Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

Mrs. Chas Burrows is visiting
at Platteville.
Mrs. Louis Welter was Platte
vile visitor, a greater part of last
week.
One of those popular dances
will be given at the rink Thanks
giving night.
The Mystic Workers will give
dance at the opera house Thanks
giving night.
The ladies of the Lutheran
church of Boscobel conducted a
rummage sale last week and cleaned
up $50.
Fred Cox celebrated his 31st
birthday Sunday and several neigh
bors and friends assisted in making
the occasion an enjoyable one for
him.
1t is reported that the G. M q
st. P. Ry. will remove their shops
and division headquarters from
North McGregor to Prairie du Chen
next year. It was taken away from
the latter place in 1895.
-Auctioneer p. A. Bishop of
Platteville was an agreeable caller
yesterday Mr.. Bishop predicts
most successful season ahead. He
has already cried &c sales thus far
this fall and has two score or more
booked in advance.
The Lancaster high school foot
ball team added another victory to
their string last Saturday in the
game with the Rewey high school
eleven. The return game between
these two teams will take place on
the Lancaster fair grounds this
| Saturday afternoon, at 2:3G.
A father in discussing foot ball
with the president of the school
board recently said his objections TO
the practice Of the game was that
his son wore out the west side of
pair Of pantaIoons every week. The
president Of the board asked him
what he meant by the west side, and
he replied; the side the son sets
on.
Geo. Garner, formerly Of this
city, who is farming over in Rich
land county across the river from
Boscobel, had the misfortune the
other day to have a pair of ribs
fractured IN a tussle with an I'M
ruly COW. We didn't believe there
was a bovine living that George
couldn't handle, but evidently those
Richland county COWS are excep-
tionally mean.
Mrs Jones Whatever we got
ter be thankful fer, Silas?" Mr..
Jones iva al, tn mortgage hez
bin foreclosed on tn farm, SO we
HASN'T got ter pay no more interest
an taxes; tn autermobils bin
attached fer debt, so we hain't got
ter worry about that no more.
Johnny Smith hez thrown over our
daughter Sal, so we won't have him
ter support. Great Scott, Marie
we've got everything ter be thank
full fer"
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