Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-04
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week.
Oscar Wright was home from
Madison last week.
Herald auction bills bring buy
ers and are the best.
Miss Alice Wright has returned
from visit at Kenosha.
VIM. Biddick of Livingston was
Lancaster visitor Sunday.
Miss Ollie Hymer returned to
her school at Werley Saturday.
Will Benedict of Cuba City was
a guest of his mother Thursday
Miss Nettie Welsh of Galens
was visitor in our city last week.
Miss Nellie Sweeney returned
last week from an extended visit al
Cobb.
-Messrs. Jacob and Frank Heb.
erlein were over from Fennimore
Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. Weifel, after a weeks
visit with Mrs. Fred Nehls, returned
to Highland Monday.
Ralph VandeWall of Chicago
was guest of his parents in this
city Thanksgiving day.
MIR. and Mrs. Noah Eastman re-
turned to Sitter Saturday after a
brief visit in Lancaster.
Atty. w. E. Shimmin added a
new Smith-Premier typewriter to
his Office outfit last week.
Frank Orion, a student at the
State university, partook of turkey
under the parental roof Thursday.
Mrs. L. D. Eastman and child
rem spent a few days last week Wis
iting her mother near Livingston.
The band boys invite all the old
soldiers to the great war drama
''True Blue" Dec. s and at city
opera house.
Miss Bessie Carter returned to
her school at Patch Grove Sunday,
after spending Thanksgiving vaca-
ton at home.
Mrs. Jas. Kemler and son and
Miss Lille Niehaus of Platteville
were guests at the Mackey home a
few days last week.
Warren Hannum was home
from Madison for Thanksgiving
He is student in the engineering
course at the university.
The Thanksgiving dance at the
rink was success and one of the
most enjoyable hops Of the season.
Aid. Knapp endeavors to please and
his efforts should be appreciated.
The football season is over and
Michigan holds the Western pen
nant. Chicago comes second, Min
nesota gets third place and WiscOn-
sin has to be satisfied with fourth.
Remember that the Lecture
Course performances will, barring
accident, all open at SIS. Sterling
Opera & Concert Co. at city opera
house, Friday Dec. 5th. They are
very popular singers and in great
demand.
The apportionment of the 800.
900 fund for state aid to free high
schools was made last Friday. One
hundred and sixty-one high schools
participated in the division besides
nine free township high schools.
The Lancaster high school receives
$458.O5 as it's proportion of the fund.
Our merchants are busy dis
playing their fall and winter goods.
The display of goods this year is far
superior to that of any previous
seasons and is worthy of inspection.
Their stock embraces charming
assortment of the very latest in
style and designs. Merchants do
not want the earth, OILY a small
profit. Make your selection early
and get the best quality of goods for
the least money.
For the first time since 1869, and
practically since the United States
postal system, the people will have
the privilege of using a postage
stamp bearing the flag of the re-
public. Models for four stamps fol
the new series have thus far beer
completed, the 3, 4, s and 13 cents
The department has just approved
the drawing for the new Seen
stamp upon which Martha Washing
ton will make her appearance.
The new band which was or
ganized short time ago, has mad'