Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-12
Local lettings.


Chicgo market Monday.
Tom Cox Post and w. R. c. will
elect officers at their respective meet
ings Saturday.
james Ellis. that substantial
Woodman farmer, has our thanks for
a liberal remittance.
"A number of Lancaster veterans
attended the annual reunion of the
goth Wis, held at Mt. Hope Saturday
The Herald will be issued on
Christmas eve in order to give Her.
aid printers an opportunity to observe
the day of holidays.
Note the page ad. in another
column of the Hub clothing store. If
it's anything in the line of clothing
or gents furnishings you wish, call at
the Hub.
1t is said that at a rummage sale
held short time ago in a nearby
town one enthusiastic lady donated
her hubby's best vest to the sale and
induced him to buy the vest as it was
%'such good match for his suit" Oh
these women.
An abstract of the eleventh CEN
sus is being sent out from Washing
ton by the department. of the interior.
The abstract consists of $50 pages and
the complete census reports will be
embraced in twenty-five volumes.
Only the main features of the census
are given in the abstract.
"A stray dog which Rev. T. j.
Brown believes is canine of more
than passing value came to his resi-
dence yesterday and is harbored
[bere. The animal is black with white
ring about his neck and white spot
in the face. The owner may have
same by calling at the parsonage.
At the regular meeting of Ladies
of the &. A. k..held Thursday at the
residence of Comrade James Wood
house election of officers resulted in
the present officials being reelected
to fill the same appointments they
now hold. Mrs. j. Godfrey was chos-
en- as delegate to the state encamp-
nate.
Potato prices have mounted to
81 bushel and have not yet given
promise of resting in the upward
fight A few weeks ago the mdrphies
were plentiful at half the present
price and it was thought at that time
that they would spend some time at a
price near that figure but upward
jumps have sent the price near the
mark that speaks of close economy
aud even prohibition in many cases.
-Carydon Fitzgerald, an old resi-
dent of Grant county, died Sunday at
his home near the Hurricane, aged 90
years, of paralysis. Deceased was a
member of Co. X, 47th Wis, Vol. Inf
and his name is enrolled On the roll of
Tom Cox Post, G.. A. r. The funeral
services were held at the Dyer school
house Tuesday, Rev. L. j. Brown Of
ficiatlng and interment was under
auspices of Tom Cox Post. Seven
children survive to hold his name in
fond membrance-three sons and
four daughters.
Joe Wright returned Tuesday
from his South Dakota ranch where
he has been kept busy for sometime
past in supplying the government
with beef cattle for two Indian reser-
vations. Mr.. WIight's contract for
the ensuing six months is an extern
sive one. He is to furnish Uncle
Sans Indian agents with 10000
pounds gross weight of beef per month
and the task attendant upon this duty
is no small one. He has a sufficient
number of cattle on hand for two
months hence, but is obliged to look
after cultures. !"
The athletic management of the
university has announced that the ag-
gregate profits for the football season
amount to $40 600, of which S. 900
was received from the Chicago game.
For some time there has been a large
debt which the association has been
unable to pay off, but this fall after
the salaries of Coach King and Man
ager fitzpatrick are paid, the indebt-
edness has been removed and there is
81 800 in the treasury. Ii is the first
time in wears that the association has
been out of debt and has been able to
start the season of spring athletics