportunity.
Our people are so much elated
at having pulled off the reunion so
successfully that a suggestion has
been made that it might have been
wise to have instructed our towns
man, Joseph Walker, who is in
attendance at the national en-
campment of the LG. A. r., in
session at Boston, to luse what in
fiuence he could bring to bear to
have the next encampment held
at Potosi. The question is open to
debate.
Fred D. Taft Of Indianapolis is
here on visit to his mother, Mrs.
T. r. Seaton.
Hal Foster arrived last week from
Beloit for visit; with his grand
mother, Mrs. Fanny Massey, before
returning to resume his school work
at Cherokee, Ia. He has the chair
of mathematics IN the public schools
of that city.
The Misses Lizzie ard Anna Brom-
ert of Carroll, Ia, are guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frank0 Elscamp.
John billiard came up from Du-
buque Tuesday evening and the fol
lowing morning in company with
Landlord and Mrs. JOS. Vogelsburg
and son Henry went down to the
Mississippi on a fishing expedition.
The party was exceedingly FORUM
ate, making many good catches, but
Henry carried off the honors of the
day, he having landed a 20-pound
catfish.
Ex-County Treas. J. B. Mauer of
Sitter spent short time in our
village Wednesday, enroute home
from the Rosebud reservation. He
is not very favorably impressed
with the country.
Miss Carrie Medley took departure
for her home at Platteville Tuesday,
after two weeks pleasantly passed
here with her friend, Mrs. Jennie
Fure Reinecke.
The Misses Bessie Walker and
Florence Taylor of Lancaster were
guests of Mrs. David Spaith
several days during last week.
Ex-Sheriff Horace Hymer and son
little Goldie were in town for a
short time last Tuesday and took
dinner with Grandma Hymer.
Henry Vogelsberg returned Tues
day morning from his sojourn at
Hartville, ILL.,, where he has been
the guest of friends for the past
six weeks.
If the success of the Badger fair
is going to be measured by the
amount of advertising the ,associa-
ton is doing it will in the language
of the street be a bowling success.
But it must be remembered that
the county fairs of decade or
more years ago and those Of to-
day differ vastly in the matter of
attractions, and the association that
can offer the greatest number of
attractions possessing real merit
will as a natural result win out.
With all due credit to Platteville she
is up and coming and is bidding for
the crowd.
Rob. Glennon, Grover Vogelsberg,
Otto Fure, Henry Schumacher and
Will Doser have gone in to camp
near Mccartney station and on
Tuesday shipped a car load more
or less of tents, cots, bedding,
cooking untensils and full list of
edibles for the culinary over which
Mesdames Glennon and Doser will
preside. They are adopts in the art
of cookery, and are keeping open
house to their friends. Those who
visit them during their outing will