Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11

Miss Roberts arrived home yes
terday from a visit with Dodgeville
relatives
Mrs. JOS. McBrieu. of MIN
neapolis, Mimi, arrived yesterday
having been called here by the serious
illness of her father Col. Clark.
-Muscoda fans are highly in
dignant because the Fennimore Big
Days management advertised the
game between Highland and Linden
as being for the championship of
Southwest Wisconsin and between
Bloomington and Fennimore as for
the championship of Grant county.
The Muscoda Democrat, in long
article published last week deeply
resented what is considered an in
situation that any of the four teams
engaged are better than the ''All
Stars. = The fans should restrain
their wrath. however, as every one
who has any knowledge of the game
and has seen the teams play knows
that Muscoda far outclasses any of
them. The championship business is
a crowd getter" used by nearly every
field day or fair management in this
section. 1t means nothing but helps
to boost the attendance.
Pitcher "Mose'' Parish, of Mont.
fort, we'll known to Lancaster base
ball fans. was last week released by
the management of the Green Bay
club of the WI league and signed
with the Sterling independent team.
At this time it is we'll to recall the
following statement made last spring
by the Galena Gazette: ''Parish has
gained in experience and perhaps
some day may shine in the higher
leagues while Piddington on the
other hand may have to 10 all his
shining in the independent ranks. =
This statement was made in a short
article comparing the relative merits
of the two pitchers, the odds being
according to the Gazette overwhelm-
ingly in favor of the Montfort boy.
The comparison needs no further
comment perhaps but it is interesting
to note how. the dope stands at the
present writing, Parish is attempt.
ing to ''shine in independent ranks
IwwRk a 80 64Sw 90 1rrs
work with Madison the best team in
the w T. league.
+ Last Saturday evening it became
snoised about in some way that WI.
Bryan would pass through Lancaster
the day following on his way to the
Platteville Chautauqua. 1t was said
that the. % Peetless One would take
dinner with Supt. M. V. Burris at
the Grant County Asylum and would
be driven from there to fulfill his
Chautauqua engagement. As q result
in the neighborhood of 100 people
gathered at the station at noon time,
many letting their Sunday dinner get
cold in order not to forego the op-
portunity of gazing on the noble
features of the Great Commoner.
Life long Democrats, who had looked
upon Bryan as an ideal since $50,
were thrilled with expectation at the
thoughts of meeting him face to face
in their home town. All anxiously
awaited the arrival of the train. and
the photographers who had arrived
early on the scene of action, had their
cameras in the best positions to get
speaking likenesses of the silver
tongued orator. At last the train
rolled in and one by one the pas
sengers stepped off. looking wonder
ingly at the expectant throng Sam
Draper accosted travelling salesman
with "Fine day. Mr.. Bryan, nearly
falling under the train in his eager
ness to. be the first one to shake hands
with him.. It was not, however until
the cars were emptied that the crowd
realized their wait had been in
vain and that Bryan had passed up
the opportunity of honoring Lancaster
with his presence. '''r' ~