Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-06
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MIR. NJ. Simons of Fennimore had
business in Lancaster Tuesday.
Jacob Woolstenholme is visiting
his brother James at Liberty this
week.
Ladies' Center ball at Reeds
opera house. Saturday night. Admis-
sion Is cents.
Griffith Bros. will sell at auction
at Dodgeville Dec goth and 21st, 81
head of full blood Shorthorns.
Mrs. Frank Nathan of West Su-
perior arrived in Lancaster Tuesday
noon and is visiting at the home of
her father, H. Muesse.
The contest deciding the cham
pionship at Center ball between teams
of ladies from Fennimore and Lancas-
ter will be held Saturday evening at
Reeds opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Laemey of
Letcher, S. Dakota, arrived in Lancas-
ter Tuesday noon and will spend the
winter with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Laemey of this city.
Mrs. Henry Bourette came from
Iowa to visit relatives at Livingston
recently, bringing her twin children,
aged 81 years, with her. Last week
both children died of membrainous
Group.
-Thos. Vincent of this city having
disposed of his farm in Little Grant,
has moved with his family back to
this city. Thos. S. Pendleton, the
purchaser of the farm, took posses
sion Dec. 1st.
A bounty of two cents per head
is paid from Dec. 1st to Feb. 1st each
year in Illinois for English sparrows
and every small boy with an air gun
or target rifle is engaged these days
in making Christmas money.
And now the gentle housewife
lumpeth up and hideth the cloth
person approacheth the room. For
verify she doth embroider her help
meet pair of slippers for his feet, re-
gardless of the fact that he never was
in the other times known to wear the
like, nor is it probable that he will in
the hereafter.
Prof. Hepburn met with good
success Tuesday evening in the or
ganization of his dancing class. A
number of the young people were on
hand and all enjoyed themselves I'M
Immensely. The professor demonstrated
y his ability as dancing master and is
an apt instructor in every line of the
art. He will be in the city again
Tuesday evening next to complete
organization and anyone DESTROYS of
joining the class should make 1t a
point to be on hand.
&C. H. Cooley has disposed of his
interest in the barber shop of Cooley
& Dougherty to Geo. N. Gibbs and the
firm now goes under the title of Gibbs
& Dougherty. Mr.. Gibbs is an old,
experienced hand at the business and
needs 40 introduction from the Her
aid Mr.. Cooley has decided to open
a fourth shop and will be located in
commodious suite of rooms below the
postoffice- He expects to be ready
for business by Saturday and wishes
all his old frienes to call and see him
in the new quarters.
At the regular meeting OF the
Mineralpoint school board on Nov. 3,
it was unanimously voted that here
after ali legal holidays shall be OBJ
served by the schools. A motion was
also carried directing that all pupils
must be gwen possession of their eX-
animation papers as soon as such pa
pers are examined and records there
Of made by teachers: also, that teach
ers shall not receive the last months
salary until they shall have given the
pupils their final papers and standing.
On another motion the committee on
teachers and employees was instructed
10 inform janitors that they are eX-
pected to be at the buildings during
school hours.
A board of canvassers whose duty
it was to canvass the votes cast for
state senator in this 10th senatorial
district composed of counties of Iowa
and Grant at the recent election met
at the court house in this city Tues
dav and completed the count. The
board was composed of Benz. Thomas
county clerk of Iowa county; c. T.
Dickinson county clerk Grant county,
and f. NJ. Lowry chairman of Grant
county board of supervisors They
reported follows: The whole num-
her of votes cast for state senator was