Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-11
FATR THIS WEEK.

full fair ever pulled off here. Con-
gresham Murphy of Platteville. will
divide cratorical honors with City
Attorney McGovern of Milwaukee
on Thursday morning. The races
are filing nicely. Fifteen harness
horses have this early been entered
for the races; 10 gallopers for the
running races, and ten mules for
the mule race. The tug of war
promises to be the most exciting
thing in athletics. All of the eight
township teams are now made up.
Dr.. @. W. Schmitt, a former U. 5.
veterinary Inspector, will speak on
tuberculosis in Cattle, and How
to Eliminate It" at the pens Friday
morning. The midway street is
rapidly filing up with attractions,
which promise to be more numer-
Gus than usual. Dara's famous
Third Regiment Band will furnish
lots Of fine music both days, with
evening concerts. Every body come
both days.
DEATHS.
Frank Raisbeck, one Of the sturdy
pioneers OF the south prairie, passed
away at the home OF his son Frank
Jr., last Friday. He was about 20
years OF age. His wife preceded
MIN by about two years. The fun
eral was held IN Dodge church
Monday, Rev. Woolley officiating.
Mrs. William Lewis, who, with
her husband removed to Iowa a
few years sgo. died at the home OF
her parents, Patrick Hamilton and
wife, last Thursday. The funeral
was held in st. Lawrence church,
Patch Grove, Saturday.
SCHOOLS.
The first week of our schools was
al that could be desired. Prof
Holt thinks he has splendid corps
OF teachers, and he expects great
results from the years work, which
has opened with SO much promise.
There are SO pupils in the high
school. an unusually large attend
ance for town the size of this one.
The LeaEsy school house, which
was burned 20 the ground recently,
is now eompletedaaad ready for the
autumn term, which will be taught
by Hampton Jr.
a DOUBLE SHIFT.
4. @. Shrake and family geturn-
ed to New Lisbon Saturday. Mr..
Shrake will return next week and
put two shifts of men on the New
Lisbon mine on the BARLEY arm.
The shaft is down about fifty FEET,
and the vein which has been fol-
lowed fer twelve feet is growing
steadily richer in fine cube lead ore.
There are side openings and de-
pOsits Of great promise, which will
be prospeeted later. They propose
to put the shaft down to a lower
level, to Investigate the blackjack
prospects
LOCALS.
The marriage of Miss Sylvia
Garthwaite 60 Samuel Stephens was
celebrated last Wednesday evening
at the NJ. E. church. in the presence
OF about ESQ guests, nearly half Of
whom were from other towns.
There was a reception at TIE home
OF the bride until II o'clock, whe n
the happy couple departed for their
new home in Milwaukee, where
Mr. Stevens is engaged IN the drug
business.
The Hatch family felt much con-
cerned over q name in the list of
dead n the Cedar Falls train wreck.
The Beeman mentioned proved to
be another man than our E. D.
Beemaa, the land man, who YVES
safe in Dakota with some excur-
,sionists,
The Pcitchett restaurant has a
new sign.
Miss Kelly. agent for the Beavers
Reserve Fund Fraternity. has nice
list of new applicants for insurance
in that excellent order.
Ted. Sprague, one CT our best
young men, has bought the w. II
Brown residence at the east end of
the Canal street bridge. Ted con-
hdently offers TO lease the premises
on a FIVE years contract. Now
Teddy
Sam1 Pearson, late principal of
nigh schools: Farming-is-hard-
work.
We are pleased to know that Rev.
WoOlley will probably be pastor of
the M. E. church another year,
having withdrawn his resignation.
Some of our young folks danced
az Glen Haven Friday evening.