Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-14
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Atty. VIM. Shimmin had business
out of town this week.
Atty. Ed Lowry is laid up with
an attack of rheumatism.
"A. w. Thomas. of Mineral Point,
was in Lancaster Monday.
William Star. of Bloomington,
was visitor here Monday.
j. Kelley, of Colerai2e, Mimi, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Bessie Webb left yesterday
morning for Platteville for visit at
the Hilton home.
"A missionary tea will be given
at the Nj E church this. Wednesday,
afternoon, from five to seven O'Clock.
Miss Gladys Jordan has returned
home after a very enjoyable visit of
two weeks with relatives in Dubuque
and Potosi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Chapman and
little son Eugene drove up from
Platteville yesterday for visit at the
BROKER home.
DIR. g. G. NARROW left yesterday
morning for Milwaukee to attend the
annual State Dental convention taking
place there this week.
A session of circuit court will be
held July 20 and one also on August
10 There will probably be no cases
heard on any other days until the
September term.
VIM. Mcmahon went to Fenni-
more yesterday on business. Mr..
McMahon's gang of bridge builders
are putting up two bridges in this
vicinity.
A merry fishing party composed
of John Decker, John Taylor, Clint
Edwards and Fred Wenzel left yester-
day for Madison where they will
spend few days irving to hook
every member of the fnny tribe in
the four lakes.
Louis Alt left Monday for Mil
waukee where he will attend a meet
ing of committee appointed TO make
arrangements for the establishment In
that city of a parochial school and
hospital for the Synod of the German
Evangelical church.
Avery and Webb will shortly
open up their automobile garage and
repair shop in the building formerly
occupied by G. B. Angus. Lancaster
will have two repair shops, the other
one having been started in the old
Pat May blacksmith shop several
weeks ago.
"A camping party made up of the
following people expects to leave
Thursday for Brodhead: Mesdames
Annie Laird James, Ed Morse and L.
81. Stevens and DR.. J. G. Doolittle,
Hubert Alt. Ed Morse, L. FL. Stevens
and V. L. Showalter. They will &C.
cupy several cottages on the Sugar
river which runs near Brodhead.
A chicken car arrived Saturday
and is being loaded with fine poultry
this week. Some of the chickens
manage to escape during the process of
transferring them from the coop to
the car and of course this affords the
kids a new amusement. They are
paid so much for every one of these
''fugitives' that they return to the
car.
Last Wednesday evening about
seventy neighbors and friends sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Knapp be-
fore leaving for their western home
at Pierre, S. D. They were presented
with silver gold bowl berry spoon, a
meat fork and beautiful hand painted
marine view to show the esteem in
which they were held, after which ice
cream and cake were served. A
very pleasant evening" was enjoyed
by all.
-VirIgl Piddington, pitcher on the
Madison Wisconsin Illinois league
team visited in Lancaster Monday
with friends. Piddington has the ap-
pearauce of being in finer condition
than ever. He looks brown and
healthy and says that his training in
league company this season has done
him a world of good From the ac-
counts in the daily papers Piddington
is one of the Senators dependable
twirlers. In the few games that he
has lost this season he has done credi-
table work.
-Geney Boyes received letter
Monday announcing that he was the
June champion Post boy in towns