Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-02

He was kicked on the knee by a
horse.
Robert Anderson, an old resi-
dent of Mt. Hope township, died
Saturday.
Emil Wurster of Slater, Mo-,
visited his sister, Mrs. W. B. Dyer,
several days.
The fair book is nearly com
pleted. If you wish some adver-
Using space in same, speak at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Joeckel
and children are visiting the big
fair in st. Louis. Started Thursday
morning and expect to be gone a
week to ten days.
- Miss Delp of Chicago is a guest
of Mrs. A. G.. Knapp. Miss Delp is
a professional nurse, and was with
Mrs. Knapp while she was in the
hospital in that city.
Andrew Brown came from
Montfort Wednesday, and returned
on Thursday with his wife, who
had been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. George Sterrett.
Fred Aupperle remembers us
with several messes of new potatoes,
the EARLY Six Weeks" an extra
early variety. Some of them are
over three inches long.
First Communion services at
st. Clements Catholic church Sun
day. The ladies will give dinner,
serving ice cream, cake, ETC., all the
afternoon. All invited.
Fay Barstow was fourth on the
list of candidates examined for a
rural route, and consequently is
entitled to a place. His name was
Internationally omitted last week.
Mrs. Oscar Bonham of Bloom
ington went to Mendoza Thursday
to see her husband, who is taking
treatment for a mental disorder,
with every prospect of complete
recovery.
VIM. Cohen of Rochester,
Mimi, has purchased the M. HI.
Eastman farm, three miles east of
Lancaster. Consideration $1,000.
Sale was made through the agency
of John Day.
-Montfort high school teachers
for next year are Prof. Orchard,
principal; Lottie Ogilvie, Verona,
German and history; Bessie Van
Malta, Quinnisec, Mich, English
and mathematics.
-Theo. Degenhart came over
from Mt. Hope Tuesday evening,
to meet his uncle Theo. Mikesch
and daughter Miss Amelia of Du-
buque, and cousin Miss Matte
Quigg of Hammond, Ind.
DIR. Godfrey last Wednesday
shipped the little pony and buggy
by express to niece in Casper,
Wyoming. The little fellow was
put in crate, in the same manner
as other small animals are shipped.
Under Sheriff Calls went out to
Millville Thursday, and brought in
John Foster, who had a scrap with
Clarence Horsfall. Mr.. Foster
settled with Justice Shimmin for
$3.50, gross, and went home salts.
fed.
Mrs. G. w. Ray entertained a
few lady friends at tea Thursday
evening, in honor of Miss Dora Wat
kins, who goes Tuesday to Lawson
City, Oklahoma, Mrs. Hale who re-
returned Friday to her home in
Geddar, S. D., and Mrs. John Benz
mer, who will soon return to hel
Arizona home.
The effort made to have quiet
Fourth of July-that is, one devoid
of noise-has resulted in quite 9
failure. The youthful citizens would
feel greatly disappointed if they
could not have explosives and the
concomitant burnt fingers. Afte1
all it seems queer that we should
celebrate a national event with
explosives. The booming of cannon
and the firing of guns are reminders
of the war that brought abou
victory, and tradition is hard t.
shake off.
Warren j. Babcock, editor O
the Kickapoo Valley Journal a
Soldiers Grove, was the victim of {
premature fourth of July acciden
when toy dynamite torpedo acci
dentally dropped from his hands
and exploded on the floor, tearins
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