Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-10-31
John Weber is in Chicago.

John Weber is in Chicago.
Miss Matte Rogers is visiting in
Shullsburg.
Miss Minnie Nehls. who is teach
ing the Annaton school, spent Sunday
at home.
&C. W. Goldsworthv and family
have removed to Belmont where they
will reside.
The members of the church and
society Of the first Congregational
church of Lancaster will meet at the
church this Thursday evening at
7:30 O'Clock for the purpose OF con-
sidering the resignation of the pastor.
Mrs. Lou Fischer very pleasantly
entertained a company of elderly peo-
pie Thursday at home in honor
of her father and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Schneider The occasion
was the seventy-fifth birthday of the
last named and the event will always
be entertained in the minds of the
guests present as being a most enjoy
able one
Rudolph Wieland purchased
through c. W. Knapp & Son last
Thursday one of the best traction en-
gines ever unloaded here. 1t is the
Advance" and its power is 20 h. p.
of the com pound manufacture. Mr..
Wieland will use the machine on a
corn shredder at present and will at
tach it to a saw mill outfit in the town
of Harrison this winter.
-Ou Wednesday of last week Mrs.
VIM. Gordon of Arlington, Ia, sub
mitted to an operation for the re-
moval of an abdominal tumor which
weighed Is pounds. Drs. Godfrey
Doolittle and Hassel executed the
operation at their private hospital in
the new Clark building, Mrs. Gordon
is doing nicely and expects to return
to her home IN few weeks.
Paul Humphrey, the enterprising
Patch Grove farmer, turned in bunch
of steers to Chicago market last week
that were a little the finest ever
raised in Grant county. The herd
numbered ninety head and over sew
enty of them averaged 1855 pounds
il weight. They had been stall fed
for che year and brought the top
notch price of $3.50 per cwt. on the
city market.
The state tax commission has
issued a circular to the county boards
of the various counties of the state.
calling attention to the law which
makes it obligatory for the county
board to elect a supervisor of assess
ment. The law requires that the
county assessor be chosen by the
supervisors in November and each
officer holds office for three wears
The state board urges that highest
rate per diem allowed by law $500
and expenses) be paid. so as to Sc
cure thoroughly capable men.
The Hicks forecast for Novemb Der
is as follows: At this season Venus
disturbance which is central on the
goth, will tend to excite all the reg
ular storm periods out of their nor
NAL conditions, making tluctuat ons
of temperature more sudden and eX-
treme. and causing a greater severity
and prolongation of storm periods,
especially over the North Atlantic
and lake regions. indications are for
scattering storms and squalls OF rain
and snow from the 1st to the 3rd.
A sharp, sudden rise of the barometer
and change to colder will follow.
The regular Vulcan storm period be-
gins on the 9TH, is central on the 9TH
and extends to the 10Th; these storms
will make their transit from west to
east across the country. A decided
cold wave will follow from the north
west. From the 18th to nth there
will be reactionarv return to warm
er with storms. These will be fol-
lowed BY a more persistent change to
wintry conditions, and sharp cold
will be general over central and north
ern sections for several days, leading
up to the Vulcan storm period from
the 10th to the p. when some Of the
worst storms of the month NAV be
expected, followed by freeze. From
the 23rd to 26 will come warmer
weather. also a blizzard on the 18th.
followed by cold wave. The month
will 90 out with storms and winter
cold.