Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-10-06

having too much rain out there to
suit him.
Max Kolb and wife left for their
new home at Arena, Wis, last week,
where Max has purchased drug store.
Albert Doltz of Platteville, was call
ing on his customers for his fine grade
of cigars, Wednesday.
Geo. Harris shipped a car of hogs
for the Cooperative Co. from here
Wednesday.
George Harris and wife went to
Prairie du Chen on the four o'clock
train, Wednesday.
George Meng was down to meet
some people who came up on the
o'clock train, Wednesday.
There were twenty tickets sold here
for the Lacrosse fair, Thursday morn
ing.
Joe Greer shipped as fine lot of
cattle from here as has been shipped
out this season.
Mrs. Church, Hugh Hazen's sister,
came uOMu Oh luO CloCh, 4ulL .
day
Mrs. ]. 7. Clifton, Mrs. George Ed
wards and daughter and Miss Cloe
Millen were Prairie Du Chen callers
between trains, Tuesday.
Earl Calkins went to Milwaukee via
Prairie du Chen last week to take
course in the Marquette college for
dentistry.
Orlo Martin and a gentleman, came
down in his auto Thursday and went
south on the way freight, and back on
the o'clock train.
Jared Grist and wife returned from
California last week, where they have
been attending the exposition, and are
very much pleased with their trip.
Leroy Jacobs and wife went to Prai-
RE du Chen on the o'clock train
Sunday to visit over night with their
son, Monroe, and family, and returned
on the 1 o'clock train Monday.
Mrs. Robert Mcknight and a lady
friend, of Potosi, who were visiting
Mrs. Meningitis father, Geo. Miller,
and sister, Mrs. David Beard, returned
home Monday.
Mrs. John Jenkins went to Bridge
port to her daughters, and will take
the midnight train on the c., M. & st.
Paul for Flandau, S. d., Wednesday
to visit her three sisters there.
Jack Hill went to Prairie du Chen
on the 4 o'clock train Sunday to have
some foreign substance removed from
one Of his eyes that had been in for
nearly a week. He returned on the 1
o'clock train, Monday.
William NIillen and wife went to
Glen Haven Monday to help their
daughter and husband, Peter HOuch
housen, move. They have bought the
Jim Millen hotel, and will run that
business in connection with their meat
market.
Your correspondent went down to
the Plondke & Forehand lake Wednes-
day, and had big fight with an 81 |
Id. pickerel, and finally landed him, !
none too soon for we could not have
fit" another second with him.
This has been the best season for
catching big fish with the spoon hook
of any season for a great many years,
but not as good as common for other
fish. The river is falling now, and
we look for good croppie fishing soon.
l see by the Herald, Mr.. A. NJ. APP
plebys account of having ripe straw
berries the 9th of September. We
can beat that little. We had mess
the first of October, picked from the
Dunlap variety after having a very
large crop in their season. We had
quite a number of messes during Sep
tember-something very uncommon
for this country. They are better
favored than the first crop.
Charles Haville and wife returned
home from their visit with their son.
Erwin, at Sioux City, Neb., on the
morning train, Tuesday. Charley says
he would rather have his old hills and
live here than to live there, although
he says it is fine country, but too
much wet for him. He showed us
some fine specimens of corn from
there that was good Some planted
after the 4th of July that was perfect
ly ripe and a good grade of the bloody
butcher variety. He says the grain
stacks are sight to see out there and
through Iowa.