Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22
CAMP DOUGLAS TRIP
HAD HUMOROUS SIDE

day goes without saying. Following is
some jest, near wit and so-called hu-
NOR:
Oscar Wright was greatly impressed
by the two big hills between Mansion
and Lavalle In fact "Ock'' was all out
of breath about these young noun
tains. His best description was that
either one made our Burton hill look
/ like pimple.'
C. H. Basford was approached at
/ Camp Douglas by thirsty Milwaukee
visitor who inquired conidentially eff
it were possible to open up for little
nip" Charles carried it out, express
ing his grief over the situation but
stood firmly against opening"
Lee Eastman succumbed to the
strenuous journey hOmeward and went
to sleep. When he awoke at MuscOda
he found the rest of the party had filled
his lap with feet.
T Harvey Schmidt "got lost near
Twin Bluffs, on the Visions" and
carried his party, at p. x, rapidly
and blithely toward Camp Douglas
again. Harvey found his mistake when
almost to Richland Center, and re-
traced the path homeward
Fred Avery pulled a. good one on
the Basford and Groenier parties. He
had parked his car for supper time
some distance from the camp. About
is o'clock he heard of an auto veil at
the roadside some distance up and
with Grant PrideauX raced back a
quarter of a mile to get it before some
car came along About that time the
Lancaster folks came driving down.
"Oh, there's Avery" Fred ran past
shouting that he had run all the way
from Lancaster and would make Camp
Douglas yeti"
Les Clark and party remained at
Muscoda for the night, leaving the car
standing in front Of the hotel. In the
morning Les was taken in tow by the
local police project, who lectured him
and left a copy of the Muscoda traffic
rules in his hand. (Muscoda has a
wide street and standing cars are
parked in the center)
Harry Gault misunderstood or didn't
hear his fathers instructions delivered
at New Lisbon to stop at Mansion. AS
a result Harry painted through Mauston
in the Henry going forty miles an
hour. In the meantime the doctor was
hunting and looking for Harry with
the idea that his boy was lost. Finally
after an hours wait the doctor pro-
ceeded homeward, reaching Lancaster |
at 4:30 a. m. Instead Of being lost, |
Harry was safely tucked in bed where |
he had been sleeping for two hours. i
Loud bowls and the strenuous thrum-
ming of hickory stick were heard |!
emanating from the GauIt woodshed
next morning.
This is the best Of all: DR.. Gault |
unseemly hour of 3 a. m. hunting for |
garage. Finally he landed under a big I
sign with the words Garage" painted /
in snowy letters. Back of it was an
empty lot. The doctor looked at the
sign and snorted: There used to be a
garage here but the id thing burned |
down."
The ancient and crusty toll taker at
Muscoda informed We eds party going
out that many merry jewellers had I
bothered him going homeward the
night before spelling for fight and that /
he intended accommodating them in
the future. Ye ed offered to take him
on when we returned, and was grudg-
lngly given a return ticket. Our party
came down the hill at night armed
with two water elm clubs and a doub-
led barreled sawed off shotgun The
ladies also sharpened their hatpins on
the backs of their hands on the way
going down and intended stabbing the
old fellow in the back and flank while
the heavier artillery massed in front.
All was ready, but the ancient had
crawled in his shell and refused to
come forth.
Ye ed is we'll informed on such liter
airy topics as are to be found in read
ing bills, ct cetera, at midnight on
country cross roads in Richland coun-
ty. At night they look like signboards,
until one gets up to them. Then illum-
mating information may be had on
where to buy paints and wall paper,
pink Pills for Pale People," who the
leading merchant in the next town is
and notices of the annual school meet
ings. If interested please call.
The pathfinders on the outbound trip
promised to throw confetti at each
crossroads for the benefit of those fol-
lowing later in the day. The idea
worked fine, but upon reaching the
camp we found that each pathfinder
had thrown confetti and each taken a
different route