Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-15

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them. Some are good and some bad.
but when you want good fur over
coat you will get it at the Hub.
B. F. Eisenbise has a new lad"
today.
The Wisconsin and Mississippi
rivers are again on a rampage.
The old Virgin mill at Platteville
is to be converted into a cold storage
plant.
Oliver Club expects to return
to his home in St. Paul the last OF the
week.
Miss Clara Humphrey, who is
teaching near Mt. Hope, is home for
vacation.
Mrs. Margaret Hughes of Dodge
vile is spending the week with Mrs.
c. H Basford.
Mrs. VIM. Webb of Viroqua was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. Weber,
few days this week.
e. H. Griffis, county clerk-elect,
will occupy one of E. f. Graham's
residence In the eastern part of the
city.
David Spaight and John Taylor
who have been farming in the west
during the summer months returned
home Monday.
Visit the roller skating rink, open
every afternoon and evening. See
notice of special attraction at the
rink next week.
Mrs. Bertha Brown, who has been
visiting Lancaster relatives for two
weeks, left Tuesday morning for her
home in Britt, Ia.
Miss Ada Fuller, who has charge
of the second grammar department OF
our schools, spent few days in
Dodgeville last week visiting friends.
County Judge Goodsell, County
Clerk Dickinson and Chairman w. f.
Webb of Lancaster, composing board
of canvassers, completed the count of
Grant county's vote Monda,. Their
official report is published in full else
where in this issue and is of interest.
Mrs. F. l.. Greer of Bloomington
entertained her lady friends today
! Wednesday,. The following Lam
caster ladies went over: Mrs. G. w.
rockingham, Mrs. Jas. McGonigal,
Mrs. John Fawcett, Mrs. Whitney,
Mrs. Al. Morse. Mrs. John Wright
and Mrs. H. G.. Nathan.
The Cuba City bank, formerly
conducted by Hendricks & Hendricks,
is now known as the First National
Bank OF Cuba City; and now has a
capital stock of $4,000. VIM. and
Leonard Raisbeck of Benton are
among the stock holders Mat Hend-
ricks, cashier of the old bank, holds
the same position in the new, ana
VIM. Thomas of Hazel Greeu is presi-
dent.
The dairy school at Madison
opened Tuesday. There are now no
students registered. Last year the
school opened Dec 5th, and td tot
al attendance of 120. a new machine
slop has been added this year as well
as new curing room and heating
plant. The course of instruction in
engineering along with the dairy
course will prove profitable in the
long run to the operators of engineers
a many competent cheese and butter
makers know little OF the manipula-
ton and care of the necessary boiler
and engine room and its compile
ment.
= Since the establi, hment of rural
mail delivery, it is reported, the
amount of mail handled by the post
office department has increased some
thing more than 40 per cent. There
is also a heavy incre ase in the num-
Der of registered letters and in the
money order business, and an increase
of "a per cent. in the sale of postage
stamps. As is indicated by the pro-
portion which the increased sale OF
stamps bears TO the increased
amount of mail the gain in business is
largely in matter of the second, third
and fourth asses-that is news
papers, circulars and parcels. The
increase in newspaper mail varies
from 30 to 800 per cent. Life has be-
come more interesting to people liv-
ing in the country by reason of the
new extension of the postal service
GOOD PRICES will be paid bv A
E. Lewis for fresh mixers, springers.
and feeding bulls.
SPECIAL SALE of piano Gaze