Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-03
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Local JOttingS.

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There will be total eclipse of
the sun on August 30.
DIR. Scanlan made business
trip to Fennimore Monday,
Mrs. Ira w. Smith of Fenni-
more was caller in town Sunday.
George Lille of Platteville
was caller the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Geiger of
Cassville were in town on business
Monday.
&C. F. Springer, the Mineral
Point cigar man, transacted bust
ness here Saturday.
Miss Fay returned to Madison
Sunday, after pleasant visit at the
home of J. H. Howe.
Herald job rooms are turning
out the printing for the Potosi
reunion to be held on the 18th.
Paul Howe started on the return
journey to Sioux City, Iowa, Sun
day. Paul is on the editorial staff
of the Sioux City Journal.
"A. w. Hastings went to Platte
vile Saturday evening to meet Mrs.
Hastings and daughter, who were
returning from their visit at Foot
vile, Ill.
Mrs. Martin Med Donald with her
two daughters is visiting at Lake
Marie, Ill. Martin does nothing
during the spare moments but sit
and watch the clock.
-Ellenboro and Coon Hollow
base ball teams will cross bats at
the fair grounds in Lancaster Fri
day afternoon for purse of 800
and gate receipts. A warm game
is promised.
Fire destroyed Alley Peterson's
business block in Soldiers Grove
Saturday morning. 1t contained the
city ball above, and a hardware
store and bottling work below.
Loss $4,000. Insurance 81, 800.
John Pink did not relish the
saloon business like he thought he
would and has sold his interest in
the Club to his brother Frank who
will continue the same. Glenn
Holmes has been engaged as assist
ant. II
Ed. Krog, Art Mann, Mrs. DR..
Miller, Miss Amelia Krog and Mrs.
j. G. Kemler and son Herbert drove
up from Platteville Sunday. Upon
their return they were accompa MED
by Miss Gussie Macke, who has
been visiting relatives here.
The G. B. & @. company has
completed the new bridge across
the mouth of the Wisconsin river
and built a double track from the
bridge through the city of Prairie
du Chien. The people of that city
hope for division station.
One of the shipwrecked and
saved passengers of the steamer
Norge that went down off the coast
of Scotland was Torger Sevalrud,
who arrived in Fennimore last
week for a visit with relatives. He
was six days in lifeboat, and was
finally saved by Dutch steamer.
The citizens of Potosl are pre-
pairing for a soldiers reunion at that
place on Thursday, August II. A
very interesting program has been
prepared. Arthur w. Kopp of Platte
vile will be the orator, and the
famous Cuba City band will furnish
the instrumental music. Lancaster
will send large delegation of veter-
ans and others.
The state board of control is
advertising for bids for an addi-
ton to the Mendoza hospital for the
insane. The addition is intended
chiefly to get bathrooms for both
sexes and a congregate dining
room. The cost is to be between
$40, 900 and $45, 900 and it is planned
to have the structure enclosed this
fall. The addition will be in the
form of wing and the architec-
ture will correspond with that of
the other buildings.