Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-13


colt hitched to buggy, said get up,
and the colt laid down and broke
the thills and harness. Have patti
ence Will the colt hasn't learned
the word of command yet.
The owners of six nice blooded
stations that travel through Bag
ley, are owned by Messrs Keene,
Hamilton, Lambert, O'Neil and
Luke Anderson.
Among the business callers this
week w. Weed, town clerk, Rile
Jacobs and wife, Mrs John Marsh,
Hank Banner and Mile Burgess,
and j. c. BENEFITS, formerly of
Bloomington, now of Prairie du
Chen, travelling for Fred Way
& Son, Dubuque, Ia.
Two of our young men were out
the other night by the light of the
moon and a safe distance behind a
couple of girls promenading;Eut tn e
girls someway gave the boys the
slip and later on the young aspir-
ants found they had been shadow
ing a compile of elderly married
ladies. Ha, ha, we'll boys wipe the
cob webs eff of your goggles and
try 1t again.
Mrs. Johnson, sister of Mrs. J. p.
Day, Will return to her home at
Evansville, Wis next Monday.
The Burlington here laid off two
men and will, they say, thin out
some more section hands.
The Ladies Aid helped Mrs. Cor
don Pitser with her sewing last
Friday.
Arbor Day was observed by our
school primary exercises Thursday
afternoon and High school club en-
tertainment in the evening. Fri
day the children had half day off
to go flower picking and for while
the woods were full Of the rising
generation.
Cold, was no name for 1t. The
morning of May 8th you might
have seen U & out in the garden
hoe1ng with mittens and arctic over
shoes; on the 9th quite frost and
Sunday 10th, hot as mid summer.
Now don't 1t?
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Clifton drove
to Bloomington last Thursday.
That was sad aft t1r. the drown
ing of that young man, Mr.. Orr,
at Glen Haven last Friday.
Yes, DR. Mecum has young fox
to tame; look for your chicken
coops; Doc is the man behind the
gun just now, and the way English
sparrows fade away and that peskey
Reynard grows is caution.
Maud Grimsey and children after
a good visit returned last week to
Glen Haven.
Mrs. j. P. Day is gaining all the
time and will soon be out in the
flower garden.
The 4th of May Grandma Shrake
passed her 95th mile stone in life.
Some of her lady friends went up
and took dinner with the old lady.
Mrs. Jacob Beer accompanied by
her daughter-in-law, Mrs Leonard
Beer and her two girls called on US
last Sunday.
Little Jesse Mecum wanted to
give U &Ia bouquet, but was too
i'll to bring il, so after few days he
made his mother bring it; although
badly wilted we still keep it as a
token of true child like friendship.
The wives of Del Morrisey and
Lou Newman accompanied their
husbands to the hub" where the
men had to sit as jurymen.
Mrs Will Calkins took a trip to
Lacrosse last Saturday. While she
was gone Mrs. May Ruckdashel
looked after the interests of the
hotel.
People IN town should take a
personal interest in improving and
beautifyingthe town. Guard jealous
ly side walk from tramping hoofs of
stock, every shade tree and every
attempt to improve the looks of
lawns should receive the encourag
ing look and smile of every good
citizen old or young.
Miss Barber, principal of our
school received a visit from her
father. of Madison, last week.
He that writes AMI runs away
May live to write another day.