Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-16
Local lettings.


The Broken Vow, Friday even
ing, May 18th, City opera house.
Miss Edna schuppener OF Sitter
was the guest Of Miss Emma Nehls
Saturday.
Il. d. Eastman and Miss Nettie
Eastman were the guests of Montfort
friends over Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. John Schreiner re-
turned home Saturday from their trip
to Chicago and other points.
Mrs John Baldwin and daughter
spent Sunday ia Fennimore the
guests of Mrs. Chas. Weber.
&C. H. Rasford and wife left
Saturday for Buffalo. \. Y. to attend
the Pan-American exposition.
Mrs Bayman of Sitter spent
few days last week with her parents,
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Langridge.
Mrs. Frank Schreiner and child
rem were guests of Platteville rela-
tives a portion cf the past week.
"A half-fare rate has been an
nouced on all roads TO the NJ. w. A.
convention at St. Paul June 1915.
Mrs. John Westing took her de-
parture last Friday for Clear Lake,
Ia, after pleasant visit of several
weeks in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mcmahon
of Madison were the guests of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson, a
few days last week.
A pearl was found in the Missis-
sippi near Prairie du Chen few
weeks ago that sold for $1,000. +. j.
Bundle of Milwaukee was the pur-
chaser.
Miss Lena Fischer went to Wood
man Friday to meet her friend, Miss
Meade Wright of Charles City, Ia,
who was entertained at the Fischer
home over Sunday.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found puzzle picture. This is a
new feature and trust that many of
readers will be successful in solving
the mystery, and find some amuse-
ment therein. We hope to be able to
give you a new one each week.
The Herald now circu,ates from
Washington and California to Massa-
chusetts and New Brunswick; from
ocean to ocean, as it were, and inter-
mediate points innumerable; soon we
expect to say from Puerto Rico to the
Philippines, and in fact we know
positively of but one place where it
will not 60. By the way, if there's
anyone, who. owing to an over abun-
dance of business modesty, needs
lessons in the scientific art of blowing
his own horn. let him subscribe for
the Great and Only, and get fifty-two
lessons for 81 So
The twentieth century class of
the Montfort High school numbers
nine persons. and is IN one particu-
lar at least, different from any class
that has passed out of our High school
for a number of years, inasmuch as
the boys outnumber the girls by one,
saws the Mail. The members of the
class are as follows: Francis Hart
sock, Garth Rodolph. Joseph Zwola-
mex. Ben Marks. Philip Parish, Fern
Allen, Ethel johnson, Nerna Smith,
Maggie Bolzell. The commencement
exercises will be held on June 10th.
The graduating class will give play.
One of the most unique lines of
business, and one which is followed
BY but few persons in the United
States, is that of Buffalo farming, and
near the little station of Cochrane.
Wis. is located one of the most ex-
tensive farms of this sort in the
country. The ranch is operated by
Hubel Bros, and they have a large
herd of this species of animal.
Twelve years ago Q. Huber went to
Thief River Falls, where he secured
two butfaloes that were owned bv In
dians. These, with few others. were
taken to his Wisconsin farm and
formed the nucleus of herd that now
mum bers forty-two ful-blooded ami
mails Huber Bros. have sold speci-
mems 10 various parks in this country
and one animal was sent to the Lon
don Zoo. Recently Burgess y Han
son of Luana, Ia. purchased herd
of six from Huber Bros. with which
to stock their ranch. Included i'll this
stock were Old Tom and Lincoln, the
kings Of the herd. Tom has lived in
captivity Tor years. and was captured
without much trouble. but when an
attempt was made to eorrall one of the
cows. partly tame animal, she ran
AGAINST 3, fence and sustained iniuripS