Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-03
Local JOttingS.


teville Saturday.
VIM. Hayward was up from
Boscobel Monday.
Frank Braudt of Fenpimore
was in Lancaster Monday.
Gerhard Wllkie of Hazel Green
had business at the county seat
Monday.
H. J. Belscamper, wife and
family spe 1T Saturday and Sunday
Ia Benton.
"A crew of Northwestern car
penters are engaged in erecting a
storage house for sand at the round
house.
F. McMann and wife returned
to their Madison home after a pleas
ant visit with their relatives and
friends in this city.
Clarence Calvert and Hubert
Alt went to Madison Monday. They
wrote the Civil Service examination
for bookkeepers Tuesday.
The Meeker- Powell Picture
show was very well attended and
gave very good satisfaction to an
exceptionally large house.
Robert Archer and wife have
returned to their home at Madison
after an enjoyable visit with rela-
tives and friends in this city.
Ted Lowry will be home this
week. Ted decided to wait until
June 18th to take his physical ex-
animation. Coming home now to
rest up. -
John Kilburg was up from Ca
lena over Sunday. He is holding
down a good position in Blewett's
cigar factory in that city and was
up to visit his family who still reside
here.
MIR. and Mrs. E. S. Morse are
back to Fenn1more from Black
River Falls. Mr.. Morse is recover
ing nicely from his unfortunate
accident last fall in which he frac-
tured limb.
How about that old rocking
chair or that discarded set of shelv-
ing for the rummage sale? Any
thing is acceptable from an air
castle to stove zinc. Watch the
Herald for time and place.
DIR. Godfrey returned from Chi
cagy Monday night after taking
Mrs. J. FL. Howe to the Hahnemann
hospital. A telegram reed Monday
afternoon from Mr.. Howe reported
the operation over and successful.
Rev. Ralph and family took de-
parture for Mineral Point on short
visit yesterday morning Rev.
Ralph will return to hold COM
mun1on services Sunday while Mrs.
Ralph and son will tarry few days
longer.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Congregational church will meet in
the social room of the church Fri.
day of this week at 2 p. m. All
ladies ready to assist in the work of
the society are cordially invited to
be present.
-Platteville people look for the
new Trego mine north of the fair
grounds to be the best mine in this
section. Trego bought the mine for
81, 100000 and recently sold all but
controlling interest for $40, 100000,
he holding $151, 100000 of the etock.
The shaft is down ninety feet and
will be put down sixty-fve feet fur
Their. They will have 200 ton mill
ready for work soon.
DIR. Doolittle's automobile is
here and Doc is getting onto the
hang of it. 1t is certainly a dandy.
Saturday night he met with a little
accident, getting mixed up with
team in some way. One of the
horses kicked a hole in one of the
tires. Ed. Hyde fixed that up all
right however. Monday afternoon
the streets looked quite cityfied
with three autos running around the
streets.
The B-bite given under auspi-
ces of the Ladies of the G.. A. r. at
K. P. hall Saturday eve was we'll
attended and Melted the organiza-
ton 1888. The ladies thank the
public heartily for this liberal
patronage. The comrade members
of the order were given a surprise
Monday eve by finding dainty
little May basket hung at the doors
of their respective homes, filled