Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-11-14

to SIS PER ton.
We acknowledge pleasant chat
with Jos. Mayne of Beetown on Tues
day.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
on Friday afternoon with Mrs. D.
Schleiner.
Margaret E. Cantrell of Brodtyille
has been granted special pension Of
IS month.
The Thanksgiving meeting of the
Missionary society of the Congrega-
tional church will be Nov. p.
The Pres. Mckinley G. A. R.
circle will meet at the home of the
president, Mrs. R. B. Showalter,
Saturday evening, Nov. 10TH, at Z
o'clock.
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doing
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A La Crosse man will place be-
fore the next Legislature bin provid-
ing for the purchase by the state of
big stone quarry where stone are to
be cut or crushed by the convicts of
the state and distributed free to the
counties of the state for road making
purposes.
Mayor John Blaine, who repres-
ents the city of Boscobel on the
County Board, has the distinction of
possessing the largest number of
constituents of any other single
member, while Chairman Mathews of
the same town on the the other hand
represents the smallest mum Der. Bos-
cobel township having less than 100
residents.
The .'bowl" tree, a familiar land
mark on the Lancaster-Cassville road
that has always attracted the attention
of passers-by on account of its re-
markable formation has been re-
moved. Something over year ago
the tor was cut off down to the
bowl and recently the entire trunk
was cut off. 1t was indeed novelty
and should have been preserved.
Fred VandeWall is holding down
a good position in Alaska. but See
ond job came to him here this week
from the U. S. government I'll Wash
ington. ID. C., as a result of his recent
civil service examination. 1t is the
offer of a position as copyist in the
pension bureau with an annual salary
of 5000 attached. Whether he will
return and accept the place is a ques-
ton to be decided by himself. but it
is hardly likely.
Thomas Cook has sold his farm
known as the John Judge place, sit
uated three miles west of Lancaster.
and will move in the spring to Clark
county where he has purchased de-
s;rable piece of land. Mr.. Cook is
DESTROYS of giving possession OF his
present location this fall and to that
end will hold an auction sale Friday,
Novemb Der 22nd, at which time he
will dispose of live stock. farm ma
chinery, etc. For further particulars
see large bills issued FROM this Of
flee.
"A party composed Of Messrs.
Frank Calls. Dustin Pierce. Fred Or
ton and Adam Schmittges are enjoy
Ing camp life on the banks of Bert
ram lake near Cassville The bows
are prepared to withstand all the Sc
we're weather that Old Borealis NAV
send down to them and it is needless
to state they are living on the fat OF
the land and water. 1t was our
great pleasure the other dav to par
take Of their hospitality and the treat
ment accorded Us was Of that Kind
never 10 De forgotten. An idea Of
the manner in which we were served
in the culinary department NAV be
imagined hen we state that we
haven't been hungry since