Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Just few days before primary
election.
N. Schumacher, of Potosi, was a
caller Friday.
District Attorney Kopp had bust
ness here the first Of the week.
-Alonzo WAYNE was aAbuisness
visitor in Prairie du Chen last week.
County Treasurer J. j. Wenzel
was a Fennnimore caller Saturday.
There are those ball games today
and tomorl ow that all should plan
to attend.
-Chas. Petty started Monday for
South Dakota where he will live on
his homestead.
-Arcn Basford is enjoying vaca-
tion at his home in this city from his
work on the road.
That crispness that has been in
the air latey merely bstokens the
opening of autumn.
Are you preparing to attend the
fair here next week The attractions
will be excellent.
Mrs. Victor Holzmiller was called
to Highland Saturday by the serious
illness of her sister.
Louis Alt cabled his family Mon
day from Bremen saying that he had
arrived there safely.
Mrs. William Ziegler returned
from visit with relatives
at Edgerton, Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walker re-
turned Monday noon from an en-
joyable outing at Madison.
Miss Clara Budd left yesterday
for Seattle where she was has been
engaged to teach the coming year.
Earl Ivey left Satur lay after
noon for Fort Atkinson. where he
will visit his brother DIR. W. L. Ivey.
The Grant County Fair opens at
Lancaster next week Tuesday, Septem-
Der and lasts three days. You are
invited.
Miss Ida Cornwall has returned
home after Two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Platteville
and vicinity.
A new safe was installed Monday
in the high school, This has long
been needed for the safe keeping of
the school records.
Bert Shipley enjoyed avisit from
his father the first of the week. He
came over from Boscobel Saturday and
returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hagen and
son Merle returned home Monday
evening from Galena where they have
been visiting several days.
Robert Burgess is moving into the
Fl. Barnett residence recently vacated
by Walter Frost. Walter Ziegler is
moving into the John Jordan residence
lately occupied by Mr.. Burgess.
Miss Jennie Pengelly returned
Saturday to her home in Dodgeville
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in, this city. She was accompanied
home by her aunt Mrs. Margaret
Peacock.
The fairs held in the state this
week are Chiffon, Darlington, Maus-
ton. Merrill, Marshtield and Mani
towoc. Next week nine will be held
as follows: Wausau, Portage, Platte
Vile, Plymouth, Neilsville, Fond du
Lac. Evansville, Amherst Jet. and last
but by no means least the great Grant
County Fair held at Lancaster.
In a trotting race at the
Mineral Point Fair Friday there were
seven starters and at one point In the
track where there is slightly sharp
turn three of the horses came together
with somewhat disastrous results.
All three we've thrown, almost in a
heap and one driver shot over the
head of his horse with all the force
of catapult. Fortunately none of
the animals were injured and all OF
the drivers escaped with hardly q
scratch. 1t seemed wonder to the
spectators that none of them were
killed. -
There are several, Lancaster horses
entered in the races at the Big White
Fair held at Darlington this week. In
the 2 :16 pace Wednesday and the 2 30
pace Friday is entered the we'll known
Elizabeth owned by Ned Mccoy. In