Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-01
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trip to Sitter Saturday.
Miss Thompson of Fennimore
visited friends here this week.
Waiter Rose of Platteville Wis
tied friends in this city Sunday.
J. J. Tobin and A Kelly, both
of Potosi were callers at the county
seat Monday.
The w C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Laura A. Rhodes, Thursday,
April I'd, at $50 p, m.
Jack Watson, Grant County's
jovial ex-sheriff, came over from
Livingston the first of the week on
business.
George Carter returned Monday
to his studies at the state university,
after undergoing a siege with the
mumps at his home here
-Wieland Oswald, instructor in
Botany in the University of Min
nesota, arrived home Saturday to
spend his spring vacation.
Mrs. Frank Drinkwater and
children returned to their home IN
Highland Saturday, after pleasant
visit with relatives in this city.
Ralph Ray, teacher in the
Cement school east of Lancaster,
spent last week at his home in this
city-enjoying his spring vacation.
Rush Godfrey, student in the
Wisconsin university, visited a
couple of days at his home IN this
city, returning to his duties Mon
day.
The Dress Makers Association
will hold their regular monthly
meeting with Mrs. Mitchell Satur-
day evening, April 4, at the usual
hour.
w. E. Lathrop, the Lancaster
real estate man, transacted busl-
ness in this city last Saturday. Mr..
Lathrop is making dirt fly in way
that might well make the Panama
canal people green with envy. -Bos-
cobel Sentinel.
If you find pocket book or a
fat, attractive looking package ly
ing on the sidewalk today, be care
full about trying to pick it up, for
fear small boy lurking around the
corner or in some nearby stairway
has string attached to it. IT'S
April Fool day.
John Pendleton, formerly a
Lancaster restaurant proprietor, is
at the Grant County Hospital. Mr..
Pendleton's health is in such state
as to require close attention and his
friends thought it advisable to place
him where he could receive good
care.
The Prairie 1u Chen Press says
the Mississippi river is open to the
foot of lake Pepln and the Wiscon-
SIN is open to Kilbourn and ERE
many days the steamboat whistles
will again he heard. Some of the
local launch owners have already
had their boats IN the water and
given them trip.
Now is a good time to overhaul
the machinery and get extra parts
or castings. There is usually de
lay in getting the extras AID it pays
to have them on hand before the
season opens. Eveners have to be
purchased or made. Some bolts
may be needed on the seeder or
drill. Then, too, you ought to over
haul the harness, cleaning and oil
ing it. A broken harness may kill a
lot of time later on when we most
need it.
After the first Tuesday in July
no person will be permitted to take
out license for the sale of liquor
who is not full citizen of the Unit
ed States and the state of Wisconsin
as we'll as of the town, village or
city in which the license is applied
for. The law also provides that no
person shall be granted a license
who has been convicted of offense
against the laws of the state pun
ishable by Imprisonment In the
state prison.
1t looks now as though there
will be something doing" in base
ball here this year. AS soon as
weather permits the high school
team will start practice. L. o.
Pennock is captain this year and a
successful season is looked forward
to. The most important games
scheduled are two with Platteville
Normal, the first of which will take
place in about two weeks. A city
team will be organized if ifs fin