Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-24

here from Madison for the holidays.
The Congregational S. S. will
give concert service Sunday even
ing.
Miss Bessie Vandewall is home
from Quincy, ILL.,. on holiday va
cation.
Louie Henkel is here from
Madison to pass Christmas with his
parents and friends.
Earl Walker, who has been Wis
iting at Nora Springs, Iowa, is at
home for the holidays.
Mr. Sam Stephens and his sis
ter Miss Floyd are home from Mil
waukee to spend Christmas.
Jas. w. McKelvey and wife, of
Potosi, are happy over the arrival
of daughter, born on the 18th.
You can pay your taxes the
latter part of next week. See
notice in this paper by City Treas.
Dyer.
Supervisor of Assessors-e elect O.
J. Arnold filed his bond of S., 900
Thursday. He obtained it through
T. M. Young's agency.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. E. Willard, of
Minneapolis, are visiting in the city
with Mrs. Wizards parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. f. Lane.
Remember special addresses by
DR.. Gaynor at the M. E. church
Sunday morning and evening. The
evening service will not commence
until s p. m. a
Frank Rothschild, of Lemars, Ia,
is visiting in Lancaster at the old
home. Mr.. Rothschild is a travel
ing salesman for the H.. B. Glover
Co., of Dubuque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Hyde are
here from Aberdeen, S. D., for a
visit with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Hyde. Gus is now
full-fedged. engineer on the St.
Paul road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Place were
married 80 years ago Wednesday.
They kept the event from their
friends however and no celebration
was held.
JAS. Twoig of Wynamere, N.
d., is renewing old acquaintance
in Grant county, where he former
ly resided. He is a brother of Nick
and David Of Potosl.
Joint installation of Lancaster
lodge F. & A. M. and Minerva
chapter, Q. E. S. Tuesday evening
next--St. Johns day. All Master
Masons and their families are in
vited.
Principal G. E. Slothower's
Christmas is sad one. He re-
ceived the intelligence of the death
OF his mother Thursday, which oc-
Cured suddenly at ner home at
Warren, Ill. Mrs. Slothower and
son accompanied him to that city
yesterday morning.
Asa Smead, an old and respect
ed resident of West Grant, dropped
dead in Bloomington Thursday. He
was about IS years of age and was
a pioneer resident Of this county.
For a number Of years he had made
his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Vim. Prideaux. An affection of the
heart is given as the cause of his
Death. An obituary will be given
in our next issue.
The state legislature this year
will experience many difficulties
encountered by our county officers.
Owing to the partial destruction by
fire of the capitol, the state parlia-
ment Will be obliged to take up it's
new quarters in wing of the build
ing. The old senate chamber has
been patched up so that it can he
used, but it is an unsightly place at
best. The assembly will meet in an
auditorium in the south wing, as
practically nothing remains of their
former quarters. They will prob
ably be called upon to make an ap-
preparation either for new capitol
or for Thoroughly remodelling of the
building.
-Ern Stark, one of Blooming
toms progressive farmers, made
this office pleasant visit Wednes-
day. While here Mr.. Stark related
a peculiar accident that happened
on his place few days ago. An
old cistern in the yard, the neck of
which had been removed, leaving a
hole about eight feet deep, had
been covered with boards. The re-
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