Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-01-06

Herman Pagenhoff OF Lancaster
visited Little GRAFT friends several
days last week.
| The game warden () recently
[ pursued several of our agile, aggres-
sive and active young men Wno ap
peared to be engaged in nefariOus
nimrOdic pursuits, but did not sue
ceed in capturing them. This was
not the proverbial case where 1.-THE
wicked f1eeth and no man pursueth. .
Carl Kaap, who has been spending
a two months vacation with his
sister In Michigan, returned We'd
nesday to his home in Little Grant.
This is the longest vacation Mr.
Kaap has enjoyed since he settled
here many years ago.
Clinton Leighton attended the
dance at Bloomington Thursday
evening.
One of our old constituent citizens
Isaac Garth waite, is very i'll with
pneumonia. The attending physi
clan is DR.. Heraty of Bloomington
with Miss Maggie of Prairie du Chen
as nurse.
Dan Brody of Mt Hope returned
to Milwaukee Saturday after a few
days visit with friends and relatives
in Mt. Hope and Little Grant.
Lancaster business visitors last
week were Myrtle Webb, Myrtle
Garthwaite and Minnie Kaap.
A good many OF Cur school teach
ers gave Christmas trees for the
benefit of their pupils Christmas
week. Among the school teachers
so doing were Jess Riese at the
Jeide school; Agnes Hope at the
Bowen school; Anna McDermott at
the Miner school and pei hans sew
eral others. All the schools were
dismissed for vacations, ranging
from one TO two weeks IN duration.
Most of the exercises were gwen IN
the evening. The exercises given
by the Jeide school scholars. under
the management of Jess Riese, oc-
curing in the afternoon, however,
and in the following order:
PROCLAIM
Rec.-Xmas Carol .... Marie Reynolds
Rec.-Hard Times for George ........... 800.
-.............. $500. Harley Wetmore
Rec.-Merry Xmas. Geo. Addison
Rec.-Legend of Santa Claus Alta WetmOre
Reading-The Xmas Song .-----. Marie Jeidy
Rec Tommy LlSt-.-...-.-- Earl Chelner
Rec.-How Johnny got left. ;...----,--
--........-.--.-... Amos Brandemeuhl
Rec.-What was in Her Stocking cbe;.ra,
Reading Santa Ciaus's Substitute. -.
M. -, 81, Harley Wetmore
Rec.-Th Christmas Star
Rec -.NIaiorie's Xmas Tboughts.
Reading--Litble Jean. -. Edith Reynolds
Rec.--Grandma'S Xmas Tree. --..----- -....
EdlLh Reynolds
Rec. Santa Claus's Fall. Observation-Disclosures.
............. Arno Brand meuhI
Rec.--Xmas Time. Elizabeth Brendemeuhl
The program was good and was
enjoyed by all those in attendance:
Ernest Pagenkopp has recovered
from an attack of pneumonia with
complications recently sustained by
him and is up and around again.
John George Garthwaite, one Of
our most sterling citizens, is suffer
ing severely with cancerous troubles.
Mr.. Garthwaite is an old soldier and
is an old resident of this community.
We hope that his condition will i'm
prove.
According to reports two saw
mills will soon be operating in our
midst. One on the Albert Krohn
farm, the other on the Trainor farm.
We expect that the din of industry
will soon be sounding in our ears.
Incidentally the saving operations
call to mind the increasing scarcity
OF logs. Lumber is increasing In
price correspondingly and wood for
burning purposes is yearly becom-
ing mole expensive
New Years day visitors from this
township in Bloomington were
Henry Pink and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Flavian Cherrier, John Gull,
VIM. Hope and daughters, James
Addison and sons, Gus Reynolds
and family, Frank Hickok and fam
lily, Thos Hillery's and VIM. and
Paul Smith.
A very interesting law suit oc-
Cured in Mt. Hope recently be-
tween the state of Wisconsin and
Wm. VincestaI. The case arose by
the overcharging by Vince for work
| he claimed to have done on the road
in the vicinity Of Mt. Hope. To re-
flute his claim. chairman VIM Leigh
ton, through his counsel, endeavor-
ed to prove an overcharge by the
said VIM. Vince and secure cut in
the appropriation granted the afore-
said gentleman, with a result that
victory perched on Mr.. Leighton's
banner, the decision being rendered
in his favor by justice Seaman.
Clarence Frabick is now employed
/ at the Nick Henrick's place.