Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-03


John Philips was in Dodge
vile Thursday. ~ "
DO your holiday shopping with
the stores that advertise. - a's
Miss Belva Wagaer Of Soldiers
Grove is here for a visit.
"A second arrow from Cupid's
bow quickly heals the wound caused
by the first.
The common council will hold
it's regular monthly meeting Tues
day evening.
The Lancaster city library now
contains over 1900 volumes. An
additional lot of SO was added this
week.
We who yearn for news should
subscribe for the Herald for 1905.
1t comes twice a week land you'll
get 1O4 copies for $3.50.
Co. I, Goth Wisconsin Vol. Inf.
will hold it's annual reunion at
Sherman Pittinger's next Wednes-
ay. These occasions are always
enjoyable.
Matt. Peacock and daughter
Elsie went to Milwaukee Wednes-
day where the latter will submit to
an operation. DR.. j. A. Gault &C
companied them.
The seventeen-year locusts are
predicted by scientists to make an
other raid next year throughout
portions of the west. Their last
visitation was in 1888.
The millinery autocrats an
nounce that spring hats will be
larger next year. When the price
is computed by the square foot,
perhaps the hats will be smaller.
The Herald has received word
from Santa Claus to announce in
these columns to the young folks
that he will be on hand as usual
this year on the night Of the oath. T
The woman's club will meet
Monday with Miss Walker at 8 b.
m. Responses, current events. An
interesting program on Japan has
been prepared. Round table con-
ference as usual.
Rev. f. w. Schoenfeld of
Dodgeville, the well known Con-
gregational divine delivered. the
annual Thanksgiving address this
year before the St. Paul Commercial
club. It is unnecessary to add that
it was excellent
Among the Lancaster folks in
attendance at the fat stock show
this week whose names have not
been previously mentioned were.
Chris. Vesperman, A. E.
Lewis, P. r. Stoffel and
James Mccormick.
Geo. Gibbs has the foundation
completed in the second ward for a
new residence. He has sold his
home in the fourth ward to Henry
Timm, a prosperous farmer of the
Hurricane, who will move to Lam
caster to reside in the spring.
= Chas. D. Stratton is in Mineral
Point connecting the long distance
telephone line to the local switch
board of the Mineral Point Tele-
phone company's exchange there.
Mr.. Stratton informs us that work
will be commenced installing the
long, distance exchange here in
about two weeks
-Whitson is the name of the new
town that will spring up at the
junction of the new road running
from Mineral Point to Highland
where a crossing is made over the
Northwestern tracks between Cobb
and Edmund. The land adjacent is
owned by Henry Baker of Lancas-
ter who gave it the above name.
Hereafter there are to be no
more issues of 'crisp bank notes. y
e'he government bureau of engrav-
ing and printing has obtained
a patent by which they will treat
bank notes with a chemical prepare
ton which makes the paper soft and
velvety, almost like a tissue of silk.
The chemical preparation acts as an
antiseptic and preservative. When
applied to old documents it seems
to knit the fibre together and pre-
vent decay.
A slight change is noted in the
local time table of the Northwestern
passenger trains on this division.
The evening passenger will arrive
five minutes later, or at 6 o'clock.
The outbound afternoon train de-
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