Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-06
Local JottingS.

John Anthony from near Llv-
ingston is in this vicinity BUYING
mich COWS.
Frank Blakeslev of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, is guest or his
brother George.
The Ladies Baptist aid meets
with Mrs. Julius Smith next Thurs
day afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas
and family of Potosi passed Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. t. F.
orion.
Mrs. S. R. Greene entertained
some friends IN honor Of the
eighty ninth birthday of her mother,
Mrs. Beebe.
On account of the con tinued
weather trains have been delayed
from fifteen minutes to two hours
] the past few days.
Frank Smith has not taken
possession of the White place, as
recently stated. He does not ey-
pect to move until spring.
George II. Goodrich of Anoka.
Mimi, and Orville G. Goodrich of
New York, visited their cousin Mrs.
John H. Howe Sunday. They came
TO attend the furnal of their father
n Goodrich of Platteville.s
Geo. Fox, the special rural route
agent, has started on his task of
laying out the routes for the COM
plete system of rural delivery for
Grant county. Mr.. Fox will find
a Large and difficult district to lay
out
The Country club had election
OF officers Monday night, as fol-
lows: Newell Garner, president;
Bert Schreiner, treasurer; Archie
Basford, secretary; Fred Barnett,
Harry Walton and Harry Carthew,
trustees.
F. c. Muender of Sitter boug1
John Levins, house, in the third
ward. Mr.. Muender expects to
move to town next week. Mr..
Levins will rent house Temperate
ly, expecting to build a new one the
coming season.
Jos A. Martin, son of Geo. P.
Martin of Lancaster, who has been
IN attendance at the Valparaiso bust
ness school, has accepted a good
POSITION with an insurance agency
at Neenah and is already in his
pew place. The Herald is pleased
fo<chronic the advancement Of
Lancaster boys. III
Mrs. J. T. Webb celebrated
her seth birthday Thursday, and
the families of her two sons,
VIM. E. and James T., had supper
with her. Mrs Webb is a Grant
county pioneer, having come here
at an early date. She is quite
active for one of her years, being
up and about the house every day.
Her husband died six years ago.
Peter Henkel, who recently sold
his farm in this city to Daniel
Smith of An atom, is moving to
the Ned. Garthwaite house just
across the road from his home. Mr..
Smith will move in March 1st.
This farm of 100 acres brought
1926 per acre Mr.. Henkel saved
two acres, upon which he expects
to erect fine residence the coming
season.
E. E. Graham of Mt. Hope was
in town Thursday and handed in
an advertisement for two fine
farms for sale in this edition. Mr..
and Mrs. Graham returned last
week from Stoughton, where
they attended the funeral of a
sister, the second within ten days.
One of these sisters, Mrs. Coleman
lived in Milwaukee, and the other,
Mrs. Meyers, at Usage, Iowa.
They were both buried at Slough
ton, the family home.
A number OF priests from this
part of the state contemplate going
to Milwaukee next week to meet
and welcome the new archbishop,
S, G. Messmer, on Wednesday, Feb.
TO- A special train will leave
Milwaukee on the c.. IL. & St.
P. track at 10 a. M, for Green Bay,
returning at p. M, via the c. &
n w. and arriving in Milwaukee
at 7:45. Upon arrival at Milwau-
kee tho bells will ring a welcome.
The archbishop will address the
priests in Latin at the cathedral.
Travelling men of all sizes, shape,