Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-30
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WOOD wanted at once at TINS
office.
Fresh shrimps, Holsters, oysters
in bulk and she'll at Nathan's.
Misses Minnie and Emma Nehls
visited in Platteville this week.
Football is a good Thanksgiving
course. BE sure you take in the
game in the afternoon.
Our subscribers who wish to pay
their subscription in wood will oblige
us by bringing some at once.
Michaelis q Roberts have just re-
ceiyed carload of the latest makes
and improvements of sewing ma
chimes.
--Michaelis and Roberts are now To-
Gated in their new quarters and they
have carload of sewing machines.
The machines are all of a popular
make. See them and be happy.
The second number of the Platte
vile Lecture Course will be lecture
entitled "The Philosophy OF Civiliza-
tom by the Rev. JOS f. Nugent
Gather NugenD, on Friday, Dec. s.
Thanksgiving Day will be relig-
lously observed by Union service in
the Congregational church at 1890
o'clock a. M, the Rev, j. T. Morgans
preaching the sermon. The public
are cordially invited to attend
The ladies of the Eastern Star
will give "Klondike" supper at the
Masonic hall, Friday, Dec. 1st., from
5 to o'clock. Supper l5cts Every
one buying ticket will receive a
nugget as a souvenir. Every body
cordially invited
w. j. Dyer takes possession of
the Fennimore house this week. We
predict that w. D., and his estimable
wife will make an ideal landlord and
landlady, and we wish them success,
though Lancaster will be sorry to lose
them.
1t is reported that some of the
school boys at the North-side have
been practicing hypnotism on their
mates and have carried it so far that
the school board have forbidden anv
more such performances II is GER
tainly dangerous thing for anyone
TO fool with
A large number of people are de-
sirous Of obtaining better results in
sewing by having an old machine re-
paired time after time. You had bet
ter see Michaelis & Roberts carload
OF sewing machines, they are new and
up-to-date, and get one that don't
have to be repaired.
The ladies do not wish it under
stood that contributions sent in for
the bazaar after the 9th Of Decent Der
will not be accepted. They will be
very thankful for anything sent before
December 10, but urge that your con-
tributions be sent in rs early as pos
sible.
The Dial-Enterprise has hit upon
a novel plan to induce subscribers to
pay up. they propose to give a ]
gold watch to the most popular
lady; old and new subscribers having
a certain number Of votes. We are
thoroughly in sympathy with our bro
Their editors and wish them every
success.
This afternoon Dodgeville and
Lancaster High schools will battle for
the championship of Southwest Wis
consin. These teams played three
games last season. each team winning
one game by score Of ) to and the
last was tie, 0 to 0. This year Lam
caster won q game by 6 to 5. II you
have never seen football game now
is good chance to witness q good
game. 1t will also be good place to
go to spend your Thanksgiving after
noon. Admission--ge gents, % cents;
ladies, Is cents; children 10 cents.
Game will be called at 2;30 7. NJ.
Attention is called to the fact that
the next year will be an easy one to
write in Roman numerals-MCM. !
This will give chance to get rested
to people who have not vet recovered
from the fatigue of writing 1888 in
that style, which required thirteen let
ters-thus: MDCCCLXXXvIII. But
in this rapid age very few take the
trouble TO express dates in Roman
numerals. In fact some are so hurried
that they are even now asking whether
the precedent Of writing '9S and 90,
may not be followed next year by
writing 90. There may be those who
object TO il on the severely virtaous
ground that it is too naughty. -Ex.