Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-12
"A. J. Hyde is in Milwaukee.

A. J. Hyde is in Milwaukee.
Eugene BROKER has new
motorcycle. I'LL E.s &
e. j. Walton and bride arrived
here last evening. .ao.ls
Miss Gladys Mufaey of Boscobel
is visiting Lancaster relatives.
Its a great summer for UNI
brellas and the street sprinkler,
Chairman Jno. Kelley of Wood
man was here on business yester-
day. '''..' .,..' s.-.7 ...'<'ss S..
/. Remember the excursion to
Devils Lake on Thursday, July
goth.
w. G. Dickey is here from
Topeka, Kan, guest at the home
Of A. G. Morse. 1 nas aea
-Attys. Blaine of Boscobel and
Cubela of Muscoda were here on
business yesterday. .g
Mrs. M. E. Coombs and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harloff, of Madison are
guests of relatives in this vicinity.
Roy Divall is home from a
months trip on the Pacific coast.
Just get hun to tell you one of his
fish stories e. .esssa-9s ISIS
John Reimer of Little Grant
cut his foot quite severely last week
with an axe. He is recovering from
the accident.
When we notice those brown
splashes of tobacco juice on the
walk we can't help thinking that
men and flies aren't so vastly diff
ferent after all.
will Kendall is up from his
mine at Rockville for short stay.
He reports an excellent prospect.
VIM. White of Rockville is associ-
ated with him in the enterprise.
John Blackburn has a kiln of
12O, 600 brick ready to burn for C.
B. Hopkins at Fennimore, after
which he will mould another kiln
OF 200, 900 providing the first is sat-
1sfactory. 81
Mrs. HI. Block and Miss Kath-
crime Block of st. Louis are guests
of Harry Barnett and wife. Mrs.
Block has the distinction of being
the first white child born in Potosi.
She is now 68 years of age. '.,-.a'.'
The street leading to depot from
the Northwestern hotel is receiving
attention. The macadamized road
bed will be 26 #. wide, substantial
ly constructed. The street will be
graded to the curb. Cement walks
will be costructed another year
along the en- tire street to the depot.
Every few days we hear of
cattle being killed by lightning,
nearly always while they are stand
ing near the barb wire fence. If
farmers would put a ground wire
on the posts, say ten or fifteen rods
apart there would be little loss of
cattle from this cause.
DIR. NARROW has found out
that he cannot maintain a dairy
proftably and hire all the labor
necessary. He has therefore de-
cided to close out his fine herd of
Jerseys and go into beef cattle in
stead on his 100 acre farm Just
south of town. He advertises his
Jerseys for sale in another column.
The production of The Minis
ter's Wife" at K. P. hall Thursday
eve by mckinley circle, Ladies OF
the @. A. r., promises to please all
who attend. The circle will call to
order in the lodge room at 7:3O and
transact necessary business. Out
siders who attend will meet in the
social room at 8 and the perform.
ance will open at S:15. Admission
10 cents; proceeds for memorial day
fund. ~
: Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Barnett
were married 48 years ago Saturday
and while the estimable couple
failed to recall the incident their
children and other relatives did
not, and as a result gathering of a
score or more came in on them
without formality in the evening.
Stories of old times were told and
a very enjoyable evening spent
The Herald hopes to record the
event for another decade of years at
least.