Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-11
Prepare for Thanksgiving.

Plenty of shows this month
But six weeks more till Christ
mas.
DIR. w. H. Van Dusen is in
Chicago.
JAS Townley visited his wife in
Madison Sunday.
Mrs. S. w. Doolittle has returned
from trip south.
Sam Clifford was down from
Fennimore Monday.
L. J. Arthur is here from New
York on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malan Fezer spent
Sunday with Sitter relatives.
Miss Grace Wilson cf Fenni-
more was a guest over Sunday of
Miss Ethel Carter.
When you hear man speak of
a baby as ''it'' you can safely bet
that he's a bachelor
Mrs. VIM. Humphrey and little
daughter Grace were guests of Bos-
cobel relatives Sunday.
The sun is getting we'll along on
it's southern journey. 1t rose today
at GA and sets at 4:39.
The trout season is closed, so
throw EN- back if you catch any
from now on until April 18th next.
Quail are unprotected in Illinois
from Nov. 10th to Dec. Goth of each
year and are now at mercy of the
hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Hamilton
of Patch Grove was a guest of
their son-in-law Geo Blakesley
Sunday. ~.ts+*s@s.- ~ ~ :.
Railway ties which used to
sell for 80 cents are now worth Is
cents and are Increasing in value
every year. When they are worth
$1.40 each the steel tie will dis
j place Cu0 WOOu0H C10. ~
Roberts & Groenier sold a beau
tiful Story & Clark piano to the
school board for the high school last
week. taking the old square instru-
ment that has seen many years of
service in part exchange.
Owing to inclement weather the
basket social at John Divals recently
for benefit of Rev. Hogan did not
prove a success, and another one will
be held this evening at the same
place. Everyone is invited.
Reports received from the corn
canning ablishments of this and
neighboring states by wholesale
grocers here and. elsewhere indicate
that the price Of this popular food
product will be higher this winter
than for several years. The present
prospect is that it will cost at retail
at least Is cents a can until next
season.
"A, really bright investigator
with a microscope and who evident
ly has a large stock of patience, has
found out that there are 200 diff
ferent kinds of mosquitoes. We
have been down camping along the
Mississippi when we thought there
must have been about 1000 kinds
and a full representation of each
variety present and making things
go lively.
The Wednesday edition of the
Herald furnishes you the news of
the first of the week, while the
Saturday issue gives it's readers the
happenings Of the last half Of the
week. Hot cakes are best just off
the griddle. The fresher the news
the more it is relished. The Her
aid will be sent to any address
from now until Jan. l., 1905, for
$3.50, twice week.
The Edward Blackwell cigar is
distancing number of the other
brands in point Of sales in this Sec
tion-ln fact in Lancaster there are
more Backwells sold than any other
brand. Mr.. Kendall, the manufac-
turer, takes especial pride in keeping
his cigars up to standard, and his eff
forts are being rewarded. His crew
of makers are now working over
time to keep up with orders.
The young people of Patch
Grove are preparing to put on
a play, "Tompkins, Hired Man."
on Wednesday evening Nov
rs. Fred Burr of this city will
ably assist the company by assum-
ing the leading role, a strong
comedy part. Our Badger orches-
ira will furnish the music, which
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