Show the new confectionery by II 11 peter son co on the street is looming up it 13 enclosed and the roof on making one more business house on the street there is a move on foot to establish a reading room the old seminary ho tel will be fitted up for that purpose it will be petitioned and one part used for athletic exercises with the consent of the people it is hard to give up the old hall for educational purposes but it has been set apart to that end A postoffice post office man has been in town for a couple of days looking over the office business and seeing it locate in its new quarters A small addition to the lock boxes has been added helping the independence of the patrons thursday and friday of last week were a success for hauling gravel on the road north and the town board gave the dance as promised last tuesday and wednesday was set apart for the same purpose and another dance was the result on wednesday evening it seems our people love to have gravel A new baby this week born to mr and mrs clare collard up at the grand pa collard home no matter if grand ma bena is away the babies come just the same it is reported that a case of chicken pox has made its appearance up at J P pearson s quarantine will no doubt be in order we know of no othel sickness in town work on the new reservoir ditch is being arranged for and the work will be pushed ahad the completion of the extension on the north ditch is being crowded this week a number of teams being busy this will open a new farming district thia season born to mr and mrs ferd andrson early thursday morning a bright little baby girl all pai lies doing well our drying up very fast these days and the farmers begin to look at the plow to see if it is in or der the prospects are now that they will soon be in the field |