Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-08-07
Local JOttingS.

You can almost hear the corn
grow these days.
Joe Staver was here from Liv-
ingston Saturday.
Get something ready to exhibit
at tie county fair.
Hi. Eastman and sen were here
from Cobb Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Koch was here from
Fennimore Monday.
Roy Pemberthy took departure
Sunday for Ind. Territory.
Word received from Hubert
Alt is that ne is in Denver.
Mrs. E. A. Ut and children are
visiting at Springfield, Ill.
VIM. Barrows started his brick
factory to working yesterday.
Ora Frame and Louis White
were Platteville visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Sam JoeckeI and children
are visiting relatives at Rockford.
Showers Monday and yesterday
gave vegetation q new lease of life.
Miss Mollle Astell of Madison is
& guest of her friend, Miss Clara
Budd.
Mrs. Hiram Wagner and gran d.
child went to Prairie du Chen yes
terday.
Frank Staver of Elk Grove
visited relatives in Lancaster over
Sunday.
-Step-ladders and alarm clocks
have helped lots of people to get up
in the world.
Miss Leona May is in Madison,
q guest at the home of her uncle,
Henry Barry.
Miss Frances K altenbach of
Kenosha is visiting at the home of
Harry Barnett.
The Dodgeville band has been
engaged to play at the state fair on
Friday, Sept. 18th.
Byron Maiben of Cresco and
daughters are guests of VIM. Nc
Mahon and family.
-Galena saloonkeepers have
abolished free lunch counters and
sc pony WHISTLES.
Miss Bessie Docherty of Rock
Island, ILL.,, is guest at the home
of her cousin Mrs. Bowers.
Geo. Mccarthy has accepted q
position at Des MONIES, and took
departure for that CITY Sunday.
The circus went from here to
Mt. HOreb, thence to Elroy, Reeds
burg, Lake Mills and Hanover, ILL.,
-Undersheriff Calls disposed of
the Ebenzer mine with all it's equip
ment yesterday. 1t is located near
Livingston.
The energy a small boy expends
in ball game would cultivate an
acre of potatoes If attached to the
end of hoe handle.
LOST: Between Lancaster and New
California, Aug. Bird, a lady's gold
hunting case watch with initials j. M.
on back. Finder leave at this office
and receive reward. 62w2pd.
Zion City as the Zion City Of
old is no more. It is now in the
same categOrie as other places, by
the fail of the faithful.
Benton is to have a fine new
bank building. Contractor John
Hughes of Platreville has the con-
tract for its construction.
Landlord Wright, wife and
daughters Alice ard Minnie are
camping in cottage at Lake Min
netonka near Minneapolis.
Miss Hazel EickOk of Blooming
ton who has been visiting relatives
and friends IN Lancaster for some
time, returned home Saturday.
-Haying is about completed and
harvesting well under way. 1t will
not be long before threshing engine
whistles Will be heard IN the land.
County fair officials are busily
engaged in circulating advertising
matter for the big exhibition Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. 17-1S-19.
-Messrs. Louis Vesp erman,
Henry Holzinger and Benz. Petty,
all prosperous farmers of South
Lancaster, are IL South Dakota
locking at land.
Catcher Treghorn OF the Ian
caster baseball team has resigned.
He goes to Highland to join the
team Of that place. Another cat
cher Will be secured for the local