Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-12

Prairie du Chen IS the annual 'Old
Hoss Sale" of the Milwaukee road.
This is held in the dog city, and for
this year will be pulled off today.
This is the sale, at auction, of every
old piece of freight that is left in the
various stations on the line, for the
want of payment of freight. 1t is a
great event, ant every time anybody
buys a parcel the show stops until he
has ooened it up. Then everybody
else laughs.
BoscobeI is all worked up over the
'dog nuisance. !" A movement is on
to get a lot of galivanting ours
killed off, or drowned. if that is any
easier.
Almerion Updike, pioneer in the
town of Watterstown, died last week
at the age of II. He died in
Soldiers Grove, at the home of a
daughter. He was veteran of the
civil war.
At last the postmaster at Fennl-
more has settled down to the worst
his successor is appointed. And the
new D. m. is no other than J. j.
Seaman, an attorney at law. Now
both of them may go to sleep; one
because he knows his job is gone,
the otner because he knows his job
has arrived. And the busy world
wags on.
Richland Center, usually so sane
and very, very decent, got all mixed
up with a lecturer. The woman
spoke on an anti Catholic subject,
and got the town going. And now
it is about to recover itself. The
woman lecturer was a fakir, so it is
said, and if she is found she may be
prosecuted.
Mrs. Rachael Jane Klinger, a
pioneer in Richland county, died the
other day at the age of 80. Her
aged husband survives.
Richland county has let several
road and bridge contracts. That
lively people is out after the good
roads All roads there lead to Rich
land Center.
Miss Florence Kidd was married to
George HolyoKe in the city of San
Diego, Calf, two weeks ago today.
Miss Kidd has many friends in this
section.
A movement is on foot for Fourth
of July celebration in Cassville.
Mississippi river started to go on
rampage, week before last, but on
second thought it reconsidered and
receded. No damage was done this
time.
A bill is pending before the present
session of the legislature to give to
the raccoon the protection of the
law, during certain seasons-in other
words, to make a closed season for
Mr.. Coon. That is just what the
raccoon has been waiting for, and
every coon in the state hopes the bill
will pass.
Four citizens of Sank county, liv-
ing in the vicinity of Loganville,
were caught SEEMING for fish in Mar
rows creek, recently. They were
using dip nets. Narrows creek is a
trout stream. and it il doubtful if
these poachers were after other fish
than trout, although they might have
sought to get mess of suckers. Any
way, the sport cost them $28. 20,
besides the coniscation of their outfit.
Joe Greer, the Bloomington show
man, has taken on a partner, f. A
Cannon, Viola. they open the ball
on May 10, at Viola. Wisconsin is
a circus state.
Bloomington has had band con-
cert already this year. Seems as if
that is crowding the season a bit,
but they like it. 1t is said that
Bloomington has good band.
Beekeepers from a long way off
are expected to attend che field day
of those of the craft, which is to be
held at McGregor's heights, near
Prairie du Chen, on Wednesday, May
10. This has come to be an annual
event, and it calls out bee growers
an honey producers from the states
of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
A big picnic dinner will be spread
and then there will be some talk
ing by those who know the bee.
Peter Helkel died at his farm
home, west of Platteville. last week.
He was So years old and had lived
near Platteville for IS years.