Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-03
LITTLE GRANT.

Willie Garthwaite was Lancas'
ter caller Monday, May %
Ora and Willie Welsh visited &C
ouaintances at Shutdown Sunday,
May %.
E. H. Dewing, of Fennimore was
at Jas. Garthwaite Tuesday for the
purpose of repairing the latter's
phone. He has been assisted OF
late by VIM. Trollope, one OF ou1
fellow townsmen.
This part of the country was the
recipient of light hail storm Mon
pay, but fortunately it did but little
damage.
Roy Garthwalte was Blooming
ton visitor last week.
Many of our farmers are institut-
ing telephone repairs IN their own
phones of late. Several repair men
haye been circulating in this vicini-
ty, but with not very fattering re-
suits however.
Our schools are all closed for the
summer vacation. An epidemic of
measles at the Jeidy school COM
PEELED them to close the school a
week before it would have been out,
and so that week of school will have
to be made up at the beginning of
next year.
George Garthwaite was at the
county seat one day last week.
Corn is coming up nicely but so
much wet weather is equally con-
ducive to wild. growth as to corn
propagation.
A good many of our citizens at
tended the Memorial day exercises
in Bloomington Saturday. A par
ade of citizens, school children,
Grand Army of the Republic veter-
ans, Womens' Relief Corps mem
bers, and the Bloomington Brass
band marched to the cemetery
where appropriate exercises &C.
Cured. After the exercises Geo. B.
Clementson, of Lancaster delivered
a memorial day address in the city
hall.
Harvey Hullburt delivered cattle
at Lancaster, Tuesday, May 26.
Mrs. Thos. Webb visited relatives
in Mt. Hope last week
A. S. Hamer has been circulating
among our farmers in the interests
of the Bloomington Hail and Cy-
clone Insurance Co. Mr.. Hamer
reports business active and the COM
pany IN a fourishing condition.
Miss Myrtle Garthwaite was a
visitor at the home of her brother
James Wednesday and Thursday.
Joseph Hurlburt, of Lancaster. is
visiting at the home of his son Har-
vey.
Frank Webb, the Mt. Hope horse
man, was renewing old acquaint-
ances and acting IN his business
capacity in this vicinity Tuesday
and Wednesday. On account OF
Unusual patronage he was COMPEL
ed to remain in this vicinity longer
than he expected.
Chas. Underwood returned from
Baraboo and Madison Tuesday
evening Underwood will remain
at home during the summer.
Business visitors at Lancaster
last week were. Joseph Hamer,
Gilbert French and son, Bert Garth
waite, VIM. Pagenkopf, VIM. Kaap,
Ed. COVERS, Jno. Hollenburgber,
Ora Garthwaite. VIM. Welsh, and
II. Underwood
Sheepmen are hes1tating at sell
ing their wool at twelve and one
half cents per pound when the
price of wooden goods is about fifty
per cent in advance of what they
were two years ago when the price
of wool was thirty to thirty five
cents pound. Can some of our
statisticians explain this enigma
J. &. Welsh was a business caller
at Bloomington Wednesday.
1t is reported that R. w. Hede-
man, of Bloomington circummavi-
gated Little Grant Wednesday.
We presume that some of our
citizens will attend the Clifford
show troupe's "theatrlcals" at
Bloomington this week.
The Bloomington base ball team
passed through this township en-
route for Lancaster to engage In
base ball with the latter team last
Friday and returned in the usual
way i. e. colors dragging in the dust.
Fennimore visitors of last week
were VIM. Leighton and I. S.
Pendleton.
E. a. Grifis and family were
Lancaster visitors last week.
Mrs AonaS 1'rainOT has hean en-