Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-15
LITTLE GRANT.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Good weather and drying roads
are the outlook at present.
VIM Pagenkopf was in Lanca ster
Sunday and on his return was &C
compan1ed by his brother Otto who
intends to work for him again this
season,
Isaac Garthwaite and sons are
farming the Horace Underwood
farm this year After mature con-
sideration and due deliberation Mr..
Underwood decided not to sell his
farm at present.
Chas. Wetmore had business in
Lancaster Tuesday.
The board of directors of the
Pleasant Valley school have recent
Iy installed a new heating plant, a
new ventilation system and other
Improvements contingent with first
class rural school regulations. They
expect to draw the increased
amount of money granted to schools
satisfying certain requirements but
IL the opinion of the correspondent
they will find that they have spent
more money than they will receive
from the state, and will find that
only individuals to profit by the ex-
penditure will be the agents of the
Improvements" installed.
Miss Ida Govicr returned from
Madison Tuesday. She expects to
receive news from her examina-
ton in about a month.
VIM. Welsh was at Lancaster re-
Gently and while there purchased a
new grain drill.
The Sunday school conducted by
the Union church will be recon
vened next Sunday and will contln-
ne throughout the summer AL
those desiring to participate in the
election of officers and take part in
the Sunday school work will please
be present at $50 a. M.
George Garthwaite was a Ian
caster caller Saturday.
J. G. Welsh and Columbus Wayne
were business visitors in Blooming
ton Wednesday.
Election passed off very quietly
last Tuesday, the entire caucus tick
ct being elected with little or nc
scratching. A total of forty-fiv
votes were cast. On election day
the annual town meeting was con
vened, taking place between the
hours of one and three o'clock Oh
the day mentioned. After the meet
ing was concluded, balloting was
again resumed. The business trans
acted at town meeting was as fol
lows: 1t was voted to raise 1, So, OOC
on the bridge work; 2, $3.50 TO,
bridge expenditures; 3, 1915 for per
manent roads, the county also pays
$315, making $3.50 to be used in
building permanent roads. Another
thing voted was to raise the clerks
salary to $73 so per annum. The
question of raising the assessors sal
airy was also agltated but was final
ly decided to leave it at the present
rate of $50 per annum.
Bert and VIM. Garthwaite were
visitors at the county seat last
week.
Melvin Champion was a business
visitor at Bloomington Wednesday.
A class of several young people
were confined at the Lancaster
Lutheran church Sunday, April H.
Those who represented Little Grant
church in this confirmation class
were Arno Brandemuhl and Otto
Pagenkopf.
Albert Brandemuehl and family
attended the confirmation in Ian
caster last Sunday.
Matilda Smith spent Sunday at
the home of her parents, John
Smith and wife of this township.
We think Little Grant enjoys the
distinction of having the only mute
justice of the peace in this state OF
in the United Stotes. At the cleo
ton held Tuesday Mr.. T. S. Pendle
ton, the person Just referred to, was
elected to fill this important office
Mr.. Pendleton has been dumb since
childhood but has nevertheless be-
come an intelligent and capable
man, and is also a good deal of 9
scholar. We are sure that he can
fill any requirement devolving upon
him in his capacity as justice, and
can express himself succinctly with
out the aid of an interpreter.