Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-12
George Whicher of Platteville
was in town Wednesday.

Atty. Scanlan of Fennimore
was in town on business Thursday.
Henry Damn is slowly recover
ing from an attack of measles and
grip.
-Auctioneer Cushman of Mont
fort was giving the glad hand here
Thursday.
The home of VIM. Barnes near
Cassville was badly scorched by fire
Wednesday.
John Horsfall of Millville de-
parted Wednesday for visit with
some friends of his youth at Han
over, Ill.
Miss Mary Farrell, teaching
near Bloomington, is home for a
short vacation.
Fred Mink and Howard Ora
ham are accorded highest standings
in the third room of the south
school.
George Blakesley has bought
L. Armfeld's house, the Weisbaum
place, in the third ward, and will
make it his home.
j. M. Hayden, postmaster al
Beetown, was in town Thursday
He had been to Boscobel to see
some relative who was ill.
-Hackett's orchestra of BarabOC
gave a concert and dance at Reeds
opera house Wednesday evening.
Those present say the music was
fine.
Ducks and geese are reported
to be going north in large numbers.
This is generally regarded as q
favorable indication of spring just
ahead.
Will Starr went to Winona
Mimi, Wednesday, where he ex
poets to take a job in barber shop
Will is good workman, and ne
doubt will be successful.
"A local merchant says the
breakfast food fad has about rur
it's course and the state agricultural
college has issued a bulletin de
nouncing the claims of most brands
as bogus or greatly exaggerated
Down with the breakfast food
-Chas. G. Orion and wife are
once more back on their home
turf, at Ellenboro. They tried
subduing the wilderness and farm
ing for two seasons near Thorpe
Clark county, and they like Grant
county best, and so have returned.
-Theo. Wiedenbeck, of the firm
of Wieden beck, Doeblin & Co., OF
Madison, and Mrs. Meinhard Of the
same city were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wiedenbeck Thursday. The
former is a cousin of Mr.. Wieden.
beck, and the latter is a sister OF
his wife.
Wednesday morning FREQ
Basford, wishing to hasten home to
see sick child borrowed Frank
Kiley's team. On the way the
team ran away, damaging the
buggy, but letting Fred off with 8
few bruises. He thinks it some
times better to make haste slowly.
Mrs. A. Knapp had the misfor
tune to fall and break her leg be
tween the ankle and knee at bel
home just west of this city to which
the family recently moved from
their farm at Cassville. Mr.. KNAPP
was absent at the time, but hast
ened home as soon as informed Of
the accident. The Herald hopes
the lady will meet with an early re
covery.
The artist generally leaves
many details untouched, giving the
imagination of the ordinarily intelli
gent person the exercise of supply
ing the missing lines. Likewise
the newspaper writer states the
case as briefly as possible, hoping
thereby to Obviate the necessity O.
an ocean Of words, words, words
which only make work and fill
valuable space, and do not sugges
anything to even the simplest child
mind.
The members OF the church an(
congregation are most cordially in
vited to attend the services Sunday
at the Congregational, for tn,
special object of taking a larger
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