Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
COUNTY NEWS

Dunlap's mother, Mrs. Paine is here
from Ohio. Earl has been laid up
with a mild attack Of typhoid for
several weeks Frank He'll and
Mr.. Longbotham were here from
Cuba City Friday. Mr. He'll is up
for sheriff Misses Ella Witcomb
and Edith Pennock are visiting in
Lancaster and Fennimore Harry
Hickok, wife and daughter were
here from Belmont the latter part
part Of the week. Harry's hard
ware business is prospecting there.
Miss Cora Pitts, formerly Of
Bloomington. is to be married to
Dr. P. S. Basness, of Middleton,
where she has been teaching
Jas. Millin, accompanied By NJ J..
Kiebel, the Dubuque brewer, was
in town Thursday Quite a dele
cation Of veterans will go to Min
neapOlis for the National encamp-
ment Lee Greer and Geo. Pat
terson and wives are passing the
week at the Greer cottage at Clay
, ton Landing.
LOOK OUT FOR CARRIE.
Carrie Nation is coming with her
Ratchet to the Bloomington fair.
The management received positive
affirmation of her intentions last
week. She does the saloon window
scalping act stronger and better
than ever. Look out for flying
glass and barrels rolling about
street. The blacksmlths have re-
ceived orders for double-strength
chilled sheet steel windows from
the saloon keepers. Look out for
! Carrie. Her picture next week.
ABOUT TOWN.
The Congregational Sunday school
picnicked at Clayton Landing Fri
day.
Mr.. KOschke, of Mt. Hope, is help
ing in the Hedemann store during
Earl Dunlap's illness.
The county convention Of the W.
G. T. U. will he held here Thurs
day and Friday. Aug. Is and II.
Catholic fair Aug. Is and II.
The bastard who cut the large
! rope on the New Lisbon company s
drill deserves to be rode out Of
town on a rail" The company will
investigate, and may possibly find
the criminal Everybody in the
community ought to aid in the
search. We are very sorry that
such thing should happen in this
community, especially to a company
trying to discover some new re-
sources. Let everybody help to
catch the cowardly cur.
Casper Auel and Cecil Garner,
expert players, had a warm contest
Of six games OF pool Wednesday
evening for q Sc purse made up by
admirers Of each Games resulted
in a draw. each player winning
three.
Word comes from Iowa that Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Woodhouse's daugb-
ter, Nanta, is seriously i'll with a
spinal trouble, with but slight
chance for recovery. Mrs. S. A.
Hatch is thinking of going there in
the near future.
Miss Emma Glasier last Wednes-
day underwent an operation for ar-
pendicitis at Finley hospital, Du-
buque, Drs. Glasier and Lewis
were present, the former remaining
there until Saturday evening. Miss
Glasier is recovering nicely from
the effects Of the operation.
Tom Lawless is building large
cow and hay barn, 36x6O. Walt
Schneyer and crew are doing the
work.
Q. j. Prideaux recently bought
Frank Crabtree's so acres, lying
across the road east of the old
homestead
Rev. Fuller preached his farewell
sermon at the Baptist church Sun
day evening. The family will start
for International Falls, Mimi, in
few days.
The Second Wisconsin Cavalry
veterans annO11nca that +bov will
hold meeting in court room No. 3,
second floor of the court house, dur
ing the reunion at Minneapolis Aug.
Ii to II, and their first meeting will
be on Tuesday at p. N. Capt. D.
L. Riley rs the president of this
organization and Q. S. Sissin of La
Crosse, secretary.
r. n. Hoskins will make some ex-